MBB: Coast 2 Coast Athletic Conference

[Swish3]

If CNU wins tomorrow and Saturday, won't they likely be #1 in the MA next week?  Well, either them or Swarthmore, I would imagine....

Nothing from Ryan or Dave on this?

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

If CNU wins tomorrow and Saturday, won't they likely be #1 in the MA next week?  Well, either them or Swarthmore, I would imagine....

Nothing from Ryan or Dave on this?

I need to crunch the numbers and with the Marathon Show being tomorrow ... I haven't done that, yet.

I don't think the CAC will supply strong SOS numbers this season, so my gut is Swarthmore is probably going to have the edge on CNU.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The Hoopsville Marathon Show ... is tomorrow!

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[Swish3]

Glad CNU was able to pull away from UMW in the second half...Carter was back w/a knee brace and became more comfortable as the game wore on.  It will be interesting to see who's #1 in the MA on Wednesday...Massey has CNU slightly ahead of Swarthmore, but it will be close either way.

GO CAPS!

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Glad CNU was able to pull away from UMW in the second half...Carter was back w/a knee brace and became more comfortable as the game wore on.  It will be interesting to see who's #1 in the MA on Wednesday...Massey has CNU slightly ahead of Swarthmore, but it will be close either way.

GO CAPS!

Remember, Massey doesn't consider anything that the RAC and national committee considers. I wouldn't look to Massey to give many hints.

[Swish3]

Glad CNU was able to pull away from UMW in the second half...Carter was back w/a knee brace and became more comfortable as the game wore on.  It will be interesting to see who's #1 in the MA on Wednesday...Massey has CNU slightly ahead of Swarthmore, but it will be close either way.

GO CAPS!

Remember, Massey doesn't consider anything that the RAC and national committee considers. I wouldn't look to Massey to give many hints.

I know they differ, but first place should easily come down to these two...beyond that, who knows?

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

I usually wait to see how the rankings play out the first week. That lets everyone understand how committees are reading the data especially this year since the SOS/WL% tool has been removed. The vRRO data isn't there, either, which makes Week 1 always interesting.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Here are the first rankings for the men this season: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2019/02/men-regional-rankings-first

[CNU85]

Big game tonight @ CNU for Coach K......going for win #200 in only his 9th season at CNU!!

[CNU85]

Still trying to figure out how you shoot 28% and win

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

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[CNU85]

Nice show Dave!! One thing not mentioned that can be attributed to CNU success...defense. Prior to Wednesday's game, #3 in nation in FG% - Defense at 37.1%. You can win a lot of games with that D.

Come on down for a game and see what the fun is about!

[CNU85]

A nice story. Coach Ross is indeed a top notch guy!

https://www.dailypress.com/sports/christopher-newport/dp-spt-cnu-roland-ross-0120-story.html

[CNU85]

A strange game. CNU wins against the most athletic team I've seen this year. How in the world is FSU 10-13?  And I question the heights listed for FSU. If #50 is 6'11" then our #31 is 6'10", which he's not. I give #50 6'8.5" at the most.

And speaking of 6'11", our 5'10" guy outrebounded him.

[Swish3]

Well, CNU is managing to win, which is good, but they're not playing like a top 25 team right now...the injuries have played a role in that, but these last two regular season games on the road have me concerned, particularly Wednesday night at Salisbury.  I'm hoping the Captains can regain some of their early/mid season form quickly....

GO CAPS!