Week 1 of A-10 play is in the books and for everything we learning this week, I think it raised about 10 more questions! The top four remains intact, and that’s where the consistency ends this week. Duquesne and GW take a jump this week up to 5th and 6th place respectively, while La Salle and George Mason take a tumble. Dayton crawls out of the cellar into 14th place after earning their first two wins of the season, including their road victory over the Patriots on Sunday afternoon. St. Bonaventure falls back into unfortunately familiar territory as the Bonnies continue to struggle this season. A big week lies ahead, as we hit the first full slate of the conference season, highlighted by #1 vs #2 as UMass hosts Rhode Island at 5:00 on Wednesday afternoon on ESPN+!
1. UMass
Previous rank: #1
Record: 11-3 (1-0)
Past week: W vs Dartmouth, W vs St. Bonaventure
Upcoming games: 1/4 vs Rhode Island, 1/7 at Loyola Chicago
2. Rhode Island
Previous rank: #2
Record: 10-3 (1-0)
Past week: L at Princeton, W vs Duquesne
Upcoming games: 12/28 at Princeton, 12/31 vs Duquesne
3. Saint Joseph’s
Previous rank: #3
Record: 11-2 (1-0)
Past week: W at La Salle
Upcoming games: 1/4 at George Washington, 1/7 vs Saint Louis
4. Fordham
Previous rank: #4
Record: 9-5 (1-0)
Past Week: W vs Post, W vs Davidson
Upcoming games: 1/4 vs VCU, 1/8 at Dayton
5. Duquesne
Previous rank: #6
Record: 10-4 (0-1)
Past week: L at Rhode Island
Upcoming games: 1/5 vs Dayton, 1/8 at George Mason
6. George Washington
Previous rank: #8
Record: 9-5 (1-0)
Past week: W at Richmond
Upcoming games: 1/4 vs Saint Joseph’s, 1/8 at St. Bonaventure
7. La Salle
Previous rank: #5
Record: 8-7 (0-1)
Past week: L vs Saint Joseph’s
Upcoming games: 1/2 vs Hartford, 1/5 at Davidson, 1/8 at Rhode Island
8. Richmond
Previous rank: #9
Record: 10-4 (0-1)
Past week: L vs George Washington
Upcoming games: 1/4 at Loyola Chicago, 1/8 at Davidson
9. Davidson
Previous rank: #10
Record: 7-8 (0-1)
Past week: W vs Morgan State, L at Fordham
Upcoming games: 1/5 vs La Salle, 1/8 vs Richmond
10. George Mason
Previous rank: #7
Record: 7-7 (0-1)
Past week: L vs Dayton
Upcoming games: 1/5 at St. Bonaventure, 1/8 vs Duquesne
11. Loyola Chicago
Previous rank: #T-12
Record: 6-8 (1-0)
Past week: W at Saint Louis
Upcoming games: 1/4 vs Richmond, 1/7 vs UMass
12. VCU
Previous rank: #11
Record: 3-10 (0-1)
Past week: L vs Howard, L vs Saint Louis
Upcoming games: 1/4 at Fordham
13. Saint Louis
Previous rank: #T-12
Record: 5-12 (1-1)
Past week: L vs Loyola Chicago, W at VCU
Upcoming games: 1/7 at Saint Joseph’s
14. Dayton
Previous rank: #15
Record: 2-10 (1-0)
Past week: 12/29 vs Cedarville, W at George Mason
Upcoming games: 1/5 at Duquesne, 1/8 vs Fordham
15. St. Bonaventure
Previous rank: #14
Record: 3-13 (0-1)
Past week: L vs Buffalo, L at UMass
Upcoming games: 1/5 vs George Mason, 1/8 vs George Washington
