FBCB Interactive Player Dynasty- Season 4 (2017-2018)

[collegesportsfanms]

It's time to start season 4, and we have 13 active players, with the teams actual head coaches and ages as close to possible. We have 6 recruits for season 4, and let's look at them by order of national ranking:

SG Jaybard Riley
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Height: 6-1
Weight: 172
High School: Bartlett High School
Hometown: Bartlett, IL
GPA: 3.10
Test Score: 1370
Rating: *****


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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27.3 0.9 5.4 8.0 3.1 2.58 1.3 0.6 2.4

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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12.2 20.6 .594 1.6 2.1 .780 1.3 4.1 .321

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #14 Overall, #6 SG, Midwest Region #8 Overall, Midwest Region #4 SG
High School Awards: All-State, All American
Top 5 Schools: Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Michigan State, Notre Dame


SG Qwikshot Collins
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Height: 6-4
Weight: 199
High School: Kiski Area High School
Hometown: Vandergrift, PA
GPA: 3.37
Test Score: 970
Rating: ****

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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28.5 1.7 8.0 6.0 2.4 2.48 1.8 0.6 2.4

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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11.9 22.9 .519 3.9 4.5 .856 1.0 2.9 .328

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #26 Overall, #9 SG, East Region #4 Overall, East Region #3 SG
High School Awards: All-State, Mr. Basketball (Pennsylvania), All American
Top 5 Schools: Pittsburgh, Ohio State, Duke, Tennessee, Syracuse


C Ariel Ginsberg
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 232
High School: Stamford High School
Hometown: Stamford, CT
GPA: 3.45
Test Score: 900
Rating: ****


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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16.2 2.2 8.9 1.2 3.3 0.35 0.2 0.9 3.7

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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7.1 11.6 .608 2.1 3.0 .695 0.0 0.0 .000

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #46 Overall, #15 C, East Region #7 Overall, East Region #2 C
High School Awards: All-State, All American
Top 5 Schools: Maryland, Duke, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Michigan State


PF Path Twelve
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 249
High School: Roosevelt High School
Hometown: Seattle, WA
GPA: 3.45
Test Score: 1030
Rating: ***



Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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15.1 1.6 6.0 1.4 1.8 0.80 0.9 1.3 2.9

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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6.4 11.5 .557 2.3 3.6 .639 0.0 0.0 .000

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #31 PF, West Region #27 Overall, West Region #7 PF
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Fresno State, Stanford, UNLV, UCLA, Cal Poly


SG Thomas Magnum
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Height: 6-5
Weight: 212
High School: Konawaena High School
Hometown: Kealakekua, HI
GPA: 3.12
Test Score: 1220
Rating: **


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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11.3 1.3 4.7 1.7 1.9 0.92 1.3 0.9 3.5

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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5.1 11.7 .436 0.6 0.9 .611 0.6 2.7 .204

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: West Region #91 Overall, West Region #19 SG
High School Awards: All-State, Mr. Basketball (Hawaii)
Top 5 Schools: Hawaii, Washington State, Portland, San Francisco, Oregon State


PG Mike Schaplowsky
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Height: 5-11
Weight: 155
High School: Moundridge High School
Hometown: Moundridge, KS
GPA: 3.11
Test Score: 1180
Rating: **


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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17.8 2.1 5.0 4.8 2.2 2.16 1.3 1.0 2.2

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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7.5 15.2 .492 2.0 2.2 .907 1.0 3.6 .264

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: None
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Wichita State, Colorado State, Drake, Indiana State, Northern Colorado

[collegesportsfanms]

August 2017

SG Jaybard Riley- Michigan St., Pitt, Marquette, Vandy, and Memphis are interested in the services of Jaybard, but no offers yet.

SG Quikshot Collins- Georgetown has offered, but they are 3rd on the list right now. Also on the list are Pitt, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Michigan St.

C Ariel Ginsberg- Georgetown has also offered him, but they are 4th on his list. Villanova, UConn, Temple, and Boston College are the other 4.

PF Path Twelve- Oregon St., Oregon, Portland are the top 3, but none have offered. Also on the list is Portland St. and Washington who both still have offered.

SG Thomas Magnum- Oh no, here we go again! Thomas has lost all interest from his schools. Crazy!

PG Mike Schaplowsky- Wichita St. would be Mike's dream to go to, but Colorado St., Northern Colorado, Colorado, and Wyoming are also in the mix. No offers yet.

[collegesportsfanms]

September 2017

SG Jaybard Riley- Michigan St., and Marquette are the top 2 now, both have offered. Cincinnati is 5th with an offer. Pitt and Vandy round out the top 5, but neither have offered.

SG Quikshot Collins- Pitt, North Carolina, and Georgetown have all offered, and they are the top 3. Tennessee and Michigan St., no offers yet.

C Ariel Ginsberg- The only changes in the top 5 are that UConn is now #1 on the list, and Villanova is 2. But still, Georgetown is the only offer.

PF Path Twelve- 5 teams have now offered and are fighting for the services of Mr. Twelve... Portland is at the top, followed by Oregon, Washington, Oregon State and Portland State.

SG Thomas Magnum- Still nothing for Thomas, I am not liking this at all. You can't tell me that a 2 star recruit can't get some looks, even if he is from Hawaii.

PG Mike Schaplowsky- There is a new frontrunner in the services for Mike.. UMKC, and they have offered. Kansas State is second now, followed by Tulsa, Wichita State, and Northern Colorado.

[collegesportsfanms]

October 2017

SG Jaybard Riley- Jaybard has given a verbal to Tom Izzo and Michigan State, so unless something crazy happens, Mr. Riley will be a Spartan next season.

SG Quikshot Collins- It looks to be between Pitt and North Carolina for Qwikshot, as both have offered.

C Ariel Ginsberg- Georgetown has moved up to #2 on the list, and they are still the only offer. UConn is still #1 but hasn't offered. The 3 through 5 are Villanova, Temple, and Boston College.

PF Path Twelve- A new school has come up with an offer, the Zags of Gonzaga. It looks to be between Portland, Oregon, and Gonzaga, with Portland holding the lead for whatever reason. Possibly a playing time issue.

SG Thomas Magnum- Hey! Clap clap for Thomas. Bruce Pearl and the Auburn Tigers are now showing interest. No offer yet, but it is promising that Thomas is getting some looks again.

PG Mike Schaplowsky- It looks as if Mike may become a Wildcat, as Kansas State has offered and are in front of UMKC now. Tulsa, Wichita St., and Colorado are still in the mix, but none have offered.

[collegesportsfanms]

This is where I stop for the night, as it's been a long day, and it's bedtime for me. Hopefully I'll get some responses before I jump back into this, as it could be sometime tomorrow. I'm sure the 6 recruits are very eager to see where they end up!

[bbgunn]

Nobody wants to join Bam at San Fran?

[collegesportsfanms]

November 2017

SG Jaybard Riley- Jaybard made it official by signing with Michigan St., our first recruit to test the Big Ten waters.

SG Quikshot Collins- The Pitt Panthers have gotten an LOI from Quikshot, who is looking forward to the challenges of the Big East.

C Ariel Ginsberg- We've got a rivalry brewing between recruits, as Mr. Ginsberg has signed with Georgetown, which means he and Qwikshot will get quite acquainted with each other. Apparently there is already a twitter war going around in which Quikshot promised to posterize Ariel. Ohh boy!

PF Path Twelve- It looks to be between Oregon and Portland for the Path of Twelve (sorry, couldn't resist.) Since Oregon has jumped out in the lead, surely Path will become a Duck soon? And no, not the Mighty Ducks, just the Ducks.

SG Thomas Magnum- Ah, this is more like it. Now Thomas is finally getting some decent exposure. He has been offered by Marshall and Loyola-IL, but Indiana St., Idaho St., and Delaware are in the mix as well.

PG Mike Schaplowsky- In the end, a chance to stay in his home state was too good to pass up. Once the Shockers dropped their interest, Mike went ahead and signed with his second choice, the Wildcats of Kansas State. I for one am very happy with where my recruit is going. :)

[collegesportsfanms]

This is the part of the season where I await responses. It's time to look at the depth chart and see where everyone lies. I'll do this by conference order, so as to make it easier. As always, we start with the depth chart before training camps.

Before Training Camp, no redshirts yet

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- Jace is projected to be the starting center.
PF Eden James (Boston College)- Eden has slipped a little bit, projected 6th on the depth chart.
C Ralph King (Duke)- Ralph is 13th on the depth chart.
SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- Chester is 14th on the depth chart.
SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- Jack is 10th on the depth chart.
PG Benton Gale (High Point)- Benton is 8th on the depth chart.
C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)- Rudy is projected to be the starting PF.
PG Al Mighty (Houston)- Al is 6th on the depth chart.
SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)- Ricardo is 8th on the depth chart.
PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- Ivan is projected to be the starting center.
C David Ginsberg (Army)- David is projected to be the starting PF.
PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- Randy is projected to be the starting PG.
PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- Bam is 14th on the depth chart.

After Training Camp- CPU decides redshirts

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- Jace is still projected to be the starting C, so no point in him redshirting.

PF Eden James (Boston College)- Eden is projected to be first off the bench. He could be redshirted, but BC would risk him transferring if they put the redshirt on him.

C Ralph King (Duke)- The game itself redshirting King, so I would say the redshirt is the way to go with him.

SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- Yikes! Chester is expected to be the top bench warmer this season for the Terps, listed last on the depth chart. Unfortunately Chester has used his redshirt season, so it looks like he is stuck.

SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- Jack is listed 10th on the depth chart. He could redshirt, but there is a possibility of him transferring if he does.

PG Benton Gale (High Point)- Benton is listed 7th on the depth chart. He has the option to redshirt, and I checked it closely, the email listed Benton as one of the players who would not transfer if redshirted.

C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach St.)- Rudy is listed as the starting PF. Since Rudy is a recruit I made, he's playing!

PG Al Mighty (Houston)- Al is listed 6th on the depth chart. Since he redshirted last season, he apparently has no choice but to play this season, even though he is a transfer. When I highlighted his name the redshirt option was unavailable. Interesting.

SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)- It appears that studying is not Ricardo's strong suit, as he has been suspended for the first half of the season because of academics. Now, that could very well change once I get everybodys answers as to whether they want to redshirt their players or not, because I'm not saving things as they are now. Either way with the redshirt last year, he has to play this year.

PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- Ivan is projected to be the starting C, and since he has already redshirted, he has to play.

C David Ginsberg (Army)- David is listed as the starting PF. He could redshirt, but he would most likely transfer, and I don't see the point since he's projected to start.

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- Randy is listed as the starting PG and since he has already redshirted, he has to play. That shouldn't be a problem since he's a starter.

PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- The computer itself has redshirted Bam, so that is definitely the way to go.

Now, some of you have decisions to make for your players. I will hold off on this until I hear those decisions, but I can't wait forever. If I haven't heard from you by the end of the week, I'll have to make the decision for you. So come on folks, get those decisions in! lol

[Breeze]

Benton Gale is fine red shirting.

[ntndeacon]

yea, redshirting Ralph is fine.

[DavidCorperial]

David Ginsberg will play.

[path12]

;) It is indeed an alternate universe for U of Washington Husky me to end up with the hated Ducks.

[Comey]

Jack can redshirt.

[bbgunn]

Bam Jamison can redshirt.

[collegesportsfanms]

Waiting on decisions for Jace Hunter and Eden James before I get going with this next season. I'm sure both will elect to play, they should. But until I get confirmation I'm holding off.

[Travis]

Oh, sorry, play for Jace please.

[Neuqua]

So Jaybard Riley is from a town 10 minutes away from where I live and goes to my favorite Big Ten coach. Good start!

[collegesportsfanms]

ok, I've heard from everybody, and we're ready to get this going. First, let's recap which of our FOFC players is redshirting.

2017-2018 Redshirts

Ralph King- Duke
Jack Dawkins- Syracuse
Benton Gale- High Point
Bam Jamison- San Francisco

We also have a suspension to tell you about.

Al Mighty- Houston (academically ineligible)

Preseason Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (70) 0-0 1797 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Maryland (1) 0-0 1691 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Boston College 0-0 1609 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Oklahoma (1) 0-0 1549 14 Big 12 Conference
5. Pittsburgh 0-0 1435 17 Big East Conference
6. Vanderbilt 0-0 1368 21 Southeastern Conference
7. Texas 0-0 1336 7 Big 12 Conference
8. UCLA 0-0 1257 NR Pacific-10 Conference
9. Stanford 0-0 1197 NR Pacific-10 Conference
10. Villanova 0-0 1078 22 Big East Conference
11. Oklahoma State 0-0 1037 NR Big 12 Conference
12. Florida 0-0 969 11 Southeastern Conference
13. Louisville 0-0 850 NR Big East Conference
14. Ohio State 0-0 834 5 Big Ten Conference
15. Syracuse 0-0 814 6 Big East Conference
16. Utah State 0-0 738 9 Western Athletic Conference
17. Wisconsin 0-0 712 19 Big Ten Conference
18. Kansas 0-0 692 1 Big 12 Conference
19. Arizona 0-0 549 20 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Brigham Young 0-0 472 15 Mountain West Conference
21. Georgetown 0-0 429 NR Big East Conference
22. Tennessee 0-0 330 12 Southeastern Conference
23. Xavier 0-0 206 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Southern California 0-0 171 NR Pacific-10 Conference
25. Memphis 0-0 57 24 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Indiana 0-0 56 Big Ten Conference
West Virginia 0-0 32 Big East Conference
North Carolina 0-0 31 Atlantic Coast Conference
Texas A&M 0-0 25 Big 12 Conference
California 0-0 23 Pacific-10 Conference
Mississippi State 0-0 13 Southeastern Conference
Butler 0-0 12 Horizon League
Wake Forest 0-0 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
Notre Dame 0-0 8 Big East Conference
Michigan State 0-0 7 Big Ten Conference
Connecticut 0-0 2 Big East Conference
Northern Iowa 0-0 2 Missouri Valley Conference

Preseason Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Utah State (69) 0-0 1796 2 Western Athletic Conference
2. Brigham Young 0-0 1718 3 Mountain West Conference
3. Xavier (2) 0-0 1654 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Memphis (1) 0-0 1577 5 Conference USA
5. Butler 0-0 1520 22 Horizon League
6. Dayton 0-0 1439 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Northern Iowa 0-0 1310 NR Missouri Valley Conference
8. Nevada 0-0 1195 NR Western Athletic Conference
9. Utah 0-0 1010 8 Mountain West Conference
10. Gonzaga 0-0 842 4 Western Athletic Conference
11. Charlotte 0-0 739 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Northeastern 0-0 630 NR Colonial Athletic Association
13. Western Kentucky 0-0 596 16 Sun Belt Conference
14. Southern Illinois 0-0 461 NR Missouri Valley Conference
15. Drexel 0-0 406 NR Colonial Athletic Association
16. New Mexico 0-0 313 21 Mountain West Conference
17. Temple 0-0 293 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Creighton 0-0 283 1 Missouri Valley Conference
19. UAB 0-0 255 NR Conference USA
20. Bradley 0-0 251 NR Missouri Valley Conference
21. San Diego State 0-0 243 17 Mountain West Conference
22. Kent State 0-0 207 13 Conference USA
23. Saint Joseph's 0-0 152 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. George Washington 0-0 149 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Fresno State 0-0 145 NR Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Richmond 0-0 137 Atlantic 10 Conference
UNLV 0-0 131 Mountain West Conference
Middle Tennessee 0-0 127 Sun Belt Conference
Siena 0-0 125 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Houston 0-0 122 Conference USA
Massachusetts 0-0 119 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego 0-0 116 West Coast Conference
Milwaukee 0-0 112 Horizon League
Central Florida 0-0 109 Conference USA
Boise State 0-0 100 Western Athletic Conference
George Mason 0-0 99 Colonial Athletic Association
Niagara 0-0 95 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
New Mexico State 0-0 93 Western Athletic Conference
Southern Mississippi 0-0 93 Conference USA
UTEP 0-0 92 Conference USA
Saint Mary's 0-0 88 West Coast Conference
Marshall 0-0 83 Conference USA
UC Santa Barbara 0-0 80 Big West Conference
VCU 0-0 80 Colonial Athletic Association
Tulsa 0-0 74 Conference USA
Rhode Island 0-0 73 Atlantic 10 Conference
Santa Clara 0-0 71 West Coast Conference
Hofstra 0-0 64 Colonial Athletic Association
South Alabama 0-0 63 Sun Belt Conference
Wright State 0-0 62 Horizon League
Old Dominion 0-0 61 Colonial Athletic Association
Louisiana Tech 0-0 56 Western Athletic Conference
Hawaii 0-0 54 Western Athletic Conference
Rider 0-0 51 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Saint Louis 0-0 51 Atlantic 10 Conference
College of Charleston 0-0 48 Southern Conference
San Jose State 0-0 46 Western Athletic Conference
Wyoming 0-0 46 Mountain West Conference
Missouri State 0-0 43 Missouri Valley Conference
Pacific 0-0 42 Big West Conference
Miami-Ohio 0-0 40 Mid-American Conference
Pepperdine 0-0 39 West Coast Conference
Troy 0-0 35 Sun Belt Conference
San Francisco 0-0 34 West Coast Conference
Akron 0-0 32 Mid-American Conference
Arkansas-Little Rock 0-0 30 Sun Belt Conference
Cal State Northridge 0-0 30 Big West Conference
Texas Christian 0-0 28 Mountain West Conference
Colorado State 0-0 27 Mountain West Conference
Jacksonville 0-0 27 Atlantic Sun Conference
La Salle 0-0 27 Atlantic 10 Conference
Arkansas State 0-0 26 Sun Belt Conference
Iona 0-0 26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Florida International 0-0 25 Sun Belt Conference
St. Bonaventure 0-0 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
Loyola Marymount 0-0 23 West Coast Conference
Weber State 0-0 23 Big Sky Conference
Pennsylvania 0-0 22 Ivy League
UC Irvine 0-0 22 Big West Conference
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0 21 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Florida Atlantic 0-0 21 Sun Belt Conference
Stetson 0-0 21 Atlantic Sun Conference
Wichita State 0-0 21 Missouri Valley Conference
Samford 0-0 20 Southern Conference
Drake 0-0 19 Missouri Valley Conference
Southern Methodist 0-0 19 Conference USA
Tulane 0-0 19 Conference USA
Cleveland State 0-0 18 Horizon League
Davidson 0-0 18 Southern Conference
St. Peter's 0-0 18 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Detroit 0-0 17 Horizon League
Idaho 0-0 17 West Coast Conference
Jacksonville State 0-0 17 Ohio Valley Conference
Princeton 0-0 17 Ivy League
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 17 Atlantic Sun Conference
Central Arkansas 0-0 17 Southland Conference
American 0-0 16 Patriot League
Idaho State 0-0 16 Big Sky Conference
Monmouth 0-0 16 Northeast Conference
Alabama State 0-0 15 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson 0-0 15 Northeast Conference
Howard 0-0 15 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Murray State 0-0 15 Ohio Valley Conference
Bethune-Cookman 0-0 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Illinois State 0-0 14 Missouri Valley Conference
North Texas 0-0 14 Sun Belt Conference
Ohio 0-0 14 Mid-American Conference
NJIT 0-0 14 Great West Conference
North Florida 0-0 14 Atlantic Sun Conference
Alabama A&M 0-0 13 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Bowling Green 0-0 12 Mid-American Conference
Cal State Fullerton 0-0 12 Big West Conference
Boston University 0-0 11 America East Conference
Duquesne 0-0 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
Florida A&M 0-0 11 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Fordham 0-0 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
Brown 0-0 10 Ivy League
Holy Cross 0-0 10 Patriot League
Oakland 0-0 10 Summit League
Toledo 0-0 10 Mid-American Conference
Vermont 0-0 9 America East Conference
Green Bay 0-0 9 Horizon League
Air Force 0-0 8 Mountain West Conference
Southern Utah 0-0 8 Summit League
Youngstown State 0-0 8 Horizon League
Bryant University 0-0 8 Northeast Conference
Utah Valley 0-0 7 Great West Conference
Manhattan 0-0 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UL-Lafayette 0-0 7 Sun Belt Conference
Austin Peay 0-0 6 Ohio Valley Conference
Cal Poly 0-0 6 Big West Conference
Marist 0-0 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Rice 0-0 5 Mid-American Conference
Western Michigan 0-0 5 Mid-American Conference
Buffalo 0-0 4 Mid-American Conference
Sam Houston State 0-0 4 Southland Conference
Towson 0-0 4 Colonial Athletic Association
Canisius 0-0 3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
East Carolina 0-0 3 Conference USA
East Tennessee State 0-0 3 Atlantic Sun Conference
Lafayette 0-0 3 America East Conference
Stephen F. Austin 0-0 3 Southland Conference
Belmont 0-0 2 Atlantic Sun Conference
Binghamton 0-0 2 America East Conference
Long Beach State 0-0 2 Big West Conference
Maine 0-0 2 America East Conference
Robert Morris 0-0 2 Northeast Conference
Bucknell 0-0 1 Patriot League
Cornell 0-0 1 Ivy League
Fairfield 0-0 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UNC Wilmington 0-0 1 Colonial Athletic Association

[collegesportsfanms]

Let's take a look at our teams playing in preseason tournaments:

UNLV (Ricardo Tubbs) is the 6th seed in the 2017 Coaches Invitational.
Arizona State (Ivan Carrillo) is the 7th seed in the 2017 Coaches Invitational.
Houston (Al Mighty) is the 3rd seed in the 4 team 2017 College Classic.
Boston College (Eden James) is the 2nd seed in the 16 team 2017 GDS Classic.
Auburn (Randy Rodgers) is the 2nd seed in the 2017 Island Invitational.
Duke (Ralph King) is the top seed in the 2017 Maui Shootout.
Maryland (Chester Smith) is the top seed in the 2017 Paradise Shootout.
Xavier (Jace Hunter) is the 4th seed in the 16 team 2017 Preseason NIT.
Syracuse (Jack Dawkins) is the top seed in the 4 team 2017 Travelers Invitational.

[collegesportsfanms]

Ugh! I had a nice long post typed up on the first week of the season, and when I sent it, nothing was there. I'm pissed now. Fortunately I saved the game, so all I have to do is go back and re-type the post, which I will do a little bit later.

[collegesportsfanms]

[collegesportsfanms]

ok, I have no idea what is going on, my post for Nov. 5-13, 2017 is showing up as a blank when I send it. So I guess I'll just move on, and if my next post does the same, I may be in trouble with this dynasty. Something is messing up

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 5-13, 2017

This post has 8 days in it because the season actually starts on a Sunday, and I can't see wasting a post just for 2 games, so here we go.

JR C David Ginsberg (Army)

No games this week for David and the Cadets.

RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

11/9/17- Preseason NIT First Round vs. (13) South Alabama (W 76-68), 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks.
11/11/17- Preseason NIT Quarterfinals vs. (5) Notre Dame (W 78-69), 10 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks, 2 steals.

Great start for Jace and the Musketeers. Jace had a heck of a game against Notre Dame.

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

No games this week for Randy and the Tigers.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

11/5/17- Coaches Invitational First Round vs. (10) Miami (OH) (L 78-63), 9 points, 5 rebounds.

Terrible start for the Sun Devils, but Ivan looks like he is ready to turn the corner.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College)

11/7/17- GDS Classic First Round vs. (15) Georgia Southern (W 84-50), 7 points, 11 rebounds, 1 block, 2 steals.
11/9/17- GDS Classic Quarterfinals vs. (7) Rutgers (W 54-44), 4 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.

Eden has been huge off the bench for the Eagles so far, leading his team in rebounds both games so far.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)

11/12/17- Paradise Shootout First Round vs. (8) Marshall (W 98-75), DNP (Coaches Decision).

Poor Chester! It's gonna be a long season for him. Being last on the depth chart, the only way he's going to see minutes is if a lot of people get injured or underperform. I hate that he used his redshirt already.

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston)

11/6/17- College Classic First Round vs. (2) #8 UCLA (W 86-82), DNP (suspension).
11/8/17- College Classic Quarterfinals vs. (1) #12 Florida (L 75-46), DNP (suspension).

Houston could have used Mr. Mighty in that Florida game. I'm hearing through the grapevine that grades are part of the reason Al left Oklahoma State. I hope he figures out that the athlete part of student-athlete is a privilege that can be taken away anytime. Get it together Al!

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)

11/5/17- Coaches Invitational First Round vs. (11) Davidson (W 78-57), 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
11/6/17- Coaches Invitational Quarterfinals vs. (14) Holy Cross (W 78-69), 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.
11/12/17- Coaches Invitational Semifinals vs. (2) #4 Oklahoma (L 85-74), 7 points, 1 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.

A decent debut for Ricardo, as his Rebels got a break in the quarterfinals, getting to play the 14 seed instead of the 3 seed. They also put up a good effort against a top 5 Oklahoma team.

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)

No games this week for Rudy and the 49ers.

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting

11/6/17- Travelers Invitational First Round vs. (4) Green Bay (W 89-57)
11/8/17- Travelers Invitational Championship vs. (2) #11 Oklahoma State (L 79-68).

Tough loss in the ship for the Orange, they'll have to bounce back from that one.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting

No games this week for Bam and the Dons. Man I love that nickname. Da Dons!

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting

No games this week for Ralph and the Blue Devils.

FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting

11/12/17 vs. Eastern Michigan (L 82-73)

It's gonna be tough for the Panthers, not a lot of talent there. Hopefully they'll be able to get it going.

[collegesportsfanms]

And here are the polls for the week I just posted:

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (41) 0-0 1758 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Oklahoma (20) 3-0 1723 4 Big 12 Conference
3. Boston College (10) 2-0 1668 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Maryland 1-0 1580 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Florida (1) 3-0 1415 12 Southeastern Conference
6. Pittsburgh 1-0 1402 5 Big East Conference
7. Oklahoma State 2-0 1369 11 Big 12 Conference
8. Ohio State 2-0 1189 14 Big Ten Conference
9. Vanderbilt 0-0 1159 6 Southeastern Conference
10. Texas 0-0 1122 7 Big 12 Conference
11. Kansas 2-0 1094 18 Big 12 Conference
12. Wisconsin 2-0 1091 17 Big Ten Conference
13. Stanford 0-0 1011 9 Pacific-10 Conference
14. Tennessee 3-0 973 22 Southeastern Conference
15. Brigham Young 1-0 813 20 Mountain West Conference
16. Xavier 2-0 699 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Georgetown 0-0 685 21 Big East Conference
18. Indiana 0-0 483 NR Big Ten Conference
19. Memphis 0-0 454 25 Conference USA
20. Texas A&M 0-0 380 NR Big 12 Conference
21. Wake Forest 1-0 341 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
22. North Carolina 0-0 311 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. California 1-0 216 NR Pacific-10 Conference
24. Michigan State 1-0 159 NR Big Ten Conference
25. Dayton 1-0 111 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Connecticut 0-0 63 Big East Conference
Louisville 2-1 33 Big East Conference
Kentucky 2-0 31 Southeastern Conference
Northern Iowa 1-0 16 Missouri Valley Conference
Nevada 0-0 11 Western Athletic Conference
UCLA 1-1 11 Pacific-10 Conference
Syracuse 1-1 9 Big East Conference
Mississippi 1-0 5 Southeastern Conference
Missouri 0-0 4 Big 12 Conference
Alabama 1-0 3 Southeastern Conference
Auburn 0-0 3 Southeastern Conference
Kansas State 2-0 2 Big 12 Conference
Marquette 1-0 1 Big East Conference
Utah 0-0 1 Mountain West Conference
Villanova 0-1 1 Big East Conference

Tough media! Syracuse loses against a very good Oklahoma State team and gets knocked out of the AP Top 25. I don't like it. And how about Auburn picking up 3 votes and not even playing this week.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (63) 1-0 1790 2 Mountain West Conference
2. Xavier (8) 2-0 1732 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Memphis (1) 0-0 1649 4 Conference USA
4. Dayton 1-0 1587 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Northern Iowa 1-0 1451 7 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Nevada 0-0 1281 8 Western Athletic Conference
7. Utah 0-0 1082 9 Mountain West Conference
8. Utah State 0-1 999 1 Western Athletic Conference
9. Charlotte 1-0 939 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Western Kentucky 1-0 792 13 Sun Belt Conference
11. Northeastern 1-0 773 12 Colonial Athletic Association
12. Massachusetts 2-0 519 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Wright State 2-0 516 NR Horizon League
14. Drexel 0-0 465 15 Colonial Athletic Association
15. Bradley 1-0 439 20 Missouri Valley Conference
16. Butler 0-1 396 5 Horizon League
17. New Mexico 0-0 373 16 Mountain West Conference
18. George Washington 1-0 322 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Tulsa 1-0 311 NR Conference USA
20. San Diego State 0-0 272 21 Mountain West Conference
21. George Mason 1-0 250 NR Colonial Athletic Association
22. Middle Tennessee 1-0 246 NR Sun Belt Conference
23. Akron 1-0 222 NR Mid-American Conference
24. Kent State 0-0 196 22 Conference USA
25. Fresno State 0-0 178 25 Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
College of Charleston 1-0 177 Southern Conference
Boston University 1-0 159 America East Conference
UL-Lafayette 1-0 151 Sun Belt Conference
Cleveland State 1-0 138 Horizon League
Saint Mary's 0-0 138 West Coast Conference
Colorado State 1-0 129 Mountain West Conference
Rhode Island 0-0 129 Atlantic 10 Conference
Boise State 0-0 126 Western Athletic Conference
Santa Clara 0-0 123 West Coast Conference
UC Santa Barbara 0-0 121 Big West Conference
UTEP 0-0 111 Conference USA
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1-0 108 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Towson 1-0 107 Colonial Athletic Association
Rider 0-0 101 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Binghamton 1-0 95 America East Conference
Louisiana-Monroe 1-0 89 Sun Belt Conference
Southern Methodist 1-0 88 Conference USA
Pacific 0-0 84 Big West Conference
UMBC 1-0 80 America East Conference
Hawaii 0-0 79 Western Athletic Conference
San Jose State 0-0 77 Western Athletic Conference
Tennessee Tech 1-0 73 Ohio Valley Conference
Tulane 0-0 73 Conference USA
Pennsylvania 0-0 72 Ivy League
St. Bonaventure 0-0 72 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Francisco 0-0 69 West Coast Conference
Austin Peay 0-0 68 Ohio Valley Conference
American 1-0 65 Patriot League
Cal State Northridge 0-0 62 Big West Conference
Saint Louis 0-0 61 Atlantic 10 Conference
UNC Wilmington 0-0 61 Colonial Athletic Association
Vermont 0-0 57 America East Conference
East Carolina 0-0 56 Conference USA
Belmont 0-0 55 Atlantic Sun Conference
Youngstown State 1-0 55 Horizon League
Missouri State 0-0 51 Missouri Valley Conference
Air Force 0-0 50 Mountain West Conference
UC Irvine 0-0 48 Big West Conference
Duquesne 0-0 45 Atlantic 10 Conference
Drake 0-0 43 Missouri Valley Conference
Cal State Bakersfield 1-0 42 Independent
Winthrop 0-0 41 Atlantic Sun Conference
Loyola Marymount 0-0 40 West Coast Conference
Jacksonville 0-0 38 Atlantic Sun Conference
Detroit 0-0 37 Horizon League
Wichita State 0-0 36 Missouri Valley Conference
Arkansas State 0-0 31 Sun Belt Conference
Florida International 0-0 31 Sun Belt Conference
Stephen F. Austin 1-0 31 Southland Conference
Florida Atlantic 0-0 28 Sun Belt Conference
Montana 0-0 27 Big Sky Conference
Ohio 0-0 27 Mid-American Conference
Stetson 0-0 27 Atlantic Sun Conference
Stony Brook 1-0 26 America East Conference
Texas Christian 0-0 26 Mountain West Conference
Alabama A&M 0-0 24 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Eastern Michigan 1-0 24 Mid-American Conference
Fordham 0-0 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 23 Atlantic Sun Conference
Seattle 1-0 23 Independent
Cal Poly 0-0 22 Big West Conference
Northern Illinois 1-0 21 Mid-American Conference
Bethune-Cookman 0-0 20 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
St. Peter's 0-0 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
North Florida 0-0 20 Atlantic Sun Conference
Delaware State 1-0 19 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson 0-0 19 Northeast Conference
Idaho State 0-0 19 Big Sky Conference
Central Arkansas 0-0 19 Southland Conference
NJIT 0-0 18 Great West Conference
Florida A&M 0-0 17 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Howard 0-0 17 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Long Beach State 0-0 17 Big West Conference
Chattanooga 0-0 15 Southern Conference
Coppin State 1-0 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Quinnipiac 1-0 13 Northeast Conference
Marist 0-0 12 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Southern Utah 0-0 11 Summit League
Nicholls State 1-0 10 Southland Conference
North Texas 0-0 10 Sun Belt Conference
UC Riverside 0-0 10 Big West Conference
Bryant University 0-0 10 Northeast Conference
Texas-Arlington 1-0 9 Southland Conference
Buffalo 0-0 8 Mid-American Conference
James Madison 0-0 8 Colonial Athletic Association
Appalachian State 0-0 7 Southern Conference
Cornell 0-0 7 Ivy League
Navy 1-0 7 Patriot League
Albany 0-0 6 America East Conference
Lafayette 0-0 6 America East Conference
Columbia 0-0 5 Ivy League
Oral Roberts 0-0 5 Summit League
Western Michigan 0-0 5 Mid-American Conference
Bucknell 0-0 4 Patriot League
Colgate 0-0 4 Patriot League
Harvard 0-0 4 Ivy League
Rice 0-0 4 Mid-American Conference
Sacramento State 0-0 4 Big Sky Conference
William & Mary 0-0 4 Colonial Athletic Association
North Dakota State 0-0 4 Summit League
St. Francis-NY 0-0 3 Northeast Conference
Army 0-0 2 Patriot League
Portland State 0-0 2 Big Sky Conference
Western Carolina 0-0 2 Southern Conference
Lehigh 0-0 1 Patriot League
Long Island 0-0 1 Northeast Conference
Maine 0-0 1 America East Conference
Texas A&M-CC 0-0 1 Southland Conference
Wofford 0-0 1 Southern Conference
Yale 0-0 1 Ivy League

A lot of teams still in this poll, many of them yet to play a game. I guess the mid-major voters have the attitude of you're in until you lose. Nice to see Xavier with 8 first place votes in this poll.

[collegesportsfanms]

ok, there is the first week. Why it wouldn't let me post as 1 long post, I have no idea, but every time I tried, it showed up as a blank post.

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 13-19, 2017

JR C David Ginsberg (Army)

11/16/17 vs. Sacred Heart (L 69-61), 14 points, 10 rebounds, 1 block (double-double)

Great start to the season for David, who posted yet another double-double. Tough start for the Cadets.

RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

11/18/17- Preseason NIT Semifinals vs. (1) #11 Kansas (L 76-53), 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks.

Unfortunately the Musketeers didn't show up to play against Kansas, Jace included. When he fails to get double digits, Xavier usually loses.

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

11/17/17- Island Invitational First Round vs. (7) Appalachian St. (W 82-61), 15 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, (POTG).
11/19/17- Island Invitational Semifinals vs. (3) Missouri St. (L 71-69, OT), 13 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals.

Randy is putting up some solid numbers to begin the season, getting his name in 3 major stat categories consistently. Unfortunately, the Tigers couldn't hold on to a late lead against Missouri St. and fell in OT.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

No games this week for Ivan and the Sun Devils. In fact, they have a long layoff, not playing again until the 23rd.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College)

11/16/17- GDS Classic Semifinals vs. (3) Kansas St. (W 68-45), 3 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
11/17/17- GDS Classic Championship vs. (1) #8 Ohio St. (W 79-77), 1 rebound, 2 assists.
11/19/17 at Rutgers (W 65-52), 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks.

The Eagles are the first team to win a preseason tournament championship among our FOFC teams, although Eden struggled a bit this week. He is still a solid role player for this team though.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)

11/14/17- Paradise Shootout Semifinals vs. (4) Alabama (W 95-74), DNP (Coaches Decision)
11/16/17- Paradise Shootout Championship vs. (2) #6 Pitt (L 65-60), DNP (Coaches Decision)
11/19/17 at Sacred Heart (W 99-66), DNP (Coaches Decision)

Dissapointing that Chester didn't at least get into the Sacred Heart game. I'm not sure what Turgeon is thinking sticking a guy at the end of the bench and ignoring him. Wouldn't be surprised if we have a transfer after the season.

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston)

11/15/17 vs. Stephen F. Austin (W 68-59), DNP (suspension).

Al wasn't even at this game, my understanding is that he was getting caught up on all that homework he has been putting off. He definitely wants to be out there to help his team.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)

No games this week for Ricardo and the Rebels.

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)

11/17/17 vs. UCLA (L 88-49), 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
11/19/17 at Colorado St. (L 63-62), 6 points, 10 rebounds.

Heartbreaking loss for Rudy and the 49ers at Colorado St., they played a very good team very tough. But on the bright side, Rudy had a nice double figure rebounding game to build on.

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting

11/18/17 at Bucknell (W 85-48)

Easy win for the Orange as a lot of people played in this one.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting

11/15/17 at San Jose St. (W 60-57)
11/17/17 vs. Cal St. Northridge (L 95-94, OT)
11/19/17 at UC Santa Barbara (W 76-65)

Not a bad week for the Dons, who were 1 point away from a 3-0 start.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting

11/16/17- Maui Shootout First Round vs. (8) Rider (W 87-72)
11/17/17- Maui Shootout Semifinals vs. (5) San Diego St. (W 90-47)
11/18/17- Maui Shootout Championship vs. (2) #10 Texas (L 90-80)

The Blue Devils just ran into a buzzsaw in Texas, but still a good start for Duke, while Ralph sits and observes.

FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting

11/14/17 vs. George Mason (L 68-54)
11/19/17 at Davidson (W 69-61)

A road game at Davidson would be the last game I would expect the Panthers to win, but nonetheless, a good 1st win of the season.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Boston College (71) 5-0 1799 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Pittsburgh 3-0 1695 6 Big East Conference
3. Texas (1) 3-0 1643 10 Big 12 Conference
4. Oklahoma State 3-0 1529 7 Big 12 Conference
5. Vanderbilt 2-0 1488 9 Southeastern Conference
6. Wisconsin 3-0 1381 12 Big Ten Conference
7. Kansas 3-0 1380 11 Big 12 Conference
8. Brigham Young 4-0 1325 15 Mountain West Conference
9. Tennessee 5-0 1256 14 Southeastern Conference
10. Georgetown 3-0 1231 17 Big East Conference
11. Duke 2-1 1031 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. North Carolina 2-0 913 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Maryland 3-1 900 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Michigan State 3-0 900 24 Big Ten Conference
15. Oklahoma 3-1 849 2 Big 12 Conference
16. Ohio State 4-1 610 8 Big Ten Conference
17. Florida 3-1 502 5 Southeastern Conference
18. Stanford 2-1 416 13 Pacific-10 Conference
19. Louisville 2-1 342 NR Big East Conference
20. UCLA 2-1 299 NR Pacific-10 Conference
21. Utah 3-0 284 NR Mountain West Conference
22. Mississippi 2-0 239 NR Southeastern Conference
23. Syracuse 2-1 224 NR Big East Conference
24. Charlotte 3-0 190 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Utah State 2-1 170 NR Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Nevada 1-0 124 Western Athletic Conference
Villanova 0-1 95 Big East Conference
Georgia Tech 2-0 73 Atlantic Coast Conference
George Washington 3-0 51 Atlantic 10 Conference
Arizona 1-1 46 Pacific-10 Conference
Clemson 1-0 44 Atlantic Coast Conference
Texas Tech 3-0 41 Big 12 Conference
Xavier 2-1 41 Atlantic 10 Conference
Rhode Island 3-0 34 Atlantic 10 Conference
Iowa State 2-0 33 Big 12 Conference
Oregon 2-0 24 Pacific-10 Conference
Georgia 1-0 23 Southeastern Conference
Saint Mary's 3-0 19 West Coast Conference
Cincinnati 2-0 16 Big East Conference
New Mexico 1-0 15 Mountain West Conference
Drake 2-0 14 Missouri Valley Conference
Seton Hall 1-0 13 Big East Conference
Colorado 2-0 12 Big 12 Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson 2-0 12 Northeast Conference
North Carolina State 2-0 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
Providence 2-0 10 Big East Conference
Navy 4-0 9 Patriot League
Missouri State 2-0 9 Missouri Valley Conference
St. Peter's 0-0 8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
George Mason 2-0 7 Colonial Athletic Association
DePaul 2-0 4 Big East Conference
Northern Illinois 3-0 4 Mid-American Conference
Louisiana-Monroe 3-0 3 Sun Belt Conference
Loyola Marymount 2-0 3 West Coast Conference
Towson 2-0 3 Colonial Athletic Association
Cleveland State 2-0 2 Horizon League
Arkansas State 2-0 1 Sun Belt Conference
Loyola-Maryland 2-0 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

All hail the Eagles, who are receiving all but 1 FPV in the media poll. Good to see 5 FOFC teams represented here.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (72) 4-0 1800 1 Mountain West Conference
2. Utah 3-0 1593 7 Mountain West Conference
3. Charlotte 3-0 1531 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Utah State 2-1 1470 8 Western Athletic Conference
5. Nevada 1-0 1450 6 Western Athletic Conference
6. Xavier 2-1 1218 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. George Washington 3-0 1040 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Rhode Island 3-0 892 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Butler 2-1 877 16 Horizon League
10. Missouri State 2-0 780 NR Missouri Valley Conference
11. George Mason 2-0 723 21 Colonial Athletic Association
12. Memphis 1-1 721 3 Conference USA
13. New Mexico 1-0 680 17 Mountain West Conference
14. Dayton 2-1 612 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Saint Mary's 3-0 581 NR West Coast Conference
16. Louisiana-Monroe 3-0 580 NR Sun Belt Conference
17. Drake 2-0 572 NR Missouri Valley Conference
18. Navy 4-0 473 NR Patriot League
19. Northern Illinois 3-0 453 NR Mid-American Conference
20. Towson 2-0 376 NR Colonial Athletic Association
21. Cleveland State 2-0 355 NR Horizon League
22. James Madison 2-0 256 NR Colonial Athletic Association
23. Texas Christian 1-0 249 NR Mountain West Conference
24. Northern Iowa 2-1 248 5 Missouri Valley Conference
25. Loyola Marymount 2-0 242 NR West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UMBC 2-0 235 America East Conference
St. Bonaventure 1-0 201 Atlantic 10 Conference
Loyola-Maryland 2-0 197 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Cal Poly 1-0 193 Big West Conference
Eastern Michigan 2-0 185 Mid-American Conference
Western Illinois 2-0 179 Summit League
Tennessee Tech 2-0 175 Ohio Valley Conference
UC Riverside 1-0 158 Big West Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson 2-0 151 Northeast Conference
Arkansas State 2-0 149 Sun Belt Conference
Campbell 2-0 149 Atlantic Sun Conference
Seattle 2-0 146 Independent
Stony Brook 2-0 132 America East Conference
Marist 1-0 130 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Wofford 2-0 127 Southern Conference
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1-0 120 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Texas-Pan American 3-0 112 Great West Conference
Northern Colorado 1-0 103 Big Sky Conference
Morehead State 1-0 100 Ohio Valley Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 85 Atlantic Sun Conference
Buffalo 0-0 82 Mid-American Conference
South Carolina State 1-0 82 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
St. Peter's 0-0 81 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Jackson State 1-0 76 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Bryant University 1-0 61 Northeast Conference
Lamar 1-0 60 Southland Conference
Texas-San Antonio 1-0 52 Southland Conference
Houston Baptist 1-0 34 Great West Conference
Texas A&M-CC 0-0 33 Southland Conference
South Dakota State 0-0 27 Summit League
Prairie View A&M 0-0 13 Southwestern Athletic Conference

Xavier remains the only FOFC team to get mid-major votes, but they dropped 4 spots in that poll.

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 20-26, 2017

JR C David Ginsberg (Army)

11/20/17 vs. George Mason (L 87-53), 4 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.
11/22/17 vs. UMBC (W 67-59), 19 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals, (double-double), (POTG).

Holy cow, David went off against UMBC! If he puts up even half of those numbers every game, he'll be in the running for some awards. It's too bad the rest of the team didn't show up against George Mason though.

RS FR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

No games this week for Jace and the Musketeers.

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

11/21/17- Island Invitational Third Place Game vs. (1) Purdue (W 80-78, OT), 4 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, (fouled out).
11/26/17 vs. East Tennessee St. (W 95-77), 20 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals, (double-double), (POTG).

My oh my, Randy was just 3 boards away from a triple-double against E. Tenn. St! Incredible performance, and a great week for the Tigers.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

11/23/17 at Charleston Southern (W 88-67), 25 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal (POTG).

Ivan went off in the Sun Devils' only game of the week, earning the POTG. Now we are getting a glimpse of the player he really is, and I hope it keeps up.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College)

No games this week for Eden and the Eagles.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)

11/22/17 at Morgan St. (W 97-63), DNP (Coaches Decision)

Tough luck for Chester, who failed to get into this game too. Come on Coach Turgeon, give the guy a chance!

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston)

11/23/17 at Kansas St. (W 86-71), DNP (suspension)
11/25/17 at #3 Texas (L 98-63), DNP (suspension)

Nice win for Houston against K-State, but a major flub against Texas. Al continues to bust his butt in the classroom to get eligible.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)

11/22/17 at Idaho (W 87-75), 11 points, 1 steal.
11/24/17 vs. NJIT (W 87-68), 1 point, 4 rebounds, 1 assist.
11/26/17 vs. Fresno St. (W 75-73), 9 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.

Great week for the Rebels, although 2 of the 3 games were against subpar competition. Ricardo is still trying to get adjusted to the college game, but I have a feeling a breakout game is upcoming.

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)

11/25/17 vs. California (L 83-71), 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist.

Give credit to the 49ers, they are playing a tough schedule among West Coast teams, and they did cut a 29 point halftime deficit down to 7 at one point. Rudy had a decent game, but his coach wants more.

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting

11/20/17 at VMI (W 88-55)
11/23/17 vs. Iona (W 92-67)

A couple more blowout wins against subpar competition.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting

11/23/17 vs. Cal Poly (L 73-54)

Those are not the kind of losses you want if you're a Don, but Cal Poly appears to be a decent team.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting

11/23/17 vs. George Mason (W 75-58)

The Blue Devils hand Mason their first loss, in convincing fashion too.

FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting

11/23/17 at N.C. State (L 60-52)

A respectable effort against a Wolfpack team that is still undefeated.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Boston College (67) 5-0 1794 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Texas (5) 6-0 1712 3 Big 12 Conference
3. Pittsburgh 5-0 1654 2 Big East Conference
4. Vanderbilt 5-0 1594 5 Southeastern Conference
5. Wisconsin 5-0 1514 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Georgetown 4-0 1422 10 Big East Conference
7. Duke 3-1 1389 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Maryland 4-1 1264 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Oklahoma 4-1 1161 15 Big 12 Conference
10. Ohio State 6-1 1131 16 Big Ten Conference
11. Stanford 4-1 1081 18 Pacific-10 Conference
12. Louisville 5-1 970 19 Big East Conference
13. Kansas 4-1 850 7 Big 12 Conference
14. Florida 5-1 847 17 Southeastern Conference
15. Oklahoma State 3-1 629 4 Big 12 Conference
16. UCLA 3-1 608 20 Pacific-10 Conference
17. Utah State 4-1 476 25 Western Athletic Conference
18. Brigham Young 4-1 472 8 Mountain West Conference
19. Nevada 3-0 469 NR Western Athletic Conference
20. Syracuse 4-1 454 23 Big East Conference
21. Mississippi 3-0 404 22 Southeastern Conference
22. George Washington 5-0 248 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Arizona 2-1 203 NR Pacific-10 Conference
24. Butler 5-1 137 NR Horizon League
25. Georgia 2-0 128 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
North Carolina State 4-0 117 Atlantic Coast Conference
Texas Tech 4-0 114 Big 12 Conference
North Carolina 4-1 100 Atlantic Coast Conference
Xavier 2-1 68 Atlantic 10 Conference
Oregon 3-0 63 Pacific-10 Conference
St. John's 3-0 50 Big East Conference
Loyola Marymount 4-0 37 West Coast Conference
Cincinnati 3-0 34 Big East Conference
West Virginia 4-1 32 Big East Conference
California 4-1 25 Pacific-10 Conference
Wake Forest 4-1 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
Seton Hall 2-0 22 Big East Conference
New Mexico 1-0 17 Mountain West Conference
St. Bonaventure 3-0 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
Northern Illinois 4-0 15 Mid-American Conference
Cleveland State 3-0 13 Horizon League
Memphis 3-1 10 Conference USA
Michigan State 3-1 10 Big Ten Conference
Towson 3-0 10 Colonial Athletic Association
Texas A&M 2-1 7 Big 12 Conference
South Carolina State 3-0 4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Buffalo 2-0 2 Mid-American Conference

Boston College loses 4 FPV, but that's to be expected with the off week, while Duke, Maryland, and Syracuse move up in the polls, and Xavier, not having a game this week either, gets 27 more votes from the media. Go figure.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (52) 4-1 1763 1 Mountain West Conference
2. Utah State 4-1 1674 4 Western Athletic Conference
3. Nevada (8) 3-0 1601 5 Western Athletic Conference
4. Butler (3) 5-1 1561 9 Horizon League
5. George Washington (9) 5-0 1491 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Xavier 2-1 1391 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Memphis 3-1 1244 12 Conference USA
8. Northern Illinois 4-0 1168 19 Mid-American Conference
9. Loyola Marymount 4-0 1146 25 West Coast Conference
10. Towson 3-0 1132 20 Colonial Athletic Association
11. St. Bonaventure 3-0 1085 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Cleveland State 3-0 1078 21 Horizon League
13. New Mexico 1-0 1051 13 Mountain West Conference
14. South Carolina State 3-0 915 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
15. Buffalo 2-0 810 NR Mid-American Conference
16. Texas-Pan American 3-0 757 NR Great West Conference
17. Utah 4-1 631 2 Mountain West Conference
18. Lamar 2-0 616 NR Southland Conference
19. Charlotte 3-1 444 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Gonzaga 3-1 376 NR Western Athletic Conference
21. Northeastern 3-1 271 NR Colonial Athletic Association
22. Wright State 4-1 220 NR Horizon League
23. Creighton 4-1 174 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. UNLV 5-1 97 NR Mountain West Conference
25. Kent State 4-1 91 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Temple 3-1 79 Atlantic 10 Conference
Richmond 3-1 68 Atlantic 10 Conference
UC Santa Barbara 4-1 68 Big West Conference
George Mason 3-1 51 Colonial Athletic Association
Saint Mary's 3-1 46 West Coast Conference
Missouri State 3-1 33 Missouri Valley Conference
Siena 2-1 31 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Tennessee Tech 3-1 24 Ohio Valley Conference
Central Connecticut State 3-1 23 Northeast Conference
Georgia State 4-1 23 Colonial Athletic Association
Drake 3-1 21 Missouri Valley Conference
Bradley 2-1 18 Missouri Valley Conference
La Salle 2-1 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
UAB 2-1 15 Conference USA
Dayton 2-2 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cal State Bakersfield 3-1 11 Independent
Florida Atlantic 3-1 10 Sun Belt Conference
Montana 3-1 8 Big Sky Conference
Princeton 1-1 8 Ivy League
Tennessee State 3-1 8 Ohio Valley Conference
Southern Mississippi 2-1 6 Conference USA
Mount St. Mary's 3-1 5 Northeast Conference
Portland State 3-1 5 Big Sky Conference
Liberty 3-1 4 Big South Conference
Marist 2-1 3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UTEP 2-1 3 Conference USA
Southern Illinois 1-1 2 Missouri Valley Conference
Tulsa 2-1 2 Conference USA
UMBC 4-1 2 America East Conference
Arkansas State 2-1 1 Sun Belt Conference
Stephen F. Austin 4-1 1 Southland Conference
Toledo 2-1 1 Mid-American Conference
UC Riverside 1-1 1 Big West Conference
Seattle 4-1 1 Independent

Let's welcome UNLV to the mid-major polls, as a 3-0 week gets them in. Xavier stays pat with the off week, but it's a mess at the top. 4 teams receive FPV, so there is a lot of parity among the mid-majors.

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2017

JR C David Ginsberg (Army)

11/28/17 at Fordham (W 67-50), 0 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
12/1/17 at Seton Hall (L 69-56), 2 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal.
12/3/17 at Penn State (L 71-61), 10 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, (double-double).

David finished the week off in style with yet another double-double, but I'm sure he would trade that in for a couple more Cadet wins on the week.

RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

11/28/17 at High Point (W 72-53), 12 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal.
12/2/17 vs. Old Dominion (W 69-64), 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 steal.

2 wins for the Musketeers, and I'm sure Jace is a little disappointed with his performance against Old Dominion, but he had a solid game at High Point.

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

11/30/17 vs. Troy (W 80-71), 22 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, (POTG).

Just 1 game this week for Randy and the Tigers, but it was a big one, especially for Randy, as he lit it up again.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

11/30/17 at North Dakota (W 64-34), 7 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks.
12/2/17 vs. UC Riverside (W 66-57), 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block.

Couple more wins for the Sun Devils, who need as many as they can get before conference play. Ivan had decent showings, but not great.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College)

11/29/17 vs. Manhattan (W 92-67), 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals.
12/3/17 at Penn (W 78-55), 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal, (POTG).

Huge game off the bench against Penn for Eden, who scored POTG. If The Eagles roster wasn't so stacked, he'd be starting.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)

12/1/17 vs. Hofstra (W 109-100), DNP (Coaches Decision).

You would think with that score that the game would have went overtime, but it didn't. It was just a shootout, 1 that Chester didn't participate in.

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston)

12/1/17 vs. Prairie View A&M (L 71-68), DNP (Suspension)
12/3/17 vs. Rice (W 70-54), DNP (Suspension)

Looks like the Cougars could have used Al against Prairie View. An embarrassing loss to say the least. Good job for them getting it together against Rice.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)

11/30/17 vs. North Carolina A&T (W 86-54), 2 rebounds, 1 assist.

Just the 1 game this week for the Rebels. Was hoping Ricardo would log more than just 12 minutes, but then again, he's gotta be productive when he's in the game, and he wasn't.

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)

11/29/17 at Southern Utah (L 68-51), 2 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist.
12/3/17 at St. Marys (L 61-33), 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block.

The 49ers are still winless, and they aren't getting the kind of production from Rudy that they were hoping for. He's gotta pick it up.

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting

11/27/17 vs. Drake (W 87-79)
12/1/17 at Navy (W 85-54)

The Orange roll along against some not so good competition, surprising to see them struggle a bit with Drake.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting

11/30/17 at California (W 79-69)
12/3/17 at Fresno State (L 91-80)

Nice win for the Dons against Cal, too bad they couldn't finish it up at Fresno, but they'll take the split.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting

11/28/17 vs. Old Dominion (W 79-45)
12/1/17 vs. Idaho (W 95-56)

The Blue Devils had no problem this week against lower level competition.

FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting

11/28/17 vs. Xavier (L 72-53)
12/1/17 vs. Mercer (W 73-64)
12/3/17 at IUPUI (L 80-71)

Tough week for the Panthers, but at least they did get 1 win.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Boston College (43) 7-0 1759 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Texas (25) 9-0 1747 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Wisconsin 7-0 1656 5 Big Ten Conference
4. Vanderbilt (4) 7-0 1598 4 Southeastern Conference
5. Georgetown 6-0 1503 6 Big East Conference
6. Duke 5-1 1453 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Oklahoma 6-1 1316 9 Big 12 Conference
8. Maryland 5-1 1305 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Stanford 5-1 1178 11 Pacific-10 Conference
10. Kansas 6-1 1159 13 Big 12 Conference
11. Oklahoma State 5-1 977 15 Big 12 Conference
12. Florida 6-1 953 14 Southeastern Conference
13. Syracuse 6-1 874 20 Big East Conference
14. Brigham Young 6-1 834 18 Mountain West Conference
15. Mississippi 5-0 679 21 Southeastern Conference
16. Utah State 5-1 665 17 Western Athletic Conference
17. Arizona 5-1 582 23 Pacific-10 Conference
18. Butler 7-1 496 24 Horizon League
19. Georgia 5-0 490 25 Southeastern Conference
20. George Washington 7-0 379 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Pittsburgh 6-1 367 3 Big East Conference
22. Xavier 4-1 326 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. North Carolina 4-1 178 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Texas Tech 5-0 157 NR Big 12 Conference
25. Michigan State 5-1 122 NR Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
North Carolina State 5-0 113 Atlantic Coast Conference
Loyola Marymount 6-0 104 West Coast Conference
Cincinnati 5-0 103 Big East Conference
St. John's 5-0 101 Big East Conference
Ohio State 7-2 91 Big Ten Conference
Seton Hall 4-0 52 Big East Conference
Missouri 6-1 43 Big 12 Conference
South Carolina State 5-0 19 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Buffalo 4-0 10 Mid-American Conference
Mississippi State 4-1 8 Southeastern Conference
Louisville 5-2 3 Big East Conference

The hold on #1 is slipping a bit for Boston College, as they lost FPV to Texas and Vanderbilt. Only 12 points separate BC and Texas. Duke and Syracuse move up, Xavier is into the top 25, and Maryland stays at 8.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (59) 6-1 1787 1 Mountain West Conference
2. Utah State 5-1 1682 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Butler (4) 7-1 1658 4 Horizon League
4. George Washington (9) 7-0 1573 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Xavier 4-1 1525 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Loyola Marymount 6-0 1427 9 West Coast Conference
7. Memphis 5-1 1300 7 Conference USA
8. South Carolina State 5-0 1259 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
9. Buffalo 4-0 1253 15 Mid-American Conference
10. Gonzaga 5-1 1072 20 Western Athletic Conference
11. Nevada 5-1 1069 3 Western Athletic Conference
12. Creighton 6-1 895 23 Missouri Valley Conference
13. Wright State 6-1 859 22 Horizon League
14. Northeastern 4-1 849 21 Colonial Athletic Association
15. Kent State 6-1 734 25 Conference USA
16. UNLV 6-1 565 24 Mountain West Conference
17. George Mason 6-1 541 NR Colonial Athletic Association
18. Dayton 5-2 510 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Portland State 6-1 459 NR Big Sky Conference
20. Tulsa 4-1 391 NR Conference USA
21. Stephen F. Austin 6-1 276 NR Southland Conference
22. Southern Mississippi 4-1 257 NR Conference USA
23. UAB 3-1 207 NR Conference USA
24. UMBC 5-1 127 NR America East Conference
25. La Salle 3-1 124 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Western Michigan 4-1 112 Mid-American Conference
New Mexico 2-1 97 Mountain West Conference
St. Bonaventure 3-1 93 Atlantic 10 Conference
Texas-Pan American 5-1 92 Great West Conference
Arkansas State 4-1 90 Sun Belt Conference
Towson 3-1 87 Colonial Athletic Association
Princeton 3-1 81 Ivy League
Montana 4-1 63 Big Sky Conference
Mount St. Mary's 4-1 59 Northeast Conference
VCU 2-1 54 Colonial Athletic Association
Seattle 5-1 53 Independent
Southern Methodist 3-1 40 Conference USA
New Mexico State 2-1 39 Western Athletic Conference
Northern Illinois 4-1 31 Mid-American Conference
Yale 1-1 5 Ivy League
Charlotte 4-2 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Utah 5-2 1 Mountain West Conference

UNLV makes a huge jump in the mid-major poll this week, and I do mean huge. Xavier also moves up a spot.

Recruiting

We've got 1 recruit that has yet to sign, so let's take a look at his progress:

SG Thomas Magnum- It looks like Marshall is the front runner as they are they only team showing interest, and they've offered a scholarship. Hopefully it'll just be a matter of time.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 4-10, 2017

JR David Ginsberg (Army)

12/5/17 at IPFW (L 64-41), 4 points, 4 rebounds.
12/10/17 vs. Yale (W 98-88), 10 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Not the greatest week for David as he struggled a bit. The Cadets split on the week.

RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

12/5/17 vs. Detroit (W 78-67), 13 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks.
12/7/17 vs. Bradley (W 80-71), 28 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 steal, (POTG).
12/10/17 vs. Valparaiso (W 62-50), 8 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 7 blocks.

Wow! Jace was a force in the paint against Valpo, blocking 7 shots, which is a career high for them. The Musketeers have a solid week against fairly decent competition.

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

12/7/17 at Villanova (L 80-70), 4 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Another 1 game week for the Tigers, who fell short against a tough Villanova team. Randy is starting to find his groove at distributing the basketball.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

12/6/17 vs. Northern Arizona (W 74-55), 7 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
12/9/17 vs. Central Arkansas (W 73-51), 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Ivan was hampered by foul trouble against C. Arkansas and only played 19 minutes, but the production is starting to come. The Sun Devils had 15 steals in that game.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College)

12/7/17 vs. Hofstra (W 61-52), 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block.
12/10/17 vs. Northeastern (W 80-63), 4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks.

Not the greatest week for Eden, who seemed to be going through the motions a little bit. The Eagles stay undefeated but haven't played any really tough competition lately.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)

12/8/17 vs. Drexel (W 87-78), DNP (Coaches Decision)

Another game on the bench for Chester, and the Terps struggled just a little with Drexel.

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston)

12/5/17 vs. UL-Lafayette (W 111-88), DNP (Suspension)
12/10/17 at Baylor (L 91-80), DNP (Suspension)

The Cougars can put up some points, no doubt about that. Al is getting some great advice on the sidelines, as he continues to hit the books hard.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)

12/8/17 vs. UC Riverside (W 75-48), 5 points, 1 block.

Just the 1 game this week for the Rebels. Ricardo played 10 minutes and didn't do much.

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)

12/6/17 at Pepperdine (L 72-68, OT), 4 points, 12 rebounds, 1 block, 2 steals.

Heck of an effort by the 49ers, as they actually led by 6 at halftime. They probably would have won had Rudy done better than 1-7 from the field. Come on big boy! You gotta hit those shots in the lane!

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting

No games this week for the Orange.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting

12/6/17 vs. Sam Houston State (W 87-67)
12/10/17 vs. Pacific (W 80-71)

Nice week for the Dons against decent competition.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting

12/4/17 vs. California (W 90-82)
12/7/17 at Elon (W 68-36)
12/10/17 vs. UNC Wilmington (W 69-63)

A little surprised to see the Blue Devils struggle with UNC Wilmington, but nonetheless, a 3-0 week has Coach K feeling good.

FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting

12/7/17 at East Tennessee State (L 75-61)

Just the 1 game this week for the Panthers, a loss against a good E. Tennessee team.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Boston College (43) 9-0 1764 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Texas (25) 10-0 1747 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Wisconsin 8-0 1639 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Vanderbilt (4) 9-0 1610 4 Southeastern Conference
5. Georgetown 8-0 1500 5 Big East Conference
6. Duke 8-1 1456 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Oklahoma 9-1 1360 7 Big 12 Conference
8. Maryland 6-1 1259 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Kansas 8-1 1222 10 Big 12 Conference
10. Stanford 6-1 1151 9 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Brigham Young 8-1 1007 14 Mountain West Conference
12. Oklahoma State 6-1 952 11 Big 12 Conference
13. Florida 7-1 924 12 Southeastern Conference
14. Utah State 7-1 803 16 Western Athletic Conference
15. Pittsburgh 8-1 775 21 Big East Conference
16. Xavier 7-1 638 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Arizona 6-1 637 17 Pacific-10 Conference
18. Syracuse 6-1 611 13 Big East Conference
19. Butler 8-1 433 18 Horizon League
20. Georgia 6-0 398 19 Southeastern Conference
21. North Carolina 6-1 305 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Michigan State 7-1 279 25 Big Ten Conference
23. Texas Tech 7-0 206 24 Big 12 Conference
24. North Carolina State 7-0 168 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Ohio State 9-2 152 NR Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Mississippi State 6-1 119 Southeastern Conference
St. John's 6-0 98 Big East Conference
Loyola Marymount 7-0 80 West Coast Conference
Missouri 7-1 41 Big 12 Conference
Buffalo 6-0 21 Mid-American Conference
Seton Hall 4-0 20 Big East Conference
South Carolina State 7-0 16 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Louisville 6-2 7 Big East Conference
Villanova 5-2 2 Big East Conference

No change for BC, who still has the same amount of FPV that they did last week, but they are still #1. Duke and Maryland also stay put, while Xavier has a nice 6 spot jump. Syracuse didn't play a game and dropped 5 spots. Geez!

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (71) 8-1 1798 1 Mountain West Conference
2. Utah State 7-1 1717 2 Western Athletic Conference
3. Xavier 7-1 1640 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Butler (1) 8-1 1603 3 Horizon League
5. Loyola Marymount 7-0 1484 6 West Coast Conference
6. Buffalo 6-0 1376 9 Mid-American Conference
7. South Carolina State 7-0 1374 8 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
8. Nevada 6-1 1226 11 Western Athletic Conference
9. George Washington 8-1 1146 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Kent State 8-1 1139 15 Conference USA
11. Gonzaga 5-1 1062 10 Western Athletic Conference
12. Dayton 6-2 990 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. George Mason 8-1 934 17 Colonial Athletic Association
14. UNLV 7-1 859 16 Mountain West Conference
15. Tulsa 5-1 745 20 Conference USA
16. Montana 7-1 711 NR Big Sky Conference
17. Memphis 5-2 577 7 Conference USA
18. New Mexico 4-1 533 NR Mountain West Conference
19. Seattle 8-1 509 NR Independent
20. Towson 5-1 484 NR Colonial Athletic Association
21. Western Michigan 5-1 483 NR Mid-American Conference
22. Arkansas State 6-1 395 NR Sun Belt Conference
23. Southern Methodist 4-1 250 NR Conference USA
24. Utah 6-2 120 NR Mountain West Conference
25. Northeastern 6-2 99 14 Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
IUPUI 8-2 26 Summit League
Santa Clara 7-2 25 West Coast Conference
Akron 9-2 24 Mid-American Conference
UAB 5-2 16 Conference USA
Temple 6-2 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
UC Santa Barbara 7-2 15 Big West Conference
Wright State 6-2 11 Horizon League
Richmond 5-2 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Joseph's 6-2 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Princeton 4-2 3 Ivy League
Siena 6-2 2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
San Diego State 5-2 1 Mountain West Conference

Xavier moves up 2 pots, as does UNLV. Hopefully the Musketeers will start getting some mid-major FPV if they keep winning.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 11-17, 2017

JR C David Ginsberg (Army)

12/15/17 at Penn (L 73-69), 7 points, 7 rebounds.
12/17/17 at Harvard (W 58-48), 13 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal, (double-double), (POTG).

Huge game for David in the Cadets' win over Harvard. He was the team leader in points, rebounds, and assists. A few more points and rebounds and they probably would have beaten Penn too.

RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

12/17/17 vs. VCU (W 100-73), 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Jace had a disappointing game in the Musketeers only game of the week. He battled foul trouble all game and only saw 16 minutes of action.

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

12/12/17 at Illinois (L 69-46), 5 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal.
12/16/17 at #22 Michigan St. (L 83-61), 9 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals.

Tough week for the Tigers, who lost against 2 solid Big 10 teams. Randy had pretty solid games all around, leading the team in assists both games.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

12/11/17 vs. Northern Colorado (W 67-61), 6 points, 4 rebounds.
12/14/17 vs. NJIT (W 77-70), 10 points, 10 rebounds, (double-double).

The Sun Devils really needed double digit wins against both of these teams, but at least they are winning. Ivan had a nice game against NJIT with a double-double.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College)

12/14/17 vs. Fairfield (W 62-32), 8 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks.

Just 1 game this week for the Eagles, another easy victory. Eden continues to dominated off the bench, leading the team in rebounds and assists.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)

12/12/17 vs. Manhattan (W 94-61), DNP (Coaches Decision)
12/15/17 at Fairleigh Dickinson (W 106-75), DNP (Coaches Decision)

Unbelievable! 2 blowout wins and Coach Turgeon can't even find a way to get Chester in the game? Ridiculous. At this point I'd almost like to see Chester transfer.

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston)

No games this week for the Cougars, who get to enjoy a little bit of a break. A decision on Al's playing future could come by the time Houston plays another game.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)

12/12/17 at Texas-Pan American (W 64-42), 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist.
12/15/17 vs. Weber St. (W 90-64), 2 points, 2 assists, 1 block.
12/17/17 at UC Davis (W 58-39), 2 points, 2 rebounds.

The Rebels had a great week with 3 wins, but Ricardo saw his minutes decrease throughout the week. He needs to get some consistency in his playing time if he's going to improve.

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)

12/13/17 at San Diego (W 81-64), 6 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist.
12/15/17 at Northern Arizona (W 61-45), 12 rebounds (injured during game).

The 49ers get their first 2 wins of the season, but it came at a cost. Rudy was injured during the Northern Arizona game. The official diagnosis is Patellar Tendanitis, and it will keep him out for about a month.

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting

12/14/17 at Bryant (W 69-60)
12/17/17 vs. Minnesota (W 89-79)

The Orange struggled a little bit after almost 2 weeks without a game. I'm sure the road trip to Bryant didn't help either. A win is a win though, at this point.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting

12/13/17 vs. Cal St. Fullerton (L 80-49)
12/17/17 at Portland St. (W 75-67)

You can bet the Dons want to forget about that Fullerton game as quick as possible. At least they rebounded to beat Portland St.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting

12/14/17 vs. VCU (W 75-42)
12/17/17 at Davidson (W 65-51)

VCU and Davidson are 2 mid-major teams that are usually very good, but this season neither one of them are playing up to potential. Still, the Blue Devils were impressive.

FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting

12/12/17 at Hawaii (W 66-65)
12/15/17 at Virginia Tech (L 58-53)

It was almost a great road trip for the Panthers, as they came very close to upsetting VA Tech. The fact that they beat Hawaii helps out a little bit though.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Texas (51) 12-0 1776 2 Big 12 Conference
2. Boston College (12) 10-0 1716 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Vanderbilt (9) 12-0 1649 4 Southeastern Conference
4. Wisconsin 10-0 1603 3 Big Ten Conference
5. Duke 10-1 1509 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Georgetown 9-0 1462 5 Big East Conference
7. Oklahoma 11-1 1368 7 Big 12 Conference
8. Maryland 8-1 1279 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Kansas 11-1 1221 9 Big 12 Conference
10. Florida 9-1 1147 13 Southeastern Conference
11. Oklahoma State 7-1 1047 12 Big 12 Conference
12. Syracuse 8-1 959 18 Big East Conference
13. Xavier 8-1 845 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Arizona 7-1 805 17 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Butler 10-1 764 19 Horizon League
16. Pittsburgh 8-1 709 15 Big East Conference
17. Michigan State 9-1 567 22 Big Ten Conference
18. Georgia 8-0 530 20 Southeastern Conference
19. Mississippi State 9-1 507 NR Southeastern Conference
20. Stanford 7-2 412 10 Pacific-10 Conference
21. Ohio State 10-2 394 25 Big Ten Conference
22. Missouri 9-1 338 NR Big 12 Conference
23. Texas Tech 9-0 330 23 Big 12 Conference
24. St. John's 7-0 139 NR Big East Conference
25. Brigham Young 9-2 120 11 Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Villanova 7-2 105 Big East Conference
Utah State 8-2 35 Western Athletic Conference
George Mason 11-1 19 Colonial Athletic Association
Marquette 7-1 17 Big East Conference
George Washington 10-1 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
Nevada 8-1 6 Western Athletic Conference
Mississippi 7-1 3 Southeastern Conference
UNLV 10-1 3 Mountain West Conference
Kent State 9-1 2 Conference USA
Arizona State 7-1 1 Pacific-10 Conference
Louisville 7-2 1 Big East Conference
North Carolina State 8-1 1 Atlantic Coast Conference

It was bound to happen sooner or later. The non-conference SOS caught up with Boston College, and they've lost their #1 ranking. As long as they stay undefeated though, they'll be up there in the top 2 or 3. Maryland stays put again, while Duke, Syracuse, and Xavier all move up. And UNLV and Arizona St. get some votes from the media.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (42) 8-1 1770 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Butler (30) 10-1 1758 4 Horizon League
3. Brigham Young 9-2 1639 1 Mountain West Conference
4. Utah State 8-2 1535 2 Western Athletic Conference
5. George Washington 10-1 1430 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Nevada 8-1 1426 8 Western Athletic Conference
7. George Mason 11-1 1380 13 Colonial Athletic Association
8. Kent State 9-1 1291 10 Conference USA
9. Gonzaga 7-1 1277 11 Western Athletic Conference
10. UNLV 10-1 1200 14 Mountain West Conference
11. Montana 9-1 1025 16 Big Sky Conference
12. New Mexico 6-1 943 18 Mountain West Conference
13. Towson 7-1 921 20 Colonial Athletic Association
14. Buffalo 7-1 823 6 Mid-American Conference
15. Utah 9-2 763 24 Mountain West Conference
16. South Carolina State 7-1 701 7 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
17. Seattle 9-1 692 19 Independent
18. Northeastern 7-2 616 25 Colonial Athletic Association
19. Wright State 8-2 428 NR Horizon League
20. Temple 8-2 360 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
21. IUPUI 8-2 253 NR Summit League
22. Memphis 7-3 242 17 Conference USA
23. Dayton 6-3 184 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Akron 9-2 172 NR Mid-American Conference
25. Saint Joseph's 8-2 155 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
San Diego State 6-2 115 Mountain West Conference
Loyola Marymount 7-2 87 West Coast Conference
Siena 7-2 57 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Richmond 6-2 53 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Jose State 7-2 52 Western Athletic Conference
Arkansas State 7-2 35 Sun Belt Conference
Western Michigan 6-2 17 Mid-American Conference

Hello Xavier! The Musketeers are now #1 in the mid-major poll, but barely. UNLV moved up 4 spots. It is great to have such great representation from our FOFC teams in both polls. Now if I could only get that in my Interactive Coaches Dynasty.

[collegesportsfanms]

How are you guys liking the week by week format for this? Since this is more on the players, would you like to see me change it somehow to see more info about the players in some way? Or do you like seeing your teams results and rankings and such? I do plan on showing player cards at the end of the month.

What else would you guys like to see? If you are ok with the format, I'll keep busting the weeks out as often as I can. If you'd like to see something specific, feel free to let me know.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 18-24, 2017

JR C David Ginsberg (Army)

12/20/17 at Hofstra (W 91-69), 10 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, (double-double).

1 game this week for the Cadets, and it was another win. David had another double-double, but was outdone by his frontcourt mate for POTG award.

RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

12/20/17 at St. Francis-PA (W 87-58), 31 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 1 steal, (double-double), (POTG).
12/23/17 vs. Wagner (W 78-63), 19 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal, (double-double), (POTG).

What a week for Jace, albeit not against the greatest of competition, but still, 2 double-doubles and 2 POTG awards is impressive no matter what.

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

12/18/17 vs. Alabama St. (W 85-52), 6 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.
12/21/17 vs. Southern Miss (W 84-68), 15 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, (POTG).
12/23/17 vs. Georgia St. (L 85-83), 10 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals.

2 points separated the Tigers from having a perfect week, and I tell you, if Randy keeps messing around, he's gonna end up with a triple-double at some point.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

12/23/17 at New Mexico St. (L 69-63), 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Just the 1 game this week for the Sun Devils, and they came back to earth a little bit with their second loss of the season. Ivan had a good game, he's turning into a pretty good player.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College)

12/18/17 vs. Rhode Island (W 67-50), 4 points, 4 rebounds.
12/22/17 vs. Binghamton (W 84-63), 2 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks.
12/24/17 vs. Portland (W 89-53), 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

3 more wins on the week for the Eagles, pushing them to 13-0. Eden didn't have the best of weeks, as Portland was his best game.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)

12/19/17 vs. Longwood (W 100-51), DNP (Coaches Decision)
12/21/17 vs. #6 Georgetown (W 90-81), DNP (Coaches Decision)
12/24/17 vs. American (W 83-73), 1 minute of action, no stats.

By George, we have a Chester sighting! Although he only played 1 minute and didn't get in the stat book, maybe this is a cause for hope for more PT in the near future. The Terps got a big win against a top 10 team in Georgetown.

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston)

12/22/17 vs. Sam Houston St. (W 51-43), DNP (Suspension)

The Cougars get a victory after a 12 day layoff, still awaiting word on Al, but rumor has it he will make his college debut in January.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)

12/24/17 at SIU Edwardsville (W 104-74), 9 points, 2 rebounds.

Just the 1 game for the Rebels this week, a convincing win. Ricardo almost got to double figure scoring, but not quite.

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)

12/18/17 at USC (L 75-55), DNP (Injured)
12/21/17 vs. Loyola Marymount (L 61-48), DNP (Injured)

Tough week for the 49ers without Rudy, as they lost to a couple good West Coast teams.

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting

12/20/17 vs. Morgan St. (W 103-87)

Easy victory for the Orange in their only game of the week.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting

12/21/17 vs. ECU (W 83-49)
12/24/17 vs. UC Davis (W 58-38)

A couple easy victories for the Dons this week.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting

12/21/17 vs. Appalachian St. (W 86-60)

Another FOFC team with only 1 game this week, and it was an easy victory for the Blue Devils.

FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting

12/20/17 at Oakland (L 84-72)
12/23/17 vs. Radford (W 73-66)

The Panthers got conference play started right with a win over Radford at least.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Boston College (47) 13-0 1774 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Texas (25) 13-0 1753 1 Big 12 Conference
3. Wisconsin 10-0 1626 4 Big Ten Conference
4. Duke 11-1 1596 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Maryland 11-1 1525 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Oklahoma 12-1 1439 7 Big 12 Conference
7. Vanderbilt 12-1 1368 3 Southeastern Conference
8. Kansas 12-1 1254 9 Big 12 Conference
9. Oklahoma State 9-1 1213 11 Big 12 Conference
10. Florida 10-1 1176 10 Southeastern Conference
11. Xavier 10-1 1003 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Pittsburgh 11-1 974 16 Big East Conference
13. Syracuse 9-1 958 12 Big East Conference
14. Butler 12-1 949 15 Horizon League
15. Mississippi State 10-1 710 19 Southeastern Conference
16. Villanova 10-2 680 NR Big East Conference
17. Missouri 11-1 632 22 Big 12 Conference
18. Brigham Young 11-2 578 25 Mountain West Conference
19. Georgetown 10-2 533 6 Big East Conference
20. Utah State 9-2 301 NR Western Athletic Conference
21. St. John's 8-0 282 24 Big East Conference
22. Mississippi 10-1 214 NR Southeastern Conference
23. Nevada 10-1 204 NR Western Athletic Conference
24. Stanford 8-3 153 20 Pacific-10 Conference
25. Arizona 8-2 136 14 Pacific-10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
George Mason 12-1 116 Colonial Athletic Association
Michigan State 10-2 55 Big Ten Conference
George Washington 11-1 52 Atlantic 10 Conference
Ohio State 11-3 31 Big Ten Conference
UNLV 11-1 26 Mountain West Conference
Gonzaga 9-1 23 Western Athletic Conference
Kent State 10-1 22 Conference USA
Tennessee 11-2 21 Southeastern Conference
Virginia 9-1 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
Seton Hall 8-1 7 Big East Conference
North Carolina State 8-1 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
Cincinnati 8-1 1 Big East Conference
Texas A&M 8-2 1 Big 12 Conference

The back and forth continues, as Boston College is back on top of the media polls after that great win against Georgetown. Duke and Maryland both move up, as does Xavier. Syracuse moves down a spot. Arizona State lost their media vote with the loss this week, while UNLV gained some votes.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Butler (46) 12-1 1772 2 Horizon League
2. Xavier (23) 10-1 1747 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Brigham Young (3) 11-2 1664 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Utah State 9-2 1537 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. Nevada 10-1 1486 6 Western Athletic Conference
6. George Mason 12-1 1421 7 Colonial Athletic Association
7. George Washington 11-1 1330 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Gonzaga 9-1 1308 9 Western Athletic Conference
9. Kent State 10-1 1261 8 Conference USA
10. UNLV 11-1 1176 10 Mountain West Conference
11. New Mexico 8-1 1059 12 Mountain West Conference
12. Montana 10-1 960 11 Big Sky Conference
13. Towson 9-1 955 13 Colonial Athletic Association
14. South Carolina State 9-1 873 16 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
15. Dayton 8-3 770 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Temple 9-2 703 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Memphis 7-3 528 22 Conference USA
18. San Jose State 9-2 476 NR Western Athletic Conference
19. Akron 9-2 464 24 Mid-American Conference
20. Richmond 8-2 460 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Western Michigan 8-2 435 NR Mid-American Conference
22. Loyola Marymount 8-2 311 NR West Coast Conference
23. Buffalo 8-2 262 14 Mid-American Conference
24. Northeastern 9-3 230 18 Colonial Athletic Association
25. Charlotte 8-3 67 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wright State 10-3 61 Horizon League
Utah 9-3 58 Mountain West Conference
San Diego State 8-3 13 Mountain West Conference
IUPUI 9-3 7 Summit League
Saint Joseph's 9-3 6 Atlantic 10 Conference

We've got some flip flopping going on here as well, as the Musketeers fall back to 2nd in the mid-major poll, while UNLV stays put at 10th.

[Icy]

My guy is doing ok on rebounds, but besides one game, he is not performing good enough neither on scoring and on blocking.

[Travis]

Go Xavier!

[bbgunn]

I like the format so far. Good work!

The only thing is that, for those of us on teams that are not ranked, it's hard to keep track of how many wins and losses we have. I don't know if that is too much extra work for you (and please, tell me if it would be!), but if it's not too much, listing the wins-losses for the teams, a la the Coaches Dynasty, would be nice. That's all, though. Everything else is perfect.

[collegesportsfanms]

I like the format so far. Good work!

The only thing is that, for those of us on teams that are not ranked, it's hard to keep track of how many wins and losses we have. I don't know if that is too much extra work for you (and please, tell me if it would be!), but if it's not too much, listing the wins-losses for the teams, a la the Coaches Dynasty, would be nice. That's all, though. Everything else is perfect.

That is easily doable, not a problem at all. I'll include that in my next post!

[collegesportsfanms]

per bbgunns request, I will be including the record for each team in my posts. The team record will include all games played, even the games I am reporting on for the week. It is basically no different than my Coaches Dynasty.

Dec. 25-31, 2017

JR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 5-8, 0-0 Patriot.

12/25/17 at Rhode Island (L 62-46), 2 points, 8 rebounds.
12/30/17 at #21 St. Johns (L 79-68), 2 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

The Cadets hung tough against St. Johns, even though they didn't pull out the victory. Not the best week for David. I think he was enjoying Christmas dinner a little too much. :)

RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 11-1, 0-0 Atlantic 10.

12/26/17 at VMI (W 66-54), 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal.

Just the 1 game for the Musketeers, as Jace slipped a little, but still a good job overall. Unfortunately, his season is over, as while he was busting butt on the court, he wasn't busting his butt in the classroom, and has been suspended for the rest of the season due to academic performance. Ouch!

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 6-6, 0-0 SEC.

12/27/11 vs. #14 Butler (L 91-85), 11 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists.

Great effort by the Tigers in their only game of the week, even though they fell short. Randy had a nice game, really dishing the ball well.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 8-3, 1-1 Pac 10.

12/28/17 at Washington State (L 61-50), 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist.
12/30/17 at Washington (W 75-69), 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

The Sun Devils overcame a 13 point halftime deficit to beat Washington, and they'll take the split for the week. Not a great week for Ivan, but it wasn't terrible either.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College) -- 13-0, 0-0 ACC.

No games this week for Eden and the Eagles, who actually get to enjoy Christmas with their families.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland) -- 12-1, 0-0 ACC.

12/28/17 vs. Delaware State (W 107-68), DNP (Coaches Decision)

Well that was short lived. Apparently Chester had a meeting with Coach Turgeon and let him know he was not happy at all about being the top bench warmer. Needless to say, the meeting didn't go well, and I'll be shocked if Chester sees another minute of court time at Maryland.

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 8-4, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/25/17 vs. TCU (W 78-44), DNP (Suspension)
12/29/17 at Texas A&M (W 79-56), DNP (Suspension)

2 big wins for the Cougars as they stay in-state to finish off the year. The big news though is the return of Al Mighty, who is off academic suspension and will make his debut next week. He won't start, but he should get good minutes off the bench.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 11-2, 0-0 Mountain West.

12/29/17 vs. Cal Poly (L 69-68), 2 points, 1 assist.

Yikes! An embarrassing loss for the Rebels, and Ricardo might as well not have bothered to show up, as he did pretty much nothing in his short minutes. Just a tough week all around.

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 3-9, 0-0 Big West.

12/25/17 at Eastern Kentucky (W 64-55), DNP (Injury)
12/30/17 at Wyoming (L 69-37), DNP (Injury)

A split for the 49ers this week, and they'll take any win they can get right now. Rudy is expecting to resume training next week, and should get back on the court in about 3 weeks.

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting -- 10-1, 0-0 Big East.

12/30/17 at New Hampshire (W 92-44)

An easy road win for the Orange this week.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting -- 8-5, 0-0 WCC.

12/30/17 vs. Central Michigan (L 63-61)

Tough loss for the Dons, who end the month on a losing note.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting -- 12-1, 0-0 ACC.

12/30/17 vs. American (W 84-63)

An easy win to finish off the month for the Blue Devils.

FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting -- 4-10, 1-2 Big South.

12/28/17 vs. Charleston Southern (L 52-50)
12/30/17 vs. Coastal Carolina (L 77-70)

2 tough, close losses for the Panthers this week, who were really hoping to beat Charleston Southern, who came into that game winless.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Boston College (59) 13-0 1787 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Texas (11) 14-0 1715 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Duke (2) 12-1 1681 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Oklahoma 13-1 1572 6 Big 12 Conference
5. Maryland 12-1 1514 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Oklahoma State 11-1 1379 9 Big 12 Conference
7. Kansas 13-1 1355 8 Big 12 Conference
8. Pittsburgh 11-1 1295 12 Big East Conference
9. Wisconsin 11-1 1234 3 Big Ten Conference
10. Vanderbilt 12-1 1201 7 Southeastern Conference
11. Butler 14-1 1059 14 Horizon League
12. Xavier 11-1 973 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Syracuse 10-1 965 13 Big East Conference
14. Mississippi State 12-1 787 15 Southeastern Conference
15. Missouri 13-1 784 17 Big 12 Conference
16. Brigham Young 12-2 739 18 Mountain West Conference
17. Villanova 10-2 717 16 Big East Conference
18. Georgetown 10-2 551 19 Big East Conference
19. Ohio State 13-3 473 NR Big Ten Conference
20. Arizona 10-2 390 25 Pacific-10 Conference
21. Nevada 11-1 338 23 Western Athletic Conference
22. Michigan State 12-2 271 NR Big Ten Conference
23. Gonzaga 11-1 190 NR Western Athletic Conference
24. Tennessee 12-2 107 NR Southeastern Conference
25. Kent State 12-1 98 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Florida 10-3 64 Southeastern Conference
Virginia 11-1 41 Atlantic Coast Conference
Illinois 10-2 38 Big Ten Conference
St. John's 10-1 22 Big East Conference
North Carolina State 10-1 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
Seton Hall 10-1 18 Big East Conference
Stanford 9-4 13 Pacific-10 Conference
Cincinnati 10-1 10 Big East Conference

Boston College has some new competition for FPV, as Duke has gained a couple. That will be a huge showdown in the early conference season.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Butler (65) 14-1 1793 1 Horizon League
2. Xavier (2) 11-1 1702 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Brigham Young (5) 12-2 1689 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Nevada 11-1 1572 5 Western Athletic Conference
5. Gonzaga 11-1 1496 8 Western Athletic Conference
6. Kent State 12-1 1455 9 Conference USA
7. Memphis 10-3 1286 17 Conference USA
8. George Washington 11-2 1211 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Dayton 9-3 1208 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Temple 10-2 1095 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. UNLV 11-2 1017 10 Mountain West Conference
12. Richmond 10-2 915 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. New Mexico 9-2 891 11 Mountain West Conference
14. Northeastern 11-3 880 24 Colonial Athletic Association
15. Utah State 9-4 815 4 Western Athletic Conference
16. Akron 11-2 801 19 Mid-American Conference
17. Towson 10-2 687 13 Colonial Athletic Association
18. Montana 11-2 655 12 Big Sky Conference
19. South Carolina State 10-2 553 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
20. George Mason 12-3 502 6 Colonial Athletic Association
21. San Diego State 10-3 378 NR Mountain West Conference
22. North Dakota State 9-3 195 NR Summit League
23. UAB 8-3 143 NR Conference USA
24. UC Santa Barbara 9-3 124 NR Big West Conference
25. Western Michigan 9-3 95 21 Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Saint Joseph's 9-3 75 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Jose State 9-3 42 Western Athletic Conference
Charlotte 9-4 34 Atlantic 10 Conference
Buffalo 8-3 32 Mid-American Conference
Princeton 8-3 28 Ivy League
Wright State 11-4 15 Horizon League
Seattle 11-3 8 Independent
College of Charleston 10-4 7 Southern Conference
Louisiana-Monroe 11-4 1 Sun Belt Conference

Xavier has lost most of their FPV this week, and UNLV moves down a spot.

For those who want to see your player cards and stats, let me know. I'll do it by interest as opposed to doing every one. And I will do them at any point in the season, not necessarily at the beginning of the month. The reason I'm asking instead of doing them all is because of my limited free time and the fact I have many other projects going. So I'm not going to add stuff unless I have specific requests for it. I hope you all understand. Meanwhile, we do still have some recruit news to talk about.

Recruiting

SG Thomas Magnum- Thomas and Marshall just can't seem to get connected yet. Thomas is interested, Marshall is interested and they've offered, but for whatever reason, Thomas hasn't accepted yet. Come on Thomas, this is your only offer! Take it while it's there.

[Travis]

:(

[path12]

Recruiting

We've got 1 recruit that has yet to sign, so let's take a look at his progress:

SG Thomas Magnum- It looks like Marshall is the front runner as they are they only team showing interest, and they've offered a scholarship. Hopefully it'll just be a matter of time.

I must have missed this earlier, but did Path end up signing with Oregon or Portland?

[collegesportsfanms]

I must have missed this earlier, but did Path end up signing with Oregon or Portland?

Yikes! You didn't miss it, I did. Good catch! Path hadn't signed yet, but for some reason I thought he had. When I get back home tonight I'll check it out and let you know. Thanks for that man, I spaced out on that one. Who knows, maybe somebody besides Oregon or Portland got in the mix.

[collegesportsfanms]

:(

Yea I know, it's a bummer. I will probably manually edit everybodys academics to make them higher next season, as I really don't want any of our recruits to have to miss time because of an academic suspension.

[collegesportsfanms]

I must have missed this earlier, but did Path end up signing with Oregon or Portland?

ok I just checked, and you ended up signing with Oregon. Sorry about that! I figured sooner or later I would miss something. lol. But you'll be a Duck next season.

[path12]

Sweet! Thanks for checking!

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 1-7, 2018

JR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 5-10, 0-1 Patriot.

1/2/18 at LaSalle (L 65-47), 2 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 steal.
1/6/18 vs. Lehigh (L 74-51), 8 points, 12 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.

Tough week for the Cadets, who just got hammered in 2 games, including their conference opener. David broke a streak of 2 point, 8 rebounds games by getting 8 and 12 in the conference opener.

RS SO Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 13-1, 0-0 Atlantic 10.

1/1/18 vs. Michigan (W 71-55), DNP (Suspension)
1/5/18 at SIU Edwardsville (W 94-75), DNP (Suspension)

Life without Jace begins this week, as the Musketeers hammered 2 opponents. In most years that Michigan win would be a good win, but this year the Wolverines are just 2-11 on the season.

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 8-6, 1-0 SEC.

1/4/18 vs. UAB (W 69-52), 4 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals.
1/6/18 vs. Alabama (W 88-52), 17 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.

Great start to conference play for the Tigers who rock an 11 win Alabama team. Randy finally decided to shoot the ball a little bit and had his highest point total in a while.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 10-3, 2-1 Pac 10.

1/4/18 vs. UTEP (W 69-44), 8 points, 4 rebounds, 5 blocks.
1/6/18 at #20 Arizona (W 64-57), 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.

Great week for the Sun Devils who beat 2 solid opponents. It's been a while since they beat their in-state rivals. And Ivan wanted more blocks, so how about 5 against UTEP?

SO PF Eden James (Boston College) -- 14-1, 0-0 ACC.

1/1/18 vs. UMass (L 71-63), 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 blocks.
1/6/18 at Harvard (W 66-53), 8 rebounds, 2 steals.

It's been a long time since Eden was held scoreless, but he was against Harvard, missing all 4 of his shots. And the Eagles are no longer undefeated, but no shame in losing to a good UMass team.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland) -- 13-1, 0-0 ACC.

1/3/18 vs. Winston-Salem (W 84-49), DNP (Coaches Decision)

I'll be honest, I have no idea where this Winston-Salem came from, I don't ever remember them being a D1 school, but they are listed as an independent. Of course, this report is being played with the teams and conference alignments from when the game was made, so maybe. Oh yea, as for the game, Chester didn't even suit up. Yea, it's bad.

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 8-5, 0-0 Conference USA.

1/2/18 vs. Texas Tech (L 69-54), 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.

Just 1 game this week for the Cougars, a loss. Al had a rough debut, but it'll probably take him a while to get going.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 11-3, 0-1 Mountain West.

1/3/18 vs. Utah (L 60-51), 4 points, 3 rebounds.

Definitely not the way the Rebels wanted to start conference play. Ricardo keeps struggling. Hopefully he'll pick it up soon.

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 4-10, 1-1 Big West.

1/4/18 vs. UC Irvine (W 60-56), DNP (Injury)
1/6/18 at UC Davis (L 75-71), DNP (Injury)

The 49ers should not be losing to teams like UC Davis, but it was at home. Still a little bit of time before Rudy comes back.

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting -- 10-3, 0-2 Big East.

1/3/18 vs. Cincinnati (L 76-66)
1/6/18 at #18 Georgetown (L 85-64)

Not a great way to start Big East play for the Orange. They'll have to get it going fast.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting -- 8-6, 0-1 WCC.

1/6/18 at Santa Clara (L 90-83)

The Dons are another team that don't start conference play very well this season.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting -- 13-1, 0-0 ACC.

1/4/18 at Green Bay (W 87-49)

No problem here for the Blue Devils, who roll going into conference play.

FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting -- 6-10, 3-2 Big South.

1/4/18 at UNC Asheville (W 76-65)
1/6/18 at Gardner Webb (W 77-74)

The Panthers are 1 of the few conference teams that didn't lose a conference game this week.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Texas (63) 15-0 1791 2 Big 12 Conference
2. Duke (9) 13-1 1729 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Pittsburgh 13-1 1657 8 Big East Conference
4. Oklahoma 14-1 1549 4 Big 12 Conference
5. Boston College 14-1 1539 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Maryland 13-1 1449 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Wisconsin 13-1 1360 9 Big Ten Conference
8. Butler 16-1 1265 11 Horizon League
9. Brigham Young 14-2 1133 16 Mountain West Conference
10. Georgetown 12-2 1080 18 Big East Conference
11. Tennessee 13-2 1039 24 Southeastern Conference
12. Oklahoma State 12-2 1031 6 Big 12 Conference
13. Mississippi State 14-1 997 14 Southeastern Conference
14. Kansas 14-2 899 7 Big 12 Conference
15. Vanderbilt 13-2 811 10 Southeastern Conference
16. Missouri 13-1 760 15 Big 12 Conference
17. Ohio State 15-3 688 19 Big Ten Conference
18. Villanova 11-3 506 17 Big East Conference
19. Xavier 13-1 488 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Nevada 12-1 388 21 Western Athletic Conference
21. Stanford 11-4 297 NR Pacific-10 Conference
22. Kent State 13-1 214 25 Conference USA
23. Florida 11-3 191 NR Southeastern Conference
24. Virginia 12-1 148 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Michigan State 13-3 116 22 Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Illinois 12-2 109 Big Ten Conference
Arizona 11-3 89 Pacific-10 Conference
Syracuse 10-3 46 Big East Conference
Georgia 11-2 11 Southeastern Conference
Connecticut 11-3 9 Big East Conference
George Washington 12-2 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Memphis 11-3 3 Conference USA
Seton Hall 11-2 3 Big East Conference
Cincinnati 11-2 1 Big East Conference
Florida State 12-2 1 Atlantic Coast Conference

Syracuse drops all the way out of the polls after a 2 loss week, and of course we knew Boston College would drop. This wasn't a good week for any of the FOFC teams actually. With the exception of Duke, they all dropped in the media poll.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Butler (40) 16-1 1768 1 Horizon League
2. Brigham Young (32) 14-2 1760 3 Mountain West Conference
3. Xavier 13-1 1646 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Nevada 12-1 1580 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. Kent State 13-1 1485 6 Conference USA
6. Memphis 11-3 1439 7 Conference USA
7. Dayton 11-3 1301 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. George Washington 12-2 1266 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Utah State 10-4 1206 15 Western Athletic Conference
10. New Mexico 11-2 1203 13 Mountain West Conference
11. Richmond 11-2 1092 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Montana 13-2 1027 18 Big Sky Conference
13. Gonzaga 11-3 907 5 Western Athletic Conference
14. South Carolina State 12-2 860 19 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
15. North Dakota State 11-3 663 22 Summit League
16. Northeastern 12-4 661 14 Colonial Athletic Association
17. Temple 10-3 657 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. UNLV 11-3 565 11 Mountain West Conference
19. UC Santa Barbara 10-3 426 24 Big West Conference
20. Wright State 13-4 398 NR Horizon League
21. Charlotte 10-4 331 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Western Michigan 10-3 262 25 Mid-American Conference
23. Towson 11-3 224 17 Colonial Athletic Association
24. George Mason 13-4 210 20 Colonial Athletic Association
25. Utah 12-4 110 NR Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Princeton 9-3 100 Ivy League
Akron 11-3 93 Mid-American Conference
San Diego State 11-4 75 Mountain West Conference
College of Charleston 12-4 64 Southern Conference
Massachusetts 9-4 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
Loyola Marymount 11-4 8 West Coast Conference

Huge drop for UNLV, small drop for Xavier.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 8-14, 2014

JR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 7-10, 2-1 Patriot.

1/10/18 vs. Bucknell (W 65-63), 7 points, 17 rebounds, 1 assist.
1/13/18 vs. Navy (W 74-65), 11 points, 12 rebounds, (double-double).

Great week for the Cadets with 2 wins, and how about David being a monster on the boards? He didn't get POTG either game, but he certainly helped his team.

RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 13-3, 0-2 Atlantic 10.

1/10/18 at Temple (L 78-54), DNP (Suspension)
1/13/18 at Dayton (L 99-72), DNP (Suspension)

The Musketeers are certainly missing Jace in the lineup, as evidenced by 2 brutal games. To their defense, those are 2 of the better teams in the A-10.

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 10-6, 3-0 SEC.

1/8/18 at LSU (W 64-54), 15 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, 1 steal.
1/13/18 at #13 Mississippi St. (W 82-63), 10 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Great week for the Tigers, getting 2 big road victories, including the big one over Miss. St. Randy had a nice overall week as well.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 11-4, 3-2 Pac 10.

1/11/18 vs. Cal (L 87-79), 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.
1/13/18 vs. #21 Stanford (W 77-48), 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.

That was a huge win over a top 25 Stanford team, it's a bummer they couldn't get it done against Cal. Ivan is taking advantage of his opportunities to score, but he didn't have a block at all this week, that's something to take note of.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College) -- 16-1, 2-0 ACC.

1/10/18 at #2 Duke (W 76-63), 6 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals.
1/13/18 vs. N.C. State (W 77-41), 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks.

Good week for the Eagles, who have recovered from that loss. That win over Duke was big too.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland) -- 14-2, 1-1 ACC.

1/10/18 at Clemson (L 84-81), DNP (Coaches Decision)
1/13/18 at Georgia Tech (W 79-68), DNP (Coaches Decision)

Rumor has it things have gotten so bad between Chester and coach Turgeon that he was asked to stay home on this road trip.

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 10-5, 2-0 Conference USA.

1/10/18 vs. Tulane (W 81-57), 3 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals.
1/13/18 vs. SMU (W 75-67), 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Good week for the Cougars, and congrats to Al who got his first double figure scoring game of his college career.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 13-3, 2-1 Mountain West.

1/10/18 at TCU (W 75-66), 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
1/13/18 vs. San Diego St. (W 68-53), 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal.

Decent game against San Diego St. for Ricardo, but the Rebels get back to their winning ways which is good.

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 5-11, 2-2 Big West.

1/11/18 at Cal St. Northridge (L 80-78, OT), 7 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, (Fouled Out).
1/13/18 vs. Cal Poly (W 65-63), 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

A big shock here, as Rudy came back almost 2 weeks earlier than expected, and he had a nice game against Northridge, although he did become the first FOFCer to foul out of a game in quite a while.

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting -- 11-4, 1-3 Big East.

1/10/18 at Rutgers (W 91-68)
1/13/18 vs. Marquette (L 84-62)

Tough week for the Orange who are not starting well in Big East play this season.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting -- 10-6, 2-1 WCC.

1/11/18 at San Diego (W 75-69)
1/13/18 at St. Marys (W 84-73)

Good week for the Dons who are now over .500 in WCC play.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting -- 14-2, 1-1 ACC.

1/10/18 vs. #5 Boston College (L 76-63)
1/13/18 at North Carolina (W 74-59)

The loss to Boston College hurt, but it's always nice to get a win over your arch rivals.

FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting -- 8-10, 5-2 Big South.

1/11/18 vs. Liberty (W 64-59)
1/13/18 vs. VMI (W 64-55)

The Panthers now have a 4 game winning streak and are rolling along.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pittsburgh (39) 15-1 1767 3 Big East Conference
2. Texas (33) 17-0 1754 1 Big 12 Conference
3. Boston College 16-1 1648 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Duke 14-2 1576 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Wisconsin 15-1 1530 7 Big Ten Conference
6. Kansas 16-2 1413 14 Big 12 Conference
7. Tennessee 15-2 1322 11 Southeastern Conference
8. Butler 18-1 1259 8 Horizon League
9. Maryland 14-2 1227 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Oklahoma State 14-2 1195 12 Big 12 Conference
11. Georgetown 14-2 1075 10 Big East Conference
12. Brigham Young 16-2 1068 9 Mountain West Conference
13. Ohio State 16-3 948 17 Big Ten Conference
14. Oklahoma 14-3 789 4 Big 12 Conference
15. Vanderbilt 14-3 711 15 Southeastern Conference
16. Mississippi State 15-2 697 13 Southeastern Conference
17. Illinois 13-2 679 NR Big Ten Conference
18. Missouri 14-2 564 16 Big 12 Conference
19. Arizona 13-3 456 NR Pacific-10 Conference
20. Villanova 12-4 432 18 Big East Conference
21. Michigan State 15-3 404 25 Big Ten Conference
22. Kent State 15-1 360 22 Conference USA
23. Memphis 13-3 184 NR Conference USA
24. Georgia 13-2 161 NR Southeastern Conference
25. Nevada 13-2 74 20 Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Utah State 12-4 35 Western Athletic Conference
Dayton 13-3 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cincinnati 13-2 13 Big East Conference
Virginia 13-2 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
Syracuse 11-4 10 Big East Conference
Montana 15-2 4 Big Sky Conference
North Carolina 12-4 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
Southern California 12-4 3 Pacific-10 Conference
Richmond 13-2 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Seton Hall 12-3 1 Big East Conference

Syracuse is still receiving a few votes after their loss this week. Can't say the same for Xavier who lost both their games. Gotta wonder if those games would have been different with Jace in the lineup. Boston College jumps over Duke, and Maryland, despite their record, is in shambles right now with the in-house feud between coach Turgeon and Chester Smith.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (39) 16-2 1767 2 Mountain West Conference
2. Butler (33) 18-1 1761 1 Horizon League
3. Memphis 13-3 1594 6 Conference USA
4. Kent State 15-1 1589 5 Conference USA
5. Utah State 12-4 1471 9 Western Athletic Conference
6. Dayton 13-3 1455 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Nevada 13-2 1417 4 Western Athletic Conference
8. Richmond 13-2 1240 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Xavier 13-3 1226 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Gonzaga 13-3 1164 13 Western Athletic Conference
11. Montana 15-2 1063 12 Big Sky Conference
12. Temple 12-3 972 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. George Washington 13-3 954 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. South Carolina State 14-2 853 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
15. UNLV 13-3 804 18 Mountain West Conference
16. George Mason 15-4 726 24 Colonial Athletic Association
17. Utah 14-4 614 25 Mountain West Conference
18. Western Michigan 12-3 586 22 Mid-American Conference
19. College of Charleston 14-4 479 NR Southern Conference
20. Northeastern 13-5 409 16 Colonial Athletic Association
21. Princeton 10-3 363 NR Ivy League
22. New Mexico 11-4 251 10 Mountain West Conference
23. North Dakota State 12-4 215 15 Summit League
24. Charlotte 11-5 153 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. UC Santa Barbara 11-4 99 19 Big West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Milwaukee 13-5 56 Horizon League
Fairfield 13-5 43 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
San Diego State 12-5 30 Mountain West Conference
Akron 12-4 24 Mid-American Conference
Jackson State 12-4 13 Southwestern Athletic Conference
UNC Wilmington 13-5 5 Colonial Athletic Association
Houston 10-5 2 Conference USA
Massachusetts 10-5 2 Atlantic 10 Conference

Welcome Houston into the mix in the mid-major poll, as they get some votes for the first time. Xavier takes a massive drop, while UNLV rises a few spots.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 15-21, 2018

JR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 8-11, 3-2 Patriot.

1/17/18 at Colgate (W 69-56), 2 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
1/20/18 at Holy Cross (L 74-64), 2 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.

A split for the Cadets, they'll take it. David had another huge rebounding day at Colgate, not as strong at Holy Cross. Some more scoring would have been nice.

RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 15-3, 2-2 Atlantic 10.

1/17/18 at Fordham (W 80-67), DNP (Suspension)
1/20/18 vs. Dayton (W 71-63), DNP (Suspension)

Good bounce back week for the Musketeers, including avenging a loss to Dayton.

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 10-8, 3-2 SEC.

1/16/18 vs. Kentucky (L 66-60), 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
1/20/18 at #24 Georgia (L 108-54), 14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.

Yikes! The Tigers might as well stayed home in that loss to Georgia. It was 61-20 at halftime! Randy was one of the few people that showed up in that game as he had almost 25% of Auburn's scoring. Not a good week for Auburn.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 13-4, 5-2 Pac 10.

1/18/18 at Oregon St. (W 79-63), 16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
1/20/18 at Oregon (W 68-56), 7 points, 4 rebounds.

Nice week for the Sun Devils who have already far eclipsed their win total from last year. Another blockless week for Ivan, but he had a nice scoring game at Oregon St. Oregon was tougher, he only played 18 minutes because of foul trouble.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College) -- 18-1, 4-0 ACC.

1/17/18 vs. Miami (FL) (W 72-60), 11 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.
1/20/18 vs. North Carolina (W 76-54), 6 points, 10 rebounds, 1 block.

Another great week for the Eagles who are rolling along. Eden had a couple solid games off the bench.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland) -- 15-3, 2-2 ACC.

1/17/18 vs. N.C. State (L 77-70), DNP (Coaches Decision)
1/20/18 vs. Florida St. (W 68-66), DNP (Coaches Decision)

A split this week for the Terrapins, but the real story continues to be the feud between Chester and coach Turgeon. I can understand being left behind on a road trip, but Chester wasn't on the bench for either home game this week. Ruh-roh!

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 12-5, 4-0 Conference USA.

1/17/18 vs. #22 Kent St. (W 93-73), 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals.
1/20/18 at UTEP (W 71-56), 8 points, 1 rebound.

Nice week for the Cougars who handed Kent St. only their 2nd loss of the season. Al is still trying to play catch-up after missing the first half of the season, but he's showing flashes of greatness.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 14-4, 3-2 Mountain West.

1/17/18 vs. #12 BYU (L 84-60), 4 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists.
1/20/18 at Wyoming (W 86-74), 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.

A very productive game for Ricardo at Wyoming, as he played just 9 minutes and scored 10 points. That's the kind of effort he needs to bring to the table consistently. Unfortunately, the Rebels didn't show up against BYU.

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 6-12, 3-3 Big West.

1/16/18 at Cal St. Fullerton (L 74-68), 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block.
1/18/18 vs. UC Riverside (W 61-51), 3 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal.

A split for the 49ers, but the real story is Rudy. Since coming back from injury he's played 4 games. He fouled out 1 game and ended up with 4 fouls the other 3 games. He's just a little bit behind now and it's costing him as far as fouls go.

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting -- 12-5, 2-4 Big East.

1/17/18 vs. #11 Georgetown (L 70-57)
1/20/18 vs. UConn (W 90-80)

A split for the Orange who continue to struggle this month.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting -- 11-7, 3-2 WCC.

1/18/18 vs. Loyola Marymount (L 69-61)
1/20/18 vs. Pepperdine (W 62-54)

The Dons get another split this week.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting -- 15-3, 2-2 ACC.

1/17/18 vs. Florida St. (W 91-56)
1/20/18 at Wake Forest (L 72-65)

Gotta be able to win road games in the ACC, and Duke missed an opportunity at Wake Forest. The ACC is brutally tough this season, as 11 teams have an overall winning record, and only VA Tech is playing .500 overall.

FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting -- 8-12, 5-4 Big South.

1/18/18 at USC Upstate (L 76-74)
1/20/18 at Presbyterian (L 85-64)

Tough week for the Panthers who have fallen back down to mediocrity.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pittsburgh (34) 17-1 1762 1 Big East Conference
2. Texas (38) 19-0 1760 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Boston College 18-1 1662 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Tennessee 17-2 1510 7 Southeastern Conference
5. Duke 15-3 1476 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Kansas 17-2 1437 6 Big 12 Conference
7. Butler 20-1 1419 8 Horizon League
8. Wisconsin 16-2 1333 5 Big Ten Conference
9. Brigham Young 17-2 1230 12 Mountain West Conference
10. Ohio State 18-3 1148 13 Big Ten Conference
11. Maryland 15-3 1074 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Vanderbilt 16-3 981 15 Southeastern Conference
13. Georgetown 15-3 917 11 Big East Conference
14. Illinois 15-2 774 17 Big Ten Conference
15. Villanova 14-4 762 20 Big East Conference
16. Missouri 16-2 761 18 Big 12 Conference
17. Oklahoma State 14-4 666 10 Big 12 Conference
18. Oklahoma 15-4 646 14 Big 12 Conference
19. Michigan State 16-4 427 21 Big Ten Conference
20. Memphis 15-3 404 23 Conference USA
21. Georgia 15-2 318 24 Southeastern Conference
22. Mississippi State 15-3 310 16 Southeastern Conference
23. Nevada 15-2 225 25 Western Athletic Conference
24. Utah State 14-4 181 NR Western Athletic Conference
25. Kent State 16-2 77 22 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Virginia 15-2 66 Atlantic Coast Conference
Southern California 14-4 56 Pacific-10 Conference
Seton Hall 14-3 8 Big East Conference
Gonzaga 15-3 5 Western Athletic Conference
Xavier 15-3 5 Atlantic 10 Conference

Weird media top 25 this time, as Texas is undefeated, as more FPV than Pitt, but because of voting points, is 2 points away from being #1. Crazy stuff. Boston College stays put, Duke moves down, Maryland continues their downward slide (in more ways than one!), and Syracuse loses all their media points. Xavier, however, is back in with 5 media points.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (43) 17-2 1771 1 Mountain West Conference
2. Butler (29) 20-1 1757 2 Horizon League
3. Memphis 15-3 1621 3 Conference USA
4. Utah State 14-4 1578 5 Western Athletic Conference
5. Nevada 15-2 1522 7 Western Athletic Conference
6. Kent State 16-2 1434 4 Conference USA
7. Xavier 15-3 1333 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Gonzaga 15-3 1316 10 Western Athletic Conference
9. Temple 14-3 1191 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. George Washington 15-3 1089 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Richmond 14-3 1040 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Dayton 13-5 996 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. George Mason 17-4 955 16 Colonial Athletic Association
14. South Carolina State 16-2 810 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
15. Montana 16-3 768 11 Big Sky Conference
16. Northeastern 15-5 761 20 Colonial Athletic Association
17. Western Michigan 14-3 654 18 Mid-American Conference
18. Charlotte 13-5 589 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. UNLV 14-4 559 15 Mountain West Conference
20. Utah 15-5 412 17 Mountain West Conference
21. Princeton 12-3 363 21 Ivy League
22. North Dakota State 14-4 320 23 Summit League
23. College of Charleston 15-5 220 19 Southern Conference
24. Houston 12-5 159 NR Conference USA
25. Missouri State 14-6 66 NR Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
New Mexico 12-5 39 Mountain West Conference
Jackson State 14-4 33 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Fairfield 14-6 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Milwaukee 14-6 10 Horizon League
UC Santa Barbara 12-5 9 Big West Conference
San Diego State 13-6 5 Mountain West Conference

Great to see Houston in the mid-major top 25, and Xavier rises 2 spots. UNLV, meanwhile, drops 4 spots this week.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 22-28, 2018

David Ginsberg (Army) -- 8-13, 3-4 Patriot.

1/24/18 vs. American (L 80-57), 2 points, 1 rebound.
1/27/18 vs. New Hampshire (L 79-48), 7 points, 10 rebounds.

Tough week for David and the Cadets. Only 10 minutes of action for David against American as he battled foul trouble.

RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 17-3, 4-2 Atlantic 10.

1/24/18 vs. Temple (W 102-96, OT), DNP (Suspension)
1/27/18 vs. St. Bonaventure (W 96-75), DNP (Suspension)

Good week for the Musketeers, as Jace still battles his academic issues.

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 10-10, 3-4 SEC.

1/23/18 vs. Ole Miss (L 71-62), 2 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
1/27/18 at #12 Vanderbilt (L 74-66), 11 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals.

The effort was there for the Tigers against 2 teams that have a combined 7 losses on the season, but Auburn still has a ways to go. Randy had a nice game against Vandy, but he's got to improve on that 3 for 10 shooting.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 14-5, 6-3 Pac 10.

1/25/18 vs. UCLA (L 80-68), 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.
1/27/18 vs. USC (W 68-54), 10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block.

A split for the Sun Devils this week, but Ivan had a nice week. ASU held USC to just 11 first half points in that game. Wow.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College) -- 20-1, 6-0 ACC.

1/24/18 at Virginia Tech (W 68-55), 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal.
1/27/18 at Miami (W 66-58), 14 points, 12 rebounds, 1 block, (Double-double), (POTG).

The Eagles stay undefeated in ACC play, and Eden gets another double-double and POTG award.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland) -- 15-5, 2-4 ACC.

1/24/18 vs. North Carolina (L 82-73), DNP (Coaches Decision)
1/27/18 at Florida State (L 76-58), DNP (Coaches Decision)

While the slide continues for Maryland, we understand that Chester has now stopped attending classes, and has given up on college. No Chester, don't do it!

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 14-5, 6-0 Conference USA.

1/24/18 vs. UTEP (W 94-82), 7 points, 1 assist.
1/27/18 vs. Southern Miss (W 84-74), 17 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block.

Nice game for Al against Southern Miss, probably the best of his young career as the Cougars stay undefeated in conference play.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 15-5, 4-3 Mountain West.

1/23/18 at Air Force (W 76-55), 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
1/27/18 vs. Colorado State (L 81-64), 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal.

A split for the Rebels, and Ricardo continues to struggle to find consistency with his minutes.

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 7-13, 4-4 Big West.

1/23/18 vs. UC Riverside (L 73-50), 4 rebounds, 1 assist.
1/25/18 at Pacific (W 82-57), 4 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

While the 49ers split, Rudy continues to struggle with fouls, picking up 4 in each of his 2 games this week. He's got to learn to play without fouling, as his MPG has really gone down over the course of the season.

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting -- 14-5, 4-4 Big East.

1/24/18 at West Virginia (W 97-74)
1/27/18 at Providence (W 73-62)

The Orange got 2 big road wins this week, but they've got a really tough stretch of games coming up.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting -- 11-9, 3-4 WCC.

1/25/18 at Idaho (L 81-80)
1/27/18 at Portland (L 74-67)

2 tough losses for the Dons who are back under .500 in conference play.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting -- 16-4, 3-3 ACC.

1/24/18 vs. Virginia (W 104-69)
1/27/18 at Georgia Tech (L 73-70)

What a blowout for the Blue Devils against Virginia, but they couldn't seal the deal at Georgia Tech.

FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting -- 9-13, 6-5 Big South.

1/25/18 at Coastal Carolina (L 66-45)
1/27/18 at Charleston Southern (W 48-47)

The Panthers will happily take a split this week, as the win breaks a 3 game losing steak.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pittsburgh (71) 19-1 1798 1 Big East Conference
2. Boston College 20-1 1704 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Texas (1) 20-1 1675 2 Big 12 Conference
4. Kansas 19-2 1590 6 Big 12 Conference
5. Wisconsin 18-2 1495 8 Big Ten Conference
6. Tennessee 18-3 1413 4 Southeastern Conference
7. Vanderbilt 18-3 1308 12 Southeastern Conference
8. Butler 21-1 1298 7 Horizon League
9. Brigham Young 19-2 1282 9 Mountain West Conference
10. Ohio State 19-3 1140 10 Big Ten Conference
11. Oklahoma State 16-4 1103 17 Big 12 Conference
12. Duke 16-4 1032 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Oklahoma 16-5 917 18 Big 12 Conference
14. Villanova 15-5 705 15 Big East Conference
15. Mississippi State 17-3 638 22 Southeastern Conference
16. Maryland 15-5 615 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Michigan State 17-4 599 19 Big Ten Conference
18. Utah State 16-4 564 24 Western Athletic Conference
19. Missouri 18-2 562 16 Big 12 Conference
20. Memphis 17-3 546 20 Conference USA
21. Georgetown 15-5 468 13 Big East Conference
22. Illinois 15-3 455 14 Big Ten Conference
23. Kent State 18-2 143 25 Conference USA
24. Syracuse 14-5 85 NR Big East Conference
25. Xavier 17-3 83 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Gonzaga 17-3 55 Western Athletic Conference
Stanford 12-8 40 Pacific-10 Conference
Florida 13-6 24 Southeastern Conference
North Carolina 14-6 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
Virginia 16-3 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
Nevada 16-3 11 Western Athletic Conference
Georgia 15-4 10 Southeastern Conference
Northeastern 17-5 6 Colonial Athletic Association
Cincinnati 16-3 5 Big East Conference
George Mason 19-4 3 Colonial Athletic Association
Seton Hall 15-4 2 Big East Conference
Wake Forest 14-5 2 Atlantic Coast Conference

We welcome Syracuse and Xavier back to the Media Top 25, as Duke and Maryland suffer huge drops, while Boston College moves up a spot, but no FPV.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (66) 19-2 1794 1 Mountain West Conference
2. Butler (6) 21-1 1734 2 Horizon League
3. Utah State 16-4 1647 4 Western Athletic Conference
4. Memphis 17-3 1586 3 Conference USA
5. Xavier 17-3 1452 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Gonzaga 17-3 1388 8 Western Athletic Conference
7. Kent State 18-2 1379 6 Conference USA
8. Dayton 15-5 1280 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Nevada 16-3 1261 5 Western Athletic Conference
10. George Mason 19-4 1123 13 Colonial Athletic Association
11. Northeastern 17-5 1058 16 Colonial Athletic Association
12. Richmond 16-3 1032 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Temple 15-4 917 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Utah 16-5 771 20 Mountain West Conference
15. George Washington 16-4 757 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Charlotte 14-6 727 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Missouri State 16-6 697 25 Missouri Valley Conference
18. Houston 14-5 572 24 Conference USA
19. College of Charleston 17-5 450 23 Southern Conference
20. New Mexico 14-5 408 NR Mountain West Conference
21. South Carolina State 17-2 385 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
22. Montana 17-4 213 15 Big Sky Conference
23. Fairfield 16-6 199 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
24. UNLV 15-5 155 19 Mountain West Conference
25. Western Michigan 15-4 112 17 Mid-American Conference


Others Receiving Votes:
Creighton 14-8 87 Missouri Valley Conference
Jackson State 16-4 37 Southwestern Athletic Conference
North Dakota State 15-5 37 Summit League
Princeton 13-4 35 Ivy League
UC Santa Barbara 14-5 33 Big West Conference
Northern Iowa 14-8 24 Missouri Valley Conference
San Diego State 14-7 24 Mountain West Conference
Drexel 14-8 8 Colonial Athletic Association
Tulsa 14-6 8 Conference USA
Wright State 15-8 4 Horizon League
Akron 15-5 3 Mid-American Conference
UL-Lafayette 14-8 3 Sun Belt Conference

So UNLV barely hangs in the mid-major top 25, while Houston takes a huge jump, and Xavier moves up a couple spots.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2018

JR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 10-13, 4-4 Patriot.

2/1/18 vs. #5 Wisconsin (W 75-72), 6 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks.
2/3/18 at Lehigh (W 73-62), 6 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.

Big week for the Cadets, who sent a national shock into everybody by upsetting Wisconsin. 1 bit of bad news, as David broke a finger during the Lehigh game. Word is it will only keep him out a few days, and he is questionable for the next game.

RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 17-5, 4-4 Atlantic 10.

1/31/18 at Richmond (L 79-67), DNP (Suspension)
2/3/18 at LaSalle (L 71-69, OT), DNP (Suspension)

Tough week for the Cadets, who really could have used Jace.

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 11-11, 4-5 SEC.

1/29/18 vs. Arkansas (W 75-37), 8 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals.
2/3/18 at Alabama (L 92-80), 9 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal.

The Tigers will take the split, especially since the win was by 38 points. Randy came very close to another double-double against Bama.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 14-6, 6-4 Pac 10.

2/3/18 vs. Arizona (L 77-68), 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal.

Just the 1 game this week for the Sun Devils, and the loss won't help their NCAA Tournament chances. They were down 16 at halftime. Ivan was having a monster game before he left early in the 2nd half with a concussion. Fortunately, he's only expected out 4 days, so he should be back in time for the next game.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College) -- 22-1, 8-0 ACC

1/31/18 vs. Virginia (W 83-51), 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks.
2/3/18 at #16 Maryland (W 76-59), 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks, 1 steal, (POTG).

The Eagles are still soaring high, having a remarkable run, as Eden got another POTG award.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland) -- 16-6, 3-5 ACC.

1/31/18 vs. Clemson (W 96-87), DNP (Coaches Decision)
2/3/18 vs. #2 Boston College (L 76-59), DNP (Coaches Decision)

The Terps finally got a conference win again, then lost bad to Eden and the Eagles. Apparently Eden and Coach Turgeon got into a heated discussion after the game, one can only wonder what that was about (cough, Chester, cough).

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 15-6, 7-1 Conference USA.

1/31/18 at ECU (L 80-61), 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
2/3/18 at Tulane (W 99-89), 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.

Almost exact identical numbers for Al in his 2 games, which saw Houston lose their first conference game, but rebound nicely at Tulane.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 15-7, 4-5 Mountain West.

1/31/18 vs. New Mexico (L 65-64), 1 assist.
2/3/18 at Utah (L 70-69), 3 rebounds.

As you can see, Ricardo didn't do much in either game. He played 4 minutes in 1, 8 minutes in the other, so he's still got some work to do. 2 tough losses for Rebels, by 1 point each. Ugh!

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 7-15, 4-5 Big West.

2/1/18 vs. UC Davis (L 48-47, OT), 4 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/3/18 at San Francisco (L 60-57), 3 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

Tough week for the 49ers, including getting beat by fellow FOFCer Bam and his Dons. The good news for Rudy is he finally broke the streak of games with 4 fouls, as he had just 1 at San Francisco.

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting -- 16-5, 6-4 Big East.

1/31/18 at Seton Hall (W 80-63)
2/3/18 vs. #14 Villanova (W 96-86)

Great week for the Orange, as they are in the midst of a killer schedule. 2 down, but still got top ranked Pitt looming next week.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting -- 13-9, 4-4 WCC.

2/1/18 vs. Santa Clara (W 77-67)
2/3/18 vs. Long Beach State (W 60-57)

2 big wins on the week for the Dons, now they need to keep up the momentum.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting -- 18-4, 5-3 ACC.

1/31/18 at N.C. State (W 86-40)
2/3/18 at Florida State (W 76-41)

Easy week for the Blue Devils. They may have been on the road but they won both games convincingly.

FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting -- 9-15, 6-7 Big South.

2/1/18 vs. Gardner Webb (L 94-93)
2/3/18 vs. UNC Asheville (L 72-61)

2 more losses for the Panthers, although the Gardner Webb game was given away.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pittsburgh (68) 21-1 1795 1 Big East Conference
2. Boston College (1) 22-1 1719 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Texas (3) 21-1 1667 3 Big 12 Conference
4. Kansas 21-2 1587 4 Big 12 Conference
5. Brigham Young 21-2 1466 9 Mountain West Conference
6. Tennessee 19-4 1392 6 Southeastern Conference
7. Oklahoma State 18-4 1326 11 Big 12 Conference
8. Duke 18-4 1203 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Ohio State 20-4 1197 10 Big Ten Conference
10. Vanderbilt 19-4 1174 7 Southeastern Conference
11. Wisconsin 19-4 1169 5 Big Ten Conference
12. Butler 22-2 1083 8 Horizon League
13. Oklahoma 18-5 987 13 Big 12 Conference
14. Mississippi State 19-3 814 15 Southeastern Conference
15. Villanova 16-6 734 14 Big East Conference
16. Memphis 19-3 696 20 Conference USA
17. Illinois 17-3 653 22 Big Ten Conference
18. Maryland 16-6 600 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Syracuse 16-5 521 24 Big East Conference
20. Utah State 17-5 340 18 Western Athletic Conference
21. Georgetown 16-6 280 21 Big East Conference
22. Kent State 20-2 261 23 Conference USA
23. Michigan State 18-5 260 17 Big Ten Conference
24. Missouri 18-4 156 19 Big 12 Conference
25. North Carolina 16-6 108 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Gonzaga 19-3 77 Western Athletic Conference
Stanford 14-8 42 Pacific-10 Conference
Georgia 17-4 36 Southeastern Conference
Nevada 18-3 30 Western Athletic Conference
George Mason 21-4 14 Colonial Athletic Association
Richmond 18-3 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
Dayton 17-5 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
California 16-7 1 Pacific-10 Conference

Xavier is back out of the media top 25, losing all their votes. BC gets a FPV and stays at #2. Duke and Syracuse have nice jumps while Maryland continues to free fall.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (72) 21-2 1800 1 Mountain West Conference
2. Butler 22-2 1724 2 Horizon League
3. Memphis 19-3 1634 4 Conference USA
4. Utah State 17-5 1602 3 Western Athletic Conference
5. Kent State 20-2 1437 7 Conference USA
6. Dayton 17-5 1430 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Gonzaga 19-3 1341 6 Western Athletic Conference
8. Nevada 18-3 1337 9 Western Athletic Conference
9. Richmond 18-3 1250 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. George Mason 21-4 1154 10 Colonial Athletic Association
11. Xavier 17-5 1087 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Northeastern 18-6 938 11 Colonial Athletic Association
13. Temple 16-5 879 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Utah 17-6 813 14 Mountain West Conference
15. New Mexico 16-5 806 20 Mountain West Conference
16. George Washington 17-5 719 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. College of Charleston 19-5 630 19 Southern Conference
18. South Carolina State 19-2 603 21 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
19. North Dakota State 17-5 401 NR Summit League
20. Missouri State 16-8 392 17 Missouri Valley Conference
21. Northern Iowa 16-8 379 NR Missouri Valley Conference
22. Houston 15-6 313 18 Conference USA
23. Fairfield 17-7 192 23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
24. Charlotte 14-8 158 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Princeton 15-4 103 NR Ivy League

Others Receiving Votes:
Western Michigan 16-5 84 Mid-American Conference
Creighton 15-9 45 Missouri Valley Conference
UL-Lafayette 16-8 40 Sun Belt Conference
UC Santa Barbara 15-6 32 Big West Conference
UNLV 15-7 27 Mountain West Conference
Louisiana-Monroe 17-8 15 Sun Belt Conference
Montana 17-6 13 Big Sky Conference
Buffalo 15-6 8 Mid-American Conference
Jackson State 17-5 8 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Tulsa 15-7 6 Conference USA

All 3 of these teams had bad mid-major weeks. UNLV drops out, and Houston and Xavier also drop.

OK folks, we're into February, and that means Bubble Watch time. First, we'll look at the Overall Bubble Watch:

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Northeastern 18-6 .581 (47) 2-3 2-0 7-2 7-1 134 In
Connecticut 15-7 .570 (59) 2-5 2-2 7-0 4-0 69 In
St. John's 16-5 .600 (25) 0-2 2-3 8-0 6-0 75 In
Seton Hall 15-6 .569 (61) 3-4 1-1 3-0 8-1 83 In
Wake Forest 14-7 .569 (62) 3-4 3-1 6-0 2-2 82 In
Northern Iowa 16-8 .591 (30) 1-3 2-3 6-2 7-0 73 In
Maryland 16-6 .566 (67) 3-5 2-1 4-0 7-0 104 In
Utah 17-6 .568 (64) 1-2 1-1 10-0 5-3 153 In
Creighton 15-9 .569 (63) 3-5 1-1 8-2 3-1 60 Out
Charlotte 14-8 .587 (36) 2-3 4-2 4-2 4-1 25 Out
Nevada 18-3 .563 (71) 0-3 3-0 7-0 8-0 283 Out
Houston 15-6 .558 (76) 2-2 5-1 4-1 4-2 136 Out
Texas A&M 15-7 .562 (72) 0-4 5-1 5-1 5-1 103 Out
Florida 13-8 .581 (45) 2-6 4-1 5-0 2-1 24 Out
Arizona 15-6 .539 (96) 3-1 2-4 7-1 3-0 200 Out

Maryland still has some work to do or they are going to fall all the way out. Houston just needs to keep running through conference play.

As for our other 12 FOFC teams, here's how it shakes up:

Boston College, Duke, and Syracuse are projected as locks.
Xavier is projected in.
High Point, Long Beach State, UNLV, Arizona State, Army, Auburn, and San Francisco are projected out.

Remember, this is for the NCAA Tournament only. Some of those teams projected out will most likely be in secondary tournaments.

Recruiting

SG Thomas Magnum- Finally! Thomas has finally accepted the offer, and he will be going to Marshall. Nevada made a late run, but too little, too late.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 5-11, 2018

JR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 12-13, 6-4 Patriot.

2/7/18 at Navy (W 53-43), 10 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.
2/10/18 at Bucknell (W 75-64), 6 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.

The Cadets keep the winning streak going, now up to 4. David came off the bench against Navy, but was back in the starting lineup against Bucknell, and he had a couple of solid games.

RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 18-6, 5-5 Atlantic 10.

2/7/18 vs. Duquesne (W 60-46), DNP (Suspension)
2/10/18 at George Washington (L 61-58), DNP (Suspension)

The Muskeeters finally stop the losing streak while Jace continues to sit out academically.

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 11-13, 4-6 SEC.

2/8/18 vs. North Carolina Central (L 78-77), 9 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals.
2/10/18 vs. LSU (L 75-67), 13 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals.

2 losses for the Tigers on the week, including an embarrassing home loss to NC Central. Randy had nice all around games though.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 15-7, 7-5, Pac 10.

2/8/18 at Stanford (W 69-67), 3 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.
2/10/18 at Cal (L 70-53), 6 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.

So a split for the Sun Devils, and Ivan didn't have the best of weeks either, but to his defense he was coming back from injury.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College) -- 23-2, 9-1 ACC.

2/7/18 vs. Georgia Tech (W 66-45), 4 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks, 1 steal.
2/10/18 at #25 North Carolina (L 71-60), 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block.

So the Eagles lose their second game of the season in convincing fashion, and Eden was held scoreless, missing all 7 of his shots. He'll have to bounce back quick.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland) -- 17-7, 4-6 ACC.

2/7/18 vs. Miami (FL) (W 115-79), DNP (Coaches Decision)
2/10/18 at #8 Duke (L 84-54), DNP (Coaches Decision)

Chester remained unseen, which is a shame, because he might have had a small shot at playing this week. Boy are the Terps in trouble. They can beat the mediocre teams in conference, but against the top teams, they get blown out.

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 17-6, 9-1 Conference USA.

2/7/18 at SMU (W 81-72), 1 rebound, 3 assists.
2/10/18 at #22 Kent St. (W 97-81), 5 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists.

Big week for the Cougars who knock off ranked Kent St. in convincing fashion. While Al didn't have a great week, he is taking advantage of his opportunities and starting to see the floor better.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 17-7, 5-5 Mountain West.

2/5/18 vs. USC Upstate (W 84-57), no stats (0-1 shooting)
2/10/18 vs. TCU (W 83-56), 6 points, 1 rebound.

2 feel good, blowout wins against subpar competition for the Rebels, and Ricardo is still struggling to find his rhythm.

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 7-17, 4-7 Big West.

2/8/18 at Cal Poly (L 57-53), 6 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/10/18 at UC Irvine (L 72-55), 2 points, 7 rebounds.

2 more losses for the 49ers. Rudy is starting to pull down some boards, now he needs to find some scoring.

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting -- 18-5, 8-4 Big East.

2/7/18 vs. #1 Pitt (W 100-83)
2/10/18 vs. Louisville (W 91-60)

Huge week for the Orange who have now won 7 in a row.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting -- 13-11, 4-6 WCC.

2/8/18 vs. San Diego (L 77-71)
2/10/18 vs. St. Marys (L 82-79)

Close games for the Dons, but games they really needed to help their postseason chances. Even getting 1 would have been nice.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting -- 20-4, 7-3 ACC.

2/7/18 vs. Wake Forest (W 101-95)
2/10/18 vs. #18 Maryland (W 84-54)

Good week for the Blue Devils, including a smashing of Maryland.

FR Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting -- 11-15, 8-7 Big South.

2/8/18 at VMI (W 71-56)
2/10/18 at Liberty (W 72-63)

Much better week for the Panthers, who get 2 solid wins.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pittsburgh (22) 22-2 1740 1 Big East Conference
2. Texas (33) 23-1 1726 3 Big 12 Conference
3. Boston College (17) 23-2 1702 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Kansas 23-2 1600 4 Big 12 Conference
5. Brigham Young 23-2 1492 5 Mountain West Conference
6. Duke 20-4 1443 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Vanderbilt 21-4 1344 10 Southeastern Conference
8. Butler 24-2 1304 12 Horizon League
9. Oklahoma State 19-4 1171 7 Big 12 Conference
10. Wisconsin 21-4 1145 11 Big Ten Conference
11. Tennessee 20-5 1120 6 Southeastern Conference
12. Ohio State 21-5 997 9 Big Ten Conference
13. Syracuse 18-5 924 19 Big East Conference
14. Villanova 18-6 894 15 Big East Conference
15. Illinois 19-3 812 17 Big Ten Conference
16. North Carolina 18-6 632 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Memphis 20-4 542 16 Conference USA
18. Maryland 17-7 472 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Oklahoma 18-7 467 13 Big 12 Conference
20. Utah State 18-5 379 20 Western Athletic Conference
21. Gonzaga 21-3 312 NR Western Athletic Conference
22. Georgia 20-4 308 NR Southeastern Conference
23. Mississippi State 19-5 290 14 Southeastern Conference
24. Missouri 20-4 248 24 Big 12 Conference
25. Georgetown 17-7 171 21 Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Nevada 20-3 84 Western Athletic Conference
George Mason 23-4 48 Colonial Athletic Association
Dayton 19-5 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
California 18-7 8 Pacific-10 Conference
Kent State 20-4 3 Conference USA
Virginia 18-5 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
Richmond 19-4 1 Atlantic 10 Conference

Even though Boston College dropped a spot in the media Top 25, they gained quite a few FPV. Maryland stays put while Syracuse has a big jump, and Duke had a small jump.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (72) 23-2 1800 1 Mountain West Conference
2. Butler 24-2 1728 2 Horizon League
3. Utah State 18-5 1624 4 Western Athletic Conference
4. Memphis 20-4 1603 3 Conference USA
5. Gonzaga 21-3 1493 7 Western Athletic Conference
6. Dayton 19-5 1447 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Nevada 20-3 1360 8 Western Athletic Conference
8. George Mason 23-4 1296 10 Colonial Athletic Association
9. Kent State 20-4 1222 5 Conference USA
10. Richmond 19-4 1147 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. George Washington 19-5 1023 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Utah 19-6 991 14 Mountain West Conference
13. College of Charleston 21-5 906 17 Southern Conference
14. Xavier 18-6 903 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Temple 17-6 786 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Houston 17-6 727 22 Conference USA
17. North Dakota State 19-5 639 19 Summit League
18. Missouri State 18-8 512 20 Missouri Valley Conference
19. South Carolina State 20-3 496 18 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
20. Creighton 17-9 370 NR Missouri Valley Conference
21. Western Michigan 18-5 304 NR Mid-American Conference
22. New Mexico 16-7 238 15 Mountain West Conference
23. Northern Iowa 17-9 151 21 Missouri Valley Conference
24. Fairfield 18-8 149 23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Tulsa 17-7 97 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Princeton 16-5 82 Ivy League
Northeastern 18-8 65 Colonial Athletic Association
UNLV 17-7 60 Mountain West Conference
UC Santa Barbara 17-6 59 Big West Conference
Saint Mary's 17-7 41 West Coast Conference
Jackson State 19-5 39 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Charlotte 14-10 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
Massachusetts 15-8 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
Louisiana-Monroe 18-9 5 Sun Belt Conference
Portland State 19-7 1 Big Sky Conference

Xavier continues to lose steam without Jace, while Houston has a huge jump, and UNLV gets some more votes.

Let's take a look at the overall bubble watch:

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Wake Forest 15-8 .575 (49) 2-5 6-1 5-0 2-2 68 In
Massachusetts 15-8 .577 (44) 2-2 4-3 4-2 5-1 95 In
St. John's 16-7 .588 (32) 0-3 3-4 7-0 6-0 52 In
Creighton 17-9 .565 (63) 2-3 3-3 8-2 4-1 75 In
Northeastern 18-8 .569 (57) 2-3 2-1 4-3 10-1 121 In
Utah 19-6 .569 (58) 1-2 1-1 11-0 6-3 167 In
Northern Iowa 17-9 .571 (55) 1-3 2-3 7-2 7-1 98 In
Maryland 17-7 .564 (65) 2-6 5-1 3-0 7-0 101 In
George Washington 19-5 .563 (69) 2-2 4-1 4-0 9-2 165 Out
Louisiana State 15-9 .566 (61) 1-6 5-2 4-1 5-0 65 Out
Rider 16-10 .568 (60) 2-3 0-4 4-3 10-0 79 Out
New Mexico 16-7 .562 (70) 1-3 2-2 8-1 5-1 117 Out
Arizona 16-7 .554 (80) 4-1 2-5 6-1 4-0 152 Out
Connecticut 16-8 .558 (75) 2-5 5-3 5-0 4-0 89 Out
Texas A&M 15-8 .559 (73) 0-6 3-0 7-1 5-1 83 Out

Maryland is barely still in, and I mean barely. They can't have anymore games like they did against Duke.

Now for everybody else:

Boston College, Duke, Syracuse are projected as locks.
Xavier and Houston are projected in.
High Point, Long Beach State, UNLV, Arizona State, Army, Auburn, and San Francisco are projected out.

[bbgunn]

Ugh what is USF doing? I guess it's good that Bam is in town, to improve on this mess next season.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 12-18, 2018

JR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 13-14, 7-5 Patriot.

2/14/18 vs. Holy Cross (L 82-79), 2 points, 9 rebounds.
2/17/18 vs. Colgate (W 74-56), 4 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Losing that Holy Cross game was a bummer, as they led it by 5 at halftime. David did well rebounding wise, but has struggled to get points.

RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 20-6, 7-5 Atlantic 10.

2/14/18 vs. St. Louis (W 67-58), DNP (Suspension)
2/17/18 vs. Fordham (W 80-74), DNP (Suspension)

A couple of much needed wins for the Musketeers as Jace continues to hit the books hard in an attempt to come back next season.

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 12-14, 5-7 SEC.

2/13/18 at South Carolina (W 81-58), 13 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal.
2/17/18 vs. #23 Mississippi St. (L 81-57), 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

So a split for the Tigers, and Randy has a fractured nose after a collision in the Miss. St. game. He played through it, and seemed to do ok, but we'll see if he plays next week.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 16-8, 8-6 Pac 10.

2/15/18 vs. Oregon (L 52-49), 9 points, 3 rebounds.
2/17/18 vs. Oregon St. (W 78-57), 5 points, 6 rebounds.

That loss to Oregon really hurt the Sun Devils, as they led 28-14 at halftime. Tough one to lose. Ivan did ok, but he's questionable next week as he left the Oregon St. game with a sprained ankle.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College) -- 25-2, 11-1 ACC.

2/14/18 vs. Wake Forest (W 81-58), 6 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.
2/17/18 at N.C. State (W 63-41), 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

Good week for the Eagles who continue to roll after that loss, as Eden was a force on the boards against Wake, not as much against N.C. State.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland) -- 19-7, 6-6 ACC.

2/14/18 at Virginia Tech (W 62-59), DNP (Coaches Decision)
2/17/18 at Virginia (W 101-79), DNP (Coaches Decision)

The Terps get a couple of much needed wins, but still no Chester sighting. Barring a miracle, I'd say his time at Maryland is over.

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 17-8, 9-3 Conference USA.

2/14/18 at Southern Miss (L 93-84), 3 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists.
2/17/18 at Tulsa (L 80-75, OT), 6 points, 1 assist.

A couple disastrous losses for the Cougars this week, damaging their NCAA chances severely. Al had a nice game at Southern Miss but struggled at Tulsa.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 18-8, 6-6 Mountain West.

2/13/18 at San Diego State (W 92-82), 3 points, 1 rebound.
2/17/18 at #5 BYU (L 77-65), 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.

The Rebels hung tough against top 5 BYU, trailing by only 3 at halftime. A split for the week isn't going to help their NCAA chances. Ricardo seems to be starting to understand how important his minutes are, although he's still got work to do.

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 8-18, 5-8 Big West.

2/15/17 vs. Cal St. Fullerton (W 71-57), 10 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, (double-double), (POTG).
2/17/18 vs. Cal St. Northridge (L 61-46), 6 points, 5 rebounds.

A split for the 49ers, who didn't show up against Northridge. Good week for Rudy who got a POTG and a double double, even hit a couple threes!

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting -- 20-5, 10-4 Big East.

2/14/18 at DePaul (W 67-52)
2/17/18 vs. St. Johns (W 76-64)

The Orange keep rolling, now winners of 9 in a row.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting -- 15-11, 6-6 WCC.

2/15/18 at Pepperdine (W 74-52)
2/17/18 at Loyola Marymount (W 68-60)

The Dons get back on track with a couple wins. Kinda surprising, they've been better on the road than they have at home. Unfortunately their last 3 regular season games are all at home.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting -- 22-4, 9-3 ACC.

2/14/18 vs. Clemson (W 105-46)
2/17/18 at Miami (FL) (W 84-66)

Poor Clemson might as well have not even bothered showing up. You have to wonder if Maryland won a game 105-46, if Chester would have played. I'm guessing not as Coach Turgeon seems to have it in for him. Alas, this is Duke, not Maryland, and they've won 6 in a row.

FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting -- 12-16, 9-8 Big South.

2/15/18 vs. Presbyterian (L 69-68)
2/17/18 vs. USC Upstate (W 73-71)

That loss to Presbyterian hurts, they needed that one.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (60) 25-2 1783 4 Big 12 Conference
2. Boston College (12) 25-2 1729 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Texas 24-2 1634 2 Big 12 Conference
4. Pittsburgh 23-3 1615 1 Big East Conference
5. Brigham Young 25-2 1503 5 Mountain West Conference
6. Duke 22-4 1419 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Vanderbilt 23-4 1362 7 Southeastern Conference
8. Butler 26-2 1319 8 Horizon League
9. Tennessee 22-5 1216 11 Southeastern Conference
10. Wisconsin 22-5 1120 10 Big Ten Conference
11. Oklahoma State 20-5 1064 9 Big 12 Conference
12. Syracuse 20-5 1014 13 Big East Conference
13. Illinois 21-3 974 15 Big Ten Conference
14. Ohio State 22-6 830 12 Big Ten Conference
15. Villanova 19-7 686 14 Big East Conference
16. North Carolina 20-6 671 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Maryland 19-7 627 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Utah State 20-5 530 20 Western Athletic Conference
19. Missouri 22-4 515 24 Big 12 Conference
20. Gonzaga 23-3 440 21 Western Athletic Conference
21. Mississippi State 21-5 386 23 Southeastern Conference
22. Oklahoma 19-8 315 19 Big 12 Conference
23. Memphis 21-5 234 17 Conference USA
24. Georgetown 18-8 186 25 Big East Conference
25. Georgia 21-5 82 22 Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Dayton 21-5 79 Atlantic 10 Conference
Nevada 21-4 33 Western Athletic Conference
California 19-7 15 Pacific-10 Conference
Cincinnati 20-5 7 Big East Conference
George Mason 24-5 7 Colonial Athletic Association
Richmond 21-4 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Michigan State 20-7 2 Big Ten Conference

As you can see, we have a new #1 in the media polls, and Boston College lost some FPV to them. Yuck! Duke stays put while Syracuse and Maryland each move up a spot.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (72) 25-2 1800 1 Mountain West Conference
2. Butler 26-2 1728 2 Horizon League
3. Utah State 20-5 1638 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. Memphis 21-5 1549 4 Conference USA
5. Gonzaga 23-3 1543 5 Western Athletic Conference
6. Dayton 21-5 1447 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Nevada 21-4 1356 7 Western Athletic Conference
8. Richmond 21-4 1274 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. George Mason 24-5 1176 8 Colonial Athletic Association
10. Xavier 20-6 1115 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Kent State 21-5 1100 9 Conference USA
12. George Washington 21-5 1062 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Utah 21-6 965 12 Mountain West Conference
14. College of Charleston 22-6 826 13 Southern Conference
15. Missouri State 20-8 758 18 Missouri Valley Conference
16. Temple 18-7 676 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. South Carolina State 22-3 583 19 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
18. North Dakota State 21-6 522 17 Summit League
19. New Mexico 18-7 518 22 Mountain West Conference
20. Tulsa 19-7 422 25 Conference USA
21. Northeastern 20-8 356 NR Colonial Athletic Association
22. Houston 17-8 203 16 Conference USA
23. UC Santa Barbara 19-6 181 NR Big West Conference
24. Western Michigan 19-6 143 21 Mid-American Conference
25. Princeton 17-5 117 NR Ivy League

Others Receiving Votes:
Creighton 18-10 93 Missouri Valley Conference
Saint Mary's 19-7 81 West Coast Conference
Jackson State 20-5 50 Southwestern Athletic Conference
UNLV 18-8 41 Mountain West Conference
Northern Iowa 18-10 27 Missouri Valley Conference
Drexel 18-10 21 Colonial Athletic Association
Charlotte 15-11 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
Fairfield 18-10 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Rider 18-10 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Wright State 19-10 4 Horizon League
Southern Illinois 17-9 3 Missouri Valley Conference
UL-Lafayette 18-10 2 Sun Belt Conference

Xavier has a nice jump, while Houston drops big time, and UNLV loses a few votes.

Let's look at the Overall Bubble Watch, which features a new team.

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Oklahoma 19-8 .602 (21) 0-6 4-1 9-1 6-0 32 In
Louisville 16-10 .586 (34) 5-6 5-1 5-2 1-1 28 In
Wake Forest 16-9 .586 (33) 2-6 7-1 4-0 3-2 51 In
Utah 21-6 .569 (59) 1-2 4-1 9-0 7-3 183 In
St. John's 16-9 .588 (30) 1-6 1-3 8-0 6-0 43 In
Florida State 16-10 .575 (49) 4-6 2-3 3-1 7-0 45 In
Houston 17-8 .575 (47) 0-2 7-1 5-3 5-2 90 In
Northern Iowa 18-10 .564 (64) 1-3 2-4 8-2 7-1 117 In
Wisconsin 22-5 .557 (72) 5-3 3-0 6-1 8-1 268 Out
Louisiana State 16-10 .573 (52) 0-7 8-2 3-1 5-0 52 Out
Creighton 18-10 .563 (66) 2-3 2-5 9-1 5-1 88 Out
Fairfield 18-10 .564 (65) 2-2 2-2 5-4 9-2 97 Out
New Mexico 18-7 .556 (74) 1-3 3-2 8-1 6-1 150 Out
Arizona 18-7 .551 (82) 4-1 4-5 7-1 3-0 165 Out
Massachusetts 15-10 .576 (44) 2-3 2-3 6-3 5-1 54 Out

This tells me that Houston was safely in before their 2 losses this week. Now for the other teams.

Boston College, Duke, Maryland, and Syracuse are all projected as locks.
Xavier is projected in.
High Point, Long Beach State, UNLV, Arizona State, Army, Auburn, and San Francisco are projected out

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 19-25, 2018

JR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 13-16, 7-7 Patriot.

2/21/18 at American (L 80-63), 5 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/24/18 at New Hampshire (L 79-71), 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.

Tough week for the Cadets, and especially for David who left the New Hampshire game with a dislocated shoulder, expecting to be out for a couple weeks. This likely rules him out for the Patriot Tournament, in which Army will be the 5th seed and open up against Colgate.

RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 21-7, 8-6 Atlantic 10.

2/21/18 vs. Charlotte (L 63-44), DNP (Suspension)
2/24/18 vs. Rhode Island (W 57-41), DNP (Suspension)

The Musketeers split this week, but they sure would have liked to get that win against Charlotte. Jace remains on academic suspension, hoping maybe he'll catch a break and be ruled eligible for the postseason.

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 14-14, 7-7 SEC.

2/20/18 at Arkansas (W 80-61), 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals.
2/24/18 vs. #9 Tennessee (W 76-67), 17 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, (POTG).

Huge week for the Tigers, who got a big upset win at home to even their record at .500. The fractured nose doesn't seem to be affecting Randy, as he got a POTG award and had an overall good week.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 16-10, 8-8 Pac 10.

2/22/18 at USC (L 72-55), 3 points, 1 rebound.
2/24/18 at UCLA (L 95-88), 4 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks.

The Sun Devils seem to be going down a slippery slope now, as they are losing a lot of steam. Ivan is fully recovered from his injury, and now just needs to start dominating the paint again.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College) -- 27-2, 13-1 ACC.

2/21/18 at Clemson (W 95-87), 4 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks.
2/24/18 vs. Virginia Tech (W 66-57), 3 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks.

The Eagles continue to dominate, but Eden didn't have the greatest of weeks off the bench. At this point, I'm sure he'll trade any success he might have for a deep postseason run for BC.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland) -- 19-9, 6-8 ACC.

2/21/18 at N.C. State (L 76-63), DNP (Coaches Decision)
2/24/18 vs. Wake Forest (L 103-85), DNP (Coaches Decision)

Speaking of teams in a downward spiral, the Terrapins and Coach Turgeon have been for the last couple months. Chester is nowhere to be found, Maryland is starting to lose to everybody, and rumors are running rampant that either Chester, coach Turgeon, or even both, will be looking for a new school next season.

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 18-9, 10-4 Conference USA.

2/21/18 at #23 Memphis (L 73-66), 1 rebound, 3 assists.
2/24/18 vs. Central Florida (W 80-68), 3 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

A split for the Cougars, but that game against Memphis was the one they really wanted and didn't get. Al is struggling a bit at the D1 level, but he is a dynamite shooter, as he seems to make almost all his threes.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 20-8, 8-6 Mountain West.

2/21/18 vs. Wyoming (W 76-68), 6 points, 1 rebound.
2/24/18 vs. Air Force (W 77-61), 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal.

The Rebels have a very good week, getting their 20th win, and Ricardo is starting to take advantage of his minutes, another good shooter.

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 8-20, 5-10 Big West.

2/22/18 at UC Santa Barbara (L 70-48), 10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal.
2/24/18 at UC Riverside (L 63-60), 10 points, 11 rebounds, 1 block, (Double-double)

Tough week for the 49ers who have now lost 3 in a row, but what a week for Rudy who collects another double-double, and even got a steal at UCSB.

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting -- 22-5, 12-4 Big East.

2/21/18 at South Florida (W 63-48)
2/24/18 vs. Rutgers (W 95-72)

2 more easy wins for the Orange, who have now won 11 in a row and haven't lost since mid-January.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting -- 16-12, 7-7 WCC.

2/22/18 vs. Idaho (L 77-64)
2/24/18 vs. Portland (W 72-63)

UGH! That loss to Idaho is unacceptable for the Dons. Not the kind of teams they should be losing to. Speaking of teams they shouldn't be losing to, they host a non-conference game against Eastern Washington next week before they start the WCC Tourney where they'll be the 4th seed and get a bye into the Second Round where they will take on the (8) Portland/(5) Pepperdine winner.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting -- 23-5, 10-4 ACC.

2/21/18 vs. #16 North Carolina (L 81-63)
2/24/18 at Virginia (W 92-59)

Never good when you lose to your arch-rival, but to basically get hammered by them? Word has it that Ralph was talking trash on some of his teammates for not showing up against the Tarheels. We'll have to keep an eye on that!

FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting -- 13-16, 10-8 Big South.

2/24/18 at Radford (W 73-71, OT)

The Panthers finish off the regular season on the right foot, and carries some momentum into the Big South Tourney, where they will be the 5th seed and open up against (4) Gardner Webb.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Boston College (43) 27-2 1770 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Kansas (29) 27-2 1753 1 Big 12 Conference
3. Pittsburgh 25-3 1649 4 Big East Conference
4. Texas 25-3 1589 3 Big 12 Conference
5. Brigham Young 26-2 1508 5 Mountain West Conference
6. Butler 28-2 1413 8 Horizon League
7. Duke 23-5 1380 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Vanderbilt 24-5 1263 7 Southeastern Conference
9. Oklahoma State 22-5 1182 11 Big 12 Conference
10. Illinois 23-3 1121 13 Big Ten Conference
11. Syracuse 22-5 1108 12 Big East Conference
12. Tennessee 23-6 989 9 Southeastern Conference
13. North Carolina 22-6 954 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Missouri 24-4 838 19 Big 12 Conference
15. Ohio State 23-6 814 14 Big Ten Conference
16. Utah State 22-5 704 18 Western Athletic Conference
17. Wisconsin 22-7 612 10 Big Ten Conference
18. Gonzaga 25-3 592 20 Western Athletic Conference
19. Memphis 23-5 491 23 Conference USA
20. Georgetown 20-8 489 24 Big East Conference
21. Oklahoma 20-9 250 22 Big 12 Conference
22. Mississippi State 22-6 249 21 Southeastern Conference
23. Nevada 23-4 190 NR Western Athletic Conference
24. Villanova 19-9 149 15 Big East Conference
25. Georgia 23-5 106 25 Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Dayton 23-5 91 Atlantic 10 Conference
Maryland 19-9 78 Atlantic Coast Conference
Richmond 23-4 30 Atlantic 10 Conference
Michigan State 21-7 18 Big Ten Conference
George Mason 26-5 13 Colonial Athletic Association
Utah 23-6 7 Mountain West Conference

We welcome back Boston College to the #1 spot in the media poll, edging Kansas by about 17 points. Duke moves down a spot, Syracuse moves up a spot, and Maryland falls out of the media top 25, no surprise there.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (71) 26-2 1799 1 Mountain West Conference
2. Butler (1) 28-2 1729 2 Horizon League
3. Utah State 22-5 1636 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. Memphis 23-5 1552 4 Conference USA
5. Gonzaga 25-3 1550 5 Western Athletic Conference
6. Dayton 23-5 1428 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Nevada 23-4 1365 7 Western Athletic Conference
8. Richmond 23-4 1299 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. George Mason 26-5 1200 9 Colonial Athletic Association
10. Utah 23-6 1163 13 Mountain West Conference
11. Xavier 21-7 1044 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Kent State 22-6 1025 11 Conference USA
13. Temple 20-7 899 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Missouri State 22-8 839 15 Missouri Valley Conference
15. College of Charleston 24-6 799 14 Southern Conference
16. George Washington 21-7 737 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Tulsa 21-7 602 20 Conference USA
18. North Dakota State 23-6 601 18 Summit League
19. Northeastern 22-8 504 21 Colonial Athletic Association
20. New Mexico 19-8 399 19 Mountain West Conference
21. UC Santa Barbara 21-6 300 23 Big West Conference
22. Northern Iowa 20-10 268 NR Missouri Valley Conference
23. UNLV 20-8 220 NR Mountain West Conference
24. South Carolina State 22-5 93 17 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
25. Drexel 20-10 74 NR Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
Houston 18-9 64 Conference USA
Charlotte 17-11 55 Atlantic 10 Conference
Western Michigan 20-7 49 Mid-American Conference
Princeton 18-6 42 Ivy League
Saint Mary's 20-8 42 West Coast Conference
Jackson State 21-6 13 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Fairfield 19-10 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Massachusetts 17-10 3 Atlantic 10 Conference

UNLV reenters the mid major top 25, while Houston falls to 26th, just out. Xavier also drops a spot after their split for the week.


1 team in the overall Bubble Watch this week, let's look at them:

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Utah 23-6 .576 (45) 1-1 6-2 9-0 7-3 172 In
Louisville 17-11 .588 (30) 6-7 5-1 4-2 2-1 15 In
Oklahoma 20-9 .603 (20) 0-7 5-1 8-1 7-0 22 In
Stanford 17-11 .597 (22) 3-6 6-3 7-2 1-0 18 In
New Mexico 19-8 .562 (62) 1-5 3-1 9-1 6-1 126 In
Wisconsin 22-7 .560 (65) 5-5 3-0 5-1 9-1 222 In
Massachusetts 17-10 .573 (48) 2-3 3-4 7-2 5-1 63 In
Northern Iowa 20-10 .566 (58) 1-3 5-4 5-2 9-1 119 In
Charlotte 17-11 .587 (33) 4-5 4-3 3-2 6-1 17 Out
Florida State 17-11 .570 (53) 4-5 3-5 3-1 7-0 52 Out
Houston 18-9 .570 (52) 0-3 5-2 8-2 5-2 91 Out
Fairfield 19-10 .566 (57) 2-3 2-1 8-4 7-2 86 Out
Kent State 22-6 .556 (70) 1-1 5-3 8-1 8-1 188 Out
Louisiana State 17-11 .578 (43) 1-8 6-1 4-1 6-1 37 Out
West Virginia 19-9 .556 (71) 6-3 5-2 4-4 4-0 123 Out

Obviously the loss to Memphis cost the Cougars, as they move to the First Four Out. Now for the other 12 teams.

Boston College, Duke, Syracuse are projected as locks.
Xavier and Maryland are projected in. Maryland is losing ground here too, as they were a lock last week.
High Point, Long Beach State, UNLV, Arizona State, Army, Auburn, and San Francisco are projected out.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 26-March 4, 2018

JR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 14-17, 7-7 Patriot.

2/28/18- Patriot Quarterfinals vs. (4) Colgate (W 78-60), DNP (Injury).
3/4/18- Patriot Semifinals vs. (1) Holy Cross (L 83-63), DNP (Injury).

So David misses the Patriot Tourney, and they could have used him, as the Cadets were tied with Holy Cross at halftime but ran out of gas, and their season comes to an end.

RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 23-7, 10-6 Atlantic 10.

2/28/18 at UMass (W 98-90, OT), DNP (Suspension)
3/3/18 at St. Josephs (W 92-86, OT), DNP (Suspension)

Good week for the Musketeers who won 2 road games, both in overtime. Unfortunately, it looks like Jace is out for the postseason, as the NCAA denied his appeal to play in the A-10 Tourney. Speaking of, the Musketeers will be the 4th seed and open up in the Quarterfinals against the winner of (12) LaSalle/(5) Rhode Island.

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 16-14, 9-7 SEC.

2/27/18 at Ole Miss (W 84-76), 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.
3/3/18 vs. Florida (W 88-79), 17 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals.

Big week for the Tigers who got a couple wins over very good teams. Randy did his part with a couple solid games. The Tigers finish the regular season on a 4 game winning streak and get the 6th seed in the SEC Tournament, opening up in the First Round against (11) Kentucky. They probably need to win the SEC Tourney to get to the Big Dance.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 18-10, 10-8 Pac 10.

3/1/18 vs. Washington St. (W 70-66), 7 points, 5 rebounds.
3/3/18 vs. Washington (W 84-76), 2 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal.

Good week for the Sun Devils as they get a couple big wins. Unfortunately for Ivan, he sprained his ankle in the Washington St. game and gave it a go off the bench against Washington. Arizona St. will be the 5th seed in the Pac 10 Tourney and will open up the Quarterfinals against (4) Arizona.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College) -- 28-3, 14-2 ACC.

2/28/18 vs. #7 Duke (L 81-69), 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks.
3/3/18 at Florida St. (W 72-54), 5 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks.

The Eagles lost a top 10 showdown against Duke, and Eden was consistent off the bench, although he needs to be doing more. BC will be the top seed in the ACC Tourney and goes to the Quarterfinals where they will play the winner of (9) Florida St./(8) Georgia Tech.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland) -- 21-9, 8-8 ACC.

2/28/18 vs. Georgia Tech (W 59-40), DNP (Coaches Decision)
3/3/18 at #13 North Carolina (W 73-59), DNP (Coaches Decision)

Good week for the Terrapins who get some momentum going into the conference tournament, even if Chester appears to no longer be part of the team. Maryland will be the 5th seed in the ACC Tournament and will open up in the First Round against (12) N.C. State.

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 20-9, 12-4 Conference USA.

2/28/18 vs. UAB (W 101-56), 2 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists.
3/3/18 vs. Marshall (W 55-54), 16 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, (POTG).

The Cougars had to get a buzzer beater to beat a 5 win Marshall team, but they finish the week 2-0, and Al got his first POTG award and was just 1 point off his career high. Houston will be the 3rd seed in the C-USA Tourney and will open up in the Quarterfinals against the winner of (11) ECU/(6) Southern Miss.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 22-8, 10-6 Mountain West.

2/28/18 at Colorado St. (W 82-74), 2 rebounds, 1 assist.
3/3/18 at New Mexico (W 73-62), 3 points, 2 assists.

The Rebels get 2 road wins to close out the regular season, and Ricardo continues to struggle with consistency, taking a huge step back this week. UNLV will be the 3rd seed in the Mountain West Tourney and open up in the Quarterfinals against (6) Wyoming.

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 8-21, 5-11 Big West.

3/3/18 vs. Pacific (L 65-42), 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.

The 49ers end the season on a losing note, and Rudy struggled with foul trouble again. Long Beach will be the 8th seed in the Big West Tourney and will open up in the First Round against (5) Cal St. Northridge.

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting -- 23-6, 13-5 Big East.

2/28/18 at Cincinnati (L 75-73)
3/3/18 at Notre Dame (W 92-70)

So the win streak comes to an end, but the Orange start a new one to end the regular season. They'll be the 2nd seed in the Big East Tourney and get a double bye into the Quarterfinals where they will take on either (15) Rutgers, (10) Seton Hall, or (7) Villanova.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting -- 16-14, 7-7 WCC.

3/3/18- WCC Second Round vs. (5) Pepperdine (L 80-76, OT)

The slight hopes that the Dons had to make the NCAA Tournament vanished with this loss, and now they will wait and see if they get a call from the NIT Selection Committee or if they are relegated to the CBI or CIT.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting -- 25-5, 12-4 ACC.

2/28/18 at #1 Boston College (W 81-69)
3/3/18 vs. Virginia Tech (W 70-45)

The Blue Devils end the regular season on a 3 game winning streak, and will be the 2nd seed in the ACC Tourney, getting a bye into the Quarterfinals where they will take on the winner of (10) Clemson/(7) Virginia.

FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting -- 13-17, 10-8 Big South.

2/27/18- Big South Quarterfinals vs. (4) Gardner Webb (L 80-77)

The Panthers end their season with the loss, but they would have needed to win the conference tourney just to get into a postseason tournament.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (54) 29-2 1782 2 Big 12 Conference
2. Boston College (18) 28-3 1742 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Texas 27-3 1639 4 Big 12 Conference
4. Pittsburgh 26-4 1564 3 Big East Conference
5. Duke 25-5 1521 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Brigham Young 28-2 1467 5 Mountain West Conference
7. Butler 29-2 1362 6 Horizon League
8. Tennessee 25-6 1254 12 Southeastern Conference
9. Illinois 25-3 1225 10 Big Ten Conference
10. Vanderbilt 25-6 1112 8 Southeastern Conference
11. Oklahoma State 23-6 1036 9 Big 12 Conference
12. Missouri 26-4 987 14 Big 12 Conference
13. Ohio State 25-6 933 15 Big Ten Conference
14. Syracuse 23-6 917 11 Big East Conference
15. North Carolina 23-7 836 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Gonzaga 26-3 609 18 Western Athletic Conference
17. Memphis 25-5 609 19 Conference USA
18. Utah State 23-6 555 16 Western Athletic Conference
19. Georgetown 22-8 464 20 Big East Conference
20. Oklahoma 22-9 401 21 Big 12 Conference
21. Mississippi State 24-6 334 22 Southeastern Conference
22. Nevada 25-4 297 23 Western Athletic Conference
23. Maryland 21-9 274 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Wisconsin 23-8 211 17 Big Ten Conference
25. Dayton 25-5 175 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Michigan State 23-7 50 Big Ten Conference
Georgia 24-6 33 Southeastern Conference
Richmond 24-5 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Villanova 21-9 4 Big East Conference
George Mason 27-6 3 Colonial Athletic Association

Boston College loses their #1 ranking in the media poll but keeps a few FPV. Maryland jumps back in the media top 25 and Duke moves up a couple spots. Syracuse sees their losing streak end and drops 3 spots.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (71) 28-2 1799 1 Mountain West Conference
2. Butler (1) 29-2 1729 2 Horizon League
3. Utah State 23-6 1586 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. Memphis 25-5 1574 4 Conference USA
5. Gonzaga 26-3 1554 5 Western Athletic Conference
6. Dayton 25-5 1463 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Nevada 25-4 1377 7 Western Athletic Conference
8. Richmond 24-5 1273 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Xavier 23-7 1190 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. George Mason 27-6 1155 9 Colonial Athletic Association
11. Utah 23-7 1076 10 Mountain West Conference
12. Temple 22-7 1003 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Kent State 23-7 943 12 Conference USA
14. College of Charleston 26-6 858 15 Southern Conference
15. Northeastern 24-8 755 19 Colonial Athletic Association
16. North Dakota State 25-6 722 18 Summit League
17. Missouri State 23-9 688 14 Missouri Valley Conference
18. Tulsa 22-8 545 17 Conference USA
19. UNLV 22-8 492 23 Mountain West Conference
20. George Washington 21-9 373 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Northern Iowa 22-11 370 22 Missouri Valley Conference
22. New Mexico 20-9 239 20 Mountain West Conference
23. South Carolina State 24-5 178 24 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
24. Houston 20-9 175 NR Conference USA
25. UC Santa Barbara 22-7 114 21 Big West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Drexel 21-11 44 Colonial Athletic Association
Jackson State 23-6 38 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Wright State 22-11 27 Horizon League
Princeton 19-7 21 Ivy League
Bradley 20-12 17 Missouri Valley Conference
Rider 21-11 9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Western Michigan 21-8 7 Mid-American Conference
Charlotte 18-12 6 Atlantic 10 Conference

Houston re-enters the mid major top 25, and UNLV and Xavier both move up.

1 team in the final edition of the overall bubble watch, and let's take a look.

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Kent State 23-7 .561 (61) 1-0 5-5 8-1 9-1 161 In
Utah 23-7 .577 (42) 1-3 6-1 10-0 6-3 138 In
Virginia 19-10 .581 (38) 1-8 7-2 4-0 7-0 48 In
Louisville 18-12 .578 (41) 6-7 6-1 4-3 2-1 24 In
Florida State 18-12 .574 (46) 6-6 2-4 3-2 7-0 31 In
Bradley 20-12 .565 (55) 3-7 6-2 5-1 6-2 69 In
Northern Iowa 22-11 .570 (50) 1-3 5-5 7-2 9-1 106 In
West Virginia 19-11 .557 (68) 7-5 4-2 3-4 5-0 76 In
Houston 20-9 .561 (62) 1-2 5-3 6-2 8-2 132 Out
Drexel 21-11 .561 (60) 1-8 3-2 11-0 6-1 103 Out
Wisconsin 23-8 .557 (70) 6-6 2-0 4-0 11-2 193 Out
Charlotte 18-12 .573 (48) 4-4 4-4 4-3 6-1 33 Out
Southern Illinois 19-11 .557 (69) 2-5 3-3 5-2 9-1 98 Out
Fairfield 19-11 .559 (65) 2-2 2-2 6-5 9-2 92 Out
George Washington 21-9 .556 (73) 2-4 4-2 7-1 8-2 136 Out


Houston is right there, and probably just needs to win 1 game in the C-USA Tourney to clinch an NCAA bid. However, a loss in the first game will see them NIT bound for sure.

The other 12 teams:

Boston College, Duke, Maryland, Syracuse are projected as locks. Good to see Maryland move back up here.
Xavier is projected in.
High Point, Long Beach St., UNLV, Arizona St., Army, Auburn, and San Francisco are projected out.

[collegesportsfanms]

March 5-11, 2018

JR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 14-17, 7-7 Patriot

No games this week.

RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 24-8, 10-6 Atlantic 10.

3/9/18- Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals vs. (12) LaSalle (W 68-65), DNP (Suspension)
3/10/18- Atlantic 10 Semifinals vs. (1) #25 Dayton (L 70-53), DNP (Suspension).

So the Musketeers fall short in the A-10 semifinals. Would Jace have made the difference? Who knows? Xavier will still be playing basketball this season, the question is where.

RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 16-15, 9-7 SEC.

3/8/18- SEC First Round vs. (11) Kentucky (L 81-54), 2 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals.

An embarrassing loss in the SEC Tournament leaves coach Pearl, Randy, and the rest of the Tigers wondering if their season is over or not.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 19-11, 10-8 Pac 10.

3/8/18- Pac 10 Quarterfinals vs. (4) Arizona (W 96-94, OT), 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
3/9/18- Pac 10 Semifinals vs. (1) USC (L 77-58), 7 points, 4 rebounds.

The Sun Devils just didn't have it against the #1 seed in the Pac 10, and now they will wait and see if they've done enough to make the NCAA or if they are NIT bound.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College) -- 29-4, 14-2 ACC.

3/9/18- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (8) Georgia Tech (W 62-55), 4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.
3/10/18- ACC Semifinals vs. (5) #23 Maryland (L 65-59), 3 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals.

Not the way the Eagles wanted to finish the ACC Tourney, and Eden wanted better for himself. Boston College is in the Big Dance, the question is will they be a #1 seed?

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland) -- 25-9, 8-8 ACC.

3/8/18- ACC First Round vs. (12) N.C. State (W 69-50), DNP (Coaches Decision).
3/9/18- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (4) Wake Forest (W 90-87), DNP (Coaches Decision).
3/10/18- ACC Semifinals vs. (1) #2 Boston College (W 65-59), DNP (Coaches Decision).
3/11/18- ACC Championship vs. (2) #5 Duke (W 85-80), DNP (Coaches Decision).

What a run for the Terrapins who clinched an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament, although Chester was nowhere to be found during the celebration.

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 20-10, 12-4 Conference USA.

3/8/18- Conference USA Quarterfinals vs. (6) Southern Miss (L 73-63), 5 points, 3 assists, 2 steals.

Well, I think the bubble just burst for the Cougars. They needed this win and probably 1 more, so I'd have to say they are NIT bound. Al took advantage of his 11 minutes.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 25-8, 10-6 Mountain West.

3/8/18- Mountain West Quarterfinals vs. (6) Wyoming (W 72-53), 2 assists, 1 steal.
3/9/18- Mountain West Semifinals vs. (2) Utah (W 84-77), 10 points, 1 rebound.
3/10/18- Mountain West Championship vs. (1) #6 BYU (W 70-65), 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.

Big time for the Rebels, who take out the top 2 seeds to win the MWC Tourney and clinch an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, which they might not have gotten otherwise. Ricardo was very efficient in the last 2 games. He played just 4 minutes in the semis and 7 minutes in the ship.

FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 11-22, 5-11 Big West.

3/7/18- Big West First Round vs. (5) Cal St. Northridge (W 65-62), 15 points, 6 rebounds, (POTG).
3/8/18- Big West Second Round vs. (4) UC Irvine (W 83-79, OT), 8 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals.
3/9/18- Big West Semifinals vs. (1) UC Santa Barbara (W 64-54), 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
3/10/18- Big West Championship vs. (3) Pacific (L 69-56), 2 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

The 49ers were 1 game away from shocking the world and winning the Big West Tourney, but they fell short in the championship and will see their season end. If they can keep that momentum going into next season, they could contend. Rudy had a huge tournament, including a POTG award.

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting -- 26-6, 13-5 Big East.

3/8/18- Big East Quarterfinals vs. (7) Villanova (W 95-92)
3/9/18- Big East Semifinals vs. (6) West Virginia (W 92-52)
3/10/18- Big East Championship vs. (4) #19 Georgetown (W 96-91)

Good tournament for the Orange, who survive a couple tough ones to win it and advance to the NCAA Tournament with an automatic bid.

FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting -- 16-14, 7-7 WCC.

No games this week.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting -- 27-6, 12-4 ACC.

3/9/18- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (10) Clemson (W 109-73)
3/10/18- ACC Semifinals vs. (3) #15 North Carolina (W 73-47)
3/11/18- ACC Championship vs. (5) #23 Maryland (L 85-80)

The Blue Devils will take solace in knowing they eliminated their arch rivals from the tournament, in convincing fashion no less. They are in the NCAA Tournament as an at-large, the question is, will they be a 1 or 2 seed?

FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting -- 13-17, 10-8 Big South.

No games this week.

Here is a look at the final polls before Selection Sunday:

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 32-2 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Boston College 29-4 1683 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Texas 29-4 1678 3 Big 12 Conference
4. Duke 27-6 1591 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Brigham Young 30-3 1502 6 Mountain West Conference
6. Pittsburgh 27-5 1459 4 Big East Conference
7. Tennessee 28-6 1322 8 Southeastern Conference
8. Butler 29-3 1301 7 Horizon League
9. Syracuse 26-6 1256 14 Big East Conference
10. Illinois 26-4 1087 9 Big Ten Conference
11. Maryland 25-9 1018 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Missouri 27-5 884 12 Big 12 Conference
13. Memphis 28-5 875 17 Conference USA
14. Oklahoma State 23-7 811 11 Big 12 Conference
15. Ohio State 27-7 806 13 Big Ten Conference
16. Vanderbilt 25-7 788 10 Southeastern Conference
17. Georgetown 24-9 633 19 Big East Conference
18. Gonzaga 28-4 601 16 Western Athletic Conference
19. North Carolina 24-8 523 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Dayton 28-5 455 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Nevada 28-4 452 22 Western Athletic Conference
22. Oklahoma 24-10 396 20 Big 12 Conference
23. Utah State 24-7 251 18 Western Athletic Conference
24. Mississippi State 24-7 75 21 Southeastern Conference
25. Michigan State 24-8 73 NR Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wisconsin 23-9 42 Big Ten Conference
Villanova 22-10 27 Big East Conference
Georgia 25-7 9 Southeastern Conference
George Mason 27-6 2 Colonial Athletic Association

Maryland, by winning the ACC Tourney, had a huge jump in the media polls, 12 spots to be exact. Syracuse jumped 5 spots after winning the Big East Tourney. Duke moved up a spot, and BC stayed put, but lost all their FPV.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (72) 30-3 1800 1 Mountain West Conference
2. Butler 29-3 1721 2 Horizon League
3. Memphis 28-5 1634 4 Conference USA
4. Dayton 28-5 1577 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Utah State 24-7 1459 3 Western Athletic Conference
6. Gonzaga 28-4 1453 5 Western Athletic Conference
7. Nevada 28-4 1444 7 Western Athletic Conference
8. George Mason 27-6 1221 10 Colonial Athletic Association
9. Richmond 24-6 1193 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Xavier 24-8 1184 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Utah 24-8 1059 11 Mountain West Conference
12. College of Charleston 27-6 964 14 Southern Conference
13. UNLV 25-8 870 19 Mountain West Conference
14. North Dakota State 27-6 862 16 Summit League
15. Kent State 24-8 835 13 Conference USA
16. Temple 22-8 780 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Missouri State 23-9 635 17 Missouri Valley Conference
18. George Washington 24-10 543 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Tulsa 24-9 534 18 Conference USA
20. Northeastern 24-9 465 15 Colonial Athletic Association
21. South Carolina State 27-5 349 23 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
22. Northern Iowa 22-11 305 21 Missouri Valley Conference
23. New Mexico 21-10 196 22 Mountain West Conference
24. Wright State 23-11 111 NR Horizon League
25. Princeton 21-7 71 NR Ivy League

Others Receiving Votes:
Drexel 21-11 38 Colonial Athletic Association
UC Santa Barbara 22-8 34 Big West Conference
Houston 20-10 29 Conference USA
Jackson State 24-7 18 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Bradley 20-12 8 Missouri Valley Conference
Charlotte 19-13 8 Atlantic 10 Conference


Xavier drops a spot in the mid-major poll, while Houston loses a few more votes. UNLV, by winning the MWC Tourney, moves up 6 spots.

[collegesportsfanms]

2018 Selection Sunday

Maryland gets the 5th seed in the NCAA West Region, opening up against (12) Wright State in the First Round.

Duke gets the 2nd seed in the NCAA West Region, drawing (15) Pacific in the First Round. If the Blue Devils need any advice on how to beat Pacific, I'm sure Ralph can ask Rudy Arellano, as Rudy played Pacific 3 times this season.

Xavier gets the 10th seed in the NCAA Midwest Region, opening up against (7) George Mason in the First Round.

Syracuse gets the 3rd seed in the NCAA South Region, and will play (14) Liberty in the First Round.

Boston College gets the top seed in the NCAA East Region and awaits the winner of a First Four game between Weber St. and Lipscomb.

UNLV gets the 10th seed in the NCAA East Region and will draw (7) Mississippi St. in the First Round.

Arizona State gets the 5th seed in the NIT West Region, and what I think is a crock of crap and would never happen in real life, will travel to (4) Arizona in the First Round. Yes, I said it, Arizona. Their in-state, conference rival.

Houston gets the 4th seed in the NIT South Region, and will host (5) Western Michigan in the First Round.

No postseason for High Point, Long Beach State, Army, Auburn, or San Francisco.

And I screwed up, as I was going to make the NIT 40 teams so that maybe a few more of our recruits teams would sneak in the postseason. If the NIT were 40 teams, maybe San Francisco and Auburn would still be playing.

Then again, is it fair to do going into next season? Or should I just leave things the way they are? What do you guys think?

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Alright, we've got 8 teams playing postseason basketball, so we'll cover them in this post.

RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

3/15/18- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (7) George Mason (L 85-57), DNP (Suspension)

Ouch! Not a way to finish off the season by any account. Jace still academically ineligible and it looks like the Musketeers just forgot to show up. They end the season with a 24-9 record.

RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

3/15/18- NIT West Region First Round at (4) Arizona (L 87-59), 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Not the way the Sun Devils wanted to end the season, although they were quite miffed that they had to play Arizona in the NIT First Round, and I don't blame them. Ivan wasn't really spectacular in this one, as he saw his minutes limited due to foul trouble. The Sun Devils finish with a 19-12 record, still much improved over the last couple seasons.

SO PF Eden James (Boston College)

3/16/18- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (16) Lipscomb (W 87-69), 10 points, 6 rebounds.
3/18/18- NCAA East Region Second Round vs. (9) Northeastern (W 88-69), 7 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists.
3/23/18- NCAA East Regional Semifinal vs. (5) Georgia (L 70-67), 8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals.

So the Eagles see their season end maybe a few games earlier than they would have liked, tough since they were up by 7 at halftime. Eden had 3 great performances off the bench, and he has to be in line for some kind of award. BC ended the season 31-5.

RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland)

3/16/18- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (12) Wright St. (W 94-68), DNP (Coaches Decision)
3/18/18- NCAA West Region Second Round vs. (4) Nevada (W 94-66), DNP (Coaches Decision)
3/22/18- NCAA West Regional Semifinal vs. (1) Texas (L 78-46), 1 minute, missed only shot.

Somehow Coach Turgeon got Chester to come along for the ride, and gave him a cheap token minute in the blowout loss to Texas, probably the last time Chester will play a game in a Maryland uniform. I'd be shocked if he doesn't transfer. Maryland finished 27-10 on the season.

RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston)

3/15/18- NIT South Region First Round vs. (5) Western Michigan (W 84-66), 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block.
3/18/18- NIT South Region Second Round at (1) Louisville (L 79-69), 14 points, 1 assist.

The Cougars will be thinking about this one for a while, as they led by 13 at halftime before letting the always powerful Cardinals back into it. Houston was outscored 46-23 in the second half, and finishes their season 21-11. Al had a couple nice scoring games off the bench, something to build on for next season.

RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)

3/16/18- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (7) Mississippi State (L 87-81), 5 points, 1 rebound.

The Rebels battled against the Bulldogs, but just didn't have enough, as they end the season 25-9, and Ricardo will look to find some consistency in the offseason.

FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting

3/15/18- NCAA South First Round vs. (14) Liberty (W 77-57)
3/17/18- NCAA South Second Round vs. (6) Butler (W 90-75)
3/22/18- NCAA South Regional Semifinal vs. (2) Missouri (L 101-94)

So the Orange fall short in a shootout against Missouri, and finish the season 28-7.

FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting

3/15/18- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (15) Pacific (W 74-39)
3/17/18- NCAA West Region Second Round vs. (10) UCLA (W 89-76)
3/22/18- NCAA West Regional Semifinal vs. (3) Georgetown (W 69-49)
3/24/18- NCAA West Regional Final vs. (1) Texas (W 74-50)
3/31/18- NCAA Final Four vs. (5S) Oklahoma St. (W 83-49)
4/2/18- NCAA Championship vs. (1MW) Kansas (W 91-80)

What a run for the Blue Devils, who win the national championship in what might be Coach K's final season. We'll have to see if he chooses to retire or come back and defend his title next season. Ralph surely has a vested interest as he wants to play for the legend that is Coach K.

Season Wrap-up will be in a separate post because I am running short on time and still have to get my mile walk in before work.

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2017-2018 Season Wrap-Up

Next Years Recruits

Let's take a look at how our 6 recruits' new teams from this season panned out.

SG Jaybard Riley - Jaybard is headed to Michigan St., which finished 25-9 overall and 13-5 in the Big 10. They lost in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.

SG Quikshot Collins- Quikshot is headed to Pitt, and the Panthers finished 31-6 overall and 15-3 in the Big East. They lost in the NCAA Final Four.

C Ariel Ginsberg- Ariel is headed to Georgetown, which finished 26-10 overall and 12-6 in the Big East. The Hoyas lost in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.

PF Path Twelve- Path is headed to Oregon, and the Ducks finished 13-18 overall and 6-12 in the Pac 10, no postseason.

SG Thomas Magnum- Thomas is headed to Marshall, who finished 6-26 overall and 2-14 in Conference USA. Of course, no postseason. Yikes!

PG Mike Schaplowsky- Mike is staying in-state and heading to Kansas St., his 2nd choice. The Wildcats finished 15-17 overall and 5-11 in the Big 12. No postseason for them either.

Season Awards

PF David Ginsberg -- Apparently David has been playing at PF all season and I missed it, or maybe he was recruited as a PF, I don't remember. Either way, he was named to the Patriot League 2nd Team.

He was also the only one of our FOFC players to get a season award. Yuck!

Transfers

Only 1 of our FOFC players transferred in the offseason, and surprisingly, it isn't who you think. Somehow, I have no idea how, but somehow Chester Smith agreed to return to Maryland next season. I have no idea why, Coach Turgeon must have promised him plenty of PT, maybe a starting role? In either case, Chester is staying a Terrapin.

Bam Jamison, however, has given up his role as a Don and decided San Francisco isn't for him. I'll be sure to let him know where he ends up.

Conference Movement

There were 2 conference changes this offseason, both of which affect some of our recruits. Memphis is heading to the Big East, and South Florida is heading to Conference USA.

Coach Movement

To my shock, none of our FOFC coaches moved, retired (I was thinking Boeheim or Coach K might) or were fired (Herb Sendek was on the Hot Seat).

Bam Jamison ended up transferring to... Grambling State???? Really? Well, I guess he'll get plenty of PT there, but wow. Grambling was 15-19 last season and 10-8 in the SWAC. They won the SWAC Tourney and got crushed in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.


That completes Season 4, once I set all the coaches back to human, add in the real coaches for this seasons recruits and transfers, and edit the season 5 recruits, I'll get season 5 going. It'll probably be a few days though, hopefully Wednesday or Thursday.

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Sorry for the long delay between posts, the weather was not so good around here during the weekend, so it made for a long weekend at the ball park as we attempted to get a junior college regional baseball tournament in. Needless to say this is the first chance I've had to do anything with any of my projects since early last week. I'm hoping to get going on this recruit/player dynasty if not tonight, then for sure tomorrow night.