AP hoops top 25 released

[DanXIII 8]

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Record Pts Pvs

1. Florida (63) 33-6 1,788 11

2. North Carolina (9) 23-8 1,704 10

3. Kansas 25-8 1,636 12

4. Pittsburgh 25-8 1,407 16

5. LSU 27-9 1,399 19

6. UCLA 32-7 1,394 t7

7. Ohio St. 26-6 1,391 6

8. Georgetown 23-10 1,271 23

9. Wisconsin 19-12 1,197 _

10. Arizona 20-13 1,157 _

11. Alabama 18-13 1,106 _

12. Duke 32-4 1,051 1

13. Texas A&M 22-9 868 _

14. Memphis 33-4 811 4

15. Boston College 28-8 772 t7

16. Marquette 20-11 554 _

17. Washington 26-7 487 17

18. Connecticut 30-4 399 2

19. Creighton 20-10 384 _

20. Syracuse 23-12 367 21

21. Texas 30-7 366 9

22. Kentucky 22-13 332 _

23. Georgia Tech 11-17 262 _

24. Nevada 27-6 212 20

25. Tennessee 22-8 203 18

Others receiving votes: Wichita St. 181, S. Illinois 131, Gonzaga 129, Xavier 99, Florida St. 65, Louisville 62, Villanova 37, Illinois 31, Hofstra 24, Arkansas 20, San Diego St. 19, DePaul 16, Indiana 16, Oklahoma St. 13, Virginia Tech 8, Bucknell 6, Michigan 6, Houston 5, Southern Cal 5, Kansas St. 4, Akron 1, BYU 1, George Mason 1, Missouri St. 1, Oregon 1.

 

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If you had told me this time last season that Alabama would enter this year ranked ahead of Duke AND Kentucky I'd have bet a million bucks against it....

[BringBackBernie 0]

OSU plays #1 and #2 on the road without Greg Oden.

[DanXIII 8]

I guess I should be thankful that Bama is ranked so high going into the season. Their RPI is going to be horrible. They play no one OOC. The only notable OOC road games are at Notre Dame and at NC State...and those guys can't be that good considering neither one of them got a single vote.

[Tarheel Boy 0]

I guess I should be thankful that Bama is ranked so high going into the season. Their RPI is going to be horrible. They play no one OOC. The only notable OOC road games are at Notre Dame and at NC State...and those guys can't be that good considering neither one of them got a single vote.

 

 

NC State is going to be horrible this year. They have an unproven coach and have only one decent scoring threat. The SEC is going to be tough this year with Bama/Florida/LSU/Kentucky just to name a few.

[Q.Lazzarus 0]

I guess I should be thankful that Bama is ranked so high going into the season. Their RPI is going to be horrible. They play no one OOC. The only notable OOC road games are at Notre Dame and at NC State...and those guys can't be that good considering neither one of them got a single vote.

 

Bama did the same thing a few years ago, and ended up in the NIT beacause of their sos. Don't know why they're underscheduling this year. They're a good team.

[GettnHuge 2]

OSU plays #1 and #2 on the road without Greg Oden.

 

another one of you guys huh?

tourney is in march try to stop Oden then

[Tarheel Boy 0]

another one of you guys huh?

tourney is in march try to stop Oden then

 

Yeah, because it's been proven big men can't be stopped in the tourney. See Shaq/Duncan/Mourning/Mutombo/ etc.

[Q.Lazzarus 0]

another one of you guys huh?

tourney is in march try to stop Oden then

 

 

Meh. One and done. enjoy him for a semester.

[hoffdaddy 1]

Meh. One and done. enjoy him for a semester.

 

And I'll add, it's a friggin travesty that the Buckeyes are ranked ahead of Wisconsin. They are the clear Big Ten favorite.

[Byars41 0]

i'm surprised V'Nova is that close to the top 25 after losing Foye, A.Ray, and Lowry. I guess they just assume Curtis Sumptner will be the same player he was before the knee injuries

[hellothere 1]

13. Texas A&M 22-9 868

[dirty dug 0]

We got 5 votes!

We got 5 votes!

 

Probably our highest ranking of the year.

 

[cmh6476 1,023]

[Hurricane Ditka 0]

Illinois is getting hosed in the polls, not that they mean much in college basketball. They have an easy schedule early and should be 12-0.

[Tarheel Boy 0]

Illinois is getting hosed in the polls, not that they mean much in college basketball. They have an easy schedule early and should be 12-0.

 

 

I have them barely out of my top 25. I think Illinois is going to be a surprise team this year. They'll miss Brown and Augustine, but they'll still be tough. I don't know if they'll be 12-0 though because I think Maryland will give them a good game and they play at Arizona.

[hoffdaddy 1]

And I'll add, it's a friggin travesty that the Buckeyes are ranked ahead of Wisconsin. They are the clear Big Ten favorite.

 

[Sho Nuff 720]

 

A little nervous at the end of that one.

 

Bo better have those guys at the line alot in practice today.

 

Game should have been over with 2 minutes left.

[hoffdaddy 1]

 

A little nervous at the end of that one.

 

Bo better have those guys at the line alot in practice today.

 

Game should have been over with 2 minutes left.

 

No doubt. Ohio State, with an injured Oden, are surviving with their three point shooting. Two things stood out for Wisconsin.

 

1. They didn't shoot free throws well down the stretch.

 

2. They didn't defend the three all that well, especially late.

 

Considering they didn't play a very good game, to come out with a win is huge. They have a lot of room for improvement, which is unreal.

 

And how about Marcus Landry blocking shots in the paint!! He played like he was 7' tall and 270 pounds.