Mercer is playing at BYU tonight. Go Bears!
Mercer lost the A-Sun tournament championship when the regular season champions Bears were upset by Florida Gulf Coast. The Bears ended up 1-2 agains the Golden Eagles this year.
So after beating Tennesee in Knoxville, Mercer climbed to exactly #100 in the Sagarin ratings. Mercer hasn't played since. Yet the Bears climbed another 10 spots!
After FGCU beat Georgetown, Mercer jumped to #91. After FGCU beat SDSU, Mercer climbed to #90.
The bulk of this gain is being pulled up on the triple coattails of FGCU's secondary factor of opponent's record, (and the tertiary opponent's opponent's record). Alabama's win over Stanford yesterday helped a little.