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WBB Journal: Coping with a Midseason Swoon

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It feels bad right now.

Because for weeks I’ve been trying to deny the data.

Yes, I’ve been presenting the obvious: that all signs point to a Cal women’s team that is a fringe top 25--fringe top of the conference--squad, but has not shown that it can beat top level competition.

And here we are.

The Bears are 0-8 against top 50 RPI teams or, if you prefer, teams that are likely to make the NCAA tournament. They are 15-0 against everyone else.

Conclusion should be pretty easy, right? Pretty straightforward to predict what’s going to happen against better squads.