Mid-Major Power 15

[ORUalum]

here is yet another mid-major poll(ESPN)

The Mid-Major Power 15

(Conference USA, the Atlantic 10 and Mountain West are not represented in these weekly rankings)

1. Creighton: The Bluejays are on a six-game winning streak.

2. Murray State: Undefeated and zero threats before March.

3. Saint Mary's: WCC's best has wins over Gonzaga and BYU.

4. Wichita State: Winners of five straight since New Year's Eve loss to Creighton.

5. Gonzaga: The Bulldogs won't matter in March if they can't win outside of Spokane.

6. Long Beach State: Tough nonconference slate helped 49ers prep for Big West (5-0).

7. Harvard: Might win the Ivy League without suffering one loss in league play.

8. BYU: Noah Hartsock (17.3 ppg) will be a much bigger name in March.

9. Oral Roberts: Dec. 18 win over Xavier kicked off nine-game winning streak.

10. Middle Tennessee State: Blue Raiders off to a 6-0 start in Sun Belt.

11. Iona: Recovered from Manhattan loss with win over Loyola (Md.) on Sunday.

12. Akron: Four-game winning streak includes wins at Marshall and against Ohio.

13. Wagner: Danny Hurley's squad has seven straight since Dec. 23 road win over Pitt.

14. Davidson: Possesses the nation's 16th-best scoring offense (79.6 ppg).

15. Weber State: Damian Lillard is averaging 25.5 ppg for undefeated Big Sky leader.

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[tmh8286]

Interesting to see local product Noah Hartsock of BYU getting national attention.

[ron]

Oral always wanted to be to the Christian worldwhat BYU was to the Mormon. This would be a lovely view for him. He would have loved to see this level of success again.

[theeagleman5]

_{I guess time will tell but TheEagleman thinks ORU is better than Harvard, BYU and Long Beach State.....maybe we will get a shot at LBSU in the Bracketbuster.....}

[ORUalum]

The Mid-Major Power 15

(Conference USA, the Atlantic 10 and Mountain West are not represented in these weekly rankings)

1. Creighton: The Bluejays exorcised some demons by beating Missouri State last week.

2. Murray State: Undefeated and key player Ivan Aska is back. Unfair.

3. Saint Mary's: WCC's best has a chance to sweep BYU this week.

4. Wichita State: Tied with Creighton atop Missouri Valley at 8-1.

5. Gonzaga: The Bulldogs have won three in a row.

6. Long Beach State: LBSU is still undefeated in the Big West.

7. Harvard: Winner of four straight.

8. Nevada: The Wolf Pack haven't lost since Nov. 25.

9. Oral Roberts: The Golden Eagles are 10-0 in conference play.

10. BYU: Cougars can avenge earlier loss to No. 20 Saint Mary's this week.

11. Middle Tennessee State: The Blue Raiders are shooting 49 percent from the field.

12. Davidson: The Wildcats have one of the best scoring offenses in America.

13. Weber State: These Wildcats are dominating the Big Sky.

14. Cleveland State: The Vikings have won five of their past six.

15. Iona: Gaels are 2-2 in their past four after Monday loss at Siena.

Myron Medcalf covers college basketball for ESPN.com. He can be reached at mmedcalf3030@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter: @MedcalfbyESPN

[theeagleman5]

That's impressive company....ORU can continue to climb with a couple of wins this week and then two more in the Dakotas....won't be a picnic up there....