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January 7, 2008

URI hoop team climbs to 22nd in AP poll

SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- The Rhode Island men's basketball team has climbed in the national rankings following a 31-point victory last week.

The Rams jumped one spot to 22nd in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released today.

Rhode Island beat Fairleigh Dickinson 94-63 Wednesday to improve to 14-1 this season. That's the program's best record since the 1946-47 season.

Rhode Island opens conference play on Wednesday at 17th-ranked Dayton, which will likely be the Rams' toughest test of the season so far.

The Rams entered the poll two weeks ago at Number 25, cracking the rankings for the first time since November 1998. They're on a nine-game winning streak.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Jack Perry  at 2:59 PM | Permalink

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