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XUOWNSUC
04-04-2017, 01:40 PM
http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/basketball-men/polls/coaches-poll/
GoMuskies
04-04-2017, 01:45 PM
What, exactly, is the point of this poll?
Muskie
04-04-2017, 01:52 PM
What, exactly, is the point of this poll? Message board fodder?
XUOWNSUC
04-04-2017, 01:55 PM
Final Coaches Poll (Chris Mack Era):

2017: #18
2016: #11
2015: #22
2014: NR
2013: NR
2012: #24
2011: NR
2010: #14
GoMuskies
04-04-2017, 01:57 PM
Not a single top ten. Embarrassing. :)
XUOWNSUC
04-04-2017, 01:58 PM
What, exactly, is the point of this poll?


I like it. It's the most important poll to me - I'd rather be in this poll than the preseason poll.
AviatorX
04-04-2017, 02:00 PM
Can you still sneak up on people from #18?
Xaveriana
04-04-2017, 02:18 PM
Ahead of Butler and Cincinnati...I'll take it. :-)
GIMMFD
04-04-2017, 03:30 PM
Maybe this is a completely stupid thing to say, but I feel like a team that makes it to the Elite 8 should be at least top 15...
X-ceptional
04-04-2017, 03:50 PM
Not only that, but we lost to the national runner-up. Therefore, I think we can rightfully claim sixth best team. I'll prepare a... uh... Super Six banner to be hung alongside the Final Five banner from 2004.
paulxu
04-04-2017, 06:25 PM
Maybe this is a completely stupid thing to say, but I feel like a team that makes it to the Elite 8 should be at least top 15...

After beating a 6, 3 and 2 (as an 11) I'd say top 10.
Backyard Champ
04-04-2017, 07:14 PM
Top ten? I wouldn't think an unranked team beating the three teams we did in a row in the regular season would justify shooting up to a top ten ranking.
paulxu
04-04-2017, 09:17 PM
Top ten? I wouldn't think an unranked team beating the three teams we did in a row in the regular season would justify shooting up to a top ten ranking.

Maybe not, but the last poll seems to be heavily weighed to tournament performance

South Carolina went from unranked (with one vote) to #6.
xu82
04-04-2017, 09:28 PM
Maybe not, but the last poll seems to be heavily weighed to tournament performance

South Carolina went from unranked (with one vote) to #6.

And to some degree the seed, it appears (in our case).
sirthought
04-04-2017, 11:36 PM
Seeing that Xavier got beat from multiple teams on that list and are still considered amongst them, I'd say it's a pretty good result. Once you get past the top 3 to 5 teams, the rest of the top 25 is all fairly competitive.

I agree that being on this list is way better than in the preseason. I wonder how much recruits are looking at this now?