VCU (10-2) ... 21-point win at home vs. Richmond, 1-point win at Dayton. Last week: No. 1. Week ahead: home vs. Rhode Island, home vs. George Washington.
Davidson (10-2) ... 10-point win at home vs. Fordham, 8-point win at home vs. St. Joseph's. Last week: No. 2. Week ahead: home vs. Dayton, at Rhode Island.
George Mason (9-4) ... 5-point win at home vs. UMass. 23-point loss at St. Bonaventure. Last week: No. 3. Week ahead: home vs. Duquesne.
Dayton (8-4) ... 1-point loss at home vs. VCU (terrific comeback, but in the end a huge missed opportunity with George Mason's blowout loss at St. Bonaventure on Sunday). Last week: No. 4. Week ahead: at Davidson, home vs. St. Louis. If form holds in North Carolina Tuesday night(pleasant surprises haven't yet been a big part of the Anthony Grant Era), Dayton and St. Louis will both be 8-5 going into Saturday's collision at UD Arena, with the Billikens, who are off all week to prepare, having already handled the Flyers by 13 in St. Louis. That makes this a BIG game if you're trying to avoid playing on Thursday in Brooklyn. And, oh by the way, you might want to take a look in the rear view mirror ... beyond Duquesne. St. Bonaventure is up to seven wins, with a pretty good shot at adding two more this week. If the Bonnies win twice, the Flyers lose twice, and Duquesne beats George Mason, Dayton would be sitting in seventh place come Saturday night. So did I mention that Saturday is a BIG game? Just for fun, here's a look at how the Flyers and Billikens finish after Saturday's encounter. Dayton: UMass on the road, Rhode Island and LaSalle at home, Duquesne on the road. St. Louis: VCU on the road, George Mason and Duquesne at home, St. Bonaventure on the road.
St. Louis (8-5) ... 15-point win at George Washington, 13-point win at home vs. LaSalle. Last week: No. 6. Week ahead: at Dayton.
Duquesne (8-5) ... 1-point loss at LaSalle, 16-point win at home vs. George Washington. Last week: No. 5. Week ahead: at George Mason.
St. Bonaventure (7-5) ... 25-point win at St. Joseph's, 23-point win at home vs. George Mason. Here come the Bonnies. Last week: No. 7. Week ahead: home vs. LaSalle, at Fordham.
LaSalle (6-6) ... 1-point win at home vs. Duquesne, 13-point loss at St. Louis. Last week: No. 8. Week ahead: at St. Bonaventure, home vs. Richmond
Rhode Island (5-7) ... 3-point OT loss at home vs. Fordham. URI Rams have lost three straight, five of six with a nasty week ahead. Home victory over VCU seems like a long, long, long time ago. Last week: No. 9. Week ahead: at VCU, home vs. Davidson.
Richmond (4-8) ... 21-point loss at VCU. Last week: No. 10. Week ahead: home vs. Fordham, at LaSalle. About all that's left for Richmond, St. Joseph's, UMass, Fordham and George Washington is who gets to avoid that awful date with Wednesday basketball in New York.
St. Joseph's (4-9) ... 25-point loss to home vs. St. Bonaventure, 8-point loss at Davidson. Last week: No. 11. Week ahead: at UMass.
UMass (2-10) ... 5-point loss at George Mason. Last week: No. 12. Week ahead: at George Washington, home vs. St. Joseph's.
Fordham (2-10) ... 10-point loss at Davidson, 3-point OT win at Rhode Island. Last week: No. 14. Week ahead: at Richmond, home vs. St. Bonaventure.
George Washington (3-9) ... 15-point loss at home vs. St. Louis, 16-point loss at Duquesne. Four straight losses, seven of last eight. Last week: No. 13. Week ahead: home vs. UMass, at VCU.
