Commonwealth Power Rankings, December 11th

Big changes in this week’s poll: VT moves up to third place, and we have a three-way tie

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1

4 PTS

VCU


8-2, 0-0

VCU beat ODU by 21 points by only playing 13 good minutes of basketball. The times they are a changin’.Aaron Williams

2

10 PTS

Virginia


7-3, 0-0

The Cavs have dropped two straight to teams from Wisconsin. The Hoos managed 38 points against the Badgers. Thirty. Eight. Points.Gary Cope

3

11 PTS

Virginia Tech


7-3, 1-0

The Hokies, picked to finish dead last in the ACC, are in first place after beating the defending champs on the road, in overtime.Gary Cope

4

15 PTS

Richmond


7-3, 0-0

After winning three in a row, the Spiders fell on the road to Wake Forest in overtime. Bleh.Ross Catrow

5

26 PTS

Norfolk State


7-3, 0-0

The Spartans are in for a long December: Boston, Seattle, Virginia, and Hawaii. Aaron Williams

6

27 PTS

George Mason


5-4, 1-0

After losing four of their last five games, KenPom.com now predicts the Patriots will finish the season 13-15.Aaron Williams

7

27 PTS

William & Mary


5-4, 0-0

Tribe’s won four of its last five (including road wins at Rutgers and Wofford), and they finally get their senior point guard back next game.Jared Foretek

8

27 PTS

Radford


6-2, 0-0

6-2 is the Highlanders’ best start since 1993-94. Ya Ya Anderson and RJ Price are a combined 41-88 from 3-point range. JMU is 42-182.Aaron Williams

9

38 PTS

Old Dominion


4-5, 0-0

Jeff Jones is going to have success at ODU, but his style of basketball isn’t going to win over the Monarchs’ now football-obsessed fan base.Aaron Williams

10

40 PTS

VMI


6-4, 0-0

The Keydets have scored 90+ points in five of their 10 games–that’s good for 7th nationally!Ross Catrow

11

43 PTS

Liberty


4-5, 0-0

The Flames are starting to heat up for the first time since catching fire in the 2013 Big South Tournament.Aaron Williams

12

44 PTS

Hampton


5-5, 0-0

Du’Vaughn Maxwell is 25th in the nation in block percentage! The Pirates should, like, let him do that more.Ross Catrow

13

54 PTS

JMU


2-8, 0-0

Only Northern Illinois has a worse 3-point shooting percentage. They can’t even be the best at being the worst.Aaron Williams

14

54 PTS

Longwood


3-7, 0-0

Coach Gillian, Michael Kessens, and Nik Brown would have put Longwood above .500 this year. Instead they’re 1-7 against D1 teams.Aaron Williams
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