Piedmont keeps rolling atop the rankings and we now have 27 undefeated teams and 22 winless teams. There are also 79 teams with a 2-4 record, but it's obvious who everyone's favorite of those is. Go
Struggling Fighting Scots!
Last Night
#12 Rivier 60 #1 Piedmont 76
The Piedmont express keeps on truckin' with another win over a ranked opponent. The home team slowly expanded the lead in the first half, winning by 13 going into the break, and then maintained that lead throughout the second half. Piedmont players launched an impressive 31 3ptrs, making 10 of them in an attempt to bomb away on Rivier's zone defense. Piedmont and bunkerbuster had four players in double digits, stayed perfect on the season, and defended their #1 ranking. Rivier and jack_duck suffer their first loss of the season and slip just outside the top ten.
Also considered: #14 Palm Beach Atlantic got a solid home victory over #18 Dallas 64-57, as did #19 Concordia against #24 Whittier 85-77, #20 Penn St. Altoona handled Hendrix 58-48, and #15 Webster won on the road at North Carolina Wesleyan 91-73. Gorloks.
Sim blowout watch: SUNY Farmingdale just barely covered against #2 Johnson and Wales 71-101 while California Santa Cruz had a much easier time with New York U. falling by the score of 63-73.
GotN
#2 Johnson and Wales (6-0)(spasticity) at #1 Piedmont (6-0)(bunkerbuster)
Seriously? Three nights in a row? I can't help it, it's the top two ranked teams and they're both undefeated, I can't pass this up. This could very well be the game of the non-conference season. Both teams are undefeated, highly ranked, picked to be #1 seeds by bullman, and picked as Final Four teams by rednu. It's the unstoppable force hosting the immovable spider monkeys and the odds-makers have it as an even pick. Game on.
Also considered: #11 Dickinson at #6 Emory, #12 Rivier at Willamette, #21 Colorado at Christopher Newport, and #24 Whittier at Suffolk
Sim blowout watch: Westfield State is a 56 point home dog as they host #23 Texas Lutheran and Colby-Sawyer is getting 55 points on the road against #16 Emmanuel.