Again, I am sorry about the delay.  On Monday, I actually finished it, but there were "technical difficulties," and it didn't save.  Tuesday, I had a headache.  I really am sorry about that.

Week 1  Week 2  Week 3

Team                                Overall          Record          Previous          AP          Coaches          CIP
(1) UCLA                           97.5%              6-0                     3                   2                  1                    1
(2) North Carolina           82.1%              5-0                     2                   1                  2                   10
(3) Memphis                    80.2%               5-0                     1                   3                  3                   10
(4) Duke                           80.0%               6-0                    13                  7                  7                    2
(5) Texas                          72.8%               5-0                    17                  8                  8                    3
(6) Kansas                      71.6%                5-0                     4                  4                   4                   16
(7) Washington State    68.6%                6-0                     8                  6                   6                   10
(8) Georgetown              66.8%                3-0                     5                  5                   5                   22
(9) Texas A&M                60.9%                6-0                    14                 9                   9                   10
(10) Butler                        52.3%               6-0                    20                16                16                    6
(11) Tennessee             48.2%                5-1                     6                  11               12                   16
(12) Pittsburgh               46.9%                5-0                    18                14                11                   16
(13) Marquette               45.6%                 4-1                    12                13                14                   16
(14) Louisville                43.7%                 4-1                     7                 12                10                   25
(15) Michigan State       43.5%                 4-1                   11                 10                13                  25
(16) Indiana                    35.8%                 4-1                   10                 15                15                  25
(17) USC                         35.2%                 5-1                   NR                22                24                   3
(18) Clemson                34.5%                 5-0                    21                 18                18                  14
(19) Brigham Young     33.6%                 5-1                   NR                 21                23                   6
(20) Oregon                   32.3%                 5-1                     9                   17                17                  16
(21) Virginia                   30.9%                  5-1                   16                  NR              NR                   3
(22) N.C. State              28.7%                  4-1                   NR                 24               NR                   8
(23) Xavier                      27.0%                 4-1                   NR                 23                25                    9
(24) Gonzaga                 25.0%                 5-1                   15                  19                19                  25
(25) Wisconsin             24.0%                  5-0                   NR                 20                20                 16

New Teams:
(Now #17) USC
(Now #19) Brigham Young
(Now #22) North Carolina State
(Now #23) Gonzaga
(Now #25) Wiscosin

Dropped Teams:
(Then #19) Kansas State
(Then #22) Syracuse
(Then #23) Villanova
(Then #24) Florida
(Then #25) Southern Illinois

Teams Not Mentioned Receiving Consideration:
Stanford (16.6%)
Arkansas (9.8%)
Arizona (3.0%)
Kentucky (2.6%)

THE Few Notes of Wisdom©, Presented by Arby's©:
-- Every single number, stat, and record is as if the games never happpened Monday or Tuesday night, and only the polls came out.

-- The previous category is based on where you were before the first game of that week.

--If you do the math, the jump from 14th to 16th won't work.  This is because Stanford is still
tied for 14th, even though they are not in the Top 25.

--If you do the math, the jump from 22nd to 25th won't work.  This is because Villanova and Kansas State are still tied for 22nd, even though they are not in the Top 25.

--You must have a positive percentage to "Receive Consideration."

--Since it IS Wisconsin, everything Wisconsin will from now on be red.  TOO BAD.

Another week, another shocker.
THE Shocker of the Week, Presented by Pontiac©: (23) Villanova is up by 1.  Less than 3 seconds left.  What do you do?  Not foul a three point shooter, that's what.  With 0.4 seconds left, N.C. State makes 2 of 3 free throws to win, 69-68.

Any Questions?

A few more teams lost last week, so things got moved even more.
*Sorry about the delay; all releases will now be on Mondays.*

Week 1  Week 2

Team                                Overall          Record          Previous          AP          Coaches          CIP
(1) Memphis                    84.4%             4-0                   1                     3                 3                     2
(2) North Carolina          75.1%              2-0                   5                     1                1                     11
(3) UCLA                          74.9%              3-0                   3                     2                1                     11
(4) Kansas                       69.4%             3-0                   2                     4                 4                    11
(5) Georgetown               62.7%             2-0                   4                     5                 5                    19
(6) Tennessee                62.7%             3-0                   6                     7                 7                    11
(7) Louisville                    59.6%             2-0                   8                     6                 6                    19
(8) Washington State     58.7%             3-0                   7                     9                 9                    5
(9) Oregon                        55.4%             4-0                  12                   12              12                   3
(10) Indiana                     52.0%             2-0                   14                   8                 8                    19
(11) Michigan State        44.6%             2-0                   17                   10              11                  19
(12) Marquette                 44.4%             2-0                   11                  11              13                   19
(13) Duke                         43.4%             2-0                   13                   13              10                  19
(14) Texas                        43.0%             4-0                   15                  15              16                   11
(15) Gonzaga                  41.3%              3-0                  16                   14             14                    11
(16) Virginia                     39.8%             3-0                   NR                  23             NR                  1
(17) Texas A&M               38.4%             3-0                   21                  16              15                    5
(18) Pittsburgh                36.8%             4-0                   9                     17              17                   5
(19) Kansas State          26.7%             3-0                   18                   18              20                  11
(20) Butler                        26.4%             3-0                   20                   22              23                  3
(21) Clemson                  22.3%             3-0                   NR                  24             22                  5
(22) Syracuse                  21.4%             3-0                   NR                  21             21                  11
(23) Villanova                  20.3%              2-0                   23                   20             19                  19
(24) Florida                      20.1%             4-0                   NR                  25             24                   5
(25) Southern Illinois     20.1%             1-0                   25                   19             18                   NR

New Teams:
(Now #16) Virginia
(Now #21) Clemson
(Now #22) Syracuse
(Now #24) Florida

Dropped Teams:
(Then #10) Stanford
(Then #19) Arkansas
(Then #22) Arizona
(Then #24) North Carolina State

Teams Not Mentioned Receiving Consideration:
USC (7.9%)

Few Notes of Wisdom:
-- Every single number, stat, and record is as if the games never happpened Monday or Tuesday night, and only the polls came out.

-- The previous category is based on where you were before the first game of that week.

-- With (5) Georgetown and (6) Tennessee, Georgetown does rank higher, even though the
one decimal place does not show that.  Georgetown beats Tennessee by .01.

-- With (24) Florida and (25) Southern Illinois, Florida does rank higher, even though the
one decimal place does not show that.  Florida beats Southern Illinois by .06.

--If you do the math, the jump from 5th to 11th won't work.  This is because Stanford is still
Tied for 5th, even though they are not in the Top 25.

--If you do the math, the jump from 11th to 19th won't work.  This is because Georgia is still Tied for 11th, even though they are not in the Top 25.

--You must have a positive percentage to "Receive Consideration."

Another week, another shocker.
THE Shocker of the Week, Presented by Pontiac©: (10) Stanford went into Mercer going for a 2-Point win and a huge boost in the poll.  However, they lost, 79.67.

Any Questions?

Hey, who doesn't want a new edition of the greatest poll on Earth?

Week 1

Team                                Overall          Record          Previous          AP          Coaches          CIP
(1) Memphis                      84.2%            2-0                   3                    3                  3                    3
(2) Kansas                         80.5%           2-0                    4                    4                  4                   3
(3) UCLA                             74.8%           1-0                    2                    2                  2                   7
(4) Georgetown                 66.3%           1-0                    5                    5                  5                   7
(5) North Carolina            64.3%            0-0                   1                    1                   1                  20
(6) Tennessee                  62.8%           1-0                   7                     7                   7                   7
(7) Washington State       53.9%           1-0                   10                   9                  9                   7
(8) Louisville                      52.1%           0-0                    6                    6                  6                  20
(9) Pittsburgh                    49.6%            3-0                   21                 19                19                  1
(10) Stanford                     48.8%            3-0                   22                 20                20                  1
(11) Marquette                   47.5%           1-0                   11                 10                11                   7
(12) Oregon                       46.8%            1-0                   13                 11                13                  7
(13) Duke                           46.5%            1-0                   12                  13               10                  7
(14) Indiana                       43.4%            0-0                    9                   8                   8                   7
(15) Gonzaga                    39.3%            1-0                    14                 14                14                 7
(16) Texas A&M                36.4%             1-0                   15                  15               15                  7
(17) MichiganState           35.3%            0-0                     8                  12                12                20
(18) Kansas State            31.8%           2-0                    25                  22                24                 3
(19) Arkansas                   30.3%            1-0                   19                  18                18                 7
(20) Butler                         26.2%             1-0                    --                  25                  --                  3
(21) Texas                          24.2%           0-0                    16                 16                 16                20
(22) Arizona                       22.2%            0-0                    17                 17                17                 20
(23) Villanova                   19.5%             1-0                    --                   24                 23                7
(24) North Carolina St.   12.5%             0-0                    23                 21                22                 20
(25) Southern Illinois      11.9%             0-0                   24                  23                21                 20

New Teams: (Now #20) Butler
                        (Now #23) Villanova

Dropped Teams: (Then #18) USC
                                (Then #20) Kentucky

Receiving Consideration: (5.2%) Syracuse

Few Notes of Wisdom:
-- Every single number, stat, and record is as if the games never happpened last night, and only the polls came out.
-- The previous category is based on where you were before the first game of that week.
-- Since there is very little difference between points so far, there are a crapload of ties.
-- You MUST be in the Top 25 in either poll (Sorry Wisconsin) to enter any consideration.
-- Even though Syracuse made the Top 25 (As well as other teams), it did not have a high enough ranking to make the Top 25.
-- All future ranking numbers in other posts will be that week's position in my poll.

Another week, another shocker.
THE Shocker of the Week: OJ Mayo scores 32, but previously #18 USC loses to Mercer, 96-81.

Any Questions?

Welcome back to THE Basketball Poll©.  Because I had a low turnout, I've decided again to revamp the formula.

There will be three polls this year. (AP Poll, Coaches Poll, CIP [Chorizo Interactive Poll])

For the ranking, the votes for the AP and Coaches Poll are divided by the maximum possible (1800 AP, 775 Coaches).  For the CIP, the points are divided by the one school with the most (IE: NC has 73, [73/73] Wisconsin has 44 [44/73])

The three percentages are then averaged, thus giving us our ranking.

Also, the CIP has been updated this year.
The points recieved from the AP Ranking is now removed.
Each Poll win (Defeating a team from either Top 25) received 5 points (2 last year)

Finally, here is the first edition of THE Basketball Poll©.

Team                                Overall          Record          Previous          AP          Coaches          CIP
(1) North Carolina           95.7%              0-0                   --                   1                  1                    --
(2) UCLA                           94.9%              0-0                    --                  2                   2                   --
(3) Memphis                    93.8%              0-0                   --                   3                   3                   --
(4) Kansas                       86.7%              0-0                   --                   4                   4                   --
(5) Georgetown               82.1%              0-0                   --                   5                   5                   --
(6) Louisville                    78.3%              0-0                   --                   6                   6                   --
(7) Tennessee                76.7%              0-0                   --                   7                   7                   --
(8) Michigan State          68.5%              0-0                   --                   8                    8                  --
(9) Indiana                        62.7%              0-0                   --                   9                   9                  --
(10) Wash. State             60.6%              0-0                   --                  10                 10                 --
(11) Marquette                 52.4%              0-0                   --                  11                 12                 --
(12) Duke                         49.3%              0-0                   --                   13                11                  --
(13) Oregon                     48.7%             0-0                   --                   12                 13                 --
(14) Gonzaga                  36.0%              0-0                   --                   14                14                  --
(15) Texas A&M              33.6%              0-0                   --                    16                15                 --
(16) Texas                       31.7%              0-0                   --                    15               16                  --
(17) Arizona                     27.1%              0-0                   --                   17                17                  --
(18) USC                          25.5%              0-0                   --                   18                18                 --
(19) Arkansas                 24.2%              0-0                   --                   19                19                 --
(20) Kentucky                  20.3%              0-0                   --                     20               22                 --
(21) PIttsburgh               18.5%               0-0                   --                    22               20                 --
(22)Stanford                   18.2%               0-0                   --                   23                21                 --
(23) N.C. State               17.1%               0-0                   --                     21               24                 --
(24) South. Illinois        15.0%                0-0                   --                     24               23                --
(25) Kansas State        12.1%               0-0                    --                     25              NR                --

If anyone would like to recieve any additional information, please e-mail me at Chorizo245@hotmail.com.

As you now know, THE Basketball Poll is back.  However, it's back with a vengence.  This year, I have added a twist to the former pure formula; the humans have an input.  And here is how it works.

(Barring a low turnout)
I will have 9 of America's best bloggers to join me in the human portion of the poll
     --Max points a team can recieve from human: 250.

I will do my formula from last year, with a twist
     --AP points jump from 25 for 1st to 250 (to accomodate human poll)
     --Win/Losses jump from 1/2 (1st 8 games) to 10/20 (to accomodate)

This way, no one can kill me for having Wisconsin #1.  (Oh boo hoo, tarlerheelsbrough)

To apply for the role of the human poll, do one of the following:
     --e-mail me at chorizo245@hotmail.com, with your FOXBlog name and a paragraph describing why you should be a factor (if I get more than 9 applicants)
     --leave a comment with your e-mail address and a good couple sentences describing why you should be a factor (if I get more than 9 applicants)
     --If you forget you FOXBlog name (e-mail) or your e-mail address (Comment), you are disqualified.

Remember, EVERYBODY HATES WISCONSIN!  (Yeah Illinois beats Wisconsin, we drop 14.  Stanford beats USC, they drop 7.  Does that even make sense?)

Welcome to "THE List".  Today, I feature "10 Ways Bobby Cox Should Celebrate His All-Time Ejection Record."

1.  He should throw the rosin bag like a hand grenade a home plate, but actually put a grenade in before the game.

2.  He should go up to the PA guy's booth and personally thank the home plate ump.

3.  He should punch the gatorade cooler  like he's boxing.

4.  He should 'steal' 2nd base.

5.  If he's shifty and quick enough, he should 'take' 3rd, too.

6.  He should break out his cell phone and call Bud Selig, requesting a big ceremony in Cooperstown.

7.  He should break out his cell phone and call Barry Bonds, mocking him that he got to his record first.  (Defunct only if 756 is reached.)

8.  He should break out a can of spray paint and mark the point on the ground where he was ejected.

9.  He should sign it, too.

10.  He COULD take it like a normal person, but where's the fun in that?

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THE Previous Lists
15 Things That Should Happen by October 1st in Baseball

1.  The Cubs should tank and/or blow it wildly, letting the Brewers run away with it all.

2.  Barry Bonds should hit 756, just to save our fingernails, our patience, and our sanity.

3.  Pedro Martinez should not be called up to the major leagues until September 2nd, as to be ineligible to pitch in the playoffs.

4.  All ESPN/FOXSports execs who think that the world HAS to watch BOS/NYY whenever they are on should be shot.

5.  The Royals should go on a 15 game winning streak, yet fall 2 games under .500, just for kicks and giggles.

6.  The Boston Red Sox should put David Ortiz on waivers for 24 hours, and see the Bronx Bombers pay him $250 million for 8 years.

7.  Ichiro, Jose Reyes, and Vlad should all go to one team, and then hit 1, 2, 3.  And then A-Rod 4th.

8.  Dayn Perry should wear a wig.  Or at least a toupee.

9.  Ben Sheets, and/or Chris Capuano, and/or Jeff Suppan, and/or Yovani Gallardo, and/or Claudio Vargas, and/or Dave Bush should throw a no-hitter/perfect game.

10.  Prince Fielder should hit 4 HRs in one game, one being a grand slam, one being a 3-run home run, one being a 2-run home run, and one being a solo shot.

11.  The Dodgers and Giants should have an all-out brawl, suspending all active players and coaches for a week with no appeals allowed.

12.  The same thing should happen to the Cubs and Cardinals.

13.  The same thing should happen to the Red Sox and Yankees.

14.  Another ball will hit a speaker in the Metrodome, giving David Ortiz an inside-the-parker.

15.  The Brewers should have the best record in the NL.

Mr. Barry Lamar Bonds is closing in on one of the most microscoped event in a very, very long time.  The Home Run Record.  Let's take a look at what's surrounding this very unique event.

ESPN: The Worldwide Leader in Biases is at it once again.  I'm sorry, but when I'm HAPPY the Brewers are playing the Giants and Bonds, something's wrong.  Why?  I know for certain that the Brewers are pretty much guaranteed somewhere in the first 5 minutes of Sportscenter and every single edition of ESPNEWS.  Between this and the OCD-like love of the Yankees-Red Sox on TV every single night they play, I don't know which they like more. '

Mr. Henry "Hank" Aaron: He chose to not attend Mr. Bond's game in which he hits 756.  After watching "The Best of Mike and Mike in the Morning", I'm thinking that there's more than the smog around Mr. Bonds.  He just doesn't want it broken.  He wants to be the All-Time King, although with Mr. Fielder, Mr. Pujols, and Mr. Rodriguez coming, that won't come true.

Mr. Allan H. "Bud" Selig: I don't know what he's planning.  Maybe those kayakers in McCovey Cove are in one of those weird cults that, with Allan's help, will kill Barry right as he hits 754.  Wouldn't that be something?

Mr. Barry Lamar Bonds: The center of the newest soap opera: "As the Ball Turns." With each pitch, we sit on the edge of our seats to see that ESPN contraption that counts things go up 1 or 2 or 3.  He just quietly sucks in all the attention, kind of like a deaf T.O.  He knows it's there, but it's not like working out on a driveway.  He takes a backseat to his own TV extravaganza.

Now, there's the famous radio call that will come.  Here's a good idea for a contest.  Who has the best pretend 756 call?  Comment with your answer.  Here's mine.

"Could it be? Could it be? COULD IT BE?  IT IS!!!! IT IS!!! NUMBER 7-5-6!!!  I CAN'T BELIEVE MY EYES!  HENRY, MOVE OVER.  BASEBALL HAS A NEW KING, AND MR. BARRY LAMAR BONDS HAS THE CROWN!  Folks, I  have truly lived to see it all.  Good night folks, and never, EVER forget this moment.  Oh, I'm getting something now.  It's only the first inning.  Sorry."

THE Rundown, Presented by Klements©:
I'm sorry that I wasn't good enough for you.
Liar, Liar.
When ESPN screws up, no one wins.  Unless you aren't suscribed to ESPN Insider.
AL vs. AL, Miller Park Style.
HR: Hey, Really?
The longest 2 freaking months in sports.
My 2 "sense".

Sorry for my delayed absence from FOXBlogs (Though the fact that I can't remember the last time Rev wasn't BOTD is a good reason why).  Sorry, Buffalo, for not returning your witty comments against my beliefs.  And sorry, to everone who thought I was actually going to be right; I tend to screw up a lot.  And I really don't need comments emphasizing that more.
As I look on my many promises I made last month, they were all ruined.  The Major League Top Teams would be way too time consuming, I forgot about the Forty-Eight, so all remaining contestants share the title, and the fact that I'm about a week and a half late on the Brewers is disappointing.  Sorry.

For all those in ESPN Fantasy Baseball, a win/lose-lose situation happened.  Apparently (Something happened, but I never noticed it.), ESPN had some problems with the Fantasy Baseball stuff, and things got screwed up.  Ok...?  So, because ESPN has to go all or freaking nothing, every transaction (And I have like 6 between 3 teams) is being nullified, every roster (bench->active) move, and whatever else happened since Opening Day is nullified.  Apparently, this is all they could do to fix it.  Oh, and all the scores are being changed retroactive to that Opening Day Roster. So, if half your starters were on the DL or didn't play half those days, too bad.  Your Week 1 record just got screwed.  However, they ARE giving us Free Fantasy Baseball INsider for the rest of the season, so, yeah. 

Hey, when you get snowed out and your players are making snow angels in center field, come to your new home away from home, Miller Park!!!  Cleveland, having a foot and a half of snow in their stadium, and 4 games with the Mariners being postponed (Till ???) (Also, wouldn't they have thought about this on day 2?  Retards.), they decided to move the LA Angels of Anaheim... series to MP.  Cleveland won, and their mascot got to ride the slide (I envy him).  Oh,  the first weekday Sausage Race between 2 AL Teams and either/or the First Sausage Race between 2 AL Teams in almost a deacade had America's Sausage, the Grand Ole Chorizo won.  YAY!!!

Quick Note: As of Sunday's game (For the Brewers), 10 of our 31 runs came with the HR.  Also, through Monday's game, we have homered in every game.  Also through Monday's game, Geoff  Jenkins has homered in 3 straight games.  And we're only 3-4.  I'm not surprised.

The NHL Playoffs (Go Sabres...?) are starting, so their goes ESPNews for the next 2 months.  And, soon the NBA Playoffs (Go Suns...?) will start, so there goes SportsCenter.  Great.

My 2 "Sense" for the day are that the NL Central is yet again the Division to beat in the NL, because the Braves can't win it all, the Mets may not get to the NLCS, The West is confusing, and the winner of the Central will be primed through the Dogfighting teams will be primed to take on anyone, as long as it isn't San Fransisco (I don't know why.)  And, I believe that if you, being the commish of perhaps that best run pro sports league in the world, decide that everyone deserves to be blamed for one's actions, then take some pills, sit down with your the####, and give everyone free NFL Network, no matter how much Time Warner Cable will hate it, because you just made one of the stupidest decisions (I'm going to get something for that) ever, right next not getting the NFL Network on Time Warner Cable (God, I hate that.)

Thank you for tuning into THE Rundown.  I'm Cho Rizo, and I wish you all a happy Bucks game.

Wow.  I didn't know about this.  I am REALLY not in it.

Seriously, could ANYONE be more biased AGAINST Wisconsin?  I mean, we're 3rd in the nation, but NO, we get a flipping two seed behind Florida.  And UCLA, who LOST in the QUARTERS.  And NC.  I mean, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ah.  That's better.  So, Wisconsin will beat OSU, get the two seed, OSU gets #1 overall, and all will be right with the world.

Oh, and I'm sticking to my theory that Wisconsin will not win the Championship if we do not get the #1 Midwest seed.   Why?   According to ESPN/Fox Sports, the Midwest sorta sucks.  And, the East and South are loaded.

I love this time of year.  If the Blog of Fame picks College Sports, I hope I get nominated.  I'll have a field day with this.

Let's get more of this stuff out of the way.  Kansas won't win it all, UCLA, Florida, North Carolina, and Ohio State are WAYYYYYY overhyped, and Wisconsin gets no love.

Granted, they might be better, but it's like USC the past three years.  It's the Colts.  It's the Pistons.  The overhype always screws you over (the Super Bowl was a fluke, they shouldn't have won the AFC Championship).  I can guarantee that UCLA/FLA/NC/OSU will NOT win it all.  Wisconsin probably won't either.

However, a Midwest #1 for Wisconsin, and we hit the Final Four.

Oh, and all 4 #1 seeds have only made the Sweet Sixteen together 4 times since '79.

So, there goes OSU, Kansas, and Memphis.

Since I forgot to update the tourney, I have postponed it. The points for the Embering Eight will continue adding up until the Elite 8 Starts.  Then, the Flaming Four will end the following Wed. at 12:00 PM CST, and the Champion will be announced at Tip-Off of the Champ. Game.  OK?

As for my poll, I haven't been updating it because it's tourney time.  I will put scores for all 65 teams, as well as rankings.  And based on a combination of the poll score, coin flips, and a couple educated guesses, I'll give my Poll's version of this.

 

Sorry...