BricksIt Weekly
Welcome to the Southland
East Texas A&M won at Oklahoma, and McNeese rates highest
Twelve schools along the Gulf South. McNeese is the only one in our national top 100.
By the Hardwood Bricks desk
Hardwood Bricks now covers the Southland, 12 schools from Natchitoches and New Orleans across Texas to Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley. Every game gets a preview, a recap, a line history and a spot in our ratings.
East Texas A&M opened with a 68-64 win at Oklahoma and a 72-71 win at Rice. The Lions are 3-1, and they won 94-88 in overtime at Portland on Friday as 7-point underdogs.
McNeese rates highest in the league at 81st after a 99-78 win over UAB.
Houston Christian is 4-0 and won 87-76 at South Dakota as a 4-point underdog.
Stephen F. Austin (133rd) won its first three before losing 81-78 in overtime to Rice on Saturday.
Nicholls holds on
The Colonels beat Louisiana Tech 71-68 on Saturday.
Texas A&M-CC on the road
The Islanders won 67-60 at Louisiana, then lost by 24 at Florida State on Friday.
Northwestern State's near miss
The Demons lost 84-83 in overtime at Little Rock on Saturday.
Lines to come
Lamar, McNeese and New Orleans have no betting lines in our books yet. They will appear as books post them.
By the numbers
The pecking order
Our model's rating for every Southland team: points better or worse than an average Division I team over 100 possessions. Record alongside.