Sooners should move into top 50

[SleestakSooner]

in the Sagarin ratings, they are already ranked 52 and just ahead of Capel's former team.

52 Oklahoma = 82.68 13 8 74.97( 88) 0 2 | 1 7 | 79.87 73 | 86.50 22

53 Va. Commonwealth = 82.61 20 4 71.25( 204) 0 0 | 0 0 | 82.60 47 | 82.16 56

The Big XII is ranked as the 5th best conference right now with OU being the 5th best as of last Sunday.

5 BIG 12 = 81.76 81.42 ( 5) TEAMS= 12
College Basketball 2006-2007 Div I games only through 2007 February 7 Wednesday
HOME ADVANTAGE= 4.12 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 25 | VS top 50 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR
6 Texas A&M = 90.83 20 3 73.91(122) 1 1 | 5 1 | 89.37 9 | 92.37 3

9 Kansas = 89.05 20 4 74.82
(96) 1 1 | 5 1 | 87.34 17 | 91.05 6

34 Oklahoma State = 84.54 17 5 74.96
(90) 2 2 | 3 3 | 85.33 28 | 83.41 44

38 Texas = 84.28 16 7 75.02
(87) 0 1 | 1 7 | 83.10 43 | 85.19 28

45 Kansas State = 83.54 17 7 75.67
(64) 0 2 | 2 2 | 83.72 36 | 82.91 47

52 Oklahoma = 82.68 13 8 74.97
(88) 0 2 | 1 7 | 79.87 73 | 86.50 22

56 Texas Tech = 81.57 15 9 77.64
(18) 2 2 | 4 5 | 81.85 55 | 80.85 67

70 Nebraska = 80.62 12 8 75.61
(67) 0 2 | 1 4 | 80.26 69 | 80.54 68

72 Missouri = 80.43 14 8 74.06
(116) 0 1 | 1 6 | 78.95 82 | 81.65 59

114 Baylor = 76.19 11 10 72.68(160) 0 2 | 0 6 | 75.00 129 | 76.98 95

137 Iowa State = 74.24 11 11 74.92
(91) 0 3 | 0 5 | 75.12 127 | 72.92 149

211 Colorado = 69.02 6 13 76.04
(49) 0 3 | 1 4 | 70.17 191 | 67.34 225
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This link will take you to his page so you can view the full listing in the proper format.

I am wondering how far we move up if we can get past Baylor because OSU, UT, KSU and TT all lost and we could possibly move ahead of them all when this is updated. Moving into the top 25 by the end of the season would improve our chances greatly of making the big dance as an at large bid.

Just fun to look at some computer stats and rankings. I am not saying the committee will actually pay them that much attention.

[SleestakSooner]

Sure enough, after today's update the Sooners move into the 47/48 spot tied with Kansas State. Texas Tech moved down to spot 58. OSU is now 38th and Texas is 40th.

Go here http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin.htm for the complete listing.

Then a huge gap up to Kansas (8th) and Texas A&M (6th).

You can imagine how much a team might jump with a win over those top ten teams.

[badger]

there's something about "top 50" that makes me

but... so long as the team is winning, i feel

but if the women can't win pink out...

[SleestakSooner]

Another day and another jump in these ratings for OU's men. Now they sit at #46 just ahead of KSU.

Remember these ratings take the average of a team's current computer ranking and a team's projected ranking after the remaining games played.

The computer projection has the Sooners rated 23rd. If that actually happens we will be dancing.

I am hoping the ladies can pull together and get back to dominating play. Coach Coale is trying to shake things up and find a line up that works.