Utah State will be ranked #1 in the nation by the end of the month

SLB · Post by **SLB** » January 11th, 2024, 10:15 pm

My prediction

sam tingey · Post by **sam tingey** » January 11th, 2024, 10:16 pm

Ok. What are we betting on this. I don't believe we will be ranked #1. $10 to blue collective?

SLB · Post by **SLB** » January 11th, 2024, 10:17 pm

sam tingey wrote: ↑
January 11th, 2024, 10:16 pm
Ok. What are we betting on this. I don't believe we will be ranked #1. $10 to blue collective?

Bet is on

sam tingey · Post by **sam tingey** » January 11th, 2024, 10:18 pm

SLB wrote: ↑
January 11th, 2024, 10:17 pm

sam tingey wrote: ↑
January 11th, 2024, 10:16 pm
Ok. What are we betting on this. I don't believe we will be ranked #1. $10 to blue collective?
Bet is on

Awesome!

FeartheFro · Post by **FeartheFro** » January 11th, 2024, 10:25 pm

SLB wrote:My prediction

$100 bet. I will give you 10-1 odds that this will not happen. Cash directly to you. Do we have a bet?

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MalAgua · Post by **MalAgua** » January 11th, 2024, 10:30 pm

In what poll or ranking system?

Aggie in Boise · Post by **Aggie in Boise** » January 11th, 2024, 10:45 pm

FeartheFro wrote: ↑
January 11th, 2024, 10:25 pm

SLB wrote:My prediction
$100 bet. I will give you 10-1 odds that this will not happen. Cash directly to you. Do we have a bet?

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Are you sure you want to bet him? He called it with Shulga and he frequently posts about things he predicted. He always gets it right and if you don't believe me then just ask him.

ToastedFlakes52 · Post by **ToastedFlakes52** » January 11th, 2024, 11:20 pm

Well I mean at the current rate at which ranked teams are falling...

shoresy · Post by **shoresy** » January 11th, 2024, 11:29 pm

Lololol. I guess if you take enough shots at the dart board eventually you'll get one to stick then you can rub it in everyone's face how right you were.

BearLakeMonster · Post by **BearLakeMonster** » January 11th, 2024, 11:36 pm

See the genius is where SLB failed to say what #1.

USU could be #1 in assists per game or #1 in bananas eaten after practice.

It doesn't have to be #1 in the AP poll or NET.

hipsterdoofus21 · Post by **hipsterdoofus21** » January 11th, 2024, 11:45 pm

Would be the worst case scenario

Dkdavis · Post by **Dkdavis** » January 12th, 2024, 5:03 am

Nah Aggies haven’t proven themselves yet. They gotta win a game on the road against a decent mountain west team before I believe they belong in the top 3 in the mountain west.

MrBiggle · Post by **MrBiggle** » January 12th, 2024, 5:51 am

We could go undefeated through the MWC tournament and still would not scratch number one.

Hoot · Post by **Hoot** » January 12th, 2024, 7:11 am

MrBiggle wrote: ↑
January 12th, 2024, 5:51 am
We will go undefeated through the MWC tournament and still would not scratch number one.

Fify

Post by **ProvoAggie** » January 12th, 2024, 8:48 am

BearLakeMonster wrote:See the genius is where SLB failed to say what #1.

USU could be #1 in assists per game or #1 in bananas eaten after practice.

It doesn't have to be #1 in the AP poll or NET.

USU is always #1 in my heart so I guess he already won it.

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Aggies1888 · Post by **Aggies1888** » January 12th, 2024, 10:06 am

Someone's angling for a shout out on 'Message Board Geniuses"

Coloraggie · Post by **Coloraggie** » January 12th, 2024, 12:54 pm

Any amount of money. USU could go undefeated for the rest of the regular season and conference tournaments and not be ranked #1. If all the top teams lose there will be teams that beat them that look impressive. Teams have built up such a margin in both the NET and Polls that we won't get there.

StanfordAggie · Post by **StanfordAggie** » January 12th, 2024, 1:19 pm

If USU finished the season with one loss and every team in the country had at least 3-4 losses, USU would, at the bare minimum, be getting #1 votes. And my guess is that we would be the consensus #1 at that point. We are not playing in the Big West any more. The MWC is the #7 conference (only slightly behind the PAC and ACC) that is projected to get 4-5 teams in the tournament. Any team that goes undefeated in the MWC is an extremely good team that is a realistic Final Four contender. It's not going to happen, though, so whatever.

Coloraggie · Post by **Coloraggie** » January 12th, 2024, 1:31 pm

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
January 12th, 2024, 1:19 pm
If USU finished the season with one loss and every team in the country had at least 3-4 losses, USU would, at the bare minimum, be getting #1 votes. And my guess is that we would be the consensus #1 at that point. We are not playing in the Big West any more. The MWC is the #7 conference (only slightly behind the PAC and ACC) that is projected to get 4-5 teams in the tournament. Any team that goes undefeated in the MWC is an extremely good team that is a realistic Final Four contender. It's not going to happen, though, so whatever.

We might get some #1 votes but right now there are 7 teams ranked ahead of us that already have 3-4 losses. It would really depend on what happened to those. But if North Carolina, who is 11-3 and ranked #7 doesn't lose any more games and goes through the ACC undefeated we aren't getting any #1 votes. Go undefeated the rest of the way and it is easy top 10 and I think it would be safe to say top 5 but it depends on what other teams do as well. Other teams ranked ahead of us (AP Poll), #5 Tennessee 11-3, #7 UNC 11-3, #8 Arizona 12-3, #10 Illinois 11-3, #11 Marquette 11-4, #11 Duke 11-3, #15 Wisconsin 11-3. #1 Purdue, #4 UCONN, #6 Kentucky all have 2 losses and could have more without us passing them. Also, timing of the losses is important, one loss by Tennessee this week and we won't move ahead of them, but if we move up 3 spots a week for the next month then we might pass them if they lose.

FeartheFro · Post by **FeartheFro** » January 12th, 2024, 1:33 pm

ProvoAggie wrote:
BearLakeMonster wrote:See the genius is where SLB failed to say what #1.

USU could be #1 in assists per game or #1 in bananas eaten after practice.

It doesn't have to be #1 in the AP poll or NET.
USU is always #1 in my heart so I guess he already won it.

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Damn! If he would only respond I could send the money over!

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jazzdog56466 · Post by **jazzdog56466** » January 12th, 2024, 2:14 pm

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
January 12th, 2024, 1:19 pm
If USU finished the season with one loss and every team in the country had at least 3-4 losses, USU would, at the bare minimum, be getting #1 votes. And my guess is that we would be the consensus #1 at that point. We are not playing in the Big West any more. The MWC is the #7 conference (only slightly behind the PAC and ACC) that is projected to get 4-5 teams in the tournament. Any team that goes undefeated in the MWC is an extremely good team that is a realistic Final Four contender. It's not going to happen, though, so whatever.

This is one thing I agree with Stanford on. If we ran the table and finished the season with 1 loss, we without question would be #1 in the country.

We would probably climb into the top 12 or 13 just by winning our next few games.

We don’t play in the WAC anymore. Finish the season at 30-1 or whatever that would be, in THIS conference, you’re the number 1 team in the country.

AggieBlues · Post by **AggieBlues** » January 12th, 2024, 3:00 pm

This is a silly conversation, but I love the speculation. This is what makes fan boards so fun.

NVAggie · Post by **NVAggie** » January 12th, 2024, 3:22 pm

I feel like SLB just jinxed our chances in Vegas.

StanfordAggie · Post by **StanfordAggie** » January 12th, 2024, 5:56 pm

Coloraggie wrote: ↑
January 12th, 2024, 1:31 pm

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
January 12th, 2024, 1:19 pm
If USU finished the season with one loss and every team in the country had at least 3-4 losses, USU would, at the bare minimum, be getting #1 votes. And my guess is that we would be the consensus #1 at that point. We are not playing in the Big West any more. The MWC is the #7 conference (only slightly behind the PAC and ACC) that is projected to get 4-5 teams in the tournament. Any team that goes undefeated in the MWC is an extremely good team that is a realistic Final Four contender. It's not going to happen, though, so whatever.
We might get some #1 votes but right now there are 7 teams ranked ahead of us that already have 3-4 losses. It would really depend on what happened to those. But if North Carolina, who is 11-3 and ranked #7 doesn't lose any more games and goes through the ACC undefeated we aren't getting any #1 votes. Go undefeated the rest of the way and it is easy top 10 and I think it would be safe to say top 5 but it depends on what other teams do as well. Other teams ranked ahead of us (AP Poll), #5 Tennessee 11-3, #7 UNC 11-3, #8 Arizona 12-3, #10 Illinois 11-3, #11 Marquette 11-4, #11 Duke 11-3, #15 Wisconsin 11-3. #1 Purdue, #4 UCONN, #6 Kentucky all have 2 losses and could have more without us passing them. Also, timing of the losses is important, one loss by Tennessee this week and we won't move ahead of them, but if we move up 3 spots a week for the next month then we might pass them if they lose.

I think our poll ranking would rise very rapidly if we were the only one-loss team in the country and we went undefeated in the #7 conference. But as I said, that is not happening, so it doesn't really matter. To be clear, I think every remaining game on our schedule is winnable. But there is nearly a 100% chance that we lose at least one.

Hoot · Post by **Hoot** » January 12th, 2024, 7:45 pm

NVAggie wrote: ↑
January 12th, 2024, 3:22 pm
I feel like SLB just jinxed our chances in Vegas.

If we end up ranked #1 and win the conference, I will take everyone to the Golden Steer after we cut down the net.

under no circumstances will I actually follow through on this.

QuackAttackAggie · Post by **QuackAttackAggie** » January 12th, 2024, 8:43 pm

If we make number 1 or the final 4, I’ll donate $5,000 to Aggie athletics

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Pacobag · Post by **Pacobag** » January 13th, 2024, 1:04 pm

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
January 12th, 2024, 1:19 pm
If USU finished the season with one loss and every team in the country had at least 3-4 losses, USU would, at the bare minimum, be getting #1 votes. And my guess is that we would be the consensus #1 at that point. We are not playing in the Big West any more. The MWC is the #7 conference (only slightly behind the PAC and ACC) that is projected to get 4-5 teams in the tournament. Any team that goes undefeated in the MWC is an extremely good team that is a realistic Final Four contender. It's not going to happen, though, so whatever.

In the 2019-20 season, I believe the MW was the 10th rated conference. SDSU was 30-1 and ranked 4th in the country. Had they beaten us in the conference tourney championship game and finished 31-1, I still don’t think they would have been the consensus #1. Kansas was #1 with 3 losses (28-3).

There are currently 7 teams ranked ahead of us that already have 3-4 losses. If any of those teams went undefeated the rest of the way, I highly doubt we would pass them in the rankings.

jazzdog56466 · Post by **jazzdog56466** » January 13th, 2024, 3:23 pm

Pacobag wrote: ↑
January 13th, 2024, 1:04 pm

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
January 12th, 2024, 1:19 pm
If USU finished the season with one loss and every team in the country had at least 3-4 losses, USU would, at the bare minimum, be getting #1 votes. And my guess is that we would be the consensus #1 at that point. We are not playing in the Big West any more. The MWC is the #7 conference (only slightly behind the PAC and ACC) that is projected to get 4-5 teams in the tournament. Any team that goes undefeated in the MWC is an extremely good team that is a realistic Final Four contender. It's not going to happen, though, so whatever.
In the 2019-20 season, I believe the MW was the 10th rated conference. SDSU was 30-1 and ranked 4th in the country. Had they beaten us in the conference tourney championship game and finished 31-1, I still don’t think they would have been the consensus #1. Kansas was #1 with 3 losses (28-3).

There are currently 7 teams ranked ahead of us that already have 3-4 losses. If any of those teams went undefeated the rest of the way, I highly doubt we would pass them in the rankings.

Isn’t the conference much better than 10th in ranking this year? Too lazy to look it up. Guessing 6th or 7th.

SLB · Post by **SLB** » January 13th, 2024, 3:28 pm

jazzdog56466 wrote: ↑
January 13th, 2024, 3:23 pm

Pacobag wrote: ↑
January 13th, 2024, 1:04 pm

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
January 12th, 2024, 1:19 pm
If USU finished the season with one loss and every team in the country had at least 3-4 losses, USU would, at the bare minimum, be getting #1 votes. And my guess is that we would be the consensus #1 at that point. We are not playing in the Big West any more. The MWC is the #7 conference (only slightly behind the PAC and ACC) that is projected to get 4-5 teams in the tournament. Any team that goes undefeated in the MWC is an extremely good team that is a realistic Final Four contender. It's not going to happen, though, so whatever.
In the 2019-20 season, I believe the MW was the 10th rated conference. SDSU was 30-1 and ranked 4th in the country. Had they beaten us in the conference tourney championship game and finished 31-1, I still don’t think they would have been the consensus #1. Kansas was #1 with 3 losses (28-3).

There are currently 7 teams ranked ahead of us that already have 3-4 losses. If any of those teams went undefeated the rest of the way, I highly doubt we would pass them in the rankings.
Isn’t the conference much better than 10th in ranking this year? Too lazy to look it up. Guessing 6th or 7th.

NET rankings
7th but basically tied with the 6th place PAC 12 per team rankings, but there are a number of teams that are ranked/almost ranked in the MWC. MWC has only 11 schools in basketball.

Pacobag · Post by **Pacobag** » January 13th, 2024, 3:31 pm

jazzdog56466 wrote: ↑
January 13th, 2024, 3:23 pm

Pacobag wrote: ↑
January 13th, 2024, 1:04 pm

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
January 12th, 2024, 1:19 pm
If USU finished the season with one loss and every team in the country had at least 3-4 losses, USU would, at the bare minimum, be getting #1 votes. And my guess is that we would be the consensus #1 at that point. We are not playing in the Big West any more. The MWC is the #7 conference (only slightly behind the PAC and ACC) that is projected to get 4-5 teams in the tournament. Any team that goes undefeated in the MWC is an extremely good team that is a realistic Final Four contender. It's not going to happen, though, so whatever.
In the 2019-20 season, I believe the MW was the 10th rated conference. SDSU was 30-1 and ranked 4th in the country. Had they beaten us in the conference tourney championship game and finished 31-1, I still don’t think they would have been the consensus #1. Kansas was #1 with 3 losses (28-3).

There are currently 7 teams ranked ahead of us that already have 3-4 losses. If any of those teams went undefeated the rest of the way, I highly doubt we would pass them in the rankings.
Isn’t the conference much better than 10th in ranking this year? Too lazy to look it up. Guessing 6th or 7th.

Yes, it is mentioned above that the MW is currently 7th (out of 32 conferences). If a MW team moved all the way up to #5 in the nation, a few weeks from now, I suspect all 4 teams ahead of them would need to lose after that for the MW team to have a shot at #1. Unfortunately I think it is much more likely that a hats in the mall team would leapfrog a MW team in the rankings than vice-versa if both teams kept winning.

jazzdog56466 · Post by **jazzdog56466** » January 13th, 2024, 3:48 pm

Pacobag wrote: ↑
January 13th, 2024, 3:31 pm

jazzdog56466 wrote: ↑
January 13th, 2024, 3:23 pm

Pacobag wrote: ↑
January 13th, 2024, 1:04 pm

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
January 12th, 2024, 1:19 pm
If USU finished the season with one loss and every team in the country had at least 3-4 losses, USU would, at the bare minimum, be getting #1 votes. And my guess is that we would be the consensus #1 at that point. We are not playing in the Big West any more. The MWC is the #7 conference (only slightly behind the PAC and ACC) that is projected to get 4-5 teams in the tournament. Any team that goes undefeated in the MWC is an extremely good team that is a realistic Final Four contender. It's not going to happen, though, so whatever.
In the 2019-20 season, I believe the MW was the 10th rated conference. SDSU was 30-1 and ranked 4th in the country. Had they beaten us in the conference tourney championship game and finished 31-1, I still don’t think they would have been the consensus #1. Kansas was #1 with 3 losses (28-3).

There are currently 7 teams ranked ahead of us that already have 3-4 losses. If any of those teams went undefeated the rest of the way, I highly doubt we would pass them in the rankings.
Isn’t the conference much better than 10th in ranking this year? Too lazy to look it up. Guessing 6th or 7th.
Yes, it is mentioned above that the MW is currently 7th (out of 32 conferences). If a MW team moved all the way up to #5 in the nation, a few weeks from now, I suspect all 4 teams ahead of them would need to lose after that for the MW team to have a shot at #1. Unfortunately I think it is much more likely that a hats in the mall team would leapfrog a MW team in the rankings than vice-versa if both teams kept winning.

Got ya. I would think if SDSU had a chance to be ranked top 3 in 2020 with the conference ranking of 10, if we went 31-1 this year we would be number 1.

But again—completely pointless argument, just kind of fun lol. And in this pretend fantasy of ours of the Aggies winning out—we could assume the teams ahead of them might lose a game.

I just hope the Aggies keep rolling

Coloraggie · Post by **Coloraggie** » January 13th, 2024, 9:54 pm

I wouldn't say we couldn't get there but it would take certain teams to have more than 3-4 losses. Seven are ranked ahead of us and if they were to win out we wouldn't pass them. Are you telling me the voters would rank a 30-1 USU team ahead of Purdue at 28-3? You are crazy to think that. If Purdue had 5 losses then maybe. But I do agree with Stanford that it is all academic because we are going to drop one somewhere. Nearly did it today and we won't always get a friendly call at the end and shoot 47% from 3 and 92% from the line.

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