AP Poll - Week 7

[MJ1]

???? we were talking about "player of the week" not "player of the year"

Xavier’s Boum, Creighton’s King Take Weekly Honors

Xavier guard Souley Boum has been named BIG EAST Player of the Week and Creighton center Fredrick King has been tabbed BIG EAST Freshman of the Week. Boum led Xavier to a 2-0 week while King posted double-doubles in a pair of contests.

www.bigeast.com

My bad. Senior moment.

 

[Jay-Bone]

Unfortunately it doesn't look like Purdue is losing this year. Their next real challenge is probably @ OSU next year.

 

[huskyfan224]

Unfortunately it doesn't look like Purdue is losing this year. Their next real challenge is probably @ OSU next year.

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I wouldn’t be shocked if Rutgers beat them

 

[Get a Job]

I wouldn't mind if UConn stayed ranked #2 right up until their game against #1 Purdue on April 3rd.

 

[Jay-Bone]

I wouldn’t be shocked if Rutgers beat them

Entirely possible, but Rutgers is usually much better at home.

 

[Waquoit]

He's like that Iranian guy who was stuck in the Paris Airport for a couple decades. Waquoit has never left the Civic Center.

Says the incel. I just go to games, putting me in the minority here that knows what he's talking about.

 

[superjohn]

Says the incel. I just go to games, putting me in the minority here that knows what he's talking about.

 

[Storrs South]

Unfortunately it doesn't look like Purdue is losing this year. Their next real challenge is probably @ OSU next year.

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Which is hilarious given how much PU fans seem to point to scheduling

 

[AntG168]

Which is hilarious given how much PU fans seem to point to scheduling

I mean Davidson and Nebraska shouldn’t have been a challenge. So who knows

 

[CL82]

Spoiled brats. Geez let it happen who cares about Purdue and who's #1 on the 19th of December. Let's keep winning games it will all take care of itself if we do.

I've said this before when I was buying the paper years and years ago hoping to see UCONN in the "Others receiving votes" in the AP Top 20 poll. Now we're 2nd and people are whining. If our guys are that good the time will come, and it's best ini April anyway not now. Relax!

I can remember my dad cutting the rankings out and mailing them to me with Connecticut circled in the others receiving votes.

 

[CL82]

I wouldn’t be shocked if Rutgers beat them

Did Rutgers beat them last year?

 

[SoFla Steve]

I wouldn't mind if UConn stayed ranked #2 right up until their game against #1 Purdue on April 3rd.

Just like 1999 !!

 

[Matt1010]

Here are the next 5 games for Purdue, pretty likely that they drop at least one of them.

 

[BigTenFan]

Did Rutgers beat them last year?

Yes- at the RAC. 3 days after Purdue was #1
Purdue has only lost 2 games at home in in 2 years at Mackey so their first loss this year is most likely away. Could be against Penn State- Penn State is somewhat of a sleeper and their head coach is a former Matt Painter assistant.

 

[mauconnfan]

I can remember my dad cutting the rankings out and mailing them to me with Connecticut circled in the others receiving votes.

Not sure why I liked this as I could be your dad? LOL

 

[HooperScooper]

It's early but....

The overall No. 1 seed is not an easy call.

Purdue has gotten off to a great start with dominant wins over Duke and Gonzaga in the Phil Knight Legacy last month. However, the Boilermakers struggled to win their last two games, an overtime win at Nebraska and an eight-point win over Davidson in Indianapolis. Despite having the early leader for national player of the year in Zach Edey, Purdue's offense is unstoppable only if the Boilers are hitting their 3-pointers. In the games in which Purdue has shot 33% or better from beyond the arc, they have averaged 82.3 ppg. That number falls to 68.0 ppg when the 3-point percentage is less than that, which is what happened in the Boilers' last two games.

UConn is also off to a tremendous start. Like Purdue, the Huskies were unranked to start the season, but they have steamrolled their opposition so far and risen to No. 2 in the polls. Also like Purdue last season, they are splitting time between two centers – 6-foot-9 junior Adama Sanogo and 7-2 freshman Donovan Clingan. They are a better defensive team than last season's Boilermakers and that is a big reason why the Huskies have laid waste to their opponents so far this season. They have a 15-point win over Alabama and a 21-point victory at Florida that was not as close as the score would indicate. All twelve of their wins have come by double digits.

Because of the more dominant performance by UConn against its schedule, I have the Huskies as the overall No.1, with Purdue at No. 2.

Bracketology: UConn is top overall seed ahead of No. 1s Purdue, Kansas and Houston in first bracket update

Jerry Palm's first NCAA Tournament bracket projection update looks a bit different than it did in the preseason

www.cbssports.com

 

[CL82]

Not sure why I liked this as I could be your dad? LOL

Has the statute of limitations run I’m getting back allowance?

 

[NJHoops]

Someone is getting an early Christmas gift. Congratulations!

San Francisco is a pesky group. Don’t mess it up, Bob!

 

[Waquoit]

Which is hilarious given how much PU fans seem to point to scheduling

No kidding! I'm still in Myrtle Beach at the World of Beer and the bartender is wearing a Purdue hoodie. I say, "Hey, we're rivals! I'm a UConn fan and we're 1 and 2." He actually said, "I consider it just us as 1". Then he starts talking about all the teams they beat. And how they go 10 deep. Heh.

 

[storrsroars]

No kidding! I'm still in Myrtle Beach at the World of Beer and the bartender is wearing a Purdue hoodie. I say, "Hey, we're rivals! I'm a UConn fan and we're 1 and 2." He actually said, "I consider it just us as 1". Then he starts talking about all the teams they beat. And how they go 10 deep. Heh.

Should we assume no tip?

 

[August_West]

Just like 1999 !!

We were #1 from December 1st to Feb 10th uninterrupted for 9 weeks straight in 99. It’s not so much like that

 

[tzznandrew]

We were #1 from December 1st to Feb 10th uninterrupted for 9 weeks straight in 99. It’s not so much like that

Also, that Duke team would do unspeakable things to this Purdue team. They were a Melvin Levett dunk in the Alaska Shootout from being undefeated going into that title game.

Of course, we were a Rip/Jake injury from going into that game with one weird loss ourselves...

 

[Waquoit]

Should we assume no tip?

My beer glass has been full the whole time so I'm going to forgive him this once

 

[SoFla Steve]

We were #1 from December 1st to Feb 10th uninterrupted for 9 weeks straight in 99. It’s not so much like that

I remember. I was alluding to the idea of being one or two for the rest of the season as Duke and we were back in '99.

 

[storrsroars]

Edey out for tonight's game vs New Orleans (#358 in NET). Two pt PU lead thru first 10 mins.