Cracking the Top 25

[KingPG21 6,583]

CBSSports says "NO" in their top 25 (and1)
 

• Kentucky (17-0)
• Virginia (17-0)
• Gonzaga (18-1)
• Villanova (17-1)
• Duke (15-2)
• Wisconsin (16-2)
• Iowa State (13-3)
• Kansas (14-3)
• Arizona (16-2)
• Utah (14-3)
• Notre Dame (17-2)
• Maryland (17-2)
• North Carolina (14-4)
• Louisville (15-3)
• Wichita State (16-2)
• VCU (15-3)
• Oklahoma (12-5)
• Texas (13-4)
• West Virginia (15-3)
• Baylor (13-4)
• Northern Iowa (16-2)
• Oklahoma State (12-5)
• Dayton (15-2)
• Iowa (13-5)
• Georgia (11-5)
• Seton Hall (13-4)

Lol Oklahoma State and Georgia

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

Waiting for the polls.....

 

But we are either 8th or 9th seeds in ESPN--CBS--and USA TODAY ----- NCAA bracketologies.

 

Finally climbing back up the charts.

[bnkepner 1,509]

Waiting for the polls.....

 

But we are either 8th or 9th seeds in ESPN--CBS--and USA TODAY ----- NCAA bracketologies.

 

Finally climbing back up the charts.

Weren't we 9th seeds in all the bracketologies last week? I'm pretty sure we were

[incrediboy 922]

We are also up to #44 in RPI (60 last week). Butler is #14. Ohio State #58.

 

KenPom still has us at #52, but the two teams we beat this past week are both well below that. Ohio State, however, is #22 there. 

[HoosierHoops1 5,024]

We beat Illinois minus Ray Rice and Tracy Abrams, their starting back court done for the season.  Yes, they had some depth going into the season, and the replacements are playing well, but now they are pretty much replacing their starters with 3rd stringers now jostling for backup roles behind the young guys on the team who were supposed to be backups.  Illinois is in 10th place, and falling. Was that a B1G road win for us?  Yes.  It was huge.  Is that the kind of win that is going to make the sportswriters do a Scooby "Huh?" and catapult us past teams those guys picked to finish higher than 9th in their conferences?

 

Idk.

 

I am glad we took care of business in Champaign finally.  We always seem to let that one slip through our fingers.

 

Let's go get Maryland now.  And introduce them to B1G Ten basketball at Assembly Hall.  And exact some payback for that National Title Game, the only National Title Game I have ever seen Indiana lose.

Thank goodness we weren't missing any guys.

[Hovadipo 55,278]

#23 in the Coaches Poll.

[Stuhoo 79,883]

#23 in the Coaches Poll.

NICE

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

#23 in the AP Poll

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

@ZachOsterman: That's Indiana's first ranking in The AP Top 25 since the end of the 2012-13 season. #iubb

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

To think, last year at this time we were 2-3 in the Big Ten having just lost to NW at home (after beating Wisco) and 12-6 overall, ranked 79th on KenPom.

Shooting makes a serious difference. 

[chicagoHOOSIER 1,051]

Thank goodness we weren't missing any guys.

 

I think when talking about sportswriters ranking us, it is fair to add that a consideration of the strength of opponents is often part of the math, and injuries to our own squad could also likely not be a plus for us in that conversation.

[chicagoHOOSIER 1,051]

Illinois was a HUGE win! They were listed as a bubble team on ESPN.com and coming off wins at Northwestern and home against Maryland w/o Rice in those 2 games as well. We've got wins over 3 ranked opponents and we're 4-1 in the B1G. IMO we should be ranked.

 

I agree we should be ranked.  My point is that sportswriters don't often necessarily see things from the IU point of view.  I think we could have been ranked before now, but that was not the point of my conversation, to say whether I think we should be ranked or not.

[incrediboy 922]

Very happy to see us ranked and the moving up in Bracketology in both predictions.

 

But..how is that Iowa is not ranked in the coaches' poll? They swept Ohio State (home/away) and looked really good to me when I watched them thump Ohio State Saturday. I think they'll give Wisky all they want and then some tomorrow night.

[Hovadipo 55,278]

Ranked matchup in The Hall. Let painful levels of volume begin!

[Ranger78 1,293]

Very happy to see us ranked and the moving up in Bracketology in both predictions.

 

But..how is that Iowa is not ranked in the coaches' poll? They swept Ohio State (home/away) and looked really good to me when I watched them thump Ohio State Saturday. I think they'll give Wisky all they want and then some tomorrow night.

I was surprised Iowa was not in the top 25. And I agree their game VS Wisky should be a good one.

[Miller'sTheMan 1,652]

#13 @ #23!

 

Lets get the win!!!!!

[CampHoosier 3,697]

USA USA USA USA USA USA

[bleedhoosier 3,627]

Ranked matchup in The Hall. Let painful levels of volume begin!

Oh how we have missed thou piercing roar of The Hall

[JSHoosier 19,932]

 

 Seth Davis@SethDavisHoops · 21 hrs21 hours ago

I'm sorry did I use words that were too big again? RT @micahpe: Awesome choices! (I stopped reading after UK....)

 

That is hilarious.

[incrediboy 922]

I was surprised Iowa was not in the top 25. And I agree their game VS Wisky should be a good one.

SI has Wisconsin as a 10-point favorite. If I was in Vegas, I'd grab Iowa and 10 points