Mid-Major Power Rankings

2009-02-22T01:41:55-05:00

2009-02-17T11:54:21-05:00

2009-02-22T01:41:55-05:00

DgDeBx

No City 714333

16 How can Siena be ahead of Gonzaga? Siena lost to Oklahoma State by 9 and Tennessee by 14 at home. Gonzaga beat Oklahoma State by 12 and beat Tennessee twice, by 9 on a neutral court and by 10 on the road. Gonzaga also beat Maryland and has not lost in conference (Siena lost to Rider). Siena should not be number one in the rankings without beating a single NCAA tournament team. 4430736

2009-02-20T18:38:13-05:00

ZagFAN144

Spokane 404607

15 gonzaga is a mid major according to 'mid major' definition. read the 3rd paragraph of this article. and ajt6954 we won the old spice classic, beat tennesee twice, should of beat uconn, beat WSU, maryland....you played in the old spice, didn't take it, lost to pitt, beat st joes which is the ONLY team that i might say is a pretty good win, lost to kansas....you didn't win those games, yea you played them just like every other mid major team gets to play the big dogs, but you didn't win. tell me your wins, not your losses. yea we lost a few bad games which arizona is a team capable of play very well (look at what they are doing now), portland state is top of the conference and will make the tourney, utah (sucks), and uconn and memphis. memphis is number 5, uconn is number 1. tell me that you have a harder schedule than us. if we are gone in the first, so are you...but i bet you we'll make it farther. 4419006

2009-02-20T08:11:37-05:00

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Saluki34

Baton Rouge 34933

14 Gonzaga is NOT a Mid-Major 4411055

2009-02-19T17:12:50-05:00

ajt6954

Schenectady 712058

13 oops...sorry ZagFan...you did beat Tennessee...TWICE! Well done, but you're still gone in the first ;). 4405788

2009-02-19T17:08:05-05:00

ajt6954

Schenectady 712058

12 ZagFAN...every mid-major has had it's fair share of hiccups, Siena included (Rider, almost against Marist). Siena has played an extremely tough schedule this season (tougher than I remember) which is why their RPI is currently 29, ahead of your beloved Zags (30). We both lost to Tennessee and you beat an OK ST. team that we lost to very early on in the season (if we made more than half of our free throws, we would've had that game easily). Please tell me if we didn't have a tough schedule (Old Spice Classic, Pitt, St. Joe's, Kansas...all on the road), who exactly does a mid-major have to play in order to have a "tough schedule"? My call...your Zags are gone in the first round. Enjoy your off-season. GO SAINTS! 4405737

2009-02-19T00:19:33-05:00

ZagFAN144

Spokane 404607

11 haha siena? haha! 0-2 against top 25 teams and they haven't played a whole lot of anybody. hutt25: a very tuff schedule? learn how to talk before you try and write you shittin on everybody because i think you got shittin on. a tough schedule my ass 4395373

2009-02-18T19:17:17-05:00

jaguar ruso

Hannacroix 711171

10 LETS GO SAINTS LETS GO SAINTS LETS GO SAINTS 4392256

2009-02-18T15:47:50-05:00

Hutt25

Latham 711129

9 Hell ya tahst wussup Siena number one, they shittin on everybody rite now idk wut u talkin about and that rider game was a fluke, the past is the past and the team that siena is now is pretty dominant team, u have to remember they had a very tuff schedule this season, this weekends game with northern iowa will be a great game, but siena will come out on top, GO SIENA 4389222

2009-02-18T14:19:44-05:00

JFMW

Somerville 711022

8 You forgot Niagara, they already beat Buffalo and have the best away from home record in the nation!!!!!! 4387514

2009-02-18T12:34:14-05:00

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JACQUE

West Orange 710836

7 YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY SIENA!!!!!! WHOOOOPP WHOOOOPPPP 4385449

<div class="photo_container image_right" style="width: 300px;"> <div class="photo"><img title="Ronald Moore" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/2009_images/ronald-moore.jpg" alt="Ronald Moore" width="300" height="410" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align:right;">Ronald Moore/Lou Capozzola/SI </div> </div> For the second week in a row, the SI.com Mid-Major Top Ten suffered some major losses, with six teams going down in the dog days of the regular season. The most surprising was No. 1 Butler, which lost at home to a sub-.500 Loyola squad.   The mid-majors take center stage this weekend with BracketBusters, and a few teams will heavily influence what happens to them on Selection Sunday.   For the purposes of these power rankings and other mid-major reports that appear in this blog, the  mid-major teams are schools from OUTSIDE the following conferences: ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10, SEC, MWC, WAC, A-10, CUSA.   1. Siena (21-6) -- This spot has been reserved for Butler for a while, but the Saints slip past the Bulldogs after Butler's hiccup. Siena has a healthy No. 28 RPI after six Top 100 wins. Siena gets a shot at a seventh this weekend against Northern Iowa.   2. Butler (22-3) -- When does Brad Stevens start to get some national Coach of the Year talk? With one of the most inexperienced teams in the nation, Stevens has guided the Bulldogs back into the Top 25 and has them poised for their third straight NCAA trip.   3. Gonzaga (19-5) -- The Zags were 2-0 this week, but were not overly impressive against a weakened St. Mary's (72-70) and a weak San Francisco (78-73), although both were on the road.   4. Davidson (22-4) -- There is a big sigh of relief coming out of Davidson as it appears Steph Curry's ankle injury <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/basketball/ncaa/02/16/Curry.injury.ap/index.html">is not too serious</a>. Needless to say, the Wildcats need the potential All-American this weekend against Butler in BracketBusters' premier game.   5. Creighton (21-6) -- The Bluejays may be second in the Missouri Valley, one game behind Northern Iowa, but they are the conference's hottest team. Creighton has won six straight, including a win at UNI, and five of those wins have been by double digits.   6. Western Kentucky (17-8) -- I'm trying hard to believe in the Hilltoppers, but they must play better on the road. Saturday's loss at Troy dropped WKU to 5-7 on the road, with only two of those wins by double digits.   7. Northern Iowa (18-8) -- Creighton is hot, but the Panthers are still holding onto first place in the Missouri Valley. If the Panthers harbor any hope of getting an at-large bid, winning at Siena this weekend would be a big start.   8. Buffalo (17-6) -- The Mid-Major Power Rankings curse bit Buffalo last week as the Bulls lost at Ball State. Still, the Bulls are the favorite to win the MAC tournament and had won nine straight prior to the Ball State slip-up.   9. VCU (18-8) -- The Colonial has been a dogfight between VCU, Northeastern and George Mason, and right now VCU and Northeastern are tied for first. All three teams are strong, but none will earn an at-large, meaning it will all come down to the CAA. With Eric Maynor's history of clutch play, my money is on the Rams.   10. St. Mary's (20-5) -- It appears St. Mary's has gotten its feet back under it after losing Patty Mills. The Gaels almost beat Gonzaga, then avenged an 18-point loss to Portland -- the game after Mills was hurt. A win over Utah State (RPI: 33) this Saturday would do wonders for St. Mary's at-large consideration. http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/425/01/thumb/trocchi_bill.jpg 0 GA

Bill Trocchi

Tucker 42721 50921