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By Dan Steinberg | Excerpt From The D.c. Sports Bog

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Whether the South will rise again is a matter of opinion, but the Big South's rising in the Atlantic 11 poll is indisputable, thanks to fast starts by Liberty and VMI.

1. Georgetown (6-1)
690 (69) Next: Saturday vs. Memphis
I am guessing John Thompson III will pass on the opportunity to invite Allen Iverson as a guest shooting instructor this week. (John Albers)
2. Maryland (6-2)
593 Next: Friday vs. Delaware State
The best team in the state of Michigan. Including the Lions, obviously. (Max Wass)
3. Virginia Tech (5-3)
455 Next: Tonight at Georgia
Stop me if you've heard this one: A man walks into a bar. He drinks hard for 40 minutes, and the bartender decides it's time for him to leave. So as he's stumbling out, at the last second, he turns around and hits a shot to beat Virginia Tech. (Paul Campbell)
4. George Mason (6-2)
409 Next: Dec. 19 vs. Radford
Jim Larranaga's quixotic promise to "intentional foul our way to the CAA title" is still holding up. (Matt Bonesteel)
5. Va. Commonwealth (5-3)
368 Next: Saturday at Richmond
Joey Rodriguez could teach Shaun Suisham a thing or two about three-pointers. (Scott Allen)
6. Liberty (6-2)
314 Next: Monday vs. Anderson
Crazy idea, I'm sure. But if Dell Curry has another son, maybe a big-time program should start recruiting him now. (Markus Videnieks)
7. VMI (6-2)
190 Next: Tonight vs. Campbell
Amazingly, the win against Kentucky might have lowered the Keydets' RPI. (Chris Chase)
8. Navy (7-2)
189 Next: Tomorrow at Mount St. Mary's
Coach Billy Lange has proposed changing academy motto of "From Knowledge, Seapower," to "From Knowledge, Three-Pointers." (Bill Fitzgerald)
9. Virginia (3-3)
144 Next: Dec. 17 vs. Longwood
Due to recent struggles, U-Va. has considered changing its athletic department motto from "Uncompromised Excellence" to the more accurate "At Least We're Still Better Than Longwood. Maybe." (Sean McLernon)
10. George Washington (3-2)
134 Next: Saturday vs. Harvard
The Colonials are turning the ball over on more than 23 percent of their possessions. If their namesake had performed so poorly, we'd all be sipping tea and using words like "knackered" right now. (Jamie Paquette)
11. American (4-4)
86 Next: Dec. 17 at George Washington
Falling faster than an auto executive's 401(k). (Glenn Arnold)

Also receiving votes: Richmond 43, Hampton 32, Old Dominion 22, UMBC 16, Mount St. Mary's 14, Towson 14, Longwood 6, Loyola 6, James Madison 3, William & Mary 2.

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	1. Georgetown (6-1) 690 (69) Next: Saturday vs. Memphis	I am guessing John Thompson III will pass on the opportunity to invite Allen Iverson as a guest shooting instructor this week. (John Albers)
	2. Maryland (6-2) 593 Next: Friday vs. Delaware State	The best team in the state of Michigan. Including the Lions, obviously. (Max Wass)
	3. Virginia Tech (5-3) 455 Next: Tonight at Georgia	Stop me if you've heard this one: A man walks into a bar. He drinks hard for 40 minutes, and the bartender decides it's time for him to leave. So as he's stumbling out, at the last second, he turns around and hits a shot to beat Virginia Tech. (Paul Campbell)
	4. George Mason (6-2) 409 Next: Dec. 19 vs. Radford	Jim Larranaga's quixotic promise to "intentional foul our way to the CAA title" is still holding up. (Matt Bonesteel)
	5. Va. Commonwealth (5-3) 368 Next: Saturday at Richmond	Joey Rodriguez could teach Shaun Suisham a thing or two about three-pointers. (Scott Allen)
	6. Liberty (6-2) 314 Next: Monday vs. Anderson	Crazy idea, I'm sure. But if Dell Curry has another son, maybe a big-time program should start recruiting him now. (Markus Videnieks)
	7. VMI (6-2) 190 Next: Tonight vs. Campbell	Amazingly, the win against Kentucky might have lowered the Keydets' RPI. (Chris Chase)
	8. Navy (7-2) 189 Next: Tomorrow at Mount St. Mary's	Coach Billy Lange has proposed changing academy motto of "From Knowledge, Seapower," to "From Knowledge, Three-Pointers." (Bill Fitzgerald)
	9. Virginia (3-3) 144 Next: Dec. 17 vs. Longwood	Due to recent struggles, U-Va. has considered changing its athletic department motto from "Uncompromised Excellence" to the more accurate "At Least We're Still Better Than Longwood. Maybe." (Sean McLernon)
	10. George Washington (3-2) 134 Next: Saturday vs. Harvard	The Colonials are turning the ball over on more than 23 percent of their possessions. If their namesake had performed so poorly, we'd all be sipping tea and using words like "knackered" right now. (Jamie Paquette)
	11. American (4-4) 86 Next: Dec. 17 at George Washington	Falling faster than an auto executive's 401(k). (Glenn Arnold)