Again, I am sorry about the delay. On Monday, I actually finished it, but there were "technical difficulties," and it didn't save. Tuesday, I had a headache. I really am sorry about that.
--If you do the math, the jump from 14th to 16th won't work. This is because Stanford is still tied for 14th, even though they are not in the Top 25.
--If you do the math, the jump from 22nd to 25th won't work. This is because Villanova and Kansas State are still tied for 22nd, even though they are not in the Top 25.
--You must have a positive percentage to "Receive Consideration."
--Since it IS Wisconsin, everything Wisconsin will from now on be red. TOO BAD.
New Teams: (Now #16) Virginia (Now #21) Clemson (Now #22) Syracuse (Now #24) Florida
Dropped Teams: (Then #10) Stanford (Then #19) Arkansas (Then #22) Arizona (Then #24) North Carolina State
Teams Not Mentioned Receiving Consideration: USC (7.9%)
Few Notes of Wisdom: -- Every single number, stat, and record is as if the games never happpened Monday or Tuesday night, and only the polls came out. -- The previous category is based on where you were before the first game of that week.
-- With (5) Georgetown and (6) Tennessee, Georgetown does rank higher, even though the one decimal place does not show that. Georgetown beats Tennessee by .01.
-- With (24) Florida and (25) Southern Illinois, Florida does rank higher, even though the one decimal place does not show that. Florida beats Southern Illinois by .06.
--If you do the math, the jump from 5th to 11th won't work. This is because Stanford is still Tied for 5th, even though they are not in the Top 25.
--If you do the math, the jump from 11th to 19th won't work. This is because Georgia is still Tied for 11th, even though they are not in the Top 25.
--You must have a positive percentage to "Receive Consideration."
Few Notes of Wisdom: -- Every single number, stat, and record is as if the games never happpened last night, and only the polls came out. -- The previous category is based on where you were before the first game of that week. -- Since there is very little difference between points so far, there are a crapload of ties. -- You MUST be in the Top 25 in either poll (Sorry Wisconsin) to enter any consideration. -- Even though Syracuse made the Top 25 (As well as other teams), it did not have a high enough ranking to make the Top 25. -- All future ranking numbers in other posts will be that week's position in my poll.
Another week, another shocker. THE Shocker of the Week: OJ Mayo scores 32, but previously #18 USC loses to Mercer, 96-81.
There will be three polls this year. (AP Poll, Coaches Poll, CIP [Chorizo Interactive Poll])
For the ranking, the votes for the AP and Coaches Poll are divided by the maximum possible (1800 AP, 775 Coaches). For the CIP, the points are divided by the one school with the most (IE: NC has 73, [73/73] Wisconsin has 44 [44/73])
The three percentages are then averaged, thus giving us our ranking.
Also, the CIP has been updated this year. The points recieved from the AP Ranking is now removed. Each Poll win (Defeating a team from either Top 25) received 5 points (2 last year)
As you now know, THE Basketball Poll is back. However, it's back with a vengence. This year, I have added a twist to the former pure formula; the humans have an input. And here is how it works.
(Barring a low turnout) I will have 9 of America's best bloggers to join me in the human portion of the poll --Max points a team can recieve from human: 250.
I will do my formula from last year, with a twist --AP points jump from 25 for 1st to 250 (to accomodate human poll) --Win/Losses jump from 1/2 (1st 8 games) to 10/20 (to accomodate)
This way, no one can kill me for having Wisconsin #1. (Oh boo hoo, tarlerheelsbrough)
To apply for the role of the human poll, do one of the following: --e-mail me at chorizo245@hotmail.com, with your FOXBlog name and a paragraph describing why you should be a factor (if I get more than 9 applicants) --leave a comment with your e-mail address and a good couple sentences describing why you should be a factor (if I get more than 9 applicants) --If you forget you FOXBlog name (e-mail) or your e-mail address (Comment), you are disqualified.
Remember, EVERYBODY HATES WISCONSIN! (Yeah Illinois beats Wisconsin, we drop 14. Stanford beats USC, they drop 7. Does that even make sense?)
