2019-20 National Rankings

[FadedCrown]

While officially not used by the NCAA Selection committee, if i recall correctly, RPI had a slightly better success record on who got an "At-Large" bid last year.

I think this is confused by some, but the NCAA doesn't really put much weight on the team's RPI rank, they just use it for resume purposes. Same with NET, they care about the NET rank of the teams you beat, not your rank specifically.

[WuShock Reaper]

Michigan soars to the top of Andy Katz's latest Power 36 college basketball rankings - NCAA.COM

ANDY KATZ | NCAA.COM CORRESPONDENT
DECEMBER 2, 2019

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2019-12-02/michigan-soars-top-andy-katzs-latest-power-36-college

"Everyone missed on Michigan. Everyone. But what the Wolverines showed in the Bahamas last week is that results matter, projections do not. One month into the season, the entire rankings are/should be shaken up. There are plenty of chances for projected powers to move up and back to where they think they belong.

20. West Virginia (36): The Mountaineers beat a quality Wichita State team for a title in Cancun.

24: Oklahoma State (NR): The Cowboys 78-37 NIT Season Tip-off title win over Ole Miss was as impressive a win as any team has had this season.

25. Temple (26): The Owls were in a position to upset Maryland in the opener of the Orlando Invitational. They then took care of Texas A&M and Davidson.

26. Memphis (27): Precious Achiuwa has been an elite player for the Tigers.


First four out: 1. Arkansas; 2. Purdue; 3. VCU; 4. Richmond
Second four out: 5. Oklahoma; 6. Indiana; 7. BYU; 8. Notre Dame..."

[WuShock Reaper]

AP and Coaches Polls are out for 12/05/19:

https://collegebasketball.ap.org/poll

https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaa.../coaches-poll/

Team of Interest:
#15/18 Memphis (previous #16/20)
#30/25 Oklahoma State (previous #26/NR)
#32/35 West Virginia (previous #NR/42)
#39/34 Oklahoma (previous #27/26)
#41/31 VCU (previous #20/19)
#44/NR SMU (previous #NR/NR)
#NR/39 Wichita State (previous #NR/40)
#NR/44 Tulane (previous #NR/42)

Other Teams of Interest:
None

Comments or Off The Board:
#NR/NR Cincinnati (previous #38/42)

[WuShock Reaper]

College Basketball Power Rankings: Michigan and Auburn Big Risers - Scout

By Jacob Fetner
12/02/19, 1230pm cst

https://www.scout.com/basketball/col...rn-big-risers/

"Just several weeks into the season we have already seen three #1 ranked teams fall. No team has separated from the rest of the pack, which should make for a fun season with a ton of parody. The big surprise so far this season is Juwan Howard's Michigan Wolverines. Howard has led the Wolverines to upset wins over Gonzaga and North Carolina, and the Wolverines have gone from unranked to the top-5....

Top-25 Rankings
19. Memphis Tigers (6-1): Upcoming Games: Dec. 3 vs. Bradley, Dec. 7 vs. UAB
20. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-0): Upcoming Games: Dec. 4 vs. Georgetown, Dec. 8 vs. Wichita State

Just Missed:
Florida Gators, San Diego State Aztecs, LSU Tigers, DePaul Blue Demons, Temple Owls, Indiana Hoosiers, Xavier Muskateers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Utah State Aggies"

[WuShock Reaper]

College basketball rankings: Michigan State falls out of Top 25 And 1 after loss to Duke - CBS Sports

by Gary Parrish
posted: 12/04/19, 10:00am cst

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-michigan-state-falls-out-of-top-25-and-1-after-loss-to-duke/

#14. Memphis - Alex Lomax came off the bench and got 17 points in Tuesday's 71-56 victory over Bradley. The Tigers are now 5-0 without James Wiseman.

#25. Oklahoma State - Yor Anei finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and four blocks in Friday's 78-37 victory over Ole Miss. The Cowboys' perfect record features three wins over top-100 KenPom teams.

#26. West Virginia - Derek Culver came off the bench and scored a career-high 25 points in Sunday's 86-81 win over Rhode Island. The Mountaineers are 7-0 for the first time since the 2015-16 season

[Aargh]

Tulane (7-1) got 1 vote in the coach's poll. I have a feeling someone voted based solely on the W/L record without any further evaluation.

In Tulane's 7 wins, their opponents have a combined W/L record of 8-38.

[TheShocktocles]

I am sure this win over OSU will help Kstate and Texas Tech gets some more votes in the Coaches poll. Kansas State has 10 votes now and that number will go up.

[ShockerPrez]

I am sure this win over OSU will help Kstate and Texas Tech gets some more votes in the Coaches poll. Kate has 10 votes now and that number will go up.

A loss to Bradley should disqualify KState from being in the Top 25 for a month.

[wichshock65]

[Shockm]

Very interesting. Our defensive metric is higher than West Virginia this week. My oh my, "How the World Turns".

[WuShock Reaper]

Louisville is the new No. 1 in Andy Katz's latest college basketball rankings - NCAA.COM

ANDY KATZ, CORRESPONDENT
DECEMBER 9, 2019

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2019-12-09/college-basketball-rankings-louisville-no-1-katzs-power-36

21. Memphis (26): Precious Achiuwa continues to be one of the top freshmen in the country that is getting no love

25. West Virginia (20): The Mountaineers did lose their first game of the season at St. John’s in a late possession game. Fine. This is still an elite squad.

33. Wichita State (NR): The Shockers crushed Oklahoma State on Sunday. Their only loss was to West Virginia in Cancun.

Dropped out: Saint Mary’s, Florida, Florida State, Oklahoma State, Temple, Penn State, DePaul.

[WuShock Reaper]

AP and Coaches Polls are out for 12/09/19:

https://apnews.com/APTop25CollegeBasketballPoll

https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaa.../coaches-poll/

Team of Interest:
#13/17 Memphis (previous #15/18)
#37/NR West Virginia (previous #32/35)
#40/29 VCU (previous #41/31)
#NR/31 Oklahoma (previous #39/34)
#NR/32 Oklahoma State (previous #30/25)
#NR/37 Wichita State (previous #NR/39)


Other Teams of Interest:
None

Comments or Off The Boiard:
#NR/NR SMU (previous #44/NR)
#NR/NR Tulane (previous #NR/44)

[Maizerunner08]

AP not buying the Shockers yet. Like others mentioned, we’re a ranked team if we go 2-0 over the next two weeks.

[asiseeit]

My personal judgement is right around #45 right now but trending towards 30-35. I see us winning Saturday and probably
losing against VCU then winning at least the next 4. Still on my target of 24 W's and an 8 seed

[WstateU]

My personal judgement is right around #45 right now but trending towards 30-35. I see us winning Saturday and probably
losing against VCU then winning at least the next 4. Still on my target of 24 W's and an 8 seed

Losing at home to VCU? Sorry, I just don’t see that happening.