My alma mater, George Mason University (GMU), cracked the top 25 in men’s basketball for the first time in school history. It’s also the first time in almost 20 years that the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) has had a top-25 team. GMU’s RPI rank is #20, just one behind Carolina.
GMU is just off of a big road win at Wichita State (RPI #24, 20-7) and is playing conference rival Hofstra (RPI #47, 20-5) on the road this week. They win this one they might move up even more.
I just checked out the price of tickets to go to the ACC Tournament in Greensboro and I think I’d rather use the money it would cost to pay one of my kids’ tuition for a year. Now I’m thinking of road-tripping to the CAA tournament in Richmond to see the Patriots play. Generally a CAA team has to win the conference tournament to get in, but with a top-25 ranking maybe GMU would get an at-large if they don’t win it. Or maybe UNC-Wilmington (RPI #38, 20-7), Hofstra (RPI #47, 20-5) or Old Dominion (RPI #52, 19-8) might sneak in.
BTW, you can get all a book of tickets for all 11 games of the CAA tournament for $60. That’s a lot of quality hoops for the dollar.
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Ann and I bought Greensboro NCAA tix as our Valentine’s presents to each other. We knew Duke would be there; after last night, it looks as if there’s an outside chance Carolina will be, too.
We’ve also taken Victoria (now 7 1/2) to at least some of the women’s ACC tourney for the past three years. She has really enjoyed it. (She got to slap hands with Ivory Latta at halftime of a Carolina game last year, and it just made her day.)
I’m officially jealous! I think I’m gonna be on a junket the weekend of the sectionals so I don’t know that I’d be able to do it anyway, but still…
The women’s tournament is a great idea. My daughter is a true jock and I think she’d really enjoy it too.