New Power Conference

The newest power conference is the Atlantic Sun. First Gardner-Webb destroys Kentucky. Last night Mercer stunned #18 University of Southern California therefore spoiling the debut of O.J. Mayo. For the second time this week a no name team controls the entire game against a ranked opponent. Mercer was up 17 at the half and never looked back; the final school was 96-81.

Last year Mercer had an RPI of 303 (G-Webb 279). You can look at the standings from last year; the conference was down:

                          W-L    
East Tennessee St.       24-10
Belmont                  23-10
Lipscomb                 18-13
Jacksonville             15-14
Kennesaw St.             13-18
Mercer                   13-17
Campbell                 14-17
Gardner Webb              9-21
Stetson                  11-20
North Florida             3-26

Get to know the Next Power School
A little about Mercer Bears.
Location: Macon, GA
Founded 1833
Private, Baptist
Primary Liberal Arts School
Offers 11 Different Career tracks
Constantly Ranked as a Top University in U.S. News and World Report
2300 Undergrad Students
2500 Grad Students
3 Atlantic Sun Conference championships (Mens B-Ball)
Famous Alumni: Countless Politicians, Governors, CEO etc. Maybe the most famous alumnus is Bill Yoast, portrayed in the movie Remember the Titians by Will Patton

How did O.J. Mayo do you ask?
O.J. led all scorers with 32 but the Trojans were out of the game most of the night. He played the entire game and from what I can tell he has never met a shot he did not like.
Stat Line (Needs to get that percentage up and TO down)
32 Points, 12-27 (44.4 FGP), 4-11 (36 3FG), 7 boards, 4 assist, 8 turnovers.