MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2003 ESPN/USA Today Preseason College Baketball Top 25 Poll: 1 UConn (23-10) - 762 points 2 Duke (26-7) - 697 points 3 Michigan State (22-13) - 677 points 4 Arizona (28-4) - 638 points 5 Kansas (30-8) - 589 points 6 Missouri (22-11) 7 Syracuse (30-5) 8 Florida (25-8) 9 Kentucky (32-4) 10 North Carolina (19-13) 11 Texas (26-7) 12 Gonzaga (24-9) 13 Illinois (25-7) 14 Wisconsin (24-8) 15 Oklahoma (27-7) 16 Louisville (25-7) 17 Stanford (24-90) 18 St. Joseph's (23-7) 19 (TIE) Cincinnati (17-12) 19 (TIE) Notre Dame (24-10) 21 Wake Forest (25-6) 22 Pittsburgh (28-5) 23 Marquette (27-6) 24 Oklahoma State (22-10) 25 Maryland (21-10) --- Duke is kinda high I think, and Im surprised Maryland is even in the rankings, but at #25 they almost didn't make it so whatever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2003 Gonzaga, Top 15? I guess their days as underdogs are officially over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2003 this is definately a rebuilding year for Maryland. Chris Wilcox leaving the program the year after they won the championship hurt a lot because MD had a good enough team that WITH Wilcox last season they would have had a good chance to win it all, and it also would have bought the scouts another year to recruit for the rebuilding year while still having a decent team. We'll see how they do, I know they had a couple of good freshman on last year's squad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2003 I think Duke has pretty much everyone back, plus a few more Freshmen coming in this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted October 31, 2003 Gonzaga effing rules. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2003 Gonzaga wasn't even that great last year. They didn't even win their conference if I remember correct. Although that game vs Arizona last year was one hell of a game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Gatornibs Report post Posted October 31, 2003 Matt Walsh Hair + Ryan Appleby Hair= National Title Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted October 31, 2003 How the hell is Cinncy even in the top 25 with the shitty season they had last year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2003 I'm afraid Stanford might be overrated but they weren't supposed to be good last year and they return almost the same team that won 24 games. Mike Montgomery will just have to keep working his magic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sfaJack 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2003 And the Coach K blowjob continues... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2003 How so exactly? Duke played 3 or 4 Freshmen last year, and have 2 more highly ranked players coming in next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sfaJack 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2003 It NEVER matters what kind of talent Duke has; they get ranked in the Top 5 in the first poll regardless of how they finished the previous year, or who exactly they have coming back. Damn near every freshman Coach K recruits is some sort of basketball god, and is hyped incessantly as such. I get sick of it. If Duke ends up being a really great team this year, then I will be more than happy to come back here and eat my words then. Until that day, however, Duke is overrated, as usual. Duke is to college basketball what Notre Dame is to college football - at the first sign that they might have any sniff of success in a given year, they're immediately pushed high up the polls and forced down our throats. Personally, I think there should be no polls in any college sports until at least 4 weeks of a season has gone by. (NOTE: I might be biased, given my own personal disdain for both programs I mentioned.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2003 So it's more a matter of you not likely Duke. Which is a superior program to Notre Dame. As for polls. It doesn't matter with College Basketball. The season is so long, you'll lose games and still make the tourney. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gert T 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2003 St. Joe's being ranked is an example of the voters picking the team with the best player in the conference. Dayton is deeper and a better team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
