POLL Who Will Win The AdvoCare Invitational??

[Yo Tee]

College Basketball is finally upon us. From 11/23-11/26, the AdvoCare Invitational will take place in Orlando. The first round will consist of:

Missouri vs. Long Beach State
St. John's vs. Oregon State
UCF vs. Nebraska
#11 West Virginia vs. Marist

Of those teams, which teams will win the AdvoCare Invitational??

DISCUSS!!!

 

[ericd7633]

 

[ericd7633]

Thursday, November 23rd:
Quarterfinals:

Missouri vs. Long Beach State - 11:30 -- ESPN2
St. John's vs. Oregon State - 2:00 -- ESPNU
UCF vs. Nebraska - 6:00 -- ESPN3
West Virginia vs. Marist - 8:30 -- ESPNews

Pretty intriguing tournament. A lot of different contrasting styles. I can actually see UCF getting to the final. I think the match up with WVU is a good one for them and Nebraska isn't very good this year.

 

[Hitman Hart]

This is tough predict, because Missouri is a huge wildcard. St. John's is a bit of a question mark as well.

 

[Yo Tee]

Thursday, November 23rd:
Quarterfinals:

Missouri vs. Long Beach State - 11:30 -- ESPN2
St. John's vs. Oregon State - 2:00 -- ESPNU
UCF vs. Nebraska - 6:00 -- ESPN3
West Virginia vs. Marist - 8:30 -- ESPNews

Pretty intriguing tournament. A lot of different contrasting styles. I can actually see UCF getting to the final. I think the match up with WVU is a good one for them and Nebraska isn't very good this year.

I can definitely see UCF beating Nebraska. If they beat Nebraska, I don't see us beating West Virginia. They did lose to Texas A&M though. Tough to tell and I don't wanna get too cocky with my Knights, so I'm gonna say West Virginia and Missouri in the final. I wouldn't be surprised if Oregon State gets to the final though.

 

[ericd7633]

This is tough predict, because Missouri is a huge wildcard. St. John's is a bit of a question mark as well.

I would have said coming into the season this is WVU's to lose, but they looked pretty bad against TAMU, who was without 2 of their top 5 players as well. It honestly wouldn't surprise me to see Missouri, St. John's, Oregon State, UCF or WVU win this thing.

 

[Yo Tee]

Missouri got a stud recruit in Porter Jr. Bright future in him.

 

[ericd7633]

I can definitely see UCF beating Nebraska. If they beat Nebraska, I don't see us beating West Virginia. They did lose to Texas A&M though. Tough to tell and I don't wanna get too cocky with my Knights, so I'm gonna say West Virginia and Missouri in the final. I wouldn't be surprised if Oregon State gets to the final though.

If UCF is the team I think they are(had them in my preseason bracketology) they should definitely beat a team like Nebraska who struggled to beat a bad OVC team their first game. But as always upsets happen, especially in tournament formats, but UCF will be favored and should win. I like UCF's guard play, which is why I think that's a pretty good match up against WVU in beating the press. But I can definitely see your final playing out. Those are probably the odds on favorites to meet in the final.

 

[Yo Tee]

If UCF is the team I think they are(had them in my preseason bracketology) they should definitely beat a team like Nebraska who struggled to beat a bad OVC team their first game. But as always upsets happen, especially in tournament formats, but UCF will be favored and should win. I like UCF's guard play, which is why I think that's a pretty good match up against WVU in beating the press. But I can definitely see your final playing out. Those are probably the odds on favorites to meet in the final.

I like the recruiting of Myles Douglas and we have a very tall team. I don't think we have anyone under 6ft 2in. Johnny D did wonders in his first year. Went from a 12-13 win team to a 20+ win team. Had us relevant again for the first time since Kirk Speraw.

 

[rmilia1]

Thursday, November 23rd:
Quarterfinals:

Missouri vs. Long Beach State - 11:30 -- ESPN2
St. John's vs. Oregon State - 2:00 -- ESPNU
UCF vs. Nebraska - 6:00 -- ESPN3
West Virginia vs. Marist - 8:30 -- ESPNews

Pretty intriguing tournament. A lot of different contrasting styles. I can actually see UCF getting to the final. I think the match up with WVU is a good one for them and Nebraska isn't very good this year.

I'm with you. UCF vs Mizzou final

 

[Yo Tee]

Does Porter being out essentially clear the path for another team to make the final? I'm still hoping UCF makes the final.

 

[ericd7633]

Does Porter being out essentially clear the path for another team to make the final? I'm still hoping UCF makes the final.

With a healthy Porter I think Missouri would have been the favorite in the top half of the bracket. I think St. John's is now the favorite. Would be cool to see to old Big East rivals square off in the final.

 

[Yo Tee]

My final prediction is West Virginia vs. St. John's. I am still holding out hope that UCF wins this thing but I think West Virginia might be a little too much for my Knights. Great start to the season though.

 

[rmilia1]

Give me UCF vs SJU now

 

[podsox]

Long Beach offense is hilarious. Just dribbling seems to be a challenge. Their shooting is on an entire different level of bad

 

[Yo Tee]

Long Beach offense is hilarious. Just dribbling seems to be a challenge. Their shooting is on an entire different level of bad

Long Beach State's entire basketball program is hilarious. They are a pretty steady .500 team but when it comes to playing with much better teams, it's visible that they don't have the talent to keep up.

 

[tducey]

Thinking West Virginia will get it.

 

[mutiger]

Mizzou has looked good so far

 

[mutiger]

Mizzou vs West Virginia Sunday