Big Apple Buckets Plays Ivy League Season 20K Times

Big Apple Buckets' John Templon has run the Ivy League through 10,000 simulations ... twice. The results differ based on your starting assumptions, but the top of the Ivy has one team in common in each set of projections.

CBS Sports Lays Out Injury Situation Across Country

We don't have the army of reporters that CBS can afford. But if we did, I am still not sure we would dedicate the time to contacting every single Division 1 team to find out the injury situation.

But that is what CBS has done. They lay out who will be out for how long and for what reason.

It is a pretty interesting view of the basketball situation around the country. Look at the teams that have long lists of players who are injured, or recovering, or just can't play this season. Those are the coaches who are wondering why they get up in the morning. Things certainly haven't gone in the direction they envisioned for the program.

That said, there are a lot of teams that are going to look a lot different after a month of the season or so. Just wait until they are full strength, and see the numbers for those schools change.

It is going to be one interesting year.

Arsalan Kazemi Fitting In Well With Oregon Ducks

According to ESPN's Andy Katz, Rice transfer Arsalan Kazemi is fitting in well at Oregon. He is still waiting for the NCAA to rule on his waiver request to be eligible this season.

ESPN's Myron Medcalf Makes His Mid-Major Picks

If you need a good refresher on all that is happening outside of the big leagues, then Myron Medcalf has assembled one for you at ESPN. If you are looking to be wowed with a few upset picks heading into the year, then you have come to the wrong place.

Ken Pomeroy Prefaces His 2013 Preseason Rankings

Ken Pomeroy, the guru of tempo-free statistics and rankings, released his 2013 preseason computer rankings today. We link to his introduction and let him set the stage for a surprising set of numbers.

Big Apple Buckets Goes Deeper With Dan Hanner On Computer Projections

John Templon at Big Apple Buckets sits down with Dan Hanner, whose computer ratings we reviewed Tuesday morning. The two stat gurus go deeper into several of the mid-major teams that should have our focus over the coming season.