Tight top 3 continues to dominate
1. La Tech (2) 15-3 Undefeated in conference
2. UAB (1) 15-4 Loss to Rice!
3. NT (3) 11-4 Back on track after UAB loss
4. WKU (4) 10-7 Dropped from contenders' tier
5. Charlotte (5) 9-6 Unexplainable almost 30 pt loss to FAU
6. UTEP (7) 9-8 Slow climb up
7. Rice (14) 10-6 Big W over UAB
8. ODU (6) 7-9 Split UT affiliaties
9. MTSU (8) 11-6 Won two in Florida, Loss two in Texas
10. FAU (13) 9-8 Split last four
11. Marshall (12) 9-8 seven straight loses
12. FIU (9) 10-7 Won one out of last four
13. USM (11) Lost three of last four
14. UTSA (10) Lost four straight conference games
(01-18-2022 04:08 PM)Grandgreen Wrote: [ -> ]Tight top 3 continues to dominate
1. La Tech (2) 15-3 Undefeated in conference
2. UAB (1) 15-4 Loss to Rice!
3. NT (3) 11-4 Back on track after UAB loss
4. WKU (4) 10-7 Dropped from contenders' tier
5. Charlotte (5) 9-6 Unexplainable almost 30 pt loss to FAU
6. UTEP (7) 9-8 Slow climb up
7. Rice (14) 10-6 Big W over UAB
8. ODU (6) 7-9 Split UT affiliaties
9. MTSU (8) 11-6 Won two in Florida, Loss two in Texas <<== was not in FL
10. FAU (13) 9-8 Split last four
11. Marshall (12) 9-8 seven straight loses
12. FIU (9) 10-7 Won one out of last four
13. USM (11) Lost three of last four
14. UTSA (10) Lost four straight conference games
Rice and MT should be above Charlotte ODU and UTEP
Here are the Kenpom rankings as of 1/18/22 at 10:43PM for the New Conference USA:
#75 - La. Tech (15-3)
#94 - New Mex. State (15-2)
#103 - Liberty (13-6)
#114 - Western Kentucky (10-7)
#123 - Jacksonville State (11-6)
#151 - Middle. Tenn. State (11-6)
#171 - UTEP (9-8)
#222 - Sam Houston State (10-9)
#258 - FIU (10-7)
The average ranking right now is #146. Pretty good!
(01-18-2022 04:08 PM)Grandgreen Wrote: [ -> ]Tight top 3 continues to dominate
1. La Tech (2) 15-3 Undefeated in conference
2. UAB (1) 15-4 Loss to Rice!
3. NT (3) 11-4 Back on track after UAB loss
4. WKU (4) 10-7 Dropped from contenders' tier
5. Charlotte (5) 9-6 Unexplainable almost 30 pt loss to FAU
6. UTEP (7) 9-8 Slow climb up
7. Rice (14) 10-6 Big W over UAB
8. ODU (6) 7-9 Split UT affiliaties
9. MTSU (8) 11-6 Won two in Florida, Loss two in Texas
10. FAU (13) 9-8 Split last four
11. Marshall (12) 9-8 seven straight loses
12. FIU (9) 10-7 Won one out of last four
13. USM (11) Lost three of last four
14. UTSA (10) Lost four straight conference games
I’d put Rice at 5 (those nerds can hoop this year) and MTSU at 6 or 7. Think the rest is spot on though.
WKU announced yesterday that top 50 freshman PG Zion Harmon is no longer with the team or enrolled in school. The NCAA has also denied Cincinnati transfer Keith Williams waiver to play. Most of the fan base had written off the possibility of Harmon playing this season, but the NCAA's decision on Williams is a massive blow. He was a 15 ppg and second team all-AAC performer for the Bearcats and would have been a game changer for us. So, what we have is what we've got in terms of roster.
(01-18-2022 08:32 PM)MT FAN Wrote: [ -> ]Rice and MT should be above Charlotte ODU and UTEP
Rice has Charlotte and ODU coming into Houston this week. Those results should settle this on score board.
Rice has started with a tough in-conference schedule playing all the better teams except for Louisiana Tech.