gpb@msdc.UUCP (George P. Burdell) (12/03/85)
Well, the first full week of hoop action is over. The pre-season NIT seems
to have been a success. Chaminade didn't knock off a Division-I power this
year. Alaska hosted another good tournament. And the best match-up
conceivable this early in the season was a travesty. Yep. College basketball
is a wonderful game.
George started off the year with a bang. For the first 62 games, he picked
39 winners, 11 losers, and lost 12 to his spread. As for George's power
record, things seem to be similar to last year (which we didn't post). Here
is George's spread record:
Dates 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-up Total
11/22-12/01 16 21 15 3 5 2 62
Season 16 21 15 3 5 2 62
George's top twenty or so has undergone some changes. Our new number one
dominated the 8th Great Alaskan Shootout. Our old number one dropped to
number 7. TCU vaulted from 55th to 22nd. George's top twenty or so will
probably undergo many changes during the first month of hoop action.
After the teams start conference play in January will we see the list
stabalize. So, without further ado, here it is:
George's top twenty (or so) - Week two
1. North Carolina Tar Heels 13. Georgetown Hoyas
2. Michigan Wolverines 14. Memphis State Tigers
3. Syracuse Orangemen 15. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4. Kentucky Wildcats 16. Nevada-Las Vegas Runnin' Rebels
5. North Carolina State Wolfpack 17. St. John's Redmen
6. Duke Blue Devils 18. Louisville Cardinals
7. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 19. Nebraska Cornhuskers
8. Virginia Tech Gobblers 20. Virginia Cavaliers
9. Illinois Fighting Illini 21. Clemson Tigers
10. Oklahoma Sooners 22. Texas Christian Horned Frogs
11. Louisiana State Tigers 23. Washington Huskies
12. Kansas Jayhawks
Some big games to watch this week include Notre Dame at Indiana (Indiana by 2).
Boston College at Wake Forest (Wake by 4). N.C. State at Kansas (Kansas by 2).
UNLV at Maryland (Terps by 2). That's it for this week. A reminder, we
are still taking names and net addresses for those of you who want to
subscribe to George's full listings of picks for the up-coming week. Just
send your request to the address below. To those who have sent me a
request for this service, if you haven't received anything from me then
1) I never got anything from you and/or 2) The mail path is not reliable.
Please try again. Have a good week.
George P. Burdell
George's Basketball Picks
Atlanta, Georgia
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