Rebels up to #5 after off week

The long open week is finally over.  The prize for the wait? Ole Miss #5(AP), #6 (USA).    I wasn't happy with the schedule this year but I have to say that we lucked out.  With the pig flu hitting the team it is a blessing that the Rebels had this week off and are playing a 1AA team on Sat. 

SEC West, the Big XII of 2009?

I was looking through my new SI when I found SI's top 10 for 2009. I was excited that Ole Miss is #6 and ranked the highest in my lifetime. But then I realized that the SEC owns almost 50% of the SI's Top 10. There are four SEC teams in the top 10. (Florida, Alabama, Ole Miss, LSU) What's even more amazing is that the SEC West has three of the four SEC teams in the Top 10. Is there another division or even conference that can match up with the SEC West?

We all know the hype around the Big XII South this year. The hype stopped when the Big XII South went 1-3 in post season. Everyone assumed the Big XII South was the best division in college football. Of course they were wrong. Let's up this time the pundits have it right!

Final Rankings #14, #15

Ole Miss finished the 2008 football season ranked #14 in the AP poll and #15 in the coaches poll. The Rebels enjoy their best ranking since Eli's last year in 03.

Latest RPI's and Rankings

Ken Pom: #10
Real Time: #10
Warren Nolan: #11
AP: #24
ESPN: #22
CBS: #25
DeSimone: #22

The numbers after the AU loss

Here are the rankings and RPI's for this week.

RPI:

KenPom: #15
Ratings.com: #15
Real Time: #15
RPI forecast: #15
Sagarin: #18
Warren Nolan: #16

Rankings:
AP: #17
ESPN: #15
CBS: #16
DeSimone: #17
Fox: #18
Massey:#20

2-1: Ole Miss holds off Florida

As the second season of basketball moves into full swing, the Rebels are off to a 2-1 start in SEC play. The Rebels regrouped after a slow start to lead the Gators at half by 9. At one point the Rebs were up by 15 but Florida wouldn't go away. Poor foul shooting by Ole Miss gave Florida hope but the Rebels walked off the court with a 2 point victory over the 2x defending National Champs.

Updated RPI's:

Ken Pom: 15
Real Time: 15
RPI Forecast: 12
Sagarin: 12
Warren Nolan: 14

Rebels move into ESPN's Power 16 at #14.

After 1-1, Where We Stand

After going 1-1 in our first week of SEC play, where do we stand. Here are the latest rankings along with our two opponents for this week (Florida & Auburn):

RPI's:

Ken Pom: #20 -----(Florida #76 Auburn #163)
Ratings.com: #19-----(Florida#76 Auburn#164)
Real Time: #20----(Florida#76 Auburn#161)
RPI Forecast: #12---(Florida#38 Auburn N/A)
Sagarin #12----(Florida#36 Auburn#161)
Warren Nolan#20 ----(Florida#85 Auburn#168)

Top 25:

AP: #18
CBS: #16
DeSimone:#16
ESPN: #15


Brackets:

Basketball Predictions: #4
Beating the Experts: #5
Bracket Express: #4
Bracket Project: #4
Bracetography: #6
Bracketology 101: #5
Breaking Down the Bracket: #5
Bryce's Bracket: #2

Please check back later this afternoon for the AP & ESPN polls.

Latest Rankings

Here are the latest rankings/seeds:

AP: #16
ESPN/USA: #15
Basketball Predictions: # 8 Seed
Beating the Experts: #6 Seed
Bracket Express: #4 Seed
Bracketography: #6 Seed
Bryce's Bracket: #3 Seed
CBS Top 26: #17
College Hoops Net Top 50: #17
Fox Power Rating: #20
Ken Pom RPI: #21
Mike DeSimone's Top 25: #19
Ratings.Com RPI: #21
Real Time RPI: #21
Rivals Ranking the Coaches: Kennedy #21
Sagarin RPI: #9
RPI Forecast: #10
The Bracket Project: #5 Seed
Warren Nolan RPI: #21
ESPN Bracketology: #6 Seed

The list will be updated as more projections/rankings come out.

Where we Stand: New Year's Eve

Here are the updated rankings, RPI and bracketology so far for this week. The AP & Coaches polls will be out this afternoon. I will update this list throughout the day as information becomes available.


AP/ESPN: #18
Basketball Predictions: #8 seed
Ken Pom: #11 RPI
Real Time RPI: #11
RPI Forecast: #8 (#2 Seed)
Sargain: #10 RPI
Warren: #7 RPI
Mike DeSimone: #20
CBS: #21
College Hoops Net: #19
Bracket Express: #3 Seed
Ratings.com RPI: #11
Real Time Power: #21

Where we stand.

With basketball's impressing start, it's time to start keeping up with RPI's, Braketology and Rankings. The Hotty Toddy Blog will keep you up-to-date on the latest.

AP: #22
ESPN: #24
CBS: #24
Bracketology 101: #5 seed
Ken Pom RPI: #11
Real Time RPI: #11
Sagarin: #14
Bracket Project: #8 Seed
Warren Nolan RPI: #10
Rivals: Andy Kennedy: #25 coach
Massey Ratings (combined): #15
Bracket Express: #4 Seed
Basketball Predictions: #9 Seed
Bryce's Brackets: #3 Seed
Beating the Experts: #7 Seed
Bracketography: #9 Seed
Breaking Down the Bracket: #8 Seed
The Hoops Report: #23
RPI Forecast: #3 Seed

On the right you will see a newly added link section for College Basketball. This should keep all Rebel Basketball junkies happy for a bit. If you have any other links you like, please let me know and I'll add them.