CollegeHoops.net Top 144 countdown

[tornado]

#129 is Bucknell (picked to be #2 in Patriot League)

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_bucknell_basketball_preview40975

[tornado]

Two more teams named:

#128 Hampton (picked #1 in MEAC)

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_hampton_basketball_preview40976

#127 Miami (OH) (picked 5th in the MAC-that means there are still 4 more MAC teams)

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_miami_oh_basketball_preview40977

Here's what's been named already:
#144 Oakland University
#143 Mississippi
#142 Jackson State
#141 Sacred Heart
#140 Eastern Kentucky
#139 UCF (University of Central Florida)
#138 Iowa State University
#137 High Point
#136 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
#135 Marist
#134 South Carolina
#133 Louisiana Monroe
#132 Charleston
#131 St. Johns
#130 Utah
#129 Bucknell
#128 Hampton
#127 Miami (OH)

[tornado]

Two more teams named:

#126 Cal State Fullerton (2nd in Big West)

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_fullerton_basketball_preview40979

#125 Penn State 9th in the Big Ten, so there will be 8 more Big Ten teams in the top 124)

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_penn_state_basketball_preview40980

Here's what's been named already:
#144 Oakland University
#143 Mississippi
#142 Jackson State
#141 Sacred Heart
#140 Eastern Kentucky
#139 UCF (University of Central Florida)
#138 Iowa State University
#137 High Point
#136 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
#135 Marist
#134 South Carolina
#133 Louisiana Monroe
#132 Charleston
#131 St. Johns
#130 Utah
#129 Bucknell
#128 Hampton
#127 Miami (OH)
#126 Cal State Fullerton
#125 Penn State

[MacabreMob]

...so there will be 8 more Big Ten teams in the top 124...

As there should be.. c'mon this is THE Big10 we are talking about.

(of the 8, I suspect 7 will be Top 50)

[DUBulldog]

Indiana State in at #124.....and picked for 8th in the MVC.

I'm guessing that Drake and Evansville are the 2 MVC teams that will not be in their top 144.

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_indiana_state_basketball_preview40982

[it's boogie time]

I will bet they only have 3 or 4 MVC teams in the Top 144.

Are you sticking to this prediction?

[tornado]

This is pretty shocking but yet pretty complimentary of the Valley.
In other words...they have 8 Valleyteams in the top 124
and as it sits now they will have only 8 more Big Ten teams as well.
It'll be interesting.


Here is one line from that report in Indiana State:

"The MVC is down, but not far enough down for Indiana State to find the top. The potential is there for a top five finish in the conference..."

Wow...he is saying the MVC is "down" but yet he still has 8 Valley teams in the top 124!
ps--- in 2006-07 only 7 teams finished in the top 124 RPI, and in 2005-06 only 6.



Here's what's been named already:
#144 Oakland University
#143 Mississippi
#142 Jackson State
#141 Sacred Heart
#140 Eastern Kentucky
#139 UCF (University of Central Florida)
#138 Iowa State University
#137 High Point
#136 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
#135 Marist
#134 South Carolina
#133 Louisiana Monroe
#132 Charleston
#131 St. Johns
#130 Utah
#129 Bucknell
#128 Hampton
#127 Miami (OH)
#126 Cal State Fullerton
#125 Penn State
#124 Indiana State
#123 Albany

[Grassman]

Stop The presses.
If he says Indiana State is "in the top 5", then that means there are only 4 more VALLEY teams? Not 8.
Which is good, because my BU at 119, is still alive.
Besides this poll, or whatever it is means absolutely zilch!

[DUBulldog]

Stop The presses.
If he says Indiana State is "in the top 5", then that means there are only 4 more VALLEY teams? Not 8.
!

The author says there is "potential for a top 5 finish", but if you go to the story itself, you'll see that the Sycamores' "conference rank" is 8th, i.e. an 8th place MVC prediction.

[Grassman]

Stop The presses.
If he says Indiana State is "in the top 5", then that means there are only 4 more VALLEY teams? Not 8.
!

The author says there is "potential for a top 5 finish", but if you go to the story itself, you'll see that the Sycamores' "conference rank" is 8th, i.e. an 8th place MVC prediction.

Darn, I guess my BU at 119 is DOA then!

[tornado]

From the Pick-em thread:

100 MacabreMob
101 #300
102 georgethedog
103 Les is More
105 BUMike
114 DUBulldog
119 Grassman
146 valleygirl
150 LTHS02

I'd say most of these picks are also in trouble is Indiana State is 8th best in the Valley and ranks #124 in their countdown.

[MacabreMob]

From the Pick-em thread:

100 MacabreMob
101 #300
102 georgethedog
103 Les is More
105 BUMike
114 DUBulldog
119 Grassman
146 valleygirl
150 LTHS02

I'd say most of these picks are also in trouble is Indiana State is 8th best in the Valley and ranks #124 in their countdown.

Don't count ME out yet!

There are a lot of BCS schools to still fit in the Top 100.

BU at 6th or 5th in the MVC at 100 is still do-able.

[Braves4Life]

From the Pick-em thread:

100 MacabreMob
101 #300
102 georgethedog
103 Les is More
105 BUMike
114 DUBulldog
119 Grassman
146 valleygirl
150 LTHS02

I'd say most of these picks are also in trouble is Indiana State is 8th best in the Valley and ranks #124 in their countdown.

As they should be! Serves 'em right for being such pessimists!

[shaunguth]

This one still looks good to me!

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[MacabreMob]

Here's what's been named already:
#144 Oakland University
#143 Mississippi
#142 Jackson State
#141 Sacred Heart
#140 Eastern Kentucky
#139 UCF (University of Central Florida)
#138 Iowa State University
#137 High Point
#136 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
#135 Marist
#134 South Carolina
#133 Louisiana Monroe
#132 Charleston
#131 St. Johns
#130 Utah
#129 Bucknell
#128 Hampton
#127 Miami (OH)
#126 Cal State Fullerton
#125 Penn State
#124 Indiana State
#123 Albany

Hey, it just hit me.

Penn St predicted #125.
Penn St predicted #9 in the B10.

Indy St predicted #124.
Indy St predicted #10 in the MVC.

Quote:
"The MVC is down,..."

Well, if the MVC is 'down'... and the MVC's (predicted) worst is (predicted) better than the B10's 9th, 10th and 11th.... Maybe the B10 is 'down' more than the MVC.