Providence went 1-1 this week which was not good enough to garner any votes in week 9 which marks the 4th straight week that the Friars have gotten zero votes in either poll. The Friars have 2 games this week including a road game against Butler Tuesday night. Going 2-0 this week at Butler and versus Georgetown at home would go a long way towards impressing voters for week 10 and beyond.
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Providence closed out their non-conference schedule on December 22nd with a 14 point win against Miami (FL) to finish 10-3 heading into conference play on NYE against Creighton. The Friars received zero votes in both polls in week 7. Week 8 is no different in the AP Poll or the USA Today Coaches Poll.
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The Friars have righted the ship since the Brown loss by winning their 3rd straight game on Saturday but as I predicted it wouldn’t have enough juice to garner any votes in either poll. Prior to Miami’s horrible loss by 28 points at home against Eastern Kentucky Monday’s game against the Hurricanes on a neutral court in Brooklyn would have been a chance for a top 25 win but the Hurricanes have fallen out of both polls this week.
Continue reading National Polls Update: Week 7
Providence went 2-1 since the last release of the national polls on December 8th but that loss was to Brown at home. After the loss to Boston College on December 5th the Friars were only receiving 4 votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll and 0 votes in the AP Poll so it’s no real surprise that the Brown loss would be enough to stop all votes for Providence. The Friars only have 1 game this week which is on Saturday at home against UMass. A win there likely wouldn’t do much for their vote-getting appeal so I expect the Friars to be outside the national spotlight as they head to the Barclays Center on December 22nd to take on the 18th (AP)/19th (USA Today Coaches Poll) ranked Miami Hurricanes.
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