Looking Forward... Could USF Win This Week and Finish Outside of the Top 25 Next Week? We Need UF or Gonzaga to Lose One Game This Week.

[The Sheriff]

Considering BYU stunned #7 KU at the Fogg, if BYU beats TCU on Saturday, BYU is going to be ranked going into next week - no getting around it. Every ranked team has won this week (as of Wednesday morning).

 

#24 UF has a tough matchup this weekend against #18 USC. If they win tonight against Mizzou and Saturday against USC, they're not getting bumped out. Highly unlikely that USC would drop from #18 to #26 with six losses.

 

#23 Gonzaga has the toughest schedule this week, facing a tough unranked USF squad on the road on Thursday and then they get #17 Saint Mary's on the road on Saturday. We need USF to beat Gonzaga to ensure our place in the polls. Gonzaga wins both games, they're not moving.

 

#21 Dayton has a tough game Friday against Loyola Chicago - maybe Loyola Chicago can get some Divine intervention to give us some help.

 

If every other ranked teams from #20 to #24 take care of business, we're going to get bumped out unceremoniously. **** Mormons!

 

 

[BayIslandBull]

I think I could pull for USF to beat Gonzaga.

[Boomer]

Man, we really do want it all!

Personally, I’m not going to stress out about who above us or who below us wins this week or next so we can cling onto our ranking.
 

If we just win out, we’re going to the dance, and our final rankings will be what they are.

I’m sure my feelings about the season will based more on our record than our ranking. 

[Triple B]

We have officially been ranked and they can never take that away from us ...

[CousinRicky]

18 minutes ago, Triple B said:

We have officially been ranked and they can never take that away from us ...

[Mike Stuben]

I do think the ranking is important in a particular scenario. 

Lets say we win our next 4-5 games, but lose in the tournament. I think the ranking impacts the committee for at large. 

The other thing, I want as much national attention to USF, as it can help us with upcoming realignment. 

Obviously, we gotta beat Charlotte for any of this conversation to matter. 

[Brad]

2 hours ago, Triple B said:

We have officially been ranked and they can never take that away from us ...

We were #2 once…

[Brad]

4 hours ago, The Sheriff said:

 

#23 Gonzaga has the toughest schedule this week, facing a tough unranked USF squad on the road on Thursday and then they get #17 Saint Mary's on the road on Saturday. We need USF to beat Gonzaga to ensure our place in the polls. Gonzaga wins both games, they're not moving.

Gonzaga considered on the bubble out of the WCC.  They have a tough row to hoe, but are playing to get in.  Fortunately for them the USF and St. Mary’s games are opportunities.  And, they’ll likely get St. Mary’s again in conf tourney.  

[Cubanbull]

Us winning at Charlotte is our biggest hurdle to remain ranked. That will be no easy task

[Bull Matrix]

After USF beats UNC-C on Saturday, I foresee USF beating both Tulane & Tulsa to finish the regular season at 24-5 & a 16 game win streak heading into the AAC Tournament. I don’t see how that can’t be a top 25 ranking imo.