2024-25 Season

NCJohnnie said:
I know they finished Lavins first year ranked 18. Probably about as high as they got that year.
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Actually according to the Sports Reference College Basketball site we were ranked 15 the week of 2/28 in 2011. Not sure if that was AP or coaches poll.
 
I defer to @espken on these things - but I'm pretty sure the 2018 and 2011 teams beat someone to get there. I feel as though this year's team is a beneficiary of (1) winning all of its games against good and less-good teams while (2) everyone else loses games here and there.

Not complaining about the ranking but I'd need to see 2-2 vs Marquette and UConn to believe it is actually deserved. Maybe 2-3 if you throw the home Creighton game into the mix.

Fortunately for SJU (and more importantly Mullins Revenge) UConn is still ranked so it provides two of 4 potential opportunities to get a top-25 win.
 
lawmanfan said:
I defer to @espken on these things - but I'm pretty sure the 2018 and 2011 teams beat someone to get there. I feel as though this year's team is a beneficiary of (1) winning all of its games against good and less-good teams while (2) everyone else loses games here and there.

Not complaining about the ranking but I'd need to see 2-2 vs Marquette and UConn to believe it is actually deserved. Maybe 2-3 if you throw the home Creighton game into the mix.

Fortunately for SJU (and more importantly Mullins Revenge) UConn is still ranked so it provides two of 4 potential opportunities to get a top-25 win.
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Very fair.

On another note if we beat GT on the road to go 4-1 away, I will not only be impressed, but splitting the M’Q & UConn games will call for “road warrior” designation, a rarity for a while. Yeah getting ahead of myself.
 
lawmanfan said:
I defer to @espken on these things - but I'm pretty sure the 2018 and 2011 teams beat someone to get there. I feel as though this year's team is a beneficiary of (1) winning all of its games against good and less-good teams while (2) everyone else loses games here and there.

Not complaining about the ranking but I'd need to see 2-2 vs Marquette and UConn to believe it is actually deserved. Maybe 2-3 if you throw the home Creighton game into the mix.

Fortunately for SJU (and more importantly Mullins Revenge) UConn is still ranked so it provides two of 4 potential opportunities to get a top-25 win.
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Correct on both counts. In 2018-19 we beat ranked Marquette before getting ranked ourselves at #24. It was short lived as we fell out after losing both games the following week. In contrast were 3-2 against AP ranked teams.

Of course in 2010-11 we knocked off 6 AP ranked teams in Lavin’s first season.
 
Less than non-resale 30 seats available in lower bowl for Providence game. The only two seats together are in the wheel chair section.
 
lawmanfan said:
Fortunately for SJU (and more importantly Mullins Revenge) UConn is still ranked so it provides two of 4 potential opportunities to get a top-25 win.
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They have Marquette on Saturday. Depending on result might drop out of the rankings They're best wins against Baylor and Gonzaga aren't looking as strong as they did at the time. And they're loss to Colorado looks putrid now.
 
Hearing Cooley complain (but not blame) the six day layoff for STJ to prepare for them made me wonder what that is for our big five games coming up. I do think there's some merit to a preparation advantage if a team is given six days to watch film/practice/rest/etc.

2/4 against Marquette: we play against Providence on 2/1, Marquette plays against UConn on 2/1
2/7 against UConn: we play against Marquette on 2/4, UConn doesn't have any game after 2/1 -- especially important for McNeeley recovery
2/12 against Nova: we have five days of no games, Nova plays X on 2/9
2/16 against Creighton: we play against Nova 2/12, Creighton's last game is 2/11 against UConn
2/23 against UConn: we play against DePaul on 2/19, UConn's last game is 2/18 against Nova
3/7 against Marquette: we play against Seton Hall 3/1, Marquette plays against UConn on 3/5 (!)

All in all, we have a clear advantage against Marquette on March 7th. I'd be pissed if the schedule was the other way around. Only one day off before another game against a team with fresh legs?! Similar thing with the @Nova game.

UConn does have a week off before playing us on 2/7, which is a pivotal time for them.

After that, negligible.
 
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