Actually, I think we have to wait to anoint any team 1-10. You would do just as well throwing a dart. Until UCLA nearly lost to CU, I thought they could move up in poll anywhere from 5 to 3, with 2 being an outside possibility. Just as Colorado exposed Oregon State, it exposed UCLA, but will voters notice? Or maybe Colorado is better than I think. After all, the lost their 6’ 5” post player three minutes into Oregon State game and haven’t done too badly since. Lol. It is just a very tough conference. A team could finish second or third in conference and still win NC.
I know. Glad Rebecca Lobo did otherwise.
Dunno if CU is legit or not. I saw them play once this year (on TV) when Oregon destroyed them by 58 points - it wasn't even a game.
Prolly not - Oregon was just my only first hand look at CU. OTOH I have watched Oregon several times. They're all over the place. But they have top 2/3 type talent and can certainly play with anybody, and beat anybody. I don't think the same is true of UCLA, and Colorado isn't even in the same universe.
Your Guess is correct.
The oregon game was an aberration, the coach told them they had nothing to fear, and two days later they were the better team for most of the game against Oregon State and maybe by the end as good as UCLA. But then I have seen every game and knew that their freshmen were really good, the sophomores, very good, and their junior finally gaining control of her temper and playing lights out.
The stats would agree. Massey has Oregon ranked 38th defensively. It is hard to win a title that way.
Easy, I watched the game. But I was mainly commenting that I thought Oregon State overrated while pleased at CU performance. UConn lost to Baylor by how much in 4th quarter? UConn must be terrible. Oh, and it was basically a let down in second quarter as Oregon State won entire second half by 2 points. And CU’s 6’ 5” post went out with an injury 3 minutes into the game. So unranked, playing on the road against No. 3, I’ll take it. Big post still out by CU easily beat USC and might have been one missed foul (the refs, perhaps realizing error, called timeout to see if there was any way UCLA knocked ball out of bounds which they clearly had not) with 19 seconds left from beating No. 8. As it was a last second three fell short. But it’s the PAC-12, not the AAC, where the teams are good top to bottom.
Well, one could argue UConn only has one quality win—and they almost blew it. And one could argue that Oregon State was out played by Colorado in first quarter and second half. But it’s the PAC-12. I am and have always been a UConn fan but this year’s team might lose a 4-6 games if they played in PAC-12. Utah was beaten by Colorado at home, then turned around and beat Colorado at home, aided by incredible 70% three point shooting, 16 of 23, while USC, which Colorado easily beat, handed UCLA, which barely beat Colorado, its first loss. Stanford, ranked No. 1 earlier, was destroyed by Oregon, which lost to Arizona State. Colorado has a sensational freshman point guard and a forward, Myra Hollingshed, who would clean Liv’s clock. And since the first three minutes of Oregon State game, Colorado has been playing without their injured 6’ 5” freshman post.
