Media Expectations for us

[Adam Stokes]

Here is a list of where we are among polls and different sites that have pre-season rankings.  The NCAA committee had us in the high 50's on the S-Curve at the end of last year.  While we didn't lose anyone that will hurt besides Clark (though many sites mention how we lose "five seniors,") we also didn't add in freshman that appear to be world beaters or 20+ minutes a game players.  With those in mind it doesn't surprise me that we are listed where we are in many polls/rankings. 

* Rankings from before August

Seed (S-Curve)  Website/Poll
  7          25       Anthlon
  8          30       http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens-basketball/top-144-previews?page=1
  8          32       AP
  9          35       * http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2136829-super-early-projection-for-the-2015-ncaa-tournament-bracket/page/5
  10        38       USA Today Coaches Poll
  11        41       * http://kfoster555.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2014-07-14T13:46:00-04:00&max-results=7
  11        42       * http://thecatchandshoot.com/ultra-early-bracketology-for-the-2015-ncaa-tournament/
  11        43       http://bracketwag.com/
  11        43       http://thebracketbracketology.blogspot.com/
  11        44       http://bustingbrackets.com/2014/10/16/bracketology/
  11        44       * April Lunardi Bracketology
  11        44       * http://www.thesportsbank.net/core/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-Bracketology-2.jpg
  12        45       http://basketballpredictions.blogspot.com/2014/10/post-midnight-madness-bp68.html
  12        45       http://www.syracuse.com/patrick-stevens/index.ssf/2014/10/preseason_bracketology_project.html
  12        45       http://bracketodds.cs.illinois.edu/TT.html
2nd Out   50       * http://jasonwellsbracketology.wordpress.com/2014/04/28/2014-15-jason-wells-way-too-early-bracketology-after-draft-deadline-april-28/
2nd Out             http://www.dudesonsports.com/conference-previews/2014/8/11/ncaa-basketball-preview-2014-15-sec

I'll throw on more as many get updated/new ones come out.  Feel free to add any to the list I might've left off.