In the Cards
by @JeremyW55
Here is an update for all you need to know about the Cards as of March 3rd 2013
First the polls:
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Gonzaga (51) | 29-2 | 1,607 |
| 2 | Indiana (7) | 25-4 | 1,517 |
| 3 | Duke (5) | 25-4 | 1,471 |
| 4 | Kansas | 25-4 | 1,433 |
| 5 | Georgetown (2) | 23-4 | 1,384 |
| 6 | Miami (FL) | 23-5 | 1,245 |
| 7 | Michigan | 24-5 | 1,240 |
| 8 | Louisville | 24-5 | 1,217 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 24-5 | 1,040 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 22-7 | 1,006 |
| 11 | Florida | 23-5 | 993 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 25-4 | 950 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 22-6 | 833 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 21-7 | 763 |
| 15 | Marquette | 21-7 | 687 |
| 16 | Saint Louis | 23-5 | 675 |
| 17 | Syracuse | 22-7 | 589 |
| 18 | Arizona | 23-6 | 394 |
| 19 | Oregon | 23-6 | 332 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 23-7 | 326 |
| 21 | Virginia Commonwealth | 23-6 | 277 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 20-9 | 217 |
| 23 | UCLA | 22-7 | 196 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 22-7 | 164 |
| 25 | Memphis | 25-4 | 149 |
- Others receiving votes: North Carolina 109, Louisiana Tech 103, Saint Mary’s 47, UNLV 43, California 33, Butler 26, Illinois 25, Minnesota 10, Creighton 7, Middle Tennessee 5, Akron 4, Missouri 4, Belmont 3, Colorado State 1
- Dropped from rankings: Butler 20, Louisiana Tech 25
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Gonzaga (29) | 29-2 | 773 |
| 2 | Indiana | 25-4 | 710 |
| 3 | Kansas (1) | 25-4 | 707 |
| 4 | Duke | 25-4 | 668 |
| 5 | Georgetown | 23-4 | 649 |
| 6 | Louisville (1) | 24-5 | 614 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 23-5 | 568 |
| 8 | Michigan | 24-5 | 566 |
| 9 | Florida | 23-5 | 522 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 24-5 | 494 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 25-4 | 453 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 22-7 | 430 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 21-7 | 399 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 22-6 | 366 |
| 15 | Saint Louis | 23-5 | 338 |
| 16 | Syracuse | 22-7 | 277 |
| 17 | Marquette | 21-7 | 253 |
| 18 | Arizona | 23-6 | 233 |
| 19 | Virginia Commonwealth | 23-6 | 173 |
| 20 | Memphis | 25-4 | 172 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 20-9 | 135 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 23-7 | 118 |
| 23 | Saint Mary’s | 26-5 | 84 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 22-7 | 73 |
| 25 | Oregon | 23-6 | 59 |
- Others receiving votes: Middle Tennessee 51, UCLA 42, Louisiana Tech 41, North Carolina 28, Butler 18, Creighton 10, UNLV 9, Oklahoma 7, San Diego State 7, Illinois 6, Akron 6, Colorado State 5, Belmont 4, Minnesota 3, Virginia 2, California 2
- Dropped from rankings: Butler 21, Akron 24
We moved from 10 to 8 in the AP while jumping from 9 to 6 in the Coaches poll, the more prestigious of the two. Also we are ranked 5th in the RPI and 2nd in the BPI projected as a #1 seed
Lets look at bracketology brought to you by Joe Lunardi from ESPN:
He has us currently as a 2 seed in the West Region. We won both titles as a 2 seed and have went to our last 2 final fours from the west region.
Finally we have the BPI which takes a ton of Factors into consideration.
2nd in the BPI….should help if it comes down to us and G’Town