Top 25 talk

David Collinge · February 02, 2007, 10:25:14 PM

Top 25 Schedule and Scores, Jan. 29-Feb. 4 (UPDATED with Friday scores):

#   1   Amherst (22-0) won at Rhode Island Coll. 62-48, def. Conn. College 91-49, and hosts Wesleyan Sat.
#   2   Wooster (18-2) def. Allegheny 109-71 and hosts #11 Wittenberg Sat.
#   3   UW-Stevens Point (17-2) def. UW-Eau Claire 90-61 and plays at #22 UW-La Crosse Sat.
#   4   Mississippi College (17-2) lost at LeTourneau 64-62 and plays at East Texas Baptist Sat.
#   5   UW-Oshkosh (17-4) lost to #22 UW-La Crosse 73-62 and hosts UW-Stout Sat.
#   6   St. Thomas (18-2) def. Carleton 51-41 and hosts Bethel Sat.
#   7   Washington U. (16-2) lost at #25 NYU 73-57 and plays at Brandeis Sun.
#   8   Virginia Wesleyan (17-3) def. Bridgewater (VA) 85-46, plays at Roanoke Sat., and plays at Washington and Lee Sun.
#   9   Hope (17-2) won at Olivet 79-57 and plays at Albion Sat.
#   10   Augustana (17-3) won at North Park 71-56 and plays at #17 Carthage Sat.
#   11   Wittenberg (17-3) def. Earlham 87-40 and plays at #2 Wooster Sat.
#   12   Elmhurst (15-4) lost to Millikin 89-85 and plays at Illinois Wesleyan Sat.
#   13   Whitworth (18-2) def. Linfield 71-58 and hosts George Fox Sat.
#   14   Ohio Northern (16-4) won at Otterbein 66-63 (OT) and hosts John Carroll Sat.
#   15   Worcester Polytech (17-1) def. Clark 73-52 and plays at Babson Sat.
#   16   Aurora (18-2) lost at Wisconsin Lutheran 87-82, def. Maranatha Baptist 100-49, and hosts Marian Sat.
#   17   Carthage (13-6) lost at Wheaton (IL) 71-67 and hosts #10 Augustana Sat.
#   18   Occidental (13-4) def. Whittier 82-60 and plays at Cal Tech Sat.
#   19   Chicago (16-3) won at Brandeis 74-69 and plays at #25 NYU Sun.
#   20   Johns Hopkins (18-2) won at Swarthmore 63-59 and plays at Haverford Sat.
#   21   Puget Sound (15-4) def. Pacific Lutheran 89-86 and hosts Pacific Sat.
#   22   UW-La Crosse (14-6) won at #5 UW-Oshkosh 73-62 and hosts #3 UW-Stevens Point Sat.
#   23   Bates (16-4) lost at Williams 67-54 and plays at Middlebury Sat.
#   24   Guilford (15-3) won at Washington and Lee 62-61 and plays at Lynchburg Sat.
#   25   NYU (15-4) def. #7 Washington U. 73-57 and hosts #19 Chicago Sat.

Titan Q · February 03, 2007, 08:35:04 AM

The game between IWU and #12 Elmhurst (7:30pm CST) will be video streamed on IWU.edu...

http://www2.iwu.edu/news/live/index.shtml

gordonmann · February 03, 2007, 11:51:57 AM

Wow.

Awesome work to whomever posted that LeTu/MissColl video.

Can't say I've ever seen a game end that way. Had to watch it twice because I didn't believe my eyes the first time.

David Collinge · February 03, 2007, 12:23:36 PM

Tonight at 7:30 eastern, #11 Wittenberg at #2 Wooster:

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mgoblue · February 03, 2007, 01:12:56 PM

In regards to my Wash U post, I was talking about Wash U and not Rochester. Although I don't know a lot about the program (its my first year of grad school), its my understanding that Wash U has a good coach that wins a lot of games. Despite having Ruth and other players you mentioned, I just don't see them as a top 10 team. I'm not even sure they belong in the top 25. I think my point was proved last night where, by the way, Ruth was 4-12 from the floor with 4 turnovers. Not a performance a top center in the country might have. Like I said before, second round at best.

Rhodes Scholar · February 03, 2007, 01:42:29 PM

Quote from: mgoblue on February 03, 2007, 01:12:56 PM
In regards to my Wash U post, I was talking about Wash U and not Rochester. Although I don't know a lot about the program (its my first year of grad school), its my understanding that Wash U has a good coach that wins a lot of games. Despite having Ruth and other players you mentioned, I just don't see them as a top 10 team. I'm not even sure they belong in the top 25. I think my point was proved last night where, by the way, Ruth was 4-12 from the floor with 4 turnovers. Not a performance a top center in the country might have. Like I said before, second round at best.

Are you talking about Babe Ruth or Troy Ruths?

Titan Q · February 03, 2007, 04:14:18 PM

On now, live video of #3 UW-Stevens Point @ #22 UW-La Crosse...

http://www.ifan.tv/

UW-Stevens Point 10-1
UW-Oshkosh 9-3
UW-La Crosse 9-3

Mr. Ypsi · February 03, 2007, 05:45:21 PM

Final: UWSP 68, UWLaX 65.

kiltedbryan · February 03, 2007, 09:34:08 PM

Final from Timken Gym:

#11 Wittenberg 74, #2 Wooster 71

David Collinge · February 03, 2007, 10:41:52 PM

Top 25 Schedule and Scores, Jan. 29-Feb. 4 (FINAL):

#   1   Amherst (23-0) won at Rhode Island Coll. 62-48, def. Conn. College 91-49, and def. Wesleyan 81-56
#   2   Wooster (18-3) def. Allegheny 109-71 and lost to #11 Wittenberg 74-71
#   3   UW-Stevens Point (18-2) def. UW-Eau Claire 90-61 and won at #22 UW-La Crosse 68-65
#   4   Mississippi College (18-2) lost at LeTourneau 64-62 and won at East Texas Baptist 61-32
#   5   UW-Oshkosh (18-4) lost to #22 UW-La Crosse 73-62 and def. UW-Stout 79-61
#   6   St. Thomas (19-2) def. Carleton 51-41 and def. Bethel 89-67
#   7   Washington U. (16-3) lost at #25 NYU 73-57 and lost at Brandeis 81-75 (3 OT)
#   8   Virginia Wesleyan (19-3) def. Bridgewater (VA) 85-46, won at Roanoke 62-48, and won at Washington and Lee 61-49
#   9   Hope (17-2) won at Olivet 79-57 and had their game at Albion postponed until Monday
#   10   Augustana (17-4) won at North Park 71-56 and lost at #17 Carthage 66-56
#   11   Wittenberg (18-3) def. Earlham 87-40 and won at #2 Wooster 74-71
#   12   Elmhurst (16-4) lost to Millikin 89-85 and won at Illinois Wesleyan 84-69
#   13   Whitworth (19-2) def. Linfield 71-58 and def. George Fox 90-64
#   14   Ohio Northern (16-5) won at Otterbein 66-63 (OT) and lost to John Carroll 79-67
#   15   Worcester Polytech (17-2) def. Clark 73-52 and lost at Babson 79-69
#   16   Aurora (19-2) lost at Wisconsin Lutheran 87-82, def. Maranatha Baptist 100-49, and def. Marian 81-53
#   17   Carthage (14-6) lost at Wheaton (IL) 71-67 and def. #10 Augustana 66-56
#   18   Occidental (14-4) def. Whittier 82-60 and won at Cal Tech 108-31
#   19   Chicago (16-4) won at Brandeis 74-69 and lost at #25 NYU 79-76
#   20   Johns Hopkins (19-2) won at Swarthmore 63-59 and won at Haverford 72-68 (2 OT)
#   21   Puget Sound (16-4) def. Pacific Lutheran 89-86 and def. Pacific 85-79
#   22   UW-La Crosse (14-7) won at #5 UW-Oshkosh 73-62 and lost to #3 UW-Stevens Point 68-65
#   23   Bates (17-4) lost at Williams 67-54 and won at Middlebury 81-48
#   24   Guilford (16-3) won at Washington and Lee 62-61 and won at Lynchburg 95-70
#   25   NYU (16-4) def. #7 Washington U. 73-57 and def. #19 Chicago 79-76

Collectively, 38-14 (.731) for the week.

hoopstar · February 03, 2007, 11:31:52 PM

From the looks of the MC-ETBU score(61-32) MC took out some anger on the tigers. The end to the Let. game was definetly crazy. If I am thinking right, this was the first time Let. ever beat MC(that would have had MC like 20-0 verse Let, so they were due). I think MC doesnt have enough close game finishes with 16 of their games being double digits and just 4 not. But they still shot 60% verse Let. the first half and went into halftime down 37-31. But like ralph said it wasnt the right night to be off. 18-2 is very good and all, but this team has no excuse for not being 20-0 as good as they are.

Bring ya A game EVERY game

John Gleich · February 03, 2007, 11:33:09 PM

Almost half (12) of the top 25 teams have lost, including exactly half (five) of the top 10. But, nearly half (5) of the 12 losing teams lost to other teams in the top 25... and for sure 1 more top 25 team will fall, as NYU and Chicago battle on Sunday. I wonder how this will shake up next week's poll?

What does this do to a team like La Crosse, who defeats #5 Oshkosh, and battles down to the last possession (for the second time this year) against #3 Stevens Point? All three top 25 CCIW teams fell this week, and two of the three ranked UAA teams will have fallen after the top 25 bout in NY tomorrow.

Very exciting time to be a basketball fan... this is when teams really have the opportunity to get some REAL NCAA tournament-type experience, playing big games in February before the conference tourney and NCAA's begin.

walzy31 · February 04, 2007, 02:47:38 PM

With Chicago losing to NYU and WashU losing twice (NYU and Brandeis), will NYU rise to be the top-ranked UAA team in the 10-15 range?

Greek Tragedy · February 04, 2007, 02:54:46 PM

Quote from: walzy31 on February 04, 2007, 02:47:38 PM
With Chicago losing to NYU and WashU losing twice (NYU and Brandeis), will NYU rise to be the top-ranked UAA team in the 10-15 range?

I realize NINE teams from the 10th to NYU group lost, but I still don't see NYU jumping 10-15 spots.

John Gleich · February 04, 2007, 03:35:11 PM

Despite their two wins against higher ranked teams in conference, they're still just 5-4 in conference. However, their 4 losses by are a TOTAL of 11 points. If a couple of balls bounce a different way, then maybe NYU is good enough to be in the top 15 or 10... but they hardly played challenging teams in the non-conference... I think when the QOWI comes out (and the regional rankings) then it may show where they are nationally...