Updated HLOH power rankings

[stever20]

by current RPI...
1 Xavier #1
2 Villanova #3
3 Butler #14
4 Providence #26
5 Seton Hall #43
6 Creighton #129
7 Marquette #149
8 DePaul #165
9 Georgetown #166
10 St John's #203

you ask why St John's so low? and why Georgetown lower than DePaul?
SOS SJ 167, DeP 130 Geo 99
RPI record: SJ 3.6-5.4 DeP 5-6 Geo 4-5.8

to show how different now....
1 Xavier #1- was #1 2 weeks ago
2 Villanova #2- was #3 2 weeks ago
3 Providence #9- was #26 2 weeks ago
4 Butler #39- was #14 2 weeks ago
5 Seton Hall #43- was #43 2 weeks ago
6 Georgetown #98- was #166 2 weeks ago
7 Creighton #130- was #129 2 weeks ago
8 DePaul #139- was #165 2 weeks ago
9 Marquette #140- was #149 2 weeks ago
10 St John's #200- was #203 2 weeks ago

avg rank now- 80.1
avg rank 2 weeks ago- 89.9

I'm surprised Stever didn't go into a rant about how it's bad to have three teams in the top 10 of the rpi

Why would I? A RPI setup like this is MUCH better than what the Big East has had the last 2 years. Teams at the top are what matters, not how deep the conference is.

[Piratefan]

1. Nova
2. X
3. PC
4. Butler
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5. SHU (????)
6. G'Town
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7. Creighton
8. Marquette
9. DePaul
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10. StJ

I agree except that i would swap 7 and 8. Not sure that SJU wins a game; it will certainly not be favored in any BE game. That said, I think that Mullin will have them rocking in another couple of years.

[EMT]

Coaches....

Friars 9
X 12
Nova 13
Butler 19

ZERO votes for SHU

AP
Friars 8
X 10
Nova 11
Butler 18

4 votes for SHU

[FenwayFriar]

SHU received 4 points in the AP poll...

[Jet915]

Wow, surprised SHU only got 4 votes......doesnt really matter, beat Villanova this week and they will be in.

[Vill]

Wow, surprised SHU only got 4 votes......doesnt really matter, beat Villanova this week and they will be in.

Or lose to Nova and watch those 4 votes go poof!

[Hall2012]

Wow, surprised SHU only got 4 votes......doesnt really matter, beat Villanova this week and they will be in.

Or lose to Nova and watch those 4 votes go poof!

Hey, I know it hasn't happened on the road yet, but the Hall is riding a streak of 3 straight years with a win over Nova. It's more likely to happen in Newark but the Pirates have definitely been a thorn in Nova's side lately.

[NovaBall]

At the Pavilion will be tough for the Hall. Probably a 10+ pt win for Nova.

[Jet915]

Wow, surprised SHU only got 4 votes......doesnt really matter, beat Villanova this week and they will be in.

Or lose to Nova and watch those 4 votes go poof!

Haha, didnt say it was gonna happen.

[GumbyDamnit!]

Hey, I know it hasn't happened on the road yet, but the Hall is riding a streak of 3 straight years with a win over Nova. It's more likely to happen in Newark but the Pirates have definitely been a thorn in Nova's side lately.

Without question the Hall has found a way to beat us recently. I recall Gibbs playing really well against us both in the BET win and last year in Newark. Much like the X game, I just think it is really, really tough to beat VU at the Pavillion.

Let me lay some hard data on you guys. Since the nBE began the Villanova Wildcats have played exactly 12 conference games at the Pavilion. They have outscored their opponents by an AVERAGE of 22.8 pts per game. In those 12 games (12-0) they have never had as much as one single-digit game. Let that sink in...

I like what I am seeing from SHU but I actually think they are in for a really tough night.