{"id":3391,"date":"2011-12-21T20:53:07","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T01:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=3391"},"modified":"2011-12-21T20:53:07","modified_gmt":"2011-12-22T01:53:07","slug":"dukes-4th-in-latest-caa-bloggers-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=3391","title":{"rendered":"Dukes 4th in Latest CAA Bloggers Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/caa-bloggers-poll.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"3370\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=3370\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/caa-bloggers-poll.jpg?fit=309%2C236&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"309,236\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"caa bloggers poll\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/caa-bloggers-poll.jpg?fit=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/caa-bloggers-poll.jpg?fit=309%2C236&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3370 alignright\" title=\"caa bloggers poll\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/caa-bloggers-poll.jpg?resize=247%2C189\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/caa-bloggers-poll.jpg?w=309&amp;ssl=1 309w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/caa-bloggers-poll.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>VCU continued its reign at the top of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vcuramnation.com\/2011\/12\/rams-strong-at-no-1-in-caa-bloggers-poll\/\">CAA Bloggers Poll<\/a> this week and deservedly so. Our Dukes moved up a few spots to 4th. I actually had the Dukes in the 6th slot. Before anyone crushes me, I turned in my ballot prior to Monday&#8217;s game and was judging them based on the complete stinker of an effort against Kent State. I still think it&#8217;s pretty much VCU and everyone else at this point. No other team has been able to play consistent basketball thus far. Well, unless you count Towson and William &amp; Mary which have both been consistently dreadful. Here is my full ballot.<\/p>\n<div>1. VCU<\/div>\n<div>2. GA State<\/div>\n<div>3. George Mason<\/div>\n<div>4. Drexel<\/div>\n<div>5. ODU<\/div>\n<div>6. JMU<\/div>\n<div>7. Delaware<\/div>\n<div>8. Hofstra<\/div>\n<div>9. Northeastern<\/div>\n<div>10. UNCW<\/div>\n<div>11. W&amp;M<\/div>\n<div>12. Towson<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I&#8217;m optimistic Devon Moore&#8217;s return and Monday&#8217;s victory over the Citadel will give the Dukes some momentum. I&#8217;m pretty anxious to see this team in person for the first time this year tomorrow night at GW. Hopefully we&#8217;ll see lots of you there.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D3391&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VCU continued its reign at the top of the CAA Bloggers Poll this week and deservedly so. Our Dukes moved up a few spots to 4th. I actually had the Dukes in the 6th slot. Before anyone crushes me, I turned in my ballot prior to Monday&#8217;s game and was judging them based on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[61,240,53,455,145],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3448,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=3448","url_meta":{"origin":3391,"position":0},"title":"JMU Drops to 9th in CAA Bloggers Poll","date":"January 11, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"After a rough week in which the Dukes lost to ODU, Northeastern, and William & Mary, they plummeted in this week's CAA Bloggers Poll. JMU finds itself in the 9th slot now. VCU surrendered the top spot to George Mason after holding onto it for the previous four weeks. 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