ESPN's BPI

[Phantom Warrior]

http://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/126064/preseason-bpi-from-no-1-to-no-351

MU at #50 (7th in BE)

Vandy at #47.

UW, oddly, at #30 (5th in Big 14).

St. John's at #244, which leads me to believe that this BPI thing is a crock. There is no way SJU will be near the bottom 100 of college basketball this year. There is a lot of talent on that team - Sims, Yakwe, Mussini, LoVett, , plus the juco recruit and the kid from Germany. Young talent, but talent nonetheless.

[Nukem2]

http://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/126064/preseason-bpi-from-no-1-to-no-351

MU at #50 (7th in BE)

Vandy at #47.

UW, oddly, at #30 (5th in Big 14).

St. John's at #244, which leads me to believe that this BPI thing is a crock. There is no way SJU will be near the bottom 100 of college basketball this year. There is a lot of talent on that team - Sims, Yakwe, Mussini, LoVett, , plus the juco recruit and the kid from Germany. Young talent, but talent nonetheless.As I've posted here and elsewhere, I think folks are really way underestimating SJU.

[Phantom Warrior]

Agreed. And I didn't even include Ponds, who many project as the BE ROY. He apparently played very well in SJU's exhibition game. In fact, I believe he started ahead of Mussini.

[IrwinFletcher]

FWIW, MU a 2.5 point dog Friday.