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Post by Sons of Vaval on Oct 23, 2017 9:07:09 GMT -5
Released over the weekend. The PL breaks down as follows:
75. Bucknell
163. Navy
174. Colgate
181. Lehigh
188. Army
224. BU
257. Loyola
268. Holy Cross
275. American
293. Lafayette
The PL, as a conference, ranks #19.
HC is projected to go 10-18 (7-11).
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Oct 23, 2017 10:30:03 GMT -5
Released over the weekend. The PL breaks down as follows: 75. Bucknell 163. Navy 174. Colgate 181. Lehigh 188. Army 224. BU 257. Loyola 268. Holy Cross 275. American 293. Lafayette The PL, as a conference, ranks #19. HC is projected to go 10-18 (7-11). Again, I'll take the "over" re: 10 wins projection. KenPom has our offensive efficiency at 94.2 to start the season (#307 in D-1) versus 98.7 last year, #278 in the country. He has the defense at 102.3 (#200) versus last year's 102.9 (#136). Of course, he has to start somewhere and it's probably some algorithm (Bison 137 may be able to help) based on returning players. So, freshmen are likely not included in any way. |
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Post by CHC8485 on Oct 23, 2017 12:41:42 GMT -5
How do the overall pre-season ranking compare to where the teams finished 2017?
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Oct 23, 2017 13:14:02 GMT -5
How do the overall pre-season ranking compare to where the teams finished 2017? Bucknell - 76 Navy - 206 Colgate - 268 Lehigh - 115 Army - 230 BU - 192 Loyola - 227 HC - 215 American - 307 Lafayette - 330 |
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Post by CHC8485 on Oct 23, 2017 13:41:35 GMT -5
Thanks. So some pretty big shifts I presume, particularly in the leagues like the PL, based on what is lost and what is returning.
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Post by somedaycamesuddenly on Oct 23, 2017 14:45:59 GMT -5
1. Bucknell (14-4) - 75
2. Navy (11-7) - 163
3. Colgate (10-8) - 174
4. Lehigh (10-8) - 181
5. Army (10-8) - 188
6. BU (8-10) - 224
7. Loyola (7-11) - 257
8. Holy Cross (7-11) - 268
9. American (7-11) - 275
10. Lafayette (6-12) - 293
2017-18 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Coaches Preseason Poll
Bucknell, 162 (18 first-place votes)
Boston University, 141 (2)
Navy, 120
Lehigh, 108
Colgate, 104
Loyola Maryland 78
Army West Point, 66
Holy Cross, 48
American, 39
Lafayette, 27
When Comparing the Coaches to KenPom:
Bucknell - 1, 1
BU - 2, 6
Navy - 3, 2
Lehigh - 4, 4
Colgate - 5, 3
Loyola Maryland - 6, 7
Army - 7, 5
Holy Cross - 8, 8
American - 9, 9
Lafayette 10,10
The biggest differences seem to be BU, Colgate and Army. I think that BU might be overrated at the 2 a little bit but I think whoever was put at the 2 was likely to be that way given how wide-open that spot should be. I really can't see us falling outside of the top 5 though. I think KenPom is probably overrating Army a bit due to returning talent. It would not surprise me to see Colgate closer to 3 than 5.
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Oct 23, 2017 17:27:40 GMT -5
Released over the weekend. The PL breaks down as follows: The PL, as a conference, ranks #19. #19 conference rank for the PL is actually a half decent projection, I think. Maybe its because no one is projected for The 300 Club. What it needs is another top 100 team. Hopefully HC can oblige in the not too distant future. |
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