"NCAA Division I Men's Championships Psych Sheet "As If" -- March 11, 2009
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 11. ONCE again, Swimming World superfan John Bremer comes through with another quick turnaround on scoring the psych sheet of the NCAA Division I Men's Championships. Last week, Bremer provided us with the early "on paper" favorite for the women's meet – Georgia. Today, he scored the men's psych sheet.
Not counting diving, which will begin to be determined with Zone Diving this weekend, Auburn is the favorite with 434 points. Stanford takes a close second with 429.5 points, while Texas has 407 points. California (383) and defending champ Arizona (261.5) round out the top five in the "as if" scoring. Florida (256), Michigan (243), Virginia (177), Tennessee (143) and Georgia (94) make up the top 10."
Psych sheets: www.ncaaswim.com/.../m09_off_ps.pdf
I say Texas takes it.
You'd sort of think Texas is "due" this year. They have underperformed at the Dance the last few years. Stanford is notorious for swimming better at Pac-10s then at NCAAs, but they have a lot of depth and should not be discounted. Cal is a wildcard and Arizona will do better than their projected points suggest. I can't imagine Auburn won't be in the mix. They always have great relays and they have divers who will score.
You'd sort of think Texas is "due" this year. They have underperformed at the Dance the last few years. Stanford is notorious for swimming better at Pac-10s then at NCAAs, but they have a lot of depth and should not be discounted. Cal is a wildcard and Arizona will do better than their projected points suggest. I can't imagine Auburn won't be in the mix. They always have great relays and they have divers who will score.
