URI Basketball Cracks Top 20, Ranked 18th in Latest National Poll
Monday, February 05, 2018
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team has cracked the top 20 in the latest national rankings.
After being ranked 22nd last week, the Rams moved up to 18th in the latest AP Poll released on Monday.
The Rams are ranked ahead of both North Carolina and Kentucky.
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The Rams enter the week having won 14 straight games on the season and 17 straight games in conference play dating back to last season.
Most recently, URI earned an 81-68 road win over VCU on Friday, February 2 behind Cyril Langevine’s 18 rebounds and 12 points.
Prior to that, URI escaped with an 85-83 road win over UMass to conclude the month of January.
RPI Ranking
The Rams have moved up to 6th in the RPI rankings, one spot behind Auburn and ahead of Purdue and Duke.
The RPI rankings measure the team's strength of schedule and is adjusted based on wins and losses and who those wins and losses come against.
Next Up
URI returns to action on Friday, February 9, when they host Davidson at the Ryan Center.
Game time is set for 7 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN2.
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