AP Poll January 18th: Louisville achieves its first #1 ranking

[LETTERL]

Louisville achieved its first #1 ranking in school history, and NC State matched its highest ranking in school history at #2 in the January 18th AP poll. The Cardinals received 20 first place votes. NC State received 5 first place votes, South Carolina received 2 first place votes and UCONN and Stanford each received one.

The Cardinals become the 25th different team to top the AP poll since its inception in 1977.

This week marks the 9th week in program history for NC State in the #2 position, and the first time since December 31, 1990.


Record Pts Prv
1. Louisville (20) 12-0 710 2
2. NC State (5) 10-0 680 3
3. UConn (1) 7-0 659 4
4. South Carolina (2) 9-1 650 5
5. Stanford (1) 11-1 632 1
6. UCLA 8-2 545 8
7. Maryland 11-1 533 9
8. Texas A&M 13-1 515 7
9. Baylor 8-2 499 6
10. Arizona 10-2 474 11
11. Michigan 10-0 443 13
12. Kentucky 10-3 420 12
13. Oregon 9-3 378 10
14. South Florida 10-1 310 16
15. Arkansas 11-4 266 17
16. Indiana 8-3 226 18
17. Ohio St. 7-1 218 15
18. DePaul 8-3 217 19
19. Mississippi St. 8-4 198 14
20. Gonzaga 12-2 162 20
21. Northwestern 7-2 115 22
22. Georgia 12-1 113 -
23. Syracuse 6-1 111 24
24. Iowa St. 9-4 65 -
25. Tennessee 9-2 61 23

Others receiving votes: South Dakota St. 52, Texas 49, Missouri St. 43, West Virginia 34, Washington St 14, Alabama 10, Nebraska 9, Rice 6, Arizona St. 6, IUPUI 2.

 

[SimpleDawg]

19. Mississippi St. 8-4 198 14

What the heck????

 

[visitingcock]

Assuming Loiusville and NC State hold on, has the ACC ever had a #1 vs. #2 conference game before?

I would imagine few conferences have ever had such a matchup in WBB (UConn being a big reason why).

Did Tennessee and Georgia ever have a 1v2 game? Other conferences?

 

[triaddukefan]

Assuming Loiusville and NC State hold on, has the ACC ever had a #1 vs. #2 conference game before?

I would imagine few conferences have ever had such a matchup in WBB (UConn being a big reason why).

Did Tennessee and Georgia ever have a 1v2 game? Other conferences?

I'm sure it's happened before in the ACC. Most likely in 2007... perhaps 2006 as well.

 

[ScottCT]

How did Tennessee manage to stay ranked?

 

[visitingcock]

How did Tennessee manage to stay ranked?

Pat

 

[LETTERL]

Assuming Loiusville and NC State hold on, has the ACC ever had a #1 vs. #2 conference game before?

I would imagine few conferences have ever had such a matchup in WBB (UConn being a big reason why).

Did Tennessee and Georgia ever have a 1v2 game? Other conferences?

Yes. It has happened 4 times, but not recently:

February 11, 1992: #2 Virginia beat #1 Maryland, 75-74
February 25, 2004: #2 North Carolina beat #1 Duke, 77-65
February 25, 2006: #2 North Carolina beat #1 Duke, 77-65
February 8, 2007: #1 Duke beat #2 North Carolina, 64-53.

There have been 59 games between teams ranked #1 and #2. UCONN and Tennessee account for 6 of those 59 games...UCONN and Stanford have met 4 times when ranked #1 and #2.

In the Southeastern Conference, Tennessee and Auburn met twice when they were ranked #1 and #2 (including the 1989 NCAAT championship game). As hard as it is to believe, those are the only #1 vs. #2 matchups between SEC teams.

 

[Shades]

How did Tennessee manage to stay ranked?

They beat Alabama yesterday.

 

[MSGRET]

Louisville achieved its first #1 ranking in school history, and NC State matched its highest ranking in school history at #2 in the January 18th AP poll. The Cardinals received 20 first place votes. NC State received 5 first place votes, South Carolina received 2 first place votes and UCONN and Stanford each received one.

The Cardinals become the 25th different team to top the AP poll since its inception in 1977.

This week marks the 9th week in program history for NC State in the #2 position, and the first time since December 31, 1990.


Record Pts Prv
1. Louisville (20) 12-0 710 2
2. NC State (5) 10-0 680 3
3. UConn (1) 7-0 659 4
4. South Carolina (2) 9-1 650 5
5. Stanford (1) 11-1 632 1
6. UCLA 8-2 545 8
7. Maryland 11-1 533 9
8. Texas A&M 13-1 515 7
9. Baylor 8-2 499 6
10. Arizona 10-2 474 11
11. Michigan 10-0 443 13
12. Kentucky 10-3 420 12
13. Oregon 9-3 378 10
14. South Florida 10-1 310 16
15. Arkansas 11-4 266 17
16. Indiana 8-3 226 18
17. Ohio St. 7-1 218 15
18. DePaul 8-3 217 19
19. Mississippi St. 8-4 198 14
20. Gonzaga 12-2 162 20
21. Northwestern 7-2 115 22
22. Georgia 12-1 113 -
23. Syracuse 6-1 111 24
24. Iowa St. 9-4 65 -
25. Tennessee 9-2 61 23

Others receiving votes: South Dakota St. 52, Texas 49, Missouri St. 43, West Virginia 34, Washington St 14, Alabama 10, Nebraska 9, Rice 6, Arizona St. 6, IUPUI 2.

I venture to say the BY Top 25, will be different from this.

 

[Sched234]

Yes. It has happened 4 times, but not recently:

February 11, 1992: #2 Virginia beat #1 Maryland, 75-74
February 25, 2004: #2 North Carolina beat #1 Duke, 77-65
February 25, 2006: #2 North Carolina beat #1 Duke, 77-65
February 8, 2007: #1 Duke beat #2 North Carolina, 64-53.

There have been 59 games between teams ranked #1 and #2. UCONN and Tennessee account for 6 of those 59 games...UCONN and Stanford have met 4 times when ranked #1 and #2.

In the Southeastern Conference, Tennessee and Auburn met twice when they were ranked #1 and #2 (including the 1989 NCAAT championship game). As hard as it is to believe, those are the only #1 vs. #2 matchups between SEC teams.

Happened January 11, 2019 when #1 Notre Dame beat #2 Louisville at home.

 

[visitingcock]

Just for fun: NCAA Net rankings DI Women's Basketball Rankings - NCAA Women's Basketball NET Rankings | NCAA.com

1	2	UConn	Big East	7-0	2-0	0-0	5-0	0-0
2	1	Stanford	Pac-12	11-1	8-1	0-0	3-0	0-0
3	3	South Carolina	SEC	9-1	4-0	2-0	3-1	0-0
4	4	Oregon	Pac-12	9-3	5-2	0-0	4-1	0-0
5	6	Louisville	ACC	12-0	3-0	1-0	8-0	0-0
6	5	Baylor	Big 12	8-2	3-1	0-0	5-1	0-0
7	7	NC State	ACC	10-0	3-0	0-0	7-0	0-0
8	9	Indiana	Big Ten	8-3	3-2	0-0	5-1	0-0

 

[BoomBoom]

The Cardinals become the 25th different team to top the AP poll since its inception in 1977.

And interestingly just the 13th team since 2000. And just the 7th team since 2010. Congrats to the Louisville program. I appreciate how Walz credits past Louisville teams for making it possible. And how Walz balances recognition of the ranking as an accomplishment with realism re: Louisville's position vis-a-vis other programs ("not head and shoulders above").

By comparison: there have been 30 different men's #1's since 2000. And 19 since 2010.

 

[KY Card Fan]

I'm happy that we're ranked #1 for the first time ever. This program has come a long way from the team that made its first Final Four appearance in 2009 without any McDs AAs. (Hard to believe that Angel McCoughtry was not an AA but that's another story.)

But....is this team the best team in the country? Don't know. Can we beat (take your pick) UConn, NC State, South Carolina, Stanford? Don't know. They are all great teams with super coaches. And in this crazy season, it's hard to say where teams are right now, or what they will become as the season (hopefully) reaches its conclusion.

We'll find out soon enough.

 

[LETTERL]

Happened January 11, 2019 when #1 Notre Dame beat #2 Louisville at home.

Yup...that one is not listed in the AP Poll archive list of #1 vs. #2 matchups. The date of that game was actually January 10th.

 

[visitingcock]

I'm happy that we're ranked #1 for the first time ever. This program has come a long way from the team that made its first Final Four appearance in 2009 without any McDs AAs. (Hard to believe that Angel McCoughtry was not an AA but that's another story.)

But....is this team the best team in the country? Don't know. Can we beat (take your pick) UConn, NC State, South Carolina, Stanford? Don't know. They are all great teams with super coaches. And in this crazy season, it's hard to say where teams are right now, or what they will become as the season (hopefully) reaches its conclusion.

We'll find out soon enough.

We’ll find out about nc state pretty soon

 

[DefenseBB]

...so will Jeff hang a #1 banner?

 

[KY Card Fan]

...so will Jeff hang a #1 banner?

No, we'll let that remain a South Carolina thing. (If I knew how to do a sarcasm emoji I'd do that.)

 

[Shades]

...so will Jeff hang a #1 banner?

Maybe if he were to quit the season today.

 

[Cuango]

And interestingly just the 13th team since 2000. And just the 7th team since 2010. Congrats to the Louisville program. I appreciate how Walz credits past Louisville teams for making it possible. And how Walz balances recognition of the ranking as an accomplishment with realism re: Louisville's position vis-a-vis other programs ("not head and shoulders above").

By comparison: there have been 30 different men's #1's since 2000. And 19 since 2010.

Jeff Walz is a classy and very good coach who has built a top program at Louisville. You can bet a lot of teams would love to steal him away.

 

[Cuango]

If it is not a misprint, it is astounding that number 2 North Carolina beat number 1 Duke twice by exactly the same score 77-65 two years apart but on the same date February 25.

 

[JellyBean]

How did Tennessee manage to stay ranked?

Past glory days.

 

[Jmsdawg]

Past glory days.

Tennessee is a good WBB team. UConn must be prepared for the Thursday or we will see big upset. Huskies be ready!

 

[visitingcock]

Coaches' Poll likes Louisville too.

1	Louisville	12-0	798	30	2	1	1/5
2	NC State	10-0	749	1	3	1	2/6
3	South Carolina	10-1	721	0	4	1	1/4
4	Stanford	11-1	710	1	1	-3	1/4
5	Connecticut	7-0	697	0	5	—	3/5
6	UCLA	8-2	596	0	8	2	6/12
7	Maryland	11-1	595	0	9	2	7/14
8	Texas A&M	13-1	570	0	7	-1	7/13

 

[triaddukefan]

If it is not a misprint, it is astounding that number 2 North Carolina beat number 1 Duke twice by exactly the same score 77-65 two years apart but on the same date February 25.

actually it is a misprint

 

[KY Card Fan]

Coaches' Poll likes Louisville too.

1	Louisville	12-0	798	30	2	1	1/5
2	NC State	10-0	749	1	3	1	2/6
3	South Carolina	10-1	721	0	4	1	1/4
4	Stanford	11-1	710	1	1	-3	1/4
5	Connecticut	7-0	697	0	5	—	3/5
6	UCLA	8-2	596	0	8	2	6/12
7	Maryland	11-1	595	0	9	2	7/14
8	Texas A&M	13-1	570	0	7	-1	7/13

I'm OK with Louisville at #1 and NC State #2 (we'll figure that one out on the court soon) but UConn at #5???? Should be no lower than #3.