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[SportsFan88]

I know. I admitted error. I was drinking the wrong stuff. Lol

Lol it’s all good man

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Thats fools gold. Do you think Uconn is "flying under the radar" when whichever top seed gets us in the bracket? You think Mark Few isnt going to notice our name at all in his bracket? You thin none of the other teams will notice us? Lol! I just get this weird picture in my head of Duane Johnson dressed very casually with shades on waiting in line to see one of his movies hoping nobody notices him in line??

I said under the radar, not irrelevant. What you think about in your spare time is none of my business but other than for about 5 minutes, we haven't been ranked and have been on the bubble for weeks up until our nice run now. Personally, I think we have the tools to win it all and yes I'm sure Mark Few will look at every team in his bracket, but I think there will be other teams at the forefront of his mind if we happen to be there only because we've been banged up all year and haven't had much buzz until now. So from that standpoint, yes, if we end up as a 5-6-7 seed, I think we're a little under the radar. But, that can change if we run the table in the BET.

 

[TheChamps990411]

I said under the radar, not irrelevant. What you think about in your spare time is none of my business but other than for about 5 minutes, we haven't been ranked and have been on the bubble for weeks up until our nice run now. Personally, I think we have the tools to win it all and yes I'm sure Mark Few will look at every team in his bracket, but I think there will be other teams at the forefront of his mind if we happen to be there only because we've been banged up all year and haven't had much buzz until now. So from that standpoint, yes, if we end up as a 5-6-7 seed, I think we're a little under the radar. But, that can change if we run the table in the BET.

 

[MTBingNinja]

I rather be ranked. Good for the casual fan’s perception of UConn, national recognition and recruiting. Besides, we better get used to playing as a ranked team.

 

[auror]

Virginia playing right now and winning. Va Tech had their game cancelled. Loyola playing in their tournament final tomorrow. Purdue won. Colorado won.

Wisconsin playing at Iowa tomorrow is our best shot for a slot to open up.

Wisconsin loses. There is our crack.

 

[ucp990411]

I see what youre saying but do you honestly, seriously being honest do you think there are 25 teams playing better basketball than this team? I want to be ranked and hopefully its a big jump in the 25. There has been too much doom and gloom around here the last 5 years and it seems many posters are still hungover from it and are afraid of any success because "we want to fly under the radar". Nonsense!!! THIS IS UCONN!!!! WE DONT FLY UNDER THE RADAR WE FLY AT THE HIGHEST ALTITUDE, LEAD THE FORMATION AND DROP BOMBS ON WHOEVER GETS IN THE WAY OR WE GET SHOT DOWN IN A BLAZE OF GLORY FIGHTING TILL THE END.

Exellent post. I want to be the team they all hate because we are bullies and do not accept losing. We were at that level for quite some time and it was fun. Flying under the radar is nonsense.

 

[HooperScooper]

Wisconsin loses. There is our crack.

CBSSports.com put UConn into their top 25 today so I think the Huskies may be ranked tomorrow in the 2 polls. At worst it'll be close if they aren't.

College basketball rankings: UConn enters Top 25 And 1 as Huskies extend winning streak to four games

UConn is heating up at the right time while quickly emerging as a favorite to win the Big East Tournament

www.cbssports.com

 

[RayRay]

CBSSports.com put UConn into their top 25 today so I think the Huskies may be ranked tomorrow in the 2 polls. At worst it'll be close if they aren't.

College basketball rankings: UConn enters Top 25 And 1 as Huskies extend winning streak to four games

UConn is heating up at the right time while quickly emerging as a favorite to win the Big East Tournament

www.cbssports.com

Also, Seth Davis just ranked us #20 in his weekly top 25 5 minutes ago. !!

 

[RayRay]

Also, Seth Davis just ranked us #20 in his weekly top 25 5 minutes ago. !!

Ahead of Creighton #23, and Nova #22, I might add!

 

[Kolumbo]

Also, Seth Davis just ranked us #20 in his weekly top 25 5 minutes ago. !!

They are approaching mid-season form. Fortune will have them playing 3 more games, preferably all W's, before the big dance. They have so much more upside, they need these games!

 

[aburks41]

 

[OkaForPrez]

This week's reddit user poll has us 28th. It tends to react faster than the media polls so I think it indicates we'll be just outside the top 25.

 

[aburks41]

#28 in the AP. No clue how a team like Oklahoma is ranked ahead of us when they have lost 4 games in a row to end their season. Complete garbage

 

[MTBingNinja]

#28!!!

 

[Dabutlerdidit]

good, more fuel heading into MSG

 

[I Bleed Blue]

I wanted UConn to be ranked badly, but clearly people are still sleeping on us. Time to make people pay. MSG is our house and rents due baby!

 

[UC1995]

Most of the beat AP voters probably still think we are AAC. Kidding aside (kind of) they really don't vote on the momentum a team has which is too bad. Some of them don't pay much attention during the season and just vote based on where they were the week before. Only reason teams like Indiana, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin (out this week) stayed in so long in the top 25.

 

[HooperScooper]

good, more fuel heading into MSG

"We've got to have good preparation and not drink the Kool-Aid. Because now we've gone from 'this team is a bubble team' to now all of a sudden 'a Final Four sleeper,'" Hurley said.

"We have a chip on our shoulder. People haven't praised a lot of our season. We've had a lot of detractors. And I love that. We're going to have a chip on our shoulder and a real edge to us over the next couple weeks. That's our mentality."

 

[Waquoit]

"We've got to have good preparation and not drink the Kool-Aid. Because now we've gone from 'this team is a bubble team' to now all of a sudden 'a Final Four sleeper,'" Hurley said.

I like that he said that out loud. That's modern coaching.

 

[CTBasketball]

 

[billybud]

#28 in the AP. No clue how a team like Oklahoma is ranked ahead of us when they have lost 4 games in a row to end their season. Complete garbage

Oklahoma has Quality Losses...LOL

To current NET ranked numbers...2...14...17...17...24...30...30

and beat current NET...7...14...23...23...24

 

[UConn_Top_Dog]

UConn will go from UR to #1 one month from now. Sweet!

 

[SoFla Steve]

Coaches Poll is out. We're tied for 28th . . . with Wichita State.

 

[uconngb]

Oklahoma has Quality Losses...LOL

To current NET ranked numbers...2...14...17...17...24...30...30

and beat current NET...7...14...23...23...24

Just think how much more highly ranked we would be if we had played Quinnipiac, Yale and Fordham!! What a mistake........

 

[VAHuskyFan]

Oklahoma has Quality Losses...LOL

To current NET ranked numbers...2...14...17...17...24...30...30

and beat current NET...7...14...23...23...24

LOL is right.

Oklahoma is under .500 in Q1/Q2 games, has a Q3 loss, has a significantly lower winning percentage than UConn (against a worse overall SOS), has lost 4 in a row, and is ranked behind us in NET, Kenpom, and BPI.

We have one common opponent: we both played Xavier at Xavier.

Oklahoma: Lost by 22.
UConn: Won by 8. Without Bouknight.