Geno weighs in: What’s with all the upsets, and a lack of a clear frontrunner, in women’s college basketball this year?

[Carnac]

“You have less dominant teams. You have more good teams moving up,” Auriemma said. “So that combination of what used to be great, great, great, great teams have come back down a little bit, and some of the other teams have moved up a little bit. So it’s narrowed the gap there. “It should make the NCAA Tournament pretty exciting if it stays like this.”

UConn’s Geno Auriemma weighs in: What’s with all the upsets, and a lack of a clear frontrunner, in women’s college basketball this year?

Last weekend three teams ranked at the time in the top eight of the Associated Press women’s college basketball poll were upset. Hardly anyone batted an eye. South Carolina, No. 2, lost to No…

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[LoboDays]

Agreed but he’s not going to tout another team.

 

[mbr33ct]

...and that team is...?

 

[FanFromMaine]

Cal Baptist...

 

[LoboDays]

...and that team is...?

I think it’s pretty clear to Geno. I’m almost 100% sure I know his thinking and agree with it.

 

[EricLA]

Agreed. The clear frontrunner is UCONN at this time. No other team has less "blips" on their resume. Stanford lost to a below average Colorado team. SC lost 3 games and stumbled against UCONN and Tennessee. aTm lost to unranked LSU, and hasn't blown out anyone in the SEC, including bottom feeders Auburn and Ole Miss.

NC State has 2 losses to unranked teams and L'ville has been unimpressive in their last 9 games, especially against unranked opponents, needing heroics from Evans to squeak out wins. They finally fell in their last game to unranked FSU.

Who else do you want to throw in there? UCONN is not light years ahead of everyone else, like we were at times during Stewie's years, but no one deserves to be #1 more than UCONN right now, and no one is playing better at this time IMHO.

 

[pacific 44]

You mean Tennessee might get Ballstated again?

 

[jazz]

Once you get in the tournament, it doesn't matter what you have done or not done before.