The Minnesota game that we just played on Tuesday was originally scheduled for two days prior (Sunday) but was postponed due to Covid.
Pregame: Illinois at Nebraska, Tuesday, January 11th, 7:30pm CT, BTN
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It might be wishful thinking, but I'm thinking we make the Top 20 this week, barely. There certainly aren't 20 teams better right now.
Somewhere between that 3 and 13 spot feels about right.
sacraig
- The desert
I'll repeat: if we are only a 5 seed I will be very surprised. I still think we are pointed at a 3 seed and a 2 if we win the league or come in second or so plus win the B1G tournament. I would guess a 1 is still possible but we would need some of the others to stumble a bit. I feel like ending up as a 5 will require us to drop several games where we are clearly favored.
Agreed. There are so many quad 1 opportunities left on our schedule that the resume will be one of the best in the country when all is said and done. NET already has us in that 3-4 seed range.
2018-2019 we played 14 Sat/Sunday games
2019-2020 we played 14 Sat/Sunday games
2020-2021 we played 10 Sat/Sunday games
2021-2022 we have scheduled 9 Sat/Sunday games
So we for sure are playing less weekend games, which is pretty frustrating for people who live out of town who would like to attend the games
2019-2020 we played 14 Sat/Sunday games
2020-2021 we played 10 Sat/Sunday games
2021-2022 we have scheduled 9 Sat/Sunday games
So we for sure are playing less weekend games, which is pretty frustrating for people who live out of town who would like to attend the games
danielb927
Orange Krush Class of 2013
- Rochester, MN
Agreed, I noticed this as well. Trying to get down to a game this year with a SO who works one weekend a month is tough. I miss the old Sat/Sun and Tues-Thurs alignment, although I'm sure the current, more free-form arrangement is better for avoiding games punted to "overflow" TV channels.
Well, well, well, Marquette is still in the dance at the point in the season. Keep winning Scrappy Shaka's.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
I also enjoy seeing Memphis on the list of first 4 out
While I agree with you, I'm guessing we get in at around 18-19. There are still some clueless voters out there who see 2 losses to Marquette and Cincy (this one is the killer) and don't know Kofi was out (or likely that he is even on Illinois' roster).
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
While I'm all-in on the Michigan schadenfreude express it is, after all, only January 7th. I look at KenPom and am not ready to write off them, or the Hoojins, just yet.
I'm looking forward to seeing Kofi against Dickinson and Trayce J-D.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
The Coaches and Writers polls have always seemed to me to be strongly lagging in recognition of a program's ascent or descent (both over the course of multiples seasons or within a single season). I can't really be bothered with whether we're recognized there. The numbers don't lie; at some point down the road in Feb we'll end up where we should be in those polls.
I was half joking. It's not often you see a team go from unranked to top 15 in one week. Now next week could be a different story.
Awful lot of talent on that team. They could continue to be mediocre for another month, and then all of a sudden catch fire.
Agree. I think that the voters look at win/loss record and then at whom a team has played. That's what I would do and I am as clueless as the voters. I think this is borne out, at least partly, by the fact that Minnesota at 10-1 was not ranked and barely got any votes at all. I think the voters saw who the Gophers played and said, "well, let's wait until they play better teams". Or they heard some of the rumblings from sports commentators, writers or whatever that Mn. has played a pretty weak schedule so far (up to the MSU and IL games). So in Illinois' case they might look at the fact that Illinois has won four games but they were against lower tier Big Ten teams. Don't get me wrong, I think Illinois is going to win the Big Ten title or come pretty close and is probably right now the best team in the Big Ten. Just saying what I think the voters are going to look at. So we may not even make as high as 18-19. Of course, I could be completely wrong. I know, hard to believe but it happens occasionally.
GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
I mean let’s be honest. The Marquette loss on its own wasn’t terrible as we were missing Kofi on the road. I don’t think that one was so bad
The Cincinnati loss was so bad, an anomaly and crazy. But I agree we have more than made up for it.
Aaaaall about perception of the program. If we're ranked, we get more media coverage and attention from the broader population. More recognition = better recruits = better program -> rinse, repeat. Are polls always accurate like Kenpom might be? Hell no. But that's not what this is about
sacraig
- The desert
That's an interesting opinion, but it's wrong. KenPom is a better indicator of the strength of a team, but the AP Poll is what dictates things like media coverage and overall visibility. It's actually very important.
Homecoming 2019
- Chicago
And that cool looking number next to your team name in score bugs generally comes from the AP poll.
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
There's a reason why the default setting for game scores on ESPN is "Top 25." Aside from watching your own team, people are generally most interested in watching ranked teams play.
Recruits don’t sign because we have been in the AP poll how many ever weeks in a row. They sign because of big ten championships and tourney success
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