OU Not Ranked in AP Poll

[stormspencer]

There really isn't any aspect that OU can point to and say we are better than Michigan. They have the same number of losses, the same number of top 25 wins (2), more top 50 wins (5 vs 3), more top 100 wins (9 vs 6), more top 150 wins (13 vs 11), better non-conference wins (FSU and Stanford vs Mercer), and a similar conference record (8-4 vs 7-4). Plus, Michigan played for the National Title last year. Whether it should or not, that matters.

OU will have plenty of chances to move up if we continue to win. The West Va loss came at a bad time in terms of other teams winning, but I have no issue with OU being behind Michigan and even Iowa (who I still say is overrated at 16). And frankly, the rankings do not matter.

As has been pointed out in another thread, we are a 6 seed pretty much everywhere right now, and I think that is fair since I think OU is a top 20-25 team as of today. If we finish 6-1, we are probably around the 15ish range, with a chance to move even higher depending on what others do. There is not a ton of distinction between the teams 12 through 28 so there is some room to move up if OU takes care of business.

Everything mentioned here is spot on. And to reiterate, we are at a point in our schedule where we have the opportunity to go on a nice run. If we do that, we will move up the polls because other teams ahead of us will be losing.

 

[NMSooner'80]

I'll bet ISU barely drops, if at all, if they win Saturday. Never mind that, when I turned on the game out here in the Mountain Time Zone, that the Clones were down by 30 in Morgantown.

 

[skyvue]

Well, then you continue fighting the good fight against the prejudice in the polls. It is clearly working.

If you are so much into details, try responding to some in my previous post about how Michigan bests OU in every category. There isn't much difference between 12 and 28 but they are clearly better.

I don't need to respond because, as I said in my previous post, I never for a moment claimed we were better than Michigan. You win that one-man argument.

But I don't for a moment believe Michigan should be ten spots ahead of us in the polls, and the RPI index agrees with me.

 

[stormspencer]

We just got a little love from Fran....saying "he can't believe OU fell out of the polls this week. People around the country just don't realize how good this league is":woot

 

[Max Power]

We just got a little love from Fran....saying "he can't believe OU fell out of the polls this week. People around the country just don't realize how good this league is":woot

But the computers in the RPI and the committee do. That is all that matters

 

[DenverSooner]

We just got a little love from Fran....saying "he can't believe OU fell out of the polls this week. People around the country just don't realize how good this league is":woot

I heard that. OU, KSU, ISU, Texas and KU should all be ranked.

It is shame WVU wasn't a bit tougher in non-conference play. They had games against Wisconsin, Purdue, Missouri, Gonzaga and Va Tech. All of them were close games. If they had won three of those, they would probably be ranked.

 

[mict085]

OU deserves to be in top 25 but it's not worth crying about. This team just needs to keep getting better and keep winning. Like it or not, the lack of respect in the polls has more to do with where OU has been over the last 5 years or so than this years team. It's perception. OU bball was as low as it's been in 40 years when capel was fired. It's going to take time for voters to give OU the respect they deserve. I don't care about rankings as much as I care about seeding/matchups and a favorable draw in the tourney.

 

[skyvue]

OU deserves to be in top 25 but it's not worth crying about. This team just needs to keep getting better and keep winning. Like it or not, the lack of respect in the polls has more to do with where OU has been over the last 5 years or so than this years team. It's perception. OU bball was as low as it's been in 40 years when capel was fired. It's going to take time for voters to give OU the respect they deserve. I don't care about rankings as much as I care about seeding/matchups and a favorable draw in the tourney.

I care about both. And no one's crying.

Rankings impact the national perception of a team, its reputation. Hoops fans, members of the media, recruits and yes, even members of the selection committee see the polls and it means something when a team appears there week after week.

We all understand that making the tourney and getting a good seed matters most, but perception of a team's success throughout the season matters too. It's not either/or. When you've been out of the rankings for years, it's a big deal to return to them, and not just for a week or two, if for no other reason than it impacts the coverage the team receives nationally.

Fran Fraschilla knows college basketball inside and out, and he thinks it matters that OU got a bum deal from AP voters this week; otherwise he wouldn't have brought it up during last night's KU-KSU game.

 

[Sooner04]

You guys are still worrying way too much about media rankings.

 

[skyvue]

You guys are still worrying way too much about media rankings.

You're probably right.