AP Poll - Monday 12/21

[mauconnfan]

We got beat with a guy scoring 40. It was theirs to win at home and they pissed it away. You don't give votes to teams that lose games they should've won. And honestly the only one who looked worthy of any vote was Bouknight, rest of the team, the staff aren't ready for Top 25 or votes. Long way to go!

 

[uconngb]

Looks like we didn’t receive any votes this week. I fully understand that this is meaningless in many regards, but it does limit our program from nation recognition and positive exposure. I would also argue that it can affect NCAA tournament seeding.

Why is Duke #20 in the polls this week? Simple answer - they were ranked T10 in the preseason poll. The system is ridiculous and they need to do away with preseason rankings. It makes no sense to me why they wouldn’t start the rankings in the new year. Someone please explain this:

WEEK 5

UConn: AP #N/R
Record: 3-1
Wins: #335 CCSU, #269 Hartford, #34 USC
Losses: #14 Creighton

Duke: AP #20
Record: 3-2
Wins: #333 Coppin State, #262 Bellarmine, #83 Notre Dame
Losses: #11 Illinois, #27 Michigan State

What limits our national recognition and exposure is the fact that we lost. No one cares about “others receiving votes”. Take care of business on the court and they’ll talk about you. Period.