OFFICIAL: 2015-16 Preseason Rankings

[WuShock Reaper]

OFFICIAL: 2015-16 Preseason Rankings


09/17/15 - Blue Ribbon - (#11)
09/15/15 - Sporting News - (#9)
09/02/15 - Athlon Sports - (#14)
08/25/15 - Lindy's - (#7)
08/05/15 - ESPN (E. Brennan) - (#9)
05/08/15 - NBC Sports (R. Dauster) - (#13)
05/07/15 - SB Nation (M. Rutherford) - (#17)
05/04/15 - CBS Sports (G. Parrish) - (#11)
05/01/15 - NBC Sports (R. Dauster) - (#15)
04/21/15 - NBC Sports (R. Dauster) - (#13)
04/15/15 - NBC Sports (R. Dauster) - (#12)
04/08/15 - Sports Illustrated (S. Davis) - (#14)
04/07/15 - Yahoo Sports (J. Eisenberg) - (#12)
04/07/15 - USA Today (S. Gleeson) - (#13)
04/07/15 - USA Today (J. McIntyre) - (#23)
04/07/15 - ESPN (J. Lunardi) - (#21)
04/07/15 - ESPN (E. Brennan) - (#10)
04/06/15 - Sporting News (M. DeCourcy) - (#12)
04/06/15 - SB Nation (M. Rutherford) - (#24)
04/06/15 - NBC Sports (R. Dauster) - ("NR")
04/06/15 - CBS Sports (J. Rothstein) - (#8)
04/06/15 - CBS Sports (G. Parrish) - (#10)
04/06/15 - Bleacher Report (C.J. Moore) - (#15)

[shock]

Average rank of 13.26 (Dauster had us at 12)

[Steeleshocker]

Average rank of 13.3. Excluding Dauster because F that guy...

I don't know that an average is appropriate as Dauster has ADD and is responsible for 5-6 of these rankings.

Look at it more like a timeline.

[wufan]

The only rankings currently relevant are after August 1st. The average of those five is 10

[WSUwatcher]

The only rankings currently relevant are after August 1st. The average of those five is 10

Beat me to the punch, wufan.

I'd go even a step further and say that only rankings done after the start of school are currently relevant, because only those are based on the rosters that will actually take the court (pending injuries, suspensions, and other upheavals). Of course, that makes believing the magazines a little tricky, because some of them could be based on deadlines well before school started but only released more recently. Tenth seems about right, though.

[BostonWu]

Not one to get caught up in preseason rankings but I'd like to know the thought process behind a ranking outside the top 15.

[Cdizzle]

Not one to get caught up in preseason rankings but I'd like to know the thought process behind a ranking outside the top 15.

Have you ever visited Lawrence, KS?

[ShockdaWorld]

Not one to get caught up in preseason rankings but I'd like to know the thought process behind a ranking outside the top 15.

Power5 honk...no other legitimate thought process comes to such an abstract conclusion.

[tgcshock]

Lindy's seems like an outstanding publication. :)