BC and Wisc. ???

1/23/2006 3:23:32 PM

How in Gods name can ANYONE justify giving Texas a #1 vote ove Duke? That is ludacris..

Syracuse, BC, and UNC should NOT be ranked. I don't have a problem with Louisville hanging on at 24th since they have been w/o Dean. They need to win some games now that he is supposedly coming back Weds..

[Edited on January 23, 2006 at 3:26 PM. Reason : f]

1/23/2006 3:25:01 PM

that ap poll is a joke

UF drops 3 spots??

GW jumps us??

1/23/2006 3:26:55 PM

Yeah I am not understanding why BC is still recieving at many votes as they are also. And maybe an AP writer forgot he was voting for college basketball not the final football poll when they voted for Texas.

[Edited on January 23, 2006 at 3:28 PM. Reason : .]

1/23/2006 3:27:42 PM

IMO both polls are still stupid. I don't have a problem with UF falling, but GW ahead of us after we beat them by 21 is crazy. Their schedule is sooooo easy and their only good win is over Maryland.

At least Tennessee is finally getting some respect.

1/23/2006 3:33:55 PM

these polls fucking suck

that is all.

1/23/2006 5:30:00 PM

UNC is ranked because the media sucks their dicks constantly, that is the only reason.

George Washington ahead us is insane too. Good thing these polls are practically meaningless and don't mean something like the BCS does.

1/23/2006 5:33:59 PM

the main problem i see with the polls is that say a bubble team was to beat a team that was in the top 20 early on, like a Kentucky, but dropped out later on in the season upon everyone realizing that that team wasn't very good. that bubble team might be given credit for beating a top-20 team, and the NCAA selection committee might put them in citing that that was one of their quality wins. this could screw over a team like last years Davidson team. they went through the Southern Conference unbeaten, but lost in the championship game of their tournament. they were a pretty good team that should have been given a chance in the tourney.

1/23/2006 5:40:54 PM

NCSU RPI - #21
GW RPI - #44

nuff said (cbssportsline.com)

AP poll is rediculous (Nova got a first place vote, idiotic)

[Edited on January 23, 2006 at 6:35 PM. Reason : ap]

1/23/2006 6:34:05 PM

you just gotta realize that polls are meaningless. They are just writers picking whichever team they like the most or teams that have a lot of exposure over good quality teams. It's all a moot point come tourney time...rpi's the only poll that really matters for the selection committee...we just have to realize carolina will forever be a media favorite and will be in the top 25 or on the bubble.

1/23/2006 6:48:45 PM

i cant figure out why gonzaga is always ranked so high...they play good ooc teams, lose, and then beat crappy teams by <10 the rest of the season. they get a high seed in the tournament, get to the 2nd round or so, and lose.

1/23/2006 6:57:26 PM

AP poll sucks. The sad thing is GW shouldn't lose a game for the rest of the year, so they'll end up like 7 while we will move up and down but probably always stay around 13-18 because we actually play a schedule.

Good thing is as people say these polls don't mean much other then making GW a 3-4 seed in the tourny that will lose in the first or second round. I just don't get how anyone who actually knows college basketball can put GW ahead of us(who beat them by more then enough) ohio st. and ucla. They are the 21st best team in the country at best, not to mention their only quality win came over a UMD team that is also over rated.

1/23/2006 7:03:31 PM

1/24/2006 12:05:35 AM

BTW. We are 9th on the Sagarin ratings. Dont know if I have ever seen us top 10 on that before.

1/24/2006 12:24:08 AM

Nice graphs

1/24/2006 12:25:57 AM

http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/sports/content/sports/stories/2006/01/24/012406RMTGraff.html

1/24/2006 9:44:27 AM

didnt really know where else to post this. Gottlieb had a chat session monday and a fella from raleigh got his question answered about the wolfpack

Quote :

"Robert (Raleigh, NC): Hey Doug, with a tough stretch for the Wolfpack out of the way, do you see NC State moving into a comfortable 2nd and challenging for 1st position in the ACC standings. Thanks Doug! gottlieb: (5:09 PM ET ) They are so balanced with their offensive attack, I mean Atsur, Grant, Evtimov and Benerman are just the tip of the iceberg....I like N.C. State, but I am wary of some of the poor decisions they made in tight spots at UNC (whom they are better than) and at Duke. They lost both of those games because those brain cramps....if they can fix that, they have a shot to make another long run. "

1/24/2006 11:21:47 AM

i agree

1/24/2006 11:49:53 AM

any time you have in-conference games left, you can't say that the tough stretch is behind you.

letting your guard down even a little or thinking you will win before going in, is among the worst things you could do to your season.

1/24/2006 11:58:34 AM

lets be realistic and know the difference between fans expectations and player/coach preparation. So in that light, we can talk about easy games and the tough stretch being behind you

1/24/2006 12:09:59 PM

lets be realistic and understand the we are NCSU

the last thing we need is hype

1/25/2006 12:45:56 PM

When all the hype you are getting is from Doug Gottlieb's weekly chat, there is no need to fear

1/25/2006 12:51:06 PM

all I know is we have a good chance to win every game for the rest of the season

I dont mean this to say we should win out, just that each game, on an individual basis the team/fans should go in thinking we should/could/will win

1/25/2006 12:51:35 PM

^ exactly

1/25/2006 12:52:37 PM

its prolly just a defense mechanism for me

but i hate such expectations with regards to media, rankings, etc.




[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 1:38 PM. Reason : dfgdhdfhfhdfhfh]

1/25/2006 1:15:40 PM

i know this has already been said but i cant believe carowhina stayed in the top 25 pole. that is just funny

[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 2:06 PM. Reason : reason]

1/25/2006 2:05:45 PM

^ i wouldnt say its funny, its a bit rediculous actually

1/25/2006 2:08:06 PM

To be frank, you have to be prepared for 1 to 2 losses left in the ACC, just because of the confrence. If we finish with less than 5 losses that would be awesome and put us in position to get a 2 or 3 seed. I think that is likely, do yall?

1/25/2006 3:18:09 PM

I say we lose one more game in conference.

1/25/2006 3:19:42 PM

with @ Miami and @ GaTech and @WF left

yeah i say we lose at least 1 more

1/25/2006 3:38:11 PM

maybe @ Mia, but thats a maybe game. WF sucks fucking balls(as evidenced last night), and GT is ehhhhhh. But 1-2 more loses is forseeable.

1/25/2006 3:40:22 PM

all of those teams played us very tough, and miami was injured when we played them i believe.

Not to mention we have UNC and MD stll too.

I swear if we lose to clempson im gonna throw something.

1/25/2006 3:42:07 PM

told yall niggas bout all that kool aid

1/25/2006 10:23:08 PM

I'm guessing that we will fall far out of the polls, UNC will move into the top 15, Indiana will go to the top 5, and Michigan State will be the new number 1.

1/30/2006 12:17:54 PM

Seton Hall should be ranked

State should stay in the Top 20

Indiana, Texas, Washington will drop

1/30/2006 12:22:58 PM

Realistically, I'm thinking we are 17-20 range. Washington will fall to the last few spots, Indiana will fall to the 20s, UNC will go to 22. Texas will fall to 6, Pitt will rise to 5. Cuse out, Florida to 7. Mich State will rise in the polls bc the pollsters think they are great, UK could see a ranking again

oh and the imbreds go to about 20.

[Edited on January 30, 2006 at 12:27 PM. Reason : ]

1/30/2006 12:26:33 PM

Pretty solid graphs, but take Wake out of the "Big Four". They're pathetic. Include UMD and BC or just leave the 3.

1/30/2006 12:39:28 PM

well if he took wake out of the 'big four' then it woldnt be the 'big four' anymore, would it??

1/30/2006 12:49:44 PM

that's some cute semantics there.

1/30/2006 12:51:31 PM

Uhh Wake is always apart of the big four, no matter how many donkey balls they suck. Its just they way it is.

1/30/2006 12:52:37 PM

^I didn't know that. nm then

1/30/2006 12:55:01 PM

Big 4 = the Tobacco Road schools

regardless of who's good that year

1/30/2006 12:56:10 PM

yea 'big four' is always state, nc, duke and wf b/c they have long been the power center in the acc

1/30/2006 12:56:16 PM

Week 13 ESPN/USA Today Poll
1. Connecticut (20) 18-1 758
2. Duke (10) 19-1 751
3. Memphis (1) 19-2 711
4. Villanova 15-2 657
5. Gonzaga 17-3 615
6. Illinois 19-2 610
7. Florida 18-2 582
8. Texas 17-3 577
9. Pittsburgh 17-1 559
10. George Washington 16-1 450
11. West Virginia 15-4 401
12. Michigan State 16-5 397
13. UCLA 17-4 345
14. Boston College 16-4 325
15. Washington 16-4 310
16. Tennessee 14-3 300
17. N.C. State 16-4 274
18. Oklahoma 13-4 267
19. Ohio State 14-3 245
20. Michigan 15-3 177
21. Indiana 12-5 171
22. Georgetown 14-4 140
23. Maryland 14-5 91
24. Northern Iowa 19-3 57
25. Colorado 15-3 54

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Wisconsin 51, Iowa 43, LSU 35, North Carolina 24, Bucknell 18, UAB 17, Southern Illinois 9, Kansas 7, Syracuse 6, Louisville 6, Miami 5, Xavier 5, Seton Hall 4, Nevada 4, New Mexico 4, Kentucky 4, Creighton 3, San Diego 3, Air Force 1, Wisc. Milwaukee 1, Iona 1.

[Edited on January 30, 2006 at 1:10 PM. Reason : YAY!! NO UNC]

1/30/2006 1:09:19 PM

Wolfpack - 17 in coaches poll

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings?poll=2&week=13

Note: West Virginia loses to MARSHALL, and moves up two spots??? WTF

1/30/2006 1:11:10 PM

The ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll is already out for Week 13

Week 13 ESPN/USA Today Poll
1. Connecticut (20) 18-1 758
2. Duke (10) 19-1 751
3. Memphis (1) 19-2 711
4. Villanova 15-2 657
5. Gonzaga 17-3 615
6. Illinois 19-2 610
7. Florida 18-2 582
8. Texas 17-3 577
9. Pittsburgh 17-1 559
10. George Washington 16-1 450
11. West Virginia 15-4 401
12. Michigan State 16-5 397
13. UCLA 17-4 345
14. Boston College 16-4 325
15. Washington 16-4 310
16. Tennessee 14-3 300
17. N.C. State 16-4 274
18. Oklahoma 13-4 267
19. Ohio State 14-3 245
20. Michigan 15-3 177
21. Indiana 12-5 171
22. Georgetown 14-4 140
23. Maryland 14-5 91
24. Northern Iowa 19-3 57
25. Colorado 15-3 54
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Wisconsin 51, Iowa 43, LSU 35, North Carolina 24, Bucknell 18, UAB 17, Southern Illinois 9, Kansas 7, Syracuse 6, Louisville 6, Miami 5, Xavier 5, Seton Hall 4, Nevada 4, New Mexico 4, Kentucky 4, Creighton 3, San Diego 3, Air Force 1, Wisc. Milwaukee 1, Iona 1.
DROPPED FROM RANKINGS
Wisconsin 21, Louisville 23, Syracuse 24, North Carolina 25.


I honestly really don't know how in the hell they put these rankings together this week...

George Washington is a top 10 team now... WTF?!

1/30/2006 1:12:12 PM

more importantly

BC is ranked above us now....oook

1/30/2006 1:15:39 PM

hey guys, the coaches poll is out and we're 17

1/30/2006 1:15:52 PM

i think a drop from 14 to 17 is more than fair after the abortion of a game we had against seton hall.

1/30/2006 1:16:39 PM

Well, BC has played well since their loss to us... and beat UNC @ Crapel Hill last week.... but West Virginia losses to MARSHALL and moves up in the poll. FUCKING MARSHALL!

1/30/2006 1:18:22 PM