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We are ESPN, 247, SI, Vegas preseason #1
Posted on 4/4/22 at 11:42 pm
Posted on 4/4/22 at 11:42 pm
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Posted on 4/4/22 at 11:50 pm to UltimateHog
Hope Muss has these boys ready to play from first tip next season. We will have a target on our backs
Posted on 4/5/22 at 2:54 am to RazorHawg
The Vegas odds are much more impressive than any poll. I almost can't believe what I'm looking at.
Posted on 4/5/22 at 5:47 am to UltimateHog
Party like it’s 1994
Posted on 4/5/22 at 6:28 am to Hawgeye
Epic Pig collapse coming.
Posted on 4/5/22 at 7:51 am to STLhog
Quite possibly but at least we’ve got 8 months or so to soak it up and be annoying about it. 
It does feel weird tho to me. I’m still old school and a class of youngens needing to mesh/gel makes me apprehensive but Muss has proven to have some magic so
It does feel weird tho to me. I’m still old school and a class of youngens needing to mesh/gel makes me apprehensive but Muss has proven to have some magic so
Posted on 4/5/22 at 8:22 am to UltimateHog
I love it. Will we rise up? Who knows. This sure beats the hell out of needing to make a run just to land a 9 seed.
Posted on 4/5/22 at 9:13 am to UltimateHog
We really need to pick up this Aimaq fella. We need some experienced meat in the middle.
Posted on 4/5/22 at 9:28 am to UltimateHog
It's a lot of pressure to put on a young team. I'm excited for next year!
Posted on 4/5/22 at 11:07 am to UltimateHog
When was the time a preseason number one won it all?
Posted on 4/5/22 at 11:38 am to dchog
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When was the time a preseason number one won it all?
What is your qualifier? The AP poll? I don't think we will be number one in that poll but here is what is looks like the last 10 years.
2021: Gonzaga (#1 seed, Sweet 16)
2020: Gonzaga (#1 seed, NC loss)
2019: Michigan St (Projected 3 seed, no tournament)
2018: Kansas (#4 seed, Round of 32)
2017: Duke (#2 seed, Elite 8)
2016: Duke (#2 seed, Round of 32)
2015: North Carolina (#1 seed, NC loss)
2014: Kentucky (#1 seed, Final Four)
2013: Kentucky (#8 seed, NC loss)
2012: Indiana (#1 seed, Sweet 16)
Using this small sample size, you have a
50% chance of being a 1 seed
90% chance of being a 1-4 seed
44% chance of making the final four
But no #1 preseason ap poll team has won the National Championship in the last 10 years
Posted on 4/5/22 at 11:42 am to rockiee
The best thing about starting that high is it makes it more likely we keep a high seed in the tourney.
Posted on 4/5/22 at 11:46 am to Mason Dixon Swine
After being named preseason #1, our NET ranking probably dropped 10 spots.
Posted on 4/5/22 at 11:49 am to Mason Dixon Swine
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The best thing about starting that high is it makes it more likely we keep a high seed in the tourney.
This is what I believe the man takeaway should be, there is so much random/fluky stuff that happens in the tournament. You just want to make sure you put yourself in the best spot possible.
Posted on 4/5/22 at 12:03 pm to rockiee
So another curse for AP?
Posted on 4/5/22 at 12:05 pm to dchog
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So another curse for AP?
I mean there is only one winner and so many teams that could be picked as the number 1, if there was some correlation to begin top 5 in the poll and not doing well I might believe something like that.
But I doubt we will be number 1 in that poll anyway.
Posted on 4/5/22 at 12:09 pm to rockiee
have a feeling UCLA or Kentucky ends up as the pre-season #1 if Jaylin leaves anyway.
Posted on 4/5/22 at 2:05 pm to Mason Dixon Swine
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The best thing about starting that high is it makes it more likely we keep a high seed in the tourney.
Exactly, if we play decent we should end up as a 3 or higher vs having to fight for a 4 seed this year
Posted on 4/5/22 at 10:44 pm to UltimateHog
Am I the only one struggling with this? I mean, the attention and spotlight on our program is pretty cool. But I’m worried about the pressure a preseason top 5 would put on this young team. Maybe it’s just been too long since we’ve been relevant for me to relish this. I’ve grown accustomed to the underdog role. Those 90s teams had a swagger that made you embrace the hype. I’m just not there yet.
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