• AROUND THE SOCON

 #81542  by FU Hoopla
 Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:24 am
apaladin wrote:
Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:06 am
When the ooc schedules are done we are probably gonna have maybe the 5th to 7th best ooc record. Most teams have pretty weak schedules remaning. WCU will likely have the best. Their schedule is pretty easy with only a game at very weak Vandy left as their toughest. They have a good chance to be 13-0 come SoCon season.
Fun fact, Furman has gone 15-1 against WCU over the past 8 years!

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 #81554  by soconjohn
 Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:43 pm
Furman will defeat one of the three following teams: Princeton, Arkansas or Tulane...The thing about it is, Furman is not going to spit the bit in November...Some of these teams doing well now won't be in February...I don't think it will be WCU or UNCG, but there are teams in our league right now playing their March basketball in November and early December.
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 #81688  by FU Hoopla
 Sat Dec 02, 2023 10:08 pm
Western lost to Big South 3-5 Gardner Webb.....
 #81696  by apaladin
 Sat Dec 02, 2023 10:18 pm
apaladin wrote:
Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:06 am
When the ooc schedules are done we are probably gonna have maybe the 5th to 7th best ooc record. Most teams have pretty weak schedules remaning. WCU will likely have the best. Their schedule is pretty easy with only a game at very weak Vandy left as their toughest. They have a good chance to be 13-0 come SoCon season.
Nevermind about WCU. :lol:
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 #82135  by FU Hoopla
 Tue Dec 05, 2023 11:42 pm
Updated SoCon power rankings:

1) UNCG (they look solid, great win @ Arkansas)
2) Furman (by virtue of toughest schedule, Belmont win, plus essentially taking out NET #8 in the country Princeton only to be robbed by officiating)
3) Samford (not really any good wins to speak of)
4) WCU (falling like a rock)
5) UTC (also falling like a rock)
6) ETSU (an up and down team)
7) Citadel (they seem improved)
8) Wofftard (not much talent)
9) Mercer (final run for Greg Gary)
10) VMI (I feel bad for them)
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 #82330  by FU Hoopla
 Thu Dec 07, 2023 9:26 pm
UNCG needs overtime to squeak by the #240 team at home today, they have barely won multiple games now. They are certainly right in line with the rest of the SoCon, this will be the Paladins title to win again!
 #82992  by apaladin
 Tue Dec 12, 2023 11:52 pm
Current rankings as of 12/12:
NET
93. UNCG
124 WCU
138 SAMFORD
165 WOFFORD
181 FURMAN
193 CITADEL
206 UTC
220 ETSU
277 MERCER
337 VMI
KENPOM
108 UNCG
127 SAMFORD
136 FURMAN
146 WCU
199 WOFFORD
215 UTC
248 ETSU
255 CITADEL
281 MERCER
346 VMI
 #83195  by Sad Din
 Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:37 am
couple games of interest today:
sammy vs belmont
wcu vs USC Upstate
 #83325  by Bootie
 Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:36 am
Citadel downs Notre Dame by 20.
 #83327  by Paul C
 Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:27 am
SoCon is up to 16th in the Conference rankings on KenPom....a tiny fraction behind #15 Big West and ahead of #17 SunBelt and #18 CAA and #19 MAC

reminder we finished last year at #20
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 #83336  by apaladin
 Wed Dec 20, 2023 12:27 pm
Notre Dane is 0-2 vs. SoCon with 10 and 20 point losses. UNCG loses at High Point by 11. Utc bareky survives Gardner-Webb at home, utc was behind the whole game. Rght now SU looks to be the best team at 10-2. 7 teams have winning records only FU(6-6) MU(5-6) and VMI(2-10) do not.
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 #83353  by Paul C
 Wed Dec 20, 2023 3:07 pm
apaladin wrote:
Wed Dec 20, 2023 12:27 pm
Notre Dane is 0-2 vs. SoCon with 10 and 15 point losses. UNCG loses at High Point by 11. Utc bareky survives Gardner-Webb at home, utc was behind the whole game. Rght now SU looks to be the best team at 10-2. 7 teams have winning records only FU(6-6) MU(5-6) and VMI(2-10) do not.
Samford's schedule hasn't been very challenging

They've played 2 games against teams ranked over 100 and are 0-2

The rest of their games 5 of them have been teams ranked in the 300's, 2 vs non D1 and 2 against teams in the 150's including a squeaker at home vs Belmont a team we beat by 20
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 #83359  by Sad Din
 Wed Dec 20, 2023 5:46 pm
IMHO SoCon gonna be very competitive this year. SD doesnt think any team gonna run away with it
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