On the eve of the final A10 games for the season, I thought this would be interesting:
[QUOTE]WH Ranking
1 - George Washington 22-5 (12-4)
2 - Charlotte 21-8 (11-5)
3 - Temple 18-11 (11-5)
4 - Xavier 19-8 (11-5)
5 - Dayton 20-10 (10-6)
6 - Massachusetts 16-11 (9-7)
7 - Rhode Island 15-12 (8-8)
8 - Fordham 16-13 (8-8)
9 - Saint Joseph’s 13-14 (7-9)
10 - La Salle 14-13 (6-10)
11 - Saint Louis 13-15 (6-10)
12 - Duquesne 11-16 (5-11)
13 - Richmond 10-18 (5-11)
14 - Saint Bonnaventure 8-19 (3-13)
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Compare that to actual standings:
2005-2006 Standings / + or - to WH’s prediction
1 George Washington 15-0 25-1 / -
2 Charlotte 11-4 18-10 / -
3 Saint Louis 10-5 16-11 / +8
4 La Salle 9-6 17-9 / +6
5 Fordham 8-7 13-15 / +3
6 Saint Joseph’s 8-7 14-12 / +3
7 Temple 8-7 15-12 / -4
8 Xavier 8-7 17-9 /-4
9 Massachusetts 7-8 12-14 /-3
10 Rhode Island 7-8 13-13 /-3
11 Dayton 6-9 14-15 /-6
12 Richmond 5-10 12-16 /+1
13 St. Bonaventure 2-13 8-18 /+1
14 Duquesne 1-14 3-23 /-2
His biggest misses were SLU (+8) and Dayton (-6). The 4th-10th place teams are all 8-7 or 7-8, so theyre essentially about what he predicted and will sort out tomorrow. Basicly, Dayton dropped below them and SLU & LaSalle finished above them, for a net move of -1 (each). All in all, not bad. No one though Dayton would struggle this much, and SLUs freshmen have been much better than anybody but their fans expected.