Savannah State University NCAA News

The atmosphere will be tense at McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium on Saturday as North Carolina Central goes up against Savannah State in MEAC action.

Arnold Louis had his fourth straight double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds off the bench as Savannah State held off Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 55-49 Monday night for the Tigers' sixth straight victory.

Louisville, who cracks the AP Top 25 at #24 this week, leads two newcomers to the poll.

The Harvard men's swimming team split its matchups in this weekend's annual HYP meet, topping Yale, 268-85, but falling to No.

Are you a Beatles fan? Are you going to see the Fab Faux, a Beatles tribute band, at UPAC in... Competing at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York, Pawling High School's boys 3,200-meter relay team placed eighth in 7 minutes, 55.17 seconds.

Gonzaga is ranked #24 in the AP Top 25 poll this week, and is one of two newcomers.

Deric Rudolph scored 20 points, with all but two coming from 3-point range, and Savannah State routed Stetson 75-45 on Monday night.

Kentucky makes a return appearance as the number one team in men's basketball, according to the AP Poll, replacing Syracuse who drops to #3. Kentucky gets back the number one ranking following a week in which they first got a victory at home against Arkansas, 86-63. After that came another win at home against Alabama, 77-71. Syracuse falls from the ... (more)

Deric Rudolph scored 24 points and was 8 of 17 from 3-point range to lead Savannah State over South Carolina State 83-53 on Saturday.

Ricky Johnson made all 10 of his free throws in the final 1:06 to help Bethune-Cookman hold off Savannah State 68-62 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game Monday night.

Illinois makes an appearance at #22 in the AP Top 25 poll this week, one of two new teams.

Some notes on this pairing: The Savannah State RPI ranking was a good deal higher than Florida A&M . The Tigers are not playing great on the road, but the Rattlers had no momentum and had lost 4 out of 5. A year ago, Savannah State lost 64-53. Three-pointers were a huge key to winning for Savannah State, with 24 points coming from three-point range ... (more)