Atlantic 10 Basketball Power Rankings: VCU on top after non-conference

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 09: Virginia Commonwealth Rams fans cheer against the Rhode Island Rams during the first half in the Quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 9, 2018 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

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DAYTON, OH – MARCH 13: Courtney Stockard #11 of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies celebrates the basket against the UCLA Bruins during the second half of the First Four game in the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at UD Arena on March 13, 2018 in Dayton, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

#10: St. Bonaventure Bonnies

St. Bonaventure is a team that you can never count out because of Mark Schmidt and how hard it is to play in the Reilly Center, but they’ve been disappointing thus far, to say the least. Much of it has to do with the inconsistent health of Courtney Stockard and LaDarien Griffin, easily their two best players and leaders, but one still might have thought they’d be better than 4-9 with or without them. The Bonnies have played a relatively tough schedule, especially of late, but they also have losses to teams they easily could have beaten, such as Niagara, Bucknell, and Boise State.

Now that Griffin and Stockard are back, I expect the Bonnies to pick up the pace a little bit, but it’s still hard to see them having the pieces necessary for a run at a conference title this season. Their future looks bright because of freshmen like Kyle Lofton, Dom Welch, and Osun Osunniyi, but I’m not sure if they’re ready to play significant roles on a winning team just quite yet. We’ll know more about the Bonnies when they travel to Alexandria to take on a hot George Mason team in their conference opener.

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