Shocks #24 in ESPN power rankings

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http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/powerrankings

[Shock Top]

You can click on the Voter's links at the top, to see where each of them had us.

Also, what a big fall from grace for CU. Can't said I'm terribly sad to see it happen though.

[Shock Top]

Looks again like no love from the College Hoops crew (Katz, Gottlieb and Lunardi).

Keep hatin' kids. Just fuels our fire more!

[ShockerFever]

Bilas is one of the better analysts. He knows his stuff.

Not surprised in the sneer from Katz. He's butthurt with our fanbase.



Looks like Dickie V has joined the party.

[shocker3]

Looks again like no love from the College Hoops crew (Katz, Gottlieb and Lunardi).

Keep hatin' kids. Just fuels our fire more!

Actually the reason we are ranked is because we are getting a lot of love from 3 guys: Gasaway- 10, Bilas -13, and Eamon Brennan-16.

Several well known espn pundits don't have us on their ballot at all: Fraschilla (kind of surprises me), Gottlieb (he thinks we are a bubble team), Katz, and Lunardi.

[ShockerFever]

Actually the reason we are ranked is because we are getting a lot of love from 3 guys: Gasaway- 10, Bilas -13, and Eamon Brennan-16.

Several well known espn pundits don't have us on their ballot at all: Rece, Fraschilla (kind of surprises me), Gottlieb (he thinks we are a bubble team), Katz, and Lunardi.

Rece Davis has given us love all year in this thing. He currently has us at #17.

[_kai_]

Rece Davis has given us love all year in this thing. He currently has us at #17.

Does Rece have a connection with WSU? He seems to consistently pump up the Shockers, not just this season.

[ShockerFever]

Does Rece have a connection with WSU? He seems to consistently pump up the Shockers, not just this season.

Not that I know of, but he's a guy I'd want in my corner. He also knows his stuff.

[shocker3]

Rece Davis has given us love all year in this thing. He currently has us at #17.

Thanks. I must be blind. I was surprised when I thought he didn't have us listed, because he has been giving us love for years. Corrected.

[_kai_]

Not that I know of, but he's a guy I'd want in my corner. He also knows his stuff.

My favorite ESPN guys, in no order are Jay Bilas, Rece, Eamonn, and Gasaway.

I might be biased, as those tend to be the only 4 that give WSU any type of love on ESPN.

Gottlieb has got some sand in his underwear or something.

[GoShockers89]

Gottlieb has histortically had some nice things to say about us.

Win on Saturday and the love will flow like at Woodstock.

[ShockerFever]

Gottlieb has got some sand in his underwear or something.

He and Katz must be sharing the same bed sheets.

[calfan]

If WSU and Creighton were in a BCS conference,
they could have twice as many losses and still possibly be in the top 25

[ShockerFever]

Gottlieb has histortically had some nice things to say about us.

Win on Saturday and the love will flow like at Woodstock.

This is true but he is out of his league right now calling WSU a "bubble team". Maybe, he has a different definition of "bubble team". Maybe he calls any other team outside of "lock" status a bubble team. If that's the case, then I agree with him. If he's using the traditional definition of bubble team, then he is way off at the moment. There are about 15-20 teams between WSU and the cut line. Either he has a really big bubble or has no earthly clue what he is talking about. If we hold our own down the stretch, we are dancing rather easily.

[shox1989]

WSU remains #1 in this weeks ESPN "mid-major" POWER RANKINGS (We have pretty much been #1 all year). CU moves up to #2 (replacing St. Mary's College which drops to 3rd).

The rankings were done on February 7, before CU lost to UE.

And Murry St. which was #9 last week, has dropped out of the top 15. So ironically, they are ranked in the top 10 in the national polls and aren't even in the top 15 of mid-majors.

This ranking system uses computer stats, no human element involved.

Here is what they say about WSU and CU this week:

Wichita State Shockers (20-4, 11-2)After back-to-back wins pulled the Shockers into a first-place tie in the MVC, they now embark on a rough five-game stretch that includes trips to Creighton and Davidson. You have to love the fact they control the defensive backboards, limit opponents' free throwsand lock down teams from 3-point land, a combination that forces foes to be incredibly efficient from 2-point range. As Wichita State's record shows, that bodes well for success over the long haul.

Creighton Bluejays (21-3, 11-2)
Despite their three-point loss to Northern Iowa over the weekend, the Bluejays now lead the entire country in effective field goal percentage (59.0), which is truly staggering. They're outstanding both inside (54.7 percent) and outside (44.8 percent) the arc, which obviously creates a pick-your-poison scenario for opponents. We've discussed Creighton's defensive deficiencies at length in previous weeks, but the fact they limit second shots and don't foul particularly often helps mitigate those problems.

http://insider.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7551199/mid-major-power-rankings-saint-mary-gaels-good-shape-ncb?addata=2009_insdr_mod_ncb_xxx_xxx