xubrew
11-02-2015, 01:32 PM
Okay, I know. Preseason polls are meaningless. Everyone technically starts out at zero, and by the end of the year half of these teams won't be in the rankings at all, and about a third of these teams, including at least one in the top ten, will miss the NCAA Tournament entirely. It happens every year, and the chances of this year being any different are basically zero.
You know what else is pointless?? Pointing out that preseason polls are meaningless. We all know that. It's a starting point that at least gives us a frame of reference at this point in the year. Although the poll is meaningless, it's still more practical than claiming Grambling and North Carolina are the same right now. Technically they are, but practically they are not.
This may be a curtain call for North Carolina. I think they're going to get absolutely buried by the NCAA this upcoming summer. Even though they're #1, and likely are the best team, I think UNC made a mistake. They knew about the problems this summer. I think self imposing a ban at a time that would have allowed the players to transfer (most likely without penalty) could have gotten them back to normal faster, and in the long run softened the NCAA's blow a little bit. For those that aren't aware and are wondering why the NCAA hasn't acted. The reason is because as UNC was preparing their response to the NCAA's allegations, they actually uncovered more violations. They reported them to the NCAA, which caused the NCAA to amend the violations, and the process started over. So, it's even worse now than it was before, but it also started the process over which will allow them to complete this season prior to the penalties being levied. Is it smart to do that?? I personally do not think so. But, that's what they chose to do. So, enjoy this season because it may be the last postseason they see for a while in hoops, football, women's hoops, soccer, and a variety of other sports....
http://collegebasketball.ap.org/poll
You know what else is pointless?? Pointing out that preseason polls are meaningless. We all know that. It's a starting point that at least gives us a frame of reference at this point in the year. Although the poll is meaningless, it's still more practical than claiming Grambling and North Carolina are the same right now. Technically they are, but practically they are not.
This may be a curtain call for North Carolina. I think they're going to get absolutely buried by the NCAA this upcoming summer. Even though they're #1, and likely are the best team, I think UNC made a mistake. They knew about the problems this summer. I think self imposing a ban at a time that would have allowed the players to transfer (most likely without penalty) could have gotten them back to normal faster, and in the long run softened the NCAA's blow a little bit. For those that aren't aware and are wondering why the NCAA hasn't acted. The reason is because as UNC was preparing their response to the NCAA's allegations, they actually uncovered more violations. They reported them to the NCAA, which caused the NCAA to amend the violations, and the process started over. So, it's even worse now than it was before, but it also started the process over which will allow them to complete this season prior to the penalties being levied. Is it smart to do that?? I personally do not think so. But, that's what they chose to do. So, enjoy this season because it may be the last postseason they see for a while in hoops, football, women's hoops, soccer, and a variety of other sports....
http://collegebasketball.ap.org/poll