CBB: Week 2 Predictions
Week 1 was as usual: Cupcake City, with the exception of two big time matchups in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor; where No. 10 Arizona beat No. 8 Michigan State at the buzzer and No. 15 Indiana upset No. 2 Kansas in overtime.
Week 2 is where the real action starts as ESPN's 24-Hour Kick-Off Marathon begins, leading up to the Champions Classic, which features No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 12 Michigan State and No. 1 Duke vs. No. 6 Kansas. Blake Stoll and I will provide a composite top-25 rankings, teams that are (already) on the bubble, predictions for this week's best games, and Wooden Award standings.
Composite Rankings:
1. Duke (2-0)
2. Kentucky (2-0)
3. Villanova (2-0)
4. North Carolina (2-0)
5. Indiana (1-0)
6. Kansas (0-1)
7. Wisconsin (1-0)
8. Xavier (1-0)
9. Arizona (1-0)
10. Oregon (1-1)
11. Virginia (1-0)
12. Michigan State (0-1)
13. Gonzaga (2-0)
14. Louisville (1-0)
15. UCLA (2-0)
16. Purdue (1-1)
17. Syracuse (1-0)
18. St. Mary's (1-0)
19. Texas (2-0)
20. Baylor (2-0)
21. Creighton (1-0)
22. Cincinnati (1-0)
23. Maryland (1-0)
24. Rhode Island (1-0)
25. California (1-0)
On the Bubble:
26. West Virginia (1-0)
27. Florida State (1-0)
28. Michigan (2-0)
29. Colorado (1-0)
30. Florida (1-0)
Week 2 Predictions:
Post:
No. 7 Wisconsin @ No. 21 Creighton
No. 12 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Kentucky
No. 7 Kansas vs. No. 1 Duke
Western Michigan @ No. 3 Villanova
Eastern Washington @ No. 19 Texas
Georgia State @ No. 16 Purdue
Washington State @ No. 21 Creighton
No. 18 St. Mary's @ Dayton
No. 24 Rhode Island @ No. 22 Cincinnati
Liberty @ No. 5 Indiana
Post's Week 1 Record: 8-2.
Stoll:
No. 7 Wisconsin @ No. 21 Creighton
No. 12 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Kentucky
No. 7 Kansas vs. No. 1 Duke
Western Michigan @ No. 3 Villanova
Eastern Washington @ No. 19 Texas
Georgia State @ No. 16 Purdue
Washington State @ No. 21 Creighton
No. 18 St. Mary's @ Dayton
No. 24 Rhode Island @ No. 22 Cincinnati
Liberty @ No. 5 Indiana
Stoll's Week 1 Record: 8-2.
Current No. 1 Seeds:
No. 1 Duke (2-0, 0-0)
No. 2 Kentucky (2-0, 0-0)
No. 3 Villanova (2-0, 0-0)
No. 4 North Carolina (2-0, 0-0)
Final Four Picks:
Wooden Award Standings:
1. Grayson Allen (Duke SG) -- 20.5 points, 3.5 assists per game.
2. Josh Hart (Villanova SG) -- 18.5 points, 2.0 assists per game.
3. Frank Mason (Kansas PG) -- 30.0 points, 9.0 assists per game.
4. Joel Berry (North Carolina SG) -- 20.5 points, 4.5 assists per game.
5. Lonzo Ball (UCLA PG) -- 16.0 points, 8.5 assists per game.
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