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Re: Do preseason polls mean anything?
No. Not in basketball, not in football, not in hockey, not in any sport. -
Re: Do preseason polls mean anything?
In FBS football, pre-season polls most certainly mean something.
In Division I basketball, however, they do not.Comment
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Re: Do preseason polls mean anything?
They mean zilch in basketball, especially for mid-major teams who get hardly any respect anyway. Actually, rankings in basketball any time before or during the season don't mean much. Come selection Sunday, conference standings and RPI mean more than the polls, really.UNI isn't exactly splitting atoms in terms of academics. -run&bladeComment
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