XH Week 2 Top 25

[Muskie]

This week a conference call was conducted (via PM) in order to bring you the Week Two XH Top 25. All members were accounted for and voted. Thanks again to XU05and07 as well as XUOHTX for their help.


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1 North Carolina 373
2 Uconn 339
3 Louisville 314
4 Pittsburgh 314
5 Michigan State 308
6 Purdue 280
7 Texas 266
8 Notre Dame 265
9 Duke 259
10 Gonzaga 255
11 Oklahoma 243
12 Tennessee 222
13 Arizona State 183
14 UCLA 167
15 Xavier 145
16 Marquette 140
17 Georgetown 106
18 Florida 105
19 Memphis 88
20 Villanova 81
21 Wake Forest 63
22 Wisconsin 59
23 Miami (FL) 58
24 Kansas 54
25 Davidson 41

Others receiving votes:
UNLV 34
Saint Mary's 29
Baylor 21
Syracuse 11
Michigan 9
Ohio State 8
West Virginia 8
BYU 6
Siena 6
UAB 6
Texas A&M 5
Creighton 3
Missouri 1

**A-10 Teams marked in red
** Future Non Conference Opponents marked in green
** Past Opponents in orange

[Muskie]

Improvements coming still. I hope to have previous ranking included starting next week.

[IVANHOE]

I really dont see Purdue staying in the top 10 all year. They are a very trendy pick with two very good freshman. not a good formula for success.

Georgetown seems to be getting alot of props early in the season for doing absolutley nothing this year, or last year. their new PG is solid, and summers is good, but teams like Louisville, UCONN, and ND will crush them. Georgetown also plays Memphis and Duke, like us.

[dc_x]

Georgetown seems to be getting alot of props early in the season for doing absolutley nothing this year, or last year. their new PG is solid, and summers is good, but teams like Louisville, UCONN, and ND will crush them. Georgetown also plays Memphis and Duke, like us.

"or last year" - They won the Big East last year.

They return 3 starters from that team and have added Greg Monroe, a top-10 recruit, who is averaging 17 and 8 this season.

[IVANHOE]

I just think GU is a little overhyped and will be until their conference play starts. They obviously feel the same way with their cake walk out of conference schedule. Check out these these tough teams they face before Memphis:
Jacksonville
Drexel
Wichita St
American
Savanah St
Florida International

There W column will look nice, but if you read between the lines its all crap, until Big East play comes. which is when i think they will take a big dive.

I just want Xavier to be the best Jesuit school in the nation. however Gonzaga is a powerhouse this year.

[dc_x]

By GU and BE standards, the non-con schedule is actuallly not bad this season.

They do play Memphis at home, Duke on the road, and are in the Old Spice tourney this weekend. They should play Tennessee, and either Gonzaga or Michigan St.

But outside of that, their schedule is pretty crappy. You'll have a good idea of how good they are after this weekend.

[Masterofreality]

I don't have Georgetown or 'Nova in yet. I need to see them play and beat somebody of consequence. Marquette has a brand new coach who hasn't proven anything yet.

I'm not going to be suckered in by the usual Big East philosophy of playing nobodies in the non-con, going undefeated, then "beating up" on each other while ESPN raves about the "strength of the league."

[Stonebreaker]

Georgetown and Nova are loaded. The bad part is they are both fairly young. I wouldn't want to face either of these in the tourney. They may be overrated, but both are top 20, at least.

[American X]

I have Xavier at 16 (and submitted before the AP Poll came out). Initially I thought I would put Xavier 20-22. But once I started comparing Xavier to other teams 16-25, I thought they would grit out a win over each one, stopping once I thought the offensive inconsistency would preclude Xavier from winning.

This week I am high on Oklahoma and their beast Blake Griffin. UConn has shown me something so I need to move them up next week. I feel smart not including Florida and Wisconsin who both lost Monday night.

[X-band '01]

I really dont see Purdue staying in the top 10 all year. They are a very trendy pick with two very good freshman. not a good formula for success.


Purdue came awfully close to winning the Big 10 last year with a team mostly freshman and sophomores (remember the Baby Boilers tag they had last year); Xavier didn't exactly have an easy time against Purdue in the NCAAs last year.

[DC Muskie]

What's funny about polls, especially in the earlier part of the year is people talking about how they don't have teams ranked because they want to see more from them, and how they think a team will fall later in the year.

I just keep it simple. Week to week. The season will play itself out.

[The Artist]

I really dont see Purdue staying in the top 10 all year. They are a very trendy pick with two very good freshman. not a good formula for success.

Georgetown seems to be getting alot of props early in the season for doing absolutley nothing this year, or last year. their new PG is solid, and summers is good, but teams like Louisville, UCONN, and ND will crush them. Georgetown also plays Memphis and Duke, like us.

What part isn't a good formula for success - the trendy part or the two very good freshmen part? Xavier is a trendy pick and has two very good freshmen, I guess we're screwed.

Purdue also lost NOBODY from a very good team last year.

[The Artist]

1. North Carolina
2. Pittsburgh
3. Louisville
4. Uconn
5. Michigan State
6. Purdue
7. Marquette
8. Duke
9. Notre Dame
10. Oklahoma
11. Texas
12. Tennessee
13. Arizona State
14. Davidson
15. Xavier
16. Gonzaga
17. Syracuse
18. West Virginia
19. Florida
20. UAB
21. Baylor
22. Memphis
23. Wake Forest
24. Wisconsin
25. UCLA

[The Artist]

I don't have Georgetown or 'Nova in yet. I need to see them play and beat somebody of consequence. Marquette has a brand new coach who hasn't proven anything yet.

I'm not going to be suckered in by the usual Big East philosophy of playing nobodies in the non-con, going undefeated, then "beating up" on each other while ESPN raves about the "strength of the league."

Sorry MOR, gotta disagree with you on Marquette - they return almost everything from a pretty solid squad last year.

I don't really know anything about Georgetown and 'Nova.

[ATL Muskie]

Here's mine, submitted on Monday. I still don't have Davidson in there. Just not convinced.

1. UNC
2. UConn
3. Pitt
4. Duke
5. Michigan State
6. Texas
7. ND
8. Purdue
9. UofL
10. Oklahoma
11. Gonzaga
12. Tennessee
13. Marquette
14. Xavier
15. Wake Forest
16. Villanova
17. Arizona St
18. Memphis
19. Florida
20. Wisconsin
21. Kansas
22. Georgetown
23. Miami (FL)
24. UNLV
25. Syracuse

[The Artist]

Here's mine, submitted on Monday. I still don't have Davidson in there. Just not convinced.

1. UNC
2. UConn
3. Pitt
4. Duke
5. Michigan State
6. Texas
7. ND
8. Purdue
9. UofL
10. Oklahoma
11. Gonzaga
12. Tennessee
13. Marquette
14. Xavier
15. Wake Forest
16. Villanova
17. Arizona St
18. Memphis
19. Florida
20. Wisconsin
21. Kansas
22. Georgetown
23. Miami (FL)
24. UNLV
25. Syracuse

Here's my problem with polls; obviously, I'm giving you the opportunity to justify yourself. If you have Oklahoma at 10, Davidson's only loss is to them, and it was by 4 (?) at Okla, why do you not have them ranked? Wouldn't that imply that Okla is slightly better than Davidson?

Along similar lines, it doesn't make sense to me when, for example, the #15 team lost to the #5 team by 3 at #5's place, and then the #15 team drops.

[xu95]

1. UCONN
2. UNC
3. Louisville
4. Michigan St.
5. Purdue
6. Pittsburgh
7. Oklahoma
8. Gonzaga
9. Notre Dame
10. UCLA
11. Texas
12. Tennessee
13. Duke
14. Arizona St.
15. Georgetown
16. Xavier
17. Marquette
18. Memphis
19. Kansas
20. Villanova
21. Ohio St.
22. Davidson
23. St. Mary's (CA)
24. Miami (FL)
25. Florida

[Masterofreality]

Based on last night and this weekend, time for me to put Boheem and Syracuse in the Top 25.

That was impressive weekend.

[IVANHOE]

What part isn't a good formula for success - the trendy part or the two very good freshmen part? Xavier is a trendy pick and has two very good freshmen, I guess we're screwed.

Purdue also lost NOBODY from a very good team last year.

No that doesnt mean we are screwed, we play in the A10, which is a cake walk compared to the Big 10. I dont see Xavier being a trendy pick. i see xavier as being an easy pick. we beat 3 big conference teams in 4 days. thats talent, not trendiness.

I just dont like Purdue. If you do, cool.

[GoMuskies]

Time to move Siena out of my top 25. Yikes.

[X-man]

How does one vote in these weekly polls?

[Muskie]

We selected members at random at the beginning of the season. If we have some people drop off, we may look for some fill-in's. PM XU05and07.

[Snipe]

We selected members at random at the beginning of the season. If we have some people drop off, we may look for some fill-in's. PM XU05and07.

Random? I was under the impression that I was selected because I am President of Xavierhoops.com. Look under my moniker, it says President. I don't want to throw my considerable weight around but I demand some respect around here.

My picks are in. Film at 11.

[The Artist]

[plug] I also assumed you had to be a supporting member in order to participate.

I first accidently typed "parcipitate".

[The Artist]

Random? I was under the impression that I was selected because I am President of Xavierhoops.com. Look under my moniker, it says President. I don't want to throw my considerable weight around but I demand some respect around here.

My picks are in. Film at 11.

Man am I pumped for your state of the union address

[XU05and07]

Man am I pumped for your state of the union address

Is there a character limit in how long the post can be?

[BBC 08]

Is there a character limit in how long the post can be?

I hope not. I live for the long diatribes that Snipe post.

[xu95]

[plug] I also assumed you had to be a supporting member in order to participate.

I first accidently typed "parcipitate".

Speaking of being a supporting member, I think Muskie should buy us a luxury box with all that cash we gave him.

xu95