*Call for ballots*: BY25 Poll #7 (ballots due Mon., Feb. 15, at 11 ET)

[Plebe]

The seventh 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, Feb. 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, Feb. 14 (happy Valentine's Day).

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.

 

[triaddukefan]

I'd like to remind the voters.. that yes the Major conferences dominate the rankings, but there are alot of good mid majors out there that deserve consideration. Teams like Rice, High Point, Maine, NC A&T and so on...

 

[DefenseBB]

I'd like to remind the voters.. that yes the Major conferences dominate the rankings, but there are alot of good mid majors out there that deserve consideration. Teams like Rice, High Point, Maine, NC A&T and so on...

Has Rice come off of Covid pause yet? I would add the fairly well known Florida Gulf Coast, ND State and SD State, Missouri State, Belmont and UT Martin and Idaho State Bengals! I would add Cal Baptist but they are ineligible this year due to the move up from D2.

 

[MSGRET]

Has Rice come off of Covid pause yet? I would add the fairly well known Florida Gulf Coast, ND State and SD State, Missouri State, Belmont and UT Martin and Idaho State Bengals! I would add Cal Baptist but they are ineligible this year due to the move up from D2.

I think this rule is a crock of BS! I can understand if a team went from D1 to D2, but from D2 to D1 is just punishment for that school.

 

[Vowelguy]

Rice, High Point, Maine, NC At&T and so on...

Is this a 70s kitchen ?

 

[Vowelguy]

I would add Cal Baptist but they are ineligible this year due to the move up from D2.

Ineligible for the ncaas but not ineligible to be ranked!
Though let’s be honest, the WAC is terrible — they’re probably not even a top 100 team.

 

[Plebe]

I'd like to remind the voters.. that yes the Major conferences dominate the rankings, but there are alot of good mid majors out there that deserve consideration. Teams like Rice, High Point, Maine, NC A&T and so on...

I know this may break some hearts but High Point is probably not even in the mid-major top 25.

 

[mbr33ct]

 

[Plebe]

As an aid to voters, the results for BY25 teams since the Feb. 1 poll are shown below, along with the games still to be played this weekend.

Please remember that ballots should reflect all games played through Sunday.

(If you notice any mistakes or omissions, please let me know and I will correct.)

Team (points) <#1>	Wins	Losses	Sunday games
1. Louisville (517) <15>	at Boston C., 97-68 Notre Dame, 71-65 GA Tech, 85-70	#6 NC State, 60-74	--
2. S. Carolina (503) <4>	at Auburn, 77-58 Missouri, 77-62	at #3 UConn, 59-63 OT	LSU
3. UConn (454) <2>	St. John's, 94-62 at Marquette, 87-58 #2 S. Carolina, 63-59. OT Seton Hall, 70-49 at Georgetown, 64-40	--	--
4. UCLA (445)	at Washington, 84-50 at. Utah, 69-58	at Wash. St., 63-67	--
5. Stanford (441)	Colorado, 62-54 Utah, 83-41 at Oregon St, 83-58	--	--
6. NC State (432) <1>	at #1 Louisville, 74-60 Clemson, 86-65	at N. Carolina, 69-76	--
7. Texas A&M (399)	LSU, 54-41 #15 Arkansas, 89-67	--	#19 Tennessee
8. Maryland (360)	Wisconsin, 84-48	--	at Nebraska
9. Baylor (342)	Kansas, 83-50 at Kansas St, 64-52 at. TX Tech, 82-50	--	Texas
10. Arizona (317)	at #12 Oregon, 79-59 Wash. St, 60-51	--	Washington
11. Ohio St (316)	Iowa, 92-87 Minnesota, 83-59	at #23 N'western, 57-69 at Wisconsin, 70-75	#23 N'western
12. Oregon (286)	UC Davis, 63-57	#10 Arizona, 59-79	--
13. Michigan (203)	at Purdue, 62-49	--	--
14. South Florida (227)	Tulsa, 67-46	--	--
15. Arkansas (211)	Missouri, 85-80 Miss. St, 86-80	at #7 Texas A&M, 67-69	--
16. Gonzaga (185)	BYU, 63-56 San Francisco, 79-66 Santa Clara, 67-50	--	--
17. Kentucky (116)	#19 Tennessee, 71-56	at Ole Miss, 60-72	--
18. Indiana (164)	at Iowa, 85-72 Penn St, 90-65	--	at Illinois
19. Tennessee (152)	--	at #17 Kentucky, 56-71	at #7 Texas A&M
20. DePaul (111)	at Marquette, 87-82 at St. John's, 81-73	--	--
21. W. Virginia (94)	Iowa St, 65-56 at Texas, 81-75 Kansas, 89-61	Oklahoma, 71-72	--
22. S. Dakota St. (79)	S. Dakota, 64-45 S. Dakota, 80-75 at O. Roberts, 82-60	--	at O. Roberts
23. Northwestern (75)	#11 Ohio St, 69-57 at Michigan St, 63-60	Rutgers, 54-70	at #11 Ohio St
24. Georgia (63)	at Alabama, 83-76 OT Auburn, 74-54	--	at Missouri
25. Missouri St (41)	at Illinois St, 69-52 at Illinois St, 73-72	--	--
RV. Texas (39)	at Oklahoma, 69-58 Oklahoma St, 64-53	#21 W. Virginia, 75-81	at #9 Baylor
RV. Syracuse (34)	Wake Forest, 85-78 Pitt, 71-67	at GA Tech, 63-76 at Florida St, 52-67	--
RV. Mississippi St (35)	--	at #15 Arkansas, 80-86	at Ole Miss
RV. Georgia Tech (21)	Syracuse, 76-63 Clemson, 71-69	Wake Forest, 52-61 at #1 Louisville, 70-85	--
RV. Rice (6)	W. Kentucky, 64-55 W. Kentucky, 77-74	--	--
RV. FGCU (6)	at N. Alabama, 97-70 at N. Alabama, 83-73 Kennesaw St, 104-60	--	Kennesaw St
RV. Iowa (4)	at Nebraska, 88-81	at #11 Ohio St, 87-92 at #18 Indiana, 72-85	--
RV. Iowa St (3)	TX Tech, 92-73 TCU, 92-81	at #21 W. Virginia, 56-65 at Oklahoma, 61-67	--
RV. S. Dakota (3)	at N. Dakota, 72-63	at #22 S. Dakota St, 45-64 at #22 S. Dakota St, 75-80	at N. Dakota

..

 

[MSGRET]

As an aid to voters, the results for BY25 teams since the Feb. 1 poll are shown below, along with the games still to be played this weekend.

Please remember that ballots should reflect all games played through Sunday.

(If you notice any mistakes or omissions, please let me know and I will correct.)

Team (points) <#1>	Wins	Losses	Sunday games
1. Louisville (517) <15>	at Boston C., 97-68 Notre Dame, 71-65 GA Tech, 85-70	#6 NC State, 60-74	--
2. S. Carolina (503) <4>	at Auburn, 77-58 Missouri, 77-62	at #3 UConn, 59-63 OT	LSU
3. UConn (454) <2>	St. John's, 94-62 at Marquette, 87-58 #2 S. Carolina, 63-59. OT	--	--
4. UCLA (445)	at Washington, 84-50 at. Utah, 69-58	at Wash. St., 63-67	--
5. Stanford (441)	Colorado, 62-54 Utah, 83-41 at Oregon St, 83-58	--	--
6. NC State (432) <1>	at #1 Louisville, 74-60 Clemson, 86-65	at N. Carolina, 69-76	--
7. Texas A&M (399)	LSU, 54-41 #15 Arkansas, 89-67	--	#19 Tennessee
8. Maryland (360)	Wisconsin, 84-48	--	at Nebraska
9. Baylor (342)	Kansas, 83-50 at Kansas St, 64-52 at. TX Tech, 82-50	--	Texas
10. Arizona (317)	at #12 Oregon, 79-59 Wash. St, 60-51	--	Washington
11. Ohio St (316)	Iowa, 92-87 Minnesota, 83-59	at #23 N'western, 57-69 at Wisconsin, 70-75	#23 N'western
12. Oregon (286)	UC Davis, 63-57	#10 Arizona, 59-79	--
13. Michigan (203)	at Purdue, 62-49	--	--
14. South Florida (227)	Tulsa, 67-46	--	--
15. Arkansas (211)	Missouri, 85-80 Miss. St, 86-80	at #7 Texas A&M, 67-69	--
16. Gonzaga (185)	BYU, 63-56 San Francisco, 79-66 Santa Clara, 67-50	--	--
17. Kentucky (116)	#19 Tennessee, 71-56	at Ole Miss, 60-72	--
18. Indiana (164)	at Iowa, 85-72 Penn St, 90-65	--	at Illinois
19. Tennessee (152)	--	at #17 Kentucky, 56-71	at #7 Texas A&M
20. DePaul (111)	at Marquette, 87-82 at St. John's, 81-73	--	--
21. W. Virginia (94)	Iowa St, 65-56 at Texas, 81-75 Kansas, 89-61	Oklahoma, 71-72	--
22. S. Dakota St. (79)	S. Dakota, 64-45 S. Dakota, 80-75 at O. Roberts, 82-60	--	at O. Roberts
23. Northwestern (75)	#11 Ohio St, 69-57 at Michigan St, 63-60	Rutgers, 54-70	at #11 Ohio St
24. Georgia (63)	at Alabama, 83-76 OT Auburn, 74-54	--	at Missouri
25. Missouri St (41)	at Illinois St, 69-52 at Illinois St, 73-72	--	--
RV. Texas (39)	at Oklahoma, 69-58 Oklahoma St, 64-53	#21 W. Virginia, 75-81	at #9 Baylor
RV. Syracuse (34)	Wake Forest, 85-78 Pitt, 71-67	at GA Tech, 63-76 at Florida St, 52-67	--
RV. Mississippi St (35)	--	at #15 Arkansas, 80-86	at Ole Miss
RV. Georgia Tech (21)	Syracuse, 76-63 Clemson, 71-69	Wake Forest, 52-61 at #1 Louisville, 70-85	--
RV. Rice (6)	W. Kentucky, 64-55 W. Kentucky, 77-74	--	--
RV. FGCU (6)	at N. Alabama, 97-70 at N. Alabama, 83-73 Kennesaw St, 104-60	--	Kennesaw St
RV. Iowa (4)	at Nebraska, 88-81	at #11 Ohio St, 87-92 at #18 Indiana, 72-85	--
RV. Iowa St (3)	TX Tech, 92-73 TCU, 92-81	at #21 W. Virginia, 56-65 at Oklahoma, 61-67	--
RV. S. Dakota (3)	at N. Dakota, 72-63	at #22 S. Dakota St, 45-64 at #22 S. Dakota St, 75-80	at N. Dakota

..Plebe, you forgot to add Seton Hall and Georgetown to the UConn wins.

 

[triaddukefan]

I know this may break some hearts but High Point is probably not even in the mid-major top 25.

 

[Plebe]

Updating the results table below. Let the voting begin!

(If you notice any mistakes or omissions, please let me know and I will correct.)

Team (points) <#1>	Wins	Losses
1. Louisville (517) <15>	at Boston C., 97-68 Notre Dame, 71-65 GA Tech, 85-70	#6 NC State, 60-74
2. S. Carolina (503) <4>	at Auburn, 77-58 Missouri, 77-62 LSU, 66-59	at #3 UConn, 59-63 OT
3. UConn (454) <2>	St. John's, 94-62 at Marquette, 87-58 #2 S. Carolina, 63-59. OT Seton Hall, 70-49 at Georgetown, 64-40	--
4. UCLA (445)	at Washington, 84-50 at. Utah, 69-58	at Wash. St., 63-67
5. Stanford (441)	Colorado, 62-54 Utah, 83-41 at Oregon St, 83-58	--
6. NC State (432) <1>	at #1 Louisville, 74-60 Clemson, 86-65	at N. Carolina, 69-76
7. Texas A&M (399)	LSU, 54-41 #15 Arkansas, 89-67 #19 Tennessee, 80-70	--
8. Maryland (360)	Wisconsin, 84-48 at Nebraska, 95-73	--
9. Baylor (342)	Kansas, 83-50 at Kansas St, 64-52 at. TX Tech, 82-50 Texas, 60-35	--
10. Arizona (317)	at #12 Oregon, 79-59 Wash. St, 60-51 Washington, 75-53	--
11. Ohio St (316)	Iowa, 92-87 Minnesota, 83-59	at #23 N'western, 57-69 at Wisconsin, 70-75
12. Oregon (286)	UC Davis, 63-57	#10 Arizona, 59-79
13. Michigan (203)	at Purdue, 62-49	--
14. South Florida (227)	Tulsa, 67-46	--
15. Arkansas (211)	Missouri, 85-80 Miss. St, 86-80	at #7 Texas A&M, 67-69
16. Gonzaga (185)	BYU, 63-56 San Francisco, 79-66 Santa Clara, 67-50	--
17. Kentucky (116)	#19 Tennessee, 71-56	at Ole Miss, 60-72
18. Indiana (164)	at Iowa, 85-72 Penn St, 90-65 at Illinois, 58-50	--
19. Tennessee (152)	--	at #17 Kentucky, 56-71 at #7 Texas A&M, 70-80
20. DePaul (111)	at Marquette, 87-82 at St. John's, 81-73	--
21. W. Virginia (94)	Iowa St, 65-56 at Texas, 81-75 Kansas, 89-61	Oklahoma, 71-72
22. S. Dakota St. (79)	S. Dakota, 64-45 S. Dakota, 80-75 at O. Roberts, 82-60 at O. Roberts, 73-61	--
23. Northwestern (75)	#11 Ohio St, 69-57 at Michigan St, 63-60	Rutgers, 54-70
24. Georgia (63)	at Alabama, 83-76 OT Auburn, 74-54 at Missouri, 82-64	--
25. Missouri St (41)	at Illinois St, 69-52 at Illinois St, 73-72	--
RV. Texas (39)	at Oklahoma, 69-58 Oklahoma St, 64-53	#21 W. Virginia, 75-81 at #9 Baylor, 35-60
RV. Syracuse (34)	Wake Forest, 85-78 Pitt, 71-67	at GA Tech, 63-76 at Florida St, 52-67
RV. Mississippi St (35)	--	at #15 Arkansas, 80-86
RV. Georgia Tech (21)	Syracuse, 76-63 Clemson, 71-69	Wake Forest, 52-61 at #1 Louisville, 70-85
RV. Rice (6)	W. Kentucky, 64-55 W. Kentucky, 77-74	--
RV. FGCU (6)	at N. Alabama, 97-70 at N. Alabama, 83-73 Kennesaw St, 104-60 Kennesaw St, 88-38	--
RV. Iowa (4)	at Nebraska, 88-81	at #11 Ohio St, 87-92 at #18 Indiana, 72-85
RV. Iowa St (3)	TX Tech, 92-73 TCU, 92-81	at #21 W. Virginia, 56-65 at Oklahoma, 61-67
RV. S. Dakota (3)	at N. Dakota, 72-63 at N. Dakota, 64-47	at #22 S. Dakota St, 45-64 at #22 S. Dakota St, 75-80

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[TheFarmFan]

Friendly bump because I almost missed this w/ the holiday making this not a normal Monday. Thanks as always for doing this, Plebe!

 

[Plebe]

Last call for ballots. Due to snowy weather and power outages in Texas, I can allow an extra 20 minutes if they need it

 

[Vowelguy]

 

[Vowelguy]

 

[triaddukefan]

 

[Vowelguy]

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Whatcha grillin TDF?

 

[triaddukefan]

Whatcha grillin TDF?

lamb chops and bison burgers (medium rare)

 

[Lorcan]

I missed the deadline.

 

[triaddukefan]

I missed the deadline.

Next time... I can cast a proxy vote for you.. just let me know.

 

[DefenseBB]

I missed the deadline.

I know how that feels as I missed the last vote but I submitted early this morning at 2am!

 

[mbr33ct]

 

[Plebe]

Hang tight, folks, the results will be ready within an hour, just in time for dinner.

 

[MSGRET]

Blame it on me everyone, Plebe noticed that I had left of the #17 ranked team and notified me almost and hour ago. I messed it up further in my reply and he had to notify me again to straighten up the mess that I made. I blamed it all on my belated birthday dinner yesterday that my Wife and Son gave me. It was the first I've seen my Son since mid January due to his contracting COVID.