MBB ranked #6 in the final poll

Submitted by massblue on

Final polls are out and UM is #6.  Makes sense. We are below the final four teams and Arizona.  I was happy to see Duke taking a huge plung.

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Muttley

April 8th, 2014 at 5:50 PM ^

Round of 32 if you must, but definitely not "3rd Round".  

 

By Internet Edict, the rounds shall be named:

#Teams Round Name
68 Play-in Round
64 1st Round
32 2nd Round
16 Sweet Sixteen
8 Elite Eight
4 Final Four
2 Championship

 

And Pluto is a planet, too!!

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rob f

April 8th, 2014 at 6:52 PM ^

as opposed to a certain other school's team's not-so-good kind of "meaningful":

- started ranked much higher

-injuries

-more injuries

-had to play weird guys

-self-inflicted injuries

-got healthy

-wrist excuse 

-continued to lose for a couple more weeks

-wrist excuse

-lots of tears were shed, some sweet but some briefly "Magic"al

-team wins sumthing sumhow sumwhat meaningful

-frenzied sports media then prepares them a shiney crown

-bandwagon hoppers aplenty sip the koolaid

-loses to hottest team

-wrist excuse

-doesn't profit

-final ranking not satisfying

-wrist excuse expected

WolverineMac

April 8th, 2014 at 4:51 PM ^

Something to recruits, to perception of the program, the health of the program, etc.



Are we shooting for 6th in anything, no, but to say it doesn't mean anything seems like an emotional response. If we finished top 10 in football that would mean one or two losses and this fan base would be drooling with anticipation instead of dripping with sarcasm.

Perkis-Size Me

April 8th, 2014 at 4:16 PM ^

Further goes to show how we've got the right coach for the job. We lost Burke and Hardaway to the NBA, McGary to injury, and still managed to finish as a top-10, almost top-5 team.



We're going to be in great shape as long as Beilein is our coach.

502sezGoBlue

April 8th, 2014 at 4:52 PM ^

The way I see it, teams that had a positive change in ranking from the pre-Tournament poll to this poll "outperformed" their expectations in the tournament. This list includes:

  • UConn (obviously)
  • Kentucky (obviously)
  • Wisconsin (expected to lose to Zona)
  • Michigan
  • Sparty (meh)
  • UCLA

I like being part of that list, though I would have liked to see us outperform more.

oriental andrew

April 8th, 2014 at 5:34 PM ^

  • Arizona had the same position in both pre- and post-season polls.  
  • UK started #1 and finished #2.  Pretty good.
  • ohio state took the biggest tumble from the preseason top 10, finishing outside the top 25 (#30 based on "others receiving votes")
  • Duke (-12) and 'Cuse (-10) were next, tumbling into the high teens.
  • Michigan (+3) and Florida (+5) were the only preseason top 10 teams to improve their positions in the final poll.  
  • UConn (+18), Wisconsin (+17) and Virginia (+15) made the largest leaps into the top 10
  • Villanova (+27) and Iowa State (+32) made the largest leaps overall, going from the tail end of others to solidly in the top 15
  • In the Big Ten (footprint), notre dame and Indiana went from ranked to not even receiving votes (or NIT bids - zing!)
Team Preseason Postseason Change
Kentucky 1 2 -1
michigan state 2 8 -6
Louisville 3 9 -6
Duke 4 16 -12
Arizona 5 5 +0
Kansas 6 14 -8
Syracuse 7 17 -10
Florida 8 3 +5
Michigan 9 6 +3
ohio state 10 30 -20
Wichita State 16 7 +9
UConn 19 1 +18
Wisconsin 21 4 +17
notre dame 22 NR #VALUE!
Indiana 24 NR #VALUE!
Virginia 25 10 +15
Villanova 40 13 +27
Iowa State 43 11 +32

 

Wave83

April 8th, 2014 at 5:47 PM ^

Is UCONN really number 1?  I know they one the tourney, but should that make them number 1 in so many voters' eyes?  I find that a little surprising.  If all the voters are doing is confirming the results of the tournament, I don't see the purpose of a poll.  We know who the tourney champion is and we know who the final four are.  

True Blue Grit

April 8th, 2014 at 6:13 PM ^

this year is pretty damned good, especially with not having MM most of the year.  It shows among other things that last year wasn't a fluke.  And depending on who comes back next year, we could possibly do even better.  After all the dark years, it feels great to be back in men's basketball at an elite level.  Go Blue!

bronxblue

April 8th, 2014 at 11:23 PM ^

Will say that UConn winning it all makes a bit sad, as at no point during the season did anyone look up and say "Oh yeah, those Huskies are definitely the best team in the country."  I love March Madness, but runs like this kind of remind you of the dangers of single-game playoffs.

Still, a top-6 place is amazing for this team.  I expect them to be ranked lower next year than this, but wouldn't be surprised if they finish in the top 15 even with the expected departures.