Week #12 - Games of Interest

[Obadiah]

In the AP poll, Dayton moves up to the #7 spot., West Virginia falls to #14 spot due to their loss at Kansas State and Maryland remains at #17. In the others category, LSU gets 83 votes and Duquesne gets 13 votes.

In the USA Today/Coaches poll, Dayton grabs the #7 position, with West Virginia holding down the #15 slot, and Maryland at #17. In the others category, LSU gets 23 votes and Duquesne gets one. Baylor takes over as the #1 team in the AP poll and Gonzaga remains #1 in the Coaches' poll.

The cumulative record of URI OOC opponents is 125-85, 0.595, another gain from the previous week. Only one of the twelve URI OOC opponents - Middle Tennessee - shows a below .500 record.

Win the road win at Saint Joseph's and the home win over La Salle, the URI metrics showed a mixed bag on change versus last week.

NET - 61, up 6
BPI - 75, stable
Pomeroy - 72, down 4
Sagarin - 71, up 6


No games in the A-10 on Monday:

In games involving URI OOC opponents:

Long Island at Wagner, 4 PM.

Texas at #14 West Virginia, 7 PM. On ESPNU.

Rice at North Texas, 8 PM. On ESPN+.

[RhowdyRam02]

Going into the weekend we were 10th team out of the tournament on bracketville. With our win and other bubble teams going 9-8 we're now the 9th team out going into the weekday games.

Tonight's only bubble game is third to last team in NC State at Virginia at 7 on ESPN. Virginia is one spot behind us

[Obadiah]

Updating the weekly rolling summary of the NET rankings for URI and A-10 and OOC rivals.

NET RANKING* of A-10 TEAMS

School	       Week 7  Week 8	  Week 9   Week 10  Week 11    Week 12

Dayton	         #10	 #14       #12       #8        #8        #5		
Duquesne	 #20	 #66       #105      #66       #47       #55	
Richmond	 #22	 #54       #77       #53       #63       #56
VCU	         #52	 #58       #52       #34       #43       #45		
Saint Louis	 #66	 #61       #60       #74       #48       #54		
George Mason	 #67	 #72       #71       #119      #140      #171		
Rhode Island	 #72	 #80       #69       #91       #67       #61		
Davidson	#101	 #99       #94       #94       #112      #107		
La Salle	#130	#123       #119      #136      #179      #174		
UMass	        #158	#139       #128      #121      #127      #175		
St. Bonaventure	#189	#180       #176      #169      #141      #128		
Saint Joseph's	#228	#210       #210      #222      #221      #202		
GW    	        #235	#232       #226      #256      #244      #196		
Fordham	        #258	#267       #266      #258      #284      #274	
				

NET RANKING* of URI OOC OPPONENTS

School	        Week 7	Week 8	  Week 9    Week 10   Week 11  Week 12

Maryland	 #11	  #20       #16       #14       #17	  #15
West Virginia	 #12	  #10       #9        #12       #10       #9		
LSU	         #26	  #57       #41       #30       #28	  #23	
W. Kentucky	 #84	  #95       #122      #118      #119      #119	
Alabama	         #96	  #77       #65       #64       #61       #42		
North Texas	 #98	 #110       #111      #105      #102      #92		
Nicholls State	#114	 #193       #192      #162      #136      #179		
Providence	#146	 #119       #129      #100      #90       #79		
Long Island	#231	 #247	    #256      #270      #274      #242	
Brown	        #256	 #252       #259      #237      #209      #220		
Manhattan	#260	 #273       #274      #246      #226      #227		
Mid. Tennessee  #283	 #291       #296      #311      #319      #328
				
* Rankings continually change with new game results, but both ranking 
comparisons are based on rankings as of Monday morning of each week. 

[URI2006_Andy]

Going into the weekend we were 10th team out of the tournament on bracketville. With our win and other bubble teams going 9-8 we're now the 9th team out going into the weekday games.

Tonight's only bubble game is third to last team in NC State at Virginia at 7 on ESPN. Virginia is one spot behind us

I’m glad you’re tracking these bubble teams. 9-8 suggests these teams will lose games. Every game we win, that’s another handful of teams, we gain on. One game at a time.

[reef]

Ok I will say it Duquesne getting 13 votes is an absolute travesty anyone agree ???

[Rhody Guy]

just means if we beat them Wednesday we will be getting votes next week right? isn't that how these things work?

[rhodysurf]

Ok I will say it Duquesne getting 13 votes is an absolute travesty anyone agree ???

Their board has multiple posts that they feel disrespected in the polls and that if they go 2-0 this week they should be ranked.

[Ramulous]

We should disrespect no team...what are we?...friar fans?

[reef]

I can see them getting a couple votes but 13 seems way too many

[SmartyBarrett]

Wagner upsets LIU 72-64.

[Rhodymob05]

Let’s bury them and end it.

[PeterRamTime]

Wagner upsets LIU 72-64.

The Sharks have FAILED US.

[RamStock]

ESPN highlighting the A-10 this week including Duquense at URI

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... op-billing

[SmartyBarrett]

West Virginia leads Texas 45-18 in the first half. Shaka might want to update that resume.

[PeterRamTime]

West Virginia leads Texas 45-18 in the first half. Shaka might want to update that resume.

Also helps us because Texas is on that bubble line.

[Rhody83]

West Virginia leads Texas 45-18 in the first half. Shaka might want to update that resume.

Also helps us because Texas is on that bubble line.

Texas bubble with burst with a 40 point loss. Remember when Shaka had a good defensive team .

[PeterRamTime]

West Virginia leads Texas 45-18 in the first half. Shaka might want to update that resume.

Also helps us because Texas is on that bubble line.

Texas bubble with burst with a 40 point loss. Remember when Shaka had a good defensive team .

Doesnt make sense how that happened....

[SmartyBarrett]

West Virginia 97 - Texas 59 is your final.

[Obadiah]

North Texas closes out Rice, 79-59. OOC goes 2-1 for the evening.

[PeterRamTime]

North Texas closes out Rice, 79-59. OOC goes 2-1 for the evening.

Six in a row for North Texas!

They are trying to secure their Q2 status for us!

[TruePoint]

West Virginia 97 - Texas 59 is your final.

Yeesh

[bigappleram]

This is not the right place for this, but there is some crazy and sad video out there on former St Joe’s guard Delonte West. Feel awful for the dude, seems like his life really went south.

[reef]

Jeez someone beat up D West as he lay in the street . Hope he recovers

[Rhody74]

This is not the right place for this, but there is some crazy and sad video out there on former St Joe’s guard Delonte West. Feel awful for the dude, seems like his life really went south.

I posted a Twitter link in the Where Are They Now thread. West has some major mental health issues. Apparently former teammates including Jameer nelson has reached out to him.

[Obadiah]

Only one game in the A-10 on Tuesday:

VCU at Saint Joseph's, 9 PM. On CBSSN.


In games involving URI OOC opponents:

Maryland at Northwestern, 7 PM. On FS1.

Florida at LSU, 7 PM. On SECN.

[phipsiGD'11]

Would love to see Joe's pull a rabbit out of their hat tonight.

[KevanBoyles]

I want VCU to win and protect the value of our road win against them.

[PeterRamTime]

Would love to see Joe's pull a rabbit out of their hat tonight.

Noooo

[phipsiGD'11]

In order for us to finish in 2nd place, don't we need other teams to finish behind us meaning they have to lose some games too.
I get we want them to lose to good teams but they still have to lose.
I'll just stop wishing for other teams to win besides URI, it's easier that way.

[ramster]

In order for us to finish in 2nd place, don't we need other teams to finish behind us meaning they have to lose some games too.
I get we want them to lose to good teams but they still have to lose.
I'll just stop wishing for other teams to win besides URI, it's easier that way.

A lot of anxiety is expended on KB trying to decide who we should root for to win, or lose, or get mad because somebody wants PC to lose but it will hurt our NET, etc

Whoever is going to win is going to win and whoever is going to lose is going to lose. We can’t impact that, unless you are the Tuba in the URI Pep Band Sunday who went in the Empty Student Section of the Ryan Center and kept waving his Tuba while the UMASS Women's team player tried to shoot FTs. Now that could make me miss from laughter but otherwise this anxiety about who we need to win is a waste.

[TruePoint]

We can’t impact that, unless you are the Tuba in the URI Pep Band Sunday who went in the Empty Student Section of the Ryan Center and kept waving his Tuba while the UMASS Women's team player tried to shoot FTs. Now that could make me miss from laughter but otherwise this anxiety about who we need to win is a waste.

Legend

[Obadiah]

Maryland trails Northwestern at the half by 14, 40-26! Are the Terrapins in a tailspin?

[RF1]

Maryland trails Northwestern at the half by 14, 40-26! Are the Terrapins in a tailspin?

This is just what happens when they have to play a true road game. Maryland has only played four thus far and lost every one of them. They look headed to a road record of 0-5 once this game is over.

[PeterRamTime]

Maryland trails Northwestern at the half by 14, 40-26! Are the Terrapins in a tailspin?

This is just what happens when they have to play a true road game. Maryland has only played four thus far and lost every one of them. They look headed to a road record of 0-5 once this game is over.

If only they came to the Ryan... looks like they are gonna come out of there with a W.

LSU is a tough ass team. They are out muscling everybody.

[RF1]

Maryland makes me eat my words. Turns it around in 2nd half to win its first true road game by some 11 points.

[RF1]

More good opponent results. LSU beats Florida 84- 82.

[Taylor Swift]

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[jaywin86]

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Oops!

Wow! Kansas player ready to swing a stool and stomping guys out. indefinite susp. in the near future and if they don;t like it off to the draft or portal

[phipsiGD'11]

If the NCAA was any kind of legitimately run operation (big IF) you would think that they would disqualify both teams from post season play this year. I'm not usually a disciplinarian but that is a look you cannot have associated with the brand.

[Rhody15]

If the NCAA was any kind of legitimately run operation (big IF) you would think that they would disqualify both teams from post season play this year. I'm not usually a disciplinarian but that is a look you cannot have associated with the brand.

I mean banning a team from the tournament for a fight (where not actual punches were even landed) is a bit extreme.

Suspend the players involved and move on.

[Obadiah]

VCU leads Saint Joseph's at the half 39-26 and have led from the start. They have forced 11 SJU turnovers to their 2 and have stifled any Ryan Daly drives to the basket confining him to 5 points, on one trey and 2FT's.

[Obadiah]

How the mighty have fallen - #13 Butler is manhandled at Villanova 76-61. After winning 15 of their first 16 games, Butler has now lost three straight.

#18 Texas Tech suffers a similar fate at the hands of TCU, 65-54. TT has lost three of last five.

[Rhody15]

How the mighty have fallen - #13 Butler is manhandled at Villanova 76-61. After winning 15 of their first 16 games, Butler has now lost three straight.

#18 Texas Tech suffers a similar fate at the hands of TCU, 65-54. TT has lost three of last five.

Butler seems to be overrated every single year.

[Urifan91]

If the NCAA was any kind of legitimately run operation (big IF) you would think that they would disqualify both teams from post season play this year. I'm not usually a disciplinarian but that is a look you cannot have associated with the brand.

I mean banning a team from the tournament for a fight (where not actual punches were even landed) is a bit extreme.

Suspend the players involved and move on.

When URI and PC brawled back in 1990 it was only a couple game suspension for each player involved. No chair wielding (if I recall correctly) but Skinner ended up with a lump.

[Obadiah]

VCU prevails over Saint Joseph's, 73-60. VCU never trailed in the game. VCU forced 18 Hawks TO's and the teams were essentially even on the glass. Ryan Daly who put up 21 against URI was held to 8 points. He apparently had only one layup as opposed to the six successful drives to the basket he had against Rhody.

[Obadiah]

Wednesday games in the A-10:

Duquesne at Rhode Island, 7 PM. On ESPN+.

St. Bonaventure at Dayton, 7 PM. On CBSSN.

La Salle at Richmond, 7 PM. On ESPN+.

Saint Louis at Davidson, 7 PM.

George Washington at Fordham, 7 PM. On ESPN+.

UMass at George Mason, 7 PM. On ESPN+.


In games involving URI OOC opponents:

Manhattan at Marist, 7 PM. On ESPN3.

Western Kentucky at Marshall, 7 PM.

Houston Baptist at Nicholls, 8 PM.

Providence at Seton Hall, 8:30 PM. On FS1.

Alabama at Vanderbilt, 9 PM. On SECN.

[UCH21377]

If the NCAA was any kind of legitimately run operation (big IF) you would think that they would disqualify both teams from post season play this year. I'm not usually a disciplinarian but that is a look you cannot have associated with the brand.

I mean banning a team from the tournament for a fight (where not actual punches were even landed) is a bit extreme.

Suspend the players involved and move on.

DeSouza started the thing with taunting, then picked up a chair and went after somebody. He should be suspended for a year. Self should be also. This is the guy that Self pushed thru and is fighting with the NCAA in court about. Do we really need this type of kid, and coach, in NCAA basketball?

[bigappleram]

The kid stealing the ball when KU was very clearly trying to dribble out the clock is bush league and is what triggered this event.
In no way am I condoning the response by DeSousa and agree he should get hit with stiff penalties and long suspension, but if that kid doesn't do the chicken shit move none of that ever happens.

[Rhody_JAM]

The kid stealing the ball when KU was very clearly trying to dribble out the clock is bush league and is what triggered this event.
In no way am I condoning the response by DeSousa and agree he should get hit with stiff penalties and long suspension, but if that kid doesn't do the chicken shit move none of that ever happens.

I think everything was fine with the steal and the block. There is nothing wrong with playing hard until the end of the game within the confines of the rules. Everything after the block was out of control. I agree DeSousa will get a long suspension, but I think there will be a lot more players receiving suspensions than him.

[rjsuperfly66]

Ok I will say it Duquesne getting 13 votes is an absolute travesty anyone agree ???

Me personally, I don't feel that way. IMHO, Duquesne has done nothing this season, outside of their home win over St. Louis. They do have a 2nd Q2 win in Indiana St., but with Indiana St.'s NET of 98, that could go either way. So they've played no Q1 games, are 2-0 in Q2 games (with Indiana St on the fringe), and have 2 bad losses, against a schedule ranked 268th in the country, and I'm supposed to feel bad about them struggling to get votes? No, I can't do it. If they go 19-2 with wins over URI on the road and Dayton at home, I'll say they very well could be for real, but you can't play 8 Q3 games and 7 Q4 games to date (out of 17 total games), and cry about disrespect. They have beaten a lot of bad teams which while that might hurt their SOS with the NET, also helps efficiency, MOV, win percentage, etc. IMHO, Duquesne has to play well tonight to show they at least belong and aren't just a paper contender.