Polls 3/28/2022

[fryeguy93]

 

[volz2wallz]

Fridays vandy game is on espn2 and Saturday is on sec network I believe..GBO️

 

[Volsbaseballfan]

Has UT ever been the unanimous #1 ?

 

[Orange931]

Has UT ever been the unanimous #1 ?

No

 

[OldTimer]

Has UT ever been the unanimous #1 ?

Yes, in my heart

 

[Volsbaseballfan]

Didn’t think so!! This is awesome and I think it will happen and I think it’s deserved

 

[MAD]

Didn’t think so!! This is awesome and I think it will happen and I think it’s deserved

I’ll believe it when I see it.

 

[BruisedOrange]

Might a unanimous #1 be the miracle drug cure for BVS?

Let's approach this scientifically:

1. Print copies of every poll you can find Monday that recognizes Tennessee's #1-ness.​

2. Trim the poll results with scissors.​

3. Fold papers into a tiny rectangle.​

4. Duct tape to forehead like a phylactery.​

5. Wear until the first injury in Spring practice, first decommitment in basketball, or first double digit loss in baseball.​

6. Report to this thread how you feel following the bad news.​

I'll volunteer to be in the control group that goes through the week with a bare forehead.

 

[Halph66]

Keep winning and putting in the work. Eventually, they'll run out of excuses to rank us so low. It'll work it self out over time. Just enjoy the ride.

 

[StarRaider]

If they are top ranked... then (since 98) ... what other school has top ranked teams in

football
basketball
baseball
ladies basketball

Florida has the first three...

 

[NighthawkVol]

Has UT ever been the unanimous #1 ?

UT had never been #1 in any poll until last week.

 

[MAD]

I'll go ahead and start my weekly thread now.

Here's how the Vols' "competition" fared:

Ole Miss 1-3 16-7 (They were likely lucky a midweek game at Memphis was cancelled. They did beat Tigers the next night in Oxford
Texas 2-2 19-7 (Beat something called a Central Arkansas midweek but lost 2of 3 at Texas Tech)
Arkansas 2-1 18-4 (No midweek. Went 2-1 at woeful Mizzou 7-5, 5-7, 6-4)
Vanderbilt 2-2 19-4 (Beat Belmont and lost 2/3 at South Carolina 10-0, 2-8, 6-8)
Oregon State 3-1 17-5 (Beat Seattle -not the Mariners, and went 2-1 at Berkeley )
Florida State 3-1 16-7 (Beat UCF, and went 2-1 vs. Duke losing the Sunday game 11-2)
Florida 2-2 17-7 (Came from behind to beat Bethune-Cookman and lost 2 games vs/ LSU the losses were blowouts 16-4 at 11-2)
Oklahoma State 4-0 18-6 (Swept Oral Roberts and vs. Kansas)
Virginia 3-1 22-2 (Beat Towson and went 2 for 3 at Wake losing today's game

I believe Tennessee will be NEAR unanimous #1 but Baseball America -as always, will be the outlier. BA had Tennessee at #7 last week and I just know they will be stupid enough to keep Oregon State and Virginia ahead. Virginia is #7 in ELO and #13 RPI with a very week schedule. Wake was the only team they've played in Q1.

Vols have a 2 game lead in SEC East and 1 game overall over Arkansas.

Vols remain #2 in RPI behind Dallas Baptist and their SOS. That's up 7 spots from Sunday as the Vols overall SOS went up 7 spots today. The Vols remain undefeated at home and on road with only loss at a "neutral" site. They are 10-1 against Q1. (the best record)

In ELO the Vols widened their lead even more today over #2 Vanderbilt.

By the way, Iona remains winless 0-19 after sweep by Rider this weekend as the Gaels are next to last in ELO (#300)- only head of Saint Peters. Despite a win over a ranked UConn team, Rhode Island (3-19) dropped 10 more spots to #184

I bet ESPN/SEC had wished they had waited to make the TV schedule. The hate the little brothers will exhibit next weekend will be profound.

Virginia has a similar record, what is their ELO compared to Tennessee?

 

[vol66]

Virginia has a similar record, what is their ELO compared to Tennessee?

They good.

 

[fryeguy93]

Virginia has a similar record, what is their ELO compared to Tennessee?

Virginia is #7. They dropped 2 spots after today's loss.

BaseballAmerica's issue is they have ALWAYS been very pro-ACC. A league with one national title in 66 years. They have also actively over-promoted northern teams and Notre Dame being northern and in ACC was too much to resist. They had a writer appear on ND podcast explaining why the Irish were obvious #1 team in America despite playing no one and even losing a game to woeful Delaware. It took a sweep of the Irish to finally drop them to a more reasonable level.

UVA has similar offensive states but against lesser competition.
Their pitching is not even close, against lesser competition

BA will move Oregon State and Virginia up and keep Tennessee at #3 when every other organization will have Tennessee at #1.

 

[fryeguy93]

D1 Poll

1. Tennessee 5
2. Arkansas 3
3. Oregon State 6
4. Virginia 10
5. Florida State 7
6. Oklahoma State 9
7. Texas Tech 16
8. Texas 2
9. Vanderbilt 4
10. Ole Miss 1
11. Louisville 18
12. TCU 19
13. LSU 21
14. Florida 8
15. Arizona 11
16. Notre Dame 12
17. Miami UNR
18. North Carolina 13
19. Dallas Baptist UNR
20. Texas State 20
21. Oregon UNR
22. Georgia Tech14
23. Georgia 17
24. Gonzaga 23
25. Connecticut 24

 

[vol66]

D1 Poll

1. Tennessee 5
2. Arkansas 3
3. Oregon State 6
4. Virginia 10
5. Florida State 7
6. Oklahoma State 9
7. Texas Tech 16
8. Texas 2
9. Vanderbilt 4
10. Ole Miss 1
11. Louisville 18
12. TCU 19
13. LSU 21
14. Florida 8
15. Arizona 11
16. Notre Dame 12
17. Miami UNR
18. North Carolina 13
19. Dallas Baptist UNR
20. Texas State 20
21. Oregon UNR
22. Georgia Tech14
23. Georgia 17
24. Gonzaga 23
25. Connecticut 24

yes sir. Time to wear it!

 

[MAD]

D1 Poll

1. Tennessee 5
2. Arkansas 3
3. Oregon State 6
4. Virginia 10
5. Florida State 7
6. Oklahoma State 9
7. Texas Tech 16
8. Texas 2
9. Vanderbilt 4
10. Ole Miss 1
11. Louisville 18
12. TCU 19
13. LSU 21
14. Florida 8
15. Arizona 11
16. Notre Dame 12
17. Miami UNR
18. North Carolina 13
19. Dallas Baptist UNR
20. Texas State 20
21. Oregon UNR
22. Georgia Tech14
23. Georgia 17
24. Gonzaga 23
25. Connecticut 24

 

[fryeguy93]

All the polls in one place

 

[MAD]

Getting fancy, I like it.

By the way, not sure how Arkansas moved up in the polls.

 

[fryeguy93]

Getting fancy, I like it.

By the way, not sure how Arkansas moved up in the polls.

They won their series and a whole ton of teams around them did not. Had to move someone up

 

[madbamahater]

What day are polls released? Last week Ole Miss remained at #1 having lost over the weekend. Please explain.....

 

[bigorangepoppa]

Keep winning and putting in the work. Eventually, they'll run out of excuses to rank us so low. It'll work it self out over time. Just enjoy the ride.

I don't see how a team that has lost one game to this point, goes on the road and savagely beats the consensus #1 in a sweep, cannot be the #1 team after that!

 

[fryeguy93]

Baseball America out.
I think Tennessee will be first unanimous #1 so I will give BA credit.

However, they did manage to rank every ACC team that can hold a baseball bat to make up for it. So I feel dirty

 

[fryeguy93]

By the way, any hope of hitting #1 in midweek RPI is doubtful as WCU is #244; placing the Catamounts firmly is Q3. So even with a win; the math likely doesn't work out as DBU plays #33 LaTech in Ruston and then hosts #54 Wofford.

Got to give the Patriots credit. They know how to work an RPI. There are no further Q3 or worse teams left on their schedyule

 

[fryeguy93]

There are only 3 teams in RPI top-10 with winning records against Q1

Tenn 10-1
Gonzaga 6-4
USD 6-4