With the loss to SMU, Cincinnati falls to #18 in AP poll and #17 in USA Today poll. Duke moves up to #12 in the AP poll and #14 in the USA Today poll based on last week's wins over UNC and Clemson. No other URI OOC opponents are in the rankings or getting votes.
Gonzaga remains the #1 team in both polls as the the Zags got a convincing win on the road over St. Mary's. With only five conference games left, the Zags face no real challenge other than maybe their home tilt versus BYU, so there is a good chance they will be undefeated and be the #1 team in the country going into selection Sunday.
The cumulative won-lost record of URI OOC opponents now stands at 177-116, a winning percentage of .604, stable from the previous week.
With the past week's road win over UMass and the Dayton loss at Ryan, the URI standing in three key rating systems showed a small decline.
. Week #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 RPI* 41 49 47 47 38 40 Sagarin 38 53 49 55 49 50 Pomeroy 35 49 46 48 45 44 *live-rpi.comNo A-10 games on Monday and no URI OOC opponents are in action either.
In other games:
#12 West Virginia invades Lawrence to play #3 Kansas. 9 PM. On ESPN.