03-10-2021, 01:05 PM
ITA Rankings Update
Stanford moves up four spots in the rankings, from #28 to #24. It's still a coaches' poll--the same group of coaches that had us as the #4 preseason team--so this is frustrating. It makes one think that Stanford is being punished for playing later and withdrawing from ITA Kickoff Weekend rather than the coaches (most of whose teams have been playing for a couple months by now) giving an honest assessment of where they think this team ranks, and that they're going to make this team earn its climb back up the rankings. There's an element of fairness there--we haven't played anybody good, so why should we vault over somebody who has beaten somebody good--but still. They know we're good. Here are the Pac-12 teams in the rankings:
#5 UCLA (up 1 spot from last week)
#17 Cal (down 5)
#21 USC (down 5)
#24 Stanford (up 4)
#26 ASU (down 2)
#38 Washington State (up 9)
#40 Washington (down 1)
#47 Colorado (up from NR)
Utah got some undetermined number of votes as well.
Current Pac-12 Standings
Note: I put all losses and notable or conference wins so far in parentheses:
T1. Stanford (2-0 Pac-12, 4-0 overall) (Ws over CU, Utah)
T1. UCLA (2-0, 8-2) (Ws over UW, WSU, Cal (n/c), USC (n/c), Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, San Diego; Ls to Cal (n/c), Texas)
3. ASU (1-0, 6-3) (Ws over Oregon, Oklahoma, Kansas State; Ls to Baylor, Texas Tech, Rice)
T4. Cal (1-1, 7-2) (Ws over Utah, UCLA (n/c), WSU (n/c); Ls to CU, UCLA (n/c))
T4. Colorado (1-1, 7-3) (W over Cal; Ls to Stanford, Iowa State, Denver)
T4. Oregon (1-1, 7-2) (W over Arizona, Ls to ASU and Gonzaga)
T4. USC (1-1, 7-4) (Ws over UW, Oklahoma State, Denver; Ls to WSU, Pepperdine (twice), UCLA (n/c))
T4. Washington State (1-1, 6-5) (W over USC; Ls to UCLA, Cal (n/c), Texas A&M, UW (n/c), Baylor)
9. Arizona (0-1, 8-4) (Ls to Oregon, Kansas, KSU, Texas Tech)
T10. Washington (0-2, 7-3) (W over WSU (n/c); Ls to UCLA, USC, Baylor)
T10. Utah (0-2, 6-4) (Ls to Stanford, Cal, Denver, Texas A&M)
Stanford moves up four spots in the rankings, from #28 to #24. It's still a coaches' poll--the same group of coaches that had us as the #4 preseason team--so this is frustrating. It makes one think that Stanford is being punished for playing later and withdrawing from ITA Kickoff Weekend rather than the coaches (most of whose teams have been playing for a couple months by now) giving an honest assessment of where they think this team ranks, and that they're going to make this team earn its climb back up the rankings. There's an element of fairness there--we haven't played anybody good, so why should we vault over somebody who has beaten somebody good--but still. They know we're good. Here are the Pac-12 teams in the rankings:
#5 UCLA (up 1 spot from last week)
#17 Cal (down 5)
#21 USC (down 5)
#24 Stanford (up 4)
#26 ASU (down 2)
#38 Washington State (up 9)
#40 Washington (down 1)
#47 Colorado (up from NR)
Utah got some undetermined number of votes as well.
Current Pac-12 Standings
Note: I put all losses and notable or conference wins so far in parentheses:
T1. Stanford (2-0 Pac-12, 4-0 overall) (Ws over CU, Utah)
T1. UCLA (2-0, 8-2) (Ws over UW, WSU, Cal (n/c), USC (n/c), Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, San Diego; Ls to Cal (n/c), Texas)
3. ASU (1-0, 6-3) (Ws over Oregon, Oklahoma, Kansas State; Ls to Baylor, Texas Tech, Rice)
T4. Cal (1-1, 7-2) (Ws over Utah, UCLA (n/c), WSU (n/c); Ls to CU, UCLA (n/c))
T4. Colorado (1-1, 7-3) (W over Cal; Ls to Stanford, Iowa State, Denver)
T4. Oregon (1-1, 7-2) (W over Arizona, Ls to ASU and Gonzaga)
T4. USC (1-1, 7-4) (Ws over UW, Oklahoma State, Denver; Ls to WSU, Pepperdine (twice), UCLA (n/c))
T4. Washington State (1-1, 6-5) (W over USC; Ls to UCLA, Cal (n/c), Texas A&M, UW (n/c), Baylor)
9. Arizona (0-1, 8-4) (Ls to Oregon, Kansas, KSU, Texas Tech)
T10. Washington (0-2, 7-3) (W over WSU (n/c); Ls to UCLA, USC, Baylor)
T10. Utah (0-2, 6-4) (Ls to Stanford, Cal, Denver, Texas A&M)