Things I Think, err, Know About This Year

1. The ACC will be down this year but still get the most teams into the NCAA tournament. Respect and youth will do that for a conference
2. Memphis not only doesn't win C-USA but they don't even make the NCAA Tournament
3. Either Kansas or Kentucky, the two top teams, will implode due to character issues. Kansas seems like the obvious choice due to the off season issues but I bet it's Kentucky
4. The Big Ten won't be the worst major conference
5. The Pac-10 will. Thus giving us no reason to stay up late and watch USC-Washington State on FSN
6. A mid-major will make the Elite Eight (Butler of course)
7. There will be 10+ schools ranked #1 over the course of the season
8. The parity mentioned in #7 should make for a great tournament at the end of the season
9. Wisconsin and Marquette will struggle and struggle mightily. The state might not get a team in the tournament.
10. Due to #9 I expect all of you to be wearing Duke clothes by the end of the year
11. Duke probably won't win it all this year but they'll be the preseason #1 next year. (yes, I'm rationalizing a loss already)

Big East Analysis

Marquette will suck. End Communication.

And The Bracket Filled Out

The season preview is here.

Official Stats
Conference Tourney Winners = 31
Locks = 22 Great Bets = 8
Last 4 in = 4
Total At Large Bids = 34
Total Teams Invited = 65

Automatic Bids (31)
1 American East - Boston
2 ACC - Duke
3 Atlantic Sun - Jacksonville
4 Atlantic 10 - Dayton
5 Big East - Villanova
6 Big Sky - Weber State
7 Big South - Radford
8 Big 10 - Purdue
9 Big 12 - Kansas
10 Big West - UC-Santa Barbara
11 Colonial - Old Dominion
12 C-USA - Tulsa
13 Horizon - Butler
14 Ivy League - Cornell
15 MAAC - Siena
16 MAC - Akron
17 MEAC - Morgan State
18 Missouri Valley - Northern Iowa
19 Mountain West - BYU
20 NorthEast - Mount St. Mary's
21 Ohio Valley - Morehead State
22 Pac 10 - California
23 Patriot - Holy Cross
24 SEC - Kentucky
25 Southern - College of Charleston
26 Summit - Oakland
27 Southland - Texas A&M - CC
28 Sun Belt - Western Kentucky
29 SWAC - Jackson State
30 WAC - Utah State
31 West Coast - Gonzaga

Locks (22)
1 North Carolina
2 Clemson
3 Florida State
4 Georgia Tech
5 Xavier
6 West Virginia
7 Connecticut
8 Georgetown
9 Louisville
10 Ohio State
11 Michigan State
12 Illinois
13 Michigan State
14 Oklahoma
15 Texas
16 Texas A&M
17 Houston
18 UCLA
19 Washington
20 Tennessee
21 South Carolina
22 Mississippi State

Great Bets (8)
1 Maryland
2 Wake Forest
3 Notre Dame
4 Oklahoma State
5 Mississippi
6 Vanderbillt
7 Illinois State
8 Minnesota

Last Four In (4)
1 Cincinnati
2 Wisconsin
3 Kansas State
4 Pittsburgh

Last Four Out (4)
1 UTEP
2 Creighton
3 Northwestern
4 Syracuse

Next Four Out (4)
1 Richmond
2 Memphis
3 Arizona
4 Portland

Also Considered (5)
1 Idaho
2 Duquesne
3 Winthorp
4 George Mason
5 VCU
6 UWM
7 Wright State
8 Niagara
9 Northern Illinois
10 UNLV
11 San Diego State
12 New Mexico
13 Alabama
14 Troy
15 Louisiana Tech
16 Nevada
17 Oregon State
18 Seton Hall
19 Baylor
20 Missouri
21 Oregon
22 Virginia Tech
23 Florida
24 Arkansas
25 Northeastern
26 Witchita State

2009-2010 NCAA Preview

Is coming soon. Stay tuned.

Nothing to do w/basketball...

Announcing schedule.

http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/2009/10/your-2009-2010-espn-college-basketball.html

Know when Dickie V will be yelling so you can mute your tv!

1. With the mouthbreather gone will he refocus on Duke? (please, no!). Or will he gush over mouthbreather's acting abilities in that stupid AT&T commercial?

2. With all of the yelling and out of breath gasping Dickie V does will Erin Andrews think he's a cute old man or will she think the heavy breathing is directed at her?

Three Weeks It Begins!

We begin the NCAA season with a Florida International win at North Carolina.