2009.10.12
What the magazines say
Well, the preseason magazines are out, and I figured I'd save you the expense of buying them. Want to know where The Sporting News, Lindy's and Athlon pick the Hokies and Cavs to finish in the ACC? Want to know where they pick Radford and VMI to finish in the Big South? Want to know their preseason Top 25s? Want to know what they think of the UVa women, the CAA men and the D-III men? Here you go:
SPORTING NEWS
ACC men: 1. UNC; 2. Duke; 3. Clemson; 4. Wake Forest; 5. Maryland; 6. FSU; 7. Ga. Tech; 8. BC; 9. Va. Tech; 10. NC State; 11. Miami; 12. UVa (This magazine has a far less optimistic view of Ga. Tech as the other magazines but still has GT making the NCAAs, along with its other picks to finish in the top 7)
Top 25 men: 1. Kansas; 2. Kentucky; 3. Mich. St.; 4. UNC; 5. WVU; 6. Texas; 7. Purdue; 8. Duke; 9. Villanova; 10 Miss. State; 11. Georgetown; 12. Tennessee; 13. Washington; 14. Butler; 15. UConn; 16. California; 17. Clemson; 18. Wake Forest; 19. Ohio State; 20. Maryland; 21. Illinois; 22. Notre Dame; 23. Dayton; 24. Michigan; 25. FSU.
Big South men: 1. Radford; 2. Winthrop; 3. Coastal Carolina; 4. UNC Asheville; 5. High Point; 6. VMI; 7. Gardner-Webb; 8. Liberty; 9. Charleston So.; 10. Presbyterian
CAA men: 1. VCU; 2. G. Mason; 3. ODU; 4. Hofstra; 5. Northeastern; 6. JMU; 7. Drexel; 8. Delaware; 9. W&M; 10. Towson; 11. UNCW; 12. Ga. State
D-III men: 1. Washington (Mo.); 2. Guilford; 3. Richard Stockton; 4. Franklin & Marshall; 5. Wooster; 6. UMass-Dartmouth; 7. John Carroll; 8. DeSales (Pa.); 8. Wisconsin-Stevens Point; 10. Brooklyn
Top 25 women: 1. UConn; 2. Stanford; 3. Ohio St; 4. UNC; 5. Duke; 6 Notre Dame; 7 Oklahoma; 8. UVa; 9. LSU; 10. Baylor; 11. Mich. State; 12. Tennessee; 13. Xavier; 14. FSU; 15. Ga. Tech; 16. Arizona State; 17. Texas; 18. DePaul; 19. Maryland; 20. Cal; 21. Miss. State; 22. SDiego State; 23. Middle Tenn.; 24. Marist; 25. BC
LINDY'S
ACC men: 1. UNC; 2. Duke; 3. Ga. Tech; 4. Maryland; 5. Clemson; 6. FSU; 7. Va. Tech; 8. BC; 9. Wake; 10. UVa; 11. NC State; 12. Miami. (Magazine has VT and its other picks in top 7 making the NCAAs)
Top 25 men: 1. Kansas; 2. Texas; 3. Mich. State; 4. Villanova; 5. UNC; 6. Purdue; 7. Butler; 8. Kentucky; 9. Michigan; 10. Cal; 11. Duke; 12. Tenn.; 13. Ga. Tech; 14. Oklahoma; 15. Louisville; 16. Wash.; 17. Dayton; 18. WVU; 19. Tulsa; 20. Maryland; 21. Miss. State; 22. Ohio State; 23. UCLA; 24. So. Carolina; 25. Illinois
Big South men: 1. Radford; 2. UNC Asheville; 3. Gardner-Webb; 4. Charleston Southern; 5. Coastal Carolina; 6. Winthrop; 7. VMI; 8. Presbyterian; 9. High Point; 10. Liberty
CAA men: 1. VCU; 2. ODU; 3. Northeastern; 4. JMU; 5. George Mason; 6. Hofstra; 7. UNCW; 8. Delaware; 9. Towson; 10. Drexel; 11 W&M; 12. Ga. State
Women's Top 25: 1. UConn; 2. Stanford; 3. Ohio State; 4. Tenn. 5; Notre Dame; 6. Duke; 7. Mich State; 8. Rutgers; 9. Baylor; 10. Oklahoma; 11. UVa; 12. UNC; 13. Xavier; 14. FSU; 15. Ariz. St.; 16. DePaul; 17. LSU; 18. Texas; 19. Maryland; 20. Vandy; 21. Middle Tenn.; 22. SDiego State; 23. Cal; 24. South Dakota St; 25. Miss. St
ATHLON
ACC men: 1. UNC; 2. Ga. Tech; 3. Duke; 4. Maryland; 5. Clemson; 6. FSU; 7. BC; 8. Va. Tech; 9. Wake; 10. Miami; 11. UVa; 12. NC State (magazine has its top seven advancing to NCAAs, with VT, Wake and Miami bound for NIT)
Top 25 men: 1. Kansas; 2. Mich. State; 3. Texas; 4. Purdue; 5. UNC; 6. Kentucky; 7. Villanova; 8. Tenn; 9. Oklahoma; 10. WVU; 11. UConn; 12. Butler; 13. Ga. Tech; 14. Cal; 15. Miss. State; 16. Vandy; 17. Washington; 18. Duke; 19. Louisville; 20. BYU; 21. Georgetown; 22. Maryland; 23. Michigan; 24. Clemson; 25. Dayton
Big South men: 1. Radford; 2. UNCA; 3. Winthrop; 4. Liberty; 5. Gardner-Webb; 6. High Point; 7. VMI; 8. Coastal Carolina; 9. Charleston Southern; 10. Presbyterian
CAA men: 1. ODU; 2. Northeastern; 3. VCU; 4. Hofstra; 5. G. Mason; 6. Ga. St.; 7. JMU; 8. Drexel; 9. Delaware; 10. Towson; 11. W&M; 12 UNCW
Women's Top 25: 1. UConn; 2. Stanford; 3. Ohio St; 4. Duke; 5. Mich. State; 6. Texas; 7. Xavier; 8. Baylor; 9. Ga. Tech; 10. UNC; 11 Tenn.; 12 Notre Dame; 13. UVa; 14. FSU; 15. Rutgers; 16. Ariz State; 17. LSU; 18. Vandy; 19. Oklahoma; 20. Middle Tenn; 21. Maryland; 22. Kansas; 23. Georgia; 24. Cal; 25. Tex A&M
