MY SUPER SIXTEEN TEAMS as of now

Well Selection Sunday is about a month away and its time to seriously talk about teams that are contenders, bubble teams and cinderella teams. I like to look at teams broken up into groups of 4. 1-4, 5-8, 9-12 and 13-16. Then I will talk about teams that I feel could pull an upset or two. Again its early and maybe a couple of these bubble teams might not get in the tournament.

MY TOP 4: Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse, Purdue
Nothing to crazy in this area. The fourth team was the hardest. I dont
believe there is much difference in these four teams than the next four
that I will mention. Kansas is senior laden, Kentucky the most talent, Syracuse plays a tough zone and Purdue with their amazing team chemistry.

Next 4: Duke, Villanova, Michigan State, Ohio State
Duke's major flaw is the interior presence of a big man but they are getting
that with the Plumlee brothers and Zoubek. Villanova has Scottie Reynolds and
OSU has Evan Turner (my vote for player of year). Michigan State is always
nasty in the tournament especially since they are getting kailin Lucas healthy
again. I think these top 8 have a cerifiable chance to win the tournament.

The Almost 4: Georgetown, West Virginia, Pittsburgh and Kansas State
5 of my top 12 teams are Big East teams and here are the last 3. Georgetown and Pittsburgh are both very tough, strong and physical teams that could give any team fits. West Virginia has Deshawn Butler he can flat out dominate at times and if Bobby Huggins can get them to play hard the whole game they would not have lost the last two games. And Kansas State has made me a believer with gym rat Denis Clementi and the rest of hustling Wildcats. They are very scrappy.

Last 4: Gonzaga, Texas, Tennessee, Wisconsin
The Zags are the Zags. They can make a run any year or they could lose in the 2nd round. Texas is the team that has had a frustrating month after winning their first 17 games. They just destroyed Nebraska and are the one team that can move up in the rankings. Bruce Pearl has this team playing good ball and the farthest I can see them going is the Sweet 16. No depth but they do have the talent hence the upset of then #1 Kansas. Wisconsin has their coach Bo Ryan and are never out of a game because of their style of play. Take the air of the ball and slow it down with an in your face defense.

Sleeper teams that could make a run. Baylor, Georgia Tech, Siena, Xavier and Murray State.
Baylor is very long and athletic. If they get the right matchups they can make a deep run. Georgia Tech is big tough team with Derek Favors. They are going through a rough patch right now but if they turn it around watch out they are explosive. Siena has history in the tourney along with an upset in the past. They just lost their first game so these next couple of games are important. I just watched X for the first time this past weekend and they just punched Florida in the mouth in the O-Dome in Fl and killed them. Murray state will give whoever they play trouble b/c they are winners. 15-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference and 24-3 over the years. Plus they are called THE RACERS.

Till Next Time have a great day.