February 18, 2008
MRI 2007 - Week 12: Same names, different numbers
If you want changes, well, I am sorry to disappoint you. The top five teams are the same five teams as last week.
Only this week, they decided they didn't like where they were the week before and shake things up a bit.
North Carolina returns to the top spot thanks to a Kansas loss and a big win over Virginia Tech. The Tarheels cross the 200 point MRI threshold, which should have them gunning for a #1 seed in March.
Kansas falls to #2 thanks to its loss.
Staying in the #3 spot is Memphis. The Tigers briefly moved into the top spot earlier in the week amidst the shuffling, but a couple of close wins have them back in their old familiar location.
Moving back into the #4 hole is UCLA, thanks to a Duke loss, only its second of the season. The Dukies are #5 after quietly being the last team other than Memphis to lose its second game.
Check out all the rankings in Week 12 of the MRI.
MRI Top 25 Rankings
| Rank | Team | Record | MRI | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | 24-2 | 202.34 | 2 |
| 2 | Kansas | 23-2 | 198.74 | 1 |
| 3 | Memphis | 25-0 | 192.17 | 3 |
| 4 | UCLA | 21-3 | 165.12 | 5 |
| 5 | Duke | 22-2 | 164.56 | 4 |
| 6 | Xavier | 21-4 | 151.52 | 6 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 22-2 | 149.12 | 7 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 21-4 | 139.80 | 8 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 17-6 | 139.00 | 11 |
| 10 | Louisville | 20-6 | 134.74 | 12 |
| 11 | Indiana | 21-4 | 132.23 | 15 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 19-5 | 130.50 | 10 |
| 13 | Marquette | 17-6 | 130.07 | 24 |
| 14 | Stanford | 21-4 | 128.64 | 9 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 17-7 | 128.06 | 22 |
| 16 | Texas | 20-4 | 126.54 | 14 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | 19-5 | 124.21 | 13 |
| 18 | Clemson | 18-6 | 122.68 | 18 |
| 19 | Drake | 21-2 | 117.77 | 19 |
| 20 | BYU | 20-5 | 116.93 | NR(34) |
| 21 | Georgetown | 20-4 | 116.86 | 16 |
| 22 | New Mexico | 20-6 | 116.19 | 25 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 18-6 | 114.38 | 21 |
| 24 | St. Mary's | 21-3 | 113.09 | 23 |
| 25 | Butler | 24-2 | 113.05 | NR(29) |
Teams Dropped From The Top 25: Michigan State (LW #17, TW #27), Florida (LW #20, TW #29)
Other Teams People Might Care About
| Rank | Team | Record | MRI | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Michigan State | 20-5 | 112.47 | 17 |
| 29 | Florida | 19-7 | 109.48 | 20 |
| 40 | Purdue | 21-5 | 99.33 | 45 |
| 42 | Vanderbilt | 22-4 | 98.67 | 51 |
| 47 | Dayton | 17-7 | 94.37 | 46 |
| 51 | Miami | 16-7 | 85.91 | 52 |
| 52 | Arizona | 15-9 | 85.21 | 53 |
| 58 | Maryland | 17-9 | 81.43 | 59 |
| 65 | Illinois | 11-15 | 76.33 | 81 |
| 72 | Washington | 14-12 | 72.58 | 75 |
| 82 | Ohio | 16-9 | 68.21 | 72 |
| 93 | Florida State | 14-12 | 65.49 | 80 |
| 100 | Texas Tech | 12-11 | 58.13 | 106 |
| 104 | Kentucky | 13-10 | 55.48 | 100 |
| 107 | Boston College | 13-11 | 55.11 | 118 |
| 130 | Georgia Tech | 11-13 | 47.45 | 115 |
| 137 | Illinois-Chicago | 13-12 | 41.77 | 154 |
| 139 | Northern Iowa | 14-11 | 41.19 | 139 |
| 148 | Auburn | 13-10 | 38.72 | 163 |
| 175 | Iowa | 11-15 | 27.07 | 166 |
| 198 | Michigan | 8-17 | 17.16 | 208 |
| 199 | LSU | 8-15 | 16.89 | 205 |
| 218 | Wofford | 10-12 | 7.08 | 200 |
| 255 | Drexel | 11-16 | -5.66 | 248 |
| 257 | Ball State | 5-19 | -6.71 | 270 |
| 299 | Pennsylvania | 9-15 | -32.00 | 315 |
Last Place this week: NJIT (0-27) at -154.79. 7th week in a row
Biggest Gain this week: Marquette gained 21.11 points. (Beat Seton Hall (89-64) and Pittsburgh (72-54))
Biggest Loss this week: Maine lost 16.06 points (Lost to Albany (60-74) and Binghamton (55-80))
Conference rankings this week: Big 12, ACC, PAC-10, Big East, SEC, Big Ten, Atlantic 10, Mountain West, MVC, C-USA. The WAC is 15th.
The MRI Rankings are copyright 2008 by MRISports.com. Ben Miraski writes for MRISports.com and is a featured blogger on FanIQ. Readers can contact Ben at bmiraski@mrisports.com
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February 11, 2008
MRI 2007 - Week 11: #1 continues to shuffle
For anyone that thinks being undefeated should get you to the #1 spot in any poll, I contend you are mistaken.
Kansas and North Carolina, with three losses between them, currently have a stranglehold on that top spot. This week, Kansas returns to the top after another loss by North Carolina, this one to rival Duke.
All this shuffling has allowed undefeated Memphis to close the gap between itself and the leaders, but not overtake them.
Behind them, still trails Duke and UCLA, but a fairly large gap remains between the top three and the rest of the pack.
Check out all the rankings in Week 11 of the MRI.
MRI Top 25 Rankings
| Rank | Team | Record | MRI | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 22-1 | 196.41 | 2 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 22-2 | 193.53 | 1 |
| 3 | Memphis | 23-0 | 187.66 | 3 |
| 4 | Duke | 21-1 | 165.65 | 5 |
| 5 | UCLA | 20-3 | 160.87 | 4 |
| 6 | Xavier | 20-4 | 150.60 | 6 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 20-2 | 139.48 | 8 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 19-4 | 137.14 | 7 |
| 9 | Stanford | 20-3 | 132.27 | 14 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 132.17 | 132.17 | 9 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 16-5 | 129.89 | 15 |
| 12 | Louisville | 18-6 | 127.41 | 12 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 18-4 | 124.38 | 20 |
| 14 | Texas | 18-4 | 122.99 | 10 |
| 15 | Indiana | 20-3 | 121.85 | 11 |
| 16 | Georgetown | 19-3 | 119.36 | 16 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 20-3 | 119.27 | 13 |
| 18 | Clemson | 16-6 | 117.44 | 23 |
| 19 | Drake | 20-1 | 115.73 | 18 |
| 20 | Florida | 19-5 | 114.49 | 17 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | 17-5 | 114.04 | 21 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 15-7 | 113.15 | 19 |
| 23 | St. Mary's | 19-3 | 111.37 | NR(27) |
| 24 | Marquette | 15-6 | 108.96 | 22 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 18-6 | 107.85 | NR(38) |
Teams Dropped From The Top 25: Rhode Island (LW #24, TW #27), Mississippi (LW #25, TW #32)
Other Teams People Might Care About
| Rank | Team | Record | MRI | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Purdue | 19-5 | 92.17 | 46 |
| 46 | Dayton | 16-6 | 91.25 | 44 |
| 51 | Vanderbilt | 20-4 | 88.05 | 52 |
| 52 | Miami | 15-7 | 86.31 | 51 |
| 53 | Arizona | 14-8 | 84.03 | 49 |
| 59 | Maryland | 16-8 | 78.89 | 75 |
| 72 | Ohio | 16-7 | 73.55 | 64 |
| 75 | Washington | 13-11 | 70.84 | 81 |
| 80 | Florida State | 14-10 | 68.94 | 85 |
| 81 | Illinois | 10-14 | 68.64 | 78 |
| 100 | Kentucky | 12-9 | 57.99 | 111 |
| 106 | Texas Tech | 11-10 | 55.56 | 93 |
| 115 | Georgia Tech | 11-11 | 49.77 | 107 |
| 118 | Boston College | 12-10 | 48.80 | 109 |
| 139 | Northern Iowa | 13-10 | 42.96 | 97 |
| 154 | Illinois-Chicago | 12-10 | 37.68 | 153 |
| 163 | Auburn | 12-10 | 32.35 | 149 |
| 166 | Iowa | 11-14 | 31.32 | 156 |
| 200 | Wofford | 10-10 | 14.76 | 201 |
| 205 | LSU | 7-14 | 14.12 | 197 |
| 208 | Michigan | 6-17 | 12.20 | 206 |
| 248 | Drexel | 10-15 | -4.21 | 258 |
| 270 | Ball State | 3-19 | -12.29 | 268 |
| 315 | Pennsylvania | 7-14 | -38.36 | 308 |
Last Place this week: NJIT (0-25) at -149.24. 6th week in a row
Biggest Gain this week: Creighton gained 14.82 points. (Beat Northern Iowa (74-50) and Southern Illinois (72-53))
Biggest Loss this week: Centenary lost 16.29 points (Lost to IUPUFW (44-65) and Oakland (61-97))
Conference rankings this week: Big 12, ACC, PAC-10, Big East, SEC, Big Ten, Atlantic 10, Mountain West, MVC, C-USA. The WAC is 16th.
The MRI Rankings are copyright 2008 by MRISports.com. Ben Miraski writes for MRISports.com and is a featured blogger on FanIQ. Readers can contact Ben at bmiraski@mrisports.com
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February 4, 2008
MRI 2007 - Week 10: A Kansas loss, a new #1
Perhaps I was wrong. Kansas State pulls a historic shocking upset of the Kansas Jayhawks to knock the high-flying birds from the top spot in the MRI.
In their place, it is North Carolina, who rolled with another two strong wins.
However, the story of the week might be UCLA which pounced back into the #4 spot in the MRI, just behind the lone undefeated in Division 1, Memphis.
Rounding out the top five, is not Xavier. It is Duke, who is quietly hanging in there without a big man and with only a single loss on the year. The biggest test becomes a game with the #1 North Carolina Tarheels in the coming week.
Check out all the rankings in week 10 of the MRI.
MRI Top 25 Rankings
| Rank | Team | Record | MRI | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | 21-1 | 194.15 | 2 |
| 2 | Kansas | 20-1 | 195.27 | 1 |
| 3 | Memphis | 21-0 | 175.85 | 3 |
| 4 | UCLA | 19-2 | 162.24 | 5 |
| 5 | Duke | 19-1 | 156.57 | 6 |
| 6 | Xavier | 18-4 | 149.60 | 4 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 18-3 | 138.62 | 7 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 18-2 | 129.05 | 8 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 17-4 | 125.62 | 14 |
| 10 | Texas | 16-4 | 118.94 | 12 |
| 11 | Indiana | 18-3 | 118.91 | 11 |
| 12 | Louisville | 16-6 | 118.77 | 18 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 19-3 | 117.72 | 13 |
| 14 | Stanford | 18-3 | 117.66 | 16 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 14-5 | 117.34 | 15 |
| 16 | Georgetown | 18-2 | 116.77 | NR(26) |
| 17 | Florida | 18-4 | 116.40 | 9 |
| 18 | Drake | 18-1 | 115.14 | 17 |
| 19 | West Virginia | 15-6 | 114.96 | 10 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 16-4 | 114.75 | 20 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | 16-5 | 113.89 | 19 |
| 22 | Marquette | 15-4 | 111.04 | 22 |
| 23 | Clemson | 15-5 | 110.76 | NR(27) |
| 24 | Rhode Island | 19-3 | 107.56 | NR(30) |
| 25 | Mississippi | 16-4 | 106.99 | NR(29) |
Teams Dropped From The Top 25: Butler (LW #21, TW #26), Washington State (LW #23, TW #29), St. Mary's (LW #24, TW #27), Mississippi State (LW #25, TW #39)
Other Teams People Might Care About
| Rank | Team | Record | MRI | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Dayton | 15-5 | 90.91 | 54 |
| 46 | Purdue | 17-5 | 88.15 | 48 |
| 49 | Arizona | 14-7 | 87.29 | 46 |
| 51 | Miami | 14-6 | 86.13 | 40 |
| 52 | Vanderbilt | 18-4 | 85.12 | 49 |
| 64 | Ohio | 15-6 | 75.63 | 74 |
| 75 | Maryland | 14-8 | 70.44 | 78 |
| 78 | Illinois | 10-13 | 69.33 | 62 |
| 81 | Washington | 12-10 | 67.27 | 66 |
| 85 | Florida State | 13-10 | 65.46 | 65 |
| 93 | Texas Tech | 11-8 | 58.94 | 100 |
| 97 | Northern Iowa | 13-8 | 55.30 | 107 |
| 107 | Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 52.46 | 101 |
| 109 | Boston College | 12-8 | 52.33 | 87 |
| 111 | Kentucky | 10-9 | 52.09 | 103 |
| 149 | Auburn | 12-8 | 38.80 | 132 |
| 153 | Illinois-Chicago | 11-10 | 37.80 | 157 |
| 156 | Iowa | 11-12 | 36.26 | 155 |
| 197 | LSU | 7-13 | 15.16 | 195 |
| 201 | Wofford | 9-9 | 13.37 | 229 |
| 206 | Michigan | 5-16 | 12.42 | 200 |
| 258 | Drexel | 9-14 | -6.15 | 240 |
| 268 | Ball State | 3-17 | -9.29 | 266 |
| 308 | Pennsylvania | 7-12 | -29.15 | 313 |
Last Place this week: NJIT (0-23) at -135.48. 5th week in a row
Biggest Gain this week: UCLA gained 22.12 points. (Beat Arizona State (84-51) and Arizona (82.60))
Biggest Loss this week: Mercer lost 13.89 points (Lost to East Tennessee State (79-85) and South Carolina Upstate (49-75))
Conference rankings this week: Big 12, ACC, PAC-10, Big East, SEC, Big Ten, Atlantic 10, MVC, Mountain West, C-USA. The WAC is 16th.
The MRI Rankings are copyright 2008 by MRISports.com. Ben Miraski writes for MRISports.com and is a featured blogger on FanIQ. Readers can contact Ben at bmiraski@mrisports.com
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January 28, 2008
MRI 2007 - Week 9: The lead grows, can anyone stop the Jayhawks?
If you thought that Xavier was out of it, you might have been mistaken. The Musketeers have come through to pass UCLA for the #4 spot once again.
But don't think the same thing happened for the #1 spot. Kansas extended its lead on the top spot. With much of the season gone, it will become harder for anyone to catch them, especially when the disadvantage to Kansas for losing a game will not be as harsh as the season rolls on. And Kansas almost had the biggest gain for the second week in a row.
North Carolina stays in second place with Memphis still filling in the #3 hole. UCLA slips but stays in the #5 slot.
Check out all the rankings in week 9 of the MRI.
MRI Top 25 Rankings
| Rank | Team | Record | MRI | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 19-0 | 187.87 | 1 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 19-1 | 179.91 | 2 |
| 3 | Memphis | 19-0 | 168.11 | 3 |
| 4 | Xavier | 17-4 | 149.86 | 5 |
| 5 | UCLA | 17-2 | 140.11 | 4 |
| 6 | Duke | 17-1 | 138.82 | 7 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 16-3 | 127.91 | 6 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 16-2 | 121.45 | 9 |
| 9 | Florida | 18-3 | 119.63 | 19 |
| 10 | West Virginia | 14-5 | 118.90 | 8 |
| 11 | Indiana | 17-2 | 118.70 | 11 |
| 12 | Texas | 15-3 | 117.50 | 14 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 18-2 | 116.87 | 12 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 15-4 | 113.97 | 10 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 13-4 | 112.87 | NR(28) |
| 16 | Stanford | 16-3 | 112.82 | 13 |
| 17 | Drake | 16-1 | 112.39 | 17 |
| 18 | Louisville | 15-5 | 110.88 | 22 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 15-4 | 110.77 | 15 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 14-4 | 110.27 | 16 |
| 21 | Butler | 19-2 | 107.29 | 25 |
| 22 | Marquette | 13-4 | 106.68 | 18 |
| 23 | Washington State | 17-2 | 103.92 | 21 |
| 24 | St. Mary's | 16-2 | 103.74 | NR(30) |
| 25 | Mississippi State | 14-5 | 103.72 | NR(33) |
Teams Dropped From The Top 25: Clemson (LW #20, TW #27), Georgetown (LW #23, TW #26), Mississippi (LW #24, TW #29)
Other Teams People Might Care About
| Rank | Team | Record | MRI | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Miami | 14-4 | 90.48 | 39 |
| 46 | Arizona | 13-6 | 86.04 | 61 |
| 48 | Purdue | 15-5 | 85.23 | 60 |
| 49 | Vanderbilt | 17-3 | 84.91 | 35 |
| 57 | Dayton | 14-4 | 81.76 | 31 |
| 62 | Illinois | 10-11 | 74.27 | 72 |
| 65 | Florida State | 13-8 | 72.75 | 63 |
| 66 | Washington | 12-8 | 72.39 | 66 |
| 74 | Ohio | 13-6 | 69.32 | 78 |
| 78 | Maryland | 12-8 | 67.25 | 71 |
| 87 | Boston College | 12-6 | 61.84 | 75 |
| 100 | Texas Tech | 10-8 | 54.48 | 91 |
| 101 | Georgia Tech | 10-9 | 54.14 | 107 |
| 103 | Kentucky | 9-9 | 52.77 | 131 |
| 107 | Northern Iowa | 11-8 | 52.37 | 108 |
| 132 | Auburn | 12-6 | 42.00 | 125 |
| 155 | Iowa | 10-11 | 34.65 | 162 |
| 157 | Illinois-Chicago | 9-10 | 33.60 | 149 |
| 195 | LSU | 6-12 | 16.37 | 185 |
| 200 | Michigan | 5-15 | 14.55 | 212 |
| 229 | Wofford | 7-8 | 7.95 | 250 |
| 240 | Drexel | 9-12 | 2.94 | 233 |
| 266 | Ball State | 3-15 | -6.56 | 266 |
| 313 | Pennsylvania | 5-12 | -32.88 | 313 |
Last Place this week: NJIT (0-21) at -127.29. 4th week in a row
Biggest Gain this week: Winthrop gained 17.59 points. (Beat VMI (85-41) and Coastal Carolina (65-43))
Biggest Loss this week: Md.-Eastern Shore lost 18.24 points (Lost to Norfolk State (65-84), Dartmouth (62-86) and Florida A&M (62-72))
Conference rankings this week: Big 12, ACC, PAC-10, Big East, SEC, Big Ten, Atlantic 10, MVC, Mountain West, C-USA. The WAC is 16th.
The MRI Rankings are copyright 2008 by MRISports.com. Ben Miraski writes for MRISports.com and is a featured blogger on FanIQ. Readers can contact Ben at bmiraski@mrisports.com
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January 20, 2008
MRI 2007 - Week 8: Kansas jumps to the front
Ch-ch-ch-changes!
Kansas takes the #1 spot in the MRI because of North Carolina's first loss of the season to Maryland. It shouldn't come as any surprise then that the Jayhawks also had the largest gain of the week to pull into that lead.
North Carolina only drops to #2, followed by consistent #3 Memphis.
However, look out for UCLA who has now moved into the #4 spot, although a clear fourth behind the leaders as they sit right now.
The loser in all this? Xavier.
That was to be expected after a shocking loss to Temple. And this wasn't a slim margin, but 19 points to the Owls, who are 118th in the latest MRI.
Check out all the rankings in Week 8 of the MRI.
MRI Top 25 Rankings
| Rank | Team | Record | MRI | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 17-0 | 170.32 | 2 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 18-1 | 170.04 | 1 |
| 3 | Memphis | 17-0 | 158.41 | 3 |
| 4 | UCLA | 15-2 | 134.55 | 5 |
| 5 | Xavier | 15-4 | 134.41 | 4 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 15-2 | 132.51 | 7 |
| 7 | Duke | 15-1 | 130.23 | 8 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 13-4 | 120.94 | 10 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 15-1 | 119.45 | 19 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 14-3 | 114.33 | 6 |
| 11 | Indiana | 16-1 | 114.22 | 11 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 16-2 | 113.79 | 14 |
| 13 | Stanford | 15-3 | 113.72 | 15 |
| 14 | Texas | 13-3 | 110.10 | 12 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 14-3 | 108.91 | 16 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 13-4 | 108.39 | 13 |
| 17 | Drake | 14-1 | 107.76 | 17 |
| 18 | Marquette | 12-4 | 105.70 | 17 |
| 19 | Florida | 16-3 | 104.29 | 20 |
| 20 | Clemson | 13-4 | 103.85 | 21 |
| 21 | Washington State | 16-1 | 102.22 | NR(39) |
| 22 | Louisville | 13-5 | 101.41 | NR(27) |
| 23 | Georgetown | 14-2 | 101.28 | 24 |
| 24 | Mississippi | 15-2 | 99.71 | 22 |
| 25 | Butler | 17-2 | 99.66 | 18 |
Teams Dropped From The Top 25: Rhode Island (LW #23, TW #32), Dayton (LW #25, TW #31)
Other Teams People Might Care About
| Rank | Team | Record | MRI | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Dayton | 14-2 | 95.19 | 25 |
| 35 | Vanderbilt | 17-2 | 91.41 | 33 |
| 39 | Miami | 13-3 | 88.54 | 32 |
| 60 | Purdue | 13-5 | 75.48 | 61 |
| 61 | Arizona | 11-6 | 75.09 | 54 |
| 63 | Florida State | 12-7 | 73.37 | 49 |
| 66 | Washington | 11-7 | 71.32 | 73 |
| 71 | Maryland | 12-7 | 68.36 | 72 |
| 72 | Illinois | 9-10 | 68.19 | 78 |
| 75 | Boston College | 12-5 | 66.63 | 71 |
| 78 | Ohio | 11-6 | 65.61 | 83 |
| 91 | Texas Tech | 9-7 | 58.67 | 97 |
| 107 | Georgia Tech | 8-9 | 51.28 | 121 |
| 108 | Northern Iowa | 10-7 | 50.97 | 113 |
| 125 | Auburn | 11-5 | 44.97 | 130 |
| 131 | Kentucky | 7-9 | 43.17 | 115 |
| 149 | Illinois-Chicago | 9-8 | 35.44 | 149 |
| 162 | Iowa | 9-10 | 31.20 | 166 |
| 185 | LSU | 6-11 | 21.10 | 178 |
| 212 | Michigan | 5-13 | 13.79 | 177 |
| 233 | Drexel | 9-10 | 6.52 | 227 |
| 250 | Wofford | 5-8 | 0.68 | 243 |
| 266 | Ball State | 3-13 | -3.88 | 245 |
| 313 | Pennsylvania | 5-11 | -29.18 | 308 |
Last Place this week: NJIT (0-20) at -125.03. 3rd week in a row
Biggest Gain this week: Kansas gained 19.36 points. (Beat Oklahoma (85-55) and Missouri (76-70))
Biggest Loss this week: Arkansas-Pine Bluff lost 19.83 points (Lost to Alabama State (40-69) and Southern (60-70))
Conference rankings this week: ACC, Big 12, PAC-10, Big East, SEC, Big Ten, MVC, Atlantic 10, Mountain West, C-USA. The WAC is 16th.
The MRI Rankings are copyright 2008 by MRISports.com. Ben Miraski writes for MRISports.com and is a featured blogger on FanIQ. Readers can contact Ben at bmiraski@mrisports.com
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December 19, 2006
Time to Catch You Up
Apologies for my absence over the last week or so. I was out of town with little access to my computer or the MRI spreadsheets.
The good news? There is a lot to tell you about.
The bad news? There is a lot to tell you about.
I will start with the last two weeks of the MRI rankings, move into college football bowl games (yes, there are still those), perhaps the MRI will take on the World again this year if I can find some predictions, and finally, the coaching changes. Can someone tell me how to pronounce the name of the new BC coach?
Stay tuned to this channel
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April 1, 2005
Not an April Fool's Day Joke
Those of you who tuned into the site late yesterday probably noticed that things are looking a little bit different around here. I finally was able to deliver on the site redesign that I had been promising for the last two months. The new site will allow you to read On The Field, Sitting Courtside, and view the rankings for football and basketball all in one convenient spot.
The archives are still being updated to the new format. Until then, you can access them through a link on the right that goes to the old site design and provides all the back information you need.
In addition, the new site design will allow you to subscribe to MRISports.com with your trusty newsreader or any RSS feed reader. You can find the link to subscribe through Bloglines or the RSS feed at the bottom of the right side of the page.
The Comments feature on the new site are also enhanced. You now will not need to be a member of Blogger to leave me comments about my posts with your actual name and, in addition, you will be able to leave comments directly on the rankings postings. Of course, you are still free to email me all your rants and raves and who knows, you may be featured in a future installment of Defending the MRI.
Need to know where a team was consistently ranked throughout the years? Now you can use the trusty web search on the right column to look for that team's name. It will pull any post where that team or any other search words have been mentioned.
Enjoy the new site design everyone, and I will continue to update the archives until they are all accounted for. If you have any comments or questions, send them on to bmiraski at mrisports.com
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