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Top 25 & Other Hoops Games - Week 11

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AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Oklahoma (65) 15-1 1,625
2 North Carolina 16-2 1,515
3 Kansas 15-2 1,499
4 Villanova 16-2 1,403
5 Xavier 16-1 1,321
6 West Virginia 15-2 1,278
7 Maryland 16-2 1,259
8 SMU 17-0 1,179
9 Iowa 14-3 1,167
10 Texas A&M 15-2 994
11 Michigan State 16-3 950
12 Arizona 15-3 801
13 Virginia 13-4 649
13 Baylor 14-3 649
15 Miami (FL) 13-3 645
16 Providence 15-3 609
17 Louisville 14-3 608
18 Butler 13-4 439
19 Iowa State 13-4 411
20 Duke 14-4 375
21 USC 15-3 338
22 Purdue 15-3 322
23 Kentucky 13-4 276
24 South Carolina 16-1 252
25 Indiana 15-3 210
  • Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 184, Clemson 53, Wichita St 38, Valparaiso 30, Notre Dame 14, Dayton 9, Saint Mary's 8, Gonzaga 5, Utah 3, Hawaii 3, Arkansas-Little Rock 1, Monmouth 1, Navy 1, Oregon 1
 
No love for the Buffs this week.

You've got to think we're in the Top 25 if we sweep this Washington trip and come home at 16-4... right? I mean, how could CU not be ranked at that point? Am I taking crazy pills?
 
Should be receiving a decent number of votes at 14-4, but those Sunday night games tend to get lost.
 
CVilleBuff said:
Should be receiving a decent number of votes at 14-4, but those Sunday night games tend to get lost.
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We're 1-3 against top 50 KenPom teams. I'm not ready to say we should be ranked yet. Sweep this week and I'll come around.
 
Might be splitting hairs but Utah grabbing 3 votes while Oregon getting one might be an indication of how much notice the PAC is receiving from the national media
 
Goose said:
We're 1-3 against top 50 KenPom teams. I'm not ready to say we should be ranked yet. Sweep this week and I'll come around.
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I wouldn't put us in the top 25 either, but I think a case for CU can be made compared to some of the vote getters. Also, since no one feels differently, I'm not sure we get in even if we sweep this week. That's an awfully big jump considering Wazzu is viewed as a lightweight and a win over Washington is solid but won't "wow" anyone.
 
Lunar23 said:
Might be splitting hairs but Utah grabbing 3 votes while Oregon getting one might be an indication of how much notice the PAC is receiving from the national media
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The ACC is experiencing parity and that translates into more ranked ACC teams. The Pac experiences party and it leads to a struggle to have 2 ranked teams...and the Pac was as impressive as they came OOC.
 
CVilleBuff said:
I wouldn't put us in the top 25 either, but I think a case for CU can be made compared to some of the vote getters. Also, since no one feels differently, I'm not sure we get in even if we sweep this week. That's an awfully big jump considering Wazzu is viewed as a lightweight and a win over Washington is solid but won't "wow" anyone.
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Road wins help and an 80% winning percentage helps even more. I'm not saying it makes much of a difference to the opinion of anyone with a pulse, but we're talking Top 25 voters here.
 
Syracuse got the win at Duke.

Besides Duke falling, that must have had a domino effect because CU jumped from 24 to 22 in RPI.
 
This Iowa State-Oklahoma game has been terrific. And horribly officiated. Clones 60- Sooners 59 with 8:30 left.
 
This season is so wide open. Seems like 30+ teams might be capable of winning 6 in a row come March.
 
torerobuff said:
This season is so wide open. Seems like 30+ teams might be capable of winning 6 in a row come March.
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Could be a wild tourney. We're going to see some very high seeds drawing super-capable teams like Kentucky, Indiana and Cal on that first weekend.
 
Buffnik said:
No love for the Buffs this week.

You've got to think we're in the Top 25 if we sweep this Washington trip and come home at 16-4... right? I mean, how could CU not be ranked at that point? Am I taking crazy pills?
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The key challenge being the "sweep" part. Someone could enlighten me regarding how many times we've swept a 2-game PAC-12 road trip, but I think it's rare.

On the other hand, we seem to have the potential to have a chance with this team - if we sweep in Washington, sure I'd like to be ranked, but even if not we'll know that's where we're headed. I'm going to be a little cautious with the What-Ifs, there's a history of sometimes looking incredible at CEC then doing a complete turnaround on the road. But very much anticipating the WU game as a measure of how good we really are.
 
If WSU and CU win out this week, come Monday, I'd venture to say both programs are Ranked 24/25 or 25 and enough votes for 26-28.
 
Really want to see Butler lose at Providence (on FS1 right now).

Will be real hard to justify any 5-loss teams in the Top 25 next week.
 
Buffnik said:
Really want to see Butler lose at Providence (on FS1 right now).

Will be real hard to justify any 5-loss teams in the Top 25 next week.
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Ok, I guess I'm now rooting for the Friars to win by exactly one point ;). Damn.
 
Taking in UVA/Clemson tonight. Clemson is as hot as they come right now with 5 straight wins: FSU, Syracuse, Louisville, Duke, and Miami. As much as UVA has struggled over the last few, it has all been on the road. A loss would spell panic mode and indicate something more than a mid-season slump. Clemson is going to make for a strange bubble case.
 
Jayhawks going down. 75-60 Pokes, 4:00 remaining. This March is going to be absolutely ridiculous. Could end up being a year where a low seed takes it
 
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