Monday, March 9, 2015

Boise State #27 in Coaches Poll

Boise State Ranked #25 in AP Poll

For the first time since 1988, Boise State is ranked in the Top 25 in college basketball.  The news came this morning from the Associated Press, which placed Boise State at #25.  The school record for the highest rank is when the 1987-88 Bronco team was #23.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1/week/18/seasontype/2

Championship Week Guide

Here is a guide to the conference tournaments with associated NCAA Tournament information.  "Bubble Teams" includes teams seeded 8th or lower.
 
 

ACC:
Projected Champion:  Virginia
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame
Bubble Teams:  #9 seed North Carolina State, Miami of Florida (First Four Out)
Tournament:  Wednesday through Sunday

America East:
Projected Champion:  Albany
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None
Bubble Teams:  None--the America East will only send its champion.
Tournament:  Albany plays Stony Brook for the championship.

American:
Projected Champion:  SMU
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  Cincinnati
Bubble Teams:   #8 seed Cincinnati, #11 seed Temple (Last Four In), Tulsa (First Four Out)

Atlantic-10:
Projected Champion:  Davidson
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  Dayton, VCU
Bubble Teams:  #8 seed Dayton, Richmond (Next Four Out)
Tournament:  Wednesday through Sunday

Atlantic Sun:
Champion:  North Florida
Other Projected Tournament Teams: 
Bubble Teams: 
Tournament:  North Florida won championship

Big 12:
Projected Champion:  Kansas
Other Projected Tournament Teams: Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, West Virginia
Bubble Teams:  #11 seed Oklahoma State (Last Four Byes), #11 seed Texas (Last Four In)
Tournament:  Wednesday through Saturday

Big East:
Projected Champion:  Villanova
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  Butler, Georgetown, Providence, St. John's, Xavier 
Bubble Teams:  #8 seed St. John's, #9 seed Xavier 
Tournament:  Wednesday through Saturday

Big Sky:
Projected Champion:  Montana
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None 
Bubble Teams:  None--only the champion will advance.
Tournament:  Thursday through Saturday

Big South:
Champion:  Coastal Carolina
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None
Bubble Teams:  None
Tournament:  Coastal Carolina won championship.

Big Ten:
Projected Champion:  Wisconsin
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue 
Bubble Teams:  Illinois (Next Four Out), #12 seed Indiana (Last Four In), #11 seed Purdue (Last Four Byes) 
Tournament:  Wednesday through Sunday

Big West:
Projected Champion:  UC Davis
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None
Bubble Teams:  None--only the champion will advance.
Tournament:  Thursday through Saturday

Colonial:
Projected Champion:  William & Mary
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None 
Bubble Teams:  None--only the champion will advance.
Tournament:  William & Mary plays Northeastern Monday night for championship.

Conference USA:
Projected Champion:  Louisiana Tech
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None
Bubble Teams:  Old Dominion (First Four Out)
Tournament:  Wednesday through Saturday

Horizon:
Projected Champion:  Valparaiso
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None
Bubble Teams:  None--only the champion will advance.
Tournament:  Valparaiso plays Green Bay Tuesday night in championship.

Ivy:
Champion:  Yale
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None
Bubble Teams:  None--only Yale will advance.
Tournament:  None

MAAC:
Projected Champion:  Iona
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None
Bubble Teams:  None--only the champion will advance.
Tournament:  Iona plays Manhattan in championship Monday night.

MAC:
Projected Champion:  Central Michigan
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None
Bubble Teams:  None--only the champion will advance.
Tournament:  resumes Wednesday through Saturday with the quarterfinals

MEAC:
Projected Champion:  North Carolina Central
Other Projected Tournament Teams: 
Bubble Teams: 
Tournament:  Monday through Saturday

Missouri Valley:
Champion:  Northern Iowa
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  Wichita State 
Bubble Teams:  None
Tournament:  Northern Iowa won championship.

Mountain West:
Projected Tournament Teams:  San Diego State, Boise State, Colorado State 
Bubble Teams:  #11 seed Boise State, #10 seed Colorado State
Tournament:  Wednesday through Saturday

Northeast:
Projected Champion:  St. Francis
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None
Bubble Teams:  None--only champion will advance.
Tournament:  St. Francis plays Robert Morris Tuesday night in championship.

Ohio Valley:
Champion:  Belmont
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None
Bubble Teams:  Murray State (Next Four Out) 
Tournament:  Belmont upset #25 Murray State

Pac-12:
Projected Champion:  Arizona
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  Oregon, Utah
Bubble Teams:  UCLA (Next Four Out)
Tournament:  Wednesday through Saturday

Patriot:
Projected Champion:  Lafayette
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None
Bubble Teams:  None--only the champion will advance.
Tournament:  Lafayette will play American in championship game Saturday.

SEC:
Projected Champion:  Kentucky
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi 
Bubble Teams:  Texas A&M (First Four Out), #10 seed LSU (Last Four Byes), #10 seed Mississippi (Last Four Byes), #9 seed Georgia
Tournament:  Wednesday through Sunday

SWAC:
Projected Champion:  Texas Southern
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None
Bubble Teams:  None--only the champion will advance.
Tournament:  Wednesday through Saturday

Southern:
Projected Champion:  Wofford
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None 
Bubble Teams:  None--only the champion will advance.
Tournament:  Wofford plays Furman in the championship game Monday night.

Southland:
Projected Champion:  Stephen F. Austin
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None
Bubble Teams:  None--only the champion will advance.
Tournament:  Wednesday through Saturday

Summit:
Projected Champion:  South Dakota State
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None
Bubble Teams:  None--only the champion will advance.
Tournament:  South Dakota State plays South Dakota and Oral Roberts faces North Dakota State in Semifinals Monday night.

Sun Belt:
Projected Champion:  Georgia State
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None
Bubble Teams:  None--only the champion will advance.
Tournament:  Thursday through Sunday

WAC:
Projected Champion:  New Mexico State
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  None
Bubble Teams:  None--only the champion will advance.
Tournament:  Thursday through Saturday

West Coast:
Projected Champion:  Gonzaga
Other Projected Tournament Teams:  BYU 
Bubble Teams:  #12 seed BYU (Last Four In)
Tournament:  Gonzaga plays Pepperdine and BYU plays Portland in the semifinals Monday night.



Northeast Conference:
Projected Champion:  Saint Francis
Other Projected Tournament Teams:   None
Bubble Teams:  None--the Northeast will only send its champion.
Tournament:  Saint Francis will play Robert Morris for the championship Tuesday night.