Ok, time to play some catchup after spending yesterday prepping for and enjoying a Super Bowl party. Let's just recap Saturday and skip ahead to tonight's games.
Last Night
W. New England 56 #5 S. Vermont 71
The home team pretty much led this one from start to finish after building a 10 point lead at the half and maintaining it through the second. Some people would attribute this to some sort of GotN jinx but I'm not so sure. Clearly more research is needed into the matter. S. Vermont and funngun moved up one spot in the rankings while W. New England and rednu dropped to the others receiving votes section after their first conference loss.
Also considered: #10 Hardin-Simmons blew Howard Payne out of the gym 119-52, #9 Louisiana cruised past Southwestern 105-85, #6 Wooster made enough free throws down the stretch to hold off Grove City 65-61, #17 Ozarks got past Dallas 68-57, #11 Wittenberg handled Ohio Wesleyan 82-54, and #20 Millsaps got the home win over Rhodes 68-58.
Sim blowout watch: Washington and Lee didn't keep it close but good enough for a cover against #16 Lynchburg 65-95 and Sul Ross St. did the same against #2 Texas Lutheran 58-90.
ITaLRbHAGotN: Wentworth Tech 76, Gordon 58. Told you Wentworth would cover the spread, they're money when it comes to conference play.
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#13 Piedmont (12-2)(bunkerbuster) at North Carolina Wesleyan (6-8)(nastynick60)
We head over to the USA South conference for a nice game between divisional rivals. Piedmont is 4-0 in conference and holds a one game lead on three teams. They visit one of those teams tonight as NCWes will look for a big home win to move into an early tie for first place. bunker leads the all-time series 17-5 and his team is favored by 9 on the road in this one.
Also considered: #17 Ozarks at #19 Stillman, Rhodes at #8 Emory, Newbury at #18 Rivier, and #20 Millsaps at Sewanee
Sim blowout watch: Mary Hardin-Baylor is getting 68 points as they host #2 Texas Lutheran and California Lutheran is a 50 point home dog against #12 Whittier.
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Kenyon (10-3)(jsajsa) at Allegheny (11-2)(ezekialstarr)
Time for a visit to the North Coast for an east division matchup of two-conference-loss teams chasing the lead. A win here for either team gets them back to .500 in conference play and right back in the thick of the division race. This is the first meeting between these two coaches (in this world) and Allegheny is favored by 4 at home.