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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 2975442, member: 6927"] I hesitated to answer your question because I wanted to think about it. I guess it depends on what you mean by "legitimate." Do I think they can challenge UConn? No, but then again, I wouldn't have thought they could stay within 20 of UConn a couple years ago when they almost beat us. I haven't been able to watch their games yet, but based purely on their results, Tulane is clearly exceeding expectations. They were picked only 9th in the AAC after struggling a lot last season. But right now they look like the 3rd best team in the conference, behind UConn and UCF (and with USF in near-meltdown mode). Tulane has wins over LSU, Washington, and Central Michigan. They have losses to Cal, Alabama and Old Dominion. The Alabama loss is probably the worst result right now, but the win over Central Michigan on a neutral court is very significant. The LSU win may also prove significant if LSU can manage to finish in the RPI top 50. [/QUOTE]