Poll Will there be an Undefeated Team at Tournament Time.

[triaddukefan]

Could be the combination of Chicken Shawarma Pita and Cheerwine... but I got a feeling in my stomach that we gonna see an another unbeaten fall this week...... Im just saying.

 

[Plebe]

Could be the combination of Chicken Shawarma Pita and Cheerwine... but I got a feeling in my stomach that we gonna see an another unbeaten fall this week. Im just saying.

Don't be shy. Just tell us who will lose and which game.

 

[triaddukefan]

Don't be shy. Just tell us who will lose and which game.

Ohio will lose at Buffalo

VPI goes down at Miami

And..... NC State better come strapped up to play Thursday Night Cause you better throw out the record books when Blue Devils and Wolfpack meet up on Tobacco Road...... Backyard brawl... neighborhood tussle. Since the game is in Raleigh... I'll get the wuffies the edge... but if it were in Cameron.... my money would be on my blue devils.

 

[Plebe]

Ohio will lose at Buffalo

VPI goes down at Miami

And..... NC State better come strapped up to play Thursday Night Cause you better throw out the record books when Blue Devils and Wolfpack meet up on Tobacco Road. Backyard brawl... neighborhood tussle. Since the game is in Raleigh... I'll get the wuffies the edge... but if it were in Cameron.... my money would be on my blue devils.

Good predictions.

Are you going to Raleigh for the game?

 

[nwhoopfan]

I had to look at Utah's schedule to see what's upcoming. They could potentially remain undefeated for a while. Next up they host the Arizona schools. Challenging games of course but being at home helps. After that is a road swing to the Washington schools, the easiest pair of road games in the conference (although Pullman probably has the distinction of being the hardest place to get to in the Pac). 3 of their first 5 are on the road but may very well be against the bottom 3 teams in the league. Following that is a return game with Colorado, this time in SLC. If they are still undefeated at that point (Jan. 18th), it will end soon. Host Cal and Stanford, followed by a road trip to the Oregon schools. There is no way they get thru Stanford, Oregon and Oregon St. without losing, could easily lose all 3.

 

[IrishTiger]

Louisville is not getting any love on this thread. I will remind everyone that the Cardinals are undefeated, ranked 3rd in the nation and returning almost everyone from last year's team that, but for an unexplainable no call during regulation in the national semifinal, would have made it to the national championship game vs a team they had already beaten twice. I realize that Hines-Allen is a big loss, but Jeff's team is pretty darn good.

Because of how they’ve looked at times this season. Will see what happens when ND plays them.

 

[oldude]

Because of how they’ve looked at times this season. Will see what happens when ND plays them.

Name one team that hasn’t looked shaky at one time or another this season including my Huskies and your Fighting Irish?

 

[IrishTiger]

Name one team that hasn’t looked shaky at one time or another this season including my Huskies and your Fighting Irish?

That’s true they’ve just had a lot of close games and don’t look like the team they had last season

 

[triaddukefan]

Good predictions.

Are you going to Raleigh for the game?

A 7pm game in Raleigh on a weekday night makes it tough for people who live west of the Triangle. Why the ACC decided to schedule it on a thursday instead of a Sunday afternoon is beyond me.

Should be a good crowd... but it would approach sellout status if it were on a Sunday.

 

[LoTrader]

A 7pm game in Raleigh on a weekday night makes it tough for people who live west of the Triangle. Why the ACC decided to schedule it on a thursday instead of a Sunday afternoon is beyond me.

Should be a good crowd... but it would approach sellout status if it were on a Sunday.

GO DUKE! I'll be watching this game for sure!

 

[maccca3232]

There goes the team I thought might go undefeated during the regular season.

Maryland loses to Rutgers 73-65

Undefeated Teams are UConn (AAC), Louisville, NC State, Virginia Tech (ACC) Ohio Bobcats (Mid American), Utah (PAC 12) South Alabama (Sun Belt)

Now then there were 4. Undefeated Teams are:

1. Louisville (ACC)
2. NC State (ACC)
3. Ohio Bobcats (Mid American)
4. Utah (PAC 12)

 

[Wbbfan1]

Could the Ohio Bobcats by the only unbeaten team entering the NCAA tournament? I have no clue how they compare against the other teams in the Mid American Conference. Don't see Louisville or NC State being undefeated as they play each other and Notre Dame in conference play. Louisville does play UConn but it on their home court and if we thought the Baylor crowd was great for them, Louisville's crowd will be the same.

Now then there were 4. Undefeated Teams are:

1. Louisville (ACC)
2. NC State (ACC)
3. Ohio Bobcats (Mid American)
4. Utah (PAC 12)

 

[Plebe]

Could the Ohio Bobcats by the only unbeaten team entering the NCAA tournament? I have no clue how they compare against the other teams in the Mid American Conference. Don't see Louisville or NC State being undefeated as they play each other and Notre Dame in conference play. Louisville does play UConn but it on their home court and if we thought the Baylor crowd was great for them, Louisville's crowd will be the same.

No way. The MAC is perhaps the toughest mid-major conference. Its top four teams by Massey ranking:

• Central Michigan (34)
• Ohio (41)
• Buffalo (48)
• Toledo (77)

The Bobcats' undefeated record will be on the line tomorrow when they travel to Buffalo.

 

[Orangutan]

Louisville is not getting any love on this thread. I will remind everyone that the Cardinals are undefeated, ranked 3rd in the nation and returning almost everyone from last year's team that, but for an unexplainable no call during regulation in the national semifinal, would have made it to the national championship game vs a team they had already beaten twice. I realize that Hines-Allen is a big loss, but Jeff's team is pretty darn good.

Well, it's a thread about going undefeated. Here are Louisville's results against the RPI top-50 thus far:

On one hand, 4-0 is 4-0. On the other hand, these results don't look like the results of a team that will run the table with 9 games left against the current RPI top-50 including games against RPI #1 ND (away) and RPI #2 UConn.

But they're definitely pretty good. I just don't think their performances indicate they are good enough to go undefeated.

 

[oldude]

Well, it's a thread about going undefeated. Here are Louisville's results against the RPI top-50 thus far:

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On one hand, 4-0 is 4-0. On the other hand, these results don't look like the results of a team that will run the table with 9 games left against the current RPI top-50 including games against RPI #1 ND (away) and RPI #2 UConn.

But they're definitely pretty good. I just don't think their performances indicate they are good enough to go undefeated.

I don't think anyone is good enough to go undefeated this year, and as I've commented previously, every team has looked shaky at one time or another. My only point is that no one seemed to be talking about a very good Louisville team.

 

[Shades]

I don't think anyone is good enough to go undefeated this year, and as I've commented previously, every team has looked shaky at one time or another. My only point is that no one seemed to be talking about a very good Louisville team.

Because they haven’t played a top club. People will have more to say about Louisville after the game against ND on Jan 10.

 

[oldude]

Because they haven’t played a top club. People will have more to say about Louisville after the game against ND on Jan 10.

Please correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t this thread asking the speculative question of whether there will be any undefeated teams come tournament time? Assuming that is the subject of this thread, there are only three teams that I’m aware of that currently merit inclusion in this discussion: Louisville, NC State & Utah.

Correction - I neglected to include the Ohio Bobcats.

 

[triaddukefan]

Utah and the Desert Devils mix it up tonight. One prediction.... it will be an ugly game.

Ohio travels to Buffalo tommorrow... 2pm on ESPN3

Louisville has never won in Cameron.... they will get another chance on Sunday

Could be the combination of Chicken Shawarma Pita and Cheerwine... but I got a feeling in my stomach that we gonna see an another unbeaten fall this week. Im just saying.

I guess it wasnt the Chicken Shawarma Pita and Cheerwine combo after all

 

[Vowelguy]

And then there were 3.
Utah lost to ArizonaSt tonight, so that leaves Lou, NC St, and Ohio.

Ohio's next 2 games are @ Buffalo and v C Michigan. Will be tough to win 1, let alone 2 of those.

 

[Plebe]

Down to 2. Ohio falls to Central Michigan, 88-70. Reyna Frost with a huge game, 23 points and 17 boards. Presley Hudson adds 22.

 

[triaddukefan]

So State will be the last remaining undefeated team after tonight.

 

[IrishTiger]

So State will be the last remaining undefeated team after tonight.

Don’t be jinxing ND now.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Grace Hunter of NC State is out for the Year with an ACL injury. Huge loss for them. Didn't see them beating ND or Louisville.

NC State leading scorer Hunter out for season

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Congrats to NC State for being the last undefeated team. Tough break with Grace Hunter. Sort of similar to the Blair Watson injury in the middle of our season last year. Hopefully they won't have a three game losing streak like we did.

 

[LETTERL]

Congrats to NC State for being the last undefeated team. Tough break with Grace Hunter. Sort of similar to the Blair Watson injury in the middle of our season last year. Hopefully they won't have a three game losing streak like we did.

NC State is now without three players due to injury. We lost Kaila Ealey before the season started, then last Thursday, we lost Grace Hunter and last night, Armani Hawkins suffered a knee injury. Don't know yet whether Hawkins will be out for the year but she was one of the players expected to help make up for the loss of Grace Hunter.

I never expected NC State to be undefeated this late in the season and do not expect them to go undefeated throughout the season. We still have to go to Louisville (our recent games with Louisville have been thrillers) and we host Notre Dame in our Play 4 Kay game. Plus, two matches with UNC, a true bitter Tobacco Road rivalry. So we do have some severe tests coming up. It's just that the schedule has worked out to allow a 16-0 start. When you take into account now three major injuries, it truly is amazing what the team has accomplished, while also integrating several underclassmen into the lineup who are contributing major minutes.

I think the pollsters recognize the weaknesses in our schedule to date and that is why we probably will not climb higher than where we are now until and unless we can beat Louisville and/or Notre Dame...or unless one of the teams ahead of us suffers a surprise slip. Otherwise, I cannot imagine any other team being 16-0 and ranked as low as 8th when all the other teams in the sport have suffered a defeat...but then again, all the other top teams have played some combination of each other...plus, NC State has only been on TV once or twice so far and are an unknown commodity to many. Only true WBB fans will log on to a computer to watch the Wolfpack Women.

 

[Husky fanatic]

So the answer to this thread will be "Zero"

 

[Plebe]

Otherwise, I cannot imagine any other team being 16-0 and ranked as low as 8th when all the other teams in the sport have suffered a defeat..

I can. Princeton in 2015 was undefeated until the NCAA tournament. Their highest AP ranking was #13.

You gotta beat someone to be someone.

 

[LETTERL]

You gotta beat someone to be someone.

And we have; we do have wins over Michigan State (although that win doesn't look as good as it did just 10 days ago), Michigan and Belmont, three teams who are most likely going to the NCAAT. We just don't have any of the current slate of higher-ranked teams on the schedule until late in the season.

I do remember Princeton going undefeated a few years back. Do you remember who was on their OOC that year?

 

[Plebe]

And we have; we do have wins over Michigan State (although that win doesn't look as good as it did just 10 days ago), Michigan and Belmont, three teams who are most likely going to the NCAAT. We just don't have any of the current slate of higher-ranked teams on the schedule until late in the season.

I do remember Princeton going undefeated a few years back. Do you remember who was on their OOC that year?

They had two wins that were as good as Michigan and Belmont.

You said you couldn’t imagine any team being undefeated and being ranked so low. So I gave a counterexample. I don’t understand why it’s so hard to imagine. If Ohio had beaten Central Michigan the other day, they’d still be undefeated too.

 

[Fightin Choke]

They had two wins that were as good as Michigan and Belmont.

You said you couldn’t imagine any team being undefeated and being ranked so low. So I gave a counterexample. I don’t understand why it’s so hard to imagine. If Ohio had beaten Central Michigan the other day, they’d still be undefeated too.

Are you sure NC State's conquests thus far aren't as good as Princeton's 2015 schedule? Belmont (Massey 76) isn't among the toughest opponents NC State has faced this season.

NC State has already beaten these top 100 teams this season (per Massey): 23, 39, 64, 76, 82, 91 (LINK)
In 2015, Princeton was 29-1 entering the tourney; their top 100 opponents: 38, 41, 62, 82, 87, 87, 92, 96 (LINK)

You are correct that they are comparable, but I would say that NC State's top 2 are better than the Tigers.