It's still very early in the season but some of the power ratings out there have us in a decent position, right in the middle:
SI:
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Duke (4-1), SOS: 112 North Carolina (3-1), SOS: 138 Pitt (6-0), SOS: 231 Wake Forest (6-1), SOS: 335 NC State (5-0), SOS: 351 Clemson (4-1), SOS: 320 Stanford (4-0), SOS: 305 Louisville (3-1), SOS: 274 California (4-1), SOS: 228 Florida State (5-1), SOS: 194 Notre Dame (4-1), SOS: 327 SMU (4-2), SOS: 293 Virginia (3-2), SOS: 72 Miami (3-2), SOS: 344 Syracuse (3-2), SOS: 204 Georgia Tech (2-3), SOS: 240 Boston College (3-1), SOS: 280 Virginia Tech (3-2), SOS: 313 [/ol]
ESPN on the other hand has us near the bottom at 16th:
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bpi/_/group/2
CBB Review has us at #10:
SI:
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https://www.si.com/college/virginia/acc-basketball-weekly-roundup-power-rankings-the-good-bad-and-ugly-nov11Quote:
It was a great week for the California schools of the Atlantic Coast Conference still hard to wrap my head around that. After dropping a double-digit game to Vanderbilt, Cal rebounded on the road against USC and have benefited from the services of former five-star and Stanford transfer Andrej Stojakovic (17.8 PPG) on the offensive end. The Golden Bears haven't done a fabulous job of sharing the ball, but they've also had the luxury of rotating ten players through. Depth won't be as much of a problem for Coach Mark Madsen's unit as it will be for several other ACC schools. Cal will have a light schedule this week before their ACC/SEC Challenge matchup against Missouri next Tuesday.
ESPN on the other hand has us near the bottom at 16th:
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bpi/_/group/2
CBB Review has us at #10:
https://cbbreview.com/2024/11/26/acc-basketball-power-rankings-week-4-2/Quote:
10) Cal Golden Bears
Last week's ranking: 12 (+2)
Record: 5-1 (0-0)
Last week: W vs. Air Force (78-69), W vs. Sacremento State (83-77)
Next week: vs. Mercyhurst (Nov. 27. 10 p.m.)
Quality wins: at USC
Bad losses: None
Cal had two nice home wins this week to improve to an impressive 5-1 to start the season. Although none of their wins have been incredibly flashy or head-turning, the Golden Bears have had a nice start to the season and should improve to 6-1 when they host first year D1 program Mercyhurst this week.
