Hoops: SI has us barely missing the tournament

[DawgatAuburn]

This would be, in my opinion, a tremendously successful season.

https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/10/31/ncaa-351-team-preseason-rankings-projections-seeds?utm_campaign=si-ncaabb&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&xid=socialflow_twitter_si








Another one that has us on the bubble is this Ken Pomeroy tweet.

[TWEET]922517985784451074[/TWEET]


Matt Norlander of CBS has us at #76. And I think he means 2019, not 2018.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...ge-basketball-teams-from-duke-to-alabama-a-m/

76. Mississippi State Bulldogs

Picked near the bottom of the SEC, but Ben Howland's got some dudes (Quinndary Weatherspoon!). The Bulldogs' season goes like this, I bet: 15 or 16 wins, with seven or eight losses within two possessions. From a man-to-man standpoint, this is not going to be a fun team to play. If everyone who can return next season does return, MSU will be in the 2018 NCAA Tournament.



Any other previews to add?

 

[stateu1]

They must have seen our secret scrimmages**

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

Any commentary that refers to players as "dudes" loses credibility instantly.

 

[Confucius Say]

Can't be true. We lost a closed scrimmage badly **

 

[SpeckTaker]

Remember this: The original Dream Team lost their first closed door scrimmage

 

[tatedog]

This bodes well for Texas Tech and Nebraska making the Sweet 16.