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My guess is we'll end up at #2 behind Purdue. Kansas and Houston weren't getting many 1st place votes to begin with, so they'll drop down, but Purdue had 54. Even if they drop most and we move up on most ballots, that's a big gap to make up
 
navery12 said:
It's actually quite easy to justify it, just look at any of the analytics rankings. Just make sure you scroll down far enough because that's where you'll have to go to find Kansas
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Not just that, recent wins and losses always take precedence for voters. That changes because it's UConn?
 
Bazz2014 said:
I don’t circle many non-UConn games on my calendar, but OK at Kansas is definitely one I’ll be watching.

Can’t remember which postgame show it was but I was flipping around after our game and one of the talking heads made what I thought was a great point. KU has one of the best resumes in terms of wins against top teams this year (UConn, UK, Tenn.,) but they’ve also had a lot of really close ones against incredibly subpar competition. This type of loss has been coming for them, they’ve just staved it off for a while.

Teams are going to start following the cheat code and selling out to defend Hunter, Adams and McCullers and daring Jackson and Harris to beat them. It’s not gonna work every night but I don’t think this is the last head scratcher for KU this year, especially on the road in the B12.
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Agreed, they don't really have depth. If Dickinson is in foul trouble they're in trouble, they only really have three scorers. I don't think they have the horses to win it all.
 
The narrative that we were the only team in the top 5 who didn't lose in siimilar road games will give us some ballast and let us jump up 3 spots. Voters are often looking for social cache to make a move. This makes it straight forward.

It definitely won't be unanimous and I expect we'll be close to Purdue.

One big caveat: This relies on Texas staying a Q1 win. Some voters will look at the quad resumes and we have to keep it at least close there.
 
The AP poll is about what have you done for me lately. We will be #1 Monday if we beat Georgetown.
 
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The first time we hit No. 1, in 1995, we had recently been pasted by Kansas. It was indeed hard to say then that we deserved the top ranking over Kansas.
This is not that. If we are to rise to No. 1 it will be well justified.
 
Brad Palmer said:
#'s 1, 2, 3 and 5 have all lost to unranked teams this week, so after we beat Georgetown...let's say it together: "We're # 1!"

Obviously would rather have that rank in April, but still would be a cool in-season honor. Now let's go take care of Mr. Ed on Sunday. Of course, of course.
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Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh....

Outside of the UConn men's basketball team's victorious locker room on Wednesday night, not long after the Huskies had completed their Midwest sweep of Butler and Xavier, Hassan Diarra was informed that Kansas had just been beaten by UCF.

"Kansas lost!?," Diarra shouted. "Oh, wow!"

Then, the realization seemed to enter the senior guard's mind. Kansas' loss, along with losses by Purdue and Houston the day before, meant that all three teams ranked ahead of the Huskies in the AP Top 25 poll had suffered losses in a 24-hour span. Even the team ranked right behind the fourth-ranked Huskies, Tennessee, had lost.

That meant ...

"Nobody say anything," Diarra exclaimed. "We don't want to jinx anything!"

www.nhregister.com

UConn men's basketball team could soon be No. 1 in national rankings for the first time in 15 years

If UConn handles business against Georgetown on Sunday in Hartford, Huskies could be ranked No. 1 for first time in 15 years.
www.nhregister.com www.nhregister.com
 
apnews.com

Kentucky is the all-time No. 1 team through 75 storied years of AP Top 25 college basketball polls

Kentucky has been crowned the all-time No. 1 team after a review of 75 years of AP Top 25 polls for men's college basketball.
apnews.com apnews.com

this is timely. bottom line we dont get our due respect from the AP poll because they dont release a final poll after the tourney like the Coaches Poll does. why not??? in other words, we've never finish the year #1 in the AP. that really hurts us in this #18 overall ranking.
 
I’m in the camp that would prefer not be ranked #1. There’s really no benefit other than feeling good for a little bit. I doubt it makes that much difference to a UConn recruit. Invariably we would lose a game then get knocked out of the top spot and all the haters would come out and say “told you UConn is overrated!” I would much rather have that chip on the teams shoulder to use as a motivator.
 
bendm said:
apnews.com

Kentucky is the all-time No. 1 team through 75 storied years of AP Top 25 college basketball polls

Kentucky has been crowned the all-time No. 1 team after a review of 75 years of AP Top 25 polls for men's college basketball.
apnews.com apnews.com

this is timely. bottom line we dont get our due respect from the AP poll because they dont release a final poll after the tourney like the Coaches Poll does. why not??? in other words, we've never finish the year #1 in the AP. that really hurts us in this #18 overall ranking.
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Not sure how it really hurts us, seems like it would have an incredbly minor impact.
 
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Brad Palmer said:
#'s 1, 2, 3 and 5 have all lost to unranked teams this week, so after we beat Georgetown...let's say it together: "We're # 1!"

Obviously would rather have that rank in April, but still would be a cool in-season honor. Now let's go take care of Mr. Ed on Sunday. Of course, of course.
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My guess is we end up at 2 or 3 with Purdue staying at 1. The writers are in love with Purdue and Edey and the Kansas and Houston losses give them an excuse to keep them there. They also love Houston and Sampson and they have only 1 loss. Kansas is going down- of the three losses UCF is the worst.
 
UCann said:
I’m in the camp that would prefer not be ranked #1. There’s really no benefit other than feeling good for a little bit. I doubt it makes that much difference to a UConn recruit. Invariably we would lose a game then get knocked out of the top spot and all the haters would come out and say “told you UConn is overrated!” I would much rather have that chip on the teams shoulder to use as a motivator.
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That's a defeatist attitude.

We're the defending national champs. They already have the bullseye on their back. We're the best team in the country so get to #1, don't give it up and run through March to a repeat. Stop being Chicken Littles.
 
I find the UNC angel to be super annoying. On one hand I hate them alot and think they are super overrated but on the other hand them being ranked top 10 helps us in our own ranking. I think we end up at 2 after it all
 
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Deepster said:
That's a defeatist attitude.

We're the defending national champs. They already have the bullseye on their back. We're the best team in the country so get to #1, don't give it up and run through March to a repeat. Stop being Chicken Littles.
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Some of our fanbase loves the little engine that could story with UConn even though we have the best program in the country.
 
superjohn said:
Some of our fanbase loves the little engine that could story with UConn even though we have the best program in the country.
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Agreed. It was a cute story when we just broke out of the Fieldhouse and were happy to get into a Sweet 16. I'm not condoning we turn into a bunch of elitist d bags, but here on our message board? Let's stop playing like we're gonna jinx things if we say we're really really good. Acknowledge where we are and enjoy it.
 
Jay-Bone said:
During the USC game last night Casey Jaobsen said UConn is the most complete team.
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Odd considering the roster is incomplete right now.
 
SilentDog said:
Yeah but only a B1G school could lose a game and move up. And if the voters were only looking at computer rankings what is Kansas doing in the top 5. KP 19 and NET 16. So he is just making excuses and playing favorites.
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He updates daily I believe. So he dropped them, and then raised them after the Kansas loss. So it's more after a DNP than a loss.
 
Mr. Wonderful said:
If we're gonna compare him to equines, Cooley is more jackass than horse.
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Wasn’t Wilber the the owner of the talking horse? He’s Mr. Ed was the horse.i unless you are talking about a different TV. show.
 
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Deepster said:
That's a defeatist attitude.

We're the defending national champs. They already have the bullseye on their back. We're the best team in the country so get to #1, don't give it up and run through March to a repeat. Stop being Chicken Littles.
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Our fan base wants to be under the radar so they can continue to be aggrieved about the most miniscule perceived slight. It's absurd.

I like being number 1. 1999, 2004, 2006, 2009. Those were some of my favorite years. 2 titles, 3 , 1 E8. Honestly, even last year they spent two weeks #2 and probably should have been #1 but got jumped early by Purdue after they beat Duke (like Arizona this year). If they weren't ranked so low in the pre-season, they'd have been #1 for almost the whole of 2022. That's a good thing. Good teams are ranked highly and usually sustain it. People make it seem as if 2011 was some miracle, plucky-underdog tale, but that Kemba team spent 11 weeks in the Top 10.

I want to be #1, and I want to stay #1. It means you're winning, and I want UConn to win every single game it plays.
 
Deepster said:
Agreed. It was a cute story when we just broke out of the Fieldhouse and were happy to get into a Sweet 16. I'm not condoning we turn into a bunch of elitist d bags, but here on our message board? Let's stop playing like we're gonna jinx things if we say we're really really good. Acknowledge where we are and enjoy it.
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Man, that drives me nuts. I remember in 2005, I'm at lunch with a crew and one of them is going full "Poor me, I'm a Red Sox fan" after a bad loss. I was forced to say "we won last year, you can't do that anymore". He started "Yeah butting" but I wasn't having it. Like now.
 
HooperScooper said:
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh....

Outside of the UConn men's basketball team's victorious locker room on Wednesday night, not long after the Huskies had completed their Midwest sweep of Butler and Xavier, Hassan Diarra was informed that Kansas had just been beaten by UCF.

"Kansas lost!?," Diarra shouted. "Oh, wow!"

Then, the realization seemed to enter the senior guard's mind. Kansas' loss, along with losses by Purdue and Houston the day before, meant that all three teams ranked ahead of the Huskies in the AP Top 25 poll had suffered losses in a 24-hour span. Even the team ranked right behind the fourth-ranked Huskies, Tennessee, had lost.

That meant ...

"Nobody say anything," Diarra exclaimed. "We don't want to jinx anything!"

www.nhregister.com

UConn men's basketball team could soon be No. 1 in national rankings for the first time in 15 years

If UConn handles business against Georgetown on Sunday in Hartford, Huskies could be ranked No. 1 for first time in 15 years.
www.nhregister.com www.nhregister.com
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The way he’s playing, it surprises me not at all to know that, among his other skills, Hassan Diarra understands not to screw up or dare the mojo.
 
Mr. Wonderful said:
It took a legendary Joey California performance to beat the Hoyas at home last year.

Yeah, I'm nervous.

We're doomed.
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Honestly, i think we are going to lay a smackdown. The arena is going to be buzzing. The coaches, the players and the fans know what a win means. One thing this team has shown is it can rise to the occasion.
 
There's nothing disrespectful about someone having Purdue at #1. If we win this weekend, I'm sure we'll get some #1 votes as well.
 
tzznandrew said:
It's not that hard. They beat UConn at home by 3. Great win for them, but not necessarily indicative that they are significantly better than UConn.

I do think it is possible UConn doesn't hit #1, but not because they don't jump Kansas. UCF is the worst loss of the trio, and the worst loss of the teams ranked 1-4. Kansas also has pretty bad advanced metrics for a team with 2 losses.
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Uconn will be #1 when they win on Sunday knock it off. What is wrong with some of you?
 
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