College Basketball Rankings - 1 Dec

In honor of the first of December, here is my first college basketball ranking of the season. The team's name is followed by its record and it rating.

1. Kansas (6-0) -32.04
2. Duke (6-0) -30.25
3. Ohio State (6-0) -28.11
4. Saint Marys (6-1) -25.99
5. Pittsburgh (7-0) -25.61
6. Arizona (5-1) -23.68
7. Kentucky (5-1) -22.55
8. UCF (5-0) -22.03
9. Washington (4-2) -21.92
10. San Diego State (6-0) -20.90
11. Georgetown (7-0) -20.86
12. Vanderbilt (5-1) -20.80
13. Texas (5-1) -20.77
14. Illinois (7-1) -19.13
15. UNLV (6-0) -18.85
16. Connecticut (6-0) -18.36
17. Saint Johns (4-1) -17.97
18. BYU (6-0) -17.93
19. Duquesne (3-1) -17.82
20. Iowa State (6-0) -17.55
21. Tennessee (6-0) -17.25
22. Drexel (3-1) -17.10
23. Belmont (4-1) -17.05
24. Boston College (4-2) -16.81
25. Michigan State (5-1) -16.37

Ranked teams by conference:

Big East: 4
Big 12: 3
Big 10: 3
SEC: 3
MWC: 3
ACC: 2
Pac 10: 2
WCC: 1
CUSA: 1
Atl 10: 1
Col: 1
Atl Sun: 1

Predictions

I pick a winner of every professional game, and of any college game which involves a team ranked in the top 25 by the AP or my own rankings. Games in italics indicate upset picks.

NBA Predictions - 1 Dec

Grizzlies at Hawks - Hawks by 6
Thunder at Nets - Thunder by 3
Wizards at Raptors - Raptors by 6
Blazers at Celtics - Celtics by 12
Pistons at Heat - Heat by 14
Bobcats at Hornets - Hornets by 8
Magic at Bulls - Bulls by 2
Timberwolves at Mavericks - Mavericks by 19
Lakers at Rockets - Lakers by 5
Bucks at Nuggets - Nuggets by 8
Pacers at Jazz - Jazz by 4
Spurs at Clippers - Spurs by 13

College Basketball Predictions - 1 Dec

(6) Michigan State at (1) Duke - Duke by 20
Duquesne at (3) Pittsburgh - Pitt by 14
Arkansas State at (15) Memphis - Memphis by 14
(16) Florida at UCF - UCF by 12
(18) Purdue at Virginia Tech - Virginia Tech by 2
Saint Marys at (19) San Diego State - San Diego State by 1
Lamar at (20) Texas - Texas by 32
(23) UNLV at Illinois State - UNLV by 17
(25) BYU at Creighton - BYU by 8
Saint Joseph at Drexel - Drexel by 22
Wagner at Saint Johns - Saint Johns by 23
Indiana at Boston College - Boston College by 9
Arizona at Rice - Arizona by 4
Iowa State at Northern Iowa - Iowa State by 18
Western Kentucky at Vanderbilt - Vanderbilt by 24

Prediction Results - 30 Nov

NBA: 6/7 (.857) 51/77 overall (.662)