Top 25 talk

[David Collinge]

HOW THEY FARED New Year's edition:

Games involving top 25 teams Monday and Tuesday of this week:

#12 Capital hosts Carnegie Mellon Monday 12/31
#18 Wheaton (IL) plays Dickinson at Caltech Monday 12/31
#21 Elmhurst hosts Anderson Monday 12/31
#3 UW-Stevens Point plays at Cal Lutheran Tuesday 1/1

There's a bunch of games Wednesday, but maybe there'll be a new poll before then.

Happy New Year, one and all! 

[ILive4This]

Why would anyone schedule a college game, or frankly any game high school and above on new years day. This may upset some people, but frankly I think this is completely unfair to the Athlete. Playing over break is one thing, that is the difference between the student-athletes and the regular students at the school, however not being able to enjoy the festivities of New Years eve while in your precious college years is just wrong. Shame on these schools for scheduling this game when they did.

[kiltedbryan]

Why would anyone schedule a college game, or frankly any game high school and above on new years day.

I think a few moderately important college football games are regularly scheduled on New Year's Day for a simple purpose: to make the NCAA a ton of money...oh, and to showcase athleticism and football and all that, too.   

[Ralph Turner]

Hampden-Sydney is leaving Virginia to play a basketball game.

New Year's or not, that is significant. 

[smedindy]

Why would anyone schedule a college game, or frankly any game high school and above on new years day. This may upset some people, but frankly I think this is completely unfair to the Athlete. Playing over break is one thing, that is the difference between the student-athletes and the regular students at the school, however not being able to enjoy the festivities of New Years eve while in your precious college years is just wrong. Shame on these schools for scheduling this game when they did.

I don't know, you have a whole lifetime for New Years Eve parties. College students only have four years to play hoops. May as well play a game when you can.

Besides, playing a game on New Years Day means that you probably didn't stay out too late the night before - and not gotten into trouble or done something stupid.

[Greek Tragedy]

I think the Point players will pass up an opportunity to stay home and do whatever they normally do on any other New Year's Eve and instead fly to sunny California to play a basketball game.  It beats last year's potential trip to Regis College in Colorado! lol  .  A snow storm canceled that trip.

I'm still curious if the men went out early to watch the women play and win their California tourney.

By your post, ILive4This, I'm guessing you assume that every college student goes out and gets wasted on New Year's Eve and runs down Main St. streaking to the gym and wondering if KFC is still open (Old School-movie reference).  Believe it or not, that's not the case...Obviously, I'm not saying that's wrong or not, but to think every college student needs a beer in his/her hand come the New Year would be inaccurate, IMO.

[sac]

Do we have a new poll this week?

[Greek Tragedy]

I'm guessing no official Top 25 until after the holidays?  With New Year's on a Tuesday, is Pat going to wait until the following week?

There won't be a poll release this week (there never is for the "Christmas-Tuesday," partly because of the paucity of games that week), but there will be one on or about New Year's Day, which will take into account all of the games played in the two weeks since the Week 4 poll.  As you can see in the 'How They Fared' post, most of the candidates will have played multiple times in that two-week stretch.  Because of the holiday, I wouldn't expect to see a new poll until Weds. Jan. 2 at the earliest.

[kiltedbryan]

#12 Capital trailed by as much as 10 in the first half, and trails Carnegie Mellon 38-32 at half time at the Capital Center.

Mellon shot 55% for the first half.

[fpc85]

Can someone point me to the information on regional rankings? Specifically what teams are in the northeast region and how the rankings are calculated?

[David Collinge]

Can someone point me to the information on regional rankings? Specifically what teams are in the northeast region and how the rankings are calculated?

There are links to lists of the teams in each region (men and women) on the front page of this site.  As for the rankings, you might want to consult the FAQ for this site.  HTH.

[ILive4This]

And as expected Carnegie is going to be mixing things up this year, they are going to be the team that will cause the most impact in the UAA. They will NOT win the conference, but they will determine who wins, because the team who does NOT get beat by carnegie in the "upset" is the team that WILL win the conference.

[April]

Dudes (calispeak),

I leave for 10 mos and come back to find Rochester #1 again? What gives??? 

j/k Obviously all the players are new.... so and good luck. As long as the team we lose too in the playoffs doesnt lose to them in the Final Four using some jr high basketball lack-of-skills I think I am good.... and since we will finish #1, that will not be a problem. 

Incidentally, thanks to OS who felt the need to text me and tell me its going to happen.

Also, no SCIAC teams in the Top 25? Anti West Coast Bias much?

[LogShow]

will be interesting to see how the Cal Lu-Point game turns out.  Is there a webcast?

[Pat Coleman]

Also, no SCIAC teams in the Top 25? Anti West Coast Bias much?

Welcome back. Who, through Dec. 16 games, which is our last poll, would you have had us put in the Top 25? Occidental was 3-1 with two wins against La Sierra and one against West Coast Baptist. Cal Lutheran was 3-1 with a split against Chapman.