BricksIt Weekly
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ETSU and Furman rate highest, and The Citadel has won three straight
Eleven schools across the Southern Appalachians and the Piedmont. Four of them rate in our national top 150.
By the Hardwood Bricks desk
Hardwood Bricks now covers the Southern Conference, 11 schools from Lexington, Virginia to Birmingham. Every game gets a preview, a recap, a line history and a spot in our ratings.
ETSU rates highest at 106th despite a 1-2 start, after road losses at Arizona State and NC State and a 68-53 win over Campbell.
Furman (108th) won its first four, including 98-83 over Northern Iowa, before losing 72-62 at Belmont on Saturday.
Chattanooga won 77-70 at Elon on Friday. Tennessee Tech, new to the league this season, beat Western Kentucky 97-94.
The Citadel has won three straight, the last a 77-74 win at North Florida on Saturday as a 3.5-point underdog.
Western Carolina on the road
The Catamounts won 83-75 at UNC Asheville and lost by eight at North Carolina.
Wofford's week
The Terriers lost 97-92 at Queens on Saturday after road losses at Tennessee and North Carolina.
VMI's streak
The Keydets have won two straight, including 65-51 over North Carolina Central.
Asheville in March
The SoCon tournament is played in Asheville, and its winner takes the league's NCAA bid.
By the numbers
The pecking order
Our model's rating for every SoCon team: points better or worse than an average Division I team over 100 possessions. Record alongside.