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One more reason preseason rankings mean nothing

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One more reason preseason rankings mean nothing

Dec 7, 2012, 2:35 PM

FSU is ranked #25 in basketball - AP poll and #23 in USA Coaches poll, look at where FSU is now. They got humiliated by Florida at home by 25 points.

These polls or rather preseason polls means nothing.

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They may mean nothing in terms of accurately reflecting

Dec 7, 2012, 3:15 PM

how good a team really is, but they mean a lot in terms of where teams end up being ranked.

A team that starts out very highly ranked and sufferes a few losses may fall some, but a good win or two and they are often right back where they started (highly ranked again). A team that is not ranked or not highly ranked, can suffer a few very similar losses, and they will fall off the face of the planet, and a few good wins only brings them back to where they were originally ranked. So, being ranked highly from the start unquestionably has advantages.