2017-18 National Rankings

[Rocky Mountain Shock]

#6.

Jumped UK and ND. Guess I'll have to put my pitchfork away.

https://collegebasketball.ap.org/poll

Keep the pitchfork handy for later in the season, though.

[Cdizzle]

Good point. Perhaps I should have said "put it down" instead of "put it away"

[ShockerFever]

The #82 team in KenPom?

My eyeballs don’t lie.

As Play Angry stated, they started extremely low and are stil victim to preseason stuff.

[ShockerFever]

Teams receiving votes from the Missouri Valley: Zero.

[SHOXAAC]

Only 4 points from Florida at #5.

[Cdizzle]

Actually 104. Looking for an assist from Cincy this week.

[FadedCrown]

Teams receiving votes from the Missouri Valley: Zero.

Uhh Valparaiso has 3 votes

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

My eyeballs don’t lie.

As Play Angry stated, they started extremely low and are stil victim to preseason stuff.

Was it the 3 single-digit wins over 200+ ranked teams that convinced you they are "top 25 good"?

[Cdizzle]

Was it the 3 single-digit wins over 200+ ranked teams that convinced you they are "top 25 good"?

Worked for Kentucky.

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

Cdizzle, Don't get me started yapping about using the RPI the first week of December.

[Cdizzle]

Using metrics to make an argument right now is useless. Agree to agree.

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

Not what I said, but whatever.

[ShockerFever]

Uhh Valparaiso has 3 votes

Oops. Go figure. WSU’s replacement.

[ShockerFever]

Was it the 3 single-digit wins over 200+ ranked teams that convinced you they are "top 25 good"?

Are we gonna start playing the numbers game on December 4th?

And do you actually ever watch college basketball outside of WSU or do you just compile logarithms all day?

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

Why won't you count my endless bracketology opinions as opinions of my own?

[ShockerFever]

Ok then you should’ve have a problem of giving me your Top 25.

Go.

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

Here you go. An opinion. TCU at #20 is ridiculous. They don’t belong in the top 30.

I haven't seen your complete top 25, and have no desire to be your errand boy.

[ShockingButTrue]

Worked for Kentucky.

All day

[Stickboy46]

I get the whole not ranking us ahead of ND. But for how long? The game was essentially a toss-up on a neutral court. Since then, both teams have played Top 20 road games. One team got blown out, the other won.

This... A 1 point win on a neutral court in which every conceivable break was required to win does not require them to be ranked ahead.

[OregonShocker]

Not directly a Shocker reference, but at least SOMEBODY is calling out dumb voters; somebody besides us, that is.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/poll-attacks-yes-washington-state-lost-to-uc-davis-but-still-moved-up-on-an-ap-ballot/

[WheatShock]

Not directly a Shocker reference, but at least SOMEBODY is calling out dumb voters; somebody besides us, that is.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...-an-ap-ballot/

Gary Parrish does this every week. Just goes to show how screwed up the poll system is.

[Dan]

Not directly a Shocker reference, but at least SOMEBODY is calling out dumb voters; somebody besides us, that is.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...-an-ap-ballot/

The funny thing about that article is that he says nothing of voters putting Kentucky in the Top 10. He says Georgetown is undefeated but hasn't played anybody, yet UK has one loss and also hasn't played anyone outside of that one loss.

[OregonShocker]

Agree with JH4P; if you look at Warren Nolan, for instance, this early on in the season there are some crazy rankings based on apparently nothing more than wins/opponents. Pretty funny to look at. Temple #5? Middle Tenn #7? Any bets this will change by the end of the season?

[ShockingButTrue]

Agree with Dan's assertion of -ahem- top 10. Didn't they lose 3 starters to the 1st round of the NBA draft?

If so, victories over the likes of UIC, 8 pt. victory over Troy, Vermont, etc. hardly scream elite. Nor is their come from behind win over Utah Valley State, although it should be considered noteworthy.

[Dan]

The fact that Kentucky is picked to win the conference is just as ludicrous. They have a brand new roster and play all freshmen. I will grant them that fact that they typically have talented freshmen, but I am of the mind that the team should have to prove something on the court before deserving such recognition. Kentucky's team had not even played one game together before the season started. They are getting a pass for past team's success.

[Horn28Clem30]

My eyeballs don’t lie.

As Play Angry stated, they started extremely low and are stil victim to preseason stuff.

Ask UNI fans, they're pissed that they aren't receiving votes. But when they beat UTA, Iowa State and Xavier the next 3 games, there's no way they'll not be in the top 25. Delusion at it's finest!