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Men’s Horizon League Standings

Team	League	Overall
Cleveland State	10-2	20-4
Valparaiso	10-3	17-8
Youngstown State	8-5	13-10
Milwaukee	8-5	15-10
Detroit	7-6	13-12
Butler	7-6	13-12
Wright State	6-7	11-14
Green Bay	5-7	9-13
UIC	3-10	7-16
Loyola	0-13	5-18

This Week’s Schedule
Thursday, February 9
Valparaiso at Cleveland State, 7 p.m.
Butler at Youngstown State, 7:05

Friday, February 10
Milwaukee at Detroit, 7
Green Bay at Wright State, 9

Saturday, February 11
Butler at Cleveland State, 11 a.m.
UIC at Loyola, 2
Valparaiso at Youngstown State, 7:05

Sunday, February 12
Green Bay at Detroit, 1
Milwaukee at Wright State, 3

If the Horizon League Tournament Began Today
#1 Cleveland State and #2 Valparaiso would advance to the Semifinals to await the winners of the first two rounds.
#3 Youngstown State would host #10 Loyola
#6 Butler would welcome #7 Wright State
#4 Milwaukee would have a home game against #9 UIC.
#8 Green Bay travels to #5 Detroit for a first-round showdown with the Titans.

YSU Notes
-Four of the Penguins last six games will take place at the Beeghley Center including their next two versus Butler on Thursday and Valparaiso on Saturday. YSU has won four of their last five at home.

Next Two Opponents
Thursday vs. Butler
Last Five Meetings
Jan. 15, 2012: at Butler, 71-55
-Ashen Ward led YSU with 21 points.
Feb. 3, 2011: YSU, 62-60
Jan. 9, 2011: at Butler, 84-79
Feb. 11, 2010: Butler, 68-57
Jan. 16, 2010: at Butler, 91-61

Saturday vs. Valparaiso
Last Five Meetings
Jan. 13, 2012: at Valpo, 76-62
-Blake Allen and Kendrick Perry scored 16 a piece in their first encounter with the Crusaders this season.
Mar. 1, 2011: at Valpo, 80-71 (HL Tournament)
Feb. 5, 2011: Valpo, 86-78 (OT)
Jan. 7, 2011: at Valpo, 79-55
Feb. 13, 2010: Valpo, 77-75
*YSU has not defeated Valparaiso since the Crusaders joined the Horizon League.

-Of the 32 conferences in Division I (excluding the Independents), the Horizon League’s RPI sits at 15^th (0.4910).
HL’s Rating Percentage Index
344 Division I Teams
62. Cleveland State
104. Valparaiso
132. Milwaukee
148. Youngstown State
149. Butler
181. Green Bay
192. Detroit
216. Wright State
299. UIC
310. Loyola

-YSU has a higher RPI than the likes of Texas A&M (153), South Carolina (156), Clemson (168), Washington State (169), DePaul (180), and UTEP (185). YSU is 1-3 against top-100 RPI schools.
YSU’s RPI Ratings
Last Four Years
2010-11: 291
2009-10: 269
2008-09: 243
2007-08: 227

-The Penguins’ Strength of Schedule is at 203^rd of 344 teams (0.4807). YSU’s SOS is higher than the likes of Houston (212), Harvard (214), and Ohio (232).