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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 4848720, member: 6927"] Anchoring bias is a part of it. Indiana started at #9; Vandy wasn't receiving votes. Compared to their starting points, Indiana is down and Vandy, even after losing to Mizzou, is still up. Vandy's win over ISU has appreciated in just the past week, but the reality of the polls is that voters rarely if ever retroactively upgrade a team due to a recently improved early-season opponent. While Indiana doesn't have truly high-quality wins, they've avoided losing to lower-ranked and unranked teams. They are still #9 in Massey and #13 in NET, for whatever that's worth (Vandy is #42/48). [/QUOTE]