Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="MilfordHusky, post: 4841400, member: 366"]
We dropped because of a quirky circumstance.  The only team ahead of us that lost was way up at #3, undefeated NCSU, which beat us by double-digits early on.  They dropped, but not as far as where we are.  The team that edged them at the buzzer was just behind us last week and jumped over us.  No other team ahead of us lost last week.

Some other interesting observations:

--Of the 12 teams ahead of us, 3 are undefeated, 8 have only one loss, and only Va Tech has two losses.  We, of course, have 3 losses.

--4 previously undefeated teams lost last week.  Only 3 remain:  SC, UCLA, and Baylor.

--We have 487 points this week and had 469 last week.  So, we moved up by 18 points, but Va. Tech moved up by 107 points and, thus, jumped over us.  So, we moved up, as measured by points, but moved down, based on relative ranking.

--Creighton is still ranked, despite a 44-point loss to us.  Marquette is also still ranked, despite their second loss.

--Shea's Vanderbilt team is #26.

--Maryland is back among the "others receiving votes" with 2 points.  They are tied with Fairfield, who also has 2 points.

--Tennessee still has 0 points.  No voter thinks they are a top-25 team.  They are not in the top 40.

[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39265872/iowa-no-3-south-carolina-ucla-women-ap-top-25[/URL]
[/QUOTE]

Verification

First name of men's bb coach