No different than the posters here disagreeing with their votes.Half of these voters don’t even watch the games.
We'd have to leapfrog 3 teams to get to 24. So are you saying you think Tennessee will fall out of the top 25, in addition to Nova and Oregon? That seems unlikely to me. But I'm not sure how much shifting usually goes on in week 1.I posted this in my own thread, but if mods want to merge them that's fine
I did this last year each Monday morning and I think it's time to start it up again...
With the first week of games finally being played, we should see some shifting in the polls
Top 25 teams with losses this week:
#11 Tennessee v Colorado
#16 Villanova v Temple
#21 Oregon v UC Irvine
Here are some public AP ballots for week 1: (Last week's rank in parentheses)
Jon Rothstein: 24 (24)
Chris Murray: NR (NR)
Rick Bozich: 20 (22)
C.L. Brown: 22 (NR)
Jerry Carino: 23 (23)
Clayton Collier: 20 (22)
Mark Berman NR (NR)
Non-AP Analytic Sites:
Kenpom: 19 (25)
Barttorvik: 53
Evan Miya: 29
Massey: 30
Team Rankings: 24
Sagarin: 28
This is all I could find for now...Usually Seth Davis and Borges post theirs early, but not sure why they didn't this week.
Prediction: UConn #24
Would love to see UConn ranked higher but in November does it matter if ranked 24, 25, 26? Goal is to be last team standing in AprilA team missing three starters wins by 29 and Rothstein says we need to get healthy. Yes, it's true. But not for the Top 25, for the Top 10. It was criminal that we weren't ranked pre-season.
Oregon is definitely out. Nova might fall out too. We looked like one of the most impressive teams so far and we're missing 2 first round picks. Over half of the top 25 struggled with their cupcake games (look at Creighton, UNC, etc). We won by 31 and 29. We'll be rankedWe'd have to leapfrog 3 teams to get to 24. So are you saying you think Tennessee will fall out of the top 25, in addition to Nova and Oregon? That seems unlikely to me. But I'm not sure how much shifting usually goes on in week 1.
Ranked #25 NCAA College Basketball Rankings: AP Top 25 Basketball Poll | AP NewsOregon is definitely out. Nova might fall out too. We looked like one of the most impressive teams so far and we're missing 2 first round picks. Over half of the top 25 struggled with their cupcake games (look at Creighton, UNC, etc). We won by 31 and 29. We'll be ranked
Being ranked always matters.Would love to see UConn ranked higher but in November does it matter if ranked 24, 25, 26? Goal is to be last team standing in April
We will get a good feel for this team and where it will be ranked beginning Thanksgiving weekend.
I really, really hope we get a crack at UNC. We would match up very well against themOur opponents of note:
1. UNC (PK85 round 3)
10. Creighton
18. Bama (PK85 round 2)
RV. MSU (PK85 round 2), Nova, Xavier, Oregon, Seton Hall
Tough week for our opponents/potential opponents...
Now that you mention it, what kind of team is a bad match-up for us now? Last year it was great outside shooters but feels like our perimeter defense will be better this year.I really, really hope we get a crack at UNC. We would match up very well against them
I think UNC is massively overrated. They seem to me EXACTLY like UCLA last year -- team that got hot for a deep tourney run at a blue blood school, brought everyone back, and will not be able to meet expectations of a top team. There was a reason they weren't that good most of last year (like UCLA 2 years ago) and I see the same thing this year. Are they a top 15 team? Probably. Top 1-2? No.I really, really hope we get a crack at UNC. We would match up very well against them
I really don't know. When Andre comes back, our perimeter defense will be lock-down. We're such a big, versatile team that I think we can pretty much defend against anything lolNow that you mention it, what kind of team is a bad match-up for us now? Last year it was great outside shooters but feels like our perimeter defense will be better this year.
I agree. That's why they struggled to beat UNC-Wilmington and Charleston. Love and Davis are inconsistent as hell, Bacot is really good. But their wings are a huge black hole. Leaky Black is a great defender, but nothing special on offense. And then they literally have no one else lol. Pete Nance is overrated. Brady Manek was way better than Nance will beI think UNC is massively overrated. They seem to me EXACTLY like UCLA last year -- team that got hot for a deep tourney run at a blue blood school, brought everyone back, and will not be able to meet expectations of a top team. There was a reason they weren't that good most of last year (like UCLA 2 years ago) and I see the same thing this year. Are they a top 15 team? Probably. Top 1-2? No.