2007-08 Blue Ribbon Pre-Season Ranking

1. North Carolina
2. UCLA
3. Georgetown
4. Tennessee
5. Memphis
6. Michigan State
7. Kansas
8. Louisville
9. Indiana
10. Marquette
11. Kentucky
12. Washington State
13. Oregon
14. Duke
15. Arizona
16. USC
17. NC State
18. Wisconsin
19. Texas
20. Stanford
21. Clemson
22. Gonzaga
23. Syracuse
24. Arkansas
25. Villanova

10/17/2007 8:19:28 PM

im not sure if im happy about nc state being ranked

[Edited on October 17, 2007 at 8:21 PM. Reason : but i guess im happy for now]



[Edited on October 17, 2007 at 8:21 PM. Reason : when was the last time UNC, Duke, and State were all ranked, particularly in a preseason poll?]

10/17/2007 8:21:09 PM

Michigan State should be a good early-season test.

10/17/2007 8:21:25 PM

#17!!!!

IT'S A SIGN!!!1111

lolz

10/17/2007 8:27:52 PM

i like how we keep moving up in the preseason polls and we aint played a game yet

10/17/2007 8:31:45 PM

It's the Gavin Grant hype machine.

10/17/2007 8:33:19 PM

thats about where we SHOUOLD be

10/17/2007 8:40:52 PM

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"when was the last time UNC, Duke, and State were all ranked, particularly in a preseason poll?"

i would have to imagine it's the last time we were ranked, which was the season before last. don't know about preseason though.

[Edited on October 17, 2007 at 9:20 PM. Reason : and hot damn, i didn't think we'd be that high in any legit preseason polls.]

10/17/2007 9:20:30 PM

Yeah, I remember we were all ranked in some of the preseason polls before Hodge's senior year.

10/17/2007 9:24:53 PM

georgetown is overrated

hibbert is trash

10/17/2007 9:49:04 PM

UT at 4!?!?!?!

you have got to be shitting me

10/17/2007 9:50:08 PM

ibtJaybee1200!

10/17/2007 9:50:45 PM

^ haha, gg

[Edited on October 17, 2007 at 9:51 PM. Reason : adsf]

10/17/2007 9:51:14 PM

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"UT at 4!?!?!?! you have got to be shitting me"

Umm no. If they don't fuck UT over with a bad call against tOSU they are probably in the Final Four last year. They only lost Bradshaw and Pearl brought in another good class and got transfer Tyler Smith. I will put them Final Four in my bracket right now. Any team with Chris Lofton is a threat to win any game.

10/17/2007 10:01:33 PM

unc at #1 is a sucker pick

10/17/2007 10:03:00 PM

i'm lookin foward to this season, but i need to go find a red jacket first.

10/17/2007 11:13:16 PM

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"Any team with Chris Lofton is a threat to win any game. shoot 30 three pointers"

10/17/2007 11:55:19 PM

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"when was the last time UNC, Duke, and State were all ranked, particularly in a preseason poll"

2004 I believe.

10/18/2007 8:25:46 AM

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" like how we keep moving up in the preseason polls and we aint played a game yet"

i can't tell if this is redundant or just dumb.

10/18/2007 8:50:47 AM

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"#17!!!! IT'S A SIGN!!!1111 "

THE GHOST OF PHIL

10/18/2007 8:57:21 AM

^^ YOU GOT ME BUDDY

10/18/2007 2:31:54 PM

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"UT at 4!?!?!?! you have got to be shitting me"

=

10/18/2007 2:42:07 PM

Clemson at #21... they are ripe for another mid season collapse....

10/18/2007 2:46:34 PM

oh shit, Tennessee got another big recruit for next year, Renaldo Woolridge from California. 4-star, really thought he was going to hometown USC.

Thats two 4 stars for next year already, now we need to get Elliot Willams, but have stiff competition from Memphis and Duke

10/18/2007 3:38:59 PM

i'm really struggling to figure how ^ could possibly be relevant to the thread in ANY way.

10/18/2007 3:40:21 PM

other people brought up Tenn, just going with it...


and maybe the rankings had input into his decision


and I figured you all would bitch if I started up a Tenn. BBall 2008 thread

10/18/2007 3:43:39 PM

why would we be mad?


the posts would just be 75% of you talking to yourself again

10/18/2007 5:04:48 PM

last year, i REAAALLY felt scared about UNC. but this season, for some reason, i just dont feel that intimidated...i think they will be top 2 in the ACC, but i think we can take em down.

i do not, however, like us going @ UNC for our 1st ACC game.


i cannot WAIT to see this team tomorrow night

10/18/2007 5:10:39 PM

I would rather get (and beat) the targirls early....set the stage....so to speak !

10/18/2007 5:17:02 PM

Hell, I'll give Jaybee some post in the Tennessee Bball thread! Gotta love those Vols, my hometown team!!!! Got a hell of an arena and basketball facility now! Bring on the round ball!

10/18/2007 5:19:11 PM

pretty sure the three triangle teams were all preseason top 10 Hodge's senior year




then we scored 10 points in the first half against St. John's

10/18/2007 5:38:41 PM

ooh i remember that game like yesterday

pfft

[Edited on October 18, 2007 at 5:41 PM. Reason : ]

10/18/2007 5:41:09 PM

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"then we scored 10 points in the first half against St. John's"

haha...God that was painful.

[Edited on October 18, 2007 at 5:44 PM. Reason : NCAA Record since the introduction of the shot clock!]

10/18/2007 5:44:05 PM

http://ncstate.rivals.com/bboxscore.asp?Game=14966

.200 FG%

10/18/2007 5:44:38 PM

Duke at #14? When will this shit ever stop?

10/18/2007 5:45:21 PM

i thought i remembered there being a game last season with 9 points..

10/18/2007 5:46:36 PM

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"Duke at #14? When will this shit ever stop?"

we're ranked based on hype, so are they. it is what it is.

10/18/2007 6:17:47 PM

what hype? they sucked last year, lost their main post guy, and are bringing in a white combo forward. at least you guys return the core of a pretty good team

10/18/2007 6:20:46 PM

http://duke.scout.com/a.z?s=167&p=9&c=14&cfg=bb&yr=2007

that's the hype, and it is what it is.

10/18/2007 6:27:17 PM

8 McDonald All Americans on Duke

10/18/2007 6:47:44 PM

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"pretty sure the three triangle teams were all preseason top 10 Hodge's senior year"

I remember us being in the 15-20 range, but it probably depends on the particular ranking you were looking at.

10/18/2007 7:01:23 PM

i don't think duke is #14 though

[Edited on October 18, 2007 at 9:50 PM. Reason : .]

10/18/2007 9:50:27 PM

ESPN/USA Today Poll
1. North Carolina (10) 0-0 739
2. UCLA (12) 0-0 734
3. Memphis (8) 0-0 731
4. Kansas (1) 0-0 669
5. Georgetown 0-0 625
6. Louisville 0-0 620
7. Tennessee 0-0 598
8. Michigan State 0-0 503
9. Indiana 0-0 479
10. Washington State 0-0 464
11. Duke 0-0 390
12. Marquette 0-0 381
13. Oregon 0-0 360
14. Gonzaga 0-0 252
14. Texas A&M 0-0 252
16. Texas 0-0 216
17. Arizona 0-0 205
18. USC 0-0 189
19. Arkansas 0-0 173
20. Pittsburgh 0-0 160
21. Stanford 0-0 158
22. Kentucky 0-0 155
23. Southern Illinois 0-0 137
24. North Carolina State 0-0 119
25. Villanova 0-0 111
Others Recieving Votes
Kansas State 94, Syracuse 69, Ohio State 65, Clemson 56, Connecticut 55, Butler 42, Davidson 39, Xavier 38, Alabama 31, Mississippi State 30, Florida 26, Wisconsin 21, Illinois 16, Washington 12, Brigham Young 12, Nevada 8, Bradley 7, Virginia 7, Virginia Commonwealth 5, Utah 4, Baylor 3, Old Dominion 3, Saint Joseph's 3, Fresno State 2, George Mason 2, Utah State 2, Notre Dame 1, California 1, Maryland 1.

10/26/2007 12:11:34 PM

im ready to prove some folks wrong about that #24 ranking...
im liking that #17 a lot better

maybe Sid's kids can use this as fuel for the "respect" fire

10/26/2007 12:22:38 PM

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"maybe Sid's kids can use this as fuel for the "respect" fire"

werd, i'm kind of glad we're ranked this low right now.

i can't wait for this season to start.

10/26/2007 12:27:29 PM

i love how they do all this analysis position by position, depth chart by depth chart, and over the summer we've been pegged as have one of (if not the best) frontcourts in the country.

obviously the difference between us being 23 spots lower than UNC is their point-machine x-factor Ty Lawson


preseason polls = retarded.

these shouldnt come out until 3-4 weeks after the start of the season...all these teams pretty much will play CUPCAKES (and they will serve their purpose) and these standings prolly wont change much at all



[Edited on October 26, 2007 at 1:13 PM. Reason : respek]

10/26/2007 1:12:15 PM

^Mangino gets royalties for that

24 is favorable, if we should even be ranked at all. Its more about expectations (as all these polls are) than past performance. The voters and the public have no idea how good teams are until conference play gets into full swing.

10/26/2007 1:15:20 PM

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"1. North Carolina (10) 0-0 739 2. UCLA (12) 0-0 734"

aren't the numbers in parentheses the number of first place votes?

10/26/2007 1:16:38 PM

Yes

Its on a scale where 1st place votes get you 25 points, 2nd place votes get you 24, etc. down to 1 point for 25th.

10/26/2007 1:18:05 PM

gotcha, that makes sense

even though that means that some people must've had UCLA ranked pretty low to balance out the 2 extra first place votes they received over UNC

10/26/2007 1:19:25 PM