I got to admit i am shocked they didn't allow UNC to leap frog us after the loss in the coaches poll
we are 18th

1/9/2006 3:13:59 PM

^^I really didnt intend any sarcasm there...no really

1/9/2006 3:25:47 PM

18th in the AP poll as well.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/polls/ap/

1/9/2006 4:22:23 PM

Not as bad as I had expected. I'll update the charts tonight.

1/9/2006 4:49:48 PM

Still ahead of UNC.... bwahhhhahahahahhahaha

1/9/2006 4:51:25 PM

I guess nobody caught it, but how did GW get ahead of us in the AP? Did the 21 point blowout not convince we were better? Or was it GW's GREAT win in OT versus Marshall?

1/10/2006 12:39:53 AM

the got beaten by a better team than the team we got beaten by

1/10/2006 12:42:09 AM

Should UNC be ranked higher than us because they beat us on their home floor by 13?

Should Duke fall out of #1 because only a miracle buzzer-beater against VT kept them from going to 0-1 in the ACC?

...

1/10/2006 12:42:40 AM

should we even care about the rankings?

1/10/2006 1:08:06 AM

Updated charts for this week appear below. Again, a reload may be needed to overwrite cached images.













[Edited on January 10, 2006 at 2:24 AM. Reason : ]

1/10/2006 2:12:30 AM

congrats on working excel

1/10/2006 2:40:43 AM

I can tell if that's sarcastic or not. Obviously, it's relatively easy to do, but I feel that this is nicer to look at and easier to spot trends and any anomalies than the raw data ESPN provides. Plus, it gives me yet another outlet for wasting time.

1/10/2006 2:56:24 AM

^^^too early in the season to start doing that shit, jesus

[Edited on January 10, 2006 at 3:20 AM. Reason : s]

1/10/2006 3:19:44 AM

^no, there is never a time when these childish fucking graphs are a appropriate

1/10/2006 3:25:11 AM

Where have you guys been the past three pages? If it's that big a deal, I'll quit making them. I don't really give a shit.

1/10/2006 4:24:31 AM

The Coz, most people appreciate those graphs...just because its not the NCAA tournament doesnt mean nobody cares about rankings

1/10/2006 10:35:24 AM

I don't understand the anti-graph sentiment. It's not intended to be clever or innovative. It's just a convenient way to display the relevant information culled from multiple weeks.

1/10/2006 10:48:38 AM

who knows...this thread is like 2 weeks old and its almost a full 3 pages and a quality thread...the haters are probably tarheel fans

1/10/2006 11:00:48 AM

Keep doing the graphs.

The vast majority of us appreciate them.

1/10/2006 11:39:35 AM

yeah, i think they're pretty cool.

fuck the haters. I swear most people on TWW can't do anything well except whine.

1/10/2006 11:52:22 AM

i don't get it, i thought they were popular last time you did it? by all means, keep it up

1/10/2006 12:01:12 PM

Quote :

"I don't understand the anti-graph sentiment."

ahahahahahahahaha

DAMN ANTI-GRAPHITES

1/10/2006 12:25:32 PM

I am a unc fan and I enjoy the graphs.. I will say though at the 19 places in 2 weeks a lot of teams that were ahead of unc from 20-45 lost at least once maybe twice in that time frame. I will say though that the bias is not as bad as normal but i am surprised GW is still in the top 20 they and MSU should be sub 20 i believe. Not bad teams just not playing to the level they should. While Carolina is playing better than they were projected because they had to go off all freshmen sucking not 2 or 3 being big players.

1/10/2006 12:47:11 PM

"YOU'RE A RABID ANTI-GRAPHITE!"

1/10/2006 1:12:56 PM

keep the graphs going, well done

1/10/2006 1:19:21 PM

Quote :

"yeah, i think they're pretty cool. fuck the haters. I swear most people on TWW can't do anything well except "

they probably dont understand the graphs either...so they do what we do best....and bitch about it

1/10/2006 2:12:27 PM

Okay, guys. I wasn't fishing for complements. I believe there is sufficient interest to continue doing it. We can drop the issue now.

1/10/2006 5:56:31 PM

i love you

1/10/2006 5:58:38 PM

you have nice hair

1/10/2006 6:00:09 PM

^^


[Edited on January 10, 2006 at 6:01 PM. Reason : ]

1/10/2006 6:00:48 PM

i always liked that picture

1/10/2006 6:23:18 PM

14th in the Sagarin as of this morning

1/11/2006 10:48:12 AM

I don't understand this sportsline poll... updated yesterday
1 Duke
2 Florida
3 Connecticut
4 Villanova
5 UCLA
6 Texas
7 Memphis
8 Illinois
9 Gonzaga
10 North Carolina
11 Syracuse
12 Louisville
13 Washington
14 Pittsburgh
15 Indiana
16 West Virginia
17 Oklahoma
18 George Washington
19 Wisconsin
20 Michigan State
21 Ohio State
22 Tennessee
23 Cincinnati
24 Maryland
25 North Carolina State

1/16/2006 9:45:33 AM

obviously, they have no credibility whatsoever.

1/16/2006 9:53:17 AM

i wonder if they are confusing the womens and mens polls on sportsline..

1/16/2006 10:23:16 AM

new rankings out yet?

1/16/2006 10:37:28 AM

^^^^ they updated the 'last games played' but the new rankings haven't come out yet for that one.. All the little blurbs are about games from over a week ago...

1/16/2006 10:39:43 AM

Still, we didn't make 25 on the sportsline poll until a week or two ago.

1/16/2006 11:12:44 AM

if only we hadn't lost to Carolina...

1/16/2006 11:46:02 AM

or iowa

1/16/2006 12:07:33 PM

or duke

1/16/2006 12:11:22 PM

we're 11th in the Sagarin

if you put any faith or credibility in that sportsline poll...well dont cause its complete garbage

here's the "reasoning" why UNC is a top 10 team..."Tar Heels have won five straight against N.C. State."...so apparently beating State 5 times makes you a top ten team in the nation

somehow this is why Oklahoma is the 17th ranked team in their poll..."Close call against an average SMU team before first loss to Nebraska since 1999."...wow...close call against SMU and a loss to Nebraska...17th in the nation is right!

NC State at 25th..."Tar Heels were first team to shoot better than 50 percent against the Wolfpack."...well at least they say we've been playing good defense this year

Still though...UNC as 10th...whereas Maryland is 24th...and hey look at this comment about Maryland...I wonder why it doesnt apply to UNC as well? Well here it is "There's no good excuse for losing to Miami (Fla.)"

I guess that doesnt apply to UNC because it doesnt specify losing to Miami by double digits, or losing to them at home

1/16/2006 12:48:24 PM

7th on pomeroy

http://kenpom.com/rate.php

1/16/2006 12:52:16 PM

they have us losing to Duke by 11 and then winning out...

Quote :

"Wed Jan 18 North Carolina St. vs. (1) Duke Away -11 (14%) Sat Jan 21 North Carolina St. vs. (59) Wake Forest Home +13 (89%) Wed Jan 25 North Carolina St. vs. (102) Seton Hall Home +15 (93%) Sun Jan 29 North Carolina St. vs. (58) Clemson Away +5 (67%) Wed Feb 1 North Carolina St. vs. (82) Virginia Home +14 (90%) Sun Feb 5 North Carolina St. vs. (41) Maryland Home +11 (82%) Wed Feb 8 North Carolina St. vs. (63) Miami FL Away +5 (67%) Sat Feb 11 North Carolina St. vs. (87) Georgia Tech Away +7 (71%) Wed Feb 15 North Carolina St. vs. (21) Florida St. Home +7 (73%) Sat Feb 18 North Carolina St. vs. (75) Virginia Tech Away +6 (68%) Wed Feb 22 North Carolina St. vs. (43) North Carolina Home +11 (80%) Sat Feb 25 North Carolina St. vs. (24) Boston College Home +8 (73%) Sat Mar 4 North Carolina St. vs. (59) Wake Forest Away +5 (63%)"

1/16/2006 1:20:55 PM

USA today/ESPN poll

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/usatpoll.htm

Quote :

"Rank School (first-place votes) Record Points Last week 1. Duke (31) 16-0 775 1 2. Florida 16-0 737 2 3. Connecticut 14-1 688 4 4. Memphis 15-2 659 5 5. Illinois 16-1 641 6 6. Texas 14-2 597 9 7. Villanova 11-2 574 3 8. Gonzaga 13-3 560 7 9. Pittsburgh 14-0 559 11 10. Washington 14-2 430 13 11. Indiana 10-3 398 8 12. Michigan State 14-4 386 15 13. Wisconsin 14-2 367 17 14. North Carolina State 14-2 362 18 15. Louisville 13-3 316 10 16. UCLA 14-3 289 12 17. West Virginia 12-3 284 23 18. George Washington 12-1 267 19 19. Ohio State 12-2 238 16 20. Syracuse 15-2 234 24 21. Boston College 12-4 180 14 22. Maryland 12-4 111 21 23. North Carolina 10-3 88 20 24. Oklahoma 10-4 58 22 25. Iowa 13-4 56 NR"

[Edited on January 16, 2006 at 1:30 PM. Reason : got it]

1/16/2006 1:24:01 PM

what is this USA today AP poll?

last I can recall, there is the USA Today / ESPN coaches poll
and the AP poll

2 different things.


but glad to see that we moved back up

[Edited on January 16, 2006 at 1:30 PM. Reason : ]

1/16/2006 1:28:43 PM

Road games at Miami and Georgia Tech scare me right now

damn i didnt realize we dont go TO maryland to play. that sucks.

[Edited on January 16, 2006 at 1:30 PM. Reason : *]

1/16/2006 1:29:24 PM

[Edited on January 16, 2006 at 1:30 PM. Reason : oh, it's already up there]

1/16/2006 1:29:38 PM

^^^ yeah, i made a typo because I was searching for the AP poll...

1/16/2006 1:30:53 PM

you have got to be kidding me...how is BC still ranked?

1/16/2006 1:31:33 PM