NET, polls, seeding, bracketology (merged thread)

[CL82]

I don't know how to feel about this. Normally my goal would be to avoid South Carolina at all costs, but given our last matchup against them, is it a bad thing this year?

 

[jaydee602]

Charlie Creme's bracketology has the #3 seeds as Duke, North Carolina, TCU, & Kentucky.
He has #3 seed TCU in #2 seed UCONN's bracket. But the Huskies would be double digit favorites vs. any of those #3 seed teams.

 

[Ex Nutmegger]

I know, I know the AP poll doesn’t count for much but still: UConn has lost to #3 Notre Dame, #6 So Cal and #11 Tennessee. Notre Dame has lost to #9 NC State, #10 TCU(they were #17 when ND lost to them!) and #28 Utah. Quite a difference in rankings. I like our chances against ND with both squads near full strength.

 

[Centerstream]

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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BTW This week's #1 NET rating is for the second week in a row. We rose to #1 after the SoCar win.
This week's top 7 teams remained the same as last week, and TCU and Duke swapped #8 and 9.

 

[Plebe]

I know, I know the AP poll doesn’t count for much but still: UConn has lost to #3 Notre Dame, #6 So Cal and #11 Tennessee. Notre Dame has lost to #9 NC State, #10 TCU(they were #17 when ND lost to them!) and #28 Utah. Quite a difference in rankings. I like our chances against ND with both squads near full strength.

It’s a difference, yes, but more than offset by the quality of ND’s wins over Texas, USC and UConn. Our best wins after SC are North Carolina and Ole Miss.