BYU Hoops Temperature Check: Jan 18
by Brett Hein on Jan 18, 2012 9:55 AM PST
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PrintTime to check back in with college basketball's bracketologists and prognosticators to see where BYU basketball stands in rankings and brackets.
Joe Lunardi, ESPN: 12-seed and in "last four in," playing in a play-in game vs. 12-seed Cincinnati (Last week: 11-seed)
Jerry Palm, CBS Sports: 13-seed and in "last four in," playing in a play-in game vs. 13-seed Stanford (Last week: 11-seed)
Chris Dobbertean, SB Nation: "Last four out" (Last week: 12-seed)
Andy Glockner, SI.com: BYU is still "In The Mix." (Last week: In The Mix)
Mid-Major Top-25: #9 (Last week: #10)
Ken Pomeroy ranking: #20 (Last week: #20)
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So what gives? BYU has done nothing but win over the last few weeks, why the drop in seeding? Well, it mostly has to do with the schedule. The strength of schedule gets watered down with each game, because the Cougars have only played Saint Mary's once and have yet to play Gonzaga. Since BYU has lost its biggest tests (Baylor and St Mary's), both the numbers and the minds of bracketologists have a "jury's still out" lean to BYU. BYU can change its bracket momentum greatly during the 8-day Virginia Tech-Saint Mary's-Gonzaga stretch from January 25 through February 2.
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that stretch...
is the most important stretch and could be very important for the future of this program. If BYU makes the Tourney and shows an ability to succeed after last year’s magical run, it could be a turning point towards an even more productive program.
by kwlarson on Jan 18, 2012 10:15 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Don’t want to overstate it …..but you are probably right. Getting to the tourney in year 1 from the WCC and year 1 post-Jimmer would do a lot for recruiting (if not boost it, at least keeping it from taking a hit).
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Getting in this year would be huge. When compared to the last few years, this team is relatively young and will only get better with experience. Then, you add RM’s Kyle Collinsworth and Tyler Haws back to the mix, and eventually Emery/Haws Jr’s, we appear to only get better for the forseeable future. A 10 year NCAA streak is actually realistic…if we can keep the current streak alive this season.
by Presten Norton on Jan 18, 2012 11:29 AM PST reply actions
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