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Message: [QUOTE="Gus Mahler, post: 2389506, member: 6072"] I remember the discussion. I don't remember if I participated. But the idea that the champion one season should be preseason No. 1 the following season is one of the more absurd things I've ever heard in sports (or any place else for that matter). It is devoid of logic. These polls are [U]pro[/U]spective, not retrospective. It's never been clear to me whether a preseason poll should represent where the pollster thinks a team is [U]now[/U], or where he/she thinks the team will end up. Either way, the past is largely irrelevant. I concede that traditional powers might get the benefit of the doubt in a close call, but I'm unable to fathom how last year's finish should be reflected in this year's polls. [/QUOTE]