NCAA Power 16 Rankings

By Josh Cochran and Joel Steiner
NCAA Power 16: November 16th

Welcome to our first Power 16 of the 2009-10 season. We’ll be back every Monday with updated rankings and our weekly Games to Watch. Our Power 16 worked in a few glorified exhibitions last week, but the competition heats up this week with several early season tournaments.

Power 16	Record	Comment
1. Kansas	1-0	America meet Xavier Henry. The freshman stole the show with 27 pts in the Jayhawks’ debut.
2. Kentucky	1-0	Eric Bledsoe showed well in his debut with 24 pts and 7 rebs. Can John Wall top him Monday?
3. Michigan St.	1-0	This year’s version of Sparty may have more depth than last year. Draymond Green could be a double-double machine this year.
4. Texas	1-0	Texas is big, talented and has tremendous depth. Pittman trimmed down and is making more plays.
5. North Carolina	3-0	The Heels were a little sloppy against Valpo, perhaps looking ahead to NYC. Can the Heels height overwhelm its opponents and lead them to the 2K title?
6. West Virginia	1-0	Devin Ebanks did not suit up for the first game for undisclosed reasons…this may be a concern.
7. Villanova	1-0	Big 5 play starts this week. Penn should not pose any problems for Nova though.
8. Purdue	1-0	Robbie Hummel looked healthy against the Matadors scoring 17 points in 22 minutes.
9. Ohio St.	2-0	Evan Turner gets our nod for Player of the Week averaging 19, 17 and 7. Big match up against the Tar Heels in MSG Thursday.
10. Tennessee	1-0	Bruce Pearl’s team is off and running forcing 19 turnovers in their opener.
11. California	2-0	The Golden Bears struggled to win a close one vs Murray St, but we’ll know more about this team after its trip to NYC this week.
12. Butler	1-0	The Bulldogs had trouble with Davidson in the opener, but this is a talented bunch.
13. Michigan	1-0	This team should be 7-0 when they visit Kansas on 12/19.
14. Duke	1-0	Duke beat the defending national champs last week by 36. Too bad it was Division II Findlay.
15. Oklahoma	1-0	Hope the Sooners are ready to play Saturday night when they visit VCU. This will be a tough test on the road at a Mid-Major.
16. Washington	1-0	FR Abdul Gaddy is off to a slow start but SO Isiah Thomas is picking up the slack.

The Next Five: Connecticut, Minnesota, Georgetown, GeorgiaTech, Dayton

Set Your DVR for the Games to Watch:

Tuesday November 17th

Arkansas vs Louisville (Hall of Fame Showcase in St. Louis) – Rotnei Clarke dropped 51 inthe Razorbacks 130-68 win vs Alcorn St…expect more resistance when they take onthe Cardinals

Gonzaga at Michigan State – Mark Few’s Zags continue their tradition of challenging non-conference games

Memphis vs Kansas (Hall of Fame Showcase in St. Louis) – Rematch of the 2008 championship game

Wednesday November18th

Butler at Northwestern – We predicted Northwestern as an NCAA tournament team…we’ll get an early gauge Wednesday night when they host Butler

Thursday November19th

Dayton vs GeorgiaTech (Puerto Rico Tip Off) – Dayton should be one of the better mid majors,here’s an early chance to prove it.

Syracuse vs Cal (2KSports Classic) – Cal trying to represent for the Pac 10 as it travels to theEast Coast.

Ohio State vs North Carolina (2K Sports Classic) – Big Ten vs ACC, can the Buckeyes handle Carolina’s frontline? GAME OF THE WEEK

Friday November 20th

2K Sports Classic – Consolation and FinalPuerto Rico Tip Off – Semifinals (Villanova vs Dayton/Georgia Tech)

Saturday November21st

Oklahoma at VCU – Two reasons to watch: Willie Warren and Larry Sanders.

Sunday November 22nd

Puerto Rico Tip Off Final

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