FBCB Interactive Player Dynasty- Season 3 (2016-2017)

[collegesportsfanms]

It's time to start season 3, and by my count we should have 8 active players now, as our two 1 star recruits never got recruited. This season we've got 5 potential recruits, and no 1 stars, so let's take a look at their initial player cards, in order of national ranking.

SF Jack Dawkins
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Height: 6-6
Weight: 241
High School: Bloomfield High School
Hometown: Bloomfield, CT
GPA: 2.98
Test Score: 950
Rating: *****

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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15.7 1.8 8.1 1.9 3.0 0.62 0.7 0.9 2.2

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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7.1 13.9 .513 1.1 2.0 .564 0.4 1.6 .219

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #19 Overall, #6 SF, East Region #3 Overall, East Region #2 SF
High School Awards: All-State
Top 5 Schools: Maryland, Duke, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Michigan State


C Ralph King
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Height: 6-9
Weight: 231
High School: Sussex Central High School
Hometown: Sussex, VA
GPA: 2.67
Test Score: 1120
Rating: ****


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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12.2 2.3 8.6 1.2 1.8 0.69 1.9 1.0 2.6

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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5.3 8.8 .606 1.6 2.9 .534 0.0 0.0 .000

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #61 Overall, #13 C, Southeast Region #19 Overall, Southeast Region #4 C
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Duke, North Carolina, Syracuse, Maryland, Michigan State


C Rudy Arellano
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Height: 6-11
Weight: 268
High School: Warren High School
Hometown: Downey, CA
GPA: 3.41
Test Score: 950
Rating: ***


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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29.1 4.1 12.4 1.7 1.8 0.97 2.0 0.9 2.8

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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9.7 19.2 .504 9.4 12.4 .758 0.4 2.7 .132

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #45 C, West Region #55 Overall, West Region #8 C
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Cal State Fullerton, UCLA, Southern California, Long Beach State, Pepperdine


PG Benton Gale
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Height: 6-0
Weight: 199
High School: Eastern Randolph High School
Hometown: Ramseur, NC
GPA: 3.33
Test Score: 1000
Rating: **


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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14.6 2.1 6.0 3.9 2.5 1.56 1.6 0.5 2.7

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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6.5 13.1 .492 1.0 1.6 .625 0.7 2.3 .289

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: None
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: UNC Greensboro, Elon, North Carolina Central, Campbell, High Point


PF Bam Jamison
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Height: 6-5
Weight: 232
High School: Leland High School
Hometown: San Jose, CA
GPA: 3.15
Test Score: 920
Rating: **


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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6.6 1.9 6.4 2.6 2.1 1.27 1.7 1.5 1.9

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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3.1 5.6 .550 0.5 1.3 .400 0.0 0.0 .000

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: West Region #23 PF
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: San Jose State, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Pacific, Saint Mary's

[collegesportsfanms]

August 2016

SF Jack Dawkins- Maryland is the only one of Jack's original top 5 that has stuck around, and they have offered him a scholarship. Syracuse has also offered him a scholarship. The other 3 schools are Villanova, UConn, and Temple, and they haven't offered yet.

C Ralph King- Duke and North Carolina remain the top 2 for Ralph. Also on the list are Georgetown, Villanova, and Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons are the only school to offer so far.

C Rudy Arellano- Rudy has expressed a desire to stay in California and play, and his top 5 shows: Cal St. Fullerton, UCLA, Long Beach St., UCSB, and Pepperdine. Although none have offered yet, don't expect to see too many non-California schools on his top 5 list.

PG Benton Gale- Radford and Liberty have replaced Elon and NC Central in Benton's top 5. UNC Greensboro still heads the list, but no offers yet.

PF Bam Jamison- Bam also appears to want to stay in Cali, his top 5 is now Santa Clara, San Francisco, St. Marys, Sacramento St., and UC Davis. No offers yet.

[collegesportsfanms]

September 2016

SF Jack Dawkins- Syracuse and UConn, have both offered to Jack and they head the list. Villanova is still on it, but Boston College and Oklahoma St. have emerged as well.

C Ralph King- The top 5 hasn't changed for Ralph. Duke, UNC, Wake Forest, and Georgetown have all extended offers, while Villanova is at the bottom of the list now.

C Rudy Arellano- UCLA is backing off interested on Rudy, slipping down to #4. Cal St. Bakersfield really wants Rudy, as they have offered. Long Beach heads the list along with UC Santa Barbara and Cal St. Fullerton, but Bakersfield is the only offer thus far.

PG Benton Gale- Elon is back in the mix, replacing liberty. Other than that, same top 5 for Benton, although none have offered at this point.

PF Bam Jamison- San Francisco and Cal St. Bakersfield have offered. What a nice 1-2 punch Bakersfield would have if they land both Rudy and Bam. Santa Clara, St. Marys, and San Jose St. are also in the mix although none of those 3 have offered.

[collegesportsfanms]

October 2016

SF Jack Dawkins- Jack seems to have narrowed it down to Syracuse, and surprisingly BC and Oklahoma St. are still on the list. Word has it Jack has given Syracuse a verbal as they are the only ones to offer thus far.

C Ralph King- There is no doubt about this one, Ralph will be going to Duke. He has given Coach K and the Blue Devils a verbal and has stopped recruiting contact from other schools.

C Rudy Arellano- The top 5 hasn't changed for Rudy, but Cal St. Bakersfield is still the only school to offer a scholarship.

PG Benton Gale- Lots of changes in Benton's top 5, as he is a wanted man. The top 5 now stands as follows: High Point, Charleston Southern, USC Upstate, NC Central, and UNC Greensboro. All but Greensboro have offered.

PF Bam Jamison- Well, we can forget about that Bam-Rudy combo at Cal St. Bakersfield. As of now, Bam has eliminated every team but San Francisco and they have offered.

[collegesportsfanms]

November 2016

SF Jack Dawkins- While Pittsburgh and Kansas made a late run, Jack had his mind made up, he is going to Syracuse, making it official by signing his LOI.

C Ralph King- To nobody's surprise, Ralph committed to Duke, signing his letter today.

C Rudy Arellano- Long Beach St. has offered Rudy a scholarship, jumping over Cal St. Bakersfield. Rudy was hoping for an offer from UCLA, but nothing yet. As it stands, Rudy is still fair game.

PG Benton Gale- Last month, Benton had 4 scholarship offers to mull over. Now he has 1, and there is no mulling. Benton has signed an LOI with High Point.

PF Bam Jamison- UC Santa Barbara might have won out had they offered a scholarship, but they didn't, so Bam is going to San Francisco!

[collegesportsfanms]

Now it is time to look over the depth charts before and after training camp. Remember, those that still have a redshirt year will get the option to use it or not. We'll start with before training camp, with the 5 (6 if Ivan really wants to redshirt again) players that have the option. I'm also going to do something I failed to do last time (sorry Icy), and tell you guys if there is a possibility of your player transferring if you choose to redshirt him.

Before Training Camp, no redshirts yet.

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)- starting PF
FR PF Eden James (Boston College)- 6th on depth chart.
FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- 12th on depth chart (yikes!)
FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma St.)- 9th on depth chart.
FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- starting SF
RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona St.)- starting C

Now the players that have already used their redshirt.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- starting C
RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- starting PG

After Training Camp- CPU decides redshirts

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)- David is still penciled in as the starting C, so I see no reason for him to redshirt, but the opportunity is there. However, there is a chance he could transfer if redshirted.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)- Eden is still 6th on the depth chart. Being the top sub isn't bad, but the redshirt option is there. However, there's a possibility Eden could transfer if redshirted.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- The AI in the game chose to redshirt Chester, so I would say it would be the way to go. Chester has already said he won't transfer if he's redshirted.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma St.)- Al moved up to 8th on the depth chart, so he could benefit from a redshirt. Al has already said he would accept the redshirt and not transfer.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- Woah! Huge change here, as Ricardo moved all the way down to 9th on the depth chart after training camps. I would definitely redshirt him, but it's not my call. Ricardo has already said he'll gladly accept the redshirt without transferring.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona St.)- Ivan is still scheduled to start, but at C, not PF. I'm not sure if he can redshirt or not, even though he's a transfer, normally transfers do redshirt but in this case it would mean Ivan sitting for 2 years in a row, and he would most likely transfer again if redshirted.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- Jace used his redshirt already, so he has no decision to make. He is projected to be the starting C still.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- Randy also has to play this season since he used his redshirt. He is still predicted to start at PG

[RPI-Fan]

Redshirt Chester please.

[DavidCorperial]

No redshirt on David

[thealmighty]

Redshirt Al.

[bbgunn]

Well, San Francisco is where Bam left his heart, so...

[StLee]

Tubbs can redshirt. And leisure shirt, too.

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTASEzZyLDN7kI0NTIuwA0-kXmvpI3A6_WI0AktjCMqn7FEkh6H

[collegesportsfanms]

I plan on getting this back going again sometime tomorrow. I still haven't heard from Icy, but I would assume he wants Ivan Carrillo to play this season as opposed to redshirting two years in a row. Icy, if you get a chance, let me know

[collegesportsfanms]

Alright, I'm going forward with this. Each FOFC member team has the real life coach in it. The ages may be skewed a tad bit but that's ok. Let's have a recap on who is redshirting.

2016-2017 Redshirts

Chester Smith- Maryland
Al Mighty- Oklahoma St.
Ricardo Tubbs- South Alabama

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Syracuse (58) 0-0 1765 5 Big East Conference
2. Kansas (12) 0-0 1726 21 Big 12 Conference
3. Notre Dame 0-0 1643 NR Big East Conference
4. Oklahoma 0-0 1556 4 Big 12 Conference
5. Villanova 0-0 1509 NR Big East Conference
6. Florida (2) 0-0 1433 19 Southeastern Conference
7. Creighton 0-0 1375 15 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Ohio State 0-0 1316 18 Big Ten Conference
9. Michigan State 0-0 1137 3 Big Ten Conference
10. Utah State 0-0 1097 NR Western Athletic Conference
11. Illinois 0-0 1027 13 Big Ten Conference
12. Wisconsin 0-0 952 16 Big Ten Conference
13. Georgetown 0-0 937 NR Big East Conference
14. Vanderbilt 0-0 801 NR Southeastern Conference
15. Texas 0-0 708 25 Big 12 Conference
16. Maryland 0-0 702 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Marquette 0-0 670 NR Big East Conference
18. Connecticut 0-0 530 8 Big East Conference
19. West Virginia 0-0 487 NR Big East Conference
20. Arizona 0-0 465 11 Pacific-10 Conference
21. Kentucky 0-0 429 NR Southeastern Conference
22. Tennessee 0-0 254 20 Southeastern Conference
23. Xavier 0-0 249 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Brigham Young 0-0 163 7 Mountain West Conference
25. Memphis 0-0 112 1 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Oklahoma State 0-0 97 Big 12 Conference
UCLA 0-0 75 Pacific-10 Conference
Pittsburgh 0-0 60 Big East Conference
Seton Hall 0-0 59 Big East Conference
Stanford 0-0 32 Pacific-10 Conference
Boston College 0-0 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
Wake Forest 0-0 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
Butler 0-0 4 Horizon League
Temple 0-0 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Richmond 0-0 1 Atlantic 10 Conference

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (69) 0-0 1797 4 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Utah State (3) 0-0 1728 16 Western Athletic Conference
3. Xavier 0-0 1627 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Brigham Young 0-0 1567 2 Mountain West Conference
5. Memphis 0-0 1550 1 Conference USA
6. Utah 0-0 1380 12 Mountain West Conference
7. Richmond 0-0 1334 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Butler 0-0 1285 6 Horizon League
9. Charlotte 0-0 1181 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Temple 0-0 1169 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Gonzaga 0-0 1109 5 Western Athletic Conference
12. Dayton 0-0 1045 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. New Mexico 0-0 938 NR Mountain West Conference
14. UTEP 0-0 806 NR Conference USA
15. George Mason 0-0 612 22 Colonial Athletic Association
16. Nevada 0-0 389 3 Western Athletic Conference
17. VCU 0-0 370 NR Colonial Athletic Association
18. Northeastern 0-0 359 NR Colonial Athletic Association
19. Houston 0-0 341 NR Conference USA
20. UAB 0-0 226 10 Conference USA
21. San Diego State 0-0 176 9 Mountain West Conference
22. Missouri State 0-0 163 23 Missouri Valley Conference
23. Saint Joseph's 0-0 129 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Tulsa 0-0 99 24 Conference USA
25. George Washington 0-0 94 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UNLV 0-0 94 Mountain West Conference
Siena 0-0 88 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Massachusetts 0-0 86 Atlantic 10 Conference
Kent State 0-0 81 Mid-American Conference
Saint Louis 0-0 81 Atlantic 10 Conference
Western Kentucky 0-0 80 Sun Belt Conference
Central Florida 0-0 62 Conference USA
Northern Iowa 0-0 55 Missouri Valley Conference
Southern Illinois 0-0 55 Missouri Valley Conference
Southern Mississippi 0-0 54 Conference USA
Marshall 0-0 53 Conference USA
New Mexico State 0-0 49 Western Athletic Conference
Fresno State 0-0 47 Western Athletic Conference
Niagara 0-0 46 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Rhode Island 0-0 41 Atlantic 10 Conference
Old Dominion 0-0 38 Colonial Athletic Association
Boise State 0-0 37 Western Athletic Conference
Bradley 0-0 32 Missouri Valley Conference
Hofstra 0-0 31 Colonial Athletic Association
Louisiana Tech 0-0 29 Western Athletic Conference
Texas Christian 0-0 28 Mountain West Conference
College of Charleston 0-0 25 Southern Conference
Saint Mary's 0-0 25 West Coast Conference
North Texas 0-0 24 Sun Belt Conference
Drexel 0-0 23 Colonial Athletic Association
Southern Methodist 0-0 23 Conference USA
Milwaukee 0-0 22 Horizon League
Hawaii 0-0 16 Western Athletic Conference
Jacksonville 0-0 16 Atlantic Sun Conference
La Salle 0-0 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
Sam Houston State 0-0 16 Southland Conference
San Diego 0-0 15 West Coast Conference
Weber State 0-0 15 Big Sky Conference
Detroit 0-0 14 Horizon League
Rice 0-0 14 Conference USA
Wright State 0-0 14 Horizon League
Florida International 0-0 13 Sun Belt Conference
Middle Tennessee 0-0 13 Sun Belt Conference
Pacific 0-0 13 Big West Conference
South Alabama 0-0 13 Sun Belt Conference
Arkansas-Little Rock 0-0 12 Sun Belt Conference
Eastern Washington 0-0 12 Big Sky Conference
Oakland 0-0 12 Summit League
Stephen F. Austin 0-0 12 Southland Conference
Stetson 0-0 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
Drake 0-0 11 Missouri Valley Conference
Florida Atlantic 0-0 11 Sun Belt Conference
Santa Clara 0-0 11 West Coast Conference
Southern Utah 0-0 11 Summit League
Seattle 0-0 11 Independent
Arkansas State 0-0 10 Sun Belt Conference
Fairfield 0-0 10 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Wyoming 0-0 10 Mountain West Conference
Davidson 0-0 9 Southern Conference
Duquesne 0-0 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
Towson 0-0 9 Colonial Athletic Association
UC Santa Barbara 0-0 9 Big West Conference
Western Michigan 0-0 9 Mid-American Conference
Yale 0-0 9 Ivy League
Utah Valley 0-0 8 Great West Conference
Georgia State 0-0 8 Colonial Athletic Association
Maine 0-0 8 America East Conference
Quinnipiac 0-0 8 Northeast Conference
UMKC 0-0 8 Summit League
Hartford 0-0 7 America East Conference
Pennsylvania 0-0 7 Ivy League
Pepperdine 0-0 7 West Coast Conference
San Jose State 0-0 7 Western Athletic Conference
Texas-Arlington 0-0 7 Southland Conference
Akron 0-0 6 Mid-American Conference
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0 6 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Central Connecticut State 0-0 6 Northeast Conference
Florida A&M 0-0 6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Georgia Southern 0-0 6 Southern Conference
Southeast Missouri State 0-0 6 Ohio Valley Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 6 Atlantic Sun Conference
Brown 0-0 5 Ivy League
Loyola-Maryland 0-0 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Rider 0-0 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Robert Morris 0-0 5 Northeast Conference
Sacred Heart 0-0 5 Northeast Conference
Texas A&M-CC 0-0 5 Southland Conference
Central Arkansas 0-0 5 Southland Conference
Bethune-Cookman 0-0 4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Boston University 0-0 4 America East Conference
Cal State Northridge 0-0 4 Big West Conference
Lafayette 0-0 4 Patriot League
Troy 0-0 4 Sun Belt Conference
UMBC 0-0 4 America East Conference
Bryant University 0-0 4 Northeast Conference
Bucknell 0-0 3 Patriot League
Central Michigan 0-0 3 Mid-American Conference
Holy Cross 0-0 3 Patriot League
Lamar 0-0 3 Southland Conference
Morgan State 0-0 3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Samford 0-0 3 Southern Conference
San Francisco 0-0 3 West Coast Conference
Vermont 0-0 3 America East Conference
North Florida 0-0 3 Atlantic Sun Conference
Eastern Michigan 0-0 2 Mid-American Conference
Jacksonville State 0-0 2 Ohio Valley Conference
Lehigh 0-0 2 Patriot League
Mount St. Mary's 0-0 2 Northeast Conference
Murray State 0-0 2 Ohio Valley Conference
Wichita State 0-0 2 Missouri Valley Conference
Alabama State 0-0 1 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Austin Peay 0-0 1 Ohio Valley Conference
Colorado State 0-0 1 Mountain West Conference
Coppin State 0-0 1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Harvard 0-0 1 Ivy League
Loyola Marymount 0-0 1 West Coast Conference
Mercer 0-0 1 Atlantic Sun Conference
Miami-Ohio 0-0 1 Mid-American Conference
St. Francis-PA 0-0 1 Northeast Conference
Texas-San Antonio 0-0 1 Southland Conference
UL-Lafayette 0-0 1 Sun Belt Conference


There's a look at the preseason polls for the 2016-2017 season. Nice to see multiple representation in each poll, although FBCB seems to give every mid-major team a vote in the preseason poll, that'll be weeded out quickly.

[collegesportsfanms]

We've got some teams playing in preseason tournaments, let's look at those real quick:

Maryland (Chester Smith) is the #2 seed in the 2016 Maui Shootout.
Boston College (Eden James) is the #4 seed in the 2016 Paradise Shootout.
Oklahoma St. (Al Mighty) is the #2 seed in the 2016 Puerto Rico Challenge.
Xavier (Jace Hunter) is the #2 seed in the 2016 San Juan Classic.
South Alabama (Ricardo Tubbs) is the #4 seed in the 4 team 2016 Youth Invitational.

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 7-13, 2016

Short week this week, with only 4 games, so that means some teams will just be sitting and watching this week.

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)

11/13/16 at #5 Villanova (L 91-61), 3 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Not the greatest season debut for David, although considering the competition level in this one, he did what he could. David doesn't seem to be much of a scorer.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

No games this week for the Musketeers.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

No games this week for the Tigers.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona St.)

No games this week for the Sun Devils.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

11/13/16- Paradise Shootout 1st Round vs. (5) Cincinnati (L 74-67), 3 points, 2 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 steal.

Not the best of debuts for Eden, who might have been better off taking a redshirt but his threat to transfer if redshirted was too much for the Eagles to take a chance on. Eden only logged 17 minutes in this one.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

No games this week for the Terrapins.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma St.)- redshirting

11/13/16- Puerto Rico Challenge 1st round vs. (7) UC Santa Barbara (W 80-72).

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

11/13/16- Youth Invitational 1st Round vs. (1) #18 UConn (L 77-56)

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Syracuse (68) 3-0 1796 1 Big East Conference
2. Notre Dame (3) 2-0 1724 3 Big East Conference
3. Kansas 0-0 1626 2 Big 12 Conference
4. Florida (1) 2-0 1583 6 Southeastern Conference
5. Oklahoma 1-0 1528 4 Big 12 Conference
6. Michigan State 2-0 1399 9 Big Ten Conference
7. Creighton 0-0 1366 7 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Wisconsin 2-0 1277 12 Big Ten Conference
9. Texas 3-0 1269 15 Big 12 Conference
10. Marquette 2-0 1114 17 Big East Conference
11. Illinois 0-0 1022 11 Big Ten Conference
12. Connecticut 1-0 963 18 Big East Conference
13. Vanderbilt 0-0 933 14 Southeastern Conference
14. Maryland 0-0 854 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. West Virginia 0-0 735 19 Big East Conference
16. Tennessee 1-0 720 22 Southeastern Conference
17. Brigham Young 1-0 643 24 Mountain West Conference
18. Oklahoma State 1-0 546 NR Big 12 Conference
19. Xavier 0-0 528 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Memphis 0-0 428 25 Conference USA
21. Stanford 1-0 322 NR Pacific-10 Conference
22. Pittsburgh 1-0 298 NR Big East Conference
23. Villanova 2-1 223 5 Big East Conference
24. Seton Hall 0-0 192 NR Big East Conference
25. Duke 2-0 138 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wake Forest 0-0 49 Atlantic Coast Conference
Butler 1-0 35 Horizon League
Utah 1-0 26 Mountain West Conference
Ohio State 0-1 16 Big Ten Conference
Dayton 1-0 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
Richmond 1-0 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
Gonzaga 1-0 10 Western Athletic Conference
Utah State 2-1 8 Western Athletic Conference
Miami 1-0 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
Missouri 0-0 2 Big 12 Conference

Good to see Oklahoma St. jump in the AP Top 25, not good that BC lost all their votes.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 0-0 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young 1-0 1700 4 Mountain West Conference
3. Xavier 0-0 1650 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Memphis 0-0 1606 5 Conference USA
5. Utah 1-0 1449 6 Mountain West Conference
6. Richmond 1-0 1395 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Butler 1-0 1350 8 Horizon League
8. Utah State 2-1 1231 2 Western Athletic Conference
9. Gonzaga 1-0 1225 11 Western Athletic Conference
10. Charlotte 0-0 1189 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Dayton 1-0 1161 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. UTEP 0-0 935 14 Conference USA
13. Northeastern 1-0 568 18 Colonial Athletic Association
14. VCU 0-0 499 17 Colonial Athletic Association
15. George Washington 2-0 412 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Wyoming 2-0 351 NR Mountain West Conference
17. Bowling Green 2-0 300 NR Mid-American Conference
18. Belmont 2-0 243 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
19. San Diego State 0-0 229 21 Mountain West Conference
20. San Diego 2-0 218 NR West Coast Conference
21. Kent State 1-0 217 NR Mid-American Conference
22. East Carolina 2-0 207 NR Conference USA
23. Bradley 1-0 185 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. Temple 1-1 164 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Saint Joseph's 0-0 130 23 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Miami-Ohio 1-0 127 Mid-American Conference
Duquesne 1-0 123 Atlantic 10 Conference
Davidson 1-0 116 Southern Conference
Texas Christian 1-0 116 Mountain West Conference
Holy Cross 1-0 113 Patriot League
UNLV 0-0 110 Mountain West Conference
New Mexico 1-1 106 Mountain West Conference
Ohio 1-0 89 Mid-American Conference
Southern Illinois 0-0 84 Missouri Valley Conference
UNC Wilmington 1-0 84 Colonial Athletic Association
Marshall 0-0 73 Conference USA
Pacific 1-0 70 Big West Conference
Towson 1-0 64 Colonial Athletic Association
Hofstra 0-0 60 Colonial Athletic Association
Appalachian State 1-0 59 Southern Conference
Drake 0-0 59 Missouri Valley Conference
Illinois State 0-0 59 Missouri Valley Conference
Yale 1-0 57 Ivy League
Central Florida 0-0 51 Conference USA
Fresno State 0-0 51 Western Athletic Conference
Louisiana-Monroe 1-0 49 Sun Belt Conference
Stephen F. Austin 1-0 49 Southland Conference
Cal State Northridge 1-0 48 Big West Conference
Air Force 1-0 47 Mountain West Conference
Florida Atlantic 1-0 46 Sun Belt Conference
Boise State 0-0 45 Western Athletic Conference
La Salle 0-0 42 Atlantic 10 Conference
Canisius 1-0 40 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Southern Mississippi 0-0 40 Conference USA
Rider 0-0 37 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
San Jose State 1-0 37 Western Athletic Conference
Lipscomb 1-0 36 Atlantic Sun Conference
Oakland 0-0 36 Summit League
Fairfield 0-0 35 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Old Dominion 0-0 33 Colonial Athletic Association
Southern Methodist 0-0 32 Conference USA
Saint Mary's 0-0 31 West Coast Conference
Detroit 0-0 29 Horizon League
Cleveland State 0-0 28 Horizon League
Texas-Arlington 0-0 23 Southland Conference
Jacksonville 0-0 21 Atlantic Sun Conference
Tennessee Tech 1-0 21 Ohio Valley Conference
Quinnipiac 1-0 20 Northeast Conference
Texas A&M-CC 0-0 19 Southland Conference
Florida International 0-0 17 Sun Belt Conference
Stetson 0-0 17 Atlantic Sun Conference
Utah Valley 0-0 16 Great West Conference
Texas-San Antonio 0-0 16 Southland Conference
Arkansas State 0-0 14 Sun Belt Conference
Eastern Washington 0-0 14 Big Sky Conference
Mount St. Mary's 1-0 14 Northeast Conference
Pepperdine 0-0 14 West Coast Conference
Texas State 0-0 13 Southland Conference
UMKC 0-0 13 Summit League
Seattle 0-0 13 Independent
Southeast Missouri State 0-0 12 Ohio Valley Conference
Stony Brook 1-0 12 America East Conference
Western Michigan 0-0 12 Mid-American Conference
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0 11 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Florida A&M 0-0 11 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Maine 0-0 11 America East Conference
Texas-Pan American 0-0 11 Great West Conference
North Florida 0-0 11 Atlantic Sun Conference
Central Connecticut State 0-0 10 Northeast Conference
Bethune-Cookman 0-0 9 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Murray State 0-0 9 Ohio Valley Conference
Robert Morris 0-0 9 Northeast Conference
Sacred Heart 0-0 9 Northeast Conference
Troy 0-0 9 Sun Belt Conference
UC Irvine 0-0 9 Big West Conference
Houston Baptist 0-0 9 Great West Conference
Central Arkansas 0-0 9 Southland Conference
Georgia State 0-0 8 Colonial Athletic Association
Louisiana Tech 0-0 8 Western Athletic Conference
IUPUI 0-0 7 Summit League
Lafayette 0-0 7 Patriot League
Loyola-Maryland 0-0 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Montana 0-0 7 Big Sky Conference
Bucknell 0-0 6 Patriot League
Eastern Michigan 0-0 6 Mid-American Conference
Loyola Marymount 0-0 6 West Coast Conference
Middle Tennessee 0-0 6 Sun Belt Conference
UMBC 0-0 6 America East Conference
Brown 0-0 5 Ivy League
Cal State Fullerton 0-0 5 Big West Conference
Fordham 0-0 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
Harvard 0-0 5 Ivy League
Indiana State 0-0 5 Missouri Valley Conference
Jacksonville State 0-0 5 Ohio Valley Conference
Prairie View A&M 0-0 5 Southwestern Athletic Conference
St. Francis-PA 0-0 5 Northeast Conference
Alabama State 0-0 4 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Georgia Southern 0-0 4 Southern Conference
Bryant University 0-0 4 Northeast Conference
Long Beach State 0-0 3 Big West Conference
Morgan State 0-0 3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Cal Poly 0-0 2 Big West Conference
Coppin State 0-0 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
UC Riverside 0-0 1 Big West Conference

Still surprised to see this many teams receiving votes in the mid-major poll. Not surprised that South Alabama lost their votes.

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 14-20, 2016

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)

11/18/16 at Marshall (L 76-54), 4 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

A better game for David, even if his team isn't very good.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

11/16/16 at Michigan (W 72-62), 15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

A solid but not spectacular debut for Jace, would like to see him collecting a few more rebounds.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

Another off week for the Tigers, and we are still waiting for the debut of Randy.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona St.)

11/17/16 vs. North Florida (W 71-59), 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block.
11/19/16 at UTEP (L 57-46), 10 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks. (double-double)

Kinda funny how that works out when people have better games against better teams. Maybe it's playing to the level of competition, I don't know. Hopefully the UTEP game is a sign of good things to come for Ivan.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

11/15/16- Paradise Shootout consolation game vs. (8) Valparaiso (W 61-49), 4 point, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 steal.
11/17/16- Paradise Shootout 5th place game vs. (6) Iowa (W 75-58), 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals.

Great job by the Eagles to recover for 5th place. Eden gets in a lot of different stat columns, the problem is none of those stats are big enough to warrant him a place in the starting five. Although averaging less than 20 minutes a game doesn't give him much of a chance.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

11/17/16- Maui Shootout First Round vs. (7) Baylor (W 83-80).
11/18/16- Maui Shootout Semifinal vs. (6) Minnesota (L 66-64).
11/19/16- Maui Shootout 3rd Place Game vs. (8) Middle Tennessee (L 79-72)

Egads! Talk about a couple damaging losses, and 1 of them to the #8 seed. Maryland will have to recover, and recover fast.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma St.)- redshirting

11/15/16- Puerto Rico Challenge Semifinal vs. (3) Utah (W 70-64)
11/17/16- Puerto Rico Championship vs. (4) Richmond (L 74-70)
11/20/16 at Sacramento State (W 77-53)

A good week for the Cowboys, would have been even better had they came home with the Puerto Rico title, but still a satisfying week for Mr. Al, who had fun watching from the sidelines.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

11/15/16- Youth Invitational 3rd place game vs. (3) Missouri St. (L 69-56)
11/20/16 at Western Carolina (W 73-63)

I think South Alabama will be happy to get their first win of the season, but they can do better.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Notre Dame (57) 3-0 1783 2 Big East Conference
2. Kansas (7) 2-0 1727 3 Big 12 Conference
3. Florida (8) 3-0 1633 4 Southeastern Conference
4. Oklahoma 3-0 1581 5 Big 12 Conference
5. Creighton 3-0 1535 7 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Michigan State 3-0 1428 6 Big Ten Conference
7. Illinois 3-0 1317 11 Big Ten Conference
8. Texas 4-0 1296 9 Big 12 Conference
9. Wisconsin 3-0 1245 8 Big Ten Conference
10. Tennessee 4-0 1105 16 Southeastern Conference
11. Vanderbilt 2-0 1073 13 Southeastern Conference
12. Connecticut 2-0 998 12 Big East Conference
13. Syracuse 3-1 960 1 Big East Conference
14. Brigham Young 3-0 907 17 Mountain West Conference
15. Xavier 1-0 810 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Villanova 3-1 703 23 Big East Conference
17. Richmond 4-0 680 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Charlotte 2-0 501 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Utah State 3-1 429 NR Western Athletic Conference
20. Ohio State 0-1 315 NR Big Ten Conference
21. Miami 3-0 264 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Kentucky 2-1 190 NR Southeastern Conference
23. Marquette 2-0 149 10 Big East Conference
24. UTEP 2-0 141 NR Conference USA
25. West Virginia 2-1 125 15 Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
St. John's 2-0 88 Big East Conference
Arizona 2-1 79 Pacific-10 Conference
Georgia 1-0 65 Southeastern Conference
Oklahoma State 3-1 58 Big 12 Conference
Georgetown 0-1 56 Big East Conference
George Washington 4-0 40 Atlantic 10 Conference
Bradley 3-0 15 Missouri Valley Conference
San Diego State 2-0 15 Mountain West Conference
VCU 3-0 15 Colonial Athletic Association
Penn State 2-0 14 Big Ten Conference
Pittsburgh 2-1 12 Big East Conference
Stanford 2-1 9 Pacific-10 Conference
Florida State 1-0 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
Indiana 2-0 6 Big Ten Conference
Cal State Northridge 3-0 5 Big West Conference
Stephen F. Austin 3-0 4 Southland Conference
Florida Atlantic 2-0 3 Sun Belt Conference
Fordham 2-0 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Southern Illinois 2-0 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Lafayette 3-0 2 Patriot League
Western Michigan 3-0 2 Mid-American Conference
Wyoming 3-0 2 Mountain West Conference
East Carolina 3-0 1 Conference USA
Southern Methodist 2-0 1 Conference USA
Yale 2-0 1 Ivy League

Good for Xavier for moving up a few spots, and Oklahoma St. getting more votes.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 3-0 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young 3-0 1717 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Xavier 1-0 1661 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Richmond 4-0 1572 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Utah State 3-1 1472 8 Western Athletic Conference
6. Charlotte 2-0 1462 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. UTEP 2-0 1334 12 Conference USA
8. VCU 3-0 1071 14 Colonial Athletic Association
9. George Washington 4-0 996 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Bradley 3-0 806 23 Missouri Valley Conference
11. Utah 2-1 678 5 Mountain West Conference
12. San Diego State 2-0 643 19 Mountain West Conference
13. Southern Illinois 2-0 561 NR Missouri Valley Conference
14. Western Michigan 3-0 480 NR Mid-American Conference
15. Wyoming 3-0 464 16 Mountain West Conference
16. East Carolina 3-0 410 22 Conference USA
17. Southern Mississippi 2-0 405 NR Conference USA
18. Stephen F. Austin 3-0 379 NR Southland Conference
19. Cal State Northridge 3-0 373 NR Big West Conference
20. Gonzaga 2-1 360 9 Western Athletic Conference
21. Dayton 2-1 305 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Fordham 2-0 288 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Temple 1-1 244 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Southern Methodist 2-0 238 NR Conference USA
25. Kent State 1-0 231 21 Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Davidson 2-0 227 Southern Conference
Yale 2-0 220 Ivy League
New Mexico 2-1 219 Mountain West Conference
Lafayette 3-0 218 Patriot League
Tennessee Tech 3-0 196 Ohio Valley Conference
Detroit 2-0 166 Horizon League
Florida Atlantic 2-0 156 Sun Belt Conference
American 2-0 145 Patriot League
Towson 2-0 143 Colonial Athletic Association
UNC Wilmington 2-0 121 Colonial Athletic Association
Evansville 2-0 112 Missouri Valley Conference
UMKC 2-0 111 Summit League
Buffalo 1-0 106 Mid-American Conference
Stony Brook 2-0 104 America East Conference
UNC Greensboro 2-0 97 Southern Conference
Houston Baptist 2-0 94 Great West Conference
Marist 1-0 89 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
James Madison 2-0 76 Colonial Athletic Association
UC Riverside 1-0 71 Big West Conference
Cornell 1-0 64 Ivy League
McNeese State 2-0 62 Southland Conference
Bucknell 1-0 57 Patriot League
Texas-San Antonio 1-0 52 Southland Conference
Princeton 1-0 51 Ivy League
Citadel 2-0 45 Southern Conference
UNC Asheville 2-0 45 Big South Conference
Western Illinois 1-0 43 Summit League
Chattanooga 1-0 41 Southern Conference
Eastern Illinois 1-0 40 Ohio Valley Conference
Texas State 1-0 38 Southland Conference
Wagner 1-0 37 Northeast Conference
Florida International 1-0 34 Sun Belt Conference
New Orleans 1-0 33 Sun Belt Conference
Central Connecticut State 1-0 31 Northeast Conference
Colgate 1-0 31 Patriot League
Howard 2-0 29 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Florida A&M 0-0 20 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
South Carolina State 1-0 16 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Brown 0-0 6 Ivy League
Furman 1-0 3 Southern Conference
Gardner Webb 0-0 1 Big South Conference

It's all about Xavier for the mid-major poll, can't see Army or South Alabama garnering many votes.

[Travis]

Come on Hunter, better make that redshirt season count.

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 21-27, 2016

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)

11/23/16 vs. St. Bonaventure (W 68-62), 8 points, 10 rebounds (fouled out)
11/25/16 at Penn St. (L 76-52), 4 points, 4 rebounds.
11/27/16 vs. SMU (W 77-74), 5 points, 8 rebounds (fouled out)

Huge win for Army to open the week, and a good game from David. The second game of the week was not great for either David or his fellow Cadets. Nice bounce back at home, but David fouled out of 2 of the 3 games. That is something to keep an eye on.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

11/21/16 at Ball St. (W 79-70), 20 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals. (double-double)
11/24/16 vs. Rider (W 86-50), 20 points, 7 rebounds (double double)
11/27/16 at Western Michigan (W 82-71), 19 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 3 steals (POTG)

Big week for Jace who was consistent with his 20 point average, although it wasn't the best of competition for the Musketeers. Still though, a freshman averaging 20 points a week and a POTG is good stuff.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

11/21/16 at Maryland (W 77-68), 13 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals (double-double).
11/25/16 at Butler (L 79-78), 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals.
11/27/16 vs. Kennesaw St. (W 82-66), 10 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal.

What? A point guard getting a double double with points and rebounds? Maybe Randy is playing out of position, or maybe he's just a hard worker who goes after the boards. Either way, coach Pearl has to like what he's getting out of his young redshirt freshman, especially with the 7 dimes against Kennesaw.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona St.)

11/21/16 at #2 Kansas (L 78-44), 4 points, 3 rebounds.
11/23/16 at #14 BYU (L 63-29), 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.

Well, at least Ivan is consistent, and he definitely seems to be regretting his decision to transfer to ASU. 2 ugly games against 2 top 25 teams.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

11/21/16 vs. Northeastern (L 91-85 in OT), 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 blocks, 1 steal.

Eden continues to be multi talented for the Eagles, and probably had his best game so far. But what a tough loss to a team they had no business losing to.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

11/21/16 vs. Auburn (L 77-68)

This was our first FOFC vs. FOFC game, and it didn't go the Terps way. They've lost 3 in a row and coach Turgeon has to get it figured out.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma St.)- redshirting

11/24/16 vs. North Texas (L 69-64 in OT)

Good grief! What is it with teams that received preseason votes dropping games in OT to lesser competition? Not the type of loss you want.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

11/24/16 vs. Bethune Cookman (W 68-51)

Nice win in their only game this week, especially for a team that the administration wants to see in the NCAA Tournament.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (66) 4-0 1794 2 Big 12 Conference
2. Creighton 5-0 1688 5 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Oklahoma 5-0 1635 4 Big 12 Conference
4. Florida (5) 4-0 1626 3 Southeastern Conference
5. Texas (1) 6-0 1488 8 Big 12 Conference
6. Michigan State 4-0 1454 6 Big Ten Conference
7. Illinois 4-0 1346 7 Big Ten Conference
8. Connecticut 4-0 1245 12 Big East Conference
9. Brigham Young 6-0 1228 14 Mountain West Conference
10. Tennessee 4-0 1130 10 Southeastern Conference
11. Syracuse 4-1 1107 13 Big East Conference
12. Xavier 4-0 1058 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Notre Dame 3-1 911 1 Big East Conference
14. Richmond 6-0 871 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Villanova 4-1 837 16 Big East Conference
16. Utah State 4-1 622 19 Western Athletic Conference
17. Wisconsin 4-1 542 9 Big Ten Conference
18. Kentucky 4-1 500 22 Southeastern Conference
19. Ohio State 1-1 396 20 Big Ten Conference
20. UTEP 5-0 374 24 Conference USA
21. Arizona 4-1 274 NR Pacific-10 Conference
22. Miami 3-0 252 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Vanderbilt 2-1 236 11 Southeastern Conference
24. Marquette 3-0 199 23 Big East Conference
25. Georgetown 1-1 140 NR Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
St. John's 3-0 112 Big East Conference
West Virginia 2-1 99 Big East Conference
Georgia 2-0 96 Southeastern Conference
San Diego State 4-0 46 Mountain West Conference
Southern Illinois 4-0 30 Missouri Valley Conference
Seton Hall 3-1 13 Big East Conference
Cal State Northridge 5-0 11 Big West Conference
Stony Brook 4-0 9 America East Conference
Virginia 4-0 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
Yale 3-0 9 Ivy League
Marist 3-0 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Fordham 2-0 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Texas-San Antonio 4-0 3 Southland Conference
Davidson 4-0 1 Southern Conference
Wyoming 4-0 1 Mountain West Conference


Xavier moves up after their solid week, and as expected the Cowboys of Oklahoma St. say bye bye to their votes.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 5-0 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young 6-0 1715 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Xavier 4-0 1665 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Richmond 6-0 1580 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Utah State 4-1 1507 5 Western Athletic Conference
6. UTEP 5-0 1444 7 Conference USA
7. San Diego State 4-0 1218 12 Mountain West Conference
8. Southern Illinois 4-0 1122 13 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Davidson 4-0 1040 NR Southern Conference
10. Dayton 4-1 940 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Cal State Northridge 5-0 938 19 Big West Conference
12. Southern Mississippi 4-0 912 17 Conference USA
13. Wyoming 4-0 793 15 Mountain West Conference
14. Gonzaga 3-1 766 20 Western Athletic Conference
15. UNC Wilmington 3-0 700 NR Colonial Athletic Association
16. Charlotte 2-1 698 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Yale 3-0 672 NR Ivy League
18. James Madison 3-0 611 NR Colonial Athletic Association
19. Stony Brook 4-0 600 NR America East Conference
20. Fordham 2-0 533 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Texas-San Antonio 4-0 533 NR Southland Conference
22. Marist 3-0 392 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
23. Tennessee Tech 3-0 345 NR Ohio Valley Conference
24. Memphis 4-2 295 NR Conference USA
25. UNC Greensboro 3-0 246 NR Southern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas State 2-0 217 Southland Conference
VCU 5-1 47 Colonial Athletic Association
George Washington 4-1 39 Atlantic 10 Conference
Nevada 2-1 12 Western Athletic Conference
Western Michigan 5-1 7 Mid-American Conference
Duquesne 4-1 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
UAB 3-1 4 Conference USA
Belmont 5-1 2 Atlantic Sun Conference
Utah 3-2 2 Mountain West Conference

Again, it's all about Xavier, who is going to have to fight to get the top spot in the mid-major poll.

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2016

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)

12/1/16 at William & Mary (L 67-58), 2 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Tough one for Army who had it tied at halftime. David is starting to find his comfort zone when it comes to assists, but would like to see him working on his shooting a little more.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

11/29/16 vs. UMBC (W 82-59), 20 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 steal (double-double) (POTG)
12/2/16 at #15 Villanova (L 75-71), 17 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 1 steal (double-double)

Tough loss for the Musketeers to a very good Villanova team, but Jace continues to shine with 2 more double doubles this week and a POTG.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

11/30/16 vs. Samford (W 74-40), 1 point, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals.
12/3/16 vs. Presbyterian (W 80-48), 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.

2 wins over subpar teams for the Tigers this week. Randy was solid if not spectacular, and Coach Pearl feels we steal haven't even come close to seeing his best.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona St.)

12/1/16 vs. Michigan (L 64-61), 11 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal.
12/3/16 at #2 Creighton (L 87-66), 5 points, 2 rebounds.

Another tough week for the Sun Devils, although they did have a close one against Michigan. Ivan had a nice double figure game in that one, but Creighton shut him down.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

11/28/16 vs. Fairfield (W 64-43), 4 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks.
11/30/16 vs. Rhode Island (W 71-67), 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.
12/2/16 vs. Mississippi Valley State (W 76-46), 9 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.

A good week for the Eagles who dispatched of 3 subpar opponents. Eden had a nice game against Mississippi Valley, and continues to impress on the defensive end.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

12/1/16 vs. George Washington (W 93-85 in OT)

Nice comeback win for the Terps after 3 tough losses in a row, and in this one they were down by 8 at halftime.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma State)- redshirting

11/28/16 at Arkansas-Little Rock (W 69-53)
12/3/16 vs. Valparaiso (W 92-70)

The Cowboys back on the winning track after that loss to North Texas.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

11/30/16 at Southeastern LA (W 67-53)
12/2/16 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (W 73-53)
12/4/16 at Mississippi State (L 85-64)

The Missisippi State game was the game that South Alabama really needed to compete in and they didn't. But they did win 2 of 3 for the week and they still have a winning record so far.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (33) 6-0 1751 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Oklahoma (26) 7-0 1746 3 Big 12 Conference
3. Florida (12) 7-0 1661 4 Southeastern Conference
4. Texas (1) 9-0 1602 5 Big 12 Conference
5. Michigan State 6-0 1506 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Tennessee 7-0 1374 10 Southeastern Conference
7. Syracuse 6-1 1371 11 Big East Conference
8. Illinois 5-0 1343 7 Big Ten Conference
9. Brigham Young 7-0 1222 9 Mountain West Conference
10. Villanova 6-1 1149 15 Big East Conference
11. Richmond 8-0 1059 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Creighton 6-1 1051 2 Missouri Valley Conference
13. Wisconsin 6-1 827 17 Big Ten Conference
14. Kentucky 6-1 783 18 Southeastern Conference
15. Marquette 3-0 779 24 Big East Conference
16. Utah State 7-1 697 16 Western Athletic Conference
17. Arizona 6-1 499 21 Pacific-10 Conference
18. Ohio State 2-1 466 19 Big Ten Conference
19. Xavier 6-1 455 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. UTEP 7-0 438 20 Conference USA
21. Connecticut 5-1 382 8 Big East Conference
22. Georgia 5-0 271 NR Southeastern Conference
23. Vanderbilt 5-1 213 23 Southeastern Conference
24. West Virginia 4-1 195 NR Big East Conference
25. St. John's 5-0 170 NR Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Miami 4-0 166 Atlantic Coast Conference
Notre Dame 5-2 71 Big East Conference
Southern Illinois 6-0 53 Missouri Valley Conference
San Diego State 5-0 35 Mountain West Conference
Davidson 7-0 32 Southern Conference
UCLA 3-1 21 Pacific-10 Conference
Mississippi State 8-1 7 Southeastern Conference
Fordham 4-0 5 Atlantic 10 Conference

Wow, no respect for Xavier who drops 7 spots after a 4 point loss.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (63) 7-0 1791 2 Mountain West Conference
2. Creighton (7) 6-1 1705 1 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Richmond (2) 8-0 1685 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Utah State 7-1 1567 5 Western Athletic Conference
5. Xavier 6-1 1495 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. UTEP 7-0 1465 6 Conference USA
7. San Diego State 5-0 1256 7 Mountain West Conference
8. Davidson 7-0 1224 9 Southern Conference
9. Southern Illinois 6-0 1173 8 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Dayton 5-1 1152 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Southern Mississippi 5-0 1049 12 Conference USA
12. Charlotte 4-1 1001 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. James Madison 5-0 927 18 Colonial Athletic Association
14. Fordham 4-0 881 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. UNC Wilmington 5-0 878 15 Colonial Athletic Association
16. Yale 3-0 701 17 Ivy League
17. Texas-San Antonio 4-0 647 21 Southland Conference
18. VCU 6-1 522 NR Colonial Athletic Association
19. Nevada 4-1 371 NR Western Athletic Conference
20. Gonzaga 5-1 315 14 Western Athletic Conference
21. Utah 4-2 275 NR Mountain West Conference
22. UAB 5-1 236 NR Conference USA
23. Western Michigan 6-1 209 NR Mid-American Conference
24. Temple 5-2 170 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Belmont 5-1 105 NR Atlantic Sun Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Stephen F. Austin 6-1 98 Southland Conference
Kent State 4-1 85 Mid-American Conference
Cal State Northridge 6-1 64 Big West Conference
Marist 5-1 63 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Stony Brook 5-1 60 America East Conference
College of Charleston 4-1 40 Southern Conference
Green Bay 4-1 39 Horizon League
Binghamton 4-1 28 America East Conference
Boise State 4-1 28 Western Athletic Conference
Milwaukee 3-1 25 Horizon League
Niagara 2-1 22 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Saint Louis 2-1 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wyoming 5-1 10 Mountain West Conference
South Carolina State 3-1 9 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Texas State 3-1 6 Southland Conference
UNC Greensboro 3-1 5 Southern Conference
Mount St. Mary's 3-1 1 Northeast Conference

At least these pollsters were a little kinder, only dropping Xavier 2 spots.

[collegesportsfanms]

As we head into December, let's take a look at some player cards for our 5 guys that are in action this season.

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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David Ginsberg PF 7 7 32.0 5.0 1.3 8.6 2.4 0.1 0.1 1.1 3.0 -9.0


Not quite as good of a +/- for David as in the past, but he is still one of the better players in the Patriot Conference.

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jace Hunter C 7 7 30.0 16.9 2.4 9.0 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.6 2.9 13.7


Averaging almost a double-double in your freshman season is big time. Jace is already in consideration for national freshman of the year.

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Randy Rodgers PG 5 3 30.8 7.6 0.6 5.0 4.2 1.8 0.0 2.4 1.6 14.6


Randy has done a great job since entering the starting lineup. Take a look at that +/-, best of the Auburn team.

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Ivan Carrillo PF 6 6 23.3 7.0 0.8 4.7 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.7 2.8 -9.0


Poor Ivan has had a rough go of it so far, but he seems to have been better the last couple games.

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Eden James C 7 0 22.0 5.6 1.7 4.9 0.6 0.7 2.4 1.6 1.3 4.9


While Eden is leading his team in blocks per game, and does have a positive +/-, I think the BC fans want more from him. I know their coach does.

December 2016 Recruiting

C Rudy Arellano- Rudy is the only one of our 5 season recruits who have yet to commit. Long Beach St. is the front runner, because they have offered a scholarship. Rudy is holding out hope that UCLA will make an offer, but as of now, nothing.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 5-11, 2016

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)

12/6/16 at Harvard (L 68-63), 4 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists
12/11/16 vs. Siena (L 80-70), 8 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist.

Tough week for Army in dropping both their games, but David kept grabbing the boards.

RS FR Jace Hunter (Xavier)

12/11/16 vs. St. Francis-NY (W 87-48), 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.

Only the 1 game this week for the Musketeers, and it wasn't the greatest for Jace, as he battled foul trouble all game.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

12/6/16 vs. South Alabama (W 65-57), 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
12/10/16 vs. Georgia Tech (W 82-60), 21 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals (POTG).

Huge game for Randy against GA Tech, getting 4 steals was big. It was only a 3 point game at halftime, so Auburn won this one in the second half.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

12/8/16 vs. Montana State (W 88-69), 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.

A feel good game for the Sun Devils who outmatched a lower opponent, but Ivan is still struggling to find his groove.

FR PF Eden James

12/5/16 vs. Siena (L 60-59), 8 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 2 steals.
12/7/16 at Rutgers (W 87-71), 18 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks.

Tough one against Siena, in which the Eagles lost on a buzzer beater. Big time number for Eden, as he has been a force inside defensively.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

12/6/16 vs. Iona (W 93-69)
12/8/16 vs. Delaware (W 70-52)

The winning streak is 3 for Maryland, with a very favorable non-conference schedule still remaining.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma State)- redshirting

no games this week for Al and the Cowboys.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

12/6/16 at Auburn (L 65-57)

The only game this week for Ricardo's squad, who lost a tough one to the Tigers and Randy Rodgers.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (63) 8-0 1791 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Florida (8) 9-0 1720 3 Southeastern Conference
3. Oklahoma 9-0 1639 2 Big 12 Conference
4. Texas (1) 10-0 1559 4 Big 12 Conference
5. Syracuse 9-1 1546 7 Big East Conference
6. Michigan State 7-0 1455 5 Big Ten Conference
7. Illinois 7-0 1370 8 Big Ten Conference
8. Brigham Young 8-0 1275 9 Mountain West Conference
9. Tennessee 8-0 1249 6 Southeastern Conference
10. Richmond 9-0 1115 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Utah State 9-1 1036 16 Western Athletic Conference
12. Marquette 6-0 994 15 Big East Conference
13. Kentucky 8-1 931 14 Southeastern Conference
14. Ohio State 5-1 884 18 Big Ten Conference
15. Connecticut 7-1 783 21 Big East Conference
16. Arizona 7-1 656 17 Pacific-10 Conference
17. Wisconsin 8-1 646 13 Big Ten Conference
18. West Virginia 6-1 512 24 Big East Conference
19. Vanderbilt 7-1 482 23 Southeastern Conference
20. Georgia 6-0 328 22 Southeastern Conference
21. Creighton 7-2 300 12 Missouri Valley Conference
22. Xavier 7-1 265 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. San Diego State 8-0 223 NR Mountain West Conference
24. Villanova 6-2 181 10 Big East Conference
25. Notre Dame 6-2 177 NR Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Southern Illinois 7-0 101 Missouri Valley Conference
Mississippi State 9-1 88 Southeastern Conference
Virginia 7-0 44 Atlantic Coast Conference
Fordham 6-0 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
Dayton 7-1 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
Duke 6-1 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
Washington 6-1 4 Pacific-10 Conference
UNC Wilmington 7-0 3 Colonial Athletic Association

Wow, Xavier wins their game this week and drops 3 spots? Unbelievable.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (70) 8-0 1798 1 Mountain West Conference
2. Richmond (2) 9-0 1700 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Utah State 9-1 1686 4 Western Athletic Conference
4. Xavier 7-1 1527 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Creighton 7-2 1494 2 Missouri Valley Conference
6. San Diego State 8-0 1411 7 Mountain West Conference
7. Dayton 7-1 1370 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Southern Illinois 7-0 1296 9 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Charlotte 6-1 1234 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. UNC Wilmington 7-0 1119 15 Colonial Athletic Association
11. Fordham 6-0 1068 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. UTEP 7-1 1057 6 Conference USA
13. VCU 8-1 899 18 Colonial Athletic Association
14. Gonzaga 7-1 796 20 Western Athletic Conference
15. Nevada 6-1 753 19 Western Athletic Conference
16. Davidson 8-1 651 8 Southern Conference
17. Western Michigan 7-1 573 23 Mid-American Conference
18. Temple 6-2 499 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Belmont 7-1 495 25 Atlantic Sun Conference
20. Boise State 6-1 332 NR Western Athletic Conference
21. Kent State 6-1 306 NR Mid-American Conference
22. James Madison 6-1 255 13 Colonial Athletic Association
23. Saint Louis 5-1 218 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Stony Brook 7-1 204 NR America East Conference
25. Cal State Northridge 7-1 197 NR Big West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Southern Mississippi 6-1 166 Conference USA
Memphis 7-3 78 Conference USA
Mount St. Mary's 5-1 68 Northeast Conference
Sam Houston State 3-1 64 Southland Conference
Princeton 4-1 42 Ivy League
Yale 3-1 32 Ivy League
George Washington 8-2 12 Atlantic 10 Conference

Amazing how the Musketeers can move up in 1 poll but drop in the other. Crazy.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 12-18, 2016

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)

12/15/16 at Quinnipiac (W 72-61), 8 points, 20 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.

Wow, how about that, a 20 rebound game from David, including 5 offensive. That and a big win for Army in their only game of the week.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

12/13/16 vs. Purdue (L 68-51), 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks.

Ouch! Bad loss for the Musketeers who were only down 5 at halftime. I can only imagine what this will do to them in the rankings. Jace has definitely cooled off since November, hopefully he can pick it back up.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

12/14/16 vs. Citadel (W 85-61), 9 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.
12/16/16 vs. Florida A&M (W 70-51), 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals.

Another good week for Auburn, but let's face it, there's a huge difference between playing the Citadel and playing Kentucky. Still though, 8-1 is an impressive start. As for Randy, he's playing solid, if not spectacular.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

12/12/16 at North Carolina (L 70-48), 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.
12/15/16 vs. New Mexico State (W 85-68), 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
12/18/16 vs. UC Santa Barbara (L 61-57), 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block.

Ivan continues to underwhelm, and is probably wishing he would have stayed at North Carolina. Although to be fair, the Sun Devils dead lead that game by 3 at halftime.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

12/14/16 vs. Boston U (W 75-58), 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block.

The only game this week for the Eagles, and a nice line off the bench for Eden.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

12/14/16 vs. Northeastern (W 82-62)
12/16/16 vs. Hofstra (W 87-73)

Another good week against subpar competition for the Terps, but now is a great time to rack up the victories.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma State)- redshirting

12/12/16 at Presbyterian (W 80-40)
12/14/16 vs. TCU (L 76-71)

The Cowboys needed that win against TCU, losing that one hurts, and probably cost them a lot of poll votes.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

12/12/16 vs. Nicholls State (W 79-58)
12/15/16 at Florida Atlantic (L 92-89 in OT)

Would have been nice to get conference play started off on the right foot, but blowing a late lead at FAU means South Alabama starts conference play with an L.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (70) 11-0 1798 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Florida (2) 10-0 1727 2 Southeastern Conference
3. Syracuse 9-1 1619 5 Big East Conference
4. Texas 10-0 1562 4 Big 12 Conference
5. Michigan State 8-0 1539 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Illinois 8-0 1445 7 Big Ten Conference
7. Tennessee 10-0 1387 9 Southeastern Conference
8. Oklahoma 10-1 1267 3 Big 12 Conference
9. Richmond 11-0 1210 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Ohio State 7-1 1173 14 Big Ten Conference
11. Utah State 9-1 1030 11 Western Athletic Conference
12. Marquette 7-0 974 12 Big East Conference
13. Arizona 9-1 892 16 Pacific-10 Conference
14. Brigham Young 10-1 826 8 Mountain West Conference
15. Connecticut 8-1 782 15 Big East Conference
16. Notre Dame 9-2 715 25 Big East Conference
17. Wisconsin 9-1 677 17 Big Ten Conference
18. West Virginia 8-1 648 18 Big East Conference
19. Creighton 8-2 441 21 Missouri Valley Conference
20. Georgia 8-0 439 20 Southeastern Conference
21. Villanova 7-2 323 24 Big East Conference
22. Mississippi State 10-1 262 NR Southeastern Conference
23. Dayton 9-1 191 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Kentucky 9-2 175 13 Southeastern Conference
25. UNC Wilmington 10-0 95 NR Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
Virginia 8-0 79 Atlantic Coast Conference
Pittsburgh 8-2 43 Big East Conference
Fordham 8-0 38 Atlantic 10 Conference
Washington 7-1 21 Pacific-10 Conference
UTEP 9-1 18 Conference USA
Miami 7-1 4 Atlantic Coast Conference

Holy cow! Talk about no mercy from the voters. Xavier loses a game and all their AP votes in the same week. Yikes!

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Richmond (63) 11-0 1788 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Utah State (9) 9-1 1737 3 Western Athletic Conference
3. Brigham Young 10-1 1654 1 Mountain West Conference
4. Creighton 8-2 1572 5 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Dayton 9-1 1524 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. UNC Wilmington 10-0 1369 10 Colonial Athletic Association
7. UTEP 9-1 1322 12 Conference USA
8. Fordham 8-0 1251 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Xavier 7-2 1178 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. VCU 9-1 1132 13 Colonial Athletic Association
11. Gonzaga 8-1 1093 14 Western Athletic Conference
12. San Diego State 9-1 1069 6 Mountain West Conference
13. Southern Illinois 9-1 932 8 Missouri Valley Conference
14. Nevada 7-1 895 15 Western Athletic Conference
15. Boise State 7-1 716 20 Western Athletic Conference
16. Kent State 8-1 715 21 Mid-American Conference
17. Southern Mississippi 7-1 607 NR Conference USA
18. Saint Louis 6-1 569 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Memphis 8-3 498 NR Conference USA
20. Princeton 7-1 475 NR Ivy League
21. Davidson 9-2 224 16 Southern Conference
22. Utah 7-3 224 NR Mountain West Conference
23. Siena 8-2 151 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
24. Bowling Green 8-2 120 NR Mid-American Conference
25. Temple 7-3 116 18 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UNLV 7-2 88 Mountain West Conference
Stephen F. Austin 9-2 76 Southland Conference
San Diego 8-2 61 West Coast Conference
Western Michigan 8-2 54 Mid-American Conference
Niagara 7-2 43 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Belmont 8-2 37 Atlantic Sun Conference
Houston 5-2 31 Conference USA
Towson 8-2 24 Colonial Athletic Association
Cal State Northridge 8-2 23 Big West Conference
Louisiana-Monroe 8-2 11 Sun Belt Conference
Charlotte 6-3 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
Akron 6-2 5 Mid-American Conference
Mount St. Mary's 7-2 4 Northeast Conference
UNC Greensboro 6-2 2 Southern Conference
Yale 5-2 2 Ivy League

Even in the mid-major polls, Xavier took a substantial slide. Hopefully this is just a bump in the road and they'll get it back together.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 19-25, 2016

SO David Ginsberg (Army)

12/19/16 at Vermont (W 95-82), 8 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist
12/21/16 at Seattle (W 81-72), 7 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.

Great week for David and the Cadets, who got a couple big road wins. David still continues to crash the boards hard.

RS FR Jace Hunter (Xavier)

12/23/16- San Juan Classic First Round vs. (7) Pacific (W 95-63), 7 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
12/24/16- San Juan Classic Semifinals vs. (3) Kent State (W 75-64), 11 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block.
12/25/16- San Juan Classic Championship vs. (1) Wake Forest (L 99-80), 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.

So the Musketeers fall short of winning the San Juan Classic, and a less than impressive week for Jace who seems to be struggling a bit now.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

12/22/16 at Fresno State (L 89-87), 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.
12/25/16 at UAB (L 47-46), 2 points, 2 assists, 1 steal.

Tough week for the Tigers who bit the dust in 2 close games. Randy had a great game against Fresno St., but he was non-existent against UAB.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

12/21/16 at San Diego State (L 56-54), 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist.

The Sun Devils continue to struggle, having only 1 game this week, and Ivan isn't helping matters with his horrid shooting.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

12/21/16 vs. Vermont (W 83-53), 4 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks.

Eden continues to be a force on the glass and defensively in the paint, as the Eagles roll in their only game of the week.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

12/19/16 at Morgan State (W 86-75)
12/24/16 at Delaware State (W 98-57)

A couple easy wins for the Terps against lower level competition.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma State)- redshirting

12/21/16 vs. Oral Roberts (W 80-77)
12/23/16 vs. Wyoming (W 61-43)

The Cowboys get back on track with a couple wins this week against decent, but not great competition.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

12/22/16 at Florida International (W 71-56)
12/24/16 vs. UL Monroe (W 60-51)

2 nice conference wins for South Alabama, as they get back on the right path.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (70) 13-0 1798 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Texas (1) 13-0 1695 4 Big 12 Conference
3. Florida (1) 12-0 1683 2 Southeastern Conference
4. Michigan State 10-0 1542 5 Big Ten Conference
5. Syracuse 10-1 1536 3 Big East Conference
6. Tennessee 12-0 1454 7 Southeastern Conference
7. Marquette 9-0 1372 12 Big East Conference
8. Utah State 10-1 1266 11 Western Athletic Conference
9. Illinois 10-1 1196 6 Big Ten Conference
10. Richmond 11-0 1193 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Oklahoma 12-1 1033 8 Big 12 Conference
12. Notre Dame 10-2 1002 16 Big East Conference
13. Brigham Young 10-1 942 14 Mountain West Conference
14. Creighton 10-2 783 19 Missouri Valley Conference
15. Villanova 8-2 778 21 Big East Conference
16. Georgia 9-0 596 20 Southeastern Conference
17. Mississippi State 11-1 538 22 Southeastern Conference
18. Ohio State 8-2 534 10 Big Ten Conference
19. Kentucky 10-2 495 24 Southeastern Conference
20. Dayton 10-1 485 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Wisconsin 9-2 271 17 Big Ten Conference
22. Virginia 10-0 244 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Pittsburgh 9-2 228 NR Big East Conference
24. Arizona 10-2 209 13 Pacific-10 Conference
25. Washington 9-1 199 NR Pacific-10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UNC Wilmington 11-0 148 Colonial Athletic Association
West Virginia 9-2 68 Big East Conference
Wake Forest 11-2 60 Atlantic Coast Conference
Duke 10-2 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
Southern Illinois 11-1 12 Missouri Valley Conference
San Diego State 11-1 11 Mountain West Conference
St. John's 8-1 4 Big East Conference
Gonzaga 9-1 1 Western Athletic Conference

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Utah State (50) 10-1 1778 2 Western Athletic Conference
2. Richmond (22) 11-0 1745 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Brigham Young 10-1 1643 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Creighton 10-2 1587 4 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Dayton 10-1 1526 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. UNC Wilmington 11-0 1416 6 Colonial Athletic Association
7. San Diego State 11-1 1316 12 Mountain West Conference
8. Southern Illinois 11-1 1229 13 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Gonzaga 9-1 1204 11 Western Athletic Conference
10. UTEP 11-2 1062 7 Conference USA
11. Xavier 9-3 1051 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Boise State 9-1 1012 15 Western Athletic Conference
13. Memphis 9-3 935 19 Conference USA
14. Southern Mississippi 9-1 916 17 Conference USA
15. Princeton 8-1 703 20 Ivy League
16. Siena 10-2 632 23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
17. Temple 9-3 597 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Utah 8-3 565 22 Mountain West Conference
19. Davidson 10-2 483 21 Southern Conference
20. Houston 8-2 420 NR Conference USA
21. San Diego 10-2 399 NR West Coast Conference
22. UNLV 9-2 399 NR Mountain West Conference
23. Bowling Green 10-2 275 24 Mid-American Conference
24. Charlotte 8-3 186 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Fordham 9-2 155 8 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Towson 9-2 70 Colonial Athletic Association
Akron 7-2 46 Mid-American Conference
George Mason 9-3 15 Colonial Athletic Association
Mount St. Mary's 8-2 15 Northeast Conference
George Washington 10-3 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
VCU 9-3 7 Colonial Athletic Association
New Mexico State 9-3 5 Western Athletic Conference

More lack of respect for Xavier in the mid-major poll as they move down after their narrow miss in the San Juan Classic.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 26, 2016-Jan. 1, 2017

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)

12/28/16 at Rutgers (L 78-61), 9 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal.
12/30/16 vs. Seton Hall (L 70-53), 4 points, 3 rebounds.

The Cadets fall back into their losing ways, but against tough competition. David played like a man possessed against Rutgers, but logged only 17 minutes against Seton Hall due to foul trouble.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

no games this week for the Musketeers who get the holiday break.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

12/29/16 at Memphis (L 73-59), 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
1/1/17 at Duke (L 78-51), 9 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal.

The Tigers proved they aren't ready for elite competition yet with a couple blowout losses to solid teams. Randy did good off the bench, but Duke shut him down a little better.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

12/29/16 at #25 Washington (L 63-56), 6 points, 8 rebounds.
12/31/16 at Washington State (L 62-44), 8 points, 8 rebounds.

2 more losses for the Sun Devils to open conference play, although they were in both games at halftime, but just got tired in the second half. Ivan seems to be figuring it out somewhat.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

12/27/16 vs. Holy Cross (W 73-60), 4 rebounds, 6 blocks.

For the 3rd straight week, the Eagles only have 1 game, and they win it rather easily. While Eden didn't score, how about the job he did defending the rim. 6 blocks, which ties the individual BC record for blocks in a game.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

12/29/16 vs. American (W 72-62)

1 game this week against another creampuff in which the Terps struggled early but got the win.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma State)- redshirting

12/31/16 vs. Southern Miss (L 74-73)

What a heartbreaking loss for the Cowboys in their only game of the week, as they led by 9 at halftime.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

12/29/16 vs. Middle Tennessee (L 83-75)
12/31/16 at Denver (W 85-77)

Another conference split this week for the Jaguars, who can't continue to play .500 ball if they want a shot at making the NCAA Tournament.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (68) 13-0 1796 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Florida (3) 14-0 1703 3 Southeastern Conference
3. Texas (1) 14-0 1677 2 Big 12 Conference
4. Syracuse 12-1 1578 5 Big East Conference
5. Tennessee 14-0 1516 6 Southeastern Conference
6. Marquette 11-0 1437 7 Big East Conference
7. Utah State 12-1 1356 8 Western Athletic Conference
8. Illinois 12-1 1299 9 Big Ten Conference
9. Michigan State 11-1 1219 4 Big Ten Conference
10. Richmond 12-0 1106 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Creighton 12-2 1007 14 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Brigham Young 12-1 1002 13 Mountain West Conference
13. Oklahoma 13-1 965 11 Big 12 Conference
14. Notre Dame 11-2 953 12 Big East Conference
15. Villanova 9-2 708 15 Big East Conference
16. Georgia 11-0 655 16 Southeastern Conference
17. Dayton 12-1 608 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Kentucky 11-2 576 19 Southeastern Conference
19. Arizona 12-2 567 24 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Mississippi State 11-1 372 17 Southeastern Conference
21. Pittsburgh 10-2 343 23 Big East Conference
22. West Virginia 10-2 247 NR Big East Conference
23. Virginia 11-0 206 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Wake Forest 11-2 169 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Duke 11-2 163 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Ohio State 9-3 122 Big Ten Conference
Gonzaga 12-1 28 Western Athletic Conference
San Diego State 12-1 13 Mountain West Conference
Connecticut 9-2 6 Big East Conference
Seton Hall 10-2 3 Big East Conference

It's becoming increasingly tough to get a vote in the AP poll, as Xavier and a couple of our other teams are still getting shut out.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Utah State (62) 12-1 1790 1 Western Athletic Conference
2. Richmond (9) 12-0 1679 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Brigham Young 12-1 1668 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Creighton (1) 12-2 1629 4 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Dayton 12-1 1514 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Gonzaga 12-1 1378 9 Western Athletic Conference
7. San Diego State 12-1 1277 7 Mountain West Conference
8. Memphis 10-3 1244 13 Conference USA
9. Southern Mississippi 11-1 1131 14 Conference USA
10. Xavier 9-3 1125 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. UTEP 11-2 1086 10 Conference USA
12. UNC Wilmington 12-1 1046 6 Colonial Athletic Association
13. Princeton 11-1 880 15 Ivy League
14. Utah 10-3 836 18 Mountain West Conference
15. Siena 12-2 778 16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
16. Houston 10-2 720 20 Conference USA
17. Temple 9-3 715 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Davidson 12-2 594 19 Southern Conference
19. San Diego 11-2 504 21 West Coast Conference
20. UNLV 10-2 429 22 Mountain West Conference
21. Charlotte 9-3 410 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Bowling Green 11-2 360 23 Mid-American Conference
23. Fordham 10-2 270 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. George Mason 11-3 146 NR Colonial Athletic Association
25. Southern Illinois 11-3 65 8 Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Mount St. Mary's 10-2 61 Northeast Conference
Milwaukee 10-3 17 Horizon League
Belmont 11-3 16 Atlantic Sun Conference
Boise State 10-3 16 Western Athletic Conference
Stephen F. Austin 11-3 6 Southland Conference
Nevada 9-3 5 Western Athletic Conference
UAB 9-3 5 Conference USA

Even though the Musketeers didn't play this week, they swap places in the mid-major poll with UTEP, who also didn't play this week. Go figure that one out!

[collegesportsfanms]

As we enter January, it's time to take a look at our player cards for the first 2 months of the season for our 5 FOFCers that are seeing action.

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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David Ginsberg PF 14 14 31.6 5.9 1.7 9.4 2.0 0.3 0.3 1.4 3.3 -5.1

David still continues to lead his team in rebounding by a wide margin.

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Jace Hunter C 12 12 28.0 13.8 1.9 7.4 1.2 0.8 1.1 1.5 3.3 12.2

The averages for Jace have declined a little bit, but he has been a huge benefit to the Musketeers in his time on the court, proven by the fact he has the best +/- ratio on the team.

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Randy Rodgers PG 13 4 29.5 9.5 1.2 4.1 3.2 1.7 0.0 2.7 2.1 6.9

When you're leading your team with 3.2 assists, that means 1 of 2 things, either there is a very balanced passing game going on, or the team doesn't have many dimes per game. In this case it's a little of both, as Auburn averages about 14 assists per game, not too shabby I guess, but 8 players have an APG number between 1.0 and 1.8. Where Randy is really helping out is defensively, as he is averaging better than a steal a game more than all his teammates.

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Ivan Carrillo PF 13 13 23.5 7.1 0.9 5.4 0.5 0.1 0.5 2.2 2.4 -5.8

No doubt Ivan is struggling a bit, as he has the 3rd worst +/- ratio on the team, but the whole team is struggling. Despite that Ivan is still in the top 3 for Arizona State in rebounding and in the top 5 in PPG. I'd say he just needs one big game to get him over the hump.

Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Eden James C 12 0 23.7 6.6 1.6 6.2 0.8 0.6 2.6 1.7 1.3 8.6

Eden has yet to crack the starting lineup, but only because there are 2 very, very good upperclassmen in front of him. Even while coming off the bench though, he still leads BC in blocks per game and is 3rd in rebounds per game.

We still have 1 recruit that is being recruited for season 4, so let's check in on him.

C Rudy Arellano- A few teams showed interest in the past few months, as teams such as UNLV, Nevada, and Oklahoma sent him some paperwork. But Rudy made it known he wanted to stay in Cali, so when UCLA backed off on the recruiting trail, Rudy went ahead and signed with Long Beach State.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 2-8, 2017

SO C David Ginsberg

1/4/17 at American (L 76-59), 2 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.
1/7/17 at Colgate (L 73-65), 12 points, 14 rebounds, 2 blocks (double-double)

Tough week for the Cadets to start conference play, but what a game David had at Colgate.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

1/4/17 vs. Chicago State (W 108-63), 25 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist (double-double)
1/6/17 at Nicholls State (W 83-53), 13 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block (double-double)

Xavier gets back on the court by beating 2 patsies in non-conference play. Big week for Jace with 2 double-doubles, looks like he might be back on track.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

1/7/17 at Ole Miss (W 73-55), 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals.

The only game of the week for the Tigers was their conference opener, they trailed at halftime but came back to win. Randy had a nice, balanced game off the bench.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

1/5/17 vs. California (L 54-34), 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.
1/7/17 vs. Stanford (W 67-57), 2 points, 2 rebounds.

The Sun Devils scored just 10 first half points in the loss to Cal, but got their first conference win against Stanford. Ivan is just completely lost in the Sun Devil system right now.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

1/3/17 at UMass (W 90-70), 9 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks.
1/7/17 at Brown (W 80-56), 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.

The Eagles whoop up on a couple non-conference opponents this week before starting conference play. Eden had nice, balanced stats off the bench and continued to be a force defending the rim.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

1/4/17 at Duquesne (W 77-63)
1/7/17 at #10 Richmond (W 86-69)

Huge win for the Terps against Richmond, and the Duquesne game was against a tough opponent too. Definitely a nice tune-up week heading into ACC play.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma State)- redshirting

1/2/17 at Texas-Arlington (W 81-54)
1/7/17 at Baylor (W 66-59)

Nice job by the Cowboys to open Big 12 play with a win, albeit a tough one.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

1/5/17 vs. Western Kentucky (L 86-58)
1/7/17 at North Texas (W 74-51)

Another Sun Belt split this week for the Jaguars, losing at home and winning on the road. Usually it's the other way around.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Florida (62) 15-0 1785 2 Southeastern Conference
2. Texas (8) 16-0 1700 3 Big 12 Conference
3. Kansas (2) 14-1 1697 1 Big 12 Conference
4. Michigan State 13-1 1529 9 Big Ten Conference
5. Tennessee 15-0 1524 5 Southeastern Conference
6. Marquette 13-0 1437 6 Big East Conference
7. Syracuse 13-2 1336 4 Big East Conference
8. Utah State 14-1 1327 7 Western Athletic Conference
9. Oklahoma 14-1 1266 13 Big 12 Conference
10. Illinois 13-2 1140 8 Big Ten Conference
11. Brigham Young 14-1 1089 12 Mountain West Conference
12. Creighton 14-2 1001 11 Missouri Valley Conference
13. Georgia 13-0 826 16 Southeastern Conference
14. Kentucky 12-2 794 18 Southeastern Conference
15. Dayton 13-1 658 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Mississippi State 13-1 620 20 Southeastern Conference
17. Ohio State 11-3 529 NR Big Ten Conference
18. Connecticut 11-2 510 NR Big East Conference
19. Virginia 13-0 503 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Gonzaga 14-1 467 NR Western Athletic Conference
21. Richmond 13-1 462 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Wake Forest 12-2 423 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Villanova 10-3 258 15 Big East Conference
24. Duke 12-2 238 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Arizona 13-3 211 19 Pacific-10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
San Diego State 14-1 61 Mountain West Conference
Pittsburgh 11-3 4 Big East Conference
West Virginia 11-3 3 Big East Conference
Xavier 11-3 2 Atlantic 10 Conference

Well it took long enough, but Xavier finally got 2 votes back in the AP poll.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Utah State (72) 14-1 1800 1 Western Athletic Conference
2. Brigham Young 14-1 1719 3 Mountain West Conference
3. Creighton 14-2 1661 4 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Dayton 13-1 1566 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Richmond 13-1 1500 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Gonzaga 14-1 1471 6 Western Athletic Conference
7. Xavier 11-3 1341 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. San Diego State 14-1 1271 7 Mountain West Conference
9. Memphis 11-3 1230 8 Conference USA
10. UTEP 12-2 1136 11 Conference USA
11. Southern Mississippi 12-1 1069 9 Conference USA
12. Temple 10-3 975 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Houston 11-2 920 16 Conference USA
14. Davidson 14-2 882 18 Southern Conference
15. San Diego 13-2 774 19 West Coast Conference
16. George Mason 13-3 720 24 Colonial Athletic Association
17. Fordham 11-2 614 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Southern Illinois 13-3 569 25 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Utah 11-4 501 14 Mountain West Conference
20. Princeton 11-2 423 13 Ivy League
21. Siena 13-3 413 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
22. East Tennessee State 11-3 238 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
23. Nevada 10-3 162 NR Western Athletic Conference
24. Kent State 11-3 152 NR Mid-American Conference
25. UNC Wilmington 12-3 110 12 Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
Louisiana-Monroe 13-3 84 Sun Belt Conference
Bowling Green 11-3 58 Mid-American Conference
Drexel 10-4 30 Colonial Athletic Association
Milwaukee 11-4 9 Horizon League
Belmont 12-4 2 Atlantic Sun Conference

The Musketeers jump up 3 spots in the mid-major poll. Hopefully they can continue the rise.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 9-15, 2018

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)

1/11/17 vs. Holy Cross (W 89-84), 8 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block.
1/14/17 vs. Lafayette (L 67-56), 8 points, 10 rebounds.

Army gets their first conference win against Holy Cross then goes right back to losing. They were down by 15 at halftime against Lafayette. David has 2 more double figure rebounding games.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

1/11/17 vs. #21 Richmond (W 72-62), 17 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals (double-double, POTG)
1/14/17 at St. Bonaventure (W 62-42), 14 points, 11 rebounds, 1 steal (double-double)

Huge week for the Musketeers as they get 2 big wins, 1 against a Richmond team that is really freefalling. Huge week for Jace with 2 more double-doubles and a POTG award.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

1/9/17 vs. Alabama (L 85-83), 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.
1/14/17 vs. Vanderbilt (L 80-71), 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

Tough week for the Tigers, losing both their games. They led both at halftime which makes it more aggravating. Randy had probably his best game of the season against Alabama.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

1/12/17 at USC (L 70-61), DNP
1/14/17 at UCLA (L 51-47), DNP

While the Sun Devils continue to struggle, their head coach Herb Sendek was so fed up with his fab freshman Ivan that he had a nice one on one with him. Ivan admitted he had been battling an injury all season. After a trip to the doctor, the diagnosis was revealed: A bulging disc for Ivan, and he is out for at least the next month.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

1/11/17 vs. North Carolina (W 80-75), 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.
1/14/17 vs. N.C. State (L 70-60), 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist.

A split this week for the Eagles. Eden struggled a bit against N.C. State, probably because an injury thrust him into the starting PF role. Definitely some jitters going into his first start.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

1/11/17 at Clemson (L 73-68)
1/14/17 vs. #24 Duke (W 81-72)

The Terps get a big win over a Duke team that was ranked coming into the game. It's just a shame they lost to Clemson.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma State)- redshirting

1/11/17 vs. #3 Kansas (L 74-58)
1/14/17 at Iowa State (L 74-64)

Tough week for the Cowboys who had to face off against a top 5 Jayhawk team, then travel to an equally tough Iowa State team.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

1/9/17 at #17 Ohio State (L 78-65)
1/11/17 at Grambling State (W 73-43)

2 non-conference games on the week for the Jaguars, and they battled with ranked Ohio State before rolling over Grambling State.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 16-1 1800 3 Big 12 Conference
2. Texas 17-1 1719 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Marquette 15-0 1607 6 Big East Conference
4. Syracuse 15-2 1569 7 Big East Conference
5. Utah State 16-1 1500 8 Western Athletic Conference
6. Oklahoma 16-1 1442 9 Big 12 Conference
7. Tennessee 16-1 1373 5 Southeastern Conference
8. Florida 15-2 1340 1 Southeastern Conference
9. Michigan State 14-2 1191 4 Big Ten Conference
10. Brigham Young 16-1 1184 11 Mountain West Conference
11. Kentucky 14-2 1073 14 Southeastern Conference
12. Creighton 16-2 1032 12 Missouri Valley Conference
13. Illinois 14-3 911 10 Big Ten Conference
14. Ohio State 13-3 824 17 Big Ten Conference
15. Georgia 15-0 816 13 Southeastern Conference
16. Gonzaga 16-1 701 20 Western Athletic Conference
17. Arizona 15-3 691 25 Pacific-10 Conference
18. West Virginia 13-3 563 NR Big East Conference
19. Pittsburgh 13-3 394 NR Big East Conference
20. Xavier 13-3 359 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Dayton 14-2 339 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Connecticut 12-3 291 18 Big East Conference
23. Virginia 14-1 243 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Wake Forest 13-3 233 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Memphis 13-3 104 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Duke 13-3 61 Atlantic Coast Conference
San Diego State 15-2 29 Mountain West Conference
Houston 13-2 8 Conference USA
Notre Dame 13-4 2 Big East Conference
Washington 12-3 1 Pacific-10 Conference

Big week for the Musketeers sees them back in the Top 25.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Utah State (69) 16-1 1797 1 Western Athletic Conference
2. Brigham Young 16-1 1720 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Creighton (3) 16-2 1666 3 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Gonzaga 16-1 1568 6 Western Athletic Conference
5. Xavier 13-3 1494 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Dayton 14-2 1455 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Memphis 13-3 1384 9 Conference USA
8. Richmond 13-3 1261 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. San Diego State 15-2 1182 8 Mountain West Conference
10. Houston 13-2 1099 13 Conference USA
11. Davidson 16-2 1072 14 Southern Conference
12. Utah 13-4 936 19 Mountain West Conference
13. UTEP 13-3 896 10 Conference USA
14. San Diego 15-2 887 15 West Coast Conference
15. Fordham 13-2 779 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Temple 11-4 744 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Southern Mississippi 13-2 708 11 Conference USA
18. Siena 15-3 634 21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
19. George Mason 14-4 460 16 Colonial Athletic Association
20. Princeton 12-2 444 20 Ivy League
21. Kent State 13-3 377 24 Mid-American Conference
22. Bowling Green 13-3 362 NR Mid-American Conference
23. Milwaukee 13-4 191 NR Horizon League
24. UAB 11-4 132 NR Conference USA
25. Nevada 11-4 57 23 Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
East Tennessee State 12-4 31 Atlantic Sun Conference
Stephen F. Austin 13-4 27 Southland Conference
Northeastern 13-5 21 Colonial Athletic Association
Southern Illinois 13-5 8 Missouri Valley Conference
Montana 14-4 5 Big Sky Conference
Louisiana-Monroe 13-4 3 Sun Belt Conference

And moving up 2 more spots in the mid-major poll for Xavier. Definitely a big week.

[Travis]

Now to keep the streak alive.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 16-22, 2017

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)

1/18/17 vs. Navy (W 61-40), 10 points, 11 rebounds (Double-double)

Just 1 game this week for the Cadets, and what a game it was for David who put in a double-double.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

1/18/17 vs. Rhode Island (W 75-50), 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 steals.
1/21/17 at St. Josephs (W 78-66), 11 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 1 steal.

Good week for the Musketeers, although Jace cooled off a little bit, he is steal getting his name all over the stat book.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

1/17/17 at Arkansas (W 76-59), 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
1/21/17 at LSU (L 96-69), 20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal.

Good win against Arkansas, tough loss against LSU, but a great game for Randy in that LSU game. Pretty sure that 20 points is a career high for Randy.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

1/21/17 vs. #17 Arizona (L 77-58), DNP (injury)

Well, the Sun Devils keep going farther and farther into the cellar. Ugh.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

1/18/17 vs. Maryland (L 73-64), 7 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks.
1/21/17 at #23 Virginia (W 56-54), 9 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks.

Well I guess it's better to beat the ranked team on the weekly schedule, although getting both would have been nice. Consistency on the boards for Eden, with 13 each game.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

1/18/17 at Boston College (W 73-64)
1/21/17 vs. #24 Wake Forest (W 91-81)

The Terps keep rolling, playing really good ball at the moment.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma State)- redshirting

1/18/17 vs. Kansas State (W 102-94)
1/21/17 vs. #2 Texas (L 56-46)

The Texas game would have been huge to get, but still a pretty good week for the Cowboys.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

1/19/17 vs. Florida Atlantic (W 73-60)
1/21/17 vs. UL-Lafayette (W 69-67)

Good week for the Jaguars who get 2 key Sun Belt wins.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 18-1 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Texas 19-1 1700 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Marquette 17-0 1637 3 Big East Conference
4. Oklahoma 17-1 1631 6 Big 12 Conference
5. Creighton 18-2 1496 12 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Michigan State 16-2 1393 9 Big Ten Conference
7. Brigham Young 18-1 1319 10 Mountain West Conference
8. Syracuse 16-3 1263 4 Big East Conference
9. Kentucky 16-2 1262 11 Southeastern Conference
10. Florida 16-3 1141 8 Southeastern Conference
11. Utah State 17-2 1105 5 Western Athletic Conference
12. Ohio State 15-3 1003 14 Big Ten Conference
13. Illinois 16-3 989 13 Big Ten Conference
14. Tennessee 16-2 888 7 Southeastern Conference
15. Gonzaga 18-1 781 16 Western Athletic Conference
16. Arizona 16-3 718 17 Pacific-10 Conference
17. Connecticut 14-3 594 22 Big East Conference
18. Pittsburgh 15-3 530 19 Big East Conference
19. Georgia 16-1 503 15 Southeastern Conference
20. Xavier 15-3 488 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Duke 15-3 423 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Vanderbilt 14-4 259 NR Southeastern Conference
23. Maryland 14-4 192 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. West Virginia 14-4 155 18 Big East Conference
25. Houston 15-2 43 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Memphis 14-4 39 Conference USA
Davidson 18-2 25 Southern Conference
San Diego 17-2 12 West Coast Conference
Virginia 15-2 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
Siena 17-3 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
San Diego State 16-3 2 Mountain West Conference

So Maryland jumps into the top 25, and Xavier stays put at 20.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (68) 18-2 1796 3 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young (4) 18-1 1732 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Utah State 17-2 1655 1 Western Athletic Conference
4. Gonzaga 18-1 1568 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. Xavier 15-3 1529 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Memphis 14-4 1406 7 Conference USA
7. Houston 15-2 1275 10 Conference USA
8. Richmond 14-4 1229 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Davidson 18-2 1185 11 Southern Conference
10. Utah 15-4 1170 12 Mountain West Conference
11. Temple 13-4 1095 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. San Diego 17-2 1040 14 West Coast Conference
13. San Diego State 16-3 880 9 Mountain West Conference
14. Siena 17-3 878 18 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
15. UTEP 14-4 805 13 Conference USA
16. Dayton 14-4 729 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Kent State 15-3 599 21 Mid-American Conference
18. Princeton 14-2 584 20 Ivy League
19. Fordham 14-3 474 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Bowling Green 15-3 423 22 Mid-American Conference
21. UAB 13-4 333 24 Conference USA
22. Southern Mississippi 14-3 329 17 Conference USA
23. George Mason 15-5 230 19 Colonial Athletic Association
24. Nevada 13-4 218 25 Western Athletic Conference
25. Southern Illinois 15-5 66 NR Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Northeastern 15-5 60 Colonial Athletic Association
East Tennessee State 14-4 50 Atlantic Sun Conference
Milwaukee 14-5 30 Horizon League
Western Kentucky 14-5 23 Sun Belt Conference
Montana 16-4 9 Big Sky Conference

No change for Xavier in these polls either

[Icy]

Damn my guy is really struggling :(

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 23-29, 2017

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)

1/25/17 at Bucknell (W 85-84), 9 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
1/28/17 at Lehigh (L 69-50), 2 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.

Getting a win against Bucknell was huge, too bad the Cadets bit it against Lehigh, although David did have a nice game against them.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

1/25/17 at Rhode Island (W 73-53), 13 points, 16 rebounds, 1 steal.
1/28/17 vs. Dayton (L 106-92), 4 points, 7 rebounds (fouled out).

Too bad that Jace didn't get the POTG award at Rhode Island, he deserved it. I wonder if that had anything to do with his not so good stats against Dayton.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

1/24/17 vs. #9 Kentucky (W 91-76), 13 points, 3 assists, 2 steals.
1/28/17 at #14 Tennessee (L 74-65), 7 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal.

The Tigers got a huge win against Kentucky, but were never really in it against Tennessee. Oh well, getting 1 win against a top 25 team is a start. Solid week for Randy off the bench.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

1/26/17 vs. Oregon (L 69-58), DNP (injury)
1/28/17 vs. Oregon State (W 68-57, OT), DNP (injury)

All Ivan can do is sit on the bench and nurse his bulging disc, as he still has another 3 weeks before he can even think about playing. He should be back in time for the last 2 weeks of the regular season if all goes well.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

1/25/17 at Florida State (W 55-46), 11 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 steal.
1/28/17 at Clemson (L 79-77, OT), 15 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 3 steals (double-double)

Eden is really embracing his starting role now, with 2 huge games. He was even the team leader in assists at Clemson, with 4. The Eagles really should have beaten Clemson, but a late turnover gave the Tigers a chance to send it to overtime.

FR Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

1/25/17 at N.C. State (W 95-73)
1/28/17 at Wake Forest (L 78-58)

The Terps see their 4 game win streak end at the hands of Wake, but are still in a good position if they finish the season well.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma State)- redshirting

1/25/17 at #4 Oklahoma (W 68-65)
1/28/17 at Texas A&M (L 56-47)

The Cowboys got a huge win against a top 5 team that is sure to help their chances for an at-large berth, but a huge letdown against Texas A&M. Isn't that the way it always happens? Beat a really good team, then let down in your next game against a not as strong team.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

1/26/17 at New Orleans (W 86-68)
1/28/17 vs. Denver (W 89-75)

The Jaguars now have a 5 game winning streak and are starting to make some noise in the Sun Belt.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 20-1 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Texas 21-1 1727 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Michigan State 18-2 1649 6 Big Ten Conference
4. Creighton 20-2 1570 5 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Illinois 17-3 1432 13 Big Ten Conference
6. Oklahoma 18-2 1429 4 Big 12 Conference
7. Syracuse 17-4 1419 8 Big East Conference
8. Marquette 18-1 1331 3 Big East Conference
9. Ohio State 16-3 1194 12 Big Ten Conference
10. Kentucky 17-3 1107 9 Southeastern Conference
11. Tennessee 18-2 1072 14 Southeastern Conference
12. Utah State 18-3 1016 11 Western Athletic Conference
13. Brigham Young 19-2 977 7 Mountain West Conference
14. Connecticut 16-3 865 17 Big East Conference
15. Florida 16-5 781 10 Southeastern Conference
16. Pittsburgh 17-3 715 18 Big East Conference
17. Vanderbilt 16-4 650 22 Southeastern Conference
18. Arizona 17-4 562 16 Pacific-10 Conference
19. Gonzaga 19-2 489 15 Western Athletic Conference
20. Georgia 18-1 399 19 Southeastern Conference
21. West Virginia 15-5 369 24 Big East Conference
22. Xavier 16-4 328 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Duke 16-4 255 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Maryland 15-5 105 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Virginia 17-2 54 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wisconsin 14-6 38 Big Ten Conference
Houston 17-2 33 Conference USA
Utah 17-4 9 Mountain West Conference
San Diego State 18-3 6 Mountain West Conference
San Diego 19-2 5 West Coast Conference
Siena 19-3 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Memphis 15-5 4 Conference USA
Temple 15-4 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Mississippi State 15-4 1 Southeastern Conference

Both Xavier and Maryland drop a couple spots in the polls, but at least both are still in.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 20-2 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young 19-2 1701 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Utah State 18-3 1683 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. Xavier 16-4 1559 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Gonzaga 19-2 1531 4 Western Athletic Conference
6. Memphis 15-5 1393 6 Conference USA
7. Utah 17-4 1332 10 Mountain West Conference
8. Richmond 16-4 1255 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Temple 15-4 1227 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Houston 17-2 1214 7 Conference USA
11. San Diego State 18-3 1002 13 Mountain West Conference
12. Dayton 16-4 981 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. San Diego 19-2 942 12 West Coast Conference
14. Siena 19-3 842 14 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
15. Davidson 19-3 737 9 Southern Conference
16. George Mason 17-5 730 23 Colonial Athletic Association
17. UTEP 15-5 679 15 Conference USA
18. Kent State 17-3 611 17 Mid-American Conference
19. Butler 13-9 511 NR Horizon League
20. Northeastern 17-5 475 NR Colonial Athletic Association
21. Southern Mississippi 15-4 280 22 Conference USA
22. New Mexico State 15-6 226 NR Western Athletic Conference
23. Western Kentucky 15-6 136 NR Sun Belt Conference
24. Princeton 15-3 127 18 Ivy League
25. Milwaukee 15-6 87 NR Horizon League

Others Receiving Votes:
New Mexico 12-8 61 Mountain West Conference
George Washington 14-7 58 Atlantic 10 Conference
Fordham 14-5 49 Atlantic 10 Conference
Southern Illinois 15-7 39 Missouri Valley Conference
Bowling Green 15-5 29 Mid-American Conference
East Tennessee State 15-5 26 Atlantic Sun Conference
UNLV 14-6 20 Mountain West Conference
UAB 13-6 19 Conference USA
Nevada 13-6 18 Western Athletic Conference
Illinois State 14-8 14 Missouri Valley Conference
Fresno State 13-8 2 Western Athletic Conference
Niagara 14-6 2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Belmont 15-7 1 Atlantic Sun Conference
Montana 17-5 1 Big Sky Conference


Don't ask me how, but despite the split this week, Xavier manages to move up a spot in the mid-major poll.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2017

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)

2/1/17 vs. Colgate (W 73-58), 16 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block (POTG), (double-double)
2/4/17 vs. American (W 88-72), 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block (double-double)

Big week for the Cadets who are now over .500 in conference play, and how about David? 2 double-doubles in 2 games for the week, and a POTG award.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

2/1/17 at Richmond (L 77-69), 14 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
2/4/17 vs. St. Louis (W 72-64), 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Tough week for the Musketeers with the split, but they are still in a great position overall. Jace had a solid game at Richmond, but battled foul trouble all game against St. Louis.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

2/4/17 vs. Mississippi State (L 90-82), 20 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals.

What a game Randy had in Auburn's only game of the week. Too bad the Tigers couldn't get it done. If Randy could be consistent like that every game, no doubt he'd be starting.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

2/2/17 at Stanford (W 53-50), DNP (injury)
2/4/17 at Cal (L 58-40), DNP (injury)

The Sun Devils are starting to lock down defensively, but that isn't the problem.. offense is. Ivan is still a couple weeks away from being back in the lineup.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

2/1/17 at Virginia Tech (W 67-63, OT), 5 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks.
2/4/17 vs. Miami (FL) (W 59-58), 13 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks, 1 steal (double-double) (POTG)

The Eagles got a couple big wins, and Eden responded from a tough game at VA Tech with a huge double double in getting the POTG against the Hurricanes.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

2/1/17 at #25 Virginia (W 84-64)
2/4/17 vs. Virginia Tech (W 62-49)

2 solid wins for the Terps this week.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma State)- redshirting

2/1/17 at Illinois State (W 95-68)
2/4/17 vs. Baylor (W 59-48)

The Cowboys got a nice feel good non-conference win at the Redbirds, then followed that up with a nice win in Big 12 play, but now it's back to the grinding schedule.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

2/2/17 at Middle Tennessee (W 60-44)

The Jaguars had just 1 game this week but it was a win, and they are now on a 6 game winning streak.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 21-2 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Creighton 22-2 1727 4 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Michigan State 19-2 1615 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Oklahoma 20-2 1597 6 Big 12 Conference
5. Texas 21-2 1541 2 Big 12 Conference
6. Illinois 19-3 1437 5 Big Ten Conference
7. Utah State 20-3 1213 12 Western Athletic Conference
8. Ohio State 17-4 1210 9 Big Ten Conference
9. Brigham Young 21-2 1195 13 Mountain West Conference
10. Florida 18-5 1153 15 Southeastern Conference
11. Syracuse 18-5 1100 7 Big East Conference
12. Tennessee 19-3 1059 11 Southeastern Conference
13. Marquette 19-2 1028 8 Big East Conference
14. Kentucky 18-4 879 10 Southeastern Conference
15. Connecticut 18-3 874 14 Big East Conference
16. Gonzaga 21-2 695 19 Western Athletic Conference
17. Vanderbilt 17-5 610 17 Southeastern Conference
18. Pittsburgh 18-4 605 16 Big East Conference
19. Arizona 18-5 410 18 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Maryland 17-5 389 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. West Virginia 16-6 381 21 Big East Conference
22. Georgia 18-3 252 20 Southeastern Conference
23. Duke 18-4 215 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Xavier 17-5 209 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. San Diego 22-2 60 NR West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Memphis 17-5 49 Conference USA
Wisconsin 15-7 42 Big Ten Conference
Mississippi State 17-4 23 Southeastern Conference
Villanova 14-7 13 Big East Conference
Stanford 16-7 9 Pacific-10 Conference
Notre Dame 16-7 4 Big East Conference
Siena 20-4 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Kent State 19-3 2 Mid-American Conference

Maryland moves up this week, Xavier moves down.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 22-2 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young 21-2 1703 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Utah State 20-3 1681 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. Gonzaga 21-2 1549 5 Western Athletic Conference
5. Xavier 17-5 1539 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Memphis 17-5 1445 6 Conference USA
7. Richmond 17-5 1309 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Utah 18-5 1265 7 Mountain West Conference
9. Temple 16-5 1189 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. San Diego 22-2 1173 13 West Coast Conference
11. Houston 17-4 1001 10 Conference USA
12. Dayton 17-5 971 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. UTEP 17-5 971 17 Conference USA
14. Kent State 19-3 853 18 Mid-American Conference
15. Siena 20-4 813 14 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
16. San Diego State 18-5 659 11 Mountain West Conference
17. Davidson 20-4 646 15 Southern Conference
18. George Mason 18-6 639 16 Colonial Athletic Association
19. Southern Mississippi 17-4 457 21 Conference USA
20. Northeastern 18-6 379 20 Colonial Athletic Association
21. Butler 14-10 363 19 Horizon League
22. George Washington 16-7 337 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Western Kentucky 17-6 242 23 Sun Belt Conference
24. New Mexico State 16-7 102 22 Western Athletic Conference
25. UNLV 16-6 100 NR Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UAB 15-6 78 Conference USA
Princeton 16-4 38 Ivy League
Milwaukee 16-7 38 Horizon League
New Mexico 13-9 27 Mountain West Conference
VCU 16-8 13 Colonial Athletic Association
Niagara 16-6 12 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Montana 19-5 4 Big Sky Conference
Belmont 17-7 2 Atlantic Sun Conference
Holy Cross 17-7 2 Patriot League

Hard to believe South Alabama can't even get 1 mid-major vote.

It's February, which means it's time for the Bubble Watch. As I explained in the Interactive Coaches Forum, the Bubble Watch is only for the NCAA Tournament, not any other postseason tournament, and it doesn't take into effect teams that are winning their conference. It just takes into effect if a team would be in or out based on at-large possibilities. So here we go.

The overall Bubble Watch is where we start, where the Cowboys are in the 15 teams getting the most consideration:

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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VCU 16-8 .575 (61) 2-3 3-2 7-3 4-0 99 In
Southern California 15-7 .587 (45) 0-5 5-2 5-0 5-0 95 In
California 14-8 .574 (63) 2-5 5-3 5-0 2-0 55 In
Arkansas 14-8 .574 (62) 4-5 1-3 4-0 5-0 57 In
Wisconsin 15-7 .568 (68) 3-5 4-1 2-1 6-0 107 In
Oklahoma State 14-8 .585 (49) 1-4 2-2 8-2 3-0 41 In
Villanova 14-7 .570 (65) 2-6 2-0 5-1 5-0 79 In
San Diego State 18-5 .557 (74) 2-1 2-2 7-2 7-0 200 In
UAB 15-6 .555 (79) 2-2 2-2 9-2 2-0 134 Out
Alabama 13-8 .598 (34) 4-3 4-3 2-2 3-0 18 Out
North Carolina 14-7 .556 (75) 1-2 4-3 6-2 3-0 109 Out
Virginia 17-4 .526 (120) 2-2 3-1 4-1 8-0 286 Out
George Mason 18-6 .548 (93) 4-1 2-2 5-3 7-0 207 Out
Washington 14-7 .554 (84) 4-2 2-4 5-1 3-0 131 Out
Southern Mississippi 17-4 .552 (85) 1-1 2-1 5-2 9-0 267 Out

This will probably change as the Cowboys still have a grueling rest of the Big 12 schedule, but for now they are in.

Our other 7 teams:

Xavier is projected to be a lock at the moment.
Maryland is projected as a lock.
Boston College is projected in, but not a lock.
Arizona State is projected out, but they have the 2nd ranked SOS in the nation, which kind of explains their 6-16 record.
Army is projected out.
Auburn is projected out.
South Alabama is projected out.

[collegesportsfanms]

Guys, if there is anything else you want to see stat wise or something in this Interactive Player dynasty, please let me know and I'll do my best to incorporate it. My goal is to keep the interest up as best I can.

[Travis]

Still enjoying following along and like the content as is.

That said, I'm pretty easy to please when you're doing all the work.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 6-12, 2017

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)

2/8/17 at Holy Cross (W 83-73), 14 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.
2/11/17 at Lafayette (L 83-63), 0 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist.

The fact that David played only 14 minutes at Lafayette due to foul trouble is disheartening. The Cadets really struggled when he was on the bench.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

2/8/17 vs. Fordham (W 91-54), 19 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals (Double-double) (POTG)
2/11/17 vs. UMass (L 68-59), 12 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal (Double-double)

Jace had a heck of a week with 2 double-doubles and a POTG award. It's just too bad nobody stepped up to help him in the 2nd half against UMass, a half that saw the Musketeers score just 14 points.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

2/7/17 vs. LSU (L 74-64), 9 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
2/11/17 at Alabama (W 66-64), 5 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Always nice to beat your major rival, which the Tigers did in beating Alabama. Randy had nice stats off the bench in that one, but his shot has eluded him in the past few games. 2-10 is not a percentage to have, especially when you are asked to assist in the scoring, not do it yourself.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

2/9/17 vs. UCLA (L 73-54), DNP (injury)
2/11/17 vs. USC (L 72-53), DNP (injury)

While the Sun Devils' season is all but over, the good news for Ivan is that he has began to train again, and should see some minutes in ASU's next game.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

2/8/17 at North Carolina (W 85-51), 12 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal. (Double-double) (POTG)
2/11/17 vs. Virginia (W 67-40), 12 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block (Double-double)

Big week for the Eagles in getting 2 wins. Eden had another solid week with 2 double doubles and a POTG award.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

2/8/17 vs. Clemson (W 91-88, OT)
2/11/17 at #23 Duke (L 90-55)

That game against Duke really hurts, as the Terps really needed to be competitive in it.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma State)- redshirting

2/8/17 at #5 Texas (L 76-63)
2/11/17 vs. Texas A&M (W 70-66, OT)

The Cowboys played tough against Texas but not tough enough, and barely scraped by A&M.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

2/9/17 at Arkansas State (W 54-46)
2/11/17 vs. FIU (W 76-74)

That FIU game was way too close for the Jaguars' liking, but they got the job done and extended the winning streak.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 23-2 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Creighton 24-2 1727 2 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Michigan State 20-3 1632 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Texas 23-2 1605 5 Big 12 Conference
5. Illinois 20-4 1468 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Ohio State 19-4 1437 8 Big Ten Conference
7. Utah State 22-3 1294 7 Western Athletic Conference
8. Marquette 21-2 1264 13 Big East Conference
9. Syracuse 20-5 1220 11 Big East Conference
10. Brigham Young 23-2 1160 9 Mountain West Conference
11. Tennessee 21-3 1073 12 Southeastern Conference
12. Oklahoma 20-4 1049 4 Big 12 Conference
13. Connecticut 20-3 1047 15 Big East Conference
14. Kentucky 19-5 829 14 Southeastern Conference
15. Gonzaga 23-2 774 16 Western Athletic Conference
16. Florida 18-7 705 10 Southeastern Conference
17. Arizona 20-5 650 19 Pacific-10 Conference
18. Pittsburgh 19-5 531 18 Big East Conference
19. Duke 20-4 518 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Vanderbilt 18-6 494 17 Southeastern Conference
21. Maryland 18-6 337 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Memphis 19-5 244 NR Conference USA
23. San Diego 24-2 132 25 West Coast Conference
24. West Virginia 17-7 105 21 Big East Conference
25. Georgia 19-4 94 22 Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Villanova 16-7 74 Big East Conference
Xavier 18-6 67 Atlantic 10 Conference
Kent State 21-3 17 Mid-American Conference
Mississippi State 18-5 16 Southeastern Conference
Utah 19-5 16 Mountain West Conference
Dayton 19-5 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
Siena 21-4 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Richmond 19-5 2 Atlantic 10 Conference

Maryland only drops 1 spot after that fiasco against Duke, while Xavier drops out of the AP Top 25.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 24-2 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young 23-2 1694 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Utah State 22-3 1690 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. Gonzaga 23-2 1576 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. Memphis 19-5 1487 6 Conference USA
6. Xavier 18-6 1463 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Richmond 19-5 1341 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Dayton 19-5 1271 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Utah 19-5 1248 8 Mountain West Conference
10. San Diego 24-2 1125 10 West Coast Conference
11. Temple 17-6 1046 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. UTEP 19-5 981 13 Conference USA
13. Kent State 21-3 948 14 Mid-American Conference
14. Davidson 22-4 806 17 Southern Conference
15. Siena 21-4 784 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
16. George Mason 20-6 701 18 Colonial Athletic Association
17. Butler 16-10 669 21 Horizon League
18. San Diego State 19-6 540 16 Mountain West Conference
19. Western Kentucky 19-6 540 23 Sun Belt Conference
20. Houston 17-6 431 11 Conference USA
21. Southern Mississippi 18-5 334 19 Conference USA
22. Northeastern 19-7 229 20 Colonial Athletic Association
23. New Mexico State 18-7 205 24 Western Athletic Conference
24. Milwaukee 18-7 100 NR Horizon League
25. Princeton 18-4 81 NR Ivy League

Others Receiving Votes:
Charlotte 15-9 78 Atlantic 10 Conference
VCU 18-8 75 Colonial Athletic Association
New Mexico 15-9 74 Mountain West Conference
Niagara 18-6 26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Montana 21-5 20 Big Sky Conference
George Washington 16-9 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
UNLV 17-7 13 Mountain West Conference
Nevada 16-7 5 Western Athletic Conference
UAB 15-8 3 Conference USA
UC Santa Barbara 18-6 2 Big West Conference

Xavier drops 1 spot here, and still can't believe South Alabama can't even get 1 mid-major vote. Crazy.

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Villanova 16-7 .568 (62) 2-5 3-2 7-0 4-0 97 In
VCU 18-8 .590 (39) 2-3 6-2 5-2 5-1 76 In
George Washington 16-9 .607 (25) 3-4 2-0 5-5 6-0 21 In
Houston 17-6 .585 (46) 0-1 6-1 5-2 6-2 129 In
Southern California 16-8 .585 (47) 0-5 5-3 6-0 5-0 100 In
Butler 16-10 .605 (26) 5-4 1-0 6-5 4-1 17 In
Oklahoma State 15-9 .587 (40) 0-5 4-3 8-1 3-0 42 In
UAB 15-8 .567 (65) 2-3 2-3 7-1 4-1 89 In
North Carolina State 15-8 .567 (66) 1-4 2-3 6-1 6-0 91 Out
San Diego State 19-6 .555 (77) 2-2 1-2 10-2 6-0 186 Out
Washington 14-8 .554 (79) 4-2 2-6 4-0 4-0 115 Out
Alabama 14-9 .585 (45) 4-4 5-2 0-3 5-0 25 Out
Wisconsin 15-9 .553 (80) 3-6 4-2 3-1 5-0 107 Out
Arkansas 14-9 .568 (63) 4-5 1-4 4-0 5-0 56 Out
New Mexico 15-9 .567 (67) 0-4 2-2 10-1 3-2 73 Out

Our overall Bubble Watch sees the Cowboys still projected in, so they did enough this week to appease the selection committee, but how about our other 7 FOFC teams:

Xavier is projected as a lock.
Maryland is projected as a lock.
Boston College is projected in, but not a lock.
Arizona State is projected out.
Army is projected out.
Auburn is projected out.
South Alabama is projected out.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 13-19, 2017

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)

2/15/17 at Navy (W 91-89, OT), 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block (Fouled out.)
2/18/17 vs. Canisius (W 81-64), 8 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal.

A good rebound game for David after fouling out at Navy, and a good week for the Cadets.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

2/15/17 at Duquesne (W 79-73), 15 points, 2 rebounds.
2/18/17 vs. St. Bonaventure (L 56-55), 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block.

The Musketeers continue to have split weeks, which is not what they need. Jace cooled off a bit this week, having a heck of a time grabbing rebounds.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

2/14/17 at South Carolina (W 86-77), 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
2/18/17 vs. #25 Georgia (L 72-59), 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

So a split for the Tigers this week, but not a terrible week for Randy who found his shot and had double figure scoring in both games.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

2/18/17 at #17 Arizona (L 68-57), 3 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks.

1 game this week for the Sun Devils, but welcome back Ivan Carrillo, who regained his starting spot after injury. Although he only played 22 minutes, they were fairly productive for a comeback performance.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

2/15/17 at #21 Maryland (L 87-79), 9 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
2/18/17 vs. Wake Forest (L 70-37), 8 points, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks, 1 steal.

Not a good week for the Eagles who drop 2, and that game against Wake? One to forget, quickly. Eden might want to remember it though, as he played 31 minutes without committing a foul and was 1 of 2 bright spots for the Eagles.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

2/15/17 vs. Boston College (W 87-79)
2/18/17 vs. Florida State (W 90-69)

Good week for the Terps who win both their games, including an easy 1 against FSU. The schedule is fairly mild the rest of the way.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma State)- redshirting

2/15/17 at Texas Tech (L 54-51)
2/18/17 vs. #12 Oklahoma (L 86-72)

For a team that was squarely on the bubble, the Cowboys did nothing to help their resume, and they are now 2 games under .500 in conference play.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

2/16/17 vs. North Texas (W 87-67)
2/18/17 at UL Monroe (W 72-47)

The Jaguars have now won 10 in a row, not losing since early January, and that was a non-conference 13 point loss to a top 5 Ohio State team. They are really making a case to go dancing now.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 25-2 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Creighton 26-2 1727 2 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Texas 25-2 1654 4 Big 12 Conference
4. Michigan State 21-4 1547 3 Big Ten Conference
5. Ohio State 21-4 1469 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Syracuse 22-5 1442 9 Big East Conference
7. Illinois 21-5 1365 5 Big Ten Conference
8. Utah State 23-3 1329 7 Western Athletic Conference
9. Brigham Young 24-2 1254 10 Mountain West Conference
10. Oklahoma 21-5 1090 12 Big 12 Conference
11. Tennessee 22-4 1079 11 Southeastern Conference
12. Connecticut 21-4 1046 13 Big East Conference
13. Marquette 21-4 897 8 Big East Conference
14. Florida 20-7 804 16 Southeastern Conference
15. Vanderbilt 20-6 790 20 Southeastern Conference
16. Pittsburgh 21-5 647 18 Big East Conference
17. Duke 22-4 592 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Kentucky 20-6 584 14 Southeastern Conference
19. Gonzaga 24-3 575 15 Western Athletic Conference
20. Arizona 21-5 570 17 Pacific-10 Conference
21. Maryland 20-6 351 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Villanova 18-7 270 NR Big East Conference
23. Memphis 21-5 259 22 Conference USA
24. West Virginia 19-7 132 24 Big East Conference
25. Kent State 23-3 40 NR Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Richmond 21-5 36 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego 25-3 23 West Coast Conference
Wake Forest 19-7 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
Georgia 20-5 7 Southeastern Conference
Siena 23-4 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Xavier 19-7 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Dayton 20-6 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Utah 20-6 1 Mountain West Conference

Maryland stands pat at 21, while Xavier is in danger of losing their votes. Another split next week and their last 3 votes will be gone.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 26-2 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Brigham Young 24-2 1701 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Utah State 23-3 1683 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. Gonzaga 24-3 1554 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. Memphis 21-5 1533 5 Conference USA
6. Richmond 21-5 1394 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Xavier 19-7 1394 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Dayton 20-6 1266 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Utah 20-6 1212 9 Mountain West Conference
10. Temple 19-6 1137 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. UTEP 21-5 1037 12 Conference USA
12. Kent State 23-3 1006 13 Mid-American Conference
13. San Diego 25-3 951 10 West Coast Conference
14. Siena 23-4 829 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
15. George Mason 22-6 755 16 Colonial Athletic Association
16. Butler 18-10 732 17 Horizon League
17. San Diego State 21-6 684 18 Mountain West Conference
18. Houston 19-6 577 20 Conference USA
19. Western Kentucky 21-6 549 19 Sun Belt Conference
20. Southern Mississippi 20-5 405 21 Conference USA
21. Davidson 22-6 295 14 Southern Conference
22. Milwaukee 20-7 219 24 Horizon League
23. New Mexico 17-9 197 NR Mountain West Conference
24. Charlotte 17-9 148 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Nevada 18-7 90 NR Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Montana 23-5 83 Big Sky Conference
Northeastern 20-8 83 Colonial Athletic Association
New Mexico State 19-8 43 Western Athletic Conference
VCU 19-9 18 Colonial Athletic Association
Princeton 18-5 12 Ivy League
George Washington 17-10 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
South Alabama 19-8 3 Sun Belt Conference
UC Santa Barbara 20-6 3 Big West Conference
East Tennessee State 19-7 1 Atlantic Sun Conference

Xavier keeps slipping, and hello South Alabama. 3 coaches found the Jags to be worthy of a vote in the mid-major poll.

2 of our 8 teams are on the Overall Bubble Watch this week:

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Northeastern 20-8 .588 (39) 2-5 5-1 5-2 8-0 109 In
Boston College 18-8 .592 (34) 1-4 2-3 13-1 2-0 46 In
Butler 18-10 .599 (29) 4-4 3-1 4-4 7-1 30 In
VCU 19-9 .577 (53) 2-3 5-2 6-3 6-1 88 In
George Washington 17-10 .603 (25) 2-4 4-1 6-5 5-0 15 In
Southern California 17-9 .565 (64) 0-6 6-3 6-0 5-0 122 In
Illinois State 17-11 .575 (54) 2-5 4-5 6-1 5-0 55 In
New Mexico 17-9 .569 (62) 1-5 1-1 10-1 5-2 77 In
Louisiana State 16-10 .563 (68) 5-5 4-1 3-4 4-0 62 Out
California 16-10 .562 (71) 2-5 7-4 5-1 2-0 64 Out
Arkansas 15-10 .574 (57) 4-6 2-3 4-1 5-0 44 Out
Alabama 15-10 .582 (48) 4-5 5-2 1-2 5-1 27 Out
South Alabama 19-8 .556 (79) 0-4 0-1 7-2 12-1 169 Out
Wisconsin 17-9 .550 (90) 4-6 4-2 4-1 5-0 138 Out
Southern Mississippi 20-5 .546 (94) 2-1 2-1 7-3 9-0 260 Out

This is not good news for the Eagles, who were considered safely in before their 2 loss week this week. On the other hand, South Alabama is making the selection committee take a serious look. While the RPI is good, that SOS may play a factor. As for Oklahoma State, they are off the bubble, which isn't good.

Xavier is still projected in, but no longer a lock.
Maryland is still a lock.
Oklahoma State is off the bubble and now definitely projected out after their 2 loss week.
Arizona State is projected out.
Army is projected out.
Auburn is projected out.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 20-26, 2017

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)

2/22/17 vs. Bucknell (L 56-50), 12 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 block (Double-double).
2/25/17 vs. Lehigh (W 89-67), 6 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal (Double-double).

So Army splits this week, in which it was a good week for David. The Cadets finish the regular season 3rd in the Patriot League, and will face (6) Lehigh in the Quarterfinals of the Patriot Tournament.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

2/22/17 at Charlotte (W 67-56), 20 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (Double-double) (POTG).
2/25/17 at LaSalle (W 76-53), 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

Good week for the Musketeers who get 2 solid victories, and Jace had a great game at Charlotte, but cooled off a bit at LaSalle.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

2/20/17 at #14 Florida (L 84-72), 10 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal.
2/25/17 vs. Ole Miss (W 79-62), 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

A split for the Tigers this week, and a decent but not great week for Randy.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

2/23/17 at Oregon State (W 66-57), 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block.
2/25/17 at Oregon (W 51-42), 8 points, 2 rebounds.

Huge week for the Sun Devils who swept the Oregon trip, although they still need a miracle to see the postseason. Ivan seems to be playing with some renewed confidence after the injury. Maybe that is what was hampering his play all along.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

2/22/17 at N.C. State (L 71-67), 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
2/25/17 at Georgia Tech (L 69-68), 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 blocks, 1 steal (Fouled out).

2 losses by 5 points this week for the Eagles, who are now at .500 in the tough ACC. Eden started at SF in the loss to GA Tech, a curious move for sure.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

2/22/17 vs. Georgia Tech (W 68-57)
2/25/17 vs. N.C. State (W 84-49)

2 big wins for the Terps have them in great position to get a share of the ACC title, but they still need those pesky Blue Devils to lose a conference game next week.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma State)- redshirting

2/22/17 vs. Nebraska (W 87-73)
2/25/17 at Colorado (W 53-47)

The Cowboys right the ship this week, getting back to .500 in Big 12 play, with 2 very winnable games next week.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

2/23/17 vs. Troy (W 77-68)
2/25/17 at Arkansas-Little Rock (W 91-73)

The Jaguars end the regular season on a 12 game winning streak, taking 2nd place in the East Division of the Sun Belt, but having a far better conference record than the winner of the West Division, which was Arkansas-LR, a team the Jags just smashed. Seeding for the conference tournament has nothing to do with divisions, but completely based upon conference record, so South Alabama gets the 2nd seed and a bye into the Quarterfinals, where they await the winner of (10) New Orleans and (7) UL Monroe. Meanwhile, the winners of the West Division.. they end up with the 5th seed in the Sun Belt Tourney. Ouch!

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 27-2 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Texas 27-2 1718 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Creighton 27-3 1655 3 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Michigan State 23-4 1552 4 Big Ten Conference
5. Syracuse 24-5 1525 5 Big East Conference
6. Ohio State 22-4 1467 6 Big Ten Conference
7. Illinois 23-5 1283 7 Big Ten Conference
8. Utah State 24-4 1276 8 Western Athletic Conference
9. Duke 24-4 1181 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Connecticut 23-4 1168 10 Big East Conference
11. Kentucky 22-6 1090 11 Southeastern Conference
12. Florida 22-7 998 12 Southeastern Conference
13. Tennessee 23-5 956 13 Southeastern Conference
14. Oklahoma 22-6 838 14 Big 12 Conference
15. Brigham Young 24-4 747 15 Mountain West Conference
16. Gonzaga 26-3 683 16 Western Athletic Conference
17. Arizona 23-5 656 17 Pacific-10 Conference
18. Vanderbilt 22-6 607 18 Southeastern Conference
19. Marquette 22-5 492 19 Big East Conference
20. Maryland 22-6 488 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Villanova 20-7 428 21 Big East Conference
22. Memphis 23-5 350 22 Conference USA
23. Pittsburgh 21-7 136 23 Big East Conference
24. Richmond 23-5 115 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Wake Forest 21-7 99 25 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
San Diego 27-3 63 West Coast Conference
Xavier 21-7 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
Dayton 22-6 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
Stanford 20-8 2 Pacific-10 Conference
Siena 24-5 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Maryland stays put at 20, while Xavier gets a few more votes.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 27-3 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Utah State 24-4 1728 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Brigham Young 24-4 1650 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Memphis 23-5 1555 4 Conference USA
5. Gonzaga 26-3 1541 5 Western Athletic Conference
6. Richmond 23-5 1402 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Xavier 21-7 1398 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Dayton 22-6 1290 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Utah 22-6 1154 9 Mountain West Conference
10. San Diego 27-3 1111 10 West Coast Conference
11. Temple 20-7 1106 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. UTEP 22-6 1009 12 Conference USA
13. George Mason 24-6 915 13 Colonial Athletic Association
14. Butler 20-10 852 14 Horizon League
15. Siena 24-5 782 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
16. San Diego State 22-6 731 16 Mountain West Conference
17. Western Kentucky 23-6 654 17 Sun Belt Conference
18. Kent State 23-5 608 18 Mid-American Conference
19. New Mexico 19-9 459 19 Mountain West Conference
20. Davidson 24-6 443 20 Southern Conference
21. Southern Mississippi 21-6 364 21 Conference USA
22. New Mexico State 20-8 196 22 Western Athletic Conference
23. Montana 24-5 166 23 Big Sky Conference
24. Houston 19-8 162 24 Conference USA
25. Milwaukee 21-8 138 25 Horizon League

Others Receiving Votes:
George Washington 19-10 55 Atlantic 10 Conference
VCU 21-9 49 Colonial Athletic Association
UC Santa Barbara 22-6 26 Big West Conference
South Alabama 21-8 24 Sun Belt Conference
East Tennessee State 21-7 13 Atlantic Sun Conference
Northeastern 20-10 8 Colonial Athletic Association
Princeton 19-6 6 Ivy League
Charlotte 17-11 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Nevada 18-9 2 Western Athletic Conference

Good finish by South Alabama has them creeping towards the mid-major top 25.

Our overall bubble watch for the week has 3 of our 8 FOFC teams in it.

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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George Washington 19-10 .608 (23) 2-4 3-1 10-5 4-0 15 In
Northeastern 20-10 .580 (46) 2-5 5-2 6-3 7-0 98 In
Boston College 18-10 .580 (45) 1-4 4-5 11-1 2-0 52 In
San Diego State 22-6 .564 (68) 3-4 4-1 8-1 7-0 175 In
Houston 19-8 .579 (47) 0-1 6-3 9-3 4-1 110 In
Louisiana State 17-11 .574 (55) 4-6 6-1 2-4 5-0 46 In
Southern California 18-10 .571 (58) 0-4 5-6 8-0 5-0 108 In
UAB 17-10 .566 (64) 2-2 3-4 8-4 4-0 90 In
Oklahoma State 17-11 .581 (44) 2-5 2-3 9-3 4-0 38 Out
South Alabama 21-8 .564 (69) 0-4 0-1 8-2 13-1 162 Out
Southern Mississippi 21-6 .561 (74) 2-2 4-1 5-3 10-0 209 Out
Northern Iowa 17-10 .558 (76) 3-4 2-5 5-1 7-0 102 Out
St. John's 16-11 .588 (36) 4-6 1-1 6-4 5-0 33 Out
Drake 17-12 .572 (56) 3-8 4-1 5-3 5-0 57 Out
Washington 16-10 .554 (79) 1-2 7-6 5-2 3-0 109 Out

This is actually good news for Boston College, which only moved down 1 spot on the bubble watch after this weeks losses. Oklahoma State with a 2 win week is back in the national talk, and with 2 wins next week could be back in. South Alabama probably needs to win the Sun Belt tournament or at the very least get to the championship game to earn an NCAA bid.

How about our other 5 teams?

Xavier is projected in, but not a lock.
Maryland is projected to be a lock.
Arizona State is projected out.
Army is projected out.
Auburn is projected out.

[collegesportsfanms]

Hope everybody is still following, sorry for the delays in posts. March is a crazy month for me, and it's about to be even crazier, as I am involved in 2 separate basketball tournaments, and will be heading out of town for a week, so this is on hiatus until next Thursday at the earliest. Hope everybody is still enjoying, and just as soon as I get back I will be jumping back into this.

[Icy]

I'm following :)

[Travis]

Still following, good luck with the tournies.

[bbgunn]

Utah State is killin' it! Wow.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 27-March 5, 2017

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)

3/1/17- Patriot Quarterfinals vs. (6) Lehigh (W 59-56), 14 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists. (Double-double)

3/5/17- Patriot Semifinals vs. (2) Holy Cross (L 60-49), 5 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block.

David was largely ineffective in the semifinal loss to Holy Cross, and with a 15-16 record, chances are the Army is done for the season, although the CBI or CIT have been known to take sub .500 teams.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

3/1/17 at Temple (W 77-67), 20 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals (Double-Double) (POTG)
3/4/17 vs. George Washington (L 69-66), 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (Fouled Out)

Jace played just 11 minutes in the GW game due to foul trouble. Not saying they win if he gets more minutes, but him getting only 11 really hurt. The Musketeers are the 3rd seed in the A-Ten Tourney and will get a bye into the quarterfinals where they will take on the (11) St. Louis/(6) UMass winner.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

2/27/17 at Mississippi State (L 83-72), 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.
3/4/17 vs. Arkansas (L 84-76, OT), 5 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.

Randy keeps getting his name in the stat sheet, but unfortunately the Tigers choked off their last 2 regular season games, giving them the 8th seed in the SEC Tournament where they will open up against (9) Georgia in the First Round.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

3/2/17 vs. Washington State (L 67-66), 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist.
3/4/17 vs. Washington (L 72-64), 15 points, 7 rebounds.

The Sun Devils led by 8 at halftime against Washington but couldn't hold on in a week where they really wanted to at least split. They'll be the 9th seed in the Pac Ten Tourney and open up the First Round against (8) Oregon.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

3/1/17 vs. #9 Duke (W 57-54), 6 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 steal.
3/4/17 vs. Florida State (W 80-77, OT), 8 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks.

Eden continues to defend the paint well with 5 more blocked shots on the week, and the Eagles got some huge momentum going into the ACC Tournament, where they will be the 4th seed and get a First Round bye. Their quarterfinal opponent will be the winner of the (12) Virginia Tech/(5) North Carolina game.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

3/1/17 at North Carolina (L 78-73)
3/4/17 at Miami (L 73-66)

Unlike their ACC counterparts, the Terps lost momentum this week by losing their 2 games. This gives them the 2nd seed in the ACC Tournament, they'll get a First Round bye and face the (10) Florida State/(7) Miami winner in the Quarterfinals.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma State)- redshirting

3/1/17 vs. Texas Tech (W 95-83)
3/4/17 at Missouri (W 88-78)

Good week for the Cowboys, as they will be the 6th seed in the Big 12 Tourney, taking on (11) Colorado in the First Round. The winner of that game gets (3) Oklahoma in the Quarterfinals.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

3/5/17- Sun Belt Quarterfinals vs. (10) New Orleans (L 68-62).

Ouch! Huge loss for the Jaguars, a loss that will probably keep them out of the NCAA Tournament.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 28-3 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Creighton 30-3 1728 3 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Michigan State 25-4 1652 4 Big Ten Conference
4. Texas 27-4 1511 2 Big 12 Conference
5. Ohio State 23-5 1466 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Syracuse 25-6 1465 5 Big East Conference
7. Illinois 25-5 1424 7 Big Ten Conference
8. Utah State 26-4 1300 8 Western Athletic Conference
9. Florida 24-7 1233 12 Southeastern Conference
10. Oklahoma 24-6 1101 14 Big 12 Conference
11. Connecticut 24-5 1023 10 Big East Conference
12. Brigham Young 26-4 1002 15 Mountain West Conference
13. Marquette 24-5 906 19 Big East Conference
14. Kentucky 23-7 858 11 Southeastern Conference
15. Tennessee 24-6 835 13 Southeastern Conference
16. Duke 25-5 815 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Arizona 25-5 643 17 Pacific-10 Conference
18. Gonzaga 26-4 593 16 Western Athletic Conference
19. Vanderbilt 22-8 471 18 Southeastern Conference
20. Pittsburgh 23-7 392 23 Big East Conference
21. Villanova 21-8 370 21 Big East Conference
22. Memphis 24-6 269 22 Conference USA
23. Wake Forest 23-7 181 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. San Diego 28-3 134 NR West Coast Conference
25. Maryland 22-8 83 20 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Dayton 24-6 55 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wisconsin 20-9 50 Big Ten Conference
Stanford 22-8 26 Pacific-10 Conference
Mississippi State 22-7 9 Southeastern Conference
Siena 26-5 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

No surprise, Maryland slips 5 spots in the AP polls.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 30-3 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Utah State 26-4 1728 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Brigham Young 26-4 1656 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Gonzaga 26-4 1556 5 Western Athletic Conference
5. Memphis 24-6 1508 4 Conference USA
6. Dayton 24-6 1423 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Xavier 22-8 1394 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Richmond 23-7 1254 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. San Diego 28-3 1185 10 West Coast Conference
10. Utah 23-7 1184 9 Mountain West Conference
11. Temple 21-8 1079 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. UTEP 23-7 969 12 Conference USA
13. Siena 26-5 925 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
14. George Mason 24-7 784 13 Colonial Athletic Association
15. Western Kentucky 24-6 772 17 Sun Belt Conference
16. Butler 22-11 771 14 Horizon League
17. San Diego State 23-7 631 16 Mountain West Conference
18. Kent State 24-6 558 18 Mid-American Conference
19. New Mexico 20-9 550 19 Mountain West Conference
20. Houston 21-8 386 24 Conference USA
21. Southern Mississippi 22-7 367 21 Conference USA
22. Milwaukee 22-8 219 25 Horizon League
23. George Washington 21-10 199 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Davidson 24-7 186 20 Southern Conference
25. New Mexico State 21-9 89 22 Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
East Tennessee State 24-7 86 Atlantic Sun Conference
UC Santa Barbara 24-6 77 Big West Conference
VCU 22-10 19 Colonial Athletic Association
Montana 24-6 17 Big Sky Conference
Princeton 21-6 16 Ivy League
Nevada 20-9 10 Western Athletic Conference
UAB 19-10 2 Conference USA

Xavier stays at 7th in the mid-major polls, and that Quarterfinal loss in the Sun Belt Tournament cost South Alabama all their mid-major votes.

1 more edition of the Bubble Watch, and 2 of our teams are listed in the overall national bubble watch:

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Boston College 20-10 .588 (35) 3-4 4-5 10-1 3-0 36 In
VCU 22-10 .568 (63) 4-3 3-2 8-4 7-1 117 In
Butler 22-11 .584 (39) 4-4 4-3 3-3 11-1 58 In
Houston 21-8 .577 (44) 1-3 6-0 8-4 6-1 125 In
New Mexico 20-9 .588 (37) 2-5 3-1 11-1 4-2 56 In
Northeastern 20-11 .576 (47) 3-5 2-3 8-3 7-0 94 In
Oklahoma State 19-11 .577 (45) 2-5 2-4 11-2 4-0 51 In
UAB 19-10 .568 (62) 2-4 3-3 9-3 5-0 91 In
Northern Iowa 19-11 .567 (64) 1-4 5-5 6-2 7-0 90 Out
Drexel 19-12 .582 (43) 2-3 3-5 10-3 4-1 37 Out
San Diego State 23-7 .564 (67) 2-5 3-0 10-2 8-0 167 Out
Southern Mississippi 22-7 .566 (66) 3-2 2-1 7-4 10-0 177 Out
Wisconsin 20-9 .556 (77) 6-6 3-1 6-2 5-0 139 Out
Southern California 19-11 .567 (65) 0-5 6-6 8-0 5-0 104 Out
North Carolina 18-11 .559 (74) 3-5 4-4 7-2 4-0 75 Out

While Boston College looks to be pretty safely in, winning their first game in the ACC Tournament would all but make them a lock. Oklahoma State has a little bit more work to do. They probably need to beat Colorado and Oklahoma both in the Big 12 Tournament to feel safe. Let's take a look at our other 6 teams.

Xavier is projected to be in, but not a lock.
Maryland is still a lock despite their 2 losses last week.
Army is of course projected out.
Auburn is projected out.
South Alabama is projected out.

[collegesportsfanms]

March 6-12, 2017

SO C David Ginsberg (Army)

No games this week

RS F C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

3/10/17- A-Ten Quarterfinals vs. (6) UMass (W 80-48), 13 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, (POTG)

3/11/17- A- Ten Semifinals vs. (7) St. Josephs (W 82-71), 8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks.

3/12/17- A-Ten Championship vs. (5) Richmond (L 72-64), 14 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block (Double-double)

So a tough way to go out for the Musketeers who lose in the A-Ten Championship. But they've done more than enough to earn an NCAA Tourney bid.

RS FR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

3/9/17- SEC Tournament First Round vs. (9) Georgia (L 83-69), 7 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals.

It was a tough position for the Tigers, as Georgia was a 22 win team going into this, but they just didn't perform well in the SEC. With this loss, Auburn more than likely has ended their season.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

3/8/17- Pac Ten Tournament First Round vs. (8) Oregon (L 59-46), 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

The Sun Devils and Ivan both end their season with a whimper, a pitiful loss and a pitiful performance from Ivan. Arizona St's season is over.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

3/10/17- ACC Tournament Quarterfinals vs. (5) North Carolina (W 71-44), 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 7 blocks, 1 steal.

3/11/17- ACC Tournament Semifinals vs. (1) #16 Duke (L 77-69), 7 blocks, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 2 steals.

Wow, 7 blocks in 1 game for Eden, now that's legit! Unfortunately the Eagles ran into those pesky Blue Devils in the semis. Now they have to play the waiting game to see if they've done enough for the Big Dance.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

3/10/17- ACC Tournament Quarterfinals vs. (7) Miami (L 88-85)

Tough loss for the Terps, who were probably playing for a top 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They should still be in, but where they will be seeded is anybody guess.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma State)- redshirting

3/8/17- Big 12 Tournament First Round vs. (11) Colorado (W 85-68)
3/9/17- Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinals vs. (3) #10 Oklahoma (L 74-62)

The Cowboys needed that game against Oklahoma, since they didn't get it, they are most likely NIT bound.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

no games.

Here are the final polls:

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 31-3 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Creighton 30-3 1728 2 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Michigan State 25-5 1559 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Illinois 27-6 1521 7 Big Ten Conference
5. Ohio State 23-6 1521 5 Big Ten Conference
6. Syracuse 26-7 1470 6 Big East Conference
7. Texas 28-5 1445 4 Big 12 Conference
8. Marquette 27-5 1322 13 Big East Conference
9. Utah State 26-5 1214 8 Western Athletic Conference
10. Duke 28-5 1039 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Florida 24-8 1000 9 Southeastern Conference
12. Tennessee 26-7 950 15 Southeastern Conference
13. Gonzaga 29-4 948 18 Western Athletic Conference
14. Oklahoma 26-7 939 10 Big 12 Conference
15. Brigham Young 28-5 775 12 Mountain West Conference
16. Connecticut 25-6 767 11 Big East Conference
17. Pittsburgh 25-8 645 20 Big East Conference
18. Kentucky 23-8 586 14 Southeastern Conference
19. Wisconsin 23-9 559 NR Big Ten Conference
20. Arizona 26-6 465 17 Pacific-10 Conference
21. Vanderbilt 23-9 312 19 Southeastern Conference
22. Villanova 22-9 304 21 Big East Conference
23. Georgia 25-8 163 NR Southeastern Conference
24. Memphis 26-7 155 22 Conference USA
25. San Diego 29-3 152 24 West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Utah 26-7 41 Mountain West Conference
Richmond 27-7 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
Maryland 22-9 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
Dayton 24-7 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wake Forest 23-8 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
Xavier 24-9 1 Atlantic 10 Conference


That loss to Miami cost Maryland their spot in the top 25, and Xavier gets 1 measly vote.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Creighton (72) 30-3 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Utah State 26-5 1725 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Brigham Young 28-5 1655 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Gonzaga 29-4 1579 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. Memphis 26-7 1508 5 Conference USA
6. Richmond 27-7 1397 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Xavier 24-9 1360 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Utah 26-7 1294 10 Mountain West Conference
9. Dayton 24-7 1251 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. San Diego 29-3 1158 9 West Coast Conference
11. UTEP 26-7 1098 12 Conference USA
12. Temple 21-9 950 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Kent State 27-6 932 18 Mid-American Conference
14. George Mason 24-7 815 14 Colonial Athletic Association
15. Siena 26-6 809 13 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
16. Western Kentucky 25-7 746 15 Sun Belt Conference
17. San Diego State 24-8 654 17 Mountain West Conference
18. UC Santa Barbara 26-6 482 NR Big West Conference
19. Houston 22-9 418 20 Conference USA
20. Davidson 24-7 348 24 Southern Conference
21. New Mexico 20-10 311 19 Mountain West Conference
22. Butler 22-11 235 16 Horizon League
23. New Mexico State 23-10 229 25 Western Athletic Conference
24. George Washington 22-11 223 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. East Tennessee State 24-7 148 NR Atlantic Sun Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Southern Mississippi 22-8 86 Conference USA
Milwaukee 22-9 71 Horizon League
Princeton 23-6 61 Ivy League
VCU 22-10 24 Colonial Athletic Association
Montana 25-7 20 Big Sky Conference
UAB 21-11 10 Conference USA
Nevada 21-10 3 Western Athletic Conference

Xavier stands tall at #7.

[collegesportsfanms]

2017 Selection Sunday

Boston College gets the 11th seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and will face (6) Richmond in the First Round. IMO, that is a winnable game for Eden and the Eagles.

Xavier gets the 10th seed in the NCAA South Region and draws (7) Wake Forest in the First Round. That is going to be a heck of a game for Jace and the Musketeers.

Maryland gets the 6th seed in the NCAA East Region and will take on (11) Wisconsin in a tough First Round matchup.

Oklahoma State is the top seed in the NIT South Region, hosting (8) seed Jackson State in the First Round (apparently I forgot to edit this dynasty to make the NIT 40 teams again, I'll change that in the offseason.)

South Alabama is the 3rd seed in the NIT South Region (really? Same region? Damnit FBCB!) and will host (6) Southern Illinois in the First Round.

As expected, no postseason for Army, Auburn, or Arizona State.

[collegesportsfanms]

2017 Postseason

5 of our 8 FOFC teams made the postseason, and we'll cover them now.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

3/16/17- NCAA Tournament First Round vs. (7) Wake Forest (W 86-78), 10 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block.
3/18/17- NCAA Tournament Second Round vs. (2) Ohio St. (L 73-39), 0 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks.

Huge difference between Ohio St. and Xavier, as the Musketeers trailed 48-12 in the half at that game. Obviously they have a ways to go to get to where they wanna be, but they should have Jace for 2, maybe 3 more years.

FR PF Eden James (Boston College)

3/16/17- NCAA Tournament First Round vs. (6) Richmond (W 69-62), 6 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks.
3/18/17- NCAA Tournament Second Round vs. (3) BYU (L 72-59), 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks.

The Eagles played tough against favored BYU, but a 20 point halftime deficit was too much to overcome. Eden had decent numbers to end his freshman campaign, but not great.

FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- redshirting

3/17/17- NCAA Tournament First Round vs. (11) Wisconsin (W 86-66)
3/19/17- NCAA Tournament Second Round vs. (3) Kentucky (W 81-74)
3/23/17- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen vs. (7) Arizona (W 74-73)
3/25/17- NCAA Tournament Elite Eight vs. (1) Creighton (W 76-54)
4/1/17- NCAA Tournament Final Four vs. (2MW) Kansas (L 87-59)

What a round for Coach Turgeon and the Terps, and Chester was along for the ride! Unfortunately, the Terps ran into a buzzsaw called Kansas.

FR PG Al Mighty (Oklahoma State)- redshirting

3/15/17- NIT Tournament First Round vs. (8) Jackson St. (W 77-59)
3/19/17- NIT Tournament Second Round vs. (5) Penn (W 65-41)
3/24/17- NIT Tournament Third Round vs. (6) Southern Illinois (L 65-55)

A painful way for the Cowboys to lose, especially with home court advantage all the way through, but they've got something to build on for next season.

FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (South Alabama)- redshirting

3/15/17- NIT Tournament First Round vs. (6) Southern Illinois (L 70-68)

Southern Illinois will not be well liked among our FOFC coaches after knocking 2 of them out of the postseason. All in all, not a bad run for our FOFC guys, lots to build on.

2016-2017 Season Wrap-Up

Next Years Recruits

Our 5 new players for next season would surely like to know how their teams fared this season, so let's take a look shall we?

SF Jack Dawkins- Jack is headed to Syracuse, who finished 27-8 overall and 13-5 in Big East play. They lost in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.

C Ralph King- Ralph is headed to Duke, who finished 29-6 overall and 13-3 in ACC play. The Blue Devils also lost in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.

C Rudy Arellano- Rudy is headed to Long Beach State, who finished a dismal 3-26 overall and 1-15 in Big West play. Ouch! Obviously no postseason for them.

PG Benton Gale- Benton is headed to High Point, who finished 15-16 overall and 11-7 in Big South play. They missed the postseason.

PF Bam Jamison- The Bam man is headed to San Francisco, who finished 18-14 overall and 6-8 in WCC play. They lost in the First Round of CIT play.

Season Awards

C Jace Hunter was named to the NCAA All-Freshman Team, along with being on the A-Ten all Freshman Team and the A-Ten All-League 2nd Team.

PG Randy Rodgers was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.

No awards for David Ginsberg (WHAT??), Ivan Carrillo, or Eden James.

Transfers

In an incredible piece of news, Ricardo Tubbs has decided to transfer out of South Alabama. "After talking it over with my folks, I have decided that I wasted my redshirt season, and that my playing time here at South Alabama will still be limited, so I'm going to try my luck elsewhere." Yikes! Way to give up on your team Ricardo!

Another player that lied to his coach was Al Mighty, who is leaving Oklahoma State. Now, this is ridiculous, because I checked and double checked, and both Ricardo and Al were listed as players who would accept redshirts without transferring. I'm not too happy about this.

Both players will be eligible to play next season because I don't want guys to sit out 2 years in a row unless they absolutely want to.

Conference Movement

The only conference movement that affects any of our FOFC players is that Lafayette has left the Patriot League, and New Hampshire has taken their place. This means David Ginsberg has a new team to play conference games against next season.

Coach Movement

None of our FOFC players had coaches that changed teams, so I'll put them all back as human coaches.

As for our 2 players that transferred, Al Mighty has transferred to Houston, while Ricardo Tubbs has transferred to UNLV.

Season 4 will get started in the next couple of days, as I need to edit coaches for all our new recruits teams, including Al and Ricardo since they changed schools. However, Sunday March Madness is about to begin soon, so until todays games are over, none of my projects get attention! :)