St. John’s started the season unranked and was picked to complete fifth within the Huge East media preseason ballot. On Sunday, the Johnnies continued their unbelievable run, dominating back-to-back nationwide champion UConn in a season sweep of the Huskies to take a commanding three-game lead within the league’s common season race.
An increase in Monday’s AP ballot is on deck for the Purple Storm.
After falling one spot final week, they’re as soon as once more primed to rise within the high 10 this week. The win — mixed with losses by Texas Tech, Iowa State, Texas A&M and Alabama — could possibly be sufficient to get it to No. 6 when the rankings refresh Monday.
That’d be the best rating for the workforce since climbing to No. 8 in 1999.
If it looks like Rick Pitino and his Purple Storm are brewing up one thing that hasn’t been executed in a long time, that is as a result of they’re. Not since 1991 has the workforce been ranked as excessive as No. 7. And Sunday’s win received them one step nearer to doing what they have not executed since 1986: successful the Huge East outright.
Beneath is how I venture the ballot to shake out Monday, with the highest three holding regular, Alabama dropping out of the highest 5 and St. John’s difficult to maneuver into the highest 5.
Projected to drop out: Creighton