The 2009-2010 NCAA basketball season is finally upon us, tipping off tonight with FIU vs. UNC in the first game of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Here is our breakdown of each of the major (and some mid-major) conferences, as well as our Final Four selections:
Atlantic-10
John’s Champion: Xavier
John’s Sleeper: Richmond
John’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 2
Ian’s Champion: Dayton
Ian’s Sleeper: Duquesne
Ian’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 2
ACC
John’s Champion: North Carolina
John’s Sleeper: Florida State
John’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 7
Ian’s Champion: Duke
Ian’s Sleeper: Georgia Tech
Ian’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 7
Big-12
John’s Champion: Kansas
John’s Sleeper: Kansas State
John’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 6
Ian’s Champion: Kansas
Ian’s Sleeper: Oklahoma State
Ian’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 6
Big East
John’s Champion: West Virginia
John’s Sleeper: Seton Hall
John’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 8
Ian’s Champion: Villanova
Ian’s Sleeper: Notre Dame
Ian’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 8
Big Ten
John’s Champion: Purdue
John’s Sleeper: Minnesota
John’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 7
Ian’s Champion: Purdue
Ian’s Sleeper: Ohio State
Ian’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 6
Conference-USA
John’s Champion: Tulsa
John’s Sleeper: UTEP
John’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 2
Ian’s Champion: Tulsa
Ian’s Sleeper: Memphis
Ian’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 3
Missouri Valley
John’s Champion: Northern Iowa
John’s Sleeper: Bradley
John’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 1
Ian’s Champion: Northern Iowa
Ian’s Sleeper: Illinois State
Ian’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 2
Mountain West
John’s Champion: BYU
John’s Sleeper: SDSU
John’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 1
Ian’s Champion: BYU
Ian’s Sleeper: UNLV
Ian’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 2
Pac-10
John’s Champion: Washington
John’s Sleeper: Oregon
John’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 5
Ian’s Champion: Washington
Ian’s Sleeper: Arizona
Ian’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 3
SEC
John’s Champion: Tennessee
John’s Sleeper: Vanderbilt
John’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 5
Ian’s Champion: Kentucky
Ian’s Sleeper: Mississippi State
Ian’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 6
West Coast
John’s Champion: Gonzaga
John’s Sleeper: Santa Clara
John’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 1
Ian’s Champion: Gonzaga
Ian’s Sleeper: Portland
Ian’s # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 1
John’s #1 Seeds in NCAA Tournament: Kansas, Purdue, Texas, Michigan State
Ian’s #1 Seeds in NCAA Tournament: Kansas, Kentucky, Purdue, Villanova
John’s Final Four: Kansas, Texas, Michigan State, West Virginia
Ian’s Final Four: Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, Texas
John’s National Champion: Texas over Kansas
Ian’s National Champion: Kansas over Kentucky
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