George Mason (5-1) ... 5-point win at UMass, 3-point win at home vs. Fordham. ... Of note: 3-0 on the road. Road wins are so big. Only loss to Davidson. Last week: No. 2. Week ahead: At Dayton, Home vs. George Washington.
St. Louis (5-0) ... 3-point win at Fordham, 11-point win at home vs. St. Joseph's. ... Of note: five wins have come against opponents with a combined A10 record of 5-21 (three of those wins by Rhode Island) and by an average margin of 6.2 points. Two solid tests coming up. Last week: No. 4. Week ahead: At Duquesne, Home vs. Davidson.
Davidson (4-1) ... 1-point loss at St. Joseph's, 13-point win at home vs. Richmond. ... Of note: props to St. Joe's for gutting out a victory without Oliva and Kimball, but this was a bad loss for the Wildcats ... even on the road. Last week: No. 1. Week ahead: Home vs. George Washington, at St. Louis.
VCU (4-1) ... 5-point win at home vs. Dayton, 18-point win at home vs. UMass. ... Of note: goin' on the road now. Last week: No. 5. Week ahead: At Rhode Island, At Duquesne.
Dayton (4-1) ... 5-point loss at VCU, 3-point win at St. Bonaventure. Of note: victory in Olean is no small thing. Last week: No. 3. Week ahead: Home vs. George Mason, At Fordham.
Duquesne (4-1) ... 6-point win at Richmond, 6-point win at George Washington. ... of note: we'll know more about the Dukes by the weekend. Last week: No. 6. Week ahead: Home vs. St. Louis, Home vs. VCU.
Rhode Island (3-2) ... 12-point win at home vs. St. Bonaventure, 11-point win at LaSalle. ... Of note: signs the Rams may be swearing off the 3s. That seems to be helping. Currently rank 347 out of 351 D-I teams in 3-point shooting percentage ... they were dead last a couple of weeks ago. Last week: No. 8. Week ahead: Home vs. VCU, At UMass.
St. Bonaventure (2-3) ... 12-point loss at Rhode Island, 3-point loss at home to Dayton. Last week: No. 7. Week ahead: At UMass, At Richmond.
George Washington (2-3) ... 3-point win at LaSalle, 6-point loss at home to Duquesne. Last week: No. 11. Week ahead: At Davidson, At George Mason.
St. Joseph's (1-5) ... 1-point home win over Davidson, 11-point loss at St. Louis. Last week: No. 14. Week ahead: Home vs. Richmond.
Richmond (1-4) ... 6-point loss at home to Duquesne, 13-point loss at Davidson. Last week: No. 9. Week ahead: At St. Joseph, Home vs. St. Bonaventure.
LaSalle (1-4) ... 3-point loss at home to George Washington, 11-point loss at home to Rhode Island. Of note: four straight losses. Last week: No. 10. Week ahead: At Fordham.
UMass (0-5) ... 5-point loss at home to George Mason, 18-point loss at VCU. Of note: five transfers in the program and playing. three freshmen in the program and playing. Pipkins, Pierre, Holloway back. Wasn't supposed to be like this. Maybe things will change. Last four losses vs. teams with combined A10 record of 18-3. Last week: No. 12. Week ahead: Home vs. St. Bonaventure, Home vs. Rhode Island.
Fordham (0-5) ... 3-point loss at home to St. Louis, 3-point loss at George Mason. Of note: Like UMass, a bit of a tough opening to the conference season. Five losses to teams with a combined record of 20-5 in A10. Last week: No. 13. Week ahead: Home vs. LaSalle, Home vs. Dayton.
