Already there are signs that Iona could be a go-with entry in the Metro-Atlantic. Dan Geriot's collection of transfers have already hit stride, with the offense scoring at a brisk 85.1 ppg clip. The Gaels are also demonstrating proficiency from deep, hitting 39% of their triples. The prize of the portal has been G CJ Anthony, who got little playing time at Cincinnati but has been flourishing in New Rochelle, leading the way for Iona at 16.6 ppg. As for the Q, it has absorbed three double-digit losses already, including a pair of blowouts vs. St John's & Yale, and G Jaden Zimmerman (16.5 ppg) & F Amarri Monroe (15.9 ppg) are a good 1-2 punch, not sure the Bobcats keep pace. Play Iona

I may have Tourette syndrome but I simply like saying Quinnipiac. It's sorta my Larry David/Richard Lewis mantra ("Jaya"). It's 5:47 am and I'm pretty sure my wife made spaghetti with five-week old Costco meat so I might be delirious (hi giraffe), but this seems a good 2-3 points low/use your ML skills to figure that out. Obviously I don't care about the spread but still. Iona is 111-31 (.782) in MAAC contests at the Hynes Center in its last 142 games. And that's really all this is. Iona ranks No. 18 in DI 3-point percentage defense and No. 28 in 3-point percentage. The Gaels are the only team in the country to rank in the top 40 in both. I love small-school game notes.