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Post by haleiwaaztec on Jan 29, 2011 15:09:52 GMT -8
So far, ranked teams UConn, 'Nova, BYU, 'Cuse, A&M, Wisc, FSU, Florida all lose to lower or non-ranked teams today.
So far Kentucky is the only ranked team to win over a lower ranked or non-ranked team.
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Post by sandiegoeric on Jan 29, 2011 15:11:04 GMT -8
Wow. Since I am going to tonight's game, I hope the trend ends.
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Post by aztec00 on Jan 29, 2011 15:12:52 GMT -8
That will make our win tonight look all the better.
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Post by jhonka34 on Jan 29, 2011 15:13:24 GMT -8
You missed #12 Purdue. They also won over #16 Minnesota.
Crazy to think that if things go right we could only fall to #5 or #6.
Expect votes to be ALL over the place this week. It will be like a preseason top 25 again because no one will be able to make sense of all the change today.
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Post by North County Aztec on Jan 29, 2011 15:14:51 GMT -8
Ohio State will have no problem with Northwestern. The game is on ESPN2
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Post by haleiwaaztec on Jan 29, 2011 15:21:31 GMT -8
You missed #12 Purdue. They also won over #16 Minnesota. Crazy to think that if things go right we could only fall to #5 or #6. Expect votes to be ALL over the place this week. It will be like a preseason top 25 again because no one will be able to make sense of all the change today. Good catch! |
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Post by monty on Jan 29, 2011 15:29:25 GMT -8
5,7,9,10,11 lost so far today
2 and 4 (us) lost earlier (not sure if anyone else did)
6 has KSU and 8 has 13
it's going to be a wild poll mon.
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Post by North County Aztec on Jan 29, 2011 15:33:36 GMT -8
5,7,9,10,11 lost so far today 2 and 4 (us) lost earlier (not sure if anyone else did) 6 has KSU and 8 has 13 it's going to be a wild poll mon.That's an understatement. Any guess where we will be? |
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Post by oc74aztec on Jan 29, 2011 15:35:49 GMT -8
Ohio State will have no problem with Northwestern. The game is on ESPN2 Not easy for Ohio State yet. Northwestern up 21-19 with 3:30 left in 1st half. |
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Post by monty on Jan 29, 2011 15:44:11 GMT -8
5,7,9,10,11 lost so far today 2 and 4 (us) lost earlier (not sure if anyone else did) 6 has KSU and 8 has 13 it's going to be a wild poll mon.That's an understatement. Any guess where we will be? my guess would be we settle back into our 6 coaches and some people like little sethy davis drop the hammer and we are 8 ap but who really knows, it's going to be wacky |
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Post by sticka on Jan 29, 2011 16:25:12 GMT -8
Kansas will definitely jump us. I think Texas will too assuming they can handle Mizzou tonight. Still though, I think being rank sixth is realistic. I think:
1. OSU
2. Duke
3. Kansas
4. Pitt
5. Texas
6. SDSU
7. UConn
8. Villanova
9. Notre Dame
10. BYU
Would be fair. UConn might edge us out, but they were behind us last week and lost to a lower ranked team at home. They absolutely shouldn't.
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Post by haleiwaaztec on Jan 29, 2011 16:34:11 GMT -8
No way UConn passes us (if we win tonight). They were behind us and we lost to #9 on the road and they lost to #19 at home.
6 does sound about right if Kansas and Texas win. I don't think Mizzu jumps over us even with a win over Texas.
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Post by haleiwaaztec on Jan 29, 2011 16:45:10 GMT -8
Damn, we could have 3 more upsets (Vandy & St. Mary's are losing and OSU up by 2 but NW with the ball).
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Post by junior on Jan 29, 2011 19:56:58 GMT -8
We won't stay ahead of BYU, even though they lost to UNM today. Maybe we're in a tie. That'd be my guess.
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Post by junior on Jan 29, 2011 20:11:02 GMT -8
Why is Leonard still in there?
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Post by haleiwaaztec on Jan 30, 2011 8:18:00 GMT -8
Umm, yes we will be ahead of BYU. We were ranked 4th and they were ranked 9th and both teams lost on the road. We'll be 6th and BYU will probably be 8th or 9th again.
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Post by buckeye15 on Jan 30, 2011 8:26:02 GMT -8
Umm, yes we will be ahead of BYU. We were ranked 4th and they were ranked 9th and both teams lost on the road. We'll be 6th and BYU will probably be 8th or 9th again. You don't know how polls are going to work out, a lot of the time they give more of an emphasis on the big games even if that isn't fair/doesn't make sense. Most of the country saw BYU's win over SDSU, not many saw Byu's loss later in the week. |
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Post by jcljorgenson on Jan 30, 2011 8:34:35 GMT -8
Umm, yes we will be ahead of BYU. We were ranked 4th and they were ranked 9th and both teams lost on the road. We'll be 6th and BYU will probably be 8th or 9th again. You don't know how polls are going to work out, a lot of the time they give more of an emphasis on the big games even if that isn't fair/doesn't make sense. Most of the country saw BYU's win over SDSU, not many saw Byu's loss later in the week. We will find out tomorrow, but I am with Haleiwa. Sure, BYU beat us at home, but lost on the road at New Mexico, where SDSU has already taken care of business. Even when we were ranked #4, BYU was favored to win that game, but New Mexico was not favored. |
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Post by buckeye15 on Jan 30, 2011 14:57:47 GMT -8
You don't know how polls are going to work out, a lot of the time they give more of an emphasis on the big games even if that isn't fair/doesn't make sense. Most of the country saw BYU's win over SDSU, not many saw Byu's loss later in the week. We will find out tomorrow, but I am with Haleiwa. Sure, BYU beat us at home, but lost on the road at New Mexico, where SDSU has already taken care of business. Even when we were ranked #4, BYU was favored to win that game, but New Mexico was not favored. I'm not saying that it's fair but it's how poll perception can sometimes work. It might be hard for some voters to put you ahead of byu when they saw you lose to them just this week (in a game that didn't come down to the wire) |
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Post by haleiwaaztec on Jan 30, 2011 15:51:43 GMT -8
Its not really that hard, just look at the vote totals - www.aztecmesa.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ats&action=display&thread=9086If the voters were just voting on the 2 teams (or if they were say 8 & 9 going in to this week), then BYU 'could' be voted ahead of us. But we were 5-6 spots ahead of them. For us to fall behind them, the voters would have to move BYU ahead of UConn & Villanova and have us ranked behind those same 2 schools ('Nova lost twice this week). You also have to factor in Duke, which lost as well and I predict some people will put us ahead of them. Final point is these same voters thought we were good enough to be #4 in the country before the BYU game - why would they think we are now #8 or #9 after a loss on the road to the #9 team in the country - who also lost in a place where SDSU won 2 weeks earlier? Add the fact that Pitt (home), Duke (road), UConn (home), 'Nova (home & road), 'Cuse (home & road), Mizzu, A&M, etc. all lost. In other words, why would all these voters who thought so highly of our team now change their minds after a loss when 17 other ranked teams also lost at least once this week. SDSU will be ahead of BYU, that is a guarantee. I am also 99% sure they will be 6 or higher. |
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