The members of the Classic OVC are not off to a great start this season.
168. Murray St: 2-3
186. W. Kentucky: 4-3
195. Mid. Tenn. St: 4-4
196. Morehead St: 4-3
198. E. Kentucky: 2-2
248. E. Tenn. St: 3-3
266. Austin Peay: 3-4
320. Tennessee Tech: 2-4
Meanwhile, here's the Classic SEC, which is setting up to be a hard-fought race:
8. Alabama: 5-1
9. Tennessee: 4-2
16. Auburn: 4-1
17. Kentucky: 5-1
19. Mississippi St: 6-0
28. Florida: 4-2
28. Florida: 4-2
72. Louisiana St: 4-2
82. Georgia: 3-3
128. Mississippi: 5-0
150. Vanderbilt: 3-3
CBS has Vandy as the worst football team from any Classic major conference. In basketball, the only Classic Power Conference teams ranked below Vandy on Ken Pom are: Georgia Tech (151), Rice (228), Cal (177), Oregon St. (190), and Georgetown (171). Even by the standards of Vandy, these are grim facts.
One of my favorite conferences ever was the old Colonial Athletic Association in the mid-1990's. Here's what that looks like today:
ReplyDelete73. James Madison: 6-0
79. Richmond: 4-2
83. VCU: 4-3
103. George Mason: 5-1
137. UNC Wilmington: 5-1
184. Old Dominion: 2-3
219. E. Carolina: 4-3
283. William & Mary: 3-4
285. American: 4-3
And here's the old Metro -- not the original Metro Seven, but the slightly later version of the mid-1980's:
ReplyDelete36. Cincinnati: 5-0
38. Memphis St: 5-1
65. Virginia Tech: 5-2
68. S. Carolina: 5-0
71. Florida St: 4-1
97. Tulane: 4-1
158. Louisville: 3-3
204. So. Mississippi: 3-4
Finally, here's the Classic ACC, looking the same as usual:
ReplyDelete12. Duke: 5-1
13. N. Carolina: 5-1
42. Virginia: 4-0
48. Clemson: 5-0
55. N. Carolina St: 3-1
57. Maryland: 3-3
81. Wake Forest: 3-3
151. Georgia Tech: 2-2
This week in 1971, Sports Illustrated put out their college basketball predictions, since college basketball season started later back then. Here was their top 20 for the 1971-72 season:
ReplyDelete1. Marquette
2. N. Carolina
3. Long Beach St.
4. U.C.L.A.
5. Maryland
6. Ohio St.
7. Houston
8. Pennsylvania
9. U.S.C.
10. Providence
11. New Mexico St.
12. Louisville
13. Florida St.
14. S. Carolina
15. Brigham Young
16. St. Bonaventure
17. Jacksonville
18. Kentucky
19. St. John's
20. Minnesota
The 1971-72 season will be Bill Walton's first season playing for the U.C.L.A. varsity, the first season for Denny Crum at Louisville, the first season for South Carolina as an independent after leaving the A.C.C., and the last for Adolph Rupp at the University of Kentucky.
The coach at Long Beach State is Jerry Tarkanian. In the West Regional Final of the 1971 NCAA Tournament, Long Beach State and Tarkanian had an 11-point lead over U.C.L.A., but their best player fouled out and they lost 57 to 55.
DeleteTonight UK is participating in the SEC/ACC Challenge, which means that the SEC/Big XII Challenge has come to an end. It lasted for ten seasons, and the SEC went 3-5-2 in those ten seasons. UK went 5-4 in its SEC/Big XII matchups, with one matchup being cancelled due to COVID.
ReplyDeleteThe only SEC teams that did better than UK were Florida (6-3) and Tennessee (6-3).
DeleteThis commercial with the guy saying "when" on the Parmesan cheese is going to be a problem for me all season.
ReplyDeleteHere are the only Classic SEC v. Classic ACC matchups in this year's competition (home teams listed first):
ReplyDeleteGeorgia Tech v. Mississippi St.
Alabama v. Clemson
Mississippi v. N. Carolina St.
N. Carolina v. Tennessee
Wake Forest v. Florida
John Wall in the House!
ReplyDeleteJohn Wall did the Y!
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