Bradley Finishes #5 in Poll

[tornado]

In the final CollegeInsider MidMajor Poll
Bradley is #5

http://www.midmajortop25.com/

..................record.....Pts.....Previous
1. George Mason (26) 27-8 70 5
2. Gonzaga (5) 29-4 749 1
3. Wichita State 26-9 709 4
4. Bucknell 27-5 681 2
5. Bradley 22-11 642 15
6. UNC-Wilmington 25-8 608 3
7. Hofstra 26-7 554 7
8. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 22-9 528 10
9. Missouri State 22-9 514 9
10. Northwestern State 26-8 491 13
11. Southern Illinois 22-11 441 6
12. Kent State 25-9 349 8
13. Winthrop 23-8 348 16
14. Montana 24-7 326 18
15. South Alabama 24-7 306 11
16. Northern Iowa 23-10 277 14
17. Pacific 24-8 238 17
18. Old Dominion 24-10 229 23
19. Murray State 24-7 197 20
20. Western Kentucky 23-8 173 12
21. Creighton 20-10 169 19
22. Iona 23-8 126 22
23. Akron 23-10 110 21
24. Davidson 20-11 96 25
25. Northern Arizona 21-11 83 NR

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Albany 47, Butler 43, Sam Houston State 45, Penn 43, Oral Roberts 37, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 29, Northeastern 27, Miami (Ohio) 26, VCU 26, Manhattan 23, Delaware State 18, Southern 14, Georgia Southern 9, Belmont 6, St. Mary's 5, Fairleigh Dickinson 3, Monmouth 2, Holy Cross 1, Lipscomb 1.

[collegehoopjunkie]

I would have thought Manhattan should be higher than just buried deep in the "Others Receiving Votes" after seeing them go to Maryland in the NIT and knock them off.

[beamer1]

For all the preseason hype, and all the rant during the year about Northern iowa,
and how they were such a lock for the NCAA etc.
It sure seems like BU ended up having the better year!!

[Majik45]

Part of UNI's problem was the Crawford injury. Also, they seemed to peak early in the season playing their best ball then. Bradley peaked late in the season which always leaves a better taste in the fans' memories.

[Bravesguy]

Here are some other interesting facts about Bradley.

As of the beginning of the 2005-2006 season, Bradley was 36th in NCAA D-I wins, among all Division I programs.
Bradley had 1,451 wins and 950 losses.
West Virginia was right ahead of Bradley with 1,452 wins, and NC State with 1,461.
(BUT--West Virginia finished the season with one less win than BU had, so now BU is tied for 35th!)
Bradley's winning pct. of .604 was also 45th best all time.

How do these numbers compare to other midmajors?
Only Temple (1,639), Princeton (1,510), and Western Ky. (1,503) are midmajors with more wins.

Here's hoping BU can stay on top for a long time!!

[Da Coach]

I think there is a typo in your post-
Bradley is #26 in all-time wins with 1,452 prior to this season.

Here is a link to the NCAA record book. It includes recrords through the 2004-2005 season. The list of winningest teams is on page 46.

http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/basketball/m_basketball_records_book/2006/2006_m_basketball_records.pdf

[Bravesguy]

You are right, that's a typo.
BU is now tied for 25th best all time with 1,473 wins