The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13
ONLY q COLLEGE
QUINTETS STILL
ARE UNDEFEATED
Duke Universal y Listed
Under Twice-Beaten List
OF Cage Outfits

Of Cage Outfits
NEW YORK, Jan. IL - R -
After another week of furious
pounding up and down the hard
wood of the nations basketball
courts, 81 college quintets still are
indicated.
Perched atop this group is Seton
Hall, of New Jersey. with a streak
of 10 triumphs. The other 20 are:
Marshall Nv Va II victories;
Duquesne, University of Washing
ton and Lawrence Mich.) Tech,
each with 10; Eastern Kentucky
nine; Rhode Island State, Wheaton
Qll.) and Mankato (Minn.) Teach
ers, each with eight; West Virginia
and Alabama, each seven; Mon
mouth Qll.) six; Washington and
Jefferson, Washington and Lee,
Lafayette, and Capital (Ohio) each
with five; Heidelberg Ohio and
B%ucknell, each four; Slippery Rock
(Pa.) Teachers, three; and Army
and Ursinus, each two.
A week ago the list totaled %,
but eight teams, Depauw, Anderson
Broaddus, Buffalo IN. " Teach.
ers, Maine, Vanderbilt, st. Francis
(Pa.) Amherst and Shippensburg
(Pa.) Teachers fell by the wayside.
These eight Joined an imposing
list of once-beaten aggregations in
Guiding Kentucky, Iowa, Michigan,
Purdue, Texas, Louisiana State,
Tennessee. Santa Clara, Syracuse,
New York University, Colgate,
Arizona, Loras, Vermont, Pennsyl-
vania, Navy, Hofstra, Clark, Dick
~inson, Virginia Tech and Beloit.
Passing into the twice-defeated
class were the Oklahoma Aggies,
NCAA champions; Oregon, West
ern Michigan, Duke, George Wash
ington, Richmond and Virginia
Military.
The Aggies went down before St.
Louis University, SO to 20, on Fri.
day night in a major upset that
ranked with the unexpected victory
the Aggies themselves scored over
Kentucky at New Orle~.ls on Dec
30. Maybe Aggie Coach Hank Iba.
was right when he said recently
I'VE have about run out our
string"
Wisconsin showed that its victory
over Iowa in the Western Confer.
ence a week ago was no fluke by
trouncing Indiana, 70-49, in a con-
ference tilt Saturday night. The
Badgers now hold first place with
a 80 record.
In other Big Nine league tits
Saturday night Iowa trounced Ohio
State, 61-35; Illinois overwhelmed
Northwestern, $40; and Minnesota
edged Michigan. 48-47. In a top non.
league struggle Purdue humbleo
Notre Dame, 60-56.
This is how things shape up ir
the major conferences:
Eastern - Penn walloped Yale
67-52, to retain first place. Cornell
whipped Harvard $3.50 and Colum
bia nicked Dartmouth 60-56.
Missouri Valley - st. Louis tool
over the lead by plastering the
Oklahoma Aggies and following
through against Tulsa Saturda.
night, 57-40. The Aggies came bach
Saturday night to rout Washington
of St. Louis, 46-31 while Drake
trounced Wichita, 67-37.
Southeast Alabama betteree
Vanderbilt, 1916, to keep frs
place, ahead of LSU, Kentucky ant
Tennessee. Last night LSU nosee
out Mississippi State, 61-57; Tenn
essee socked Auburn, 66-32 ane
Georgia Tech defeated Tulane, So
81. In a non-league game, Ken
lucky, favored to win the annua
conference championship tourna
ment, trampled Dayton, 1929.
South favored Duke Travelled
North and split in two games. The
Blue Devils lost in two extra pc
RODS to N. Y. U. in New York
64-61, but took Temple in Philadel
phia Saturday night, 1886. Nortf
Carolina, expected to be Duke
chief rival in the annual league
tournament, got a taste of wha
happened to the Blue Devils. The
runner-up to the Oklahoma Aggie!
in the NCAA competition last veal
lost to Lasalle in Philly, 1852, alst
in two overtimes.
Southwest - Texas still favored
although Arkansas twice beat Rice
and Southern Methodist Saturda!
night walloped the Texas Aggies
$685.. Among the Independent:
Texas Wesleyan made it Is of L
by whipping McMurry, 1886.
Pacific Coast - In the Northern
Division - Oregon State leads, 3
0, by virture of beating Oregon il
an overtime fray Saturday night
1859, although Washington also il
unbeaten. California twice defeat
ed Southern California to take the
lead in the Southern Loop as Stan
ford split two games with UCLA.
Big Seven - Colorado leads
Utah has won its only league game
while Wyoming and Brigham YOUNG
still have to open in league com
petition.
Big Six - Missouri on top a
early-season favorites, Oklahoma
Kansas and K-State stumbled.
Once-beaten Arizona still lead
in the Border conference; Lafay
cite in the bid-Atlantic and Beloi
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