Opponent Games and Scores

[talksalot]

Sunday 2/21
Wichita State 84 Indiana State (13-15) 51
Loyola 75  Missouri State (11-17) 62
Oakland (20-10) 74  UIC (5-22) 63

[justducky]

Oakland (20-10) 74  UIC (5-22) 63

The Oakland RPI reward for winning at UIC was an instant drop from 117 to 121.

[talksalot]

Monday 2/22
Iona (17-10) 87 Siena 81
Cleveland State @ Green Bay
Youngstown State @ Milwaukee

RPI at 8:25PM 
Michigan   0.5794 55
Syracuse   0.5787 56   
Temple      0.5786 57   
Valparaiso  0.5785 58   
Cincinnati   0.5769 59   
Davidson    0.5765 60

[talksalot]

Monday 2/22
Iona (17-10) 87 Siena 81
Green Bay (18-11) 78 Cleveland State (8-21) 61
Milwaukee (18-11) 87 Youngstown State (10-19)  51

RPI at 8:25PM               8:55PM
Michigan   0.5794 55     0.5788  55
Syracuse   0.5787 56    0.5787  56
Temple      0.5786 57    0.5787  57
Valparaiso  0.5785 58    0.5783 58 **
Cincinnati   0.5769 59   0.5775  59
Davidson    0.5765 60   0.5766  60

The two CSU and YSU losses hurt because we have not played GB and MIL twice yet, so the two losses hurt more than the two wins.

Those watching the Iowa State / WVA game, it's a push... Iowa State beat Chicago State and WVA beat Northern Kentucky

[talksalot]

Tuesday 2/23
Davidson 65 Rhode Island (16-13) 54
Toledo 77 Ball State (18-10) 67

at 8:58PM
Valpo RPI 0.5779 #59

at 9:02pm
Valpo RPI 0.5775 #59

The Baylor/Kansas game went final at the same time the Toledo/Ball State game, so it's hard to tell what the impact was for just the Toledo game.   Kansas played Oregon State and Baylor had played Oregon.

[talksalot]

We begin the evening with an RPI of 0.5775 #58

Within a few seconds of each other, the two MVC games go final...

Missouri State (12-17) 61 Drake 52
Northern Iowa  66 Indiana State (13-16) 44

Oregon State - Washington game on ESPNU at 10pm Central...

[talksalot]

and Temple just flew past us... our raw-number-score did not change, but we are now #59, Temple at 58 at 0.5778

Oregon State favored by 1.5
Oregon favored by 16.5

[jloose128]

Oregon State goes the full court in 3.3 seconds to hit a 3 at the buzzer and win!

[talksalot]

So the opponents got 3-1 on the night...

Oregon (22-6) 76 Washington State 62
Oregon State (16-10) 82 Washington 81

Syracuse    0.5783 56   
Temple       0.5782 57   
Valparaiso   0.5778 58 
Cincinnati    0.5776 59   
Davidson     0.5775 60   

Defensive points per game allowed
1. Arkansas-Little Rock 58.8
2. Wichita State 59.6
3. Virginia 59.7
4. San Diego State 60.3
5. Saint Mary's College 60.4
6. Louisville 60.8
7. Valparaiso 61.7
8. Cincinnati 61.8
9. Charleston 61.9
10. Connecticut 62.1

Scoring Margin
1. Louisville +16.3
2. Michigan State +15.9
3. Wichita State +14.5
4. Saint Mary's College +14.4
5. SMU +14.2
6. Villanova +13.8
7. Indiana +13.7
8. Arizona +13.4
8. North Carolina +13.4
10. Purdue +13.2
10. West Virginia +13.2
12. Valparaiso +13.0
13. Gonzaga +12.7
14. Kansas +12.5

overall winning percentage
1. Xavier 89.3%
2. Arkansas-Little Rock 88.0%
3. Hawaii 87.0%
4. Villanova 85.7%
5. Kansas 85.2%
6. Grand Canyon 84.6%
6. SMU 84.6%
8. Saint Mary's College 84.0%
9. Michigan State 82.1%
9. North Carolina 82.1%
9. Saint Joseph's 82.1%
12. Chattanooga 81.5%
12. Dayton 81.5%
12. Maryland 81.5%
12. Miami (FL) 81.5%
12. Oklahoma 81.5%
12. South Carolina 81.5%
12. Valparaiso 81.5%

[a3uge]

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[valpotx]

But remember, Jimmy Panther (or whatever he goes by) says that beating Oregon State is just like beating Minnesota...

[talksalot]

and the RPI sits at
Syracuse 18-10   0.5783 56
Temple    17-10   0.5779 57   
Valparaiso 22-5   0.5779 58   
Cincinnati 20-8    0.5776 59   
Davidson 16-9     0.5775 60


Thursday 2/25
Northern Kentucky @ Cleveland State - Vikes up 7 at the half
Wright State @ Youngstown State - Raiders up 13 at the half
IPFW @ Western Illinois

[talksalot]

Thursday 2/25
Cleveland State  (9-21) 63 Northern Kentucky (9-19) 58
Wright State (18-12) 87 Youngstown State (10-20) 81
IPFW @ Western Illinois

7:45pm
Syracuse 18-10   0.5783 56
Temple    17-10   0.5779 57   
Valparaiso 22-5   0.5779 58   
Cincinnati 20-8    0.5776 59   
Davidson 16-9     0.5775 60

8:45pm
Saint Mary's College 21-4  0.5798 54 
Vanderbilt 17-11               0.5794 55   
Valparaiso 22-5                0.5785 56 
Syracuse 18-10                0.5782 57   
Temple 17-10                   0.5779 58   
Davidson 16-9                  0.5778 59   
Cincinnati 20 8                 0.5774 60

Mastodons up 6 with 3:00 to play first half at Macomb

[talksalot]

Thursday 2/25
Cleveland State  (9-21) 63 Northern Kentucky (9-19) 58
Wright State (18-12) 87 Youngstown State (10-20) 81
IPFW (23-7)  87 Western Illinois 75

7:45pm
Syracuse 18-10   0.5783 56
Temple    17-10   0.5779 57   
Valparaiso 22-5   0.5779 58   
Cincinnati 20-8    0.5776 59   
Davidson 16-9     0.5775 60

8:45pm
Saint Mary's College 21-4  0.5798 54 
Vanderbilt 17-11               0.5794 55   
Valparaiso 22-5                0.5785 56   
Syracuse 18-10                0.5782 57   
Temple 17-10                   0.5779 58   
Davidson 16-9                  0.5778 59   
Cincinnati 20 8                 0.5774 60

10:02 when the IPFW game was posted
Yale 17-6              0.5805 53   
Saint Mary's 21-4  0.5798 54 
Vanderbilt 17-11    0.5796 55   
Valparaiso 22-5     0.5786 56   
Temple 17-10        0.5780 57   
Syracuse 18-10      0.5780 58   
Davidson 16-9        0.5778 59 

[talksalot]

Friday 2/26
Iona (18-10) 86 Manhattan 73; and the Gaels stay 1 game back of Monmouth

UIC down 4 at Green Bay with 6:34 to play
Detroit back from 12 down, with in 5 with 3:45 in first

[talksalot]

Elsewhere in the national rankings...

Consecutive Road Wins
1. Hawaii 6
1. Iona 6
1. Stephen F. Austin 6
4. Monmouth 5
5. Valparaiso 4
5. Army 4
5. East Tennessee State 4
5. High Point 4
5. Kansas 4
5. Lehigh 4
5. South Carolina State 4
5. UC Santa Barbara 4
5. ULM 4

Scoring Margin:
1. Louisville +16.3
2. Michigan State +15.9
3. Saint Mary's College +14.8
4. Wichita State +14.5
5. Indiana +14.1
6. SMU +13.9
7. Villanova +13.8
8. Arizona +13.4
8. North Carolina +13.4
10. Purdue +13.2
10. West Virginia +13.2
12. Gonzaga +13.1
13. Valparaiso +12.6
14. Kansas +12.5

Overall D1 Winning Percentage:

1. Xavier 89.3%
2. Arkansas-Little Rock 88.5%
3. Villanova 85.7%
4. Kansas 85.2%
4. SMU 85.2%
6. Grand Canyon 84.6%
6. Saint Mary's College 84.6%
8. Hawaii 83.3%
9. Valparaiso 82.1%
9. Michigan State 82.1%
9. North Carolina 82.1%
9. Saint Joseph's 82.1%

[talksalot]

The RPI creeps up a little more...

Pittsburgh               0.5854 46 
San Diego St           0.5850 47 
George Washington  0.5838 48   
Valparaiso                0.5831 49 
Stony Brook             0.5829 50 
Akron                      0.5820 51

[talksalot]

Friday 2/26
Iona (18-10) 86 Manhattan 73; and the Gaels stay 1 game back of Monmouth
Green Bay 85 UIC 69
Oakland (21-10) 108 Detroit (15-14) 97 ... and if you didn't catch the end of the broadcast... that was pure college basketball.   Max Hooper runs up into the bleachers to hug his father ... who's on a stretcher suffering from cancer.   Hat's off to Max for that moment.

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                              9:56pm         10:12pm
Pittsburgh               0.5854 46      0.5851   45
San Diego St           0.5850 47      0.5850   46
Monmouth                                   0.5848   47
George Washington  0.5838 48      0.5838  48
Valparaiso                0.5831 49     0.5827  50  Bowling Green's loss hurt... they played 4 HL teams
Stony Brook             0.5829 50     0.5829  49
Akron                      0.5820 51     0.5819   51

Monmouth 24 6 0.8000 21 0.5848 47 0.4990 159   
George Washington 21 7 0.7500 32 0.5838 48 0.5284 101   
Stony Brook 21 5 0.8077 20 0.5829 49 0.4849 193   
Valparaiso 23 5 0.8214 9 0.5827 50 0.4916 173 37 
Akron 21 7 0.7500 32 0.5819 51 0.5040 144   
Michigan 19 9 0.6786 65 0.5812 52 0.5555 60

[talksalot]

So here's what we have left ...

Saturday 2/27
Rhode Island @ Dayton, Thursday Home to UMass and Next Saturday @ Fordham
Wright State @ Cleveland State
IPFW @ IUPUI - last game before tourney
Eastern Michigan @ Ball State, Tuesday Home to Central Michigan and Next Friday at NIU
Bradley @ Indiana State - last game before tourney
Youngstown State @ Northern Kentucky
Missouri State @ Southern Illinois - last game before tourney

Sunday 2/28
Belmont @ Tennessee State - last game before tourney
UIC @ Milwaukee
Canisius @ Iona - last game before conference tourney
Rio Grande Valley @ Chicago State; and NEXT Saturday, they finish with UMKC at home
Washington State @ Oregon State - Wednesday at USC and Next Saturday at UCLA
Washington @ Oregon - Wednesday @UCLA and Next Saturday @ USC

[talksalot]

and if you didn't catch the end of the broadcast... that was pure college basketball.   Max Hooper runs up into the bleachers to hug his father ... who's on a stretcher suffering from cancer.   Hat's off to Max for that moment.

Number 1 story on SportsCenter this morning.  Well Played ESPN.

[FWalum]

IPFW @ IUPUI - last game before tourney

Really hope that IPFW can make it to the tourney, maybe they would start getting some of the recognition they deserve in this sports snobbish town, and hey, it would be great for us in the RPI and eyes of the selection committee.

[oklahomamick]

Watching Rhode Island put it on Dayton at their place.  If we played Rhode Island today, we don't win. 

[a3uge]

Watching Rhode Island put it on Dayton at their place.  If we played Rhode Island today, we don't win.

You can say that about any game.

[oklahomamick]

Watching Rhode Island put it on Dayton at their place.  If we played Rhode Island today, we don't win.

You can say that about any game.

Don't know about that...  I think Rhode Island would pay us back in a rematch.  Personally, I think we were playing better at that time in the season.