More Preseason Brackets and Rankings...

A few more writers have released preseason bracket projections and rankings. Here are a couple:

• Joe Sullivan of the Boston Globe gives his projections today of the 2010 NCAA Tournament. He selects Cornell to earn the Ivy League automatic bid.

• Speaking of brackets, CollegeHoopsNet.com is projecting Cornell as a No. 13 seed in their preseason bracket.

• Also from CollegeHoopsNet, the site list its Mid-Major Sleepers to Watch. CHN writes:

In March, the major question everyone wants to know is: "Which small-conference team is going to pull an upset or two and possibly reach the second weekend?" Every NCAA Tournament has at least one; you just have to figure out which one or two it is going to be. Don’t mistake this for a “Who is this year’s George Mason?” column, though—that’s simply not going to happen again (or will it?). Maybe it’s more like a “Who is this year’s Davidson?” column. Last year there was a dearth of mid-majors past the second round -- expect that to change. Note: I'm not including teams from the Atlantic-10, Conference-USA, Mountain West, WAC or Gonzaga, because saying Tulsa is a sleeper is not the same as saying that Oakland is a sleeper.

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Potential First-round Upset Threats

Cornell: The Big Red are starting their own legacy in the Ivy League, after years of Penn-Princeton dominance. Cornell has a very talented team, including all five starters from last season's NCAA Tournament team. Ryan Wittman is a big-time small forward and Jeff Foote is a solid center. A healthy Louis Dale completes an outstanding trio for Steve Donahue.

• CHN also published its Non BCS Top 25 Ranking as follows:
  

1. Butler
2. Dayton
3. Siena
4. Tulsa
5. Northern Iowa
6. Gonzaga
7. Memphis
8. BYU
9. Western Kentucky
10. VCU
11. Nevada
12. Creighton
13. Richmond
14. Utah State
15. Cornell
16. Portland
17. Akron
18. San Diego State
19. Houston
20. Niagara
21. Oakland
22. UTEP
23. Radford
24. La Salle
25. Southern Illinois

Others Considered: Duquesne, UNLV, Idaho, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State, Troy, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Illinois State, Buffalo, Morehead State, Charleston, Jacksonville, Long Beach State