Posters' Poll

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · February 20, 2006, 10:18:47 AM

OK, it wasn't really as hard as I thought. I even put Puget Sound back into my top 25. Wierd huh. As per my custom of the last few weeks, here's my just left off list:

Ohio Northern
Trinity (TX)
Elmhurst
Willamette
Occidental

Knightstalker · February 20, 2006, 10:36:18 AM

Mr. Ypsi, do you still have my poll from last week? I forgot to send it to my home computer before I ran away from work on Friday. If you have it please send it to me in an IM.

Mr. Ypsi · February 20, 2006, 06:32:21 PM

8 ballots in, 90 minutes to go.

Come on guys - we can make this the best turn-out yet! Our prodigal guru, GS, has returned to the fold!

John Gleich · February 20, 2006, 07:33:59 PM

There's a CHANCE I may actually get mine in on time this week...

We'll see how long it takes me to formulate all my picks (and hopefully I don't reward a team twice like last week!)

titanfan · February 20, 2006, 07:49:27 PM

Chuck, I just sent my to your email!

Knightstalker · February 20, 2006, 08:06:00 PM

Mine should be coming shortly, I am just now able to get to it.

Mr. Ypsi · February 20, 2006, 09:16:21 PM

This week's Posters' Poll (range of votes):

1. Lawrence, 300 [unanymous top pick]
2. Wooster, 271 (2-7)
3. Hope, 269 (2-10)
4. Amherst, 245 (3-13)
5. Wittenberg, 241 (4-8)
6. York, 235 (4-15)
7. Mississippi Col, 225 (2-12)
8. Virginia Wesleyan, 211 (3-14)
9. Baldwin-Wallace, 200 (4-15)
10. Calvin, 186 (2-15)
11. Augustana, 168 (7-15, 1NV)
12. Albion, 156 (7-20, 1NV)
13. IWU, 155 (10-17)
14. UW-Stout, 131 (9-22)
15. Carroll, 126 (3-23)
16. North Central, 113 (9-23)
17. Lincoln, 112 (6-24)
18. St John Fisher, 101 (10-25, 1NV)
19. Puget Sound, 92 (15-23)
20. UW-Whitewater, 87 (12-22)
21. Transylvania, 82 (17-22)
22. C Mellon, 34 (19-24, 4NV)
23. Randolph-Macon, 33 (16-25, 5NV)
24. Wartburg, 25 (4 voters, high 13)
25. Ohio Northern, 22 (22-25, 4NV)

26. Trinity(TX), 21 (5 voters, high 19)
27. WPI, 11 (2 voters, high 16)
28. Oxy, 9 (4 voters, high 22)
Tufts, 9 (3 voters, high 21)
30. Cortland, 6 (1 voter)
Widener, 6 (1 voter)
32. Elmhurst, 5 (3 voters, high 23)
33. Baruch, 2 (1 voter)
Gordon, 2 (1 voter)
Trinity(CT), 2 (1voter)
UW-LAX, 2 (1 voter)
37. Wash U, 1

sac · February 20, 2006, 09:48:31 PM

Nice job Mr Y...........but could you clue us in to the number of posters.

Mr. Ypsi · February 20, 2006, 09:57:26 PM

Quote from: sac on February 20, 2006, 09:48:31 PM
Nice job Mr Y...........but could you clue us in to the number of posters.

Aw, come on, sac! With top 25 voting, first place is worth 25 points - Lawrence had 300 points....

(For anyone who absolutely REFUSES to do the math, there were 12 voters.)

smedindy · February 20, 2006, 10:00:11 PM

Hey, it wasn't me voting for UW-LaCrosse this time!

sac · February 20, 2006, 10:07:23 PM

Well, yes I refuse to do math, if I'm not properly compensation by the polling chairman.

I like it when almost all my teams arent' the highest or lowest range of votes.

Calvin #2 ?

smedindy · February 20, 2006, 10:11:45 PM

Yeah, and no votes for Augie and Albion!

Greek Tragedy · February 20, 2006, 10:27:00 PM

If I'm correct, this is the 7th Poster's Poll. I think this is the first time I had all 25 teams picked!

Mr. Ypsi · February 20, 2006, 10:39:19 PM

As to Calvin #2, that came from a HoF voter NOT affiliated with the MIAA.

As to Augie and Albion not being listed, I did check with the Albion-omitter, who acknowledged the omission was unintentional but chose not to change his ballot; with the Augie omission I decided to run the poll (this was the last ballot received) since Augie could move up only if Augie was now in the top 6 (which I deemed unlikely for someone who forgot to list them at all).

Other poll notes:

The top 21 are pretty solid (for THIS week!) - all received votes from at least 11 of the 12 voters. The rest is fairly random. (#24 Wartburg is in the top 25 pretty much due to a single voter - in such a small poll, your vote DOES count!)

Hope actually got 5 seconds to 4 for Wooster - the voter who put Hope 10th pretty much determined the 2,3 race!

Smedindy and I punished Bald Wally for their two loss week far more than others did - though overall we still punished them more than the real poll.

Smed's crusade for respect for Lincoln doesn't seem to be gaining much traction (after his 6th, the second highest rating was 14th, though only two put them below 19th).

Knightstalker was the one who tried to put Baruch on our radar - so why was the ONLY listing of Baruch this week by someone else?!

Overall, note the incredible range of placings for many teams. For the top 20 or so, we've decided on WHO, but we are very much undecided on WHERE!

smedindy · February 20, 2006, 11:02:19 PM

I just think B-W's stumbles are concerning at this time of year.

And you know, if Lincoln gets a good draw, watch out!

I think the placings are due to the wild nature of the year. I have written off Wartburg and that conference and am not comfortable with R-MC. In my initial poll, I had Cortland in but noticed I forgot St. John Fisher.

And that screaming THUD you heard? It's any respect at all for NYU plummeting out the window.