15 in AP Poll
- Thread starter ImTheVillageIdiot
- Start date
Not bad.
SEC down to 7 teams in the Top 25; Big Ten caught up with 7 also. Where the SEC is strong top to bottom, the Big Ten is top-heavy so the records of their top 1/3 look better to the AP voters, who are too lazy to do much diligence, mostly look at W-L records.
NCAA College Basketball Rankings: AP Top 25 Basketball Poll
The official page for the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll. Keep up to date and view the latest NCAA men's basketball ranking updates each week for the 2023-24 season.
apnews.com
#15 is a nice way to end the season all things considered. 7 SEC teams ranked.
Dirty Birds at #13 due to their cushy SOS.NCAA College Basketball Rankings: AP Top 25 Basketball Poll
The official page for the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll. Keep up to date and view the latest NCAA men's basketball ranking updates each week for the 2023-24 season.
#15 is a nice way to end the season all things considered. 7 SEC teams ranked.
Exactly where I thought we’d be. Not bad for Popes first year and all the injuries to finish top 15.
No doubt, but we’ll still end up with a better NCAAT seed.
A&M moving up 8 spots is kind of crazy. Everything else makes sense.
The NCAA has historically ignored the entire SECT, but this year with the expansion and the overall known strength of the conference, I think they will at least consider the games through the semi-finals.
I don't think they will care about the finals outcome unless it ends up being a team that was not getting in that somehow makes a 5-game run (not likely in this conference this year).
I'd like to make it to Saturday at a minimum, but I still don't think that gets us into 2-seed talk, unfortunately.
Preseason ranked 23.
End regular season ranked 15
Were ranked every week of the regular season.
Not bad at all for year 1.
End regular season ranked 15
Were ranked every week of the regular season.
Not bad at all for year 1.
I think we are a lock for a 4. Win Thursday maybe a 3 but I think 4. Zero shot at a 2 imo even if we won the SECT. Too many teams ahead of us.
Got up to #4 and lowest (outside of preseason) was #19.
Feels like we are the last 3. Just my opinion. I think we need to win two to guarantee a 3, no matter what other teams do. If we lose Thursday, I'd bet we're a 4.
It has been proven every year that whatever happens in the SEC finals (Sunday afternoon) has absolutely no impact on final seeding. That's why SEC coaches have clamored for the final game be played on Saturday.
Final AP rankings and their currently projected seed according to Lunardi.
1. Duke - 1
2. Houston - 1
3. Auburn - 1
4. Florida - 1
5. Alabama - 2
6. St. John's - 3
7. Michigan State - 2
8. Tennessee - 2
9. Texas Tech - 2
10. Clemson - 4
11. Maryland - 4
12. Iowa State - 3
13. Louisville - 7
14. Texas A&M - 3
15. UK - 3
16. Memphis - 8
17. BYU - 5
18. Wisconsin - 4
19. Saint Mary's - 6
20. Purdue - 4
21. Missouri - 5
22. Michigan - 6
23. Oregon - 5
24. Illinois - 6
25. Marquette - 7
NR (27) - Arizona - 5
NR (28) - UCLA - 6
NR (30) - UConn - 8
NR (31) - Gonzaga - 8
NR (34) - Ole Miss - 7
NR (37) - Kansas - 7
NR (NR) - Miss State - 8
1. Duke - 1
2. Houston - 1
3. Auburn - 1
4. Florida - 1
5. Alabama - 2
6. St. John's - 3
7. Michigan State - 2
8. Tennessee - 2
9. Texas Tech - 2
10. Clemson - 4
11. Maryland - 4
12. Iowa State - 3
13. Louisville - 7
14. Texas A&M - 3
15. UK - 3
16. Memphis - 8
17. BYU - 5
18. Wisconsin - 4
19. Saint Mary's - 6
20. Purdue - 4
21. Missouri - 5
22. Michigan - 6
23. Oregon - 5
24. Illinois - 6
25. Marquette - 7
NR (27) - Arizona - 5
NR (28) - UCLA - 6
NR (30) - UConn - 8
NR (31) - Gonzaga - 8
NR (34) - Ole Miss - 7
NR (37) - Kansas - 7
NR (NR) - Miss State - 8
Some bracketologist have us as a 2 seed. On3 I think was one of them. I see us as a 3 if we make it to Saturday and the right other teams lose early, I could see a 2 seed. Will be fun to see what happens this week. Just keep all guys healthy and hitting their best stride. GO BIG BLUE!!!
I think we are a 3, the number of our Quad 1 wins I believe make us a solid 3.
If we are the last #3, that means there are only four teams separating us from a #2 seed. Given that results of the SECT final don't matter, it's likely impossible to reach the 2 seed line. However, beating #4 Florida and then #3 Auburn should at least be fodder for debate.
We are gonna be a 3. The quality of wins is too much to not make UK a 3.
Yep don’t get the people saying we are a 4. Bracket Matrix says we’re a 3. Lunardi has us a three. The tournament committee had us a three and our resume has improved since then. Some people just always down in the dumps.
Win Thursday and we should solidify a 3 seed. Any loss after that would be to a higher rated seed in the SEC tourney. Lose Thursday and I think we will drop to a 4.
Looking at the BIG10, I see only one team that is capable of winning a title, Michigan State. The rest are mid.
The SEC has 4 or 5 and top to bottom the SEC is stronger, but, you watch, so many of these sure fire SEC teams will blow a gasket early and the narrative by everyone outside the SEC will be that we were all frauds. They're all waiting for SEC teams to fail.
They are at #13, playing in a league where a team that went 13-7 (UNCheat) is currently predicted to miss the NCAA-T.
Oh yeah, & #13 went 0-4 vs SEC teams.
Right now, we are a 3 seed. The committee just recently stated that Quad 1 wins will be one of the top criteria when seeding teams.
Final AP poll is next Monday UNLESS they do like they did last season and do a "Final" poll after the tournament (which they have only done in 1974 and 2024)
Some still have us as a 4 seed
Bracketology 2025: Arch Madness Helped The Bubble, The WCC May Pop One
On Sunday, Drake took care of Bradley in the Missouri Valley final, 63-48, so the Bulldogs won’t have to worry about being left out of the field with a 29-4 record. Tonight, bubble teams will be rooting for chalk in the WCC semifinals.
www.bloggingthebracket.com
Seed List
* indicates auto bid holder(1) Auburn*, Duke*, Houston*, Florida
(2) Alabama, Tennessee, Michigan State*, Texas Tech
(3) Texas A&M, Iowa State, Wisconsin, St. John’s*
(4) Kentucky, Oregon, Maryland, Louisville
(5) Purdue, Saint Mary’s*, Michigan, Marquette
(6) Mississippi, Arizona, UCLA, Memphis*
(7) Clemson, Creighton, Missouri, BYU
(8) UConn, Kansas, Illinois, New Mexico*
(9) Gonzaga, Mississippi State, West Virginia, Georgia
(10) Vanderbilt, Baylor, DRAKE*, Arkansas
(11) Indiana, Utah State, San Diego State (First Four), Ohio State (First Four), UC San Diego*
(12) VCU*, Xavier (First Four), Oklahoma (First Four), McNeese*, Liberty*
(13) Yale*, HIGH POINT*, LIPSCOMB*, Akron*
(14) Utah Valley*, Furman*, Northern Colorado*, Towson*
(15) Troy*, Robert Morris*, Central Connecticut*, Bryant*
(16) Norfolk State*, OMAHA*, SIUE* (First Four), Quinnipiac* (First Four), American* (First Four), Southern* (First Four)
Similar threads
