The 88 points were the most allowed by the Eagles to an ASUN opponent since 2010 when East Tennessee State also reached that mark in a five-point win. FGCU led by five points with 26 seconds left in regulation but was outscored 20-5 the rest of the way. They also handed the Eagles their lone conference loss of the regular season, an 88-78 overtime setback on Jan. The Flames (24-7) are one of the hottest teams in the nation and will carry a 16-game winning streak into Saturday’s game. With offense struggling, FGCU women use defense to advance to ASUN title gameįGCU women’s basketball advances to ASUN semifinal with win over Stetson 23 in the latest USA TODAY coaches’ poll, is the prohibitive favorite to win its ninth outright ASUN championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year. Saturday in the conference title game at Alico Arena.įGCU, ranked No.
This year is no exception as the top-seeded Eagles will host second-seeded Liberty at 7 p.m.
In every season the FGCU women’s basketball team has been eligible to compete in the ASUN Tournament, 12 to be exact, the Eagles have advanced to the championship game. 17.View Gallery: FGCU Women's Basketball: ASUN tournament semifinals Numbers in parentheses are opponent’s Team Score Ranking. Teams are listed in order of their Average Schedule Strength National Ranking. That eliminates an easy solution to all three groups’ scheduling woes. Making matters worse, the other two leagues in a similar position this season-the WAC and Summit-aren’t convenient geographically. Of course, with the ASUN’s conference season only accounting for 14 games, members are responsible for finding three or four extra contests a season relative to the rest of Division I. And of the 29 top 100 contests, just four will be at home and FGCU is responsible for half of that total. Of the 129 games scheduled, exactly 100 will come against teams from outside of the top 100. While ASUN teams’ home and road games approach parity, that wouldn’t be possible without each team scheduling an average of three games against non-D1 foes. However, UNF’s over-scheduling results in the Ospreys owning the largest gap in the conference-the worst of three that extend into triple digits.ĪSUN Non-Conference Games By Strength And Location Opponent Strength At the other end of the competitive spectrum, Stetson and NJIT also managed to do well in terms of scheduling to their recent performance, as did Jacksonville. Yes, the Eagles are one of three ASUN teams that under-scheduled, but they did so by just three spots. While the Ospreys lead the way in terms of building a difficult schedule, FGCU is a shining example of how a mid-major contender should put its November and December slate together. Reminder: Known Score = known matchups only Average Score = known games+average of potential bracketed matchups Maximum Score = known games+games against best potential bracketed matchups Minimum Score = known games+games against worst potential bracketed matchupsĪSUN Schedule Strengths And National Ranks Team *Denotes team will participate in a bracketed tournament. However, only North Florida ranks within the top 100-and among the top 20 in three of the four categories. While two teams, Jacksonville and Stetson, have schedules in the bottom 50 nationally, five teams rank among the top half of D1. And given the stability of these lineups, it’s not surprising the conference ranks in the top half of Division I in the Known Schedule and Minimum Schedule rankings but lower in the Average and Maximum ones. With none of its eight squads participating in a bracketed tournament, the ASUN is the only league with a completely set non-conference slate.
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