UConn is #1 in the newest coaches poll

[Tonyc]

You know whats really scary. We're not firing on all cylinders yet. When we get to that point and Im referring to scorers scoring we're gonna be scary good. I expect Liv to start knocking down her 15 footers and I expect Christyn to get her outside shot goin. I also expect the coaches will clean up some of the hiccups like illegal screens and missed foul shots. We have beaten 4 of 5 top 25 teams and we're much better then we were a few weeks ago and getting better. The teams determination is sky high.

 

[AmeriConn]

After the SC game. You can see UConn is 14-1 and South Carolina is 15-2.
The AP poll is before the game.

Thank you. For some reason I thought they both came out on Monday afternoons.

 

[hussybulldog]

Not all that crazy. Yes, Connecticut won on our own court. But in overtime. And while being out rebounded substantially by South Carolina. And it took a magical game by Paige to do it. Would UConn do the same to SC if the game were held down there? Putting South Carolina at #1 wouldn't be all that crazy.... They're really good.

I agree, if one of those easy put back had gone in, we would not be discussing it here. A very lucky win on home court. Neither team had any flow through out most of the games. I wish both teams luck! Hope they will meet in the final and decide the outcome without having to go into OT

 

[chrissaran]

It will all be decided during the tournament. For the person who wondered if UConn could do the same if the played in SC: The tournament is not in SC; the tournament is in San Antonio. Do you think Evina will have another game where she scores zero points? I don't. Also, it's not like there were fans in Gampel, and they were cheering for UConn and that gave them an immense advantage.

 

[chrissaran]

Well, if two teams are very evenly matched it seems irrefutable that a few unfair calls could easily have a dramatic effect on the outcome of the game. Check out the famous USA vs Russia game in the olympics where a bad/blatantly wrong call cost us the game.

Multiple bad calls. Russia got 3 tries to win. The calls were so egregious the US team declined the silver medals.

 

[Cuango]

Right now, The Creme Bracketology has #2 MD and #3 Arizona in our region. That is not easy by any stretch

While Adia Barnes has done a wonderful job at Arizona, bringing them from the PAC 12 cellar to a top 10 ranking in 4 years, they are not close to being able to beat UConn. Maryland is another team that would not bother me to see in our bracket. #2s & #3s by definition are not easy, but those two imo are definitely not the toughest teams at their respective ranking levels.