KU drops to No. 18 in coaches’ poll; MU leaps to 10th

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

I hate Duke as much as anybody, but if you look at the teams they lost to, you'll figure it out.

Ok.

Lost: @ BC
Lost: #3 UNC
Win: Miami (OT)
Lost: @ #13 Clemson
Lost: @ #7 W.F.


Sorry man. I understand what you are saying, but there is only one other team in the country that could handle those losses and remain in the top 10 and that is UNC.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

Ok.

Lost: @ BC
Lost: #3 UNC
Win: Miami (OT)
Lost: @ #13 Clemson
Lost: @ #7 W.F.


Sorry man. I understand what you are saying, but there is only one other team in the country that could handle those losses and remain in the top 10 and that is UNC.

Duke is 5th in RPI and have had one of the toughest schedules in the nation. A 20-5 record considering that is very good. And yet you want these voters to put them behind Missouri?

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Duke is 5th in RPI and have had one of the toughest schedules in the nation. A 20-5 record considering that is very good. And yet you want these voters to put them behind Missouri?

I'm glad they've played a tough schedule, but they still have lost 4 of 6.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

I'm glad they've played a tough schedule, but they still have lost 4 of 6.

Should Missouri be ahead of Duke? That's the question these voters had to answer in their minds. What's your answer?

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Should Missouri be ahead of Duke? That's the question these voters had to answer in their minds. What's your answer?

So the choice was Duke at #9 & MU at #10 or MU at #9 & Duke at #10? I doubt it.

MU got the benefit of teams ahead of them losing and with a good week of ball to jump up 8 spots. Duke losses 2 straight games and they drop 4.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

So the choice was Duke at #9 & MU at #10 or MU at #9 & Duke at #10? I doubt it.

In the ESPN poll it was.

And you didn't answer my question. I think you know the answer, though.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

In the ESPN poll it was.

And you didn't answer my question. I think you know the answer, though.

#1 - I don't think MU should be there, but as I said, they got the benefit of teams ahead of them losing.

#2 - Tell me one other team, excluding UNC, that could have 4 losses in 2 1/2 weeks (I don't care who they play or what their rankings are) and drop less than 10 spots. Must have been the impressive overtime win against Miami and the great matchup against Virginia that kept them in the top 10.



To top it all off, they got HAMMERED by Clemson. There is no reason they should be in the top 10 and you know it.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

In the ESPN poll it was.

And you didn't answer my question. I think you know the answer, though.

MU, coupled with teams losing ahead of them, got the benefit and are fine right where they are at.

Duke, losing 4 of 6 and getting hammered by Clemson, should be in the mid-teens.

So, to answer your question straight forward, yes. MU should be ahead of Duke.