Tennessee is ranked 18th on the rating percentage index (RPI) released Monday.
The Vols have the best RPI of any SEC team.
The RPI has been used by the NCAA since 1981 to supplement the selection of at-large teams and the seeding of all teams for the NCAA basketball tournament. This list is an independent duplication of the RPI without input from the NCAA. The basic RPI is derived from three component factors: Div. I winning percentage (25)%, schedule strength (50)% and opponent’s schedule strength (25)%. Games against non-Division I opponents are not used in calculating the RPI. Beginning with the 2004-05 season, road wins will be weighed at 1.4 road losses at .6 home wins at .6 and home losses at 1.4. Neutral-site games are valued at 1.0.
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SCHOOLS
Through Feb. 15
Div. I Schedule
Record Strength
W L Rating Rank RPI
1. Pittsburgh 22 2 .6143 14 .6804
2. Oklahoma 25 1 .5878 30 .6738
3. Connecticut 24 1 .5826 36 .6673
4. North Carolina 22 2 .5938 25 .6670
5. Duke 20 5 .6335 8 .6583
6. Michigan St. 20 4 .6280 10 .6513
7. Memphis 22 3 .5842 33 .6453
8. Xavier 21 4 .5983 21 .6440
9. Villanova 20 5 .6064 18 .6401
10. Clemson 20 4 .5965 23 .6376
11. Utah 18 6 .6139 15 .6359
12. Kansas 20 5 .5916 27 .6326
13. West Virginia 17 8 .6423 5 .6305
14. Missouri 21 4 .5719 46 .6305
15. Illinois 21 5 .5739 43 .6301
16. Wake Forest 19 4 .5667 55 .6300
17. Louisville 19 5 .6011 20 .6257
18. Tennessee 16 8 .6619 2 .6212
19. Syracuse 18 7 .6060 19 .6198
20. Florida St. 19 6 .5922 26 .6187
21. Butler 21 3 .5294 104 .6162
22. Washington 19 6 .5882 29 .6149
23. California 19 6 .5823 37 .6134
24. Marquette 21 4 .5294 103 .6131
25. Dayton 23 3 .5114 133 .6121
26. Ohio St. 17 6 .5836 34 .6115
27. Arizona St. 20 5 .5561 74 .6115
28. Purdue 19 6 .5763 40 .6114
29. Wisconsin 15 9 .6495 4 .6110
30. Gonzaga 18 5 .5640 58 .6088
31. Siena 20 6 .5648 56 .6084
32. UCLA 19 6 .5625 61 .6084
33. Utah St. 23 2 .4961 160 .6068
34. Temple 15 9 .5965 24 .6066
35. BYU 18 5 .5611 62 .6050
36. Minnesota 18 6 .5668 54 .6037
37. Georgetown 13 10 .6617 3 .6002
38. Oklahoma St. 15 9 .6374 6 .5996
39. UAB 17 8 .5714 48 .5982
40. Texas 17 7 .5675 53 .5955
41. LSU 21 4 .5237 112 .5953
42. South Carolina 18 5 .5382 93 .5952
43. Arizona 18 8 .5721 45 .5939
44. Southern Cal 15 9 .6128 16 .5934
45. Florida 19 6 .5280 107 .5927
46. San Diego St. 16 6 .5571 70 .5921
47. Miami-FL 14 9 .6275 11 .5904
48. Cincinnati 16 9 .5974 22 .5893
49. Virginia Tech 16 8 .5746 41 .5888
50. Davidson 21 4 .5026 150 .5886
51. Boston College 19 8 .5743 42 .5869
52. Texas A&M 16 8 .5829 35 .5858
53. Michigan 15 10 .6110 17 .5840
54. Baylor 15 9 .6210 12 .5826
55. UNLV 19 6 .5295 102 .5803
56. Creighton 21 6 .5094 137 .5797
57. George Mason 17 8 .5400 92 .5771
58. Illinois St. 21 5 .4740 214 .5728
59. Kentucky 18 7 .5408 91 .5724
60. St. Mary’s 18 5 .4881 184 .5720
61. Maryland 16 8 .5600 64 .5719
62. Niagara 21 6 .4854 190 .5703
63. Rhode Island 18 8 .5172 124 .5694
64. Nebraska 15 8 .5700 50 .5677
65. Western Kentucky 16 8 .5231 114 .5672
66. Providence 16 9 .5645 57 .5662
67. Va. Commonwealth 18 8 .5260 108 .5659
68. Mississippi 13 11 .6162 13 .5658
69. Miami-OH 15 8 .5283 106 .5658
70. Penn St. 18 8 .5283 105 .5645
71. Tulsa 16 9 .5446 85 .5645
72. UW-Green Bay 18 7 .4888 182 .5639
73. Cleveland St. 16 8 .5200 118 .5632
74. Notre Dame 13 10 .5723 44 .5630
75. New Mexico 16 9 .5459 83 .5596
76. Kansas St. 16 8 .5437 86 .5592
77. Northeastern 16 9 .5174 123 .5565
78. Boise St. 16 7 .4941 167 .5563
79. Saint Joseph’s 14 10 .5607 63 .5547
80. American 17 7 .4813 201 .5546
81. UTEP 15 9 .5489 79 .5543
82. Northwestern 13 10 .5772 38 .5515
83. Northern Iowa 17 8 .5089 139 .5510
84. Buffalo 17 6 .4653 234 .5493
85. Mississippi St. 15 9 .5590 65 .5485
86. Stanford 15 8 .5157 127 .5475
87. Seton Hall 13 10 .5627 60 .5455
88. Houston 16 7 .4837 196 .5445
89. Hofstra 16 9 .5026 151 .5429
90. Virginia 8 13 .6630 1 .5426
91. N.C. St. 14 9 .5420 90 .5422
92. UALR 19 6 .4568 257 .5419
93. Auburn 15 9 .5484 80 .5415
94. Wright St. 16 10 .5103 136 .5410
95. Fairfield 15 12 .5364 96 .5406
96. Weber St. 16 8 .4904 174 .5400
97. Evansville 13 10 .5568 72 .5393
98. La Salle 14 10 .5427 87 .5386
99. Binghamton 16 8 .4795 205 .5379
100. Vanderbilt 15 9 .5190 120 .5361
101. Duquesne 15 9 .5073 143 .5354
102. Drexel 14 10 .5122 132 .5353
103. Stephen F.Austin 12 7 .4673 228 .5348
104. Portland 15 9 .4902 176 .5340
105. Nevada 14 10 .5296 101 .5339
106. Bradley 13 12 .5422 88 .5333
107. Iowa 13 13 .5631 59 .5324
108. Vermont 20 7 .4535 262 .5312
109. Robert Morris 19 8 .4580 252 .5312
110. Wyoming 12 10 .5167 125 .5300
111. Cornell 15 7 .4455 275 .5296
112. UCF 15 9 .4973 158 .5287
113. Texas Tech 11 13 .5885 28 .5282
114. Southern Miss 10 11 .5700 49 .5277
115. Belmont 15 9 .4805 204 .5272
116. Washington St. 13 12 .5466 82 .5267
117. Mount St. Mary’s 16 10 .4810 202 .5258
118. North Dakota St. 17 6 .4284 301 .5253
119. Akron 15 9 .4717 217 .5234
120. Arkansas 13 10 .5361 97 .5213
121. James Madison 17 10 .4718 216 .5206
122. TCU 12 12 .5318 100 .5196
123. Col. Charleston 17 7 .4483 270 .5195
124. Troy 16 10 .4713 218 .5183
125. Tennessee-Martin 16 6 .4105 318 .5181
126. New Mexico St. 13 12 .5213 117 .5164
127. Sam Houston St. 10 9 .4974 157 .5155
128. UW-Milwaukee 12 11 .5035 147 .5149
129. Saint Louis 14 10 .4887 183 .5148
130. Southern Ill. 10 15 .5686 52 .5137
131. Austin Peay 12 11 .5143 130 .5133
132. Texas A&M-CC 11 11 .4869 188 .5126
133. Oral Roberts 12 13 .5151 129 .5123
134. East Tenn. St. 15 8 .4518 264 .5115
135. Old Dominion 16 9 .4501 268 .5105
136. St. John’s 12 13 .5563 73 .5104
137. North Texas 14 10 .4806 203 .5098
138. Oregon St. 9 13 .5581 69 .5098
139. Navy 17 8 .4326 293 .5093
140. VMI 16 5 .3877 332 .5086
141. Iowa St. 12 12 .5332 99 .5081
142. Manhattan 15 11 .4902 175 .5079
143. Oakland 15 11 .4405 284 .5078
144. Montana 14 9 .4410 283 .5071
145. Murray St. 12 10 .4749 213 .5069
146. Alabama 11 11 .5481 81 .5066
147. Boston U. 14 11 .4879 187 .5059
148. Jacksonville 14 10 .4773 208 .5052
149. Long Beach St. 12 11 .5004 153 .5046
150. Portland St. 14 9 .4272 303 .5044
151. Richmond 11 13 .5235 113 .5039
152. Radford 12 10 .4680 227 .5032
153. South Florida 8 16 .5875 32 .5032
154. CS Northridge 11 10 .4849 193 .5031
155. Drake 14 12 .5108 135 .5026
156. Albany 13 13 .4923 170 .5025
157. Massachusetts 8 14 .5693 51 .5012
158. Middle Tennessee 13 11 .4849 191 .5006
159. Loyola-Maryland 11 16 .5376 94 .5005
160. Oregon 6 19 .6303 9 .5001
161. Rider 14 11 .4662 232 .5000
162. Pacific 13 9 .4596 249 .4993
163. Morgan St. 14 10 .4415 281 .4993
164. Wofford 11 12 .4986 155 .4990
165. Wichita St. 12 13 .5141 131 .4984
166. Morehead St. 14 11 .4636 239 .4982
167. Georgia Tech 10 14 .5516 77 .4981
168. Rutgers 10 15 .5560 75 .4975
169. Colorado St. 8 16 .5877 31 .4970
170. Texas-Arlington 10 10 .4568 256 .4963
171. Kent St. 13 11 .4707 219 .4962
172. Liberty 15 8 .3970 327 .4959
173. Iona 12 14 .4909 172 .4959
174. Eastern Kentucky 14 9 .4166 312 .4955
175. The Citadel 15 10 .4462 274 .4952
176. Marshall 8 14 .5770 39 .4946
177. Nicholls St. 12 9 .4574 255 .4944
178. Ohio 13 11 .4575 254 .4943
179. Charlotte 9 15 .5589 68 .4939
180. CS Fullerton 12 12 .4880 185 .4911
181. East Carolina 10 11 .4893 178 .4909
182. Idaho 10 13 .5198 119 .4904
183. Mercer 14 11 .4370 290 .4898
184. Indiana 5 18 .6342 7 .4889
185. Chattanooga 12 13 .4698 221 .4889
186. South Alabama 14 11 .4512 266 .4867
187. Loyola-Chicago 12 14 .4837 197 .4862
188. Illinois-Chicago 11 14 .4849 192 .4861
189. Western Carolina 11 12 .4849 194 .4859
190. St. Bonaventure 13 11 .4508 267 .4859
191. Stetson 11 12 .4938 168 .4855
192. Stony Brook 13 12 .4727 215 .4842
193. Georgia 10 15 .5518 76 .4826
194. Bowling Green 12 10 .4361 291 .4817
195. Gardner-Webb 8 14 .5025 152 .4816
196. DePaul 8 18 .5717 47 .4813
197. UC Santa Barbara 9 13 .5031 148 .4807
198. Cent. Conn. St. 12 13 .4697 222 .4805
199. UMBC 11 13 .4773 207 .4804
200. Arkansas St. 11 12 .4605 246 .4800
201. Louisiana Tech 10 13 .4879 186 .4794
202. Holy Cross 13 12 .4525 263 .4791
203. UNC Asheville 9 14 .5030 149 .4777
204. UC Riverside 13 10 .4202 309 .4769
205. Idaho St. 8 17 .5571 71 .4763
206. Texas-San Ant. 12 8 .3861 334 .4762
207. Montana St. 11 11 .4375 287 .4762
208. Santa Clara 12 14 .4624 242 .4761
209. Sacred Heart 12 13 .4668 230 .4751
210. San Diego 11 13 .4558 258 .4741
211. San Jose St. 8 13 .4952 163 .4732
212. Presbyterian 10 15 .4893 179 .4730
213. Missouri St. 10 16 .5358 98 .4729
214. Ball St. 10 12 .4860 189 .4725
215. Jackson St. 11 13 .4226 306 .4711
216. Indiana St. 6 19 .5589 67 .4702
217. Rice 8 16 .5422 89 .4699
218. Lamar 8 12 .4760 211 .4694
219. Lehigh 14 10 .4165 313 .4689
220. Utah Valley 12 9 .4156 314 .4689
221. Alabama St. 12 8 .3726 340 .4676
222. Colorado 8 15 .5452 84 .4668
223. IPFW 9 15 .4891 180 .4646
224. Delaware 11 16 .4916 171 .4638
225. Geo. Washington 7 15 .5257 110 .4635
226. Youngstown St. 8 15 .5093 138 .4635
227. Hawaii 12 12 .4835 199 .4632
228. Florida Int. 9 16 .5075 142 .4625
229. Coppin St. 8 16 .4766 210 .4620
230. Jacksonville St. 9 14 .4663 231 .4620
231. Pennsylvania 7 13 .4905 173 .4618
232. San Francisco 7 17 .5188 121 .4613
233. Tulane 9 14 .4945 165 .4611
234. Towson 9 18 .5040 146 .4607
235. IUPUI 11 12 .4197 310 .4601
236. Eastern Wash. 10 15 .4630 241 .4590
237. New Hampshire 9 14 .4606 245 .4570
238. Canisius 7 18 .5229 115 .4560
239. Chicago St. 14 12 .3873 333 .4558
240. Fresno St. 9 16 .5077 141 .4555
241. Long Island 13 12 .4062 323 .4536
242. Appalachian St. 9 14 .4589 250 .4509
243. Denver 11 14 .4589 251 .4504
244. Western Michigan 8 15 .4845 195 .4500
245. Samford 11 13 .4373 288 .4497
246. Savannah St. 9 14 .4603 248 .4493
247. Ark.-Pine Bluff 8 15 .4474 272 .4485
248. La.-Lafayette 8 16 .5043 145 .4479
249. N.C. A&T 9 13 .4149 315 .4479
250. Marist 8 19 .5158 126 .4474
251. Valparaiso 5 19 .5491 78 .4474
252. St. Peter’s 8 17 .4780 206 .4474
253. Southern Utah 8 15 .4895 177 .4441
254. Yale 8 13 .4302 296 .4441
255. UC Davis 11 14 .4308 295 .4441
256. Longwood 10 11 .4078 322 .4439
257. Detroit 6 18 .4949 164 .4437
258. William & Mary 7 17 .5186 122 .4429
259. Winthrop 6 18 .5156 128 .4428
260. Elon 6 16 .5081 140 .4415
261. Bethune-Cookman 9 13 .4143 316 .4404
262. St. Francis NY 9 16 .4609 244 .4397
263. Air Force 7 15 .4977 156 .4392
264. Tennessee St. 7 16 .4771 209 .4386
265. Tennessee Tech 9 15 .4650 235 .4384
266. Maine 8 16 .4752 212 .4383
267. Louisiana-Monroe 8 16 .4700 220 .4353
268. Quinnipiac 11 14 .4092 321 .4341
269. Central Michigan 7 16 .4835 198 .4338
270. Princeton 8 10 .4016 326 .4334
271. Bucknell 6 19 .5258 109 .4332
272. South Dakota St. 10 15 .4420 280 .4330
273. Columbia 10 12 .4296 298 .4328
274. Fordham 3 19 .5590 66 .4327
275. Pepperdine 6 18 .4966 159 .4327
276. UC Irvine 8 16 .4495 269 .4318
277. McNeese St. 8 13 .4467 273 .4316
278. Hampton 10 13 .4098 319 .4314
279. UNC Wilmington 6 21 .5109 134 .4309
280. Harvard 9 12 .4053 324 .4306
281. New Orleans 9 15 .4413 282 .4296
282. SMU 6 16 .5066 144 .4295
283. Northern Arizona 5 17 .5242 111 .4294
284. Cal Poly 6 15 .4647 236 .4294
285. Northern Colo. 10 15 .4094 320 .4289
286. Eastern Illinois 9 14 .4395 285 .4286
287. Colgate 9 15 .4216 308 .4282
288. Coastal Carolina 8 14 .4427 279 .4281
289. Georgia St. 6 18 .4957 161 .4281
290. Southeastern La. 5 14 .4696 223 .4270
291. Centenary 7 19 .4643 238 .4265
292. Bryant 7 19 .4681 225 .4265
293. Delaware St. 6 18 .4889 181 .4263
294. Northwestern St. 7 15 .4274 302 .4241
295. Georgia Southern 6 17 .4817 200 .4237
296. Lipscomb 9 13 .3933 330 .4229
297. USC Upstate 7 17 .4631 240 .4216
298. Campbell 8 15 .4438 277 .4215
299. Hartford 6 21 .4953 162 .4212
300. Prairie View 7 13 .3952 328 .4204
301. Houston Baptist 3 22 .5366 95 .4200
302. Wagner 12 13 .3670 341 .4198
303. Texas St. 7 13 .4256 305 .4181
304. S.C. St. 7 12 .4112 317 .4155
305. Fair. Dickinson 7 19 .4623 243 .4154
306. Norfolk St. 8 14 .3794 336 .4147
307. Florida Atlantic 6 21 .4944 166 .4143
308. UMKC 6 19 .4540 261 .4132
309. Fla. Gulf Coast 9 18 .4550 259 .4101
310. Brown 7 15 .4294 299 .4090
311. Toledo 3 21 .5217 116 .4063
312. Army 8 16 .4346 292 .4060
313. Florida A&M 6 17 .4540 260 .4037
314. Winston-Salem 5 16 .4217 307 .4009
315. Lafayette 6 19 .4580 253 .4001
316. UNC Greensboro 3 21 .4689 224 .3980
317. Western Illinois 8 17 .3781 338 .3975
318. Charleston So. 4 17 .4660 233 .3972
319. Central Arkansas 5 15 .4514 265 .3960
320. Eastern Michigan 2 21 .4924 169 .3925
321. CS Bakersfield 6 18 .4301 297 .3921
322. St. Francis PA 5 20 .4435 278 .3886
323. Northern Ill. 6 16 .4291 300 .3870
324. High Point 5 17 .3930 331 .3855
325. Loyola Marymount 2 23 .4991 154 .3852
326. Howard 7 17 .4172 311 .3846
327. North Florida 5 20 .4258 304 .3828
328. Texas-Pan Am. 3 16 .4647 237 .3828
329. Mississippi Val. 4 21 .4671 229 .3822
330. Dartmouth 5 16 .4371 289 .3782
331. Monmouth 6 21 .4319 294 .3768
332. Furman 4 19 .4442 276 .3740
333. Alabama A&M 6 11 .3600 343 .3737
334. Texas Southern 2 22 .4603 247 .3712
335. SE Missouri St. 2 22 .4680 226 .3676
336. Md.-East. Shore 6 18 .3831 335 .3667
337. Kennesaw St. 6 17 .3938 329 .3666
338. Southern U. 6 16 .3646 342 .3618
339. Grambling St. 5 17 .3734 339 .3537
340. N.C. Central 1 22 .4475 271 .3517
341. Sacramento St. 2 24 .4387 286 .3487
342. Alcorn St. 3 19 .3791 337 .3361
343. New Jersey Tech 1 24 .4024 325 .3220
CONFERENCES
Div. I Schedules.
Record Strength
W L Rating Rank RPI
1. Atlantic Coast 197 90 .5896 2 .5944
2. Big Ten 174 95 .5902 1 .5855
3. Big East 250 142 .5883 3 .5833
4. Big 12 191 99 .5784 4 .5775
5. Pacific 10 153 92 .5725 5 .5720
6. Southeastern 184 104 .5559 6 .5566
7. Mountain West 126 85 .5490 7 .5510
8. Atlantic 10 185 150 .5364 8 .5326
9. Conference USA 152 127 .5341 9 .5258
10. Missouri Valley 137 116 .5280 10 .5234
11. Horizon 125 119 .5074 12 .5126
12. Western Athletic 115 98 .5039 13 .5083
13. Metro Atlantic 131 130 .5088 11 .5074
14. Colonial 153 153 .5034 14 .5029
15. West Coast 89 104 .4969 15 .4930
16. America East 110 115 .4771 18 .4843
17. Atlantic Sun 86 78 .4539 24 .4805
18. Sun Belt 154 166 .4773 16 .4803
19. Big West 95 110 .4668 20 .4734
20. Southland 102 121 .4543 23 .4727
21. Mid-American 121 156 .4772 17 .4711
22. Southern 126 158 .4708 19 .4679
23. Ohio Valley 104 128 .4596 22 .4667
24. Big Sky 90 125 .4654 21 .4633
25. Patriot 90 106 .4529 25 .4599
26. Summit 103 142 .4521 27 .4584
27. Big South 83 117 .4528 26 .4578
28. Northeast 122 159 .4415 29 .4491
29. Ivy League 69 98 .4336 30 .4399
30. Mid-Eastern 90 161 .4264 31 .4266
31. Independents 113 285 .4424 28 .4097
32. Southwestern 64 155 .4042 32 .3986
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Comments » 66
volsstinkbad writes:
Does this RPI story serve cover that fact that ut only received 3 total pts in the polls this week? Unless the the bottom falls out a tourney bid should be there. But as the same as last year after the ut/Memphis game Memphis kept winning and ut had to find a direction. So as Memphis sits near the top of the polls again we wish good luck to our ut brothers trying to get a decent seed and trying to get past the sweet sixteen for the first time EVER!!!
suPEARLman writes:
This helps make a not so pretty record look better
hamsamrick#421285 writes:
I was worried about getting into the tournament after whipping the Dogs and the Dores and still not being ranked, but the RPI should get us in. We won one of the most entertaining games I've ever seen against Arkansas and if it were not for that big musclely dude at Auburn, we would have a 'heck' of winning streak going right now (as Fulmer would say it). During this run, Tyler and Wayne have taken their games from very good to great and Prince is our new leader. Those three can play with ANY THREE in the nation. The only problem is that everyone else is pretty 'darn' weak.
hamsamrick#421285 writes:
volsstinkbad,
If ya'll played us right now we would be favored and win. The oddsmakers would look at the Xavier and Georgetown games that ya'll lost and that we won. Then they would notice how much better we are playing right now. We could not buy an outside basket or much less a three a month ago and now we are shooting pretty 'darn' good right now (Fulmer). Then they would also see that ya'll lost three games before your conference schedule started and that ya'll could get better competition in the Rocky Top League up here in the off season than the PITIFUL Con USA. Your conference is way too weak for you to even be on our website.
hamsamrick#421285 writes:
Mark my words, "Tyler Smith, Wayne Chism and J.P. Prince are playing at a championship level and that will be enough to get us into the tournament." We will find out at 1 pm Saturday if our lack of guard play will get us beat in the SEC tourney or the big tourney. We owe Meeks and Kentucky some pay back. If our Big 3 is enough, we should keep Meeks in the low 20s and win. Then we can easily win the SEC tourny and do some damage in the Big One.
volsstinkbad writes:
hamsamrick#421285 writes:
If ya'll played us right now we would be favored and win. The oddsmakers would look at the Xavier and Georgetown games that ya'll lost and that we won. Then they would notice how much better we are playing right now. We could not buy an outside basket or much less a three a month ago and now we are shooting pretty 'darn' good right now (Fulmer). Then they would also see that ya'll lost three games before your conference schedule started and that ya'll could get better competition in the Rocky Top League up here in the off season than the PITIFUL Con USA. Your conference is way too weak for you to even be on our website.
Uh no,no,no and how many times can I say no. You talk about Xavier and Georgetown early in the season when Memphis was bringing in new pieces to the puzzle and correct you won early to but the key is not how you start but how you finish. Plus did you forget Gonzaga? Lets see ut lost to them twice and the #5 Tigers destroyed them on thier home court. Memphis has won 15 in a row and ut has lost 2 of their past 5 games. Regardless of how weak C-USA is remember this only 2 teams in the past 50 years has a longer winning streak in thier conference. So if the game was replayed today the game would be a pickem in Knoxville and Memphis as the favorite anywhere else. And those are the real facts.
volsstinkbad writes:
UTfan4life writes:
The University of Tennessee was founded before Texas.
I am sure someone has the dates on it.
You are right and I posted the dates over the weekend. The ut/texas comments are dumb but the facts are Memphis is riding high and ut is stuck in neutral. With the SEC sucking wind this year ut will be lucky to be higher than a 5 seed unless they win out. While Memphis is a #2 seed with an outside shot at another #1. Has ut ever been a #1?(in mens BB anyway)
murrayvol writes:
Beats me UTfan. Sometimes we never know where the tipping point lies.
Meanwhile back to the article. It's nice to be #1 in the SEC but that's not saying much in 09'.
I think we're in at 9-7(maybe 8-8) depending on how the rest of the league plays out.
What happens after that is anybody's guess.
bluetiger writes:
I am not here to diss Tennessee. I wish you luck.
But, I just want to point out that our three losses at Memphis were early in the season, to ranked teams. Most importantly, those losses came before Calipari moved Tyreke Evans to point guard.
The difference in how our team has performed since early in the season is mainly attributed to that change in the line-up.
Memphis does have a history of getting better farther into the season.
allvol9 writes:
The Vols are the only SEC team to play a tough national schedule and unless we fall apart....we'll be in the big dance. We are 18th...and I think the next closest team in the SEC is LSU at 41st? The rest of the league needs to step up and play a big boy schedule. I appreciate Bruce stepping up!
bluetiger writes:
As a Memphis fan, it really pains me to see your posts. You are a discredit to our team and our university.
Why get on this site and bash another team, totally unprovoked?
Now I will defend the Tigers every time I see someone diss us, but I see no point in stirring things up for no reason.
Yeah, I know there are one or two Vols fans who do the same thing on our posts, but c'mon. Grow up. Show some class.
bobbytodd writes:
Someone on the radio was talking about seeding and said UT would fall at about a 6th seed at this point..Sorry but I have no info on who said it so take it for what its worth.
HtownVol writes:
In the 3 common opponets it looks like UT is 2-1 and Um is 1-2. From what I am reading on here. I dont think you can be talking so much trash, Memphis won by 2 points. Come on
volsstinkbad writes:
HtownVol writes:
In the 3 common opponets it looks like UT is 2-1 and Um is 1-2.
Well actually ut is 2-2 counting the 2 losses to Gonzaga, the team Memphis destroyed on their home court. Also, it is not trash talking to say Memphis has gotten better since the beginning of the season, can ut say that?
memphis_vol_fan writes:
Unless the sky falls, we should make it in to the tournament. However, anything over a 5 seed is unrealistic.
Tiger fans, nice winning streak. However, y'all are in conference play so its ezpected. Just don't get too high and mighty. Speaking as a Memphian, I'm not sold on this Tiger team yet.
murrayvol writes:
Tennessee - 1794
Texas - 1883
FWIW Dept.
Memphis - 1994
volsstinkbad writes:
memphis_vol_fan writes:
Unless the sky falls, we should make it in to the tournament. However, anything over a 5 seed is unrealistic.
Tiger fans, nice winning streak. However, y'all are in conference play so its ezpected. Just don't get too high and mighty. Speaking as a Memphian, I'm not sold on this Tiger team yet.
You don't have to be sold on the Tigers as long as the pollsters and the seeding committee are. Its is easier to progress as a top 4 seed than as a lower seed. Also, while we would love to be in a better conference you have to admit that it is tough to get up for these teams day in and day out. And finally, this year you can't tell me that SC, old miss, ala, georgia, and the others are that much better than UAB,Tulsa, and Houston.
pax_americana writes:
Perhaps you get better later in the season because your conference is composed of a bunch of nobodies, nothings, and nadas.
Er, um, hadn't you ever quite thought about it like that.
What is it with you Tiger High supporters and your utter incapability to acknoweldge the easy ride you have every year through that pathetic conference. It would be nice if any of you would come on this site, even once, and admit the truth of the matter.
You idiots remind me of the guy with the million dollar house surrounded by working class stiffs in hundred thousand dollar houses trying to convince everyone his neighbors dine on champagne and caviar.
The sheer act of making such ridiculous arguments eviscerates whatever shred of credibility the rest of comments seek to impart.
Later, little Napoleonic brother.
volsstinkbad writes:
murrayvol What are you saying?
I also have a question about the ut schedule, what is the biggest win since November?
I don't see one.
Waldorf writes:
No, no, no, don't disrespect Memphis State like that. By doing so, you leave out a generation of mama's boys who didn't want to move out of their parents house, thugs before thugs were cool, people who couldn't cut it at UT and moved home, the Metro Conference/Great Midwest Conference, and most important - Dana Kirk.
Please give the Memphis State University the respect it deserves.
Volumnus writes:
The official language for the Mexican Territory known as Tejas was Spanish until it won it's independence in 1837, 43 years after the University of Tenneessee was established.
3 men who attended some classes at the Real UT died in the fight for the Alamo(university at Austin would need a time machine.)
The band uniforms for the Pride of the Southland Band are Replicas of the Knoxville Dragoon, 1200 men strong who fought in Monterrey. 120 men made it back alive to Knoxville on foot.
The Texas university Tea Sip band uni is a poor version of a cowboy suit! Kinda puts their worthless Cowboy existance in perspective doesn't it.
Oh and by the way, the bulk of frontier TEXAS was populated by the theives and criminal outcasts from Tennessee, NC, VA, KY and SC.
Texas fans are pitiful empty human beings, who are envious of a real history.
volsstinkbad writes:
GoshDarnGoodFootballPlayer writes:
No, no, no, don't disrespect Memphis State like that. By doing so, you leave out a generation of mama's boys who didn't want to move out of their parents house, thugs before thugs were cool, people who couldn't cut it at UT and moved home, the Metro Conference/Great Midwest Conference, and most important - Dana Kirk.
Please give the Memphis State University the respect it deserves.
Well some of us have too many teeth, hate orange overalls, and have not learned to cook meth so we didn't want to go to ut. Plus the sleeping with your sister for extra credit creeps us out.
crappieking writes:
Finally a Tiger fan I can respect. Congrats on your winning streak. I did not see you being as good as you are after losing Rose and CDR. I really thought we would win in K-TOWN, but it wasn't to be. I was at Last years game and it was something to remember. I feel we will both make the Tourney. You should be a 1 to 3 seed. Us a 5-7.
Waldorf writes:
You're right, you guys just run cocaine from Mexico to Chicago, most of you don't know who your daddies are and find out weekly you have a new half-brother or sister you didn't know about (you guys probably have more inadvertant sex with half-sisters than any other city in America), and most of you could stand to wear some overalls to keep the pants up you wear around your knees.
The sad part is what I say is the truth.
volsstinkbad writes:
pax_americana writes:
You idiots remind me of the guy with the million dollar house surrounded by working class stiffs in hundred thousand dollar houses trying to convince everyone his neighbors dine on champagne and caviar.
Wow you must live in the double wide to use big words like that.
Regardless of the conference ut would not be undefeated for 3 years straight and if you think they would you are using too much of the product being cooked in the trailer next to you.
volsstinkbad writes:
GoshDarnGoodFootballPlayer writes:
You're right, you guys just run cocaine from Mexico to Chicago, most of you don't know who your daddies are and find out weekly you have a new half-brother or sister you didn't know about (you guys probably have more inadvertant sex with half-sisters than any other city in America).
The only thing to say here is you know its your sister before going to bed.( this is just gross)
Volunatic writes:
I'm a little surprised that the Vols RPI is so good-- I would have guessed about #25 or #30 or so.
I don't think the Vols are in yet-- they need to win at least 4 more games to not be in "bubble" danger.
I'd love to see UT win the SEC tournament this season and get a guaranteed spot, though. Stranger things have happened.
bluetiger writes:
Gonzaga is not in our conference, neither is UT, and we beat both teams on their home courts. And Gonzaga we beat quite soundly.
Also, if our team only wins because of its conference, how do you explain our performance when we are in the big tournament? We play no teams in our conference there.
One more thing -- really good teams lose to lesser, unranked teams every week. How many times this season already have we seen a top-five team fall to an unranked team?
Whether you choose to acknowledge it or not, it takes a lot to beat every team you play, regardless of which conference you are in.
But if it makes you feel better to belittle Memphis' accomplishments, so be it.
I am proud of my team and am just enjoying the ride of what was supposed to be a so-so season in a rebuilding year.
steelers6rings writes:
Well said !!!! BRAVO TIGERS !!!!!!!!!!
bluetiger writes:
Thanks. I think you are probably right on your seeding predictions.
I think Tennessee might surprise some people in these last conference games and in the tournament too. It just seems to me that Chism and Smith are going to explode - in a good way. And it seems as they go, so go the Vols.
Good luck.
As for the Memphis and Tennessee fans who continue to trade immature barbs -- please, how many times do we have to hear the thugs vs. hillbillies stuff?
It's really old.
johnlg00#206211 writes:
Sounds about right to me, especially with no less than four more regular-season wins. Could be as high as a #4 if we win out and win the SEC tourney, not that I expect that to happen.
hamsamrick#421285 writes:
We layed some eggs against the Zags, but we sucked bad at the time. If you weren't worried about Austin (WTF?) you would have seen how the Vols have become a very deadly team (I almost quit watching us) with the Big 3 playing as good as ANY 3 IN THE NATION. I hope to see ya'll again this year. Ya'll needed a bogus foul with 1 second left anyhow. Nobody cares about Austin or Memphis at this website. Memphis is not a typical Tennessee town and ya'll ain't nowhere near as good as ya'll were last year. Losing Lofton and Jajuan hurt us bad, but the Big 3 are playing better than I could have ever dreamed they would
steelers6rings writes:
Wow ! A home win over Georgia and a home win over Vanderbilt.. Wow ! Those two are well below average teams in a very MEDIOCRE conference. Ole Miss beats UT by 8... Kentucky beats UT by 17.... High hopes in the beginning... NIT bound in the end...
johnlg00#206211 writes:
Amen, brother! Healthy rivalry is one thing; much of the spew that masquerades as such is just disgusting. Win or lose, it doesn't hurt to be classy.
steelers6rings writes:
Go ahead and whine about officiating as most hillbilly high fans do!! And No!! Memphis isn't like your typical East tennessee town. Memphians prefer to wear shoes to army boots, prefer a nice prime filet to road killed possum, prefer kissing and snuggling with our wives instead of our sisters, prefer our BMW to an old beat up pick up truck, and prefer being in the NCAA tournament instead of settling for the NIT !!!
johnlg00#206211 writes:
Hasn't happened yet, buddy! A true fan hopes until there is no hope, but that wouldn't describe you, would it?
hamsamrick#421285 writes:
I've been to Memphis once, once! After the 5th or 6th bum begged me for money on Beale Street, I went back to Soddy Daisy (God's Country) and have never gone back. By the way, I love to visit Nashville, Chattanooga (20 minutes away from Soddy) and Rocky Top!
bluetiger writes:
I don't know about Soddy Daisy. But as for the bums on Beale St. If you go to any large city in an area where tourists frequent, you will run into that. They are hoping to intimidate out-of-towners into giving up a dollar or two. The hometown folks won't fall for it.
It's the same in New Orleans, Atlanta, San Fran, Chicago, and I think D.C. was probably the worst I've encountered. Some guy practically forced himself into our cab.
I love Beale St. and get back every chance I get.
bluetiger writes:
By the way -- I live in West Knoxville, and have been approached twice in the Wal Mart parking lot by people asking for money. And just a few weeks ago was approached in the parking lot at Aubrey's.
It happens anywhere bums think people with some money in their pockets might be.
And I'm afraid with the economy, it's going to get worse before it gets better.
Go4Two writes:
Wow the Gators are ranked 45 has there ever been a team recruit so poorly after winning back to back NC's. Billy D maybe rethinking the Orlando job
hamsamrick#421285 writes:
Very true. Don't mean to trash Memphis, but volstink started it and as an immature sports fan, I took the bait. Just having fun and I'm real excited about our basketball team. I went from disgusted, to thinking they are better than the team that was #1 for a couple of days last year.
volsstinkbad writes:
hamsamrick#421285 writes:
Very true. Don't mean to trash Memphis, but volstink started it and as an immature sports fan, I took the bait. Just having fun and I'm real excited about our basketball team. I went from disgusted, to thinking they are better than the team that was #1 for a couple of days last year.
I started this? Wow thanks for the credit.
Also, for the past 2 years the ut /memphis game defined your season and that game has led to a bad finish last year and this year is not looking much better. To tell the truth I liked last year when ut, Vandy and Memphis helped to lead the state into rarified air. Too bad that pattern could not continue, except for Memphis.
VOLKING writes:
And yet, UT still owns you. 7 wins against Memphis State (Memphis is in Egypt) in the last 10 meetings. It must suck being a step-child. I actually used to pull for your little team, but its people like you that are changing my mind. Go away little gnat, unless you like being swatted again and again.
steelers6rings writes:
So you are saying that Hillbilly High's victory over Marquette was a much bigger win than the University of Memphis win over Hillbilly High ??? Says alot for Hillbilly High then !!!
Stokes44yrs writes:
I'm also a Chattanooga fan and I know what you mean by mediocre conferences. I think it's funny when people consider the SEC mediocre. On a down year we're still in the top thirty snd forty for some teams. That in no way is mediocre. CUSA has how many teams in the top 50 year in and year out...? 2 in a good year? There is no doubt that Memphis is a very good team. But don't even try to compare conferences.
Stokes44yrs writes:
I don't like Auburn but they along with most SEC teams can play with most the top 25. Maybe not top 12...?
Stokes44yrs writes:
Good luck with UNC,Kansas, and Duke stretch! Sounds like a UT schedule. Or even worse a UTC schedule. Next year may be the year to play these teams...well maybe Cal needs to think about this. Of course he'd be trading a probable loss to UT for ...er uh 3 possibly six probable losses. With a tough schedule at least Cal will find out if he has it or not. Seriously I think UMemph can play with any body but...? Why not just add UCLA and UCONN while your at it.
volsstinkbad writes:
Plasticman:
Hey Tiger fan, I think beating Marquette (in Dec.) is a bigger win than any win Memphis has this season. Showing your true college basketball stupidity again dude.
Sorry I don't consider Marquette a powerhouse since we beat them everytime we play them plus have they been on radar since the 70's?
Volunatic writes:
I think it's funny that the steelers fan actually thinks Memphis has a real university instead of a somewhat-glorified HS. I have friends who went there who call it "Tiger High".
volsstinkbad writes:
I would like to continue to play ut if there is a slot but if I have to choose between Louisville, UNC, Duke, Kansas, Gonzaga, and Georgetown to name a few then ut is on the outside trying to get in. We are a national team and those teams keep us competing (and getting) the nation's elite players. Players picked from the Memphis area will not keep us at the top so ut can compete with UAB, old miss and the rest of the 2nd tier players we only want the best.
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