Ken Pomeroy’s annual rankings have once again set the basketball world abuzz, and Xavier is in them at #55. Pomeroy has Xavier projected for a 16-13 record, including an 8-10 mark in a very competitive Big East. That win total doesn’t include the two games Xavier will play in Maui against as-yet unknown opponents or the at least one game they’ll get in the Big East tournament, so the projection isn’t quite the step back it appears to be.
This isn’t exactly a feather in Xavier’s cap, but it’s not the first time the Pomeroy rankings haven’t fancied them at the start of the year.