AP/Coaches MOL agree. Pomeroy's don't. I trust Pomeroy's more, FWIW, and used them a ton during the season. What omissions are there?
Rank |
Assoc Press |
Coaches |
Pomeroy |
1
|
Kentucky
|
Kentucky |
Duke |
2 |
Arizona |
Arizona |
Kentucky |
3 |
Wisconsin |
Duke |
Louisville |
4 |
Duke |
Wisconsin |
Kansas |
5 |
Kansas |
Kansas |
Arizona |
6 |
North Carolina |
North Carolina |
Wisconsin |
7 |
Florida |
Florida |
Florida |
8 |
Louisville |
Virginia |
Virginia |
9 |
Virginia |
Louisville |
Villanova |
10 |
Texas |
Texas |
Witchita State |
11 |
Witchita State |
Witchita State |
Syracuse |
12 |
Villanova |
Villanova |
Michigan State |
13 |
Gonzaga |
Gonzaga |
UCLA |
14 |
Iowa State |
Iowa State |
Ohio State |
15 |
VCU |
Uconn |
Michigan |
16 |
SDSU |
VCU |
UConn |
17 |
UConn |
SDSU |
VCU |
18 |
Michigan State |
Michigan State |
Gonzaga |
19 |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma |
Texas |
20 |
Ohio State |
Ohio State |
North Carolina |
21 |
Nebraska |
Nebraska |
Oklahoma State |
22 |
SMU |
SMU |
G-Town |
23 |
Syracuse |
Michigan |
Pittsburgh |
24 |
Michigan |
Syracuse |
Baylor |
25 |
Harvard/Utah |
Iowa |
Iowa State |
And copied from 5D, here are the Top 25 Futures odds/teams? Where is there valuer in letting them hold your money for six months? I highlighted my best five, mostly based on SOS and being tested during the season. That and coaching. Yes, Kentucky has the talent and the coaching, but for +200 I won't let anyone hold any significant money for six months. Most futures bets (mine) are made for the purposes of hedging later. You're just not going to often times pick a +5000 team and either win or not hedge it at some point.
Kentucky |
+200 |
Wisconsin |
+750 |
Arizona |
+900 |
North Carolina |
+1000 |
Duke |
+1200 |
Kansas |
+1800 |
Florida |
+2000 |
SMU |
+2500 |
Gonzaga |
+2500 |
Iowa State |
+3300 |
Wichita State |
+3500 |
Villanova |
+3500 |
Louisville |
+3500 |
Virginia |
+4000 |
Texas |
+4000 |
Connecticut |
+4000 |
Michigan |
+5000 |
Michigan State |
+5500 |
Syracuse |
+5500 |
VCU |
+6000 |
Oklahoma |
+6600 |
San Diego State |
+6600 |
Ohio State |
+8000 |
Utah |
+8500 |
Stanford |
+11500 |