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[tbird4life]

Give me your thoughts on who you think will win the big dance this year?

Im going to have to go with the Kansas Jayhawks.

They have a strong team with Julian Wright, Mario Chalmers, Brandon Rush, and Russel Robinson not to mention coach Bill Self

They've also proved they can beat big teams when they knocked off Florida earlier this year in OT

Edited by tbird4life, 23 February 2007 - 06:09 PM.

[lcc tarheel14]

hm..wonder who u are tbird4life lol.. i can tell by ur picture and ur pick for this years tourney..i think they're a pretty good choice..

2 other notable teams are north carolina and osu...more unc than osu...i think they just have their days..but won't be able to have enough of them to make it that far in the tourney

[labatts69]

Sleeper team has to be Butler. When these guys are on they are tough to beat. Get hot in the tourney and they could make some noise. Florida, OSU, and Kansas have to be a favorite to make the final 4. I just don't think Wisconsin can do it. I guess we will see tomorrow when they play the bucks.

[FrOnT RoW JOE]

didnt like my topic about this I started?? HA!

[labatts69]

didnt like my topic about this I started?? HA!

I am too lazy to look that far

[FrOnT RoW JOE]

ACC:
in: Duke, UNC, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Georgia Tech
Out: Boston College, florida State,

Big East:
in: Georgetown, Pittsburgh, Marquette, Louisville, Notre Dame, Villanova
out: Syracuse, Providence, DePaul, West Virginia

Big Ten:
in: Ohio State, Wisconsin, Indiana, MSU
Out: Michigan, Purdue, Illinois

Big 12:
in: Texas A&M, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Kansas State
Out: Missouri

Pac 10:
in: UCLA, Washington State, Arizona, Oregon, USC
out: Stanford, Washington

SEC:
in:Florida, Kentucky, Tennesee, Vanderbilt, Alabama
out:Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Mississippi State

Missouri Valley:
in:Southern Illinois, Creighton
out: Bradley, Missouri State

other contenders:
in: Memphis, Air Force, Butler, UNLV, Nevada, BYU, Drexel, Gonzaga, Wright State
out: Old dominion, Utah State, San Diego State, Umass, Winthrop

[game225]

Front Row i like it for the most part expcept for a couple of teams.

-Boston college will make it. They were leading the ACC at one point outright, and then you have georgia tech in over them????
-West Virginia i think is in. They beat UCLA. There record is pretty good, and they dont have to tough of scheldule to end the season only with Pitt.
-I like the big ten, dont know about Indiana or Purdue.
-In the Big 12 I love Bob Knight but his team has some poor losing streaks, and I just dont know if they will. And Kansas State i will say is not going to make it.
-Tennsse isnt very good this year, but they have a good strength of scheldule so they will get in.
-In the PAC Stanford will make it over USC.
-for at large I dont see gonzaga getting in unless they get the automatic.

And Joe did you get that from ESPN???

[tigerball13]

Kansas will choke as usual.


I'm hoping for Maryland and Syracuse! I just don't think Syracuse's non-conference schedule does it.


Maryland is 20-7 with UNC, Dook, and NC St. still on the schedule. Then they have the ACC tournament. I think they'll make it as a 5 or 6 seed.



The 'Cuse got a good road win against Providence at a loud Dunkin' Donuts Center. Syracuse is 20-8 with Georgetown and Villanova left and the Big East tournament. If they make a run in the Big East tourney like last year, I'd say they're in.

Edited by tigerball13, 24 February 2007 - 03:11 PM.

[diehardwarrior]

UNC is who i am hoping will make it all the way and personally i would love to see an OSU-florida matchup where OSU beats the gators (payback) also last year i was a year early calling air force the brackt buster but i think it is this year....hopefully we get a good march/april

[tbird4life]

i also would like to see air force go a long ways in the tourny...another team i want to see go far is the butler bulldogs or southern illinois

Edited by tbird4life, 24 February 2007 - 05:30 PM.

[tigerball13]

I'd like to see the Nevada Wolfpack with Nick Fazekas go pretty far.

[FrOnT RoW JOE]

game, I looked at the conferences and who was on the bubble and picked who I thought....you are right about Boston college I am actually banking on them struggling and Georgia Tech playing well...

[tigerball13]

Maryland now 21-7 with a come from behind victory over North Carolina. At Dook next.

[millhouse]

I think if UNC were a little older they could take it home, still I think and hope they will go far. I think Texas A&M could turn some heads and make it to the Final Four, but I think UCLA is the real team to beat this year. Florida seems to cocky this year and I see them getting upset somewhere, while UCLA will be determined to get back to the big game and actually win it this year.

[tbird4life]

i just dont think UCLA is that great. i think the two teams to beat are kansas and unc although maryland upset north carolina yesterday i dont think its that big a loss...maryland is a pretty good team much better then lsu who beat florida the other day

[FrOnT RoW JOE]

UCLA not very good?? wow....they were number 1 for awhile and played outstanding....look for them to be at least in the elite 8....maybe even final 4.....

[BigDog]

Texas A&M brings home the trophy this year. Mark it down...

[tbird4life]

UCLA not very good?? wow....they were number 1 for awhile and played outstanding....look for them to be at least in the elite 8....maybe even final 4.....

yeah alabama was also number 4 for a couple weeks and look at them now

[millhouse]

Alabama doesn't have championship game experience. They don't have the leadership and talent that UCLA has or tradition. It seems to be almost impossible these days to predict how these tournaments will shake out, but you cant just say UCLA isn't that great.

[tigerball13]

UCLA didn't lose a game at home this year for the first time since the Wooden days in 1976. If you don't think UCLA is good, you're on some good stuff. I'd say they're the best team in the nation. I agree that Texas A&M also has a great chance with possibly the best guard in the nation in Acie Law IV. UCLA's point guard Collison is very good also.

yeah alabama was also number 4 for a couple weeks and look at them now

UCLA has been in the top 5 pretty much all season.

Edited by tigerball13, 26 February 2007 - 03:42 PM.