AP Poll - Week 3

[VeloClone]

Not a lot of surprises in this poll but I have to ask the question. How does Northwestern lose to unranked Creighton and get blown out by unranked Texas Tech in the same week and only fall from 20th down to what would be 29th if the poll awarded that many spots? And that Tech game wasn't even as close as the 36 point margin made it appear. At least the "Coaches" Poll dropped them to the 35th spot.

Maybe I'm being to harsh. I suppose they did manage single digit wins over Saint Peter's and La Salle.
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[cyclonespiker33]

Not a lot of surprises in this poll but I have to ask the question. How does Northwestern lose to unranked Creighton and get blown out by unranked Texas Tech in the same week and only fall from 20th down to what would be 29th if the poll awarded that many spots? And that Tech game wasn't even as close as the 36 point margin made it appear. At least the "Coaches" Poll dropped them to the 35th spot.

Maybe I'm being to harsh. I suppose they did manage single digit wins over Saint Peter's and La Salle.
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Three idiots is all it takes
http://collegepolltracker.com/basketball/team/northwestern-wildcats/2017

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Three idiots is all it takes
http://collegepolltracker.com/basketball/team/northwestern-wildcats/2017

After looking closer, the guy that put them at 16 works for the newspaper in Lubbock, Texas. It makes absolutely no sense.

 

[larry]

Three idiots is all it takes
http://collegepolltracker.com/basketball/team/northwestern-wildcats/2017

One of those guys is from Lubbock, too....

 

[VeloClone]

After looking closer, the guy that put them at 16 works for the newspaper in Lubbock, Texas. It makes absolutely no sense.

Sure it does. You prop up the team your home team beat to make your team's wins look better.

 

[CloniesForLife]

No Puerto Rico Tipoff Champs?!?!

 

[VeloClone]

Silva dropped them two spots on his ballot after the terrible week they had. But at least he wasn't the worst; Hurt dropped them one spot on his ballot. That's right, two losses; one spot. At this rate ISU should be on both of their ballots by next week since ISU has the same record and their worst loss wasn't nearly as bad.







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[jcyclonee]

Not a lot of surprises in this poll but I have to ask the question. How does Northwestern lose to unranked Creighton and get blown out by unranked Texas Tech in the same week and only fall from 20th down to what would be 29th if the poll awarded that many spots? And that Tech game wasn't even as close as the 36 point margin made it appear. At least the "Coaches" Poll dropped them to the 35th spot.

Maybe I'm being to harsh. I suppose they did manage single digit wins over Saint Peter's and La Salle.
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Maybe Lionel Simmons was granted another year of eligibility. He only graduated 27 years ago.

 

[DeereClone]

Northwestern is a media darling.

 

[cyclones500]

It doesn't help that NW was overrated in preseason. Something around 28th to 32nd would've been more accurate, and by now they'd be somewhere around No. 40.