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Posted by ukcatfannfl (Member # 1425) on 02-26-2020, 10:54 AM:

What do u say Norm - Severe hit!!

I hope Coach K didn’t hurt his back falling so far in the NET rankings this morning. Duke dropped from sixth all the way down to sixth in the new update following an inexcusable loss at Wake Forest for the Blue Devils. Wake Forest was 11-15, ranked 14th in the ACC, ranked No. 103 in the NET, and down nine with 75 seconds left in the game, yet Duke somehow managed to lose. By 12.
A person of sound mind would expect Duke to fall with such a bad defeat, but all logic and reason goes out the window when the NCAA is involved.

Posted by Old Norm (Member # 1482) on 02-26-2020, 11:10 AM:

We knew that's the way it would be. I would bet money that Lunardi still has them as a 2 seed next time he does one of his stupid brackets. Guarantee they will be a higher seed than UK!

Posted by PaulCat (Member # 513) on 02-26-2020, 02:35 PM:

Arizona, with 8 losses, has probably it's best win against Illinois. Yet they're #7.

Michigan state has 9 losses and is #12.

West Virginia lost to unranked Texas (17-11), and they moved UP one spot!

And, yes. Dook loses yet again and stays at #6.

How can anyone take this ranking system seriously?

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 02-26-2020, 03:23 PM:

Most don't.

Posted by ukcatfannfl (Member # 1425) on 02-27-2020, 09:24 AM:

"Evansville loss and "net rankings" mean NO better than a 3 if we win out!

Posted by Trey Ball (Member # 332) on 02-27-2020, 10:04 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by catmandoo:
Most don't.

The problem is the people on the Selection Committee do and they are the only people that really matter.

As Ed states, If UK wins out they are a three seed at the highest unless Gonzaga, Dayton, and San Diego State drop Multiple games in the next 15 days.

[ 02-27-2020, 10:05 AM: Message edited by: Trey Ball ]

Posted by ukcatfannfl (Member # 1425) on 02-27-2020, 10:33 AM:

Trey seriously doubt if those three teams lose another game combined!

Posted by blue hoot (Member # 398) on 02-27-2020, 02:55 PM:

Even more interesting is Dayton is 4th and played 1 ranked team and loss to Kansas and After this weekend we will have played 6 ranked teams and we're 19th in the nets. Go figure

Posted by Trey Ball (Member # 332) on 02-28-2020, 01:04 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by ukcatfannfl:
Trey seriously doubt if those three teams lose another game combined!

Agree

Posted by PaulCat (Member # 513) on 03-01-2020, 12:53 PM:

And here we go again. Although UK jumps four spots to #14, Dook loses, yet again, and drops...... 0 spots. Dook is still #6. Hilarious! They've lost three of their last five games and haven't dropped one spot. This link shows that it's for games through 2/29, but let's just hope they haven't updated for yesterday's games yet.

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings

[ 03-01-2020, 12:56 PM: Message edited by: PaulCat ]

Posted by ukcatfannfl (Member # 1425) on 03-01-2020, 01:24 PM:

Truly amazing Duke does not move down even one spot. Even more amazing, two teams we beat are above us and even our road record is better. The ACC gets protected by the pollsters...

Tks for the net rakings Paul - good info

[ 03-01-2020, 01:26 PM: Message edited by: ukcatfannfl ]

Posted by Old Norm (Member # 1482) on 03-01-2020, 02:03 PM:

8 of the teams ranked above us have worse records, and one (Louisville) hasn't even reached 20 wins! Looks like the loss to Evansville wasn't just a terrible loss, but was the death penalty.

Posted by Old Norm (Member # 1482) on 03-01-2020, 02:37 PM:

Oh yeah. Lunardi's new bracket still has dook out west as a TWO seed, with Gonzaga as the one and mighty Creighton as the three! UK in miswest as a three with Kansas the one, and Maryland the two.

Posted by ukman (Member # 3032) on 03-01-2020, 02:59 PM:

I shouldn't be surprised but this makes me so angry. Lose 3 out of your last 5, all three to unranked teams, and don't drop at all. This is why I absolutely hate puke. Well one of many reasons. No way they deserve a 2 seed, and no way cays should be the worst of the 3 seeds and end up on Kansas bracket. I'm sure we'll get screwed come tourney time. Makes me sick because I can't stand when things are unfair. And yes, I know life's not fair.

Posted by Trey Ball (Member # 332) on 03-01-2020, 03:27 PM:

[QUOTE]Originally posted by PaulCat:
And here we go again. Although UK jumps four spots to #14, Dook loses, yet again, and drops...... 0 spots. Dook is still #6. Hilarious! They've lost three of their last five games and haven't dropped one spot. This link shows that it's for games through 2/29, but let's just hope they haven't updated for yesterday's games yet.

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings[ /QUOTE]

Nope those are updated through yesterdays games.

Posted by Trey Ball (Member # 332) on 03-01-2020, 03:32 PM:

Also, I watched San Diego St play last night for the first time this season. I've read all the hype about them and how they are truly Elite.

Well, after watching them play against a poorly coached Nevada team I would have to say they would have as many conferences losses as Arkansas does if they played in the SEC.

They only reason they beat the poorly coached Steve Alford Nevada team was due to the refs. They took control of the game around the the 8 minute mark to insure that San Diego State would not lose that game.

[ 03-01-2020, 03:32 PM: Message edited by: Trey Ball ]

Posted by PaulCat (Member # 513) on 03-02-2020, 05:46 PM:

Here's another one - Arizona, with 10 losses, just lost to UCLA and moved UP one spot. These rankings are mind-boggling.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 03-02-2020, 06:48 PM:

How a team moves up in the rankings or stays the same in the rankings after losing not one, not two, but three losses in 2 weeks?

This is the rankings that they are basing their NCAA tourney on? GOOD GRIEF!!

It would be just as well for me to gather a bunch of 5th graders together and ask them where they'd like to place these teams!

Posted by PaulCat (Member # 513) on 03-04-2020, 02:39 PM:

So we dropped 7 spots after this one loss. I don't disagree at all that we should've dropped, but.... Dook is still #6.

[Roll Eyes]