Drop in polls

[uconngb]

I wanted a ranked providence in XL

why? it doesn't make a damn bit of difference. Their record is the same as it was before the poll came out. who the hell cares?

 

[auror]

I wanted a ranked providence in XL

They're basically 28th.

 

[6xChamps]

The question is the people who vote on the polls are idiots yes it doesn't matter, net is more important its just that it makes no sense at all. I think Dave Borges does a great job with his ballot. But some of these voters are way off. It wouldn't surprise me if UConn beats Providence that some voters will drop UConn because they are anti Big East Conference.

what?

 

[Huskygamble19]

We should be using the RPI model again I guess. UCONN is a robust 59 ranking there.

 

[AntG168]

why? it doesn't make a damn bit of difference. Their record is the same as it was before the poll came out. who the hell cares?

It matters. 2 top 25 teams brings more eyes. It's not the end all be all. But it matters. It's foolish and naive to think it doesn't.

 

[ucp990411]

Yep, the snub against Providence was way worse.

Who gives a poop about Providence

 

[Captbluefin]

Win on Saturday and move on.
Come March/April worry about rankings.

First win Saturday. Providence should not be taken lightly especially down Adama.

 

[HooperScooper]

Who gives a poop about Providence

The UConn men's basketball team, I hope, since they're playing them on Saturday.

 

[jibsey]

Win on Saturday and move on.
Come March/April worry about rankings.

First win Saturday. Providence should not be taken lightly especially down Adama.

Adama out you worry about Yetna a bit.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Meanwhile (unranked) Texas Tech loses to (unranked) Providence and now Texas Tech is ranked and Providence is still not. The way the AP votes makes no sense.

I havent cared about rankings since Duke lost a game and moved up several spots a few years ago. Polls are fun to talk about and debate but not worth getting worked up over.

 

[imno1]

Adama out you worry about Yetna a bit.

I'd worry more about Watson especially since Adama should be back before SH

 

[Captbluefin]

Watson is a issue Saturday. Whaley and Akok with a splash of Sampson will have to do the best they can.
Going to be tough.

 

[mauconnfan]

Can’t believe we ever got to 15 so this should’ve happened. Better stuff last game but a long way to go. Don’t care about the rankings for now!

 

[StllH8L8ner]

I kinda don’t care about polls in Nov/Dec. I used to win millions of dollars a good amount of beer money betting against low ranked teams vs unranked teams playing at home early in the season. I believe they were called wrong side favorite bets?

 

[uconngb]

It matters. 2 top 25 teams brings more eyes. It's not the end all be all. But it matters. It's foolish and naive to think it doesn't.

No, it doesn’t. That you think it does is what’s naive. It’s December. Rankings don’t mean squat.

 

[ucp990411]

Watson is a issue Saturday. Whaley and Akok with a splash of Sampson will have to do the best they can.
Going to be tough.

We will need to attack him on offense. Make him work.

 

[AntG168]

No, it doesn’t. That you think it does is what’s naive. It’s December. Rankings don’t mean squat.

Ok. You got it.

 

[UChusky916]

Threads like this almost make me miss those years we didn't have to argue over poll rankings.

Our ranking is justified.

 

[ucp990411]

The UConn men's basketball team, I hope, since they're playing them on Saturday.

You know that I meant about people here being concerned about PeeCee being ranked.

 

[Huskybass]

No, it doesn’t. That you think it does is what’s naive. It’s December. Rankings don’t mean squat.

It's far better to be ranked than it is to be irrelevant. This isn't difficult.

 

[Get a Job]

No, it doesn’t. That you think it does is what’s naive. It’s December. Rankings don’t mean squat.

The people arguing that rankings matter are being specific about what aspects of being a ranked team are important and why. If you disagree with those points, argue against them specifically. Just repeating that rankings don't matter does not an argument make.

Not to put words in your mouth, but I think you are saying the team should go about business as if they are unaware of the rankings, and that the arc of the season has nothing to do with a team's ranking. These are completely reasonable arguments to make, in my opinion. On the other hand, I think you are dead wrong if you don't think rankings affect fan engagement, media coverage, and things like that. These things can have mid- and long-term effects on recruiting, ticket sales, and other things that make future Ws more likely.

TL;DR:
Reasonable people can disagree as to the relevance of a team's weekly ranking as it pertains to any given aspect of a college basketball team. It is completely unreasonable, in my opinion, to make a blanket statement that rankings don't matter.

 

[MU in MKE]

The people arguing that rankings matter are being specific about what aspects of being a ranked team are important and why. If you disagree with those points, argue against them specifically. Just repeating that rankings don't matter does not an argument make.

Not to put words in your mouth, but I think you are saying the team should go about business as if they are unaware of the rankings, and that the arc of the season has nothing to do with a team's ranking. These are completely reasonable arguments to make, in my opinion. On the other hand, I think you are dead wrong if you don't think rankings affect fan engagement, media coverage, and things like that. These things can have mid- and long-term effects on recruiting, ticket sales, and other things that make future Ws more likely.

TL;DR:
Reasonable people can disagree as to the relevance of a team's weekly ranking as it pertains to any given aspect of a college basketball team. It is completely unreasonable, in my opinion, to make a blanket statement that rankings don't matter.

Exactly this!

Most important thing Saturday: winning. But not caring if PC is ranked is missing the point that more eyes on tv, more butts in the seats at the game, more Joe Blow Sportcenter watcher is going to be aware of it. This helps the team with revenue, awareness, reputation, etc which will affect things like end of season polls, recruiting, seed lines, etc.

Everyone knows the WIN is most important. Getting healthy is more important. Playing at the top of their game is important. But it doesn't make the rest irrelevant.

 

[87Xfer]

Not to put words in your mouth, but I think you are saying the team should go about business as if they are unaware of the rankings, and that the arc of the season has nothing to do with a team's ranking. These are completely reasonable arguments to make, in my opinion. On the other hand, I think you are dead wrong if you don't think rankings affect fan engagement, media coverage, and things like that. These things can have mid- and long-term effects on recruiting, ticket sales, and other things that make future Ws more likely.

This. If he can't understand this, it's not worth arguing with the guy.

 

[willie99]

It's funny, Duke or Kansas drops a game they drop one spot in the polls, UConn drops a three point game at the buzzer in a hostile court they drop five spots. Any excuse to drop UConn.

You are correct about the polls, but I don't care about them

 

[Captbluefin]

Win Saturday. Loose and forget about ranking for a while.