B1G Hoops Preseason Poll: Michigan 5th
B1G Media Day was today for basketball, and the preseason rankings voted by the media are out:
1) Wisconsin 378 points |
2) Ohio State 322 |
3) Michigan State 305 |
4) Nebraska 299 |
5) Michigan 286 |
6) Minnesota 226 |
7) Iowa 214 |
8) Illinois 196 |
9) Indiana 163 |
10) Maryland 162 |
11) Purdue 95 |
12) Penn State 84 |
13) Northwestern 78 |
14) Rutgers 27 |
Source: http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2014/10/1…
October 15th, 2014 at 12:19 PM ^
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October 15th, 2014 at 11:30 AM ^
But I don't think it matters this year. Nobody is topping Wisconsin. They should be great. We will be top 3, though.
October 15th, 2014 at 11:38 AM ^
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October 15th, 2014 at 11:39 AM ^
eh
I don't think they're the fifth best, but I also don't think they're the best. They can cetainly win the conference again, but it won't be as easy as last season. They're definitely in the top three though.
October 15th, 2014 at 11:52 AM ^
The Nebraska love has been interesting ever since they sort of reached back and found that other gear sometime around the beginning of February last year. Aside from us, of course, this is one of the teams whose season should be rather interesting, I think. It's difficult to really have a spat with a preseason poll because it isn't really based on more than opinions, but I do snicker at the apparent underestimation of Michigan.
October 15th, 2014 at 11:56 AM ^
1) Wisconsin |
2) Michigan |
3) Ohio State |
4) Maryland |
5) Nebraska |
6) Michigan State |
7) Iowa |
8) Illinois |
9) Minnesota |
10) Indiana |
11) Purdue |
12) Penn State |
13) Northwestern |
14) Rutgers |
October 15th, 2014 at 11:57 AM ^
this is BS! michhigan only countines to prove media wrong, we need to show them who runs the B1G! lets go blue! final 4 bound 2015! thumbs up if you agree we should be ranked 1/2! wisconsin and MSU are legit but really about osu and nebraska?
October 15th, 2014 at 12:04 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 12:07 PM ^
So the teams get 27 points just for showing up, right?
October 15th, 2014 at 12:09 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 12:13 PM ^
C'mon, we all know that IZZO would win the National Title every year if it weren't for...
October 15th, 2014 at 1:11 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 12:15 PM ^
I've got no gripe with a low-preseason pick. We lost a lot of talent, and it's not easy to replace so many talented kids. Even if we do finish 5th in the B1G, that could still lead us to a ~4 seed in the tourney (which would be excellent).
Side note...depending on timing, the Title IX investigation at MSU could throw a giant monkey wrench into their season. Izzo has a hard enough time dealing with injuries; I wonder how he'd deal with stories about zero-discipline for two alleged rapists that starred on his squad for four years.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:21 PM ^
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October 15th, 2014 at 12:55 PM ^
We're just laying in the weeds.....
October 15th, 2014 at 1:15 PM ^
Go right ahead and underestimate this team. Love it - low expectations.
October 15th, 2014 at 2:01 PM ^
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October 15th, 2014 at 5:38 PM ^
I am going to predict the same thing I have predicted about the last three or four years. Michiagn sill struggle early to integrate all of the new pieces. By the last half of the Big Ten schedule, they will be very good. Nobody is going to look forward to playing them in the NCAA Tournament.
October 15th, 2014 at 6:12 PM ^
No doubt Tater! You would think that the writers have learned a thing or two about Michigan the last few years. I love It!
October 15th, 2014 at 6:09 PM ^
I think Michigan would be higher if the coaches were just voting. They all know how good John B is. Anything out of the top 3 or 4 would be considered a dissapointment for fans and the coaching staff at this point. Beilien has proved that he can reload his teams as opposed to rebuilding. Book it Danno!
October 15th, 2014 at 7:33 PM ^
I think the B1G will be a two-team contest, between us and Wisky. No faith in Motta's ability to put the pieces together anymore in OSU. I have more faith in Izzo's ability to be competitive, but he doesn't have the talent to work with that OSU does. And as for Nebraska, I just can't give them that much preseason respect. Some, yes. A lot, even. But not enough to put them ahead of Michigan.
October 15th, 2014 at 9:08 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 9:18 PM ^
The table is calculated from ESPN stats. It might be slightly off in that for guys who played little I didn't bother checking if they're gone, just assumed effectively they'd be back. Michigan, OSU and MSU look roughly similar to me, with the frontcourt losses from Michigan worse and the backcourt losses for OSU and MSU worse.
Nebraska and Wisconsin, as we know, have a lot coming back.
% Lost from last year | ||||
Min. | Pts | Reb. | Asst. | |
Michigan | 52.7 | 57.2 | 63.2 | 41.0 |
OSU | 51.3 | 57.3 | 51.5 | 59.9 |
MSU | 50.6 | 59.8 | 44.5 | 48.9 |
Nebraska | 19.8 | 18.3 | 13.1 | 23.0 |
Wisconsin | 17.3 | 17.5 | 14.6 | 10.7 |
October 15th, 2014 at 10:16 PM ^
So that when we win it all, our story is that much more awesome.
October 16th, 2014 at 9:16 AM ^