This week's Top 10 ranks the best coaches in college basketball - some old, some new, some Hall of Famers, and some up-and-comers. As always, we welcome your comments, and we invite our readers to post their own lists. Enjoy...
Top 10 Coaches
Coaches were ranked on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale by the three voters. First place votes are in parentheses.
1. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) 29 (2)
2. Jim Calhoun (UConn) 25
3. Tom Izzo (Michigan State) 23 (1)
4. Lute Olson (Arizona) 21
5. Bobby Knight (Texas Tech) 18
6. Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) 15
7. Rick Pitino (Louisville) 10
8. Roy Williams (North Carolina) 9
9. Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State) 5
10. Tubby Smith (Kentucky) 5
Also receiving votes: Gary Williams (Maryland) 4, John Chaney (Temple) 1
Friday, December 09, 2005
Monday, December 05, 2005
Bracketology 101's "Best Week, Worst Week"
This new weekly feature on Bracketology 101 will recap the week that was in college basketball. We will rank the five teams, players, conferences, etc. that had the best week, as well as those that had a week they would like to forget.
Five Best Weeks
Houston
Coming off a week in which they lost to VCU at home, the Cougars come from behind to win at LSU and then shock Arizona at home. Maybe someone will be able to compete with Memphis in C-USA afterall.
ACC
They won 6 out of 11 in the Big Ten-ACC challenge and they are on top in the first conference RPI poll to come out. They also have more ranked teams then any other conference.
Villanova
Picked up a big win against Oklahoma, which should answer the questions as to whether or not they would still be a top 5 team without Curtis Sumpter.
UNC
Played Illinois very tough on Tuesday and then won at Kentucky on Saturday. This team may be young but they definitely look like a tournament team so far. Roy William's stock continues to rise.
Washington
Were able to beat Gonzaga for the first time since 1997. They are the only undefeated team left in the Pac-10 and also the only one ranked in the top 15.
Five Worst Weeks
This week was supposed to be a trip to the bakery for Stanford, but the cupcakes didn’t exactly cooperate. The Cardinal were blown out byMontana
It wasn’t a very good couple days for the middle of the pack in the Big 12.Iowa State , Nebraska Kansas State Missouri Kansas Nevada
MWC
So much for the conference’s pre-season favorites. UNLV has lost three in a row (including two this past week toOklahoma State Oregon State Utah San Diego State San Diego Colorado State
Arizona
The first weekend in December has not been kind in recent years to the Wildcats. Losing early season games to UConn and Michigan State is acceptable, losing to Houston isn't.
Not a good 24 hours for Hokie football and basketball fans. But, hey, the men's and women's pole vault teams won the VMI Invitational. That should help ease the pain.
Five Best Weeks
Houston
Coming off a week in which they lost to VCU at home, the Cougars come from behind to win at LSU and then shock Arizona at home. Maybe someone will be able to compete with Memphis in C-USA afterall.
ACC
They won 6 out of 11 in the Big Ten-ACC challenge and they are on top in the first conference RPI poll to come out. They also have more ranked teams then any other conference.
Villanova
Picked up a big win against Oklahoma, which should answer the questions as to whether or not they would still be a top 5 team without Curtis Sumpter.
UNC
Played Illinois very tough on Tuesday and then won at Kentucky on Saturday. This team may be young but they definitely look like a tournament team so far. Roy William's stock continues to rise.
Washington
Were able to beat Gonzaga for the first time since 1997. They are the only undefeated team left in the Pac-10 and also the only one ranked in the top 15.
Five Worst Weeks
This week was supposed to be a trip to the bakery for Stanford, but the cupcakes didn’t exactly cooperate. The Cardinal were blown out by
It wasn’t a very good couple days for the middle of the pack in the Big 12.
MWC
So much for the conference’s pre-season favorites. UNLV has lost three in a row (including two this past week to
Arizona
The first weekend in December has not been kind in recent years to the Wildcats. Losing early season games to UConn and Michigan State is acceptable, losing to Houston isn't.
Not a good 24 hours for Hokie football and basketball fans. But, hey, the men's and women's pole vault teams won the VMI Invitational. That should help ease the pain.
"Bracketology 101's" Weekly Schedule
Here's what to expect from us in the coming weeks:
Monday
Best Week, Worst Week
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Games to Watch
Friday
Top Ten List
Saturday and Sunday
Weekend Recaps
Starting in mid-January we will release a bracket every Sunday night. Until then expect another bracket in the middle of December and another one in the beginning of January.
Monday
Best Week, Worst Week
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Games to Watch
Friday
Top Ten List
Saturday and Sunday
Weekend Recaps
Starting in mid-January we will release a bracket every Sunday night. Until then expect another bracket in the middle of December and another one in the beginning of January.
Friday, December 02, 2005
Bracketology 101's Top 10 White Guys
This week's Top 10 ranks some of the rarest players in the land - the best white guys in the country. All teams in all conferences were considered. As always, we welcome your comments, and we invite our readers to post their own list. Enjoy...
Players were ranked on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale by the three voters. First place votes are in parentheses.
1. Adam Morrison (Gonzaga) 30 (3)
2. J.J. Redick (Duke) 26
3. Paul Davis (Michigan State) 24
4. Nick Fazekas (Nevada) 20
5. Kevin Pittsnogle (WVU) 18
6. Chris Hernandez (Stanford) 10
7. James Augustine (Illinois) 10
8. Gerry McNamara (Syracuse) 7
9. Adam Huluska (Iowa) 6
10. Mike Gansey (WVU) 5
Also receiving votes: Josh McRoberts (Duke) 4, Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina) 2, Steve Novak 2 (Marquette), Nate Funk (Creighton) 1
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