According to AP Poll, Evansville is a bad loss:

[CBB_Fan]

Any team that is ranked 23rd and loses is going to fall out of the poll.

This isn't part of the grand 'Anti-Wichita State Conspiracy'...

Here is the list of teams that lost last week:

Top 25 (AP voters) and other Key Losses during this week (01/07/13 thru 01/13/13):

#01 - Duke lost at #20 - North Carolina State
#02 - Michigan lost at #15 - Ohio State
#04 - Arizona lost at Oregon
#08 - Minnesota lost at #5 - Indiana
#10 - Missiouri lost at Mississippi
#12 - Illinois lost at home to #8 - Minnesota and lost at Wisconsin
#17 - Notre Dame lost at home to Connecticut
#19 - Georgetown lost at home to Pittsburgh
#21 - Cincinnati lost at home to #17 - Notre Dame
#23 - WICHITA STATE SHOCKERS @ EVANSVILLE
#24 - UNLV lost at #25 - New Mexico

These teams are either “Not Rated (NR)”, are stealing seed votes from us, or have potential to do so:

#27 - Wyoming lost at home to Boise State
#28 - Oklahoma State lost at Oklahoma
#31 - Maryland lost at home to Florida State and at Miami
#32 - Kentucky lost at home to Texas A&M
#33 - Temple lost at Xavier
#35 - North Carolina lost at Miami
#36 - Pittsburgh lost at home to Marquette

Again, most of those teams fell a couple of spots. Some fell more than others, but NO ONE farther than Wichita State did. Why? The MVC.

Also, don't forget that being a small fish in a power conference is not necessarily a demotion. The Big East has proven several times that a team in a good conference doesn't have to worry about a couple of bad losses ruining a season or getting left out with a RPI in the 30-40 range.

[valleychamp]

By my count, Wichita State dropped 10 spots in the AP poll after losing to Tennessee a few weeks ago. I suppose that means the Shocks are too good for the lowly profile of the SEC as well.

[CBB_Fan]

By my count, Wichita State dropped 10 spots in the AP poll after losing to Tennessee a few weeks ago. I suppose that means the Shocks are too good for the lowly profile of the SEC as well.

That had several factors going for it:

1. It was the first game Wichita State was ranked (easy to lose it if you hadn't had it long)
2. It was on national TV if I remember right
3. Wichita State played badly (again, on most people's first chance to see them)
4. Tennessee was not considered a good loss. ~100 RPI, 8-6 right now. That's makes them a bad loss to a top 25 team regardless of conference.

[valleychamp]

Ah, "thats different". Gotchya, that makes total sense...

[CBB_Fan]

Ah, "thats different". Gotchya, that makes total sense...

Oh, and add the fact that 18 teams lost last week and only Illinois (who lost twice, and badly) fell the same distance. Totally different situation. If you can't see that, I can't help you.

[shoxrox]

Let the Evansville fan, err.. I mean Panther fan, believe what they want.

[valleychamp]

The delusion and conspiracy theories are runnin' even thicker than normal tonight.

[CBB_Fan]

The delusion and conspiracy theories are runnin' even thicker than normal tonight.

Yes, yours. You have stated the belief that you believe losing to a 100 RPI team on national television and falling 10 spots (with few other ranked teams losing) is equivalent to losing to a team tied for second place in the MVC and falling 11 spots despite 18 teams losing in the same week.

It isn't even a conspiracy theory. It is a plain and apparent lack of respect for the MVC.

[bleach]

I keep seeing this 3 starters out excuse. Carl Hall I know but who are the others?

[Jays26]

The delusion and conspiracy theories are runnin' even thicker than normal tonight.

Yes, yours. You have stated the belief that you believe losing to a 100 RPI team on national television and falling 10 spots (with few other ranked teams losing) is equivalent to losing to a team tied for second place in the MVC and falling 11 spots despite 18 teams losing in the same week.

It isn't even a conspiracy theory. It is a plain and apparent lack of respect for the MVC.

Holy crap.....maybe it was just a lack of respect for WS.