Preseason AP Poll ISU Ranked 5th

[mbbclone]

Season is gonna be a meat grinder. Hopefully we stay healthy.

 

[exCYtable]

"In one shining moment, you knew..."

 

[ScheelhaaseRock]

Yes and when Ohio State offers 4 times what we can, going to be an issue.

I think the math has changed on a lot of this stuff... if you're an elite football program that's all you care about. A dollar spent on a basketball player is a dollar not spent on a 2nd string long snapper.

15 years ago they were limited on how they could spend money so they kept building bespoke facilities and made a couple final fours as a hobby.

i think there's an opportunity for schools that have good basketball program and legit passionate fans to capitalize on it. You see that with ISU

 

[ScheelhaaseRock]

But the BIG is coming in with hot garbage.

14. Purdue
17. Indiana
22. UCLA
25. Rutgers

You got Purdue, and then per Kenpom you have 10 schools between #8 (BYU) and #9 (KState) in the Big 12.

B1G is just going to be a total log jam this year.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

I think the math has changed on a lot of this stuff... if you're an elite football program that's all you care about. A dollar spent on a basketball player is a dollar not spent on a 2nd string long snapper.

15 years ago they were limited on how they could spend money so they kept building bespoke facilities and made a couple final fours as a hobby.

i think there's an opportunity for schools that have good basketball program and legit passionate fans to capitalize on it. You see that with ISU

I'm just talking about all sports in general.

 

[cytor]

Gave an "agree," then checked -- actually #3 for one week in 1956-57.

4th was next-highest
2023-24: 1 week … Final: 8th
2015-16: Twice (#5 a week in between) … Final: 22nd
1996-97: Twice (consecutive weeks) … Final: 18th

For those wondering, 1999-00 highest was #6.

That team was so good, they should have won the Natty (even beating MSU on any floor not located in Mich).

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

But the BIG is coming in with hot garbage.

14. Purdue
17. Indiana
22. UCLA
25. Rutgers

How does the B1G continue to be this bad?

 

[cyclones500]

Hlas even ranked us #5. That had to hurt.

End of his top 25 is ... intriguing:
23. Little Rock
24. Princeton
25. High Point

 

[cyclones500]

**** the media personalities in the AP poll in basketball as well. **** the SEC media bias ********.

9 SEC basketball schools.
6 Big 12 schools.

Percentage of conference teams in top 25:
SEC: 56% … 9/16
Big 12: 38% … 6/16
Big East: 27% ... 3/11
Big Ten: 22% ... 4/18
ACC: 13% ... 2/15
WCC: 9% ... 1/11

Percentage in top 10:
Big 12*: 31% … 5/16
ACC: 13% … 2/15
Big East: 9% … 1/11
WCC: 9% … 1/11
SEC: 6% … 1/16
Big Ten: 0% … 0/18

* edited from initial post

 

[CycloneErik]

"In one shining moment, you knew..."

Ahem.....one Cyclone moment

 

[ClonerJams]

Reddit has pointed out that Hlas voted for UConn twice at 1 and 23, and gave High Point a vote.

 

[CySmurf]

ISU is scheduled to face the following ranked teams:

#1 Kansas (H & A)
#4 Houston (A)
# 8 Baylor (H)
#10 Arizona (H & A)
#11 Auburn (N)
# 18 Marquette (H)
#20 Cincinnati (H)

And possibly #9 North Carolina and #3 UConn, depending on how the Maui Invitational plays out.

Want to be the best? Then beat the best. LET'S GO!!!

Clemson coach will still cry like a little baby about the Big12 rigging the system.

 

[CySmurf]

Reddit has pointed out that Hlas voted for UConn twice at 1 and 23, and gave High Point a vote.

senile.

 

[CySmurf]

Hlas even ranked us #5. That had to hurt.

He just doesn't look at the "State" part and fantasizes it's the Hawkeyes.

 

[jctisu]

"In one shining moment, you knew..."

I’ve wanted so badly to hear that corny, beautiful, wonderful song with Iowa State as the final image holding the national championship trophy.

 

[Thomasrickj]

oh 100%. However, as of now, I believe the only player that truly transferred for $$$ was Hunter. IMO the other players that have transferred went down a level, because again, they want to play

Did Isheem Young transfer for $$$? I know it's a different sport, but wasn't that why? Unfortunately he didn't amount to much after leaving ISU.

 

[RagingCloner]

Did Isheem Young transfer for $$$? I know it's a different sport, but wasn't that why? Unfortunately he didn't amount to much after leaving ISU.

Good pull. I had forgotten about him. And now that you mention it, did Craig McDonald do the same thing?

 

[Thomasrickj]

Good pull. I had forgotten about him. And now that you mention it, did Craig McDonald do the same thing?

McDonald might have, but now he's stuck on Minnesota after he couldn't hack it at Auburn and isn't amounting to much. Both Young and McDonald didn't seem to amount to much after leaving ISU. Young had one good season at Mississippi then couldn't follow it up the following year. Now he's at North Texas and hasn't played a snap yet. That just goes to show you that ISU gets the most out of their guys and they aren't the same after leaving.

 

[Thomasrickj]

oh 100%. However, as of now, I believe the only player that truly transferred for $$$ was Hunter. IMO the other players that have transferred went down a level, because again, they want to play

Also, good thing Hunter transferred out. Lipsey as a true freshman was far better than anything Hunter became.

 

[rosshm16]

Watch out for that killer Hunter Dickinson crossover.