Around the SoCon

This week the SoCon gets their schedule underway. College of Charleston, Wofford, Appalachian State, and Western Carolina are considered the favorites in the conference, as they are the top two teams in both preseason rankings.

So let's look at this week's schedule:

Nov 10
Coaches vs. Cancer- College of Charleston at Maryland 7:00, ESPNU

Nov 12
Samford at Youngstown State 7:00
North Greenville College at Furman 7:00
The Citadel at Richmond 7:00
UNC-Greensboro at VCU 7:30
Wofford at Minnesota 8:00
Appalachian State at Tulsa 8:00
Western Carolina at Clemson 8:00
Georgia Southern at Notre Dame 8:30
Elon at South Carolina 9:00 (EDIT: Just spotted this game on Fox SportsSouth Friday night)
Chattanooga at Tennessee 9:00, SportSouth

Nov 13
Davidson at Penn 7:00
College of Charleston at Holy Cross 7:00

Nov 14
Florida State at UNC-Greensboro 3:30, SportSouth

Nov 15
College of New Jerset at Elon 7:00
Carver Bible College at Georgia Southern 7:00
Wofford at Clemson 7:00
Austin Peay at Chattanooga 7:00
Tennessee-Wesleyan at Samford 8:00

Nov 16
Montreat at Appalachian State 7:00
Coastal Carolina at College of Charleston 7:00
UNC-Asheville at Furman 7:00
The Citadel at Charleston Southern 7:30
Western Carolina at DePaul 8:30

Nov 17
Chattanooga at Kennesaw State 7:30

Nov 18
Puerto Rico Tip Off- Davidson vs. West Virginia 11:30 AM, ESPNU
Charleston Classic- USC Upstate vs. Wofford 2:30
Reinhardt College at Georgia Southern 7:30

Nov 19
Puerto Rico Tip Off- Davidson vs. TBA ESPNU
Charleston Classic- Wofford vs. TBA
Coaches vs. Cancer- College of Charleston vs. Rhode Island 4:30
Furman at Kent State 7:00
Appalachian State at Mississippi State 8:00
Global Sports Hoops Showcase- Samford at Auburn 8:00

All in all, this is a good schedule this week for the SoCon- lots of challenging games, but not so tough that they can't steal a game or two against bigger powers. And that is what it will take for the SoCon to earn the respect they want to earn nationally.

We'll find out a lot obout Davidson and Wofford in their tournaments at the end of next week.

GO MOCS!