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AP Poll - Nov 25 (no panic zone)

I don't believe UCLA deserves to be #1, but whatever. It's early.
 
Cuango said:
North Carolina will be ranked at the end of the season! They have talent and a good coach. I’ll be shocked if they are not ranked!
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I agree. Toomey and Thomas will round into form by then to make an impressive front court next to Utsby, and Gakdeng may end up as a backup. Also, Nivar showed herself to be an impressive player.

A main rotation of Kelly Donarski Nivar Utsby Gakdeng Toomey and Thomas sounds like a ranked team to me.
 
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HuskyNan said:
That has nothing to do with the comment I was responding to
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Had everything to do with what appeared to be a needlessly snarky response to an accurate comment. If you left off the “huh” at the end, which came across as dismissive at best, your reply would have just fine.
 
Zinethar said:
I find it interesting that the nobody UNC team that UConn played just beat Indiana by 30 69-39. Maybe they are a bit tougher team than some seem to think.
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I was not impressed with UNC at the time. But yes this result does alter my view of them.

That's the thing about rankings -- is that they are voters impression of teams at the time. I thought UNC was barely a top 20 team when UConn faced them so the win wasn't super impressive, esp since they outplayed UConn for parts of the game. BUT, now if it turns out they're better than i thought, then I upgrade the win.
The value of the win changes over time based on how good they turn out to be.
 
Zinethar said:
I find it interesting that the nobody UNC team that UConn played just beat Indiana by 30 69-39. Maybe they are a bit tougher team than some seem to think.
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Indiana has wins over Stanford and Baylor but also lost to Butler and Harvard. The jury is still out on what their true level is.

Sydney Parrish left the Baylor game with an apparent knee injury and it didn't look particularly good.
 
Bone Dog said:
The thing is, UCLA beat the pre-season #1 and became the the new #1. This isn't surprising.

The rest of the schedule for them looks pretty mild so they may not be dethroned until they meet USC (twice) in Feb and March. Can Indiana or tOSU or Illinois or MD going to topple them? Minnesota? None of these would be impossible, but they'd be serious upsets.
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I doubt they’ll make it that long to be honest. Playing a decent team on the road in a Big Ten environment is a different animal and I don’t see Londyn Jones going 5-5 from deep most nights. We’ll see though. With South Carolina getting blown out in dramatic fashion, this year has more of a wide open feel to it than we’ve had the past 3 seasons.
 
huskeynut said:
The question will be - can UCLA maintain the level of play they showed yesterday?

I'm not sure they can.
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Let me see if I understand this - On one hand, it's early and UConn will continue to get better, yet on the other hand UCLA will get worse?
 
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Hey guys. We have 3 stars who can create, can play both sides of the ball and can score from anywhere. I dont like it either but we have a very talented roster. The future is bright. I hope we're up to speed by the ND game. We beat ND @ ND that sends a message to WCBB that UConn is back.
 
ND to me had a much more impressive win against a top 3 team. South Carolina was over rated based on their last two seasons instead of what they were bringing back this year. UConn had a good win against NC but the play wasn't impressive on the offensive side of the ball so I could see them at 2 or 3 this week based on current events.

The good news for UConn is they play a lot of the top contenders so they will have every chance to move up. To me though if you are 1,2,3 in the final rankings you are good since you won't play the top team until the final.
 
Fore! said:
Had everything to do with what appeared to be a needlessly snarky response to an accurate comment. If you left off the “huh” at the end, which came across as dismissive at best, your reply would have just fine.
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First, how is it accurate to say UConn hasn’t played anyone when they just dismantled the #14 team in the country on the road? Second, how is merely putting “huh” at the end of a question, snarky or dismissive? Genuinely puzzled!
 
huskeynut said:
The question will be - can UCLA maintain the level of play they showed yesterday?

I'm not sure they can.
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Not certain. And not certain that the level of dominant play that they showed yesterday will necessary be required for them to continue to put wins on the board up through the tournament. I don't feel one bit sorry for them in having to travel coast to coast to play conference games. Big long flights and hotel stays, particularly losing hours in time zone changes, can be difficult on an athlete, but UCLA brought that upon themselves!

They eventually have a game against a #18 Baylor on January 20th but nothing really between now and that Baylor game for them to worry about. Eventually they play Maryland and have a coast to coast travel to get to D.C. And they play Ohio State, but have them at home. #21 Oregon Ducks in Eugene, and #22 Iowa on the road as well. #19 Illinois at home ... frankly, looks like their biggest test is going to be the Trojans, twice.
 
Cuango said:
First, how is it accurate to say UConn hasn’t played anyone when they just dismantled the #14 team in the country on the road? Second, how is merely putting “huh” at the end of a question, snarky or dismissive? Genuinely puzzled!
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I wouldn't say they dismantled UNC as UConn had just a single digit lead with about 6-7 minutes left and the final MOV was 11.
 
I just checked out the Massey Ratings, and for a second I thought they had posted last year's rankings by mistake: this morning South Carolina is still #1 at 5-1, and 6-0 Iowa (despite no ranked wins) jumped to #2, with Connecticut sliding to #3 and UCLA jumping up to #4. Indiana (which must be the most unpredictable team in D1) jumped 33 spots to #17.
 
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Tonyc said:
Hey guys. We have 3 stars who can create, can play both sides of the ball and can score from anywhere. I dont like it either but we have a very talented roster. The future is bright. I hope we're up to speed by the ND game. We beat ND @ ND that sends a message to WCBB that UConn is back.
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Paige, Sarah and? Ashlynn? Kaitlyn? Ice?
 
fomalhaut said:
I just checked out the Massey Ratings, and for a second I thought they had posted last year's rankings by mistake: this morning South Carolina is still #1 at 5-1, and 6-0 Iowa (despite no ranked wins) jumped to #2, with Connecticut sliding to #3 and UCLA jumping up to #4. Indiana (which must be the most unpredictable team in D1) jumped 33 spots to #17.
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Seems they got it right with SC and Iowa at 1-2, right? I'd call that excellent foresight by the voters.

If Massey's form follows, UConn will be playing UCLA in the NCAA title game this season. Sounds good to me.
 
Plebe said:
Indiana has wins over Stanford and Baylor but also lost to Butler and Harvard. The jury is still out on what their true level is.

Sydney Parrish left the Baylor game with an apparent knee injury and it didn't look particularly good.
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I’d forgotten that Parrish was injured. That explains a lot about today’s result. Sydney is one of those blue-collar players who on any day might score 25 or pull down 10-12 rebounds, but a lot of what she does doesn’t show up in the box score.
 
fireford said:
Barring a late game collapse, UNC is a little over a quarter away from winning Battle 4 Atlantis and have played lights out defense in the tournament. I was a little disappointed that UConn let them back in the game after being up 22 but that was a good team that UConn beat in their own state.
No issue with UCLA being #1 and would have also been OK with ND being #2 after the impressive wins both had over the weekend. But it seems the win over UNC is being underrated by some.
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When UNC beats a quality opponent I will take them seriously.
 
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Zinethar said:
I find it interesting that the nobody UNC team that UConn played just beat Indiana by 30 69-39. Maybe they are a bit tougher team than some seem to think.
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Indiana playing without a scoring starter and still trying to figure out how to play without Mac.
 
WLT1717 said:
When UNC beats a quality opponent I will take them seriously.
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Indiana just recently beat Stanford #24 and Baylor #18. Indiana can't be too bad.
 
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I think it fair to say that UConn has not yet played a really good team. Those games are coming. I believe the Huskies are up for the challenge!

I think it also fair to say that UConn has not played a full 40-minutes themselves, at a really high level of play. They have certainly played really good first halves, or in 6 to 7 minute stretches where they looked like they were the greatest thing since ice cream. Like they were completely unbeatable!

Also true that, against these lesser teams, they have not been tested at all. As such they have not had to play a full 40-minutes of top level ball. I think it fair to say that after having built a 30 point lead or something like that, that they have had let downs and gone through stretches where they didn’t played fantastic. But, again, they have not had to!

So, we end up with a 19 point margin of victory, when the reality is that the game was not that close. Does that mean that we don’t deserve to be #1? Maybe! Does that mean that we should expect a loss against a #20 ranked team? I would certainly not wager money that way!
 
Congrats to UCLA‘s being ranked #1 in WCBB!!

This position was earned because they did in fact, soundly beat the Gamecocks, who were on a 43 game win streak, and are the defending National Champs. Personally, I am okay with UConn remaining at #2, because it helps reduce the focal pressure. And I’m sure while the Gamecocks are saddened about the loss, they’re probably a bit relieved that the bullseye is off them, even temporarily.

Now we have a new #1, and it’s a brand new position for them. Let’s see how their coach, Cori Close and her staff, navigate the UCLA Bruins to the finish line. History has shown us how Geno and Dawn have taken their early ranked #1 squads to several Final Fours, and championship games. Can Cori do the same?

In any event, congratulations to UCLA on their top ranking. They’ve earned it!!
 
ochoopsfan said:
Does anyone have the AP Poll for Monday April 7, 2025? That is the one I want to see.
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I get your point, but the AP doesn't do a poll after the NC game
 
FairView said:
Let me see if I understand this - On one hand, it's early and UConn will continue to get better, yet on the other hand UCLA will get worse?
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You've got it. :)
 
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