1. Gonzaga (30) 0-0 773 - West Coast
2. Buffalo (1) 0-0 692 - Mid-American
3. Loyola Chicago 0-0 676 - Missouri Valley
4. BYU 0-0 602 - West Coast
5. South Dakota State 0-0 554 - Summit
6. Northeastern 0-0 501 - Colonial
7. Harvard 0-0 488 - Ivy League
8. Wofford 0-0 474 - Southern
9. Saint Mary's 0-0 471 - West Coast
10. Southern Illinois 0-0 431 - Missouri Valley
11. Louisiana 0-0 403 - Sun Belt
12. Georgia State 0-0 368 - Sun Belt
13. Toledo 0-0 350 - Mid-American
14. Illinois State 0-0 332 - Missouri Valley
15. Rider 0-0 272 - Metro Atlantic
16. Montana 0-0 254 - Big Sky
17. Belmont 0-0 251 - Ohio Valley
18. Murray State 0-0 250 - Ohio Valley
19. Stephen F. Austin 0-0 211 - Southland
20. UNC Greensboro 0-0 196 - Southern
21. Wright State 0-0 157 - Horizon
22. Lipscomb 0-0 153 - Atlantic Sun
23. Penn 0-0 133 - Ivy League
24. UC Irvine 0-0 122 - Big West
25. Yale 0-0 112 - Ivy League
Where is Kent State? I thought the plan was to make Kent State men's basketball a program of "national distinction." If the majority of Kent State's athletic resources are allocated for men's basketball, shouldn't KSU have at least a mid-major top 25 program?
Failure to secure a top 25 program only validates my argument against "The Game Plan." As stated before, it should never have been to prioritize one major athletic program over another. Rather, the plan should be to secure and sustain the resources necessary to maximize the University's capacity for excellence in all its endeavors.
University at Buffalo—SUNY is a perfect example of a mid-major university maximizing excellence in both academics and athletics. Buffalo is ranked #2 in the men's mid-major top 25 poll and is currently leading the MAC East Division in football. In academics, University at Buffalo--SUNY is ranked #89 in National Universities of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings compared to Kent State's #191 ranking in national universities.
So when it comes to economics and finance, KSU needs to check its emotions at the door. Just because a certain contingent of Kent State fans want the men's basketball program to become another Butler doesn't mean that allocating more money to basketball at the expense of football is going to make it happen.
KSU would be wise to scrap "The Game Plan" and follow the Buffalo model of academic and athletic excellence. But unfortunately that will never happen because at Kent State emotions always seem to get in the way of logical reasoning.
http://www.collegeinsider.com/mens-mid-major-top-25.php
2. Buffalo (1) 0-0 692 - Mid-American
3. Loyola Chicago 0-0 676 - Missouri Valley
4. BYU 0-0 602 - West Coast
5. South Dakota State 0-0 554 - Summit
6. Northeastern 0-0 501 - Colonial
7. Harvard 0-0 488 - Ivy League
8. Wofford 0-0 474 - Southern
9. Saint Mary's 0-0 471 - West Coast
10. Southern Illinois 0-0 431 - Missouri Valley
11. Louisiana 0-0 403 - Sun Belt
12. Georgia State 0-0 368 - Sun Belt
13. Toledo 0-0 350 - Mid-American
14. Illinois State 0-0 332 - Missouri Valley
15. Rider 0-0 272 - Metro Atlantic
16. Montana 0-0 254 - Big Sky
17. Belmont 0-0 251 - Ohio Valley
18. Murray State 0-0 250 - Ohio Valley
19. Stephen F. Austin 0-0 211 - Southland
20. UNC Greensboro 0-0 196 - Southern
21. Wright State 0-0 157 - Horizon
22. Lipscomb 0-0 153 - Atlantic Sun
23. Penn 0-0 133 - Ivy League
24. UC Irvine 0-0 122 - Big West
25. Yale 0-0 112 - Ivy League
Where is Kent State? I thought the plan was to make Kent State men's basketball a program of "national distinction." If the majority of Kent State's athletic resources are allocated for men's basketball, shouldn't KSU have at least a mid-major top 25 program?
Failure to secure a top 25 program only validates my argument against "The Game Plan." As stated before, it should never have been to prioritize one major athletic program over another. Rather, the plan should be to secure and sustain the resources necessary to maximize the University's capacity for excellence in all its endeavors.
University at Buffalo—SUNY is a perfect example of a mid-major university maximizing excellence in both academics and athletics. Buffalo is ranked #2 in the men's mid-major top 25 poll and is currently leading the MAC East Division in football. In academics, University at Buffalo--SUNY is ranked #89 in National Universities of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings compared to Kent State's #191 ranking in national universities.
So when it comes to economics and finance, KSU needs to check its emotions at the door. Just because a certain contingent of Kent State fans want the men's basketball program to become another Butler doesn't mean that allocating more money to basketball at the expense of football is going to make it happen.
KSU would be wise to scrap "The Game Plan" and follow the Buffalo model of academic and athletic excellence. But unfortunately that will never happen because at Kent State emotions always seem to get in the way of logical reasoning.
http://www.collegeinsider.com/mens-mid-major-top-25.php
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