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Atlantic 10 Non-Conference Grades: Fordham Rams

With the easiest schedule in the nation (!!!!) according to Kenpom, there was a chance Fordham snagged 10 or 11 wins before league play began, tricking the casual fan into thinking they’re OK this year. That wasn’t the case. Fordham started 3-0 but lost 4 straight home games in December against teams the Rams were …

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Atlantic 10 Non-Conference Grades: Davidson Wildcats

At 6-6, it’s safe to say Davidson is ready to move on from its non-conference portion of its schedule. The Wildcats tend to have issues before league play but always seem to figure it out later in the season. Losing Luke Frampton on a leave of absence as well as Kishawn Pritchett with a knee …

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Atlantic 10 Non-Conference Grades: Duquesne Dukes

Duquesne’s non-conference schedule was quite the rollercoaster, as the Dukes started off the season 10-0 before dropping two straight to poor opponents. The Dukes were criticized heavily for their weak schedule on Twitter, but I sympathize with their lack of a home arena and the difficulties scheduling P5 opponents. Still, if you’re going to schedule …

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Atlantic 10 Non-Conference Grades: La Salle Explorers

La Salle had a very impressive non-conference showing, especially when you consider the 0-10 start the Explorers got off to last season. Ashley Howard has done a nice job in his 2nd season at La Salle, and while the Explorers didn’t grab any monumental wins, they’re sitting pretty at 9-3. Good Wins The best win …

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Atlantic 10 Non-Conference Grades: Saint Joseph’s Hawks

Saint Joseph’s managed to snap an 8 game losing streak at home against William & Mary before a two-week break. The Hawks were the first to finish their non-conference slate and enter league play 3-9. They’ll open up conference play with a tough couple of games — on the road against Richmond and at home …

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Opportunity Knocks One Last Time for the Atlantic 10 Before League Play Begins

As non-conference play winds down, the Atlantic 10 has a few big opportunities on Sunday and Monday. After that, we get down to the meat and potatoes and figure out who’s legit once the A-10 battles commence. The conference has done well as a whole, winning some big games against Power 5 opponents, but this …

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5 Atlantic 10 Players who aren’t Getting Enough Love this Season

We keep chugging along in the A-10 conference, and league play is slowly approaching. Let’s take a look at 5 players across the Atlantic 10 who haven’t been getting enough love for what they’re doing. Gibson Jimerson, Saint Louis Offense was hard to come by for the Billikens in 2018-19, but an influx of transfers …

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Atlantic 10 Bracketology & NET Ranking Implications

The first release of this year’s NET Rankings was a pleasant surprise to A-10 fans. The conference currently has 3 teams in the top 25 and 7 teams in the top 75. Most surprising was Duquesne and Richmond now at 21 and 22 respectively, despite having relatively easy non-conference schedules. NET Rankings don’t mean everything …

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A look ahead at the most important remaining Atlantic 10 non-conference games

It’s crazy to think non-conference play is starting to wind down, but once the holidays pass us by, we’ll be watching conference games. The Atlantic 10 has done a great job taking advantage of significant non-conference opportunities against opponents worth beating: LSU, Saint Mary’s, and Wisconsin are just a few of the teams to fall …

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Jacob Gilyard vs. Fatts Russell: Let’s Chat

I wanted to address some replies I got on a tweet I sent on twitter (@A10Talk) regarding Jacob Gilyard. After he dropped 15 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 steals, 1 block, and 0 turnovers (that is a RIDICULOUS line) against South Alabama, I was inclined to believe he’s the favorite to win A-10 Player …

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