West Liberty Hilltopper Basketball

[Layton]

What’s the school record for points in a game?

[timbertopper]

IUP's metrics will be fine. They still play Mercyhurst again, UPJ and Slippery Rock twice each and also East Stroudsburg.

Of course they also have 6 games left with Gannon, Clarion and Edinboro.

We obviously have the two vocal fanbases but this regional could easily also be at East Stroudsburg or WV State.

I know one thing for sure: talking about who is hosting on Jan. 11 is about a guaranteed waste of time.

There's 5-6 very strong teams in the Atlantic - four of which, my opinion, are a step above.

Think we can all agree on that.

[Scrub]

And ... then Mercyhurst will win the region as a 7 seed and a year worth of bantering won't matter anyway. LOL. Their defense travels well.

No worse team to play in a one-and-done. The Lakers are good this year and may be real good by March.

I said a month ago I thought East Stroudsburg was the top team in the Region. Yes, they had the hiccup against Seton Hill after a 6-hour bus ride and lost on a buzzer beater from NBA range. I'm not sure I'd still say they are the best -- I wouldn't say anybody is the best at this point. I think the Top 4-5 is pretty clear at this point. But (knock on wood) one key injury can change everything in a moment.

You might recall a similar scenario happened to NWMSU a few years back. Washburn beat them on a 3/4 court buzzer beater, and that loss was enough to allow Northern State to host the Region. Of course, NWMSU promptly won the region on NSU's court and went on to trounce the field and win its 27th consecutive National championship (I may be misremembering that number). ; )

So if ESU is this year's Atlantic version of NWMSU from a few years ago, look out!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Totally agree. I haven't seen ESU yet, but that WVSU team is really scary. Anything can happen going forward.

And ... then Mercyhurst will win the region as a 7 seed and a year worth of bantering won't matter anyway. LOL. Their defense travels well.

No worse team to play in a one-and-done. The Lakers are good this year and may be real good by March.

I said a month ago I thought East Stroudsburg was the top team in the Region. Yes, they had the hiccup against Seton Hill after a 6-hour bus ride and lost on a buzzer beater from NBA range. I'm not sure I'd still say they are the best -- I wouldn't say anybody is the best at this point. I think the Top 4-5 is pretty clear at this point. But (knock on wood) one key injury can change everything in a moment.

[Scrub]

IUP's metrics will be fine. They still play Mercyhurst again, UPJ and Slippery Rock twice each and also East Stroudsburg.

Of course they also have 6 games left with Gannon, Clarion and Edinboro.

We obviously have the two vocal fanbases but this regional could easily also be at East Stroudsburg or WV State.

I know one thing for sure: talking about who is hosting on Jan. 11 is about a guaranteed waste of time.

There's 5-6 very strong teams in the Atlantic - four of which, my opinion, are a step above.

Totally agree. I haven't seen ESU yet, but that WVSU team is really scary. Anything can happen going forward.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

According to Inkblot, West Liberty would be the 1 seed if the season ended today. Significant edge over IUP in strength of schedule and RPI. Only thing it means with two months to go is that national rankings don't mean anything. West Liberty was No. 2 in last year's final NABC Top 25 and got upset by W.Va. State in the regional quarterfinal.

IUP's metrics will be fine. They still play Mercyhurst again, UPJ and Slippery Rock twice each and also East Stroudsburg.

Of course they also have 6 games left with Gannon, Clarion and Edinboro.

We obviously have the two vocal fanbases but this regional could easily also be at East Stroudsburg or WV State.

I know one thing for sure: talking about who is hosting on Jan. 11 is about a guaranteed waste of time.

There's 5-6 very strong teams in the Atlantic - four of which, my opinion, are a step above.

[timbertopper]

They’ll slip up

According to Inkblot, West Liberty would be the 1 seed if the season ended today. Significant edge over IUP in strength of schedule and RPI. Only thing it means with two months to go is that national rankings don't mean anything. West Liberty was No. 2 in last year's final NABC Top 25 and got upset by W.Va. State in the regional quarterfinal.

[Layton]

(Love the confidence, Layton, but let's not forget that IUP is #1 in the Nation and will remain the favorite to host the Atlantic until proven otherwise.)

They’ll slip up

[Scrub]

Can’t wait to see IUP in the regional final on the Hilltop

(Love the confidence, Layton, but let's not forget that IUP is #1 in the Nation and will remain the favorite to host the Atlantic until proven otherwise.)

[Layton]

Can’t wait to see IUP in the regional final on the Hilltop

[IUPalum]

I read them and appreciate the fact that someone puts the time in to post them. Maybe you should read your post above and contemplate if that might self apply.

If you knew basketball then you'd understand that most of those stats are meaningless. That's a lot of work for meaningless stats.

[DownLow55]

You guys have bigger issues than I thought.

I read them and appreciate the fact that someone puts the time in to post them. Maybe you should read your post above and contemplate if that might self apply.

[IUPalum]

You guys have bigger issues than I thought.

[Scrub]

Does anyone even read all these worthless stats?

I do.

[IUPalum]

Does anyone even read all these worthless stats?