Tuesday December 10
Penn State Altoona @ Mercyhurst W 77-51

Wednesday December 11
LIU @ UMass Lowell L 69-62
FDU @ Villanova L 86-72
Lesley @ Stonehill W 97-53

Saturday December 14
LIU @ Missouri L 88-62
SUNY Delhi @ LeMoyne W 106-51
Wagner @ NJ Tech W 50-43
St Francis @ Niagara L 69-66

Sunday December 15
Chicago State @ Mercer L 76-63
Stonehill @ Boston College L 73-69
CCSU @ Rhode Island L 77-69
Mercyhurst @ Kent State L 82-57

NET Rankings as of December 10

141 Central Conn. St.
240 Saint Francis
265 Stonehill
314 LIU
317 Wagner
328 Le Moyne
338 Mercyhurst
339 FDU
360 Chicago St.

A number of big games this week-

Central Connecticut at Rhode Island. A very good chance for the NEC to pick up a win versus the Atlantic 10.

Stonehill at neighbor Boston College
LIU at Missouri who is fresh of knocking off the #1 team
FDU at Villanova

Chicago State opponent NET rankings

Wisconsin 38
Texas 57
San Francisco 49
Loyola 73
St Thomas 110
Radford 127
EKU 178
St Louis 183
Drexel 190
Indiana State 201
Youngstown 231

Upcoming

Illinois 12
CSUN 79
Grand Canyon 124
Mercer 209



183 is the midpoint for all D1 teams.

NEC RPI. Not as important as the NET, but still a ranking that can reveal truths about teams.

Across the board, the RPI rewards tough scheduling.

Central Connecticut 87
St Francis 167
Wagner 182
Stonehill 241
LIU 259
Mercyhurst 289
Chicago 300
LeMoyne 316
FDU 342

https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2025/rpi-live

I’m still confident that Chicago State can finish in the top 4 in this league. The record so far is only indicates the level of competition the Cougars have faced.

Chicago State gave a very good showing, but faltered down the stretch and couldn’t close out on Mercer. Good effort, but more work remains to be done. With the stretch they have remaining before conference play starts, this was likely the last real chance for the first win before league play.

CCSU played a great game against 11-1 Rhode Island on the road, but didn’t get the win.

Stonehill nearly upset Boston College today. 4 point game.

NEC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Troy McKoy, Jr., Chicago St.
Fr., F, 6-5, 205 lbs.
Windsor, CT/Windsor

McKoy, Jr. logged a pair of double figure scoring efforts in road setbacks for Chicago St. last week. He averaged 13.0 points, 1.5 assists, 1.0 blocks, 1.0 steals, and shot 47.4 percent from the floor. McKoy led all scorers with 15 points against St. Thomas (MN) last Monday and followed up with 11 points at St. Louis on Sunday. After coming off the bench for a career-high 19-point effort against Drexel on November 26, the Windsor, CT native has started the last three games for the Cougars. His 7.8 ppg ranks second on Chicago St. and fifth among NEC freshmen performers.