Start at UCLA and Travel East to Find NCAA Powers Reeling...
Florida in the SEC is an Example...
It hasn't just been Alabama who has struggled to remain a powerful program. Look all around the NCAA and you will find some of the real blue bloods struggling to catch their breath. It's been that kind of season. I'll be really interested in seeing if the Selection Committee treats all teams equally regardless of pedigree. We can start this hoops trail of tears looking in the SEC. Florida has won two recent NCAA Championships and now finds itself with a 9-6 record despite the infusion of recent talent. The Gators have not beaten a single noteworthy opponent this season. A road win at South Carolina is a long drop from some of their recent successes. Every other ranked team has spanked the O'Gators this year.
Those great programs lanquishing in the trash bin is a pretty impressive list. In the past you would think of each of teams fighting for an NCAA Championship. Here's my short list: UCLA, Michigan, Michigan State, Syracuse, and Memphis. A few other other teams might easily fit in this group. SDSU is not exactly soaring to recent heights. St. Johns is on the cusp of having a bad season. Last week Duke, Arizona, and Wisconsin all got beat. Those programs are not struggling but those losses just show that the NCAA is leveling out this season.
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