I'm using Yahoo! Sports for scores since it's simple and not so cluttered (that's the point of something simple, right?). If I can find a way to cover Division 2 and 3, I'll find ways to share those scores with you all. I will not produce as many scores since college football is still underway. I'll shift my focus to hoops when most college football is done. Look below for all the scores from November 15th:
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/scoreboard?d=2006-11-15&c=all&refresh=0 (men)
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaw/scoreboard?d=2006-11-15&c=all&refresh=0 (women)
A few people here on GTPlanet want scores from some popular schools. Here are some basic notes from the realm of college basketball...
DIVISION 1 GAMES - MEN
* Miami University -Redhawks- at #22 Kentucky -Wildcats-
Per
FoolKiller's request, I'll share Kentucky's first game of their 2006-2007 campaign. Miami University's football team played in the wind, mud, and rain against Bowling Green. The men's basketball team were high and dry in Rupp Arena. The Miami University Redhawks looked ready to potentially stun the supreme power of SEC basketball- Kentucky. The football team at Kentucky will try to take down Louisiana-Monroe this Saturday. The basketball faithful packed Rupp Arena. Have I mentioned that blue is a beautiful color? It couldn't be any more true if you're talking Kentucky athletics. The kitties are ready to throw down for yet another year as Tubby Smith has his Wildcats fired up. According to the report on Yahoo! Sports, a Freshman for Kentucky named Perry Stevenson swatted away seven shots and scored the final 10 points to win. So good so far, Kentucky. Let's see how you all do against Mississippi Valley State this Friday. (57-46; KENTUCKY)
--- Stay tuned later in this report as I'll feature Kentucky's Lady Wildcats.
* Jackson State at Illinois
Now let's check in with
dougiemeats' crew at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As a recap, Illinois slaughtered Austin Peay State University on Monday with an 80-35 win. The Fighting Illini are ready to put up a fight yet again as Jackson State wants a piece of that big orange-colored "I." Jackson State is a SWAC team, one of two prolific black college sports conferences (the other is the MEAC) in Division 1. The Jackson State Tigers operate out of Jackson, Mississippi. And JSU are known as the Tigers. Once this game was over, leave it to Illinois to pound away Jackson State. Thanks for making the trip up north! (76-55; ILLINOIS)
^ The next four games should be pretty simple for Illinois. They got Georgia Southern on Friday, Florida A&M this coming Sunday, next week against Savannah State, and next Friday against Miami University. But look who they have November 28th... Maryland (2002 National Champions)! This should be a great test for the unranked Fighting Illini.
* -- Savannah State Report --
Savannah State is one of the most horrible teams in Division 1 athletics. It is a historically-black university based in Savannah, GA. Their colors are orange and reflex blue. The following is not a typo... I repeat, NOT a typo- Savannah State is unbeaten heading into their match this Thursay against Savannah College. The Savannah State Tigers beat Division 2's Clark Atlanta 66-59, then beat Jacksonville 67-64. Their most recent game was against Mercer. They won the game 71-61. I predict that Savannah State may indeed be 4-0 and perhaps even 5-0 (their next opponent is Southeastern College). And if Savannah State is REALLY improved, they should try taking down Illinois AT Illinois next Tuesday.
* Oral Roberts at #3 Kansas
I've always considered Oral Roberts as having a great basketball team. They are easily the best unit in the Mid-Continent. Oral Roberts flew into Kansas to face birds of a different feather. Oral Roberts University is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is a Christian university named after a televangelist that shares the same name of this university. And here's a fact for you: The Simpsons character, Ned Flanders, is a graduate of Oral Roberts University. You can learn more about Oral Roberts University at < http://www.oru.edu/ > and the Wikipedia entry at < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_Roberts_University >. All you need to know is that the Golden Eagles are ready to brilliantly sparkle for all you college basketball fans. I may likely do a profile on Oral Roberts. Meanwhile, let's talk about Kansas. It's the Sunflower State that is truly in the center of America's lower 48. It was the setting to the classic, "The Wizard of Oz" and home to a great number of schools. The brightest star in college basketball in Kansas is Kansas. Too bad their football team stinks. But when football gets horrible, there's always basketball to hopefully cheer up fans. The Jayhawks are ready to make another postseason appearance. Or WILL they? Oral Roberts stunned Kansas with a 78-71 win. Congrats, boys! (78-71; Oral Roberts) *upset!*
* Winthrop at #2 North Carolina
There's nothing like college basketball in North Carolina. Nothing better. North Carolina briefly stumbled against Sacred Heart as SHU was lighting it up from behind the arc. North Carolina secured a beatdown in the Second Half to win. Now the Tar Heels looked to take on Winthrop. And if you recall from last year's March Madness, Winthrop was a #15 seed that knocked off #2 Tennessee. The Winthrop Eagles had some sharpshooters of their own. Is this North Carolina struggling, or just these lesser teams getting better? North Carolina still won. (73-66; NORTH CAROLINA)
Don't forget to look at my other scores to see who else won.
DIVISION 1 SCORES - WOMEN
Now let's check in with the divas of the hardwood. Here are some brief scores:
* North Carolina A&T at #9 Georgia (89-35; #9 GEORGIA)
(JOHN'S NOTE: Now why can't Georgia's male team be as good as the women's team?)
* Indiana State at Iowa (88-83; IOWA)
* Valparaiso at Indiana (85-51; INDIANA)
* Wyoming at Northern Colorado (76-46; Wyoming)
* Lafayette at Mount St. Mary's (68-55; Lafayette)
View the site I included so you can see more women's results from Wednesday.
JOHN'S EXTRAS
--- Meet the Kentucky Women ---
I try to put both teams into perspective. The University of Kentucky has a team ranked #22, I believe. The women of Rupp Arena are #21. They've beaten Shawnee in an exhibition 99-42 and Washington State by a score of 80-51. But they lost at home to Indiana 54-51. Here is the rest of their schedule. The next five games are in
italics:
Remaining Kentucky Women's Schedule:
11/18 - Old Dominion
11/24 - Delaware
11-29 - Detroit
@ Louisville (Battle of the Blue Grass - Women's Edition)
12-08 - Alabama State
12/17 - Ark-PB
12/19 - Mississippi Valley State
12/21 - Southern <<<fewest points scored in ANY round of an NCAA Tournament when they lost to Duke
12/29 - Kent St.
12/30 - Memphis
01/02 - Texas-Pan American
01/04 - S. Carolina
01/06 - at #6 Ohio St.
01/11 - at Alabama*
01/14 - Ole Miss*
01/18 - at #9 LSU* <<< critical match. LSU women's team is great under Pokey Chatman.
01/21 - at Auburn*
01/25 - Miss St.*
01/28 - at S. Carolina*
02/01 - #15 Vanderbilt*
02/04 - Florida*
02/08 - at Ole Miss*
02/11 - at #4 Tennessee* <<< even more critical match. Tennessee is no pushover under Pat Summitt.
02/15 - #8 Georgia*
02/18 - Arkansas*
02/25 - at Florida*
* = Conference game
--- Who I Consider "Good Teams" ---
There are a few Divsion 1 schools I greatly respect. Get to meet a few of them.
*** University of Detroit-Mercy
Detroit has a great program. Unfortunately, they haven't had a great season last season. These Titans from Motown are a very good unit.
*** University of Denver
Denver is one of the toughest teams in the Sun Belt. The Pioneers may be familar to you if you follow Division 1 hockey. There is little doubt they could rise to power yet again. It's just somewhat of a slow process.
*** University of North Carolina-Wilmington
The University of North Carolina-Wilmington has a great program as well. They are perhaps the finest of the UNC basketball schools other than the UNC in Chapel Hill. The Seahawks win a lot of their games and don't stumble mercilessly all the time. I've always rated the four different Division 1 UNCs like this:
04 - UNC-Greensboro
03 - UNC-Asheville
02 - UNC-Charlotte (or just "Charlotte")
01 - UNC-Wilmington
I think it's a team to watch. Or at least one I watch.
*** University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers are another great Horizon League team. I do wish they could go farther than they actually did in last season's March Madness. I think they are better than Wisconsin-Green Bay.
*** Western Kentucky University
I think more people probably know WKU for basketball than football. They have no national championships that I know of in basketball, but the Hilltoppers are certainly capable of great things on the hardwood. I think WKU's competition in conference is probably in going against South Alabama. Which leads me...
*** University of South Alabama
They've shown me something. South Alabama is tough as nails. The Jaguars are perhaps going to be tough to take down in the Sun Belt. Wouldn't be surprised one bit if the Sun Belt Western Final comes down to Western Kentucky at South Alabama.
And those are only a few of them. Surprisingly, only WKU is at least known by football types.
I'll return with more scores if I get any.
I guess when your seniors and juniors are getting more fouls than baskets you need to make a change. And a change it was. Jasper and Stevenson are suddenly two guys aI cannot wait to see play in a couple of years. They are excellent now, but start to make freshman errors at times. They brought the game back into a competitive match. The final score was 73-68 UCLA.
