Vanquish The Foe - 2013-14 WCC hoops power rankings
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Cougars rising in week 11 power rankings
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<p>BYU grabs a hold of the number two spot in the power rankings and steals a number one vote from Gonzaga for the first time in weeks.</p> <p>After somewhat of an unexpected start to the conference season, order has been restored in the West Coast Conference race with all the league's pre-season favorites claiming a spot a top the conference standings and our power rankings.</p>
<p>Despite slow starts in both games of their Southern California road trip, Gonzaga made fairly easy work out of Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount this past week. Sam Dower Jr. seems to be nearing full strength as he put together his best performances since returning from his back injury. Dower was named the WCC Player of the Week after putting up 18 points and 8 rebounds against Pepperdine followed by 28 points and 14 rebounds in a huge night at Loyola Marymount. The Zags are still without starting guard Gary Bell Jr., who has missed just over three weeks with a broken hand. The most recent reports have Bell targeting tomorrow night's game with San Diego for his return, but a final decision from his doctor has yet to be made.</p>
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<p>Saint Mary's got big contributions from three of its starters in the Gaels only game this week. <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124377/stephen-holt" class="sbn-auto-link">Stephen Holt</a> scored 26 points, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124375/brad-waldow" class="sbn-auto-link">Brad Waldow</a> contributed 22 points, and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/232919/kerry-carter" class="sbn-auto-link">Kerry Carter</a> added 21 points in the Gaels' 79-73 victory over Pacific. Although Saint Mary's remains near the top of the conference, the Gaels have had very little offensive production from their bench over the last few games. If not corrected, that lack of depth could really prove detrimental to the Gaels as the conference race heats up over the last month and a half of the regular season.</p>
<p>After pulling out of a four-game losing streak, BYU has been red-hot the last few weeks. The Cougars have rattled off five-straight wins and have worked their way back into the conference title picture. A change in BYU's starting lineup has proved to be successful for the Cougars as Matt Carlino has been very efficient in his new role off the bench. Carlino is averaging 13.2 points, 4.8 assists, and 25 minutes of playing time as a reserve. BYU's reemergence in the conference race should make this weekend's matchup between the Cougars and Gonzaga one of the most important and exciting games of the season.</p>
<p>Pacific has been by far the biggest disappointment in West Coast Conference play this season. The Tigers had positioned themselves nicely to make some noise coming into conference play, but have since gone 1-5 and find themselves at the bottom of the conference standings. The Tigers will have a great opportunity to pick up their second win in the WCC tomorrow at home where they will face a Loyola Marymount team that has lost six straight.</p>
<p>For a full breakdown of all West Coast Conference teams check out Will Maupin's <a href="http://www.midmajormadness.com/2014/1/20/5328398/wcc-week-in-review-returning-to-normal"><em>WCC Week in Review</em></a> over at <a href="http://www.midmajormadnees.com">Mid-Major Madness</a>.</p>
<p><strong>WCC Hoops Power Rankings: Week 11</strong></p>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">99 (9)</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">12-8 (5-3)</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">11-8 (3-4)</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">42</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">11-9 (2-5)</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">34</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">10-11 (3-5)</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">31</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">10-7 (1-5)</td>
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<p><em>Week 11 voters (10 total): <a href="http://www.laloyolan.com/sports/">Los Angeles Loyolan's</a>, Kevin Cacabelos, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/">SB Nation's</a> Matt Brown, <a href="http://www.slipperstillfits.com/">Slipper Still Fits'</a> Peter Woodburn, and <a href="http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/">Vanquish the Foe's</a> Clark Gerber, Devan Mitchell, Kevin Kennedy, Kevin Schaefer, Nate Kennedy, Nate Mathis, and Michael Murray.</em></p>
<p><i>What would your week 11 WCC Hoops Power Rankings ballot look like? Tell us what you think below.</i></p>
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2014-01-15T11:00:03-08:00
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Gonzaga still number one in WCC power rankings
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<p>West Coast Conference basketball continues to be wildly unpredictable this season. This past week brought another big upset in the WCC and few teams (Pacific and San Diego) projected to finish in the top half of the conference, earlier in the season, struggling to get to multiple wins in conference play.</p>
<p>Our unanimous number one, Gonzaga, showed its first sign of weakness in conference losing on the road to Portland this past Thursday, snapping a 20-game winning streak over the Pilots. The Zags are still without starting guard, Gary Bell Jr., who missed his fourth game since breaking his hand against Santa Clara on December 28th. Bell's initial timetable for return was 4-6 weeks, which would put him back on the floor for Gonzaga as early as January 25th for a matchup with BYU. Gonzaga will finish up its 3-game road swing this week in Southern California with games at Pepperdine and LMU.</p>
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<p>BYU used a much needed 3-game home stand to get back on track in the conference race. After a win over San Diego on January 4th, the Cougars knocked off Pepperdine last Thursday and LMU Saturday. WCC Player of the Week, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/100703/tyler-haws" class="sbn-auto-link">Tyler Haws</a>, was a big part of BYU's success last week scoring 35 points in the win over Pepperdine and 31 points in the win over LMU. The Cougars now head out on a 4-game road trip to face San Francisco, Santa Clara, Portland, and Gonzaga.</p>
<p>San Francisco and Pepperdine continue to be the two biggest surprises in the conference this year, both teams sitting just a half game back of Gonzaga in the conference standings. The Dons split two games on the road last week, picking up a victory at Pacific in overtime last Thursday before losing at Saint Mary's on Saturday. San Francisco faces a key match-up with BYU at home tomorrow night. A win over the Cougars would go a long way in keeping the Dons in the conference race.</p>
<p>The Waves face a similar test tomorrow as they face Gonzaga in Malibu. A Pepperdine victory would put the Waves on top of the conference standings, a half game ahead of the Zags. The Waves split two games on the road as well this past week, losing in Provo to BYU, with <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99679/brendan-lane" class="sbn-auto-link">Brendan Lane</a> and Malcolm Davis out due to injury, and then winning at San Diego.</p>
<p>For a full breakdown of all West Coast Conference teams check out Will Maupin's <a href="http://www.midmajormadness.com/2014/1/13/5303182/wcc-week-in-review-cannibalism-continues"><em>WCC Week in Review</em></a> over at <a href="http://www.midmajormadnees.com">Mid-Major Madness</a>.</p>
<p><strong>WCC Hoops Power Rankings: Week 10</strong></p>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">73</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">62</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Pepperdine</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">11-7 (4-2)</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">59</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">3</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Portland</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">10-7 (2-3)</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">43</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Santa Clara</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">10-9 (3-3)</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">31</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">29</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">10-6 (1-4)</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">22</td>
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<p><em>Week 10 voters (9 total): <a href="http://www.laloyolan.com/sports/">Los Angeles Loyolan</a> writer, Kevin Cacabelos, <a href="http://www.midmajormadness.com/">Mid-Major Madness</a> writer, Will Maupin, <a href="http://www.slipperstillfits.com/">Slipper Still Fits</a> writer, Peter Woodburn, and <a href="http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/">Vanquish the Foe</a> writers, Clark Gerber, Devin Castleton, Kevin Schaefer, Nate Kennedy, Nate Mathis, and Michael Murray.</em></p>
<p><i>What would your week 10 WCC Hoops Power Rankings ballot look like? Tell us what you think below.</i></p>
https://www.vanquishthefoe.com/2014/1/15/5311166/west-coast-conference-basketball-hoops-power-rankings-week-10-standings-byu-gonzaga
Kevin Schaefer
2014-01-08T11:30:01-08:00
2014-01-08T11:30:01-08:00
San Francisco on the rise in week 9
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<p>Another week has past by in the West Coast Conference and once again we have some shakeup in our power rankings. The week's biggest jumps came from San Francisco, who moved up five spots this week, and Santa Clara, who found a way out of the bottom spot in the rankings for the first time in weeks.</p>
<p>It's looking more and more like Gonzaga will run away with this season's conference title. The Zags have struggled with injuries (most notably to starting guard Gary Bell Jr.) as of late, but still had no problem dispatching Saint Mary's and Pacific at home. Gonzaga will only play one game this week as they go on the road to face struggling Portland.</p>
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<p>San Francisco makes its first appearance in the top four of the rankings after a surprising 3-1 start to conference play. The Dons have played quite well despite the loss of senior guard, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124258/cody-doolin">Cody Doolin</a>, who left the team in November. With Doolin gone, San Francisco is led by senior forward, Cody Dickerson, who averages 13.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. The Dons will get a chance to prove they belong among the conference's elite as they travel to face Pacific and Saint Mary's on the road this week.</p>
<p>BYU made a change to its starting lineup in an attempt to end its losing skid, replacing the struggling Matt Carlino with junior college transfer, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/53897/skyler-halford">Skyler Halford</a> this past week. The move paid off for the Cougars as Halford earned himself WCC Player of the Week honors after leading BYU in a dominant victory over San Diego with 28 points. The Cougars still have a lot of work left to do to get back into the conference race. That work starts this next week as BYU looks for redemption in rematches with the two teams responsible for putting the Cougars near the bottom of the conference standings, Pepperdine and LMU.</p>
<p>For a full breakdown of all West Coast Conference teams check out Will Maupin's <a href="http://www.midmajormadness.com/2014/1/6/5275388/wcc-week-in-review-new-year-edition"><em>WCC Week in Review</em></a> over at <a href="http://www.midmajormadnees.com">Mid-Major Madness</a>.</p>
<p><strong>WCC Hoops Power Rankings: Week 9</strong></p>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">90 (9)</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">1</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">11-4 (2-1)</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">80</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">2</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Pepperdine</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">10-6 (3-1)</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">63</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">4</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">10-6 (3-1)</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">60</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">9</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">9-7 (1-2)</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">59</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">5</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">10-6 (2-2)</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">47</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">3</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Portland</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">9-7 (1-3)</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">29</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">8</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Santa Clara</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">9-8 (2-2)</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">29</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">9</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">9</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Pacific</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">9-5 (0-3)</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">27</td>
<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">6</td>
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<p><em>Week 9 voters (9 total): <a href="http://www.midmajormadness.com/">Mid-Major Madness</a> writer, Will Maupin, <a href="http://www.slipperstillfits.com/">Slipper Still Fits</a> writer, Peter Woodburn, and <a href="http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/">Vanquish the Foe</a> writers, Devin Castleton, Kevin Kennedy, Kevin Schaefer, Nate Kennedy, Nate Mathis, Michael Murray, and Paul Greenhalgh.</em></p>
<p><i>What would your week 9 WCC Hoops Power Rankings ballot look like? Tell us what you think below.</i></p>
https://www.vanquishthefoe.com/2014/1/8/5288470/west-coast-conference-basketball-wcc-hoops-power-rankings-week-9-gonzaga-byu-san-francisco
Kevin Schaefer
2014-01-03T15:00:02-08:00
2014-01-03T15:00:02-08:00
LMU, Pepperdine climb in week 8 power rankings
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<p>The first week of West Coast Conference play is now behind us and it was an exciting one. We had some major shakeup in the WCC Hoops Power Rankings as a few unexpected teams got off to hot starts and some of the teams expected to contend for the WCC title disappointed in their first few conference games.</p>
<p>If there were any questions that Gonzaga was the team to beat in the WCC this season, they were answered last night. The Zags hammered Saint Mary's 73-51 even with starting guard, Gary Bell Jr., out of the lineup and starting forward, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/101225/sam-dower" class="sbn-auto-link">Sam Dower</a>, playing limited minutes due to injuries. Gonzaga also defeated San Francisco and Santa Clara this past week putting the Zags at 3-0 in conference and atop the conference standings.</p>
<p>BYU, Pacific, and San Diego, who were 3rd, 4th, and 6th respectively in last week's rankings, all fell flat on their faces to start conference play. The Cougars, Tigers, and Toreros all lost their first two WCC games putting them two and a half games back of Gonzaga and Pepperdine in the conference race.</p>
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<p>Speaking of BYU, the Cougars are on a four-game losing streak with the losses they suffered to LMU and Pepperdine this past week. After putting a fairly decent non-conference resume together, Dave Rose's team looked completely out of sync in the losses to the LMU and Pepperdine. There has been some speculation that BYU's issues are not completely basketball related. No matter what the Cougars' issues are, they will need to be resolved quickly for BYU to have any chance at competing for the WCC tittle and an <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/march-madness" class="sbn-auto-link">NCAA Tournament</a> bid.</p>
<p>The biggest surprise in conference play so far is Pepperdine. The Waves are off to a 3-0 start with wins over San Diego, BYU, and Santa Clara. Pepperdine's three wins ties them with Gonzaga for first place in the conference standings. Junior guard, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/231933/malcolm-brooks" class="sbn-auto-link">Malcolm Brooks</a>, has been a big part of the Waves' recent success. Brooks scored 20 points or more in both the win over San Diego and the win over BYU.</p>
<p>Loyola Marymount also turned a few heads this past week, knocking off San Diego and BYU before suffering a disappointing loss to San Francisco last night. Even with the loss the Lions play was good enough to move them up to third in this week's rankings. LMU has gotten a large contribution from freshman <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/231839/evan-payne" class="sbn-auto-link">Evan Payne</a> recently. Payne averages 19.2 points per game over the last five games and had a career-high 27 points in the Lions' win over BYU last Saturday.</p>
<p><strong>WCC Hoops Power Rankings: Week 8</strong></p>
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<p><em>Week 8 voters (10 total): <a href="http://www.laloyolan.com/sports/">Los Angeles Loyolan</a> writer, Kevin Cacabelos, <a href="http://www.midmajormadness.com/">Mid-Major Madness</a> writer, Will Maupin, <a href="http://www.slipperstillfits.com/">Slipper Still Fits</a> writer, Zach Bell, <a href="http://www.landgrantholyland.com/">Land-Grant Holy Land</a> and <a href="http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/">Vanquish the Foe</a> writer, Matt Brown, and <a href="http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/">Vanquish the Foe</a> writers, Devan Mitchell, Kevin Kennedy, Kevin Schaefer, Jordan Edwards, Nate Mathis, and Michael Murray.</em></p>
<p><i>What would your week 8 WCC Hoops Power Rankings ballot look like? Tell us what you think below.</i></p>
https://www.vanquishthefoe.com/2014/1/3/5269892/west-coast-conference-basketball-wcc-hoops-power-rankings-week-8-byu-gonzaga-lmu-pepperdine
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2013-12-25T16:00:51-08:00
2013-12-25T16:00:51-08:00
WCC hoops power rankings: Week 7
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<p>For the top few teams in the West Coast Conference, this past week was one they'd probably like to do over. Â Saint Mary's took the biggest hit of all with the Gaels picking up their first three losses of the season on consecutive nights in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. Things went south for Saint Mary's in the first game of the Diamond Head Classic with the Gaels losing to South Carolina (3-6) by a score of 78-71 Sunday night. The next night the Gaels would fall 76-74 to Hawaii (8-3) on a last second shot by the Rainbow Warriors' Christian Standhardinger. The Gaels dropped their third game of the week last night in a 65-63 loss to George Mason (6-6). With the conference season up next, Saint Mary's will now lose coach Randy Bennett to a five-game suspension for previous recruiting violations. This presents a difficult challenge to the Gaels, who's first three conference games are on the road against three of the top five teams in our rankings (Pacific, Gonzaga, and Portland).</p>
<p>Once again, BYU had itself in a position to knock of a ranked opponent and came up just short in a heartbreaking overtime loss to 12th-ranked Oregon (11-0). We've seen this storyline from the Cougars several times already this season and while they definitely remain a strong contender in the WCC, BYU inability to pull out victories against the best teams on its schedule could come back to hurt the Cougars when it comes to their hopes of a birth and good seeding in the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/march-madness" class="sbn-auto-link">NCAA Tournament</a>. BYU kicks off conference play on the road at Loyola Marymount this Saturday and then at Pepperdine on Monday.</p>
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<p>24th-ranked Gonzaga picked up its second loss of the season at the hands of Kansas State (8-3). Gonzaga was without starting big man, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/101225/sam-dower" class="sbn-auto-link">Sam Dower</a> for the entirety of the second half versus the Wildcats. Dower left the game late in the first half after he went down hard on his hip. X-rays on Dower's hip were negative, but he will still be dealing with the pain of a severely bruised hip for the next little while. Fortunately for the Zags, they start conference play at home versus Santa Clara and San Francisco, which should give them the opportunity to get Dower some rest.</p>
<p>Last week, Pacific tied BYU for the third spot in our rankings and was threating to knock the Cougars out of the top three, but after running into a buzz saw named Princeton (9-2) in Las Vegas, the Tigers have fallen back into fourth. Pacific was dismantled by Princeton losing to the other Tigers 83-58. Pacific rebounded the next night with a win over Bradley (5-7) to finish third in the South Point Holiday Hoops Classic. The Tigers will see their first WCC action next Monday at home versus Saint Mary's.</p>
<p>Portland had the best week of any team in the WCC, which translated in the Pilots jump from seventh to fifth in the rankings this week. Portland went to Vegas and took care of business, winning the South Point Holiday Hoops Classic with a 74-53 win over Bradley (5-7)and then a 93-79 victory over a Princeton (9-2) team that hammered Pacific the night before. The Pilots have a great opportunity to get off to a good start to conference play this next week with home games against the bottom two teams in our rankings (San Francisco and Santa Clara).</p>
<p>For a full breakdown of all West Coast Conference teams check out Will Maupin's <a href="http://www.midmajormadness.com/2013/12/23/5240238/wcc-week-in-review-12-16-12-22"><em>WCC Week in Review</em></a> over at <a href="http://www.midmajormadnees.com">Mid-Major Madness</a>.</p>
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<p>*Note: Because of the holiday, this week's votes were tallied early and may not reflect the wins or losses from the last few days including Saint Mary's losses suffered late Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights.</p>
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<td style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="center">39</td>
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<td style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;" align="center">36</td>
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<p><em>Week 7 voters (8 total): <a href="http://www.midmajormadness.com/">Mid-Major Madness</a> writer, Will Maupin, <a href="http://www.slipperstillfits.com/">Slipper Still Fits</a> writer, Peter Woodburn <a href="http://www.landgrantholyland.com/">Land-Grant Holy Land</a> and <a href="http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/">Vanquish the Foe</a> writer, Matt Brown, and <a href="http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/">Vanquish the Foe</a> writers, Kevin Kennedy, Kevin Schaefer, Nathan Kennedy, Nate Mathis, and Michael Murray.</em></p>
<p><i>What would your week 7 WCC Hoops Power Rankings ballot look like? Tell us what you think below.</i></p>
https://www.vanquishthefoe.com/2013/12/25/5241992/west-coast-conference-wcc-byu-cougars-basketball-power-rankings-saint-marys
Kevin Schaefer
2013-12-18T15:00:02-08:00
2013-12-18T15:00:02-08:00
BYU losing ground on WCC power rankings leaders
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<p>It wasn't the prettiest week of basketball in the West Coast Conference, but with two straight wins from Santa Clara at least every team in the conference is at .500 or better.</p>
<p>Gonzaga continues to dominate our poll grabbing seven of the eight first place votes this week. The 21st-ranked Zags improved to 10-1 on the season with a win over South Alabama (6-5) last Saturday. Gonzaga has now won six in a row since the Bulldogs' disappointing loss to a talented Dayton team in the Maui Invitational. Gonzaga will play Kansas State on a neutral floor Saturday to close out its non-conference schedule.</p>
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<p>Saint Mary's faced its first real test of the season at Boise State (8-2) this past week and the Gaels passed handing the Broncos their first home loss of the season in an 82-74 victory. The Gaels were fueled by a 24-point night from senior guard <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124377/stephen-holt" class="sbn-auto-link">Stephen Holt</a> and a double-double (11 points, 11 rebounds) from Brad Waldow. Saint Mary's may get a few more opportunities to prove themselves as the head to Hawaii after a home game versus American (3-5) on December 19th to compete in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic where they will face South Carolina (2-4) and then depending on how they perform potential match-ups with a number of other teams including Boise State (for the second time), Oregon State (5-2), and 17th-ranked Iowa State (8-0).</p>
<p>BYU continues to lose ground in our rankings this week just barely holding on to the third spot with the same amount of votes as Pacific. The Cougars were embarrassed on the road versus Utah (9-1) in a 81-64 loss to the Utes last Saturday. BYU's guard line of Matt Carlino, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/123215/kyle-collinsworth" class="sbn-auto-link">Kyle Collinsworth</a>, and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/100703/tyler-haws" class="sbn-auto-link">Tyler Haws</a>, who have been a big part of the Cougars' success this season, really struggled shooting the ball against the Utes. BYU will finish off its non-conference slate on Saturday with a trip to Oregon to play the Cougars' fourth ranked opponent this season in the 13th-ranked Ducks (10-0).</p>
<p>For a full breakdown of all West Coast Conference teams check out Will Maupin's <a href="http://www.midmajormadness.com/2013/12/16/5217284/wcc-week-in-review-messy-in-the-middle"><em>WCC Week in Review</em></a> over at <a href="http://www.midmajormadnees.com">Mid-Major Madness</a>.</p>
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<p><em>Week 6 voters (8 total): <a href="http://www.midmajormadness.com/">Mid-Major Madness</a> writer, Will Maupin, <a href="http://www.slipperstillfits.com/">Slipper Still Fits</a> writer, Peter Woodburn <a href="http://www.landgrantholyland.com/">Land-Grant Holy Land</a> and <a href="http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/">Vanquish the Foe</a> writer, Matt Brown, and <a href="http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/">Vanquish the Foe</a> writers, Jordan Edwards, Kevin Kennedy, Kevin Schaefer, Nate Mathis, and Michael Murray.</em></p>
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2013-12-11T11:00:02-08:00
2013-12-11T11:00:02-08:00
Gaels overtake Cougars in Week 5 of power rankings
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<p>We have shakeup in the top three as Saint Mary's climbs into the second spot and BYU falls to third in our rankings for the first time this season.</p> <p>Another week of basketball has passed in the West Coast Conference and things are starting to get interesting atop the rankings. Gonzaga and BYU have controlled the number one and two spots respectively all season long, but this week the undefeated Saint Mary's Gaels made up a lot of ground, surpassing BYU for the second slot in the power rankings.</p>
<p>Saint Mary's improved its record to 7-0 with a dominate 93-65 win over Eastern Washington (5-3). The Gaels have flown under the radar quietly knocking off every opponent they have faced. Senior guard <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124377/stephen-holt">Stephen Holt</a> has done an excellent job filling the role vacated by <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/101282/matthew-dellavedova">Matthew Dellavedova</a>, who is now with the NBA's <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fearthesword.com/">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>. Holt averages 12.6 points, 5.7 assists, and 5 rebounds per game for Saint Mary's. If there is one knock against Saint Mary's it is that the Gaels weak non-conference schedule hasn't challenged them. The Gaels face their toughest test of their non-conference opponents this week in the Boise State Broncos (7-1).</p>
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/pacific-tigers">Pacific Tigers</a> made their first appearance on the <a href="http://www.midmajormadness.com/2013/12/9/5193752/mid-major-top-15-wichita-state-and-umass-battle-for-the-top-spot">Mid-Major Top 15 Poll</a> over at <a href="http://www.midmajormadnees.com">Mid-Major Madness</a> this week and claim the fourth spot in our rankings once again. The Tigers got their biggest win of the season defeating Utah State (5-2) at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan on Saturday. The only real challenging game left on Pacific's non-conference schedule is a December 20th match-up with Princeton. While the Tigers will most likely be unable to make much noise in the top three spots during the remainder of non-conference play, they will get an opportunity to prove themselves early in conference play with two of their first three games being against Saint Mary's and Gonzaga.</p>
<p>Our power rankings top dog, Gonzaga picked up some wins this past week <a href="http://www.slipperstillfits.com/gonzaga-bulldogs-game-recap/2013/12/7/5187448/second-half-surge-powers-gonzaga-past-new-mexico-state">downing New Mexico State</a> (7-4) at home then grabbing a <a href="http://www.slipperstillfits.com/gonzaga-bulldogs-game-recap/2013/12/10/5198808/gonzaga-rallies-to-take-down-west-virginia-for-third-straight-year">4-point victory over West Virginia</a> (6-4) on the road. The 20th-ranked Zags are still shooting a red hot 53.8 percent from the field, which puts them as the third best team in that category in all of Division I. Gonzaga will finish off their non-conference schedule with two games on neutral floors versus South Alabama (5-4) on December 14th and then Kansas State (6-3) on December 21st.</p>
<p>BYU continued its struggles against Top 25 opponents <a href="http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/byu-basketball/2013/12/7/5186188/byu-cougars-basketball-vs-umass-minutemen-massachusetts-game-recap-final-box-score">falling to 21st-ranked UMass</a> (8-0) on a neutral floor 105-96. The Cougars' have been unable to get past a ranked opponent with all their of their losses coming to Top 25 teams. Although BYU dropped to third this week, the Cougars remain a force to be reckoned with. BYU may just be one of the better three loss teams in the entire country with the combined record of the three teams the Cougars have lost to being 24-0.</p>
<p>For a full breakdown of all West Coast Conference teams check out Will Maupin's <a href="http://www.midmajormadness.com/2013/12/9/5193352/through-one-month-the-state-of-the-wcc"><em>State of the WCC</em></a> over at <a href="http://www.midmajormadnees.com">Mid-Major Madness</a>.</p>
<p><strong>WCC Hoops Power Rankings: Week 5</strong></p>
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<p><em>Week 5 voters (10 total): <a href="http://www.midmajormadness.com/">Mid-Major Madness</a> writer, Will Maupin, <a href="http://www.slipperstillfits.com/">Slipper Still Fits</a> writers, Peter Woodburn and Zach Bell, <a href="http://www.landgrantholyland.com/">Land-Grant Holy Land</a> and <a href="http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/">Vanquish the Foe</a> writer, Matt Brown, and <a href="http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/">Vanquish the Foe</a> writers, Jordan Edwards, Kevin Kennedy, Kevin Schaefer, Nate Kennedy, Nate Mathis, and Michael Murray.</em></p>
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Kevin Schaefer
2013-12-04T11:00:05-08:00
2013-12-04T11:00:05-08:00
Week 4 power rankings stay largely unchanged
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<p>We're starting to see quite a bit of consistency in our rankings as the top three and bottom two teams remain unchanged from a week ago. </p> <p>The majority of West Coast Conference teams are continuing to play quite well in non-conference action. Over half of the conference has two or fewer loses and only one team, Santa Clara, has a losing record.</p>
<p>With Pacific falling to 14th-ranked Oregon for the Tigers first loss of the season, Saint Mary's is now the only remaining unbeaten in the conference. The Gaels improved their record to 6-0 with a victory over the Murray State Racers (2-5) Saturday. Despite Saint Mary's unbeaten record the Gaels have been unable to move out of the number 3 spot in the rankings. The Gaels are led by one of the better frontcourt players in the WCC, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124375/brad-waldow" class="sbn-auto-link">Brad Waldow</a> who is averaging 17.7 points and 7 rebounds per game. Saint Mary's will only play two games in the next two weeks starting off with a match-up with Eastern Washington (7-2) Sunday.</p>
<p>Our top spot once again goes to the 19th-ranked <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/gonzaga-bulldogs" class="sbn-auto-link">Gonzaga Bulldogs</a>. The Zags continue to impress, especially on the offensive side of the ball where they lead the nation in field goal percentage at a blistering 55.8 percent from the field as a team. Junior guard, Gary Bell Jr. is shooting 56.8 percent from the field himself and 54.2 from beyond-the-arc while averaging 15 points per game. Gonzaga will face a pair of two loss teams over the next week in New Mexico State (7-2) and West Virginia (6-2).</p>
<p>While BYU has been unable to unseat Gonzaga for the number one so far this season, the Cougars are putting together the best resume out of any team in the WCC during non-conference play. BYU has wins against three teams (Stanford, Utah State, and Texas) in the top 100 of the <a target="_blank" href="http://kenpom.com/">Ken Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings</a> and another win over Weber State who is just outside of the top 100. The Cougars have squandered a couple opportunities to add a signature win to that resume falling to the two ranked opponents (Iowa State and Wichita State) they've faced this season. BYU will have another chance against a ranked opponent this as they head to the New England area Saturday to face the 21st-ranked <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/umass-minutemen" class="sbn-auto-link">UMass Minutemen</a> (7-0).</p>
<p>Santa Clara claims the bottom spot in our rankings for the second straight week. After starting the season off 2-0 the Broncos have dropped four in a row losing to Cal State Fullerton (2-6), Notre Dame (5-2), North Dakota State (5-3), and Rice (3-4). One of the few bright spots for Santa Clara is freshman, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/232061/jared-brownridge" class="sbn-auto-link">Jared Brownridge</a>. Brownridge is the second leading scorer on the team at 16.5 points per game and third in assists at 3.2 per game.</p>
<p>Without any further interruption here's our rankings:</p>
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<p><strong>WCC Hoops Power Rankings: Week 4</strong></p>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">Saint Mary's</td>
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<td align="center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 3px; border: 1px inset #aaaaaa;">6-1</td>
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<p><em>Week 4 voters (8 total): <a href="http://www.midmajormadness.com/">Mid-Major Madness</a> writer, Will Maupin, <a href="http://www.slipperstillfits.com/">Slipper Still Fits</a> writer, Peter Woodburn, <a href="http://www.landgrantholyland.com/">Land-Grant Holy Land</a> and <a href="http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/">Vanquish the Foe</a> writer, Matt Brown, and <a href="http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/">Vanquish the Foe</a> writers, Jordan Edwards, Kevin Schaefer, Nate Kennedy, and Michael Murray.</em></p>
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<p><i>What would your WCC Hoops Power Rankings ballot look like for week 4? Tell us what you think below.</i></p>
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