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Post by bigelephant on Dec 16, 2019 9:49:06 GMT -5
CBS has us tied for 24th with Michigan. The first time in a long time we were in the top 25 of a national poll. AP and ESPN releases today at about 1 PM
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Post by wponds on Dec 16, 2019 10:04:23 GMT -5
First NET Ranking will be released today too
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Post by wponds on Dec 16, 2019 11:20:20 GMT -5
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Dec 16, 2019 11:57:43 GMT -5
Positively impacting the wins analysis is that 2 of them are road victories and 1 of them is a neutral court victory. |
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Post by bigelephant on Dec 16, 2019 12:35:45 GMT -5
AP POLL out - we are NOWHERE with just 3 - three - votes.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2019 12:41:45 GMT -5
AP POLL out - we are NOWHERE with just 3 - three - votes. Didn’t we have 4 votes last week? Does ESPN influence this poll too?? |
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Post by TrueHoyaBlue on Dec 16, 2019 12:44:27 GMT -5
Interesting that we went from 4 votes last week to 3 this week, but... more to prove.
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Post by Elvado on Dec 16, 2019 12:45:34 GMT -5
AP POLL out - we are NOWHERE with just 3 - three - votes. Didn’t we have 4 votes last week? Does ESPN influence this poll too?? That’s what happens when you add bottom federal pole Syracuse to your schedule... |
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Post by aleutianhoya on Dec 16, 2019 12:51:31 GMT -5
Remember, at least as it was used last year, the big thing with NET isn't necessarily your own ranking but how you did against teams in Quadrants 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Q1 games are 1-30 (home); 1-50 (neutral); and 1-75 (away). So....we're 2-2 in Q1 so far. That's pretty darned good out of conference.
It would be very helpful if SMU could end up top 75 and Texas could stay top 50. That would preserve one Q1 win and add another.
As of now, we'd have a whopping 10 more opportunities at Q1 wins (not counting BET).
Just to put that in perspective, ASU got in last year with a 3-3 Q1 record. Temple got in with a 2-6 Q1 record.
St. John's was the last team in and they were 5-7 against Q1 but they had a few really bad losses. If you assume we may have some ups and downs, that may be a decent comp for us.
In any event, the bottom line is that we've done what we need to do. We're in position.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Dec 16, 2019 12:56:06 GMT -5
AP POLL out - we are NOWHERE with just 3 - three - votes. Didn’t we have 4 votes last week? Does ESPN influence this poll too?? All the votes (#1=25 votes, #2=24 etc.) are coming from just one writer, Sam Blum of the Dallas Morning News. He ranked GU #22 (equals four votes) after the SMU game, #23 after Syracuse. |
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Post by bigelephant on Dec 16, 2019 13:21:21 GMT -5
ESPN COACHES POLL = Hoyas nowhere not even an other vote. Oh well!!!
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Post by strummer8526 on Dec 16, 2019 13:21:44 GMT -5
Didn’t we have 4 votes last week? Does ESPN influence this poll too?? All the votes (#1=25 votes, #2=24 etc.) are coming from just one writer, Sam Blum of the Dallas Morning News. He ranked GU #22 (equals four votes) after the SMU game, #23 after Syracuse. Having heard of the man only once—reading his name in this post—I have concluded that Sam Blum is a damn fine journalist. A credit to his paper. Kudos, Mr. Blum! And kudos Dallas Morning News! |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2019 13:22:14 GMT -5
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Post by TrueHoyaBlue on Dec 16, 2019 13:25:06 GMT -5
More to earn, more to prove.
First, take care of business in the next 3. Then, 2 road games to open BIG EAST play--@providence and @ a weakened Seton Hall--will give us plenty of opportunity to prove we belong, along with a home game vs. St. John's. After that, the road gets tougher.
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Post by Gammo on Dec 16, 2019 13:28:13 GMT -5
DFW - are you moonlighting under the pen name of Blum?
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Post by NCHoya on Dec 16, 2019 13:31:37 GMT -5
Traveling to Seton Hall in early January before their center returns is a significant for the Hoyas. We need to take full advantage, I would expect SHU to make a run in February to make that win a solid one.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Dec 16, 2019 13:46:16 GMT -5
Coaches are probably just looking at records. WE've got 3 losses. If we win the next three against subpar competition, we will be 10-3 and my guess is we sniff the polls then. The Provy & Seton Hall start to the season looks more palatable as well.
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Post by njhoya78 on Dec 16, 2019 13:48:28 GMT -5
All the votes (#1=25 votes, #2=24 etc.) are coming from just one writer, Sam Blum of the Dallas Morning News. He ranked GU #22 (equals four votes) after the SMU game, #23 after Syracuse. Having heard of the man only once—reading his name in this post—I have concluded that Sam Blum is a damn fine journalist. A credit to his paper. Kudos, Mr. Blum! And kudos Dallas Morning News! He’s a Syracuse grad. Probably not overly impressed by our win over the Orange. |
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Post by blueandgray on Dec 16, 2019 19:44:43 GMT -5
Traveling to Seton Hall in early January before their center returns is a significant for the Hoyas. We need to take full advantage, I would expect SHU to make a run in February to make that win a solid one. I’m with you and would love to get the Provy win as well....but let’s remind ourselves....one game at a time. At this point, we’ve helped our chances in the OCC more than anything. The season was on the brink of being over just two weeks ago....crazy!! |
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Post by hoyadimes on Dec 16, 2019 20:19:41 GMT -5
ESPN Bracketology currently has Gtown as an 11th seed in the South. Progress is progress!!
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