Men's Hoops Ranked Eighth In Week Six D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) men's basketball program moved down one more spot to eighth in the D3hoops.com Men's Basketball Week 6 Poll, announced Monday evening by site officials. USJ was previously ranked as high as fifth; a school-record ranking for any USJ team, and the highest men's basketball ranking for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) team in the history of the D3hoops.com national rankings (since 1999-00).
The Blue Jays improved to a perfect 10-0 on the season following a 1-0 week, which featured a 41-point rout over GNAC counterpart Colby-Sawyer College on Saturday at home, despite dropping down one more spot for the second consecutive week. Marietta was the big mover this week, inheriting the No. 6 spot after being ranked No. 8 last week to push USJ down from No. 7 to No. 8. Marietta defeated a pair of ranked teams this past week to earn the bump in the national rankings.
The top-10 list can be found below:
|
# |
School (No. 1 votes) |
W-L |
Pts. |
Prev. |
|
1 |
Randolph-Macon (19) |
12-1 |
618 |
1 |
|
2 |
UW-Platteville (6) |
16-0 |
606 |
2 |
|
3 |
12-2 |
564 |
3 |
|
|
4 |
12-1 |
547 |
4 |
|
|
5 |
13-2 |
484 |
6 |
|
|
6 |
12-2 |
483 |
8 |
|
|
7 |
14-1 |
469 |
5 |
|
|
8 |
10-0 |
449 |
7 |
|
|
9 |
15-2 |
437 |
9 |
|
|
10 |
13-2 |
409 |
11 |
Complete D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll
USJ has won 12 straight games dating back to the end of the 2020-21 season, tied for the second-longest active streak in D-III Men's Basketball. No. 2 UW-Platteville with 19 has a longer streak. The Blue Jays also hold a 19-game conference winning streak, the second-longest active streak in the nation (Yeshiva 29).
In addition to being one of two remaining unbeaten teams in D-III (UW-Platteville), USJ has had some success individually as well. Senior forward Jordan Powell sits third in D-III in field goal percentage (73.0%), while senior guard Jaecee Martin (Hartford, Conn.) is in the the top-ten in the nation in assists per game (6.9). Martin shattered the school record and tied an NCAA high this season with 18 assists in one game. His 18 assists are the third-most in a game this season across all three NCAA divisions, including D-I.
From the team side, the Blue Jays are among the nation's leaders in numerous categories, including three-point field goal defense (23.2%, 1st), scoring margin (28.7, 1st), field goal percentage defense (35.0%, 1st), blocks per game (6.4, 2nd), opponent points per game (59.6, 5th), and rebound margin (12.2, 5th).
The D3hoops.com Top-25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, sports information directors, and media members from across the country and is published weekly. Points are awarded on a 25-24-23-22-etc. basis.
UP NEXT
The Blue Jays return to the hardwood Tuesday, January 18 for a key Great Northeast Athletic Conference matchup at home versus Lasell University. Tipoff between the Blue Jays and Lasers is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. inside the O'Connell Center. Limited spectators are allowed and please review USJ's latest updates to its spectator policy. Fans can also head over to www.usjbluejays.com to catch the action live!
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