Top 25 Prediction

[bac2therac]

Will be close. Clemson and Auburn will definitely fall out. Florida Atlantic may or may not. San Diego State split for the week but may hang on.

So call it 3 spots open. I think Duke looking good.

The other choices are NC State, Rutgers, Creighton, Iowa

Is it crazy to think Purdue could stay #1 with a loss at Indiana. It was a close one. #2 Tennessee lost earlier in the week to Florida. Will #3 Houston move back to #1?

1. Purdue
2. Houston
3. Alabama
4. Arizona
5. Texas
6. Tennessee
7. UCLA
8. Kansas
9. Virginia
10. Iowa State
11. Baylor
12. Marquette
13. Xavier
14. Kansas State
15. St Mary's
16. Gonzaga
17. TCU
18. Indiana
19. Providence
20. Miami
21. UConn
22. Duke
23. North Carolina State
24. San Diego State
25. Rutgers

26. Creighton
27. Florida Atlantic
28. Iowa
29. Auburn
30. Pittsburgh

 

[Westcoast]

A ranking is typically our kiss of death

 

[Joey Bags]

I just don’t see how we move up 10 spots just from beating MSU

 

[bac2therac]

I just don’t see how we move up 10 spots just from beating MSU

5 schools ahead of RU from 26-34 lost plus Clemson/Auburn will definitely be out....thats 7 schools right there,,,, the question is does Fla Atlantic get bounced out of top 25 and do voters put in Creighton ahead of RU?

 

[armenius]

Rutgers will definitely be in and Purdue will stay #1 for losing on the road in a close game against a ranked in-state rival

 

[RUChoppin]

I just don’t see how we move up 10 spots just from beating MSU

You don't have to move up 10 spots. You just have to move up 1-2 spots with 10 people.

 

[rubigtimenow]

25 or 26 in AP poll.
24 in coach’s poll.

 

[whofrewdatmataRU13]

Seems like every time we crack the top 25 we lose the next week. Anyone have stats on how long we stayed ranked the past 3-4 years?

 

[colbert17]

Easily trade being ranked for two wins this week

 

[njcanesfan]

Seems like every time we crack the top 25 we lose the next week. Anyone have stats on how long we stayed ranked the past 3-4 years?

Someone actually posted it on one of these active threads. I just don’t remember which one.

 

[kcg88]

A ranking is typically our kiss of death

I'd say any losses this week are more about playing our hardest two games remaining on the schedule.

 

[armenius]

A few ballots out there this morning. Borges and Carino both have us at 21 after leaving us off their top 25 last week. Collier has us at 25, Berman didn't put us in.

 

[Miggins]

Think we are going to get in at #25. Think the MSU game will help a bit more than normal, giving a bit more exposure to some of the writers who don't follow us so closely.

 

[Roy_Faulker]

The beauty of playing on a national broadcast network and time slot vs. having to be found on BTN.

 

[Bayonnebomber79]

A ranking is typically our kiss of death

Totally agree! I’ll be happy if we land at 26 or 27. Fly just below the radar

 

[gregkoko]

A few ballots out there this morning. Borges and Carino both have us at 21 after leaving us off their top 25 last week. Collier has us at 25, Berman didn't put us in.

Seth Davis has us at 18

 

[bac2therac]

good signs

 

[armenius]

Seth Davis has us at 18

Bozich #13! Wow. We're gonna be in.

 

[theacks1]

You don't have to move up 10 spots. You just have to move up 1-2 spots with 10 people.

Yes, there is a common fallacy that many of us fall into. Being the 10th RV team does not mean we are ranked #35, but that there are 34 teams who more people have ahead of us in their top 25. It does not say where outside the top 25 those who don't have us ranked consider us. Theoretically, a team could have no votes but everyone has them as their #26. The next week, they move up one place in everyone's mind, but go from no votes to top 25 in the polls.

 

[Bayonnebomber79]

FWIW. CBS has us at # 26 in their latest rankings

 

[dconifer]

Yes, there is a common fallacy that many of us fall into. Being the 10th RV team does not mean we are ranked #35, but that there are 34 teams who more people have ahead of us in their top 25. It does not say where outside the top 25 those who don't have us ranked consider us. Theoretically, a team could have no votes but everyone has them as their #26. The next week, they move up one place in everyone's mind, but go from no votes to top 25 in the polls.

Yeah, I've thought a lot about the fairly-recent development where us fans try to extend the top 25 in that way, which is not exactly correct...

 

[RUChoppin]

Yeah, I've thought a lot about the fairly-recent development where us fans try to extend the top 25 in that way, which is not exactly correct...

I mean, there's some merit, in that the first and second RV teams probably are already gaining a lot of top 25 votes... So picking up one or two more voters, or elevating one or two spots with a few voters, might more easily pull them in then a team that is only on a couple of ballots.

But it's highly imprecise. Just because a team is number 25 on a number of ballots doesn't mean some other team might not replace them with a slightly better week, and the tides can shift very quickly. Those bottom couple of spots in the top 25 can be very volatile because there's rarely consensus.

 

[JudgeSmails56]

I think we’ll be 26

 

[fluoxetine]

I mean, there's some merit, in that the first and second RV teams probably are already gaining a lot of top 25 votes... So picking up one or two more voters, or elevating one or two spots with a few voters, might more easily pull them in then a team that is only on a couple of ballots.

But it's highly imprecise. Just because a team is number 25 on a number of ballots doesn't mean some other team might not replace them with a slightly better week, and the tides can shift very quickly. Those bottom couple of spots in the top 25 can be very volatile because there's rarely consensus.

The bottom couple of spots are almost always teams that someone put at #25 but that the actual consensus ranking would be like #75 if they went that far.

 

[bac2therac]

RU in at 24 and Purdue still 1...not bad in my predictions....though surprised that Duke stayed out

 

[Joey Bags]

RU in at 24 and Purdue still 1...not bad in my predictions....though surprised that Duke stayed out

Good call, nice to see us get the respect

 

[Bayonnebomber79]

RU in at 24 and Purdue still 1...not bad in my predictions....though surprised that Duke stayed out

Hey Dickie V baby, what happened? Where are your Dookies?

 

[RUJMM78]

Indiana and Rutgers only teams with 7 losses.Big East continues to surprise in the rankings without Villanova.

 

[bac2therac]

Hey Dickie V baby, what happened? Where are your Dookies?

looks like the national writers are sticking it to Duke