SE: Hockey Gold Medal Prediction

In the final day of the Olympics the hockey gold medal is going to be played out between USA and Canada. USA played Canada earlier this Olympics and won 5-3 but Canada came back beating Russia a team that was supposed to gain a medal. In the semis, USA dominated Finland 6-1 well Canada handled Slovakia 3-2. USA is led by young scoring sensation Zach Parise and has a strong goalie in Ryan Miller. The Canadiens have one of the best players in the NHL with Sidney Crosby well Roberto Luongo is even better than Miller. Overall, the Canadiens are just too good and should avenge their loss to USA. Score:3-2.

College Basketball Rankings

1. Kansas
2. Kentucky
3. Purdue
4. Syracuse
5. Villanova
6. Duke
7. Kansas State
8. West Virginia
9. Gonzaga
10. Georgetown
11. Ohio State
12. Michigan State
13. BYU
14. Butler
15. New Mexico
16. Vanderbilt
17. Wisconsin
18. Texas
19. Pittsburgh
20. Temple
21. Tennessee
22. Northern Iowa
23. Baylor
24. Texas A&M
25. Virginia Tech
Other Votes (Out of 100): Richmond, 57, Cornell, 20, UTEP, 7 UNLV, 4, Georgia Tech, 2, Notre Dame, 1.

Wake and Baylor Downed by Conference Opponents

Today displayed some good conference and a few upsets. No. 25 Wake Forest took on NC State, a 14-13 team probably needing to win all of their remaining games to have a shot at the Big Dance. NC State's forward Dennis Horner had 10 points and also added 12 rebounds in NC State's upset win 68-54. NC State was helped out by the bench which out scored the Demon Deacons 16-8. Wake Forest is 18-7 (8-5 in the ACC) well NC State is 15-13 but is just 3-10 in the ACC.

Baylor has had an up down season including a win over Texas but also losing to Colorado. They took on a bubble Oklahoma State team in Oklahoma. Oklahoma State's guards' James Anderson and Keiton Page combined for 53 of Oklahoma State's 82 as they beat Baylor 82-75. Baylor's Tweety Carter still had 25 and 4 assists. Baylor is 20-6 (7-5 in Big 12) well the Cowboys are 19-7 (7-5 in Big 12) and could get a few votes for the Top 25.

UConn Surprises Villanova

In the Big East, the down UConn team took on No. 3 Villanova in a testy rivalry game. UConn started off the season 11-3 then then lost 3 three straight and entered the Villanova game 14-11 well Villanova was 22-2. UConn's Kemba Walker(right) lead all scorers with 29 and had 8 rebounds in a upset 84-75 win. Villanova's Scottie Reynolds scored 18 in the loss. This is a huge win for UConn, just one of the many Big East bubble teams. They need to peform in the Big East though were they are 5-8.

Backyard Brawl Round 2, Interesting Ivy League Showdown, Kentucky Rolls

Last night was an intersting and exciting night of hoops. In the Big East, No. 23 Pitt took on No. 4 West Virginia in the basketball edition of the Backyard Brawl. The game lasted 3 OT's until Pitt pulled away 98-95 on Ashton Gibbs' 24 points. The Mountaineers were led by De'Sean Butler who had 32 points. The Mountaineers are now 19-5 (8-4 in Big East) as the Panthers are 19-6 (8-4 in Big East).

The Cornell Big Red have had one of the most surprising teams this season. Almost upsetting Kansas and going 20-3 entering a game that should be an easy win against 3-15 Penn. Penn's Zack Rosen had 22 points and 5 assists as Penn surprised many with a 79-64 win. Penn is now 3-2 in the Ivy League as Cornell suffered their first Ivy League loss and are 6-1.

One of the best matchups this weekend No. 2 Kentucky had confidence going into a game against No. 12 Tennessee, who was coming off a horrible loss to No. 24 Vanderbilt. The Vols shut down DeMarcus Cousins who had just 5 points but couldn't stop John Wall (24 points) or Eric Bledsoe who had 16 points. Kentucky is 24-1 (9-1 in SEC) well Tennessee is 18-6 (6-4 in SEC).

College Basketball Rankings

1. Kansas
2. Syracuse
3. Kentucky
4. Villanova
5. Georgetown
6. Purdue
7. West Virginia
8. Duke
9. Kansas State
10. Gonzaga
11. Michigan State
12. Wisconsin
13. Tennessee
14. Butler
15. Texas
16. Ohio State
17. BYU
18. New Mexico
19. Northern Iowa
20. Georgia Tech
21. Pitt
22. Vanderbilt
23. Cornell
24. Temple
25. UNLV

Rivalry Brings Big Losses and Wins

Last night and on Monday some big rivalry games took place. In the Big East No. 5 Villanova tried to get back on track after a 13 point loss to Georgetown against No. 4 West Virginia. Scottie Reynolds had 21 points and 5 assists as Villanova beat the Mountaineers 82-75 despite Daryll Bryant's 15. The Wildcats improved to 20-2 well the Mountaineers fell to 19-3.

Meanwhile, Michigan State tried to snap their 2 game losing streak against Purdue. The number six Boilermakers were able to handle the down Spartans 76-64 on E'Twaun Moore's best game with 25 points and six assists. Purdue is now ranked 19-6 well Purdue is 20-3.