2019-20 National Rankings

[WstateU]

Curious to see where Memphis ends up also

I’d say the same drop as Duke had when they lost at home to SFA.

[shox1989]

We will either move up one, perhaps two places and I'm leaning closer to two spots. We will move ahead of #23 Iowa as they lost to #21 Penn State. Will we move ahead of #16 West Virginia? This the key to moving two sports. I think it will be close.

Also, our total AP Voter points will definitely get better as the following teams behind WSU all lost this last week:

#26 Colorado
#27 Xavier
#28 DePaul
#29 Washington
#30 Northern Iowa
#31 Utah State
#32 Saint Mary's College
#33 Marquette

I think there is a chance WSU could move up more than 2 spots. Not only did all of those teams behind the Shockers lose, but many top 10 teams lost as well. This is a week that many voters could be shaking up their ballots. I believe many of them could give the Shockers another look. When they see the NET rating and the recent quality wins, I think there is a good chance WSU will move up on a lot of ballots, including appearing for the first time on nearly every ballot.

[WuShock Reaper]

Top 25 and 1 - CBS Sports

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-auburn-san-diego-state-up-in-top-25-and-1-after-remaining-unbeaten/

by Gary Parrish (Not an AP Voter)
Posted: 01/05/20, 10:30 am cst

#13 West Virginia (previous #13)
The Mountaineers missed 11 of the 14 3-pointers they attempted in Saturday's 60-53 loss at Kansas. West Virginia finished with 16 turnovers and just seven assists in the game

#21 Memphis (previous #6)
Precious Achiuwa's 20 points and 15 rebounds couldn't prevent Memphis from losing 65-62 to Georgia on Saturday. The Tigers were missing their second-leading scorer, D.J. Jeffries, because of what was described as flu-like symptoms.

#26 Wichita State (previous #26)
Erik Stevenson finished with 29 points and six rebounds in Saturday's 74-54 victory over Ole Miss. The Shockers will take a seven-game winning streak into Thursday's game with Memphis.

[wichshock65]

Top 25 and 1 - CBS Sports

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-auburn-san-diego-state-up-in-top-25-and-1-after-remaining-unbeaten/

by Gary Parrish (Not an AP Voter)
Posted: 01/05/20, 10:30 am cst

#13 West Virginia (previous #13)
The Mountaineers missed 11 of the 14 3-pointers they attempted in Saturday's 60-53 loss at Kansas. West Virginia finished with 16 turnovers and just seven assists in the game

#21 Memphis (previous #6)
Precious Achiuwa's 20 points and 15 rebounds couldn't prevent Memphis from losing 65-62 to Georgia on Saturday. The Tigers were missing their second-leading scorer, D.J. Jeffries, because of what was described as flu-like symptoms.

#26 Wichita State (previous #26)
Erik Stevenson finished with 29 points and six rebounds in Saturday's 74-54 victory over Ole Miss. The Shockers will take a seven-game winning streak into Thursday's game with Memphis.

Will I get in trouble I use the middle finger emoji?

[WuShock Reaper]

College basketball rankings – Top 25: ,,,heating up - FanSided Sports

by Connor Muldowney (Not an AP Voter)
posted: 01/05/20, 5:00pm cst

https://fansided.com/2020/01/05/college-basketball-rankings-top-25-duke-kansas-heating-up/

"...Two top-five teams lost in Week 9 and five top-10 teams did as well as we will see plenty of shakeups in the upcoming Top 25 rankings.

College basketball rankings entering Week 10

25. Wichita State Shockers (13-1)
Wichita State played an SEC team in Week 9 before getting back to strictly focusing on conference play. The Shockers handled Ole Miss by 20 points and took care of East Carolina, but I don’t think they’ll get much respect from AP voters, especially with Arizona piecing together a 28-point win over a top rival.

19. West Virginia Mountaineers (11-2)
West Virginia had a chance to really sky-rocket in the rankings just one week after a win over Ohio State but the Mountaineers couldn’t pull off the upset over Kansas on the road. They still have plenty of talent and will make a run at the Big 12 title, but the Mountaineers need to get some confidence back next week. Not a bad drop coming.

13. Memphis Tigers (12-2)
Life without James Wiseman is going to be difficult, but Penny Hardaway and the Tigers shouldn’t have too much of a problem with the AAC. The Tigers beast Tulane to start the week but then Georgia came to town and stole a win. What do we make of this team?..."

[WuShock Reaper]

College Basketball Power Rankings:,,,? - ESPN

by Jeff Borzello, Staff Writer
posted: 01/05/20, 7:12 PM CT

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...an-diego-state

"10. West Virginia Mountaineers (11-2), Previous ranking: 11

Dropped out: Memphis (10), Villanova (13), Michigan (14)

In the waiting room
Wichita State: The Shockers can make an AAC statement this week when they play host to Memphis on Thursday. There's no clear-cut favorite in the league, with Wichita, Memphis and Houston all looking the part so far. A win over the Tigers could get Wichita State into the Power Rankings, as the Shockers have just a loss to West Virginia in the negative column thus far

Memphis: The Tigers' overall resume probably wasn't worthy of a top-10 ranking in the first place, and their home loss to Georgia sends them plummeting out of the rankings. The loss did come without D.J. Jeffries, the team's second-leading scorer and rebounder. They'll have a big opportunity to get back in the mix this week, with an AAC showdown against Wichita State."

[pie n eye]

”Tigers shouldn’t have too much of a problem with the AAC”?

I guess we’ll see about that.

[Topshock]

Top 25 and 1 - CBS Sports

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-auburn-san-diego-state-up-in-top-25-and-1-after-remaining-unbeaten/

by Gary Parrish (Not an AP Voter)
Posted: 01/05/20, 10:30 am cst

#13 West Virginia (previous #13)
The Mountaineers missed 11 of the 14 3-pointers they attempted in Saturday's 60-53 loss at Kansas. West Virginia finished with 16 turnovers and just seven assists in the game

#21 Memphis (previous #6)
Precious Achiuwa's 20 points and 15 rebounds couldn't prevent Memphis from losing 65-62 to Georgia on Saturday. The Tigers were missing their second-leading scorer, D.J. Jeffries, because of what was described as flu-like symptoms.

#26 Wichita State (previous #26)
Erik Stevenson finished with 29 points and six rebounds in Saturday's 74-54 victory over Ole Miss. The Shockers will take a seven-game winning streak into Thursday's game with Memphis.

He drops Memphis 15 spots when they lose by 3 with a starter sick and Nova 2 spots when they lose by 11

Creighton loses by 14. Shockers win by 20 but those two stay at the same ranking.

I think I will fire him too!

[WSUwatcher]

College Basketball Power Rankings:,,,? - ESPN

by Jeff Borzello, Staff Writer
posted: 01/05/20, 7:12 PM CT

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...an-diego-state

"10. West Virginia Mountaineers (11-2), Previous ranking: 11

Dropped out: Memphis (10), Villanova (13), Michigan (14)

In the waiting room
Wichita State: The Shockers can make an AAC statement this week when they play host to Memphis on Thursday. There's no clear-cut favorite in the league, with Wichita, Memphis and Houston all looking the part so far. A win over the Tigers could get Wichita State into the Power Rankings, as the Shockers have just a loss to West Virginia in the negative column thus far

Memphis: The Tigers' overall resume probably wasn't worthy of a top-10 ranking in the first place, and their home loss to Georgia sends them plummeting out of the rankings. The loss did come without D.J. Jeffries, the team's second-leading scorer and rebounder. They'll have a big opportunity to get back in the mix this week, with an AAC showdown against Wichita State."

Thanks, Reaper. Reading Borzello's piece reminded me that his power rankings only go 16 deep. Thus, his three "waiting room" teams ( Dayton was the other) are by definition #17 through #19 in his assessment.

[shox1989]

Mark Berman has WSU at #19 on his ballot this week (WSU was #21 last week):https://www.roanoke.com/sports/colle...08f4cf942.html

[pogo]

NM

[Dan]

#20 on Luke DeCock, 24 last week.
https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/...238994433.html

23 on Jerry Carino
https://www.app.com/story/sports/col...ll/2807041001/

24 on Rob Dauster

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6-Gnd4hq8O/?igshid=1uixq8adz1zpi

[Dan]

#18 on the Jay Bilas Rating Index
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...-20-version-20

[KraRam]

Luke DeCock’s AP Top 25 basketball poll ballot: Week 10

Shocks at #20
Memphis out, was #10

[wichshock65]

Luke DeCock’s AP Top 25 basketball poll ballot: Week 10

Shocks at #20
Memphis out, was #10

A bit harsh for Memphis, huh?