Black Sports : NCAA BasketBall 09 March Madness !

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Midwest Majority

So which league has the most representatives in the latest Bracketology? If you guessed the ACC or the Big East, you'd be like most of us … but you'd also be wrong. These most likely to help set the
field of 64

Big Ten (8)
Mich st./Purdue/Illinois/Penn st./Wisconsin/Ohio st./Minnesota/Michigan

ACC (6)
North Carolina/Duke/Wake Forest/Clemson/Boston College/Florida st./

Big East (7)
Connecticut/Pittsburgh/Marquette/Louisville/Villanova/Syracuse/W.Virginia

Pac-10 (5)
Washington/Arizona st./UCLA/Arizona/California

SEC (3)
Florida/south carolina/Kentucky/

Big 12 (4)
Oklahoma/kansas/Missouri/Texas

Mountain West (4)
Utah/UNLV/San Diego st./Brigham young

Atlantic 10 (4)
Dayton/Xavier/Rhode Island/Temple



The Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll, with number of first-place votes and record in parentheses,

NCAA
1. Connecticut (66) 24-1 1,794 1
Last Week: Def. Syracuse 63-49 (2/11), Def. Seton Hall 62-54 (2/14)
This Week: Lost to Pittsburgh 76-68 (2/16), 2/21 vs. South Florida (8-17)
2. Oklahoma (4) 25-1 1,709 2
Last Week: Def. Baylor 78-63 (2/11), Def. Texas Tech 95-74 (2/14)
This Week: 2/21 at Texas (17-8)
3. North Carolina (2) 23-2 1,676 3
Last Week: Def. Duke 101-87 (2/11), Def. Miami (FL) 69-65 (2/15)
This Week: Def. North Carolina State 89-80 (2/18), 2/21 at Maryland (16-9)
4. Pittsburgh 23-2 1,589 4
Last Week: Def. West Virginia 70-59 (2/9), Def. Cincinnati 85-69 (2/14)
This Week: Def. Connecticut 76-68 (2/16), 2/21 vs. DePaul (8-18)
5. Memphis 22-3 1,465 8
Last Week: Def. Tulsa 63-37 (2/11), Def. Southern Miss 72-47 (2/14)
This Week: Def. Southern Methodist 90-47 (2/18), 2/21 at UTEP (16-9)
6. Michigan State 20-4 1,443 9
Last Week: Def. Michigan 54-42 (2/10)
This Week: Lost to Purdue 72-54 (2/17), 2/22 vs. Wisconsin (17-9) Tickets
7. Louisville 19-5 1,280 5
Last Week: Lost to Notre Dame 90-57 (2/12), Def. DePaul 99-54 (2/15)
This Week: Def. Providence 94-76 (2/18), 2/21 at Cincinnati (17-9) Tickets
8. Wake Forest 19-4 1,217 7
Last Week: Lost to North Carolina State 82-76 (2/11), Def. Florida State 86-63 (2/14)
This Week: Def. Georgia Tech 87-69 (2/18), 2/22 at Duke (21-5) Tickets
9. Duke 20-5 1,048 6
Last Week: Lost to North Carolina 101-87 (2/11), Lost to Boston College 80-74 (2/15)
This Week: Def. St. John's 76-69 (2/19), 2/22 vs. Wake Forest (20-4)
10. Marquette 21-4 1,045 10
Last Week: Lost to Villanova 102-84 (2/10), Def. St. John's 73-59 (2/14)
This Week: Def. Seton Hall 79-67 (2/17), 2/21 at Georgetown (14-10)
11. Missouri 22-4 1,041 17
Last Week: Def. Kansas 62-60 (2/9), Def. Nebraska 70-47 (2/14)
This Week: 2/21 at Colorado (9-16)
12. Villanova 20-5 983 13
Last Week: Def. Marquette 102-84 (2/10), Lost to West Virginia 93-72 (2/13)
This Week: Def. Rutgers 82-72 (2/19), 2/22 at Syracuse (19-7) Tickets
13. Clemson 20-4 939 12
Last Week: Def. Boston College 87-77 (2/10), Lost to Virginia 85-81 (2/15)
This Week: Def. Maryland 93-64 (2/17), 2/22 at Georgia Tech (10-15) Tickets
14. Arizona State 20-5 830 18
Last Week: Def. UCLA 74-67 (2/12), Def. USC 65-53 (2/15)
This Week: 2/22 vs. Arizona (18-8) Tickets
15. Kansas 20-5 651 16
Last Week: Lost to Missouri 62-60 (2/9), Def. Kansas State 85-74 (2/14)
This Week: Def. Iowa State 72-55 (2/18), 2/21 vs. Nebraska (16-8)
16. Xavier 21-4 646 14
Last Week: Lost to Dayton 71-58 (2/11), Def. Fordham 88-53 (2/14)
This Week: Lost to Charlotte 65-60 (2/19), 2/22 vs. George Washington (8-15)
17. Gonzaga 19-5 599 19
Last Week: Def. Saint Mary's 72-70 (2/12), Def. San Francisco 78-73 (2/14)
This Week: Def. Loyola Marymount 91-54 (2/19), 2/21 vs. Pepperdine (8-19)
18. Illinois 21-5 589 22
Last Week: Def. Northwestern 60-59 (2/12), Def. Indiana 65-52 (2/15)
This Week: Lost to Penn State 38-33 (2/18), 2/22 at Ohio State (17-7)
19. Purdue 19-6 582 20
Last Week: Def. Penn State 61-47 (2/11), Def. Iowa 49-45 (2/14)
This Week: Def. Michigan State 72-54 (2/17), 2/21 vs. Indiana (6-19)
20. UCLA 19-6 473 11
Last Week: Lost to Arizona State 74-67 (2/12), Lost to Arizona 84-72 (2/14)
This Week: Def. Washington 85-76 (2/19), 2/21 vs. Washington State (13-13)
21. Butler 22-3 373 15
Last Week: Def. Illinois-Chicago 80-61 (2/13), Lost to Loyola (IL) 71-67 (2/15)
This Week: Lost to Milwaukee 63-60 (2/18), 2/21 at Davidson (22-5) Tickets
22. Washington 19-6 334 NR
Last Week: Def. Oregon State 79-60 (2/12), Def. Oregon 103-84 (2/14)
This Week: Lost to UCLA 85-76 (2/19), 2/21 at USC (16-9) Tickets
23. LSU 21-4 294 NR
Last Week: Def. Mississippi State 97-94 (2/11), Def. Mississippi 73-66 (2/14)
This Week: Def. Arkansas 72-69 (2/18), 2/21 vs. Auburn (17-9) Tickets
24. Syracuse 19-7 207 23
Last Week: Lost to Connecticut 63-49 (2/11), Def. Georgetown 98-94 (2/14)
This Week: 2/22 vs. Villanova (21-5) Tickets
25. Dayton 23-3 194 NR
Last Week: Def. Xavier 71-58 (2/11), Def. Richmond 69-63 (2/14)
This Week: 2/21 at Saint Louis (16-10) Tickets
Others Receiving Votes
Texas 83, Utah State 72, Ohio State 45, Arizona 38, California 34, Utah 34, West Virginia 26, Florida State 18, Davidson 15, South Carolina 10, Minnesota 6, Boston College 5, Kentucky 5, Miami (FL) 2, Wisconsin 2, Tennessee 2, Robert Morris 1, Brigham Young 1.

Dropped From Rankings
Utah State 21, Ohio State 24, Florida State 25.

 

[$$RICH$$]

Who is your Favorite College Team and where do they fit in at ???

Illinois drop a big game against Penn but my Team look good for the WEST
but would have to face top teams like DUKE / UCLA / Oklahoma who should be #1

 

[KWABENA]

(My UMD Family will get me for saying this...)

As much as it disappoints me to say this, I am going with UNC and PITT to be two of the teams in the Final Four. The Big East really is too competitive for me to choose a winner, but PITT has been playing tough. UNC goes to my campus today and hammers our team, but I still have to go with them to make the Final Four. DUKE will get hurt in the paint during the tournament, CLEMSON and WAKE will probably be eliminated before the Final Four, and UCONN will go down at the same time. UCONN lost their championship when their big man was taken down against PITT, and when they lost their back-court man due to injury. Long way to go before they recover from that.

KWABENA

 

[$$RICH$$]

UNC was shellshocked in OT to Maryland 88-85 they might fall a spot or two in the poll
just like Penn state drops my Illini in Illinios and they won't catch Michigan st. now !

PITTS / CONNECTICUT / NORTH CAROLINA / MEMPHIS or OKLAHOMA will all be there
i can see Oklahoma big time and the team to beat Connecticut and Pitts if Blake Griffin game is on
there go to guy !

The sooners need to deal with the Longhorns of Texas first to prove themselves which wont be easy !


LOOK for some big changes in the polls this coming week

 

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I knew it was going to happen with some key losses to top rank teams

Pittsburgh Rank # 1 in the nation with a 25 - 2 after beating prev. # 1 Uconn
#2 UCONN... off night can bounce back and reclaim the top spot
#3 Oklahoma..... record speak for it self but at times show signs of defensive weakness
#4 Memphis..... A team many sleep on and a strong final four prospect.
#5 UNC ....North carolina must rebound and make a strong closing statement

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Teams that can steal the show , hurt you and send you packing ! beware of the blockbuster

Xavier
Kansas
Michigan st.
Marquette
Texas
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Best Record before going into the selection of the field of 64
Pitts ............................25-3
Uconn...........................25-2
Oklahoma.......................25-2
Utah st. ........................25-3
memphis.........................24-3
UNC...............................24-3
Missouri...........................23-4
Marquette.........................23-4
LSU.................................23-4
Butler...............................23-4
Duke.................................22-5
Illinios................................22-6
Xavier................................22-5
Kansas...............................22-5
Clemson..............................22-4
Villanova.............................22-5
Mich st. ..............................21-5
Florida st. / Gonzaga / Purdue / Arizona st. All with 21 wins and under 6 losses

Big Upset as #1 Rank Pittsburgh was beaten by Providence 81 -73 this could put
Oklahoma at the top ! or Uconn reclaim there place at the top !

BIG EAST CONFERENCE

Like a war zone here top rank teams fighting for there place atop
Connecticut
Pittsburgh
Marquette
Louisville
Villanova
in a tight race here and likely will place all in the field of 64