FBCB Interactive Coaches Dynasty

[collegesportsfanms]

Since my old one got corrupted, I am getting ready to open up Fast Break College Basketball again and start another interactive coaches dynasty. I am retaining the same coaches at the same schools from the previous one, so here's a list of the coaches and teams that will already be in the next one that I start.

B.B. Gunn (bbgunn)- Hawaii
David Ginsberg (DavidCoperial)- Hartford
Randolph Childress (ntndeacon)- Davidson
Score Galore (JAG)- Bryant
Alex Donovan (sirfozzie)- Bradley
Cillian O'Reilly (Grover)- Maine
Roy Rogers (ntndeacon)- High Point
Timmy Tribble (Grover)- Illinois St.
Ernesto Lopez (JAG)- Northern Iowa
Ekeje Bafou (britrock88)- UMass Lowell
Jawouk Bafou (britrock88)- Loyola Chicago
Patrick Hutt (Zinto)- BYU
Kuji Chagulia (bbgunn)- St. Louis
Shane Korme (korme)- Wright St.
DeShawn St. John (bbgunn)- UTEP


For those that are interested, please sign up here with the following info.

Coaches Name:
School you want to Coach at:
Offense Rating:
Defense Rating:
Scout Rating:
Recruiting Rating:

Ratings must total 240 points between the 4, all human coaches starting at level 7. I also plan on having all the coaches be the same starting age, just to make things easier.

If interested please sign up, I hope to get this started tonight or tomorrow night, as I hope I have my computer problems taken care of. If you are interested but don't make the deadline, no problem, you can still sign up and you'll get in the following season. Thanks.

[Coffee Warlord]

Coach: Rob Nielsen
Hometown: Palm Springs, CA
School: Colorado

Offense: 80
Defense: 50
Scout: 30
Recruiting: 80

[collegesportsfanms]

Thanks Rob, I had a feeling given enough time you would join. ;)

I will warn everybody that this may not get started for a few more days. I'm considering doing a complete overhaul and reformmating of my home PC, as I'm still having virus and malware issues. Not as severe, but my computer tech believes there is something in my system that won't go away and is causing the problems.

I'm hoping he can take a look at it this weekend, and if so, the chances of me getting this going on Monday are great. If he can't look at it this weekend, it may be a couple more weeks or so.

Normally I would jump in, but given past history, the last thing I want to do is get started and have to wipe it out because of computer issues, although I understand that even with a complete reformmating, issues can still arise. Stay tuned everybody!

[bbgunn]

Good luck with the computer!

[JeeberD]

Coaches Name: Jeeber Mack
School you want to Coach at: North Texas (since I can't have UTEP :mad: )
Offense Rating: 40
Defense Rating: 80
Scout Rating: 40
Recruiting Rating:80

[bbgunn]

Coaches Name: Jeeber Mack
School you want to Coach at: North Texas (since I can't have UTEP :mad: )

If I could give up UTEP for you, I would!

[collegesportsfanms]

bbgunn, if you want to give up UTEP for Jeeber and pick another team, that's totally fine. This thing won't be started for a few days anyways. As it stands now, after Christmas probably before my computer is up and running again. So you can talk it over with Jeeber and decide who gets UTEP. ;)

[bbgunn]

bbgunn, if you want to give up UTEP for Jeeber and pick another team, that's totally fine. This thing won't be started for a few days anyways. As it stands now, after Christmas probably before my computer is up and running again. So you can talk it over with Jeeber and decide who gets UTEP. ;)

Jeeber can have UTEP - no problem. I'll think of another team for DeShawn St. John and get back to you.

[collegesportsfanms]

There you go Jeeber, UTEP is yours. bbgunn, no rush on finding a new team, it's going to be this weekend at the earliest before I start this up. We did some deleting and reconfiguring on my computer over this past weekend, gonna wait a few days and see how that works out. If viruses still keep popping up, will have to go to the next option and see if that particular PC is able to be reformatted. If so, it would be this coming weekend. So in short, you've got time. I hate making everybody wait, but I'd rather not start this up again only to find out it's going to be a bust because of a computer that's still down.

[JeeberD]

You're awesome, bbgunn. Thanks!

[JeeberD]

Dola-

And you didn't have to do that, really. They're yours if you really want them...

[collegesportsfanms]

I think I have my comp up to a point where I can give this a go, but right now I'm waiting for bbgunn to let me know where he wants DeShawn St. John to go, and since he hasn't been on in a few days, we'll have to hold off until I hear from him.

In the meantime, feel free to check out my FBCB Interactive Recruit/Player Dynasty, I'm taking season 2 signups for it. There's also my DICE Baseball Dynasty.

[bbgunn]

Sorry about being away for so long... I was in California for a week, driving down the Pacific Coast. It was nice to be back in the U.S., even for just a week.

Inspired somewhat by my one-night stay in San Luis Obispo, CA, can you give me Cal Poly? I think they're in the Big West, if I'm not mistaken.

And JeeberD, no problem at all about UTEP. Heck, I'd want someone to give up Hawaii for me! :P

[collegesportsfanms]

no problem bbgunn, you can have Cal Poly. I think they are in the Big West. I understand interactive dynasties are tough because you gotta have the interaction. That's another reason I wanted to have this and the interactive players dynasty going, so that if one stalls while I'm waiting on a response from somebody, I can concentrate on the other one. For instance, right now I'm waiting on a response from somebody on the Interactive Player Dynasty, so my plan is to get things started on this coaches dynasty tonight.

Just a note, I didn't download any mods this time around, so the conference alignment will be as of the 2009 or 2010 season, I believe. There will be no American Conference, the Big East will have 16 teams or whatever, and so on. I thought about manually adjusting the conferences and teams to fit the 2014-2015 conference alignment, but man that's a lot of work, and since I'll have limited conference movement turned on, I'll just let it go as is.

I will at least have an updated list of the coaches tonight, and get the initial setup going. Hopefully I can sim at least the in-season tournaments, or get up to that point.

[collegesportsfanms]

OK guys, I've gotten all the coaches plugged into the game, by my count there are 17 human coaches. Unfortunately, since I didn't download the mod I used last time, this is based on the conference alignment of the 2011-2012 season, and there are some major changes. Here's a list of all the coaches, teams, and what conferences they are in.

David Ginsberg- Hartford (America East)
Cillian O'Reilly- Maine (America East)
Kuji Chagulia- St. Louis (Atlantic Ten)
Rob Nielsen- Colorado (Big 12)
Roy Rogers- High Point (Big South)
DeShawn St. John- Cal Poly (Big West)
Jeeber Mack- UTEP (Conference USA)
Jawouk Bafou- Loyola Chicago (Horizon)
Shane Korme- Wright St. (Horizon)
Alex Donovan- Bradley (MVC)
Ekeje Bafou- Evansville (MVC)
Timmy Tribble- Illinois St. (MVC)
Ernesto Lopez- Northern Iowa (MVC)
Patrick Hutt- BYU (Mountain West)
Score Galore- Bryant (Northeast)
Randolph Childress- Davidson (Southern)
B.B. Gunn- Hawaii (WAC)

You can see the major changes, for instance, Loyola is in the Horizon, Colorado in the Big 12, Hawaii in the WAC, BYU in the Mountain West, and UMass Lowell was not even a D1 school at the time this game was made. So britrock88, I have moved Ekeje Bafou to Evansville as it was the lowest rated MVC school available.

I like the fact we have 12 conferences represented, and I'm going to go ahead full force with the upcoming season. However, if any of you are not happy with your team or the conference they are in due to the mod change, let me know and you'll be allowed to change teams in the offseason. Fair? Now, let's get it started.

[collegesportsfanms]

2011-2012 Coach Goals

As all hotseat ratings are set to average for this first season, we'll just take a look at goals.

David Ginsberg (Hartford)- Avoid last place in the America East.

Cillian O'Reilly (Maine)- Finish with at least a .500 America East record.

Kuji Chagulia (St. Louis)- Play in the NCAA Tournament.

Rob Nielsen (Colorado)- Avoid last place in the Big 12.

Roy Rogers (High Point)- Finish with at least a .500 Big South record.

DeShawn St. John (Cal Poly)- Finish with at least a .500 Big West record.

Jeeber Mack (UTEP)- Play in any postseason tournament.

Jawouk Bafou (Loyola Chicago)- Avoid last place in the Horizon.

Shane Korme (Wright St.)- Finish with at least a .500 Horizon record.

Alex Donovan (Bradley)- Play in any postseason tournament.

Ekeje Bafou (Evansville)- Avoid last place in the MVC.

Timmy Tribble (Illinois St.)- Play in any postseason tournament.

Ernesto Lopez (Northern Iowa)- Play in any postseason tournament.

Patrick Hutt (BYU)- Play in the NCAA tournament.

Score Galore (Bryant)- Avoid last place in the Northeast Conference.

Randolph Childress (Davidson)- Play in any postseason tournament.

B.B. Gunn (Hawaii)- Finish with at least a .500 WAC record.

[collegesportsfanms]

2011 Season Tournaments

Colorado is the 5th seed in the 2011 Anaheim Invitational and will open up against (4) St. Johns.

Hartford is the 4th seed in the 2011 Boulder Classic and will open up against (1) Central Florida in this 4 team tournament.

Northern Iowa is the 9th seed in the 2011 Coaches Invitational and will open up against (8) George Mason.

Davidson is the 10th seed in the 2011 Coaches Invitational and will open up against (7) Charlotte.

Wright St. is the 11th seed in the 2011 Coaches Invitational and will open up against (6) UAB.

Illinois St. is the 5th seed in the 2011 GDS Classic and will open up against (12) Oregon St.

BYU is the 2nd seed in the 2011 Paradise Shootout and will open up against (7) Houston.

St. Louis is the 6th seed in the 2011 Paradise Shootout and will open up against (3) Marquette.

UTEP is the 5th seed in the 2011 San Juan Classic and will open up against (4) Oregon.

Hawaii is the 7th seed in the 2011 San Juan Classic and will open up against (2) Oklahoma.

Bradley is the 3rd seed in the 2011 Travelers Invitational (4 team tournament) and will open up against (2) Vanderbilt.

11 of our 17 human coached teams made a season tournament, although I hate the fact that we have 3 in one tournament, and 2 in some other tournaments.

[collegesportsfanms]

As we enter the 2011-2012 season, here's a look at the initial top 25 poll:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Oklahoma State (69) 0-0 1797 NR Big 12 Conference
2. Xavier 0-0 1718 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Memphis (2) 0-0 1600 NR Conference USA
4. Michigan State 0-0 1570 NR Big Ten Conference
5. Texas 0-0 1456 NR Big 12 Conference
6. Creighton 0-0 1425 NR Missouri Valley Conference
7. Arizona (1) 0-0 1355 NR Pacific-10 Conference
8. Kentucky 0-0 1303 NR Southeastern Conference
9. Kansas 0-0 1248 NR Big 12 Conference
10. Florida 0-0 1177 NR Southeastern Conference
11. Georgetown 0-0 1055 NR Big East Conference
12. Notre Dame 0-0 1055 NR Big East Conference
13. Ohio State 0-0 938 NR Big Ten Conference
14. Oklahoma 0-0 864 NR Big 12 Conference
15. Louisville 0-0 797 NR Big East Conference
16. West Virginia 0-0 701 NR Big East Conference
17. Wisconsin 0-0 673 NR Big Ten Conference
18. North Carolina State 0-0 514 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Vanderbilt 0-0 477 NR Southeastern Conference
20. Utah State 0-0 450 NR Western Athletic Conference
21. Gonzaga 0-0 340 NR West Coast Conference
22. Pittsburgh 0-0 328 NR Big East Conference
23. Wake Forest 0-0 232 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Villanova 0-0 177 NR Big East Conference
25. Connecticut 0-0 105 NR Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UCLA 0-0 20 Pacific-10 Conference
Syracuse 0-0 12 Big East Conference
Marquette 0-0 8 Big East Conference
Dayton 0-0 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Stanford 0-0 2 Pacific-10 Conference

And the season opening mid-major poll:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (68) 0-0 1796 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Memphis (4) 0-0 1723 NR Conference USA
3. Creighton 0-0 1665 NR Missouri Valley Conference
4. Utah State 0-0 1583 NR Western Athletic Conference
5. Gonzaga 0-0 1513 NR West Coast Conference
6. Dayton 0-0 1429 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Butler 0-0 1328 NR Horizon League
8. Richmond 0-0 1236 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
9. San Diego State 0-0 1230 NR Mountain West Conference
10. Brigham Young 0-0 1205 NR Mountain West Conference
11. Utah 0-0 1068 NR Mountain West Conference
12. Western Kentucky 0-0 980 NR Sun Belt Conference
13. VCU 0-0 912 NR Colonial Athletic Association
14. UTEP 0-0 831 NR Conference USA
15. UNLV 0-0 780 NR Mountain West Conference
16. Old Dominion 0-0 726 NR Colonial Athletic Association
17. Bradley 0-0 692 NR Missouri Valley Conference
18. Miami-Ohio 0-0 587 NR Mid-American Conference
19. Nevada 0-0 422 NR Western Athletic Conference
20. New Mexico 0-0 344 NR Mountain West Conference
21. Houston 0-0 317 NR Conference USA
22. UAB 0-0 248 NR Conference USA
23. Temple 0-0 167 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Missouri State 0-0 143 NR Missouri Valley Conference
25. Saint Joseph's 0-0 55 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Green Bay 0-0 40 Horizon League
Southern Illinois 0-0 30 Missouri Valley Conference
Tulsa 0-0 27 Conference USA
Montana 0-0 26 Big Sky Conference
George Mason 0-0 25 Colonial Athletic Association
Charlotte 0-0 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
Central Florida 0-0 17 Conference USA
New Mexico State 0-0 14 Western Athletic Conference
Fresno State 0-0 13 Western Athletic Conference
Vermont 0-0 12 America East Conference
Kent State 0-0 11 Mid-American Conference
College of Charleston 0-0 10 Southern Conference
Jacksonville 0-0 9 Atlantic Sun Conference
Southern Mississippi 0-0 9 Conference USA
Davidson 0-0 8 Southern Conference
Massachusetts 0-0 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Mary's 0-0 8 West Coast Conference
Siena 0-0 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Florida Atlantic 0-0 6 Sun Belt Conference
Saint Louis 0-0 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
South Alabama 0-0 6 Sun Belt Conference
William & Mary 0-0 6 Colonial Athletic Association
Winthrop 0-0 6 Big South Conference
Boise State 0-0 5 Western Athletic Conference
Illinois State 0-0 5 Missouri Valley Conference
James Madison 0-0 5 Colonial Athletic Association
Niagara 0-0 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Troy 0-0 5 Sun Belt Conference
Wofford 0-0 5 Southern Conference
Colorado State 0-0 4 Mountain West Conference
Furman 0-0 4 Southern Conference
Hampton 0-0 4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Hofstra 0-0 4 Colonial Athletic Association
Rhode Island 0-0 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wyoming 0-0 4 Mountain West Conference
Air Force 0-0 3 Mountain West Conference
Florida International 0-0 3 Sun Belt Conference
San Diego 0-0 3 West Coast Conference
St. Bonaventure 0-0 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Citadel 0-0 3 Southern Conference
George Washington 0-0 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Idaho 0-0 2 Western Athletic Conference
Iona 0-0 2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Samford 0-0 2 Southern Conference
Santa Clara 0-0 2 West Coast Conference
South Carolina State 0-0 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Texas Christian 0-0 2 Mountain West Conference
Alabama State 0-0 1 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Coastal Carolina 0-0 1 Big South Conference
Denver 0-0 1 Sun Belt Conference
Idaho State 0-0 1 Big Sky Conference
La Salle 0-0 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
Louisiana Tech 0-0 1 Western Athletic Conference
Manhattan 0-0 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Marshall 0-0 1 Conference USA
Northern Iowa 0-0 1 Missouri Valley Conference
Pacific 0-0 1 Big West Conference
Radford 0-0 1 Big South Conference
Southern Methodist 0-0 1 Conference USA
Stetson 0-0 1 Atlantic Sun Conference
Wright State 0-0 1 Horizon League


So 3 of our teams are in the top 25 and 5 more receiving votes. Obviously the future polls won't be as big, but it's nice to see 8 of our teams at least getting mention.

[collegesportsfanms]

This is where I stop for the night and let you guys mull over things. Any comments appreciated, positive, negative, doesn't matter. I'll try to get back to this tomorrow, no guarantees.

[bbgunn]

Looks good to me, so far, although I feel sadness and longing for the good ol' days of the WAC.

[collegesportsfanms]

2011 Season Tournament Wrap-Up

2011 Anaheim Invitational

Colorado beat (4) St. Johns 70-61 in the first round, then lost to (1) Purdue 68-56 in the winners bracket semifinals, and had a tough loss to (6) Fairfield 75-67 in the third place game.

2011 Boulder Classic

Hartford lost a pitching duel.. I mean a tightly contested defensive game 40-31 to (1) Central Florida in the first round, then lost to (2) Santa Clara 77-70 in the third place game.

2011 Coaches Invitational

Northern Iowa lost to (8) George Mason 66-58 in the first round.

Davidson lost to (7) Charlotte 80-68 in the first round.

Wright State upset (6) UAB 76-65 in the first round, then lost to (3) Maryland 62-42 in the quarterfinals.

2011 GDS Classic

Illinois State beat (12) Oregon State 55-42 in the first round, then lost 85-67 to (4) Michigan in the quarterfinals.

2011 Paradise Shootout

BYU beat (7) Houston 80-47 in the first round, then beat (3) Marquette 79-76 in the winners bracket semifinals, and then took out (1) Gonzaga 84-76 in the championship game! Congrats to Patrick Hutt.

St. Louis lost a heartbreaker 75-73 to (3) Marquette in the first round, then lost another close one, 91-85 to (7) Houston in the consolation semifinals, but rallied to win the 7th place game 54-44 over (8) Holy Cross.

2011 San Juan Classic

UTEP pounded (4) Oregon 73-52 in the first round, then lost 78-72 to (1) Louisville in the winners bracket semifinals, but beat (6) St. Marys 91-80 in the third place game.

Hawaii lost a tough one to (2) Oklahoma 78-72 in the first round, then got knocked around by (3) South Carolina 76-58 in the consolation semifinals, and completed the trifecta of losses by losing to (8) St. Bonaventure 69-61 in the 7th place game.

2011 Travelers Invitational

Bradley lost 77-69 to (2) Vanderbilt in the first round but rolled over (4) LaSalle 92-71 in the third place game.

[collegesportsfanms]

Here is how our FOFC teams have fared through Dec. 26, 2011.

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 5-8, 1-0 America East. The strength of schedule hasn't been great so far, with their "best" win coming at a 2-8 Sacred Heart team who has an RPI of 87 (explain that one). They have started America East play on the right foot though.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 3-9, 0-1 America East. It's been a struggle for Maine so far, with 2 of their 3 wins coming against teams that have yet to win a game thus far. They got hammered in the first America East game.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 7-5, 0-0 Atlantic Ten. It's been a very intriguing ride for St. Louis so far, as they played Marquette and Houston tough in close losses (those 2 teams have combined for a 19-4 record so far), but yet have been completely outclassed in losses to Norfolk State and UMKC, who have combined for 4 wins so far. They are currently on a 3 game winning streak.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-5, 0-0 Big 12. The Buffaloes are just a few points away from being a 9 or 10 win team so far, as close losses to solid teams like Utah State and Colorado State have coach Nielsen figuring out a way to win those RPI making games.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 2-10, 1-1 Big South. It's been a rough go for High Point so far, whose average margin of defeat in their losses is 18 points. They've split their first 2 conference games and are hoping to build some momentum in Big South play.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 0-10, 0-0 Big West. Ay yi yi! Boy is Mr. DeShawn in for a tough time or what. Only 2 of Cal Poly's first 10 games have been decided by single digits. Fortunately, they've got a few patsies in Big West play that they might be able to get some wins against. To be fair, Cal Poly has scheduled pretty tough, playing the likes of St. Marys, UCLA, USC, Western Kentucky, Boise St., and Fresno St. They are ready for some easier games in Big West play.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 9-3, 0-0 Conference USA. So far so good for Mr. Mack Daddy. The 3 losses so far have been against Arizona St., Louisville, and Texas Tech. Nothing to panic about, except for the fact that they haven't exactly lit it up with their strength of schedule. They do have nice wins against Oregon, Baylor, and New Mexico St. though.

Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou) -- 6-5, 1-1 Horizon. It's been up and down so far for Loyola, who have nice wins against Illinois State and Northwestern. Splitting their first 2 conference games is a positive sign, we hope.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 6-5, 2-0 Horizon. The season started with an upset of UAB, and since then has been back and forth. A nice upset at Michigan and a 2-0 conference start has the fans starting to show up to conference games, but with the likes of Butler, Valpo, Milwaukee, and Green Bay on the schedule, Shane Korme knows Wright St. is in for a tough time.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 8-4, 1-0 MVC. If the Braves make the NCAA Tournament, they can look back on what appear to be 2 very big wins, at Ohio State and at Gonzaga. The 44 point whooping they put on Evansville in their first conference game will help too.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 2-10, 0-1 MVC. SIU Edwardsville and Murray State are the source of the Aces' 2 wins. What's even more disheartening is 4 of their losses have been by 30 or more points, including their conference opener. Staying out of the MVC cellar is going to be a tough task, no doubt.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 4-8, 1-1 MVC. A bit of a surprise here for the Redbirds who came in looking for a top 3 finish in the MVC. Of course, scheduling Illinois, Ohio St., Western Kentucky, Wisconsin, and Kansas St all in a row certainly didn't build any confidence in the players. Hopefully the 11 point win over Northern Iowa will boost the morale a bit.

Northern Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 6-5, 1-1 MVC. The bad news for the Panthers. 4 of their 6 wins are against 4 teams that have combined for 4 wins so far this season. 1 win a piece. Yikes! The good news? They won by 10 at Southern Illinois, which so far is the Salukis' only losss. The 6-5 record is about right for this team, it's a completely up and down team.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 11-0, 0-0 Mountain West. Mr. Hutt has picked up right where he left off in the last dynasty: winning and winning a lot. Let's not get too confident, however. Their 3 opponents in the Paradise Shootout have been their 3 toughest opponents to date. Aside from that, they've only played 2 teams with a winning record.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 4-7, 0-0 Northeast. Wins against South Florida and UC Irvine look promising for this team, going into Northeast play which appears to be wide open. There are some concerns though, like the fact that all 7 of their losses have been by 13 or more points.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 2-8, 0-0 Southern. 1 thing we can say for Davidson, they aren't afraid to take on all comers at all times. 7 of their first 10 opponents already have 7 wins or more. We're talking the likes of Clemson, Wake Forest, Duke, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, and South Carolina. Of those opponents, they actually do have a 9 point win against the Gamecocks.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 4-8, 0-0 WAC. The losing streak is 5 for Hawaii so far, and judging by some of the teams in the WAC, it could be a verrrrryyyy long season for Mr. Gunn. I didn't realize some of the teams the WAC had in it apparently. There is definitely a major difference from this setup compared to the mod I used the first time around. I'm still liking this though. Oh.. we were talking about Hawaii, not the mods? OK, well their best win is against Drexel.

Heres a look at the top 25 polls to this point:


# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Oklahoma State (72) 12-0 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Oklahoma 14-0 1718 5 Big 12 Conference
3. Texas 11-0 1644 4 Big 12 Conference
4. Kentucky 11-0 1606 3 Southeastern Conference
5. Florida 9-0 1452 6 Southeastern Conference
6. Connecticut 13-0 1413 7 Big East Conference
7. Memphis 12-1 1362 8 Conference USA
8. Michigan State 10-1 1309 2 Big Ten Conference
9. Maryland 12-0 1241 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Kansas 11-1 1204 10 Big 12 Conference
11. Georgetown 10-1 990 13 Big East Conference
12. Wake Forest 13-1 948 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Notre Dame 9-1 941 11 Big East Conference
14. Brigham Young 11-0 808 16 Mountain West Conference
15. Wisconsin 10-1 792 15 Big Ten Conference
16. Pittsburgh 9-1 748 22 Big East Conference
17. Virginia 11-0 676 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Utah State 10-1 615 21 Western Athletic Conference
19. Villanova 10-1 450 19 Big East Conference
20. North Carolina State 10-1 437 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Xavier 9-2 437 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Arizona 10-2 305 23 Pacific-10 Conference
23. Syracuse 9-1 204 24 Big East Conference
24. Purdue 12-1 95 NR Big Ten Conference
25. West Virginia 9-2 86 NR Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Vanderbilt 11-2 50 Southeastern Conference
Texas A&M 12-1 47 Big 12 Conference
Utah 10-1 7 Mountain West Conference
Missouri 11-1 6 Big 12 Conference
VCU 10-1 5 Colonial Athletic Association
San Diego State 10-1 4 Mountain West Conference

One thing we can say, playing this game with the regular conference setup that came with the game, hasn't made our FOFC teams any better. However, it hasn't stopped Patrick Hutt from roaring through the competition.

And the mid-major top 25:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 12-1 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Xavier 9-2 1662 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Brigham Young 11-0 1653 2 Mountain West Conference
4. Utah State 10-1 1651 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. Utah 10-1 1476 6 Mountain West Conference
6. VCU 10-1 1382 7 Colonial Athletic Association
7. Creighton 8-3 1324 11 Missouri Valley Conference
8. San Diego State 10-1 1314 8 Mountain West Conference
9. Miami-Ohio 11-1 1230 10 Mid-American Conference
10. Butler 9-2 1120 12 Horizon League
11. Gonzaga 11-3 1068 5 West Coast Conference
12. Richmond 10-2 996 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Saint Joseph's 11-1 896 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Western Kentucky 11-2 842 17 Sun Belt Conference
15. UNLV 9-2 825 16 Mountain West Conference
16. Southern Illinois 11-1 780 9 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Dayton 9-3 749 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Central Florida 9-1 575 13 Conference USA
19. Houston 10-2 516 24 Conference USA
20. Fresno State 10-2 353 18 Western Athletic Conference
21. UTEP 9-3 297 21 Conference USA
22. Western Michigan 10-2 254 NR Mid-American Conference
23. Middle Tennessee 11-2 187 NR Sun Belt Conference
24. Vermont 11-2 124 NR America East Conference
25. Tulsa 7-2 100 19 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Nevada 8-3 78 Western Athletic Conference
Boise State 8-2 50 Western Athletic Conference
Colorado State 9-2 29 Mountain West Conference
Oakland 10-2 29 Summit League
Lehigh 8-2 14 Patriot League
George Washington 7-2 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego 8-2 8 West Coast Conference
Stephen F. Austin 8-2 3 Southland Conference
Temple 7-3 3 Atlantic 10 Conference

Well, at least we've got a second team in it

[bbgunn]

That's alright. My coaches are going to get this thing turned around.

Cal Poly is currently like the 2014 Florida State football team in the first half of games. We got 'em right where we want 'em. :)

[Coffee Warlord]

Winning record at CU == profit.

[JeeberD]

Typical UTEP season so far, hopefully we can keep going strong...

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 26, 2011-Jan. 1, 2012

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 5-9, 1-1 America East. Only 1 game this week for Hartford, a 65-57 loss at UMBC.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 5-9, 2-1 America East. The Black Bears got 2 road wins this week, winning at New Hampshire 52-45 then winning at Albany 67-63.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 7-6, 0-0 Atlantic Ten. The Billikins only had 1 game this week, a 63-59 loss to DePaul at home.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-6, 0-0 Big 12. It was a hard fought loss this week for the Buffaloes, as they lost 64-61 at Utah in their only game of the week.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 3-11, 2-2 Big South. High Point lost 61-49 at Winthrop, then rallied to win at Presbyterian 46-43.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 0-12, 0-0 Big West. 2 heartbreaking losses this week, as Cal Poly lost 60-52 at Pepperdine and 56-55 at Santa Clara.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 9-3, 0-0 Conference USA. No games this week for the Miners, who are enjoying a nice break.

Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou) -- 6-7, 1-2 Horizon. 2 blowout losses this week for the Ramblers, losing at home to Michigan 82-63 then losing at Illinois-Chicago 76-56.

Wright St. (Shane Korme) -- 7-6, 3-1 Horizon. A split in 2 road games this week, as they lost at Cleveland St. 71-61 and won at Youngstown St. 60-47.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 9-5, 2-1 MVC. A home split for the Braves, as they lost to Southern Illinois 77-69 and beat Illinois St. 63-50.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 2-12, 0-3 MVC. Oof! The Aces got hammered in 2 home games this week, losing 80-60 to Illinois St. then losing to Southern Illinois 70-29. Ouch!

Illinois St. (Timmy Tribble) -- 5-9, 2-2 MVC. A road split for the Redbirds, as they won at Evansville 80-60 then lost at Bradley 63-50.

Northern Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 6-7, 1-3 MVC. 2 home losses for the Panthers, as they lost to Creighton 101-60 then lost to Indiana St. 58-49.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 13-0, 0-0 Mountain West. The Cougars stay perfect with 2 home wins: 70-46 vs. Utah Valley and 72-55 vs. Boise St.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 4-9, 0-2 Northeast. 2 tough road losses for Bryant this week, first losing 59-57 at Long Island, then losing 58-47 at Fairleigh Dickinson.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 4-8, 2-0 Southern. Davidson won 95-61 at Samford, then returned home to get a tough 74-72 victory over Appalachian St.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 4-8, 0-0 WAC. No games this week for the Warriors.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kentucky (56) 13-0 1773 4 Southeastern Conference
2. Texas (3) 14-0 1709 3 Big 12 Conference
3. Oklahoma (13) 14-0 1700 2 Big 12 Conference
4. Connecticut 13-0 1531 6 Big East Conference
5. Michigan State 12-1 1519 8 Big Ten Conference
6. Florida 11-0 1413 5 Southeastern Conference
7. Oklahoma State 13-0 1367 1 Big 12 Conference
8. Maryland 14-0 1298 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Kansas 12-1 1277 10 Big 12 Conference
10. Notre Dame 11-1 1106 13 Big East Conference
11. Memphis 12-1 1043 7 Conference USA
12. Wake Forest 13-1 988 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Brigham Young 13-0 958 14 Mountain West Conference
14. Georgetown 10-1 834 11 Big East Conference
15. Virginia 12-0 764 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Wisconsin 12-1 731 15 Big Ten Conference
17. Villanova 11-1 691 19 Big East Conference
18. North Carolina State 11-1 672 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Utah State 12-1 461 18 Western Athletic Conference
20. Syracuse 10-1 449 23 Big East Conference
21. West Virginia 10-2 283 25 Big East Conference
22. Xavier 10-3 184 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Vanderbilt 11-2 177 NR Southeastern Conference
24. Utah 11-1 155 NR Mountain West Conference
25. Texas A&M 13-1 99 NR Big 12 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Arizona 11-3 74 Pacific-10 Conference
VCU 12-1 63 Colonial Athletic Association
Miami-Ohio 12-1 33 Mid-American Conference
Marquette 10-2 24 Big East Conference
San Diego State 11-1 17 Mountain West Conference
Missouri 11-1 6 Big 12 Conference
Miami 13-1 1 Atlantic Coast Conference

BYU moves up 1 spot, but their non-conference schedule hasn't exactly been overpowering.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (68) 12-1 1796 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young (4) 13-0 1732 3 Mountain West Conference
3. Utah State 12-1 1621 4 Western Athletic Conference
4. Xavier 10-3 1571 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Utah 11-1 1518 5 Mountain West Conference
6. VCU 12-1 1437 6 Colonial Athletic Association
7. San Diego State 11-1 1327 8 Mountain West Conference
8. Butler 11-2 1271 10 Horizon League
9. Gonzaga 12-3 1168 11 West Coast Conference
10. Miami-Ohio 12-1 1158 9 Mid-American Conference
11. Richmond 11-2 1040 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Creighton 9-4 926 7 Missouri Valley Conference
13. Western Kentucky 13-2 920 14 Sun Belt Conference
14. Dayton 10-3 881 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Saint Joseph's 12-1 812 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. UNLV 10-2 812 15 Mountain West Conference
17. Southern Illinois 13-1 807 16 Missouri Valley Conference
18. Fresno State 11-2 486 20 Western Athletic Conference
19. UTEP 9-3 424 21 Conference USA
20. Tulsa 9-2 405 25 Conference USA
21. Nevada 10-3 383 NR Western Athletic Conference
22. Houston 11-2 317 19 Conference USA
23. Colorado State 11-2 218 NR Mountain West Conference
24. Central Florida 9-2 149 18 Conference USA
25. Oakland 11-2 131 NR Summit League

Others Receiving Votes:
George Washington 9-2 36 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego 10-2 32 West Coast Conference
Winthrop 12-3 11 Big South Conference
Vermont 12-3 4 America East Conference
Western Michigan 10-3 3 Mid-American Conference
Montana 11-3 2 Big Sky Conference
Bowling Green 10-3 1 Mid-American Conference
Middle Tennessee 12-3 1 Sun Belt Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 2-8, 2012

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 5-12, 1-3 America East. The losing streak is 4 now, as the Hawks lost a non-conference game at home to Princeton 65-56, then lost a nail biter 35-34 to Albany (bet there weren't many fans awake after that one), and finally traveled to Boston University and lost 76-42.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 6-10, 3-1 America East. A split this week for the Black Bears, who lost a non-conference home game 56-47 to Radford, then travelled to Vermont and won a huge conference game 77-74 in OT.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 8-6, 0-0 Atlantic Ten. Only 1 game this week for the Billikens, who won at a tough Missouri team, 70-60.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-7, 0-1 Big 12. The Buffaloes opened up conference play at a top 10 Oklahoma St. team, losing 69-60.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 3-13, 2-3 Big South. The Panthers continue to struggle, losing a non-conference game 61-51 at Eastern Michigan, then returning home and losing 63-50 to Radford.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 0-14, 0-1 Big West. 2 home losses this week for the Mustangs, first losing their conference opener 61-60 in OT to Cal St. Fullerton, then going out of conference, hosting and losing to UNLV 73-53.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 11-3, 0-0 Conference USA. 2 dominating non-conference road wins for the Miners, winning at Portland 107-65 and at North Dakota 93-41.

Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou) -- 7-8, 2-3 Horizon. A home split this week for the Ramblers, who got hammered by Cleveland St. 79-44, then beat Youngstown St. 66-56.

Wright St. (Shane Korme) -- 9-6, 5-1 Horizon. The Raiders are doing well now, winning 2 home conference games this week: 76-65 vs. Green Bay and 73-42 vs. Milwaukee.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 9-7, 2-3 MVC. 2 road losses for the Braves this week: 60-54 at Indiana St. and 79-70 at Creighton.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 3-13, 1-4 MVC. The Aces lost at Creighton 70-42 then won at Indiana St. 62-56.

Illinois St. (Timmy Tribble) -- 6-9, 3-2 MVC. Only 1 game this week for the Redbirds, but it was a big one, as they handed Southern Illinois their second loss of the season, 75-67 in OT.

Northern Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 8-7, 3-3 MVC. 2 road conference wins for the Panthers, who won at Drake 63-55 and at Missouri St. 82-72.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 14-0, 1-0 Mountain West. The Cougars had 1 game this week, opening up conference play at home against TCU and winning 88-77.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 4-11, 0-4 Northeast. The Bulldogs opened the week by losing at St. Francis-NY 51-46, then returning home and losing to Wagner 56-42.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 6-8, 4-0 Southern. 2 more dominating conference wins for the Wildcats, winning at Furman 67-47 and returning home to beat Citadel 79-41.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 4-11, 0-1 WAC. The Warriors lost both their games this week, both at home. A non-conference loss to Nebraska 58-53 and their conference opener to Boise St. 79-72.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kentucky (53) 14-0 1771 1 Southeastern Conference
2. Texas (19) 15-0 1731 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Michigan State 14-1 1664 5 Big Ten Conference
4. Connecticut 15-0 1574 4 Big East Conference
5. Florida 13-0 1480 6 Southeastern Conference
6. Oklahoma State 15-0 1405 7 Big 12 Conference
7. Kansas 14-1 1397 9 Big 12 Conference
8. Maryland 15-0 1344 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Oklahoma 14-1 1218 3 Big 12 Conference
10. Memphis 13-1 1109 11 Conference USA
11. Wake Forest 14-1 1009 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Wisconsin 14-1 989 16 Big Ten Conference
13. Brigham Young 14-0 918 13 Mountain West Conference
14. Villanova 13-1 880 17 Big East Conference
15. North Carolina State 13-1 778 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Virginia 14-0 764 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Notre Dame 12-2 753 10 Big East Conference
18. Xavier 12-3 526 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. West Virginia 12-2 513 21 Big East Conference
20. Georgetown 11-2 414 14 Big East Conference
21. Arizona 13-3 294 NR Pacific-10 Conference
22. Marquette 12-2 198 NR Big East Conference
23. Vanderbilt 11-2 191 23 Southeastern Conference
24. VCU 14-1 153 NR Colonial Athletic Association
25. San Diego State 13-1 112 NR Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Louisville 11-3 95 Big East Conference
Miami-Ohio 13-1 83 Mid-American Conference
Utah State 13-2 17 Western Athletic Conference
Butler 13-2 11 Horizon League
Tennessee 12-2 8 Southeastern Conference
Miami 14-1 1 Atlantic Coast Conference

No change for BYU. Hopefully UTEP can start getting some votes in the AP poll.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (69) 13-1 1797 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young (3) 14-0 1712 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Xavier 12-3 1661 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Utah State 13-2 1517 3 Western Athletic Conference
5. VCU 14-1 1509 6 Colonial Athletic Association
6. San Diego State 13-1 1366 7 Mountain West Conference
7. Butler 13-2 1346 8 Horizon League
8. Gonzaga 14-3 1268 9 West Coast Conference
9. Creighton 11-4 1219 12 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Utah 12-2 1130 5 Mountain West Conference
11. Miami-Ohio 13-1 1097 10 Mid-American Conference
12. Western Kentucky 15-2 1021 13 Sun Belt Conference
13. Richmond 12-2 989 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. UNLV 13-2 978 16 Mountain West Conference
15. Saint Joseph's 13-1 806 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Dayton 10-4 689 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Southern Illinois 14-2 635 17 Missouri Valley Conference
18. UTEP 11-3 580 19 Conference USA
19. Tulsa 11-2 539 20 Conference USA
20. Houston 12-2 448 22 Conference USA
21. Oakland 13-2 328 25 Summit League
22. Nevada 11-4 261 21 Western Athletic Conference
23. Winthrop 14-3 201 NR Big South Conference
24. Fresno State 12-3 172 18 Western Athletic Conference
25. Western Michigan 11-3 70 NR Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Old Dominion 11-5 23 Colonial Athletic Association
Siena 13-4 11 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
George Washington 9-3 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
Pepperdine 12-3 10 West Coast Conference
Massachusetts 10-3 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego 11-3 3 West Coast Conference

Despite winning their game this week, BYU lost a first place vote in the mid-major poll. Bummer.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 9-15, 2012

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 6-13, 2-4 America East. A home split for the Hawks this week. First a 70-62 loss to Vermont and then a 50-26 win against New Hampshire.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 6-12, 3-3 America East. 2 tough home losses for the Black Bears this week: 57-46 to Stony Brook and 57-55 to Binghamton.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 9-7, 1-1 America East. A road split for the Billikens this week, losing 71-67 at Temple and beating George Washington 73-71 in overtime.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-8, 1-2 Big 12. The Buffaloes had 2 home games this week, splitting them. First they were hammered 73-39 by Kansas, then they upset Missouri 91-84.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 3-15, 2-5 Big South. 2 more home losses this week for the Panthers, first losing 63-45 to Liberty, then losing 52-45 to VMI.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 0-16, 0-3 Big West. The struggles continue for the Mustangs, first losing 71-66 at Cal St. Northridge, then returning home and losing 66-48 to Pacific.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 11-5, 0-2 Confrence USA. Not a good start to conference play for the Miners, who lost 83-69 at home to Memphis then lost 89-80 at Tulsa.

Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou) -- 7-10, 2-5 Horizon. The Ramblers made the Wisconsin trip this week, losing 81-58 at Milwaukee and 75-69 at Green Bay.

Wright St. (Shane Korme) -- 9-8, 5-3 Horizon. The Raiders lost 2 tough road games this week: 83-69 at Valparaiso and 65-63 at Butler.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 11-7, 4-3 MVC. The Braves got 2 home wins this week, 79-49 over Drake and 60-46 over Missouri St.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 3-15, 1-6 MVC. The Aces lost 2 home games this week, 70-33 to Missouri St. and 66-60 to Drake.

Illinois St. (Timmy Tribble) -- 6-11, 3-4 MVC. The Redbirds lost 2 home games this week: 61-56 to Indiana St. and 86-71 to Creighton.

Northern Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 10-7, 4-3 MVC. The Panthers had 2 road wins this week. First a non-conference win at Arkansas St. 59-41, then an 80-78 overtime win over Wichita St.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 15-1, 2-1 Mountain West. The winning streak is over for the Cougars, who lost 95-82 at Air Force. They've started a new winning streak though by returning home and beating New Mexico 90-84 to end the week.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 4-13, 0-6 Northeast. The struggles continue for the Bulldogs who lost 51-42 at Robert Morris then returned home and lost to Central Connecticut St. 47-38.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 8-8, 6-0 Southern. The Wildcats continue to roll, beat Elon 103-72 in a home game, then going to Western Carolina and winning 84-49.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 5-12, 1-2 WAC. It was a road split this week for the Warriors, but not the way you would expect. They lost 50-40 to a 5 win Idaho team, then beat a 12 win Fresno St. team 60-51.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Texas (31) 17-0 1759 2 Big 12 Conference
2. Kentucky (41) 16-0 1757 1 Southeastern Conference
3. Michigan State 16-1 1659 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Kansas 16-1 1565 7 Big 12 Conference
5. Florida 15-0 1513 5 Southeastern Conference
6. Oklahoma State 17-0 1466 6 Big 12 Conference
7. Memphis 15-1 1347 10 Conference USA
8. Notre Dame 14-2 1227 17 Big East Conference
9. Wake Forest 16-1 1197 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Wisconsin 16-1 1190 12 Big Ten Conference
11. Maryland 16-1 1069 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Oklahoma 15-2 1061 9 Big 12 Conference
13. Xavier 14-3 911 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. West Virginia 14-2 835 19 Big East Conference
15. Connecticut 15-2 831 4 Big East Conference
16. Arizona 15-3 692 21 Pacific-10 Conference
17. Villanova 14-2 650 14 Big East Conference
18. Brigham Young 15-1 569 13 Mountain West Conference
19. North Carolina State 14-2 523 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Tennessee 14-2 360 NR Southeastern Conference
21. Creighton 13-4 240 NR Missouri Valley Conference
22. Miami-Ohio 15-1 216 NR Mid-American Conference
23. Gonzaga 16-3 210 NR West Coast Conference
24. Utah State 14-2 203 NR Western Athletic Conference
25. Butler 15-2 127 NR Horizon League

Others Receiving Votes:
Miami 16-1 57 Atlantic Coast Conference
Pittsburgh 12-4 52 Big East Conference
Virginia 14-2 48 Atlantic Coast Conference
Syracuse 12-3 18 Big East Conference
Utah 14-2 16 Mountain West Conference
Vanderbilt 12-3 11 Southeastern Conference
VCU 15-2 11 Colonial Athletic Association
Richmond 14-2 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
Louisville 12-4 2 Big East Conference
UNLV 15-2 2 Mountain West Conference
Purdue 15-3 1 Big Ten Conference

No big surprise to see BYU drop a few spots after their first loss of the season.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 15-1 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Xavier 14-3 1720 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Brigham Young 15-1 1642 2 Mountain West Conference
4. Creighton 13-4 1488 9 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Butler 15-2 1446 7 Horizon League
6. Utah State 14-2 1440 4 Western Athletic Conference
7. Gonzaga 16-3 1426 8 West Coast Conference
8. Utah 14-2 1283 10 Mountain West Conference
9. VCU 15-2 1162 5 Colonial Athletic Association
10. Richmond 14-2 1141 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. UNLV 15-2 1096 14 Mountain West Conference
12. Miami-Ohio 15-1 1095 11 Mid-American Conference
13. San Diego State 14-2 963 6 Mountain West Conference
14. Western Kentucky 16-2 901 12 Sun Belt Conference
15. Saint Joseph's 15-1 836 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Tulsa 13-2 679 19 Conference USA
17. Dayton 11-5 654 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Nevada 13-4 566 22 Western Athletic Conference
19. Oakland 15-2 526 21 Summit League
20. Old Dominion 13-5 428 NR Colonial Athletic Association
21. Southern Illinois 14-4 277 17 Missouri Valley Conference
22. UTEP 11-5 254 18 Conference USA
23. New Mexico State 12-4 147 NR Western Athletic Conference
24. Winthrop 15-4 140 23 Big South Conference
25. Montana 14-4 111 NR Big Sky Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Temple 11-5 47 Atlantic 10 Conference
Central Florida 11-4 40 Conference USA
Houston 12-4 35 Conference USA
Western Michigan 12-4 19 Mid-American Conference
Siena 14-5 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Santa Clara 13-4 9 West Coast Conference
George Washington 10-4 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
Kent State 11-5 4 Mid-American Conference
Massachusetts 11-4 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego 12-4 1 West Coast Conference

BYU lost their 3 first place votes in the mid-major poll and dropped a spot. UTEP dropped 4 spots after their 0-2 week.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 16-22, 2012

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 7-14, 3-5 America East. The Hawks split this week, first winning 59-55 at Stony Brook, then losing at home to UMBC 57-53.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 7-13, 4-4 America East. The Black Bears split 2 home games this week, losing 80-71 to UMBC and beating New Hampshire 70-47.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 11-7, 3-1 Atlantic Ten. 2 more wins this week for the Billikens. First a 73-50 win at Duquesne and then returning home to beat LaSalle 72-52.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-10, 1-3 Big 12. 2 road losses this week for the Buffaloes, first a tough non-conference loss at Creighton 65-64, then returning to conference play and losing at Kansas St. 64-47.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 4-16, 3-6 Big South. The Panthers split 2 road games this week, losing 60-44 at Gardner Webb and winning 63-59 at UNC Asheville.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 1-17, 1-4 Big West. The Mustangs and coach St. John have their first win after winning at UC Irvine 59-38, then they returned home and lost 69-45 to Long Beach St.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 13-5, 2-2 Conference USA. The Miners beat Tulane at home 86-57, then travelled to Central Florida and won 79-56.

Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou) -- 7-12, 2-7 Horizon. 2 home losses for the Ramblers this week, losing 66-49 to Valparaiso and 87-58 to Butler.

Wright St. (Shane Korme) -- 11-9, 5-4 Horizon. 3 games this week for the Raiders, the first 2 being non-conference home games. A 65-37 win against Central Michigan and a 72-48 win against Columbia. Then a 68-67 loss at Detroit as they get back into conference play.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 12-8, 5-4 MVC. A road split for the Braves as they won 78-69 at Northern Iowa then lost 63-40 at Wichita St.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 3-17, 1-8 MVC. 2 road losses for the Aces this week: 71-52 at Wichita St. and 66-50 at Northern Iowa.

Illinois St. (Timmy Tribble) -- 7-12, 4-5 MVC. A road split for the Redbirds this week, as they lost 60-32 at Missouri St. but rebounded to win 61-45 at Drake.

Northern Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 11-8, 5-4 MVC. A home split for the Panthers, as they lost 78-69 to Bradley but won 66-50 against Evansville.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 17-1, 4-1 Mountain West. 2 more wins for the Cougars this week as they hosted Wyoming and won 82-63 then travelled to San Diego St. and won 98-95 in overtime.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 4-15, 0-8 Northeast. The Bulldogs continue to be winless in conference play, this week losing 2 home games: 56-47 to Sacred Heart and 64-44 to Mt. St. Marys.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 10-8, 8-0 Southern. The Wildcats stay undefeated in conference play and now have a winning record after a 96-56 home win over UNC Greensboro and a 75-63 home win over Wofford.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 6-13, 2-3 WAC. A home split for the Warriors as they lost 68-65 to New Mexico St. and beat Louisiana Tech 71-55.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Texas (69) 19-0 1797 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Michigan State 18-1 1718 3 Big Ten Conference
3. Florida (3) 17-0 1646 5 Southeastern Conference
4. Kansas 18-1 1607 4 Big 12 Conference
5. Maryland 18-1 1465 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Memphis 17-1 1443 7 Conference USA
7. Oklahoma State 18-1 1374 6 Big 12 Conference
8. Kentucky 18-0 1325 2 Southeastern Conference
9. Wisconsin 17-2 1220 10 Big Ten Conference
10. Arizona 16-3 1051 16 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Oklahoma 16-3 1001 12 Big 12 Conference
12. Wake Forest 17-2 978 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Connecticut 16-3 972 15 Big East Conference
14. Notre Dame 15-3 920 8 Big East Conference
15. Tennessee 16-2 753 20 Southeastern Conference
16. Xavier 16-3 739 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Brigham Young 17-1 728 18 Mountain West Conference
18. Pittsburgh 14-4 602 NR Big East Conference
19. Gonzaga 18-3 480 23 West Coast Conference
20. West Virginia 15-3 331 14 Big East Conference
21. North Carolina State 15-3 301 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Utah State 16-2 266 24 Western Athletic Conference
23. Villanova 15-3 257 17 Big East Conference
24. Marquette 14-4 226 NR Big East Conference
25. Miami-Ohio 16-2 46 22 Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Utah 16-2 41 Mountain West Conference
Georgetown 13-4 31 Big East Conference
Richmond 16-2 27 Atlantic 10 Conference
Purdue 17-3 20 Big Ten Conference
Saint Joseph's 17-1 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
Miami 17-2 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
Butler 16-3 2 Horizon League
Creighton 15-4 2 Missouri Valley Conference

BYU is still our only representative in the AP Top 25, as the Cougars move up 1 spot.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 17-1 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Xavier 16-3 1712 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Brigham Young 17-1 1642 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Gonzaga 18-3 1600 7 West Coast Conference
5. Utah State 16-2 1512 6 Western Athletic Conference
6. Creighton 15-4 1336 4 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Utah 16-2 1334 8 Mountain West Conference
8. Butler 16-3 1320 5 Horizon League
9. Richmond 16-2 1281 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. UNLV 16-3 1148 11 Mountain West Conference
11. Saint Joseph's 17-1 1071 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Miami-Ohio 16-2 1027 12 Mid-American Conference
13. Western Kentucky 18-2 921 14 Sun Belt Conference
14. San Diego State 15-3 915 13 Mountain West Conference
15. VCU 17-2 786 9 Colonial Athletic Association
16. Dayton 12-6 644 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Nevada 15-4 608 18 Western Athletic Conference
18. Tulsa 14-3 605 16 Conference USA
19. Old Dominion 15-5 587 20 Colonial Athletic Association
20. Siena 16-5 386 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
21. UTEP 13-5 322 22 Conference USA
22. Southern Illinois 16-4 315 21 Missouri Valley Conference
23. Oakland 16-3 229 19 Summit League
24. New Mexico State 14-4 141 23 Western Athletic Conference
25. Winthrop 17-4 92 24 Big South Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Montana 16-4 24 Big Sky Conference
Western Michigan 13-4 17 Mid-American Conference
Massachusetts 13-4 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
Houston 13-5 5 Conference USA
Marshall 13-5 4 Conference USA
Bowling Green 13-5 1 Mid-American Conference
Middle Tennessee 16-5 1 Sun Belt Conference

The Cougars stand pat at #3 in the mid-major poll while UTEP moves up a spot.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 23-29, 2012

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 7-16, 3-7 America East. 2 road losses for the Hawks: 48-36 at Binghamton and 59-53 at Albany.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 7-14, 4-5 America East. Just 1 game for the Black Bears this week, a 60-52 loss at Boston U.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 12-8, 4-2 Atlantic Ten. A home split for the Billikens, who beat Duquesne 77-66 and lost to Temple 63-61.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-12, 1-5 Big 12. 2 blowouts this week for the Buffaloes, who lost 70-56 at Nebraska then returned home and lost 98-70 to #1 and undefeated Texas.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 4-18, 3-8 Big South. The Panthers had 2 home losses this week, 51-49 to Presbyterian and 85-51 to Winthrop.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 3-17, 3-4 Big West. Don't look now but the Mustangs are arriving! First a 68-58 win at UC Santa Barbara, then returning home to beat UC Davis 47-42.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 15-5, 4-2 Conference USA. 2 more wins for the Miners, both at home. First a 69-60 win over Central Florida and a 70-58 win over ECU.

Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou) -- 7-14, 2-8 Horizon. The Ramblers travelled to Wisconsin for a non-conference showdown and got hammered 84-52, then returned home for conference play, losing 78-76 to Illinois-Chicago.

Wright St. (Shane Korme) -- 12-10, 6-5 Horizon. The Raiders split their home games this week, beating Youngstown St. 55-47 and losing 76-53 to Cleveland St.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 13-9, 6-5 MVC. The Braves had 2 close games this week, losing 81-75 at Illinois St. then winning 70-68 at Southern Illinois.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 3-19, 1-10 MVC. 2 more road losses for the Aces, who lost 65-50 at Southern Illinois and 84-45 at Illinois St.

Illinois St. (Timmy Tribble) -- 9-12, 6-5 MVC. A good week for the Redbirds, who won 2 home games, first 81-75 against Bradley then 84-45 against Evansville.

Northern Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 12-9, 6-5 MVC. A road split for the Panthers as they won at Indiana St. 61-41 then lost at Creighton 89-65.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 19-1, 6-1 Mountain West. 2 more wins this week for the Cougars as they won 101-68 at Colorado St. then returned home to beat UNLV 87-79.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 5-16, 1-9 Northeast. 2 home games this week for the Bulldogs, as they get their first conference win by beating St. Francis-NY 53-39, then dropped a tough one to Robert Morris 59-55.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) - 10-10, 8-2 Southern. The run is over for the Wildcats as they lost both their games this week, first 89-67 at College of Charleston, then 69-59 at Wofford.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-14, 3-4 WAC. A road split for the Warriors who lost 89-72 at Nevada but went to San Jose St. and hammered them 100-61.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Texas (72) 21-0 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Kansas 20-1 1728 4 Big 12 Conference
3. Michigan State 19-2 1621 2 Big Ten Conference
4. Florida 18-1 1547 3 Southeastern Conference
5. Maryland 20-1 1515 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Memphis 19-1 1437 6 Conference USA
7. Oklahoma State 20-1 1395 7 Big 12 Conference
8. Wisconsin 19-2 1247 9 Big Ten Conference
9. Arizona 18-3 1243 10 Pacific-10 Conference
10. Kentucky 20-0 1204 8 Southeastern Conference
11. Wake Forest 19-2 1087 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Tennessee 18-2 957 15 Southeastern Conference
13. Connecticut 17-4 933 13 Big East Conference
14. Notre Dame 16-4 868 14 Big East Conference
15. North Carolina State 17-3 704 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Xavier 17-4 687 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Brigham Young 19-1 652 17 Mountain West Conference
18. Pittsburgh 15-5 541 18 Big East Conference
19. Villanova 17-3 469 23 Big East Conference
20. Oklahoma 16-5 468 11 Big 12 Conference
21. Utah State 18-2 421 22 Western Athletic Conference
22. Gonzaga 19-4 304 19 West Coast Conference
23. Georgetown 15-4 173 NR Big East Conference
24. Marquette 15-5 122 24 Big East Conference
25. Utah 18-2 85 NR Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Richmond 18-2 71 Atlantic 10 Conference
West Virginia 16-4 55 Big East Conference
Miami-Ohio 18-2 29 Mid-American Conference
Louisville 15-5 21 Big East Conference
Creighton 16-5 7 Missouri Valley Conference
Saint Joseph's 19-1 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
Miami 18-3 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
Western Kentucky 20-2 1 Sun Belt Conference

No change in the AP top 25, BYU stays at #17 and no other FOFC teams got a vote.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 19-1 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Xavier 17-4 1710 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Brigham Young 19-1 1645 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Gonzaga 19-4 1550 4 West Coast Conference
5. Utah State 18-2 1541 5 Western Athletic Conference
6. Creighton 16-5 1397 6 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Richmond 18-2 1377 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Utah 18-2 1339 7 Mountain West Conference
9. Butler 17-4 1236 8 Horizon League
10. Miami-Ohio 18-2 1044 12 Mid-American Conference
11. UNLV 16-5 1015 10 Mountain West Conference
12. Western Kentucky 20-2 1008 13 Sun Belt Conference
13. Saint Joseph's 19-1 992 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Dayton 13-7 837 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Old Dominion 17-5 820 19 Colonial Athletic Association
16. San Diego State 16-4 755 14 Mountain West Conference
17. Nevada 17-4 671 17 Western Athletic Conference
18. VCU 18-3 551 15 Colonial Athletic Association
19. UTEP 15-5 516 21 Conference USA
20. Siena 18-5 505 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
21. Tulsa 14-5 307 18 Conference USA
22. Bradley 13-9 187 NR Missouri Valley Conference
23. Southern Illinois 17-5 157 22 Missouri Valley Conference
24. Winthrop 19-4 137 25 Big South Conference
25. Temple 13-7 98 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Oakland 17-3 62 Summit League
New Mexico 12-9 29 Mountain West Conference
Montana 17-4 27 Big Sky Conference
Western Michigan 15-4 19 Mid-American Conference
Marshall 15-5 13 Conference USA
New Mexico State 14-5 12 Western Athletic Conference
Belmont 16-5 11 Atlantic Sun Conference
College of Charleston 14-5 9 Southern Conference
Vermont 18-5 8 America East Conference
Bowling Green 15-5 5 Mid-American Conference
UAB 12-6 5 Conference USA
Kent State 14-6 4 Mid-American Conference
Houston 14-6 1 Conference USA

Let's welcome the Bradley Braves to the mid-major top 25. Not sure how that happened since they didn't even receive a vote in last weeks mid-major poll, but congrats to Alex Donovan none the less.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 30-Feb. 6, 2012

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 7-18, 3-9 America East. The losing streak is now 5 for the Hawks, who this week lost 56-51 at home to Maine, then lost 69-56 at Vermont.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 9-15, 5-6 America East. The Black Bears had 3 games this week, opening with a home non-conference game, beating Harvard 68-64. Then they travelled to Hartford and beat them 56-51, but lost a heartbreaker at Stony Brook, 55-53.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 14-8, 6-2 Atlantic Ten. 2 dominating wins for the Billikens this week, a 62-49 home win against GW, then a 63-24 win at Rhode Island.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-14, 1-7 Big 12. 2 more losses this week for the Buffaloes, a 66-54 loss at home to Iowa St., then a 75-59 loss at Kansas.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 4-19, 3-9 Big South. Just 1 game this week for the Panthers, a 56-36 loss at Radford.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 4-18, 4-5 Big West. A split this week for the Mustangs, as they stayed home to defeat UC Riverside 53-40, but lost 56-45 at Cal St. Fullerton.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 16-6, 5-3 Conference USA. A split this week for the Miners, who won 69-54 at SMU, then lost a heartbreaker at home to Marshall, 77-76.

Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou) -- 8-15, 3-9 Horizon. A road split for the Ramblers this week, as they won 70-49 at Youngstown St. but lost 74-41 at Cleveland St.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 13-11, 7-6 Horizon. A road split for the Raiders, who lost 74-66 at Milwaukee, but recovered to win 72-64 at Green Bay.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 14-10, 7-6 MVC. A home split for the Braves, who lost to Creighton 73-65 but hammered Indiana St. 74-37.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 4-20, 2-11 MVC. The Aces stayed home for 2 games this week, beating Indiana St. 60-58 but losing 79-47 to Creighton.

Illinois St. (Timmy Tribble) -- 11-12, 7-5 MVC. The Redbirds took a short break from MVC play to host SIU Edwardsville and beat them 55-40, then jumped back into conference play, winning at Southern Illinois 68-66.

Northern Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 14-9, 8-5 MVC. 2 good home wins for the Panthers, as they beat Missouri St. 63-45 and beat Drake 61-46.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 21-1, 8-1 Mountain West. 2 more wins for the Cougars this week, first a tough 94-91 win at home against Utah, then an easier 67-47 win at TCU.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 6-17, 2-10 Northeast. The Bulldogs split this week, winning at home against Long Island 48-46 and losing at Mt. St. Marys 55-46.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 12-10, 10-2 Southern. The Wildcats got back on the right path this week, hosting Samford and winning 84-73, then travelling to Elon and winning 63-45.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-15, 3-5 WAC. Just 1 game this week for the Warriors, who battled but lost a home game to Utah St. 79-72.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Texas (61) 22-1 1789 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Michigan State (4) 21-2 1723 3 Big Ten Conference
3. Florida (7) 20-1 1625 4 Southeastern Conference
4. Kansas 21-2 1608 2 Big 12 Conference
5. Oklahoma State 22-1 1533 7 Big 12 Conference
6. Arizona 20-3 1369 9 Pacific-10 Conference
7. Kentucky 20-2 1360 10 Southeastern Conference
8. Maryland 21-2 1358 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Memphis 20-2 1222 6 Conference USA
10. Notre Dame 18-4 1078 14 Big East Conference
11. North Carolina State 19-3 1022 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Wisconsin 19-3 992 8 Big Ten Conference
13. Wake Forest 20-3 923 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Connecticut 19-4 795 13 Big East Conference
15. Tennessee 20-2 768 12 Southeastern Conference
16. Villanova 19-3 722 19 Big East Conference
17. Xavier 18-5 690 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Brigham Young 21-1 656 17 Mountain West Conference
19. Oklahoma 18-5 585 20 Big 12 Conference
20. Marquette 17-5 390 24 Big East Conference
21. Pittsburgh 16-6 367 18 Big East Conference
22. Gonzaga 20-4 235 22 West Coast Conference
23. Utah State 19-3 161 21 Western Athletic Conference
24. Miami-Ohio 20-2 145 NR Mid-American Conference
25. West Virginia 17-5 145 NR Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Creighton 18-5 52 Missouri Valley Conference
Western Kentucky 22-2 47 Sun Belt Conference
Richmond 19-3 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
Butler 19-4 8 Horizon League
Georgetown 16-5 7 Big East Conference
Miami 20-3 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
Utah 19-3 5 Mountain West Conference
Vanderbilt 16-5 5 Southeastern Conference

Despite continuing to win, BYU slips another spot in the polls. Unbelievable!

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 20-2 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Xavier 18-5 1718 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Brigham Young 21-1 1665 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Gonzaga 20-4 1541 4 West Coast Conference
5. Creighton 18-5 1488 6 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Utah State 19-3 1463 5 Western Athletic Conference
7. Butler 19-4 1320 9 Horizon League
8. Richmond 19-3 1293 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Western Kentucky 22-2 1232 12 Sun Belt Conference
10. Utah 19-3 1206 8 Mountain West Conference
11. Miami-Ohio 20-2 1095 10 Mid-American Conference
12. UNLV 17-5 959 11 Mountain West Conference
13. San Diego State 18-4 856 16 Mountain West Conference
14. Saint Joseph's 20-2 833 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Nevada 19-4 811 17 Western Athletic Conference
16. Dayton 15-7 773 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Old Dominion 18-6 666 15 Colonial Athletic Association
18. VCU 20-3 635 18 Colonial Athletic Association
19. UTEP 16-6 496 19 Conference USA
20. Tulsa 16-5 413 21 Conference USA
21. Siena 18-6 348 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
22. Temple 15-7 231 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Winthrop 21-4 166 24 Big South Conference
24. Saint Louis 14-8 102 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Marshall 17-5 63 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Bradley 14-10 60 Missouri Valley Conference
Montana 19-4 50 Big Sky Conference
Western Michigan 17-4 44 Mid-American Conference
Southern Illinois 18-6 27 Missouri Valley Conference
College of Charleston 16-5 15 Southern Conference
Vermont 20-5 13 America East Conference
Oakland 18-4 10 Summit League
Houston 16-6 4 Conference USA
New Mexico State 15-6 2 Western Athletic Conference
Middle Tennessee 19-6 1 Sun Belt Conference
Wichita State 17-7 1 Missouri Valley Conference

We welcome St. Louis into the mid-major top 25, making 4 of our FOFC coached teams receiving votes in this poll. Bradley loses their spot in the top 25 but is still right in the thick of things.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 6-12, 2012

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 8-18, 4-9 8th America East. 1 game this week for the Hawks, a 61-43 victory at home against Stony Brook.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 10-16, 6-7 6th America East. A split this week for the Black Bears, as they hosted Albany and lost 68-60, then won at UMBC 67-46.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 16-8, 8-2 T-2nd Atlantic Ten. 2 wins this week for the Billikens, who won 97-57 at St. Bonvanture and then returned home to beat Dayton 81-73.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-16, 1-9 12th (last) Big 12. 2 more losses this week for the Buffaloes, first a home loss to Texas A&M 87-67, then a 69-59 loss at Baylor.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 6-19, 5-9 7th Big South. A couple nice road wins for the Panthers this week, a 59-58 win at VMI and a 65-53 win at Liberty.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 5-18, 5-5 T-6th Big West. Just 1 game for the Mustangs this week, a home game against Cal St. Northridge in which they won 72-64.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 17-7, 6-4 T-4th Conference USA. The Miners split this week, hosting Tulsa and losing 79-62, then winning at Rice 78-68.

Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou) -- 9-16, 4-10 8th Horizon. The Ramblers stayed home for 2 games this week, losing 71-60 to Green Bay but beating Milwaukee 57-47.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 15-11, 9-6 T-4th Horizon. 2 solid home wins this week for the Raiders who hammered Butler 75-50 then beat Valparaiso 52-50.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 16-10, 9-6 3rd MVC. 2 road wins for the Braves this week, as they beat Missouri St. 67-55 then totally dismantled Drake 104-48.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 5-21, 3-12 9th MVC. 2 road games for the Aces this week, as they beat Drake 50-42 but lost to Missouri St. 57-49.

Illinois St. (Timmy Tribble) -- 11-14, 7-7 T-5th MVC. Not a good week for the Redbirds who lost 2 road games: 78-51 at Creighton and 67-59 at Indiana St.

Northern Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 14-10, 8-6 4th MVC. Just 1 game this week for the Panthers, a 72-62 home loss to Wichita St.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 22-2, 9-1 1st Mountain West. The Cougars started the week with a 77-71 non-conference loss at Pacific, a very damaging loss. They returned home for conference action, beating Air Force 94-67.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 7-18, 3-11 T-9th Northeast. A road split for the Bulldogs this week, as they won at Quinnipiac 67-61 but lost at Monmouth 53-45.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 14-10, 12-2 T-1st in South Division of Southern Conference. 2 home wins this week for the Wildcats, as they beat Furman 74-51 then edged Western Carolina 49-48.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-15, 5-5 5th WAC. A great week for the Warriors, who won 75-65 at Boise St. then returned home to beat Idaho 51-48 in overtime.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Texas (72) 24-1 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Kansas 23-2 1709 4 Big 12 Conference
3. Oklahoma State 24-1 1669 5 Big 12 Conference
4. Michigan State 22-3 1555 2 Big Ten Conference
5. Florida 21-2 1529 3 Southeastern Conference
6. Arizona 22-3 1409 6 Pacific-10 Conference
7. Kentucky 22-2 1401 7 Southeastern Conference
8. Memphis 22-2 1306 9 Conference USA
9. Maryland 22-3 1226 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Notre Dame 19-5 1084 10 Big East Conference
11. Villanova 20-4 960 16 Big East Conference
12. Xavier 20-5 945 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. North Carolina State 20-4 882 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Wake Forest 21-4 845 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Tennessee 21-3 693 15 Southeastern Conference
16. Marquette 19-5 681 20 Big East Conference
17. Connecticut 20-5 672 14 Big East Conference
18. Pittsburgh 18-6 654 21 Big East Conference
19. Brigham Young 22-2 473 18 Mountain West Conference
20. Gonzaga 22-4 413 22 West Coast Conference
21. West Virginia 19-5 386 25 Big East Conference
22. Oklahoma 18-6 266 19 Big 12 Conference
23. Georgetown 18-5 242 NR Big East Conference
24. Miami-Ohio 22-2 207 24 Mid-American Conference
25. Wisconsin 19-5 134 12 Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Utah State 20-3 86 Western Athletic Conference
Western Kentucky 24-2 68 Sun Belt Conference
Creighton 20-5 57 Missouri Valley Conference
Miami 22-3 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
Richmond 21-3 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
Utah 21-3 14 Mountain West Conference

Not surprising that the loss to Pacific knocked BYU down a spot, a little surprised that either UTEP or St. Louis aren't receiving votes though.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 22-2 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Xavier 20-5 1727 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Gonzaga 22-4 1611 4 West Coast Conference
4. Brigham Young 22-2 1568 3 Mountain West Conference
5. Creighton 20-5 1546 5 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Utah State 20-3 1430 6 Western Athletic Conference
7. Richmond 21-3 1354 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Utah 21-3 1288 10 Mountain West Conference
9. Western Kentucky 24-2 1226 9 Sun Belt Conference
10. Miami-Ohio 22-2 1138 11 Mid-American Conference
11. Butler 20-5 1133 7 Horizon League
12. San Diego State 20-4 947 13 Mountain West Conference
13. Nevada 21-4 929 15 Western Athletic Conference
14. UNLV 18-6 837 12 Mountain West Conference
15. Saint Joseph's 21-3 764 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Old Dominion 20-6 742 17 Colonial Athletic Association
17. VCU 22-3 663 18 Colonial Athletic Association
18. Dayton 16-8 641 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Tulsa 18-5 521 20 Conference USA
20. Temple 17-7 383 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. UTEP 17-7 345 19 Conference USA
22. Winthrop 23-4 223 23 Big South Conference
23. Saint Louis 16-8 169 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Marshall 19-5 147 25 Conference USA
25. Bradley 16-10 91 NR Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Montana 21-4 75 Big Sky Conference
Oakland 20-4 38 Summit League
Siena 18-8 17 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Western Michigan 18-5 15 Mid-American Conference
Vermont 22-5 11 America East Conference
Middle Tennessee 21-6 7 Sun Belt Conference
Wichita State 19-7 6 Missouri Valley Conference
College of Charleston 17-6 4 Southern Conference
Bowling Green 18-6 3 Mid-American Conference
New Mexico State 16-7 1 Western Athletic Conference

BYU and UTEP drop, St. Louis gains a spot, and welcome back to the mid-major top 25 Bradley! Coach Donovan has to be enjoying this go around of the dynasty, as opposed to the first one where the Braves had to fight to stay out of the play-in round every season.

[bbgunn]

Cal Poly's starting to turn things around... just like St. John told them they would. :)

And St. Louis is getting hot at the right time... watch out, A-10 tournament!

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 13-19, 2012

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 9-19, 5-10 T-7th America East. A split this week for the Hawks, both at home, first losing 65-52 to Boston U then beating Binghamton 62-59 in overtime.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 11-17, 7-8 T-5th America East. A home split for the Black Bears, who lost 79-70 to Vermont but beat Boston U 64-54.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 16-10, 8-4 5th Atlantic Ten. Not a good week for the Billikens, who lost 81-70 at Richmond then returned home and lost 73-62 to St. Josephs. Not that I'm defending St. Louis, because you gotta win the big games, but those 2 teams have a combined 6 losses all season.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-17, 2-10 last (12th) Big 12. A split this week for the Buffaloes, who lost 77-58 at Iowa St., then returned home and beat Kansas St. 71-68.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 6-21, 5-11 T-7th Big South. 2 losses for the Panthers this week, both at home. A 64-47 loss to UNC Asheville and a 67-59 loss to Gardner Webb.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 5-20, 5-7 7th Big West. 2 road losses for the Mustangs this week, a 61-45 loss at Long Beach St. and a 75-56 loss at Pacific.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 19-7, 8-4 T-3rd Conference USA. A couple nice wins this week for the Miners. First a 70-53 home win against Houston, then a 55-27 thrashing at ECU.

Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou) -- 10-17, 5-11 8th Horizon. A road split for the Ramblers, who upset Butler 70-69, then fell flat against Valparaiso 73-45.

Wright St. (Shane Korme) -- 16-11, 10-6 5th Horizon. Just 1 game this week for the Raiders, a 75-74 home win against Detroit.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 18-10, 11-6 3rd MVC. 2 close home wins this week, first a 79-77 win against Wichita St. then a 78-72 win over Northern Iowa.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 5-23, 3-14 9th MVC. The Aces are locked into the play-in round of the MVC tournament after 2 tough home losses this week. First an 81-80 loss to Northern Iowa then a 73-60 loss to Wichita St.

Illinois St. (Timmy Tribble) -- 12-15, 8-8 T-5th MVC. A home split this week for the Redbirds, who lost 59-51 against Drake but beat Missouri St. 66-58.

Northern Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 15-11, 9-7 4th MVC. A road split for the Panthers this week, first an 81-80 win at Evansville then a 78-72 loss at Bradley.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 23-3, 10-2 1st Mountain West. A road split for the Cougars this week, as they lost 92-73 at New Mexico then won 92-70 at Wyoming.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 7-20, 3-13 11th Northeast. 2 more losses for the Bulldogs, a 50-43 loss at Central Connecticut, then a 64-52 home loss to Fairleigh Dickinson.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 16-10, 14-2 1st in South Division of Southern Conference. The wins keep on coming for the Wildcats, who won 88-42 at Citadel and 85-69 at Appalachian St.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-16, 6-6 5th WAC. A split this week for the Warriors, who lost at home 67-64 to Fresno St., then won 70-68 at New Mexico St.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (57) 25-2 1785 2 Big 12 Conference
2. Texas (15) 26-1 1743 1 Big 12 Conference
3. Oklahoma State 25-2 1656 3 Big 12 Conference
4. Michigan State 24-3 1574 4 Big Ten Conference
5. Memphis 24-2 1504 8 Conference USA
6. Kentucky 24-2 1456 7 Southeastern Conference
7. Maryland 24-3 1363 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Arizona 22-4 1269 6 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Florida 22-3 1227 5 Southeastern Conference
10. Wake Forest 23-4 1113 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Pittsburgh 20-6 1013 18 Big East Conference
12. Utah State 22-3 1010 NR Western Athletic Conference
13. Notre Dame 20-6 882 10 Big East Conference
14. West Virginia 21-5 797 21 Big East Conference
15. Georgetown 20-5 740 23 Big East Conference
16. Connecticut 21-6 652 17 Big East Conference
17. Tennessee 23-3 610 15 Southeastern Conference
18. North Carolina State 21-5 589 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Xavier 21-6 517 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Wisconsin 21-5 465 25 Big Ten Conference
21. Creighton 22-5 352 NR Missouri Valley Conference
22. Marquette 20-6 288 16 Big East Conference
23. Brigham Young 23-3 259 19 Mountain West Conference
24. Western Kentucky 26-2 218 NR Sun Belt Conference
25. Gonzaga 23-5 124 20 West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Miami 24-3 77 Atlantic Coast Conference
Miami-Ohio 23-3 77 Mid-American Conference
Richmond 23-3 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
Villanova 21-5 19 Big East Conference
Utah 22-4 1 Mountain West Conference

That BYU loss knocked them down 4 spots.. Whew, tough pollsters!

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 24-2 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Xavier 21-6 1714 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Utah State 22-3 1662 6 Western Athletic Conference
4. Creighton 22-5 1572 5 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Brigham Young 23-3 1474 4 Mountain West Conference
6. Gonzaga 23-5 1452 3 West Coast Conference
7. Western Kentucky 26-2 1377 9 Sun Belt Conference
8. Richmond 23-3 1283 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Utah 22-4 1216 8 Mountain West Conference
10. Miami-Ohio 23-3 1095 10 Mid-American Conference
11. San Diego State 22-4 1038 12 Mountain West Conference
12. Butler 21-6 1022 11 Horizon League
13. Nevada 23-4 954 13 Western Athletic Conference
14. Saint Joseph's 23-3 899 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Old Dominion 22-6 800 16 Colonial Athletic Association
16. VCU 24-3 740 17 Colonial Athletic Association
17. UNLV 19-7 688 14 Mountain West Conference
18. Tulsa 19-6 527 19 Conference USA
19. Temple 19-7 486 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Dayton 17-9 476 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Winthrop 25-4 287 22 Big South Conference
22. UTEP 19-7 274 21 Conference USA
23. Bradley 18-10 262 25 Missouri Valley Conference
24. Siena 20-8 104 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Montana 22-5 90 NR Big Sky Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Middle Tennessee 23-6 29 Sun Belt Conference
Saint Louis 16-10 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
Vermont 23-5 21 America East Conference
Oakland 21-5 16 Summit League
Western Michigan 19-6 8 Mid-American Conference
Marshall 19-7 3 Conference USA
Santa Clara 20-6 3 West Coast Conference
Belmont 20-7 2 Atlantic Sun Conference
College of Charleston 18-7 2 Southern Conference
Houston 18-8 1 Conference USA

St. Louis falls out of the mid-major top 25 after a 2 loss week, and Bradley moves up a couple spots.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 20-26, 2012

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 10-19, 6-10 7th America East. The Hawks ended their regular season with a 52-32 win at New Hampshire. They will be the 7th seed in the America East tourney.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 12-17, 8-8 T-4th America East. The Black Bears ended their regular season with a 61-54 win at Binghamton. They will be the 5th seed in the America East tourney.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 18-10, 10-4 5th Atlantic Ten. 2 wins for the Billikens this week, a 71-54 home win against Charlotte and a 73-51 win at Fordham.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-18, 3-11 last (12th) Big 12. A split for the Buffaloes this week, who lost 85-63 at Missouri then returned home to beat Texas Tech 92-86 in overtime.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 7-22, 6-12 7th Big South. The Panthers ended their regular season with a road split, losing 72-63 at Charleston Southern and winning 69-66 at Coastal Carolina. They will be the 7th seed in the Big South tourney.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 5-22, 5-9 7th Big West. The Mustangs lost 2 home games this week, losing 63-46 to UCSB and 58-51 to UC Irvine.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 20-8, 9-5 T-3rd Conference USA. A split this week for the Miners, who won at home against Southern Miss 75-51 then lost 75-67 at UAB.

Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou) -- 12-17, 7-11 8th Horizon. The Ramblers finished their regular season with 2 tough home wins, first 84-78 over Wright St. and then 64-58 over Detroit. They will be the 8th seed in the Horizon tournament.

Wright St. (Shane Korme) -- 16-13, 10-8 T-5th Horizon. The Raiders finished their regular season on a sour note, losing 2 games on the road, first an 84-78 loss at Loyola Chicago, then an 86-82 loss to Illinois-Chicago. They will be the 6th seed in the Horizon tournament.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 19-10, 12-6 3rd MVC. Only 1 game this week to finish the regular season for the Braves, a 78-39 win at home against Evansville. They will be the 3rd seed in the MVC tournament.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 5-24, 3-15 9th MVC. The Aces finished their regular season losing 78-39 at Bradley and will be the 9th seed and in the play-in round of the MVC tournament.

Illinois St. (Timmy Tribble) -- 13-16, 9-9 T-5th MVC. The Redbirds split their final 2 regular season games, losing 60-49 at Northern Iowa before winning 78-60 at Wichita St. They will be the 6th seed in the MVC tourney.

Northern Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 16-12, 10-8 4th MVC. The Panthers split their final 2 regular season games, both at home. They beat Illinois St. 60-49 before getting hammered 71-44 by Southern Illinois. They'll be the 4th seed in the MVC tourney.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 25-3, 12-2 1st Mountain West. 2 home wins this week for the Cougars, first a 79-76 win over San Diego St. then a 98-92 win over Colorado St.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 9-20, 5-13 T-9th Northeast. The Bulldogs got 2 wins to finish the regular season, first a 69-56 home win against St. Francis-PA, then a nice 49-42 upset at Wagner. Unfortunately it wasn't enough, as the Northeast tourney only takes the top 8 teams, so sadly, Bryant has ended their season, but at least they finished it off with a win and hopefully will build some momentum for next season.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 17-11, 15-3 1st in South Division of Southern Conference. The Wildcats split their last 2 games to finish the regular season. First a 72-64 home loss to Chattanooga, then a 70-56 win at Georgia Southern. They will be the top seed in the Southern tournament and have earned a first round bye.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 11-17, 7-7 5th WAC. The Warriors split their games this week, winning 77-70 at Louisiana Tech and then getting hammered at home 78-43 to Nevada.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Texas (51) 28-1 1774 2 Big 12 Conference
2. Oklahoma State (13) 27-2 1725 3 Big 12 Conference
3. Memphis (5) 26-2 1619 5 Conference USA
4. Kentucky (3) 26-2 1617 6 Southeastern Conference
5. Kansas 25-4 1529 1 Big 12 Conference
6. Michigan State 25-3 1456 4 Big Ten Conference
7. Maryland 26-3 1358 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Florida 24-3 1293 9 Southeastern Conference
9. Tennessee 24-4 1203 17 Southeastern Conference
10. Wake Forest 25-4 1147 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Arizona 23-5 1053 8 Pacific-10 Conference
12. Georgetown 22-5 950 15 Big East Conference
13. North Carolina State 23-5 899 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Xavier 23-6 864 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. West Virginia 23-5 793 14 Big East Conference
16. Wisconsin 23-5 724 20 Big Ten Conference
17. Pittsburgh 21-7 550 11 Big East Conference
18. Creighton 24-5 540 21 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Brigham Young 25-3 473 23 Mountain West Conference
20. Connecticut 22-7 367 16 Big East Conference
21. Western Kentucky 28-2 326 24 Sun Belt Conference
22. Utah State 23-4 325 12 Western Athletic Conference
23. Gonzaga 25-5 320 25 West Coast Conference
24. Miami-Ohio 25-3 172 NR Mid-American Conference
25. Villanova 23-5 102 NR Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Oklahoma 20-8 97 Big 12 Conference
Notre Dame 21-7 67 Big East Conference
Miami 25-4 48 Atlantic Coast Conference
VCU 26-3 7 Colonial Athletic Association
Richmond 24-4 2 Atlantic 10 Conference

Good week for the Cougars who move up 4 spots in the AP Top 25.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 26-2 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Xavier 23-6 1727 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Creighton 24-5 1627 4 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Brigham Young 25-3 1531 5 Mountain West Conference
5. Gonzaga 25-5 1518 6 West Coast Conference
6. Utah State 23-4 1473 3 Western Athletic Conference
7. Western Kentucky 28-2 1380 7 Sun Belt Conference
8. Richmond 24-4 1229 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Miami-Ohio 25-3 1224 10 Mid-American Conference
10. Butler 23-6 1152 12 Horizon League
11. Utah 23-5 1077 9 Mountain West Conference
12. Nevada 24-4 1016 13 Western Athletic Conference
13. Old Dominion 24-6 884 15 Colonial Athletic Association
14. Saint Joseph's 24-4 802 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. VCU 26-3 792 16 Colonial Athletic Association
16. UNLV 21-7 757 17 Mountain West Conference
17. San Diego State 22-6 729 11 Mountain West Conference
18. Dayton 19-9 654 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Tulsa 20-7 497 18 Conference USA
20. Temple 20-8 393 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Winthrop 26-4 280 21 Big South Conference
22. Bradley 19-10 267 23 Missouri Valley Conference
23. Siena 22-8 225 24 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
24. Montana 24-5 134 25 Big Sky Conference
25. Saint Louis 18-10 72 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Middle Tennessee 24-6 49 Sun Belt Conference
Oakland 23-5 45 Summit League
Vermont 24-5 21 America East Conference
UTEP 20-8 16 Conference USA
Western Michigan 21-6 14 Mid-American Conference
Houston 20-8 12 Conference USA
Marshall 20-8 3 Conference USA

The Billikens reenter the mid-major top 25, and UTEP is still getting some votes.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 27-March 4, 2012

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- The America East had their conference tourney this week, covered in the next post.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- Same as Hartford.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 19-11, 11-5 5th Atlantic Ten. The Billikens split 2 games to end the regular season, winning 75-67 at UMass, then dropping a 70-69 heartbreaker at home to Xavier. They'll be the 5th seed in the A-10 Tourney.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-20, 3-13 last (12th) Big 12. 2 more losses for the Buffaloes to finish the regular season, a 66-53 home loss to Nebraska and a 98-72 loss at Oklahoma. They'll be the 12th seed in the Big 12 tourney.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- The Panthers played in the Big South tourney this week, covered in the next post.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-22, 7-9 T-6th Big West. The Mustangs won 2 road games to finish the regular season: A 47-37 win at UC Riverside and a 55-50 win at UC Davis. They'll be the 7th seed in the Big West tourney.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 21-9, 10-6 4th Conference USA. The Miners split their final 2 regular season games, winning 71-58 at Tulane and getting hammered 90-58 at Memphis. They'll be the 4th seed in the C-USA tourney and get a first round bye.

Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou) -- The Ramblers played in the Horizon tourney this week, covered in the next post.

Wright St. (Shane Korme) -- The Raiders also had the Horizon tourney this week.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- MVC had their tourney this week, covered next post.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- Also MVC.

Illinois St. (Timmy Tribble) -- MVC.

Northern Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- Our 4th and final MVC team.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 26-4, 13-3 1st Mountain West. A road split to end the regular season for the Cougars, first an 85-80 loss at UNLV then an 81-78 loss at Utah. They'll be the top seed in the Mountain West tourney.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- No more games for Bryant who failed to qualify for the Northeast tourney.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- Playing in the Southern tournament, results next post.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 12-18, 8-8 5th WAC. The Warriors split their final 2 regular season games, winning 77-55 at home against San Jose St. and losing 93-81 at Utah St. They'll be the 5th seed in the WAC tourney.

No polls this week, as I fear that doing so will give away the results of some tournaments already played. I will have polls after the conference tournaments.

[collegesportsfanms]

2012 Conference Tournaments

It's time to take a look at all the conference tournaments and see how our FOFC teams fared.

America East Tournament

Hartford (David Ginsberg) lost in the quarterfinals to (2) Vermont 58-38. Their season will no doubt be over with a 10-20 record.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) also lost in the quarterfinals to (4) Stony Brook 90-72. Their record is slightly better at 12-18, but they should be done for the season.

Atlantic Ten Tournament

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) beat (12) Rhode Island 64-56 in the first round, then in the quarterfinals lost to (4) St. Josephs 81-64. I would consider them on the bubble, but I have a feeling they'll sneak in as a seed between 7-10.

Big 12 Tournament

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) battled hard but lost in the quarterfinals 80-71 to (5) Oklahoma. They should be done for the season.

Big South Tournament

High Point (Roy Rogers) pulled an upset in the quarterfinals, beating (2) UNC Asheville 65-56. Their luck ran out in the semifinals, as they lost to (6) Coastal Carolina 66-51. Their 8-23 record means they'll be done for the season.

Big West Tournament

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) lost 61-54 to (6) Cal St. Fullerton in the first round. With a 7-23 record, their season is over.

Conference USA Tournament

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) lost to (5) Houston 68-57 in the quarterfinals. They should still be in the NCAA tournament, probably around an 8 or 9 seed.

Horizon Tournament

Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou) beat (5) Valparaiso 59-54 in the first round then lost 62-47 to (4) Cleveland St. in the second round. They finish with a 13-18 record, not good enough for postseason play.

Wright St. (Shane Korme) hammered (7) Illinois-Chicago 82-56 in the first round then lost a tough one in the second round, 91-86 in overtime to (3) Milwaukee. With a 17-14 record, they may sneak into the CBI or CIT.

Missouri Valley Tournament

Bradley (Alex Donovan) beat (6) Illinois St. in the quarterfinals, then hammered (10) Drake 85-43 in the semifinals as Drake's luck ran out. In the MVC championship, the Braves beat (1) Creighton 73-65 to win the MVC tournament and get an auto bid to the NCAA tournament! I'd expect them to be a 10 or 11 seed.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) lost in the play-in round 69-46 to (8) Southern Illinois. With 5 wins on the season, they'll definitely be done.

Illinois St. (Timmy Tribble) lost 81-68 to (3) Bradley in the quarterfinals. Their disappointing 13-17 record means they will most likely be done.

Northern Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) lost 89-71 to (5) Missouri St. in the quarterfinals. With a 16-13 record, I think the NIT may pass on the Panthers, but I would expect to see them in the CBI.

Mountain West Tournament

BYU (Patrick Hutt) got by (9) TCU 81-74 in the quarterfinals, then escaped with a win 87-84 over (5) New Mexico in the semifinals, and in the MWC championship, absolutely blew away (3) San Diego St. 93-53 to become the second FOFC coach to win their conference tournament and get an NCAA auto-bid. With a 29-4 record, it would be a shame if they don't get a 3 or 4 seed, but I bet they slip down to a 5 or 6 seed since they aren't in a power conference.

Bryant (Score Galore) didn't qualify for the Northeast tournament so their season is over.

Southern Tournament

Davidson (Randolph Childress) beat (8) Western Carolina 75-59 in the quarterfinals, then beat (4) Appalachian St. 80-65 in the semifinals, and became our 3rd FOFC coach to gain an auto-bid by beat (3) Chattanooga 82-71 in the championship. A 13 or 14 seed is most likely for the Wildcats.

WAC Tournament

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) beat (4) New Mexico St. 82-73 in the quarterfinals then lost 82-62 to (1) Nevada in the semifinals. With a 13-19 record, they should be done for the season.

Here's a look at the final regular season polls:

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kentucky (66) 30-3 1794 5 Southeastern Conference
2. Memphis 31-2 1717 2 Conference USA
3. Texas (6) 30-3 1673 1 Big 12 Conference
4. Kansas 29-5 1582 3 Big 12 Conference
5. Michigan State 28-4 1504 4 Big Ten Conference
6. Maryland 29-4 1412 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Oklahoma State 27-5 1393 6 Big 12 Conference
8. Wake Forest 29-5 1261 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Oklahoma 26-8 1201 18 Big 12 Conference
10. Florida 26-4 1171 8 Southeastern Conference
11. Arizona 27-6 1013 12 Pacific-10 Conference
12. Villanova 28-5 998 21 Big East Conference
13. Xavier 27-7 874 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Georgetown 24-6 855 9 Big East Conference
15. Tennessee 26-7 809 13 Southeastern Conference
16. Pittsburgh 25-8 721 14 Big East Conference
17. Western Kentucky 31-2 624 20 Sun Belt Conference
18. Creighton 26-6 589 22 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Brigham Young 29-4 506 25 Mountain West Conference
20. Gonzaga 27-5 414 23 West Coast Conference
21. Utah State 27-5 288 19 Western Athletic Conference
22. West Virginia 24-7 264 15 Big East Conference
23. VCU 30-3 221 NR Colonial Athletic Association
24. North Carolina State 24-7 186 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Marquette 24-9 98 NR Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Richmond 29-4 88 Atlantic 10 Conference
Miami-Ohio 28-4 70 Mid-American Conference
Nevada 29-4 22 Western Athletic Conference
Wisconsin 24-7 22 Big Ten Conference
Louisville 24-9 20 Big East Conference
Connecticut 23-9 6 Big East Conference
Miami 27-6 4 Atlantic Coast Conference

Great job by BYU to rise up, but being ranked lower than a Creighton team that lost in the finals of their conference tournament is a little disrespectful IMO.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 31-2 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Xavier 27-7 1727 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Creighton 26-6 1620 3 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Brigham Young 29-4 1537 6 Mountain West Conference
5. Gonzaga 27-5 1464 5 West Coast Conference
6. Utah State 27-5 1449 4 Western Athletic Conference
7. Western Kentucky 31-2 1418 7 Sun Belt Conference
8. VCU 30-3 1331 13 Colonial Athletic Association
9. Richmond 29-4 1237 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Nevada 29-4 1106 12 Western Athletic Conference
11. Butler 25-6 1077 11 Horizon League
12. Miami-Ohio 28-4 1029 9 Mid-American Conference
13. Utah 26-6 986 10 Mountain West Conference
14. San Diego State 26-7 859 14 Mountain West Conference
15. Old Dominion 25-7 744 15 Colonial Athletic Association
16. Saint Joseph's 26-6 674 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Dayton 21-11 667 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Tulsa 22-8 548 18 Conference USA
19. Temple 23-9 470 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. UNLV 22-9 450 17 Mountain West Conference
21. Winthrop 29-4 386 22 Big South Conference
22. Siena 25-8 304 23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
23. Bradley 22-10 208 21 Missouri Valley Conference
24. Sam Houston State 27-6 141 NR Southland Conference
25. UTEP 21-10 72 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Middle Tennessee 26-7 38 Sun Belt Conference
Montana 25-6 23 Big Sky Conference
Vermont 26-6 16 America East Conference
Oakland 25-6 12 Summit League
East Tennessee State 24-7 6 Atlantic Sun Conference
Houston 23-10 1 Conference USA


These voters are even more nuts! UTEP back in the rankings after an early exit in their tournament, St. Louis and Davidson nowhere to be found, and Bradley moving down 2 spots after winning the MVC tournament?? Crazy

[collegesportsfanms]

2012 Selection Sunday

Bradley gets the 13th seed in the NCAA West Region and will take on (4) Marquette in the first round. A bit underseeded if you ask me.

BYU gets the 5th seed in the NCAA West Region and will await the winner of a First Four game between Vanderbilt and Dayton.

Davidson gets the 14th seed in the NCAA East Region and will take on (3) Florida in the first round.

St. Louis drops down to the NIT, getting the 4th seed in the NIT West Region and will host (5) Rider in the first round.

UTEP also drops to the NIT as the #2 seed in the NIT Midwest Region. They'll host (7) Boise St. in the first round.

That's it. Lots of snubs. However, once I saw that St. Louis and UTEP had dropped to the NIT, I had a feeling Wright St. and Northern Iowa would get screwed out of extending their season. So 5 of our 17 FOFC coached teams extend their season into March. Let's go boys, gotta do better!

[collegesportsfanms]

2012 NCAA First Round

(13) Bradley upsets (4) Marquette 68-61.

(5) BYU beats (12) Dayton 87-70.

(3) Florida hammers (14) Davidson 86-63.

2012 NIT First Round

(4) St. Louis all over (5) Rider 87-66.

(2) UTEP hammers (7) Boise St. 69-45.

[collegesportsfanms]

2012 NCAA Second Round

(5) BYU beats (13) Bradley 98-76.

2012 NIT Second Round

(4) St. Louis gets by (1) Virginia 78-75.

(2) UTEP beat (3) UAB 72-57.

2012 NCAA Sweet Sixteen

(1) Memphis beats (5) BYU 98-78.

NIT Quarterfinals

(3) Missouri beats (4) St. Louis 79-63.

(2) UTEP beats (4) Syracuse 69-58.

NIT Final Four

(2MW) UTEP beats (1E) Texas A&M 71-59.

NIT Championship

(3W) Missouri gets by (2MW) UTEP 58-54.

What a great run by UTEP and coach Jeeber Mack, making it to the NIT Finals, and being the FOFC coached team to make it the farthest in the postseason.

[collegesportsfanms]

2012 Postseason Wrap-Up

The 2012 NCAA Final Four saw (1S) Kentucky beat (2W) Kansas 70-54, and (1MW) Texas beat (6E) West Virginia 89-73. In the National Championship, Texas rattled Kentucky 74-54.

You already know the results of the 2012 NIT Final Four, with UTEP losing in the NIT Championship Game.

The CBI saw (5) Northeastern beat (3) Toledo 2 games to 1 in the CBI Championship Series. Toledo won the first game 80-56, then Northeastern won the second game 69-66. The deciding game wasn't even close, as Northeastern won 80-56.

And finally, the CIT Championship saw (4) UC Santa Barbara beat (14) Fairfield 71-59.

[collegesportsfanms]

2011-2012 National Awards

Only 1 national award for our FOFC coached teams. BYU senior Gary Beardsley made the all-NCAA First Team.

2011-2012 Conference Awards

Nobody got an award for Hartford.

Maine saw SR Ferdinand Dungan make the America East 2nd Team.

A huge shock here, as St. Louis, even with their great season, took home no conference awards.

Colorado got no awards either, not a huge surprise there.

Getting to be a trend, as High Point had no awards either.

And the trend continues. No awards for Cal Poly.

UTEP breaks the tend with a few awards. Senior Edward McChesney made the C-USA First Team, while SR Richard Brown made the Second Team. Chris Pouliot made the C-USA All-Freshman Team.

Loyola Chicago was shut out on the awards.

Wright St. had 2 players on the Horizon 2nd Team. SR Forrest Sutter and SR Larry Giron.

Bradley put 2 on the All-MVC First Team: SR Justin Chambers and SO Leon Woods. SR Jake Hopkins made the All-MVC Second Team.

Evansville put Charles Neill on the MVC All-Freshman Team.

Illinois St. put SR Roscoe Finkelstein on the All-MVC 2nd Team.

Northern Iowa had SR David Elmore on the All-MVC 2nd Team and Todd Blanco on the All-Freshman Team.

BYU took home a number of awards. SR Gary Beardsley was the Mountain West Player of the Year and also an all-MWC 1st Team Member. Patrick Hutt was the MWC Coach of the Year. SR Gary Love was also on the MWC 1st Team. SR Myles Woodson made the all-MWC 2nd Team.

No awards for Bryant.

Davidson had the most awards of all the teams. SR Royal Canter was Southern Player of the Year and an all-Southern First Team member. Troy Burt was the Southern Freshman of the Year and a member of the Southern All-Freshman Team. JR Josiah Backman and SR Leslie Ludwig made the all-Southern 2nd Team.

Hawaii took home 1 award as Robert Trexler made the WAC All-Freshman Team.

[collegesportsfanms]

2011-2012 Recruiting Rankings

Hartford had the 211th best recruiting class in the nation, good for 3rd best in the America East.

Maine had the 269th best class, good for 7th in the America East.

St. Louis had the 43rd best class in the nation, good for 2nd in the A-Ten.

Colorado had the 82nd best class in the nation, good for 7th in the Big 12.

High Point had the 150th best class in the nation, tops in the Big South.

Cal Poly had the 257th best class in the nation, good for 7th in the Big West.

UTEP had the 47th best class in the nation, tops in Conference USA, but just 1 better than UAB who was at 48. The Miners brought in the conferences only 4 star recruit however. Everything else was 3 stars or less.

Loyola Chicago had the 99th best class in the nation, good for 2nd in the Horizon.

Wright St. had the 145th best class in the nation, good for 3rd in the Horizon.

Bradley had the 81st best class in the nation, good for 3rd in the MVC and were 1 of 2 MVC schools to bring in a 4 star recruit.

Evansville had the 110th best class in the nation, good for 5th in the MVC.

Illinois St. had the 199th best class in the nation, good for 8th in the MVC.

Northern Iowa had the 274th best class in the nation, last in the MVC by a wide margin. The Panthers were the only MVC school not to bring in a 3 star or better recruit.

BYU had the 36th best class in the nation, tops in the Mountain West by 18. Not only that, but they were 1 of only 19 (at least by my count)schools in the nation to bring in a 5 star recruit.

Bryant had the 258th best class in the nation, good for 5th in the Northeast.

Davidson had the 118th best class in the nation, good for 3rd in the Southern.

Hawaii had the 58th best class in the nation, good for 3rd in the WAC. The Warriors were 1 of 2 schools to bring in a 4 star recruit.

[collegesportsfanms]

I am making 1 change to the season setup, increasing the NIT back to 40 teams. That gives our FOFC teams 8 more chances to get into the postseason.

There was no conference movement in the offseason, and this is where I stop. I said at the beginning of this that because I wasn't using a mod this time, if you weren't happy with your current team or the conference they played in, I would let you change teams without being offered the job. This only applies for this offseason only, so if you want to change, the rule is you have to change to a team that is within the same prestige as the school you are currently at. I would say 3 or 4 points higher or lower would be fine. Here are the team prestiges:

Hartford- 22
Maine- 31
St. Louis- 67
Colorado- 57
High Point- 16
Cal Poly- 22
UTEP- 66
Loyola Chicago- 40
Wright St.- 58
Bradley- 67
Evansville- 39
Illinois St.- 61
Northern Iowa- 65
BYU- 86
Bryant- 3
Davidson- 62
Hawaii- 49

If you want to change, please PM me or you can announce it in this thread. I will be out of town from Thursday-Saturday, so hopefully by Sunday or Monday I've heard from all of you. For now, this is on hold. :)

[Coffee Warlord]

Nope, I'm staying at CU until they fire my ass.

[britrock88]

Are there any major conference teams so low in prestige (~45) that one of the Bafous could move?

[ntndeacon]

Might as well stay where iam

[korme]

Nope, I'm staying at CU until they fire my ass.

Same here

[DavidCorperial]

I'm choosing to stay at Hartford

[collegesportsfanms]

Are there any major conference teams so low in prestige (~45) that one of the Bafous could move?

If we're talking about the power six (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12, SEC) then no, they are all higher than 45. Keep in mind (I keep reminding everybody since they got used to me doing this with a real world mod from the 2014 season) that this dynasty is modless so the teams and conferences are as they were in 2011-2012.

The lowest rated power school is Oregon St. at 46. After that, there is South Florida of the Big East at 52, and Northwestern of the Big Ten at 53. Every other power school has a prestige of 57 or better.

If you wanted the Bafou's to move to Oregon St., South Florida, or Northwestern, as long nobody else objects (I don't know why they would, but you never know) then I'll go ahead and allow it. But just those 3 schools are options. Or if you want a non-power conference school, I can get you a list of around the 35-45 range.

I am heading out of town tomorrow afternoon and won't be back until late Saturday night, so you've got some time to think about it, as I won't be progressing forward with this until at least Sunday. But I will have internet access so I'll be able to keep tabs and see who has responded.

[britrock88]

I'd shift Jawouk (at Loyola) to Oregon State, if that's permissible.

...and I'll update the mod for this season soon, I promise. :p

[collegesportsfanms]

Ok, we'll see what everybody else thinks. The mod isn't a huge deal, at this point I'm not sure if I could even install a mod without having to start over on these dynasties. I'm not sure how that would work. Can you install a mod and still keep saved games in tact?

[britrock88]

Ok, we'll see what everybody else thinks. The mod isn't a huge deal, at this point I'm not sure if I could even install a mod without having to start over on these dynasties. I'm not sure how that would work. Can you install a mod and still keep saved games in tact?

Nah, unfortunately, you can only start a save with a mod.

[bbgunn]

Keep all of my coaches where they are. St. Louis is doing fine, and it would be interesting to see how high Hawaii and Cal Poly can go.

Thank you!

[thmscrrn3]

Just found this forum and was wondering if at any time will you let new people into your game? Please let me know thanks

[collegesportsfanms]

still waiting to hear from the following coaches: Grover, JAG, JeeberD, sirfozzie, Zinto.

I'll wait a couple more days to hear from these coaches, and if I don't, they'll stay where they are at.

thmscrrn3, I sent you a PM with info on how to sign up.

[collegesportsfanms]

A little bit of movement among our FOFCers. Jawouk Bafou has moved from Loyola Chicago to Oregon St., Ernesto Lopez went from Northern Iowa to Iowa, and everybody else stayed the same. There are a couple people I never heard from, but I am ready to move forward with this.

We also have a brand new coach, as Thomas Carrano (thmscrrn3) is taking over at Monmouth.

2012-2013 FOFC Coach Hotseat Ratings

David Ginsberg (Hartford) -- Average Hotseat Rating, goal is to avoid last place in the America East.

Cillian O'Reilly (Maine) -- Cillian has a cool seat now, and the board wants a .500 or better America East record.

Kuji Chagulia (St. Louis) -- It's still an average set for Kuji, who is expected to lead the Billikens to the NCAA Tournament.

Rob Nielsen (Colorado) -- It's an average hotseat for Rob, who is expected to get Colorado out of the cellar in the Big 12.

Roy Rogers (High Point) -- Average hotseat, goal is to finish .500 or better in the Big South.

Ernesto Lopez (Iowa) -- First season for Ernesto with the Hawkeyes, who just want postseason play.

DeShawn St. John (Cal Poly) -- Average hot seat for DeShawn, as Cal Poly is expected to finish .500 or better in the Big West.

Jeeber Mack (UTEP) -- The seat is cool for Jeeber, and UTEP is expected to play in the postseason, any tournament.

Shane Korme (Wright St.) -- Shane has a cool seat, but a lofty goal to get Wright St to the NCAA Tournament.

Alex Donovan (Bradley) -- Alex has a cool seat, and the board wants the Braves to compete for the MVC title.

Ekeje Bafou (Evansville) -- It's just an average seat for Ekeje, and the Aces are expected to stay out of last place in the MVC.

Timmy Tribble (Illinois State) -- It's just an average seat for Timmy, as the Redbirds are expected to play in a postseason tournament this season.

Patrick Hutt (BYU) -- It's a cool seat for Patrick, who is expected to lead BYU to the Mountain West title.

Score Galore (Bryant) -- It's an average seat for Mr. Galore, and Bryant is expected to stay out of last place in the Northeast Conference.

Thomas Carrano (Monmouth) -- It's an average seat for Thomas in his first season as an FOFC coach, his goal is to lead Monmouth to a .500 or better record in the Northeast.

Jawouk Bafou (Oregon State) -- Jawouk is in his first year with the Beavers, and he is expected to keep them out of the cellar in the Pac Ten.

Randolph Childress (Davidson) -- Still an average seat for Randolph, and Davidson is expected to compete for the Southern championship this season.

B.B. Gunn (Hawaii) -- The seat is cool for B.B. and all he needs to do is lead Hawaii to a .500 or better finish in the WAC.

[collegesportsfanms]

2012 Season Tournaments

Oregon State will be the 2nd seed in the 4 team Boulder Classic and they will open up with (3) Alabama State.

Bradley will be the 9th seed in the 16 team Coaches Invitational and will open up against (8) VCU.

Hawaii will be the 9th seed in the 16 team GDS Classic and will open up against (8) Pacific.

Colorado is the 1st seed in the 4 team GDS Tip-off Tourney and will open up against (4) Radford. In a bit of irony, Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou's former school), is the #2 seed in this tourney.

Evansville is the 7th seed in the Island Invitational and will open up against (2) Providence.

St. Louis is the 6th seed in the Maui Shootout and will open up against (3) West Virginia.

Illinois State is the 3rd seed in the Orlando Classic and will open up against (6) Colorado State.

UTEP is the 2nd seed in the Rainbow Invitational and will open up against (7) Detroit.

Iowa is the 3rd seed in the 4 team Travelers Invitational and will open up against (2) Gonzaga.

Wright State is the 1st seed in the 4 team Vision Classic and will open up against (4) Navy.

BYU is the 1st seed in the 4 team Youth Invitational and will open up against (4) Northwestern.

So 11 of our 18 FOFC teams are in a preseason tournament, but at least this time we don't have multiple teams in the same tourney.

[collegesportsfanms]

2012 Preseason Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Arizona (62) 0-0 1781 11 Pacific-10 Conference
2. Kansas (9) 0-0 1724 4 Big 12 Conference
3. Texas 0-0 1639 3 Big 12 Conference
4. Florida (1) 0-0 1542 10 Southeastern Conference
5. Syracuse 0-0 1466 NR Big East Conference
6. Kentucky 0-0 1410 1 Southeastern Conference
7. Michigan State 0-0 1359 5 Big Ten Conference
8. Connecticut 0-0 1233 NR Big East Conference
9. Gonzaga 0-0 1210 20 West Coast Conference
10. UCLA 0-0 1158 NR Pacific-10 Conference
11. Xavier 0-0 1077 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Wisconsin 0-0 973 NR Big Ten Conference
13. West Virginia 0-0 873 22 Big East Conference
14. Villanova 0-0 784 12 Big East Conference
15. Creighton 0-0 722 18 Missouri Valley Conference
16. Vanderbilt 0-0 664 NR Southeastern Conference
17. North Carolina 0-0 646 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Pittsburgh 0-0 561 16 Big East Conference
19. Louisville 0-0 454 NR Big East Conference
20. Purdue 0-0 438 NR Big Ten Conference
21. Brigham Young 0-0 348 19 Mountain West Conference
22. Oklahoma 0-0 295 9 Big 12 Conference
23. Florida State 0-0 192 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Butler 0-0 137 NR Horizon League
25. Southern California 0-0 119 NR Pacific-10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Memphis 0-0 109 Conference USA
Georgetown 0-0 90 Big East Conference
Dayton 0-0 66 Atlantic 10 Conference
Oklahoma State 0-0 61 Big 12 Conference
Minnesota 0-0 55 Big Ten Conference
Marquette 0-0 29 Big East Conference
North Carolina State 0-0 28 Atlantic Coast Conference
Texas Tech 0-0 28 Big 12 Conference
Alabama 0-0 25 Southeastern Conference
Maryland 0-0 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
Arizona State 0-0 23 Pacific-10 Conference
Duke 0-0 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
Illinois 0-0 12 Big Ten Conference
Wake Forest 0-0 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
Stanford 0-0 5 Pacific-10 Conference
Tennessee 0-0 3 Southeastern Conference
Utah State 0-0 3 Western Athletic Conference
Virginia 0-0 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
Washington 0-0 2 Pacific-10 Conference
Auburn 0-0 1 Southeastern Conference

A bummer to only see 1 of our teams getting votes here, thought UTEP or Bradley or St. Louis might get a look.

2012 Preseason Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Gonzaga (64) 0-0 1785 5 West Coast Conference
2. Xavier (8) 0-0 1735 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Creighton 0-0 1648 3 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Brigham Young 0-0 1566 4 Mountain West Conference
5. Butler 0-0 1493 11 Horizon League
6. Memphis 0-0 1448 1 Conference USA
7. Dayton 0-0 1375 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Utah State 0-0 1292 6 Western Athletic Conference
9. UNLV 0-0 1204 20 Mountain West Conference
10. New Mexico 0-0 1112 NR Mountain West Conference
11. Bradley 0-0 1094 23 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Houston 0-0 1019 NR Conference USA
13. Tulsa 0-0 937 18 Conference USA
14. Illinois State 0-0 845 NR Missouri Valley Conference
15. Richmond 0-0 622 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Saint Louis 0-0 548 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Miami-Ohio 0-0 446 12 Mid-American Conference
18. Nevada 0-0 400 10 Western Athletic Conference
19. Missouri State 0-0 350 NR Missouri Valley Conference
20. Siena 0-0 278 22 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
21. Utah 0-0 236 13 Mountain West Conference
22. Kent State 0-0 193 NR Mid-American Conference
23. Temple 0-0 126 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. UAB 0-0 91 NR Conference USA
25. Saint Joseph's 0-0 86 16 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
San Diego State 0-0 74 Mountain West Conference
Southern Illinois 0-0 65 Missouri Valley Conference
UNC Wilmington 0-0 64 Colonial Athletic Association
Charlotte 0-0 63 Atlantic 10 Conference
VCU 0-0 58 Colonial Athletic Association
Western Kentucky 0-0 53 Sun Belt Conference
UTEP 0-0 46 Conference USA
George Mason 0-0 43 Colonial Athletic Association
George Washington 0-0 42 Atlantic 10 Conference
Boise State 0-0 38 Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico State 0-0 38 Western Athletic Conference
Northern Iowa 0-0 37 Missouri Valley Conference
Niagara 0-0 36 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Old Dominion 0-0 35 Colonial Athletic Association
Massachusetts 0-0 34 Atlantic 10 Conference
Fresno State 0-0 28 Western Athletic Conference
Wichita State 0-0 27 Missouri Valley Conference
Marshall 0-0 24 Conference USA
Southern Mississippi 0-0 23 Conference USA
Hofstra 0-0 21 Colonial Athletic Association
Saint Mary's 0-0 20 West Coast Conference
Central Florida 0-0 19 Conference USA
Milwaukee 0-0 19 Horizon League
Rhode Island 0-0 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
Vermont 0-0 16 America East Conference
La Salle 0-0 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
Illinois-Chicago 0-0 14 Horizon League
Jacksonville 0-0 14 Atlantic Sun Conference
Idaho 0-0 13 Western Athletic Conference
American 0-0 12 Patriot League
Drexel 0-0 12 Colonial Athletic Association
Florida Atlantic 0-0 12 Sun Belt Conference
Wright State 0-0 12 Horizon League
Austin Peay 0-0 11 Ohio Valley Conference
Duquesne 0-0 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
Portland State 0-0 11 Big Sky Conference
Fairfield 0-0 10 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Florida International 0-0 10 Sun Belt Conference
Howard 0-0 10 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Middle Tennessee 0-0 10 Sun Belt Conference
Detroit 0-0 9 Horizon League
Idaho State 0-0 9 Big Sky Conference
Iona 0-0 9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Louisiana Tech 0-0 9 Western Athletic Conference
Portland 0-0 9 West Coast Conference
San Diego 0-0 9 West Coast Conference
South Alabama 0-0 9 Sun Belt Conference
St. Bonaventure 0-0 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wyoming 0-0 9 Mountain West Conference
East Tennessee State 0-0 8 Atlantic Sun Conference
Oakland 0-0 8 Summit League
Santa Clara 0-0 8 West Coast Conference
Troy 0-0 8 Sun Belt Conference
Belmont 0-0 7 Atlantic Sun Conference
Manhattan 0-0 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Samford 0-0 7 Southern Conference
San Jose State 0-0 7 Western Athletic Conference
Stetson 0-0 7 Atlantic Sun Conference
Valparaiso 0-0 7 Horizon League
Western Michigan 0-0 7 Mid-American Conference
William & Mary 0-0 7 Colonial Athletic Association
Alabama State 0-0 6 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Central Michigan 0-0 6 Mid-American Conference
Davidson 0-0 6 Southern Conference
Fordham 0-0 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
Hampton 0-0 6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Indiana State 0-0 6 Missouri Valley Conference
Pennsylvania 0-0 6 Ivy League
Pepperdine 0-0 6 West Coast Conference
Yale 0-0 6 Ivy League
Buffalo 0-0 5 Mid-American Conference
Chattanooga 0-0 5 Southern Conference
Eastern Michigan 0-0 5 Mid-American Conference
Evansville 0-0 5 Missouri Valley Conference
Jacksonville State 0-0 5 Ohio Valley Conference
James Madison 0-0 5 Colonial Athletic Association
Loyola-Maryland 0-0 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
San Francisco 0-0 5 West Coast Conference
Green Bay 0-0 5 Horizon League
North Florida 0-0 5 Atlantic Sun Conference
Central Connecticut State 0-0 4 Northeast Conference
IUPUI 0-0 4 Summit League
Pacific 0-0 4 Big West Conference
Radford 0-0 4 Big South Conference
Robert Morris 0-0 4 Northeast Conference
Tennessee Tech 0-0 4 Ohio Valley Conference
Towson 0-0 4 Colonial Athletic Association
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 4 Atlantic Sun Conference
Ball State 0-0 3 Mid-American Conference
Florida A&M 0-0 3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Hawaii 0-0 3 Western Athletic Conference
Liberty 0-0 3 Big South Conference
Loyola-IL 0-0 3 Horizon League
Marist 0-0 3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UC Santa Barbara 0-0 3 Big West Conference
UMBC 0-0 3 America East Conference
Bethune-Cookman 0-0 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Cal State Northridge 0-0 2 Big West Conference
Cornell 0-0 2 Ivy League
Hartford 0-0 2 America East Conference
IPFW 0-0 2 Summit League
Morgan State 0-0 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Norfolk State 0-0 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
UMKC 0-0 2 Summit League
Alabama A&M 0-0 1 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Binghamton 0-0 1 America East Conference
College of Charleston 0-0 1 Southern Conference
Lipscomb 0-0 1 Atlantic Sun Conference
Mount St. Mary's 0-0 1 Northeast Conference
Quinnipiac 0-0 1 Northeast Conference
UC Irvine 0-0 1 Big West Conference
VMI 0-0 1 Big South Conference


Even though there are so many of our teams in this mid-major poll, a lot of them will be out when the next polls are released.

[collegesportsfanms]

2012 Season Tournament Wrap-Up

2012 Boulder Classic

Oregon State beat (3) Alabama State 67-50 in the first found then lost 61-53 to (1) Louisiana Tech in the championship game.

2012 Coaches Invitational

Bradley lost their first round game 77-75 to (8) VCU.

2012 GDS Classic

Hawaii beat (8) Pacific 71-58 in the first round, then lost a hard fought game 77-67 to (1) Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals.

2012 GDS Tip-Off Tourney

Colorado hammered (4) Radford 76-51 in the first round then beat (3) Hampton 70-62 in the championship game to become our first FOFC coached team to win a preseason tournament this season! Congrats to Rob Nielsen.

2012 Island Invitational

Evansville lost 54-36 to (2) Providence in the first round, then dropped a heartbreaker to (6) Penn 68-66 in the consolation bracket, then lost 65-56 to (5) Western Michigan in the 7th place game.

2012 Maui Shootout

St. Louis beat (3) West Virginia 79-72 in the first round, then lost 78-61 to (2) Florida in the semifinals, and followed that up with a 77-66 loss to (1) Michigan State in the 3rd place game.

2012 Orlando Classic

Illinois State beat (6) Colorado State 73-63 in the first round, then got by (2) Arkansas 73-60 in the semifinals, but lost 82-72 to (1) Texas A&M in the championship game.

2012 Rainbow Invitational

UTEP beat (7) Detroit 78-58 in the first round, then hammered (6) UL-Lafayette 71-42 in the semifinals and became our second FOFC coached team to win a preseason tournament by demolishing (5) Belmont 67-47 in the championship game. The Miners lucked out a little bit by not having to play top seed Arizona State, but still winning 3 days in a row is impressive no matter who you beat.

2012 Travelers Invitational

Iowa lost to (2) Gonzaga 80-64 in the first round, then had an embarrassing loss to (4) Ohio 70-54 in the 3rd place game. Ugh!

2012 Vision Classic

Wright State beat (4) Navy 64-48 in the first round, then beat (3) UMBC 69-53 in the championship game.

So 3 of our teams won a preseason tournament title, and a couple more finished second. Not a bad run for our teams.

[Coffee Warlord]

We are better than the likes of Radford and Hampton. Championship coaching, right there!

[thmscrrn3]

Where can you find MODS for this game cause i'm having a hard time finding any online.

Thanks Thomas

[britrock88]

See if http://games.skovaustin.com/fbcb-mods/ works. If not, PM me your email address--I have a pretty decent number. (And have almost finished an updated set of CSVs for this season!)

[collegesportsfanms]

Sorry, missed your post, been out of town. Sounds like britrock is going to hook you up with some mods. Mods are great, unfortunately if I download any mods I'll have to start over on my interactive dynasties, and I'd rather not have to do that.

Where can you find MODS for this game cause i'm having a hard time finding any online.

Thanks Thomas

[collegesportsfanms]

Let's take a look at how our FOFC coaches have fared through Dec. 30, 2012

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 2-10, 1-0 America East. It's been rough for Hartford so far, but they did get conference play started off right by beating Maine.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 5-7, 0-1 America East. The Black Bears got a nice road win at Harvard, but lost their conference opener to Hartford.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 6-5, 0-0 Atlantic Ten. The Billikens are barely over .500, and have already played 3 MVC teams, of which they've went 1-2 against. Their best win is their season opening win against West Virginia.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 6-5, 0-0 Big 12. The Buffaloes have played sub .500 ball since winning the GDS Tip-Off Tourney. They did have nice wins against Wichita St. and Colorado St., and a narrow loss to BYU, but the schedule gets brutal entering conference play.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 7-4, 2-0 Big South. Great start to the conference schedule for the Panthers who rolled in their first 2 Big South games. Winning by 18 at ECU is also a nice win.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 3-7, 0-1 Big Ten. The Hawkeyes have played a really tough schedule, one of the toughest in the nation so far. Only 2 of their first 10 opponents have a losing record. They've got a quality 15 point win at Missouri.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 1-9, 0-0 Big West. The lone win on the schedule was a 16 point win at Maine. All but 2 of their losses have been by double digits.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 9-1, 0-0 Conference USA. Great start for Jeeber and the Miners, who's only loss came at the hands of New Mexico which is a top 15 team. Unfortunately, the SOS for UTEP hasn't been strong, so it's hard to get a read on how good this UTEP team really is.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 3-8, 1-1 Horizon. The home conference win against Green Bay broke an 8 game losing streak after Wright State won the Vision Classic to begin the season.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 7-4, 1-0 MVC. The Braves have solid wins against Illinois and Purdue, as well as St. Louis, and won their conference opener over a tough Southern Illinois team.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 3-8, 1-1 MVC. It's been streak city for the Aces, who lost their first 7, then won their next 3, and have lost their last one to Creighton. They have no interest in another losing streak.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 7-6, 1-1 MVC. The Redbirds have been solid if not spectacular. A season opening home loss to Seattle could haunt the Redbirds come selection Sunday, especially if they are on the bubble. They have countered that by handing Texas A&M their only loss of the season, and they did it on the road no less.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 9-2, 0-0 Mountain West. 2 losses to New Mexico St. and St. Marys are all that stand in the way of a perfect start for the Cougars. Wins against Oregon and Colorado are big, as well as a hammering of Penn St.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 1-10, 0-0 Northeast. The only win of the season for the Bulldogs so far is a 7 point win against Siena. The schedule has been solid, but losing to Brown by 26 points is unacceptable.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 4-6, 0-0 Northeast. The highlight of the season is a 9 point win over St. Bonaventure, as Monmouth has also played a fairly tough non-conference schedule.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 5-5, 0-0 Pac Ten. The Marquee win for the Beavers so far is the 4 point win at Wake Forest, but losing to teams like Portland State and UC Davis hurt.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 9-2, 0-0 Southern. This is a great start for a team that basically ran through the Southern Conference last season. No shame in losing to Georgia and Duke, especially when you beat Georgia Tech and Kansas State.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 3-7, 0-0 WAC. The season opening win against Pacific is the best win, as the Warriors have only played 2 teams with a losing record thus far.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Florida (67) 13-0 1794 1 Southeastern Conference
2. Gonzaga 13-0 1687 2 West Coast Conference
3. Kansas (1) 12-1 1645 5 Big 12 Conference
4. Arizona 11-1 1554 3 Pacific-10 Conference
5. Dayton (4) 12-0 1551 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Utah State 13-0 1442 9 Western Athletic Conference
7. Oklahoma State 12-0 1334 7 Big 12 Conference
8. Kentucky 11-1 1294 8 Southeastern Conference
9. Alabama 12-0 1252 6 Southeastern Conference
10. Michigan State 10-1 1167 11 Big Ten Conference
11. Xavier 11-1 1052 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. New Mexico 10-0 1020 13 Mountain West Conference
13. Virginia 11-0 905 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Villanova 9-1 792 18 Big East Conference
15. Texas 10-2 756 20 Big 12 Conference
16. Georgetown 9-1 725 17 Big East Conference
17. Oklahoma 8-1 590 10 Big 12 Conference
18. Stanford 11-1 540 22 Pacific-10 Conference
19. Southern California 8-1 394 25 Pacific-10 Conference
20. UNLV 9-1 309 NR Mountain West Conference
21. Indiana 11-0 252 NR Big Ten Conference
22. Wisconsin 10-2 244 15 Big Ten Conference
23. Virginia Tech 11-0 232 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Auburn 10-1 218 NR Southeastern Conference
25. Texas A&M 11-1 149 NR Big 12 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Saint Joseph's 10-0 127 Atlantic 10 Conference
Vanderbilt 10-2 126 Southeastern Conference
Montana 12-0 93 Big Sky Conference
West Virginia 9-2 80 Big East Conference
Clemson 11-1 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
Brigham Young 9-2 18 Mountain West Conference
Richmond 10-1 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
Duke 9-2 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
Purdue 9-2 10 Big Ten Conference

A very weak strength of schedule is the reason UTEP doesn't even sniff a vote in the AP Top 25.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Gonzaga (65) 13-0 1793 1 West Coast Conference
2. Dayton (7) 12-0 1727 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Utah State 13-0 1663 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. Xavier 11-1 1578 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. New Mexico 10-0 1519 5 Mountain West Conference
6. UNLV 9-1 1430 7 Mountain West Conference
7. Brigham Young 9-2 1292 9 Mountain West Conference
8. Saint Joseph's 10-0 1252 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Montana 12-0 1245 10 Big Sky Conference
10. Richmond 10-1 1061 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Creighton 10-3 1041 6 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Houston 11-2 993 8 Conference USA
13. Wyoming 11-1 989 13 Mountain West Conference
14. UTEP 9-1 830 15 Conference USA
15. Tulsa 9-2 771 19 Conference USA
16. Cleveland State 10-1 711 18 Horizon League
17. Miami-Ohio 7-1 667 14 Mid-American Conference
18. Manhattan 10-1 596 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
19. Milwaukee 8-1 476 21 Horizon League
20. Memphis 9-3 466 24 Conference USA
21. Fairfield 8-1 415 23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
22. Wagner 9-1 289 22 Northeast Conference
23. Siena 10-2 196 25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
24. Temple 8-2 184 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. South Alabama 10-2 119 16 Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Davidson 9-2 33 Southern Conference
Oakland 8-2 32 Summit League
VCU 9-2 10 Colonial Athletic Association
San Diego 8-2 9 West Coast Conference
Louisiana Tech 9-2 8 Western Athletic Conference
Butler 8-4 5 Horizon League

Only 3 of our teams getting votes in the mid-major poll. Hopefully teams like St. Louis and Bradley will get it going.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 31, 2012-Jan. 6, 2013

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 3-11, 2-1 America East. The Hawks split 2 road games this week, first losing at Boston U 59-51 then winning at New Hampshire 53-42.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 5-8, 0-2 America East. Only 1 game this week for the Black Bears, a tough 75-71 loss at Vermont.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 7-6, 0-0 Atlantic Ten. The Billikens split a pair of non-conference games this week, hosting Central Arkansas and winning 89-53, then losing at DePaul 78-75.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 6-6, 0-0 Big 12. The Buffaloes played hard in their only game this week, but lost at Wyoming 81-73.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 7-6, 2-1 Big South. Not a good week for the Panthers who hosted Duke in a non-conference game and got hammered 82-57, then returned to Big South play, hosting Radford and losing 55-47.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 4-8, 1-2 Big Ten. A split this week for the Hawkeyes, who lost 84-63 at Purdue then returned home and beat Northwestern 69-67.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 2-10, 0-0 Big West. Only 1 game this week for the Mustangs, but it was a successful one, as they beat San Jose St. 76-70 at home to get a nice boost heading into conference play.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 10-2, 0-0 Conference USA. A home split this week for the Miners, who lost to Texas Tech 75-72 then beat Northern Illinois 88-69.

Wright St. (Shane Korme) -- 4-9, 2-2 Horizon. The Raiders split 2 road games this week, losing at Cleveland St. 76-75 then beating Youngstown St. 88-68.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 9-4, 3-0 MVC. 2 big wins for the Braves at home this week, and by big I mean blowouts. First they beat Evansville 75-44, then they beat Drake 82-44.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 3-10, 1-3 MVC. The Aces lost 2 road games this week, first losing 75-44 at Bradley then losing 63-54 at Southern Illinois.

Illinois St. (Timmy Tribble) -- 8-7, 2-2 MVC. The Redbirds split 2 road games this week, beating Indiana St. 72-60 and losing at Creighton 83-64.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 11-2, 0-0 Mountain West. 2 blowouts wins at home for the Cougars, who beat St. Bonaventure 84-59 then beat SE Louisiana 100-58.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 1-12, 0-2 Northeast. 2 more losses this week for the Bulldogs, who lost at Central Connecticut St. 71-35, then returned home and dropped a tough one to Mt. St. Marys 64-61.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 6-6, 2-0 Northeast. The Hawks start conference play on the right foot, winning 2 road games. First they won 72-42 at Long Island then won 55-51 at Robert Morris.

Oregon St. (Jawouk Bafou) -- 6-6, 0-1 Pac Ten. 2 road games this week for the Beavers, first they won a non-conference game at UTSA 72-55, then they lost at Oregon 76-64.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 11-2, 2-0 Southern. The Wildcats continue to roll, winning 2 on the road this week. First they won 62-51 at Appalachian St. then they won at Western Carolina 70-60.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 3-8, 0-0 WAC. Just 1 game this week for the Warriors, a 74-62 non-conference loss at Nebraska.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Florida (61) 13-0 1786 1 Southeastern Conference
2. Kansas (8) 13-1 1718 3 Big 12 Conference
3. Gonzaga (3) 14-0 1653 2 West Coast Conference
4. Dayton 13-0 1532 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Michigan State 12-1 1440 10 Big Ten Conference
6. Oklahoma State 14-0 1407 7 Big 12 Conference
7. Alabama 14-0 1378 9 Southeastern Conference
8. Kentucky 12-1 1377 8 Southeastern Conference
9. Utah State 13-0 1306 6 Western Athletic Conference
10. New Mexico 12-0 1096 12 Mountain West Conference
11. Texas 12-2 1068 15 Big 12 Conference
12. Virginia 13-0 1027 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Xavier 12-1 854 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Stanford 13-1 848 18 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Villanova 10-1 724 14 Big East Conference
16. Arizona 11-3 601 4 Pacific-10 Conference
17. Georgetown 11-1 591 16 Big East Conference
18. Wisconsin 11-2 498 22 Big Ten Conference
19. Texas A&M 13-1 459 25 Big 12 Conference
20. Auburn 11-1 415 24 Southeastern Conference
21. Virginia Tech 13-0 375 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Vanderbilt 11-2 313 NR Southeastern Conference
23. Brigham Young 11-2 194 NR Mountain West Conference
24. Montana 14-0 191 NR Big Sky Conference
25. Saint Joseph's 11-0 151 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Clemson 12-1 74 Atlantic Coast Conference
West Virginia 10-2 71 Big East Conference
Baylor 13-1 64 Big 12 Conference
Richmond 12-1 44 Atlantic 10 Conference
Syracuse 9-3 37 Big East Conference
Creighton 12-3 24 Missouri Valley Conference
Indiana 12-1 19 Big Ten Conference
Seton Hall 10-1 17 Big East Conference
Oklahoma 9-2 12 Big 12 Conference
UNLV 10-2 10 Mountain West Conference
Southern California 9-2 8 Pacific-10 Conference
Cleveland State 12-1 5 Horizon League
Tennessee 10-2 5 Southeastern Conference
Wyoming 12-1 4 Mountain West Conference
Miami 12-1 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
Purdue 10-3 1 Big Ten Conference



Welcome BYU to the AP Top 25, now if we can just get some more teams to pick up votes.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Gonzaga (61) 14-0 1789 1 West Coast Conference
2. Dayton (11) 13-0 1734 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Utah State 13-0 1661 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. New Mexico 12-0 1579 5 Mountain West Conference
5. Xavier 12-1 1516 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Brigham Young 11-2 1408 7 Mountain West Conference
7. Montana 14-0 1274 9 Big Sky Conference
8. Creighton 12-3 1272 11 Missouri Valley Conference
9. UNLV 10-2 1187 6 Mountain West Conference
10. Saint Joseph's 11-0 1170 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Richmond 12-1 1109 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Tulsa 11-2 1025 15 Conference USA
13. Wyoming 12-1 972 13 Mountain West Conference
14. Cleveland State 12-1 845 16 Horizon League
15. Manhattan 12-1 732 18 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
16. Miami-Ohio 8-1 702 17 Mid-American Conference
17. Milwaukee 10-1 629 19 Horizon League
18. Memphis 9-3 609 20 Conference USA
19. Fairfield 10-1 526 21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
20. Temple 10-2 461 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Houston 11-2 378 12 Conference USA
22. UTEP 10-2 299 14 Conference USA
23. Davidson 11-2 252 NR Southern Conference
24. Oakland 10-2 152 NR Summit League
25. Winthrop 10-2 71 NR Big South Conference

Huge drop for UTEP after their loss this week, and good for Davidson entering the mid-major top 25.

Others Receiving Votes:
Wagner 10-2 20 Northeast Conference
Butler 10-4 15 Horizon League
Southern Illinois 11-3 5 Missouri Valley Conference
South Alabama 11-3 4 Sun Belt Conference
Hofstra 10-3 3 Colonial Athletic Association
Siena 10-3 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 7-13, 2013

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 4-12, 2-2 America East. The Hawks split this week, winning a non-conference home game against Fordham 61-50, then returning to conference play and getting hammered at Stony Brook 78-55.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 7-9, 2-2 America East. Busy week for the Black Bears who had 3 games. First a non-conference game at Buffalo in which they lost 70-62, then back to conference play as they hosted New Hampshire and won 83-75, then travelled to Binghamton and won 53-45. All 3 games were decided by 8 points. Wow.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 8-6, 0-0 Atlantic Ten. Just 1 game this week for the Billikens, an 86-61 home victory over Illinois-Chicago.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 6-7, 0-1 Big 12. The Buffaloes are starting to turn a few heads after another close but no cigar performance against a top team, this time losing at Baylor 109-103 in a game that went at least 2 overtimes.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 9-6, 4-1 Big South. Good week for the Panthers, who won 2 home games, first 58-51 over VMI, then 55-52 over Liberty.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 5-9, 2-3 Big Ten. A road split this week for the Hawkeyes, who won 81-66 at Ohio St. then lost 79-60 at Indiana.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 2-12, 0-2 Big West. The Mustangs got back to their losing ways this week, hosting UC Santa Barbara and losing 87-78, then travelling to UC Irvine and losing 53-50.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 12-2, 0-0 Conference USA. 2 easy non-conference road games for the Miners, who won at SE Louisiana 90-69 then won at Seattle 83-63.

Wright St. (Shane Korme) -- 6-9, 4-2 Horizon. The Raiders had a good week, winning 2 home games against 2 of the top teams in the conference. First they hosted Butler and won 95-83, then they hosted Valparaiso and won 68-62.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 11-4, 5-0 MVC. The winning streak is 6 now for the Braves, who this week won at Northern Iowa 75-60, then won at Illinois St. 87-73.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 5-10, 2-3 MVC. Nice week for the Aces who won 2 home games. First a 65-56 non-conference win over Marshall, then back to conference play with a 52-44 win over Drake.

Illinois St. (Timmy Tribble) -- 8-9, 2-4 MVC. The Redbirds continue to struggle, losing 2 home games this week. First a 74-70 loss to Southern Illinois, then an 87-73 loss to Bradley.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 11-4, 0-2 Mountain West. A huge bump in the road for the Cougars this week, losing their first 2 conference games. First they lost 94-89 at a New Mexico team that is still undefeated, then a 76-62 win at a 1 loss Wyoming team. Nothing to be ashamed of based on quality of competition, but those are the games the Cougars must win to establish themselves as a contender.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 2-13, 1-3 Northeast. A split this week for the Bulldogs, who hosted Sacred Heart and won 60-52, then lost at St. Francis-PA 57-50.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 7-7, 3-1 Northeast. The Hawks split this week, winning 59-56 at St. Francis-NY then hosting Sacred Heart and losing 79-73 in overtime.

Oregon St. (Jawouk Bafou) -- 7-7, 1-2 Pac Ten. A home split this week for the Beavers, who hosting Washington St. and won 73-68 then hosted Washington and lost 94-90 in overtime.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 13-2, 4-0 Southern. The Wildcats continue to roll with 2 more victories this week. First a hard fought game at College of Charleston in which they squeaked out a 58-56 win, then a return home to host Citadel in a game that was over after the first 5 minutes, as Davidson won 92-33.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 5-8, 2-0 WAC. Great week for the Warriors who get off on the right foot in conference play. First a 77-61 win at Louisiana Tech, then returning home to host San Jose St. and winning 62-49.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Florida (67) 15-0 1794 1 Southeastern Conference
2. Kansas (5) 14-1 1728 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Michigan State 14-1 1639 5 Big Ten Conference
4. Kentucky 14-1 1544 8 Southeastern Conference
5. Alabama 16-0 1523 7 Southeastern Conference
6. Utah State 14-0 1428 9 Western Athletic Conference
7. Gonzaga 15-1 1402 3 West Coast Conference
8. Texas 13-2 1265 11 Big 12 Conference
9. Dayton 14-1 1248 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. New Mexico 13-0 1120 10 Mountain West Conference
11. Oklahoma State 14-1 1053 6 Big 12 Conference
12. Arizona 13-3 1003 16 Pacific-10 Conference
13. Xavier 13-1 953 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Vanderbilt 13-2 708 22 Southeastern Conference
15. Texas A&M 14-1 695 19 Big 12 Conference
16. West Virginia 12-2 607 NR Big East Conference
17. Stanford 14-2 514 14 Pacific-10 Conference
18. Oklahoma 12-2 493 NR Big 12 Conference
19. Virginia Tech 14-0 466 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Virginia 13-1 446 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Purdue 12-3 314 NR Big Ten Conference
22. Montana 16-0 304 24 Big Sky Conference
23. Saint Joseph's 13-0 272 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Villanova 11-2 212 15 Big East Conference
25. Wisconsin 12-3 198 18 Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Clemson 13-1 141 Atlantic Coast Conference
Connecticut 10-3 79 Big East Conference
Baylor 14-1 72 Big 12 Conference
Georgetown 12-2 63 Big East Conference
Auburn 12-2 50 Southeastern Conference
Wyoming 14-1 44 Mountain West Conference
Miami 13-1 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
Mississippi 12-2 7 Southeastern Conference
Manhattan 14-1 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Not a surprise that BYU is out of the top 25, but I didn't think they'd lose all their votes. And come on, where's the love for Bradley and Davidson, and even UTEP?

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Gonzaga (41) 15-1 1752 1 West Coast Conference
2. Utah State (24) 14-0 1751 3 Western Athletic Conference
3. Dayton (7) 14-1 1668 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. New Mexico 13-0 1587 4 Mountain West Conference
5. Xavier 13-1 1522 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Montana 16-0 1399 7 Big Sky Conference
7. Saint Joseph's 13-0 1297 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Wyoming 14-1 1231 13 Mountain West Conference
9. Creighton 13-4 1210 8 Missouri Valley Conference
10. UNLV 11-3 1081 9 Mountain West Conference
11. Manhattan 14-1 962 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
12. Miami-Ohio 10-1 957 16 Mid-American Conference
13. Memphis 10-3 907 18 Conference USA
14. Milwaukee 12-1 884 17 Horizon League
15. Temple 12-2 751 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Richmond 12-2 744 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Brigham Young 11-4 716 6 Mountain West Conference
18. Tulsa 11-3 643 12 Conference USA
19. UTEP 12-2 505 22 Conference USA
20. Cleveland State 13-2 468 14 Horizon League
21. Davidson 13-2 437 23 Southern Conference
22. Houston 12-2 375 21 Conference USA
23. Oakland 12-2 213 24 Summit League
24. Winthrop 12-2 118 25 Big South Conference
25. Bradley 11-4 102 NR Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Southern Illinois 13-3 43 Missouri Valley Conference
Siena 12-3 37 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Hofstra 12-3 26 Colonial Athletic Association
Wagner 12-2 14 Northeast Conference

Let's welcome Bradley to the mid-major top 25 after a good week, and no surprise to see BYU take a massive drop. 3 teams receive first place votes in this poll, and I find it hard to believe there are only 29 non-BCS teams that are deserving of a mid-major vote. Incredible.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 14-20, 2013

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 6-12, 4-2 America East. Great week for the Hawks, who win 2 home games. First they beat UMBC 54-37, then they beat Albany 62-50.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 8-10, 3-3 America East. The Black Bears split their home games this week, beating Stony Brook 59-56 then losing to Boston U 79-63.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 9-7, 1-1 Atlantic Ten. The Billikens split their opening 2 conference games this week, losing at home to Rhode Island 72-58, then travelling to George Washington and winning 59-52.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 6-9, 0-3 Big 12. The Buffaloes got a couple moral victories this week, although they lost both home games. First they lost 80-74 in overtime to a ranked Texas A&M team, then they hosted now #1 Kansas and lost 73-70. Oh so close!

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 10-7, 5-2 Big South. A split this week for the Panthers in 2 road games, as they travelled to Gardner Webb and lost 61-58, then won 60-58 at UNC Asheville.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 6-10, 3-4 Big Ten. A split this week for the Hawkeyes, who won 74-64 at Wisconsin, then returned home to host Michigan and got hammered 82-57.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 2-14, 0-4 Big West. 2 more losses this week for the Mustangs, as they lost a heartbreaker 66-65 at Cal St. Fullerton, then returned home and lost 53-44 to Long Beach State.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 14-2, 2-0 Conference USA. Good start to conference play for the Miners, who won 79-60 at SMU, then squeaked by with a 66-65 win at Houston.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 7-10, 5-3 Horizon. A split for the Raiders this week, as they lost 71-66 at Loyola-IL then won 55-53 at Illinois-Chicago.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 12-5, 6-1 MVC. The Braves lost their first conference game of the season this week, losing 80-74 at home to Missouri St. They got back on the winning track by hosting and beating Wichita State 61-42.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 6-11, 3-4 MVC. Another split for the Aces, who had 2 home games this week. First an 80-66 loss to Illinois State, then a 62-59 win against Northern Iowa.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 10-9, 4-4 MVC. 2 road wins for the Redbirds this week, as they won 80-66 at Evansville and then won 64-55 at Drake.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 12-5, 1-3 Mountain West. A split this week for the Cougars, who hosted Air Force and won 77-58, then stayed home to host San Diego State and lost a heartbreaker, 84-83.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 2-15, 1-5 Northeast. The struggles continue for the Bulldogs, who lost 2 more games this week. First a home loss to St. Francis-NY 43-36, then a 66-41 loss at Monmouth.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 9-7, 5-1 Northeast. The Hawks got a huge 71-61 road victory at Wagner to begin the week, then returned home to host Bryant and won 66-41.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 7-9, 1-4 Pac Ten. 2 road blowouts this week for the Beavers, who lost 81-58 at California, then lost 85-58 at Stanford.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 15-2, 6-0 Southern. The Wildcats continue to roll, winning 2 more games this week. First a 61-53 win at Furman, then a 87-47 blowout win at home against Elon.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 6-9, 3-1 WAC. The Warriors won 57-43 at home against New Mexico State before seeing their 3 game winning streak end on the road at the hands of Boise State, 64-49.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 16-1 1800 2 Big 12 Conference
2. Michigan State 16-1 1720 3 Big Ten Conference
3. Kentucky 16-1 1636 4 Southeastern Conference
4. Gonzaga 17-1 1525 7 West Coast Conference
5. Florida 16-1 1495 1 Southeastern Conference
6. Utah State 16-0 1459 6 Western Athletic Conference
7. Dayton 16-1 1361 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Texas 15-2 1295 8 Big 12 Conference
9. New Mexico 15-0 1228 10 Mountain West Conference
10. Alabama 17-1 1215 5 Southeastern Conference
11. Xavier 15-1 1098 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Vanderbilt 15-2 967 14 Southeastern Conference
13. Stanford 16-2 901 17 Pacific-10 Conference
14. Purdue 14-3 805 21 Big Ten Conference
15. Arizona 14-4 748 12 Pacific-10 Conference
16. Connecticut 12-3 710 NR Big East Conference
17. Villanova 13-2 687 24 Big East Conference
18. Duke 13-3 537 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Mississippi 14-2 457 NR Southeastern Conference
20. Oklahoma 13-3 404 18 Big 12 Conference
21. Texas A&M 15-2 366 15 Big 12 Conference
22. Miami 15-1 262 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Georgetown 13-3 186 NR Big East Conference
24. Richmond 14-2 159 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Saint Joseph's 14-1 136 23 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Miami-Ohio 12-1 61 Mid-American Conference
Pittsburgh 12-4 60 Big East Conference
Montana 16-1 36 Big Sky Conference
Louisville 12-4 25 Big East Conference
West Virginia 13-3 21 Big East Conference
UTEP 14-2 18 Conference USA
North Carolina 13-4 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
Auburn 13-3 5 Southeastern Conference
Houston 13-3 3 Conference USA
Cleveland State 15-2 2 Horizon League
Virginia Tech 14-2 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
Wyoming 15-2 2 Mountain West Conference

Great to see UTEP getting back some votes in the AP poll, but I'm still stunned that Davidson can't even get a look.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Gonzaga (49) 17-1 1755 1 West Coast Conference
2. Utah State (16) 16-0 1734 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Dayton (7) 16-1 1673 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. New Mexico 15-0 1600 4 Mountain West Conference
5. Xavier 15-1 1518 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Richmond 14-2 1401 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Miami-Ohio 12-1 1222 12 Mid-American Conference
8. Houston 13-3 1193 22 Conference USA
9. Saint Joseph's 14-1 1149 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Montana 16-1 1043 6 Big Sky Conference
11. Wyoming 15-2 1042 8 Mountain West Conference
12. UNLV 12-4 1020 10 Mountain West Conference
13. Creighton 13-5 923 9 Missouri Valley Conference
14. UTEP 14-2 861 19 Conference USA
15. Tulsa 13-3 789 18 Conference USA
16. Memphis 11-4 739 13 Conference USA
17. Cleveland State 15-2 678 20 Horizon League
18. Davidson 15-2 654 21 Southern Conference
19. Manhattan 15-2 569 11 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
20. Temple 13-3 409 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Brigham Young 12-5 386 17 Mountain West Conference
22. Butler 13-5 333 NR Horizon League
23. Siena 14-3 291 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
24. Hofstra 14-3 143 NR Colonial Athletic Association
25. Bradley 12-5 99 25 Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Milwaukee 13-3 95 Horizon League
Oakland 13-3 31 Summit League
Fairfield 13-3 16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Winthrop 13-3 14 Big South Conference
Vermont 16-4 9 America East Conference
Utah 12-5 5 Mountain West Conference
South Alabama 14-4 3 Sun Belt Conference
Southern Illinois 14-4 3 Missouri Valley Conference

UTEP and Davidson are on the rise in the mid-major poll, no surprise to see BYU take a hit, while Bradley stands pat at 25.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 21-27, 2013

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 6-14, 4-4 America East. 2 tough losses at home this week for the Hawks, as they lost 64-56 in overtime to Vermont, then lost 79-73 to Boston U.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 10-10, 5-3 America East. 2 wins this week for the Black Bears, as they won 59-56 at UMBC and then returned home to beat Vermont 66-57.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 11-7, 3-1 Atlantic Ten. 2 tough home wins for the Billikens, as they beat Charlotte 77-74 then beat St. Bonaventure 71-58.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 6-11, 0-5 Big 12. 2 road losses for the Buffaloes, as they lost 66-55 at Texas Tech then lost 77-58 at Oklahoma.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 11-8, 6-3 Big South. A home split this week for the Panthers, who lost to Winthrop 74-59 but beat Presbyterian 59-48.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 7-11, 4-5 Big Ten. The Hawkeyes split this week, losing 76-49 at Illinois then returning home to beat Ohio State 80-60.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 2-15, 0-5 Big West. Just one game this week for the Mustangs, a 62-40 loss at home to UC Riverside.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 16-2, 4-0 Conference USA. 2 road wins this week for the Miners, who won 71-52 at Tulane then won 67-58 at Memphis.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 9-10, 6-3 Horizon. 2 road wins this week for the Raiders, who won 70-62 at Longwood in a non-conference game, then returned to conference play, winning 80-56 at Detroit.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 13-6, 7-2 MVC. The Braves split this week, losing 71-65 at Indiana State then winning 104-100 at Creighton in overtime.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 6-13, 3-6 MVC. 2 road losses for the Aces this week, as they lost 72-43 at Missouri State then lost 62-50 at Wichita State.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 12-9, 5-4 MVC. The Redbirds won both their games this week, both home games. First a non-conference 79-73 win against Western Kentucky, then back to MVC play with a 66-57 win over Northern Iowa.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 14-5, 3-3 Mountain West. The Cougars get back to their winning ways with 2 road wins, first 83-64 at UNLV then 79-63 at Colorado State.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 3-16, 2-6 Northeast. The Bulldogs split this week, winning 59-50 at Sacred Heart then returning home and losing 53-45 to Long Island.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 11-7, 7-1 Northeast. 2 more home wins for the Hawks this week, as they won 64-58 over St. Francis-PA then won 59-47 over Quinnipiac.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 7-11, 1-6 Pac Ten. 2 more blowouts losses for the Beavers this week, as they lost 88-49 at home to Arizona State then lost 79-42 at home to Arizona.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 17-2, 8-0 Southern. 2 more home wins for the Wildcats, as they beat Georgia Southern 90-61 then beat Wofford 78-58.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-10, 4-2 WAC. Another split for the Warriors, who lost 84-74 at Fresno State but returned home to beat Idaho 75-61.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 18-1 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Texas 17-2 1670 8 Big 12 Conference
3. Utah State 18-0 1617 6 Western Athletic Conference
4. Gonzaga 18-1 1575 4 West Coast Conference
5. Alabama 19-1 1503 10 Southeastern Conference
6. Kentucky 17-2 1461 3 Southeastern Conference
7. Florida 18-1 1351 5 Southeastern Conference
8. Michigan State 16-3 1268 2 Big Ten Conference
9. Xavier 17-1 1222 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Dayton 17-2 1188 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Arizona 16-4 1069 15 Pacific-10 Conference
12. New Mexico 16-1 1021 9 Mountain West Conference
13. Purdue 16-3 980 14 Big Ten Conference
14. Villanova 15-2 893 17 Big East Conference
15. Vanderbilt 16-3 759 12 Southeastern Conference
16. Oklahoma 15-3 648 20 Big 12 Conference
17. Stanford 17-3 642 13 Pacific-10 Conference
18. Connecticut 13-4 555 16 Big East Conference
19. Georgetown 15-3 548 23 Big East Conference
20. Texas A&M 16-2 483 21 Big 12 Conference
21. Miami-Ohio 15-1 330 NR Mid-American Conference
22. Mississippi 14-3 200 19 Southeastern Conference
23. North Carolina 14-5 142 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Tennessee 14-4 131 NR Southeastern Conference
25. UTEP 16-2 99 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Richmond 15-3 74 Atlantic 10 Conference
Tulsa 15-3 38 Conference USA
West Virginia 14-4 31 Big East Conference
Duke 13-5 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
Manhattan 17-2 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Davidson 17-2 14 Southern Conference
Brigham Young 14-5 11 Mountain West Conference
Pittsburgh 13-5 9 Big East Conference
Temple 15-3 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
Missouri 13-3 4 Big 12 Conference
Wisconsin 13-6 4 Big Ten Conference
Montana 17-2 3 Big Sky Conference
Virginia 15-3 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
Houston 14-4 1 Conference USA
Saint Joseph's 14-3 1 Atlantic 10 Conference

Good news as UTEP is back in the AP Top 25, and BYU and finally Davidson start receiving some votes again.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Utah State (37) 18-0 1762 2 Western Athletic Conference
2. Gonzaga (33) 18-1 1747 1 West Coast Conference
3. Dayton (2) 17-2 1652 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Xavier 17-1 1572 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. New Mexico 16-1 1547 4 Mountain West Conference
6. Miami-Ohio 15-1 1340 7 Mid-American Conference
7. Richmond 15-3 1287 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Brigham Young 14-5 1233 21 Mountain West Conference
9. Tulsa 15-3 1199 15 Conference USA
10. Creighton 14-6 1074 13 Missouri Valley Conference
11. UTEP 16-2 1039 14 Conference USA
12. UNLV 13-5 886 12 Mountain West Conference
13. Houston 14-4 873 8 Conference USA
14. Davidson 17-2 816 18 Southern Conference
15. Manhattan 17-2 814 19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
16. Butler 15-5 800 22 Horizon League
17. Temple 15-3 789 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Memphis 12-5 577 16 Conference USA
19. Montana 17-2 577 10 Big Sky Conference
20. Hofstra 16-3 429 24 Colonial Athletic Association
21. Utah 14-5 355 NR Mountain West Conference
22. Milwaukee 15-3 285 NR Horizon League
23. Saint Joseph's 14-3 206 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Wyoming 15-4 158 11 Mountain West Conference
25. Bradley 13-6 140 25 Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Oakland 15-3 82 Summit League
South Alabama 16-4 43 Sun Belt Conference
Siena 15-4 35 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Cleveland State 15-4 28 Horizon League
Winthrop 15-3 26 Big South Conference
Nevada 14-5 18 Western Athletic Conference
Massachusetts 14-4 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
Vermont 17-5 2 America East Conference
Fairfield 14-4 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Holy cow, BYU goes from 21st to 8th in the mid-major poll, while UTEP and Davidson also move up. Bradley holds tight in the 25 spot.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2013

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 6-15, 4-5 5th America East. Only 1 game this week for the Hawks, a crushing 58-55 loss at a 3 win Binghmaton team.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 11-11, 6-4 T-3rd America East. The Black Bears split this week, winning 62-45 at Albany then losing 72-52 at New Hampshire.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 11-9, 3-3 T-6th Atlantic Ten. Tough week for the Billikens, who lost a home game 83-75 to Dayton, then lost 78-61 at Duquesne.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-12, 1-6 T-10th Big 12. The Buffaloes got their first conference win by beating Missouri 59-56 at home, then lost 70-53 at Nebraska.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 11-10, 6-4 4th Big South. Tough week for the Panthers, who lost 2 road games. First a non-conference loss 66-60 at NC Central, then returning to conference play and getting hammered 63-44 at Radford.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 9-11, 4-5 T-5th Big Ten. The Hawkeyes stepped away from conference play this week, hosting 2 non-conference games and winning them both, easily. First an 84-44 win against Green Bay, then a 68-43 win against SIU Edwardsville.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 3-16, 1-6 8th Big West. The Mustangs split this week, getting their first conference win 65-61 at UC Davis, then returning home and getting hammered 65-34 by Cal St. Northridge.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 18-2, 6-0 1st Conference USA. 2 easy wins for the Miners this week, first an 80-46 home win against Tulane, then an 82-64 win at Southern Miss.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 10-11, 7-4 T-4th Horizon. The Raiders split 2 home games this week, beating Youngstown State 78-52 then losing 56-51 to Cleveland State.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 14-7, 8-3 2nd MVC. A road split for the Braves this week, as they win 77-61 at Drake, then lose 77-69 at Evansville.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 7-14, 4-7 T-7th MVC. The Aces split their home games this week, losing 48-40 to Southern Illinois but beating Bradley 77-69.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 13-10, 6-5 5th MVC. It was a split this week for the Redbirds, both games at home. They lost to Creighton 75-61 then beat Indiana State 73-69.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 15-5, 4-3 4th Mountain West. Just 1 game this week for the Cougars, and it was an 82-63 home win over TCU.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 3-18, 2-8 12th (last) Northeast. The Bulldogs lost 2 more at home this week, first losing 46-37 to Robert Morris, then losing 59-47 to Central Connecticut State.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 11-9, 7-3 2nd Northeast. Not a good week for the Hawks, who lost both their games this week, both at home. First a 67-64 OT loss to St. Francis-NY, then a 75-69 loss to Wagner.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 7-13, 1-8 T-9th (last) Pac Ten. The losing streak continues for the Beavers, who lost 2 road games this week. First a 78-63 loss at USC, then an 82-71 loss at UCLA.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 19-2, 10-0 1st in South Division of Southern. The Wildcats keep on winning, getting 2 home victories this week. First an 84-80 victory over College of Charleston, then a 66-51 victory over Furman.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-12, 4-4 5th WAC. Tough week for the Warriors who drop both their games. First a home loss to undefeated Utah State 57-43, then a tough road loss 70-64 at Nevada.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 20-1 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Texas 19-2 1723 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Gonzaga 20-1 1632 4 West Coast Conference
4. Michigan State 18-3 1523 8 Big Ten Conference
5. Arizona 18-4 1507 11 Pacific-10 Conference
6. Kentucky 18-3 1356 6 Southeastern Conference
7. Purdue 18-3 1324 13 Big Ten Conference
8. Alabama 20-2 1310 5 Southeastern Conference
9. Xavier 19-1 1277 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Villanova 17-2 1223 14 Big East Conference
11. Dayton 19-2 1060 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Utah State 20-0 971 3 Western Athletic Conference
13. Vanderbilt 18-3 948 15 Southeastern Conference
14. Florida 18-3 749 7 Southeastern Conference
15. Connecticut 14-5 727 18 Big East Conference
16. Georgetown 17-3 723 19 Big East Conference
17. North Carolina 16-5 690 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. New Mexico 17-2 609 12 Mountain West Conference
19. Duke 15-5 539 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Tennessee 16-4 317 24 Southeastern Conference
21. Louisville 15-5 316 NR Big East Conference
22. Stanford 17-4 251 17 Pacific-10 Conference
23. Oklahoma 16-4 179 16 Big 12 Conference
24. UCLA 14-7 177 NR Pacific-10 Conference
25. Texas A&M 17-3 134 20 Big 12 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Miami-Ohio 17-1 89 Mid-American Conference
Wisconsin 14-6 87 Big Ten Conference
UTEP 18-2 53 Conference USA
Richmond 17-3 41 Atlantic 10 Conference
Temple 17-3 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
Davidson 19-2 15 Southern Conference
Brigham Young 15-5 13 Mountain West Conference
Creighton 16-6 10 Missouri Valley Conference
California 16-5 4 Pacific-10 Conference
Butler 17-5 3 Horizon League
Pittsburgh 14-6 2 Big East Conference

Please tell me how a team wins both their games in a week and drops out of the top 25? It isn't like they just lost a few votes, the Miners lost over 40 votes!! Unbelievable. Davidson and BYU pick up a couple votes each.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Gonzaga (65) 20-1 1788 2 West Coast Conference
2. Xavier (7) 19-1 1734 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Dayton 19-2 1648 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. New Mexico 17-2 1542 5 Mountain West Conference
5. Utah State 20-0 1541 1 Western Athletic Conference
6. Creighton 16-6 1450 10 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Brigham Young 15-5 1335 8 Mountain West Conference
8. Butler 17-5 1245 16 Horizon League
9. Richmond 17-3 1202 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Miami-Ohio 17-1 1025 6 Mid-American Conference
11. Houston 16-4 993 13 Conference USA
12. Memphis 14-5 943 18 Conference USA
13. UNLV 14-6 914 12 Mountain West Conference
14. Temple 17-3 879 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. UTEP 18-2 856 11 Conference USA
16. Tulsa 16-4 786 9 Conference USA
17. Utah 16-5 708 21 Mountain West Conference
18. Davidson 19-2 637 14 Southern Conference
19. Nevada 16-5 408 NR Western Athletic Conference
20. Montana 19-2 364 19 Big Sky Conference
21. Bradley 14-7 318 25 Missouri Valley Conference
22. Manhattan 18-3 303 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
23. Milwaukee 17-3 273 22 Horizon League
24. Hofstra 17-4 145 20 Colonial Athletic Association
25. South Alabama 18-4 103 NR Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wyoming 16-5 66 Mountain West Conference
Oakland 17-3 65 Summit League
Belmont 19-5 45 Atlantic Sun Conference
Saint Joseph's 15-4 32 Atlantic 10 Conference
Siena 16-5 24 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Cleveland State 16-5 17 Horizon League
Fairfield 16-4 9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Southern Illinois 16-6 1 Missouri Valley Conference
Winthrop 16-4 1 Big South Conference

Same deal here, Davidson, who wins both their games this week, drops 4 spots in the mid-major poll. Their conference and strength of schedule is really hurting them. Meanwhile, Bradley, who lost against Evansville, moves up 4 spots. I'm done trying to figure out the polls.

[collegesportsfanms]

A new feature I'm including in this (and for the interactive recruit dynasty for those involved in it) is a weekly bubble watch. Once the bubble watch becomes available (usually the First week of February), I will post it. Keep in mind there is an overall bubble watch featuring the 15 teams that are the most on the bubble, and then there are projections by conference. I'll post both.

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Arizona State 13-7 .633 (16) 4-4 2-2 5-1 2-0 11 In
Richmond 17-3 .578 (60) 0-3 2-0 7-0 8-0 219 In
UNLV 14-6 .615 (28) 2-5 1-0 8-0 3-1 30 In
Providence 13-7 .619 (26) 4-4 3-2 3-0 3-1 16 In
Clemson 14-6 .580 (59) 3-3 0-1 1-2 10-0 80 In
Notre Dame 13-6 .592 (43) 1-3 3-2 7-0 2-1 55 In
Texas Tech 13-7 .616 (27) 2-4 5-2 3-1 3-0 19 In
Tulsa 16-4 .573 (69) 2-1 3-1 6-2 5-0 143 In
Bradley 14-7 .580 (54) 2-2 2-2 4-2 6-1 96 Out
Syracuse 13-7 .587 (49) 2-6 3-0 5-1 3-0 56 Out
Illinois 13-7 .585 (51) 2-5 1-2 8-0 2-0 51 Out
Iona 15-7 .589 (46) 0-3 1-1 5-3 9-0 86 Out
Marquette 13-6 .571 (70) 2-4 2-2 6-0 3-0 87 Out
West Virginia 14-6 .562 (78) 3-5 2-0 5-1 4-0 125 Out
Penn State 14-7 .574 (66) 0-6 1-1 9-0 4-0 94 Out

So Bradley is our only team in the overall Bubble Watch, and they've still got some work to do. Now, I'm not going to post all of the conference bubble watches, I'll just mention our FOFC teams.

Hartford is projected out.
Maine is projected out.
St. Louis is projected out.
Colorado is projected out.
High Point is projected out.
Iowa is projected out.
Cal Poly is project out.
UTEP is a lock, at the moment.
Wright State is projected out.
Evansville is projected out.
Illinois State is projected out.
BYU is projected in. They are not on the bubble and not a lock.
Bryant is projected out.
Monmouth is projected out.
Oregon State is projected out.
Davidson is projected out. Wow.
Hawaii is projected out.

A couple notes, these projections are for the NCAA Tournament only. This doesn't take into effect any other postseason tournaments.

Some of you may be wondering how Davidson can be projected out win they are undefeated in conference play and have lost twice. The simple answer is, the bubble watch and projections on this game do not take into account current conference leaders, only whether a team would be considered for an at-large berth. At this point, the game feels Davidson as not done enough to earn an at-large berth, hence why they are projected out.

Hope you all are enjoying, that's it for the night. Will have more in the next couple days.

[collegesportsfanms]

Just trying to get a head count of who is still reading along on this and who has lost interest. I know sometimes it takes me a few days in between posts, I'm hoping to be able to make a lot more posts, so if you're still reading give me a shout.

Something I'm considering after the current season is to realign the conferences to how they are currently. I'm taking opinions on whether you guys want me to make things current or leave them as is. Looking forward to getting some opinions. Thanks

[Grover]

Still following!

[Coffee Warlord]

Ditto!

[ntndeacon]

I'm still here!

[britrock88]

Following the Bafous as always. :)

[bbgunn]

My coaches are having hard times right now, but I'm still following.

How easy is it for you to realign conferences? If it's too much trouble, don't worry about it, but if it's easy, then please. I don't know.... I have mixed feelings about Hawaii being in the WAC. :)

[collegesportsfanms]

My coaches are having hard times right now, but I'm still following.

How easy is it for you to realign conferences? If it's too much trouble, don't worry about it, but if it's easy, then please. I don't know.... I have mixed feelings about Hawaii being in the WAC. :)

I'd have to manually edit everything, put the teams in the right conference, create the American Conference, and come to think of it, they still wouldn't be perfect since there are probably a host of new D1 teams since this game came out. I could always create the new teams, but come to think of it, it is a lot of work, almost like creating a mod, except not quite as much work. I'm not sure if it's worth it or not come to think of it.

The only other option would be to download the most current mod and start this over, and as many times as I've had to restart, I'm not really looking forward to doing it again. I think.. I will probably just leave things as is unless I have a lot of requests to realign things as best as possible.

[Zinto]

I am still following!

[bbgunn]

I will probably just leave things as is unless I have a lot of requests to realign things as best as possible.
That's fine with me. Again, thank you for doing this! It's a lot of fun.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 4-10, 2013

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 7-16, 5-6 5th America East. The Hawks split their road games this week, winning 65-52 in overtime at Maine then losing 42-40 at UMBC.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 11-13, 6-6 4th America East. The Black Bears lost both games this week, first the 65-62 loss in overtime to Hartford, then an 81-76 loss at Stony Brook.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 13-9, 5-3 6th Atlantic Ten. Good week for the Billikens who won 2 road games. First a 77-70 win at Rhode Island, then a 52-45 win at Temple.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-13, 2-7 11th Big 12. The Buffaloes split 2 home games this week, first losing 66-59 to Kansas State then beat Iowa State 59-56.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 12-11, 7-5 3rd Big South. The Panthers split 2 road games this week, losing 59-57 at Liberty, then winning 53-52 at VMI.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 9-13, 4-7 T-8th Big Ten. 2 tough losses this week for the Hawkeyes. First a 71-70 loss at home to Indiana, then a 76-74 loss at Penn State.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 4-17, 2-7 8th Big West. A road split this week for the Mustangs, who lost 71-56 at UCSB then won 51-49 at Pacific.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 18-4, 6-2 T-2nd Conference USA. Bad week for the Miners, who lost both their games this week, both at home. First a 75-73 loss to Memphis, then a 60-45 loss to SMU.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 10-13, 7-6 T-4th Horizon. 2 road losses against really good teams this week, but it was the way they lost that bothers Coach Korme. First an 83-52 loss at Valpo, then a 100-65 loss at Butler. Yikes!

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 15-8, 9-4 2nd MVC. A home split this week for the Braves, who lost to Illinois State 86-79 in overtime, then beat Northern Iowa 74-51.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 7-16, 4-8 T-8th MVC. The Aces lost both their games this week. First a home, non-conference loss 71-59 to SIU Edwardsville, then back to MVC play and a 61-31 loss at Drake.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 15-10, 8-5 T-3rd MVC. Great week for the Redbirds who won both their games on the road. First the 86-79 OT win at Bradley, then a 74-63 win at Southern Illinois.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 16-6, 5-4 T-4th Mountain West. A split this week for the Cougars, who lost 86-77 at Utah then returned home to beat ranked New Mexico 75-71.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 3-20, 2-10 12th (last) Northeast. 2 more losses this week for the Bulldogs, both on the road. First a 66-60 loss at Fairleigh Dickinson, then a 52-43 loss at St. Francis-NY

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 12-10, 8-4 2nd Northeast. The Hawks split this week, staying home to defeat Long Island 52-51 then losing 60-55 at Quinnipiac.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 7-15, 1-10 10th (last) Pac Ten. The losing streak continues for the Beavers as they lose 2 road games this week. First a 71-62 loss at Washington, then an 85-83 OT loss at Washington State.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 21-2, 12-0 1st in South Division of Southern. It's 2 more wins for the Wildcats this week, first beating Appalachian State at home, 78-57, then winning 88-59 at Wofford.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-12, 5-4 5th WAC. 2 home wins this week for the Warriors, who went out of conference and beat Santa Clara 78-76, then returned to conference play and hammered Louisiana Tech 78-54.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 22-1 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Texas 20-2 1721 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Gonzaga 22-1 1631 3 West Coast Conference
4. Kentucky 20-3 1561 6 Southeastern Conference
5. Utah State 22-0 1470 12 Western Athletic Conference
6. Michigan State 19-4 1413 4 Big Ten Conference
7. Xavier 21-1 1390 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Villanova 19-2 1337 10 Big East Conference
9. Alabama 21-2 1235 8 Southeastern Conference
10. Purdue 18-4 1123 7 Big Ten Conference
11. Dayton 21-2 1071 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Georgetown 19-3 1055 16 Big East Conference
13. North Carolina 18-5 908 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Arizona 18-5 885 5 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Florida 19-4 685 14 Southeastern Conference
16. New Mexico 18-3 644 18 Mountain West Conference
17. Connecticut 15-6 565 15 Big East Conference
18. Wisconsin 16-6 509 NR Big Ten Conference
19. Texas A&M 19-3 458 25 Big 12 Conference
20. Vanderbilt 18-5 409 13 Southeastern Conference
21. Duke 16-6 406 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. UCLA 16-7 355 24 Pacific-10 Conference
23. Richmond 19-3 284 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Butler 19-5 149 NR Horizon League
25. Pittsburgh 16-6 82 NR Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Stanford 18-5 62 Pacific-10 Conference
Miami-Ohio 18-2 54 Mid-American Conference
Davidson 21-2 46 Southern Conference
Mississippi 17-4 25 Southeastern Conference
Tulsa 18-4 25 Conference USA
Oklahoma 16-6 13 Big 12 Conference
Tennessee 17-5 9 Southeastern Conference
Montana 21-2 6 Big Sky Conference
Temple 18-4 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
Milwaukee 19-3 5 Horizon League
Brigham Young 16-6 2 Mountain West Conference
California 17-6 1 Pacific-10 Conference
Creighton 17-7 1 Missouri Valley Conference

No surprise as UTEP loses all their votes in the AP poll after an 0-2 week. Davidson is getting closer to the AP Top 25, while BYU has lost all but 2 of their votes.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Gonzaga (58) 22-1 1782 1 West Coast Conference
2. Utah State (7) 22-0 1724 5 Western Athletic Conference
3. Xavier (7) 21-1 1672 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Dayton 21-2 1585 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. New Mexico 18-3 1514 4 Mountain West Conference
6. Creighton 17-7 1365 6 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Butler 19-5 1323 8 Horizon League
8. Brigham Young 16-6 1292 7 Mountain West Conference
9. Richmond 19-3 1236 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. UNLV 16-6 1128 13 Mountain West Conference
11. Memphis 16-5 1078 12 Conference USA
12. Tulsa 18-4 980 16 Conference USA
13. Miami-Ohio 18-2 923 10 Mid-American Conference
14. Utah 17-6 806 17 Mountain West Conference
15. Davidson 21-2 804 18 Southern Conference
16. Temple 18-4 719 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Houston 17-5 537 11 Conference USA
18. Montana 21-2 503 20 Big Sky Conference
19. Milwaukee 19-3 473 23 Horizon League
20. Manhattan 20-3 446 22 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
21. UTEP 18-4 411 15 Conference USA
22. Hofstra 19-4 260 24 Colonial Athletic Association
23. Bradley 15-8 218 21 Missouri Valley Conference
24. Nevada 17-6 213 19 Western Athletic Conference
25. South Alabama 20-4 180 25 Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Oakland 19-3 88 Summit League
Siena 18-5 50 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Belmont 19-5 33 Atlantic Sun Conference
Saint Joseph's 16-5 26 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wyoming 17-6 24 Mountain West Conference
Fairfield 17-5 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Winthrop 18-4 2 Big South Conference
Illinois State 15-10 1 Missouri Valley Conference

Davidson continues to rise in the mid-major poll, while BYU, Bradley, and UTEP all drop this week. And we have a new FOFC coached team in the mid-major poll, as Illinois State received 1 vote, good enough to make the poll. Coach Tribble, did you vote for your own team?? :lol:

Let's take a look at the Bubble Watch for the week, first the overall Bubble Watch:

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Wyoming 17-6 .596 (38) 2-4 3-0 6-2 6-0 78 In
UTEP 18-4 .582 (54) 0-2 3-1 8-1 7-0 147 In
Illinois 15-7 .588 (44) 2-5 1-2 10-0 2-0 62 In
Auburn 15-7 .584 (49) 2-6 2-1 5-0 6-0 55 In
Clemson 15-7 .586 (46) 3-3 1-3 2-1 9-0 67 In
Nevada 17-6 .583 (52) 1-3 1-0 10-3 5-0 109 In
North Carolina State 14-8 .618 (26) 3-4 5-3 1-1 5-0 12 In
Syracuse 14-8 .587 (45) 3-5 3-3 4-0 4-0 50 In
Florida State 14-8 .630 (16) 2-4 4-4 4-0 4-0 6 Out
Iona 16-8 .594 (40) 1-3 2-2 4-3 9-0 83 Out
Texas Tech 14-8 .627 (19) 1-4 3-3 7-1 3-0 9 Out
Bradley 15-8 .575 (67) 3-2 1-3 6-3 5-0 98 Out
Marquette 14-7 .573 (72) 3-6 1-1 8-0 2-0 85 Out
Memphis 16-5 .571 (75) 0-0 5-4 5-1 6-0 153 Out
Seton Hall 13-8 .618 (27) 5-2 1-4 3-2 4-0 19 Out

So 2 of our FOFC teams are in the overall bubble watch this week. UTEP has played their way onto it with a 2 loss week, but is still projected in. Bradley didn't help their chances with a split this week, as they are projected out.

Now for our other 16 FOFC teams.

Maine is projected out.
Hartford is projected out.
St. Louis is projected out.
Colorado is projected out.
High Point is projected out.
Iowa is projected out.
Cal Poly is projected out.
Wright State is projected out.
Illinois State is projected out.
Evansville is projected out.
BYU is projected as a lock right now.
Monmouth is projected out.
Bryant is projected out.
Oregon State is projected out.
Davidson is projected out, which is totally unbelievable to me, but they do have a 94 RPI, thanks to a bad SOS.
Hawaii is projected out.

As far as the Big Dance goes, we may not see a lot of our teams in, but some of these teams will be in the postseason, like Davidson for instance.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 11-17, 2013

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 8-17, 6-7 5th America East. A split this week for the Hawks. First a home win 87-81 against New Hampshire, then a 58-49 loss at Vermont.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 12-14, 7-6 4th America East. A home split for the Black Bears this week. First a 70-66 non-conference loss to Liberty, then back to conference play with a 54-45 win over UMBC.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 15-9, 7-3 T-5th Atlantic Ten. Great week for the Billikens who won 2 home games. First a 74-64 win over LaSalle, then a 64-54 win over a ranked Richmond team.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-15, 2-8 T-9th Big 12. 2 road losses this week for the Buffaloes. First a 58-50 non-conference loss at Illinois, then back to conference play where they were hammered by top ranked Kansas 87-46.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 12-13, 7-7 6th Big South. Tough week for the Panthers, who lost 2 home games. First a 55-46 loss to UNC Asheville, then a 61-36 loss to Gardner Webb.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 11-13, 6-7 T-7th Big Ten. Nice week for the Hawkeyes, who had a big home win 89-86 to Wisconsin in overtime, then travelled to Northwestern and won 70-50.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-18, 3-8 7th Big West. Busy week for the Mustangs with 3 games. First a 60-50 home loss to UC Irvine, then a 71-49 win at Long Beach State, then back home for a non-conference win 61-59 against Cal St. Bakersfield.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 18-6, 6-4 T-4th Conference USA. The losing streak is 4 for the Miners with 2 home losses. First a 72-50 loss to Marshall, then a 72-63 loss to Houston.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 11-14, 8-7 5th Horizon. A home split this week for the Raiders, who lost 65-62 to Illinois-Chicago, then won 83-55 against Loyola-IL.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 16-9, 10-5 T-2nd MVC. A road split this week for the Braves, who won 82-79 at Wichita State, then lost 78-69 at Missouri State.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 7-18, 4-10 T-10th (last) MVC. 2 more losses this week for the Aces, both on the road. First 66-62 at Northern Iowa, then 79-51 at Illinois State.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 17-10, 10-5 T-2nd MVC. The winning streak is now 5 for the Redbirds, who won 2 at home this week. First 62-42 against Drake, then 79-51 against Evansville.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 18-6, 7-4 3rd Mountain West. 2 wins this week for the Cougars, first an 80-40 home win against Wyoming, then an 86-68 win at Air Force.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 5-20, 4-10 T-12th (last) Northeast. A good week for the Bulldogs, who won 50-40 at Long Island then returned home to win 48-36 against St. Francis-PA.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 13-11, 9-5 T-2nd Northeast. A road split this week for the Hawks, who won 57-42 at Central Connecticut State, then lost 78-69 at Fairleigh Dickinson.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 7-17, 1-12 10th (last) Pac Ten. 2 more losses for the Beavers this week as the losing streak reaches 11. Both home losses, first 74-48 to Stanford, then 91-74 to California.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 21-4, 12-2 1st in South Division of Southern. The streak is over for the Wildcats who had an 0-fer this week. First an 89-87 loss at Chattanooga, then an 83-74 loss at Samford.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-14, 5-6 5th WAC. 2 close, tough losses this week for the Warriors, first a 61-59 loss at San Jose State, then a 74-71 loss at New Mexico State.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 23-1 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Texas 22-2 1722 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Kentucky 22-3 1628 4 Southeastern Conference
4. Gonzaga 24-1 1614 3 West Coast Conference
5. Utah State 24-0 1480 5 Western Athletic Conference
6. Michigan State 21-4 1387 6 Big Ten Conference
7. Alabama 23-2 1383 9 Southeastern Conference
8. Dayton 22-3 1263 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Villanova 20-3 1238 8 Big East Conference
10. Xavier 22-2 1210 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Georgetown 20-4 1058 12 Big East Conference
12. North Carolina 20-5 1055 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Arizona 19-6 902 14 Pacific-10 Conference
14. Purdue 18-6 814 10 Big Ten Conference
15. Connecticut 17-6 781 17 Big East Conference
16. Butler 21-5 669 24 Horizon League
17. New Mexico 19-4 560 16 Mountain West Conference
18. Tennessee 18-5 494 NR Southeastern Conference
19. Florida 19-5 418 15 Southeastern Conference
20. UCLA 17-8 358 22 Pacific-10 Conference
21. Duke 17-7 299 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Miami-Ohio 20-2 200 NR Mid-American Conference
23. Brigham Young 18-6 173 NR Mountain West Conference
24. Richmond 20-4 171 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Tulsa 20-4 132 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Temple 20-4 124 Atlantic 10 Conference
Vanderbilt 18-7 85 Southeastern Conference
Pittsburgh 17-7 83 Big East Conference
Memphis 18-5 69 Conference USA
Texas A&M 19-5 43 Big 12 Conference
Mississippi 18-5 41 Southeastern Conference
Oakland 21-3 39 Summit League
Stanford 19-6 38 Pacific-10 Conference
Montana 23-2 32 Big Sky Conference
South Alabama 23-4 14 Sun Belt Conference
Wisconsin 16-8 13 Big Ten Conference
UNLV 17-6 6 Mountain West Conference
Houston 19-5 2 Conference USA
Oklahoma 16-7 2 Big 12 Conference

So BYU is back in the top 25, and no surprise to see Davidson lose all their votes here.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Gonzaga (65) 24-1 1793 1 West Coast Conference
2. Utah State (2) 24-0 1717 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Dayton (5) 22-3 1670 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Xavier 22-2 1588 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. New Mexico 19-4 1494 5 Mountain West Conference
6. Butler 21-5 1389 7 Horizon League
7. Brigham Young 18-6 1377 8 Mountain West Conference
8. Memphis 18-5 1234 11 Conference USA
9. Richmond 20-4 1143 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Creighton 18-8 1129 6 Missouri Valley Conference
11. UNLV 17-6 1127 10 Mountain West Conference
12. Tulsa 20-4 1050 12 Conference USA
13. Miami-Ohio 20-2 948 13 Mid-American Conference
14. Temple 20-4 866 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Houston 19-5 791 17 Conference USA
16. Montana 23-2 622 18 Big Sky Conference
17. South Alabama 23-4 605 25 Sun Belt Conference
18. Utah 18-7 601 14 Mountain West Conference
19. Hofstra 21-4 518 22 Colonial Athletic Association
20. Milwaukee 20-4 424 19 Horizon League
21. Manhattan 21-4 359 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
22. Oakland 21-3 267 NR Summit League
23. Davidson 21-4 233 15 Southern Conference
24. Siena 20-5 215 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Nevada 18-7 97 24 Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Belmont 21-5 52 Atlantic Sun Conference
UTEP 18-6 46 Conference USA
Boston University 20-6 12 America East Conference
Winthrop 20-4 11 Big South Conference
Saint Joseph's 17-6 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
Illinois State 17-10 6 Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri State 17-9 6 Missouri Valley Conference

So BYU and Illinois State pick up extra votes, and most likely those votes came from Davidson and UTEP who had very bad weeks. The bigger surprise here is Bradley, who split for the week but lost all 260 of their mid-major votes. Yikes!!

Time for the weekly bubble watch, and since we have no FOFC coached teams in the 15 team overall bubble watch, we'll just skip that.

Maine is projected out.
Hartford is projected out.
St. Louis is projected out.
Colorado is projected out.
High Point is projected out.
Iowa is projected out.
Cal Poly is projected out.
UTEP is projected out.
Wright State is projected out.
Bradley is projected out.
Illinois State is projected out.
Evansville is projected out.
BYU is a lock to be in.
Monmouth is projected out.
Bryant is projected out.
Oregon State is projected out.
Davidson is projected out.
Hawaii is projected out.

This years NCAA tournament may not feature very many of our FOFC teams unless a lot of these teams win their conference tournament.

[bbgunn]

St. Louis is getting hot at the right time. A nice run in the conference tournament, and they're in. GO BILLIKENS!

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 18-24, 2013

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 9-18, 7-8 T-4th America East. A split for the Hawks this week, as they stay home to beat Stony Brook 69-67 then lose to Binghamton 59-47 at home.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 12-16, 7-8 T-4th America East. Bad week for the Black Bears who lost home games to Binghamton and Albany by the identical score of 65-55. Well, at least they were consistent. :)

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 17-9, 9-3 T-3rd Atlantic Ten. 2 road wins for the Billikens this week, as they win 69-52 at UMass then 59-47 at Fordham.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-16, 3-9 T-9th Big 12. The Buffaloes split their games this week, beating Oklahoma State 75-68 at home, then travelling to Kansas State and losing 73-61.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 12-15, 7-9 T-6th Big South. The losing streak is 4 now for the Panthers, who this week lost 65-57 at Presbyterian then lost 93-61 at Winthrop.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 12-14, 7-8 7th Big Ten. The Hawkeyes split their games this week, winning 72-69 at Michigan then returning home and getting hammered 89-42 by Purdue.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-19, 3-9 7th Big West. Just 1 game this week for the Mustangs, who lost at home 66-54 to Cal St. Fullerton.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 18-8, 6-6 T-6th Conference USA. Not sure what is going on with the Miners who were 18-2 at one point but have now lost 6 in a row. This week they lost at home 74-62 to Southern Miss then were embarrassed at an 8 win Rice team, 89-85.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 12-15, 9-7 T-4th Horizon. The Raiders hosted 2 games this week, first a non-conference 92-69 loss to Michigan, then back to Horizon play by beating Detroit 65-55.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 18-9, 12-5 2nd MVC. 2 more wins for the Braves this week, both at home. First 85-77 over Creighton, then 69-58 over Indiana State. Bradley still has a chance to win the regular season MVC title.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 7-20, 4-12 10th (last) MVC. The Aces dropped 2 home games this week, losing 70-47 to Wichita State then losing 70-62 to Missouri State.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 18-10, 11-5 3rd MVC. The Redbirds are also in the hunt for the regular season MVC crown after winning their only game this week, 71-62 at Northern Iowa.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 20-6, 9-4 2nd Mountain West. 2 more wins for the Cougars this week, and they were big wins. First they won 70-66 at San Diego State, then returned home and beat UNLV 89-82.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 5-22, 4-12 T-12th (last) Northeast. 2 losses this week for the Bulldogs, first a 57-53 home loss to Monmouth, then a 55-43 loss at Wagner.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 14-12, 10-6 T-3rd Northeast. The Hawks split their 2 games this week, winning 57-53 at Bryant then returning home and losing 64-55 to Robert Morris.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 7-19, 1-14 10th (last) Pac Ten. 2 more losses for the Beavers this week, first 88-65 at Arizona, then 76-48 at Arizona State.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 23-4, 14-2 1st in South Division of Southern. The Wildcats get back to their winning ways this week, winning 86-62 at Elon then returning home and beating Western Carolina 71-62.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-15, 6-7 5th WAC. The Warriors split this week, both games being at home. They beat Boise State 69-56 but lost to Fresno State 61-52.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 25-1 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Texas 24-2 1728 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Gonzaga 25-1 1637 4 West Coast Conference
4. Utah State 26-0 1561 5 Western Athletic Conference
5. Kentucky 23-4 1533 3 Southeastern Conference
6. Villanova 22-3 1402 9 Big East Conference
7. Dayton 24-3 1395 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Alabama 24-3 1259 7 Southeastern Conference
9. Michigan State 22-5 1206 6 Big Ten Conference
10. Xavier 24-2 1194 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. North Carolina 22-5 1110 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Georgetown 21-5 965 11 Big East Conference
13. Purdue 20-6 877 14 Big Ten Conference
14. Connecticut 19-6 863 15 Big East Conference
15. New Mexico 21-4 719 17 Mountain West Conference
16. Florida 21-5 713 19 Southeastern Conference
17. Tennessee 20-5 608 18 Southeastern Conference
18. Brigham Young 20-6 526 23 Mountain West Conference
19. Arizona 20-7 518 13 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Tulsa 22-4 394 25 Conference USA
21. Mississippi 20-5 391 NR Southeastern Conference
22. Duke 19-7 304 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Stanford 21-6 191 NR Pacific-10 Conference
24. Butler 22-6 95 16 Horizon League
25. Oklahoma 18-7 77 NR Big 12 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Montana 25-2 72 Big Sky Conference
Oakland 23-3 70 Summit League
Arizona State 19-7 48 Pacific-10 Conference
Richmond 21-5 45 Atlantic 10 Conference
South Alabama 25-4 25 Sun Belt Conference
Wisconsin 18-8 23 Big Ten Conference
Texas A&M 20-6 15 Big 12 Conference
Syracuse 18-8 14 Big East Conference
Wake Forest 19-7 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
California 20-7 3 Pacific-10 Conference
Temple 20-6 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
UCLA 17-9 3 Pacific-10 Conference
Houston 21-5 2 Conference USA
Pittsburgh 18-8 2 Big East Conference
Memphis 19-6 1 Conference USA
Milwaukee 22-4 1 Horizon League

Nice 5 spot jump for BYU in the AP polls.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Gonzaga (49) 25-1 1769 1 West Coast Conference
2. Utah State (17) 26-0 1742 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Dayton (6) 24-3 1670 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Xavier 24-2 1587 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. New Mexico 21-4 1510 5 Mountain West Conference
6. Brigham Young 20-6 1433 7 Mountain West Conference
7. Butler 22-6 1316 6 Horizon League
8. Tulsa 22-4 1273 12 Conference USA
9. Memphis 19-6 1222 8 Conference USA
10. Richmond 21-5 1150 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Houston 21-5 1010 15 Conference USA
12. UNLV 17-8 932 11 Mountain West Conference
13. Montana 25-2 845 16 Big Sky Conference
14. South Alabama 25-4 791 17 Sun Belt Conference
15. Creighton 18-10 741 10 Missouri Valley Conference
16. Miami-Ohio 20-4 683 13 Mid-American Conference
17. Milwaukee 22-4 666 20 Horizon League
18. Oakland 23-3 547 22 Summit League
19. Utah 19-8 504 18 Mountain West Conference
20. Temple 20-6 500 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Hofstra 22-5 428 19 Colonial Athletic Association
22. Davidson 23-4 355 23 Southern Conference
23. Bradley 18-9 267 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. Manhattan 22-5 161 21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Nevada 19-7 159 25 Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Siena 21-6 76 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Saint Joseph's 19-6 27 Atlantic 10 Conference
Sam Houston State 20-6 10 Southland Conference
Winthrop 21-5 10 Big South Conference
Illinois State 18-10 9 Missouri Valley Conference
Boston University 21-6 5 America East Conference
Belmont 21-7 1 Atlantic Sun Conference
Fairfield 20-6 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

No big surprise to see UTEP lose all their votes, and Bradley is back in.

Time for this weeks bubble watch, starting with the overall bubble watch which has 1 of our FOFC teams.

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Virginia Tech 19-7 .591 (40) 2-4 4-3 4-0 9-0 100 In
Louisville 17-9 .589 (45) 3-6 5-3 5-0 4-0 49 In
Houston 21-5 .578 (58) 1-2 2-1 7-2 11-0 169 In
UNLV 17-8 .623 (17) 3-7 0-0 11-0 3-1 16 In
Clemson 17-9 .583 (52) 4-4 2-4 2-1 9-0 55 In
Illinois 17-9 .589 (46) 2-5 4-4 7-0 4-0 43 In
Wyoming 18-9 .587 (50) 2-6 3-0 8-3 5-0 60 In
Nevada 19-7 .580 (55) 1-2 1-2 11-3 6-0 112 In
Iowa State 17-9 .589 (44) 2-5 3-3 6-1 6-0 45 Out
Rutgers 16-9 .576 (60) 2-5 4-3 6-0 4-1 83 Out
Bradley 18-9 .578 (56) 2-2 4-4 6-2 6-1 89 Out
Florida State 16-10 .610 (26) 3-8 4-2 5-0 4-0 8 Out
Iona 19-9 .591 (39) 1-3 2-3 6-3 10-0 82 Out
Texas Tech 16-10 .629 (15) 2-6 1-3 10-1 3-0 5 Out
Old Dominion 17-9 .581 (53) 1-3 1-3 6-3 9-0 65 Out

Still some work to do for Bradley. Winning their final regular season game next week plus their first game in the MVC tournament should be enough.

Let's look at the 17 other FOFC teams.

Maine is projected out.
Hartford is projected out.
St. Louis is projected out.
Colorado is projected out.
High Point is projected out.
Iowa is projected out.
Cal Poly is projected out.
UTEP is projected out.
Wright State is projected out.
Illinois State is projected out.
Evansville is projected out.
BYU as of right now is a lock.
Monmouth is projected out.
Bryant is projected out.
Oregon State is projected out.
Davidson is projected out.
Hawaii is projected out.

I still think more than 1 of our FOFC teams gets in the NCAA tournament. I can see 2, maybe 3. I can also see another 4 teams at least getting into postseason play. BYU, UTEP, St. Louis, Bradley, Illinois St., and Davidson should all be playing meaningful games in mid to late March.

[Grover]

Tale of two seasons for my Black Bears and Illinois State. ISU turns it around, while the Bears got cold as the season wearson. Hibernation, yuck.

[bbgunn]

The Billikens keep rolling. #Cinderella

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 25-March 4, 2013

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 9-19, 7-9 T-4th America East. The Hawks lost their final regular season game 49-41 at Albany and have 1 non-conference game left next week, but they will be the 4th seed in the America East tournament.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 12-17, 7-9 T-4th America East. The Black Bears also bit one to end the regular season, losing 83-75 at Boston U. They will be the 5th seed in the America East tourney and ironically will open up against Hartford.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 19-9, 11-3 3rd Atlantic Ten. 2 home wins this week for the Billikens. First a 76-68 win over St. Josephs, then a 70-61 win over George Washington.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-18, 3-11 10th Big 12. The Buffaloes lost 2 games this week, losing 92-77 at Iowa State then returning home to lose to Nebraska 70-59.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 13-16, 8-10 T-5th Big South. The Panthers split 2 home games to finish the regular season, hammering Charleston Southern 74-44 then losing 80-65 to Coastal Carolina. They'll be the 5th seed in the Big South tourney and will open up against (4) Gardner Webb.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 14-14, 9-8 6th Big Ten. The Hawkeyes got 2 huge wins this week, first winning at a top 15 Michigan State team 78-69, then returning home to beat Illinois 69-68 in overtime.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-20, 4-10 7th Big West. The Mustangs split a pair this week, winning 51-49 at UC Riverside, then returning home and losing 77-73 in overtime to UC Davis.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 20-8, 8-6 T-4th Conference USA. The Miners finally got back on the winning side this week, going on the road twice, first beating a top 25 Tulsa team 88-84, then won at Central Florida 72-59.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 13-16, 10-8 5th Horizon. The Raiders split 2 road games this week, losing 85-78 at Milwaukee, then winning 63-55 at Green Bay. They'll be the 5th seed in the Horizon tourney and will open up against (8) Detroit.

Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 18-10, 12-6 2nd MVC. The Braves lost at Southern Illinois 77-69 to finish the regular season. They'll be the 2nd seed in the MVC tourney and get a bye to the quarterfinals, where they'll take on the winner between (10) Evansville/(7) Indiana State.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 8-21, 5-13 10th (last) MVC. The Aces split 2 road games this week, losing 84-55 at Creighton, then beating Indiana State 64-57. They'll travel for a non-conference game next week before being the 10th seed in the MVC tourney, taking on (7) Indiana State.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 18-12, 11-7 3rd MVC. The Redbirds missed a golden opportunity by losing a couple 1 point games this week. First a 55-54 loss at conference winner Missouri State, then an 80-79 loss at Wichita State. They'll be the 3rd seed in the MVC tourney and will turn around and open up against (6) Wichita State, looking for revenge.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 22-6, 11-4 1st Mountain West. The Cougars keep winning, now having a 7 game win streak. First they hosted Colorado State and won 85-58 then travelled to TCU and won 91-81.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 5-24, 4-14 T-12th (last) Northeast. 2 losses to end the regular season for the Bulldogs, first hosting and losing 49-47 to Quinnipiac, then losing 63-46 at Mt. St. Marys. Since the Northeast tourney only takes the top 8 teams, Bryant failed to qualify and their season is over.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 15-13, 11-7 T-3rd Northeast. The Hawks split this week, hosting Mt. St. Marys and winning 63-52, then losing 40-36 at Sacred Heart. They have a non-conference game next week, then enter Northeast tourney play as the 5th seed after losing the 3 team tiebreaker. They'll open up tourney play against (4) Wagner.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 7-21, 1-16 10th (last) Pac Ten. Surprise surprise! 2 more losses for the elder Bafou, both at home. First 82-63 against UCLA, then 80-61 against USC.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 25-4, 16-2 1st in South Division of Southern. The Wildcats finished the regular season by winning 2 games. First hosting UNC Greensboro and winning 80-53, then winning at Citadel 70-56. They'll be the top seed in the Southern tourney and will get a bye to the quarterfinals where they will take on the winner of (9) Chattanooga/(8) Elon.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 11-16, 7-8 5th WAC. The Warriors split 2 road games this week, winning 77-58 at Idaho then losing 69-48 at a still undefeated Utah State team.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (61) 26-2 1789 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Texas (11) 26-2 1739 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Gonzaga 27-1 1642 3 West Coast Conference
4. Utah State 28-0 1587 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. Kentucky 24-5 1480 5 Southeastern Conference
6. Villanova 24-3 1426 6 Big East Conference
7. Dayton 26-3 1407 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. North Carolina 24-5 1281 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Xavier 25-3 1237 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Connecticut 21-6 1121 14 Big East Conference
11. Alabama 25-4 1088 8 Southeastern Conference
12. Michigan State 22-6 983 9 Big Ten Conference
13. Georgetown 22-6 909 12 Big East Conference
14. Tennessee 21-6 833 17 Southeastern Conference
15. Brigham Young 22-6 783 18 Mountain West Conference
16. Florida 22-6 691 16 Southeastern Conference
17. Oklahoma 20-7 597 25 Big 12 Conference
18. Mississippi 22-5 587 21 Southeastern Conference
19. New Mexico 22-5 524 15 Mountain West Conference
20. Butler 23-6 356 24 Horizon League
21. Wake Forest 21-7 254 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Arizona 21-8 214 19 Pacific-10 Conference
23. Tulsa 23-5 200 20 Conference USA
24. Arizona State 21-7 183 NR Pacific-10 Conference
25. Montana 27-2 158 NR Big Sky Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wisconsin 20-8 88 Big Ten Conference
South Alabama 27-4 69 Sun Belt Conference
Purdue 20-8 39 Big Ten Conference
Milwaukee 24-4 32 Horizon League
Memphis 21-6 23 Conference USA
Temple 22-6 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
Oakland 24-4 13 Summit League
Davidson 25-4 10 Southern Conference
Richmond 22-6 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
Syracuse 19-9 8 Big East Conference
Stanford 21-7 7 Pacific-10 Conference
Miami-Ohio 22-4 5 Mid-American Conference
California 21-7 4 Pacific-10 Conference
Pittsburgh 19-9 4 Big East Conference
UCLA 19-9 1 Pacific-10 Conference

Welcome back Davidson, who receives 10 votes in the AP poll this week. BYU moves up 3 spots.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Gonzaga (51) 27-1 1775 1 West Coast Conference
2. Utah State (14) 28-0 1738 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Dayton (7) 26-3 1671 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Xavier 25-3 1583 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Brigham Young 22-6 1512 6 Mountain West Conference
6. New Mexico 22-5 1434 5 Mountain West Conference
7. Butler 23-6 1355 7 Horizon League
8. Memphis 21-6 1263 9 Conference USA
9. Tulsa 23-5 1157 8 Conference USA
10. Houston 22-6 1131 11 Conference USA
11. UNLV 19-8 1024 12 Mountain West Conference
12. Richmond 22-6 945 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Montana 27-2 855 13 Big Sky Conference
14. Creighton 20-10 808 15 Missouri Valley Conference
15. Milwaukee 24-4 771 17 Horizon League
16. South Alabama 27-4 760 14 Sun Belt Conference
17. Miami-Ohio 22-4 741 16 Mid-American Conference
18. Temple 22-6 633 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Davidson 25-4 513 22 Southern Conference
20. Hofstra 24-5 467 21 Colonial Athletic Association
21. Oakland 24-4 313 18 Summit League
22. Manhattan 24-5 295 24 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
23. Nevada 21-7 251 25 Western Athletic Conference
24. Siena 23-6 214 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Bradley 18-10 59 23 Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Utah 19-9 58 Mountain West Conference
Sam Houston State 22-6 23 Southland Conference
Winthrop 23-5 13 Big South Conference
Boston University 22-6 12 America East Conference
Belmont 23-7 11 Atlantic Sun Conference
Saint Louis 19-9 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
UTEP 20-8 2 Conference USA
Iona 21-9 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Old Dominion 19-9 1 Colonial Athletic Association
Saint Joseph's 19-8 1 Atlantic 10 Conference

Some changes in this poll, as Illinois State loses all their votes after losing 2 heartbreaking games this week. St. Louis and UTEP get 10 and 2 votes respectively. Davidson and BYU move up, Bradley moves down.

Time for the Bubble Watch, and 1 of our FOFC coached teams is in the overall Bubble Watch:

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Memphis 21-6 .575 (58) 0-1 6-4 7-1 8-0 147 In
Auburn 19-9 .592 (39) 3-8 1-1 8-0 7-0 52 In
Houston 22-6 .579 (53) 1-3 2-2 8-1 11-0 150 In
Texas Tech 18-10 .624 (15) 2-8 3-1 9-1 4-0 7 In
Virginia Tech 20-8 .583 (49) 1-5 6-3 4-0 9-0 100 In
Wyoming 19-10 .593 (36) 2-7 4-0 8-3 5-0 49 In
Clemson 18-10 .576 (57) 4-5 3-4 2-1 9-0 58 In
Illinois 18-10 .581 (50) 3-4 2-6 9-0 4-0 54 In
Iowa State 18-10 .584 (45) 2-6 3-3 7-1 6-0 50 Out
Iona 21-9 .587 (42) 1-3 2-3 8-3 10-0 93 Out
Bradley 18-10 .576 (55) 2-3 4-3 8-3 4-1 81 Out
Old Dominion 19-9 .580 (52) 1-3 2-3 6-3 10-0 74 Out
Louisville 17-11 .580 (51) 3-8 5-3 5-0 4-0 37 Out
Massachusetts 18-10 .569 (63) 0-4 4-2 8-2 6-2 90 Out
Nevada 21-7 .566 (69) 1-2 1-2 11-3 8-0 160 Out

With that loss this week, it gets tougher for Bradley, who probably needs to make the MVC Championship to get an at-large bid, maybe even win it to get an auto bid.

Now let's look at the other 17 teams. The teams that are playing their conference tourneys next week, I will give a little extra info on what I think they need to do to make not only the NCAA tourney, but the postseason in general.

Maine is projected out. They need to win the America East tourney to even sniff more postseason play.
Hartford is in the same boat as Maine.
St. Louis is still projected out.
Colorado is projected out.
High Point is projected out, and needs to win the Big South tourney to see postseason play.
Iowa is projected out.
Cal Poly is projected out.
UTEP is still projected out.
Wright State is projected out. Like the others so far, they need to win their conference tourney to see postseason play.
Illinois State is projected out. I think they need to win the MVC tourney to get an NCAA Tourney bid, I don't think they have enough of an at-large case even if they make the MVC championship. Regardless, they will see postseason play, most likely in the NIT or CBI.
Evansville is projected out. It's win the tourney or be done for the Aces.
BYU is still a lock.
Monmouth is projected out. They must win the Northeast Tourney to see the NCAA Tourney, and they probably need to win 1, maybe even 2 games to see the postseason at all.
Bryant is done for the season.
Oregon State is projected out.
Davidson is projected out. As much as I hate to say it, even with the record, their SOS is so bad that if they don't win the Southern tourney, they'll be NIT bound.
Hawaii is projected out.

[ntndeacon]

It's a KON-Spiracy!

[collegesportsfanms]

March 4-10, 2013

A few of our FOFC teams are in conference tournaments this week, so let's look and see how they did.

America East Tournament

Hartford (David Ginsberg) lost in the quarterfinals to (5) Maine 75-66, meaning their season is over with a 9-21 record.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) beat (4) Hartford 75-66 in the quarterfinals, then beat upset minded (8) Albany 56-44 in the semifinals. They'll take on (3) Stony Brook in the America East championship next week, a game they must win. It's either win and go dancing, or lose and go home.

Big South Tournament

High Point (Roy Rogers) lost 73-68 to (4) Gardner Webb in the First Round, meaning their season is over with a 13-17 record.

Horizon Tournament

Wright State (Shane Korme) hammered (8) Detroit 88-65 in the First round, then dropped a heartbreaker in the Quarterfinals, 68-67 to (4) Cleveland State. The Raiders will end their season with a 14-17 record.

MVC Tournament

Bradley (Alex Donovan) beat (7) Indiana State 89-51 in the Quarterfinals, then beat (3) Illinois State 83-75 in the Semifinals, and absolutely blitzed (1) Missouri State 93-67 in the MVC Championship, as they will go dancing with a 21-10 record. Guessing their seed? I'd say anywhere from 10-12.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) lost 84-73 to (7) Indiana State in the play-in round, and the Aces end their season with a 9-22 record.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) beat (6) Wichita State 69-59 in the Quarterfinals, then lost 83-75 to (2) Bradley in the Semifinals. With a 19-13 record, the Redbirds should get into the NIT.

Northeast Tournament

Bryant (Score Galore) failed to qualify and their season is over with a 5-24 record.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) beat (4) Wagner 66-58 in the First Round, then shocked (1) Central Connecticut State 69-67 in the Semifinals. They'll take on (7) St. Francis-PA next week in the Northeast Championship. Obviously if the Hawks win that game they go dancing, but even if they lose, they would have an 18-14 record, and that's gotta give them consideration for the CIT, maybe the CBI.

Southern Tournament

Davidson (Randolph Childress) hammered (8) Elon 75-50 in the Quarterfinals, then got by upset minded (12) Citadel 64-62 in the Semifinals. They'll take on (3) College of Charleston next week in the Southern Championship. Unfortunately, if they want to go dancing, they've got to win. The scenario is NCAA if they win, NIT if they lose.

That leaves us with 8 FOFC teams that finished their regular season this week, let's recap them.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 19-11, 11-5 T-3rd Atlantic Ten. The Billikens ended their regular season with a huge thud, losing 71-62 at Charlotte then losing 76-58 at Xavier. They'll be the 3rd seed in the A-Ten Tourney, getting a bye to the Quarterfinals where they await the winner of (11) GW/(6) Charlotte.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-19, 4-12 T-9th Big 12. The Buffaloes got a huge split this week, winning 83-73 at Missouri before returning home to host Texas and losing 98-65. They'll be the 10th seed in the Big 12 Tourney where they will take on (7) Missouri in the First Round.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 14-15, 9-9 T-6th Big Ten. The Hawkeyes had 1 game this week, a home game against Minnesota in which they lost 54-52. They'll be the 6th seed in the Big Ten Tourney, opening up against (11) Northwestern.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-22, 4-12 7th Big West. The Mustangs dropped 2 this week, losing at home to Pacific 68-60, then losing at Cal St. Northridge 72-59. They'll be the 7th seed in the Big West Tourney, opening up against (6) Long Beach State.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 22-8, 10-6 T-4th Conference USA. 2 wins for the Miners to finish the regular season, first a 72-61 home win over UAB, then a 76-43 smashing of ECU. They'll be the 5th seed in the C-USA Tourney where they open up by getting to smash.. I mean play (12) ECU again.

BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 22-7, 11-5 T-1st Mountain West. The Cougars missed a chance to win the MWC title outright by losing at home 71-60 to Utah. What's even worse, they lost all the possible tiebreakers in the 3 team tie for first, so they get the 3rd seed in the MWC Tourney, opening up against (6) Wyoming.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 7-22, 1-17 10th (last) Pac Ten. The Beavers fought hard, but lost their final game of the regular season, at home, 69-62 to Oregon. They'll obviously be the 10th seed in the Pac Ten Tourney and open up against (7) Washington.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 12-17, 7-9 T-5th WAC. The Warriors split this week, having 2 home games. First they lost 76-55 against Nevada, then ended the regular season by hosting non-conference Northwestern and beating them 71-53. They'll be the 6th seed in the WAC Tourney and open up against (3) New Mexico State.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 28-2 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Texas 28-2 1728 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Gonzaga 29-1 1641 3 West Coast Conference
4. Utah State 30-0 1569 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. Kentucky 26-5 1530 5 Southeastern Conference
6. Dayton 28-3 1443 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Villanova 25-4 1366 6 Big East Conference
8. Connecticut 23-6 1218 10 Big East Conference
9. Alabama 27-4 1210 11 Southeastern Conference
10. North Carolina 25-6 1167 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Xavier 26-4 1079 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Michigan State 24-6 1009 12 Big Ten Conference
13. Florida 23-7 915 16 Southeastern Conference
14. Georgetown 24-6 894 13 Big East Conference
15. Tennessee 23-6 840 14 Southeastern Conference
16. New Mexico 24-5 670 19 Mountain West Conference
17. Mississippi 23-6 624 18 Southeastern Conference
18. Butler 24-6 493 20 Horizon League
19. Tulsa 25-5 359 23 Conference USA
20. UCLA 21-9 316 NR Pacific-10 Conference
21. Brigham Young 22-7 293 15 Mountain West Conference
22. Wisconsin 22-8 269 NR Big Ten Conference
23. Memphis 23-6 195 NR Conference USA
24. Oklahoma 21-8 149 17 Big 12 Conference
25. Syracuse 21-9 141 NR Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Montana 27-2 140 Big Sky Conference
South Alabama 28-4 114 Sun Belt Conference
Davidson 27-4 45 Southern Conference
Arizona 22-9 44 Pacific-10 Conference
Oakland 25-4 36 Summit League
Wake Forest 22-8 30 Atlantic Coast Conference
Pittsburgh 21-9 27 Big East Conference
Houston 24-6 23 Conference USA
Arizona State 22-8 9 Pacific-10 Conference
California 23-7 8 Pacific-10 Conference
Temple 23-7 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Miami-Ohio 23-5 1 Mid-American Conference
Purdue 21-9 1 Big Ten Conference
Richmond 23-7 1 Atlantic 10 Conference

No surprise to see BYU drop a few spots. Davidson nears the top 25 but isn't there yet.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Gonzaga (51) 29-1 1775 1 West Coast Conference
2. Utah State (15) 30-0 1739 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Dayton (6) 28-3 1670 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Xavier 26-4 1581 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. New Mexico 24-5 1508 6 Mountain West Conference
6. Brigham Young 22-7 1414 5 Mountain West Conference
7. Butler 24-6 1337 7 Horizon League
8. Memphis 23-6 1327 8 Conference USA
9. Tulsa 25-5 1176 9 Conference USA
10. UNLV 21-8 1133 11 Mountain West Conference
11. Houston 24-6 1114 10 Conference USA
12. Richmond 23-7 940 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. South Alabama 28-4 879 16 Sun Belt Conference
14. Montana 27-2 826 13 Big Sky Conference
15. Miami-Ohio 23-5 725 17 Mid-American Conference
16. Davidson 27-4 683 19 Southern Conference
17. Temple 23-7 556 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Milwaukee 24-5 549 15 Horizon League
19. Creighton 20-11 496 14 Missouri Valley Conference
20. Bradley 21-10 494 25 Missouri Valley Conference
21. Oakland 25-4 419 21 Summit League
22. Hofstra 25-6 365 20 Colonial Athletic Association
23. Nevada 22-8 205 23 Western Athletic Conference
24. Manhattan 25-6 197 22 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Belmont 26-7 120 NR Atlantic Sun Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Winthrop 26-5 54 Big South Conference
Sam Houston State 24-6 41 Southland Conference
Siena 23-7 27 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Utah 20-10 23 Mountain West Conference
UTEP 22-8 23 Conference USA
Fairfield 22-8 3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Cleveland State 23-9 1 Horizon League

Huge jumps for Davidson and Bradley, while BYU drops a spot.

For the bubble watch this week, I'm just going to recap the teams that will be playing or finishing their conference tournaments next week.

Maine is projected out. It's win the America East final or be done.

St. Louis is still projected out. They probably need to win 2 games in the A-Ten Tourney to have a shot at an at-large bid, but will be playing somewhere in the postseason.

Colorado is still projected out. They need to upset a lot of teams in the Big 12 Tourney to sniff postseason play.

Iowa is projected out. To get a bid to the NCAA Tourney, then need to win the Big Ten Tourney. To see any type of postseason action, I'd say they need to win 2 games in the Big Ten Tourney, at least.

Cal Poly is projected out. It's win the Big West Tourney or be done for them.

UTEP is still projected out. Winning 1 game in the C-USA Tourney might be enough, but I think winning 2 would be a heck of a lot better. Either way, their season will be extended.

BYU is a lock for the NCAA Tournament, and every game they win in the MWC Tourney just helps their NCAA seed.

Monmouth is projected out. If they win the Northeast Championship they go dancing. If they don't, they have a shot to play in the CBI or CIT.

Oregon State is projected out. It's win the Pac Ten Tourney or be done for the Beavers.

Davidson is still projected out and must win the Southern Title game to go dancing, otherwise it's NIT for the Wildcats.

Hawaii is projected out. They need to sweep the WAC Tournament or they are done.

[Grover]

Come on you Black Bears!

[collegesportsfanms]

March 11-17, 2013

We've got 11 of our 18 FOFC coached teams playing or finishing conference tournaments this week, so let's get it started.

America East Tournament

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) beat (3) Stony Brook 67-50 in the Championship game and is going dancing with a 15-17 record. The Black Bears will almost certainly be in one of the First Four games battling for a #16 seed.

Atlantic Ten Tournament

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) beat (6) Charlotte 91-71 in the Quarterfinals, then lost 89-74 to (2) Xavier in the Semifinals. I don't think a 20-12 record will be enough to get the Billikens into the NCAA Tournament, I think they'll be a 1 or 2 seed in the NIT.

Big 12 Tournament

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) lost 66-64 to (7) Missouri in the First Round. The Buffaloes will end their season with a 10-20 record.

Big Ten Tournament

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) beat (11) Northwestern 55-51 in the First Round, then lost 63-52 to (3) Purdue. A 15-16 record probably keeps the Hawkeyes out of the postseason, but they could sneak into the CIT or CBI. Highly doubtful though.

Big West Tournament

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) lost to (6) Long Beach State 54-46 in the First Round. The Mustangs will end their season with a 7-23 record.

Conference USA Tournament

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) beat (12) ECU 63-55 in the First Round, then lost 68-60 to (4) Marshall in the Quartefinals. I hate to say it, but I think the Miners will be left out of the Big Dance. I think they are NIT bound as a 1 seed.

Mountain West Tournament

BYU (Patrick Hutt) beat (6) Wyoming 74-40 in the Quarterfinals, then got by (2) New Mexico 75-70 in the Semifinals, then finished it off by beating (4) UNLV 83-71 in the Championship. The Cougars were in the NCAA Tournament anyways, but winning the MWC Tournament probably will net them a 4 or 5 seed, although I could see them get relegated to a 6 or 7 seed.

Northeast Tournament

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) lost a heartbreaker 75-67 to (7) St. Francis-PA in the Championship game. This means the Hawks and their 18-14 record are probably CBI bound.

Pac Ten Tournament

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) got hammered by (7) Washington 84-41 in the Play-in Round, and the Beavers end their season with a 7-23 record.

Southern Tournament

Davidson (Randolph Childress) lost the Championship game 67-63 to (3) College of Charleston. The 27-5 Wildcats haven't done enough to make the NCAA Tournament and are headed to the NIT, where they should be a top seed.

WAC Tournament

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) upset (3) New Mexico State 71-52 in the Quarterfinals, but lost 59-47 to (2) Nevada in the Semifinals. This means the Warriors will end their season with a 13-18 record. Oh yea, and previously undefeated Utah State? Well they got hammered 70-50 by Nevada in the WAC Championship

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2013 Selection Sunday

Bradley gets the 12th seed in the NCAA East Region, and will take on (5) Ole Miss in the First Round (screw the way it's called now, the First Four are play-in games and the Second Round games are First Round games as far as this dynasty goes.)

BYU gets the 3rd seed in the NCAA East Region, even better than I expected, and will take on (14) VCU in the First Round.

Maine will be in a play-in game for the 16th seed in the NCAA East Region. In a bit of irony, their opponent will be St. Francis-PA, who kept Monmouth out of the NCAA Tournament. The winner of that game gets the right to get slaughtered by (1) UConn.

So 3 of our FOFC teams make the big dance, all in the same region. Can't believe they shipped BYU out east.

For those that don't remember, I edited the NIT to 40 teams again, instead of 32. I figured with the 8 extra teams, maybe 1 of our teams would make the postseason that wouldn't have made it otherwise.

UTEP gets the 6th seed (what??) in the NIT Midwest Region and will travel to (3) Weber St in the Second Round (this is just as it seems, the 7/10, 8/9 games in the NIT regions were considered First Round games when the actual NIT had 40 teams, and they'll be considered First Round games here too.) But wow, UTEP as a 6 seed? Apparently they were nowhere close to making the NCAA Tournament.

Illinois State gets the 9th seed in the NIT South Region, travelling to (8) Valparaiso in the First Round, with the winner travelling to (1) Penn State.

St. Louis gets the 3rd seed in the NIT South Region, and will host (6) Siena in the Second Round.

Davidson gets the 5th seed in the NIT East Region, and will travel to (4) Hofstra in the Second Round.

Monmouth gets the 12th seed in the CIT and will travel to (5) UNC Wilmington in the First Round.

So not bad, 8 of our 18 FOFC coached teams extend their seasons. Hard to think any of our teams got snubbed this season, although you have to wonder if Monmouth had made the CIT had I not edited the NIT to 40 teams. If the NIT were 32, Monmouth might have gotten left out.

[bbgunn]

Ugh, was hoping for the NCAAs for St. Louis, but you can't end the season like that, Billi-bums!

[collegesportsfanms]

2013 NCAA Tournament Play-in Game

St. Francis-PA beat Maine 87-74.

2013 NCAA Tournament First Round

(14) VCU stuns (3) BYU 57-56.

(5) Ole Miss beats (12) Bradley 93-81.

2013 NIT First Round

(9) Illinois State beat (8) Valparaiso 68-55.

2013 CIT First Round

(5) UNC Wilmington hammered (12) Monmouth 92-63.

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2013 NIT Second Round

(6) UTEP beat (3) Weber State 63-57

(1) Penn State beat (9) Illinois State 78-69.

(3) St. Louis beat (6) Siena 73-59.

(5) Davidson beat (4) Hofstra 78-72.

2013 NIT Round of 16

(2) Old Dominion beat (6) UTEP 65-58.

(3) St. Louis beat (7) Indiana 65-47.

(1) Iowa State hammered (5) Davidson 97-78.

2013 NIT Round of 8

(3) St. Louis beat (1) Penn State 81-74.

2013 NIT Final Four

(3E) St. Louis beat (5MW) Maryland 80-58.

2013 NIT Championship

(3E) St. Louis wins the NIT by beating (6S) Boston College 76-62! Congrats to Kuji Chagulila and the Billikens on being the first FOFC coached team to win a postseason championship.

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2013 Postseason Wrap-Up

The 2013 NCAA Final Four saw (6S) Florida beat (5W) Syracuse 67-62 and (4MW) Wisconsin hammer (1E) UConn 77-59. The national title game saw Florida beat Wisconsin 70-62.

The 2013 CBI, in a very rare occurance, saw the top 2 seeds playing for the title. (2) Notre Dame defeated (1) Ohio 2 games to 1 in the CBI championship series. Ohio won the first game 85-66, then Notre Dame took care of business in the next two, winning 66-44 and 72-57.

And in the other extreme, the CIT Championship saw the bottom 2 seeds doing battle, as (15) Santa Clara beat (16) Murray State 58-51.

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2012-2013 National Awards

Just 1 national award for our FOFC coached teams. Illinois State put C Charles Colquitt on the all-Freshman Team.

2012-2013 Conference Awards

Hartford put SG Michael Northern on the America East All-Freshman Team.

Maine put C Michael Conger and FR Kenneth Saylor on the America East All-Freshman Team. Saylor was also named the America East Freshman of the Year.

St. Louis put SR SG Dean Byrne on the A-Ten First Team.

Colorado put PG Jack Harrell on the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.

High Point put C Daniel Faucher on the Big South All-Freshman Team.

No awards for any Iowa players or coaches.

Cal Poly put PF Charles Fears on the Big West All-Freshman Team.

UTEP put JR PF Johnie Burney on the C-USA All-First Team, SR PF August Persaud on the All-League Second Team, and C Svyatopolk Kasparaitis (wow what a name!) on the C-USA All-Freshman Team.

No awards for Wright State

Bradley had the MVC Player of the Year in JR SG Leon Woods. Woods also made the All-League First Team. SR SF Reginald Fetter and SR PG Orlando Olson made the All-League Second Team.

Evansville put SF Eldon Giordano on the All-Freshman Team.

Illinois State had the MVC Freshman of the Year in Charles Colquitt. He also made the All-Freshman Team. SR SF Joseph Murrell made the All-League First Team.

BYU put JR PG Joseph Kovac on the Mountain West All-League First Team, and JR C Cristobal Lunt and JR SG Jordon Benham made the All-League Second Team.

No awards for Bryant.

Monmouth put SR SG Robin Shill and SR PG Robert Ragsdale on the Northeast All-League Second Team.

Oregon State put PG Mervin Hauser on the Pac Ten All-Freshman Team.

Davidson SR SG Kevin Perry was the Southern Player of the Year, and also made the All-League 1st Team. SR PF Josiah Backman also made 1st Team, while SR C Bret Ferreira and JR SF Elton Fahey made All-League 2nd Team.

Hawaii put SR SG Howard Dixon on the WAC All-League Second Team, while C Dierk Pichelmayr made the WAC All-Freshman Team.

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2012-2013 Recruiting Rankings

Hartford had the 213th best class, good for 4th in the America East.

Maine had the 313th best class, good for 7th in the America East.

St. Louis had the 111th best class, good for 5th in the Atlantic Ten.

Colorado had the 18th best class, good for 4th in the Big 12.

High Point had the 73rd best class, tops in the Big South by a wide margin.

Iowa had the 7th best class, good for 2nd in the Big Ten.

Cal Poly had the 53rd best class, tops in the Big West by a fair margin.

UTEP had the 87th best class, good for 4th in Conference USA. The Miners had the only 4 star recruit for the conference however.

Wright State had the 133rd best class, good for 3rd in the Horizon.

Illinois State had the 65th best class, good for 4th in the MVC.

Evansville had the 289th best class, good for 9th in the MVC.

Bradley had the 346th best class, last in the MVC. The Braves failed to recruit anybody.

BYU had the 22nd best class, tops in the Mountain West by just a little bit.

Monmouth had the 207th best class, good for 6th in the Northeast.

Bryant had the 296th best class, good for 8th in the Northeast.

Oregon State had the 72nd best class, good for 7th in the Pac Ten.

Davidson had the 219th best class, good for 6th in the Southern.

Hawaii had the 62nd best class, good for 4th in the WAC.

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1 change in NCAA conference movement this season, and it is a very important one. Oregon State has been demoted to the WAC, while Utah State takes their spot in the Pac Ten. As far as recruiting goes, Oregon State, with the 72nd best class, that is good for 5th in the WAC, their new conference.

Sorry B.B. Gunn, Hawaii now has some FOFC competition in the WAC. Good luck to both of you!

Some of our head coaches received job offers in the first round of head coach movement

Kuji Chagulia is being courted by Louisville, Oklahoma, South Carolina, St. Bonaventure, and Wyoming. The Bonnies are a huge step down in the conference he already coaches in, but what do you think bbgunn? Do any of the other schools sound enticing?

Alex Donovan also got some offers, from Boston College, Ohio State, South Carolina, St. Bonaventure, and Wyoming. Again, I'd eliminate the Bonnies, but the other 4 would be fairly enticing, although none of them had a record to grin about. What do you think sirfozzie?

Patrick Hutt received offers from Arizona State, Oklahoma, St. Bonaventure, and Wyoming. If it were up to me it'd be between ASU and Oklahoma, as both the Bonnies and Wyoming are a step down. Your decision please Zinto?

[bbgunn]

Let's have Kuji Chagulia make the jump to Louisville!

[Coffee Warlord]

18th overall class? Hmm, looks like things are looking up at CU.

[collegesportsfanms]

Alright, so Kuji Chagulia is going to Louisville, Zinto is still trying to decide between BYU, Oklahoma, and Arizona State, and I haven't heard from sirfozzie yet, so hopefully I get a response from him soon.

However, you guys have about a week to mull things over, because I'm heading out of town and won't be back until next Wednesday night, very late, so this is on hiatus for a few days. Hopefully when I get back I can move coaches and get the next season going.

coffeewarlord, I was shocked that Colorado had such a high recruiting rating. Hopefully this means they will be able to compete in the Big 12 now.

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Still waiting on Zinto and sirfozzie to let me know of their coaching decisions. Guys, I will be back home and ready to get going on this in just a couple more days, so please get me your decisions soon

[SirFozzie]

Move me to Boston College :)

[collegesportsfanms]

Move me to Boston College :)

Will do, thanks for the response. And no worries, one of the tough things about interactive dynasties is sometimes you have to wait longer than you want for a response. I'll move you to BC.

Now, unless some other coaches get job offers in the next round of head coach movement, I will be ready to move into the next season and get things going.

Unfortunately, with both the mens and women's NCAA Tournaments going on all weekend, it may not be until tomorrow night before I get back to this! I'll try to catch a break sometime, stay tuned everybody!

[collegesportsfanms]

Alright, so Kuji has moved to Louisville and Alex is going to Boston College.

Patrick (Zinto) has new job offers, I've sent him a PM, as soon as I hear back from him I'll progress forward

[collegesportsfanms]

So 3 coaches moved.

Alex Donovan (sirfozzie) is now at Boston College.

Kuji Chagulia (bbgunn) is now at Louisville.

Patrick Hutt (Zinto) is now at UCLA.

Let's look at the recruiting ratings for those 3 schools.

BC had the 41st overall recruiting class, and 6th in the ACC.
Louisville had the 101st overall recruiting class, good for 12th in a very tough Big East!
UCLA had the 2nd overall recruiting class, good for 2nd in the Pac Ten. Stanford had the top class.

2013-2014 FOFC Coach Hotseat Ratings

David Ginsberg (Hartford) -- Average seat, goal is to avoid last place in America East.

Cillian O'Reilly (Maine) -- Cool seat, goal is to play in the NCAA Tournament. Yikes! Big goals for Maine.

Alex Donovan (Boston College) -- Average seat, goal is to play in the NCAA Tournament.

Rob Nielsen (Colorado) -- Average seat, goal is to avoid last place in the Big 12.

Kuji Chagulia (Louisville) -- Average seat, goal is to reach the Sweet Sixteen!

Roy Rogers (High Point) -- Average seat, goal is to finish with a .500 record in the Big South.

Ernesto Lopez (Iowa) -- Average seat, goal is to play in a postseason tournament of any kind (and no the Big Ten Tournament doesn't count. :lol: )

DeShawn St. John (Cal Poly) -- Average seat, goal is to finish with a .500 record in the Big West.

Jeeber Mack (UTEP) -- Cool seat, goal is to compete for the C-USA Title.

Shane Korme (Wright State) -- Average seat, goal is to play in the NCAA Tournament. Wow!

Ekeje Bafou (Evansville) -- Average seat, goal is to avoid last place in the MVC.

Timmy Tribble (Illinois State) -- Cool seat, goal is to compete for the MVC Title.

Score Galore (Bryant) -- Average seat, goal is to avoid last place in the Northeast.

Thomas Carrano (Monmouth) -- Cool seat, goal is to play in the NCAA Tournament. Geez, what is it with these small school ADs and their high thinking?

Patrick Hutt (UCLA) -- Average seat, but the goal at UCLA is to reach the Final Four. Egads, what a situation to walk into!

Randolph Childress (Davidson) -- Amazing he didn't get any job offers, but his seat is cool at Davidson. Goal is to just compete for the Southern Title.

B.B. Gunn (Hawaii) -- Average seat, goal is to finish with at least a .500 record in the WAC.

Jawouk Bafou (Oregon State) -- Average seat, goal is to avoid last place in the WAC, which the Beavers were demoted to after last season.

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2013 Season Tournaments

Boston College will be the top seed in the 2013 Anaheim Invitational and will open it up with 8th seed Rider.

Hawaii is also in the 2013 Anaheim Invitational as the 7th seed, they'll open up with 2nd seed Tulsa.

Oregon State is the 14th seed in the 16 team 2013 Coaches Invitational. They'll open up against 3rd seed Maryland.

Davidson is the 3rd seed in the 2013 Orlando Classic. They'll open it up against 6th seed Bowling Green.

UCLA is the 2nd seed in the 2013 Preseason NIT, starting out against 15th seed UC Irvine.

Louisville is the 4th seed in the 2013 Preseason NIT and will open it up against 13th seed Cleveland State.

And to round it off, Illinois State is the 10th seed in the 2013 Preseason NIT and will open it up against 7th seed Western Kentucky.

UTEP is the 4th seed in the 2013 San Juan Classic, opening it up against 5th seed LSU.

Wright State is the top seed in the 4 team 2013 Tennessee Challenge, opening it up against 4th seed Chicago State.

Evansville is the 2nd seed in the 4 team 2013 Tennessee Challenge (all these frikkin tournaments to choose from and FBCB keeps putting multiple human coaches in the same tournament!) and will open it up against 3rd seed Georgia Southern.

Iowa is the 2nd seed in the 2013 Top of the Globe Invitational, and will open up against 7th seed Georgia State.

Would you like to guess what tournament Colorado is going to? Yep, you guessed it, the 2013 Top of the Globe Invitational, as the 4th seed. They'll open it up against 5th seed South Florida.

12 of our 18 teams in a postseason tournament, but damn FBCB for putting multiple teams in tournaments. With 18 teams, and way more tournaments than that, they could easily limit us to 1 human team a tournament.

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2013 Preseason Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (63) 0-0 1791 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Brigham Young (6) 0-0 1682 21 Mountain West Conference
3. Kansas 0-0 1651 1 Big 12 Conference
4. Pittsburgh (3) 0-0 1537 NR Big East Conference
5. Michigan State 0-0 1497 12 Big Ten Conference
6. West Virginia 0-0 1373 NR Big East Conference
7. Syracuse 0-0 1309 14 Big East Conference
8. Washington 0-0 1253 NR Pacific-10 Conference
9. Oklahoma State 0-0 1164 NR Big 12 Conference
10. Wisconsin 0-0 1157 15 Big Ten Conference
11. Georgetown 0-0 1151 17 Big East Conference
12. Creighton 0-0 1017 NR Missouri Valley Conference
13. Duke 0-0 892 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Wake Forest 0-0 858 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. North Carolina 0-0 790 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Notre Dame 0-0 720 NR Big East Conference
17. Tennessee 0-0 624 23 Southeastern Conference
18. Butler 0-0 542 22 Horizon League
19. Arizona 0-0 493 20 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Villanova 0-0 475 7 Big East Conference
21. Louisville 0-0 297 NR Big East Conference
22. Maryland 0-0 272 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Southern California 0-0 217 NR Pacific-10 Conference
24. Boston College 0-0 153 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Connecticut 0-0 119 11 Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Illinois 0-0 78 Big Ten Conference
Florida 0-0 41 Southeastern Conference
Marquette 0-0 41 Big East Conference
Oregon 0-0 41 Pacific-10 Conference
Seton Hall 0-0 41 Big East Conference
Vanderbilt 0-0 36 Southeastern Conference
Missouri 0-0 29 Big 12 Conference
Texas 0-0 27 Big 12 Conference
Kentucky 0-0 11 Southeastern Conference
Minnesota 0-0 8 Big Ten Conference
Arizona State 0-0 5 Pacific-10 Conference
Nebraska 0-0 5 Big 12 Conference
UCLA 0-0 2 Pacific-10 Conference
Temple 0-0 1 Atlantic 10 Conference

How crazy is it that the only 3 teams ranked in the preseason AP poll are the 3 teams with new FOFC coaches? Way to pick em guys!

2013 Preseason Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (66) 0-0 1794 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Brigham Young (6) 0-0 1733 5 Mountain West Conference
3. Creighton 0-0 1657 19 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Butler 0-0 1584 8 Horizon League
5. Temple 0-0 1445 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Gonzaga 0-0 1371 1 West Coast Conference
7. Tulsa 0-0 1352 9 Conference USA
8. Missouri State 0-0 1158 NR Missouri Valley Conference
9. Charlotte 0-0 1142 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Miami-Ohio 0-0 1075 14 Mid-American Conference
11. Saint Louis 0-0 772 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Memphis 0-0 764 6 Conference USA
13. Utah 0-0 658 NR Mountain West Conference
14. UNC Wilmington 0-0 481 NR Colonial Athletic Association
15. Houston 0-0 446 11 Conference USA
16. Dayton 0-0 393 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Kent State 0-0 351 NR Mid-American Conference
18. UNLV 0-0 310 10 Mountain West Conference
19. Southern Illinois 0-0 306 NR Missouri Valley Conference
20. Nevada 0-0 270 16 Western Athletic Conference
21. Saint Joseph's 0-0 256 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Richmond 0-0 220 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. UAB 0-0 186 NR Conference USA
24. New Mexico 0-0 156 7 Mountain West Conference
25. Massachusetts 0-0 149 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Bradley 0-0 143 Missouri Valley Conference
Siena 0-0 142 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Marshall 0-0 127 Conference USA
San Diego State 0-0 109 Mountain West Conference
George Washington 0-0 107 Atlantic 10 Conference
VCU 0-0 103 Colonial Athletic Association
Rhode Island 0-0 94 Atlantic 10 Conference
Illinois State 0-0 90 Missouri Valley Conference
UTEP 0-0 90 Conference USA
New Mexico State 0-0 89 Western Athletic Conference
Niagara 0-0 87 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Western Kentucky 0-0 80 Sun Belt Conference
Milwaukee 0-0 78 Horizon League
Boise State 0-0 77 Western Athletic Conference
Hofstra 0-0 70 Colonial Athletic Association
Old Dominion 0-0 68 Colonial Athletic Association
Fairfield 0-0 67 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Wyoming 0-0 67 Mountain West Conference
George Mason 0-0 59 Colonial Athletic Association
Fresno State 0-0 57 Western Athletic Conference
Northern Iowa 0-0 57 Missouri Valley Conference
Central Florida 0-0 52 Conference USA
Wright State 0-0 50 Horizon League
Southern Mississippi 0-0 49 Conference USA
Wichita State 0-0 48 Missouri Valley Conference
Duquesne 0-0 45 Atlantic 10 Conference
Davidson 0-0 40 Southern Conference
Hawaii 0-0 39 Western Athletic Conference
Iona 0-0 39 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
La Salle 0-0 37 Atlantic 10 Conference
Oregon State 0-0 36 Western Athletic Conference
Saint Mary's 0-0 35 West Coast Conference
College of Charleston 0-0 33 Southern Conference
Air Force 0-0 32 Mountain West Conference
Manhattan 0-0 32 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
South Alabama 0-0 32 Sun Belt Conference
Vermont 0-0 32 America East Conference
Middle Tennessee 0-0 28 Sun Belt Conference
Green Bay 0-0 23 Horizon League
Cleveland State 0-0 22 Horizon League
Colorado State 0-0 22 Mountain West Conference
Yale 0-0 21 Ivy League
Illinois-Chicago 0-0 20 Horizon League
St. Bonaventure 0-0 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
Central Connecticut State 0-0 19 Northeast Conference
Oral Roberts 0-0 19 Summit League
Winthrop 0-0 19 Big South Conference
Louisiana Tech 0-0 18 Western Athletic Conference
Loyola-IL 0-0 18 Horizon League
Wofford 0-0 18 Southern Conference
Furman 0-0 17 Southern Conference
Hartford 0-0 17 America East Conference
Jacksonville 0-0 17 Atlantic Sun Conference
Northern Illinois 0-0 16 Mid-American Conference
South Carolina State 0-0 16 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Florida International 0-0 15 Sun Belt Conference
Oakland 0-0 15 Summit League
Quinnipiac 0-0 15 Northeast Conference
Citadel 0-0 15 Southern Conference
Ohio 0-0 14 Mid-American Conference
Troy 0-0 14 Sun Belt Conference
Western Michigan 0-0 14 Mid-American Conference
USC Upstate 0-0 14 Atlantic Sun Conference
Coastal Carolina 0-0 13 Big South Conference
Denver 0-0 13 Sun Belt Conference
Detroit 0-0 13 Horizon League
Eastern Illinois 0-0 13 Ohio Valley Conference
Florida Atlantic 0-0 13 Sun Belt Conference
Northeastern 0-0 13 Colonial Athletic Association
Sacred Heart 0-0 13 Northeast Conference
Western Illinois 0-0 13 Summit League
Charleston Southern 0-0 12 Big South Conference
Rider 0-0 12 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Northern Colorado 0-0 12 Big Sky Conference
Fordham 0-0 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
Samford 0-0 11 Southern Conference
Presbyterian 0-0 11 Big South Conference
Alabama State 0-0 10 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Boston University 0-0 10 America East Conference
Eastern Washington 0-0 10 Big Sky Conference
San Diego 0-0 10 West Coast Conference
Akron 0-0 9 Mid-American Conference
Chicago State 0-0 9 Great West Conference
Holy Cross 0-0 9 Patriot League
Marist 0-0 9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Bowling Green 0-0 8 Mid-American Conference
Buffalo 0-0 8 Mid-American Conference
Central Michigan 0-0 8 Mid-American Conference
Harvard 0-0 8 Ivy League
Jacksonville State 0-0 8 Ohio Valley Conference
Stetson 0-0 8 Atlantic Sun Conference
UMKC 0-0 8 Summit League
Seattle 0-0 8 Independent
Cornell 0-0 7 Ivy League
Toledo 0-0 7 Mid-American Conference
North Florida 0-0 7 Atlantic Sun Conference
Drexel 0-0 6 Colonial Athletic Association
Murray State 0-0 6 Ohio Valley Conference
Valparaiso 0-0 6 Horizon League
Youngstown State 0-0 6 Horizon League
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 6 Atlantic Sun Conference
SIU Edwardsville 0-0 6 Independent
Alabama A&M 0-0 5 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Bethune-Cookman 0-0 5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Canisius 0-0 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Eastern Michigan 0-0 5 Mid-American Conference
Binghamton 0-0 4 America East Conference
Florida A&M 0-0 4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Albany 0-0 3 America East Conference
Pacific 0-0 2 Big West Conference
Portland State 0-0 2 Big Sky Conference
Stony Brook 0-0 2 America East Conference
Austin Peay 0-0 1 Ohio Valley Conference
Indiana State 0-0 1 Missouri Valley Conference
Santa Clara 0-0 1 West Coast Conference
Tulane 0-0 1 Conference USA
UL-Lafayette 0-0 1 Sun Belt Conference
Wagner 0-0 1 Northeast Conference

Nice to see a lot of representation in the mid-major preseason poll, but a lot of teams got left out.

[bbgunn]

Ah yeah, big year for Hawaii coming up!

[collegesportsfanms]

2013 Season Tournament Wrap-Up

2013 Anaheim Invitational

Boston College beat (8) Rider 93-72 in the First Round, then hammered (4) Southern Illinois 87-59 in the Semifinals, and dismantled (2) Tulsa 90-58 in the Championship. Congrats to Alex Donovan who is starting off his time at BC in big fashion.

Hawaii lost 66-50 to (2) Tulsa in the First Round, then beat (6) DePaul 82-80 in overtime in the consolation round, then beat (5) UMass 66-58 in the 5th Place Game.

2013 Coaches Invitational

Oregon State stunned (3) Maryland 64-56 in the First Round, then lost in the Quarterfinals 83-65 to (6) Utah.

2013 Orlando Classic

Davidson beat (6) Bowling Green 83-60 in the First Round, then lost 70-64 in overtime in the Semifinals, then recovered to hammer (4) Manhattan 91-59 in the 3rd place game.

2013 Preseason NIT

UCLA beat (15) UC Irvine 89-54 in the First Round, then beat (10) Illinois State 63-57 in the Quarterfinals, then beat (3) Memphis 65-49 in the Semifinals, and became the second team to win a 2013 season tournament by hanging on to beat (1) Duke 65-60 in the Championship. Amazing, 2 of the coaches that jumped to a new school in the offseason, have already won tournament titles in their first season.

Louisville ran all over (13) Cleveland State 95-77 in the First Round, then lost 80-69 to (5) Dayton in the Quarterfinals.

Illinois State beat (7) Western Kentucky 84-67 in the First Round, then lost to (2) UCLA 63-57 in the Quarterfinals.

2013 San Juan Classic

UTEP beat (5) LSU 71-63 in the First Round, then lost to (1) Xavier 77-63 in the Semifinals, but rallied to beat (6) Wyoming 85-79 in the 3rd place game.

2013 Tennessee Challenge

Wright State beat (4) Chicago State 68-63 in the First Round, while Evansville beat (3) Georgia Southern 72-70 in the First Round. In the Championship, Wright State beat Evansville 82-67 becoming our third team to win a 2013 season tournament. The good thing about this is that no matter who won, it was going to be an FOFC coached team.

2013 Top of the Globe Invitational

Iowa beat (7) Georgia State 68-56 in the First Round, then hammered (6) TCU 72-54 in the Semifinals.

Colorado beat (5) South Florida 72-54 in the First Round, then stunned (1) Florida State 64-51 in the Semifinals.

In the Championship, Iowa beat Colorado 81-73.

Not bad at all, as 4 FOFC coached teams win 2013 season tournaments, although 2 of them are a little bittersweet as they came at the hands of other FOFC coached teams.

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Let's take a look at how our FOFC teams have fared through December 30, 2013.

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 3-10, 1-0 America East. It's been a rough go of it for the Hawks so far. Although they did have a nice win at LaSalle and they have won 2 in a row, including a conference opening win at New Hampshire.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 3-9, 1-0 America East. The Black Bears also won their conference opener over Boston University. Their only other wins are against Princeton and a winless Youngstown State. They did play tough against UTEP, Niagara, and St. Johns and UMass, so there is hope.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 10-1, 0-0 ACC. The Anaheim Invitational games are some of the toughest games the Eagles have played as far as opponents records go. They did win at Florida who is 8-4. Their only blemish so far is a 12 point loss at a top 10 Michigan State team.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 5-5, 0-0 Big 12. It's been a crazy year so far for the Buffaloes, who have beaten the likes of Florida State, Alabama, and Utah, yet lost to the likes of Northern Colorado, Weber State, and New Mexico State. I think Coach Nielsen would tell you they would take a .500 record throughout the season though.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 7-2, 0-0 Big East. The Cardinals have beaten some very good teams such as North Carolina, Arizona, and Purdue, who have a combined 7 losses between them. However, their most recent loss, a 31 point loss to undefeated Kansas, has coach Chagulia wondering if they are ready to compete with all the big boys.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 3-9, 1-1 Big South. The Panthers have split their first 2 conference games, and their marquee win so far is a 24 point win at Ohio. Fortunately, the Big South is not an extremely tough conference, so finishing at or above .500 is very doable.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 8-4, 0-1 Big Ten. The Hawkeyes are an improved team over last season, with wins over Colorado, TCU, Marquette, and Texas Tech. They lost their conference opener though in what appears to be a fairly tough Big Ten this season.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 0-12, 0-0 Big West. The pressure is mounting for the Mustangs and Coach St. John, but to their credit they have played some good teams tough, losing by 1 to St. Marys, 10 to UTEP, 13 to Calf, and 1 to San Francisco. The Big West could be a savior for them.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 7-6, 0-0 C-USA. The Miners toughest game thus far was the 14 point loss to Xavier. They've beaten Kansas State and Wyoming twice, and also got a nice win against LSU. The inexplicable losses to IUPUI and Monmouth to start the season did not make the Mack man happy though.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 6-5, 1-1 Horizon. It's been up and down for the Raiders so far, who won their first 4, then lost 4 in a row, and have now won 2 of their last 3, including a split to open conference play. On their 4 game winning streak to start their season, their last 2 were against South Carolina and Utah State.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 5-7, 1-0 MVC. The Aces have definitely been battle tested, already playing 4 teams that are currently or have been ranked in the AP Top 25. Among those are a 9 point loss to Kentucky, a 9 point loss to West Virginia, and a 2 point loss to Wake Forest. Unfortunately, that 48 point loss to Michigan State is what has Ekeje steaming the most about, but the conference opening win has definitely helped his mood.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 4-7, 0-1 MVC. Don't look at that 4-7 record and say this is a team that can't compete. The Redbirds have played UCLA, Xavier, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Minnesota, St. Louis, and Clemson in their non-conference schedule. The combined record of those teams? 65-12. They are another MVC team that is battle tested, even if they did lose their MVC opener.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 1-10, 0-0 Northeast. The lone win for the Bulldogs is a home win against the Hurricanes of Miami. Unfortunately that has been their only highlight of the season so far, as all but 3 of their losses have been by 15 points or more.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 6-5, 0-0 Northeast. The Hawks have some quality wins over UTEP and VCU, but a loss to Delaware State is definitely going to hurt when it comes time for Selection Sunday.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 10-1, 0-0 Pac Ten. The Bruins would be perfect right now if not for an upset home loss to Seton Hall in which they shots just didn't fall. Granted, Memphis, Duke, and Gonzaga have been the toughest 3 on the non-conference schedule, and the Pac Ten is loaded. So we'll have to wait and see how things shake out.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 6-6, 0-0 Southern. It's been a tougher ride for the Wildcats so far this season, as they really beefed up the non-conference schedule, losing to North Carolina, Wake Forest, Duke, Tennessee, and Alabama. That should help them come tourney time though, as I see no reason why they won't walk through the Southern Conference again.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-4, 0-0 WAC. The Warriors have won 4 in a row, including a home win against UNC Wilmington wh has an RPI of 25 right now. The loss to Cleveland State hurts, but coach Gunn should have his team ready for WAC play.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 6-4, 0-0 WAC. The season opening win at Maryland was huge, and go figure, the Beavers also beat their in-state rival Oregon in convincing fashion. They've also travelled to both Washington and Washington State, losing both. With the demotion, it'll be a new challenge for them in the WAC.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (66) 12-0 1794 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Kansas 11-0 1721 3 Big 12 Conference
3. West Virginia (6) 13-0 1663 2 Big East Conference
4. Notre Dame 12-0 1541 5 Big East Conference
5. Georgetown 10-0 1539 7 Big East Conference
6. Villanova 11-0 1404 8 Big East Conference
7. Washington 10-0 1401 9 Pacific-10 Conference
8. Michigan State 10-1 1262 11 Big Ten Conference
9. Duke 13-1 1251 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Oklahoma State 12-1 1106 6 Big 12 Conference
11. Pittsburgh 9-1 1090 4 Big East Conference
12. Arizona State 11-0 1051 14 Pacific-10 Conference
13. Tennessee 10-1 913 15 Southeastern Conference
14. Boston College 10-1 820 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Texas 10-1 745 22 Big 12 Conference
16. UCLA 10-1 664 20 Pacific-10 Conference
17. Brigham Young 9-2 654 10 Mountain West Conference
18. Texas A&M 11-1 584 18 Big 12 Conference
19. George Mason 12-0 570 21 Colonial Athletic Association
20. Arizona 10-2 392 25 Pacific-10 Conference
21. Mississippi 10-1 302 NR Southeastern Conference
22. Wake Forest 10-2 291 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Wisconsin 8-2 233 16 Big Ten Conference
24. Pepperdine 11-0 173 NR West Coast Conference
25. Bradley 10-1 69 NR Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Maryland 8-2 57 Atlantic Coast Conference
Temple 11-2 57 Atlantic 10 Conference
Louisville 7-2 45 Big East Conference
Furman 10-1 3 Southern Conference
Connecticut 8-2 2 Big East Conference
Kentucky 9-2 1 Southeastern Conference
Miami-Ohio 10-2 1 Mid-American Conference
Minnesota 10-2 1 Big Ten Conference

Figures, only the 3 coaches that changed teams in the offseason have their teams in the AP Top 25.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (72) 12-0 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Brigham Young 9-2 1702 2 Mountain West Conference
3. George Mason 12-0 1680 3 Colonial Athletic Association
4. Bradley 10-1 1509 6 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Temple 11-2 1490 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Pepperdine 11-0 1474 4 West Coast Conference
7. Miami-Ohio 10-2 1323 8 Mid-American Conference
8. Tulsa 10-2 1278 10 Conference USA
9. Butler 8-3 1206 14 Horizon League
10. Duquesne 9-1 1202 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Furman 10-1 1039 11 Southern Conference
12. Memphis 8-2 1017 12 Conference USA
13. Nevada 10-2 909 17 Western Athletic Conference
14. Milwaukee 11-2 825 18 Horizon League
15. Gonzaga 10-3 822 22 West Coast Conference
16. Pennsylvania 11-2 731 19 Ivy League
17. Indiana State 9-2 726 7 Missouri Valley Conference
18. Louisiana-Monroe 10-2 585 25 Sun Belt Conference
19. Rhode Island 7-2 472 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Georgia Southern 8-2 380 NR Southern Conference
21. Texas-San Antonio 8-2 287 13 Southland Conference
22. Charlotte 7-3 254 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. San Diego State 6-2 205 15 Mountain West Conference
24. Fairfield 10-3 119 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Dayton 10-3 111 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Southern Illinois 10-3 108 Missouri Valley Conference
New Mexico State 7-3 34 Western Athletic Conference
Troy 10-3 22 Sun Belt Conference
Weber State 8-3 18 Big Sky Conference
Houston 8-3 15 Conference USA
Saint Joseph's 7-3 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
Winthrop 9-3 13 Big South Conference
Kent State 9-3 12 Mid-American Conference
Pacific 9-3 9 Big West Conference
San Francisco 8-3 3 West Coast Conference
Fordham 7-3 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Southern Mississippi 7-3 2 Conference USA
Missouri State 9-4 2 Missouri Valley Conference

With the coaching changes, none of our FOFC teams are represented in the mid-major poll, although both BYU and Bradley are in the top 4.

[thmscrrn3]

At least Monmouth has a winning record so far in the season.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 30, 2013-Jan. 5, 2014

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 3-12, 1-2 America East. Tough week for the Hawks, who lost 2 home games. First 71-63 to Stony Brook then 75-64 to Boston U.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 4-10, 1-1 America East. The Black Bears snuck in another non-conference game, hosting Harvard and winning 62-56, then returned to conference play by travelling to Vermont and losing 72-52.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 12-1, 0-0 ACC. The Eagles continue to soar, this week hosting UConn and winning 75-62, then travelling to Pitt and winning 79-71.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-5, 0-0 Big 12. Good week for the Buffaloes as they won 2 non-conference home games. First 87-79 against Colorado St. then 75-54 against South Dakota.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 8-3, 0-0 Big East. The Cardinals split a pair of home non-conference games this week, getting blasted 86-58 by Washington St. then beating Texas 88-80.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 4-10, 2-1 Big South. A split this week for the Panthers, who lost a non-conference game at South Carolina St. 96-90 in overtime, then returned to conference play by hosting and beating Radford 72-49.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 10-4, 2-1 Big Ten. The Hawkeyes won both their games this week, travelling to Northwestern and winning 75-56, then hosting Illinois and winning 61-50.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 0-13, 0-0 Big West. The Mustangs lost 2 road non-conference games this week, going to Kansas and getting blasted 85-43, then going to Fresno St. and competing, but still losing 68-58.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 7-6, 0-0 C-USA. The Miners had the week off after competing in a Christmas break tournament.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 8-5, 3-1 Horizon. 2 road wins this week for the Raiders, first 70-49 at Cleveland St., then 80-60 at Youngstown St.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 5-9, 1-2 MVC. The Aces lost 2 home games this week, first a 61-57 loss to Bradley, then an 83-64 loss to Missouri St.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 6-7, 2-1 MVC. Good week for the Redbirds as they get 2 home wins. First 84-68 over Missouri then 79-71 over Bradley.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 2-11, 1-1 Northeast. A split this week for the Bulldogs, who hosted Monmouth and lost 76-57, then won 53-45 at Long Island.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 7-6, 1-1 Northeast. The Hawks split 2 road games this week, winning 76-57 at Bryant, then losing 64-47 at Sacred Heart.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 11-2, 1-1 Pac 10. The Bruins split 2 road games this week, winning 76-55 at Cal before losing 89-74 at Stanford.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 6-8, 0-2 Southern. It is definitely a different feel to this season, as the Wildcats dropped their first 2 conference games this week, both at home. First an 80-66 loss to College of Charleston, then an 83-72 loss to Furman.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 8-5, 0-0 WAC. The Warriors split 2 games this week, losing 84-75 at UMKC then returning home to beat Rhode Island 79-67.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 7-5, 0-0 WAC. A split this week for the Beavers, who hosted Portland and won 77-66, then travelled to undefeated Pepperdine and fought all the way, but lost 53-49.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (66) 12-0 1794 2 Big 12 Conference
2. West Virginia (6) 13-0 1721 3 Big East Conference
3. Notre Dame 13-0 1650 4 Big East Conference
4. Michigan State 12-1 1540 8 Big Ten Conference
5. Villanova 12-0 1536 6 Big East Conference
6. Georgetown 11-0 1419 5 Big East Conference
7. Duke 14-1 1374 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Xavier 12-0 1335 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Oklahoma State 12-1 1206 10 Big 12 Conference
10. Washington 11-1 1099 7 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Boston College 12-1 1090 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Tennessee 12-1 1006 13 Southeastern Conference
13. Brigham Young 11-2 828 17 Mountain West Conference
14. George Mason 14-0 813 19 Colonial Athletic Association
15. Texas A&M 13-1 789 18 Big 12 Conference
16. Pittsburgh 9-2 783 11 Big East Conference
17. Arizona 12-2 633 20 Pacific-10 Conference
18. Kentucky 11-2 574 NR Southeastern Conference
19. Wisconsin 10-2 532 23 Big Ten Conference
20. Mississippi 11-1 519 21 Southeastern Conference
21. UCLA 11-2 322 16 Pacific-10 Conference
22. Pepperdine 12-0 310 24 West Coast Conference
23. Texas 10-2 206 15 Big 12 Conference
24. Syracuse 9-3 120 NR Big East Conference
25. Temple 12-2 66 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
North Carolina 10-3 47 Atlantic Coast Conference
Furman 12-1 30 Southern Conference
Miami-Ohio 10-2 21 Mid-American Conference
Duquesne 10-1 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
Arizona State 11-2 12 Pacific-10 Conference
Mississippi State 11-2 6 Southeastern Conference
Bradley 11-2 5 Missouri Valley Conference
Nevada 12-2 1 Western Athletic Conference

Louisville loses their remaining votes in the AP polls, but I have a feeling it won't be long before they get them back.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (71) 12-0 1799 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Brigham Young 11-2 1700 2 Mountain West Conference
3. George Mason (1) 14-0 1685 3 Colonial Athletic Association
4. Pepperdine 12-0 1559 6 West Coast Conference
5. Temple 12-2 1452 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Miami-Ohio 10-2 1439 7 Mid-American Conference
7. Bradley 11-2 1326 4 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Duquesne 10-1 1318 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Furman 12-1 1157 11 Southern Conference
10. Nevada 12-2 1135 13 Western Athletic Conference
11. Memphis 10-2 1124 12 Conference USA
12. Tulsa 11-3 992 8 Conference USA
13. Butler 9-4 967 9 Horizon League
14. Pennsylvania 12-2 934 16 Ivy League
15. Gonzaga 11-4 766 15 West Coast Conference
16. Georgia Southern 10-2 738 20 Southern Conference
17. Dayton 11-3 601 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Indiana State 10-3 571 17 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Weber State 10-3 479 NR Big Sky Conference
20. Troy 11-3 342 NR Sun Belt Conference
21. New Mexico 10-3 325 NR Mountain West Conference
22. Houston 9-3 305 NR Conference USA
23. Pacific 9-3 194 NR Big West Conference
24. UL-Lafayette 10-3 140 NR Sun Belt Conference
25. Winthrop 11-3 89 NR Big South Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Rhode Island 8-3 71 Atlantic 10 Conference
Texas-San Antonio 9-3 45 Southland Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson 9-3 36 Northeast Conference
Northeastern 8-3 36 Colonial Athletic Association
Utah 10-4 30 Mountain West Conference
Western Kentucky 9-3 27 Sun Belt Conference
Morehead State 10-3 8 Ohio Valley Conference
New Mexico State 8-4 5 Western Athletic Conference
Milwaukee 11-4 3 Horizon League
Charlotte 8-4 2 Atlantic 10 Conference

Sadly, our teams are still shut out in this poll.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 6-12, 2014

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 4-13, 2-3 America East. A split this week for the Hawks as they won 75-64 at Vermont, then hosted UMBC and lost 60-55.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 5-11, 2-2 America East. The Black Bears split this week, losing 64-50 at Stony Brook then hosting Binghamton and winning 64-49.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 13-1, 0-0 ACC. Only 1 game this week for the Eagles, a 74-63 home win against Rhode Island.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-7, 0-1 Big 12. The Buffaloes are into the really stiff part of their schedule, losing 99-78 at Xavier, then opening up Big 12 play with a 58-42 loss at Iowa St.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 10-3, 2-0 Big East. Good start to conference play for the Cardinals, who this week won 71-56 at St. Johns then won 92-73 at Seton Hall.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 6-10, 4-1 Big South. 2 home wins this week for the Panthers, as they beat VMI 84-76 then beat Liberty 65-59.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 11-5, 3-2 Big 10. A road split this week for the Hawkeyes, who won 73-42 at Ohio St. before losing 83-68 at Wisconsin.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 1-14, 1-1 Big West. The Mustangs opened conference play by hosting Pacific and getting hammered 83-46, then ending the losing streak by hostin UC Davis and winning 67-58.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 8-6, 0-0 C-USA. The Miners had just 1 game this week, and it was much tougher than it should have been, as they travelled to a 1 win South Dakota team and only won 61-57.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 9-6, 4-2 Horizon. A home split this week for the Raiders, as they lost 71-62 to Illinois-Chicago, then hammered Loyola-IL 85-55.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 5-11, 1-4 MVC. 2 tough, tough losses this week for the Aces, both on the road, by a combined 4 points. First a 67-64 loss at Indiana St., then a 72-71 loss at Drake.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 7-8, 3-2 MVC. A split this week for the Redbirds, both on the road. First an 88-80 overtime loss at Drake, then a 70-63 overtime win at Indiana St.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 3-12, 2-2 Northeast. A split this week for the Bulldogs, who hosted St. Francis-NY and lost 61-52, then won 64-56 at Robert Morris.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 8-7, 2-2 Northeast. A home split this week for the Hawks, as they lost 68-60 to St. Francis-PA, then beat Central Connecticut St. 77-67.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 12-3, 2-2 Pac 10. Another split this week for the Bruins, both games at home. First a 69-56 win over Oregon, then a 72-69 loss to Utah St.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 8-8, 2-2 Southern. Nice recovery this week for the Wildcats, who won 2 road games. First 92-79 at Elon, then 85-66 at Chattanooga.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 8-7, 0-2 WAC. The start of conference play was not nice to the Warriors, as they hosted Boise St. and lost 88-61, then lost 89-78 at San Jose St.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 8-6, 1-1 WAC. The Beavers split their first ever week in the WAC, losing 81-72 at New Mexico St. then going to Idaho and pounding them 81-40.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 13-0 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Michigan State 13-1 1701 4 Big Ten Conference
3. Georgetown 13-0 1604 6 Big East Conference
4. West Virginia 14-1 1595 2 Big East Conference
5. Xavier 14-0 1483 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Duke 14-1 1429 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Oklahoma State 14-1 1371 9 Big 12 Conference
8. Villanova 13-1 1334 5 Big East Conference
9. Notre Dame 14-1 1244 3 Big East Conference
10. Boston College 13-1 1149 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Tennessee 14-1 1100 12 Southeastern Conference
12. Pittsburgh 11-2 1015 16 Big East Conference
13. Arizona 14-2 928 17 Pacific-10 Conference
14. Wisconsin 12-2 843 19 Big Ten Conference
15. Mississippi 13-1 765 20 Southeastern Conference
16. Kentucky 11-2 692 18 Southeastern Conference
17. Syracuse 11-3 591 24 Big East Conference
18. Texas 12-2 565 23 Big 12 Conference
19. Brigham Young 12-3 489 13 Mountain West Conference
20. George Mason 15-1 488 14 Colonial Athletic Association
21. Texas A&M 13-2 362 15 Big 12 Conference
22. Washington 11-3 241 10 Pacific-10 Conference
23. North Carolina 10-3 187 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Temple 12-2 109 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Furman 14-1 93 NR Southern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Louisville 10-3 82 Big East Conference
Pepperdine 13-1 48 West Coast Conference
Nevada 14-2 31 Western Athletic Conference
UCLA 12-3 26 Pacific-10 Conference
Maryland 9-3 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
Purdue 13-3 6 Big Ten Conference
Butler 11-4 3 Horizon League
Wake Forest 12-3 3 Atlantic Coast Conference

Kudos to BC for being the only ranked FOFC team, as UCLA with another split in Pac 10 play lost their top 25 ranking but is still receiving votes. No surprise to see Louisville get a lot of votes back.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (72) 14-0 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Brigham Young 12-3 1705 2 Mountain West Conference
3. George Mason 15-1 1679 3 Colonial Athletic Association
4. Temple 12-2 1527 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Nevada 14-2 1425 10 Western Athletic Conference
6. Butler 11-4 1371 13 Horizon League
7. Furman 14-1 1355 9 Southern Conference
8. Pepperdine 13-1 1282 4 West Coast Conference
9. Gonzaga 13-4 1279 15 West Coast Conference
10. Miami-Ohio 11-3 1137 6 Mid-American Conference
11. Pennsylvania 13-2 1117 14 Ivy League
12. Tulsa 11-3 1029 12 Conference USA
13. Bradley 12-3 983 7 Missouri Valley Conference
14. Duquesne 11-2 938 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Dayton 11-3 757 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Houston 11-3 662 22 Conference USA
17. New Mexico 11-3 615 21 Mountain West Conference
18. UL-Lafayette 12-3 541 24 Sun Belt Conference
19. Winthrop 13-3 476 25 Big South Conference
20. Western Kentucky 11-3 333 NR Sun Belt Conference
21. Creighton 10-6 253 NR Missouri Valley Conference
22. New Mexico State 10-4 245 NR Western Athletic Conference
23. Charlotte 9-4 232 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Memphis 10-4 231 11 Conference USA
25. Fairleigh Dickinson 11-3 126 NR Northeast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Indiana State 11-4 102 Missouri Valley Conference
Milwaukee 13-4 79 Horizon League
Bowling Green 10-4 44 Mid-American Conference
Weber State 11-4 35 Big Sky Conference
Rhode Island 9-4 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
Troy 12-4 15 Sun Belt Conference
Pacific 10-4 6 Big West Conference
Massachusetts 10-4 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Utah 11-5 2 Mountain West Conference
Georgia Southern 10-4 1 Southern Conference

FOFC coaches still shut out of the mid-major poll, and I don't see that changing anytime soon.

[rjolley]

If you're taking signups for next season, I'll join in.

For those that are interested, please sign up here with the following info.

Coaches Name: Tim Sheppard
School you want to Coach at: Penn State
Offense Rating: 40
Defense Rating: 80
Scout Rating: 60
Recruiting Rating: 60

[collegesportsfanms]

If you're taking signups for next season, I'll join in.

For those that are interested, please sign up here with the following info.

Coaches Name: Tim Sheppard
School you want to Coach at: Penn State
Offense Rating: 40
Defense Rating: 80
Scout Rating: 60
Recruiting Rating: 60

I'll get him in next season. Feel free to join my FBCB Interactive Player Dynasty too if you want. :)

[rjolley]

I'll get him in next season. Feel free to join my FBCB Interactive Player Dynasty too if you want. :)

Thanks, and done. :)

[Coffee Warlord]

Wait, I'm starting to make CU Basketball respectable? Where's my statue.

[cmp]

I'd love to get into the next season.

Coaches Name: Cannon Pace
School you want to Coach at: Central Michigan
Offense Rating: 40
Defense Rating: 80
Scout Rating: 40
Recruiting Rating: 80

[collegesportsfanms]

I'd love to get into the next season.

Coaches Name: Cannon Pace
School you want to Coach at: Central Michigan
Offense Rating: 40
Defense Rating: 80
Scout Rating: 40
Recruiting Rating: 80

Great, you're in. By my count that will give us 20 FOFC coaches for next season. Wow! Also, would you mind signing up for my FBCB Interactive Player Dynasty, if you haven't already? :)

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 13-19, 2014

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 5-14, 3-4 America East. A road split this week for the Hawks, who lost 65-63 at Maine, and won 58-54 at Albany.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 7-11, 4-2 America East. 2 solid wins this week for the Black Bears. First a 65-63 win at home against Hartford, then a 62-50 win at UMBC.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 15-1, 2-0 ACC. The Eagles keep soaring, with 2 home victories to open up ACC play this week. First a 77-69 win against Virginia, then a 73-50 win against Virginia Tech.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-9, 0-3 Big 12. 2 more conference losses this week for the Buffaloes. First a 79-64 loss at home to Oklahoma, then an 86-66 loss at Nebraska.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 12-3, 4-0 Big East. 2 road victories this week for the Cardinals. First a 94-60 win at South Florida, then a 73-58 win at DePaul.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 8-10, 6-1 Big South. The Panthers are rolling in conference play with 2 more road wins this week. First a huge 63-51 victory at Winthrop, then a 70-62 victory at Presbyterian.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 11-7, 3-4 Big Ten. The Hawkeyes are starting to struggle now, with 2 blowout losses this week. First a 77-37 loss at Michigan, then returning home and losing 81-64 to Michigan St.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 2-15, 2-2 Big West. A split this week for the Mustangs. First a home 54-43 loss to UC Irvine, then a 57-50 win at Long Beach St.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 9-7, 1-1 C-USA. A home split to start conference play for the Miners. First a 79-69 loss to Houston, then a 95-85 win against Tulsa.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 9-8, 4-4 Horizon. 2 road losses this week for the Raiders. First a 78-58 loss at Milwaukee, then a 78-71 loss at Green Bay.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 6-12, 2-5 MVC. A home split this week for the Aces, as they beat Northern Iowa 59-49, then lost to Wichita St. 91-83 in overtime.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 7-10, 3-4 MVC. 2 home losses for the Redbirds this week. First an 89-80 loss to Wichita St., then a 63-52 loss to Northern Iowa.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 3-14, 2-4 Northeast. 2 losses this week for the Bulldogs. First a 69-57 loss at St. Francis-PA, then returning home and losing 79-64 to Central Connecticut St.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 9-8, 3-3 Northeast. A road split this week for the Hawks. First a 69-64 win at Mt. St. Marys, then a 69-55 loss at Fairleigh Dickinson.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 13-4, 3-3 Pac Ten. Yet another split this week for the Bruins, this one on the road. First a 64-52 loss at Arizona, then a 72-67 win at Arizona St.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 10-8, 4-2 Southern. The Wildcats appear to have it going now, with 2 more wins this week. First a 96-67 home win against Wofford, then an 89-75 win at Appalachian St.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 8-9, 0-4 WAC. The conference struggles continue for the Warriors, with 2 more losses this week. First a tough 66-65 home loss to Louisiana Tech, then a 78-61 loss at Nevada.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 8-8, 1-3 WAC. The Beavers lost 2 home games this week. First an 86-60 loss to Nevada, then an 85-78 to San Jose St.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 15-0 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Xavier 16-0 1728 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Georgetown 15-0 1594 3 Big East Conference
4. West Virginia 16-1 1590 4 Big East Conference
5. Michigan State 15-1 1544 2 Big Ten Conference
6. Notre Dame 16-1 1432 9 Big East Conference
7. Oklahoma State 16-1 1373 7 Big 12 Conference
8. Tennessee 16-1 1305 11 Southeastern Conference
9. Arizona 16-2 1213 13 Pacific-10 Conference
10. Boston College 15-1 1098 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Wisconsin 14-2 1081 14 Big Ten Conference
12. Duke 15-2 1059 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Brigham Young 14-3 952 19 Mountain West Conference
14. Villanova 13-3 835 8 Big East Conference
15. Pittsburgh 12-3 814 12 Big East Conference
16. Louisville 12-3 649 NR Big East Conference
17. Washington 13-3 590 22 Pacific-10 Conference
18. Nevada 16-2 523 NR Western Athletic Conference
19. Syracuse 12-4 471 17 Big East Conference
20. Kentucky 12-3 429 16 Southeastern Conference
21. Texas 13-3 314 18 Big 12 Conference
22. Maryland 11-3 297 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. George Mason 16-2 264 20 Colonial Athletic Association
24. Pepperdine 15-1 132 NR West Coast Conference
25. Mississippi 14-2 117 15 Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
North Carolina 11-4 74 Atlantic Coast Conference
Purdue 15-3 58 Big Ten Conference
Missouri 12-3 41 Big 12 Conference
Temple 13-3 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
Duquesne 13-2 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
Marquette 12-4 3 Big East Conference
Miami-Ohio 13-3 2 Mid-American Conference
UCLA 13-4 1 Pacific-10 Conference


Some poor sap.. I mean AP member took pity on UCLA and gave them a vote to keep them in the receiving votes category, but another split next week will surely have them out. Great jump for Louisville who wasn't even ranked last week.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (72) 16-0 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Brigham Young 14-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Nevada 16-2 1644 5 Western Athletic Conference
4. George Mason 16-2 1590 3 Colonial Athletic Association
5. Pepperdine 15-1 1437 8 West Coast Conference
6. Miami-Ohio 13-3 1405 10 Mid-American Conference
7. Butler 12-5 1373 6 Horizon League
8. Temple 13-3 1313 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Duquesne 13-2 1219 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Pennsylvania 13-2 1126 11 Ivy League
11. Gonzaga 14-5 1057 9 West Coast Conference
12. Houston 13-3 995 16 Conference USA
13. Tulsa 12-4 924 12 Conference USA
14. Bradley 13-4 921 13 Missouri Valley Conference
15. Memphis 12-4 753 24 Conference USA
16. New Mexico State 12-4 727 22 Western Athletic Conference
17. Furman 14-3 582 7 Southern Conference
18. Dayton 12-4 398 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Bowling Green 12-4 389 NR Mid-American Conference
20. Fairleigh Dickinson 13-3 376 25 Northeast Conference
21. Charlotte 10-5 359 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Weber State 13-4 321 NR Big Sky Conference
23. Creighton 11-7 259 21 Missouri Valley Conference
24. Missouri State 13-6 249 NR Missouri Valley Conference
25. Troy 14-4 132 NR Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Kent State 12-4 64 Mid-American Conference
UL-Lafayette 13-4 49 Sun Belt Conference
Pacific 11-4 42 Big West Conference
Winthrop 14-4 41 Big South Conference
Northeastern 11-4 38 Colonial Athletic Association
Utah 12-5 35 Mountain West Conference
Milwaukee 14-5 17 Horizon League
Western Kentucky 12-4 15 Sun Belt Conference
College of Charleston 12-5 13 Southern Conference
Texas-Pan American 11-4 7 Great West Conference
William & Mary 12-4 2 Colonial Athletic Association

And to the surprise of nobody, the FOFC mid-major teams are shut out of the mid-major poll.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 20-26, 2014

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 5-15, 3-5 America East. Just 1 game this week for the Hawks, a 54-47 loss at Stony Brook.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 8-11, 5-2 America East. Also just 1 game this week for the Black Bears, who won 66-49 at New Hampshire.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 16-2, 3-1 ACC. The Eagles saw their winning streak end at North Carolina, as the Tarheels beat them 82-74. They returned home to start a new winning streak by beating Duke 94-82.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-11, 0-5 Big 12. 2 home losses this week for the Buffaloes, who lost 97-68 to Texas and 58-53 to Texas A&M.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 14-3, 6-0 Big East. The Cardinals are rolling now, with 2 home wins this week. First an 80-67 win over Rutgers, then a 76-52 smashing of West Virginia.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 9-11, 7-2 Big South. A home split for the Panthers this week, as they beat Charleston Southern 60-46, then lost to Coastal Carolina 77-62.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 11-9, 3-6 Big Ten. It's now 5 losses in a row for the Hawkeyes, who lost 81-72 at Penn St. and returned home to lose 78-68 to Ohio St.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 3-15, 3-2 Big West. Just 1 game this week for the Mustangs, a 70-67 win at UC Santa Barbara.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 9-9, 1-3 C-USA. The struggles continue for the Miners, who lost at home 74-72 to UAB, then lost 63-44 at Central Florida.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 11-8, 5-4 Horizon. Good week for the Raiders, who hosted Western Michigan in a non-conference game and won 67-41, then returned to conference play by travelling to Detroit and winning 73-65.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 6-14, 2-7 MVC. 2 road losses this week for the Aces, who lost 72-58 at Creighton, then lost 61-52 at Southern Illinois.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 7-12, 3-6, MVC. Things are not going the Redbirds' way so far, as they too lost 2 road games this week. First 60-58 at Southern Illinois, then 80-72 at Creighton.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 3-16, 2-6 Northeast. 2 more losses this week for the Bulldogs. First a 68-63 loss at Fairleigh Dickinson, then a 54-52 loss at home to Mt. St. Marys.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 10-9, 4-4 Northeast. A split this week for the Hawks, who hosted Long Island and won 61-38, then lost a heartbreaker 65-64 at Wagner.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 15-4, 4-3 Pac Ten. The Bruins travelled to Cal St. Bakersfield in a non-conference game and beat them 68-59, then returned home for conference play by beating USC 67-56.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 12-8, 6-2 Southern. The Wildcats keep winning, this time with 2 road wins. First a 77-68 win at Samford, then a 78-51 win at The Citadel.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 8-11, 0-5 WAC. The tumble continues for the Warriors, who lost 2 games by the exact same score this week. First a non-conference road loss 80-67 at Akron, then returning home for conference play and losing to Oregon St... 80-67. Hey Coach Gunn, way to be consistent! :)

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 10-8, 3-3 WAC. The Beavers got 2 road wins this week, first a 59-55 win at Fresno St., then an 80-67 win at Hawaii.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 17-0 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Xavier 18-0 1728 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Michigan State 17-1 1656 5 Big Ten Conference
4. Notre Dame 18-1 1562 6 Big East Conference
5. Georgetown 16-1 1500 3 Big East Conference
6. Arizona 18-2 1444 9 Pacific-10 Conference
7. West Virginia 17-2 1382 4 Big East Conference
8. Oklahoma State 17-2 1249 7 Big 12 Conference
9. Brigham Young 16-3 1202 13 Mountain West Conference
10. Tennessee 16-2 1102 8 Southeastern Conference
11. Pittsburgh 14-3 1073 15 Big East Conference
12. Boston College 16-2 1043 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Wisconsin 15-3 939 11 Big Ten Conference
14. Duke 16-3 902 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Louisville 14-3 838 16 Big East Conference
16. Texas 15-3 660 21 Big 12 Conference
17. Maryland 13-3 659 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. North Carolina 13-4 549 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Washington 14-4 480 17 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Villanova 13-5 387 14 Big East Conference
21. Syracuse 13-5 295 19 Big East Conference
22. Marquette 14-4 280 NR Big East Conference
23. Nevada 17-3 231 18 Western Athletic Conference
24. Kentucky 13-4 177 20 Southeastern Conference
25. George Mason 17-3 76 23 Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
Butler 14-5 64 Horizon League
Temple 15-3 41 Atlantic 10 Conference
Purdue 16-4 27 Big Ten Conference
UCLA 15-4 20 Pacific-10 Conference
Connecticut 13-5 19 Big East Conference
Houston 15-3 6 Conference USA
Mississippi 14-3 5 Southeastern Conference
Missouri 13-4 4 Big 12 Conference

Good for UCLA getting a few more votes. The Eagles dropped a couple spots, but they are still in good shape, while Louisville gained a spot.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (72) 18-0 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Brigham Young 16-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Butler 14-5 1596 7 Horizon League
4. Nevada 17-3 1595 3 Western Athletic Conference
5. George Mason 17-3 1528 4 Colonial Athletic Association
6. Temple 15-3 1447 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Gonzaga 15-5 1318 11 West Coast Conference
8. Miami-Ohio 14-4 1238 6 Mid-American Conference
9. Houston 15-3 1202 12 Conference USA
10. Memphis 14-4 1044 15 Conference USA
11. New Mexico State 14-4 1030 16 Western Athletic Conference
12. Creighton 13-7 962 23 Missouri Valley Conference
13. Missouri State 15-6 947 24 Missouri Valley Conference
14. Duquesne 14-3 920 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Pennsylvania 14-3 792 10 Ivy League
16. Bradley 14-5 704 14 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Pepperdine 15-3 624 5 West Coast Conference
18. Tulsa 13-5 585 13 Conference USA
19. Weber State 15-4 573 22 Big Sky Conference
20. Fairleigh Dickinson 15-3 410 20 Northeast Conference
21. Troy 16-4 405 25 Sun Belt Conference
22. Winthrop 16-4 273 NR Big South Conference
23. Charlotte 11-6 196 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. College of Charleston 14-5 145 NR Southern Conference
25. Furman 15-4 102 17 Southern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Bowling Green 13-5 90 Mid-American Conference
Southern Illinois 15-6 39 Missouri Valley Conference
Kent State 13-5 22 Mid-American Conference
Utah 13-6 22 Mountain West Conference
Stephen F. Austin 13-4 17 Southland Conference
Manhattan 13-6 11 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UNC Wilmington 14-6 9 Colonial Athletic Association
Indiana State 13-6 7 Missouri Valley Conference
Pacific 12-5 7 Big West Conference
Northeastern 12-5 5 Colonial Athletic Association
Saint Louis 11-5 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cal State Northridge 13-5 2 Big West Conference

And again, nothing for the FOFC mid-majors.

[bbgunn]

Great job Chagulia is doing at Louisville!

Oh... I have two more coaches in this dynasty? Hmph, how about that.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2014

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 6-16, 4-6 T-6th America East. A home split this week for the Hawks. First an 82-69 win over Binghamton, then a 71-51 loss to Vermont.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 10-11, 7-2 1st America East. The Black Bears have a nice winning streak going, with 2 more home wins this week. First 72-58 over Albany, then 65-55 over Stony Brook.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 16-4, 3-3 T-7th ACC. Tough week for the Eagles, who dropped 2 home games. First an 82-72 loss to Maryland, then a 73-60 loss to North Carolina.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-11, 2-5 10th Big 12. Coach Nielsen will be happy that his team broke their Big 12 losing streak. 2 solid and unexpected wins this week, first 76-56 at Baylor, then the big surprise, a 58-53 win at home against Missouri.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 15-4, 7-1 T-1st Big East. The Cardinals split this week, first dropping a heartbreaker 55-54 at Villanova, then returning home to hammer Providence 72-47.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 10-11, 8-2 2nd Big South. Only 1 game this week for the Panthers, a 72-66 win at Radford.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 11-10, 3-6 T-6th Big Ten. 1 game this week for the Hawkeyes, a non-conference home game against Valparaiso in which they lost 80-71.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 5-15, 5-2 2nd Big West. Don't look now, but the Mustangs are playing some decent basketball. 2 more wins this week, first a 73-68 win at Cal St. Northridge. Then they returned home to beat UC Riverside 64-52.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 10-10, 2-4 T-9th C-USA. A home split this week for the Miners. First a 78-57 win over Central Florida, then a 68-58 loss to Marshall.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 12-9, 6-5 T-4th Horizon. A home split this week for the Raiders. First a 77-71 loss to Youngstown St., then a 69-63 win over Cleveland St.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 7-15, 3-8 10th (last) MVC. A road split for the Aces this week. First a 65-55 loss at Missouri St., then a 64-61 win at Bradley.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 8-13, 4-7 T-7th MVC. Also a road split for the Redbirds this week, as they won 73-67 at Bradley, then lost 79-69 at Missouri St.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 3-18, 2-8 T-12th (last) Northeast. 2 more losses this week for the Bulldogs. First a 76-67 loss at Mt. St. Marys, then a 50-41 loss at Monmouth.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 12-9, 6-4 T-4th Northeast. A sweep this week for the Hawks, as they won 70-55 at St. Francis-NY, then returned home and beat Bryant 50-41.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 16-5, 5-4 T-2nd Pac 10. Yet another split for the Bruins, who hosted Washington and won 82-71, then hosted Washington St. and lost 61-58.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 14-8, 8-2 2nd in South Division of Southern. 2 more wins for the Wildcats, the streak is 8 now. First an 82-56 win at Wofford, then a 90-53 win at home against Appalachian St.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-11, 2-5 T-5th WAC. Good job by the Warriors who get their first 2 wins in conference play this season. First they won 87-75 at Fresno St., then they returned home to pound Idaho 63-39.

Oregon St. (Jawouk Bafou) -- 10-10, 3-4 4th WAC. Bad week for the Beavers, who lost 2 home games. First a 74-49 loss to Boise St., then a non-conference 82-80 loss to Seattle.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 18-1 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Xavier 20-0 1727 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Michigan State 19-1 1635 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Georgetown 18-1 1581 5 Big East Conference
5. Arizona 20-2 1500 6 Pacific-10 Conference
6. Oklahoma State 19-2 1455 8 Big 12 Conference
7. Brigham Young 18-3 1341 9 Mountain West Conference
8. West Virginia 18-3 1298 7 Big East Conference
9. Tennessee 18-2 1184 10 Southeastern Conference
10. Pittsburgh 15-4 1148 11 Big East Conference
11. Notre Dame 18-3 1111 4 Big East Conference
12. Wisconsin 17-3 1008 13 Big Ten Conference
13. Villanova 15-5 900 20 Big East Conference
14. Louisville 15-4 838 15 Big East Conference
15. Duke 17-4 794 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Texas 17-3 769 16 Big 12 Conference
17. Marquette 16-4 636 22 Big East Conference
18. Boston College 16-4 566 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Syracuse 14-6 477 21 Big East Conference
20. Maryland 14-4 451 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Kentucky 15-4 339 24 Southeastern Conference
22. Nevada 18-3 251 23 Western Athletic Conference
23. Connecticut 14-6 130 NR Big East Conference
24. North Carolina 14-5 125 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. George Mason 19-3 98 25 Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
Purdue 17-4 73 Big Ten Conference
Temple 17-3 51 Atlantic 10 Conference
Washington 14-6 41 Pacific-10 Conference
Houston 17-3 31 Conference USA
UCLA 16-5 28 Pacific-10 Conference
Butler 15-6 13 Horizon League
Creighton 15-7 1 Missouri Valley Conference

Huge drop for BC after losing 2 tough games this week. Louisville keeps moving up, and UCLA is still receiving votes.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (72) 20-0 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Brigham Young 18-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Creighton 15-7 1557 12 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Nevada 18-3 1550 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. Butler 15-6 1533 3 Horizon League
6. George Mason 19-3 1496 5 Colonial Athletic Association
7. Temple 17-3 1354 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Houston 17-3 1263 9 Conference USA
9. Gonzaga 17-5 1204 7 West Coast Conference
10. Missouri State 17-6 1116 13 Missouri Valley Conference
11. Miami-Ohio 15-5 1079 8 Mid-American Conference
12. New Mexico State 16-4 1071 11 Western Athletic Conference
13. Memphis 15-5 918 10 Conference USA
14. Weber State 17-4 794 19 Big Sky Conference
15. UNC Wilmington 16-6 685 NR Colonial Athletic Association
16. Tulsa 14-6 661 18 Conference USA
17. Pepperdine 17-3 605 17 West Coast Conference
18. Southern Illinois 17-6 576 NR Missouri Valley Conference
19. Duquesne 15-4 511 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Winthrop 18-4 368 22 Big South Conference
21. Pennsylvania 15-4 283 15 Ivy League
22. Bradley 14-7 248 16 Missouri Valley Conference
23. Saint Louis 13-5 203 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Manhattan 15-6 135 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Utah 14-7 111 NR Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
College of Charleston 15-6 108 Southern Conference
Bowling Green 14-6 68 Mid-American Conference
Siena 16-7 64 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Troy 16-5 52 Sun Belt Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson 16-4 50 Northeast Conference
Illinois-Chicago 15-8 49 Horizon League
Western Kentucky 15-5 39 Sun Belt Conference
UNLV 13-8 32 Mountain West Conference
Fairfield 15-7 27 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Milwaukee 16-7 23 Horizon League
Furman 16-5 15 Southern Conference
Oakland 15-6 10 Summit League
Dayton 13-7 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego 13-8 3 West Coast Conference
Cal State Northridge 14-6 2 Big West Conference
Pacific 13-6 1 Big West Conference

And as has been the theme all season, no FOFC coached teams in the mid-major poll.

Now it's time for the Bubble watch, as we enter February of the current season. 1 of our FOFC coached teams is in the overall bubble watch, so let's take a look at that.

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Creighton 15-7 .585 (42) 1-4 5-1 5-1 4-1 65 In
Michigan 12-6 .634 (15) 1-4 3-1 5-1 3-0 21 In
Iowa State 14-6 .583 (47) 1-2 2-3 5-0 6-1 80 In
Illinois-Chicago 15-8 .577 (52) 1-3 0-3 7-2 7-0 74 In
Wisconsin 17-3 .562 (71) 3-2 4-1 4-0 6-0 244 In
Alabama 13-7 .597 (36) 1-2 3-4 4-1 5-0 27 In
Clemson 14-5 .567 (66) 3-3 2-0 3-1 6-1 132 In
Utah 14-7 .566 (68) 0-4 2-1 6-1 6-1 104 In
Miami-Ohio 15-5 .561 (73) 1-1 2-2 8-1 4-1 158 Out
Oregon 13-8 .623 (19) 4-5 3-1 2-1 4-1 11 Out
Davidson 14-8 .567 (65) 0-5 2-1 6-2 6-0 110 Out
Fairfield 15-7 .559 (75) 0-3 1-1 5-3 9-0 145 Out
Georgia Tech 12-7 .585 (44) 2-2 2-3 0-2 8-0 40 Out
Washington 14-6 .549 (84) 4-4 1-1 2-1 7-0 146 Out
UNLV 13-8 .570 (61) 0-3 3-1 4-4 6-0 61 Out

2-6 against teams in the top 100 of the RPI is not boding well for Davidson. Too many games early season that they lost and should have probably won.

Since we have so many teams, I'm going to do it a little differently. I'm going to group teams based on their current projection of Lock, In, or Out. This might make it a little easier, or if you guys want me to individualize each team, I'll do so.

Locks- Boston College, Louisville, UCLA,

Out- Maine, Hartford, Colorado, High Point, Illinois, Cal Poly, UTEP, Wright State, Illinois State, Evansville, Monmouth, Bryant, Oregon State, Hawaii

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 3-9, 2014

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 8-16, 6-6 5th America East. Good week for the Hawks, who won 2 home games. First 65-56 over New Hampshire, then 77-70 over Maine.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 10-13, 7-4 2nd America East. Tough week for the Black Bears who lost 2 road games. First 75-66 at Boston U, then 77-70 at Hartford.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 17-5, 4-4 T-5th ACC. A road split this week for the Eagles, who lost 66-54 at Virginia Tech but won 74-56 at Clemson.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-13, 2-7 11th Big 12. The Buffaloes took a tour of Kansas this week and left feeling very unhappy after 2 losses. First 71-66 loss to Kansas St., then travelling to Kansas and getting hammered 93-50.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 17-4, 9-1 T-1st Big East. 2 home wins this week for the Cardinals. First 77-49 over South Florida then 84-71 over Pittsburgh.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 12-11, 10-2 2nd Big South. 2 road wins this week for the Panthers. First an 88-66 win at Liberty, then a 59-45 win at VMI.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 12-11, 4-7 7th Big 10. The Hawkeyes split this week, first hosting Wisconsin and losing 81-61, then travelling to Minnesota and winning 71-56.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 5-17, 5-4 5th Big West. Well that was a short lived winning streak, as the Mustangs dropped both games this week. First a 71-54 loss at Pacific, then returning home and losing to Cal St. Fullerton 79-59.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 11-11, 3-5 T-8th C-USA. A road split this week for the Miners. First a 51-46 win at SMU, then a 74-65 loss at Houston.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 14-9, 8-5 4th Horizon. The Raiders won 2 road games this week, first a 56-37 win at Loyola-IL, then a tough 75-73 win at IL-Chicago.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 8-16, 4-9 10th (last) MVC. A home split for the Aces this week, as they beat Drake 78-56, then lost to Indiana St. 76-68.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 10-13, 6-7 6th MVC. 2 home wins this week for the Redbirds, as they beat Indiana St. 72-58 then beat Drake 76-74.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 5-18, 4-8 T-9th Northeast. The Bulldogs got 2 big home wins this week, first 77-63 over Sacred Heart, then 74-65 over St. Francis-PA.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 14-9, 8-4 T-3rd Northeast. The Hawks are soaring again, with 2 more wins this week. First a 62-59 win at Central Connecticut State, then a tough home win 70-64 over Mt. St. Marys.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 16-7, 5-6 T-5th Pac 10. Well the good news is UCLA avoided the split this week. The bad news is the Bruins lost both their games. First an 82-80 overtime loss at Utah St., then a 70-64 loss at Oregon.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 16-8, 10-2 T-1st in South Division of Southern. The Wildcats are rolling again, with 2 more wins this week. First a huge 76-66 revenge win at College of Charleston, then they returned home to beat Citadel 74-56.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-13, 2-7 T-9th (last) WAC. The win streak for the Warriors was short lived with 2 tough losses this week. First a 77-75 loss at New Mexico St., then an even tougher 86-85 loss at Boise St. Ugh!

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 11-11, 4-5 T-4th WAC. A split this week for the Beavers, as they won 82-74 at Louisiana Tech, then returned home and lost 75-72 to New Mexico St.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 20-1 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Xavier 22-0 1723 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Georgetown 20-1 1651 4 Big East Conference
4. Oklahoma State 20-2 1579 6 Big 12 Conference
5. Arizona 21-2 1493 5 Pacific-10 Conference
6. Brigham Young 20-3 1425 7 Mountain West Conference
7. Michigan State 19-3 1286 3 Big Ten Conference
8. Tennessee 20-2 1261 9 Southeastern Conference
9. Notre Dame 20-3 1204 11 Big East Conference
10. West Virginia 19-4 1163 8 Big East Conference
11. Pittsburgh 16-5 1090 10 Big East Conference
12. Wisconsin 19-3 1073 12 Big Ten Conference
13. Louisville 17-4 975 14 Big East Conference
14. Duke 19-4 846 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Villanova 17-5 812 13 Big East Conference
16. Marquette 18-4 750 17 Big East Conference
17. Texas 18-4 628 16 Big 12 Conference
18. Maryland 16-4 605 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Nevada 20-3 439 22 Western Athletic Conference
20. Boston College 17-5 432 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Syracuse 15-7 305 19 Big East Conference
22. Kentucky 16-5 256 21 Southeastern Conference
23. Purdue 19-4 232 NR Big Ten Conference
24. Connecticut 15-7 101 23 Big East Conference
25. Butler 17-6 87 NR Horizon League

Others Receiving Votes:
George Mason 20-4 86 Colonial Athletic Association
Mississippi 17-4 23 Southeastern Conference
Temple 18-4 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
Houston 18-4 20 Conference USA
Washington 15-7 13 Pacific-10 Conference
New Mexico State 18-4 9 Western Athletic Conference
Gonzaga 19-5 7 West Coast Conference
Winthrop 20-4 4 Big South Conference

No surprise that UCLA lost their votes with an 0-2 week. Boston College keeps sliding too, while Louisville continues their 1 spot a week rise.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (72) 22-0 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Brigham Young 20-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Nevada 20-3 1610 4 Western Athletic Conference
4. Butler 17-6 1583 5 Horizon League
5. George Mason 20-4 1462 6 Colonial Athletic Association
6. Creighton 16-8 1459 3 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Gonzaga 19-5 1362 9 West Coast Conference
8. Temple 18-4 1253 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. New Mexico State 18-4 1239 12 Western Athletic Conference
10. Houston 18-4 1188 8 Conference USA
11. Missouri State 18-7 1093 10 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Miami-Ohio 16-6 945 11 Mid-American Conference
13. Tulsa 16-6 889 16 Conference USA
14. UNC Wilmington 18-6 849 15 Colonial Athletic Association
15. Memphis 16-6 768 13 Conference USA
16. Saint Louis 15-5 590 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Weber State 18-5 574 14 Big Sky Conference
18. Bradley 16-7 550 22 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Winthrop 20-4 549 20 Big South Conference
20. Southern Illinois 18-7 395 18 Missouri Valley Conference
21. Pennsylvania 16-4 307 21 Ivy League
22. Bowling Green 16-6 304 NR Mid-American Conference
23. Duquesne 16-5 217 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Troy 18-5 142 NR Sun Belt Conference
25. Dayton 15-7 102 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Pepperdine 17-5 64 West Coast Conference
Manhattan 16-7 51 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
College of Charleston 16-7 43 Southern Conference
UNLV 14-8 43 Mountain West Conference
Fairfield 16-7 42 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Milwaukee 17-7 36 Horizon League
Furman 18-5 33 Southern Conference
Siena 17-8 30 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Utah 15-8 26 Mountain West Conference
Illinois-Chicago 16-9 22 Horizon League
Oakland 16-6 21 Summit League
Northeastern 15-6 16 Colonial Athletic Association
Davidson 16-8 8 Southern Conference
Western Kentucky 16-6 4 Sun Belt Conference
Cal State Northridge 16-6 3 Big West Conference

Hooray! We finally have an FOFC coached team getting votes in the mid-major poll. Congrats to Davidson!

Let's take a look at the Bubble Watch, starting with the overall Bubble Watch, where Davidson finds themselves.

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Arizona State 15-7 .581 (44) 2-6 3-1 2-0 8-0 79 In
Georgia Tech 14-7 .594 (34) 1-3 5-2 0-2 8-0 34 In
Creighton 16-8 .578 (51) 1-4 5-1 7-2 3-1 64 In
Bradley 16-7 .562 (67) 3-4 8-0 2-3 3-0 109 In
Illinois-Chicago 16-9 .574 (56) 1-3 0-3 8-3 7-0 65 In
Florida 14-8 .566 (62) 1-5 2-3 5-0 6-0 53 In
UNLV 14-8 .576 (55) 1-3 1-2 7-3 5-0 52 In
San Diego 14-8 .587 (37) 1-4 0-1 3-3 10-0 73 In
Manhattan 16-7 .561 (70) 0-1 2-5 5-1 9-0 152 Out
Washington 15-7 .553 (79) 4-5 2-2 2-0 7-0 143 Out
Davidson 16-8 .562 (66) 0-4 3-2 4-2 9-0 150 Out
Oregon 14-9 .611 (27) 6-5 3-2 3-1 2-1 13 Out
Clemson 14-7 .557 (75) 2-4 3-0 3-1 6-2 114 Out
Fairfield 16-7 .560 (71) 0-3 1-2 4-1 11-1 156 Out
Auburn 16-6 .549 (90) 4-2 4-0 2-3 6-1 178 Out

It's going to take a lot for Davidson to change that Out to In, especially with the conference they play in. All they can do is keep winning, and winning, all the way to winning the Southern Tournament.

Now for the other teams:

Lock- Boston College, Louisville, UCLA

Out- Maine, Hartford, Colorado, High Point, Iowa, Cal Poly, UTEP, Wright State, Illinois State, Evansville, Monmouth, Bryant, Oregon State, Hawaii

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 10-16, 2014

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 8-17, 6-7 6th America East. Just 1 game this week for the Hawks, an 82-54 blowout loss at Boston U.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 11-14, 8-5 2nd America East. A home split this week for the Black Bears. First a 62-50 loss to Vermont, then a 68-53 win over New Hampshire.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 18-6, 5-5 T-6th ACC. A road split for the Eagles, as they edged Duke 64-63 then lost 75-69 at Virginia.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-15, 2-8 T-12th (last) Big 12. The Buffaloes lost 2 at home this week. First a non-conference loss to New Mexico, 77-69, then back to conference play and a 73-53 loss to Nebraska.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 19-4, 11-1 T-1st Big East. The Cardinals got 2 more big wins this season. First a home 86-77 win over UConn, then an 85-66 win at Notre Dame.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 13-12, 11-3 2nd Big South. A home split this week for the Panthers. First a 56-49 win over Presbyterian, then a 77-70 loss to conference leader Winthrop.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 12-13, 4-9 T-7th Big Ten. The Hawkeyes lost 2 more this week, first a home loss 76-54 to Michigan, then a 75-54 loss at Illinois.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-18, 6-5 T-5th Big West. A split this week for the Mustangs, as they lost 64-55 at UC Davis, then returned home to beat Long Beach St. 46-39.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 11-13, 3-7 T-9th C-USA. What is going on with the Miners this season? They are just not playing up to par. 2 more road losses this week, first 74-70 at Tulsa, then 66-45 at UAB.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 15-10, 9-6 5th Horizon. A home split this week for the Raiders, as they beat Green Bay 85-74, then lost 74-55 to Milwaukee.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 8-18, 4-11 10th (last) MVC. 2 more road losses this week for the Aces. First 80-72 at Wichita St., then 61-53 at Northern Iowa.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 12-13, 8-7 4th MVC. 2 more wins this week for the Redbirds, both on the road. First 74-63 at Northern Iowa, then 78-53 at Wichita St.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 7-18, 6-8 T-8th Northeast. The Bulldogs are on a nice little run here, as they won 2 home games this week. First 61-55 over Long Island, then 59-50 over Quinnipiac.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 15-10, 9-5 T-3rd Northeast. A split for the Hawks this week, as they lost 84-67 to St. Francis-PA, then returned home to beat Fairleigh Dickinson 64-54.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 17-8, 6-7 6th Pac 10. Yet another split for the Bruins, as they beat Arizona St. 58-54, but lost to Arizona 61-53.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 17-9, 11-3 2nd in South Division of Southern. The Wildcats split a pair of very tough games this week. First they lost 80-76 at Furman, then returned home to beat Georgia Southern 47-45.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 12-13, 4-7 6th WAC. Much better week for the Warriors, as they hosted San Jose St. and won 70-61, then went to Louisiana Tech and hammered them 90-63.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 12-12, 5-6 4th WAC. A split for the Beavers, as they hosted Idaho and won 75-61, then went to Nevada and got hammered 92-64.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 22-1 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Xavier 24-0 1728 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Georgetown 22-1 1631 3 Big East Conference
4. Oklahoma State 22-2 1578 4 Big 12 Conference
5. Brigham Young 22-3 1465 6 Mountain West Conference
6. Wisconsin 21-3 1438 12 Big Ten Conference
7. Arizona 22-3 1299 5 Pacific-10 Conference
8. Michigan State 21-3 1288 7 Big Ten Conference
9. Tennessee 22-2 1273 8 Southeastern Conference
10. West Virginia 21-4 1213 10 Big East Conference
11. Pittsburgh 18-5 1096 11 Big East Conference
12. Louisville 19-4 1019 13 Big East Conference
13. Villanova 19-5 921 15 Big East Conference
14. Notre Dame 20-5 833 9 Big East Conference
15. Marquette 20-4 812 16 Big East Conference
16. Duke 20-5 758 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Maryland 17-5 572 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Nevada 22-3 567 19 Western Athletic Conference
19. Butler 19-6 491 25 Horizon League
20. Texas 19-5 477 17 Big 12 Conference
21. Boston College 18-6 337 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. George Mason 22-4 245 NR Colonial Athletic Association
23. Washington 17-7 174 NR Pacific-10 Conference
24. Houston 20-4 102 NR Conference USA
25. Syracuse 16-8 102 21 Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Missouri State 20-7 76 Missouri Valley Conference
Mississippi 18-5 38 Southeastern Conference
Purdue 19-6 31 Big Ten Conference
Temple 19-5 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
Winthrop 22-4 15 Big South Conference
Kentucky 16-7 2 Southeastern Conference
New Mexico State 19-5 2 Western Athletic Conference
Gonzaga 20-6 1 West Coast Conference

So Boston College keeps dropping a spot a week, while Louisville keeps rising a spot a week.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (72) 24-0 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Brigham Young 22-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Butler 19-6 1643 4 Horizon League
4. Nevada 22-3 1587 3 Western Athletic Conference
5. George Mason 22-4 1496 5 Colonial Athletic Association
6. Missouri State 20-7 1427 11 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Houston 20-4 1284 10 Conference USA
8. Gonzaga 20-6 1278 7 West Coast Conference
9. Creighton 17-8 1249 6 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Temple 19-5 1162 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. New Mexico State 19-5 1092 9 Western Athletic Conference
12. Memphis 18-6 1000 15 Conference USA
13. Tulsa 18-6 921 13 Conference USA
14. Saint Louis 17-5 866 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Winthrop 22-4 776 19 Big South Conference
16. Bowling Green 18-6 655 22 Mid-American Conference
17. Dayton 17-7 569 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Bradley 17-8 401 18 Missouri Valley Conference
19. UNC Wilmington 18-8 390 14 Colonial Athletic Association
20. Miami-Ohio 16-8 356 12 Mid-American Conference
21. Weber State 19-6 336 17 Big Sky Conference
22. UNLV 16-8 260 NR Mountain West Conference
23. Milwaukee 19-7 192 NR Horizon League
24. College of Charleston 18-7 190 NR Southern Conference
25. Furman 20-5 143 NR Southern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Pennsylvania 17-5 102 Ivy League
Siena 18-8 88 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Southern Illinois 18-8 84 Missouri Valley Conference
Manhattan 17-8 54 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Troy 19-6 44 Sun Belt Conference
Duquesne 16-7 35 Atlantic 10 Conference
Kent State 17-7 34 Mid-American Conference
Middle Tennessee 19-8 31 Sun Belt Conference
Fairfield 17-8 27 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Illinois-Chicago 17-10 26 Horizon League
Utah 16-9 21 Mountain West Conference
Western Kentucky 18-6 18 Sun Belt Conference
Holy Cross 18-8 13 Patriot League
Oakland 17-7 7 Summit League
Austin Peay 18-7 4 Ohio Valley Conference
Northeastern 16-7 4 Colonial Athletic Association
Pepperdine 17-7 3 West Coast Conference
Cal State Northridge 17-7 2 Big West Conference
Davidson 17-9 2 Southern Conference

Despite splitting this week, Davidson does keep 2 votes in the mid-major poll.

As has been the trend so far, we've got 1 team in our Overall Bubble Watch:

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Clemson 16-7 .571 (60) 3-4 5-0 2-1 6-2 96 In
Wake Forest 16-9 .572 (56) 3-5 4-2 4-2 5-0 72 In
Washington 17-7 .563 (68) 5-5 4-2 1-0 7-0 120 In
Creighton 17-8 .578 (48) 1-4 5-1 8-2 3-1 65 In
UNC Wilmington 18-8 .588 (37) 0-4 4-1 6-2 8-1 90 In
UNLV 16-8 .572 (57) 1-3 0-3 11-2 4-0 74 In
Connecticut 15-9 .577 (50) 2-7 4-1 4-1 5-0 42 In
Arizona State 15-9 .570 (62) 3-7 2-2 2-0 8-0 79 In
Illinois-Chicago 17-10 .586 (39) 1-3 0-3 8-4 8-0 45 Out
Davidson 17-9 .575 (54) 0-3 3-3 3-3 11-0 102 Out
Dayton 17-7 .561 (70) 2-2 2-2 6-2 7-1 146 Out
San Diego 15-9 .587 (38) 2-4 0-2 4-2 9-1 63 Out
Bradley 17-8 .557 (77) 4-4 6-0 4-4 3-0 127 Out
Auburn 17-7 .555 (78) 4-1 5-1 2-4 6-1 155 Out
Georgia 15-9 .564 (67) 3-5 4-3 1-0 7-1 67 Out

The split certainly didn't help Davidson this week, as they are still list on the Last Four Out list (I'm just making that up since they are 2nd of the first 4 teams listed as out).

Now for the other 17 teams, I'll just simplify it. There are no changes. Boston College, Louisville, and UCLA are locks, the other 14 teams are projected out.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 17-23, 2014

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 11-17, 8-7 T-3rd America East. A busy week for the Hawks, as they had 3 games this week, all on the road. First a non-conference 67-59 win at Lafayette, then back to conference play with a 54-51 win at UMBC, followed by a 62-21 win at Binghamton.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 11-16, 8-7 T-3rd America East. Tough week for the Black Bears who also had 2 road games but lost them both. First a 56-55 loss at Binghamton, then a 63-60 loss at Albany.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 20-6, 7-5 T-3rd ACC. A couple huge road wins for the Eagles this week, first a 103-80 win at Georgia Tech, then a 77-66 win at Maryland.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-16, 3-9 T-10th Big 12. The Buffaloes move out of last place in the Big 12 with a split this week. First a home 65-51 win over new cellar dweller Kansas St., then a tough 85-77 loss at Oklahoma St.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 20-5, 12-2 T-2nd Big East. The Cardinals got hammered 103-76 at conference leader Georgetown, then recovered to host St. Johns and win 83-70.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 13-14, 11-5 2nd Big South. Rough week for the Panthers who lost 2 road games, first 74-68 at Coastal Carolina then 76-67 at Charleston Southern.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 13-14, 5-10 T-7th Big 10. The Hawkeyes split this week, losing 68-43 at Michigan St. then returning home to beat Northwestern 66-54.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-20, 6-7 6th Big West. Tough week for the Mustangs who drop a pair. First a 62-55 loss at UC Irvine, then returning home and losing 69-62 to UC Santa Barbara.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 13-13, 5-7 T-7th C-USA. A much better week for the Miners, as they won 2 road games. First a 52-44 win at Marshall, then a huge 59-48 win at Memphis.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 17-10, 10-6 T-4th Horizon. The Raiders won 2 home games this week. First a non-conference win 87-66 over SIU Edwardsville, then back to conference play and a 67-65 win over Detroit.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 8-20, 4-13 10th (last) MVC. 2 home losses this week for the Aces, first a 71-49 blowout loss against Southern Illinois, then a more respectable 87-83 loss in overtime to Creighton.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 13-14, 9-8 4th MVC. The Redbirds split 2 home games this week, first a 91-68 loss to Creighton, then a 72-66 win over Southern Illinois.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-19, 7-9 T-8th Northeast. A road split for the Bulldogs this week, as they lost 87-62 at Central Connecticut State, then won 79-70 at St. Francis-NY.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 17-10, 11-5 T-1st Northeast. The Hawks are now in a 4 way tie for 1st after winning 2 home games this week. First a 71-59 win over Wagner, then a 70-68 win over Robert Morris.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 18-9, 7-7 6th Pac 10. A road split this week for the Bruins, as they went out of conference and lost 77-58 at Utah, then returned to conference play winning 79-66 at USC.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 18-10, 12-4 2nd in South Division of Southern. A home split this week for the Wildcats, as they suffered an embarrassing 82-56 blowout loss to Chattanooga, but recovered to blow out Western Carolina 75-46.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 13-13, 5-7 5th WAC. Just 1 game this week for the Warriors, and it was a big one, as they hosted a nationally ranked Nevada team and beat them 66-58.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 12-14, 5-8 6th WAC. The Beavers lost twice this week. First a 90-88 loss at San Jose St., then they returned home and lost 77-61 to Fresno St.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 24-1 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Xavier 26-0 1722 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Georgetown 24-1 1659 3 Big East Conference
4. Brigham Young 24-3 1545 5 Mountain West Conference
5. Wisconsin 23-3 1460 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Arizona 24-3 1382 7 Pacific-10 Conference
7. Tennessee 24-2 1336 9 Southeastern Conference
8. Oklahoma State 23-3 1331 4 Big 12 Conference
9. Michigan State 22-3 1286 8 Big Ten Conference
10. Pittsburgh 20-5 1188 11 Big East Conference
11. West Virginia 22-5 1091 10 Big East Conference
12. Villanova 21-5 1031 13 Big East Conference
13. Louisville 20-5 945 12 Big East Conference
14. Marquette 21-5 872 15 Big East Conference
15. Notre Dame 20-7 771 14 Big East Conference
16. Butler 21-6 649 19 Horizon League
17. Boston College 20-6 603 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Nevada 23-4 571 18 Western Athletic Conference
19. Duke 20-7 545 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. George Mason 24-4 413 22 Colonial Athletic Association
21. Maryland 17-7 289 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Houston 22-4 260 24 Conference USA
23. Washington 18-8 187 23 Pacific-10 Conference
24. Nebraska 19-7 144 NR Big 12 Conference
25. Texas 19-7 103 20 Big 12 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Syracuse 17-9 88 Big East Conference
Winthrop 24-4 44 Big South Conference
Kentucky 18-7 30 Southeastern Conference
Connecticut 17-9 22 Big East Conference
Saint Louis 19-5 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
Mississippi 19-6 8 Southeastern Conference
North Carolina 17-8 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
Tulsa 20-6 3 Conference USA
Creighton 19-8 2 Missouri Valley Conference
Virginia 19-6 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
New Mexico State 20-6 1 Western Athletic Conference
Purdue 20-7 1 Big Ten Conference

The roles were reversed this week, as Louisville dropped a spot, while Boston College rose 4 spots. How about the Big East having 6 teams in a row in the top 25.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (72) 26-0 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Brigham Young 24-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Butler 21-6 1648 3 Horizon League
4. Nevada 23-4 1538 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. George Mason 24-4 1513 5 Colonial Athletic Association
6. Creighton 19-8 1442 9 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Houston 22-4 1407 7 Conference USA
8. Missouri State 21-8 1254 6 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Gonzaga 21-7 1206 8 West Coast Conference
10. Tulsa 20-6 1130 13 Conference USA
11. New Mexico State 20-6 1054 11 Western Athletic Conference
12. Saint Louis 19-5 1020 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Winthrop 24-4 883 15 Big South Conference
14. Memphis 19-7 870 12 Conference USA
15. Temple 19-7 795 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Miami-Ohio 18-8 596 20 Mid-American Conference
17. Weber State 21-6 588 21 Big Sky Conference
18. UNC Wilmington 20-8 567 19 Colonial Athletic Association
19. College of Charleston 20-7 453 24 Southern Conference
20. Dayton 18-8 383 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. UNLV 17-9 257 22 Mountain West Conference
22. Middle Tennessee 21-8 246 NR Sun Belt Conference
23. Kent State 19-7 244 NR Mid-American Conference
24. Bradley 18-9 175 18 Missouri Valley Conference
25. Milwaukee 20-8 142 23 Horizon League

Others Receiving Votes:
Pennsylvania 18-6 70 Ivy League
Siena 19-9 56 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Furman 21-6 51 Southern Conference
Northeastern 18-7 47 Colonial Athletic Association
Bowling Green 18-8 45 Mid-American Conference
Illinois-Chicago 19-10 38 Horizon League
Troy 20-7 27 Sun Belt Conference
San Diego 17-9 25 West Coast Conference
Oakland 19-7 20 Summit League
Western Kentucky 19-7 17 Sun Belt Conference
Southern Illinois 19-9 15 Missouri Valley Conference
Utah 17-10 13 Mountain West Conference
Manhattan 18-9 12 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Duquesne 17-8 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
Fairfield 18-9 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Norfolk State 19-6 4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Boise State 16-10 3 Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico 17-9 2 Mountain West Conference
Austin Peay 19-8 1 Ohio Valley Conference

Not a surprise that Davidson lost their votes after another split this week. I'm a little surprised Monmouth or Wright St. didn't get a couple mid-major votes though.

As we go to the Overall Bubble Watch, we still have a team there:

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Missouri 16-9 .567 (62) 3-5 4-1 3-3 6-0 67 In
Florida 17-9 .573 (53) 2-3 5-6 3-0 7-0 54 In
San Diego 17-9 .595 (31) 2-4 1-2 8-2 6-1 59 In
UNC Wilmington 20-8 .582 (39) 0-4 3-1 7-2 10-1 118 In
Arizona State 16-10 .564 (64) 4-10 2-0 3-0 7-0 72 In
UNLV 17-9 .578 (44) 0-5 1-2 13-2 3-0 58 In
Illinois-Chicago 19-10 .571 (56) 1-3 1-4 6-3 11-0 77 In
Boise State 16-10 .575 (48) 2-6 0-2 8-1 6-1 61 In
Clemson 16-9 .558 (67) 3-5 3-1 3-2 7-1 92 Out
Georgia 16-10 .559 (66) 3-3 5-5 2-2 6-0 75 Out
Oregon 16-11 .597 (29) 7-8 4-1 4-2 1-0 10 Out
Bowling Green 18-8 .557 (69) 1-1 2-1 4-4 11-2 144 Out
Auburn 18-8 .552 (76) 2-3 8-0 2-4 6-1 149 Out
Davidson 18-10 .558 (68) 0-4 3-3 6-2 9-1 120 Out
Illinois 15-10 .569 (61) 4-3 4-3 4-4 3-0 53 Out

It's getting a little tougher for Davidson who is dropped to the next 4 out category. A slow start and a tough finish has really hampered them.

As for the other 17 teams, no change. Boston College, Louisville, and UCLA are locks, everybody else is projected out.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 24-March 2, 2014

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 12-17, 9-7 T-3rd America East. The Hawks end their regular season with a 77-68 home win over Albany. They win the tiebreaker over Maine and will be the 3rd seed in the America East Tourney where they'll open up against (6) Boston U.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 12-16, 9-7 T-3rd America East. The Black Bears also won their conference game this week, at home against UMBC, where they won 60-52. They'll be the 4th seed in the America East Tourney and will take on (5) Albany. Before that, they end the regular season with a non-conference game at Robert Morris.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 21-7, 8-6 T-4th ACC. The Eagles split this week. First a home loss to Miami 82-72, then a 71-67 win at N.C. State.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 12-16, 5-9 10th Big 12. A big week for the Buffaloes, as they won 68-59 at Texas Tech, then returned home to upset Iowa St. 58-47.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 21-6, 13-3 T-2nd Big East. The Cardinals split this week, dropping a tough one 78-73 at Cincinnati, then returning home and beating Marquette 67-64.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 13-16, 11-7 T-3rd Big South. The Panthers didn't finish they way they wanted to, finishing the regular season on a 5 game losing streak after losing 2 home games this week. First a 69-60 loss to Gardner Webb, then a 78-62 loss to UNC Asheville. They'll be the 3rd seed in the Big South Tourney and open up against (6) Coastal Carolina.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 14-15, 6-11 8th Big 10. The Hawkeyes continue to struggle, splitting this week. First they won 73-63 at Purdue, then returned home and lost 60-53 to Penn St..

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-21, 6-8 6th Big West. The Mustangs had a tough loss this week in their only game, losing 60-56 at UC Riverside.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 14-14, 6-8 8th C-USA. A split this week for the Miners, as they lost 47-37 at Southern Miss, then returned home and beat ECU 60-46.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 17-12, 10-8 5th Horizon. The Raiders certainly didn't finish the regular season the way they wanted to, as they got pounded in 2 road games. First an 80-58 loss at Valpo, then a 95-56 loss at ranked Butler. They'll be the 5th seed in the Horizon Tournament, and thanks to the crazy quirky bracket, they'll face (8) Youngstown St. in the First Round.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 9-20, 5-13 10th (last) MVC. The Aces finished the regular season by winning 76-74 in overtime at Illinois State. They'll be the 10th seed in the MVC Tourney and will face (7) Bradley in the Play-in Round.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 13-15, 9-9 5th MVC. The Redbirds finished off the conference season by losing 76-74 in overtime at home to Evansville. They host Hofstra in a non-conference game to end the regular season, then they'll be the 5th seed in the MVC Tournament and play (4) Wichita St. in the Quarterfinals.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-21, 7-11 T-8th Northeast. The Bulldogs finished off the regular season by losing 2 games. First a home 67-53 loss to Robert Morris, then a 67-52 loss at Wagner. The good news is that they qualified for the Northeast Tourney this season, as the 8th seed. They'll face (1) Sacred Heart in the First Round.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 18-11, 12-6 T-4th Northeast. The Hawks split to end the regular season. First a 78-69 win at Quinnipiac, then returning home and losing 77-61 to Sacred Heart. They'll be the 4th seed in the Northeast Tourney and play (5) Central Connecticut St. in the First Round.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 19-10, 8-8 T-4th Pac 10. Go figure! Another split for the Bruins, as they lost 76-66 at Washington St., then won 72-62 at Washington.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 20-10, 14-4 2nd in South Division of Southern. The Wildcats end the regular season on a good note by winning 2 games this week. First a 95-74 win at UNC Greensboro, then they returned home and won 77-68 over Elon. They'll be the 2nd seed in the Southern Tourney and get a bye into the Quarterfinals, where they await the winner of a First Round game between (10) Western Carolina/(7) Elon.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 15-13, 7-7 T-4th WAC. The winning streak is 5 now for the Warriors after 2 more wins this week. First a 78-56 win at Oregon St., then returning home and winning 78-69 over Fresno St.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 12-16, 5-10 6th WAC. The Beavers lost both their games this week, first a home 78-56 loss to Hawaii, then a 91-76 loss at Boise St.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (44) 26-1 1772 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Xavier (28) 28-0 1756 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Georgetown 26-1 1643 3 Big East Conference
4. Brigham Young 26-3 1537 4 Mountain West Conference
5. Arizona 26-3 1436 6 Pacific-10 Conference
6. Oklahoma State 25-3 1432 8 Big 12 Conference
7. Tennessee 26-2 1405 7 Southeastern Conference
8. Michigan State 24-3 1391 9 Big Ten Conference
9. Wisconsin 24-4 1230 5 Big Ten Conference
10. Pittsburgh 21-6 1154 10 Big East Conference
11. West Virginia 23-6 1069 11 Big East Conference
12. Louisville 21-6 982 13 Big East Conference
13. Villanova 22-6 939 12 Big East Conference
14. Marquette 22-6 873 14 Big East Conference
15. Butler 23-6 802 16 Horizon League
16. Notre Dame 21-8 660 15 Big East Conference
17. Nevada 24-4 634 18 Western Athletic Conference
18. George Mason 26-4 561 20 Colonial Athletic Association
19. Boston College 21-7 473 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Duke 21-8 463 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Houston 24-4 428 22 Conference USA
22. North Carolina 19-8 233 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Connecticut 19-9 187 NR Big East Conference
24. Nebraska 20-8 161 24 Big 12 Conference
25. Maryland 18-8 82 21 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Gonzaga 23-7 34 West Coast Conference
Winthrop 24-5 16 Big South Conference
Syracuse 18-10 13 Big East Conference
Saint Louis 20-6 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
Missouri State 22-9 9 Missouri Valley Conference
Kentucky 19-8 6 Southeastern Conference
Temple 21-7 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
Texas 19-9 1 Big 12 Conference
Virginia 20-7 1 Atlantic Coast Conference

Louisville moves up this week, while Boston College drops 2 spots in the media polls.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (72) 28-0 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Brigham Young 26-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Butler 23-6 1652 3 Horizon League
4. Nevada 24-4 1543 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. George Mason 26-4 1531 5 Colonial Athletic Association
6. Houston 24-4 1429 7 Conference USA
7. Gonzaga 23-7 1331 9 West Coast Conference
8. Creighton 19-10 1301 6 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Missouri State 22-9 1239 8 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Temple 21-7 1168 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Saint Louis 20-6 1040 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. New Mexico State 21-7 1006 11 Western Athletic Conference
13. Tulsa 21-7 891 10 Conference USA
14. Miami-Ohio 20-8 814 16 Mid-American Conference
15. UNC Wilmington 22-8 777 18 Colonial Athletic Association
16. Weber State 22-6 673 17 Big Sky Conference
17. Winthrop 24-5 621 13 Big South Conference
18. Middle Tennessee 22-8 441 22 Sun Belt Conference
19. Southern Illinois 21-9 387 NR Missouri Valley Conference
20. Furman 23-6 344 NR Southern Conference
21. Memphis 19-9 308 14 Conference USA
22. College of Charleston 21-8 288 19 Southern Conference
23. Siena 21-9 226 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
24. Oakland 21-7 148 NR Summit League
25. Bradley 19-10 122 24 Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Western Kentucky 21-7 102 Sun Belt Conference
UNLV 18-10 71 Mountain West Conference
Kent State 20-8 67 Mid-American Conference
Manhattan 20-9 62 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Illinois-Chicago 20-10 59 Horizon League
Dayton 19-9 48 Atlantic 10 Conference
Niagara 20-10 39 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Pennsylvania 19-7 23 Ivy League
Boise State 18-10 21 Western Athletic Conference
Utah 18-11 19 Mountain West Conference
Milwaukee 21-9 19 Horizon League
Bowling Green 19-9 15 Mid-American Conference
Northeastern 19-8 14 Colonial Athletic Association
Troy 21-8 12 Sun Belt Conference
San Diego 18-10 10 West Coast Conference
Davidson 20-10 6 Southern Conference
Vermont 20-9 3 America East Conference
Cal State Northridge 20-8 2 Big West Conference

We welcome Davidson back to the mid-major poll, as they pick up a few votes.

Now it's time for another Bubble Watch. And of course, we highlight Davidson in the Overall Bubble Watch.

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Missouri 17-10 .573 (49) 3-6 5-2 4-2 5-0 52 In
UNC Wilmington 22-8 .575 (43) 1-4 3-1 7-2 11-1 153 In
Creighton 19-10 .566 (58) 0-5 7-2 10-2 2-1 72 In
Clemson 17-10 .562 (62) 4-7 2-0 5-1 6-2 81 In
San Diego 18-10 .597 (28) 2-4 1-2 9-3 6-1 56 In
UNLV 18-10 .571 (50) 1-4 0-4 13-2 4-0 67 In
Illinois-Chicago 20-10 .568 (53) 1-3 1-4 7-3 11-0 89 In
Boise State 18-10 .568 (54) 2-6 0-2 10-1 6-1 78 In
Arizona State 17-11 .563 (61) 3-8 4-3 3-0 7-0 77 Out
Purdue 20-8 .562 (65) 2-6 3-2 8-0 7-0 125 Out
Davidson 20-10 .562 (64) 0-5 3-1 6-3 11-1 123 Out
Utah 18-11 .560 (68) 3-4 2-2 8-5 5-0 79 Out
Auburn 20-8 .558 (72) 3-3 8-1 2-3 7-1 143 Out
Washington 18-10 .557 (73) 4-9 5-1 2-0 7-0 84 Out
Bradley 19-10 .555 (77) 2-2 10-2 4-6 3-0 104 Out

Well, Davidson moves back into the First Four Out, but they've still got some work to do. I have a feeling their only way into the dance is to win the Southern Tournament. Maybe they have a chance if they get to the Finals.

As for the other 17 teams, no surprises, no changes. Boston College, Louisville, and UCLA are locks. Everybody else is projected out.

[collegesportsfanms]

March 3-9, 2014

We've got some teams in conference tournaments this week, so first we'll go over them.

America East Tournament

Hartford (David Ginsberg) lost in the Quarterfinals to (6) Boston U 88-78. With a 12-18 record, their season is over.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) won a non-conference game 74-38 at Robert Morris before being hammered in the Quarterfinals of the conference tournament 75-33 by (5) Albany. Their 13-17 record won't be enough to see postseason play.

Big South Tournament

High Point (Roy Rogers) had a good run in the tourney, beating (6) Coastal Carolina 85-82 in the Quarterfinals, then beating (7) Presbyterian 67-44 in the Semifinals, before falling short 76-67 against (1) Winthrop in the Championship Game. Unfortunately, that won't be good enough, as their 15-17 record won't extend their season.

Horizon Tournament

Wright State (Shane Korme) now has a 3 game losing streak after getting hammered 82-47 by (8) Youngstown St. in the First Round. Their 17-13 record should be good enough to get them into the CBI or CIT.

MVC Tournament

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) beat (7) Bradley 80-73 in the Play-in Round, then shocked (2) Creighton 71-68 in the Quarterfinals before falling 73-48 to (6) Northern Iowa in the Semifinals. A good run for the Aces, but that 11-21 record means their season is over.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) hosted Hofstra in a non-conference game before the tournament, beating them 60-44. Then in the MVC Tournament, they beat (4) Wichita St. 67-56 in the Quarterfinals, then shocked (1) Missouri St. 74-64 in the Semifinals, before falling to (6) Northern Iowa 66-58 in the Championship Game. At 16-16, they have very, very dim hopes of making a postseason tournament. Possibly the CIT or CBI, but unlikely.

Northeast Tournament

Bryant (Score Galore) hammered (1) Sacred Heart 71-54 in the Quarterfinals before falling 75-69 to (5) Central Connecticut State. At 9-22, their season is over.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) laid an egg, losing 59-50 to (5) Central Connecticut State in the Quarterfinals. They hold out hope that an 18-12 record will get them into the NIT, but I bet they drop to the CBI.

Southern Tournament

Davidson (Randolph Childress) hammered (10) Western Carolina 75-54 in the Quarterfinals, then beat (11) UNC Greensboro 66-56 in the Semifinals. Next week they face off against (1) College of Charleston in the Championship Game.

That covers it for all the conference tournaments this week, now for the other teams:

Boston College (Kuji Chagulia) -- 22-8, 9-7 T-3rd ACC. The Eagles split 2 home games this week, losing 59-56 to Florida St., then getting by Wake Forest 68-64. They'll be the 3rd seed in the ACC Tourney and get a bye into the Quarterfinals where they will take on the winner of (11) Virginia Tech/(6) Florida St.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-17, 6-10 T-9th Big 12. The Buffaloes split this week, winning 65-61 at Missouri, then returning home to get hammered 82-49 by Kansas. They'll be the 10th seed in the Big 12 Tourney, opening up against (7) Oklahoma.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 22-7, 14-4 T-2nd Big East. The Cardinals split this week, losing at home against Seton Hall 78-70, then travelling to Syracuse and winning 89-85 in OT. They'll get the 2nd seed in the Big East Tourney and get a double bye straight into the Quarterfinals (remember this is the weird and wacky 16 team Big East bracket) where their opponent will either be (15) Rutgers, (10) Cincinnati, or (7) UConn.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 14-16, 6-12 8th Big 10. 1 game this week for the Hawkeyes, a 64-46 home loss to Indiana. They'll be the 8th seed in the Big 10 Tourney, opening up the First Round against (9) Penn St.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-22, 7-9 6th Big West. The Mustangs split 2 games this week, first winning 71-57 at Cal St. Fullerton then returning home and losing 71-62 to Cal St. Northridge. They'll be the 6th seed in the Big West Tourney, opening up in the First Round against (7) UC Davis.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 16-14, 8-8 T-7th C-USA. The Miners finished off the regular season on a good note with 2 home wins. First a 68-50 win over Tulane, then a 69-54 win over Rice. They'll be the 8th seed in the C-USA Tourney and will open up in the First Round against (9) Tulane.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 19-12, 8-10 T-6th Pac 10. 2 home losses this week for the Bruins, who got hammered 77-52 by Stanford, then lost 83-80 to Cal. They'll be the 6th seed in the Pac 10 Tourney and will open up in the Quarterfinals against (3) Utah St.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 16-14, 8-8 4th WAC. The Warriors split this week, winning 73-68 at Idaho, then returning home to have their 6 game win streak end at the hands of New Mexico St., 62-52. They'll be the 4th seed in the WAC Tourney and open up in the Quarterfinals against (5) Fresno St.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 13-16, 6-10 6th WAC. The Beavers had 1 game this week and built some momentum going into the conference tournament by hosting Louisiana Tech and beating them 80-60. They'll be the 6th seed in the WAC Tourney and open up in the Quarterfinals against (3) Boise St.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (47) 30-0 1770 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Kansas (18) 28-1 1741 1 Big 12 Conference
3. Georgetown (7) 28-1 1673 3 Big East Conference
4. Brigham Young 27-3 1537 4 Mountain West Conference
5. Tennessee 28-2 1509 7 Southeastern Conference
6. Oklahoma State 27-3 1471 6 Big 12 Conference
7. Michigan State 25-4 1337 8 Big Ten Conference
8. Arizona 27-4 1320 5 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Wisconsin 26-4 1229 9 Big Ten Conference
10. West Virginia 25-6 1169 11 Big East Conference
11. Pittsburgh 22-7 1073 10 Big East Conference
12. Villanova 24-6 1002 13 Big East Conference
13. Louisville 22-7 879 12 Big East Conference
14. Marquette 23-7 852 14 Big East Conference
15. Butler 24-6 842 15 Horizon League
16. Nevada 26-4 715 17 Western Athletic Conference
17. Duke 23-8 638 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Notre Dame 22-9 557 16 Big East Conference
19. George Mason 27-5 459 18 Colonial Athletic Association
20. North Carolina 21-8 443 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Gonzaga 24-7 359 NR West Coast Conference
22. Boston College 22-8 354 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Temple 23-7 185 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Houston 24-6 87 21 Conference USA
25. Maryland 19-9 66 25 Atlantic Coast Conference


Others Receiving Votes:
Winthrop 27-5 62 Big South Conference
Nebraska 21-9 28 Big 12 Conference
Michigan 20-8 16 Big Ten Conference
Syracuse 19-11 9 Big East Conference
Auburn 22-8 7 Southeastern Conference
Tulsa 23-7 6 Conference USA
New Mexico State 23-7 3 Western Athletic Conference
Weber State 23-6 2 Big Sky Conference

Both BC and Louisville lose steam going into their conference tournaments.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (72) 30-0 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Brigham Young 27-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Butler 24-6 1653 3 Horizon League
4. Nevada 26-4 1570 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. Gonzaga 24-7 1500 7 West Coast Conference
6. George Mason 27-5 1460 5 Colonial Athletic Association
7. Temple 23-7 1351 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Houston 24-6 1272 6 Conference USA
9. Tulsa 23-7 1207 13 Conference USA
10. New Mexico State 23-7 1095 12 Western Athletic Conference
11. Creighton 19-11 1023 8 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Missouri State 23-10 1021 9 Missouri Valley Conference
13. UNC Wilmington 24-8 916 15 Colonial Athletic Association
14. Winthrop 27-5 862 17 Big South Conference
15. Saint Louis 21-7 803 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Memphis 21-9 652 21 Conference USA
17. Weber State 23-6 646 16 Big Sky Conference
18. College of Charleston 23-8 520 22 Southern Conference
19. Miami-Ohio 21-9 512 14 Mid-American Conference
20. Middle Tennessee 23-8 386 18 Sun Belt Conference
21. Manhattan 23-9 380 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
22. Kent State 22-8 279 NR Mid-American Conference
23. Western Kentucky 22-7 170 NR Sun Belt Conference
24. Niagara 22-10 109 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Southern Illinois 21-10 104 19 Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Siena 22-10 64 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Furman 23-7 62 Southern Conference
Dayton 20-10 57 Atlantic 10 Conference
Bowling Green 21-9 44 Mid-American Conference
San Diego 20-10 42 West Coast Conference
Utah 20-11 37 Mountain West Conference
Pennsylvania 20-7 18 Ivy League
Davidson 22-10 16 Southern Conference
Troy 22-8 10 Sun Belt Conference
Milwaukee 23-10 9 Horizon League
New Mexico 20-10 7 Mountain West Conference
Illinois-Chicago 20-11 5 Horizon League
Oakland 21-8 5 Summit League
Fairleigh Dickinson 23-8 4 Northeast Conference
Bradley 19-12 1 Missouri Valley Conference

So Davidson picks up a few more mid-major votes.

Time for the final edition of the Bubble Watch, where we track Davidson.

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Clemson 18-11 .559 (64) 5-7 3-1 3-2 7-1 73 In
UNC Wilmington 24-8 .574 (45) 1-4 3-1 9-2 11-1 169 In
Southern California 18-12 .591 (30) 4-7 7-4 4-1 3-0 21 In
Manhattan 23-9 .574 (46) 0-2 4-5 6-2 13-0 112 In
San Diego 20-10 .600 (24) 2-4 1-2 10-3 7-1 51 In
Davidson 22-10 .562 (58) 2-6 1-0 9-3 10-1 138 In
Illinois-Chicago 20-11 .566 (54) 1-3 2-5 6-3 11-0 76 In
Purdue 20-10 .557 (69) 2-8 4-1 7-1 7-0 109 In
Texas A&M 19-11 .558 (66) 3-6 5-3 4-2 7-0 98 Out
UNLV 18-12 .561 (60) 1-4 0-4 13-4 4-0 61 Out
Utah 20-11 .558 (67) 1-4 4-2 9-5 6-0 101 Out
Siena 22-10 .557 (68) 3-1 3-3 5-3 11-3 122 Out
Saint Louis 21-7 .551 (78) 3-2 2-2 8-1 8-2 177 Out
Washington 18-11 .552 (76) 4-9 5-2 1-0 8-0 86 Out
Tulsa 23-7 .550 (79) 1-1 3-2 10-3 9-1 204 Out

So Davidson is now projected to be in the tournament, but not by much. They'd like to assure themselves of a berth by beating College of Charleston.

Now for the other 17 teams:

Boston College, Louisville, and somehow UCLA are still locks. Everybody else is projected out.

[collegesportsfanms]

March 10-16, 2014

We've got some conference tournaments to complete this week, so let's get to it:

ACC Tournament

Boston College (Alex Donovan) got by (6) Florida St. in the Quarterfinals 85-84, then again skated by in the Semifinals, beating (10) Wake Forest 76-75, and in the Championship Game the Eagles beat (4) Duke 77-73 to win the ACC Tournament! At 25-8, this should get them a top 4 seed in the NCAA Tourney

Big 12 Tournament

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) beat (7) Oklahoma 72-63 in the First Round, then shocked (2) Oklahoma St. 77-74 in the Quarterfinals, then kept the Cinderella run alive by beating (3) Nebraska 87-76 in the Semifinals, but their Cinderella run ran out in the Championship Game, as they were pounded 75-52 by (1) Kansas. At 16-18, they'll most likely miss out on the postseason, but they have something to build on for next season.

Big East Tournament

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) beat (7) UConn 79-62 in the Quarterfinals, then beat (3) Marquette 72-63 in the Semifinals, and got a test from (1) Georgetown in the Championship Game, but won 66-62 to win the Big East Tourney! Their 25-7 record should also have them as a top 4 seed in the NCAA Tourney.

Big 10 Tournament

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) lost in the First Round 72-54 to (8) Iowa. Their season will end with a 14-17 record.

Big West Tournament

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) lost 74-66 to (7) UC Davis in the First Round. At 7-23, their season is definitely over.

Conference USA Tournament

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) lost a tough one to (9) Tulane 63-60 in the First Round. At 16-15, they may sneak into the CBI or CIT, but even that is going to be iffy.

Pac 10 Tournament

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) beat (3) Utah St. 57-50 in the Quarterfinals, then lost to (7) Washington 71-51 in the Semifinals. At 20-13, they are still considered a lock for the NCAA Tournament, but they could be looking at an 8 or 9 seed.

Southern Tournament

Davidson (Randolph Childress) beat (1) College of Charleston 84-69 in the Championship Game to win the Southern Tournament! Their 23-10 record may have them in the First Four, they'll probably be looking at an 11 or 12 seed, but I could see them getting a 10 seed.

WAC Tournament

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) beat (5) Fresno St. 74-68 in the Quarterfinals but fell to (1) Nevada 92-78 in the Semifinals. With a 17-15 record, they are in the same position as UTEP, holding out hope for a CBI or CIT invite.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) lost in the Quarterfinals to (3) Boise St. 74-66. They'll end their season with a 13-17 record.

[collegesportsfanms]

2014 Selection Sunday

UCLA gets the 6th seed in the NCAA West Region. Kind of a high seed in my opinion, but that's what playing in a BCS conference will do for you. They'll open up against (11) College of Charleston in the First Round.

Davidson gets the 12th seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against (5) Gonzaga in the First Round.

Louisville gets the 2nd seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against (15) Central Connecticut St. in the First Round.

Boston College gets the 2nd seed in the NCAA East Region and will open up against (15) Penn in the First Round.

Monmouth gets the 10th seed in the CBI and will travel to (7) South Alabama in the First Round.

I'm shocked and upset that Hawaii or UTEP couldn't make it into the postseason, especially since there are teams worth worse RPIs than theirs that are in the CIT. And Wright St. at 17-13 getting left out? That in my opinion is the biggest travesty.

So only 5 of our 18 FOFC teams make the postseason, and 4 of them are in the Big Dance. Hopefully our teams will continue to get better.

[thmscrrn3]

Love that Monmouth made another postseason maybe they will start to be a top 25 mid-major in a few years.

[collegesportsfanms]

2014 NCAA Tournament First Round

(12) Davidson upsets (5) Gonzaga 73-70.

(6) UCLA survives (11) College of Charleston 55-53.

(2) Louisville hammers (15) Central Connecticut St. 91-46.

(15) Pennsylvania shocks (2) Boston College 72-71.

CBI Tournament First Round

(7) South Alabama hammers (10) Monmouth 81-54.

NCAA Tournament Second Round

(12) Davidson gets by (13) Minnesota 84-74.

(3) Villanova survives (6) UCLA 59-58.

(2) Louisville stomps (10) Houston 84-59.

[collegesportsfanms]

2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

(1) Tennessee gets by (12) Davidson 88-86. Great run by Davidson in this tournament, playing tough to the end.

(2) Louisville beats (11) UConn 84-77 in a battle of Big East teams.

2014 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight

(2) Louisville all over (1) Tennessee 94-74.

Just think, we could have had an all-FOFC Elite Eight game had Davidson pulled the upset.

2014 NCAA Final Four

(2S) Louisville got by (3W) Villanova 68-58.

The other national semifinal saw (4E) BYU absolutely hammer (2MW) Xavier 76-47. So an interesting national championship, as BYU was formerly coached by our own Patrick Hutt, who is now at UCLA.

2014 NCAA National Championship

(2S) Louisville had no trouble with (4E) BYU, 94-74.

Congratulations to Kuji Chagulia who storms his Cardinals through the NCAA Tournament and picks up the first National Championship for any of our FOFC coaches!!!!!

[collegesportsfanms]

2014 Postseason Recap

We've already covered the NCAA Tournament, which was won by our own Kuji Chagulia and the Louisville Cardinals, but what about the other tournaments?

The NIT Final Four saw (4S) Southern Illinois beat (1W) Virginia 73-59 in 1 semifinal. The other semifinal saw 2 Cinderella teams. (5MW) New Mexico beat (8E) Oakland (yes, an 8 seed was in the NIT Final Four, crazy!) 64-57. The NIT championship game saw Southern Illinois beat New Mexico 55-42.

The CBI Championship Series only needed 2 games this time, as (14) Oregon swept (5) Pacific. The first game saw Oregon win 86-63, and the Ducks also won the second game 75-51.

The CIT Championship saw (2) East Tennessee St. beat (8) Hofstra 71-64.

[collegesportsfanms]

2013-2014 National Awards

These awards are absolutely stunning. You've got a guy in Kuji Chagulia who wins the national championship and doesn't get the National Coach of the Year Award, instead being passed over for the Georgetown coach. Wow! On a bright note, Louisville put SR PF Henry Mackie on the All-NCAA First Team, while Davidson put FR PF Richard Goddard on the NCAA All-Freshman Team.

2013-2014 Conference Awards

Hartford put JR PF Charles Mitchell and SR SG Benito Bayer on the America East 2nd Team.

Maine put SO PF Michael Conger on the America East 1st Team.

Boston College put SR PG Nolan Murphy on the ACC 2nd Team.

Colorado put SR SG Derek Franck on the Big 12 2nd Team.

Louisville put SR PF Henry Mackie on the Big East 1st Team and JR PG Laurence Upchurch on the Big East 2nd Team.

High Point put JR PG Andrew Jaques on the Big South 1st Team and SO SF Newton Huff on the Big South 2nd Team.

No awards for Iowa.

No awards for Cal Poly.

UTEP FR SG Michale Chism was the Confrence USA Freshman of the Year and also made the Conference USA All-Freshman Team. SR PF Johnie Burney made the Conference USA 1st team, while JR SF Chris Pouliot made the Conference USA 2nd Team.

Wright State FR PG Stefan Gehrke was Horizon Freshman of the Year and also made the Horizon All-Freshman Team. Also, SO SG Herb Brown made the Horizon 2nd Team.

Evansville SR SG Chris Hardeman made the MVC 2nd Team.

Illinois State SR SG Michael Kraemer made the MVC 1st Team while FR PF John Zorn made the MVC All-Freshman Team.

Bryant FR PF Philip McNair made the Northeast All-Freshman Team.

Monmouth FR C Mitch Bye was the Northeast Freshman of the Year, and also made the Northeast All-Freshman Team. Also, FR SF Mark Hemphill made the Northeast All-Freshman Team while SO PF Radko Hoffmann made the Northeast 2nd Team.

UCLA put 2 on the Pac 10 All-Freshman Team: FR SG Daniel Everett and FR PG Courtney Jason. Also, SR PF Frank Owens made the Pac 10 2nd Team.

Davidson absolutely cleaned up on the awards. JR SG Troy Burt was Southern Player of the Year and a member of the Southern 1st Team. FR PF Richard Goddard was Southern Freshman of the Year and a member of the Southern All-Freshman Team AND the Southern 2nd Team. JR PG Lester McCullough was also a member of the Southern 1st Team, while SR C Richard Swenson and SR SF Elton Fahey made the Southern 2nd Team.

Hawaii SR PG David Haffner made the WAC 1st Team.

Oregon State SR SG Zane Rodriguez made the WAC 2nd Team.

[collegesportsfanms]

2013-2014 Recruiting Rankings

Maine had the 107th best class, good for 2nd in the America East.

Hartford had the 185th best class, good for 4th in the America East.

Boston College had the 14th best class, good for 3rd in the ACC.

Colorado flubbed it hard this year, having the 290th best class, last in the Big 12 by a very wide margin.

Louisville had the 47th best class, good for 8th in the Big East.

High Point had the 98th best class, tops in the Big South by a fairly wide margin.

Iowa had the 217th best class, good for 10th in the Big 10.

Cal Poly had the 66th best class, good for 2nd in the Big West.

UTEP had the 56th best class, good for 2nd in Conference USA.

Wright State had the 55th best class, good for 3rd in the Horizon.

Evansville had the 94th best class, good for 4th in the MVC.

Illinois State had the 341st best class, last in the MVC by a wide margin and 7th worst in the entire NCAA. Come on Timmy!

Monmouth had the 181st best class, good for 2nd in the Northeast.

Bryant had the 345th best class, last in the Northeast, 3rd worst in the entire NCAA. Come on Score, get it together!

UCLA had the 44th best class, good for 7th in the Pac 10.

Davidson had the 288th best class, good for 10th in the Southern.

Hawaii had the 34th best class, good for 2nd in the WAC.

Oregon State had the 116th best class, good for 4th in the WAC.

[collegesportsfanms]

Some conference movement in the offseason that affects 3 of our FOFC coaches. In the Southern Conference, College of Charleston is being promoted to the Sun Belt. I for the life of me can't figure out why Davidson isn't getting promoted, but as it stands, Florida Atlantic will be the newest team in the Southern Conference.

Also, for Hawaii and Oregon State, things just got a little bit tougher in the WAC, as Gonzaga has been promoted from the WCC to the WAC, taking Idaho's place, who moves to the WCC. That is a big time conference strengthening move for the WAC, but if you wanted the coaches opinions, they might not like it so much.

We've got some coaches that are getting job offers in the first round of head coach movement. Randolph Childress has been offered the job at College of Charleston, IPFW, Toledo, and UNC Wilmington. I honestly can't helpntndeacon much with this move, as all 5 schools look to be about even in the near future, with all of them having either 3 or 4 green potential players but not much else. Let me know what you think ntndeacon.

Unfortunately, that was the only coach that got offered a position in the first round of head coach movement. Fortunately, nobody lost their job, and nobody seems to be in jeopardy of losing their job after the upcoming season. However, we do have a coach who had his coaching skills improve.

Kuji Chagulia, has seen his coach level improve from 7 to 8, so he has 20 points to distribute among 4 categories. bbgunn, let me know how you want to distribute them. You currently have an 80 in recruiting, 40 in scouting, 90 in offense, and 30 in defense.

I will be out of town until next Monday night, I am leaving in just a few hours, so bbgunn and ntndeacon have plenty of time to get back with me about their decisions.

[bbgunn]

First things first... Let me get out my Rodney Dangerfield impression.

No respect, I tell ya. No respect! First year on the job, and Chagulia leads the Cardinals to the championship, and no Coach of the Year honors? The media is against Chagulia, I tell ya.

On the other hand.... (holds up the championship trophy) "This is for all the haters who doubted me... uh, us... How you like me now?"

O.K., now that that is out of the way...

For Chagulia's extra coaching points, can you put all 20 of those into the defense category? Thank you. We might have won the championship, but our boys need some defensive work. :)

[ntndeacon]

I'll stick with Davidson

[collegesportsfanms]

First things first... Let me get out my Rodney Dangerfield impression.

No respect, I tell ya. No respect! First year on the job, and Chagulia leads the Cardinals to the championship, and no Coach of the Year honors? The media is against Chagulia, I tell ya.

On the other hand.... (holds up the championship trophy) "This is for all the haters who doubted me... uh, us... How you like me now?"

O.K., now that that is out of the way...

For Chagulia's extra coaching points, can you put all 20 of those into the defense category? Thank you. We might have won the championship, but our boys need some defensive work. :)

Love the Dangerfield impression, and I love your input in my dynasty reports. You da man! Don't worry, I have made up my own award for this interactive dynasty. All FOFC coaches gather around so that I can announce the FOFC coach of the Year. And the award goes to (drumroll please)..... Kuji Chagulia of Louisville!!

Well done sir. And yep, I'll put all 20 points on defense.

[collegesportsfanms]

Randolph Childress has elected to stay at Davidson for now. The offers he got in the second round of the head coach period included Duquesne, Furman, Hofstra, and UL-Lafayette. Obviously Furman would be a step down since they play in the Southern Conference. Hofstra is a slightly better offer than the other ones, as they have a few more blue potential players, but a couple of them are seniors. Same with Duquesne. ntndeacon, you do have some options, but not great ones.

Also, Jeeber Mack got some offers, but I am sure he is going to want to stay at UTEP. In case he is interested at all, he is also being looked at by Duquesne, as well as Valparaiso. JeeberD, what are you thinking man? It's about even between UTEP and Valpo really. Actually, in looking at the roster, I'm wrong. UTEP has a lot more talent coming back.

So that's it for now, until I get answers from these 2, I'll spend some time on my other 2 dynasties.

[ntndeacon]

I'll stick with Davidson

[collegesportsfanms]

As it appears that JeeberD has not been on the boards for a few weeks now, I am going to go ahead and keep him at UTEP, that looks like a better job anyways.

Unless there are any more offers for any of our coaches, which there could be, I will get going on this again sometime this weekend.

We do have 2 new coaches that will be joining the dynasty, making the total 20.

I will get on tonight and sim to the next round of head coach movement, if any of our coaches got offers, I'll let you know.

[collegesportsfanms]

Hold the phone boys, we've got a little friendly competition here. Charlotte has sent an offer to both Timmy Tribble and Randolph Childress to be their next head coach. To be honest, in looking at Charlotte's roster, it would be a slightly better job for Randolph, but a much better job for Timmy. However, a lot of it will come down to recruiting, as Charlotte has more blue and green potential players this season than either Davidson or Illinois St. However, after this season, it actually becomes about even, so I guess it won't matter a whole lot, and it'll as I said, come down to recruiting. So it's between Illinois St. and Davidson. If either one wants it, they got it, if both want it, well.. then we've got a problem. lol

[ntndeacon]

I believe in my Wildcats! We would persevere over those pesky 49ers! We shall stay with Davidson!

[Grover]

Timmy will take the Charlotte job.

[collegesportsfanms]

ok, I've moved Timmy to Charlotte, and there were no more job offers, so I'm ready to begin the next season of this dynasty. First, I want to finish up Season 4 of the Interactive Recruit/Player Dynasty, so I'll get that done, then jump back on this probably tomorrow.

Just making sure everybody is still on board, if at any time you want me to remove your coach, I will, as I know sometimes the time in between posts tends to make people lose a bit of interest. I'm doing my best to devote some time to each project though!

[collegesportsfanms]

Sorry for the long delay between posts, the weather was not so good around here during the weekend, so it made for a long weekend at the ball park as we attempted to get a junior college regional baseball tournament in. Needless to say this is the first chance I've had to do anything with any of my projects since early last week. I'm hoping to get going on this coaches dynasty if not tonight, then for sure tomorrow night.

[collegesportsfanms]

So Timmy Tribble took the Charlotte job, and Cannon Pace is a new coach, taking over Central Michigan, while Tim Sheppard is also new, and he is taking over at Penn St. Let's look at how they fared in recruiting this past season.

Charlotte had the 167th overall recruiting class, good for 10th in the A-10.
Penn St. had the 77th overall recruiting class, good for 5th in the Big 10.
Central Michigan had the 225th overall recruiting class, good for 7th in the MAC.

2014-2015 FOFC Coach Hotseat Ratings

David Ginsberg (Hartford) -- Average seat, goal is to finish .500 or better in the America East.

Cillian O'Reilly (Maine) -- Cool seat, goal is to play in the NCAA Tournament. Bit of a lofty goal there.

Timmy Tribble (Charlotte) -- Average seat, goal is to compete for the A-10 Title.

Alex Donovan (Boston College) -- Cool seat, goal is to play in the NCAA Tournament.

Rob Nielsen (Colorado) -- Average seat, goal is to play in any postseason tournament.

Kuji Chagulia (Louisville) -- Cool seat, goal is to reach the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.

Roy Rogers (High Point) -- Average seat, goal is to play in the NCAA Tournament. Another lofty goal.

Ernesto Lopez (Iowa) -- Average seat, goal is to play in any postseason tournament.

Tim Sheppard (Penn St.) -- Average seat, goal is to avoid last place in the Big 10.

DeShawn St. John (Cal Poly) -- Average seat, goal is to finish .500 or better in the Big West.

Jeeber Mack (UTEP) -- Cool seat, goal is to compete for the Conference USA Title.

Shane Korme (Wright St.) -- Average seat, goal is to play in the NCAA Tournament.

Cannon Pace (Central Michigan) -- Average seat, goal is to finish with a .500 or better MAC record.

Ekeje Bafou (Evansville) -- Average seat, goal is to avoid last place in the MVC.

Score Galore (Bryant) -- Average seat, goal is to avoid last place in the Northeast.

Thomas Carrano (Monmouth) -- Cool seat, goal is to play in the NCAA Tournament.

Patrick Hutt (UCLA) -- Average seat, goal is to reach the NCAA Final Four. That will be a very lofty goal with this Bruin squad.

Randolph Childress (Davidson) -- Cool seat, goal is to win the Southern Title.

B.B. Gunn (Hawaii) -- Average seat, goal is to play in the NCAA Tournament.

Jawouk Bafou (Oregon St.) -- Average seat, goal is to avoid last place in the WAC.

[collegesportsfanms]

2014 Season Tournaments

Boston College will be the 2nd seed in the 2014 Anaheim Invitational and will open it up against 7th seed Oregon St. Heh, go figure, 2 FOFC teams playing each other.

Oregon State will be the 7th seed in the 2014 Anaheim Invitational and will open it up against 2nd seed Boston College.

Louisville will be the 2nd seed in the 16 team 2014 Coaches Invitational and will open it up against 15th seed Air Force.

UTEP will be the 3rd seed in the 4 team 2014 College Classic and will open up against 2nd seed Miami (FL).

Hawaii will be the 9th seed in the 16 team 2014 GDS Classic and will open up against 8th seed Hofstra.

Maine will be the 15th seed in the 16 team 2014 GDS Classic and will open up against 2nd seed Creighton.

Charlotte will be the 2nd seed in the 2014 Island Invitational and will open up against 7th seed American.

Colorado will be the 3rd seed in the 2014 Island Invitational and will open up against 6th seed Iona.

Davidson will be the 3rd seed in the 4 team 2014 Legends Invitational and will open up against 2nd seed Ohio State.

UCLA will be the 3rd seed in the 2014 Philadelphia Invitational and will open up against 6th seed VCU.

Wright State will be the 8th seed in the 2014 Philadelphia Invitational and will open up against top seed Texas.

Central Michigan will be the 16th seed in the 2014 Preseason NIT and will open up against top seed Villanova.

Penn State will be the 3rd seed in the 4 team 2014 Travelers Invitational and will open up against 2nd seed Vanderbilt.

13 of our 20 teams are in a season tournament, and at least this year we have no more than 2 FOFC teams in any given tournament. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there one tournament which saw 3 of our FOFC teams in it?

[collegesportsfanms]

2014 Season Tournament Wrap-Up

2014 Anaheim Invitational

Boston College beat (7) Oregon St. 81-61 in the First Round, then lost to (3) USC 68-65 in the winners bracket semifinals, then rallied to beat (4) George Mason 71-46 in the 3rd Place Game.

Oregon State lost to (2) Boston College 81-61 in the First Round, then lost 51-37 to (6) George Washington in the Consolation Semifinals, then got hammered 86-54 by (5) LSU in the 7th Place Game.

2014 Coaches Invitational

Louisville survived (15) Air Force 83-82 in the First Round, then beat (10) Siena 96-63 in the Quarterfinals. They kept it rolling by beating (6) Southern Illinois 82-62 in the Semifinals, then routed (4) Ole Miss 97-64 in the Championship, picking up right where they left off last season.

2014 College Classic

UTEP beat (2) Miami (FL) 65-62 in the First Round, then lost to (1) Tennessee 67-50 in the Championship game.

2014 GDS Classic

Hawaii lost 82-80 to (8) Hofstra in the First Round.

Maine battled hard, but lost 82-74 to (2) Creighton in the First Round.

2014 Island Invitational

Charlotte got hammered by (7) American 76-57 in the First Round, then rallied to beat (6) Iona 69-60 in the Consolation Semifinals, and beat (5) Akron in the 5th place game, 83-75.

Colorado beat (6) Iona 79-64 in the First Round, then beat (7) American 82-68 in the Semifinals, then beat (1) Mississippi State 59-47 in the Championship Game, making it another season tournament victory for Rob Nielsen and the Buffaloes.

2014 Legends Invitational

Davidson beat (2) Ohio State 76-64 in the First Round, then hammered (1) Maryland 80-63 in the Championship Game, making the Wildcats our 3rd FOFC coached team to win a 2014 Season Tournament.

2014 Philadelphia Invitational

UCLA lost 67-64 to (6) VCU in the First Round, then recovered to hammer (2) Georgetown 70-40 in the Consolation Semifinals and beat (5) New Mexico 70-53 in the 5th place game.

Wright State lost 78-65 to (1) Texas in the First Round, then lost 84-69 to (5) New Mexico in the Consolation Semifinals, and completed the trifecta of losses by losing 74-41 to (2) Georgetown in the 7th place game.

2014 Preseason NIT

Central Michigan battled, but lost 76-63 to (1) Villanova in the First Round.

2014 Travelers Invitational

Penn State lost 70-58 to (2) Vanderbilt in the First Round, then lost 65-54 to (4) Middle Tennessee in the 3rd place game.

On the bright side, we had 3 teams win season tournaments, but we had a lot of teams that were one and dones or lost a 7th place game. Still got some work to do.

[Coffee Warlord]

Can't top winning in Maui.

[collegesportsfanms]

Here's a look at how our teams have fared through Dec. 28, 2014

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 5-6, 0-0 America East. The Hawks had a nice win at UMass, but also have some really bad losses to William & Mary and Wagner.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 3-8, 0-1 America East. It hasn't been a good start to the season for the Black Bears, who have lost 6 in a row, including a bad loss to Brown, and their conference opener to Stony Brook in which they were beaten by 28 points.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 7-4, 0-0 Atlantic 10. The 49ers had a 5 game winning streak including a win at Virginia Tech, but have lost their last 2 games by a combined 9 points.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 8-2, 0-0 ACC. The strength of schedule hasn't been great for the Eagles, and they have that home loss to Fairfield on their record. As always, ACC play will be a grind.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-1, 0-0 Big 12. The Buffaloes are off to a great start in their quest for postseason play, winning their first 10 games, including the Miss. St. win and a win at Villanova. They lost their last game to a good Wyoming team and look to start a new winning streak.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 10-2, 0-0 Big East. The Cardinals 2 losses were at Wisconsin and at Kentucky. Nothing to be ashamed of there, as they do have wins over Michigan St. and Illinois, as well as the Ole Miss win.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 6-6, 1-1 Big South. The Panthers rolled off 4 in a row, including a win at Davidson and a win at Dayton. They won their conference opener before losing to Charleston Southern. Ugh!

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 7-4, 0-1 Big 10. The Hawkeyes started the season by beating Kansas and Bradley, then played Iowa St. and Northern Iowa tough in losses. They lost their conference opener to Wisconsin on a buzzer beater.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 6-4, 0-0 Big 10. The Nittany Lions have a nice win at Temple, and have not lost to a team with a .500 record or worse. Unfortunately, they need to start beating some of those good teams on their schedule.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 3-8, 0-0 Big West. The Mustangs' 3 wins are at Louisiana Tech and San Diego and a home win against Wichita St. Give them credit for playing a grueling non-conference schedule, as they will face a few tough teams in Big West play.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 5-6, 0-0 Conference USA. The Miners continue to struggle, losing at Utah Valley and at Texas St. They have won their last 2, but against teams with a combined 8-15 record, so there is work to do.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 6-7, 1-0 Horizon. The Raiders have rebounded nicely since their 3 games of being hammered in their season tournament, as they got a huge win at Miss. St., and won their conference opener at Detroit.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 3-6. 0-0 MAC. The Chippewas lost their first 5 before winning 3 in a row, and lost by 3 to UC Irvine. Now they have a 2 game stretch against Tennessee and UAB. Those 2 teams have a combined record of 19-2.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 5-8, 0-2 MVC. The Aces got a couple nice road wins at Middle Tennessee and Marshall, but have lost their first 2 conference games by a combined 8 points. So close, yet so far.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 3-8, 0-0 Northeast. The Bulldogs got a couple good road wins at Princeton and Duquesne, and while they haven't played a grueling schedule, they've played some pretty decent teams. A 2 point loss to an 11-3 San Diego St. team might be the highlight of the season thus far.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 4-6, 0-0 Northeast. The Hawks have a nice home win against St. Bonaventure, but losses to Coastal Carolina and North Carolina A&T have Coach Carrano wondering what is going on.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 9-2, 0-0 Pac 10. VCU and undefeated West Virginia are the 2 losses, nothing to be ashamed of. Unfortunately, other than the wins against Georgetown and New Mexico, they don't have any other quality wins.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 5-6, 0-0 Southern. It's hard to get a read on this Wildcat team, as they have played probably the top non-conference schedule in the nation, with losses to Missouri, Duke, Marquette, Tennessee, and Michigan St., and wins against Ohio St., Maryland, Georgia, and Texas. As you can see, they are laying it all on the line.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 3-6, 0-0 WAC. The Warriors have lost 4 in a row against solid competition. 2 road losses at Illinois and Rhode Island, one close, one a blowout, kind of dictate Coach Gunn's season so far.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 2-10, 0-0 WAC. The Beavers keep falling, and falling, and falling. Eastern Washington and Idaho constitute Oregon St.'s 2 wins, and it doesn't look to get any better as the season goes on.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Tennessee (54) 12-0 1782 1 Southeastern Conference
2. Nebraska (9) 11-0 1693 3 Big 12 Conference
3. West Virginia (5) 11-0 1689 2 Big East Conference
4. Stanford (4) 11-0 1603 4 Pacific-10 Conference
5. Arizona 8-1 1478 9 Pacific-10 Conference
6. Oklahoma State 9-1 1420 7 Big 12 Conference
7. Creighton 12-1 1386 10 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Notre Dame 10-1 1260 12 Big East Conference
9. Syracuse 8-1 1249 14 Big East Conference
10. Pittsburgh 9-1 1140 5 Big East Conference
11. Mississippi 10-1 1055 15 Southeastern Conference
12. Illinois 10-1 988 16 Big Ten Conference
13. Georgia Tech 9-1 886 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Texas A&M 11-1 872 21 Big 12 Conference
15. Duke 11-2 674 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Brigham Young 9-1 593 20 Mountain West Conference
17. Marquette 9-1 587 18 Big East Conference
18. Texas 10-2 570 23 Big 12 Conference
19. Vanderbilt 10-2 567 22 Southeastern Conference
20. Louisville 10-2 522 8 Big East Conference
21. Connecticut 8-2 440 11 Big East Conference
22. Florida 9-2 207 13 Southeastern Conference
23. Florida State 11-1 176 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Purdue 10-1 172 NR Big Ten Conference
25. Kent State 9-1 107 NR Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Colorado 10-1 94 Big 12 Conference
Boston College 8-2 66 Atlantic Coast Conference
Central Florida 10-1 36 Conference USA
Kentucky 8-2 28 Southeastern Conference
UCLA 9-2 21 Pacific-10 Conference
Rhode Island 10-1 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Joseph's 8-1 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wisconsin 8-2 8 Big Ten Conference
Mississippi State 9-2 3 Southeastern Conference
Gonzaga 8-2 1 Western Athletic Conference
Miami 8-2 1 Atlantic Coast Conference

Great to see a new FOFC team getting represented in the Media Poll, hopefully this is a sign of things to come.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 12-1 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young 9-1 1727 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Kent State 9-1 1602 4 Mid-American Conference
4. Central Florida 10-1 1586 3 Conference USA
5. Rhode Island 10-1 1506 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Gonzaga 8-2 1451 6 Western Athletic Conference
7. Saint Joseph's 8-1 1410 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Santa Clara 10-2 1290 14 West Coast Conference
9. UAB 7-2 1205 13 Conference USA
10. Fordham 8-2 1052 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. San Diego State 11-3 1036 11 Mountain West Conference
12. Pepperdine 9-2 1033 10 West Coast Conference
13. Middle Tennessee 10-3 775 NR Sun Belt Conference
14. Texas Christian 9-3 742 NR Mountain West Conference
15. Fresno State 8-3 714 NR Western Athletic Conference
16. Dayton 8-3 684 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Southern Illinois 9-4 654 12 Missouri Valley Conference
18. Tulsa 7-3 559 NR Conference USA
19. Wyoming 7-3 429 NR Mountain West Conference
20. Houston 8-3 393 15 Conference USA
21. Saint Louis 7-3 390 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Xavier 7-4 346 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. St. Francis-PA 8-3 312 8 Northeast Conference
24. Loyola-Maryland 9-3 200 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Duquesne 8-3 137 19 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Florida Atlantic 8-3 112 Southern Conference
St. Bonaventure 8-3 83 Atlantic 10 Conference
UC Santa Barbara 5-3 71 Big West Conference
Texas-Arlington 8-3 40 Southland Conference
Brown 6-3 38 Ivy League
Butler 9-4 19 Horizon League
Memphis 9-4 4 Conference USA

On the other hand, our mid-major teams just aren't getting it done. No representation in this poll has to change, and soon.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 29, 2014-Jan. 5, 2015

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 6-8, 1-1 America East. 3 games this week for the Hawks, all at home. First a 75-59 win over Binghamton, then a 78-69 non-conference loss to Princeton, followed by a tough 84-78 loss to Boston U.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 5-8, 1-1 America East. Good week for the Black Bears, who won a non-conference game 80-72 at Harvard, then stayed on the road to beat Binghamton 79-64 in conference play.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 8-5, 0-0 Atlantic 10. A split this week for the 49ers, who won 83-59 at home against south Carolina, then lost a tough one to a ranked UConn team 75-68.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 9-3, 0-0 ACC. The Eagles lost a home game 86-78 to Providence, then won 78-53 at Rutgers.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 11-2, 0-0 Big 12. A split this week for the Buffaloes, who lost a heartbreaker at Marquette, 67-65, but returned home to hammer Air Force 80-53.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 11-2, 0-0 Big East. Just 1 game this week for the Cardinals, a 90-78 win at Purdue.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 7-7, 2-2 Big South. A split this week for the Panthers, both on the road, as they won 83-70 at Gardner Webb then lost 72-64 at UNC Asheville.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 8-5, 1-2 Big 10. A split this week for the Hawkeyes, who lost a tough one 84-80 at Michigan St., then returned home to hammer Northwestern 80-59.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 7-5, 1-1 Big 10. The Nittany Lions split this week, winning 87-51 at home against Northwestern, then losing 84-59 at Michigan.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 3-10, 0-0 Big West. 2 more losses for the Mustangs this week, as they lost at home 70-42 to Loyola Marymount, then lost 75-69 at Fresno St.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 7-6, 0-0 Conference USA. The winning streak is 4 for the Miners, who won 2 home games this week. First 65-58 against Texas Tech then a 65-36 win over Wyoming.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 8-7, 3-0 Horizon. Good start for the Raiders in conference play, as they got 2 home wins, first a 76-67 win over Loyola-IL, then a 69-47 win over IL-Chicago.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 3-7, 0-0 MAC. 1 game for the Chippewas this week, as they got hammered 85-31 against Tennessee. The consolation is that it was a sellout, having the #1 team in the nation in their gym.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 6-9, 1-3 MVC. A road split for the Aces this week, as they won 70-59 at Indiana St., then lost 69-60 at ranked Creighton.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 3-10, 0-2 Northeast. 2 road losses for the Bulldogs this week, as they lost 84-76 at St. Francis-PA, then lost 71-62 at Monmouth.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 6-6, 2-0 Northeast. Good start to conference play for the Hawks, who won 76-64 at St. Francis-NY, then returned home to beat Bryant 71-62.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 11-2, 2-0 Pac 10. The Bruins won 2 huge home games this week, as they beat a top 25 Arizona squad 68-59, then beat Arizona St. 86-72.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 7-6, 2-0 Southern. Good start to conference play for the Wildcats, as they won 84-67 at GA Southern, then won 94-85 at home against Wofford.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 5-6, 0-0 WAC. Good week for the Warriors, picking up 2 big non-conference road wins. First an 87-45 smashing at Wyoming, then a tough 60-52 win at Iowa St.

Oregon St. (Jawouk Bafou) -- 3-10, 0-0 WAC. Just 1 game this week for the Beavers, a 58-57 win at Portland St.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Tennessee (46) 13-0 1771 1 Southeastern Conference
2. West Virginia (5) 12-0 1674 3 Big East Conference
3. Stanford (13) 13-0 1666 4 Pacific-10 Conference
4. Nebraska (8) 13-0 1657 2 Big 12 Conference
5. Oklahoma State 11-1 1486 6 Big 12 Conference
6. Creighton 14-1 1464 7 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Notre Dame 11-1 1349 8 Big East Conference
8. Pittsburgh 10-1 1209 10 Big East Conference
9. Illinois 12-1 1185 12 Big Ten Conference
10. Mississippi 11-1 1142 11 Southeastern Conference
11. Syracuse 10-1 1080 9 Big East Conference
12. Arizona 9-2 976 5 Pacific-10 Conference
13. Louisville 11-2 881 20 Big East Conference
14. Texas A&M 13-1 826 14 Big 12 Conference
15. Connecticut 10-2 742 21 Big East Conference
16. Brigham Young 11-1 699 16 Mountain West Conference
17. Marquette 11-1 654 17 Big East Conference
18. Texas 11-2 631 18 Big 12 Conference
19. Vanderbilt 11-2 612 19 Southeastern Conference
20. Florida 12-2 549 22 Southeastern Conference
21. Duke 11-2 307 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. UCLA 11-2 252 NR Pacific-10 Conference
23. Georgia Tech 11-2 169 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Florida State 12-1 158 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Wisconsin 10-2 146 NR Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Kent State 9-1 42 Mid-American Conference
Rhode Island 11-1 37 Atlantic 10 Conference
Gonzaga 10-2 17 Western Athletic Conference
Mississippi State 10-2 9 Southeastern Conference
North Carolina 9-3 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
Miami 9-2 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
Santa Clara 12-2 1 West Coast Conference
Washington 9-2 1 Pacific-10 Conference

Well fudge, with Boston College and Colorado both losing a game this week, they both lose their votes, but at least UCLA gets back in the media top 25 and Louisville has a huge jump.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 14-1 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young 11-1 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Gonzaga 10-2 1589 6 Western Athletic Conference
4. Rhode Island 11-1 1587 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Kent State 9-1 1567 3 Mid-American Conference
6. Santa Clara 12-2 1417 8 West Coast Conference
7. Central Florida 10-2 1374 4 Conference USA
8. Saint Joseph's 10-2 1291 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Fordham 10-2 1172 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. San Diego State 11-3 1103 11 Mountain West Conference
11. Texas Christian 11-3 1056 14 Mountain West Conference
12. Middle Tennessee 12-3 1026 13 Sun Belt Conference
13. UAB 9-3 964 9 Conference USA
14. Houston 9-3 832 20 Conference USA
15. Dayton 8-3 817 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Loyola-Maryland 10-3 688 24 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
17. Duquesne 9-3 586 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. UC Santa Barbara 7-3 572 NR Big West Conference
19. Texas-Arlington 9-3 395 NR Southland Conference
20. Pepperdine 9-3 372 12 West Coast Conference
21. Memphis 9-4 280 NR Conference USA
22. Southern Illinois 10-5 269 17 Missouri Valley Conference
23. Albany 12-4 202 NR America East Conference
24. New Mexico 10-4 188 NR Mountain West Conference
25. Weber State 10-4 175 NR Big Sky Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Saint Louis 9-4 132 Atlantic 10 Conference
Tulsa 8-4 65 Conference USA
Fresno State 9-4 47 Western Athletic Conference
Iona 10-4 45 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Marshall 8-4 24 Conference USA
Cal State Northridge 10-4 16 Big West Conference
St. Francis-PA 9-4 16 Northeast Conference
Florida Atlantic 9-4 5 Southern Conference

Still none of our FOFC teams in the mid-major top 25, but I look for that to change, especially if a few teams stay hot.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 5-11, 2015

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 7-9, 2-2 America East. A road split for the Hawks, who won 69-63 at New Hampshire and lost 71-51 at Vermont.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 6-9, 2-2 America East. A split for the Black Bears as well, as they lost 88-79 at Albany then returned home to beat New Hampshire 88-85.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 8-6, 0-0 Atlantic 10. Just one game for the 49ers this week, a 63-56 loss at Memphis.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 11-3, 0-0 ACC. Good week for the Eagles before conference play, as they finish non-conference with 2 home wins.. 96-68 against Rhode Island and 93-66 against UMass.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 11-3, 0-0 Big 12. The Buffaloes had one more game non-conference game this week, as they lost 92-75 at Tulsa before they head into conference play.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 13-2, 2-0 Big East. The Cardinals start conference play on a good note, winning 91-79 at Rutgers then returning home to beat South Florida 68-60.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 8-8, 3-2 Big South. A home split this week for the Panthers, who lost a 61-41 non-conference game to Toledo, then returned to conference play and beat Radford 71-67.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 9-6, 2-3 Big 10. A road split this week for the Hawkeyes, who lost 93-68 at Michigan, then won 69-55 at Penn St.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 7-7, 1-3 Big 10. The losing streak is 3 for the Nittany Lions, who lost 78-71 at Ohio St. then returned home and lost 69-55 to Iowa.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 3-12, 0-2 Big West. Not a good start in conference play for the Mustangs, who lost 2 road games: 81-72 at Cal St. Northridge and 84-74 at UC Irvine.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 7-6, 0-0 Conference USA. No games this week for the Miners.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 8-9, 3-2 Horizon. The Raiders dropped 2 road games this week, first 64-51 at Butler, then 65-57 at Valparaiso.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 4-8, 1-0 MAC. A home split for the Chippewas, who lost a non-conference game 69-64 to UAB, then opened conference play by beating Toledo 77-70.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 6-11, 1-5 MVC. 2 more losses for the Aces, both at home. First a 56-54 loss to Illinois St., then a 62-50 loss to Southern Illinois.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 4-11, 1-3 Northeast. The Bulldogs split at home this week, losing 79-68 to Sacred Heart then beating St. Francis-NY 81-67.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 7-7, 3-1 Northeast. A split for the Hawks this week, as they lost 57-49 at home to Quinnipiac, then won 77-53 at Long Island.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 12-3, 3-1 Pac 10. A road split this week for the Bruins, as they lost 84-79 at Washignton St. then won 75-71 at Washington.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 9-6, 4-0 Southern. The Wildcats are storming through conference play early, as they won 2 more this week, first 80-58 at Elon, then a home 83-68 win against UNC Greensboro.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 5-8, 0-2 WAC. The Warriors lost 2 tough home games this week, first 78-76 to Oregon St., then 71-61 to Fresno St.

Oregon St. (Jawouk Bafou) -- 4-11, 1-1 WAC. The Beavers split this week, winning 78-76 at Hawaii then losing at home 76-59 to Nevada.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Tennessee (56) 14-0 1784 1 Southeastern Conference
2. Stanford (16) 14-0 1738 3 Pacific-10 Conference
3. West Virginia 13-1 1616 2 Big East Conference
4. Oklahoma State 13-1 1571 5 Big 12 Conference
5. Creighton 16-1 1555 6 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Nebraska 14-1 1454 4 Big 12 Conference
7. Mississippi 13-1 1308 10 Southeastern Conference
8. Arizona 11-2 1306 12 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Texas A&M 15-1 1198 14 Big 12 Conference
10. Louisville 13-2 1114 13 Big East Conference
11. Brigham Young 13-1 1011 16 Mountain West Conference
12. Texas 12-2 989 18 Big 12 Conference
13. Notre Dame 12-2 961 7 Big East Conference
14. Florida 13-2 861 20 Southeastern Conference
15. Pittsburgh 11-2 810 8 Big East Conference
16. Vanderbilt 11-2 753 19 Southeastern Conference
17. Duke 12-2 599 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Wisconsin 12-2 588 25 Big Ten Conference
19. Syracuse 11-2 551 11 Big East Conference
20. Georgia Tech 12-2 412 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Connecticut 11-3 398 15 Big East Conference
22. Marquette 12-2 267 17 Big East Conference
23. Miami 11-2 158 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. North Carolina 10-3 123 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Illinois 12-3 120 9 Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UCLA 12-3 92 Pacific-10 Conference
Boston College 11-3 60 Atlantic Coast Conference
Kent State 10-2 2 Mid-American Conference
Florida State 12-2 1 Atlantic Coast Conference

Boston College receiving votes again after a good week, while UCLA falls out of the media top 25. Louisville continues to rise.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 16-1 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young 13-1 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Central Florida 11-2 1603 7 Conference USA
4. Gonzaga 11-3 1580 3 Western Athletic Conference
5. Rhode Island 11-2 1505 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Kent State 10-2 1470 5 Mid-American Conference
7. San Diego State 12-3 1367 10 Mountain West Conference
8. Middle Tennessee 13-3 1280 12 Sun Belt Conference
9. UAB 10-3 1201 13 Conference USA
10. Dayton 10-3 1100 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Southern Illinois 12-5 977 22 Missouri Valley Conference
12. New Mexico 12-4 912 24 Mountain West Conference
13. Albany 14-4 858 23 America East Conference
14. Fresno State 11-4 776 NR Western Athletic Conference
15. Memphis 10-4 729 21 Conference USA
16. Texas Christian 12-4 638 11 Mountain West Conference
17. Weber State 12-4 624 25 Big Sky Conference
18. Tulsa 9-4 566 NR Conference USA
19. Texas-Arlington 10-3 520 19 Southland Conference
20. Iona 12-4 480 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
21. Fordham 10-3 413 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Saint Louis 10-4 315 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Santa Clara 12-4 297 6 West Coast Conference
24. Houston 10-4 121 14 Conference USA
25. Cal State Northridge 11-4 118 NR Big West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Florida Atlantic 11-4 66 Southern Conference
Loyola-Maryland 11-4 64 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Saint Joseph's 10-4 64 Atlantic 10 Conference
Butler 12-5 46 Horizon League
Marshall 8-4 36 Conference USA
Northern Iowa 12-5 36 Missouri Valley Conference
Hofstra 11-5 28 Colonial Athletic Association
Nevada 10-5 23 Western Athletic Conference
Duquesne 9-4 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
VCU 11-5 19 Colonial Athletic Association
UC Santa Barbara 8-4 13 Big West Conference
Pepperdine 10-4 8 West Coast Conference

Still none of our teams in the mid-major top 25. I'm hoping some of them can wake up and start competing.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 12-18, 2015

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 8-10, 3-3 America East. Another split this week for the Hawks, both games at home. They lost 89-84 in OT to UMBC but beat Maine 95-88.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 6-11, 2-4 America East. 2 more losses this week for the Black Bears, who lost at home 71-58 to Vermont, then lost 95-88 at Hartford.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 10-6, 2-0 Atlantic 10. The 49ers get a good start to conference play by winning 84-78 at LaSalle then returning home to beat Richmond 77-66.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 12-4, 1-1 ACC. The Eagles split this week, winning 77-76 at home against Duke, then losing 86-77 at Miami (FL).

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 12-4, 1-1 Big 12. The Buffaloes split their first 2 conference games, winning 77-69 at Kansas St. then returning home and losing 82-68 to Oklahoma St.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 14-3, 3-1 Big East. A split this week for the Cardinals, who stayed home to beat St. Johns 81-61, then lost at UConn 83-70.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 10-8, 5-2 Big South. 2 home wins for the Panthers this week: 75-46 over Liberty and 69-43 over VMI.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 10-7, 3-4 Big 10. Another split for the Hawkeyes, as they won 65-63 at Purdue then lost at home 75-72 to Minnesota.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 8-8, 3-4 Big 10. The Nittany Lions had a weird week, losing 66-53 at home against Indiana, then turning right around and travelling to Indiana and winning 73-71.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 4-13, 1-3 Big West. The Mustangs split 2 home games this week, beating Pacific 68-55 then losing to Cal St. Fullerton 76-68.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 8-7, 1-1 Conference USA. A road split this week for the Miners, as they won 53-50 at ECU then lost 67-65 at Tulane.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 9-10, 4-3 Horizon. A home split this week for the Raiders, who beat Milwaukee 74-68 then lost 84-78 to Green Bay.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 6-8, 3-0 MAC. The Chippewas are off to a nice start in conference play, winning 2 more this week. First a 57-49 win at Ball St., then an 85-81 OT win at Western Michigan.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 6-13, 1-7 MVC. The slide is now 5 for the Aces, who lost 2 road games this week: 79-71 at Northern Iowa and 67-66 at Bradley.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 4-13, 1-5 Northeast. 2 road losses this week for the Bulldogs, first 67-53 at Quinnipiac, then 79-70 at Fairleigh Dickinson.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 9-7, 5-1 Northeast. 2 more wins for the Hawks, who beat Robert Morris 66-46 at home then won 48-36 at Mt. St. Marys.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 13-3, 4-1 Pac 10. Just 1 game this week for the Bruins, a 58-57 win at USC.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 11-6, 6-0 Southern. The roll continues for the Wildcats, who won 95-76 at home against Citadel, then won 87-79 at Chattanooga.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 6-9, 1-3 WAC. A split this week for the Warriors, who won 73-64 at New Mexico St. then returned home and got hammered by Gonzaga 84-51.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 4-13, 1-2 WAC. 2 losses this week for the Beavers, first a non-conference home loss 88-85 to Cornell, then back to conference play with an 86-75 loss at LA Tech.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Tennessee (72) 16-0 1800 1 Southeastern Conference
2. Oklahoma State 15-1 1725 4 Big 12 Conference
3. Creighton 18-1 1634 5 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Arizona 13-2 1607 8 Pacific-10 Conference
5. Nebraska 15-2 1493 6 Big 12 Conference
6. Stanford 14-2 1410 2 Pacific-10 Conference
7. Texas 14-2 1335 12 Big 12 Conference
8. Florida 15-2 1326 14 Southeastern Conference
9. Connecticut 13-3 1153 21 Big East Conference
10. West Virginia 13-3 1101 3 Big East Conference
11. Syracuse 13-2 1069 19 Big East Conference
12. Mississippi 14-2 1053 7 Southeastern Conference
13. Texas A&M 16-2 969 9 Big 12 Conference
14. Louisville 14-3 866 10 Big East Conference
15. Notre Dame 13-3 832 13 Big East Conference
16. Vanderbilt 12-3 654 16 Southeastern Conference
17. Brigham Young 13-2 629 11 Mountain West Conference
18. Pittsburgh 12-3 577 15 Big East Conference
19. Duke 13-3 441 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Wisconsin 13-3 427 18 Big Ten Conference
21. UCLA 13-3 423 NR Pacific-10 Conference
22. Georgia Tech 13-3 257 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Marquette 13-3 190 22 Big East Conference
24. Florida State 14-2 145 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Illinois 13-4 125 25 Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Boston College 12-4 85 Atlantic Coast Conference
Rhode Island 13-2 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
Gonzaga 13-3 20 Western Athletic Conference
Kentucky 12-4 20 Southeastern Conference
Miami 12-3 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
Michigan State 12-4 2 Big Ten Conference

UCLA is back in the media top 25, while Louisville drops a few spots. Boston College is right on the edge.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 18-1 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young 13-2 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Gonzaga 13-3 1643 4 Western Athletic Conference
4. Rhode Island 13-2 1572 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Southern Illinois 14-5 1466 11 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Dayton 12-3 1451 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. New Mexico 14-4 1322 12 Mountain West Conference
8. Kent State 11-3 1318 6 Mid-American Conference
9. San Diego State 13-4 1205 7 Mountain West Conference
10. UAB 11-4 1100 9 Conference USA
11. Middle Tennessee 14-4 1070 8 Sun Belt Conference
12. Central Florida 11-4 950 3 Conference USA
13. Houston 12-4 917 24 Conference USA
14. Northern Iowa 14-5 798 NR Missouri Valley Conference
15. Saint Joseph's 12-4 759 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Loyola-Maryland 13-4 741 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
17. Hofstra 13-5 636 NR Colonial Athletic Association
18. Cal State Northridge 13-4 565 25 Big West Conference
19. Memphis 11-5 500 15 Conference USA
20. Albany 15-5 391 13 America East Conference
21. Winthrop 11-4 311 NR Big South Conference
22. Louisiana Tech 12-4 201 NR Western Athletic Conference
23. Xavier 10-6 191 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Weber State 13-5 190 17 Big Sky Conference
25. Saint Louis 11-5 125 22 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Santa Clara 13-5 112 West Coast Conference
Iona 13-5 109 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Texas-Arlington 11-4 65 Southland Conference
Pennsylvania 10-5 43 Ivy League
Manhattan 12-5 29 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Butler 13-6 28 Horizon League
Davidson 11-6 14 Southern Conference
Campbell 12-5 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
Central Connecticut State 12-5 12 Northeast Conference
St. Francis-PA 12-5 8 Northeast Conference
Nevada 10-6 7 Western Athletic Conference
VCU 12-6 6 Colonial Athletic Association
Southern Mississippi 11-5 3 Conference USA
Marshall 9-5 2 Conference USA

Davidson is our first team this season to receive votes in the mid-major poll. Hopefully that isn't an omen.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 19-25, 2015

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 8-12, 3-5 America East. Not a good week for the Hawks, who lost 2 road games. First 87-71 at Albany, then 67-61 at Binghamton.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 7-11, 3-4 America East. Just 1 game this week for the Black Bears, a 75-67 win at UMBC.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 12-6, 4-0 Atlantic 10. 2 more wins for the 49ers, as they won 72-57 at UMass, then returned home to beat LaSalle 65-57.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 14-4, 3-1 ACC. 2 wins for the Eagles this week, as they hosted N.C. State and won 84-69, then won 85-59 at Virginia Tech.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-5, 2-2 Big 12. The Buffaloes split this week, losing at home 75-66 to Texas A&M, then winning 60-59 at Kansas.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 16-3, 5-1 Big East. 2 more wins for the Cardinals this week, as they won 75-56 at Cincinnati then returned home to beat Syracuse 96-78.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 12-8, 7-2 Big South. The winning streak is now 5 for the Panthers after a road sweep this week. First they won 73-63 at Winthrop, then they won 68-41 at Prebyterian.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 11-8, 4-5 Big 10. The Hawkeyes continue to split during the week, as they lost 83-71 at Ohio St., then hosted Michigan and won 74-63.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 9-9, 3-5 Big 10. The Nittany Lions split as well, hosting Purdue and winning 86-79, then losing 86-62 at Illinois.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 4-15, 1-5 Big West. 2 road losses for the Mustangs this week. First a 76-68 loss at UC Santa Barbara, then a 63-56 loss at Long Beach St.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 9-8, 2-2 Conference USA. A road split for the Miners, who won 63-53 at Rice, then lost 81-71 at Houston.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 11-10, 6-3 Horizon. 2 road wins for the Raiders this week, as they won 80-63 at Cleveland St. then won 57-49 at Youngstown St.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 7-9, 4-1 MAC. The Chippewas split this week, losing 90-88 at home to Akron before travelling to Buffalo and winning 64-55.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 7-13, 2-7 MVC. Just 1 game for the Aces this week as they went to Wichita St. and hammered them 79-58.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 4-15, 1-7 Northeast. 2 more losses this week for the Bulldogs. First a 77-50 home loss to Central Conn. State, then a 56-53 loss at Long Island.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 11-7, 7-1 Northeast. 2 easy victories this week for the Hawks, as they won 88-55 at Quinnipiac then returned home and beat Wagner 86-44.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 14-4, 5-2 Pac 10. A home split this week for the Bruins, who beat Utah St. 68-59, but lost to Oregon 80-78 in OT.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 13-6, 8-0 Southern. The Wildcats keep roaring, as they win 2 home games this week. First a 90-80 win over Samford, then a 92-82 win over Appalachian St.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 6-11, 1-4 WAC. 2 blowout road losses for the Warriors this week. First an 82-63 loss at LA Tech, then a non-conference 78-57 loss at Nebraska.

Oregon St. (Jawouk Bafou) -- 6-13, 3-2 WAC. The Beavers get 2 wins this week, hosting Boise St. and winning 87-79, then going to Gonzaga and absolutely stunning them by winning 65-54.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Oklahoma State (34) 17-1 1760 2 Big 12 Conference
2. Arizona (35) 15-2 1752 4 Pacific-10 Conference
3. Creighton 20-1 1622 3 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Tennessee (3) 16-1 1618 1 Southeastern Conference
5. Stanford 16-2 1505 6 Pacific-10 Conference
6. Nebraska 17-2 1458 5 Big 12 Conference
7. Texas 16-2 1335 7 Big 12 Conference
8. Florida 17-2 1279 8 Southeastern Conference
9. West Virginia 15-3 1235 10 Big East Conference
10. Texas A&M 17-2 1060 13 Big 12 Conference
11. Connecticut 14-4 1011 9 Big East Conference
12. Louisville 16-3 992 14 Big East Conference
13. Duke 15-3 983 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Brigham Young 15-2 813 17 Mountain West Conference
15. Syracuse 14-3 810 11 Big East Conference
16. Wisconsin 15-3 724 20 Big Ten Conference
17. Kentucky 14-4 717 NR Southeastern Conference
18. Georgia Tech 15-3 597 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Marquette 15-3 564 23 Big East Conference
20. Illinois 15-4 470 25 Big Ten Conference
21. Ohio State 15-4 255 NR Big Ten Conference
22. Notre Dame 13-5 216 15 Big East Conference
23. Rhode Island 15-2 216 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Florida State 15-3 196 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. UCLA 14-4 152 21 Pacific-10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Boston College 14-4 32 Atlantic Coast Conference
Vanderbilt 12-5 20 Southeastern Conference
Gonzaga 14-4 7 Western Athletic Conference
Mississippi 14-4 1 Southeastern Conference

UCLA drops in the media poll, but remains in. Louisville goes up a couple spots and Boston College is still receiving votes.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 20-1 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young 15-2 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Rhode Island 15-2 1650 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Gonzaga 14-4 1578 3 Western Athletic Conference
5. UAB 13-4 1463 10 Conference USA
6. Southern Illinois 15-6 1461 5 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Saint Joseph's 14-4 1343 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. San Diego State 14-5 1213 9 Mountain West Conference
9. Kent State 12-4 1173 8 Mid-American Conference
10. Central Florida 12-5 1032 12 Conference USA
11. Saint Louis 13-5 1027 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Louisiana Tech 14-4 876 22 Western Athletic Conference
13. Houston 13-5 848 13 Conference USA
14. Davidson 13-6 739 NR Southern Conference
15. Dayton 12-5 717 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. VCU 14-6 716 NR Colonial Athletic Association
17. Santa Clara 14-5 708 NR West Coast Conference
18. Northern Iowa 15-6 565 14 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Hofstra 14-6 516 17 Colonial Athletic Association
20. Pennsylvania 12-5 362 NR Ivy League
21. Middle Tennessee 14-5 342 11 Sun Belt Conference
22. New Mexico 14-6 314 7 Mountain West Conference
23. Loyola-Maryland 14-5 280 16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
24. Memphis 12-6 188 19 Conference USA
25. Southern Mississippi 13-5 177 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Charlotte 12-6 129 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cal State Northridge 14-5 117 Big West Conference
Texas Christian 13-6 103 Mountain West Conference
Albany 16-6 92 America East Conference
Central Connecticut State 14-5 58 Northeast Conference
Weber State 14-6 51 Big Sky Conference
Manhattan 13-6 14 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Texas-Arlington 12-5 12 Southland Conference
IUPUI 14-7 7 Summit League
Winthrop 12-5 1 Big South Conference

Let's welcome Davidson to the mid-major 25, who get in after only receiving votes last week. Speaking of receiving votes, hello Charlotte, who jumps all the way to basically 26th in the mid-major poll. This is what I wanted, now we need more mid-major teams to step it up.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2015

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 10-12, 5-5 America East. Good week for the Hawks, as they won 2 at home. First an 88-76 win over Stony Brook, then a 63-59 win over New Hampshire.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 8-12, 4-5 America East. A home split for the Black Bears this week, as they lost to Boston U 79-71, then beat Albany 81-74.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 13-7, 5-1 Atlantic 10. A split for the 49ers this week, as they lost 65-60 at Rhode Island, then returned home to beat Dayton 77-51.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 15-5, 4-2 ACC. A split for the Eagles, who beat GA Tech 87-75 at home, then lost 82-79 at Virginia.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 14-6, 3-3 Big 12. The Buffaloes continue to split in conference play, this week losing 77-61 to a top 5 Nebraska team, then won 76-70 at Iowa St.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 18-3, 7-1 Big East. The Cardinals won 2 games this week, first a 73-68 home win over Villanova, then an 88-54 win at DePaul.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 13-9, 8-3 Big South. The Panthers split 2 home games this week, losing 66-64 to UNC Asheville, then hammering Gardner Webb 96-64.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 12-8, 4-5 Big 10. The Hawkeyes had 1 game this week, taking a break from conference play to win a non-conference game 60-41 at Milwaukee.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 9-10, 3-6 Big 10. The Nittany Lions also had just 1 game this week, losing 100-70 at Michigan St.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 5-15, 2-5 Big West. 1 game this week for the Mustangs, who beat UC Riverside 49-40 at home.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 10-9, 3-3 Conference USA. Another split this week for the Miners, both games being at home. They beat Rice 72-65 but lost to Southern Miss 72-60.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 12-11, 7-4 Horizon. The Raiders split 2 road games this week, losing 72-69 at IL-Chicago, then winning 74-63 at Loyola-IL.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 7-11, 4-3 MAC. 2 losses this week for the Chippewas, who lost at home 62-53 to Northern Illinois, then lost 65-63 at Miami (OH).

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 8-14, 3-8 MVC. The Aces split 2 home games this week, losing 76-63 to a 1 loss Creighton team, then beating Indiana St. 76-74.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 5-16, 2-8 Northeast. The Bulldogs split this week, winning 80-69 at Wagner then losing at home 58-55 to St. Francis-PA.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 13-7, 9-1 Northeast. The winning streak is now 7 for the Hawks who got 2 home wins this week. First 76-46 over Sacred Heart, then 77-59 over St. Francis-NY.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 15-5, 6-3 Pac 10. A road split for the Bruins, who lost 89-66 at Stanford, then won 75-56 at Cal.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 15-6, 10-0 Southern. It's 10 in a row for the Wildcats, all conference wins, this time both on the road. First 58-57 at Western Carolina, then 101-85 at Appalachian St.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 6-13, 1-6 WAC. 5 losses in a row now for the Warriors, as they lost at home 73-66 to San Jose St., then got hammered 88-68 at Nevada.

Oregon St. (Jawouk Bafou) -- 7-14, 4-3 WAC. A split for the Beavers this week, both games at home. They beat New Mexico St. 80-65 but lost 70-46 to Fresno St.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Tennessee (51) 18-1 1749 4 Southeastern Conference
2. Arizona (6) 16-3 1689 2 Pacific-10 Conference
3. Oklahoma State (10) 18-2 1665 1 Big 12 Conference
4. Stanford (4) 18-2 1579 5 Pacific-10 Conference
5. Nebraska 19-2 1504 6 Big 12 Conference
6. Creighton (1) 22-1 1430 3 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Texas 18-2 1429 7 Big 12 Conference
8. Connecticut 16-4 1246 11 Big East Conference
9. Florida 19-2 1182 8 Southeastern Conference
10. West Virginia 17-3 1179 9 Big East Conference
11. Louisville 18-3 1140 12 Big East Conference
12. Duke 17-3 976 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Wisconsin 17-3 932 16 Big Ten Conference
14. Texas A&M 19-2 887 10 Big 12 Conference
15. Brigham Young 17-2 768 14 Mountain West Conference
16. Kentucky 15-5 735 17 Southeastern Conference
17. Illinois 16-4 644 20 Big Ten Conference
18. Syracuse 15-4 633 15 Big East Conference
19. Notre Dame 14-6 435 22 Big East Conference
20. Marquette 16-4 388 19 Big East Conference
21. Rhode Island 17-2 285 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Georgia Tech 15-5 238 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. UCLA 15-5 212 25 Pacific-10 Conference
24. Ohio State 15-5 206 21 Big Ten Conference
25. Gonzaga 16-4 98 NR Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Boston College 15-5 41 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oregon 15-6 33 Pacific-10 Conference
Vanderbilt 13-6 33 Southeastern Conference
Villanova 14-6 23 Big East Conference
Michigan State 13-6 22 Big Ten Conference
Pittsburgh 13-6 8 Big East Conference
UAB 15-4 4 Conference USA
Mississippi 15-5 3 Southeastern Conference
Florida State 15-5 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
Saint Joseph's 16-4 2 Atlantic 10 Conference

Louisville and UCLA both move up in the media polls, while Boston College is still just out of the media top 25.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 22-1 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young 17-2 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Rhode Island 17-2 1621 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Gonzaga 16-4 1606 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. UAB 15-4 1482 5 Conference USA
6. Saint Joseph's 16-4 1350 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Southern Illinois 15-8 1340 6 Missouri Valley Conference
8. New Mexico 16-6 1201 22 Mountain West Conference
9. Central Florida 14-5 1173 10 Conference USA
10. Davidson 15-6 1161 14 Southern Conference
11. Kent State 14-4 1076 9 Mid-American Conference
12. San Diego State 15-6 975 8 Mountain West Conference
13. VCU 15-7 903 16 Colonial Athletic Association
14. Northern Iowa 16-7 855 18 Missouri Valley Conference
15. Pennsylvania 14-5 723 20 Ivy League
16. Saint Louis 14-6 675 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Southern Mississippi 15-5 629 25 Conference USA
18. Hofstra 15-7 577 19 Colonial Athletic Association
19. Houston 14-6 455 13 Conference USA
20. Charlotte 13-7 450 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Butler 15-8 189 NR Horizon League
22. Middle Tennessee 15-6 189 21 Sun Belt Conference
23. Xavier 11-9 188 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Louisiana Tech 15-5 186 12 Western Athletic Conference
25. Central Connecticut State 16-5 148 NR Northeast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Fairfield 14-7 87 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Winthrop 15-5 83 Big South Conference
Santa Clara 14-7 71 West Coast Conference
Missouri State 13-9 64 Missouri Valley Conference
Albany 16-7 61 America East Conference
Cal State Northridge 15-6 58 Big West Conference
Siena 14-7 54 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Dayton 12-7 40 Atlantic 10 Conference
Bowling Green 12-8 33 Mid-American Conference
Loyola-Maryland 14-6 33 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
IUPUI 15-8 31 Summit League
Loyola Marymount 14-7 30 West Coast Conference
Memphis 12-8 13 Conference USA
Florida Atlantic 15-6 12 Southern Conference
George Mason 14-8 12 Colonial Athletic Association
Manhattan 14-7 11 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
North Texas 14-8 8 Sun Belt Conference
Fresno State 13-8 6 Western Athletic Conference
Texas Christian 13-8 6 Mountain West Conference
Richmond 12-8 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Iona 14-8 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UC Santa Barbara 12-6 1 Big West Conference
Utah 11-8 1 Mountain West Conference


Great to see Charlotte and Davidson making noise in the mid-major polls, hopefully they can both keep it up.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 2-8, 2015

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 10-13, 5-6 T-5th America East. Just 1 game for the Hawks this week, a 58-42 loss at UMBC.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 9-13, 5-6 T-5th America East. Another split for the Black Bears, both on the road. They won 69-58 at Stony Brook but lost 92-89 in OT at Vermont.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 14-8, 6-2 3rd Atlantic 10. A split for the 49ers, who lost 77-64 at Temple then returned home to beat St. Louis 71-66 in OT.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 16-6, 5-3 T-4th ACC. A road split for the Eagles this week, as they won 78-74 at Clemson then lost 79-72 at N.C. State.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 16-6, 5-3 T-4th Big 12. Great week for the Buffaloes, who won 90-79 at Missouri then returned home to beat Kansas St. 76-67.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 20-3, 9-1 1st Big East. 2 more wins this week for the Cardinals, who won 74-72 at St. Johns, then returned home and beat Rutgers 86-72.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 13-10, 8-4 3rd Big South. Just 1 game for the Panthers this week, a 72-60 loss at Radford.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 14-8, 6-5 T-5th Big 10. Good week for the Hawkeyes who won both games, first a home win 84-73 over Penn St., then a 72-53 win at Indiana.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 9-12, 3-8 T-9th Big 10. 2 losses this week for the Nittany Lions. First the 84-73 loss at Iowa, then a 71-66 home loss to Minnesota.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 5-17, 2-7 8th Big West. 2 losses for the Mustangs this week. First a 70-66 loss at UC Davis, then a 75-64 home loss to Cal St. Northridge.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 12-9, 5-3 T-3rd Conference USA. Good week for the Miners who won 2 tough home games. First a 73-63 win over UAB, then a 68-46 win over Houston.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 12-13, 7-6 5th Horizon. 2 home blowout losses for the Raiders this week. First a 76-45 loss to Valpo, then an 82-66 loss to Butler.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 8-12, 5-4 2nd in West Division of MAC. A split this week for the Chippewas, who lost at home 77-55 to Eastern Michigan, then won 71-63 at Toledo.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 9-15, 4-9 9th MVC. A road split for the Aces this week, as they lost 77-67 to Southern Illinois, but won 60-54 at Illinois St.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 5-18, 2-10 12th (last) Northeast. 2 more losses for the Bulldogs this week. First a 67-59 loss at St. Francis-NY, then a home 71-63 loss to Quinnipiac.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 13-9, 9-3 2nd Northeast. Tough week for the Hawks, who lost 2 on the road. First 80-75 to St. Francis-PA, then a 67-54 loss at Robert Morris.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 17-5, 8-3 3rd Pac 10. 2 home wins for the Bruins this week. First a nailbiting 59-58 win over Washington, then an 80-70 win over Washington St.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 17-6, 12-0 1st in Southern Division of Southern. 2 more wins for the Wildcats, who won 88-75 at home against GA Southern, then won 81-63 at Citadel.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 8-13, 3-6 8th WAC. Good week for the Warriors, who win 2. First a 90-61 home win over Boise St., then an 81-70 win at Oregon St.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 7-16, 4-5 7th WAC. The Beavers drop 2 games this week, first a 79-69 loss at San Jose St., then a home 81-70 loss to Hawaii.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Arizona (49) 18-3 1762 2 Pacific-10 Conference
2. Stanford (7) 20-2 1716 4 Pacific-10 Conference
3. Texas (15) 20-2 1687 7 Big 12 Conference
4. Nebraska 20-3 1555 5 Big 12 Conference
5. Connecticut (1) 18-4 1525 8 Big East Conference
6. Creighton 23-2 1399 6 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Tennessee 18-3 1360 1 Southeastern Conference
8. Louisville 20-3 1316 11 Big East Conference
9. Oklahoma State 19-3 1243 3 Big 12 Conference
10. Florida 20-3 1095 9 Southeastern Conference
11. West Virginia 19-3 1077 10 Big East Conference
12. Kentucky 17-5 983 16 Southeastern Conference
13. Brigham Young 19-2 888 15 Mountain West Conference
14. Duke 18-4 881 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Texas A&M 20-3 879 14 Big 12 Conference
16. Illinois 18-4 760 17 Big Ten Conference
17. Marquette 18-4 649 20 Big East Conference
18. Notre Dame 16-6 531 19 Big East Conference
19. Wisconsin 17-5 474 13 Big Ten Conference
20. UCLA 17-5 381 23 Pacific-10 Conference
21. Ohio State 17-5 380 24 Big Ten Conference
22. Rhode Island 19-2 322 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Syracuse 15-6 234 18 Big East Conference
24. Wake Forest 15-7 80 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Mississippi 18-5 70 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Michigan State 14-6 59 Big Ten Conference
Florida State 17-5 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oregon 16-7 23 Pacific-10 Conference
Gonzaga 17-5 16 Western Athletic Conference
Saint Joseph's 18-4 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
Villanova 15-7 12 Big East Conference
Kent State 16-4 6 Mid-American Conference

Both Louisville and UCLA have nice jumps in the media poll, but Boston College loses all their votes.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 23-2 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young 19-2 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Rhode Island 19-2 1649 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Gonzaga 17-5 1580 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. Saint Joseph's 18-4 1460 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. UAB 16-5 1401 5 Conference USA
7. Central Florida 16-5 1303 9 Conference USA
8. Kent State 16-4 1265 11 Mid-American Conference
9. Davidson 17-6 1209 10 Southern Conference
10. New Mexico 17-6 1115 8 Mountain West Conference
11. Southern Illinois 16-9 1090 7 Missouri Valley Conference
12. VCU 17-7 954 13 Colonial Athletic Association
13. Hofstra 17-7 916 18 Colonial Athletic Association
14. Pennsylvania 16-5 811 15 Ivy League
15. San Diego State 16-7 731 12 Mountain West Conference
16. Butler 17-8 674 21 Horizon League
17. Xavier 13-9 597 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Middle Tennessee 17-6 578 22 Sun Belt Conference
19. Charlotte 14-8 381 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Siena 16-7 354 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
21. Southern Mississippi 16-6 350 17 Conference USA
22. Northern Iowa 16-8 339 14 Missouri Valley Conference
23. Houston 15-7 319 19 Conference USA
24. Loyola-Maryland 16-6 151 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Santa Clara 16-7 149 NR West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Cal State Northridge 17-6 101 Big West Conference
Fresno State 15-8 71 Western Athletic Conference
Saint Louis 14-8 70 Atlantic 10 Conference
Texas Christian 15-8 70 Mountain West Conference
Central Connecticut State 17-6 49 Northeast Conference
Winthrop 16-6 36 Big South Conference
Missouri State 14-10 20 Missouri Valley Conference
Loyola Marymount 15-8 17 West Coast Conference
Dayton 13-8 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
Louisiana Tech 16-6 14 Western Athletic Conference
Manhattan 15-8 8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Marshall 12-8 7 Conference USA
St. Francis-PA 16-7 5 Northeast Conference
IUPUI 16-9 4 Summit League
George Mason 15-9 3 Colonial Athletic Association
Florida Atlantic 16-7 2 Southern Conference
Memphis 13-9 2 Conference USA
Richmond 13-9 1 Atlantic 10 Conference

Davidson and Charlotte each move up in the mid-major poll, and no other team is represented.

As we've entered February, it's time to take a look at the Bubble Watch. 3 of our teams are in the Bubble Watch, so let's take a look.

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Colorado 16-6 .580 (47) 0-4 4-1 8-1 4-0 84 In
Vanderbilt 14-7 .598 (31) 1-5 2-2 7-0 4-0 41 In
Texas Christian 15-8 .560 (61) 1-4 4-2 4-1 6-1 91 In
Auburn 14-8 .570 (54) 2-4 4-1 4-2 4-1 54 In
Iowa 14-8 .568 (58) 1-3 3-2 6-3 4-0 97 In
Baylor 14-8 .600 (29) 0-6 4-1 4-1 6-0 21 In
Purdue 14-8 .571 (53) 1-6 2-1 3-1 8-0 46 In
Charlotte 14-8 .598 (32) 0-4 3-0 8-3 3-1 33 In
Saint Joseph's 18-4 .551 (70) 0-1 2-0 8-1 8-2 247 Out
Gonzaga 17-5 .550 (74) 1-2 3-2 5-0 8-1 220 Out
Santa Clara 16-7 .550 (71) 1-1 3-1 4-3 8-2 206 Out
North Texas 15-9 .554 (67) 0-3 2-0 8-3 5-3 135 Out
Maryland 13-8 .556 (64) 3-6 0-0 5-1 5-1 81 Out
Dayton 13-8 .558 (62) 0-2 1-1 3-5 9-0 109 Out
New Mexico 17-6 .545 (84) 0-2 5-3 4-0 8-1 205 Out

Colorado and Iowa have to be ecstatic to be on the Bubble Watch for the NCAA Tournament, considering where they've been the last few years. Charlotte has been NIT bound the last couple seasons, and all 3 teams need to keep winning. Now how about the other 17 teams? Let's take a look.

Locks: Boston College, Louisville, UCLA, Davidson
Out: Hartford, Maine, High Point, Penn State, Cal Poly, UTEP, Wright State, Central Michigan, Evansville, Monmouth, Bryant, Hawaii, Oregon State.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 9-15, 2015

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 12-13, 7-6 5th America East. 2 wins for the Hawks this week, as they won 66-47 at Boston U, then returned home and beat Albany 85-70.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 10-14, 6-7 T-6th America East. Another split for the Black Bears, both games at home. First an 80-72 loss to Binghamton, then a 76-59 win over UMBC.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 15-9, 7-3 3rd Atlantic 10. A split for the 49ers, who hosted UMass and won 76-51, then lost 82-66 at Richmond.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 17-7, 6-4 T-5th ACC. Another split for the Eagles, with both games being at home. First a 66-62 win over VA Tech, then a 103-90 loss to Wake Forest.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 17-7, 6-4 5th Big 12. A split for the Buffaloes, who won 77-46 at Texas Tech, then returned home and lost 68-61 to Kansas.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 21-4, 10-2 T-1st Big East. A split this week for the Cardinals, who lost 63-60 at Georgetown, then hosted Seton Hall and won 90-63.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 14-11, 9-5 T-3rd Big South. A road split for the Panthers, who won 70-63 at VMI, then lost 70-68 at Liberty.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 15-9, 7-6 6th Big 10. A split for the Hawkeyes, who hosted Purdue and won 73-64, then suffered an embarassing 65-55 loss at Northwestern.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 10-13, 4-9 9th Big 10. The Nittany Lions hosted 2 ranked teams this week, losing 81-59 to Michigan St. before shocking Illinois 59-58.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 5-19, 2-9 8th Big West. 2 more losses for the Mustangs, who lost 58-50 at home to UC Irvine, then lost 82-65 at Pacific.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 14-9, 7-3 2nd Conference USA. 2 more wins for the Miners, who survived Tulane 75-74 at home in OT before going to SMU and winning 88-63.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 12-15, 7-8 T-6th Horizon. The slide continues for the Raiders who have now lost 4 straight, this time 2 on the road. First an 88-67 loss at Green Bay, then a 92-85 loss at Milwaukee.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 10-12, 6-4 2nd in West Division of MAC. The Chippewas have a 3 game winning streak going after 2 wins this week. First a non-conference 70-40 win at IPFW, then back to conference play where they hosted Ball St. and won 71-59.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 9-17, 4-11 9th MVC. 2 home losses this week for the Aces, who lost 84-78 against Bradley then lost 69-60 to Northern Iowa.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 6-19, 3-11 12th (last) Northeast. A split for the Bulldogs this week, as they lost 67-65 at Sacred Heart, then hosted Fairleigh Dickinson and won 52-50.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 14-10, 10-4 2nd Northeast. A split for the Hawks this week, for a brutal 80-67 loss at Wagner, then a home 59-51 win over Long Island.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 18-6, 8-4 4th Pac 10. The Bruins had a headscratcher of a week, going out of conference and hammering a top 10 Creighton team 77-52 at their place, then returning home for conference play and losing to USC 74-73. Ugh!

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 19-6, 14-0 1st in South Division of Southern. Yet another 2 wins for the Wildcats, who hosted Elon and won 69-61, then hosted Chattanooga and won 73-61.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 8-15, 3-8 9th (last) WAC. It's been a rough go for the Warriors this season, as they lost 86-81 in OT at Fresno St. then returned home but lost 81-77 to New Mexico St.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 7-17 T-6th WAC. 1 game this week for the Beavers, a 74-53 loss at Nevada.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Arizona (37) 19-4 1729 1 Pacific-10 Conference
2. Stanford (18) 21-3 1713 2 Pacific-10 Conference
3. Nebraska (6) 22-3 1613 4 Big 12 Conference
4. Connecticut (6) 20-4 1604 5 Big East Conference
5. Texas (3) 21-3 1559 3 Big 12 Conference
6. Tennessee (2) 20-3 1447 7 Southeastern Conference
7. Oklahoma State 21-3 1406 9 Big 12 Conference
8. Florida 22-3 1245 10 Southeastern Conference
9. Creighton 24-3 1232 6 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Louisville 21-4 1108 8 Big East Conference
11. Duke 20-4 1078 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Kentucky 19-5 1038 12 Southeastern Conference
13. Brigham Young 21-2 964 13 Mountain West Conference
14. Marquette 20-4 888 17 Big East Conference
15. Texas A&M 21-4 803 15 Big 12 Conference
16. West Virginia 19-5 678 11 Big East Conference
17. Wisconsin 19-5 671 19 Big Ten Conference
18. Ohio State 18-5 526 21 Big Ten Conference
19. Syracuse 17-6 380 23 Big East Conference
20. Notre Dame 17-7 302 18 Big East Conference
21. Illinois 18-6 258 16 Big Ten Conference
22. Mississippi 20-5 229 25 Southeastern Conference
23. UCLA 18-6 219 20 Pacific-10 Conference
24. Michigan State 16-6 201 NR Big Ten Conference
25. Rhode Island 20-3 197 22 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Florida State 19-5 85 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oregon 18-7 53 Pacific-10 Conference
North Carolina 16-7 51 Atlantic Coast Conference
Saint Joseph's 20-4 46 Atlantic 10 Conference
Gonzaga 19-5 38 Western Athletic Conference
Kent State 18-4 15 Mid-American Conference
Villanova 16-8 13 Big East Conference
Pittsburgh 16-7 10 Big East Conference
Wake Forest 16-8 1 Atlantic Coast Conference

Both Louisville and UCLA drop a couple spots in the media poll, and how about the parity at the top. 6 different teams receive a FPV.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (69) 24-3 1797 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young (3) 21-2 1731 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Rhode Island 20-3 1613 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Gonzaga 19-5 1612 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. Saint Joseph's 20-4 1504 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Kent State 18-4 1405 8 Mid-American Conference
7. Davidson 19-6 1367 9 Southern Conference
8. New Mexico 19-6 1285 10 Mountain West Conference
9. Central Florida 17-6 1200 7 Conference USA
10. Pennsylvania 18-5 1147 14 Ivy League
11. UAB 16-7 1033 6 Conference USA
12. Butler 19-8 973 16 Horizon League
13. Hofstra 18-8 897 13 Colonial Athletic Association
14. Siena 18-7 834 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
15. Southern Mississippi 17-7 615 21 Conference USA
16. Fresno State 17-8 500 NR Western Athletic Conference
17. San Diego State 16-8 455 15 Mountain West Conference
18. Southern Illinois 16-11 417 11 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Xavier 14-10 402 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Central Connecticut State 19-6 395 NR Northeast Conference
21. Texas Christian 17-8 362 NR Mountain West Conference
22. Louisiana Tech 18-6 361 NR Western Athletic Conference
23. Winthrop 18-6 282 NR Big South Conference
24. Charlotte 15-9 233 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Memphis 15-9 188 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Cal State Northridge 18-6 166 Big West Conference
Northern Iowa 17-9 110 Missouri Valley Conference
VCU 17-9 109 Colonial Athletic Association
Loyola-Maryland 17-7 108 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Santa Clara 17-8 92 West Coast Conference
Fairfield 16-9 42 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Saint Louis 15-9 40 Atlantic 10 Conference
Missouri State 15-11 24 Missouri Valley Conference
Marshall 13-9 23 Conference USA
Saint Mary's 16-9 22 West Coast Conference
Middle Tennessee 17-8 18 Sun Belt Conference
Loyola Marymount 16-9 13 West Coast Conference
UTEP 14-9 13 Conference USA
Houston 15-9 7 Conference USA
St. Francis-PA 17-8 3 Northeast Conference
IUPUI 17-10 1 Summit League
Old Dominion 15-9 1 Colonial Athletic Association

Davidson continues to rise, while Charlotte barely stays in, and hello UTEP again, who is receiving votes in a poll for the first time in a while. Hopefully this isn't a short stay.

Now for the weekly Bubble Watch, and we have just 2 teams in the Overall Bubble Watch this week:

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Gonzaga 19-5 .557 (64) 1-2 3-2 6-0 9-1 211 In
Cincinnati 15-9 .611 (18) 5-7 2-1 3-1 5-0 9 In
UAB 16-7 .571 (48) 1-1 5-3 4-2 6-1 99 In
Seton Hall 15-9 .596 (29) 3-9 3-0 4-0 5-0 34 In
VCU 17-9 .569 (51) 4-3 1-2 4-2 8-2 111 In
Baylor 16-8 .592 (31) 1-6 3-1 5-0 7-1 40 In
Michigan 15-9 .564 (56) 3-6 3-2 5-1 4-0 70 In
Auburn 15-9 .564 (55) 2-4 4-3 5-1 4-1 73 In
Santa Clara 17-8 .560 (60) 1-1 3-1 7-3 6-3 161 Out
Charlotte 15-9 .591 (32) 0-4 3-3 9-2 3-0 37 Out
Iowa 15-9 .558 (62) 1-4 5-1 5-3 4-1 108 Out
New Mexico 19-6 .548 (79) 0-2 3-3 9-0 7-1 222 Out
Texas Christian 17-8 .554 (71) 1-4 4-2 5-1 7-1 118 Out
Miami 14-9 .568 (52) 2-7 1-2 3-0 8-0 46 Out
Mississippi State 16-8 .535 (95) 1-5 4-1 3-2 8-0 155 Out

Splits aren't going to cut it for Charlotte and Iowa, who need sweeps during the week. Unfortunately, the road for Iowa is brutal, as 4 of their last 5 opponents are ranked in the media top 15. And what has happened to Colorado? Let's take a look at the other 18 teams.

Locks: Boston College, Louisville, UCLA, Davidson
In: Colorado,
Out: Hartford, Maine, High Point, Penn State, Cal Poly, UTEP, Wright State, Central Michigan, Evansville, Monmouth, Bryant, Hawaii, Oregon State.

Apparently even with the split this week, Colorado did enough to get themselves off the bubble and be projected safely in. Interesting.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 16-22, 2015

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 13-14, 8-7 5th America East. A split this week for the Hawks, who hosted Vermont and lost 78-71, then won 78-65 at Stony Brook.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 10-16, 6-9 7th America East. 2 road losses for the Black Bears this week, as they lost 82-81 at New Hampshire, who had won 5 games all season to that point. They also lost 73-60 at Boston U.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 15-11, 7-5 T-4th Atlantic 10. Not a good week for the 49ers who hosted Xavier and lost 71-46, then lost 74-73 at St. Bonaventure.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 18-8, 7-5 5th ACC. A split for the Eagles this week, as they hosted Maryland and won 92-72, then lost 84-82 at Florida St.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 18-8, 7-5 5th Big 12. Yet another split for the Buffaloes, who got hammered 92-57 at Texas, then hosted Missouri and won 80-72.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 22-5, 11-3 T-1st Big East. The Cardinals split this week, as Kuji becomes our first career 100 game winner on the sidelines when they won 88-61 at Pitt, then they lost 99-83 at Marquette.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 16-11, 11-5 2nd Big South. Great week for the Panthers who won 2 home games. First they won 66-57 over Presbyterian, then got a huge 68-56 win against conference leader Winthrop.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 17-9, 9-6 4th Big 10. Good week for the Hawkeyes who won both games. First a 77-69 win at Minnesota then a very good 72-58 win at home against Michigan St.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 11-14, 4-10 T-8th Big 10. A split this week for the Nittany Lions, who went out of conference to win 75-49 at Navy, then returned to conference play, hosting Ohio St. and losing 65-58.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-20, 3-10 8th Big West. A split this week for the Mustangs, who hosted Long Beach St. and won 66-42, then lost 67-59 at Cal St. Fullerton.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 15-10, 8-4 2nd Conference USA. A split this week for the Miners, who won 61-52 at Memphis, then returned home and lost 67-57 against Central Florida.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 14-15, 9-8 5th Horizon. Good week for the Raiders, as they get 2 home wins. First 70-62 over Youngstown St., then 86-71 over Cleveland St.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 11-13, 7-5 2nd in West Division of MAC. A split for the Chippewas, who saw their winning streak end with an 85-72 loss at Ohio, then returned home to beat Western Michigan 74-66.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 10-17, 5-11 T-8th MVC. 1 game this week for the Aces, as they hosted Wichita St. and won 77-66.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-19, 5-11 10th Northeast. Nice week for the Bulldogs, who get out of the conference cellar with 2 home wins. First they beat Long Island 86-63, then hung on to beat Robert Morris 67-65.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 15-11, 11-5 2nd Northeast. The Hawks split this week, hosting Mt. St. Marys and winning 63-54, then losing 62-61 at Fairleigh Dickinson.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 19-7, 9-5 4th Pac 10. Another split for the Bruins both on the road, as they lost 69-65 at Oregon, then beat Utah St. 69-45.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 20-7, 15-1 1st in South Division of Southern. A split for the Wildcats, both on the road. They won 88-63 at UNC Greensboro, then saw their 15 game losing streak come to an end as they suffered their first conference loss, 101-86 at Wofford.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-16, 4-9 9th (last) WAC. The Warriors split this week, losing 95-75 at Gonzaga, then got a big home win, 91-81 over LA Tech.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 9-17, 6-6 T-4th WAC. Nice week for the Beavers, as they hosted LA Tech and won 75-62 (bad week for LA Tech) then won 75-54 at Boise St.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Arizona (55) 21-4 1776 1 Pacific-10 Conference
2. Stanford (7) 23-3 1710 2 Pacific-10 Conference
3. Texas (6) 23-3 1601 5 Big 12 Conference
4. Nebraska (2) 24-3 1596 3 Big 12 Conference
5. Tennessee (2) 22-3 1586 6 Southeastern Conference
6. Connecticut 21-5 1414 4 Big East Conference
7. Oklahoma State 22-4 1381 7 Big 12 Conference
8. Duke 22-4 1270 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Creighton 25-4 1265 9 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Louisville 22-5 1142 10 Big East Conference
11. Brigham Young 22-3 1032 13 Mountain West Conference
12. Marquette 21-5 959 14 Big East Conference
13. Kentucky 19-7 946 12 Southeastern Conference
14. Florida 22-5 912 8 Southeastern Conference
15. Texas A&M 22-5 840 15 Big 12 Conference
16. Syracuse 19-6 618 19 Big East Conference
17. Ohio State 20-5 608 18 Big Ten Conference
18. Wisconsin 20-6 497 17 Big Ten Conference
19. Florida State 21-5 464 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Oregon 20-7 402 NR Pacific-10 Conference
21. Notre Dame 18-8 314 20 Big East Conference
22. West Virginia 19-7 244 16 Big East Conference
23. Mississippi 21-6 162 22 Southeastern Conference
24. Kent State 20-4 152 NR Mid-American Conference
25. Pittsburgh 17-8 135 NR Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Rhode Island 21-4 125 Atlantic 10 Conference
Michigan State 17-7 119 Big Ten Conference
UCLA 19-7 44 Pacific-10 Conference
Gonzaga 20-6 38 Western Athletic Conference
Saint Joseph's 21-5 36 Atlantic 10 Conference
New Mexico 21-6 8 Mountain West Conference
North Carolina 17-8 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
Illinois 18-8 1 Big Ten Conference

Louisville stays put at 10th, and UCLA drops back out of the media top 25.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 25-4 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young 22-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Gonzaga 20-6 1610 4 Western Athletic Conference
4. Rhode Island 21-4 1570 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Kent State 20-4 1515 6 Mid-American Conference
6. Saint Joseph's 21-5 1457 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. New Mexico 21-6 1382 8 Mountain West Conference
8. Davidson 20-7 1232 7 Southern Conference
9. Butler 21-8 1201 12 Horizon League
10. Pennsylvania 19-5 1146 10 Ivy League
11. Central Florida 18-7 1022 9 Conference USA
12. Siena 20-7 932 14 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
13. Xavier 16-10 856 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Southern Mississippi 19-7 836 15 Conference USA
15. UAB 17-8 726 11 Conference USA
16. Southern Illinois 18-11 624 18 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Hofstra 19-9 617 13 Colonial Athletic Association
18. Central Connecticut State 21-6 596 20 Northeast Conference
19. Northern Iowa 19-9 557 NR Missouri Valley Conference
20. VCU 19-9 546 NR Colonial Athletic Association
21. Loyola-Maryland 19-7 365 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
22. Texas Christian 18-9 334 21 Mountain West Conference
23. Houston 17-9 158 NR Conference USA
24. Fresno State 18-9 154 16 Western Athletic Conference
25. Winthrop 19-7 90 23 Big South Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Saint Mary's 18-9 86 West Coast Conference
Memphis 16-10 77 Conference USA
Santa Clara 18-9 50 West Coast Conference
Fairfield 18-9 49 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Dayton 16-9 44 Atlantic 10 Conference
IUPUI 18-10 9 Summit League
Marshall 14-10 9 Conference USA
Florida Atlantic 19-8 8 Southern Conference
Middle Tennessee 18-9 6 Sun Belt Conference
UTEP 15-10 3 Conference USA
Old Dominion 16-10 2 Colonial Athletic Association
Cal State Northridge 18-8 1 Big West Conference
Nevada 15-11 1 Western Athletic Conference
San Diego State 16-10 1 Mountain West Conference

Davidson drops a spot in the mid-major poll after their loss, and UTEP loses some votes.

2 of our teams are in the overall bubble watch, let's take a look:

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Central Florida 18-7 .598 (28) 1-2 5-3 6-1 6-1 63 In
Miami 16-9 .583 (35) 4-7 1-2 2-0 9-0 37 In
Vanderbilt 16-9 .595 (29) 2-6 4-2 6-1 4-0 34 In
Colorado 18-8 .584 (34) 0-5 8-2 6-1 4-0 57 In
Baylor 17-9 .600 (24) 1-6 5-2 4-1 7-0 27 In
Iowa 17-9 .562 (54) 2-4 4-1 8-4 3-0 113 In
Michigan 16-10 .576 (46) 4-7 3-2 6-1 3-0 40 In
Seton Hall 16-10 .594 (31) 3-8 4-2 4-0 5-0 28 In
Texas Christian 18-9 .568 (51) 1-6 4-1 6-1 7-1 82 Out
Georgia Tech 16-10 .577 (43) 3-6 5-3 5-0 3-1 32 Out
Santa Clara 18-9 .560 (57) 0-1 2-0 10-5 6-3 155 Out
UAB 17-8 .552 (69) 1-1 5-5 3-0 8-2 116 Out
Mississippi State 17-9 .550 (76) 2-5 5-2 2-2 8-0 108 Out
Dayton 16-9 .551 (72) 0-2 2-3 4-4 10-0 133 Out
Northern Iowa 19-9 .531 (107) 0-3 2-2 12-4 5-0 201 Out

Iowa is now projected in again after a 2-0 week, and Colorado has played themselves back onto the bubble with another split, but are still projected in.

Now for the other teams:

Locks: Boston College, Louisville, UCLA, Davidson
Out: Hartford, Maine, Charlotte, High Point, Penn State, Cal Poly, UTEP, Wright State, Central Michigan, Evansville, Monmouth, Bryant, Hawaii, Oregon State.

The biggest note is Charlotte, who has played themselves completely out of the bubble with 2 losses this week and is now projected out. Also, Davidson, despite their loss, is still a lock, so that is huge. The lock isn't very secure for Boston College, who might fall into just the In category with another split or 2 losses next week.

[bbgunn]

Go Louisville! Still above Kentucky in the polls!

But it pains me to see Hawaii and Cal Poly struggling so much.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 23-March 1, 2015

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 14-14, 9-7 T-4th America East. The Hawks won 2 road games to finish out the regular season. First a 76-65 win at Stony Brook, then an 85-76 win at Maine. They'll finish off the regular season at home against Loyola-Maryland in a non-conference game, and will be the the 5th seed in the America East Tourney, opening up against 4th seed Binghamton.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 10-7, 6-10 T-7th America East. The Black Bears lost 2 games this week, first a 73-60 loss at Boston U, then the 85-76 loss at home to Hartford. They host Montana in a non-conference game next week and will be the 7th seed in the America East Tourney, opening up against 2nd seed Albany.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 16-12, 8-6 T-4th Atlantic 10. The 49ers split on the road this week, losing 71-63 at Duquesne but winning 80-64 at GW.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 19-9, 8-6 T-5th ACC. The Eagles continue to split, this week hosting Miami (FL) and winning 84-76, then travelling to GA Tech and losing 80-71.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 19-9, 8-6 5th Big 12. The Buffaloes also continue to split, this time hosting Oklahoma and losing 82-68 then travelling to Baylor and winning 78-69.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 23-6, 12-4 T-2nd Big East. The Cardinals also split this week, winning 86-67 at South Florida then hosting Notre Dame and losing 78-68.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 17-12, 12-6 2nd Big South. The Panthers have set a career high for not only conference wins in a season, but also overall wins. Hopefully the trend for Coach Rogers keeps improving. This week they split on the road, winning 81-72 at Charleston Southern then losing 99-81 at Coastal Carolina. They'll be the 2nd seed in the Big South Tourney and open up against 7th seed Presbyterian.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 17-11, 9-8 5th Big 10. Not the week the Hawkeyes wanted, as they lost 2 against very good competition. First an 86-65 loss at Wisconsin, then they returned home to lose 78-69 to Ohio St. Both teams are ranked in the top 20.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 13-14, 6-10 8th Big 10. The Nittany Lions won 2 road games this week. First a 78-56 win at Purdue, then a 74-60 win at Northwestern.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-21, 4-11 8th Big West. The Mustangs split this week, first winning 59-40 at UC Riverside, then hosting UCSB and losing 86-77.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 16-11, 9-5 T-2nd Conference USA. A split this week for the Miners, who won 69-62 at Southern Miss, then returned home to host Marshall and lost 81-72.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 15-15, 10-8 4th Horizon. The Raiders had just 1 game this week, a home 87-77 win over Detroit. They'll be the 4th seed in the Horizon Tourney and open up against 9th seed Detroit. Go figure.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 11-15, 7-7 2nd in Western Division of MAC. 2 losses this week for the Chippewas, who lost 70-63 at Eastern Michigan then returned home and played a ranked Kent St. team very tough before losing 75-70.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 11-18, 6-12 9th MVC. A split this week for the Aces, who won 88-77 at Missouri St. before returning home and getting absolutely throttled by Drake, 75-38. This is the best conference record so far for the younger Bafou and his Aces, but it's still only good for the 9th seed in the MVC Tourney, where they will open up with... I'll be damned.. 8th seed Drake.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 9-20, 6-12 10th Northeast. The Bulldogs split this week, winning 73-54 at Mt. St. Marys before hosting Monmouth and losing 59-51. The Northeast Tourney only takes the top 8 teams, so once again, Monmouth fails to qualify and will end their season early.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 16-12, 12-6 2nd Northeast. The Hawks split this week, hosting conference winner Central Conn. St. and losing 84-66, then travelling to Bryant and winning 59-51. They'll host New Hampshire in a non-conference game before playing in the Northeast Tourney as the 2nd seed, and they'll open up against 7th seed Fairleigh Dickinson.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 20-8, 10-6 4th Pac 10. A split for the Bruins this week, as they stayed at home both games. First they beat Cal 84-51, then lost to Stanford, who is a top 5 ranked team, 74-39. I'm pretty sure coach Hutt was looking for better results when he took the UCLA job.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 22-7, 17-1 1st in South Division of Southern. The Wildcats won 2 more games this week, as they hosted Furman and won 97-89, then travelled to Florida Atlantic and won 95-82. They'll again be the top seed in the Southern Tourney and will get a bye into the 2nd round where they will meet the winner between 9th seed Citadel and 8th seed Wofford.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-16, 5-9 7th WAC. The Warriors had just 1 game this week, as they won 94-72 at San Jose St.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 10-18, 7-7 5th wAC. The Beavers split this week, hosting nationally ranked Gonzaga and losing 77-69, then winning 69-64 at New Mexico St.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Arizona (55) 23-4 1776 1 Pacific-10 Conference
2. Stanford (7) 25-3 1711 2 Pacific-10 Conference
3. Texas (8) 25-3 1637 3 Big 12 Conference
4. Tennessee (2) 24-3 1584 5 Southeastern Conference
5. Nebraska 26-3 1566 4 Big 12 Conference
6. Oklahoma State 24-4 1441 7 Big 12 Conference
7. Creighton 27-4 1357 9 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Connecticut 22-6 1302 6 Big East Conference
9. Duke 23-5 1210 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Brigham Young 24-3 1155 11 Mountain West Conference
11. Louisville 23-6 1071 10 Big East Conference
12. Marquette 22-6 915 12 Big East Conference
13. Kentucky 20-8 884 13 Southeastern Conference
14. Florida 23-6 877 14 Southeastern Conference
15. Syracuse 21-6 788 16 Big East Conference
16. Notre Dame 20-8 745 21 Big East Conference
17. Texas A&M 23-6 645 15 Big 12 Conference
18. West Virginia 21-7 587 22 Big East Conference
19. Wisconsin 21-6 466 18 Big Ten Conference
20. Ohio State 21-6 414 17 Big Ten Conference
21. Oregon 21-7 369 20 Pacific-10 Conference
22. Kent State 22-4 236 24 Mid-American Conference
23. Rhode Island 23-4 208 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Gonzaga 22-6 140 NR Western Athletic Conference
25. Florida State 22-6 86 19 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wake Forest 19-9 72 Atlantic Coast Conference
Pittsburgh 18-9 58 Big East Conference
UCLA 20-8 56 Pacific-10 Conference
New Mexico 23-6 11 Mountain West Conference
North Carolina 18-9 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
Michigan State 18-8 10 Big Ten Conference
Mississippi 22-7 7 Southeastern Conference
Saint Joseph's 22-6 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
North Carolina State 21-6 2 Atlantic Coast Conference

Louisville drops a spot, and UCLA is still getting a few votes in the media poll.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (71) 27-4 1799 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young (1) 24-3 1729 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Gonzaga 22-6 1613 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. Rhode Island 23-4 1575 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Kent State 22-4 1524 5 Mid-American Conference
6. New Mexico 23-6 1455 7 Mountain West Conference
7. Saint Joseph's 22-6 1377 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Davidson 22-7 1270 8 Southern Conference
9. Siena 22-7 1145 12 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
10. Xavier 18-10 1081 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Butler 22-9 1025 9 Horizon League
12. Pennsylvania 20-6 988 10 Ivy League
13. UAB 19-8 979 15 Conference USA
14. Hofstra 21-9 792 17 Colonial Athletic Association
15. Central Connecticut State 23-6 761 18 Northeast Conference
16. VCU 21-9 748 20 Colonial Athletic Association
17. Southern Illinois 19-11 710 16 Missouri Valley Conference
18. Memphis 18-10 552 NR Conference USA
19. Central Florida 18-9 509 11 Conference USA
20. Saint Mary's 20-9 437 NR West Coast Conference
21. Northern Iowa 20-10 357 19 Missouri Valley Conference
22. Loyola-Maryland 20-8 256 21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
23. Southern Mississippi 19-9 214 14 Conference USA
24. Fairfield 20-9 164 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Texas Christian 18-10 82 22 Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Middle Tennessee 20-9 63 Sun Belt Conference
Cal State Northridge 20-8 44 Big West Conference
Nevada 17-11 43 Western Athletic Conference
Marshall 16-10 28 Conference USA
Valparaiso 19-10 24 Horizon League
Fresno State 18-10 22 Western Athletic Conference
Dayton 17-10 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
Western Kentucky 19-9 11 Sun Belt Conference
Utah 16-11 3 Mountain West Conference
UTEP 16-11 3 Conference USA
Winthrop 20-8 1 Big South Conference

Kind of amazing that Davidson is ranked so high in the mid-major poll but can't get a vote in the media poll. And UTEP is still getting a couple mid-major votes, barely.

Still have 2 teams in the overall bubble watch, let's take a look:

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Colorado 19-9 .572 (48) 1-5 8-2 6-2 4-0 69 In
Miami 17-10 .586 (32) 4-8 1-2 4-0 8-0 37 In
Vanderbilt 17-10 .596 (27) 1-7 5-2 7-1 4-0 24 In
Saint Joseph's 22-6 .572 (47) 0-2 4-1 10-1 8-2 136 In
Central Florida 18-9 .580 (38) 1-2 6-4 5-2 6-1 58 In
Seton Hall 17-11 .578 (42) 3-9 4-2 5-0 5-0 39 In
Texas Christian 18-10 .562 (57) 1-6 5-1 5-2 7-1 91 In
Memphis 18-10 .559 (60) 1-3 5-6 5-0 7-1 80 In
Baylor 17-11 .587 (30) 1-7 5-3 4-1 7-0 26 Out
Iowa 17-11 .559 (59) 1-5 4-2 8-3 4-1 94 Out
UAB 19-8 .552 (68) 2-1 4-5 5-0 8-2 128 Out
Bowling Green 17-11 .555 (64) 2-2 2-4 6-3 7-2 87 Out
Nevada 17-11 .563 (52) 1-3 3-2 7-5 6-1 56 Out
Marshall 16-10 .553 (67) 2-2 5-3 5-5 4-0 93 Out
Kansas 17-11 .547 (76) 2-6 6-3 6-2 3-0 75 Out

A good week next week might get Colorado off the bubble and safely in, while Iowa losing twice this week, even if it was to 2 very good teams, has them out now.

Here's a look at the other 18 teams:

Locks: Boston College, Louisville, UCLA, Davidson
Out: Hartford, Maine, Charlotte, High Point, Penn State, Cal Poly, UTEP, Wright State, Central Michigan, Evansville, Monmouth, Bryant, Hawaii, Oregon State

[collegesportsfanms]

March 2-8, 2015

Let's take a look at our teams in conference tournaments this week.

America East Tournament

Hartford (David Ginsberg) lost in the Quarterfinals 67-58 to (4) Binghamton, but before that they won a home non-conference game 75-63 against Loyola-Maryland. At 15-15 their season is most likely over.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) lost in the Quarterfinals 76-66 to (2) Albany, and before that they lost at home 78-71 to Montana. At 10-19, their disappointing season is over.

Big South Tournament

High Point (Roy Rogers) lost in the Quarterfinals to (7) Presbyterian 74-64. Not a good loss at all, but a 17-13 record ought to be good enough to get them into the CBI or CIT.

Horizon Tournament

Wright State (Shane Korme) continued the trend of first game losers by losing to (9) Detroit 72-71 in the First Round. Ugh! Their 15-16 record will almost certainly be enough to assure they'll be staying home this postseason.

MVC Tournament

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) ended the losing streak of our FOFC teams by beating (8) Drake 58-46 in the First Round, then played (1) nationally ranked Creighton tough before falling 77-66. They'll end their season with a 12-19 record.

Northeast Tournament

Bryant (Score Galore) failed to qualify and ends their season with a 9-20 record.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) began the week with a home loss to New Hampshire 81-58, then in the conference tournament lost in the Quarterfinals to (7) Fairleigh Dickinson 69-60. Ugh! Their 16-14 record will probably keep them out of the postseason, but they are a very slight chance to make the CIT.

Southern Tournament

Davidson (Randolph Childress) beat (8) Wofford 79-61 in the Quarterfinals, then hammered (5) Furman 100-69 in the Semifinals. They'll play (3) Chattanooga for the Southern Championship next week.

That covers it for the conference tournaments, now on to the other teams:

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 18-12, 10-6 T-4th Atlantic 10. The 49ers had a good week, winning 2 home games. First a 73-50 win over Fordham, then a 76-61 win over St. Josephs. They'll be the 5th seed in the A-10 Tourney and will open up against (12) UMass in the First Round.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 20-10, 9-7 6th ACC. Another split for the Eagles, who won 87-79 at nationally ranked Duke, but returned home and lost 90-78 to North Carolina. They'll be the 6th seed in the ACC Tourney and open up in the First Round with (11) VA Tech.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 19-11, 8-8 T-5th Big 12. Not a good week for the Buffaloes, who lost at home 80-71 to Iowa St., then played a top 5 Nebraska team very tough on the road, but eventually lost 79-76. They'll be the 5th seed in the Big 12 Tourney and open up in the First Round against (12) Kansas St.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 24-7, 13-5 2nd Big East. The Cardinals finish with yet another split, both at home. First a 94-53 smashing of Providence, then a close 88-86 loss to nationally ranked West Virginia. They'll will be the 2nd seed in the Big East Tourney and get a double bye into the Quarterfinals where they will face either (15) Rutgers, (10) West Virginia, or (7) Georgetown.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 17-12, 9-9 6th Big 10. The Hawkeyes finished with 1 home game this week, an 81-67 loss to Illinois. They'll be the 6th seed in the Big 10 Tourney and will open up in the First Round against (11) Minnesota.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 14-15, 7-11 8th Big 10. The Nittany Lions split this week, hosting Michigan and winning 86-84, then losing big 66-41 at nationally ranked Wisconsin. They'll be the 8th seed in the Big 10 Tourney and open up in the First Round against 9th seed Purdue.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-22, 4-12 8th Big West. The Mustangs ended the regular season on a very sour note, losing to UC Davis 70-32 at home. They'll be the 8th seed in the Big West Tourney and open up in the First Round against (5) UC Irvine.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 17-12, 10-6 3rd Conference USA. A split this week for the Miners, who lost 72-62 at Tulsa then returned home to beat ECU 65-51. They'll be the 3rd seed in the Conference USA Tourney and get a bye to the Quarterfinals, where they will play either (11) Rice or (6) Marshall.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 13-15, 9-7 T-1st in West Division of MAC. A good week for the Chippewas, who won 85-83 in overtime at Northern Illinois, then returned home to beat Bowling Green 71-63. They'll be the 7th seed in the MAC Tourney and open up against (10) Buffalo in the First Round.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 22-8, 12-6 T-3rd Pac 10. Good week for the Bruins who made the Arizona trip and won both. First a 78-60 win at Arizona St., then a 77-63 win over nationally ranked Arizona. They'll be the 4th seed in the Pac 10 Tourney and open up in the Quarterfinals with (5) Arizona St.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 11-17, 6-10 T-7th WAC. A split for the Warriors this week, who hosted Nevada and lost 98-95 in overtime, then travelled to Boise St. and won 75-72. They will be the 7th seed in the WAC Tourney and open up in the Quarterfinals with (2) LA Tech.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 11-19, 8-8 5th WAC. The Beavers split this week, winning 57-54 at Fresno St. then returning home and losing 76-71 to San Jose St. They'll be the 5th seed in the WAC Tourney and open up in the Quarterfinals against (4) Nevada.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Stanford (58) 27-3 1779 2 Pacific-10 Conference
2. Texas (14) 27-3 1737 3 Big 12 Conference
3. Nebraska 28-3 1626 5 Big 12 Conference
4. Arizona 24-5 1616 1 Pacific-10 Conference
5. Oklahoma State 26-4 1512 6 Big 12 Conference
6. Creighton 30-4 1406 7 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Tennessee 25-4 1389 4 Southeastern Conference
8. Connecticut 24-6 1310 8 Big East Conference
9. Brigham Young 26-3 1228 10 Mountain West Conference
10. Duke 24-6 1150 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Louisville 24-7 1050 11 Big East Conference
12. Notre Dame 22-8 961 16 Big East Conference
13. West Virginia 22-8 811 18 Big East Conference
14. Wisconsin 23-6 801 19 Big Ten Conference
15. Kentucky 21-9 680 13 Southeastern Conference
16. Florida 23-8 666 14 Southeastern Conference
17. Texas A&M 24-7 645 17 Big 12 Conference
18. Syracuse 22-7 571 15 Big East Conference
19. Kent State 24-4 522 22 Mid-American Conference
20. Rhode Island 25-4 457 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. UCLA 22-8 345 NR Pacific-10 Conference
22. Ohio State 22-7 271 20 Big Ten Conference
23. Pittsburgh 20-9 244 NR Big East Conference
24. Marquette 22-8 229 12 Big East Conference
25. North Carolina 20-9 125 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Mississippi 24-7 86 Southeastern Conference
Gonzaga 24-6 75 Western Athletic Conference
Oregon 21-9 41 Pacific-10 Conference
Wake Forest 21-9 30 Atlantic Coast Conference
Michigan State 20-8 24 Big Ten Conference
Florida State 23-7 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
Davidson 24-7 6 Southern Conference

Louisville stays put at 11, while UCLA with their good week is back in the media top 25, and let's welcome Davidson back, who is receiving a few votes.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 30-4 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young 26-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Rhode Island 25-4 1630 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Kent State 24-4 1565 5 Mid-American Conference
5. Gonzaga 24-6 1546 3 Western Athletic Conference
6. Davidson 24-7 1392 8 Southern Conference
7. New Mexico 23-7 1369 6 Mountain West Conference
8. Saint Joseph's 23-7 1292 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. UAB 21-8 1162 13 Conference USA
10. Pennsylvania 22-6 1070 12 Ivy League
11. Butler 23-9 1049 11 Horizon League
12. Hofstra 23-9 991 14 Colonial Athletic Association
13. Xavier 19-11 971 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Siena 23-8 847 9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
15. Southern Illinois 21-12 785 17 Missouri Valley Conference
16. Central Florida 20-9 765 19 Conference USA
17. Saint Mary's 22-9 714 20 West Coast Conference
18. Central Connecticut State 24-7 588 15 Northeast Conference
19. VCU 22-10 553 16 Colonial Athletic Association
20. Fairfield 22-10 356 24 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
21. Northern Iowa 21-11 293 21 Missouri Valley Conference
22. Southern Mississippi 20-10 256 23 Conference USA
23. Utah 18-11 222 NR Mountain West Conference
24. Middle Tennessee 21-9 165 NR Sun Belt Conference
25. Valparaiso 20-10 54 NR Horizon League

Others Receiving Votes:
Memphis 18-12 53 Conference USA
Loyola-Maryland 21-10 51 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Nevada 18-12 29 Western Athletic Conference
UC Santa Barbara 19-9 18 Big West Conference
Fresno State 19-11 17 Western Athletic Conference
Tulsa 17-12 17 Conference USA
Dayton 18-11 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
Temple 16-13 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
Charlotte 18-12 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
Louisiana Tech 21-9 8 Western Athletic Conference
Saint Louis 18-12 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
IUPUI 20-11 1 Summit League

Davidson moves up 2 spots in the mid-major poll, while UTEP loses what few votes they had. And welcome Charlotte to the mix, who picks up a few votes.

2 teams in the overall Bubble Watch this week, and let's take a look.

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Miami 18-11 .576 (42) 4-9 2-0 4-2 8-0 37 In
Colorado 19-11 .567 (52) 1-6 9-4 5-1 4-0 60 In
Seton Hall 18-12 .585 (33) 5-10 3-2 5-0 5-0 29 In
Saint Joseph's 23-7 .561 (56) 0-3 6-1 6-1 11-2 170 In
VCU 22-10 .568 (49) 4-3 1-1 7-3 10-3 131 In
Utah 18-11 .568 (50) 1-7 3-3 8-1 6-0 51 In
Michigan 18-12 .559 (59) 4-8 3-2 6-2 5-0 66 In
Baylor 18-12 .579 (40) 1-7 5-4 4-1 8-0 34 In
Charlotte 18-12 .573 (45) 0-4 5-5 7-2 6-1 44 Out
Nevada 18-12 .557 (60) 2-3 2-2 8-6 6-1 65 Out
Texas Christian 18-12 .549 (70) 2-8 4-0 5-3 7-1 88 Out
Bowling Green 18-12 .550 (68) 2-2 3-3 6-5 7-2 93 Out
Santa Clara 19-12 .552 (67) 0-1 0-3 10-5 9-3 115 Out
Fairfield 22-10 .543 (80) 1-1 4-4 7-3 10-2 162 Out
Xavier 19-11 .548 (72) 1-4 7-2 6-2 5-3 104 Out

So Colorado is still in good shape, but would like to win their first conference tourney game to get to 20 wins and all but assure themselves of being in. Charlotte is listed as the first team out, they definitely need to win at least one game in the C-USA Tourney, and hope some of the teams above them lose early.

As for the other teams, Louisville, UCLA, and Davidson are locks, Boston College has moved down from a lock to just being projected in, but not as safely, and everybody else is projected out.

[collegesportsfanms]

March 9-15, 2015

Time to get the conference tournaments completed:

Atlantic 10 Tournament

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) suffered an embarrassing loss in the First Round, as they lost to (12) UMass 81-73. At 18-13, it looks like the 49ers are going to be NIT bound.

ACC Tournament

Boston College (Alex Donovan) beat (11) Virginia Tech in the First Round before losing in the Quarterfinals to (3) N.C. State. At 21-11, they should be in the NCAA Tournament, but just barely. If not, they will be a top seed in the NIT.

Big 12 Tournament

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) beat (12) Kansas St. 89-78 in the First Round, then beat (4) Texas A&M 91-83 in the Quarterfinals, but got hammered in the Semifinals by (1) Texas, 91-68. At 21-12, they should be in, and like Boston College, if they do get snubbed, they should be a top seed in the NIT.

Big East Tournament

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) lost to (10) West Virginia 103-94 in the Quarterfinals. At 24-8, they are a still a lock for the NCAA Tournament, but they will probably drop a couple seed lines with this loss.

Big 10 Tournament

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) got by (11) Minnesota 67-63 in the First Round, then fought hard, but lost 80-74 to (3) Michigan St. in the Quarterfinals. At 18-13, I'd say they are NIT bound, at best.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) lost in the First Round to (9) Purdue 81-73. At 14-16, they are most likely done.

Big West Tournament

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) stunned (5) UC Irvine in convincing fashion, 77-55 in the First Round, but fell 73-54 to (4) Cal St. Northridge in the Second Round. Their season is definitely over with an 8-23 record.

Conference USA Tournament

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) got hammered by (11) Rice 82-66 in the Quarterfinals. This horrendous loss gives the Miners a 17-13 record and probably eliminates them from NIT contention. I'd say CBI.

MAC Tournament

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) beat (10) Buffalo 61-51 in the First Round, then lost 76-56 to (2) Bowling Green in the Quarterfinals. At 14-16, their season is more than likely over.

Pac 10 Tournament

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) beat (5) Arizona St. 85-65 in the Quarterfinals. This win gave Coach Hutt his 100th career win. Then the Bruins followed that up by losing 65-52 to (1) Stanford in the Semifinals. At 23-9, they are definitely NCAA bound.

Southern Tournament

Davidson (Randolph Childress) lost 81-75 in overtime to (3) Chattanooga in the Championship. With a 24-8 record, the Wildcats are still a lock. Even though the Southern Conference is ranked 16th, Davidson has an RPI of 13. They'll be dancing.

WAC Tournament

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) lost 65-56 to (2) Louisiana Tech in the Quarterfinals. They end a very disappointing season with an 11-18 record.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) lost 64-58 to (4) Nevada in the Quarterfinals. Although they showed progress in the WAC, their season is over with an 11-20 record.

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 Selection Sunday

UCLA gets the 4th seed in the NCAA West Region and will open up against (13) Butler.

Colorado gets the 10th seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and will open up with (7) Illinois.

Davidson gets the 9th seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against (8) Ohio St. Doesn't look like that conference final loss hurt them a bit.

Louisville is defending their title as the 3rd seed in the NCAA South Region. Interestingly enough, they open up against (14) Chattanooga. Will Coach Childress be rooting for a fellow FOFC coach in that one, or will conference allegiance win out and he'll cheer for his fellow Southern Conference member.

Boston College was more safely in than I thought, as they got the 9th seed in the NCAA East Region. They will open up against (8) Vanderbilt.

Charlotte gets the 4th seed in the NIT East Region, and will host (5) Louisiana Tech in the Second Round.

Iowa gets the 14th seed in the CBI and will travel to (3) St. Francis-PA in the First Round.

High Point gets the 9th seed in the CIT and will travel to (8) Campbell in the First Round.

Monmouth gets the 15th seed in the CIT and will travel to (2) Texas-Arlington in the First Round.

While I'm happy that 9 of our 20 FOFC coached teams made a postseason tournament, I felt there should have been 10. UTEP, who had a better RPI than both High Point and Monmouth, gets left out. Makes no sense to me. I'm happy that Monmouth got in with their 16-14 record and 242 RPI, but how do these other tournaments justify not inviting UTEP, who had a 17-13 record and an RPI of 111. Crazy.

[thmscrrn3]

Glad Monmouth made the CIT but I would have hoped for a better record.

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 NCAA Tournament First Round

(4) UCLA all over (13) Butler 76-59.

(7) Illinois hammers (10) Colorado 92-61. Yikes!

(8) Ohio St. over (9) Davidson 95-76. No Cinderella run for Davidson this year.

(3) Louisville over (14) Chattanooga 104-64. And just like that, the Southern Conference is gone.

(9) Boston College over (8) Vanderbilt 87-77.

2015 NIT Second Round

(4) Charlotte got by (5) Louisiana Tech 73-65.

2015 CBI First Round

(14) Iowa hammers (3) St. Francis-PA 77-51.

2015 CIT First Round

(8) Campbell beats (9) High Point 91-77.

(2) Texas-Arlington beats (15) Monmouth 61-57.

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 NCAA Tournament Second Round

(4) UCLA beat (5) BYU 67-62.

(6) Florida knocks out defending champion (3) Louisville 81-73.

(1) UConn beats (9) Boston College 81-62 and we're down to 1 in the NCAA.

2015 NIT Round of 16

(4) Charlotte shocks (1) Gonzaga 65-48.

2015 CBI Second Round

(14) Iowa hammers (6) Miami (OH) 82-58.

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

(8) Cincinnati beats (4) UCLA 75-66.

2015 NIT Round of 8

(6) Fresno St. beat (4) Charlotte 83-72.

2015 CBI Semifinals

(14) Iowa beat (7) Louisiana-Monroe 76-52.

Iowa is now the only FOFC team left, and they will be taking on Villanova in the CBI Championship Series.

2015 CBI Championship Series, Game 1

(14) Iowa beat (8) Villanova 67-57 to take a 1-0 lead.

2015 CBI Championship Series, Game 2

(14) Iowa beat (8) Villanova 83-70 to win the CBI! Ernesto Lopez becomes our 2nd coach to lead a team to a postseason tournament title, and it's been done in back to back years. Congrats to Ernesto, as Iowa finishes the season with a 23-13 record.

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 Postseason Recap

The 2015 NCAA Final Four was anything but predictable, as 2 double digit seeds made it in. In the first semifinal, (5S) North Carolina beat (11W) Miami (FL) 75-55. The other semifinal saw (12MW) Xavier upset (1E) UConn 74-69. The national championship saw North Carolina beat Xavier 86-78.

The 2015 NIT Final Four was a little bit more how it should have been. The first semifinal saw (2W) Georgia beat (6S) Fresno St. 69-55, and the second semifinal saw (4MW) Northern Iowa beat (8S) Mississippi Valley St. (a total surprise there) 70-52. The NIT Championship saw Northern Iowa beat Georgia 61-59.

We know what happened with the 2015 CBI, as our very own Iowa Hawkeyes won it.

The 2015 CIT Championship saw (2) Texas-Arlington beat (4) Pepperdine 108-91.

[collegesportsfanms]

2014-2015 National Awards

Louisville put SR SG Kieth Miller on the All-NCAA 1st Team and SR PG Laurence Upchurch on the All-NCAA 2nd Team.

High Point put PF Dustin Zahn on the NCAA All-Freshman Team.

Boston College put SF Isidoro Bugnata on the NCAA All-Freshman Team.

2014-2015 Conference Awards

Hartford JR SF Emmett Burgos was America East Player of the Year and also made the All-League 1st Team.

Maine put JR PG Kenneth Saylor on the All-America East 2nd Team and FR SG Brian Wilke on the All-Freshman Team. Wilke was also the America East Freshman of the Year.

Charlotte put SR PF Michael Jonas on the Atlantic 10 1st Team.

Boston College FR SF Isidoro Bugnata kept winning the awards, as he was named ACC Freshman of the Year and also made the ACC All-Freshman Team. JR C Nicholas Bow made the All-ACC 1st Team.

Colorado put JR PF John Vega on the All-Big 12 1st Team.

Louisville SR PG Laurence Upchurch was the Big East Player of the Year and also made the All-Big East 1st Team. Also making the All-Big East 1st Team was SR SG Kieth Miller.

High Point really cleaned up on the awards. First our own Roy Rogers was named Big South Coach of the Year. SR PG Andrew Jaques was the Big South Player of the Year and made the All-Big South 1st Team. FR PF Dustin Zahn was the Big South Freshman of the Year, and also made the All-Big South 1st Team and All-Freshman Team.

No awards for Iowa, Penn State, or Cal Poly.

UTEP put FR PG Edmond Cheek on the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.

If this is any indication, Wright State could be solid for the next 2 or 3 years. FR Daniel Lowe, Apollinaire Lepers, and Joseph Maestas all made the Horizon League All-Freshman Team. Good stuff!

Central Michigan put SR PF Rocky Helm on the All-MAC 2nd Team and also put FR PF Cornelius Bowie on the MAC All-Freshman Team.

Evansville put SR PG Charles Neill on the All-MVC 1st Team.

No awards for Bryant.

Monmouth put SO C Mitch Bye on the All-Northeast 2nd Team and also put FR PG Mark Patrick on the Northeast All-Freshman Team.

UCLA put FR PF Toby Miller on the Pac 10 All-Freshman Team.

Talk about cleaning up on awards? Look no farther than Davidson. Randolph Childress was the Southern Coach of the Year. SR PG Lester McCullough was the Southern Player of the Year and a member of the All-Southern 1st Team. Also making the All-Southern 1st Team were SO C Richard Goddard, JR SF Harlan Wright, and SR SG Troy Burt. That's pretty good, as the Wildcats had 4 of the 5 First Team members. But that's not all, as SR PF Charles Dunagan made the All-Southern 2nd Team, and FR C Granville O'Neal made the Southern All-Freshman Team.

Hawaii put SO SF Robin Jack on the All-WAC 1st Team.

Oregon State FR SG Paul Layne was WAC Freshman of the Year and a member of the WAC All-Freshman Team.

[collegesportsfanms]

2014-2015 Recruiting Rankings

Hartford had the 271st best class in the nation, good for 8th in the America East. Yikes!

Maine had the 125th best class in the nation, tops in the America East.

Charlotte had the 46th best class in the nation, tops in the Atlantic 10.

Boston College had the top class in the nation, and obviously the top class in the ACC. Obviously this means nothing if they don't produce on the court, but Alex Donovan has to be feeling good about this.

Colorado had the 124th best class in the nation, unfortunately only good for 11th in the Big 12.

Louisville had the 3rd best class in the nation, tops in the Big East.

High Point had the 211th best class in the nation, good for 5th in the Big South.

Iowa had the 25th best class in the nation, good for 4th in the Big 10.

Penn State had the 337th best class in the nation, last in the Big 10 by far. Uh-oh!

Cal Poly had the 244th best class in the nation, good for 8th in the Big West.

UTEP had the 120th best class in the nation, good for 5th in Conference USA.

Wright State had the 230th best class in the nation, good for 9th in the Horizon.

Central Michigan had the 131st best class in the nation, good for 5th in the MAC.

Evansville had the 133rd best class in the nation, good for 6th in the MVC.

Bryant had the 182nd best class in the nation, good for 3rd in the Northeast.

Monmouth had the 303rd best class in the nation, good for 10th in the Northeast.

UCLA had the 155th best class in the nation, unfortunately that is last in the Pac 10.

Davidson had the 165th best class in the nation, good for 5th in the Southern.

Hawaii had the 35th best class in the nation, good for 2nd in the WAC.

Oregon State had the 60th best class in the nation, good for 4th in the WAC.

[collegesportsfanms]

Some conference movement this offseason that affects the Big South and High Point. Winthrop is moving to the Atlantic Sun, while Florida Gulf Coast is moving to the Big South.

2 coaches have jumped from level 7 to level 8. Patrick Hutt of UCLA and Randolph Childress of Davidson. Zinto and ntndeacon, please let me know how you want me to distribute your 20 bonus points.

Randolph Childress of Davidson was the only coach to receive offers in the first round of head coach movement. Arkansas, Clemson, Oakland, West Virginia, Wichita St., and Youngstown St. offered. Youngstown is a huge step down prestige wise, I wouldn't even look at them. Wichita St. and Oakland are slight declines prestige wise, but if you were to consider either one of those schools, Oakland has a lot of green potential players coming back. 9 to be exact.

As for Clemson, and West Virginia, if Randolph wanted to move to either of those schools, he would have to compete with Boston College and Louisville, and that wouldn't be an easy task. Although both schools have a lot of talent and potential coming back, so they would still be predicted to finish near the top of the conference. Arkansas also has a lower potential than Davidson, but they have more talent coming back than Wichita St., Oakland, or Youngstown St. As for Davidson themselves, they've got 2 incoming freshman that stand to be really good, a senior that hasn't lived up to his potential, and a junior that isn't quite there yet and is a risk for academic suspension every year.

So ntndeacon the question is do you want to stay at Davidson and continue to build on the good you've done there, or take your chances and jump ship to one of the schools that has a lot more projected green or blue potential players, knowing they may not all live up to the expectations. You've got a lot of decisions to make, but never fear, I will be out of town until Monday, so you've got a few days to think about it.

[Coffee Warlord]

Good lord, that's two years of god fucking awful recruiting classes.

[Grover]

Elite 8 in the NIT for Charlotte? Awesome.

Best recruiting class O'Reilly has had at Maine so far. It may even be the first in the top 200. This is HUGE for the Black Bears.

[collegesportsfanms]

Elite 8 in the NIT for Charlotte? Awesome.

Best recruiting class O'Reilly has had at Maine so far. It may even be the first in the top 200. This is HUGE for the Black Bears.

Now if we can get some of our coaches to keep it up so that we can continue to get the FOFC coaches lots of postseason tournament berths and maybe some of them can move on to a bigger school.

There's a few coaches that I expect will continue to struggle and end up being fired, but FBCB seems to be very tolerant when it comes to job security.

I'm just glad I've been able to keep a clean computer so that I can make this one last a long while.

[collegesportsfanms]

Good lord, that's two years of god fucking awful recruiting classes.

It's actually not the most terrible class.. 124 out of 300 some schools isn't bad, but man the Big 12 is tough with recruiting. You may struggle in conference, but non-conference is where you can hopefully make some noise.

[bbgunn]

Wow, Louisville sure ended the season with a thud...

[ntndeacon]

Let's stay at Davidson

[collegesportsfanms]

For those wondering, I have not abandoned this project, not by a longshot. I've been dealing with some medical issues over the past few days and I am getting ready to go to a doctors appointment to hopefully get some tests run and get some answers. I'm hoping that I can get this next season started either tomorrow or Friday, if all goes well. Cross your fingers.

[collegesportsfanms]

Alright guys, I am ready to get going with this again, I have added the bonus points for Randolph Childress and Patrick Hutt, and not much happened in round 2 of head coach movement, except for 1 thing.. Randolph is a wanted man. Butler, UAB, Utah, and Xavier all want him, and all 4 have prestiges of over 70 and coming off at least 22 win seasons. So, I have to stop here as fast as I got it restarted, because ntndeacon has another decision to make.

Sorry ntndeacon, I won't just assume you want to stay at Davidson with some of the good offers that are coming your way. If you want info on any of those teams, pm me and I'll let you know what's up.

[ntndeacon]

Let's stick with Davidson

[collegesportsfanms]

Don't know how I missed the response, but Randolph is sticking with Davidson, so unless another coach has job offers in this offseason, I'll just go straight to the season.

I'm back in town so I should be able to progress forward with this in the next couple days.

[JAG]

Just saw Iowa won the CBI, cool stuff. That 14 seeding didn't look too accurate watching them beat the snot out of 4 higher seeds. Glad to see they got a strong recruiting class too. Maybe they can make a move this year.

[collegesportsfanms]

So after about 5 more rounds of job offers for Randolph Childress that were beyond laughable, we are finally at the point of getting this season underway.. well sort of, first there's still some preseason matters to dabble with, starting with:

2015-2016 FOFC Coach Hotseat Ratings

David Ginsberg (Hartford) -- The seat is now cool, and the goal is to finish .500 or better in the America East.

Cillian O'Reilly (Maine) -- Still an average seat, but the board still thinks Maine should be dancing this season.

Timmy Tribble (Charlotte) -- Average seat, the board wants Charlotte to compete for the A-10 title.

Alex Donovan (Boston College) -- Cool seat, goal is for the Eagles to play in the NCAA Tournament.

Rob Nielsen (Colorado) -- Rob is now sitting on a nice, cool seat at Colorado, and the goal is still pretty simple, play in any postseason tournament.

Kuji Chagulia (Louisville) -- I'm convinced that cool is as low as the seating range goes in FBCB, because Kuji has been on a cool seat forever, even after winning the national title 2 seasons ago. Anyhow, his goal this year is to get the Cardinals back to the Sweet Sixteen.

Roy Rogers (High Point) -- Roy is now on a cool seat, and the board has made the goal much more realistic. Now they want High Point just to compete for the Big South title.

Ernesto Lopez (Iowa) -- The seat is still average for Ernesto, and the board would like a repeat of last season. Not necessarily winning a postseason tournament, but just playing in one.

Tim Sheppard (Penn State) -- The grace period is over for Tim, and his seat is average. The board thinks the Nittany Lions are good enough to make a postseason tournament.

DeShawn St. John (Cal Poly) -- Uh-oh! The pressure is on. DeShawn now sits on a very warm seat, and the board is losing patience with him. He may be on thin ice if he doesn't lead the Mustangs to at least a .500 finish in Big West play this season.

Jeeber Mack (UTEP) -- Average seat, and the board wants the Miners to compete for the C-USA title.

Shane Korme (Wright State) -- Shane is still on an average seat, but that's because the board insists on the Raiders playing in the NCAA Tournament year after year. I mean, I guess that should be every teams goal, but let's tone it down a bit huh?

Cannon Pace (Central Michigan) -- Despite the losing record in his first season at the helm, Cannon's seat at Central Michigan is already cooling, and the board just wants a .500 or better finish in the MAC.

Ekeje Bafou (Evansville) -- The Aces seem to have a very patient board, as Ekeje is still on an average seat and the goal is still to avoid last place in the MVC. Obviously this is one board that isn't expecting miracles.

Score Galore (Bryant) -- Same holds true for Score and Bryant. The patience is there, as his seat is still average, and the goal is just to avoid last place in the Northeast.

Thomas Carrano (Monmouth) -- Thomas continues to sit on a cool seat, but the goal is still the same, to get the Hawks to the big dance.

Patrick Hutt (UCLA) -- As always, expectations are extremely high in Westwood. The Bruins are expecting nothing short of a Final Four appearance, and Patrick, despite not doing great in his first few years at UCLA, is still only on an average seat.

Randolph Childress (Davidson) -- If any of our coaches deserve to have an iced down seat permanently, it is Randolph, who continually passes up more high profile jobs to get the Wildcats to the promised land. His seat is as cool as FBCB will allow it to be, and the board is still just wanting a Southern championship.

B.B. Gunn (Hawaii) -- B.B. and the Warriors have shown signs of becoming a really good team, but it hasn't gotten there yet. The board at Hawaii is ready for an NCAA Tournament team, and they've made it quite clear to B.B. Get them there, now! That being said, he's not in any danger yet as his seat is still nice and average.

Jawouk Bafou (Oregon State) -- This might be the most patient of boards in all of FBCB. Despite a conference demotion a couple of years ago, and less than impressive performances in the WAC, Jawouk is still sitting on an average seat, and his very patient board just wants the Beavers to stay out of the cellar at the end of the season.

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 Preseason Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (67) 0-0 1795 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Villanova (5) 0-0 1726 NR Big East Conference
3. Kentucky 0-0 1637 21 Southeastern Conference
4. Ohio State 0-0 1534 NR Big Ten Conference
5. Arizona 0-0 1524 5 Pacific-10 Conference
6. Pittsburgh 0-0 1456 12 Big East Conference
7. Florida 0-0 1332 15 Southeastern Conference
8. Texas 0-0 1297 1 Big 12 Conference
9. Michigan State 0-0 1225 19 Big Ten Conference
10. Wake Forest 0-0 1118 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Syracuse 0-0 1034 17 Big East Conference
12. Duke 0-0 969 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Boston College 0-0 878 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Michigan 0-0 859 NR Big Ten Conference
15. Maryland 0-0 787 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
16. UCLA 0-0 741 24 Pacific-10 Conference
17. Nevada 0-0 611 NR Western Athletic Conference
18. Stanford 0-0 555 2 Pacific-10 Conference
19. Oklahoma State 0-0 500 6 Big 12 Conference
20. Oklahoma 0-0 383 NR Big 12 Conference
21. Kansas 0-0 345 NR Big 12 Conference
22. Tennessee 0-0 303 4 Southeastern Conference
23. Mississippi State 0-0 203 NR Southeastern Conference
24. Southern Illinois 0-0 159 NR Missouri Valley Conference
25. Seton Hall 0-0 80 NR Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Southern California 0-0 75 Pacific-10 Conference
Mississippi 0-0 37 Southeastern Conference
California 0-0 29 Pacific-10 Conference
Georgetown 0-0 29 Big East Conference
Clemson 0-0 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
Connecticut 0-0 23 Big East Conference
Xavier 0-0 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
Vanderbilt 0-0 18 Southeastern Conference
Creighton 0-0 17 Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri 0-0 14 Big 12 Conference
Wisconsin 0-0 9 Big Ten Conference
George Washington 0-0 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
Alabama 0-0 5 Southeastern Conference
South Carolina 0-0 5 Southeastern Conference
Brigham Young 0-0 4 Mountain West Conference
Georgia 0-0 4 Southeastern Conference
Vermont 0-0 4 America East Conference
Virginia 0-0 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
American 0-0 3 Patriot League
College of Charleston 0-0 3 Sun Belt Conference
Richmond 0-0 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego State 0-0 3 Mountain West Conference
Fresno State 0-0 2 Western Athletic Conference
VCU 0-0 2 Colonial Athletic Association
Louisville 0-0 1 Big East Conference
Virginia Tech 0-0 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
Winthrop 0-0 1 Atlantic Sun Conference

Obviously the shocker here has to be Louisville. Is this a sign of things to come, as the Cardinals got 1 point, most likely from Kuji (dangit Kuji, how many times have I told you to quit voting for yourself?? :)), or are the Cardinals being severely underestimated by the masses?

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 Preseason Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Nevada (64) 0-0 1786 21 Western Athletic Conference
2. Southern Illinois (8) 0-0 1690 17 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Creighton 0-0 1440 1 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Xavier 0-0 1381 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Brigham Young 0-0 1222 2 Mountain West Conference
6. Dayton 0-0 1054 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
7. New Mexico 0-0 912 6 Mountain West Conference
8. Miami-Ohio 0-0 718 NR Mid-American Conference
9. Butler 0-0 671 9 Horizon League
10. Memphis 0-0 624 NR Conference USA
11. Gonzaga 0-0 533 4 Western Athletic Conference
12. Temple 0-0 489 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Utah 0-0 451 18 Mountain West Conference
14. Tulsa 0-0 427 NR Conference USA
15. UAB 0-0 425 13 Conference USA
16. UNLV 0-0 371 NR Mountain West Conference
17. Charlotte 0-0 329 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Missouri State 0-0 325 NR Missouri Valley Conference
19. Richmond 0-0 300 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Northern Iowa 0-0 261 22 Missouri Valley Conference
21. San Diego State 0-0 215 NR Mountain West Conference
22. Saint Joseph's 0-0 214 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Bradley 0-0 199 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. Fresno State 0-0 198 NR Western Athletic Conference
25. Central Florida 0-0 195 15 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Saint Louis 0-0 193 Atlantic 10 Conference
VCU 0-0 174 Colonial Athletic Association
Siena 0-0 162 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Kent State 0-0 148 Mid-American Conference
Saint Mary's 0-0 148 West Coast Conference
Hofstra 0-0 137 Colonial Athletic Association
George Mason 0-0 133 Colonial Athletic Association
Western Kentucky 0-0 129 Sun Belt Conference
New Mexico State 0-0 126 Western Athletic Conference
Illinois State 0-0 120 Missouri Valley Conference
Milwaukee 0-0 117 Horizon League
Old Dominion 0-0 115 Colonial Athletic Association
Rhode Island 0-0 114 Atlantic 10 Conference
Niagara 0-0 113 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Santa Clara 0-0 113 West Coast Conference
Southern Mississippi 0-0 113 Conference USA
Marshall 0-0 100 Conference USA
San Diego 0-0 95 West Coast Conference
Boise State 0-0 94 Western Athletic Conference
Houston 0-0 93 Conference USA
Iona 0-0 91 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Valparaiso 0-0 91 Horizon League
St. Bonaventure 0-0 87 Atlantic 10 Conference
College of Charleston 0-0 86 Sun Belt Conference
Massachusetts 0-0 86 Atlantic 10 Conference
Duquesne 0-0 83 Atlantic 10 Conference
Manhattan 0-0 82 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
George Washington 0-0 81 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wyoming 0-0 81 Mountain West Conference
Illinois-Chicago 0-0 80 Horizon League
Middle Tennessee 0-0 77 Sun Belt Conference
Cal State Northridge 0-0 75 Big West Conference
Florida International 0-0 74 Sun Belt Conference
UTEP 0-0 73 Conference USA
Jacksonville 0-0 72 Atlantic Sun Conference
Davidson 0-0 70 Southern Conference
Louisiana Tech 0-0 70 Western Athletic Conference
Hawaii 0-0 68 Western Athletic Conference
San Jose State 0-0 68 Western Athletic Conference
Fordham 0-0 65 Atlantic 10 Conference
La Salle 0-0 65 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wright State 0-0 64 Horizon League
Stetson 0-0 63 Atlantic Sun Conference
Oregon State 0-0 59 Western Athletic Conference
South Alabama 0-0 58 Sun Belt Conference
San Francisco 0-0 57 West Coast Conference
Florida Atlantic 0-0 56 Southern Conference
Pacific 0-0 52 Big West Conference
Loyola-IL 0-0 51 Horizon League
UNC Wilmington 0-0 50 Colonial Athletic Association
Loyola Marymount 0-0 48 West Coast Conference
UC Santa Barbara 0-0 47 Big West Conference
North Florida 0-0 47 Atlantic Sun Conference
Air Force 0-0 44 Mountain West Conference
Fairfield 0-0 44 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Pepperdine 0-0 44 West Coast Conference
Northern Illinois 0-0 43 Mid-American Conference
Bethune-Cookman 0-0 42 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Buffalo 0-0 41 Mid-American Conference
Cleveland State 0-0 41 Horizon League
Cornell 0-0 40 Ivy League
Florida A&M 0-0 39 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Eastern Illinois 0-0 38 Ohio Valley Conference
Marist 0-0 38 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Troy 0-0 37 Sun Belt Conference
Cal State Fullerton 0-0 36 Big West Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 36 Big South Conference
Wichita State 0-0 34 Missouri Valley Conference
Canisius 0-0 32 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Stony Brook 0-0 32 America East Conference
Tulane 0-0 32 Conference USA
UC Irvine 0-0 32 Big West Conference
Western Illinois 0-0 31 Summit League
Albany 0-0 29 America East Conference
Loyola-Maryland 0-0 29 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Weber State 0-0 28 Big Sky Conference
Drexel 0-0 27 Colonial Athletic Association
Long Beach State 0-0 27 Big West Conference
Vermont 0-0 27 America East Conference
Binghamton 0-0 26 America East Conference
Pennsylvania 0-0 26 Ivy League
Chicago State 0-0 24 Great West Conference
American 0-0 23 Patriot League
IUPUI 0-0 23 Summit League
Winthrop 0-0 23 Atlantic Sun Conference
Furman 0-0 22 Southern Conference
Howard 0-0 22 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Towson 0-0 22 Colonial Athletic Association
SIU Edwardsville 0-0 22 Independent
Arkansas-Little Rock 0-0 21 Sun Belt Conference
Cal Poly 0-0 21 Big West Conference
UL-Lafayette 0-0 21 Sun Belt Conference
UMBC 0-0 21 America East Conference
Wofford 0-0 21 Southern Conference
Colorado State 0-0 20 Mountain West Conference
Coppin State 0-0 20 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Citadel 0-0 20 Southern Conference
Morgan State 0-0 19 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
South Carolina State 0-0 19 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Arkansas State 0-0 18 Sun Belt Conference
Colgate 0-0 18 Patriot League
Indiana State 0-0 18 Missouri Valley Conference
Mount St. Mary's 0-0 18 Northeast Conference
Samford 0-0 18 Southern Conference
William & Mary 0-0 18 Colonial Athletic Association
USC Upstate 0-0 18 Atlantic Sun Conference
Alabama State 0-0 17 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Coastal Carolina 0-0 17 Big South Conference
Georgia State 0-0 17 Colonial Athletic Association
James Madison 0-0 17 Colonial Athletic Association
Navy 0-0 17 Patriot League
Rider 0-0 17 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UC Davis 0-0 17 Big West Conference
Bowling Green 0-0 16 Mid-American Conference
Charleston Southern 0-0 16 Big South Conference
Georgia Southern 0-0 16 Southern Conference
Maryland-East Shore 0-0 16 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0 15 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Columbia 0-0 15 Ivy League
Evansville 0-0 15 Missouri Valley Conference
Mercer 0-0 15 Atlantic Sun Conference
Ohio 0-0 15 Mid-American Conference
Presbyterian 0-0 15 Big South Conference
Akron 0-0 14 Mid-American Conference
Ball State 0-0 14 Mid-American Conference
Hampton 0-0 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Jacksonville State 0-0 14 Ohio Valley Conference
Lafayette 0-0 14 Patriot League
Sacramento State 0-0 14 Big Sky Conference
Kennesaw State 0-0 14 Atlantic Sun Conference
Austin Peay 0-0 13 Ohio Valley Conference
Bucknell 0-0 13 Patriot League
IPFW 0-0 13 Summit League
Savannah State 0-0 13 Independent
Norfolk State 0-0 13 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Wagner 0-0 13 Northeast Conference
Youngstown State 0-0 13 Horizon League
East Carolina 0-0 12 Conference USA
Oakland 0-0 12 Summit League
Radford 0-0 12 Big South Conference
Robert Morris 0-0 12 Northeast Conference
Toledo 0-0 12 Mid-American Conference
Alabama A&M 0-0 11 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Liberty 0-0 11 Big South Conference
St. Francis-PA 0-0 11 Northeast Conference
UC Riverside 0-0 11 Big West Conference
Central Arkansas 0-0 11 Southland Conference
Lehigh 0-0 10 Patriot League
Long Island 0-0 10 Northeast Conference
VMI 0-0 10 Big South Conference
Northeastern 0-0 9 Colonial Athletic Association
Green Bay 0-0 8 Horizon League
Longwood 0-0 8 Independent
Cal State Bakersfield 0-0 8 Independent
Army 0-0 7 Patriot League
Montana 0-0 7 Big Sky Conference
Belmont 0-0 5 Atlantic Sun Conference
St. Francis-NY 0-0 5 Northeast Conference
Delaware 0-0 4 Colonial Athletic Association
Texas Christian 0-0 2 Mountain West Conference
Oral Roberts 0-0 1 Summit League

Don't read too much into some of the teams that got votes and points, I'm pretty sure at least half the mid-major teams get some preseason love, but within a few weeks, it usually whittles down.

[bbgunn]

Votes for Cal Poly... woo-hoo!

I know you said don't read too much into it, but... I couldn't resist. :)

[collegesportsfanms]

Just saw Iowa won the CBI, cool stuff. That 14 seeding didn't look too accurate watching them beat the snot out of 4 higher seeds. Glad to see they got a strong recruiting class too. Maybe they can make a move this year.

Yeah, it's not very often you see a Power 5 school in either the CBI or CIT. Normally those tournaments are reserved for the smaller conference schools, at least from memory. I'd like to see some more of our coaches have some success in general and get some job offers. After all, we can't have Kuji Chagulia and Randolph Childress hogging all the spotlight can we? :)

[collegesportsfanms]

Votes for Cal Poly... woo-hoo!

I know you said don't read too much into it, but... I couldn't resist. :)

Hey, who knows? Maybe DeShawn will get off his rear end and actually do some coaching to keep his job there? The voters could be onto something. Shouldn't take long to have an answer. lol

[britrock88]

186 teams listed in that poll. Probably two-thirds of all the teams eligible for it.

[britrock88]

But #69 for Oregon State and #145 for Evansville! Woo! :p

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 Season Tournaments

Hawaii will be the 6th seed in the 2015 Alaska Invitational and will open up against (3) California.

Penn State will be the 4th seed in the 2015 Anaheim Invitational and will open up against (5) Valpo.

Davidson will be the 2nd seed in the 2015 Island Invitational and will open up against (7) Portland State.

Boston College will be the 2nd seed in the 2015 Las Vegas Challenge and will open up against (7) Akron.

Iowa will be the 4th seed in the 2015 Las Vegas Challenge and will open up against (5) St. Johns.

Louisville will be the top seed in the 16 team 2015 Las Vegas Shootout and will open up against (16) Northwestern State.

Here we go again, multiple FOFC coached teams in the same tournament. Charlotte will be the 4th seed in the 16 team 2015 Las Vegas Shootout and will open up against (13) Drake.

Evansville will be the 7th seed in the 2015 Orlando Classic and will open up against (2) Seton Hall.

UTEP will be the 6th seed in the 2015 Paradise Shootout and will open up against (3) Utah State.

UCLA will be the top seed in the 2015 Philadelphia Invitational and will open up with (8) Marshall.

And to top it off, why am I not surprised. Damn you FBCB!

Wright State is the 4th seed and Oregon State is the 5th seed in the 2015 Top of the Globe Invitational and will play each other in the First Round. Grr!

Only 12 of our 20 FOFC coached teams in season tournaments this season. Fairly disappointing. I can't wait for the season in which all 20 get in a tournament, although when that happens, 6 of them will probably be in the same tournament! lol

[bbgunn]

I don't know why... but I feel big things are going to happen for Hawaii this season.

And now that I said that, watch B.B. Gunn get canned midway through the season. :)

[Coffee Warlord]

The hell. Colorado has their best season thus far, and no tourney invites?

[collegesportsfanms]

I don't know why... but I feel big things are going to happen for Hawaii this season.

And now that I said that, watch B.B. Gunn get canned midway through the season. :)

Ha! You shouldn't have to worry about that, I'm not even sure FBCB is coded to have a coach fired mid season. I think all that kind of stuff only happens in the offseason.

I'm hoping several of our FOFC teams start having big things come their way.

[collegesportsfanms]

The hell. Colorado has their best season thus far, and no tourney invites?

It is kind of funny how the tourney invites work out as far as who gets a season tourney and who doesn't. Be nice to see all our teams get into a season tourney every year.

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 Season Tournament Wrap-Up

2015 Alaska Invitational

Hawaii started things off by beating (3) California 96-87 in the First Round, then beat (2) Temple 70-62 in the Semifinals, and fell just short against (1) Cincinnati, losing 73-72 in the Championship. Still a nice run for the Warriors.

2015 Anaheim Invitational

Penn State lost 67-64 to (5) Valparaiso in the First Round, then beat (1) Nebraska 90-81 in the Consolation Round, and won the 5th place game 71-48 over (6) Rutgers.

2015 Island Invitational

Davidson beat (7) Portland State 101-93 in overtime in the First Round, then hammered (3) Providence 86-63 in the Semifinals, and got by (1) Washington 58-57 in the Championship to become the first FOFC team to win a 2015 season tournament.

2015 Las Vegas Challenge

Boston College hammered (7) Akron 111-70 in the First Round, then dropped a tough one 76-74 to (3) UNLV in the Semifinals, but rallied to take 3rd place by beating a very surprising (8) Mercer 75-55.

Iowa opened up by pounding (5) St. Johns 71-48 in the First Round, then beat (8) Mercer 79-67 in the Semifinals, and ran all over (3) UNLV 86-58 in the Championship, making it FOFC team #2 to win a season tournament.

2015 Las Vegas Shootout

Louisville was absolutely shocked by (16) Northwestern State 84-82 in overtime in the First Round, ending their tournament run way earlier than anticipated.

Charlotte beat (13) Drake 67-57 in the First Round, then escaped with a win over (12) Western Michigan 61-59 in the Quarterfinals, then lost to (16) Northwestern State 83-76 in the Semifinals. Unbelievable, the 16th seed took out both our FOFC coached teams in this tournament. If you're wondering, they lost in the championship game to Boise State.

2015 Orlando Classic

Evansville battled, but lost 71-68 to (2) Seton Hall in the First Round, then lost 68-61 in overtime to (3) Manhattan in the Consolation Round, and recovered to beat (1) Minnesota 74-66 in the 7th place game. Another crazy tournament in which the top seed didn't win a game. Unbelievable!

2015 Paradise Shootout

UTEP beat (3) Utah State 66-61 in the First Round, then lost 67-56 to (2) Notre Dame in the Semifinals, but recovered to beat (4) Nevada 70-66 in the 3rd place game.

UCLA rolled over (8) Marshall 80-42 in the First Round, then handled (4) Purdue 69-55 in the Semifinals, and became our 3rd FOFC coached team to win a season tournament by defeating (2) BYU 74-64 in the Championship. This tournament actually held true to form, with the top 2 seeds playing for the title, seeds 3 and 4 playing for 3rd, and so on.

2015 Top of the Globe Invitational

Wright State lost to (5) Oregon State 69-62 in the First Round, then beat (8) James Madison 91-85 in the Consolation Round, and won the 5th place game over (3) Kansas State 69-61.

Oregon State beat (4) Wright State 69-62 in the First Round, then lost 66-55 to (1) Kent State in the Semifinals, then recovered to beat (6) Pacific 84-67 in the 3rd place game.

Overall not a bad showing for our FOFC teams. Every team that played in a standard 8 team tournament won at least 1 game. I think Louisville was the only team not to win a season tournament game, but that's only because their tournament was single elimination. But Kuji, come on man, what were you doing in that game?

[collegesportsfanms]

Here's a look at how our teams have fared through December 28, 2015.

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 8-4, 0-0 America East. The Hawks have won their last 6, including a nice win against Siena. They've had some good losses as well, losing to UMass, St. Louis, Harvard, and Fordham.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 5-7, 0-1 America East. It's been rough for the Black Bears so far, including a 4 team losing streak in which they lost all 4 on the road. Their best win so far, believe it or not, is a 79-70 win at Cal Poly. They did lose their first conference game to Binghamton though.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 4-7, 0-0 Atlantic 10. The 49ers started the season by losing their first 5, but against some great completion in Ohio St., Houston, and UConn. They've also lost to Davidson, and their tournament win over Drake is their best win to date.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 9-1, 0-0 ACC. The Eagles' only setback so far was against UNLV, but don't let that 9-1 record fool you. Other than St. Johns, UNLV, and Providence, the Eagles haven't exactly played top notch competition. Also, congrats to Alex Donovan for picking up his 100th career win in his last game against Providence.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 5-5, 0-0 Big 12. The Buffaloes had a 4 game losing streak against decent competition (at Creighton, at Weber State, at Oral Roberts, at Marquette) and also lost a close game at Utah. They hammered Wyoming and Air Force though, and still a few grueling non-conference road games before they jump into B12 play.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 6-3, 0-0 Big East. Maybe the voters knew something about this team that we didn't, as not only did they lose to Northwestern State, they also lost to Fairfield, both terrible losses. The 5 point loss at Xavier isn't bad, but the Cardinals could be in some trouble come Big East play.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 5-7, 2-0 Big South. The Panthers also started the season on a 5 game losing streak, but have since recovered to win 5 of their last 7, including opening the conference with 2 wins, at Liberty and at VMI. They also have a nice win at Davidson and at Penn.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 8-3, 1-0 Big 10. Nice start so far for the Hawkeyes, who won their season tournament, who have also beaten Alabama and Missouri, and won their conference opener against Wisconsin. Their 3 losses: at Kansas, at Florida, and at Texas, and those 3 teams have a combined 31-4 record so far.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 6-6, 0-0 Big 10. The Nittany Lions have had some tough losses this season, including a 44 point blowout loss against West Virginia, and an upset loss at Eastern Michigan. However, they have a huge win on their schedule, as they won 79-78 at Villanova who is a top 5 team.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 5-6, 0-0 Big West. The Mustangs started the season on a 3 game losing streak, but got a nice win against Wright State, another nice win at Cal, and their last 3 wins have been at Santa Clara, at Loyola Marymount, and at Fresno State. Let's hope they can keep it going.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 9-3, 0-0 Conference USA. The Miners have lost home games to San Diego and Air Force, but have good wins against Wyoming and TCU, as well as beating Utah State and Nevada. It still looks like an up and down team, but they are definitely improved from last season.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 5-7, 1-1 Horizon. The Raiders have had some key losses at Minnesota, Missouri, and Alabama, but won their conference opener at Valpo before losing at Butler. They also hammered Virginia Tech in a good win.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 3-7, 0-0 MAC. The Chippewas opened the season taking on top 20 teams Vanderbilt and USC, losing to both. They have beaten Maine however, as well as Oakland and Youngstown State.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 6-6, 0-1 MVC. The Aces have a couple nice wins at Xavier and at St. Louis, but a bad loss to Tennessee Tech. They've also lost to Louisville and Kansas, and beaten Nebraska. They lost their conference opener to Missouri State.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 1-10, 0-0 Northeast. The Bulldogs have not had an easy time of it thus far, as they got their lone win over Duquesne. They've lost to teams such as Syracuse, San Diego State, Notre Dame, and St. Josephs.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 4-7, 0-0 Northeast. The Hawks are currently on a 3 game losing streak, losing at Fordham, Penn St., and St. Johns. Their best win is at Citadel, and they've also beaten Radford, Princeton, and Tennessee State.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 10-1, 0-0 Pac 10. The Bruins' only loss is at Nebraska, and it was only a 2 point loss. They've also beaten Notre Dame and San Diego, and have played a few patsies.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 5-7, 0-0 Southern. Randolph got his 100th career win earlier in the season, and really toughened up the schedule this season. Some of the losses have been to Notre Dame, Tennessee, Wake Forest, North Carolina, and Pittsburgh. They've played the tough schedule, but were hoping to come up with a few wins out of that.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 8-2, 0-0 WAC. The Warriors are off to a great start, as they've only lost to Cincinnati and Bowling Green, but they've beaten a good New Mexico team, as well as Cal and Temple. Their schedule hasn't been really tough, but they've had a few tough ones.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 9-2, 0-0 WAC. The Beavers are off to a nice start, as they've had 2 separate 4 game winning streaks so far, including a rivalry win at Oregon. The losses were to Kent State and Montana, and they've got a few more cupcakes on the schedule before WAC play.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Arizona (44) 11-1 1760 4 Pacific-10 Conference
2. Villanova (17) 10-1 1704 3 Big East Conference
3. Kentucky (11) 12-1 1691 2 Southeastern Conference
4. North Carolina 9-1 1604 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Pittsburgh 10-1 1488 6 Big East Conference
6. Florida 10-1 1455 1 Southeastern Conference
7. UCLA 10-1 1357 7 Pacific-10 Conference
8. Texas 10-1 1249 8 Big 12 Conference
9. Georgetown 9-0 1185 11 Big East Conference
10. Tennessee 10-1 1164 9 Southeastern Conference
11. Boston College 9-1 1104 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Wake Forest 9-1 1056 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Oklahoma State 9-1 890 14 Big 12 Conference
14. Southern California 10-1 821 16 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Purdue 11-1 799 18 Big Ten Conference
16. Sacred Heart 11-0 692 19 Northeast Conference
17. Kansas 11-2 608 10 Big 12 Conference
18. Notre Dame 10-1 542 22 Big East Conference
19. Vanderbilt 8-1 467 24 Southeastern Conference
20. Ohio State 9-3 442 15 Big Ten Conference
21. Florida State 10-1 432 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Connecticut 10-2 313 NR Big East Conference
23. Brigham Young 10-2 143 17 Mountain West Conference
24. Saint Joseph's 9-1 140 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Rhode Island 9-1 137 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Southern Illinois 8-2 53 Missouri Valley Conference
San Diego State 8-1 40 Mountain West Conference
San Jose State 7-1 21 Western Athletic Conference
Wisconsin 9-2 20 Big Ten Conference
East Tennessee State 12-2 14 Atlantic Sun Conference
Miami 9-2 9 Atlantic Coast Conference

Definitely a shock not to see Louisville up here as well, hopefully they'll get it going again.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Sacred Heart (72) 11-0 1800 2 Northeast Conference
2. Brigham Young 10-2 1638 1 Mountain West Conference
3. Rhode Island 9-1 1601 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Saint Joseph's 9-1 1573 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Southern Illinois 8-2 1490 3 Missouri Valley Conference
6. San Jose State 7-1 1450 7 Western Athletic Conference
7. East Tennessee State 12-2 1332 10 Atlantic Sun Conference
8. San Diego State 8-1 1321 8 Mountain West Conference
9. Temple 9-2 1293 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Hawaii 8-2 1099 15 Western Athletic Conference
11. Tulane 10-2 1047 4 Conference USA
12. Nevada 9-3 1033 20 Western Athletic Conference
13. Saint Louis 8-2 931 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Oregon State 9-2 919 14 Western Athletic Conference
15. Duquesne 9-2 744 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. UAB 6-2 687 NR Conference USA
17. Northeastern 8-2 627 NR Colonial Athletic Association
18. Xavier 8-3 579 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Southern Methodist 6-2 521 25 Conference USA
20. Utah 11-3 519 NR Mountain West Conference
21. UTEP 9-3 333 NR Conference USA
22. Fairfield 8-3 232 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
23. UNLV 9-3 214 12 Mountain West Conference
24. Richmond 9-3 184 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Memphis 8-3 89 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
IUPUI 8-3 34 Summit League
Lafayette 9-3 21 Patriot League
William & Mary 7-3 18 Colonial Athletic Association
New Mexico 8-3 17 Mountain West Conference
Wichita State 8-3 16 Missouri Valley Conference
Bowling Green 6-3 13 Mid-American Conference
Vermont 8-3 12 America East Conference
Kent State 8-3 4 Mid-American Conference
Morgan State 6-3 3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Citadel 7-3 3 Southern Conference
Loyola Marymount 8-3 1 West Coast Conference
Norfolk State 8-3 1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Texas-San Antonio 8-3 1 Southland Conference

Great to see UTEP back in the mid-major poll, and also Oregon State and Hawaii in. Hopefully more teams will join soon.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 28, 2015-Jan. 3, 2016

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 10-5, 1-1 America East. 3 games this week for the Hawks, all at home. First a non-conference win 62-59 over Delaware St., then back to conference play with an 82-69 loss to Albany, and finally a 65-58 win over Binghamton.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 5-9, 0-2 America East. 2 blowout losses for the Black Bears this week, first an 86-69 loss at Stony Brook, then an out of conference, home loss 88-53 to a ranked St. Joseph's team.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 4-9, 0-0 Atlantic 10. 2 solid efforts against SEC teams this week for the 49ers, although both were losses. First a home 68-59 loss to a top 10 Tennessee, then a 74-67 loss at South Carolina.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 12-1, 0-0 ACC. The Eagles had 3 games this week, all wins. First a 117-73 win at Duquesne, then an 83-67 win at Harvard, then they returned home to beat Rhode Island 88-60.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 6-6, 0-0 Big 12. A split this week for the Buffaloes, both on the road. First a 93-65 loss at Nevada, then a 72-60 win at Colorado St.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 6-4, 0-0 Big East. Just 1 game this week for the Cardinals, an 86-78 loss at North Carolina, a top 5 team.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 6-8, 2-1 Big South. The Panthers pulled off a shocker this week, as they beat top 25 Vanderbilt 89-84 at home in a non-conference game. They couldn't sustain the momentum though, as they returned to conference play and hosted Radford but lost 69-68.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 10-3, 3-0 Big 10. The Hawkeyes got 2 more wins this week, first a 69-61 win over Illinois, then returning home and beating Purdue 74-60.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 7-6, 1-0 Big 10. The Nittany Lions opened conference play at home with a 95-91 win.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-6, 0-0 Big West. The Mustangs got a pair of nice wins this week, first a 61-57 win at USC, then an 85-79 home win over Pepperdine.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 9-4, 0-0 Conference USA. Just 1 game this week for the Miners, a tough 54-52 loss at New Mexico St.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 6-8, 1-2 Horizon. A road split this week for the Raiders, as they won 86-61 at Akron in a non-conference game, then returned to conference play and lost 67-48 at Detroit.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 4-8, 0-0 MAC. The Chippewas split on the road this week, first winning 76-76 in overtime at UC Irvine, then losing 67-56 at Indiana.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 7-7, 1-2 MVC. A home split this week for the Aces, as they lost 78-69 to Southern Illinois, then won 78-64 against Illinois St.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 3-10, 2-0 Northeast. The Bulldogs start off conference play on the right foot, going to a top 25 Sacred Heart team and shocking them 68-67, then returning home and beating Long Island 64-48.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 5-8, 1-1 Northeast. A road split for the Hawks this week, as they lost 64-59 at Quinnipiac, then won 80-75 at Wagner.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 12-1, 1-0 Pac 10. 2 wins this week for the Bruins, first a home non-conference win 78-65 over Seton Hall, then starting conference play with a 60-57 win at USC.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 5-9, 0-2 Southern. The Wildcats are struggling this year, as they picked up 2 more losses this week. First a 70-64 home loss to Furman, then an 87-67 loss at Elon.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-3, 0-0 WAC. A split this week for the Warriors, as they lost 85-68 at Texas A&M, but returned home to beat Texas Tech 97-88.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 11-2, 0-0 WAC. 2 more wins this week for the Beavers, as they won 72-64 at Brown, then returned home and beat Seattle 66-53.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kentucky (52) 14-1 1780 3 Southeastern Conference
2. Villanova (20) 12-1 1737 2 Big East Conference
3. North Carolina 11-1 1664 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Pittsburgh 11-1 1581 5 Big East Conference
5. UCLA 12-1 1496 7 Pacific-10 Conference
6. Florida 12-1 1455 6 Southeastern Conference
7. Boston College 12-1 1370 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Texas 11-1 1238 8 Big 12 Conference
9. Tennessee 12-1 1216 10 Southeastern Conference
10. Arizona 12-2 1177 1 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Kansas 12-2 996 17 Big 12 Conference
12. Notre Dame 11-1 938 18 Big East Conference
13. Ohio State 11-3 902 20 Big Ten Conference
14. Georgetown 10-1 888 9 Big East Conference
15. Wake Forest 10-2 873 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Saint Joseph's 12-1 715 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Oklahoma State 11-1 704 13 Big 12 Conference
18. Connecticut 10-2 571 22 Big East Conference
19. Sacred Heart 12-1 464 16 Northeast Conference
20. San Diego State 10-1 422 NR Mountain West Conference
21. Temple 11-2 252 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Michigan 9-3 237 NR Big Ten Conference
23. Vanderbilt 9-2 219 19 Southeastern Conference
24. Louisiana State 11-2 103 NR Southeastern Conference
25. Duke 9-3 93 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Florida State 10-2 92 Atlantic Coast Conference
Nevada 10-3 74 Western Athletic Conference
Miami 10-2 58 Atlantic Coast Conference
Maryland 9-3 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oregon State 11-2 20 Western Athletic Conference
Rhode Island 10-2 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
Southern California 10-3 7 Pacific-10 Conference
Southern Illinois 9-3 7 Missouri Valley Conference
San Jose State 8-2 4 Western Athletic Conference
Brigham Young 11-3 3 Mountain West Conference
Wisconsin 10-3 3 Big Ten Conference
Purdue 11-3 2 Big Ten Conference

How crazy is it to see Oregon State receiving votes in the coaches poll? Are the Beavers for real or will they come back down to earth during WAC play?

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Saint Joseph's (67) 12-1 1792 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Temple 11-2 1708 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Sacred Heart 12-1 1620 1 Northeast Conference
4. San Diego State (1) 10-1 1558 8 Mountain West Conference
5. Nevada (4) 10-3 1531 12 Western Athletic Conference
6. Brigham Young 11-3 1395 2 Mountain West Conference
7. Oregon State 11-2 1390 14 Western Athletic Conference
8. Rhode Island 10-2 1262 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Southern Illinois 9-3 1183 5 Missouri Valley Conference
10. UAB 7-2 1151 16 Conference USA
11. San Jose State 8-2 1116 6 Western Athletic Conference
12. East Tennessee State 13-3 1009 7 Atlantic Sun Conference
13. Utah 11-3 990 20 Mountain West Conference
14. UNLV 10-3 791 23 Mountain West Conference
15. Hawaii 9-3 786 10 Western Athletic Conference
16. Tulane 10-3 700 11 Conference USA
17. IUPUI 10-3 647 NR Summit League
18. Memphis 9-3 599 25 Conference USA
19. Saint Louis 8-3 489 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Vermont 10-3 447 NR America East Conference
21. Kent State 9-3 316 NR Mid-American Conference
22. Norfolk State 10-3 275 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
23. Northeastern 9-3 206 17 Colonial Athletic Association
24. Siena 12-4 180 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Duquesne 9-3 132 15 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Loyola Marymount 9-3 31 West Coast Conference
Boise State 10-4 29 Western Athletic Conference
Dayton 8-4 27 Atlantic 10 Conference
UTEP 9-4 14 Conference USA
Xavier 8-4 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
Richmond 9-4 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
Lafayette 10-4 4 Patriot League
Mercer 9-4 3 Atlantic Sun Conference

UTEP drops out of the mid-major top 25, but is still receiving votes. Oregon St. keeps climbing the ladder. Good stuff!

[collegesportsfanms]

I'm thinking about changing this dynasty format a little bit to copy the one I'm using in the Interactive Player/Recruit Dynasty, where I list all the games per week and then do a small recap per team. Basically what I'm doing here, just a little different format. What do you guys think? Should I keep things different here, or make them the same as the Interactive Recruit/Player Dynasty? I think doing it the other way would save me just a little bit of typing, but I would have to do a better job keeping track of the teams that are ranked. What say you?

[Zinto]

Do which ever is easiest for you. I will enjoy it either way.

[ntndeacon]

as will I

[britrock88]

Ditto.

[bbgunn]

Me too. As long as Hawaii keeps winning!

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 4-10, 2016

I'm going to try this format with the coaches dynasty, it's the same format I use with the recruit/player dynasty. First, let me talk about feature games. Anytime we have 2 FOFC coaches playing against each other, it will be a feature game. Conference play will see a fair share of those, and we have 2 this week. We'll start in the America East.

1/6/16- Hartford (David Ginsberg) @ Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- This one was close at halftime, as Maine led by 3, but the Black Bears really turned it on in the second half to pull away.

Final Score: Maine- 84, Hartford- 70

Our other feature game is in the Northeast.

1/9/16- Bryant (Score Galore) @ Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- This one was an instant classic, that is if you like offense. Both teams shot over 45% from the field, but there were also 37 turnovers combined. What would you expect from 2 of the bottom teams in the conference. In the end, Bryant had a little too much.

Final Score: Bryant- 91, Monmouth- 86

Other Games

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 10-7, 1-3 America East.

1/6/16 at Maine- feature game, highlighted above.
1/10/16 at Boston University (L 62-48)

Not a good week for the Hawks, who lose both and have lost 3 of 4 after a 7 game winning streak.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 7-9, 2-2 America East.

1/6/16 vs. Hartford- feature game, highlighted above.
1/10/16 at UMBC (W 74-65)

A good week for the Black Bears, who break a 3 game losing streak.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 5-9, 0-0 Atlantic 10.

1/9/16 vs. Savannah St. (W 82-55)

Nothing like playing a severely overmatched team in the only game of the week, a feel good win leading into A-10 play.

#7 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 13-1, 0-0 ACC.

1/5/16 at Brown (W 58-57)

This would have been an embarrassing loss for the Eagles in their only game of the week.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-6, 1-0 Big 12.

1/5/16 vs. New Mexico St. (W 77-59)
1/9/16 at Kansas St. (W 70-62)

Good week for the Buffaloes, as they open conference play with a solid road victory.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 7-5, 1-1 Big East.

1/6/16 at #18 UConn (L 78-62)
1/9/16 at West Virginia (W 56-49)

What is going on with the Cardinals? They just aren't getting it done this season, especially against top 20 teams.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 7-9, 3-2 Big South.

1/7/16 vs. Presbyterian (L 71-65)
1/9/16 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (W 68-57)

Losing to Presbyterian is the last thing the Panthers wanted, but at least they follow it up with a win over dunk city.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 10-5, 3-2 Big 10.

1/6/16 at #13 Ohio St. (L 65-57)
1/9/16 at Michigan St. (L 77-61)

A bad week for the Hawkeyes who lose ground, but they faced 2 of their toughest conference opponents this week.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 9-6, 3-0 Big 10.

1/6/16 at Illinois (W 92-58)
1/6/16 vs. Indiana (W 58-48)

2 solid wins for the Nittany Lions, although neither Illinois or Indiana are the powerhouses they used to be. Still a couple much needed victories.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-7, 1-1 Big West.

1/5/16 vs. Long Beach St. (W 49-42)
1/7/16 at Pacific (L 76-75)

Just 2 points away from the Mustangs starting 2-0 in conference play. Look out, they could compete this season.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 10-4, 0-0 Conference USA.

1/5/16 at Texas Tech (W 61-60)

Solid road victory against a middle of the pack P5 team. The Miners will take it.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 8-8, 3-2 Horizon.

1/4/16 vs. Illinois-Chicago (W 70-67)
1/6/16 vs. Loyola-IL (W 93-77)

The Raiders sweep through the part of the schedule where teams from Illinois visit, as they get a couple solid wins.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 4-10, 0-1 MAC.

1/4/16 at Milwaukee (L 63-55)
1/6/16 vs. Toledo (L 93-84)

The Chippewas have now lost 3 in a row after 2 single digit losses this week. Hopefully they can get it turned around because there doesn't appear to be a dominant team in the MAC.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 7-9, 1-4 MVC.

1/7/16 at Indiana St. (L 63-58)
1/9/16 at Drake (L 66-52)

2 road losses for the Aces, who played tough at Indiana St., but not so at Drake.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 4-11, 3-1 Northeast.

1/6/16 vs. Wagner (L 76-70)
1/9/16 at Monmouth- feature game, highlighted above.

Interesting to see when teams lose at home yet win on the road. The Bulldogs kind of bucked the trend this week.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 5-10, 1-3 Northeast.

1/6/16 at #19 Sacred Heart (L 98-90)
1/6/16 vs. Bryant- feature game, highlighted above.

The Hawks ran into a buzzsaw in Sacred Heart this week, as they are crushing everybody right now. Still, the loss to Bryant hurts.

#5 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 14-1, 3-0 Pac 10.

1/7/16 vs. Stanford (W 81-74)
1/9/16 vs. Cal (W 60-34)

Good week for the Bruins who are hitting their stride, but they've got a test next week.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 6-10, 1-3 Southern.

1/6/16 vs. Citadel (L 69-59)
1/9/16 at Samford (W 81-72)

The Wildcats broke a 7 game losing streak with the win at Samford. This is not what Coach Childress expected coming into the season. Hopefully the win will spark something, because there is nothing tough about the Southern Conference at all.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-5, 0-2 WAC.

1/4/16 vs. San Jose St. (L 68-57)
1/6/16 at New Mexico St. (L 81-73)

The loss to San Jose St. doesn't sting as much, as they have only lost twice, but losing at New Mexico St. smarts a bit. 2 weeks that the Warriors need to sweep before they really get into some tough games.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 13-2, 1-0 Pac 12.

1/4/16 vs. Gonzaga (W 78-70)
1/7/16 at American (W 79-76)

The elder Bafou has definitely lit a spark under his Beavers, who have now won 8 in a row and are playing great basketball right now.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Villanova (65) 14-1 1792 2 Big East Conference
2. Kentucky (7) 15-1 1730 1 Southeastern Conference
3. North Carolina 12-1 1636 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Pittsburgh 13-1 1598 4 Big East Conference
5. UCLA 14-1 1477 5 Pacific-10 Conference
6. Florida 14-1 1472 6 Southeastern Conference
7. Texas 13-1 1375 8 Big 12 Conference
8. Boston College 13-1 1289 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Tennessee 13-1 1221 9 Southeastern Conference
10. Kansas 14-2 1094 11 Big 12 Conference
11. Ohio State 12-3 1062 13 Big Ten Conference
12. Notre Dame 13-1 1037 12 Big East Conference
13. Arizona 13-3 991 10 Pacific-10 Conference
14. Connecticut 12-2 861 18 Big East Conference
15. Saint Joseph's 12-1 751 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Sacred Heart 14-1 609 19 Northeast Conference
17. Nevada 12-3 515 NR Western Athletic Conference
18. Temple 12-2 475 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Louisiana State 13-2 406 24 Southeastern Conference
20. Brigham Young 13-3 389 NR Mountain West Conference
21. Wake Forest 10-3 314 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Southern California 12-3 274 NR Pacific-10 Conference
23. Oklahoma State 12-2 256 17 Big 12 Conference
24. Oregon State 13-2 204 NR Western Athletic Conference
25. Florida State 11-2 172 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Maryland 10-3 157 Atlantic Coast Conference
Southern Illinois 11-3 74 Missouri Valley Conference
Rhode Island 11-2 46 Atlantic 10 Conference
Miami 11-3 41 Atlantic Coast Conference
Michigan 10-4 32 Big Ten Conference
San Jose State 10-2 18 Western Athletic Conference
Duke 10-3 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
Baylor 12-3 13 Big 12 Conference
Georgetown 10-3 2 Big East Conference

Hello Oregon St., welcome to the Coaches Top 25, they've earned it so far. UCLA and Boston College continue to shine.


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Temple (38) 12-2 1756 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Saint Joseph's 12-1 1665 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Nevada (31) 12-3 1662 5 Western Athletic Conference
4. Brigham Young (1) 13-3 1591 6 Mountain West Conference
5. Sacred Heart 14-1 1554 3 Northeast Conference
6. Oregon State 13-2 1437 7 Western Athletic Conference
7. Southern Illinois (1) 11-3 1364 9 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Rhode Island 11-2 1285 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. San Jose State (1) 10-2 1280 11 Western Athletic Conference
10. IUPUI 12-3 1138 17 Summit League
11. Tulane 11-3 1054 16 Conference USA
12. Utah 12-4 975 13 Mountain West Conference
13. Kent State 11-3 887 21 Mid-American Conference
14. East Tennessee State 14-4 865 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
15. Duquesne 11-3 794 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. San Diego State 10-3 688 4 Mountain West Conference
17. UTEP 10-4 561 NR Conference USA
18. Dayton 9-4 559 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Xavier 10-4 493 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Loyola Marymount 11-3 447 NR West Coast Conference
21. Mercer 11-4 376 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
22. Richmond 10-4 362 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Vermont 11-4 156 20 America East Conference
24. Saint Louis 9-4 130 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Memphis 9-4 128 18 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Siena 13-5 49 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UAB 8-4 36 Conference USA
Norfolk State 11-4 30 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
La Salle 9-4 29 Atlantic 10 Conference
Boise State 11-5 20 Western Athletic Conference
Citadel 10-4 13 Southern Conference
UNLV 10-5 6 Mountain West Conference
Cal State Fullerton 10-5 4 Big West Conference
Drake 9-5 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Wyoming 10-5 2 Mountain West Conference
Albany 13-5 1 America East Conference

Welcome UTEP back to the Mid-Major top 25 for the first time in a couple seasons.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 11-17, 2016

1 feature game to talk about this week, and it's a Big 10 game.

1/13/16- Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) @ Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- This game was not an offensive display by any means, as Iowa shot 32.6% and committed 23 turnovers, while Penn State shot 35% and committed 14 turnovers. The Nittany Lions led by 9 at halftime and held on late.

Final Score: Penn State- 59, Iowa- 55

Other Games

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 12-7, 3-3 America East.

1/13/16 vs. New Hampshire (W 71-70)
1/17/16 vs. UMBC (W 67-58)

Good week for the Hawks who get a couple at home, but against 2 of the weaker teams in the conference.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 9-9, 4-2 America East.

1/13/16 vs. Vermont (W 97-79)
1/17/16 vs. New Hampshire (W 87-67)

The Black Bears got a rivalry win over Vermont, always a good win. Our America East coaches go 4-0 this week, hooray!

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 5-11, 0-2 Atlantic 10.

1/13/16 at LaSalle (L 69-51)
1/16/16 vs. St. Bonaventure (L 75-53)

Yikes! Not a great week for the 49ers, and coach Tribble is really struggling to find his groove at Charlotte.

#8 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 15-1, 2-0 ACC.

1/13/16 vs. #5 North Carolina (W 76-69)
1/16/16 at N.C. State (W 96-52)

Despite the weird scheduling (usually when ACC teams have a week against both UNC or N.C. State, both games are either on the road, or at home, not a split), the Eagles got a huge win against UNC and have won 14 in a row.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-7, 2-1 Big 12.

1/13/16 vs. Baylor (W 80-72)
1/16/16 at #10 Kansas (L 100-55)

Well, the Buffaloes clearly have some work to do if they are going to get to the top of the Big 12, as the game in Lawrence showed. 4 game winning streak ends with a whimper.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 8-6, 2-2 Big East.

1/13/16 at #12 Notre Dame (L 65-62)
1/16/16 at Rutgers (W 76-60)

The Cardinals really needed that game in South Bend, but fell short, and Louisville is still looking for that marquee win this season.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 7-11, 3-4 Big South.

1/14/16 at Gardner Webb (L 69-63)
1/16/16 at UNC Asheville (L 82-49)

Things are going so well for the Panthers right now, as they've lost 4 of their last 5 after winning their first 2 conference games of the season.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 11-6, 4-3 Big 10.

1/13/16 at Penn State- feature game, highlighted above.
1/16/16 vs. Michigan (W 96-89)

The Hawkeyes continue to play .500 ball in conference, but they do break their 3 game losing streak with that win over Michigan.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 10-7, 4-1 Big 10.

1/13/16 vs. Iowa- feature game, highlighted above.
1/16/16 at Purdue (L 89-66)

Nice for the Nittany Lions to win their first 4 conference games, but they got a wake-up call at Purdue, with 2 tough games coming up next week.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-9, 1-3 Big West.

1/12/16 vs. Cal St. Northridge (L 71-63)
1/14/16 at Cal St. Fullerton (73-54)

Now the Mustangs are starting to come down to earth after that impressive 6 game winning streak, as they've lost 3 in a row, but have a couple chances to get back on the winning path next week.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 12-4, 2-0 Conference USA.

1/13/16 vs. ECU (W 47-36)
1/16/16 vs. UAB (W 80-56)

Nice to see the Miners getting it going again, but geez, what a sleeper of a game against ECU. I know high school teams that score more points than that. Come on Coach Mack, pick up the O! Well they did against UAB, and in a big way.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 9-9, 4-3 Horizon.

1/14/16 at Youngstown St. (W 64-58)
1/16/16 at Cleveland St. (L 84-70)

The Raiders see their 3 game winning streak end at Cleveland St., and now they must try to start a new streak next week. Although it's still early in conference play, just to show you how balanced things are right now, there is a 6 way tie for 1st place in the Horizon standings currently, with 6 teams at 4-3. Wow! Hopefully that spreads itself out.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 4-12, 0-3 MAC.

1/13/16 at Bowling Green (L 84-67)
1/16/16 vs. Western Michigan (L 77-70)

It isn't pretty for Coach Pace and the Chippewas right now, as they have lost 5 in a row, and seem to have forgotten how to play defense.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 7-11, 1-6 MVC.

1/14/16 vs. Northern Iowa (L 73-61)
1/16/16 vs. Creighton (L 75-68)

The Aces are so close, yet so far, as they continue to find new ways to lose games. What's even more disturbing is that they actually led both of these games at halftime.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 5-12, 4-12 Northeast.

1/13/16 vs. Robert Morris (W 80-71)
1/16/16 at Central Conn. St. (L 74-72)

The Bulldogs are another team that are so close, yet so far. They lost their first 9 games of the season but are playing much, much better basketball, and quite frankly should have won that game at Central Conn. if not for a couple late turnovers.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 7-10, 3-3 Northeast.

1/13/16 vs. St. Francis-NY (W 61-54)
1/16/16 vs. Robert Morris (W 87-72)

A couple much needed wins for the Hawks this week, and hopefully this will be the beginning of a nice winning streak.

#5 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 15-2, 4-1 Pac 10.

1/14/16 at #13 Arizona (L 94-64)
1/16/16 at Arizona State (W 82-62)

Well, the Bruins, while much improved, lost their first big conference test of the season, by 30 at Arizona. A good recovery, but they've got to take advantage of those big games.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 8-10, 3-3 Southern.

1/13/16 at Wofford (W 77-68)
1/16/16 vs. Western Carolina (W 78-70)

The Wildcats have won 3 games in a row, and are still looking to find their groove. Some of those early season non-conference tests seem to be starting to benefit the team.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-7, 0-4 WAC.

1/14/16 vs. Louisiana Tech (L 89-78)
1/16/16 at Fresno State (L 86-61)

Well, any hope the Warriors had of having a dream season seems to be going out the window. That's 4 in a row lost now, and the schedule doesn't get any easier. Time for coach Gunn to mix things up.

#24 Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 14-3, 2-1 Pac 10.

1/14/16 at San Jose State (L 58-50)
1/16/16 vs. Boise State (W 73-58)

The Beavers suffer their 3rd loss of the season, but they do so against a team that's only lost twice, so nothing to be ashamed of there. The elder Bafou still has his team playing great basketball.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kentucky (39) 17-1 1767 2 Southeastern Conference
2. Villanova (33) 16-1 1761 1 Big East Conference
3. Texas 15-1 1613 7 Big 12 Conference
4. North Carolina 13-2 1611 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Pittsburgh 14-2 1478 4 Big East Conference
6. Boston College 15-1 1452 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Florida 15-2 1390 6 Southeastern Conference
8. UCLA 15-2 1312 5 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Connecticut 14-2 1178 14 Big East Conference
10. Arizona 14-4 1177 13 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Saint Joseph's 14-1 975 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Ohio State 13-4 912 11 Big Ten Conference
13. Notre Dame 14-2 863 12 Big East Conference
14. Tennessee 13-3 845 9 Southeastern Conference
15. Oklahoma State 14-2 802 23 Big 12 Conference
16. Nevada 14-3 781 17 Western Athletic Conference
17. Kansas 15-3 755 10 Big 12 Conference
18. Southern California 14-3 667 22 Pacific-10 Conference
19. Rhode Island 13-2 493 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Louisiana State 14-3 292 19 Southeastern Conference
21. San Jose State 12-2 289 NR Western Athletic Conference
22. Sacred Heart 15-2 288 16 Northeast Conference
23. Temple 13-3 161 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Brigham Young 14-4 139 20 Mountain West Conference
25. Wake Forest 11-4 125 21 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Oregon State 14-3 68 Western Athletic Conference
Maryland 11-4 61 Atlantic Coast Conference
Florida State 12-3 41 Atlantic Coast Conference
IUPUI 14-3 39 Summit League
Purdue 14-4 26 Big Ten Conference
Southern Illinois 12-4 17 Missouri Valley Conference
Kent State 13-3 12 Mid-American Conference
East Tennessee State 16-4 3 Atlantic Sun Conference
Michigan 11-5 3 Big Ten Conference
San Diego State 12-3 3 Mountain West Conference
Loyola Marymount 13-3 1 West Coast Conference

Was hoping UTEP would get a few votes in the coaches poll, but no such luck. UCLA drops a few spots, BC continues to rise, and Oregon St. falls out, but they are still having a heck of a season. Sure is odd not to see Louisville in these polls somewhere.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Nevada (38) 14-3 1765 3 Western Athletic Conference
2. Saint Joseph's (33) 14-1 1761 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Temple 13-3 1631 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Brigham Young 14-4 1498 4 Mountain West Conference
5. San Jose State (1) 12-2 1493 9 Western Athletic Conference
6. Rhode Island 13-2 1492 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Sacred Heart 15-2 1300 5 Northeast Conference
8. Oregon State 14-3 1299 6 Western Athletic Conference
9. IUPUI 14-3 1205 10 Summit League
10. Southern Illinois 12-4 1190 7 Missouri Valley Conference
11. Utah 14-4 1118 12 Mountain West Conference
12. East Tennessee State 16-4 1001 14 Atlantic Sun Conference
13. Kent State 13-3 963 13 Mid-American Conference
14. San Diego State 12-3 841 16 Mountain West Conference
15. Dayton 11-4 780 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. UTEP 12-4 756 17 Conference USA
17. Tulane 12-4 637 11 Conference USA
18. Loyola Marymount 13-3 574 20 West Coast Conference
19. Duquesne 12-4 496 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. La Salle 11-4 419 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Xavier 11-5 325 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Drake 11-5 267 NR Missouri Valley Conference
23. Richmond 11-5 222 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Wyoming 11-5 200 NR Mountain West Conference
25. Albany 14-5 89 NR America East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Siena 14-6 25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UAB 9-5 25 Conference USA
Lafayette 13-5 11 Patriot League
Citadel 11-5 7 Southern Conference
Norfolk State 12-5 4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Cal State Fullerton 11-6 3 Big West Conference
Creighton 11-6 3 Missouri Valley Conference

No respect for UTEP, who only moves up 1 spot in the mid-major poll, while Oregon St. drops 2 spots. Gotta get some more of our mid-major teams going here.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 18-24, 2016

No feature games this week, so let's get right to it.

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 12-9, 3-5 America East.

1/22/16 at Vermont (L 82-66)
1/24/16 at Albany (L 64-52)

Kinda thought it might go this way for the Hawks, who faced the top 2 teams in the conference this week.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 9-11, 4-4 America East.

1/20/16 at Albany (L 91-64)
1/24/16 vs. Stony Brook (L 58-47)

A complete reversal of last week. Last week, the America East FOFC coaches won all their games. This week, they lost them all.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 6-12, 1-3 Atlantic 10.

1/20/16 vs. St. Louis (L 87-83)
1/23/16 vs. #11 St. Joseph's (W 66-60)

What might have been for the 49ers, who ended the week by upsetting St. Joe's. They were close to sweeping the week, but couldn't hold on against the Lou.

#6 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 17-1, 4-0 ACC.

1/20/16 vs. Florida St. (W 85-54)
1/23/16 at Maryland (W 89-69)

Total destruction this week for the Eagles, who completely dominated both their opponents and continue to roll.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-8, 3-2 Big 12.

1/18/16 vs. #15 Oklahoma St. (L 69-62)
1/23/16 vs. Texas Tech (W 66-63)

A much better effort against a ranked opponent this week for the Buffaloes. At least they stayed in the same building.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 9-7, 3-3 Big East.

1/20/16 vs. #5 Pittsburgh (L 83-78, OT)
1/23/16 vs. Cincinnati (W 60-53)

The Cardinals are still looking for that quality win against a ranked opponent this season, and almost got it, taking Pitt to overtime.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 9-11, 5-4 Big South.

1/21/16 vs. Charleston Southern (W 61-60)
1/23/16 vs. Coastal Carolina (W 70-61)

The Panthers needed a good week after last week, and they got it, but it took a buzzer beater to beat Charleston Southern.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 13-6, 6-3 Big 10.

1/20/16 at Minnesota (W 67-54)
1/23/16 vs. #12 Ohio St. (W 96-88)

Big, big win for the Hawkeyes over Ohio St. That win alone may decide their fate if they are on the bubble.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 11-8, 5-2 Big 10.

1/20/16 at Michigan St. (W 78-66)
1/23/16 vs. Wisconsin (L 85-61)

Whoops! Somebody should tell coach Sheppard that the Nittany Lions didn't follow him out of the locker room against Wisconsin. They trailed by 19 at the half. At least they got a good road win.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 9-9, 2-3 Big West.

1/21/16 vs. UC Davis (W 76-72)

Short week for the Mustangs, who broke a 3 game losing streak with the win, and have a very good chance to start a nice winning streak. Also, the 9 wins are the most that Cal Poly has had in a season since I started this dynasty. What's even more impressive is that their record was the same the first 3 seasons: 7-23.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 13-5, 3-1 Conference USA.

1/20/16 vs. Marshall (W 78-62)
1/23/16 at Southern Miss (L 74-66)

It won't take long for the Miners to try and avenge their first conference loss. In one of those weird scheduling quirks, they'll play again next week.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 10-10, 5-4 Horizon.

1/21/16 vs. Milwaukee (W 84-63)
1/23/16 vs. Green Bay (L 60-58)

A heartbreaking loss to Green Bay, a game that the Raiders fought to get back into after being down 6 at halftime.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 5-12, 1-3 MAC.

1/20/16 at Ohio (W 79-68)

The short week might have been good for the Chippewas, who get extra time to prepare for next week. They need to turn the corner now, because they are way off pace of previous seasons.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 9-11, 3-6 MVC.

1/21/16 at Bradley (W 83-61)
1/23/16 at Wichita St. (W 54-52)

When's the last time the Aces swept their opponents during a week, let alone both on the road. Hopefully this is the start of something good.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 7-12, 6-2 Northeast.

1/20/16 at Wagner (W 86-79)
1/23/16 vs. St. Francis-NY (W 80-63)

Nice week for the Bulldogs, who are sitting pretty in the Northeast right now, and staying hot.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 7-12, 3-5 Northeast.

1/20/16 at Central Connecticut St. (L 56-53)
1/23/16 vs. Long Island (L 78-72, OT)

A couple heartbreaking losses for the Hawks this week. They led Cent. Conn. St. at halftime but failed to hold it, and they rallied from a 16 point halftime deficit to force overtime against Long Island, but ran out of steam.

#8 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 17-2, 6-1 Pac 10.

1/21/16 vs. Washington St. (W 56-34)
1/23/16 vs. Washington (W 57-34)

If you want consistency, you had it this week with the Bruins. Only a lone free throw kept the scores of both wins from being exactly the same. Nice job coach Hutt!

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 9-11, 4-4 Southern.

1/20/16 at Chattanooga (L 85-68)
1/23/16 vs. Florida Atlantic (W 63-53)

Looks like the Wildcats still have some work to do, as they fell short big time at Chattanooga, and struggled to win against a 3 win Fla Atlantic team.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) 9-9, 0-5 WAC.

1/20/16 at Akron (L 91-75)
1/23/16 vs. Gonzaga (L 77-75)

Everything is going wrong for the Warriors right now, as the losing streak is 6. They were so close to knocking off the Zags though.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 14-5, 2-3 WAC.

1/18/16 vs. Louisiana Tech (L 76-70)
1/23/16 at Fresno St. (L 75-64)

Not a good week for the Beavers, who lost all momentum and have lost 3 of their last 4. On a bright note, Oregon St. is another team that has broken their highest win total in this dynasty, and they look like they've got a few more in them.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Villanova (72) 18-1 1800 2 Big East Conference
2. Kentucky 18-2 1680 1 Southeastern Conference
3. North Carolina 15-2 1637 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Texas 16-1 1631 3 Big 12 Conference
5. Florida 17-2 1494 7 Southeastern Conference
6. Pittsburgh 16-2 1467 5 Big East Conference
7. Boston College 17-1 1367 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. UCLA 17-2 1308 8 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Nevada 16-3 1129 16 Western Athletic Conference
10. Connecticut 15-3 1071 9 Big East Conference
11. Oklahoma State 16-2 1068 15 Big 12 Conference
12. Ohio State 14-5 1051 12 Big Ten Conference
13. Kansas 16-4 1009 17 Big 12 Conference
14. Tennessee 14-4 789 14 Southeastern Conference
15. Arizona 14-6 785 10 Pacific-10 Conference
16. Notre Dame 15-3 717 13 Big East Conference
17. Saint Joseph's 15-2 660 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Duke 13-4 604 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Southern California 15-4 549 18 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Michigan 13-5 371 NR Big Ten Conference
21. Rhode Island 14-3 341 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. East Tennessee State 18-4 207 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
23. Utah 15-4 146 NR Mountain West Conference
24. Maryland 12-5 108 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. San Jose State 13-3 65 21 Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wake Forest 12-5 56 Atlantic Coast Conference
Temple 14-4 49 Atlantic 10 Conference
Brigham Young 15-5 48 Mountain West Conference
Louisiana State 14-4 45 Southeastern Conference
Miami 13-5 39 Atlantic Coast Conference
Sacred Heart 16-3 38 Northeast Conference
Florida State 13-4 26 Atlantic Coast Conference
Purdue 14-5 17 Big Ten Conference
IUPUI 15-4 14 Summit League
Southern Illinois 13-5 11 Missouri Valley Conference
South Carolina 12-5 2 Southeastern Conference
Oregon 14-5 1 Pacific-10 Conference

I'm not sure how BC dismantles 2 opponents last week, 1 of who is in the coaches top 25 this week, yet drops a spot? I'm not surprised to see Oregon St. lose all their votes though. That was expected.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Nevada (72) 16-3 1800 1 Western Athletic Conference
2. Saint Joseph's 15-2 1714 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Temple 14-4 1610 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Brigham Young 15-5 1565 4 Mountain West Conference
5. Utah 15-4 1511 11 Mountain West Conference
6. Rhode Island 14-3 1430 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. East Tennessee State 18-4 1360 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
8. San Jose State 13-3 1308 5 Western Athletic Conference
9. Southern Illinois 13-5 1241 10 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Sacred Heart 16-3 1150 7 Northeast Conference
11. IUPUI 15-4 1104 9 Summit League
12. Dayton 12-5 909 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. UTEP 13-5 891 16 Conference USA
14. Oregon State 14-5 864 8 Western Athletic Conference
15. San Diego State 13-4 804 14 Mountain West Conference
16. Siena 16-6 698 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
17. Drake 12-5 668 22 Missouri Valley Conference
18. Albany 16-5 567 25 America East Conference
19. UAB 11-5 497 NR Conference USA
20. Loyola Marymount 14-4 354 18 West Coast Conference
21. Richmond 12-6 321 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Xavier 12-6 271 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. La Salle 12-5 260 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Kent State 13-5 151 13 Mid-American Conference
25. Lafayette 14-5 140 NR Patriot League

Others Receiving Votes:
Norfolk State 14-5 80 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Southern Mississippi 12-6 34 Conference USA
Saint Louis 11-6 27 Atlantic 10 Conference
Tulane 12-6 18 Conference USA
Bowling Green 11-6 16 Mid-American Conference
Duquesne 12-6 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
Vermont 13-6 10 America East Conference
Hofstra 12-7 8 Colonial Athletic Association
Cal State Fullerton 12-7 2 Big West Conference
Creighton 12-7 2 Missouri Valley Conference
Jackson State 12-5 2 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Saint Mary's 13-7 1 West Coast Conference

A nice drop in the mid-major polls for Oregon St., no surprise there, while UTEP, even after losing a game this week, rises 3 spots. Weird polls.

[britrock88]

Bummer of a week in Corvallis.

[cmp]

Central needs to turn things around quickly.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 25-31, 2016

1 feature game to tell you about this week, in the America East.

1/31/16- Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) @ Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- Despite committing 13 turnovers, the Hawks led by 12 at halftime, but Maine made a furious rally in the second half, and it came down to a buzzer beater, but the comeback was complete.

Final Score: Maine- 71, Hartford- 70

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 13-10, 4-6 7th America East.

1/27/16 vs. Stony Brook (W 70-63, OT)
1/31/16 at Maine- feature game, highlighted above.

Almost a perfect week for the Hawks, but they let that one slip away at Maine.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 11-11, 6-4 T-2nd America East.

1/27/16 at Boston University (W 84-77)
1/31/16 at Hartford- feature game, highlighted above

The Black Bears get a couple big wins this week to stay in the hunt for second place.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 7-13, 2-4 T-10th Atlantic 10.

1/27/16 vs. Fordham (L 57-46)
1/30/16 at Richmond (W 70-53)

What would be great is if the 49ers can carry some of that momentum into the rest of the season, because Richmond is a pretty strong team and Charlotte dismantled them.

#7 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 19-1, 6-0 1st ACC.

1/27/16 vs. Clemson (W 98-80)
1/30/16 at Georgia Tech (W 67-52)

Another easy week for the Eagles, as the winning streak continues to grow. They should get a couple road tests next week though.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-10, 3-4 T-7th Big 12.

1/27/16 at #4 Texas (L 81-59)
1/30/16 vs. Iowa St. (L 84-82)

Ouch! The Buffaloes have a major decline this week, getting blown out by another top 25 team. Gotta compete better, and also lost to Iowa St.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 11-7, 5-3 T-5th Big East.

1/27/16 at DePaul (W 71-61)
1/30/16 vs. Seton Hall (W 67-56)

Don't look now, but the Cardinals are on a 3 game winning streak. That could all change next week when 2 teams with a combined 4 losses come to town.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 9-12, 5-5 6th Big South.

1/30/16 at Radford (L 68-65)

Those single game weeks are really important for teams to get a win, and the Panthers didn't get the job done. At least it was respectable, but the games against even competition or the must wins.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 13-7, 6-3 T-3rd Big 10.

1/28/16 vs. SIU Edwardsville (L 65-56)

Ugh! Talk about a momentum killer. A home game against a 5 win team, gotta have it. Brutal loss, but fortunately it was a non-conference loss, so hopefully the Hawkeyes can refocus when they get back to conference play.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 12-8, 6-2 T-2nd Big 10.

1/27/16 vs. Northwestern (W 62-58)

Exactly what the doctor order for the Nittany Lions. An easy game against a conference cellar dweller, but it was anything but easy. Penn St. got the win though in their lone game of the week.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 10-10, 3-4 6th Big West.

1/28/16 vs. UC Santa Barbara (L 74-57)
1/30/16 at UC Irvine (W 76-66)

The Mustangs will take the split, especially since it means they've won 2 of their last 3, but they'll look back on that 17 point home loss and make some adjustments.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 15-5, 5-1 T-2nd Conference USA.

1/27/16 vs. Southern Miss (W 83-63)
1/30/16 vs. Houston (W 84-47)

Great week for the Miners who avenge their loss to Southern Miss, then absolutely hammer Houston.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 10-12, 5-5 5th Horizon.

1/25/16 at Longwood (L 67-57)
1/30/16 vs. Detroit (L 75-68)

What is it with our FOFC teams losing to really bad non-conference opponents? The Raiders lay an egg at Longwood, then return to conference play and lose to Detroit. That's 3 losses in a row.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 5-14, 1-5 6th (last) in West Division of MAC.

1/27/16 vs. Buffalo (L 94-69)
1/30/16 at Northern Illinois (L 80-69)

This just is not a very good Chippewas team, losing to 25 at home against a team that is no better than them. At least they kept it respectable at Northern Illinois.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 11-11, 5-6 7th MVC.

1/28/16 at Illinois St. (W 67-64)
1/30/16 at Southern Illinois (W 89-70)

The aces have now won 4 in a row, all on the road, including taking down Wichita St. and Southern Illinois. Is this the start of something? Or just a fluke? Hopefully the younger Bafou has decided to wake up and get serious about his team.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-13, 7-3 T-2nd Northeast.

1/27/16 vs. St. Francis-PA (W 89-63)
1/30/16 vs. Sacred Heart (L 92-90)

The loss to Sacred Heart is not a bad loss at all for the Bulldogs, as Bryant beat them earlier in the season. Not to mention Sacred Heart has only lost 4 games all season. Folks, don't let the record fool you, this is a much improved Bulldog team.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 7-14, 3-7 T-9th Northeast.

1/27/16 vs. Mt. St. Marys (L 69-61)
1/30/16 vs. Wagner (L 99-74)

No clue what is going on with the Hawks this season, they have been hugely disappointing. Now they've lost 4 in a row again.

#8 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 19-2, 8-1 1st Pac 10.

1/28/16 at Oregon (W 65-45)
1/30/16 at Utah St. (W 58-52)

The Bruins continue to shine, winners of 5 in a row now. Utah St. was a test, they trailed that game at halftime.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 10-12, 5-5 4th in South Division of Southern.

1/27/16 at Florida Atlantic (L 78-67)
1/30/16 at Furman (W 81-64)

Teams like the Wildcats should not be losing to 5 win teams like Florida Atlantic, even if it is on the road. Have to wonder if Coach Childress isn't at least regretting a little not taking one of those many offers he had in the offseason.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-10, 1-6 9th (last) WAC.

1/25/16 at Boise St. (L 87-49)
1/30/16 vs. #9 Nevada (W 84-64)

Well, if there's ever a time to break a losing streak, why not do it against a top 25 team? I'm sure they'd love to trade some of those points for some extra points against Boise St. though. What a shamble of a game that was.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 15-6, 3-4 T-4th WAC.

1/28/16 at #9 Nevada (L 87-75)
1/30/16 vs. New Mexico St. (W 73-63)

The Beavers also break a losing streak this week, but they'll tell you they'd have rather had the game at Nevada. Still, wins are wins at this point.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (45) 17-2 1765 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Villanova (25) 20-1 1740 1 Big East Conference
3. Florida (2) 19-2 1650 5 Southeastern Conference
4. Kentucky 19-3 1605 2 Southeastern Conference
5. Boston College 19-1 1450 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Texas 17-2 1450 4 Big 12 Conference
7. Pittsburgh 17-3 1422 6 Big East Conference
8. UCLA 19-2 1234 8 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Kansas 18-4 1215 13 Big 12 Conference
10. Arizona 15-6 1171 15 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Tennessee 16-4 1100 14 Southeastern Conference
12. Nevada 17-4 944 9 Western Athletic Conference
13. Connecticut 16-4 931 10 Big East Conference
14. Oklahoma State 17-3 822 11 Big 12 Conference
15. Michigan 15-5 801 20 Big Ten Conference
16. Notre Dame 17-3 734 16 Big East Conference
17. Ohio State 14-7 506 12 Big Ten Conference
18. Duke 14-5 491 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Brigham Young 17-5 479 NR Mountain West Conference
20. Southern California 16-5 451 19 Pacific-10 Conference
21. Maryland 14-5 360 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Saint Joseph's 16-3 325 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Utah 17-4 285 23 Mountain West Conference
24. Temple 16-4 212 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Wake Forest 13-6 83 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Miami 14-6 51 Atlantic Coast Conference
East Tennessee State 19-5 46 Atlantic Sun Conference
IUPUI 17-4 25 Summit League
Dayton 14-5 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
Rhode Island 15-4 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Jose State 14-4 9 Western Athletic Conference
Oregon 15-6 7 Pacific-10 Conference
Louisiana State 15-5 6 Southeastern Conference
Southern Illinois 14-6 4 Missouri Valley Conference
Albany 18-5 2 America East Conference
Florida State 14-5 2 Atlantic Coast Conference

I thought maybe UTEP would get a few votes in the coaches poll, but no such luck. Boston College moves up, UCLA stays put.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Nevada (72) 17-4 1800 1 Western Athletic Conference
2. Brigham Young 17-5 1692 4 Mountain West Conference
3. Temple 16-4 1682 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Utah 17-4 1569 5 Mountain West Conference
5. Saint Joseph's 16-3 1475 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Southern Illinois 14-6 1305 9 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Dayton 14-5 1269 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Rhode Island 15-4 1263 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. East Tennessee State 19-5 1251 7 Atlantic Sun Conference
10. Xavier 14-6 1148 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. IUPUI 17-4 1093 11 Summit League
12. UTEP 15-5 1073 13 Conference USA
13. San Jose State 14-4 987 8 Western Athletic Conference
14. Siena 17-7 759 16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
15. UAB 13-5 746 19 Conference USA
16. Albany 18-5 730 18 America East Conference
17. Oregon State 15-6 719 14 Western Athletic Conference
18. Sacred Heart 17-4 515 10 Northeast Conference
19. Kent State 15-5 439 24 Mid-American Conference
20. Loyola Marymount 16-4 336 20 West Coast Conference
21. Richmond 13-7 315 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. San Diego State 14-5 287 15 Mountain West Conference
23. Northern Iowa 14-8 228 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. Lafayette 16-5 220 25 Patriot League
25. College of Charleston 14-7 89 NR Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Southern Mississippi 13-7 47 Conference USA
Drake 12-7 44 Missouri Valley Conference
La Salle 13-6 42 Atlantic 10 Conference
Gonzaga 13-8 40 Western Athletic Conference
Saint Louis 12-7 30 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cal State Fullerton 13-7 28 Big West Conference
Hofstra 13-8 27 Colonial Athletic Association
Norfolk State 14-5 25 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Creighton 12-8 22 Missouri Valley Conference
Tulane 13-7 18 Conference USA
Central Florida 12-8 17 Conference USA
Wichita State 13-7 17 Missouri Valley Conference
Boise State 13-9 11 Western Athletic Conference
Duquesne 13-7 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
Fairfield 12-8 8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Citadel 14-6 6 Southern Conference
Bowling Green 12-7 5 Mid-American Conference
Saint Mary's 14-8 5 West Coast Conference
Vermont 14-7 5 America East Conference
Coppin State 13-7 1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Mercer 14-8 1 Atlantic Sun Conference

UTEP moves up a spot, but the Oregon St. freefall continues, they move down 3 spots in the mid-major poll.

[bbgunn]

Looks like I jinxed Hawaii. And Louisville is just terrible right now. At least Cal Poly is making it a memorable season for my guys.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 1-7, 2016

1 feature game this week, and it's in the Pac 10. Let's take a look.

2/4/16- Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) @ Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- This was a battle of Pac 10 teams that are both struggling right now, with both teams really needing the win. Unfortunately, it was a completely one sided affair, as only 1 team bothered to show up in this one. Hawaii came to play, shooting 45.5% from the field while Oregon State shot just 33.8% from the field. The Warriors came to Oregon State and completely dismantled them.

Final Score: Hawaii- 94, Oregon State- 63

Other Games

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 13-11, 4-7 T-6th America East.

2/7/16 at New Hampshire (L 65-44)

Just the 1 game this week for the Hawks, and it wasn't a good one. Blowout city.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 12-12, 7-5 T-2nd America East.

2/5/16 vs. Binghamton (L 78-66)
2/7/16 at Vermont (W 89-82)

A split this week for the Black Bears, as they get a win against their rivals in Vermont, but couldn't defend their home turf.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 9-13, 4-4 T-7th Atlantic 10.

2/3/16 vs. LaSalle (W 81-58)
2/6/16 at #24 Temple (W 66-58)

Something is clicking right now for the 49ers, as they have won 3 straight against solid competition. Coach Tribble seems to have found the right pieces to make a late season run.

#5 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 21-1, 8-0 1st ACC.

2/3/16 at Miami (W 74-71)
2/6/16 at Florida St. (W 72-54)

A road trip through Florida seemed to be no problem for the Eagles, who continue to run through ACC play without much of a sweat.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 11-11, 4-5 T-8th Big 12.

2/3/16 at Nebraska (L 94-86)
2/6/16 at Missouri (W 81-74)

The Buffaloes broke a 3 game losing streak with the win at Missouri, but just are not living up to preseason expectations. They've gotten it done at home, but not on the road, which is the story for most teams.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 12-8, 6-4 T-5th Big East.

2/3/16 vs. #16 Notre Dame (W 67-66)
2/6/16 vs. #2 Villanova (L 66-53)

Tough week for the Cardinals, with a couple Top 20 opponents on the schedule. They get the split, but it took a last second defensive stop to hold on against Notre Dame.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 10-13, 6-6 T-7th Big South.

2/4/16 at Florida Gulf Coast (L 83-76)
2/6/16 at Presbyterian (W 57-34)

The Panthers haven't really put together a solid winning streak, but on the other hand, they haven't had a solid losing streak either. This is a team with lots of potential, but missing some key pieces.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 15-7, 8-3 2nd Big 10.

2/3/16 vs. Michigan State (W 76-70)
2/6/16 at Northwestern (W 91-82)

Great week for the Hawkeyes who shrugged off that embarrassing non-conference loss last week. A solid win against a struggling Michigan St. team followed by a good win at Northwestern.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 14-8, 8-2 1st Big 10.

2/3/16 at Indiana (W 76-67)
2/6/16 vs. #17 Ohio State (W 80-60)

It's unusual to see the Nittany Lions on top of the Big 10, but that's exactly where they are after a big week that saw them not only beat, but pound a ranked Ohio St. team. Next week will be another tough week, with a return match at Iowa looming.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 11-11, 4-5 6th Big West.

2/2/16 at UC Riverside (W 67-62)
2/4/16 at Long Beach State (L 51-48)

Almost a sweep this week for the Mustangs, who lost a late lead at Long Beach. This is still an improved Cal Poly team, but will it be enough for coach St. John to keep his job?

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 16-6, 6-2 T-3rd Conference USA.

2/3/16 at Central Florida (L 79-69)
2/6/16 at ECU (W 75-53)

My guess is the Miners would have liked to have had that game at Central Florida back, as a bad finish cost them dearly. Still, this is also an improved UTEP team that has a chance to finish high in C-USA.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 11-13, 6-6 T-5th Horizon.

2/4/16 at Loyola-IL (L 91-88)
2/6/16 at IL-Chicago (W 76-64)

The monkey is off the backs of the Raiders who get a much needed win and break a 4 game losing streak. Now it's time for them to turn the corner as the Horizon is still wide open.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 7-14, 3-5 T-4th in West Division of MAC.

2/3/16 vs. Miami (OH) (W 77-56)
2/6/16 at Ball State (W 65-64)

Good week for the Chippewas, and it couldn't have come at a better time. Now can Central Michigan maintain the momentum, or was this a fluke week?

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 12-12, 6-7 T-7th MVC.

2/4/16 vs. Drake (L 55-52)
2/6/16 vs. Indiana State (W 74-43)

Wow! Did the Aces come to play against Indy State or what? I don't think Larry Bird himself could have helped them on this day. Unfortunately, the schedule gets brutal for Evansville after this point, with 5 of their last 6 games against teams that have 13 wins or more.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-15, 7-5 T-3rd Northeast.

2/3/16 at Fairleigh Dickinson (L 82-77)
2/6/16 at Robert Morris (L 65-63)

2 tough losses this week for the Bulldogs, by a combined 7 points. This really caused Bryant to lose momentum, of which they have a chance to get back next week.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 9-14, 5-7 9th Northeast.

2/3/16 vs. Quinnipiac (W 85-67)
2/6/16 at St. Francis-NY (W 73-54)

A great week for the Hawks, who blasted 2 opponents and break a 4 game losing streak. Next week: a rematch with Bryant.

#8 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 21-2, 10-1 1st Pac 10.

2/4/16 at California (W 89-74)
2/6/16 at Stanford (W 85-69)

Another easy week for the Bruins, who have now won 7 in a row. Next week they get a chance to avenge their only conference loss as they host a rematch with Arizona.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 10-14, 5-7 4th in South Division of Southern.

2/3/16 vs. Georgia Southern (L 94-67)
2/6/16 vs. Wofford (L 88-70)

How far have the Wildcats fallen? Look no farther than this week, in which they got blown out twice at home. The 3 game winning streak they had in early January is but a distant memory. Recruiting has played a role as Davidson has been outrecruited by several Southern schools over the years, which doesn't make sense as coach Childress has a 91 recruit ranking.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 12-10, 3-6 9th (last) WAC.

2/4/16 at Oregon State- feature game, highlighted above.
2/6/16 at San Jose State (W 65-53)

Great week for the Warriors who are back over .500 and are now on a 3 game winning streak after a 7 game losing streak in January. Sadly, with the WAC being so jumbled, they are still in last place, but have a chance to move up next week.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 16-7, 4-5 T-4th WAC.

2/4/16 vs. Hawaii- feature game, highlighted above.
2/6/16 at Gonzaga (W 83-80)

On a bright note, the Beavers have won 2 out of their last 3 after a 3 game losing streak. Unfortunately, next week they face 2 of the top teams in the WAC. And as for how convoluted the WAC is? A 4-5 conference record is good enough for 4th place, and 5 WAC teams share that 4-5 conference record.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (66) 19-2 1794 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Villanova (6) 22-1 1673 2 Big East Conference
3. Florida 20-3 1671 3 Southeastern Conference
4. Kentucky 20-4 1592 4 Southeastern Conference
5. Boston College 21-1 1536 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Pittsburgh 19-3 1435 7 Big East Conference
7. Texas 18-3 1373 6 Big 12 Conference
8. UCLA 21-2 1260 8 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Kansas 20-4 1248 9 Big 12 Conference
10. Tennessee 17-5 1162 11 Southeastern Conference
11. Arizona 16-7 1051 10 Pacific-10 Conference
12. Nevada 19-4 1046 12 Western Athletic Conference
13. Connecticut 17-5 918 13 Big East Conference
14. Utah 19-4 775 23 Mountain West Conference
15. Brigham Young 18-5 744 19 Mountain West Conference
16. Notre Dame 18-4 684 16 Big East Conference
17. Saint Joseph's 18-3 673 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Ohio State 15-8 459 17 Big Ten Conference
19. Southern California 17-6 384 20 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Duke 15-6 332 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Oklahoma State 17-5 324 14 Big 12 Conference
22. East Tennessee State 21-5 232 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
23. Louisiana State 17-5 210 NR Southeastern Conference
24. IUPUI 19-4 151 NR Summit League
25. Michigan 15-7 138 15 Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Miami 15-7 134 Atlantic Coast Conference
Southern Illinois 17-6 99 Missouri Valley Conference
Maryland 15-6 98 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oregon 17-6 94 Pacific-10 Conference
Albany 20-5 32 America East Conference
Purdue 17-6 16 Big Ten Conference
Xavier 16-6 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
Dayton 15-6 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
Florida State 15-6 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
Loyola Marymount 18-4 11 West Coast Conference
Rhode Island 16-5 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
UAB 15-5 3 Conference USA
Temple 16-6 2 Atlantic 10 Conference

Still stunning to me that neither Iowa, Penn St., or UTEP are getting any kind of love in the coaches poll. I figure all 3 are good enough to receive at least 1 vote.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Nevada (72) 19-4 1800 1 Western Athletic Conference
2. Brigham Young 18-5 1718 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Utah 19-4 1644 4 Mountain West Conference
4. Saint Joseph's 18-3 1563 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Southern Illinois 17-6 1459 6 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Temple 16-6 1410 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Xavier 16-6 1392 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. East Tennessee State 21-5 1317 9 Atlantic Sun Conference
9. IUPUI 19-4 1226 11 Summit League
10. Dayton 15-6 1150 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Rhode Island 16-5 1062 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. UAB 15-5 980 15 Conference USA
13. Albany 20-5 926 16 America East Conference
14. UTEP 16-6 888 12 Conference USA
15. Oregon State 16-7 693 17 Western Athletic Conference
16. Loyola Marymount 18-4 688 20 West Coast Conference
17. Siena 18-8 633 14 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
18. San Jose State 14-6 478 13 Western Athletic Conference
19. Saint Louis 14-7 461 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Richmond 14-8 381 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Creighton 14-8 320 NR Missouri Valley Conference
22. San Diego State 15-6 236 22 Mountain West Conference
23. Tulane 15-7 216 NR Conference USA
24. Hofstra 15-8 166 NR Colonial Athletic Association
25. Northern Iowa 15-9 165 23 Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Central Florida 14-8 114 Conference USA
Lafayette 17-6 57 Patriot League
Fairfield 14-8 47 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Mercer 16-8 36 Atlantic Sun Conference
Drake 13-8 29 Missouri Valley Conference
Kent State 15-7 28 Mid-American Conference
La Salle 14-7 27 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cal State Fullerton 14-8 18 Big West Conference
Southern Mississippi 14-8 18 Conference USA
Loyola-Maryland 16-8 13 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Sacred Heart 17-6 12 Northeast Conference
College of Charleston 14-9 8 Sun Belt Conference
Bowling Green 13-8 7 Mid-American Conference
Coppin State 14-7 4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Saint Mary's 15-9 4 West Coast Conference
Bethune-Cookman 14-8 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Boise State 14-10 2 Western Athletic Conference
Northern Colorado 15-7 2 Big Sky Conference

Weird polls, as despite losing by over 30 to Hawaii, Oregon St. rises 2 spots in the mid-major poll, while UTEP loses 2 spots and they lost to a team that is receiving votes in the mid-major poll. Weird.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 8-14, 2016

2 feature games this week, a huge showdown in the Big 10 and a match-up of Northeast teams. Let's start in the Big 10.

2/10/16- Penn State (Tim Sheppard) @ Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- A battle of the top 2 teams in the Big 10 was over at halftime. The Hawkeyes jumped out to a 14 point halftime lead and never looked back, holding Penn State to just 31.5% shooting and outrebounded them 37-29, getting revenge for an earlier loss at Penn St.

Final Score: Iowa- 70, Penn State- 51

Now we move to the Northeast:

2/13/16- Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) @ Bryant (Score Galore. -- The first time these teams met, it was Monmouth getting a 5 point win. Things were completely different this time around, as the Hawks jumped out early and used a 25-6 run early in the second half to ice the game. Bryant committed 22 turnovers in the game and Monmouth got revenge with east.

Final Score: Monmouth- 92, Bryant- 65

Other Games

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 13-13, 4-9 T-8th America East.

2/10/16 at Binghamton (L 87-73)
2/14/16 vs. Vermont (L 75-70)

Not a good week for the Hawks, who actually competed well against Vermont, but lost a lot of ground in the conference race.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 12-13, 7-6 4th America East.

2/14/16 vs. Albany (L 84-69)

Short week for the Black Bears, who lost to league leader Albany and will try to get back on track next week.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 10-14, 5-5 T-8th Atlantic 10.

2/10/16 at St. Louis (L 74-61)
2/13/16 vs. UMass (W 76-60)

Still a decent week for the 49ers, who competed at St. Louis until the final minutes, then took care of business against UMass.

#5 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 23-1, 10-0 1st ACC.

2/10/16 vs. Maryland (W 99-64)
2/13/16 vs. Virginia (W 91-55)

Another easy week for the Eagles who are making a strong case to be the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, albeit against an ACC that isn't at its strongest.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 11-12, 4-6 9th Big 12.

2/13/16 vs. #9 Kansas (L 79-72)

A great effort in the Buffaloes' only game of the week, but they just didn't have enough.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 12-10, 6-6 T-8th Big East.

2/10/16 vs. Syracuse (L 60-58)
2/13/16 at St. Johns (L 65-58)

2 tough losses for the Cardinals, who are having their worst season in quite some time. Still plenty of time to turn it around.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 12-13, 8-6 T-1st Big South.

2/11/16 vs. UNC Asheville (W 69-52)
2/13/16 vs. Gardner Webb (W 65-62)

2 solid wins for the Panthers, and what a difference a week makes, going from 7th to tops in the conference, but they are sharing it with 3 other teams right now in a wide open race.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 16-8, 9-4 T-2nd Big 10.

2/10/16 vs. Penn State- feature game, highlighted above
2/13/16 at Purdue (L 66-40)

Yuck! Not the way to continue a streak after a great win against conference leader Penn State. The Hawkeyes got Hawkeyed by Purdue.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 14-10, 8-4 4th Big 10.

2/10/16 at Iowa- feature game, highlighted above.
2/13/16 at Wisconsin (L 72-65)

Not a good road trip for the Nittany Lions who lose their lock on first place and now stand alone in 4th.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 12-12, 5-6 T-6th Big West.

2/9/16 vs. Pacific (W 89-60)
2/11/16 at Cal St. Northridge (L 76-41)

2 blowouts this week for the Mustangs, 1 good, 1 bad. The streak of .500 basketball continues after they started 2-6.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 17-7,7-3 T-3rd Conference USA.

2/10/16 at UAB (L 80-55)
2/13/16 at Marshall (W 78-64)

Losing by 25 at a conference leader isn't the impression you want to make. The Miners are improved but still have work to do.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 13-13, 8-6 T-2nd Horizon.

2/11/16 vs. Cleveland State (W 87-64)
2/13/16 vs. Youngstown State (W 90-68)

Great week for the Raiders who have won 3 in a row and are right in the hunt of the conference title now.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 7-16, 3-7 T-4th MAC.

2/10/16 at Akron (L 69-63)
2/13/16 vs. Kent State (L 81-71)

The question appears to be answered as last week appears to be a fluke week for the Chippewas, although they did play 2 tough games this week against very strong teams.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 13-13, 7-8 7th MVC.

2/11/16 at Creighton (L 73-54)
2/13/16 at Northern Iowa (W 69-59)

With the win at Northern Iowa, the Aces have now set the record for win total in a season since this dynasty began. They previously had done no better than 12 wins a season. Now, this probably won't net the younger Bafou any Coach of the Year awards, but it seems to be a step in the right direction.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-17, 7-7 T-5th Northeast.

2/10/16 at St. Francis-NY (L 77-72)
2/13/16 vs. Monmouth- feature game, highlighted above.

The losing streak is now 5 for the Bulldogs who are definitely going the wrong way.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 11-14, 7-7 T-5th Northeast.

2/10/16 at Robert Morris (W 57-48)
2/13/16 at Bryant- feature game, highlighted above.

The Hawks are going in a different direction after a 4 game winning streak, but still have a long way to go to get to the point they've been at before, which is competing for a conference title.

#8 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 22-3, 11-2 T-1st Pac 10.

2/11/16 vs. Arizona State (W 67-50)
2/13/16 vs. #11 Arizona (L 59-44)

The Bruins had 2 chances to beat Arizona, but lost them both handily, and those are the only 2 conference losses. That loss also snapped an 8 game winning streak.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 11-15, 6-8 4th in South Division of Southern.

2/10/16 vs. Elon (L 100-95, OT)
2/13/16 vs. Appalachian State (W 76-55)

The Wildcats break a 3 game losing streak with the win at Appalachian State. I'm scratching my head at how things have chance for Coach Childress.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 13-11, 4-7 T-8th WAC.

2/11/16 vs. New Mexico State (L 82-81)
2/13/16 at Louisiana Tech (W 85-69)

A heartbreaking loss for the Warriors, who had everything going their way. Still, winning 4 of their last 5 isn't bad.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 17-7, 5-5 T-2nd WAC.

2/13/16 vs. San Jose State (W 82-69)

Just 1 game for the Beavers this week, a solid win. They have resigned themselves to the fact that they can't win the WAC title as Nevada is several games ahead, but a postseason appearance is definitely in the cards.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (60) 21-2 1788 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Florida (8) 22-3 1721 3 Southeastern Conference
3. Villanova (4) 23-2 1661 2 Big East Conference
4. Boston College 23-1 1566 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Kentucky 21-4 1542 4 Southeastern Conference
6. Texas 20-3 1391 7 Big 12 Conference
7. Pittsburgh 20-4 1390 6 Big East Conference
8. UCLA 22-3 1293 8 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Kansas 21-4 1158 9 Big 12 Conference
10. Arizona 18-7 1157 11 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Tennessee 19-5 1153 10 Southeastern Conference
12. Nevada 21-4 996 12 Western Athletic Conference
13. Notre Dame 20-4 964 16 Big East Conference
14. Brigham Young 20-5 808 15 Mountain West Conference
15. Utah 21-4 808 14 Mountain West Conference
16. Oklahoma State 19-5 662 21 Big 12 Conference
17. Duke 17-6 614 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Connecticut 17-7 551 13 Big East Conference
19. IUPUI 21-4 430 24 Summit League
20. Southern Illinois 19-6 424 NR Missouri Valley Conference
21. Oregon 19-6 307 NR Pacific-10 Conference
22. Michigan 17-7 259 25 Big Ten Conference
23. Ohio State 16-8 223 18 Big Ten Conference
24. Purdue 19-6 195 NR Big Ten Conference
25. Louisiana State 18-6 141 23 Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Florida State 17-6 61 Atlantic Coast Conference
Rhode Island 18-5 61 Atlantic 10 Conference
East Tennessee State 22-6 29 Atlantic Sun Conference
Saint Joseph's 18-5 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
UAB 17-5 14 Conference USA
Southern California 17-8 7 Pacific-10 Conference
Miami 16-8 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
Dayton 16-7 2 Atlantic 10 Conference

The Eagles finally move up a spot in the coaches poll, while UCLA stays put. They've had #8 locked down for weeks now.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Nevada (72) 21-4 1800 1 Western Athletic Conference
2. Brigham Young 20-5 1723 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Utah 21-4 1654 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Southern Illinois 19-6 1569 5 Missouri Valley Conference
5. IUPUI 21-4 1491 9 Summit League
6. Saint Joseph's 18-5 1399 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Temple 17-7 1365 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Rhode Island 18-5 1265 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. UAB 17-5 1237 12 Conference USA
10. Xavier 17-7 1130 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. East Tennessee State 22-6 1119 8 Atlantic Sun Conference
12. Dayton 16-7 1024 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Oregon State 17-7 859 15 Western Athletic Conference
14. UTEP 17-7 852 14 Conference USA
15. Albany 21-6 783 13 America East Conference
16. Creighton 16-8 664 21 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Fairfield 16-8 631 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
18. Richmond 16-8 617 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Siena 19-9 512 17 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
20. Saint Louis 15-8 351 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Sacred Heart 19-6 301 NR Northeast Conference
22. Tulane 16-8 222 23 Conference USA
23. Kent State 17-7 185 NR Mid-American Conference
24. La Salle 15-8 106 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Cal State Fullerton 16-8 101 NR Big West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Central Florida 15-9 64 Conference USA
Loyola Marymount 18-6 61 West Coast Conference
Hofstra 16-9 49 Colonial Athletic Association
San Jose State 14-8 44 Western Athletic Conference
Lafayette 18-7 37 Patriot League
Southern Mississippi 15-9 33 Conference USA
College of Charleston 16-9 31 Sun Belt Conference
Akron 15-9 29 Mid-American Conference
Bowling Green 14-8 29 Mid-American Conference
Saint Mary's 17-9 14 West Coast Conference
Loyola-Maryland 17-9 8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Mercer 17-9 8 Atlantic Sun Conference
Bethune-Cookman 15-8 5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Boise State 15-10 5 Western Athletic Conference
San Diego State 15-8 5 Mountain West Conference
Northern Iowa 15-11 4 Missouri Valley Conference
Rider 16-10 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Citadel 16-8 3 Southern Conference
Vermont 16-9 3 America East Conference
Coppin State 15-8 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Florida International 16-9 1 Sun Belt Conference
Missouri State 14-12 1 Missouri Valley Conference

Oregon State jumps UTEP in the mid-major poll, the Miners stay at 14.

Bubble Watch

It just occurred to me that I have been forgetting to fill you all in on the bubble watch. So I'll do that now. None of our teams are in the overall bubble watch, so I'll do a quick version of the conference bubble watch.

Locks- Boston College, Iowa, UTEP, UCLA
In- Oregon State
Everybody else is projected out, the other 15 teams. Remember, this is only for the NCAA tournament. Some of the other 15 teams could be in the running for some other tournaments.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 15-21, 2016

No feature games this week, so let's get right into the schedule.

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 14-14, 5-10 T-8th America East.

2/17/16 vs. Boston U (W 79-68)
2/21/16 at Stony Brook (L 64-48)

Yet another split for the Hawks this week, seems to be a recurring trend.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 13-14, 8-7 4th America East.

2/19/16 vs. UMBC (W 70-60)
2/21/16 vs. Boston U (L 79-73)

A split for the Black Bears as well, as they blew a lead late against Boston U.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 12-14, 7-5 T-5th Atlantic 10.

2/17/16 vs. George Washington (W 78-58)
2/20/16 at St. Bonaventure (W 65-62)

Huge week for the 49ers who got 2 big wins and are now on a 4 game winning streak. Believe it or not they still have a chance to win the A-10 regular season title.

#4 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 25-1, 12-0 1st ACC.

2/17/16 vs. Virginia Tech (W 81-43)
2/20/16 at Wake Forest (W 104-85)

2 more easy wins for the Eagles, who continue to make a case for the top overall seed in the NCAA Tourney.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-12, 6-6 T-7th Big 12.

2/17/16 vs. Nebraska (W 88-84)
2/20/16 at Texas A&M (W 73-65)

Solid week for the Buffaloes who are back to .500 in the Big 12.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 13-11, 7-7 T-8th Big East.

2/17/16 at Providence (W 87-76)
2/20/16 vs. #18 UConn (L 76-68)

The Cardinals just can't break through and get that key win against a top 25 team.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 14-13, 10-6 1st Big South.

2/18/16 at Coastal Carolina (W 58-45)
2/20/16 at Charleston Southern (W 67-59)

The Panthers now own 1st place all by themselves with 2 games to go in the conference season, and are on a 5 game winning streak.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 17-9, 10-5 T-4th Big 10.

2/17/16 at #22 Michigan (W 80-79)
2/20/16 vs. Illinois (L 64-48)

Getting hammered by Illinois has cost the Hawkeyes a share of 1st place, but they did get a close win over a ranked team.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 16-10, 10-4 T-1st Big 10.

2/17/16 vs. #24 Purdue (W 113-106, OT)
2/20/16 at Northwestern (W 91-75)

Huge week for the Nittany Lions. Not sure how many overtimes the game against Purdue went, but what a shootout.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 12-13, 5-7 T-6th Big West.

2/20/16 vs. Cal St. Fullerton (L 82-78)

A gallant effort against the league leaders in the Mustangs' only game of the week. This loss really stings because Coach St. John had his team up by 11 at halftime but they let it slip away.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 19-7, 9-3 T-2nd Conference USA.

2/17/16 at Houston (W 77-65)
2/20/16 at SMU (W 69-66)

The Miners keep rolling and have won 4 of their last 5, with some good tests coming up.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 14-14, 9-7 T-2nd Horizon.

2/18/16 at Green Bay (W 99-94, OT)
2/20/16 at Milwaukee (L 76-74, OT)

The Raiders played a lot of extra ball this week, splitting the Wisconsin road trip, and falling just short of a sweep.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 9-16, 5-7 T-3rd West Division of MAC.

2/17/16 vs. Eastern Michigan (W 74-62)
2/20/16 at Western Michigan (W 68-59)

A good week for the Chippewas, and we'll see if the inconsistency continues, as they've been on a win 2, lose 2 streak since late January.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 15-13, 9-8 T-4th MVC.

2/18/16 vs. Wichita St. (W 69-60)
2/20/16 vs. Bradley (W 50-38)

Don't look now, but the Aces have their first winning record late in the season since this dynasty started. They've still got a chance to finish 3rd in the MVC. Wow.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-19, 7-9 9th Northeast.

2/17/16 vs. Central Connecticut St. (L 61-59)
2/20/16 at Mt. St. Marys (L 65-56)

7 losses in a row now for the Bulldogs, who at one point were 7-2 in the Northeast Conference.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 12-15, 8-8 T-6th Northeast.

2/17/16 at Long Island (W 85-58)
2/20/16 vs. Sacred Heart (L 77-55)

It took the conference leaders to break the hot streak of the Hawks, who had won 5 in a row coming into that game.

#8 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 24-3, 13-2 1st Pac 10.

2/18/16 at Washington (W 67-42)
2/20/16 at Washington St. (W 86-49)

The Bruins had no trouble cruising through the Washington trip and lead the Pac 10 by 2 games.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 11-17, 6-10 4th in South Division of Southern.

2/17/16 at Western Carolina (L 68-51)
2/20/16 at Citadel (L 86-78)

The Wildcats continue to make a case for most disappointing FOFC coached team this season, as they've now lost 5 of 6.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 14-12, 5-7 T-5th WAC.

2/15/16 vs. Fresno St. (W 76-63)
2/20/16 at St. Marys (L 87-79)

Former conference member St. Marys came back to knock off the Warriors and end their streak of winning 5 of their last 6, but at leas tthey did get the conference win.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 19-7, 7-5 2nd WAC.

2/18/16 at Boise St. (W 76-66)
2/20/16 at Louisiana Tech (W 71-60)

2 more wins for the Beavers, who have won 5 of their last 6. They've got a big one coming up next week against Nevada.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (68) 23-2 1796 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Villanova (4) 25-2 1727 3 Big East Conference
3. Boston College 25-1 1648 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Florida 23-4 1586 2 Southeastern Conference
5. Texas 22-3 1497 6 Big 12 Conference
6. Kentucky 22-5 1447 5 Southeastern Conference
7. UCLA 24-3 1309 8 Pacific-10 Conference
8. Pittsburgh 21-5 1282 7 Big East Conference
9. Arizona 20-7 1235 10 Pacific-10 Conference
10. Kansas 23-4 1228 9 Big 12 Conference
11. Nevada 23-4 1064 12 Western Athletic Conference
12. Tennessee 20-6 1019 11 Southeastern Conference
13. Notre Dame 21-5 900 13 Big East Conference
14. Brigham Young 22-5 885 14 Mountain West Conference
15. Duke 19-6 754 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Utah 22-5 686 15 Mountain West Conference
17. Connecticut 19-7 662 18 Big East Conference
18. Southern Illinois 21-6 582 20 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Oklahoma State 20-6 519 16 Big 12 Conference
20. Louisiana State 20-6 399 25 Southeastern Conference
21. Florida State 19-6 287 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
22. IUPUI 22-5 272 19 Summit League
23. Ohio State 17-9 171 23 Big Ten Conference
24. East Tennessee State 24-6 160 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
25. Purdue 20-7 90 24 Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Oregon 19-7 89 Pacific-10 Conference
Southern California 19-8 35 Pacific-10 Conference
Dayton 18-7 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
Rhode Island 19-6 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Joseph's 19-6 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wisconsin 19-7 12 Big Ten Conference
UAB 18-6 11 Conference USA
Miami 17-9 4 Atlantic Coast Conference

Still disappointed at the lack of respect some of FOFC coached teams are getting. You're telling me UTEP and Oregon St. can't get 1 frikkin vote from the coaches? Ridiculous.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Nevada (72) 23-4 1800 1 Western Athletic Conference
2. Brigham Young 22-5 1727 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Utah 22-5 1632 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Southern Illinois 21-6 1607 4 Missouri Valley Conference
5. IUPUI 22-5 1458 5 Summit League
6. Temple 18-8 1381 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Dayton 18-7 1320 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Saint Joseph's 19-6 1262 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. East Tennessee State 24-6 1234 11 Atlantic Sun Conference
10. UAB 18-6 1169 9 Conference USA
11. Rhode Island 19-6 1143 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Xavier 18-8 1024 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Oregon State 19-7 935 13 Western Athletic Conference
14. UTEP 19-7 882 14 Conference USA
15. Siena 21-9 794 19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
16. Albany 22-7 653 15 America East Conference
17. Richmond 17-9 621 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Tulane 18-8 495 22 Conference USA
19. La Salle 17-8 438 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Saint Louis 16-9 426 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Fairfield 17-9 410 17 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
22. Cal State Fullerton 18-8 283 25 Big West Conference
23. Hofstra 18-9 219 NR Colonial Athletic Association
24. Saint Mary's 19-9 155 NR West Coast Conference
25. Akron 17-9 109 NR Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Kent State 18-8 50 Mid-American Conference
Creighton 16-10 39 Missouri Valley Conference
Sacred Heart 20-7 28 Northeast Conference
Florida International 18-9 27 Sun Belt Conference
Loyola Marymount 19-7 23 West Coast Conference
Lafayette 19-8 19 Patriot League
Rider 17-10 8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
College of Charleston 17-10 7 Sun Belt Conference
Drake 15-10 4 Missouri Valley Conference
Loyola-Maryland 18-10 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Mercer 18-10 4 Atlantic Sun Conference
Bowling Green 15-9 3 Mid-American Conference
Central Florida 15-11 2 Conference USA
Gonzaga 16-11 2 Western Athletic Conference
Vermont 17-9 2 America East Conference
Southern Mississippi 16-10 1 Conference USA

At least both Oregon St. and UTEP are holding strong in the mid-major polls.

Time for this weeks edition of the Bubble Watch, and we've got 1 of our teams in the overall bubble watch.


Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Maryland 16-9 .560 (54) 1-7 2-0 6-2 7-0 72 In
Alabama 16-10 .580 (30) 2-8 4-1 8-1 2-0 15 In
Miami 17-9 .551 (64) 1-6 1-0 6-2 9-1 109 In
Rider 17-10 .563 (49) 1-4 2-0 7-5 7-1 90 In
Penn State 16-10 .555 (58) 3-2 3-3 3-3 7-2 110 In
Oklahoma State 20-6 .545 (73) 2-3 5-3 3-0 10-0 257 In
Purdue 20-7 .542 (76) 3-3 4-2 2-0 11-2 274 In
Michigan State 17-9 .545 (74) 2-6 5-2 4-1 6-0 117 In
Georgetown 15-10 .570 (39) 4-5 3-2 3-3 5-0 34 Out
Stanford 15-10 .565 (45) 2-8 6-1 4-1 3-0 25 Out
Marquette 16-10 .540 (79) 3-5 4-1 6-4 3-0 115 Out
Georgia 15-10 .560 (53) 4-5 1-2 5-3 5-0 44 Out
Mississippi 15-10 .573 (34) 4-3 3-4 5-2 3-1 21 Out
Bowling Green 15-9 .547 (69) 0-2 2-2 6-2 7-3 129 Out
Mercer 18-10 .546 (71) 1-4 1-1 6-3 10-2 131 Out

The Nittany Lions are on the First four in list and are only 1 of 2 teams on this list to have a winning record against top 50 teams. A couple more wins next week should seal their NCAA bid.

Now let's take a look at the other 19 teams:

Locks: Boston College, Iowa, UTEP, UCLA, Oregon State

The other 14 teams are projected out of the NCAA Tournament.

[collegesportsfanms]

Just wanted to touch base and let everybody know that I will not be around much for the next couple weeks. There is a huge baseball tournament coming to town that I am helping out with. I may occasionally sneak in a post or 2 over the next 3 weeks, but don't hold your breath.

I will have a lot more free time starting mid-August though, so hopefully I can really get a move on this. Thanks for your patience all

[collegesportsfanms]

Alright guys, I'm back and ready to resume with these dynasties. Would like to get a head count of who is still reading and following.

[britrock88]

:)

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 22-28, 2016

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 15-14, 6-10 T-6th America East.

2/24/16 at UMBC (W 71-62)

The Hawks finish out the regular season on a winning note, and will be the 6th seed in the America East Tourney, taking on (3) New Hampshire in the Quarterfinals.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 13-15, 8-8 4th America East.

2/26/16 at New Hampshire (L 84-78)

The Black Bears have a non-conference game with Harvard coming up, then they'll be the 4th seed in the America East Tourney, and will take on (5) Binghamton in the Quarterfinals.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 12-16, 7-7 T-7th Atlantic 10.

2/24/16 at Rhode Island (L 79-76)
2/27/16 at Dayton (L 99-79)

Not a good road trip for the 49ers, who lose both, but at least they competed at Rhode Island.

#3 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 27-1, 14-0 1st ACC.

2/24/16 vs. N.C. State (W 88-77)
2/27/16 at Clemson (W 80-72)

The Eagles continue to soar, leading into their big week next week as they have rematches with both North Carolina and Duke.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-14, 6-8 T-6th Big 12.

2/24/16 at Oklahoma (L 90-73)
2/27/16 vs. Kansas St. (L 83-70)

Tough week for the Buffaloes who drop a pair, and that loss to K-State really stings.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 14-12, 8-8 8th Big East.

2/24/16 at South Florida (W 84-55)
2/27/16 vs. Georgetown (L 75-63)

The Cardinals still struggle to beat the better Big East teams, but they've got 1 more chance next week.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 16-13, 12-6 1st Big South.

2/25/16 vs. Liberty (W 72-65)
2/27/16 vs. VMI (W 57-48)

The Panthers assure themselves of a postseason berth by winning the Big South regular season title and will be the top seed in the Big South Tourney. They'll open up the Quarterfinals against (8) Liberty.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 18-10, 11-6 4th Big 10.

2/24/16 at Wisconsin (L 63-57)
2/27/16 vs. Minnesota (W 62-55)

A split for the Hawkeyes who needed that win at Wisconsin to stay at the top of the conference race, but are still in good position.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 16-12, 10-6 5th Big 10.

2/24/16 vs. Michigan State (L 67-59)
2/27/16 vs. Illinois (L 74-68)

Not a good week for the Nittany Lions, who lose their conference lead and are now really on the bubble.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 13-14, 6-8 T-6th Big West.

2/25/16 vs. UC Irvine (W 52-45)
2/27/16 at UC Davis (L 74-62)

A split for the Mustangs, who will look to what should be a couple easy games next week.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 21-7, 11-3 2nd Conference USA.

2/24/16 at Memphis (W 68-61)
2/27/16 vs. Tulsa (W 82-64)

The Miners are still in the race for the C-USA title, 1 game back. The game against Tulane next week is looming large.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 15-15, 10-8 T-2nd Horizon.

2/25/16 vs. Valparaiso (W 84-53)
2/27/16 vs. Butler (L 58-46)

Winning against Butler might have given the Raiders the Horizon title, but instead they finish 2nd, winning a 4 team tiebreaker, and will be the #2 seed in the Horizon Tournament. With the weird format, they get a double bye into the Semifinals and will face either (3) Illinois-Chicago, (10) Cleveland St., (6) Valparaiso, or (7) Green Bay.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 11-16, 7-7 2nd in West Division of MAC.

2/24/16 vs. Ball State (W 56-55)
2/27/16 at Toledo (W 74-69)

4 in a row for the Chippewas, and 6 of their last 8, with a chance to finish over .500 in conference with 2 wins next week.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 16-13, 10-8 T-3rd MVC.

2/27/16 at Missouri State (W 74-59)

The Aces finish conference play on a good note, and have a non-conference game remaining against a very tough IUPUI team. They'll be the 5th seed in the MVC Tourney and will take on (4) Indiana State in the Quarterfinals.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-21, 7-11 T-9th Northeast.

2/24/16 vs. Quinnipiac (L 77-76)
2/27/16 at Long Island (L 74-55)

So the Bulldogs finish their regular season on a 9 game losing streak and fail to qualify for the Northeast Tourney. Their season is over.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 13-16, 9-9 7th Northeast.

2/24/16 at St. Francis-PA (L 86-78)
2/27/16 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (W 77-68)

A split for the Hawks this week, which ends a 2 game losing streak and give them the 7th seed in the Northeast Tourney. They'll open up the Quarterfinals with (2) Quinnipiac.

#7 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 25-4, 14-3 1st Pac 10.

2/25/16 vs. Utah State (W 76-69)
2/27/16 vs. Oregon (L 71-61)

The Bruins missed a chance to clinch at least a tie for the Pac 10 title with a loss to Oregon, and now really needs to beat USC next week.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 13-17, 8-10 4th in South Division of Southern.

2/24/16 vs. Samford (W 95-91)
2/27/16 at UNC Greensboro (W 76-73)

2 tough wins for the Wildcats this week, but hopefully they are battle tested and ready for the Southern Tourney. They'll be the 8th seed and will play in the Quarterfinals against (9) Western Carolina.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 14-14, 5-9 T-8th WAC.

2/25/16 at Gonzaga (L 89-86, OT)
2/27/16 vs. Boise State (L 91-67)

Yuck! The Warriors forgot to show up against Boise St., and next week won't be easy as they face the top 2 teams in the conference.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 20-8, 8-6 2nd WAC.

2/25/16 vs. Fresno State (L 97-71)
2/27/16 vs. #11 Nevada (W 72-56)

A reversal of fortunes here, as the Beavers beat the team I thought they'd lose to, and got thumped by the team I thought they'd beat. 2nd place is still within reach, but they really need to win both their games next week.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (47) 24-3 1766 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Villanova (23) 27-2 1746 2 Big East Conference
3. Boston College 27-1 1625 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Texas (2) 24-3 1608 5 Big 12 Conference
5. Florida 24-5 1531 4 Southeastern Conference
6. Kentucky 23-6 1425 6 Southeastern Conference
7. UCLA 25-4 1324 7 Pacific-10 Conference
8. Kansas 25-4 1252 10 Big 12 Conference
9. Pittsburgh 22-6 1246 8 Big East Conference
10. Arizona 20-8 1153 9 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Tennessee 22-6 1148 12 Southeastern Conference
12. Notre Dame 23-5 973 13 Big East Conference
13. Brigham Young 24-5 949 14 Mountain West Conference
14. Nevada 23-6 862 11 Western Athletic Conference
15. Connecticut 21-7 754 17 Big East Conference
16. Southern Illinois 23-6 706 18 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Utah 23-5 674 16 Mountain West Conference
18. Duke 20-7 556 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Oklahoma State 22-6 547 19 Big 12 Conference
20. Oregon 21-7 403 NR Pacific-10 Conference
21. IUPUI 24-5 350 22 Summit League
22. East Tennessee State 25-6 265 24 Atlantic Sun Conference
23. Louisiana State 21-7 204 20 Southeastern Conference
24. Dayton 20-7 99 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Rhode Island 21-6 78 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Florida State 20-7 38 Atlantic Coast Conference
Wisconsin 20-7 33 Big Ten Conference
Saint Joseph's 21-6 32 Atlantic 10 Conference
UAB 20-6 16 Conference USA
Purdue 21-8 12 Big Ten Conference
Southern California 20-9 12 Pacific-10 Conference
Ohio State 18-10 9 Big Ten Conference
Miami 19-9 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
UTEP 21-7 1 Conference USA

Nice to see UTEP finally get a point in the Coaches Poll, well deserved.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (56) 24-5 1783 2 Mountain West Conference
2. Nevada (14) 23-6 1734 1 Western Athletic Conference
3. Southern Illinois (2) 23-6 1642 4 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Utah 23-5 1603 3 Mountain West Conference
5. IUPUI 24-5 1441 5 Summit League
6. Dayton 20-7 1430 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Saint Joseph's 21-6 1358 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. UAB 20-6 1269 10 Conference USA
9. Rhode Island 21-6 1243 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. East Tennessee State 25-6 1159 9 Atlantic Sun Conference
11. Temple 19-9 1057 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. UTEP 21-7 1052 14 Conference USA
13. Xavier 19-9 944 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Oregon State 20-8 852 13 Western Athletic Conference
15. Siena 22-9 820 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
16. Fairfield 19-9 674 21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
17. Tulane 20-8 600 18 Conference USA
18. Richmond 18-10 573 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Albany 22-7 478 16 America East Conference
20. Cal State Fullerton 19-8 345 22 Big West Conference
21. Creighton 18-10 343 NR Missouri Valley Conference
22. La Salle 18-9 323 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Kent State 20-8 318 NR Mid-American Conference
24. Hofstra 19-10 156 23 Colonial Athletic Association
25. Saint Mary's 20-10 88 24 West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Akron 18-10 40 Mid-American Conference
Sacred Heart 21-8 18 Northeast Conference
Saint Louis 16-11 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
Loyola Marymount 20-8 14 West Coast Conference
Lafayette 20-9 6 Patriot League
Mercer 19-11 6 Atlantic Sun Conference
Rider 18-11 6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Central Connecticut State 20-9 4 Northeast Conference
Vermont 18-9 4 America East Conference

So UTEP moves up a couple spots in the mid-major poll while Oregon State moves down.

Time for this weeks edition of the bubble watch, and with none of our teams in the overall bubble watch, let's see how they do conference wise.

Locks: Boston College, Iowa, UTEP, UCLA
In: Oregon State

The other 14 teams are projected out.

[DavidCorperial]

Still reading

[cmp]

I'm here, hoping to turn this Central Michigan team around.

[ntndeacon]

GO Team NC! High Point and Davidson for the win!

[bbgunn]

I'm still here, although all of my teams are disappointing me lately.

[britrock88]

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 20-8, 8-6 2nd WAC.

2/25/16 vs. Fresno State (L 97-71)
2/27/16 vs. #11 Nevada (W 72-56)

A reversal of fortunes here, as the Beavers beat the team I thought they'd lose to, and got thumped by the team I thought they'd beat. 2nd place is still within reach, but they really need to win both their games next week.

Living on the bubble, this split is much better than the other split we could've had.

[JAG]

Still reading and waiting for Score Galore to get fired (though Iowa send to be improving).

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 29-March 6, 2016

We have 1 feature game this week, and it took place in the WAC.

3/5/16- Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) @ Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- A huge game for both teams going into the WAC tourney, and it was really almost as even as you can get. The difference was that Hawaii hit a couple more shots from the field and a few more free throws to get a big win ending the regular season.

Final Score: Hawaii- 83, Oregon State- 75

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 15-15, 6-10 America East.

3/5/16- America East Quarterfinals vs. (3) New Hampshire (L 67-59)

With that loss, the Hawks will have most likely ended their season.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 14-16, 8-8 America East.

2/29/16 vs. Harvard (W 82-53)
3/5/16- America East Quarterfinals vs. (5) Binghamton (L 81-72)

The Black Bears end a disappointing season with a loss in the A-East Quarters.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 14-16, 9-7 T-6th Atlantic 10.

3/2/16 vs. Duquesne (W 76-57)
3/5/16 at Xavier (W 80-71)

Great week for the 49ers who take a lot of momentum into the A-10 Tourney. They'll be the 8th seed and will open up in the First Round against (9) Richmond.

#3 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 28-2, 15-1 1st ACC.

3/2/16 at #1 North Carolina (L 77-62)
3/5/16 vs. #18 Duke (W 109-83)

The Eagles will take a split for the week, as beating Duke gave them the regular season ACC title and the top seed in the ACC Tournament. They'll open up in the Quarterfinals against the (9) Virginia Tech/(8) Maryland winner.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-16, 6-10 T-8th Big 12.

3/2/16 at Iowa State (L 79-77, OT)
3/5/16 vs. Missouri (L 84-77)

The Buffaloes will take a 4 game losing streak into the Big 12 Tourney, where they will be the 10th seed after losing all the tiebreakers and open up in the First Round against (7) Texas Tech.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 15-13, 9-9 8th Big East.

3/2/16 vs. West Virginia (W 79-77, OT)
3/5/16 at Marquette (L 80-76)

The Cardinals now have 3 straight weeks of splitting their games and will take the 8th seed into the Big East Tourney. They'll get a bye into the Second Round and will face the winner of (16) Cincinnati/(9) Georgetown.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 16-14, 12-6 Big South.

3/1/16- Big South First Round vs. (8) Liberty (L 78-69)

A tough loss for the Panthers, but they will continue their season. By virtue of winning the Big South regular season title, they should get an auto-bid to the NIT.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 19-11, 12-6 3rd Big 10.

2/29/16 vs. Illinois State (L 76-59)
3/5/16 vs. Indiana (W 54-51)

The Hawkeyes missed a chance for a 20 win season with an embarrassing blowout against Illinois St, but still had a good regular season. They'll go into the Big 10 Tourney as the 3rd seed and get a bye to the Quarterfinals where they'll take on the winner of (11) Minnesota/(6) Penn State).

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 16-14, 10-8 T-6th Big 10.

3/2/16 at Michigan (L 81-70)
3/5/16 at Minnesota (L 62-46)

The Nittany Lions will take a 4 game losing streak into the Big 10 Tourney where they'll be the 6th seed and look to get revenge as they open up in the First Round against (11) Minnesota.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 15-14, 8-8 T-5th Big West.

3/3/16 vs. UC Riverside (W 85-81, OT)
3/5/16 at UC Santa Barbara (W 58-55)

2 tough wins this week have given the Mustangs a .500 record in conference, and has easily surpassed Coach St. Johns best season record so far. They'll be the 6th seed in the Big West Tourney and with the weird format will take on (7) Long Beach State in the First Round.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 23-7, 13-3 T-1st Conference USA.

3/2/16 vs. Tulane (W 77-66)
3/5/16 vs. Rice (W 62-51)

The Miners continue to roll, taking 7 straight wins into the Conference USA Tourney. Although they have to split the C-USA regular season title, they won the tiebreaker and will be the top seed in the Tourney. They get a bye into the Quarterfinals and will take on the winner of (9) SMU/(8) Rice.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 16-15, 10-8 Horizon.

3/5/16- Horizon Semifinals vs. (3) Illinois-Chicago (W 70-62).

It's pretty simple going into next week for the Raiders. If they win the Horizon Championship game, they go dancing. If not, they probably stay home for the postseason.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 11-18, 7-9 T-2nd in West Division of MAC.

3/2/16 at Eastern Michigan (L 75-69)
3/5/16 vs. Northern Illinois (L 63-53)

The short winning streak is over for the Chippewas, who must win the MAC Tourney to see postseason play. Speaking of, they drew the 6th seed and will play (11) Buffalo in the First Round.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 17-15, 10-8 MVC.

2/29/16 vs. #21 IUPUI (L 80-72)
3/4/16- MVC Quarterfinals vs. (4) Indiana State (W 66-57)
3/5/16- MVC Semifinals vs. (1) #16 Southern Illinois (L 89-68)

Not a good way to end the MVC Tourney for the Aces as they got rocked, but still a much improved season, and they'll hold out hope for a CBI or CIT berth.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-21, 7-11 Northeast.

No games this week, as the Bulldogs did not qualify for the Northeast Tourney and their season is over.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 13-17, 9-9 Northeast.

3/3/16- Northeast Quarterfinals vs. (2) Quinnipiac (L 70-68).

The Hawks almost pulled the upset in this one, but the fact is they didn't, and they'll end a very disappointing season with a 13-17 record.

#7 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 26-4, 15-3 1st Pac 10.

3/5/16 vs. USC (W 75-63)

Beating USC gives the Bruins the Pac 10 regular season title and the top seed in the Pac 10 Tourney. They'll get a bye to the Quarterfinals and open up with the winner between (9) Arizona State/(8) California.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 14-18, 8-10 Southern.

3/4/16- Southern First Round vs. (9) Western Carolina (W 84-64)
3/5/16- Southern Quarterfinals vs. (1) Georgia Southern (L 92-88)

The Wildcats end by far their worst season with a 14-18 record, and will look to regroup in the offseason.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 15-15, 6-10 T-7th WAC.

3/3/16 at #14 Nevada (L 75-66)
3/5/16 vs. Oregon State- feature game, highlighted above.

Huge win for the Warriors as they get to .500 overall, but only good for the 8th seed in the WAC Tourney. They'll open up in the First Round against (9) Louisiana Tech.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 21-9, 9-7 T-2nd WAC.

3/3/16 at New Mexico State (W 66-55)
3/5/16 at Hawaii- feature game, highlighted above.

The Beavers still finish the season on a nice run, winning 6 of their last 8 and will get the 2nd seed in the WAC Tourney where they'll open up in the Quarterfinals against (7) Fresno State.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (72) 26-3 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Boston College 28-2 1720 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Florida 26-5 1660 5 Southeastern Conference
4. Villanova 28-3 1584 2 Big East Conference
5. Texas 24-5 1497 4 Big 12 Conference
6. Tennessee 24-6 1331 11 Southeastern Conference
7. Kentucky 23-8 1284 6 Southeastern Conference
8. Pittsburgh 24-6 1252 9 Big East Conference
9. UCLA 26-4 1239 7 Pacific-10 Conference
10. Arizona 22-8 1226 10 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Kansas 26-5 1217 8 Big 12 Conference
12. Notre Dame 25-5 1008 12 Big East Conference
13. Southern Illinois 26-6 881 16 Missouri Valley Conference
14. Nevada 24-6 831 14 Western Athletic Conference
15. Oklahoma State 24-6 799 19 Big 12 Conference
16. Brigham Young 24-6 748 13 Mountain West Conference
17. Utah 25-5 719 17 Mountain West Conference
18. Duke 21-8 584 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Connecticut 21-9 376 15 Big East Conference
20. IUPUI 25-6 376 21 Summit League
21. Oregon 22-8 351 20 Pacific-10 Conference
22. Miami 21-9 337 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. UTEP 23-7 167 NR Conference USA
24. Purdue 22-8 137 NR Big Ten Conference
25. Rhode Island 22-7 81 25 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Florida State 21-8 72 Atlantic Coast Conference
East Tennessee State 25-7 46 Atlantic Sun Conference
Dayton 21-8 37 Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Joseph's 22-7 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
UAB 21-7 9 Conference USA
Southern California 20-10 8 Pacific-10 Conference
Michigan State 20-10 1 Big Ten Conference

Let's welcome UTEP into the Coaches Top 25!

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Nevada (37) 24-6 1734 2 Western Athletic Conference
2. Southern Illinois (23) 26-6 1733 3 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Brigham Young (10) 24-6 1693 1 Mountain West Conference
4. Utah (2) 25-5 1608 4 Mountain West Conference
5. Dayton 21-8 1414 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. IUPUI 25-6 1354 5 Summit League
7. Saint Joseph's 22-7 1337 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. UTEP 23-7 1309 12 Conference USA
9. Temple 21-9 1270 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Rhode Island 22-7 1232 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. UAB 21-7 1119 8 Conference USA
12. East Tennessee State 25-7 1010 10 Atlantic Sun Conference
13. Oregon State 21-9 873 14 Western Athletic Conference
14. Siena 23-10 864 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
15. Xavier 20-10 843 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Fairfield 21-10 695 16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
17. Tulane 21-9 620 17 Conference USA
18. Albany 23-8 494 19 America East Conference
19. La Salle 19-10 456 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Kent State 21-9 350 23 Mid-American Conference
21. Saint Mary's 21-10 342 25 West Coast Conference
22. Cal State Fullerton 20-9 305 20 Big West Conference
23. Saint Louis 18-11 229 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Loyola Marymount 22-8 110 NR West Coast Conference
25. Hofstra 21-11 99 24 Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
Creighton 18-11 98 Missouri Valley Conference
Richmond 18-12 92 Atlantic 10 Conference
Akron 19-11 33 Mid-American Conference
Drake 18-12 17 Missouri Valley Conference
Central Florida 18-12 16 Conference USA
Lafayette 21-10 14 Patriot League
Gonzaga 18-12 11 Western Athletic Conference
Pennsylvania 18-10 11 Ivy League
Sacred Heart 21-9 10 Northeast Conference
Coppin State 19-10 3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
New Mexico 18-11 1 Mountain West Conference
Rider 18-12 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Both UTEP and Oregon State rise in the mid-major poll.

It's time for our final bubble watch of the season. No teams in the overall bubble watch, so let's go down the list.

Locks: Boston College, Iowa, UTEP, UCLA
In: Oregon State

Everybody else is projected out.

[bbgunn]

Big win for Hawaii there, but will it matter?

[collegesportsfanms]

March 7-13, 2016

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 15-15, 6-10 America East.

No games this week.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 14-16, 8-8 America East.

No games this week.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 17-17, 9-7 Atlantic 10.

3/8/16- Atlantic 10 First Round vs. (9) Richmond (W 78-69)
3/11/16- Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals vs. (1) Dayton (W 110-103, OT)
3/12/16- Atlantic 10 Semifinals vs. (12) St. Bonaventure (W 75-67)
3/13/16- Atlantic 10 Championship vs. (2) #25 Rhode Island (L 80-71)

An incredible run for Coach Tribble and the 49ers, making it to the A-10 Championship. There are a lot of bubble teams that were happy to see them go down in the finals. Unfortunately, that run may not be good enough to extend the season.

#2 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 30-3, 15-1 ACC.

3/11/16- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (9) Virginia Tech (W 84-41)
3/12/16- ACC Semifinals vs. (5) #22 Miami (W 89-84)
3/13/16- ACC Championship vs. (2) #1 North Carolina (L 80-56).

Yikes! Somebody forgot to tell the Eagles to show up in the ACC Championship game, as they were completely dominated. It's hard to think coach Donovan and BC won't receive a #1 seed though, although they could get bumped down to a 2 seed after that loss.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-17, 6-10 Big 12.

3/9/16- Big 12 First Round vs. (7) Texas Tech (L 65-55)

A very disappointing season comes to an end, as the Buffaloes were expecting big things this season, but it never materialized.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 15-14, 9-9 Big East.

3/9/16- Big East Second Round vs. (9) Georgetown (L 50-47).

Just a terrible season for the Cardinals, who are just a few seasons removed from a national championship. On name only, they might sneak into a postseason tournament, but a couple wins in the Big East Tourney would have went a long ways.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 16-14, 12-6 Big South.

No games this week.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 21-12, 12-6 Big 10.

3/11/16- Big 10 Quarterfinals vs. (11) Minnesota (W 76-69).
3/12/16- Big 10 Semifinals vs. (10) Indiana (W 73-70).
3/13/16- Big 10 Championship vs. (1) Michigan State (L 93-76).

The Hawkeyes definitely got an easy path to the Big 10 title game, but Sparty is tough, and Coach Lopez and Iowa run into a buzzsaw there. I would like to think Iowa has done enough to make the Big Dance, especially since they've been a lock in the bubble watch for several weeks.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 16-15, 10-8 Big 10.

3/10/16- Big 10 First Round vs. (11) Minnesota (L 84-73).

Ugh! The Nittany Lions needed this win to help their cause for a postseason berth. Now it's very questionable whether they'll sniff a tournament or not.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 15-15, 8-8 Big West.

3/9/16- Big West First Round vs. (7) Long Beach State (L 64-60).

It's been a heck of a season for the Mustangs, who have more than doubled their win total over previous years, but it probably won't be enough to give Coach St. John his first taste of postseason.

#23 UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 24-8, 13-3 Conference USA.

3/10/16- Conference USA Quarterfinals vs. (8) Rice (W 85-66).
3/11/16- Conference USA Semifinals vs. (4) Tulane (L 65-57).

The Miners ended their regular season a game earlier than they wanted to. They will be safely dancing, the question is what will this loss do to their seeding?

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 16-16, 10-8 Horizon.

3/8/16- Horizon Championship vs. (4) Detroit (L 81-52).

It was win or bust for the Raiders. They certainly didn't win and will most likely be sitting out the postseason.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 12-19, 7-9 MAC.

3/8/16- MAC First Round vs. (11) Buffalo (W 68-61).
3/10/16- MAC Quarterfinals vs. (3) Kent State (L 78-62).

It went about as well as expected for the Chippewas, who will spend the rest of the season at home watching.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 17-15, 10-8 MVC.

No games this week.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-21, 7-11 Northeast.

No games this week.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 13-17, 9-9 Northeast.

No games this week.

#9 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 29-4, 15-3 Pac 10.

3/10/16- Pac 10 Quarterfinals vs. (8) California (W 98-88).
3/11/16- Pac 10 Semifinals vs. (5) Stanford (W 80-61).
3/12/16- Pac 10 Championship vs. (3) #10 Arizona (W 75-70).

Well, the Bruins were going dancing anyways, but with winning the Pac 10 Tourney, they may have just earned themselves a #1 seed. At the very least a 2 seed.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 14-18, 8-10 Southern.

No games this week.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 15-16, 6-10 WAC.

3/8/16- WAC First Round vs. (9) Louisiana Tech (L 70-60).

It doesn't get anymore embarrassing than this loss for the Warriors. Most likely they'd have been done after the next game anyways, but this will end their season.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 24-9, 9-7 WAC.

3/10/16- WAC Quarterfinals vs. (7) Fresno State (W 72-62)
3/11/16- WAC Semifinals vs. (6) San Jose State (W 59-51).
3/12/16- WAC Championship vs. (1) #14 Nevada (W 90-78).

The Beavers are for real again, after winning the WAC title in very convincing fashion. They were on the bubble coming into the WAC Tourney, but now they have clinched a spot in the big dance.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (72) 29-3 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Boston College 30-3 1727 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Florida 27-6 1610 3 Southeastern Conference
4. Texas 27-5 1595 5 Big 12 Conference
5. Villanova 29-4 1502 4 Big East Conference
6. UCLA 29-4 1422 9 Pacific-10 Conference
7. Tennessee 27-6 1396 6 Southeastern Conference
8. Arizona 24-9 1326 10 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Kansas 27-6 1187 11 Big 12 Conference
10. Kentucky 23-9 1150 7 Southeastern Conference
11. Notre Dame 25-6 1027 12 Big East Conference
12. Pittsburgh 24-7 1018 8 Big East Conference
13. Nevada 26-7 912 14 Western Athletic Conference
14. Oklahoma State 25-7 886 15 Big 12 Conference
15. Southern Illinois 26-6 855 13 Missouri Valley Conference
16. Utah 25-6 680 17 Mountain West Conference
17. Brigham Young 24-7 649 16 Mountain West Conference
18. Duke 22-9 607 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Rhode Island 25-7 430 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Miami 23-10 395 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Michigan State 23-10 338 NR Big Ten Conference
22. IUPUI 25-6 326 20 Summit League
23. Oregon 23-9 294 21 Pacific-10 Conference
24. East Tennessee State 25-7 86 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
25. Purdue 23-9 67 24 Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Connecticut 21-10 53 Big East Conference
UTEP 24-8 40 Conference USA
Florida State 21-9 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oregon State 24-9 5 Western Athletic Conference
Saint Joseph's 22-8 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
St. John's 22-12 1 Big East Conference

UTEP falls out of the rankings, and Oregon State earns a few points. UCLA takes a nice jump while Boston College stays at 2.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Nevada (61) 26-7 1789 1 Western Athletic Conference
2. Southern Illinois (10) 26-6 1718 2 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Brigham Young (1) 24-7 1669 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Utah 25-6 1585 4 Mountain West Conference
5. Rhode Island 25-7 1502 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. IUPUI 25-6 1424 6 Summit League
7. UTEP 24-8 1347 8 Conference USA
8. Dayton 21-9 1236 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Saint Joseph's 22-8 1171 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Oregon State 24-9 1170 13 Western Athletic Conference
11. Temple 21-10 1134 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. East Tennessee State 25-7 1038 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
13. UAB 21-8 931 11 Conference USA
14. Siena 23-10 865 14 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
15. Kent State 24-9 786 20 Mid-American Conference
16. Tulane 23-10 715 17 Conference USA
17. Xavier 20-11 640 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Fairfield 21-11 555 16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
19. Albany 23-8 437 18 America East Conference
20. Loyola Marymount 23-8 406 24 West Coast Conference
21. La Salle 20-11 390 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Central Florida 21-12 281 NR Conference USA
23. Hofstra 21-11 164 25 Colonial Athletic Association
24. Creighton 18-11 119 NR Missouri Valley Conference
25. Saint Mary's 21-11 95 21 West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Saint Louis 18-12 63 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cal State Fullerton 20-10 45 Big West Conference
Pennsylvania 20-10 35 Ivy League
Richmond 18-13 32 Atlantic 10 Conference
Drake 18-12 21 Missouri Valley Conference
Akron 20-12 20 Mid-American Conference
Sacred Heart 21-9 6 Northeast Conference
Lafayette 21-10 5 Patriot League
Coppin State 20-11 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Florida International 21-12 2 Sun Belt Conference
Mercer 20-12 2 Atlantic Sun Conference

Good to see both UTEP and Oregon State move up.

Next post will be the 2016 Selection Sunday post.

[collegesportsfanms]

2016 Selection Sunday

First, something that jumped out at me right away is that we have 2 of our FOFC coaches playing each other in the postseason.

In the NCAA Midwest Region (8) UTEP will square off with (9) Iowa in the First Round. Now, what's even crazier is whoever wins that game will square off against (1) UCLA in the Second Round. That's assuming UCLA gets by (16) Iona in their first game. And we all know they will.

As far as other teams..

Oregon State got the 8th seed in the NCAA West Region and will face off against (9) Florida State in the First Round.

Boston College got the top seed in the NCAA East Region and will face the winner between UC Davis and Lehigh. That is a play-in game.

High Point, by virtue of winning the Big South regular season title, gets the 10th seed in the NIT Midwest Region and will travel to (7) Loyola-Maryland in the First Round.

And that, my friends, is it. 6, count em, 6 of our 20 FOFC teams made the postseason this year. Absolutely terrible. Now, I think Charlotte and Evansville got totally snubbed, they should still be playing. But, I feel that if things keep up, some of our teams are going to get better and better. Louisville will rebound, they have to.

I'll get the 2016 postseason going within the next couple days.

[collegesportsfanms]

Guys, I am considering a change for next season. Instead of recapping the season tournaments and starting my weekly reports at the end of December/first of January, I'm considering doing just like I do with the FBCB Interactive Player dynasty, and starting my weekly reports at the beginning of the season. Obviously it would take more time to get through a season, but you guys would have a more in-depth look at your non-conference schedule.

Unless someone is totally opposed to me doing it this way, I'm going to try it with the beginning of next season.

[collegesportsfanms]

2016 NCAA Tournament First Round

(9) Florida State hammers (8) Oregon State 88-60. Yuck!

(1) UCLA beats (16) Iona 77-64.

(9) Iowa all over (8) UTEP 86-60.

(1) Boston College gets by (16) Lehigh 69-59.

NIT First Round

(7) Loyola-Maryland hammers (10) High Point 74-51.


NCAA Second Round

(1) UCLA beats up on (9) Iowa 86-62.

(1) Boston College survives (9) Purdue 94-86.

[collegesportsfanms]

NCAA Sweet Sixteen

(1) UCLA rolls over (12) Kent State 83-60.

(9) Purdue shocks (1) Boston College 80-69. So much for a potential UCLA-Boston College game.

NCAA Elite Eight

(1) UCLA over (6) Nevada 76-64.

It's up to UCLA to lead the FOFC coaches to prominence this season.

NCAA Final Four

(3E) ends the FOFC reign by beating (1MW) UCLA 68-64.

[Grover]

Wow, what a run by my 49ers in the A10.

[collegesportsfanms]

2016 Postseason Recap

We already know the results of 1 national semifinal, and the other saw (1W) Tennessee beat (2S) North Carolina 85-77. Tennessee then beat Pitt 73-61 in the National Championship.

The NIT Final Four was actually a decent one this year, based on seeding. In the first semifinal, (1W) Siena beat (3S) Stanford 80-72. The second semifinal saw (2E) Rider all over (2MW) Michigan 86-65. The NIT championship was a snoozefest, as Siena completely dismantled Rider 71-32.

The CBI Championship Series went all 3 games, and none of them were close. (11) Chattanooga beat (8) Arkansas 2 games to 1. Chattanooga won the first game 95-66, Arkansas won the second game 95-73, and Chattanooga won the final game 88-59.

The CIT Championship saw (10) Winthrop beat a very surprising (16) Long Island 62-54. What a run by Long Island though, proving that seedings don't matter much in these smaller tournaments (CBI, CIT).

Sometime this weekend will be the season wrap-up with awards, recruiting rankings, and any job offers, so be on the lookout.

[JAG]

Best season for Iowa yet, hopefully that helps a bit with recruiting.

[thmscrrn3]

Still following with the up and down Monmouth team hopefully we rebound back from a bad season.

[collegesportsfanms]

Just a heads up, it may be a few days before I start the next season. I'm getting ready to start the process of creating a fairly extensive spreadsheet for you guys with a lot of key coach stats (records, tournament appearances, titles, etc etc) and will be updating it after every season. I know I don't have to do this, but this gives you guys an idea of how your coach is doing in some key stat lines.

Unfortunately, I'll probably have to go back through the thread and research to get some of the stats for all the coaches. Once I have the spreadsheet built, I'll send it and then we'll start the next season.

Also, I am looking for a few more coaches, so if you already have a coach in this and you want another (no more than 3 though, sorry bbgunn), let me know. I've got 1 new coach, I'd like to have 2 or 3 more. I'll even take 4 to get me up to 25.

Hopefully I'll have this ready to go by early next week.

[thmscrrn3]

would love to have a second team please let me know, I live near Norfolk St. so that would be cool. Let me know please.

[collegesportsfanms]

would love to have a second team please let me know, I live near Norfolk St. so that would be cool. Let me know please.

If I can get you to do me a favor and go into the FBCB Coaches Dynasty sign-up thread and put all your info, that would be great. You can surely have Norfolk State.

[collegesportsfanms]

Just wanted to give you guys a taste of what I'm working on, as there are 4 different tabs to the spreadsheet. Everything is blank right now, but here's all the pertinent stuff I came up with. Since I can only seem to get 1 at a time to show up, otherwise they turned into links, I'll do them 1 by 1. Here is record and 20+ win seasons, plus regular season and conf tourney titles. The other part of it is the in-season 8 team tourneys, and how your teams finished.

[collegesportsfanms]

This second screenshot is for the 4 team and 16 team tourneys, again, this is just a way to know how every team finished in every tournament they played in:

[collegesportsfanms]

The 3rd spreadsheet is season awards. I have it broken down by freshman of year, coach of year and player of year for national and conference level, and then 1st team, 2nd team, and All-Freshman Team for national and conference level, as well as national 3rd team. If any of your teams had a player who got an award or made an all whatever team, it'll be noted. Here's that spreadsheet:

[collegesportsfanms]

And the 4th one is postseason tournaments. Now, I did fudge on this one a little bit, as there was no way enough space for me to break down every possible finish for every tournament, so for the smaller tourneys (CBI, CIT) I'm only tracking appearances and championships. I may add runner-ups to those at some point. For the NIT, I'm tracking appearances, Final Fours, and Championships. Again, I may add Runner-up. There was no way I was going to do lose in First Round, etc etc for the postseason tourneys. And for the NCAA, I'm tracking appearances, Sweet Sixteens, Final Fours, and Championships. Here's that spreadsheet.

[collegesportsfanms]

Now, before you guys go off and say I'm putting way too much work into this, especially with everything else I've got going on, other projects and stuff, I have figured out how to manage my time to get a little bit of everything accomplished every day, every week. But I'm really enjoying this, and I want to track and see how all our coaches are doing. I'm a data and spreadsheet nut, I had 3 stints at a Remote Encoding Center, so doing this kind of stuff is nothing to me.

The only question I have is, after every season, should I separate each spreadsheet like I just did, or lump all 4 together and just provide the links for you guys to click on? I'm cool either way, just lemme know.

[collegesportsfanms]

I am still working on the spreadsheet, and still looking for a couple new coaches. I've got 2 new ones, including a female coach (thanks for that thmscrrn3), I would gladly take 2 or 3 new coaches at this point. I think my limit will be 25, that's more than enough to keep me busy and keep this going.

Also, I'm still waiting on some opinions on how you would like me to produce the screenshots, whether one at a time, or post all 4 of them in links for you to click on. Either way is fine with me, whatever works for you guys.

Regardless of whether I hear from anybody or not, I'm going forward with the next season probably tomorrow night, or Thursday, as I'll try to be finishing up the spreadsheet tonight.

[DavidCorperial]

I'm fine with either style of spreadsheet

[bbgunn]

Yeah, they look fine. I'm glad you are enjoying this, by the way. Thanks!