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Good morning, after a couple of nice wins this week over Florida (their biggest home loss since 1998) and LIU, plus some top 10 losses, we should be moving up

Top 10 teams with losses this week:
#2 Texas v #17 Illinois
#2 Texas v Chris Beard
#1 Houston v #8 Alabama

Here are some public AP ballots for week 5: (Last week's rank in parentheses)
Jon Rothstein: 3 (5)
Jerry Carino: 3 (5)
Clayton Collier: 3 (5)
Mark Berman: 3 (5)
Dave Borges: 2 (3)
Chris Murray: 2 (3)
Dickie V: 1 (5)
Scott Richey: 1 (5) <-- this guy had us unranked 2 weeks ago lol
Rick Bozich: 2 (4)
Jeff Borzello: 1 (5)
Seth Davis: 3 (7)

Non-AP Analytic Sites:
Kenpom: 1 (4)
Barttorvik: 2 (3)
Evan Miya: 3 (7)
Massey: 2 (4)
Team Rankings: 1 (3)
Sagarin: 1 (2)
Haslametrics: 1 (2)
Reddit Userpoll: 1 (5)
NET Rankings: 1

Prediction: UConn #2. I think we have an outside shot at being #1
 
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aburks41 said:
Good morning, after a couple of nice wins this week over Florida (their biggest home loss since 1998) and LIU, plus some top 10 losses, we should be moving up

Top 10 teams with losses this week:
#2 Texas v #17 Illinois
#2 Texas v Chris Beard
#1 Houston v #8 Alabama

Here are some public AP ballots for week 5: (Last week's rank in parentheses)
Jon Rothstein: 3 (5)
Jerry Carino: 3 (5)
Clayton Collier: 3 (5)
Mark Berman: 3 (5)
Dave Borges: 2 (3)
Chris Murray: 2 (3)
Dickie V: 1 (5)
Scott Richey: 1 (5) <-- this guy had us unranked 2 weeks ago lol
Rick Bozich: 2 (4)
Jeff Borzello: 1 (5)

Non-AP Analytic Sites:
Kenpom: 1 (4)
Barttorvik: 2 (3)
Evan Miya: 3 (7)
Massey: 2 (4)
Team Rankings: 1 (3)
Sagarin: 1 (2)
Haslametrics: 1 (2)
Reddit Userpoll: 1 (5)
NET Rankings: 1

Prediction: UConn #2. I think we have an outside shot at being #1
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I love ur wkly reports keep at it
 
Even though it took Perdue overtime to barely beat Nebraska, they do already have 5 quad 1 wins. I am ok being behind them…. For now.
 
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GameTime said:
Even though it took Perdue overtime to barely beat Nebraska, they do already have 5 quad 1 wins. I am ok being behind them…. For now.
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I ok with them being #1 but I def think we beat Purdue convincingly!!
 
Austin316 said:
#1 feels cursed… I’ll take #2 or 3 until we get a couple BE games under our belt.

Butler gives me the heebie-jeebies. They’re trending upward w/ Thad Matta.
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I mean it feels cursed because we’ve seen some teams that quite obviously weren’t number one when you actually watch them.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
I mean it feels cursed because we’ve seen some teams that quite obviously weren’t number one when you actually watch them.
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Agreed - each team has had a major or a couple of minor flaws that bites them when playing very good teams.
 
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Austin316 said:
#1 feels cursed… I’ll take #2 or 3 until we get a couple BE games under our belt.

Butler gives me the heebie-jeebies. They’re trending upward w/ Thad Matta.
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They are playing well, this will be a much bigger test than Florida on the road by all indications.

Plus what really gives me the heebie jeebies is it's simply first league game. We've are 1-9 in the opener the last 10 years I think. Combine that with a huge target on our back being undefeated, and a huge opportunity for Butler to set themselves up for being in a post season conversation and it's going be a heavy lift.

For that exact reason, I like it though. It seems like a great time for a road league opener against a good team, because every challenge we've faced so far we aced. This team seems to relish "tests" .
 
WhereistheDove? said:
I will say, I truly don’t understand anyone ranking them #2. If it’s eye test and/or advanced metrics, they’re #1, if you don’t want to jump UVA and Purdue without a loss, it’s #3. I just don’t get the argument for #2.
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The only way that happens, I imagine, is if in the voter's poll last week they were already ahead of Virginia or Purdue. Last week they were third among those three in most ballots, but in decent minority ahead of one of UVA or Purdue.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
I will say, I truly don’t understand anyone ranking them #2. If it’s eye test and/or advanced metrics, they’re #1, if you don’t want to jump UVA and Purdue without a loss, it’s #3. I just don’t get the argument for #2.
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On the whole I agree but not everyone voting us 2 had the exact same order. Like Rick Bozich moved us from 3 to 2 but that's because he had Texas 2 and they lost
 
Voters may have watched all three teams and concluded (in their minds) that UConn is behind Purdue.

I wouldn't agree, but it's a subjective opinion, so it doesn't need to satisfy anyone but the voter.
 
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Well, my phone just buzzed and showed this
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Color me surprised.
 
Austin316 said:
#1 feels cursed… I’ll take #2 or 3 until we get a couple BE games under our belt.

Butler gives me the heebie-jeebies. They’re trending upward w/ Thad Matta.
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I was listening to Titus and Tate and they referred to the 1 spot as a hot potato that no one wants but when they mentioned us they said paraphrased "UConn wants the potato, they win championships so give it to them and they will take care of it" and thats how I feel as well. Would be great for the brand to hold onto 1 for a while
 
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