Top 25 - Getting & Staying Ranked (2019-2020)

[gtmoBlue]

Two Losses in AP Top 25 Poll – Week 11 – Fox Sports – January 13, 2020
3. Duke THIS WEEK: @ CLEM Lost 79-72 , vs LOU Lost 79-73
4. Auburn THIS WEEK: @ ALA Lost 83-64 , @ FLA Lost 69-47
5. Butler THIS WEEK: vs HALL Lost 78-70 , @ DEP Lost 79-66
16. Wichita State THIS WEEK: @ TEM Lost 65-53 , vs HOU Lost 65-54

Two Losses in AP Top 25 Poll – Week 11 – Fox Sports – January 13, 2020
3. Duke THIS WEEK: @ CLEM Lost 79-72 , vs LOU Lost 79-73 == dropped 5 spots to #8 in Week 12
4. Auburn THIS WEEK: @ ALA Lost 83-64 , @ FLA Lost 69-47 == dropped 12 spots to #16 in Week 12
5. Butler THIS WEEK: vs HALL Lost 78-70 , @ DEP Lost 79-66 == dropped 8 spots to #13 in Week 12
16. Wichita State THIS WEEK: @ TEM Lost 65-53 , vs HOU Lost 65-54 == dropped 10 spots to #26 in week 12 Out of Top 25.

Mich, Ohio St, and Creighton (dropped 14 spots to 39th) also dropped out.

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

How far will Butler fall? My best guess:

Villanova 10
Seton Hall 12
Butler 14
Creighton 27 or 28

1/20 Poll: https://apnews.com/APTop25CollegeBasketballPoll

9 Nova
10 Seton Hall
13 Butler
RV Creighton and Marquette

Your predictions looked good on Sunday, but the ranked Big East teams fared even better than you predicted. This suggests that the poll voters have a lot of respect for the Big East, which is well-deserved.

[kayako]

Quick guess for tomorrow

8 Nova
10 Hall
17 Butler
25 Creighton

[Novachap]

Quick guess for tomorrow

8 Nova
10 Hall
17 Butler
25 Creighton

Pretty close!

Nova 8
Hall 10
Butler 16
Creighton RV (26)

[Xuperman]

Since all 3 losses were home losses to unranked opponents, it will certainly sting some. Although the VU and SHU scores were lopsided, it should only cost them 2/3 spots. Butler however will take another substantial hit. McDermott's 25 will keep them top 25 but their time is up.

[kayako]

I'll take a stab but it's very tricky to guess this week because there should be teams bunched up in the 9-16 range.

10 Nova
13 Seton Hall
20 Creighton
21 Butler
RV Marquette

[stever20]

I'll take a stab but it's very tricky to guess this week because there should be teams bunched up in the 9-16 range.

10 Nova
13 Seton Hall
20 Creighton
21 Butler
RV Marquette

For Nova and Seton Hall I think they both drop 2 spots. I see Maryland and Auburn passing both of them. Everyone else right behind them lost at least once this week so they're safe there I think...

Butler might not drop that much...

Creighton sounds about right.

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

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Eight Top 25 Teams Fall to Unranked Opponents - Kyle Boone & David Cobb, NBC Sports – February 2, 2020

Saturday was a big day for upsets and underdogs in college basketball

Saturday represented the noisiest day of the season in college basketball with 151 games slated and scattered throughout the day. Of the 25 teams ranked in the AP Top 25, 22 were in action. 22! The sheer volume of games only increased the likelihood of chaos breaking out in a season that's been ripe with it. And so what we got, fittingly: chaos. A lot of it.

A whopping nine ranked teams lost on Saturday, eight of them to unranked opponents.

The Big East was hit hardest as all three of its ranked teams lost to unranked foes. Here's a look at how the Top 25 fared on Saturday:

[kayako]

2/3 Poll:

https://apnews.com/APTop25CollegeBasketballPoll

10 Nova
12 Hall
19 Butler
21 Creighton
RV Marquette (27th)

[ecasadoSBU]

This has to be the first time since realignment that the Big East has more AP TOP25 programs than the 15-member ACC. Things have returned to normal. LOL

Lets gooo!!