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[FerociousCat]

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At one point late they did say that UNI was 3-0 and thus far "the surprise of the Valley". HA! Lunardi also wrote that the "under the radar game" today was UNI vs. Missouri State in Cedar Rapids. Double HA!

I also heard the "surprise of the Valley" comment & hope it was indicating Miss St. After rewinding it they said something like,"UNI 3-0 after beating Missouri St, the surprise of the Valley".

[Felis P. C. Schorgeri]

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I also heard the "surprise of the Valley" comment & hope it was indicating Miss St. After rewinding it they said something like,"UNI 3-0 after beating Missouri St, the surprise of the Valley".

I wasn't alone catching that. I just shrugged it off to ESPN not doing research...which is normal.

[CincyPanther88]

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Exactly. I don't get how Drake was the media darlings they were when they had their 1 big year. Channel 5 in Des Moines did have a really nice spot on the game, lot of good highlights.

I think it was because they were so bad for so long. You take any team in any sport that was bad for a long time and when they all of a sudden become a great team, that's a big story. There's also easier access to them by the TV and radio stations. If they want to do a story on Drake, they just have to go 3-4 miles tops to cover them. Of course there should be better coverage by KWWL but the other stations have to schlep all the way to Cedar Falls from Cedar Rapids to do a story. It's much easier to go to Iowa City.

[GonzoCat]

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Seeing as how the volleyball team had to win 28 straight or so before they were ranked I imagine the basketball team has a ways to go. And I think we will lose another game at some point this year, which will cost us any chance of being ranked.

[DWadle1983]

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Wasn't UNI something like 19-2 or 19-3 when it was ranked four years ago. I could see UNI needing a similar record because that season the MVC had multiple teams with good RPI numbers during the season, wasn't that the year Missouri State was left out of the Tournament in the 20's. UNI had beat Iowa's last good team and had won at LSU so it was a case that UNI had beat a number of high RPI teams when it was finally ranked.

[NorthernIowaBacker]

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Seeing as how the volleyball team had to win 28 straight or so before they were ranked I imagine the basketball team has a ways to go. And I think we will lose another game at some point this year, which will cost us any chance of being ranked.

This is a poor analogy Gonzo. Basketball rankings are based on basketball games.

[achrist70]

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This is a poor analogy Gonzo. Basketball rankings are based on basketball games.

He is drawing attention to how little attention UNI gets in National Polls.

[9YRPLAN]

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UNI didnt stomp drake when they were ranked. man that year is gonna go down as one of the biggest flukes in history.

[Purrrrrfect]

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as to reply to the "traditional" question....both times we were ranked in 2005 and 2006, we were 15-2 in 2005 and got to be #24/25 and lost to Creighton by 1 (benny J hit a miracle half court 3 at the buzzer to make it a 1pt loss). and the next time we broke in at 23 i believe and got spanked by 10+. I think I got those right. THe first time im sure though, we lost to creighton. Both times, we never saw the rankings again.

[UNI Fight]

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2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Jan. 4) AP Top 25

1. Kansas (56) 13-0 1,614
2. Texas (8) 13-0 1,550
3. Kentucky (1) 15-0 1,489
4. Purdue 13-0 1,457
5. Duke 12-1 1,348
6. Villanova 12-1 1,279
7. Syracuse 13-1 1,173
8. West Virginia 11-1 1,147
9. North Carolina 11-3 1,098
10. Michigan State 11-3 1,009
11. Kansas State 13-1 996
12. Georgetown 11-1 911
13. Connecticut 10-3 760
14. Mississippi 11-2 699
15. New Mexico 14-1 667
16. Tennessee 10-2 649
17. Wisconsin 12-2 526
18. Florida State 12-2 446
19. Gonzaga 11-3 351
20. Georgia Tech 11-2 203
21. Temple 11-3 173
22. Texas Tech 12-2 166
23. Pittsburgh 12-2 156
24. Washington 10-3 149
25. Brigham Young 14-1 145

Others Receiving Votes
Clemson 139, Texas A&M 86, Cincinnati 76, Florida 75, Baylor 73, Miami (FL) 70, Rhode Island 52, USC 46, Dayton 45, Ohio State 42, Wake Forest 42, William & Mary 37, Northern Iowa 35, UAB 29, Mississippi State 26, Virginia Tech 20, Oklahoma State 16, California 15, UNLV 12, Cornell 9, Butler 6, Virginia Commonwealth 5, Oregon 4, Minnesota 3, Vanderbilt 1.

[BCPanther]

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Rhode Freaking Island is ahead of us. Man, college basketball polls are even more useless than they used to be...

[jman2004]

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I don't care how good Temple is. They should've fallen out. Not just drop two places . . . The 19th best team in the country should be able to compete with the 1st, especially at home. Temple got destroyed!

[DrewDog]

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Rhode Freaking Island is ahead of us. Man, college basketball polls are even more useless than they used to be...

Rhode Island is a good squad. They have wins over BC, OK State, and Providence and their one road was by 2 at VCU. Their RPI is 8.

[06panther10]

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Rhode Island is a good squad. They have wins over BC, OK State, and Providence and their one road was by 2 at VCU. Their RPI is 8.

Yeah, they probably are decent. But that resume sounds earily similar to ours. Beat BC, beat a big 12 team...

[NorthernIowaBacker]

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I don't care how good Temple is. They should've fallen out. Not just drop two places . . . The 19th best team in the country should be able to compete with the 1st, especially at home. Temple got destroyed!

This. They probably were a victim of people thinking Texas should be ranked above KU, so KU really showed up to play, but they have four (4) losses and got smoked on their home floor. Gone. Out.