AP Top 25 - Week 17

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UConn says at #5, top 3 teams change places. NCSU +4, OSU -4, Duke -5

Our friend Creighton moves up a spot to #22, and Fairfield in the also receiving votes group.

 

[ConnMotors]

Is this the current one or last weeks. No way that Ohio State stays at #8.

 

[Vowelguy]

Is this the current one or last weeks. No way that Ohio State stays at #8.

OhioSt is 12th.

 

[Monte]

The Tourney this March is going to be wide open! Which ever team gets hot at that time will win it.

 

[ConnMotors]

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Associated PressTop 16 Committee RankingNCAA Women's Basketball NET RankingsUSA TODAY/WBCA Coaches
Through Games FEB. 23, 2025

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	POINTS	PREVIOUS
1	Texas (19)	26-2	756	2
2	UCLA (11)	26-1	736	3
3	Notre Dame	24-3	715	1
4	Southern California	25-2	702	4
5	UConn	26-3	649	5
6	South Carolina	25-3	620	6
7	LSU	27-2	590	7
8	North Carolina	25-4	529	9
9	NC State	22-5	526	13
10	TCU	26-3	517	10
11	Tennessee	21-6	418	15
12	Ohio State	23-4	406	8
13	Oklahoma	21-6	382	16
14	Kansas State	24-5	376	12
15	Kentucky	21-5	353	14
16	Duke	21-7	323	11
17	Baylor	24-5	256	19
18	West Virginia	21-6	225	17
19	Maryland	21-6	198	21
20	Alabama	22-6	196	18
21	Oklahoma State	22-5	147	24
22	Creighton	23-4	121	23
23	Michigan State	20-7	104	22
24	Florida State	22-6	64	NR
25	Louisville	19-8	46	NR

 

[ConnMotors]

Big question coming up is which Big 10 team drops to the 2 line. Will it be UCLA or SoCal? They play this weekend then in their tournament if they advance.

 

[LETTERL]

8, 9 and 10 (UNC, NC State, TCU) separated by 12 points.

19 Maryland and 20 Alabama 2 points apart.

The polling seems to be stratifying:

The top 4 seem set in stone now, barring something unexpected happening in the next two weeks.

5, 6 and 7 are grouped together...then a wide gap before 8, 9, 10.

There's a 100 point gap between #10 and #11...and another big gap between 16 and 17.

 

[hookshot]

8, 9 and 10 (UNC, NC State, TCU) separated by 12 points.

19 Maryland and 20 Alabama 2 points apart.

The polling seems to be stratifying:

The top 4 seem set in stone now, barring something unexpected happening in the next two weeks.

5, 6 and 7 are grouped together...then a wide gap before 8, 9, 10.

There's a 100 point gap between #10 and #11...and another big gap between 16 and 17.

USC could possibly / likely drop one to UCLA this week, but probably will not be enough (unless they get swamped) to allow Uconn to jump them, considering USC holds the face-to-face edge against Uconn. Only thing Uconn can do is take care of business in their next two relatively competitive Big East games

 

[Vowelguy]

Big question coming up is which Big 10 team drops to the 2 line. Will it be UCLA or SoCal? They play this weekend then in their tournament if they advance.

Don’t confuse AP poll and NCAA committee.

Based on the 2/13 committee, ND and USC could be fighting for the last 1 seed.

Committee Rankings - how they've fared

Here's the committee top 16 (+ others) and how they've fared since the release, plus what they've got left. TCU is current leader for last 2 seed, but NCSt/Duke/UNC all have big games that could vault them up. OhioSt in danger of falling out.

the-boneyard.com

 

[visitingcock]

8, 9 and 10 (UNC, NC State, TCU) separated by 12 points.

19 Maryland and 20 Alabama 2 points apart.

The polling seems to be stratifying:

The top 4 seem set in stone now, barring something unexpected happening in the next two weeks.

5, 6 and 7 are grouped together...then a wide gap before 8, 9, 10.

There's a 100 point gap between #10 and #11...and another big gap between 16 and 17.

The top 4 set in stone? Not even close.

SEC tournament. One pf SCar or Texas will probably be set if stone. The other, probably a two seed. Probably! Crap, if LSU wins out, who knows.

Big Ten Tournament, Oh, and the UCLA/U$C final game before we even get there?

Does a Big 12 wrap up a two seed. TCU? Okie State.

I promise you Notre Dame doesn't look as near as strong to the NET rating as it does to the pollsters.

thing is set in stone except that UConn will not lose before selection Sunday

 

[BBallF]

USC and UCLA meet in the final game of the regular season and then will likely meet in the Big 10 title game. Texas will likely play either SC or LSU in the SEC title game. This is one of those times where it is a benefit to be in the BE.

 

[Geew1992]

USC and UCLA meet in the final game of the regular season and then will likely meet in the Big 10 title game. Texas will likely play either SC or LSU in the SEC title game. This is one of those times where it is a benefit to be in the BE.

Now... What happens if Tennessee throws a wrench into this and wins the SEC tournament??

 

[Bigboote]

The top 4 set in stone? Not even close.

. . .

I promise you Notre Dame doesn't look as near as strong to the NET rating as it does to the pollsters.

thing is set in stone except that UConn will not lose before selection Sunday

Nor does UCLA. I'd hope the seeding committee would take a long look at yesterday's game between UCLA and unranked/NET29 Iowa. I'm surprised UCLA got 11 first-place votes; I would have bumped them down 1 rather than up 1.

 

[cancontent]

The Tourney this March is going to be wide open! Which ever team gets hot at that time will win it.

I'm recommending everyone watch "Win and Advance", the ESPN 30 for 30 episode before the tourney starts (if you have ESPN+). It's one of my favourites to watch especially this time of year.