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Sluconn Husky said:
I don't get caught up in polls, but according to Sagarin UConn has played the #2 schedule so far while Maryland's is 238th.
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Yeah, not sure what Antonelli's smoking--Maryland's been far from tested this season...SMH.
 
If you want to try to question someone's rankings try LaChina Robinson .... I am shocked I tell you, shocked ......
Texas 8 and DePaul 12. Texas is a good team and their losses were to good teams and they will move back up the ranks but 8 is just too high for a 2-4 team. And DePaul moves up after a good old fashioned whupping?
 
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jcoton56 said:
Isn't this where someone is supposed to say "we're doomed, doomed I tell you"
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Actually I think that's reserved for a Sports Illustrated cover in season.
 
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cbraarj said:
They just gave Notre Dame bulletin board material!
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Yes... darn it- what good does it do, it's basically meaningless, because who ever wins will be #1 next week, and don't wanna give ND any extra motivation
 
CBear01 said:
Lol you don't like our record as the #1 team? per Wikipedia we have a 186-10 edge. that's a 95% success rate...I'll take it!
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And it only drops to 88% when playing the #2 team when we are #1 (15-2) One of the losses was at home and the other in the FF. Unfortunately ND owns that last one, but it was 15 years ago.
 
ND struggled against Washington and Green Bay both who are ranked. I have to wonder why? UConn has continued to run like a machine with new parts. Uconn has been very impressive and had impressive wins against top teams. ND has been impressive over less caliber teams. I really like UConns chances on Weds nite at ND. It wont be easy and I dont expect any easy games against ranked teams this season for UConn. They are a very balanced team with interchangeable parts. Two things. Stay out of foul trouble and stay healthy and UConn will be fine. In my eyes I was hoping to see UConn and ND ranked number 1 because I think they both deserve it.

ND will have to come out to guard UConn as UConn has multiple players who can knock down treys. I feel UConn is much quicker on both sides of the ball compared to ND and their ability to hit treys will open up the middle. Butler has not scored alot but has held down her opponents over the past few games. Her presence on defense has made it tuffer for her opponent to score. IMO thats what made things so difficult for Texas and Lang in the second half.

UConn will surprise alot of fans on Wednesday nite. UConn is rolling and learning fast against quality teams. ND has not played a really tuff schedule yet and I think alot of their weaknesses will be exposed on Weds because of it.
 
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Tonyc said:
ND struggled against Washington and Green Bay both who are ranked. I have to wonder why? UConn has continued to run like a machine with new parts.
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Didn't the Huskies barely get past FSU minus Romero? And they didn't exactly steamroll Texas either, getting outscored in two of the quarters.
 
UcMiami said:
And it only drops to 88% when playing the #2 team when we are #1 (15-2) One of the losses was at home and the other in the FF. Unfortunately ND owns that last one, but it was 15 years ago.
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Pretty much the same as Geno's overall win record!
I did some investigative research and have discovered that since Geno's first #1 ranking season and NC he is 770-53. so in the last 20 years alone his win percentage is at 94%. that's just rediculous :D:D:D
 
Anyway, everything will be decided in December and March. Enjoy the ride, and look forward to the great talent heading to Storrs next year. Either UConn or ND will earn that ranking this week. The next challenge will be to keep it.
 
All will be decided on the court this week. Until then, relax! We've been blessed to have everything we do to this point. I'll welcome a holiday gift in the form of a big old win in South Bend!
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
Didn't the Huskies barely get past FSU minus Romero? And they didn't exactly steamroll Texas either, getting outscored in two of the quarters.
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First game of the season was FSU without Romero and we found a way to win. We've looked better game after game since. We beat Texas by 18. ND beat Washington and GB barely. Hey we may not win at ND and many think we wont but I like our chances alot. As good as ND is and they are good we as a team have played better imo.
 
UCONN is undefeated and deserves to be ranked #1 because it has put on 40 minutes of intense defense in every single game this year that no team can match for even 1/2 of a game. To look at any one quarter, or single moment or single game is going to negatively skew your perspective of this team. FSU, Baylor, & Texas were all relatively close games late in the game then the defense took over.
 
OK, but we are still doomed!
 
We are delighted that CTyankee and his wife will join is to view the ND vs. UConn game on Wednesday. That's important! As for the poll, I recall Rhett Butler's farewell comment to Scarlett O'Hara. ;)
 
Tonyc said:
First game of the season was FSU without Romero and we found a way to win. We've looked better game after game since. We beat Texas by 18. ND beat Washington and GB barely.
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The Irish beat Washington by 11, never trailed, and were up by 10+ for all but about 30 seconds. Not a classic blowout though they did lead by 23 at one point. The Green Bay game, sure; they nearly lost a 12 point 4th quarter lead.
 
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j66kicker said:
Duke & USF move into top 25, Tennessee out
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Glad to see USF move into the top 25. I've been monitoring games of other AAC teams. They're losing too many games that they should be winning. Each team in the AAC, must be held accountable to increase the appearance and reputation of the league. This means you must win games outside of the conference. The rest of the AAC teams can't leave all of the heavy lifting to UConn and USF.
Some of the scores have been embarrassing. Some of them are losing to low mid-majors at home.
 
Kibitzer said:
We are delighted that CTyankee and his wife will join is to view the ND vs. UConn game on Wednesday. That's important! As for the poll, I recall Rhett Butler's farewell comment to Scarlett O'Hara. ;)
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CajunHusky said:
Not a big surprise I don't think ..... with SC losing that meant their 3 first place votes (in both polls) had to go somewhere. Considering the ranked teams UConn has beat this year I would have expected them to go to UConn. But the big impetus to the shakeup was really SC losing more than anything else.

I am surprised that one person switched their vote from ND to UConn .... wierd

And I am glad to see FSU continues to climb the polls .... they may end up as one of the top 1 seeds for the NCAA's... they are a great team!
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It's possible. it's still early. Currently the Seminoles are at #7. They would have to jump 3 teams (South Carolina, Mississippi St. & Maryland) to get to #4, and a #1 seed. That's a tall order.
All 3 of those teams would have to collapse, and FSU would almost have to win out the rest of the way. Stranger things have happened.
 
TerpWomenFan said:
Congrats on your win yesterday. How is that Lexie Brown thing working out? 6 turnovers. Head bang
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She's working out great. Seems like she loves it at Duke ..... loves her teammates... and her teammates love her. I'll tell her that you asked about her :rolleyes:

Great that we can pull off a upset win even though she had a terrible game. :cool:
 
How much attention do the players pay to the rankings?
 
Carnac said:
It's possible. it's still early. Currently the Seminoles are at #7. They would have to jump 3 teams (South Carolina, Mississippi St. & Maryland) to get to #4, and a #1 seed. That's a tall order.
All 3 of those teams would have to collapse, and FSU would almost have to win out the rest of the way. Stranger things have happened.
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Since they are in the ACC, things are somewhat in their power to influence rankings: games against ranked conference foes Miami, Va Tech, Duke, Louisville, and Notre Dame. If FSU can claim the ACC title, they would likely have as good a resume as anyone for a 1-seed.
 
chuck.r said:
Since they are in the ACC, things are somewhat in their power to influence rankings: games against ranked conference foes Miami, Va Tech, Duke, Louisville, and Notre Dame. If FSU can claim the ACC title, they would likely have as good a resume as anyone for a 1-seed.
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And they still have a matchup in midseason vs Texas as well.
 
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