Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous


ND last 5yrs...11-9, 14-7, 11-8, 10-9, 9-1 so far...Hopkins...14-4, 11-8, 11-7, 10-9, 8-3 so far...every year top 20, all about the name.


Due to the fact that there is very little parity outside of the Top 20 or so programs a teams record is not a very good indicator of how competitive a team is. The majority of teams that play Eight or more tough (perennial top 20 teams) are going to lose some games.

Which are the programs that are over looked every year because of they do not have a big name?


Some games? 7,8,9,10 games? Thats alittle more than some...you can't not win one of your tough games and be considered a top 20 team that year...


Which are the programs that are over looked every year because of they do not have a big name? [/quote]

Some games? 7,8,9,10 games? Thats alittle more than some...you can't not win one of your tough games and be considered a top 20 team that year...[/quote]

But if a team only plays 2 - 4 games vs Top teams and loses all of them they should be ranked because they rack up wins vs weak teams? Which teams get overlooked?

Florida is 6 - 6 I guess they are not a Top 20 team. Take a look at Stony Brook at 4 - 4 with all four losses to Top 20 teams. Then take a look at what they did to the 4 non top 20 teams.

Which are the programs that get overlooked because they do not have "the name"?[/quote]

Stony Brook beat Colorado ( #14 at game time) and Towson (#13 at game time). They lost the rest of their games vs ranked opponents. They still have Hopkins and USC on their slate as far as ranked opponents. Plus, they should win their conference.

Florida beat High Point (#24) and Stony Brook (#20). They lost the remaining games against top teams and have no other top teams on their schedule. They also will win their conference.

Whether or not they deserve to be ranked in the top 25 is up to the people who vote. They will make the tournament because they will win their conferences. If they lose, their fate will rest in opinions of others.

Strength of schedules only matter if a team wins some of those games. Otherwise your record is what it says it is.... (see Towson or Duke...). ND now has two huge wins on their resume. They are off the snide!