How's your b-ball team doing?

[SirApp]

Just out of curiosity, how is your school's b-ball team doing this year? I'm a huge college basketball fan once the football season is over.

Important wins? RPI ranking?

Just wondering how the FCS schools are doing so far this year...

[DuckDuckGriz]

After an incredible season and impressive showing at the NCAAs last year -- the Griz are up and down....mostly down.

vs Rocky Mountain W 79-72
vs MSU Northern W 83-42
@ Utah Valley St L 57-74
@ Wyoming L 71-76
@ West Virginia L 56-73
@ Virginia Tech L 56-77
@ Minnesota W 72-65
vs Boise State W 62-58

[aggie6thman]

We are having a helluva time this year. We have very few upperclassman (3) and a bunch of new faces to college hoops. Our first six were on the road and we beat Jackson State Saturday night in our home opener.

It is going to be a learning season for us in our last year of transition.

[Gil Dobie]

Sophs are still improving. Upset #8 Marquette this past weekend to take their tourney in Milwaukee. 5-2 and first appearance in the Mid-Major top 25 this week. Mid-Majority has NDSU's RPI at 39 right now. We think it's good, it's our 3rd year of DI basketball.

[OL FU]

I will post under Gil since NDSU beat us.
Up until last week, we beat who we should have and lost to those we should have.

Then we beat Vanderbuilt in NAshville :D and lost to UNC Asheville at home:rolleyes:

[SunCoastBlueHen]

The Hens Men's squad will turn things around any game now. :rolleyes:

Nov. 14 Marist L 62-78

Nov. 17 at Albany L 67-87

Nov. 21 Rider L 67-77

Nov. 26 Cleveland State L 53-59

Nov. 29 at Loyola (MD) L 63-75

Dec. 3 Vermont L 55-57

Our Women's team is much, much better and has received votes in the Top 25 poll.

Nov. 12 Villanova W 68-63

Nov. 14 at Boston College L 60-68

Nov. 17 American W 71-54

Nov. 24 vs. #20 Kentucky (Odwalla Classic 1st Round), W 86-70

Nov. 25 vs. San Francisco (Odwalla Classic Championship) W 71-47

Nov. 29 at Pennsylvania W 73-49

Dec. 3 at *Drexel W 65-53

[mistersykes]

I have two teams. App is 5-2 and NC State is 5-1, I believe.

[TexasTerror]

Kats were leading both Big 12 schools on the schedule for a majority of the first half and each foe came out strong in the second half, taking the game from the Kats. SHSU led for a majority of the game at Southern Miss, also falling apart (namely due to rebounds) in the second half.

Kats have beaten every team they were supposed to. Loyola-Marymount visits SHSU this Wednesday. Kats also have UC-Irvine and UCLA immediately on the schedule...

at Texas Tech 11/11/06 64-79 L
TX A&M-INTERNATIONAL 11/13/06 94-45 W
at Oklahoma State 11-19-06 67-86 L
LOUISIANA COLLEGE 11/21/06 95-31 W
vs East Tennessee Sta 11/24/06 72-61 W
vs Delaware State Uni 11-25-06 62-55 W
at Southern Miss 11/30/06 86-94 L
at Alcorn State Brave 12/02/06 81-78 W

[woffordgrad94]

Wofford is an underachieving basketball team. They had a great win at Cincinnati where they showed us what they are capable of, then they lost a conference game at home against Western Carolina, a game they really needed to have and were very capable of getting. In fact, they haven't won a single game since the Cincy upset. They lost at James Madison (not a basketball school), at UNC-Greensboro (I can sort of live with this one, but they lost by 20+, which is very disappointing), vs. Western Carolina, and then got murdered at Michigan, showing absolutely no heart in the process. I think the fault belongs with coach Mike Young. The team is often not ready to play, or rather, their opponents are often more ready than them. If Wofford has another losing record in the SoCon, which right now looks to be very likely, Young should be fired. The team has some talent, but it is simply not translating into a lot of wins on the hardwood.

[bison95]

The last two years Bison mens basketball has far exceeded expectations at DI, even though they were never a contender at DII. The Women on the other hand (which I expected to have the best transition to DI) have been struggling mightly over the last two seasons.

[andy7171]

We are 5-3 and opening up the CAA with W&M tonight. The game will be on CSN, so I plan on watching it at home. They have Temple and Georgetown coming up this month, hopefully we can make some noise. Pat Kennedy is turning the program around to where it was when I went to Towson. Back to back NCAA showings. Don't sleep on Pat's Cats this year!

[griz37]

We are 5-3 and opening up the CAA with W&M tonight. The game will be on CSN, so I plan on watching it at home. They have Temple and Georgetown coming up this month, hopefully we can make some noise. Pat Kennedy is turning the program around to where it was when I went to Towson. Back to back NCAA showings. Don't sleep on Pat's Cats this year!

That really amazes me that Kennedy is turning things around at Towson. He was pretty well disliked while he was here & didn't really seem to care about winning.

The Griz really struggled down in Orlando but I think they will be fine now that they have some games at home & they will be battled tested once the BSC season opens.

[andy7171]

That really amazes me that Kennedy is turning things around at Towson. He was pretty well disliked while he was here & didn't really seem to care about winning.

The Griz really struggled down in Orlando but I think they will be fine now that they have some games at home & they will be battled tested once the BSC season opens.
Really? I got the feeling that he built up Montana basketball. They went to the NCAAs with him didn't they?

[JALMOND]

Portland State is in a rebuilding year (as usual). Washington, the top scorer on the team last year, did not return this year, leaving us with only Morrison as a starter from last year. Still, we managed to beat Arizona State in Phoenix so far so we might surprise. New coach, new look, pretty much a new team. Adapting a wait and see approach (similar to the Blazers).

The college basketball team I've always followed has been Gonzaga, whose only loss was to Butler in the NIT preseason. Victories so far include North Carolina where Heitvelt shut down Hansbrough, and the latest, a blowout over Texas in Phoenix. However, PSU stayed close with the Zags for most of the game. Free throws at the end made the game look more of a rout than it really was. The Vikings could pull more surprises, and the Zags are showing they are more than just Morrison and Bautista.

[89Hen]

The Hens Men's squad will turn things around any game now. :rolleyes:

Nov. 14 Marist L 62-78

Nov. 17 at Albany L 67-87

Nov. 21 Rider L 67-77

Nov. 26 Cleveland State L 53-59

Nov. 29 at Loyola (MD) L 63-75

Dec. 3 Vermont L 55-57
Golly, I wasn't aware we had a men's basketball team. Is this new? Are they a club team? :bawling:

[Mountaineer]

The ASU team had a fantastic rally last night to beat El Cid down in Charleston.

So far the Apps are 5-2 (2-0) and leading the SoCon North. After the past couple of years I'm both shocked and awed. xlolx :rotateh:

[griz37]

Really? I got the feeling that he built up Montana basketball. They went to the NCAAs with him didn't they?

Kennedy barely took us to the Big Sky tournament, let alone the NCAAs. The last 2 years we got there w/Larry Kryskotviak. Kennedy did leave him some good recruits to work w/though.

[Killtoppers90]

WKU is 7-1 right now with wins over Georgia, Ball State, UAB and EKU. We recieved 8 first place votes this week and have 2 difficult games against SIU and Tennessee this week.

[griz37]

WKU is 7-1 right now with wins over Georgia, Ball State, UAB and EKU. We recieved 8 first place votes this week and have 2 difficult games against SIU and Tennessee this week.

Plus you guys play the Griz, I believe tommorow night.

[YoUDeeMan]

Our Women's team is much, much better and has received votes in the Top 25 poll.

Nov. 12 Villanova W 68-63

Nov. 14 at Boston College L 60-68

Nov. 17 American W 71-54

Nov. 24 vs. #20 Kentucky (Odwalla Classic 1st Round), W 86-70

Nov. 25 vs. San Francisco (Odwalla Classic Championship) W 71-47

Nov. 29 at Pennsylvania W 73-49

Dec. 3 at *Drexel W 65-53

Go Hen chicks! :hurray: :bow: :nod:

[BobbyMo]

Robert Morris is doing very well so far...

V. Flordia International U. Win 96-72
@Marshall U Win 73-69
V. New Hampshire Win 77-64
@Maine Win 55-43
@ Pittsburgh Loss 53-67
V. Duquesne Win 73-72

[crunifan]

UNI is doing well

7-1

Wins over...

Nicholls State
Pepperdine
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
South Dakota State
Iowa State
@ Bucknell
@ Iowa

And our loss was to #13 Washington in Seattle!

[HIU 93]

We are very down this year. However, with a new coach (a good coach, for a change), and an almost completely new lineup, we will take our lumps this year. This is more of a new construction than a rebuilding. I look for things to be back to the level we were between 2000 and 2002 very soon.

[AppGuy04]

The ASU team had a fantastic rally last night to beat El Cid down in Charleston.

So far the Apps are 5-2 (2-0) and leading the SoCon North. After the past couple of years I'm both shocked and awed. xlolx :rotateh:

I'm not shocked, we have everyone back from last year. We have the best all around guard in the conference IMO (DJ Thompson)

Don't forget, we get 6'8' 250 lb Donte Minter after the fall semester. He should be a force inside.

We have lost 2 games to ACC teams, so 5-2 is right where we need to be.

[Ivytalk]

Harvard is 4-3 so far in pre-Ivy play. I foresee yet another year of mediocrity.:bang:

[MoreheadEagle]

Morehead State is 3-3 going into tomorrows conference opener against Austin Peay.
11/10/2006 7:30 pm Penn State Away State College, PA 46 63 L
11/13/2006 7:00 pm Asbury Home Morehead, KY 80 57 W
11/17/2006 8:00 pm South Alabama Away Mobile, AL 55 70 L
11/21/2006 7:00 pm East Tennessee Home Morehead, KY 77 56 W
11/29/2006 7:30 pm Marshall Home Morehead, KY 80 81 L
12/2/2006 8:00 pm Western Illinois Away Macomb, IL 57 56 W

MSU is vastly improved this season and will surprise a lot of OVC teams.

[andy7171]

Kennedy barely took us to the Big Sky tournament, let alone the NCAAs. The last 2 years we got there w/Larry Kryskotviak. Kennedy did leave him some good recruits to work w/though.
His coaching profile says he finished 3rd in the BSC but won the league tourney and went to the NCAAs.

He is known for his recruiting. He had a nice team at DePaul, 4NBA players and Eddy Curry signed, not bad.

We won last night at W&M, 6-3 1-0! Whoo-hoo!

Up next HOSTING Temple next Saturday. Maybe I'll pack my girls up and catch a game!

[bison95]

UNI is doing well

7-1

Wins over...

Nicholls State
Pepperdine
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
South Dakota State
Iowa State
@ Bucknell
@ Iowa

And our loss was to #13 Washington in Seattle!

When is Drake on the schedule? UNI Iowa B-Ball Champs:hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

[griz37]

His coaching profile says he finished 3rd in the BSC but won the league tourney and went to the NCAAs.

He is known for his recruiting. He had a nice team at DePaul, 4NBA players and Eddy Curry signed, not bad.

We won last night at W&M, 6-3 1-0! Whoo-hoo!

Up next HOSTING Temple next Saturday. Maybe I'll pack my girls up and catch a game!

xlolx He might be the next George O'Leary embelishing his resume!

[pantherclaw]

When is Drake on the schedule? UNI Iowa B-Ball Champs:hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

UNI will play Drake twice in Conference play, once at drake and another time in the MAC. The women's team has played some tough competition, but is improving


Date Opponent / Event Location Time

11/10/06 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. L, 75-63
11/17/06 at Weber State Ogden, Utah L, 69-58
11/20/06 vs. Iowa State McLeod Center L, 80-74 (OT)
11/25/06 vs. Miami (Oh) Seattle, Wash. W, 73-66 (OT)
11/26/06 at Washington Seattle, Wash. L, 81-63
12/03/06 vs. Illinois-Chicago McLeod Center W, 66-50

they are 2-4 going into tonight's match-up against No. 1 Maryland. GO CATS.

[ncguitarplyr]

if app can pull off 1 or more of these ill be happy:

beat one of the 4 acc teams we play (already lost to 2 of em)
win the socon regular season (on track)
win the socon tournament (got to the semifinals last year)
win a ncaa tournament game (dunno if we've ever done that)

[andy7171]

xlolx He might be the next George O'Leary embelishing his resume!
"Kennedy coached the Grizzlies to a two-year record of 23-35. He picked up his 400th career victory when Montana downed Portland State 61-49 on January 11, 2003. Montana finished third in the Big Sky Conference in 2004-05 year but won the league’s tournament title to earn its sixth appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Four of the five starters for the Grizzlies were Kennedy’s recruits. The Grizzlies returned to the NCAA Tournament last year."
An excerpt from his profile on towsontigers.com

I guess its the wording thats confusing. I guess they made it the year after he left

[Killtoppers90]

WKU beat Montana on their home floor 81-65 to improve to 8-1 overall. SIU is next to play WKU in Diddle Arena this Saturday night.

[I Bleed Purple]

0-4 in state.
5-0 out of state.

Have a chance to win against an in state team Friday against Southern Utah.

Rahe will in two years have WSU back on their perch in the BSC.

[Sam_Kats]

The Kats beat #16 (mid major poll) Loyola Marymount 92-77 at home last night to push their record to 6-3.

[JoshUCA]

The Bears of UCA are finding it hard going in their first year of DI bball...they are sitting a 3-5 on the year with 0 wins over DI teams:
Day Date Opponent Location Time/Res Record
Fri 11/3 Central Baptist (Exhibition) Conway, Ark. W, 113-63
Sat 11/11 Central Methodist Conway, Ark. W, 71-53 1-0
Tue 11/14 St. Bonaventure St. Bonaventure, N.Y. L, 64-69 (ot) 1-1
Fri 11/17 Connecticut Hartford, Conn. L, 59-88 1-2
Sat 11/18 Mississippi Hartford, Conn. L, 61-75 1-3
Sun 11/19 Fairfield Hartford, Conn. L, 43-46 1-4
Wed 11/22 Mississippi Valley State Conway, Ark. L, 64-66 (ot) 1-5
Tue 11/28 Rhema Conway, Ark. W, 85-52 2-5
Sat 12/2 Texas College Conway, Ark. W, 81-64 3-5
Sat 12/9 Bowling Green Bowling Green, Ohio 1 p.m. CT
Sat 12/16 UMKC Kansas City, Mo. 7 p.m.
Wed 12/20 Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, Miss. 7 p.m.
Fri 12/29 Bucknell Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 4 p.m. CT
Sat 12/30 Marist/Northern Illinois Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 4/6:30pmCT
Thu 1/4 Texas-Arlington Arlington, Texas 7 p.m.
Sat 1/6 Texas State San Marcos, Texas 4 p.m.
Thu 1/11 Texas-San Antonio Conway, Ark. 7 p.m.
Sat 1/13 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Conway, Ark. 6 p.m.
Thu 1/18 Lamar Beaumont, Texas 7:05 p.m.
Sat 1/20 McNeese State Lake Charles, La. 3 p.m.
Thu 1/25 Southeastern Louisiana Conway, Ark. 7 p.m.
Sat 1/27 Nicholls State Conway, Ark. 6 p.m.
Tue 1/30 Ozarks (Ark.) Conway, Ark. 7 p.m.
Sat 2/3 Northwestern State Natchitoches, La. 2 p.m.
Wed 2/7 Stephen F. Austin Conway, Ark. 7 p.m.
Sat 2/10 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Texas 7 p.m.
Thu 2/15 Lamar Conway, Ark. 7 p.m.
Sat 2/17 McNeese State Conway, Ark. 6 p.m.
Thu 2/22 Southeastern Louisiana Hammond, La. 7 p.m.
Sat 2/24 Nicholls State Thibodaux, La. 5 p.m.
Sat 3/3 Northwestern State Conway, Ark. 6 p.m.

http://www.ucasports.com/sport.asp?action=schedule&sportid=6

[wkuhillhound]

WKU beat Montana on their home floor 81-65 to improve to 8-1 overall. SIU is next to play WKU in Diddle Arena this Saturday night.

WKU drops a heartbreaker to SIU 70 - 75 and now are (8 - 2) on the season. Next on the schedule are the University of Tennessee Vols in Knoxville, TN wish the Hilltoppers luck! WKU also plays at Nebraska some time in Feburary I believe.

[BigApp]

our baskeyball team is terrible. flat out sucks.

[AppGuy04]

our baskeyball team is terrible. flat out sucks.

are you kidding?

we are undefeated in the SoCon and have only lost to 3 ACC teams

We get Donte Minter(UVA transfer) this week

We have arguably the best player in the conference

We played horrible in the 1st half of the VT game, but otherwise have played well.

If 5-3 with 3 losses to ACC teams is horrible, then I'd hate to think what you thought of our 6-5 football team a few years back

[ncguitarplyr]

id say overall we are bad...and for a mid-major we are pretty good...and if you set realistic goals for our basketball team (like winning our conference regular season or conference tournament) i don't think you'll be dissapointed with our team

[RabidRabbit]

Men's team is STRUGGLING!!! :bang: :bang: :bang: NOT a typical Jackrabbit BB team.

Women's team is still in the RPI top 25, and Jacks have wins over Mid. Tn St., SoCal, Kansas, Virginia. Not eligible for NCAA's but hope to qualify for WNIT's. :eek: :eek:

[ngineer]

Lehigh limping along at 4-8. They've played a tough OCC schedule so far, with only two 'breathers'. I expect us to be in the hunt in PL this year, though.

[crunifan]

So far so good...

8-1 in Cedar Falls, only loss to top 25 Washington in Seattle!

[GeauxLions94]

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
Currently 5-4 (biggest win over Oregon State) after getting thumped Sunday at Florida State ... next up at Southern on Wednesday before facing Penn State, a Division III cupcake at home and Minnesota to close out the non-conference schedule

[ToreroTime]

USD had a big win over Cal this past weekend!

[th0m]

Basketball? Ouch....Is it football season yet? :(

Similar to Delaware, our men's team is horrible, yet our women's team is doing great.

[ngineer]

Well, we won our last game before exams last night over D-III Haverford by almost 50 points :rolleyes: So there was a nice 'feel good' game as they roll into the break and are now 5-8. PL conference comin' up.

[patssle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xronhaisyqY

highlights of our big win over Loyola Marymount.

[PenguinPride23]

4-6, coming off a win over UW-Mil. Next game 12/16 @ Robert Morris

[dbackjon]

Has Delaware won a game yet?

[th0m]

No.

[Mountaineer]

App squeeked by Georgia Southern tonight, 87-84. Phew.

7-3 (3-0 SoCon). :nod:

[mistersykes]

App squeeked by Georgia Southern tonight, 87-84. Phew.

7-3 (3-0 SoCon). :nod:

Yeah, except for VT, App has been impressive this year so far.:hurray:

[Mountain Panther]

We're 10-1 now. The Missouri Valley Conference is currently rated the #2 most difficult conference in the country, right behind the ACC. WOW.

[HiHiYikas]

7-3 (3 losses to ACC teams), 3-0 in the SoCon, 87-83 victory over Ga Southern this evening. Not too shabby.

[Lionsrking]

Southeastern Louisiana is 7-4 with road wins over Pac-10 Oregon State and Big Ten Penn State.

[roberb7]

Yeah, except for VT, App has been impressive this year so far.:hurray:

My alma mater, VT, has its ACC opener today, at home against Wake. This game should determine whether the Hokies have a good year or another not-so-good year.

My adopted team, UBC, is 11-0 in conference play, but they were 0-6 against D-I teams this year. They ran the table in conference play last year.

[EKU05]

EKU is a somewhat surprising 6-3 after losing its top 3 scorers to the tune of 44 points per game after last season. That included EKU's alltime scoring leader Matt Witt.

The Colonels blew a 6 point lead with under two minutes to play against Austin Peay the last time out to fall to 1-1 in the OVC, but go here if you want to see how EKU got to overtime in an eventual win over Murray State in the previous game.

http://www.ekusports.com/article.asp?articleid=82676

The Colonels take on Kentucky on Dec. 30 in Rupp Arena after two OVC games this coming week at Eastern Illinois and Tennessee-Martin.

One last group of stats about a much improved Colonel defense.

9 games played.
2 teams have broken 70 (Ohio State...74, and WKU...78)
1 other team has broken 60...James Madison's 66.
6 teams held under 60 in regulation (Murray State got into the 60s in OT after scoring only 58 in regulation).

[GeauxColonels]

Ummmm.....I would prefer not to talk aobut it! : smh : : smh : : smh :

[roberb7]

My alma mater, VT, has its ACC opener today, at home against Wake. This game should determine whether the Hokies have a good year or another not-so-good year.

The Hokies won 63-60. Seton Hall is next.

[DuckDuckGriz]

MY team - the Oregon Ducks - off to a 10-0 start and a #22 ranking.

UCLA comes to Eugene in January and Mac Court will be rockin'. :thumbsup:

[andy7171]

Dang! Towson loses a squeaker 70-75 to Temple. Falls to 6-4. Next up? Georgetown. Ugh. 6-5 here we come. Can't wait for the CAA season to start!

[EKU05]

EKU rolls Eastern Illnois on the road tonight. The final margin was 16...but it easily could have been 30...EIU made a huge run near the end of the game. The EKU defense continues to impress now having held 7 out of 10 teams below 60 and 8 out of 10 below 70.

[Mountaineer]

The Apps, 8-3 (3-0 SoCon), put a beating on Virginia, 6-2 (1-0 ACC), by a score of 80-69 at the San Juan Shootout.

:hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

Virginia's first loss against a SoCon school since a 64-63 loss to Davidson in 1974.

:nod: :nod:

[mistersykes]

The Apps, 8-3(3-0 SoCon), put a beating on Virginia, 6-2 (1-0 ACC), by a score of 80-69 at the San Juan Shootout.

:hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

Virginia's first loss against a SoCon school since a 64-63 loss to Davidson in 1974.

:nod: :nod:

Verrrry impressive! Watch out Davidson!

[AppGuy04]

our baskeyball team is terrible. flat out sucks.

Still think we suck?

8-3, 3-0, 1st in the SoCon, win over ACC Virginia

[EKU05]

Still think we suck?

8-3, 3-0, 1st in the SoCon, win over ACC Virginia

I get the same attitude from other Colonel fans sometimes. Among hardcore fans our football reputation is so strong historically, and our basketball sucked so bad until recently...that even Colonel fans are slow to accept that our basketball program isn't a joke anymore. I just wish we could get more people out to McBrayer Arena.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple's starting to show some life. We're sitting at 5-3 with a big a game against Drexel on Friday at the Liacouras Center. Drexel beat Syracuse tonight at the Carrier Dome and also beat Villanova at the ski lodge earlier this year. I think we could be in the running for a bid come March. Dunphy's a darn good coach and we have some solid players. The A-10 is ok at best with Xavier and Umass probabaly being the two best, Dayton and Rhody might be up there too. We play Drexel, Villanova and Duke in the next two weeks. If we could go 2-1 i'll be extremely excited. A 20-10 season will put us atleast in bubble talk.

[I Bleed Purple]

Yay. Finally won an in state game.

[Tech_fan]

Tennessee Tech beat Northwestern of the Big Ten yesterday 66-65. We play Vanderbilt today at the San Juan Shootout.

[AppGuy04]

I get the same attitude from other Colonel fans sometimes. Among hardcore fans our football reputation is so strong historically, and our basketball sucked so bad until recently...that even Colonel fans are slow to accept that our basketball program isn't a joke anymore. I just wish we could get more people out to McBrayer Arena.

Likewise, our attendance sucks, 1000 is a good night

[ASU Kep]

Still think we suck?

8-3, 3-0, 1st in the SoCon, win over ACC Virginia

I think we're dancin' this year. :nod:

[DetroitFlyer]

After tonight's win, Dayton is sitting at 10-1. Next two games are at Pitt and at North Carolina.... Not bad for a team picked to finish 6th in the A10in the preseason.

[crunifan]

UNI is 9-2

We start conference play next week. It's gonna be a blood bath in the MVC.

[EKU05]

EKU defeats Tennessee-Martin on the road 82-69 to move to 8-3 and 3-1 in the OVC. The Colonels were lead by 26 from Mike Rose including 7 threes (which ties a school record).

We now have 9 days to get ready for a 25 minute trip up I-75 to Rupp Arena to take on Kentucky.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

After tonight's win, Dayton is sitting at 10-1. Next two games are at Pitt and at North Carolina.... Not bad for a team picked to finish 6th in the A10in the preseason.

Dayton's been playing very well and might sneak into the top 25 on Monday if they keep up their winning ways. Bucknell scored a big win over Xavier. Bucknell isn't where it was the last couple of years and Xavier was one of the favorites in the A-10. I can't wait for the Temple-Drexel game on Friday. Should tell a lot about the Owls. Drexel is comming off wins over Villanova and Syracuse both on the opponents home court.

[Blue Hen Nation]

Delaware's pumping away at 0-8. :bawling:

[bandl]

Delaware's pumping away at 0-8. :bawling:
I saw a bit of UD on Comcast last night against Rhode Island (I think)....man, they are TINY! :eek: Wee little lads running up & down the court for the Hens this year. :nod:

[Umass74]

http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/umas/sports/m-baskbl/auto_wide/823436.jpeg



UMass is improving. We beat Louisville on their own court. Next up is Kentucky on Friday night. No team since 1997 has beaten Louisville and Kentucky back to back on their home courts.

[proasu89]

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UMass is improving. We beat Louisville on their own court. Next up is Kentucky on Friday night. No team since 1997 has beaten Louisville and Kentucky back to back on their home courts.
Good Luck. That would be impressive:thumbsup:

[poly51]

Cal Poly is 5-4 and just beat Northern Arizona 82-60. They play Fresno State this weekend in Fresno.

[brownbear]

Brown is 3-7 with a win over Providence but not much else. Brown has also beaten Wagner and Quinnipiac but has lost to Michigan State, Central Michigan, Navy, Northwestern, Army, URI and Albany. Hopefully they'll get a bunch of wins when Ivy League play starts in January. Unfortunately, I don't think they stand a chance to take the conference title and make March Madness.

[Grizzaholic]

Our Womens team is doing pretty good this year. 10-1, RPI 33

[EKU05]

Delaware's pumping away at 0-8. :bawling:

Should have hired Kevin Willard...

[EKU05]

http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/umas/sports/m-baskbl/auto_wide/823436.jpeg



UMass is improving. We beat Louisville on their own court. Next up is Kentucky on Friday night. No team since 1997 has beaten Louisville and Kentucky back to back on their home courts.

Has anyone had the chance since 1997? Still, I do think the minutemen are for real...and I'm rooting for our former EKU coach to do well. Enjoy him while you have him...most Big Blue fans are all but assuming he's the heir to the throne of the Evil Empire.

[Umass74]

Has anyone had the chance since 1997? Still, I do think the minutemen are for real...and I'm rooting for our former EKU coach to do well. Enjoy him while you have him...most Big Blue fans are all but assuming he's the heir to the throne of the Evil Empire.

I would think UMass will have his services for about four more years. He would have to make some noise before Big Blue would be able to hire him.

We're definitely a better team this year. Would like to see us make the dance...

[DinoDex200]

App State... San Juan Shootout Champs (http://goasu.com/article/10165/). Took out UVa, UCF and Vandy in consecutive days

[rmutv]

Update from BobbyMo's post:

Robert Morris is back to its winning ways. Stumbled a bit after splitting their two crosstown rivalry games (67-53 loss to Pitt and a 73-72 win at home versus Duquesne) and they started the Northeast Conference schedule a miserable 0-2. But they've bounced back with wins against Youngstown State of the Horizon League and Canisius of the MAAC.

7-3 (0-2 in the NEC) right now, just dropped out of the Mid-Major Top 25 polls last week. #153 in the RPI, a high ranking for an NEC team. Despite the two early NEC losses, Bobby Mo is still the prohibitive favorite in the NEC.

Next game is 12/30 versus Goucher College, followed up by the full-fledged NEC schedule.

As far as the ladies, they are 6-3 (1-0) right now. Their losses came at Marshall, hosting Coppin State, and at Pittsburgh. Like the men's team, they split the cross-town rivalry games (66-59 win over Duquesne, 79-69 loss to Pitt).

Other wins include Miami (OH), Kent State, Wagner (NEC), Youngstown State, and Ohio.

Next up is Longwood on 12/28, Bowling Green on 12/31, and then the full NEC slate.

[ngineer]

Lehigh just announced that our starting center, 6'10", 275 lb Jason Mgreboff suffered a hairline fracture of his shin in the last game before finals. Will be out until end of January. Team is currently 5-8 with big game on the road tonight AT RUTGERS. If we can keep it within 12 point loss I'd be happy...

[crunifan]

Lehigh just announced that our starting center, 6'10", 275 lb Jason Mgreboff suffered a hairline fracture of his shin in the last game before finals. Will be out until end of January. Team is currently 5-8 with big game on the road tonight AT RUTGERS. If we can keep it within 12 point loss I'd be happy...

Umm, Rutgers is absolutely dreadful this year. They are 5-5 with some REALLY lopsided loses.

Bradley beat them 101-72.

I don't care how bad Lehigh is, they have a shot at being Rutgers.

[roberb7]

The Hokies won 63-60. Seton Hall is next.

VT handed the Pirates a severe beating at Madison Square Garden, 80-61. The Hokies are for real.

[mistersykes]

VT handed the Pirates a severe beating at Madison Square Garden, 80-61. The Hokies are for real.

Good, cause they killed App's 10-3 squad.

[BearsCountry]

Missouri State is now 10-2, we are #27 in the AP poll this week.

[BigApp]

...I'd hate to think what you thought of our 6-5 football team a few years back

6-5 at Appalachian, with the schedule we play (in-conference and out) is not acceptable in football.

We've had a nice run so far in basketball, but the dog-days of February loom large. And will be a far better barometer of this team than a 3-day stint in a tournament where attendance was in the dozens.

[ngineer]

Umm, Rutgers is absolutely dreadful this year. They are 5-5 with some REALLY lopsided loses.

Bradley beat them 101-72.

I don't care how bad Lehigh is, they have a shot at being Rutgers.

Well, Rutgers is now 6-5 and has won 5 straight. They had a rough start but seem to have found a stride. Lehigh lost to the Scarlet Knights, 67-61 despite being up 48-38 in the second half. Mountain Hawks will be struggling without Mgrebof taking up some big space in the paint.

[jstate83]

Jackson State 100:thumbsup:
Utep 97

Nation's leading scorer Trey Johnson dropped 49 point's tonight in Arizona.:nod:
A new Sun Bowl and arena record. :thumbsup:
Playing that murder row of teams early is paying off.

[crunifan]

Well, Rutgers is now 6-5 and has won 5 straight. They had a rough start but seem to have found a stride. Lehigh lost to the Scarlet Knights, 67-61 despite being up 48-38 in the second half. Mountain Hawks will be struggling without Mgrebof taking up some big space in the paint.

I obviously didn't see the game, but I'm sure had the game been at Lehigh you guys would have won. Being up that much at the half and apparently without a key player shows you are (in my opinion) a better team.

[MR. CHICKEN]

IONA & DELAWARE...ARE THE ONLY TWO DIVISION ONE TEAMS....WHIFF OUT UH WIN...(PER DIS MORNIN'S NEWS JOURNAL)........: smh :....AWK!

[Umass74]

I posted when the Minutemen beat Louisville.

Now I have to report that Kentucky handled us 82-68 (http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/122206aaa.html) at Rupp Arena to drop UMass to 9-3.

[PantherRob82]

I posted when the Minutemen beat Louisville.

Now I have to report that Kentucky handled us 82-68 (http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/122206aaa.html) at Rupp Arena to drop UMass to 9-3.

Wow, thought you could take Kentucky. Not a good year in their eyes so far.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Drexel best team in Philly? Temple played well last night for a half but fell apart in the second and lost to the Dragons 69-54. I was hoping for a better performance from my owls but they still have a lot of work to do. I still think they'll improve considerably from now until March. This might be Drexel's best team in 20+ years. It's their first win over Temple since 1982.

[BlueHen86]

My second degree is from Drexel, glad to see them doing well. They are 8-2 withs wins over Villanova, St. Josephs, Syracuse and now Temple.

[I Bleed Purple]

Why can't games be five minutes?

Was ahead of Washington 21-12. Rest of the game wasn't so good.

[SunCoastBlueHen]

Out of 330 Division I basketball teams, Delaware is one of only two without a win (0-10). :eek: :eek: :eek: : smh : : smh : : smh :

[Ivytalk]

Out of 330 Division I basketball teams, Delaware is one of only two without a win (0-10). :eek: :eek: :eek: : smh : : smh : : smh :

Is Iona doing anything this weekend??:confused: :D :o

[kats89]

Currently 7-5 after posting a win Friday night over Wisconsin-Milwaukee at home to extend our OOC home win streak to 28 games, third longest in the country. Starting SLC play next week and looking for great things to begin.

Our 5 losses are to UCLA, UC-Irvine, Southern Miss, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech.

[PantherRob82]

Why can't games be five minutes?

Was ahead of Washington 21-12. Rest of the game wasn't so good.

Washington is an odd team. Very incositstent. Should be there towards the end of the tourney once the freshman get more experience.

[jstate83]

Jackson State came up 1 point short last night against DRAKE in the SUN BOWL Championship.

Trey missed a 3 pointer at the buzzer.
Drake won 71-70.

[DinoDex200]

...a 3-day stint in a tournament where attendance was in the dozens.

Sounds like the exact thing to help us get ready for another SoCon Tourney in Charleston. :)

BTW, according to Ken Pomeroy...we are #13 in the RPI ratings. Pretty impressive. I know it will drop after conference play, but let's just hope all of the major conference teams we beat have banner years!!!

[umassfan]

I think its safe to say that UMass and Dayton are the two top FSC teams who play DI bball this season.

[crunifan]

I think its safe to say that UMass and Dayton are the two top FSC teams who play DI bball this season.

Did you forget about Southern Illinois, Missouri State, and UNI?

Not to mention Georgetown and Villanova...

[DinoDex200]

Did you forget about Southern Illinois, Missouri State, and UNI?

Not to mention Georgetown and Villanova...

The MVC is doing so well as a conference, it's almost silly to consider the conference Mid-Major anymore. It was kind of like when the A-10 was so strong back in the early to mid-90's.

[ncguitarplyr]

Interesting article at midmajority on whether the missouri valley conference is midmajor or not:



The Missouri Valley Conference

As I often say, if your #1 media market is Wichita, you’re going to have a problem getting love and representation in the big cities and in Bristol. And here’s a little preview of the next five years: no matter how many tournament bids the league gets, you’ll hear plenty of excuses about the consistency of individual teams within the conference, and whether it’s more convenient to measure that by Tournament runs or appearances is up to the pundit. It’s already happening, and it’s a shame.

The “Is the MVC a mid-major or not” debate is one of the most boring blah-fests ever devised. Yes, they play high-major quality basketball there, but they do it on pennies-on-the-dollar compared to the SEC, or even its former leaguemates in the Big XII. It’s a special case that deserves a separate table of its own, and as long as the talking heads devalue its accomplishments and keep Creighton (12-4 vs. the Big XII over the past decade, by the way) and Wichita State out of The Club, I’ll have no choice but to continually defend its honor. And trust me, I will.
http://www.midmajority.com/blog.php?id=487

[crunifan]

The MVC is doing so well as a conference, it's almost silly to consider the conference Mid-Major anymore. It was kind of like when the A-10 was so strong back in the early to mid-90's.

umassfan didn't say mid-major though. He said Dayton and UMass are the best basketball teams that also have FCS football.

Most MVC teams have FCS football. Therefore, I think he is dead wrong.

And I agree with you completely. MVC teams have brand new, amazing facilities. We are starting to keep our great coaches. We have the tournament teams. And we are slowly getting the deserved seeding.

[I Bleed Purple]

Washington is an odd team. Very incositstent. Should be there towards the end of the tourney once the freshman get more experience.
Yeah, I wasn't too impressed with them. Funny thing, their announcers (got a Washington feed into FSN) were gushing about a recruit and saying Weber State could only dream of getting a recruit that chose Washington over North Carolina. I could say we had better coaches than Washington could ever dream of. Dick Motta. Phil Johnson. Can't remember any others off hand.

[PantherRob82]

Yeah, I wasn't too impressed with them. Funny thing, their announcers (got a Washington feed into FSN) were gushing about a recruit and saying Weber State could only dream of getting a recruit that chose Washington over North Carolina. I could say we had better coaches than Washington could ever dream of. Dick Motta. Phil Johnson. Can't remember any others off hand.

Was it Bob Weiss' FCS crew? They did our game with them and were horrible.

[EKU05]

I think its safe to say that UMass and Dayton are the two top FSC teams who play DI bball this season.


Both are very good, but I don't think that's an accurate statement. I agree with whoever through out Georgetown and Nova...and certainly a number of MVC teams should be looked at as well.

[PantherRob82]

Georgetown was rough in the NCAA tourney last year. Haven't seen them play yet this year.

[MR. CHICKEN]

LADS......DELAWARE.......HAS BEATEN LASALLE...58-56..:hurray:..TA BECOME 1-9........HENCE....LEAVIN'....IONA...0-10...AS DUH ONLY D-I....ROUNDBALL SQWAD.......WHIFF OUT..UH "W"!.........: smh :...BRAWK!

POOR GAELS!.....:splat:

[SunCoastBlueHen]

LADS......DELAWARE.......HAS BEATEN LASALLE...58-56..:hurray:..TA BECOME 1-9........HENCE....LEAVIN'....IONA...0-10...AS DUH ONLY D-I....ROUNDBALL SQWAD.......WHIFF OUT..UH "W"!.........: smh :...BRAWK!

POOR GAELS!.....:splat:

Mr. Chicken, don't sell the Hens short - we beet Niagra last night and are now 2-9 and are actually on a win streak!!!!

[MR. CHICKEN]

MAH MISTAKE SUNNY.......WHIFF ALL DUH HOLIDAY COMMOTION.....FO' GOT 'BOUT DUH NIAGRA GAME...AN' DIDN'T REALIZE....WE WON...71-53....:o....AWK!

AHHHH.....2-9..........:hyped:.........BRAWK!

[GOTOREROS]

USD is 9-4. We play Fresno State Saturday up in Fresno. Have not lost a game in December yet - knock on wood.....

[crunifan]

UNI starts conference play with a with against Bradley

UNI is now 10-2 heading into tonight's game AT Wichita State.

[PantherRob82]

UNI is now 10-2 heading into tonight's game AT Wichita State.

Go Panthers! :hurray:

[Henwatcher]

Hens are on a 2 game roll. Should be a lot of bricks hittin' the rims today at 4 when the Fightins' take on Holy Cross ( a loser to Niagara last night). Monte is headed for Coach of the Year honors.

[MR. CHICKEN]

HOLY COW....49-47...OVERAH OURAH HENS....NOW...2-10.....:(...AWK!

[HiHiYikas]

Just got back from the Siegel Center where App State overcame a double-digit second-half deficit to beat VCU 73-70.

Tough win, great game. ASU at 11-3.

[grizband]

UNI starts conference play with a with against Bradley

UNI is now 10-2 heading into tonight's game AT Wichita State.
UNI beats #16 Wichita State tonight, 63-59.

Congrats UNI!:hurray:

[I Bleed Purple]

Weber State, 2-0 in conference. 2-0 in conference ON THE ROAD.

[MR. CHICKEN]

UNI beats #16 Wichita State tonight, 63-59.

Congrats UNI!:hurray:

CHARLES KOCH......WILL NOT BE PLEASED WHIFF WICHITA'S EFFORT..: smh :..AWK!

HE OWNS DUH COMPANY AH WORK FO'....INVISTA......HE'S NOT PLEASED WHIFF....MAH EFFORT...EITHER....: smh :.........BRRAAAWWWWKKKKK!

[NDSUFREAK]

IOWA STATE TOMORROW! We need to win tomorrow to still be considered for the NIT.

[grizband]

IOWA STATE TOMORROW! We need to win tomorrow to still be considered for the NIT.
Is NDSU eligible for the NIT now that it is under the umbrella of NCAA control?

[chiapet9]

JMU won a game. we beat New Jersey Tech (who the heck?) 70-66

[FargoBison]

Is NDSU eligible for the NIT now that it is under the umbrella of NCAA control?

Our coach and players seem to be quite convinced we are eligible so I would say that we are.

[ncguitarplyr]

App beat VCU! they were #16 in the midmajor and we're #24...so i guess we should move up a couple spots now

[NDSUFREAK]

Is NDSU eligible for the NIT now that it is under the umbrella of NCAA control?

Yes, we are. But we arent eligible for the NCAA until 2008.

[crunifan]

I still am "SHOCKED" we beat Wichita State. This team definitely has tons of potential. We move to 11-2.

This next week we have home games against Evansville and SIU. The SIU one should be a battle! I believe this one is on ESPNU?

[Henwatcher]

HOLY COW....49-47...OVERAH OURAH HENS....NOW...2-10.....:(...AWK!


Once again, the Hens managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Just a sad situation in Hentown. Unfortunately, the 2-10 will probably become worse as the Hens get deeper in conference play. What Henderson did to that program is truly hard to believe.

[EKU05]

I was in Rupp Arena yesterday as EKU went toe to toe with Kentucky before falling 78-63...but it was only a 6 point margin with two minutes and change remaining. The margin was also 6 at halftime so UK's entire second half margin essentially came in the last two minutes with a sudden flurry of three pointers.

EKU F/C Darnell Dialls had a great game in a return to his hometown of Lexington except that he met with early foul drouble. Though Double D still had 15 points his minutes were limited in the second half, and thus the Colonels were unable to defend Randolph Morris as aggresively as we normally would have.

EKU leading scorer Mike Rose was held to only 7 points, but there was hot shooting on both ends of the court. Freshman Adam Leonard connected on 6/6 threes for EKU while Ramel Bradley drained 4/4 for UK.

There were over 23,500 on hand for what essentially amounts to a crosstown shootout.

The Colonels fall to 8-4 and remain 3-1 in OVC play. They have only OVC games remaining from this point on with the notable exception of competing in the ESPN Bracket Buster event in January...and hopefully a game or two in the NCAA tournament!

[HiHiYikas]

From RealTimeRPI.com. I'm not a big enough college basketball fan to keep up with RPI on a regular basis, but it's nice to see ASU near the top.

Rk School W-L RPI SOS Rk SOS Conf Conf W-L
1 UCLA 11-0 0.7273 2 0.6364 Pac10 1-0
2 Arizona 11-1 0.7226 1 0.6528 Pac10 2-0
3 Duke 12-1 0.6827 8 0.6140 Acc 0-0
4 Butler 12-1 0.6810 11 0.5910 Horiz 2-0
5 North Carolina 12-1 0.6697 10 0.5923 Acc 0-0
6 Kentucky 11-3 0.6600 3 0.6300 Sec 0-0
7 Drexel 8-2 0.6544 21 0.5826 Coln 1-0
8 Pittsburgh 12-2 0.6532 18 0.5869 Bige 0-0
9 UNLV 12-2 0.6494 19 0.5846 Mwest 0-0
10 Appalachian St. 8-3 0.6438 20 0.5840 South 3-0

http://realtimerpi.com/

[mistersykes]

Mountaineers have been very impressive so far! But that is out of date. App is 11-3 now.

Drexel showing some stuff as well!

[HiHiYikas]

Mountaineers have been very impressive so far! But that is out of date. App is 11-3 now.

Drexel showing some stuff as well!
Nah, it's current - it's leaving out 3 of ASU's wins against teams that don't play a primarily DI schedule, so they can't be used in calculating a teams' RPI. (109-71 over N. Greenville, 78-63 over Montreat, and 93-53 over Brevard are wins, but not any good for calculating RPI). Again, I don't completely understand RPI, but I did read that only teams playing a primarily DI schedule count.

I saw Drexel at VCU last season - Drexel looked very strong against a VCU team that can become absolutely atrocious in the second half. I'm pretty sure VCU blew another double-digit second half lead in that one too, but the Rams managed to hit a buzzer-beater to salvage a 2-point win.

[PantherRob82]

UNI beat #16 Wichita State on the road Saturday night, Huge win.

[mistersykes]

UNI beat #16 Wichita State on the road Saturday night, Huge win.

I saw that score! Nice win. Looks like you guys might make more noise with the boys this year.

[I Bleed Purple]

W L GB PCT W L PCT
Weber State 2 0 - 1.000 9 6 .600
Portland State 1 1 1 .500 10 5 .667
Eastern Washington 1 1 1 .500 7 7 .500
Montana 1 1 1 .500 7 8 .467
Northern Arizona 1 1 1 .500 6 7 .462
Sacramento State 1 1 1 .500 6 8 .429
Montana State 1 1 1 .500 4 11 .267
Idaho State 0 0 1 .000 5 8 .385
Northern Colorado 0 2 2 .000 2 12 .143

[I Bleed Purple]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/confstandings?confID=5

[HiHiYikas]

This week's mid-major poll, with several FCS schools in the top 25. So. Ill. is at #2, N. Iowa's in at #5, WKU #11, App State up to #15 (from being unranked, 2 weeks ago), etc.

http://www.collegeinsider.com/mmpoll/

[PantherRob82]

Andy Katz said he is putting UNI in his power 16 this week. If UNI wins both games this week they should break the top 25.

[MoreheadEagle]

Morehead State is now 8-5 overall and 4-1 in the Ohio Valley Conference. We're now in sole possession of 2nd place in the OVC. All this after winning just 4 games all last season.:hurray:

[EKU05]

Looking forward to next weeks Mountain Region showdown in Richmond, Eagle. We are 8-5 as well.

[crunifan]

Tonight UNI plays Evansville at home, and then on Saturday we host SIU. That will be a big game.

If UNI wins both of these, we will be 4-0 in MVC play and well on our way to our 4th straight NCAA tournament!

[crunifan]

One down, now to focus on the BIG game against SIU.

UNI is now 12-2, 3-0 in the Valley.

[th0m]

JMU has won 2 in a row, but against some of the worst teams around.

JMU 70
New Jersey Tech 66

JMU 62
Delaware 47

We are now 4-8, with some tough conference matchups next though...

[SunCoastBlueHen]

JMU has won 2 in a row, but against some of the worst teams around.

JMU 70
New Jersey Tech 66

JMU 62
Delaware 47

We are now 4-8, with some tough conference matchups next though...

Hey! We resemble that remark! :D

[th0m]

You could just as easily highlight JMU ;) At least you guys aren't winless anymore!

[wkuhillhound]

Western Kentucky defeated Troy in overtime 82 - 78 and now are 4 - 1 and 12 - 4 overall and next on the schedule Toppers are @ Nebraska Saturday evening in Lincoln. :nod: :cool:

[DinoDex200]

ASU up to #6 in Real Time RPI. I wonder at what point their RPI will start to drop thanks to conference games...

BTW, I find it kind of odd that Clemson, a team that spanked us is ranked below App, even though they're undefeated.

[mistersykes]

ASU up to #6 in Real Time RPI. I wonder at what point their RPI will start to drop thanks to conference games...

BTW, I find it kind of odd that Clemson, a team that spanked us is ranked below App, even though they're undefeated.

10 points. I'd call it more of a pat on the ass than a spanking.:D

[HiHiYikas]

ASU up to #6 in Real Time RPI. I wonder at what point their RPI will start to drop thanks to conference games...

BTW, I find it kind of odd that Clemson, a team that spanked us is ranked below App, even though they're undefeated.
It's not an actual ranking of teams, it's a composite rating that includes team X's own record, the records of the teams played by team X, and the records of the teams that have played teams that have played team X (3 degrees of schedule separation, with each degree outward counting less). Many RPI websites explain the formula.

Clemson's opponents apparently don't have as strong a combined record as ASU's opponents. The Mountaineers have played some teams with very good records, including Clemson (15-0), UVA (9-3), Va Tech (10-4), VCU (10-3), and Vanderbilt (10-4). All those ACC teams play stellar in-conference schedules, and the SEC and CAA aren't too shabby either, so the ripple effect helps ASU's RPI.

[MYTAPPY]

UVA spanking Gonzaga last night makes our win agianst the Cavaliers look REAL GOOD:thumbsup:

[MoreheadEagle]

Looking forward to next weeks Mountain Region showdown in Richmond, Eagle. We are 8-5 as well.

I'll be there. I never missed an MSU vs EKU matchup all through college and only missed one when I left. The game is on ESPN-U too so hopefully there will be a big crowd.

[crunifan]

Just to warn you Appalachian State fans, your RPI will start to decrease when you get further into conference play. Especially if you even lose just one game. All of the schools in the SoCon have such high RPI's and weak SOS.

[MR. CHICKEN]

BLUEHENS....ARE 2-11....AN' LOST BY 15...TA UH CRAPPY JMU....62-47.....WAIT TIL WE TAKE ON DREXEL...HOFSTRA.......VCU.....OL' DIM......TOWSON.....AN' DUH FINAL FOUR KILLERAHS.....GEORGE MASON.............:(....BRAWK!

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple's sitting at 6-6 with A-10 play about to begin. They played Duke tough for a half until they faded in the second half. I still think they can go 17-11 or so if they can get more scoring help in conference play. Our womens team has played really well and looks like they'll be headed to the tourney again. They're comming off a win over Florida and stand at 9-4. They had a chance to knock off Maryland at home a couple weeks back but ran out of gas the last 5 minutes and lost by 9.

[lizrdgizrd]

Just to warn you Appalachian State fans, your RPI will start to decrease when you get further into conference play. Especially if you even lose just one game. All of the schools in the SoCon have such high RPI's and weak SOS.
I think we're just trying to enjoy it while we're up there! :thumbsup:

[PantherRob82]

I think we're just trying to enjoy it while we're up there! :thumbsup:

good call. now get in the tourney an make a run. we really could use a tourney win this year. 3 straight L's. : smh :

[lizrdgizrd]

good call. now get in the tourney an make a run. we really could use a tourney win this year. 3 straight L's. : smh :
Yeah, our last tourney appearance was one and done. : smh :

[HiHiYikas]

Yeah, our last tourney appearance was one and done. : smh :
Both were one and done's - it is nice to be in position to anticipate going back to the tourney after a drought of only 7 years, instead of the previous 20-something. ASU skipped the whole 80's and 90's between tourney appearances last time.

[mistersykes]

Yeah, our last tourney appearance was one and done. : smh :

And too long ago!

[goasu984Life]

I would say that the Davidson/ASU game(s) will decide the conference regular season. The tournament will be something to see. Will have to head in that direction in March.

[mistersykes]

Anyone see the Socon as being a two-bid conference? It's a long shot, but it could happen. If ASU or Davidson keep up the pace and demolish the conference regular season, then falter at the end of the conference tournament, I think it could happen. Nobody else has an outstanding record so far.

[PantherRob82]

Anyone see the Socon as being a two-bid conference? It's a long shot, but it could happen. If ASU or Davidson keep up the pace and demolish the conference regular season, then falter at the end of the conference tournament, I think it could happen. Nobody else has an outstanding record so far.

only POSSIBLE chance is if you guys split the reg season, beat everyone else and play in the final of the conference tourney. IMHO.

[crunifan]

only POSSIBLE chance is if you guys split the reg season, beat everyone else and play in the final of the conference tourney. IMHO.

I agree. The rest of the SoCon is pathetically weak. Many teams with RPI's in the high 200s. The Davidson/Appalachian game will very likely produce the SoCon rep to the tourney.

[roberb7]

Virginia Tech 69, Duke 67 OT. At Durham.

Doesn't erase that meltdown against Georgia last week, but it helps.

[crunifan]

UNI beat SIU in a battle in Cedar Falls, 66-61!

UNI improves to 13-2 and 4-0 in the conference!

[DuckDuckGriz]

Just got back from watching Oregon upset #1 UCLA 68-66 at McArthur Court. :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod:

[HiHiYikas]

Mountaineers top UTC 77-63. ASU at 12-3 and 4-0 in SoCon play. I believe the guys on ASN said that this was the quickest the team ever reached 12 wins.

Nate Cranford with 30 points, school record in 3-pointers.

[wkuhillhound]

Western Kentucky loses to Nebraska 71 - 82 in Lincoln to fall to 12 - 5 on the season. Next game Thursday night against Florida International in Miami. Western Kentucky's losses are to Tennessee, Florida, Nebraska, Southern Illinois, and North Texas in conference play. They are doing excellent right now. :thumbsup:

[MR. CHICKEN]

THINK YER ROUNDBALL SQWAD......STINKS...LIKE UH PILE UH CLAM SHELLS......IN DUH SUMMERAH SUN?...............WELL DERE IS ALWAYS IONA....LADS......TA CHEER UP YER WINTER DREARIES....DUH "GAELS" 0-14......JES' LOST TA MARIST 87-65.........:rotateh:.....BRICK!........ER...UH.... ..UM.....BRAWK!

[crunifan]

UNI lost to Illinois State in Normal by 3 in OT.

21 lead changes and the biggest leads both teams had was 4 points.

UNI falls to 13-3 and 4-1 in MVC.

The MVC is TOUGH this year. I fear we will only get three bids to the tournament because our conference is so tough. :(

[lizrdgizrd]

UNI lost to Illinois State in Normal by 3 in OT.

21 lead changes and the biggest leads both teams had was 4 points.

UNI falls to 13-3 and 4-1 in MVC.

The MVC is TOUGH this year. I fear we will only get three bids to the tournament because our conference is so tough. :(
Only 3 bids?!?! The horror!!! ;)

[MoreheadEagle]

EKU handed Morehead only our second conference loss of the season. The Colonels led by 20 at the half and the Eagles pulled within 4 but were unable to make a stop. Final score 73-65 EKU. MSU is now in 3rd in the OVC behind Samford and Austin Peay.

Morehead had 16 turnovers in the first half. That's what killed us. Morehead wins the next one. We will defend the Johnson.:)

[andy7171]

Dang! Towson lost two close ones both in 2OT Gerogia State and VCU.
Thank God for Delaware, back to .500, 7-7. Next up George Mason! ESPN-U!

[ncguitarplyr]

looks like bracketology is gonna say socon is a 2 bid conference this week according to an insider article....appalachian state/davidson

[AppGuy04]

looks like bracketology is gonna say socon is a 2 bid conference this week according to an insider article....appalachian state/davidson

Won't happen IMO

[EKU05]

EKU handed Morehead only our second conference loss of the season. The Colonels led by 20 at the half and the Eagles pulled within 4 but were unable to make a stop. Final score 73-65 EKU. MSU is now in 3rd in the OVC behind Samford and Austin Peay.

Morehead had 16 turnovers in the first half. That's what killed us. Morehead wins the next one. We will defend the Johnson.:)

I drove in from Louisville for the game. Very uncharacteristic of Morehead to make that many turnovers, but the EKU defense was brutal in the first half. Certainly a few were unforced, but I give our guys a lot of credit for turning up the pressure. I thought we also got screwed on a few calls late, but that shouldn't have really mattered. I thought the real turning point for MSU was when Julian Mascoll missed that dunk. You could feel the momentum shift at that point.

One thing I noticed was that when the EKU players gathered at the free throw line to do their pre-game "dance and chant" thing that they do...Junior Darnell Dialls (one of three players for the 2005 NCAA tourament team) shook his head "no" and moved the guys out onto the Colonel logo at the center of the court and pointed down. A good reminder from a veteran on the importance of protecting the home court.

Also, it was good to see free throw practice pay off. Rather than watch the BCS title game a few nights ago the team met to work on its horrendous free throw shooting. The result was hitting our last 14 in a row including 8 in the final 1:10 to secure the win.

I'm not looking forward to the return engagement in Johnson Arena. That's going to be one of the toughest games left on our schedule.

[MoreheadEagle]

I'll give the Colonels credit. You all played a great first half. Don't you all play Samford next? I think that will be the one time this season that I'll root for EKU. Someone needs to beat the Bulldogs.

[BigApp]

looks like bracketology is gonna say socon is a 2 bid conference this week according to an insider article....appalachian state/davidson

bracketology is basing that on current RPI ratings, which will sink like a rock in a fish tank the deeper into conference play we SoCon members go.

[crunifan]

No way the SoCon is a two bid conference.

With so many of the teams in the SoCon with RPI's of 200s and even 300s (Elon), if you lose ONE game you are gonna shoot back. Heck, you are gonna even fall a little when you win because the RPI of these teams are so bad and the teams behind you (Appalachian and Davidson) are playing (and beating) beater teams so they will eventually jump over you.

The ONLY way the SoCon gets two bids is if Appalachian beats Davidson and both Davidson and Applachian win every other game and meet each other for the SoCon championship with Davidson winning that match-up.

As for the MVC, we have 4 arguably 5 teams worthy of a NCAA bid. But since it is so tough from top to bottom (Drake has the worst RPI and is 108 and 6 teams are in the top 50) they will beat up on each other. I think four is likely, but 3 is a possibility!

[Col Hogan]

So far, 12 & 4...biggest win of the year versus Louisville in their hoouse.


11/11/06 vs. Dartmouth W, 98-61
11/17/06 vs Oakland at Colonial Classic, Pittsburgh W, 65-56
11/18/06 at Pittsburgh (Colonial Classic) L, 85-68
11/19/06 vs. Northeastern at Colonial Classic, Pittsburgh W, 79-56
11/22/06 vs. St. Francis (NY) W, 63-49
11/25/06 at Jacksonville State W, 100-69
11/28/06 at Savannah State W, 72-49
12/02/06 vs. Boston College L, 84-73
12/06/06 at Boston University W, 56-54
12/09/06 at Central Connecticut State W, 79-66
12/13/06 at Louisville W, 72-68 :hurray: :hurray:
12/22/06 at Kentucky L, 82-68
12/28/06 vs. Yale W, 78-69
01/02/07 vs. Miami L, 72-71
01/06/07 at La Salle W, 79-71

[BigApp]

I should've added "unfortunately" to the end of my previous post ^^^

[EKU05]

I'll give the Colonels credit. You all played a great first half. Don't you all play Samford next? I think that will be the one time this season that I'll root for EKU. Someone needs to beat the Bulldogs.

No...we host EIU on Saturday. That's already our second encounter in the Panthers this year. Then we head out on the Alabama road trip, but we stop at Jacksonville State before heading onto Birmingham to face Samford.

If Samford loses a game or two the OVC will be possibly the most wide open league in the country. I think we match up well sith Samford just because their "Princeton" offense won't throw us off our game the way it does with most teams. We play a variation of it ourselves...EKU basically runs the same offense that West Virginia does.

[OL FU]

We play Davidson tonight. I will let you know after that game:rolleyes:

[AppGuy04]

We play Davidson tonight. I will let you know after that game:rolleyes:

Not a bad showing, leading at halftime, but fall 71-63

[AppGuy04]

Butler just went to OT with 6-10 Illinois-Chicago

[Ivytalk]

Schitty! We even lost to frickin' Dartmouth, and even quadriplegics beat Dartmouth!:nod: :o

[AppGuy04]

Butler goes down 73-67, new #1 in the mid major poll??

[crunifan]

Probably Missouri State next week...

UNI and SIU both lost, although if UNI beats Creighton and SIU beats Missouri State, there could be little change...

[I Bleed Purple]

Don't see many UM or MSU fans in this thread...

Hopefully it'll stay that way.

4-1 in conference, hope to be 5-1 on a back-to-back tomorrow.

[SunCoastBlueHen]

The Hens lost a heart breaker, 83-48, to Old Dominion last night to fall to 2-14.

[andy7171]

The Hens lost a heart breaker, 83-48, to Old Dominion last night to fall to 2-14.
LOL At least they kept it close.

ODU is a good team though.

[OL FU]

Not a bad showing, leading at halftime, but fall 71-63

That is a loss to both Davidson and Greensboro at home:nono:

[BigApp]

We play Davidson tonight. I will let you know after that game:rolleyes:

j/c, why was this game played at the Bi-Lo center?

[ngineer]

Despite their losing OOC record, the Mountain Hawks have had two very nice wins to start the PL regular season, knocking off Navy by 10 points last night. Some of the big youngsters are picking up the slack in Mgrebof's injury absence. Showing a lot of promise for the future..

[3rd Coast Tiger]

We all are very young into conference play but we are currently 3-0 and 7-7 overall. This weekend, we play Jackson State and the leading scorer in the nation Trey Johnson averaging 29.6 ppg.

[I Bleed Purple]

5-1 in conference after a 20 point win over Sac. State.

[andy7171]

UGH!
Towson got the beat down at home by George Mason, 73-44. Quite embarrassing.

[OL FU]

j/c, why was this game played at the Bi-Lo center?

Here is my opinion.

Furman used to be located in dowtown Greenville. Even after moving out of Greenville the basket ball and football games were still played in downtown Greenville for many years. Football Sirrine STadium and basketball - the old textile hall ( where Selvy scored 100 points) and the Memorial Auditorium. Football moved on campus in '81 I think. Basketball much later. So while Clemson still had more fans there was something to be said for Furman being Greenville's team. Additionally, during the 50's 60's and 70's Furman was a very good basketball program and drew fans from around the Greenville area. My recollection is that the auditorium which seated 6000 was consistently sold out during the 70's. I have talked to many people (without connection to Furman) who lived in Greenville and went to the basketball and football games that were played in Greenville. That is rare these days.

I have made a short story long, but the history helps the answer. I think Furman is trying to do something that it lost when it moved out in the country and that is re-connect as Greenville's team. It will not be easy.

[ngineer]

j/c, why was this game played at the Bi-Lo center?

That's the arena's real name??? Why not 'Sell High'?:D What does it stand for????:confused:

[Mountaineer]

j/c, why was this game played at the Bi-Lo center?

That's the arena's real name??? Why not 'Sell High'?:D What does it stand for????:confused:

Bi-Lo is a grocery store chain. :p Operates in NC, SC, GA and TN. xlolx

Been there for a few concerts and it is a fairly nice building. :nod:

[ngineer]

[QUOTE=ngineer]

Bi-Lo is a grocery store chain. :p Operates in NC, SC, GA and TN. xlolx

Been there for a few concerts and it is a fairly nice building. :nod:

Thanks! ( I think..I hope your teams 'produce' alot in there!) And here I thought I the other possibility had something to do with J-Lo...;)

[ngineer]

Crusaders dumped the Bucknell Bison tonight 65-60. Way to go! Nice to see "the Bubble" popped a little...;)

[The Gadfly]

We're not doin' too well starting off. BUT, as of today we're still tied for first with Winthrop in the Big South ;) .

[ngineer]

Mountain Hawks Wrestling team travels to Annopolis tomorrow to take on Navy at 6:45 p.m. at Halsey Field House. Navy almost knocked of Oklahoma State last week, losing 19-17. Lehigh will be without two starters at 165 and 174, so I would call this a slight edge to the Midshipmen, but still close enough that bonus points should be the difference.
Earlier in the day, the basketball team travels to West Point to take on the Black Knights of the Hudson. A win will have the Mountain Hawks tied for first place in the Patriot League with Holy Cross, at 3-0. Team seems to be playing great defense right now, which should bode well against an Army team that appears to have some offensive trouble of late.

[BigApp]

Why not 'Sell High'?:D What does it stand for?

They do! But their still cheaper than the Albertsons and Harris-Teeter.

They're a grocery store chain. You may recognize them as Tops. It's the same company.

[roberb7]

Virginia Tech 94, North Carolina 88
Hokies now 3-0 in ACC play, have pretty much clinched their first NCAA tournament bid since 1996.

[ncguitarplyr]

apps lost a 1pt heartbreaker to elon today....never felt so cheated in my life...worst refs in the world...if they had called any of the 3 painfully obvious fouls in the last minute we would have won the game

[proasu89]

apps lost a 1pt heartbreaker to elon today....never felt so cheated in my life...worst refs in the world...if they had called any of the 3 painfully obvious fouls in the last minute we would have won the game
You have to take matters into your own hands and not let the absolute worse group of college officials decide your game for you. I couldn't be there today. Was TV Teddy responsible?

[griz37]

The Griz just beat Montana St. which gets us to 8-9 overall & 2-2 in Big Sky play.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Well Temple officially sucks right now. After starting the season a respectable 6-4 and playing well in most of the loses we've lost 5 in a row and stand at 6-9 and 0-3 in the "ehh" A-10. I thought Dunphy would have brought this team along better by now but we seem to be getting worse. Very dissapointing. The year before my Fr. year we made it to the Elite 8 and lost a heart breaker to Michigan State to deny us a trip to the Final 4. I arrive on campus and our streak of tourney's made which was one of the longest of all time comes to and end and the spiral downward has continued.

[EKU05]

EKU plays terrible, but just well enough to clip a struggling EIU team and improve to 10-6 (5-3 OVC). You can watch Julian Mascoll's game winner right here...

http://www.ekusports.com/article.asp?articleid=83114

Also, in the two EKU home games this week there were a total of 7 kicked balls. Four of them were today including three by EKU occuring over the span of only two EIU posessions. It was a little bizzare.

[MoreheadEagle]

Morehead State beats UT-Martin 70-48. 6-2 in the OVC and nipping at the heels of league leading Samford.
BTW. There needs to be an AGS for basketball.

[OL FU]

j/c, why was this game played at the Bi-Lo center?

That's the arena's real name??? Why not 'Sell High'?:D What does it stand for????:confused:

It is the same old story. Contribute enough money and we would call it the "ngineer center":nod: :D

[AppGuy04]

apps lost a 1pt heartbreaker to elon today....never felt so cheated in my life...worst refs in the world...if they had called any of the 3 painfully obvious fouls in the last minute we would have won the game

doesn't matter, we shouldn't have been that close to a 3 win team:rolleyes:

[MYTAPPY]

Apps need to rebound big tonight after the tough loss to Elon.
Western is tied with us atop the North Division.

[AppGuy04]

Apps need to rebound big tonight after the tough loss to Elon.
Western is tied with us atop the North Division.

Not anymore, whooped that ass, led by 15-20 throughout the game. Won by 9, never was close.:hurray:

[lizrdgizrd]

Not anymore, whooped that ass, led by 15-20 throughout the game. Won by 9, never was close.:hurray:
Sure was nice to be able to watch that game! Holmes was a bit empty though.

[yoself09]

Not anymore, whooped that ass, led by 15-20 throughout the game. Won by 9, never was close.:hurray:

:asswhip: :asswhip: :asswhip:
:beerchug:
DJ is insanly fast
and Western just couldnt stop the inside game
btw did anyone hear the students chanting "we want florida!"
lmao i love it
11th in the RPI nice to have something to talk about during bball season
:thumbsup:

[lizrdgizrd]

:asswhip: :asswhip: :asswhip:
:beerchug:
DJ is insanly fast
and Western just couldnt stop the inside game
btw did anyone hear the students chanting "we want florida!"
lmao i love it
11th in the RPI nice to have something to talk about during bball season
:thumbsup:
Don't get used to it. It'll start dropping soon. RPI is going to get killed with all the SoCon opponents.

[yoself09]

Don't get used to it. It'll start dropping soon. RPI is going to get killed with all the SoCon opponents.


as long as App keeps winning it shouldnt drop that much
the SoCon is strong this year
look for a sweet 16 banner in the center next year:thumbsup:

[AppGuy04]

Don't get used to it. It'll start dropping soon. RPI is going to get killed with all the SoCon opponents.

The last 10 days have all been SoCon opponents. Has an RPI come out since then? Did we drop?

On a side note, DJ is only 4 assists away from being 2nd place all time for career assists, and is now the ASU career leader in steals

[lizrdgizrd]

The last 10 days have all been SoCon opponents. Has an RPI come out since then? Did we drop?

On a side note, DJ is only 4 assists away from being 2nd place all time for career assists, and is now the ASU career leader in steals
Per http://kenpom.com/rpi.php - 49 Appalachian St.

Per http://teamrankings.com/ncb/8powerratings.php3 - 40. Appalachian St (10-4)

Per http://www.cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/polls/rpi/index1 - 39 Appalachian State

Per http://realtimerpi.com/ - 47 Appalachian St.

Those are as of 1/15 or 1/16 depending on the site.

[yoself09]

Per http://kenpom.com/rpi.php - 49 Appalachian St.

Per http://teamrankings.com/ncb/8powerratings.php3 - 40. Appalachian St (10-4)

Per http://www.cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/polls/rpi/index1 - 39 Appalachian State

Per http://realtimerpi.com/ - 47 Appalachian St.

Those are as of 1/15 or 1/16 depending on the site.

the announcers could be wrong but they were talking about App being 11th in the RPI
was that of last night or did ASU fall that much in one night:confused:

[lizrdgizrd]

the announcers could be wrong but they were talking about App being 11th in the RPI
was that of last night or did ASU fall that much in one night:confused:
They may have been going off old RPI data. I'm pretty sure we were up there fairly recently.

[crunifan]

Yeah, before the Elon loss Appalachian was top ten in the RPI. But with Elon's atrocious RPI, it took a HUGE sack to Appalachian's RPI. That loss to Elon just ruined any realistic hope for Appalachian's at-large bid hopes.

[AppGuy04]

Yeah, before the Elon loss Appalachian was top ten in the RPI. But with Elon's atrocious RPI, it took a HUGE sack to Appalachian's RPI. That loss to Elon just ruined any realistic hope for Appalachian's at-large bid hopes.

I honestly don't think a SoCon team could have gotten an at large bid anyways. Yes we beat UVA, but SOS does nothing if you lose them all. We rebounded well last night, so I think its a two horse race. I also think Davidson realizes that, as they have been playing mighty well. Who knows, if they both win out other than when they face each other, they could both make it.

[MYTAPPY]

Davidson crushed the Citadel last night....shucks
I hope App doesn't look past UNCG tomorrow night in anticipation for the Davidson matchup on Saturday.
Which by the way I will be in attendance Saturday. Its a short drive for me from Charlotte.
Any other App fans making the trip to Belk Arena??

[lizrdgizrd]

I honestly don't think a SoCon team could have gotten an at large bid anyways. Yes we beat UVA, but SOS does nothing if you lose them all. We rebounded well last night, so I think its a two horse race. I also think Davidson realizes that, as they have been playing mighty well. Who knows, if they both win out other than when they face each other, they could both make it.
I think App's only hope is for Davidson to stumble against a SoCon foe. Then the head-to-head and the championship will determine if an at-large bid is reasonable.

[AppGuy04]

I think App's only hope is for Davidson to stumble against a SoCon foe. Then the head-to-head and the championship will determine if an at-large bid is reasonable.

Don't think Davidson will go undefeated in conference, but it would be nice to have the "big showdown" between 1 loss or 0 loss in conference teams

[poly51]

The Cal Poly Basketball team is struggling but in the last week they have knocked off UC Davis and Sac State.

[crunifan]

The reason I say Appalachian can't get an at large, is because your RPI is out of the thirties range (where at larges come from)and the SoCon teams have such high RPIs that you can't get back in there.

[AppGuy04]

The reason I say Appalachian can't get an at large, is because your RPI is out of the thirties range (where at larges come from)and the SoCon teams have such high RPIs that you can't get back in there.

True, but between us and Davidson, probably the only 2 worthy of an at large, Davidson doesn't have the SOS we have

[roberb7]

Florida State 82, Virginia Tech 73
Hokies now 3-1 in ACC play. Well, at least Notre Dame lost.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple broke a 5 game losing streak tonight with a win over 12-6 St. Louis. Hopefully we can use this win to get things moving in the right direction.

[MR. CHICKEN]

BLUEHENS..WERE RAPED ON OURAH OWN COURT.....BY GEORGIA STATE......UH SQWAD DAT....COULDN'T OUT SCORE.....OR...OUT 'BOUND.....DUH "MIDGETS FO' CHRIST" TRAVELIN' TEAM FROM..BAYTOWN, TEXAS.....DAMN DEM BAPTISTS...AWK!

PRAISE DUH LORD......FO' IONA!

[bandl]

I saw on the ticker this morning that the JMU men's (really, they're just boys playing in a men's game) basketball team beat ODU 72-65. Did that really happen?? JMU's b-ball team sucks HARD! I don't think they've beaten ODU since the 1980's. :confused:

[th0m]

Haha true story! Apparently we rushed the court ;) 4 players in double figures!

Check out the madness on the CAAZone: http://www.caazone.com/boards/viewforum.php?f=6

[Umass74]

UMass (13-4) @ Xavier (12-5) on national TV (ESPN) at 7:00 pm eastern time.

Should be a good game.http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/011507aaa.html

[ncguitarplyr]

well app just lost by 4 to uncg...only chance at socon being a 2bid conference is if davidson wins out and loses to app (or someone else) in the socon tournament championship...app vs davidson sat is gonna be a great game...im gonna be there

[ngineer]

Lehigh hung on to beat Colgate last night 60-59 and Bucknell rallied to just get by Lafayette, 67-61, after trailing most of the game. Holy Cross is still leading Lehigh and Bucknell by a game at 4-0, but the PL is showing signs of being a very balanced league this year. No one is going undefeated in regular season, and I wouldn't be surprised to see a tie for first with teams having a 11-1 or 12-2 records.