So....Let's see what has gone on in the last week and a half of basketball. There have been huge upsets and some amazing games.
My #1 game: Duke vs. UNC. This isn't because I'm a Duke fan, but because it was an epic game. The first half was UNC domination. They were outplaying Duke and every ball was going their way. Duke was down 14 at the end of the first half. Second half was the complete opposite. Duke came out on fire. Nolan Smith and Seth Curry stepped it up. They could do no wrong. It was Duke's biggest halftime comeback since 1959. That game was just incredible. To see a team as good as UNC lose their lead says a lot about Duke. They are resilient and don't give up. They are slowly but surely improving...
My #2 game: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin. Whether the experts think it was an upset doesn't matter. Ohio State may not have been my #1 team, but they were playing pretty well, no matter if they were barely escaping losses. This was an upset to me. I wasn't sure if anyone in the Big Ten could beat them, even though I knew teams outside of the Big Ten could. This was definitely an upset to me.
My #3 game: Kansas vs. Kansas State: HUGE upset! Kansas had just become #1. How in the world Kansas State managed to outplay is beyond belief. I was pretty sure that Kansas State was on the way to the NIT with the way they'd been playing. They really needed a win like this to keep their hopes up of making it the NCAA tournament. Kansas still wouldn't be my #1. I don't think I have one at the moment....Congrats KSU. It's about time you showed up.
My #4 game: Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt. This was an amazing game. Close the entire way. But the BETTER team came out on top. I am tired of Kentucky being overrated honestly. They are super inconsistent, hence 7 losses. There are a few teams that are in the top 25 that don't belong. I'm not sure Vandy belongs either. But it was a hard fought SEC game. Congrats to Vandy.
My #5 and last amazing game: Texas vs. Baylor. Great, great game. Honestly, Baylor should have won. Don't get me wrong, Texas, as of late, is playing better than most teams out there. Let's just say, at Texas, the refs always do a great job of taking momentum out of the game. And they sure did against Baylor. I honestly can't congratulate Texas on this win. They a) didn't deserve it and b) someone definitely paid the refs. Sorry. But that was one of the worst called Texas games I've seen in a while.
And as for the rankings: I would NEVER have put Kansas as #1. Personally, it's not always about your record. I believe a team in the Big East that is in the top 10 deserves to be #1, like Pitt for instance. They are a very strong team in the BEST conference in the country. Neither Texas nor Ohio State are in a strong enough conference to be #1. I may love Duke, but I don't think they deserve the #1 spot either. I go, like I said, with Pitt or ND. However, they still aren't dominant teams, so I have a few teams that I think are equal. Here they are:
Pitt, Duke, ND, Georgetown, UConn, and probably Texas. All ranked in the top 15.
Here are a few teams that need to be kicked out of the top 10: BYU and SDSU. They are in a crappy conference and their only competition is each other. Ridiculous.
Now, who should be kicked out of the top 15? Florida, Arizona, and Purdue.
And last a few teams who should be kicked out of the top 25? Mizzou, Kentucky, Vandy, Utah State, Xavier, and Temple.
So who should be let in? Florida State, Baylor, Kansas State, St. John's, and West Virginia.
Well that's all for now. Countdown to March Madness is on!
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