*Call for ballots*: BY25 Final Poll (ballots due Mon., Mar. 15, at 11 ET)

[Plebe]

The ninth and final biweekly edition of the 2020-21 Boneyard Top 25 poll is rapidly approaching.

Ballots are due to me, via private message, by 11:00 a.m. ET on Monday, March 15. (If you don't know how to send a PM, let me know in this thread and I will PM you first.) Please note: Ballots should reflect all games played through Sunday, Mar. 13.

Some notes and reminders:

• Early ballots are generally not allowed, unless accompanied by instructions for contingency scenarios. All ballots need to reflect the same body of work, i.e., all games played through Sunday.
• Please double-check your ballot for inadvertently repeated teams. This error is easy to make but not easy to catch. Here's a tip: Once you think you have your final rankings, copy them into Word, Excel or a similar program, and then sort the team names alphabetically. This should make it readily apparent if any team is listed twice.
• Full ballots (of 25 teams) are strongly encouraged; short ballots (of at least 10 teams) are accepted.
• No ties are allowed on a ballot. Each team on the ballot must have a unique ranking.
• All voters are welcome regardless of fan base affiliation. The only requirement is to have a Boneyard account. Also, there is no requirement to have participated in previous polls.

 

[DefenseBB]

I promise, ABSOLUTELY PROMISE, I will turn mine in before the DEADLINE! Now, just for clarity are our ballots supposed to predict the AP poll or predict the NCAA Committee ranking OR should we have whole another thread discussing these merits and then bash those who try to predict as having their own personal agenda against "said team"???

 

[Vowelguy]

Only notable game tomorrow is the big12 final now that MoSt is out. You might want to move up the deadline so you can get it tabulated before the bracket comes out.

 

[Lorcan]

Only notable game tomorrow is the big12 final now that MoSt is out. You might want to move up the deadline so you can get it tabulated before the bracket comes out.

Stephen F Austin and FGCU both are playing tomorrow—and both have received votes in the Top 25. While it’s not a Top 10 team, their results can both impact votes.

 

[Vowelguy]

Stephen F Austin and FGCU both are playing tomorrow—and both have received votes in the Top 25. While it’s not a Top 10 team, their results can both impact votes.

Ok, so 3 games. Still not very much, and they'll all be done by 4 pm ET.

 

[Plebe]

Ok, so 3 games. Still not very much, and they'll all be done by 4 pm ET.

I gave this thought but my work schedule on Monday is such that I should be able to turn it around early afternoon, well before the selection show at 7p ET.

 

[LETTERL]

Oh goodness...this was the toughest ballot of the season to put together. I'm still tweaking it, barring the outcomes of today's games...but for what I have so far, I ended up moving some teams up significantly from the previous poll, or not dropping teams at all, even though they lost.

 

[triaddukefan]

Don't forgot about the mid majors..... like mid majors who won both the regular season AND conference championships.... who could be located in the south... with feline mascots...

 

[DefenseBB]

Don't forgot about the mid majors..... like mid majors who won both the regular season AND conference championships.... who could be located in the south... with feline mascots...

Ok, I just submitted my ballot and I have 5 mid-major teams on it
American, Atlantic Sun, MVC, Summitt and WCC
....but alas, no teams located with feline mascots from the south, but one with an Eagle!

 

[TerpWomenFan]

I promise, ABSOLUTELY PROMISE, I will turn mine in before the DEADLINE! Now, just for clarity are our ballots supposed to predict the AP poll or predict the NCAA Committee ranking OR should we have whole another thread discussing these merits and then bash those who try to predict as having their own personal agenda against "said team"???

I have to remember not to vote for Missouri State twice. I know they beat Maryland but still.

 

[Lorcan]

Team (points) <#1>	Wins	Losses
1. UConn (385) <10>	RV Marquette 63-53 St. John's 77-41 Villanova 84-39 RV Marquette 73-39	--
2. Texas A&M (379) <3>	LSU 77-58	#16 Georgia 68-74
3. Stanford (378) <2>	USC 92-53 Oregon State 79-45 #9 UCLA 75-55	--
4. NC State (355) <1>	Virginia Tech 68-55 Georgia Tech 66-61 #8 Louisville 58-56	--
5. Maryland (323)	#13 Michigan 88-63 Penn State 88-61 Nebraska 83-73 RV Northwestern 85-52 Iowa 104-84	--
6. Baylor (313)	Texas 64-57 Kansas 93-67 #21 West Virginia 96-73 TCU 92-55 Texas 66-55 #21 West Virginia 76-50	--
7. S. Carolina (308)	Alabama 75-63 #14 Tennessee 67-52 #16 Georgia 67-62	--
8. Louisville (305)	Wake Forest 65-53 Syracuse 72-59	#4 NC State 56-58
9. UCLA (257)	Washington 58-46 #11 Arizona 58-49	#3 Stanford 55-75
10. Indiana (240)	Iowa 89-80 Purdue 74-59	Michigan State 61-69
11. Arizona (223)	Washington State 60-44	#9 UCLA 49-58
12. Arkansas (205)	--	Ole Miss 60-69
13. Michigan (194)	RV Northwestern 63-58	#5 Maryland 63-88 RV Northwestern 49-65
14. Tennessee (156)	Ole Miss 77-72	#7 South Carolina 52-67
15. Gonzaga (138)	Santa Clara 72-62 BYU 43-42	--
16. Georgia (124)	#23 Kentucky 78-66 #2 Texas A&M 74-68	#7 South Carolina 62-67
17. South Dakota State (123)	--	Omaha 40-52
18. South Florida (121)	vs. UCF 65-62 Wichita State 48-44 Tulane 51-47 UCF 64-54	at UCF 45-58
19. Missouri State (114)	at Evansville 87-54 at Evansville 85-44 Southern Illinois 70-59
20. Oregon (111)	--	Oregon State 64-71
21. West Virginia (88)	at Kansas State 72-64 Kansas State 58-56 Oklahoma State 59-50	at #6 Baylor 73-96 #6 Baylor 50-76
22. Ohio State (84)	--	at #24 Rutgers 63-71
23. Kentucky (74)	Florida 73-64	#16 Georgia 66-78
24. Rutgers (55)	Penn State 74-56 #22 Ohio State 71-63	Iowa 73-62
25. DePaul (36)	--	Butler 81-86 Villanova 72-78
25. Florida Gulf Coast (36)	Liberty 80-60 Liberty 65-50 Jacksonville 87-62 Lipscomb 59-44 Liberty 84-62	--
RV. Marquette (23)	Providence 68-43 Creighton 64-59	#1 UConn 53-63 #1 UConn 39-73
RV. Northwestern (18)	Illinois 67-42 #13 Michigan 65-49	at #13 Michigan 58-63 #5 Maryland 52-85
RV. California Baptist (13)	Seattle 66-64 Seattle 62-46 New Mexico St 79-54 Grand Canyon 78-060	--
RV. Stephen F. Austin (9)	Abilene Christian 82-55 at Sam Houston State 69-57 Central Arkansas 55-47 Sam Houston State 56-45	---

 

[Plebe]

Team (points) <#1>	Wins	Losses
1. UConn (385) <10>	RV Marquette 63-53 St. John's 77-41 Villanova 84-39 RV Marquette 73-39	--
2. Texas A&M (379) <3>	LSU 77-58	#16 Georgia 68-74
3. Stanford (378) <2>	USC 92-53 Oregon State 79-45 #9 UCLA 75-55	--
4. NC State (355) <1>	Virginia Tech 68-55 Georgia Tech 66-61 #8 Louisville 58-56	--
5. Maryland (323)	#13 Michigan 88-63 Penn State 88-61 Nebraska 83-73 RV Northwestern 85-52 Iowa 104-84	--
6. Baylor (313)	Texas 64-57 Kansas 93-67 #21 West Virginia 96-73 TCU 92-55 Texas 66-55 #21 West Virginia 76-50	--
7. S. Carolina (308)	Alabama 75-63 #14 Tennessee 67-52 #16 Georgia 67-62	--
8. Louisville (305)	Wake Forest 65-53 Syracuse 72-59	#4 NC State 56-58
9. UCLA (257)	Washington 58-46 #11 Arizona 58-49	#3 Stanford 55-75
10. Indiana (240)	Iowa 89-80 Purdue 74-59	Michigan State 61-69
11. Arizona (223)	Washington State 60-44	#9 UCLA 49-58
12. Arkansas (205)	--	Ole Miss 60-69
13. Michigan (194)	RV Northwestern 63-58	#5 Maryland 63-88 RV Northwestern 49-65
14. Tennessee (156)	Ole Miss 77-72	#7 South Carolina 52-67
15. Gonzaga (138)	Santa Clara 72-62 BYU 43-42	--
16. Georgia (124)	#23 Kentucky 78-66 #2 Texas A&M 74-68	#7 South Carolina 62-67
17. South Dakota State (123)	--	Omaha 40-52
18. South Florida (121)	vs. UCF 65-62 Wichita State 48-44 Tulane 51-47 UCF 64-54	at UCF 45-58
19. Missouri State (114)	at Evansville 87-54 at Evansville 85-44 Southern Illinois 70-59
20. Oregon (111)	--	Oregon State 64-71
21. West Virginia (88)	at Kansas State 72-64 Kansas State 58-56 Oklahoma State 59-50	at #6 Baylor 73-96 #6 Baylor 50-76
22. Ohio State (84)	--	at #24 Rutgers 63-71
23. Kentucky (74)	Florida 73-64	#16 Georgia 66-78
24. Rutgers (55)	Penn State 74-56 #22 Ohio State 71-63	Iowa 73-62
25. DePaul (36)	--	Butler 81-86 Villanova 72-78
25. Florida Gulf Coast (36)	Liberty 80-60 Liberty 65-50 Jacksonville 87-62 Lipscomb 59-44 Liberty 84-62	--
RV. Marquette (23)	Providence 68-43 Creighton 64-59	#1 UConn 53-63 #1 UConn 39-73
RV. Northwestern (18)	Illinois 67-42 #13 Michigan 65-49	at #13 Michigan 58-63 #5 Maryland 52-85
RV. California Baptist (13)	Seattle 66-64 Seattle 62-46 New Mexico St 79-54 Grand Canyon 78-060	--
RV. Stephen F. Austin (9)	Abilene Christian 82-55 at Sam Houston State 69-57 Central Arkansas 55-47 Sam Houston State 56-45	---

Thank you for this! MVP of the thread.

 

[Plebe]

Ballots are due in 12 hours — don't forget to move clocks forward for Daylight Saving Time.

Eight ballots have been submitted thus far. Let's end the polling season with a bang.

 

[Plebe]

Don't forgot about the mid majors..... like mid majors who won both the regular season AND conference championships.... who could be located in the south... with feline mascots...

Hmm... but a Ladyjack isn't really a feline...

 

[Plebe]

Just under 75 minutes remain before the polls close.

Don't be left on the sidelines on the last Boneyard Top 25 poll of the season!

 

[Lorcan]

Don't forget to rank everyone's favorite teams! Vanderbilt, Duke, and Dixie State haven't lost a game in months! Months, I tell you!

Again, thanks for putting this all together, Plebe.

 

[DefenseBB]

It's 11:04 AM, where's the results of the polls? Inquiring minds want to know? I mean, it's been all season for you to figure out how to automate the polling...where are your priorities????

I jest of course and wanted to thank you for this Herculean effort that you undertook all year for our amusement and discussion.

Kudos to Plebe!

 

[Vowelguy]

It's 11:04 AM, where's the results of the polls? Inquiring minds want to know? I mean, it's been all season for you to figure out how to automate the polling...where are your priorities????

+1000000

 

[Plebe]

Results will be ready in about 15 minutes, pending a potential corrected ballot from a "repeater" who hasn't gotten back to me yet.

 

[LoTrader]

Plebe is a Rockstar. Thanks Plebe for all you do. Boneyard Poll is the best WCBB Poll around. Massey, ESPN, AP, USA polls are amateur hour.