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Thursday, February 15, 2007
Tony Barnhart’s daily picks
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Following Tony’s update, log your own opinion in our daily blog.
RISING
• Arizona (17-7, RPI 6) could nail down a very good seed with a win tonight against UCLA (20-3, RPI 1) in Tucson. The Wildcats finish the regular season with three road games (Arizona State, California, Stanford).
• Purdue (16-9, RPI 42) could play its way into the field with a win at home tonight against Indiana (17-6, RPI 14).
• Old Dominion (20-7, RPI) is not in the field yet, but the Monarchs of the Colonial have won eight straight and have a big Bracket Buster game at Toledo on Saturday.
• Virginia Tech (17-7, RPI 19) has two wins over North Carolina and seven in the Top 50. The Hokies have two tough road games left at N.C. State (Sunday) and Virginia (March 1).
FALLING
• Boston College (18-7, RPI 26) drops from a No. 3 to a No. 4 seed after losing at home to Duke Wednesday night. Southern Illinois (21-5, RPI 9) moves on to the No. 3 line.
• Marquette (20-6, RPI 27) didn’t actually fall but is in danger of losing its No. 3 seed after a loss at DePaul (72-67) Wednesday night.
• Clemson (19-6, RPI 28) continues to fall after losing at Wake Forest 67-65 Wednesday night. The Tigers are now 2-6 since their 17-0 start but will get in the field because of five wins against the Top 50.
• Arkansas (15-10, RPI 47) is still in the field but it may not be for long. The Razorbacks had a bad loss at Mississippi State (84-60) Wednesday night. The Hogs still have to play Tennessee and Vanderbilt down the stretch.
TONY’S TOP 65
1: Florida (SEC champ)
2: Wisconsin (Big Ten camp)
3: UCLA (Pac-10 champ)
4: Ohio State (at-large)
5: North Carolina (ACC champ)
6: Kansas (at-large)
7: Pittsburgh (Big East champ)
8: Texas A&M (Big 12 champ)
9: Washington State (at-large)
10: Memphis (C-USA champ)
11: Southern Illinois (Missouri Valley champ)
12: Marquette (at-large)
13: Boston College (at-large)
14: Kentucky (at-large)
15: Virginia (at-large)
16: Virginia Tech (at-large)
17: Butler (Horizon champ)
18: Indiana (at-large)
19: Air Force (Mountain West champ)
20: Oklahoma State (at-large)
21: Villanova (at-large)
22: Oregon (at-large)
23: Southern Cal (at-large)
24: Stanford (at-large)
25: Nevada (WAC champ)
26: Arizona (at-large)
27: Duke (at-large)
28: Tennessee (at-large)
29: BYU (at-large)
30: Georgetown (at-large)
31: Creighton (at-large)
32: Texas (at-large)
33: UNLV (at-large)
34: Florida State (at-large)
35: Vanderbilt (at-large)
36: Gonzaga (West Coast champ)
37: Missouri State (at-large)
38: Maryland (at-large)
39: Georgia Tech (at-large)
40: Texas Tech (at-large)
41: Xavier (A-10 champ)
42: Alabama (at-large)
43: Clemson (at-large)
44: Michigan State (at-large)
45: VCU (Colonial champ)
46: Arkansas (at-large)
46: Illinois (at-large)
48: West Virginia (at-large)
49: Holy Cross (Patriot champ)
50: Davidson (Southern champ)
51: Winthrop (Big South champ)
52: Long Beach State (Big West champ)
53: TAMU-CC (Southland champ)
54: Akron (MAC champ)
55: Vermont (America East champ)
56: Oral Roberts ((Mid-Continent champ)
57: South Alabama (Sun Belt champs)
58: Penn (Ivy League champs)
59: Marist (Metro Atlantic champs)
60: Austin Peay (Ohio Valley champs)
61: Delaware State (MEAC champs)
62: East Tenn. St. (Atlantic Sun champs)
63: Weber State (Big Sky champ)
64: Jackson State (SWAC champ)
65: Central Conn. (Northeast champs)
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
• ACC (9): Boston College, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland.
• Big East (5): Pittsburgh, Georgetown, Marquette, West Virginia, Villanova.
• Big Ten (5): Wisconsin, Ohio State, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan State.
• Texas A&M, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech.
• Missouri Valley (3): Southern Illinois, Creighton, Missouri State.
• Mountain West (3): Air Force, UNLV, BYU.
• Pac-10 (6): UCLA, Washington State, Southern Cal, Oregon, Arizona, Stanford.
• SEC (6): Florida, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas.
(23 conferences with one bid only.)
• What do you think of Tony’s view of who’s rising and who’s falling?
• And how does his overall field differ from yours?
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