College Bball Thread

[IUHoosierJoe 1,741]

On 1/28/2024 at 9:05 PM, RaceToTheTop said:

First of my WAR rankings for the season.  Calculated it for about 50 teams I thought could be in consideration for top 25, but possible I missed one.  Records are against D1 only.

Top 25:

1. Purdue, 19-2 WAR +7.74
2. U Conn 18-2, WAR +5.66
3. Houston 18-2,  WAR +5.42
4. UNC 17-3, WAR +5.22
5. Kansas 16-4,  WAR +4.84
6. Wisconsin 16-4, WAR +4.74
7. Arizona 15-5, WAR +4.01
8. Utah St, 16-2, WAR +3.91
9. Dayton 16-3, WAR +3.83
10. Ole Miss, 17-3, WAR +3.81
11. Texas Tech 16-3, WAR +3.69
12. San Diego St 14-4, WAR +3.54
13. Marquette 15-5, WAR +3.49
14. South Carolina 17-3, WAR +3.29
15. Auburn 16-4, WAR +3.28
16. Tennessee 15-4, WAR+3.10
17. Alabama 14-6, WAR +3.08
18. Florida Atlantic 17-4, WAR +2.94
19. New Mexico 16-3, WAR +2.86
20. Indiana State 17-3, WAR +2.86
21. Kentucky 15-4, WAR +2.78
22. Nevada 16-4, WAR +2.77
23. Illinois 15-5, WAR +2.75
24. Iowa St 16-4, WAR +2.61
25. Grand Canyon 18-2, WAR +2.51

Other WAR +2 teams:

Clemson 13-6, WAR +2.26, Baylor 13-5, WAR +2.25, Northwestern 15-5, WAR +2.24, Oklahoma 15-5, WAR +2.19, Colorado St 13-5, WAR +2.18, Creighton 16-5, WAR +2.13, Duke 15-4, WAR +2.10

 

I'll add my computer version that I posted for a while last season, a combination of result-based and score-based (predictive):

1	Houston
2	Purdue
3	Arizona
4	Tennessee
5	North Carolina
6	Connecticut
7	Alabama
8	BYU
9	Iowa St
10	New Mexico
11	Auburn
12	Utah St
13	Illinois
14	Wisconsin
15	Kansas
16	Creighton
17	San Diego St
18	Baylor
19	Marquette
20	Dayton
21	Indiana St
22	Kentucky
23	Duke
24	FL Atlantic
25	Texas Tech

[HoosierTrav 8,086]

Watching Houston makes me sick. We had our guy…. Hate that things went the way they did. Understand he was culpable. 

He would have built us into an absolute behemoth.

[FortWayneHoosier 6,448]

Houston and Texas in a tight one. Couldn’t sleep, I’m glad some good basketball is on 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,023]

1 hour ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

I'll add my computer version that I posted for a while last season, a combination of result-based and score-based (predictive):

1	Houston
2	Purdue
3	Arizona
4	Tennessee
5	North Carolina
6	Connecticut
7	Alabama
8	BYU
9	Iowa St
10	New Mexico
11	Auburn
12	Utah St
13	Illinois
14	Wisconsin
15	Kansas
16	Creighton
17	San Diego St
18	Baylor
19	Marquette
20	Dayton
21	Indiana St
22	Kentucky
23	Duke
24	FL Atlantic
25	Texas Tech

Is this where I add my opinion poll? Lol

[FortWayneHoosier 6,448]

Houston pulls it out with an overtime win over Texas. 

[Demo 21,615]

Interesting. Would have just assumed that Edey’s effect alone would have had PU dominating at the rim.

[WayneFleekHoosier 49,756]

South Carolina surprise team of the year for me. Leading Tenn at Tenn with Ten minutes left. Ten-four good fellas


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[Uspshoosier 49,929]

4 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

South Carolina surprise team of the year for me. Leading Tenn at Tenn with Ten minutes left. Ten-four good fellas


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I thought they were fools good that beat up on some bad teams early in the year but watching them play in the SEC they are definitely a tourney quality team.  Johnson from Ohio St is having a good year for them 

[Uspshoosier 49,929]

Nova was down 20 in the first half at home and now early in second half they are only down 1 

[str8baller 6,292]

2 hours ago, Demo said:

Interesting. Would have just assumed that Edey’s effect alone would have had PU dominating at the rim.

Crazy that msu has one of the three point spots since they’re the second worst team from 3 in conf besides us. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 49,756]

I thought they were fools good that beat up on some bad teams early in the year but watching them play in the SEC they are definitely a tourney quality team.  Johnson from Ohio St is having a good year for them 

Same. Keep waiting on them to fade.


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[Uspshoosier 49,929]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Same. Keep waiting on them to fade.


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Not going to be tonight.  

[LamarCheeks 20,760]

South Carolina (18-3) got no love from pollsters after crushing No. 6 Kenducky at home. 

Now, they'll have to -- a 4-point win AT No. 5 Tennessee. 

[Uspshoosier 49,929]

Just now, LamarCheeks said:

South Carolina got no love after crushing No. 6 Kenducky at home. 

Now, they'll have to -- a 4-point win AT No. 5 Tennessee. 

Massive win for them.    Probably will move up the seed line by at least 1 or 2 full lines 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 87,561]

Illinois 86-75 win over O$U in Columbus.

[WayneFleekHoosier 49,756]

Illinois 86-75 win over O$U in Columbus.

Holtmans days are numbered. And if a PG named Thornton becomes available I wouldn’t cry about it.


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[Kentuckysucks 3,221]

12 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Holtmans days are numbered. And if a PG named Thornton becomes available I wouldn’t cry about it.


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Yeah I bet he gets fired right after the season. 

[str8baller 6,292]

Good finish to the Georgia Tech/UNC game

[RaceToTheTop 28,158]

ChickenWarJoe rankings through last Sunday's games (combined rankings of LCS, HoosierJoe, and mine):

1. Purdue (1)    19-2    (73)
2. Houston (1)   18-2  (70)
3. UConn (1)  18-2  (69)
4. UNC    17-3  (66)
5. Arizona 15-5  (59)
6. Tennessee 15-4  (53)
7. Kansas 16-4 (51)
8. Auburn 16-4 (45)
9. Utah St 16-2 (45)
10. Wisconsin 16-4 (41)
11. Illinois 15-5 (32)
12. New Mexico 16-3 (31)
13. Kentucky 15-4 (29)
14. Alabama 14-6 (28)
15. Texas Tech 16-3 (27)
16. Marquette 15-5 (27)
17. Dayton 16-3 (26)
18. Iowa State 16-4 (25)
19. San Diego State 14-4 (23)
20. Baylor 13-5 (22)
21. Ole Miss 17-3 (21)
22. BYU 15-5 (18)
23. South Carolina 17-3 (17)
24. Oklahoma 15-5 (15)
25. Duke 15-4 (15)

Also receiving votes:  Indiana St 17-3 (11), Florida Atlantic 17-4 (10), Creighton 16-5 (10), TCU 15-5 (10), Nevada 16-5 (4), Memphis 15-5 (2), Grand Canyon 18-2 (1), Colorado St 13-5 (1)

[str8baller 6,292]

ESPN just showed the non-con SoS for the Big 12 teams. Pathetic. Only two teams in the top 100. Most were 250 or worse. Greenburg called them out for trying to manipulate the NET rankings