Power Rankings: Vol. 5
by babaoreally on Feb 13, 2012 7:55 PM CST
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PrintMichigan State spent Saturday beating Ohio State in Columbus, the first time anyone had done that since Feb. 17, 2010. On Monday, they climbed atop the Power Rankings. Which accomplishment is more impressive? It's hard to say, so we'll call it a tie.
1. Michigan State - 1.0 (up one)
Draymond Green is back and I would bet dollars to donuts that the Spartans will not lose another game this year unless their opponents score at least 50 points.
2. Ohio State - 2.0 (down one)
A terrible shooting game drops OSU to number two, but the Buckeyes will bounce back.
3. Wisconsin - 3.2 (no change)
The Badgers have only lost one out of their last eight, and that was to Ohio State.
4. Michigan - 4.0 (no change)
Michigan hasn't been quite as hot as Wisconsin lately, but they are a solid team that still has a shot at the conference title.
5. Indiana - 4.8 (no change)
The Hoosiers took care of a struggling Illini squad in their only game this week.
6. Purdue - 6.0 (up two)
A unanimous number six for the Boilermakers, who looked good in a loss at OSU and beat Northwestern at home.
7. (tie) Northwestern - 8.2 (up 2)
Northwestern has looked better as of late, but the logjam at 5-7 in the conference standings is comprised of some very inconsistent teams.
7. (tie) Illinois - 8.2 (down 1)
Illinois has been in a bit of a freefall recently, but they still have a chance to win some games and turn their season around.
9. Minnesota - 8.3 (down 2)
Minnesota finishes just behind the Illinois teams after they ran out of gas against Wisconsin in overtime.
10. Iowa - 9.3 (down 1)
The lopsided loss at Northwestern knocks Iowa down a spot; they remain far ahead of the cellar-dwellers.
11. Penn State - 11.2 (up one)
Penn State beat Nebraska on Saturday, so they stay out of last place.
12. Nebraska - 11.8 (down one)
See above.
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msu undefeated for the rest of season.
i wouldnt put the odds of that very high. they still have to go to IU where the hoosiers always play up to the competition. or down to it, in the case of minnesota.
by lcmcb on Feb 13, 2012 8:14 PM CST via Android app reply actions
I put Iowa ahead of Minnesota
but it does NOT help the Hawkeyes’ case that they lost to Northwestern by 19.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Feb 13, 2012 9:57 PM CST up reply actions
And got beat by Nebraska at home
Does Minnesota deserve to be ahead of Iowa? Probably not, but Iowa hasn’t exactly been setting the world on fire lately.
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by babaoreally on Feb 13, 2012 10:41 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Maybe the format of the rankings needs to be tweaked
when it comes to the logjam of 5-7 teams.
What I mean is, right now, the standings show four teams tied for seventh, then Nebraska & PSU tied for 11th.
I think it would be more accurate if, after Purdue alone in 6th, we have the 5-7 teams all in a tie for 10th. That might be more accurate right now.
I said the same thing last week
At least they aren’t still ahead of Purdue like they were then.
I think Iowa ends with a better reord in conference than Minny plus has two head to head wins but I agree that Iowa has been so ridiculous in conference play that it is hard to know what to do with them.
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6-10 is a bit of a mess
Just like last week, there is no consistency (other than Illinois losing). They might be the team that deserves the 10 spot more than Iowa at this point.
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by babaoreally on Feb 13, 2012 9:09 PM CST via Android app reply actions
6 losses in 7 games?
Ouch. MSU fans can’t be happy about what Illinois has done since they lost 42-41 in Champaign-Urbana…
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Feb 13, 2012 9:58 PM CST up reply actions
I think the general consensus is a "Meh"
We all would have loved to have that game, but between the 15 game win streak, W’s at the Kohl Center & Value City, a top ten ranking, and once again boasting the nation’s #1 SOS, Spartan fans are pretty happy with where our team is at right now – not to mention all of the recent recruiting wins are setting things up for continued dominance for the foreseeable future.
We’ll accept the occasional equvilant of a hardwood Zooking if the all the other aspects of this season & the program continue to shine so brightly.
by MSUDersh on Feb 13, 2012 11:33 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Eh.
I don’t think losing @ILL is a Zooking. Tough place to play most years and they also took out OSU so can’t be that fluky.
Impressed with Sparty on Saturday and looking forward to Thursday’s re-match (I’m a Badger fan). Breslin is always tough so don’t have a ton of hope for a W but a good measuring stick nonetheless. And MSU-UW usually doesn’t disappoint whether on the hardwood or gridiron.
Oh it was a Zooking, all right
Besides the fact that our best player, Green, was t’d up by an extremely itchy trigger fingered Jim Burr in the first half (the same Jim Burr that has T’d him up previously – in the only technicals he’s ever received in his career) and missed most of the first half, or that he injured his knee in the second half and missed most of it; besides the fact that the two teams combined for 11 assists but 28 turnovers; besides the fact that our guys had not one, but two, looks in the final five seconds to win it -
Besides all that, the damn gameball was overinflated! The announcers & people on the MSU blog immediately noticed the ball taking crazy, strange bounces. Apparently, Izzo & Weber also noticed, and complained to the refs to no avail. Then apparently at halftime, announcer (and former IU coach) Dan Dakich first bounced the ball, then measured it’s PSI, and determined it was indeed, overinflated. But the teams had to use that ball the remainder of the game.
If that’s not a Zooking, I don’t know what is!
I assumed Zooking was a synonym for a more talented team laying an egg
So I retract my comment. The ball thing is just plain weird. Like having two game clocks out of sync in an arena.
by kmals on Feb 15, 2012 5:31 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
I always took a Zooking
(or a Zookering) to mean something crazy or bizarre going down, that can only be described with a, “WTF?”
So we just have different definitions of the same term.
Losing to Northwestern and Purdue at home?
That’s not good at all. Now Illinois has 7 losses in their last 8 games.
If Illinois misses the tournament (which is looking scarily likely at 5-8 in the Big Ten), I’m not sure if they’d bother keeping Weber for another season.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Feb 16, 2012 11:50 AM CST up reply actions
