ACC 2024-25 Season

[nwhoopfan]

Cal is ranked 24 in AP poll....

How long has it been? I'm assuming since Anigwe finished up her career there.

 

[WBBTakeover]

AP poll is out and ND moved above Uconn at #3. Top five is:
1 UCLA
2. South Carolina
3. Notre Dame
4. UConn
5. LSU

To update your list:
3. Notre Dame
9. DUKE
17. Georgia Tech
19. UNC
21. NC State
Louisville and Florida State are unranked.

Not looking good for the ACC as a whole.

As they (Louisville and FSU) should be. They're not good.

The conference is shaping up to be what many would've expected--third place at best behind the big dawgs (B1G and SEC).

 

[CalWBBfan]

How long has it been? I'm assuming since Anigwe finished up her career there.

The California women's basketball team is nationally ranked for the first time under head coach Charmin Smith, coming in at No. 24 in the Associated Press Top 25 Women's College Basketball Poll released Monday. This is the first time the Golden Bears have been in the AP Top 25 poll since being ranked No. 24 on Jan. 7, 2019. - Cal Enters AP Top 25 Poll - California Golden Bears Athletics

 

[triaddukefan]

As they (Louisville and FSU) should be. They're not good.

The conference is shaping up to be what many would've expected--third place at best behind the big dawgs (B1G and SEC).

The hell with the Big Dawgs...time for the ACC to take some of these Big Dawgs to the veterinarians.... If you catch my drift

 

[FanInNC]

Eh - I don’t think the conferences are drastically different. I agree that at this point the ACC is running in 3rd. But when I look at the SEC SC and LSU are a cut above - after that … idk. Some solid squads, no one that strikes fear in me. Similar in the Big 10 UCLA and USC stand out and I know there are good teams there - maybe Maryland is on that level? Idk. Some of those squads that are ranked in the BIG 10 haven’t exactly challenged themselves in the out of conference.

The ACC has ND and Duke sort of separating themselves and then a similar cluster of solid teams before it falls off a cliff.

SOS is something to consider too. If Louisville had played Ohio state, maryland or Michigan states schedule they’d probably be ranked 15th and have 1 or 2 losses. Not that Louisville is great, but they’ve challenged themselves and been exposed more than some of these teams I’m looking at in the SEC and big 10.

 

[WBBTakeover]

The hell with the Big Dawgs...time for the ACC to take some of these Big Dawgs to the veterinarians.... If you catch my drift

When that happens, please let me know. Because I saw the SEC/ACC Challenge. One conference had double-digit wins--and it wasn't the ACC.

 

[WBBTakeover]

Eh - I don’t think the conferences are drastically different. I agree that at this point the ACC is running in 3rd. But when I look at the SEC SC and LSU are a cut above - after that … idk. Some solid squads, no one that strikes fear in me. Similar in the Big 10 UCLA and USC stand out and I know there are good teams there - maybe Maryland is on that level? Idk. Some of those squads that are ranked in the BIG 10 haven’t exactly challenged themselves in the out of conference.

The ACC has ND and Duke sort of separating themselves and then a similar cluster of solid teams before it falls off a cliff.

SOS is something to consider too. If Louisville had played Ohio state, maryland or Michigan states schedule they’d probably be ranked 15th and have 1 or 2 losses. Not that Louisville is great, but they’ve challenged themselves and been exposed more than some of these teams I’m looking at in the SEC and big 10.

Yeah, no. Not buying that one at all.

 

[Dillon77]

Bi-Weekly ACC Update, by Marissa Sisk of Her Hoops Stats
A lot of material in here, taking in teams (ND and Louisville, Cal and Georgia Tech) and player performances.

ACC Bi-Weekly Roundup: Games played 12/4-12/17

It's time more people were talking about Cal and Georgia Tech

herhoopstats.substack.com

 

[CalWBBfan]

Good piece in SF Chronicle today as to why this year's Cal team is so improved.

Why is Cal women’s basketball so much better this season? These stats are revealing​

This year has been different, though, in look and feel of the games and statistically. But why is Cal so much better this season? Head coach Charmin Smith has done work in the transfer portal the past two seasons and recruited one of the top classes in the country to create an offensive juggernaut that can get stops.
Mostly, according to the analytics, this version of Cal (11-1, No. 24 in the country) is extremely productive.

Here's a gift link to the full piece: Why is Cal women’s basketball so much better this season? full article