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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 4144013, member: 1131"] If you want to quibble about a meaningless ranking, here is a quibble: Yesterday, on the very same court where UConn and Louisville played, then #5 Baylor lost to then #13 Michigan by about the same number of points as UConn lost to Louisville. So if Baylor lost to a "worse" team than Louisville, how do they end up ranked higher than UConn in the new poll? Granted, not by much (#10 vs. #11). But really, in December these rankings mean nothing. If the rankings are the same at the end of February, and especially if Paige is not back on the court and playing like her normal self by that point, then these rankings (or, more accurately, the thought process that went into them) could have an effect on NCAA seedings. But as long as UConn doesn't have to play South Carolina before the National Finals, that shouldn't be a concern. UConn with all of its players healthy (if it deserves to be a contender for an NC) should be able to walk through any opponent in the country except the Gamecocks, no matter where in the NCAA tournament it encounters them. [/QUOTE]