Rankings: Don't Expect Much Movement Through Season's End

[Vowelguy]

Frankly, it's wait until March Madness now for most of the ranked teams.

(Rankings from date of orig post)

#6 Notre Dame lost to unranked Tennessee
#5 South Carolina lost to unranked Tennessee
#8 Washington lost to #13 Stanford
#2 Baylor lost to #16 Texas
#10 Oregon St lost to unranked USC
#17 UCLA lost to unranked Oregon
#9 Louisville lost to #23 NC St
#15 Virginia Tech lost to unranked Virginia, Syracuse, Georgia Tech​

Yup, all the ranked teams have nothing to worry about until March.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

(Rankings from date of orig post)

#6 Notre Dame lost to unranked Tennessee
#5 South Carolina lost to unranked Tennessee
#8 Washington lost to #13 Stanford
#2 Baylor lost to #16 Texas
#10 Oregon St lost to unranked USC
#17 UCLA lost to unranked Oregon
#9 Louisville lost to #23 NC St
#15 Virginia Tech lost to unranked Virginia, Syracuse, Georgia Tech​

Yup, all the ranked teams have nothing to worry about until March.

Good points. I'm not sure I take the losses by "ranked" Pac-12 teams very seriously. I think that conference is a muddle of middling.
Not sure the Baylor loss to Texas is a real upset. Texas has been tearing up WCBB since about November.
NC State and Tennessee have definitely created some mayhem in the ranks. VaTech disappeared, as did Cal.

But I take your points. More unexpected losses.

 

[Tonyc]

Well its pretty safe to say barring injuries and sickness UConn can loose a game and still be number 1 overall because Baylor has 2 loses one being to Uconn. With that said UConn may not lose a game for a couple of years with who that have and who is coming in next season and the season after and another if if I may if Sam Burnelle and Danielle Cosgrove come to UConn that will be a feat that will be hard to break for about the next 10 years. Think about that.

 

[Vowelguy]

I'm not sure I take the losses by "ranked" Pac-12 teams very seriously. I think that conference is a muddle of middling.
Not sure the Baylor loss to Texas is a real upset.
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First you say that the rankings aren't going to move at all and that the top teams are on cruise control until march.
Then when they do lose, proving your statement was folly, you try to discount it.

 

[Plebe]

(Rankings from date of orig post)

#6 Notre Dame lost to unranked Tennessee
#5 South Carolina lost to unranked Tennessee
#8 Washington lost to #13 Stanford
#2 Baylor lost to #16 Texas
#10 Oregon St lost to unranked USC
#17 UCLA lost to unranked Oregon
#9 Louisville lost to #23 NC St
#15 Virginia Tech lost to unranked Virginia, Syracuse, Georgia Tech​

Yup, all the ranked teams have nothing to worry about until March.

In addition to the ones you named:

#14 Miami lost by 33 to unranked Syracuse
#18 West Virginia lost by 25 to unranked Iowa State
#19 Arizona State lost to unranked USC
#20 South Florida lost to unranked Memphis
#21 DePaul lost to unranked Marquette
#23 NC State lost to unranked UNC
#24 Cal lost to unranked Washington State and unranked Utah
#25 Kansas State lost to unranked Iowa State​

If I'm counting right, that makes at least 16 (64%) of the then-ranked teams that have since lost to unranked or lower-ranked teams.

Disturbingly, it's a phenomenon that extends well beyond Tennessee, NC State, and the Pac-12.

 

[Txhoopsalot]

In addition to the ones you named:

#14 Miami lost by 33 to unranked Syracuse
#18 West Virginia lost by 25 to unranked Iowa State
#19 Arizona State lost to unranked USC
#20 South Florida lost to unranked Memphis
#21 DePaul lost to unranked Marquette
#23 NC State lost to unranked UNC
#24 Cal lost to unranked Washington State and unranked Utah
#25 Kansas State lost to unranked Iowa State​

If I'm counting right, that makes at least 16 (64%) of the then-ranked teams that have since lost to unranked or lower-ranked teams.

Disturbingly, it's a phenomenon that extends well beyond Tennessee, NC State, and the Pac-12.

But wait-this means more parity. That's good right?

 

[Vowelguy]

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Disturbingly?

 

[Plebe]

Disturbingly?​

Tongue in cheek.