ESPN Top 25 - only 1 Big East team ranked?

[JohnT]

Only Marquette ranked? Cmon. Is ESPN already grinding their ax for us leaving them?

[yorost]

5 teams in others is hard to complain about. That's 6 in their top 40 (Butler Creighton, Georgetown, Marquette, St. John's, Villanova). Looking at eventual alignment...

B1G 5(6)
ACC 4(6)
Big East 1(6)
PAC 3(5)
BIGXII 3(4)
SEC 3(4)
AAC 2(2)
A10 1(2)
MWC 1(2)
MVC 1(1)
WCC 1(1)
Ivy 0(1)

Given the 'other' list it's a favorable impression for the Big East. It's one person's list, and Andy Katz's counter highlights that he thinks Creighton should be in the top 25, too. This isn't bad,

[DumpsterFireA10]

5 teams in others is hard to complain about. That's 6 in their top 40 (Butler Creighton, Georgetown, Marquette, St. John's, Villanova). Looking at eventual alignment...

B1G 5(6)
ACC 4(6)
Big East 1(6)
PAC 3(5)
BIGXII 3(4)
SEC 3(4)
AAC 2(2)
A10 1(2)
MWC 1(2)
MVC 1(1)
WCC 1(1)
Ivy 0(1)

Given the 'other' list it's a favorable impression for the Big East. It's one person's list, and Andy Katz's counter highlights that he thinks Creighton should be in the top 25, too. This isn't bad,

That does seem a little harsh for the Big East. In fact, very much so. I will not take gratuitous shots at another conference with 1 team in either.

Call it progress.

[admin]

I guess we'll just need to earn their respect.

[DumpsterFireA10]

I guess we'll just need to earn their respect.

As Al Davis said, "Just win baby"!

[ljay]

Dickie V has 5 in his Top 40. This seems awfully early for all this.

http://espn.go.com/espn/dickvitale/story/_/id/9234790/dick-vitale-preseason-top-40-2013-14

[yorost]

Power rankings are pretty silly during the season, too, though. It's about page hits because fans love to have something to talk about.

[ljay]

Power rankings are pretty silly during the season, too, though. It's about page hits because fans love to have something to talk about.

Yup. So here's a couple more for discussion.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9222871/an-updated-look-top-25-2013-14-season-ncaa-men-college-basketball

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/blog/_/name/katz_andy/id/9223177/a-rebuttal-early-top-25-ranking-2013-14-college-basketball