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College basketball across Texas is simply bad.
Seth Davis Hoops Thoughts
I know, it's not football, and football is much bigger and more interesting. But basketball is a revenue sport.
Scroll to the very bottom. Davis notes the Final Four in the Jerry Dome and then tells the sad tale: "Check out the Big 12 coaches' preseason poll: The bottom three teams are Texas, Texas Tech and TCU. Texas A&M was picked to finish ninth in the SEC. SMU and Houston were picked to finish sixth and seventh, respectively, in the AAC. UTEP will contend in Conference USA, but Rice is projected to be in the bottom tier. Texas-Pan American was picked to finish seventh in the WAC. Five of the 12 teams in the Southland Conference are in Texas, but the league race is likely to come down to Northwestern State and Oral Roberts. Even UT-Arlington, which sits just a few miles from where the 2014 champ will be crowned, was picked to finish seventh out of ten teams in the Sun Belt.
In all, there are 21 Division I schools in the state of Texas, and as far as I can tell there is only one -- Baylor -- that is likely to make the NCAA tournament. I realize this will always be football country, but it's still a shame. Contrary to what you may have heard, there are lots of hard-core basketball fans in the state of Texas. They are going to have a blast at the Final Four, but is it too much to ask for them also to have a little fun along the way?
Read More: Rule changes, Kentucky's freshmen and rule changes are questions - College Basketball - Seth Davis - SI.com
Seth Davis Hoops Thoughts
I know, it's not football, and football is much bigger and more interesting. But basketball is a revenue sport.
Scroll to the very bottom. Davis notes the Final Four in the Jerry Dome and then tells the sad tale: "Check out the Big 12 coaches' preseason poll: The bottom three teams are Texas, Texas Tech and TCU. Texas A&M was picked to finish ninth in the SEC. SMU and Houston were picked to finish sixth and seventh, respectively, in the AAC. UTEP will contend in Conference USA, but Rice is projected to be in the bottom tier. Texas-Pan American was picked to finish seventh in the WAC. Five of the 12 teams in the Southland Conference are in Texas, but the league race is likely to come down to Northwestern State and Oral Roberts. Even UT-Arlington, which sits just a few miles from where the 2014 champ will be crowned, was picked to finish seventh out of ten teams in the Sun Belt.
In all, there are 21 Division I schools in the state of Texas, and as far as I can tell there is only one -- Baylor -- that is likely to make the NCAA tournament. I realize this will always be football country, but it's still a shame. Contrary to what you may have heard, there are lots of hard-core basketball fans in the state of Texas. They are going to have a blast at the Final Four, but is it too much to ask for them also to have a little fun along the way?
Read More: Rule changes, Kentucky's freshmen and rule changes are questions - College Basketball - Seth Davis - SI.com
