AP Poll - Week 5

[Waquoit]

Could you imagine where we'd be without this piss poor OOC scheduling?! Shizzle wasn't willing to buy a Gampel ticket to watch his team. It's about November "events", not about building success to March...

Usually people like it when a plan comes together.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Totally agree.

Baylor will be interesting to see where the go being 1-1 last week With the win being over darling Gonzaga.

A sigh of relief that Baylor isn't ahead of us. Shouldn't dodging them in the Big 12 challenge get counted as a forfeit? Plus, we haven't really played anybody good. And now that our conference stinks, we're pretty much cooked. Unless we can get our free throws made comfortably above 80%.

Ever the optimist, I will celebrate the #5 ranking, breathe steadily, and return to taking one game at a time. I am hopeful that the coaches, players, and fans do the same.

Saturday's game is a big deal.

 

[UofCT]

Rooney!

Bumped into this guy in Weston, CT like 20 years ago.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Jordan Hawkins - Big East Weekly Honor Roll

Week 5 AP Votes -- Idols and Idiots
I'd say we were a solid No. 5

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Like I said, this should be very, very low variance. It's also collapsed to a unimodal distribution.

 

[Jay-Bone]

Not only are we #5, but we are ranked above Duke, Kentucky, UNC & Kansas! 0 blue bloods above us, that is awesome.

 

[YoungFree]

They have a 0% chance of losing Thursday.

U got me. Lol. I meant Wednesday. Good catch!

 

[awfuldan]

They have a 0% chance of losing Thursday.

If UConn loses in 4OT at 12:15am on Thursday, @superjohn will be to blame.

 

[polycom]

If we want to be number 1 we need to win by 30+ but I trade a March run for a Dec #1 rank.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Saturday's game is a big deal.

But first, Wednesday.

 

[alphasigko]

Let's hope that they keep their heads by not believing the hype...

 

[TheChamps990411]

Let's hope that they keep their heads by not believing the hype...

This is Uconn. You cant get hyped until youre #1. Im sure DH will keep that in check.

 

[FlippinCrazy!]

I’ve always been a staunch supporter of Houston basketball ever since Sampson took over, but what exactly have they done to be #1 and receive the majority of first place votes? Start the year high in the AP poll and not lose games they shouldn’t I guess? Their best wins were against an injured Oregon team (which we witnessed firsthand how short of bodies they were), and a 50 point win against St. Mary’s (who also lost 2 straight to mediocre teams the week before). What am I missing here?

 

[mauconnfan]

I’ve always been a staunch supporter of Houston basketball ever since Sampson took over, but what exactly have they done to be #1 and receive the majority of first place votes? Start the year high in the AP poll and not lose games they shouldn’t I guess? Their best wins were against an injured Oregon team (which we witnessed firsthand how short of bodies they were), and a 50 point win against St. Mary’s (who also lost 2 straight to mediocre teams the week before). What am I missing here?

You meant 5 point win against St Mary’s I think, in which they scored 22 in the 2nd half lol. But it’s a win, good for them. Time will tell for all these teams, bumps in the road etc.. Let it play out we will see.

 

[CTBasketball]

I’ve always been a staunch supporter of Houston basketball ever since Sampson took over, but what exactly have they done to be #1 and receive the majority of first place votes? Start the year high in the AP poll and not lose games they shouldn’t I guess? Their best wins were against an injured Oregon team (which we witnessed firsthand how short of bodies they were), and a 50 point win against St. Mary’s (who also lost 2 straight to mediocre teams the week before). What am I missing here?

Marcus Sasser is still one of the best guards in the country. He has the ability to Kemba/Shabazz takeover games at times.

 

[MTBingNinja]

A sigh of relief that Baylor isn't ahead of us. Shouldn't dodging them in the Big 12 challenge get counted as a forfeit? Plus, we haven't really played anybody good. And now that our conference stinks, we're pretty much cooked. Unless we can get our free throws made comfortably above 80%.

Ever the optimist, I will celebrate the #5 ranking, breathe steadily, and return to taking one game at a time. I am hopeful that the coaches, players, and fans do the same.

Saturday's game is a big deal.

Why is LIU a “big” game, what am I missing?

 

[ARIDE]

True Road game will show some good insight!!!

 

[UofCT]

Might have to ask one of the historians here but would this be the first time we have made the top 5 in AP without having an all-american? I guess Sanogo could end up there but I feel like this is a first.