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Monday, December 19, 2005
Life is unfair
Jimmy Carter said that once. Lots of others have echoed that sentiment.

Couldn't blame the Bucknell Bison if they felt a little that way when they look at some of the numbers out today. After beating Cornell by 44 points Saturday, the Bison have actually fallen 4 places in the RPI, according to Ken Pomeroy's calculations. Bucknell is now ninth. They were fifth entering play Saturday.

(NOTE: According to an anonymous e-mailer, the Bison actually dropped to 12 after beating Cornell, then moved back up to 9 when Syracuse and Yale picked up Ws)

In the latest USA Today-ESPN Coaches Poll, the Bison are now seventh among teams listed in the "others receiving votes" category. we won't repeat last week's rant about the polls. But we would welcome e-mails from anyone who can explain just what the heck Syracuse has done to deserve more than twice as many votes as a team that spanked them on their own floor?

In the Mid-Major Poll, Buckneell remains No. 3, behind Gonzaga and Northern Iowa. Bucknell's potential Cable Car Classic opponent, Santa Clara, is in the others receiving category of the MM poll.

In the AP poll, the Bison fourth among others receiving with 58 points. Unofficially that puts them seven spots behind No. 22 Wake Forest. We mention the Demon Deacons only because they lost at home last week to the same DePaul team that Bucknell beat on DePaul's floor.

Go figure.
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