Sunday, January 20, 2008

College Basketball Anyone?

YES! We are down to only one team without a win. The mighty New Jersey Institute of Technology is now 0-20 with only 9 games remaining. It's looking likely they could finish with no wins. They might be able to beat Longwood but even that's a tough game for them. Stay tuned.

Why are they so bad? Their offense is abysmal. Their highest point total is 71. They've scored 50 or less 7 times. Yeesh!

Now that Carolina went down to Maryland, only two unbeatens left. Kansas and Memphis. I still think Memphis is going unbeaten into their conference tournament but Kansas continues to look strong with wins against Oklahoma and Mizzou.

William & Mary is now in a three way tie for 2nd behind VCU in the Colonial. I'm not sure how long this will last, but I'm enjoying it thus far.

And Appalachian continues to win. Six game winning streak. But they'll need to win the SoCon Tourney to get in and that will be difficult indeed with Davidson in the way.

I decided to do a Top 10 of the teams not in the Big Six/BCS Conferences. Here you go.

10. Dayton 14-2 Don't forget that this team walloped Pittsburgh who is the only team to beat Duke.

9. Illinois State 14-4 Mainly because they're running 2nd in the always tough Missouri Valley

8. UNLV 13-4 Dominant wins against Minnesota and BYU get them on the list.

7. Butler 17-2 Losses to Cleveland State and Wright State aren't too great. But they have beaten Virginia Tech, Ohio State, Texas Tech, Florida State and Southern Illinois.

6. New Mexico 15-4 Texas Tech is probably the best win and nothing else jumps out, but I think they will end up being the best in the Mountain West. Maybe a reach pick though.

5. St. Mary's 15-2 Some competition for Gonzaga? Wins against Drake, Oregon, Seton Hall, San Diego State, and Ohio seem to suggest yes.

4. Gonzaga 14-4 Yawn. The Zags are at it again. Wins against Western Kentucky, Virginia Tech, UConn, Saint Joe's, Utah, Georgia and solid losses to Tennessee, Texas Tech, Washington State, and Oklahoma.

3. Drake 16-1 They're undefeated in the Missouri Valley and their only loss is to St. Mary's. Pretty solid resume I'd say.

2. Xavier 15-4 The Temple loss was concerning, but this team beat up on Indiana, Virginia and Kansas State. They may not be as good as I thought a few weeks ago but I still think this could be the best Xavier team ever.

1. Memphis 17-0 Theyre unbeaten and they've won once by less than 10. What more do you want to know?

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