Jason Johnson continues to be the premier college basketball handicapper in America. Since 2005, he has crushed the books for a +7,900 VI record helping dime players to over $79,000 in profit! When it comes tournament time, there is no one better than J.J. who has a combined 92-55 (62.5%) record for the NCAA and NIT Tournaments in the past two years giving his dime players $31,500 during March Madness!
Predictions for Conference Winners:
ACC-North Carolina
American East – Boston University
Atlantic 10 – Xavier
Atlantic Sun – East Tennessee State
Big Ten – Indiana
Big 12 – Kansas
Big East – Georgetown
Big Sky – Weber State
Big South – Winthrop
Big West – Cal State Fullerton
Colonial Athletic Association – Virginia Commonwealth
Conference USA – Memphis
Horizon League – Butler
Ivy League – Cornell
MAAC – Loyola
Mid-American – Akron
Mid-Eastern – Delaware State
Missouri Valley – Southern Illinois
Mountain West – BYU
Northeast – Sacred Heart
Ohio Valley – Austin Peay
Pac-10 – UCLA
Patriot League – Holy Cross
Southeastern – Tennessee
Southern – Davidson
Southland – Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Summit – IUPUI
Sun Belt – Western Kentucky
Southwestern – Arkansas Pine Bluff
Western Athletic – Nevada
West Coast - Gonzaga
Final Four Predictions – UCLA, Kansas, Memphis, North Carolina
National Champion Prediction- Memphis
Preseason News and Notes:
Comeback Player of the Year – Josh Heytvelt (Gonzaga)
Biggest Transfer Impact – Tyler Smith (Tennessee)
Best holiday tournament: Maui Invitational (Arizona State, Charminade, Duke, Illinois, LSU, Marquette, Oklahoma State, Princeton)
Worst holiday tournament: Gossner Foods Classic (Utah State, Utah Valley State, Furman, Northern Arizona)
Number of coaching changes: 61
Teams you should get to know: Davidson & Virginia Commonwealth
Player to cause a commotion: Eric Gordon (Indiana)
Conference that will take the most teams to the NCAA Tournament: Pac-10 (seven)
Best scheduling move: The Big East making sure each school will play every other at least once.
Toughest Out of Conference Schedule: Memphis (plays Georgetown, Arizona, USC, Gonzaga, Tennessee)
Best Home Court Advantage: Duke (Cameron Indoor Stadium)