I have done this before and I did it again last year. I love looking at preseason sportswriter's picks and then how wrong they were at the end of the regular season. This year was no different.

Mon Mar 15, 2004

USA Today/ESPN

1. Stanford (28)

2. Gonzaga (1)

3. Oklahoma St.

4. Kentucky

5. St. Joseph's

6. Duke

7. Connecticut

8. Pittsburgh

9. Mississippi St.

10. Wisconsin

11. Texas

12. Cincinnati

13. Illinois

14. Kansas

15. Georgia Tech

16. Wake Forest

17. N.C. State

18. Arizona

19. Providence

20. North Carolina

21. Maryland

22. Utah St.

23. Southern Ill.

24. Syracuse

25. Michigan St.

I got these on 11/5/03

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

1. Connecticut (25)

2. Duke (3)

3. Michigan State (1)

4. Arizona

5. Kansas

6. Missouri

7. Syracuse (1)

8. Florida

9. Kentucky

10. North Carolina (1)

11. Texas

12. Gonzaga

13. Illinois

14. Wisconsin

15. Oklahoma

16. Louisville

17.

18. St. Joseph's

19. Cincinnati

20. Notre Dame

21. Wake Forest

22. Pittsburgh

23. Marquette

24. Oklahoma State

25. Maryland

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Oregon 33, N.C. State 30, Xavier 30, Utah 29, Colorado 25, Auburn 23, BYU 20, California 19, Purdue 16, Texas Tech 12, Ohio State 10, Arizona State 10, Memphis 10, Dayton 8, Charlotte 6, Providence 5, Creighton 4, LSU 4, La Lafayette 3, Colorado State 3, Akron 3, Seton Hall 3, Temple 2, Tennessee 2, Utah State 2, Wichita State 2, Bowling Green 2, Illinois (Chi.) 1, Indiana 1, Manhattan 1, Minnesota 1, UNLV 1.