[TheFarm07]

We are 4-3.  No other team in the top 25 has 3 losses.  UConn is 1 and Ohio State is 8 in both polls.

AP moves us down from 14 to 16
Coaches move us down from 12 to 14.

I do not care all that much about the rankings, but this presents an interesting issue.  All three of our losses are to higher ranked teams and the  most recent loss reflected substantial improvement on the team.  And yet beating two decent teams and going to overtime against a higher ranked team dropped us in the polls. 

In the end, it really is about the number of losses.

If we beat USF and lose to Baylor then next week we will be 5-4.  Would be drop again?  Baylor is 9--virtually tied with Ohio State.

At some point we need a break-through game when we beat someone really good to show that our improvement is more than theoretical.  Baylor would be a good place to start.

It will be tough to beat Baylor in Waco. Any chance McPhee will be back for the game? That will certainly help things.

Even if we don't beat Baylor, we have a chance to beat Tennessee and although no longer as marquee a win as in years back, it still would be a good victory.

Also, since the Pac-12 is stronger these last couple years, we'll have chances of beating UCLA and Oregon, among others to add quality wins once conference season starts and hopefully the team will continue to improve

[TheFarm07]

We are 4-3.  No other team in the top 25 has 3 losses.  UConn is 1 and Ohio State is 8 in both polls.

AP moves us down from 14 to 16
Coaches move us down from 12 to 14.

I do not care all that much about the rankings, but this presents an interesting issue.  All three of our losses are to higher ranked teams and the  most recent loss reflected substantial improvement on the team.  And yet beating two decent teams and going to overtime against a higher ranked team dropped us in the polls. 

In the end, it really is about the number of losses.

If we beat USF and lose to Baylor then next week we will be 5-4.  Would be drop again?  Baylor is 9--virtually tied with Ohio State.

At some point we need a break-through game when we beat someone really good to show that our improvement is more than theoretical.  Baylor would be a good place to start.

It will be tough to beat Baylor in Waco. Any chance McPhee will be back for the game? That will certainly help things.

Even if we don't beat Baylor, we have a chance to beat Tennessee and although no longer as marquee a win as in years back, it still would be a good victory.

Also, since the Pac-12 is stronger these last couple years, we'll have chances of beating UCLA and Oregon, among others to add quality wins once conference season starts and hopefully the team will continue to improve