Rams Push Past the Big Boys
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In the closest final balloting in the three-year history of Dan Steinberg's Atlantic 11 poll , VCU became the first mid-major champ (also the first not named Georgetown). The Rams are among five poll teams in the NCAA tournament.
1. Va. Commonwealth (24-9) 541 (25) Next: Thursday vs. UCLA in NCAA | Playing a team like UCLA in the first round has to be special for Eric Maynor, as he grew up watching Lew Alcindor and Bill Walton and has special memories of John Wooden's dynasty. (Chris Chase) | |
2. Maryland (20-13) 532 (27) Next: Thursday vs. Cal in NCAA | [Greivis] Vasquez threatens to turn pro, but when objections from Maryland fan base don't materialize, he threatens to return for his senior season, prompting couch burning across College Park. (Tim Hanson) | |
3. American (24-7) 485 (6) Next: Thursday vs. Villanova in NCAA | Eagles potentially looking ahead to second-round Atlantic 11 clash with VCU. Their first-round matchup with Villanova is a classic trap game. (Scott Allen) | |
T-4. George Mason (22-10) 307 Next: Tonight at Penn State in NIT | Gunston 1, GMU's Karmic Balance 0 (Jarrett Carter) | |
T-4. Virginia Tech (18-14) 307 Next: Tomorrow vs. Duquesne in NIT | Only Miss Piggy has been left this consistently heartbroken by a Muppet. (Jack Lambert) | |
6. Morgan State (23-11) 281 Next: Thursday vs. Oklahoma in NCAA | Finally, Todd Bozeman's wardrobe will get the exposure it deserves. (John Albers) | |
7. Radford (21-11) 276 Next: Thursday vs. North Carolina in NCAA | "Hello . . . My name is Brad Greenberg . . . You killed my brother . . . Prepare to, um, probably win by 30." (Jack Lambert) | |
8. Georgetown (16-14) 251 (1) Next: Tomorrow at Baylor in NIT | How long do you think it will take Hoyas fans to realize that filling out NIT brackets is substantially less fun than those for the NCAA tourney? (Kevin O'Connor) | |
9. Old Dominion (21-10) 97 Next: Thursday vs. Citadel in CIT | I'm pretty sure the collegeinsider.com tournament is some Web site's NCAA tournament pool. (Markus Videnieks) | |
10. VMI (24-8) 71 Next: Season complete | As the best team not to get a berth in the CIT, CBI, NIT or NCAA tournaments, the Keydets have that heartbreaking distinction of being the 130th best team in the country. (Sean McLernon) | |
11. Mount St. Mary's (19-13) 25 Next: Tomorrow at James Madison in CIT | Mountaineers figured the best way to avoid the play-in game during consecutive seasons was to lose their conference championship game. (Devin Perry) |
Also receiving votes: UMBC 25, Virginia 23, Liberty 18, Richmond 18, Navy 8, Norfolk State 5, James Madison 2, Coppin State 1, George Washington 1, Loyola 1, Towson 1, William & Mary 1.
