UTC is 10-5, we will need our A game to get this road win
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Furman @ UTC (Jan. 8)
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Ken Pom has us winning 70-64
UTC hasn’t beaten a team ranked higher than #206 and is 0-4 against teams ranked #161 and higher. Bad loss early in the year vs #322 EKU. They did give Va Tech a good game. Only trailed by 2 at the 10 min mark.
UTC hasn’t beaten a team ranked higher than #206 and is 0-4 against teams ranked #161 and higher. Bad loss early in the year vs #322 EKU. They did give Va Tech a good game. Only trailed by 2 at the 10 min mark.
VMI also played well against Va. Tech as I recall.
The Flags are making the trip to Chattynooga.
Anyone who says money can't buy happiness never had season tickets.
UTC leading scorer is Grad transfer from Vanderbilt, he started 25 games last year at Vandy, guess new coach was not planning to play him this year much so he left for UTC
He had previously transferred from Notre Dame. Guess he was trying to find a place where he could be the guy.DungeonRealm wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 8:28 pmUTC leading scorer is Grad transfer from Vanderbilt, he started 25 games last year at Vandy, guess new coach was not planning to play him this year much so he left for UTC
School is back in starting today at UTC, but I don't think they have gotten much student support over the past few years
If we win, I wonder if we will be FIRST team in country to win 14 games?
Furman is now up to #7 in the MidMajorMadness Top 25
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1 Gonzaga 16-1 – The Zags didn't look great against two bottom-tier WCC opponents, but wins are wins. @ San Diego (1/9), @ Loyola Marymount (1/11)
2 San Diego State 15-0 – The Aztecs overcame their biggest hurdle to an uindefeated regular season on Saturday at Utah State. @ Wyoming (1/8), vs. Boise State (1/11)
3 Dayton 13-2 – Sure, La Salle and Saint Joe's are both down, but the Flyers beat them both on the road and are favored to win every game remaining on their schedule, per KenPom. vs. UMass (1/11)
4 BYU 12-4 1 The Cougs rank 11th in the country in three-point percentage (39.1) and 10th in three-point percentage defense (26.9). Not a bad combo. @ Saint Mary's (1/9), vs. Portland (1/11)
5 VCU 12-3 2 Marcus Santos-Silva went 10-14 from the field en route to 26 points and 12 boards against George Mason on Sunday. vs. Rhode Island (1/11)
6 Saint Mary's 14-3 -2 The Gaels' quadruple overtime loss to Pacific may have been the most exciting game of the year. They just couldn't win it. vs. BYU (1/9), vs. Santa Clara (1/11)
7 Furman 13-3 6 Even without Matt Rafferty, Furman still has the core of its team from last year. Shame on us for undervaluing the Paladins in the preseason. @ Chattanooga (1/8), vs. UNC Greensboro (1/11)
8 Utah State 13-4 -2 There's no shame in taking a loss to San Diego State. It's the loss to UNLV that hurts the most. @ Air Force (1/7), vs. Nevada (1/11)
9 Northern Iowa 12-2 -1 The Panthers narrowly averted disaster this week by ekeing by Bradley at home following a loss at Illinois State. vs. Indiana State (1/7), @ Missouri State (1/11)
10 Richmond 12-3 7 If the Spiders hadn't lost to Radford, they'd be a likely at-large team by this point. Hope for that is still alive with a pair of KenPom top-100 games coming this week. vs. Saint Louis (1/11)
11 Yale 10-4 1 The Bulldogs didn't play last week and move up due to losses around them. vs. Johnson & Whales (1/12)
12 ETSU 13-3 -2 The start of SoCon play hasn't been kind to the preseason favorites, who eked out one-point win over Wofford and got boatraced by an incredibly balanced Furman team. But the biggest concern is the Bucs' shooting slump: They've shot just 39.3% from the field and an ice-cold 21.3% from three. @ UNC Greensboro (1/8), vs. VMI (1/11)
13 New Mexico 13-3 -4 A buzzer-beater by San Jose State sunk the Lobos on New Year's Day and they were given the rest of the week off to think about it. vs. Fresno State (1/7), vs. Air Force (1/11)
14 UNC Greensboro 12-4 – The double-overtime loss to Wofford on the road wasn't horrific, yet the Spartans get ETSU and Furman this week to truly show what their made of in what appears to be a rock-solid SoCon. vs. East Tennessee State (1/8), @ Furman (1/11)
15 Louisiana Tech 11-3 5 Spanking Southern Miss once was cool. Doing it twice? Way cooler. The Bulldogs are still in the top 50 in offensive efficiency as they continue rolling into conference play. @ UTSA (1/9), @ UTEP (1/11)
16 Saint Louis 11-3 -1 Despite suffering a blowout loss to Duquense on the road, Saint Louis managed to bounce back and topple UMass in overtime thanks to Hasahn French's double-double (19pts, 13 rebounds). vs. George Washington (1/8), @ Richmond (1/11)
17 Vermont 10-5 2 The Catamounts made quick work of Dartmouth in their final tune-up before conference play arrives. vs. Stony Brook (1/8), @ UMBC (1/11)
18 Liberty 16-1 – Beating Dunk City and NJIT means that Liberty remains ranked in this week's poll. vs. North Alabama (1/9), vs. Jacksonville (1/11)
19 Duquesne 12-2 6 The aforementioned blowout against Saint Louis bled into a big win against Davidson at home, making those back-to-back losses against UAB and Marshall seem like a distant memory. @ Saint Joseph's (1/8), @ George Washington (1/11)
20 Harvard 11-4 2 Tommy Amaker's squad got two big wins and continue to be highly efficient from inside the three-point line (53%) NO GAMES
21 Wright State 14-3 2 Winners of 7 straight, the Raiders made no bones about moving to 4-0 in Horizon League, continuing to push the tempo and pace against whomever crosses their path. @ IUPUI (1/10), @ UIC (1/12)
22 Kent State 11-3 2 Antonio Williams dumped in 22 points against Bowling Green to get the Golden Flashes a win to kick off conference play. vs. Toledo (1/7), vs. Central Michigan (1/11)
22 Rhode Island 8-5 -11 If you thought losing by double-digits to Brown was bad, the Rams proceeded to drop a home game to Richmond to convince everyone that they'd just had a week from hell. vs. Davidson (1/8), @ VCU (1/11)
24 Akron 11-3 NR Akron arrives in the rankings thanks to an 11-3 record, a convincing 25-point win to open MAC play and because of its defense. The Zips hold opponents to 43.3% shooting, good for 19th in the nation. vs. Western Michigan (1/7), vs. Ball State (1/10)
25 Nevada 10-5 NR The Wolf Pack bounced back after their loss to Saint Mary's with big home wins against Colorado State and Boise State this past week to get to 3-0 in Mountain West play. @ San Jose State (1/8), @ Utah State (1/11)
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1 Gonzaga 16-1 – The Zags didn't look great against two bottom-tier WCC opponents, but wins are wins. @ San Diego (1/9), @ Loyola Marymount (1/11)
2 San Diego State 15-0 – The Aztecs overcame their biggest hurdle to an uindefeated regular season on Saturday at Utah State. @ Wyoming (1/8), vs. Boise State (1/11)
3 Dayton 13-2 – Sure, La Salle and Saint Joe's are both down, but the Flyers beat them both on the road and are favored to win every game remaining on their schedule, per KenPom. vs. UMass (1/11)
4 BYU 12-4 1 The Cougs rank 11th in the country in three-point percentage (39.1) and 10th in three-point percentage defense (26.9). Not a bad combo. @ Saint Mary's (1/9), vs. Portland (1/11)
5 VCU 12-3 2 Marcus Santos-Silva went 10-14 from the field en route to 26 points and 12 boards against George Mason on Sunday. vs. Rhode Island (1/11)
6 Saint Mary's 14-3 -2 The Gaels' quadruple overtime loss to Pacific may have been the most exciting game of the year. They just couldn't win it. vs. BYU (1/9), vs. Santa Clara (1/11)
7 Furman 13-3 6 Even without Matt Rafferty, Furman still has the core of its team from last year. Shame on us for undervaluing the Paladins in the preseason. @ Chattanooga (1/8), vs. UNC Greensboro (1/11)
8 Utah State 13-4 -2 There's no shame in taking a loss to San Diego State. It's the loss to UNLV that hurts the most. @ Air Force (1/7), vs. Nevada (1/11)
9 Northern Iowa 12-2 -1 The Panthers narrowly averted disaster this week by ekeing by Bradley at home following a loss at Illinois State. vs. Indiana State (1/7), @ Missouri State (1/11)
10 Richmond 12-3 7 If the Spiders hadn't lost to Radford, they'd be a likely at-large team by this point. Hope for that is still alive with a pair of KenPom top-100 games coming this week. vs. Saint Louis (1/11)
11 Yale 10-4 1 The Bulldogs didn't play last week and move up due to losses around them. vs. Johnson & Whales (1/12)
12 ETSU 13-3 -2 The start of SoCon play hasn't been kind to the preseason favorites, who eked out one-point win over Wofford and got boatraced by an incredibly balanced Furman team. But the biggest concern is the Bucs' shooting slump: They've shot just 39.3% from the field and an ice-cold 21.3% from three. @ UNC Greensboro (1/8), vs. VMI (1/11)
13 New Mexico 13-3 -4 A buzzer-beater by San Jose State sunk the Lobos on New Year's Day and they were given the rest of the week off to think about it. vs. Fresno State (1/7), vs. Air Force (1/11)
14 UNC Greensboro 12-4 – The double-overtime loss to Wofford on the road wasn't horrific, yet the Spartans get ETSU and Furman this week to truly show what their made of in what appears to be a rock-solid SoCon. vs. East Tennessee State (1/8), @ Furman (1/11)
15 Louisiana Tech 11-3 5 Spanking Southern Miss once was cool. Doing it twice? Way cooler. The Bulldogs are still in the top 50 in offensive efficiency as they continue rolling into conference play. @ UTSA (1/9), @ UTEP (1/11)
16 Saint Louis 11-3 -1 Despite suffering a blowout loss to Duquense on the road, Saint Louis managed to bounce back and topple UMass in overtime thanks to Hasahn French's double-double (19pts, 13 rebounds). vs. George Washington (1/8), @ Richmond (1/11)
17 Vermont 10-5 2 The Catamounts made quick work of Dartmouth in their final tune-up before conference play arrives. vs. Stony Brook (1/8), @ UMBC (1/11)
18 Liberty 16-1 – Beating Dunk City and NJIT means that Liberty remains ranked in this week's poll. vs. North Alabama (1/9), vs. Jacksonville (1/11)
19 Duquesne 12-2 6 The aforementioned blowout against Saint Louis bled into a big win against Davidson at home, making those back-to-back losses against UAB and Marshall seem like a distant memory. @ Saint Joseph's (1/8), @ George Washington (1/11)
20 Harvard 11-4 2 Tommy Amaker's squad got two big wins and continue to be highly efficient from inside the three-point line (53%) NO GAMES
21 Wright State 14-3 2 Winners of 7 straight, the Raiders made no bones about moving to 4-0 in Horizon League, continuing to push the tempo and pace against whomever crosses their path. @ IUPUI (1/10), @ UIC (1/12)
22 Kent State 11-3 2 Antonio Williams dumped in 22 points against Bowling Green to get the Golden Flashes a win to kick off conference play. vs. Toledo (1/7), vs. Central Michigan (1/11)
22 Rhode Island 8-5 -11 If you thought losing by double-digits to Brown was bad, the Rams proceeded to drop a home game to Richmond to convince everyone that they'd just had a week from hell. vs. Davidson (1/8), @ VCU (1/11)
24 Akron 11-3 NR Akron arrives in the rankings thanks to an 11-3 record, a convincing 25-point win to open MAC play and because of its defense. The Zips hold opponents to 43.3% shooting, good for 19th in the nation. vs. Western Michigan (1/7), vs. Ball State (1/10)
25 Nevada 10-5 NR The Wolf Pack bounced back after their loss to Saint Mary's with big home wins against Colorado State and Boise State this past week to get to 3-0 in Mountain West play. @ San Jose State (1/8), @ Utah State (1/11)
And in a much more competitive poll, as MMM includes teams from the A10 and Mountain West (while CollegeInsider.com doesn't recognize teams from those conferences nor from C-USA).DungeonRealm wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2020 4:06 pmFurman is now up to #7 in the MidMajorMadness Top 25
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