Army West Point at Navy, 2:30 PM Eastern, CBS Sports Network
One of the top rivalries in all of college sports is the feature for today’s Under the Radar Game of the Day — the Black Knights of Army taking on the Midshipmen of Navy. Unlike most years when this matchup is about not much more than the rivalry itself,, this season’s first of what will be at least four head-to-head matchups has major implications in the Patriot League standings as well. Army enters this afternoon’s contest at 8-3 overall and 4-2 in league play, while Navy is 9-1 overall and 6-0 in conference. Today’s contest will also serve as the annual Star contest between the two long-time rivals (Army currently leads this year’s Star Series 3-1 with wins in Women’s Cross-Country, Sprint Football and Football, while Navy won Men’s Cross-Country).
The Cadets have three players averaging double figures in scoring. led by Lonnie Grayson at 12.8 points per game, followed by Josh Caldwell (12.1) and Alex King (11.8). Army already has a handful of notable wins on the season including a win against Buffalo and a road win at Colgate. The Black Knights swept defending Patriot League champion Boston U on the road last weekend, and will loo to continue their winning ways in today’s huge matchup.
Navy is currently on an 8 game winning streak, having only lost once all season, back on November 27 at Maryland. The Midshipmen’s impressive start includes a win at Georgetown and conference sweeps of American, Bucknell and Lehigh. Cam Davis leads the way for Navy at 18-6 points per game. The Mids will be looking to add to their impressive all-time 80-53 record against Army and 58-39 lead in the annual Star games.