So....What are we ranked on Monday - 1/6/2025?

[Archies Bat]

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/25379665/college-basketball-power-rankings

ESPN hates the Big East so much, they gave us an extra loss.


15. Marquette Golden Eagles (14-4)
Previous ranking: 16
This week: Beat Georgetown 74-71 on Tuesday, vs. Providence (noon ET Sunday, CBSSN)

Markus Howard played just three minutes against Georgetown on Tuesday before departing with back spasms, but the Golden Eagles came back to beat the Hoyas behind 31 points from Sam Hauser and some clutch late defense. Howard's health is obviously paramount moving forward. Coach Steve Wojciechowski said after the game that he was "not sure how serious it is."

The fix must be in for Sunday.

[JakeBarnes]

The fix must be in for Sunday.

Gonna lose so badly that they take away a win too.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Gonna lose so badly that they take away a win too.

It's a home game against Providence, weirder stuff has happened.

[LoudMouth]

Don't look now but the "What are we ranked" thread is quickly coming up on the "Bubble Watch" thread in posts   Hopefully we can stay away from the bubble thread for the extended future!

[Boston Warrior]

So much for Michigan not losing the rest of the way....

[tower912]

I've been wrong before, I'll be wrong again.  Michigan rarely wins against Wisconsin, particularly at the Kohl.  I thought this year would be different.   Oops.

[Heisenberg]

#1 Duke lost to 'cuse earlier this week
#2 Michigan lost at Bucky
#3 Tenn is behind with 5 to go (as I write)
#4 Virginia plays Duke tonight.

It is possible that all of the top 4 teams will lose this week.

If so, does #5 Gonzaga move to #1?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

#1 Duke lost to 'cuse earlier this week
#2 Michigan lost at Bucky
#3 Tenn is behind with 5 to go (as I write)
#4 Virginia plays Duke tonight.

It is possible that all of the top 4 teams will lose this week.

If so, does #5 Gonzaga move to #1?

Possible but I think in that situation Duke stays #1. Voters forgive them for the loss because of injuries and gives them credit for the big win over Virginia.

Honestly, I don't think Gonzaga moves past Michigan.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Alabama down 1 with 11 seconds and they get called for travelling. The ref might have been right....but if it was there, it was a travel that isn't usually called. I don't think he had fully received the pass when his feet shuffled

[Heisenberg]

Possible but I think in that situation Duke stays #1. Voters forgive them for the loss because of injuries and gives them credit for the big win over Virginia.

Honestly, I don't think Gonzaga moves past Michigan.

#3 Tenn pulls it out.  So ...

#1 Duke lost to 'cuse earlier this week
#2 Michigan lost at Bucky
#3 Tenn barely wins

Current #1 Duke plays #4 Virginia tonight.

If Duke wins tonight, is Duke still number 1 next week or is Tenn #1?

[CountryRoads]

I've been wrong before, I'll be wrong again.  Michigan rarely wins against Wisconsin, particularly at the Kohl.  I thought this year would be different.   Oops.

I believe they're 5-17 in their last however many years. Pretty abysmal. Almost as bad as Crean against them?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

#3 Tenn pulls it out.  So ...

#1 Duke lost to 'cuse earlier this week
#2 Michigan lost at Bucky
#3 Tenn barely wins

Current #1 Duke plays #4 Virginia tonight.

If Duke wins tonight, is Duke still number 1 next week or is Tenn #1?

If Duke wins, Tennessee will be #1. If Virginia wins, Virginia will be #1. If Duke loses I think they fall behind Gonzaga, if they win, I don't think Gonzaga moves up despite everyone in front of them losing.

The interesting stretch will be #7 to #16.

#7 Kansas loses to a .500 West Virginia Team
#8 Texas Tech loses at home to unranked Iowa State
#9 Virginia Tech gets the pants beat off them by #4 Virginia
#10 Nevada beats a sub .500 Boise State team on a last second shot
#11 Florida State loses by double digits to a bad Pitt team
#12 Kentucky took care of business, will probably move to #7 or 8
#13 North Carolina had okay games against two meh ACC teams
#14 Auburn loses at home to #12 Kentucky
#15 Marquette at best beats two BEast bottom dwellers
#16 Buffalo beat two MAC teams

Do you have a 4 loss North Carolina team above 2 loss teams like Texas Tech and Virginia Tech? Do you actually move Nevada up after that embarrassing win? How much do you punish Kansas?

If Marquette wins tomorrow, I think moving up to #13 is pretty much a guarantee. But unless Baylor overcomes their current double digit deficit to beat Texas Tech, I just don't see them moving up any further. I could see Kansas, Virginia Tech and Texas Tech both staying in the top 10 even with their losses.

[CountryRoads]

I was going to say how awful that loss Kansas suffered was and how they should fall out of the top 10, but then I looked at the NET rankings and saw WVU (100) was only 5 spots lower than GTOWN. Yikes, that would have been a bad loss for our guys. Glad they pulled that one out.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

But unless Baylor overcomes their current double digit deficit to beat Texas Tech

And right after I say that, Baylor goes on a run and is up 2 at halftime

[Boston Warrior]

With a win, Marquette at 15 Passes
Texas tech
Florida State
Auburn
12 ranking for sure
Va tech?
Kansas?
Others?
Probably not

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

If you're not watching the Duke/UVA game, you should. Best game I've watched all season. 1 point game, 5.5 minutes left.

[Boston Warrior]

Tony Bennett and Virginia will survive Zion!
Great game!!
Will be a very open tournament

[Boston Warrior]

Barrett and Zion too tough...
Great game!

[rocket surgeon]

I was going to say how awful that loss Kansas suffered was and how they should fall out of the top 10, but then I looked at the NET rankings and saw WVU (100) was only 5 spots lower than GTOWN. Yikes, that would have been a bad loss for our guys. Glad they pulled that one out.

yeah but, do we get condolences for playing w/o mh? as tamu, rightly or not points out that duke lost to the 'scuse me kids earlier this week with injuries possibly playing a role

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Nevada down at half to Air Force...they certainly haven't looked like a top 10 team this week.

[MUMountin]

If Duke wins, Tennessee will be #1. If Virginia wins, Virginia will be #1. If Duke loses I think they fall behind Gonzaga, if they win, I don't think Gonzaga moves up despite everyone in front of them losing.

The interesting stretch will be #7 to #16.

#7 Kansas loses to a .500 West Virginia Team
#8 Texas Tech loses at home to unranked Iowa State
#9 Virginia Tech gets the pants beat off them by #4 Virginia
#10 Nevada beats a sub .500 Boise State team on a last second shot
#11 Florida State loses by double digits to a bad Pitt team
#12 Kentucky took care of business, will probably move to #7 or 8
#13 North Carolina had okay games against two meh ACC teams
#14 Auburn loses at home to #12 Kentucky
#15 Marquette at best beats two BEast bottom dwellers
#16 Buffalo beat two MAC teams

Do you have a 4 loss North Carolina team above 2 loss teams like Texas Tech and Virginia Tech? Do you actually move Nevada up after that embarrassing win? How much do you punish Kansas?

If Marquette wins tomorrow, I think moving up to #13 is pretty much a guarantee. But unless Baylor overcomes their current double digit deficit to beat Texas Tech, I just don't see them moving up any further. I could see Kansas, Virginia Tech and Texas Tech both staying in the top 10 even with their losses.

I'd say:

7. Kentucky
8. UNC
9. Kansas
10. Nevada (unless they lose to AF in which case they drop down to 20-25 range)
11. VT
12. MU
13. Buffalo
14. Auburn
15. Texas Tech
16. FSU

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Nevada down at half to Air Force...they certainly haven't looked like a top 10 team this week.

And they're going to end up with a 20 point win

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I'd say:

7. Kentucky
8. UNC
9. Kansas
10. Nevada (unless they lose to AF in which case they drop down to 20-25 range)
11. VT
12. MU
13. Buffalo
14. Auburn
15. Texas Tech
16. FSU

I'm guesssing

7. Kentucky
8. Nevada (they don't deserve but that's just how pollsters work)
9. Virginia Tech
10. Kansas
11. North Carolina
12. Marquette (assuming a W)
13. Buffalo
14. Maryland
15. Auburn
16. Florida State (assuming a W at BC)

[Osiris]

And they're going to end up with a 20 point win

Granted I've only seen them play twice but color me unimpressed.  Am I way off by thinking they look like a 5 seed?

[CountryRoads]

Granted I've only seen them play twice but color me unimpressed.  Am I way off by thinking they look like a 5 seed?

They'd be a bubble team (if that) in any major conference imo. Played a total of zero high major opponents outside of some pac12 teams. I also think they backed out on their home and home deal to play at Rhode Island this year (although I'm not 100% sure on the circumstances there).

I'd be happy if MU drew them as a potential second round opponent in the NCAA. I think they're way overrated. Although, they could still make a run in the tournament because it is kind of a crapshoot.