I'm a reluctant participant in the ESPN Fan Poll. My beef is that they force you to choose from 35 teams
rather than allow you to select 25 of your own choosing, so each week I inevitably have to vote for 3 or 4 teams
I don't want to just to participate.
[GATEWAY] ESPN Fan Poll
KEY GAMES FROM THE 1996/97 SEASON (INDEX)
Here are some key scores from the season and games to look forward to:
[NOTE: The underlying detail document with 96/97 Key Games has been lost. -- Ron '06]
[] 11/18-11/24
[] 11/25-12/ 1
[] 12/ 2-12/ 8
[] 12/ 9-12/15
[] 12/16-12/22
[] 12/23-12/29
[] 12/30-1 / 5
[] 1 / 6-1 /12
[] 1 /13-1 /19
[] 1 /20-1 /26
[] 1 /27-2 / 2
[] 2 / 3-2 / 9
[] 2 /10-2 /16
[] 2 /17-2 /23
[] 2 /24-3 / 2
[] 3 / 3-3 / 9
[] 3 /10-3 /16
[] 3 /17-3 /23
[] 3 /24-3 /30
[] 3 /31-4 / 6
INDIVIDUAL TEAM SUMMARIES AND SCHEDULES (INDEX)
Here is an index of individual teams for which I have made comments. I've also added gateways to the official WWW sites
for those schools that I know about.
NOTE: The comments are dated since my perceptions change over the course of the season.
[NOTE: The underlying detail document with 96/97 Team Comments has been lost. -- Ron '06]
[] Alabama
[] Arizona
[] Arkansas
[] Boston College
[] California
[] Charleston
[] Cincinnati
[] Clemson
[] Colorado
[] Connecticut
[] Duke [OFFICIAL]
[] Fresno State
[] George Washington [OFFICIAL]
[] Georgetown [OFFICIAL]
[] Georgia
[] Georgia Tech
[] Illinois
[] Indiana
[] Iowa
[] Iowa State
[] Kansas [OFFICIAL]
[] Kentucky
[] Louisville
[] Marquette
[] Maryland
[] Massachusetts
[] Miami(Florida)
[] Michigan
[] Minnesota
[] Mississippi
[] New Mexico
[] North Carolina [OFFICIAL]
[] Oregon
[] Princeton
[] Providence
[] Rhode Island
[] St. Joseph's
[] South Carolina
[] Stanford [OFFICIAL]
[] Syracuse
[] Temple
[] Texas [OFFICIAL]
[] Texas Tech
[] Tulane
[] Tulsa
[] UCLA
[] Utah
[] Villanova [OFFICIAL]
[] Virginia
[] Wake Forest
[] West Virginia
[] Xavier
CONFERENCE COMMENTS (INDEX)
Here are brief comments on some of the key conferences across the U.S. The particular style of play within each conference
can sometimes have an effect on how the teams that go on to the NCAA will be prepared for tournament play.
I've added gateways to ESPN's conference standings pages and to the official web sites (that I know about)
for those conferences that I've commented on.
[NOTE: The underlying detail document with 96/97 Conference Comments has been lost. -- Ron '06]
[] [STANDINGS] ATLANTIC 10
[] [STANDINGS] ACC
[] [STANDINGS] BIG 8
[] [STANDINGS] BIG 10
[] [STANDINGS] BIG EAST [OFFICIAL]
[] [STANDINGS] CONFERENCE USA
[] [STANDINGS] IVY [OFFICIAL]
[] [STANDINGS] PAC-10
[] [STANDINGS] SEC
[] [STANDINGS] WAC
[] [STANDINGS] WCC
[GATEWAY] (ESPN's) Complete Conference Standings Index
Ron McBay's 1996/97 Men's College Basketball Info/Analysis WWW Page http://noel.pd.org/~usul/hoops.html
(c) 1996-7 [Reconstructed 2006] Ron McBay http://noel.pd.org/~usul/home.html usul@noel.pd.org