As of 11/25/13:
Southern Miss (6-0) over DePaul (3-1) 75-68
Charlotte (5-1) over Kansas State (3-3) 68-61 and #14 Michigan (4-2) 63-61
UAB (4-2) over Rutgers (3-3) 79-76 and Nebraska (4-2) 87-74







Upcoming notable non-conf. games of interests:

Southern Miss vs. Louisville 11/29
Southern Miss vs. Drexel 1/3

Charlotte @ FSU 12/17
Charlotte vs. Ga Tech 12/29

ECU @ NC State 12/21

MTSU vs. Belmont 12/3
MTSU @ Ole Miss 12/14
MTSU @ Cincy 12/21

ODU vs. WVU 11/26
ODU @ VCU 12/8
ODU @ Richmond 12/28
ODU vs. George Mason 1/4

Tulane @ Wake Forest 1/4
Tulane vs. Washington 12/17
Tulane vs. KSU 12/28

FIU vs. Florida Gulf Coast 12/7
FIU vs. Louisville 12/21
FIU @ Georgetown 12/28

UAB vs. UNC 12/1
UAB @ LSU 12/21

La Tech vs. Okie State 12/14
La Tech @ Oklahoma 12/30

Marshall @ Vandy 12/5
Marshall @ Penn State 12/7
Marshall @ South Carolina 12/30

UTEP vs. Tennessee 11/28
UTEP @ Washington State 12/21

North Texas @ BYU 12/3
North Texas @ Texas AM 12/31

Rice vs. Houston 12/21 (don't know if you consider Houston notable though??)
Rice @ Texas 12/30

UTSA @ Texas Tech 12/29
UTSA @ Arkansas 1/4

FAU vs. UCF 12/3
FAU @ Depaul 12/12
FAU @ Maryland 12/14

Tulsa vs. Indiana State 11/27
Tulsa @ Oklahoma 12/14
Tulsa @ TCU 12/21
Tulsa @ Maryland 12/29

Seems like as a conference we've already achieved more notable OOC wins than we did all of last season. We still have a lot of shots at some really good wins. Hopefully we can all pull off another one or two, and help the conference earn a second bid.

I hope Tech can win at least one between Oklahoma & Oklahoma St.

Drexel is a notable game?

Some C-USA teams are likely playing in tourneys this holiday season and will have notable opportunities not listed. For instance, UTEP will play either Xavier or Iowa on 11/29 depending on the outcome of games on the 28th. Both of those teams will count as notable.

(11-25-2013 11:02 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  Drexel is a notable game?

Some C-USA teams are likely playing in tourneys this holiday season and will have notable opportunities not listed. For instance, UTEP will play either Xavier or Iowa on 11/29 depending on the outcome of games on the 28th. Both of those teams will count as notable.

Tech is starting a tournament in like an hour and the only big notable game that could happen is if they make it to the championship vs. St Bonaventure

(11-25-2013 11:05 AM)techdawg88 Wrote:  

(11-25-2013 11:02 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  Drexel is a notable game?

Some C-USA teams are likely playing in tourneys this holiday season and will have notable opportunities not listed. For instance, UTEP will play either Xavier or Iowa on 11/29 depending on the outcome of games on the 28th. Both of those teams will count as notable.

Tech is starting a tournament in like an hour and the only big notable game that could happen is if they make it to the championship vs. St Bonaventure

Well at least that St. Bona game won't be in Olean so, there's that.

The Southern Miss win at North Dakota State is very underrated ... arguably more impressive than winning at Depaul.

(11-25-2013 11:29 AM)Orange County Owl Wrote:  The Southern Miss win at North Dakota State is very underrated ... arguably more impressive than winning at Depaul.

I'm with you OC.. .The win over NDS was a better win than over Depaul (it just happens to be a conference stigma against NDS).

(11-25-2013 11:02 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  Drexel is a notable game?

Some C-USA teams are likely playing in tourneys this holiday season and will have notable opportunities not listed. For instance, UTEP will play either Xavier or Iowa on 11/29 depending on the outcome of games on the 28th. Both of those teams will count as notable.

It is if you know anything about college basketball.

Drexel is 3-1...they have a win over Rutgers and lost a very close game at #22 (5-0) UCLA 67-72.

(11-25-2013 12:23 PM)TTT Wrote:  Drexel is 3-1...they have a win over Rutgers and lost a very close game at #22 (5-0) UCLA 67-72.

Drexel was supposed to be a top 25 caliber team last year but Chris Fouch got injured early on and they lost their "bruising" identity on defense.

Fouch is back for a 6th year, Frantz Massenat and Damion Lee would be all CUSA players at the #1 and #2 and Dartaye Ruffin and Tavon Allen aren't far behind. If they stay healthy and defend they should be a top 50-100 team easy this year.

I didn't say Drexel was bad. They have a fine team. But notable? Based on what? They went to the NIT 2 years ago. No other post season play in the last 5 or 6 years. They are not ranked. How do they make anyone's notable opponent list?

They will be a "notable" game be/c chances are they will have a high RPI (a notable RPI...probably top-50) at season's end.........thus making it a "notable" game. A win against them would be a win against a Top-50 RPI team. They play #4 Arizona in the semi-final Wed. night and they have a good chance of winning that game.

I think ECU can take NCSU, but IDK if one will be able to call it notable by the end of the year. NCSU might be just as bad in bb as they are in FB this year.

Saw UNC-Charlotte beat #14 Michigan.

Put down as an early believer that Charlotte could be a top C-USA at the end of the year.

Good athleticism, decent size and shooters.

The 'Runners are going to have tough times with both Texas Tech and Arkansas.

Texas Tech, TCU and Washington are all just named opponents. I don't think they've proven enough to be included as notable to C-USA.

I get that they may be very notable for the fan bases who's teams may recruit against them or work with their alums.

(11-25-2013 07:28 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  I think ECU can take NCSU, but IDK if one will be able to call it notable by the end of the year. NCSU might be just as bad in bb as they are in FB this year.

While the NCSU game may not be notable from an RPI perspective (looking likely at the moment), any time you beat one of the schools on tobacco road it is a notable win for perception, especially as a school in the same state.