Welcome to The Sports Bankโs second annual college basketball season preview series.ย Last year we looked at 99 teams in 99 days.ย This year, we are being slightly more aggressive and expanding to 111 teams in 111 days.ย We will rank the 74 power conference teams and top 37 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order.ย Weโll break down rosters, non-conference schedules, and pick … [Read more...] about College Basketball 111 in 111: #107 South Carolina Gamecocks
SEC basketball preview
99 in 99: #9 Florida Gators
The Sports Bankโs โ99 in 99โ is entering its home stretch as weโve been ranking the 72 power conference college basketball teams and top 27 mid-major programs for the past three months.ย Billy Donovanโs Florida Gators come in at number nine and are the pre-season favorite to win the SEC.ย Click here if you missed teams #10-#99. By: David Kay … [Read more...] about 99 in 99: #9 Florida Gators
99 in 99:#11 Kentucky Wildcats
John Calipari was hired away from Memphis to put the Kentucky Wildcats back on the national map.ย In just one season in Lexington, Calipari has done that that and so much more. The Wildcats lose eight players from last yearโs team including five that were selected in the first round of the NBA Draft.ย In what seems like it will become a yearly cycle at UK, the program brings … [Read more...] about 99 in 99:#11 Kentucky Wildcats
99 in 99: #22 Tennessee Volunteers
If you had Bruce Pearl in the โWhich shady college coach would be the next to get busted for a major recruiting violationโ pool, congratulations.ย Pearl put the Tennessee Volunteer program in a troubling situation but if the team can not let that affect the product on the floor, the Vols should be a contender in the SEC. The Sports Bankโs 99 team college basketball preview … [Read more...] about 99 in 99: #22 Tennessee Volunteers
99 in 99: #29 Georgia Bulldogs
Georgia is the sexy sleeper that really is not a sleeper anymore because everyone is picking them to be a sleeper this season.ย I hope that sentence makes sense.ย The Bulldogs are on the rise under second year head coach Mark Fox and will be a feisty team in the loaded SEC East. The Sports Bankโs 99 team college basketball preview in 99 days ranks the 72 power conference … [Read more...] about 99 in 99: #29 Georgia Bulldogs
99 in 99: #35 Vanderbilt Commodores
I have Vanderbilt ranked fifth out of the six SEC East teams.ย That is not as much a slight to Vandy as it is a testament to how tough that division will be this season. The Sports Bankโs 99 team college basketball preview in 99 days ranks the 72 power conference teams and top 27 mid-major programs.ย Click here if you missed teams #36-#99. By: David Kay … [Read more...] about 99 in 99: #35 Vanderbilt Commodores
99 in 99: #40 Mississippi State Bulldogs
It has been an eventful off-season at Mississippi Stateโฆ and that is not a good thing.ย The Bulldogs will deal with early season suspensions to their top two players but should be an NCAA Tournament-caliber team once they are at full strength. The Sports Bankโs โ99 in 99โ countdown ranks the 72 power conference college basketball teams and top 27 mid-majors in reverse power … [Read more...] about 99 in 99: #40 Mississippi State Bulldogs
99 in 99: #68 Mississippi Rebels
The Sports Bankโs โ99 in 99โ countdown ranks the 72 power conference college basketball teams and top 27 mid-majors in reverse power rankings order.ย It will lead right into the opening tip of the season and provide you with in-depth coverage on every team.ย Mississippi comes in at #68 despite playing in a very weak SEC West.ย Click here if you missed teams #69-#99. By: … [Read more...] about 99 in 99: #68 Mississippi Rebels
99 in 99: #72 Alabama Crimson Tide
The Sports Bankโs โ99 in 99โ countdown ranks the 72 power conference college basketball teams and top 27 mid-majors in reverse power rankings order.ย It will lead right into the opening tip of the season and provide you with in-depth coverage on every team.ย Alabama comes in at #72 and is still a couple years away from being a real factor in the SEC.ย Click here if you missed … [Read more...] about 99 in 99: #72 Alabama Crimson Tide
99 in 99: #82 South Carolina Gamecocks
Who was the first team to beat Kentucky last season?ย If you said South Carolina, award yourself one imaginary point and hang it on your refrigerator.ย The Sports Bankโs 99 team college basketball preview in 99 days ranks the 72 power conference teams and top 27 mid-major programs.ย Click here if you missed teams #83-#99 By: David Kay … [Read more...] about 99 in 99: #82 South Carolina Gamecocks