Top 3 is pretty clear cut so far
1. UALR 10-1
2. UTA 9-2
3. GSU 7-2

Ranking the rest was tough
4. TXST 6-3
5. Troy 5-6
6. ULM 5-7
7. USA 5-6
8. UL 4-6
9. GS 4-6
10. stAte 4-7
11. APP 2-9

Thoughts?

1. Little Rock
2. UTA
3. Georgia State
4. Troy
5. Texas State
6. ULM
7. ULL
8. USA
9. GS
10. App

TXST hasn't beaten a good team yet... but no bad losses either.

I think top 3 are clearly Little Rock, UTA and Ga State. Bottom 3 are GS, App, and Ark St. Hard to rate the 5 in the middle right now.

(12-27-2015 04:35 PM)bokobobcat1919 Wrote:  Top 3 is pretty clear cut so far
1. UALR 10-1
2. UTA 9-2
3. GSU 7-2

Ranking the rest was tough
4. TXST 6-3
5. Troy 5-6
6. ULM 5-7
7. USA 5-6
8. UL 4-6
9. GS 4-6
10. stAte 4-7
11. APP 2-9

Thoughts?

Pomeroy
60 LR
76 UTA
96 GSU

154 ULL

195 ULM
206 TXST

239 TROY
242 stAte
255 USA

289 GS
309 APP

(12-27-2015 05:05 PM)WinstonTheWolf Wrote:  

(12-27-2015 04:35 PM)bokobobcat1919 Wrote:  Top 3 is pretty clear cut so far
1. UALR 10-1
2. UTA 9-2
3. GSU 7-2

Ranking the rest was tough
4. TXST 6-3
5. Troy 5-6
6. ULM 5-7
7. USA 5-6
8. UL 4-6
9. GS 4-6
10. stAte 4-7
11. APP 2-9

Thoughts?

Pomeroy
60 LR
76 UTA
96 GSU

154 ULL

195 ULM
206 TXST

239 TROY
242 stAte
255 USA

289 GS
309 APP

'nuff said .. ......

(12-27-2015 05:05 PM)WinstonTheWolf Wrote:  Pomeroy
60 LR
76 UTA
96 GSU

154 ULL

195 ULM
206 TXST

239 TROY
242 stAte
255 USA

289 GS
309 APP

That must be a strength of schedule ranking.
I don't know why UL would be ahead of ULM after losing to them..

And ULM's last two losses have kept them from separating from anyone else in the middle of the pack.

stAte over USA is a head scratcher too.
TXST at 6th may be right. I only put them 4th because I couldn't find a reason not to.

Top 3 in football this year appear to be bottom 3 in bball

(12-27-2015 07:47 PM)bokobobcat1919 Wrote:  

(12-27-2015 05:05 PM)WinstonTheWolf Wrote:  Pomeroy
60 LR
76 UTA
96 GSU

154 ULL

195 ULM
206 TXST

239 TROY
242 stAte
255 USA

289 GS
309 APP

That must be a strength of schedule ranking.
I don't know why UL would be ahead of ULM after losing to them..

And ULM's last two losses have kept them from separating from anyone else in the middle of the pack.

stAte over USA is a head scratcher too.
TXST at 6th may be right. I only put them 4th because I couldn't find a reason not to.

Pomeroy understand that we may finish 1-19 in league, but that win will come over South Alabama.

Actually, it probably has to do with our SOS being halfway decent, but we'll go with the other.

I'm not even mad about App being in the bottom of every power ranking. As much as I wish we weren't so awful at basketball, App is a football school in a basketball state.

I like watching Southern succeed in b ball, but program has a way to go to remain consistent each n every yr.

I'm not sure Southern will ever be upper tier in conference. Facility upgrades need to be made and tradition in b ball isn't there. We do have talent in Georgia, but the passion is not there from fans and alum.

I'm sorry, GSU is still the team to beat and have been for the prior two years. Until conference season starts, GSU should be first. We play UTA on the 30th and that'll be a test of who is the best.

1. GSU 7-2
2. UALR 10-1
3. UTA 9-2
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4. TXST 6-3
5. Troy 5-6
6. ULM 5-7
7. USA 5-6
8. UL 4-6
9. GS 4-6
10. stAte 4-7
11. APP 2-9

(12-27-2015 09:36 PM)Hammer 22 Wrote:  I'm sorry, GSU is still the team to beat and have been for the prior two years. Until conference season starts, GSU should be first. We play UTA on the 30th and that'll be a test of who is the best.

1. GSU 7-2
2. UALR 10-1
3. UTA 9-2
------------------
4. TXST 6-3
5. Troy 5-6
6. ULM 5-7
7. USA 5-6
8. UL 4-6
9. GS 4-6
10. stAte 4-7
11. APP 2-9

Disagree. That's not how "power rankings" work anyways. They are all about what you have done on the court/field.

Little Rock and UTA both have better resumes right now. It's great to say that there is not one bad loss among the top three teams, but with UTA beating Ohio State and Memphis on the road and Little Rock beating San Diego State and Tulsa on the road, they get the edge. GSU's best win is Middle Tennessee at home. We hung with UAB (9-3) and Ole Miss (10-2) on the road, but we couldn't pull off wins.

Wednesday will tell us a lot.

(12-27-2015 09:36 PM)Hammer 22 Wrote:  I'm sorry, GSU is still the team to beat and have been for the prior two years. Until conference season starts, GSU should be first. We play UTA on the 30th and that'll be a test of who is the best.

1. GSU 7-2
2. UALR 10-1
3. UTA 9-2
------------------
4. TXST 6-3
5. Troy 5-6
6. ULM 5-7
7. USA 5-6
8. UL 4-6
9. GS 4-6
10. stAte 4-7
11. APP 2-9

If we'd been undefeated then I could understand the logic but UTA and ULAR have had some impressive showings. More so than us that UAB game really gives me heartburn. Till we beat them head to head I'd say UTA first, then UaLR , then us.

(12-27-2015 09:36 PM)Hammer 22 Wrote:  I'm sorry, GSU is still the team to beat and have been for the prior two years. Until conference season starts, GSU should be first. We play UTA on the 30th and that'll be a test of who is the best.

1. GSU 7-2
2. UALR 10-1
3. UTA 9-2
------------------
4. TXST 6-3
5. Troy 5-6
6. ULM 5-7
7. USA 5-6
8. UL 4-6
9. GS 4-6
10. stAte 4-7
11. APP 2-9

This is a power ranking based off of early results, not a decision on who the team to beat is. Little Rock and UTA both had better OOC resumes than Georgia State did, thus they are being ranked 1-2.

If Georgia State beats UTA on Wednesday, this conversation will be very different.

Just making sure you guys aren't overlooking the champs

RPI

34 Little Rock
38 Texas-Arlington
50. Georgia St.
196 La.-Monroe
219 Troy
226 South Ala.
262. ULL
275 Texas State
278 Ga. Southern
322 Arkansas St.
335 Appalachian St.

(12-27-2015 10:12 PM)RoyK Wrote:  

(12-27-2015 09:36 PM)Hammer 22 Wrote:  I'm sorry, GSU is still the team to beat and have been for the prior two years. Until conference season starts, GSU should be first. We play UTA on the 30th and that'll be a test of who is the best.

1. GSU 7-2
2. UALR 10-1
3. UTA 9-2
------------------
4. TXST 6-3
5. Troy 5-6
6. ULM 5-7
7. USA 5-6
8. UL 4-6
9. GS 4-6
10. stAte 4-7
11. APP 2-9

If we'd been undefeated then I could understand the logic but UTA and ULAR have had some impressive showings. More so than us that UAB game really gives me heartburn. Till we beat them head to head I'd say UTA first, then UaLR , then us.

Agreed. I can't justify us being higher than 3

(12-27-2015 11:15 PM)panama Wrote:  RPI

34 Little Rock
38 Texas-Arlington
50. Georgia St.
196 La.-Monroe
219 Troy
226 South Ala.
262. ULL
275 Texas State
278 Ga. Southern
322 Arkansas St.
335 Appalachian St.

Enjoy those RPIs 50 and under for the next few days, guys. That's the highest they'll be all year.

SBC RPI's this year are tending to show things heading in the same direction for basketball that they went for football. 3 Dominant teams who are rarely challenged in league play run through the league to the point that a single loss to a team outside the top 3 is rare.

I don't think it finishes that way because I think Troy, ULM, and Texas State are better than what RPI says right now, but it's possible.