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UCONN to No.1 ?

Bald Husky said:
I don't think a #4 beating a #2, and a #5 beating a #1 will propel us to #1, especially when the #3 beats an unranked team. The top teams are playing each other, so a loss is not a bad loss that would drop the losing teams out of the #1 picture. Face it, we are the best #2 and that is just as good as the 4th #1.
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I came across an article this morning on CFN, an online college football page that has nothing to do this time of year, so they decided to take a shot at what the WBB polls will look like after both TX & USC lost. Their conclusion is that UCLA & SC jump up to 1 & 2, TX & USC fall to 4 & 5 and UConn goes nowhere, remaining at #3. :(
 
oldude said:
I came across an article this morning on an online college football page that had nothing to do, so they decided to take a shot at what the WBB polls will look like after both TX & USC lost. Their conclusion is that UCLA & SC jump up to 1 & 2, TX & USC fall to 4 & 5 and UConn goes nowhere, remaining at #3. :(
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And that is probably what will happen.
 
I've watched Texas 4 times this year against the better teams and they looked completely outclassed in three of the four games. They play pretty good defense but not as tough as South Carolina but have a very limited offense. To me they played a so so schedule but did beat the teams they were supppose to beat so they were in a good spot.

As far as UConn is concerned I think they will play anyone right now and do pretty well. KC is still the weak link but she has been flashing some offense lately which is exactly what she need to do to compress the defense for the shooters. Sarah and Paige are on a different level than any 1-2 punch in the country and no one has a number three like Azzi. UConn will again be the team no one wants to play before the championship game.
 
jaydee602 said:
Based on selection committee seedings so far, these look like the1 seeds:
1)UCLA
2)Texas
3)USC
4)South Carolina

The #2 seeds are more uncertain.
UCONN will be the 1st #2.
But do LSU & Notre Dame stay as #2 seeds?
Does ACC champ Duke surpass NC State for a #2 seed?
Does Big 12 champ TCU get a #2 seed?
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SC should be #2. By far the strongest strength of schedule and net ranking. They have beat Texas twice by double digits. And I think most South Carolina fans would absolutely love to see UConn and UCLA again. If they beat us a second time, then I will tip my hat and say they are better.. The night we played UConn you guys could not miss and it was just one of those games. The night we played UCLA it was early in the season and the first time we had gone up against a real big center. Plus they were hot. It was a learning experience and lesson has been learned.
 
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Rowdy831 said:
I've watched Texas 4 times this year against the better teams and they looked completely outclassed in three of the four games. They play pretty good defense but not as tough as South Carolina but have a very limited offense. To me they played a so so schedule but did beat the teams they were supppose to beat so they were in a good spot.
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They were certainly outclassed in 2 of their games vs. S. Carolina, but which is the 3rd one you refer to? Their loss in overtime at Notre Dame?

Their nonconference SOS was only so-so, but they are #2 in overall SOS.
 
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Tngamecock said:
SC should be #2. By far the strongest strength of schedule and net ranking. They have beat Texas twice by double digits. And I think most South Carolina fans would absolutely love to see UConn and UCLA again. If they beat us a second time, then I will tip my hat and say they are better.. The night we played UConn you guys could not miss and it was just one of those games. The night we played UCLA it was early in the season and the first time we had gone up against a real big center. Plus they were hot. It was a learning experience and lesson has been learned.
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Um….UConn has not played UCLA this season. I think you mean USC…
 
If everything holds as of today, we would be in the Birmingham bracket, which I would guess most of us prefer. Challenges along the way are Louisville and Kentucky until we meet Texas in the final
 
Plebe said:
Yes, because that win is probably what's keeping us from being a 3 seed.

Have to evaluate the resumes as a whole. Texas has 14 wins in Quad 1, UConn has 5. Also, UConn lost to a team that probably won't even be in the top 16. Texas's only losses are to teams in the top 8.
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Plebe, I realize that it was small point to bring up but figured I'd get my 2 cents worth!
 
Tngamecock said:
SC should be #2. By far the strongest strength of schedule and net ranking. They have beat Texas twice by double digits. And I think most South Carolina fans would absolutely love to see UConn and UCLA again. If they beat us a second time, then I will tip my hat and say they are better.. The night we played UConn you guys could not miss and it was just one of those games. The night we played UCLA it was early in the season and the first time we had gone up against a real big center. Plus they were hot. It was a learning experience and lesson has been learned.
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Yes, consensus agrees with you. I am OK with SC as the 2nd #1. But every team can make excuses for their losses.
UCONN never should have lost to Tennessee. But the Vols made every difficult shot down the stretch while UCONN had an off night. And UCONN's other 2 losses were early in the season too. But that cost them a #1 seed.
Good luck in the tourney!!
 
Skeets said:
So what. SC lost head to head versus UConn (rather badly I might add). As far as quad 1 goes I guess UConn should be punished severely because a half dozen schools in the BE are not quad 1. I've just about had it with the talk about quad 1. It says absolutely nothing about you. It's all about who you are forced to play.
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Not really, it's about how you perform against the teams you play, whether by choice or not.

UConn has one great win to hang our hat on, but we also blew a game in Knoxville which weighs just as heavily. When you don't play as many top teams, you can ill afford soft losses against non-top teams. The only team ahead of us with a loss that bad is USC, another opponent we blew a chance to beat on our own home court.

We're gonna be overall #5, and that's pretty darn good. Ultimately we have to show up and play well regardless of the number next to our name. Not sure why folks are getting their knickers twisted over being a 1 seed. Must be a pride thing.
 
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Rowdy831 said:
I've watched Texas 4 times this year against the better teams and they looked completely outclassed in three of the four games. They play pretty good defense but not as tough as South Carolina but have a very limited offense. To me they played a so so schedule but did beat the teams they were supppose to beat so they were in a good spot.

As far as UConn is concerned I think they will play anyone right now and do pretty well. KC is still the weak link but she has been flashing some offense lately which is exactly what she need to do to compress the defense for the shooters. Sarah and Paige are on a different level than any 1-2 punch in the country and no one has a number three like Azzi. UConn will again be the team no one wants to play before the championship game.
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chen is the weak link and fudd is the ncaa's best 'number 3'? egad!

the only weak link is the entire team's inconsistency. if it is able to avoid any 'off games' it will be fine. BTW, u clearly discount the importance of team immaturity, which is a core cause of its 'off games.' (geno about that!)
 
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The two hottest top teams over the past couple of weeks are SC and UConn. These two teams right now are the teams to beat. Both have been handling their competition with ease looking dominate. No other team is playing at their level. All this talk about Quad 1 teams is legit, however I feel to much emphasis is being placed on it. The past few weeks have shown us where teams are. I feel Duke TCU and NC State need a little more respect. Will ND with the layoff heal and get back to where they were? The 2 seeds are pretty damm good. UConn ND TCU Duke are tuff outs.
 
Tonyc said:
The two hottest top teams over the past couple of weeks are SC and UConn. These two teams right now are the teams to beat. Both have been handling their competition with ease looking dominate. No other team is playing at their level. All this talk about Quad 1 teams is legit, however I feel to much emphasis is being placed on it. The past few weeks have shown us where teams are. I feel Duke TCU and NC State need a little more respect. Will ND with the layoff heal and get back to where they were? The 2 seeds are pretty damm good. UConn ND TCU Duke are tuff outs.
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Actually. We don’t know how much emphasis is being placed on it. Straight up SOS may be what’s going to be used.
 
visitingcock said:
Actually. We don’t know how much emphasis is being placed on it. Straight up SOS may be what’s going to be used.
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Straight up SOS? So ... Purdue as a 4 seed? That would be an outside the box pick.
 
It's the 'overall' body of work instead of a bad loss or good win in a single game. That makes sense. What doesn't make sense is that UCONN played a strong out of conference schedule. It should be no doubt the No.1 seeds South Carolina, UCONN, UCLA for sure and Texas or USC (the only 2 in question) in no particular order, after that.
 
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jumpstart said:
It's the 'overall' body of work instead of a bad loss or good win in a single game. That makes sense. What doesn't make sense is that UCONN played a strong out of conference schedule. It should be no doubt the No.1 seeds South Carolina, UCONN, UCLA for sure and Texas or USC (the only 2 in question) in no particular order, after that.
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Not sure what doesn't make sense here. Yes, UConn played a very good OOC schedule, but playing strong teams only matters to the extent you beat them. We did well in the OOC and got one great win, but at 10-3 wouldn't call it stellar overall (especially since half of those 10 wins were Quad 3 and 4).

The committee will face a lot of tough decisions, but figuring out which 4 teams are on the 1 line won't be one of them.
 
jumpstart said:
It's the 'overall' body of work instead of a bad loss or good win in a single game. That makes sense. What doesn't make sense is that UCONN played a strong out of conference schedule. It should be no doubt the No.1 seeds South Carolina, UCONN, UCLA for sure and Texas or USC (the only 2 in question) in no particular order, after that.
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I like your picks. Defense as well as having good guard play win championships. SC and UConn have that right now. With the time off between now and selection Sunday teams will have time to regroup and heal. We will see. Paige was focused this weekend. She looked and played like she did when she won NPOY. SC looked fierce. UConns execution and fine tuned passing ate up their opponents while SC's athleticism ran circles around their opponents. Both teams have multiple scorers and both teams have depth. UConn has Paige and two other go to scorers. Both have really good defenses. These are my two top teams as of yesterday's games. What is going to be needed is a balanced scoring attack with leadership at the guard position. At this stage of the season top teams can slow down a team which has has one dimensional scoring threat. You saw what SC did to Texas and UCLA did to USC. Pressure defense will hurt teams that do not have good ball handlers. The brackets will be what they are. Your going to have to score and your going to have to keep your opponent from scoring. The biggest difference with UConn is now they appear to be healthy. Their early season losses might have been different if they were healthy. Still UConn has one loss since Jan 1.
 
AzzisBraids said:
UConn as the highest two seed will face the weakest #1 which are Texas and USC. These are very favorable matchups for UConn.
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I would love to be in Texas or Southern California bracket , but the selection committee will take into consideration the S curve formula too , just because we are the strongest no. 2 we will be in the bracket of the weakest no. 1, that’s not always the case .
 
oldude said:
Interesting to see how this thread immediately jumped off the rails. The OP asked a pretty simple question. With #1 TX & #2 USC both losing yesterday would #3 UConn move up to #1 in the POLLS? Subsequently, just about every response misinterpreted that question to be about tournament seeding.

To redirect this discussion back to the OP’s initial question, I don’t know if either the AP or Coaches poll are updated again before the tournament, but assuming that they are, there is certainly a possibility that UConn would rise to #1.

As for the tournament seeding decisions, we can all argue about them in a week when the committee releases the brackets. Just think how much fun that will be if UConn is #1 in the polls but draws a #2 seed in the Big Dance…;)
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It’s tough for UConn to be the number 1seed overall or the best scenario will be number 1 seed in any of the region . My wild guess is UCLA will be the top seed followed by Southern California , Texas and South Carolina…definitely Notre Dame will not be near as a number 1 in any of the region. Duke will be a surprise number 2 and TCU .LSU and NCST probably will be in number 3 .
 
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DEpup said:
I'm just not sure we'd ever be put ahead of the SEC and Big10 champions in this time of super conferences unless we are undefeated and especially not with that annoying TN loss.
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Can't really overgeneralize like that. Every season is unique; it comes down to a comparison of resumes unique to that season. This year it just so happened that those two conferences each had two really, really strong teams. A month ago Notre Dame looked well ahead of us, but they faltered in the last 3 weeks and we're now ahead of them.

If we'd gone 2-1 vs. SC, USC and ND and avoided the loss to Tennessee we would have a really strong case for overall #1. Instead we went 1-2 and lost to Tennessee so #5 is more than appropriate IMO.
 
Hayven said:
UConn lost the head to head to USC, and Texas has a better Quad 1 record than UConn. Huskies are solid at the overall #5 seed
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How can the rank SC over us ? We destroyed them in their own Gym and have the same overall record
 
Again, the OP is about polls, not seedings, and the new AP poll has UCLA at #1 (19 1st place votes), SC at 2 (9 1st place votes) and UConn remains at 3, but picks up 7 1st place votes, followed by USC & TX. ND falls all the way to #8. TCU at #6 & Duke at #7.
 
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