1/25 ranking - ISU
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Re: 1/25 ranking
KU #4, Iowa #5, ISU #14
But ISU will be setup nicely to have big gains by winning 2 or 3 of next 3 games.
KU #4, Iowa #5, ISU #14
But ISU will be setup nicely to have big gains by winning 2 or 3 of next 3 games.
I’m not sure how people expect to get to 11th — although as Jordanj6502 suggests, actually vote tallies are going to be erratic.
(Basing on AP poll).
Iowa State will not drop in the rankings, which is always cool. ISU will jump (18) Butler for sure. Beyond that, how valuable is that win over OU, and how much are teams ahead “punished” for their losses?
(19) Iowa State def (1) Oklahoma and won at unranked KSU.
(11) Michigan State lost at home to Nebraska (awful loss), def. #7 Maryland at home.
(12) Arizona lost to Cal, by 1, on the road — 7 slots ahead.
(13t) Virginia either 1-1 or 2-0 (pending v. unranked Syracuse). Unlikely to drop below ISU.
(13t) Baylor went 1-1, with loss to then-No. 1 (albeit at home). Probably drops below.
(15) Miami won twice, no win as good as ISU’s best win, but 4 slots ahead.
(16) Providence beat (18) Butler and at (4) Villanova, 3 slots ahead.
(17) UL won twice, no win as good as ISU’s best win, 2 slots ahead.
I’ll say 14th at highest.
(Basing on AP poll).
Iowa State will not drop in the rankings, which is always cool. ISU will jump (18) Butler for sure. Beyond that, how valuable is that win over OU, and how much are teams ahead “punished” for their losses?
(19) Iowa State def (1) Oklahoma and won at unranked KSU.
(11) Michigan State lost at home to Nebraska (awful loss), def. #7 Maryland at home.
(12) Arizona lost to Cal, by 1, on the road — 7 slots ahead.
(13t) Virginia either 1-1 or 2-0 (pending v. unranked Syracuse). Unlikely to drop below ISU.
(13t) Baylor went 1-1, with loss to then-No. 1 (albeit at home). Probably drops below.
(15) Miami won twice, no win as good as ISU’s best win, but 4 slots ahead.
(16) Providence beat (18) Butler and at (4) Villanova, 3 slots ahead.
(17) UL won twice, no win as good as ISU’s best win, 2 slots ahead.
I’ll say 14th at highest.
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1. Stop being a homer. Iowa is legit.
2. Who cares about ranking, let's take care of KU Monday.....
edit: .......and TA&M, WVU
2. Who cares about ranking, let's take care of KU Monday.....
edit: .......and TA&M, WVU
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Re: 1/25 ranking
We pass #18Butler, #17Louisville, #15Miami, #12Arizona, #11Michigan St, and #8SMU. That ranks us at #13 with Baylor staying ahead of us and moving up to #12. If I'm wrong, and we don't slide ahead of Louisville or Miami then we are #15. We should not move ahead of Baylor. Baylor won on our floor and their loss was to #1.
Realistically, we are #12 best case and #15 worst case. Regardless, just win
We pass #18Butler, #17Louisville, #15Miami, #12Arizona, #11Michigan St, and #8SMU. That ranks us at #13 with Baylor staying ahead of us and moving up to #12. If I'm wrong, and we don't slide ahead of Louisville or Miami then we are #15. We should not move ahead of Baylor. Baylor won on our floor and their loss was to #1.
Realistically, we are #12 best case and #15 worst case. Regardless, just win
Re: 1/25 ranking
Would wager that they won't lose both of those. Of course I have not as high regards for Indiana.
Now about the Cyclones....Do I have this right? Using today's rankings, we will have played the #1,#3, #6, #10 in four of 5 game stretch? That's a grind.
Would wager that they won't lose both of those. Of course I have not as high regards for Indiana.
Now about the Cyclones....Do I have this right? Using today's rankings, we will have played the #1,#3, #6, #10 in four of 5 game stretch? That's a grind.
Agree. People are gonna be pissy because Iowa will go from 9 to 3 or 4 and we will only jump a couple spots.
Are you actually trying to say the OU win wasn't good? Wanna know how good that win was? Many people are arguing that OU should stay at #1 despite losing to us.
A big part of that is because #3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 all lost as well, and #2 struggled.
Oh, I agree that OU win is big — I don't always trust voters to give the proper boost.
And I have a feeling AP voters will annoint UNC ahead of Oklahoma, even though vote totals are probably going to be close.
As long as we are in the top 25 I like the lower rankings... Keeps us honest and I like the "underdog" status...
Bottom line, the poll voters are pretty worthless...all that matters is the NCAA tournament seeding committees opinion and our body of work and schedule will be heavily favored over many of the teams ahead of us if we get thru these next 3 games without a stumble ( the A&M one is the least important, and most likely chance to lose in my opinion as that team is an anomaly)....
13th is exactly where I think we will be tomorrow. I spot or two higher is possible, but unlikely. We beat two top 10 teams this week, and we better jump teams up to about 5th.
I would say around #13. But if we win against KU and TaM, then we have to be 5 or 6 I would think. Not that I like being ranked that high. But if we win both games next week, that has to prove that this team has turned a new leaf. Honestly, im more worried about WV than KU this season.
