Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Yeah, they skyrocketed up to #32 (from #41) after their win at Ohio State ... for some reason, the computers love OSU, so beating the crap out of them in Columbus really helps your NET ranking! Take note, Illini!!!! As for the MSU win, if they become top 30, it will be Quad 1; otherwise, it's Quad 2. This is MSU's remaining schedule, using NET rankings:Great stuff! Is Michigan State inching closer to a Q1 win? I believe their low 30's at this point.
vs. #241 Minnesota (Q4)
at #68 Michigan (Q1)
vs. #17 Indiana (Q1)
at #39 Iowa (Q1)
at #100 Nebraska (Q2)
vs. #54 Ohio State (Q1)
Especially if they can nab that road win at Michigan (I think Iowa takes some brutal revenge in Iowa City) or beat Indiana at home, I actually think there's a decent chance that could end up being a Quad 1 win by the end of the year. As long as it doesn't negatively affect us in the Big Ten standings, we should be rooting for Sparty.
It kind of reminds me of last season when we were receiving votes from like late November until mid-January, even as we kept winning; it then only took us a month to shoot up to #12.I feel like this team is just not getting the respect it deserves. It's like everyone forgot we beat Texas and UCLA. Been on the verge of being ranked for so long.
I guess I just need to get used to it.
I think, if we keep winning, we could see a similarly fast/big jump for this year's team. We are currently #28, just behind Northwestern and Missouri. If we were to win at Penn State and look good in a loss at Indiana, I could honestly see us sneaking in at #25 if there are enough upsets. These are some relevant games this week to watch if you care about rankings like me!
#18 Creighton at #24 Providence ... go 'Jays!
#23 NC State at Syracuse ... TWO reasons to root for 'Cuse here!
#22 TCU at #19 Iowa State ... honestly could see the loser dropping out. TCU fell five spots and Iowa State fell EIGHT spots in the latest poll.
Seton Hall at #20 UConn ... never know, go Pirates!
#19 Iowa State at #12 Kansas State ... Iowa State is almost certainly out with two losses this week!
Oklahoma State at #22 TCU ... this is one to watch, you heard it here first!
Of course, if the Illini go 2-0 on the road this week, we will need absolutely no help from anybody and will almost certainly be inside the top 20. We'd be 19-7 (10-5), fresh off a win at #14 Indiana. Let's do it!