Rankings- 1-27-12

RPI

1) Davidson 49
2) College of Charleston 119
3) Wofford 179
4) Elon 205
5) Furman 231
6) Western Carolina 236
7) Appalachian State 250
8) UNC-Greensboro 251
9) Georgia Southern 269
10) Chattanooga 287
11) Samford 311
12) The Citadel 330

SoCon Rank: 23

Sagarin

1) Davidson 59
2) College of Charleston 130
3) Wofford 184
4) Appalachian State 236
5) Furman 237
6) Chattanooga 240
7) Western Carolina 244
8) Georgia Southern 259
9) Elon 263
10) UNC-Greensboro 291
11) Samford 294
12) The Citadel 332

SoCon Rank: 25

Pomeroy

1) Davidson 71
2) College of Charleston 151
3) Wofford 179
4) Chattanooga 218
5) Furman 224
6) Appalachian State 232
7) Elon 260
8) Western Carolina 265
9) Georgia Southern 270
10) UNC-Greensboro 280
11) Samford 283
12) The Citadel 328

ANALYSIS
Davidson has never been further ahead in these rankings. They are a dominant force at this point. I am truly not sure that if they lost all the rest of their games if they would fall out of first in these rankings. That is how far ahead they seem to be at this point.

The problem is that they are losing steam they more they play in the SoCon. The good news for them in their quest to get an at large bid is that they have a 40 in OOC RPI. Their overall RPI is falling a bit, but their OOC RPI is going to remain strong- if not get stronger. They also have a virtual road win over Kansas. Their case is compelling, but really only if they go unbeaten in SoCon play to the at least the semifinals.

Furman is a team on the rise right now after their road win over College of Charleston last night. Could they still be a darkhorse to get a bye? It's almost too late, but maybe not quite yet.