Sweet 16 - Top 8 Ranking

Here is my ranking of the 16 teams left in the tournament:
1. Illinois - the Illini are playing smooth . . . still the team to beat
2. North Carolina - may have finally gotten over the slump of a few weeks ago . . . Iowa State win was impressive
3. Kentucky - the Cats handled the pressure put on by Cincinnati . . . if Sparks keeps hitting the 3 ball, Kentucky will win it all
4. Louisville - the committee overlooked Pitino's bunch . . . this team may just win it all . . . imagine a Kentucky-Louisville final . . . look how the Cards handled Ga. Tech
5. Oklahoma State - I love this team because of Eddie Sutton . . . Sutton is a wiley old coach . . . Lucas is one of the toughest point guards in the nation
6. Washington - the Huskies have their work cut out for them against Louisville . . . Washington was impressive when they dismantled Pacific
7. Duke - the Devils struggled against Miss St. . . . Sheldon Williams is a force on the inside . . . Devils will lose to Kentucky if they meet
8. Wisconsin-Milwaukee - yeh, I'm going with the unknown Panthers at the 8 spot . . . this team plays with so much energy . . . these guys are "ballers"