UC Irvine 24-4 (10-2 Big West) Joichiro Oyama 5HR 28RBI 4SB
ULL 24-8 (11-1 Sun Belt) LP Langevin has four saves.
Eyes on WKU who just knocked off Dallas Baptist in CUSA play.
UC Irvine 24-4 (10-2 Big West) Joichiro Oyama 5HR 28RBI 4SB
ULL 24-8 (11-1 Sun Belt) LP Langevin has four saves.
Eyes on WKU who just knocked off Dallas Baptist in CUSA play.
USF keeps its great season going with a win over Tulsa and extends it's AAC lead to 1.5 games over FAU.
UMASS upsets Richmond who falls a half game behind idle Dayton and LOYCH, a winner over JOES.
Utah St beat Wyoming to stay atop the MWC.
NKU upset Green Bay, Horizon Leader. Another late season run for the Norse?
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Feb 17, 2024
Ledee scored 23 for the Aztecs in an 81-70 win over the Lobos and now trail USU by a half game in the MWC.
VCU beat SLU to stay in the A10 race.
Appy is one game up on Troy and JMU in the SBC.
Feb 18, 2024
CSU handled USU easily which knocks the Ags into a tie with the Aztecs for first place(MWC). BSU and NEV won.
Akron beat Buff to remain atop the MAC.
Zags(WCC) beat Pacific and look like they're coming full force but trail St Mary's by 2 games.
Feb 19, 2024
S.Miguel scored 25 for USF in a 90 - 86 win over FAU. SMU blew out Memphis. Charlotte and UAB also won in AAC action.
Alston(21pts, 10reb) for LOYCH in a win over URI which moves them into a tie for first with Dayton(A10)
Feb 20, 2024
William & Mary is a nice campus to visit filled with history. Now to hoops: Policelli scored 15 for first - place Charleston in a CAA win over visiting W&M. UNCW & Drexel are each a half game behind.
Feb 21, 2024
S Wilson scored 18 points for Toledo in a win over Akron which leaves them tied for 1st in the MAC
MWC- USU beat SDSU and takes sole possession of first place. Boise and Nevada won, too.
Feb 22, 2024
AAC: USF keeps winning. Rice 96 UAB 71 wow.
Freidel(19pts, 9reb) for JMU(SBC)in a blowout win over Marshall.
UNCG grinds out a tough win over W.Carolina to stay close to Samford.
Feb 23, 2024
Goldin scores 21 to lead FAU to an 80-70 win over SMU in AAC play.
TAR 77 GCU 74. Tarleton won its seventh straight game and moves to 1.5 gb of GCU in the WAC.
Feb 24, 2023
Akron(MAC) beat Kent St and moved a game up on Toledo who lost to Bowling Green. Freeman(24pts, 14reb) for the Zips.
Green Bay fell a game behind Oakland(Horizon) after losing to PFW.
Feb 25, 2024
MWC
10-4: Utah State, SDSU, Boise State beat CUSU
9-5: Nevada, UNLV beat CSU
9-6: New Mexico lost at home to AFA and is near the bubble. Pitino Jr - another late season slide.
AAC - Charlotte looked rough in a bad 81-79 loss to Tulsa.
WCC: looking like SMC, GONZ, and SF will be dancing.
SBC: Appy beat the # herd and stays one game ahead of JMU, a winner over GASO.
CUSA: SHSU and La Tech each won to remain tied for first.
Feb 26, 2024
AAC: USF beat SMU to maintain its 3game lead. Memphis beat FAU. Lendeborg(26pts, 12reb) for UAB in a win over Tulane.
Horizon: NKU beat IUPUI. Another Norse late season run?
Feb 27, 2024
Rough 2OT loss for UNCW who falls 1.5GB of COFC. Campbell 105 UNCW 100 Looks like CAA will be a one Dance ticket conference. A. Dell'Orso(34pts,11reb) for CAMP.
Feb 28, 2024
Top five in MWC are no more than a game apart. Boone (24pts, 12reb, 2ast) for UNLV in an OT win over WYO.
MAC: Akron lost to Ohio, who've won 3 in a row.
Feb 29, 2024
Spillers (18pts, 16reb) for Appy in a 89-64 trouncing of ODU. Ark St, which hasn't lost in 3 weeks, beat CCU and is 4th in the SBC.
March 1, 2024
WCC: SMC crushed PEPP and still leads the Zags by 2 games. G. Ike scored 26 for the Zags in a win over 3rd place SF. WAC: Tarleton beat UTU for its 9th straight win and trails GCU by a half game.
March 2, 2024
Lipscomb(W4) may be the fave to win the ASUNT after beating EKU(L2) last night. APPY(W7) and JMU(W10) won last night and look impressive heading into the SBCT.
March 3, 2024
UNCW got back on track with a win over Towson but needs to win the CAAT to Dance.
WCC: Zags beat SMC - both teams will be dancing.
A10- VCU lost a close one to Richmond.
AAC: USF keeps rolling with a win over Charlotte and FAU gets a win over Tulane and moved into second place. What's going on with SMU(L3) lost to UTSA who got 33 points from Ivy-Curry.
Southern: Keeping my eyes on W. Carolina(W3) who beat CHAT last night.
March 4, 2024
Indiana St beat Murray St and won the MVC regular season. Conwell(24pts, 12reb)
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A ton of activity yesterday in the tournaments so I'll focus on the surprises and spankings.
A10: St Louis 23 St Joseph's 8. The Billikens are 2-0 and face Richmond next.
AAC: ECU lost to USF but bounced back to beat Cincy,
CUSA: Dallas Baptist beat Rice 13-2 and faces WKU today.
Summit: S. Dakota St beat N Dakota St 17-3 and faces Oral Roberts next.
SunBelt: Some tough wins and more battles to come. USM beat JMU 7-1 and faces Troy, a winner over Appy, next. CCU edged GA St and faces ULL, a winner over TX St, next.
This is a slow way to get into to swing for The Dance. San Diego State Aztecs (21-5, 12-2 MWC) 45 Fresno State Bulldogs (9-16, 5-9 MWC) 43.
Boise State (20-6 10-3 MWC) escaped Colorado State 80-78 in a much- needed win for its Dance chances.
Bad loss for Cincy (17-10 8-6AAC) to East Carolina (13-12 4-8AAC). Ben Jonson scored 16 points for ECU in a 75-71 win.
I'm curious about the SunBelt slate tonight and also the Youngstown St/Milwaukee showdown of the top dogs in the Horizon.
Feb 17, 2023
USM, the Sunbelt leader, got walloped by South Bama 85-54 which allowed ULL and Marshall to move within a game of them. Andrew Taylor hit a shot late in Marshall's comeback 84-83 win over GA Southern, and ULL beat ULM 84-67.
CUSA: MTSU made the free throws down the stretch to hang on and upset FAU 74-70
WCC: St Marys beat San Diego to remain a game ahead of Gonzaga who crushed LMU.
Youngstown St crushed Milwaukee 87-58 to take sole possession of first in the Horizon.
Feb 19, 2023
Sunbelt: USM and Marshall won to stay in the same positions, but JMU's win over ULL leaves those two teams tied for third. FYI: USA has moved to 8-8 in conference play after back to back blowout wins over USM and ULM.
CUSA: North Texas(14-3) beats UTEP 80-72 in OT for eighth straight win and moved a half game of idle FAU(14-2)
AAC: J. Cook(30PTS 7AST 4STL) had a solid night for Tulane(10-3) in a win over USF which moved them into a tie with Memphis for second place.
WCC: St Marys and Gonzaga keep winning while Santa Clara handled Portland and remains a distant third.
Big Sky: Eastern Montana is 15-0 in conference play.
Horizon: Youngstown St crushed Green Bay and Milwaukee lost to Robert Morris. Cleveland St and Northern Kentucky are tied for second behind YSU.
Feb 20, 2023
Most of the AAC games were televised yesterday but I couldn't find the big dogs. Houston beat Memphis which fell to 3rd place.
Clev St edged NKU 63-62 to gain sole possession of second place in the Horizon. D. Johnson CLEV ST(16PTS 10REB)
MWC: Boise St beat UNLV 73-69 and is 1GB of SDST.
MVC: Bradley edged SIU and Drake beat Belmont which keeps the winners tied for first.
Feb 21, 2023
Houston is ranked first overall, but it doesn't seem appear to be getting the rest of the AAC much respect in Dance talk.
I've been ignoring the Big West. Hawaii(11-5) beat Cal Bakersfield to move into a tie for third with UC-Santa Barbara who lost to Cal St Fullerton(11-5). They trail UC-Riverside(12-5) and Cal Irvine(13-3).
Feb 22, 2023
San Diego St keeps rolling with a win over Colorado St. I doubt if the Aztecs will have trouble adjusting to the Pac 12 in hoops. I'm not sure if Apple TV is the answer for the Pac 12.
Feb 23, 2022
AAC- Houston 89 TUL 59. Big wake up call for second place Tulane. J. Roberts had a solid night for the Cougars (26PTS 7REB)
MWC: Boise St(12-3) handled New Mexico(7-8). Pitino Jr's Lobos have fallen fast after a nice early season start.
SunBelt: Marshall(13-4) moved into a tie for first with USM. Kinsey scored 31 for MU in a win over JMU while USM (13-4) lost to ODU(10-7). I'm keeping my eye on those hot Jags(9-8) who've won 7 of their last 8 conference games. Isaiah Moore's scored 22 points for South Alabama in a 76-67 win over TXST(6-11).
WCC: St Mary's and Gonzaga remain 1-2 and will play each other on Feb 25. Santa Clara is hanging tough to get a Dance ticket.
CUSA: FAU(15-2) crushed UTSA, and Charlotte upset NTX(14-4)
Feb 25, 2023
Some shake-up before the Sunbelt T begins at Pensacola Bay Center on February 28. USM won the regular season with a win over TX State. Marshall and ULL tied for second after MU lost ODU and ULL beat USA last night.
Feb 26, 2023
AAC- Houston handled ECU. SMU fell to USF and continues to sputter on its way to the Pac12.
CUSA: Florida Atlantic(26-3 16-2C-USA) 75 UTEP(13-16 6-12C-USA) 49
WCC: Zags deliver a dose of reality to St Marys and the teams are tied for first. GONZ 77 SM 68. Santa Clara (23-8 11-5WCC) has to be a bubble team. SC 81 San Diego 63
Feb 27, 2023
Stephen F. Austin (19-10 11-5 WAC) 80 California Baptist (15-14 7-9 WAC) 58. WAC was televised on ESPN U yesterday.
Memphis beat Cincy and remains in second a game ahead of Tulane in the AAC.
Feb 28, 2023
Zags host Chicago St tomorrow, and St Mary's regular season is over, and they get the top seed. The tiebreaker was determined by the NCAA Evaluation Tool. The Gaels (25-6, 14-2 WCC) are No. 7 in the NET, while the Zags (25-5, 14-2 WCC) are No. 9. However, the Zags are ranked higher in the polls. It keeps getting goofier. Just toss a coin!
Queens won its rd1 game against FGSU in the ASUNT, but if they win the tourney, they won't dance for the same reason, the transition to 1A process, Jax St didn't Dance last season.
March 1, 2023
MWC: Aztecs(14-3) were outscored 14-0 over the final 14:47 in a 66-60 loss to Boise St(13-4). Nevada(12-5) lost to Wyoming(4-13) on Monday and needs to beat UNLV(6-10) to keep their Dance chances alive. SDST finishes against Wyoming, and Boise St ends with UtahSt(11-5)
MAC: Toledo(15-2) blew out CMU and will win the conference regular season with a win over Ball St or a Kent St(14-3) loss to Akron.
I'll try to do a blog on the early conference tournaments tomorrow.
UC Irvine 24-4 (10-2 Big West) Joichiro Oyama 5HR 28RBI 4SB ULL 24-8 (11-1 Sun Belt) LP Langevin has four saves. Eyes on WKU who just kno...