Poll Watch (2013-14 Edition)

[newshock1234]

Our Favorite AP lawrence voter Tom Keegan ranked us #1

http://www2.kusports.com/weblogs/double-chin-music/2014/mar/3/kansas-drops-to-no-8-in-associated-press/

[shockmonster]

I think K-State is one of those 'druther not play them teams' because, like the Shocks, they generally get after it defensively.

But all they have inside is Gibson. I think that we'd match up well with K State on a neutral court. They only have one outside shooter (PG forgot his name) and Foster can hit the outside shot and slash to the rim, but we have Cotton for him. I like our chances. If we hit some outside shots, it wouldn't be a game.

[WSUwatcher]

Not a poll item per se: the BPI is someone's index and thus semi-objective (semi in the sense that it's objective given the criteria subjectively chosen to create the index), but I was impressed that in the latest "Basketball Power Index" on ESPN's site WSU has moved up to #4. Every week, the lovely and talented Doug Gottlieb becomes more isolated in his opinion.

[jdmee]

WSU loses two points and 1 first place vote in the Coaches poll.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2014/poll/2

[1972Shocker]

But all they have inside is Gibson. I think that we'd match up well with K State on a neutral court. They only have one outside shooter (PG forgot his name) and Foster can hit the outside shot and slash to the rim, but we have Cotton for him. I like our chances. If we hit some outside shots, it wouldn't be a game.

I think every game we play from here on out could be a game with the possible exception of a 1 - 16 matchup if we can secure that 1 seed. And even then you just never know for sure. Post-season play is such a crap shoot and strange things seem to happen. If I knew we would be as locked in as we were in the 1st half of the Missouri State game on both ends of the floor in every game we play I like our chances.

[CBB_Fan]

Speaking tournament matchups, I want soft teams. The softer, the better. We can grind out wins with the best of them, but doing so keeps possession counts low and makes it easier for a fluky game to cause problems. So give me Creighton, give me Duke, give me Michigan. Give me Iowa and Oklahoma and Oregon. Give me Iona and UCLA. If I were constructing a tournament, I'd want our bracket to look like:

1 Wichita State University
16 Anyone
(Note, all of the 8/9 teams are fairly close, and most are good on defense)
8 Xavier
9 George Washington

(Honestly, I'd take the 8/9s over most of the 4/5s)
5 Oklahoma
12 Green Bay
4 UCLA
13 Iona

6 Iowa
11 Baylor
3 Creighton
14 Georgia State

7 New Mexico
10 California
2 Duke
15 Davidson

I know that group would never be actually assembled as a bracket, but that is what I think we'd do best against. Average defensive rank of 93 for teams seeded 2-15, with George Washington having the best defensive ranking at 26. I challenge anyone to assemble an easier bracket than one filling with teams that only play offense.

[fansince80s]

Can they take the #5-10 teams that keep losing aka Ku and move them down past #10 and move up the batch #10-16 or so in their place?

[Shock Top]

Will this team be the only undefeated team to NOT be ranked #1 at some point in the season??

[tgcshock]

Will this team be the only undefeated team to NOT be ranked #1 at some point in the season??

I believe that we will be ranked #1 at the end of the season. Does that count?

[The Mad Hatter]

I believe that we will be ranked #1 at the end of the season. Does that count?

That's the only one that counts.

[ShockerPrez]

I want big conference teams in our bracket.

[forevershockerfan]

Will this team be the only undefeated team to NOT be ranked #1 at some point in the season??

An Announcer recently said he did not think the voters would give us that #1 slot.

[shocker51]

WSU 2nd in both polls Villanova 3rd, Arizona 4th, KU 10th in both polls

[MadaboutWu]

We pick up one of Arizona's number 1 votes to capture 15 out of 65. Still have 7 of 32 with the coaches.

Saint Louis's win at UMASS clinching the A10 was massive for them ending their three game skid and basically letting them hold steady at 18 (down 1 from last week). A fourth loss would have surely dropped them out.

[jdmee]

We picked up 19 points in the AP. We are currently ranked 1st 15 ballots, 2nd on 49 ballots and 3rd on 1 ballot for 1574 points.
We picked up 6 points in the Coaches. We are currently ranked 1st on 7 ballots and 2nd on 25 for 775 points.