AP Rankings January 21 Released

Dshanton3 · Post by **Dshanton3** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:27 pm

these polls are only good for banter like this after they come out. they really mean nothing b/c 90 percent of the voters are only really knowledgeable about schools within an hour or two from them. who cares, it will all work itself out in feb-march

ZvilleBlueDevil · Post by **ZvilleBlueDevil** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:18 pm

[quote="Dshanton3"]these polls are only good for banter like this after they come out. they really mean nothing b/c 90 percent of the voters are only really knowledgeable about schools within an hour or two from them

Right on Dsanton3.......

mhs82 · Post by **mhs82** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:01 pm

They may not mean anything, but it would still be cool if Chilli finished the season #1 - would mean last two years the final D2 AP Poll champion would come from this area. SE basketball getting some respect.

Dshanton3 · Post by **Dshanton3** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:41 am

no what would be cool is if the SEOAL had 2 state champs in diff divs. what is cool about everyone thinking you're the best team if in the end you dont prove to be just that?

mhs82 · Post by **mhs82** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:30 am

Polls are more of a reflection on who had the best season beginning to end. Tournaments are a reflection of who is the hot or lucky team at one particular point. Villanova and NC State proved years ago that the best team does not always win a tourney - the hot/lucky team does. That is why a playoff in college football will not crown the best team in football - a team that gets hot or lucky in playoff can roll through it. For an example - see Pittsburgh Steelers a couple of years ago - they entered as a wild card and ended up winning the SuperBowl. I am a huge Steeler fan and even I admit the Steelers were not the best team in the NFL that year - heck, they were not the best team in their division.