MBB: American Rivers Conference

[DBQ1965]

So ... do the UD men move back into the Top 25 this week ... and can they stay there with the Loras rematch coming up?

[Floyd in Iowa City]

So ... do the UD men move back into the Top 25 this week ... and can they stay there with the Loras rematch coming up?

It is a rivalry game and Loras has lots of talent.  However, Wartburg and Luther just got done sweeping the Duhawks.  Dubuque has been better than those two and everyone else so far this season.

[doolittledog]

So ... do the UD men move back into the Top 25 this week ... and can they stay there with the Loras rematch coming up?

http://d3hoops.com/top25/index

Yes, yes they can 

UD ranked 23rd in this weeks poll. 

[DBQ1965]

Oh crap!  Damn Duhawks.

[doolittledog]

Duhawks beat the Spartans on a buzzer beater shot...and the sun still came up this morning...huh, I'll be darned. 

Standings...

Dubuque -x (23)  9-2 20-2
Central -x            9-2 16-6
Luther -x             6-5 14-8
Buena Vista -x     6-5 11-11
Loras                  5-6 12-10
Wartburg            5-6 11-11
Coe                    2-9 10-12
Simpson             2-9   4-18

Saturday games...

Buena Vista @ Loras     
Luther @ Wartburg 
Coe @ Simpson 
Central @ Dubuque

[Greek Tragedy]

1st regional rankings are out. I knew it was optimistic to get La Crosse in there

West - NCAA data sheet
1 UW-Stevens Point 20-1 20-1
2 UW-Whitewater 19-3 19-3
3 St. Thomas 18-3 18-3
4 Dubuque 17-1 20-1
5 St. Olaf 17-4 17-4
6 Whitworth 17-4 17-4
7 Pomona-Pitzer 16-4 16-6
8 Colorado College 12-5 14-6
9 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 13-3 15-5

If Dubuque fail to win the conference tourney, they may not get a Pool C bid. Both Dubuque and St. Olaf lost last night, but I could see the Oles leapfrogging the Spartans in next week's regional rankings as losing to St. Thomas is "better" than losing to the Duhawks.

[Floyd in Iowa City]

Duhawks beat the Spartans on a buzzer beater shot...and the sun still came up this morning...huh, I'll be darned. 

Standings...

Dubuque -x (23)  9-2 20-2
Central -x            9-2 16-6
Luther -x             6-5 14-8
Buena Vista -x     6-5 11-11
Loras                  5-6 12-10
Wartburg            5-6 11-11
Coe                    2-9 10-12
Simpson             2-9   4-18

Saturday games...

Buena Vista @ Loras     
Luther @ Wartburg 
Coe @ Simpson 
Central @ Dubuque

I was amazed when the Norse won this past weekend at Storm Lake.

It was a little of the opposite last night as Coe shot better and played better than the Norse.  Coe has had a good program, but you never quite expect a team that has won 6 in a row losing at home to a team that has lost 8 in a row.   I guess it helps when the head coach is healthy enough to be there and the star for the other team doesn't hit 8 from behind the arc.  That was a great performance.

Beat Wartburg on Saturday though and I will feel better again.

Congrats to the winners last night.

[Klompen]

Okay, I had to go out and buy a new computer so I could watch the Central UD game.  When I click on the watch, nothing comes up, please tell me it is just because the game hasn't started....

[Fannosaurus Rex]

I watched the first half.  For some reason they shut the camera off even though I heard the announcer say there was going to be a special performance by the UD Dance Team I was looking forward to.  And one other thing, not to be a wise guy, but, it looks like UD has a really nice gym but don't most stadia try to put the most seats closest to the middle of the playing area?  Looks like the UD gym has more seats on the sides than in the middle.  It looks good from the streaming video camera but if I was there, I would rather sit at mid court than on one side or the other.

[Klompen]

I could at least get live stats the first half, now nothing.  I guess the new computer can go back.  I was able to get nothing on my old one. 

[Floyd in Iowa City]

Congrats to Central for moving into 1st place.  I didn't see that happening a few weeks ago.

Luther gets both Central and Dubuque this week.  Hope it is fun in Decorah!

Congrats as well for the Loras-B.V. score of 106-100!  Coe kept going today as well in beating Simpson.

[BandGetsToPlay]

Is the IIAC a one-bid league for basketball or could Central and Dubuque both get in - if one were to win the regular season title and the other win the conference tournament?

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Right now... I think it is a one-bid league.

[Floyd in Iowa City]

What a poor job by the Luther College video production of tonight's game against Central.  Most of the last 45 seconds of overtime the Luther camera was focused on the wrong side of the court as the game was up for grabs.

Wow!  As bad as the Wartburg video has been, at least they can point the camera in the correct direction.

To play down to the level of the video production, the Norse missed a bunch of key free throws and lost in overtime.  It was a good game to watch in the 1st half, but many of the best players for both teams did not have great 2nd half production.  Give Central credit for hitting more free throws and hitting a huge 3 to force overtime when Luther had it defended well.

What a season so far by Central.  I was also feeling pretty good about the Norse season until the end as well

[badgerwarhawk]

What is happening in Dubuque?  They're fading out of the picture.