Rank Team Matt Ryan Jason Kevin Tim 1 Siena 1 1 1 1 1 2 Rider 2 2 2 3 3 3 Niagara 3 3 3 2 2 4 Fairfield 6 5 4 4 4 5 Iona 5 8 6 8 5 6 Manhattan 4 6 8 10 6 7 Loyola 8 9 5 5 [...]
According to Raphielle Johnson of Collegehoopsnet.com, the Saints have been ranked 25th in Blue Ribbon’s Men’s College Basetball Preseason Top 25, presented by EA Sports. A press release from the Atlantic 10 today shows the Saints are ranked are tied at 25th with the Fighting Illini of Illinois. I think it’s reasonable to assume this [...]
Update 3:09pm… If you read Ed’s MAAC Tourney preview, he does pick Siena to win. For what its worth, at first I didn’t realize you had to refresh, even though he explicitly says to do so in his post. I simulated 10 times, got Niagara as the champion 5 times, Siena 4, and Iona 1. [...]
The day after I posted about ‘middle-of-the-major teams’, ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi (best mugshot ever) answered a fan mail question from a gentleman by the name of Bradley Rost. Lunardi, who was in the Siena camp all along, discussed how Mid Major teams stack up against BCS teams when both are double digit seeds. Surprisingly, [...]
John Gasaway at Basketball Prospectus previews the Bracket Busters (also on ESPN.com): Northern Iowa (18-9) vs. Siena (21-6) ESPN2, 3:00 PM ET, Saturday For five weeks Northern Iowa was a huge surprise in the Missouri Valley-maybe even “the Drake of 2009.” Since then, however, the Panthers have lost three of their last four, as coach [...]
Siena’s Bracketbuster opponent, Northern Iowa, lost at home tonight to Drake 47-46. This is their second loss in a row. Both teams shot under 39% from the floor and committed a total of 37 turnovers between the two teams. The loss tonight for UNI puts them in a tie for 1st the Missouri Valley Conference, [...]
Saints fans can thank Rider’s Harris Mansell, who hit the winning 3 point shot with :06 on the clock to top Niagara 90-87 at home. Siena now has a three game lead over second place Niagara, giving Siena the MAAC Regular Season Title for 2008-09. Siena is now officially the number 1 seed in the [...]
Yesterday, Bill Trocchi on his SI.com blog ranked Siena #1 in his Mid Major Power Rankings. On Siena… 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 [...]
Yesterday, friend of the blog Kyle Whelliston was invited to participate in a mock NCAA selection committee to compile. If you haven’t already, head on over to midmajority.com and read his post on the day. It gives phenomenal insight as to what the day is really like for the actual committee and explains how they [...]
Siena was listed as Work Left To Do in the ESPN.com Bubble Watch on Thursday. I’ve been quoted as saying the only way this team gets an At Large Bid is by going undefeated [25-5], and losing by a buzzer beater in the MAAC title game [27-6]. I’m starting to think they might have a [...]