The Boneyard New Years Superlative 16

[visitingcock]

Time for a Poll as most teams wrap up con-conference play, and the conference races hit full swing. SEC teams play only weak non-conference opponents this coming Sunday. It starts getting serious after January 1.

So, Let's see your Top 16 based on your opinion of how they have played up though New Year's Day at midnight when the poll closes. I will tally them up on January 2, 2026.

1. UConn
2. Texas
3. SCar
4. UCLA
5. LSU
6. Michigan
7. TCU
8. Michigan State
9. Oklahoma
10. Maryland
11. Iowa State
12. Iowa
13. Kentucky
14. Nebraska
15. Vanderbilt
16. Louisville

 

[DefenseBB]

Michigan State #8? I guess someone has been hitting the eggnog early...For me, I like Oklahoma at 8, Kentucky at 9, Louisville at 10 as they played UConn well, SC very well and lost at home vs. Kentucky by 10. After that 10, I go Maryland, Iowa State, Iowa, Vanderbilt, Ohio State and Michigan State (while I was impressed with their big win vs. Ole Miss, they did lose at Wisc so they are suspect to me but better than Nebraska who has played absolutely NO ONE-OOC #84.

 

[Rykal]

1. UConn
2. Texas
3. SCar
4. UCLA
5. Michigan
6. LSU
7. TCU
8. Oklahoma
9. Maryland
10. Iowa State
11. Vanderbilt
12. Kentucky
13. Iowa
14. Louisville
15. Ohio State
16. USC

 

[visitingcock]

Michigan State #8? I guess someone has been hitting the eggnog early...For me, I like Oklahoma at 8, Kentucky at 9, Louisville at 10 as they played UConn well, SC very well and lost at home vs. Kentucky by 10. After that 10, I go Maryland, Iowa State, Iowa, Vanderbilt, Ohio State and Michigan State (while I was impressed with their big win vs. Ole Miss, they did lose at Wisc so they are suspect to me but better than Nebraska who has played absolutely NO ONE-OOC #84.

1-7?

 

[DefenseBB]

1-7?

I am not sold on TCU there at #7 but it's plausible, Campbell has done a great job bringing the plethora of transfers but he will have to get a core of players to gain cohesion and continuity and he needs to up his OOC. Add in the fact the Big 12 is pretty weak for high quality teams and this Horned Frog team could build a gaudy record without actually proving anything. But Miles does make those around her better. I would put Oklahoma #7 but that's quibbling.

 

[JellyBean]

My Top 16 teams:

1). Texas
2). UConn
3). South Carolina
4). UCLA
5). LSU
6). Michigan
7). Oklahoma
8). Maryland
9). TCU
10). Iowa State
11). Kentucky
12). Vanderbilt
13). Iowa
14). Nebraska
15). Texas Tech
16). USC