No. 3 Rochester and No. 1 Washington U. went to overtime on Friday night, with Rochester winning by three, but both came out flat against lower-ranked opponents on Sunday.
Wash U trailed by 10 at the half at Carnegie Mellon and it only got worse from there. The Tartans used a 21-2 run in the second half to expand their lead to as many as 37 before settling for an 86-55 win. Greg Gonzalez finished with a game-high 20 points for Carnegie Mellon in just 23 minutes.
&&g-boxl&&Although it's not something that D3hoops.com has measured, it could well be the worst loss by a No. 1 team in the poll.
Rochester trailed Chicago 37-35 at the half as the Maroons spread the floor with six three-pointers in the first 20 minutes. Chicago continued to shoot well, making 16 consecutive free throws en route to a 74-65 win.
Ben Strong had another trademark performance, scoring 30 points including two free throws in the final minute to help ice it as No. 23 Guilford won at No. 14 Virginia Wesleyan 75-67. Ton Ton Balenga scored 19 for the Marlins who shot well but were outrebounded 39-29. Sunday's men's and women's scores.
Oglethorpe's men won for the seventh time in eight games, winning 82-62 at Colorado College behind 21 from Craig Jackson and 16 points and 13 rebounds from Todd Ward.