URI Basketball Climbs to #16 in Latest National Poll
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team moved up two spots to #16 in the country in the latest AP Poll, released on Monday.
The ranking is the highest in-season ranking in the program's history.
15 Game-Winning Streak
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe Rams enter the week having won 15 straight games, the second-longest active win streak in the country, behind Eastern Tennessee State’s 16-game winning streak.
Earlier this week, the Rams cruised past Davidson 72-59 at the Ryan Center behind 17 points from Jarvis Garrett and a combined 41 points from the bench.
RPI Ranking
The Rams have moved up to 5th 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.
Bracketology
On Sunday, CBS Sports projected the Rams as a 5-seed in the NCAA Tournament with analyst Clark Kellogg says Rhode Island could be as high as a four seed.
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi also projects the Rams as a five seed in his latest bracket projection released on Monday.
Next up
The Rams return to action on Tuesday, February 13 when they host Richmond at the Ryan Center.
Game time is set for 8:30 p.m.
Related Slideshow: URI Rams Basketball 2017-18 Projected Starting Lineup
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