11/29 Sagarin Rank

[JackJD]

For 11/29 USA Today / Jeff Sagarin NCAA Men's basketball rankings:

The Summit League is ranked 16 (Compare: Missouri Valley is 10; Big Sky is 20).
Summit team ranking (Centenary is really an anchor...there are 345 teams in the D-1 rankings and Centenary is 342).
79 South Dakota State
82 Oakland-Mich.
113 Oral Roberts
153 North Dakota State
157 IUPUI
167 IPFW
259 UMKC
273 Southern Utah
275 Western Illinois
342 Centenary
Links: For the individual team rankings, go HERE For the conference rankings, go HERE
U of South Dakota is ranked 268...I didn't take the time to calculate whether the conference ranking would change if SUU and Centenary were out and USD was in.

[Rabbit74]

Re: 11/29 Sagarin Rank

Taking out Centenary and SUU and adding USD results in the Summit moving up by at least two positions using the simple average ranking.

Another interesting bit of info is that the only opponent on our schedule that is ranked higher than us is Minnesota unless I overlooked someone..

[Jacks-02]

Re: 11/29 Sagarin Rank

Using the Sagarin ratings here are the predictions for the next 6 DI games...

SDSU 83, Nevada 72
SDSU 83, NDSU 74
SDSU 83, Milwaukee 71
SDSU 79, Western Michigan 78
SDSU 79, Central Michigan 76
SDSU 79, Minnesota 95

[rabidrabbit]

Re: 11/29 Sagarin Rank

Sagarin isn't really reasonably connected with all schools until about 10 games in, so need to take the early predictions very lightly.

Also wanted to not that while SDSU is #1 in tre's success, Bison #4, so this means both teams will have to be play good perimeter D also.

[Jacks-02]

Sagarin Rank

With last night's win SDSU moved up to 42 in the Sagarin ratings, just below North Carolina and just above Butler. The Summit league is now up to #13 in the conference rankings as well.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagar...terstitialskip
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/bkc1011.htm

Using the rankings, SDSU is favored by about 12 points over NDSU at home on Saturday.

[NoVaJack]

Re: Sagarin Rank

With last night's win SDSU moved up to 42 in the Sagarin ratings, just below North Carolina and just above Butler. The Summit league is now up to #13 in the conference rankings as well.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagar...terstitialskip
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/bkc1011.htm

Using the rankings, SDSU is favored by about 12 points over NDSU at home on Saturday.

The Jacks need this win but anyone who is picking them by 12 is smoking some serious crack; this is where all numbers and records get thrown out the window and history and rivarly take precedence. It's put up time for Jacks' fans.

[SoDakJack]

Re: Sagarin Rank

The Jacks need this win but anyone who is picking them by 12 is smoking some serious crack; this is where all numbers and records get thrown out the window and history and rivarly take precedence. It's put up time for Jacks' fans.

You are exactly right NoVa anyone that expects a 12 pt victory is crazy. We all know it will be way more than that!

All joking aside, I think that for the first time since the D1 move the teams are fairly even as talent goes. Should make for many fun games in the forseeable future.

[filbert]

Re: 11/29 Sagarin Rank

This is where you dust off the "respect your conference opponents--they know you too well to underestimate them" line . . .

[SoDakJack]

Re: 11/29 Sagarin Rank

This is where you dust off the "respect your conference opponents--they know you too well to underestimate them" line . . .

I think that, along with smack, overused cliches should also be a ban-worthy offense.

[Crashola]

Re: Sagarin Rank

With last night's win SDSU moved up to 42 in the Sagarin ratings, just below North Carolina and just above Butler. The Summit league is now up to #13 in the conference rankings as well.

And three spots above Gonzaga. I'll be pointing that out to my Zag-wife tonight!

[filbert]

Re: 11/29 Sagarin Rank

I think that, along with smack, overused cliches should also be a ban-worthy offense.

How about "Don't dance on someone's grave until AFTER you've buried them" . . .

[JimmyJack]

Re: 11/29 Sagarin Rank

"It is a cliché that most clichés are true, but then like most clichés, that cliché is untrue."

Stephen Fry

[filbert]

Re: 11/29 Sagarin Rank

"It is a cliché that most clichés are true, but then like most clichés, that cliché is untrue."

Stephen Fry

"This statement is false."

[SoDakJack]

Re: 11/29 Sagarin Rank

"This statement is false."

"All generalizations are false."

[RowdyRabbit]

Re: 11/29 Sagarin Rank

"All generalizations are false."

Is THAT false?