AP moved us up #4

[Cyclonepride]

According to Keith Murphy, this is our highest ranking ever entering into the tournament (99-00 and 00-01 teams were evidently 7th).

That puts this team in very rare air, and if they perform well, they're definitely in the argument for best Cyclone team ever (although I think they are already with the resume to date).

 

[mynameisjonas]

I’m sure the Kansas, A.D. and the Duke A.D. and the North Carolina, A.D‘s all peacefully excused themselves when their AD’s were on the committee, and didn’t dare talk about the résumé of their own teams.

 

[BCClone]

That's my point. An AD from another B12 school can.

That would be good, if there was one.

 

[Aclone]

Well, the team should have ZERO trouble getting fired up to prove a point in this tournament. Not that TJ would let them go off-script anyway but my goodness there is so much disrespect being heaped on our guys by that committee. Literally every other metric, poll, talking head sees it.

EDIT: (Except Bilas. That guy....)

Jamie as he steps out of the room Sunday:

“Hey guys, I’m not going to ask you to move my team up, that wouldn’t be ethical. But…how about if you give ‘em some bulletin board material?”

 

[Halincandenza]

I’m sure the Kansas, A.D. and the Duke A.D. and the North Carolina, A.D‘s all peacefully excused themselves when their AD’s were on the committee, and didn’t dare talk about the résumé of their own teams.

That's how it works for everybody. Not just ISU.

 

[Aclone]

Bastards put us with UConn too cuz they knew we'd smoke the other three 1's.

Did you stop to think that maybe they know we’ll smoke this one, too?

 

[TitanClone]

That would be good, if there was one.

There will be next year.

 

[Aclone]

Just curious, when are the votes for these polls due?

Because it almost feels like some of the voters saw the Committee’s ranking and said, “Iowa State #8? Oh, HELL no!”

 

[jsb]

Just curious, when are the votes for these polls due?

Because it almost feels like some of the voters saw the Committee’s ranking and said, “Iowa State #8? Oh, HELL no!”

They probably just said “based on the results, Iowa State should be ranked 4th”.

 

[VeloClone]

This is Pollards last year, maybe his replacement next year from the B12 will go to bat for us.

NCAA Tournament Selection Committee

The 2025-2026 Selection Committee (the year the term is up is in parenthesis): KEITH GILL (2026) – Sun Belt Commissioner (Chairperson) MARK COYLE (2026) – Minnesota Athletic Direct…

hoopshd.com

Maybe they will be able to and not have to leave the room everytime ISU is discussed...

 

[VeloClone]

That's my point. An AD from another B12 school can.

Hopefully it isn't Yormark because he won't be able to discuss any of us.

 

[CycloneSpinning]

Uconn should be so pissed. Auburn is #7 and the overall number one seed gets them as a 4 seed. East region is so loaded

Are we even certain UConn is as great as the so-called experts claim they are? I did a little look into their season. Their schedule looks pretty weak if you consider only 3 Big East teams made the tournament. Their non-conference schedule saw them beat UNC at home, as well as have wins at Gonzaga and Texas. They lost at KU (like everyone). That’s about it. I think we would have won 30 with their schedule…

Also, more certain than ever not to bet on Marquette. I don’t believe they are any better than Creighton. (Creighton may be better than them.)

 

[Jimbo ISU]

If this Cyclone team can at least match the 2000 team and make it to the Elite 8, it will pass that team as the greatest of all time even without the Big 12 regular season championship. The Fizer/Tinsley team was great, but the level of competition was much less. I'm going to take it one game at a time relishing the stress each day.

 

[Jimbo ISU]

The selection committee is a joke. They have no integrity. They have huge amounts of bias. They don't even follow their own stated criteria. They're too lazy to update the bracket based on games on Saturday and Sunday (except when they want to). They have no consistency in interpreting the data. Instead of following the weight of the evidence, they cherry pick pieces of evidence to support their fraudulent picks. I expected Iowa State to get screwed, and the committee certainly did everything they could to screw us hard. It won't work though because we're going to roll through this tournament. Go 'Clones!

 

[CySmurf]

Well, the team should have ZERO trouble getting fired up to prove a point in this tournament. Not that TJ would let them go off-script anyway but my goodness there is so much disrespect being heaped on our guys by that committee. Literally every other metric, poll, talking head sees it.

EDIT: (Except Bilas. That guy....)

Bilas is one of those guys who thinks he knows it all...but is more full of ******** than anything else.

 

[singsing]

When an ADs team is talked about, they must leave the room and not partake in it.

I'd leave for the restroom and not wash my hands next time. Do a lot of handshaking after that meeting.

 

[amishclone]

When an ADs team is talked about, they must leave the room and not partake in it.

Wink, wink, nod, nod

 

[CT clone]

The committee did the same thing to UConn they did to Kansas last year - make it incredibly hard for them to make a run. Last year KU’s bracket had 7 teams in the top 25 of KenPom and UConn was a 4 seed with a top 6 ranking (similar to Auburn). UCLA was a 2 seed that was top 4 in KenPom as well. Arkansas as an 8 seed was in the top 21 in KenPom. UConn ended up dominating the region and winning it all.
Since we won the tournament of the toughest conference, no reason we can’t go win 2 games each of the next two weeks to go win the toughest Region and do the same. Then we all get to complain next year how they screwed us with a #1 seed

 

[HFCS]

These guys at CBS cbb blog knock it out of the park...not so much complaining about ISU this year, but about how stupid it is to look at ISU's 16 SOS and say it was easier than UNC's 32 SOS:

 

[67CY]

If JP was allowed to stay in the room, he might have pissed off enough members to get Cyclones sent somewhere other than Omaha