Top 25 discussion

[Hoosier Titan]

 

I think adding a two-time All-American to the team is rather beyond 'not unreasonable' that they would be better!

Better, sure.  But undefeated or #1--that's a real leap of faith!

[Mr. Ypsi]

I think adding a two-time All-American to the team is rather beyond 'not unreasonable' that they would be better!

Better, sure.  But undefeated or #1--that's a real leap of faith!

Yeah, probably.  But in my opinion they have at least a 30% chance to attend the 'Shirk Invitational' (aka, the Final Four), so adding a two-time AA on top of what they already have to push them to the very top doesn't seem like TOO great a leap.

[GuyFormerlyPSBBG]

troutman- I think you may get your wish this week, Gallaudet will probably be ranked.

Would anyone disagree, if CNU was listed in the Mid-Atlantic Region, they would be #1 in the regional rankings?

I think if the season were to end now,  CNU would host John Hopkins, Gallaudet and Randolph-Macon. (I will continue more of this discussion in the south region and rankings feed, when the regional rankings come out.)

[troutman]

Thanks for the vote of "Maybe we are deserving of their ranking"but we will have to see. Regardless of D3 thoughts of Gallaudet's place in their rankings this year has proven that anybody can beat anybody.The top 25 has proven to be a scientific impossiblity to figure out.The stretch should be very interesting!!!!!

[GuyFormerlyPSBBG]

Thanks for the vote of "Maybe we are deserving of their ranking"but we will have to see. Regardless of D3 thoughts of Gallaudet's place in their rankings this year has proven that anybody can beat anybody.The top 25 has proven to be a scientific impossiblity to figure out.The stretch should be very interesting!!!!!

I would be surprised if they didn't make into the poll.  #26, #21, #20, #18 all lost this past week.  (Although #6, #9, #12 lost.  I don't think their losses would help your cause.)

I would think St. Benedict might slide out of the polls, losing to 7-11 Hamline.  Giving you a shot to slide into the poll.

[BlueZoneBruin]

Does anyone have the final d3hoops poll from last season that they could send me?

BlueZoneBruin

[troutman]

I know the lady's(Gallaudet's Lady Bison)would feel like they deserve to be in the top 25 by now.Thanks for the kind words.We will see

[GuyFormerlyPSBBG]

As always, I will throw my input into the polls.

Looks Good!!!


Might want to double check the calculations of 13-15 in poll.  (If you look at the pts you will know what I mean.)

The #25 spot is curious to me Coe, jumped up quickly.  Why?  Simpson the conference leader has only 11 votes.  Looking at their schedule.  They lost to the UW's on their schedule, but from what I can tell Simpson has played a tougher schedule, plus they beat Coe.

[Out_Of_My_Kitchen]

I wouldn't say that Simpson has played a much harder schedule.  Simpson lost to River Falls and Stevens Point and hasn't beat really anyone of relevance. 

Coe has beat La Crosse and have only lost to Simpson and Carthage, who is a good team. 

It will all shake down this weekend I think when they play each other.  I think Simpson should have received more than 11 votes though.  Wartburg is also having a very nice year in the IIAC. 

[David Collinge]

Does anyone have the final d3hoops poll from last season that they could send me?

BlueZoneBruin

You can deduce most of it from this year's preseason poll.  HTH.
http://www.d3hoops.com/top25/women/2010-11/preseason

[sunny]

As always, I will throw my input into the polls.

Looks Good!!!


Might want to double check the calculations of 13-15 in poll.  (If you look at the pts you will know what I mean.)

The #25 spot is curious to me Coe, jumped up quickly.  Why?  Simpson the conference leader has only 11 votes.  Looking at their schedule.  They lost to the UW's on their schedule, but from what I can tell Simpson has played a tougher schedule, plus they beat Coe.

I am flabbergasted by the wide margin Coe has on Simpson. Seven of Simpson's 11 points are from me. I have them at #19. I have Coe at #24. Simpson has an additional loss, but it was by one point in their season opener against a non-D3. They lost their second game of the year by four to UWRF so they are pretty darn close to having an 18-point loss to UW-Stevens Point as the only blemish on their schedule and they have a 16-game winning streak. On top of that, Simpson won AT Coe by 15 points. Coe would have to win big at Simpson for them to switch spots on my ballot.

[gordonmann]

Here's the final poll from last season.


#    Team    W-L    Pts.    Last Week
1    Washington U. (25)    29-2    625    6
2    Hope    32-2    595    4
3    Amherst    32-1    576    1
4    George Fox    28-3    525    5
5    Kean    29-2    504    2
6    Illinois Wesleyan    28-2    485    3
7    Rochester    23-8    480    —
8    UW-Stevens Point    24-7    440    23
9    Marymount    28-2    434    7
10    Christopher Newport    30-1    378    10
11    Carthage    24-5    362    14
12    DePauw    26-4    302    11
13    Mount Union    26-5    277    —
14    Babson    28-4    264    —
15    Thomas More    26-4    237    13
16    Gettysburg    24-5    186    —
17    Williams    20-8    178    —
18    Puget Sound    24-5    172    15
19    Bowdoin    22-7    156    —
20    St. Norbert    23-4    133    25
21    Colby    24-5    121    20
22    Moravian    25-3    120    8
23    Messiah    24-5    113    17
24    Calvin    24-5    111    12
25    Mary Washington    22-6    88    

[ronk]

troutman- I think you may get your wish this week, Gallaudet will probably be ranked.

Would anyone disagree, if CNU was listed in the Mid-Atlantic Region, they would be #1 in the regional rankings?
I think if the season were to end now,  CNU would host John Hopkins, Gallaudet and Randolph-Macon. (I will continue more of this discussion in the south region and rankings feed, when the regional rankings come out.)

  Gallaudet is in the Atlantic region, not the Mid-Atlantic.

[Pat Coleman]

That wouldn't stop the NCAA from putting them in a regional at CNU.

[ronk]

  Agreed, I was thinking he was using this as an argument for ranking Gallaudet #1 in the Mid-Atlantic, rather than CNU hosting an NCAA 1st round.