Hoops team could be ranked next week!

by RNF18 on Feb 2, 2009 4:00 PM EST

I was looking at the coach's poll which just came out and we received 13 votes. Looking at the schedule this week we have Michigan and Wiscy at home. I think that we can and will win both of those games to push the record to 19-5 and 8-3 in conference. I think that will finally get us ranked in the Top 25. I know that ultimately it doesn't mean anything but I think it shows that this program is progressing and improving. It's something Ed can point to when he walks into a kid's house and tries to convince him that playing in Happy Valley is best for him.

Question....when's the last time our Men's BBall team was ranked? Were we ranked during the 2000-01 season?

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I doubt

that we were ranked in 2001. We had a 6-10 conference record that year. One of the worst all time for an NCAA selection team.

We were probably ranked in 1995 or 1996 whatever year it was we made the tourney. We were a 4 seed I think and we lost to Marquette.

JoePa in '09

by JGuiher on Feb 2, 2009 4:19 PM EST reply actions

1995-1996

I want to say we were ranked as high at #9 back in ‘95-’96. I know we got upset by Arkansas in the first round.

by psuquinn on Feb 2, 2009 4:25 PM EST up reply actions

I thought at the end of the year we were ranked in 2001 if memory serves me

It probably doesn’t, stupid memory.

We just needed a couple players, a couple people to buy in to the fact and we were able to do it. --A.Q. Shipley

by psu on Feb 2, 2009 4:51 PM EST up reply actions

We were

After the tourney and the Sweet Sixteen run, we ended up ranked in the final poll of 2000-2001, at either #24 or #25.

I’m pretty sure the last time we were ranked during a season was the 1995-96 season, and we even got to the top 10 that year. I don’t think we’ve been ranked since.

by Laaaaazzz on Feb 2, 2009 5:34 PM EST up reply actions

Wow, Top 10...

I would have thought I could have remembered that. I do remember beating UNC and getting to the Sweet 16. Too bad we couldn’t build on that momentum. Of course we had Mr. Casual, Jerry Dunn, blowing off recruits and eventually losing control of his team – then his job.

In looking up the history of the Men’s BBall Coaches, I saw this
"Hugo Bezdek 1918-19 11-2 Coached PSU football, MLB Pitt. Pirates and PSU Basketball in one year "

pinkertonpark.com - you owe yerself a laugh.

by rahpsu92 on Feb 3, 2009 11:14 AM EST up reply actions

Also, Jerry Dunn was the first coach

in the history of PSU Basketball to leave with a losing record. Ed needs some big years to dig out of the hole of his first 5 years. Result of Big10 vs. Atlantic 10 competition – Parkhill knew when to get out.

pinkertonpark.com - you owe yerself a laugh.

by rahpsu92 on Feb 3, 2009 11:41 AM EST up reply actions

That Bezdek Guy will come up a bit later...

…you’ll all see. He is just as fascinating as Paterno.

by stonewall435 on Feb 3, 2009 10:39 PM EST up reply actions

That would be huge

Even if we just poked into the rankings for a week. Just to get that brief exposure would plant a seed in the minds of the national media and the selection committee.

Mike
Black Shoe Diaries

by BSD on Feb 2, 2009 4:40 PM EST reply actions

Just to get that brief exposure would plant a seed in the minds of the national media and the selection committee.

That’s the most important part at this point. The difference between ranked 25th and 26th all season long is a lot bigger then you’d think. Having that little number next to PSU during televised games could mean the difference

I support Takimoto in his effort to support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.

by The VD Special on Feb 2, 2009 6:25 PM EST up reply actions

Also receiving votes...

Penn State finished with a #25 ranking in ‘00-’01
They were 7-9 in conference that season. At 6-10 there’s no way they would have been selected to dance.

This team will absolutely need to go 2-0 this week to crack the top #25…Michigan and Wisconsin…while struggling mightly recently, will be no small task.

Has anyone else ever wondered why we can’t say ’we’re ranked #32’, if we’ve recieved the 32nd most votes in a poll? How come we can only say “we’re ranked” if we’ve been one of the top 25 vote getters?

Not that promoting “we’re #32” is all that cool…but…well…we are!

by NittanyBadger on Feb 2, 2009 6:34 PM EST reply actions

Sorry

facts were a little off but I was going off of memory at work. Was in like 10th grade when we were ranked so sorry I “misremembered” :-)

JoePa in '09

by JGuiher on Feb 2, 2009 7:26 PM EST up reply actions

maybe because the pollsters only rank through 25

so they don’t count the “extras” afterwards

by The JuggerNitt on Feb 3, 2009 8:15 AM EST up reply actions

AP has us at 29th

If we win both games this week then we definitely should crack the Top 25. The AP is giving us more respect than the coaches at this point. We got 37 votes from the AP.

This week’s rankings

by RNF18 on Feb 3, 2009 9:39 AM EST up reply actions

PSU Hoop dreams

We will be ranked in the top 25 before the end of the season. The best part about this season is that it looks like we are going to the NCAA tourney. Great job to Ed and the players!

I'm not saying LET ME BE ME, I'm saying let me be me. - Randall Cunningham

by Philly Nittany Lion 91 on Feb 3, 2009 5:09 PM EST reply actions