Updated 2/9 Blog Poll: Basketball Style
by TrueCubbie on Feb 9, 2009 5:05 PM EST
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PrintIt's only week one of CBS Blog Poll for College Basketball and we're already causing a raucus with my rankings, taking home the Mr. Bold award for week one. Check out that link for the overall rankings and discussion from the blog world.
Take a look inside for my Top 25...for this week.
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| Rank | Team | |
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| 1 | Duke | |
| 2 | Connecticut | |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | |
| 4 | Louisville | |
| 5 | North Carolina | |
| 6 | Memphis | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | |
| 8 | UCLA | |
| 9 | Villanova | |
| 10 | Missouri | |
| 11 | Gonzaga | |
| 12 | Purdue | |
| 13 | West Virginia | |
| 14 | Wake Forest | |
| 15 | Arizona St. | |
| 16 | Kansas | |
| 17 | Clemson | |
| 18 | Michigan St. | |
| 19 | Washington | |
| 20 | Brigham Young | |
| 21 | Utah | |
| 22 | Xavier | |
| 23 | Texas | |
| 24 | Florida St. | |
| 25 | Marquette | |
2/9: So my rankings have provided us the title of Mr. Bold for the CBS Blog Poll for week one. Having Duke at #1 was probably the cause of that...as well as sneaking in BYU and Utah at the bottom of the poll. I look forward to next weeks discussion.
2/8: We're in. Butler's in. Georgetown is out. Gonzaga dropped. Our addition to the list may be more emotional/reactionary, but I do think we deserve it. Tied for 4th in the ACC with our only losses against Pitt, Duke, UNC, Northwestern (ugh) and at Miami. Any last thoughts?
2/7:The most represented conferences are the ACC and the Big East. Yes, I'm a total Homer for our conference and I think the Big East is the next best. I don't think the Pac-10 is quite there yet. I reward balance and gut feeling from watching games, hence the reason Louisville and Gonzaga sit so high. This is probably a little generous for the two teams and I could easily be convinced to move them down. Even though Duke got hammered by Clemson, I still think they are the top team in the country. They had a terrible night. Connecticut is a close second. They have an incredible center in Thabeet. Let me know you're thoughts. This is totally flexible and is a collective effort on behalf of Tomahawk Nation. I need to submit it Monday morning...so have at it.
Go Noles!
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Watching how Duke is playing against Miami...
Duke is going to be moved down…so please don’t postal on me for having Duke up there…maybe they’re not as consistent as I thought they were.
Seems like a reasonable list
But it’s one of the reasons I love College basketball – the polls mean nothing com March…
by CelticPride on Feb 7, 2009 6:22 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I don't think Georgetown should be in the top 25
Granted, they play in the Big East, but to be 13-9 with a 4-7 conference record is not deserving of a top 25 team
FSU Hoops
I really believe FSU has a chance to crack the top 25 this year. There have been some very narrow losses against the top teams, Pitt, Duke, Miami etc. I know we always have some narrow losses but I have pretty good feeling about this team.
UCONN struggled today.
Effects your rankings at all?
Our goal is simple: Best in the land
Kill a fly with an axe -- Mickey Andrews
ouch, that should be AFFECTS
Our goal is simple: Best in the land
Kill a fly with an axe -- Mickey Andrews
Gonzaga is getting smashed by Memphis
At home.
http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20081229/?pg=2
Not that it really matters
But do we jump into the AP Top25? What about your blogpoll?
"I have come that you may have life, and life to the max"
Rank us Baby
As UNFNole says, it doesn’t really matter – all that matters is March – but honestly, we should be ranked in the Top 25 at this point.
Speaking as someone who went to bed with dreams of the Sweet 16 in his head last night…
What we really need
are a few more big wins in the ACC. I think we could do really well in the tourney if our underclassmen can consistently play the way they did last night. What a game.
It's a tough call and to be honest with you I haven't seen West Virginia play live...so a lot of this is from reading and comparing stats.
West Virginia has the #31 offense and #5 defense. Their SOS overall is 6th in the country. Their OOC SOS was 91. Many of the ACC teams have OOC play in the 200’s. They are a big team, like Wake. Their major weakness is that they allow teams to get to the line a lot. They do however cause a ton of turnovers and limit their own turnovers. So it’s really a coin flip. West Virginia has lost to Kentucky, Davidson, Connecticut, Marquette, Pitt, Louisville and Syracuse. They beat Providence, St. Johns, Georgetown, Seton Hall, Ohio State, Iowa and a couple of other top 100 teams. A lot of my ranking information comes from Ken Pomeroy plus what I have seen. Pomeroy has West Virginia all the way at #7…Im not ready to do that yet.
FSU should make it this year
so close so many times…18-5 already…5-3 in the ACC….lookin nice…
by the way…1st post guys…good to be here…im a big part of the Phinsider over there…but having gone to FSU im excited about this up coming season of Noles sports
"Worst 2 First"...Your 2008 AFC East Champion Miami Dolphins
There is no way Duke is the top team in the country
UNC, UConn, or Pitt would be # in my poll.
Also, Mizzou at 10?
Any reason Marquette is not in your Top 25? I know they lost to South Florida on Friday, but they have been very good this year.
Funny...I thought I put them back in when I took Georgetown out....
Totally agree that UConn or Pitt could easily be number 1…once you get to that level…the differences are subtle.
Mizzou- 20-4, they have beat Texas, Baylor, OK St, Colorado (who almost beat OU), Cal and USC. Only losses are to Xavier, Illinois, Nebraska and Kansas St. They have the 6th best offense and 22nd defense. Cause a ridiculous ammount of turnovers and rarely lose the ball themselves. Big weakness is free throw shooting. They’re big and they’re deep. Pomeroy has them at 9.
UConn is something else too.
Tough to argue against right now. They are just so big. Thabeet looked great the other night.
"I have come that you may have life, and life to the max"
Thabeet is an animal.
I only hope that Alabi can develop into a player like him. Alabi plays a very similar game to Thabeet, especially when Thabeet was a freshman. Alabi needs to learn those aggressive post moves that Thabeet has developed in the last year. Though, I really like Alabi’s turn around jumper. If he can consistently hit that, teams will have fits trying to guard him. He’s just too big and athletic.
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