Becker (3-0) won over Preseason #1 pick Elms (2-1) in front of their home crowd and got the #1 seed in the standings..

Wheelock (2-1) won over Southern Vermont (1-2) in a very close one by 2 points and hold off the #2 seed..

Newbury (2-1) got the W at home vs Lesley (1-2) and get a seeding in the winning column..

This weeks suprise was Mitchell (1-3) winning over D. Webster (0-2) and getting their 1st conference win this year..

This week's schedule somehow will shape up the top 3-4 spots in the conference... This week's most exacting game will be played between Elms and Wheelock..

conference games are started.. Elms and Wheelock both had great starts.. Elms cruise thru Newbury easily but no-one really expexted Wheelock to win by huge margin..Wheelock is improved alot and showing lots of intensity to be in top 2... since the loss of Jenel Russell, Mitchell is struggling..it seems like if they dont get him soon it will be a very tough season for Mitchell..

also, gotta give Lesley a credit as well.. They got the win aganist D.Webster and suprised alot of people around the league.. Behind their big man Trejo, they will be a playoff contender.. Tough loss for D.Webster tho... SVU's Spratling had very strong game with 34 points but they fell short aganist Becker..

top 4 teams in the current standings are facing each other on Tuesday the 12th.. Elms hosting Lesley and Wheelock hosting Becker..so there will be only 2 undefeateds left on Tuesday night.. while Mitchell is hosting Newbury to keep their playoff hopes alive..

RWU, Elms, Gordon, Wheaton, Gordon

What are you guys think abouth the preseason rankings at NECC?

1-Elms, 72(8)
2-Becker, 60
3-Daniel Webster, 56
4-Wheelock, 48
5-Mitchell, 38
6-Southern Vermont, 31
7-Lesley, 25
8-Newbury, 22

I think top 4 teams will remain the same with few changes in standings. I think Elms is the team to beat w/o question, then Becker, D. Webster, and Wheelock are pretty similar and will compete to get that 2nd spot and 1st round by at conf tournay and perhaps one of them might beat Elms this year! Mittchell and St. Vermont will push to get their spots in conf tournay and they still have a chance to shake the top 4 out and sneak in there to host a conf tournament game. For Lesley and Newbury, I think it will be another tough year for them this year.

Yes I agree, Wheelock has a chance to go 11-0 or 10-1 before the conference play (Gordon is a tough opponent for everyone, that game will be worth of watch). They beat UNE and Emmanuel without their starting PG, so that is impressive! As BornBalla mentioned, NECC will be interesting to follow this year.

How about Salem State? It seems like they are not off to a good start!

I think people need to start giving some credit to Wheelock...So far, they are 4-0 and beat quality teams (WIT, Springfield, UNE, and Emmanuel) and they are off to a pretty good start.. I think Elms will have a competition this year at NECC...

any news from scrimmage/exhibition games in NECC?? I heard Wheelock beat UMass Boston by 30 pts..isnt that impressing for a new program!?!