#12 in latest AP poll

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TennEddie said:
Pretty good considering the rough month we have had.
Shows a lot of respect.
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It’s a solid spot. It’s helps that teams from 10-25 keep losing every single week, so we can’t really fall too far when everyone else is losing as well.

2-0 this week probably locks up a 3-seed in the Big Dance for us. Big week ahead.
 
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I know the polls don't matter at this point in the year, but I'll never take being ranked for granted... Still, it's so frustrating that we're two buzzer beaters away from essentially being locked into a 2 seed.
 
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WaywardVol said:
Weird year. How can you lose 5 of 8 and barely change your ranking.
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This is what gives me the most hope about our chances in the Dance; it's almost like winning on the road simply "breaks serve" this year; fortunately, all tournaments are neutral site and Vols have done well in neutral site games this year.
 
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TNVOLFN said:
This is what gives me the most hope about our chances in the Dance; it's almost like winning on the road simply "breaks serve" this year; fortunately, all tournaments are neutral site and Vols have done well in neutral site games this year.
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My problem with that logic (regarding ranking) is they don’t advance you based on polls. Let’s hope the neutral site record is a predictor.
 
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Very baseline view of it, but being 12th makes me feel pretty good about being at least a 3 seed. Certainly need to win these last two regular season games, and maybe 1 in the conference tournament, but I think that's a pretty good place to be.
 
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CAVPUT said:
Don't forget their beast in the paint. Not many teams can find an answer for that.
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It takes a joint effort with help from the refs to overcome the Edey advantage. Edey being a 74% free throw shooter takes away a Hack a Zach strategy. So instead, the refs can let defenders beat the crap out of him without putting him on the line OR send Edey to the bench with foul trouble. Purdue is barely a top 25 team minus ZE.

Without Coach K or Roy Williams dictating the officials, PU has a good chance of making the FF or better. Bill Self is still out there though. But most likely the NCAA has already decreed that the Cinderellas will be given officiating advantages when facing PU. PU rolling unmolested through the field doesn’t create an intriguing storyline for TV. However, Purdue versus Houston should bring good ratings.
 
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Analytically, there had been a trend favoring senior-laden teams. Who hold suit this year on that hand?
 
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Last I saw in bracketmatrix.com you were still the third of the 3 seeds. If you win the SEC tournament I think you could end up the bottom 2 but depends on whatever else happens, of course. Dropping to a 4 is of course possible if you are out in your first tourney game, again depending.

But right now, UT as a 3 seed seems pretty reliable.
 
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CAVPUT said:
Don't forget their beast in the paint. Not many teams can find an answer for that.
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Indiana double teamed Edey and put him on the foul often. Indiana was more athletic and attacked Purdue’s weakness, their guards, as you can turn them over.
 
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cncchris33 said:
And we've lost 5 of 8. What is your justification for dropping them below Tennessee?
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you should already know , but here it is, look at history of the polls, when teams lose in upsets they generally drop 4-5 spots, but in this case, for two weeks now, this has not happened. The bias to protect Purdue and Big#? is very clear! If Houston had same record past 6 games, they’d be 17!
 
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beachvol23 said:
you should already know , but here it is, look at history of the polls, when teams lose in upsets they generally drop 4-5 spots, but in this case, for two weeks now, this has not happened. The bias to protect Purdue and Big#? is very clear! If Houston had same record past 6 games, they’d be 17!
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2 of their 4 losses were to ranked teams. 4 of Tennessee's 5 were to unranked teams. Big difference.
 
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