Some grist for the off-season mill from an IU blogger.........rates NU #3 in the Big 10.........
http://www.insidethehall.com/2017/0...nkings-post-nba-early-entry-deadline-edition/
Oh, and BTW, ESPN now has NU #20 in their Way-Too-Early Top 25....love the last sentence......
20. Northwestern Wildcats
Key losses: Nathan Taphorn, Sanjay Lumpkin
Key additions: Anthony Gaines
First Way-Too-Early ranking: Not ranked
Chris Collins arrived with dreams of leading Northwestern to the NCAA tournament for the first time in the school's history. After achieving that feat last season, the Wildcats will now try to become perennially relevant contenders in the Big Ten and beyond. They beat Vanderbilt in the first round of the NCAA tournament and gave Gonzaga hell in the second round during a controversial loss. Northwestern will spend next season at Allstate Arena while Welsh-Ryan Arena undergoes a yearlong renovation. What won't be renovated is the roster that made history last year. Yes, the Wildcats lose key veteran Sanjay Lumpkin and steely reserve Nathan Taphorn, but Bryant McIntosh (14.8 PPG), Scottie Lindsey (14.1 PPG) and Vic Law (12.3 PPG) are all back for a Northwestern squad that held its opponents to a 44 percent clip inside the arc, 16th in the nation. Northwestern will dance again.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...s-top-college-basketball-way-too-early-top-25
http://www.insidethehall.com/2017/0...nkings-post-nba-early-entry-deadline-edition/
Oh, and BTW, ESPN now has NU #20 in their Way-Too-Early Top 25....love the last sentence......
20. Northwestern Wildcats
Key losses: Nathan Taphorn, Sanjay Lumpkin
Key additions: Anthony Gaines
First Way-Too-Early ranking: Not ranked
Chris Collins arrived with dreams of leading Northwestern to the NCAA tournament for the first time in the school's history. After achieving that feat last season, the Wildcats will now try to become perennially relevant contenders in the Big Ten and beyond. They beat Vanderbilt in the first round of the NCAA tournament and gave Gonzaga hell in the second round during a controversial loss. Northwestern will spend next season at Allstate Arena while Welsh-Ryan Arena undergoes a yearlong renovation. What won't be renovated is the roster that made history last year. Yes, the Wildcats lose key veteran Sanjay Lumpkin and steely reserve Nathan Taphorn, but Bryant McIntosh (14.8 PPG), Scottie Lindsey (14.1 PPG) and Vic Law (12.3 PPG) are all back for a Northwestern squad that held its opponents to a 44 percent clip inside the arc, 16th in the nation. Northwestern will dance again.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...s-top-college-basketball-way-too-early-top-25
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