V-RANKINGS | SENSATIONAL 16 and TOP 25 | March 15
I'm ranking the nation's top 16 teams each week -- those I believe are on track for the Sweet 16 come March, in conjunction with ESPN.com's Power 16
Well, the seedings are out and March Madness is under way. Here's a look at my final Sensational 16 for the 2003-04 season:
1. Stanford
2. Oklahoma State
3. Gonzaga
4. Duke
5. Kentucky
6. Pittsburgh
7. Connecticut
8. St. Joseph's
9. Wisconsin
10. Mississippi State
11. Illinois
12. Cincinnati
13. Texas
14. Kansas
15. Georgia Tech
16. Xavier
just missed (Nos. 17-25):
17. NC State
18. Florida
19. Western Michigan
20. Arizona
21. Memphis
22. Syracuse
23. DePaul
24. Wake Forest
25. North Carolina
MARCH 8
1. St. Joseph's
2. Stanford
3. Duke
4. Oklahoma State
5. Gonzaga
6. Pittsburgh
7. Kentucky
8. Mississippi State
9. Connecticut
10. Wisconsin
11. Georgia Tech
12. Kansas
13. Arizona
14. Illinois
15. Cincinnati
16. Texas
just missed (Nos. 17-25):
17. NC State
18. Memphis
19. Wake Forest
20. Syracuse
21. Utah State
22. Southern Illinois
23. Western Michigan
24. DePaul
25. Providence
MARCH 1
1. Stanford
2. St. Joseph's
3. Duke
4. Oklahoma State
5. Gonzaga
6. Pittsburgh
7. Connecticut
8. Mississippi State
9.Texas
10. Kentucky
11. Wake Forest
12. Cincinnati
13. Providence
14. Wisconsin
15.North Carolina
16. NC State
just missed (Nos. 17-25):
17. Memphis
18. Georgia Tech
19. Southern Illinois
20. Arizona
21. Kansas
22. Utah State
23. Illinois
24.Florida
25. Syracuse
FEB. 23
1. Stanford
2. St. Joseph's
3. Pittsburgh
4. Oklahoma State
5. Duke
6. Gonzaga
7. Connecticut
8. Mississippi State
9. Memphis
10. Texas
11. Kentucky
12. Wake Forest
13. Georgia Tech
14. Cincinnati
15. North Carolina
16. Arizona
just missed (Nos. 17-25):
17. Providence
18. Wisconsin
19. Southern Illinois
20. NC State
21. Kansas
22. Texas Tech
23. Charlotte
24. Utah State
25. Illinois
FEB. 16
1. Stanford
2. St. Joseph's
3. Pittsburgh
4. Duke
5. Mississippi State
6. Oklahoma State
7. Gonzaga
8. Wisconsin
9. Louisville
10. Connecticut
11. Arizona
12. NC State
13. Memphis
14. Cincinnati
15. Kentucky
16. Texas
just missed (Nos. 17-25):
17. Georgia Tech
18. North Carolina
19. Southern Illinois
20. Wake Forest
21. South Carolina
22. Texas Tech
23. Kansas
24. Utah State
25. LSU
FEB. 9
1. Stanford
2. Duke
3. St. Joseph's
4. Pittsburgh
5. Connecticut
6. Gonzaga
7. Mississippi State
8. Oklahoma State
9. Louisville
10. Texas
11. Kentucky
12. Kansas
13. North Carolina
14. Cincinnati
15. Utah State
16. Wisconsin
just missed (Nos. 17-25):
17. Ga. Tech
18. Arizona
19. Southern Illinois
20. Texas Tech
21. South Carolina
22. Wake Forest
23. Memphis
24. NC State
25. Florida
FEB. 2
1. Stanford
2. Duke
3. St. Joseph's
4. Pittsburgh
5. Connecticut
6. Louisville
7. Cincinnati
8 Gonzaga
9. Mississippi State
10. Oklahoma State
11. Texas
12. Arizona
13. Georgia Tech
14. Kentucky
15. Wake Forest
16. Texas Tech
just missed (Nos. 17-25):
17. Wisconsin
18. North Carolina
19. Providence
20. Kansas
21. Syracuse
22. Utah State
23. Southern Illinois
24. South Carolina
25. Purdue
JAN. 26
1. Stanford
2. Duke
3. Louisville
4. St. Joseph's
5. Pittsburgh
6. Arizona
7. Cincinnati
8. Connecticut
9. Texas Tech
10. Gonzaga
11. Georgia Tech
12. Kentucky
13. Mississippi State
14. Oklahoma State
15. Texas
16. Wake Forest
just missed (Nos. 17-25):
17. North Carolina
18. Wisconsin
19. Kansas
20. Purdue
21. South Carolina
22. Florida
23. Providence
24. Syracuse
25. Utah State
JAN. 19
1. Stanford
2. Duke
3. Louisville
4. Cincinnati
5. Connecticut
6. St. Joseph's
7. Kansas
8. North Carolina
9. Georgia Tech
10. Wake Forest
11. Syracuse
12. Pittsburgh
13. Kentucky
14. Arizona Tech
15. Texas
16. Florida
just missed (Nos. 17-25):
17. Gonzaga
18. Texas Tech
19. Oklahoma State
20. Wisconsin
21. Mississippi State
22. Oklahoma
23. Vanderbilt
24. Purdue
25. South Carolina
JAN. 12
1. Connecticut
2. Stanford
3. Duke
4. Wake Forest
5. Kentucky
6. Louisville
7. Cincinnati
8. St. Joseph's
9. North Carolina
10. Arizona
11. Oklahoma
12. Kansas
13. Florida
14. Georgia Tech
15. Syracuse
16. Wisconsin
just missed (Nos. 17-25):
17. Pittsburgh
18. Mississippi State
19. Gonzaga
20. Texas
21. Texas Tech
22. Marquette
23. Creighton
24. NC State
25. Vanderbilt
JAN. 5
1. Connecticut
2. Duke
3. Stanford
4. Wake Forest
5. Kentucky
6. Arizona
7. Oklahoma
8. St. Joseph's
9. Cincinnati
10. Louisville
11. Georgia Tech
12. North Carolina
13. Kansas
14. Florida
15. Syracuse
16. Pittsburgh
just missed (Nos. 17-25):
17. Texas
18. Gonzaga
19. Illinois
20. Mississippi State
21. Vanderbilt
22. Wisconsin
23. Texas Tech
24. Marquette
25. Creighton
DEC. 29
1. Connecticut
2. Duke
3. Stanford
4. Kansas
5. Wake Forest
6. Kentucky
7. Oklahoma
8. Georgia Tech
9. North Carolina
10. Arizona
11. St. Joseph's
12. Cincinnati
13. Louisville
14. Florida
15. Syracuse
16. Pittsburgh
just missed (Nos. 17-25):
17. Texas
18. Wisconsin
19. Gonzaga
20. Illinois
21. Mississippi State
22. Vanderbilt
23. Marquette
24. Texas Tech
25. Michigan
DEC. 29
1. Kentucky
2. Connecticut
3. Duke
4. Stanford
5. Wake Forest
6. Oklahoma
7. Georgia Tech
8. North Carolina
9. Arizona
10. Missouri
11. St. Joseph's
12. Cincinnati
13. Kansas
14. Florida
15. Syracuse
16. Pittsburgh
just missed (Nos. 17-25):
17. Texas
18. Louisville
19. Wisconsin
20. Gonzaga
21. Maryland
22. Illinois
23. Dayton
24. Mississippi State
25. Florida State
DEC. 15
1. Kentucky
2. Connecticut
3. North Carolina
4. Duke
5. Stanford
6. Kansas
7. Oklahoma
8. Georgia Tech
9. Arizona
10. Texas
11. Wake Forest
12.Missouri
13. St. Joseph's
14. Cincinnati
15. Gonzaga
16. Florida
just missed (Nos. 17-25):
17. Syracuse
18. Pittsburgh
19. Louisville
20. Wisconsin
21. Purdue
22. Maryland
23. Illinois
24. Marquette
25.Dayton
DEC. 8
1. Florida
2. Kentucky
3. Texas
4. Missouri
5. Connecticut
6. North Carolina
7. Duke
8. Stanford
9. Kansas
10. Oklahoma
11. Arizona
12. Wake Forest
13. Georgia Tech
14. St. Joseph's
15. Illinois
16. Purdue
just missed (Nos. 17-25):
17. Cincinnati
18. Syracuse
19. Marquette
20. Pittsburgh
21. Gonzaga
22. Wisconsin
23. Iowa
24. Michigan State
25. Louisville
DEC. 1
1. Kansas
2. Kentucky
3. Missouri
4. Connecticut
5. North Carolina
6. Michigan State
7. Duke
8. Texas
9. Florida
10. Arizona
11. Oklahoma
12. Illinois
13. St. Joseph's
14. Wisconsin
15. Wake Forest
16. Georgia Tech
just missed:
17. Cincinnati
18. Syracuse
19. Pittsburgh
20. Stanford
NOV. 24
1. Connecticut
2. Michigan State
3. Kansas
4. Duke
5. Kentucky
6. Missouri
7. Arizona
8. North Carolina
9. Texas
10. Florida
11. Syracuse
12. Oklahoma
13. Louisville
14. Illinois
15. St. Joe's
16. Wisconsin
just missed (Nos. 17-25):
17. Gonzaga
18. Wake Forest
19. Cincinnati
20. Pittsburgh
21. Stanford
22. Notre Dame
23. Oklahoma State
24. N.C. State
25. Texas Tech
NOV. 17
1. Connecticut
2. Michigan State
3. Kansas
4. Duke
5. Kentucky
6. Missouri
7. Arizona
8. North Carolina
9. Texas
10. Florida
11. Syracuse
12. Oklahoma
13. Louisville
14. Illinois
15. Saint Joseph's
16. Wisconsin
just missed (Nos. 17-25):
17. Gonzaga
18. Wake Forest
19. Cincinnati
20. Pittsburgh
21. California
22. Stanford
23. Notre Dame
24. Oklahoma State
25. N.C. State
Stanford tops final ranking
