Tuesday, April 06, 2004
Next Year's Top 25...
Andy Katz starts speculating...Of note:
- Of Andy's top eight, one is from the SEC (Kansas), two are from the Big 10 (Illinois and Wisconsin) and five (!) are from the ACC (Duke, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Wake Forest and Maryland). Wow.
- Andy has Notre Dame at 15. Yes, Chris Thomas is returning. Yes, Arizona transfer Dennis Latimore will be available. But after this season's poor showing, no, the Fighting Irish don't deserve a top 20 ranking.
- Andy puts a lot of faith in Rick Barnes' coaching abilities. Texas loses four senior starters at year's end. The Longhorns' ranking, at 21, is then a pure vote of confidence in the Texas coaching staff and the school's incoming recruits. A real stretch, in my eyes.
