2024-25 Rankings

austour said:
Don't look now but UCSD is up to #30 and climbing fast!
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That program has come out of the gate very strong first year in D-1.
If the PAC is looking for another basketball only to pair with Gonzaga, they may be a better long-term add than St Marys.
 
CaliRedfan said:
That program has come out of the gate very strong first year in D-1.
If the PAC is looking for another basketball only to pair with Gonzaga, they may be a better long-term add than St Marys.
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It's actually their 3rd year playing a Big West Schedule, but their first year eligible for the dance. They actually were 2nd in conference last year with a 15-5 record but did not play in the tournament to make sure they didn't steal a bid from another conference team. I don't think the NCAA is required to take the 2nd team when the 1st isn't eligible. I'd wait for a bigger body of work before targeting them in realignment but it's been pretty incredible this year. I've only watched a couple games when UCSD grad daughter is around. She doesn't care but will sit with me to humor me.
 
austour said:
It's actually their 3rd year playing a Big West Schedule, but their first year eligible for the dance. They actually were 2nd in conference last year with a 15-5 record but did not play in the tournament to make sure they didn't steal a bid from another conference team. I don't think the NCAA is required to take the 2nd team when the 1st isn't eligible. I'd wait for a bigger body of work before targeting them in realignment but it's been pretty incredible this year. I've only watched a couple games when UCSD grad daughter is around. She doesn't care but will sit with me to humor me.
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They can hit the 3. Been on winning side of bets with them a few times.
 
austour said:
It's actually their 3rd year playing a Big West Schedule, but their first year eligible for the dance. They actually were 2nd in conference last year with a 15-5 record but did not play in the tournament to make sure they didn't steal a bid from another conference team. I don't think the NCAA is required to take the 2nd team when the 1st isn't eligible. I'd wait for a bigger body of work before targeting them in realignment but it's been pretty incredible this year. I've only watched a couple games when UCSD grad daughter is around. She doesn't care but will sit with me to humor me.
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Are many of these California Stare schools new to D1? It seems strange that UC San Diego wouldn’t have been D1. It’s a major state university.
 
Andrew said:
Are many of these California Stare schools new to D1? It seems strange that UC San Diego wouldn’t have been D1. It’s a major state university.
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I think they all are besides Merced and UC San Francisco which is 100% a life sciences school. When my daughter was there I believe they put a D1 fee increase to student vote for the 2nd or 3rd time and it finally passed. I am talking about UCs, not the Cal States. There's a lot of those. Some are D1 but some are not. Only 7 of them play d1 basketball of 23 campuses.
 
austour said:
I think they all are besides Merced and UC San Francisco which is 100% a life sciences school. When my daughter was there I believe they put a D1 fee increase to student vote for the 2nd or 3rd time and it finally passed. I am talking about UCs, not the Cal States. There's a lot of those. Some are D1 but some are not. Only 7 of them play d1 basketball of 23 campuses.
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Thanks, I meant the UC’s. Did Irvine, Riverside and Santa Barbara go D1 very recently as well.
 
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