Both men and women's teams

[TheRealVille]

Both the men and women's teams are 12 and 5 and both have won six games in a roll. Both teams five losses have been to ranked opponents.

During this winning streak, the ladies followed the guys win with their own win. It's weird how this has gone on now for three straight weeks.

Now the men are expected to be in the top 25 this week but I wonder if the women will be. The way things are going, both will be ranked the same number.

Also, both teams next opponent is Syracuse.

 

[Louis III]

Mens team won't be ranked this week. Didn't receive votes last week. 36th in NET. That's all that matters!

 

[glassmanJ]

i think both will be ranked 27th

 

[TheRealVille]

Mens team won't be ranked this week. Didn't receive votes last week. 36th in NET. That's all that matters!

It will be proof positive of the bias against Louisville if media voters don't include the Cards in the top 25.

What does this team have to prove when teams like Arkansas was ranked? They have won six games in a roll, not the bottom feeders either. UNC, Clemson, FSU, Pitt and even Virginia.

Three of those wins on the road, four of the five by double digits. Not a single bad loss with all five defeats by quad 1 and 2 teams.

And most of this after losing two main players for the season.

I don't give a rats ass what a computer ranking says, if a voter looks at the results and maybe watched some of the games, how could they defend not having Louisville ranked? They couldn't and it would be a bias on their part.

Louisville is in 2nd place in the ACC and threatened Duke better than anyone else. I simply do not see one metric that would give a voter pause on placing Louisville in the top 25.

Period!

 

[Louis III]

I don't disagree, we simply aren't going to jump 20+ spots.

 

[TheRealVille]

I don't disagree, we simply aren't going to jump 20+ spots.

Why not? It's not unprecedented in AP poll history. It doesn't or shouldn't matter to voters where the teams were ranked the week before.

Had the Cards beaten Duke and Clemson instead of Pitt and Clemson, would you still think they wouldn't be ranked? What if it were Duke and UK?

Is there no scenario that Louisville would jump 20 spots after winning two games last week? Do you think UK or Duke or Kansas couldn't pull that off? It's not unprecedented for a team to go from not receiving votes to being ranked a week later. I don't remember the actual teams but I remember the stories about it happening.

Voters could think they had underestimated the Cardinals and now believe they're a top 25 team.

What I believe is It's still the stink of the past two seasons that some voters still consider when they shouldn't. How can any knowledgeable college basketball voter not think Louisville is a top 25 team with the results so far?