Top 25 talk

[AndOne]

LOTS of losses among the Top 25 and ORVs. Apparently it's difficult to get a handle on many of these  teams, especially early in the season.
I saw the current #3 team, UWW, who didn't look like either #1, which they were at the time, or #3 when they were only up by 6 against Bluffton wth only 4 minutes to go. And Sat night, Stevens Point didn't look like #11 in their loss to North Central.
Looks like another pretty good shakeup in the next poll

[jeffjo]

The craziest thing about Fontbonne playing Washington University in California is not that they are separated by a two-lane road, but that Fontbonne traveled all the way to California for just the one game.  At least Washington University played two games.

Incidentally, the NCAA mileage calculator states that the institutions are 8 miles apart when the gyms are probably a 8 minute walk away from each other.  Maybe 1/4 miles.

It's about 1/2 mile - but that's not the most interesting thing. (A) The gym is one of the closest WashU campus buildings to the WashU dorms, but (B) almost all of them are closer to Fontbonne's gym, in the center of their campus!

Did we ever get a reason for the California trip? Did they just want a beach for Thanksgiving?

[WUPHF]

If I understand correctly, prior to the building boom on the South 40, Washington University rented a residence hall from Fontbonne south of Wydown Blvd.

I need to double check the years, but at one time, it would have been possible for a WUSTL basketball to live closer to the Fontbonne gym than any other building on the WUSTL campus.

I invite anyone to correct me if I am wrong about the rental arrangement.

[jeffjo]

I need to double check the years, but at one time, it would have been possible for a WUSTL basketball to live closer to the Fontbonne gym than any other building on the WUSTL campus.

You don't need the rental agreement for that. From Google Earth, a center-to-center measurement of Wheeler dorm (SW corner of the South 40) to:

• Fontbonne's Dunham Student Activity Center is about 250 yards.
• WashU's Simon Hall (closest on campus) is about 650 yards.
• WashU's Field House is about 675 yards.

For my first dorm, Rubelmann in the center of the South 40, these numbers are 390, 450, and 550. Still closer to Dunham. I believe Gregg, a new dorm, is now the closest to campus. Its numbers are 570, 265, and 450; but about half of campus is further than 570.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

We do actually have a new Top 25 out guys, any new thoughts not having to do with St. Louis geographical inanities?

[smedindy]

Nah. It's too early to get things in a twist about rankings that'll change 218 times before the tournament!

[WUPHF]

Probably too early to talk rankings, even though I do.

[WUPHF]

You don't need the rental agreement for that. From Google Earth, a center-to-center measurement of Wheeler dorm (SW corner of the South 40) to:

I was referring to the fact that WUSTL students used to live on the Fontbonne campus in a dorm they rented from then Fontbonne College.  It was known as Wash Hall.  And, believe it or not, at one time, Fontbonne and Washington University students lived side by side in the dorm.  If I understand correctly, students living in that dorm had to walk by the Fontbonne gym in order to get to campus.

I love the Google Earth numbers.

[jaybird44]

Upset Alert:  Emory 37, Piedmont 37 at halftime.

[jaybird44]

Alex Foster's 5 early points of the 2nd half have fued an Emory burst to a 47-39 lead.  10-2 run to start the half for Emory.

[jaybird44]

Piedmont cut Emory's lead to 51-47, 5 minutes into 2nd half, but Will Trawick's made 3 pushed lead back to 7.

[jaybird44]

Emory 59-55 with 13 left 2nd half...Eagles making just enough 3s to stay in front of a determined Piedmont team playing at home.

[jaybird44]

Upset Alert sirens full blast...Piedmont leads Emory 70-65, 8 minutes left 2nd half

[jaybird44]

Piedmont lead grew to 8 with 6:21 left 2nd half, now a 6-point lead over #6 Emory.

[jaybird44]

UPSET:  Piedmont 87, #6 Emory 85.  Eagles' Alex Foster had 23 points, but missed two 3s in last 8 seconds of the game.  Emory 13-39 from beyond the arc tonight.  Piedmont had 5 players in double figures, and outshot Emory 59-39% from the floor.  Also outrebounded Emory 42-34.