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UConn is sixth in AP Poll for 2-23-2026

HooperScooper said:
All kinds of movement in the top 10.

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Florida making the big leap. Poll generally looks good - we are interchangeable with Houston & ISU. I'd keep Illinois in front of the Zags.

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RuffRuff said:
Florida making the big leap. Poll generally looks good - we are interchangeable with Houston & ISU. I'd keep Illinois in front of the Zags.

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So let me get this straight.

For weeks, we were arguing about recency bias.

Then Houston loses 2 games in the same week (granted, to top teams) and they don't have the resume of UConn, yet they are ahead?

Seems this recency bias is bunk. I know UConn lost to Creighton, but look at how UConn got hammered the previous week for its loss to St. John's. It dropped from 2 to 6.
 
Villanova still 28th and 27th in Ap and Coaches so their lose to us didn't really make them fall any places.
 
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upstater said:
So let me get this straight.

For weeks, we were arguing about recency bias.

Then Houston loses 2 games in the same week (granted, to top teams) and they don't have the resume of UConn, yet they are ahead?

Seems this recency bias is bunk. I know UConn lost to Creighton, but look at how UConn got hammered the previous week for its loss to St. John's. It dropped from 2 to 6.
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I'd have UConn 4 - my point is I don't really care much about the AP Poll at this point in the year. I'm just saying they are all of the same quality and you can draw an argument for any of the three. There is a lot of play in that 3-6 range.
 
Just checked the poll tracker by voter.

UConn's record is frequently dinged by people mentioning the weak BE.

Yet several voters have teams like Gonzaga and Nebraska ahead of UConn.
 
RuffRuff said:
I'd have UConn 4 - my point is I don't really care much about the AP Poll at this point in the year. I'm just saying they are all of the same quality and you can draw an argument for any of the three. There is a lot of play in that 3-6 range.
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Yes, but I'm just questioning this recency bias thing we've been talking about.
 
upstater said:
So let me get this straight.

For weeks, we were arguing about recency bias.

Then Houston loses 2 games in the same week (granted, to top teams) and they don't have the resume of UConn, yet they are ahead?

Seems this recency bias is bunk. I know UConn lost to Creighton, but look at how UConn got hammered the previous week for its loss to St. John's. It dropped from 2 to 6.
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Yeah I agree...kind of a joke. But not surprising. As long as I can remember, at every turn, when there's a chance to give UConn the benefit of the doubt or a leg up, we never get it. Just wildly unfair treatment and bias in the sports media. Chalk it up to being in the BE, or jealousy of the winning, not fitting the mold, or whatever. But there's no doubt we do not get respect. And you know what, I kind of would not want it any other way. Bring it!
 
Duke at #1 makes my stomach hurt, but makes sense. They beat #1 while Arizona took out #2. Makes sense those two slotted up, although Arizona/Michigan is essentially a wash. 6 points separate them between #2 and #3

Iowa St probably isn't #4 level good, but beating #2 while UConn/Houston lost helped them despite the BYU loss. This one doesn't feel right tbh

Surprised Florida moved up so much, but not complaining as that makes our win against them (now top 10!) even shinier. Illinois also remains in the top 10 although Kansas dropped out after a miserable loss

Is Virginia that good? I know they've been cruising and that record looks impressive. But I haven't really watched them this year so I don't know

St Johns #15, Villanova 3rd team out although only they only have 15 points where #25 is at 171. The gap there is pretty big considering it's at the end of the list. Win @ St Johns this weekend and they should jump in, but that's pretty much their only chance with 4 games to go

I'm kind of shocked we stayed at #6 lol I assumed the Creighton loss would put us near 10. I guess I was overreacting..
 
upstater said:
Just checked the poll tracker by voter.

UConn's record is frequently dinged by people mentioning the weak BE.

Yet several voters have teams like Gonzaga and Nebraska ahead of UConn.
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Anyone that has Nebraska in front of us is clearly voting with some kind of bias. That is ridiculous - almost zero rationale. They've stunk of late. Seth Davis loves dropping us down - it's so consistent it's uncanny.
 
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upstater said:
Just checked the poll tracker by voter.

UConn's record is frequently dinged by people mentioning the weak BE.

Yet several voters have teams like Gonzaga and Nebraska ahead of UConn.
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Who is Victor Flores and why does someone from Billings, Montana get to vote? I just gave him a "thumbs down" for his poll. Lol
 
RuffRuff said:
Anyone that has Nebraska in front of us is clearly voting with some kind of bias. That is ridiculous - almost zero rationale. They've stunk of late. Seth Davis loves dropping us down - it's so consistent it's uncanny.
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Again, you don't do the research before posting something. You crack me up. Not that I want to stand up for Seth Davis but he actually moved UConn up 2 spots after UConn's 1-1 week. He had them #11 last week and #9 this week. He had them #2 the Monday before the St. John's loss.

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HooperScooper said:
Again, you don't do the research before posting something. You crack me up. Not that I want to stand up for Seth Davis but he actually moved UConn up 2 spots after UConn's 1-1 week. He had them #11 last week and #9 this week. He had them #2 the Monday before the St. John's loss.

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So he dropped us 9 slots for losing to a top 20 team at their place?
 
Hoping Dook finishes the year ranked #1 so they can hang their “#1 in the AP Poll” banner while flaming out in the 2nd round of the tournament. We have bigger things to play for than AP poll ballots.
 
uconnfan68 said:
So he dropped us 9 slots for losing to a top 20 team at their place?
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7 spots actually. He had UConn #9 the next Monday. Then #11 the next week after that. Does seem harsh but he's a Dookie so it's expected.
 
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HooperScooper said:
Again, you don't do the research before posting something. You crack me up. Not that I want to stand up for Seth Davis but he actually moved UConn up 2 spots after UConn's 1-1 week. He had them #11 last week and #9 this week. He had them #2 the Monday before the St. John's loss.

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Yes HooperScooper, I threw it out that he loves dropping us down, normally. I wasn't in the mood to go looking for the voters. Are you saying Seth is doing us a favor by having us at 9? Lol. That's three spots lower than the AP poll has us and completely supports the statement. Seth loves under-ranking Uconn.
 
Not really related to UConn (outside of the fact we beat them OOC) but I find it interesting BYU moved up 4 spots in the AP but dropped one spot in the Coaches' Poll. They did actually gain votes (114 to 137) but I figured after losing @Arizona and beating Iowa State they would be top 20 again in both polls. Instead they are 19 in the AP and 23 in the Coaches' Poll.
 
Nameless said:
Not really related to UConn (outside of the fact we beat them OOC) but I find it interesting BYU moved up 4 spots in the AP but dropped one spot in the Coaches' Poll. They did actually gain votes (114 to 137) but I figured after losing @Arizona and beating Iowa State they would be top 20 again in both polls. Instead they are 19 in the AP and 23 in the Coaches' Poll.
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These polls are all subjective
 
I know this is not AP related, but it is conference bias related.

The other night I happened to turned on the Auburn game and the announcers talked a out them being a “bubble team”. How in the world does a 14-14 team with a 6-9 conference record and I think a 4-12 record against quad 1 even touch NCAA consideration? Pretty soon they will start letting 0-20 conference teams from the P2 get in the play in game because of the tough schedules. Doesn’t winning games actually count? It’s convenient that the requirement to have a 500 conference record for tourney consoderation was conveniently changed right when the SEC had its dominant season last hear. The BE would have had 13 of its 16 teams in the tournament in 2011 if that was allowed.

Sorry for getting off track on the AP poll topic. I am done with my quick rant.
 
NIT88 said:
I know this is not AP related, but it is conference bias related.

The other night I happened to turned on the Auburn game and the announcers talked a out them being a “bubble team”. How in the world does a 14-14 team with a 6-9 conference record and I think a 4-12 record against quad 1 even touch NCAA consideration? Pretty soon they will start letting 0-20 conference teams from the P2 get in the play in game because of the tough schedules. Doesn’t winning games actually count? It’s convenient that the requirement to have a 500 conference record for tourney consoderation was conveniently changed right when the SEC had its dominant season last hear. The BE would have had 13 of its 16 teams in the tournament in 2011 if that was allowed.

Sorry for getting off track on the AP poll topic. I am done with my quick rant.
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The BE is not respected. Some here say it’s justified yet we see many of the teams playing highly ranked UConn and St. John’s to very close finishes. They have performed well in early OC games. So no chance of playing many ranked teams. This is why you have teams with many losses on the bubble in those conferences.
 
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jibsey said:
The BE is not respected. Some here say it’s justified yet we see many of the teams playing highly ranked UConn and St. John’s to very close finishes. They have performed well in early OC games. So no chance of playing many ranked teams. This is why you have teams with many losses on the bubble in those conferences.
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Auburn is 36 in the NET.

They have road wins over Florida, 11 point win over St John's. 22 point win over Arkansas. They lost to Houston (by 1), and to Arizona and Michigan.

They have played a pretty intense schedule. They're all over the place, and the overall record isn't great, but have shown an aptitude to win against very good teams. The BE teams really haven't. The only team that has a bit of that is Butler, with the win over Virginia.
 
One fact people need to realize is that as long as half the members of this conference take until the non-conference season is over before they start playing well, the conference won't get a lot of respect from the powers that be.

I believe two schools (Seton Hall & us) didn't underperform this past November/December. Even if the conference as a whole started resembling the 2010-2011 Big East by mid-January it wouldn't have made much difference.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
One fact people need to realize is that as long as half the members of this conference take until the non-conference season is over before they start playing well, the conference won't get a lot of respect from the powers that be.

I believe two schools (Seton Hall & us) didn't underperform this past November/December. Even if the conference as a whole started resembling the 2010-2011 Big East by mid-January it wouldn't have made much difference.
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St Johns really hurt the league with their terrible start...though it;s understandable with a brand new team. St Johns losing 4 Ooc games to every decent team they played then having only 1 loss in Conf REALLY doomed schools on the potential bubble

Nova has been a pleasant surprise. they only lost to to Michigan and BYU, and beat Wiscy and Pitt...so a decent Ooc showing. SH only had 1 OOC loss and some P4 wins...

You want your 4-6 place teams to get a tourney bid, the top of the league needs to win a large % of its ooc games and those 4-6 place schools need a few good ooc wins
 
NJHusky said:
St Johns really hurt the league with their terrible start...though it;s understandable with a brand new team. St Johns losing 4 Ooc games to every decent team they played then having only 1 loss in Conf REALLY doomed schools on the potential bubble

Nova has been a pleasant surprise. they only lost to to Michigan and BYU, and beat Wiscy and Pitt...so a decent Ooc showing. SH only had 1 OOC loss and some P4 wins...

You want your 4-6 place teams to get a tourney bid, the top of the league needs to win a large % of its ooc games and those 4-6 place schools need a few good ooc wins
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Michigan was entirely new, granted they had a couple bumps & close calls early. AZ had a ton of new parts, 3 freshmen.

StJ's specific case was simply that it had a lot of new parts and no PG to start.

We need to find this portal class' Mitchell. With a very offensive 5, I'm really hoping we go grab a beast at the 4 that does all the other things well.
 
#5 Houston already lost this week to #14 Kansas, and there is a legitimate possibility for each of the top 1-4 to lose a game before the week is done. Albeit unlikely, if these losses all were to come to fruition while UConn gets the job done against Seton Hall, would we be ranked #1 next week?

Matchups, for context:

Fri 8pm: #3 Michigan @ #10 Illinois
Sat 12pm: #1 Duke vs. #11 UVA
Sat 4pm: #2 Arizona vs. #14 Kansas and #4 Iowa State vs. #16 Texas Tech
 
thekollieman said:
#5 Houston already lost this week to #14 Kansas, and there is a legitimate possibility for each of the top 1-4 to lose a game before the week is done. Albeit unlikely, if these losses all were to come to fruition while UConn gets the job done against Seton Hall, would we be ranked #1 next week?

Matchups, for context:

Fri 8pm: #3 Michigan @ #10 Illinois
Sat 12pm: #1 Duke vs. #11 UVA
Sat 4pm: #2 Arizona vs. #14 Kansas and #4 Iowa State vs. #16 Texas Tech
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Do we even care what happens 1-3? There is no way we can move up to a higher 1 seed is there? though dook loosing is always a treat.

Assume Houston losing is good so they don’t get the south, but other than that, what do we want?
 
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