Updated Week 12 Power Rankings. All rankings in parenthesis are KenPom.com rankings. Records are Big South Conference records only, as that’s all that matters for the next month or two.


 South:
1. (#150)Charleston Southern (6-0)
Last week’s results:
W, 83-75 High Point
W, 79-59 Presbyterian


This week:

  • 1/26 @ Liberty 8pm
  • 1/30 vs Gardner-Webb 7:30

The Buccaneers are the last undefeated team remaining in the conference, when will they lose?

2. (#153)UNC Asheville (4-2)
Last week’s results:
W, 68-65 Longwood
W, 63-60 Coastal Carolina


This week:

  • 1/26 vs High Point 2pm
  • 1/30 @ Presbyterian 7pm

Asheville gets back to its winning ways and 2 more very winnable games on the horizon.

3. (#194)Coastal Carolina (3-3)
Last week’s results:
W, 72-49 VMI
L, 63-60 UNC-Asheville


This week:

  • 1/26 vs Campbell 7pm
  • 1/30 @ Winthrop 7pm

Coastal with a very impressive win over previously unbeaten VMI, and then the Chanticleers drop  a close one to the Bulldogs.

4. (#246)Winthrop (2-4)
Last week’s results:
L, 63-59 Campbell
W, 61-55 Gardner-Webb


This week:

  • 1/26 @ Radford 4pm
  • 1/30 vs Coastal Carolina 7pm

Winthrop with a solid conference win over South Division rival Gardner-Webb.

5. (#200)Gardner-Webb (2-4)
Last week’s results:
L, 52-51 Radford
L, 61-55 Winthrop


This week: 

  • 1/26 @ VMI 1pm
  • 1/30 @ Charleston Southern 7:30

Gardner-Webb is free falling after their impressive non-conference slate. 2 very difficult matchups this week.

6. (#345)Presbyterian (1-5)
Last week’s results:
W, 68-60 Liberty
L, 79-59 Charleston Southern


This week:

  • 1/26 @ Longwood 2pm
  • 1/30 vs UNC-Asheville 7pm

The Blue Hose pick up their first DI win and conference win of the season.

North:

1. (#209)High Point (4-2)
Last week’s results:
L, 83-75 Charleston Southern
W, 96-69 VMI


This week:

  • 1/26 @ UNC-Asheville 2pm
  • 1/30 vs Longwood 7pm

Wow, High Point makes a statement to the rest of the North Division.

2. (#240)Campbell (5-1)
Last week’s results:
W, 63-59 Winthrop
W, 69-60 Radford


This week:

  • 1/26 @ Coastal Carolina 7pm
  • 1/29 @ Liberty 7pm

Campbell keeps rolling along without Darren White, but his injury has to catch up to them at some point, right?

3. (#270)VMI (4-2)
Last week’s results:
L, 72-49 Coastal Carolina
L, 96-69 High Point


This week:

  • 1/26 vs Gardner-Webb 1pm
  • 1/30 @ Radford 7pm

VMI didn’t just lose their first 2 conference games, they got annihilated. It will be interesting to see how they respond.

4. (#245)Radford (3-3)
Last week’s results:
W, 52-51 Gardner-Webb
L, 69-60 Campbell


This week:

  • 1/26 vs Winthrop 4pm
  • 1/30 vs VMI 7pm

Radford with a buzzer beater to steal one at Gardner-Webb.

5. (#305)Liberty (2-4)
Last week’s results:
L, 68-60 Presbyterian
W, 74-47 Longwood


This week:

  • 1/26 vs Charleston Southern 8pm
  • 1/29 vs Campbell 7pm

Liberty with a disappointing loss to the Blue Hose, but they rebound with the emphatic win over Longwood.
 
6. (#340)Longwood (0-6)
Last week’s results:
L, 68-65 UNC-Asheville
L, 74-47 Liberty


This week:

  • 1/26 vs Presbyterian 2pm
  • 1/30 @ High Point 7pm

Welcome to the Big South Longwood.

Combined Power Rankings:
1. Charleston Southern
2. UNC Asheville
3. Coastal Carolina
4. High Point
5. Campbell
6. VMI
7. Winthrop
8. Radford
9. Gardner-Webb
10. Presbyterian
11. Liberty
12. Longwood