BricksIt Weekly
Welcome to Conference USA
FIU rates highest, and Kennesaw State hasn't lost
Ten schools, from Delaware to Las Cruces. FIU and Sam Houston are the only two in our top 150.
By the Hardwood Bricks desk
Hardwood Bricks now covers Conference USA, ten schools that stretch from Newark, Delaware to Miami and west to Las Cruces. Every game gets a preview, a recap, a line history and a spot in our ratings.
FIU rates highest in the league at 125th and is 3-0. The Panthers won 89-80 at Florida Gulf Coast on Friday as 3.5-point underdogs.
Sam Houston (129th) is 2-2, with road losses at Alabama and Illinois around an 85-77 win over Pepperdine.
Kennesaw State is 4-0, the league's only other unbeaten team, with close wins over Austin Peay and Winthrop.
Liberty lost its opener to High Point on a neutral floor and has won twice since. Missouri State is 3-0, but all three wins came against non-Division I teams.
Middle Tennessee at home
The Blue Raiders are 3-0 in Murfreesboro and lost by 44 at Kansas.
New Mexico State's week
The Aggies lost by 41 at Gonzaga, then 60-58 at UTEP, their old league rival.
Delaware's opener
The Blue Hens scored 105 on opening night, then lost at Wisconsin and at home to James Madison.
One bid
The league tournament in March decides Conference USA's NCAA bid, so the regular season is about seeding.
By the numbers
The pecking order
Our model's rating for every CUSA team: points better or worse than an average Division I team over 100 possessions. Record alongside.