The MAAC has had a historic start to the season, with eight of 10 teams starting at 1-1, but the most historic start might be for the undefeated Canisius Golden Griffins. Continue reading “Undefeated Canisius Leads Historic MAAC Weekend”
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The Early Season Tempo-Free MAAC
Conference play arrives a little early for the MAAC as the December weekend helps fit in the 18-game round-robin format. The good news is that these games really matter. The bad news is that two games, while a ninth of the conference slate is still a pretty small sample. What teams looked good? Here are the tempo-free rankings. Continue reading “The Early Season Tempo-Free MAAC”
Undefeated Eastern Kentucky Shaking Up Pomeroy Rankings
Once again it’s time for our look at the biggest weekly changes in Ken Pomeroy’s rankings. Two teams with transfers rose up the rankings this week. Continue reading “Undefeated Eastern Kentucky Shaking Up Pomeroy Rankings”
UIC Leading Biggest Movers In Pomeroy Rankings
Considering the volume of games a college basketball team plays we’re constantly being bombarded with data points. There’s no place that’s more evident than ranking systems such as Ken Pomeroy. Each week we’re going to look at the biggest movers and why they moved. Continue reading “UIC Leading Biggest Movers In Pomeroy Rankings”
Canisius dominates UMBC with their size, guard play
Prior to last night’s game, nearly four full seasons had passed since UMBC won their last November home game against a Division I opponent. Since defeating Toledo on November 29, 2008, UMBC has played nine such games, all resulting in losses. So, after a hard-fought battle with Central Connecticut over a week ago that unfortunately ended in heartbreak, the UMBC Retrievers were poised to break the streak against Canisius. Right? Continue reading “Canisius dominates UMBC with their size, guard play”
MAAC Teams Take to the Road in late November
MAAC teams have been playing plenty of road and neutral site games during the past two weeks. Siena and Iona traveled long distances to play three games in four days. Siena went to San Diego and Iona went to St. Thomas for the Paradise Jam. While Canisius, off to their best start since 2000-01, went out to the road for the first time Saturday at Stony Brook. Continue reading “MAAC Teams Take to the Road in late November”
MAAC Weekly Recap: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
We’re into the third week into college basketball season and Ryan Peters is having so much fun with The Good, The Bad and The Ugly weekly recaps for the NEC I wanted my own gig. I’m going to be doing this weekly now for the wide-open MAAC. How wide open is the league? As of Sunday morning Pomeroy projected all 10 MAAC teams between 7 and 12 conference wins. Continue reading “MAAC Weekly Recap: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”
Stony Brook Hangs on for 82-75 Win Over Canisius
Stony Brook looked to make a statement against Canisius, after Sacred Heart snapped their 15-game home win streak last weekend. The Seawolves got out in front early and withstood a late Golden Griffins run for an 82-75 victory. Continue reading “Stony Brook Hangs on for 82-75 Win Over Canisius”
Busy Saturday on Tap in College Hoops
Saturday is typically a day when people think about college basketball, but give thanks for Thanksgiving holiday because now there are a ton of basketball teams in action today. Most of the New York City teams are on the road (though Stony Brook and St. John’s are home), which means it will be a tough day to get wins. It’ll also be a late one, as the final game – Columbia at San Francisco – isn’t until 10 p.m. ET. Continue reading “Busy Saturday on Tap in College Hoops”
Baron set to take over at Canisius
Jim Baron did not have to look far for his next job after spending over a decade at Rhode Island. Less than a month after leaving the Rams, Baron was at Canisius.
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