Top 25 talk

[ScotsFan]

Curious how Capital loses by 17 to Wilmington two weeks ago and they drop only 2 spots in the poll, yet they win both of their games this week and drop 3 spots?

[Ralph Turner]

Curious how Capital loses by 17 to Wilmington two weeks ago and they drop only 2 spots in the poll, yet they win both of their games this week and drop 3 spots?

Good morning wooscotfan,

Please look at the number of votes that everyone is receiving.  When Capital took their third loss, they took the hit.  At the same time, there was incredible turmoil in the poll around them.

This week, they are 8 votes out of ninth place.  I analyze a poll comparing it to the Perfect Top 25.  The Perfect Top 25 means there are no other "receiving votes".  #25 received 25 votes total, one vote for 25th on each of the 25 ballots.  #1 received all 25 first place votes equaling 625.

In this week's vote, #3 Centre received 508 votes.  The "Perfect #3" should have received 575 votes.  More voters think that Centre is strong #6, or 500 votes in the Perfect Top 25.  Only 107 votes separate #3 Centre and #11 Capital.  The perfect #11 should 375 votes.  You can see from this way of looking at the voting that there is much uncertainty at this level of the poll.  The voters don't think that there is a good choice for #3, #4 or even #5, but they seem to like 9 teams in the range of a solid "#6-#11"!

As seen in the Posters Poll, there is a huge difference in opinion as to the strength of Capital as #11 and Plattsburgh at #12 (325 votes which is a "perfect #13").

This poll is giving us a good understanding that the experts see this season as wide open!

[sac]

#   2   UW-Whitewater (18-3) plays at #16 UW-Platteville Wed. and plays at #9 UW-Stevens Point Sat.

Safe to say its a big week for Whitewater and the WIAC.

[LogShow]

#   2   UW-Whitewater (18-3) plays at #16 UW-Platteville Wed. and plays at #9 UW-Stevens Point Sat.

Safe to say its a big week for Whitewater and the WIAC.

So I would be safe to say that there is going to be some red this week! 

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Curious how Capital loses by 17 to Wilmington two weeks ago and they drop only 2 spots in the poll, yet they win both of their games this week and drop 3 spots?

I agree with the esteemed Ralph Turner... you can't look at just the week to week poll position changes. Look at the point totals and what else is happening around a team.

Teams can drop after winning three games, simply because voters may be changing their Top 25. The team that dropped a spot... may have earned MORE total points, but so did everyone else!

[old_hooper]

David, that was the women's score.  The game is still in progress.  The game is dead even with 13 minutes to go.

(Referring to the UMD-RIC game).  Really?  Then the scoreboard is wrong.  Thanks!...d

[Greek Tragedy]

#   2   UW-Whitewater (18-3) plays at #16 UW-Platteville Wed. and plays at #9 UW-Stevens Point Sat.

Safe to say its a big week for Whitewater and the WIAC.

To top it off, Whitewater hosts #24 Oshkosh the following Wednesday.

WIAC Standings
Whitewater and Platteville are 10-2
Oshkosh 10-3
Stevens Point 9-3

[old_hooper]

UMD fall to RIC 79-70.  Huge win for RIC as they apparently are in the drivers seat now for conference home court advantage.

[ILive4This]

You took the words right out of my fingers.

[David Collinge]

UMD fall to RIC 79-70.  Huge win for RIC as they apparently are in the drivers seat now for conference home court advantage.

UMD radio guy said 79-72 a couple of times, as a UMD player hit a buzzer-beater.  Was it later waved off?

[ScotsFan]

Curious how Capital loses by 17 to Wilmington two weeks ago and they drop only 2 spots in the poll, yet they win both of their games this week and drop 3 spots?

Good morning wooscotfan,

Um,  I'm not wooscotsfan but thanks for the lesson anyways...

[Ralph Turner]

Curious how Capital loses by 17 to Wilmington two weeks ago and they drop only 2 spots in the poll, yet they win both of their games this week and drop 3 spots?

Good morning wooscotfan,

Um,  I'm not wooscotsfan but thanks for the lesson anyways...

My bad!   

[Titan Q]

For anyone interested in watching a good game online tonight, #8 Augustana (17-4, 8-2) plays @ Wheaton (16-5, 6-4) at 7:30pm CST.  It's a huge game in the CCIW race.  The quality of WETN's stream is generally very good.

http://www.wheaton.edu/wetn/

[hope1]

hope won tonight 70 to 48 over adrian

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  #14 Wooster 82  Denison 64

Wooster was paced by All American James Cooper with 16 points, Evan Will with 13 points, freshman Bryan Wickliffe with 12 and Devin Fulk with 10.  With this road win, Scots are now 19-3 and they host Wittenberg this Saturday.