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| Originally posted on Monday, December 6, 2004. |
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| We're back. It seems like there have been more games this year already than when I released the first round
of ratings last year. Hopefully that means there will be less teams dropping far out of the Top 25 than in years past. I still was unable
to keep Nebraska from entering the Top 25 though. On Sunday, they moved into the #25 spot barely. At the same time, this year looks to
be the year that the Mid-Major conferences start to catch the big boys even more. Never before have so many of the mid to low conference teams been
ranked as highly at this point in the season. We have representatives from the Colonial, Missouri Valley, and West Coast conferences all
gaining spots in the opening rankings. In addition, there are a number of teams just outside the Top 25 who have competed well with the
major conferences early in the season. For those of you inclined to complain, remember that it is still early and this is based purely
on the numbers so far. You can check out the commentary all season in my articles on Sitting Courtside.
Don't be afraid to write in and let me know how you feel. |
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| And Now the Rankings |
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| RANK | TEAM |
RECORD | MRI | LY | |
| 1 | Boston College |
5-0 | 94.71 | 38 | |
| 2 | Georgia Tech |
5-0 | 93.82 | 13 | |
| 3 | Connecticut |
3-0 | 92.72 | 2 | |
| 4 | North Carolina State |
6-0 | 90.26 | 22 | |
| 5 | Virginia |
6-0 | 90.10 | 139 | |
| 6 | Pittsburgh |
5-0 | 89.78 | 6 | |
| 7 | Illinois |
6-0 | 89.27 | 15 | |
| 8 | Kansas |
4-0 | 87.66 | 18 | |
| 9 | Wake Forest |
6-1 | 86.42 | 24 | |
| 10 | Texas Tech |
4-1 | 82.89 | 27 | |
| 11 | Oklahoma State |
5-0 | 81.90 | 3 | |
| 12 | Old Dominion |
5-1 | 78.02 | 96 | |
| 13 | Duke |
5-0 | 77.03 | 1 | |
| 14 | Gonzaga |
5-1 | 75.06 | 4 | |
| 15 | North Carolina |
6-1 | 74.74 | 20 | |
| 16 | Fresno State |
3-0 | 73.23 | 107 | |
| 17 | Syracuse |
7-0 | 73.15 | 33 | |
| 18 | Maryland |
4-2 | 72.77 | 35 | |
| 19 | New Mexico |
6-1 | 72.72 | 134 | |
| 20 | South Carolina |
4-1 | 71.84 | 42 | |
| 21 | Marquette |
7-0 | 71.60 | 91 | |
| 22 | Arkansas |
5-1 | 71.25 | 122 | |
| 23 | Wichita State |
3-0 | 70.38 | 45 | |
| 24 | Michigan State |
4-2 | 70.21 | 54 | |
| 25 | Nebraska |
2-1 | 69.49 | 46 | |
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| Other Teams People Might Care About |
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| RANK | TEAM |
RECORD | MRI | LY | |
| 26 | Florida |
4-1 | 68.38 | 31 | |
| 28 | Texas |
4-1 | 67.72 | 12 | |
| 29 | Arizona |
5-2 | 67.31 | 23 | |
| 35 | Iowa |
6-1 | 62.31 | 94 | |
| 68 | UCLA |
4-1 | 51.07 | 200 | |
| 78 | Pennsylvania |
4-2 | 48.13 | 81 | |
| 83 | Notre Dame |
3-1 | 46.64 | 73 | |
| 103 | Miami |
3-2 | 40.00 | 131 | |
| 107 | Auburn |
5-2 | 39.26 | 57 | |
| 142 | Michigan |
4-3 | 34.47 | 32 | |
| 145 | Indiana |
2-2 | 33.11 | 149 | |
| 156 | Ball State |
2-2 | 30.19 | 152 | |
| 159 | Florida State |
3-3 | 29.40 | 47 | |
| 183 | Dayton |
1-3 | 24.29 | 61 | |
| 192 | Drexel |
2-2 | 23.13 | 101 | |
| 203 | Purdue |
1-4 | 21.74 | 84 | |
| 209 | Wofford |
2-2 | 20.72 | 301 | |
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| Last Place this week: Savannah State (0-8) at -50.80. |
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| Conference rankings this week: ACC, Big East, Big 12, SEC, Big Ten, MVC, PAC-10, C-USA, WCC, Mountain West, WAC |
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| Enjoy |
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