Poll Watch (2013-14 Edition)

[pogo]

Still wouldn't be shocked if Nova jumps us come Monday. I never thought I'd pull for Creighton again, but for our own good, get it done Dougie. Poll wise and seed wise.

That is blasphemous. I hope that school that left the mo valley and shall remain nameless dwells forever in the shadow of despair and defeat.

[SHOCKvalue]

That is blasphemous. I hope that school that left the mo valley and shall remain nameless dwells forever in the shadow of despair and defeat.

Don't worry, they will. It starts at the conclusion of their final game of 2013-2014.

[Shocktoberfest]

Don't worry, they will. It starts at the conclusion of their final game of 2013-2014.

Without a doubt.

[T.VuOP]

I also think Villanova may jump ahead. Their only loss is to Syracuse. If you don't want CU to help, guess we have to wait longer for #4

[Speed]

ESPN Radio is Sirius ran ESPN news. They compared Syracuse against WSU. Of course WSU had a much easier game to remain undefeated.
At this point, you'd think WSU never plays on the road & always schedules juco schools. Nevermind that Syracuse had a close game at home against Pitt. And WSU handled them convincingly in March. New conference or not, WSU needs to get on TV. Not internet, not some crappy local cable coverage an actual TV broadcast. WSU can win the title game & still be ranked #3.

[Cdizzle]

WSU can win the title game & still be ranked #3.

I'd take that.

[shox1989]

Still wouldn't be shocked if Nova jumps us come Monday. I never thought I'd pull for Creighton again, but for our own good, get it done Dougie. Poll wise and seed wise.

I think there is a good chance the Shocks are #5 in the AP poll and #4 in the coaches poll this week.

[jocoshock]

Dickie V's top 5
@DickieV: Top 5 Arizona - Cuse - MSU- Villanova - Wichita St - How many of u would have these pre season as ur top 5? Not me!

[shocks02]

Dickie V's top 5
@DickieV: Top 5 Arizona - Cuse - MSU- Villanova - Wichita St - How many of u would have these pre season as ur top 5? Not me!

Dickie V had Nova at #7 last week. Not sure how a home win over Depaul is worthy of a move up to #4?? Anyways, that is 3 of the 11 points Nova needs to jump us right there.

[ShockerFever]

Let the Nova jumping begin. Oh well.

Gives us more motivation to annihilate those posers on Wednesday.

[KC Shox]

ESPN Radio is Sirius ran ESPN news. They compared Syracuse against WSU. Of course WSU had a much easier game to remain undefeated.
At this point, you'd think WSU never plays on the road & always schedules juco schools. Nevermind that Syracuse had a close game at home against Pitt. And WSU handled them convincingly in March. New conference or not, WSU needs to get on TV. Not internet, not some crappy local cable coverage an actual TV broadcast. WSU can win the title game & still be ranked #3.

You're right of course, but then you made the mistake of comparing this year's Pitt versus the Pitt we faced in March. Two entirely different teams. This year's Pitt - No Tray Woodall, no Steven Adams, no Dante Taylor, no JJ Moore.

[ShockerFever]

Pitt is such a sham. They haven't played or beaten anybody. They have a worst SOS than us (and they even play in the ACC). They have ZERO Top 50 wins. Such a farce. Greasy Jamie Dixon loads up their schedule with patsies, creates a gaudy, deceiving record and everyone just assumes Pitt must be good.

They aren't. They're garbage.

[Heinro]

That is blasphemous. I hope that school that left the mo valley and shall remain nameless dwells forever in the shadow of despair and defeat.

The debate continues: Wichita State's own good or Creighton's downfall. My Creighton hatred does not override my desire for Wichita State's best possible situation. If we want a 1 seed or a high seed come tourney time, Villanova is a team we have to root against. The Big East is weak enough I think Villanova can slice and dice that league and quite frankly Creighton might be the only team that has a shot to beat them. I mean Evansville blew a win at Xavier, who is clearly the #3 team in that conference; Georgetown looks awful; Providence may be tough but come on; the remainder is Depaul, Seton Hall, Marquette, Butler and St. Johns. So if we want things to go our way, we're searching for Villanova losses.

At the end of the day, as a hypothetical, if WSU needs Creighton to be a protected seed to get a 1, I'll root for that all day. Anyway, I take solace in the fact that after this year CU loses McDermott, Wragge, Gibbs, and Manigat and will struggle to win a game in the Big East next year.

[WuDrWu]

Pitt is such a sham. They haven't played or beaten anybody. They have a worst SOS than us (and they even play in the ACC). They have ZERO Top 50 wins. Such a farce. Greasy Jamie Dixon loads up their schedule with patsies, creates a gaudy, deceiving record and everyone just assumes Pitt must be good.

They aren't. They're garbage.

Oh boy, here we go........

[shox1989]

Dickie V's top 5
@DickieV: Top 5 Arizona - Cuse - MSU- Villanova - Wichita St - How many of u would have these pre season as ur top 5? Not me!

Evidence of what I am concerned about. WSU only had a 11 point lead over Villanova last week. Dickie V by himself has just cut that lead to 8 points. The good news is that WSU has a much bigger lead in the coaches poll so the chances are very good that WSU will move up to #4 in the coaches poll. I am not very optimistic about the AP poll. Dickie V is just one ballot, but it is not a good start.