2012-13 NCAA Basketball Season Predictions

 

2012-13 Conference Standings Predictions:

Big East

1. Louisville	9. Villanova
2. Syracuse	10. Seton Hall
3. Notre Dame	11. South Florida
4. Cincinnati	12. St. John's
5. Pittsburgh	13. DePaul
6. Marquette	14. Connecticut
7. Georgetown	15. Providence
8. Rutgers	16. -------------------------------------------------------

Regular Season Champions: Louisville Cardinals

Big East Tournament Champions: Louisville Cardinals

ACC

1. North Carolina State	7. Virginia Tech
2. Duke	8. Clemson
3. North Carolina	9. Maryland
4. Miami (FL)	10. Georgia Tech
5. Florida State	11. Wake Forest
6. Virginia	12. Boston College

Regular Season Champions: North Carolina State Wolfpack

ACC Tournament Champions: North Carolina State Wolfpack

SEC

1. Kentucky	8. LSU
2. Florida	9. South Carolina
3. Missouri	10. Auburn
4. Tennessee	11. Texas A&M
5. Alabama	12. Georgia
6. Arkansas	13. Vanderbilt
7. Mississippi	14. Mississippi State

Regular Season Champions: Kentucky Wildcats

SEC Tournament Champions: Kentucky Wildcats

Big 12

1. Kansas	6. Oklahoma State
2. Baylor	7. Oklahoma
3. Texas	8. West Virginia
4. Kansas State	9. Texas Tech
5. Iowa State	10. TCU

Regular Season Champions: Kansas Jayhawks

Big 12 Tournament Champions: Kansas Jayhawks

Big 10

1. Indiana	7. Illinois
2. Ohio State	8. Iowa
3. Michigan	9. Purdue
4. Michigan State	10. Penn State
5. Wisconsin	11. Northwestern
6. Minnesota	12. Nebraska

Regular Season Champions: Indiana Hoosiers

Big 10 Tournament Champions: Indiana Hoosiers

Pac-12

1. UCLA	7. Washington
2. Arizona	8. Washington State
3. Stanford	9. Oregon State
4. California	10. Oregon
5. USC	11. Arizona State
6. Colorado	12. Utah

Regular Season Champions: UCLA Bruins

Pac-12 Tournament Champions: Arizona Wildcats

WCC

1. Gonzaga	6. Portland
2. St. Mary's	7. Loyola Marymount
3. BYU	8. San Francisco
4. Santa Clara	9. Pepperdine
5. San Diego	10. -------------------------------------------------

Regular Season Champions: Gonzaga Bulldogs

Pac-12 Tournament Champions: Gonzaga Bulldogs

Conference USA

1. Memphis	7. Southern Miss
2. UCF	8. Houston
3. East Carolina	9. SMU
4. Marshall	10. UAB
5. UTEP	11. Tulsa
6. Tulane	12. Rice

Regular Season Champions: Memphis Tigers

Conference USA Tournament Champions: Memphis Tigers

Atlantic 10

1. Saint Louis	9. Xavier
2. Butler	10. La Salle
3. Saint Joseph's	11. St. Bonaventure
4. Temple	12. George Washington
5. VCU	13. Duquesne
6. Massachusetts	14. Fordham
7. Dayton	15. Charlotte
8. Richmond	16. Rhode Island

Regular Season Champions: Saint Louis Billikens

Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions: Saint Joseph's Hawks

Colonial

1. Drexel	7. James Madison
2. Old Dominion	8. UNC Wilmington
3. Georgia State	9. Hofstra
4. Northeastern	10. William & Mary
5. Delaware	11. Towson
6. George Mason	12. -------------------------------------------------------

Regular Season Champions: Drexel Dragons

Colonial Tournament Champions: Delaware Fightin Blue Hens

Mountain West

1. UNLV	6. Boise State
2. San Diego State	7. Fresno State
3. New Mexico	8. Nevada
4. Wyoming	9. Air Force
5. Colorado State	10. -------------------------------------------------------

 Regular Season Champions: UNLV Rebels

Mountain West Tournament Champions: UNLV Rebels

Missouri Valley

1. Creighton	6. Indiana State
2. Northern Iowa	7. Southern Illinois
3. Illinois State	8. Drake
4. Wichita State	9. Missouri State
5. Evansville	10. Bradley

 Regular Season Champions: Creighton Bluejays

Missouri Valley Tournament Champions: Creighton Bluejays

Horizon

1. Detroit	6. UW-Milwaukee
2. Valparaiso	7. Loyola (IL)
3. Green Bay	8. Wright State
4. Cleveland State	9. Illinois-Chicago
5. Youngstown State	10. -------------------------------------------------------

 Regular Season Champions: Detroit Titans

Horizon Tournament Champions: Valparaiso Crusaders

WAC

1. Utah State	6. Louisiana Tech
2. Idaho	7. Seattle
3. New Mexico State	8. Texas State
4. Texas-Arlington	9. Texas-San Antonio
5. Denver	10. San Jose State

Regular Season Champions: Utah State Aggies

WAC Tournament Champions: New Mexico State Aggies

MAAC

1. Manhattan	6. Marist
2. Iona	7. Canisius
3. Niagara	8. Siena
4. Fairfield	9. Rider
5. Loyola (MD)	10.  Saint Peter's

Regular Season Champions: Manhattan Jaspers

MAAC Tournament Champions: Loyola (MD) Greyhounds

Ivy League

1. Princeton	5. Yale
2. Columbia	6. Dartmouth
3. Harvard	7. Brown
4. Cornell	8. Pennsylvania

Regular Season Champions: Princeton Tigers

Atlantic Sun

1. USC Upstate	6. Lipscomb
2. Mercer	7. East Tennessee State
3. Florida Gulf Coast	8. Jacksonville
4. Stetson	9. Kennesaw State
5. North Florida	10. Northern Kentucky

Regular Season Champions: USC Upstate Spartans

Atlantic Sun Tournament Champions: Mercer Bears

Northeast

1. Robert Morris	7. Mount St. Mary's
2. Wagner Central Connecticut State	8. Monmouth
3. St. Francis (NY)	9. Central Connecticut State
4. Long Island	10. Bryant
5. Quinnipiac	11. St. Francis (PA)
6. Sacred Herat	12. Fairleigh Dickinson

Regular Season Champions: Robert Morris Colonials

Northeast Tournament Champions: Long Island Blackbirds 

Southern

North Division:	South Division:
1. Elon	1. Davidson
2. UNC Greensboro	2. College of Charleston
3. Cattanooga	3. Furman
4. Western Carolina	4. Georgia Southern
5. Samford	5. Wofford
6. Appalachian State	6. The Citadel

Regular Season Champions: 

North: Elon Phoenix

South: Davidson Wildcats

Southern Tournament Champions: Davidson Wildcats

MAC

East Division:	West Division:
1. Ohio	1. Toledo
2. Akron	2. Western Michigan
3. Kent State	3. Ball State
4. Buffalo	4. Eastern Michigan
5. Bowling Green	5. Northern Illinois
6. Miami (OH)	6. Central Michigan

Regular Season Champions: 

East: Ohio Bobcats

West: Toledo Rockets

MAC Tournament Champions: Ohio Bobcats

  

Summit

1. South Dakota State	6. UMKC
2. North Dakota State	7. IUPUI
3. Western Illinois	8. South Dakota
4. Oakland	9. Nebraska Omaha
5. IPFW	10. -------------------------------------------------------

Regular Season Champions: South Dakota State Jackrabbits

Summit Tournament Champions: South Dakota State Jackrabbits

Big South

1. UNC Asheville	7. VMI
2. Gardner Webb	8. Radford
3. Coastal Carolina	9. Presbyterian
4. Liberty	10. Winthrop Campbell
5. Campbell	11. High Point
6. Charleston Southern	12. Longwood

Regular Season Champions: UNC Asheville Bulldogs

Big South Tournament Champions: Charleston Southern Buccaneers

Sun Belt

East Division:	West Division:
1. Middle Tennessee	1. North Texas
2. South Alabama	2. Arkansas State
3. Western Kentucky	3. Louisiana-Lafayette
4. Florida Atlantic	4. Arkansas-Little Rock
5. Florida International	5. Louisiana-Monroe
6. Troy	6. --------------------------------------------------------

Regular Season Champions: 

East: Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

West: North Texas Mean Green

Sun Belt Tournament Champions: North Texas Mean Green

Big Sky

1. Montana	7. Eastern Washington
2. Weber State	8. Sacramento State
3. Northern Colorado	9. Idaho State
4. North Dakota	10. Portland State
5. Southern Utah	11. Northern Arizona
6. Montana State	12. -------------------------------------------------------

Regular Season Champions: Montana Grizzlies

Big Sky Tournament Champions: Montana Grizzlies

Patriot

1. Bucknell	5. Holy Cross
2. Lehigh	6. Lafayette
3. American	7. Navy
4. Army	8. Colgate

Regular Season Champions: Bucknell Bison

Patriot Tournament Champions: Lehigh Mountain Hawks

Big West

1. Long Beach State	6. Cal State Fullerton
2. Hawaii	7. UC Davis
3. Pacific	8. UC Santa Barbara
4. UC Irvine	9. Cal State Northridge
5. Cal Poly	10. UC Riverside

Regular Season Champions: Long Beach State 49ers

Big Sky Tournament Champions: Long Beach State 49ers

Ohio Valley 

East Division:	West Division:
1. Belmont	1. Murray State
2. Tennessee State	2. Southeast Missouri State
3. Jacksonville State	3. Austin Peay
4. Morehead State	4. Tennessee-Martin
5. Eastern Kentucky	5. SIU-Edwardsville
6. Tennessee Tech	6. Eastern Illinois

  Regular Season Champions: 

East: Belmont Bruins

West: Murray State Racers

Ohio Valley Tournament Champions: Murray State Racers

America East

1. Vermont	6. New Hampshire
2. Albany	7. UMBC
3. Stony Brook	8. Hartford
4. Maine	9. Binghamton
5. Boston University	10. -------------------------------------------------------

Regular Season Champions: Vermont Catamounts

America East Tournament Champions: Stony Brook Seawolves

Southland

1. Oral Roberts	6. McNeese State
2. Stephen F. Austin	7. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
3. Sam Houston State	8. Lamar
4. SE Louisiana	9. Nicholls State
5. Northwestern State	10. Central Arkansas

  Regular Season Champions: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

Southland Tournament Champions: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

MEAC

1. Savannah State	8. Hampton
2. Delaware State	9. Florida A&M
3. Morgan State	10. Norfolk State
4. North Carolina A&T	11. Maryland Eastern Shore
5. Bethune-Cookman	12. South Carolina State
6. North Carolina Central	13. Coppin State
7. Howard	14. -------------------------------------------------------

Regular Season Champions: Savannah State Tigers

MEAC Tournament Champions: Delaware State Hornets

SWAC

1. Texas Southern	6. Alcorn State
2. Jackson State	7. Alabama State
3. Southern	8. Alabama A&M
4. Prairie View A&M	9. Missouri Valley State
5. Arkansas Pine-Bluff	10. Grambling State

Regular Season Champions: Texas Southern Tigers

SWAC Tournament Champions: Texas Southern Tigers

Great West

1. Utah Valley	4. NJIT
2. Houston Baptist	5. Chicago State
3. Texas-Pan American	6. --------------------------------------------------------

Regular Season Champions: Utah Valley Wolverines

Great West Tournament Champions: Utah Valley Wolverines

2013 NCAA Tournament Predictions:

2012-13 NCAA Basketball National Champions: 

Kentucky Wildcats are 2012-13 National Champions. 

2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament MOP is Kyle Wiltjer, Kentucky.

2013 National Championship Game: 

Kentucky Wildcats vs. Indiana Hoosiers, Kentucky wins 79-76, OT. Game in Atlanta. 

2013 Final Four:

Kentucky Wildcats vs. Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky wins 67-60. Game in Atlanta. 

Indiana Hoosiers vs. Florida Gators, Indiana wins 76-71. Game in Atlanta.  

2013 Elite Eight:

Kentucky Wildcats vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack, Kentucky wins 71-61. Game in Washington D.C.

Kansas Jayhawks vs. Ohio State Buckeyes, Kansas wins 74-71, OT. Game in Arlington. 

Indiana Hoosiers vs. Syracuse Orange, Indiana wins 67-63. Game in Indianapolis.

Louisville Cardinals vs. Florida Gators, Florida wins 80-79, 2OT. Game in Los Angeles. 

2013 Sweet Sixteen:

Kentucky Wildcats vs. Missouri Tigers, Kentucky wins 72-62. Game in Washington D.C.

North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Michigan State Spartans, North Carolina State wins 66-61. Game in Washington D.C.

Kansas Jayhawks vs. North Carolina Tarheels, Kansas wins 69-65. Game in Arlington. 

Ohio State Buckeyes vs. UCLA Bruins, Ohio State wins 70-59. Game in Arlington. 

Indiana Hoosiers vs. Creighton Bluejays, Indiana wins 74-63. Game in Indianapolis.

Syracuse Orange vs. Duke Blue Devils, Syracuse wins 77-75, OT. Game in Indianapolis.

Louisville Cardinals vs. Memphis Tigers, Louisville wins 68-56. Game in Los Angeles.

Florida Gators vs. Michigan Wolverines, Florida wins 75-68. Game in Los Angeles. 

2012-13 NCAA Basketball Awards:

2012-13 All-Americans:

1st Team:

G: Isaiah Canaan, Senior, Murray State.

G: Shabazz Muhammad, Freshman, UCLA.

F: Doug McDermott, Junior, Creighton. 

F: Deshaun Thomas, Junior, Ohio State.

C: Cody Zeller, Sophomore, Indiana.

2nd Team:

G: Trey Burke, Sophomore, Michigan.

G: Jamaal Franklin, Junior, San Diego State.

F: C.J. Lesile, Junior, North Carolina State.

F: James Michael-McAdoo, Sophomore, North Carolina.

C: Nerlens Noel, Freshman, Kentucky.

3rd Team:

G: Phil Pressey, Junior, Missouri.

G: Aaron Craft, Junior, Ohio State.

F: Mike Moser, Junior, UNLV.

F: Kyle Wiltjer, Sophomore, Kentucky.

C: Jeff Withey, Senior, Kansas.

Wooden Award (Best Player): Cody Zeller, So., Indiana. 19.3 PPG, 10.7 RPG, 1.8 APG.

Freshman of the Year: Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA. 18.6 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 4.1 APG.

Bob Cousy Award (Best PG): Isaiah Canaan, Sr., Murray State. 22.3 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 6.4 APG.

Pete Newell Big Man Award: Cody Zeller, So., Indiana. 19.3 PPG, 10.7 RPG, 1.8 APG.

Defensive Player of the Year: Gorgui Dieng, Jr., Louisville. 10.8 RPG, 3.6 BPG, 1.3 SPG.

Senior Class Award (Best Senior): Isaiah Canaan, Murray State. 22.3 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 6.4 APG.