There seems to be a lot of conflicting opinions about the quality and potential of the 2009-10 Seminole men's basketball team. They currently have posted a record of 14-4 overall and are 2-2 in conference play. The Seminoles took care of business for the most part during non-conference play, winning the Old Spice Classic Tournament and easily dispatching most of the lower tier teams they played. They did have two disappointing non-conference losses against Florida and Ohio State, where the team looked outmatched and struggled with shooting and turnovers. The team started conference play on a high note with an overtime win against Georgia Tech on the road. That was followed up with two frustrating losses to Maryland and NC State where the Noles could not find an answer to hot three point shooting. A win at home against Virginia Tech stopped the hemorrhaging and the conference is currently a free-for-all. With the parity thus far, the conference title is still up for the taking.

There are still many unanswered questions about the 2009-10 Seminoles. The team has a week between games before facing Georgia Tech at home on Saturday and it provides us an opportunity to look ahead and gauge our expectations. Does this year's team have what it takes to survive the grind of ACC Conference play? Can it improve upon, or even match last year's performance? Will this team make the NCAA tournament, and if so at what seeding will they get? This is your chance to go on record.

Photo from here.

First you need to do your homework!

A) If you aren't familiar with the Tomahawk Nation method of predicting wins, then you need to check out the 2009 football predictions article.

2) Read TrueCubbie's excellent ACC Basketball Preview and Predictions. It is very thorough!

D) Check out the charts below with Ken Pomeroy's team rankings and game predictions. You can find his statistical explanations here. When evaluating your predictions, keep in mind that there are variables the Pomeroy does not account for, such as Greivis Vasquez's flaming dance and the maturation of young teams under good coaching.

2010 Standings
Includes games through Monday, January 18

Standings from kenpom.com

2010 Schedule
(Game Plan)

What do you think? Post your predictions in the comments. Don't just throw an arbitrary number out there. Post your perceived win percentage for each game. Tourney seeds are tough to pin down, but give it a shot and if you are within a couple places, that is very respectable. Good Luck!