Man, what happened to Dayton? It almost seems like it's falling apart under the weight of preseason expectations.
Shortly after we beat them, I labored under the apparently mistaken assumption that the Flyers eventually would re-enter the Top 25.
That doesn't appear likely anymore.
The latest blow came with a crushing one-point loss to Rhode Island, which desperately needed the win after dropping a game at Xavier. The Rams' victory snapped Dayton's 30-game home winning streak, which was fourth-longest in the nation, and sent Brian Gregory's team tumbling to 3-3 in the Atlantic 10. Ouch.
Luckily, the Cardiac Cats continue to offset misfortunes such as this by racking up quality wins faster than a binge gambler racks up debt in Las Vegas. The Baylor victory makes us 4-0 against Top 25 teams, 6-3 against the RPI Top 50 and 8-3 against the RPI Top 100. Resume builder, indeed.
And speaking of Vegas, how about those Runnin' Rebels, who moved to 5-2 in the Mountain West with a comeback win over Air Force? Everyone's eyes are fixated on tonight's game between league-leading BYU and New Mexico in The Pit, but don't sleep on UNLV's chances to come storming back in February...
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Current K-State AP Ranking = 11
Current K-State ESPN/USA Today Ranking = 13
Current K-State Record = 17-3
Current K-State Big 12 Record = 4-2
Current K-State RPI = 5
Current K-State SOS = 5
Great Wins (RPI 1-50) = Dayton, Xavier, UNLV, Texas A&M, Texas, Baylor
Solid Wins (RPI 51-100) = Washington State, Alabama
Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = none
- Loyola (12-7, 3-6) | RPI = 151
- Western Illinois (8-11, 2-7) | RPI = 298
- Boston (11-9, 6-2) | RPI = 159
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No. 22 Ole Miss (15-4, 3-2) | RPI = 30
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Dayton (14-6, 3-3) | RPI = 44: Loss to Rhode Island (65-64)
- IUPUI (15-7, 8-1) | RPI = 101
- No. 5* FHSU (15-1)
- Washington State (14-6, 4-4) | RPI = 97
- Xavier (13-6, 5-1) | RPI = 13
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UNLV (17-4, 5-2) | RPI = 32: Win over Air Force (60-50)
- Alabama (12-7, 2-3) | RPI = 85
- UAPB (5-13, 5-2) | RPI = 210
- Cleveland State (9-12, 5-4) | RPI = 163
- South Dakota (10-9) | RPI = 253
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Missouri (15-5, 3-2) | RPI = 47
- Texas A&M (14-5, 3-2) | RPI = 38
- Colorado (10-9, 1-4) | RPI = 150
- No. 1 Texas (17-2, 3-1) | RPI = 9
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Oklahoma State (15-4, 3-2) | RPI = 29
- No. 24 Baylor (15-4, 2-3) | RPI = 39: Loss to No. 11 Kansas State (76-74)
- No. 2 Kansas (19-1, 5-0) | RPI = 2
- Nebraska (12-7, 0-4) | RPI = 122
- Iowa State (12-7, 1-3) | RPI = 111
- Oklahoma (11-8, 2-3) | RPI = 87
- Texas Tech (14-5, 2-3) | RPI = 34
*Division II Top 25