Basketball Power Rankings 11/18

The first week of the season was a surprise for many teams in the Big Sky on both ends of the spectrum.  Biggest Surprise was Northern Colorado.  Biggest disappointment was Portland State. The schedule is light for most between now and Thanksgiving.

1.  Montana (3-0)
Won all three games in their own round robin tournament over the weekend.  So far, the Grizzlies are getting double-figure points production out of four players, including Anthony Johnson who was on-fire from the outside.  Travels to Denver on Thursday and then visits Oregon on Monday

2.  Northern Colorado (2-0)
Went to Hawaii and hung up triple figures over McNeese State and then played an impressive game against Southern Utah.  Hosts Texas Southern on Friday.  

3.  Idaho State (0-3)
Like I said last week, most teams in the country would go 0-3 traveling to Iowa State, Bradley and BYU.  They should get their first win of the season Saturday against Colorado Christian.  Then another difficult road game at Utah State on Tuesday.  The early season schedule for the Bengals in unrealistically difficult.

4.  Weber State (0-2)
The Wildcats played a close game against Utah State in Logan but then allowed themselves to get blown out at UC Santa Barbara.  In the second game, it seems that the Cats were a one-man team.  They continue the road trip against Seattle on Sunday and then host Western State on Tuesday.

5.  Northern Arizona (1-2)
Played Fresno State close at home, got killed by Arizona in Tuscon but won at home against Southwestern.  The Lumberjacks host Pacific on Thursday.

6.  Eastern Washington (1-2)
Lost to the Portland Pilots in the Rose city and then lost to in-state rival Washington state before coming home and beating Whitman.  They travel to UT-Arlington on Saturday and host Boise State on Tuesday.

7.  Sacramento State (1-2)
The Hornets won 1 out of three in Houston over the weekend.  They play Bethany college tonight and then travel up I-5 to take on Oregon State on Saturday.  Next Tuesday, they visit Moscow to take on Idaho.
 
8.  Portland State (0-3)
It must have been disappointing to loose all three games in Seattle last weekend.  Not the best start for Tyler Grieving.  Their only game this week is a home game against Cal Poly.

9.  Montana State (1-1)
Lost by 14 in Reno before only beating Colorado Christian by ten at home.  Their only game this week is a home game against Southern Mississippi.