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General Category => Fighting Illini Basketball Forum => Topic started by: ILLINICHIEF on January 25, 2025, 05:46:10 AM

Title: RANKINGS
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on January 25, 2025, 05:46:10 AM: Can't really complain about rankings this year...ILLINI metrics are saving them. Only team with 6 losses still in the top listings.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-illinois-drops-after-blowout-but-metrics-maintain-illini-still-big-tens-best/

ILLINI, Arizona, Gonzaga in the NET

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings

Same with Kenpom rankings

https://kenpom.com/
Title: Re: RANKINGS
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on February 03, 2025, 03:30:07 PM: HELD onto #23 this week.

Not much difference in W vs L's from spot 6 to 25 really, gonna be some interesting games this March.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/43679346/auburn-duke-remain-1-2-atop-latest-ap-top-25-men-poll
Title: Re: RANKINGS
Post by: Custard on February 05, 2025, 08:23:04 AM: I’m kind of shocked we are still ranked but our metrics are still pretty good. Time to go on one of those patented Brad Underwood late season runs and lock up a good seed.
Title: Re: RANKINGS
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on February 05, 2025, 08:56:35 AM: Quote from: Custard on February 05, 2025, 08:23:04 AM
I’m kind of shocked we are still ranked but our metrics are still pretty good. Time to go on one of those patented Brad Underwood late season runs and lock up a good seed.

I think at this point we are looking at no better than a 6 seed in any region, regardless of metrics. Even if we win out, 4 at the most, but that won't happen.
Title: Re: RANKINGS
Post by: Custard on February 05, 2025, 09:41:05 AM: Quote from: ILLINICHIEF on February 05, 2025, 08:56:35 AM
I think at this point we are looking at no better than a 6 seed in any region, regardless of metrics. Even if we win out, 4 at the most, but that won't happen.

Not sure we are locked into no better than a 6 seed the first week of February with wars of attrition happening in the major conferences. But maybe so.
Title: Re: RANKINGS
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on February 05, 2025, 11:43:45 AM: Quote from: Custard on February 05, 2025, 09:41:05 AM
Not sure we are locked into no better than a 6 seed the first week of February with wars of attrition happening in the major conferences. But maybe so.

Most pre rankings I have seen have us around the 5-6 areas, several have us pitted against #12 Yale which I would not mind at all for a first round game.
Title: Re: RANKINGS
Post by: Custard on February 05, 2025, 12:42:17 PM: If we can’t get to a 3 then give me a 6. Don’t want a 4-5.
Title: Re: RANKINGS
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on February 06, 2025, 07:06:55 AM: https://www.thechampaignroom.com/2025/2/4/24358010/bracketology-illinois-fighting-illini-basketball-march-madness-bracket-byu-georgia-marquette-ivisic
Title: Re: RANKINGS
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on February 06, 2025, 07:10:47 AM: First things first. Beat the gophers.
Title: Re: RANKINGS
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on February 13, 2025, 02:42:25 PM: ILLINI back in the Power Rankings at 25, Dain Dainja got a nice mention and has been playing very well also. Good for him. 17pts 7 rebs a game as of late.
Title: Re: RANKINGS
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 10, 2025, 04:06:42 PM: Ended back in the Top 25 again at the end of the season!!

https://sports.yahoo.com/college-basketball/article/mens-basketball-ap-poll-duke-jumps-to-no-1-entering-wide-open-acc-tournament-170915608.html

We are in a very good spot going into the B1G and the NCAA!!

Ironically out of the also receiving votes, Akron made, and there will be as many as 6 teams from that group with new head coaches next year!