Posters' Poll

Ralph Turner · January 24, 2007, 10:10:56 AM

I thought there was pretty good consensus in the Top 21, and I can see how the confusion can begin in the bottom 5.

When I have a problem with a team, I imagine how they would do head-to-head on a neutral floor.

I think that I have some weak teams in my Top 25. I just haven't found them yet.

Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on January 24, 2007, 09:59:05 AM
I had NYU 24, LaX 25. My 'unique' contibution this week was St. John's at 23.

And St Mary's took notice! We can call it the "Mr. Ypsi jinx"!

smedindy · January 24, 2007, 11:29:41 AM

I had LAX out and I'm the Scranton believer.

Mr. Ypsi · January 24, 2007, 12:14:34 PM

Quote from: Ralph Turner on January 24, 2007, 10:10:56 AM
Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on January 24, 2007, 09:59:05 AM
I had NYU 24, LaX 25. My 'unique' contibution this week was St. John's at 23.

And St Mary's took notice! We can call it the "Mr. Ypsi jinx"!

Yeah, even MORE potent than the real poll - St. John's had already lost by the time I got the PP posted, while it took the Scranton women's team a whole hour or so to lose after they got the #1 ranking!

Hoaf · January 24, 2007, 08:55:04 PM

I'm surprised some of you have St. John's in the picture without even thinking of Utica.

Mr. Ypsi · January 24, 2007, 09:57:34 PM

Quote from: Hoaf on January 24, 2007, 08:55:04 PM
I'm surprised some of you have St. John's in the picture without even thinking of Utica.

"some of you" would be ME (the only vote for St. John's). I may have over-reacted to their win over St. Thomas - and, as Ralph noted, I quickly got my come-uppance!

Utica IS back on my radar screen - right now I'd see them as top 30-35, not quite top 25.

smedindy · January 24, 2007, 10:27:40 PM

Saw Witt today. They're going to struggle on offense, but their defense will get them a lot of wins. Borchers and Hill are good players, but other than that its grinders and role players and tight ends masquerading as basketball players. (6-4, 250 lb senior Mark Huelsman. Don't think he played FB but he plays hoops like a TE!)

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · January 25, 2007, 08:44:05 AM

I guess Oshkosh was a little better than I thought.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · January 25, 2007, 08:46:04 AM

I've been wanting to vote for Redlands the last few weeks because they've been overachieving so much. They just had yet to play anyone good. I haven't looked at all the competition yet, but could this win be enough to get them some recognition?

Ralph Turner · January 26, 2007, 11:26:01 PM

NYU lost at Chicago and still has Wash StL on Sunday.

sac · January 27, 2007, 12:32:27 AM

Quote from: sac on January 22, 2007, 11:33:22 PM

I don't know why but looking at my ballot I left off Oxy by accident, sorry.

Quote from: Ralph Turner on January 26, 2007, 11:26:01 PM
NYU lost at Chicago and still has Wash StL on Sunday.

The irony here is I'm sure Chicago is the team I thought I needed to add to my poll when I already had Occidental sloted in there.

8)

Ralph Turner · January 28, 2007, 09:09:41 PM

Mine are in.

Mr. Ypsi · January 28, 2007, 10:05:46 PM

Quote from: Ralph Turner on January 28, 2007, 09:09:41 PM
Mine are in.

Despite more upheaval in the top 25 than last week, we stayed in remarkable synch - our top 17 match, with 15 of them either identical spot or off by one. Four of the bottom 8 were pretty close, but some were quite different. 18-30 (perhaps even 35) are pretty close to interchangeable in my mind.

Ralph Turner · January 28, 2007, 10:18:23 PM

I will bet that we matched 21 of our top 25, too.

Mr. Ypsi · January 28, 2007, 11:20:04 PM

Quote from: Ralph Turner on January 28, 2007, 10:18:23 PM
I will bet that we matched 21 of our top 25, too.

Actually, 22 of 25, but a couple were several slots apart.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · January 29, 2007, 09:07:42 AM

Compliments of DC,

Quote from: David Collinge on January 28, 2007, 03:20:10 PM
Top 25 Scores and Schedule, January 22-28 (FINAL)

#   1   UW-Stevens Point (16-2) lost to #8 UW-Oskosh 72-55
#   2   Amherst (20-0) def. So. Vermont 111-67, won at Colby 69-58, and won at Bowdoin 73-55
#   3   Wooster (17-2) def. Kenyon 89-54 and won at Earlham 64-51
#   4   Virginia Wesleyan (16-3) def. Hampden-Sydney 75-49, lost at Emory & Henry 124-101, and won at #25 Guilford 72-69
#   5   Mississippi College (17-1) def. LeTorneau 72-51 and def. East Texas Baptist 66-46
#   6   St. Thomas (17-2) won at St. Olaf 78-53, def. Hamline 90-71, and won at Macalester 87-55
#   7   Whitworth (17-2) won at Pacific 77-69 and lost at Lewis & Clark 66-60
#   8   UW-Oshkosh (17-3) won at #1 UW-Stevens Point 72-55 and def. UW-River Falls 90-67
#   9   Hope (16-2) def. Tri-State 101-57 and def. Kalamazoo 86-48
#   10   Washington U. (16-1) def. Brandeis 68-64 and def. #24 NYU 79-78 (OT)
#   11   Elmhurst (15-3) def. North Central 98-84 and lost at #12 Augustana 86-74
#   12   Augustana (16-3) def. Illinois Wesleyan 64-62 and def. #11 Elmhurst 86-74
#   13   Puget Sound (14-4) lost at Willamette 119-108 and lost at George Fox 75-63
#   14   Ohio Northern (15-4) def. Heidelberg 83-80 and won at Baldwin-Wallace 83-74
#   15   Occidental (12-4) lost to Redlands 109-106 and won at La Verne 70-49
#   16   Wittenberg (16-3) won at Wabash 64-51 and def. Denison 87-65
#   17   Worcester Polytech (16-1) def. Coast Guard 76-68 and won at Wheaton (Mass.) 67-64
#   18   Aurora (17-1) def. Lakeland 94-76 and def. Benedictine 83-79
#   19   Bates (16-3) def. Emmanuel 75-57, won at Wesleyan 59-56 (OT), and lost at Conn. College 82-65
#   20   Carthage (13-5) won at North Park 64-62 and def. Illinois Wesleyan 94-83
#   21   Wheaton (Ill.) (12-6) won at Millikin 71-57 and lost at North Central 79-68
#   22   Johns Hopkins (17-2) def. Gettysburg 83-67 and won at Washington Coll. 72-54
#   23   Keene St. (16-3) won at Plymouth St. 58-57, won at Mitchell 79-69, and lost at Mass.-Dartmouth 97-74
#   24   NYU (14-4) lost at Chicago 62-60 and lost at #10 Washington U. 79-78 (OT)
#   25   Guilford (14-3) def. Randolph-Macon 76-65 and lost to #4 Virginia Wesleyan 72-69