Guru's AP WBB Poll Tourney Friday Results Contain Some Upsets

By Mel Greenberg @womhoopsguru 

Here is the path with the update to be current as of fri 3-3 games concluded of this week’s AP WBB Top 25 in Conference Tourneys.

Now that games are being played; ranked teams result will show and when eliminated stopped at that point on the line. First scores with big 12 teams reflect Monday season enders and are so designated.

 Drake of the Missouri Valley, which is finishing its schedule, doesn’t go to its conference tourney until next weekend.

The other 24 group around eight tourneys.

They are with rankings in parentheses:

 2-American: Connecticut (1), Temple (25)

7-Atlantic Coast: Notre Dame (3), Florida St. (8) - eliminated, Duke (13), Louisville (14), Miami (16), N.C. State (7)-eliminated, Syracuse (21)-eliminated.

4-Big 12: Baylor (2), Texas (12), Oklahoma (19), Kansas State (24).

2-Big 10: Maryland (3), Ohio State (9).

1-Big East: DePaul (18).

4-Southeastern: South Carolina (5), Mississippi State (6-tied), Kentucky (20), Missouri (23)-eliminated.

4-Pac-12: Oregon State (6-tied), Stanford (10), Washington (11)-eliminated, UCLA (15).  

Here are the schedules through Sunday, though some tourneys continue to Monday and Tuesday, which would be next week’s vote. Tournament seed number is in parentheses next to team an AP ranking has a # in front of it.

Mississippi State and Oregon State are actually tied at sixth but the word program is not allowing your Guru to put the two into a tie order.

1. Connecticut: AAC Tny: Sat (3-4) vs. (9) Tulsa; Sun (3-5) semifinal vs (4) Tulane or (5) UCF. 

2. Baylor: B12 Tny: beat #19 at Oklahoma 103-64 (Reg. Season)  Sat (3-4) vs. (8) Texas Tech; Sun (3-5) semifinal vs. (4) Kansas State or (5) Iowa State.

3. Notre Dame: ACC Tny: Fri (3-3) beat (8) UVa, 76-59;; Sat (3-4) semifinal: vs.  (5) #14 Louisville; Sun (3-5) championship: vs. (7) Miami #16 or (3) #13 Duke. 

4. Maryland: B10 Tny: Fri. (3-3) beat  (10) Minnesota, 92-80; Sat. (3-4) semifinal vs.(6) Michigan State; Sun (3-5) championship: vs, (1) #9 Ohio State or (5) Purdue.

5. South Carolina: SEC Tny: Fri. (3-3) quarterfinal: beat (8) Georgia, 72-48; Sat (3-4) semifinal vs. (4) #20 Kentucky; Sun (3-5) championship vs. (2) #6 Mississippi State or (3) #23 Missouri .

6. Mississippi State: SEC Tny: Fri (3-3) vs.(7) LSU; Sat (3-4) semifinal: vs.  (6) Texas A&M ; Sun (3-5) championship (1) #5 South Carolina or (4) #20 Kentucky.

7. Oregon St: Pac-12 Tny: Fri. (3-3) beat  (8) California, 65-49; Sat. (3-4) semifinal vs. (4) #15 UCLA; Sun. (3-6) championship: vs. (2) Stanford or (6) Oregon.

8. Florida State: ACC Tny: Fri (3-3) quarterfinal: lost to (7) #16 Miami, 56-54.

9. Ohio State: B10 Tny: Fri. (3-3) quarterfinal: beat  No. 9 Northwestern, 99-68; Sat. (3-4) vs (5) Purdue; Sun. (3-5) championship: vs. 2 #4 Maryland or (6) Michigan State.

10. Stanford Pac-12 Tny: Fri. (3-3) quarterfinal: beat (7) Washington State, 66-36: Sat. (3-4) semifinal: vs. (6) Oregon; Sun (3-5) championship: vs. (1) #7 Oregon State or (4) #15 UCLA. 

11. Washington: Pac-12 Tny: Fri. (3-4) quarterfinal: lost to (6) Oregon, 70-69.

12. Texas: B12 Tny: beat @#24 Kansas State 69-61 (reg. Season); Sat (3-4) vs. (7) Oklahoma State; Sun (3-5)  semifinal: vs.  (3) Oklahoma or (6) West Virginia. 

13. Duke: ACC Tny:  Fri. (3-3) quarterfinal: beat  (6) #21 Syracuse, 68-46; Sat (3-4) semifinal: vs. (7) #16 Miami; Sun (3-6) championship: vs. (1) #3 Notre Dame or (5) #14 Louisville.

14. Louisville: ACC Tny: beat (13) Clemson, 68-46; Fri. (3-3) beat (4) #17 N.C. State, 59-58; Sat (3-4) semifinal: vs. (1) #3 Notre Dame; Sun (3-5) championship: vs. (3) #13 Duke or (7) #16 Miami.

15. UCLA: Pac-12 Tny; Fri.(3-3) quarterfinal: beat (5) Ariz. St, 77-68; Sat. (3-4) semifinal: vs. (1) #6 Oregon State;  Sun. (3-5) championship: vs. (2) #10 Stanford or (6) Oregon.

16. Miami: ACC Tny: beat (10) Ga. Tech, 87-71; Fri. (3-3) quarterfinal: beat (2) #8 Fla. State, 56-54; Sat (3-4) semifinal vs. (3) #13 Duke; Sun (3-5) championship vs. (1) #3 Notre Dame or (5) #14 Louisville.

17. N.C. State: ACC Tny: Fri. (3-3) quarter fina: lost to (5) #14 Louisville, 59-58.

18. DePaul: BEC Tny: Sun (3-5) quarterfinal vs. (8) Seton Hall or (9) Providence.

19. Oklahoma: B12 Tny: lost to #2 Baylor 103-64 (reg. Season); Sat (3-4):  vs. (6) West Virginia; Sun. (3-5) semifinal: vs. (2) #12 Texas or (7) Oklahoma State..

20. Kentucky: SEC Tny: Fri (3-3) quarterfinal: beat  Alabama, 75-65; Sat. (3-4) semifinal: vs. (1) #5 South Carolina; Sun. (3-5) championship vs. (2) #6 Mississippi State or (6) Texas A&M.

21. Syracuse: Acc Tny: beat (14) UNC, 83-64; Fri. (3-3) quarterfinal: lost to  (3)  #13 Duke, 68-46.

22. Drake: Reg. Season: Thu. (3-2) beat  Missouri St., 98-91; Sat. (3-4) vs. Wichita State.

23. Missouri: SEC Tny: Fri. (3-3) lost to (6) Texas A&M, 62-48.

24. Kansas State: B12 Tny: lost to #12 Texas, 69-61 (Reg. Season); Sat. (3-4) vs. (5) Iowa State; Sun. (3-5) semifinal: vs. (1) #2 Baylor or (8) Texas Tech.       

25. Temple: AAC Tny; Sat (3-4) vs. (10) Houston;  Sun (3-5) semifinal: vs. (3) USF or (6) SMU.