Power Rankings, Basketball

On my old blog I used to bore people with my Big 10 power rankings. So now, I guess I'll start boring people here.

If anyone wants to join in, please feel free. This rankings are based on what I have seen and heard so far and are for this season only:

1. Wisconsin: Until Greg Oden plays one minute, the Badgers are #1
2. Ohio St.: Impressive effort at UNC without the big man.
3. Indiana: Good effort at an overrated Duke. Sampson will find away to mess up even in a bad Big 10 this year
4. Mich State: Really thought they would win at BC. I think they are a little underrated. They remind me of the 01-02 team that struggled all season long but still made it to March
5. Illinois: This team is not very good. I'm wondering where they are going to get their non-3 point scoring punch from. If they get cold from behind the arc they will get run out the gym. They have 17-18 wins written all over them
6. Michigan: Terrible effort at NC State. Now that Monson is out, how long until Tommy finds the ax?
7: Penn State: I really wanted to put them higher. I think they could mount a run at an NCAA bid, especially if Illinois and Michigan are as overrated as I think they are
8. Purdue: The same as Penn State. I see anywhere from 15-19 wins. They way they crushed DePaul was very impressive
9. Iowa: Or does Alford jump Ammaker after this year in the "next bad Big 10 coach to go sweepstakes"?
10. Minnesota: Only because of the addition by subtraction of getting rid of a coach that parlayed 4 good games into 7 years of underachieving at a basketball school
11. Northwestern. Bad, bad, bad team. But, hey, at least they beat their ACC opponent.


Also, while we are at it, lets rate the coaches most likely to be gone by this time next year:

1. Molinari
2. Ammaker
3. Alford
4. Carmody
5. Weber
6. Motta (to another school)
7. Painter
8. DiChellis
9. Sampson (to an NCAA probe)
10. Izzo (to coach football)
11. Ryan