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Up to #9 in the AP poll

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How is it that our new Beat writer, Emily Adams who is a AP voting member still puts us at 18. at least that is what it daily’s when you look how individuals vote.
 
WBBSUperFan said:
How is it that our new Beat writer, Emily Adams who is a AP voting member still puts us at 18. at least that is what it daily’s when you look how individuals vote.
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She hasn't voted since leaving the SC beat. Not sure why.
 
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That seems about right. I wasn't sure if we'd be #9 or 8 - but just keep winning, and the other teams ahead of us will cannibalize each other so we will have chances to keep moving up. We just need to beat ND and show well against SC...
 
Moving UP 4 places is pretty good. The Highest Ranked 3 loss team, and ahead of every 2 loss team except 1. I'll take it. Polls schmolls. The National Championship is won on the Court on April 7th... UCONN has as much of a chance of being there as anyone.
 
Puppy Love said:
Quick question….does anyone know if Emily Adams is still voting?
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UCONN #18 this week.

Wow... I just looked at her votes. She has ND at 9... Marquette at 16, Arkansas at 22.... Florida State at 23... Washington State at 24.... and SOUTHERN MISS at 25.

We gotta revoke her voting privileges :mad:
 
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Would anyone care to share their thoughts as to why Vandy aren't ranked? I know they (very surprisingly) lost last night, but they had a pretty good run till now. Is it because of the quality of the teams they played till now?
 
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LGITB said:
Would anyone care to share their thoughts as to why Vandy aren't ranked? I know they (very surprisingly) lost last night, but they had a pretty good run till now. Is it because of the quality of the teams they played till now?
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Yes. Who's the best team they've beaten? They were getting votes for winning but it certainly wasn't for quality wins.
 
Plebe said:
Yes. Who's the best team they've beaten? They were getting votes for winning but it certainly wasn't for quality wins.
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Can you explain Indiana?

BTW, not arguing in favor of Vandy though they did beat Iowa State.
 
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UConnCat said:
Can you explain Indiana?

BTW, not arguing in favor of Vandy though they did beat Iowa State.
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At least looking at Massey, the SOS seems to be the big disparity. Indiana #8 and Vandy #82. I don't think Indiana hugely challenged themselves in the non-conference but it was better. LSU might be a better head-scratcher of a comparison with a SOS of #64 and really just one "Top 25" win over VT, although they do have better conference wins at this point.
 
UConnCat said:
Can you explain Indiana?

BTW, not arguing in favor of Vandy though they did beat Iowa State.
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Anchoring bias is a part of it. Indiana started at #9; Vandy wasn't receiving votes. Compared to their starting points, Indiana is down and Vandy, even after losing to Mizzou, is still up.

Vandy's win over ISU has appreciated in just the past week, but the reality of the polls is that voters rarely if ever retroactively upgrade a team due to a recently improved early-season opponent.

While Indiana doesn't have truly high-quality wins, they've avoided losing to lower-ranked and unranked teams. They are still #9 in Massey and #13 in NET, for whatever that's worth (Vandy is #42/48).
 
The ranking seems fair. I figured that we would be either #8 or #9, anything higher would have been impressive.
 
Plebe said:
Anchoring bias is a part of it. Indiana started at #9; Vandy wasn't receiving votes. Compared to their starting points, Indiana is down and Vandy, even after losing to Mizzou, is still up.

Vandy's win over ISU has appreciated in just the past week, but the reality of the polls is that voters rarely if ever retroactively upgrade a team due to a recently improved early-season opponent.

While Indiana doesn't have truly high-quality wins, they've avoided losing to lower-ranked and unranked teams. They are still #9 in Massey and #13 in NET, for whatever that's worth (Vandy is #42/48).
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IU has a solid, experienced club. They lack a dead-eye outside shooter, and struggle when Parrish and Scalia aren’t hitting 3s. They need to because the only way to stop Mac Holmes is with the double. She’s extremely skilled. Because they rely on such inside-outside balance, they can be vulnerable to runs, and both Stanford and Iowa put it to them. But IU will be the likely #2 out of the Big Ten, which has solid competition. If you’ve not watched them, check them out on the Big Ten network - they are well-coached and play well together.
 
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