College Basketball Rankings - 19 Mar

This is a special edition of the college basketball rankings, with only the 32 teams currently alive in the NCAA Tournament included. The teams will each have their actual nationwide ranking included, as well as their pre-tournament ranking in parentheses.

1. Duke (1)

2. Ohio State (2)

3. Kansas (3)

4. Purdue (11)

5. Pittsburgh (7)

6. Texas (4)

7. Wisconsin (12)

8. San Diego State (6)

9. Kentucky (5)

10. BYU (9)

11. Washington (8)

12. Syracuse (15)

13. North Carolina (13)

14. Notre Dame (16)

16. Connecticut (17)

17. Illinois (18)

19. Florida (21)

20. Cincinnati (30)

21. West Virginia (27)

23. Gonzaga (25)

24. Arizona (19)

25. Marquette (31)

27. George Mason (33)

31. Michigan (43)

32. Kansas State (34)

34. Florida State (36)

40. Temple (42)

45. Butler (41)

53. Richmond (51)

63. UCLA (66)

65. VCU (85)

83. Morehead State (87)

Best Teams Out

15. Louisville (14)

18. Belmont (10)

22. Maryland (22)

26. Virginia Tech (26)

28. Vanderbilt (24)

Most Impressive in First Round

1. VCU

2. Cincinnati

3. Michigan

4. Purdue

5. Wisconsin

Least Impressive Winners

1. Kentucky

2. Arizona

3. San Diego State

4. Washington

5. Kansas

NBA Player of the Day

LeBron James - MIA - 43 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast, 16-21 FG, 5-7 3P, 6-7 FT

Miami is back on top, and a big game from LeBron is the reason why. The Heat have now won four of their last 5, including wins over the Lakers and Spurs, the two best teams in the West. LeBron scored 23 points in the third quarter alone, and put up the most points he has scored since the 51 he put on Orlando in early February.

Predictions - 19 Mar

Possible upsets are underlined.

NBA

Cavaliers at Clippers - Clippers by 10

Nuggets at Heat - Heat by 6

Celtics at Hornets - Celtics by 1

Pacers at Grizzlies - Grizz by 5

Bobcats at Spurs - Spurs by 13

76ers at Trail Blazers - Blazers by 3

NCAA Tournament

(5) West Virginia vs. (4) Kentucky - Kentucky by 4

(7) UCLA vs. (2) Florida - Florida by 6

(13) Morehead State vs. (12) Richmond - Richmond by 4

(7) Temple vs. (2) San Diego State - San Diego State by 7

(8) Butler vs. (1) Pittsburgh - Pitt by 8

(11) Gonzaga vs. (3) BYU - BYU by 4

(5) Kansas State vs. (4) Wisconsin - Wisconsin by 6

(6) Cincinnati vs. (3) Connecticut - UConn by 2

Prediction Results - 18 Mar

NBA: 8-4 (.667) 596-249 overall (.705)

NCAA Tournament: 14-2 (.875) 28-8 overall (.778)

Upsets: 3-2 (.600) 158-109 overall (.592)