RebKell's Junkie Boards

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1 Tennessee
2 UConn
3 Maryland
4 Rutgers
5 LSU
6 Duke
7 Stanford
8 North Carolina
9 Georgia
10 Arizona State
11 Texas A&M
12 Oklahoma
13 George Washington
14 NC State
15 California
16 Baylor
17 DePaul
18 Wisconsin
19 Pittsburgh
20 West Virginia
21 Florida State
22 Illinois
23 Wyoming
24 Michigan State
25 Southern Illinois

Outside looking in: Marquette, Oregon State, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Bowling Green, Temple, Xavier, Nebraska, Mississippi State.

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[desafiada6]

[CamrnCrz1974]

Anyone remember Marist?

[Thrillrider08]

[bballfan2005]

Krush, there's no chance NC State is a better team than FSU: not right now, not once the season starts, not once the season ends. Marquette and Nebraska are rebuilding as well.

I'd rank Ohio State and Notre Dame, and ditto on the Marist inclusion.

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Mathies to LA 2013

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[bballfan2005]

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[bballfan2005]

Points taken.

[FudPucked]

Does anyone think Gail Goestenkors can get Texas within the top 25?

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[RavenDog]

Whew! I thing you're making a BIG mistake on Oklahoma.

They have some horses. Wait until you see a certain sophomore who didn't play much last year. This girl may be the best ATHLETE in college basketball and should make people say WOW!! I wish we had her at Texas.

And OK has some very good freshmen coming in too.

Definitely a Top 5 team that could win it all depending on how the seeding goes although it will a tough conference to get through.

Cannot wait for November, even though Texas should have a hard time of it competing with A&M, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Texas Tech and the other also-runs.

Thank goodness we have GG!

[bballfan2005]

[mikeyc22]

[ThreeBall25]

The past two pre-seasons I've been hearing and buying into the Oklahoma hype. I'm not buying into this year. They've stalled in the past two tourneys. If they were going to make some noise and return to the Final Four, I thought last year would have have been their best chance because of their experienced shooters in Welch and Higgins, as well as the steady play from Leah Rush.

I'm looking forward to seeing Ashley Paris in a full-time starter's roll, as well as seeing what Thompson can provide for team as a sophomore, but I'm going to hold out until/if they reach the Elite Eight for a Final Four run and a hope of them winning the Natty.

[comet_fan_97]

Mississippi State? You're kidding right?

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[YourCrimsonNightmare]

[ajdawg7]

Oregon State?
Maybe the other OSU, Oklahoma State but as a Pac-10 fan can't see it.
If you're looking for another pac-10 team to add to the discussion my money would be on USC, Washington (who's added some serious size) or possibly UCLA with the talent they add this year in Rogers and Nzekwe,

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[Marquette Fan]

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Re: Oklahoma. Oklahoma is going to be stellar in the paint, but I worry that their shooting will be streaky, too streaky. I think the Sooners really let their big chance go last season. They had everything but a steady starter the point guard. Replacing players like Chelsi Welsh, Leah Rush, and Erin Higgins is going to be tougher than most(seem to) think. As a former fan of the Sooners, (I'll still root for them, but I'm now apart of Illini nation with the removal of Grentz) I wish Oklahoma nothing but the best. But right now, they have lots of posts and not enough solid shooters. Also, their perimeter is inexperienced. How that will effect them will not be known until we see them play in the big games against stellar defenses like Texas A&M's.

Re Mississippi State and Oregon State. No, I'm not kidding. Mississippi State went 7-7 in a very tough SEC last year and they return pretty much everyone. Actually, I think they return everyone. I don't think there was a senior on their roster last year. I could be wrong, though. Oregon is a bit of a stretch, but I like to always choose a couple teams that most might not think of. LaVonda Wagner has already turned that program into one that people respect in just a couple years. They return a lot of players and I think that could help them, especially with a young, inspiring coach like LaVonda. I wouldn't count them out.

Oh, and I think it was bballfan2005 that said Oklahoma State will be this year's Kentucky. Totally agree.

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[mikejofm]

where is Gail's team?

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