VMI Upsets Virginia; BYU Beats K-State Again … Nearly 80% (12-of-16) of Wednesday’s games involving top-50 teams in the CB360 Composite National Rankings (CNR) fell into one of two noteworthy categories: upset wins over top-50 teams (6) or head-to-head matchups between top-50 squads (8, with 2 of them also falling into the upset category). (front-page photo courtesy of BYU)
The day’s most noteworthy upset saw VMI (#38 in the CNR) upset visiting #3 Virginia, 12-3, a result that surely will boost VMI’s at-large hopes (if needed) when the NCAA Tournament bids are handed out. Wednesday’s other upsets of CB360 top-50 teams included: Jacksonville 10, at #10 Florida State 8 … #44 Western Carolina 7, at #12 Clemson 5 … at BYU 13, #29 Kansas State 10 (Cougars also won gm-1 on Tuesday) … at Western Michigan 11, #35 Michigan State 10 … and UNC Wilmington 7, at #40 North Carolina State 4.
In addition to the wins by VMI and WCU, six other teams won head-to-head matchups vs. a fellow CB360 top-50 team. The #5-6-7 teams in the most recent CNR – Louisville (7-6 at #19 Western Kentucky), Arkansas (5-4 vs. #37 New Mexico; also won gm-1) and LSU (10-4 vs. #45 Tulane – all won top-50 showdowns, as did: #13 Coastal Carolina 12, at #32 North Carolina 4 … #15 South Carolina 10, at #33 The Citadel 4 … and #22 Alabama 10, at #27 Southeastern Louisiana 5.
Georgia figured to possibly give visiting #4 Georgia Tech a challenge, but the Yellow Jackets left no doubt on Wednesday night, winning 25-6.
Wednesday’s full slate of games involving top-50 resultss in included below (along with an assortment of postgame links).
WEDNESDAY’S TOP-50 RESULTS (4/14/10; CB360 Composite Nat’l Rank; upsets in italics)
• at #38 VMI 12, #3 Virginia 3 | Final Stats
VMI Recap | VA Recap
• #4 Georgia Tech 25, at Georgia 6 | Final Stats
GT Recap | GA Recap
• #5 Louisville 7, at #19 Western Kentucky 6 | Final Stats
LOU Recap | WKU Recap
• at #6 Arkansas 5, #37 New Mexico 4 | Final Stats
ARK Recap | NM Recap
• at #7 LSU 10, #45 Tulane 4 | Final Stats
LSU Recap | TUL Recap | Photos | Video HiLites
• Jacksonville 10, at #10 Florida State 8 | Final Stats
JU Recap | FSU Recap
• #44 Western Carolina 7, at #12 Clemson 5 | Final Stats
WCU Recap | CLEM Recap
• #13 Coastal Carolina 12, at #32 North Carolina 4 | Final Stats
CC Recap | UNC Recap
• #15 South Carolina 10, at #33 The Citadel 4 | Final Stats
SC Recap | CIT Recap
• #22 Alabama 10, at #27 Southeastern Louisiana 5 | Final Stats
ALA Recap | SELA Recap
• at BYU 13, #29 Kansas State 10 | Final Stats
BYU Recap | K-St Recap
• at #30 Rice 23, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1 | Final Stats
Rice Recap | A&M-CC Recap | Photos
• at Western Michigan 11, #35 Michigan State 10 | Final Stats
WMU Recap | MSU Recap
• at #36 Auburn 13, New Orelans 1 | Final Stats
AUB Recap | UNO Recap
• #39 Connecticut 15, at Brown 3 | Final Stats
UConn Recap | Brown Recap
• UNC Wilmington 7, at #40 North Carolina State 4 | Final Stats
UNCW Recap | NCS Recap