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    Some early Season Love from Doyle at CBS.com

    http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/9136894


    2006 NCAA Tournament field:
    Big East (8): Connecticut, Villanova, Louisville, West Virginia, Georgetown, Cincinnati, Syracuse, Pittsburgh.

    Big Ten (7): Illinois, Michigan State, Indiana, Ohio State, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan.

    ACC (6): Duke, Boston College, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Maryland, Wake Forest.

    SEC (5): Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Tennessee.

    Big 12 (5): Oklahoma, Texas, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Iowa State.

    Missouri Valley (4): Creighton, Northern Iowa, Bradley, Wichita State.

    Pac-10 (3): Washington, UCLA, Arizona.

    Atlantic 10 (3): George Washington, Xavier, Saint Joseph's.

    Conference USA (2): Memphis, UAB.

    One-bid leagues (22): Vermont (America East), Gardner-Webb (Atlantic Sun), Montana (Big Sky), Winthrop (Big South), Pacific (Big West), Old Dominion (Colonial), Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Horizon), Penn (Ivy), Iona (MAAC), Buffalo (MAC), South Carolina State (MEAC), Oral Roberts (Mid-Continent), Air Force (Mountain West), Wagner (Northeast), Murray State (OVC), Bucknell (Patriot), Davidson (Southern), Northwestern State (Southland), Middle Tennessee State (Sun Belt), Jackson State (SWAC), Nevada (WAC), Gonzaga (West Coast).

    Gregg Doyle's Picks based on mid-season, pre-conference performances. Not bad for the Valley. I just hope the rest of the NCAA is as intelligent.
    GO PANTHERS!!!
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    I can't believe I'm going to say this, but that (at this point in the season) is the most rational prediction I've ever seen. I think it's realistic and if the season plays out the way we would like it...this might be pretty accurate as well. I wish today was selection Sunday and Gregg Doyle was on the Selection Committee GO PANTHERS!!!
    "10% of life is what happens to you, 90% is how you react to what happens."

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    • #3
      One problem with early season selections like this: UPSETS. If a team wins a one bid conference tournament, and the favorite is good enough to make the tourney, down goes a team from an MVC or CUSA or A10 type conference. If a team from a multi-bid makes it out of their conference tournament, that opens up a whole different can of worms. Same scenario as above, but then the committee might start to believe that the conference was tougher than anticipated and allow another bubble-type team from the conference in. Just a couple of things to keep in mind. On the UNI side of things, I say that if we go 10-8/11-7 and win our home Bracket Buster game, we're in the Dance with an at-large. I really think that the magic number is 10 conference games, which we should surpass anyway.

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      • #4
        Good point about the upsets, but at this point in the season, assuming the prediction is based on the season results to this point, great to see the MVC rewarded for their success. In looking at several of the teams I anticipate Wake, Kansas and Oklahoma St. are in relative to name and not substance. That should give some room for the unexpected conference tourny upsets, relative to success at this point. Clearly still a long way away, however to have five, FIVE, big XII teams in the dance is discraceful relative their early season showing. If the any non-BCS type conference was RPI #13 there is no doubt they would be a one bid conference.

        My prediction,. ..... any MCV team with 12 conference wins and 20 season wins is in. That could be a lot of teams.

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        • #5
          I don't think more than 4 MVC teams get in no matter what. There could easily be 5 or more deserving, but as Clint says deservin's got nothin' to do with it.

          The MVC has only gotten 3 teams in twice in history, change happens slowly and getting 4 in this year would be another big step towards the respect the conference has earned.

          kc where are you getting the B12 at a 13 RPI? The site I check (kenpom) has them ranked at 6th, right behind the MVC.
          GO PANTHERS!

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          • #6
            This prediction by Doyle is based on season thus far, as thought the season were over and the tourny were next week. So I agree. But lots of games left to be played.
            GO PANTHERS!!!

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            • #7
              I was looking at warrennolan.com. After looking in more detail I saw that they must have an issue with how Baylor is distorting the league rankings since they have not played yet.

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