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Message: [QUOTE="ConwayGmck, post: 4076739, member: 10442"] It could be because SC played by far a more competitive schedule last season: CT played a total of ten (10) opponents in the top 50 NET ratings last season - 3 against top 10, 3 against top 25, and 4 against top 50. SC by contrast played a total of TWENTY-TWO (22) opponents in the top 50 NET - 2 against top 10, 10 against top 25, and 10 against top 50. As far as Stanford, Stanford beat SC last season in the NCAAT, but by 1 pts when SC had a chance to win at the buzzer. The pollsters may feel both teams were as evenly matched last season as two teams could be, and that SC improved themselves more over Stanford in the off-season by returning everyone (Stanford did not), and by bringing in a better class of freshmen depth. SC lost to the top 2 NET rated teams last season, plus to the #11, #13, and #16 NET opponents. SC played the #1 rated strength of schedule (SOS) last season, compared to CT playing the #31 rated SOS. Someone else in this thread poo-poo'd the reason why Cal Baptist wasn't in the preseason top 25, even though they went 24-1 on their season. That reason sort of works here..... [/QUOTE]