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

[JakeBarnes]

#1 in the Scoop Hearts and Minds poll.

#13 in the AP

[HutchwasClutch]

My guess for tomorrow:

1. Purdue
2. Tennessee
3. Houston
4. Arizona
5. Virginia
6. Kansas State
7. Alabama
8. Kansas
9. Texas
10. UCLA
11. Baylor
12. Gonzaga
13. Xavier
14. Marquette

I think we hop over #11 TCU, #12 Iowa State, and #15 Auburn but get hopped by #17 Baylor. I think X will end up just above us in votes with only a few dozen separating us. Additionally in this scenario, #s 6-10 all stay in the top 10 despite all losing this week. That means the gap between the top 10 and us is closing.

Ia St and TCU lost to good teams on the road yesterday and won their other games this week, including Ia St beating K St.  I don't think either falls that many spots down.   

A single win over DePaul doesn't really move the needle.  We do probably jump over Auburn though.   Baylor may pass us, a six spot jump is pretty generous for them, but we'll see.

[wadesworld]

All I know is I'm ready to @ some voters.

[MuggsyB]

Ia St and TCU lost to good teams on the road yesterday and won their other games this week, including Ia St beating K St.  I don't think either falls that many spots down.   

A single win over DePaul doesn't really move the needle.  We do probably jump over Auburn though.   Baylor may pass us, a six spot jump is pretty generous for them, but we'll see.

Hutch,

Don't be surprised if we still pass them both and are ahead of Baylor. 

[HutchwasClutch]

Hutch,

Don't be surprised if we still pass them both and are ahead of Baylor. 

Nothing would surprise me.  I just don't think either IA St or TCU played their way down much, if any.  Neither loss yesterday was close to a bad one.  And unfortunately, we only could play DePaul this week. 

It sure is fun to speculate 🙂

[wadesworld]

Any voters Tweet their polls yet that I can yell at?

[GoldenEagles03]

14th on Dave Borges ballot.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

I'm guessing 13.

[MU82]

Nothing would surprise me.  I just don't think either IA St or TCU played their way down much, if any.  Neither loss yesterday was close to a bad one.  And unfortunately, we only could play DePaul this week. 

Yeah, we finished one fairly recent week with a loss to Xavier and nonetheless moved up 5 spots, so it wouldn't surprise me to see teams like Iowa State and TCU at least tread water.

[MuggsyB]

The RPI still exists? 

[pbiflyer]

The RPI still exists?

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[MuggsyB]

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LOL.

i just noticed our NET is 12 pbi. 

[Daniel]

I think we will stick at 16

[MuggsyB]

I think we will stick at 16

I'm thinking 12. 

[Vander Blue Man Group]

I think we will stick at 16

At minimum we'll move past Auburn so unless Baylor does jump us we should be at least 15.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Texas won't be 9th and Xavier won't be ahead of MU.  I'm gonna go with 12th.

I could see Texas at 10th but not any lower. The beat a much better team than DePaul by 14 and then lost to the number 1 team in KenPom on the road. They were 10 last week and 11, 12, 13, and 15 all lost and 14 and 16 played nobodies. Baylor could theoretically jump them but I don't think the voters are ready to put a 5 loss team in the top 10. I think they pass UCLA who did nothing but lose to a meh USC team this week, but I could see them staying ahead of the Longhorns.

X I went back and forth on but they won at UConn which despite their recent struggles is still a top 25 (and KenPom top 10) road win. They lost at Creighton and while they aren't in the top 25 I think the voters realize that with a healthy Kalkbrenner they are a top 20 or possibly even top 10 team. I don't think the voters will punish them too harshly but could see them ending up right behind us.

[mubb3434]

Todd Golden has us at 12 (same as last week)

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Ia St and TCU lost to good teams on the road yesterday and won their other games this week, including Ia St beating K St.  I don't think either falls that many spots down.   

A single win over DePaul doesn't really move the needle.  We do probably jump over Auburn though.   Baylor may pass us, a six spot jump is pretty generous for them, but we'll see.

I don't think they'll be punished too harshly either, I would guess they end up in the two slots right behind us. Iowa State I would have kept ahead of us if Mizzou didn't hand their a$$es to them. TCU, I don't disagree that Mississippi State isn't a bad loss on paper...but the voters will see a supposed top 15 team losing to a team that was on a 5 game losing skid and had lost 8 of 9. I think voters will punish them a little bit.

[mugrad_89]

I'm just curious to see which writers left us off their ballot.  👀

[mubb3434]

Carino has us at 8 (up from 9). Berman has us at 16 (same as last week). Seth Davis at 12 (same as last week)

[mubb3434]

Rothstein up to 11 from 14

[mugrad_89]

13 in the ESPN power rankings.

[statnik]

15 sounds about right.

[HutchwasClutch]

I don't think they'll be punished too harshly either, I would guess they end up in the two slots right behind us. Iowa State I would have kept ahead of us if Mizzou didn't hand their a$$es to them. TCU, I don't disagree that Mississippi State isn't a bad loss on paper...but the voters will see a supposed top 15 team losing to a team that was on a 5 game losing skid and had lost 8 of 9. I think voters will punish them a little bit.

I didn't realize Miss St was on that bad of a skid.  Yeah, that could mean TCU slides more. Unfortunately, I just remember our loss to them in November. Thanks.

[wadesworld]

Let's show Berman the power that is MUScoop!