ND-Louisville Gamelog, Second Half

And we're back. Nice Cut by Gody. Padgett walks all over the place, and yet the Irish get called for the foul. Misses the front end. Makes the back. And a 3 for ND. And the lead is down to 11. L'ville slows it down, gets it inside to Padgett, who makes it. Horrible shot selection by K-Mac, TJ gets the ball, then gets called for 3 second. 45-32
18:05
So every time Padgett shoots, its either uncontested or a foul. He hits the first. And the second. Gody gets fouled. Missed the first, made the second. Horrible pass. And then a horrible charge called on ZH as Padgett was still moving. Clark hits the two. 16 points now. Horrible shot, but L'ville dribbles it off it his foot on the way back. Another intercepted pass, but TJ's defense made Williams miss. Gody takes it inside for the and one. 49-36
16:15
Sick reverse layup by Kurz, TO L'ville. 49-38.
15:43
And we're back. Ayers gets called for an obvious foul. Under 16 TO. 49-38, L'ville.
15:24
Clark misses the first. Makes the second. Gody gets the ball, kicks it out, back inside, miss. Padgett scores, of course.TO ND, cause TJ was trapped. We only have 1 more. 52-38.
14:22
TJ almost loses the ball, Gody puts it in. Padgett comes right back with an emphatic dunk. After a quick foul, a quick dish to Gody under the basket for two. And another L'ville 3. The frenetic pace is back, and the deficit is 15. Ayers hits a 3. Sosa misses the three, Clark gets the putback but misses the and one. Gody misses, but Clark loses it out of bounds. 59-45, L'ville.
12:28
Padgett checks out. Only scored 2 in the first half without him. TJ's 3 rims out, and Clark comes back with an emphatic dunk. Bad pass to Gody, who gets fouled. 61-45, L'ville. Under 12 TO.
11:35
Ayers 3 rattles around, then drops. 13 points down, 11 minutes left. Gody blocks Caracter (though it was a definitely foul on Gody), then the ball went off Caracter, but the ref called it off K-Mac. Quick foul on Zach, his third. Miss, and ball goes out off L'ville. Gody gets the ball inside, hits for his 24th point. 10 minutes to go, lead down to 11. Palacio misses, and an anticipatory foul called. Misses the first, makes the second. Zeller tips it back in. But L'ville gets points. Amazing play by Luke to save the possession. 9 minutes to go, ND missed shots. L'ville gets fouled before the shot, but misses the first of the one-and-one. 64-52, L'ville.
7:48
Nice move by Padgett to get two. 3 on 2 after a steal for L'ville. Peoples makes an obvious foul on the floor, but the ref gives the guy continuation, and he misses the and-one. TJ blocked from behind. Foul from behind by Gody on Palacios. Misses the first. L'ville has horrible foul shooting. Makes the second. Trapped on the baseline, ball stolen. L'ville misses. Gody airballs one. 17 point deficit, 6:22 left.
Peoples fouled hard on the shot. Makes both shots. Zeller with the cheap foul. Padgett makes both. 6 to go, 17 points. This is horrible. 2 more for L'ville. This isn't good any more, and I'm behind a few possessions. Gody scores two, last TO called by ND. 17 point game.
5:36
ND comes out in a half-hearted press. Missed wide-open 3. Missed wide-open 2. Under 5 minutes. Palacios fails to save that ball. 3 for Ayers, 14 point game, 14 points on the game for Ayers. L'ville calls a TO.
4:28
Apparently, I'm flustered. Quick 2 by Padgett, foul by L'ville. Under 4 TO. 16 pt. game.
3:58
Still flustered. Kurz makes the first. and the second. Quick steal, and a drive, kickout to Kurz for a 3. Gody makes a quick steal and is fouled. Gody for 1 and 1. Makes both! 9 point game. Horrible attempt at pressing. TJ called for a quick reach-in.
3:16
Double Bonus for L'ville. Sosa makes the first, misses the second. Quick official timeout because of blood on Gody. Fighting hard again. And K-MAC HITS HIS FIRST 3 OF THE GAME. Under 3 minutes, 7 point game. K-Mac called for the reach-in.
2:35
Mcgee makes both, back to 9 points. And technical on K-Mac, for a TO called without one.
Mcgee misses both shots on the technical. Pitino looks like an (expletive) trying to call for the T. Quick airball for Kurz. 9 point game, 2 minutes to go. Misses badly. L Freakin Harangody makes his first career three. OMG. POY. Quick Foul. 1:30 to go, 6 points, Padgett misses 1. K-Mac Misses. Quick foul. Williams makes both. 9 points. LUUUUUUUUKE with another 3!!!!! Foul. Sosa makes 1. 7 points, 1 minute. 9 points, 43 seconds. Ayers makes the three. Dunk puts its to 8. ANOTHER LH 3, puts him up to 39 points on the game. 5 points, 20 seconds. Quick foul, TO L'ville. Makes both, back to 7. Gody fouled with 11.5 left. 1st rims out. Hits second. 6 point game. Anticipatory call on the long throw in, 1.6 seconds ran off. Sosa makes both. 8 points. Luke misses a 3. 3.4 seconds. Bank shot by Hillesland, L'ville wins, 90-85. Career High of 40 for LH.
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Notre Dame-Louisville Game Log

Pre Tip-off: Alright here we go... I've never done this before so it might be horrible. I also may get distracted. Feel free to leave comments to let me know you're here, and I'll try to get to them. Also, ignore the "read more".

And the tip: Louisville get the tip. Didn't even look like Hillesland tried.

Excellent opening defensive possession for the Irish. Unfortunately Luke just shot an airball.
19:27
Louisville scores, then steals off a bad pass on a full-court press. 5-0 L'ville
18:43
The Irish break the press, and Hillesland gets fouled. 5-2 L'ville
18:32
Half-hearted press by the Irish. 3 by Smith. Harangody gets two on the return. Padgett drives and scores. 10-4 L'ville.
18:10
Good defense by the Irish goes to waste as Clark puts back a shot emphatically. Goaltend not called down at the other end, and L'ville is fouled taking the ball the other way. Another 2 for the Cards, and then Gody gets two more. 14-6, L'ville.
17:10
L'ville moving the ball around well. Mcgee open at the top of the key for 3. Timeout ND. This isn't looking good. 17-6 L'ville
16:04
Sorry, reformatting took me away from the game for 40 seconds. L'ville missed a 3, then Harangody made a 2, and then once ND got the ball back, they missed a shot, and a foul was called on Kurz on the rebound. Under 16 TO. 17-8, L'ville
15:24
Doing a spot on white suits... I can't believe that this is what they could come up with.
Back from the timeout... L'ville jumper clanks off the rim. No ability to penetrate inside, and then TJ airballs a 3. 17-8 L'ville.
14:38
Why can't we penetrate like L'ville? Williams makes another statement dunk, followed by another pick-off and another L'ville 3. This is slightly depress. ND TO. 22-8
14:06
And we're back to reality, as Peoples turns the ball over. Luckily, L'ville thinks they can do everything inside and take a bad shot. Then Gody is left alone for the two. Again with the overconfidence as they miss an alley-oop. Kurz misses another three. ND not rebounding well. L'ville 3, Gody 2, L'ville 3, Gody 2. Frenetic pace isn't good for first time live blog. L'ville 3. Now 29-14, L'ville.
11:38
Ayers 2. L'ville now slowing it down. Another 3 at the end of the shot clock. Gody tries for two, misses, gets his own rebound, misses again, and then Kurz gets called for over the back. TV TO. Gody has 12 of ND's 16. 32-16, L'ville.
10:56
Finally a 3 point miss for L'ville, but Caracter there for the rebound. Gody has more made shots than the rest of the Irish has attempts. L'ville pokes the ball out. Running out of time, TJ airballs another. A quick L'ville miscue, followed by a bad K-Mac pass, another L'ville turnover. Kurz gets it underneath, then dribbles on the line. 34-16, L'ville.
9:18
Block by Gody out of bounds. Foul called on Gody. Airball by Caracter. Gody in trouble, kicks it out, bad drive by TJ. Caracter mishandles a pass, another turnover. Harangody hits a 2 from just inside the 3pt line. Sosa tries a 3, misses, and over the back called on Caracter. Under 8 TO. 34-18, L'ville.
7:34
While on this break, I'd just like to say that Gody is having another outstanding game. The Irish got a bad start, then spent some time trading 2s for 3s, which didn't work.
Irish inbound. Gody almost lost the ball, got it to Peoples, who made a nice dish to Kurz. Gody. defends well, and L'ville misses. Two straight misses for Gody. Clark runs into Gody, turns it over. Poor shot selection for the Irish, and foul on L'ville. K-Mac nails a floater on the inbound. Williams hits another 3. Not good. Kurz blocked on the drive. Smith tries a 3, but no such luck. Irish rebound. Took some time, then bad shot for K-mac. Padgett backs in, gets the easy two. This is looking like nightmare. Hillesland gets a kickout from Kurz, hits a two. Padgett misses on a tip, and the Irish drive down fast. Peoples slows it down. Kurz ends the with a bad miss on a bad shot. L'ville gets another 3. TO ND, their 3rd. 42-24, L'ville.
3:08
Ayers in-and-out, shooting just inside the arc. Padgett rolls in, clanks one of the rim. Long possession, bad miss for K-Mac. Ball goes out on the L'ville drive and turned over. Same score as before, Under 4 TO.
1:58
Turnover on the press by TJ, but thankfully Caracter turns it over as well. K-Mac misses with his floater, L'ville runs up the floor and misses a 3. Gody rolls in and misses, and the ball knocked out by L'ville. Under a minute left. Ayers hits the first Irish three of the game. Horrible half. Pellasio (sp?) walks under the basket. 28 seconds, Irish Ball. K-Mac Misses, put-back misses, Pellasio called for a foul on the rebound with 2.2 left. Zeller misses the last shot of the half. 42-27, L'ville.
First Half is over. I'm going to do the second half in a separate post.
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So I'm an inconsistent blogger

Although, since I'm not paid to do this and do not yet have a consistent following, I'm probably allowed a little more leeway.

But, I'm going to make it up. Tonight, I will attempt a live blog of the ND-Louisville game. Tomorrow I will produce a bracket, and post any thoughts I have.

Also, I will be adding collegehoopsnet.com to my list of links. Its a pretty awesome site, with a few bloggers who all seem to know what they are talking about.

Until tonight
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Bracket for week of February 19th

Monday games not included. Edited Tuesday morning for errors (Oklahoma instead of Oklahoma St, WKU instead of S. Alabama)

1: Memphis, Tennessee, Duke, UCLA
2: Kansas, Texas, North Carolina, Connecticut
3: Stanford, Purdue, Wisconsin, Michigan St.
4: Louisville, Xavier, Marquette, Georgetown
5: Indiana, Drake, Notre Dame, Kansas St.
6: Texas A&M, Arizona, Washington St., Pitt
7: Clemson, Southern California, Arkansas, Baylor
8: St. Mary’s, Vanderbilt, Butler, Oregon
9: Syracuse, Arizona St., Oklahoma, Maryland
10: Gonzaga, Wake Forest, West Virginia, Rhode Island
11: Brigham Young, California, Dayton, Mississippi St.
12: Mississippi, Miami (FL), Kent St., Davidson
13: VCU, WKU, Stephen F. Austin, Oral Roberts
14: Cornell, Winthrop, Portland St., Boise St.
15: Rider, CSU-Fullerton, Austin Peay, American
16: Belmont, Wagner, UMBC, Norfolk St., Alabama St.
Last Four Out: St. Joe's, Florida, Ohio St, UMass
New Teams In: Miami (FL), Wake Forest, Mississippi St, Western Kentucky, Boise St., Wagner, Norfolk St, Winthrop
Old Teams Out: Seton Hall, Florida, Ohio St., South Alabama, Nevada, Sacred Heart, Morgan St, UNC-Asheville
Conference Breakdown
8: Big East, Pac-10
6: Big XII, ACC
5: SEC
4: Big 10
3: A-10
2: WCC
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My Big East Ballot

1. Louisville
2. Connecticut
3. Georgetown
4. Notre Dame
5. Marquette
6. West Virginia
7. Pittsburgh
8. Syracuse
9. Cincinnati
10. Villanova
11. Depaul
12. Seton Hall
13. Providence
14. St. John’s
15. South Florida
16. Rutgers
POW: Kentrell Gransberry, USF - No other player had as big a week, and no other player was as valuable to his team
FOW: Chandler, Rutgers - Jeremy Hazell from Seton Hall had a bigger week, but the Pirates got blown out in each game. I wish I could give the Freshman of the week to Chandler, Coburn, and Pettis, but I had to choose just one.
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Top 25 Blogpoll - Tuesday, February 12

Just like last week, I will go through my top 25, and include the overall rank. Commentary to come later (sooner if I recieve inquiries about my logic).
Complete blogpoll.

1. Memphis (1)
2. Duke (2)
3. Tennessee (3)
4. Texas (8)
5. Stanford (7)

6. North Carolina (5)
7. UCLA (6)
8. Kansas (4)
9. Drake (11)
10. Xavier (10)
11. Louisville (20)
12. Texas A&M (19)
13. Kansas St. (17)
14. Georgetown (9)
15. Butler (13)
16. Marquette (25)
17. Notre Dame (20)
18. Purdue (21)
19. Wisconsin (14)
20. St. Mary's (22)
21. Connecticut (15)
22. Washington St. (18)
23. Gonzaga (NR)
24. Indiana (16)
25. Michigan St. (12)

In the poll, Not in my Poll:
Vanderbilt (24)

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Seed List: February 11 (Plus Bracket)

Does not include results from Monday's games:

1: Memphis, Duke, Tennessee, UCLA
2: Kansas, North Carolina, Texas, Xavier
3: Drake, Stanford, Louisville, Connecticut
4: Georgetown, Washington St., Indiana, Notre Dame
5: Michigan St., Butler, Kansas St., Marquette
6: Wisconsin, Southern Cal, Arizona, Pittsburgh
7. St. Mary’s, Baylor, Texas A&M, Gonzaga
8: Clemson, Ohio St., Oklahoma, Arizona St.
9: Purdue, Vanderbilt, Mississippi, Florida
10: West Virginia, Rhode Island, Arkansas, BYU
11: Oregon, California, Syracuse, Seton Hall
12: South Alabama, Dayton, Maryland, Kent St.
13: Davidson, VCU, Stephen F. Austin, Oral Roberts
14: UNC-Asheville, Cornell, Nevada, Portland St.
15: Rider, CSU-Fullerton, Austin Peay, American
16: Belmont, Morgan St., Sacred Heart, UMBC, Alabama St.
Last Four Out: Villanova, Miami (FL), Creighton, Massachusetts
New Teams In: Maryland, Oregon, Nevada
Old Teams Out: UNLV, Miami (FL), Boise St.
Conference Breakdown
9: Big East
8: Pac-10
6: Big XII
5: SEC, Big 10
4: ACC
3: A-10
2: WCC
Click the link for the bracket


Texas Regional
Little Rock, Arkansas
1 - Memphis
16 – Play-in (UMBC/Alabama St.)
9 – Oklahoma
8 – Clemson
Tampa, Florida
5 – Wisconsin
12 – California
13 – Davidson
4 – Notre Dame
Anaheim, California
3 – Stanford
14 – Portland St.
11 – Dayton
6 – Marquette
Little Rock, Arkansas
7 – Gonzaga
10 – Mississippi
15 - Rider
2 – Texas
 
Arizona Regional
Anaheim, California
1 – UCLA
16 - Belmont
9 – West Virginia
8 – Vanderbilt
Denver, Colorado
5 – Kansas St.
12 – Maryland
13 – Stephen F. Austin
4 – Indiana
Washington, DC
3 – Connecticut
14 - Nevada
11 - BYU
6 – St. Mary’s
Washington, DC
7 – Texas A&M
10 – Oregon
15 – Austin Peay
2 – Xavier
 
North Carolina Regional
Raleigh, North Carolina
1 – Duke
16 – Sacred Heart
9 – Rhode Island
8 – Ohio St.
Denver, Colorado
5 - Butler
12 – Seton Hall
13 – Virginia Commonwealth
4 – Washington St.
Birmingham, Alabama
3 – Louisville
14 – UNC-Asheville
11 – South Alabama
6 – Arizona
Birmingham, Alabama
7 – Baylor
10 – Purdue
15 – CSU-Fullerton
2 – Tennessee
 
Detroit Regional
Omaha, Nebraska
1 – Kansas
16 – Morgan St.
9 - Florida
8 – Arizona St.
Tampa, Florida
5 – Michigan St.
12 – Kent St.
13 – Oral Roberts
4 – Georgetown
Omaha, Nebraska
3 - Drake
14 - Cornell
11 – Syracuse
6 – Southern Cal
Raleigh, North Carolina
7 – Pittsburgh
10 – Arkansas
15 - American
2 – North Carolina

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Big East BlogPoll - Combined

22 bloggers voted this week.
1) Georgetown (13): 339 points.
2) Louisville (6): 324 points.
3) Notre Dame (1): 306 points.
4) Connecticut (2): 302 points.
5) Pittsburgh: 256 points.
6) Marquette: 249 points.
7t) Syracuse: 208 points.
7t) West Virginia: 208 points.
9) Cincinnati: 173 points.
10) Seton Hall: 148 points.
11) Villanova: 132 points.
12) DePaul: 116 points.
13) St. John’s: 84 points.
14) Providence: 81 points.
15) Rutgers: 41 points.
16) South Florida: 25 points.

Player of the Week: Luke Harangody, Notre Dame
Freshman of the Week: Jonny Flynn, Syracuse

I'm not sure about those 3 votes that didn't go to either Louisville or Georgetown. UConn and the Irish are hot, but they aren't the best teams in the conference. I'm also not sure about Marquette dropping to 6th after losing to ND and Louisville. I don't think that means they are worse than Pitt. I really can't argue with anything else, other than Syracuse and WVU being tied.


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Big East BlogPoll - My Ballot

Big East Elite
1. Louisville - They beat Georgetown. They are certainly on that level with the Hoyas, and that win gives them a tie-breaker over the Hoyas.
2. Georgetown - Certainly in the top 2 in the Big East, without question.
Upper Tier
3. Marquette - Yes, they did lose to Notre Dame. But it was by 3 at one of the top 16 arenas in the nation (according to rivals.com). A 3-point loss on the road vs. a 20 point win at home means they are indeed better than my Irish.
4. Notre Dame - Arguable selection here, but as with Louisville/Georgetown, Notre Dame holds the win in the only game played against Connecticut.
5. Connecticut - Any ordering of these three is acceptable. I just think that based on results, this is how it should be.
Upper-Mids
6. Pittsburgh
7. West Virginia
Middle of the Road
8. Syracuse
9. Cincinnati
10. Villanova
11. Seton Hall
Low-Mid
12. Depaul
13. Providence
Bottom of the Barrel
14. St. Johns
15. Rutgers
16. South Florida

POW: Luke Harangody, Notre Dame
FOW: Chris Chandler, Rutgers
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Top 25 Blogpoll

I've been voting in the Top 25 Blog Poll for the previous three weeks, but I finally decided to start posting my ballot, as well as the final ballot.
Here is a link to the entire blogpoll, with everyone's votes

Please note that this poll came out Tuesday afternoon, so the results of Tuesday and Wednesday are not included. My ballot, followed by blogpoll rank:

1. Memphis (1) - Simply the best. They've occupied the number 1 slot for me ever since the dominating win over the Hoyas. I just have this feeling that they'll be undefeated come tournament time, and get upset sometime in the 2nd or 3rd round. If they make it to the Final Four, they will win it all.

2. Duke (2) - They keep winning, even though analysts insist they have no reason to win. This Duke team is good, and is my choice for a national champion.

3. Tennessee (6) - Nobody has more big wins. Nobody. They'd probably be my number two if they hadn't lost at Kentucky.

4. UCLA (4) - I don't have a good reason to put them here. It just feels right.

5. Kansas (3) - They are dominant, which is why they are up in the top 5. They just have no big win to justify a top 3 ranking.

6. North Carolina (5) - The last of the truly elite teams this year (Georgetown has a claim to that, but I would not put them there yet). However, they have a bad loss and no superior wins. Also, they can't play defense.

7. Texas (12) - An oddball selection for the seven spot, especially after being blown out by the Aggies. This is, however, a team that blew out Tennessee on a neutral-court, beat UCLA on the road, and trounced Saint Mary's. Despite inconsistent play, which will limit the seed they receive, this is the 7th best team.

8. Georgetown (7) - They could be elite... I just haven't seen it. They dominated Notre Dame, but (relatively) poor showings against Syracuse, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia have me wary about the elite status of the Hoyas. Their signature wins so far are home games against the Irish and UConn.

9. Drake (11) - The Bulldogs might be on the level with Texas and Georgetown, but really, this team will go into the tournament mostly untested. Their only loss came to a good St. Mary's team.

10. Stanford (9) - Again, just feels right (as I proved in my last seed list, I am not an authority on anything Pac-10).

11. Wisconsin (8) - I really want to put them lower than 11th, but there exists a rather large gap between these top 11 teams and the next 14. Wisconsin hasn't impressed, but you don't need to be impressive to be good this year.

12. Texas A&M (19) - They started off the year strong, had a three-game slide, and are back on track. This is a good team, and will probably be a Sweet 16 team come tournament time.

13. Kansas St. (18) - The Cat's resume is not worthy of a top 15 ranking. But, with the exception of a let-down game at Mizzou, few teams are playing better than Kansas St. I would take them over many teams.

14. Xavier (10) - See, I do give Xavier some love. They are obviously a dominant team. They just don't have the big wins that other teams do. Also, in retrospect, I realize that I should have switched XU and KSU, but I completely forgot about Xavier's domination of KSU. This will be corrected next week.

15. Butler (13) - Another overrated team that keeps pulling games out. They will be upset in either the first or second rounds. However, I can't justify moving them down in the rankings.

16. Marquette (20) - Reason Why
17. Oklahoma (NR) - I Won't
18. Notre Dame (24) - Move Butler
19. Gonzaga (NR) - Down in
20. Connecticut (17) - My Rankings
21. Louisville (23) - Seriously... those six teams are very arguable. I firmly belive that Marquette should be ahead of Notre Dame, who should be ahead of UConn. If Louisville holds their own against G'Town, they'll probably jump to the head of those 6.

22. Washington St. (16)
23. Indiana (15) - The three most overrated teams in the ballot. I've seen no reason to put them higher.
25. Michigan St. (14)

24. St. Mary's (22) - Beat Gonzaga to make up for the loss at San Diego. Doesn't have a big win to allow them to lose many in-conference games.

In the Poll, not my Ballot
Arizona (21) - What have they done besides schedule well?
Pittsburgh (25) - Losses to Cincy and Rutgers keep them out for me
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Bracket - February 3

All Discrepancies between this and the seed list reflect movement to make the bracket work.

Texas Regional
Little Rock, Arkansas
1 – Memphis (CUSA)
16 - Play-in (UMBC/Alabama St.) (America East/SWAC)
9 – St. Mary’s
8 – Southern Cal
Tampa, Florida
5 – Marquette
12 – Virginia Commonwealth (CAA)
13 - Oral Roberts (Summit)
4 – Ohio St.
Denver, Colorado
3 – Washington St.
14 – Stephen F. Austin (Southland)
11 – Miami (FL)
6 – Xavier (A-10)
Omaha, Nebraska
7 – West Virginia
10 – Florida
15 – American (Patriot)
2 – Kansas (Big XII)

Arizona Regional
Anaheim, California
1 – UCLA (Pac-10)
16 – Austin Peay (OVC)
9 – Purdue
8 – Mississippi
Denver, Colorado
5 – Gonzaga (WCC)
12 – Syracuse
13 – UNC-Asheville (Big South)
4 – Drake (MVC)
Washington DC
3 – Michigan St.
14 – Portland St. (Big Sky)
11 – BYU (MWC)
6 – Notre Dame
Little Rock, Arkansas
7 – Stanford
10 – Arkansas
15 - East Tennessee St. (OVC)
2 – Texas

North Carolina Regional
Raleigh, North Carolina
1 – Duke (ACC)
16 – Wagner (NEC)
9 – Louisville
8 – Mississippi St.
Anaheim, California
5 – Baylor
12 – South Alabama (Sun Belt)
13 – Boise St. (WAC)
4 – Arizona
Washington DC
3 – Indiana
14 – Davidson (SoCon)
11 – Rhode Island
6 – Texas A&M
Birmingham, Alabama
7 – Vanderbilt
10 – California
15 – Cornell (IVY)
2 – Georgetown (Big East)

Detroit Regional
Birmingham, Alabama
1 – Tennessee (SEC)
16 – Morgan St. (MEAC)
9 – Clemson
8 – Pittsburgh
Tampa, Florida
5 – Oklahoma
12 – UNLV
13 – Kent St. (MAC)
4 – Connecticut
Omaha, Nebraska
3 – Wisconsin
14 – Rider (MAAC)
11 – Seton Hall
6 – Butler (Horizon)
Raleigh, North Carolina
7 – Kansas St.
10 – Dayton
15 – Cal State-Fullerton (Big West)
2 – North Carolina
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Seed List, February 3

1: Memphis, Duke, Tennessee, UCLA
2: Kansas, North Carolina, Texas, Georgetown
3: Wisconsin, Indiana, Washington St., Michigan St.
4: Drake, Arizona, Ohio St., Connecticut
5: Oklahoma, Gonzaga, Texas A&M, Marquette
6: Baylor, Butler, Notre Dame, Kansas St.
7: Stanford, Xavier, West Virginia, Vanderbilt
8: Southern Cal, Mississippi, St. Mary’s, Mississippi St.
9: Louisville, Florida, Arkansas, Pittsburgh
10: Clemson, Purdue, California, Dayton
11: Seton Hall, Miami (FL), Rhode Island, Brigham Young
12: Syracuse, UNLV, South Alabama, Virginia Commonwealth
13: Oral Roberts, UNC-Asheville, Kent St., Stephen F. Austin
14: Davidson, Boise St, Rider, Portland St.
15: East Tennessee St, Cornell, CSU-Fullerton, Morgan St.
16: American, Wagner, Austin Peay, UMBC, Alabama St.
Last Four Out: UMass, Houston, Villanova, St. Joseph’s
New Teams IN: California, UNLV, Rider, Portland St, Boise St, Morgan St, American, CSU-Fullerton
Old Teams OUT: Providence, UMass, Siena, NAU, Utah St, Hampton, Lafayette, CSU-Northridge
Conference Breakdown:
9: Big East
7: Pac-10
6: Big XII
5: SEC, Big 10
4: ACC
3: A-10
2: WCC, MWC


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Big East Blogpoll Ballot

1. Georgetown
2. Marquette
3. Notre Dame
4. Connecticut
5. Pittsburgh
6. Marquette
7. Louisville
8. Cincinnati
9. Providence
10. Syracuse
11. Seton Hall
12. Villanova
13. Depaul
14. Rutgers
15. St. John’s
16. South Florida
POW: Luke Harangody, Notre Dame
ROW: Dejuan Blair, Pitt
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