I don't post much about college basketball. Not because I don't follow it - mainly because I don't have a whole lot to say about it. But I've seen a few things that have piqued my interest lately. Maybe the prospect of talking about it on the radio has made me think about it a little more lately.

I watched Kansas lose to Texas Tech (2 OTs - great game!) last week and Oklahoma last night. Then I watched ESPN tonight say they think Kansas will be a number two seed. I don't know. I think they'll be a three or four seed, but a lot can change as conference tourneys start up.

Is it just me, or are there more upsets happening right now than usual? Early in the season it's pretty common as teams (or more likely, pollsters) adjust to get teams falling into the right spot. But in the past couple of weeks, I saw Kansas get beat (three times!), Kentucky drop to South Carolina, and Duke lose - Duke lost 3 of 5 before getting back on track and upsetting (is an 8 seed beating a 5 seed really an upset though?) Wake Forest. Duke surprises me - they were undefeated until recently, and they've been a .500 team since that time (8 games ago). To me, that looks like a team who lost it's confidence. Shouldn't Coack K be held responsible for that?

Illinois is obviously the favorite right now. They look pretty good, but can they make it a perfect season? I'm saying no, but that doesn't mean they will lose in the tourney - I predict they lose in the Big Ten tournament - where they won't have the drive for an automatic seed that some of the lower ranked Big Ten teams will.

How many championships can Boston handle in a 12 month period? First, the Red Sox, then the Patriots (twice now), and next Boston College? It's possible. They'll probably be a number one seed. They have a couple of tough games coming up, but I think they'll hold course and get a one seed. With Illinois, that's two of them.

The other two? North Carolina and Arizona. I know - Arizona is a long shot, but I think they will. They have an easy schedule to finish the season, so they shouldn't get beat. Wake will drop, as will Kansas, and I think Kansas will beat Oklahoma State, so they'll drop too. Kentucky - I think they'll get upset one more time too.

With that out of the way, where will my alma mater fall? That's Michigan State for those who don't know. I'm going to say a three seed right now. They'll probably lose one more in the Big Ten Tourney (I think they'll win out the rest of the schedule), and that will drop them from a two seed to a three seed. Tom Izzo has done a very good job with them this year, and they usually step up in the Big Dance, so watch out for them! Of course, my homerizm is showing again!

Ok. Enough hoops for now! Back to your regularly scheduled geek speak.