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Also, the "Aggies go to war" exhibit was put together by the people of Bastogne, Belgium. It was a great tribute to all the people who fought to liberate Europe (like my father). Great rememberance on the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor day.
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Haslametrics (#15) and KenPom (#16) rank the Shockers in the Top 20 as of today. Should the Shockers beat both OU and OSU by double digits which IMO is possible, what would be the impact on the aforementioned rankings?
Haslametrics (#15) and KenPom (#16) rank the Shockers in the Top 20 as of today. Should the Shockers beat both OU and OSU by double digits which IMO is possible, what would be the impact on the aforementioned rankings?
Well, our kenpom would probably be top 10, but our AP human poll ranking might get us in the upper teens if we're lucky.
Or basically a rehash of the same logical mismatch we've seen many times over the past five years.
Yeah no shame in losing to OK St. and the Sooners. Look for us to move into the Top-10 after those 2 losses and a Lunardi seed bump to #2. Oh wait...we don't live in that "bubble" do we...
AP Poll History of Wichita St:
Number of Times Ranked: 157
Number of Times Ranked #1: 1
Number of Times Top 5: 32 (Most Recent - 2017)
Number of Times Top 10: 73 (Most Recent - 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017)
Highest Recent AP Ranking:
#3 - Dec. 2017
#2 ~ March 2014
Highest Recent Coaches Poll Ranking:
#2 ~ March 2014
Finished 2013 Season #4
I will note more importantly that our kenpom and haslametric rankings are above Creighton's. Not that we should care too much about them, but rather it is good to know that even in their best year we'll still be better as long as Marshall is the coach.
I'm not counting on quality losses to the Oklahoma teams, especially the Intrust game against OSU; but really, 1976 -- why shouldn't it work for WSU? We're in the same state as the Chickenhawks are, so doesn't that mean we're sort of in Beakerland?
I will note more importantly that our kenpom and haslametric rankings are above Creighton's. Not that we should care too much about them, but rather it is good to know that even in their best year we'll still be better as long as Marshall is the coach.
Creighton is part of the sacred Big East, and WSU is not; Creighton is one of the current flavors of the month, whereas WSU lost that oppotrtunity by not completing the comeback against Michigan State; Creighton has the redemption story of P'Allen Foster going for them, whereas WSU has a bunch of solid citizens.
So that accounts for the polls. Meanwhile, I'd be delighted personally to see a combination of seeds that would give WSU a shot against Creighton in the NCAA tournament -- that game should keep the Jayboys' streak of tournament futility going for yet another year.
I'm not counting on quality losses to the Oklahoma teams, especially the Intrust game against OSU; but really, 1976 -- why shouldn't it work for WSU? We're in the same state as the Chickenhawks are, so doesn't that mean we're sort of in Beakerland?
IMO Beakerland is a state of mind not a physical entity - unless, of course, one is speaking about the Walmart parking lot in Johnson County in the State of Kansas.
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