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DEL.ICIO.USTony Barnhart’s daily picks
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Following Tony’s update, log your own opinion in our daily blog.
WHO’S IN
• Georgia (15-9, RPI 51): The Bulldogs may not be here long if they lose at Ole Miss tonight, but three wins over the Top 50 (Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Arkansas) put the Bulldogs in the field today.
WHO’S OUT
• West Virginia (19-7, RPI 53): The Mountaineers have two good wins over UCLA and Villanova at home but that’s it. Tuesday night’s loss to Providence (17-9, RPI 61) does not help their case.
WHO NEEDS A WIN
• Oklahoma State (18-7, RPI 35) has lost four of its last five and needed double overtime to beat Texas Tech at home for its only win in that stretch. A win over Texas A&M at home tonight would really help the Cowboys.
• Georgia Tech (17-9, RPI 47) has a brutal finish as its last three games are with Virginia, North Carolina, and Boston College. That means the Yellow Jackets cannot slip up tonight against Wake Forest (13-13, RPI 117).
MOVING UP
• Michigan State (20-5, RPI 25) was concerned about its NCAA resume before Tuesday night’s upset of No. 1 Wisconsin (64-55). The Spartans are all but in the field.
MOVING DOWN
• Texas Tech (17-11, RPI 46) was just awful in an 80-51 loss at Texas Tuesday night. The Red Raiders have two wins over Texas A&M and one over Kansas but cannot afford to collapse down the stretch.
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
We project that 23 of the 31 conferences will receive one bid only to the NCAA Toournament. The remaining 42 bids will be distributed as follows:
• ACC (8): Boston College, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Clemson, Duke, Georgia Tech, Maryland.
• Big East (6): Pittsburgh, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Marquette, Villanova.
• Big Ten (5): Wisconsin, Ohio State, Purdue, Indiana, Michigan State.
• Big 12 (5): 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, Georgia, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Alabama.
THE TOP 65
1: Ohio State (Big Ten champ)
2: Florida (SEC champ)
3: UCLA (Pac-10 champ)
4: Wisconsin (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: Georgetown (at-large)
13: Butler (Horizon champ)
14: Virginia (at-large)
15: Air Force (at-large)
16: Marquette (at-large)
17: Kentucky (at-large)
18: Virginia Tech (at-large)
19: Duke (at-large)
20: Southern Cal (at-large)
21: Villanova (at-large)
22: Indiana (at-large)
23: Vanderbilt (at-large)
24: Boston College (at-large)
25: Nevada (WAC champ)
26: Louisville (at-large)
27: Stanford (at-large)
28: Tennessee (at-large)
29: UNLV (at-large)
30: Arizona (at-large)
31: Creighton (at-large)
32: Texas (at-large)
33: BYU (at-large)
34: Oklahoma State (at-large)
35: Oregon (at-large)
36: Maryland (at-large)
37: Georgia Tech (at-large)
38: Alabama (at-large)
39: Winthrop (at-large)
40: Xavier (Atlantic 10 champ)
41: Michigan State (at-large)
42: Santa Clara (West Coast champ)
43: Missouri State (at-large)
44: Texas Tech (at-large)
45: VCU (Colonial champ)
46: Purdue (at-large)
47: Notre Dame (at-large)
48: Clemson (at-large)
49: Davidson (Southern champ)
50: Georgia (at-large)
51: Holy Cross (Patriot champ)
52: Long Beach State (Big West champ)
53: Akron (MAC champ)
54: Vermont (America East champ)
55: Oral Roberts (Mid-Continent champ)
56: TAMU-CC (Southland champ)
57: South Alabama (Sun Belt champ)
58: Penn (Ivy League champ)
59: Marist (Metro Atlantic champ)
60: Austin Peay (Ohio Valley champ),…LOST TO TENN TECH
61: Delaware State (MEAC champ)
62: East Tenn. St. (Atlantic Sun champ)
63: Weber State (Big Sky champ)
64: Jackson State (SWAC champ)
65: Central Conn. (Northeast champ)
• How do you see it?
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By Ramble ON!
February 21, 2007 02:28 PM | Link to this
Tony’s been smoking from Odells pipe!!!!!
By Still Crazy
February 21, 2007 02:34 PM | Link to this
Ok, so nothing has changed since yesterday regarding UGA or Tech and today the Dawgs are in and the Jackets need a win? I am pulling for the Dawgs to get a bid, but this daily update is really absurd. What happened to FSU or Arkansas? Did Barnhardt finally realize he was nuts to still have them in last week? ACC gets no more than 7 teams and if UGA finishes 9-7 and wins their 1st round SEC tournament game they are in.
By Robert
February 21, 2007 02:47 PM | Link to this
Tony, We already played Vandy twice this year…You left out Miss. State, which is a good game for us considering it’s at home. If we win that we have our 8 wins and will finish no worse than 8-8 in the conference. I say we can beat UT at home because they seem vulnerable on the road.
By BulldogMan
February 21, 2007 02:54 PM | Link to this
Tony, needs to stop smoking that stuff and realized that the Dawgs are going to get a bid and they are definitely a final Four Contender!- Better Recognize.
By sammy miller
February 21, 2007 04:39 PM | Link to this
Sam says go M. State bulldogs!
By RD
February 21, 2007 04:50 PM | Link to this
This is a great series Tony. Keep it up!
By John
February 21, 2007 05:27 PM | Link to this
1-3 for next 4 games. 6-10 in the ACC. No way we get into NCAA with that record even if we win 1 or 2 games in the ACC tourney. To the 50%+ that thought we would win at Duke….paaalease! People hope a lot and fail to see what actually is … a mediocre-to-average team with a mediocre-to-average coach.
By Braves fan 202
February 21, 2007 08:47 PM | Link to this
Anyone have the score
By Z
February 21, 2007 09:16 PM | Link to this
BulldogMan….you need to stop drinking the kool-aid and not worry about what Tony is smoking. “they are definitely a final Four Contender!” ??
By colreb
February 21, 2007 09:50 PM | Link to this
Go Pups! TONY I hope this shows you UGA has NO biz in the nc2a tourny. HOTTY TODDY TO ALL!
By godale
February 21, 2007 10:55 PM | Link to this
i luv how hes got my dawgs in siting three top fiftey wins when the minnimmum of other buble teamz is like six.
okay… my shift starts at texico now. sick em dawgs… hope dale doz well this weak in nascar. i love my new nascar lucnch pail box.
By Dustin from Dville
February 22, 2007 12:30 AM | Link to this
haha….if u really think the bulldogs are final 4 contenders without mercer your smoking something! After tonights games…Uga is more suited for the Nit…and Ga Tech is a NCAA team!
Go Tech!!
By Colonel Rebel
February 22, 2007 08:10 AM | Link to this
Hey Tony, I think you can now replace the Dawgs with the Rebels in the tourney. Andy Kennedy is working miracles and needs to get some recognition for it. Step up Tony, you’re losing credibility. HOTTY TODDY!
By MikeP
February 22, 2007 08:31 AM | Link to this
Tony,
Winthrop is listed as “at-large”. They would be in as the Big South conference champ, right?
Also, you are simply trying to sell papers to the UGA clan. No way they get in.