ranking means everything in college basketball...especially during the regular season. It basically determines the difficulty of your teams path to the final 4. If your in the top 10, then you are likely to get a 2 or 3 seed in the tournament..making your chances of a national title run easier. If say you are ranked around 25th-30th...you hold a chance of being a 7 or 8 seed...which makes your path to the final 4 a shit ton harder. If you go in as an 8 seed and win your first game..you have to play a 1 seed in the 2nd round.....ranking means everything.

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