Pomeroy predicted team records

[Guest coachacola]

Should be Lamar vs SFA in the SLC tourney finals:

West

Lamar 21-9 overall 11-5 conference

Texas State 18-11, 10-6

SHSU 16-13, 10-6

UTSA 18-11, 9-7

TAMU-CC 15-16, 9-7

UTA 11-18, 6-10

East

SFA 20-8, 12-4

McNeese 15-14, 8-8

Nicholls 14-15, 7-9

SELA 11-18, 6-10

UCA 11-18, 4-12

Nw State 11-20, 3-13

UTA was suppose to be tough this year and they're predicted to finish last in the West.  Looks like the Texas teams will beat up on the Louisiana and Arkansas teams.

http://kenpom.com/conf.php?c=Slnd&t=p

[LUFAN]

When does the next Mid Major top 25 and the RPI come out??

[Guest mffl]

Lamar actually dropped after beating Texas Tech.

  1. Gonzaga (26) 7-1 768 1

  2. Davidson (4) 8-1 748 2

  3. Illinois State (1) 9-0 690 4

  4. St. Mary's 7-1 659 3

  5. Butler 8-1 646 5

  6. Creighton 7-2 565 6

  7. College of Charleston 7-1 530 7

  8. Siena 5-3 524 10

  9. VCU 6-3 477 12

10. Stephen F. Austin 6-2 382 11

11. Hofstra 8-1 349 19

12. Liberty 6-2 341 13

13. George Mason 5-2 336 14

14. Western Kentucky 5-3 314 8

15. Cleveland State 6-4 290 15

16. Illinois-Chicago 6-2 272 NR

17. Portland State 7-2 268 17

18. Arkansas-Little Rock 7-2 245 9

19. Miami (Ohio) 6-3 229 NR

20. Evansville 7-1 209 NR

21. VMI 8-2 133 21

22. Rider 5-2 131 22

23. Mercer 6-3 128 16

23. Jacksonville State 6-1 102 25

25. Middle Tennessee 4-3 92 23

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:  Niagra 90, Fairfield 72, Murray State 61, Lamar 58, Mt St Mary's 45, Missouri State 36, Wisconsin-Green Bay 35, Drake 34, Akron 33, Arkansas State 30, Navy 29, East Tennessee State 23, South Alabama 21, San Diego 17, Western Carolina 14, Lehigh 12, UC Riverside 11, American 10, Tennessee Tech 9, Kent State 6, San Francisco 5, Portland 4, Vermont 3, Boston University 1.

[Guest coachacola]

Sagarin Ratings:

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24  SOUTHLAND              =  69.51      69.70  ( 23)  TEAMS= 12

College Basketball 2008-2009          Div I games only    through games of 2008 December 14 Sunday

HOME ADVANTAGE=  4.53          RATING    W  L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 25 | VS top 50 |  ELO_CHESS  |  PREDICTOR 

101  Stephen F. Austin      =  77.01    3  2  75.35(  93)    0  0  |    0  1  |  78.01  87 |  75.55  119

118  Lamar                  =  75.50    5  3  74.79( 109)    0  0  |    0  2  |  77.11  100 |  73.46  149

201  Sam Houston State      =  70.51    1  5  74.57( 122)    0  0  |    0  0  |  67.36  247 |  72.83  161

203  Texas-San Antonio      =  70.46    1  3  80.33(  13)    0  0  |    0  0  |  71.17  188 |  69.18  220

213  McNeese State          =  69.88    3  3  69.30( 297)    0  0  |    0  0  |  69.71  207 |  69.51  218

216  Texas A&M-CorpusChristi =  69.75    2  5  77.85(  41)    0  1  |    0  2  |  69.92  203 |  69.03  226

223  Nicholls State          =  69.14    4  3  67.82( 319)    0  0  |    0  0  |  69.29  215 |  68.43  231

226  SE Louisiana            =  68.92    1  4  75.55(  88)    0  0  |    0  0  |  67.64  240 |  69.59  212

230  Texas State            =  68.69    1  5  77.06(  51)    0  1  |    0  1  |  66.37  266 |  70.21  197

255  Texas-Arlington        =  67.10    1  4  70.97( 262)    0  0  |    0  0  |  63.95  306 |  69.11  223

287  Northwestern State      =  65.32    3  4  71.08( 260)    0  0  |    0  1  |  67.61  241 |  61.54  321

305  Central Arkansas        =  64.13    2  4  73.16( 178)    0  0  |    0  1  |  64.95  285 |  62.63  310

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SFA and LU leading the way.

[Guest coachacola]

RealTimeRPI.com

84  UTSA

86  SFA

94  LU

145 TAMU-CC

Everyone else 200 or worse.

[TexasTerror]

MFFL -- Lamar dropped because they went 1-2 during the week since last Sunday -- losses to Indiana State and Louisville with the win over Texas Tech. I am not sure people that vote took the loss to Indiana State into account in last week's polls, but it resonated in this week's poll. I would not be too surprised by the end result of this week's balloting.

[badndn]

MFFL -- Lamar dropped because they went 1-2 during the week since last Sunday -- losses to Indiana State and Louisville with the win over Texas Tech. I am not sure people that vote took the loss to Indiana State into account in last week's polls, but it resonated in this week's poll. I would not be too surprised by the end result of this week's balloting.

The ISU loss was actually on Sunday and we dropped in last weeks poll after loosing to UK and beating Ohio.

I can't see LU going 11-5 in conference nor do I see SFA at 12-4. I think both teams will end up with better conference records.

LU-13-3 Losses @SFA, @TS & @UTA

SFA-14-2 Losses @UTA & maybe @SELA

Just one mans opinion!

[UNLV]

We played at SFA last year. Why can't they come here. LU 14-2 in slc...  SFA 11-5...

[Guest coachacola]

We played at SFA last year. Why can't they come here. LU 14-2 in slc...  SFA 11-5...

I agree, but Lamar should be able to beat any SLC team on the road.  In 2006 when Northwestern State beat Iowa in the NCAA tourney, they went 15-1 in conference.  They also beat Miss State, Oklahoma State, and Oregon State, which is probably why they got a 14 seed.  If Lamar can go 14-2 in the SLC, along with a loss to Memphis and possibly Utah Valley, they'll be 23-7 and in great shape for the SLC tourney, and could get a 14 seed in the NCAA tourney.  Still a long ways to go but I like our odds.

[TexasTerror]

The ISU loss was actually on Sunday and we dropped in last weeks poll after loosing to UK and beating Ohio.

Yes, but consider these people may have ignored the results.

LU losing at TXST? Very intriguing...I can see LU splitting with SHSU, if our team continues to grow in the right direction. I do not see a Marlin team getting swept by the Cards, but you guys are presently the class of the conference, so perhaps...

[Guest mffl]

I agree, playing AT Sam is a tough place for anyone to play. The students get into it and as SFA showed (and their recent OOC home win streak), it is a tough place for anyone to play.

[badndn]

The ISU loss was actually on Sunday and we dropped in last weeks poll after loosing to UK and beating Ohio.

Yes, but consider these people may have ignored the results.

LU losing at TXST? Very intriguing...I can see LU splitting with SHSU, if our team continues to grow in the right direction. I do not see a Marlin team getting swept by the Cards, but you guys are presently the class of the conference, so perhaps...

You barely beat Jarvis Christian at home! I see LU and several others sweeping Sam this year. Sam may return the favor next year though as LU will be young, but full of underclassmen talent (Miles, Harper, Custer, Williams, and Nabors returning).

As for Tx St. that run and gun style on a good night at home against our run and gun could lead to a close one and since they are home team I give them the early edge. Now that may drastically change as the season progresses.

[UNLV]

LU will sweep SHSU as well as most slc teams. Currently no slc team can beat LU, Although SFA is getting back

on track and will be capable of beating LU come conference time.

[Guest coachacola]

SFA plays Arkansas this weekend and at Texas Tech Jan 1, so we'll see how good they are against these teams.  After a home game against SELA, Lamar plays at UTA and at McNeese.  That will be a good test for Lamar to begin conference play, with UTA supposedly a conference favorite and McNeese always plays Lamar tough.

SFA and TAMU-CC appear to have the best defenses in the league, but they don't compare to Louisville, Kentucky, and Memphis.  The teams in the SLC that are good offensively don't have very good defenses (SHSU, Nicholls, Texas State), and the teams that have the best defenses (SFA, McNeese, TAMU-CC) aren't very good offensively.  Lamar has the most balanced team in the league so they are capable of winning every game but they'll have a few off nights.