Ken Pomeroy's 2015 rankings are up
Wisconsin - 6
MSU - 12
OSU - 14
Michigan - 15
Indiana - 26
Iowa - 33
Maryland - 34
Nebraska - 36
Minnesota - 37
Illinois - 38
Purdue - 40
PSU - 56
Northwestern - 77
Rutgers - 103
Also of interest: Oregon (35), Villanova (9), VCU (17), Syracuse (11), Arizona (5), SMU (27).
Basketball's almost back!
October 27th, 2014 at 12:03 AM ^
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October 27th, 2014 at 12:04 AM ^
Sounds about right for Michigan. Still dont understand why MSU gets any love after the diseaster last year
October 27th, 2014 at 1:22 AM ^
As I recall they were even the favorite to win it all after beating us in the BTT finals.
October 27th, 2014 at 1:28 AM ^
yes. when u are the preseason favorite to win the big ten and ranked #2 in the country and then u end up 3rd in the big ten and finish in the elite eight with a strong senior class and a shit ton of talent, then yes its a bad season. Maybe a diseastor is too much but no doubt they could have been special last year. With all the loses they have and no decent recruits coming in for 2014 i dont see how they end up higher then 4th in the big ten
October 27th, 2014 at 1:46 AM ^
It's a disappointment. God damn the internet and the overuse of hyperbole.
October 27th, 2014 at 7:53 AM ^
Having to wade through the constant hyperbole is like dying a thousand deaths every time I go on the internet.
October 27th, 2014 at 9:52 AM ^
Ugh, I've said it a million times, but all this whining about hyperboles is so annoying. I'm going to rip out my eyeballs so I don't have to read this nonsense anymore.
October 27th, 2014 at 11:07 AM ^
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October 27th, 2014 at 11:34 AM ^
Diseastor, I'll be looking for da eastor eggs
October 27th, 2014 at 8:45 AM ^
Yes. The epitome of hyperbole.
October 27th, 2014 at 8:38 AM ^
Whoa whoa whoa. Don't you remember all their injuries?
October 27th, 2014 at 10:28 AM ^
Yikes, have we already come to the point where a season like last year is a "disaster?"
They ran away with the B1G regular season title. Our first round draft pick center was out for the majority of the season, including the tournament.
It took a miracle three pointer by a team loaded with NBA players to keep us from consecutive Final Fours...
If last season is to be considered a disaster, then sign me up for some more disasterous hoops seasons.
October 27th, 2014 at 8:01 AM ^
I thought there was no politics or religion allowed on MGoBlog???
Now if you want to slam the Diseaster Bunny or Diseaster eggs, feel free.
October 27th, 2014 at 10:01 AM ^
Diseaster? Ebola Eggs for everyone???
October 27th, 2014 at 12:08 AM ^
Think Kenpom is underrating Wisconsin (!!!), overrating Sparty and Ohio State slightly, and that Indiana ranking is just utterly bizarre. As for us, we're probably worse than that right now, but by the end of the year I bet we're like 10th. So fair enough.
October 27th, 2014 at 8:12 AM ^
Fire KEN POM!!
October 27th, 2014 at 10:33 AM ^
For my 1,000th MGoPoint, I'd just like to say that I expect our basketball team to have a .1000 wining percentage as well.
And thank you baby Jesus that basketball season is right around the corner.
October 27th, 2014 at 11:08 AM ^
October 27th, 2014 at 11:22 AM ^
Ha, upvote got me on Denard 100-yard game post.
October 27th, 2014 at 12:09 AM ^
I'm going to love watching us decimate Rutgers on the court this year.
October 27th, 2014 at 12:09 AM ^
I forgot kenpom was basketball for a minute and was looking for us at the bottom of the list.
October 27th, 2014 at 9:25 AM ^
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October 27th, 2014 at 10:50 AM ^
Don't worry, once Wisconsin starts their usual bumslayer ways, they'll move up again.
Really though, this will be the first year where no one is going to say "wait, why is Wisconsin so high" on his rankings, because everyone actually expects them to be that good.
October 27th, 2014 at 12:26 AM ^
What is interesting is that KenPom has both games against MSU listed as "Away". Has Dave Brandon screwed us out of a home basketball game against them as well? I kid, I kid.
I sent him an email asking for a correction. Given that MSU was a 5 point favorite at home (twice) against Michigan, we will probably get a slight bump up and they will get a slight bump down in the overall rankings once the error is corrected. I figure we will be favored at home.
October 27th, 2014 at 12:38 AM ^
He sent me an email and everything. This should not excite me, but it does. Michigan is projected now as 3 point favorite at home over MSU. Looks like our overall ranking has not been updated yet, however.
October 27th, 2014 at 7:07 AM ^
I don't think our overall rating should change, but it does bump our expected conference wins up to 11, which would put us in the a three-way tie with MSU and OSU in second (two games behind Wisconsin).
October 27th, 2014 at 12:31 AM ^
I trust KenPom but how is OSU ranked that high? Are their new recruits and more experience that much better than last year's?
October 27th, 2014 at 1:20 AM ^
Incoming class of players is one of the best in the country.
Hard to judge at this point how good they might be. But the talent is there.
October 27th, 2014 at 1:29 AM ^
recruiting!
October 27th, 2014 at 7:48 AM ^
So they won't have as many air balls from the three point line.
That's worth a few spots alone.
October 27th, 2014 at 5:51 AM ^
If this were correct, the Big Ten would be the clear best conference again 11 of 14 teams in the top 40 is brutal but I love it. I really do think it helps us out come tournament time since big games aren't out of the ordinary
October 27th, 2014 at 8:08 AM ^
The B1G checks in with a rating of .8191, followed by the Big 12 at .8050 and then the ACC. This would be the 5th straight year for the B1G, if they can pull it off.
October 27th, 2014 at 9:40 AM ^
Big Ten? Big Ten!
No mocking here whatsoever I'm glad the conference and our team is strong in one of the major sports.
October 27th, 2014 at 8:47 AM ^
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October 27th, 2014 at 9:13 AM ^
OSU seems to be getting a lot of love here late as the 2nd best team in the Big 10 in a lot of publications based on their freshman class which is interesting. Frankly I think this year is going to be one big traffic pileup between 2nd and 8th place teams - 2 or 3 losses could separate 2nd to 8th place (i.e. 2nd place being 11-7 and 8th place being 8-10). Lots of ties in the standings.
As for his ratings, Indiana boggles the mind and I think Maryland and Illinois are undervalued. Illinois was the 2nd best team in the league the last 10 or so games last year and only lost to 1 team (UM) twice in the final 10 or so. They also started last year top 25 before a really bad Big 10 start killed them. Their defense was great, they just could not score. Any improvement on offense is going to make them a serious pain to play. Maryland was an ok team last year and looks like one of those tournament teams this year you want nothing to do with, a lot of upperclassmen who have been there done that and they actually have one of the best recruiting classes in the Big 10 to boot. A pair of 7 footers if I remember.
MSU and UM are getting past precedent bumps due to their coaching. Nebraska is interesting - bring back both top players but wont surprise anyone this year. Minnesota seems a bit overvaued we'll see. But I honestly think any of (1) MSU (2) OSU (3) UM (4) Iowa (5) Maryland (6) Nebraska (7) Illinois can finish in 2nd.... or 8th , based on 2 or 3 end of game shots and how they fall this year, they all seem very similar to me.
October 27th, 2014 at 10:10 AM ^
and Nebraska in a blender as any of them could finish 2-5 after Wisconsin.
October 27th, 2014 at 9:18 AM ^
With anyone else, I would point out that algorithms need, like, data. And that we haven't played any games yet, so the thing really needs some time before we can draw any conclusions.
However, this is KenPom. And we MUST NOT ANGER THE KENPOM GODS. THE RANKINGS ARE ACCURATE.
October 27th, 2014 at 10:21 AM ^
And past performance is a big indicator of his early season numbers. Let it play out a bit.
October 27th, 2014 at 10:13 AM ^
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October 27th, 2014 at 10:32 AM ^
It doesn't change each team's raw ranking, but it does bump us up one expected conference win.
October 27th, 2014 at 10:34 AM ^
I find myself thinking, yet again, "I can't wait for football season to be over." That really sucks because nothing makes me happier in sports than college football, but it's just not as fun when your team sucks.
October 27th, 2014 at 10:53 AM ^
The one that interests me is actually Purdue. I would not have expected them to be top 40. But all hail KenPom, so I'm guessing that I might need to revisit my expectation for Purdue.
October 27th, 2014 at 11:49 AM ^
I feel like I double and triple Michigan basketball schedule far too much this year. I guess I'm hoping it'll get here sooner and get this football season done with.