#5 in AP Poll (Highest Ranking in Month of March in 65 Yrs). #5 in NET Rankings. #5 in KenPom. #8 in Coaches Poll

[Franisdaman]

Others receiving votes:
BYU 101, USC 88, Clemson 47, Florida 24, Tennessee 19, St. Bonaventure 16, Oregon 15, Missouri 13, Wichita State 11, Maryland 9, Toledo 8, Connecticut 5, Belmont 5, Winthrop 4, North Carolina 4, UCLA 2, Louisville 2, UC Santa Barbara 1, Drake 1

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[Franisdaman]

March 1, NET Rankings
The Top 42 Teams:

Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4

1	1	Gonzaga	WCC	24-0	7-0	5-0	12-0	7-0	5-0	5-0	7-0
2	2	Michigan	Big Ten	18-1	6-1	0-0	12-0	8-1	4-0	4-0	2-0
3	3	Baylor	Big 12	18-1	6-1	3-0	9-0	6-1	2-0	4-0	6-0
4	4	Houston	AAC	19-3	5-3	1-0	13-0	2-1	5-1	8-1	4-0
5	6	Iowa	Big Ten	18-7	6-4	0-1	12-2	5-6	6-1	2-0	5-0
6	5	Illinois	Big Ten	18-6	7-3	0-1	11-2	8-5	4-1	4-0	2-0
7	9	Alabama	SEC	19-6	6-3	2-2	11-1	6-4	7-2	5-0	1-0
8	7	Ohio St.	Big Ten	18-7	7-4	1-0	10-3	7-5	4-2	5-0	2-0
9	10	Colgate	Patriot	11-1	6-0	0-0	5-1	0-0	2-0	5-1	4-0
10	11	Kansas	Big 12	17-8	4-6	2-1	11-1	6-8	3-0	3-0	5-0
11	8	Villanova	Big East	15-4	4-3	3-1	8-0	2-3	5-1	7-0	1-0
12	12	West Virginia	Big 12	17-6	7-2	3-1	7-3	6-6	5-0	4-0	2-0
13	13	Colorado	Pac-12	19-7	6-6	3-0	10-1	3-4	7-0	6-3	3-0
14	15	Texas Tech	Big 12	15-8	5-3	1-1	9-4	5-7	0-1	4-0	6-0
15	14	Florida St.	ACC	14-4	3-3	0-0	11-1	3-3	5-0	2-1	4-0
16	16	Loyola Chicago	MVC	19-4	8-3	0-1	11-0	1-2	4-2	3-0	11-0
17	17	Virginia	ACC	15-6	5-3	1-2	9-1	2-4	5-0	4-2	4-0
18	18	San Diego St.	Mountain West	18-4	5-2	1-0	12-2	0-3	6-1	6-0	6-0
19	19	Arkansas	SEC	19-5	4-4	0-0	15-1	5-4	5-1	3-0	6-0
20	20	BYU	WCC	18-5	7-2	2-1	9-2	3-3	5-2	5-0	5-0
21	21	Purdue	Big Ten	16-8	5-6	2-1	9-1	5-7	5-0	4-1	2-0
22	22	Tennessee	SEC	16-7	4-4	0-0	12-3	5-5	1-2	6-0	4-0
23	24	Creighton	Big East	17-6	7-3	0-0	10-3	4-2	7-1	2-3	4-0
24	23	Wisconsin	Big Ten	16-9	5-4	0-0	11-5	3-8	6-1	4-0	3-0
25	25	Southern California	Pac-12	19-6	6-3	1-1	12-2	3-3	4-3	9-0	3-0
26	26	Florida	SEC	13-6	5-4	2-0	6-2	4-3	4-2	4-1	1-0
27	27	Texas	Big 12	14-7	3-2	3-0	8-5	4-7	3-0	4-0	3-0
28	28	St. Bonaventure	Atlantic 10	13-3	4-3	1-0	8-0	2-2	2-1	5-0	4-0
29	32	Maryland	Big Ten	14-10	4-5	0-0	10-5	5-9	1-1	5-0	3-0
30	29	Oklahoma	Big 12	14-7	4-5	0-0	10-2	5-5	1-1	2-1	6-0
31	30	LSU	SEC	14-8	3-6	1-0	10-2	3-7	3-1	5-0	3-0
32	31	Rutgers	Big Ten	13-9	3-5	0-0	10-4	4-8	4-1	3-0	2-0
33	33	Oklahoma St.	Big 12	16-6	7-3	0-0	9-3	7-4	1-1	3-1	5-0
34	34	Clemson	ACC	15-5	2-4	3-0	10-1	4-5	5-0	4-0	2-0
35	35	Boise St.	Mountain West	17-6	4-6	3-0	10-0	2-4	2-2	4-0	9-0
36	36	UConn	Big East	12-6	5-3	1-0	6-3	2-3	3-3	4-0	3-0
37	38	VCU	Atlantic 10	17-6	5-3	2-1	10-2	2-4	6-0	4-2	5-0
38	37	UCLA	Pac-12	17-6	5-4	1-2	11-0	2-4	3-2	8-0	4-0
39	40	Arizona	Pac-12	17-8	5-3	0-1	12-4	2-3	3-5	7-0	5-0
40	39	Georgia Tech	ACC	13-8	3-5	1-0	9-3	2-6	4-0	4-2	3-0
41	42	North Carolina	ACC	15-8	3-6	3-1	9-1	2-6	5-1	5-1	3-0
42	41	Drake	MVC	22-3	9-2	1-0	12-1	1-1	4-0	6-2	11-0

 

[Franisdaman]

March 1, NET Rankings
The B1G:

Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4

2	2	Michigan	Big Ten	18-1	6-1	0-0	12-0	8-1	4-0	4-0	2-0
5	6	Iowa	Big Ten	18-7	6-4	0-1	12-2	5-6	6-1	2-0	5-0
6	5	Illinois	Big Ten	18-6	7-3	0-1	11-2	8-5	4-1	4-0	2-0
8	7	Ohio St.	Big Ten	18-7	7-4	1-0	10-3	7-5	4-2	5-0	2-0
21	21	Purdue	Big Ten	16-8	5-6	2-1	9-1	5-7	5-0	4-1	2-0
24	23	Wisconsin	Big Ten	16-9	5-4	0-0	11-5	3-8	6-1	4-0	3-0
29	32	Maryland	Big Ten	14-10	4-5	0-0	10-5	5-9	1-1	5-0	3-0
32	31	Rutgers	Big Ten	13-9	3-5	0-0	10-4	4-8	4-1	3-0	2-0
52	51	Penn St.	Big Ten	8-13	2-8	0-0	6-5	3-10	2-2	3-1	0-0
57	59	Indiana	Big Ten	12-12	3-5	3-1	6-6	3-9	5-1	2-2	2-0
69	72	Minnesota	Big Ten	13-12	0-9	0-0	13-3	4-10	1-0	5-2	3-0
77	68	Michigan St.	Big Ten	13-10	3-7	0-0	10-3	4-9	2-1	4-0	3-0
87	88	Northwestern	Big Ten	6-14	2-8	0-0	4-6	3-11	0-2	1-1	2-0
138	138	Nebraska	Big Ten	5-17	1-8	0-0	4-9	1-11	1-4	0-2	3-0

 

[AwkHawk]

Thanks for posting these. Huge win yesterday. Glad to see them play so well as a team and get in a groove. Loved the defensive intensity too. Hopefully that gives them some good momentum and they stay hot at the perfect time of the year.

 

[paladinhawk]

Ohio State only drops 1 spot?

 

[Mohawkeye]

That's great. I've got to believe we pass up Houston if we keep winning. They haven't beaten anyone and lost to ECU.

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

Ohio State only drops 1 spot?

Shows how much the voters respect Iowa.

 

[SotaHawk87]

Ohio State only drops 1 spot?

LOL they lost 3 games last week right!?

 

[BBHawk]

LOL they lost 3 games last week right!?

To whom?

 

[Franisdaman]

Thanks for posting these. Huge win yesterday. Glad to see them play so well as a team and get in a groove. Loved the defensive intensity too. Hopefully that gives them some good momentum and they stay hot at the perfect time of the year.

When the NCAA released their initial top 16 teams, it was clear that the Selection Committee was going to lean on the NET rankings.

Iowa at #5 in the NET means we would be a high 2 seed/borderline 1 seed if teams were selected for the Tournament today.

 

[SotaHawk87]

To whom?

One team on the outside looking in right now. That’s usually worth 2-3 spots on its own.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Iowa at #5 in the NET means we would be a high 2 seed/borderline 1 seed if teams were selected for the Tournament today.

Nah, that'll never happen according to some...........

 

[Hawks4Life86]

Ohio State only drops 1 spot?

3 spots, they were #4.

 

[libertyhawkeye]

Assuming Iowa wins against Nebraska and Wisconsin, and wins their first round matchup as a #3 BTT seed, it's probable Iowa will play that Saturday against Illinois for a 'winner earns a #1 NCAA seed' game.

Illinois also plays at Michigan and Ohio State this week which could make things weird if Illinois loses both before the BTT. I'd bet Illinois splits this week and stays where they are in the Big Ten standings and the national rankings.

 

[kceasthawk]

To whom?

Both Michigan schools and Iowa. Actually their game against Michigan was the closet one and their best game, which is interesting? Just goes to show you why they play the games.

 

[Franisdaman]

March 1, 2021 Coaches Poll


..................................................................Pts....1st Place Votes...Prev...Chg....Hi/Lo

1	Gonzaga	24-0	799	31	1	—	1/2
2	Michigan	18-1	764	1	3	1	2/NR
3	Baylor	18-1	733	0	2	-1	1/3
4	Illinois	18-6	670	0	4	—	4/24
5	West Virginia	17-6	576	0	13	8	5/18
5	Alabama	19-6	576	0	7	2	5/NR
7	Houston	20-3	556	0	10	3	5/18
8	Iowa	18-7	554	0	12	4	3/16
9	Villanova	15-4	541	0	6	-3	3/9
10	Ohio St.	18-7	517	0	5	-5	4/NR
11	Florida State	14-4	485	0	9	-2	9/NR
12	Creighton	17-6	385	0	11	-1	5/17
13	Arkansas	19-5	376	0	20	7	13/NR
14	Kansas	18-8	359	0	19	5	4/NR
15	Oklahoma	14-7	323	0	8	-7	8/NR
16	Texas	14-7	252	0	16	—	4/22
17	Oklahoma State	16-6	248	0	21	4	17/NR
18	Texas Tech	15-8	240	0	17	-1	8/19
19	Virginia Tech	15-5	224	0	15	-4	14/NR
20	Virginia	15-6	217	0	14	-6	4/24
21	San Diego St.	19-4	183	0	25	4	20/NR
22	Loyola-Chicago	21-4	179	0	22	—	22/NR
23	Purdue	16-8	130	0	NR	5	23/NR
24	Southern California	19-6	119	0	18	-6	18/NR
25	Oregon	16-5	97	0	23	-2	15/NR

Dropped Out
No. 24 Wisconsin.

Others Receiving Votes:
Wisconsin 43; Colorado 43; UCLA 25; Brigham Young 25; Wichita St. 21; Maryland 21; Drake 19; Clemson 18; Florida 14; Connecticut 14; Missouri 12; Belmont 11; Tennessee 9; Winthrop 6; North Carolina 6; Rutgers 3; Xavier 2; Louisville 2; Toledo 1; St. Bonaventure 1; Michigan St 1.

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[Franisdaman]

 

[hawktrooper1]

The fact the PAC-12 only has one ranked team is a travesty, given that UCLA and Arizona are in the conference.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Ohio State only drops 1 spot?

💩🤡🖕 the voters.

 

[Franisdaman]

#5 in KenPom

1 Gonzaga
2 Michigan
3 Baylor
4 Houston
5 Iowa

Link:

2022 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

Not bad for a coach who can’t recruit....or coach.....and whose rampant nepotism has stunted the growth and confidence of Joe T et al.

 

[BBHawk]

I can't see more than one B12 team getting past the first weekend. Having 7 in the top 25 is ludicrous.

 

[Franisdaman]

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Not bad for a coach who can’t recruit....or coach.....and whose rampant nepotism has stunted the growth and confidence of Joe T et al.

there are some amazing stats from this season and that is for sure one of them

here is the "official" stat:

 

[IllQChawk]

Iowa only had 4 loses at the end of 1987. Anyone know what they were ranked going into the NCAA tournament...I believe they were a 2 seed...
Ok, found what I was looking for, Iowa was rated 6th at the beginning of March and ended 6th in the final AP poll.

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

Iowa only had 4 loses at the end of 1986. Anyone know what they were ranked going into the NCAA tournament...I believe they were a 2 seed...

6

 

[paladinhawk]

Ohio State only drops 1 spot?

3 spots, they were #4.

I was talking about NET. Nova dropped 3 spots, but I guess the loss to Butler was a Quad 2 loss.

 

[Pepperman]

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Not bad for a coach who can’t recruit....or coach.....and whose rampant nepotism has stunted the growth and confidence of Joe T et al.

curious what your expectations are for how Iowa ends the season, if you’ll tell us? Or did you just want to be ranked 5th on March 1st?

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

curious what your expectations are for how Iowa ends the season, if you’ll tell us? Or did you just want to be ranked 5th on March 1st?

My expectations haven’t changed. Sweet 16, Top 3 in the B1G

 

[kceasthawk]

there are some amazing stats from this season and that is for sure one of them

Absolutely. The number one scorer all time, number one in three pointers and assists in Iowa history. Certainly this group has but up the numbers.....

 

[BBHawk]

curious what your expectations are for how Iowa ends the season, if you’ll tell us? Or did you just want to be ranked 5th on March 1st?

Curious what yours were?

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

Although being ranked 5th on March 1 is pretty cool too. Especially since Fran’s teams always fade........

 

[kcgolfer]

I would love another shot at Gonzaga. If that doesn’t happen, I would love to see Michigan play them.

 

[Franisdaman]

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@perryhawk @paladinhawk @QChawks @Robster Raws @Suterman @CleteyColgate @BBHawk

As you can see in what I quoted above, at 12:52 pm there was this post in this thread that Iowa’s #5 AP ranking is the program’s highest rank in the month of March in 66 years.

Chis knew about this or should have known about this; he just needed to scroll a quarter of an inch down his computer screen to see this AP thread. But Chis is a troll from HROT who occasionally wanders over here and more often than not doesn't even look to see what has been posted before he posts. Then he hurries back to HROT. Check out page 1 of HROT to see the BS he posts.

Don't feed the trolls.

 

[Robster Raws]

@perryhawk @paladinhawk @QChawks @Robster Raws @Suterman @CleteyColgate @BBHawk

As you can see in what I quoted above, at 12:52 pm there was this post in this thread that Iowa’s #5 AP ranking is the program’s highest rank in the month of March in 66 years.

Chis knew that or should have known that. But Chis is a troll from HROT who occasionally wanders over here and doesn't even look to see what has been posted before he posts. Then he hurries back to HROT.

Don't feed the trolls.

Can we still be friends?

 

[Franisdaman]

Although being ranked 5th on March 1 is pretty cool too. Especially since Fran’s teams always fade........

so, if its the February Fran Fade (FFF), starting today, it must be the McCaffery March Madness Magic (the MMMM)

 

[Franisdaman]

I would love another shot at Gonzaga. If that doesn’t happen, I would love to see Michigan play them.

Although being ranked 5th on March 1 is pretty cool too. Especially since Fran’s teams always fade........

IF we beat Little Debbie & Wisky and then (likely) Purdue & Illinois in the BTT, even if we lost in the BTT Final (Michigan the likely opponent), could we still get a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament?

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

IF we beat Little Debbie & Wisky and then (likely) Purdue & Illinois in the BTT, even if we lost in the BTT Final (Michigan the likely opponent), could we still get a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament?

Probably depends on Alabama and Illinois. Alabama probably gets a 1 if they win out, maybe even if they make the SEC ccg and lose. What if Illinois wins the next two on the road but loses to Iowa in the semis. I can’t see Houston getting anything more than a 3 tbh because they haven’t beaten anyone. Villanova, maybe? Root against Bama and Illinois for sure.

 

[BirdistheWord]

This is probably our best chance at a Final 4 in the foreseeable future. And surely since 1987. I think that 2 seed is critical. I hope CJ's foot is at least OK.

 

[Franisdaman]

This is probably our best chance at a Final 4 in the foreseeable future. And surely since 1987. I think that 2 seed is critical. I hope CJ's foot is at least OK.

would be awesome to sneak into that #1 seed and avoid Gonzaga, Baylor & Michigan until the Final 4

 

[DirtyJohns97]

would be awesome to sneak into that #1 seed and avoid Gonzaga, Baylor & Michigan until the Final 4

Can we get the top 2 seed and match up with “other” 1 seed? Whoever that is?