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Re: Top 25

Postby LA_Mustang » Wed Nov 01, 2017 2:37 pm

First AP poll is out and SMU received 3 votes.

BTW, based on these preseason rankings we will play #3 (possibly), #6 (possibly), #7 (twice), #10 and #12 (twice). Now that is a big boy schedule.

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Re: Top 25

Postby One Trick Pony » Wed Nov 01, 2017 3:11 pm

Yeah that's right.
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Re: Top 25

Postby LA_Mustang » Mon Nov 13, 2017 12:26 am

Ha! We got three votes last week but it looks like those are gone because they all came from Chris Dachille who works in Baltimore. He had us at #23. Since I’m sure he saw us struggle against UMBC he completely left us off his ballot this week. Oh well.
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Re: Top 25

Postby One Trick Pony » Mon Nov 13, 2017 12:28 am

Will get there and that's good enough.
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Re: Top 25

Postby SMU_Alum11 » Mon Nov 13, 2017 12:41 am

If we go 4-0, I think we will receive votes again before Atlantis.
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Re: Top 25

Postby mustang1992 » Mon Nov 13, 2017 8:20 am

LA_Mustang wrote:Ha! We got three votes last week but it looks like those are gone because they all came from Chris Dachille who works in Baltimore. He had us at #23. Since I’m sure he saw us struggle against UMBC he completely left us off his ballot this week. Oh well.


Wonder if he docked Kentucky for barely beating Vermont at home? I personally don't care, that's what these games are for in the first place, to work out bugs, however, a little consistency would be nice from the pollsters. But that's one thing we have not seen from them the past few years with us.

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Re: Top 25

Postby Stallion » Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:25 am

we're not a Top 25 team right now--and that's all right
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Re: Top 25

Postby ojaipony » Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:56 am

Stallion wrote:we're not a Top 25 team right now--and that's all right


Agreed. And we lost a lot of pieces. However, we finished what #11 last year? The PROGRAM should get some votes at least out of respect. But, then again, we haven't even won a tourney game yet so . . .
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Re: Top 25

Postby Pony_Law » Mon Nov 13, 2017 12:15 pm

ojaipony wrote:
Stallion wrote:we're not a Top 25 team right now--and that's all right


Agreed. And we lost a lot of pieces. However, we finished what #11 last year? The PROGRAM should get some votes at least out of respect. But, then again, we haven't even won a tourney game yet so . . .


Programs like ours (recent upstart), in Conferences like ours (tweener between power and midmajor), don't get that type of respect. Never have never will. Most voters don't know anything about teams in question (especially) early). All they see is only return 2 starters 5 new comers ect.
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Re: Top 25

Postby SmooBoy » Mon Nov 13, 2017 3:33 pm

We added one believer in this week's AP:

Others receiving votes: Alabama 98, Rhode Island 55, Virginia 45, TCU 43, Providence 36, Missouri 32, Virginia Tech 17, Wisconsin 9, Texas 7, Michigan 7, Texas Tech 6, Butler 6, Oklahoma 5, Arkansas 4, Mt. St. Mary's 4, SMU 4, Middle Tennessee 3, Nevada 2, Oakland 2, Dayton 2, Maryland 2, Harvard 1, Oregon 1, South Carolina 1
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Re: Top 25

Postby LA_Mustang » Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:11 am

Yes, very random - David Cobb from Chattanogga has us at #22.

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Re: Top 25

Postby Charleston Pony » Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:43 am

shocked to see our RPI so high given the teams we've beaten

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Re: Top 25

Postby Pony ^ » Tue Nov 14, 2017 11:22 am

WSU looks very very good. And a rowdy arena for a terrible game last night. Pumped to have them in the conference
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Re: Top 25

Postby SMU_Alum11 » Tue Nov 14, 2017 11:54 am

Good to see from Sagarin perspective for the conference:

#6 - Cincy
#8 - Wichita State

Then taking on:
#26 TCU
#27 USC

It would be huge for us and the conference if we can knock both of those off. I know we are a young team so have to keep expectations lower than usual.

SMU at #40

A little bum with our conference despite AAC ranked at #7 as expected but I hope the others pull in surprises:

UCF #54
UCONN #58
Houston #65

Real big drop off:

#103 Temple
#109 Memphis
#117 Tulsa

Even bigger drop off:

#164 Tulane
#169 ECU
#295 USF (Way to go guys!)
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Re: Top 25

Postby LA_Mustang » Tue Nov 14, 2017 11:57 am

USF lost to Morgan St last night....
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