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Subject: Re: Bucknell #2 in MM Poll

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Date Posted: 11:52:41 01/16/06 Mon
In reply to: unwired 's message, "Bucknell #2 in MM Poll" on 11:14:48 01/16/06 Mon

Good stuff. Bucknell's the only top-10 team to be on the road for the Bracket Buster - so it's looking better each day for the Bison to get a prime slot and ESPN coverage for the game.

UNI has taken 2 losses in-conference so far - and has some injury issues. There's still 2 weeks to go until selections - so anything could happen!

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Author: unwired [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:39:22 01/16/06 Mon There is no way BU does not get an ESPN slot. Barring a losing streak of significant proportions a bracket buster TV appearance is a given at this point.

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Author: eric... [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:05:00 01/16/06 Mon also picked up 15 more votes in the ap (16) and two in the espn (10). run the table and we will be ranked, i think.

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Author: Bison1999 [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:10:37 01/16/06 Mon but that isn't going to happen. Deservedly or not, the Bison's chance at a top 25 AP or coaches ranking ended with the Santa-Clara loss, followed-up by the Duke debacle. They are top 25 material but won't get the votes this year. Go Bison!

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Author: unwired [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:23:41 01/16/06 Mon I kind of think at this point we are better off not being ranked. Let them take care of business without all this extra-curricular baloney to weigh on their minds. It looks like we will be one of the major Bracket Buster games, and that will not be easy on the road. There is no advantage to being ranked--were better suited to the underdog roll.

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Date Posted: 22:33:02 01/16/06 Mon

this team wont be ranked until after the bracket buster (assuming they keep winning), so the concept of 'underdog' wont change for any game this season. we lose our ranking if we dont get to the tournament, and it is highly unlikely we go into a first round game the favorite (we would need a top 8 seed in a game against another mid-major). everyone in the conference is already gunning for us.

what needs to be noted is how much a top 25 ranking can do for the perception of the basketball program. its not going to help these guys win games (and as i pointed out above, i doubt it will hurt them). but it is a huge signal to recruits. its one thing to be a good mid-major program, but a ranking cements us as a top team regardless of classification. it wont help us steal big 10 talent. but it certainly will push us higher in the recruiting hierarchy.

if we enjoyed status in a conference where teams can let up and still get an ncaa invite, id be worried about the mental aspect of a ranking. unfortunately, we do not. youve gotta show up every game during conference play for homecourt advantage in the tournament. and, of course, you have to win those three games. after what these guys have endured the past two seasons i doubt a number is going to change their ability to do just that.