OK, you should know how this works by now:
1st: Connecticut (6 on Ken Pom)
2d: Iona (77)
3d: Rutgers (26)
4th: Virginia (14)
5th: N. Carolina (38)
6th: Alabama (2), Auburn (18)
7th: Arkansas (20)
8th: Tennessee (5)
9th: W. Virginia (21)
10th: Purdue (4), Indiana (19)
11th: Marquette (11), Iowa St. (17)
12th: Kansas (8), Creighton (12)
13th: Houston (1), Texas (9), Baylor (10)
14th: Arizona (13)
15th: Gonzaga (15)
16th: UCLA (3), Saint Mary's (7), San Diego St. (16)
It's amazing to me how badly the first five regions are doing. And the Eighth Region, which is usually hotly contested, is basically a walkover for Tennessee. The second-best team in the Region is Memphis, who are ranked number 35.
Anyway, we just got the draw for the KHSAA Sweet 16. Using that draw and the list above, we get the following matchups in the round of 16:
N. Carolina v. Connecticut
Alabama v. Tennessee
Virginia v. Kansas
Rutgers v. UCLA
Marquette v. Gonzaga
Arkansas v. Arizona
Iona v. W. Virginia
Purdue v. Houston
That's a really entertaining set of games.
ACC Classic Standings:
ReplyDelete14. Virginia: 19-4
23. Maryland: 17-8
38. N. Carolina: 16-10
41. Duke: 18-8
42. N. Carolina St: 20-7
75. Wake Forest: 17-9
80. Clemson: 18-7
205. Georgia Tech: 9-16
Big East Classic Standings:
ReplyDelete6. Connecticut: 19-7
30. Providence: 19-7
55. Pittsburgh: 19-7
61. Seton Hall: 16-11
67. Villanova: 13-13
87. St. John's: 16-11
88. Syracuse: 16-10
195. Boston College: 12-15
209. Georgetown: 6-21
Big 8 Classic Standings:
ReplyDelete8. Kansas: 21-5
17. Iowa St: 16-8
27. Kansas St: 19-7
29. Oklahoma St: 16-10
54. Oklahoma: 13-13
56. Missouri: 19-7
59. Colorado: 14-12
94. Nebraska: 13-14
Southwest Conference Classic Standings:
ReplyDelete1. Houston: 23-2
9. Texas: 20-6
10. Baylor: 20-6
20. Arkansas: 17-8
22. Texas Christian: 17-9
33. Texas A & M: 18-7
63. Texas Tech: 14-12
158. Rice: 16-9
189. So. Methodist: 9-17
Big 10 Classic Standings:
ReplyDelete4. Purdue: 23-3
19. Indiana: 18-7
25. Illinois: 17-8
31. Michigan St: 16-9
34. Iowa: 16-9
47. Northwestern: 18-7
51. Ohio St: 11-14
52. Michigan: 14-12
71. Wisconsin: 15-10
224. Minnesota: 7-16
Pac 10 Classic Standings:
ReplyDelete3. UCLA: 21-4
13. Arizona: 22-4
43. Oregon: 15-11
53. USC: 17-8
65. Washington St: 11-15
66. Arizona St: 18-8
97. Stanford: 11-14
106. Washington: 13-13
201. Oregon St: 10-16
257. California: 3-22
Five teams in Ken Pom's top 20 were not in the old power conferences: (7) Saint Mary's, (11) Marquette, (12) Creighton, (15) Gonzaga, and (16) San Diego St.
ReplyDeleteKentucky won at Mississippi State last night!
ReplyDeleteRed-hot Tops are at Charlotte tonight at 6, with hope of extending three-game win streak.
ReplyDeleteTennessee holds Alabama to only 59 points in Knoxville, as the Vols roll 68-59.
ReplyDeleteUpdated SEC Classic Standings:
ReplyDelete2. Alabama: 22-4
4. Tennessee: 20-6
17. Auburn: 18-8
41. Mississippi St: 17-9
42. Kentucky: 17-9
48. Florida: 14-12
91. Vanderbilt: 14-12
115. Georgia: 16-10
116. Mississippi: 10-16
133. LSU: 12-14
Iona! I always have had a bad feeling about those people because of Chuck Aleksinas, but then I finally looked up Chuck Aleksinas this morning and saw that he transferred to UConn, not Iona! That's more than four decades of misplaced anger on my part.
ReplyDeleteKentucky beat Tennessee again today.
ReplyDeleteI rewatched a lot of this game this afternoon with my mother- and father-in-law. It was great. It's a lot more fun to watch Kentucky games when you know they're going to win.
ReplyDeleteKentucky beat Florida tonight!
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