Non-Lady Vol Basketball News 2023-24

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Rooster1 said:
UCLA should be ranked #1 in the nation based upon their impressive wins so far? I see they did beat one unranked P5 team, I guess that qualifies as a quality win.
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Not the way I see it. Iowa will probably get it but SC probably should get it. Two top 20 wins vs one for Iowa. I don't see UCLA better than third although I think they are a very good team and could be a one seed this season.
 
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Volfan2012 said:
Thinking it may go something like this:
1-Iowa
2-SC
3-UCLA
4-Utah
5-Texas
6-Stanford
7-NC St
8-LSU
9-UConn
10-Colorado
11-Va tech
12-NC
13-Notre Dame
14-Florida St
15-Indiana
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SoCal should be up there too with the win over Ohio State, and there are quite a few teams I'd put over Texas at this point, but I like your list. Where do you think we'll drop to?
 
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LVsinceJV said:
SoCal should be up there too with the win over Ohio State, and there are quite a few teams I'd put over Texas at this point, but I like your list. Where do you think we'll drop to?
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Just saw the ESPN power rankings and Sc was number one and Iowa was number two. We'll see if that holds in the polls.


1. South Carolina Gamecocks (2-0)

This week:

vs. Clemson (Thursday)
We've talked about how well the Gamecocks scored in their first two games, but we should mention rebounding, too. They won the board battle 53-33 vs. Maryland, with Ashlyn Watkins and Chloe Kitts combining for 21 rebounds. Against Notre Dame, South Carolina won 47-44 on the boards behind Kamilla Cardoso's 15. Last season, the Gamecocks ranked second in Division I and first among Power 5 teams in averaging 49.4 rebounds. That's a high bar for this year's team to shoot for, but this group appears to have a lot of confidence.


2. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-0)

This week:

vs. Kansas State (Thursday), vs. Drake (Sunday)
ESPN analyst Andraya Carter put it best regarding an early assessment of last season's national championship game teams. Long-term, LSU appears to have more pieces, she said, but right now Iowa has more glue. That's from three starting guards playing their fourth season together: Clark and super seniors Gabbie Marshall and Kate Martin. Iowa's post play is the perceived question mark, but sophomore Hannah Stuelke is averaging 16.7 PPG and 6.7 RPG.

Let's see how the Hawkeyes fare this week against K-State, which beat Iowa last season, and Drake, which just defeated Iowa State on Sunday.

3. UCLA Bruins (3-0)

This week:

vs. Princeton (Friday)
The Bruins have opened with three blowouts, and there have been good things in all those games -- especially from sophomores Lauren Betts, the transfer from Stanford averaging 18.7 PPG and 11.0 RPG, Gabriela Jaquez (18.7 PPG, 9.0 RPG) and Kiki Rice (12 PPG, 8.0 APG).

4. Utah Utes (2-0)

This week:

at Baylor (Tuesday), at Great Alaska Shootout vs. Alaska Anchorage (Saturday) and Eastern Kentucky/UAB (Sunday)
The Utes want to build on last season, when they were so close to making the Elite Eight but fell by three points in the regional semifinals to eventual national champion LSU. Feasting on two cupcakes to open this season while scoring a combined 212 points doesn't tell us much about the Utes. The matchup against Baylor could.

5. LSU Tigers (2-1)

This week:

vs. Kent State (Tuesday), at SE Louisiana (Friday)
Coach Kim Mulkey didn't seem especially perturbed by the Tigers' opening loss to Colorado because it wasn't a surprise to her. She knew it would take time for LSU to adjust to the loss of graduated point guard Alexis Morris, and the matchup with an experienced Buffs team would expose that. It also takes early pressure off the Tigers, who have team cohesion to work on.

6. UConn Huskies (1-1)

This week:

vs. Maryland (Thursday), at Minnesota (Sunday)
When UConn beat NC State in the 2022 Elite Eight instant classic, guard Paige Bueckers had 27 points. The comeback kid (she missed last season with an ACL injury) matched that total in Sunday's loss to the Wolfpack. But overall, coach Geno Auriemma was displeased with UConn's offense and defense. That said, these kinds of opponents will help the Huskies, whose nonconference schedule is stacked with good tests.

7. Stanford Cardinal (2-0)

This week:

vs. Cal Poly (Thursday), vs. Duke (Sunday)
Depressing as it is to think of the Pac-12's impending breakup, at least it appears the conference is going out at its best. This opening week, Pac-12 teams started a remarkable 28-0. The Cardinal were No. 15 in the preseason poll. That was before they crushed visiting No. 9 Indiana 96-64 on Sunday behind double-doubles from forwards Cameron Brink and Kiki Iriafen, who combined for 40 points and 28 rebounds.

8. Colorado Buffaloes (3-0)

This week:

at SMU
The Buffs didn't have a letdown after their big win over LSU in Las Vegas. They dominated Le Moyne 97-38, and then won 86-75 over Oklahoma State, which made 15 3-pointers. Colorado will be back in the Big 12 next season, but the Buffs currently are adding to the Pac-12's last hurrah.

9. NC State Wolfpack (2-0)

This week:

vs. Elon (Wednesday), vs. Rhode Island (Sunday)
Saniya Rivers won the 2022 NCAA title with South Carolina against UConn as a freshman, then transferred to NC State. Last season, she had five points for the Wolfpack in a loss to UConn. Sunday, she was spectacular in NC State's upset of the Huskies, with 33 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocked shots.

A note from the Pack's bench Sunday: Freshman Maddie Cox scored her first college points against UConn. Her older sister, Lauren Cox, was an All-American and national champion at Baylor.

10. Virginia Tech Hokies (1-1)

This week:

vs. Houston Christian (Thursday)
The Hokies lost 80-76 Thursday to Iowa in the first of two nonconference matchups with fellow 2023 Final Four teams. They will travel to LSU later this month. Virginia Tech had the same kind of hard time guarding Caitlin Clark that most teams do. But the Hokies' point guard, Georgia Amoore, put on a show, too. She had 31 points and will be a handful for foes to slow down.

11. Baylor Bears (1-0)

This week:

vs. Utah (Tuesday), vs. Harvard (Sunday)
The Bears cruised in their opening 85-53 win over Southern, notable for the return of Dre'Una Edwards (9 of 10 shooting for 20 points). The senior forward transferred to Baylor from Kentucky last season but had to sit out because of eligibility issues. Aijha Blackwell is also back for the Bears after being limited to eight games last season because of injury.

12. Texas Longhorns (2-0)

This week:

vs. UT Arlington (Tuesday), vs. Louisiana Tech (Sunday)
Keep an eye on 6-foot-4 forward Amina Muhammad, who was on the Big 12's all-freshman team last season. She is averaging 14.0 PPG and 10.5 RPG for a Longhorns team that has a lot of size and depth.

13. Maryland Terrapins (1-1)

This week:

at UConn (Thursday), vs. Syracuse (Sunday)
After defeating Harvard in its opener, Maryland was overwhelmed by South Carolina in Sunday's loss. The Terps can look at the first and third quarters, when they played the Gamecocks close, for inspiration before taking on UConn this week.

14. USC Trojans (2-0)

This week:

vs. Le Moyne (Monday)
It was a great opening week for the Trojans. Superstar freshman JuJu Watkins had 32 points in an upset of Ohio State and then 18 in beating mid-major power Florida Gulf Coast. And Aaliyah Gayles made her college debut against FGCU on Friday after being seriously injured in an April 2022 shooting.

15. Florida State Seminoles (2-0)

This week:

at Florida (Friday), vs. South Alabama (Sunday)
After a season-opening win against Florida Southern, the Seminoles got a big nonconference feather in their cap with a victory over Tennessee. Ta'Niya Latson is back to build on her national freshman of the year season, and she has lots of help at guard. The perimeter-based Seminoles are going to be challenging to defend.

16. Ohio State Buckeyes (1-1)

This week:

vs. Boston College (Thursday)
The Buckeyes didn't get the start they hoped for with the loss to USC. But it was great for Ohio State to see guard Jacy Sheldon looking strong with 28 points and five steals against the Trojans. She was hampered by injury last season and played just 13 games. A healthy Sheldon will be a big boost for the Buckeyes.
 
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Volfan2012 said:
Thinking it may go something like this:
1-Iowa
2-SC
3-UCLA
4-Utah
5-Texas
6-Stanford
7-NC St
8-LSU
9-UConn
10-Colorado
11-Va tech
12-NC
13-Notre Dame
14-Florida St
15-Indiana
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I bet it looks close to this:

1. Iowa
2. SC
3. Utah
4. UCLA
5. Uconn
6. LSU
7. VT
8. Stanford
9. Texas
10.Colo
11. FSU
12. L'ville
13. NC
14. ND
15. USC
 
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AP Rankings are up:

RANKTEAMRECORDPOINTSPREVIOUS
1South Carolina (23)2-08846
2Iowa (13)3-08693
3UCLA3-08014
4Utah2-07645
5Colorado3-068120
6Stanford2-067315
7LSU2-16701
8UConn1-16252
9Virginia Tech1-16018
10Southern California2-055021

www.ncaa.com

NCAA women's college basketball rankings: AP, Coaches, USA Today

Get NCAA women's college basketball rankings from the Associated Press, USA Today/WBCA and NCAA committee.
www.ncaa.com www.ncaa.com
 
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Marta Suarez is making the most of her transfer to Cal. Starting at F, averaging 22 minutes in first two games. Scored 14 pts on 4-7 shooting against Santa Clara and 15 pts against Cal State Bakersfield on 6-12 shooting. Had 6 rebounds in each game plus several assists.

Cal will play Auburn on SEC Network this Friday at 8 pm.
 
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Tennessee remains in the Top 15. These voters know projected lottery pick F Rickea Jackson and elite G Jewel Spear are the real deal.
Sara Puckett is becoming an outstanding scorer.
Destinee Wells and Jillian Hollingshead will get it going.
When they do, Tennessee will take it to another level.
 
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Rooster1 said:
UCLA should be ranked #1 in the nation based upon their impressive wins so far? I see they did beat one unranked P5 team, I guess that qualifies as a quality win.
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2 teams loss ahead of them, and I don’t think Iowa has looked great so they should be number one, that’s my opinion.
 
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DarkPhoenix said:
Well I don’t have expectations anymore but I’ll hope for the best.
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Florida State didn't lose much from the team that beat NC, Va Tech, Notre Dame, NC St and Duke among others at home last season. They were 14 and 1 there and we definitely gave the game there away. We can get better make free throw, don't get technicals, better defense. If not yes we'll lose and we can pack it in again.
 
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