Final Season's End Poll

[tornado]

The final AP poll has Drake falling to #23, and Davidson at #9.

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080408/SPORTS0605/804080411

The final Mid-major poll will be out today........

http://www.collegeinsider.com/mmpoll/

[MacabreMob]

They just couldn't do it.... Davidson makes Elite 8 and is the only team besides Memphis to challenge the National Champ (Kansas).... and they just couldn't rank Davidson in the top 8.

LOL!

[ph]

Same-ole, same-ole..
Didn't we (BU) wind up ranked lower than Kansas and Pitt even though we beat them 2 years ago?

Does anyone publish an end-of-season RPI?

[tornado]

Here is the Final ESPN/USA Today Top 25 poll in 2006,
done AFTER the NCAA tournament. Indeed Bradley finished in the Sweet Sixteen
but ended ranked #24 behind both Kansas & Pitt.
(the AP did not put out a final season poll after the NCAA in 2006)

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings?seasonYear=2006

1. Florida (31) 31-6 775
2. UCLA 31-6 739
3. LSU 27-8 666
4. Connecticut 30-4 658
5. Villanova 28-5 620
6. Memphis 33-4 607
7. Duke 32-4 585
8. George Mason 27-7 564
9. Texas 30-7 542
10. Gonzaga 29-4 503
11. Boston College 28-8 463
12. Washington 26-7 403
13. Ohio State 26-6 354
14. North Carolina 23-8 312
15. West Virginia 22-11 300
16. Georgetown 23-10 296
17. Illinois 26-7 261
18. Pittsburgh 25-8 247
19. George Washington 27-3 221
20. Tennessee 22-8 198
21. Wichita State 26-9 169
22. Kansas 25-8 155
23. Iowa 25-9 109
24. Bradley 22-11 106
25. Bucknell 27-5 51
Others Receiving Votes
N.C. State 23, Nevada 18, Syracuse 16, UAB 16, Indiana 14, Alabama 13, Oklahoma 13, Arizona 12, Kentucky 10, Michigan State 10, California 6, Texas A&M 5, South Carolina 4, Pacific 3, San Diego State 2, Wisc. Milwaukee 2, Northwestern St. 2, NC Wilmington 2.
Dropped From Rankings
Oklahoma 20, Nevada 21, Syracuse 22, UAB 25.

[pfunk880]

Did anyone else notice that Tulsa got a vote?

[MacabreMob]

Does anyone publish an end-of-season RPI?

I have asked Jerry Palm about the RPI calculations going into the post season and his answer was that the RPI is a tool used in aiding the selection committee for selection/seeding processes.

(I guess, after that, it is not needed.)