Nope. Not that Iowa isn't looking good but South Carolina thumped #10 ND and #14 Maryland to open their season by an average of 30 points this week.
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Nope. Not that Iowa isn't looking good but South Carolina thumped #10 ND and #14 Maryland to open their season by an average of 30 points this week.
Staley had her team fired up, SC just pistol whipped Maryland. That Iowa loss seems to have left a lasting impression on SC.
Iowa still has the best win and SC is ranked #6, highly doubt they'll jump #3 Iowa for the top spot.
1. Iowa
2. South Carolina
3. LSU
4. UConn
Could be. The pre-season ranks are sort of BS. Half popularity contest and half what you did last year. ISU was among those getting votes which was sort of silly in my mind.
Yeah mostly agree but when you have a superteam like LSU there's no doubt about them being ranked #1. I do think S. Carolina is going to be on a mission and am glad Iowa isn't going to run into them until possibly March. The LSU v. S. Carolina games will be fun to watch.
Thinking about it more I think you're right and they will be #1. I hadn't really factored in they dissed SC so bad in the pre-season poll.
Freshman Tessa Johnson came in off the bench for South Carolina when the game was still close and had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Little sister of Cyclone Rae Johnson.
Big 12 roundup for 11/12:
- Texas beat Liberty 75-57
- Oklahoma State lost to Colorado 86-75
- TCU beat Rice 67-42
- Oklahoma beat Oral Roberts 103-74
With no Cyclone games this week here's a reminder of some good matchups of Big 12 interest plus a couple of ranked teams I think might be good viewing.
Tuesday - #5 Utah at #19 Baylor 6:30 ESPN+
Thursday - #14 Maryland at #2 UConn 5:30 FS1 **
Thursday - Kansas State at #3 Iowa 7:30 FS1
Sunday - Syracuse at #14 Maryland 11:00 am BTN (preview of our Nov. 25th opponent)
** Invited friends over for supper. Guess I'll miss the Brenda/Geno death match.
Tuesday - #5 Utah at #19 Baylor 6:30 ESPN+
Thursday - #14 Maryland at #2 UConn 5:30 FS1 **
Thursday - Kansas State at #3 Iowa 7:30 FS1
Sunday - Syracuse at #14 Maryland 11:00 am BTN (preview of our Nov. 25th opponent)
** Invited friends over for supper. Guess I'll miss the Brenda/Geno death match.
In advance of the first poll this week ESPN put out their power rankings. South Carolina on top. Iowa at #2. The poll ranks will be interesting. Big 12 next year teams off to a good start.
www.espn.com
Women's NCAA basketball Power Rankings: South Carolina, Iowa open 1-2
LSU, the preseason No. 1, was upset in its season opener. UConn, which was No. 2, lost Sunday. So who takes over the top spot as our rankings debut?
Welp looks like something is seriously wrong https://www.espn.com/womens-college...na-jumps-no-1-ap-top-25-women-basketball-poll
Lol, at least it gives Staley one less thing to gripe about.
She will just find two more things to whine about. Kind of like a hydra. Cut off one head and two more sprout.
This is true. It's sort of funny how much the elite teams grump about ratings and not being "respected" and all. Top Ten teams favored to make a run at the Final Four shouldn't be allowed to play the disrespect card, it comes off as "worship us for our team is awesome" sort of thing to me.
Actually even teams being underrated should never play the disrespect card. Just go out play and win and don't waste energy worrying about what voters and talking head think.
BTW, man, I'd LOVE to someday see ISU rated #2 but there's an almost zero chance I'll ever see that.