AP: Women’s College Basketball NET Rankings- UCONN #1

[leepaul]

UConn Usurps South Carolina's Top Spot in New NCAA Women's Basketball NET Rankings

UCONN is ranked #1 on this NCAA seeding tool. Does that mean if we sweep our last games, we're the #1 seed?

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[OldSchooler]

Apparently Vegas agrees. Notwithstanding the AP poll rankings, the oddsmakers see UConn and South Carolina with the best (and equal) chance of winning it all this year.

 

[dabears17]

There will be a top 16 reveal 630pm Thursday on ESPN2 by the NCAA committee. NET is one of 14 criterea used to seed the teams.

 

[Plebe]

UCONN is ranked #1 on this NCAA seeding tool. Does that mean if we sweep our last games, we're the #1 seed?

No.

 

[Bald Husky]

No matter if we are a 1 or 2, I believe our best bet is to be hooked up with Texas. They are terribly inconsistent, even in their winning. Stay away from ND and UCLA. Love to be with USC.

 

[Bone Dog]

UConn Usurps South Carolina's Top Spot in New NCAA Women's Basketball NET Rankings

UCONN is ranked #1 on this NCAA seeding tool. Does that mean if we sweep our last games, we're the #1 seed?

The NET is only one element of the tournament seeding process. And Vegas oddsmakers have no say.

However, us fans can take some small consolation from the idea that a couple of more or less objective measures are bullish on our favorite team.

 

[oldhusky]

UConn Usurps South Carolina's Top Spot in New NCAA Women's Basketball NET Rankings

UCONN is ranked #1 on this NCAA seeding tool. Does that mean if we sweep our last games, we're the #1 seed?

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No but it helps. Both that and the betting odds help our chances to sneak in as the last #1 seed IMO. If you assume Texas and UCLA win their conference tournaments, then that means South Carolina, LSU and USC have to lose at least one more time.

We don't have any more opportunities for a big win before seeding, but three of the top 7 have to lose by then. Two in the SEC and one in the BIG10 because of their tournaments. We can't expect to pass the conference tournament winner in the SEC or BIG10, but the top contenders that lose in those two tournaments are in play . Notre Dame probably wins the ACC and secures another number1 seed, but the fourth spot is up for grabs.

The BIG 12 doesn't have a dominant enough team to jump to that consideration, so the 4th top seed is presumably either Uconn or a team that lost in their conference tournament. At that point the betting odds and NET rating could work in our favor. We have to win out and look good doing it, but a top seed is not impossible because we will get help against at least three of the top seven.

 

[Vowelguy]

https://www.si.com/onsi/womens-fast...-women-s-basketball-net-rankings-01jmw8fk90ms

Does that mean if we sweep our last games, we're the #1 seed?

No it does not.

NET rankings are not 1-to-1 correlated with tournament seedings.

Think about it this way: if someone gets a perfect score on the SATs, do they automatically get in to Yale? It helps, but there are many other factors as well.

 

[Vowelguy]

No but it helps. Both that and the betting odds help our chances to sneak in as the last #1 seed IMO. If you assume Texas and UCLA win their conference tournaments, then that means South Carolina, LSU and USC have to lose at least one more time.

As has been noted numerous times on the board:

Quality losses have little to no impact on your resume.

 

[Rowdy831]

No matter if we are a 1 or 2, I believe our best bet is to be hooked up with Texas. They are terribly inconsistent, even in their winning. Stay away from ND and UCLA. Love to be with USC.

I would rather see UConn play Texas or UCLA in the final if at all. The only thing UConn can't do is defend a tall team and both of those teams can put a real big lineup on the floor and both of them have the guard play to offset the press. Best matchup for me is ND and second is USC (mostly because they have the weakest coach) where UConn has played them earlier in the season and should be confident that they would win at full strength.

 

[Rowdy831]

UConn Usurps South Carolina's Top Spot in New NCAA Women's Basketball NET Rankings

UCONN is ranked #1 on this NCAA seeding tool. Does that mean if we sweep our last games, we're the #1 seed?

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No, but it does mean they will get the max points that part of the selection process offers. It could mean the difference between being a 1 or a 2, but I really think a lot depends on what happens in the tournaments where UConn has an advantage over all the other teams. I can't see any situation where they lose another game and UCLA and USC could lose two since they play each other to finish the season and would have to win in the tournament too. Texas will at least need to make the final of the SEC to hold a 1 seed and the same is true for LSU or SC where they could jump over UConn..

 

[hookshot]

No matter if we are a 1 or 2, I believe our best bet is to be hooked up with Texas. They are terribly inconsistent, even in their winning. Stay away from ND and UCLA. Love to be with USC.

Exactly.

 

[ConnMotors]

Unless something really changes after the season ends on Sunday then something drastic happens in tournament play UConn will be the best #2 seed. The Big 10 has a lot in play. If either USC or UCLA win on Sunday then win their tournament one of them drops to a #2 Seed. Texas would need to win out. If games play out this way then UConn can jump to the fourth #1 seed. Even if this does happen then the Two line would have Southern California or UCLA; South Carolina and LSU. Plus, TCU. Teams 9-16 don’t really matter.