Chingon's Top 25 (02/08/2010)

[CHONGS]

     1 Kansas   
     2 Syracuse
     3 Duke
     4 Kentucky
     5 West Virginia
     6 Brigham Young
     7 Wisconsin
     8 Kansas St.
     9 Purdue
    10 Maryland
    11 Villanova
    12 Texas
    13 Ohio St.
    14 Missouri 
    15 Baylor
    16 Georgetown
    17 Michigan St.
    18 Tennessee
    19 California
    20 Marquette
    21 Georgia Tech
    22 Utah St.
    23 Louisville
    24 Butler
    25 Clemson

[theswo]

BYU 

[OregonSmock]

BYU top 10?  Good grief.

[CHONGS]

BYU top 10?  Good grief.

yeppers

[TRAIN]

 

[mcmwcat]

Maryland should be higher

[weird roberts foam finger]

It seems likes these rankings get weirder by the week, not more stable.  Louisville and Clemson are pretty much wtfs, given how they're playing lately, and I have a hard time justifying Maryland or Missouri that high.  I think Pomeroy must be a Wal-Mart heir or something.

[OregonSmock]

BYU top 10?  Good grief.

yeppers

Cornell is more deserving of top 10.

[mcmwcat]

BYU top 10?  Good grief.

yeppers

Cornell is more deserving of top 10.

do your own top 25. 

[CHONGS]

It seems likes these rankings get weirder by the week, not more stable.  Louisville and Clemson are pretty much wtfs, given how they're playing lately, and I have a hard time justifying Maryland or Missouri that high.  I think Pomeroy must be a Wal-Mart heir or something.

It simply comes down to the numbers.  This is not a poll based on accomplishments (no team "deserves" any ranking in this index), its based on potential.  Missouri's high ranking is an indicator that they are team that is a threat to beat anyone, same with Clemson and Louisville.  While they might not be living up to their potential, they have numbers that say they SHOULD be a better team than their record indicates and have the potential to be much better by the time the tournament comes around.  

[OregonSmock]

BYU top 10?  Good grief.

yeppers

Cornell is more deserving of top 10.

do your own top 25. 

You do realize that BYU just got blown out by UNLV, right? 

[mcmwcat]

BYU top 10?  Good grief.

yeppers

Cornell is more deserving of top 10.

do your own top 25. 

You do realize that BYU just got blown out by UNLV, right? 

so?

[CHONGS]

BYU top 10?  Good grief.

yeppers

Cornell is more deserving of top 10.

do your own top 25.  

You do realize that BYU just got blown out by UNLV, right?  

Single game regular season outcomes, while important, are not the best indicator in college basketball of future success.

[weird roberts foam finger]

It seems likes these rankings get weirder by the week, not more stable.  Louisville and Clemson are pretty much wtfs, given how they're playing lately, and I have a hard time justifying Maryland or Missouri that high.  I think Pomeroy must be a Wal-Mart heir or something.

It simply comes down to the numbers.  This is not a poll based on accomplishments (no team "deserves" any ranking in this index), its based on potential.  Missouri's high ranking is an indicator that they are team that is a threat to beat anyone, same with Clemson and Louisville.  While they might not be living up to their potential, they have numbers that say they SHOULD be a better team than their record indicates and have the potential to be much better by the time the tournament comes around.  

Ah, so what you're saying is I should be nervous should K-State draw any of these teams in their bracket, even though some of them are looking like scrub NIT teams.  I could go along with that (except for Clemson -- they will tank.  They always do.).

[OregonSmock]

BYU top 10?  Good grief.

yeppers

Cornell is more deserving of top 10.

do your own top 25.  

You do realize that BYU just got blown out by UNLV, right?  

Single game regular season outcomes, while important, are not the best indicator in college basketball of future success.

BYU's only decent wins are against UTEP and Arizona.  Also, how do you leave Gonzaga out of the top 25?

[CHONGS]

It seems likes these rankings get weirder by the week, not more stable.  Louisville and Clemson are pretty much wtfs, given how they're playing lately, and I have a hard time justifying Maryland or Missouri that high.  I think Pomeroy must be a Wal-Mart heir or something.

It simply comes down to the numbers.  This is not a poll based on accomplishments (no team "deserves" any ranking in this index), its based on potential.  Missouri's high ranking is an indicator that they are team that is a threat to beat anyone, same with Clemson and Louisville.  While they might not be living up to their potential, they have numbers that say they SHOULD be a better team than their record indicates and have the potential to be much better by the time the tournament comes around.  

Ah, so what you're saying is I should be nervous should K-State draw any of these teams in their bracket, even though some of them are looking like scrub NIT teams.  I could go along with that (except for Clemson -- they will tank.  They always do.).

pretty much you can think of these as the 25 most "dangerous" teams (but in all reality it gets pretty fuzzy after 20)

to be fair Clemson is tied for 24th with about five teams (including FSU fyi), they just happened to win more tiebreakers.

[CHONGS]

BYU top 10?  Good grief.

yeppers

Cornell is more deserving of top 10.

do your own top 25. 

You do realize that BYU just got blown out by UNLV, right? 

Single game regular season outcomes, while important, are not the best indicator in college basketball of future success.

BYU's only decent wins are against UTEP and Arizona.  Also, how do you leave Gonzaga out of the top 25?

I, personally, don't leave anyone out.  I have no control over the index, just the algorithm.  Gonzaga is around 40th in my index.  I guess if my index means anything (which it may not) it means +40 teams would beat Gonzaga if they played at a neutral site tonight.   

[sys]

the ku fans' love for cornell is hilarious.

[OregonSmock]

the ku fans' love for cornell is hilarious.

Their only losses are on a neutral court vs. Seton Hall, @Syracuse, and @Kansas.  They're ranked #22 in the USA Today/ESPN poll.
 

[sys]

Their only losses are on a neutral court vs. Seton Hall, @Syracuse, and @Kansas.  They're ranked #22 in the USA Today/ESPN poll.

http://kenpom.com/team.php?team=Cornell

[Bookcat]

BYU top 10?  Good grief.

yeppers

Cornell is more deserving of top 10.

do your own top 25. 

You do realize that BYU just got blown out by UNLV, right? 

and you said UNLV wasn't that good after we drilled their ass.

[OregonSmock]

http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/ranksummary




Cornell:  6th in three point percentage, 7th in assists per game, 15th in assist/turnover ratio, 17th in scoring margin, 34th in field goal percentage


Cornell's an experienced team that shoots the ball well (especially from deep), and they limit their mistakes.  I'm not saying Cornell is going to the Final Four, but they are good enough to beat just about anybody on any given night.  Definitely deserving of a top 25 ranking.

[OregonSmock]

BYU top 10?  Good grief.

yeppers

Cornell is more deserving of top 10.

do your own top 25. 

You do realize that BYU just got blown out by UNLV, right? 

and you said UNLV wasn't that good after we drilled their ass.

I was just amused by all the load blowing that took place after beating a team from the Mountain West conference. 

[mcmwcat]

http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/ranksummary
Cornell:  6th in three point percentage, 7th in assists per game, 15th in assist/turnover ratio, 17th in scoring margin, 34th in field goal percentage


Cornell's an experienced team that shoots the ball well (especially from deep), and they limit their mistakes.  I'm not saying Cornell is going to the Final Four, but they are good enough to beat just about anybody on any given night.  Definitely deserving of a top 25 ranking.

200th in SOS

[mcmwcat]

BYU top 10?  Good grief.

yeppers

Cornell is more deserving of top 10.

do your own top 25. 

You do realize that BYU just got blown out by UNLV, right? 

and you said UNLV wasn't that good after we drilled their ass.

I was just amused by all the load blowing that took place after beating a team from the Mountain West conference. 

i know.  we should have taken in stride like when KU beat A-10 powerhouse Temple.