This should be it for Tuesday - I'll recheck the #s later just to double check.
1. Ohio State 81.36
2. USC 77.78
3. UCLA 76.44
4. Virginia 74.46
5. Oklahoma 73.49
6. Texas 65.64
7. Baylor 64.47
8. Texas A&M 59.44
9. Georgia 58.81
10. North Carolina 58.67
11. Illinois 56.38
12. Notre Dame 54.14
13. Duke 49.76
14. Kentucky 46.31
15. Florida 41.22
16. Mississippi State 39.63
17. Columbia 38.35
18. Clemson 37.51
19. California 37.20
20. Tennessee 35.38
21. Wake Forest 34.19
22. Boise State 34.18
23. Oklahoma State 31.07
24. South Florida 29.68
25. Penn State 29.31
USC and UCLA will play each other once for sure and probably twice counting their tournament, so either they will split or one team will lose twice. If UVA goes undefeated the rest of the way (very likely), will UVA end up third?
The key to winning the NCAA's this year is avoiding a killer QF match and whoever ends up #4 or #5 and will have beat three very good teams to win it. I am taking into account that the men have to play the QF, SF, and F on three straight days and it almost certainly going to be very hot (85 to 95) and humid in Athens, so stamina will be very important. If the #2 and #3 seeds have to play a knock down drag out 4 hour match at nearly all lines and it ends up 4-3, the winner may not have much left for the finals, so I think the #1 seed should have an advantage.
Of course, #1 has to play #4 or #5 and that could be a very long tough match as well. Right now #1 would probably play UGA (OK maybe TAMU), and that would be a tough match for OSU given they lost to UGA a few weeks ago.
Athens was once a mad house when UGA played, but when UGA went off the quarter system and adopted the semester system the students are gone by the time if the NCAA's, so it not all that bad these days. In the old days the students were still there and it was very raucous and down right nasty for the visitors.
I am not knocking those below 5, but I think they are not nearly as tough as the top 5.
Do you know if UCLA's Puget will be back and healthy? It seems he could take a medical red shirt if he does not play and then play all next year.
IMO with a healthy Puget I think UCLA is the favorite, but without him UCLA and UVA are about equal with OSU maybe just a tad worse.
I expect to make my 7th consecutive NCAA finals and stay until UVA wins or is eliminated.