Cracking the Top 25

[NOLA Hoosier 1,267]

Seth Davis just tweeted his picks for Top 25 after this week, and he had IU replacing O$U at #22.

 

Anyone else think we just may crack the top 25 this year, and was anyone expecting it????

[WilJos3390 284]

Seth Davis just tweeted his picks for Top 25 after this week, and he had IU replacing O$U at #22.

Anyone else think we just may crack the top 25 this year, and was anyone expecting it????

I was expecting it at some point. If we would've beat Georgetown we would've already been ranked IMO. I'm more interested to see how we come back Tuesday night against Penn St after a big win

[Alford Bailey 12,302]

Need to put a consistent stretch together to do it. Wins vs PSU and Allanoy should be the ticket.

[ou812dude 3,326]

Seth Davis just tweeted his picks for Top 25 after this week, and he had IU replacing O$U at #22.

 

Anyone else think we just may crack the top 25 this year, and was anyone expecting it????

if OSU was #22, then IU most definitely deserves to be there...

 

IU shut down OhioState and outplayed them for most of the game...

OSU looked completely out of sync for long stretches and IU turnovers are what kept the game close...

eliminate the silly TO's and this game is probably a 13 point victory.

[mdn82 25,501]

If we hadn't got ***** smacked by MSU it may have been plausible to get more votes this week. I think we may actually lose votes this week due to how bad that MSU game was.

[biteoftheapple 4,115]

If we hadn't got ***** smacked by MSU it may have been plausible to get more votes this week. I think we may actually lose votes this week due to how bad that MSU game was.

This is my outlook. As well.

[bleedhoosier 3,627]

I think Seth Davis had us in his top 25 last week too if I'm not mistaken. He believes.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

Seth Davis has had us in his top 25 for three to four weeks now. No joke.

[ou812dude 3,326]

where are we at in the RPI?

[biteoftheapple 4,115]

I have not looked at RPI ratings. Kenpom has us lower 50s. Sagarin in mid 40s.

[bleedhoosier 3,627]

Agreed on the point that if we knock out the next 2, voters would be crazy to not slide the Hoosiers through.

[ou812dude 3,326]

I have not looked at RPI ratings. Kenpom has us lower 50s. Sagarin in mid 40s.

I had to check...

RPI has us 62...which is bullfarts...

 

edit...nonconference schedule is #102...conference schedule is #23 to date...

I guess that's why the crap ranking...

[GloryDays 5,913]

Agreed on the point that if we knock out the next 2, voters would be crazy to not slide the Hoosiers through.

    I remember this exact conversation before the trip to East Lansing.

   We need to win games and the polls will take care of themselves.

 Believe me Penn St is very capable of coming in an beating this team and Illinois is a place where we rarely win.

I know Rice is gone but sometimes that brings out the wounded animal in a team and makes them very hard to handle.

 Go Hoosiers!

[Crimson and Cream 5,763]

At the beginning of the year, I said it was possible we would be ranked at some point. As someone else said, we would have been had we beaten Georgetown, but I personally don't think we should be after this week. Probably close, but not quite there. I'm almost afraid to be ranked, that little number sure puts more pressure on a team, and pumps up the opposing team, and I'm not sure we're ready to handle that.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

@ESPNLunardi: “@alleycubsfan: @ESPNLunardi r my hoosiers in after beating the Buckeyes yesterday?” Yes.

[ou812dude 3,326]

At the beginning of the year, I said it was possible we would be ranked at some point. As someone else said, we would have been had we beaten Georgetown, but I personally don't think we should be after this week. Probably close, but not quite there. I'm almost afraid to be ranked, that little number sure puts more pressure on a team, and pumps up the opposing team, and I'm not sure we're ready to handle that.

I mean...we very easily could have beat Georgetown...

we had Eastern Washington on the ropes...

 

MSU dominated us...and Louisville did as well...

 

honestly...we should only have 2 losses right now, and yeah...could very well be in the top 25

[HoosierHoops1 5,024]

Sometimes it's losses by teams ranked 20-25 that has as much to do with teams ranked 26-35 moving in as does the 26-35 teams spectacular play.

[HoosierHoops1 5,024]

Unless I'm totally wrong (no way) we've had double digit leads in every game except MSU and should definitely be a 1 or 2 loss team.

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

I think we're in.

 

I just hope we start climbing and don't get into the ranked one week and unranked the next week---roller coaster.

[Alford Bailey 12,302]

I mean...we very easily could have beat Georgetown...

we had Eastern Washington on the ropes...

 

MSU dominated us...and Louisville did as well...

 

honestly...we should only have 2 losses right now, and yeah...could very well be in the top 25

"Should" have beaten EWU and Gtown. If we win those two like we should have we are ranked in the top 15-20 and solidly in the Dance right now. Still gotta get it done in conference though.