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03-06-2006, 04:52 PM
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New AP poll - Duke keeps a first place vote
Thank god it's not football so this doesn't matter.
Jason Franchuk of the Provo (Utah) Daily Herald had Duke at No. 1 this week. "I have not punished a team based on one game all season, and a lot was going on Saturday with (J.J.) Redick and Senior Night," Franchuk said Monday, referring to the home loss to North Carolina. "I still think they're the No. 1 team in the country." Absurd. Guess he didn't have an excuse for the other game they lost this week, so he just pretended it didn't happen. 
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03-06-2006, 05:06 PM
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Re: New AP poll - Duke keeps a first place vote
Jason Franchuk's logic is one of the reasons sports go to computer generated rankings. Wow.
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03-06-2006, 05:07 PM
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Re: New AP poll - Duke keeps a first place vote
If you look at the numbers, the coach that voted UNC No. 1 also voted UConn No. 3. Ridiculous, but I expect that from the coaches. They're a long history of them not caring about their votes.
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03-06-2006, 05:09 PM
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Re: New AP poll - Duke keeps a first place vote
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If you look at the numbers, the coach that voted UNC No. 1 also voted UConn No. 3. Ridiculous, but I expect that from the coaches. They're a long history of them not caring about their votes. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, I noted UConn was 773 and was trying to find which team got a first place vote. It took a while.
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03-06-2006, 05:11 PM
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Re: New AP poll - Duke keeps a first place vote
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Jason Franchuk's logic is one of the reasons sports go to computer generated rankings. Wow. [/ QUOTE ] You mean like the computer generated ratings that have Duke as #1? His logic is actually close to the rankings. Penalizing a team for just one game or moving them up and down quickly, ordering by won/loss record is something computers simply don't do.
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03-06-2006, 05:23 PM
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Re: New AP poll - Duke keeps a first place vote
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[ QUOTE ] Jason Franchuk's logic is one of the reasons sports go to computer generated rankings. Wow. [/ QUOTE ] You mean like the computer generated ratings that have Duke as #1? His logic is actually close to the rankings. Penalizing a team for just one game or moving them up and down quickly, ordering by won/loss record is something computers simply don't do. [/ QUOTE ] nh
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03-06-2006, 05:37 PM
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Re: New AP poll - Duke keeps a first place vote
From what I've heard, a lot of these coaches have like grad assitants and such doing these polls for them.
Two thoughts 1- caring about rankings in basketball is silly 2- dropping a team for losing one game is silly 3- I have no idea how Washington isn't ranked higher
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03-06-2006, 06:32 PM
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Re: New AP poll - Duke keeps a first place vote
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While that is pretty ridiculous, check this out:  [/ QUOTE ] I know we'd move up the rankings but damn. A first place vote??? It looks as though an ACC final appearance gets the Heels a #2 seed.
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