BricksIt Weekly
Welcome to the CAA
Towson rates highest, and UNCW and Charleston haven't lost
Two CAA teams sit in our national top 100. The league is already 3-2 against the Ivy.
By the Hardwood Bricks desk
Hardwood Bricks now covers the Coastal Athletic Association, 13 schools from Boston and Long Island down to Wilmington and Charleston. Every game gets a preview, a recap, a line history and a spot in our ratings.
Towson rates highest in the league at 89th despite a 3-2 start. Both losses came out West, at Santa Clara and Utah, and the Tigers have won three straight at home by 20, 30 and 26.
UNC Wilmington (94th) is 4-0. The Seahawks won 78-75 at East Carolina as 5.5-point favorites, then beat Kent State 91-73.
Charleston (125th) is 3-0 and won 91-81 at Temple as a 1.5-point favorite.
The CAA is 3-2 against the Ivy League. Northeastern beat Harvard in overtime and Yale, Elon won at Columbia, and Princeton beat Hofstra and Stony Brook.
Hofstra's escape
The Pride beat Iona 62-59 in overtime on Friday, a week after losing 60-58 at Princeton.
NC A&T in Athens
The Aggies lost 80-70 at Ohio as 15.5-point underdogs, then 72-67 at East Carolina.
Campbell's first win
The Camels beat South Carolina Upstate 93-77 on Saturday after three road losses.
Monmouth on the road
The Hawks won 74-70 at Quinnipiac after losses to St. John's and Rhode Island.
By the numbers
The pecking order
Our model's rating for every CAA team: points better or worse than an average Division I team over 100 possessions. Record alongside.