Pope’s Poll: Alpha Edition for the 2020-21 Season
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2020 8:53 pmPope’s Poll: Alpha Edition for the 2020-21 Season
Forty-five Catholic colleges and universities compete in NCAA Division I basketball — here’s an encyclical direct from the Vatican showing how they rank after games played thru November 29.
In Hoops Heaven — the Saintly 16
1. Gonzaga (2-0)
2. Villanova (2-1)
3. Creighton (1-0)
4. Marquette (2-0)
5. St. Louis (2-0)
6. Providence (1-0)
7. Dayton (0-0)
8. Loyola (IL) (0-0)
9. Xavier (3-0)
10. St. John’s (2-0)
11. St. Mary’s (2-1)
12. St. Bonaventure (0-0)
13. Georgetown (1-0)
14. DePaul (0-0)
15. Duquesne (0-0)
16. Boston College (1-1)
Positioned in Purgatory (at least for right now): Notre Dame, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Seton Hall.
Hangin' In Hoops Hell: Bellarmine, Canisius, Detroit Mercy, Fairfield, Fordham, Incarnate Word, Iona, LaSalle, Loyola (MD), Loyola-Marymount, Manhattan, Merrimack, Mt. St. Mary's, Niagara, Portland, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (NY), St. Francis (PA), St. Joseph's, St. Peter's, San Diego, Seattle, and Siena.
"Francis’ Flop" (worst Catholic team in America): Holy Cross.
Lined up in Limbo (Catholic college currently in the process of transitioning to D-I): St. Thomas (MN).
Forty-five Catholic colleges and universities compete in NCAA Division I basketball — here’s an encyclical direct from the Vatican showing how they rank after games played thru November 29.
In Hoops Heaven — the Saintly 16
1. Gonzaga (2-0)
2. Villanova (2-1)
3. Creighton (1-0)
4. Marquette (2-0)
5. St. Louis (2-0)
6. Providence (1-0)
7. Dayton (0-0)
8. Loyola (IL) (0-0)
9. Xavier (3-0)
10. St. John’s (2-0)
11. St. Mary’s (2-1)
12. St. Bonaventure (0-0)
13. Georgetown (1-0)
14. DePaul (0-0)
15. Duquesne (0-0)
16. Boston College (1-1)
Positioned in Purgatory (at least for right now): Notre Dame, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Seton Hall.
Hangin' In Hoops Hell: Bellarmine, Canisius, Detroit Mercy, Fairfield, Fordham, Incarnate Word, Iona, LaSalle, Loyola (MD), Loyola-Marymount, Manhattan, Merrimack, Mt. St. Mary's, Niagara, Portland, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (NY), St. Francis (PA), St. Joseph's, St. Peter's, San Diego, Seattle, and Siena.
"Francis’ Flop" (worst Catholic team in America): Holy Cross.
Lined up in Limbo (Catholic college currently in the process of transitioning to D-I): St. Thomas (MN).