2016-17 Rankings

[talksalot]

Valpo (61) just leapfrogged Vandy (62).

and then the Coppin State (loss to Morgan St 76-74) and Chicago State (loss to Grand Canyon 85-77)

and the RPI at 6:25pm is .5716 with a #64 ranking

Interesting watching the 'dores try to give that game back to Iowa State... but they held on this time. 

[talksalot]

Then, the Bama Win 71-62 over Miss St; Northern Colorado's win over Southern Utah 89-71 and of course the K game 79-73 goes final... and

we drop to #67   .5710

The YSU-CSU game should have no bearing, except that Cleveland State also played Kentucky, who fell from 10 to 11; Bama rose to #68... just behind us.

[VU2014]

https://twitter.com/ESPNLunardi/status/824110911505965056
https://twitter.com/ESPNLunardi/status/825776019831394304
https://twitter.com/ESPNLunardi/status/825776343937851392
https://twitter.com/ESPNLunardi/status/825776799657373698
https://twitter.com/ESPNLunardi/status/825777240722010114
https://twitter.com/ESPNLunardi/status/825777540316934150

[VU2014]

Wise words

https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/825837073089314816

[VU2014]

These hypothetical rankings are some what pointless but its nice to see us get some love from the national guys.

https://twitter.com/SethDavisHoops/status/825865439272124416
https://twitter.com/SethDavisHoops/status/825865540807847936
https://twitter.com/SethDavisHoops/status/825865751819071488

[hailcrusaders]

Usually encouraging to be put on the same plane as Duke.

[Kyle321n]

After this weekend's performance we're #1!

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[valpolaw]

 


Free throw shooting has been exceptional!  That is a relief from year's past when we often struggled at free throws.

[vusupporter]

The Ken Pom numbers don't include non-d1 games. If you include our full schedule, we're still #2 behind ND.

[FWalum]

I think it is interesting that normally a team that is good from 3 is good from the line.  We certainly aren't following that trend. Unusual for a team that has the 3P% that we have to be leading the country in FT%.

[Kyle321n]

The Ken Pom numbers don't include non-d1 games. If you include our full schedule, we're still #2 behind ND.

I also don't include non-d1 games in my brain. So we're #1.

[vufan75]

I sort of like ESPN's Lunardi's bracketlogy this week. 5 seed ND Irish vs 12 seed Valpo. Would be sweet in AP's last year to play the Irish in a,game they can't avoid, get out of, or refuse to schedule. Should be played every year. Natural geographic rivalry.

Bracketology: Florida State falls a line http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology
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[valpo84]

Valpo retains #10 spot in this Mid-Major Ranking. 

http://www.midmajormadness.com/2017/1/30/14441964/mid-major-madness-power-rankings-week-11-unc-wilmington-gonzaga-vermont

[VU2014]

After this weekend's performance we're #1!

Anyone else notice the heavy Midwest School representing the free throw % ranking. Midwest basketball for the win!!

[talksalot]

Are you saying we midwesterners have Plumped up the numbers?

[VU2014]

Are you saying we midwesterners have Plumped up the numbers?

Midwest Basketball > everyone else

[talksalot]

Sometimes it's hard to get old... sometimes I guess you just need to explain obscure references to young'uns.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Plump

Set new Butler basketball single game record with 41 points against Evansville on January 11, 1958, including a record 17 of 17 free throws.

[StlVUFan]

Are you saying we midwesterners have Plumped up the numbers?

I prefer to say we learned the Sweet way to shoot FTs.

[valpo84]

Big drop in the mid-major power rankings after the GB loss.  We drop 5 spots while ISU only dropped 2 after blow out loss to WSU. URI ahead of us.

http://www.midmajormadness.com/2017/2/6/14526100/mid-major-madness-power-rankings-new-mexico-state-aggies-vermont-catamounts-surge

[oklahomamick]

I watched Vermont last night.  Yes, they won by 20 but that's the most overrated team.   

I saw Boise State cracked the top 25 from previously not being ranked.  That's where Tom Wilson (official visit to Valpo) chose to play next year. 

[agibson]

Big drop in the mid-major power rankings after the GB loss.  We drop 5 spots while ISU only dropped 2 after blow out loss to WSU. URI ahead of us.

http://www.midmajormadness.com/2017/2/6/14526100/mid-major-madness-power-rankings-new-mexico-state-aggies-vermont-catamounts-surge

We dropped from 11th to 16th in the coaches poll as well.

http://www.collegeinsider.com/mens-mid-major-top-25.php

[talksalot]

President's Day Ranking... all of our losses are to "Ranked" opponents (Two P5 and the other 3)

1.   Gonzaga (31)   28-0   775   1   West Coast
2.   Wichita State   25-4   735   2   Missouri Valley
3.   Illinois State   23-5   687   3   Missouri Valley
4.   Monmouth   23-5   656   4   Metro Atlantic
5.   Saint Mary's   24-3   646   5   West Coast
6.   Vermont   24-5   569   7   America East
7.   UNCW   24-5   544   10   Colonial
8.   New Mexico State   23-4   543   8   Western Athletic
9.   Akron   22-5   485   6   Mid-American
10.   Belmont   20-5   483   9   Ohio Valley
11.   ETSU   22-6   461   13   Southern
12.   UT Arlington   20-6   428   14   Sun Belt
13.   Charleston   21-8   401   17   Colonial
14.   Valparaiso   22-6   332   11   Horizon
15.   Princeton   17-6   312   19   Ivy League
16.   Furman   20-9   281   12   Southern
17.   Arkansas State   19-9   224   15   Sun Belt
18.   Florida Gulf Coast   22-7   216   21   Atlantic Sun
19.   UNC Asheville   22-7   213   22   Big South
20.   Chattanooga   19-8   203   16   Southern
21.   Oakland   21-7   137   25   Horizon
22.   Georgia Southern   17-10   115   20   Sun Belt
23.   Winthrop   21-6   107   24   Big South
24.   UNC Greensboro   20-8   105   NR   Southern
25.   Bucknell   21-8   92   23   Patriot


OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: North Carolina Central 49, BYU 43, Ohio 35, CSU Bakersfield 37, North Dakota State 32, Loyola (CHI) 17, Grand Canyon 16, South Dakota 16, Iona 11, Georgia State 10, San Francisco 10, Texas Southern 10, Lipscomb 7, Ball State 6, Harvard 5,Santa Clara 5, Green Bay 4, UC Irvine 4, New Orleans 3, Towson 2, North Dakota 1, Stony Brook 1, Wright State 1.

[oklahomamick]

Whats disappointing on this ranking is several teams ahead of us with similar or worse records.

We also have better quality wins than a lot of teams with similar records that are ahead of us.  It must the type of loses that bring us down as opposed to the quality wins bringing us up. 

[M]

I'm sure Oakland isn't happy being behind us....similar records and they beat us (sigh) twice.

[oklahomamick]

I'm sure Oakland isn't happy being behind us....similar records and they beat us (sigh) twice.

good point.  I don't know if I can say they are bad losses since they dominated us in both games.  Certainly bad losses when you are looking at rpi.