2014-15 National Rankings

[shocks02]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/rankings/ap AP poll is out

[Dave Stalwart]

UNI is back bay bay. Don't screw it up again!

[jocoshock]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/rankings/ap AP poll is out

Up two spots to #13...

[Play Angry]

About what you'd expect- no major gripes.

[pie n eye]

Looks like Big 12(10) is well on it's way to being the most overrated conference of the year.

[Play Angry]

Here is this week's voter breakdown: http://collegepolltracker.com/basketball/team/wsu2/2014

Highest votes: Chris Dachille and Joey Johnston, #9
Lowest votes: Cormac Gordon and Brandon Marcello, #18


57 out of 65 ballots had us grouped anywhere between 10 and 16- pretty tight spread once again this week.

[shockerfanmas]

Or it'll be better because they'll have done it against a far better SOS.

Don't start making these cheap excuses. If Kentucky goes undefeated, it's every bit as special, or more so, than what we did last year. Don't be one of those people looking to find ways to tear apart an undefeated season. That would be beyond hypocritical from any WSU fan.

(Not to mention that Cle was clearly a first round NBA player. Him falling to the start of the second round was more about money than talent.)

Right, both of them would be special, but let's be real, the SEC is 3 times a tougher conference than the MVC, even if the MVC is improved this season. Yep, Cle probably should have been a first rounder, but he's in the NBA none the less. An undefeated season is special, no matter what.

[Cdizzle]

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

Static at 15. Teams like KState (9-7 KenPom 91, RPI 137) and Michigan (9-6, KenPom 76, RPI 93) getting votes (no, I am not kidding). UNC jumped 6 spots in a week they split results against Top 25 teams, both at home. Might be time for me to stop clicking on that link.

I'll leave it to you to guess who voted a GM-coached team the lowest on the panel.

[Ashockalypse]

Shockerfanmas if you want to blow the entire SEC that is your business but they are not 3 times better than the MVC, if at all. Please leave your inferiority complex at the door.

[martymoose]

Shockerfanmas if you want to blow the entire SEC that is your business but they are not 3 times better than the MVC, if at all. Please leave your inferiority complex at the door.

Actually they are almost exactly 3 times better than the Valley was last year. We had 40% of our teams in the 200+ RPI range...they have 7%. 30% of our teams were in the top 100...71% of theirs are. Their conference RPI ranks 4th, while ours was 11th last year. So I think it's fair to say they are significatly better than the Valley was last year.

[shockerfanmas]

Shockerfanmas if you want to blow the entire SEC that is your business but they are not 3 times better than the MVC, if at all. Please leave your inferiority complex at the door.

Please see the post of MartyMoose and then maybe you'll understand why we say the SEC is better. It doesn't really take much to figure it out. That is all. Please leave your rose colored glasses at the door.

[ShockerFever]

Is it required for all resident officials to use "that is all" in the majority of their posts?

[Shockeriffic]

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

Static at 15. Teams like KState (9-7 KenPom 91, RPI 137) and Michigan (9-6, KenPom 76, RPI 93) getting votes (no, I am not kidding). UNC jumped 6 spots in a week they split results against Top 25 teams, both at home. Might be time for me to stop clicking on that link.

I'll leave it to you to guess who voted a GM-coached team the lowest on the panel.

There is something wrong with Andy Katz. He's the guy throwing votes at K-State and Michigan.

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

Despite the recent complaints that there has been an increase in fighting between posters on Shockernet, this is one issue that we all can come together and agree on...

There are some major bozos getting voting privledges in the AP and Coaches Polls.

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

As a side note, I'm posting right now from Omaha. You could say that I'm surrounded by a lot of AP and Coaches Poll Voters, if you know what I mean. 😉