AP Top 25 poll week 16

[vaeman]

UConn moves up 2 spots to #4 this week after recent BE wins

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[HuskyNan]

Interesting that Indiana got a first place vote.

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[Topdawg]

I rarely check the individual voting. I noticed that Deb Antonelli had UConn ranked at #7.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Interesting that Indiana got a first place vote.

They have a necessary element to beat a team like SC. Multiple outside threats. I don't think they have the athleticism.

 

[Gus Mahler]

Interesting that Indiana got a first place vote.

I wonder if Ole Miss taking SCar to overtime might have been a factor.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

I rarely check the individual voting. I noticed that Deb Antonelli had UConn ranked at #7.

Shocker. Not!

 

[HuskyNan]

I wonder if Ole Miss taking SCar to overtime might have been a factor.

I should have clicked to the story first

“It’s nothing against South Carolina, but the Big Ten is incredibly strong this season and Indiana has played a tougher conference schedule,” voter Mitchell Northam said. “While the Gamecocks needed OT to get by Ole Miss, the Hoosiers handily beat ranked teams in Ohio State and Michigan this past week. I wanted to reward them for that. Indiana also has five wins against top 10 teams this season, the most in the country, and hasn’t lost since Grace Berger has been healthy.”

 

[Zarathustra]

They have a necessary element to beat a team like SC. Multiple outside threats. I don't think they have the athleticism.

Mackenzie Holmes ( the center for IOWA) is having a great year for Indiana. 6'3", FG % .696, no three pointers but she is
averaging approx. 18.3 PPG. She is from Maine, my current home state. Note: Indiana vs IOWA on
Sunday 2 PM on ESPN. After that game we will know who the real deal is in the BIG 10. We already
know South Carolina is " real ". South Carolina was pushed into O.T. last night against MISS. St.

 

[hookshot]

Mackenzie Holmes ( the center for IOWA) is having a great year for Indiana. 6'3", FG % .696, no three pointers but she is
averaging approx. 18.3 PPG. She is from Maine, my current home state. Note: Indiana vs IOWA on
Sunday 2 PM on ESPN. After that game we will know who the real deal is in the BIG 10. We already
know South Carolina is " real ". South Carolina was pushed into O.T. last night against MISS. St.

against Miss. not Miss St. who they play next week

 

[Boreifs]

Creighton deserves to be in this poll. Massey has them right next to Villanova at 25 and 26, which seems too low given how both have been playing recently

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Mackenzie Holmes ( the center for IOWA) is having a great year for Indiana. 6'3", FG % .696, no three pointers but she is
averaging approx. 18.3 PPG. She is from Maine, my current home state. Note: Indiana vs IOWA on
Sunday 2 PM on ESPN. After that game we will know who the real deal is in the BIG 10. We already
know South Carolina is " real ". South Carolina was pushed into O.T. last night against MISS. St.

She's the real deal and in much better shape, but not particularly athletic. If she had a consistent midrange (not even a 3-point range) she would be a bigger threat to the SC bigs. Ole Miss has the athleticism and decent shooters in most games. And SC doesn't have enough perimeter shooting consistency so teams are packing it in the paint. The thing is...doing that for 40 minutes....or more.

 

[huskeynut]

I rarely check the individual voting. I noticed that Deb Antonelli had UConn ranked at #7.

That's not a surprise.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Interesting that Indiana got a first place vote.

S.C. was shaky and lucky yesterday.

 

[jaydee602]

Question for the Boneyard:
If South Carolina lost yesterday, would Indiana have jumped over them into the #1 ranking?
Keep in mind that Indiana's only loss was to Michigan State (13-13) in December while Ole Miss (20-7) is a #8 seed in the tournament.
Do late season losses seem to have a greater impact on the rankings?

 

[oldude]

I am pleased to see that the voters ranked UConn ahead of LSU, who has to be the most vulnerable one loss team I have seen in awhile.

 

[Tonyc]

Question for the Boneyard:
If South Carolina lost yesterday, would Indiana have jumped over them into the #1 ranking?
Keep in mind that Indiana's only loss was to Michigan State (13-13) in December while Ole Miss (20-7) is a #8 seed in the tournament.
Do late season losses seem to have a greater impact on the rankings?

First of all with just seconds left on the clock the Ole Miss player was dribbling and fell to the floor. Either she was tripped of bumped by Boston and no call. I do think IU deserved the number 1 ranking if SC lost but Im not sure if the pollsters would've given it to them .

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Will TN crack the top 25 before the end of the regular season? When was the last time that happened?

 

[Rowdy831]

She's the real deal and in much better shape, but not particularly athletic. If she had a consistent midrange (not even a 3-point range) she would be a bigger threat to the SC bigs. Ole Miss has the athleticism and decent shooters in most games. And SC doesn't have enough perimeter shooting consistency so teams are packing it in the paint. The thing is...doing that for 40 minutes....or more.

If she can defend Boston she won't need to even score for Indiana to do well.

 

[DefenseBB]

I rarely check the individual voting. I noticed that Deb Antonelli had UConn ranked at #7.

or NOT....

 

[Rowdy831]

Interesting that Indiana got a first place vote.

On paper they have had the most difficult games that they won. SC didn't look all that good yesterday but I would still have them #1 until they get beat.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

If she can defend Boston she won't need to even score for Indiana to do well.

That's a tall task, but then there's Cardoso. Indiana can't guard both of them. You could draw one out on defense, but even then...they block a lot of shots. Not saying they can't beat SC, but they would need to shoot lights out, play zone I suppose and try and keep rebounding to single digits. Pushing tempo might help since SC bigs haven't played a ton of minutes. Lately, they have played more.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

On paper they have had the most difficult games that they won. SC didn't look all that good yesterday but I would still have them #1 until they get beat.

Agree. SC is so athletic and big that they don't even have to be good to win.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

Question for the Boneyard:
If South Carolina lost yesterday, would Indiana have jumped over them into the #1 ranking?
Keep in mind that Indiana's only loss was to Michigan State (13-13) in December while Ole Miss (20-7) is a #8 seed in the tournament.
Do late season losses seem to have a greater impact on the rankings?

Indianas only loss came without Berger so I wouldn’t hold it against them.

Also Ole Miss is only an 8 seed in Cremes bracket where he severely overrates the SEC. If the make the tournament they won’t be an 8 seed.

 

[hookshot]

First of all with just seconds left on the clock the Ole Miss player was dribbling and fell to the floor. Either she was tripped of bumped by Boston and no call. I do think IU deserved the number 1 ranking if SC lost but Im not sure if the pollsters would've given it to them .

Saw that; she tried to make an uber quick move around Boston's hip and got ahead of her skis - no obvious foul. The Ole Miss coach was just playing for a tie and likely would have lost in ovt anyway. I think with a little different coaching strategy, they might have won that thing - pretty nice team