CREEPING UP

Up three spots to No. 15 in the newest ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll, UConn is inching closer to a Top-10 ranking, which I felt prior to the season they’d achieve before opening Big East play Dec. 30.
Are the Huskies the 15th best team in the country? Who knows?
These words aren’t new. I’ve never been a fan of these early rankings because they basically say nothing. I figured UConn would keep moving up because wins and no losses — regardless of the opponent — are the key to this equation.
For evidence as to why I find some of these results ridiculous, take the examples of Florida and Kansas. The Gators are slotted fourth, one spot ahead of the Jayhawks, who won their Saturday meeting on a neutral court in overtime.
Yes, Kansas does have a loss to Oral Roberts, but if you beat a team so close in the rankings, how can you end up behind them? Even stranger is that Florida, the defending national champion, still got two first-place votes and Kansas received none.
As for the Huskies, expect a similar rise when the AP poll comes out shortly.