CBB: Week 9 Predictions
Week 8 was up-and-down, from No. 10 Virginia's tough road victory at No. 8 Louisville, to their home loss against No. 16 Florida State, and No. 19 Oregon's back-to-back home victories against No. 1 UCLA and No. 21 USC.
Week 9 includes some top notch games as well, as conference play continues to rev up; No. 14 Wisconsin at No. 25 Indiana, No. 1 Villanova at No. 17 Butler, No. 23 Virginia Tech at No. 11 Florida State, and more. Blake Stoll and I will do our best to predict some of the better games of this week, as well as presenting our top-25 and Wooden rankings.
Composite Rankings:
1. Villanova (14-0)
2. UCLA (14-1)
3. Baylor (13-0)
4. Gonzaga (14-0)
5. Kansas (13-1)
6. Duke (12-2)
7. West Virginia (12-2)
8. Louisville (12-2)
9. Virginia (11-2)
10. Kentucky (12-2)
11. Florida State (14-1)
12. Creighton (13-1)
13. Oregon (13-2)
14. Wisconsin (13-2)
15. North Carolina (13-3)
16. Arizona (12-2)
17. Butler (12-2)
18. Xavier (12-2)
19. Purdue (12-3)
20. Maryland (13-2)
21. Cincinnati (11-2)
22. St. Mary's (12-1)
23. Virginia Tech (12-1)
24. USC (14-1)
25. Indiana (10-5)
On the Bubble:
26. Notre Dame (12-2)
27. Kansas State (12-2)
28. Florida (10-3)
29. Colorado (10-3)
30. Michigan (10-4)
Post:
No. 14 Wisconsin at No. 25 Indiana
No. 1 Villanova at No. 17 Butler
No. 8 Louisville at Notre Dame
No. 9 Virginia at Pittsburgh
BYU at No. 22 St. Mary's
NC State at No. 15 North Carolina
No. 23 Virginia Tech at No. 11 Florida State
Illinois at No. 25 Indiana
Oklahoma State at No. 3 Baylor
Arkansas at No. 10 Kentucky
Week 8 Record: 6-4.
Overall Record: 65-25.
Stoll:
No. 14 Wisconsin at No. 25 Indiana
No. 1 Villanova at No. 17 Butler
No. 8 Louisville at Notre Dame
No. 9 Virginia at Pittsburgh
BYU at No. 22 St. Mary's
NC State at No. 15 North Carolina
No. 23 Virginia Tech at No. 11 Florida State
Illinois at No. 25 Indiana
Oklahoma State at No. 3 Baylor
Arkansas at No. 10 Kentucky
Week 8 Record: 7-3.
Overall Record: 63-27.
Current No. 1 Seeds:
No. 1 Villanova (14-0, 1-0)
No. 2 UCLA (14-1, 1-1)
No. 3 Baylor (13-0, 1-0)
No. 4 Gonzaga (14-0, 1-0)
Final Four Picks:
Wooden Award Standings:
1. Josh Hart (Villanova SG) -- 20.3 points, 6.8 rebounds per game.
2. Frank Mason (Kansas PG) -- 19.8 points, 5.9 assists per game.
3. De'Aaron Fox (Kentucky PG) -- 15.6 points, 6.8 assists per game.
4. Lonzo Ball (UCLA PG) -- 14.3 points, 8.1 assists per game.
5. Caleb Swanigan (Purdue PF) -- 17.8 points, 12.4 rebounds per game.
Photo Credit: Inside the Hall.
