2012/13 NCAA Basketball Thread.

Originally posted by j_lucky84 Well, folks! The season is but 10 days away at this point, with games scheduled to begin on November 9th.. The NBA thread has already started, so I suppose it's time to get this thing kicked off! AP Polls were released on the 26th of October, and the top few teams are: 1.Indiana (43) 2.Louisville (20) 3.Kentucky (2) 4.Ohio St. 5.Michigan 6.N.C. State Similar to NCAA football, I'm really not a fan of pre-season rankings, but seeing Indiana at the top was a bit of a surprise! They played well last year, but it didn't seem like they were climbing the pile that quickly! And I love that NC State tops the list as far as ACC teams go. Way to knock Duke and UNC off their high horses!

It looks like Big Ten hoops should be a lot better than their football

Originally posted by grapeape2669 I kind of hope that Kentucky stumbles this year.  If their new recruits carry the team to a second straight National Championship, why would future top-10 recruits want to sign anywhere else?

That's just weird to see NC State up there....LOL

I'd rather see the Pack up there than those stinky Dookies!!!

So what's everyone think after the first few days of action?

Noticed a few teams in the top 25 haven't played yet, so I'll stay tuned for those. Kentucky had a very close match with the Terps on Friday, and Mich St dropped 10 spots after losing to UConn. Lots of bball to come folks! should be a good season.

So Izzo gets a nice win over Kansas tonight, Appling looked tough tonight.

all i know is that it's awesome to see indiana back as a premier program-it took tom creen awhile but he did it

How about the Big Ten winning the Maui Tournament, NIT tournament, and Legends classic to start the year off.  Next week should be fun with the ACC vs Big Ten.  UNC vs Indiana, Michigan vs NC State, OSU vs Duke.  

stoked that illinois finally have a system in place that can utilize the run and gun mentality of our guards..should be excited to see how it places out prior to the grind it out B10 schedule

are the indiana suspensions going to be a factor for them? i haven't read much on it besides that the 9 game bans were upheld

Burke looks like an All-American so far tonight with 10 assists and no turnovers. Also like the looks of the three freshmen

Great win for notre dame over kentucky last night

Kentucky is going to be fine though.  They'll end up a top 3 seed come March.

Originally posted by HAVEN2135 Kentucky is young, they have a lot of talent it will be interesting to see how they come together.

Originally posted by timpiper Indiana has not yet waivered-still looking super solid

that butler win against indiana was such a great win for them-another great win for that program and their coach.

Seeing michigan basketball this relevant reminds me of being a little kid watching the fab five in the early 90's!!

Is anyone else as surprised that duke is this good so far?

Nice win for Purdue last night over Illinois, just goes to show how tough winning in the big ten this year.  Should be a fun season to watch and I think the winner will have at least 4 losses. 

Duke, Mich and Zona are all formidable opponents this season. Just tearing it up!
Duke has ripped through everything thrown at em this season. It's really quite remarkable. And of the unbeatens, I almost feel like they have the best shot of remaining that way through the course of the season. The ACC doesn't quite look as stacked as it has been in years past.
Mich is off to its best start since 85/86 (also 14-straight wins). Haven is right about the Big 10 being crazy good this season.
Arizona is 13-0, which is their best start since a 16-0 run in 1932-33. I'm actually kinda surprised by this, as Lute Olson's reign at Zona had some ridiculously good teams. (After looking into it, they played some rough non-conf schedules). I think Zona's biggest obstacle at this point is that they haven't played a ranked opponent in an away game yet. While they've certainly proven to be scrappy, it could get rough come March. 

Not to take any credit away from the 1-loss teams. There are gonna be some AWESOME games in the tourney this March. I'm getting my red pen prepped for my picks already :)) .

The Colorado call was bogus.  Also what happened to OSU? They didn't even bother to get off the bus as Illinois crushed them. Then Michigan continued to roll beating Iowa by 28.

I think you're right, Haven. Betting a number of oft-winning teams will have some less-than-impressive road records this year, especially in the big 10. Both remaining unbeaten teams fell this weekend, and both on the road. I imagine Duke will still remain on top of the pack, solely based on RPI. Mich might swap with Louisville, but either way, they have a match-up at the Gophers on Thursday.  Tough week!

So bummed I turned off the St.Mary's BYU game. St.Mary's were down 20-2 so I changed channels only to see a video of Dellavedova scoring a ridiculous winner pop up on my news feed

Great game between Gonzaga and Butler going on. The zags up by 1 at the half