The Pomeroy rankings dropped over the weekend, and basketball nerds the world around rejoiced. Finally the first tenuous lines of hard data have been lain down, and soon we’ll have real stats to obsess over.
Xavier started last year at #31, so starting at #11 this year is a pretty solid step up and recognition of the work the Muskies did in the 2015-2016 campaign.
The Muskies’ schedule will be challenging from the word go. Lehigh, Buffalo, and Missouri (plus the second and third games of the Puerto Rico Tip-off Classic) to start the season are all in the 100 range before a step up to UNI and South Dakota State.