Games of Interest - February 22

[BeKnighted]

Today is the first day I can recall when Duke, North Carolina and Tennessee all were unranked (and only Tennessee is even receiving votes).


Big Ten

None


Other RU Opponents

#2 Notre Dame 73 #12 Florida State 66 - a pretty credible showing for the Seminoles


Other Ranked Teams

#3 South Carolina 66 Alabama 46 - never really out of hand until the end
#4 Baylor 78 #23 Oklahoma 70 - not quite this close, but still not a blowout


Also - It's Atlantic Sun night!

Stetson 77 Kennesaw State 62 - 3 straight for the Hatters
Florida Gulf Coast 91 Lipscomb 52 - Eagles not quite as dominant in A-Sun as UConn in AAC, but getting there
Jacksonville 75 South Carolina Upstate 69 OT - Spartans 2nd half comeback in vain
North Florida 72 New Jersey Institute of Technology 49 - not sure how Highlanders ended up in A-Sun

A-Sun standings up to the minute:

1. Florida Gulf Coast 13-0/25-4
2. Jacksonville 10-3/18-10
3t. Stetson 9-4/18-9
3t. South Carolina Upstate 9-4/18-10
5. Kennesaw State 5-8/10-18
6. North Florida 3-10/5-23
7. Lipscomb 2-11/5-23
8. NJIT 1-12/4-24

FGC would be a marginal at large candidate in a different conference, but a loss in the conference tournament pretty much would sink the Eagles, since no other team in the conference has an RPI better than 170.


Today

RU Opponents 0-1


Year to Date

Big Ten 112-39
Other RU opponents 178-107


There were no palindromic scores in 22 games today. That makes a total of 25 palindromic scores in 4,163 games so far this season. It's been seven annoying days since the last palindromic score.

 

[ecojew]

Today is the first day I can recall when Duke, North Carolina and Tennessee all were unranked (and only Tennessee is even receiving votes).


Big Ten

None


Other RU Opponents

#2 Notre Dame 73 #12 Florida State 66 - a pretty credible showing for the Seminoles


Other Ranked Teams

#3 South Carolina 66 Alabama 46 - never really out of hand until the end
#4 Baylor 78 #23 Oklahoma 70 - not quite this close, but still not a blowout


Also - It's Atlantic Sun night!

Stetson 77 Kennesaw State 62 - 3 straight for the Hatters
Florida Gulf Coast 91 Lipscomb 52 - Eagles not quite as dominant in A-Sun as UConn in AAC, but getting there
Jacksonville 75 South Carolina Upstate 69 OT - Spartans 2nd half comeback in vain
North Florida 72 New Jersey Institute of Technology 49 - not sure how Highlanders ended up in A-Sun

A-Sun standings up to the minute:

1. Florida Gulf Coast 13-0/25-4
2. Jacksonville 10-3/18-10
3t. Stetson 9-4/18-9
3t. South Carolina Upstate 9-4/18-10
5. Kennesaw State 5-8/10-18
6. North Florida 3-10/5-23
7. Lipscomb 2-11/5-23
8. NJIT 1-12/4-24

FGC would be a marginal at large candidate in a different conference, but a loss in the conference tournament pretty much would sink the Eagles, since no other team in the conference has an RPI better than 170.


Today

RU Opponents 0-1


Year to Date

Big Ten 112-39
Other RU opponents 178-107


There were no palindromic scores in 22 games today. That makes a total of 25 palindromic scores in 4,163 games so far this season. It's been seven annoying days since the last palindromic score.

I think that NJIT had no where else to go. Once it rose into the D1 ranks, it had difficulty pulling together a schedule - any team would nowadays, which is why even ND joins a conference for all but football. I couldn't understand why a northeastern based league like America East or, especially, the NEC did not invite NJIT. That would have made a lot more sense.

 

[BeKnighted]

Today is the first day I can recall when Duke, North Carolina and Tennessee all were unranked (and only Tennessee is even receiving votes).

It turns out that this is the first time in 31 years - more than 3 decades! - that Tennessee hasn't been in the poll, going back to 1985. (Trivia: It was only the top 20 then.) That explains why I can't recall a time when the Lady Vols weren't in the poll.