TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1967 THE MICHIGAN BAIJY PAGE SEVEN " Quints Eye Tourney By DAN OKRENT As national basketball competi- tion in the nation's colleges heads into a fitful February of "last chance" action, the various quin- tets are beginning to jockey into position for a slot on the early line dope sheet for March's NCAA tournament. So what's new? The yearly scramble 'for eleva- tion into the two-week single elimination tournament is a phe- nomenon experienced every Febru- ary as coaches, alumni, and stu- dent bodies aim their teams to- ward the "big time." Some sweat it out for periods of months, as those teams picked for pre-season positions on the various polls are pressed to live up to their reputations. While others come from nowhere to shock and surprise the basketball world with upset after upset, until their vic- tories begin to be regarded as mat- ters of course. Who stands where in this vintage year of top squads and stars? Categorizing? Well, a little categorizing is necessary, as no prognosticator can sift through the files of over 500 institutions rated as major colleges without wandering astray. So, looking strictly from the angle of the NCAA regional tournaments, it shapes up like this: * East: This Atlantic Coast breeding ground of small-school big-team phenomena sends seven delegates to the yearly battle, this year's final being played in Louis- ville. Standard positions are guar- anteed conference champions from the Ivy League, Yankee, Mid-At- lantic, Atlantic Coast, and South- ern circuits. The remaining spots are granted to two of the East's many independents, and there are always good ones. Who's big so far? No Paper Tiger In the Ivy League, all signs point to Princeton. Eddie Hummer, 6'6", has paced Butch Van Breda Kolff's Tigers to a 14-1 record and fifth-ranged spot nationally. Among the leaves of ivy, Prince- ton is an oak. A sure bet for the NCAA. The Yankee Conference, peren- nial donator of the tournament's most unimpressive teams, is living up to form this' year. Best bet there is on Connecticut, an un- likely team standing 10-3 against mediocre competition, and paced by an unlikely-named guard, Wes Bialosuknia. The Mid-Atlantic Conference, who touted high-flying St. Jo- seph's last year, could stand to lose their tournament berth under an option that provides for a second independent entry if situ- i :: s Y-S !S, ? BOB WYENANDT ations deem it necessary. As it is, St. Joe's (13-4) is top candidate, even though they've beaten no one important and have lost to some- one very unimportant--namely an 88-68 decision to Fairfield. Post-Season Battles The ACC and the Southern Con- ference fall into that category of groups that pick their standard bearers in a post-season tourna- ment, entirely ignoring season action. Top notices must go, how- ever, to high-ranked North Caro- lina in the ACC (leading chal- lenger: always tough Duke) and to either West Virginia or David- son in the Southern . Pre-tourney favorites for the independent slots are high-flying Providence (12-3), St. John's (13- 2) of New York, and Boston Col- lege (10-1). " Mid-East: The local region sports six spots for the tourna- ment. Conference kings from the Big Ten, Southeast, Mid-Amer- ican, and Ohio Valley conferences will meet in the Evanston region- als with two independents from a particularly thin crop. Best in the .. . In the Big Ten, it seems to be a two-way battle between North- western and Michigan State, with an outside chance given to up-and- coming Iowa. The first two teams, now standing 8-4 overall and 4-0 and 3-1 respectively in Big Ten action, will meet on March 11, the last day of conference action-in what could be the deciding con- test-at East Lansing. Iowa, 9-4 overall and 2-2 in the league, will be counting on Sad Sam Williams to carry them to Evanston-or farther. In the Southeast, Vanderbilt (14-2), with top scorer Bob seems a shoo-in, as preseason favorite Kentucky has fallen by the way- t l I side, struggling to keep its head above the .500 mark. Tennessee is rated an outside possibility. Toledo Rockets to Top In the Mid-American Confer- ence, home of Wolverine van- quisher Bowling Green, it looks like the biggest runaway this side of UCLA's ' Pauley Pavilion. The nation's bigest positive surprise (Kentucky's demise rates as the biggest negative shock) is 60 miles away in Toledo, where the un- beaten Rockets are reigning forth after their 15th consecutive vic- tory. Discounting a major dis- aster, which would make Western Michigan the heir apparent, To- ledo should float into the region- als-where the effects of a weak schedule will tell its tale in an early-round defeat. Last year, the tournament's sweetheart team was the squad from Western Kentucky. Back in- tact from '66, the Hilltoppers have lost but once (on opening day against Vanderbilt) and should make a triumphant return to the NCAA's representing the weak Ohio Valley. Free Rides Independents are the big ques- tion mark in the Mid-East: Loy- ola, Detroit, and Notre Dame have done such an excellent job of stinking up the place that it seems that possibility Dayton will ride into NCAA action without a part- ner. Outside shots: Marquette and Xavier, for want of better candi- dates. " MidWest: The nation's heart- land can be counted on to provide probably the best regional in the nation, with six teams slated to appear, including champs from the Southwest, Big Eight, and, nota- bly, the Missouri Valley. Iowa in- dependents will slip in along with Top 10 Results Here's how the top ten teams in The Associated Press college basketball poll did last week: 1. UCLA, 15-0. beat Chicago Loyola 82-67( beat Illinois, 120- 82. 2. North Carolina, 13-1, beat Vir- ginia, 103-76. 3. Houston, 14-2, lost to Wash- ington 81-78. 4. Louisville, 16-2, beat Bradley 81-68. 5. Princeton, 14-1, beat Penn- sylvania 70-66. 6. Texas Western, 14-2, beat Ari- zona State 56-50, beat Brigham Young 87-85. 7. Kansas, 12-3, did not play. ' 8. Western Kentucky, 14-1, did not play. 9. Vanderbilt, 14-2, beat Missis- sippi State 79-64. 10. Providence, 12-3, beat Se- ton Hall 91-87 in overtime. WALT FRAZIER these winners; and this two will be tops. Southwest conference c this year will be determinE fault. Charlie Beasley--lI boasting an 11-4 record major victories, stands c a group of midgets, none have been able to mus records in overall play. D pect fireworks here. Tall Corn Similarly, the Big Ei not grow hoopers like they backs: The best team hei doubtedly Kansas, the on in the conference that consistently strong on ti woods. Cross-state rival State seems to be the challenge to the Cor (12-3). But then there's the Valley, where centers g wheat on the Prairie, whey pion after champion grE conference throne, where of teams that fail to com top end up in the NIT. like this: -Louisville: Number fo nation, Wesley Unseld an now stand 16-2, and see back on the rise after two defeats (one of these at th of Southern Illinois, a tear of NCAA competition but ed from entrance because rent classification as a mi lege. The Salukis and 1 returnee Walt Frazier sh through their college divisi nament, where they have past been consistent rur to the now defunct E dynasty. -Cincinnati: After rac eight early-season victor Bearcats have come back with three defeats in ti nine games. But a team 14-3 record can't be count Berths -Bradley: Now 12-5, the boys from Peoria have registered sev- eral significant victories, including triumphs over Cincinnati and Tennessee. More Indys Two independents? This is the easiest guess of any of the tourna- ments open slots: Houston (14-2) and defending champion Texas Western (14-2), who rank in the Top Ten of the nation. If anyone is to challenge UCLA, its bound to be someone from the Mid-West. with thraee of the na- tion's top six teams lodged in that area. 9 Far West: What can you say about the Far West, where they {r could field an all-star team from! one campus alone? Well, you could say that UCLA, ranked number one and undefeated this year, is all you have to mention, being a sure thing in the AAWU. But in year, the all fairness, there are five others: -Western Athletic Conference: andidate Brigham Young, last year's NIT a die champs and the team that refused ed by de- to play a rescheduled game in with no Chicago this weekend because the nt from Mormon religion prohibits action u mon Sunday, almost looked ready of whom to be replaced from conference on't ex- dominance by Detroit's Mel Dan- iels and his New Mexico team- 'mates Now 11-5, the Lobos have proven prey to a zone defense, and ght does have dropped four in a row, clear- Y do full- ing the way for BYU. re is un- -WCAC: U. of Pacific seems ly school to be the first top team to come remains from this conference since San he hard- Francisco captured two straight Kansas national crowns with Bill Russell greatest and K.C. Jones in 1954 and 1955. nhuskers No competition looms big for Paci- fic, now 12-3, with nine straight Missouri wins to its credit. row like Three independents will go to re cham- the regionals in Corvallis. 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