Updated Week 7 Power Rankings. All rankings in parenthesis are KenPom.com rankings.


 South:
1. (#139)Gardner-Webb (7-6)
Last week’s results:
W, 71-58 the Citadel
L, 62-60 East Carolina


This week:

  • 12/22 vs Spalding 4pm

The Runnin’ Bulldogs with a good win over the Citadel, and nearly pulled off a nice upset over ECU. They now take on the basketball.

2. (#208)Coastal Carolina (4-5)
Last week’s results:
W, 69-46 Clemson


This week:

  • 12/22 @ (#163)College of Charleston noon

Coastal with a very impressive win over Cliff Ellis’ former team Clemson.

3. (#138)Charleston Southern (4-6)
Last week’s results:
W, 72-51 East Tennessee State
L, 65-53 Wichita State


This week:

  • No games scheduled

Purple Face (Wichita St head coach Greg Marshall) had no problem dispatching the Buccaneers. CSU with the week off to celebrate Christmas.

4. (#142)UNC Asheville (4-7)
Last week’s results:
L, 90-72 Ohio State
W, 79-73 Northeastern


This week:

  • 12/21 @ (#86)St John’s 7:30

Asheville with an impressive win over Northeastern this week.

5. (#263)Winthrop (4-5)
Last week’s results:
W, 50-49 Ohio
L, 65-55 Ohio State


This week:

  • 12/22 @ (#154)Auburn 8pm

Winthrop with a good performance during their time in Ohio with an impressive win over the Bobcats, and they hung with top 10 Ohio State. Head Coach Pat Kelsey also made an appearance on Sportscenter with his speech on the Newtown, CT shootings.

6. (#340)Presbyterian (2-9)
Last week’s results:
L, 66-59 (OT) Jacksonville St
L, 78-62 Tennessee


This week:

  • 12/22 @ (#264)Appalachian State 2pm

Presby continues to struggle.

North:
1. (#279)VMI (4-6)
Last week’s results:
No games played


This week:

  • 12/22 @ (#135)George Washington 3pm

No games this week for VMI as they had their exams. They get back to actions this week against A-10 member George Washington.

2. (#277)High Point (4-5)
Last week’s results:
L, 70-64 Western Michigan


This week:

  • 12/21 vs (#191)Eastern Kentucky 7pm

High Point played Western Michigan tough, but came up short.

3. (#276)Radford (5-6)
Last week’s results:
L, 68-52 Charlotte


This week:

  • 12/22 @ (#76)West Virginia 4pm

Radford falls to Charlotte; travels to West Virginia to take on the Mountaneers.

4. (#265)Campbell (3-8)
Last week’s results:
L, 74-52 Gonzaga


This week:

  • 12/22 @ (#266)Seattle 10pm

Campbell’s west coast trip started off with a loss to Gonzaga. The Camels will take on Seattle this week.
 
5. (#346)Longwood (3-9)
Last week’s results:
L, 82-54 Canisius
L, 79-61 Seton Hall


This week:

  • 12/21 @ (#10)VCU 7:30

Longwood with 2 more losses this week. Takes the short trip to Richmond to take on the Rams of VCU.

6. (#315)Liberty (1-10)
Last week’s results:
L, 60-53 Howard
L, 87-69 Iona


This week:

  • 12/21 vs Milligan 7pm

The Flames are now 1-10, but at least they get a relief over the Christmas break as they face 2 sub-D1 teams.

Combined Power Rankings:
1. Gardner-Webb
2. Coastal Carolina
3. Charleston Southern
4. UNC Asheville
5. VMI
6. High Point
7. Radford 
8. Winthrop
9.  Campbell
10. Longwood
11. Presbyterian
12. Liberty