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[District303aPastPlayer]

AP Top 25
The nation's sportswriters have their say in the granddaddy of college basketball polls.
1 Wisconsin
2 Ohio State
3 Florida
4 UCLA
5 North Carolina
6 Kansas
7 Memphis
8 Texas A&M
9 Washington State
10 Pittsburgh
11 Nevada
12 Georgetown
13 Southern Illinois
14 Air Force
15 Butler
16 Marquette
17 Vanderbilt
18 Duke
19 Texas
20 Louisville
21 BYU Cougars
22 West Virginia
23 Oregon
24 Virginia
25 Alabama

[District303aPastPlayer]

1. Ohio State (17)
2. Wisconsin (10)
3. Florida (1)
4. UCLA (2)
5. North Carolina (1)
6. Kansas
7. Memphis
8. Pittsburgh
9. Texas A&M
10. Nevada
11. Washington State
12. Georgetown
13. Air Force
14. Southern Illinois
15. Butler
16. Marquette
17. Duke
18. West Virginia
19. Virginia
20. Texas
21. Vanderbilt
22. Brigham Young
23. Notre Dame
24. Oregon
25. Alabama

[KTJ]

Big 12 should get 4 in the tourney.

[coach]

Originally posted by KTJ
Big 12 should get 4 in the tourney.

no they will get 5 maybe 6

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by coach
no they will get 5 maybe 6

Kansas and A&M...
Texas and K-State...

are my 4... are you giving the nod to TTU and one of the Oklahoma schools?

[coach]

texas, ags, kansas, k state, tech, and ok state, and maybe even oklahoma

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by coach
texas, ags, kansas, k state, tech, and ok state, and maybe even oklahoma

thats a FAAAAAAAAAAAAR reach... the MVC is going to get in at least 2-3 teams... and the WCC might get more than just their conference champ in too...

The MidMajors are stepping up, and will have a big presence this year.

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
Kansas and A&M...
Texas and K-State...

are my 4... are you giving the nod to TTU and one of the Oklahoma schools?

Tech now has wins over 5 teams in the RPI top 50 with 2 of them being road wins. As long as they don't trip up against Baylor and Iowa St next week (they play @ Texas and Okie State at home this week) then they should be in...unless they lose to a weak team in the 1st round of the Big 12 Tourney then they would move back on the bubble line.

[coach]

it will either ou or tech getting the last spot

[coach]

bracketology has the ags, kansas, texas, tech, and ok state in right now

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by coach
it will either ou or tech getting the last spot

your wording is faulty... there is no "last spot"

there was a write up in the paper last week about 16 sports writers going to a camp held by the NCAA selection committee, and they don't care about what conference you are in... what names you have... if Texas just goes down the toilet... Kevin Durant will not play in the NCAA tourney... get it?

[coach]

yeah i get it and i didnt mean to say last spot im sayin one of those two teams get in...both will not unless texsa goes to crap or another team completely bombs out

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by coach
yeah i get it and i didnt mean to say last spot im sayin one of those two teams get in...both will not unless texsa goes to crap or another team completely bombs out

Go read this...
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=2758650

It explains the process by which the brackets are put together. You will quickly realize that the committee is not at all concerned with the # of teams that a conference gets or how many majors vs mid-majors get into the at large group. They are trying to get the best 65 teams into the tourney...period.

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
Go read this...
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=2758650

It explains the process by which the brackets are put together. You will quickly realize that the committee is not at all concerned with the # of teams that a conference gets or how many majors vs mid-majors get into the at large group. They are trying to get the best 65 teams into the tourney...period.

thats the write up i was talking about

[eagles_victory]

Originally posted by coach
it will either ou or tech getting the last spot youve lost ur mind if u think ou's getting in the tournament this year. Tech will probably get in but since you have them in the last spot who do u think there going to play in the play in game. :clap: :doh:

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by eagles_victory
youve lost ur mind if u think ou's getting in the tournament this year. Tech will probably get in but since you have them in the last spot who do u think there going to play in the play in game. :clap: :doh:

A&M-CC or Northwestern State, the Winner of the Southland will wind up either in the play in game... or ranked 13 in a weak bracket...

[eagles_victory]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
A&M-CC or Northwestern State, the Winner of the Southland will wind up either in the play in game... or ranked 13 in a weak bracket... dont count out my jacks just yet and for the record i was jk about tech in the play in game

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by eagles_victory
dont count out my jacks just yet

I already did :D

[KTJ]

Oklahoma State isn't a lock.

Tech's 3 top 10 wins look nice but they aren't a "lock" either.