College Bball Thread

[Uspshoosier 45,675]

https://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/22483
 

IU-56

[IUc2016 7,121]

20 minutes ago, IUc2016 said:

There's still a chance that Purdue won't ACTUALLY be number 1 after today :)

never mind no chance. 

[IUc2016 7,121]

3 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

https://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/22483
 

IU-56

Good for 9th in the Big Ten atm. Iowa at number 9

Def, SOS has hurt them so far. But that will certainly improve once conference play starts

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,672]

XSN Top 25

[IUc2016 7,121]

Al Durham is Big East player of the week. Congrats Al!

[LamarCheeks 18,833]

Interesting factoid from the AP story about the Toiletmakers being No 1.  ... I would not have guessed that Maryland has never been No. 1. They went to the Final Four in 2001 and '02, winning it all in '02 (as we all sadly are aware of). I just assumed they were No. 1 at one point during one of those years. 

Until this week, Purdue had the second-most appearances in the AP poll -- 379 weeks -- for a school that had never been ranked No. 1 (Maryland, 434 weeks).

 

[Stuhoo 80,666]

Ummm.. if I’m reading ESPN correctly, 0-7 Texas  Southern is up 16 points on Florida with nine minutes left in the game.

Yikes

[IUc2016 7,121]

Well Iowa is playing defense and Tony Perkins looks like a dude. They have a chance to be really good and are much more athletic on the wings then years past. 
 

Losing luka and not playing bohannon at the point seems to be working so far on both ends of the floor. 

[Uspshoosier 45,675]

4 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Ummm.. if I’m reading ESPN correctly, 0-7 Texas  Southern is up 16 points on Florida with nine minutes left in the game.

Yikes

It’s 19 now 

[Stuhoo 80,666]

I think it’s game over. All Tx So has to do is use some shot clock

Worst buy-in loss of the year so far?

[LIHoosier 26,148]

Iowa gives up a 3 to Illinois to give Illinois a 39-36 lead with 6 seconds left. Everyone on Iowa then avoids the ball like its got cooties while the clock runs until Fran calls a TO with .5 left and just spends the time transforming into the Franimal.

[Uspshoosier 45,675]

7 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I think it’s game over. All Tx So has to do is use some shot clock

Worst buy-in loss of the year so far?

Texas So is so hard to tell how good they are because they only play road games until conference play.   They just outplayed them and looked like the better team tonight.   Side note the SWAC started them out with 2 road games to start conference play lol 

[MemphisHoosier 2,148]

33 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Texas So is so hard to tell how good they are because they only play road games until conference play.   They just outplayed them and looked like the better team tonight.   Side note the SWAC started them out with 2 road games to start conference play lol 

I always admired Coach Mike Davis's approach at Texas So, he knew his players would take lumps OOC so he would ensure they were taken care of on the road during the first two months or so of the season - nice hotels, good meals, etc.  Treated his team like pro's, I'm sure that is why they fought for him like hell during the conference slate.

[Alford Bailey 12,375]

I wanted Davis gone but I admire him for finding a place for himself in CBB. 

[Uspshoosier 45,675]

Murray is taken over this game and now has brought Iowa to within 3 

[Uspshoosier 45,675]

Illinois with a nice road win.  Plummer has been huge for them.   Murray is a stud for Iowa.  3 star (334) sophomore 

[RaceToTheTop 25,636]

3 hours ago, Alford Bailey said:

I wanted Davis gone but I admire him for finding a place for himself in CBB. 

He's taken the same approach at Detroit Mercy -- they start off with 9 straight road games this year.  He knows that he's never going to get an at large bid so he's willing to have his team play tough games until conference to get them ready.

[IUFAN1976 3,103]

7 hours ago, brumdog45 said:

He's taken the same approach at Detroit Mercy -- they start off with 9 straight road games this year.  He knows that he's never going to get an at large bid so he's willing to have his team play tough games until conference to get them ready.

It seems like his teams compete very well in their conference.  I don’t know how many times he has not finished in the top 4 in their conference but he seems to always have his team in the top 4

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,743]

ESPN Stats:  Florida becomes the first ranked SEC team in history to lose to a SWAC opponent in the AP Poll era (since 1936). Ranked SEC teams were 51-0 vs. the SWAC entering Monday.

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On 12/6/2021 at 8:53 AM, Uspshoosier said:

https://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/22483
 

IU-56

Honestly a little higher than I thought they would be given how Quad-centric net ratings tend to be.  I think that's a positive for Indiana given that they haven't had any Quad 1 opportunities at this point (although Syracuse should eventually be).