Michigan BBall remains #4 in AP Poll
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Glad to see that they didn't punish us for not playing. Other notable teams:
- #7 Ohio State (up from 13)
- #8 Iowa (down from 7)
- #9 Oklahoma (up from 24; Not big ten but significant jump)
- #12 Illinois (up from 19)
- #19 Wisconsin (down from 14)
- #24 Purdue (no change)
- Others receiving votes: Minnesota, Toledo, Rutgers
February 1st, 2021 at 12:33 PM ^
Those are some huge jumps... yet when we were throttling teams, we'd inch down a spot at a time... Oklahoma 24 to 9 is ridiculous. so is OSU 13 to 7
February 1st, 2021 at 12:45 PM ^
Oklahoma's rise is probably a product of beating two top 10 teams in a single week. Huge rise but deserves respect I suppose. They play their third top 15 team in a row this week with #13 Texas Tech and then have another gauntlet with #2 Baylor, #17 WV, and #6 Texas. Will be pretty clear if their success is a fluke or sustainable.
I don't get the Ohio State jump. They barely beat Penn St. and then beat up a bad MSU team
February 1st, 2021 at 12:56 PM ^
OU is a good team but KU has turned into a pretty bad team, Texas was without Smart due to COVID-19, and I feel like Alabama is a bit overrated because the SEC just isn't that good of a basketball conference. Absolutely they should have risen but the little I've seen of OU doesn't scream top-10 team. Like, I think Iowa runs them off the court if they played, and yet they're paired up in the rankings.
OSU getting the bump is even more inexplicable; I guess they're getting some residual benefit from MSU's name + PSU getting the win against Wisconsin.
February 1st, 2021 at 12:56 PM ^
Kansas was top 10 when they beat them too, so they became the 3rd team to beat 3 top 10 teams in a row. Last to do it was 2014 Michigan.
February 1st, 2021 at 1:15 PM ^
And a ranked Rutgers
February 1st, 2021 at 1:16 PM ^
I mean, MSU had a really great game plan. Schematic advantage if you will. So that may be part of it. And even though they had said advantage, OSU didn't let them exploit it. Something something....
February 1st, 2021 at 3:18 PM ^
That reminds me. We need to update the main page, we're at least one MSU loss behind...
February 1st, 2021 at 4:50 PM ^
Oklahoma looked pretty damn good .id say top 10 for sure
February 1st, 2021 at 1:06 PM ^
yet when we were throttling teams, we'd inch down a spot at a time
I know fans can never be happy with anything but seriously, we've gotten more than a fair shake from the voters in the polls this year.
February 1st, 2021 at 1:22 PM ^
Recently we have
But it took us more than a month to even get ranked despite being undefeated
I won't get over the disrespect of people predicting Rutgers to finish above us, even when Michigan basketball has never lost to Rutgers
February 1st, 2021 at 1:27 PM ^
We were 19-12 last season and lost our starting PG and C. Predictably, we began this season unranked.
Then we had no notable non-conference wins, as our only good non-con game (NC State) was cancelled.
As soon as we started winning Big Ten games we shot up the rankings and have been in the top 10 for a month now.
Even Mork D'antoni would struggle to find disrespekt in this.
February 1st, 2021 at 2:03 PM ^
but... but... DISRESPEKT!!!1
February 1st, 2021 at 12:35 PM ^
MSU getting no respect. Ya hate to see it.
February 1st, 2021 at 12:46 PM ^
On the other hand, osu getting a big jump in the polls on the basis of beating msu, so they're kinda sorta getting a little respect in a way. :P
February 1st, 2021 at 1:49 PM ^
Believe it was the 6 or so teams in front of OSU all losing at least once, this week.
February 1st, 2021 at 1:02 PM ^
MSU is 8-6 overall and 2-6 in league play. This isn't DISRESPEKT, they're just bad.
February 1st, 2021 at 1:16 PM ^
its DISRESPEKTFUL to not recognize the levels of MSU DISRESPEKT in the MSM.
February 1st, 2021 at 1:17 PM ^
What, State lost that too?
February 1st, 2021 at 12:44 PM ^
https://collegepolltracker.com/basketball/team/michigan-wolverines/2020
Of course, noted Michigan skeptic Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News has Michigan at 7, while everyone else has Michigan ranked from 3-5. Then again, at least Michigan has a very tight range.
Voters put Texas anywhere from 4 to 14, and Iowa ranges from 5 to 16.
Aside from Gonzaga and Baylor (both ranked either 1 or 2), Michigan and Villanova have the tightest voting spread, with rankings of either 3, 4, 5, or 7. Curiously (but also inconsequentially), nobody ranked Michigan or Villanova 6th.
Thus ends my random over-examination of AP voting trends.
February 1st, 2021 at 12:48 PM ^
Never thought I would see a basketball poll with Drake in the Top 25 - while Duke, Kentucky and Sparty get zero votes.
Love it...
February 1st, 2021 at 1:54 PM ^
Love the Drake.
February 1st, 2021 at 12:53 PM ^
Kansas being ranked is next to a crime IMO.
February 1st, 2021 at 1:05 PM ^
So, when are we actually allowed to play again?
February 1st, 2021 at 1:08 PM ^
4-tunately
February 1st, 2021 at 1:09 PM ^
Also, should we really be ranked #4 without having played Iowa, Illinois, or OSU, and with getting blasted by Minnesota on the road?
February 1st, 2021 at 1:18 PM ^
Well Vlad, you can only play the teams before you. Just like how we can only judge your army against Georgia, Chechnya and Ukraine.
February 1st, 2021 at 1:18 PM ^
OSU is ranked 7th with a loss to nw and got swept by Purdue
February 1st, 2021 at 3:25 PM ^
We did catch a BIG scheduling break this year, only having to play Iowa, Illinois and the Suckeyes once each. First time I can remember that we have been on the favorable side of such scheduling.
Still a BIG gauntlet in front of us - hope the boys are rested and ready to roll!!!
Go Blue!
February 1st, 2021 at 1:15 PM ^
Did you miss sparty? Where are they ranked?
February 1st, 2021 at 1:17 PM ^
OSU as top ten is silly
So if Michigan loses to northwestern and gets swept by Indiana (same caliber team as Purdue) we can expect to only fall three spots?
February 1st, 2021 at 1:22 PM ^
I think they're a bit overrated, but they are 14-4 and 8-4 in league play. The five teams below them are 12-4, 11-4, 14-4, 12-3, and 11-5.
February 1st, 2021 at 2:03 PM ^
Surprised OSU jumped Iowa
February 1st, 2021 at 6:23 PM ^
February 1st, 2021 at 7:09 PM ^
I find it humous posters wanting OSU to destroy MSU yesterday and expect a different outcome in the polls.