Only dropped Iowa 2 spots in the Net rankings. Illinois rose 1. 🫤
That win over Illinois
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Considering Iowa was the home team, I understand why Illannoy wouldn't drop. Iowa should have gotten better, beating still another top team. Iowa's record against good teams is very good, but Q3 and Q4 losses really drag their ranking down.
I guess NET never considers injuries. It would be hard to factor that in, since many teams have issues throughout the year. Nebraska was a different team when Iowa lost to them, and in the loss to E Illannoy, which is still inexcusable, was without key players.
I guess NET never considers injuries. It would be hard to factor that in, since many teams have issues throughout the year. Nebraska was a different team when Iowa lost to them, and in the loss to E Illannoy, which is still inexcusable, was without key players.
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Have they ever published what all goes into the NET rankings? I think they are generally fairly good (and way better than BS ones like ESPN's "BPI"), but it always has some really weird outliers ... beating OSU at home was a Quad 1 win (i.e., OSU was in the top 30) until this week...
It's pretty odd when the lower ranked team beats the higher ranked team and the team that won drops 2 spots and the team that lost jumps one. I know it has a lot to do with the teams around you so it should all work out in the end, but still. It's tough to wrap you mind around that when the polls almost never work that way.
this is not true
The day after Iowa beat Illinois, their NET Ranking did not drop 2 spots and Illinois' did not raise 1 spot.
What did happen? Iowa's NET IMPROVED from #34 to #33 and Illinois' NET DROPPED from #25 to #26.
NET Rankings, of course, fluctuate a bit from day to day. Today, for example, Iowa is #35 based on results from last night (down from #33). No big deal.
I guess you're still pissed about my comment that HyVee has better tenderloins than your joint.
Illinois didn't drop. Their loss to Iowa actually resulted in a higher ranking.
Wrong.
Iowa played Illinois on Feb 4. The next day? You and everyone can see below what happened. Iowa's NET improved. Illinois' NET got worse.
Feb 5 NET Rankings:
NET
Rank..Previous..Record...Road..Neutral..Home..Quad1...Quad 2...Quad 3...Quad 4
| 4 | 3 | Purdue | Big Ten | 22-2 | 7-1 | 4-0 | 11-1 | 9-2 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 5-0 |
| 19 | 19 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 16-7 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 14-2 | 4-4 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 7-0 |
| 21 | 22 | Indiana | Big Ten | 16-7 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 12-1 | 3-6 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 6-0 |
| 26 | 25 | Illinois | Big Ten | 16-7 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 11-2 | 3-6 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 6-0 |
| 28 | 32 | Maryland | Big Ten | 16-7 | 2-5 | 2-1 | 12-1 | 3-7 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 7-0 |
| 33 | 34 | Iowa | Big Ten | 15-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 12-2 | 7-5 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 5-1 |
| 36 | 36 | Ohio St. | Big Ten | 11-11 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 8-3 | 2-8 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| 45 | 46 | Michigan St. | Big Ten | 14-9 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 9-2 | 4-7 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 4-0 |
| 53 | 54 | Penn St. | Big Ten | 14-8 | 1-5 | 2-1 | 11-2 | 2-7 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 5-0 |
| 57 | 57 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 15-7 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 10-4 | 4-4 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 8-0 |
| 69 | 68 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 13-8 | 3-4 | 3-1 | 7-3 | 4-6 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 5-0 |
| 74 | 71 | Michigan | Big Ten | 12-10 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 8-3 | 2-8 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 5-1 |
| 101 | 99 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 10-13 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 7-3 | 1-10 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 6-0 |
| 237 | 224 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 7-15 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 5-8 | 1-10 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 5-1 |
One spot up is basically the same. Hawks should have gotten a boost, but I don't fully understand NET. I don't think it takes into account factors that change as the season go along, like injuries to your team and to opponents. It would be hard to create a formulas to reflect those unique changes.
