COMMENTS FROM DAVID DORMAN
-I did not find my top line to be that difficult. I feel Michigan, Duke, Arizona and with last Saturday’s road win at Purdue, Iowa State all earned 1 seeds.
-My last 4 teams in the field was a tough decision. I went with TCU, Wake Forest, Va Tech and VCU. Teams that I debated over were Villanova, Santa Clara, Texas A&M and Butler. Finding the last 8-10 at-large teams in December is always tricky. Most teams in the mix are power conference teams. Some of which played tough schedules and took some losses and other teams that didn’t challenge themselves and piled up wins. The conference season will sort out most of the teams on the cutline and show us which teams are contenders and who are the pretenders.
-In the end I placed Yale on the 12 line but I thought about an 11 seed and I truly believe Yale can find its way all the way to a 10 seed with a strong Ivy season. Look out for this well coached and talented bunch of Bull Dogs from New Haven.
-The Big East can not afford to stumble outside the conference any more for the next 3 weeks. This league could end up as a 2 bid conference with UConn and St. John’s if someone else doesn’t step up quickly. The Pirates of Seton Hall have been a pleasant surprise to most, let’s see if they can carry this momentum into conference play. Marquette and Creighton don’t seem to have the talent and depth they have had in the last few years. Big East fans, it’s not too early to sound the alarms, it’s time for a few members to step up and start putting tournament worthy resumes together.
Upcoming Games this weekend you do not want to miss:
Saturday, December 13th:
-Arkansas vs Texas Tech in Dallas
-Memphis at Louisville
-Nebraska at Illinois
-Kansas at NC State
-Arizona vs Alabama in Birmingham
-UCLA vs Gonzaga from Seattle
Sunday, December 14th:
-St. Mary’s at Boise St.
-N. Texas at South Alabama
-College Football’s regular season is over, it’s time to turn your focus to College Basketball and all the early conference games and a few more blockbuster out of conference matchups.
Enjoy the Games!
