UConn unanimous #1 in AP preseason poll

[UConnCat]

1. UConn (35) 875
2. South Carolina 824
3. Notre Dame 798
4. Tennessee 749
5. Texas A&M 702
6. Stanford 645
7. Duke 577
8. Baylor 573
9. Texas 532
10. Maryland 531
11. Kentucky 522
12. Louisville 505
13. North Carolina 504
14. Michigan St. 433
15. California 423
16. Nebraska 314
17. West Virginia 306
18. DePaul 301
19. Iowa 236
20. Oregon St. 183
21. Oklahoma St. 158
22. Dayton 95
23. UCLA 86
24. Rutgers 65
24. Syracuse 65

 

[UConnCat]

Others receiving votes: LSU 58, Purdue 45, Penn St. 43, Georgia 37, Gonzaga 28, NC State 24, Vanderbilt 23, Oklahoma 17, Arkansas 14, BYU 14, Mississippi St. 13, Florida St. 10, Minnesota 8, South Florida 8, St. John’s 7, Oregon 5, Green Bay 4, W. Kentucky 4, Middle Tennessee 3, Iowa St. 2, Northwestern 2, Albany (N.Y.) 1, Arizona St. 1, Colorado St. 1, James Madison 1.

 

[triaddukefan]

If Duke finishes #7 in the Final Poll..... Our coach should be voted Coach of the Year

 

[Coler]

24th Woo!
We have chances to move up pretty quickly with games @LSU, UNC(at home) & Tennessee(at home). I believe this year to be the year we're finally going to get back on track.

Can't wait for the season to start!

 

[pvdoggy]

UConn is not even the unanimous #1 in the AAC coach poll!

 

[pap49cba]

UConn is not even the unanimous #1 in the AAC coach poll!

Geno voted for USF. Can't vote for his own team.

 

[stwainfan]

Looks pretty good lets get this season going.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Geno scheduled games against South Carolina, ND, Stanford and Duke all rated in the Top 7 Also have games against DePaul and UCLA also ranked in the Top 25

 

[alexrgct]

My God, this season can NOT begin soon enough now!!!

 

[Kibitzer]

My God, this season can NOT begin soon enough now!!!

I think that in the context of this Boneyard message board you can just call him Geno.

 

[alexrgct]

According to ESPN.com, this marks the 10th time UConn has started the season #1, of which UConn won six NCs.

So what are four seasons in which UConn started #1 but didn't win the NC? 2011? 2001? Maybe 1996 and 1997? And what are three seasons in which UConn was not ranked #1 to start the season but went on to win the whole thing? 2003 for sure. 2013- definitely started at #2 behind Baylor. Maybe 2000 after the regional semis loss the season before? Oh wait- were we #2 in 1995 before the first Tennessee game?

 

[UConnCat]

According to ESPN.com, this marks the 10th time UConn has started the season #1, of which UConn won six NCs.

So what are four seasons in which UConn started #1 but didn't win the NC? 2011? 2001? Maybe 1996 and 1997? And what are three seasons in which UConn was not ranked #1 to start the season but went on to win the whole thing? 2003 for sure. 2013- definitely started at #2 behind Baylor. Maybe 2000 after the regional semis loss the season before? Oh wait- were we #2 in 1995 before the first Tennessee game?

From the AP story, UConn was preseason #1 in 1995, '99, 2000, '01, '03, '08, '09, '10 and '13. So, the years it won the NC without the preseason #1 ranking were '94-95, '02-03 and '12-13; UConn failed to win the NC despite the preseason #1 ranking in '95-96, 2000-01, '2010-11.

 

[mtsuraider06]

Tennessee plays South Carolina, Notre Dame, Texas, Kentucky, & Rutgers away, and Texas A&M, Stanford, Kentucky, & Oregon State at home.

 

[Vowelguy]

UConn failed to win the NC despite the preseason #1 ranking in '95-96, 2000-01, '2010-11.

Losing in the F4 semis each time.

So, 9 preseason #1s => 9 final fours and 6 NCs.

 

[Vowelguy]

Unanimous.

I believe someone predicted that. Hmm, I wonder who...

 

[UConnCat]

Losing in the F4 semis each time.

So, 9 preseason #1s => 9 final fours and 6 NCs.

That's pretty good. So we should expect to make the Final Four at a minimum.

 

[UConnCat]

Unanimous.

I believe someone predicted that. Hmm, I wonder who...

I actually had an over/under in my head on how long it would take you to post this. You were over by a little.

 

[Icebear]

Oy!

 

[triaddukefan]

Just for comparison, South Carolina is slated to play UConn, UT, Tx A&M, and Duke (top 7), and play UK twice in the season. Could most likely face Syracuse in the Junkaroo Jam tournament provided they get past ECU (they should be expected to)....

For more comparison.... Duke is @ UCONN, TAMU, NEBRASKA, home against South Carolina, and Kentucky. In ACC play... @ND, home and home vs UNC... home vs Syracuse and Louisville..... and then probably 2 of those teams in the ACC tourney. Only once in the last 20 years has Duke lost as many as ten games in a single season......... hopefully this isnt one of those years

 

[UConnCat]

I just read that this is the first time since 1981 that Georgia didn't make the AP's preseason 25.

 

[pap49cba]

Mike Flynn @MikeFlynn826 · 1h 1 hour ago
@ESPN_WomenHoop @UConnWBB @GamecockWBB @ndwbb Nice to see the top THREE teams coached by Philadelphia #WBB legends.@BlueStarMedia1 @wparker

Mel Greenberg @womhoopsguru · 33m 33 minutes ago
This is syracuse first ever preseason ranking. Texas in top 10 first time since 2009.

 

[UConnCat]

My money's on Cat!

Sorry. This cat may be condescending (aren't we all) but she doesn't fight.

 

[RadyLady]

Sorry. This cat may be condescending (aren't we all) but she doesn't fight.

I vote that when you consider changing your avatar, this picture should be considered.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

I just read that this is the first time since 1981 that Georgia didn't make the AP's preseason 25.

Brylcream Landers has not been recruiting well in recent years and he isn't as involved in the sidelines coaching, either. I sit within 10 feet of the visiting head coach at women's games so I get to see them coach within earshot.

 

[easttexastrash]

Seeing OU out of the top 25 warms my heart.