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RE: Madness College Basketball Poll. ODU rank #1 CUSA TOP #76
03-banghead College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown each AQ simply fills in the 32 AQ leagues. 21 of the 32 AQ spots have been filled.

Bracketolgy Link... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology

MY TOP 5 What?????
WAY TOO HIGH SHOCKED PICKS for the POLL.
Have NOT been picked yet!

I am surprised at the below list of teams, IMO, I see no reason to justify a selection as high as the poll suggest. WHY they have NOT BEEN SELECTED yet is MADNESS.

1) UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 FINALLY
2) Davidson #4 A10 20-13
3) Georgetown #7 BE 15-18
4) UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
5) North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17 Selected 9/20/16

Link for Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking
Link... http://kenpom.com/index.php

Link for Last years 2016 NCAA RPI rankings
Link... https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/

KEY
NCAA AQ #1 selection each conference
UPDATED 9/20/17

#52 North Carolina State #12 ACC
#53 Texas Tech #6 Big XII
#54 Iowa #8 Big 10
#55 New Mexico #2 MWC
#56 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA
#57 Georgia #5 SEC
#58 George Washington #5 A-10
#59 Oklahoma State $7 Big XII
#60 Arizona State #7 PAC 12
#61 Long Beach State #1 Big West
#62 Providence #7 Big East
#63 UNLV #3 MWC
#64 Alabama #6 SEC
#65 Utah #8 PAC 12
#66 Baylor #7 Big XII
#67 Washington #9 Pac-12
#68 Buffalo #1 MAC
#69 Marquette #8 Big East
#70 Valparaiso #1 Horizon[/b]
#71 Kansas State #9 Big 12
#72 Princeton #1 Ivy League
#73 Towson #2 CAA
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon

#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #5 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun
##114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in [size=large]BOLD and in parenthesis .


1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, #12 North Carolina State]
2). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota, #8 Iowa]
3). PAC 12 (11) [#11 Stanford, #10 Oregon State,#9 Washington #8 Utah. #7 Arizona St]
4). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State, #6 Alabama, #5 Georgia]
5). BIG XII (9) #9 Kansas St , #8 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma St, #6 Texas Tech ]
6). Big East (8) [#8 Marquette, #7 Providence ]
7). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure, #5 Geo Wash]
8). American (6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis ]
9). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado, #3 UNLV, #2 New Mexico ]
10). Missouri Valley (5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State)
11). West Coast (4) [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU]
12). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston, #2 Towson, #1 UNC Wilmington) COMPLETED
13). Big West [b](4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine , #1 Long Beach St] COMPLETED
14). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron, #1 Buffalo} COMPLETED
15). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay, #1 Valparaiso]COMPLETED
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard , #1 Princeton] COMPLETED

17). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
18). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
19). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
20). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
21). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
22). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
23). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
24). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
25). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
26). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
27). Big South (2) [#1 UNC Asheville] COMPLETED
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 51
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ

7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ
9 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
10 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
11 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
12 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
13 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
14 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
15 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
16 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
17 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
18 Texas A&M #2 SEC 28-9
19 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
20 Arizona #1 PAC 12 25-9
21 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
22 Syracuse #6 ACC 23-14 .
23 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
24 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
25 California #2 PAC 12 23-11
26 VCU #1 A10 25-11 NCAA AQ
27 Vanderbilt #3 SEC 19-14
28 Butler #4 BE 22-11
29 Wisconsin #6 BIG 10 22-13
30 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
31 Notre Dame #7 ACC 24-12
32 Texas #5 BIG XII 20-13
33 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
34 Saint Joseph's #2 A10 28-8
35 SMU #3 AAC 25-5
36 Florida #4 SEC 21-15
37 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
38 Saint Mary's #2 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
39 San Diego St.#1 MWC 28-10
40 Clemson #9 ACC 17-14
41 Florida St. #10 ACC 20-14 --------- At Large Bid Start Rank
42 USC #3 PAC 12 21-13
43 Virginia Tech #11 ACC 20-15
44 Michigan #7 BIG 10 23-13 ----------At Large Bid Range[/color]
45 Dayton #3 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
46 Georgetown #7 BE 15-18 NIT Invite
47 Colorado #4 PAC 12 22-12 NIT Invite
48 Oregon St. #5 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite

49 Northwestern #8 BIG 10 20-12 or Ohio St. #8 BIG 10 21-14
50 UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
51 Davidson #4 A10 20-13
52 North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17


THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL[/b]
KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA Bubble teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
RED Teams selected after my prediction
09-20-2016 09:33 AM
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RE: Madness College Basketball Poll. ODU rank #1 CUSA TOP #76
03-banghead College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown each AQ simply fills in the 32 AQ leagues. 21 of the 32 AQ spots have been filled.

Bracketolgy Link... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology

After today the remaining selections will be the TOP 50 programs for the 2016 Basketball season!


MY TOP 5 What?????
WAY TOO HIGH SHOCKED PICKS for the POLL.
Have NOT been picked yet!
[/b]

I am surprised at the below list of teams, IMO, I see no reason to justify a selection as high as the poll suggest. WHY they have NOT BEEN SELECTED yet is MADNESS.

1) UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 FINALLY
2) Davidson #4 A10 20-13
3) Georgetown #7 BE 15-18
4) UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
5) North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17 Selected 9/20/16

Link for Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking
Link... http://kenpom.com/index.php

Link for Last years 2016 NCAA RPI rankings
Link... https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/

KEY
NCAA AQ #1 selection each conference
UPDATED 9/22/17

#50 Georgetown
#51 Houston #3 American
#52 North Carolina State #12 ACC
#53 Texas Tech #6 Big XII
#54 Iowa #8 Big 10
#55 New Mexico #2 MWC
#56 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA
#57 Georgia #5 SEC
#58 George Washington #5 A-10
#59 Oklahoma State $7 Big XII
#60 Arizona State #7 PAC 12
#61 Long Beach State #1 Big West
#62 Providence #7 Big East
#63 UNLV #3 MWC
#64 Alabama #6 SEC
#65 Utah #8 PAC 12
#66 Baylor #7 Big XII
#67 Washington #9 Pac-12
#68 Buffalo #1 MAC
#69 Marquette #8 Big East
#70 Valparaiso #1 Horizon[/b]
#71 Kansas State #9 Big 12
#72 Princeton #1 Ivy League
#73 Towson #2 CAA
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon

#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #4 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun
##114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in [size=large]BOLD and in parenthesis .


1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, #12 North Carolina State]
2). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota, #8 Iowa]
3). PAC 12 (11) [#11 Stanford, #10 Oregon State,#9 Washington #8 Utah. #7 Arizona St]
4). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State, #6 Alabama, #5 Georgia]
5). BIG XII (9) #9 Kansas St , #8 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma St, #6 Texas Tech ]
6). Big East (8) [#8 Marquette, #7 Providence, #6 Georgetown ]
7). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure, #5 Geo Wash]
8). American (6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis, #3 Houston]
9). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado, #3 UNLV, #2 New Mexico ]
10). Missouri Valley (5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State)
11). West Coast (4) [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU]
12). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston, #2 Towson, #1 UNC Wilmington) COMPLETED
13). Big West [b](4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine , #1 Long Beach St] COMPLETED
14). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron, #1 Buffalo} COMPLETED
15). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay, #1 Valparaiso]COMPLETED
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard , #1 Princeton] COMPLETED

17). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
18). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
19). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
20). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
21). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
22). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
23). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
24). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
25). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
26). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
27). Big South (2) [#1 UNC Asheville] COMPLETED
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 51
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ

7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ
9 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
10 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
11 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
12 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
13 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
14 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
15 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
16 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
17 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
18 Texas A&M #2 SEC 28-9
19 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
20 Arizona #1 PAC 12 25-9
21 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
22 Syracuse #6 ACC 23-14 .
23 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
24 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
25 California #2 PAC 12 23-11
26 VCU #1 A10 25-11 NCAA AQ
27 Vanderbilt #3 SEC 19-14
28 Butler #4 BE 22-11
29 Wisconsin #6 BIG 10 22-13
30 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
31 Notre Dame #7 ACC 24-12
32 Texas #5 BIG XII 20-13
33 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
34 Saint Joseph's #2 A10 28-8
35 Florida #4 SEC 21-15
36 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
37 Saint Mary's #2 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
38 San Diego St.#1 MWC 28-10
39 Clemson #9 ACC 17-14
40 Florida St. #10 ACC 20-14 --------- At Large Bid Start Rank
41 USC #3 PAC 12 21-13
42 Virginia Tech #11 ACC 20-15
43 Michigan #7 BIG 10 23-13 ----------At Large Bid Range[/color]
44 Dayton #3 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
45 Colorado #4 PAC 12 22-12 NIT Invite
46Oregon St. #5 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite

47 Northwestern #8 BIG 10 20-12 or Ohio St. #8 BIG 10 21-14
48 UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
49 Davidson #4 A10 20-13
50 Georgetown #7 BE 15-18


THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL[/b]
KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA Bubble teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
RED Teams selected after my prediction
(This post was last modified: 09-22-2016 10:01 AM by ODU Oldtimer.)
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RE: Madness College Basketball Poll. ODU rank #1 CUSA TOP #76
03-banghead College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown each AQ simply fills in the 32 AQ leagues. 21 of the 32 AQ spots have been filled.

Bracketolgy Link... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology

After today (Set 21, 2016) the remaining selections will be the TOP 50 programs for the 2016 Basketball season!


MY TOP 5 What?????
WAY TOO HIGH SHOCKED PICKS for the POLL.
Have NOT been picked yet!
[/b]

I am surprised at the below list of teams, IMO, I see no reason to justify a selection as high as the poll suggest. WHY they have NOT BEEN SELECTED yet is MADNESS.

1) UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 FINALLY
2) Davidson #4 A10 20-13
3) Georgetown #6 BE 15-18 Another one bites the dust!
4) UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
5) North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17 Selected 9/20/16

Link for Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking
Link... http://kenpom.com/index.php

Link for Last years 2016 NCAA RPI rankings
Link... https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/

KEY
NCAA AQ #1 selection each conference
UPDATED 9/22/17

#50 Georgetown #6 Big East
#51 Houston #3 American
#52 North Carolina State #12 ACC
#53 Texas Tech #6 Big XII
#54 Iowa #8 Big 10
#55 New Mexico #2 MWC
#56 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA
#57 Georgia #5 SEC
#58 George Washington #5 A-10
#59 Oklahoma State $7 Big XII
#60 Arizona State #7 PAC 12
#61 Long Beach State #1 Big West
#62 Providence #7 Big East
#63 UNLV #3 MWC
#64 Alabama #6 SEC
#65 Utah #8 PAC 12
#66 Baylor #7 Big XII
#67 Washington #9 Pac-12
#68 Buffalo #1 MAC
#69 Marquette #8 Big East
#70 Valparaiso #1 Horizon[/b]
#71 Kansas State #9 Big 12
#72 Princeton #1 Ivy League
#73 Towson #2 CAA
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon

#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #4 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun
##114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in [size=large]BOLD and in parenthesis .


1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, #12 North Carolina State]
2). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota, #8 Iowa]
3). PAC 12 (11) [#11 Stanford, #10 Oregon State,#9 Washington #8 Utah. #7 Arizona St]
4). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State, #6 Alabama, #5 Georgia]
5). BIG XII (9) #9 Kansas St , #8 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma St, #6 Texas Tech ]
6). Big East (8) [#8 Marquette, #7 Providence, #6 Georgetown ]
7). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure, #5 Geo Wash]
8). American (6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis, #3 Houston]
9). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado, #3 UNLV, #2 New Mexico ]
10). Missouri Valley (5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State)
11). West Coast (4) [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU]
12). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston, #2 Towson, #1 UNC Wilmington) COMPLETED
13). Big West [b](4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine , #1 Long Beach St] COMPLETED
14). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron, #1 Buffalo} COMPLETED
15). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay, #1 Valparaiso]COMPLETED
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard , #1 Princeton] COMPLETED

17). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
18). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
19). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
20). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
21). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
22). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
23). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
24). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
25). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
26). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
27). Big South (2) [#1 UNC Asheville] COMPLETED
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 49
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ

7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ
9 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
10 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
11 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
12 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
13 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
14 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
15 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
16 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
17 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
18 Texas A&M #2 SEC 28-9
19 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
20 Arizona #1 PAC 12 25-9
21 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
22 Syracuse #6 ACC 23-14 .
23 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
24 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
25 California #2 PAC 12 23-11
26 VCU #1 A10 25-11 NCAA AQ
27 Vanderbilt #3 SEC 19-14
28 Butler #4 BE 22-11
29 Wisconsin #6 BIG 10 22-13
30 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
31 Notre Dame #7 ACC 24-12
32 Texas #5 BIG XII 20-13
33 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
34 Saint Joseph's #2 A10 28-8
35 Florida #4 SEC 21-15
36 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
37 Saint Mary's #2 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
38 San Diego St.#1 MWC 28-10
39 Clemson #9 ACC 17-14
40 Florida St. #10 ACC 20-14 --------- At Large Bid Start Rank
41 USC #3 PAC 12 21-13
42 Virginia Tech #11 ACC 20-15
43 Michigan #7 BIG 10 23-13 ----------At Large Bid Range[/color]
44 Dayton #3 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
45 Colorado #4 PAC 12 22-12 NIT Invite
46Oregon St. #5 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite

47 Northwestern #8 BIG 10 20-12 or Ohio St. #8 BIG 10 21-14
48 UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
49 Davidson #4 A10 20-13
50 Georgetown #6 BE 15-18


THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL[/b]
KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA Bubble teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
RED Teams selected after my prediction
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RE: Madness College Basketball Poll. ODU rank #1 CUSA TOP #76
03-banghead College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown each AQ simply fills in the 32 AQ leagues. 21 of the 32 AQ spots have been filled.

Bracketolgy Link... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology

After today (Set 23, 2016) the remaining selections will be the TOP 50 programs for the 2016 Basketball season!


MY TOP 5 What?????
WAY TOO HIGH SHOCKED PICKS for the POLL.
Have NOT been picked yet!
[/b]

I am surprised at the below list of teams, IMO, I see no reason to justify a selection as high as the poll suggest. WHY they have NOT BEEN SELECTED yet is MADNESS.

1) UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 FINALLY
2) Davidson #4 A10 20-13
3) Georgetown #6 BE 15-18 Another one bites the dust!
4) UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
5) North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17 Selected 9/20/16

Link for Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking
Link... http://kenpom.com/index.php

Link for Last years 2016 NCAA RPI rankings
Link... https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/

KEY
NCAA AQ #1 selection each conference
UPDATED 9/23/17

#49 Syracuse #11 ACC
#50 Georgetown #6 Big East
#51 Houston #3 American
#52 North Carolina State #12 ACC
#53 Texas Tech #6 Big XII
#54 Iowa #8 Big 10
#55 New Mexico #2 MWC
#56 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA
#57 Georgia #5 SEC
#58 George Washington #5 A-10
#59 Oklahoma State $7 Big XII
#60 Arizona State #7 PAC 12
#61 Long Beach State #1 Big West
#62 Providence #7 Big East
#63 UNLV #3 MWC
#64 Alabama #6 SEC
#65 Utah #8 PAC 12
#66 Baylor #7 Big XII
#67 Washington #9 Pac-12
#68 Buffalo #1 MAC
#69 Marquette #8 Big East
#70 Valparaiso #1 Horizon[/b]
#71 Kansas State #9 Big 12
#72 Princeton #1 Ivy League
#73 Towson #2 CAA
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon

#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #4 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun
##114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in [size=large]BOLD and in parenthesis .


1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, #12 North Carolina State, #11 #49 Syracuse]
2). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota, #8 Iowa]
3). PAC 12 (11) [#11 Stanford, #10 Oregon State,#9 Washington #8 Utah. #7 Arizona St]
4). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State, #6 Alabama, #5 Georgia]
5). BIG XII (9) #9 Kansas St , #8 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma St, #6 Texas Tech ]
6). Big East (8) [#8 Marquette, #7 Providence, #6 Georgetown ]
7). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure, #5 Geo Wash]
8). American (6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis, #3 Houston]
9). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado, #3 UNLV, #2 New Mexico ]
10). Missouri Valley (5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State)
11). West Coast (4) [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU]
12). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston, #2 Towson, #1 UNC Wilmington) COMPLETED
13). Big West [b](4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine , #1 Long Beach St] COMPLETED
14). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron, #1 Buffalo} COMPLETED
15). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay, #1 Valparaiso]COMPLETED
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard , #1 Princeton] COMPLETED

17). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
18). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
19). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
20). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
21). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
22). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
23). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
24). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
25). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
26). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
27). Big South (2) [#1 UNC Asheville] COMPLETED
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 48
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ

7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ
9 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
10 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
11 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
12 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
13 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
14 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
15 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
16 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
17 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
18 Texas A&M #2 SEC 28-9
19 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
20 Arizona #1 PAC 12 25-9
21 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
22 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
23 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
24 California #2 PAC 12 23-11
25 VCU #1 A10 25-11 NCAA AQ
26 Vanderbilt #3 SEC 19-14
27 Butler #4 BE 22-11
28 Wisconsin #6 BIG 10 22-13
29 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
30 Notre Dame #7 ACC 24-12
31 Texas #5 BIG XII 20-13
32 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
33 Saint Joseph's #2 A10 28-8
34 Florida #4 SEC 21-15
35 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
36 Saint Mary's #2 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
37 San Diego St.#1 MWC 28-10
38 Clemson #9 ACC 17-14
39 Florida St. #10 ACC 20-14 --------- At Large Bid Start Rank
40 USC #3 PAC 12 21-13
41 Virginia Tech #11 ACC 20-15
42 Michigan #7 BIG 10 23-13 ----------At Large Bid Range[/color]
43 Dayton #3 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
44 Colorado #4 PAC 12 22-12 NIT Invite
45 Oregon St. #5 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite

46 Northwestern #8 BIG 10 20-12 or Ohio St. #8 BIG 10 21-14
47 UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
48 Davidson #4 A10 20-13
49 BE 15-1822 Syracuse #11 ACC 23-14


THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL[/b]
KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA Bubble teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
RED Teams selected after my prediction
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RE: Madness College Basketball Poll. ODU rank #1 CUSA TOP #76
03-banghead College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown each AQ simply fills in the 32 AQ leagues. 21 of the 32 AQ spots have been filled.

Bracketolgy Link... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology

After today (Set 23, 2016) the remaining selections will be the TOP 50 programs for the 2016 Basketball season!


MY TOP 5 What?????
WAY TOO HIGH SHOCKED PICKS for the POLL.
Have NOT been picked yet!
[/b]

I am surprised at the below list of teams, IMO, I see no reason to justify a selection as high as the poll suggest. WHY they have NOT BEEN SELECTED yet is MADNESS.

1) UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 FINALLY
2) Davidson #4 A10 20-13
3) Georgetown #6 BE 15-18 Another one bites the dust!
4) UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
5) North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17 Selected 9/20/16

Link for Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking
Link... http://kenpom.com/index.php

Link for Last years 2016 NCAA RPI rankings
Link... https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/

KEY
NCAA AQ #1 selection each conference
UPDATED 9/24/17

#48 Vanderbilt #4 SEC
#49 Syracuse #11 ACC
#50 Georgetown #6 Big East
#51 Houston #3 American
#52 North Carolina State #12 ACC
#53 Texas Tech #6 Big XII
#54 Iowa #8 Big 10
#55 New Mexico #2 MWC
#56 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA
#57 Georgia #5 SEC
#58 George Washington #5 A-10
#59 Oklahoma State $7 Big XII
#60 Arizona State #7 PAC 12
#61 Long Beach State #1 Big West
#62 Providence #7 Big East
#63 UNLV #3 MWC
#64 Alabama #6 SEC
#65 Utah #8 PAC 12
#66 Baylor #7 Big XII
#67 Washington #9 Pac-12
#68 Buffalo #1 MAC
#69 Marquette #8 Big East
#70 Valparaiso #1 Horizon[/b]
#71 Kansas State #9 Big 12
#72 Princeton #1 Ivy League
#73 Towson #2 CAA
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon

#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #4 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun
##114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in [size=large]BOLD and in parenthesis .


1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, #12 North Carolina State, #11 #49 Syracuse]
2). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota, #8 Iowa]
3). PAC 12 (11) [#11 Stanford, #10 Oregon State,#9 Washington #8 Utah. #7 Arizona St]
4). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State, #6 Alabama, #5 Georgia, #$ #48 Vanderbilt ]
5). BIG XII (9) #9 Kansas St , #8 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma St, #6 Texas Tech ]
6). Big East (8) [#8 Marquette, #7 Providence, #6 Georgetown ]
7). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure, #5 Geo Wash]
8). American (6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis, #3 Houston]
9). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado, #3 UNLV, #2 New Mexico ]
10). Missouri Valley (5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State)
11). West Coast (4) [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU]
12). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston, #2 Towson, #1 UNC Wilmington) COMPLETED
13). Big West [b](4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine , #1 Long Beach St] COMPLETED
14). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron, #1 Buffalo} COMPLETED
15). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay, #1 Valparaiso]COMPLETED
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard , #1 Princeton] COMPLETED

17). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
18). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
19). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
20). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
21). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
22). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
23). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
24). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
25). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
26). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
27). Big South (2) [#1 UNC Asheville] COMPLETED
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 47
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ

7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ
9 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
10 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
11 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
12 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
13 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
14 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
15 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
16 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
17 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
18 Texas A&M #2 SEC 28-9
19 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
20 Arizona #1 PAC 12 25-9
21 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
22 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
23 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
24 California #2 PAC 12 23-11
25 VCU #1 A10 25-11 NCAA AQ
26 Butler #4 BE 22-11
27 Wisconsin #6 BIG 10 22-13
28 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
29 Notre Dame #7 ACC 24-12
30 Texas #5 BIG XII 20-13
31 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
32 Saint Joseph's #2 A10 28-8
33 Florida #3 SEC 21-15
34 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
35 Saint Mary's #2 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
36 San Diego St.#1 MWC 28-10
37 Clemson #9 ACC 17-14
38 Florida St. #10 ACC 20-14 --------- At Large Bid Start Rank
39 USC #3 PAC 12 21-13
40 Virginia Tech #11 ACC 20-15
41 Michigan #7 BIG 10 23-13 ----------At Large Bid Range[/color]
42 Dayton #3 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
43 Colorado #4 PAC 12 22-12 NIT Invite
44 Oregon St. #5 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite

45 Northwestern #8 BIG 10 20-12 or Ohio St. #8 BIG 10 21-14
46 UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
47 Davidson #4 A10 20-13
48 Vanderbilt #4 SEC 19-14


THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL[/b]
KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA Bubble teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
RED Teams selected after my prediction
09-24-2016 09:45 AM
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RE: Madness College Basketball Poll. ODU rank #1 CUSA TOP #76
03-banghead College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown each AQ simply fills in the 32 AQ leagues. 21 of the 32 AQ spots have been filled.

Bracketolgy Link... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology

After today (Set 23, 2016) the remaining selections will be the TOP 50 programs for the 2016 Basketball season!


MY TOP 5 What?????
WAY TOO HIGH SHOCKED PICKS for the POLL.
Have NOT been picked yet!
[/b]

I am surprised at the below list of teams, IMO, I see no reason to justify a selection as high as the poll suggest. WHY they have NOT BEEN SELECTED yet is MADNESS.

1) UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 FINALLY
2) Davidson #4 A10 20-13
3) Georgetown #6 BE 15-18 Another one bites the dust!
4) UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
5) North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17 Selected 9/20/16

Link for Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking
Link... http://kenpom.com/index.php

Link for Last years 2016 NCAA RPI rankings
Link... https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/

KEY
NCAA AQ #1 selection each conference
UPDATED 9/25/17

#47 Colorado #6 PAC 12
#48 Vanderbilt #4 SEC
#49 Syracuse #11 ACC
#50 Georgetown #6 Big East
#51 Houston #3 American
#52 North Carolina State #12 ACC
#53 Texas Tech #6 Big XII
#54 Iowa #8 Big 10
#55 New Mexico #2 MWC
#56 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA
#57 Georgia #5 SEC
#58 George Washington #5 A-10
#59 Oklahoma State $7 Big XII
#60 Arizona State #7 PAC 12
#61 Long Beach State #1 Big West
#62 Providence #7 Big East
#63 UNLV #3 MWC
#64 Alabama #6 SEC
#65 Utah #8 PAC 12
#66 Baylor #7 Big XII
#67 Washington #9 Pac-12
#68 Buffalo #1 MAC
#69 Marquette #8 Big East
#70 Valparaiso #1 Horizon[/b]
#71 Kansas State #9 Big 12
#72 Princeton #1 Ivy League
#73 Towson #2 CAA
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon

#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #4 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun
##114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in [size=large]BOLD and in parenthesis .


1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, #12 North Carolina State, #11 #49 Syracuse]
2). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota, #8 Iowa]
3). PAC 12 (11) [#11 Stanfo, #10 Oregon State,#9 Washington #8 Utah. #7 Arizona St, #6 #47 Colorado ]
4). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State, #6 Alabama, #5 Georgia, #$ #48 Vanderbilt ]
5). BIG XII (9) #9 Kansas St , #8 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma St, #6 Texas Tech ]
6). Big East (8) [#8 Marquette, #7 Providence, #6 Georgetown ]
7). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure, #5 Geo Wash]
8). American (6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis, #3 Houston]
9). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado, #3 UNLV, #2 New Mexico ]
10). Missouri Valley (5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State)
11). West Coast (4) [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU]
12). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston, #2 Towson, #1 UNC Wilmington) COMPLETED
13). Big West [b](4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine , #1 Long Beach St] COMPLETED
14). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron, #1 Buffalo} COMPLETED
15). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay, #1 Valparaiso]COMPLETED
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard , #1 Princeton] COMPLETED

17). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
18). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
19). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
20). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
21). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
22). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
23). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
24). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
25). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
26). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
27). Big South (2) [#1 UNC Asheville] COMPLETED
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 46
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ

7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ
9 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
10 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
11 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
12 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
13 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
14 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
15 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
16 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
17 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
18 Texas A&M #2 SEC 28-9
19 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
20 Arizona #1 PAC 12 25-9
21 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
22 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
23 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
24 California #2 PAC 12 23-11
25 VCU #1 A10 25-11 NCAA AQ
26 Butler #4 BE 22-11
27 Wisconsin #6 BIG 10 22-13
28 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
29 Notre Dame #7 ACC 24-12
30 Texas #5 BIG XII 20-13
31 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
32 Saint Joseph's #2 A10 28-8
33 Florida #3 SEC 21-15
34 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
35 Saint Mary's #2 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
36 San Diego St.#1 MWC 28-10
37 Clemson #9 ACC 17-14
38 Florida St. #10 ACC 20-14 --------- At Large Bid Start Rank
39 USC #3 PAC 12 21-13
40 Virginia Tech #11 ACC 20-15
41 Michigan #7 BIG 10 23-13 ----------At Large Bid Range[/color]
42 Dayton #3 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
44 Oregon St. #4 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite

45 Northwestern #8 BIG 10 20-12 or Ohio St. #8 BIG 10 21-14
46 UCLA #5 PAC 12 15-17
47 Davidson #4 A10 20-13
43 Colorado #6 PAC 12 22-12


THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL[/b]
KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA Bubble teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
RED Teams selected after my prediction
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RE: Madness College Basketball Poll. ODU rank #1 CUSA TOP #76
03-banghead College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown each AQ simply fills in the 32 AQ leagues. 21 of the 32 AQ spots have been filled.

Bracketolgy Link... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology

After today (Set 23, 2016) the remaining selections will be the TOP 50 programs for the 2016 Basketball season!


MY TOP 5 What?????
WAY TOO HIGH SHOCKED PICKS for the POLL.
Have NOT been picked yet!
[/b]

I am surprised at the below list of teams, IMO, I see no reason to justify a selection as high as the poll suggest. WHY they have NOT BEEN SELECTED yet is MADNESS.

1) UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 FINALLY
2) Davidson #4 A10 20-13
3) Georgetown #6 BE 15-18 Another one bites the dust!
4) UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
5) North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17 Selected 9/20/16

Link for Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking
Link... http://kenpom.com/index.php

Link for Last years 2016 NCAA RPI rankings
Link... https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/

KEY
NCAA AQ #1 selection each conference
UPDATED 9/26/17

#46 Ohio State #7 Big 10
#47 Colorado #6 PAC 12
#48 Vanderbilt #4 SEC
#49 Syracuse #11 ACC
#50 Georgetown #6 Big East
#51 Houston #3 American
#52 North Carolina State #12 ACC
#53 Texas Tech #6 Big XII
#54 Iowa #8 Big 10
#55 New Mexico #2 MWC
#56 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA
#57 Georgia #5 SEC
#58 George Washington #5 A-10
#59 Oklahoma State $7 Big XII
#60 Arizona State #7 PAC 12
#61 Long Beach State #1 Big West
#62 Providence #7 Big East
#63 UNLV #3 MWC
#64 Alabama #6 SEC
#65 Utah #8 PAC 12
#66 Baylor #7 Big XII
#67 Washington #9 Pac-12
#68 Buffalo #1 MAC
#69 Marquette #8 Big East
#70 Valparaiso #1 Horizon[/b]
#71 Kansas State #9 Big 12
#72 Princeton #1 Ivy League
#73 Towson #2 CAA
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon

#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #4 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun
##114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in [size=large]BOLD and in parenthesis .


1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, #12 North Carolina State, #11 #49 Syracuse]
2). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota, #8 Iowa, #7 Ohio State ]
3). PAC 12 (11) [#11 Stanfo, #10 Oregon State,#9 Washington #8 Utah. #7 Arizona St, #6 #47 Colorado ]
4). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State, #6 Alabama, #5 Georgia, #$ #48 Vanderbilt ]
5). BIG XII (9) #9 Kansas St , #8 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma St, #6 Texas Tech ]
6). Big East (8) [#8 Marquette, #7 Providence, #6 Georgetown ]
7). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure, #5 Geo Wash]
8). American (6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis, #3 Houston]
9). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado, #3 UNLV, #2 New Mexico ]
10). Missouri Valley (5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State)
11). West Coast (4) [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU]
12). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston, #2 Towson, #1 UNC Wilmington) COMPLETED
13). Big West [b](4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine , #1 Long Beach St] COMPLETED
14). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron, #1 Buffalo} COMPLETED
15). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay, #1 Valparaiso]COMPLETED
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard , #1 Princeton] COMPLETED

17). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
18). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
19). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
20). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
21). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
22). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
23). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
24). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
25). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
26). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
27). Big South (2) [#1 UNC Asheville] COMPLETED
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 45
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ

7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ
9 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
10 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
11 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
12 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
13 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
14 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
15 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
16 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
17 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
18 Texas A&M #2 SEC 28-9
19 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
20 Arizona #1 PAC 12 25-9
21 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
22 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
23 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
24 California #2 PAC 12 23-11
25 VCU #1 A10 25-11 NCAA AQ
26 Butler #4 BE 22-11
27 Wisconsin #6 BIG 10 22-13
28 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
29 Notre Dame #7 ACC 24-12
30 Texas #5 BIG XII 20-13
31 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
32 Saint Joseph's #2 A10 28-8
33 Florida #3 SEC 21-15
34 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
35 Saint Mary's #2 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
36 San Diego St.#1 MWC 28-10
37 Clemson #9 ACC 17-14
38 Florida St. #10 ACC 20-14 --------- At Large Bid Start Rank
39 USC #3 PAC 12 21-13
40 Virginia Tech #11 ACC 20-15
41 Michigan #7 BIG 10 23-13 ----------At Large Bid Range[/color]
42 Dayton #3 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
43 Oregon St. #4 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite

44 UCLA #5 PAC 12 15-17
45 Davidson #4 A10 20-13
46 Ohio St. #6 BIG 10 21-14


THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL[/b]
KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA Bubble teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
RED Teams selected after my prediction
09-26-2016 09:23 AM
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RE: Madness College Basketball Poll. ODU rank #1 CUSA TOP #76
03-banghead College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown each AQ simply fills in the 32 AQ leagues. 21 of the 32 AQ spots have been filled.

Bracketolgy Link... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology

After today (Set 23, 2016) the remaining selections will be the TOP 50 programs for the 2016 Basketball season!


MY TOP 5 What?????
WAY TOO HIGH SHOCKED PICKS for the POLL.
Have NOT been picked yet!
[/b]

I am surprised at the below list of teams, IMO, I see no reason to justify a selection as high as the poll suggest. WHY they have NOT BEEN SELECTED yet is MADNESS.

1) UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 FINALLY
2) Davidson #4 A10 20-13 Selected 9/27
3) Georgetown #6 BE 15-18 Another one bites the dust!
4) UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
5) North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17 Selected 9/20/16

Link for Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking
Link... http://kenpom.com/index.php

Link for Last years 2016 NCAA RPI rankings
Link... https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/

KEY
NCAA AQ #1 selection each conference
UPDATED 9/27/17

#45 Davidson #4 Atlantic 10
#46 Ohio State #7 Big 10
#47 Colorado #6 PAC 12
#48 Vanderbilt #4 SEC
#49 Syracuse #11 ACC
#50 Georgetown #6 Big East
#51 Houston #3 American
#52 North Carolina State #12 ACC
#53 Texas Tech #6 Big XII
#54 Iowa #8 Big 10
#55 New Mexico #2 MWC
#56 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA
#57 Georgia #5 SEC
#58 George Washington #5 A-10
#59 Oklahoma State $7 Big XII
#60 Arizona State #7 PAC 12
#61 Long Beach State #1 Big West
#62 Providence #7 Big East
#63 UNLV #3 MWC
#64 Alabama #6 SEC
#65 Utah #8 PAC 12
#66 Baylor #7 Big XII
#67 Washington #9 Pac-12
#68 Buffalo #1 MAC
#69 Marquette #8 Big East
#70 Valparaiso #1 Horizon[/b]
#71 Kansas State #9 Big 12
#72 Princeton #1 Ivy League
#73 Towson #2 CAA
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon

#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #4 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun
##114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in [size=large]BOLD and in parenthesis .


1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, #12 North Carolina State, #11 #49 Syracuse]
2). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota, #8 Iowa, #7 Ohio State ]
3). PAC 12 (11) [#11 Stanfo, #10 Oregon State,#9 Washington #8 Utah. #7 Arizona St, #6 #47 Colorado ]
4). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State, #6 Alabama, #5 Georgia, #$ #48 Vanderbilt ]
5). BIG XII (9) #9 Kansas St , #8 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma St, #6 Texas Tech ]
6). Big East (8) [#8 Marquette, #7 Providence, #6 Georgetown ]
7). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure, #5 Geo Wash, #4 Davidson ]
8). American (6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis, #3 Houston]
9). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado, #3 UNLV, #2 New Mexico ]
10). Missouri Valley (5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State)
11). West Coast (4) [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU]
12). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston, #2 Towson, #1 UNC Wilmington) COMPLETED
13). Big West [b](4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine , #1 Long Beach St] COMPLETED
14). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron, #1 Buffalo} COMPLETED
15). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay, #1 Valparaiso]COMPLETED
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard , #1 Princeton] COMPLETED

17). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
18). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
19). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
20). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
21). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
22). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
23). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
24). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
25). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
26). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
27). Big South (2) [#1 UNC Asheville] COMPLETED
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 44
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ

7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ
9 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
10 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
11 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
12 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
13 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
14 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
15 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
16 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
17 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
18 Texas A&M #2 SEC 28-9
19 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
20 Arizona #1 PAC 12 25-9
21 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
22 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
23 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
24 California #2 PAC 12 23-11
25 VCU #1 A10 25-11 NCAA AQ
26 Butler #4 BE 22-11
27 Wisconsin #6 BIG 10 22-13
28 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
29 Notre Dame #7 ACC 24-12
30 Texas #5 BIG XII 20-13
31 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
32 Saint Joseph's #2 A10 28-8
33 Florida #3 SEC 21-15
34 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
35 Saint Mary's #2 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
36 San Diego St.#1 MWC 28-10
37 Clemson #9 ACC 17-14
38 Florida St. #10 ACC 20-14 --------- At Large Bid Start Rank
39 USC #3 PAC 12 21-13
40 Virginia Tech #11 ACC 20-15
41 Michigan #7 BIG 10 23-13 ----------At Large Bid Range[/color]
42 Dayton #3 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
43 Oregon St. #4 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite

44 UCLA #5 PAC 12 15-17
#45 Davidson #4 A-10 BINGO - nailed it


THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL[/b]
KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA Bubble teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
RED Teams selected after my prediction
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RE: Madness College Basketball Poll. ODU rank #1 CUSA TOP #76
I just cant believe the A10 has 4 teams in the top 50.
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RE: Madness College Basketball Poll. ODU rank #1 CUSA TOP #76
03-banghead College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown each AQ simply fills in the 32 AQ leagues. 22 of the 32 AQ spots have been filled.

Bracketolgy Link... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology

After today (Set 23, 2016) the remaining selections will be the TOP 50 programs for the 2016 Basketball season!


MY TOP 5 What?????
WAY TOO HIGH SHOCKED PICKS for the POLL.
Have NOT been picked yet!
[/b]

I am surprised at the below list of teams, IMO, I see no reason to justify a selection as high as the poll suggest. WHY they have NOT BEEN SELECTED yet is MADNESS.

1) UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 FINALLY
2) Davidson #4 A10 20-13 Selected 9/27
3) Georgetown #6 BE 15-18 Another one bites the dust!
4) UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
5) North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17 Selected 9/20/16

Link for Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking
Link... http://kenpom.com/index.php

Link for Last years 2016 NCAA RPI rankings
Link... https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/

KEY
NCAA AQ #1 selection each conference
UPDATED 9/28/17

#44 San Diego State #1 MWC
#45 Davidson #4 Atlantic 10
#46 Ohio State #7 Big 10
#47 Colorado #6 PAC 12
#48 Vanderbilt #4 SEC
#49 Syracuse #11 ACC
#50 Georgetown #6 Big East
#51 Houston #3 American
#52 North Carolina State #12 ACC
#53 Texas Tech #6 Big XII
#54 Iowa #8 Big 10
#55 New Mexico #2 MWC
#56 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA
#57 Georgia #5 SEC
#58 George Washington #5 A-10
#59 Oklahoma State $7 Big XII
#60 Arizona State #7 PAC 12
#61 Long Beach State #1 Big West
#62 Providence #7 Big East
#63 UNLV #3 MWC
#64 Alabama #6 SEC
#65 Utah #8 PAC 12
#66 Baylor #7 Big XII
#67 Washington #9 Pac-12
#68 Buffalo #1 MAC
#69 Marquette #8 Big East
#70 Valparaiso #1 Horizon[/b]
#71 Kansas State #9 Big 12
#72 Princeton #1 Ivy League
#73 Towson #2 CAA
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon

#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #4 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun
##114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in [size=large]BOLD and in parenthesis .


1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, #12 North Carolina State, #11 #49 Syracuse]
2). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota, #8 Iowa, #7 Ohio State ]
3). PAC 12 (11) [#11 Stanfo, #10 Oregon State,#9 Washington #8 Utah. #7 Arizona St, #6 #47 Colorado ]
4). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State, #6 Alabama, #5 Georgia, #$ #48 Vanderbilt ]
5). BIG XII (9) #9 Kansas St , #8 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma St, #6 Texas Tech ]
6). Big East (8) [#8 Marquette, #7 Providence, #6 Georgetown ]
7). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure, #5 Geo Wash, #4 Davidson ]
8). American (6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis, #3 Houston]
9). Missouri Valley (5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State)
10). West Coast (4) [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU]
11). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado, #3 UNLV, #2 New Mexico , #1 San Diego St] COMPLETED
12). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston, #2 Towson, #1 UNC Wilmington) COMPLETED

13). Big West [b](4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine , #1 Long Beach St] COMPLETED
14). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron, #1 Buffalo} COMPLETED
15). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay, #1 Valparaiso]COMPLETED
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard , #1 Princeton] COMPLETED

17). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
18). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
19). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
20). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
21). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
22). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
23). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
24). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
25). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
26). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
27). Big South (2) [#1 UNC Asheville] COMPLETED
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 43
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ

7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ
9 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
10 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
11 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
12 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
13 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
14 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
15 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
16 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
17 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
18 Texas A&M #2 SEC 28-9
19 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
20 Arizona #1 PAC 12 25-9
21 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
22 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
23 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
24 California #2 PAC 12 23-11
25 VCU #1 A10 25-11 NCAA AQ
26 Butler #4 BE 22-11
27 Wisconsin #6 BIG 10 22-13
28 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
29 Notre Dame #7 ACC 24-12
30 Texas #5 BIG XII 20-13
31 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
32 Saint Joseph's #2 A10 28-8
33 Florida #3 SEC 21-15
34 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
35 Saint Mary's #2 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
36 Clemson #9 ACC 17-14
37 Florida St. #10 ACC 20-14 --------- At Large Bid Start Rank
38 USC #3 PAC 12 21-13
39 Virginia Tech #11 ACC 20-15
40 Michigan #7 BIG 10 23-13 ----------At Large Bid Range[/color]
41 Dayton #3 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
42 Oregon St. #4 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite

43 UCLA #5 PAC 12 15-17
#44 San Diego St.#1 MWC 28-10


THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL[/b]
KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA Bubble teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
RED Teams selected after my prediction
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RE: Madness College Basketball Poll. ODU rank #1 CUSA TOP #76
03-banghead College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown each AQ simply fills in the 32 AQ leagues. 22 of the 32 AQ spots have been filled. and 4 AT LARGE selections totaling 26, leaving 42 spots for the 68 team field

Bracketolgy Link... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology

MY TOP 5 What?????
WAY TOO HIGH SHOCKED PICKS for the POLL.
Have NOT been picked yet!

I am surprised at the below list of teams, IMO, I see no reason to justify a selection as high as the poll suggest. WHY they have NOT BEEN SELECTED yet is MADNESS.


1) UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 FINALLY
2) Davidson #4 A10 20-13 Selected 9/27
3) Georgetown #6 BE 15-18 Another one bites the dust!
4) UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
5) North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17 Selected 9/20/16

Link for Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking
Link... http://kenpom.com/index.php

Link for Last years 2016 NCAA RPI rankings
Link... https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/

KEY
NCAA AT LARGE teams
NCAA AQ #1 selection each conference
UPDATED 9/29/17

#43 Notre Dame #10 ACC AT LARGE
#44 San Diego State #1 MWC
#45 Davidson #4 Atlantic 10 AT LARGE
#46 Ohio State #7 Big 10 AT LARGE
#47 Colorado #6 PAC 12 AT LARGE
#48 Vanderbilt #4 SEC
#49 Syracuse #11 ACC
#50 Georgetown #6 Big East
#51 Houston #3 American
#52 North Carolina State #12 ACC
#53 Texas Tech #6 Big XII
#54 Iowa #8 Big 10
#55 New Mexico #2 MWC
#56 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA
#57 Georgia #5 SEC
#58 George Washington #5 A-10
#59 Oklahoma State $7 Big XII
#60 Arizona State #7 PAC 12
#61 Long Beach State #1 Big West
#62 Providence #7 Big East
#63 UNLV #3 MWC
#64 Alabama #6 SEC
#65 Utah #8 PAC 12
#66 Baylor #7 Big XII
#67 Washington #9 Pac-12
#68 Buffalo #1 MAC
#69 Marquette #8 Big East
#70 Valparaiso #1 Horizon[/b]
#71 Kansas State #9 Big 12
#72 Princeton #1 Ivy League
#73 Towson #2 CAA
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon

#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #4 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun
##114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in [size=large]BOLD and in parenthesis .


1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, #12 North Carolina State, #11 Syracuse, #10 Notre Dame ]
2). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota, #8 Iowa, #7 Ohio State ]
3). PAC 12 (11) [#11 Stanfo, #10 Oregon State,#9 Washington #8 Utah. #7 Arizona St, #6 #47 Colorado ]
4). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State, #6 Alabama, #5 Georgia, #$ #48 Vanderbilt ]
5). BIG XII (9) #9 Kansas St , #8 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma St, #6 Texas Tech ]
6). Big East (8) [#8 Marquette, #7 Providence, #6 Georgetown ]
7). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure, #5 Geo Wash, #4 Davidson ]
8). American (6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis, #3 Houston]
9). Missouri Valley (5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State)
10). West Coast (4) [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU]
11). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado, #3 UNLV, #2 New Mexico , #1 San Diego St] COMPLETED
12). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston, #2 Towson, #1 UNC Wilmington) COMPLETED

13). Big West [b](4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine , #1 Long Beach St] COMPLETED
14). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron, #1 Buffalo} COMPLETED
15). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay, #1 Valparaiso]COMPLETED
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard , #1 Princeton] COMPLETED

17). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
18). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
19). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
20). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
21). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
22). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
23). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
24). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
25). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
26). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
27). Big South (2) [#1 UNC Asheville] COMPLETED
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 42
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ

7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ
9 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
10 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
11 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
12 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
13 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
14 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
15 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
16 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
17 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
18 Texas A&M #2 SEC 28-9
19 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
20 Arizona #1 PAC 12 25-9
21 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
22 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
23 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
24 California #2 PAC 12 23-11
25 VCU #1 A10 25-11 NCAA AQ
26 Butler #4 BE 22-11
27 Wisconsin #6 BIG 10 22-13
28 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
29 Texas #5 BIG XII 20-13
30 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
31 Saint Joseph's #2 A10 28-8
32 Florida #3 SEC 21-15
33 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
34 Saint Mary's #2 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
35 Clemson #9 ACC 17-14
36 Florida St. #10 ACC 20-14 --------- At Large Bid Start Rank
37 USC #3 PAC 12 21-13
38 Virginia Tech #11 ACC 20-15
39 Michigan #7 BIG 10 23-13 ----------At Large Bid Range[/color]
49 Dayton #3 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
41 Oregon St. #4 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite

42 UCLA #5 PAC 12 15-17
43 Notre Dame #7 ACC 24-12

THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL

KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA AT LARGE teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
RED Teams selected after my prediction
(This post was last modified: 09-29-2016 09:02 AM by ODU Oldtimer.)
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RE: Madness College Basketball Poll. ODU rank #1 CUSA TOP #76
03-banghead College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown each AQ simply fills in the 32 AQ leagues. 22 of the 32 AQ spots have been filled. and 5 AT LARGE selections totaling 27, leaving 41 spots for the 68 team field

Bracketolgy Link... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology

MY TOP 5 What?????
WAY TOO HIGH SHOCKED PICKS for the POLL.
Have NOT been picked yet!

I am surprised at the below list of teams, IMO, I see no reason to justify a selection as high as the poll suggest. WHY they have NOT BEEN SELECTED yet is MADNESS.


1) UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 FINALLY
2) Davidson #4 A10 20-13 Selected 9/27
3) Georgetown #6 BE 15-18 Another one bites the dust!
4) UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
5) North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17 Selected 9/20/16

Link for Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking
Link... http://kenpom.com/index.php

Link for Last years 2016 NCAA RPI rankings
Link... https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/

KEY
NCAA AT LARGE teams
NCAA AQ #1 selection each conference

UPDATED 9/30/17

#42 Texas A&M #3 SEC AT LARGE
#43 Notre Dame #10 ACC AT LARGE
#44 San Diego State #1 MWC
#45 Davidson #4 Atlantic 10 AT LARGE
#46 Ohio State #7 Big 10 AT LARGE
#47 Colorado #6 PAC 12 AT LARGE
#48 Vanderbilt #4 SEC
#49 Syracuse #11 ACC
#50 Georgetown #6 Big East
#51 Houston #3 American
#52 North Carolina State #12 ACC
#53 Texas Tech #6 Big XII
#54 Iowa #8 Big 10
#55 New Mexico #2 MWC
#56 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA
#57 Georgia #5 SEC
#58 George Washington #5 A-10
#59 Oklahoma State $7 Big XII
#60 Arizona State #7 PAC 12
#61 Long Beach State #1 Big West
#62 Providence #7 Big East
#63 UNLV #3 MWC
#64 Alabama #6 SEC
#65 Utah #8 PAC 12
#66 Baylor #7 Big XII
#67 Washington #9 Pac-12
#68 Buffalo #1 MAC
#69 Marquette #8 Big East
#70 Valparaiso #1 Horizon[/b]
#71 Kansas State #9 Big 12
#72 Princeton #1 Ivy League
#73 Towson #2 CAA
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon

#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #4 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun
##114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in [size=large]BOLD and in parenthesis .


1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, #12 North Carolina State, #11 Syracuse, #10 Notre Dame ]
2). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota, #8 Iowa, #7 Ohio State ]
3). PAC 12 (11) [#11 Stanfo, #10 Oregon State,#9 Washington #8 Utah. #7 Arizona St, #6 #47 Colorado ]
4). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State, #6 Alabama, #5 Georgia, #4 Vanderbilt , #3 Texas A&M ]
5). BIG XII (9) #9 Kansas St , #8 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma St, #6 Texas Tech ]
6). Big East (8) [#8 Marquette, #7 Providence, #6 Georgetown ]
7). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure, #5 Geo Wash, #4 Davidson ]
8). American (6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis, #3 Houston]
9). Missouri Valley (5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State)
10). West Coast (4) [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU]
11). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado, #3 UNLV, #2 New Mexico , #1 San Diego St] COMPLETED
12). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston, #2 Towson, #1 UNC Wilmington) COMPLETED

13). Big West [b](4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine , #1 Long Beach St] COMPLETED
14). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron, #1 Buffalo} COMPLETED
15). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay, #1 Valparaiso]COMPLETED
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard , #1 Princeton] COMPLETED

17). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
18). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
19). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
20). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
21). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
22). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
23). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
24). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
25). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
26). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
27). Big South (2) [#1 UNC Asheville] COMPLETED
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 41
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ

7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ
9 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
10 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
11 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
12 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
13 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
14 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
15 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
16 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
17 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
18 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
19 Arizona #1 PAC 12 25-9
20 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
21 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
22 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
23 California #2 PAC 12 23-11
24 VCU #1 A10 25-11 NCAA AQ
25 Butler #4 BE 22-11
26 Wisconsin #6 BIG 10 22-13
27 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
28 Texas #5 BIG XII 20-13
29 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
30 Saint Joseph's #2 A10 28-8
31 Florida #2 SEC 21-15
32 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
33 Saint Mary's #2 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
34 Clemson #9 ACC 17-14
35 5Florida St. #10 ACC 20-14
36 USC #3 PAC 12 21-13
37 Virginia Tech #11 ACC 20-15
38 Michigan #7 BIG 10 23-13 ----------At Large Bid Range[/color]
39 Dayton #3 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
40 Oregon St. #4 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite

41 UCLA #5 PAC 12 15-17
42 Texas A&M #3 SEC 28-9

THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL

KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA AT LARGE teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
RED Teams selected after my prediction
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RE: Madness College Basketball Poll. ODU rank #1 CUSA TOP #76
03-banghead College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown each AQ simply fills in the 32 AQ leagues. 22 of the 32 AQ spots have been filled. and 6 AT LARGE selections totaling 28, leaving 40 spots for the 68 team field


Bracketolgy Link... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology

MY TOP 5 What?????
WAY TOO HIGH SHOCKED PICKS for the POLL.
Have NOT been picked yet!

I am surprised at the below list of teams, IMO, I see no reason to justify a selection as high as the poll suggest. WHY they have NOT BEEN SELECTED yet is MADNESS. [/b]

1) UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 FINALLY
2) Davidson #4 A10 20-13 Selected 9/27
3) Georgetown #6 BE 15-18 Another one bites the dust!
4) UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
5) North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17 Selected 9/20/16

Link for Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking
Link... http://kenpom.com/index.php

Link for Last years 2016 NCAA RPI rankings
Link... https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/

KEY
NCAA AT LARGE teams
NCAA AQ #1 selection each conference

UPDATED 10/01/16

#41 Michigan #6 AT LARGE
#42 Texas A&M #3 SEC AT LARGE
#43 Notre Dame #10 ACC AT LARGE
#44 San Diego State #1 MWC
#45 Davidson #4 Atlantic 10 AT LARGE
#46 Ohio State #7 Big 10 AT LARGE
#47 Colorado #6 PAC 12 AT LARGE
#48 Vanderbilt #4 SEC
#49 Syracuse #11 ACC
#50 Georgetown #6 Big East
#51 Houston #3 American
#52 North Carolina State #12 ACC
#53 Texas Tech #6 Big XII
#54 Iowa #8 Big 10
#55 New Mexico #2 MWC
#56 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA
#57 Georgia #5 SEC
#58 George Washington #5 A-10
#59 Oklahoma State $7 Big XII
#60 Arizona State #7 PAC 12
#61 Long Beach State #1 Big West
#62 Providence #7 Big East
#63 UNLV #3 MWC
#64 Alabama #6 SEC
#65 Utah #8 PAC 12
#66 Baylor #7 Big XII
#67 Washington #9 Pac-12
#68 Buffalo #1 MAC
#69 Marquette #8 Big East
#70 Valparaiso #1 Horizon[/b]
#71 Kansas State #9 Big 12
#72 Princeton #1 Ivy League
#73 Towson #2 CAA
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon

#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #4 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun
##114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in [size=large]BOLD and in parenthesis .


1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, #12 North Carolina State, #11 Syracuse, #10 Notre Dame ]
2). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota, #8 Iowa, #7 Ohio State, #6 Michigan]
3). PAC 12 (11) [#11 Stanfo, #10 Oregon State,#9 Washington #8 Utah. #7 Arizona St, #6 #47 Colorado ]
4). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State, #6 Alabama, #5 Georgia, #4 Vanderbilt , #3 Texas A&M ]
5). BIG XII (9) #9 Kansas St , #8 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma St, #6 Texas Tech ]
6). Big East (8) [#8 Marquette, #7 Providence, #6 Georgetown ]
7). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure, #5 Geo Wash, #4 Davidson ]
8). American (6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis, #3 Houston]
9). Missouri Valley (5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State)
10). West Coast (4) [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU]
11). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado, #3 UNLV, #2 New Mexico , #1 San Diego St] COMPLETED
12). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston, #2 Towson, #1 UNC Wilmington) COMPLETED

13). Big West [b](4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine , #1 Long Beach St] COMPLETED
14). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron, #1 Buffalo} COMPLETED
15). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay, #1 Valparaiso]COMPLETED
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard , #1 Princeton] COMPLETED

17). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
18). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
19). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
20). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
21). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
22). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
23). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
24). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
25). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
26). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
27). Big South (2) [#1 UNC Asheville] COMPLETED
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 40
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ

7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ
9 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
10 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
11 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
12 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
13 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
14 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
15 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
16 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
17 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
18 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
19 Arizona #1 PAC 12 25-9
20 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
21 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
22 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
23 California #2 PAC 12 23-11
24 VCU #1 A10 25-11 NCAA AQ
25 Butler #4 BE 22-11
26 Wisconsin #6 BIG 10 22-13
27 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
28 Texas #5 BIG XII 20-13
29 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
30 Saint Joseph's #2 A10 28-8
31 Florida #2 SEC 21-15
32 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
33 Saint Mary's #2 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
34 Clemson #9 ACC 17-14
35 5Florida St. #10 ACC 20-14
36 USC #3 PAC 12 21-13
37 Virginia Tech #11 ACC 20-15
38 Dayton #3 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
39 Oregon St. #4 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite

40 UCLA #5 PAC 12 15-17
41 Michigan #7 BIG 10 23-13

THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL

KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA AT LARGE teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
RED Teams selected after my prediction
(This post was last modified: 10-01-2016 09:10 AM by ODU Oldtimer.)
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Post: #74
RE: Madness College Basketball Poll. ODU rank #1 CUSA TOP #76
03-banghead College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown each AQ simply fills in the 32 AQ leagues. 22 of the 32 AQ spots have been filled. and 7 AT LARGE selections totaling 29, leaving 39 spots for the 68 team field

Bracketolgy Link... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology

MY TOP 5 What?????
WAY TOO HIGH SHOCKED PICKS for the POLL.
Have NOT been picked yet!

I am surprised at the below list of teams, IMO, I see no reason to justify a selection as high as the poll suggest. WHY they have NOT BEEN SELECTED yet is MADNESS.


1) UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 FINALLY
2) Davidson #4 A10 20-13 Selected 9/27
3) Georgetown #6 BE 15-18 Another one bites the dust!
4) UCLA #6 PAC 12 15-17
5) North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17 Selected 9/20/16

Link for Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking
Link... http://kenpom.com/index.php

Link for Last years 2016 NCAA RPI rankings
Link... https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/

KEY
NCAA AT LARGE teams
NCAA AQ #1 selection each conference

UPDATED 10/02/16

#40 Clemson #9 ACC AT LARGE
#41 Michigan #6 Big 10 AT LARGE
#42 Texas A&M #3 SEC AT LARGE
#43 Notre Dame #10 ACC AT LARGE
#44 San Diego State #1 MWC
#45 Davidson #4 Atlantic 10 AT LARGE
#46 Ohio State #7 Big 10 AT LARGE
#47 Colorado #6 PAC 12 AT LARGE
#48 Vanderbilt #4 SEC
#49 Syracuse #11 ACC
#50 Georgetown #6 Big East
#51 Houston #3 American
#52 North Carolina State #12 ACC
#53 Texas Tech #6 Big XII
#54 Iowa #8 Big 10
#55 New Mexico #2 MWC
#56 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA
#57 Georgia #5 SEC
#58 George Washington #5 A-10
#59 Oklahoma State $7 Big XII
#60 Arizona State #7 PAC 12
#61 Long Beach State #1 Big West
#62 Providence #7 Big East
#63 UNLV #3 MWC
#64 Alabama #6 SEC
#65 Utah #8 PAC 12
#66 Baylor #7 Big XII
#67 Washington #9 Pac-12
#68 Buffalo #1 MAC
#69 Marquette #8 Big East
#70 Valparaiso #1 Horizon[/b]
#71 Kansas State #9 Big 12
#72 Princeton #1 Ivy League
#73 Towson #2 CAA
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon

#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #4 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun
##114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in [size=large]BOLD and in parenthesis .


1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, #12 North Carolina State, #11 Syracuse, #10 Notre Dame, #9 Clemson]
2). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota, #8 Iowa, #7 Ohio State, #6 Michigan]
3). PAC 12 (11) [#11 Stanfo, #10 Oregon State,#9 Washington #8 Utah. #7 Arizona St, #6 #47 Colorado ]
4). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State, #6 Alabama, #5 Georgia, #4 Vanderbilt , #3 Texas A&M ]
5). BIG XII (9) #9 Kansas St , #8 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma St, #6 Texas Tech ]
6). Big East (8) [#8 Marquette, #7 Providence, #6 Georgetown ]
7). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure, #5 Geo Wash, #4 Davidson ]
8). American (6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis, #3 Houston]
9). Missouri Valley (5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State)
10). West Coast (4) [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU]
11). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado, #3 UNLV, #2 New Mexico , #1 San Diego St] COMPLETED
12). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston, #2 Towson, #1 UNC Wilmington) COMPLETED

13). Big West [b](4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine , #1 Long Beach St] COMPLETED
14). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron, #1 Buffalo} COMPLETED
15). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay, #1 Valparaiso]COMPLETED
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard , #1 Princeton] COMPLETED

17). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
18). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
19). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
20). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
21). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
22). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
23). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
24). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
25). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
26). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
27). Big South (2) [#1 UNC Asheville] COMPLETED
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 40
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ

7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ
9 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
10 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
11 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
12 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
13 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
14 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
15 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
16 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
17 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
18 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
19 Arizona #1 PAC 12 25-9
20 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
21 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
22 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
23 California #2 PAC 12 23-11
24 VCU #1 A10 25-11 NCAA AQ
25 Butler #4 BE 22-11
26 Wisconsin #6 BIG 10 22-13
27 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
28 Texas #5 BIG XII 20-13
29 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
30 Saint Joseph's #2 A10 28-8
31 Florida #2 SEC 21-15
32 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
33 Saint Mary's #2 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
34 Florida St. #10 ACC 20-14
35 USC #3 PAC 12 21-13
36 Virginia Tech #11 ACC 20-15
37 Dayton #3 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
38 Oregon St. #4 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite

39 UCLA #5 PAC 12 15-17
40 Clemson #9 ACC 17-14

THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL

KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA AT LARGE teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
RED Teams selected after my prediction
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RE: Madness College Basketball Poll. ODU rank #1 CUSA TOP #76
03-banghead College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown each AQ simply fills in the 32 AQ leagues. 22 of the 32 AQ spots have been filled. and 8 AT LARGE selections totaling 30, leaving 38 spots for the 68 team field

Bracketolgy Link... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology

MY TOP 5 What?????
WAY TOO HIGH SHOCKED PICKS for the POLL.
Have NOT been picked yet!

I am surprised at the below list of teams, IMO, I see no reason to justify a selection as high as the poll suggest. WHY they have NOT BEEN SELECTED yet is MADNESS.


1) UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 FINALLY
2) Davidson #4 A10 20-13 Selected 9/27
3) Georgetown #6 BE 15-18 Another one bites the dust!
4) UCLA #4 PAC 12 15-17
5) North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17 Selected 9/20/16

Link for Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking
Link... http://kenpom.com/index.php

Link for Last years 2016 NCAA RPI rankings
Link... https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/

KEY
NCAA AT LARGE teams
NCAA AQ #1 selection each conference

UPDATED 10/03/16

#39 California # 5 PAC 12 AT LARGE
#40 Clemson #9 ACC AT LARGE
#41 Michigan #6 Big 10 AT LARGE
#42 Texas A&M #3 SEC AT LARGE
#43 Notre Dame #10 ACC AT LARGE
#44 San Diego State #1 MWC
#45 Davidson #4 Atlantic 10 AT LARGE
#46 Ohio State #7 Big 10 AT LARGE
#47 Colorado #6 PAC 12 AT LARGE
#48 Vanderbilt #4 SEC
#49 Syracuse #11 ACC
#50 Georgetown #6 Big East
#51 Houston #3 American
#52 North Carolina State #12 ACC
#53 Texas Tech #6 Big XII
#54 Iowa #8 Big 10
#55 New Mexico #2 MWC
#56 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA
#57 Georgia #5 SEC
#58 George Washington #5 A-10
#59 Oklahoma State $7 Big XII
#60 Arizona State #7 PAC 12
#61 Long Beach State #1 Big West
#62 Providence #7 Big East
#63 UNLV #3 MWC
#64 Alabama #6 SEC
#65 Utah #8 PAC 12
#66 Baylor #7 Big XII
#67 Washington #9 Pac-12
#68 Buffalo #1 MAC
#69 Marquette #8 Big East
#70 Valparaiso #1 Horizon[/b]
#71 Kansas State #9 Big 12
#72 Princeton #1 Ivy League
#73 Towson #2 CAA
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon

#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #4 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun
##114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in [size=large]BOLD and in parenthesis .


1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, #12 North Carolina State, #11 Syracuse, #10 Notre Dame, #9 Clemson]
2). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota, #8 Iowa, #7 Ohio State, #6 Michigan]
3). PAC 12 (11) [#11 Stanfo, #10 Oregon State,#9 Washington #8 Utah. #7 Arizona St, #6 Colorado, #5 California]
4). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State, #6 Alabama, #5 Georgia, #4 Vanderbilt , #3 Texas A&M ]
5). BIG XII (9) #9 Kansas St , #8 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma St, #6 Texas Tech ]
6). Big East (8) [#8 Marquette, #7 Providence, #6 Georgetown ]
7). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure, #5 Geo Wash, #4 Davidson ]
8). American (6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis, #3 Houston]
9). Missouri Valley (5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State)
10). West Coast (4) [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU]
11). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado, #3 UNLV, #2 New Mexico , #1 San Diego St] COMPLETED
12). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston, #2 Towson, #1 UNC Wilmington) COMPLETED

13). Big West [b](4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine , #1 Long Beach St] COMPLETED
14). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron, #1 Buffalo} COMPLETED
15). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay, #1 Valparaiso]COMPLETED
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard , #1 Princeton] COMPLETED

17). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
18). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
19). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
20). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
21). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
22). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
23). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
24). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
25). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
26). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
27). Big South (2) [#1 UNC Asheville] COMPLETED
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 40
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ

7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ
9 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
10 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
11 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
12 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
13 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
14 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
15 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
16 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
17 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
18 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
19 Arizona #1 PAC 12 25-9
20 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
21 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
22 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
24 VCU #1 A10 25-11 NCAA AQ
25 Butler #4 BE 22-11
26 Wisconsin #6 BIG 10 22-13
27 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
28 Texas #5 BIG XII 20-13
28 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
29 Saint Joseph's #2 A10 28-8
30 Florida #2 SEC 21-15
31 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
32 Saint Mary's #2 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
33 Florida St. #10 ACC 20-14
34 USC #2 PAC 12 21-13
35 Virginia Tech #11 ACC 20-15
36 Dayton #3 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
37 Oregon St. #3 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite

38 UCLA #4 PAC 12 15-17
39 California #5 PAC 12 23-11

THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL

KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA AT LARGE teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
RED Teams selected after my prediction
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RE: Madness College Basketball Poll. ODU rank #1 CUSA TOP #76
03-banghead College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown each AQ simply fills in the 32 AQ leagues. 22 of the 32 AQ spots have been filled. and 9 AT LARGE selections totaling 31, leaving 37 spots for the 68 team field

Bracketolgy Link... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology

MY TOP 5 What?????
WAY TOO HIGH SHOCKED PICKS for the POLL.
Have NOT been picked yet!

I am surprised at the below list of teams, IMO, I see no reason to justify a selection as high as the poll suggest. WHY they have NOT BEEN SELECTED yet is MADNESS.


1) UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 FINALLY
2) Davidson #4 A10 20-13 Selected 9/27
3) Georgetown #6 BE 15-18 Another one bites the dust!
4) UCLA #4 PAC 12 15-17
5) North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17 Selected 9/20/16

Link for Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking
Link... http://kenpom.com/index.php

Link for Last years 2016 NCAA RPI rankings
Link... https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/

KEY
NCAA AT LARGE teams
NCAA AQ #1 selection each conference

UPDATED 10/04/16

#38 VCU #3 A10
#39 California # 5 PAC 12 AT LARGE
#40 Clemson #9 ACC AT LARGE
#41 Michigan #6 Big 10 AT LARGE
#42 Texas A&M #3 SEC AT LARGE
#43 Notre Dame #10 ACC AT LARGE
#44 San Diego State #1 MWC
#45 Davidson #4 Atlantic 10 AT LARGE
#46 Ohio State #7 Big 10 AT LARGE
#47 Colorado #6 PAC 12 AT LARGE
#48 Vanderbilt #4 SEC
#49 Syracuse #11 ACC
#50 Georgetown #6 Big East
#51 Houston #3 American
#52 North Carolina State #12 ACC
#53 Texas Tech #6 Big XII
#54 Iowa #8 Big 10
#55 New Mexico #2 MWC
#56 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA
#57 Georgia #5 SEC
#58 George Washington #5 A-10
#59 Oklahoma State $7 Big XII
#60 Arizona State #7 PAC 12
#61 Long Beach State #1 Big West
#62 Providence #7 Big East
#63 UNLV #3 MWC
#64 Alabama #6 SEC
#65 Utah #8 PAC 12
#66 Baylor #7 Big XII
#67 Washington #9 Pac-12
#68 Buffalo #1 MAC
#69 Marquette #8 Big East
#70 Valparaiso #1 Horizon[/b]
#71 Kansas State #9 Big 12
#72 Princeton #1 Ivy League
#73 Towson #2 CAA
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon

#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #4 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun
##114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in [size=large]BOLD and in parenthesis .


1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, #12 North Carolina State, #11 Syracuse, #10 Notre Dame, #9 Clemson]
2). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota, #8 Iowa, #7 Ohio State, #6 Michigan]
3). PAC 12 (11) [#11 Stanfo, #10 Oregon State,#9 Washington #8 Utah. #7 Arizona St, #6 Colorado, #5 California]
4). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State, #6 Alabama, #5 Georgia, #4 Vanderbilt , #3 Texas A&M ]
5). BIG XII (9) #9 Kansas St , #8 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma St, #6 Texas Tech ]
6). Big East (8) [#8 Marquette, #7 Providence, #6 Georgetown ]
7). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure, #5 Geo Wash, #4 Davidson, #3 VCU ]
8). American (6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis, #3 Houston]
9). Missouri Valley (5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State)
10). West Coast (4) [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU]
11). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado, #3 UNLV, #2 New Mexico , #1 San Diego St] COMPLETED
12). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston, #2 Towson, #1 UNC Wilmington) COMPLETED

13). Big West [b](4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine , #1 Long Beach St] COMPLETED
14). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron, #1 Buffalo} COMPLETED
15). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay, #1 Valparaiso]COMPLETED
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard , #1 Princeton] COMPLETED

17). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
18). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
19). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
20). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
21). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
22). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
23). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
24). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
25). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
26). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
27). Big South (2) [#1 UNC Asheville] COMPLETED
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 37
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ

7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ
9 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
10 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
11 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
12 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
13 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
14 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
15 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
16 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
17 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
18 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
19 Arizona #1 PAC 12 25-9
20 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
21 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
22 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
23 Butler #4 BE 22-11
24 Wisconsin #6 BIG 10 22-13
25 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
26 Texas #5 BIG XII 20-13
27 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
28 Saint Joseph's #1 A10 28-8
29 Florida #2 SEC 21-15
30 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
31 Saint Mary's #2 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
32 Florida St. #10 ACC 20-14
33 USC #2 PAC 12 21-13
34 Virginia Tech #11 ACC 20-15
35 Dayton #2 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
36 Oregon St. #3 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite

37 UCLA #4 PAC 12 15-17
38 VCU #3 A10 25-11

THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL

KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA AT LARGE teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
RED Teams selected after my prediction
(This post was last modified: 10-04-2016 09:44 AM by ODU Oldtimer.)
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Post: #77
RE: Madness College Basketball Poll. ODU rank #1 CUSA TOP #76
03-banghead College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown each AQ simply fills in the 32 AQ leagues. 23 of the 32 AQ spots have been filled. and 9 AT LARGE selections totaling 32, leaving 36 spots for the 68 team field

Bracketolgy Link... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology

MY TOP 5 What?????
WAY TOO HIGH SHOCKED PICKS for the POLL.
Have NOT been picked yet!

I am surprised at the below list of teams, IMO, I see no reason to justify a selection as high as the poll suggest. WHY they have NOT BEEN SELECTED yet is MADNESS.


1) UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 FINALLY
2) Davidson #4 A10 20-13 Selected 9/27
3) Georgetown #6 BE 15-18 Another one bites the dust!
4) UCLA #4 PAC 12 15-17
5) North Carolina St. #12 ACC 16-17 Selected 9/20/16

Link for Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking
Link... http://kenpom.com/index.php

Link for Last years 2016 NCAA RPI rankings
Link... https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/

KEY
NCAA AT LARGE teams
NCAA AQ #1 selection each conference

UPDATED 10/05/16

#37 Wichita State #1 MVC AQ
#38 VCU #3 A10 AT LARGE
#39 California # 5 PAC 12 AT LARGE
#40 Clemson #9 ACC AT LARGE
#41 Michigan #6 Big 10 AT LARGE
#42 Texas A&M #3 SEC AT LARGE
#43 Notre Dame #10 ACC AT LARGE
#44 San Diego State #1 MWC
#45 Davidson #4 Atlantic 10 AT LARGE
#46 Ohio State #7 Big 10 AT LARGE
#47 Colorado #6 PAC 12 AT LARGE
#48 Vanderbilt #4 SEC
#49 Syracuse #11 ACC
#50 Georgetown #6 Big East
#51 Houston #3 American
#52 North Carolina State #12 ACC
#53 Texas Tech #6 Big XII
#54 Iowa #8 Big 10
#55 New Mexico #2 MWC
#56 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA AQ
#57 Georgia #5 SEC
#58 George Washington #5 A-10
#59 Oklahoma State $7 Big XII
#60 Arizona State #7 PAC 12
#61 Long Beach State #1 Big West AQ
#62 Providence #7 Big East
#63 UNLV #3 MWC
#64 Alabama #6 SEC
#65 Utah #8 PAC 12
#66 Baylor #7 Big XII
#67 Washington #9 Pac-12
#68 Buffalo #1 MAC AQ
#69 Marquette #8 Big East
#70 Valparaiso #1 Horizon AQ [/b]
#71 Kansas State #9 Big 12
#72 Princeton #1 Ivy League AQ
#73 Towson #2 CAA
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA AQ
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC AQ
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley AQ
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon AQ

#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit AQ
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #4 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East AQ
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC AQ
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt AQ
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky AQ
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun AQ
##114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland AQ d
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big SouthAQ
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot AQ
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC AQ
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC AQ
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC AQ
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in [size=large]BOLD and in parenthesis .


1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, #12 North Carolina State, #11 Syracuse, #10 Notre Dame, #9 Clemson]
2). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota, #8 Iowa, #7 Ohio State, #6 Michigan]
3). PAC 12 (11) [#11 Stanfo, #10 Oregon State,#9 Washington #8 Utah. #7 Arizona St, #6 Colorado, #5 California]
4). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State, #6 Alabama, #5 Georgia, #4 Vanderbilt , #3 Texas A&M ]
5). BIG XII (9) #9 Kansas St , #8 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma St, #6 Texas Tech ]
6). Big East (8) [#8 Marquette, #7 Providence, #6 Georgetown ]
7). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure, #5 Geo Wash, #4 Davidson, #3 VCU ]
8). American (6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis, #3 Houston]
9). West Coast (4)[/b] [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU]
10). Missouri Valley (5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State, #1 Wichita St) COMPLETED
11). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado, #3 UNLV, #2 New Mexico , #1 San Diego St] COMPLETED
12). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston, #2 Towson, #1 UNC Wilmington) COMPLETED

13). Big West [b](4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine , #1 Long Beach St] COMPLETED
14). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron, #1 Buffalo} COMPLETED
15). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay, #1 Valparaiso]COMPLETED
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard , #1 Princeton] COMPLETED

17). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
18). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
19). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
20). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
21). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
22). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
23). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
24). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
25). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
26). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
27). Big South (2) [#1 UNC Asheville] COMPLETED
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 36
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ

7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
9 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
10 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
11 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
12 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
13 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
14 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
15 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
16 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
17 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
18 Arizona #1 PAC 12 25-9
19 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
20 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
21 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
22 Butler #4 BE 22-11
23 Wisconsin #6 BIG 10 22-13
24 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
25 Texas #5 BIG XII 20-13
26 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
27 Saint Joseph's #1 A10 28-8
28 Florida #2 SEC 21-15
29 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
30 Saint Mary's #2 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
31 Florida St. #10 ACC 20-14
32 USC #2 PAC 12 21-13
33 Virginia Tech #11 ACC 20-15
34 Dayton #2 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
35 Oregon St. #3 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite

36 UCLA #4 PAC 12 15-17
37 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ[ /color]

THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL

KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA AT LARGE teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
[color=#FF0000]RED Teams selected after my prediction
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(10-05-2016 09:52 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  I am a big fan of you OldTimer but why not just edit the first post with the updated rankings and make a new post for your projections? The way you're updating makes it hard to read on mobile.


I will go back to the first post and start Updating that post. If others think that is better I will gladly try this. If anyone has any suggestions or comments how to make this better or easier to follow and read , I am always open to suggestions.


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(10-05-2016 09:52 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  I am a big fan of you OldTimer but why not just edit the first post with the updated rankings and make a new post for your projections? The way you're updating makes it hard to read on mobile.


I will go back to the first post and start Updating that post. If others think that is better I will gladly try this. If anyone has any suggestions or comments how to make this better or easier to follow and read I am always open.


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I agree with the drunk. I stopped trying to even read this thread because each post is so big.
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