BricksIt Weekly
Welcome to the Big South
High Point is 4-0 and rates 70th
The Panthers have beaten Liberty, Washington State and Southern Utah by a combined 56 points. No one else in the league is in our top 180.
By the Hardwood Bricks desk
Hardwood Bricks now covers the Big South, nine schools across the Carolinas and Virginia, from Farmville and Radford to Rock Hill and Charleston. Every game gets a preview, a recap, a line history and a spot in our ratings.
High Point is 4-0 and rates 70th in our model. The Panthers beat Liberty 72-57 on a neutral floor, Washington State 83-71 and Southern Utah 88-59.
UNC Asheville lost 75-74 at Georgia Tech on Saturday, three days after winning 73-70 at West Georgia.
Longwood (187th) is 3-2 and won 80-75 in overtime over North Carolina Central.
Winthrop is 0-4, and three of the losses came by five points or fewer.
Charleston Southern's week
The Buccaneers lost at Wake Forest, then beat West Georgia 92-68 on Saturday.
Gardner-Webb's road trip
The Runnin' Bulldogs have played at UConn, Texas and South Carolina already.
Radford breaks through
The Highlanders beat Shenandoah 102-63 on Saturday after three road losses.
One bid
The Big South tournament in March decides the league's NCAA bid.
By the numbers
The pecking order
Our model's rating for every Big South team: points better or worse than an average Division I team over 100 possessions. Record alongside.