Where will MU be in the polls for the majority of this season?

[Coleman]

Me and a couple others were talking about this on the board and just curious to hear everyones' opinion.

[RJax55]

I went with receiving votes.

MU has a good shot to be ranked early if they can win one in the CBE tournament in KC. Even if MU loses to Duke, the next night they will get either #3 Kansas State or #12 Gonzaga. I think a victory against either of them sneaks MU into the top 25.

[willie warrior]

I chose receiving votes. A win over Duke would push us up the ladder.

[Coleman]

I also said receiving votes.

Question: If we run the table to KC, beat #1 Duke and #3 K-State, are we the new #1 the next week?

Very unlikely I know, but still we'd just have to pull off 2 quick wins on a neutral court. Not unthinkable.

[MerrittsMustache]

I also said receiving votes.

Question: If we run the table to KC, beat #1 Duke and #3 K-State, are we the new #1 the next week?

Very unlikely I know, but still we'd just have to pull off 2 quick wins on a neutral court. Not unthinkable.

If MU did that, they'd probably debut in the polls in the low- to mid-teens.

[Benny B]

I also said receiving votes.

Question: If we run the table to KC, beat #1 Duke and #3 K-State, are we the new #1 the next week?

Very unlikely I know, but still we'd just have to pull off 2 quick wins on a neutral court. Not unthinkable.

I think MU would have to run the table through Jan 22 or 29th to get a #1 ranking.  There's probably two or three voters that would put MU in the top 5 in the above scenario, but overall... my guess would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 9-15 at best.

[GoldenWarrior]

I think MU would have to run the table through Jan 22 or 29th to get a #1 ranking.  There's probably two or three voters that would put MU in the top 5 in the above scenario, but overall... my guess would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 9-15 at best.

+1

[bilsu]

I voted receiving votes and felt I was being optimistic.

[romey]

I put them in the receiving votes category, but I could see them popping into the 20-25 range a couple ti,es this year

[Daniel]

I voted Receiving Votes.  I think we have the talent to get ranked this year - we almost made it alst year as I recall.  My feeling is, if we are successwful early, we will get ranked.

[TallTitan34]

ORV.

[brewcity77]

I voted for receiving votes. We got close a number of times last year. Had we held on against FSU we'd have been ranked, maybe even had we beat NC State. We had chances early in the Big East schedule, but lost key games against 'Nova and WVU that kept us just outside. Every time we got close, it seemed we would lose a game.

I think to be ranked this year, it's pretty simple. Early on, if we beat Duke or K-State and are competitive against the other team we should get into the rankings. If we lose both but come back to beat Wisconsin and Vandy, another good shot at being ranked. But if we come into the Big East schedule at 8-4, it'll be an uphill climb.

[PGsHeroes32]

The chances of it even happening are slim but if we are to run the table in non conference and have neutral wins vs duke and kstate along with a road win vs vandy and home vs wisco. We still would probably be only in that 6-10 range at best i think.

[brewcity77]

The chances of it even happening are slim but if we are to run the table in non conference and have neutral wins vs duke and kstate along with a road win vs vandy and home vs wisco. We still would probably be only in that 6-10 range at best i think.

It would depend on who won and when. If we beat Duke and Kansas State on back-to-back nights, that alone would likely get us into the top ten. If we don't lose again through non-conference, there's every chance we could be a top five team when Big East play starts. That being said, us running the table in non-conference would be a titanic feat.

[NersEllenson]

My guess is that we will be ranked between 15 and 25 and the end of regular season play.  Projecting a 5 seed in NCAA.  Losing Lazar was big, and Mo Acker...but as much as I liked Cooby..don't think we'll miss him too much compared with our current roster options. 

Jae, Buycks, Fulce, Cadougan and Blue will determine how high this team can go.  We know Jimmy and DJO will be the stars..can these other guys replace what Lazar/Mo Acker gave us?  My guess is yes...and therefore I think we finish slightly better than last year.

[mu_hilltopper]

Mmmmemories....