ISU 12th in new AP
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Absolutely not. You'll see that reflected in tournament seeding. I think finishing with a record of 28-2 earns you a higher ranking than 24-6. The top 25 rankings is not a rank of the 25 best teams in order. It's a ranking of 25 schools most deserving of a number, in order.
You cant. ISU cannot be #1 if Kansas does not lose.
If both teams win out. Yes UNI should be ranked ahead of ISU BASED ON THEIR RECORD AND ONLY THEIR RECORD.
Does that mean I'm saying UNI>ISU? NO. UNI should be given a number higher than ISU's number.
Come March. Should UNI be given a higher seed than ISU? Absolutely not. They'll be given a seed which reflects their SOS, their RPI, their strength of conference.
I'm not sure why anyone would ever compile a ranking if it's supposed to represent something entirely pointless and stupid.
You just said that 100s of high school teams and 4th grade teams should be ranked in front of UNI. We're talking that type of disconnect.
How is it ridiculous? Do you think Utah is a better team than:
Maryland
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Baylor
Do you think Butler is a better team than:
Georgetown
Michigan State
Oklahoma State
Texas
The top 25 rankings are completely meaningless come Selection Sunday.
No. 100s of D2, JUCO, High school, middle school, and grade school teams have better records than UNI.
You don't think competition matters in a voter poll ranking, so UNI is worse than all of them.
Time to take a deep breath and relax. The polls aren't really anything more than a stock watch. We'll be a 3 seed with an outside shot at a 2 when selection Sunday comes around and UNI and WSU will be somewhere from a 5-7 seed. It's stupid, but we can't really do to much about it other than hope that wins over Baylor and Kansas State this week prove to be good enough for these voters.
The voters don't all vote the same way. It is ambiguous. Seth Davis said earlier in the year that gonzaga has probably reached its top in his ballot which is 5th I think. Either way uni is a good team that plays a soft sched, that will hurt them in seeding. Its not there fault there conf sucks I get it. The statement that uni deserves there rank is dumb but not something for me to get upset over. Seedinv is what matters. Congrats on first top 10
So you're saying with the number of impressive wins ISU has, they should replace the 76ers? This is what you're saying?
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A reasonable case could be made for both. At least there would be things to compare and argue about in any of the eight comparisons. If they played those eight match-ups on neutral courts I would peg it at 5-3 in favor of Utah/Butler. The best argument UNI can make is we don't know how good they are against good teams.
Exactly. If ISU had a 26-2 record with 15 straight wins and was ranked 10th, Ames and its surrounding areas would need an all new sewage system from all of the bricks coming down the toilet pipes. UNI deserves their ranking based on their record alone. ISU will get their seed based on literally everything else.
Comparable to the 1 and done rule helping the NBA eliminate draft busts with high school kids. You can't beat another team from another small conference??? Let's at least cool it with the top 3 seed talk.
