conference-usa Stories - Team Speed Kills
C-USA/MWC Merger Talks Heating Up
As we all know, the University of Memphis officially announced today that they will be joining the Big East conference in all sports beginning in the 2013-2014 school year. This news sent shock waves throughout Conference USA, and even into the Mountain West Conference. The two conferences had...
RPI WATCH: 2/4/12
OK, it's time for Kansas State to take matters into its own hands. The Cats need to collect some conference scalps in February, because their non-conference schedule is losing all steam. Every single non-con opponent that played this week (except Alabama and Long Beach State, who had byes) lost its...
Conference USA Basketball Power Rankings
February is nearly here, and like we should've expected, there's not much clarity in the Conference USA race. Southern Miss and Memphis have been constants on top of the power rankings, and for them this week is no different. However, things went a little different for the next three in line....
The Dig: Where Do I Sign? Edition
National signing day for college football is only two days away, and UTEP's 2012 recruiting class is beginning to take its final shape. The Miners now have 16 confirmed verbal commitments for next season, and a few more will likely sign on the dotted line come Wednesday. With that, here's what's...
RPI WATCH: 1/29/12
RealTimeRPI is now updated with the weekend's results. Associated Press Ranking = 22 ESPN/USA Today Ranking = 28 Overall Record = 15-5 Big 12 Record = 4-4 Top 50 Record = 3-3 RPI = 41 SOS = 63 Signature Wins (RPI 1-30) = Missouri Quality Wins (RPI 31-100) = Virginia Tech, Alabama, Long Beach...
Conference USA Basketball Power Rankings
By far, this week has been the toughest week to try and decide who should be the top team in conference. All of the top 4 have gone 1-1 against each other, winning at home and losing on the road. So, I put the decision on you all. And, while we didn't get as much feedback as I would've liked,...
RPI WATCH: 1/26/12
A home loss to freakin' BYU? Virginia Tech, you are dead to me. You're the Texas A&M of the ACC. A road loss to freakin' St. John's? WTF, Huggs? Did your team suddenly decide it didn't want to finish in the Big East's top four? A road loss to freakin' SOUTH CAROLINA? OMG, Alabama. OMG....
RPI WATCH: 1/23/12
Virginia Tech finally did something constructive, if totally unexpected, to help our resume cause by logging its first ACC win in five attempts at ranked Virginia, of all places. The Cavaliers swept the Hokies last season. Meanwhile, Charleston Southern and Long Beach State continue to beat up on...
RPI WATCH: 1/21/12
Wins by Charleston Southern, George Washington (which is a surprising .500 in league play after an abysmal non-con), Long Beach State, UTEP and West Virginia made for a slightly cheerier update than normal. As for the losses, Howard, Loyola and Southern Illinois are lost causes, while North Florida...
What Did We Learn Last Night?
Last night saw four games involving Big East teams and a fifth that benefited Marquette. Let's take a look at what we can figure out from these games. 1) Cincinnati 70, #13/11 Connecticut 67. Sean Kilpatrick hit a 3 with 2.7 seconds left and the Bearcats leave Storrs with their seventh straight...
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