Evening star., 1941-01-13
Impressive LIST
OF Upsets Due
For Increase
Coast -to-Coust Jam
Is Certain to Shrink
Ranks of Unbeuten
By JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Snortx WrifRr.

NEW YORK, Jan. l3.-UpSetS al
ready have taken a fearful toll from
the Nations foremost college basket
ball teams and the week ahead seems
certain to pile the wreckage even
higher.
In some cases nothing but can
cellations could keep disaster from
catching up with the standoutS. be-
cause the hot and heavy schedule
calls for undefeated teams and vari-
Gus league leaders to collide with
each other in a grand coast-to-
coast tumble
AS matters stand today the princi-
pal conference and independent
leaders are:
East-Cornell and Dartmouth in
the Ivy League. Villanova and
Duquesne among the independents.
South-North Carolina and Rich
mond in the Southern Conference
and Florida in the Southeastern.
Midwest-Ohio State. Indiana and
Minnesota in the Big Ten; Toledo
of the independents: Nebraska and
Iowa State in the Big Six: Creighton
Missouri Valley.
SouthWeSt-ArkanSaS.
Rocky MountainS-Colorado State,
Denver and Brigham Young
Pacific Coast-Southern California
and Stanford in the Southern Divl-
sion: Oregon State and Washington
in the North.
Others Nav Bounce Back.
There are. of course. other good
teams who have been bounced into
the background and may bounce
back. But before they can work
their way back to the top they're
going to have some new companions.
Cornell and Dartmouth, both un-
defeated in Eastern League play,
will tangle Saturday night in the
high light of four games on this
weeks program in the Ivy circuit.
One will have to give way.
Similarly Villanova, winner Of 10
straight this year. will collide
Wednesday with little Seton Hall,
which has won "a in succession
since last being beaten in 1899.
Duquesne is on a dangerous inva-
sion of the Middle West that will be
climaxed Saturday with game
against Ohio State.
Other unbeaten quints in the East
include Washington and Jefferson,
Baltimore and Rhode Island State.
In addition Long Island. La Sale,
New York U. Georgetown and
Syracuse have dropped only one.
New York U. was one of the
country's principal casualties last
week. The Violets we're plucked,
47-34, Friday night by Penn State.
which turned right around and lost
to unpredictable Pitt Saturday night,
36-27.
In the Southern Conference North
Carolina and Richmond each have
won twice and stayed unbeaten in
side the circuit. but Richmond was
knocked out of the Nations un-
defeated list Saturday. 1886, by
George Washington, which will be-
come a member of the conference
next year. Ten conference games
are on the calendar this week. The
title. however. is decided in tourna-
ment and not on the seasons record.
Florida Quint in Forefront.
Florida has pushed itself to the
forefront in the Southeastern Con-
ference by winning five out OF SIX
games in an early season rush. in
Guiding a 44-42 decision over
Georgia Saturday night. Kentucky.
tournament champions for two sea-
sons. and Tennessee are the other
top threats and they'll battle Satur-
day in the headline game OF the
weeks program of eight.
Ohio State stepped into the Big
Ten lead with two victories over
Michigan and Northwestern, but
Minnesota and Indiana each won
their single start Indlana's only
loss this season was to Southern
California on the Coast and 1t wall
loped Illinois. 48-38. Saturday night
after the Illini downed Purdues
defending champions, 1874, last
Monday. Iowa, the only Big Ten
team able to come through the nom
conference exercising unbeaten, was
upset by Wisconsin, 1885, Satur-
day. Nine games are on tap this
week
Nebraska technically is in front
in the Big Six with one victory
and no defeats. but everybody is
waiting to see what happens to Iowa
State, triumphant in eight straight
non-conference tits. The Iowans
had a date with Missouri postponed
Saturday because of flu epidemic
in that section, but will meet Kan
sas tonight. Two of the four other
games on the weeks card send
(See BAILEY, Page A-l2O