Top 25 talk

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  #3 Wooster 79  Ohio Wesleyan 71 

Nice road win for Wooster at OWU which was 4-1.  Wooster was led in scoring by Doug Thorpe with 18 points, freshman Dan Fanelly with 15 points and Kenny DeBoer with 13 points.  Wooster is now 5-0 and will face #24 DePauw Saturday.

[John Gleich]

#2 UWSP beats Eau Claire 74-55 without Tyler Tillema (held out as a precautionary measure after rolling an ankle).

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	613	Amherst	4-0	won at Westfield State, 83-59; 12/05 vs. Anna Maria; 12/07 at Emerson
#2	598	UW-Stevens Point	5-0	won at UW-Eau Claire, 74-55
#3	565	Wooster	5-0	won at #35 Ohio Wesleyan, 79-71; 12/07 vs. #24 DePauw
#4	546	UW-Whitewater	5-0	won at Beloit, 93-62; 12/07 at #37 UW-Stout
#5	481	Illinois Wesleyan	4-1	12/07 vs. #8 Washington U.
#6	471	Cabrini	7-0	def. Gwynedd-Mercy, 95-84; won at Marywood, 90-71; 12/07 vs. Baptist Bible
#7	449	Williams	6-1	def. RPI, 113-88; 12/07 vs. Springfield
#8	424	Washington U.	5-1	12/07 at #5 Illinois Wesleyan
#9	392	Calvin	5-1	12/06 vs. #44 Carthage; 12/07 vs. #13 Wheaton (Ill.)
#10	382	Virginia Wesleyan	7-0	def. Methodist, 87-71; def. Lynchburg, 93-66
#11	364	Mary Hardin-Baylor	2-1	12/05 at Sul Ross State; 12/07 at Howard Payne
#12	334	St. Mary's (Md.)	4-1	won at Salisbury, 57-48; 12/07 at Penn State-Harrisburg
#13	263	Wheaton (Ill.)	4-2	def. Chicago, 84-61; 12/06 at Hope; 12/07 at #9 Calvin
#14	243	WPI	5-1	def. #51 Tufts, 70-67; 12/05 vs. Newbury; 12/07 vs. Fitchburg State
#15	230	St. Thomas	3-1	won at #32 Augsburg, 71-53
#16	217	Wittenberg	5-1	won at Wabash, 60-46; 12/07 vs. Allegheny
#17	189	Wesley	5-1	LOST at Marymount, 73-80; 12/07 at Frostburg State
#18	155	St. Norbert	3-1	def. Lake Forest, 71-56; 12/07 at Grinnell
#19	143	Augustana	5-1	won at T#53 Loras, 67-65
#20	135	Hampden-Sydney	4-2	12/07 at Bridgewater (Va.)
#21	125	Middlebury	5-2	def. Castleton State, 90-80; 12/07 at Skidmore
#22	92	Marietta	5-1	won at Otterbein, 109-72; 12/07 vs. Wilmington
#23	67	Hobart	3-1	LOST to Rochester, 75-85
#24	54	DePauw	5-1	def. Denison, 66-51; 12/07 at #3 Wooster
#25	51	SUNY-Purchase	6-0	won at Mount St. Vincent, 69-53; 12/07 vs. Farmingdale State

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	49	Colorado College	5-0	def. Johnson & Wales (CO), 71-56
#27	43	Guilford	6-0	12/07 at Shenandoah
#28	42	North Central (Ill.)	3-2	IDLE
#29	41	Centre	4-2	LOST at Asbury, 81-87; 12/05 at Brescia
#30	39	John Carroll	4-1	LOST at Mount Union, 100-113; 12/07 vs. Ohio Northern
#31	34	Whitworth	3-2	12/07 vs. UC Santa Cruz
#32	32	Augsburg	3-1	LOST to #15 St. Thomas, 53-71; 12/07 vs. St. Olaf
#33	28	Eastern Connecticut	6-1	def. New Paltz State, 77-53; 12/07 vs. Rhode Island College
#34	26	Catholic	3-2	LOST at Loyola (Md.), 75-87; 12/07 vs. Drew
#35	25	Ohio Wesleyan	4-2	LOST to #3 Wooster, 71-79; 12/07 at Denison
#36	22	Emory	6-2	def. Covenant, 110-76
#37	20	UW-Stout	5-1	12/05 at UW-Superior; 12/07 vs. #4 UW-Whitewater
#38	15	Christopher Newport	5-1	won at Southern Virginia, 80-54; 12/07 at York (Pa.)
T#39	13	Dubuque	6-0	IDLE
T#39	13	Texas-Dallas	4-0	12/05 at Texas-Tyler; 12/07 at University of the Ozarks
T#39	13	Baldwin Wallace	4-1	won at Ohio Northern, 72-68; 12/07 vs. Capital
T#42	12	Concordia (Texas)	3-1	won at Mississippi College, 93-83; 12/05 vs. Howard Payne; 12/07 vs. Sul Ross State
T#42	12	Brandeis	5-1	def. Becker, 78-58; 12/07 vs. Babson; 12/08 at Tufts or Salem State
#44	11	Carthage	3-2	LOST to Cardinal Stritch, 69-70; 12/06 at #9 Calvin; 12/07 at Hope
#45	9	UW-Platteville	5-2	def. UW-Oshkosh, 80-66; 12/07 at UW-River Falls
T#46	8	Richard Stockton	5-1	LOST at William Paterson, 72-74; 12/07 at #49 New Jersey City
T#46	8	Albertus Magnus	5-0	won at Mount Ida, 89-64; 12/05 at Emmanuel; 12/07 vs. Suffolk
#48	7	Southern Vermont	4-1	won at Elms, 85-79; 12/06 at St. Joseph's (Vt.); 12/07 at TBA
#49	6	New Jersey City	5-2	LOST at Rowan, 59-62; 12/07 vs. T#46 Richard Stockton
#50	4	Defiance	5-0	won at Manchester, 67-48; 12/07 at Mount St. Joseph
#51	3	Tufts	5-2	LOST at #14 WPI, 67-70; 12/07 vs. Salem State; 12/08 vs. TBD
#52	2	Scranton	4-1	12/07 at Susquehanna
T#53	1	Stevenson	5-1	won at Hood, 79-76; 12/07 at Arcadia
T#53	1	Dickinson	5-1	won at McDaniel, 64-52; 12/07 vs. Swarthmore
T#53	1	Cortland State	3-0	won at Ithaca, 79-63; 12/06 vs. Potsdam State; 12/07 vs. Plattsburgh State
T#53	1	Loras	3-3	LOST to #19 Augustana, 65-67
T#53	1	NYU	5-0	def. Merchant Marine, 77-67; 12/08 vs. York (N.Y.)

[Ralph Turner]

In the ASC, Texas-Dallas looks like they are back in form.  Concordia-Texas does not have it this season.  I still don't have an opinion about UMHB yet.  I think that they will contend, but getting a bid beyond the conference Pool A is uncertain at this time.  Unfortunately, the conference is isolated again with few chances to play measurable foes outside this part of the country.

[Greek Tragedy]

A new #1 next week as Amherst goes down.

[David Collinge]

#3 Wooster makes their case, drubbing #24 DePauw 64-48.

[Titan Q]

Video link for #8 Wash U @ #5 IWU, 7:00pm (Central):

http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/iwu.portal#

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I tell you what, we may be seeing the rebirth of the NEWMAC in New England:

WPI is winning despite losing their best player for the year.  Emerson took out the preseason #1 today.  Springfield went to Williamstown and gave them a game.  Babson is playing very well.  A rebuilding, but strong MIT squad might be the fifth best team in the conference.

They're looking good and should be back on the radar for major conferences - at least this season.

[Titan Q]

#5 IWU 98
#8 Wash U 73

http://bearsports.wustl.edu/Stats/TeamStats/basketball-mens/2013-2014/game7.htm

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/college/basketball/men/depth-big-surge-keys-no-iwu-in-rout-of-washington/article_6582335e-5fb5-11e3-96f4-0019bb2963f4.html


IWU PG Dylan Overstreet, a 1st Team all-CCIW player last year, returned from injury for the Titans.  D1 transfer Jordan Nelson, a 6-1 SG from Evansville, also made his debut last night.  Both guards are at about 80% health-wise but having them in the rotation really makes a big impact.

IWU is a very deep team - the Titans got 43 points off the bench last night vs the Bears.

The Titans looked strong last night vs a very talented Wash U team.  The Bears beat #24 DePauw by 11 in their last game before this one.  Wash U's other loss was by 2-points @ hard-to-figure-out Carthage from the CCIW.

[Greek Tragedy]

Curious to see if Wooster can make up 33 points on Stevens Point. The dawgs won at Eau Claire while the Scots topped RV Ohio Wesleyan amd #24 DePauw.

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	613	Amherst	5-1	won at Westfield State, 83-59; def. Anna Maria, 97-65; LOST at Emerson, 79-90
#2	598	UW-Stevens Point	5-0	won at UW-Eau Claire, 74-55
#3	565	Wooster	6-0	won at #35 Ohio Wesleyan, 79-71; def. #24 DePauw, 64-48
#4	546	UW-Whitewater	5-1	won at Beloit, 93-62; LOST at #37 UW-Stout, 69-74
#5	481	Illinois Wesleyan	5-1	def. #8 Washington U., 98-73
#6	471	Cabrini	8-0	def. Gwynedd-Mercy, 95-84; won at Marywood, 90-71; def. Baptist Bible, 100-71
#7	449	Williams	7-1	def. RPI, 113-88; def. Springfield, 80-75
#8	424	Washington U.	5-2	LOST at #5 Illinois Wesleyan, 73-98
#9	392	Calvin	6-2	LOST to #44 Carthage, 68-74; def. #13 Wheaton (Ill.), 78-51
#10	382	Virginia Wesleyan	7-0	def. Methodist, 87-71; def. Lynchburg, 93-66
#11	364	Mary Hardin-Baylor	3-2	LOST to Sul Ross State, 70-74; def. Howard Payne, 72-68
#12	334	St. Mary's (Md.)	5-1	won at Salisbury, 57-48; won at Penn State-Harrisburg, 67-60
#13	263	Wheaton (Ill.)	5-3	def. Chicago, 84-61; def. Hope, 80-61; LOST at #9 Calvin, 51-78
#14	243	WPI	7-1	def. #51 Tufts, 70-67; def. Newbury, 81-37; def. Fitchburg State, 88-53
#15	230	St. Thomas	3-1	won at #32 Augsburg, 71-53
#16	217	Wittenberg	6-1	won at Wabash, 60-46; def. Allegheny, 86-58
#17	189	Wesley	6-1	LOST at Marymount, 73-80; won at Frostburg State, 84-68
#18	155	St. Norbert	4-1	def. Lake Forest, 71-56; won at Grinnell, 121-115
#19	143	Augustana	5-1	won at T#53 Loras, 67-65
#20	135	Hampden-Sydney	4-3	LOST at Bridgewater (Va.), 57-65
#21	125	Middlebury	6-2	def. Castleton State, 90-80; won at Skidmore, 89-84
#22	92	Marietta	6-1	won at Otterbein, 109-72; def. Wilmington, 98-77
#23	67	Hobart	4-2	LOST to Rochester, 75-85; def. Nazareth, 77-71; LOST to Geneseo State, 73-82
#24	54	DePauw	5-2	def. Denison, 66-51; LOST at #3 Wooster, 48-64
#25	51	SUNY-Purchase	7-0	won at Mount St. Vincent, 69-53; def. Farmingdale State, 77-57

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	49	Colorado College	5-0	def. Johnson & Wales (CO), 71-56
#27	43	Guilford	7-0	won at Shenandoah, 78-77
#28	42	North Central (Ill.)	3-2	IDLE
#29	41	Centre	5-2	LOST at Asbury, 81-87; won at Brescia, 81-62
#30	39	John Carroll	5-1	LOST at Mount Union, 100-113; def. Ohio Northern, 82-64
#31	34	Whitworth	4-2	def. UC Santa Cruz, 87-67
#32	32	Augsburg	4-1	LOST to #15 St. Thomas, 53-71; def. St. Olaf, 71-66
#33	28	Eastern Connecticut	7-1	def. New Paltz State, 77-53; def. Rhode Island College, 77-74
#34	26	Catholic	4-2	LOST at Loyola (Md.), 75-87; def. Drew, 82-60
#35	25	Ohio Wesleyan	5-2	LOST to #3 Wooster, 71-79; won at Denison, 65-63
#36	22	Emory	6-2	def. Covenant, 110-76
#37	20	UW-Stout	7-1	won at UW-Superior, 79-68; def. #4 UW-Whitewater, 74-69
#38	15	Christopher Newport	6-1	won at Southern Virginia, 80-54; won at York (Pa.), 63-60
T#39	13	Dubuque	6-0	IDLE
T#39	13	Texas-Dallas	5-0	won at Texas-Tyler, 77-52; 12/07 at University of the Ozarks postponed
T#39	13	Baldwin Wallace	5-1	won at Ohio Northern, 72-68; def. Capital, 59-58
T#42	12	Concordia (Texas)	4-2	won at Mississippi College, 93-83; LOST to Howard Payne, 85-87; def. Sul Ross State, 93-90
T#42	12	Brandeis	6-2	def. Becker, 78-58; LOST to Babson, 47-78; won at #51 Tufts, 90-82
#44	11	Carthage	4-3	LOST to Cardinal Stritch, 69-70; won at #9 Calvin, 74-68; LOST to Hope, 58-80
#45	9	UW-Platteville	6-2	def. UW-Oshkosh, 80-66; won at UW-River Falls, 66-48
T#46	8	Richard Stockton	6-1	LOST at William Paterson, 72-74; won at #49 New Jersey City, 69-51
T#46	8	Albertus Magnus	7-0	won at Mount Ida, 89-64; won at Emmanuel, 91-71; def. Suffolk, 99-62
#48	7	Southern Vermont	6-1	won at Elms, 85-79; won at St. Joseph's (Vt.), 74-64; won at RPI, 109-88
#49	6	New Jersey City	5-3	LOST at Rowan, 59-62; LOST to T#46 Richard Stockton, 51-69
#50	4	Defiance	6-0	won at Manchester, 67-48; won at Mount St. Joseph, 72-64
#51	3	Tufts	5-4	LOST at #14 WPI, 67-70; LOST to Salem State, 78-81; LOST to T#42 Brandeis, 82-90
#52	2	Scranton	5-1	won at Susquehanna, 82-68
T#53	1	Stevenson	6-1	won at Hood, 79-76; won at Arcadia, 87-81
T#53	1	Dickinson	6-1	won at McDaniel, 64-52; def. Swarthmore, 79-59
T#53	1	Cortland State	4-1	won at Ithaca, 79-63; def. Potsdam State, 78-53; LOST to Plattsburgh State, 61-64
T#53	1	Loras	3-3	LOST to #19 Augustana, 65-67
T#53	1	NYU	6-0	def. Merchant Marine, 77-67; def. York (N.Y.), 64-61

[John Gleich]

Curious to see if Wooster can make up 33 points on Stevens Point. The dawgs won at Eau Claire while the Scots topped RV Ohio Wesleyan amd #24 DePauw.

Point will be #1. SP was closer to Amherst at #1 than Wooster was to Point at #2 and SP was already ranked #1 by 6 voters.

[sac]

I wonder how many people realize Emerson is coached by former Ohio State head coach Jim O'Brien.

[old_hooper]

O'Brien credentials...27 years at DI, Coach of the Year in three different conferences, the Atlantic 10, the Big East and twice in the Big 10 and was selected National Co-Coach of the Year in 1999.  Two Big 10 titles at OSU and FF appearance in 99.  He is a guy that loves to coach and very interesting that he is at Emerson.  They are very young team that showed they can play and you got to believe he will bring in additional talent.  Amherst was missing two starters but make no mistake about it, Emerson will be a team that will be heard from in the next couple years under Coach O'Brien's influence.

[David Collinge]

There's really no appropriate board for this (apart from the HCAC board, where it is already posted), but tonight's Manchester/Butler game will be telecast on Fox Sports 1, the new Fox competitor to ESPN, at 8pm. I presume that those who are national fans of D3, most of whom probably read this board, would like to know. Telecast begins at 8 Eastern.