Looks like we have 2 more W’s in OOC, need to push and challenge ourselves to get 3 ! So we can finish OOC at .500.
In Conference dont see us getting more than 1 or stealing a 2nd Win on the road, that will put us at (best case) or below .500 for the year.
So we should have a big sense of urgency to Win now.
Yep, NC A&T, Lafayette, and UIC should be wins. CofC has been uneven and just lost a starter to a season ending injury, so that’s a toss up even though it’s in Charleston.
Afraid Utah State will run us out of the building but still have to play the game so we’ll see. They play USF in Tampa prior to coming to Halton so that should give us an idea of what to expect, though they have already beaten Tulane by 21 and Davidson by 34 on the same neutral court (CofC) that we’ll be the visiting team on 12/14.
Conference play is where we should pick up the bulk of our wins this season. League is a mess and completely wide open though Tulsa (6-1 w/ 1 pt L to K-State) seems to be the early front-runner based on OOC play.
Most Niner computer numbers declined after yesterday’s loss to Richmond.
Evanmiya: 199 → 203 (UR 118 )
Haslam: 185 → 190 (UR 111)
Kenpom: 205 → 204 (UR 110 )
Massey: 211 → 220 (UR 130)
Torvik: 196 → 210 (UR 115)
OOC GAMES OF INTEREST 11/29
GW WBB 81
CHARLOTTE WBB 67
Cayman Islands Classic
Ball State 37
Lafayette 55
TN Tech 81
Georgia 123
Montana State 81
Utah State 84 / OT
Georgia beats Tennessee Tech by 42 points. We narrowly squeaked out a five point win at Halton against Tenn Tech after blowing a late lead. That says a lot.
Undefeated Utah State needed OT today at home to beat a 4-loss Montana State team in the Aggies first game since beating Davidson by 34 and Tulane by 21 in the Charleston Classic. Calhoun probably has his team’s full attention now so he can try to deflate some of their bigheadedness after almost losing to a 19.5 pt underdog.
OOC GAMES OF INTEREST 11/30
App State 55
UNC Asheville 67
Belmont 96
Charleston 73
Monmouth 88
Lafayette 74
With this season’s initial NCAA NET rankings dropping today, here’s where we stand in the various metrics:
NCAA NET: 220
Evanmiya: 202
Haslam: 192
Kenpom: 202
Massey: 221
Torvik: 206
NET rankings of our D1 OOC opponents:
App State: 290
Charleston: 229
Davidson: 97
Illinois St: 105
Indiana St: 205
Lafayette: 350
NC A&T: 212
Richmond: 136
Tenn Tech: 269
UIC: 196
Utah State: 22
VA Tech: 84
OOC GAMES OF INTEREST 12/2
NC A&T 57
CHARLOTTE 74
Eureka (D3) 57
Indiana State 99
VA Tech 86 / OT
South Carolina 83
Positive movement on Niner computer numbers since the Richmond loss after yesterday’s win over NC A&T.
NET: 220 (12/1) → 194 (A&T 253)
Evanmiya: 203 → 188 (A&T 307)
Haslam: 190 → 173 (A&T 338)
Kenpom: 204 → 194 (A&T 329)
Massey: 220 → 214 (A&T 297)
Torvik: 210 → 185 (A&T 332)
OOC GAMES OF INTEREST 12/3
VA U of Lynchburg (NCCAA) 45
App State 133
TN Tech 80
Lipscomb 83
Richmond 84
Belmont 76
AR Pine Bluff 63
UIC 62
First, shame on App for scheduling tiny private Virginia University of Lynchburg though I suppose the Dragons need the money.
Spiders go to Nashville and upset the previously unbeaten Bruins
https://x.com/RoccoMiller8/status/1996407026826776899
And previously winless UAPB goes to the Windy City and picks up first victory of the season over future Niner foe UIC.
OOC GAMES OF INTEREST 12/4
The Citadel 63
Davidson 79
Utah State 61
USF 74
OOC GAME OF INTEREST 12/5
Mercyhurst 71
Lafayette 79
Mercyhurst? Sounds like a shopping mall or housing development. 
Almost century old Catholic school in Erie, PA. Joined D1 last season as member of the NEC and will visit Davidson on the 13th.
Appalachian is a laughing stock scheduling this team