Sunday, November 29, 2015

W-15 BP68

With Kansas getting Cheick Diallo back, I now feel confident having them as the #1 team in the country. Overall, there hasn't been much movement with the teams near the top of the bracket, though UConn, Butler, and Cincinnati are among the teams that continue to slide up as they impress.

Near the bottom of the bracket there were three changes. First, Syracuse moves in as a projected at-large, replacing Tulsa. Then, Akron replaces Central Michigan as projected MAC favorite, while UT-Arlington replaces Georgia State as projected Sun Belt favorite.

Yesterday was the last full Saturday of the college football season. That means that eyes are going to increasingly turn to college basketball. The first conference games in some mid-major conferences are tipping off this week, and we're about 3-4 weeks away from the major conferences starting conference play. The season is really getting going, you guys. It always goes so quickly.

For now, here's how I see things ending up on Selection Sunday 2016:

1. KANSAS (BIG 12)
1. NORTH CAROLINA (ACC)
1. KENTUCKY (SEC)
1. MICHIGAN STATE (BIG TEN)

2. ARIZONA (PAC-12)
2. Virginia
2. VILLANOVA (BIG EAST)
2. GONZAGA (WCC)

3. Maryland
3. Oklahoma
3. Duke
3. Iowa State

4. Purdue
4. Baylor
4. Xavier
4. UCONN (AAC)

5. Cincinnati
5. Oregon
5. Miami-Florida
5. Texas A&M

6. Indiana
6. Vanderbilt
6. West Virginia
6. DAVIDSON (ATLANTIC TEN)

7. WICHITA STATE (MVC)
7. Louisville
7. Texas
7. Notre Dame

8. Dayton
8. Butler
8. Utah
8. UCLA

9. Providence
9. California
9. Wisconsin
9. Pittsburgh

10. Georgetown
10. Iowa
10. Michigan
10. NC State

11. Florida State
11. Syracuse
11. Ohio State
11. LSU
11. SAN DIEGO STATE (MOUNTAIN WEST)

12. BYU
12. UNLV
12. VALPARAISO (HORIZON)
12. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (SOUTHLAND)
12. AKRON (MAC)

13. UAB (CONFERENCE USA)
13. IONA (MAAC)
13. BELMONT (OVC)
13. HOFSTRA (COLONIAL)

14. UC-IRVINE (BIG WEST)
14. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (SUMMIT)
14. STONY BROOK (AMERICA EAST)
14. PRINCETON (IVY LEAGUE)

15. UT-ARLINGTON (SUN BELT)
15. WINTHROP (BIG SOUTH)
15. CHATTANOOGA (SOUTHERN)
15. NEW MEXICO STATE (WAC)

16. NORTH FLORIDA (ATLANTIC SUN)
16. MONTANA (BIG SKY)
16. BUCKNELL (PATRIOT)
16. ROBERT MORRIS (NEC)
16. NORFOLK STATE (MEAC)
16. SOUTHERN (SWAC)

Teams seriously considered that just missed the cut:
Memphis, Tulsa, George Washington, Rhode Island, VCU, Oklahoma State, Northern Iowa, Boise State, Oregon State, USC, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina

Other teams with a decent shot to get onto the bubble:
Temple, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Richmond, St. Bonaventure, Creighton, Marquette, Seton Hall, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Kansas State, William & Mary, Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion, Evansville, Colorado State, New Mexico, Arizona State, Colorado, Washington, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Saint Mary's

Other teams I'm keeping my eye on:
Houston, Virginia Tech, UMass, St. Joseph's, Saint Louis, TCU, Texas Tech, Hawaii, Northeastern, UTEP, Yale, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Kent State, Illinois State, Loyola-Chicago, Fresno State, Utah State, North Dakota State, Stanford, Washington State, Auburn, Mississippi State, Tennessee

No comments: