December 11, 200619 yr I hope everyone really is right and Pitt is terribly overrated. Though I won't mind if they're still No. 2 when Dayton goes up there on the 23rd. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt until I watch them play with my own eyes.
December 11, 200619 yr Its looking more and more like the top 25 rankings have no meaning whatsoever and there is no longer any such thing as a mid-major. I think last year proved that, especially early in the season...here's where the final four teams were in the initial polls last year... AP - UCLA (#19), LSU (#32), Florida (#41), George Mason (not on the radar) ESPN/USA Today - UCLA (#18), LSU (#32), Florida (#39), George Mason (not on the radar) At this same point last year, here's a few interesting rankings... AP - Week Six 1. Duke 2. UConn 3. Villanova 4. Louisville 5. Memphis 6. Texas 7. Florida 8. Oklahoma 9. Illinois 10. Gonzaga ... 14. UCLA 18. Indiana 22. Iowa 23. Kentucky 27. Ohio State 41. LSU ESPN/USA Today - Week Six 1. Duke 2. UConn 3. Villanova 4. Louisville 5. Memphis 6. Florida 7. Texas 8. Illinois 9. Oklahoma 10. Washington ... 14. UCLA 18. Indiana 22. Kentucky 23. Iowa 25. Ohio State 31. LSU Kansas and George Mason were nowhere in site on either poll.
December 11, 200619 yr I think last year proved that, especially early in the season...here's where the final four teams were in the initial polls last year... AP - UCLA (#19), LSU (#32), Florida (#41), George Mason (not on the radar) ESPN/USA Today - UCLA (#18), LSU (#32), Florida (#39), George Mason (not on the radar) At this same point last year, here's a few interesting rankings... AP - Week Six 1. Duke 2. UConn 3. Villanova 4. Louisville 5. Memphis 6. Texas 7. Florida 8. Oklahoma 9. Illinois 10. Gonzaga ... 14. UCLA 18. Indiana 22. Iowa 23. Kentucky 27. Ohio State 41. LSU ESPN/USA Today - Week Six 1. Duke 2. UConn 3. Villanova 4. Louisville 5. Memphis 6. Florida 7. Texas 8. Illinois 9. Oklahoma 10. Washington ... 14. UCLA 18. Indiana 22. Kentucky 23. Iowa 25. Ohio State 31. LSU Kansas and George Mason were nowhere in site on either poll. Much like the fact that college football polls shouldn't come out until October, the first college basketball poll shouldn't come out until January. Fortunately the tournament isn't based upon polls in hoops.
December 21, 200619 yr Parity is here. Get used to it While many are in denial about exactly what we saw in the final RPI and NCAA Tournament last season, the numbers tell more of the story than many basketball pundits and big-time head coaches want you to believe. Those numbers -- like the four Missouri Valley teams in the Dance (with two in the Sweet 16), the unlikely march to the Final Four by CAA Cinderella George Mason, this year's wins by Butler and Wichita State, etc. -- make it so obvious that there is less space between the elite names in the sport and everyone else. espn.com
December 21, 200619 yr If Pitt can only beat a team like Buffalo by 3 points, then they're definietly not the #2 team in the nation. I agree. No way Pitt is deserving of the #2 ranking.
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.