Polls for week starting 12/17/12

[BabHorn]

AP has Texas dropping a couple of spots to # 20.
Baylor stays at # 3; OSU is 15th, up one spot; OU took a serious plunge, going from 12th to 18th; KU is at 19th, moving up from 22nd; WVU is 24th, up one spot. ISU is 29th.

 

[hornsgeek]

I think this ranking is about right and maybe still a bit high depending on whether our players can develop consistency. By the same token, I try not to care too much about rankings, especially early in the season.

But I've gotta say I really like this team. Yes, it's difficult having so many players who are new to D-I play, but you can see the improvement week to week, and it seems to me that they are learning to play together. I love the energy, although sometimes they seem a bit too amped up and have trouble executing. The conditioning has helped, and they are using it for 40 minutes.

After the TN game, they all said the right thing -- we need to not take plays off, we need to keep the energy up, etc. If they believe it, they will make it happen. And if they make it happen, we will have a very strong group of players for the next 3-4 years that have the ability to turn this program around. We've got talent and athleticism. Now we just need discipline and experience. I like our future.

 

[BabHorn]

USA Today/ESPN poll
Horns drop to # 23 from previous # 20.

Baylor (#3), OSU (#14), OU (#18), KU (#19) & WVU (#20) are the other schools ranked in this poll. ISU would be at #28.