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CollegeHoops.net Top 144 countdown

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I thought that was a pretty well thought out prediction of our season. I happen to agree...I also think the biggest challenge for Jimmy and his crew will be getting all the new players to mesh and accept their roles. Unless there's some redshirts (which there may be) there's just not enough playing time for everyone.
 
Just to remind ....

in 2006-2007 CHN predicted Bradley at #120, 7th in the MVC, no postseason:
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/preview/2006/120.htm
(they also had Butler at #106, but now they seem to have learned their lesson on mid-majors)

in 2005-2006 they had Bradley at #156, 7th in the MVC, no postseason:
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/preview/2005/top200.htm
(they had George Mason at #95 and Wichita State at #96)



More recap........
Of the Top 100 teams in CHN's countdown:

12 are Big East teams
10 are SEC teams
9 are Pac-10 teams
9 are ACC teams
8 are Big 12 teams
8 are Atlantic-10 teams
8 are Big Ten teams
6 are MVC teams
5 are Mountain West teams
4 are Colonial League teams
4 are WAC teams
4 are CUSA teams
3 are MAC teams
2 are Southern Conference teams
2 are WCC teams
1 is an Ohio Valley team
1 is Metro Atlantic
1 is Big South
1 is Sun Belt
1 is Patriot League
1 is Metro Atlantic
1 Horizon
0 Big West
 
#41 Dayton
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_dayton_basketball_preview41116

#40 Kansas State
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_kansas_state_basketball_preview41117

K-State at #40 is a whole lot more sensible than Rivals' choice to put them nearly into the Top 10
http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1146&CID=720742

#39 Florida
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_florida_basketball_preview41122

#38 George Mason
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_george_mason_basketball_preview41123

#37 BYU - predicted to finish #1 in the Big West
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_byu_basketball_preview41128

#36 Villanova - Still SIX more Big East teams to come!
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_villanova_basketball_preview41129
 
#41 Dayton
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_dayton_basketball_preview41116

#40 Kansas State
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_kansas_state_basketball_preview41117

#39 Florida
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_florida_basketball_preview41122

#38 George Mason
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_george_mason_basketball_preview41123

#37 BYU - predicted to finish #1 in the Big West
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_byu_basketball_preview41128

#36 Villanova - Still SIX more Big East teams to come!
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_villanova_basketball_preview41129[/QUOTE]

#35 Wisconsin - 5th in the Big Ten
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_wisconsin_basketball_preview41134

#34 Oregon - 6th in the Pac 10
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_oregon_basketball_preview41135
 
#33 in the CHN Countdown is Illinois
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_illinois_basketball_preview41141

Recall, Illinois had a very hard time against those weak teams in Canada last month, losing to one and being taken to overtime by two others!
Of the dozen or so other D-I teams that went up to play those Canadian clubs, none looked as bad and as vulnerable as the Illini did.
I cannot impagine that this Illini team will be better than 90% of all D-I teams!
This whole team has been in turmoil, there's talk of coaches being fired, they have little depth at any position, and have lost their best scorer (Warren Carter) and their two best outside threats (McBride & Jamar).

Then I lost all respect for this guy making the rankings, when he says this....
"Richard Semrau and Rodney Alexander have the experience to make an immediate impact up front.
Semrau is a tall and surprisingly athletic redshirt freshman..."

Does he know the combined "experience" he is referring to is exactly a total of 63 MINUTES, AND FOUR SHOTS TAKEN against a couple of weak early season opponents last year?
The guy also says Carlwell will battle for minutes off the bench.
Hmmm....Carlwell although eligible for all games last year, played so little as a freshman, that the only scholarship player who played any less was Semrau, who reshirted after just 5 games! I am not saying these guys couldn't have good years, but to rate the Illini this high is counting on production from freshmen, jucos, and extremely inexperienced players, something that is a real long shot.
 
Also want to mention... with UIUC checking in at #33 and #4 in the B10... I guess it leaves Indiana, Ohio St and Michigan St to round out the top 3. Which also leaves Iowa and Northwestern to fill out the bottom 2 spots. So, yikes - didn't realize Iowa was expected to be THAT bad this season.
 
Back to the countdown....
#32 Missouri
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_missouri_basketball_preview41143

#31 Virginia
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_2008_virginia_basketball_preview41151

#30 Notre Dame
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_2008_notre_dame_basketball_preview41156

#29 Davidson
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_2008_davidson_basketball_preview41157

#28 Kentucky
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_kentucky_basketball_preview41164

#27 NC State
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_nc_state_basketball_preview41166

#26 Arizona - 5th in the Pac 10
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_arizona_basketball_preview41172

#25 Xavier (1st in A-10) - this guy really likes mid-majors!
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_xavier_basketball_preview41173
 
Finally they come in with the last of the Valley teams........

#24 Southern Illinois University
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_southern_illinois_basketball_preview41176

#23 Mississippi State - the team that knocked BU out of the NIT last year
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_mississippi_state_basketball_preview41178

#22 Butler
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_butler_basketball_preview41182

#21 Syracuse
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_syracuse_basketball_preview41186

#20 Clemson
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_clemson_basketball_preview41188

#19 Ohio State
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_ohio_state_basketball_preview41192

#18 UConn
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_uconn_basketball_preview41195

#17 Stanford
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_stanford_basketball_preview41196

#16 Texas
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_texas_longhorns_basketball_preview41203

#15 Arkansas
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_arkansas_basketball_preview41204
 
 
Time to resurrect this old thread, since they now have gotten to a team that's relevant.

#7 Michigan State (#1 in Big Ten, and obviously they didn't know about the Grand Valley State game)
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_michigan_state_basketball_preview41234

#6 Louisville
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_louisville_basketball_preview41237

#5 Tennessee
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_tennessee_basketball_preview41241

#4 Kansas
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_kansas_basketball_preview41243
 
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