DMN declares new #1 ranked team in the state and it's SMU

[SMU 86]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/colleg ... Top1427387

[Pony64]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/college-photos/20140209-best-in-texas-basketball-new-no.-1-in-town-texas-tech-baylor-scrap-for-no.-3-spot.ece?ssimg=1427311#ssTop1427387

To bad Long Horns.

[soccermom]

we better put our seatbelts on b/c we KNOW what happens when SMU is ranked over ut!!

[CoxMustangFan]

Clearly pumped SMU is ranked ahead of a Texas, but they probably shouldn't be:

Both sitting at 5 losses.

Texas: not one bad loss and 5-6 big wins (some on road)

SMU: one bad loss and 3 big wins (all at home)

OOC is a push, but UT will get the nod on the much stronger conf scheduling. This is just fluff (fun fluff), but I wouldn't put too much stock in it.

[Pony ^]

Texas was lucky to pull off a win at Temple in OT. We would crush them

[CoxMustangFan]

Texas was lucky to pull off a win at Temple in OT. We would crush them

Perhaps, but they won on the road and Temple is one of those teams much better than their records may indicate. Besides, I'm not including Temple in their 5-6 wins bucket.

Not trying to rain on the parade. Just interested in hearing how anyone can form a solid argument as to why SMU should be over UT at this point. SMU clearly had the better week, but I can't form a decent argument for how SMU is better YTD.

[Nacho]

we better put our seatbelts on b/c we KNOW what happens when SMU is ranked over ut!!

no doubt they are in discussions with ch 8.

[SC Pony]

Texas' resume does appear to be slightly better at this point, but:

Ken Pomeroy
22 SMU
38 Texas

Sagarin
27 SMU
40 Texas

[ponyinNC]

why don't we schedule the Horns and actually find out...?

Better yet, invite us to the Big 12 and we can play twice every year!

[SMUer]

Great tourney match-up

[SMU Section F]

Great tourney match-up

SMU vs. UT in San Antonio. Not gonna happen obviously, but would be so amazing...

[Pony ^]

I was very impressed with their wins against Kansas and at UNC. In conference, the ranked teams they beat were Baylor, Iowa St, and OK St. Two of those have completely fallen off since. Iowa st has struggled as well