Top 25 talk

[rmc1982]

Pat-How do you guys like the Southpoint??I have to go to Vegas for business 2-3x a year and I always stay there because that's where they pick us up and drop us off for work.I assume you're either playing in the Equestrian area or in the convention center??As Vegas properties go-its not the ritziest but I do like it alot-especially the Sports Book and the restaurants-Have a  Rueben at the Del-Mar deli-Best sandwich in Vegas!!Have fun!

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  #1 Wooster 86  Wilmington 79

Wooster avoids the emotional letdown after the John Carroll win last night and beats a Wilmington team that played well trying to pull a big upset.  Quakers shot 47% from the floor.  Wooster did not shoot a high % from the floor tonight but they outrebounded the Quakers 43 to 29 and Ian Franks kept driving to the basket which forced Wilmington to foul.

Wooster had 5 players in double figures led by Ian Franks and Nathan Balch with 18 points each.  Justin Hallowell and Bryan Wickliffe added 16 points each, Matt Fegan had 10 and the scoring balance secured the victory.

Wooster is playing 4 games in 6 days with their next 2 games in Florida on 1/1 and 1/2 vs William Carey and Baruch.

[Pat Coleman]

Pat-How do you guys like the Southpoint??I have to go to Vegas for business 2-3x a year and I always stay there because that's where they pick us up and drop us off for work.I assume you're either playing in the Equestrian area or in the convention center??As Vegas properties go-its not the ritziest but I do like it alot-especially the Sports Book and the restaurants-Have a  Rueben at the Del-Mar deli-Best sandwich in Vegas!!Have fun!

Like it alright -- I mean, obviously, it's not the Bellagio or the MGM Grand but it has a basketball arena. (Indeed, in the equestrian area.)

There are certainly nicer places in Vegas but hey, nobody has to get on a bus to go to the games or their walk-throughs and you can't say that at the Grand Canyon Classic or any of the stuff in Florida.

[cardinalpride]

Happy New Year everyone!

[wooscotsfan]

Final: #1 Wooster 72  NAIA 1 William Carey 55

Wooster made 11 three pointers and won the rebound battle 44 to 31 to beat this 8-4 William Carey team.

Wooster had balanced scoring led by Nathan Balch with 13 points, Justin Hallowell with 11 and Bryan Wickliffe with 11.  Next game for Wooster is tomorrow vs. Baruch on a neutral court.

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  #1 Wooster 79  Baruch 77

Wooster escapes with a narrow win as All American Ian Franks scores 4 points in the last 2 minutes and Nathan Balch hits 2 clutch free throws in the last 25 seconds for the victory.  Ian Franks had 25 points, Justin Hallowell had 25 points (7 three pointers) and Nathan Balch added 11 points to lead Wooster.

Baruch is a veteran team that lost to #5 Middlebury by only 3 points earlier this season.

Wooster is now 13-0.  Next game is AT #8 Wabash on January 8th.

[Ralph Turner]

Final:  #1 Wooster 79  Baruch 77

Wooster escapes with a narrow win as All American Ian Franks scores 4 points in the last 2 minutes and Nathan Balch hits 2 clutch free throws in the last 25 seconds for the victory.  Ian Franks had 25 points, Justin Hallowell had 25 points (7 three pointers) and Nathan Balch added 11 points to lead Wooster.

Baruch is a veteran team that lost to #5 Middlebury by only 3 points earlier this season.

Wooster is now 13-0.  Next game is AT #8 Wabash on January 8th.

Looks like Baruch deserves some Top 25 love.

[David Collinge]

Final:  #1 Wooster 79  Baruch 77

Wooster escapes with a narrow win as All American Ian Franks scores 4 points in the last 2 minutes and Nathan Balch hits 2 clutch free throws in the last 25 seconds for the victory.  Ian Franks had 25 points, Justin Hallowell had 25 points (7 three pointers) and Nathan Balch added 11 points to lead Wooster.

Baruch is a veteran team that lost to #5 Middlebury by only 3 points earlier this season.

Wooster is now 13-0.  Next game is AT #8 Wabash on January 8th.

Looks like Baruch deserves some Top 25 love.

They're 6-5, although all 5 losses look like they were to pretty good teams (Woo, Midd, NAIA-1 power Embry-Riddle, 12-1 Rutgers-Newark, and 9-1 Manhattanville)

[Darryl Nester]

Greetings, all.  I'm back from Illinois, and will (as promised) post the complete "How They Fared" later tonight, after the F&M game ends ... per the live stats, the second half should begin shortly.

In the mean time, I'll enjoy that Avanti's Gondola sandwich we picked up before leaving Normal ....

[Ralph Turner]

Final:  #1 Wooster 79  Baruch 77

Wooster escapes with a narrow win as All American Ian Franks scores 4 points in the last 2 minutes and Nathan Balch hits 2 clutch free throws in the last 25 seconds for the victory.  Ian Franks had 25 points, Justin Hallowell had 25 points (7 three pointers) and Nathan Balch added 11 points to lead Wooster.

Baruch is a veteran team that lost to #5 Middlebury by only 3 points earlier this season.

Wooster is now 13-0.  Next game is AT #8 Wabash on January 8th.

Looks like Baruch deserves some Top 25 love.

They're 6-5, although all 5 losses look like they were to pretty good teams (Woo, Midd, NAIA-1 power Embry-Riddle, 12-1 Rutgers-Newark, and 9-1 Manhattanville)

Baruch may waltz through the CUNYAC.  If they do, then we have an idea of how good they are.

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared--Complete for the Holiday season

Given the large number of tournament results here, I want to remind everyone that this report does not indicate when a game occurred on a neutral court.

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	594	Wooster	13-0	def. #37 Anderson, 89-48; def. #38 John Carroll, 89-76; def. Wilmington, 86-79; def. William Carey, 72-55; def. Baruch, 79-77
#2	574	Williams	12-0	def. North Park, 85-54; def. Salem State, 93-60; def. Westfield State, 80-65
#3	561	Virginia Wesleyan	12-0	def. Lynchburg, 65-55
#4	530	UW-Stevens Point	9-2	LOST at #7 St. Thomas, 54-61; def. #20 Ramapo, 85-74; def. Colorado College, 92-50; def. Simpson, 75-42; def. Linfield, 93-60
#5	506	Middlebury	7-0	def. RPI, 77-60
#6	489	Whitworth	11-0	def. #33 Ripon, 76-65; def. Colorado College, 86-59
#7	472	St. Thomas	9-0	def. #4 UW-Stevens Point, 61-54
#8	454	Wabash	12-0	def. Franklin, 77-74
#9	425	Eastern Mennonite	8-1	IDLE
#10	388	Augustana	11-0	def. MacMurray, 53-50; def. UW-Stout, 81-75; def. #12 St. Norbert, 57-56; def. Chicago, 63-56
#11	384	Randolph-Macon	10-2	def. Hood, 56-46; def. Johns Hopkins, 76-42
#12	306	St. Norbert	8-2	def. Lakeland, 69-58; LOST to #10 Augustana, 56-57
#13	302	St. Mary's (Md.)	9-2	IDLE
#14	284	Franklin and Marshall	8-1	def. SUNY-Old Westbury, 96-84
#15	270	Brandeis	8-0	IDLE
#16	258	UW-River Falls	11-2	def. Macalester, 85-58; def. Sioux Falls, 77-67
#17	243	Amherst	10-0	def. Johnson & Wales (Fla.), 82-57
#18	203	Illinois Wesleyan	9-2	def. Gettysburg, 67-53; def. Cal Lutheran, 81-69
#19	187	MIT	9-2	LOST at Harvard, 58-84
#20	116	Ramapo	9-2	LOST to #4 UW-Stevens Point, 74-85; def. #33 Ripon, 92-81
#21	113	Plattsburgh State	6-1	IDLE
#22	90	Chapman	12-1	def. Whittier, 78-65; def. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 69-65; def. George Fox, 64-60
#23	86	WPI	9-3	LOST at #25 Western Connecticut, 77-92; def. #34 Becker, 82-66; def. University of New England, 83-50
#24	42	Carthage	7-4	LOST at Transylvania, 66-75
#25	39	Western Connecticut	9-1	def. #23 WPI, 92-77

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	26	Manhattanville	10-1	def. York (N.Y.), 53-50; def. Muhlenberg, 58-55
T#27	25	Marietta	12-0	def. Wilmington, 89-78; def. Redlands, 101-67; def. La Verne, 68-66
T#27	25	Wheaton (Ill.)	9-2	def. Messiah, 65-53; def. Husson, 85-54
#29	24	New York University	9-0	def. SUNY-Maritime, 92-79; def. Drew, 77-67
#30	20	Ferrum	11-0	def. Covenant, 73-59; def. LaGrange, 68-66
#31	19	Centre	8-2	def. Allegheny, 70-53; LOST to Hanover, 61-65; def. DePauw, 62-54
#32	17	Keene State	8-1	IDLE
#33	14	Ripon	6-3	LOST at #6 Whitworth, 65-76; LOST at #20 Ramapo, 81-92
#34	13	Becker	8-2	LOST at #23 WPI, 66-82
#35	10	Rhode Island College	7-2	IDLE
#36	9	Emory	8-2	LOST to Washington and Lee, 75-86; def. Huntingdon, 95-71
#37	4	Anderson	7-3	LOST to #1 Wooster, 48-89; def. Richard Stockton, 73-70; def. Staten Island, 70-67
#38	2	John Carroll	8-4	def. Baldwin-Wallace, 82-73; LOST at #1 Wooster, 76-89; def. Spalding, 100-75
#39	1	Catholic	10-2	def. CCNY, 60-42; def. Southern Maine, 79-77

[magicman]

#14 Franklin & Marshall falls to unranked Ithaca in a shootout 107-94.

[magicman]

Another unranked east region team topples a Top 25 team tonight as #20 Ramapo falls to the Union College Dutchmen 97-88.   

[Hugenerd]

#19 MIT also lost to unranked Bridgewater State (not VA), 92-80.  MIT led by 11 at the half but apparently decided to stay in the locker room for the second half and work on psets.

[Titan Q]

I hate Monday night upsets (ballot already in)!