Game 18: GMU (16-1 / 4-0) at Loyola Chicago (5-12 / 1-3) on Tuesday, January 13, at 7:00 PM.

[Sport31]

Mason got 8 AP votes for top 25.

 

[Verdad]

I thought that would be the case if we got the win - but didn't want to jinx it

 

[Pablo]

Mason got 8 AP votes for top 25.

NCAA College Basketball Rankings: AP Top 25 Basketball Poll

The official page for the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll. Keep up to date and view the latest NCAA men's basketball ranking updates each week for the 2025-26 season.

apnews.com

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:​

Saint Louis 92, Kansas 60, Iowa 58, Miami (Ohio) 49, Villanova 40, Wisconsin 37, Miami 30, Texas A&M 23, UCF 18, Saint Mary's 17, SMU 15, Auburn 14, George Mason 8, NC State 3, Southern Cal 1, St. John's 1.

 

[Verdad]

Damnit, now I'm looking up the NCAA tournament locations for 1st 2 rounds again...

 

[Pablo]

Damnit, now I'm looking up the NCAA tournament locations for 1st 2 rounds again...

March Madness Final Four: Future dates & sites

A complete listing of the future dates and sites for the men’s DI college basketball championship.

www.ncaa.com

FINAL FOUR SITES
Year	Dates	City	Venue	Host(s)
2026	April 4 & 6	Indianapolis	Lucas Oil Stadium	Horizon League IU Indianapolis

2026 PRELIMINARY ROUND SITES
Round	Dates	City	Venue	Host(s)
First Four	March 17 & 18	Dayton, OH	UD Arena	University of Dayton
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Buffalo, NY	KeyBank Center	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Canisius University Niagara University
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Greenville, SC	Bon Secours Wellness Arena	Furman Southern Conference
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Oklahoma City, OK	Paycom Center	Big 12 Conference
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Portland, OR	Moda Center	Oregon State University
First/Second	March 20 & 22	Tampa, FL	Benchmark International Arena	University of South Florida
First/Second	March 20 & 22	Philadelphia, PA	Xfinity Mobile Arena	Saint Joseph's University
First/Second	March 20 & 22	San Diego, CA	Viejas Arena	San Diego State University
First/Second	March 20 & 22	St. Louis, MO	Enterprise Center	Missouri Valley Conference
South Regional	March 26 & 28	Houston, TX	Toyota Center	Rice University
West Regional	March 26 & 28	San Jose, CA	SAP Center	San Jose State University
Midwest Regional	March 27 & 29	Chicago, IL	United Center	Northwestern University
East Regional	March 27 & 29	Washington, D.C.	Capital One Arena	Georgetown University

 

[Pablo]

Men's Bracketology: Duke is a 1-seed again

Is the ACC back? Eight single-digit seeds -- including one on the top line -- and a couple of bubble teams would suggest so.

www.espn.com

PORTLAND

SMU
6

George Mason
11



BYU
3

N Dakota St
14

 

[psyclone]

March Madness Final Four: Future dates & sites

A complete listing of the future dates and sites for the men’s DI college basketball championship.

www.ncaa.com

FINAL FOUR SITES
Year	Dates	City	Venue	Host(s)
2026	April 4 & 6	Indianapolis	Lucas Oil Stadium	Horizon League IU Indianapolis

2026 PRELIMINARY ROUND SITES
Round	Dates	City	Venue	Host(s)
First Four	March 17 & 18	Dayton, OH	UD Arena	University of Dayton
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Buffalo, NY	KeyBank Center	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Canisius University Niagara University
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Greenville, SC	Bon Secours Wellness Arena	Furman Southern Conference
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Oklahoma City, OK	Paycom Center	Big 12 Conference
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Portland, OR	Moda Center	Oregon State University
First/Second	March 20 & 22	Tampa, FL	Benchmark International Arena	University of South Florida
First/Second	March 20 & 22	Philadelphia, PA	Xfinity Mobile Arena	Saint Joseph's University
First/Second	March 20 & 22	San Diego, CA	Viejas Arena	San Diego State University
First/Second	March 20 & 22	St. Louis, MO	Enterprise Center	Missouri Valley Conference
South Regional	March 26 & 28	Houston, TX	Toyota Center	Rice University
West Regional	March 26 & 28	San Jose, CA	SAP Center	San Jose State University
Midwest Regional	March 27 & 29	Chicago, IL	United Center	Northwestern University
East Regional	March 27 & 29	Washington, D.C.	Capital One Arena	Georgetown University

So I guess we root for the East Regional and replicate our Final Four Run at Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center)! Getting a little ahead of ourselves!

 

[Patriotsince81]

NCAA talk is a bit premature for me at this point. I'm just hoping for top 4 in the conference which would help our chances. Some tough games to come. 4 down 14 to go.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/atlantic10.com/documents/2025/8/25/26MBB_Bracket_14_Teams.pdf

 

[psyclone]

NCAA talk is a bit premature for me at this point. I'm just hoping for top 4 in the conference which would help our chances. Some tough games to come. 4 down 14 to go.

https://atlantic10.com/documents/2025/8/25//26MBB_Bracket_14_Teams.pdf?id=8439

Certainly, a more realistic attitude! But some of the joys of being a fan is to let our imaginations create dream scenarios when we're coming off a big win against a long-term rival!

 

[tblack33]

Their fans have stopped showing up. Was a ghost town against Davidson last week.

I am significantly less concerned about laying an egg if a bunch of their dudes are still out and they have to rely on players to give 15 minutes a night who were expected to give at most two. Getting dominated by Davidson at home was the bad sign for them imo, the momentum from the win they had against Rhody and the hot start against Dayton is gone.

Please still play hard though. Please.

It’s been Christmas break for them, not sure if schools back though but I wouldn’t judge their attendance just quite yet.

 

[Patriotsince81]

Certainly, a more realistic attitude! But some of the joys of being a fan is to let our imaginations create dream scenarios when we're coming off a big win against a long-term rival!

Oh I understand. I thought we deserved a spot last year and we all saw what happened. 15-3 first place finish, advance to the title game and got hosed in favor of bottom SEC teams who proceeded to lose in the first round. FULLY expecting the Power 5 to get more in than they deserve again this year. I'm just being cautious and anticipating another hose job because I know what the committee is likely to do. That reality hasn't dampened my love of our team or reduced my celebrating the success so far.

The league is good this year and deserves multiple bids. My 2 cents.

 

[TweederGMU]

Patriots Head to Loyola Chicago for Second City Showdown - George Mason University Athletics

The George Mason University men's basketball team (16-1, 4-0) travels to the Windy City for a Tuesday night battle with Loyola Chicago (5-12, 1-3).

gomason.com

"• Since the start of the 2024-25 season, George Mason leads the A-10 and ranks t-8th nationally in total wins (43).

• George Mason is 21-3 (.875) in its last 24 A-10 games dating back to the 2023-24 campaign."

"• Allenspach is averaging a team-high 14.8 points in league play and shooting 65.8 percent, while Hill is averaging 7.3 free throws made/game in A-10 contests.

• Two-time A-10 Player of the Week Kory Mincy ranks second in the A-10 in scoring (16.9 ppg), third in assist/turnover ratio (2.44), eighth in 3pt FGM/game (2.29) and ninth in assists per contest (3.6). He is 15th nationally in FT percentage (.920).

• Mincy is 20 points away from 1,000 for his career.

• Mincy (3rd) and Jahari Long (7th) both rank in the A-10 top-10 in assist/turnover ratio. Against vcu, the dynamic duo combined for 10 assists and just one turnover in the victory.

• The Patriots lead the A-10 and are 38th nationally in fewest turnovers/game (10.2) and have averaged just 8.4 over the past 11 contests.

• GMU shot 40.9 percent (79-193) from 3pt range over the first 10 games of the season, but the Patriots are at just 25.7 percent (27-105) over the past seven contests. During that seven-game stretch, George Mason is 157-270 (.581) from inside the arc.

• The Patriots are one of the most balanced teams in college basketball. Over the season's 17 games, eight different Patriots have led the team in scoring, and nine players average at least 10 minutes.

• Skinn, the 2025 A-10 Coach of the Year, sports an overall win percentage of .741 (63-22) and is at 70.0 percent (28-12) in A-10 games over his first three seasons."

Sweet baby Jesus....Keep these stats coming!

 

[Pablo]

So I guess we root for the East Regional and replicate our Final Four Run at Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center)! Getting a little ahead of ourselves!

LOL - You don't seriously think that the NCAA selection committee would ever allow GMU to play there in the tournament again.

 

[DRK331]

Here are highlights from last year's home game against Loyola Chicago. Mason won 58-53 in OT

Loyola Chicago Basketball fan forum:

https://www.ramblermania.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=12&start=100

Loyola Chicago Basketball wiki page:

Loyola Ramblers men's basketball - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[GunstonsGhost]

Currently 9.5 point favorites. If we play half as good as we did against vcu this should be a blowout. Attack Rubin and put em to bed early. I'd like to see another big game from Kanga or Ellington here.

 

[GunstonsGhost]

 

[Pablo]

Loyola Preps for George Mason - Loyola University Chicago Athletics

CHICAGO - Loyola Chicago returns to Gentile Tuesday night looking to snap a three-game skid against George Mason. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. CT. The Ramblers have

loyolaramblers.com

"Rubin's block total is up to 43, ranking 8th in the country and first in the A-10. His blocks per game average (2.53) ranks 14th in the nation and first in the A-10. Rubin has recorded two or more blocks in 13 of Loyola's 15 games this season."

 

[PDGL Hoops]

Votes don't mean crap if you can't win the games you should. Keep up the "Patriot Pressue" and the turnovers LOW!

 

[GMU79]

Votes don't mean crap if you can't win the games you should. Keep up the "Patriot Pressue" and the turnovers LOW!

True, but don't be a killjoy. Let us enjoy it.
It's what fans do.

 

[PDGL Hoops]

True, but don't be a killjoy. Let us enjoy it.
It's what fans do.

Please enjoy....just don't start to sound like vcu fans!