Michigan #21 in new AP poll
With a win over Iowa or MSU, we should be in position to move up even further, even if we split the games this week.
| 1 |
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Arizona (61)
Record: 18-0
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PV Rank
1
Points
1,621 |
| 2 |
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Syracuse (4)
Record: 18-0
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2
1,559
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| 3 |
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Record: 17-1
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4
1,497
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| 4 |
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Record: 16-1
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6
1,377
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| 5 |
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Record: 19-0
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5
1,368
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| 6 |
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Record: 15-2
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7
1,303
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| 7 |
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Record: 16-1
|
10
1,211
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| 8 |
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Record: 13-4
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15
1,117
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| 9 |
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Record: 16-2
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3
1,074
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| 10 |
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Record: 15-3
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14
1,041
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| 11 |
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Record: 15-3
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9
971
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| 12 |
 |
Record: 16-3
|
18
804
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| 13 |
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Record: 16-1
|
16
781
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| 14 |
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Record: 13-4
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13
769
|
| 15 |
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Record: 17-2
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19
736
|
| 16 |
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Record: 14-3
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8
644
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| 17 |
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Record: 15-3
|
11
549
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| 18 |
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Record: 14-4
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23
447
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| 19 |
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Record: 17-2
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24
421
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| 20 |
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Record: 16-2
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22
419
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| 21 |
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Record: 13-4
|
32
362
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| 22 |
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Record: 14-4
|
30
221
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| 23 |
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Record: 13-4
|
17
201
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| 24 |
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Record: 13-4
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12
170
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| 25 |
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Record: 14-4
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25
111
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January 20th, 2014 at 12:25 PM ^
And knowing how these voters can be, watch us going 1-1 against two Top 10 teams this week, only to see us get dropped in the polls next week. Then again, it's 2014 so maybe we'll just go 2-0.
January 20th, 2014 at 12:31 PM ^
Just keep improving until tourney time and who cares where we are ranked!!
January 20th, 2014 at 12:35 PM ^
Michigan is recruiting probably care if we're ranked. It's all about program visibiltiy when it comes to rankings.
January 20th, 2014 at 1:18 PM ^
Meh. Rankings on a weekly basis are overrated. You think kids care that Dook is not in the top 5 right now? They care much more about facilities, coaches, name brand, longer-term success etc.
January 20th, 2014 at 1:39 PM ^
Duke, Coach K and Duke uber-recruit du jour (Parker) will get airtime and recruit mindshare all season, regardless of Duke's ranking. You can't say the same about Michigan.
Weekly rankings are part of name brand, coaching success/brand, and longer-term success. They are obviously not the most important factor, but I wouldn't discount them so offhandedly.
January 20th, 2014 at 12:44 PM ^
January 20th, 2014 at 12:38 PM ^
Iowa #10, so chance for back to back Top 10 wins. Getting one of the next two would be a real coup. And hey -- turns out Wiscy's B10 schedule might not be as easy as once thought.
January 20th, 2014 at 1:02 PM ^
And the chance for the program's second-ever—and second-straight—road win against a #3 team.
January 20th, 2014 at 12:38 PM ^
But we make another late run in the tournament, where we are ranked right now wont matter to recruits. These voters are so subjective anyways.
January 20th, 2014 at 12:41 PM ^
January 20th, 2014 at 12:44 PM ^
A win at home over Iowa will be real nice. I don't see us winning at the Breslin Center, but I didn't see us winning Saturday either, so who knows.
January 20th, 2014 at 12:46 PM ^
I figured they would be closer to #15 but after another 2-0 week there should be a nice spot in the top 10 waiting. Ohio State and Kentucky are still extremely overrated.
January 20th, 2014 at 12:46 PM ^
jtmc33's Top 10 has UM ranked #1.
Arizona #2.
Duke #3.
Iowa State #4.
Wisconsin #5.
Charlotte #6.
Minnesota #7.
Nebraska #8.
Northwestern #9.
Holy Cross #10.
January 20th, 2014 at 12:48 PM ^
Bullshit.
Charlotte should be over Wisco.
January 20th, 2014 at 12:49 PM ^
What, no Houston Baptist!?
January 20th, 2014 at 12:55 PM ^
The top eight teams are from eight different conferences. That's pretty cool. Love college basketball.
January 20th, 2014 at 1:06 PM ^
And the B1G is the only conference with multiple teams in the top 10, with 3. Basketball definitely is not football.
January 20th, 2014 at 1:34 PM ^
espn.com's KC Joyner just posted an article on espn.com regarding why Hoke has Michigan on the right track.
http://insider.espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/10319521/college…
It's paywalled but someone can feel free to post it as a new thread if they want. Thought I'd shared in a thread fully "Michigan" related.
January 20th, 2014 at 1:52 PM ^
- Hoke nearly as many wins in first three years as Bo, Mo and Lloyd
- returning starters, including Devin
- OL should improve
- Hoke recruits well
January 20th, 2014 at 4:47 PM ^
Shouldn't have posted it. Neg away! Shame on me.
January 20th, 2014 at 1:42 PM ^
I HATE when Michigan plays at the Breslin, ecspecially before State comes to Crisler. Outside of 2011, I feel like we go into that hornets nest and just get depantsed every time and it completely takes away Michigan's momentum in the rivalry until they come here. The last thing our fan base needs is another reason for State fans to brag.
January 20th, 2014 at 1:44 PM ^
January 20th, 2014 at 1:47 PM ^
National media, being the national media, has been making a big fuss about Kansas winning three straight against (overrated) top 25 teams. Well, we're lined up with a chance to win three straight against teams in the top 10. I'm pretty sure that's never happened before, so let's hope we make a little bit of college basketball history this week.
January 20th, 2014 at 1:50 PM ^
Per Pollstalker's report, we actually had votes as high as 14th from a few writers. Joe Rexrode, Seth Davis and Soren Petro ranked us #14. Below that:
- 2 votes for 15th
- 1 vote for 16th
- 3 votes for 17th
- 6 votes for 18th
- 8 votes for 19th
- 18 votes for 20th
- 4 votes for 21st
- 6 votes for 22nd
There was one vote each for 23rd through 25th, and 11 voters left us unranked.
January 20th, 2014 at 3:01 PM ^
I wonder where one Drew Sharp has us ranked...
January 20th, 2014 at 2:25 PM ^
normally play in season, it sort of dresses them up in clothing you aren't used to seeing them in. For example, Iowa is the 10th best team in the country, according to this poll. Really. They are Iowa, and you have to beat them at home. You just have to. Because they are: Iowa, not the 10th ranked team in the country.
It's the same when you play Sparty. You just have to play them like its for everything regardless. Why? Because its Sparty. And this Sparty team doesn't shoot well and doesn't score a lot. It just beats you by trying to keep you from playing your best game. I'm assuming Payne plays Saturday night. But who knows he may not.
I thought Michigan had a good shot at winning the league this year because Payne would leave and MSU would basically be OSU with a backcourt. Next year both those schools will be scrambling to put new floor leaders on task while Michigan should be in great shape depending on whether its core guys stay. But, in either case, the foundation is now being laid. This week's results will speak volumes about the future of this program.
January 20th, 2014 at 3:04 PM ^
I'm assuming Payne plays Saturday night. But who knows he may not.
Yeah, between lamenting his injury laden team, off play, and his inflamed hemmorhoids Tom Izzo has dropped a couple hints that Payne will play Saturday. I expect to see him out there.
January 20th, 2014 at 3:16 PM ^
Iowa at 10 seems a bit high, but they're playing well. A split this week would be fantastic; I have to think trying to win at MSU is going to be quite a bit tougher.
January 20th, 2014 at 3:45 PM ^
Well they are the number 4 team to Kenpom and outside of a bad loss to Villanova they lost @ Iowa st and @Wisconsin which aren't bad losses at all this season. 10 is about right or maybe too low. I'm more worried about the Iowa game than the MSU game due to the importance of getting all the home court wins we can.
January 20th, 2014 at 4:25 PM ^
Nova is ranked #4, I'd hardly consider that a bad loss...