Buzzketball holds steady at 13th in AP Poll

By: Alum07
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on November 26, 2018, 12:22 PM | 14 comments

AP Top 25

What's noteworthy about this week is that a very clear division is forming in college basketball right now. There is a Top 13, and then there is everyone else. Our vote total at 921 is basically equadistant from 7th overall (1213) as it is to 14th (599). So yeah, we might have stayed the same, but our positioning is getting much stronger overall.

ACC Highlights

3 - Duke
4 - Virginia
11 - North Carolina
13 - Virginia Tech
15 - Florida State

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dcvt13's picture dcvt13 | 7 years 7 months #

Looks like our hight ranking was 6 and lowest was 19, guy dropped us 5 or 6 spots after winning the only game of the week...smh

HammerTime's picture HammerTime
STOP.
| 7 years 7 months #

We're also #9 in the NCAA NET rankings (which replaced RPI):

Hokies United l Ut Prosim

Alum07's picture Alum07
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| 7 years 7 months # ^

Look at all those quality losses we've been handing out this year

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

BigSmoooooooth's picture BigSmoooooooth | 7 years 7 months # ^

LOL, Pitt is 23rd.

These rankings may change a bit!

krak_t's picture krak_t | 7 years 7 months # ^

Virginia is well on pace to become the 2nd Number 1 seed to lose to a 16 seed.

VT_Warthog's picture VT_Warthog | 7 years 7 months #

Also noteworthy: we are ranked ninth in the rankings that have replaced RPI:

I have no idea why my username is VT_Warthog.

Arkansas blew a 24-0 lead in the Belk Bowl.

HammerTime's picture HammerTime
STOP.
| 7 years 7 months # ^

drink up!

Hokies United l Ut Prosim

VTMaroonOrange's picture VTMaroonOrange | 7 years 7 months #

Watched most of the LSU vs. FSU game over break and came away extremely unimpressed with both teams. Reminded me of the Greenburg days on offense and I thought both teams would have gotten crushed by Purdue. Look who FSU gets to play in the ACC/B1G challenge this year. We will get an idea on just how close #15 is to #13 on Wednesday.

HokieHighlander's picture HokieHighlander | 7 years 7 months # ^

I would say that it would be best if we waited until conference time to judge any of these teams, good or bad...it usually takes teams a couple of weeks playing together to really begin to gel...especially if they dont have a lot of juniors and seniors..

VTMaroonOrange's picture VTMaroonOrange | 7 years 7 months # ^

Sure, teams will change with more experience and with injuries as the season progresses. I'm only comparing current rankings of the #13 and #15 ranked teams with a shared high quality opponent within a short time frame. If I wanted to make a more accurate judgement, yes I would wait.

vtdlang's picture vtdlang | 7 years 7 months # ^

FSU is still without Phil Cofer due to a foot injury, who is arguably their best offensive player (and last year's leading scorer). I wouldn't judge them yet.

1985Hokie's picture 1985Hokie | 7 years 7 months #

#FREENOLLEY

'Its easy to grin, when your ship comes in, and you've got the stock market beat,
but the man worthwhile, is the man who can smile, when his shorts are too tight in the seat'

HokieHighlander's picture HokieHighlander | 7 years 7 months # ^

Is there precedence to this happening before at ANY school? What is the normal time frame from hearing back on this?

Alum07's picture Alum07
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| 7 years 7 months #

And we're 12th in the Coach's Poll (one ahead of #13 North Carolina)

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin