AP Top 25 Week 15: no changes in top 5

[Centerstream]

All voters have UConn, UCLA and SoCar as 1,2,3.
They split among four different teams (at least) for #4, Texas, Vandy, LSU and Michigan.

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[Vowelguy]

please merge my thread into this one

 

[Vowelguy]

1) Uconn - Ucla - SC did indeed get all the 1-2-3 votes
2) UConn still has all #1
3) VERY close between TX & Vandy as I thought it would be -- with TX taking it by 1 point!
4) MI edges up to 6, but a decent gap with 4/5

 

[IndyMark]

TEAMSTRENDPOINTS
1

UConn 27-0
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775 (31)
2

UCLA 25-1
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744 (0)
3

South Carolina 25-2
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713 (0)

 

[BRS24]

UConn's Auriemma ties VanDerveer for most AP Top 25 appearances

Geno Auriemma tied Tara VanDerveer for most appearances in the AP Top 25 women's basketball poll when UConn remained No. 1 on Monday.

www.espn.com

 

[DefenseBB]

Well, it's clear who EVERY writer thinks the top 3 teams are given the differences are 31 votes each from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd, after that it gets muddled, although 4th and 5th seem pretty clear. What I do find odd is how Duke is still way behind Louisville in the voting considering how well they have been playing lately and the fact the won AT Louisville on Feb 5, a mere two weeks ago.

Oklahoma, with basically the full roster from last year returning and adding Chavez has underperformed their skill sets.

 

[topogigio]

UConn's Auriemma ties VanDerveer for most AP Top 25 appearances

Geno Auriemma tied Tara VanDerveer for most appearances in the AP Top 25 women's basketball poll when UConn remained No. 1 on Monday.

www.espn.com

Well, that record will be broken very soon. I find it amazing how far Stanford has fallen since VanDerVeer's retirement. Conference realignment and injuries have taken a bit of a toll, but it goes to show how an exceptional coach maintains serious luster to a program!

 

[FanSince17]

Gotta reward Georgia. Great win over Vandy. No way they don't move in the polls. What's the purpose of polls. The whole year, how many big upsets have there been? Come on guys!

 

[maple]

I'm glad Vandy didn't drop from #5.

 

[Aluminny69]

Dawn Staley just won her 500th game. How old was Geno when he won 500? How old is Dawn? IOW, is she young enough to catch Geno?

 

[donalddoowop]

Well, it's clear who EVERY writer thinks the top 3 teams are given the differences are 31 votes each from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd, after that it gets muddled, although 4th and 5th seem pretty clear. What I do find odd is how Duke is still way behind Louisville in the voting considering how well they have been playing lately and the fact the won AT Louisville on Feb 5, a mere two weeks ago.

Oklahoma, with basically the full roster from last year returning and adding Chavez has underperformed their skill sets.

Their skill set is their offense, and I don't think the offense has underperformed. Their defense has never been good.

 

[Blakeon18]

I still think there is a realistic possibility that Dawn will be offered....and accept...a head coaching job
in the NBA. That becomes more realistic if she is the first woman to hold that position. Should someone else
get that job as the #1 then less likely that Dawn would want to be #2.
Number # 1 would be historic and I think that would really appeal to her...adding something new and different
to a simply amazing career.

 

[hoopsfan22]

Dawn Staley just won her 500th game. How old was Geno when he won 500? How old is Dawn? IOW, is she young enough to catch Geno?

Dawn's 55, so even if Geno quits today and Dawn wins 35 games a year, she'd have to coach until she's 77 to catch Geno.

 

[Stagnant]

I think Oklahoma has been really disappointing. But they are really high here! Looking behind them… there aren’t a lot of good options for dropping them down.

 

[Vowelguy]

Well, that record will be broken very soon.

I'll be so bold as to say it will be broken in 7 days.

 

[Vowelguy]

I think Oklahoma has been really disappointing. But they are really high here! Looking behind them… there aren’t a lot of good options for dropping them down.

The top 3 have 3 losses. Two are to Texas. The other is to Oklahoma. While the Sooners have a lot of minuses, that win is a huge plus on their side of the ledger.

 

[fireford]

Geno was 49 when he won his 500th game. Dawn is currently 55.

While it's possible Dawn may be the first woman to be a head coach in the NBA (probably a long shot) a more realistic possibility is her leaving to get ownership of the future WNBA franchise in Philly.

Dawn Staley Sends Message to Philadelphia WNBA Team After Historic Move

Dawn Staley reacts as WNBA expansion brings team to Philly

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Vowelguy]

Dawn Staley just won her 500th game. How old was Geno when he won 500? How old is Dawn? IOW, is she young enough to catch Geno?

She won her 600th game 2 years ago. She is currently at 672.

NCAA Statistics

stats.ncaa.org

 

[fireford]

She won her 600th game 2 years ago. She is currently at 672.

NCAA Statistics

stats.ncaa.org

The confusion is probably that she just won her 500th game at SC. She won the other 172 at Temple.

 

[Vowelguy]

Dawn's 55, so even if Geno quits today and Dawn wins 35 games a year, she'd have to coach until she's 77 to catch Geno.

Dawn is 605 wins behind Geno. At 35 wins/year, it would take her 17.3 years, not 22.

 

[YKCornelius]

Interestingly, Vanderbilt was ahead of Texas on 19 ballots, but still finished one point behind them. And on 20 of the 31 ballots, one of these two teams was #4 while the other was #5.

The difference was primarily due to Angel Gray, Cassandra Negley, and Maggie Vanoni, (each who ranked Vandy #8 while ranking Texas #5), plus Tennika Foster Brasby (who also ranked the Commodores #8, but ranked the Longhorns #4).

Christy Winters Scott delivered a head-scratching ballot, voting Vandy #8 and Texas #9 (with Michigan, Duke, Louisville and LSU in slots #4 through #7, respectively).

 

[Fastbreak]

Gotta reward Georgia. Great win over Vandy. No way they don't move in the polls. What's the purpose of polls. The whole year, how many big upsets have there been? Come on guys!

 

[Aluminny69]

The confusion is probably that she just want her 500th game at SC. She won the other 172 at Temple.

Thanks to everyone who responded to my question. The Boneyard is truly a well informed fan base.

 

[Vowelguy]

Interestingly, Vanderbilt was ahead of Texas on 19 ballots, but still finished one point behind them. And on 20 of the 31 ballots, one of these two teams was #4 while the other was #5.

The difference was primarily due to Angel Gray, Cassandra Negley, and Maggie Vanoni, (each who ranked Vandy #8 while ranking Texas #5), plus Tennika Foster Brasby (who also ranked the Commodores #8, but ranked the Longhorns #4).

Christy Winters Scott delivered a head-scratching ballot, voting Vandy #8 and Texas #9 (with Michigan, Duke, Louisville and LSU in slots #4 through #7, respectively).

Texas just got soundly beaten by Vandy (which then lost to Ga) and barely beat Tenn. While not how I would vote, I can see reasons to be skeptical of the Horns right now.

Variety of opinions is what makes the poll useful. If everyone just followed group think, it wouldn't be a very interesting poll.

 

[packwrap]

I think Oklahoma has been really disappointing. But they are really high here! Looking behind them… there aren’t a lot of good options for dropping them down.

Oklahoma got mentioned in another thread. They are disappointing with Beers/Chavez duo and all those surrounding shooters....but they also managed to beat SC, which was quite an achievement!

2026 Poll: Top 4 have been pretty clear, but there has been an amazing parity from 5 thru 30 as talent continues to spread around to more programs.

It does look tough below OK, but it looks even tougher when you get down to the bubble teams for the ncaa tourney. All it takes is a 3 game winning streak, and teams can come back from the dead.

 

[JellyBean]

What I like about the current Top 25 is a couple of things. First off, seeing Minnesota, finally crack the rankings! #22/#23, is such a joy. Them Gophers are making us proud here in Minnesota. Next, Duke. At the start of the season, Duke was top 10 and of course they hit the wall. Seeing them back in the top 25 is pretty awesome and a huge shout out to Coach Lawson, her coaching staff, and the players. Next, Michigan. Magical season for Michigan. Coach KBA and her staff are doing a wonderful job.

 

[Gael]

Week 15 AP top 25 sorted by SRCBB Adjusted Net Ratings (last column on right).

Rk	School	Conf		AP Rank	W	L	Pts	Opp	MOV		SOS		OSRS	DSRS	SRS	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg ▼
1	Connecticut	Big East		1	27	0	89.3	50.5	38.78		14.11		29.72	23.16	52.89	128.61	58.76	69.84
2	UCLA	Big Ten		2	25	1	86.3	56.9	29.35		19.57		28.07	20.85	48.92	132.92	66.21	66.71
3	South Carolina	SEC		3	25	2	87.8	56.3	31.52		16.12		28.38	19.25	47.64	126.43	64.82	61.61
4	Texas	SEC		4	24	3	85.4	56.2	29.22		16.40		25.71	19.91	45.63	123.82	65.06	58.76
5	Louisiana State	SEC		7	22	4	95.7	58.7	37.00		9.73		34.05	12.68	46.73	125.38	68.83	56.55
6	Michigan	Big Ten		6	22	4	86.6	62.2	24.38		16.40		26.58	14.20	40.78	119.82	67.70	52.12
7	Louisville	ACC		8	24	4	82.1	60.3	21.75		12.63		21.70	12.68	34.38	119.90	74.93	44.97
8	Duke	ACC		9	19	6	75.8	58.7	17.08		17.46		17.29	17.25	34.54	113.39	68.48	44.91
9	Minnesota	Big Ten		23	20	6	76.2	56.5	19.65		12.73		15.15	17.23	32.38	116.37	71.80	44.57
10	Vanderbilt	SEC		5	24	3	85.0	63.9	21.04		13.16		24.33	9.87	34.20	122.69	78.34	44.35
11	Oklahoma	SEC		11	19	6	87.3	66.1	21.24		14.36		27.61	7.99	35.60	114.19	71.06	43.14
12	TCU	Big 12		12	23	4	79.6	55.5	24.04		8.90		17.08	15.85	32.93	115.39	72.24	43.14
13	Maryland	Big Ten		14	21	6	82.8	62.1	20.67		11.72		22.45	9.94	32.39	116.31	73.73	42.58
14	Iowa	Big Ten		13	20	5	79.3	65.7	13.60		18.84		20.51	11.93	32.44	116.23	73.99	42.24
15	Kentucky	SEC		16	20	7	76.4	58.5	17.96		13.38		15.41	15.93	31.34	115.52	73.41	42.11
16	Michigan State	Big Ten		18	20	6	83.7	65.0	18.65		13.53		22.43	9.76	32.19	119.40	77.39	42.01
17	Southern California	Big Ten			16	9	70.1	60.2	9.92		20.11		12.45	17.58	30.03	108.39	68.56	39.83
18	Tennessee	SEC		21	16	7	77.0	64.6	12.39		18.36		19.41	11.35	30.76	111.70	72.34	39.36
19	Ohio State	Big Ten		10	22	4	83.4	64.8	18.62		12.75		22.46	8.91	31.37	113.69	74.76	38.93
20	West Virginia	Big 12		19	21	6	76.9	59.3	17.59		12.57		16.46	13.70	30.16	112.01	73.30	38.71
21	North Carolina	ACC		22	21	6	75.8	57.8	18.00		11.03		14.46	14.58	29.03	110.54	72.61	37.93
22	Mississippi	SEC		17	20	6	76.8	57.8	19.00		9.98		14.84	14.14	28.98	110.97	73.57	37.40
23	Nebraska	Big Ten			16	10	79.8	67.8	12.08		15.17		18.53	8.72	27.25	116.96	80.91	36.06
24	Oregon	Big Ten			18	9	75.7	62.9	12.74		14.43		15.78	11.40	27.17	109.08	73.46	35.62
25	NC State	ACC			17	8	77.9	66.5	11.44		16.06		18.76	8.74	27.50	112.99	77.44	35.55
26	Washington	Big Ten			19	7	72.5	60.4	12.12		12.75		11.77	13.10	24.86	111.13	77.24	33.89
27	Oklahoma State	Big 12			21	7	83.4	62.5	20.93		7.36		19.37	7.10	26.47	117.36	83.47	33.89
28	Alabama	SEC		25	20	6	71.3	58.9	12.42		12.74		11.26	13.91	25.16	110.72	76.84	33.88
29	Notre Dame	ACC			16	9	79.1	66.2	12.92		13.89		19.02	7.79	26.81	113.27	79.50	33.77
30	Baylor	Big 12		15	22	5	73.0	58.9	14.04		11.27		12.65	12.66	25.31	106.23	72.73	33.49
31	Texas Tech	Big 12		20	23	4	73.3	57.4	15.93		8.98		11.08	13.83	24.91	106.73	74.24	32.49
32	Iowa State	Big 12			20	6	82.7	65.2	17.58		6.83		20.03	4.38	24.41	117.17	85.05	32.12
33	Illinois	Big Ten			17	8	78.0	65.2	12.72		11.82		15.16	9.38	24.54	112.67	80.65	32.02
34	Georgia	SEC		24	20	6	75.3	60.4	14.92		8.71		12.78	10.86	23.64	108.97	78.07	30.90

 

[hussybulldog]

TCU is overrated… moved up quite a bit for fairly few reasons.