LADY VOLS IN THE POLLS!

[VolFuture]

AP Top 25 Women's Poll
RANK TEAM TREND POINTS


1
South Carolina
(32-0)
Southeastern Women
-
700(28)

2
Iowa
(26-6)
Big Ten Women
5
651

3
Indiana
(27-3)
Big Ten Women
1
640


4
Virginia Tech
(27-4)
Atlantic Coast Women
4
595

5
Stanford
(28-5)
Pacific 12 Women
1
557

6
Maryland
(25-6)
Big Ten Women
1
547

7
UConn
(28-5)
Big East Women
2
543

8
Utah
(25-4)
Pacific 12 Women
5
519

9
LSU
(28-2)
Southeastern Women
5
506

10
Villanova
(28-5)
Big East Women
1
425


11
Notre Dame
(25-5)
Atlantic Coast Women
1
401

12
Ohio State
(25-7)
Big Ten Women
2
395

13
Duke
(25-6)
Atlantic Coast Women
-
327

14
Oklahoma
(24-5)
Big 12 Women
2
313

15
Texas
(23-8)
Big 12 Women
3
298

16
Gonzaga
(27-3)
West Coast Women
1
282

17
UCLA
(25-9)
Pacific 12 Women
2
273


18
Michigan
(22-9)
Big Ten Women
1
175

19
North Carolina
(21-10)
Atlantic Coast Women
1
151

20
Colorado
(23-8)
Pacific 12 Women
-
21
UNLV
(28-2)
Mountain West Women
1
113

22
Washington State
(23-10)
Pacific 12 Women
-
100

23
Tennessee
(23-11)
Southeastern Women
-

24
Arizona
(21-9)
Pacific 12 Women
3
89

25
Middle Tennessee
(25-4)
Conference USA Women
1
62

 

[VolFuture]

Bigger news is I believe we will be a top 16 seed as long as Villanova loses bad to Uconn

 

[EarlVolFan]

Should be higher...

Lady Vols basketball reenters AP Top 25 at No. 23 after LSU upset (knoxnews.com)

 

[Voltopia]

Good. Very much deserved - and earned.

 

[JCP201]

Could the Lady Vols possibly be playing at home some in the NCAA?

 

[glv98]

So we have played 7 of the current Top 10, 2 of them twice.
Have also played 12, 16,17, & 20 (Beat 'em)!

Good Lord ya'll. No freakin wonder.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Could the Lady Vols possibly be playing at home some in the NCAA?

…poss..ib..ly…

 

[Raebo]

Good, let’s sneak up and surprise some teams in the tourney. Although I believe any team we play will realize that we will be tough to handle when they do film study of our last couple games.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

Good, let’s sneak up and surprise some teams in the tourney. Although I believe any team we play will realize that we will be tough to handle when they do film study of our last couple games.

I think we will win a couple next week.

 

[37620VOL]

Loving the @EarlVolFan avitar

 

[Aerie Vol]

Highest ranked 11-loss team.

 

[EarlVolFan]

Highest ranked 11-loss team.

...along with the toughest schedule in the country. #1 SOS

 

[Lucy]

...along with the toughest schedule in the country. #1 SOS

Best avatar ever!!!!

 

[turbovol]

I continue to be unimpressed---sorry--by this "hardest schedule in the country" claim. We didn't win ANY of our hard games until LSU.
Had we won a couple of them, we wouldn't be celebrating a 23 ranking. Can you imagine celebrating breaking into the top 25 ten/15 years ago? Anybody can put together a tough schedule; the real point is being good enough to win some, or more than some, of the tough ones.

 

[travis929]

I continue to be unimpressed---sorry--by this "hardest schedule in the country" claim. We didn't win ANY of our hard games until LSU.
Had we won a couple of them, we wouldn't be celebrating a 23 ranking. Can you imagine celebrating breaking into the top 25 ten/15 years ago? Anybody can put together a tough schedule; the real point is being good enough to win some, or more than some, of the tough ones.

We now have wins over the #3, #23, and #25 teams in the NET. We also won 6 Q1 games (same amount as LSU, Arizona, and Iowa St., and certainly more than ranked teams like MTSU and UNLV, who is 0-1 in Q1 games), which are generally considered to be the hardest games, and we didn't lose any Q2/Q3/Q4 games (something UConn, Maryland, UCLA, Ohio St., Washington St., Iowa St., Texas, Arizona, NC St., MTSU, South Florida, Gonzaga, UNLV and others that are/have recently been in the top 25 polls can't say).

 

[volfan__18]

We now have wins over the #3, #23, and #25 teams in the NET. We also won 6 Q1 games (same amount as LSU, Arizona, and Iowa St., and certainly more than ranked teams like MTSU and UNLV, who is 0-1 in Q1 games), which are generally considered to be the hardest games, and we didn't lose any Q2/Q3/Q4 games (something UConn, Maryland, UCLA, Ohio St., Washington St., Iowa St., Texas, Arizona, NC St., MTSU, South Florida, Gonzaga, UNLV and others that are/have recently been in the top 25 polls can't say).

Don’t hit them with facts. They don’t like that.

 

[UTtoDC]

If the Lady Vols do get a 4 seed in the tourney, what is the likelihood of them getting the last 4 seed (16 overall), meaning a potential sweet 16 matchup with South Carolina? If this were possible, I would almost rather them be a 5 seed away from SCs region.

I know there use to be a rule about tourney placements from the same conference but I don't know recall if this would negate this potential issue. Anyone know?

 

[Golfteacher]

Could the Lady Vols possibly be playing at home some in the NCAA?

Right now it is estimated that they will be a four seed and play their first two games at home. I think this gives us a good chance to reach at least the elite 8.

 

[CannonVol80]

Didn't quite make it into the coaches' poll. Twenty-sixth, with 47 votes.

Jim

 

[Hoosier]

Didn't quite make it into the coaches' poll. Twenty-sixth, with 47 votes.

coaches won't vote for the LVs because none of them want to come to Knoxville for the first and second rounds --- that's my story and I'm stickin' to it

 

[Hoosier]

the polls are worthless --- Gonzaga beat the LVs by one point with a last second shot, so the LVs ought to be rated right with them --- the LVs beat Colorado, so no way they should be ranked higher --- UNC has ten losses and didn't get far in their tournament, so why are they rated higher? ---- UNLV, FGCU, MTSU, puh-lease, I'm not buying it

 

[Ladyvol777]

I believe Lady Vol's will get a 4 seed in the tournament. NCAA is all about money. No other team will put more people in the seats of the last 4 teams then Tennessee. As always go Lady Vol's.

 

[turbovol]

the polls are worthless --- Gonzaga beat the LVs by one point with a last second shot, so the LVs ought to be rated right with them --- the LVs beat Colorado, so no way they should be ranked higher --- UNC has ten losses and didn't get far in their tournament, so why are they rated higher? ---- UNLV, FGCU, MTSU, puh-lease, I'm not buying it

The Vols might merit a somewhat higher ranking that 23---but rankings aren't based on individual, comparative games, which I assume you know. We don't deserve to ranked close to Zaga because we lost a close game to that team. Rankings are based on body of work over the course of the season--your results against everybody.

 

[Dak1219]

The Vols might merit a somewhat higher ranking that 23---but rankings aren't based on individual, comparative games, which I assume you know. We don't deserve to ranked close to Zaga because we lost a close game to that team. Rankings are based on body of work over the course of the season--your results against everybody.

It is also based on how the team is playing now and what have ya done lately. This team would beat up on Gonzaga now. During the Bahamas tournament, the Lady Vols had not even begun to find themselves yet.

 

[Dak1219]

I see the AP dropped us a spot in the final poll. What a Crock. Wonder if the Coaches have the wits to rank us this week? 2022-23 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings | ESPN