2017 MLB Unit Rankings

Infield
1. Chicago Cubs
2. Cleveland
3. Houston
4. Colorado
5. Seattle
6. LA Dodgers
7. Texas
8. Boston
9. Toronto
10. Detroit
11. Baltimore
12. Atlanta
13. Chicago Sox
14. San Francisco
15. St. Louis
16. Milwaukee
17. Washington
18. Cincinnati
19. Arizona
20. Philadelphia
21. Tampa Bay
22. Miami
23. NY Yankees
24. Kansas City
25. Oakland
26. San Diego
27. Minnesota
28. Pittsburgh
29. LA Angels
30. NY Mets

Outfield
1. Washington
2. Pittsburgh
3. Colorado
4. Boston
5. Miami
6. NY Mets
7. Milwaukee
8. Detroit
9. Seattle
10. Baltimore
11. St. Louis
12. LA Angels
13. Houston
14. Arizona
15. Minnesota
16. Cincinnati
17. San Diego
18. Oakland
19. LA Dodgers
20. Atlanta
21. Kansas City
22. Toronto
23. Texas
24. NY Yankees
25. Chicago Cubs
26. San Francisco
27. Philadelphia
28. Tampa Bay
29. Cleveland
30. Chicago Sox

Starting Pitching
1. Chicago Cubs
2. Washington
3. Boston
4. San Francisco
5. Cleveland
6. NY Mets
7. LA Dodgers
8. Toronto
9. Seattle
10. Tampa Bay
11. Detroit
12. Pittsburgh
13. St. Louis
14. Texas
15. Houston
16. Atlanta
17. Chicago Sox
18. NY Yankees
19. Philadelphia
20. Arizona
21. Kansas City
22. LA Angels
23. Baltimore
24. Oakland
25. Colorado
26. Milwaukee
27. Cincinnati
28. Miami
29. Minnesota
30. San Diego

Relief Pitching
1. NY Yankees
2. Cleveland
3. LA Dodgers
4. Baltimore
5. St. Louis
6. San Francisco
7. Boston
8. Toronto
9. Houston
10. Seattle
11. Chicago Cubs
12. Tampa Bay
13. Kansas City
14. Chicago Sox
15. NY Mets
16. Detroit
17. Miami
18. Pittsburgh
19. Atlanta
20. Texas
21. Milwaukee
22. Arizona
23. San Diego
24. Colorado
25. Cincinnati
26. Oakland
27. Washington
28. LA Angels
29. Minnesota
30. Philadelphia

2017 NCAA Football Pre-Preseason Rankings

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Florida State
4. USC
5. Clemson
6. Oklahoma
7. Penn State
8. LSU
9. Michigan
10. Auburn
11. Stanford
12. Florida
13. Miami
14. Washington
15. Georgia
16. Oklahoma State
17. Wisconsin
18. Tennessee
19. Louisville
20. Texas
21. South Florida
22. Virginia Tech
23. Kansas State
24. Texas A&M
25. Notre Dame

Up Next
UCLA
Colorado
Western Michigan
South Carolina
West Virginia
Ole Miss
TCU
Michigan State
Pittsburgh
Utah

2017 NCAA Tournament Projections

* Team in bold/italics is projected winner

East Regional - Round of 64
1 Duke 16 UT-Arlington/Farleigh Dickinson
8 Florida 9 Texas
5 Purdue 12 UTEP
4 West Virginia 13 Wichita State
6 Florida State 11 Princeton
3 Indiana 14 Howard
7 UConn 10 Rhode Island
2 Villanova 15 Lehigh

East Regional - Round of 32
1 Duke 9 Texas
4 West Virginia 5 Purdue
3 Indiana 6 Florida State
2 Villanova 7 UConn

East Regional - Sweet 16
1 Duke 4 West Virginia
2 Villanova 3 Indiana

East Regional - Elite 8
1 Duke 2 Villanova


South Regional - Round of 64
1 Kentucky 16 Sam Houston State
8 Cal 9 Seton Hall
5 Iowa State 12 Monmouth
4 Maryland 13 Belmont
6 Gonzaga 11 San Diego State
3 Arizona 14 South Dakota State
7 Cincinnati 10 Iowa
2 Virginia 15 UNC Wilmington

South Regional - Round of 32
1 Kentucky 9 Seton Hall
4 Maryland 5 Iowa State
3 Arizona 6 Goinzaga
2 Virginia 10 Iowa

South Regional - Sweet 16
1 Kentucky 5 Iowa State
3 Arizona 10 Iowa

South Regional - Elite 8
1 Kentucky 10 Iowa


Midwest Regional - Round of 64
1 Kansas 16 Texas Southern/Florida Gulf Coast
8 Creighton 9 Dayton
5 UCLA 12 Long Beach State
4 Louisville 13 New Mexico State
6 Baylor 11 SMU/VCU
3 Syracuse 14 Valpo
7 Miami 10 USC
2 Wisconsin 15 Winthrop

Midwest Regional - Round of 32
1 Kansas 9 Dayton
4 Louisville 5 UCLA
3 Syracuse 11 SMU
2 Wisconsin 10 USC

Midwest Regional - Sweet 16
1 Kansas 4 Louisville
2 Wisconsin 3 Syracuse

Midwest Regional - Elite 8
1 Kansas 3 Syracuse


West Regional - Round of 64
1 North Carolina 16 Vermont
8 Oklahoma 9 Butler
5 Texas A&M 12 Notre Dame/Colorado
4 Michigan State 13 Chattanooga
6 NC State 11 Arkansas
3 Xavier 14 Akron
7 St. Mary's 10 Ohio State
2 Oregon 15 Weber State

West Regional - Round of 32
1 North Carolina 8 Oklahoma
4 Michigan State 5 Texas A&M
3 Xavier 6 NC State
2 Oregon 10 Ohio State

West Regional - Sweet 16
1 North Carolina 5 Texas A&M
2 Oregon 3 Xavier

West Regional - Elite 8
1 North Carolina 2 Oregon


Final Four - Glendale, AZ
1 Duke 2 Oregon
1 Kansas 1 Kentucky

National Championship Game - Glendale, AZ
1 Kansas 2 Oregon

The Oregon Ducks will have One Shining Moment at the end of the 2016-2017 season

2016-2017 NCAA Basketball Projections

Below is how I see the 2016-2017 NCAA Basketball season shaking out.  I've projected the complete order of finish for the power conferences with teams in bold picked to go to the NCAA Tournament.  All teams listed for the mid-majors are projected in the Field of 68.

ACC
1. Duke
2. North Carolina
3. Virginia
4. Syracuse
5. Louisville
6. NC State
7. Florida State
8. Miami
9. Notre Dame
10. Clemson
11. Pittsburgh
12. Virginia Tech
13. Wake Forest
14. Georgia Tech
15. Boston College

Big 12
1. Kansas
2. West Virginia
3. Iowa State
4. Baylor
5. Oklahoma
6. Texas
7. Texas Tech
8. Oklahoma State
9. TCU
10. Kansas State

Big 10
1. Wisconsin
2. Indiana
3. Maryland
4. Michigan State
5. Purdue
6. Iowa
7. Ohio State
8. Michigan
9. Illinois
10. Penn State
11. Northwestern
12. Minnesota
13. Nebraska
14. Rutgers

Pac-12
1. Oregon
2. Arizona
3. UCLA
4. Cal
5. USC
6. Colorado
7. Utah
8. Washington
9. Stanford
10. Oregon State
11. Arizona State
12. Washington State

SEC
1. Kentucky
2. Texas A&M
3. Florida
4. Arkansas
5. Vanderbilt
6. Georgia
7. Mississippi State
8. Alabama
9. Auburn
10. LSU
11. South Carolina
12. Ole Miss
13. Missouri
14. Tennessee

Big East
1. Villanova
2. Xavier
3. Creighton
4. Butler
5. Seton Hall
6. Marquette
7. Georgetown
8. Providence
9. St. John's
10. DePaul

American
1. UConn
2. Cincinnati
3. SMU

Atlantic-10
1. Dayton
2. Rhode Island
3. VCU

WCC
1. Gonzaga
2. St. Mary's

AEC
1. Vermont

Atlantic Sun
1. Florida Gulf Coast

Big Sky
1. Weber State

Big South
1. Winthrop

Big West
1. Long Beach State

Colonial
1. UNC Wilmington

Conference USA
1. UTEP

Horizon
1. Valpo

Ivy
1. Princeton

MAAC
1. Monmouth

MAC
1. Akron

MEAC
1. Howard

MVC
1. Wichita State

Mountain West
1. San Diego State

NEC
1. Farleigh Dickinson

OVC
1. Belmont

Patriot
1. Lehigh

SoCon
1. Chattanooga

Southland
1. Sam Houston State

Summit
1. South Dakota State

Sun Belt
1. UT-Arlington

SWAC
1. Texas Southern

WAC
1. New Mexico State