Wednesday, March 12, 2008

OFFICIAL College Basketball Rankings

Men's Division I
1. UCLA - Beat Stan. in OT, Cal by 1, Pac-10 tourney Sat.
2. North Carolina - Huge win @ Duke, they look like a #1 seed.
3. Tennessee - Nice wins vs. Kentucky & Fla, SEC tourney Sat.
4. Memphis - their quest for a #1 seed starts Thursday.
5. Texas - Guard DJ Augustin can take them a long way.
6. Kansas - Big-12 co-champs with Texas, good outside game.
7. Wisconsin - Just win baby! Big-10 tourney starts Friday.
8. Stanford - They got hosed at UCLA, led by the Lopez twins.
9. Georgetown - Back-to-back Big East championships.
10. Xavier - They have cooled off, can UMass beat them?
11. Butler - Beat Clev. St. for the Horizon League crown.
12. Louisville - Pitino's teams shoot 3's and never quit.
13. Drake - I still might be ranking them too low.
14. Connecticut - I'm not sure about them, bad loss to Prov.
15. Davidson - 22! Longest winning streak in the country.
16. Purdue - Boilermakers will be hard to eliminate.
17. Vanderbilt - It seems like every game is a big game.
18. Indiana - DJ White and Eric Gordon could take them far.
19. Marquette - Lost 2 of last 3, play Seton Hall tonight.
20. Michigan State - Mentally tough, beware of the Spartans.
21. UNLV - Runnin' Rebels host their league tourney.
22. Brigham Young - League champs are a lock for the Dance.
23. New Mexico - Might have to win league tourney to get in.
24. George Mason - They're back! Can the make another run?
25. Washington State - Others rank them higher, I can't.
Also: Gonzaga, San Diego, St. Mary's, Miss. St., Clemson, USC.

Men's Division II
1. Saint Anselm - They have a nice group coming back next year.
2. Bentley - 30-0, Regional tourney Sat. vs. Merrimack.
3. Grand Valley State - 33-0, Great Lakes Regional starts Sat.
4. Winona State - '06 champs, '07 runners-up, are 32-1.
5. Alaska-Anchorage - Seawolves host the West Regionals.

Men's Division III
1. Newbury - 21-9, won ECAC New England championship.
2. Framingham State - The Fighting Rams return 10 next year.
3. Amherst - Sweet 16! Plays Richard Stockton Friday.
4. Brandies - Sweet 16! Plays Plattsburgh State Saturday.
5. Washington U. (St. Louis) Sweet 16! Buena Vista Friday.

Women's Division I
1. Connecticut - Regular season & tourney Big East Champs.
2. Tennessee - SEC tourney champs, revenge win vs. LSU.
3. North Carolina - Won 4th straight ACC tournament.
4. LSU - Lady Tigers will be hard to handle in the tourney.
5. Stanford - Pac-10 regular season and tourney champs.

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