Top 25 discussion

[sac]

Talismanred.com

I found this one to be highly flawed, as it only includes NAIA or non-NCAA teams if they played an NCAA team.  Only counting the stats from those games and not the complete NAIA teams schedule.


Massey is supposed to update his rating after this upcoming weekend, so new rankings on Monday maybe.

[Ethelred the Unready]

#3 and #4 both lost, so the battle for first is clearly Rochester vs. IWU (though #6 UWEC is undefeated also).  Rochester has been idle since the last poll, while IWU has racked up three more wins (albeit not very impressively).  Rochester led by only 6 points in the last poll - who is #1 this week?

As a Titan, I'd take the honor (a #1 bullseye-on-the-back is not THAT much worse than a #2 ), but what predict ye?

Well, Rochester retains #1, but the gap falls to 4 points.  UWEC jumped to #3, but with enough of a point gap that their rise probably is stalled unless UR or IWU falls (though IWU no longer has any ranked teams on the horizon, while UR and UWEC both do).

Hopefully UR solidified their position with a win at #5 Brandeis last night.  #13 NYU awaits tomorrow.

And thanks for the efforts of all on the women's ranking question I asked the other day.  Appreciate the hekp

[deiscanton]

After Rochester's win last night at Brandeis, I would at least put the Yellowjackets right up there with Illinois Wesleyan right now.  I thought that Illinois Wesleyan had a more impressive resume for #1 before last night's game between Rochester and Brandeis because of Illinois Wesleyan's wins at Wash U and at Chicago this season.  Rochester has never beaten Wash U at the Wash U Field House in UAA play.

As the D3Hoops.com poll has Rochester ranked at #1 before last night's game, this should solidify the ranking unless NYU beats Rochester at the Coles Center on Sunday afternoon.  If I am stuck at home due to the weather, I will listen to that game and check the Brandeis/Carnegie Mellon live stats.

As for Brandeis, I would drop the Judges down 3 spots, but only because the loss to Rochester happened on Brandeis's home floor.  Brandeis's 51% shooting effort last night and 40% from 3 pt. land would have been enough to beat Rochester most of the time at Auerbach Arena.  On a neutral court or at the Palestra in Rochester, that effort would probably have been enough not to even drop Brandeis from the current ranking in the polls--  However, Brandeis lost to the better team last night.

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

Top 25
#1 Rochester (11-0): def. Scranton, 49-38; def. #5 Brandeis, 66-62; def. #13 New York University, 65-55
#2 Illinois Wesleyan (12-0): def. Augustana, 65-46; def. Carthage, 72-48
#3 UW-Eau Claire (12-1): def. UW-Superior, 48-43; LOST at #4 UW-Whitewater, 61-73
#4 UW-Whitewater (14-1): def. #38 UW-La Crosse, 70-61; def. #3 UW-Eau Claire, 73-61
#5 Brandeis (11-1): def. Rhode Island College, 77-47; LOST (at home) to #1 Rochester, 62-66; def. Carnegie Mellon, 65-44
#6 Oglethorpe (13-1): def. Maryville (Tenn.), 70-58; def. Sewanee, 78-49
#7 Amherst (13-0): def. Wesleyan, 57-54; def. Williams, 76-46
#8 Hope (10-1): def. Kalamazoo, 103-44; def. Trine, 83-72
#9 Thomas More (11-2): def. Grove City, 74-41; LOST at T#31 Washington and Jefferson, 62-68
#10 UW-Stevens Point (13-1): def. Lawrence, 80-39; def. UW-River Falls, 71-51; def. UW-Platteville, 75-46
#11 Simpson (13-1): def. Luther, 73-43; def. Loras, 80-52
#12 DeSales (9-2): def. Eastern, 83-46; LOST (at home) to Alvernia, 66-68
#13 New York University (11-1): def. Carnegie Mellon, 55-42; LOST (at home) to #1 Rochester, 55-65
#14 George Fox (13-0): def. Lewis and Clark, 59-39; def. Puget Sound, 52-47
#15 Tufts (9-1): def. Emmanuel, 65-55; def. Bates, 66-55
#16 Howard Payne (11-2): LOST at Texas-Tyler, 58-61
#17 Mary Washington (9-2): LOST (at home) to #26 York (Pa.), 72-77
#18 Moravian (12-1): def. Alvernia, 80-64; def. Juniata, 82-55; def. Susquehanna, 73-62
#19 Messiah (10-2): def. Hood, 79-23; def. Elizabethtown, 73-42
#20 Southern Maine (12-1): def. Husson, 81-64; def. Colby, 75-66; def. #37 Eastern Connecticut, 72-64 OT
#21 Chicago (9-3): LOST (at home) to #28 Washington U., 50-54
#22 Kean (11-3): def. Rowan, 82-48; def. Ramapo, 86-50
#23 Marymount (10-2): def. Wesley, 74-63
#24 Whitman (11-2): def. Linfield, 70-55; def. Willamette, 61-34
#25 Texas-Dallas (11-2): def. Hardin-Simmons, 83-82; def. Texas Lutheran, 88-66; def. Schreiner, 75-56

Others receiving votes
#26 York (Pa.) (12-1): def. #17 Mary Washington, 77-72; def. Salisbury, 78-44
#27 St. Benedict (10-1): def. St. Olaf, 68-48; def. Augsburg, 67-42; def. Concordia-Moorhead, 77-53
#28 Washington U. (9-3): def. Webster, 78-46; def. #21 Chicago, 54-50
#29 Muhlenberg (9-2): def. McDaniel, 77-76 OT; def. Gettysburg, 69-56
#30 Bowdoin (11-3): def. Maine-Farmington, 78-41; LOST at Bates, 59-64; def. Emmanuel, 75-50
T#31 Emory (8-3): def. Agnes Scott, 85-45; LOST at Case Western Reserve, 66-90
T#31 Washington and Jefferson (12-1): def. Thiel, 82-46; def. #9 Thomas More, 68-62
#33 St. Norbert (7-4): LOST at Beloit, 52-65; def. Ripon, 68-64
#34 DePauw (11-3): def. Birmingham-Southern, 80-48; def. Rhodes, 85-51
#35 Capital (8-3): def. Mount Union, 67-53; LOST at Ohio Northern, 59-60
#36 Trinity (Texas) (10-3): def. Southwestern, 57-48
#37 Eastern Connecticut (9-2): def. Worcester State, 72-35; LOST at #20 Southern Maine, 64-72 OT
#38 UW-La Crosse (10-4): LOST (at home) to #4 UW-Whitewater, 61-70; def. UW-Stout, 75-56
T#39 Gustavus Adolphus (8-3): LOST at Macalester, 71-88; def. St. Olaf, 57-40; LOST at Hamline, 58-63
T#39 McMurry (9-3): def. University of the Ozarks, 66-48; def. LeTourneau, 85-54; def. East Texas Baptist, 84-54
T#39 Westfield State (10-3): LOST at Keene State, 41-62; def. Bridgewater State, 80-74
#42 Wilmington (10-3): def. Ohio Northern, 63-62 OT; LOST at Mount Union, 74-88

Other teams to watch (as suggested by posters on this board)
--- Adrian (10-3): LOST (at home) to St. Mary's (Ind.), 69-74; def. Kalamazoo, 69-56
--- Greensboro (7-1): IDLE
--- Concordia (Wis.) (9-2): def. Marian, 82-42; def. Milwaukee Engineering, 69-32
--- Trinity (Conn.) (11-0): def. Rivier, 63-46; def. St. Joseph (Conn.), 74-46; def. Simmons, 52-28
--- Washington College (8-1): def. Hood, 86-52; def. Valley Forge Chrst., 97-24; def. Franklin and Marshall, 63-51
--- Eastern Mennonite (10-2): LOST at Bridgewater (Va.), 56-61; def. Emory and Henry, 63-47; def. Guilford, 67-53
--- Cabrini (7-2): def. Baptist Bible, 76-63
--- Roanoke (9-2): LOST at Lynchburg, 60-61; LOST (at home) to Randolph-Macon, 43-73; def. Virginia Wesleyan, 61-60
--- Pitt-Greensburg (10-1): def. Medaille, 73-65 OT
--- Potsdam State (10-1): def. Skidmore, 75-68; def. Buffalo State, 58-55; def. Fredonia State, 65-48


Note: The "Other teams" list will be reset after tonight. That is, if you want to see a report on any team(s) not receiving votes in tomorrow's poll, you'll need to let me know.

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)
Only two losses, and lots of blowouts: The two underlined scores were the only wins decided by single digits.

Top 25
#1 Rochester (12-0): def. Keuka, 71-47; 01/15 vs. Brockport State (neutral site); 01/17 vs. TBA @ JP Morgan Chase Invitational
#2 Illinois Wesleyan (13-0): def. North Park, 93-48; 01/17 at Millikin
#3 UW-Whitewater (14-1): 01/17 at UW-Stout
#4 Amherst (14-0): def. Springfield, 73-51; 01/16 at Wesleyan; 01/17 at Connecticut College
#5 Oglethorpe (13-1): 01/16 vs. Hendrix; 01/18 vs. Millsaps
#6 UW-Eau Claire (13-1): def. UW-Oshkosh, 59-44; 01/17 vs. UW-River Falls
#7 Brandeis (11-1): 01/17 vs. #13 New York University
#8 UW-Stevens Point (14-1): def. UW-Stout, 63-54; 01/17 at UW-Superior
#9 Hope (11-1): def. Calvin, 73-49; 01/17 vs. Olivet
#10 Simpson (14-1): def. Coe, 82-52; 01/17 vs. Wartburg
#11 George Fox (14-0): def. Pacific, 80-55; 01/17 vs. Linfield
#12 Tufts (9-1): 01/16 vs. Williams; 01/17 vs. Middlebury
#13 New York University (11-1): 01/17 at #7 Brandeis
#14 Moravian (13-1): def. Ursinus, 83-49; 01/16 at Catholic; 01/17 at Goucher
#15 Southern Maine (12-2): LOST at Rhode Island College, 74-82; 01/17 at Western Connecticut
#16 Thomas More (12-2): def. Geneva, 77-59; 01/17 vs. Chatham
#17 Messiah (12-2): def. Baruch, 81-67; def. Arcadia, 70-27; 01/17 at Lebanon Valley
#18 DeSales (11-2): def. Manhattanville, 76-72; def. Delaware Valley, 98-81; 01/17 at Cabrini
#19 Howard Payne (11-2): 01/15 vs. Concordia-Austin; 01/17 vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor
#20 Marymount (11-2): def. Hood, 74-38; 01/17 vs. Stevenson
#21 York (Pa.) (13-1): def. St. Mary's (Md.), 64-42
#22 Mary Washington (11-2): def. Frostburg State, 82-34; def. Gallaudet, 78-42; 01/17 at St. Mary's (Md.)
#23 Whitman (11-2): 01/16 vs. Pacific Lutheran; 01/17 vs. Puget Sound
#24 Texas-Dallas (11-2): 01/15 vs. East Texas Baptist; 01/17 vs. LeTourneau
#25 Washington and Jefferson (13-1): def. St. Vincent, 79-68; 01/17 at Waynesburg

Others receiving votes
#26 Washington U. (9-3): 01/16 vs. Case Western Reserve; 01/18 vs. Emory
#27 St. Benedict (10-2): LOST at St. Thomas, 41-61; 01/17 at Hamline
#28 Kean (12-3): def. Rutgers-Camden, 106-43; 01/17 at New Jersey City
#29 Muhlenberg (9-2): 01/15 vs. Johns Hopkins; 01/17 vs. Franklin and Marshall
#30 DePauw (11-3): 01/16 vs. Austin; 01/18 vs. Colorado College
T#31 Chicago (9-3): 01/16 vs. Emory; 01/18 vs. Case Western Reserve
T#31 Trinity (Texas) (10-3): 01/16 at Birmingham-Southern; 01/17 at Rhodes
T#33 Bowdoin (12-3): def. Clark, 86-49; 01/17 at Colby
T#33 St. Norbert (7-4): 01/16 at Knox; 01/17 at Grinnell
T#35 Eastern Connecticut (10-2): def. Mass-Dartmouth, 90-47; 01/17 vs. Rhode Island College
T#35 Potsdam State (11-1): def. SUNY Canton, 86-42; 01/16 vs. New Paltz State; 01/17 vs. Oneonta State
#37 UW-La Crosse (11-4): def. UW-Platteville, 72-62; 01/17 at UW-Oshkosh
#38 Mount Union (10-3): def. Marietta, 86-70; 01/17 vs. Ohio Northern
T#39 McMurry (9-3): 01/15 vs. Texas Lutheran; 01/17 vs. Schreiner
T#39 Pitt-Greensburg (11-1): def. Hilbert, 82-26; 01/17 at Pitt-Bradford

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	616	Rochester	14-0	def. Keuka, 71-47; def. Brockport State, 70-45; def. St. John Fisher, 56-42
#2	604	Illinois Wesleyan	14-0	def. North Park, 93-48; def. Millikin, 70-64
#3	556	UW-Whitewater	15-1	def. UW-Stout, 69-63
#4	508	Amherst	16-0	def. Springfield, 73-51; def. Wesleyan, 75-65; def. Connecticut College, 79-53
#5	503	Oglethorpe	15-1	def. Hendrix, 86-63; def. Millsaps, 94-55
#6	483	UW-Eau Claire	14-1	def. UW-Oshkosh, 59-44; def. UW-River Falls, 55-51
#7	468	Brandeis	11-2	LOST (at home) to #13 New York University, 49-61
#8	447	UW-Stevens Point	15-1	def. UW-Stout, 63-54; def. UW-Superior, 74-36
#9	444	Hope	12-1	def. Calvin, 73-49; def. Olivet, 73-42
#10	370	Simpson	15-1	def. Coe, 82-52; def. Wartburg, 73-55
#11	358	George Fox	15-0	def. Pacific, 80-55; def. Linfield, 75-49
#12	328	Tufts	11-1	def. Williams, 83-62; def. Middlebury, 60-41
#13	272	New York University	12-1	def. #7 Brandeis, 61-49
#14	271	Moravian	14-2	def. Ursinus, 83-49; LOST at Catholic, 61-66; def. Goucher, 69-66
#15	243	Southern Maine	12-3	LOST at Rhode Island College, 74-82; LOST at Western Connecticut, 44-61
#16	233	Thomas More	13-2	def. Geneva, 77-59; def. Chatham, 75-27
#17	210	Messiah	13-2	def. Baruch, 81-67; def. Arcadia, 70-27; def. Lebanon Valley, 69-47
#18	140	DeSales	12-2	def. Manhattanville, 76-72; def. Delaware Valley, 98-81; def. Cabrini, 68-60
#19	138	Howard Payne	12-3	def. Concordia-Austin, 74-56; LOST (at home) to Mary Hardin-Baylor, 56-59
#20	119	Marymount	12-2	def. Hood, 74-38; def. Stevenson, 66-60
#21	113	York (Pa.)	13-1	def. St. Mary's (Md.), 64-42
#22	108	Mary Washington	12-2	def. Frostburg State, 82-34; def. Gallaudet, 78-42; def. St. Mary's (Md.), 66-39
#23	94	Whitman	12-3	def. Pacific Lutheran, 56-43; LOST (at home) to Puget Sound, 66-69
#24	88	Texas-Dallas	13-2	def. East Texas Baptist, 87-65; def. LeTourneau, 85-43
#25	82	Washington and Jefferson	14-1	def. St. Vincent, 79-68; def. Waynesburg, 66-56

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	76	Washington U.	11-3	def. Case Western Reserve, 76-40; def. Emory, 77-50
#27	73	St. Benedict	10-3	LOST at St. Thomas, 41-61; LOST at Hamline, 65-69
#28	59	Kean	13-3	def. Rutgers-Camden, 106-43; def. New Jersey City, 93-46
#29	42	Muhlenberg	11-2	def. Johns Hopkins, 69-59; def. Franklin and Marshall, 64-51
#30	22	DePauw	13-3	def. Austin, 56-52; def. Colorado College, 78-52
T#31	12	Chicago	11-3	def. Emory, 78-67; def. Case Western Reserve, 73-51
T#31	12	Trinity (Texas)	11-4	def. Birmingham-Southern, 76-67; LOST at Rhodes, 58-64
T#33	7	Bowdoin	13-3	def. Clark, 86-49; def. Colby, 73-49
T#33	7	St. Norbert	9-4	def. Knox, 83-34; def. Grinnell, 72-51
T#35	6	Eastern Connecticut	11-2	def. Mass-Dartmouth, 90-47; def. Rhode Island College, 68-54
T#35	6	Potsdam State	11-3	def. SUNY Canton, 86-42; LOST (at home) to New Paltz State, 59-65; LOST (at home) to Oneonta State, 62-74
#37	3	UW-La Crosse	12-4	def. UW-Platteville, 72-62; def. UW-Oshkosh, 52-48
#38	2	Mount Union	10-4	def. Marietta, 86-70; LOST (at home) to Ohio Northern, 44-47
T#39	1	McMurry	10-3	def. Texas Lutheran, 70-59; def. Schreiner, 108-46
T#39	1	Pitt-Greensburg	12-1	def. Hilbert, 82-26; def. Pitt-Bradford, 85-55

[golden_dome]

A few notes on Mississippi College.

13-2 record overall with two road losses at 11-3 McMurry (79-75) and at 12-3 Howard Payne (59-56).

Wins Against Winning Teams
Rhodes 64-42 (10-6, SCAC)
Millsaps 99-70 (9-7, SCAC)
at Hardin-Simmons 69-68 (11-3, ASC)
Hendrix 69-59 (10-6, SCAC)
Mary Hardin-Baylor 61-45 (8-6, ASC)
at Louisiana College 63-60 (9-5 ASC)
at UT-Tyler 82-64 (9-6, ASC)

Statistical Rankings (where our current team statistics would rank in last week's national stats)
Scoring Margin (+19.7, 12th nationally)
Field Goal Pct. (.484, 2nd nationally)
3 Pt Field Goal Pct. (.420, 2nd nationally)
Scoring Offense (77.9, 13th nationally)

[Darryl Nester]

Kenneth Massey just notified me that the rankings are now posted for all divisions at his site:

• http://www.masseyratings.com/rate.php?lg=cbw (for women)
• http://www.masseyratings.com/rate.php?lg=cb (for men)

[golden_dome]

Kenneth Massey just notified me that the rankings are now posted for all divisions at his site:

• http://www.masseyratings.com/rate.php?lg=cbw (for women)
• http://www.masseyratings.com/rate.php?lg=cb (for men)

Thanks for posting. I'm an ASC fan, and Massey gives the conference a lot of credit. UT-Dallas is 7th, MS College is 22nd and McMurry is 24th.

If you use the Massey ratings with margin of victory also used, MS College is 10th and UT-Dallas is 14th.

[sac]

As I posted on the men's top 25, it has Calvin listed at 9-6, counting an exhibition game as a loss.

So watch for errors I guess.

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	616	Rochester	14-0	01/23 vs. #23 Washington U.; 01/25 vs. #30 Chicago
#2	604	Illinois Wesleyan	15-0	def. Augustana, 109-52; 01/24 at Wheaton (Ill.)
#3	559	UW-Whitewater	16-1	def. UW-Platteville, 76-62; 01/24 vs. UW-Superior
#4	528	Amherst	17-0	def. Lehman, 68-58; 01/24 vs. Trinity (Conn.)
#5	512	Oglethorpe	15-1	01/23 at Southwestern; 01/25 at Trinity (Texas)
#6	502	UW-Eau Claire	14-2	LOST at #7 UW-Stevens Point, 60-66; 01/24 at T#34 UW-La Crosse
#7	466	UW-Stevens Point	16-1	def. #6 UW-Eau Claire, 66-60; 01/24 vs. UW-Oshkosh
#8	461	Hope	13-1	def. Adrian, 65-52; 01/24 vs. Albion
#9	399	Simpson	16-1	def. Central, 97-73; 01/24 at Buena Vista
#10	384	George Fox	15-0	01/23 at Willamette; 01/24 at Pacific Lutheran
#11	357	Tufts	12-1	def. Wheaton (Mass.), 79-71; 01/23 at Colby; 01/24 at T#31 Bowdoin
#12	337	New York University	13-1	def. Hunter, 67-59; 01/23 at Emory; 01/25 at Case Western Reserve
#13	335	Brandeis	11-2	01/23 at Case Western Reserve; 01/25 at Emory
#14	257	Thomas More	14-2	def. St. Vincent, 68-59; 01/24 at Bethany
#15	250	Messiah	14-2	def. Albright, 68-48; 01/24 at Widener
#16	194	DeSales	13-2	def. King's, 64-44; 01/24 vs. Misericordia
#17	188	York (Pa.)	15-1	def. Wesley, 89-59; def. Gallaudet, 82-41; 01/24 at #18 Marymount
#18	172	Marymount	13-3	LOST at #19 Mary Washington, 76-83 OT; def. Salisbury, 72-53; 01/24 vs. #17 York (Pa.)
#19	149	Mary Washington	13-3	def. #18 Marymount, 83-76 OT; LOST at Wesley, 48-52; 01/24 at Stevenson
#20	148	Washington and Jefferson	14-2	LOST at Bethany, 61-66; 01/24 at Chatham
#21	142	Moravian	14-2	01/24 vs. Drew; 01/25 vs. Merchant Marine
#22	126	Texas-Dallas	14-2	def. University of the Ozarks, 81-48; 01/22 at Texas-Tyler
#23	109	Washington U.	11-3	01/23 at #1 Rochester; 01/25 at Carnegie Mellon
#24	61	Kean	14-3	def. Baruch, 72-70; 01/24 vs. Montclair State
#25	52	Muhlenberg	12-2	def. Haverford, 56-49; 01/22 vs. Dickinson; 01/24 at Washington College

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	41	DePauw	13-3	01/23 at Millsaps; 01/25 at Hendrix
#27	37	Southern Maine	13-3	def. Mass-Boston, 69-44; 01/24 at Keene State
#28	24	Western Connecticut	12-3	LOST at T#31 Eastern Connecticut, 51-62; 01/24 vs. Mass-Dartmouth
#29	23	Whitman	13-3	def. Whitworth, 61-54; 01/24 at Lewis and Clark
#30	21	Chicago	11-3	01/23 at Carnegie Mellon; 01/25 at #1 Rochester
T#31	19	Bowdoin	13-3	01/23 vs. Bates; 01/24 vs. #11 Tufts
T#31	19	Eastern Connecticut	12-2	def. #28 Western Connecticut, 62-51; 01/22 at Clark; 01/24 at Plymouth State
T#31	19	Howard Payne	12-3	01/22 at Hardin-Simmons; 01/24 at McMurry
T#34	6	St. Norbert	9-4	01/23 vs. Illinois College; 01/24 vs. Knox
T#34	6	UW-La Crosse	13-4	def. UW-River Falls, 71-54; 01/24 vs. #6 UW-Eau Claire
#36	2	Mississippi College	13-2	01/22 vs. LeTourneau; 01/24 vs. East Texas Baptist
#37	1	Stevens	13-2	def. Elmira, 72-44; def. Hartwick, 70-48; 01/23 vs. Rochester Tech; 01/25 vs. Ithaca

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	616	Rochester	15-1	def. #23 Washington U., 65-62; LOST (at home) to #30 Chicago, 51-71
#2	604	Illinois Wesleyan	16-0	def. Augustana, 109-52; def. Wheaton (Ill.), 79-47
#3	559	UW-Whitewater	17-1	def. UW-Platteville, 76-62; def. UW-Superior, 91-48
#4	528	Amherst	18-0	def. Lehman, 68-58; def. Trinity (Conn.), 62-43
#5	512	Oglethorpe	16-2	def. Southwestern, 63-47; LOST at Trinity (Texas), 72-85
#6	502	UW-Eau Claire	15-2	LOST at #7 UW-Stevens Point, 60-66; def. T#34 UW-La Crosse, 64-47
#7	466	UW-Stevens Point	17-1	def. #6 UW-Eau Claire, 66-60; def. UW-Oshkosh, 59-45
#8	461	Hope	14-1	def. Adrian, 65-52; def. Albion, 67-46
#9	399	Simpson	16-2	def. Central, 97-73; LOST at Buena Vista, 90-93
#10	384	George Fox	17-0	def. Willamette, 70-55; def. Pacific Lutheran, 61-55
#11	357	Tufts	13-2	def. Wheaton (Mass.), 79-71; LOST at Colby, 55-58; def. T#31 Bowdoin, 67-56
#12	337	New York University	15-1	def. Hunter, 67-59; def. Emory, 66-59; def. Case Western Reserve, 72-67
#13	335	Brandeis	12-3	def. Case Western Reserve, 79-66; LOST at Emory, 56-69
#14	257	Thomas More	15-2	def. St. Vincent, 68-59; def. Bethany, 83-64
#15	250	Messiah	15-2	def. Albright, 68-48; def. Widener, 68-51
#16	194	DeSales	14-2	def. King's, 64-44; def. Misericordia, 80-57
#17	188	York (Pa.)	16-1	def. Wesley, 89-59; def. Gallaudet, 82-41; def. #18 Marymount, 78-66
#18	172	Marymount	13-4	LOST at #19 Mary Washington, 76-83 OT; def. Salisbury, 72-53; LOST (at home) to #17 York (Pa.), 66-78
#19	149	Mary Washington	14-3	def. #18 Marymount, 83-76 OT; LOST at Wesley, 48-52; def. Stevenson, 66-47
#20	148	Washington and Jefferson	15-2	LOST at Bethany, 61-66; def. Chatham, 62-50
#21	142	Moravian	16-2	def. Drew, 80-56; def. Merchant Marine, 75-58
#22	126	Texas-Dallas	15-2	def. University of the Ozarks, 81-48; def. Texas-Tyler, 85-77
#23	109	Washington U.	12-4	LOST at #1 Rochester, 62-65; def. Carnegie Mellon, 71-62
#24	61	Kean	15-3	def. Baruch, 72-70; def. Montclair State, 67-59
#25	52	Muhlenberg	14-2	def. Haverford, 56-49; def. Dickinson, 67-54; def. Washington College, 79-55

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	41	DePauw	15-3	def. Millsaps, 85-51; def. Hendrix, 80-71
#27	37	Southern Maine	13-4	def. Mass-Boston, 69-44; LOST at Keene State, 51-64
#28	24	Western Connecticut	13-3	LOST at T#31 Eastern Connecticut, 51-62; def. Mass-Dartmouth, 76-39
#29	23	Whitman	13-4	def. Whitworth, 61-54; LOST at Lewis and Clark, 49-52
#30	21	Chicago	13-3	def. Carnegie Mellon, 66-38; def. #1 Rochester, 71-51
T#31	19	Bowdoin	14-4	def. Bates, 84-53; LOST (at home) to #11 Tufts, 56-67
T#31	19	Eastern Connecticut	14-2	def. #28 Western Connecticut, 62-51; def. Clark, 72-57; def. Plymouth State, 70-43
T#31	19	Howard Payne	12-5	LOST at Hardin-Simmons, 70-77; LOST at McMurry, 50-61
T#34	6	St. Norbert	11-4	def. Illinois College, 66-45; def. Knox, 95-38
T#34	6	UW-La Crosse	13-5	def. UW-River Falls, 71-54; LOST (at home) to #6 UW-Eau Claire, 47-64
#36	2	Mississippi College	15-2	def. LeTourneau, 71-35; def. East Texas Baptist, 87-55
#37	1	Stevens	14-3	def. Elmira, 72-44; def. Hartwick, 70-48; def. Rochester Tech, 100-48; LOST (at home) to Ithaca, 47-49

[Hoosier Titan]

With current #1 Rochester's 20-point loss to Chicago today, the Illinois Wesleyan Titans look like a new #1 team to me.  It should be noted that IWU has already defeated both Wash U and Chicago (by 14) earlier this season.  

[Mr. Ypsi]

I think that is a safe bet for THIS week, but in looking at up-coming schedules I'm not sure the Titans can hold off the competitors forever.

Of course, the poll is (ultimately) irrelevant.  What worries me more is that the Titans will be less battle-tested than teams they'll meet in the post-season.  Giving some consolation was spending last evening with four posters from Hope - they won the title (2006) despite the same handicap, as did Millikin in 2005.  I'll definitely be in Holland IF the Titan women are there too!

[Hoosier Titan]

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I think that is a safe bet for THIS week, but in looking at up-coming schedules I'm not sure the Titans can hold off the competitors forever.

Of course, the poll is (ultimately) irrelevant.  What worries me more is that the Titans will be less battle-tested than teams they'll meet in the post-season.  Giving some consolation was spending last evening with four posters from Hope - they won the title (2006) despite the same handicap, as did Millikin in 2005.  I'll definitely be in Holland IF the Titan women are there too!

No one can be sure of what will happen, but they are not playing like a team coasting home.  They're playing hard every game.  The tough pre-CCIW season this year (wins on the road over DePauw, Wash U, and Chicago, all highly ranked at the time), and a couple of games with physical NAIA teams (Olivet Nazarene is coming up in February) will toughen them up.  Even if they take a loss, they should be in better shape than ever for the tournament season.