CollegeHoops.net Top 144 countdown

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#82
St. Mary's

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_st_marys_basketball_preview41042

[georgethedog]

Has anyone ever compared last year's (or any other year) preseason top 144 to the final RPI rankings? I bet they are not even close.

[Dubl R 1]

I'm feelin lucky..........

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Has anyone ever compared last year's (or any other year) preseason top 144 to the final RPI rankings? I bet they are not even close.

george, I did an analysis of the last two years' of the CHN Top 144, but it is probably lost over on the other board.
Of course they were wrong by a mile, with Bradley listed at #156 the year they went to the Sweet 16, and Duke, who dropped out of the Top 25 in midseason last year and hovered around .500, picked in the Top 15 in 2007!

For your own amusement, here are the last two years' CHN predictions:

2005-2006

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/preview/2005/top200.htm

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/preview/2005/

(note Bradley #156)

2006-2007

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/preview/2006/index.htm

(Duke picked #1, FLORIDA - the ultimate winner was picked #56, Northern Iowa picked to win the MVC)

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#81 Auburn

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_auburn_basketball_preview41044

#80 Western Kentucky

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_western_kentucky_basketball_preview41045

(now 27 different guesses in our pick-em on where BU will be ranked by CHN have been eliminated,
and 41 guessers are still "alive")

http://www.bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=40729&highlight=collegehoopsnet#post40729

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#79 Southern Mississippi (dogsrus will be happy!) 4th in C-USA

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_southern_miss_basketball_preview41046

#78 Miami (FL) 8th in ACC

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_miami_basketball_preview41047

[New Guy]

#79 Southern Mississippi (dogsrus will be happy!) 4th in C-USA
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/s...l_preview41046

Wow a top 80 ranking. Lets Party!

[real fan]

I would predict Bradley to be between 55 and 60 if they think we are an ncaa quality team.

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#77 Duquesne - 6th in Atlantic 10

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_duquesne_basketball_preview41052

Here is the entire list so far:
#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
#122 Hofstra
#121 Sam Houston State
#120 Valparaiso
#119 Yale
#118 George Washington
#117 Nebraska
#116 Virginia Tech
#115 Hawaii
#114 IUPUI
#113 Montana
#112 Kent State
#111 Belmont
#110 Wake Forest
#109 ISU
#108 Tulsa
#107 Depaul
#106 Baylor
#105 UIC
#104 Boston College
#103 South Alabama
#102 UC-Santa Barbara
#101 Loyola (Maryland)
#100 Arizona State
#99 Cincinnati
#98 Minnesota
#97 UMass
#96 New Mexico
#95 Akron
#94 UNC-Wilmington
#93 Missouri State
#92 Seton Hall
#91 Greensboro
#90 Austin Peay
#89 Fresno St.
#88 Florida State
#87 Fordham
#86 Siena
#85 Central Mich.
#84 Winthrop
#83 Wyoming
#82 St. Mary's
#81 Auburn
#80 Western Kentucky
#79 Southern Miss.
#78 Miami (FL)
#77 Duquesne

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By the way..........CHN has already posted two diffeerent versions of their Top 50, although it was compiled by Shawn Siegel, while the Top 144 Countdown is done by Joel Welser, a different CHN writer.

Just for reminders, here is what they've already predicted......


Their June 24, 2007 Top 50:
1. UCLA
2. North Carolina
3. Memphis
4. Kansas
5. Tennessee
6. Louisville
7. Texas
8. Michigan State
9. Duke
10. Marquette
11. Alabama
12. Indiana
13. USC
14. Washington State
15. Arkansas
16. Georgetown
17. Clemson
18. Stanford
19. Kansas State
20. Mississippi State
21. West Virginia
22. Ohio State
23. Gonzaga
24. UCONN
25. Kentucky
26. Pittsburgh
27. Butler
28. Oregon
29. Notre Dame
30. Washington
31. Syracuse
32. NC State
33. Xavier
34. Southern Illinois
35. New Mexico State
36. Arizona
37. Maryland
38. Georgia Tech
39. Davidson
40. Villanova
Next 10 in alphabetical order:
BYU, Florida, Georgia, George Mason, Illinois, Missouri, Providence, Texas A&M, Wichita State, Wisconsin.



Here is their version from April 9, 2007
1. UCLA
2. Kansas
3. North Carolina
4. Memphis
5. Louisville
6. Tennessee
7. Ohio State
8. USC
9. Texas
10. Michigan State
11. Duke
12. Marquette
13. Arkansas
14. Alabama
15. Washington State
16. Georgia Tech
17. Clemson
18. Notre Dame
19. Indiana
20. Stanford
21. West Virginia
22. Kansas State
23. Mississippi State
24. Gonzaga
25. Pittsburgh
26. UCONN
27. Butler
28. Oregon
29. Kentucky
30. Washington
31. Oklahoma State
32. Georgetown
33. NC State
34. Southern Illinois
35. Xavier
36. New Mexico State
37. Maryland
38. Nevada
39. Syracuse
40. Davidson
Next 10: Arizona, BYU, DePaul, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Providence, Texas A&M, Villanova, Wichita State

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#76 is Northern Iowa, chosen to finish 5th in the Missouri Valley

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_northern_iowa_basketball_preview41054

This writer uses the exact same term as he did in the Illinois State report,
"logjam of talent", this time "on the wings" instead of "in the frontcourt" as they noted in the ISU report.
The writer thinks Travis Brown will be relegated to the bench", and also think Eglseder will not start.
"With a little more beefing up, Koch will help UNI fans forget about Stout."


I wonder what UNI fans think about that?

Personally I think UNI will battle for 3rd or 4th in the Valley, and I think they will utilize Eglseder in a starting role.

The writer also says:
"many of the newcomers will battle for starting jobs..........
...Josh Molstead, Drew Lundberg and Matt Culliver will compete for minutes running the point."

I doubt it...as I think Ahelegbe is clearly their choice to start at point, and Reed, Brown, Josten, and Viet
will take up most of the PT at guard. Maybe Culliver, because he comes in as a junior will get some time, but I think Montgomery will even get PT ahead of Molstead and Lundberg (especially since it is widely believed that Lundberg may be redshirted like Molstead and Dunham were last year.)



#75 Texas Tech - 8th in the Big XII

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_texas_tech_basketball_preview41055

[BUBraves2006]

*Bump*

#74 Western Michigan - Predicted finish - 1st in the MAC -

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_western_michigan_basketball_preview41058

#73 Holy Cross - Predicted finish - 1st in the Patriot -

http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_holy_cross_basketball_preview41059

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34 different guesses in our pick-em are now ruled out and 34 guesses remain with a chance of winning.

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=40729&highlight=collegehoopsnet#post40729

[mike radigan]

34 different guesses in our pick-em are now ruled out and 34 guesses remain with a chance of winning.
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread...snet#post40729

And Jose Cuervo II is still alive.

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I haven't see Jose either posting or lurking since we moved to the new board.
This will end up being one of the longest, drawn out pick-ems we've ever done, so I hope I can track down whoever wins!