The worth of pre season polls

[billoliver40]

Kansas is now out of the top 25. So is UCONN, so is North Carolina.

All were sure things in the pre season.


I wonder if Hurley is still laughing about the outlandish salary UK was said to be offering him?

 

[MegaBlue05]

Funny how different the polls look from preseason to late February.

1. Kansas (30)
2. Alabama (14)
3. UConn (11)
4. Houston (4)
5. Iowa State
6. Gonzaga (1)
7. Duke
8. Baylor
9. North Carolina
10. Arizona
11. Auburn
12. Tennessee
13. Texas A&M
14. Purdue
15. Creighton
16. Arkansas
17. Indiana
18. Marquette
19. Texas
20. Cincinnati
21. Florida
22. UCLA
23. Kentucky
24. Ole Miss
25. Rutgers
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin, Colorado, UCLA, St. John's, Maryland, Virginia, TCU, Mississippi St., Kansas St, Xavier, Memphis, Missouri, Boise St., Coll of Charleston, New Mexico, Drake.

1. Auburn (60)
2. Duke
3. Florida
4. Houston
5. Tennessee
6. Alabama
7. St. John's
8. Michigan State
9. Iowa State
10. Texas Tech
11. Wisconsin
12. Texas A&M
13. Clemson
14. Missouri
15. Michigan
16. Maryland
17. Kentucky
18. Memphis
19. Louisville
20. Purdue
21. Marquette
22. Arizona
23. Saint Mary's
24. Mississippi State
25. BYU
Also receiving votes: Creighton, Mississippi, Kansas, New Mexico, VCU, Oregon, UCLA, Drake, UC San Diego, Gonzaga, High Point, Illinois, Vanderbilt, Utah St., Yale.

 

[ORCAT]

Just something to get us worked up over as season is set to begin. No more value than that.

 

[true blue1]

Preseason polls are just for fans to look forward to the upcoming season.

 

[LmdCat]

Past performance is no guarantees of future success.

 

[CRZ4UK]

Putting a team high gives them a huge chance to stay high. Football pre season is much more important but the pre season rankings could be the difference between a top 10 team, or a team with the same record being at 25.

 

[billoliver40]

Football season is so much shorter it is hard to break those top 12 numbers (Indiana excluded).
Certain teams are often vastly oer rated based on history (Alabama, Michigan).
Basketball gives more time for movement and alas injuries.

 

[TucsonCat]

That's right, preseason polls arent perfect so therefore they're useless. What, are you going to let a bunch of people who know the returning starters, transfers, recruits and coaches tell you who's going to be good? You should be just as excited to watch South Carolina vs Xavier in December as you are Duke vs Auburn.