Where will we be ranked?

[Panther-Sheik]

Re: Where will we be ranked?

Wichita laying a turd the next game after beating UNI probably had a big effect on many of the people. They don't actually watch the MVC games but just check scrolling scores and maybe day after box scores. Oh well...still getting enough respect at this point to be in the NCAA at-large discussions.

[achrist70]

Re: Where will we be ranked?

The loss at Wichita really turned off one of the voters. Mark Berman, who had UNI ranked 11th last week, doesn't even have them in his Top 25 this week. That's a bit harsh - to drop them out if you had them that high.

It looks like 18th or 19th is about as high as anyone had them. Bohnenkamp from Burlington had them 19th this week.

That is what I thought about Berman, what that says to me is that he had never actually seen us play, just saw our record, saw one of the worst games we played all year and was turned off.

[BCatFan06]

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I think this is really the best outcome we could have expected considering the loss. Not that the rankings really matter right now, but it's nice to get the extra coverage.

[06panther10]

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That's ok. ESPN uses the coaches poll, so we will still run across the bottom line as a ranked team and get highlights on SportsCenter and College Basketball Final.

Thats exactly what I was thinking too. If we are going to be ranked in one poll, this is the one to be in. We just got ourselves a whole extra week of publicity and adversing on ESPN and about a million more appearances on the bottom line.

[Luckycat]

Re: Where will we be ranked?

We're 27th.

[UNI Fight]

Re: Where will we be ranked?

That's ok. ESPN uses the coaches poll, so we will still run across the bottom line as a ranked team and get highlights on SportsCenter and College Basketball Final.

Exactly. Staying in the ESPN/USA Today top 25 was big because on ESPN's college gameday, the bottom line, espn.com top 25 scoreboard, Northern Iowa is still listed as #25. Fortunately the AP doesn't run the most watched sports network on TV.

[We're4UNI]

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Just watched the 6:00 news here in Des Moines on WHO TV and Keith Murphy talked about the bulldogs playing the unranked panthers on Wednesday. Funny that he failed to mention they were still ranked in another poll.

[ceaser150]

Re: Where will we be ranked?

Just watched the 6:00 news here in Des Moines on WHO TV and Keith Murphy talked about the bulldogs playing the unranked panthers on Wednesday. Funny that he failed to mention they were still ranked in another poll.

I saw that as well. I wonder if he was taking a jab at the Panthers or if he just failed to do any research.

[Purple member]

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Just watched the 6:00 news here in Des Moines on WHO TV and Keith Murphy talked about the bulldogs playing the unranked panthers on Wednesday. Funny that he failed to mention they were still ranked in another poll.

Did they happen to say "the unranked Bulldogs" too?

[We're4UNI]

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Haha, funny...seems like he failed to mention that, too!

[Cat80]

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Dropped out in the AP poll. UNI is second in receiving votes with 106.

19. Connecticut;13-6;286;—
20. Ohio St.;14-6;270;21
21. Vanderbilt;15-3;264;—
22. Georgia Tech;14-5;194;19
23. New Mexico;18-3;180;—
24. Baylor;15-3;157;25
25. UAB;17-2;125;—
Others receiving votes: Florida St. 111, N. Iowa 106, Clemson 103, Wake Forest 98, Butler 69,

I'm looking at this and the rest of the poll this morning and am struck by a couple of things:

1. Villanova has FCS football, but no one would them mid-major in basketball having a long tradition and at least one NC to their credit.
2. Georgetown-nonscholarship FCS football, rest of story similar to above, add Jesuits.
3. Gonzaga-No football, add Jesuits, excellent recent history.
4. UAB-some tradition, coached by 'Clean Gene' Bartow after his stint following Wooden at UCLA. Created a football program that is now FBS.

The rest of the schools in the top 25 all play FBS football and share varying degrees of basketball, football and other sports success. What they all have in common is some national cachet due to history or conference(and a bunch of wins) and none of them are a directional teacher's college. Except for us at 27th. Name recognition is what's it's cracked up to be and when the Panthers start a new streak tomorrow, we'll be back among 'em.

[OhNewby]

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Looks like BC might help us by beating Clemson tonight.

[NorthernIowaBacker]

Re: Where will we be ranked?

Looks like BC might help us by beating Clemson tonight.

Done. #21 Clemson goes down. Knock Clemson down, makes our win over BC look better.

[06panther10]

Re: Where will we be ranked?

So, how high are we going to be tomorrow?

[BCPanther]

Re: Where will we be ranked?

I will take #21.