'The Butler Way' And The VCU Way - Hogging in on the media whores and NCAA Committee whores gravy

Some readers of Shots Heard might think we are crazy to suggest the greedy corruption among the media whores and the NCAA Tournament Committee whores. The rest of you have common sense.

This video details this estimate; the Butler gained $639 million dollars worth of publicity from last year's tournament run. That does not include a total for their back-to-back Final Four appearance!

Ask yourself; if you were a 'major' school president that had control over who gets into the tournament and what teams and conferences get those millions then might you systematically limit and disparage the Butlers of the world? 

And if you're a media whore and you received many more millions from UCLA making a Final Four than say a Butler, then might you play down the success of the 'lesser thans' and pimp those big market schools and subtly (or overtly) dismiss the small market schools? (Shout out to Doug Gottlieb on that one).

This year was no exception. The mutual systematic corruption of the media whores and NCAA Committee whores was primed and running as smoothly as ever when they locked out Harvard RPI 35 (Tied first place in The Ivy League), Cleveland State RPI 40 (a team that tied Butler for first place in the Horizon League), Missouri State RPI 41 (First place in MVC).

It was more important that the whores get their 18-13 USC Trojans and their eleven Big East teams into the tournament. There were millions of dollars on the line after all.

One would even ask; how did the fourth place Colonial League team, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) RPI 68, get into the tournament ahead of those clearly qualified teams? And you heard correctly; VCU was the fourth place team in that weak conference. One would never know that because the media whores have been careful not to touch that. Instead, they have mentioned 'three Colonial Conference teams making the tournament.' (It's a Jedi Mind Trick).

VCU coach, Shaka was living in a common sense field (if not 'reality') when he did not have his team engage in a selection party. We heard one media whore pimp that point when he stated that the coach was being sensitive to his seniors and not wanting them to have the rejection as their final basketball memory. 

Hello! There is a little tournament called the NIT that they would have been invited to attend. Also, there is no shame in accepting the reality that more qualified teams were chosen to be in the tournament. (Freaking media whores.)

To repeat the question, why VCU? Why not the clearly more qualified Harvard, Cleveland State or Missouri State? For that matter (to name other more qualified teams), why not Colorado State, Witchita State, St. Mary's, Marshall, Southern Miss or New Mexico. All of those teams better RPIs and resumes than VCU. None of those teams were given an at-large bid though.

The answer is so simple. Money. 

The committee whores gave USC an unearned eleven seed play-in game in the hopes that it would boost ratings in the coveted Los Angeles market (the second biggest national market). But the gravy train would end before it began if USC lost. So instead of putting a team like Harvard into the mix, why not throw in VC Who? 

Besides, a team like Harvard could have knocked off USC and then devastated some of the 'major' teams as well. We all saw how their equal nemesis Princeton almost finished off Kentucky (a Final Four team) in the first round of a virtual Kentucky home game. The committee whores don't really want the 'underdog' taking their gravy (Despite what they say).

So yea, just throw VCU into the mix and let them get beat by 15 or 20. Que the tears of a small school dreaming large in the first round.

Except it did not happen that way. Ya'll know the story, VCU beat anybody and everybody from about every conference on their way to a Final Four.

And even though, CBS and ESPN will be touting the 'underdog angle' with vigor. Do not fall for that window dressing. They are crying in their milk. Millions of dollars have been lost.

Be happy. VCU and Butler have held up their middle fingers to the system. And one of them is going to keep holding it high as they enter the championship game. But lament the fact that their runs will not appear to do anything to spurn real fairness in the near future.

Shamrocks Coloring Pages

Has become a tradition this year shamrocks coloring pages also come to us with a sense of joy. beautiful song we sing all night to adorn this happy day. I remember when years ago, at the same time, our family gathered to share a small parcel.

This heart filled with love and luck to get what we aspire. Only the strength of the shamrocks that can change the day we become the most historic day in our lives.

Come on, it is time for you to draw shamrocks coloring pages! Immediately download and print by using the white paper. Pour your color in this coloring pages.

Shamrocks Coloring Pages

Has become a tradition this year shamrocks coloring pages also come to us with a sense of joy. beautiful song we sing all night to adorn this happy day. I remember when years ago, at the same time, our family gathered to share a small parcel.

This heart filled with love and luck to get what we aspire. Only the strength of the shamrocks that can change the day we become the most historic day in our lives.

Come on, it is time for you to draw shamrocks coloring pages! Immediately download and print by using the white paper. Pour your color in this coloring pages.

Ralph Nader calls for ending athletic scholarships - NCAA Football - SI.com

Ralph Nader calls for ending athletic scholarships - NCAA Football - SI.com

Shots Heard partially agrees with this concept. We realize that Nader likely has unrealistic 'feel goodery' types of motives. It also smacks of the 'steal from the rich and give to the poor' mentality that only robs a person of the incentive to be prosperous.

However, Shots Heard recognizes the need to restore honor to academic institutions and to 'de-professionalize' student athletes. College athletics should be an institution for serious academic scholars. Those people that are not serious about education should not be getting undue economical advantages via athletic scholarships.

Shots Heard does not agree with 'needs based scholarships' but Shots Heard does support rewarding academic achievement and not pandering to the 'big money' college administrators who do not look out for the overall integrity of the institutions that they oversee.

Eliminate athletic scholarships and allow whoever is enrolled in an institution to try out for a program. But stop punishing the high school students that 'do it right,' by handing out scholarships to kids that never bother to ever even pick up a book (let alone know how to read a book).

Article Transcript:

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumer advocate Ralph Nader is calling for the elimination of college athletic scholarships, saying the move is necessary to "de-professionalize" college athletes.

Nader's League of Fans, a group aimed at reforming sports, proposes that the scholarships be replaced with need-based financial aid. He says that would help restore academic integrity to college sports.

The Associated Press obtained a copy of the proposal Thursday, ahead of its official release.
Nader, a former presidential candidate, argues that his plan would also help reduce the "win-at-all-costs" mentality in high schools, by reducing the incentive of college scholarships.

Amazing - It's Going To Happen Today

The Jimmer show continues today with BYU's Sweet Sixteen game against Florida. Florida is a tough team that has all five starters returning. BYU is coming off of their 22 point blow-out of Gonzaga.

First unicycle ride of the year

It's been a long winter. Last week it was +2c outside so we went for a ride. Brandon had to ride the 5ft unicycle, because the just loves being up there. Everyone else on a 20inch wheel but me. I wanted to help Alexandra, she still needs help getting on. We had a good ride about a half hour. The last time we went for a ride together was in October.

Last night Mallory and Alexandra wanted to practice outside after supper. Mallory we riding with only one foot. He made a total of 17 rotations with only using one foot. He is so cool on this unicycle. This morning off to school on this unicycle. Mallory looks so funny with big winter boots on when he left.

Alexandra was amazing last night. She learned to free mount! (Start with out having to hang on to anything) I don't know how do to that. I well have to practice, because I'm now the only one in the family that can't free mount. Alexandra was very excited because she will be able to ride her unicycle to school soon. You need to master free mount if she wants to be independent. I'm so proud of my little girl.

'You Are The Jimmer'

The Pathetic State Of College Sports - Two More Schools Renamed

Bruce Pearl Fired (Too Late), But Still Financially Benefits

Reference: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/basketball/ncaa/03/21/bruce.pearl.fired.ap/index.html?eref=sihp

The University Of Tennessee's decision to fire Bruce Pearl is too little, too late. They should have canned his ass a long time ago. But the school stuck with him through his suspension for violations.

How did he repay them? By committing more violations. What does UT do? They fire him, but they also let him keep his $950K salary. This is a public institution. Letting a dishonest character collect an exorbitant money to not work is a slap in the face to every American. None of us can f up our jobs and our companies and lie and cheat and draw damn near a million dollars in the aftermath. What makes Bruce Pearl so special?

Shots Heard will no longer allow for UT to have the honorable distinction of The University Of Tennessee status. UT will now be known as A Tennessee Institution That Pays Cheaters. 

By the way, this decision by UT just shows how cancerous the money is in college sports. If coaches are going to be overpaid and paid excessively even in the wake of cheating then there is no reason to believe that players are not also receiving undue benefits on a mass scale in college sports.

Also, we see that schools like ATITPC only are firing Pearl in the hopes of lessening sanctions. It is not even a matter of ethtics or they would have fired him in the first place. This is a disgusting common occurrence in college sports.


Notre Dame Values Football More Than Life


Reference: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/03/21/notre-dame-floyd-dui.ap/index.html?eref=sihp


Notre Dame football 'star,' Michael Floyd, was indefinitely suspended from the football team for drunk driving. His blood alcohol level of .19 was more than double the legal limit of .08. 

Do we or do we not believe that drunken driving can kill people? If we do, then 'indefinite suspensions,' which can end any time, are not enough. This is a slap in the face to the kids that are making right choices and to victims of drunk driving.


This incident alone should warrant kicking him off the football team. As it stands, it is his third alcohol related incident since 2009 though.

And if you want a final slap in the face, Notre Dame released a statement from the kid that Shots Heard is not going to even bother to post (check the article). If a kid wants to show real contrition and do things the right way and address questions from the media and state his corrective process then fine. But we do not want bureaucratic white wash from Notre Dame.

In dishonor of this event(s), Notre Dame is also being renamed. It will now be known as The School That Panders To Drunk Driving Athletes. 

Upsetting Reality: Exposing the NCAA Tournament Committee's 'Major Upset' Scheme

On the first day of the 2011 NCAA Tournament, there were 'two major upsets.' At least that is what the media would have you to believe. The 'two major upsets' were 12 seeded Richmond beating 5 seeded Villanova and 13 seeded Morehead State beating 4 seeded Louisville.

Richmond (25-7) had the 41st best RPI of .5881. Villanova (21-11) had the 39th best RPI of .5889. When we consider that, an elementary estimation would tell us that Richmond had a 49.9 percent chance of winning. Not so upsetting is it?

Louisville (25-10) had an RPI of 17 and Morehead State had an RPI of 77. So there is a case to be made that this was an upset. But maybe not so fast! Louisville was only 9-7 versus teams in the Top 50 RPI. And against teams in the 51-100 RPI, Louisville finished 3-3. So overall, Louisville was a mediocre (but respectable) 12-10 versus Top 100 teams. To add perspective the other four seeds, Wisconsin (14-8), Texas (13-7), and Kentucky (13-7) all had better records versus the top 100 RPI teams. 

Also, being that Morehead State and Louisville are both Kentucky teams, it is quite likely, Morehead State had likely scouted Louisville on television throughout the season. It's a subtle advantage (but an advantage that likely paid huge dividends).

When one really looks at the reality of the match-ups, this part of the bracket was the most tailor made bracket for a 'Cinderella' to emerge into the Sweet Sixteen. And now that 'cinderellas' Morehead State and Richmond are matched up in The Round Of 32, the NCAA Tournament Committee have their coveted underdog element.

'Here's your biscuit America. Enjoy it. Of course we're going to manipulate the rest of the brackets to serve our interests and put teams like SDSU (RPI 3, Seed 2), BYU (RPI 5, Seed 3) and Utah State (RPI 15, Seed 12 and opponent's RPI 24, seed 5) down by giving them lower (worse) seeds (and tougher match-ups) than they earned.

How it would have worked in fair system

Shots Heard will use it's fair seed analysis: What seed a school should have received by the RPI (See the following chart).

Morehead State would have still been a 13 seed (tweaking Shots Heard's 'Fair System' to still allow for automatic bids). They would have faced off against A University In Connecticut. They would not have had the television advantage. A University In Connecticut is 4-1 against teams 51-100 RPI and that is the half of it. There is an 80 percent chance that A University In Connecticut would have won. Had Morehead State won, then it would have been at best, 'a mild upset.'

Villanova would not have been a five seed that they had no business holding. They would have been a nine seed. Meanwhile, Belmont would have been a 10 seed that faced off against George Mason. That game would have been an interesting match-up, but there would be no artificial upset bid on the line. It would just be two teams playing in the match-up that they earned.

A true 'major upset' that did not happen - Princeton beating Kentucky

The closest thing to a 'major upset' was Princeton beating Kentucky. Although had the upset occurred, Shots Heard would classify it as simply an upset. Although Kentucky undoubtedly has future NBA players and Princeton likely has none. The Princeton team was older and more disciplined. 

The overall reality is reflected by Kentucky's 7 RPI and Princeton's 40 RPI. How often do teams with a Top 10 RPI lose to teams in the Top 50 RPI? Top 10 RPI teams were 85-33 (72 percent). 

A rough estimate then gives, Princeton a 28 percent chance of winning that game. But then account for the fact that Princeton is at the lower end of the Top 50 RPI and the chances go to 20 to 25 percent.

But here is the kicker. With the game being played in Tampa, Florida (a fourteen hour drive or cheap Southwest flight) away from the hardcore Lexington, Kentucky fans; thousands of Kentucky fans traveled to see the game. The entire lower bowl was essentially filled with raucous Kentucky fans in blue, creating a home court type of atmosphere. So the most realistic estimate would be that Princeton had about a ten percent chance of winning that game.

Remembering the real upset

We witnessed an RPI 40 Princeton team play a solid game to almost pull off the virtual road victory against RPI 7 Kentucky. But let us not forget that teams like RPI 35 Harvard, who Princeton beat on a buzzer beater, were worthy of being in the tournament and making their mark. Unfortunately, the 'Power Six' corporate styled Tournament Committee were not having any of that. 

Instead it was important to cater to conferences like what Charles Barkley calls 'The over-rated Big East.' Aren't you glad that that (tied) 9th place, RPI 64 Marquette could get into the tournament instead?

And what did UCONN get for finishing 9-9 and tied for ninth in the Big East? They got a four seed after 'increasing their stock' by winning all five of their conference tournament games.

So 'power conference team' can use their conference tournaments to 'improve their stock' but its death by buzzer beater for teams like Harvard? 

Is that shady? Is the mafia shady? No. It is corrupt.

Picture: Morehead State's Demonte Harper

2011 NCAA Tournament: Whorish Propaganda

Watch as the CBS whores ask softball questions to a university in Connecticut's Athletic Director, Jeff Hathaway (next year's head tournament selection whore).

Media whore, John Rothstein's question: Why give one of the last four at-large bids to a small conference team (VCU) and not give all of the bids to 'big conference' teams.

Shots Heard: What kind of f'd up question is that? Stop acting like the 'smaller schools' are 'given' anything.

Jeff Hathaway: He references 'the eye ball test' and data.

Shots Heard: Seriously, the eye ball test? You have the RPI. You know EXACTLY what teams have accomplished. Who died and made these guys gods.

Media whore, John Rothstein: He alleges to question Jeff if the Big East is worthy of their high seeds but then he never really asks the question! He does ask why Pitt got the third one seed, ahead of Duke (the last one seed) and others.

Jeff Hathaway: They spent a lot of time evaluating who should be the number one seeds. They made the one seeds based on 'the criteria.

Shots Heard: Jeff, it does not matter how much time you put into the process if you f'd it up. Like my father always said, don't confuse efforts with results. And in this case Shots Heard is not going to confuse honesty with dishonesty.

And then what kind of f'ing answer is that? Well it's based on 'the criteria.' Yea well what is the criteria? Pitt had only the 10th best RPI. And by the way, teams like BYU and SDSU had better records and RPIs than Pitt.

And where is the follow-up question when Jeff gives a phony answer? Don't slap us in the face with your pretend sports journalism CBS.

This is why the sports media has earned your media whore status. It's just pimping their interests to their markets.

Random Ass Clown Whore: Hey you work really hard, how about that?

Shots Heard: Come on! How about asking about the inherent conflict of interest of the tournament selection whores? Of course you aren't going to ask that because you have a mutual conflict of interest. In the mean time, the majority of schools are being screwed and the integrity of college sports has been hijacked.

The 11th should be a day to pray.

Sept 11th (NY) Jan 11th (Haiti) and March 11th (Japan)........
Wow, all on the 11th

Luke 21:10-11
Then Jesus said to his disciples : "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes', famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven. 'Jesus says for behold I come quickly.

Home Again

Back home again. One week vacation with the husband was great. No cooking, no cleaning, for one week was wonderful. The kids had a great time with there grandparents. Grandma spoiled the kids by making cinnamon buns each night, and making lunches for them. We are so grateful that we didn't need to call and see how the kids were doing, because gran and gramp's were awesome.

here are some of the sandcastles we have madehttp://www.youtube.com/user/TobyandRosie?feature=mhum#p/u/11/cWflqsV2FW8

Sleeping on the beach for a nap was a first for me. I am always on the move, planing and doing things. So on this Caribbean vacation I didn't plan any outings. Just relax time, then more relax time. Not a plan in sight. It took about three day tell all felt cool as a cucumber. Being with my husband for a week was good for both of us. We work together, but we don't spend any time together at work, and at home kids and meetings. All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble. That's why we need to book off this time just for the two of us. When all is said and done one week was just right. After day 6 I was ready to head home back to the action.

When we got home on a Thursday night, we had one day to work before the weekend. It's amazing how fast we can jump back in to the day to day of life. It may be back to work but after a short break, I'm ready to go. I like the busyness of it all.

"Mom can I go to a birthday party tomorrow? oh I need a present."

"Mom you need to fill out these papers for school, the band is going away on a trip?"

"Tomorrow there is Youth at Church can I go? and can you pick-up my friend?"

These were the first thing that I heard Thursday night at 11pm when we got home.

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. The work of a mother is work worth doing!

2011 NCAA Tournament Selection: A Matter Of 'The Haves' and 'The Have Nots'

Those of you that follow Shots Heard, know that in recent weeks that we have ranted and even raved about the systematic unfairness of the NCAA Tournament Selection committee and the BCS (football). We've done it to an unhealthy degree even (but we are not wrong). Worse, we have basically been trying to stop a flood with a block of wood. 

And it occurs to us that Collin Cowherd basically is right when he says that the typical sports fan is a dumbass. He may not have used that term, but that's basically what he has called the average sports fan that routinely sees reality through his/her own team's filter.

This is why if you go on a sports forum right now you'll see stupid posts like this (regarding selection/seeding):

Colorado is the best team to not make the tournament.

How did Alabama not make the tournament? Georgia is in as a ten seed and Alabama beat them twice in the last week. (Maybe because Alabama lost to a bunch of losers and has an RPI of 81 while Georgia handled their business to a better degree and has a 48 RPI. Dumbass.)

San Diego State is the weakest two seed ever.

  

If average sports fan cared about fairness you would see more posts like this:

USC got into the tournament as an at-large with a 67 RPI and Harvard was snubbed. For that matter.

Why does the media always pimp the 'how they finished' if a team like Pittsburgh can lose two of their last three and still get a one seed even though they have an RPI of only 10.

If finishing strong is so important, how can Florida lose the SEC Championship game by 16 and be a two seed?

UTEP (25-9, 2nd Conference USA), Cleveland State (26-8, 1st Horizon League), St. Mary's (25-8, 1st West Coast Conference), Missouri State (25-8, 1st Place Missouri Valley Conference), Wichita State (24-8, 2nd place Missouri Valley Conference) all had fine records and better RPIs than USC. What gives? I guess the Pac-10 was really strong this year. Oh wait it wasn't and since the RPI already accounts for conference strength then that doesn't matter. How does a 19-14 team in a weak conference get so much love?

Michigan State was a bubble team and now they are a solid 10 seed?

Shots Heard has put forth the plan that the NCAA Tournament entrants and seeds should be decided via the RPI and without human interference. Below, are listings of the teams that are either in the Top 68 RPI and would have made the tournament via the Shots Heard plan and the teams not in the Top 68 RPI that still made the tournament under the currenty system.

The first chart shows the fair seed (Shots Heard Plan) versus what seed a team was awarded by 'the committee.' My _____. It's like we're in a bad Star Wars movie.

The second chart shows how the Haves (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big Twelve, Pac-10, SEC - You know, the BCS conferences) did versus the Have Nots (everybody else). 

A reminder: That the MWC had the fourth best RPI among the conferences but clearly being a have not, that did not translate to a damn ounce of love.

 

Final Analysis

San Diego State finished with a 32-2 record. Their only two losses were to a team (BYU) that was arguably the best team when they lost to them. If any team from a 'major conference' had compiled a 32-2 record then that team would be an unquestioned number one seed. It's not like the MWC was not rated better than three of those conferences either. And with a 3 RPI, SDSU was certainly worthy of a number one seed (if not a number one ranking).

So why is San Diego State getting the shaft? 

There is a universal answer to that question and other. The other 'major conferences' control the committee. With that in mind, let's see how they screwed over the rest of the 'Have Nots.' Bare in mind that we will only go over selected examples. It will not be a cumulative analysis.

BYU gets a 3 (or 4 seed) despite being a 2 seed quality team).

This comes as no surprise. We already told you that after one loss to New Mexico, the 'experts' were dropping BYU from a one seed to a four seed in their prognostications (an unprecedented drop)

Utah State: Bend over and grab your ankles.

This is easily the biggest tragedy in the selection process. Utah State had an RPI of 15 and a record of 30-3, but they were given a 12 seed! 

By the way their comfortable 8 point victory against the streaking Boise State Broncos should have 'impressed' the committee. Utah State kept one of those unwanteds out of the tournament and that's how the committee repays them (sarcasm)?

And to add insult to their ridiculous seeding, they play a 5 seed Kansas State (a proven mid major killer that took BYU out last year) that has been one of the hottest teams in the country. Before their last loss of the season, Kansas State was on a six game winning streak that included three wins against Top 20 teams (one of which, was a 16 point win over #2 Kansas).

Old Dominion takes a hit

Old Dominion is legit. They are perhaps college basketball's best kept secret. They are tall and can dominate the boards and the post. They also have decent shooters and that is also important. They are basically a mirror image of Pittsburgh. 

Given the fact that ODU could play Pittsburgh, it is a good thing that they match-up well with Pitt. But they should be a 5 (or at worst a 6 or 7 seed) and have an easier road to The Sweet Sixteen.

Xavier shows they are something of a 'Have; a Legacy' - St. Mary's is not a 'Legacy'

Teams like Xavier are legacies. Even though, they are not in a 'major conference,' the committee does not want to stir the pot and put down a team that has been to The Sweet Sixteen three straight times. 

Being a legacy, does not mean that a team will not get the shaft. But it does mean that the committee will think twice about b-slapping them. Gonzaga is a team that has achieved legacy status. Had they lost to St Mary's in the WCC Championship, they would have likely still earned an at-large bid. 

Instead, St. Mary's lost to Gonzaga. And even though they are just as good as the Zags, they are not a legacy and they did not make the cut.

The subtle 8-9 Combo

Shots Heard sees this every year. The committee relegates 4-7 seed caliber teams to the 8 or 9 seed and thus relegating them to play a 1 seed in the second round and not make The Sweet Sixteen. 

UNLV and George Mason are this year's victims of the 8-9 combo.According to the RPI, they both deserved seven seeds and much easier paths to the Sweet Sixteen. Instead, if they are not upset in their first round match-ups they will collectively face the top two teams Ohio State and Kansas.

Teams like Cincinatti (Big East) who should be a nine seed benefit from UNLV and George Mason's demotion. Cincy should get a nine seed, but instead they will get a six seed and an eaiser route to the Sweet Sixteen. And of course, CBS would much rather be talking about 'how many Big East teams made the Sweet Sixteen' rather than George Mason or UNLV. 

And remember that this all goes back to the average dumbass sports fan. You won't see dumbass on the boards talking about how Cincy got an unfair seeding. You'll see him bragging that 'man, we were a good Big East team. Yea we deserved it man.' Dumbass Big East fan does not care that UNLV or George Mason might actually be better. He just has to be told 'Big East, Big East, Big East. Ah man, Big East, Big Hoops! -- Madison Square Garden.'

A Have Not with a 35 RPI does not make the tournament

At this very moment, there are a bunch of Big Twelve fans on boards, crying that their Colorado (RPI 65) team did not make the tournament. Everyday Dumbass Fan does not bother to care that Harvard (RPI 35) beat them by 16 points.

Everyday Dumbass Fan might counter, 'Yea well they had a 29 blowout loss to UCONN.' Yea letdowns happen all of the time. That's why Shots Heard thinks that all the so and so beat so and so is horse and buggy thinking anyhow. The RPI measures a teams overall performance and when it comes to the who beat who game, it's really not a transitive property. Every game is going to be different and a myriad of unexpected outcomes will occur. The fairest thing is to look at a team's RPI.

And by the way, you will never see a Have with an RPI of 35, not make the tournament. It just will not happen. If Bill Walton were alive, he would say why even have an RPI if you're not going to use it.

Anyhow, Shots Heard digresses. Ya'll can look at the tables and make your own determinations.

The NBA - Where ___________ Happens / Where Will Amazing Happen?

Nate Robinson / Paul Pierce

 Rudy Tomjanovich

Cheating

Joey Crawford (NBA Interficial)

Big Baby

Teen Wolf

The Karate Kid

Hoosiers

Derek Vinyard

Kevin McHale

Larry Bird (4)

Spring Coloring Pages 2011

Spring is the season after winter and before summer. Warmer weather because the soil is moved in the direction of the Sun in many parts of the world of plants and flowers. Often, people suffering from a fever. Many of their animals during the spring breeding season.

In early spring, many people suffer from "seasonal affective disorder" often stops the symptoms. Spring is the season of fun. The color changes from white world. Sprinklers color activity can be used by kindergarten teachers. Pet spring sping Easter displays, fish spring and spring sping some ideas for classroom use.






Colors of spring flowers and coloring pages are easy to draw and color. From the Internet, you will find a way to generate interest and educate children in the classroom.
The green color is common in spring is the reason, you may be too green in the business of color. After drawing and coloring twig. You can hang their posters on walls in spring. Drawing, coloring and making posters warning children occupied and happy.

Printable coloring pages, color posters, coloring of flowers, animals, spring, spring colors, spring colors, spring coloring pages, picture spring, spring Easter, fish, pleasant spring, spring green , children of children feathers, paper, images of spring, Posters spring, spring printing, leaf springs to coloring

Spring Coloring Pages 2011

Spring is the season after winter and before summer. Warmer weather because the soil is moved in the direction of the Sun in many parts of the world of plants and flowers. Often, people suffering from a fever. Many of their animals during the spring breeding season.

In early spring, many people suffer from "seasonal affective disorder" often stops the symptoms. Spring is the season of fun. The color changes from white world. Sprinklers color activity can be used by kindergarten teachers. Pet spring sping Easter displays, fish spring and spring sping some ideas for classroom use.






Colors of spring flowers and coloring pages are easy to draw and color. From the Internet, you will find a way to generate interest and educate children in the classroom.
The green color is common in spring is the reason, you may be too green in the business of color. After drawing and coloring twig. You can hang their posters on walls in spring. Drawing, coloring and making posters warning children occupied and happy.

Printable coloring pages, color posters, coloring of flowers, animals, spring, spring colors, spring colors, spring coloring pages, picture spring, spring Easter, fish, pleasant spring, spring green , children of children feathers, paper, images of spring, Posters spring, spring printing, leaf springs to coloring

BCS Is A Joke Video

Auburn won the paper championship against Oregon. But they will never know if they would have beat TCU (or Boisie State).

A school of liars sweeping Tressel's dishonesty under the rug is symptomatic of a larger problem

A school of liars in Ohio (the school formerly called Ohio State) could not act for eight months when they found out about their football players breaking rules and selling sports memorabilia. Yet, in the space of 24 hours they could suspend Jim Tressel for two games and fine him $250,000?

A school of liars in Ohio is only acting fast now in the hopes of sweeping this under the rug. Their corruption in house and their corrupt cluthces on college sports is not going away just because Tressel is suspended.
The token suspension is as token as the underlined clause in Tressel's contract that he report any violations immediately. The see no evil way of life at a school of liars in Ohio has not been altered one damn bit by this.

Eight months after the violations, they became became public. It was then that Tressel tried to excuse the sales as 'necessity' (IE the players need to put bread on their table). That of course speaks to the pathetic issue of why are coaches making millions while players are supposedly not getting enough food? Of course, players are getting enough food, just look at them. They are perfectly healthy.

If Tressel lied to the school president and athletic director and he should be fired. But the more likely reality is that Tressels and the administration had a prearranged slap in the wrist punishment if it ever came to light that Tressels knew about the violations before it was brought to the university's attention by the US government.


Again, Shots Heard harkens back to our umbrella point. It's these type of whores that are corrupting college athletics. 


Gene Smith chairs the NCAA Tournament committee and the school also was directly responsible for creating and maintaining the corrupt BCS for football. Give us our sports back. It's un-American that these a-hole power brokers should have their clutches on our sports.

Remembering how the Committee Whores screwed BYU over in 2009-2010

Shots Heard just made the case that the NCAA needs to use the RPI to determine tournament rankings. This will significantly reduce the undue influence of the media whores and even eliminate the selection committee whores.

Shots Heard pointed out that the whores plans on screwing over BYU. By the RPI, BYU has (currently) earned a one seed. But the media whores (currently) plan on only giving them a four seed. One might wonder why Shots Heard is ever vigilante about this subject (we are wondering it ourselves).

At any rate, we saw BYU get screwed over by the whores all of last season (2009-2010) and we just decided that enough is enough. We are going to write about the systematic injustice.

Last season, BYU was a top 15 quality team (if not better) that was not ranked for most of the season. They were still unranked when Jimmer's Cougars handed Arizona their asses (see videos). Consequently, the Arizona coach and the Wildcat players talked about how BYU was a three or four seed quality team (not the seven seed that BYU would end up receiving).

The Arizona coach even said that the idea that BYU was not ranked, discredited rankings! Shots Heard has been saying that!

Only near, the end of the season, did they crack the Top 25. BYU was even ranked in the Top 15 by the end of the regular season.

Top 15 - It would go to figure that BYU would get a four seed, right?

Wrong.

BYU was given a seven seed, which meant they had to play a Top Ten team in Round Two (Kansas State a two seed). In principle, no Top 15 team should have to face another Top 16 team, let alone a Top Ten team before the Sweet Sixteen. 

But this is how the committee whores routinely screw over 'mid majors' and it's BS and Shots Heard is taking a stand this year.

College Basketball - NCAA Tournament: Use the RPI and get rid of the BS

CRecently, Shots Heard has spent a lot of time and effort detailing the corruption of the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee. We have detailed the inherent conflicts of interests of the committee and how that has led to systematic oppression of schools not in the loops.

Shots Heard has predominantly used BYU as an example, but the reality is that all schools that are not a part of the loop are trodden by the unfairness of the system.

Shots Heard has the solution to the problem. And  we will point out that it is the solution and not just a solution. The solution is to just put the top 68 RPI teams into the tournament and to seed the teams according to their RPI ranking. The RPI measures performance and it properly regards strength of schedule.

The RPI has an immaterial margin of error as it is an amazing accurate ranking system. The variations in poll ranking relative to the RPI are man made errors. Shots Heard has detailed that the discrepancies perpetually relate to the media whores and 'big school' whores serving their own interests. The rankings are not at all valid corrections to the RPI.

(Below, you will see the listed RPIs from a week ago - Not the RPI listing used for this article.)

How will using the RPI restore sanity and fairness to the NCAA Tournament?

Teams would get the high seeds that they have earned (Take the 'selling out of it').

--BYU and SDSU would receive the number one seeds that they've earned. Please remember that RPI's will change after the conference tournaments. But at this point there is absolutely no doubt that they are worthy of 1 seeds. CBS projects that the committee whores will give BYU a 4 seed and SDSU a 2 seed. That is less than what they earned.

--Pittsburgh and Notre Dame are currently projected as one seeds, but really by the RPI Pitt is a two seed and Notre Dame is a three seed. Anybody that follows college basketball knows that that is entirely accurate. The media whores want Pitt and Notre Dame as number one seeds because they have been pimping the Big East as this master conference all season (And the Big East does have the best RPI, but it's still pretty much smoke and mirrors)

By giving Pittsburgh and Notre Dame opening round softball games (against weak 16 seeds from nowhere), they will ensure that those teams get opening victories and that the big markets tune in for longer (and that they get more money). 

The best 68 teams would make the tournament.

Would the schools that end up 69, 70, 71, etc think that they were still worthy of making the tournament? Would they 69 look at 68 or even 62 and say 'I think we're better.' Of course. It is human nature to feel such a belief in one self. Nonetheless, they would still have to admit that it is fair and they would have to take their lumps.

The NCAA Tournament committee claims that they don't take prestige into the equation, but the truth of the matter is that they do. If New Mexico were to have an RPI of 49 and UCLA were to have an RPI of 71, the committee would look for any reason to justify UCLA's entrance and to deny New Mexico. 

That is just not right. That decision is based on money and not fairness. The tournament will make more than enough money. Fairness needs to be a real priority and not something that is a lip service (non-value) value.

 

'Mid majors' would get their due (Stop canceling each other out)

--The committee is fond of pretending that top 25 'mid majors' are middle of the road teams and matching them up to try to erase solid mid majors from the tournament so that they can hopefully get 'major' teams and better ratings later in the tournament.

For instance, Utah has an RPI of 17 and George Mason has an RPI of 27. That would mean that Utah State should be a five seed (likely even a four seed if they win their conference tournament) and George Mason would be a seven seed. Predictably though, CBS bracketology has Utah State, an eight seed facing off against George Mason as a nine seed. 

The committee wants to get rid of George Mason and Utah State ASAP and have as many 'major schools' make the later rounds as possible. And the committee hopes that the final extermination of Utah State or George Mason will come in the second round at the hands of a Kansas or Ohio State (teams that they should not be playing so early in the tournament in a fair system).

Cinerella is Cinderella, not who the media says they are.

If Utah State and George Mason were properly seeded, then they would not be considered Cinderella.

The Cinderella of Cinderellas would be Marquette. But Marquette is a Big East school! Nooooooo! Say it's not so! But they are (panting), a Big East school! Yes, Cinderella does not have to be the 'little school.' Cinderella happens to be the team that sucks. Write that down.

There would be no more automatic bids, but small schools would still be treated fairly

We have come to love watching the automatic bids for the conference tournament winners. But is it really fair for a better team to be excluded because some junior college level team won their conference tournament? Of course it is not so.

But excellent 'small schools' will still have an opportunity to rise above the ashes. And when they do, they will get the seed that they deserve. For instance, Harvard would get the nine seed that they have earned and not the 12 seed that the media whores (CBS projection) say that they should get.

There would not be an unwritten rule that 'small conferences' only will get one team into the tournament. That would mean that Harvard and Princeton would be in the NCAA Tournament this year! And yes, that is how it should be for this particular year.

A team like Old Dominion (RPI 23) would not be getting screwed over by the tournament committee. They would get a six seed. Instead, the committee plans on screwing them by giving them an eight seed and a match-up against UCLA, the second place Pac-10 team. If they win that match-up they'll get to play a one seed. That's not right.

Conference tournaments would still have great meaning

Also, if a 'small school' has an RPI of 75 heading into a conference tournament, then there would still be the drama of seeing if they can make that push for 68. Their performance relative to teams in other conference tournaments would still make for great drama.

There would be tougher match-ups and winning the tournament would have added meaning (and possibly even ratings)

Depending on the play-in match outcomes, the 16 seeds would be four of these eight schools:

Witchita State (23-8) - The second place team in the Missouri Valley Conference (They would not have to have won their conference tournament to get the seed that they deserve already).

UCF (18-10) - Eighth Place Conference USA team - What? The Conference USA is that good? I guess they just aren't 'major' enough for people to know that.

Oklahoma State (18-12) - They recently lost to Kansas by 12. What would you expect from a realistic 16 seed?

Virigina Tech (19-10) - Again, they are no that good, but they did beat Duke at home just a couple of weeks ago. They are certainly better than many of the 'small schools' that would lay down and die by 30 to a one seed.

California (17-13) - Look at this. All of the people that whine that their privileged 'major conference' deserves more teams; California would make the tournament with their 10-8 record against the weak Pac-10. They would likely lose by 14 points, but hey it beats 30. And certainly, there would be a realistic 'upset' opportunity that is almost non-existent in the current format.

Marquette (18-13) - The media has clamored for nine Big East teams. With the current batch of undeserving 'small schools' making the tournament it is quite likely that a worthy school like UTEP (RPI 60 - from a non 'major school') will be bumped in favor of the less deserving Marquette (RPI 66). This way, both deserving schools make the cut and get the seeding that they deserve.

Valparaiso (21-11) - Shots Heard honestly does not care about this team. But the media whores should not have the power to rob them of what they have earned at this point. They have an RPI of 67 so they make the cut. There was a segment on ESPN touting Colorado's accomplishments. 18-12 was a 'pass.' 8-8 in Big Twelve play was a 'pass.'  'The what have you done for me lately column (last 10 games) - 5-5 was laughably a 'pass' because we are supposed be in awe that they are in a 'tough conference.' 'Quality wins' was a pass for beating Kansas and Baylor (it somehow doesn't matter as much, the weak teams that they lost to).

Well here is real reality check Valparaiso has a 67 RPI and Colorado has a 78 RPI. In the fair system, Valparaiso gets 'the pass.' The ESPN whores are just sugar coating the fact that they want to pander to the Denver market / Big Twelve marke and not the who the hell cares about the Valparaiso market. The whores need to not have their hand in this anymore. It's pass/fail based on real results and some loud mouth a-hole on the air or d-bag on a committee gets no more say about it.

USC (18-13) - Right now they are not even a realistic bubble team. But if the tournament fairly recognized merit then they would be in (if results hold).

Also, Iona is RPI 69. They just lost their conference tournament and they know that they are not going to make the tournament? Why? Because they are not from a 'major conference?' That's BS. They should be watching the television rooting for others to lose and hope that their resume still cracks the top 68.

RPI Listing from March 6 (RPI listings from March 8 used for this article)

    
Rank   Team                W    L   SS   Rank   RPI   1. Kansas               29   2  .6146  10  .6768
   2. Ohio St.             29   2  .5907  24  .6718
   3. San Diego St.        27   2  .5826  29  .6604
   4. BYU                  27   3  .6014  15  .6590
   5. Duke                 27   4  .5825  30  .6548
   6. North Carolina       24   6  .6160   9  .6488
   7. Pittsburgh           27   4  .5817  32  .6470
   8. Purdue               25   6  .5920  22  .6451
   9. Notre Dame           25   5  .5811  33  .6447
  10. Florida              24   6  .6237   5  .6410
  11. Georgetown           21   9  .6545   1  .6404
  12. Kentucky             22   8  .6118  12  .6369
  13. Wisconsin            23   7  .5917  23  .6339
  14. Texas                25   6  .5944  20  .6326
  15. West Virginia        20  10  .6384   3  .6265
  16. Arizona              25   6  .5640  49  .6234
  17. Utah St.             27   3  .5262 111  .6229
  18. Syracuse             25   6  .5738  39  .6226
  19. Kansas St.           21   9  .6280   4  .6203
  20. Louisville           23   8  .5976  18  .6186
  21. Xavier               24   6  .5609  58  .6184
  22. St. John's           20  10  .6181   7  .6173
  23. Connecticut          21   9  .6107  13  .6136
  24. Old Dominion         26   6  .5530  72  .6125
  25. UNLV                 23   7  .5774  38  .6113
  26. Vanderbilt           21   9  .6096  14  .6103
  27. George Mason         26   6  .5433  86  .6095
  28. UAB                  22   7  .5592  62  .6050
  29. Temple               24   6  .5235 120  .6038
  30. Texas A&M            22   7  .5614  56  .6016
  31. Villanova            21  10  .5892  27  .5998
  32. Cincinnati           24   7  .5368  94  .5953
  33. Missouri             21   9  .5629  50  .5941
  34. UCLA                 22   9  .5725  41  .5933
  35. Harvard              21   5  .4974 163  .5928
  36. Tennessee            18  13  .6475   2  .5922
  37. Butler               21   9  .5576  66  .5884
  38. Memphis              22   9  .5642  48  .5878
  39. Georgia              20  10  .5796  35  .5870
  40. Illinois             19  12  .5970  19  .5850
  41. Cleveland St.        24   8  .5276 108  .5846
  42. Missouri St.         25   8  .5179 130  .5841
  43. Colorado St.         18  11  .5881  28  .5835
  44. St. Mary's           22   7  .5273 110  .5826
  45. Boston College       19  11  .5903  26  .5823
  46. Florida St.          21   9  .5423  88  .5816
  47. Washington           20  10  .5581  65  .5805
  48. Michigan St.         16  13  .6126  11  .5784
  49. Va. Commonwealth     23  10  .5388  92  .5781
  50. Marshall             19  10  .5600  61  .5766
  51. Belmont              30   4  .4418 288  .5758
  52. Princeton            22   6  .4753 212  .5757
  53. Southern Miss        18   9  .5450  83  .5745
  54. Penn St.             16  13  .6204   6  .5740
  55. Richmond             24   7  .4991 159  .5736
  56. Michigan             18  12  .5931  21  .5735
  57. Clemson              20  10  .5469  78  .5715
  58. UTEP                 22   8  .5213 124  .5713
  59. Wichita St.          23   8  .5337  99  .5710
  60. UCF                  18  10  .5735  40  .5703
  61. Oakland              22   9  .5080 146  .5691
  62. Gonzaga              22   9  .5281 107  .5680
  63. Oklahoma St.         18  12  .5656  47  .5665
  64. Virginia Tech        19  10  .5347  97  .5651
  65. Iona                 22  10  .5274 109  .5650
  66. California           17  13  .5982  17  .5649
  67. Col. Charleston      24   9  .5001 157  .5646
  68. Marquette            18  13  .5825  31  .5642
  69. Southern Cal         18  13  .5668  44  .5610
  70. Valparaiso           21  11  .5282 106  .5609
  71. New Mexico           19  11  .5259 112  .5601
  72. Drexel               21  10  .5032 151  .5596
  73. Miami-FL             18  13  .5666  46  .5593
  74. Minnesota            17  13  .5799  34  .5592
  75. Washington St.       19  11  .5389  91  .5587
  76. Colorado             18  12  .5468  79  .5573
  77. Morehead St.         22   9  .4948 169  .5573
  78. Nebraska             19  11  .5591  63  .5565
  79. Alabama              20  10  .5108 139  .5548
  80. Long Island          26   5  .4438 281  .5546
  81. Mississippi          19  12  .5504  73  .5545
  82. Bucknell             24   8  .4720 219  .5544
  83. Tulsa                18  12  .5610  57  .5538
  84. Baylor               17  12  .5787  37  .5537
  85. Indiana St.          19  13  .5445  84  .5536
  86. Hofstra              20  11  .5151 134  .5526
  87. Kent St.             20  10  .5135 136  .5526
  88. Dayton               19  12  .5532  71  .5520
  89. James Madison        21  11  .5065 148  .5511
  90. Long Beach St.       18  10  .5218 123  .5505
  91. Seton Hall           13  17  .6178   8  .5477
  92. UW-Milwaukee         19  12  .5259 113  .5468
  93. Northwestern         17  12  .5348  96  .5467
  94. East Tenn. St.       21  11  .4953 168  .5458
  95. Duquesne             17  11  .5247 115  .5452
  96. Vermont              23   8  .4714 221  .5427
  97. Rhode Island         18  12  .5191 128  .5424
  98. Maryland             18  13  .5503  74  .5407
  99. Fairfield            24   7  .4448 277  .5397
 100. Robert Morris        18  13  .5132 137  .5383
 101. St. Peter's          19  13  .5097 143  .5381
 102. Air Force            14  13  .5602  60  .5378
 103. Coastal Carolina     24   5  .4324 311  .5376
 104. Rider                23  10  .4741 215  .5371
 105. Miami-OH             15  15  .5723  42  .5368
 106. Portland             20  11  .4975 162  .5365
 107. IUPUI                17  13  .5156 133  .5363
 108. Montana              18   9  .4642 233  .5337
 109. Northern Iowa        18  13  .5203 126  .5330
 110. Florida Atlantic     19  10  .4758 210  .5329
 111. St. Bonaventure      16  13  .5244 117  .5322
 112. Mississippi St.      17  13  .5441  85  .5314
 113. Northern Colo.       17  10  .4698 224  .5313
 114. Murray St.           21   8  .4612 236  .5309
 115. Furman               20  10  .4614 235  .5307
 116. Wofford              20  12  .4935 172  .5301
 117. East Carolina        13  14  .5618  54  .5295
 118. N.C. St.             15  15  .5607  59  .5295
 119. Utah                 12  17  .5905  25  .5288
 120. Arkansas             18  12  .5231 121  .5284
 121. Boise St.            18  11  .4794 201  .5270
 122. San Francisco        15  14  .5416  89  .5248
 123. Rutgers              14  16  .5568  68  .5243
 124. Wright St.           17  14  .5160 132  .5221
 125. American             22   9  .4361 304  .5217
 126. Creighton            19  14  .5146 135  .5214
 127. Iowa St.             16  15  .5481  76  .5206
 128. South Carolina       14  15  .5491  75  .5202
 129. Idaho                17  12  .4962 166  .5201
 130. Akron                18  12  .4865 183  .5200
 131. Austin Peay          18  13  .4930 173  .5197
 132. Lipscomb             16  13  .4876 180  .5192
 133. Oklahoma             13  16  .5793  36  .5180
 134. Boston U.            20  13  .4736 217  .5178
 135. Virginia             16  14  .5219 122  .5175
 136. Geo. Washington      17  13  .5029 152  .5174
 137. North Texas          19  10  .4559 248  .5163
 138. Oral Roberts         18  14  .4866 182  .5151
 139. New Mexico St.       13  16  .5717  43  .5149
 140. Evansville           14  15  .5338  98  .5135
 141. Delaware             14  17  .5303 102  .5128
 142. Stanford             15  15  .5245 116  .5114
 143. Jacksonville         18  11  .4466 271  .5113
 144. Quinnipiac           22   9  .4365 303  .5106
 145. Detroit              16  16  .5087 145  .5106
 146. Providence           15  16  .5423  87  .5090
 147. Massachusetts        14  14  .5236 119  .5081
 148. UNC Asheville        16  13  .4832 191  .5081
 149. North Florida        15  19  .5311 101  .5076
 150. Cent. Conn. St.      19  12  .4501 262  .5075
 151. Hawaii               17  11  .4810 199  .5074
 152. Weber St.            15  11  .4680 229  .5068
 153. Arizona St.          12  18  .5620  53  .5068
 154. Oregon               13  16  .5573  67  .5066
 155. Ohio                 17  14  .5107 140  .5049
 156. Yale                 14  13  .4959 167  .5044
 157. Northern Arizona     17  11  .4369 300  .5042
 158. Texas Tech           13  18  .5586  64  .5014
 159. Santa Clara          17  14  .4909 178  .5007
 160. Buffalo              16  12  .4592 241  .4999
 161. South Florida         9  22  .6012  16  .4996
 162. Georgia Tech         13  17  .5459  82  .4996
 163. McNeese St.          15  10  .4416 289  .4981
 164. Saint Louis          11  18  .5668  45  .4974
 165. Pennsylvania         13  14  .4840 189  .4971
 166. Hampton              20   8  .3891 339  .4959
 167. Wagner               13  17  .5251 114  .4958
 168. Iowa                 11  19  .5567  69  .4953
 169. UW-Green Bay         13  18  .5208 125  .4950
 170. Western Michigan     18  11  .4367 301  .4945
 171. Western Carolina     17  15  .4536 256  .4942
 172. IPFW                 17  12  .4451 275  .4938
 173. Ball St.             17  11  .4344 309  .4931
 174. Northeastern         11  20  .5557  70  .4930
 175. Texas Southern       18  11  .4057 329  .4926
 176. Canisius             15  15  .4936 171  .4926
 177. Loyola-Maryland      15  15  .4828 192  .4925
 178. Davidson             16  14  .4574 245  .4919
 179. La Salle             14  17  .5297 104  .4914
 180. South Dakota St.     17  11  .4370 299  .4913
 181. Indiana              12  19  .5621  52  .4912
 182. Sam Houston St.      13  12  .4791 202  .4912
 183. Pacific              14  14  .4761 208  .4910
 184. San Jose St.         14  14  .4846 187  .4907
 185. Arkansas St.         15  15  .4801 200  .4900
 186. Liberty              16  13  .4547 253  .4896
 187. Columbia             14  13  .4712 222  .4894
 188. Rice                 11  17  .5379  93  .4879
 189. Tennessee Tech       17  12  .4461 273  .4879
 190. Nevada               11  18  .5471  77  .4878
 191. Appalachian St.      14  15  .4721 218  .4867
 192. UC Santa Barbara     13  13  .4766 206  .4867
 193. Saint Joseph's        9  21  .5618  55  .4864
 194. Cal Poly             15  13  .4434 282  .4863
 195. Bethune-Cookman      16  11  .4296 314  .4858
 196. Western Kentucky     16  15  .4688 227  .4854
 197. Fresno St.           13  16  .5021 153  .4843
 198. Loyola-Chicago       16  15  .4648 232  .4830
 199. Chattanooga          14  16  .4837 190  .4819
 200. SMU                  14  13  .4768 205  .4797
 201. VMI                  14  13  .4489 268  .4790
 202. Siena                13  18  .5044 150  .4785
 203. Presbyterian         13  18  .4817 196  .4768
 204. Lehigh               16  15  .4423 287  .4759
 205. UALR                 15  16  .4701 223  .4757
 206. Southern Ill.        13  19  .5110 138  .4757
 207. Middle Tennessee     15  15  .4554 250  .4754
 208. Cornell              10  18  .5237 118  .4732
 209. Southeastern La.     12  13  .4425 283  .4727
 210. TCU                  10  21  .5462  80  .4727
 211. UMKC                 15  14  .4446 279  .4702
 212. St. Francis NY       15  15  .4396 293  .4699
 213. Drake                13  18  .4941 170  .4695
 214. La.-Lafayette        13  14  .4500 265  .4693
 215. Maine                14  15  .4505 260  .4690
 216. Albany               16  16  .4443 280  .4690
 217. UNC Wilmington       13  18  .4841 188  .4685
 218. Mercer               14  18  .4862 185  .4679
 219. LSU                  11  20  .5283 105  .4676
 220. Georgia St.          12  19  .5004 156  .4665
 221. Stephen F.Austin     14  10  .4057 330  .4661
 222. Charlotte            10  20  .5201 127  .4660
 223. Lafayette            12  18  .4889 179  .4658
 224. Winthrop             11  17  .4916 177  .4654
 225. William & Mary        9  22  .5401  90  .4653
 226. N.C. A&T             12  16  .4602 238  .4652
 227. Texas-San Ant.       13  13  .4237 317  .4629
 228. Nicholls St.         10  13  .4561 247  .4625
 229. Texas St.            13  14  .4548 252  .4624
 230. Northwestern St.     16  12  .3861 340  .4616
 231. DePaul                7  23  .5628  51  .4614
 232. Oregon St.           10  19  .5184 129  .4612
 233. Mount St. Mary's     11  21  .5075 147  .4611
 234. Tennessee St.        12  16  .4618 234  .4608
 235. Morgan St.           15  13  .4051 332  .4606
 236. Tulane               10  16  .4812 197  .4595
 237. Bradley              11  20  .5047 149  .4595
 238. Charleston So.       12  16  .4549 251  .4587
 239. Houston              10  17  .4924 175  .4583
 240. Coppin St.           13  13  .4097 327  .4561
 241. Brown                10  17  .4864 184  .4560
 242. Stony Brook          14  16  .4347 308  .4556
 243. North Dakota St.     12  15  .4491 267  .4555
 244. Pepperdine           11  21  .4927 174  .4551
 245. Utah Valley          15  10  .3715 344  .4545
 246. Mississippi Val.     13  18  .4385 295  .4541
 247. Jackson St.          14  14  .3992 334  .4538
 248. Bowling Green        12  18  .4601 239  .4535
 249. Denver               13  17  .4686 228  .4515
 250. Wyoming               8  20  .5328 100  .4507
 251. Louisiana Tech       11  20  .4827 193  .4498
 252. CS Northridge        11  17  .4461 272  .4494
 253. Fordham               7  21  .5461  81  .4473
 254. Auburn               10  19  .4975 161  .4465
 255. Bryant                8  21  .5106 141  .4454
 256. Montana St.          11  18  .4606 237  .4452
 257. Wake Forest           8  23  .5303 103  .4446
 258. St. Francis PA        9  21  .4976 160  .4430
 259. Illinois St.         12  19  .4739 216  .4430
 260. Eastern Kentucky     13  16  .4132 325  .4426
 261. Gardner-Webb          9  21  .4714 220  .4425
 262. High Point           10  19  .4748 213  .4420
 263. Troy                  7  21  .5170 131  .4415
 264. N.C. Central         11  14  .3986 335  .4405
 265. Savannah St.          7  18  .4531 257  .4401
 266. Elon                 11  17  .4350 307  .4396
 267. Southern Utah        10  18  .4692 226  .4396
 268. Loyola Marymount      9  21  .4973 164  .4381
 269. Sacred Heart         11  18  .4272 316  .4349
 270. Texas-Arlington       9  16  .4384 296  .4346
 271. Seattle              11  19  .4357 306  .4344
 272. UC Riverside          9  18  .4576 243  .4344
 273. South Alabama        10  16  .4360 305  .4336
 274. Hartford             11  20  .4593 240  .4335
 275. New Hampshire        11  18  .4272 315  .4326
 276. Army                 10  19  .4406 290  .4325
 277. Campbell             11  19  .4425 284  .4310
 278. Fla. Gulf Coast      10  20  .4558 249  .4310
 279. Florida Int.          9  19  .4788 203  .4308
 280. Texas A&M-CC          7  21  .4963 165  .4291
 281. Holy Cross            8  21  .4761 207  .4289
 282. Norfolk St.          10  19  .4502 261  .4279
 283. North Dakota         12  14  .3919 337  .4279
 284. Monmouth              9  21  .4812 198  .4276
 285. Niagara               9  23  .4754 211  .4274
 286. Towson                4  26  .5358  95  .4270
 287. Samford              10  19  .4404 291  .4269
 288. Manhattan             6  25  .5090 144  .4268
 289. Illinois-Chicago      6  24  .5021 154  .4264
 290. Portland St.         12  16  .4229 319  .4263
 291. Eastern Wash.         8  20  .4820 195  .4261
 292. Tennessee-Martin     10  21  .4457 274  .4260
 293. Alabama St.          12  17  .4061 328  .4258
 294. Lamar                 9  17  .4305 312  .4248
 295. Youngstown St.        7  21  .5017 155  .4247
 296. The Citadel           8  22  .4760 209  .4240
 297. UC Irvine            12  18  .4056 331  .4240
 298. UNC Greensboro        7  24  .4919 176  .4237
 299. CS Fullerton         10  19  .4305 313  .4231
 300. Navy                 10  20  .4425 285  .4227
 301. Binghamton            8  23  .4671 230  .4212
 302. UC Davis              8  20  .4657 231  .4209
 303. Idaho St.             7  20  .4820 194  .4207
 304. Delaware St.          7  20  .4544 254  .4183
 305. Marist                6  27  .5102 142  .4169
 306. SE Missouri St.       9  22  .4448 278  .4162
 307. Central Michigan      9  20  .4366 302  .4160
 308. Alabama A&M          10  14  .3932 336  .4159
 309. Stetson               8  22  .4576 244  .4157
 310. New Jersey Tech      11  14  .3800 343  .4139
 311. CS Bakersfield        9  19  .4423 286  .4104
 312. Dartmouth             5  23  .4862 186  .4093
 313. Northern Ill.         8  20  .4384 297  .4090
 314. USC Upstate           5  25  .4871 181  .4077
 315. Eastern Illinois      7  20  .4482 269  .4070
 316. Colgate               7  23  .4501 263  .4068
 317. San Diego             4  24  .4993 158  .4041
 318. Kennesaw St.          7  23  .4517 259  .4007
 319. Longwood              8  19  .4212 321  .4000
 320. UMBC                  5  25  .4787 204  .3974
 321. Grambling St.        10  20  .3832 341  .3972
 322. South Dakota         12  14  .3263 345  .3929
 323. Florida A&M           8  19  .4123 326  .3923
 324. Ark.-Pine Bluff       7  23  .4204 322  .3875
 325. Louisiana-Monroe      5  24  .4491 266  .3870
 326. Fair. Dickinson       5  24  .4519 258  .3868
 327. Md.-East. Shore       6  21  .4387 294  .3857
 328. Eastern Michigan      6  21  .4376 298  .3852
 329. SIU-Edwardsville      4  21  .4698 225  .3846
 330. Sacramento St.        5  21  .4474 270  .3822
 331. Howard                6  23  .4541 255  .3767
 332. Jacksonville St.      4  25  .4397 292  .3760
 333. Prairie View          7  21  .3907 338  .3738
 334. Radford               2  24  .4743 214  .3727
 335. Western Illinois      4  23  .4333 310  .3690
 336. Alcorn St.            4  24  .4235 318  .3664
 337. Toledo                3  27  .4586 242  .3658
 338. S.C. St.              5  21  .4171 323  .3645
 339. Chicago St.           4  24  .4212 320  .3635
 340. Central Arkansas      2  24  .4568 246  .3597
 341. Georgia Southern      2  27  .4448 276  .3538
 342. Centenary             1  27  .4500 264  .3490
 343. Texas-Pan Am.         3  24  .4166 324  .3398
 344. Southern U.           3  24  .4039 333  .3374
 345. Houston Baptist       4  23  .3820 342  .3262

Rank      CONFERENCE        W   L   FII  Rank  RPI   1. Big East            303 185  .5903   1  .5832
   2. Big Ten             203 128  .5846   2  .5777
   3. Big 12              232 129  .5748   3  .5749
   4. Mountain West       158 105  .5672   4  .5627
   5. Atlantic Coast      218 145  .5574   6  .5579
   6. Southeastern        214 147  .5646   5  .5559
   7. Pacific 10          171 130  .5561   7  .5468
   8. Conference USA      197 142  .5362   8  .5378
   9. Atlantic 10         224 191  .5326   9  .5273
  10. Colonial            200 176  .5255  10  .5247
  11. Horizon             160 148  .5153  11  .5143
  12. Missouri Valley     167 147  .5148  12  .5124
  13. Western Athletic    141 121  .5079  14  .5117
  14. West Coast          120 121  .5093  13  .5012
  15. Ivy League          109 109  .4900  16  .4997
  16. Metro Atlantic      152 163  .4932  15  .4915
  17. Atlantic Sun        155 185  .4712  18  .4740
  18. Northeast           166 197  .4737  17  .4730
  19. Southern            163 200  .4675  20  .4707
  20. Mid-American        159 191  .4704  19  .4693
  21. Summit              133 156  .4639  23  .4689
  22. Big South           127 159  .4668  22  .4672
  23. Sun Belt            156 192  .4671  21  .4658
  24. Big Sky             110 136  .4593  24  .4641
  25. Patriot             109 133  .4561  27  .4636
  26. Big West            110 142  .4581  25  .4629
  27. Ohio Valley         133 162  .4548  28  .4624
  28. America East        122 154  .4563  26  .4599
  29. Southland           133 175  .4426  29  .4521
  30. Mid-Eastern         118 184  .4291  31  .4299
  31. Independents         50 110  .4368  30  .4183
  32. Southwestern         98 186  .4064  32  .4105
  33. Great West           61 123  .3842  33  .3884