URI Slips to #18 in Country in Latest National Poll
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team slipped two spots to #18 in the latest AP Poll released on Monday, after being ranked as high as 16th last week.
The drop follows URI’s 77-74 loss on the road to St. Bonaventure last Friday, which snapped their 16-game winning streak.
It also marked their first loss in the A-10 since February 15, 2017, when they lost to Fordham.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTPrior to the game against St. Bonaventure, URI beat Richmond at the Ryan Center earlier in the week.
The Rams are currently 21-4 overall on the season and 13-1 in the A-10.
RPI Ranking
The Rams are ranked 7th in the RPI rankings, one spot behind Kansas and ahead of Auburn and Nevada.
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
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi is still projecting the Rams to be a 5-seed in his latest bracket projection released on Monday.
CBS Sports is also projecting the Rams to be a 5-seed.
Next up
URI returns to action on Tuesday, February 20 when they visit La Salle.
Game time is set for 7 p.m.
Related Slideshow: URI Rams Basketball 2017-18 Projected Starting Lineup
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