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[NJCat]

'Cats are 27th........Dickie V ranked them 22nd.

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[NJcatsfan]

I’m comfortable not being ranked, even though I think it’s absurd. Keep that chip on the shoulder.

 

[benoitdenizetl]

Yup, though it’s absurd, I rather our guys stay hungry and angry for Wednesday. That Indiana team is on a streak, so we’ll need a great effort.

 

[GatoLouco]

Coaches poll has us at #26

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[Titanium999]

'Cats are 27th........Dickie V ranked them 22nd.

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No Respect 🫡

 

[NUCat320]

No Respect 🫡

😱 😱 😱 😱 😱 😱 😱 😱

 

[IMC Cat]

So we have identical records as Indiana, beat them head-to-head, yet they're #14 while we're unranked??

 

[Hungry Jack]

Forget the rankings. They don’t win tournament games.

 

[TheC]

Utter disrespect. We are 9-5 in one of the traditionally toughest conferences in America and just beat the #1 team in the country. It's us against the world, boys!!

 

[NUCat320]

Utter disrespect. We are 9-5 in one of the traditionally toughest conferences in America and just beat the #1 team in the country. It's us against the world, boys!!

Spoken like Travis Kelce. No respect!

 

[Smolmania]

Utter disrespect. We are 9-5 in one of the traditionally toughest conferences in America and just beat the #1 team in the country. It's us against the world, boys!!

6-2 on the road. The only teams in the country who have better road records than us are in the top 5! Keep that chip on your shoulders boys. Beat IU

 

[kreggk]

So we have identical records as Indiana, beat them head-to-head, yet they're #14 while we're unranked??

They're INDIANA. INDIANA is the basketball capital of the world. HOOSIERS is a great movie.

 

[phatcat]

Pittsburgh beat us at home, like they caught us stealing chickens, and they have fewer votes than us

 

[techtim72]

Only two Big Ten teams ranked. One of those, Indiana, had its foot in the grave a few weeks ago. Doesn't bode well for a lot of NCAA bids.

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

Pittsburgh beat us at home, like they caught us stealing chickens, and they have fewer votes than us

In fact, because Pitt played poorly in their games very early in the season, it is our blowout loss to them that is holding our heads underwater.

The computers don't care that Pitt made some personnel decisions and improved significantly. Nor do they care that we have improved as our young guys gain valuable playing time.

All they know is that Pitt blew us out and Pitt had some bad games.

 

[Titanium999]

So we have identical records as Indiana, beat them head-to-head, yet they're #14 while we're unranked??

Beat emm this week and we will be top 15 next week

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Only two Big Ten teams ranked. One of those, Indiana, had its foot in the grave a few weeks ago. Doesn't bode well for a lot of NCAA bids.

I don’t think you’ve looked at most Bracketology projections.

 

[Hkjb]

Pittsburgh beat us at home, like they caught us stealing chickens, and they have fewer votes than us

OK just replying here because I like your use of the phrase 'like they caught us stealing chickens'. Still, I have no idea what it means.

 

[snowsquirrel11]

So we have identical records as Indiana, beat them head-to-head, yet they're #14 while we're unranked??

You just need to beat them again to really get the point across (please, I'm begging you 😂)

 

[Max_Power]

Utter disrespect. We are 9-5 in one of the traditionally toughest conferences in America and just beat the #1 team in the country. It's us against the world, boys!!

Pitt is ranked below NU. They are 11-3 in the ACC. They were awful to start the year but have been very good since they destroyed NU. They have wins over ranked Miami, Virginia, NC State and 2 wins over Pete Nance led UNC. The point of this post is simple: no matter what a team like Pitt or NU does, they are always judged through the perception of the voter that they don't belong, that somehow the wins are all flukes. That the team lacks talent on the level of the real Top 25. That is why the NCAA tourney is the best way to finish each season because if they get in, both teams will have a chance to prove themselves.

 

[techtim72]

I don’t think you’ve looked at most Bracketology projections.

Perhaps I should have clarified. Doesn't bode well for the number of bids compared to normal years.

 

[Deeringfish]

In another thread, Torque-Cat said, "a lot of season left and seems implausible we could keep up this pace, so may as well ask when the bball frenzy is peaking."
This is why NU is not ranked. Not because Torque-Cat said it but because he, being a faithful and died the wool Cat fan like most of us, has this sense that some how NU is playing a little over it's head.
The pundits who make up the ratings simply don't have the close up, optimistic view that we as Cat fans have. And let's face it most of us are sitting on the edge of our seats worried that the bubble could pop. Not to mention that promoting NU's small fan base has little $$$ upside.

 

[EagerFan]

And let's face it most of us are sitting on the edge of our seats worried that the bubble could pop.

I'm totally guilty of this and I keep telling myself if we just win vs. Indy everything will be all right. We're in rarely charted and uncertain territory, and I'd like a few more years of this kind of success so I can get accustomed to the probability of it. But so many seniors...

 

[Figrating]

"You never count your money while you're sittin' at the table..."

 

[phatcat]

I'm totally guilty of this and I keep telling myself if we just win vs. Indy everything will be all right. We're in rarely charted and uncertain territory, and I'd like a few more years of this kind of success so I can get accustomed to the probability of it. But so many seniors...

I am always cringing from the next expected blow

 

[hdhntr1]

Only two Big Ten teams ranked. One of those, Indiana, had its foot in the grave a few weeks ago. Doesn't bode well for a lot of NCAA bids.

Again shouldn't matter too much as they have so many teams between 25-50. Conference won't get many top seeds but still should get a number of them

 

[stpaulcat]

So we have identical records as Indiana, beat them head-to-head, yet they're #14 while we're unranked??

Yup, the story of Northwestern.

 

[stpaulcat]

Beat emm this week and we will be top 15 next week

I've always loved your overthetoptimism.

 

[hdhntr1]

Yup, the story of Northwestern.

It is about right now with IN at 17 and us at 21