Ray's Top 25

1. Duke 26-1 -- Has shown weaknesses and is vulnerable, but deserving of the #1.
2. UConn 23-2 -- Was beaten by Villanova, but would beat 'Nova 8 out of 10 times.
3. Villanova 21-2 -- Jay Wright has done a great job... Beat UConn once more, and that #2 is theirs.
4. Gonzaga 22-3 -- Lack of competition takes away a #1 seed and possibly causes an early exit when they face adversity.
5. Texas 22-4 -- Has really bounced back from embarassing losses to Duke and Tennessee...Maybe gets a #1.
6. Memphis 24-2 -- Conference USA leads to an inflated record. 2nd round of tourney and out.
7. Tennessee 19-4 -- Bruce Pearl is coach of the year! He and his bright orange blazer have put Tennessee MEN'S basketball on the map.
8. Pittsburgh 20-4 -- 20-4 in the Big East! Hard to touch that. The Panthers will make some noise come March.
9. George Washington 22-1 -- Only loss came in Raleigh, and that was their stiffest competition that they have faced this year. But, are 'Sweet 16' good.
10. Ohio State 19-4 -- Sweet 16 good as well. Set up nicely for a Final Four run come next year with the addition of Lebron Jr., Greg Oden.
11. Kansas 19-6 -- Coming on strong, late.
12. Florida 22-5 --Great as long as they avoid the 'Vols and Gamecocks.
13. Boston College 21-5 -- Who knows which team you'll get.
14. North Carolina 18-6 --Roy, despite Duke's perfect ACC record, is conf. coach of the year.
15. UCLA 20-6 -- The best the PAC-10 has to offer.
16. NC STATE 21-6 -- Dissapointing showing against UNC. Hopefully they will bounce back strong.
17. Oklahoma 17-6 -- Got a feeling the Sooners are going to make some noise.
18. Iowa 20-7 -- Has the ability to win ugly. Will Steve Alford to Indiana talk derail their season, though?
19. Michigan State 19-7 -- Not Izzo's best team. Not going past the 2nd round.
20. Washington 20-5 -- Capable, but not as capable as last year.
21. Georgetown 17-7 -- Responsible for Duke's lone loss makes them scary.
22. LSU 18-7 -- Better than their 18-7 record.
23. Florida State 17-7 -- If they can find their way in they will cause headaches.
24. Kentucky 18-9 -- I think Tubby has righted the ship.
25. Northern Iowa 22-6 -- Wearing the slipper this year.

March Madness will be as wide open as it has ever been. There are handful of teams that have a chance to go to Indianapolis to the Final Four. I look forward to watching every moment. All it takes is one team getting hot and they could walk home with the banner.

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