AP Poll: UConn back in at #19

[Marat]

UConn and Duke have the same record at 23-6. UConn is 19th, Duke is 4th. I can understand a 5 or 6 place disparity, but 15 places different with the same record seems like a bit much to me.

These polls are a week to week thing - not cumulative and based on an initial rank... So Duke was preseason #4 and UConn preseason #18 - about where they are now. If Duke was preseason #17 or so then it would be harder to explain this differential, but its all based on the starting position/ranking at the beginning. Thankfully the NCAA tournament teams are not seeded by this.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

How many games can Kansas lose and remain in the top 10? I know of SOS of important, but DAMN!! 7 loses in the top 10!! They are basically losing one out of every four games.

 

[CAHUSKY]

These polls are a week to week thing - not cumulative and based on an initial rank... So Duke was preseason #4 and UConn preseason #18 - about where they are now. If Duke was preseason #17 or so then it would be harder to explain this differential, but its all based on the starting position/ranking at the beginning. Thankfully the NCAA tournament teams are not seeded by this.

If Duke was preseason #17 the world would stop spinning. We all know Duke can't be ranked lower than #5 preseason.

 

[superjohn]

How many games can Kansas lose and remain in the top 10? I know of SOS of important, but DAMN!! 7 loses in the top 10!! They are basically losing one out of every four games.

Lunardi still has Kansas as a 1 seed, that's amazing to me considering they have 7 losses.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Lunardi still has Kansas as a 1 seed, that's amazing to me considering they have 7 losses.

That is a joke.

Mind you, I think the can win the tourney. But to make them a 1 seed is to say you are ignoring the entire season and seeding strictly on talent level.

 

[CTBasketball]

I'm surprised Kentucky has a 6 seed. Did nobody catch that? How the hell did that happen?

 

[Marat]

I'm surprised Kentucky has a 6 seed. Did nobody catch that? How the hell did that happen?

They have an RPI of #17 and SOS #6, at the moment.

 

[sparky]

I'm not a numbers cruncher and I don't care. We just need to play and win. Simple formula is WIN the #'s will take care of themselves.

 

[jbdphi]

That is a joke.

Mind you, I think the can win the tourney. But to make them a 1 seed is to say you are ignoring the entire season and seeding strictly on talent level.

Wasn't Michigan State a #1 seed a few years ago with 7 losses? It's hard to put hand on heart and pick another team that definitely deserves to be there over them (Nova? UVA if they run the ACC tourney?).

 

[Huskygamble19]

While I would absolutely love that, it's sadly a pipedream, hahaha.

Would you have said that when they played Cincinnati? No it isn't a pipedream if they can play that stifling defense against Louisville. I admit that Cincy doesn't handle the ball that well, where Louisville does. Lets just play the game and find out.