Women's Hoops Blog

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Monday, December 27, 2004

UConn is out of the AP top 10 for the first time since January 1994.

Voepel recaps what has been a crazy season so far. She also has a message for Pac-10 coaches who complain about respect: "Look, I like the Pac-10. It's very important for the continued growth of women's hoops for it to do well. But … just keep winning games, guys. That does get respect."

On that note, Phil wrote in earlier today:

I’ve been one of those people who have agreed that the Pac 10 has been over-rated in the past. Not this year.

While the RPI rankings have flaws, and are still too unstable for individual teams, the conference RPI rankings are now credible. The Pac-10 was in seventh place last year, behind the usual power conferences, and behind Conference USA as well. This year they are in second place, behind only the Big 10.