Sunday, November 23, 2008

W-16 BP65

1. NORTH CAROLINA (ACC)
1. TEXAS (BIG 12)
1. UCONN (BIG EAST)
1. UCLA (PAC-10

2. Notre Dame
2. FLORIDA (SEC)
2. PURDUE (BIG TEN)
2. Georgetown

3. Wake Forest
3. Duke
3. Tennessee
3. Michigan State

4. Baylor
4. Louisville
4. Marquette
4. MEMPHIS (CONFERENCE USA)

5. Kansas
5. Ohio State
5. GONZAGA (WCC)
5. Clemson

6. USC
6. Oklahoma
6. Pittsburgh
6. Wisconsin

7. Villanova
7. Syracuse
7. UNLV (MWC)
7. Kentucky

8. Washington State
8. Arizona State
8. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (MVC)
8. XAVIER (ATLANTIC 10)

9. West Virginia
9. DAVIDSON (SOUTHERN)
9. Virginia Tech
9. Miami (Fl)

10. Temple
10. Michigan
10. Maryland
10. Oklahoma State

11. New Mexico
11. LSU
11. Oregon
11. South Carolina

12. UMass
12. Missouri
12. SIENA (MAAC)
12. KENT STATE (MAC)

13. NEVADA (WAC)
13. BUTLER (HORIZON)
13. GEORGE MASON (COLONIAL)
13. SOUTH ALABAMA (SUN BELT)

14. PACIFIC (BIG WEST)
14. CORNELL (IVY)
14. WINTHROP (BIG SOUTH)
14. NORTH DAKOTA STATE (SUMMIT)

15. MONTANA (BIG SKY)
15. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (PATRIOT)
15. MURRAY STATE (OVC)
15. STEPHEN F AUSTIN (SOUTHLAND)

16. MORGAN STATE (MEAC)
16. STETSON (ATLANTIC SUN)
16. MOUNT SAINT MARY'S (NORTHEAST)
16. ALBANY (AMERICA EAST)
16. JACKSON STATE (SWAC)


Other teams considered, but that missed the cut:
Boston College, Georgia Tech, NC State, Virginia, Rhode Island, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Seton Hall, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas A&M, VCU, Southern Miss, UAB, Creighton, BYU, San Diego State, Utah, Arizona, California, Stanford, Washington, Alabama, Mississippi State, Saint Mary's, San Diego, New Mexico State

Other teams I'm keeping my eye on:
Florida State, Charlotte, Dayton, George Washington, Richmond, DePaul, Providence, Rutgers, Indiana, Penn State, Kansas State, Nebraska, Texas Tech, Old Dominion, Houston, UTEP, Illinois-Chicago, Valparaiso, Rider, Miami (OH), Ohio, Bradley, Drake, Northern Iowa, Air Force, Auburn, Georgia, Mississippi, Vanderbilt, Middle Tennessee State, Fresno State, Utah State
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4 comments:

Unknown said...

You had said earlier that UCLA would remain a 1 seed after their loss. Why? They look young & inexperienced. Talent will only take you so far. I think they are a year away (not sure who they lose after this year).

November 23, 2008 3:15 AM
Jeff said...

The reason is because of the saying "There are no freshmen in March." It's the inexperienced teams that improve so much as the year goes on. And besides, most of the team is actually pretty experienced: Collison, Shipp, Keefe, Aboya, etc. The problem is that the freshmen they do have are just really raw.

It's just extremely unlikely that Ben Howland doesn't make these freshmen worlds better as the season goes along.

One final issue is that I don't see any serious competition in the Pac-10. At this point, UCLA is probably the biggest favorite of any of the six BCS conferences. If they run away with the Pac-10 and finish with an RPI in the top five or six, they're going to be a very likely 1 seed.

November 23, 2008 10:47 AM
Anonymous said...

I think North Dakota State is ineligible for the NCAA Tourney. They are in their 3rd year of D-I. I may be wrong, but you should look into it.

November 23, 2008 4:14 PM
Jeff said...

That's a good question, and it's an issue that I did look into before the season started. This season they are indeed postseason eligible, for the first time since joining Division I.

November 23, 2008 10:24 PM

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