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Message: [QUOTE="dabears17, post: 4497586, member: 10508"] [USER=7492]@DefenseBB[/USER] After the first month of the season, I rely more on Massey than the AP/Coaches poll. NET is just starting to become useful, but there are still anomalies. UCLA and Arizona should be ranked somewhere between 10th and 15th like they are on Massey, not 26th and 27th like they are in the NET. Creme is weekly applying the principles the selection committee would use after the results through each Monday night. He has UCLA between 9th and 12th, Arizona between the 13th and 16th best team. I'm happy Colorado is ranked 22nd by the NET, but are they the 22nd best team in the country? UConn's struggle is only 2 Big East opponents are Quad 1 home wins, while for UCLA, 5 Pac-12 opponents are possible Quad 1 home wins. Assuming at this point in time UConn is the 3rd 2 seed, UConn just needs to be patient, continue winning in the Big East, beat Tennessee, and play well against South Carolina, then they will be a one seed. Now that Azzi is back and healthy, that can be used when ranking UConn. Just like Charisma Osborne playing last weekend helped UCLA's ranking. At a minimum, 3 teams ranked ahead of UConn in bracketology are going to lose at least one game between now and Selection Sunday. All UConn needs to do is get players healthy and do what UConn does, and they will be a number 1 seed. Interestingly, this article talks about how the Big 10 encourages its teams to schedule to improve the Big 10's rankings. They are also willing to schedule games on 6 days a week to get games on TV. They usually avoid Tuesdays, but still schedule a few Tuesday games if a good TV window is available to give the Big 10 exposure. It says the Big 10 as a conference leads the NCAA in wins against top-10 and top-25 ranked teams. Starting the 2024-25 season, UCLA will be a Big 10 school. [URL unfurl="true"]https://sports.yahoo.com/how-the-big-ten-approached-womens-basketball-scheduling-to-raise-national-profile-prep-for-ncaa-tournament-224043578.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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