Non P6 hoops March is here.

 SBCT: TXST knocked JMU back to the 2 slot. USA is the top seed. T. Pope scored 23 for  TXST in a 102-93 W over the Dukes

MAC: Akron(15-1) beat Kent St and  has guaranteed itself at least a tie for the conference title. MOH(12-3).

ASUNT tips tomorrow. Lipscomb is the top seed.

March 2, 2025

Ituku scored 29 for JVST in a win over FIU to keep the pressure LIB(11-4-CUSA)

Gregg scored 23 for the Zags in a win over SF which moves them to 2nd in the WCC.

MWC: CSU(14-4 W5) handled USU and moves to 1GB of UNM.

March 3, 2025

Strong second half from the Tigers in a win over UAB.

JVST takes over first in the CUSA with LIB loss to KENN led by Cottle's 24 points.

ASUN: Hell of a game from N. Turner(37pts, 11reb) for CARK in rd1 win over STET.

Scotty Pippen played at Central Arkansas.

March 4, 2025

A. Wright (21pts) led NTX to a win over WICH and within a half game of MEM in the AAC.

Queens, the six seed in the ASUNT, upset FGSU to make it to the last four and faces LIP next.

March 6, 2025

VCU (9 straight ) and JOES(5 straight) are the two hottest A10 teams. Reynolds scored 22 last night for JOES in a win over URI.

OVCT: Guinyard (18pts) for  8th seed UTM over 5th seed TNTC

March 7, 2025

LIB and JVST are tied for first  in the CUSA. T. Peter scored 20 for LIB in a big win over MTSU. Mostafa (30pts, 20reb) for the Blue Raiders.

March 8, 2025

CSU beat AFA for its 7th straight win and remains 1gb of UNM in the MWC. Nique Clifford(18.4ppg)

SBCT: Herd got by GSU and ODU upset APPY.

March 9, 2025

Omaha is Dancing since its Summit final opponent, St. Thomas, is in the final year of its four-year transition period. SIU-E has the OVC ticket. DEL, the CAA 12th seed who is CUSA bound, upset CAMP and faces W&M today.

March 10, 2025

Local flavor in one CAA semi-final with DEL blowing out W&M, and Towson(Williamson 32pts) beating Drexel. CofC plays UNCW in the other semi.

March 11, 2025

Delaware  got past Towson and faces UNCW ,who survived COFC's comeback, in  the CAA final. 

Zags beat SF to make it to the WCC final against SMC. 

Troy TCOB in the second half over Ark St to win the SBCT. Conerway scored 23 points for Troy in the game.

March 12, 2025

Huff(18pts) helps Zags punch their Dance ticket with a win over SMC, who should get an at-large invitation.

Pasha played great for DEL, but the Blue Hens fell to UNCW in the CAA final.

March 13, 2025

K.Johnson (23pts ) for Montana as they beat NCOL to get the Big Sky ticket.

McNeese  gets Southland ticket. Is HC Will Wade headed back to a Power conference?Perhaps the ACC?

March 14, 2025

Tulsa(12-19, 11th in AAC) knocks out Temple. Can they upset NTX next? Boise St knocks out Aztecs and gets UNM in the MWC.

March 15, 2024

State of MD may get a second team into the Dance. MSM upset MERR and faces Iona in the MAAC final. Morgan St lost to Norfolk St in the MEAC semis.

March 16, 2025

Mt St Marys wins the MAAC

Another  solid performance by Landeborg in UAB's win over NTX. This is Coach AK's time of year to punch a ticket. Blazers face MEM who survived Tulane.

GCU beat UVU to get the WAC ticket.

Zips survive MOH to get the MAC ticket.

March 18, 2025

Somehow the MWC got four teams into the Dance despite all the Blue bloods and SEC favoritism .Props to CSU, UNM, USU , and SDSU. I like USU getting by UCLA in rd1.

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Non P6 hoops- it's February

 I watched most of the second half of Akron's win over Kent St. Zips(9-0-MAC) led by N Johnson (20 points)  look like a very tough team.

Dayton got a much needed win over SLU to stay in the A10 race

MSM(5-5 MAAC) got a much needed win  over Merrimack to stay on the fringes of the conference race.

Feb 2, 2025

Ark St and Troy, the top two SBC teams, each won. 

Q.House (18pts, 4ast) for first place JVST in win over LIB. MTSU moves into second in the CUSA with a win over UTEP.

In the WCC, first place SMC beat the Zags, who fell to 3rd place behind SF who handled Wazoo.

Feb 3, 2025

AAC: Rice gave MEM a scare, Haggerty(26pts 8 reb, 5 ast) for the Tigers in the 86-83 win. Tulsa gave Tulane a scare, FAU blew out USF.

Feb 4, 2025

Lendeborg leads UAB to a 64 -61 win over UNT, and the Blazers move into second place in the AAC.

WM handles COFC and moves into a tie for second with UNCW in the CAA.

Feb 6, 2025

UNG(polite 16points) handled Citadel, but Samford keeps rolling in the Southern conference.

SBC: Herd's win over Ark St helps them, APPY, USA, and JMU.

Feb 7, 2025

J Forrest scored 37 for Chicago St (4-5 NEC) in a W over MHU.

CUSA: KENN and LIB each won to stay 2GB JVST. Cottie scored 30 for the Owls.

Feb 9, 2025

MAC teams prevailed 8-4 in challenge with SBC. T Johnson (20 pts) for Akron in win over USA, MIOH beat Troy, TOL beat JMU.

BTW, I noticed EMU named its arena George Gervin. EMU 76 ODU 70

Feb 11, 2025

Duggan scored 26 points for Campbell in its win over NCAT, which makes 7 straight wins and keeps them two games behind Towson in the CAA.

Feb 12, 2025

AAC: Bad loss for UAB to ECU. NTX beat Rice.

A10: Newton scored 27 for first -place  GMU in an OT win over SLU.

WCC: A. Marciulionis (24pts, 6ast) for first place SMC in a win over SCU.

Feb 13, 2025

UNCG rolls VMI and moves into a tie for 1st with CHAT in the Southern Conference.

Dickerson scored 21 for RMU(2nd-HOR) in a win over CLEV(1st-HOR). YSU blew out PFW, and both are tied with RMU.

Feb 14, 2025

USA needs OT to get by the Herd. App cruise by CCU. Both teams trail Ark St by a game in the SBC,

Ike(18pts, 13 reb) in a win over SF and trail SMC by a game in the WCC

Feb 15, 2025

Medley (24pts) for Kent St in a nailbiter over Ohio.

QUIN's win over SH moves them into a first place MAAC tie with MERR who lost to Manhattan.

Feb 16 , 2025

AKR (12-0 MAC) got (18pts, 7reb) from Johnson in a win over CMU. Zips 13th straight win

These four teams are tied atop the SBC. Ark St lost to Troy 71-70   USA & JMU won.

CHAT & UNCG each won to remain tied atop the Southern.

Feb 18, 2025

MVC race: T Campbell scored 21 for UNI in a win over MURR to move the Panthers into a tie with BRAD, 1GB of first place Drake.

Bradley edged Drake 61-59 on Sunday Feb 16.

Feb 19 2025

Akron(13-0 MAC) beat NIU  and takes a 3 game lead over MIOH(10-3), who lost to EMU. Toledo(9-4) edged Ball St to move into 3rd place. Adams(18pts, 3ast) for the Rockets.

Feb 20, 2025

SBC: USA takes over first with a win over Ark St. who falls to 4th.

MWC: USU rolls SJSU and moves to within a game of 1st place NM who lost to BSU.

Feb 21, 2025

Thomas scored 21 for SF(3rd -WCC) over Pacific.

Liberty is only .5gb of JVSU who lost to NMSU in CUSA action

WICH won its fifth straight AAC game. WICH 75 FAU 68

Feb 23, 2025

JMU takes over first place in the SBC with a win over GASO and USA losing to TXST. Appy. Mingo (25pts, 4 ast) for Herd in win over Appy.

WCC: SMC ,who beat the Zags has a 3 game lead on Gonz and SF. Williams (23pts, 7 reb) for Dons in a win over SD.

MWC: BSU survived Nevada 70-69 in as sloppy final minute of action.

MAC: Ohio had a he!! of a first half and handed Akron its first conference loss.

Feb 24, 2025

AAC: UAB and NTX won to  remain 1GB of MEM in the AAC. Wich won its sixth straight. X. Bell (23 points)

Feb 25, 2025

Obioaha  scored 23 points for UNCW(2nd in CAA) in a win over WM.

Big West raids the WAC and takes Cal Baptist, and UVU(20-7, 12-1-1st in WAC)

Feb 26, 2025

Mingo(22pts, 6ast) led the hot Herd over ODU. 1st place JMU keeps winning in the SBC.

Feb 27, 2025

ASUN:  Blanton scored 24 for EKY in a win over UNF. Johnson scored 26 points for FGCU in a win over BELL and still trails first place LIP by a game.

Feb 28, 2025

Coach Billy G has TARL at 3rd in the WAC with the win over AC. UVU and GCU have been hot.

NTX and UAB TCOB last night and each trail MEM by a game. Blazers play the Tigers on Sunday.

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2025 is on for the non P6