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Miami basketball rises to the top-25 in the NCAA NET Rankings

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The Miami Hurricanes basketball squad took a major leap in the NET rankings from this past weekend.

Last weekend, the Hurricanes were ranked at No. 38 in the country. Now, after beating Ole Miss — which counts as a Quad 2 win, the Hurricanes moved into the Top 25 as they slot in at No. 25 in the country.

Jai Lucas and his squad proved they can compete with the top teams in the country. Even though they did drop the game to BYU and Florida, anyone who actually watched those games knows the Hurricanes weren’t awful. It was simple mistakes, like missed free throws that cost Miami.

Miami is legit about 10–15 free throws from being undefeated in both of those games. Jai Lucas has his team rolling, and they should finish out conference play at 11–2, especially with some bye games coming up.

Here’s the full rundown of the Top-25 teams in the newest NET rankings:
  1. Michigan
  2. Duke
  3. Iowa State
  4. Gonzaga
  5. Vanderbilt
  6. Arizona
  7. UConn
  8. BYU
  9. Purdue
  10. Michigan State
  11. Alabama
  12. Louisville
  13. Illinois
  14. North Carolina
  15. Saint Mary’s
  16. Georgia
  17. Virginia
  18. Kansas
  19. Houston
  20. Texas Tech
  21. St. John’s
  22. Florida
  23. Nebraska
  24. Arkansas
  25. Miami
 
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Trinton Breeze said:
The Miami Hurricanes basketball squad took a major leap in the NET rankings from this past weekend.

Last weekend, the Hurricanes were ranked at No. 38 in the country. Now, after beating Ole Miss — which counts as a Quad 2 win, the Hurricanes moved into the Top 25 as they slot in at No. 25 in the country.

Jai Lucas and his squad proved they can compete with the top teams in the country. Even though they did drop the game to BYU and Florida, anyone who actually watched those games knows the Hurricanes weren’t awful. It was simple mistakes, like missed free throws that cost Miami.

Miami is legit about 10–15 free throws from being undefeated in both of those games. Jai Lucas has his team rolling, and they should finish out conference play at 11–2, especially with some bye games coming up.

Here’s the full rundown of the Top-25 teams in the newest NET rankings:
  1. Michigan
  2. Duke
  3. Iowa State
  4. Gonzaga
  5. Vanderbilt
  6. Arizona
  7. UConn
  8. BYU
  9. Purdue
  10. Michigan State
  11. Alabama
  12. Louisville
  13. Illinois
  14. North Carolina
  15. Saint Mary’s
  16. Georgia
  17. Virginia
  18. Kansas
  19. Houston
  20. Texas Tech
  21. St. John’s
  22. Florida
  23. Nebraska
  24. Arkansas
  25. Miami
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Saw the UF game but missed the BYU game. Our boys looked a little sloppy more than just free throws. And they struggled at the boards with the Gators’ bigs. That said I think the talent is there. They just need more reps as a unit. The whole team just started playing together and it shows up against the better comp. Passing and positioning off just a little, can be fixed with more time together. I think we get stronger as the season goes on
 
UF loss isn't looking as good now but granted their losses have come at #5 UConn (by 5), at Cameron to #3 Duke (by 1), neutral site to TCU (by 4) and neutral site to #1 Arizona (by 6). Still a team I expect to compete for and potentially win the SEC.

BYU is ranked 10th in the country so that loss will continue to age well as they'll probably be a top 8-10 overall seed.
 
the good thing for us is, our team "should" gel more and more as the season goes on.... I'm praying, some serious FT work is being done in practice, and/or even changing their style... it's another area we hopefully can only get better in.... Our 2-3 3pt shooters establish themselves more and get the confidence to "let it rip"...
 
JZCane0825 said:
UF loss isn't looking as good now but granted their losses have come at #5 UConn (by 5), at Cameron to #3 Duke (by 1), neutral site to TCU (by 4) and neutral site to #1 Arizona (by 6). Still a team I expect to compete for and potentially win the SEC.

BYU is ranked 10th in the country so that loss will continue to age well as they'll probably be a top 8-10 overall seed.
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#GoodLoses!!!
 
JZCane0825 said:
UF loss isn't looking as good now but granted their losses have come at #5 UConn (by 5), at Cameron to #3 Duke (by 1), neutral site to TCU (by 4) and neutral site to #1 Arizona (by 6). Still a team I expect to compete for and potentially win the SEC.

BYU is ranked 10th in the country so that loss will continue to age well as they'll probably be a top 8-10 overall seed.
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I said it after the game against them: I did not expect them to be good this year. They are lacking competent play in the backcourt.. specifically athleticism which is a must in the sec

Will give them kudos for being in those games against Duke and UConn though. Both on enemy turf

But I see them as a bubble team this year
 
Allabouttheu95 said:
I said it after the game against them: I did not expect them to be good this year. They are lacking competent play in the backcourt.. specifically athleticism which is a must in the sec

Will give them kudos for being in those games against Duke and UConn though. Both on enemy turf

But I see them as a bubble team this year
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Think you are way underrating the Gators. Barring injury to their top guys, they'll be just fine.
 
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Allabouttheu95 said:
I said it after the game against them: I did not expect them to be good this year. They are lacking competent play in the backcourt.. specifically athleticism which is a must in the sec

Will give them kudos for being in those games against Duke and UConn though. Both on enemy turf

But I see them as a bubble team this year
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They've lost close to 3 top ten teams. They're certainly in the top group of the SEC
 
JZCane0825 said:
UF loss isn't looking as good now but granted their losses have come at #5 UConn (by 5), at Cameron to #3 Duke (by 1), neutral site to TCU (by 4) and neutral site to #1 Arizona (by 6). Still a team I expect to compete for and potentially win the SEC.

BYU is ranked 10th in the country so that loss will continue to age well as they'll probably be a top 8-10 overall seed.
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According to the Notre Dame AD, we have really good losses.
 
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