UConn Ranked #25 in AP Poll, First Time Since October 2016

[jontaejones]

Speaking of times of old...

How many of you old school UConn fans thought you'd ever be saying ... If we had only beat Creighton, we'd be yada, yada, yada.

Welcome back to the Top 25 my friends...

 

[Husky25]

Still ranked too low

With attendance either being suppressed or, in many cases, prohibited, fans have virtually no influence on the outcome of games. That said, I'm not liking what I'm reading about UConn's ranking today. I'm concerned about a perceived "Mission Accomplished" vibe. Among other things, They need six more games to be eligible for the NCAA Tournament.

On the other hand, I have no choice but to trust that Hurley will have these kids focused on the task at hand. Albeit vs. a presumably inferior opponent, UConn is still probably going to be shorthanded this evening and with not knowing whether future games will be played, All this program can do to improve their standing is win their next game.

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

if we had 3 more cupcake early season games we'd be higher. i think its just lack of games holding us back.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

From the ESPN article about this week's rankings...

"UCONN RISING
...The Huskies reached the national championship game in 2014 but went to the NCAA tournament only one more time before Hurley was lured from Rhode Island."

Ummmm excuse me, sir. We didn't just reach the NC game in 2014. We won the NC game in 2014, and against ESPN's beloved Kentucky.

Still can't get no respect!

Reminds me a bit of the second sentence of the Rhode Island Rams Basketball Wikipedia:

" The team is under the direction of head coach David Cox who was formerly Assistant Coach to Dan Hurley for four years at Rhode Island until March 22, 2018 when Hurley departed for another college head coaching position."

 

[Adesmar123]

What is Syracuse ranked? 😉

Syracuse is picked to come in 26th by a nose.

 

[SportsFan88]

Let’s keep rising‼️

 

[UConn_Top_Dog]

Syracuse is picked to come in 26th by a nose.

 

[superjohn]

From the ESPN article about this week's rankings...

"UCONN RISING
...The Huskies reached the national championship game in 2014 but went to the NCAA tournament only one more time before Hurley was lured from Rhode Island."

Ummmm excuse me, sir. We didn't just reach the NC game in 2014. We won the NC game in 2014, and against ESPN's beloved Kentucky.

Still can't get no respect!

UConn really is the Rodney Dangerfield of college bball.

 

[huskypantz]

Can someone post the link to where we can buy UConn 2021 top 25 T-shirts?

 

[UconnU]

Can someone post the link to where we can buy UConn 2021 top 25 T-shirts?

oh god no. I know we fell off for a bit but we didn’t become Drake university or something.

 

[UCLJ0211]

25th? Let’s see where we’re ranked in March!

 

[huskypantz]

oh god no. I know we fell off for a bit but we didn’t become Drake university or something.

Sorry I should’ve included a sarcasm marker. /s

 

[UconnU]

Sorry I should’ve included a sarcasm marker. /s

It’s hard to tell post 2016-2018.

 

[FatHank]

Does this mean we get to resurrect the Big Texan thread now? 😆😆

 

[Zissou]

It’s cute! I gotta admit, it’s cute!

 

[DarthGrumpy]

...And the lastes ESPN bracket projection as UConn as a 7 Seed playing Duke as a 10 seed in the first round.

 

[MexicoHusky]

We’re a top 15 team when healthy.

That's pretty much where I have us. I think we can make the second weekend in the tournament. I think our PG situation will stop us from getting much further. Overall the year is shaping up to be an ok year. Our best in a while.