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 11 conference Champs from the bottom 11 leagues, obviously eliminates 11 of the 68 spots available.
Bracketolgy Link...
http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...acketology
Last years 2016 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings final ranking
94 Old Dominion CUSA 25-13
112 Middle Tennessee CUSA 25-10
114 UAB CUSA 26-7 PICKED in the TOP 100 #89
Link...
http://kenpom.com/index.php
UPDATED 8/14/2016
#89 UAB #3 CUSA
#90 Memphis #5 American
#91 Vermont #1 America East
#92 New Mexico State #1 WAC
#93 Iona #2 MAAC
#94 Oregon State #10 PAC 12
#95 South Carolina #9 SEC
#96 UT Arlington #1 Sun Belt
#97 UC Irvine Men's #2 Big West
#99 Ohio Men's #3 MAC
#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 #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Atlantic Sun
#114 Sam Houston State #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville #1 Big South
#117 Stanford #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh #1 Patriot
#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 #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin #3 Southland
#129 Wagner #1 NEC
#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
#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
#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
1). ACC (13) [ #13 Georgia Tech] ( )
2). Big Ten (12) [#12 Illinois, #11 Penn St #10 Nebraska]
3). PAC 12 (11) [@11 Stanford, #10 Oregon State(12 - 19)]
4). SEC (11) [#11 LSU #10 Arkansas#9 South Carol (14 - 8)]
5). BIG XII (8) -]
6). Big East (8) -]
7). Atlantic 10 (8) [#8 Fordham, #7 Richmond (14 - 6)]
8). American (6) [#6 Temple, #5 Tulsa #4 Memphis )]
9). MWC (6) [#6 Boise State (12 -5), #5 Fresno State ]
10). CUSA (5) [#5 Rice, #4 Marshall, #3 UAB]
11). MAC (5) [#5 Toledo, #4 Kent State (12 -2),#3 Ohio Men's]
12). Missouri Valley (5) [#5 Indiana State, #4 Southern Illinois (10 - 3)]
13). CAA (5) [#5 Hofstra, W&M #4, Charleston #3 CAA]
14). West Coast (4) [#4 Pepperdine (9 -3) ]
15). Big West (4) [#4 Cal State Northridge), #3 UC Santa Barbara, #2 UC Irvine ]
16). Ivy League (3) [#3 Yale) (8 -2)]
17). MAAC (3) [Siena #3 ,Iona #2 MAAC]
18). Horizon (2) [#2 Green Bay (10 - 1)]
19). SoCon (2) [#2 East Tennessee State (10 -1)]
20). Ohio Valley (2) [#2 Morehead State (12 -1)]
21). Big South (2) [#2 UNC Asheville (10 -1)
22). Summit (2) [(9 - 1) #2 South Dakota State
23). America East (2) [#2 Stony Brook (9 -1)#1 Vermont COMPLETED
24). WAC [ (1) (9 - 0) #1 New Mexico State WAC COMPLETED
25). SBC (3) [#3 Arkansas-Little Rock (11 -2), #2 Sun Belt, UT Arlingt #1 SBC] COMPLETED
26. Big Sky (2) [#2 North Dak (15 -0)$1 Weber St ] COMPLETED
27). Southland (3) [#3 Stephen F. Austin #2 Northwestern St, #1 Sam Houston St (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
28). Atlantic Sun (1) [#1 Florida Gulf Coast (8 -0) COMPLETED]
29). Patriot (1) [#1 Lehigh (9 -0) COMPLETED]
30). NEC (1) [#1 Wagner (10 -0 ) COMPLETED]
31). MEAC (1) [#1 Howard (13 - 0) COMPLETED]
32). SWAC (1) [#1 Texas Southern COMPLETED) (10 - 0]
Link....
http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews
MY PICKS for the LAST 89
1 Villanova #1 BE 35-5 NCAA AQ
2 North Carolina #1 ACC 33-7 NCAA AQ
3 Virginia #2 ACC 29-8
4 Kansas #1 BIG XII 33-5 NCAA AQ
5 Michigan St. #1 BIG 10 29-6 NCAA AQ
6 Kentucky #1 SEC 27-9 NCAA AQ
7 Oklahoma #2 BIG XII 29-8
8 Wichita St. #1 MVC 26-9 NCAA AQ
9 West Virginia #3 BIG XII 26-9
10 Louisville #3 ACC 23-8
11 Xavier #2 BE 28-6
12 Oregon #1 PAC12 31-7 NCAA AQ
13 Miami FL #4 ACC 27-8
14 Purdue #2 BIG 10 26-9
15 Indiana #3 BIG 10 27-8
16 Iowa St. #4 BIG XII 23-12
18 Gonzaga #1 WCC 28-NCAA AQ
19 Texas A&M #2 SEC 28-9
20 Duke #5 ACC 25-11
21 Arizona #2 PAC 12 25-9
22 Seton Hall #3 BE 25-9
23 Iowa #4 BIG 10 22-11
24 Syracuse #6 ACC 23-14 .
25 Maryland #5 BIG 10 27-9
26 Connecticut #1 AAC 25-11
27 Baylor #5 BIG XII 22-12
28 California #3 PAC 12 23-11
29 VCU #1 A10 25-11 NCAA AQ
30 Vanderbilt #3 SEC 19-14
31 Butler #4 BE 22-11
32 Wisconsin #6 B10 22-13
33 Cincinnati #2 AAC 22-11
34 Notre Dame #7 ACC 24-12
35 Texas #6 BIG XII 20-13
36 Creighton #5 BE 20-15
37 Saint Joseph's #2 A10 28-8
38 Utah #4 PAC 12 27-9
39 Valparaiso #1 Horz 30-7 NCAA AQ
40 SMU #3 AAC 25-5
41 Florida #4 SEC 21-15
42 Pittsburgh #8 ACC 21-12
43 Providence #6 BE 24-11
44 Saint Mary's #1 WCC 29-6 NCAA AQ
45 San Diego St.#1 MWC 28-10
46 George Washington #3 A10 28-10
47 Clemson #9 ACC 17-14
48 Georgia Tech #10 ACC 21-15
49 Florida St. #11 ACC 20-14
50 Texas Tech #7 BIG XII 19-13
51 BYU #2 WCC 26-11
52 Kansas St.#8 BIG XII 17-16 --------- At Large Bid Start Range
53 USC #5 PAC 12 21-13
54 Hawaii #1 BW 28-6
55 Virginia Tech #12 ACC 20-15
56 Michigan #7 BIG 10 23-13 ----------At Large Bid Range
57 Dayton #4 A10 25-8 NIT Invite
58 Georgetown #7 BE 15-18 NIT Invite
59 South Carolina #5 SEC 25-9NIT Invite
60 Colorado #6 PAC 12 22-12 NIT Invite
61 Oregon St. #7 PAC 12 19-13 NIT Invite
62 Yale #1 Ivy 23-7 AQ
64 Washington #8 PAC 12 19-15 NIT Invite
65 Georgia #6 SEC 20-14 NIT Invite
66 Mississippi #7 SEC 20-12 NIT Invite
67 UNC Wilmington #1 CAA 25-8 NCAA .AQ
68 North Carolina St. #13 ACC 16-17 NIT Invite
69 Princeton #2 Ivy 22-7 NIT Invite
70 South Dakota St.#2 Sum 26-8 NIT Invite
71 Northwestern #8 BIG 10 20-12 NIT Invite
72 UCLA #9 PAC 12 15-17 NIT Invite
73 Middle Tennessee #1 CUSA 25-10 NCAA AQ
74 Ohio St. #9 BIG 10 21-14 NIT Invite
#89 UAB CUSA #3 CUSA (26-7) NIT Invite
76 St. Bonaventure #5 A10 22-9 NIT Invite
77 James Madison #2 CAA 21-11
78 Monmouth #1 MAAC 28-8 NCAA AQ
79 Akron #1 MAC 26-9 NCAA AQ
80 Old Dominion #3 CUSA 25-13
81 Marquette #8 BE 20-13
82 Arizona St. #10 PAC 12 15-17
83 Nevada # 2 MWC 24-14
84 Davidson #6 A10 20-13
85 Colorado St. #3 MWC 18-16
86 Ball St. #2 MAC 21-14
87 Tennessee #8 SEC 15-19
88 New Mexico #4 MWC 17-15
89 Evansville #2 MVC 25-9
THE VERY EARLY NCAA BRAKETOLOGY & NIT INVITATIONS based on MADNESS POLL
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NCAA AQ
NCAA Bubble teams
NIT Invitations
Teams 1- 51 excluding NCAA AQ could be selected for NCAA BIDS
CUSA 3 Teams to be Selected in Poll - 2 remain after 8/14/16
RED Teams selected after my prediction
32 Conferences link... [/color]http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology/conference