Boneyard Top 25 poll #8: Ballots due tomorrow morning

[Plebe]

It occurred to me that some of our voters may not visit the main board as often as they're here in the subforum. So I just want to remind everyone that the ballots for BY25 poll #8 are due tomorrow morning (Monday 2/9) at 11 a.m. Eastern time. For more info:

BY25 poll #8: Ballots due Monday (Feb. 10)

The 8th biweekly edition of the Boneyard Top 25 poll is approaching. Ballots are due to me, via private message, by 11:00 a.m. ET on Monday, Feb. 10. (If you don't know how to send a PM, let me know in this thread and I will PM you first.) Ballots should reflect all games played through Sunday...

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I also want to reiterate that everyone is welcome to vote. As long as you have an account on the Boneyard, It doesn't matter which team (or teams) you're a fan of. All well-informed and/or heavily opinionated voters are welcome

 

[SimpleDawg]

I'll get mine ready soon. Oof Louisville took a hit. What's going on in Cardinal land?

 

[Plebe]

I'll get mine ready soon. Oof Louisville took a hit. What's going on in Cardinal land?

Hmmm maybe Balogun was *that* valuable of a player? Who knows.

 

[triaddukefan]

Fueled up and ready to pick 13-25

 

[mbr33ct]

I had a hard time sorting the SEC teams, lot's of 5 losses teams not counting Tenn with 6 losses.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

I might have to give Stony Brook some love this week. I have to see how all the teams shake out.

 

[Plebe]

Another hour and a half until ballots are due. Turnout has been strong so far.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

I had a hard time sorting the SEC teams, lot's of 5 losses teams not counting Tenn with 6 losses.

20. Missouri State: T50 W South Dakota (18), Drake (39)
L Oregon St (13), Gonzaga (19), So Ill (90)

21. FL Gulf Coast W: Duke (38)
L: Princeton (12), LSU (27)

22. Gonzaga W: Purdue (37), Missouri St (21)
L: Stanford (9), St Mary's (132)

23. LSU W: FGC (23) TAMU x 2 (24); UK (29), Rutgers
(34)
L: Miss St (10), FSU (20), Tenn (31), Okla (60),
Mizz (117)

24. Arizona St W: Oregon (2), Oregon St (13), Creighton (41)
L: Oregon (2), UCLA x 2 (7), Ariz x 2 (8),
Oreg St (13), Purdue (37), Minn (44)

25. TCU W: Texas (28), WVU (42), Iowa St (43)
L: Baylor (1), TAMU (24), Texas Tech (80),
MTSU (83)


...........

Tennessee W: LSU (24)
L: SCar (3), UCONN (4), Stanford (9), Miss St
(10), Texas (28), UK (29)

Arkansas W: UK (29)
L: SCar x 2 (3), TAMU (24), UGA (64), CAL
(109)

Texas A&M W: Arkansas (25), TCU (26), Duke (38), GTech
(46)
L: Miss St (10), FSU (20), LSU x 2 (27),
Kentucky (29)

Kentucky W: TAMU (24), Tenn (31)
L: SCar (3), Louisville (15), Arky (25), LSU (27)
Florida (100)

Texas: W: Stanford (9), Tenn (31), Iowa St (43)
L: Baylor (1), NC State (6), Arizona (8), TCU
(26), WVU (42), USF (78), Hawaii (156)

Va Tech W: Purdue (37), UNC (36)
L: NC State x 2 (6), FSU (20), Duke (38),
Syracuse (51), UGA (64)

.........

There are a few more Big 10 and ACC schools that perhaps could be considered, but it's not drastically different.

My problem with my own 20-25? The three mid-majors who don't really have much on their resumes, but hang in by virtue of not playing many tournament caliber teams. Duke and Purdue are the biggest high major scalps of the entire bunch.

I probably should have gone to bat for Tennessee and Texas A&M. I do think those are top 25 programs (particularly TAMU if Carter ever returns). With a redo, I might actually keep TAMU at 25 over TCU.

Tennessee I like the defense and the rebounding and the eye test on the defensive side of the ball. the offense is such a problem, I'm punishing them this week.

 

[Plebe]

Results are posted:

BY25 poll #8: Results are in (and the lead has been extended)

Total number of ballots: 19. Also receiving votes (on at least two ballots): Arkansas 44, LSU 24, Tennessee 21, TCU 10. The following teams appeared on only one ballot: Central Michigan, Stony Brook. Thank you to all who voted. The next poll will be Monday, Feb. 27.

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