UConn #13 in latest AP poll

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NGL, this week is a bit baffling:

• We beat 3 teams, 2 ranked, by impressive margins, all with winning records (setting aside NET, etc), and we move down a spot
• UNC beats 2 lower ranked teams (a shorthanded ND) and moves up from UR to 20
• WV loses 2x and stays at 24
• FSU loses and moves up 1
• NCSU moves down 3 after losing to #12 VA Tech
• MSU loses and goes from 9 to 23 votes

Others receiving votes - Vanderbilt 38, Michigan St. 23, Oregon St. 15, Syracuse 15, TCU 11, Arizona 8, California 6, Princeton 4, Nebraska 3, Davidson 3, Maryland 2, Fairfield 2, Miami 1, Texas A&M 1, Washington 1.

 

[omshanti]

Just saw the latest AP poll. It is beyond baffling…..
id like to hear the reason for the drop. That was why Iowa went up a spot.

 

[LGITB]

 

[maple]

There is absolutely no reason we should have dropped down a spot except absolute disrespect. I'm not even saying we should be in the top 5. I would have been fine with them staying at 12. But dropping down?? After 3 big wins, 2 against ranked opponents??

 

[Puppy Love]

I don’t think this has anything to do with disrespecting UConn. UConn moved down because Virginia Tech was rewarded for beating NC State. It’s nothing to do with anything that UConn either did or didn’t do. NC State was not going to drop below UConn, so we went down one spot. All of the other teams above us won they’re games.

 

[vaeman]

Our ranking brought down by mostly west coast voters. However Emily (of the Hartford Courant) has us at #18??? WTF

 

[hookshot]

Just saw the latest AP poll. It is beyond baffling…..
id like to hear the reason for the drop. That was why Iowa went up a spot.

Dropped one because VT was rewarded for their victory over highly ranked North carolina State, a team that Uconn failed to beat. Other than Kansas State, most of the teams ranked above Uconn have a good argument for being there, not to say that Uconn wouldn't beat several of them

 

[hoopsfan22]

We're not going anywhere until we start beating some name brands. That's basically it. Beat ND by 30 in a couple of weeks and that'll get some attention. Beat South Carolina and that'll really get a lot of attention.

 

[fireford]

If it makes people feel better, UConn is #4 in the latest net rankings, which matter more than the polls.

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[oldhusky]

I think the reality at this point is we will not gain much from beating Big East competition. I'm not sure if losing once in conference wouldn't hurt as much as running the table in conference would help. There are probably only two games that can move the needle much, the out of conference games against Notre Dame and South Carolina.

Now the other top teams generally face their tough in conference competition now, so a few teams might suffer multiple losses and fall behind us,, but we only have two big games left. Getting a #2 seed might be our realistic ceiling unless we beat South Carolina.

 

[maple]

If it makes people feel better, UConn is #4 in the latest net rankings, which matter more than the polls.

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It does make me feel better, as I am a self-admitted reactionary.

 

[AmeriConn]

Aubrey being out doesn’t help us with the voters.

 

[CL82]

All of the other teams above us won they’re games.

As did we.

 

[Majic Hands]

Yep. I'm mostly looking at the NET.
NCAA's site. I've found that I prefer Warren Nolan site because it has nice colors and prettier fonts.

 

[Tonyc]

This poll is a complete joke We lost to 3 top teams and have won more games against top teams then any other team infront of us in the polls. The pollsters are not doing their homework. Theyre going through the motions. We need a Boneyard poll or you can just use my top 10 poll which I havent put out yet. UConn is a different team now and much better then the team that they were in those losses. Right now I feel UConn is a top 5 team.

 

[JoePgh]

Aubrey being out doesn’t help us with the voters.

Yes, that is certainly a rational reason for not upgrading UConn, in addition to the Va Tech victory over NC State.

 

[Gus Mahler]

Aubrey being out doesn’t help us with the voters.

Bingo

 

[DefenseBB]

Perspective-last week, we had 469 points, this week we have 487 so we gained 18 points. KSU had 519 last week, has 513 this week and lost 6 points and had games against Oklahoma and Texas this week.

Stop acting all "conspiracy theory" as given we lost a key piece of our team, the voters still voted for us. Give Virginia Tech credit for beating a team we couldn't. That was by far their best win and given how inconsistent they have been, I expect a loss to a middling ACC team to occur.

 

[Centerstream]

Our ranking brought down by mostly west coast voters. However Emily (of the Hartford Courant) has us at #18??? WTF

And has Marquette ahead of us.
Something interesting...there are no changes for any team on Emily's and Rebecca's ballot. "That don't make no sense."
I didn't look at anyone else's ballot.

 

[Audi1954]

Perspective-last week, we had 469 points, this week we have 487 so we gained 18 points. KSU had 519 last week, has 513 this week and lost 6 points and had games against Oklahoma and Texas this week.

Stop acting all "conspiracy theory" as given we lost a key piece of our team, the voters still voted for us. Give Virginia Tech credit for beating a team we couldn't. That was by far their best win and given how inconsistent they have been, I expect a loss to a middling ACC team to occur.

They beat them without River Baldwin and i believe by 1 point?

 

[hoopsnloops32]

Perspective-last week, we had 469 points, this week we have 487 so we gained 18 points. KSU had 519 last week, has 513 this week and lost 6 points and had games against Oklahoma and Texas this week.

Stop acting all "conspiracy theory" as given we lost a key piece of our team, the voters still voted for us. Give Virginia Tech credit for beating a team we couldn't. That was by far their best win and given how inconsistent they have been, I expect a loss to a middling ACC team to occur.

Virginia Tech beat NC State at home with a key starter for NC State.

 

[Mike72fl]

Keep winning, points and rankings will take care of themselves.

 

[mhshuskies]

I don’t think this has anything to do with disrespecting UConn. UConn moved down because Virginia Tech was rewarded for beating NC State. It’s nothing to do with anything that UConn either did or didn’t do. NC State was not going to drop below UConn, so we went down one spot. All of the other teams above us won they’re games.

Agree, but it also shows less respect for the BE.

 

[pk1234]

I think the AP poll is flawed pretty badly, but I don't think there's an "Anti-Uconn" bias or whatever everyone's accusing.

The AP voters clearly don't vote based on eye test or even MOV. If you beat teams ranked ahead of you, you move up, if you lose to teams ranked below you, you move down.

Therefore VT beating FSU (at home, on a buzzer beater, a game they definitely wouldn't lost if it wasn't at Cassel) and beating Wake Forest by single digits, is a more impressive week to the voters than UConn blowing out two good teams on the road, since neither of those teams were ranked ahead of UConn. And UConn's never going to pass anyone unless the teams ahead of them lose, even if they don't win pretty.

It's poor logic and more the reason why not to care about the AP poll.

Massey Ratings are way more accurate. ESPN's ranking they released today is better too.

 

[visitingcock]

Well, ESPN power rankings have y'all at 8. See ESPN doesn't hate y'all. At least not as much as the rest of the nation's sports journalists.

But again, only the NET realy matters and you are back in one seed territory there.