This Weeks Rankings

[1979Shocker]

and WSU receives no votes in the coaches poll

And Texas Tech is the only team to drop out of the top 25. The coaches must have thought it wasn't a good win by use, which is why Tech didn't make the top 25.

[Shocker Rocker]

I don't even look at the coaches' poll. It's worthless. The only reason it exists is so that ESPN gets its name on something. That's it.

I'm disappointed that 'Diana' didn't at least throw us a bone. :D

Just because he's in the same conference doesn't mean he has to vote for us. With that said, let our Shocks leave no doubt in his mind on Jan. 16 that they are worthy!!!

[ShockerFever]

Polls aren't based on head-to-head meetings. They are simply a compiled list of Top 25 polls submitted in by people, added together, and this creates the *universal* poll.

When No.1 Duke lost to unranked Florida State a couple years ago, Florida State doesn't become the No.1 ranked team.. :lol:

[NoVaShocker]

A drop from #16 to #23 (7) in TT's ranking is fairly significant. I would think that playing on the road against a good team and only losing by 2 pts would have yielded a smaller drop in the poll - say 3-4 spots. It's as though the polsters perceive this as a bad loss for them, which IMHO it isn't.

[vbird53]

A drop from #16 to #23 (7) in TT's ranking is fairly significant. I would think that playing on the road against a good team and only losing by 2 pts would have yielded a smaller drop in the poll - say 3-4 spots. It's as though the polsters perceive this as a bad loss for them, which IMHO it isn't.

I think it has more to do with the fact that it's still early in the season. There's just not much of a body of work for these rankings to stay static.

I would submit that it's a fairly good thing for TT that they didn't get completely dropped from the top 25.

[MTXE]

A drop from #16 to #23 (7) in TT's ranking is fairly significant. I would think that playing on the road against a good team and only losing by 2 pts would have yielded a smaller drop in the poll - say 3-4 spots. It's as though the polsters perceive this as a bad loss for them, which IMHO it isn't.

Do you know what our RPI was before we played them? It isn't completely unrealistic to assume we were a bad loss. It will take more time to determine whether we were a bad loss or not. Polls are updated weekly so they must judge a book by its cover. Our well-known venue doesn't help us either when it comes to polls. If anything it hurts us.

[1979Shocker]

I would submit that it's a fairly good thing for TT that they didn't get completely dropped from the top 25.

Like they did in the coaches poll.

[NoVaShocker]

Our well-known venue doesn't help us either when it comes to polls. If anything it hurts us.

I'm not following you on this statement. Could you explain?

[ksshoxfan]

Our well-known venue doesn't help us either when it comes to polls. If anything it hurts us.

I'm not following you on this statement. Could you explain?

I think MTXE is referring to the fact that CKA is known as a tough place to come in and get W due to the atmosphere.

[WuDrWu]

A drop from #16 to #23 (7) in TT's ranking is fairly significant. I would think that playing on the road against a good team and only losing by 2 pts would have yielded a smaller drop in the poll - say 3-4 spots. It's as though the polsters perceive this as a bad loss for them, which IMHO it isn't.

Do you know what our RPI was before we played them? It isn't completely unrealistic to assume we were a bad loss. It will take more time to determine whether we were a bad loss or not. Polls are updated weekly so they must judge a book by its cover. Our well-known venue doesn't help us either when it comes to polls. If anything it hurts us.

Realtime RPI had TT at #23 (I'm fairly certain about that) before they played us and now they are #36. Not much of a drop at all.

My guess, in your narrowmindedness, WSU will be a bad loss to whomever they beat.....

It's people like you that can never enjoy things for what they are......you always have to see what you perceive they aren't.

Hopefully more people are enjoying the ride and looking forward to the next game, no matter who it is and when it is.

We can talk and speculate all we want, and that's fine, but all that really matters is beating North Dakota State in about 4 hours.

:wsu_posters: :goshocks: :posterwu: :posterwsu:

[SB Shock]

WSU votes came from the following:

Tampa Tribune - 24th
Hawke Eye, Burlington IA - 22nd
Time Union, Albany NY - 24th
Winston-Salem NC - 24th
Columbina, SC - 25th
Roanoke, VA - 18th

(1 other I missed)

Interestingly Jeffrey Martin of the Houston Chronicle gave K-State a nice homer vote of ranking them 9th in the nation.

[SFL]

WSU votes came from the following:

Tampa Tribune - 24th
Hawke Eye, Burlington IA - 22nd
Time Union, Albany NY - 24th
Winston-Salem NC - 24th
Columbina, SC - 25th
Roanoke, VA - 18th

(1 other I missed)

Interestingly Jeffrey Martin of the Houston Chronicle gave K-State a nice homer vote of ranking them 9th in the nation.

They look like a top 10 team to me...

[shockerfan]

Actually I was surprised they remained ranked at all after losing to us. It's usually just the way it works.

[shocker3]

WSU votes came from the following:

Tampa Tribune - 24th
Hawke Eye, Burlington IA - 22nd
Time Union, Albany NY - 24th
Winston-Salem NC - 24th
Columbina, SC - 25th
Roanoke, VA - 18th

(1 other I missed)

Interestingly Jeffrey Martin of the Houston Chronicle gave K-State a nice homer vote of ranking them 9th in the nation.

It is interesting that the only vote we got from this region is the Hawk Eye in Burlington, IA.

[Ashockalypse]

MTXE is a giant moron.