An end-of-the-season Schuylkill 16
Now that the season is over, I figured it would be a good idea to give you all one more chance to comment on how the season played out.
An end-of-the-season Schuylkill 16
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
Now that college basketball has left us for another year, I figured it would be a good idea to give you all one more chance to comment on how the season played out.
So here one last edition of the Schuylkill 16. Do you agree with the rankings? Have your say in the comments.
1. Temple, 9 points (9 first-place votes)
- "Temple has to get some credit for finally winning a tournament game. Way to go and congratulations Fran." (Patrick Flannery)
- "Fran was a lane violation away from his first trip to the Sweet 16, but there is no doubt he has the Temple program headed in the right direction. Villanova's reign as the cream of the Philly hoops' crop is no more." (Fred D.)
2. Penn State, 23 points
- "Looks like my Nittany Lions will go back for another ten year slumber." (Tim AumAn)
3. Villanova, 30 points
- " 'Nova Nation cant have it all every year. We are about two to three years from another final four run. No one else in the sixteen is even close to capeable to making that statement. 'Nova Nation will rise to the challenge." (Patrick Flannery)
- "We found out how much Villanova needed Scottie Reynolds. Not sure whether it was that Jay couldn't get the point across to his team (the offense couldn't run a play vs. GMU) or that his players really aren't that good." (Joshn Wheeling)
4. Princeton, 42 points
- "I think Gary Walters will name himself the new Princeton caoch, and then I guarantee he will stay longer than any of the four previous Princeton coaches - Bill Carmody, John Thompson III, Joe Scott, and now Sydney Johnson." (Stephen Goldsmith)
5. Bucknell, 61 points
- "The UConn buzzsaw aside, Bucknell was by far the most improved team in the Schuylkill 16 this year." (Tim AumAn)
6. Drexel, 63 points
7. Rutgers 66 points
8. La Salle, 85 points
- "I would have never imagined I'd be placing La Salle in double-digits here at the beginning of the season." (Josh Wheeling)
- "Bye bye, Aaric. He will be a stiff somewhere else too." (Patrick Flannery)
9. Delaware, 88 points
10. Rider, 96 points
11. Penn, 98 points
- "It was great to see the Quakers competitive, but it's sad to have to applaud a 7-7 Ivy effort. At least the conference had a pretty strong year." (Josh Wheeling)
12. Lehigh, 102 points
13. Lafayette, 104 points
14. Saint Joseph's, 106 points
- "The Hawk is dead. Temple students laid him to rest in a brilliant display. Phil must go, his days are past." (Patrick Flannery)
15. Delaware State, 125 points
16. Monmouth, 126 points
- "Momounth's new coach, King Rice, has the best name in college basketball." (Stephen Goldsmith)
And on that note, we will call it a day. Thanks so much to all of you who participated throughout the season.
Drexel would have destroyed Bucknell and Princeton. Soft Pretzel, get off the booze.— woodenships- Monmouth, aren't they in North Jersey?— Smokey
- "Villanova's reign as the cream of the Philly hoops' crop is no more." Really Fred D. Who the Big 5 this year? One tourney win does not a regicide make. Nova is still king. I agree that Fran has the Owls back on course (and finally gives me a reason to root for them) but Nova has killer classes coming in the next two years. Watch for a strong rebound by the Cats.— billyo516
- Congrats to TU: one win in NCAA win in 15 years.— Gatto
- Poor Gatto can't count. Try 9 wins in 15 years. Albeit only 4 in the past 10.— ghostdog
- I'm guessing Gatto's 1 in 15 years probably meant Fran's record, which isn't really fair, considering he was the underdog at Penn for most of those. I expect his total to keep going up now that he has the talent (he always could coach).
And just for comparison's sake, Nova has 14 tourney wins in the last 15 years, and 12 in the last 7.— billyo516
Reach Jonathan at jtannenwald@phillynews.com or 215-854-2330.
