CSNbbs

USA Today made these predictions:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca...w/2667573/

Champion: Tulsa

East

East Carolina: 7-5, 6-2
Marshall: 8-4, 6-2
Southern Mississippi: 6-6, 5-3
Middle Tennessee State: 6-6, 4-4
UAB: 4-8, 3-5
Florida Atlantic: 4-8, 3-5
Florida International: 3-9, 2-6

West

Tulsa: 10-2, 8-0
Rice: 6-6, 5-3
Louisiana Tech: 6-6, 4-4
North Texas: 5-7, 4-4
Tulane: 4-8, 3-5
Texas-El Paso: 3-9, 2-6
Texas-San Antonio: 1-11, 1-7


I think UAB will do better than they predict, So Miss not as good as they predict. I am not sold that Marshall will finish 2nd, and I sure don't think will win 8 games. Most of the other predictions I think are pretty good. I am still learning about some of these teams.

I hope the conference has at least one team that can do better than .500 out of conference. USA Today doesn't have anyone picked better than 2-2 OOC.

First place, 2-2 out of conference.

Yeah they have a few teams at 2-2 OOC and most at 1-3, zero at 4-0 and zero at 3-1, and only 1 at 0-4 OOC.

I would have to look at the games, but like UAB I think most if not all of C-USA are playing good OOC opponents, and thus have likely losses. I would think if you look at history and what happens most years, if I had to bet something similar will happen.

I do think a team or two will be 3-1 OOC.