Iowa is still in the Top 20 in the AP Poll

[glidinghawk]

#20 to be exact.

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[WindsorHawk]

That's exactly where I thought they would land. Go 3-0 with 2 road wins this week and get the weekly dose of losses by teams ranked in front of us and we're probably right back where we were last week.

 

[hawkforlife9]

5 spot drop isn't bad. We'll climb back up as we win out.

 

[HawksMN]

Honestly, I thought the pollsters would start to get sick and tired of the Hawks. Losing all the big games.
Must go 3-0 this week or we are gone.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

Remember, Iowa doesn't have any "bad" losses. All losses came from top 25 teams. I think that plays a part.

 

[InGoodCo]

People are kind of shocked we are still in the top 25 huh? It's probably cause we're 19-7 and have 5 wins over tourney teams. There are several teams in the top 25 with 6 loses and those loses are much worse then Iowas. The hangover round this place is horrible.

 

[doclee]

I think we are a top 20 team; in order to stay there, I think we need to go minimally, 3-2 over the final 5 games; I would really like to see us at 4-1, which might get us into the top 15. I think we are that good. Top 10? well, maybe...

 

[MelroseHawkins]

I think they are a top 18-20 team. That's about right, IMO.

 

[HawkeyeWalker]

Honestly, I thought the pollsters would start to get sick and tired of the Hawks. Losing all the big games.
Must go 3-0 this week or we are gone.

2-1 and I think we stay top 23.

 

[glidinghawk]

2-1 and I think we stay top 23.

Agreed.

 

[DDThompson]

After top 20-23 teams, there is a decent drop. 2-1 could still be in top 20 cuz teams under Iowa dropping will drop games, too.

 

[vgshwk]

Remember, Iowa doesn't have any "bad" losses. All losses came from top 25 teams. I think that plays a part.

Every loss is bad they aren't playing peewee basketball.

 

[WindsorHawk]

If we go 2-1 this week it means we lose to a team that is not currently ranked. This hasn't happened all season. It looks like 3-0 from here.

 

[kctom]

IOWAs luck will soon begin to move to the mean, hopefully in the final 2-3 wks of the B1G season.

Bad luck factor is now 315 of 352 teams.

Basabe missing the Wisky game, McCabe losing control of the game tying shot, and Fran's brain disconnecting from the server (In last play call).

This stuff just can't keep happening

 

[BryceC]

Pomeroys luck stat is just the deviation from projected results.