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Wildcat Weekly: โ€˜Cats Escape Two Nailbiters, Become Ranked

Wildcat Weekly: โ€šร„รฒCats Escape Two Nailbiters, Become Ranked

Wildcat Weekly | Edition 9 | Cole Vulpis
From @DavidsonMBB on Twitter.

Here we are. The team picked 6th in the A10 is now ranked 25th in the AP Poll. Davidson has won 15 straight and have started 6-0 in Atlantic-10 play to earn their first ranking since March 9, 2015. This is the โ€˜Cats 9th season being ranked since the AP Poll debuted in 1949.

Conference opponents have brought their A game against Davidson; the Wildcatโ€™s average margin of victory over conference opponents is 6.3. VCU and Fordham this past week are part of the reason the average is as low as it is. Both of these games were decided by 3 points or less. With a ranking in front of their name, Davidson will look keep the streak alive to further build their NCAA Tournament resume.

Davidson at VCU

From ESPN.

After having 16 team turnovers against Richmond, the โ€˜Cats had a chance to right the ship in their next game against VCU. The problem is that VCU isnโ€™t exactly the team you want to face if youโ€™re looking to…

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