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2008-09 NCAA Rankings

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 12,
RK	LW	TEAM	RECORD
1	01	UCONN	15-1
2	02	North Carolina	15-2
3	05	Michigan St.	13-2
4	06	Providence	11-2
5	09	Georgetown	15-1
6	08	Alabama	16-1
7	10	Memphis	12-3
8	07	UCLA	13-2
9	04	Tennessee	12-2
10	11	Washington	13-3
11	15	Miami	11-2
12	14	Stanford	13-2
13	20	Duke	10-3
14	16	Texas	11-3
15	12	Gonzaga	14-3
16	19	Villanova	12-3
17	03	California	13-2
18	13	Arizona	13-3
19	22	Illinois	14-3
20	17	Louisville	11-5
21	21	NC State	12-2
22	24	Kentucky	11-3
23	18	Vanderbilt	13-1
24	--	Saint Louis	13-2
25	25	Rhode Island	16-2

Michigan State Surging up the Polls

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At the top of polls, there hasn't been any movement the past couple of weeks. North Carolina and UCONN have held steady at 1 and 2 respectively. However, Michigan St has found itself all the way up to number three after beating Indiana. Earlier in the year, I questioned the Spartan's ranking and I still don't trust them. They've had some close wins against bad competition and a bad loss to Morehead State. The Spartans won't have a true challenge until they face Michigan in a couple of weeks.

Providence continues to move up the rankings moving up to fourth. Unlike Michigan State, the Friars have beaten some tough competition. Last week they handed Louisville a loss in convincing fashion beating them by double digits.

Tennessee who once sat atop the rankings has lost two of their last three. Losing by double digits to Gonzaga and Florida. Senior Point Guard J.P Prince has been out with a foot injury and freshman Haminn Mason has had to step in.

Duke moved up seven spots after beating NC State. The Blue Devils got off to a slow start this season losing two early games. However, they've recovered. Led by Greg Paulus and Kyle Singler this isn't the most talented Duke team but they've been one of the best scoring teams in the NCAA.

Down the poll, Cal saw the biggest skid of any team going from number three in the country all the way to seventeenth. After losing two straight to Washington St and Washington. Personally, I think this is a major overreaction, the Golden Bears have wins over two top fifteen teams. This week they face eighteenth ranked Arizona and will have a chance to show they are better than what the AP says.

We saw one new edition his week in Saint Louis, the Billikens have had a good season so far led by Senior point guard Tommie Liddell. Behind them, another A-10 team Rhode Island moved up into the polls last week. Earlier in the year, they played UCONN tough losing by five.

In the Mid Major poll, Gonzaga, Saint Mary's remain at the top. However, Middle Tennessee has jumped VCU after the Rams had two straight losses. Kent State continues to free-fall landing outside the top 10 after losing to Bowling Green. However, they did beat second-ranked North Carolina two weeks ago proving that they're still dangerous even with a poor record. Davidson has climbed back into the top ten, Steph Curry had 32pts in a win over UNC Greensboro last week.

NCAA Hoops Rankings - Mid-Major Rankings - Updated: Jan 12, 2009
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	Gonzaga	14-3
2	Saint Mary's	11-4
3	Middle Tennessee	11-4
4	VCU	11-4
5	George Mason	11-4
6	W.Michigan	10-5
7	FAU	11-4
8	Davidson	10-4
9	UW-Green Bay	11-4
10	Georgia St.	13-3

[studbucket]

I'm surprised that a) there are no undefeated teams and b) that Gonzaga has 3 losses.


Also, Vandy has 1 loss!

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Quote: Originally Posted by studbucket

I'm surprised that a) there are no undefeated teams and b) that Gonzaga has 3 losses. Also, Vandy has 1 loss!

Yeah, it's been a weird year almost all of the top teams have a bad loss or two. In Gonzaga's defense, they've played one of the toughest schedules out of any team I've seen.

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Team Stats:Team Comparison

Titans win at the Buzzer
January 17th, 2009

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DAVIS -- Saturday night UC Davis took on CS Fullerton. Fullterton is currently undefeated in the Big West at 5-0 after a win over Pacific on Thursday. UC Davis started the conference season slow with two straight losses but has since rebounded with two straight wins.

UC Davis got out to a hot start getting to a six-point lead after several quick buckets from Watson and Oliver. Titan's returned on offense launching an eight-point run of their own led by Senior point guard Josh Akognon. The Titan's began to force UC Davis to commit sloppy turnovers trying to rush their offense.

The turnovers weren't complained to one player outside of Jesse Lopez-Low the entire UC Davis starting lineup had multiple turnovers. CS Fullerton also guarded the three-point line very well. Only allowing UC Davis to shoot nine three-pointers in the game which they only hit two. CS Fullerton began to pull away late in the first half at one point getting up eleven.

UC Davis Stats:

CS Fullerton Stats:

After halftime UC Davis came out with the goal of forcing more turnovers as CS Fullerton had only a single turnover in the first half. Their increased pressure worked early as they forced two steals in the half-court trap. Jimmie Harris slammed it down on the other end. Harris more than likely had his best game in a UC Davis uniform tonight. He scored 17 points on great efficiency. He led the Aggies comeback through his drives to the basket.

On the other end, another freshman was having a great night, Preston Keeler led the Titan's offense in the second half. Keeler and Harris were rated two of the top freshman in the conference entering the season. Keeler hit shots from all over the floor.

As the game winded down things were neck and neck. Jesse Lopez-Low who finished with fifteen rebounds picked up several key ones down the stretch. With fifty seconds left Todd Lowenthal hit the go-ahead bucket to put the Aggies up two. The next trip down the floor the Titan's missed a contested shot and Harris rebounded with forty seconds remaining. CS Fullerton decided to not foul. UC Davis had Dedrick Watson take the possible game-sealing shot, he missed a turnaround in the post. The Titans rebounded calling a timeout. With six seconds left they took the ball up the floor passing it to Keeler who was open from nearly half-court. He shot the deep three and as the ball went through the hoop time expired. CS Fullerton players ran onto the court dogpiling ontop of Keeler.

[studbucket]

Oh man, that's a rough one to lose. Your team is gonna remember that one and will want revenge next time you meet.

[Careless Whisper]

Tough way to lose, especially with a solid comeback against a league unbeaten. Tuck that one away for later, and get your payback on the return trip.

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Quote: Originally Posted by studbucket

Oh man, that's a rough one to lose. Your team is gonna remember that one and will want revenge next time you meet.

Quote: Originally Posted by Careless Whisper

Tough way to lose, especially with a solid comeback against a league unbeaten. Tuck that one away for later, and get your payback on the return trip.

Yeah, it wasn't a fun one to lose, especially when I thought I had won the game when I had the ball up two with forty seconds to go. The start of conference play has been tough and the Aggies still have a lot of room to grow. Hopefully, when we see them later down the line we're ready. We just need to run our offense and stay away from the turnovers. I got baited into playing a style of offense that doesn't work well for me team too many times.

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2008-09 UC Davis Basketball Recruiting
Leroy Youmans Verbally Commits to UC Davis

Parks Takes Final Visit to UC Davis
Donnie Parks 6'6 - Power Forward - Los Angeles, CA - 3 Star

This week top 125 ranked recruit Donnie Parks took his final official visit to UC Davis per the NCAA's rules. Parks was disappointed that the Aggies lost a close game to Cal State Fullerton but told reporters at 247 he had a great time.

Parks is getting looks from Cal State Bakersfield and UCLA but it's believed the two schools have reduced contact with Parks.

Signing Probability: Very Likely

UC Davis Losing Ground with Niemer Jefferson
Niemer Jefferson 6'3 - Shooting Guard - Los Angeles, CA - 3 Star

It was originally believed that the Aggies were neck and neck with Pepperdine to sign Niemer Jefferson. However, in recent weeks there's been some murmurings that Jefferson is starting to lean towards Pepperdine. UC Davis is still pushing for the young guard and would like to change his mind before signing day.

He also has offers from San Diego and BYU.

Signing Probability: Unlikely

Leroy Youmans Verbally Commits to UC Davis
Leroy Youmans 6'10 - Center - Berkley, CA - 2 Star

Today on myspace, Berkley California center Leroy Youmans announce he would be heading to UC Davis. Youmans has really only been interested in UC Davis from the start of his recruiting process but didn't sign during the in-season window.

Youmans only offer currently is from UC Davis.

No Indication from Esterkamp
Cheikh Esterkamp 6'3 - Shooting guard - Kent, WA - 3 Star

The Aggies offered Junior College two-guard Cheikh Esterkamp earlier in the year. Since then little has been heard about Esterkamp's recruiting process. It's unknown how close or not UC Davis is with him.

Esterkamp has offers from Eastern Washington and Sacramento State.

Signing Probability: Unknown

UC Davis Offers New Guard
Sylvester Smalls 6'3 - Shooting Guard - Los Angeles, CA - 3 Star

With Niemer Jefferson looking like less of a likely thing the Aggies have opened up their recruiting search again and stumbled on Sylvester Smalls. The combo guard has offers from many top programs on the West Coast but hasn't reportedly made much progress with any of them. The Aggies of course are looking for the replacement to Vince Oliver at shooting guard next season. Smalls can jump out of the gym and can shoot it.

Signing Probability: Unknown



Other Scholarship Offers:
Sheldon Neale 6'5 - Shooting guard - San Jose, CA 2 Star
Loren Felder 6'2 - Point Guard - Redding, CA 2 Star