For the first few weeks of voting in the AP Top 25 Poll this season, I had at various points been ranking South Carolina and UCLA ahead of the UConn Huskies. This wasn’t because I didn’t think UConn couldn’t repeat as national champions — of course I do. Have you seen that roster? Have you seen Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd play?
Rather, I was rewarding the Gamecocks and Bruins for playing challenging opponents early in their schedule and comfortably beating them. South Carolina owned a win over USC, while UCLA notched double-digit victories over Oklahoma and North Carolina.
And so, abiding by my own rules and way of thinking, I
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