A home loss to freakin' BYU? Virginia Tech, you are dead to me. You're the Texas A&M of the ACC.
A road loss to freakin' St. John's? WTF, Huggs? Did your team suddenly decide it didn't want to finish in the Big East's top four?
A road loss to freakin' SOUTH CAROLINA? OMG, Alabama. OMG. DIAF.
Your probably can gather at this point that very little of a positive nature occurs after the jump. You'd be right.
When the highlight is Long Beach State narrowly escaping Jim Wooldridge's UC Riverside team in overtime, it's hard to say it even was a mediocre week for our non-conference resume.
Associated Press Ranking = 22
ESPN/USA Today Ranking = 24
Overall Record = 15-4
Big 12 Record = 4-3
Top 50 Record = 3-3
RPI = 28
SOS = 55
Signature Wins (RPI 1-30) = Missouri
Quality Wins (RPI 31-100) = Virginia Tech, Alabama, Long Beach State, Texas
Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = none
- Charleston Southern (13-7, 7-3 Big South) | RPI = 142
- Loyola Chicago (5-15, 0-10 Horizon) | RPI = 294: Loss at Detroit (52-67)
- UMES (4-14, 1-4 MEAC) | RPI = 306: Loss to Bethune-Cookman (55-67)
- George Washington (8-12, 3-3 A-10) | RPI = 167: Loss at La Salle (63-78)
- Virginia Tech (12-8, 1-4 ACC) | RPI = 77: Loss to BYU (68-70)
- West Virginia (15-6, 5-3 Big East) | RPI = 17: Loss at St. John's (62-78)
- North Florida (10-12, 4-5 A-Sun) | RPI = 195: Win at Kennesaw State (76-68)
- Alabama (13-7, 2-4 SEC) | RPI = 39: Loss at South Carolina (54-56)
- Southern Illinois (7-14, 4-6 MVC) | RPI = 231: Win over Bradley (77-60)
- UTEP (10-10, 3-3 C-USA) | RPI = 144
- Long Beach State (15-6, 8-0 Big West) | RPI = 40: Win at UC Riverside (77-70 in overtime)
- Howard (4-16, 1-6 MEAC) | RPI = 317
- No. 5 Kansas (17-3, 7-0 Big 12) | RPI = 7: Win over Texas A&M (64-54)
- No. 2 Missouri (18-2, 5-2 Big 12) | RPI = 13: Loss at Oklahoma State (72-79)
- No. 6 Baylor (18-2, 5-2 Big 12) | RPI = 3: Win at Oklahoma (77-65)
- Oklahoma (12-7, 2-5 Big 12) | RPI = 87: Loss to No. 6 Baylor (65-77)
- Texas (13-7, 3-4 Big 12) | RPI = 67: Win over Iowa State (62-55)
- Oklahoma State (10-10, 3-4 Big 12) | RPI = 102: Win over No. 2 Missouri (79-72)
- Texas Tech (7-12, 0-7 Big 12) | RPI = 212: Loss to No. 22 Kansas State (47-69)
- Iowa State (14-6, 4-3 Big 12) | RPI = 58: Loss at Texas (55-62)
- Texas A&M (11-8, 2-5 Big 12) | RPI = 152: Loss at No. 5 Kansas (54-64)
Other than the OU loss there is nothing to be ashamed of here.
All we can do now is win as many or all conference games from here to the finish. A decent showing in the Big 12 Tourney and look for a 4/5 seed in the tournament.
Catbacker98 - January 28, 2012
Here's to rooting
For Alabama to beat Arkansas and for WV to top ’cuse.
MU looking hungover from the OSU loss. BU appears back on track, unless Texas has a monster second half.
…those would be the only games worth a mention without threat of a jinx.
rjd27 - January 28, 2012
Never been more pumped to watch a Cyclone game!
Best case scenario here.
KU loses, putting as back in a potential title race.
ISU sets itself up for a letdown game next week against us.
Let’s take care of business tonight at home!
xrayxtals - January 28, 2012
Yes, I wouldn't let myself believe they could actually win until they were up 8 with 15 seconds left.
Now all we have to do is win out. Should be a piece of cake, right?
ChrisP Wildcat - January 28, 2012
ISU actuallys worries be a bit. Fiesty team.
rjd27 - January 28, 2012
Iowa State worries me a lot
TB - January 28, 2012
ISU winning today was HUGE for our game Tuesday.
Because if they’d have lost, it would be a “season on the line” game. As it is, they still pretty much have to have a win against KSU, but it won’t be quite as bad a situation as it could have been for us.
Itchy n Scratchy - January 28, 2012
I think its a lot like the football game.
Before that friday night game we looked at Iowa State as a desperate team coming in searching for a bowl eligible win but once they beat somebody they were much less desperate.
EMAW 4 Ever - January 28, 2012
And we also knew how well they could play
Sean T - January 28, 2012
Of course they should worry us, especially at their place
but this becomes a classic let down game, as opposed to say losing to KU right at the end and coming in pissed when we play them.
In reality, we just have to score more points than they do, come Tuesday. :)
xrayxtals - January 28, 2012
K-State needs to worry about every game ... since we've lost 2 that we should have won.
Anon_the_younger - January 28, 2012
well gee
I thought we had them all in the bag
xrayxtals - January 28, 2012
Make that 3.
BracketCat - January 29, 2012
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