GoBulls84 Posted February 13 Group: Member Topic Count: 43 Content Count: 3,899 Reputation: 871 Days Won: 8 Joined: 12/10/2006 Share Posted February 13 15 hours ago, cophbulls said: omg....i love the Bulls and I will take all the positive press we can get but no way a team who has a Net ranking of 103 and an RPI of 74 with a SOS of 161st be essentially the 41st ranked team in the country. These voters don't really pay attention, all they see is a record. I shouldn't complain but I do it when other teams are "ranked" higher than they should be so i guess turnabout is fair play. It would be hilarious(and awesome) if we get in the dance. Excuse me sir. 40 in one poll. Put some respek on their name 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullyPulpit Posted February 13 Group: Member Topic Count: 365 Content Count: 6,472 Reputation: 1,899 Days Won: 35 Joined: 02/02/2005 Share Posted February 13 15 hours ago, Triple B said: Actually, when you think about it, the voter rankings sometimes make more sense at times because they're a more current reflection of a team. We've got 5 losses, 4 within the first 6 games of a new coach with a rebuilt team. I'm assuming that, along with our overall SOS, plays a significant part of what's killing our NET. What are the odds that we lose those 4 games if we played them right now? Where would/should we be voter ranked if we were sitting at 21-1? A 21-1 USF team is likely ranked somewhere between #8 and 13 in the country. I say this based upon 21-3 South Carolina being ranked at #11. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullyPulpit Posted February 13 Group: Member Topic Count: 365 Content Count: 6,472 Reputation: 1,899 Days Won: 35 Joined: 02/02/2005 Share Posted February 13 16 hours ago, cophbulls said: omg....i love the Bulls and I will take all the positive press we can get but no way a team who has a Net ranking of 103 and an RPI of 74 with a SOS of 161st be essentially the 41st ranked team in the country. These voters don't really pay attention, all they see is a record. I shouldn't complain but I do it when other teams are "ranked" higher than they should be so i guess turnabout is fair play. It would be hilarious(and awesome) if we get in the dance. Since December 5th USF is 15-1 and FAU is 12-4. Granted, FAU has better a win in there (Arizona), but also has a really bad loss to FGCU. It is not easy to go win in today's college basketball night-in and night-out. USF's resume over the last 2.5 months is better than at least one team that is currently ranked in the top 25. The American may not be elite, but it is a tough conference in that most teams are at least serviceable and competitive. If USF takes care of business and ends up knocking off FAU, I don't see any reason to gripe with their receiving recognition for going 17-1 over their last 18 games. After all, the top 25 is ceremonial in nature and there is nothing wrong with celebrating the accomplishments of a team that has defied the odds this season and put up some pretty solid wins in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USF_Bullsharks Posted February 13 Group: Member Topic Count: 11 Content Count: 883 Reputation: 481 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/24/2021 Share Posted February 13 I think the American can have 4-5 teams who can be more than competitive in March. USF, FAU, Charlotte, Memphis Would be easy to give UNT and UAB a look too. Those teams are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Matrix Posted February 13 Group: Member Topic Count: 604 Content Count: 16,501 Reputation: 2,951 Days Won: 43 Joined: 01/04/2003 Share Posted February 13 This is crazy !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulls On Parade Posted February 13 Group: Member Topic Count: 23 Content Count: 10,201 Reputation: 1,714 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/02/2005 Share Posted February 13 2 hours ago, BullyPulpit said: A 21-1 USF team is likely ranked somewhere between #8 and 13 in the country. I say this based upon 21-3 South Carolina being ranked at #11. SC has multiple top 25 wins though so I think if we were 21-1 with our scheduoe we be right around 20 to 25 now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple B Posted February 13 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,615 Content Count: 74,736 Reputation: 10,960 Days Won: 425 Joined: 11/25/2005 Share Posted February 13 2 hours ago, BullyPulpit said: A 21-1 USF team is likely ranked somewhere between #8 and 13 in the country. I say this based upon 21-3 South Carolina being ranked at #11. 17 minutes ago, Bulls On Parade said: SC has multiple top 25 wins though so I think if we were 21-1 with our scheduoe we be right around 20 to 25 now. That’s definitely more in line with what I was thinking. SOS, I think, still plays a key role and USCe has to have a lot higher one, but when you’re talking human voters who knows. The Comeback Kids narrative may have more of an effect on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullyPulpit Posted February 13 Group: Member Topic Count: 365 Content Count: 6,472 Reputation: 1,899 Days Won: 35 Joined: 02/02/2005 Share Posted February 13 16 minutes ago, Bulls On Parade said: SC has multiple top 25 wins though so I think if we were 21-1 with our scheduoe we be right around 20 to 25 now. You are probably correct that I overestimated where a 21-1 USF would be ranked. However, Memphis was ranked #10 at the time we played them. IMO, we would have been ranked after beating them. Going 7-0 since then and being 21-1, I have to imagine that we would have climbed to somewhere around #15. Indiana State is 19-3 with no ranked wins and they currently sit at 23/24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullyPulpit Posted February 13 Group: Member Topic Count: 365 Content Count: 6,472 Reputation: 1,899 Days Won: 35 Joined: 02/02/2005 Share Posted February 13 4 minutes ago, Triple B said: That’s definitely more in line with what I was thinking. SOS, I think, still plays a key role and USCe has to have a lot higher one, but when you’re talking human voters who knows. The Comeback Kids narrative may have more of an effect on them. USCe's non-conference SOS was substantially worse than ours #297 v. #184. Their current overall SOS is #129 v. our #162. We would have had a 2 week head start on them in the polls. We wouldn't have jumped as high or as fast, but we definitely would be top 20, possibly as high as #15 at 21-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Style Posted February 13 Group: Member Topic Count: 109 Content Count: 21,140 Reputation: 4,642 Days Won: 39 Joined: 09/14/2007 Share Posted February 13 USF is all the rage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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