What teams have a legit shot at winning the NCAA tourney

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  • Louisvillekid1
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    • 10-17-07
    • 52143

    #1
    What teams have a legit shot at winning the NCAA tourney
    List your teams that you considered legit contenders to win it all in March. . .

    Ill tally them up at the end, and see what we got.

    Here is my list. ..

    Memphis
    Tennessee
    North Carolina
    Kansas
    UCLA
    Texas
    Indiana
    Louisville
  • bigboydan
    SBR Aristocracy
    • 08-10-05
    • 55420

    #2
    Depending on the seed they get. I think Vandy could be a real force.
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    • NEP Dynasty
      SBR Wise Guy
      • 10-17-06
      • 858

      #3
      Duke should be on the list. Also UConn.
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      • rjt721
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        • 02-06-07
        • 7929

        #4
        Originally posted by bigboydan
        Depending on the seed they get. I think Vandy could be a real force.
        Put down the bottle.

        UCLA
        Tennessee
        Memphis
        UCONN
        Louisville
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        • mofome
          SBR Posting Legend
          • 12-19-07
          • 13003

          #5
          UNC
          Tennessee
          Mem
          UCLA
          Gtown
          Kansas
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          • imgv94
            SBR Posting Legend
            • 11-16-05
            • 17192

            #6
            Originally posted by rjt721
            Put down the bottle.

            UCLA
            Tennessee
            Memphis
            UCONN
            Louisville
            Most of us know not to take him seriously.

            Anyway

            Memphis
            Tennessee
            Washington St
            North Carolina
            Kansas
            UCLA
            Texas
            Duke
            Stanford
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            • Iwinyourmoney
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              • 04-18-07
              • 18368

              #7
              Texas. Game over
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              • 5 star bomb
                SBR Hall of Famer
                • 10-12-07
                • 5370

                #8
                Originally posted by imgv94
                Most of us know not to take him seriously.

                Anyway

                Memphis
                Tennessee
                Washington St
                North Carolina
                Kansas
                UCLA
                Texas
                Duke
                Stanford

                Wash st and Stanford have absolutely no chance
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                • 5 star bomb
                  SBR Hall of Famer
                  • 10-12-07
                  • 5370

                  #9
                  I personally like Tennessee the most right now. If I had to pick 1 team it would be them
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                  • LT Profits
                    SBR Aristocracy
                    • 10-27-06
                    • 90963

                    #10
                    Originally posted by imgv94
                    Most of us know not to take him seriously.

                    Anyway

                    Memphis
                    Tennessee
                    Washington St
                    North Carolina
                    Kansas
                    UCLA
                    Texas
                    Duke
                    Stanford
                    Having three Pac 10 teams is a real stretch IMO, I think UCLA is the only one with a chance, and even they are overrated.

                    I do like the othe teams on you list, and for Wash St. and Stanford, I would substitute Louisville and UConn, which appear to be popular sleepers.

                    As for one REM sleeper that nobody has mentioned yet, I would go with Purdue.
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                    • BettingProphets
                      SBR Sharp
                      • 08-13-05
                      • 275

                      #11
                      Kansas State U Heard It Hear First!!!!
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                      • raydog
                        SBR Hall of Famer
                        • 11-07-07
                        • 6984

                        #12
                        my god mo, you have found yourself surrounded my a clueless bunch. louisville, uconn, gtown, indiana.....wake up people. i wont even comment on bp's pick. here is the list of teams who have a chance....this is the only list you should look at

                        memphis
                        tennessee
                        kansas
                        unc
                        duke
                        ucla (highly unlikely, but had to put some west coast team in there and could be beat by a dozen teams)

                        thats it. these are the top 6 teams in the country and they are there for a reason. going to be hard for anyone outside of this list to beat anyone on the list(except ucla) on a neutral court.

                        much bigger game for tenn. than memphis this weekend. memphis can lose and will still get the 1seed because they will win out and win the conf. title. tenn. must win to have a chance at a 1.
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                        • LT Profits
                          SBR Aristocracy
                          • 10-27-06
                          • 90963

                          #13
                          raydog,

                          Of course those are the six favorites, but I was throwing in some sleepers that could surprise at a nice price. Louisville, UConn and Purdue are the three hottest "second tier" teams in the country right now.

                          And no, I am not "clueless", no matter what my wife told you!
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                          • NEP Dynasty
                            SBR Wise Guy
                            • 10-17-06
                            • 858

                            #14
                            LOL...Washington St...
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                            • Louisvillekid1
                              SBR Aristocracy
                              • 10-17-07
                              • 52143

                              #15
                              IMGV, is a huge pac 10 fan. That is the reason for 3 teams.
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                              • LT Profits
                                SBR Aristocracy
                                • 10-27-06
                                • 90963

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Louisvillekid1
                                IMGV, is a huge pac 10 fan.
                                Too bad for him then.

                                Now, there is no personal bias for me being anti-Pac 10. As a matter of fact, in this business, I can't be a fan of any conference. Thus, I don't like the Pac 10 for purely objective reasons. i.e., my numbers say that the conference is grossly overrated.
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                                • Louisvillekid1
                                  SBR Aristocracy
                                  • 10-17-07
                                  • 52143

                                  #17
                                  Your numbers and my eyes LT. I have literraly almost gotten in fight w/ people really trying to tell me that the pac10 is better than the big east. There was alot of talk early in the year on ESPN that the pac10 was the best conference, It made me sick.
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                                  • Wheell
                                    SBR MVP
                                    • 01-11-07
                                    • 1380

                                    #18
                                    I would say the contenders are:

                                    Duke
                                    Kansas
                                    Memphis
                                    North Carolina
                                    Tennessee
                                    UCLA

                                    The second tier:

                                    Georgetown
                                    Indiana
                                    Kansas St.
                                    Louisville
                                    Stanford
                                    Texas
                                    Texas A&M
                                    Washington St.
                                    Wisconsin

                                    The Third Tier (Nova 85 shot in the dark)

                                    Arizona
                                    Butler
                                    Clemson (Sigh, forgot them too. They can make a run)
                                    Connecticut
                                    Drake
                                    Gonzaga
                                    Marquette
                                    Michigan St. (I don't care that Izzo is Mr. March, but yes, they belong here.)
                                    Mississipi St.
                                    New Mexico
                                    Notre Dame
                                    Pittsburgh
                                    (Purdue) (Oversight, they were supposed to be here. Oops.)
                                    St. Mary's
                                    USC
                                    (West Virginia)(And yes, I can see WV making an elite 8 run.)
                                    Xavier


                                    Basically I expect the first group to get 3 teams in the final 4 and have the champion, the second group to have 1 team in the final four and the third group to have 1 team in the elite 8. Put a gun to my head and give me 1 team to win it all I would go with Kansas.
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                                    • LT Profits
                                      SBR Aristocracy
                                      • 10-27-06
                                      • 90963

                                      #19
                                      Wheell,

                                      I guess my major question is how could you have Indiana and Wisconsin in the second tier and not have Purdue at all?

                                      Obviously can't argue with you top tier, and I think that the third tier is irrelevant in regards to title contenders with the possible exception of Connecticut.
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                                      • hoopster42
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                                        • 02-12-08
                                        • 6099

                                        #20
                                        whoever gets hot at the right time can win. many people did not think syracuse could win in 03, florida in 06
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                                        • Wheell
                                          SBR MVP
                                          • 01-11-07
                                          • 1380

                                          #21
                                          LT: you are correct, it was an oversight. I should have had them in tier 3.

                                          As for Syracuse in 03, they are my team but that was a bit of a fluke. They basically won the Big 12 over the course of a 6 game span. It was kind of wierd. The could easily have not made it to the sweet 16.

                                          As for Florida they were a deserving champion in a year that everyone paid attention to Duke and UConn.
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                                          • Quebb Diesel
                                            SBR MVP
                                            • 01-26-08
                                            • 3045

                                            #22
                                            tennessee
                                            ucla
                                            kansas

                                            are the only LEGIT teams that have a shot as we speak right now IMO...the front court is HUUUUUUUGE when you get into the elite 8 to the championship...bubbles could be texas, memphis, and duke...its just real hard to have your back court play perfect 6 games in a row...duke and texas are proven teams that can win on the road and knock off top 5 teams...and memphis is in my bubble just b/c of their record...not too sure how they are going to respond past the sweet 16 playing higher quality teams...
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                                            • Deuce
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                                              • 01-12-08
                                              • 29843

                                              #23
                                              No Michigan St? Izzo is Mr. March.
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                                              • Quebb Diesel
                                                SBR MVP
                                                • 01-26-08
                                                • 3045

                                                #24
                                                their overrated this year and havent proven they can win on the road...theyve actually been dominated on the road this year and probably being nowhere higher than a 4/5 seed they have no shot of being legit contenders this year...
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                                                • Wheell
                                                  SBR MVP
                                                  • 01-11-07
                                                  • 1380

                                                  #25
                                                  Deuce: Oops. Mich St, Clemson, WV, and Purdue all should have been there.

                                                  As for Quebb Diesel's opinion that Memphis, Duke, and UNC aren't legit... well, I love Kansas, but Tennessee faces Memphis this Saturday and I don't know how you think UCLA is legit while UNC isn't. We'll see a lot over the next few weeks.
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                                                  • Wheell
                                                    SBR MVP
                                                    • 01-11-07
                                                    • 1380

                                                    #26
                                                    Of the teams I consider tier 1 I think Tennessee is the most likely to be a fraud. I expect I will be backing Memphis this weekend (and possibly the under as well).
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                                                    • Quebb Diesel
                                                      SBR MVP
                                                      • 01-26-08
                                                      • 3045

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by Wheell
                                                      Deuce: Oops. Mich St, Clemson, WV, and Purdue all should have been there.

                                                      As for Quebb Diesel's opinion that Memphis, Duke, and UNC aren't legit... well, I love Kansas, but Tennessee faces Memphis this Saturday and I don't know how you think UCLA is legit while UNC isn't. We'll see a lot over the next few weeks.
                                                      UNC just hasnt been the same since lawson came out...if he can come back and come back strong they yes i think they are legit contenders w/ the balance in their front and back courts but just going off of the teams right now today...they arent legit to me...you cant argue that duke doesnt have a solid inside presence...and if memphis does go on to go undefeated in the regular season the odds are def going to be against them...i think they are a top 5 team in the nation right now...but who knows how their young key players will respond in the tourney...theres just too many flaws in these teams right now that can affect them in the tourney

                                                      i dont think anybody will argue w/ kansas and tennessee w/ their talent and experience...but i dont see why so many people are overlooking ucla? ucla had arguably the toughest road to the final four last year losing to the national champs in the final four and have pretty much the same team as last year plus one of the best big men in the nation...
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                                                      • BadNina
                                                        SBR Posting Legend
                                                        • 11-27-07
                                                        • 10491

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by Louisvillekid1
                                                        List your teams that you considered legit contenders to win it all in March. . .

                                                        Ill tally them up at the end, and see what we got.

                                                        Here is my list. ..

                                                        Memphis
                                                        Tennessee
                                                        North Carolina
                                                        Kansas
                                                        UCLA
                                                        Texas
                                                        Indiana
                                                        Louisville
                                                        You don't think Indiana could possibly be distracted from their NCAA violation problems involving their coach?
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                                                        • Louisvillekid1
                                                          SBR Aristocracy
                                                          • 10-17-07
                                                          • 52143

                                                          #29
                                                          Did they look distracted against mich st? I acutally thing they will rally around it.
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                                                          • NEP Dynasty
                                                            SBR Wise Guy
                                                            • 10-17-06
                                                            • 858

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by Louisvillekid1
                                                            Your numbers and my eyes LT. I have literraly almost gotten in fight w/ people really trying to tell me that the pac10 is better than the big east. There was alot of talk early in the year on ESPN that the pac10 was the best conference, It made me sick.
                                                            Definitly think Big East is better than Pac-10. Not really that close either.
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                                                            • raydog
                                                              SBR Hall of Famer
                                                              • 11-07-07
                                                              • 6984

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by LT Profits
                                                              raydog,

                                                              Of course those are the six favorites, but I was throwing in some sleepers that could surprise at a nice price. Louisville, UConn and Purdue are the three hottest "second tier" teams in the country right now.

                                                              And no, I am not "clueless", no matter what my wife told you!
                                                              ahh LT, you know i was kiddin bout the clueless thing. i just dont see much value in some of the 2nd tier teams because they stink away from home. sure the other teams wont have homecourt adv. either but i just dont trust any teams that lose most of their games on the road. i think memphis and kansas are the cream but duke and unc are notorious for getting the breaks so who knows.
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                                                              • LT Profits
                                                                SBR Aristocracy
                                                                • 10-27-06
                                                                • 90963

                                                                #32
                                                                I guess I should have attached a smiley face at the end of my post dog.

                                                                And yeah, Purdue disappointed on the road tonight. UConn has had some road wins lately (Indiana comes to mind). Let's see how Louisville does the rest of the reg season.
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                                                                • babaoriley
                                                                  SBR MVP
                                                                  • 12-11-06
                                                                  • 2316

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by raydog
                                                                  my god mo, you have found yourself surrounded my a clueless bunch. louisville, uconn, gtown, indiana.....wake up people. i wont even comment on bp's pick. here is the list of teams who have a chance....this is the only list you should look at

                                                                  memphis
                                                                  tennessee
                                                                  kansas
                                                                  unc
                                                                  duke
                                                                  ucla (highly unlikely, but had to put some west coast team in there and could be beat by a dozen teams)

                                                                  thats it. these are the top 6 teams in the country and they are there for a reason. going to be hard for anyone outside of this list to beat anyone on the list(except ucla) on a neutral court.

                                                                  much bigger game for tenn. than memphis this weekend. memphis can lose and will still get the 1seed because they will win out and win the conf. title. tenn. must win to have a chance at a 1.
                                                                  Interesting... You submit a list of 6 teams yet neglect the #7 ranked team, who incidentally has beaten three of those teams you listed: Texas.
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                                                                  • Glenn Danzig
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                                                                    • 02-15-08
                                                                    • 361

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by babaoriley
                                                                    Interesting... You submit a list of 6 teams yet neglect the #7 ranked team, who incidentally has beaten three of those teams you listed: Texas.
                                                                    I picked Texas to win it all at +2000.
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                                                                    • babaoriley
                                                                      SBR MVP
                                                                      • 12-11-06
                                                                      • 2316

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by Glenn Danzig
                                                                      I picked Texas to win it all at +2000.
                                                                      As good a bet as any, given that price. It baffles me when people say there are only six clear cut favorites remaining, yet fail to mention a team that is 3-0 against those teams. Texas beating Kansas was a semi-surprise, beating Tennessee by 19 was huge and beating UCLA on the road was superb.
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