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New Orleans Wins NBA Draft Lottery
The New Orleans Hornets were the big winners last night in New York City for the NBA Draft Lottery. They one the number 1 overall pick for the upcoming NBA Draft to be held in late June. The last time the Hornets franchise had the top pick in the draft is when they were in Charlotte and they drafted Larry Johnson from UNLV back in 1991. This years top player in the draft is Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis, who was also the Player of the Year in the NCAA last season along with helping to lead Kentucky to a National Title. Read more…
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Kentucky Wildcats 2012 National Champions
Congrats to the Kentucky Wildcats for winning the 2012 Men’s Basketball National Championship. The Wildcats beat the Kansas Jayhawks 67-59 at the Superdome in New Orleans. This is Kentucky’s 8tn National Title in the schools storied history. Freshman Anthony Davis was named the tournaments Most Outstanding Player. John Calipari has finally won the “Big Game” for his first NCAA Championship as a head coach.
NCAA Basketball Rankings – Week 5
A great weeks past of some good College Basketball. Duke gets routed by Ohio St, UNC loses at the end to Kentucky thanks to a potential game winning shot blocked by super freshman Anthony Davis. Not much has changed in this weeks rankings as Kentucky remain number 1 and deservedly so. This weeks biggest match up will be on Saturday afternoon when number 2 Ohio St goes to take on number 13 Kansas. Here’s how the rest of the Top 25 shapes up.
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| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Kentucky (19) | 8-0 | 763 | 1 |
| Last Week: Def St. John’s 81-59 (12/1), Def No. 5 North Carolina 73-72 (12/3) This Week: 12/10 at Indiana (8-0) Tickets |
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| 2 | Ohio State (11) | 8-0 | 754 | 2 |
| Last Week: Def No. 4 Duke 85-63 (11/29), Def Texas-Pan American 64-35 (12/3) This Week: 12/10 at No. 13 Kansas (5-2) Tickets |
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| 3 | Syracuse (1) | 8-0 | 713 | 3 |
| Last Week: Def Eastern Michigan 84-48 (11/29), Def No. 9 Florida 72-68 (12/2) This Week: 12/6 vs. Marshall (5-1), 12/10 vs. George Washington (4-3) Tickets |
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| 4 | Louisville | 7-0 | 654 | 6 |
| Last Week: Def Long Beach State 79-66 (11/28), Def No. 19 Vanderbilt 62-60 (12/2) This Week: 12/7 vs. IUPUI (2-7), 12/10 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (1-6) Tickets |
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| 5 | Duke | 7-1 | 611 | 4 |
| Last Week: Lost to No. 2 Ohio State 85-63 (11/29) This Week: 12/7 vs. Colorado State (5-3), 12/10 vs. Washington (4-2) Tickets |
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| 6 | North Carolina | 6-2 | 594 | 5 |
| Last Week: Def No. 7 Wisconsin 60-57 (11/30), Lost to No. 1 Kentucky 73-72 (12/3) This Week: 12/6 vs. Evansville (3-3), 12/10 vs. Long Beach State (4-3) Tickets |
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| 7 | Baylor | 7-0 | 582 | 8 |
| Last Week: Def Prairie View A&M 90-54 (11/29), Def Northwestern 69-41 (12/4) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets |
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| 8 | Xavier | 6-0 | 538 | 11 |
| Last Week: Def No. 19 Vanderbilt 82-70 (11/28), Def Purdue 66-63 (12/3) This Week: 12/7 at Butler (4-4), 12/10 vs. Cincinnati (5-2) Tickets |
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| 9 | Connecticut | 7-1 | 533 | 10 |
| Last Week: Def Arkansas 75-62 (12/3) This Week: 12/8 vs. No. 24 Harvard (8-0) Tickets |
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| 10 | Missouri | 7-0 | 511 | 13 |
| Last Week: Def Northwestern State 90-56 (12/2) This Week: 12/6 at Villanova (5-2), 12/10 vs. Navy (3-6) Tickets |
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| 11 | Marquette | 7-0 | 468 | 16 |
| Last Week: Def Jacksonville 88-56 (11/28), Def No. 7 Wisconsin 61-54 (12/3) This Week: 12/6 vs. Washington (4-2), 12/10 vs. Green Bay (4-4) Tickets |
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| 12 | Florida | 5-2 | 419 | 9 |
| Last Week: Def Stetson 96-70 (11/28), Lost to No. 3 Syracuse 72-68 (12/2) This Week: 12/7 vs. Arizona (6-2), 12/9 vs. Rider (1-8) Tickets |
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| 13 | Kansas | 5-2 | 385 | 14 |
| Last Week: Def Florida Atlantic 77-54 (11/30), Def South Florida 70-42 (12/3) This Week: 12/6 vs. Long Beach State (4-3), 12/10 vs. No. 2 Ohio State (8-0) Tickets |
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| 14 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 | 359 | 17 |
| Last Week: Def Duquesne 80-69 (11/30), Def Tennessee 61-56 (12/3) This Week: 12/6 vs. Virginia Military (3-4), 12/10 vs. Oklahoma State (5-2) Tickets |
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| 15 | Alabama | 7-1 | 326 | 12 |
| Last Week: Lost to Georgetown 57-55 (12/1) This Week: 12/7 at Dayton (5-3), 12/11 vs. Detroit (3-6) Tickets |
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| 16 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 306 | 7 |
| Last Week: Lost to No. 5 North Carolina 60-57 (11/30), Lost to No. 16 Marquette 61-54 (12/3) This Week: 12/7 vs. Green Bay (4-4), 12/10 vs. UNLV (8-1) Tickets |
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| 17 | Creighton | 7-0 | 222 | 22 |
| Last Week: Def San Diego State 85-83 (11/30), Def Nebraska 76-66 (12/4) This Week: 12/10 at Saint Joseph’s (5-3) Tickets |
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| 18 | Mississippi State | 8-1 | 208 | 24 |
| Last Week: Def West Virginia 75-62 (12/3) This Week: 12/10 vs. Troy (4-3) Tickets |
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| 19 | Michigan | 6-2 | 164 | 15 |
| Last Week: Lost to Virginia 70-58 (11/29), Def Iowa State 76-66 (12/3) This Week: 12/10 at Oakland (6-2) Tickets |
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| 20 | Memphis | 4-2 | 154 | 21 |
| Last Week: Def Jackson State 70-45 (11/28), Def Austin Peay 91-60 (12/3) This Week: 12/6 at Miami (FL) (5-2), 12/11 vs. Murray State (9-0) Tickets |
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| 21 | Georgetown | 7-1 | 136 | NR |
| Last Week: Def IUPUI 81-58 (11/28), Def No. 12 Alabama 57-55 (12/1), Def N.J.I.T. 84-44 (12/3) This Week: 12/10 vs. Howard (2-5) Tickets |
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| 22 | Gonzaga | 5-1 | 96 | 18 |
| Last Week: Def Notre Dame 73-53 (11/30), Lost to Illinois 82-75 (12/3) This Week: 12/10 vs. Michigan State (6-2) Tickets |
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| 22 | Illinois | 8-0 | 96 | NR |
| Last Week: Def Maryland 71-62 (11/29), Def No. 18 Gonzaga 82-75 (12/3) This Week: 12/7 vs. St. Bonaventure (3-3), 12/11 vs. Coppin State (2-4) Tickets |
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| 24 | Harvard | 8-0 | 95 | NR |
| Last Week: Def Vermont 55-48 (12/1), Def Seattle 80-70 (12/4) This Week: 12/8 at No. 9 Connecticut (7-1), 12/10 at Boston University (4-4) Tickets |
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| 25 | Texas A&M | 6-1 | 79 | NR |
| Last Week: Def Alcorn State 56-44 (11/30), Def Stephen F. Austin 55-42 (12/3) This Week: 12/7 vs. Sam Houston State (3-5), 12/10 vs. Louisiana-Monroe (1-7) Tickets |
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