Commonwealth Power Rankings, December 3rd

The more things change…wait no, nothing much changed in this week’s Commonwealth Power Rankings.

December 3, 2013; 10:24 AM • by RVANews staff

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1 5 PTS	VCU 6-2, 0-0	I think MonsterBrianteDunk.gif says it all.Ross Catrow
2 10 PTS	Virginia 7-1, 0-0	UVA fans rejoice that Mike London doesn’t coach basketball.Gary Cope
3 16 PTS	Richmond 6-2, 0-0	The Spiders are 6-2 behind guard Cedrick Lindsay who now has over 1,000 career points.Ross Catrow
4 22 PTS	George Mason 5-2, 1-0	The Patriots beat Rhode Island 61-54 in a non-conference, conference matchup. Conference realignment!Aaron Williams
5 24 PTS	Virginia Tech 5-3, 0-0	The young Hokies were picked to finish dead last in the ACC. Conference play begins this week for VT, so we’ll see what the Young Jakes are made of.Gary Cope
⬆6 33 PTS	Norfolk State 5-3, 0-0	Norfolk State has the 14th best offensive rebounding percentage in the nation. So that’s pretty good?Ross Catrow
7⬇ 33 PTS	Old Dominion 4-3, 0-0	No shame in losing to West Virginia and Saint Louis. Shame because they are shooting 57.3% from the charity stripe.Aaron Williams
⬆8 39 PTS	William & Mary 4-3, 0-0	The Tribe are 2-1 against the rest of the Commonwealth with a chance to make it 3-1 this Wednesday.Ross Catrow
9⬇ 49 PTS	VMI 4-3, 0-0	VMI ranks fifth nationally with 8.1 blocks per game, which is amazing because who knew VMI even played defense?Aaron Williams
10 49 PTS	Radford 4-2, 0-0	The Highlanders’ two losses were each by more than 20 points, including last week’s 25-point loss to Virginia Tech.Ross Catrow
11⬇ 55 PTS	Hampton 3-5, 0-0	UVA’s 2-point defense: 39.3%. Hampton’s 3-point defense: 43.9%.Aaron Williams
⬆12 59 PTS	Liberty 3-5, 0-0	The Flames ended their five game losing streak with a 17-point win over Hampton and a 4-point win over Sam Houston St. Trending. Upwards.Aaron Williams
13⬇ 63 PTS	JMU 2-6, 0-0	Which is worse, three double-digit losses in a row or 21.6% 3-point shooting?Aaron Williams
14⬇ 69 PTS	Longwood 2-6, 0-0	A team made up of CPR contributors could score on Longwood’s defense.Aaron Williams

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