Top 25 talk

magicman · February 05, 2008, 09:12:09 PM

Plattsburgh State defeats Middlebury 78-74 at Middlebury.

magicman · February 05, 2008, 09:26:55 PM

Plattsburgh St. comes storming back from a 22 pt deficit in the second half to catch Middlebury in the final few minutes. Finally take the lead on a 3 pointer with about a minute left and hit key FT's to win 78-74. Cardinals now !8-2 on the year with only 6 games being played on their home court. Road record now 12-2 with only losses coming against Occidental in Calif. and Gordon after a 2 week layoff. It was the Cardinals 11th straight win.

Mr. Ypsi · February 05, 2008, 11:46:25 PM

Maybe just a tease, but maybe an upset brewing: PLU 46, UPS 41 at the half. I'm going to bed, but others may want to keep track.

Cards7580 · February 05, 2008, 11:54:11 PM

"...PLU 46, UPS 41 ..."

Wow and I thought UPS only had problems with FedEx and USPS

LogShow · February 06, 2008, 02:29:42 AM

Puget Sound hits a buzzer beater to survive a scare in OT...what a game!

LogShow · February 07, 2008, 12:32:47 AM

It has been upset-city for anyone in the Top 25 this year...I love the craziness!

magicman · February 07, 2008, 02:48:14 AM

I don't think we'll see nearly as many upsets in the top 25 this week. My guess would be only 4 or 5 teams might taste defeat. Virginia Wesleyan already lost and either UR or Washington is going down. Augustana has to be wary of Carthage and UMD faces quite possibly their biggest hurdle to an unbeaten regular season in a game at Keene St. on Sat. UMD beat them at home 1st time around 100-97 in OT. I think Keene St." Kleenes" their clock this time around, 87-81. St. Thomas looking to avoid being swept by the Gusties on Sat. I think they win the rematch. Elmhurst will be hard pressed by Illinois Wesleyan on Sat. Titans win a close one at home. Lots of mismatches in this week's action keep the turmoil to a minimum.

smedindy · February 07, 2008, 09:46:24 AM

They may be mismatches but it is also conference season, so there's a lot of contempt there...

abominable_snowman · February 07, 2008, 11:04:02 AM

Quote from: magicman on February 07, 2008, 02:48:14 AM
I don't think we'll see nearly as many upsets in the top 25 this week. My guess would be only 4 or 5 teams might taste defeat. Virginia Wesleyan already lost and either UR or Washington is going down. Augustana has to be wary of Carthage and UMD faces quite possibly their biggest hurdle to an unbeaten regular season in a game at Keene St. on Sat. UMD beat them at home 1st time around 100-97 in OT. I think Keene St." Kleenes" their clock this time around, 87-81. St. Thomas looking to avoid being swept by the Gusties on Sat. I think they win the rematch. Elmhurst will be hard pressed by Illinois Wesleyan on Sat. Titans win a close one at home. Lots of mismatches in this week's action keep the turmoil to a minimum.

-plug alert-

The gustavus/st. thomas game, in my humble opinion will be the one to keep your eye on. These are two of the most dominate schools in recent MIAC history, and each time they matchup it is a clash of the Titans.

It is a great competition, and being on a Saturday, the atmosphere at UST will be heated as plenty of Gustavus fans will make the trip.

So if you get a chance, check it out if there is a webcast.

LogShow · February 07, 2008, 01:40:39 PM

Big game for UMD...if they can top Keene St. then they will most likely finish their season perfect. It will be interesting to see how they do in the tournament. Undefeated doesn't dictate success in the playoffs...sort of like another team from New England just experienced.

sac · February 07, 2008, 04:04:54 PM

Quote from: magicman on February 07, 2008, 02:48:14 AM
I don't think we'll see nearly as many upsets in the top 25 this week. My guess would be only 4 or 5 teams might taste defeat. Virginia Wesleyan already lost and either UR or Washington is going down. Augustana has to be wary of Carthage and UMD faces quite possibly their biggest hurdle to an unbeaten regular season in a game at Keene St. on Sat. UMD beat them at home 1st time around 100-97 in OT. I think Keene St." Kleenes" their clock this time around, 87-81. St. Thomas looking to avoid being swept by the Gusties on Sat. I think they win the rematch. Elmhurst will be hard pressed by Illinois Wesleyan on Sat. Titans win a close one at home. Lots of mismatches in this week's action keep the turmoil to a minimum.

Maybe, ..........not sure if everyone knows this but we've seen at least one loss from a Top 5 team in the poll since the very first week of the season..........and 6-10 have only escaped twice, both during the holiday period. In fact we've had multiple losses from the top 5 in 8 of 11 polls.

The last 4 weeks we've had 38-14 records among the top 25.

Mr. Ypsi · February 07, 2008, 04:44:45 PM

Good point, sac. This pretty much started with LogShow's comment, which was correct but had strange timing since the top 25 were then 16-1!

LogShow · February 07, 2008, 06:53:23 PM

You can just call me Log-stradomos

. Okay sorry bad joke, bad joke.

John Gleich · February 07, 2008, 09:24:56 PM

La Crosse giving Platteville what's for again (the Eagles beat the Pios at Platte in the first meeting).

LaX leads 49-47 with 7:51 to go

Greek Tragedy · February 07, 2008, 09:34:51 PM

Quote from: PointSpecial on February 07, 2008, 09:24:56 PM
La Crosse giving Platteville what's for again (the Eagles beat the Pios at Platte in the first meeting).

LaX leads 49-47 with 7:51 to go

What year?

PL 74, LX 65

I knew they only had two conference losses...one to Point and I was pretty sure the other was at Eau Claire, so I checked.