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Top 144 Countdown
PostPosted:Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:59 pm
by tya1
The website collegesportsmadness.com has started their annual preseason rankings countdown. ETSU is the first of four SoCon teams to be ranked. They make the list at #127. A few others so far - Georgia Southern is #144,St. Louis is#143, Georgia Tech #132, Loyola (IL) #130, Virginia Tech #123.
A safe bet would be Furman, UNCG, and Wofford for the other three, although someone else could slip in instead of Wofford. They had more losses to the roster than the other teams. Samford returns most of their guys.
Re: Top 144 Countdown
PostPosted:Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:49 am
by furpop16
tya1 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:59 pm
The website collegesportsmadness.com has started their annual preseason rankings countdown. ETSU is the first of four SoCon teams to be ranked. They make the list at #127. A few others so far - Georgia Southern is #144,St. Louis is#143, Georgia Tech #132, Loyola (IL) #130, Virginia Tech #123.
A safe bet would be Furman, UNCG, and Wofford for the other three, although someone else could slip in instead of Wofford. They had more losses to the roster than the other teams. Samford returns most of their guys.
Here's the ETSU preview page:
https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/17600 Note the Conference Rank is #4, confirming tya1's assertion there will be three SoCon additions. Apparently collegesportsmadness.com is sweet on the SoCon top-4 overall, as the ETSU projection includes a reference to the elusive "A-word":
ETSU has had nothing but success under Steve Forbes, and an experienced roster like this gives the Buccaneers a chance at earning an auto-bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2020.
Re: Top 144 Countdown
PostPosted:Mon Jul 08, 2019 10:13 am
by apaladin
Every team has a chance for an auto bid. Gardner-Webb at #136. I assume we have to go there to return the home game from last year?
Re: Top 144 Countdown
PostPosted:Thu Jul 18, 2019 2:54 pm
by apaladin
#110 is next and still no FU. Think we make the top 100?
Re: Top 144 Countdown
PostPosted:Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:19 pm
by soconjohn
Four starters returning...What do you think?
Re: Top 144 Countdown
PostPosted:Sun Jul 21, 2019 10:23 am
by PaladinPower
UNCG at 108
Re: Top 144 Countdown
PostPosted:Sun Jul 21, 2019 9:19 pm
by apaladin
soconjohn wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:19 pm
Four starters returning...What do you think?
Think it will be close. That one starter loss was a biggie. Will we come in above WC?
Re: Top 144 Countdown
PostPosted:Sun Jul 21, 2019 10:40 pm
by PaladinPower
Realistically speaking, any preseason list that has WC above the other three is made by someone not watching the socon. WC loses their 2 best players, 2 other big men and their head coach. They may win some games, but should be on the outside looking in of the top 3. just my 2 cents.
Re: Top 144 Countdown
PostPosted:Mon Jul 22, 2019 9:46 am
by DungeonRealm
Yep 2 more SoCon teams left that will be placed in top 106, should be FU and either Wofford or Samford, will be interesting to see how this poll shakes out
Samford will have a pretty good starting 5 next year with Sharkey, Gordon, Austin, Allen, Dupree
They might be a threat
Re: Top 144 Countdown
PostPosted:Mon Jul 22, 2019 7:23 pm
by tya1
They missed on ETSU's rating - they should have been higher. Jeromey Rodriquez, who averaged about 11 ppg and 11 rpg ( a top 10 rebounder in D1,) was going to leave a year early for a pro contract but changed his mind and will return. The Top 144 folks missed that return.
Re: Top 144 Countdown
PostPosted:Mon Jul 29, 2019 11:38 pm
by raleigh fan
Up to 100 and we still haven't been mentioned and only 2 SoCon teams left.
Re: Top 144 Countdown
PostPosted:Wed Aug 07, 2019 10:46 am
by DungeonRealm
Re: Top 144 Countdown
PostPosted:Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:14 am
by DungeonRealm
So guessing this thing has Wofford in top 90 ahead of us, they are way off on that if so, not only did Woff lose leading scorer, plus entire frontcourt and head coach/coaches, but they also lost their top 2 recruits. I am thinking Woff should be more in the 150 range next season, the SoCon will be prime for the Paladins to step up and take control
Re: Top 144 Countdown
PostPosted:Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:58 pm
by soconjohn
I am a little surprised they didn’t do more research...The only team I would have ahead of Furman is ETSU
Re: Top 144 Countdown
PostPosted:Wed Aug 07, 2019 2:09 pm
by apaladin
Interesting they are predicting a CBI/CIT bid for the 'dins.