(11-14-2023 07:32 AM)Hart Foundation Wrote:  Sorry for the Sun Belt parasitic basketball programs. Even the AP poll listing shows JMU #24 Colonial Athletic Association. You don’t even get your crumbs of satisfaction by association.

Several Sun Belt schools wish they could just be ranked in anything. Bowling, Fishing, Croquet. Anything…

Congrats JMU…heck of a run to be ranked in FB or BB let alone BOTH in the same year.

As for Bowling…Astate was the National Runner-UP…just saying.

(11-14-2023 09:23 AM)JSinLR Wrote:  

(11-14-2023 07:32 AM)Hart Foundation Wrote:  Sorry for the Sun Belt parasitic basketball programs. Even the AP poll listing shows JMU #24 Colonial Athletic Association. You don’t even get your crumbs of satisfaction by association.

Several Sun Belt schools wish they could just be ranked in anything. Bowling, Fishing, Croquet. Anything…

Congrats JMU…heck of a run to be ranked in FB or BB let alone BOTH in the same year.

As for Bowling…Astate was the National Runner-UP…just saying.

Most of us are good at at least something. Though being bad at absolutely everything might just be a talent of its own.

(11-13-2023 01:53 PM)We Are the Dukes of JMU Wrote:  

FFS

You’ve actually got a helluva pt. there.

I was def hoops first until a VCPoo friend tuned me into the Zone in ‘03, I guess it was. Got back into the American tackle football just in time for the magical ride in ‘04. Met many a fellow traveler in the years hence.

That’s kept me aboard during the debacle decade of Keener, Rowe, how low can you go etc.

Now what? Is it football all in? Or is it hoops Dukes? Tough to decide where the energy and Boogity-Boogity should be going.

Only so much Boogity to go around…

(11-13-2023 02:03 PM)ODUODUODU Wrote:  I'm getting to hate JMU worse than VCU. Congratulations.

Lol

Thx
We’ll wear it like an aluminum Sheriffs Star from Frontier Town.

Proud and True

(11-13-2023 03:30 PM)TheDudeWithTheJMUTat Wrote:  

(11-13-2023 02:32 PM)Cant Tame the Lion Wrote:  

(11-13-2023 02:30 PM)We Are the Dukes of JMU Wrote:  

(11-13-2023 02:29 PM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  

(11-13-2023 01:54 PM)hburg Wrote:  Out of curiosity, has there ever been a Sun Belt team ranked before in MBB?

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Multiple times.

The most recent one though was 2008 WKU. Finished ranked #22.

It looks like WKU was ranked several times over the years.

JMU isn't breaking any ground being ranked in basketball. It's cute that you think that though.

hburg is our kindest poster with a pure soul. You take that jealousy and hatred and direct it at ME next time.

And I’ll take half that as well.

Band of Brothers

Haters gon hate

(11-13-2023 02:48 PM)Eagleyed Wrote:  The goal might need to be first that the Sun Belt rep needs to not be a 16 seed. It's kind of hard to talk multiple bids when the Sun Belt rep is included in the bottom 6 conferences in the nation reps. The top 10 conferences in the nation are the ones getting multiple bids. So it's kind of hard when our rep is somewhere at #26-32.

Well Louisiana was a 13 last year and gave 4 seed Tennessee everything they could handle. Need to keep climbing of course, but that's a lot more respectable than a 16 and it's nice that they went out and showed they probably deserved better.

(11-14-2023 08:36 AM)Dukes_Royals Wrote:  

(11-14-2023 12:37 AM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  South Alabama has been ranked in top 10 before and received at large bid.

Looks like your highest ranking ever has been 11: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/sch...polls.html

Still impressive and hoping JMU can one day get to a Top 10 ranking (not going to happen this year since our schedule isn't hard enough)

That's the AP poll. South Alabama did climb to #10 in week 8 of the UPI Coaches' poll the same 1981 season.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980%E2%80...ote-ESPN-2

Virginia Kenpom Rankings as of 11/16/23, midnight: (REVISED)

16. Virginia
56. Liberty
60. Va. Tech
86. James Madison
94. VCU
104. Richmond
119. George Mason
167. ODU
189. Radford
199. Longwood
263. Norfolk St.
266. William & Mary
281. Hampton
331. VMI

Good for Coach Byington. He’s a good dude.


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Congrats Dukes! Hope you hang around there!

4-0 Baby keeps getting better.

Radfords gonna win a lot of games this season. They’ve got some players.

Good to see us overcome a poor shooting night and our affinity for easy baskets (not a hallmark of our team for theast decade...)

Our guy Freidel - time to admit that he needs to re-learn how to shoot....the guy brings so many good intangibles, but he's been in brick city a lot this year

(11-18-2023 12:13 AM)JMUDunk Wrote:  Radfords gonna win a lot of games this season. They’ve got some players.

Agree. Radford has athletes. They competed all game. Happy to squeak out the win.