College Basketball Season: What Can We Expect?

[Carolina Hoops]

ESPN's been touting Arizona as the #1 team in the country, though the ACC looks to make a resurgence. Duke, Maryland, and North Carolina have been the top three ACC teams the past two years. Can that hold up, or will one of the others, like Wake Forest, rise up? North Carolina was suspect last season in the regular season, squeaking into the NCAA Tournament as a #8 seed. But from there, they ran off four straight wins, including an upset of top-seed Stanford. However, Florida ended their title hopes in the semifinal. Is Florida here to stay? Can Michigan State make noise? What about Wisconsin? Or any Big Ten school?<
><
>I personally think they could be right about the Wildcats of Arizona. The national champion probably won't come from Conference USA, home of Cincinnati. Cincinnati showed in the Conference USA tournament last year how weak they were without Kenyon Martin, who is now in the NBA. And really, there's no one strong enough to take their place. The Big Ten will still have Michigan State and Wisconsin, but Ohio State's history. The champion could come from anywhere. Seems that no matter how good Duke has been, someone has been able to beat them. Arizona has been upset-prone ever since their title run of 1997. However, if this is their year, then othing can stand in their way. They shared the spotlight last year with Stanford, and both schools got top seeds. (And both schools lost in the second round to eventual Final Four teams.) Any thoughts? <i></i>

[Ingrid]

Hi there! Welcome! <i>Edited by: Ingrid  at: 12/24/00 2:23:36 am<
></i>