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Sluconn Husky said:
Everyone's favorite post-season discussion.....

The defending champs come in 3rd. Somehow UCLA is #1.

Creme doesn't appear to know about Blanca Quinonez either.

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UCLA hype, USC uncertainty, UConn's quest for a repeat: The women's basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25

As this season's title is won, we take a look at the women's college basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2025-26.
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I 100% agree with where he has UCONN right now. Replacing Paige's production and leadership will not be easy. I expect Sarah to be great but next her role is going to change. This year she could kind of sit back and have Paige and Azzi lead the team and she just go to go out and have fun and play basketball. Next year, she will need to take a bigger role in everything Uconn does. We also lose, Aubrey and we all know how impactful she could be in a game. There are still some pretty big questions next year that need to be answered. If Uconn can add an impactful player or two from the portal, I could see them moving up to the top spot by the time the season starts. Also, in regard to Blanca, international recruits often don't get talked about, as they are relatively unknown.
 
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I 100% agree with where he has UCONN right now. Replacing Paige's production and leadership will not be easy. I expect Sarah to be great but next her role is going to change. This year she could kind of sit back and have Paige and Azzi lead the team and she just go to go out and have fun and play basketball. Next year, she will need to take a bigger role in everything Uconn does. We also lose, Aubrey and we all know how impactful she could be in a game. There are still some pretty big questions next year that need to be answered. If Uconn can add an impactful player or two from the portal, I could see them moving up to the top spot by the time the season starts. Also, in regard to Blanca, international recruits often don't get talked about, as they are relatively unknow.
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I think your underestimating Sarah and her ability. Nothing she has done would lead one to believe that she won't have the same or more success/impact next year.
 
Vowelguy said:
UCLA was #1 most of the year and the return everyone, plus add Wazzu transfer Leger-Walker and the #2 HS recruit, Betts' little sister.
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Betts' little sister isn't so little either. UCLA will be a handful if they have recruited a back court.
 
Cornell Lt said:
I think your underestimating Sarah and her ability. Nothing she has done would lead one to believe that she won't have the same or more success/impact next year.
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I am not underestimating her at all, I am saying that her role is going to change. I think she will be just as good, if not better but it's unreasonable to think that their won't be a period of adjustment.
 
The UConn description made no sense.... First, the roster is at 14 so it's not like they can hit the portal hard.... And like others have said, no respect for Blanca and Kelis. I still don't understand the Kelis ranking. He had the opportunity to basically say UConn has a pro coming in as a freshman but he didn't do it. And yes, we should be #1 until we lose just like SC has benefited from.
 
I’m looking forward to the return of the posters who claim that the NC winner must be the preseason #1 because they deserve it. Like the change in personnel has no relevance.
 
DEpup said:
The UConn description made no sense.... First, the roster is at 14 so it's not like they can hit the portal hard.... And like others have said, no respect for Blanca and Kelis. I still don't understand the Kelis ranking. He had the opportunity to basically say UConn has a pro coming in as a freshman but he didn't do it. And yes, we should be #1 until we lose just like SC has benefited from.
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It does not matter until next March. Connecticut also has the best head and the best assistant coach in the world.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
Everyone's favorite post-season discussion.....

The defending champs come in 3rd. Somehow UCLA is #1.

Creme doesn't appear to know about Blanca Quinonez either.

www.espn.com

UCLA hype, USC uncertainty, UConn's quest for a repeat: The women's basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25

As this season's title is won, we take a look at the women's college basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2025-26.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
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Kelis is underrated, Blanca will be a shocking revelation to college basketball, Caroline will bring veteran leadership to a still young team, Morgan will be a force once she recovers from her injury, and the returning main contributors will be even better in ‘25-‘26.

Keep underestimating us, those of you outside of Husky Nation…
 
I’d put UCONN at 1, South Carolina at 2, UCLA at 3.

UCONN obviously loses Paige but if Fudd consistently produces at a high level I think they’re the team to beat with more offense flowing through her and Strong. They were 30+ points better than both South Carolina and UCLA which puts them over the top for me.

South Carolina didn’t have the same magic this year despite having a similar roster. I think having fewer players in the rotation will help. I’d look for Fulwiley/Johnson/Edwards to have bigger roles. They’ll be back and I’d look for Dawn to pick up some portal players.

UCLA will do dominant once again, but I actually think having everyone back plus adding in Leger-Walker/Betts works against them. Adding marquee players to an already stacked roster usually affects chemistry negatively rather than helps it. I’d put them at 3.

Aside from the top 5, it looks like a much weaker field next year. A lot will change once the transfer dust settles but the star power looks weaker next year with the exodus of talent at USC/Notre Dame/NC State plus LSU losing their frontcourt.
 
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I’d put UCONN at 1, South Carolina at 2, UCLA at 3.

UCONN obviously loses Paige but if Fudd consistently produces at a high level I think they’re the team to beat with more offense flowing through her and Strong. They were 30+ points better than both South Carolina and UCLA which puts them over the top for me.

South Carolina didn’t have the same magic this year despite having a similar roster. I think having fewer players in the rotation will help. I’d look for Fulwiley/Johnson/Edwards to have bigger roles. They’ll be back and I’d look for Dawn to pick up some portal players.

UCLA will do dominant once again, but I actually thinking having everyone back plus adding in Leger-Walker/Betts works against them. Adding marquee players to an already stacked roster usually affects chemistry negatively rather than helps it. I’d put them at 3.

Aside from the top 5, it looks like a much weaker field next year. A lot will change once the transfer dust settles but the star power looks weaker next year with the exodus of talent at USC/Notre Dame/NC State plus LSU losing their frontcourt.
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I mainly agree with your reasoning. But this feels more like a midseason ranking than a preseason one. Questions of chemistry will be clear by January, but not in October.
 
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