Tuesday, December 23, 2008

OFFICIAL College Basketball Rankings

Division I Men's
1. North Carolina - The best team I have seen this season.
2. Connecticut - Great team speed and shooting. G'town Monday.
3. Oklahoma - Blake Griffin might be the best player in the country.
4. Michigan State - Typical, scrappy Spartans, great win vs. Texas.
5. Texas - Good team, but every time I see them they lose.
6. Pittsburgh - Fast start, but shooting is questionable.
7. Wake Forest - Overrated? Easy schedule so far.
8. Georgetown - Great shooting, solid "D", tough schedule.
9. Purdue - Destroyed Davidson, Illinois next Tuesday.
10. Gonzaga - Lost to UConn in OT, Utah, Tenn. next week.
11. UCLA - Lost a lot of talent. Time will tell.
12. Syracuse - Huge win at Memphis. Might be surprise team.
13. Xavier - Only loss to Duke, hosts Butler tonight.
14. Ohio State - Big test vs West Virginia Saturday.
15. Minnesota - Kentucky would like Tubby Smith back.
16. Tennessee - Squeaked by Belmont. Overrated?
17. Louisville - Fair start, but the Big East is tough.
18. Villanova - Pretty boy, Jay Wright, can really coach.
19. Davidson - One-man team. How far can Curry take them?
20. Florida- They are still finding their roles. Watch out!
21. Michigan - Rebuilding, nice win over Duke.
22. Memphis - Calipari will get them together.
23. Boston College - 10-2 start, but the ACC is loaded.
24. Massachusetts - Lost 6 straight then beat Kansas, go figure.
25. Kansas - How can the defending champs not be ranked?

Men's Division II
1. Findlay - Oilers are a powerhouse.
2. USC-Aiken - Pacers only loss was AT Clemson.
3. Southwest Baptist - Bearcats won 80-79 AT Utah.
4. Gannon - Golden Knights are good, league is tough.
5. Saint Anselm - Talented Hawks are off to a great start.

Men's Division III
1. Washington-St. Louis - Bears are a D3 power again.
2. Wheaton-Illinois - The Wheaton Thunder are ready to rumble.
3. Amherst - Lord Jeffs travel to sunny California for 2 games.
4. Elmhurst - Bluejays handed Wash-St. Louis their only loss.
5. Framingham State - Rams have won 5 of their last 6.

Women's Division I
1. Connecticut - Men are #2, women are #1.
2. North Carolina - Men are #1, women are #2.
3. Texas A&M - Could be their best women's team ever.
4. Texas - Lady Longhorns beat Tennessee by 14.
5. Baylor - Coach Kim Mulkey was my favorite women's player.

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