Connecticut continues reign atop poll
NCAA Basketball Betting Lines
01/18/2010 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Connecticut is again a unanimous choice as the top-ranked team in women's college basketball, as the latest Associated Press poll was released Monday.
The Huskies (17-0) ran their winning streak to 56 games last week with dominant wins over Marquette and then-No. 3 Notre Dame -- the latter a 70-46 drubbing.
UConn, which has won each of its games during the streak by double digits, again received all 40 first-place votes and a total of 1,000 points from a nationwide media panel to keep the top spot for a 35th straight poll.
Stanford, a Connecticut victim earlier this season, remained second, but Notre Dame's loss on Saturday dropped the Fighting Irish one spot into fourth. Tennessee moved up one spot into third.
Ohio State, Duke, Nebraska, Georgia, Texas A&M and Baylor complete this week's top 10. Nebraska vaulted four spots from 11th after wins over Texas and Baylor last week.
The second 10 consists of Xavier, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Florida State, West Virginia, Wisconsin-Green Bay, LSU, Georgetown and Texas. The Tar Heels were 10th last week before a loss to Virginia Tech.
Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech, TCU, Vermont and Virginia are the last five teams ranked this week. Vanderbilt and Vermont moved into the poll, replacing Michigan State and Miami-Florida.
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Houston has agreed in principle to a new contract for head football coach Kevin Sumlin, the school announced Monday. The new deal will run through the 2015 season, though no other s
<< Texas retains top spot in poll
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas remained the No. 1 team in men's college
basketball as the top five stayed the same in the latest Associated Press
poll.
The Longhorns (17-0) ascended to the top spot for the first time in schoo
<< This Week in Golf - January 20th through January 24th
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - PGA TOUR - BOB HOPE CLASSIC, PGA West
(Palmer & Nicklaus Courses), La Quinta Country Club, SilverRock, La Quinta,
California - The PGA Tour shifts to the mainland United States this week for
the
<< Marbury signs with Chinese team
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former NBA star Stephon Marbury has signed
with a Chinese Basketball Association club.
According to a story on the league's Web site, the Shanxi team inked Marbury
in an effort to win more games. The clu
<< Ovechkin tops NHL's Three Stars list
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Capitals star forward Alex
Ovechkin, St. Louis Blues goaltender Chris Mason and Minnesota Wild forward
Guillaume Latendresse have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week
ending
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Palmer jumped 190 places in the world rankings after winning the Sony Open in Hawaii on Sunday, his third career title. Palmer leapt from 282nd in the world to 92nd following his one-shot victo
Ronaldinho's resurgence coming at a good time >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Maybe it's because we haven't seen the
flashes of brilliance nearly as often, or maybe it's due to the fact that his
team has not performed up to standards.
Whatever the reason, Ronaldinho's hat tr
Holtz names five assistants at South Florida >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Skip Holtz named five assistants to the South
Florida coaching staff Monday, among them former Marshall head coach Mark
Snyder.
Holtz also brought a trio of assistants with him from East Carolina in T
Knicks' Curry to undergo surgery >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Knicks center Eddy Curry will
reportedly have knee surgery and is expected to miss about six weeks.
The New York Daily News reports the procedure, an arthroscopic debridement,
will remove
Bucks sign Stackhouse >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Bucks have signed veteran guard
Jerry Stackhouse for the rest of the season, the team announced Monday.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports Stackhouse will join the Bucks
following
Teams that should be in: Stanford
Oregon and USC get their tickets punched after taking care of business this weekend. Yes, the Trojans' computer numbers aren't great, but there's no way the third-place team in this league is getting nixed. Grudgingly, I added Arizona after consultation with our Bracketologist. I don't know that Arizona will lose its last three (including a Pac-10 quarterfinal game), and even if the Cats do, I still can't see how they'd be left out, given the overall profile. That said, it bears watching, as three more L's would leave them at 18-12 (9-9) and on a 6-11 skid entering the Dance. It would be nice to see the Wildcats get at least one W in the Bay Area next week, as Cincinnati (albeit without Armein Kirkland and with a worse profile) was axed after a similar slide last season. I just couldn't rationalize having some of the other teams as locks and not having Arizona in that category -- there just aren't enough good teams behind the Cats to threaten their spot, it seems. Stanford has its fate in its own hands with the Arizona schools coming to the Farm to close out the regular season next weekend.
Should be in:
Stanford [17-10 (9-7), RPI: 40, SOS: 21] No shame in not getting a win in L.A., but that makes the home game against Arizona State a must-win ahead of what could be an intriguing meeting with Arizona should the Cats lose at Cal. Getting to 11 Pac-10 wins would make Selection Sunday much more comfortable, but 10's probably more than enough this season. The Cardinal have nonconference wins over Texas Tech and at Virginia to lean on, although they also lost badly to Air Force and Santa Clara at home.
| Southeastern Conference odds | |
Work left to do: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State It looks more and more possible that no one from the SEC West will make the NCAAs. How weird is that? Tennessee and Vandy move into the locks category after more good work this weekend. Kentucky stays there, although it would be smart for the Cats to handle Georgia at home Wednesday ahead of a trip to the Swamp. Could a disaster scenario (two more L's and a first-round SEC tourney exit) somehow dislodge the Cats despite their incredible computer numbers? Still unlikely, but not worth chancing it.
Work left to do: Alabama [19-9 (6-8), RPI: 43, SOS: 47] The tough L at Tennessee was understandable, and even created some hope. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed by a home loss to Auburn, which leaves the Tide in some real trouble. There's still no signature win on the profile (no, Kentucky doesn't count), and the computer profile is weakening rapidly. The Tide conceivably could beat Ole Miss and win at Miss. State to get to 8-8 and clinch at least a share of the West crown, but that's probably not enough right now. The Tide will need to do some work in the SEC tourney. Georgia [16-10 (8-6), RPI: 52, SOS: 23] This is the team with the best chance to make it from this section right now. The Bulldogs rebounded from a terrible performance at Ole Miss to beat down Miss. State. Now they are at Kentucky (king of the RPI 51-100 win) and home to Tennessee. That would be worth a lot of computer points to get both (which is doable), as both teams are in the top 11 in RPI. Finishing at least 9-7 is an absolute must, and I would feel much better about the Dawgs' chances if they got both to get to 10 SEC wins. They also beat Gonzaga, but lost to ACC bubblers Georgia Tech and Clemson. Mississippi [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 63, SOS: 79] Like everyone else in this division, Ole Miss gacked up a chance to stake a claim, losing by double figures at South Carolina. Even 9-7 likely is not nearly enough with a nonconference profile devoid of anything notable. Mississippi State [16-11 (7-7), RPI: 66, SOS: 37] With a chance to get in the mix, these Bulldogs were leashed by their Georgia counterparts. Could they get to 9-7? I guess -- although winning at Arkansas, then beating Alabama is no lock -- but would that mean all that much for a team with this overall profile? Probably not. There's nothing of note (on the good side) in the nonconference profile. |
|
For more College Basketball betting lines go to MySportsbook.com
Additional sports lines can be found at: www.Sportsbooks.com
To bet on March Madness games this online sportsbook accepts credit cards.