For what it’s worth, Ken Pomeroy, who runs a very interesting Web site with a lot of statistics and a very good RPI formula, has put up his first predictions of the season.

Using numbers from games that have already been played, Pomeroy predicts every NCAA basketball game for the rest of this season.

Pomeroy has the Tigers beating Tennessee next week, losing 86-85 at Arizona and losing 75-72 at Gonzaga.
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It was interesting to see five Tigers make all-conference after a 2-10 season.

Deep snapper Rusty Clayton obviously was deserving after four seasons of perfect long snaps and punter Michael Gibson was a solid choice on the second team. Defensive back Brandon McDonald, offensive lineman Blake Butler and receiver Ryan Scott also made second- or third-team.

Duke Calhoun’s selection to the All-Freshman team, which also included defensive end Greg Terrell and kicker Matt Reagan, was an easy choice for voters, too. He’s a star in the making, a player with the ability at his position to have a similar impact that DeAngelo Williams had at his.

Keep an eye out next week for the C-USA Coaches teams. For the first time, C-USA is having the coaches pick a team. It’s a somewhat strange exercise considering the media selections have annually been recognized as THE C-USA team.