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!
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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/
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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]
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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