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We have a better coach. With 5 seconds left there should have been no drama.

We are #1 AGAIN

Memphis is a monster in the paint. I can see why they have that streak.

Back in the day Charlie Penn would have climbed up and stolen it.

ESPN 2 I will be watching!

Only 17 feet tall? Zeke could dunk it.

40 million people watched the Oscars.

And that was how many games? And how many watched the ONE Superbowl game? And how many of the supposed 13 million watched it because their regular programming was pre-empted. Professional soccer has been tried several times in this country, and it never gets any real traction.

Soccer is meaningless in the US except for those who participate. Last year the World Cup was on TV, and all everyone kept saying on Facebook was: I wish someone would win so this would be over and off TV.

Here is what I am taking about: The MAC championship is March 16 Selection Sunday is March 17. Since there is no poll in between, whatever we go into Cleveland ranked at is what we are ranked at on Selection Sunday. Therefore, if we go in #20, no matter what happens in Cleveland we go to Sunday #20 So the question for DIG is: Has a Top 25 team EVER been denied a ticket to the dance?

I disagree. If our only loss is the championship game and we are #22, I don't think there will be a top 25 impact at that point. Every team loses one sooner or later, and at that point there might not even be another poll before selection Sunday.

This raises the RPI of every MAC team because they played a ranked opponent

Also, if you notice, we only missed #23 by one vote. #23 is in hand if we win this week. #22 looks out of reach.

That's OK. If I had been wrong I would be in hiding.

And that's how we know you are a Zips fan - still depressed after achieving a national ranking for the first time ever.

#24 in the Coaches Poll!!!!!!! Now ANOTHER bold prediction: We win two this week and break into the AP Top 25 And Wait for it..... A TOP 25 TEAM IN BOTH POLLS AT THE END OF THE SEASON WILL GET AN AT LARGE (IF NEEDED).

AP: Others Receiving Votes: Colorado State49, Virginia Commonwealth45, Akron43, Wichita State35, Saint Mary's24, Illinois19, Connecticut18, UNLV13, North Carolina8, California5, Middle Tennessee2, Belmont1, Missouri1, Stephen F. Austin1 Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketbal.../#ixzz2LvvZQ34m Coaches: thers Receiving Votes: Saint Louis23, Akron19, Saint Mary's19, Creighton16, Cincinnati16, Middle Tennessee15, Louisiana Tech12, Illinois9, Minnesota7, Wichita State3, UCLA3, San Diego State3, Oklahoma2, Missouri2, Kentucky1 Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketbal.../#ixzz2LvvjnkDf Coaches Poll may not be updated, I think we had 19 votes last week.

Me too. This is beyond defeatest.

Getting beat down like that has to have an effect. I think they are ripe to take a beating from us.

I hate when that happens.

Look at picture #14. Zekes head is clearly above the rim, and he would have brained himself if he didn't grab on and push off.

You know you are a Zips fan when you are complaining about missed free throws as the Zips with the 18th in a row on national TV!

So far the STO games have also been on ESPN3.

I saw that graphic on the telecast. Just amazing!

RealtimeRPI has us at #36 The others list us as #45 or #46 Feels good to be a solid top 50 team!