Poll Watch, 2012-13 Edition

[Dan]

polls are irrelevant at this point. We just have to figure out how to win games again.

[newshock1234]

Yup I went from hoping for a good seed to hoping we just make the tournament

[rrshock]

Yup I went from hoping for a good seed to hoping we just make the tournament

I think the boat that we are all in right now is about the size of the Titanic. I just hope it isn't sinking like the aforementioned ship.

[SubGod22]

We're not out of the tournament yet. We only have ONE bad loss and that's not going to kill us as we have good wins that counter it. Now, if we continue to play with our heads squarely in our sphincters we can begin to worry.

[rrshock]

I personally don't want to see WSU ranked again this season until the final poll after the tournament is done. They play like crap when they are ranked. Please, please, please keep us out of the polls!

[ShockerGorilla]

Bill Self joins the melt down.

http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/1897859

I would enjoy this a lot more if we weren't in the depths of despair ourselves.

[1972Shocker]

I suppose misery loves company but I just as soon avoid the misery altogether. Let's hope that playing Misery State proves to be our breaking away from that crowd and not a continuance of our current miserable state of being.

[Shox21]

From Jason King on ESPN:"Suddenly moving down to the bubble: Wichita State"

[ShockerFever]

From Jason King on ESPN:"Suddenly moving down to the bubble: Wichita State"

So I guess KU must be as well?

[KC Shox]

From Jason King on ESPN:"Suddenly moving down to the bubble: Wichita State"

He's right. Our RPI is now at 41, with Southern Miss as our only top 50 win now that VCU has lost 5 games. 4 of our next 6 MO Valley games are against teams with RPIs of 130 plus. The Detroit game has suddenly grown in importance.

[ShockerFever]

He's right. Our RPI is now at 41, with Southern Miss as our only top 50 win now that VCU has lost 5 games. 4 of our next 6 MO Valley games are against teams with RPIs of 130 plus. The Detroit game has suddenly grown in importance.

I guess Creighton doesn't count anymore?

[shocker3]

He's right. Our RPI is now at 41, with Southern Miss as our only top 50 win now that VCU has lost 5 games. 4 of our next 6 MO Valley games are against teams with RPIs of 130 plus. The Detroit game has suddenly grown in importance.

We still have a top 50 win over Creighton as well.

[Rocky Mountain Shock]

VCU is at only 52 and has plenty of potential to raise that with their remaining games. Don't count them out yet.

[rialaigh]

We're not out of the tournament yet. We only have ONE bad loss and that's not going to kill us as we have good wins that counter it. Now, if we continue to play with our heads squarely in our sphincters we can begin to worry.

We have 3 bad losses, one okay loss, and one semi good loss. That is it, flat out, and if we lose any 3 out of the next 7 we are going to the NIT unless we win the MVC tourny. I may be so bold as to say if we lose 2 out of the next 7 and drop the MVC tourny in the first or second round then we are going to the NIT, again, doesn't matter who the losses are to.

[ShockerFever]

We have 3 bad losses, one okay loss, and one semi good loss. That is it, flat out, and if we lose any 3 out of the next 7 we are going to the NIT unless we win the MVC tourny. I may be so bold as to say if we lose 2 out of the next 7 and drop the MVC tourny in the first or second round then we are going to the NIT, again, doesn't matter who the losses are to.

If you're gonna start talking about NIT, then you better be looking at the whole picture, not just WSU's resume. There are not a lot of busty resumes towards the bottom of the at-large pool this year. While WSU is definitely killing themselves right now, it's not Armageddon.. yet. They can still stop the bleeding. SIU is the real bad loss. Evansville and UNI are so-so losses. They aren't killers like SIU was. Bottom line, yes they do need to start winning more than losing down the stretch.