Top 25 talk

[LogShow]

That was a quick turn around for Wash U and Rochester to meet again...they just played last weekend.

[magicman]

That was a quick turn around for Wash U and Rochester to meet again...they just played last weekend.

Not as quick as Rochester against Chicago. They played each other in back to back games on Feb. 3rd and Feb 8th. Each winning on the other's home court.

[David Collinge]

HOW THEY FARED (week of Feb. 4-10) (COMPLETE)
      
#   1   Amherst (21-2) def. Rhode Island Coll. 97-63, won at Connecticut Coll. 80-62, and won at Wesleyan 78-67
#   2   Mass.-Dartmouth (20-1) won at Tufts 86-74 and lost at Keene St. 92-85 (OT)
#   3   Rochester (17-3) won at Chicago 64-63 and lost at #9 Washington U. 54-53
#   4   UW-Whitewater (18-3) won at Luther 68-55 and won at UW-Stout 83-61
#   5   Centre (20-1) def. Birmingham-Southern 63-46 and def. Rhodes 85-63
#   6   Hope (17-3) def. Olivet 86-58 and won at Kalamazoo 74-58
#   7   Augustana (17-4) def. North Park 72-61 and def. Carthage 76-69
#   8   Capital (18-3) won at Marietta 82-48 and def. Muskingum 72-66
#   9   Washington U. (16-4) def. Carnegie Mellon 79-68 and def. #3 Rochester 54-53
#   10   Brandeis (16-4) def. Emory 90-85 (OT) and def. Case Western Reserve 88-57
#   11   UW-Stevens Point (17-4) def. UW-Stout 86-58 and won at UW-Superior 95-65
#   12   Mary Hardin-Baylor (18-3) won at Concordia-Austin 97-83, def. Schreiner 72-41, and won at Texas Lutheran 62-60 (OT)
#   13   Puget Sound (16-4) won at Pacific Lutheran 98-97 (OT) and lost at Linfield 93-82
#   14   Plattsburgh St. (19-2) won at Middlebury 78-74 and def. Potsdam St. 87-78
#   15   Wooster (18-3) def. Hiram 104-61 and def. Wabash 83-71
#   16   Guilford (16-4) def. Washington & Lee 64-60 and def. Lynchburg 103-53
#   17   UW-Platteville (17-4) won at UW-La Crosse 78-77 (2 OT) and def. Robert Morris-Springfield 80-56
#   18   Virginia Wesleyan (17-5) lost at Bridgewater (VA) 70-60, def. Roanoke 75-55, and def. Washington & Lee 70-44
#   19   St. Thomas (19-3) def. Macalester 100-48, won at Bethel 84-68, and def. Gustavus Adolphus 76-68
#   20   Occidental (18-2) def. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 59-41 and won at Caltech 81-37
#   21   Ursinus (19-2) def. Washington Coll. 92-45 and def. McDaniel 68-66
#   22   Stevens (19-3) won at New Jersey 63-52 and won at Hartwick 75-64
#   23   Lawrence (16-2) def. Monmouth 105-68 and def. Lake Forest 84-69
#   24   UW-Oshkosh (16-6) def. UW-Eau Claire 89-87 (OT) and def. UW-La Crosse 78-63
#   25   Elmhurst (15-6) won at Millikin 87-72 and lost at Illinois Wesleyan 75-71

[Hugenerd]

That was a quick turn around for Wash U and Rochester to meet again...they just played last weekend.

Not as quick as Rochester against Chicago. They played each other in back to back games on Feb. 3rd and Feb 8th. Each winning on the other's home court.

The conference schedule is like that every year in the UAA.  You play each of the 7 other teams once (teams are paired in 2s according to geography, Brandeis & NYU, Washu & UC, CMU and UR, and Emory and CWRU) and then play the teams in the inverse order the final 7 games.  Therefore, each team will play one other team home and away within 6 days of eachother (matchups can change from year to year).

[wooscotsfan]

This week was smooth sailing for most of the teams...

It probably depends on the definition of smooth sailing

#12 Mary Hardin-Baylor 62  Texas Lutheran 60 in Overtime

Are they really #12 nationally when they have to go to overtime to beat a 1-18 team?

[Ralph Turner]

This week was smooth sailing for most of the teams...

It probably depends on the definition of smooth sailing

#12 Mary Hardin-Baylor 62  Texas Lutheran 60 in Overtime

Are they really #12 nationally when they have to go to overtime to beat a 1-18 team?

TLU has some of the most challenging officiating that you have ever seen.  Wooster might need double overtime in Seguin.  (Dang Yankees!) 

[LogShow]

A hard fought win still counts.  Maybe smooth sailing was the wrong term...but they can still chalk up another tally in the win column

[Mr. Ypsi]

This week was smooth sailing for most of the teams...

It probably depends on the definition of smooth sailing

#12 Mary Hardin-Baylor 62  Texas Lutheran 60 in Overtime

Are they really #12 nationally when they have to go to overtime to beat a 1-18 team?

TLU has some of the most challenging officiating that you have ever seen.  Wooster might need double overtime in Seguin.  (Dang Yankees!) 

Besides, TLU is the best-danged 1-18 team in the country!

[wooscotsfan]

This week was smooth sailing for most of the teams...

It probably depends on the definition of smooth sailing

#12 Mary Hardin-Baylor 62  Texas Lutheran 60 in Overtime

Are they really #12 nationally when they have to go to overtime to beat a 1-18 team?

TLU has some of the most challenging officiating that you have ever seen.  Wooster might need double overtime in Seguin.  (Dang Yankees!) 

Besides, TLU is the best-danged 1-18 team in the country!

Overtime vs. a 1-18 team = "Ugliest" Win Ever?

[Ralph Turner]

This week was smooth sailing for most of the teams...

It probably depends on the definition of smooth sailing

#12 Mary Hardin-Baylor 62  Texas Lutheran 60 in Overtime

Are they really #12 nationally when they have to go to overtime to beat a 1-18 team?

TLU has some of the most challenging officiating that you have ever seen.  Wooster might need double overtime in Seguin.  (Dang Yankees!) 

Besides, TLU is the best-danged 1-18 team in the country!

You bet it is!  That same Texas Lutheran team lost at Trinity TX by two points a couple of days after Trinity easily dispatched an Ohio Wesleyan team, 64-53, on a neutral floor at University of Chicago.  Yeah, it is comparative scores, but I can then wonder about the quality of the basketball played in the NCAC.  Lots of Hiram's, Earlham's, Denison's and Oberlin's around there!      

And remember, the president at Earlham needs the athletes to finish their sports so that they will be around to be residence hall counselors and star in the school's dramatical productions*.     

*Please see the citation in post  #1330.

[smedindy]

Are they really #12 nationally when they have to go to overtime to beat a 1-18 team?

It's conference play. And everyone guns for the leaders.

[smedindy]

.  Yeah, it is comparative scores, but I can then wonder about the quality of the basketball played in the NCAC.  Lots of Hiram's, Earlham's, Denison's and Oberlin's around there!      

And remember, the president at Earlham needs the athletes to finish their sports so that they will be around to be residence hall counselors and star in the school's dramatical productions.     

Now, Ralph. Earlham had a winning NCAC record in 06 and 05. And Hiram has a chance to win 10 games this year for the first time in, like, a LONG time.

I think this year the Quakers are demonstrating the principles of peace and friendship to their opponents, by allowing them to trample over them mercilessly! 

[Ralph Turner]

Are they really #12 nationally when they have to go to overtime to beat a 1-18 team?

It's conference play. And everyone guns for the leaders.

+1 Smed!

[Gregory Sager]

TLU has some of the most challenging officiating that you have ever seen.  Wooster might need double overtime in Seguin.  (Dang Yankees!) 

Besides, TLU is the best-danged 1-18 team in the country!

Dang?

When TLU walked off the floor after that overtime loss, did they say, "Consarn them Crusaders!"

[magicman]

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.

Not bad.

mm, let's go to vegas.

I did have a pretty good week with my selections. Thought my guess of only 4 or 5 top 25 losses was the best though, in light of what's happened in the past.

fpc85
I don't think they take D3 bets in Vegas.