Who exactly votes each week for the top 25 college basketball teams ?   Are they knowledgable, honorable sports pundits with a few miles on their pencils, or just a bunch of uneducated, lazy sportswriters with assorted axes to grind.   And yes, I admit, this is not the most crucial issue of the day, but, what the heck, it’s my blog, and I’m ticked off !

What squeezes my cheeks is the fact that the fraternal order of sportswriters places the Gonzaga Zags as the #2 team in the nation, with victories over Texas Southern, Cal Poly, Portland (not the NBA Trailblazers), Pacific, and two barnburners against Santa Clara.  The Zags’ only venture into the ranked world this season resulted in a loss to Arizona.  Where is Gonzaga located, anyway ?

Beneath that lofty ranking, at #3, are the Virginia Cavaliers, with victories so far over an assortment of ranked teams including North Carolina, Maryland, VCU, Notre Dame, and tonight Louisville.   Not only is the record clearly superior to the Zags (what is a Zag ?), but the Cavaliers actually seek these lofty heights while at the same time attending normal classes and taking tests/exams without assistance (sorry for the cheap jab, UNC).  So again, why is Gonzaga #2 and U.Va. #3 ?                                        WHAT THE HECK !