Any Chance We’re Ranked Come Monday?
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I don't follow cbb at large, but doubt it based on our early season. But if rankings were based on current play rather than cumulative resume, would be different.
Well isn't that how Florida State got overlooked in football? Come on basketball writers follow the lead from football.
Will pick up a few votes, but I'd be surprised if they get in. Metrics are still relatively poor.
I agree and it might hurt them as far as approach. I doubt this is happening. The bottom line is that they have salvaged the season and now have a legit shot to do something. SO MUCH work left to do.
Tough go from fully unranked to inside the top 25. My guess we’ll receive 12 votes.
Even more than from not receiving votes (which I assume is the case) to top 25.
Interested to see if we end up in some mock brackets next week. We certainly should.
Huge opportunity coming up though with our schedule. We have winnable games that could make us 7-1. You’re squarely in the national conversation at that point.
At this point they need to keep improving their NET rankings. Get to a place where being on the Bubble would be disappointing.
No chance, and deservedly so.
Not because they are doing anything bad, but because right now there’s just too much ground to make up against the rest of the field. Just keep winning
Not because they are doing anything bad, but because right now there’s just too much ground to make up against the rest of the field. Just keep winning
Take care of business next week against Georgetown and Butler then we’re in the conversation.
Providence was 23 this week…
Even after todays win, SHU is at the moment only No 68 in KenPom.
It‘s going to take time to move up.
Even after todays win, SHU is at the moment only No 68 in KenPom.
It‘s going to take time to move up.
I prefer we remain out this week, let our guys stay hungry. If we take two on the road this week, than we are no doubt in the Top 25.
GO PIRATES!!!
GO PIRATES!!!
We still have a way to go to remove the losses to USC,Iowa,Baylor and Rutgers.
I only agree on the RU loss. With 3 Quad 1 wins, the other games don't hurt us.
They may not hurt SHU per se, but in terms of what everyone else is doing/has done, they still matter a lot. Keep winning and it’s a different story.
Baylor was a Quad 1 loss, USC and Iowa were Quad 2 losses. We're 3-4 in Quad 1 and 2 games, certainly NCAA Tourney caliber. It's the RU loss that's weighing on us.
It's almost impossible at this stage of the season to go from not receiving votes to being ranked. If you're not receiving votes post Christmas, chances are you've "earned" that distinction
Last week 43 teams received votes so that's akin to making at least a 19-position jump in the polls. That pretty much doesn't happen after the Thanksgiving week tournaments.
No ranked team from last week has as many as five losses yet and only a handful of the RV teams -- Michigan State, Texas A&M, Alabama and Villanova have that many losses. None of those teams had more than 15 points in the AP poll and No. 25 Auburn had 168 points.
The polls are meaningless anyway. Sure it's nice to have a number next to your name but beyond that it's no big deal, IMHO.
Last week 43 teams received votes so that's akin to making at least a 19-position jump in the polls. That pretty much doesn't happen after the Thanksgiving week tournaments.
No ranked team from last week has as many as five losses yet and only a handful of the RV teams -- Michigan State, Texas A&M, Alabama and Villanova have that many losses. None of those teams had more than 15 points in the AP poll and No. 25 Auburn had 168 points.
The polls are meaningless anyway. Sure it's nice to have a number next to your name but beyond that it's no big deal, IMHO.
Absolutely not. A two weeks and a half but not with 5 losses.
Beat Georgetown…that’s what matters.
Beat Georgetown…that’s what matters.
These are very high profile wins so who knows?. UCONN and Marquette are arguably 2 national contenders. Most likely only 10 votes though
We're definitely outperforming this now. The team over the past 5 games since Missouri is different than the team that played the first 10, but the aggregate is still skewed by that weight.
If they take care of business against bad teams that number will start to more closely reflect where they are.
I would say no chance and we'll get votes. I don't know what the voters really look at TBH. The headlines of what we done and the overall quality of our wins are a big deal.
Our metrics are going to slowly rise if we keep wining and get some decisive wins. Even our NET is only #73 today, KP #67. But we're tied for 4th in the country at 3 wins Q1. They are only 14 teams with 3+ Q1 wins right now. We're the only team with a NET passed 40 in that group. A unicorn for sure.
Our metrics are going to slowly rise if we keep wining and get some decisive wins. Even our NET is only #73 today, KP #67. But we're tied for 4th in the country at 3 wins Q1. They are only 14 teams with 3+ Q1 wins right now. We're the only team with a NET passed 40 in that group. A unicorn for sure.
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I’m hoping Georgetown and Butler get ranked. Seems to motivate our guys. Lol
Often it's easier to be the hunter (UConn, Providence & Marquette) than to be the hunted (Georgetown).
Blow this game Tuesday and all the momentum the team has will instantly vanish. Be ready and don't treat this game as you did the Xavier one.
Blow this game Tuesday and all the momentum the team has will instantly vanish. Be ready and don't treat this game as you did the Xavier one.
This. What you guys do get is the "giant killer" label and graphics of Seton Hall versus the top 25. Plus a lot of "how tough the big east is." Keep taking care of business and you will get there.
For what it's worth, I took your win against us as a bit of a fluke. Not that it was undeserved, you outplayed us and, more disappointingly, you were tougher than us. But it's looking more and more like you guys are a pretty good basketball team. Holloway seems to understand how to get the most out of what he has. One of Jim Calhoun's best traits is he understood his players strengths and put them in positions to take advantage of them. Likewise, he was exceptionally good at understanding opponents weaknesses and how to take advantage of them I see some of that in Holloway.
March 3 is looking like a bigger and bigger game. I'd love to return the favor to you guys at our place.
+1. Rankings this time of the season are meaningless and unnecessary distraction.
Win the next game; pile up wins; avoid January swoon.
It bears repeating...... "don't get too high after wins or too low after losses"
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