Top 25 talk

[Loggerville]

Just a comment on crowd size for the IWU v. UPS game....sounds like IWU will travel well, and I would suspect the Loggers will also have a nice following.  Senior guard Chase Curtiss  is from Santa Cruz, former UPS stand-out Matt Glynn grew-up in the area, and Coach Bridgeland use to run the UCSC program and has ties to the area.  I would guess these factors alone will draw more than 20 folks out for some fine  hoops on the 29th.

[Mr. Ypsi]

2.  #1 (IWU) ain't gonna lose to #5 (USP).

Univ. of Sound de Puget? 

Sorry 'bout that!  Somehow typing UPS doesn't seem right unless I'm sending a package!

[titanfan]

Illinois Wesleyan beat Wash U. today 83-56.  A nice win on the road for the number one ranked Titans.

[sac]

I have to root for anyone who once coached the Banana Slugs.......go loggers!


#8 Hope 82 Aquinas (NAIA II) 75

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  #2 Wooster 86  #3 Wittenberg 83

In case anyone missed the story on the home page  , Wooster won the big game tonight.  Witt shot 52% from the floor, made 22 of 23 from the charity stripe and still lost this game.

Wooster won because they forced 15 Witt turnovers to only 7 for the Scots and Wooster also made 11 three pointers to only 3 for Witt.  Wooster's guards pressured Witt all night and were the difference in this game.

Great game by both teams and the second half had many lead changes.  Finally, James Cooper hit a three pointer from 25 feet with just 4 seconds left to ice the win.  Tom Port led Wooster with 25 points and Daniel Russ had 33 points for Witt.

Witt should remain in the Top 5 IMO because they played a great game and easily could have won this battle.

[Knightstalker]

Ramapo will probably drop out of the top 25 after losing tonight to NJCU 98-78.  NJCU should go from getting vote to getting votes.

[David Collinge]

Final:  #2 Wooster 86  #3 Wittenberg

...83.

[Greek Tragedy]

Former #2 Oshkosh dropped their 3rd game this season and 2nd in the WIAC, losing to Stout at Kolf.  They'll probably drop out too.

[True Basketball Fan]

North Central might pick up some votes this week.  They could crack the TOP 25 by the end of this month.  The only game I see that is difficult is @ Franklin on Dec. 28.  If they win that one, that would most likely put a 4th CCIW team (only 8 teams in conference) in the TOP 25.  WOW!

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Has anyone seen the keys to the Stout bandwagon?  I think I left them in here last February.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

1.   IWU (6-0) win at WashU
2.   Woo (8-0, 4-0) wins over Oberlin and #3 Wittenberg
3.   Witt (6-1, 1-1) win at Cedarville, loss at #2 Wooster
4.   Amherst (6-0) wins over WNEC and Worcester State
5.   Puget Sound (4-1, 2-0) idle
6.   York (5-1, 1-1) win at #19 Albright, loss at Salisbury
7.   Albion (5-1) win at Spring Arbor
8.   Hope (9-0) wins over Madonna, Aquinas and at Trinity Christian (bad week for Catholicism, I guess)
9.   Lawrence (6-0, 2-0) win at Carthage
10. WPI (9-0) close win at Endicott (61-60) and a win at Roger Williams
11. GAC (6-1, 2-1) loss to St Thomas, win over MN-Morris
12. R-MC (6-1, 4-0) win over Eastern Mennonite
13. Hanover (6-2) wins over Earlham and Rose-Hulman
14. Oshkosh (3-3, 1-2) win at St Norbert, loss to #22 Stout
15. Wartburg (6-1, 1-0) wins at Grinnell and over Ashford
16. Rochester (6-2, 0-1) win at Hobart
17. Augustana (7-0) wins at Rockford, Coe and Concordia (IL)
18. St John Fisher (4-1) wins at Fredonia and Geneso
19. Albright (5-2, 2-0) losses to #6 York and at DeSales
20. Elmhurst (5-2) wins at Kalamazoo and to Rockford
21. Baldwin-Wallace (6-1, 1-0) win over Muskingum
22. Stout (7-1, 4-0) wins at Superior and at #14 Oshkosh
23. Lincoln (7-1) idle
24. Hamden-Sydney (6-0, 3-0) win over Lynchburg
25. Ramapo (5-2, 3-2) win at Montclair, loss at NJ City

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I would assume we'll lose Ramapo and maybe Albright.  York and DeSales are no slouches, but you never know.  Also, Oshkosh may be out as well, although that's a long way to drop.  I expect the top five to stay the same, although Witt might drop a little, for some unknown reason.

JCU won this week, so they are prime candidate to enter.  I think St Thomas should get some votes, although I don't know if it will be enough.  Maryville had a big win over Transy.  I think Mellon deserves a spot as well.

It's going to be real tough to figure out.

[smedindy]

And we'll probably get the requisite post saying Maryville is being disrespected. I don't think they'll move up yet.

[Greek Tragedy]

Umm, only two teams in the bottom 10 of the Top 25 lost.  So it will be tough for a lot of teams to get in. 

I think I'll change my mind on Oshkosh.  That would be a pretty big drop for them considering they did lose to a ranked opponent and it was by a 3-pter at the buzzer.  I'll keep them in, barely.

I thought Whitewater might crack the Top 25, but I've since thought otherwise, even though they beat Point and Superior.

[bouttime]

What are people's feelings about Carnegie Mellon getting into the top 25 this week?

They have a 9-0 record with quality wins against Bethany and then Union this past weekend. They got some votes last week and hopefully enough to get in this week.