Tennessee and Oklahoma State secured their at-large bids today by knocking off the Top 2 teams in the country, respectively. A few things showed through in the games. One, Kentucky was impressive in the comeback, even though they lost. Fortunately there are no road games in the NCAA Tourney, and seeing how Kentucky fans travel like mad it will never feel like a road game come March. The second thing is that James Anderson needs to be on the list with Wall, Turner, Wesley Johnson and Scottie Reynolds for National Player of the Year. I'm not saying he should win it, but he certainly deserves to be in the conversation.
The pair of losses raises an interesting question. With #1 and #2 losing, suppose Purdue wins tomorrow at home against Michigan State. Do voters have the cajones to vote a Robbie Hummel-less Purdue squad #1 in the country?? I think they don't.
If Syaracuse gets the win over a tough Villanova team tonight at the Carrier Dome, expect the 'Cuse to be the nation's top ranked team on Monday.
If ALL FOUR lose, I really have no clue what voters will do. Don't be surprised if the polls remain largely the same at the top, with only Nova and K-State creeping up...
As we say often, the best thing about polls is that strippers use them. In college hoops, we settle it on the court, but the next few weeks are going to get crazyin terms of jostling for seeds.
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