Rankings
Preseason and in-season teams rankings.
By ranking Maryland’s Greivis Vazquez as the second-best shooting guard in the country (pretty good right?) and Scottie Reynolds No. 7, Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News managed to spur non-stop banter about his basketball acumen. Namely that he didn’t have any.
Readers were miffed that Vazquez wasn’t listed among the top point guards, and weren’t happy to see him among the shooting guards.
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The 2009 national title game settled the conventional argument of the “team of the decade.” North Carolina and Michigan State each entered the game with one title, both reached four Final Fours and had similar overall records.
And when the Heels won, it assured them bragging rights. But what about everyone else?
For that, we turn to the fine folks at Rush the Court.
Their hybrid analysis ranking system (their term) considered several factors, notably titles, Final Fours, conference crowns, draft picks and All-Americans, among others. The methodology passes the sniff test. The results pass the eye test, too.
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The post-Final Four, pre-NBA draft, mid-late-signing period 2008-09 preseason college basketball rankings can be tricky.
Thankfully, the Web is here to help.
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The Big 12 has been better than expected, Tubby Smith has his Gophers contending and Cal could be a surprise team in the Pac-10.
But what other surprises and disappointments are out there as conference play begins? Plus, here's a breakdown of the real contenders for the NCAA Tournament.
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In a season where few teams have been actual surprises to start the year – Ole Miss, Miami (Fla.), Saint Mary’s, Drake, among the most notable – the most impressive group start has to be from the Atlantic 10, where the conference is off to its best start since St. Joseph’s stole the hoops spotlight in 2003-04.
Huh. Has Jameer Nelson really been in the NBA four years? Doesn’t seem that long ago when Nelson was leading St. Joe’s to a 30-2 season and just missing out on the Final Four. His Hawks and Xavier, which also reached the Elite Eight that season, helped make the A-10 one of that season’s big stars.
That hasn’t been the case for the A-10 the last few years.
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Jeff Green never put up big stats for Georgetown last season, but everyone knew how integral the junior swingman was to the Hoyas’ Final Four run. The Big East player of the year was arguably the nation’s best defender, Georgetown’s go-to guy in the clutch and set the tone for efficient, solid play that typified a 30-7 Georgetown squad.
But was Green so good that his early departure to the NBA is scaring off supporters for another run to the Final Four?
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Everyone’s got an opinion when it comes to who’s No. 1 in men’s basketball. And it’s one of those season when it doesn’t look like there’s going to be a consensus.
But after a season where Florida rolled to its second-straight NCAA Tournament title, a little variety at the top will be refreshing.
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