ESPN Power Rankings by Voelpel
Jan 30, 2023 13:29:02 GMT -5
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Post by chicagogg on Jan 30, 2023 13:29:02 GMT -5
Some highlights:
"Team of the Week: UConn
So much has been written about UConn's multiple player injuries, along with coach Geno Auriemma's health issues, that it can be obscured that the Huskies are a really good team. Auriemma acknowledged he noticed some tiredness at the end of this week. But it's to be expected after UConn beat DePaul in Storrs on Monday, overcame Tennessee on Thursday on the road, and then survived a challenge against Villanova -- which beat UConn in the regular season last year -- in Hartford on Sunday.
The Huskies have no depth, so it is an all-hands-on-deck approach. That the starters have this much responsibility is a matter of necessity, not choice. The Huskies are continuously asked how they are still winning with so little in the way of reserves. The answer is in the way they play: They might be fewer in number, but they're still confident. They're still UConn."
2. UConn Huskies (20-2)
Previous ranking: 3
This week: at Providence (Wednesday), vs. South Carolina (Sunday)
The Huskies earned our team of the week honor with their three victories, and this week will bring the 2022 national championship rematch to Hartford. It will highlight how deep South Carolina is and how thin UConn is, but this is what the Huskies are used to by now. While Boston is making a good case for repeating as national player of the year, UConn's Aaliyah Edwards (17.5 PPG, 9.5 RPG) at least deserves to be on the short list in that conversation.
www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35555664/women-college-basketball-power-rankings-big-12-rise
"Team of the Week: UConn
So much has been written about UConn's multiple player injuries, along with coach Geno Auriemma's health issues, that it can be obscured that the Huskies are a really good team. Auriemma acknowledged he noticed some tiredness at the end of this week. But it's to be expected after UConn beat DePaul in Storrs on Monday, overcame Tennessee on Thursday on the road, and then survived a challenge against Villanova -- which beat UConn in the regular season last year -- in Hartford on Sunday.
The Huskies have no depth, so it is an all-hands-on-deck approach. That the starters have this much responsibility is a matter of necessity, not choice. The Huskies are continuously asked how they are still winning with so little in the way of reserves. The answer is in the way they play: They might be fewer in number, but they're still confident. They're still UConn."
2. UConn Huskies (20-2)
Previous ranking: 3
This week: at Providence (Wednesday), vs. South Carolina (Sunday)
The Huskies earned our team of the week honor with their three victories, and this week will bring the 2022 national championship rematch to Hartford. It will highlight how deep South Carolina is and how thin UConn is, but this is what the Huskies are used to by now. While Boston is making a good case for repeating as national player of the year, UConn's Aaliyah Edwards (17.5 PPG, 9.5 RPG) at least deserves to be on the short list in that conversation.
www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35555664/women-college-basketball-power-rankings-big-12-rise