Top 25 talk

[smedindy]

Wabash falls to ORV Transylvania 66-61. The LGs shoot just 34% from the floor and took 36 three-pointers. They did control the glass by a huge margin but couldn't get the ball in the basket.

[magicman]

The play-by-play broadcaster is pronouncing "Wabash" as if it rhymes with "lavosh"!  How the heck do you screw up "Wabash"??

I was listening to that broadcast as well and when I first heard  their pronunciation I thought they were making a joke. I soon realized the joke was on them. 

[Mr. Ypsi]

I've heard it too many times. They try to make both 'a' sounds equivalent for some reason.

Obviously not music fans.  They should know better from either the river (several songs) or the Wabash Cannonball!

[Flying Dutch Fan]

I've heard it too many times. They try to make both 'a' sounds equivalent for some reason.

Obviously not music fans.  They should know better from either the river (several songs) or the Wabash Cannonball!

Maybe they gained their pronunciation skills at "Wee-Ton"   

[magicman]

San Antonio wasn't very kind to the Northwest Conference these past 3 days. Their teams went 6-8 in the 14 games they played and when you throw out the 3 wins they had over 1-12 Southwestern they look even worse. #8 Whitworth and #12 Puget Sound both went 1-1 with each beating Southwestern, while both teams were defeated rather handily in their losses. Whitworth by 15 to #16 UW- Whitewater and Puget Sound by 18 to unranked Redlands.

#16 UW-Whitewater and #28 Wheaton were the big winners each going 2-0 in the tourney while host Trinity (Texas) finished 2-1

Here are the results of the Trinity University National Invitational: Had to be one of the best in all of DIII this year.

#16 UW-Whitewater  2-0
Beat Willamette 89-69  Beat #8 Whitworth 76-61

#28 Wheaton  2-0
Beat Whitman 60-50      Beat Pacific Lutheran 70-65

Trinity (Texas)  2-1
Lost to George Fox 57-55  Beat Willamette 77-71    Beat Pacific 70-50

#12 Puget Sound 1-1
Beat Southwestern 93-75  Lost to Redlands 90-72

#8 Whitworth 1-1
Lost to #16 UW-Whitewater  76-61   Beat Southwestern 97-63

Whitman 1-1
Beat Buena Vista   75-38   Lost to #28 Wheaton 60-50

George Fox  1-1
Beat Trinity (Texas) 57-55   Lost to Buena Vista 82-73 OT

Pacific  1-1
Beat Southwestern 76-55   Lost to Trinity (Texas) 70-50

Pacific Lutheran 1-1
Beat Redlands 74-62   Lost to #28 Wheaton 70-65

Redlands 1-1
Lost to Pacific Lutheran 74-62   Beat #12 Puget Sound 90-72

Buena Vista 1-1
Lost to Whitman 75-38  Beat George Fox 82-73 OT

Willamette  0-2
Lost to #16 UW-Whitewater 89-69   Lost to Trinity (Texas) 77-71

Southwestern  0-3
Lost to #12 Puget Sound 93-75  Lost to Pacific 76-55  Lost to #8 Whitworth  97-63 

 
 

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)

There is no new poll until the new year, but here is a look at the games that have been played so far, and those scheduled over the next week and a half.  I'll post a complete report on January 1 (and probably nothing else before then).

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	624	Middlebury	7-0	12/29 at Curry; 12/30 at T#44 Salem State
#2	570	Virginia Wesleyan	8-1	def. Wesley, 96-74; 01/01 vs. Lynchburg
#3	568	Augustana	9-1	def. Knox, 55-53; 12/30 vs. MacMurray
#4	523	MIT	12-0	IDLE
#5	499	Emory	8-0	12/29 vs. Rhodes; 12/31 vs. Guilford
#6	495	Amherst	9-1	12/30 at Marymount
#7	493	Williams	8-1	12/28 at Ohio Northern; 12/29 at TBA
#8	436	Whitworth	8-2	LOST at #16 UW-Whitewater, 61-76; def. Southwestern, 97-63; 12/29 vs. Calvin
#9	403	Franklin and Marshall	9-0	IDLE
#10	377	Cabrini	8-0	12/29 at Johns Hopkins; 12/30 at TBD
#11	357	Mary Hardin-Baylor	8-0	12/29 vs. UW-Stout; 12/30 at Concordia (Ill.)
#12	302	Puget Sound	10-1	def. Southwestern, 93-75; LOST at Redlands, 72-90
#13	293	St. Thomas	7-2	LOST at #18 UW-Stevens Point, 66-72
#14	274	Wabash	9-1	def. Baldwin-Wallace, 63-61; LOST at T#34 Transylvania, 61-66; 12/29 vs. Franklin
#15	225	Hope	8-1	12/29 vs. #20 Marietta; 12/30 vs. TBA
#16	190	UW-Whitewater	10-1	def. Willamette, 89-69; def. #8 Whitworth, 76-61; 12/30 at Marian
#17	173	WPI	8-1	12/28 vs. #31 Western Connecticut; 12/31 vs. St. Joseph's (Maine)
#18	167	UW-Stevens Point	9-2	def. #13 St. Thomas, 72-66; 12/30 vs. St. Olaf
#19	136	Wooster	7-2	def. #37 St. Mary's (Md.), 63-61; def. Sacred Heart (P.R.), 78-50; 12/29 vs. Thiel; 12/30 vs. Heidelberg
#20	115	Marietta	7-3	def. Wilmington, 65-63; 12/29 at #15 Hope; 12/30 at TBA
#21	114	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	9-0	12/30 vs. Babson
#22	105	Birmingham-Southern	8-1	12/29 vs. Southern Maine; 12/30 vs. Clark
#23	100	Oswego State	9-1	IDLE
#24	96	Buffalo State	8-1	12/31 at Wesleyan; 01/01 at TBA
#25	78	Rochester	8-2	IDLE

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	73	Rhode Island College	9-1	IDLE
#27	47	William Paterson	9-1	12/30 at SUNY-Purchase
#28	46	Wheaton (Ill.)	9-2	def. Whitman, 60-50; def. Pacific Lutheran, 70-65
#29	37	Wittenberg	5-3	def. Ohio Northern, 75-66; LOST to Otterbein, 61-64; 12/29 vs. Monmouth; 12/30 vs. TBA (Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic)
#30	30	Ohio Wesleyan	8-1	12/28 at Albion; 12/29 at TBA
#31	23	Western Connecticut	10-1	12/28 at #17 WPI
#32	22	Bethany	10-0	12/29 at Illinois Wesleyan; 12/30 at Staten Island or Vaughn
#33	20	Grinnell	8-0	IDLE
T#34	16	Transylvania	9-0	def. Hendrix, 61-44; def. #14 Wabash, 66-61; 12/28 vs. La Verne; 12/29 vs. Gustavus Adolphus
T#34	16	UW-River Falls	8-2	12/29 at Macalester; 12/31 at Sioux Falls
#36	15	Hardin-Simmons	8-0	def. McMurry, 81-78; 12/28 at Gustavus Adolphus; 12/30 at Hanover
#37	14	St. Mary's (Md.)	8-3	LOST to #19 Wooster, 61-63; 12/28 vs. Guilford
#38	13	Edgewood	9-1	12/31 vs. North Park
#39	11	Texas-Dallas	8-2	LOST at Schreiner, 74-80; def. Texas Lutheran, 61-49
#40	9	Washington U.	7-3	12/30 at Elmhurst
#41	7	Catholic	10-0	12/31 vs. Massachusetts College; 01/01 vs. TBA
#42	6	New Jersey City	9-1	IDLE
#43	4	Lake Forest	7-1	IDLE
T#44	1	Hartwick	9-0	12/28 at Delaware Valley; 12/29 at TBD
T#44	1	Hobart	6-1	IDLE
T#44	1	Salem State	6-3	12/29 vs. Colby; 12/30 vs. #1 Middlebury

[magicman]

#31Western Connecticut on the road defeats #17WPI 101-93.
Key stretch in the game occurred with 4:37 left in the game. Up 78-77, WPI turned the ball over 4 times and committed 2 fouls in the next 2:13 enabling WC to grab an 86-80 lead with 2:24 to play. After WPI went to the line and made 2 free throws to cut it to 4 WC came down and buried a three. WPI then missed 3 point attempts on their next 2 possessions, sending WC to the line both times, after each miss. The Colonials made 4 straight foul shots to up their lead to 93-82 and salt the game away. Western Connecticut's Daquon Brook's with 40 points (8x16 fg, 2x6 3's, 22x24 ft) and 9 assists.   

[magicman]

#1 Middlebury downs Curry 83-54 to improve to 9-0. Next up is #44 Salem State on Friday evening at 7 PM.

[Wabash2011]

Wabash over Franklin in OT, 75-68.   Wabash goes to 10-1 headed into NCAC "head east" weekend at Hiram and Allegheny...Frankin travels to Translyvania next week for a tough conference game.

[wooscotsfan]

#19 Wooster beats Thiel 78 to 68.  Wooster was led by sophomore guard Doug Thorpe with 21 points and Justin Hallowell with 12 points.  Next opponent is Heidelberg this evening.

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  #19 Wooster 73  Heidelberg 61 

Wooster was led tonight by Josh Claytor with 18 points, Justin Hallowell with 17 points and Jalen Goodwin with 11.  Wooster is now 9-2 and plays Geneva College next on 1/4

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

Happy New Year!

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	624	Middlebury	9-0	def. Curry, 83-54; def. T#44 Salem State, 66-63
#2	570	Virginia Wesleyan	9-1	def. Wesley, 96-74; def. Lynchburg, 108-80
#3	568	Augustana	10-1	def. Knox, 55-53; def. MacMurray, 96-53
#4	523	MIT	12-0	IDLE
#5	499	Emory	10-0	def. Rhodes, 84-66; def. Guilford, 96-84
#6	495	Amherst	10-1	def. Marymount, 81-66
#7	493	Williams	10-1	def. Ohio Northern, 79-73; def. Thomas More, 66-64
#8	436	Whitworth	9-2	LOST at #16 UW-Whitewater, 61-76; def. Southwestern, 97-63; def. Calvin, 76-51
#9	403	Franklin and Marshall	9-0	IDLE
#10	377	Cabrini	9-1	def. Johns Hopkins, 80-60; LOST at Centre, 67-69
#11	357	Mary Hardin-Baylor	10-0	def. UW-Stout, 70-57; def. Concordia (Ill.), 82-61
#12	302	Puget Sound	10-1	def. Southwestern, 91-77; LOST at Redlands, 72-90
#13	293	St. Thomas	7-2	LOST at #18 UW-Stevens Point, 66-72
#14	274	Wabash	10-1	def. Baldwin-Wallace, 63-61; LOST at T#34 Transylvania, 61-66; def. Franklin, 75-68
#15	225	Hope	10-1	def. #20 Marietta, 84-73; def. Ind. Wesleyan, 70-66
#16	190	UW-Whitewater	11-1	def. Willamette, 89-69; def. #8 Whitworth, 76-61; def. Marian, 74-51
#17	173	WPI	9-2	LOST to #31 Western Connecticut, 93-101; def. St. Joseph's (Maine), 68-58
#18	167	UW-Stevens Point	10-2	def. #13 St. Thomas, 72-66; def. St. Olaf, 83-70
#19	136	Wooster	9-2	def. #37 St. Mary's (Md.), 63-61; def. Sacred Heart (P.R.), 78-50; def. Thiel, 78-68; def. Heidelberg, 73-61
#20	115	Marietta	8-4	def. Wilmington, 65-63; LOST at #15 Hope, 73-84; def. Grace Bible (Mich.), 95-79
#21	114	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	10-0	def. Babson, 73-51
#22	105	Birmingham-Southern	10-1	def. Southern Maine, 85-73; def. Clark, 58-57
#23	100	Oswego State	9-1	IDLE
#24	96	Buffalo State	10-1	def. Wesleyan, 80-77; def. #41 Catholic, 82-81
#25	78	Rochester	8-2	IDLE

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	73	Rhode Island College	9-1	IDLE
#27	47	William Paterson	10-1	def. SUNY-Purchase, 73-50
#28	46	Wheaton (Ill.)	9-2	def. Whitman, 60-50; def. Pacific Lutheran, 70-65
#29	37	Wittenberg	7-3	def. Ohio Northern, 75-66; LOST to Otterbein, 61-64; def. Monmouth, 80-54; def. Marian (Ind.), 70-50
#30	30	Ohio Wesleyan	10-1	def. Albion, 78-66; def. Otterbein, 75-65
#31	23	Western Connecticut	11-1	def. #17 WPI, 101-93
#32	22	Bethany	11-1	LOST at Illinois Wesleyan, 60-63; def. Vaughn, 84-38
#33	20	Grinnell	8-0	IDLE
T#34	16	Transylvania	10-1	def. Hendrix, 61-44; def. #14 Wabash, 66-61; def. La Verne, 73-64; LOST at Gustavus Adolphus, 62-66
T#34	16	UW-River Falls	9-3	def. Macalester, 77-58; LOST at Sioux Falls, 68-71
#36	15	Hardin-Simmons	9-1	def. McMurry, 81-78; LOST to Gustavus Adolphus, 69-71; def. Hanover, 83-74
#37	14	St. Mary's (Md.)	9-3	LOST to #19 Wooster, 61-63; def. Guilford, 70-65
#38	13	Edgewood	10-1	def. North Park, 72-71
#39	11	Texas-Dallas	8-2	LOST at Schreiner, 74-80; def. Texas Lutheran, 61-49
#40	9	Washington U.	8-3	def. Elmhurst, 67-66
#41	7	Catholic	11-1	def. Massachusetts College, 85-71; LOST to #24 Buffalo State, 81-82
#42	6	New Jersey City	9-1	IDLE
#43	4	Lake Forest	7-1	IDLE
T#44	1	Hartwick	11-0	def. Delaware Valley, 82-68; def. Penn State-Abington, 104-90
T#44	1	Hobart	6-1	IDLE
T#44	1	Salem State	7-4	def. Colby, 70-57; LOST to #1 Middlebury, 63-66

[magicman]

Buffalo State with 2 nice wins over Wesleyan and Catholic this weekend. Bengals had to beat Cardinals both days, and they came from behind in both games to do so. Against the 9-1 Cardinals of Wesleyan University they were down 41-33 early in the 2nd half and came back to win a nail biter. Against the 11-0 Catholic University Cardinals the win was even tougher, as the Bengals had to overcome a 12 point halftime deficit on Catholic's homecourt. Bengals never had the lead until 12:34 was left in the game. From that point till the end of the game there were 9 ties and 7 lead changes before the Bengals got a basket with 7 seconds left to win it 82-81. Beating 2 teams that were a combined 20-1 at gametime should move them up a few notches in the poll.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

New Top 25 is out.  One of Middlebury's #1 votes has evidently switched to MIT.  Interesting.

[smedindy]

Maybe someone got a gift basket? 

That is curious.