GatOrlando No. 1 Share Posted February 10 Auburn remains number one despite losing quite soundly on their home court Saturday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 2 Share Posted February 10 Auburn does still have the best record, so perhaps the voters aren't overreacting? Duke did drop from 2 to 3. UConn dropped completely out of the poll, as did Illinois, who peaked with their blowout over OBD. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatOrlando Author No. 3 Share Posted February 11 True but I think losing at home by almost double digits and the game was not really close throughout should be a mark. I know they've beaten Iowa State, Memphis, Missouri, Tennessee and Ole Miss which are all currently top 25. But Florida beat the then undefeated Volunteers by thirty and only moved up a spot. Different sports but if a number one in football got handled in their own stadium by a fellow top ten team they would slide down. It's probably just my bias though and rankings really don't matter much other than for television talking points. I guess it's one of the reasons I don't pay much attention to CBB until March. We think CFB is confusing with the way they pick the "best" teams. CBB has RPI, Net Ratings, Bubble Watch and KenPom. There's also Quad one wins which I guess goes into seeding. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 4 Share Posted February 11 A little late to say this now, But Oregon never looked like a top 10 team, a 3 or 4 seed, but there they were. If OBD had been 11-7 instead of 15-3, probably would be seeing this season differently. 16-7 is a good record for this team. They have obvious flaws, ironically one of the biggest was starting off so well. This is when Altman's teams "find it" and go on a run. I don't know if this team will be able to do that, it has 7 games left to find out. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatOrlando Author No. 5 Share Posted February 11 I think Oregon is hitting the wall because it's their first season in a new conference with travel schedules never seen before. Mick Cronin was going off about this last month. It's hitting basketball harder than football but like everything else people will adjust. Is Oregon a top ten team? Not currently but they were playing like one before conference games started. Is Oregon on the right or wrong side of the bubble currently? I don't follow Lunardi but I think they were a 11 seed which means they are squarely on the cut line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 6 Share Posted February 11 On 2/10/2025 at 5:25 PM, GatOrlando said: Is Oregon a top ten team? Not currently but they were playing like one before conference games started. No doubt the move to the B1G hit basketball a lot harder than it did football. Not only the different style, but clearly the scheduling, games on Tuesday. Wednesday, then on Sunday, much different than the game on Friday and Sunday. I don't know if they were really a No.10 team early, the shots went in, they were able to come from behind. The shotmaking definitely had them playing better, but if a team like Alabama is going to lose to an Oregon, it will be on a neutral court and early. I think the wins blotted out the deficiencies and gave the team the thought they were better than they really were. Responding to the UCLA L was promising, but then Illinois happened. The Ducks are a bubble team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatOrlando Author No. 7 Share Posted February 11 On 2/10/2025 at 7:12 PM, 30Duck said: The Ducks are a bubble team. I think over half the B1G and SEC are as well. I don't think I'd be shocked to see the Final Four consist of no seed higher than five. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 8 Share Posted February 11 On 2/10/2025 at 6:24 PM, GatOrlando said: I think over half the B1G and SEC are as well. I don't think I'd be shocked to see the Final Four consist of no seed higher than five. It will be Madness like never before, definitely agree about the Final Four, Clemson just finished stomping North Carolina, 2 days after beating Duke. Kansas is 16-7. UCLA got to the Final Four a couple of years ago, starting with a Play-in game. The Final Four could have no No.1's or be chalk. But the 4-13 match-ups won't be easy wins. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeotechDuck No. 9 Share Posted February 11 On 2/10/2025 at 1:51 PM, GatOrlando said: Auburn remains number one despite losing quite soundly on their home court Saturday. I think it is because their resume is so lopsided. They have 11 Q1 wins. The next best team has 7 Q1 wins (Oregon and a few others tied with 7). Voters probably left them there because they still have the best resume by a lot. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatOrlando Author No. 10 Share Posted February 11 On 2/11/2025 at 2:43 PM, GeotechDuck said: I think it is because their resume is so lopsided. They have 11 Q1 wins. The next best team has 7 Q1 wins (Oregon and a few others tied with 7). Voters probably left them there because they still have the best resume by a lot. Yeah I'm not a big basketball fan and really only pay attention come March. I looked at their resume after 30Duck commented on their season and it's impressive. I'm not dialed in enough and definitely not smart enough to understand all the things that go into KenPom or what makes what a Quad one win vs a Quad 3 win. For example beating a double digit loss team like North Carolina, Ohio State and Kansas State is considered Quad one. While beating a five loss team like Akron or a two loss team like Drake is considered Quad two or three. Probably something to do with competition and conference affiliation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
