(08-11-2016 01:44 PM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  

(08-11-2016 11:44 AM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  countdown ongoing....additions from list i saw added

http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens...4-previews

College Basketball 2016-17 Men's Basketball Top 144 -1 / Teams predicted rank in Conference

UPDATED 7/22/2016

#100 Charleston
#105 William & Mary
#107 Louisiana

#112 Richmond Men's Basketball #7 Atlantic 10
#113 Florida Gulf Coast Men's Basketball Rank: #1 Atlantic Sun
#114 Sam Houston State Men's Basketball #1 Southland
#115 Tulsa Men's Basketball 2016-2017 #5 American
#116 UNC Asheville Men's Basketball #1 Big South
#117 Stanford Men's Basketball #11 Pac-12
#118 Boise State Men's Basketball #6 Mountain West
#119 Lehigh Men's Basketball #1 Patriot
#120 Stony Brook Men's Basketball #2 America East
#121 Northwestern State Men's Basketball #2 Southland
#122 LSU Men's Basketball #11 SEC
#123 Arkansas-Little Rock Men's Basketball #3 Sun Belt
#124 Pepperdine Men's Basketball #4 West Coast
#125 Hofstra Men's Basketball #5 CAA
#126 Kent State Men's Basketball #4 Mid-American
#127 Temple Men's Basketball #6 American
#128 Stephen F. Austin Men's Basketball #3 Southland
#129 Wagner Men's Basketball #1 NEC
#130 Marshall Men's Basketball #4 Conference USA
#131 North Dakota Men's Basketball #2 Big Sky
#132 Penn State Men's Basketball #11 Big Ten
#133 Green Bay Men's Basketball #2 Horizon
#134 Fordham Men's Basketball #8 Atlantic 10
#135 Texas Southern Men's Basketball #1 SWAC
#136 Morehead State Men's Basketball #2 Ohio Valley
#137 Yale Men's Basketball #3 Ivy League
#138 East Tennessee State Men's Basketball #2 SoCon
#139 Rice Men's Basketball #5 Conference USA
#140 Indiana State Men's Basketball #5 Missouri Valley
#141 Howard Men's Basketball #1 MEAC
#142 Toledo Men's Basketball #5 MAC
#143 Cal State Northridge Men's Basketball #4 Big West
#144 Illinois Men's Basketball #12 Big Ten

So JMU will be ranked inside of the top 100 and at least #2 in the CAA going into the season? That's a positive thing.

On second thought I wouldn't be surprised if JMU was outside the top 144 that they ranked rather than inside the top 80. Last year I think JMU was in the 120s. Sure they have a ton of returning Seniors but no returning all league players, lose an all league player, new/unproven head coach, newcomers who are under the radar Jucos.

I hate to beat a dead horse but it's why scheduling in the OOC matters- the JMU MBB program is pretty much anonymous at this point nationally- they need some big wins and media coverage to get people's attention. Even a good OOC with wins against ODU, Richmond, and Mason probably won't get much attention. They'll have to win the CAA Tourney and a game in the NCAAs (non play in variety) to get back on the map.