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Post by dontknowjack on Nov 5, 2006 0:57:33 GMT -5
Pac 10:
Stanford
Washington
UCLA
Cal (but they need to DO something already)
Oregon
for sure NO: Oregon State, Wash St, Arizona St (sorry, they won't pull it out), Arizona
Big XII:
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Iowa State
Colorado
Missouri
maybe Baylor, but doubtful
for sure NO: Kansas, K State, A&M, Tech
Big Ten:
Penn State
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ohio State
Purdue
on the cusp Northwestern (need 3 more, or 2, with one of them an upset)
maybe Michigan (big win tonight, but MUCH to prove still; need at least 4 more, which will be tough), Michigan State (4 more -- tough, but feasible, and win at home v. Michigan is a must)
for sure NO: Indiana, Iowa, Illinois
SEC
Florida
LSU
Alabama
Tennessee
Arkansas
maybe Kentucky
for sure NO: Mississippi, Miss State (close, but no cigar), Georgia, Auburn (made some good noise, though), South Carolina (peaked early against a hobbled Florida, but not enough)
Thoughts?
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Post by dontknowjack on Nov 5, 2006 0:59:46 GMT -5
Pac 10:
Stanford
Washington
UCLA
USC
Cal (but they need to DO something already)
Oregon
for sure NO: Oregon State, Wash St, Arizona St (sorry, they won't pull it out), Arizona
Big XII:
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Iowa State
Colorado
Missouri
maybe Baylor, but doubtful
for sure NO: Kansas, K State, A&M, Tech
Big Ten:
Penn State
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ohio State
Purdue
on the cusp Northwestern (need 3 more, or 2, with one of them an upset)
maybe Michigan (big win tonight, but MUCH to prove still; need at least 4 more, which will be tough), Michigan State (4 more -- tough, but feasible, and win at home v. Michigan is a must)
for sure NO: Indiana, Iowa, Illinois
SEC
Florida
LSU
Alabama
Tennessee
Arkansas
maybe Kentucky
for sure NO: Mississippi, Miss State (close, but no cigar), Georgia, Auburn (made some good noise, though), South Carolina (peaked early against a hobbled Florida, but not enough)
Thoughts?
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Post by BearClause on Nov 5, 2006 1:09:39 GMT -5
For the Pac-10, where USC?  |
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Post by dontknowjack on Nov 5, 2006 1:10:47 GMT -5
see 2nd post -- forgot them on first post.
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Post by BearClause on Nov 5, 2006 1:27:09 GMT -5
see 2nd post -- forgot them on first post. Didn't look close enough, and I thought it was an accidental double post. You could have just deleted and restarted your original post, or modified it. |
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Post by IdahoBoy on Nov 5, 2006 2:34:09 GMT -5
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Post by cbrown1709 on Nov 5, 2006 2:39:16 GMT -5
You don't think that Kentucky will make it. THey did sweep Tennessee this season and took FLorida to 5. I think they have a good chance to make it.
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Post by IdahoBoy on Nov 5, 2006 2:39:57 GMT -5
I agree. Kentucky is in.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2006 9:28:13 GMT -5
No on Baylor, their Big 12 record isn't even close to .500
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Post by dontknowjack on Nov 5, 2006 16:36:09 GMT -5
Pac 10:
Stanford
Washington
UCLA
USC
Cal (but they need to DO something already)
Oregon
for sure NO: Oregon State, Wash St, Arizona St (sorry, they won't pull it out), Arizona
Big XII:
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Iowa State
Colorado
Missouri
for sure NO: Kansas, K State, A&M, Tech, Baylor
Big Ten:
Penn State
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ohio State
Purdue
on the cusp Northwestern (need 3 more, or 2, with one of them an upset)
maybe Michigan (big win tonight, but MUCH to prove still; need at least 4 more, which will be tough), Michigan State (4 more -- tough, but feasible, and win at home v. Michigan is a must)
for sure NO: Indiana, Iowa, Illinois
SEC
Florida
LSU
Alabama
Tennessee
Arkansas (in, but is it really a lock?)
Kentucky (sealed it with 'Bama win)
for sure NO: Mississippi, Miss State (close, but no cigar), Georgia, Auburn (made some good noise, though), South Carolina (peaked early against a hobbled Florida, but not enough)
Big West
Cal Poly
Long Beach
maybe, but looking like a longshot: Northridge, UCSB
West Coast
San Diego
Pepperdine (another big home stretch run)
Santa Clara
maybe: LMU, USF
ACC:
Duke
maybe: any team that might beat Duke in the ACC tourney
Big East
St. John's
Louisville
maybe: Notre Dame (history may get them in, but they don't deserve it)
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Post by bearwatch on Nov 5, 2006 18:11:30 GMT -5
I would agree on Baylor UNLESS they win 5 of their last 6 in Big XII. I do think they can beat 5 of the teams on the list but it would an amazing feat.... Hey, All things are possible....
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2006 21:42:44 GMT -5
Michigan now has wins over San Diego, Minnesota and Iowa State -- and the Committee always likes the Wolverines. I say they're in, but it'll be interesting if they finish worse than 8-12.
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Post by blastingsand on Nov 5, 2006 22:42:01 GMT -5
Which low rank team will get make a lot upsets in the tournament?
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Post by jgrout on Nov 5, 2006 22:44:52 GMT -5
As I was walking out of Haas Pavilion on Friday night, I told the Cal fans that I thought the Bears played well enough to be able to beat USC next week. If they did lose to USC, UCLA and Washington at home and to Oregon on the road (and beat Oregon State and Washington State), they would have 19 wins and be a quasi-respectable 8-10 in conference... but going 0-2 against Stanford, Washington, UCLA, USC and Oregon would presumably be enough to kick them to the curb. If they beat USC, Oregon State and Washington State, I think they'd deserve to make a 64-team field (did UCLA miss before there were 64 teams? I think so). If they beat USC and lost to Oregon State or Washington State, I think they'd need to win one of their other tougher matches to make the tournament.
Your serve, BearClause... for example, would beating Oregon in Eugene (plus the Beavs and Cougs) be enough?
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Post by BearClause on Nov 5, 2006 22:58:52 GMT -5
Your serve, BearClause... for example, would beating Oregon in Eugene (plus the Beavs and Cougs) be enough? That'll be enough. Cal had a 7-11 Pac-10 record in 2002 and got in with wins over decent (barely ranked) WSU and Washington. They did go five against Stanford and USC that year. This year the wins over Pepperdine and Colorado State helped. They're still top 20 in RPI, and frankly none of Cal's losses are really the "bad losses" that the NCAA Tournament hold against teams. I'm hoping for more, since a win over a top Pac-10 team will make hosting a possibility. Cal's passing and defense looked better on Friday. Hana Cutura seems to have regained her form after the foot injury. Cal can also throw in Mindi Wiley to mix things up. The NCAA VB committee has put in teams with worse credentials than that (I seem to remember Kansas for some reason). |
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