2017-18 National Rankings

[asiseeit]

It looks to me like Virginia and Villanova are in a class by themselves and then a drop off
to #3 Purdue and Cincy #4. Throw a blanket over the next 20-25 teams. Right now we
are NOT a top twenty team but I am okay with that. Really need a win tomorrow night and
down the road we need to, at the very least, split with Cincy.

[Play Angry]

Guessing we clock in at #23.

We've used all of our mulligans with the pollsters and will have to finish strong if we'd like to see a number next to our name down the stretch.

[WuShock Reaper]

"2018 NCAA Basketball Top 25 (2/5/18)" - The Grueling Truth

By Mike Goodpaster - February 5, 2018

http://thegruelingtruth.net/basketball/ncaa-basketball/2018-ncaa-basketball-top-25-2-5-18/

#6) Cincinnati Bearcats – The Bearcats have now won 14-straight and have run away with the AAC.

#20) Wichita State Shockers – The Shockers have three Ken Pom top-50 wins so far this season.

[WuShock Reaper]

"Luke DeCock’s AP Top 25 basketball poll ballot: Week 14" - News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)

by LuKe DeCock
February 05, 2018 09:13 AM

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/s...198413569.html

6. Cincinnati (8)

Apropos of nothing: I’m so disappointed in Wichita State. I still think that can be a Final Four team, but it’s certainly not a top-25 team right now.

OUT: Wichita State (24)

[WuShock Reaper]

"My weekly AP college basketball Top 25 ballot" - WDRB

By Rick Bozich
Posted: Feb 05, 2018 8:03 AM CST

http://www.wdrb.com/story/37427855/bozich-my-weekly-ap-college-basketball-top-25-ballot

4. Cincinnati (21-2) – Anybody still missing Bob Huggins? Props to Mick Cronin, a former Louisville assistant.

23. Wichita State (17-5) – The Shockers have been a bit of a disappointment.

[WuShock Reaper]

"Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball poll: Jerry Carino's ballot" - Gannett New jersey

By Jerry Carino
Published 5:00 a.m. ET Feb. 5, 2018

https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/2018/02/05/associated-press-top-25-mens-basketball-poll-jerry-carinos-ballot/305829002/

6. Cincinnati (21-2)

20. Wichita State (17-5)

[WuShock Reaper]

"Murray's AP Top 25: Auburn the nation's big surprise, North Carolina trending backward" - Reno Gazette-Journal

by Chris Murray,
Published 7:47 a.m. PT Feb. 5, 2018

http://www.rgj.com/story/sports/college/nevada/2018/02/05/murrays-ap-top-25-auburn-nations-big-surprise-north-carolina-trending-backward/306877002/

7. Cincinnati (8)

24. Wichita State (21)

[LoneStar48]

I don't disagree with anything your last 5 posts shared. I think there are a whole bunch of teams in that 10-30 range that could easily be swapped with each other. And DeCock's comment about the disappointment; I really agree with that. We're used to that long climb up the polls; nothing new!

[Play Angry]

We are #22 in this week's AP Poll.

[ShockTalk]

No complaints from me. Now, time to get to work.

[Dan]

gotta win the next 2, no room for error if we wanna stay ranked

[WstateU]

[WuShock Reaper]

As a comparison to Pre-Season Rankings to Week 14 AP Rankings:

Pre-Season	Wk 14	Team	Diff
3	13	Arizona	-10
5	24	Kentucky	-19
7	22	Wichita State	-15
8	38	Florida	-30
9	21	North Carolina	-12
10	NR	USC	-15

Other Teams that have dopped significantly as well:

13	25	Miami	-12
14	NR	Notre Dame
15	NR	Minnesota
16	NR	Louisville
19	NR	Northwestern
21	NR	UCLA
24	NR	Baylor
25	NR	Texas A&M

[WuDrWu]

Jans #29, Forbes #41.

That's 152 times ranked all time in the AP poll.

[El_Wu]

We are still getting so much love. That is rare. Heck if we would have lost the same amount of games in the MVC we would have been gone from the rankings a long time ago. Heck probably after the first loss in conference play. Just look at the blue blood programs. NC and Kentucky are both right next to us. This is not a typical college basketball season. That's for sure. SN its not just us.

[Singeril]

Just win...the rankings will take care of themselves. If we win out, we can still at least tie for the conference title. That's the most important thing at this point.