Posters' Poll

[Mr. Ypsi]

Thanks to formerbant10, we are now up to 8 voters, but where are you, GS, PS, titanfan (and you, too, witt4ever - you're still welcome)?

In hopes of a higher turnout, I'm exercising my perogotive as poll compiler to extend the polls one extra hour.

Greg, I'm disappointed!

I deliberately misspelled prerogative figuring that would would get you on just about as fast as pre-season vs. nonconference season!  Alas, 'twas not not be!

Oh, well - your ballot would have broken a couple of ties, but otherwise would probably not have changed anything.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I don't know what to make of things when I am responsible for three of the 1 voter also rans.  Whatever, I'm pretty confident about my ballot, but its fun to see how everyone else is thinking.

I'm as big a Lincoln supporter as anyone, but #12? Wow, somebody from NJ loves them!

[Knightstalker]

Unless there is another NJ voter, I had them at 23rd.  They actually moved up a spot on my ballot because teams ahead of them dropped.  I am trying not to drop a team because they are idle and if they keep winning.  If you lose you are given careful scrutiny.  If you lost to a team that I have ranked higher or feel is equal or is a conference rival that weighs in my decision.  A team that loses usually won't move up, unless teams above do worse, but they may stay the same.

I will stand by my Baruch choice at 25, what influenced me the most was the win over WPU.  I have seen that WPU defense two times a year for what seems forever and to break their press and beat them like they did.  I was impressed by Baruch, they are the best team in the Atlantic and if they make it to the tournament they could surprise a team or two.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Yeah, that win was what drew me to consider them, but I just couldn't, in good conscience, consider them for a vote when I was only giving one WIAC team credence.

[smedindy]

Nope. That was me. Their power ratings are pretty solid (11th in Wolfe) and they have a good SOS. Yes, they've lost four games but they're almost done with their schedule.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I totally agree, they have been solid all year.  Their R-MC win is looking worse the longer Wansley is out; I guess I forgot about how well they played early on.

Maybe this is the case for keeping the numerical ranking system.

[sac]

I don't have my ballot in front of me but I think I have all 25 teams on my ballot.  Thats darn good.

Major shakeup in the top 6 coming next poll

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

What if all of your higher ranked teams win by close margins.  Would you still shake up your top 6?

[smedindy]

Well, since many of my ranked teams play each other, then a shakeup would be in order.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I was just commenting for example, I had Augie over IWU on the last ranking, so when IWU lost, I didn't feel the need to change that ranking at all.  I've got Witt over Wooster, so if Witt were to win, there may be no need to shake it up.  I guess I was asking your opinion on that.  Does a team deserve to drop even if they lost to a team you expected them to lose to?

[Knightstalker]

I think that depends on what the teams behind them do also.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

True enough.

[Ralph Turner]

I don't have my ballot in front of me but I think I have all 25 teams on my ballot.  Thats darn good.

Major shakeup in the top 6 coming next poll

At the risk of "groupthink", my Top 24 were in the Poll.  I went with  UW-du jour at #25. 

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I only had 21 of the 25.

[Coach C]

Baruch? - please give me your thinking on how they are better wan UW - Whoever or the like.

C