So the NET gets released today....

remember how panned it got last year on release? Here's the initial top 10 for last year with final performance-
1 Ohio State (20-15, lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament)
2 Virginia (35-3, won national championship)
3 Texas Tech (31-7, national runner-up)
4 Michigan (30-7, lost in the Sweet 16)
5Gonzaga (33-4, lost in the Elite Eight)
6 Duke (32-6, lost in the Elite Eight)
7 Michigan State (32-7, lost in the Final Four)
8 Wisconsin (23-11, lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament)
9 Virginia Tech (26-9, lost in the Sweet 16)
10 Loyola Marymount (22-12, lost in the third round of the CBI)

not too bad at all.

1 Ohio St
2 Kansas
3 San Diego St
4 Butler
5 Baylor
6 Gonzaga
7 Auburn
8 Louisville
9 Stanford
10 Dayton
11 Maryland
12 West Virginia
13 Duke
14 Wichita St
15 Arizona
16 Memphis
17 Oregon
18 Penn St
19 Liberty
20 Duquesne
21 Michigan
22 Richmond
23 Arkansas
24 Villanova
25 Tennessee

Duquesne resurrected their whole program stealing Akron's coach.

Good to see Mooney and the Spiders back. Remember when they were 1 game from a "Battle of Richmond" to go to the Final 4?

A10 and AAC very strong in here. Not really shown- but Big Ten has 10 of the top 50 plus 51.

Comparison of today's NET rankings with today's Lunardi bracketology (Lunardi in parenthesis)

1 Ohio St (#1 regional seed)
2 Kansas (#1 regional seed)
3 San Diego St (#5 regional seed)
4 Butler (#4 regional seed)
5 Baylor (#3 regional seed)

6 Gonzaga (#1 regional seed)
7 Auburn (#3 regional seed)
8 Louisville (#1 regional seed)
9 Stanford (first four out)
10 Dayton (#4 regional seed)

11 Maryland (#2 regional seed)
12 West Virginia (#6 regional seed)
13 Duke (#2 regional seed)
14 Wichita St (#10 regional seed)
15 Arizona (#5 regional seed)

16 Memphis (#5 regional seed)
17 Oregon (#2 regional seed)
18 Penn St (#6 regional seed)
19 Liberty (#11 regional seed)
20 Duquesne (not listed)

21 Michigan (#3 regional seed)
22 Richmond (next four out)
23 Arkansas (#10 regional seed)
24 Villanova (#5 regional seed)
25 Tennessee (#6 regional seed)

27 Florida St (#4 regional seed)

29 Michigan St (#4 regional seed)

39 Virginia (#3 regional seed)

58 Kentucky (#2 regional seed)

(12-16-2019 11:29 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  Duquesne resurrected their whole program stealing Akron's coach.

Good to see Mooney and the Spiders back. Remember when they were 1 game from a "Battle of Richmond" to go to the Final 4?

I believe that was 2012. VCU beat FSU on a last second shot in the S16.

(12-16-2019 12:35 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  

(12-16-2019 11:29 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  Duquesne resurrected their whole program stealing Akron's coach.

Good to see Mooney and the Spiders back. Remember when they were 1 game from a "Battle of Richmond" to go to the Final 4?

I believe that was 2012. VCU beat FSU on a last second shot in the S16.

2011 actually....