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Before the season began I had the teams like this:
1. UConn
2. SMU
3. Cincy
4. Tulsa
5. Memphis
6. Temple
7. Houston
8. East Carolina
9. UCF
10. USF
11. Tulane
Before conference play starts tomorrow I would list the teams like this:
1. SMU (clearly the best team so far. Only thing I would say is they haven't played a Top 25 team yet. Their balance between their inside/outside game is impressive.)
2. Cincy (I give them a slight edge over our boys so far. They should have beaten Butler or Iowa State or both. They still remind me of what they have been in the past: good defensively, but they are not good enough offensively to beat Top 15 teams in the tournament).
3. UConn
4. Tulsa (such a jekyle and hyde team. The win over Witchia State doesn't look as good as we had hoped earlier in the year. Won at Oklahoma St., but home losses to Little Rock-Arkansas and Oral Roberts really hurt their profile. They will need to beat SMU/Cincy/UConn to enter into the tournament discussion).
5. Houston (a solid record, but they have played no one outside of URI/LSU, which aren't great teams to begin with. Think they will be improved, but will struggle on the road.)
6. Memphis (the talent is there, but they lack great guard play, and the coach is suspect. They have lost to two good teams at home and a 3rd loss at the hands of a mid-major. Big opportunity against South Carolina next week).
7. Temple (5-5 against a brutal OOC schedule, with Villanova still left to play. I think they will pick off a couple of good teams during conference play, but I don't like their guard play).
8. East Carolina (a good team at home that struggles on the road, and really doesn't have good inside play).
9. UCF (lost some close games, and have played without their starting PG who is out for the season. They have improved, but are still a year away from becoming a middle of the pack team).
10. Tulane (not a very good team).
11. USF (a trainwreck).
1. UConn
2. SMU
3. Cincy
4. Tulsa
5. Memphis
6. Temple
7. Houston
8. East Carolina
9. UCF
10. USF
11. Tulane
Before conference play starts tomorrow I would list the teams like this:
1. SMU (clearly the best team so far. Only thing I would say is they haven't played a Top 25 team yet. Their balance between their inside/outside game is impressive.)
2. Cincy (I give them a slight edge over our boys so far. They should have beaten Butler or Iowa State or both. They still remind me of what they have been in the past: good defensively, but they are not good enough offensively to beat Top 15 teams in the tournament).
3. UConn
4. Tulsa (such a jekyle and hyde team. The win over Witchia State doesn't look as good as we had hoped earlier in the year. Won at Oklahoma St., but home losses to Little Rock-Arkansas and Oral Roberts really hurt their profile. They will need to beat SMU/Cincy/UConn to enter into the tournament discussion).
5. Houston (a solid record, but they have played no one outside of URI/LSU, which aren't great teams to begin with. Think they will be improved, but will struggle on the road.)
6. Memphis (the talent is there, but they lack great guard play, and the coach is suspect. They have lost to two good teams at home and a 3rd loss at the hands of a mid-major. Big opportunity against South Carolina next week).
7. Temple (5-5 against a brutal OOC schedule, with Villanova still left to play. I think they will pick off a couple of good teams during conference play, but I don't like their guard play).
8. East Carolina (a good team at home that struggles on the road, and really doesn't have good inside play).
9. UCF (lost some close games, and have played without their starting PG who is out for the season. They have improved, but are still a year away from becoming a middle of the pack team).
10. Tulane (not a very good team).
11. USF (a trainwreck).
