Updated Week 12 Power Rankings. All rankings in parenthesis are KenPom.com rankings. Records are Big South Conference records only, as that’s all that matters for the next month or two.
South:
1. (#150)Charleston Southern (6-0)
Last week’s results:
W, 83-75 High Point
W, 79-59 Presbyterian
This week:
- 1/26 @ Liberty 8pm
- 1/30 vs Gardner-Webb 7:30
The Buccaneers are the last undefeated team remaining in the conference, when will they lose?
2. (#153)UNC Asheville (4-2)
Last week’s results:
W, 68-65 Longwood
W, 63-60 Coastal Carolina
This week:
- 1/26 vs High Point 2pm
- 1/30 @ Presbyterian 7pm
Asheville gets back to its winning ways and 2 more very winnable games on the horizon.
3. (#194)Coastal Carolina (3-3)
Last week’s results:
W, 72-49 VMI
L, 63-60 UNC-Asheville
This week:
- 1/26 vs Campbell 7pm
- 1/30 @ Winthrop 7pm
Coastal with a very impressive win over previously unbeaten VMI, and then the Chanticleers drop a close one to the Bulldogs.
4. (#246)Winthrop (2-4)
Last week’s results:
L, 63-59 Campbell
W, 61-55 Gardner-Webb
This week:
- 1/26 @ Radford 4pm
- 1/30 vs Coastal Carolina 7pm
Winthrop with a solid conference win over South Division rival Gardner-Webb.
5. (#200)Gardner-Webb (2-4)
Last week’s results:
L, 52-51 Radford
L, 61-55 Winthrop
This week:
- 1/26 @ VMI 1pm
- 1/30 @ Charleston Southern 7:30
Gardner-Webb is free falling after their impressive non-conference slate. 2 very difficult matchups this week.
6. (#345)Presbyterian (1-5)
Last week’s results:
W, 68-60 Liberty
L, 79-59 Charleston Southern
This week:
- 1/26 @ Longwood 2pm
- 1/30 vs UNC-Asheville 7pm
The Blue Hose pick up their first DI win and conference win of the season.
North:
1. (#209)High Point (4-2)
Last week’s results:
L, 83-75 Charleston Southern
W, 96-69 VMI
This week:
- 1/26 @ UNC-Asheville 2pm
- 1/30 vs Longwood 7pm
Wow, High Point makes a statement to the rest of the North Division.
2. (#240)Campbell (5-1)
Last week’s results:
W, 63-59 Winthrop
W, 69-60 Radford
This week:
- 1/26 @ Coastal Carolina 7pm
- 1/29 @ Liberty 7pm
Campbell keeps rolling along without Darren White, but his injury has to catch up to them at some point, right?
3. (#270)VMI (4-2)
Last week’s results:
L, 72-49 Coastal Carolina
L, 96-69 High Point
This week:
- 1/26 vs Gardner-Webb 1pm
- 1/30 @ Radford 7pm
VMI didn’t just lose their first 2 conference games, they got annihilated. It will be interesting to see how they respond.
4. (#245)Radford (3-3)
Last week’s results:
W, 52-51 Gardner-Webb
L, 69-60 Campbell
This week:
- 1/26 vs Winthrop 4pm
- 1/30 vs VMI 7pm
Radford with a buzzer beater to steal one at Gardner-Webb.
5. (#305)Liberty (2-4)
Last week’s results:
L, 68-60 Presbyterian
W, 74-47 Longwood
This week:
- 1/26 vs Charleston Southern 8pm
- 1/29 vs Campbell 7pm
Liberty with a disappointing loss to the Blue Hose, but they rebound with the emphatic win over Longwood.
6. (#340)Longwood (0-6)
Last week’s results:
L, 68-65 UNC-Asheville
L, 74-47 Liberty
This week:
- 1/26 vs Presbyterian 2pm
- 1/30 @ High Point 7pm
Welcome to the Big South Longwood.
Combined Power Rankings:
1. Charleston Southern
2. UNC Asheville
3. Coastal Carolina
4. High Point
5. Campbell
6. VMI
7. Winthrop
8. Radford
9. Gardner-Webb
10. Presbyterian
11. Liberty
12. Longwood