College Sports Madness Previews

[stever20]

Only 7 teams left who are NIT bound. With the ACC still having 12 teams in the mix, I have to believe at least half of the NIT spots will come from that league. I'm thinking only 1 from the 6 Big East teams still in will be relegated to the NIT, and therefore we will get 5 teams in the Dance.

It's actually only 5 teams left getting in the NIT. Got 21 teams in the tourney already. 11 auto bids left that's the 32 auto bids, and then 36 at large teams. 11+32=47.

And like I've said years past- I view the last 3-4 teams and the next 13-14 teams- as being pretty darn close to equal. With teams like this- 1-2 games will make or break them.

There are 19 spots filled out of 64 available. That leaves 45 spots with 52 teams still unnamed, so this means that 7 of the remaining 52 will be NIT bound. Not that this really matters.

There are 21 spots filled out of the 68 available. You aren't taking into account the NCAA tourney expansion.

[stever20]

NC State shows up at #52 and #12 in ACC. 5th team out of tournament

ACC 11
B10 7
P12, BE 6 ea
B12 5
SEC, A 10, AAC 4 ea
WCC 2
MWC, MVC 1 ea

5-8 out of tournament(or next 4 out)- NC State,Texas Tech, Iowa, New Mexico

[milksteak]

NC State shows up at #52 and #12 in ACC. 5th team out of tournament

Wowwwwww. I don't agree with this at all. They return a ton of talent, and they bring in a really strong recruiting class.

I guess they are expecting NC State to underachieve again.

[stever20]

NC State shows up at #52 and #12 in ACC. 5th team out of tournament

Wowwwwww. I don't agree with this at all. They return a ton of talent, and they bring in a really strong recruiting class.

I guess they are expecting NC State to underachieve again.

from their projection of NC State- and makes sense-
This team has depth and talent across the board. In most positions North Carolina State is at least two deep. It may take some time for Smith, Yurtseven and the rest of the freshmen to come around, but they are extremely talented and this team has plenty of experience to help the youngsters through their growing pains. However, by then, the ACC will be in full swing and no matter how much talent there is, winning consistently in the ACC will be extremely difficult. The Wolfpack will need to get off to a fast start if they want to reach the NCAA Tournament because there will certainly be some rough patches once again in conference play.
I think part of it is their OOC schedule isn't good. 2 good games with Creighton and Illinois. Maybe Ole Miss if they can beat Creighton. But that's it. they get UNC, Wake, Miami, and Ga Tech 2x. So not too bad.

[stever20]

Houston shows up at #51, 4th team out of the tourney.

ACC 11
B10 7
P12, BE 6 ea
B12 5
SEC, A 10 4 ea
AAC 3
WCC 2
MWC, MVC 1 ea

1-4 out of tournament(1st 4 out)- ,,,Houston
5-8 out of tournament(or next 4 out)- NC State, Texas Tech, Iowa, New Mexico

[stever20]

so comparing to Lunardi:
ACC 9
B10 8
B12 6+1
P12 5
BE 5+1
SEC 4+1
AAC 3
A10 3
WCC 2
the 3 +1 are for Lunardi's 1st 3 teams out- since that's where we are right now....

So
ACC 2 more with CSM
B10 1 fewer with CSM
B12 2 fewer with CSM
P12 1 more with CSM
BE even with CSM
SEC 1 fewer with CSM
A10 1 more with CSM
AAC even with CSM
WCC even with CSM

[X-man]

Georgetown checks in at #50, and predicted to be NIT bound. That leaves 5 teams from the Big East, and a good chance that all 5 will be predicted to be NCAA tournament teams.

[stever20]

Georgetown #50. 3rd team out.
ACC 11
B10 7
P12
BE, B12 5 ea
SEC, A 10 4 ea
AAC 3
WCC 2
MWC, MVC 1 ea

1-4 out of tournament(1st 4 out)- ,,Georgetown,Houston
5-8 out of tournament(or next 4 out)- NC State, Texas Tech, Iowa, New Mexico

[stever20]

Syracuse #49. 2nd team out
ACC 10
B10 7
P12
BE, B12 5 ea
SEC, A 10 4 ea
AAC 3
WCC 2
MWC, MVC 1 ea

1-4 out of tournament(1st 4 out)- ,Syracuse, Georgetown, Houston
5-8 out of tournament(or next 4 out)- NC State, Texas Tech, Iowa, New Mexico

so tomorrow should be the last team out of the tournament. Sunday should be the 1st at large into the tournament then.

[X-man]

Yeah, the 'Cuse checks in at #49 and is predicted to be NIT-bound!