[Husker] NU women's basketball, Sagarin ratings

[Steve Reichenbach]

The NU women's basketball team climbed to #3 in Sagarin's ratings,
#2 in ELO and #4 in Predictor, passing perennial power Tenessee.
Sagarin has NU 4-0 against its top 25 and 7-0 against its top 50,
with the #29 toughest schedule.  Only Connecticut has more wins
against top 25 teams and only Connecticut, Tennessee, and Ohio St
have more wins against top 50 teams (8-0, 8,1, and 9-1, respectively.

Stanford is #2, with its only loss 80-68 at Connecticut, and Tennessee
is #4, with its only loss at Stanford 67-52.  Stanford has played the
#1 schedule and Tennessee has played the #3 schedule.  WRT the Big 12,
it is notable that Tennessee won at Baylor 74-65, won at Texas 78-58,
won at Oklahoma 96-75, and beat Texas Tech 91-53.

The Big 12 has NU #3, Texas A&M #8, Baylor #9, OU #11, Oklahoma St
#12, Texas #15, Iowa St #30, and Kansas #37.  Other NU opponents
are LSU #13, Vermont #21 (which just beat North Carolina), Miami #38,
and Creighton# 49

If NU continues its success, it would be in position for a top four
seed, which probably would allow NU to avoid Connecticut, Stanford,
and Tennessee in the regional.  The next tier of teams, Notre Dame,
Ohio St, Georgia, and Duke, appear to be a good step below (although
Notre Dame's only loss was at Connecticut).