Top 25 discussion

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

Oops. On Thursday, I must have previewed but never posted the mid-week report. Sorry about that.

In any case ... no Sunday games for this group of teams, so here's the complete report.

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	609	Bowdoin	8-0	def. Maine-Farmington, 96-27; def. T#45 Mass-Dartmouth, 75-67; def. Bates, 107-52
#2	580	Hope	6-0	def. Albion, 74-66
#3	574	St. Thomas	7-0	def. Bethel, 73-64; def. Carleton, 92-30
#4	549	Thomas More	11-0	def. #5 Chicago, 84-71; def. Marietta, 81-75; def. Whitworth, 104-65; def. T#42 Whitman, 80-63
#5	524	Chicago	6-1	LOST to #4 Thomas More, 71-84
#6	505	Tufts	8-0	def. Bridgewater State, 80-42; def. University of New England, 85-59
#7	477	Amherst	6-1	def. Maine Maritime, 68-39
#8	467	Scranton	6-0	IDLE
#9	405	George Fox	6-1	def. Multnomah, 78-51
#10	338	Messiah	9-1	def. Hood, 61-47; def. Alvernia, 66-31
#11	311	Trine	8-1	def. Kalamazoo, 75-38; def. Calvin, 62-50
#12	308	St. Joseph's (Maine)	9-0	def. Maine Maritime, 79-58; def. Colby, 73-58; def. Husson, 60-49
#13	264	Illinois Wesleyan	8-2	def. UW-Stevens Point, 77-72; def. Elmhurst, 81-61; def. Augustana, 83-76
#14	243	East Texas Baptist	8-1	def. Sul Ross State, 82-54
#15	221	Mary Hardin-Baylor	8-0	def. #21 Texas-Dallas, 75-70
#16	220	Christopher Newport	7-1	def. North Carolina Wesleyan, 100-61
#17	191	Wartburg	6-2	def. Loras, 76-64; LOST to UW-Eau Claire, 67-72
#18	162	Emory and Henry	7-2	def. Ferrum, 87-28; LOST to T#28 Randolph-Macon, 62-65
#19	148	Gettysburg	7-1	def. McDaniel, 62-58
#20	141	SUNY Geneseo	10-0	def. SUNY Potsdam, 82-43; def. Plattsburgh State, 82-65
#21	129	Texas-Dallas	6-2	def. Concordia (Texas), 70-59; LOST to #15 Mary Hardin-Baylor, 70-75
#22	128	UW-Whitewater	4-3	LOST to Coe, 63-68
#23	126	DePauw	6-2	def. Wittenberg, 61-52; def. Oberlin, 66-37
#24	125	Baldwin Wallace	7-0	def. Case Western Reserve, 82-71
#25	55	UW-Oshkosh	7-0	def. Finlandia, 70-27; def. #33 Wheaton (Ill.), 57-48

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	51	Rochester Tech	7-1	def. Nazareth, 67-61; LOST to (n) St. John Fisher, 61-68 OT
#27	48	Austin	5-1	IDLE
T#28	24	Marymount	7-3	LOST to Stevenson, 63-76; def. Mary Washington, 59-43
T#28	24	Randolph-Macon	9-1	def. Mary Washington, 65-60; def. St. Mary's (Md.), 80-48; def. #18 Emory and Henry, 65-62
T#30	21	Mount Union	7-1	LOST to John Carroll, 58-61; def. Wilmington, 76-66
T#30	21	Oglethorpe	7-1	def. Berry, 52-39
#32	18	Washington U.	4-3	def. Greenville, 71-55; LOST to Westminster (Mo.), 68-70
#33	16	Wheaton (Ill.)	5-3	def. Carthage, 80-67; LOST to #25 UW-Oshkosh, 48-57
#34	14	Montclair State	7-2	def. New Jersey City, 77-44; LOST to TCNJ, 42-58
#35	12	ithaca	5-1	def. Stevens, 71-60
T#36	11	Chapman	6-1	LOST to Cal Lutheran, 55-58; def. Redlands, 69-62
T#36	11	Millsaps	7-1	IDLE
T#36	11	Trinity (Conn.)	8-0	def. Coast Guard, 80-44; def. Johnson and Wales, 71-38; def. Connecticut College, 77-66
#39	9	Hardin-Simmons	7-3	LOST to University of the Ozarks, 72-80; LOST to Texas-Tyler, 64-78
T#40	8	Middlebury	8-0	def. Plattsburgh State, 80-70; def. Skidmore, 71-45
T#40	8	Trinity (Texas)	4-1	IDLE
T#42	6	Muhlenberg	8-0	def. Haverford, 59-50; def. Swarthmore, 55-33
T#42	6	Whitman	6-3	def. Colorado College, 99-60; LOST to #4 Thomas More, 63-80
#44	2	DeSales	7-2	def. FDU-Florham, 67-46; def. King's, 84-43
T#45	1	Emory	6-2	def. Birmingham-Southern, 69-31
T#45	1	Mass-Dartmouth	7-1	LOST to #1 Bowdoin, 67-75; def. Keene State, 70-43
T#45	1	Misericordia	9-0	def. Wilkes, 78-54; def. FDU-Florham, 65-48
T#45	1	UW-La Crosse	8-0	def. Dubuque, 77-49

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

There is plenty to distract this time of the season. Finals, holidays, even weather. Staying focused on each practice and game is just a bit more challenging in December.

Sunday on Hoopsville, we chat about those distractions with teams that are helping shake up not only their conferences, but also the national landscape. However, how do they stay focused? Especially when expectations start to increase each game. Also, how do they take advantage of opponents possibly losing focus?

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- Jon VanderWal, No. 13 Marietta men's coach
- Alisa Kintner, Widener women's coach
- Marlon Sears, Montclair State men's coach
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[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Dave serious what would it take for Scranton to be ranked in your eyes you have been giving statements that Scranton ls not deserving of such rankings.My point iScranton could beat Nebraska Wesleyan and you still wouldn't rank them.To start 3 freshman and be 7-0 is pretty damn good and by the way they can play!

First off... take it to the men's boards.

Second off ... you are full of it. I've ranked Scranton too many times in my voting career to count. If they beat Nebraska Wesleyan... seriously? You are assuming something like that? Or do you just enjoy trying to be the martyr. Give me a break.

[gordonmann]

Until then, the poll put out by Stanky's Bar & Grill in lower Nanticoke might have Kings listed as number 3 in the nation...who cares?

Is that the home base for the renown Stanky and the Coal Miners? I travel to Wilkes-Barre for work so I know who that is!

[ronk]

 In the latest top 25 through games of Dec 9, Scranton's record should be 6-0, not 7-0.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

In the latest top 25 through games of Dec 9, Scranton's record should be 6-0, not 7-0.

No ... 6-0. Their game against York was on 12/10.

The men were 7-0 through Dec. 9.

[ronk]

In the latest top 25 through games of Dec 9, Scranton's record should be 6-0, not 7-0.

No ... 6-0. Their game against York was on 12/10.

The men were 7-0 through Dec. 9.

That's what I wrote. See above.

[ronk]

Capital(undefeated at the beginning of the week) has a tough schedule this week: #19 Baldwin-Wallace @ home(73-61 loss), #31 Ithaca on a neutral court (Friday), and #6 Scranton(away) on Sunday.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

In the latest top 25 through games of Dec 9, Scranton's record should be 6-0, not 7-0.

No ... 6-0. Their game against York was on 12/10.

The men were 7-0 through Dec. 9.

That's what I wrote. See above.

Ah! I read it backwards ... like fifteen times! I seriously tried to figure out what you were saying and read it like fifteen times. I guess the glasses or the head need to be examined.

Sorry for the confusion.

[ronk]

One might think that I wouldn't have mentioned it unless Scranton was negatively affected, but my primary feeling is that rankings(top 25, regionals later, pool C, etc.) should be done with correct data.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

One might think that I wouldn't have mentioned it unless Scranton was negatively affected, but my primary feeling is that rankings(top 25, regionals later, pool C, etc.) should be done with correct data.

The data sent to voters is accurate ... it probably was a typo when put into this week's slot. That's all.

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)
As usual, a light week of action as many schools are ending their fall semesters.

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	612	Bowdoin	8-0	IDLE
#2	579	Hope	6-0	12/14 vs. Finlandia; 12/15 vs. TBD
#3	575	St. Thomas	8-0	def. Concordia-Moorhead, 73-49; 12/16 vs. #36 Trinity (Texas)
#4	566	Thomas More	11-0	12/14 vs. #19 Baldwin Wallace; 12/15 vs. Hope/Finlandia
#5	518	Tufts	9-0	def. Emerson, 88-42
#6	476	Scranton	7-0	def. York (Pa.), 89-46; 12/15 vs. #31 Ithaca; 12/16 vs. Capital
#7	475	Amherst	6-1	IDLE
#8	470	Chicago	6-1	12/16 vs. Carthage
#9	414	George Fox	7-1	def. Warner Pacific, 78-52
#10	360	Messiah	10-1	def. Lycoming, 69-58; 12/15 vs. Albright
#11	331	Trine	8-1	IDLE
#12	325	St. Joseph's (Maine)	9-0	12/13 vs. Maine-Farmington
#13	310	Mary Hardin-Baylor	8-0	12/15 vs. University of the Ozarks
#14	293	Illinois Wesleyan	8-2	12/15 vs. Carroll
#15	255	East Texas Baptist	9-1	def. Howard Payne, 81-49; 12/13 vs. LeTourneau
#16	235	Christopher Newport	7-1	12/16 vs. William Peace
#17	194	SUNY Geneseo	10-0	IDLE
#18	185	Gettysburg	7-1	IDLE
#19	178	Baldwin Wallace	8-0	def. Capital, 73-61; 12/14 vs. #4 Thomas More; 12/15 vs. TBA; 12/15 vs. TBA
#20	148	DePauw	6-2	IDLE
#21	134	UW-Oshkosh	7-0	IDLE
#22	88	Texas-Dallas	6-2	IDLE
#23	80	Randolph-Macon	9-1	IDLE
#24	72	Wartburg	6-2	IDLE
#25	56	Emory and Henry	7-2	IDLE

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	33	Austin	5-1	12/13 vs. Hardin-Simmons; 12/15 vs. Hendrix
#27	27	Oglethorpe	7-1	12/16 vs. Guilford
#28	23	UW-Whitewater	5-3	def. MSOE, 48-42
#29	19	Trinity (Conn.)	8-0	IDLE
#30	16	Millsaps	7-1	IDLE
#31	15	Ithaca	6-1	def. Rochester, 59-53; 12/14 vs. Capital; 12/15 vs. #6 Scranton
#32	13	Middlebury	8-0	IDLE
#33	11	Muhlenberg	8-0	12/15 vs. Moravian
#34	8	Rochester Tech	7-1	IDLE
#35	7	Mass-Dartmouth	8-1	def. Johnson and Wales, 81-58
#36	6	Trinity (Texas)	4-1	12/15 vs. Augsburg; 12/16 vs. #3 St. Thomas
#37	5	DeSales	7-2	IDLE
T#38	4	UW-La Crosse	9-0	def. Marian, 87-38
T#38	4	Washington U.	5-3	def. Fontbonne, 94-66; 12/16 vs. Loras
T#40	2	Misericordia	9-0	IDLE
T#40	2	Wheaton (Ill.)	6-3	def. Trinity Christian, 79-53; 12/15 vs. North Central (Ill.)
#42	1	Emory	7-2	def. Agnes Scott, 86-47

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

We've entered the part of the season when teams are either off the court for an extended period of time or they are still practicing and playing occasional games leading up to a break around Christmas. It is an odd time of the season. You look away one night and forget there is a big game happening. You try and focus in another night only to realize there isn't much to watch (if anything).

Some schools are still wrapping up finals as well!

These few weeks can also be challenging to teams. Staying fresh even though there could be up to a month between games. Staying focused, even though academics are a much higher priority that what's happening on the court. And staying healthy despite travel to different parts of the country or back home to be with family.

Thursday night on Hoopsville, Dave tries to work his way through the distractions to talk to a few teams all of which still have games this December and seem to be off to pretty good starts. We'll even hear from a student-athlete's perspective. How are finals, the holidays, and travel affecting these programs?

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. Thursday's episode will air live starting at 7:00 pm ET right here: http://bit.ly/2rA87rl (and via Facebook Live simulcast).

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Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Charles Katsiaficas, Pomona-Pitzer men's coach
- Ron Rohn, Muhlenberg women's coach
- Madison Temple, No. 4 Thomas More Senior guard
- Matt Lewis, No. 6 UW-Oshkosh men's interim coach

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[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	612	Bowdoin	8-0	IDLE
#2	579	Hope	7-1	def. Finlandia, 92-37; LOST to #4 Thomas More, 61-81
#3	575	St. Thomas	9-0	def. Concordia-Moorhead, 73-49; def. #36 Trinity (Texas), 92-50
#4	566	Thomas More	13-0	def. (n) #19 Baldwin Wallace, 80-56; def. #2 Hope, 81-61
#5	518	Tufts	9-0	def. Emerson, 88-42
#6	476	Scranton	9-0	def. York (Pa.), 89-46; def. #31 Ithaca, 65-53; def. Capital, 62-52
#7	475	Amherst	6-1	IDLE
#8	470	Chicago	7-1	def. Carthage, 68-59
#9	414	George Fox	7-1	def. Warner Pacific, 78-52
#10	360	Messiah	11-1	def. Lycoming, 69-58; def. Albright, 66-44
#11	331	Trine	8-1	IDLE
#12	325	St. Joseph's (Maine)	10-0	def. Maine-Farmington, 92-48
#13	310	Mary Hardin-Baylor	9-0	def. University of the Ozarks, 82-57
#14	293	Illinois Wesleyan	9-2	def. Carroll, 86-77
#15	255	East Texas Baptist	10-1	def. Howard Payne, 81-49; def. LeTourneau, 75-44
#16	235	Christopher Newport	8-1	def. William Peace, 91-68
#17	194	SUNY Geneseo	10-0	IDLE
#18	185	Gettysburg	7-1	IDLE
#19	178	Baldwin Wallace	9-1	def. Capital, 73-61; LOST to (n) #4 Thomas More, 56-80; def. (n) Finlandia, 73-42
#20	148	DePauw	6-2	IDLE
#21	134	UW-Oshkosh	7-0	IDLE
#22	88	Texas-Dallas	6-2	IDLE
#23	80	Randolph-Macon	9-1	IDLE
#24	72	Wartburg	6-2	IDLE
#25	56	Emory and Henry	7-2	IDLE

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	33	Austin	7-1	def. Hardin-Simmons, 62-48; def. Hendrix, 87-46
#27	27	Oglethorpe	8-1	def. Guilford, 47-42
#28	23	UW-Whitewater	5-3	def. MSOE, 48-42
#29	19	Trinity (Conn.)	8-0	IDLE
#30	16	Millsaps	7-1	IDLE
#31	15	Ithaca	7-2	def. Rochester, 59-53; def. (n) Capital, 86-53; LOST to #6 Scranton, 53-65
#32	13	Middlebury	8-0	IDLE
#33	11	Muhlenberg	9-0	def. Moravian, 57-53
#34	8	Rochester Tech	7-1	IDLE
#35	7	Mass-Dartmouth	8-1	def. Johnson and Wales, 81-58
#36	6	Trinity (Texas)	5-2	def. Augsburg, 59-55; LOST to #3 St. Thomas, 50-92
#37	5	DeSales	7-2	IDLE
T#38	4	UW-La Crosse	9-0	def. Marian, 87-38
T#38	4	Washington U.	5-4	def. Fontbonne, 94-66; LOST to Loras, 46-57
T#40	2	Misericordia	9-0	IDLE
T#40	2	Wheaton (Ill.)	7-3	def. Trinity Christian, 79-53; def. North Central (Ill.), 78-54
#42	1	Emory	7-2	def. Agnes Scott, 86-47

[ronk]

After watching the 1st half of Thomas More's victory @ #2 Hope yesterday, I'd rank Thomas More #1, ahead of Bowdoin.