CHN Top 50 Ranking: Week Four

Look out for the Flames.. wins over George Mason and virginia, and a down to the wire loss to Clemson. They're going to roll in conference play and end up ont this list

So Ohio State beats Notre Dame (WITH Luke Harangody putting up 25 points and 16 rebounds) on a NEUTRAL court, has the #2 defense in the country according to Ken Pomeroy's rankings, is undefeated and gets ranked #27 while ND gets ranked #11??? You claim that these rankings are without bias, but it sounds like there's a lot of bias there ... I guess someone doesn't want to admit a mistake in ranking OSU #38 to start the season and also doesn't want to admit the Irish were overrated. You just need to accept the fact that Ohio State is a lot more talented than the "at best 8 or 9 seed" you said they'd be at the start of the season. This is getting ridiculous.

Not an Ohio State fan, but I echo the sentiments of Christopher. I would also argue that Davidson and Michigan are a little low. But there is no rational justification of Ohio State's #27 ranking after two quality wins away from home to keep them unbeaten. I love the fact that you include 55 teams, but the credibility of your rankings took a major hit this week.

In response to the OSU posts above.. a couple thoughts. As the one person said they think OSU will be 23-24th, I think OSU will end up 21-23rd. Florida should drop out and maybe Miami, and that's it, not leaving much room for OSU to jump up (I also think they'll pass Marquette. Its harder to tell what the voters will do with MSU/UCLA losses). I think everyone pretty much agrees Miami would have beaten OSU but for the odd McClinton ejection, which rightly or wrongly, the voters might take into account. Who knows, maybe my my eyeball test is letting me down here and OSU really is legitimately that good, I guess time will tell.

Shawn's notoriously Anti-Big Ten. He hated on Purdue earlier, now OSU, even Michigan has wins over UCLA and Duke. How are they not Top 25? Forget OSU. And how bout 7-2 Penn State

I think everyone really underlooked A&M this year, because they exaggerated last year's losses.. Jordan did nothing anyways. And it just allowed guys like Davis & Elonu to step up.

Miami deserved to lose that game because of McClinton's stupidity and the fact no one stepped up in his absence. And give Ohio State credit. They took advantage of the situation and came back to win on the road. That game aside, how do you justify a two-loss Notre Dame team sitting 16 spots ahead of an unbeaten OSU team they just lost to on a neutral court? Until the Buckeyes lose, they should be ahead of ND.

Thanks for leaving 'Zona in the top 50

OSU ended up 21st in the Polls.. is that more what you had in mind AJ or is that too low?

Too low. It's obvious that too much emphasis is put on potential and not enough on results. Unbeaten teams like LSU, Illinois State, Stanford and BYU haven't defeated anyone of note, so it's understandable that they wouldn't be ranked. Ohio State has two wins over ranked teams, both away from home. Even if you discount the Miami result due to the absence of McClinton, the Notre Dame win on a neutral floor should put them ahead of the Irish. Not to mention two loss teams like Michigan State, UCLA, Purdue and a few one loss teams like Louisville. Personally, I think the polls stink. That's why I like seeing some of the other rankings out there, like yours. No one else offers a Top 50 ranking, so I think it's great that you do it. And I really enjoy your site. I'd just like to see the ranking reflect results instead of potential.

LOL to the aggie homer who thinks they are good. You lost to Tulsa. TULSA! Arizona is not so great this year, Budinger was an idiot for staying.

Where's San Diego? American? Heck, even Siena. These were all tournament teams last year and aren't getting any respect from the media. And here's a prediction ... you watch West Virginia tonight ... they will shutdown Curry in the Garden. Mountaineers may be the best team in the Big East - time will tell, but I think I'm right on that one.