Eh, 2011 was legit. Should have been top 10. 23-0 outside the conference regular season was more than worthy.
I remember the ESPN bracket numbers that year. There were something like 50 million brackets made, and UConn was the #4 pick to win it all prior to the tournament. The fans were certainly watching.
The post I was originally responding to, was concerning regular season top 25 polls. 2011 was legit, as we were number 1 when it mattered most. We were top 10 after Maui, and then continued to decline in the rankings as the season wore on. We limped into the Big East Tourney unranked (if I recall correctly), and then went on the magical 5 wins in 5 days with the best player in the country (sorry Jimmer
). That's why people were picking us. 2010 and 2012 (especially), were big disappointments. Last season was wonderful, but nobody paid us attention with no postseason to play for. We would have had a better record had we stayed healthy, and I believe we would have made the sweet 16/elite eight had we been eligible. I'm looking forward to a season where we are top ten for a much longer stretch, maybe comparable to 2009 (obviously, not top four all season, but we can dream, right
?). I can't wait for the season to start.