Top 25 ranking

[GKiller]

I thought this tread was over for the year after our loss to Hofstra, however we still seem to be hanging in there with votes in both polls. in The ESPN College basketball Power Rankings we are currently a respectable 32.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bpi.

Our SOS has been a lot harder than many give credit and currently ranks 47th.

Honestly there are some lazy voters out there that probably shouldn't have the honor since they don't take it seriously enough especially early on. seen it for many years both hoops and football. That can both help and hurt the Spiders, right now probably helping us tho w some residual votes.

Closer we are the better but the date to look would be Jan 18. If we win the next 4 that's when we'd have a legit beef. That is our next realistic chance and it requires winning the next 4 of course.

 

[Not-A-Homer]

Top 65 is more realistic. This team is pretty good, but not nearly as good as most of us thought they would be.

 

[spider23]

In retrospect, that Kentucky games was a nightmare, we played bad vs an average team and were able to win fairly handily. However not realizing they were so average it further lead to our program believing the hype.

 

[Gospiders06]

The chances of being ranked seemed to really small. After coach Cal got ejected tonight...

 

[SFspidur]

Unsurprisingly, no votes in this week's AP poll. SLU enters the poll at #23, but nobody else getting any votes.

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[SFspidur]

SLU also moves into the coaches poll at #23. No votes for the Spiders or any other A-10 teams.

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[MrTbone]

I think we're officially off the radar at this point. It'll be hard to get back on it.

 

[GKiller]

I think we're officially off the radar at this point. It'll be hard to get back on it.

we were given a great opportunity w the UK win early. But we blew it with our underperformance and underachievement since.

off the radar and off the regatta.

 

[spider fan]

Good one - GK - radar and regatta - so a rising tide lifts all boats, what does a sinking tide do? Grounds all boats - and low enough - leaves them unable to float......................

 

[Eight Legger]

If we win 10 in a row, we'll be ranked again. Anyone think we can?

 

[ChoppinBroccoli]

If we win 10 in a row, we'll be ranked again. Anyone think we can?

Can we schedule 10 straight against Fordham?

It's pandemic season, anything goes, right?

 

[RichmondNative]

Can we schedule 10 straight against Fordham?

It's pandemic season, anything goes, right?

We need some of that Holy Cross scheduling someone mentioned on one of the other threads.

 

[8legs1dream]

If we win 10 in a row, we'll be ranked again. Anyone think we can?

vs URI, vs VCU, @ SBU, vs LaSalle, vs SLU, @ Dayton

those are all in the next ten..seems like a tall order although thankfully the majority of the toughest games are at home at least

 

[SFspidur]

vs URI, vs VCU, @ SBU, vs LaSalle, vs SLU, @ Dayton

those are all in the next ten..seems like a tall order although thankfully the majority of the toughest games are at home at least

Yeah, when's the last time we lost at home?

 

[plydogg]

What's more likely, ten straight wins or ten straight defensive rebounds?

 

[8legs1dream]

Yeah, when's the last time we lost at home?

 

[SFspidur]

Idle SLU dips from 23 to 24 in both polls this week.

But the big news is...we're back on the radar! We got two points in the coaches poll...good for 40th.

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[SFspidur]

SLU just barely hanging on in the AP poll at #25. No other A-10 teams getting votes.

 

[SFspidur]

Believe it or not, we're moving up in the coaches poll...we got 9 points this week, which would be 36th place.

SLU dropped out of the poll this week. They got 66 points, which would be 28th. No ohther A-10 teams are getting votes.

 

[97spiderfan]

I think as SLU and now us have demonstrated that catching COVID seems to get you points in these polls.

 

[Eight Legger]

Told you guys the VCU plan was the way forward. Now we just need to get healthy, kill Lasalle and St. Joe's, go on pause until the end of the season and claim our #4 seed.

 

[SFspidur]

Bona starting to get some votes in the polls. SLU moved up to 22 in AP and back into the coaches poll at 24 thanks to their undefeated record this past week.

 

[ChoppinBroccoli]

Told you guys the VCU plan was the way forward. Now we just need to get healthy, kill Lasalle and St. Joe's, go on pause until the end of the season and claim our #4 seed.

This plan may have backfired.

 

[SFspidur]

Loyola enters the AP poll at #22.

SLU with 2 points and VCU with 1.

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[SFspidur]

Similar story in Coaches...Loyola at 23. SLU with 1 point is the only A-10 rep.

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[spider fan]

A-10 where have you gone? Has been awhile since the A-10 received so few votes.

 

[8legs1dream]

A-10 where have you gone? Has been awhile since the A-10 received so few votes.

two teams that were supposed to make serious noise this year (us and SLU) have struggled to even get the games played, let alone win them

 

[SFspidur]

Bilas ranks us 38th, VCU 39th, SLU 41st, Bona 44th, Davidson 64th. He's got Loyola down at 55th.

Richmond has not quite lived up to its preseason billing, but the Spiders are right there in a wide-open Atlantic 10. Blake Francis (16.6 points per game) and Grant Golden (14.8 PPG) have been great for an effective offensive team, but the true leader of this group is point guard Jacob Gilyard, the nation's leader in steals (3.8 per game) and steal rate (5.7%).

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[SFspidur]

2/15 polls...

AP: VCU with 10 points in 38th place, SLU right behind them in 39th with 5 points. Loyola holds steady at #22.

Coaches: SLU tied for 42nd with St. John's and Boise at 2 points. Loyola holds steady at #23.

 

[spider23]

Loyola holds steady at #23.

Good number.
BTW, just re-watched a couple episodes of Last Dance last night. I think I get even angrier at Isaiah Thomas than MJ.

 

[SFspidur]

No votes for any A-10 schools in either poll this week...ouch.

Loyola moves up one spot in each to #21 AP, #22 Coaches.