ESPN Poll - Who Should Be Preseason #1?

[Orangutan]

 

[Orangutan]

Results so far -

As the check mark shows, I chose Baylor.

 

[easttexastrash]

Results so far -

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As the check mark shows, I chose Baylor.

I like your choice, although there are several teams that may be ranked number 1 this season. I don't expect this to be a wire-to-wire season like the last few years.

 

[Sonny44]

Maryland.

 

[Willie E.Gold]

UConn

 

[uconnever]

Baylor and i dislike them.

 

[MumboJumbo]

Always shocked how ND is taken so lightly in the preseason. If my math is correct, they can easily field a rotation of McD high school All-Americans (believe they have 8), with four of those being named POY in high school by a major media outlet (Turner, Patberg, Boley, Young). Combine that with a pretty good coach, and they should be a favorite this year. No excuses.

 

[johnnyc]

UConn's number one until someone can actually beat them instead of talking about it.

 

[SCspur]

I voted for UCONN someone has to Dethrone the queens for them to give up their Kingdom. ND and Baylor are 2 and 3 after that SC rounds out my top 4. After voting I was scrolling down to see some off the comments and many people were shocked that Louisville wasn't up there. As much talent as the cards have they have to prove themselves against the top teams and early round exits are not making me a believer.

 

[geneticrex]

ND...................although it truely pains me to say it.

 

[easttexastrash]

Baylor and i dislike them.

That may be the biggest compliment given to Baylor on this board...ever.

 

[bags27]

UConn's number one until someone can actually beat them instead of talking about it.

A fan's answer, but not what a coach will tell him team: that was last year's championship and no one is champs now.....

 

[JordyG]

Baylor should be rated #1. When it comes time however to show your moves at The Big Boogie Mulkey will ultimately limit her teams chances. SC or The UConn wins. I hope Texas wins their match up in Waco and Austin late in the season and in conference play. I like Aston as a coach. By the way Texas plays Stanford, UConn, Mississippi State, South Carolina, and Tennessee within their first 8 games. That's some tough stuff. Contrast that with the typical soft OOC that Baylor plays (UConn, Tennessee, UCLA) and once again Baylor enters every tournament untested and overconfident.

 

[johnnyc]

A fan's answer, but not what a coach will tell him team: that was last year's championship and no one is champs now.....

It's a fan's poll. Who's talking about championships? The question is about who is number one now.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

It's always intriguing to ask who is preseason #1

Is it the defending national champion?

Is it the team returning the most power?

Any of them could be #1 preseason but most important is who ends the season at #1....

That being what it is--I chose UCONN until someone beats them.

 

[bags27]

It's a fan's poll. Who's talking about championships? The question is about who is number one now.

I meant that UConn was ranked #1 at the end of the year because they were champs. They're not champs now, as Geno would tell you, and so they're not #1 now. Otherwise, every team would start this year at the same ranking they were last year. Sorry if I sounded flippant.

 

[reno tony]

Every team listed, except UCONN, has a one game losing streak. I'll pick the team with the 75 game winning streak. Until they lose they are number one in my eyes. If they lose then let the coaches vote them down to number ten, doesn't really matter. But those coaches should just hope they don't end up in UCONN's bracket, because Geno will have them ready come March.

 

[easttexastrash]

I expect the #1 ranking to change hands a few times. Each of the top teams has some games on their schedule that may result in losses so I don't expect any team to be #1 from start to finish.

 

[bizarro aj]

Uconn should be #1 but if not they will be after they win their first 2 games as i see them beating Fla, and baylor by double digits.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

South Carolina. It's a jinx thing.

 

[shizam]

Where would you rank Louisville? They are ranked as high as #2 in some polls. They have a logjam of players and Jeff Walz is going to have his hands full trying to find the right combinations because he will have to keep alot of players happy. He's not like Geno who can go with 7 win it all and the hell with the rest of the players. Which is rough but keeps your best in the flow of the game. I marvel at the low amount of transfers UConn has considering how many highly touted bench players never get valued minutes.

 

[shizam]

Every team listed, except UCONN, has a one game losing streak. I'll pick the team with the 75 game winning streak. Until they lose they are number one in my eyes. If they lose then let the coaches vote them down to number ten, doesn't really matter. But those coaches should just hope they don't end up in UCONN's bracket, because Geno will have them ready come March.

Agreed!

 

[BroadwayVa]

A fan's answer, but not what a coach will tell him team: that was last year's championship and no one is champs now.....

Bags- as usual you are correct---no one is Champion now. But this is a uconn FAN board should anyone expect less//'"??
This isn't last years team--but 7 of them were on last years team. It's not like starting anew.

Geno repeats your comment even with the Fab 3 extended--each year is NEW and different. No guarantees for any top 20 team. I like Uconn's chances. He knows you don't Win championships--you earn them starting in November.

 

[BroadwayVa]

South Carolina. It's a jinx thing.

I thought the question was ----WHO IS NUMBER 17---I took the ? for a 7. So I picked Notre Dame!!
Can I change my vote ???

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Bags- as usual you are correct---no one is Champion now. But this is a uconn FAN board should anyone expect less//'"??
This isn't last years team--but 7 of them were on last years team. It's not like starting anew.

Geno repeats your comment even with the Fab 3 extended--each year is NEW and different. No guarantees for any top 20 team. I like Uconn's chances. He knows you don't Win championships--you earn them starting in November.