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Message: [QUOTE="Hey Adrien!, post: 3555027, member: 5787"] Next year, one conference to be excited about is the A-10 and I firmly believe they will be a better conference, top to bottom, than the AAC next year. According to KenPom's AdjEM, the A-10 has not been a stronger conference since the 2014-2015 season (when they were a three-bid conference and Richmond was snubbed from a fourth). Below are the A-10 and AAC teams (sans UConn) with their 19/20 scores. A [B]team in bold [/B]is a team expected to be better in 20/21 and a [I]team in italics [/I]is a team expected to be worse. Teams in regular format should be around the same. [I]4 Dayton - Could only go down after Obi graduates.[/I] [B]46 Richmond - projected starting lineup of 100% seniors. Outside of Gonzaga, could be the best mid-major team in America. 62 Saint Louis - three best players are seniors. Similar to Richmond, could be the 2nd best mid-major in America.[/B] [I]65 Rhode Island - Langevine graduated and a lot of depth transferred[/I] 70 Davidson - Gudmudsson graduates, but a lot of returning players. [I]73 VCU - Evans/Vann/Jenkins gradiate and Santos-Silva transfers. Rebuilding year.[/I] [B]95 Duquesne - no major players graduated and they played without a home court last year. 123 St. Bonaventure - Six of their top 7 players return. Super quintet of juniors. 165 UMass - So young last year. 174 George Mason - Lots of injury issues last year, but a veteran team.[/B] 181 La Salle - Curious how Clifton Moore fits in, could be better. [B]241 George Washington - Trio of returning 10+ mpg players and a nice transfer haul.[/B] 245 Fordham - Their best player Chuba Ohams was injured most of last year, but don’t feel confident ranking them higher. [B]260 Saint Joseph’s - Can only be better. Curious how transfers Dahmir Bishop and Greg Foster fit[/B] 14 Houston - should be clearly the best team in the AAC. [I]39 Wichita State - A great exodus. Wish Alterique the best. 44 Cincy - No more Cumberland and Tre Scott. 21/22 squad should be good.[/I] 59 Memphis - No Precious, but team gets a little older. Should be around this spot unless any transfers get waivers. [I]80 Tulsa - Igbanu/Korita graduates and Jeriah Horne transferred out. [/I] [B]88 SMU - With seniors last year and three 14+ ppg players returning, dark horse for best team in AAC.[/B] [I]115 Temple - Quinton Rose graduated and now the Pierre-Louis bros transferred out. McKie won’t last.[/I] [B]117 UCF - Smith/Green are a nice inside outside duo and a nice pair of transfers coming in. 125 USF - Yetna is back. [/B] [I]185 Tulane - Lawson graduated, Hightower arrested…21/22 could be a good year with four transfers coming in[/I] 217 East Carolina - almost entire team returns, but who besides Gardner has talent? [/QUOTE]

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