Want to dominate your office pool but don’t know a thing about college basketball?
This would be a great time to create water-cooler talk with the boss, wouldn’t it?
Well here at EJSIC, we’re here to provide exactly what the people want: below, you’ll find the key to winning your office pool, with the EJSIC 2010 NCAA Tournament flowchart.
February 21, 2010
Pre-season poll, Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, Week 13, Week 14
So, without further ado, here are our rankings (votes – first place votes), with next week’s schedule. Week 15 will be games played between February 21 and February 27. As the season progresses, we’ll keep a log of top 50 wins and record in the last 10 games so you can follow the important information to the NCAA tournament. The records and stats come from realtimerpi.
1. Kansas 26-1 (12-0) (99 – 3)
…..vs. Top 50: 9-1, Last 10: 10-0
…..Next week: vs Oklahoma 2/22, @ Oklahoma State 2/27
2. Kentucky 26-1 (11-1) (97 – 1)
…..vs. Top 50: 5-0, Last 10: 9-1
…..Next week: vs. South Carolina 2/25, @ #16 Tennessee 2/27
3. Syracuse 25-2 (12-2) (90)
…..vs. Top 50: 7-2, Last 10: 9-1
…..Next week: @ Providence 2/24, vs. #5 Villanova 2/27
3. Purdue 23-3 (11-3) (90)
…..vs. Top 50: 6-2, Last 10: 9-1
…..Next week: @ Minnesota 2/24, vs. Michigan State 2/27
5. Villanova 22-3 (11-2) (84)
…..vs. Top 50: 6-3, Last 10: 8-2
…..Next week: @ Pitt 2/21, vs. South Florida 2/24, @ #3 Syracuse 2/27
February 7, 2010
Pre-season poll, Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, Week 13
So, without further ado, here are our rankings (votes – first place votes), with next week’s schedule. Week 14 will be games played between February 14 and February 20. As the season progresses, we’ll keep a log of top 25 and top 50 wins so you can follow the important information to the NCAA tournament. The records and stats come from realtimerpi.
1. Syracuse 24-1 (11-1) (98- 2)
…..vs. Top 25: 3-1, vs. Top 50: 1-0
…..Next week: vs. Louisville 2/14, @ #7 Georgetown 2/18
2. Kentucky 23-1 (8-1) (95 – 1)
…..vs. Top 25: 1-0, vs. Top 50: 3-0
…..Next week: @ Miss St 2/16, @ #13 Vandy 2/20
2. Kansas 23-1 (9-0) (95 – 1)
…..vs. Top 25: 4-1, vs. Top 50: 3-0
…..Next week: @ #23 Texas A&M 2/15, vs. Colorado 2/20
4. Villanova 21-2 (10-1) (88)
…..vs. Top 25: 2-2, vs. Top 50: 4-0
…..Next week: vs. Connecticut 2/15
5. Kansas State 19-4 (7-3) (80)
…..vs. Top 25: 3-1, vs. Top 50: 3-3
…..Next week: vs. Nebraska 2/17, @ Oklahoma 2/20
January 3, 2010
Pre-season poll, Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7
So, without further ado, here are our rankings (votes – first place votes), with next week’s schedule. Week 8 will be games played between January 3 and January 9. As the season progresses, we’ll keep a log of top wins and bad losses so you can follow the important information to the NCAA tournament.
1. Texas 13-0 (147 – 4)
…..Key wins: North Carolina, Pitt, Southern Cal, Michigan State
…..Next week: @ Arkansas 1/05, vs. Colorado 1/09
2. Kansas 13-0 (146 – 2)
…..Key wins: Memphis, Michigan, California, Temple
…..Next week: vs. Cornell 1/06
3. Kentucky 15-0 (135)
…..Key wins: North Carolina, Connecticut, Louisville
…..Next week: vs. Georgia 1/09
3. Purdue 13-0 (135)
…..Key wins: Tennessee, West Virginia, Alabama, Wake Forest
…..Next week: vs. Minnesota 1/05, @ #12 Wisconsin 1/09
5. Duke 11-1 (125)
…..Key wins: Charlotte, Connecticut, St. John’s, Gonzaga
…..Next week: vs #20 Clemson 1/03, vs. Iowa State 1/06, @ #18 Georgia Tech 1/09
November 29, 2009
Pre-season poll, Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4
So, without further ado, here are our rankings (votes – first place votes), with next week’s schedule. Week 5 will be games played between December 13 and December 19. As the season progresses, we’ll keep a log of top wins and bad losses so you can follow the important information to the NCAA tournament.
1. Kentucky 10-0 (98 – 2)
…..Last week: Win vs. #17 Connecticut 64-61, Win @ Indiana 90-73
…..Next week: vs. Austin Peay 12/19
2. Syracuse 8-0 (95 – 1)
…..Last week: Win vs #12 Florida 85-73
…..Next week: vs. St. Francis (NY) 12/13, vs. St. Bonaventure 12/19
3. Kansas 9-0 (86 – 1)
…..Last week: Win @ UCLA 73-61, Win vs. Radford 99-64, Win vs. LaSalle 90-65
…..Next week: vs. Michigan 12/19
4. Villanova 9-0 (83)
…..Last week: Win vs. Maryland 95-86, Win @ St. Joe’s 97-89
…..Next week: @ Temple 12/13, @ Fordham 12/19
5. Purdue 9-0 (82)
…..Last week: Win vs. Valparaiso 86-62, Win @ Alabama 73-65
…..Next week: vs. Ball State 12/19
5. West Virginia 7-0 (82)
…..Last week: Win vs. Duquesne 68-39, vs. Coppin State 69-43
…..Next week: @ Cleveland State 12/19
November 29, 2009
Pre-season poll, Week 1, Week 2, Week 3
So, without further ado, here are our rankings (votes – first place votes), with next week’s schedule. Week 4 will be games played between December 6 and December 12. As the season progresses, we’ll keep a log of top wins and bad losses so you can follow the important information to the NCAA tournament.
1. Kansas 6-0 (95 – 2)
…..Last week: Win vs. Alcorn State 98-31
…..Next week: @ UCLA 12/06, vs. Radford 12/09, vs. LaSalle 12/12
2. Kentucky 8-0 (93 – 2)
…..Last week: Win vs. UNC Asheville 94-57, Win vs. #11 North Carolina 68-66
…..Next week: vs. # Connecticut 12/09, @ Indiana 12/12
3. Syracuse 7-0 (90)
…..Last week: Win vs. Maine 101-55
…..Next week: vs. # Florida 12/10
4. Purdue 7-0 (86)
…..Last week: Win vs. Wake Forest 69-58, vs. Buffalo 101-65
…..Next week: vs. Valparaiso 12/09, @ Alabama 12/12
5. Villanova 7-0 (85)
…..Last week: vs. Drexel 77-58
…..Next week: vs. Maryland 12/06, @ St. Joe’s 12/09
5. Texas 6-0 (85)
…..Last week: Win @ Rice 77-59, Win vs. USC 69-50
…..Next week: vs. Long Beach State 12/07, vs. Texas State 12/12
As Flop pointed out in an earlier post forewarning you of our upcoming college basketball previews; we, here at EJSIC, love college basketball. The “homer” previews are all well and good, but I know what you really care about. Who will become ESPN and Dick Vitale’s favorite white guy this season? Who will win the appropriately named ESPN Nut-Hugger Award?
J.J. Redick held the distinguishable honor in his All-American career at Duke University. After J.J. moved on, his mettle was doned by another member of Tobacco Road: Tyler Hansbrough. Hansbrough became the poster boy of college basketball with his hustle and earned national player of the year honors. Now, they’re both gone from the campus hardwood and we need a new white boy to cheer on because America loves whitey like no other. We must keep in mind the central characteristic of this award: aside from the melanin requirement, the recipient must also be expected by fans to have little to no success at the next level. Whether or not they do succeed in the NBA is basically irrelevant.
This year’s nominees include:
1. Jon Scheyer (Duke): Scheyer is a lot like Redick in size and shooting ability. He was named the 2009 ACC Tournament MVP after leading the Blue Devils with 29 points in the championship. He already has the admiration of Dickie V which makes him a top contender for the leading white guy in America. Plus, he’s a team leader and someone Duke will be relying on heavily this season. Continue reading
It’s on!
The 2009-10 season is officially underway. What does that mean for you? Lots of idiotic sportswriters telling you things that you know aren’t true. The great news for you is… we’re better than them.
With that, I’ve updated the official pre-season top 10 with links to stories about their Midnight Madness event.
Live look in at Oklahoma's Midnight Madness, still in progress!
In some cases, there are even some links to the recruits they had in attendance and what those recruits thought of the visit.
You’ll notice I did no special, first-hand reporting. I wanted to, but apparently no program in the US is going to let this humble blog writer near their Midnight Madness event unless I buy a ticket. And even then, they aren’t going to let me interview their recruits.
So, you’re stuck with the biased crap that always appears following a visit. You know, like when Duke fans start telling everyone that so and so is a lock (see: Brandan Wright, Greg Monroe, Patrick Patterson, Brandon Knight) and then go so far as to write them into their future lineups using pen (see: Kyrie Irving and Harrison Barnes). I guess what I’m getting at is that none of the links below are trustworthy and you should only trust EJSIC for your sports information.
You can see how this is a horrible circle of events where nobody wins.
The 2009-10 Top Ten:
1. Villanova
Recruits
2. Kansas
Recruits, off-court problems, but more problems keep popping up (here’s a hint, try running a clean program) , and top pick in less informed polls
3. Michigan State
Recruits and likely upcoming commitment
4. UNC
Recruiting photos, Recruiting targets , National Champion Evaluation, and Jeff Martin of FoxSports makes an ass of himself (he should have listened to us)
5. Kentucky
Pictures, Recruits and 7 recruits in attendance
6. Oklahoma
Recruits
7. Texas
Recruits
8. By God, West Virginia
Recruits
9. Connecticut
Recruits, big verbal by beating out Drake, and they get the lesser of two Lambs
10. Purdue
Recruits
