Week 14 Rankings

1) Wisconsin - FUCK WHAT YOU THINK!
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Wow, the rest of these guys are pathetic.

2) Florida
3) North Carolina
4) Texas A&M
5) UCLA
6) Ohio State
7) Pittsburgh
8) Nevada
9) Kansas
10) Washington State
11) Butler
12) Oregon
13) Oklahoma State
14) Georgetown
15) Indiana
16) Boston College
17) Winthrop
18) Marquette
19) Clemson
20) Memphis
21) Arizona
22) Duke
23) Southern Illinois
24) West Virginia
25) UNLV

Some other losers I'm going to think twice about before finalizing these:

- Florida State
- Stanford
- Notre Dame
- Kentucky
- Villanova
- Texas
- Virginia Tech
- UMass
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Georgia Tech
- Missouri State
- Kansas State
- Tennessee
- Vanderbilt
- Michigan State
- BYU
- Air Force
- New Mexico State
- Vermont
- Washington
- Southern Cal

 

1. Florida
2. Wisconsin
3. North Carolina
4. UCLA
5. Ohio State
6. Texas A&M
7. Pittsburgh
8. Washington State
9. Kansas
10. Nevada
11. Memphis
12. Butler
13. Oregon
14. Georgetown
15. Boston College
16. Oklahoma State
17. Southern Illinois
18. Marquette
19. Winthrop
20. Indiana
21. West Virginia
22. Clemson
23. Arizona
24. Air Force
25. Missouri State

 

I have a funny feeling I'll be the only one who ranked d00k...

 

Am I the only one that thinks this year's tournament is going to be freaking crazy? There are so many evenly matched teams that I think pretty much everyone who makes the big dance has a chance to go all the way...

 

<div class="quote_poster">UKFan33 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Am I the only one that thinks this year's tournament is going to be freaking crazy? There are so many evenly matched teams that I think pretty much everyone who makes the big dance has a chance to go all the way...</div>

You know what, that's such an optimistic way to view it, that I hadn't though of it that way. I've been looking at it and saying "damn, none of these teams are really worth a ****."

On an unrelated note, I'm worried as hell about MSU. What do you think their chances of making the tourny are? At the moment, I think they're on the outside looking in, but they have a bunch of quality non-conference wins against the mid-majors like Bradley, BYU, Vermont, etc. and even a win against Texas, so who knows. It all depends on how they fair in these last few games I guess, but they've got Wisconsin coming up.

 

It doesn't look good for Michigan State right now, but if they can win their next two games against Michigan and Iowa, and beat Wisconsin in one of their two meetings, then they should be a lock to make it...so basically, if they can get to the 20-win mark, they should be in.

 

1. North Carolina
2. Wisconsin
3. Florida
4. UCLA
5. Texas A&M
6. Ohio State
7. Pittsburgh
8. Washington State
9. Nevada
10. Kansas
11. Oregon
12. Georgetown
13. Oklahoma State
14. Butler
15. Indiana
16. Memphis
17. Southern Illinois
18. Winthrop
19. Boston College
20. Marquette
21. Arizona
22. Florida State
23. Air Force
24. Villanova
25. West Virginia

 

<div class="quote_poster">shapecity Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">C.K. Duke has lost 3 in a row</div>

Four now!

 

After much soul-searching, and having watched them last night in a game when neither team could hit a friggin outside shot, my vote this week will go to Gainesville at least for this week


1. Florida
2. Wisconsin
3. UNC
4. UCLA
5. Ohio State
6. Texas A&M
7. Pitt
8. Kansas
9. Wazzou
10. Nevada
11. Oregon
12. Southern Illinois - hate if you want, but this team has everything to succeed in March, and every time I see them play I ask myself why I didn't have them ranked higher than I did.
13. Marquette
14. Butler
15. Georgetown
16. USC
17. West Virginia - hey, nobody else is showing me anything, but they just beat UCLA. Hell, as young as they are, they deserve this.
18. Florida State
20. OK State
21. Va Tech
22. Indiana
23. Clemson
24. Winthrop
25. Memphis

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26. Xavier
27. Boston College
28. Missouri State
29. Virginia
30. Stanford - I'm assuming they lose @ Washington
31. Notre Dame - here we go again. Mike Brey for teh lose
32. Kentucky
33. Creighton
34. Vandy
35. Akron
35. Vermont

 

<div class="quote_poster">shapecity Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">C.K. Duke has lost 3 in a row</div>

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Voodoo Child:</div><div class="quote_post">Four now!</div>

...and a happy man am I

Edited my rankings. I thought Duke was going to rebound nicely against the Terps, obviously I was wrong.

 

Atta boy, Schaddy!

 

<div class="quote_poster">Schaddy Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">After much soul-searching, and having watched them last night in a game when neither team could hit a friggin outside shot, my vote this week will go to Madison at least for this week


1. Wisconsin
2. Florida
3. UNC
4. UCLA
5. Ohio State
6. Texas A&M
7. Pitt
8. Kansas
9. Wazzou
10. Nevada
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Alright, I'm going to start adding these up, so if you have any changes to make, post the changes you want to be made in another post, don't just go back and edit your post.

 

<div class="quote_poster">shapecity Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">mine are good</div>
Ditto........

 

1) Wisconsin – 122 (2)

With UCLA losing this past week, Wisconsin got enough of their votes to reclaim the top spot in our poll, which they've held for five of the last six weeks, only taking a slight dip after a road-loss to #18 Indiana.

2) Florida – 120 (2)

The Gators have been the unanimous #1 team in the AP and ESPN polls for a while now, but have yet to garner the same respect from every JBB poll voter. In fairness to our voters, the Gators don't exactly have the Strength of Schedule or RPI to match their high rankings elsewhere, but they're creeping up on our top spot slowly but surely.

3) North Carolina – 118 (1)

North Carolina is the top three-loss team in our poll, and it's not hard to see why. After all, the Heels have played one of the ten toughest schedules in the nation at this point and have come out very successful, winning games over the likes of #6 Ohio State, #20 Winthrop, #22 Arizona, #24 Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

4) UCLA – 108

While the Bruins held onto their #1 ranking in the RPI, they fell three spots in our weekly poll after losing to West Virginia over the weekend without the services of starting point guard Darren Collison. They'll get a chance to redeem themselves with a game coming up this saturday on the road against #22 Arizona though.

5) Texas A&M – 105

After a slow start, the Aggies are living up to their preseason expectations, winning 14 of their last 15 games, led by the play of Big 12 Player of the Year candidate Acie Law IV, who recorded a career-high 15 assists in a recent blowout over Texas, a promising sign for a player who's often criticized for not being a 'pure' point guard.

6) Ohio State – 102

The Buckeyes may have one of the top records in the nation at 22-3, but they've yet to prove themselves against top tier competition, looking out of place against the other elites (Wisconsin, Florida, and North Carolina). Greg Oden is finally become a legitimate option in the team's offense though, so the sky's the limit for this group of talented youngsters.

7) Pittsburgh – 95

Usually sitting atop of the Big East with a 22-3 record would get you higher than a #7 ranking, but this is an off year for the Big East as a whole, and the Panthers are largely unproven with only two or three marquee wins to hang their hats on at this point. It's hard to get too down on a team led by a dominant All-American big man like Aaron Gray though.

8) Washington State – 87

The Cougars' early loss to the Utah Utes is pretty much a distant memory at this point with the way they've been playing in conference action. The Pac-10 is without a doubt the best conference in the NCAA, so carrying a 10-3 conference record at this point in the season is a huge accomplishment for Wazzou.

9) Kansas – 83

The underclassmen have been huge for the Jayhawks, but as their loss to Texas A&M two Saturdays ago showed us, their more experienced players need to take their game to the next level if this team's going to go anywhere in March. Players like Sasha Kaun, Russell Robinson, and Darnell Jackson will be critical in their postseason success.

10) Nevada – 80

Call them overrated, but the Wolfpack have been winning ball games, regardless of how "easy" their schedule may be. At this point in the season, not too many teams can boast a 22-2 record. Nick Fazekas also looks like the favorite for NCAA Player of the Year at this point, albeit by a very slim margin over Wisconsin's Alando Tucker.

11) Oregon – 74

Record: 20-5 (8-5)
Key wins: @ #13 Georgetown, #4 UCLA, @ #22 Arizona, @ #9 Washington State
Losses: #21 Southern Cal, @ Washington, @ #4 UCLA, @ #21 Southern Cal, #22 Arizona

12) Butler – 67

Record: 23-3 (11-2)
Key wins: @ Notre Dame, #18 Indiana, @ Tennessee, Gonzaga, Wright State
Losses: @ Indiana State, @ Ill-Chicago, @ Wright State

13) Georgetown – 57

Record: 18-5 (8-2)
Key wins: Notre Dame, #17 Marquette
Losses: Old Dominion, #11 Oregon, @ Duke, Villanova, @ #7 Pittsburgh

14) Southern Illinois – 45

Record: 21-5 (12-3)
Key wins: Wichita State, Missouri State, @ Creighton, @ Wichita State, Creighton
Losses: Arkansas, @ #18 Indiana, @ Northern Iowa, @ Bradley, @ Evansville

15) Memphis – 44

Record: 21-3 (11-0)
Key wins: Kentucky
Losses: Georgia Tech, @ Tennessee, @ #22 Arizona

16) Oklahoma State – 43

Record: 19-5 (5-4)
Key wins: @ Missouri State, @ Syracuse, #7 Pittsburgh, Texas
Losses: @ Tennessee, @ #9 Kansas, @ #5 Texas A&M, @ Colorado, @ Oklahoma

17) Marquette - 42

Record: 21-5 (8-3)
Key Wins: @ Duke, #23 West Virginia, @ #7 Pittburgh, Providence
Losses: N.D. State, #1 Wisconsin, @ Providence, Syracuse, @ #13 Georgetown

18) Indiana – 35

Record: 17-6 (7-3)
Key Wins: #14 Southern Illinois, Michigan State, #1 Wisconsin, Illinois
Losses: @ #12 Butler, @ Duke, @ Kentucky, @ #6 Ohio State, @ Illinois, @ Iowa

19) Boston College – 34

Record: 18-6 (9-2)
Key wins: Michigan State, Maryland, Virginia, Florida State, Virginia Tech, @ Florida State
Losses: Vermont, @ Providence, @ #9 Kansas, Duquesne, @ #24 Clemson, @ Duke

20) Winthrop – 31

Record: 21-4 (11-0)
Key wins: N/A
Losses: @ #3 North Carolina, @ Maryland, @ #1 Wisconsin, @ #5 Texas A&M

21) Southern Cal – 26

Record: 18-7 (8-4)
Key wins: Wichita State, Washington, @ #11 Oregon, #22 Arizona, #11 Oregon
Losses: S. Carolina, @ #9 Kansas, Kansas St., #8 Wash St., #4 UCLA, @ Stanford, @ #4 UCLA

22) Arizona – 25

Record: 17-7 (8-5)
Key wins: UNLV, Illinois, #15 Memphis, @ Washington, Washington, @ #11 Oregon
Key Losses: @ UVA, @ #8 WSU, #11 Oregon, @ #21 USC, @ #4 UCLA, @ #4 UNC, #8 WSU

23) West Virginia – 18

Record: 19-5 (7-4)
Key wins: Villanova, #4 UCLA
Losses: @ Arkansas, @ Notre Dame, @ #17 Marquette, @ Cincinnati, #7 Pittsburgh

24) Clemson – 15

Record: 19-5 (5-5)
Key wins: @ Florida State, Georgia Tech, @ #19 Boston College, Florida State
Losses: @ Maryland, #3 North Carolina, @ Duke, Virginia, @ Georgia Tech

25) Air Force - 14

Record: 21-4 (8-3)
Key wins: @ Stanford, @ George Washington, UNLV
Losses: @ Duke, @ Utah, @ BYU, @ San Diego State

Others Receiving Votes:

Florida State (12), Virginia Tech (6), Wright State (5), Duke (4), Stanford (3), Villanova (2), Missouri State (1), UNLV (1), Xavier (1)

 

I can do the blurbs and post it in Wordpress if you want