Iowa State #9 in AP Poll (1/19)
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I hope my heart doesn't give out before Big 12 play is over. This season with tough games every week is going to wear me out. But, I wouldn't have it any other way. This is fun.
Also don't think McKay was playing yet, or at least would have been his first game or two. We're a better team with McKay and getting better as he gets better.
But us dominating them on the road without our two most athletic players is probably a factor in why we are 9th.
The Maryland fans on ESPN.com are basically infecting every single ISU story comments with pure hatred. It's cute. Not saying we'd have beat them with McKay, but he'd have been an important piece in that game even if we still were shooting horribly.
There are going to be some weak top seeds this season. Gonzaga, Villanova, Arizona and Wisconsin will push for one seeds. Personally, I hope Gonzaga and Villanova blow through their conferences undefeated and we get put in their region (assuming we don't get a 1).
I don't know much either, but they played KU tough at the Sprint Center without their 2nd best player. I think ISU looks like we would match up well with them because they have a couple of freshman bigs that ISU could maybe abuse.
I think you can make the case, but you can also argue we added an impact player since that loss.
Yup. I agree with that. And I think cases can be made both ways. Just my opinion.
Why do you care? It's a good reflection on our win. Makes you look like the red headed stepchild you're acting like.
Think about the butterfly effect, boys. If we beat South Carolina, I doubt if we beat WVU on the road. You can't just assume that each game is played in a vacuum with no bearing on the rest of the season.
This may change (hoping for the better), but today, I'd say:
(1) Iowa State wins all of those games at home, with possible exception of Louisville (which could bog down the game enough w/ physicality to make it iffy)
(2) ISU would lose most of them on the road; UNI, close win (neutral court would be better situation) and perhaps Wichita State. I could see a split at Utah and at UNC.
ISU true-road-game performance has been OK, but vs. RPI away from Hilton, only West Virginia is in the range of everyone on that list except for Louisville (currently 30 range -- so it's strange I would pick that as potential home loss. Style of play situation).
This one is either slightly ahead or behind for pure RPI numbers, but it's close and offers side-by-side convenience.
CBS RPI comparison: Iowa State vs. Maryland
As a snaphot, regarding ISU-Maryland discussion in this thread, it's close to a coin-flip. ISU has the "best win" RPI-wise, Maryland's best-loss was at home to Virginia (which got votes for No. 1).
Maryland has head-to-head neutral win and both teams have common-opponent wins (Oklahoma State, Turtles won at OSU, Cyclones at home; both beat Oakland at home).
ISU's SOS is a little better, fewer games vs. sub-200. Maryland's other loss was true road game, vs. higher RPI team than our worst loss. Iowa State has more top-50 RPI wins.
I'll let everyone sort it out as they deem necessary.
Disclaimer: Still too early for RPI to provide a solid picture, but it's far enough into the season to work as a guide.
