Sunday, March 31, 2019

MLB - Unit Rankings

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

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

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

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

Sunday, January 20, 2019

2019 NCAA Football Pre-Preseason Rankings

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Ohio State
4. Georgia
5. Oklahoma
6. Notre Dame
7. LSU
8. Florida
9. Texas
10. Michigan
11. Texas A&M
12. Penn State
13. Washington
14. Washington State
15. UCF
16. Oregon
17. Syracuse
18. Auburn
19. Northwestern
20. Army
21. Florida State
22. USC
23. Kentucky
24. Tennessee
25. South Carolina

Up Next
Utah
Fresno State
Miami
Iowa State
West Virginia
Stanford
Wisconsin
UCLA
Missouri
Utah State

Sunday, November 11, 2018

2019 NCAA Tournament Projections

*The team in bold/italics is the projected winner

East Regional - Round of 64
1 Duke 16 Lipscomb
8 Maryland 9 Western Kentucky
5 Clemson 12 Buffalo
4 West Virginia 13 South Dakota State
6 Purdue 11 St. John's
3 Auburn 14 Georgia State
7 TCU 10 Xavier
2 Michigan State 15 Wright State

East Regional - Round of 32
1 Duke 9 Western Kentucky
4 West Virginia 5 Clemson
3 Auburn 6 Purdue
2 Michigan State 7 TCU

East Regional - Sweet 16
1 Duke 5 Clemson
2 Michigan State 6 Purdue

East Regional - Elite 8
2 Michigan State 5 Clemson


South Regional - Round of 64
1 Kentucky 16 Texas Southern/Lehigh
8 Texas Tech 9 NC State
5 Oregon 12 Ohio State/Texas A&M
4 Florida State 13 Davidson
6 Florida 11 UCF/Louisville
3 Villanova 14 UNC Greensboro
7 Loyola (IL) 10 Nebraska
2 Virginia 15 Rider

South Regional - Round of 32
1 Kentucky 9 NC State
4 Florida State 5 Oregon
3 Villanova 6 Florida
2 Virginia 10 Nebraska

South Regional - Sweet 16
1 Kentucky 4 Florida State
2 Virginia 6 Florida

South Regional - Elite 8
1 Kentucky 6 Florida


Midwest Regional - Round of 64
1 Kansas 16 Radford/Bethune-Cookman
8 Cincinnati 9 Miami
5 LSU 12 Harvard
4 Syracuse 13 Stephen F Austin
6 UCLA 11 Alabama
3 Michigan 14 Belmont
7 Marquette 10 Arizona
2 Tennessee 15 Vermont

Midwest Regional - Round of 32
1 Kansas 9 Miami
4 Syracuse 12 Harvard
3 Michigan 11 Alabama
2 Tennessee 7 Marquette

Midwest Regional - Sweet 16
1 Kansas 4 Syracuse
2 Tennessee 3 Michigan

Midwest Regional - Elite 8
1 Kansas 3 Michigan


West Regional - Round of 64
1 North Carolina 16 St. Francis (PA)
8 Indiana 9 Washington
5 Virginia Tech 12 Northeastern
4 Kansas State 13 New Mexico State
6 Mississippi State 11 Butler
3 Nevada 14 Montana
7 Texas 10 Wisconsin
2 Gonzaga 15 UC Irvine

West Regional - Round of 32
1 North Carolina 8 Indiana
4 Kansas State 5 Virginia Tech
3 Nevada 11 Butler
2 Gonzaga 7 Texas

West Regional - Sweet 16
1 North Carolina 5 Virginia Tech
2 Gonzaga 11 Butler

West Regional - Elite 8
1 North Carolina 2 Gonzaga


Final Four - Minneapolis, MN
1 Kansas 2 Gonzaga
1 Kentucky 2 Michigan State

National Championship - Minneapolis, MN
1 Kansas 2 Michigan State

The Kansas Jayhawks will have one shining moment to end the 2019 NCAA Tournament

2018-2019 NCAA Basketball Projections

Below is a look at how I see the conference races shaking out in the 2018-2019 NCAA Basketball season. All power conferences are picked from top to bottom, with the projected NCAA Tournament teams in bold and italics.  The NCAA Tournament teams are listed for all conferences.

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

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

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

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

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

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

American
1. Cincinnati
2. UCF

Atlantic-10
1. Davidson

AEC
1. Vermont

Atlantic Sun
1. Lipscomb

Big Sky
1. Montana

Big South
1. Radford

Big West
1. UC Irvine

Colonial
1. Northeastern

Conference USA
1. Western Kentucky

Horizon
1. Wright State

Ivy
1. Harvard

MAAC
1. Rider

MAC
1. Buffalo

MEAC
1. Bethune-Cookman

MVC
1. Loyola (IL)

Mountain West
1. Nevada

NEC
1. St. Francis (PA)

OVC
1. Belmont

Patriot
1. Lehigh

SoCon
1. UNC Greensboro

Southland
1. Stephen F Austin

Summit
1. South Dakota State

Sun Belt
1. Georgia State

SWAC
1. Texas Southern

WAC
1. New Mexico State

WCC
1. Gonzaga