Top 25 talk

[Greek Tragedy]

Here is the weighted voting rank by team.  This means that the preseason and 1st week's poll's votes were multiplied by ONE.  Week 2's votes were multiplied by 2 and so on.  Using the weighted voting system, I guess it gives more value to where you are later in the season.  Better to end on a strong note than to start on a strong note, I guess!

In the [DIFF/RNK] column is a positive or negative number.  For example, Ill. Wesleyan drops two spots using the weighted system, as opposed to the actual votes.  Teams such as Occidental (+10) gain the most. 

DIFF/RNK	TEAM	Total
1	Wooster	21616
1	Wittenberg	21385
-2	Illinois Wesleyan	20530
0	Albion	18626
3	Hope	18076
3	Lawrence	17457
-2	Puget Sound	16076
-2	Amherst	15964
-2	York (Pa.)	15341
1	Augustana	13581
-1	Worcester Polytech	11428
2	Baldwin-Wallace	10962
-1	Randolph-Macon	8723
-1	Wartburg	8628
1	Stout	7458
3	Carnegie Mellon	7440
7	North Central	6668
-3	St. John Fisher	5977
2	Mississippi College	5229
2	Hampden-Sydney	5091
10	Occidental	3676
1	Elmhurst	3602
-3	Rochester	3325
-7	Hanover	3314
-7	Oshkosh	3261
0	Lincoln	3033
7	Transylvania	2426
7	Ohio Northern	2049
-2	Whitewater	1937
6	Bluffton	1762
2	Maryville (Tenn.)	1632
-7	Gustavus Adolphus	1452
-4	Virginia Wesleyan	1432
5	Wilmington	1373
-3	Catholic	1029
-8	John Carroll	975
4	Widener	917
8	NYU	867
5	Carroll	800
-10	Ramapo	792
1	St. Thomas	655
-4	Stevens Point	603
-6	Albright	509
-4	Calvin	476
6	Trinity (Conn.)	441
4	Trinity (Texas)	226
10	Cortland State	226
6	New Jersey City	182
4	Hamilton	178
-7	Platteville	172
8	Washington U.	147
-7	Aurora	142
-6	Springfield	108
-6	Southwestern	99
-6	Ursinus	93
-4	Potsdam State	76
-1	Mary Washington	51
-3	Rutger-Newark	49
7	La Crosse	48
10	Loras	31
-3	Buena Vista	26
9	Bates	24
-3	Pomona-Pitzer	22
8	William Paterson	22
-4	Hobart	21
-3	Union	20
-5	Hardin-Simmons	16
-4	Williams	15
-4	King's	13
-3	Salem State	7
-3	Methodist	6
1	McMurry	6
-4	Scranton	5
1	Keene State	3
-1	Dominican	1

[Gregory Sager]

Very nice job, OS. This may be the most helpful chart related to the Top 25 I've seen yet. In the words of Paul Westerberg, color me impressed.

[Greek Tragedy]

Very nice job, OS. This may be the most helpful chart related to the Top 25 I've seen yet. In the words of Paul Westerberg, color me impressed.

Take back calling me a sloth on the other board then! lol.  Just kidding.  I deserved that one! 

[Greek Tragedy]

And not to be outdone...here's the weighted list by conference

CONF	DIFF/RNK	TEAM	Total
ASC-E	10	Mississippi College	5229
ASC-W	-4	McMurry	6
ASC-W	9	Hardin-Simmons	16
CAC	-2	York (Pa.)	15341
CAC	-4	Mary Washington	51
CAC	-7	Catholic	1029
CCIW	-7	North Central	6668
CCIW	1	Illinois Wesleyan	20530
CCIW	-3	Elmhurst	3602
CCIW	-1	Augustana	13581
CENT	4	Ursinus	93
E8	1	St. John Fisher	5977
GSAC	-4	Maryville (Tenn.)	1632
HCAC	5	Transylvania	2426
HCAC	7	Hanover	3314
HCAC	-8	Bluffton	1762
IIAC	-1	Wartburg	8628
IIAC	-3	Loras	31
IIAC	-3	Buena Vista	26
IND	0	Lincoln	3033
LEC	-1	Keene State	3
LL	-3	Union	20
LL	-3	Hobart	21
LL	-6	Hamilton	178
LMC	1	Dominican	1
MACC	1	Widener	917
MACC	-4	Scranton	5
MACC	4	Albright	509
MAC-F	-4	King's	13
MASCAC	-5	Salem State	7
MIAA	-2	Hope	18076
MIAA	-10	Calvin	476
MIAA	0	Albion	18626
MIAC	-4	St. Thomas	655
MIAC	-7	Gustavus Adolphus	1452
MWC	-2	Lawrence	17457
MWC	-4	Carroll	800
NCAC	1	Wooster	21616
NCAC	-2	Wittenberg	21385
NESCAC	8	Williams	15
NESCAC	8	Trinity (Conn.)	441
NESCAC	-3	Bates	24
NESCAC	3	Amherst	15964
NEWMAC	1	Worcester Polytech	11428
NEWMAC	10	Springfield	108
NIIC	6	Aurora	142
NJAC	1	William Paterson	22
NJAC	-6	Rutger-Newark	49
NJAC	6	Ramapo	792
NJAC	-6	New Jersey City	182
NWC	3	Puget Sound	16076
OAC	5	Wilmington	1373
OAC	-3	Ohio Northern	2049
OAC	7	John Carroll	975
OAC	-1	Baldwin-Wallace	10962
ODAC	-2	Virginia Wesleyan	1432
ODAC	2	Randolph-Macon	8723
ODAC	1	Hampden-Sydney	5091
SCAC	-7	Trinity (Texas)	226
SCAC	6	Southwestern	99
SCIAC	10	Pomona-Pitzer	22
SCIAC	2	Occidental	3676
SUNYAC	-7	Potsdam State	76
SUNYAC	-1	Cortland State	226
UAA	7	Washington U.	147
UAA	2	Rochester	3325
UAA	4	NYU	867
UAA	2	Carnegie Mellon	7440
USAC	-4	Methodist	6
WIAC	7	Whitewater	1937
WIAC	3	Stout	7458
WIAC	8	Stevens Point	603
WIAC	-6	Platteville	172
WIAC	-3	Oshkosh	3261
WIAC	-3	La Crosse	48

[Coach C]

Ok.  I am not sure why these charts are valuable.  Any insights for me?

C

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  #2 Wooster 99  Earlham 63

Wooster was led by Tim Vandervaart with 26 points, 12 boards, 6 assists and 4 steals.  Also for Wooster, James Cooper had 20 points and freshman Brandon Johnson chipped in 15 points.

Wooster shot 63% today, made 8 three pointers and outrebounded the Quakers by 23 boards.  Brandon Miller had 32 points for Earlham.

Wooster moves to 18-1, 10-0 NCAC.    Next up is Allegheny on 2/1

GO SCOTS!!

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  Emory & Henry 101  #18 Randolph-Macon 89

Big upset here as the #18 team goes down.  Emory & Henry is not that good of a team.  Wooster beat them earlier this year 150 to 101 on E&H's home floor, so I am having trouble understanding how RMC lost this game.  The ODAC seems a little down this year with no great teams in their conference?

[smedindy]

The 'system' teams can all rise up and beat someone - it's the nature of the beast.

[Pat Coleman]

I don't know if Macon is back at full strength yet (All-American Justin Wansley has been injured, did not play Wednesday). E&H is also at .500 now and has won its past six home games.

But yes, no great teams in the ODAC. The end of December and beginning of January proved that.

[gordonmann]

For the most part, it's been a good day to be in the Top 25.  Lots of double-digit victories for ranked teams.

UW-River Falls surprises UW-Oshkosh 58-56.  River Falls has just four wins in conference -- two over winless Superior and one a piece over Stout and Oshkosh.

They aren't ranked, but Stevens Point lost to Edgewood by 1.

[Ralph Turner]

For the most part, it's been a good day to be in the Top 25.  Lots of double-digit victories for ranked teams.

UW-River Falls surprises UW-Oshkosh 58-56.  River Falls has just four wins in conference -- two over winless Superior and one a piece over Stout and Oshkosh.

They aren't ranked, but Stevens Point lost to Edgewood by 1.

I thought that the LMC never ever beat the WIAC! 

[Pat Coleman]

Indeed, Wansley did not play today either.

[smedindy]

Witt systematically dismantles Denison, 74-49, giving up just 13 points in the first half.

[John Gleich]

I thought that the LMC never ever beat the WIAC! 

That's actually Point's second loss to an LMC team... they lost to league leading Lakeland earlier this season.

Point has lost 7 games this season, by an average of  six points... who says that experience counts for nothing?  (Point has 4 Freshmen averaging 15+ minutes).

Ironically, even though they've lost 4 non-conference games (after not losing a regular season game against non-con opponents for 5 seasons) and have a really young team, like I said above, and lost to Oshkosh on Wednesday, the Pointer's back their way into the conference lead, [EDIT... sorry, they're a half game behind both Oshkosh and Stout, tied with Whitewater] as Oshkosh and Whitewater BOTH lose conference games tonight. 

[Gregory Sager]

Oh, that wacky WIAC. Put on a blindfold and throw darts at a dartboard to pick your winners if you're in the WIAC pick'em game, folks.