Top 20 non-conference games for next season

[The Man in Gold]

Fox Sports puts Marquette vs Tennessee at #8.

http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/goodmanonfox/2008/06/19/TOP_20_NONCONFERENCE_GAMES_IN

[ecompt]

I would think us vs. Bucky would be pretty high too.

[MR.HAYWARD]

7) USC at Oklahoma – Dec. 4


uhhh, am i missing something here...

[MU B2002]

Per Andy Katz @ ESPN:

16. Oklahoma
The Sooners might have one of the top draft picks on their roster next season in Blake Griffin. He has a chance to bully his way in the post toward a Big 12 player of the year award. Add in the return of shooting guard Tony Crocker and a solid recruiting class, and the Sooners can legitimately challenge for the league title.


This might be creating some of the buzz.  Other than that I am not sure, as USC isn't even in many preseason polls.

[muarmy81]

Per Andy Katz @ ESPN:

16. Oklahoma
The Sooners might have one of the top draft picks on their roster next season in Blake Griffin. He has a chance to bully his way in the post toward a Big 12 player of the year award. Add in the return of shooting guard Tony Crocker and a solid recruiting class, and the Sooners can legitimately challenge for the league title.


This might be creating some of the buzz.  Other than that I am not sure, as USC isn't even in many preseason polls.

What do you know?  You're just a bears fan...

[drewm88]

17) West Virginia at Ohio State – Dec. 27

This was the one that threw me off.

[nola03]

This was the one that threw me off.

I think the allure to this one is that West Virginia is coached by Huggy and they should be top 5 Big East. Also, Ohio State does continue to reel in elite talent so they could be in the hunt for a Big Ten title.

[The Man in Gold]

Plus I'm sure after Huggy's time in "the 'Nati" there is bound to be some animosity , even if it may solely created by ESPN.

[Sir Lawrence]

Plus I'm sure after Huggy's time in "the 'Nati" there is bound to be some animosity , even if it may solely created by ESPN.

There is long standing hatred between the two schools stemming more from the football side of the equation. "Little sister" syndrome.  I know, UC hasn't beaten Ohio State in a century, but the Bearcats are one of the oldest football programs in the country.

[MR.HAYWARD]

16. Oklahoma
The Sooners might have one of the top draft picks on their roster next season in Blake Griffin. He has a chance to bully his way in the post toward a Big 12 player of the year award. Add in the return of shooting guard Tony Crocker and a solid recruiting class, and the Sooners can legitimately challenge for the league title.

I am more than well aware of griffin...it still begs the question of how this could possibly be the #7 rated matchup.   

[bilsu]

My guess is that these are all national tv games. MU-UW is probably not a national tv game.

[WashDCWarrior]

7) USC at Oklahoma – Dec. 4


uhhh, am i missing something here...

They are possibly the two best programs over the past ten years.

Oh wait, this isn't football??

[postman_11]

DAVIDSON AT DUKE IS UNDERRATED...SO IS MU AT TC....NC VS MSU IS HIGHLY OVERATED...GONZAGA AT ARIZONA WILL BE NICE TOO.

[Chili]

DAVIDSON AT DUKE IS UNDERRATED...SO IS MU AT TC....NC VS MSU IS HIGHLY OVERATED...GONZAGA AT ARIZONA WILL BE NICE TOO.

Caps lock is not a right but rather a privilege. Please turn it off.

[postman_11]

oops my bad....u guys should have a manual for new comers with the do's and dont's....

[RawdogDX]

oops my bad....u guys should have a manual for new comers with the do's and dont's....

don't mean to be a wise ass but...
http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=3.0

way too much gonzaga love on this list.