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Sports => Frank Martin's OOD sponsored by the "Angriest Fans in America" => Topic started by: CatsNShocks on February 12, 2007, 08:49:20 AM
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Teams that should be in: Kansas State, Texas
Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma
Texas A&M and Kansas are golden. Oklahoma State still is a lock after holding off Texas Tech. Texas still should be in good shape despite a very modest RPI. K-State is looking solid, too. Texas Tech's in a lot of trouble.
Should be in:
Kansas State [18-7 (7-3), RPI: 46, SOS: 102] Rolled past Colorado to help salve the sting of the flop in Lawrence. The net result is fine for the 'Cats, though. Cartier Martin & Co. still have some very winnable games (at Colorado, home to Iowa State) left to improve their position. The win over USC looks good. The 30-point loss to Cal doesn't.
Texas [17-7 (7-3), RPI: 55, SOS: 93] Interesting debate mid-week at the USBWA mock selection meeting, where the concept of Texas "feeling like an NCAA team" was discussed. I happen to agree, as there's no way anyone wants to play this team in the first round. In this case, try to ignore the weakish computer numbers. FWIW, the Horns have beaten LSU and Arkansas and six of the losses are on the road or at neutral sites.
Work left to do:
Texas Tech [15-10 (4-6), RPI: 44, SOS: 8] Tough, tough two-point loss at OK State on Saturday puts the Red Raiders in very rough shape. That's five straight losses for a team that still has roadies at A&M and Texas in the next three. The brutal home loss to Nebraska may ultimately be the killer. The RPI is slipping rapidly and this is starting to smell like an NIT team.
Oklahoma [14-8 (6-4), RPI: 62, SOS: 40] The Sooners bounce into the watch on the strength of four straight conference wins and a 6-4 league mark. OU better get a win at Iowa State on Tuesday, because the last five are very rough. That said, OU will have chances to add marquee wins to its OK State victory. Only 2-7 vs. RPI Top 50 doesn't help.
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Sorry, didn't see the post about the same topic further down.