ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
2002-03 we were somehow not ranked in the preseason as well. It was 6 in 7 years from 1999-2000 to 2005-06, but 3 and 3 on either side.I'll have to admit, I never figured that we had a preseason top 25 only 3 times in a row. Went back and checked the 80s.
So that 87-88 year we lost Norman. A really great freshman class was becoming a great sophomore class. Nick was joining as a prop 48 sit out. Kenny Battle also arrives to play. We first show up in the polls January 5 at 9-2.
Preseason Final 1983-84 NR 6 1984-85 2 12 1985-86 7 19 1986-87 14 11 1987-88 NR 16 1988-89 9 3 1989-90 8 18
We must have been very close though, because we got to #25 by early December off the back of just a couple of cupcake wins.
Then we beat UNC and Mizzou and were in the top 10 by Christmas. Brian Cook - pretty good!