Hawks Finish 38th in Final Poll of the Year

[storminspank]

Gonzaga from #1 in the nation to #12 in the next poll.

 

[Section136]

Gonzaga from #1 in the nation to #12 in the next poll.

Wichita State from unranked to #4.

 

[WindsorHawk]

Gonzaga from #1 in the nation to #12 in the next poll.

And that's probably higher than they should be...almost the first 1 seed to lose their 1st game. I refuse to call it a 2nd round game.

 

[WindsorHawk]

Wichita State from unranked to #4.

Wow! That's incredible and deserved. I wonder when something that drastic happened. What about the 1st year Butler made it to the championship game?

 

[WindsorHawk]

But I care that nobody cares about Duff not caring on who does care where Iowa finishes in the rankings.

Exactly! I think...

 

[storminspank]

Wichita State from unranked to #4.

Lordy, I missed that one.

I get their run, but they aren't a Top 5 team.

 

[Section136]

Wow! That's incredible and deserved. I wonder when something that drastic happened. What about the 1st year Butler made it to the championship game?

NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls - ESPN

NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls - ESPN

Both years Butler made the title game they ended up ranked #2. However, the first year they made it and lost to Duke they were ranked 8th in the final poll before the NCAA Tourney. The 2nd year they made it and lost to UCONN they went from unranked in the final poll before the tourney to #2 in the final poll of the year.

 

[Section136]

Lordy, I missed that one.

I get their run, but they aren't a Top 5 team.

I agree and I thought maybe it was an unwritten rule of the voters to have the Final Four teams be the top four in the final poll but that isnt the case.

George Mason finished 8th back in 2005-2006 and VCU finished like 6th the year they made the Final Four.

 

[hawkfan33]

Lordy, I missed that one.

I get their run, but they aren't a Top 5 team.

Why not? With a healthy Baker and Hall they sure look like a top 5 team. Not sure who else I would put over them.

 

[WindsorHawk]

NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls - ESPN

NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls - ESPN

Both years Butler made the title game they ended up ranked #2. However, the first year they made it and lost to Duke they were ranked 8th in the final poll before the NCAA Tourney. The 2nd year they made it and lost to UCONN they went from unranked in the final poll before the tourney to #2 in the final poll of the year.

Thanks!

 

[WindsorHawk]

Lordy, I missed that one.

I get their run, but they aren't a Top 5 team.

I think they were top 5. I'm not thinking of 5 teams better and they gave Louisville as much of a game as anyone. Of course their average age was probably higher than some NBA teams...

 

[storminspank]

Why not? With a healthy Baker and Hall they sure look like a top 5 team. Not sure who else I would put over them.

Duke and Ohio State (yes, I know WSU beat OSU).
I just think, overall, looking at their years, both of those programs were better.
WSU just had a better run at the end.

 

[Hawkeye11en1]

How was I celebrating? Just pointing out that Iowa received votes in the final poll as there was a thread on the board during the NIT run asking if the Hawks would be ranked at the end of the year.

I'll hang up and listen.

Way to point that out. It is an astonishing feat.

 

[hawkfan33]

Duke and Ohio State (yes, I know WSU beat OSU).
I just think, overall, looking at their years, both of those programs were better.
WSU just had a better run at the end.

Yeah, but I think you have to take into account all the injuries the Shockers had. With a healthy squad we saw what they did to OSU, and I have a hard time seeing Duke being able to beat them either.

 

[storminspank]

Yeah, but I think you have to take into account all the injuries the Shockers had. With a healthy squad we saw what they did to OSU, and I have a hard time seeing Duke being able to beat them either.

I definitely won't argue with that at all. Just my opinion.

 

[Section136]

Way to point that out. It is an astonishing feat.

You are trying too hard.

 

[Billso]

Pointing out how pointless other people's posts are isn't pointless jablony.

9 posts in one thread from the "Nobody Cares!" guy. Hmmm.

 

[Hawkeye11en1]

You are trying too hard.

You aren't trying hard enough.

 

[atomicblue224]

I'm glad I took out my cochlear implants, So I'll pretend i understand you Duff.

 

[Thawki]

I find it silly that someone looks at the results of a poll and says we were ranked 38th. Getting the 38th highest amount of points is not the same as being ranked 38th. They don't ask you to rank the top 40 teams. When they vote they rank their top 25. Since they don't rank beyond that I don't see how anyone can claim we were ranked 38th.