In Reply to: Honestly, if it was the other way around, and we… posted by Fuzzy on March 08, 2026 at 13:50:08
I'd definitely have UConn ahead of us given the way they destroyed us last year AND how poorly we did vs Texas similar pressure defense this year in falling behind by 24 early.
It's no accident that Ohio St gave us the most trouble in the B1G Tourney this year.
I **think** we are better now, especially with how we were responding vs Texas before we ran out of time and started chucking 3s, but the question of whether we can beat a top 4 team who thrives on ball pressure and turnovers (UConn/Tx) hasn't been answered yet. Ohio St (and to a lesser degree, Michigan) are the teams in the B1G who do that, but UConn and Texas are MUCH better than them. There's a reason there are 5 SEC teams between us and the next B1G team in the rankings.