Atlantic 10 Basketball power rankings: Davidson, Saint Louis lead early season list

BOISE, ID - MARCH 15: Kellan Grady #31 of the Davidson Wildcats reacts in the second half against the Kentucky Wildcats during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Taco Bell Arena on March 15, 2018 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

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NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 13: Head coach Mark Schmidt of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies looks on during a quarterfinal game against the Dayton Flyers in the 2015 Men’s Atlantic 10 Basketball Tournament at the Barclays Center on March 13, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images) /

9: Saint Bonaventure (3-5)

Of all the teams that are hard to rank at this point, the Bonnies may be the hardest. On one hand they got pushed around at the very beginning of the season, but on the other, they were missing most likely their two best players. Courtney Stockard has only been back for two games, and LaDarien Griffin has been out since hurting his knee in the season opener.

It’s been made obvious over the course of the last two games how much value Stockard adds to this team, as the Bonnies have won their last two games by an average of 22 points (granted they were against Canisius and Delaware State, but still). We have to take the beginning of the season with a grain of salt, because of course the Bonnies were going to struggle. The two players that have been injured are the poised veteran presence on an otherwise extremely young and inexperienced team. It wouldn’t make sense to have the 3-5 Bonnies any higher than 9th at this point, but with Stockard back and the freshmen like Kyle Lofton continuing to thrive, they’re a definite candidate for a boost in the next edition.

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