Texas Basketball: Longhorns drop in latest Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll

Texas men’s basketball falls in the latest Ferris Mowers poll from No. 6 to No. 13 after back-to-back losses to Baylor and Oklahoma State.

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With dropping four out of their last five games, the Longhorns men’s basketball team fell out of the top 10 for the first time since December. Texas slide seven spaces to No. 13 overall in the latest Ferris Motors Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.

Head coach Shaka Smart and Co. are now 11-5 (5-4) and are now fifth in the conference standings. With seven scheduled games remaining, on top of three games that have been postponed, Texas will look to bounce back this week against the Kansas State Wildcats and TCU Horned Frogs. Each of these teams are ranked among the bottom three teams in the Big 12 Conference.

1 Gonzaga 18-0
2 Baylor 17-0
3 Michigan 13-1
4 Villanova 12-2
5 Ohio St. 15-4
6 Illinois 13-5
7 Houston 16-2
8 Texas Tech 14-5
9 Virginia 13-3
10 Missouri 13-3
11 Alabama 15-5
12 Oklahoma 12-5
13 Texas 11-5
14 West Virginia 13-5
15 Tennessee 13-4
16 Iowa 13-6
17 Virginia Tech 14-4
17 Creighton 14-5
19 Florida State 10-3
20 Southern California 15-3
21 Wisconsin 14-6
22 Oklahoma State 12-5
23 Loyola-Chicago 17-3
24 UCLA 13-4
25 Purdue 13-7
Schools That Dropped Out:
No. 22 Kansas; No. 23 Florida; No. 25 Drake.
Others Receiving Votes:
Florida 43; Louisville 38; Rutgers 30; Kansas 30; Drake 23; San Diego St. 18; Colorado 15; Oregon 14; Belmont 13; Minnesota 12; Xavier 10; UAB 6; Utah St. 5; Clemson 5; Louisiana State 4; Winthrop 3; Seton Hall 3; Arkansas 3; Toledo 1; Saint Louis 1.

Texas Basketball: Longhorns drop in latest Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll

After losing to No. 24 Oklahoma and canceling their game with Kentucky, Texas men’s basketball falls in the latest Ferris Mowers poll.

The Texas men’s basketball program has struggled over the last week. Continue reading “Texas Basketball: Longhorns drop in latest Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll”

Notre Dame Checks into Top 10 in 2020 “Way Too Early” Top 25

The Sporting News released their “way too early Top 25 for 2020” today and if it’s any indication, it could be the highest Notre Dame enters a season since 2006.

Yesterday we went over “The Ten Most Exciting March-ups for 2020” as rated by 247Sports and saw how Notre Dame made a pair of appearances.

The game against Clemson is setting up to be massive as the Tigers could be riding a nearly 40 game winning streak by then.

Clemson again figures to be a top two or three team entering 2020, but how high might Notre Dame check in?

The Sporting News released their “way too early Top 25 for 2020” today and if it’s any indication, it could be the highest Notre Dame enters a season since 2006.

Bill Bender ranks the Irish at No. 8, just behind Oklahoma and just-ahead of Penn State and states Notre Dame will again he in the heart of the College Football Playoff conversation.

There will be a million different things to discuss as the season approaches but expectations nationally appear to be as high as they are for Notre Dame fans entering 2020.