Spiders #19 in AP poll

[SFspidur]

Kentucky at #20. UVA and VT at #15/16. SLU in the ORV category with 69 votes, which would be #28.

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[Eight Legger]

Pretty impressive!

 

[spider23]

Is this the earliest we have ever been ranked?

 

[Eight Legger]

Gotta think so. And close to the highest, right? I feel like maybe we were 16 or 18 once, but I might be wrong. This may be our high watermark.

EDIT: From JOC's article just now: "Richmond was ranked No. 20 for one week during January of 1986, No. 19 and No. 17 during two weeks in December of 1958, and No. 13 and No. 17 during three weeks in January of 1955. The AP Poll started on Jan. 20, 1949."

 

[UR80sfan]

Yes, it is the earliest we have been ranked. They said our preseason AP votes this year were the highest ever and that put us at 32. This is the 1st ranking since the season started. I think our 19th ranking is the highest ever, but I am sure I will be corrected if wrong. This ranking could also go up if we win Wednesday.

 

[urmite]

Gotta think so. And close to the highest, right? I feel like maybe we were 16 or 18 once, but I might be wrong. This may be our high watermark.

EDIT: From JOC's article just now: "Richmond was ranked No. 20 for one week during January of 1986, No. 19 and No. 17 during two weeks in December of 1958, and No. 13 and No. 17 during three weeks in January of 1955. The AP Poll started on Jan. 20, 1949."

If memory serves we were 16-1 on 1/27/1986, with the loss at GT (Price, Salley, Hammonds, Ferrell...).
Voted #20 and the next day loss to ORV ODU with Kenny Gattison...

 

[gcarter52]

If memory serves we were 16-1 on 1/27/1986, with the loss at GT (Price, Salley, Hammonds, Ferrell...).
Vote #20 and the next day loss to ORV ODU with Kenny Gattison...

Most of the times it was later in the season. We achieve this in only 2 games. That is awesome!!

 

[plydogg]

It is a great time to be a Spider

 

[Gallipoli]

In other news, some Kentucky fans agree that they lost to the better team.

We lost to the better team

Clearly 19. Richmond 2-0 - 20. Kentucky 1-1 10

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[712_VT]

I wonder how often Virginia Tech and UR have ever been ranked in the same AP top 25. Serious question to the board; which win is more impressive, Tech over Villanova or UR over Kentucky? Both were pretty damn impressive to me.

 

[Spider B]

Us over UK. It was a road game.

 

[gcarter52]

I agree they both were very impressive but I give the nod to the Spiders because 1. We won in regulation and 2. The win was not in doubt after the 5 minute mark.

 

[I-M-UR]

Ignore it players and play like you still have something to prove.

 

[712_VT]

I’ll go with Tech being a bigger win simply because I think Villanova is a better team than Kentucky. Villanova is really good and should have won that game but Tech did just enough to stay in it and eventually win in overtime.

 

[Spiderstew1962]

I’ll go with Tech being a bigger win simply because I think Villanova is a better team than Kentucky. Villanova is really good and should have won that game but Tech did just enough to stay in it and eventually win in overtime.

Ok, thats it. Va Tech vs Richmond at the Robins Center Christmas Eve! May the best team win!

 

[712_VT]

Ok, thats it. Va Tech vs Richmond at the Robins Center Christmas Eve! May the best team win!

I would love to see it. Would actually be a hell of a game I think.

 

[spider23]

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RESPECT!

They don't consider A10 mid major . Chris Mack always battled being labelled as a mid major whilst at Xavier.

Honestly that is the attitude I wan't our entire program, including our HC and AD to embrace. Gilly has embraced it.

 

[UR80sfan]

It looks like our ranking will not be impacted much by Kentucky's terrible loss or our week off. It shows people believe in the Spiders!

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[Spider B]

St Louis about ready to join us in top 25. Great for the A10.

 

[SFspidur]

Spiders also check in at #19 on the Coaches Poll. (There was no Coaches Poll last week.)

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