I'm really not sure that we can put much stock in the pre-season numbers on the computer projections - but just for fun and for the record.
Season Projections
Pomeroy - 17-14 overall, 8-8 in the Horizon (tied for 4th). 188th overall.
Massey - 16-15 overall, 7-9 in the Horizon. 185th overall.
Sagarin - does not make individual game predcitions (and I don't feel like calculating all of them). 165th overall
Weekend Projections
Pomeroy - YSU to go 2-1. 71% favorite to beat Kennesaw State (70-65 projection), 53% favorite to beat Florida International (73-72) and only 44% favorite to beat Eastern Kentucky (70-72)
Sagarin - YSU to go 2-1. 8.5 point favorite to beat Kennesaw State, 1.5 point favorite to beat FIU, 4.5 point underdog against EKU.
Massey - YSU to go 1-2. 73% favorite to beat Kennesaw State (73-66 projection), 49% favorite to beat FIU (71-72) and 43% favorite to beat EKU (70-72)
What the pre-season projections from these guys say is YSU is a middle of the pack team in college basketball, both in the league and overall.
Pomeroy does not project scores for the non- Division I games. He has all but 5 other games ending in single digits - games are going to come down to a few possessions at the end. There will be lots of games where YSU has the best player on the floor. Lets hope enough guys can step up to assist KP.
For the record - Pomeroy's double digit games. Lose to UMass (12), Pitt (16), St Johns (12) and beat Austin Peay (10) and Bethune Cookman (12).