Posters' Poll

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I am the Loras, I speak for the trees (heh...).

I've been saving that one for months now!!  But yeah, they're always near the top of my also rans list.

[ChicagoHopeNut]

Yeah.  Just scroll back a ways on the board.  I went through my reservations.  Basically, I'm trying not to vote them up just because of their reputation.  They're schedule this year is much weaker than it has been the past few and I'm not yet convinced of their top status.  I suspect they'll finish around 20 on my poll.  That seems to be where they fit best.  I dropped them a little more than I would have liked, but the way my poll worked out, some of the bottom teams deserved to rise a little.  I think it will normalize by tournament time, although I doubt they'll get higher than 18 or so on my poll.  I'm just not sold.  They'll have to prove themselves to me in the NCAAs.

Thanks for your response, I scrolled back as well to read through it. Although I think Hope is better than #24 in the country myself I understand your reservations and can't argue with your decision and logic.  I think one thing that can make Hope a threat come tourney time is that the NCAA can be dominated by guards and Hope has a great group of guards who shoot the ball well, distribute, and play defense (usually). That said if there shots are off Hope does not have the inside presence to make up for a bad night from the outside.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Top 25 At-a-Glance, Week of Feb. 12-18 (FINAL)

#   1   UW-Stevens Point (22-2) def. UW-Platteville 69-58 and won at UW-Superior 103-64
#   2   Virginia Wesleyan (22-3) def. Lynchburg 90-73
#   3   Amherst (24-1) def. Bates 72-68 (NESCAC quarterfinal)
#   4   Wooster (22-3) won at Kenyon 87-62 and def. Ohio Wesleyan 95-89
#   5   UW-Oshkosh (20-5) lost at UW-Whitewater 88-71 and won at UW-Platteville 67-51
#   6   Wittenberg (21-4) def. Wabash 82-59 and lost at Allegheny 62-57
#   7   Mississippi College (22-2) won at UT-Dallas 70-67 and won at UT-Tyler 61-37
#   8   St. Thomas (22-3) def. St. John's 74-59
#   9   Augustana (20-5) won at Illinois Wesleyan 80-77 and lost to North Central 85-81
#   10   Hope (21-3) won at Alma 88-62 and won at Tri-State 78-59
#   11   Washington U. (19-4) won at Carnegie Mellon 94-73 and lost at Rochester 66-61
#   12   Elmhurst (19-5) lost at North Central 89-74 and def. #25 Wheaton (IL) 80-74
#   13   Worcester Polytech (21-2) def. Wheaton (MA) 73-57 and won at Coast Guard 67-57
#   14   Chicago (20-4) won at Rochester 76-73 and won at Carnegie Mellon 82-75
#   15   Aurora (23-2) def. Concordia (IL) 109-86 and won at Rockford 97-77
#   16   Whitworth (22-3) won at Whitman 84-72 and def. Willamette 81-66
#   17   Guilford (21-3) def. Washington & Lee 95-77 and won at Emory & Henry 108-107
#   18   UW-La Crosse (17-7) def. UW-River Falls 80-63 and won at UW-Stout 69-58
#   19   Occidental (17-5) def. Cal Lutheran 41-40 and won at Redlands 116-106
#   20   NYU (19-5) won at Case Western Reserve 65-47 and won at Emory 69-66
#   21   Puget Sound (18-6) lost at Lewis & Clark 98-86 and won at Linfield 83-76
#   22   Trinity (CT) (21-3) def. Bowdoin 77-67 (NESCAC quarterfinal)
#   23   Mary Hardin-Baylor (21-4) lost at McMurry 80-76 (OT) and won at Hardin-Simmons 75-72
#   24   Johns Hopkins (21-4) lost at Gettysburg 65-58 and def. Franklin & Marshall 84-68
#   25   Wheaton (IL) (16-8) def. Millikin 83-72 and lost at #12 Elmhurst 80-74

[Ralph Turner]

Mine is in.

[smedindy]

In. I struggled with 20-25.

[sac]

In. I struggled with 20-25.

No doubt!  I'm trying some new teams this week since previous teams I've been hanging onto have finally annoyed me enough by losing enough to drop off my list.

OAC = most infuriating conference 

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I had this odd occurrence that from #6 through #12 all but one of the teams on my list lost.  so I didn't change a whole lot.

[Mr. Ypsi]

We've been stuck on 7 ballots for some time now - Hoaf?  GS?  PS?  (FDF, you're still invited if you're able.)

Only one completely new team this week so far, but several that have gotten only slight support before.  Some VERY close races, so additional voters CAN make a difference!

[John Gleich]

The earliest I could get mine is is 8:00 Central... Sorry I'm always the late one...!

[Mr. Ypsi]

The earliest I could get mine is is 8:00 Central... Sorry I'm always the late one...!

That'll work.  I was going to assure you that you're not always 'the late one', but then I checked and saw you are ALMOST always the last!  (If it's a comfort, think about "saving the best..." )

[Ralph Turner]

The earliest I could get mine is is 8:00 Central... Sorry I'm always the late one...!

I just appreciate that you are reliable and consistent.  Waiting for your ballot is worth it. 

[John Gleich]

And I'm in.  It remarkably didn't change a whole lot from last week... at least in the top 20.

[Greek Tragedy]

We've been stuck on 7 ballots for some time now - Hoaf?  GS?  PS?  (FDF, you're still invited if you're able.)

Only one completely new team this week so far, but several that have gotten only slight support before.  Some VERY close races, so additional voters CAN make a difference!

I'm sure that's me...and no one will agree with it. 

[John Gleich]

Sorry for muddling things up again Ypsi...  You were right, the contiguous 25 was the real 25, the others were just notes... actually, just picks from last week.

[Mr. Ypsi]

We've been stuck on 7 ballots for some time now - Hoaf?  GS?  PS?  (FDF, you're still invited if you're able.)

Only one completely new team this week so far, but several that have gotten only slight support before.  Some VERY close races, so additional voters CAN make a difference!

I'm sure that's me...and no one will agree with it. 

Actually, one other voter had Grinnell a slot higher than you earlier - and I ALMOST got them in (somewhere between 26th and 28th).

I'm disappointed with only eight ballots, but I guess I'll start entering it now.  Unless I'm interrupted (likely!) or another ballot or two comes in (I hope!), results should be up before eleven.