NextYearBill Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaab/polls/ not a fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Billikens are 36th. Coaches think that there are 35 teams better than us. Seriously. VCU 15th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 sooo standing in at 36. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretty_ricky Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I prefer sitting at a rating like this to start. Lets us know that we have some recognition but doesn't put a target on our back. Also harder to lose focus this way. Rankings earned are way sweeter than rankings handed to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 Wisconsin is where we make our move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Wisconsin is where we make our move +4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 VCU at 15, and Witchita State at 16 ... equal parts pissed and excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 And I still say New Mexico is a joke (20). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 VCU at 15, and Witchita State at 16 ... equal parts pissed and excited. WSU has a 100% chance of being in the top 15 when slu plays. plenty of big games to fly up the ladder. Also Wisconsin plays Florida at home before, so they would even go up before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLU_Nick Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Good lord SLU is Rodney Dangerfield. A 4 seed in the tournament returns 4 starters and is forgotten. Put me in the angry column on this one. I hope Dwight Evans kills everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Just win the games and we will end up ranked where everyone thinks we should be. Winning worked out well for us last year, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kappy96 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 VCU at 15, and Witchita State at 16 ... equal parts pissed and excited. THIS...although leaning to more excited to prove those idiots wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 For reference: http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2013/week/1/seasontype/2 - the preseason polls from last season. The coaches poll had us 27th, AP 29th. Kentucky was third in both, receiving some first place votes in both. Here's the final coaches poll: http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2013/week/4/seasontype/3 - No sign of Kentucky, NC State, or some of the other goofball overrated picks. And there we are at #16. Not too shabby. I don't get too worked up about it. We've never gotten a ton of respect, even locally. I don't mind guys like Evans, Jett, and McCall playing their senior seasons with a chip on their shoulders. We have a chance to beat some ranked teams. Did it a lot last season- no reason it can't happen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldo027 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 The rankings in college basketball mainly exist only so the media can hype up games with lines like "DON'T MISS THIS TOP TEN SHOWDOWN TONIGHT ONLY ON ESPN!!" They are totally ignored by the selection committee in March. Plus there's no way the coaches can watch all the games and accurately pick who's better than who. I suppose it helps recruiting and ticket sales, but it's really nothing to get upset about at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 We need to pull a Lou Brown on these ratings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I found it interesting that the new BE had only one team in the top 25, same as the A-10. Although, the A-10's team was ranked higher. In the other's receiving votes portion the new BE had 3 teams and the A-10 had 2. If the list represents the respect shown to programs in the pre-season, because it certainly doesn't reflect much more than that as proven above, then it would appear as if there is not much separation between the respect for the top of the new BE and the respect for the top of the A-10 at the outset of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Fire in the belly time for the SLU Billikens. As many of you have pointed out, we've got winnable games against some bigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Haha can we send those coaches to a work camp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I prefer sitting at a rating like this to start. Lets us know that we have some recognition but doesn't put a target on our back. Also harder to lose focus this way. Rankings earned are way sweeter than rankings handed to you I agree to a degree, but 36 is still high. I'm okay with not being a Top 25 team right out of the gate, but we should be within a few slots of it. Like somebody said, this will get the target off our back and give the guys some motivation to prove who they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 +4 This is going to be a tough game. Both teams are the spitting image of one another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewsorlose Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 It's nice for exposure to be ranked. Preseason mags aren't what the used to be, but being ranked gets you national press, esp. ESPN and attention on the ticker. It's awesome to see SLU get this publicity. #36 is okay, but they need to have a strong pre-conference run to get safely into the top 25. A couple losses out of the gate and then it's 2012 all over again in terms of getting ranked. At least we have the attention of enough voters, who are generally lazy, and when a few teams get upset or have multiple losses, SLU moves up by attrition. Gotta beat Wisconsin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 It's nice for exposure to be ranked. Preseason mags aren't what the used to be, but being ranked gets you national press, esp. ESPN and attention on the ticker. It's awesome to see SLU get this publicity. #36 is okay, but they need to have a strong pre-conference run to get safely into the top 25. A couple losses out of the gate and then it's 2012 all over again in terms of getting ranked. At least we have the attention of enough voters, who are generally lazy, and when a few teams get upset or have multiple losses, SLU moves up by attrition. Gotta beat Wisconsin. It is a little disappointing because it is one more selling point to recruits. But the good news is that the program has built up enough of a reputation recently that if we got off to a good start, we'll quickly move into the Top 25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikenboy Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Bring on the Big Boys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 There are going to be some coaches who learn who Saint Louis University is the hard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikenboy Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 More love for VCU until the "Beast" gets hold of them. It will be ugly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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