Basketball: Pac-12 absent from AP Top-25
Following a 64-63 loss at San Diego State, Cal has dropped from No. 24 in the AP Top-25 to out of the rankings, leaving the Pac-12 without a representative in the poll. The Bears (6-2) are 33rd, one...
View ArticleBasketball: Bears 35th in latest NCAA RPI
Cal is No. 35 in Monday morning’s official NCAA RPI listings — the only Pac-12 team in the top 60. Here’s where Pac-12 schools rate: 35. Cal 61. Oregon 62. Colorado 72. Arizona 80. Stanford 89....
View ArticleBasketball: Bears climb to No. 30 in RPI
Cal’s win over Stanford has elevated the Bears to No. 30 in Monday’s edition of the official NCAA RPI computer rankings. Washington is the next conference team in the RPI ratings at No. 72 — a bad sign...
View ArticleBasketball: Cal vaults to No. 36 in NCAA’s RPI
Two wins in Southern California lifted the Golden Bears (20-6, 10-3 Pac-12) from No. 48 to No. 36 in the latest official NCAA RPI rankings. Washington is the next highest-rated Pac-12 Conference team...
View ArticleBasketball: Bears inch higher in RPI rankings
Home wins over Oregon and Oregon State elevated the Bears to No. 29 in the latest NCAA official RPI rankings. Cal was No. 36 at this time last week. No other Pac-12 teams is among the top 50....
View ArticleFootball: Bears picked 4th in Pac-12 North
USC was a clear choice Tuesday morning to win the Pac-12 football championship in a poll of 123 media members who cover the conference. The Trojans received 117 first-place ballots to easily...
View ArticleFootball: Larry Scott calls coaches poll `fallacy’
Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott defended USC coach Lane Kiffin’s decision to drop his vote in the USA Today Coaches Poll. “I think it’s an unfair position to put the coaches in, to supposedly vote...
View ArticleWomen’s basketball: Bears No. 14 in two polls
The Cal women’s basketball team, with most of its roster intact from a 25-10 season a year ago, is ranked No. 14 in preseason polls released by Lindy’s and Athlon Sports.
View ArticleFootball: Oregon scores 43 points in 18+ minutes vs. ASU, then falls to No. 4...
What do you imagine Oregon feels like it has to do Saturday against Colorado to impress the BCS computer after the Ducks fell from No. 3 to 4 in this week’s ratings? How about a 70-0 win? Think that’s...
View ArticleBasketball: Indiana No. 1 in preseason poll; Arizona, UCLA only ranked Pac-12...
Indiana is the preseason No. 1 in the AP Top-25 poll that has only two representatives from the Pac-12 Conference. Arizona checks in at No. 12, with UCLA one spot behind. The Bruins’ prospect depend on...
View ArticleBasketball: Bears soar to No. 40 in RPI
Two weeks ago this morning, as the Bears prepared to play at Arizona, they were sitting at No. 75 in the RPI computer rankings. This morning, having won five in a row since then, they are No. 40. Cal...
View ArticleBasketball: Bears climb to No. 42 in RealTimeRPI
Cal’s seven-game win streak has translated into a No. 42 spot in the latest computer rankings, according to RealTimeRPI.com. The Bears were sitting at No. 46 headed into Saturday’s game against...
View ArticleFootball: Bears’ schedule looking very tough
Need more evidence that Cal is about to embark on one of the nation’s most rigorous schedules? The USA Today’s coaches poll was released Thursday, and Cal faces three teams ranked in the top four and...
View ArticleBasketball: Cobbs, Bird listed among CBS’ Top-100
Cal is one of three Pac-12 teams with two players listed on CBS Sports’ rankings of the top-100 college basketball players in the nation. Senior Justin Cobbs is No. 74 and freshman Jabari Bird sits at...
View ArticleWomen’s basketball: Bears No. 9 by coaches
The Cal women’s basketball team, coming off its first trip to the Final Four last season, is rated No. 9 in the USA Today preseason coaches poll, matching the Bears’ highest preseason ranking. Cal was...
View ArticleBasketball: Bears balancing on the bubble
With four weeks left in the regular season, Cal finds itself in a precarious position. The Bears are tied for fifth place in the Pac-12 standings and sit at No. 51 in the official NCAA RPI computer...
View ArticleFooball: Bears in the NCAA rankings
Here's where Cal fits into the NCAA rankings this week: SCORING OFFENSE 1. Baylor 56.8 ppg 2. Texas A&M 51.2 3. Michigan State 50.3 4. Oregon 48.5 5. Cal 47.5 PASS EFFICIENCY 1. Marcus Mariota,...
View ArticleBasketball: Why RPI ratings don’t matter on Dec. 5
How concerned should Cal fans be that the Bears, with a 6-1 record, are No. 103 in the NCAA's official RPI rankings that were released on Thursday? Hint No. 1: Green Bay is ranked No. 2, one spot ahead...
View ArticleBasketball: Strengh of schedule sinks Cal’s RPI
At 9-1, Cal is among 11 teams nationwide with the best records (minimum 10 games). At the top is Kentucky, 11-0, top-ranked all season in the AP and, finally, according to RealTimeRPI.com. Where do the...
View ArticleBasketball: Bears skid to No. 120 in latest RPI
No surprise here, but the news continues to be bad for Cal in the latest official NCAA RPI computer ratings. The Bears are No. 120 in the rankings, ninth-best in the Pac-12 and about 70 spots away from...
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