That's not true. You can put a winner rating on every single post in this thread if you want to.Why can I only give one Winner rating?
That's not true. You can put a winner rating on every single post in this thread if you want to.Why can I only give one Winner rating?
Either way as a lifelong Cyclone fan I feel a bit spoiled this year! The best part is that the future looks bright...
I don't mind ISU being under the radar and lower in the AP right now. Hopefully we can avoid getting everyone's best shot until a few games down the road. You are right though, the homerisms are strong with the BIG10 voting.
KSU lost badly to A&M. They don't deserve in.
How many times has Iowa been stomped?
Honestly don't pay close attention to them so I didn't know.How many times has Iowa been stomped?
This is just data proof for my "eye test"I hate that I seem to be defending Iowa but the teams they've lost big to are the following NET rankings:
#8 (twice)
#11
They're other two losses are to:
#12
#52
Kansas State's losses:
#18
#99
#41
#36
#106
Keep in mind Baylor still has home losses to Texas Southern and SF Austin. And a loss to a terrible Wichita State team.
They've had a very good last 3 weeks but voters shouldn't ignore their first two months.
Saw one voter that had us NR last week has us at 16.
Honestly the Big 12 didn’t do itself any favors in the non conference. (Mainly teams like KSU, Baylor, Texas) Some of the ones that had good non conferences (TCU, Oklahoma) aren’t performing well in conference.The lack of respect for the B12 is sickening. Nobody deserves to be in the top 10 right now but that doesn't make it a junk conference. KState's loss to aTm hurt them but Baylor is playing really good ball. They should be ranked (just threw up in my mouth a little.)
I hate that I seem to be defending Iowa but the teams they've lost big to are the following NET rankings:
#8 (twice)
#11
They're other two losses are to:
#12
#52
Kansas State's losses:
#18
#99
#41
#36
#106
Honestly the Big 12 didn’t do itself any favors in the non conference. (Mainly teams like KSU, Baylor, Texas) Some of the ones that had good non conferences (TCU, Oklahoma) aren’t performing well in conference.
The knee jerk reactions in the AP poll every week are almost too predictable.
Fun fact (just checked): the 99-00 team also reached #17 about this time of that season.
I'd bet if you averaged it out this is about where ISU generally was during the long ranked streak from 2013-2016.
Doesn't matter for NCAA tourney selection but you know if they hover in this area (or go up!?) the success was at least maintained.
Bit of a knee-jerk reaction putting Iowa at 20th, methinks.
https://www.collegebasketball.ap.org/poll