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[QUOTE="Sgt Cuse, post: 248745, member: 1701"]
This years #4 ranking seemed to be based on what was returning - 4 starters, not on what was lost (the best player RJ).  And that was from a 26-9 squad.  It was the same method that ranked UConn #3, they had 4 returners coming back (not on what they lost in Kemba).
 
The upcoming ranking may come from (and should be based on) what is returning -3 starters (+JS) and 2 McDs (one soph and one frosh).  That is from a 34-3 squad, that had been considered to have some of the best depth in the country.
 
And the last consideration is what is happening with the teams around you.  Most of the top squads seem to be experiencing heavy losses as well.  So 3 returners + 2 McD replacements from an ending top 5 shouldn't fall much, if any.  LVille, OSU, Indiana may make moves up, but Duke, UK, UNC may move down.
 
When we lost Flynn, Devo, and Harris we were a sub 30 win team losing 3 starters.  We were replacing them with unheralded players like Wes, so I think that is a bad comparison.  Last years process that ended up with the preseason ranking of #4 seems more similar - see analysis above.
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