FBCB Interactive Player Dynasty- Season 2 (2015-2016)

[collegesportsfanms]

Let's take a look at how our 4 recruits teams fared from season 1.

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- The Tigers were 19-14 overall, 6-10 in the SEC. They lost in the second round of the CBI.

C David Ginsberg (Army)- It was very rough for Army, as they were 5-25 on the season, 3-11 in the Patriot. As expected, no postseason.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- Xavier went 25-8, 12-4 in the Atlantic Ten, losing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- The Tarheels went 31-7, 11-5 in the ACC, losing in the NCAA Elite Eight.

And now let's look at the player cards for our season 2 recruits, in order of national rank.

PF Eden James
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Height: 6-10
Weight: 215
High School:
Hometown: Seoul, Korea
GPA: 2.79
Test Score: 1330
Rating: *****


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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22.7 3.7 15.0 0.9 1.7 0.53 0.8 4.2 1.8

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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9.5 17.7 .534 3.6 7.7 .464 0.3 2.3 .109

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #21 Overall, #5 PF, Foreign #7 Overall, Foreign #2 PF
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Oklahoma State, Tennessee



PG Al Mighty
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Height: 5-11
Weight: 169
High School: Red Oak High School
Hometown: Red Oak, TX
GPA: 2.95
Test Score: 1060
Rating: ****


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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27.1 1.8 3.8 7.4 1.8 4.08 0.6 0.5 2.0

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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11.1 21.1 .525 1.0 1.3 .731 4.0 9.0 .447

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #26 Overall, #7 PG, Midwest Region #11 Overall, Midwest Region #3 PG
High School Awards: All-State, Mr. Basketball (Texas)
Top 5 Schools: Kansas, Illinois, Baylor, Oklahoma, Louisville


SF Chester Smith
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Height: 6-7
Weight: 212
High School: Coolidge HS
Hometown: , DC
GPA: 2.68
Test Score: 1040
Rating: ****


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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20.3 2.1 5.8 2.9 2.4 1.23 0.8 1.1 3.1

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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8.7 15.1 .575 2.3 3.4 .662 0.8 2.5 .300

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #63 Overall, #19 SF, East Region #25 Overall, East Region #8 SF
High School Awards: All-State
Top 5 Schools: Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan State, Illinois, Kansas


SG Ricardo Tubbs
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Height: 6-4
Weight: 187
High School: W.J. Woodham High School
Hometown: Pensacola, FL
GPA: 2.85
Test Score: 890
Rating: **


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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15.4 1.7 5.7 2.8 2.8 1.00 1.6 0.5 2.8

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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6.6 13.0 .506 1.5 2.6 .577 0.8 3.0 .254

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: None
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: South Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Alabama State, New Orleans, Southeastern Louisiana


SG Mike Schaplowsky
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 191
High School: Syracuse High School
Hometown: Syracuse, KS
GPA: 2.57
Test Score: 930
Rating: *


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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6.8 0.7 4.9 6.6 3.4 1.96 1.3 0.9 2.4

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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3.0 8.8 .337 0.6 1.0 .579 0.3 3.9 .078

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: None
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: South Dakota State, South Dakota, Denver, Northern Arizona, Central Arkansas

[collegesportsfanms]

August 2015

PF Eden James- Utah St. is showing the most interest right now, but have not offered a scholarship.

PG Al Mighty- Oklahoma St., Baylor, and Houston have all offered Al a scholarship, Oklahoma and Texas A&M are also in the mix.

SF Chester Smith- Chester has no offers yet, but the top 5 are Duke, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Villanova, and West Virginia.

SG Ricardo Tubbs- No offers yet for Ricardo, but his top 5 are South Alabama, Alabama St., Troy, Florida Gulf Coast, and SE Louisiana.

SG Mike Schaplowsky- Colorado St. is the only school looking at Mike right now, but they have not offered.

[collegesportsfanms]

September 2015

PF Eden James- It still appears to be Utah St. for Eden, although they haven't offered yet.

PG Al Mighty- Al has made his intentions known, he wants to be an Oklahoma St. Cowboy, and they have offered. Unless some other team swoops in late, I expect Al to sign in November.

SF Chester Smith- Maryland and West Virginia are now the front runners for Chester, and have both offered. Pitt, Villanova, and Georgetown are still in the mix.

SG Ricardo Tubbs- No offers yet for Ricardo, and the only change is that Southern is in, SE Louisiana is out. The rest of the top 5 remains the same.

SG Mike Schaplowsky- Northern Colorado is now in the mix for Mike's services, but Colorado St. is still the front runner, although neither have offered.

[collegesportsfanms]

October 2015

PF Eden James- Eden is starting to get more looks now, as Kansas and Oklahoma are back in the mix, along with Utah St., Georgia Tech, and Boston College. None have offered yet.

PG Al Mighty- In-state rival Oklahoma is now showing interest in Al as well, but Oklahoma St. is still in command, as they have offered and the Sooners haven't.

SF Chester Smith- Chester has given a verbal commitment to Maryland, and although that can change, other schools have 1 month to try and sway his interest. Otherwise, I expect Chester to be a Terrapin come November.

SG Ricardo Tubbs- The only change in Ricardos top 5 is the fact that South Alabama has offered him a scholarship. Everything else is the same.

SG Mike Schaplowsky- Air Force is also showing interest in Mike, and while Mike has expressed a lack of interest in going to a military school, he's keeping them around, for now.

[collegesportsfanms]

November 2015

PF Eden James- Boston College has offered Eden a scholarship, and the rest of the top 5 include Memphis, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, but none of them have offered.

PG Al Mighty- In the end, it was all about Oklahoma St., as Al made it official on November 1st, officially signing his LOI with the Cowboys.

SF Chester Smith- Chester officially signed his LOI with Maryland, and he will be a Terp next season.

SG Ricardo Tubbs- South Alabama offered, and Ricardo took it. Mr. Tubbs signed his LOI with South Alabama.

SG Mike Schaplowsky- Uh-oh! Mike has lost all interest from the schools involved. Once he told Air Force no, Colorado St. and Northern Colorado have backed off as well. Ugh!

[collegesportsfanms]

Something I did last time that I will do this time as well, is let you guys decide about redshirting. I will turn off the option for players to refuse redshirts, then let everybody know where their player is scheduled to be on the depth chart. I will give you the options before redshirt decisions and after the computer AI makes redshirt decisions, but I will not save after training camp. Then I will go back and let you guys decide whether you want to use your redshirt year or not. So let's get it started.

Before Training Camp, no redshirts yet

PG Randy Rodgers- 7th on depth chart
C David Ginsberg- Starting PF
C Jace Hunter- 6th on depth chart
PF Ivan Carrillo- 11th on depth chart

After Training Camp- CPU decides redshirts

PG Randy Rodgers- Randy actually moved down a spot to 8th on the depth chart, so it's up to you ntndeacon.

C David Ginsberg- still slotted to be the starting PF, so I wouldn't redshirt him, but it's up to you DavidCorperial

C Jace Hunter- Still slotted 6th on the depth chart. What do you want to do Travis?

PF Ivan Carrillo- Ivan has moved up to 9th on the depth chart. What would you like to do with him Icy?

I will try to give you guys the choice, but if I haven't gotten a response after a certain amount of time, or you defer to me, I will make the decision myself. I would like to keep this going at a reasonable pace. So first four, let me know, if I can get the actual season going tomorrow or Monday, I want to.

[Travis]

Red shirt please.

[ntndeacon]

redshirt please!

[DavidCorperial]

No red shirt here, let him play

[collegesportsfanms]

So far, Jace Hunter and Randy Rodgers are redshirting. Travis, I'm a little surprised that you want Jace Hunter to redshirt, but that's no problem with me.

Still waiting to hear from Icy on what he wants Ivan Carrillo to do, although I would assume he will want to redshirt. As soon as I hear from him I'll get this going.

Season 2 shouldn't take very long as I'll only have 1, maybe 2 players to report on, so season 3 signups are underway.

[Icy]

Redshirt Ivan Carrillo please!

[Breeze]

how does one sign up for this...here or a different thread?

[collegesportsfanms]

Breeze, there is an FBCB interactive player dynasty sign up thread down there somewhere, should be on the first page.

Also, make sure not to get it confused with the other thread. I have an interactive player dynasty and an interactive coaches dynasty going. If you have any questions feel free to pm me

[collegesportsfanms]

Alright, so all but 1 player is redshirting. David Ginsberg will see action this season.

A couple notes, I have edited our 4 teams and they have the actual coach, with their actual age. Roy Williams is at North Carolina, Bruce Pearl at Auburn, Chris Mack at Xavier, and Zach Spiker at Army. I left coach levels the way they are, and at the end of every season I will take them off human coach for potential job offers and retirement. This will also give a nice feel to the game. Now, let's look at the preseason polls:

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Syracuse (65) 0-0 1792 11 Big East Conference
2. UCLA (4) 0-0 1689 20 Pacific-10 Conference
3. Notre Dame (2) 0-0 1633 NR Big East Conference
4. Memphis (1) 0-0 1542 2 Conference USA
5. Illinois 0-0 1481 3 Big Ten Conference
6. Maryland 0-0 1428 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Connecticut 0-0 1310 12 Big East Conference
8. Michigan State 0-0 1188 NR Big Ten Conference
9. Pittsburgh 0-0 1149 23 Big East Conference
10. Florida 0-0 1003 5 Southeastern Conference
11. Brigham Young 0-0 1002 15 Mountain West Conference
12. Butler 0-0 947 7 Horizon League
13. Xavier 0-0 907 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Vanderbilt 0-0 874 NR Southeastern Conference
15. Ohio State 0-0 798 13 Big Ten Conference
16. Texas 0-0 676 16 Big 12 Conference
17. Wake Forest 0-0 661 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Arizona 0-0 576 NR Pacific-10 Conference
19. Creighton 0-0 518 NR Missouri Valley Conference
20. Oklahoma State 0-0 480 18 Big 12 Conference
21. Oklahoma 0-0 416 4 Big 12 Conference
22. Villanova 0-0 391 NR Big East Conference
23. West Virginia 0-0 291 NR Big East Conference
24. Kentucky 0-0 211 NR Southeastern Conference
25. Duke 0-0 139 1 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Kansas 0-0 73 Big 12 Conference
Tennessee 0-0 66 Southeastern Conference
Northern Iowa 0-0 45 Missouri Valley Conference
Dayton 0-0 35 Atlantic 10 Conference
Georgetown 0-0 33 Big East Conference
Mississippi State 0-0 11 Southeastern Conference
Louisville 0-0 9 Big East Conference
North Carolina 0-0 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
Nevada 0-0 7 Western Athletic Conference
Wisconsin 0-0 7 Big Ten Conference
Charlotte 0-0 4 Atlantic 10 Conference

Last note before I get started, I did not use a mod for this, so the conferences and teams and polls, etc, are based off the 2010-2011 season, as that is around the time this game came out. So things will be quite different from what you would expect to see. All I did was change the starting date, but the data is all from around 2010, 2011

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 9-15, 2015

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

11/15/15 at Clemson (W 85-73)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

No games this week

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

11/9/15 vs. New Mexico (W 61-53)
11/11/15 vs. #18 Arizona (W 77-69)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

11/15/15 vs. Cornell (L 72-65)

That was it for the games this first week, to the polls we go:

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Syracuse (71) 3-0 1799 1 Big East Conference
2. Memphis (1) 3-0 1694 4 Conference USA
3. UCLA 1-0 1623 2 Pacific-10 Conference
4. Notre Dame 1-0 1547 3 Big East Conference
5. Maryland 2-0 1515 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Connecticut 2-0 1410 7 Big East Conference
7. Illinois 1-0 1381 5 Big Ten Conference
8. Pittsburgh 2-0 1281 9 Big East Conference
9. Michigan State 2-0 1234 8 Big Ten Conference
10. Xavier 2-0 1136 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Wake Forest 2-0 1049 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Oklahoma 2-0 984 21 Big 12 Conference
13. Brigham Young 1-0 941 11 Mountain West Conference
14. West Virginia 2-0 872 23 Big East Conference
15. Texas 0-0 786 16 Big 12 Conference
16. Oklahoma State 0-0 704 20 Big 12 Conference
17. Villanova 0-0 614 22 Big East Conference
18. Duke 1-0 608 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Kentucky 0-0 496 24 Southeastern Conference
20. Kansas 1-0 472 NR Big 12 Conference
21. Tennessee 0-0 334 NR Southeastern Conference
22. Dayton 1-0 324 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Northern Iowa 1-0 245 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. Georgetown 1-0 162 NR Big East Conference
25. Nevada 1-0 95 NR Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wisconsin 0-0 30 Big Ten Conference
Louisville 2-0 21 Big East Conference
Mississippi State 1-0 21 Southeastern Conference
Gonzaga 0-0 13 West Coast Conference
Seton Hall 0-0 3 Big East Conference
Alabama 1-0 2 Southeastern Conference
Auburn 1-0 1 Southeastern Conference
Butler 2-1 1 Horizon League
Florida 2-1 1 Southeastern Conference
Saint Louis 1-0 1 Atlantic 10 Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 16-22, 2015

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

11/18/15 vs. Alcorn St. (W 101-57)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

11/17/15 at USC Upstate (W 58-43), 6 points, 14 rebounds, 3-6 shooting.
11/21/15 at Quinnipiac (L 83-73), 6 points, 10 rebounds before fouling out.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

11/21/15 at SIU Edwarsville (W 66-38)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

11/17/15 vs. Colorado (W 76-68)
11/19/15 vs. Wyoming (W 79-58)
11/22/15 vs. Winthrop (W 75-57)

Much better week for the Tarheels. Let's look at the polls:

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. UCLA (52) 3-0 1767 3 Pacific-10 Conference
2. Memphis (9) 4-0 1719 2 Conference USA
3. Maryland (10) 4-0 1662 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Illinois (1) 2-0 1563 7 Big Ten Conference
5. Connecticut 2-0 1424 6 Big East Conference
6. Pittsburgh 3-0 1414 8 Big East Conference
7. Michigan State 3-0 1407 9 Big Ten Conference
8. Brigham Young 3-0 1301 13 Mountain West Conference
9. Xavier 3-0 1241 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Texas 3-0 1211 15 Big 12 Conference
11. Oklahoma 3-0 1110 12 Big 12 Conference
12. Oklahoma State 1-0 998 16 Big 12 Conference
13. Kentucky 1-0 933 19 Southeastern Conference
14. Northern Iowa 3-0 892 23 Missouri Valley Conference
15. Gonzaga 2-0 733 NR West Coast Conference
16. Notre Dame 2-1 691 4 Big East Conference
17. Florida 2-1 512 NR Southeastern Conference
18. West Virginia 3-1 425 14 Big East Conference
19. Arizona 3-1 362 NR Pacific-10 Conference
20. Washington 2-0 329 NR Pacific-10 Conference
21. Vanderbilt 2-1 257 NR Southeastern Conference
22. Butler 2-1 255 NR Horizon League
23. Wake Forest 2-1 240 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Seton Hall 2-0 218 NR Big East Conference
25. Creighton 1-1 100 NR Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Providence 1-0 96 Big East Conference
Georgia 4-0 77 Southeastern Conference
Kansas 2-1 72 Big 12 Conference
Utah 2-0 71 Mountain West Conference
Indiana 2-0 45 Big Ten Conference
Auburn 2-0 37 Southeastern Conference
South Florida 3-0 34 Big East Conference
Hofstra 4-0 27 Colonial Athletic Association
Duke 2-1 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
St. John's 2-0 15 Big East Conference
Arizona State 2-0 13 Pacific-10 Conference
Georgia Tech 2-0 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
Syracuse 3-2 13 Big East Conference
Evansville 4-0 12 Missouri Valley Conference
Cleveland State 3-0 11 Horizon League
Illinois State 3-0 11 Missouri Valley Conference
Purdue 2-0 10 Big Ten Conference
Massachusetts 2-0 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
Santa Clara 2-0 6 West Coast Conference
Wright State 3-0 6 Horizon League
Southern Mississippi 2-0 5 Conference USA
Duquesne 2-0 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Manhattan 2-0 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Nebraska 2-0 4 Big 12 Conference
UNC Wilmington 2-0 4 Colonial Athletic Association
Yale 2-0 4 Ivy League
Georgia State 2-0 3 Colonial Athletic Association
Oregon 2-0 3 Pacific-10 Conference
Pacific 2-0 3 Big West Conference
American 2-0 2 Patriot League
Florida State 1-0 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
Southern California 1-0 2 Pacific-10 Conference
McNeese State 2-0 1 Southland Conference

A little bit surprised Carolina didn't at least get 1 vote.

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 23-29, 2015

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

11/23/15 at UAB (L 84-53)
11/25/15 vs. Samford (W 94-43)
11/29/15 vs. Alabama State (W 81-49)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

11/24/15 vs. #18 West Virginia (L 73-46), 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

11/24/15 vs. Northwestern (W 80-65)
11/26/15 vs. Morgan State (W 98-67)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

11/24/15 vs. Middle Tennessee (W 95-67)
11/26/15 vs. Davidson (W 85-50)
11/29/15 vs. Fairfield (W 76-68)

Here's a look at the weekly poll:

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (50) 7-0 1777 2 Conference USA
2. UCLA (17) 5-0 1725 1 Pacific-10 Conference
3. Maryland (4) 6-0 1656 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Illinois (1) 4-0 1583 4 Big Ten Conference
5. Connecticut 4-0 1480 5 Big East Conference
6. Texas 5-0 1413 10 Big 12 Conference
7. Michigan State 4-0 1394 7 Big Ten Conference
8. Xavier 5-0 1290 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Brigham Young 4-0 1262 8 Mountain West Conference
10. Kentucky 4-0 1161 13 Southeastern Conference
11. Northern Iowa 5-0 1099 14 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Notre Dame 3-1 927 16 Big East Conference
13. Gonzaga 3-0 911 15 West Coast Conference
14. Arizona 5-1 810 19 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Florida 3-1 749 17 Southeastern Conference
16. Pittsburgh 3-1 649 6 Big East Conference
17. Vanderbilt 4-1 568 21 Southeastern Conference
18. Oklahoma 3-1 516 11 Big 12 Conference
19. Washington 3-0 500 20 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Wake Forest 2-1 336 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Syracuse 5-2 292 NR Big East Conference
22. Utah 4-0 247 NR Mountain West Conference
23. Georgia 5-0 152 NR Southeastern Conference
24. Oklahoma State 1-1 147 12 Big 12 Conference
25. Duke 2-1 114 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Nebraska 5-0 110 Big 12 Conference
Dayton 3-1 82 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wisconsin 4-1 75 Big Ten Conference
Massachusetts 5-0 55 Atlantic 10 Conference
Indiana 2-0 41 Big Ten Conference
Florida State 4-0 31 Atlantic Coast Conference
Georgetown 3-1 30 Big East Conference
UTEP 4-0 30 Conference USA
St. John's 3-0 24 Big East Conference
Oregon 3-0 21 Pacific-10 Conference
Duquesne 4-0 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
North Carolina 6-1 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
Pacific 4-0 16 Big West Conference
American 4-0 15 Patriot League
Wright State 4-0 15 Horizon League
Southern California 2-0 12 Pacific-10 Conference
UNC Wilmington 4-0 12 Colonial Athletic Association
Georgia State 4-0 11 Colonial Athletic Association
Cleveland State 3-0 8 Horizon League
Santa Clara 3-0 7 West Coast Conference
DePaul 3-0 4 Big East Conference
Canisius 3-0 2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Manhattan 2-0 2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Toledo 3-0 1 Mid-American Conference


Good to see the Tarheels back in the polls, tough luck for Auburn who lost their votes.

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2015

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

12/2/15 vs. Georgia State (W 91-62)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

11/30/15 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (W 55-48), 7 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
12/3/15 at Canisius (L 57-54), 8 points, 6 rebounds
12/5/15 at Fordham (L 68-60), 7 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

12/2/15 vs. Belmont (L 64-61 in OT)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

12/2/15 vs. Lipscomb (W 80-57)

Here's a look at the polls:

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (67) 10-0 1795 1 Conference USA
2. Maryland (4) 9-0 1723 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Illinois (1) 6-0 1660 4 Big Ten Conference
4. Michigan State 6-0 1569 7 Big Ten Conference
5. Texas 6-0 1479 6 Big 12 Conference
6. Connecticut 5-0 1468 5 Big East Conference
7. Brigham Young 5-0 1385 9 Mountain West Conference
8. Kentucky 5-0 1268 10 Southeastern Conference
9. UCLA 7-1 1251 2 Pacific-10 Conference
10. Notre Dame 5-1 1126 12 Big East Conference
11. Gonzaga 5-0 1040 13 West Coast Conference
12. Oklahoma 5-1 941 18 Big 12 Conference
13. Arizona 6-1 826 14 Pacific-10 Conference
14. Pittsburgh 4-1 820 16 Big East Conference
15. Xavier 5-1 708 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Syracuse 7-2 627 21 Big East Conference
17. Wake Forest 4-1 627 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Northern Iowa 7-1 510 11 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Washington 4-0 490 19 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Utah 7-0 454 22 Mountain West Conference
21. Dayton 5-1 367 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Wisconsin 6-1 313 NR Big Ten Conference
23. Georgia 7-0 244 23 Southeastern Conference
24. Duke 4-1 238 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Oklahoma State 2-1 130 24 Big 12 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Nebraska 6-0 93 Big 12 Conference
Indiana 4-0 70 Big Ten Conference
Georgetown 4-1 69 Big East Conference
North Carolina 7-1 35 Atlantic Coast Conference
Florida State 5-0 26 Atlantic Coast Conference
Duquesne 5-0 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
Santa Clara 5-0 13 West Coast Conference
Pacific 5-0 8 Big West Conference
Southern California 3-0 4 Pacific-10 Conference
West Virginia 6-2 1 Big East Conference

Wow! Amazing that a 3 point loss in OT can knock a team down 7 spots.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 10-0 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young 5-0 1728 3 Mountain West Conference
3. Gonzaga 5-0 1642 5 West Coast Conference
4. Xavier 5-1 1586 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Northern Iowa 7-1 1494 4 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Utah 7-0 1421 6 Mountain West Conference
7. Dayton 5-1 1404 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Saint Louis 6-1 1198 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Duquesne 5-0 1162 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Santa Clara 5-0 1090 17 West Coast Conference
11. Butler 5-2 1081 20 Horizon League
12. Tulsa 3-1 1041 NR Conference USA
13. Pacific 5-0 1028 14 Big West Conference
14. Cleveland State 5-1 709 11 Horizon League
15. UAB 5-1 706 NR Conference USA
16. Nevada 4-2 615 NR Western Athletic Conference
17. Wright State 6-1 602 10 Horizon League
18. Oral Roberts 5-1 488 NR Summit League
19. Massachusetts 5-1 426 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Bowling Green 5-1 384 NR Mid-American Conference
21. Yale 7-1 248 NR Ivy League
22. Akron 5-1 226 NR Mid-American Conference
23. Boston University 5-1 221 NR America East Conference
24. UTEP 4-1 182 9 Conference USA
25. North Dakota State 5-1 155 NR Summit League

Others Receiving Votes:
Bradley 4-2 148 Missouri Valley Conference
American 5-1 109 Patriot League
George Mason 4-1 105 Colonial Athletic Association
Evansville 6-1 95 Missouri Valley Conference
Canisius 4-1 63 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Towson 5-1 56 Colonial Athletic Association
Utah State 2-2 56 Western Athletic Conference
Western Michigan 5-1 55 Mid-American Conference
Harvard 4-1 22 Ivy League
Coppin State 3-1 19 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Wichita State 2-1 17 Missouri Valley Conference
Toledo 3-1 12 Mid-American Conference
Creighton 2-3 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Milwaukee 2-1 3 Horizon League

Whoops! I had forgotten that Xavier was a mid-major, my bad! They lost a few spots here too.

[collegesportsfanms]

With only 1 of our players playing this season, this will be just a short review of David Ginsberg's averages through November.

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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David Ginsberg PF 6 6 34.2 6.3 1.8 9.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 1.7 3.0 -2.0


Ginsberg is leading Army in RPG by a wide margin, but could be doing even better.

Dec. 2015 Recruiting

PF Eden James- Eden was tired of waiting around for some of the bigger schools to offer him, so he went ahead and signed with Boston College. Not a bad choice considering that BC had a prestige of 84 when this game was made.

SG Mike Schaplowsky- A bit of good news for Mike, as Colorado State is starting to show limited interest again, but have not offered a scholarship.

[collegesportsfanms]

Well that concludes the month of November and into December, and what a month it was. For now, I plan on sticking with that format. Let me know what you guys think, and if there is anything extra you want to see, feel free to let me know. I feel like the week by week, recruit by recruit format is simple yet effective. Thoughts?

[StLee]

I've never played FBCB, so I am not sure how the game works itself. Is recruiting dynamic (happening week-to-week in game, kind of like TCY) or is it a step in the process, like scouting in FOFC?

[collegesportsfanms]

StLee, recruiting in FBCB is month by month, you set your recruiting actions anytime during the month and at the beginning of each month the actions take effect

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 7-13, 2015

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

12/8/15 at #3 Illinois (W 86-71)
12/12/15 vs. Chattanooga (L 80-76)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

12/8/15 vs. Wagner (L 69-55), 6 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks.
12/11/15 at Mt. St. Marys (W 83-69), 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, POTG

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

12/7/15 at Butler (W 61-53)
12/12/15 vs. Minnesota (W 74-64)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

12/7/15 at VCU (L 73-61)
12/10/15 at Wofford (W 76-45)
12/13/15 vs. Montana State (W 86-65)

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (70) 11-0 1797 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Texas (1) 8-0 1701 5 Big 12 Conference
3. Michigan State 8-0 1669 4 Big Ten Conference
4. Memphis (1) 11-0 1561 1 Conference USA
5. Connecticut 5-0 1538 6 Big East Conference
6. Kentucky 7-0 1446 8 Southeastern Conference
7. Notre Dame 7-1 1363 10 Big East Conference
8. UCLA 7-1 1218 9 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Illinois 8-1 1217 3 Big Ten Conference
10. Brigham Young 7-1 1070 7 Mountain West Conference
11. Xavier 7-1 1025 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Gonzaga 7-0 950 11 West Coast Conference
13. Wake Forest 6-1 939 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Arizona 7-1 875 13 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Pittsburgh 5-1 844 14 Big East Conference
16. Northern Iowa 8-1 714 18 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Syracuse 7-2 598 16 Big East Conference
18. Wisconsin 8-1 574 22 Big Ten Conference
19. Utah 8-0 443 20 Mountain West Conference
20. Duke 6-1 396 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Oklahoma State 5-1 338 25 Big 12 Conference
22. Georgetown 7-1 279 NR Big East Conference
23. Georgia 9-0 255 23 Southeastern Conference
24. Nebraska 8-0 182 NR Big 12 Conference
25. West Virginia 8-2 94 NR Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Florida 6-2 67 Southeastern Conference
Florida State 7-0 63 Atlantic Coast Conference
Pacific 8-0 58 Big West Conference
Santa Clara 7-0 32 West Coast Conference
Oklahoma 6-2 31 Big 12 Conference
Vanderbilt 7-2 23 Southeastern Conference
Duquesne 6-0 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Louis 7-1 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
Alabama 7-1 3 Southeastern Conference
Marquette 6-1 3 Big East Conference
Michigan 6-1 2 Big Ten Conference
UAB 7-1 2 Conference USA

Geez, a 2-1 week and the Tarheels lose all their votes? Unbelievable.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 11-0 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young 7-1 1701 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Xavier 7-1 1646 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Gonzaga 7-0 1594 3 West Coast Conference
5. Northern Iowa 8-1 1531 5 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Utah 8-0 1442 6 Mountain West Conference
7. Saint Louis 7-1 1295 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Pacific 8-0 1255 13 Big West Conference
9. Duquesne 6-0 1178 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Santa Clara 7-0 1123 10 West Coast Conference
11. Nevada 7-2 1066 16 Western Athletic Conference
12. Dayton 5-2 969 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Cleveland State 7-1 931 14 Horizon League
14. UAB 7-1 860 15 Conference USA
15. Boston University 7-1 669 23 America East Conference
16. Massachusetts 6-1 656 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Akron 6-1 570 22 Mid-American Conference
18. Western Michigan 7-1 558 NR Mid-American Conference
19. Bradley 6-2 545 NR Missouri Valley Conference
20. UTEP 5-1 495 24 Conference USA
21. Yale 8-1 404 21 Ivy League
22. Evansville 7-1 354 NR Missouri Valley Conference
23. Bowling Green 5-1 287 20 Mid-American Conference
24. Tulsa 4-2 244 12 Conference USA
25. Toledo 5-1 132 NR Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Milwaukee 4-1 88 Horizon League
George Mason 6-2 4 Colonial Athletic Association
Kent State 7-2 1 Mid-American Conference
La Salle 6-2 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego State 6-2 1 Mountain West Conference

Xavier rises a spot here in the mid-major poll.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 14-20, 2015

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

12/19/15 vs. Iona (W 75-56)
12/20/15 vs. New Mexico St. (W 85-77)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

12/15/15 at Seton Hall (L 86-57), 8 points, 11 rebounds, 1 block.
12/19/15 at Yale (L 64-54), 12 points, 7 rebounds.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

12/16/15 vs. Indiana St. (W 96-86)
12/19/15 vs. Michigan (L 48-46)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

12/17/15 vs. Arizona St. (W 80-69)

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (71) 12-0 1799 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Memphis (1) 13-0 1699 4 Conference USA
3. Connecticut 7-0 1676 5 Big East Conference
4. Kentucky 9-0 1584 6 Southeastern Conference
5. Michigan State 9-1 1512 3 Big Ten Conference
6. Wake Forest 9-1 1325 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Illinois 9-1 1261 9 Big Ten Conference
8. UCLA 8-1 1256 8 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Brigham Young 9-1 1177 10 Mountain West Conference
10. Gonzaga 10-0 1146 12 West Coast Conference
11. Texas 8-1 1142 2 Big 12 Conference
12. Syracuse 10-2 1119 17 Big East Conference
13. Arizona 8-1 920 14 Pacific-10 Conference
14. Pittsburgh 6-1 915 15 Big East Conference
15. Duke 8-1 775 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Oklahoma State 8-1 711 21 Big 12 Conference
17. Wisconsin 8-1 572 18 Big Ten Conference
18. Utah 10-0 557 19 Mountain West Conference
19. Notre Dame 7-2 423 7 Big East Conference
20. Florida 8-2 352 NR Southeastern Conference
21. Georgia 11-0 339 23 Southeastern Conference
22. Vanderbilt 9-2 255 NR Southeastern Conference
23. Nebraska 9-0 224 24 Big 12 Conference
24. Oklahoma 8-2 224 NR Big 12 Conference
25. Xavier 8-2 141 11 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
West Virginia 9-2 109 Big East Conference
Marquette 8-1 87 Big East Conference
Alabama 9-1 44 Southeastern Conference
Tennessee 8-2 16 Southeastern Conference
Cincinnati 8-1 15 Big East Conference
Seton Hall 7-1 12 Big East Conference
Indiana 8-1 5 Big Ten Conference
Virginia 9-1 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
Nevada 8-2 3 Western Athletic Conference
Georgia Tech 7-1 1 Atlantic Coast Conference

Holy Toledo! a 2 point loss and Xavier drops 14 spots in the AP Top 25? That is crazy ridiculous.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 13-0 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young 9-1 1716 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Gonzaga 10-0 1668 4 West Coast Conference
4. Xavier 8-2 1553 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Utah 10-0 1543 6 Mountain West Conference
6. Nevada 8-2 1410 11 Western Athletic Conference
7. Cleveland State 10-1 1357 13 Horizon League
8. Northern Iowa 9-3 1167 5 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Pacific 9-1 1153 8 Big West Conference
10. Saint Louis 8-2 1153 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Akron 7-1 1124 17 Mid-American Conference
12. UTEP 6-1 1024 20 Conference USA
13. Milwaukee 6-1 902 NR Horizon League
14. Tulsa 4-2 898 24 Conference USA
15. Kent State 9-2 748 NR Mid-American Conference
16. Dayton 6-3 619 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. UAB 7-2 609 14 Conference USA
18. San Diego State 8-2 485 NR Mountain West Conference
19. George Mason 7-2 358 NR Colonial Athletic Association
20. UNLV 8-2 316 NR Mountain West Conference
21. Western Michigan 8-2 298 18 Mid-American Conference
22. Bradley 7-3 237 19 Missouri Valley Conference
23. La Salle 7-2 215 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Yale 9-2 129 21 Ivy League
25. Santa Clara 7-2 108 10 West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Duquesne 6-2 99 Atlantic 10 Conference
Creighton 5-4 96 Missouri Valley Conference
Southern Illinois 7-2 83 Missouri Valley Conference
Richmond 4-2 79 Atlantic 10 Conference
Massachusetts 6-2 78 Atlantic 10 Conference
Bowling Green 6-2 69 Mid-American Conference
Evansville 8-2 65 Missouri Valley Conference
San Francisco 6-2 64 West Coast Conference
Butler 6-4 55 Horizon League
Hawaii 7-2 46 Western Athletic Conference
Tennessee Tech 7-2 36 Ohio Valley Conference
Towson 6-2 15 Colonial Athletic Association
Utah State 4-3 13 Western Athletic Conference
Toledo 6-2 12 Mid-American Conference

Good thing the mid-major pollsters are more forgiving. Xavier drops just 1 spot here.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 21-27, 2015

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

12/21/15 vs. Middle Tennessee (W 77-71)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

12/22/15 at Sacred Heart (L 51-48), 3 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
12/25/15 at Albany (L 63-56), 4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist (fouled out)

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

12/22/15 at SE Missouri St. (W 69-28)
12/25/15 at Georgia Southern (W 81-75)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

12/26/15 vs. Penn St. (L 89-82)

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (71) 14-0 1799 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Memphis (1) 14-0 1716 2 Conference USA
3. UCLA 10-1 1616 8 Pacific-10 Conference
4. Illinois 11-1 1608 7 Big Ten Conference
5. Michigan State 10-1 1497 5 Big Ten Conference
6. Wake Forest 11-1 1399 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Gonzaga 12-0 1343 10 West Coast Conference
8. Syracuse 11-2 1306 12 Big East Conference
9. Brigham Young 10-1 1278 9 Mountain West Conference
10. Connecticut 8-1 1132 3 Big East Conference
11. Utah 13-0 1055 18 Mountain West Conference
12. Florida 10-2 930 20 Southeastern Conference
13. Notre Dame 8-2 764 19 Big East Conference
14. Xavier 10-2 761 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Oklahoma 9-2 753 24 Big 12 Conference
16. Vanderbilt 10-2 642 22 Southeastern Conference
17. Georgia 12-0 586 21 Southeastern Conference
18. Texas 9-2 536 11 Big 12 Conference
19. Nebraska 11-0 453 23 Big 12 Conference
20. Kentucky 10-2 424 4 Southeastern Conference
21. West Virginia 9-2 409 NR Big East Conference
22. Tennessee 9-2 365 NR Southeastern Conference
23. Duke 10-2 299 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Arizona 8-2 240 13 Pacific-10 Conference
25. Alabama 11-1 221 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Seton Hall 9-1 65 Big East Conference
Cleveland State 12-1 56 Horizon League
Marquette 8-1 47 Big East Conference
Mississippi State 11-2 34 Southeastern Conference
Virginia 10-1 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
Kansas State 10-1 21 Big 12 Conference
Georgia Tech 9-1 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
Wisconsin 9-2 6 Big Ten Conference
Florida State 10-1 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
UTEP 9-1 3 Conference USA
Southern California 9-1 1 Pacific-10 Conference

Crazy how the AP Top 25 works. 2 wins over outmatched opponents and Xavier climbs 11 spots.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 14-0 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young 10-1 1707 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Gonzaga 12-0 1677 3 West Coast Conference
4. Utah 13-0 1562 5 Mountain West Conference
5. Xavier 10-2 1534 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Cleveland State 12-1 1387 7 Horizon League
7. Northern Iowa 10-3 1348 8 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Saint Louis 9-2 1228 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. UTEP 9-1 1214 12 Conference USA
10. Pacific 10-1 1134 9 Big West Conference
11. Dayton 8-3 1129 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Nevada 8-3 1014 6 Western Athletic Conference
13. UAB 9-2 930 17 Conference USA
14. UNLV 9-2 786 20 Mountain West Conference
15. Santa Clara 10-2 748 25 West Coast Conference
16. Southern Illinois 9-2 698 NR Missouri Valley Conference
17. San Diego State 9-2 664 18 Mountain West Conference
18. Akron 7-2 531 11 Mid-American Conference
19. Western Michigan 8-2 510 21 Mid-American Conference
20. Massachusetts 7-2 424 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Utah State 7-3 386 NR Western Athletic Conference
22. Towson 8-2 299 NR Colonial Athletic Association
23. Milwaukee 7-2 279 13 Horizon League
24. Hawaii 8-2 222 NR Western Athletic Conference
25. Kent State 10-3 106 15 Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Siena 9-3 25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
George Mason 8-3 18 Colonial Athletic Association
New Mexico State 8-3 11 Western Athletic Conference
Western Kentucky 9-3 8 Sun Belt Conference
Charlotte 7-4 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wright State 8-3 5 Horizon League
La Salle 8-3 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Bradley 8-4 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Richmond 6-3 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
Troy 9-3 1 Sun Belt Conference

How's that for irony? A 1 spot drop in the mid-major poll.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 28, 2015-Jan. 3, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

12/30/15 vs. Savannah St. (W 70-62)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

12/29/15 at #7 Gonzaga (L 73-34), 7 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

1/1/16 at Western Michigan (W 89-70)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

12/31/15 at Georgetown (W 68-63)

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (71) 15-0 1799 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Memphis (1) 15-0 1688 2 Conference USA
3. UCLA 12-1 1671 3 Pacific-10 Conference
4. Illinois 12-1 1598 4 Big Ten Conference
5. Brigham Young 12-1 1472 9 Mountain West Conference
6. Wake Forest 12-1 1401 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Gonzaga 14-0 1374 7 West Coast Conference
8. Syracuse 11-2 1310 8 Big East Conference
9. Connecticut 10-1 1271 10 Big East Conference
10. Michigan State 11-2 1119 5 Big Ten Conference
11. Florida 12-2 1016 12 Southeastern Conference
12. Xavier 11-2 936 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Utah 13-0 893 11 Mountain West Conference
14. Oklahoma 11-2 837 15 Big 12 Conference
15. Texas 11-2 733 18 Big 12 Conference
16. Arizona 10-2 690 24 Pacific-10 Conference
17. Vanderbilt 11-2 613 16 Southeastern Conference
18. West Virginia 11-2 578 21 Big East Conference
19. Nebraska 13-0 494 19 Big 12 Conference
20. Kentucky 10-2 373 20 Southeastern Conference
21. Georgia 12-0 366 17 Southeastern Conference
22. Tennessee 10-2 348 22 Southeastern Conference
23. Marquette 11-1 287 NR Big East Conference
24. Duke 10-2 192 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Alabama 11-1 123 25 Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Notre Dame 9-3 79 Big East Conference
Georgia Tech 12-1 40 Atlantic Coast Conference
Mississippi State 11-2 34 Southeastern Conference
Kansas State 11-1 32 Big 12 Conference
Virginia 11-1 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
UTEP 11-1 11 Conference USA
Pittsburgh 8-3 6 Big East Conference

Now that's more reasonable, a 2 spot rise. Just noticed something interesting. Kansas is nowhere to be found in the polls.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 15-0 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young 12-1 1725 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Gonzaga 14-0 1659 3 West Coast Conference
4. Xavier 11-2 1556 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Utah 13-0 1540 4 Mountain West Conference
6. Nevada 11-3 1360 12 Western Athletic Conference
7. UTEP 11-1 1335 9 Conference USA
8. Dayton 10-3 1309 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Pacific 11-1 1211 10 Big West Conference
10. Cleveland State 13-2 1117 6 Horizon League
11. Northern Iowa 11-4 1086 7 Missouri Valley Conference
12. San Diego State 12-2 1000 17 Mountain West Conference
13. UNLV 11-2 868 14 Mountain West Conference
14. Saint Louis 10-3 834 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Santa Clara 11-2 750 15 West Coast Conference
16. Massachusetts 9-2 707 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Utah State 9-3 682 21 Western Athletic Conference
18. Milwaukee 9-2 573 23 Horizon League
19. UAB 10-3 421 13 Conference USA
20. Hawaii 10-2 396 24 Western Athletic Conference
21. Creighton 8-5 306 NR Missouri Valley Conference
22. Kent State 10-3 270 25 Mid-American Conference
23. Siena 11-3 231 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
24. Butler 9-5 218 NR Horizon League
25. George Mason 10-3 117 NR Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
Western Kentucky 11-3 107 Sun Belt Conference
New Mexico State 9-3 69 Western Athletic Conference
Southern Illinois 9-3 38 Missouri Valley Conference
Bowling Green 9-3 26 Mid-American Conference
Wyoming 9-3 23 Mountain West Conference
Bucknell 10-3 20 Patriot League
Richmond 7-3 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
Duquesne 8-3 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
Western Michigan 9-3 13 Mid-American Conference
Akron 8-3 5 Mid-American Conference
Towson 9-3 1 Colonial Athletic Association

Xavier gets their #4 spot back in the mid-major polls

[collegesportsfanms]

Here's a look at player averages as we enter January. Only David Ginsberg is playing.



Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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David Ginsberg PF 13 13 33.5 7.3 2.0 8.6 0.7 0.3 0.5 1.6 2.8 -7.4


While still leading Army in RPG by a wide margin, look at that +/- number (although I have no idea what it means, but I would think -7.4 wouldn't be very good). Still though Ginsberg is having a solid freshman campaign thus far.

Jan. 2016 Recruiting

SG Mike Schaplowsky -- Being the only 1 of our potential recruits not to sign so far, he has brought Air Force back into the mix. It appears to be between them and Colorado St. although neither have offered.

[collegesportsfanms]

Alright guys, give me some opinions. What do you guys think so far? Would you like to see me add anything? I'm liking the current format, and obviously when I get more guys that are actually playing, the week by week will take a bit longer, but I say so far so good. What say you?

[Icy]

Looks good to me, obviously with more human players next season will get more interesting.

[ntndeacon]

yea, I'm enjoying it as well!

[DavidCorperial]

I'm definitely enjoying it, and plus/minus is the difference between points for and against the team when the player is on the court, so Army, on average is outscored by 7.4 points per game when David is on the floor, which is not too bad if you have a losing team.

[collegesportsfanms]

DavidCorperial, Thanks for the info, I had no idea what that meant. I think your player is still on pace for a great season though.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 4-10, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

1/4/16 at #24 Duke (W 105-97)
1/9/16 vs. #11 Florida (L 79-71)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

1/6/16 vs. Holy Cross (L 67-54), 2 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks.
1/9/16 vs. Navy (L 57-51), 10 points, 13 rebounds (double-double, but fouled out).

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

no games this week

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

no games this week.

Very short week for our guys with just 4 games.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 15-0 1800 2 Conference USA
2. Illinois 14-1 1686 4 Big Ten Conference
3. Maryland 15-0 1653 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Syracuse 13-2 1612 8 Big East Conference
5. Wake Forest 13-1 1463 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Brigham Young 14-1 1420 5 Mountain West Conference
7. UCLA 13-2 1405 3 Pacific-10 Conference
8. Michigan State 13-2 1278 10 Big Ten Conference
9. Connecticut 12-1 1227 9 Big East Conference
10. Florida 13-2 1132 11 Southeastern Conference
11. Oklahoma 13-2 1048 14 Big 12 Conference
12. Utah 15-0 1009 13 Mountain West Conference
13. Xavier 11-2 888 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Arizona 11-2 848 16 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Kentucky 12-2 746 20 Southeastern Conference
16. Marquette 13-1 724 23 Big East Conference
17. Vanderbilt 11-2 639 17 Southeastern Conference
18. Gonzaga 15-1 501 7 West Coast Conference
19. Nebraska 14-0 469 19 Big 12 Conference
20. Texas 12-2 409 15 Big 12 Conference
21. Alabama 13-1 376 25 Southeastern Conference
22. Pittsburgh 10-3 284 NR Big East Conference
23. Mississippi State 12-2 245 NR Southeastern Conference
24. West Virginia 12-3 178 18 Big East Conference
25. Georgia Tech 13-1 158 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Virginia 13-1 89 Atlantic Coast Conference
Nevada 13-3 60 Western Athletic Conference
Georgia 13-1 28 Southeastern Conference
Ohio State 12-4 16 Big Ten Conference
Pacific 13-1 7 Big West Conference
Clemson 12-2 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
Tennessee 12-3 1 Southeastern Conference

Not playing this week cost Xavier a spot in the AP poll.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 15-0 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young 14-1 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Xavier 11-2 1620 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Utah 15-0 1617 5 Mountain West Conference
5. Gonzaga 15-1 1494 3 West Coast Conference
6. Nevada 13-3 1457 6 Western Athletic Conference
7. Dayton 10-3 1332 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Pacific 13-1 1252 9 Big West Conference
9. UNLV 13-2 1131 13 Mountain West Conference
10. San Diego State 13-2 1063 12 Mountain West Conference
11. Creighton 10-5 1024 21 Missouri Valley Conference
12. UTEP 11-2 1009 7 Conference USA
13. Butler 11-5 918 24 Horizon League
14. Santa Clara 13-2 900 15 West Coast Conference
15. Massachusetts 10-2 884 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Milwaukee 11-2 822 18 Horizon League
17. Hawaii 12-2 686 20 Western Athletic Conference
18. Northern Iowa 12-5 497 11 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Richmond 9-3 397 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Bowling Green 11-3 355 NR Mid-American Conference
21. Saint Louis 10-4 348 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Utah State 10-4 327 17 Western Athletic Conference
23. Akron 10-3 318 NR Mid-American Conference
24. Cleveland State 13-4 87 10 Horizon League
25. UAB 10-4 76 19 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Bradley 11-5 71 Missouri Valley Conference
Siena 12-4 38 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Boston University 13-4 37 America East Conference
George Mason 11-4 35 Colonial Athletic Association
Charlotte 8-5 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
IUPUI 12-4 17 Summit League
New Mexico State 10-4 16 Western Athletic Conference
Kent State 11-4 15 Mid-American Conference
Western Kentucky 11-4 3 Sun Belt Conference
Wyoming 10-4 3 Mountain West Conference
Winthrop 11-4 2 Big South Conference
Murray State 10-4 1 Ohio Valley Conference

Because of Gonzaga losing this week, Xavier moves up 1 spot in the mid-major poll.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 11-17, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

1/12/16 at #17 Vanderbilt (L 80-42)
1/16/16 vs. #21 Alabama (L 93-85)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

1/13/16 at Lafayette (L 72-61), 4 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
1/16/16 at Bucknell (W 59-55), 7 points, 10 rebounds.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

1/13/16 vs. George Washington (W 69-60)
1/16/16 vs. Duquesne (L 71-67)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

1/13/16 at Virginia Tech (W 61-58)
1/16/16 at Florida St. (W 70-60)

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 17-0 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Syracuse 15-2 1694 4 Big East Conference
3. Maryland 17-0 1688 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Brigham Young 16-1 1542 6 Mountain West Conference
5. Illinois 15-2 1530 2 Big Ten Conference
6. Connecticut 14-1 1445 9 Big East Conference
7. Wake Forest 14-2 1359 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Oklahoma 15-2 1288 11 Big 12 Conference
9. UCLA 13-3 1144 7 Pacific-10 Conference
10. Vanderbilt 13-2 1104 17 Southeastern Conference
11. Michigan State 14-3 1082 8 Big Ten Conference
12. Marquette 15-1 1039 16 Big East Conference
13. Florida 14-3 953 10 Southeastern Conference
14. Gonzaga 17-1 831 18 West Coast Conference
15. West Virginia 14-3 778 24 Big East Conference
16. Utah 16-1 717 12 Mountain West Conference
17. Arizona 12-3 654 14 Pacific-10 Conference
18. Xavier 12-3 573 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Georgia 15-1 492 NR Southeastern Conference
20. Ohio State 13-4 367 NR Big Ten Conference
21. Duke 13-3 293 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Pittsburgh 11-4 287 22 Big East Conference
23. Alabama 14-2 285 21 Southeastern Conference
24. Pacific 15-1 118 NR Big West Conference
25. Kentucky 12-4 108 15 Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Virginia 14-2 79 Atlantic Coast Conference
San Diego State 15-2 31 Mountain West Conference
UNLV 15-2 25 Mountain West Conference
Kansas 12-4 20 Big 12 Conference
Nebraska 14-2 19 Big 12 Conference
Nevada 13-4 14 Western Athletic Conference
UTEP 13-2 9 Conference USA
Clemson 13-3 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
Massachusetts 12-2 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
Santa Clara 15-2 7 West Coast Conference
Creighton 12-5 6 Missouri Valley Conference
North Carolina 13-3 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
Butler 13-5 1 Horizon League
Dayton 11-4 1 Atlantic 10 Conference

It's about time North Carolina started getting some AP votes again. Of course with Xavier losing they move down a few spots.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 17-0 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young 16-1 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Gonzaga 17-1 1611 5 West Coast Conference
4. Xavier 12-3 1599 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Utah 16-1 1540 4 Mountain West Conference
6. Creighton 12-5 1334 11 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Nevada 13-4 1227 6 Western Athletic Conference
8. Pacific 15-1 1204 8 Big West Conference
9. Butler 13-5 1191 13 Horizon League
10. San Diego State 15-2 1142 10 Mountain West Conference
11. UNLV 15-2 1134 9 Mountain West Conference
12. Dayton 11-4 1025 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. UTEP 13-2 981 12 Conference USA
14. Santa Clara 15-2 952 14 West Coast Conference
15. Massachusetts 12-2 888 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Hawaii 14-2 736 17 Western Athletic Conference
17. Richmond 11-3 591 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Bradley 13-5 566 NR Missouri Valley Conference
19. Akron 12-3 532 23 Mid-American Conference
20. Bowling Green 13-3 420 20 Mid-American Conference
21. UAB 12-4 390 25 Conference USA
22. George Mason 13-4 302 NR Colonial Athletic Association
23. Southern Illinois 12-4 137 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. Saint Louis 11-5 130 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Utah State 11-5 83 22 Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Milwaukee 12-4 52 Horizon League
Western Kentucky 13-4 46 Sun Belt Conference
Temple 11-5 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
Murray State 12-4 17 Ohio Valley Conference
Siena 13-5 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Winthrop 13-4 7 Big South Conference
Charlotte 9-6 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Yale 11-4 2 Ivy League
Boston University 14-5 1 America East Conference
Kent State 12-5 1 Mid-American Conference
New Mexico State 11-5 1 Western Athletic Conference

Xavier seems to like flipping between that 3 and 4 spot in the mid-major poll.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 19-25, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

1/18/16 at #19 Georgia (L 89-74)
1/21/16 vs. Fresno St. (W 83-71)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

1/21/16 vs. SIU Edwardsville (W 60-56), 1 points, 8 rebounds, (fouled out).
1/23/16 vs. American (L 76-67), 10 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals (nice all around game for Ginsberg).

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

1/20/16 vs. St. Louis (W 68-54)
1/23/16 at UMass (W 95-56)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

1/20/16 at Virginia (L 63-47)
1/23/16 at Georgia Tech (W 69-61)

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (71) 19-0 1799 1 Conference USA
2. Maryland (1) 19-0 1729 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Syracuse 16-3 1641 2 Big East Conference
4. Michigan State 16-3 1583 11 Big Ten Conference
5. Wake Forest 16-2 1487 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Oklahoma 17-2 1432 8 Big 12 Conference
7. Illinois 16-3 1388 5 Big Ten Conference
8. Brigham Young 17-2 1306 4 Mountain West Conference
9. Connecticut 15-2 1230 6 Big East Conference
10. UCLA 14-4 1091 9 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Vanderbilt 14-3 1038 10 Southeastern Conference
12. Florida 15-4 971 13 Southeastern Conference
13. Utah 18-1 936 16 Mountain West Conference
14. Xavier 14-3 910 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Pittsburgh 13-4 769 22 Big East Conference
16. Duke 15-3 679 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. West Virginia 15-4 659 15 Big East Conference
18. Gonzaga 18-2 604 14 West Coast Conference
19. Arizona 13-4 472 17 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Marquette 15-3 421 12 Big East Conference
21. Georgia 16-2 233 19 Southeastern Conference
22. Nevada 15-4 225 NR Western Athletic Conference
23. Ohio State 14-5 201 20 Big Ten Conference
24. Texas 14-4 191 NR Big 12 Conference
25. Alabama 15-3 100 23 Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Dayton 13-4 69 Atlantic 10 Conference
Santa Clara 17-2 61 West Coast Conference
Tennessee 14-4 47 Southeastern Conference
UTEP 15-2 43 Conference USA
Kentucky 13-5 27 Southeastern Conference
Texas Tech 15-3 13 Big 12 Conference
Virginia 15-3 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
Pacific 16-2 9 Big West Conference
Texas A&M 15-3 6 Big 12 Conference
UNLV 16-3 6 Mountain West Conference
Providence 14-4 5 Big East Conference
Creighton 13-6 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Clemson 14-4 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
San Diego State 16-3 2 Mountain West Conference

Figures that North Carolina would lose their votes, but come on, with their record and the conference they play in, they should be getting votes. The polls in FBCB definitely need a bit of tweaking.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 19-0 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young 17-2 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Xavier 14-3 1643 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Utah 18-1 1595 5 Mountain West Conference
5. Gonzaga 18-2 1464 3 West Coast Conference
6. Nevada 15-4 1433 7 Western Athletic Conference
7. Dayton 13-4 1350 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Creighton 13-6 1253 6 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Santa Clara 17-2 1202 14 West Coast Conference
10. UTEP 15-2 1157 13 Conference USA
11. San Diego State 16-3 1019 10 Mountain West Conference
12. UNLV 16-3 925 11 Mountain West Conference
13. Pacific 16-2 841 8 Big West Conference
14. Butler 13-7 822 9 Horizon League
15. Massachusetts 13-3 785 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. UAB 14-4 724 21 Conference USA
17. Bowling Green 15-3 646 20 Mid-American Conference
18. George Mason 15-4 575 22 Colonial Athletic Association
19. Akron 14-3 559 19 Mid-American Conference
20. Bradley 14-6 513 18 Missouri Valley Conference
21. Utah State 13-5 424 25 Western Athletic Conference
22. Richmond 12-4 289 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Temple 13-5 255 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Milwaukee 14-4 142 NR Horizon League
25. Tulsa 11-6 111 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Hawaii 14-4 41 Western Athletic Conference
Winthrop 15-4 36 Big South Conference
Saint Louis 12-6 30 Atlantic 10 Conference
Boston University 16-5 16 America East Conference
Miami-Ohio 12-5 11 Mid-American Conference
Western Kentucky 14-5 4 Sun Belt Conference
Murray State 13-5 3 Ohio Valley Conference
Charlotte 10-7 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Southern Illinois 13-5 2 Missouri Valley Conference

Aaaand back to #3 for Xavier in the mid-major polls.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 25-31, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

1/26/16 vs. Arkansas (W 80-62)
1/30/16 vs. Mississippi St. (L 90-81)

C David Ginsberg (Army)

1/27/16 vs. Lehigh (W 54-44), 7 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.
1/30/16 vs. Colgate (W 66-61), 18 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (double-double) (POTG)

Big time week for Mr. Ginsberg, especially in the Colgate game. They probably don't win without his efforts.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

1/27/16 at St. Bonaventure (W 67-45)
1/30/16 vs. LaSalle (W 61-54)

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

1/27/16 vs. #16 Duke (L 92-73)
1/30/16 vs. Georgia Tech (W 66-56)

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Maryland (64) 21-0 1792 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Memphis (8) 20-1 1736 1 Conference USA
3. Michigan State 18-3 1621 4 Big Ten Conference
4. Syracuse 17-4 1565 3 Big East Conference
5. Wake Forest 18-2 1536 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Connecticut 17-2 1438 9 Big East Conference
7. Illinois 17-3 1372 7 Big Ten Conference
8. Brigham Young 18-3 1285 8 Mountain West Conference
9. Florida 17-4 1221 12 Southeastern Conference
10. Oklahoma 18-3 1174 6 Big 12 Conference
11. West Virginia 17-4 1045 17 Big East Conference
12. Xavier 16-3 1024 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Duke 17-3 921 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Vanderbilt 15-4 834 11 Southeastern Conference
15. Ohio State 16-5 671 23 Big Ten Conference
16. Nevada 17-4 562 22 Western Athletic Conference
17. Texas 16-4 557 24 Big 12 Conference
18. Utah 19-2 547 13 Mountain West Conference
19. UCLA 14-6 505 10 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Arizona 14-5 440 19 Pacific-10 Conference
21. Gonzaga 19-3 404 18 West Coast Conference
22. Marquette 16-4 387 20 Big East Conference
23. Creighton 15-6 314 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. Pittsburgh 13-6 156 15 Big East Conference
25. Mississippi 15-4 61 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas A&M 17-3 44 Big 12 Conference
Kentucky 14-6 36 Southeastern Conference
Providence 16-4 29 Big East Conference
San Diego State 18-3 25 Mountain West Conference
UTEP 17-2 24 Conference USA
Alabama 16-4 22 Southeastern Conference
Mississippi State 15-5 11 Southeastern Conference
UAB 16-4 11 Conference USA
Georgia 16-4 8 Southeastern Conference
Dayton 14-5 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
George Mason 17-4 6 Colonial Athletic Association
Kansas 14-6 5 Big 12 Conference
Pacific 18-2 4 Big West Conference

Nice week for Xavier gets them closer to the top 10 in the AP poll.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 20-1 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young 18-3 1727 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Xavier 16-3 1657 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Creighton 15-6 1548 8 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Nevada 17-4 1507 6 Western Athletic Conference
6. Utah 19-2 1381 4 Mountain West Conference
7. Butler 15-7 1374 14 Horizon League
8. Gonzaga 19-3 1336 5 West Coast Conference
9. Dayton 14-5 1240 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. San Diego State 18-3 1058 11 Mountain West Conference
11. UTEP 17-2 1023 10 Conference USA
12. UAB 16-4 932 16 Conference USA
13. Bradley 15-7 888 20 Missouri Valley Conference
14. George Mason 17-4 778 18 Colonial Athletic Association
15. Tulsa 13-6 733 25 Conference USA
16. Utah State 14-6 694 21 Western Athletic Conference
17. Santa Clara 18-3 688 9 West Coast Conference
18. Temple 15-5 661 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Pacific 18-2 503 13 Big West Conference
20. UNLV 16-5 449 12 Mountain West Conference
21. Milwaukee 16-4 300 24 Horizon League
22. Charlotte 12-7 258 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Miami-Ohio 14-5 256 NR Mid-American Conference
24. Bowling Green 16-4 190 17 Mid-American Conference
25. Akron 15-4 174 19 Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Massachusetts 13-5 69 Atlantic 10 Conference
Winthrop 17-4 42 Big South Conference
Richmond 13-5 35 Atlantic 10 Conference
Southern Illinois 15-5 34 Missouri Valley Conference
Murray State 15-5 17 Ohio Valley Conference
Boise State 14-7 15 Western Athletic Conference
Boston University 16-6 12 America East Conference
Missouri State 15-7 9 Missouri Valley Conference
Rider 15-7 6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Hawaii 15-5 3 Western Athletic Conference
Kent State 14-6 3 Mid-American Conference

No change there, however with Memphis and BYU ahead of Xavier, it's going to be hard for them to get much higher than 3 in this poll.

[collegesportsfanms]

As we enter February, let's start by taking a look at the stat card for David Ginsberg:



Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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David Ginsberg PF 21 21 33.0 7.3 2.1 9.2 0.9 0.4 0.4 1.3 2.9 -5.8


The RPG seem to be up a little bit, and that +/- ratio definitely increased. David has 2 POTG awards to his credit so far.

Feb. 2016 Recruiting

SG Mike Schaplowsky- Nothing has changed for Mike, it's still between Air Force and Colorado St., although neither have offered yet. Let's hope this 1 star recruit gets signed.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 1-7, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

2/1/16 at #25 Ole Miss (L 84-44)
2/6/16 at LSU (L 76-73)

It's been a rough start to conference play for Bruce Pearl and the Tigers. Hopefully they can turn it around.

C David Ginsberg (Army)

2/3/16 at Navy (L 41-36), 5 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals.
2/6/16 at Holy Cross (L 65-58), 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal. I'm not sure but that might be one of Ginsberg's lowest rebound outputs of the season.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

2/3/16 at Duquesne (W 81-52)
2/6/16 vs. Dayton (W 92-84)

So Xavier avenges their earlier conference loss to Duquesne and now has a 6 game winning streak.

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

2/3/16 vs. Virginia (W 76-68)
2/6/16 vs. Clemson (W 77-67)

The Tarheels needed to win these 2 tough games this week, and they did so, putting them right back in the conference race.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 22-1 1800 2 Conference USA
2. Maryland 21-2 1722 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Michigan State 20-3 1623 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Syracuse 19-4 1561 4 Big East Conference
5. Connecticut 19-2 1532 6 Big East Conference
6. Wake Forest 19-3 1426 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Illinois 18-3 1375 7 Big Ten Conference
8. Brigham Young 20-3 1297 8 Mountain West Conference
9. Florida 19-4 1234 9 Southeastern Conference
10. Oklahoma 20-3 1175 10 Big 12 Conference
11. Duke 19-3 1095 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Gonzaga 21-3 938 21 West Coast Conference
13. Xavier 18-3 874 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Texas 18-4 823 17 Big 12 Conference
15. UCLA 16-6 818 19 Pacific-10 Conference
16. Nevada 19-4 739 16 Western Athletic Conference
17. Creighton 17-6 595 23 Missouri Valley Conference
18. Ohio State 17-6 428 15 Big Ten Conference
19. Utah 21-2 394 18 Mountain West Conference
20. West Virginia 17-6 385 11 Big East Conference
21. Mississippi State 17-5 365 NR Southeastern Conference
22. Marquette 17-5 341 22 Big East Conference
23. Arizona 15-6 232 20 Pacific-10 Conference
24. UTEP 19-2 151 NR Conference USA
25. Vanderbilt 15-6 126 14 Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
San Diego State 20-3 97 Mountain West Conference
North Carolina 17-5 78 Atlantic Coast Conference
Pittsburgh 14-7 55 Big East Conference
Kentucky 15-7 22 Southeastern Conference
Pacific 20-2 19 Big West Conference
Mississippi 16-5 18 Southeastern Conference
Providence 17-5 16 Big East Conference
George Mason 19-4 13 Colonial Athletic Association
Santa Clara 20-3 9 West Coast Conference
Michigan 16-7 7 Big Ten Conference
Georgia 17-5 5 Southeastern Conference
Tennessee 16-6 4 Southeastern Conference
UAB 17-5 4 Conference USA
Texas A&M 17-5 2 Big 12 Conference
Virginia 17-5 2 Atlantic Coast Conference

Good to see North Carolina back in the mix in the top 25 polls, but they have a big, big game next week.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 22-1 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young 20-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Xavier 18-3 1602 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Creighton 17-6 1567 4 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Nevada 19-4 1563 5 Western Athletic Conference
6. Gonzaga 21-3 1454 8 West Coast Conference
7. Butler 17-7 1294 7 Horizon League
8. Utah 21-2 1281 6 Mountain West Conference
9. Dayton 15-6 1181 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. UTEP 19-2 1141 11 Conference USA
11. San Diego State 20-3 1098 10 Mountain West Conference
12. Temple 17-5 987 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Bradley 17-7 876 13 Missouri Valley Conference
14. George Mason 19-4 870 14 Colonial Athletic Association
15. Santa Clara 20-3 798 17 West Coast Conference
16. UAB 17-5 763 12 Conference USA
17. Pacific 20-2 603 19 Big West Conference
18. Miami-Ohio 16-5 526 23 Mid-American Conference
19. Utah State 15-7 516 16 Western Athletic Conference
20. Milwaukee 18-4 488 21 Horizon League
21. Charlotte 13-8 283 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Missouri State 17-7 236 NR Missouri Valley Conference
23. UNLV 16-6 206 20 Mountain West Conference
24. Akron 16-5 156 25 Mid-American Conference
25. Winthrop 19-4 93 NR Big South Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Richmond 15-5 87 Atlantic 10 Conference
Kent State 16-6 85 Mid-American Conference
Tulsa 14-7 36 Conference USA
Rider 17-7 27 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Boston University 18-6 19 America East Conference
Boise State 15-8 10 Western Athletic Conference
Southern Illinois 16-6 9 Missouri Valley Conference
Old Dominion 16-7 7 Colonial Athletic Association
Massachusetts 13-7 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
Murray State 16-6 3 Ohio Valley Conference
Bowling Green 16-6 2 Mid-American Conference

It's quite evident the only way Xavier will see 1 or 2 in the mid-major poll is if they keep winning and Memphis and BYU have a slip-up.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 8-14, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

2/8/16 vs. South Carolina (W 69-62)
2/13/16 vs. Tennessee (L 83-76)

Well it's good that Auburn got their 2nd SEC win, would have been nice to follow it up and build a winning streak.

C David Ginsberg (Army)

2/10/16 vs. Bucknell (L 80-78), 10 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist (double-double)
2/13/16 vs. Lafayette (L 67-66), 10 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks (double-double). What a game for Ginsberg!

Ugh! 3 points separate Army from being 5-6 in Patriot league play. Instead they are 3-8 in conference and fighting to stay out of the cellar.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

2/10/16 at Rhode Island (W 68-59)
2/13/16 at George Washington (L 72-69, OT)

Well that's certainly what Xavier needed, had they beat GW they would have been on top of the A-10 conference as conference leader Temple came into the week 8-0 and finished the week 8-2 in conference play. Tough break!

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

2/10/16 at #2 Maryland (W 78-68)
2/13/16 vs. Virginia Tech (W 69-58)

That win at Maryland was huge! And the best thing is, after a game like that, teams tend to have a letdown against lower competition. Not so for the Tarheels who beat a VA Tech team that is at the bottom of the ACC.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 24-1 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Michigan State 22-3 1693 3 Big Ten Conference
3. Maryland 22-3 1630 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Syracuse 21-4 1600 4 Big East Conference
5. Connecticut 21-2 1522 5 Big East Conference
6. Wake Forest 21-3 1415 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Illinois 20-3 1404 7 Big Ten Conference
8. Brigham Young 22-3 1269 8 Mountain West Conference
9. Oklahoma 22-3 1241 10 Big 12 Conference
10. Florida 20-4 1183 9 Southeastern Conference
11. Duke 20-4 1049 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Gonzaga 23-3 969 12 West Coast Conference
13. UCLA 18-6 960 15 Pacific-10 Conference
14. Nevada 21-4 867 16 Western Athletic Conference
15. Texas 19-5 687 14 Big 12 Conference
16. Xavier 19-4 593 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Ohio State 18-6 591 18 Big Ten Conference
18. Arizona 17-6 503 23 Pacific-10 Conference
19. North Carolina 19-5 465 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Utah 22-2 437 19 Mountain West Conference
21. Pittsburgh 16-7 347 NR Big East Conference
22. Creighton 18-7 263 17 Missouri Valley Conference
23. UTEP 21-2 203 24 Conference USA
24. Kentucky 17-7 164 NR Southeastern Conference
25. San Diego State 21-3 150 NR Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
West Virginia 18-7 100 Big East Conference
Tennessee 18-6 98 Southeastern Conference
Kansas 17-7 56 Big 12 Conference
Pacific 22-2 42 Big West Conference
Marquette 18-6 40 Big East Conference
Santa Clara 22-3 25 West Coast Conference
Dayton 17-6 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
UAB 19-5 9 Conference USA
George Mason 20-5 5 Colonial Athletic Association
Vanderbilt 16-7 4 Southeastern Conference
Mississippi 17-6 1 Southeastern Conference

Hello North Carolina and welcome back to the AP Top 25. With another huge game against a top 10 opponent next week, the stay in the top 25 could be short.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 24-1 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young 22-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Nevada 21-4 1643 5 Western Athletic Conference
4. Gonzaga 23-3 1550 6 West Coast Conference
5. Xavier 19-4 1499 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Creighton 18-7 1485 4 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Dayton 17-6 1309 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Utah 22-2 1274 8 Mountain West Conference
9. Butler 19-7 1233 7 Horizon League
10. UTEP 21-2 1133 10 Conference USA
11. San Diego State 21-3 1075 11 Mountain West Conference
12. Bradley 19-7 1001 13 Missouri Valley Conference
13. Santa Clara 22-3 911 15 West Coast Conference
14. UAB 19-5 893 16 Conference USA
15. George Mason 20-5 721 14 Colonial Athletic Association
16. Pacific 22-2 639 17 Big West Conference
17. Milwaukee 20-4 628 20 Horizon League
18. Miami-Ohio 18-5 618 18 Mid-American Conference
19. Charlotte 15-8 519 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Temple 17-7 466 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Kent State 18-6 336 NR Mid-American Conference
22. Utah State 16-8 325 19 Western Athletic Conference
23. Winthrop 21-4 207 25 Big South Conference
24. Rider 19-7 104 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Missouri State 18-8 84 22 Missouri Valley Conference
No surprise that Xavier dropped a couple spots here. How about Memphis though, not only do they have all the votes in the mid-major top 25, but they also have all the votes in the AP Top 25. Incredible
Others Receiving Votes:
Saint Louis 16-8 82 Atlantic 10 Conference
UNLV 17-7 69 Mountain West Conference
IUPUI 19-7 31 Summit League
Akron 17-6 16 Mid-American Conference
Richmond 15-7 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
New Mexico State 16-8 5 Western Athletic Conference
Boston University 19-7 4 America East Conference
North Dakota State 19-7 2 Summit League
Southern Illinois 17-7 1 Missouri Valley Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 15-21, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

2/16/16 at #24 Kentucky (W 92-91)
2/20/16 at Arkansas (W 86-76)

Huge week for the Tigers, Bruce Pearl must have really chewed some butt after that loss to Tennessee. Auburn has won 3 out of their last 4, but the schedule doesn't get any easier. Their last 4 regular season games are against teams with a combined record of 73-29. :eek:

C David Ginsberg (Army)

2/16/16 vs. Winston-Salem (L 69-63, OT), 7 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, (double-double) (fouled out)
2/20/16 at American (W 68-64), 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (fouled out).

OK, first of all, is Winston-Salem even a real team? They must be if they are in the game, but I've never heard of them. Anyways, that game was ugly. 58 fouls were called, and Army had 4 of their 5 starters foul out. But Mr. Ginsberg, stop fouling young man! You fouled out of both games this week, and against American you had 1/3 of your teams total fouls!

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

2/17/16 at Charlotte (L 62-61)
2/20/16 at St. Louis (L 77-62)

What is going on with the Musketeers? They've dropped 3 in a row and went from being tied for first in the conference to being tied for third. Near the end of the season is not the best time to play bad basketball.

Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

2/17/16 vs. #6 Wake Forest (L 68-54)
2/20/16 at Miami (FL) (W 78-76)

What could have been. The Tarheels wanted that game against Wake Forest, but the Demon Deacons were just too tough. Fortunately they held on to beat Miami, but even that was a struggle.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (69) 26-1 1797 1 Conference USA
2. Michigan State (3) 24-3 1718 2 Big Ten Conference
3. Maryland 24-3 1656 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Connecticut 23-2 1581 5 Big East Conference
5. Wake Forest 23-3 1482 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Syracuse 22-5 1456 4 Big East Conference
7. Brigham Young 24-3 1331 8 Mountain West Conference
8. Illinois 21-4 1300 7 Big Ten Conference
9. Oklahoma 24-3 1275 9 Big 12 Conference
10. Florida 21-5 1119 10 Southeastern Conference
11. Duke 22-4 1077 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. UCLA 20-6 1053 13 Pacific-10 Conference
13. Nevada 22-4 926 14 Western Athletic Conference
14. Gonzaga 24-4 798 12 West Coast Conference
15. Arizona 19-6 776 18 Pacific-10 Conference
16. Ohio State 20-6 698 17 Big Ten Conference
17. Texas 20-6 568 15 Big 12 Conference
18. Creighton 20-7 498 22 Missouri Valley Conference
19. North Carolina 20-6 412 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Tennessee 20-6 400 NR Southeastern Conference
21. West Virginia 20-7 356 NR Big East Conference
22. Utah 23-3 329 20 Mountain West Conference
23. San Diego State 23-3 294 25 Mountain West Conference
24. Kansas 19-7 267 NR Big 12 Conference
25. Pacific 24-2 93 NR Big West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Xavier 19-6 53 Atlantic 10 Conference
UAB 21-5 20 Conference USA
Mississippi 19-6 19 Southeastern Conference
Marquette 19-7 14 Big East Conference
UTEP 21-4 10 Conference USA
Pittsburgh 16-9 6 Big East Conference
Alabama 20-6 5 Southeastern Conference
Dayton 18-7 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
Santa Clara 23-4 4 West Coast Conference
Louisville 18-8 2 Big East Conference
Winthrop 23-4 2 Big South Conference

To the surprise of nobody, Xavier drops out of the AP Top 25. They are still in good shape, receiving votes though. That Wake Forest loss didn't hurt the Tarheels, as they stayed at 19.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 26-1 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young 24-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Nevada 22-4 1648 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. Creighton 20-7 1561 6 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Gonzaga 24-4 1534 4 West Coast Conference
6. Xavier 19-6 1397 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Utah 23-3 1289 8 Mountain West Conference
8. Dayton 18-7 1286 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. San Diego State 23-3 1226 11 Mountain West Conference
10. Butler 20-8 1210 9 Horizon League
11. UAB 21-5 1035 14 Conference USA
12. Bradley 20-8 944 12 Missouri Valley Conference
13. Pacific 24-2 887 16 Big West Conference
14. UTEP 21-4 806 10 Conference USA
15. Santa Clara 23-4 778 13 West Coast Conference
16. Charlotte 17-8 756 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Temple 19-7 704 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Miami-Ohio 19-6 536 18 Mid-American Conference
19. Kent State 20-6 535 21 Mid-American Conference
20. Utah State 18-8 431 22 Western Athletic Conference
21. Milwaukee 21-5 420 17 Horizon League
22. Missouri State 20-8 312 25 Missouri Valley Conference
23. Winthrop 23-4 269 23 Big South Conference
24. George Mason 20-7 151 15 Colonial Athletic Association
25. Rider 20-8 55 24 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Tulsa 17-8 46 Conference USA
Saint Louis 17-9 26 Atlantic 10 Conference
Akron 18-7 12 Mid-American Conference
Boise State 18-9 10 Western Athletic Conference
Richmond 16-8 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Niagara 19-7 2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Boston University 20-7 1 America East Conference
Bowling Green 19-7 1 Mid-American Conference
IUPUI 20-8 1 Summit League

The mid-major pollsters were much kinder to Xavier, only dropping them 1 spot.

I'm adding a new weekly feature to the dynasties (this one and the coaching one). As soon as the Bubble Watch is available, I'll start tracking that. For this week, we have 1 team on the bubble.

The Auburn Tigers are on the bubble and as of right now are projected in, but they'll have to really fight to hold on to that.

North Carolina is projected as a lock for the NCAA tournament, that win over Maryland helped a lot.

Xavier is also a lock right now, but they can't afford too many more slip-ups.

And of course there is Army, who is projected out, no surprise there.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 22-28, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

2/23/16 vs. Ole Miss (W 80-67)
2/27/16 at Alabama (L 103-82)

Good for Auburn to get some revenge on Ole Miss for that 40 point beatdown earlier in the season, but giving up 103 to Alabama won't make coach Pearl happy.

C David Ginsberg (Army)

2/24/16 at Lehigh (W 59-58), 8 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/27/16 at Colgate (L 73-71, OT), 12 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Another nice week for Ginsberg, as for Army, they gave up an 8 point halftime lead to Colgate, which would have been a huge win. Now they turn around and face them in the first round of the Patriot tournament in which the Cadets are the #6 seed.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

2/24/16 vs. St. Josephs (W 79-66)
2/27/16 vs. Fordham (L 117-113, OT)

Unfortunately I have no way of knowing how many overtimes this game went, but judging by the fact some players played 54 minutes, it went at least 3, maybe more. But what a bad, bad loss to Fordham, a team that's only won 9 games this season.

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)

2/24/16 vs. N.C. State (W 63-44)
2/27/16 at #11 Duke (L 78-53)

Duke has owned this rivalry lately, and this one was no different.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Michigan State (37) 26-3 1765 2 Big Ten Conference
2. Memphis (35) 27-2 1760 1 Conference USA
3. Maryland 25-4 1610 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Syracuse 24-5 1546 6 Big East Conference
5. Oklahoma 26-3 1521 9 Big 12 Conference
6. Connecticut 24-3 1440 4 Big East Conference
7. Wake Forest 24-4 1364 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Illinois 23-4 1293 8 Big Ten Conference
9. Duke 24-4 1251 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Brigham Young 25-3 1210 7 Mountain West Conference
11. Florida 22-6 1031 10 Southeastern Conference
12. UCLA 21-7 952 12 Pacific-10 Conference
13. Nevada 24-4 949 13 Western Athletic Conference
14. Arizona 21-6 925 15 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Gonzaga 26-4 800 14 West Coast Conference
16. Ohio State 21-7 657 16 Big Ten Conference
17. Kansas 21-7 649 24 Big 12 Conference
18. Creighton 22-7 502 18 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Tennessee 21-7 494 20 Southeastern Conference
20. North Carolina 21-7 439 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. San Diego State 24-4 247 23 Mountain West Conference
22. Wisconsin 19-9 239 NR Big Ten Conference
23. Texas 21-7 222 17 Big 12 Conference
24. Utah 24-4 147 22 Mountain West Conference
25. Kentucky 19-9 112 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UAB 23-5 83 Conference USA
Butler 22-8 67 Horizon League
Pacific 25-3 43 Big West Conference
Dayton 20-7 40 Atlantic 10 Conference
Louisville 20-8 13 Big East Conference
West Virginia 21-8 11 Big East Conference
Xavier 20-7 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
Mississippi 20-7 7 Southeastern Conference
Santa Clara 24-5 1 West Coast Conference

Xavier is dangerously close to losing all their votes, and deservedly so as they aren't playing good ball right now. I think the margin of the loss is the only reason the Tarheels dropped a spot in these polls.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 27-2 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young 25-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Nevada 24-4 1652 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. Creighton 22-7 1554 4 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Gonzaga 26-4 1535 5 West Coast Conference
6. Butler 22-8 1426 10 Horizon League
7. Dayton 20-7 1349 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Xavier 20-7 1267 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Utah 24-4 1202 7 Mountain West Conference
10. San Diego State 24-4 1189 9 Mountain West Conference
11. UAB 23-5 1101 11 Conference USA
12. Bradley 21-9 935 12 Missouri Valley Conference
13. Pacific 25-3 832 13 Big West Conference
14. Kent State 22-6 781 19 Mid-American Conference
15. UTEP 22-5 754 14 Conference USA
16. Temple 20-8 750 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Santa Clara 24-5 723 15 West Coast Conference
18. Missouri State 22-8 557 22 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Utah State 19-9 441 20 Western Athletic Conference
20. Milwaukee 22-6 389 21 Horizon League
21. George Mason 22-7 388 24 Colonial Athletic Association
22. Charlotte 18-9 318 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Miami-Ohio 20-7 201 18 Mid-American Conference
24. Saint Louis 18-10 201 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Winthrop 24-5 196 23 Big South Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Akron 20-7 52 Mid-American Conference
Rider 21-9 19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Bowling Green 21-7 18 Mid-American Conference
Richmond 18-8 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
Tulsa 18-9 12 Conference USA
Boston University 21-7 10 America East Conference
UNLV 19-9 2 Mountain West Conference
Holy Cross 22-8 1 Patriot League
Western Kentucky 21-8 1 Sun Belt Conference

A 2 spot drop in the mid-major poll for Xavier. They are losing a lot of ground here too.

Bubble Watch

Auburn is still on the 15 team bubble watch this week, but now they are projected out. Their next 2 games won't be any easier. Even if they were to split, they'd probably still be projected out.

Army knows the only way they are going to see postseason action is to win the Patriot tournament, and we know any team can get hot at any time.

Despite the struggles lately, Xavier is still a lock for the NCAA tournament, but a couple more losses and that lock may not be so strong.

North Carolina is also still a lock, due to their 10-4 record against teams 1-100 in the RPI.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 29-March 6, 2016

C David Ginsberg (Army)

We'll start with Ginsberg and his Army Cadets as they begin the Patriot tournament this week. Army comes into the tournament as the 6th seed, finishing the regular season with a 9-20 record, 5-9 in conference.

3/2/16- Patriot Quarterfinals vs. (3) Colgate (W 57-52), Ginsberg was held scoreless tonight, but did grab 10 rebounds and had 2 assists and a steal as Colgate avenges the regular season ending loss.

3/6/16- Patriot Semifinals vs. (2) American (W 62-54), Due to early foul trouble, Ginsberg was largely ineffective in this one, scoring just 1 point and grabbing just 6 rebounds. No matter though, his Cadets have advanced to the Patriot championship game which will be played next week.

Our other 3 teams finished up their regular seasons this week, so let's review their progress:

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

2/29/16 vs. LSU (W 79-62)
3/5/16 at Mississippi St. (W 81-68)

2 huge, huge victories for Bruce Pearl and the Tigers this week give them a lot of momentum heading into the SEC Tournament. They finish the regular season 19-11 but just 7-9 in SEC play, only good for the 7th seed. They'll open up against (10) Georgia.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

3/2/16 at Temple (W 66-57)
3/5/16 vs. Richmond (W 74-71)

A great week for the Musketeers who get a couple huge wins. They finish the regular season with a 22-7 record, 11-5 in A-Ten play. This gives them the 4th seed and a First round bye in the A-Ten Tournament, where they await the winner between (12) Duquesne and (5) GW.

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

3/2/16 vs. Florida St. (W 99-73)
3/5/16 at Boston College (L 78-72)

The Tarheels won't take any solace in knowing they were the only one of our 4 teams to lose a game this week. That loss really hurts, as they finish 22-8, 11-5 in ACC play. They still get the 3rd seed and a First round bye in the ACC Tournament, and they'll play the winner between (11) Florida St. and (6) N.C. State.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (64) 29-2 1792 2 Conference USA
2. Michigan State (8) 27-4 1714 1 Big Ten Conference
3. Syracuse 26-5 1667 4 Big East Conference
4. Maryland 26-5 1532 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Wake Forest 26-4 1519 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Brigham Young 27-3 1412 10 Mountain West Conference
7. Oklahoma 27-4 1409 5 Big 12 Conference
8. Connecticut 25-4 1322 6 Big East Conference
9. Duke 25-5 1234 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Illinois 23-6 1140 8 Big Ten Conference
11. UCLA 23-7 1046 12 Pacific-10 Conference
12. Nevada 26-4 1044 13 Western Athletic Conference
13. Arizona 22-7 879 14 Pacific-10 Conference
14. Ohio State 23-7 832 16 Big Ten Conference
15. Gonzaga 27-4 818 15 West Coast Conference
16. Creighton 25-7 706 18 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Tennessee 23-7 639 19 Southeastern Conference
18. Florida 22-8 583 11 Southeastern Conference
19. Kansas 22-8 486 17 Big 12 Conference
20. San Diego State 26-4 393 21 Mountain West Conference
21. Wisconsin 21-9 286 22 Big Ten Conference
22. Kentucky 21-9 192 25 Southeastern Conference
23. UAB 25-5 155 NR Conference USA
24. North Carolina 22-8 127 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Xavier 22-7 119 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Utah 25-5 95 Mountain West Conference
Dayton 22-7 87 Atlantic 10 Conference
Butler 23-8 83 Horizon League
Louisville 22-8 52 Big East Conference
Texas 22-8 19 Big 12 Conference
Pacific 25-4 9 Big West Conference
Santa Clara 25-5 6 West Coast Conference
Winthrop 27-5 2 Big South Conference
Pittsburgh 19-10 1 Big East Conference

The Tarheels drop a few spots with that regular season ending loss, and welcome back Xavier, who got 2 big wins. A little bummed Auburn didn't get any votes.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 29-2 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young 27-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Nevada 26-4 1649 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. Creighton 25-7 1585 4 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Gonzaga 27-4 1495 5 West Coast Conference
6. Xavier 22-7 1406 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Butler 23-8 1356 6 Horizon League
8. Dayton 22-7 1289 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. San Diego State 26-4 1258 10 Mountain West Conference
10. UAB 25-5 1163 11 Conference USA
11. Utah 25-5 1089 9 Mountain West Conference
12. Kent State 24-6 971 14 Mid-American Conference
13. Bradley 22-10 883 12 Missouri Valley Conference
14. Santa Clara 25-5 839 17 West Coast Conference
15. Temple 21-9 650 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Charlotte 20-9 589 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Milwaukee 23-6 572 20 Horizon League
18. Winthrop 27-5 559 25 Big South Conference
19. Utah State 20-9 549 19 Western Athletic Conference
20. Pacific 25-4 470 13 Big West Conference
21. Saint Louis 20-10 427 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Missouri State 22-9 312 18 Missouri Valley Conference
23. George Mason 23-8 274 21 Colonial Athletic Association
24. Tulsa 20-9 186 NR Conference USA
25. UTEP 22-7 180 15 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Miami-Ohio 21-8 50 Mid-American Conference
Boston University 23-7 32 America East Conference
Akron 21-8 16 Mid-American Conference
Richmond 19-9 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
College of Charleston 23-9 6 Southern Conference
Northeastern 22-10 2 Colonial Athletic Association

Back up to #6 for Xavier in the mid-major poll, was hoping they'd jump up a little more but no such luck.

Bubble Watch

With their 2 big wins last week, Auburn is officially off the bubble watch and is actually now a lock for the NCAA Tournament. Winning a game or 2 in the SEC Tournament wouldn't hurt though.

Army knows their situation.. if they win the Patriot Championship game they go dancing, if not they go home for the rest of the season.

Xavier is still a lock for the NCAA Tournament, don't see that changing no matter what happens in the A-Ten Tourney.

North Carolina is also a lock, but not as secure of a lock as they would like, believe it or not. Out of the 4 ACC teams that are considered locks, they are 4th and final on that list.

[collegesportsfanms]

March 7-13, 2016

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

Since all 4 teams are into conference tournament play, we'll just start back at the top with Randy and the Tigers.

3/10/16- SEC First Round vs. (10) Georgia (L 95-65)

Wow, definitely not the way the Tigers wanted to go out in the SEC Tournament. Here's hoping that 30 point loss doesn't cost them a bid after all.

C David Ginsberg (Army)

3/11/16- Patriot Championship vs. (5) Lafayette (L 60-50), Ugh, it just wasn't meant to be tonight for the Cadets, who got 5 points 11 rebounds, an assist and a block from Ginsberg. Unfortunately, than 40-22 halftime deficit was too much to overcome and Army will end their season with an 11-21 record.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

3/11/16- A-Ten Quarterfinals vs. (5) George Washington (L 78-72). Ugh, yet another favored team going down in the first game of their conference tournament. Their fate is in the hands of the selection committee.

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

3/11/16- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (6) N.C. State (L 100-94). Well I guess the Tarheels didn't want to feel left out on the loser parade this week, as they also go down in their first game of their conference tourney. With 2 straight losses, what will the selection committee do with them?

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

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (67) 32-2 1795 1 Conference USA
2. Maryland (4) 29-5 1727 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Michigan State 28-5 1586 2 Big Ten Conference
4. Oklahoma (1) 30-4 1583 7 Big 12 Conference
5. Syracuse 27-6 1542 3 Big East Conference
6. Wake Forest 28-5 1477 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Brigham Young 28-4 1358 6 Mountain West Conference
8. Connecticut 26-5 1299 8 Big East Conference
9. Duke 26-6 1224 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Nevada 29-4 1113 12 Western Athletic Conference
11. Arizona 25-7 1094 13 Pacific-10 Conference
12. UCLA 25-8 1022 11 Pacific-10 Conference
13. Illinois 23-7 924 10 Big Ten Conference
14. Gonzaga 28-4 877 15 West Coast Conference
15. Creighton 25-7 743 16 Missouri Valley Conference
16. Wisconsin 24-9 674 21 Big Ten Conference
17. Louisville 25-8 593 NR Big East Conference
18. Ohio State 24-8 568 14 Big Ten Conference
19. Florida 23-9 515 18 Southeastern Conference
20. Tennessee 23-8 433 17 Southeastern Conference
21. Kansas 23-9 337 19 Big 12 Conference
22. San Diego State 27-5 283 20 Mountain West Conference
23. UAB 27-6 208 23 Conference USA
24. Butler 24-8 157 NR Horizon League
25. Texas 23-9 96 NR Big 12 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Utah 27-6 56 Mountain West Conference
Pittsburgh 21-11 33 Big East Conference
Kent State 27-6 31 Mid-American Conference
Kentucky 21-10 18 Southeastern Conference
North Carolina 22-9 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
Dayton 23-8 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
Winthrop 27-5 6 Big South Conference
Xavier 22-8 5 Atlantic 10 Conference

Both the Tarheels and the Musketeers out of the top 25, Xavier barely hanging on to 5 votes.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 32-2 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young 28-4 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Nevada 29-4 1656 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. Creighton 25-7 1566 4 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Gonzaga 28-4 1523 5 West Coast Conference
6. Butler 24-8 1426 7 Horizon League
7. Dayton 23-8 1293 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Xavier 22-8 1275 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. San Diego State 27-5 1219 9 Mountain West Conference
10. UAB 27-6 1204 10 Conference USA
11. Kent State 27-6 1090 12 Mid-American Conference
12. Utah 27-6 1045 11 Mountain West Conference
13. Charlotte 23-9 921 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Bradley 22-10 815 13 Missouri Valley Conference
15. Santa Clara 25-6 711 14 West Coast Conference
16. Utah State 22-10 709 19 Western Athletic Conference
17. Winthrop 27-5 567 18 Big South Conference
18. Saint Louis 22-11 559 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Pacific 26-5 457 20 Big West Conference
20. Temple 21-10 415 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Milwaukee 23-7 385 17 Horizon League
22. George Mason 23-8 342 23 Colonial Athletic Association
23. Missouri State 22-9 286 22 Missouri Valley Conference
24. Tulsa 21-10 144 24 Conference USA
25. Boston University 24-7 90 NR America East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UTEP 22-8 60 Conference USA
Miami-Ohio 22-9 38 Mid-American Conference
George Washington 22-12 31 Atlantic 10 Conference
College of Charleston 24-9 26 Southern Conference
Richmond 20-10 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
UC Santa Barbara 24-8 4 Big West Conference
Siena 23-10 2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Akron 21-9 1 Mid-American Conference

Instead of bouncing between 3 and 4 like Xavier was earlier in the season, now they are bouncing between 6 and 8. Not where you want to be.

[collegesportsfanms]

2016 Selection Sunday

Auburn gets in as the #9 seed in the NCAA South Region and takes on (8) Missouri in the First Round. Some of you may be thinking "Why are they playing an SEC opponent in the first round" but remember, this game is being playing without a mod, before Mizzou went to the SEC.

North Carolina gets the #7 seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up in the First Round against (10) Mississippi St. What is it with FBCB putting human coached teams in the same region when it is easily avoidable?

Xavier gets the #7 seed in the NCAA East Region and will play (10) Stanford in the First Round.

Of course no postseason for Army, but David Ginsberg had an incredible freshman season. Let's take a look at his final season averages:



Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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David Ginsberg PF 32 32 33.2 7.0 2.2 9.5 1.0 0.4 0.4 1.3 3.0 -4.5

Ginsberg finishes #4 in the RPG category among the Patriot teams. The other 3 that averaged more rebounds a game are 2 seniors, and a sophomore, so that is a tremendous accomplishment.

We've still got 1 young man that is on the recruiting trail, so let's cover that quickly.

SG Mike Schaplowsky- Colorado St. has lost interest, and it is up to Air Force to offer Mike a scholarship. They haven't as of yet.

[collegesportsfanms]

2016 Postseason

With 3 of our 4 FOFC teams in the postseason, let's see how their teams do. Although none of these 3 FOFC players will be playing, they still want to know how their teams fare, so let's get to it.

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting

3/18/16- NCAA Tournament First Round vs. (8) Missouri (L 75-56). The Tigers just didn't compete in their final 2 games of the season, which won't make coach Pearl happy at all.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting

3/18/16- NCAA Tournament First Round vs. (10) Stanford (W 61-58)
3/20/16- NCAA Tournament Second Round vs. (2) UConn (L 64-51).

The effort was there against UConn, in fact the Musketeers led at the half, but UConn came storming out in the second half and put it away early.

PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting

3/18/16- NCAA Tournament First Round vs. (10) Mississippi St. (W 77-70)
3/20/16- NCAA Tournament Second Round vs. (2) Memphis (L 86-76).

How is it that Memphis is ranked #1 in the nation yet only got a 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament? That seems way odd to me. On a bright note, the Tarheels played even in the second half, as the halftime deficit was 10.

2015-2016 Season Wrap-Up

Next Years Recruits

For those that have signed to a school for next season, let's take a look at how their teams fared.

PF Eden James- Eden is going to Boston College, which finished 17-14 overall and 6-10 in ACC play, missing out on the postseason.

PG Al Mighty- Al is headed to Oklahoma St., which finished 19-15 overall and 7-9 in the Big 12. The Cowboys got the #4 seed in the NIT West Region and lost their opening game 57-56 to (5) Northeastern.

SF Chester Smith- Chester is going to Maryland, which finished 32-6 overall and 11-5 in ACC play. They got the #2 seed in the NCAA West Region, beat (15) Quinnipiac 71-54, beat (10) Utah 68-64, and beat (6) Georgia 90-83 before losing in the Elite Eight to (5) Kansas, 80-64.

SG Ricardo Tubbs- Ricardo is going to South Alabama, which finished 18-14 overall and 12-6 in the Sun Belt. They got the #8 seed in the CIT and lost in the First Round to (9) Oral Roberts 77-66.

Season Awards

David Ginsberg was the only FOFCer eligible for an award (obviously, as they don't give awards for redshirt of the year :)), and he made the Patriot All-Freshman Team.

2015 PATRIOT LEAGUE AWARDS

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Player of the Year:

SR SF John Todd Holy Cross 13.0 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 3.2 APG 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG

Freshman of the Year:
FR C Douglas Flint Army 12.3 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 1.1 APG 0.3 SPG, 1.1 BPG

Coach of the Year:
Charles Wainwright Holy Cross 26 - 11 (14 - 0)

All-league 1st Team:
C SR Darnell Bivens Holy Cross 6.9 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 1.8 APG, 0.8 SPG, 1.6 BPG
PF SR Jeffrey Qualls Navy 7.7 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 1.2 APG, 0.6 SPG, 3.3 BPG
SF SR John Todd Holy Cross 13.0 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 3.2 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SG JR Charles Holzer Holy Cross 11.1 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.9 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.0 BPG
PG SR Issac Widmer Holy Cross 12.8 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 2.5 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG

All-league 2nd Team:
C FR Douglas Flint Army 12.3 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.3 SPG, 1.1 BPG
PF SO Jason Santana Lafayette 7.8 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 0.8 APG, 0.2 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SF SR Tony Burge Lafayette 14.4 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 1.7 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.5 BPG
SG SO Tim Lindberg American 14.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG SR Jeffrey Essary American 13.7 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.1 BPG

All-freshman Team:
C FR Douglas Flint Army 12.3 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.3 SPG, 1.1 BPG
PF FR David Ginsberg Army 7.0 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.4 BPG
SF FR Dennis Walker Lehigh 11.1 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SG FR Jerald Hiller Lafayette 7.9 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG FR Trevor Summerville Lehigh 9.5 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.0 BPG

See who got the conference frosh of the year? Army will have a nice frontcourt for the next 3 seasons, provided both Flint and Ginsberg stay.

Transfers

Icy, your player Ivan Carrillo has decided to transfer. Normally the transfer rules are that you have to sit out next year. But since you chose to redshirt your player this season, he'll be eligible to play next season, and I'll let you know where he goes.

Also, my player Mike Schaplowsky was not recruited, so no more 1 star recruits as far as I'm concerned. 0 for 2 is enough. lol

Conference Movement

We had some conference movement, as Winthrop goes from the Big South to the Atlantic Sun, and USC Upstate goes from the Atlantic Sun to the Big South.

Also, Gonzaga goes from the WCC to the WAC, while Idaho goes from the WAC to the WCC.

Coach Movement

None of the coach movement affected any of our current players or soon to be players, so nothing to talk about there.

Icy, your player Ivan Carrillo ended up transferring to Arizona St.

[collegesportsfanms]

I will start season 3 tomorrow, as I've had a long day and quite frankly am fighting to stay awake. We have 5 recruits for season 3, and I've already edited them as needed, so it shouldn't take long to get through to training camps tomorrow. Hope you all are still enjoying!

[StLee]

Looking forward to seeing my player!

[Travis]

Excited for the new season, hopefully can help Xavier avoid some of those close losses.