The loss to UCF caused Cincinnati to tumble to #18 in AP poll and #20 in USA Today poll. Duke had its 7 game win streak snapped with losses to Syracuse and Miami, and the Blue Devils plunged 7 spots to #17 in the AP poll and is #14 in the USA Today poll. No other URI OOC opponents are in the rankings or getting votes.
Gonzaga suffered a surprise loss to BYU on its home court and lost its #1 ranking as Kansas moves into the top spot in both polls.
The cumulative won-lost record of URI OOC opponents now stands at 206-139, a winning percentage of .597, stable from the previous week.
The past week's road win over La Salle and a top 50 win over VCU brought about an improvement in the key measurements. URI is moving closer to being back on the bubble, but the Rams still need to run the table in the regular season and then perform well in the A-10's.
. Week #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 RPI* 41 49 47 47 38 40 51 44 Sagarin 38 53 49 55 49 50 56 54 Pomeroy 35 49 46 48 45 44 55 53 *live-rpi.comThere is no Monday night action in either the A-10 or among URI OOC opponents.
Week #17 does see the first of the conference tournaments and that honor goes to the Atlantic Sun which begins their quarterfinal games tonight.