UPDATED 11/10/2016

College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144
On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown AQ simply fill in the 32 AQ leagues. Currently 32 AQ of the 32 AQ spots had been filled. As of today there have been 36 AT LARGE teams selected totaling 66, [b]filling the 68 team field

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Bracketolgy Link... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com0/men...acketology

Link for Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking[/b]
Link... http://kenpom.com/index.php

Link for Last years 2016 NCAA RPI rankings
Link... https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/rpi/

KEY
NCAA AT LARGE teams
NCAA AQ #1 selection each conference


#1 Duke# ACC AQ
2 Kentucky #1 SEC AQ
#3 Kansas #1 Big XII AQ
#4 Oregon #1 PAC 12 AQ
#5 Michigan State #1 Big 10 AQ
#6 North Carolina #2 ACC AT LARGE
#7 Villanova #1 Big East AQ
#8 Louisville #3 ACC AT LARGE
#9 Wisconsin #2 Big 10 AT LARGE
#10 Virginia #4 ACC AT LARGE
#11 Xavier #2 Big East AT LARGE
#12 Arizona #2 PAC 12 AT LARGE
#13 Gonzaga #1 West Coast AQ
#14 Purdue #3 Big 10 AT LARGE
#15 Texas #2 BIG XII AT LARGE
#16 Maryland #4 Big 10 AT LARGE
#17 Seton Hall #3 Big East AT LARGE
#18 Connecticut #1 AAC AT LARGE
#19 Miami (FL) #5 ACC AT LARGE
#20 UCLA #3 PAC 12 AT LARGE
#21 Creighton #4 Big East AT LARGE
#22 Indiana #5 Big 10 AT LARGE
#23 West Virginia #3 Big XII AT LARGE
#24 Saint Mary's #2 West Coast AT LARGE
#25 Rhode Island #1 A10 AT LARGE
#26 Pittsburg # 6 ACC AT LARGE
#27 Iowa State #4 Big XII AT LARGE
#28 Dayton AT LARGE
#29 USC #4 PAC 12 AT LARGE
#30 Cincinnati #2 AAC AT LARGE
#31 Florida #2 SEC AT LARGE
#32 Oklahoma #5 Big XII AT LARGE
#33 Florida State #7 ACC AT LARGE
#34 SMU #3 AAC AT LARGE
#35 Butler #5 Big East AT LARGE
#36 VA Tech #8 ACC AT LARGE
#37 Wichita State #1 MVC AQ
#38 VCU #3 A10 AT LARGE
#39 California # 5 PAC 12 AT LARGE
#40 Clemson #9 ACC AT LARGE
#41 Michigan #6 Big 10 AT LARGE
#42 Texas A&M #3 SEC AT LARGE
#43 Notre Dame #10 ACC AT LARGE
#44 San Diego State #1 MWC
#45 Davidson #4 Atlantic 10 AT LARGE
#46 Ohio State #7 Big 10 AT LARGE
#47 Colorado #6 PAC 12 AT LARGE
#48 Vanderbilt #4 SEC
#49 Syracuse #11 ACC
#50 Georgetown #6 Big East
#51 Houston #4 AAC
#52 North Carolina State #12 ACC
#53 Texas Tech #6 Big XII
#54 Iowa #8 Big 10
#55 New Mexico #2 MWC
#56 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA AQ
#57 Georgia #5 SEC
#58 George Washington #5 A-10
#59 Oklahoma State $7 Big XII
#60 Arizona State #7 PAC 12
#61 Long Beach State #1 Big West AQ
#62 Providence #7 Big East
#63 UNLV #3 MWC
#64 Alabama #6 SEC
#65 Utah #8 PAC 12
#66 Baylor #7 Big XII
#67 Washington #9 Pac-12
#68 Buffalo #1 MAC AQ
#69 Marquette #8 Big East
#70 Valparaiso #1 Horizon AQ
#71 Kansas State #9 Big 12
#72 Princeton #1 Ivy League AQ #73 Towson #2 CAA
#74 Mississippi State #7 SEC
#75 Illinois State #2 Missouri Valley
#76 Old Dominion #1 CUSA AQ
#77 BYU #3 West Coast
#78 Monmouth #1 MAAC AQ
#79 St. Bonaventure #6 A10
#80 Minnesota #9 Big 10
#81 Middle Tennessee #2 CUSA
#82 Akron Men's #2 MAC
#83 Belmont #1 Ohio Valley AQ
#84 Chattanooga #1 SoCon AQ
#85 Harvard #2 Ivy League
#86 Auburn #8 SEC
#87 Northern Iowa #3 Missouri Valley
#88 North Dakota State #1 Summit AQ
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #5 AAC
#91 Vermont #1 America East AQ
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC AQ
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt AQ
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#98 Colorado State #4 Mountain West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky AQ
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun AQ
##114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland AQ
#115 Tulsa #6 AAC
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South AQ
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
b]#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot AQ [/b]
#120 Stony Brook #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State #2 Southland
#122 LSU #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra #5 CAA
#126 Kent State #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple #7 AAC
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC AQ
#130 Marshall #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern #1 SWAC AQ
#136 Morehead State #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State #2 SoCon
#139 Rice #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard #1 MEAC AQ
#142 Toledo #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge #4 Big West
#144 Illinois #12 Big Ten


Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf
I have also attempted to determined how many teams from each conference will be selected from the information so far. I have that number to the right of each conference in BOLD and in parenthesis .

1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech, #12 North Carolina State, #11 Syracuse, #10 Notre Dame, #9 Clemson, #8 VA Tech, #7 Florida St, #6 Pittsburg, #5 Miami, #4 Virginia, #3 Louisville, #2 UNC, #1 Dule] COMPLETED
2). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas #9 South Carol, #8 Auburn, #7 Mississippi State, #6 Alabama, #5 Georgia, #4 Vanderbilt , #3 Texas A&M, #2 Florida, Kentucky COMPLETED]
3). PAC 12 (11) [#11 Stanfo, #10 Oregon State,#9 Washington #8 Utah. #7 Arizona St, #6 Colorado, #5 California #4 USC, #3 UCLA, #2 Arizona, Oregon COMPLETED]
4). BIG XII (9) #9 Kansas St , #8 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma St, #6 Texas Tech, #5 Oklahoma, #4 Iowa St, #3 West VA, #2 Texas, Kansas COMPLETED]
5). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska, #9 Minnesota, #8 Iowa, #7 Ohio State, #6 Michigan, #5 Indiana, #4 Maryland, #3 Purdue, #2 Wisconsin, Michigan St COMPLETED]
6). Big East (8) [#8 Marquette, #7 Providence, #6 Georgetown, #5 Butler, #4 Creighton, #3 Seton Hall, #2 Xavier, #1 Villanova] COMPLETED
7). West Coast (4) [#4 Pepperdine, #3 BYU, #2 Saint Mary #1 Gonzaga] COMPLETED
8). AAC (7) [#7 Temple, #6 Tulsa #5 Memphis, #4 Houston, #3 SMU, #2 Cincinnati, #1 Connecticut] COMPLETED
9). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond , #6 St. Bonaventure, #5 Geo Wash, #4 Davidson, #3 VCU, #2 Dayton, #1 Rhode Island] COMPLETED
10). Missouri Valley (5) #5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois, #3 Northern Iowa, #2 Illinois State, #1 Wichita St) COMPLETED
11). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State, #5 Fresno State, #4 Colorado, #3 UNLV, #2 New Mexico , #1 San Diego St] COMPLETED
12). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, #4 W&M, #3 Charleston, #2 Towson, #1 UNC Wilmington) COMPLETED
13). Big West [b](4) [#4 Cal State Northridge, #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine , #1 Long Beach St] COMPLETED
14). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State ,#3 Ohio, #2 Akron, #1 Buffalo} COMPLETED
15). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay, #1 Valparaiso]COMPLETED
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale, #2 Harvard , #1 Princeton] COMPLETED
17). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB, #2 Middle Tenn #1 ODU] COMPLETED
18). MAAC (3)[#3 Siena, #2 Iona, #1 Monmouth] COMPLETED
19). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State,#1 Belmont) COMPLETED
20). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State, #1 Chattanooga] COMPLETED
21). Summit (2) #2 South Dakota Stat, #1 North Dakota State) COMPLETED
22). America East (2)#2 Stony Brook, #1 Vermont COMPLETED
23). WAC (1) (#1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
24). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock, #2 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, #1 UT Arlingt] COMPLETED
25). Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
26). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
27). Big South (2) [#1 UNC Asheville] COMPLETED
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC [b](1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC[b] (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0)


Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL[/b]
KEY
NCAA AQ
NCAA AT LARGE teams
NIT Invitations
RED Teams selected after my prediction [/color]

This guy thinks as highly of Rice's team as I do. I have them at the 4 or 5 spot.

What teams that remain for your conference and what order do you think they will appear on this "Madness Basketball list".

IMO, the following should be on the list, however there are only 3 spots that remain for CUSA teams. There will be two on my predicted listed that will not be on this "MBL".

1 Middle Tennessee
2 Old Dominion
3 UAB
4 Western Kentucky
5 La Tech

Already listed
6 Marshall (4) on the list
7 Rice (5) on the list

I just want all three to be in the top 100, whoever they might be.

(07-21-2016 07:16 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  What teams that remain for your conference and what order do you think they will appear on this "Madness Basketball list".

IMO, the following should be on the list, however there are only 3 spots that remain for CUSA teams. There will be two on my predicted listed that will not be on this "MBL".

1 Middle Tennessee
2 Old Dominion
3 UAB
4 Western Kentucky
5 La Tech

Already listed
6 Marshall (4) on the list
7 Rice (5) on the list

I don't see how WKU is top four this year. Also, not really sure why you don't see Charlotte improving from 7th last year. ODU and La Tech should both fall off some losing Freeman and Hamilton, both Top 70 players in usage %, and Marshall losing Kelly to a lesser extent. Rice leapfrogging a team that went 3-0 against them and also brings in one of C-USA's top recruit makes zero sense. If Charlottes left out of the top 144 for Rice that's a huge mistake based on the evidence we have.

(07-22-2016 05:56 AM)itsbraille49 Wrote:  

(07-21-2016 07:16 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  What teams that remain for your conference and what order do you think they will appear on this "Madness Basketball list".

IMO, the following should be on the list, however there are only 3 spots that remain for CUSA teams. There will be two on my predicted listed that will not be on this "MBL".

1 Middle Tennessee
2 Old Dominion
3 UAB
4 Western Kentucky
5 La Tech

Already listed
6 Marshall (4) on the list
7 Rice (5) on the list

I don't see how WKU is top four this year. Also, not really sure why you don't see Charlotte improving from 7th last year. ODU and La Tech should both fall off some losing Freeman and Hamilton, both Top 70 players in usage %, and Marshall losing Kelly to a lesser extent. Rice leapfrogging a team that went 3-0 against them and also brings in one of C-USA's top recruit makes zero sense. If Charlottes left out of the top 144 for Rice that's a huge mistake based on the evidence we have.

We got a pair of 5th year seniors coming in which should really help

I think MT, UAB, and WKU are the three left. I bet WKU is the next one up, then UAB, then MT. We have most of our team back this year (surprising but true - seniors were important but not the whole team) and we have Jacorey Williams eligible who transferred from Arkansas. He is almost a guarantee at the starting 4/5 spot.

(07-22-2016 05:56 AM)itsbraille49 Wrote:  

(07-21-2016 07:16 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  What teams that remain for your conference and what order do you think they will appear on this "Madness Basketball list".

IMO, the following should be on the list, however there are only 3 spots that remain for CUSA teams. There will be two on my predicted listed that will not be on this "MBL".

1 Middle Tennessee
2 Old Dominion
3 UAB
4 Western Kentucky
5 La Tech

Already listed
6 Marshall (4) on the list
7 Rice (5) on the list

I don't see how WKU is top four this year. Also, not really sure why you don't see Charlotte improving from 7th last year. ODU and La Tech should both fall off some losing Freeman and Hamilton, both Top 70 players in usage %, and Marshall losing Kelly to a lesser extent. Rice leapfrogging a team that went 3-0 against them and also brings in one of C-USA's top recruit makes zero sense. If Charlottes left out of the top 144 for Rice that's a huge mistake based on the evidence we have.

Agreed. Charlotte is EASILY a top 144. If we don't end up top 75 I will be surprised.

Yeah, Charlotte had Rice's number last year. We probably our worst conference games against the 49ers.

(07-22-2016 02:21 PM)PSCNiner Wrote:  

(07-22-2016 05:56 AM)itsbraille49 Wrote:  

(07-21-2016 07:16 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  What teams that remain for your conference and what order do you think they will appear on this "Madness Basketball list".

IMO, the following should be on the list, however there are only 3 spots that remain for CUSA teams. There will be two on my predicted listed that will not be on this "MBL".

1 Middle Tennessee
2 Old Dominion
3 UAB
4 Western Kentucky
5 La Tech

Already listed
6 Marshall (4) on the list
7 Rice (5) on the list

I don't see how WKU is top four this year. Also, not really sure why you don't see Charlotte improving from 7th last year. ODU and La Tech should both fall off some losing Freeman and Hamilton, both Top 70 players in usage %, and Marshall losing Kelly to a lesser extent. Rice leapfrogging a team that went 3-0 against them and also brings in one of C-USA's top recruit makes zero sense. If Charlottes left out of the top 144 for Rice that's a huge mistake based on the evidence we have.

Agreed. Charlotte is EASILY a top 144. If we don't end up top 75 I will be surprised.

I like what Price is doing, but wat?

I hope we crack top 75.

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(07-22-2016 02:21 PM)PSCNiner Wrote:  

(07-22-2016 05:56 AM)itsbraille49 Wrote:  [quote='ODU Oldtimer' pid='13405534' dateline='1469146567']
What teams that remain for your conference and what order do you think they will appear on this "Madness Basketball list".

IMO, the following should be on the list, however there are only 3 spots that remain for CUSA teams. There will be two on my predicted listed that will not be on this "MBL".

1 Middle Tennessee
2 Old Dominion
3 UAB
4 Western Kentucky
5 La Tech

Already listed
6 Marshall (4) on the list
7 Rice (5) on the list

I don't see how WKU is top four this year. Also, not really sure why you don't see Charlotte improving from 7th last year. ODU and La Tech should both fall off some losing Freeman and Hamilton, both Top 70 players in usage %, and Marshall losing Kelly to a lesser extent. Rice leapfrogging a team that went 3-0 against them and also brings in one of C-USA's top recruit makes zero sense. If Charlottes left out of the top 144 for Rice that's a huge mistake based on the evidence we have.

I'm afraid I have to agree. Losing Freeman, Bacote and to a lesser extent Bibaraj will hurt the Monarchs. I think we will gel eventually. But we will feel the pain especially at the beginning of the season. Anytime you have brand new players playing important roles on the team I always tend to be pessimistic.

Losing Freeman and Baycote from last years team is significant. Even with them ODU seldom got into a scoring contest with the other team. Last year's team like many other ODU teams before them, was built around defense hoping to hold the opposing team to somewhere around the low 60's.

This years ODU team returns their starting front court and replaces the starting back court. Several of the additions that are being added to both areas have college experience, and pretty much across the board are taller, longer, bigger, and more athletic players than those being replaced.

ODU should be a better defensive team, better rebounding team, and better shot blocking team than they were last year. If they can average around 65-66 a game which is about what they averaged last season (I think) then they should be at least as good as they were last year in terms of competitiveness.

I think the following players could/should average at least the following:

B. Stith - 12
D. Taylor - 8
Z. Talley - 12
B. J. Stith - 12
A. Caver - 8

That's 52 points. If the others can average 13-15 points collectively (which I believe is very reasonable) then they should have essentially the same number of points that they had last season. I would be a little bit surprised if ODU does not finish in the top 4 of the conference regardless of what this poll indicates.

College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1 / Teams predicted rank in Conference

UPDATED 7/23/2016

#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond Men's Basketball #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast Men's Basketball Rank: #1 Atlantic Sun
#114 Sam Houston State Men's Basketball #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa Men's Basketball 2016-2017 #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville Men's Basketball #1 Big South
#117 Stanford Men's Basketball #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State Men's Basketball #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh Men's Basketball #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook Men's Basketball #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State Men's Basketball #2 Southland
#122 LSU Men's Basketball #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock Men's Basketball #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine Men's Basketball #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra Men's Basketball #5 CAA
#126 Kent State Men's Basketball #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple Men's Basketball #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin Men's Basketball #3 Southland
#129 Wagner Men's Basketball #1 NEC
#130 Marshall Men's Basketball #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota Men's Basketball #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State Men's Basketball #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay Men's Basketball #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham Men's Basketball #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern Men's Basketball #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State Men's Basketball #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale Men's Basketball #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State Men's Basketball #2 SoCon
#139 Rice Men's Basketball #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State Men's Basketball #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard Men's Basketball #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo Men's Basketball #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge Men's Basketball #4 Big West
#144 Illinois Men's Basketball #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf

ACC []
BIG XII []
Big East []
Big Ten [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St (14 - 12)]
SEC [#11 LSU (14 - 10)]
PAC 12 [@11 Stanford (12 - 11)]
Atlantic 10 [#8 Fordham, #7 Atlantic 10 (14 - 6)]
American [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa (12 -4)]
MWC [#6 Boise State (12 -5)]
CUSA [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall (14 -3)]
MAC [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State (12 -3)]
Missouri Valley [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois (10 - 3)]
CAA [#5 Hofstra (10 - 4)]
West Coast [#4 Pepperdine (9 -3) ]
Big West [#4 Cal State Northridge)]
Ivy League [#3 Yale) (8 -2)]
SBC [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock (11 -2)]
Big Sky [#2 North Dakota(15 -1)]
Horizon [#2 Green Bay (10 - 1)]
SoCon [#2 East Tennessee State (10 -1)]
America East [#2 Stony Brook (9 -1)]
Ohio Valley [#2 Morehead State (12 -1)]
Big South[#2 UNC Asheville (10 -1)]
Southland [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
Atlantic Sun[#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
Patriot [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
NEC [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
MEAC [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
SWAC [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0]
MAAC [(11 - ) MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A TEAM IN THE TOP 144]
WAC [(9 - ) MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A TEAM IN THE TOP 144]
Summit [(9 - ) MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A TEAM IN THE TOP 144]

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews

32 Conferences link... http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketba...conference

College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1 / Teams predicted rank in Conference

UPDATED 7/31/2016
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond Men's Basketball #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast Men's Basketball Rank: #1 Atlantic Sun
#114 Sam Houston State Men's Basketball #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa Men's Basketball 2016-2017 #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville Men's Basketball #1 Big South
#117 Stanford Men's Basketball #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State Men's Basketball #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh Men's Basketball #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook Men's Basketball #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State Men's Basketball #2 Southland
#122 LSU Men's Basketball #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock Men's Basketball #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine Men's Basketball #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra Men's Basketball #5 CAA
#126 Kent State Men's Basketball #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple Men's Basketball #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin Men's Basketball #3 Southland
#129 Wagner Men's Basketball #1 NEC
#130 Marshall Men's Basketball #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota Men's Basketball #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State Men's Basketball #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay Men's Basketball #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham Men's Basketball #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern Men's Basketball #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State Men's Basketball #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale Men's Basketball #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State Men's Basketball #2 SoCon
#139 Rice Men's Basketball #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State Men's Basketball #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard Men's Basketball #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo Men's Basketball #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge Men's Basketball #4 Big West
#144 Illinois Men's Basketball #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf

BIG XII []
Big East []
ACC [Georgia Tech] (15 -13)
Big Ten [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St (14 - 12), Nebraska, #10]
SEC [#11 LSU (14 - 10)]
PAC 12 [@11 Stanford (12 - 11)]
Atlantic 10 [#8 Fordham, #7 Atlantic 10 (14 - 6)]
American [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa (12 -4)]
MWC [#6 Boise State (12 -5), Fresno State #5]
CUSA [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall (14 -3)]
MAC [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State (12 -3)]
Missouri Valley [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois (10 - 3)]
CAA [#5 Hofstra (10 - 4, W&M #4]
West Coast [#4 Pepperdine (9 -3) ]
Big West [#4 Cal State Northridge), UC Santa Barbara #3 ]
Ivy League [#3 Yale) (8 -2)]
SBC [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock (11 -2), #2 Sun Belt]
MAAC [Siena #3 ]
Big Sky [#2 North Dakota(15 -1)]
Horizon [#2 Green Bay (10 - 1)]
SoCon [#2 East Tennessee State (10 -1)]
America East [#2 Stony Brook (9 -1)]
Ohio Valley [#2 Morehead State (12 -1)]
Big South[#2 UNC Asheville (10 -1)]
Southland [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
Atlantic Sun[#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
Patriot [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
NEC [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
MEAC [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
SWAC [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0]
MAAC [(11 - ) MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A TEAM IN THE TOP 144]
WAC [(9 - ) MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A TEAM IN THE TOP 144]
Summit [(9 - ) MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A TEAM IN THE TOP 144]

Link.... http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews

32 Conferences link... http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketba...conference

Sorry for the late UPDATES, was out of my control ...

College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1 / Teams predicted rank in Conference

UPDATED 7/31/2016
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond Men's Basketball #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast Men's Basketball Rank: #1 Atlantic Sun
#114 Sam Houston State Men's Basketball #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa Men's Basketball 2016-2017 #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville Men's Basketball #1 Big South
#117 Stanford Men's Basketball #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State Men's Basketball #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh Men's Basketball #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook Men's Basketball #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State Men's Basketball #2 Southland
#122 LSU Men's Basketball #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock Men's Basketball #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine Men's Basketball #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra Men's Basketball #5 CAA
#126 Kent State Men's Basketball #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple Men's Basketball #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin Men's Basketball #3 Southland
#129 Wagner Men's Basketball #1 NEC
#130 Marshall Men's Basketball #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota Men's Basketball #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State Men's Basketball #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay Men's Basketball #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham Men's Basketball #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern Men's Basketball #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State Men's Basketball #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale Men's Basketball #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State Men's Basketball #2 SoCon
#139 Rice Men's Basketball #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State Men's Basketball #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard Men's Basketball #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo Men's Basketball #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge Men's Basketball #4 Big West
#144 Illinois Men's Basketball #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf

BIG XII []
Big East []
ACC [Georgia Tech] (15 -13)
Big Ten [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St (14 - 12), Nebraska, #10]
SEC [#11 LSU (14 - 10)]
PAC 12 [@11 Stanford (12 - 11)]
Atlantic 10 [#8 Fordham, #7 Atlantic 10 (14 - 6)]
American [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa (12 -4)]
MWC [#6 Boise State (12 -5), Fresno State #5]
CUSA [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall (14 -3)]
MAC [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State (12 -3)]
Missouri Valley [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois (10 - 3)]
CAA [#5 Hofstra (10 - 4, W&M #4]
West Coast [#4 Pepperdine (9 -3) ]
Big West [#4 Cal State Northridge), UC Santa Barbara #3 ]
Ivy League [#3 Yale) (8 -2)]
SBC [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock (11 -2), #2 Sun Belt]
MAAC [Siena #3 ]
Big Sky [#2 North Dakota(15 -1)]
Horizon [#2 Green Bay (10 - 1)]
SoCon [#2 East Tennessee State (10 -1)]
America East [#2 Stony Brook (9 -1)]
Ohio Valley [#2 Morehead State (12 -1)]
Big South[#2 UNC Asheville (10 -1)]
Southland [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
Atlantic Sun[#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
Patriot [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
NEC [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
MEAC [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
SWAC [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0]
WAC [(9 - ) MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A TEAM IN THE TOP 144]
Summit [(9 - ) MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A TEAM IN THE TOP 144]

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32 Conferences link... http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketba...conference

College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1 / Teams predicted rank in Conference

UPDATED 8/1/2016
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond Men's Basketball #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast Men's Basketball Rank: #1 Atlantic Sun
#114 Sam Houston State Men's Basketball #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa Men's Basketball 2016-2017 #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville Men's Basketball #1 Big South
#117 Stanford Men's Basketball #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State Men's Basketball #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh Men's Basketball #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook Men's Basketball #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State Men's Basketball #2 Southland
#122 LSU Men's Basketball #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock Men's Basketball #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine Men's Basketball #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra Men's Basketball #5 CAA
#126 Kent State Men's Basketball #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple Men's Basketball #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin Men's Basketball #3 Southland
#129 Wagner Men's Basketball #1 NEC
#130 Marshall Men's Basketball #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota Men's Basketball #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State Men's Basketball #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay Men's Basketball #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham Men's Basketball #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern Men's Basketball #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State Men's Basketball #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale Men's Basketball #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State Men's Basketball #2 SoCon
#139 Rice Men's Basketball #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State Men's Basketball #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard Men's Basketball #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo Men's Basketball #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge Men's Basketball #4 Big West
#144 Illinois Men's Basketball #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf

BIG XII []
Big East []
ACC [Georgia Tech] (15 -13)
Big Ten [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St (14 - 12), Nebraska, #10]
SEC [#11 LSU (14 - 10)]
PAC 12 [@11 Stanford (12 - 11)]
Atlantic 10 [#8 Fordham, #7 Atlantic 10 (14 - 6)]
American [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa (12 -4)]
MWC [#6 Boise State (12 -5), Fresno State #5]
CUSA [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall (14 -3)]
MAC [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State (12 -3)]
Missouri Valley [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois (10 - 3)]
CAA [#5 Hofstra (10 - 4, W&M #4]
West Coast [#4 Pepperdine (9 -3) ]
Big West [#4 Cal State Northridge), UC Santa Barbara #3 ]
Ivy League [#3 Yale) (8 -2)]
SBC [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock (11 -2), #2 Sun Belt]
MAAC [Siena #3 ]
Big Sky [#2 North Dakota(15 -1)]
Horizon [#2 Green Bay (10 - 1)]
SoCon [#2 East Tennessee State (10 -1)]
America East [#2 Stony Brook (9 -1)]
Ohio Valley [#2 Morehead State (12 -1)]
Big South[#2 UNC Asheville (10 -1)Summit [(9 - 1)
Summit [(9 - 1) South Dakota State
Southland [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
Atlantic Sun[#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
Patriot [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
NEC [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
MEAC [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
SWAC [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0]
[b][color=#0000CD]WAC [(9 - ) MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A TEAM IN THE TOP 144]

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32 Conferences link... http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketba...conference

College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1 / Teams predicted rank in Conference

On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown, simply filing in the 8 conference Champs from the bottom 8 leagues, obviously eliminates 8 of the 68 spots available.

UPDATED 8/2/2016
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond Men's Basketball #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast Men's Basketball Rank: #1 Atlantic Sun
#114 Sam Houston State Men's Basketball #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa Men's Basketball 2016-2017 #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville Men's Basketball #1 Big South
#117 Stanford Men's Basketball #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State Men's Basketball #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh Men's Basketball #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook Men's Basketball #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State Men's Basketball #2 Southland
#122 LSU Men's Basketball #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock Men's Basketball #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine Men's Basketball #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra Men's Basketball #5 CAA
#126 Kent State Men's Basketball #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple Men's Basketball #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin Men's Basketball #3 Southland
#129 Wagner Men's Basketball #1 NEC
#130 Marshall Men's Basketball #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota Men's Basketball #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State Men's Basketball #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay Men's Basketball #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham Men's Basketball #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern Men's Basketball #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State Men's Basketball #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale Men's Basketball #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State Men's Basketball #2 SoCon
#139 Rice Men's Basketball #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State Men's Basketball #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard Men's Basketball #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo Men's Basketball #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge Men's Basketball #4 Big West
#144 Illinois Men's Basketball #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf

BIG XII []
Big East []
ACC [Georgia Tech] (15 -13)
Big Ten [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St (14 - 12), Nebraska, #10]
SEC [#11 LSU (14 - 10)]
PAC 12 [@11 Stanford (12 - 11)]
Atlantic 10 [#8 Fordham, #7 Atlantic 10 (14 - 6)]
American [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa (12 -4)]
MWC [#6 Boise State (12 -5), Fresno State #5]
CUSA [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall (14 -3)]
MAC [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State (12 -3)]
Missouri Valley [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois (10 - 3)]
CAA [#5 Hofstra (10 - 4, W&M #4]
West Coast [#4 Pepperdine (9 -3) ]
Big West [#4 Cal State Northridge), UC Santa Barbara #3 ]
Ivy League [#3 Yale) (8 -2)]
SBC [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock (11 -2), #2 Sun Belt]
MAAC [Siena #3 ]
Horizon [#2 Green Bay (10 - 1)]
SoCon [#2 East Tennessee State (10 -1)]
America East [#2 Stony Brook (9 -1)]
Ohio Valley [#2 Morehead State (12 -1)]
Big South[#2 UNC Asheville (10 -1)Summit [(9 - 1)
Summit [(9 - 1) South Dakota State
Big Sky [#2 North Dak (15 -0) Weber St #1 Big Sky] COMPLETED
Southland [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
Atlantic Sun[#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
Patriot [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
NEC [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
MEAC [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
SWAC [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0]
[b][color=#0000CD]WAC [(9 - ) MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A TEAM IN THE TOP 144]

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32 Conferences link... http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketba...conference

College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1 / Teams predicted rank in Conference

On the Bracketolgy side of the countdown, simply filling in the 8 conference Champs from the bottom 8 leagues, obviously eliminates 8 of the 68 spots available.

All three CUSA teams that remain will be in the top 99, It is still a coin toss who those three will be.
Only 3 of the below teams will be selected, who will be the three on the outside looking in!

1 Middle Tennessee
2 Old Dominion
3 UAB
4 Western Kentucky
5 La Tech
6 Charlotte

The fact is three (3) will be in the Top 99, the other three (3) will not even be considered a team in the top 144....Ouch.
CUSA is receiving very little respect. IMO the 6 listed above could and should have all been in the top 144. There is no way all of those schools should be ranked below many of the teams listed so far on the Madness Top 144 Poll.

UPDATED 8/4/2016
#100 Charleston #3 CAA
#101 Weber State #1 Big Sky
#102 South Dakota State #2 Summit
#103 Nebraska #10 Big 10
#104 Siena #3 MAAC
#105 William & Mary #4 CAA
#106 UC Santa Barbara #3 Big West
#107 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: #2 Sun Belt
#108 Arkansas Rank: #10 SEC
#109 Fresno State #5 Mountain West
#110 Georgia Tech #13 ACC
#111 Southern Illinois #4 Missouri Valley
#112 Richmond Men's Basketball #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast Men's Basketball Rank: #1 Atlantic Sun
#114 Sam Houston State Men's Basketball #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa Men's Basketball 2016-2017 #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville Men's Basketball #1 Big South
#117 Stanford Men's Basketball #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State Men's Basketball #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh Men's Basketball #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook Men's Basketball #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State Men's Basketball #2 Southland
#122 LSU Men's Basketball #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock Men's Basketball #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine Men's Basketball #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra Men's Basketball #5 CAA
#126 Kent State Men's Basketball #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple Men's Basketball #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin Men's Basketball #3 Southland
#129 Wagner Men's Basketball #1 NEC
#130 Marshall Men's Basketball #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota Men's Basketball #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State Men's Basketball #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay Men's Basketball #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham Men's Basketball #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern Men's Basketball #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State Men's Basketball #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale Men's Basketball #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State Men's Basketball #2 SoCon
#139 Rice Men's Basketball #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State Men's Basketball #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard Men's Basketball #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo Men's Basketball #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge Men's Basketball #4 Big West
#144 Illinois Men's Basketball #12 Big Ten

Conference/Schools rank in Conference/Total teams in Conf - Schools Remaining in Conf

BIG XII []
Big East []
ACC [Georgia Tech] (15 -13)
Big Ten [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St (14 - 12), Nebraska, #10]
SEC [#11 LSU (14 - 10)]
PAC 12 [@11 Stanford (12 - 11)]
Atlantic 10 [#8 Fordham, #7 Atlantic 10 (14 - 6)]
American [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa (12 -4)]
MWC [#6 Boise State (12 -5), Fresno State #5]
CUSA [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall (14 -3)]
MAC [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State (12 -3)]
Missouri Valley [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois (10 - 3)]
CAA [#5 Hofstra #5, W&M #4, Charleston #3 CAA]
West Coast [#4 Pepperdine (9 -3) ]
Big West [#4 Cal State Northridge), UC Santa Barbara #3 ]
Ivy League [#3 Yale) (8 -2)]
SBC [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock (11 -2), #2 Sun Belt]
MAAC [Siena #3 ]
Horizon [#2 Green Bay (10 - 1)]
SoCon [#2 East Tennessee State (10 -1)]
America East [#2 Stony Brook (9 -1)]
Ohio Valley [#2 Morehead State (12 -1)]
Big South[#2 UNC Asheville (10 -1)Summit [(9 - 1)
Summit [(9 - 1) South Dakota State
Big Sky [#2 North Dak (15 -0) Weber St #1 Big Sky] COMPLETED
Southland [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
Atlantic Sun[#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
Patriot [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
NEC [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
MEAC [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
SWAC [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0]
[b][color=#0000CD]WAC [(9 - ) MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A TEAM IN THE TOP 144]

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32 Conferences link... http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketba...conference

(08-04-2016 05:08 AM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  All three CUSA teams that remain will be in the top 99, It is still a coin toss who those three will be.
Only 3 of the below teams will be selected, who will be the three on the outside looking in!

1 Middle Tennessee
2 Old Dominion
3 UAB
4 Western Kentucky
5 La Tech
6 Charlotte

The fact is three (3) will be in the Top 99, the other three (3) will not even be considered a team in the top 144....Ouch.
CUSA is receiving very little respect. IMO the 6 listed above could and should have all been in the top 144. There is no way all of those schools should be ranked below many of the teams listed so far on the Madness Top 144 Poll.

Not only will three of the above-listed teams be unjustifiably overlooked, but Rice was under-ranked at #139. I hope/expect the Owls (Texas version) to be a top-100 team by season's end.

(Marshall may also be under-ranked at #130, but I'm unsure how they will coalesce as a team w/o Kelly -- much like ODU's need to re-establish itself w/o Freeman.)

Here's hoping that we as a conference come out swinging hard in non-conference play -- and not simply save it for conference play.