Men's Basketball Moves Up To No. 6 In Latest Top 25 Poll
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) men's basketball program moved up to sixth in the D3hoops.com Men's Basketball Week 9 Poll, announced Monday by site officials.
The Blue Jays are one of two unbeaten teams left in the entire country (Div. I, II or III), and hold a 18-0 mark on the season. USJ went 3-0 on the week with three Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) victories to make it 13-0 in GNAC play overall. The weekend was highlighted by a rout of arch rival and fellow in-state GNAC foe, Albertus Magnus, 80-51.
Only two schools in the current top 10 did not move in the standings (Randolph-Macon & Christopher Newport). The top-10 list can be found below:
|
# |
School (No. 1 votes) |
W-L |
Pts. |
Prev. |
|
1 |
Randolph-Macon (25) |
20-1 |
625 |
1 |
|
2 |
18-2 |
584 |
3 |
|
|
3 |
17-3 |
560 |
5 |
|
|
4 |
19-2 |
535 |
4 |
|
|
5 |
19-2 |
519 |
2 |
|
|
6 |
18-0 |
496 |
7 |
|
|
7 |
18-3 |
453 |
8 |
|
|
8 |
15-3 |
440 |
9 |
|
|
9 |
16-4 |
411 |
10 |
|
|
10 |
18-2 |
384 |
11 |
Complete D3Hoops.com Top 25 Poll
USJ has won 21 straight games dating back to the end of the 2020-21 season, the longest active streak in D-III Men's Basketball. The Blue Jays also hold a 28-game conference winning streak, the longest active streak in the nation.
USJ has had some notable success individually in both the conference and the nation's leaders. Senior forward Jordan Powell is third in all of D-III in field goal percentage (71.3%), while senior guard Jaecee Martin (Hartford, Conn.) is in the top-20 in the nation in assists per game (6.0). 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 field goal percentage defense (34.7%, 1st), blocks per game (6.6, t-1st), scoring margin (25.7, 2nd), three-point field goal defense (26.7%, t-3rd), opponent points per game (59.4, t-4th), and rebound margin (11.4, 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 will look to continue their unbeaten streak in another GNAC road game, this time against the Lasers of Lasell University, part of a doubleheader with the women's teams. The action kicks off at 5:30 p.m for the women, and the men follow at 7:30 p.m. Head over to usjbluejays.com to catch the action live!
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