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 Posted: 12/01/14 1:30 pm ::: Re: AP Poll out |
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http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1/week/4/seasontype/2
South Carolina still #1
Texas up to #4
North Carolina up to #6
Tennessee down to #14
Arkansas in |
That was the part I was curious to see about. |
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| Posted: 12/01/14 4:21 pm ::: |
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| Who is the lonely sole still voting for UCONN? Until SC or ND loses, UCONN shouldn't be getting No. 1 votes.
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| Posted: 12/01/14 4:28 pm ::: |
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| Who is the lonely sole still voting for UCONN? Until SC or ND loses, UCONN shouldn't be getting No. 1 votes. |
Not even then. Why should UConn get votes over, say, Texas, Texas A&M, or North Carolina? Two of those teams beat the team that beat UConn.
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| Posted: 12/01/14 11:35 pm ::: |
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| I assume the theory on the part of the UConn voter is that a close OT loss on the road would have been a win anywhere else. It's not crazy, even if I wouldn't do it myself. And Stanford's experiences right after that game suggest it was a fluke.
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| Posted: 12/02/14 7:51 am ::: |
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| Reputation and preconceptions count for a lot in balloting. If, before the season starts, you have been considered a top team with a reputation to boot, losses will not drop you as quickly or far as other teams that do not share your pedigree. Conversely if you start un-ranked with no rep it takes much more effort to climb the rankings. Not saying it's necessarily wrong, but it usually takes quite a lot more to change our preconceptions than it took to form our initial opinions. For example consider the relative lesser drop for Tenn than any rise for the team that beat them. ( Just one vote for Chattanooga).
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| Posted: 12/02/14 7:55 am ::: |
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| I assume the theory on the part of the UConn voter is that a close OT loss on the road would have been a win anywhere else. It's not crazy, even if I wouldn't do it myself. And Stanford's experiences right after that game suggest it was a fluke. |
Stanford's experiences right after could also lead one to believe that UConn is not that good. It's not like they have a ton of quality wins.
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| Posted: 12/02/14 7:59 am ::: |
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| beknighted wrote: |
| I assume the theory on the part of the UConn voter is that a close OT loss on the road would have been a win anywhere else. It's not crazy, even if I wouldn't do it myself. And Stanford's experiences right after that game suggest it was a fluke. |
Stanford's experiences right after could also lead one to believe that UConn is not that good. It's not like they have a ton of quality wins. |
I wouldn't say that's wrong, either, but I'm pretty sure the lone UConn voter doesn't feel that way.
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| Posted: 12/02/14 8:10 am ::: |
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| pilight wrote: |
| beknighted wrote: |
| I assume the theory on the part of the UConn voter is that a close OT loss on the road would have been a win anywhere else. It's not crazy, even if I wouldn't do it myself. And Stanford's experiences right after that game suggest it was a fluke. |
Stanford's experiences right after could also lead one to believe that UConn is not that good. It's not like they have a ton of quality wins. |
I wouldn't say that's wrong, either, but I'm pretty sure the lone UConn voter doesn't feel that way. |
Or, it's at least as likely the lone UConn voter just doesn't care. I expect that voter would have voted the same regardless of Stanford's other results.
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| Posted: 12/02/14 8:22 am ::: |
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| pilight wrote: |
| beknighted wrote: |
| I assume the theory on the part of the UConn voter is that a close OT loss on the road would have been a win anywhere else. It's not crazy, even if I wouldn't do it myself. And Stanford's experiences right after that game suggest it was a fluke. |
Stanford's experiences right after could also lead one to believe that UConn is not that good. It's not like they have a ton of quality wins. |
UConn has zero wins over ranked teams and is the highest rankied team to have that distonction.
#7 Louisville
#9 Duke
#10 Cal
#11 Baylor
#12 Nebraska
#14 TN
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#15 Maryland are also looking for their first win over a ranked team
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| Posted: 12/02/14 8:55 am ::: |
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| Who is the lonely sole still voting for UCONN? Until SC or ND loses, UCONN shouldn't be getting No. 1 votes. |
The AP doesn't seem to be posting individual ballots anymore, so there's not telling.
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| Posted: 12/02/14 9:02 am ::: |
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| And1 wrote: |
| Who is the lonely sole still voting for UCONN? Until SC or ND loses, UCONN shouldn't be getting No. 1 votes. |
The AP doesn't seem to be posting individual ballots anymore, so there's not telling. |
I thought they posted the media votes at a later date. They still do that for the coaches' poll (after the season ends), right?
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