FBCB Interactive Player Dynasty- Season 5 (2018-2019)

[collegesportsfanms]

OK, we now have 19 recruits in, with real life coaches for their schools, and I tried to get as close to the coaches age as of July 2018 as possible. We've got a season 5 recruiting class of 5, which will bring us to 23 (as David Ginsberg will be graduating this season).

For the next couple season I will no longer be taking recruits until I weed some of these current recruits out, as not all of them will go on to play ball at the next level (I am in process of getting FBPB and figuring out how to import draft classes and such.)

As it stands, here is a look at our Season 5 recruiting class, in order of national rank:

#1 SG Cameron Blodgett
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Height: 6-6
Weight: 205
High School: Bangor High Schooll
Hometown: Bangor, ME
GPA: 3.44
Test Score: 940
Rating: *****

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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17.8 1.1 3.4 5.1 2.4 2.15 1.5 0.7 3.3

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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7.4 14.5 .510 1.1 1.2 .875 2.0 4.8 .411

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #3 Overall, #1 SG, East Region #2 Overall, East Region #1 SG
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Kansas, Texas, Memphis, Arizona, Oklahoma

#34 PF Erik Flamebeard
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Height: 6-6
Weight: 213
High School: Lemoore High School
Hometown: Lemoore, CA
GPA: 3.41
Test Score: 1090
Rating: ****

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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11.4 2.3 9.6 3.2 2.8 1.14 1.1 1.7 2.6

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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4.6 10.1 .455 2.0 4.0 .494 0.2 2.6 .077

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #38 Overall, #6 PF, West Region #12 Overall, West Region #4 PF
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: UCLA, Stanford, California, Arizona State, Oklahoma State


#32 C Tim Sheppard
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Height: 6-7
Weight: 234
High School: New Castle High School
Hometown: New Castle, IN
GPA: 2.92
Test Score: 1180
Rating: ****

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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19.4 2.2 13.7 2.1 1.6 1.31 1.2 1.0 2.4

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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7.8 15.1 .515 3.5 7.6 .461 0.4 2.9 .123

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #55 Overall, #14 C, Midwest Region #18 Overall, Midwest Region #5 C
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Illinois, Kansas, Tennessee, Duke, Pittsburgh


#32 PF Jawouk Bafou
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Height: 6-6
Weight: 248
High School:
Hometown: Rockhampton, Australia
GPA: 3.05
Test Score: 1140
Rating: ****

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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19.0 4.0 9.5 0.3 1.7 0.18 0.4 2.1 2.2

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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7.2 11.7 .611 4.7 7.9 .599 0.0 0.0 .000

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #74 Overall, #10 PF, Foreign #5 Overall, Foreign #1 PF
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Kansas, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Syracuse, Duke


#12 PG Jackson Pace
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Height: 6-1
Weight: 183
High School: Cedar Springs High School
Hometown: Cedar Springs, MI
GPA: 3.08
Test Score: 1010
Rating: ***

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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17.7 1.7 4.0 7.2 3.3 2.18 0.3 0.1 3.6

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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7.6 15.2 .498 1.1 1.2 .917 1.5 4.2 .345

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #28 PG, Midwest Region #41 Overall, Midwest Region #10 PG
High School Awards: All-State
Top 5 Schools: Michigan State, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Marquette

cmp, believe it or not, this was the highest rated guy in Michigan. There were no 4 or 5 star prospects in Michigan this recruiting season.

[collegesportsfanms]

August 2018

SG Cameron Blodgett- It's almost a brand new top 5 for Cameron, with Arizona, Pittsburgh, Duke, Florida, and Villanova in the mix. None have offered yet.

PF Erik Flamebeard- UCLA, Stanford, and Arizona St. have offered, with Cal and UNLV still in the mix.

C Tim Sheppard- Tim has a bit of a surprise in his top 5, as Bradley is in and has offered. Illinois, Ohio St., Syracuse, and Mississippi St. are also in the mix, but none of them have offered.

PF Jawouk Bafou- Georgetown, Syracuse, Maryland, Michigan St., and Boston College are the top 5 for Jawouk, and none have offered.

PG Jackson Pace- Central Michigan and Ball St. have offered, while Purdue, Cleveland St., and Notre Dame have not.

[collegesportsfanms]

September 2018

SG Cameron Blodgett- Duke has made an offer to Cameron, with Arizona, Pitt, Xavier, and Villanova right behind but yet to offer.

PF Erik Flamebeard- UCLA and Arizona St. have offered now, with UNLV still in the mix but no offer. Kansas St. and Auburn have entered the mix, but neither have offered.

C Tim Sheppard- Bradley has moved up a spot to 3rd in Tim's top 5, and are the only ones to offer. Otherwise, no change.

PF Jawouk Bafou- Georgetown and Boston College are at the top of the list now, as both have offered. Syracuse, Maryland, and Michigan St. are still hanging around.

PG Jackson Pace- Notre Dame has passed on Jackson, at least for now. There are still 4 schools in the mix. Purdue, Central Michigan, and Ball St. have offered, Cleveland St. has not.

[collegesportsfanms]

October 2018

SG Cameron Blodgett- Cameron has narrowed it down to Duke, Xavier, and Pittsburgh for the moment, and Duke and Xavier have offered while Pitt hasn't.

PF Erik Flamebeard- UCLA and Arizona St. are still the only offers. UNLV and Auburn are still hanging around, and Michigan St. has reentered the mix.

C Tim Sheppard- Syracuse has left Tim's top 5 and Maryland has entered. Otherwise, no change.

PF Jawouk Bafou- No change for Jawouk, as everything is exactly the same as it was last month.

PG Jackson Pace- Jackson has given a verbal to Purdue, so unless something changes, he will be a Boilermaker next season.

[collegesportsfanms]

November 2018

SG Cameron Blodgett- The opportunity to play for a legend was too much, as Cameron has signed with Duke. Coach K has promised that he will stick around to coach Duke for at least a couple more years, which is why Cameron signed there.

PF Erik Flamebeard- Erik is going to be a Bruin next season, as he has signed with UCLA in hopes of leading them back to the promised land.

C Tim Sheppard- Bradley has moved down to 4th on Tim's list, and Mississippi State has offered and jumped up to #2. Ohio St, Illinois, and Maryland are still in the mix but none of those 3 schools have offered.

PF Jawouk Bafou- Jawouk will be joining Ariel Ginsberg at Georgetown next season, as he signed his LOI with the Hoyas.

PG Jackson Pace- To the surprise of nobody, Jackson honored his verbal and signed with Purdue, leaving just Tim unsigned.

This is where I stop for the night. My plan is for tomorrow to look at the depth charts and let everybody know where they stand, that way they can make a decision on redshirting their players or not, although obviously some of you no longer have that option. Here's hoping that Chester Smith didn't make a foolish decision by letting Coach Turgeon talk him into coming back to Maryland!!

[cmp]

Let's go Purdue!

[collegesportsfanms]

Unless somebody really wants to know, I don't see a point in telling you guys your spots on the depth chart before training camps and redshirts, because that doesn't matter. What does matter is your spot after training camps and redshirts, so I'll just do that.

I'm going to start with those that have already used their redshirt year, and there are 10 players that have.

C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- Jace is projected as the starting C.

PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- Randy is projected to be the starting PG.

PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- Ivan has shifted and will be the starting C at the beginning of the season.

SF Chester Smith (Maryland)- Nothing has changed for Chester, who just hasn't developed the way we hoped. He's listed 12th on the depth chart this season.

PG Al Mighty (Houston)- Al is listed 6th on the depth chart, so he should get plenty of PT.

SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)- Ricardo is listed 7th on the depth chart but should still get better minutes than last season.

SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- Jack is listed 9th on the depth chart and will have to wait to get key minutes.

PF Bam Jamison (Grambling)- Bam may have been better off staying where he was at, as he is listed 12th on the depth chart. Don't look for him to see a lot of PT this season.

C Ralph King (Duke)- The problem with playing for a school like Duke is that the roster is stacked. Ralph is listed 10th on the depth chart, and everybody in front of him is either green/blue or blue/blue.

PG Benton Gale (High Point)- Benton is listed 9th on the depth chart, and may or may not see some action. I'd bet he'll see some at least.

Now, these 9 players still have their redshirt option available if they choose to use it:

PF David Ginsberg (Army)- David will again man the starting PF spot this season, as he seems to have converted nicely from the center spot. No reason for him to redshirt his senior year, as his draft stock doesn't look promising anyways.

SF Eden James (Boston College)- It seems that either some of the recruits positions changed on me, or that I wrote them down wrong. Eden is listed as a SF, I had him down as a PF. Hmm. In any case, Eden will be the starting PF, and I have no clue why he's listed as a SF. No reason for him to redshirt, as he has a small chance of declaring for the draft this year, and if he does, he's projected to be a second round pick.

C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)- Rudy is projected as the starting PF, and I see no reason to redshirt him, so he'll play.

C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- With a weakness in the post for the Hoyas, Ariel, even though he's not totally ready, is projected as the starting C. Now, if he wants to take that redshirt year to develop further, he can. Fair warning though, it would leave Georgetown with pretty much nothing at the C spot.

PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- Mike is listed 10th on the depth chart. I'm not sold on that, nor am I happy with it, so Mike, since he is one of my recruits, will redshirt.

SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall)- Thomas has been bumped up to the SF spot, and he is projected to start. I wouldn't redshirt him, but it's not my choice.

SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- Qwikshot is projected 7th on the depth chart and should see fairly good minutes.

PF Path Twelve (Oregon)- Path is listed 9th on the depth chart, and there is 1 other post player in front of him (not counting the 2 starters of course), so it's a toss-up as to whether he would benefit from redshirting or not.

SG Jaybard Riley (Michigan State)- Jaybard would easily be a lottery pick if he were to declare for the draft. Unfortunately, I wanted everybody to get at least 3 years in college, so I hope that's not an issue. As for his spot on the depth chart, he is projected to be the starting SG. Doesn't look like we've got a lot in the way of decisions to make as far as redshirts, looks like Thomas and Path have the biggest decisions to make. Oh, and Ariel.

[collegesportsfanms]

A couple other notes that I forget to mention for some of our other players that are draft eligible.

Jace Hunter is projected as a top 5 pick, and the experts say there is a 1% chance that he doesn't declare, so it looks like Jace might be our first recruit that makes it to the NBA.

Ivan Carrillo wasn't even mentioned in a mock draft, so he'll almost certainly be back for his senior year.

Randy Rodgers also wasn't mentioned in a mock draft, so he'll be back for his senior year more than likely.

Aside from that, everybody else is an underclassman and not eligible for the draft.

[path12]

I think PF's always could use time to grow a bit, especially at 9th on the chart. Path will redshirt this year.

[DavidCorperial]

Both Ginsbergs will play this year.

[Travis]

Now to hope no more academic issues for Hunter.

[Qwikshot]

"Put me in coach" - no redshirt

[collegesportsfanms]

Still waiting to hear from Eden James, Thomas Magnum, and Jaybard Riley to decide if they want to play or redshirt. I'll give them a few more days, especially since I'm going out of town in a couple days and won't be back for a week. If they haven't made a decision by the time I get back I'll probably make it for them, as I know some of you guys (and me)! are ready to get going on this season 5.

[bbgunn]

Grambling? And 12th on the depth chart? Time to find another career, Bam.

[StLee]

Still waiting to hear from Eden James, Thomas Magnum, and Jaybard Riley to decide if they want to play or redshirt. I'll give them a few more days, especially since I'm going out of town in a couple days and won't be back for a week. If they haven't made a decision by the time I get back I'll probably make it for them, as I know some of you guys (and me)! are ready to get going on this season 5.

No redshirts for Magnum P.I. and E.J.

[collegesportsfanms]

Grambling? And 12th on the depth chart? Time to find another career, Bam.

Yea, I'm not sure what is going on with that, I think Bam and Chester are getting the most raw deals of anybody so far.

Fortunately, if I can keep these going long enough, I will at some point reopen sign-ups for new recruits so maybe Bam will get a second chance (or somebody related to him of course)

[collegesportsfanms]

No redshirts for Magnum P.I. and E.J.

Good to hear from you, your guys will play then. BTW, have you had a chance to check out my new WIS ultimate tournament? I'm 21 groups into it and already a few surprises.

[collegesportsfanms]

As soon as I hear back from Jaybard Riley (neuqua) and as soon as I get back in town next week, I'll get going on season 5, as I know some of you are eagerly anticipating the results. I'm changing up the format just a little too.

For recruits that play on teams in the same conference, those games will be highlighted first. Since we have players on different teams in the same conference, for instance, if say, when Arizona State and Oregon play, those games will be at the top of the post. Then after I recap all those games, I will go back to the regular format.

You guys will get a better understanding of what I mean when conference play rolls around, or if we have an issue where 2 of our FOFC player teams meet in the same season tournament.

Look for this to get going next Monday or Tuesday, thanks for your patience.

[Neuqua]

Sorry for the delay, I'm in Cancun getting married.

Jaybard Riley will go ahead and play this year.

[Young Drachma]

Congrats on the wedding!

[bbgunn]

Yeah, congrats!

[Neuqua]

Thank you gentlemen!

[collegesportsfanms]

For those wondering, I have not abandoned this project, not by a longshot. I've been dealing with some medical issues over the past few days and I am getting ready to go to a doctors appointment to hopefully get some tests run and get some answers. I'm hoping that I can get this next season started either tomorrow or Friday, if all goes well. Cross your fingers.

[bbgunn]

Take it easy. Health over dynasties, I always say!

[StLee]

Good to hear from you, your guys will play then. BTW, have you had a chance to check out my new WIS ultimate tournament? I'm 21 groups into it and already a few surprises.

I have been reading but only occasionally due to end-of-the-semester meetings and paperwork, so my internet/ootp/beer guzzling activities have been mostly put on hold while I try to get my ducks in a row and prepare for my trip to the States at the end of the month. So...I have not been around very much lately. I'll catch up soon.

Also, I see that you are having some medical concerns. I hope all is well.

[collegesportsfanms]

I have been reading but only occasionally due to end-of-the-semester meetings and paperwork, so my internet/ootp/beer guzzling activities have been mostly put on hold while I try to get my ducks in a row and prepare for my trip to the States at the end of the month. So...I have not been around very much lately. I'll catch up soon.

Also, I see that you are having some medical concerns. I hope all is well.

No problem, it's moving much slower than I had hoped. All my projects are as a matter of fact, I feel like I'm losing the interest of those involved for my time in-between posts. But not a problem at all. I also have an OOTP dynasty going at those forums, and the Women's Soccer World Cup has forced me to reinstall Worldwide Soccer Manager 2007 (it's the only version I have as I refuse to deal with Steam, and 2007 was one of the last versions that didn't require Steam). No dynasty report there though, just a lot of simming.

The medical concerns.. I know about as much as I did before. The initial tests all came back negative, it could be nothing, could have been an infection that cleared itself up by the time I finally got to the doctor, or it could be something more serious like kidney disease or diabetes. My family doctor didn't seem to be too concerned about it, and I'd prefer not to put my symptoms out in the open, but if anybody as curious, PM and I'd be glad to explain.

I'm getting ready to do some initial stuff with Season 5, getting the redshirts taken care of and going from there.

[collegesportsfanms]

2018-2019 Redshirts

Mike Schaplowsky- Kansas St.
Path Twelve- Oregon

Everybody else is playing, I hope I didn't miss anybody that wanted to redshirt.

Also, the string of unfortunate events continues for Bam Jamison, as he is academically suspended until January 1st give or take.

[collegesportsfanms]

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

Georgetown (Ariel Ginsberg) is the top seed in the 2018 Alaska Invitational.

Arizona State (Ivan Carrillo) is the 3rd seed in the 2018 Alaska Invitational.

Maryland (Chester Smith) is the 2nd seed in the 2018 Coaches Invitational.

Duke (Ralph King) is the top seed in the 4 team 2018 College Classic.

Boston College (Eden James) is the 2nd seed in the 16 team 2018 Las Vegas Shootout.

Houston (Al Mighty) is the 3rd seed in the 16 team 2018 Las Vegas Shootout.

Auburn (Randy Rodgers) is the 4th seed in the 16 team 2018 Las Vegas Shootout.

Xavier (Jace Hunter) is the 5th seed in the 16 team 2018 Preseason NIT.

Syracuse (Jack Dawkins) is the top seed in the 2018 San Juan Classic.

[collegesportsfanms]

Preseason Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (67) 0-0 1795 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Tennessee 0-0 1720 7 Southeastern Conference
3. Florida 0-0 1618 NR Southeastern Conference
4. Illinois (4) 0-0 1591 10 Big Ten Conference
5. North Carolina 0-0 1480 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Maryland (1) 0-0 1441 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Boston College 0-0 1344 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Stanford 0-0 1286 NR Pacific-10 Conference
9. Oklahoma 0-0 1194 22 Big 12 Conference
10. West Virginia 0-0 1149 NR Big East Conference
11. Xavier 0-0 1064 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Villanova 0-0 972 NR Big East Conference
13. Michigan State 0-0 952 25 Big Ten Conference
14. Ohio State 0-0 840 15 Big Ten Conference
15. Syracuse 0-0 805 9 Big East Conference
16. Oklahoma State 0-0 681 14 Big 12 Conference
17. Texas 0-0 588 3 Big 12 Conference
18. Arizona 0-0 513 NR Pacific-10 Conference
19. Dayton 0-0 452 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Connecticut 0-0 389 NR Big East Conference
21. Kentucky 0-0 287 NR Southeastern Conference
22. Wisconsin 0-0 267 NR Big Ten Conference
23. Kansas 0-0 159 1 Big 12 Conference
24. Temple 0-0 126 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Memphis 0-0 110 13 Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
California 0-0 93 Pacific-10 Conference
Florida State 0-0 82 Atlantic Coast Conference
UCLA 0-0 78 Pacific-10 Conference
Notre Dame 0-0 60 Big East Conference
Utah 0-0 56 Mountain West Conference
Wake Forest 0-0 47 Atlantic Coast Conference
Creighton 0-0 36 Missouri Valley Conference
Gonzaga 0-0 33 Western Athletic Conference
Pittsburgh 0-0 32 Big East Conference
Marquette 0-0 20 Big East Conference
Clemson 0-0 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
Texas A&M 0-0 10 Big 12 Conference
Louisville 0-0 5 Big East Conference
Georgetown 0-0 4 Big East Conference
Mississippi State 0-0 4 Southeastern Conference
Alabama 0-0 3 Southeastern Conference
Southern Illinois 0-0 1 Missouri Valley Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (71) 0-0 1799 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Dayton 0-0 1711 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Temple (1) 0-0 1617 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Creighton 0-0 1558 NR Missouri Valley Conference
5. Utah 0-0 1475 11 Mountain West Conference
6. Gonzaga 0-0 1365 6 Western Athletic Conference
7. Southern Illinois 0-0 1146 NR Missouri Valley Conference
8. Butler 0-0 784 2 Horizon League
9. UL-Lafayette 0-0 738 NR Sun Belt Conference
10. UAB 0-0 629 NR Conference USA
11. Utah State 0-0 524 5 Western Athletic Conference
12. Brigham Young 0-0 403 1 Mountain West Conference
13. Nevada 0-0 401 7 Western Athletic Conference
14. San Diego State 0-0 308 NR Mountain West Conference
15. Kent State 0-0 301 15 Conference USA
16. Richmond 0-0 299 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. New Mexico 0-0 277 23 Mountain West Conference
18. Charlotte 0-0 226 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
19. UNLV 0-0 226 13 Mountain West Conference
20. Milwaukee 0-0 220 NR Horizon League
21. Siena 0-0 217 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
22. Saint Joseph's 0-0 215 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. George Washington 0-0 214 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. George Mason 0-0 189 8 Colonial Athletic Association
25. Tulsa 0-0 189 19 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Niagara 0-0 180 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Fresno State 0-0 175 Western Athletic Conference
Houston 0-0 174 Conference USA
Central Florida 0-0 167 Conference USA
Massachusetts 0-0 165 Atlantic 10 Conference
Northern Iowa 0-0 164 Missouri Valley Conference
Southern Mississippi 0-0 162 Conference USA
Western Kentucky 0-0 152 Sun Belt Conference
Rhode Island 0-0 143 Atlantic 10 Conference
Hofstra 0-0 141 Colonial Athletic Association
Bradley 0-0 138 Missouri Valley Conference
New Mexico State 0-0 138 Western Athletic Conference
Drexel 0-0 137 Colonial Athletic Association
South Florida 0-0 129 Conference USA
VCU 0-0 123 Colonial Athletic Association
Northeastern 0-0 119 Colonial Athletic Association
San Diego 0-0 116 West Coast Conference
College of Charleston 0-0 114 Southern Conference
Missouri State 0-0 108 Missouri Valley Conference
Middle Tennessee 0-0 107 Sun Belt Conference
Boise State 0-0 106 Western Athletic Conference
Marshall 0-0 100 Conference USA
Saint Mary's 0-0 100 West Coast Conference
Wright State 0-0 95 Horizon League
Louisiana Tech 0-0 88 Western Athletic Conference
Saint Louis 0-0 88 Atlantic 10 Conference
UTEP 0-0 86 Conference USA
Wyoming 0-0 83 Mountain West Conference
Fairfield 0-0 82 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
St. Bonaventure 0-0 78 Atlantic 10 Conference
Santa Clara 0-0 76 West Coast Conference
South Alabama 0-0 75 Sun Belt Conference
Old Dominion 0-0 74 Colonial Athletic Association
La Salle 0-0 72 Atlantic 10 Conference
Colorado State 0-0 69 Mountain West Conference
Rider 0-0 65 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Hawaii 0-0 58 Western Athletic Conference
UC Santa Barbara 0-0 58 Big West Conference
Iona 0-0 57 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Duquesne 0-0 53 Atlantic 10 Conference
Detroit 0-0 52 Horizon League
Drake 0-0 50 Missouri Valley Conference
Fordham 0-0 50 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Jose State 0-0 48 Western Athletic Conference
Arkansas-Little Rock 0-0 42 Sun Belt Conference
Akron 0-0 39 Mid-American Conference
Wichita State 0-0 38 Missouri Valley Conference
Manhattan 0-0 37 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Yale 0-0 36 Ivy League
Hartford 0-0 34 America East Conference
Arkansas State 0-0 32 Sun Belt Conference
Pepperdine 0-0 32 West Coast Conference
Quinnipiac 0-0 32 Northeast Conference
Boston University 0-0 31 America East Conference
Marist 0-0 31 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Pacific 0-0 31 Big West Conference
Central Connecticut State 0-0 30 Northeast Conference
Weber State 0-0 30 Big Sky Conference
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0 29 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Pennsylvania 0-0 29 Ivy League
Troy 0-0 29 Sun Belt Conference
Buffalo 0-0 28 Mid-American Conference
Sacred Heart 0-0 28 Northeast Conference
San Francisco 0-0 28 West Coast Conference
Cal State Northridge 0-0 26 Big West Conference
Cleveland State 0-0 26 Horizon League
Southern Utah 0-0 26 Summit League
Towson 0-0 26 Colonial Athletic Association
Air Force 0-0 25 Mountain West Conference
Canisius 0-0 25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Utah Valley 0-0 24 Great West Conference
Miami-Ohio 0-0 24 Mid-American Conference
Lafayette 0-0 23 America East Conference
Tulane 0-0 23 Conference USA
Green Bay 0-0 23 Horizon League
Central Arkansas 0-0 23 Southland Conference
Cornell 0-0 22 Ivy League
Loyola Marymount 0-0 22 West Coast Conference
UC Irvine 0-0 22 Big West Conference
Robert Morris 0-0 20 Northeast Conference
UMBC 0-0 20 America East Conference
Binghamton 0-0 19 America East Conference
Eastern Washington 0-0 19 Big Sky Conference
Montana 0-0 19 Big Sky Conference
Vermont 0-0 19 America East Conference
Montana State 0-0 18 Big Sky Conference
Murray State 0-0 18 Ohio Valley Conference
Ohio 0-0 18 Mid-American Conference
Seattle 0-0 18 Independent
Bucknell 0-0 17 Patriot League
Cal State Fullerton 0-0 17 Big West Conference
Davidson 0-0 17 Southern Conference
Illinois State 0-0 17 Missouri Valley Conference
Loyola-Maryland 0-0 17 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Maine 0-0 17 America East Conference
Winthrop 0-0 17 Atlantic Sun Conference
Stony Brook 0-0 16 America East Conference
Lehigh 0-0 15 Patriot League
Wofford 0-0 15 Southern Conference
Brown 0-0 14 Ivy League
South Carolina State 0-0 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Albany 0-0 13 America East Conference
Jacksonville 0-0 13 Atlantic Sun Conference
Samford 0-0 13 Southern Conference
St. Francis-PA 0-0 13 Northeast Conference
Bryant University 0-0 13 Northeast Conference
Florida International 0-0 12 Sun Belt Conference
Jacksonville State 0-0 12 Ohio Valley Conference
Long Beach State 0-0 12 Big West Conference
Morgan State 0-0 12 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Citadel 0-0 12 Southern Conference
Alabama State 0-0 11 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Florida Atlantic 0-0 11 Sun Belt Conference
Mount St. Mary's 0-0 11 Northeast Conference
Alabama A&M 0-0 10 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Columbia 0-0 10 Ivy League
Coppin State 0-0 10 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Furman 0-0 10 Southern Conference
Holy Cross 0-0 10 Patriot League
Stetson 0-0 10 Atlantic Sun Conference
Bethune-Cookman 0-0 9 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Bowling Green 0-0 9 Mid-American Conference
Cal Poly 0-0 9 Big West Conference
Navy 0-0 9 Patriot League
Maryland-East Shore 0-0 8 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 8 Atlantic Sun Conference
USC Upstate 0-0 8 Big South Conference
Coastal Carolina 0-0 7 Big South Conference
Texas Christian 0-0 7 Mountain West Conference
Toledo 0-0 7 Mid-American Conference
Wagner 0-0 7 Northeast Conference
North Florida 0-0 7 Atlantic Sun Conference
Charleston Southern 0-0 6 Big South Conference
Florida A&M 0-0 6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Sacramento State 0-0 6 Big Sky Conference
Youngstown State 0-0 6 Horizon League
Southern Methodist 0-0 5 Conference USA
St. Francis-NY 0-0 4 Northeast Conference
Presbyterian 0-0 4 Big South Conference
Colgate 0-0 3 Patriot League
East Carolina 0-0 3 Conference USA
UC Riverside 0-0 3 Big West Conference
Army 0-0 2 Patriot League
Valparaiso 0-0 2 Horizon League
Austin Peay 0-0 1 Ohio Valley Conference
Delaware 0-0 1 Colonial Athletic Association
Long Island 0-0 1 Northeast Conference
UC Davis 0-0 1 Big West Conference

[rjolley]

collegesportsfan,

What happened with C Tim Sheppard? Did he sign somewhere, or did he decide to pursue a career as an extra on all Marvel properties, taking over for Stan Lee?

[collegesportsfanms]

collegesportsfan,

What happened with C Tim Sheppard? Did he sign somewhere, or did he decide to pursue a career as an extra on all Marvel properties, taking over for Stan Lee?

As of November 2018, this is the update on Sheppard.

C Tim Sheppard- Bradley has moved down to 4th on Tim's list, and Mississippi State has offered and jumped up to #2. Ohio St, Illinois, and Maryland are still in the mix but none of those 3 schools have offered.

He is the only one of this seasons recruits to have not signed anywhere yet.

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 11-18, 2018

This post has 8 days again, as the seasons in FBCB always seem to start on a Sunday.

This is where the change to this format comes in. Anytime we have teams playing that involve an FOFC player on each team, the game automatically becomes a feature game. This week we have 2 such feature games.

11/18/18- UNLV (Ricardo Tubbs) @ Long Beach State (Rudy Arellano) -- Wasn't much of a game, as the Rebels led by 17 at halftime and never looked back as they shot 60% from the field to just 33.9% for Long Beach.

Final Score: UNLV- 76, Long Beach St.- 51

Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)- 7 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists.
Rudy Arellano (Long Beach St.)- 7 points, 5, rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals.


11/18/18- #1 Duke (Ralph King) @ Marshall (Thomas Magnum) -- Duke only led this one by 6 at halftime but forced 16 Marshall turnovers and eventually pulled away.

Final Score: #1 Duke- 88, Marshall- 68

Ralph King (#1 Duke)- 1 point on 1-2 FT shooting in 1 minute of action.
Thomas Magnum (Marshall)- 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.
Other Games

SR C David Ginsberg (Army)

No games this week for David and the Cadets.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (#11 Xavier)

11/15/18- Preseason NIT First Round vs. (12) Wichita St. (W 80-57), 12 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks (double-double).
11/17/18- Preseason NIT Quarterfinals vs. (4) #8 Stanford (W 61-56), 9 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals.

Decent effort from Jace, but not great. Not NBA great anyways.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

No games this week for Randy and the Tigers.

RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

No games this week for Ivan and the Sun Devils

JR PF Eden James (#7 Boston College)

No games this week for Eden and the Eagles.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#6 Maryland)

11/11/18- Coaches Invitational First Round vs. (15) UMKC (W 85-71), 2 points, 3 rebounds in 5 minutes.
11/12/18- Coaches Invitational Quarterfinals vs. (10) Western Kentucky (W 89-85), 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal.
11/18/18- Coaches Invitational Semifinals vs. (3) #22 Wisconsin (W 81-76), no stats in 1 minute of action.

Alright! Not only did Chester play in every game so far, but he contributed in 2 of them. Hopefully this is the start of a nice career.

RS SO Al Mighty (Houston)

No games for Al and the Cougars.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)

Ricardo had a feature game this week against Long Beach, their only game of the week, and he did ok, nothing special.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)

Ditto for Rudy, who played Ricardo in that feature game, their only game of the week.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (#15 Syracuse)

No games this week for Jack and the Orange.

RS FR C Ralph King (#1 Duke)

11/12/18- College Classic First Round vs. (4) Colorado (W 92-60), 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal.
11/13/18- College Classic Championship vs. (2) #10 West Virginia (W 92-89), 3 points, 1 rebound in 1 minute.

So Duke becomes the first FOFC team to win a season tournament in 2018, and if you really wanted to, you could say that Ralph's 3 points gave the Blue Devils the win over WVU. He only played 1 minute but converted an and-one!

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)

No games for Benton and the Panthers.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling)- Academic Suspension

No games for Bam and the Tigers this week.

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)

No games this week for Ariel and the Hoyas.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall)

The Thundering Herd had a feature game against Duke this week. They lost, but Thomas had a nice college debut.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)

No games this week for Qwikshot and the Panthers.

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#13 Michigan State)

11/18/18 at Eastern Michigan (W 67-58), 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals.

Not the greatest game for the Spartans, who only led by 3 at halftime. Jaybard had a solid start to his college career, albeit against fairly weak competition.

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- redshirting

No games for Mike and the Wildcats.

FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon)- redshirting

No games this week for Path and the Ducks.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (71) 3-0 1799 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Tennessee 2-0 1726 2 Southeastern Conference
3. Maryland (1) 3-0 1623 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. North Carolina 2-0 1582 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Florida 0-0 1487 3 Southeastern Conference
6. Illinois 0-0 1473 4 Big Ten Conference
7. Oklahoma 2-0 1327 9 Big 12 Conference
8. Boston College 0-0 1310 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Xavier 2-0 1224 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Villanova 1-0 1106 12 Big East Conference
11. Michigan State 1-0 1080 13 Big Ten Conference
12. Ohio State 1-0 976 14 Big Ten Conference
13. Syracuse 0-0 877 15 Big East Conference
14. Kansas 3-0 827 23 Big 12 Conference
15. Oklahoma State 1-0 822 16 Big 12 Conference
16. Arizona 1-0 722 18 Pacific-10 Conference
17. Connecticut 1-0 608 20 Big East Conference
18. Memphis 2-0 583 25 Big East Conference
19. Texas 0-0 582 17 Big 12 Conference
20. Kentucky 0-0 427 21 Southeastern Conference
21. Notre Dame 0-0 272 NR Big East Conference
22. Florida State 0-0 233 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Utah 0-0 152 NR Mountain West Conference
24. Stanford 1-1 112 8 Pacific-10 Conference
25. Texas A&M 1-0 93 NR Big 12 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Gonzaga 0-0 81 Western Athletic Conference
Pittsburgh 0-0 68 Big East Conference
West Virginia 1-1 50 Big East Conference
Clemson 0-0 47 Atlantic Coast Conference
Mississippi State 1-0 20 Southeastern Conference
Indiana 0-0 17 Big Ten Conference
Alabama 0-0 12 Southeastern Conference
Brigham Young 2-0 11 Mountain West Conference
DePaul 2-0 10 Big East Conference
Washington State 2-0 10 Pacific-10 Conference
Drexel 2-0 8 Colonial Athletic Association
Iowa 1-0 7 Big Ten Conference
Cincinnati 1-0 6 Big East Conference
Rider 2-0 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Georgetown 0-0 4 Big East Conference
Iowa State 1-0 4 Big 12 Conference
Louisville 0-0 4 Big East Conference
Southern California 1-0 4 Pacific-10 Conference
Marist 1-0 3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Seton Hall 1-0 2 Big East Conference
St. John's 0-0 2 Big East Conference
Columbia 1-0 1 Ivy League
Hartford 0-0 1 America East Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (72) 2-0 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Utah 0-0 1674 5 Mountain West Conference
3. Gonzaga 0-0 1568 6 Western Athletic Conference
4. Brigham Young 2-0 945 12 Mountain West Conference
5. UAB 0-0 866 10 Conference USA
6. Utah State 1-0 775 11 Western Athletic Conference
7. Rider 2-0 618 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
8. Drexel 2-0 602 NR Colonial Athletic Association
9. UNC Wilmington 2-0 598 NR Colonial Athletic Association
10. Winthrop 2-0 578 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
11. UNLV 1-0 524 19 Mountain West Conference
12. Missouri State 1-0 452 NR Missouri Valley Conference
13. Dayton 1-1 437 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. South Florida 1-0 410 NR Conference USA
15. San Diego State 0-0 341 14 Mountain West Conference
16. Old Dominion 1-0 328 NR Colonial Athletic Association
17. Miami-Ohio 1-0 317 NR Mid-American Conference
18. New Mexico 0-0 307 17 Mountain West Conference
19. Charlotte 0-0 291 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Loyola-IL 1-0 266 NR Horizon League
21. Marist 1-0 266 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
22. Austin Peay 1-0 265 NR Ohio Valley Conference
23. Pepperdine 1-0 254 NR West Coast Conference
24. Siena 0-0 254 21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Cal State Northridge 1-0 244 NR Big West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Temple 1-1 226 Atlantic 10 Conference
Houston 0-0 223 Conference USA
Niagara 0-0 208 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Delaware 1-0 203 Colonial Athletic Association
Montana 1-0 200 Big Sky Conference
Southern Methodist 1-0 192 Conference USA
UC Irvine 1-0 189 Big West Conference
North Dakota State 1-0 185 Summit League
Hofstra 0-0 174 Colonial Athletic Association
Appalachian State 1-0 169 Southern Conference
Western Michigan 1-0 169 Mid-American Conference
Rhode Island 0-0 158 Atlantic 10 Conference
St. Peter's 1-0 158 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Towson 1-0 152 Colonial Athletic Association
Southern Mississippi 0-0 151 Conference USA
Princeton 1-0 147 Ivy League
Montana State 1-0 144 Big Sky Conference
Boise State 0-0 141 Western Athletic Conference
Columbia 1-0 140 Ivy League
Northeastern 0-0 140 Colonial Athletic Association
College of Charleston 0-0 134 Southern Conference
Florida Atlantic 1-0 134 Sun Belt Conference
Toledo 1-0 134 Mid-American Conference
St. Bonaventure 0-0 129 Atlantic 10 Conference
Detroit 0-0 127 Horizon League
Youngstown State 1-0 127 Horizon League
South Alabama 0-0 124 Sun Belt Conference
Portland 1-0 123 West Coast Conference
San Jose State 0-0 120 Western Athletic Conference
Western Carolina 1-0 116 Southern Conference
Cleveland State 0-0 115 Horizon League
Colorado State 0-0 115 Mountain West Conference
Pacific 0-0 109 Big West Conference
San Francisco 0-0 102 West Coast Conference
Weber State 0-0 102 Big Sky Conference
Hawaii 0-0 101 Western Athletic Conference
Idaho State 1-0 101 Big Sky Conference
Eastern Kentucky 1-0 97 Ohio Valley Conference
Tennessee Tech 1-0 96 Ohio Valley Conference
Louisiana Tech 0-0 95 Western Athletic Conference
Manhattan 0-0 94 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Duquesne 0-0 93 Atlantic 10 Conference
Creighton 0-1 88 Missouri Valley Conference
Oakland 0-0 79 Summit League
Troy 0-0 76 Sun Belt Conference
Texas Christian 0-0 75 Mountain West Conference
Boston University 0-0 71 America East Conference
Stetson 1-0 69 Atlantic Sun Conference
Elon 1-0 67 Southern Conference
Bowling Green 0-0 66 Mid-American Conference
Arkansas-Little Rock 0-0 65 Sun Belt Conference
Dartmouth 1-0 63 Ivy League
Illinois-Chicago 0-0 62 Horizon League
Loyola Marymount 0-0 60 West Coast Conference
Oral Roberts 0-0 60 Summit League
Mount St. Mary's 1-0 54 Northeast Conference
Cornell 0-0 47 Ivy League
Hartford 0-0 45 America East Conference
Tennessee-Martin 1-0 44 Ohio Valley Conference
Quinnipiac 0-0 42 Northeast Conference
UMBC 0-0 42 America East Conference
Albany 0-0 41 America East Conference
Arkansas State 0-0 41 Sun Belt Conference
South Carolina State 1-0 41 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Southern Utah 0-0 41 Summit League
Cal Poly 0-0 40 Big West Conference
Central Connecticut State 0-0 40 Northeast Conference
Sacred Heart 0-0 38 Northeast Conference
Wagner 0-0 38 Northeast Conference
Sacramento State 0-0 37 Big Sky Conference
Holy Cross 0-0 36 Patriot League
UNC Greensboro 1-0 36 Southern Conference
St. Francis-NY 0-0 35 Northeast Conference
Lamar 1-0 34 Southland Conference
UC Riverside 0-0 34 Big West Conference
Belmont 0-0 33 Atlantic Sun Conference
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0 32 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Army 0-0 32 Patriot League
Ball State 0-0 32 Mid-American Conference
Navy 1-0 32 Patriot League
Robert Morris 0-0 32 Northeast Conference
UC Davis 0-0 31 Big West Conference
Tulane 0-0 30 Conference USA
Bucknell 0-0 29 Patriot League
Central Arkansas 0-0 28 Southland Conference
Idaho 0-0 26 West Coast Conference
Lehigh 0-0 26 Patriot League
Central Michigan 0-0 24 Mid-American Conference
North Florida 1-0 23 Atlantic Sun Conference
Eastern Washington 0-0 22 Big Sky Conference
Rice 0-0 22 Mid-American Conference
Seattle 0-0 21 Independent
Jacksonville 0-0 20 Atlantic Sun Conference
Loyola-Maryland 0-0 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Maine 0-0 18 America East Conference
Wofford 0-0 18 Southern Conference
Samford 0-0 15 Southern Conference
Citadel 0-0 15 Southern Conference
Brown 0-0 14 Ivy League
East Carolina 0-0 14 Conference USA
Florida A&M 1-0 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Furman 0-0 14 Southern Conference
Bryant University 0-0 13 Northeast Conference
USC Upstate 0-0 13 Big South Conference
Alabama A&M 0-0 12 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Charleston Southern 0-0 12 Big South Conference
Bethune-Cookman 0-0 11 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
IPFW 0-0 11 Summit League
Maryland-East Shore 0-0 11 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Presbyterian 0-0 11 Big South Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 10 Atlantic Sun Conference
New Orleans 0-0 4 Sun Belt Conference
Western Illinois 0-0 4 Summit League
Portland State 0-0 3 Big Sky Conference
Sam Houston State 0-0 3 Southland Conference
Stephen F. Austin 0-0 1 Southland Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

I don't know why, but for whatever reason, I can't seem to get the 2 polls in the same post. I don't get it, I can do it with the Coaches Dynasty, but this one is giving me fits, and I don't understand it. Maybe it's because there are still too many teams receiving votes early in the season, I'm not sure. I just don't seem to have the trouble in the Coaches Dynasty like I do in this one.

So, until I'm able to figure out why I can't get it all in one post, I can do 1 of 2 things, I can just split the polls up like I have been, with the mid-major poll for each week getting a separate post, or I can scrap showing the polls all together, since any FOFC team that is ranked or receiving votes in either poll will be noted during the posts anyways.

What do you guys think?

[rjolley]

Oh, sorry about that. I thought you were further along in the year.

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 19-25, 2018

We've got 1 feature game this week, so we'll start with it.

11/21/18- Army (David Ginsberg) @ #8 Boston College (Eden James) -- This was actually a tight game throughout, despite the fact that neither team played particularly well. There were 36 turnovers combined in the game, but eventually the depth and talent of BC proved to be too much.

Final Score: #8 Boston College- 81, Army- 70

David Ginsberg (Army)- 4 rebounds in 19 minutes as he struggled with foul trouble.
Eden James (Boston College)- 4 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 11 blocks (wow!!).

Other Games (and there are a lot of em, 29 to be exact. Busy week.)

SR C David Ginsberg (Army)

11/21/18 at #8 Boston College- feature game (highlighted above)
11/25/18 at Temple (L 100-66), 4 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks.

Not a good week for the Cadets, who played ranked BC tough, but had a major letdown at Temple. David has had much better weeks.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (#9 Xavier)

11/24/18- Preseason NIT Semifinals vs. (1) #2 Tennessee (L 82-81, OT), 3 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal.

Just the 1 game this week for the Musketeers, would have been 2 had they won this one. A solid effort against a great team, but just a little short. Had Jace put together a better effort, Xavier probably wins.
RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

11/24/18 vs. Davidson (W 77-55), 15 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals.

Just 1 game for the Tigers, but what a nice way to open the season. A solid game from Randy too.

RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

11/23/18- Alaska Invitational First Round vs. (6) Louisiana Tech (L 65-58), 20 points, 7 rebounds.
11/24/18- Alaska Invitational Consolation Semifinals vs. (2) Alabama (L 104-75), 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 3 steals.
11/25/18- Alaska Invitational 7th Place Game vs. (8) TCU (L 70-56), 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal.

Not a good week at all for the Sun Devils, who not only lost all 3 of their games, but lost 3 players to injury, all long term injuries too. Unfortunately, one of those players was Ivan, who was off to a nice start on the season before suffering a concussion against TCU, a very serious concussion that will sideline him for at least 65 days. It's been a rough road for Ivan.

JR PF Eden James (#8 Boston College)

11/21/18 vs. Army- feature game, highlighted up top.

Not the greatest of starts to the season for the Eagles or Eden, who both struggled. BC struggled to put away Army, and Eden didn't have his best game for a guy that has a chance to go pro after this season.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#3 Maryland)

11/19/18- Coaches Invitational Championship vs. (1) #14 Kansas (W 86-75), 2 rebounds, 1 assists, career high 10 minutes.

Things are looking up for Chester and the Terps. Whatever issues he had with Coach Turgeon seem to be worked out, and it looks like the minutes will increase, or at least he'll get some minutes. Great start for the Terps in winning the Coaches Invitational.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (Houston)

11/20/18 vs. Northwestern State (W 96-68), 6 points, 1 rebound.
11/22/18 at Lamar (W 83-42), 7 points, 3 assists, 1 steal.
11/25/18 vs. UL Lafayette (W 81-73), 13 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 steal.

Nice start to the season for the Cougars, although not the toughest competition. Al improved his scoring total with each game, we don't expect it to increase this game, and Coach Sampson definitely wants to see more dimes out of him.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)

11/22/18 at Idaho (W 55-47), 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Definitely not an inspired effort in the Rebels' only game of the week. Ricardo took 14 shots to get his 11 points, including 1-8 from three point land, so that is an area of concern. However, a win is a win.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)

11/25/18 at Southern Utah (W 69-57), 2 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

A nice bounce back win for the 49ers, but Rudy still thinks he can do better out there, and he can!

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (#13 Syracuse)

11/22/18 at #20 Kentucky (L 78-72), 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Tough way to open the season for the Orange, but at least they are going out and playing top notch competition from the start. Jack had a nice college debut, and I expect him to get even better.

RS FR C Ralph King (#1 Duke)

No games this week for Ralph or the Blue Devils

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)

11/21/18 at Davidson (L 80-55), 1 minute of action for Benton, no key stats.
11/25/18 vs. Wake Forest (L 86-58), ditto the Davidson game.

So we know minutes are gonna be hard to come by for Benton this season, and it doesn't look like the Panthers will prove to be a lot of opposition for opponents early on.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling)- Academic Suspension

11/25/18 at Missouri State (L 86-57)

Rough start for the Tigers, as Bam can only sit and watch. Then again, since he transferred from San Francisco to Grambling of all schools, maybe he deserves to be on academic suspension. ;)

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)

11/23/18- Alaska Invitational First Round vs. (8) TCU (W 79-71), 1 rebound, 1 assist in 1 minute of play.
11/24/18- Alaska Invitational Semifinals vs. (4) Clemson (L 92-74), 1 rebound in 1 minute of play.
11/25/18- Alaska Invitational 3rd Place Game vs. (7) Weber St. (W 72-64), 2 rebounds, 1 block.

Not a great start for the Hoyas, as they looked sluggish in all 3 games. Ariel is on the bottom of the depth chart, but is at least getting in the stat book with the minute per game he does get.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall)

11/23/18 at Illinois-Chicago (L 65-60), 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Nice game for Thomas, but the Thundering Herd fell short in their only game of the week. Really tough since they led by 8 at halftime.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)

11/21/18 at Robert Morris (L 75-72), 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
11/23/18 vs. #6 Illinois (L 89-79), 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.
11/25/18 at Duquesne (W 64-63), 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal (fouled out).

Tough week for the Panthers, who embarrassingly lost to Robert Morris. Ugh! Qwikshot didn't do bad, but he was in foul trouble all 3 games.

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#11 Michigan St.)

11/25/18 vs. Indiana State (W 78-54), 25 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, (POTG).

Huge game for the Spartans, and for Jaybard, who totally dominated the hapless Sycamores. This was definitely nothing like Magic-Bird, this was completely one-sided.

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- redshirting

11/21/18 at SE Missouri State (L 74-62)
11/24/18 at Mississippi Valley State (W 79-71)

Typical Wildcats. Play weak competition out of the Big 12 and choke. Losing to SE Missouri? Really?

FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon)- redshirting

11/19/18 at Central Michigan (W 74-59)
11/24/18 at Idaho (W 72-63)

Not the best of competition, but the Ducks start 2-0 on the young season, while Path sits and watches.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (69) 3-0 1797 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Tennessee 3-0 1721 2 Southeastern Conference
3. Maryland (1) 4-0 1631 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Illinois (2) 2-0 1571 6 Big Ten Conference
5. North Carolina 3-0 1550 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Oklahoma 3-0 1414 7 Big 12 Conference
7. Boston College 1-0 1381 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Michigan State 2-0 1249 11 Big Ten Conference
9. Texas 3-0 1191 19 Big 12 Conference
10. Arizona 3-0 1135 16 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Connecticut 3-0 1095 17 Big East Conference
12. Kentucky 2-0 985 20 Southeastern Conference
13. Florida 2-1 957 5 Southeastern Conference
14. Clemson 3-0 817 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Memphis 2-0 517 18 Big East Conference
16. Stanford 1-1 405 24 Pacific-10 Conference
17. Xavier 2-1 350 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Villanova 2-1 347 10 Big East Conference
19. Ohio State 3-1 323 12 Big Ten Conference
20. Indiana 2-0 319 NR Big Ten Conference
21. Mississippi 2-0 301 NR Southeastern Conference
22. Cincinnati 4-0 298 NR Big East Conference
23. Virginia Tech 3-0 250 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Georgia Tech 2-0 218 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Rider 4-0 158 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
New Mexico 3-0 136 Mountain West Conference
Iowa 3-0 132 Big Ten Conference
Syracuse 0-1 92 Big East Conference
UNLV 2-0 78 Mountain West Conference
Houston 3-0 74 Conference USA
Montana 3-0 74 Big Sky Conference
Seton Hall 2-0 61 Big East Conference
Rutgers 2-0 60 Big East Conference
Oregon 2-0 58 Pacific-10 Conference
San Jose State 2-0 57 Western Athletic Conference
Baylor 2-0 51 Big 12 Conference
St. Peter's 3-0 44 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Providence 2-0 42 Big East Conference
Hawaii 2-0 41 Western Athletic Conference
Detroit 2-0 40 Horizon League
Cal State Northridge 2-0 39 Big West Conference
Drexel 2-0 29 Colonial Athletic Association
San Diego State 1-0 29 Mountain West Conference
Auburn 1-0 28 Southeastern Conference
Georgia State 2-0 23 Colonial Athletic Association
Michigan 1-0 22 Big Ten Conference
Wisconsin 2-1 22 Big Ten Conference
Southeast Missouri State 2-0 18 Ohio Valley Conference
Washington 1-0 18 Pacific-10 Conference
Marist 2-0 17 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Quinnipiac 2-0 16 Northeast Conference
Towson 3-0 16 Colonial Athletic Association
Western Carolina 2-0 14 Southern Conference
South Carolina State 2-0 10 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
UC Riverside 2-0 10 Big West Conference
Boston University 2-0 9 America East Conference
Idaho State 2-0 8 Big Sky Conference
Robert Morris 2-0 8 Northeast Conference
UMBC 2-0 8 America East Conference
Cal Poly 1-0 7 Big West Conference
Dayton 1-1 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
Bucknell 2-0 6 Patriot League
Texas-Pan American 2-0 5 Great West Conference
Citadel 2-0 4 Southern Conference
Ball State 1-0 2 Mid-American Conference
East Carolina 1-0 2 Conference USA
Morehead State 2-0 2 Ohio Valley Conference
Loyola-Maryland 2-0 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Lots of our teams represented somehow in the Coaches Poll. I like it!

[collegesportsfanms]

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (38) 2-1 1491 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Rider (15) 4-0 1457 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
3. New Mexico (6) 3-0 1292 18 Mountain West Conference
4. Houston (6) 3-0 1172 NR Conference USA
5. UNLV 2-0 1044 11 Mountain West Conference
6. Montana (1) 3-0 941 NR Big Sky Conference
7. Detroit 2-0 907 NR Horizon League
8. St. Peter's 3-0 907 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
9. Hawaii 2-0 762 NR Western Athletic Conference
10. San Jose State (1) 2-0 753 NR Western Athletic Conference
11. Dayton 1-1 694 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. UMBC 2-0 651 NR America East Conference
13. San Diego State 1-0 613 15 Mountain West Conference
14. Cal State Northridge 2-0 578 25 Big West Conference
15. Georgia State (1) 2-0 570 NR Colonial Athletic Association
16. Marist (1) 2-0 538 21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
17. Drexel 2-0 537 8 Colonial Athletic Association
18. Boston University 2-0 534 NR America East Conference
19. Southeast Missouri State 2-0 492 NR Ohio Valley Conference
20. Towson 3-0 487 NR Colonial Athletic Association
21. Western Carolina (1) 2-0 452 NR Southern Conference
22. South Carolina State (1) 2-0 427 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
23. Idaho State 2-0 364 NR Big Sky Conference
24. Loyola-Maryland 2-0 335 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Utah 2-1 310 2 Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Hampton 2-0 308 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Morehead State 2-0 279 Ohio Valley Conference
Gonzaga 2-1 275 Western Athletic Conference
East Carolina 1-0 272 Conference USA
Citadel 2-0 256 Southern Conference
UC Riverside 2-0 227 Big West Conference
Cal Poly 1-0 224 Big West Conference
Samford 1-0 212 Southern Conference
Campbell 2-0 200 Atlantic Sun Conference
Robert Morris 2-0 199 Northeast Conference
Mount St. Mary's 2-0 198 Northeast Conference
Quinnipiac 2-0 197 Northeast Conference
Kennesaw State 2-0 193 Atlantic Sun Conference
Louisiana-Monroe 1-0 175 Sun Belt Conference
Centenary 1-0 163 Summit League
Bucknell 2-0 154 Patriot League
Ball State 1-0 147 Mid-American Conference
Liberty 1-0 139 Big South Conference
Western Illinois 1-0 138 Summit League
Texas-Pan American 2-0 126 Great West Conference
Lipscomb 1-0 117 Atlantic Sun Conference
Stetson 1-0 113 Atlantic Sun Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson 1-0 109 Northeast Conference
Navy 1-0 108 Patriot League
Houston Baptist 1-0 107 Great West Conference
South Dakota 1-0 103 Great West Conference
Gardner Webb 1-0 96 Big South Conference
Prairie View A&M 1-0 92 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Texas State 0-0 83 Southland Conference
Bethune-Cookman 0-0 77 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Utah State 3-1 5 Western Athletic Conference

This mid-major poll is crazy! 10 teams received a FPV, including 2 of our FOFC teams, and teams that are down around 21 and 22. Surely this isn't a glitch in the game? I hope not.

[collegesportsfanms]

Last thing on this one right now, I am considering changing this to a one and done, which means Jaybard Riley would have a chance to go pro after this season. But I'm torn. I personally think guys should have to stay at least 2, 3 years in college, but I'm leaving it up to you guys. I'm taking votes, because I would think within the next month of game time, guys will start to declare.

So, for the Earliest players turn pro option, we have: As Recruits, Freshman Year, Sophomore Year, Junior Year. I'm taking votes, so get em in!

[bbgunn]

Also, the string of unfortunate events continues for Bam Jamison, as he is academically suspended until January 1st give or take.
Ugh... throwing his career away!

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2018

SR C David Ginsberg (Army)

11/29/18 at Dayton (W 90-71), 2 points, 13 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal.

The Cadets get their first win of the season, and David was a beast on the boards. Winning on the road against a solid mid-major team like Dayton is a nice win.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (#17 Xavier)

12/2/18 at Tennessee Tech (W 75-64), 18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.

The Musketeers actually trailed at halftime in this one, but rolled in the 2nd half. Nice line for Jace, who is still debating on whether he wants to enter the draft or not.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

11/27/18 vs. Alabama State (W 92-78), 16 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal.

Great game for Randy in the Tigers' only game of the week. Had so many other players not had good stat lines, Randy might have gotten the POTG. As it stands, his stock is rising.

RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

12/2/18 at #4 Illinois (L 111-58), DNP (Injury)

It is going to be rough for the Sun Devils for a while. A 15 man roster trimmed to 11 after redshirts, is now down to just 6 active players. Arizona State played 7 in the blowout loss, but one of those was also injured. That makes 4 injuries and 1 academic suspension, and you have to wonder if Ivan regrets coming to Arizona State now.

JR PF Eden James (#7 Boston College)

11/27/18 at Pennsylvania (W 97-56), 13 points, 11 rebounds, 5 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double).

Solid game for Eden who in my mind should have been POTG, but they gave it to a guy that scored 24 points and did nothing else.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#3 Maryland)

11/27/18 vs. Hofstra (W 77-74), 1 rebound in 3 minutes of action.
12/1/18 at Morgan State (W 96-89), 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal.

Not the best of weeks for the Terps, who remain undefeated but trailed at halftime in both their games. A bit of a letdown after winning the 2018 Coaches Invitational. Chester is trying to take advantage of his minutes. He actually logged 10 minutes at Morgan State.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (Houston)

12/1/18 at Bradley (W 66-62), 7 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists.

Just the 1 game this week for the Cougars, and it was a hard fought win, but Coach Sampson still would like to see more out of Al.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)

11/27/18 vs. Cal State Bakersfield (W 78-52), 19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals.
12/2/18 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (W 70-62), 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals.

Easy week for the Rebels, with home games against 2 fairly easy teams, although Dunk City provided some competition. Nice lines for Ricardo, who seems to be settling in nicely at UNLV.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)

11/28/18 vs. North Dakota State (W 71-62), 16 points, 13 rebounds, (Double-double), (POTG).
12/2/18 at San Diego (W 69-54), 2 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist.

The 49ers are on a roll now after losing their first one. A little disappointing to see Rudy fall so much after a great game against ND State. You'd liked for him to have sustained some of that great play.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)

11/26/18 at Butler (W 74-63), 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, (Fouled out)
11/28/18 at Vanderbilt (L 99-97), 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals.
12/2/18 vs. Hofstra (W 66-52), 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals.

Jack seems to be battling some foul trouble early in the season, but he has had some good efforts. He probably won't want to remember the Hofstra game though, as that is the first game this season he wasn't in double figures in scoring. Of course, him also spraining his ankle might have something to do with that. He's also expected out about a week. As for the Orange, well they are struggling.

RS FR C Ralph King (#1 Duke)

11/29/18 at #15 Memphis (W 83-70), 2 point, 3 rebounds.

Good win for the Blue Devils who should stay on top in the polls, and of Ralph is still finding his stride as a Blue Devil.

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)

11/29/18 at Appalachian State (L 86-52), 1 rebound in 5 minutes of action.
12/1/18 at Campbell (W 91-83), DNP (Coaches Decision).

So the Panthers get their first win, but for whatever reason Benton didn't play against Campbell. Hopefully that doesn't become a regular occurance.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling)- academic suspension

12/2/18 at UL-Lafayette (L 95-50)

The Tigers are bad, really bad. Why in the world Bam transferred there is beyond me. Of course, if he can't even bother to keep his grades up, then there isn't much hope of a long career for him.

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)

No games this week for Ariel or the Hoyas.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall)

11/26/18 at Murray State (W 75-42), 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal.
11/29/18 at Missouri State (L 73-72), 24 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
12/2/18 at VCU (L 61-48), 15 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 2 steals.

What a week for Thomas, who had an early career high at Missouri State in a game the Thundering Herd really should have won. They are playing good mid-major competition however, and that could go a long way for them.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)

No games for Qwikshot or the Panthers this week.

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#8 Michigan State)

11/28/18 at Akron (W 81-72), 9 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.
11/30/18 vs. DePaul (W 70-60), 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.
12/2/18 at Bowling Green (W 79-38), 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Jaybard continues to make a case for multiple awards in his freshman season, although it is yet to be seen how he will do against top notch competition as the Spartans haven't faced a major challenge yet. However, Jaybard may be sidelined for a few days, as he sprained his ankle against Akron. He's expect to continue light workouts, and might miss about a week of game action.

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- redshirting

11/26/18 at Arkansas State (W 74-66)
11/30/18 vs. Iowa (W 78-65)
12/2/18 vs. Prairie View A&M (W 83-76)

Good week for the Wildcats, including a nice win against Iowa.

FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon)- redshirting

11/26/18 at Montana State (W 70-63)

The Ducks still aren't playing their greatest basketball, but hey, a win is a win and they all add up at the end of the season.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (61) 4-0 1789 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Tennessee (1) 5-0 1712 2 Southeastern Conference
3. Maryland (6) 6-0 1663 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Illinois (4) 4-0 1584 4 Big Ten Conference
5. North Carolina 4-0 1524 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Boston College 2-0 1399 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Michigan State 5-0 1397 8 Big Ten Conference
8. Connecticut 5-0 1271 10 Big East Conference
9. Texas 4-0 1187 11 Big 12 Conference
10. Arizona 3-0 1160 9 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Florida 3-1 1099 12 Southeastern Conference
12. Oklahoma 3-1 836 6 Big 12 Conference
13. Clemson 3-0 676 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Xavier 3-1 652 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Virginia Tech 4-0 590 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Georgia Tech 3-0 544 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Rider 6-0 544 25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
18. Cincinnati 5-0 520 21 Big East Conference
19. Stanford 1-1 493 16 Pacific-10 Conference
20. San Diego State 4-0 373 NR Mountain West Conference
21. UNLV 4-0 282 NR Mountain West Conference
22. Providence 4-0 273 NR Big East Conference
23. Wisconsin 3-1 245 NR Big Ten Conference
24. Houston 4-0 182 NR Conference USA
25. Montana 5-0 153 NR Big Sky Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Drexel 4-0 119 Colonial Athletic Association
Towson 5-0 115 Colonial Athletic Association
Kansas 5-1 108 Big 12 Conference
Oregon 3-0 95 Pacific-10 Conference
Seton Hall 3-0 88 Big East Conference
Detroit 3-0 84 Horizon League
South Carolina State 4-0 83 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Auburn 2-0 78 Southeastern Conference
Hampton 4-0 77 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
St. Peter's 4-0 64 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Marist 3-0 62 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Cal State Northridge 2-0 56 Big West Conference
Western Illinois 3-0 50 Summit League
Centenary 3-0 45 Summit League
Wake Forest 4-1 44 Atlantic Coast Conference
Quinnipiac 3-0 36 Northeast Conference
Citadel 3-0 30 Southern Conference
Mount St. Mary's 3-0 9 Northeast Conference
Utah 2-1 5 Mountain West Conference
Bethune-Cookman 1-0 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Navy 3-0 2 Patriot League

I like seeing so many of our FOFC teams represented in the coaches polls. Good stuff.

[collegesportsfanms]

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rider (24) 6-0 1681 2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2. Xavier (32) 3-1 1597 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. San Diego State (8) 4-0 1557 13 Mountain West Conference
4. UNLV 4-0 1470 5 Mountain West Conference
5. Houston (5) 4-0 1375 4 Conference USA
6. Montana (1) 5-0 1321 7 Big Sky Conference
7. Detroit 3-0 1251 6 Horizon League
8. Drexel 4-0 1218 15 Colonial Athletic Association
9. Towson 5-0 1200 18 Colonial Athletic Association
10. Hampton 4-0 1168 25 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
11. St. Peter's 4-0 1091 8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
12. South Carolina State 4-0 1056 17 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
13. Marist (1) 3-0 949 16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
14. Quinnipiac (1) 3-0 815 NR Northeast Conference
15. Citadel 3-0 776 NR Southern Conference
16. Western Illinois 3-0 738 NR Summit League
17. Cal State Northridge 2-0 726 14 Big West Conference
18. Centenary 3-0 722 NR Summit League
19. Mount St. Mary's 3-0 705 NR Northeast Conference
20. Utah 2-1 523 24 Mountain West Conference
21. Navy 3-0 472 NR Patriot League
22. Bethune-Cookman 1-0 460 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
23. Utah State 3-1 110 NR Western Athletic Conference
24. Western Kentucky 4-1 104 NR Sun Belt Conference
25. Northeastern 3-1 48 NR Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
George Mason 3-1 33 Colonial Athletic Association
San Jose State 3-1 32 Western Athletic Conference
Rhode Island 3-1 26 Atlantic 10 Conference
Loyola-IL 4-1 23 Horizon League
Brigham Young 2-1 20 Mountain West Conference
UMBC 4-1 16 America East Conference
IUPUI 3-1 15 Summit League
Southeast Missouri State 4-1 12 Ohio Valley Conference
Columbia 3-1 11 Ivy League
Missouri State 3-1 11 Missouri Valley Conference
New Orleans 3-1 10 Sun Belt Conference
Hawaii 3-1 9 Western Athletic Conference
Cal State Fullerton 3-1 8 Big West Conference
St. Francis-NY 3-1 7 Northeast Conference
Yale 0-1 6 Ivy League
Cornell 2-1 4 Ivy League
Louisiana Tech 2-1 4 Western Athletic Conference
Robert Morris 3-1 3 Northeast Conference
Sacramento State 3-1 3 Big Sky Conference
Milwaukee 2-1 3 Horizon League
Boston University 3-1 2 America East Conference
Bucknell 3-1 2 Patriot League
Loyola-Maryland 3-1 2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Furman 3-1 1 Southern Conference
Lafayette 2-1 1 America East Conference
Long Beach State 3-1 1 Big West Conference
Oral Roberts 4-1 1 Summit League
UC Irvine 3-1 1 Big West Conference

These mid-major polls are very interesting. Xavier has more FPV than Rider, yet Rider is at the top thanks to having more points. And nice to see Houston with 5 FPV. Still 7 teams getting FPV, so the mid-majors are a crazy time right now.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 3-9, 2018

SR C David Ginsberg (Army)

12/5/18 at Seton Hall (L 77-61), 12 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block, 3 steals, (Fouled Out).
12/7/18 vs. Penn State (L 76-61), 8 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

The Cadets played some tough competition this week and only trailed Penn St. by 1 at halftime. David had a solid week, and had a heck of a game going until he fouled out against Seton Hall.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (#14 Xavier)

12/4/18 vs. Stetson (W 80-57), 13 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 8 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double), (POTG).
12/6/18 vs. #18 Cincinnati (L 76-74), 8 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.

Wow, did Jace have a block party against Stetson or what? Unfortunately he couldn't sustain that interior defense as the Musketeers lost a top 20 game.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

12/3/18 vs. South Alabama (L 81-67), 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block.
12/6/18 vs. Belmont (W 73-62), 12 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, (POTG).

So the Tigers lost a tough one against a good S. Alabama team, but still a nice start to the early season. A nice start for Randy too, who is putting up solid, consistent numbers.

RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)

12/5/18 at #23 Wisconsin (L 79-50), DNP (Injury)

The Sun Devils lost another player to injury in this game, and had been playing tough otherwise, only down 7 at halftime. ASU now has just 6 eligible players, and you have to wonder if it's not time to take the redshirt off a couple players.

JR PF Eden James (#6 Boston College)

12/3/18 at Drexel (W 101-72), 7 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals.
12/6/18 vs. Northeastern (W 86-59), 10 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal (POTG).
12/9/18 vs. Hofstra (W 87-77), 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal.

The Eagles roll over subpar competition this week, and Eden is all over the stat book. Solid if not spectacular numbers.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#3 Maryland)

12/5/18 vs. Penn St. (W 69-48), 1 rebound in 3 minutes of action.
12/9/18 vs. Boise St. (W 76-37), no stats in 4 minutes of action.

It certainly isn't the best of weeks for Chester, especially against Boise St., but at least he is playing. The Terps continue to roll and are still undefeated.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (#24 Houston)

12/9/18 vs. Texas St. (W 71-57), 2 points.

The Cougars stay undefeated, but Al was a non-factor this week, other than 2 made free throws.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (#21 UNLV)

12/7/18 at Loyola Marymount (L 62-61), 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Tough loss for the Rebels in their only game of the week, and Ricardo had decent numbers.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)

12/4/18 vs. UCLA (L 81-50), 4 points, 6 rebounds.

It was huge for the 49ers to host UCLA from a financial standpoint, and they only trailed by 14 at the half, but UCLA took control in the second half. Rudy didn't exactly have the greatest of games in limited minutes.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)

12/5/18 vs. Holy Cross (W 71-59), 3 points in 3 minutes.
12/9/18 at Canisius (W 83-75), 9 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals.

Jack wasn't at full strength against Holy Cross, which explains his lack of minutes, but he was back in the starting line-up against Canisius, as the Orange play 2 uninspired games of basketball this week.

RS FR C Ralph King (#1 Duke)

12/4/18 vs. East Tennessee St. (W 80-56), 2 points, 2 rebounds.

1 game for the Blue Devils this week, and it was an easy one. Ralph didn't play much, but he was effective when in the game.

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)

12/4/18 at Western Michigan (W 75-73), DNP (Coaches Decision)

A nice win for the Panthers who led by 11 at halftime, but no minutes for Benton.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling)- academic suspension

12/8/18 at SMU (L 65-52)

Best effort so far for the Tigers in the young season, but they've got a lot of work to do.

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)

12/3/18 vs. #10 Arizona (L 82-69), no stats in 4 minutes of action.
12/8/18 vs. Northeastern (W 69-59), 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.

The Hoyas really wanted that Arizona game, and they played well, but not well enough. Ariel had a nice game against Northeastern in his 7 minutes of floor time.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall)

No games this week for Thomas and the Thundering Herd.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)

12/4/18 vs. Iona (W 73-62), 6 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.
12/6/18 vs. Detroit (W 88-78), 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.
12/9/18 at Coppin St. (W 68-66), 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

Good week for the Panthers who won all 3 games, although the competition wasn't great, and Pitt didn't play great basketball. Qwikshot had nice, consistent stats, nothing special.

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#7 Michigan State)

12/4/18 at Green Bay (W 80-52), 22 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).
12/8/18 at Detroit (W 68-46), 13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

The Spartans win a couple more against subpar competition, but another great week for Jaybard. If FBCB had weekly or monthly awards, Jaybard would be cleaning up.

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- redshirting

12/9/18 vs. Indiana St. (W 69-62)

Just the 1 game for the Wildcats this week, but it was a nice win over the Sycamores.

FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon)- redshirting

12/3/18 vs. Seattle (W 86-77)
12/6/18 at UC Santa Barbara (L 79-78)

Not a bad loss for the Ducks as UCSB is a pretty strong mid-major.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Tennessee (59) 6-0 1787 2 Southeastern Conference
2. Duke 5-0 1700 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Maryland (11) 8-0 1682 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Illinois (2) 5-0 1573 4 Big Ten Conference
5. North Carolina 6-0 1530 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Boston College 5-0 1433 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Michigan State 7-0 1375 7 Big Ten Conference
8. Texas 5-0 1263 9 Big 12 Conference
9. Arizona 5-0 1213 10 Pacific-10 Conference
10. Florida 4-1 1154 11 Southeastern Conference
11. Clemson 5-0 990 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Oklahoma 4-1 983 12 Big 12 Conference
13. Rider 9-0 842 17 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
14. Cincinnati 7-0 818 18 Big East Conference
15. Georgia Tech 5-0 785 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Kansas 6-1 690 NR Big 12 Conference
17. San Diego State 5-0 574 20 Mountain West Conference
18. Wisconsin 5-1 570 23 Big Ten Conference
19. Connecticut 6-1 511 8 Big East Conference
20. Houston 5-0 432 24 Conference USA
21. South Carolina State 5-0 299 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
22. Hampton 5-0 205 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
23. Cal State Northridge 4-0 202 NR Big West Conference
24. Wake Forest 5-1 197 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Marist 4-0 186 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Mount St. Mary's 5-0 149 Northeast Conference
Utah 4-1 105 Mountain West Conference
Xavier 4-2 49 Atlantic 10 Conference
Mississippi State 5-1 34 Southeastern Conference
Stanford 2-2 26 Pacific-10 Conference
Bethune-Cookman 2-0 17 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Memphis 5-1 16 Big East Conference
Indiana 5-1 5 Big Ten Conference
Providence 6-1 4 Big East Conference
Ohio State 4-2 1 Big Ten Conference

Nice to see a fair amount of our teams getting votes in the coaches poll, but Duke loses the top spot.

[collegesportsfanms]

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rider (54) 9-0 1777 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2. San Diego State (11) 5-0 1676 3 Mountain West Conference
3. Houston (4) 5-0 1571 5 Conference USA
4. South Carolina State (2) 5-0 1528 12 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
5. Hampton 5-0 1421 10 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
6. Marist (1) 4-0 1416 13 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
7. Utah 4-1 1361 20 Mountain West Conference
8. Cal State Northridge 4-0 1356 17 Big West Conference
9. Mount St. Mary's 5-0 1300 19 Northeast Conference
10. Bethune-Cookman 2-0 1119 22 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
11. Xavier 4-2 960 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Western Kentucky 6-1 942 24 Sun Belt Conference
13. Drexel 5-1 678 8 Colonial Athletic Association
14. George Mason 4-1 600 NR Colonial Athletic Association
15. Loyola-IL 5-1 581 NR Horizon League
16. Rhode Island 4-1 538 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
17. UNLV 4-1 469 4 Mountain West Conference
18. Milwaukee 3-1 443 NR Horizon League
19. Oral Roberts 5-1 404 NR Summit League
20. Kennesaw State 5-1 358 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
21. IUPUI 4-1 311 NR Summit League
22. Temple 5-2 311 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. UC Irvine 5-1 288 NR Big West Conference
24. Hawaii 4-1 240 NR Western Athletic Conference
25. Tulsa 3-1 222 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Bucknell 5-1 169 Patriot League
San Francisco 3-1 159 West Coast Conference
Louisiana-Monroe 4-1 140 Sun Belt Conference
UC Santa Barbara 2-1 134 Big West Conference
Centenary 4-1 132 Summit League
Quinnipiac 4-1 131 Northeast Conference
Yale 3-1 130 Ivy League
Middle Tennessee 2-1 118 Sun Belt Conference
McNeese State 4-1 107 Southland Conference
Cornell 3-1 105 Ivy League
William & Mary 4-1 91 Colonial Athletic Association
Dartmouth 3-1 77 Ivy League
Navy 3-1 37 Patriot League

Both UNLV and Xavier had huge mid-major drops, but Houston is now receiving 4 FPV.

Recruiting

We've still got 1 player that was unsigned going into the regular season, so let's take a look.

C Tim Sheppard- Tim still hasn't made a decision, and there aren't a lot of offers going his way. Illinois, Maryland, Syracuse, and Auburn are interested but none have offered. Mississippi St. is interested and has offered.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 10-16, 2018

Looks like we've got 1 feature game this week, so we'll start with it:

12/16/18- Arizona State (Ivan Carrillo) @ #2 Duke (Ralph King). -- Not much to talk about in this one. The Blue Devils scored early and often and rolled to an easy victory.

Final Score: #2 Duke- 105, Arizona State- 74

Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- DNP (Injury)
Ralph King (#2 Duke)- 4 points, 2 blocks.

Other Games

SR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 1-7, 0-0 Patriot.

12/13/18 vs. Penn (L 67-64, OT), 6 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks.
12/16/18 at Drexel (L 82-79, OT), 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks.

Rough week for the Cadets, who lost a pair in OT. David had a nice game against Penn, not so nice at Drexel.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 6-3, 0-0 Atlantic 10.

12/11/18 vs. Wright State (W 62-52), 8 points, 9 rebounds, 5 blocks.
12/13/18 vs. Milwaukee (L 73-62), 8 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 7 blocks.
12/16/18 vs. UMKC (W 93-86), 13 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 blocks, (Double-double).

So the Musketeers go 2-1 this week, with a tough loss against Milwaukee. They still aren't playing their best basketball, but Jace is having great performances.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 4-1, 0-0 SEC.

12/14/18 vs. Troy (W 55-39), 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Just the 1 game this week for the Tigers, an easy win. Randy had a solid game.

RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 0-8, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/10/18 at #10 Florida (L 69-48), DNP (Injury)
12/12/18 at UTEP (L 76-56), DNP (Injury)
12/16/18 at #2 Duke- feature game, highlighted above.

The Sun Devils just keep getting worse and worse, they could go winless this season.

JR PF Eden James (#6 Boston College) -- 7-0, 0-0 ACC.

12/11/18 vs. Boston University (W 110-80), 11 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks.
12/15/18 vs. Fairfield (W 84-57), 6 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks.

2 easy wins for the Eagles this week, with a lot of balanced scoring. Would like to get more out of Eden, he seems to be holding back a bit.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#3 Maryland) -- 9-0, 0-0 ACC.

12/11/18 vs. George Mason (W 95-77), 2 points in 6 minutes of action.

Another easy win for the Terps in their only game of the week, but the only led by 1 at halftime. Chester had 2 free throws and that was it.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (#20 Houston) -- 7-0, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/13/18 vs. Sam Houston St. (W 76-68), 12 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists.
12/15/18 vs. Rice (W 89-47), 6 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists.

The Cougars had a couple more easy wins this week, although Al didn't put up the numbers coach Sampson was hoping for, especially against Rice.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 4-3, 0-0 Mountain West.

12/13/18 vs. Fresno State (L 81-76), 13 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal.
12/15/18 at Texas Southern (L 53-42), 4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist.

Bad week for the Rebels, who dropped 2 tough ones, especially against Texas Southern. Ricardo had a nice game against Fresno St., but needed some of that effort against TX Southern.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 4-2, 0-0 Big West.

12/12/18 at USC (W 64-59), 8 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Good bounce back win for the 49ers, and Rudy had a great game in the only game of the week.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse) -- 5-2, 0-0 Big East.

12/11/18 vs. Dartmouth (W 74-50), 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 steals.

Just the 1 game this week for the Orange, and it was actually tied at halftime. Jack didn't have the best of games, but he actually had a nice shooting percentage of 60%.

RS FR C Ralph King (#2 Duke) -- 8-0, 0-0 ACC.

12/10/18 vs. Drexel (W 76-57), 4 rebounds.
12/12/18 vs. Old Dominion (W 102-60), 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal.
12/16/18 vs. Arizona State- Feature game, highlighted above.

Easy week for the Blue Devils, who rolled in 3 games. Their closest margin of victory this week was 19. Ralph played decent minutes, but not great.

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 3-5, 0-0 Big South.

12/10/18 at Penn State (L 77-68), no stats in 1 minute of action.
12/12/18 vs. UNC Greensboro (L 88-81), DNP (Coaches Decision).
12/14/18 vs. North Carolina A&T (W 76-65), DNP (Coaches Decision).

Well, at least Benton got 1 minute of action this week, but he's struggling to find playing time as well. The Panthers had a 1-2 week, getting a nice win in their last game.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling)- academic suspension (0-5, 0-0 SWAC).

12/11/18 at Louisiana-Monroe (L 78-66)
12/13/18 at Alabama (L 90-65)

Another couple of losses for the Tigers, and all Bam can do is sit and watch.

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 4-2, 0-0 Big East.

12/13/18 vs. Delaware State (W 85-42), 3 points, 2 rebounds.

Just 1 game this week for the Hoyas, who ran all over their opponent. Ariel played 5 minutes and made the most of them.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 3-4, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/10/18 vs. Tennessee-Martin (W 68-57), 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.
12/14/18 vs. Savannah State (W 110-67), 28 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals.

Big week for Thomas, who went off against Savannah St. The Thundering Herd got a couple much needed wins.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh) -- 5-2, 0-0 Big East.

12/13/18 vs. Indiana (W 92-73), 13 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.

Just the 1 game this week for the Panthers, and a nice one it was, getting a solid win. Qwikshot had a nice day, and could have been even better if not for foul trouble.

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#7 Michigan State) -- 9-0, 0-0 Big 10.

12/11/18 vs. American (W 87-63), 15 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.
12/15/18 vs. Idaho (W 89-49), 33 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).

Huge week for Jaybard, who earned a POTG award, as the Spartans roll over inferior competition.

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- redshirting -- 6-2, 0-0 Big 12.

12/12/18 vs. Jackson State (W 72-60)
12/14/18 vs. #15 Georgia Tech (L 69-59)

A good effort for the Wildcats against GA Tech, but couldn't quite get it done. At least they beat Jackson St.

FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon)- redshirting -- 5-2, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/10/18 at San Francisco (W 74-64)
12/12/18 vs. Portland State (L 66-65)

That loss to Portland State hurts, one of those can't have type of losses.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Tennessee (25) 8-0 1750 1 Southeastern Conference
2. Duke (35) 8-0 1749 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Maryland (10) 9-0 1674 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Illinois (2) 7-0 1587 4 Big Ten Conference
5. North Carolina 7-0 1506 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Michigan State 9-0 1406 7 Big Ten Conference
7. Boston College 7-0 1401 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Texas 7-0 1271 8 Big 12 Conference
9. Florida 7-1 1255 10 Southeastern Conference
10. Oklahoma 6-1 1109 12 Big 12 Conference
11. Georgia Tech 8-0 1015 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Kansas 8-1 977 16 Big 12 Conference
13. Rider 10-0 857 13 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
14. Arizona 6-1 842 9 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Cincinnati 8-0 832 14 Big East Conference
16. Wisconsin 7-1 779 18 Big Ten Conference
17. Connecticut 7-1 670 19 Big East Conference
18. Houston 7-0 611 20 Conference USA
19. South Carolina State 6-0 433 21 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
20. Clemson 6-1 387 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Utah 6-1 366 NR Mountain West Conference
22. Memphis 7-1 289 NR Big East Conference
23. Bethune-Cookman 4-0 162 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
24. Mississippi State 6-1 136 NR Southeastern Conference
25. San Diego State 6-1 59 17 Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Ohio State 6-2 55 Big Ten Conference
Oklahoma State 6-2 53 Big 12 Conference
Mississippi 6-1 34 Southeastern Conference
Syracuse 5-2 29 Big East Conference
Loyola-IL 7-1 25 Horizon League
Providence 7-1 24 Big East Conference
Milwaukee 5-1 21 Horizon League
Virginia Tech 7-1 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
St. John's 5-1 11 Big East Conference
Alabama 6-1 5 Southeastern Conference
Villanova 6-2 3 Big East Conference
UC Irvine 5-1 2 Big West Conference
California 6-2 1 Pacific-10 Conference
Marist 5-1 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

1 lousy point separates Duke from being ranked #1. I'm telling you, there's a lot of parity right now, as there are 13 undefeated teams still, including some major surprises (Rider, Bethune-Cookman).

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rider (62) 10-0 1790 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2. Houston (5) 7-0 1691 3 Conference USA
3. South Carolina State (2) 6-0 1633 4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
4. Utah (3) 6-1 1631 7 Mountain West Conference
5. Bethune-Cookman 4-0 1485 10 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
6. Milwaukee 5-1 1388 18 Horizon League
7. San Diego State 6-1 1361 2 Mountain West Conference
8. Loyola-IL 7-1 1240 15 Horizon League
9. Hampton 7-1 1200 5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
10. UC Irvine 5-1 1086 23 Big West Conference
11. Marist 5-1 1084 6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
12. UC Santa Barbara 4-1 1064 NR Big West Conference
13. William & Mary 5-1 981 NR Colonial Athletic Association
14. Mount St. Mary's 6-1 911 9 Northeast Conference
15. Xavier 6-3 592 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Western Kentucky 7-2 572 12 Sun Belt Conference
17. IUPUI 6-2 519 21 Summit League
18. Drexel 6-2 360 13 Colonial Athletic Association
19. Richmond 7-2 360 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
20. UMBC 8-2 340 NR America East Conference
21. Cal State Fullerton 5-2 180 NR Big West Conference
22. Centenary 6-2 175 NR Summit League
23. George Mason 4-2 167 14 Colonial Athletic Association
24. Colorado State 5-2 131 NR Mountain West Conference
25. Temple 7-3 128 22 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Kennesaw State 6-2 122 Atlantic Sun Conference
Nevada 5-2 100 Western Athletic Conference
St. Peter's 6-2 100 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Columbia 4-2 97 Ivy League
Long Beach State 4-2 91 Big West Conference
Oral Roberts 5-2 83 Summit League
Creighton 6-3 78 Missouri Valley Conference
Louisiana Tech 4-2 63 Western Athletic Conference
Loyola-Maryland 6-2 62 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Quinnipiac 5-2 59 Northeast Conference
Hawaii 4-2 54 Western Athletic Conference
Cal State Northridge 4-2 52 Big West Conference
Furman 6-2 49 Southern Conference
Houston Baptist 3-2 46 Great West Conference
Yale 4-2 35 Ivy League
Jacksonville 5-2 34 Atlantic Sun Conference
Texas Southern 3-2 33 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Buffalo 3-2 29 Mid-American Conference
Pepperdine 4-2 29 West Coast Conference
Southern 5-2 29 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Middle Tennessee 3-2 27 Sun Belt Conference
Towson 5-2 27 Colonial Athletic Association
Gonzaga 5-3 24 Western Athletic Conference
Air Force 3-2 8 Mountain West Conference

Nice to see Long Beach State getting some mid-major votes.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 17-23, 2018

We've got 1 feature game this week, and let's take a look at it.

12/23/18- Las Vegas Shootout Semifinals- #7 Boston College (Eden James vs. #18 Houston (Al Mighty) -- This one was a shootout, literally, as neither team played much in the way of defense. The Eagles shot 57.8% while the Cougars shot 47.7%. In the end, BC was too much.

Final Score: #7 Boston College- 102, #18 Houston- 87

Eden James (#7 Boston College)- 12 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double)
Al Mighty (#18 Houston)- 10 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Other Games

SR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 2-7, 0-0 Patriot.

12/21/18 at Boston University (W 82-78), 11 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals.

1 game for the Cadets this week, and it was a good win. David had a nice game as well, falling just short of a double-double.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 8-3, 0-0 Atlantic 10.

12/19/18 vs. Green Bay (W 71-61), 15 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 9 blocks, (Double-double).
12/21/18 vs. Washington (W 60-59), 21 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double).

Great week for the Musketeers and Jace both. Jace was 1 block short of a triple-double against Green Bay, and he was robbed of the POTG against Washington, as a guy from Washington got it. Go figure.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 7-1, 0-0 SEC.

12/20/18- Las Vegas Shootout First Round vs. (13) Princeton (W 71-57), 9 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals (POTG).
12/22/18- Las Vegas Shootout Quarterfinals vs. (12) Indiana St. (W 91-72), 15 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.
12/23/18- Las Vegas Shootout Semifinals vs. (1) #4 Illinois (W 101-93), 21 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals, (Double-double) (POTG).

Great week for the Tigers, who advance to the championship of the Las Vegas Shootout. Randy was sensational, earning 2 POTG awards, with the last one coming against superb competition.

RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 0-9, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/20/18 vs. UC Irvine (L 74-65), DNP (Injury)

Ugh! The Sun Devils are still looking for their first victory, and Ivan continues to sit with injury. I fully expect Herb Sendek to be gone after this season, and Ivan playing for yet another new coach next season.

JR PF Eden James (#7 Boston College) -- 10-0, 0-0 ACC.

12/20/18- Las Vegas Shootout First Round vs. (15) Portland St. (W 66-57), 10 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double), (POTG).
12/22/18- Las Vegas Shootout Quarterfinals vs. (10) Pacific (W 74-54), 9 points, 11 rebounds, 5 blocks, 2 steals.
12/23/18- Las Vegas Shootout Semifinals vs. (3) #18 Houston- feature game, highlighted above.

So we'll have at least 1 feature game next week, as the Eagles will meet Auburn in the Las Vegas Shootout Championship. A tremendous week for the Eagles and Eden, who got a couple double-doubles.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#3 Maryland) -- 11-0, 0-0 ACC.

12/17/18 vs. Delaware St. (W 87-43), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
12/23/18 vs. VCU (W 87-42), 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal.

So the Terps win 2 games by almost the exact same score this week, and Chester takes advantage of his limited minutes, but he'll hopefully be getting even more minutes next season.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (#18 Houston) -- 9-1, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/20/18- Las Vegas Shootout First Round vs. (14) UMBC (W 71-62), 11 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.
12/22/18- Las Vegas Shootout Quarterfinals vs. (6) Northeastern (W 79-64), 20 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, (POTG).
12/23/18- Las Vegas Shootout Semifinals vs. (2) #4 Maryland- feature game, highlighted above.

The Cougars suffer their first loss of the season, but against one heck of a team. Al seems to be settling in nicely, but Coach Sampson still wants more dimes out of him.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 7-3, 0-0 Mountain West

12/17/18 vs. San Diego (W 75-45), 10 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals.
12/19/18 vs. Oregon St. (W 67-60), 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.
12/23/18 vs. UC Irvine (W 82-71), 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals.

Good week for the Rebels who win 3 games, 2 of them fairly tough. Ricardo had a nice, balanced week. Not spectacular, but solid.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 4-4, 0-0 Big West.

12/17/18 at Nebraska (L 108-66), 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.
12/20/18 at San Diego St. (L 72-58), played 1 minute, injured during game.

Bad week for the 49ers who lost 2 games, and also lost Rudy to a broken finger. He's out for about a week, and he probably won't even try to play next week.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse) -- 7-2, 0-0 Big East.

12/19/18 at #16 Wisconsin (W 73-44), 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist.
12/21/18 vs. Detroit (W 78-67), 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Huge week for the Orange, as they dismantled a top 20 team, but almost had a letdown against Detroit. Jack was decent, but not great.

RS FR C Ralph King (#2 Duke) -- 9-0, 0-0 ACC.

12/19/18 at Elon (W 73-53), 1 rebound in 4 minutes of PT.

A solid win for the Blue Devils, but Ralph didn't see a lot of action.

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 3-7, 0-0 Big South.

12/18/18 vs. South Florida (L 74-59), DNP (Coaches Decision)
12/22/18 at N.C. State (L 69-60), DNP (Coaches Decision)

2 tough losses for the Panthers to tough competition though. It looks like Benton has made his coach mad as he has not seen action in the last 4 games.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling)- academic suspension -- 1-6, 0-0 SWAC.

12/18/18 at South Alabama (L 94-76)
12/22/18 at Tulane (W 79-70)

Shocking to see the Tigers get their first win on the road against a good Tulane team. Bam finds out in a week whether he will be eligible for conference play or not.

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 6-3, 0-0 Big East.

12/18/18 vs. Morgan St. (W 101-73), 2 points, 1 rebound.
12/20/18 vs. Siena (W 73-44), 2 points, 1 rebound.
12/23/18 at #9 Florida (L 74-59), 1 rebound.

So the Hoyas lose their toughest game on the schedule this week, and the one they needed most. Young Ginsberg definitely has some work to do to crack the top of the rotation.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 4-5, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/18/18 at Appalachian St. (L 71-59), 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.
12/22/18 at Northwestern (W 57-37), 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

Tough loss for the Thundering Herd at App. St., not the kind of loss you want. Good recovery at Northwestern though. Thomas had a solid week.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh) -- 6-3, 0-0 Big East.

12/19/18 vs. Holy Cross (W 92-70), 2 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals.
12/22/18 at Kent St. (L 70-69), DNP (Injury)

The Panthers suffered a huge blow against Holy Cross, as Qwikshot left the game with a broken foot. He is most likely out for the season. The good news is, if he doesn't play again this season, Qwikshot will be eligible for a medical redshirt.

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#6 Michigan State) -- 9-1, 0-0 Big 10.

12/21/18 vs. Creighton (L 75-67), 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

So just 1 game for the Spartans, and they suffer their first loss but Jaybard had a solid game.

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- redshirting -- 7-2, 0-0 Big 12.

12/17/18 vs. Western Illinois (W 82-55)

Good win in the only game of the week for the Wildcats.

FR PF Path Twleve (Oregon) -- 7-3, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/17/18 vs. Eastern Washington (W 76-61)
12/21/18 at Buffalo (L 63-55)
12/23/18 vs. Santa Clara (W 55-52)

Losing to Buffalo put a damper on the week, but overall, still a nice week for the Ducks against decent, not great competition.


Due to lack of time, I will have the polls for this week in a separate post.

[collegesportsfanms]

I am still waiting to hear opinions on what I should do about being pro eligible. Right now I have it set up so that our guys can only go pro after their junior year. We've got some guys that are predicted to be drafted that are underclassmen. Since I started with having to be a junior to go pro, do I just keep it the same through the whole dynasty? Or would some of you like to see your players go pro after Freshman or Sophomore Year.

Unless I hear differently, I'm keeping it the way it is, if you have an opinion, feel free to speak your mind, and I'll consider making a change.

[path12]

I think it is always a good idea to keep as consistent a world as you can but that is just my weirdness.

[Travis]

I don't have a preference, I think it'll be a fun read either way so whatever you decide to do I'm cool with it.

[collegesportsfanms]

Here are the polls for the Week of Dec. 17-23

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Tennessee (63) 10-0 1791 1 Southeastern Conference
2. Duke 9-0 1698 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Maryland (9) 11-0 1694 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Boston College 10-0 1577 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. North Carolina 7-0 1512 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Florida 9-1 1388 6 Southeastern Conference
7. Texas 9-0 1388 7 Big 12 Conference
8. Illinois 9-1 1329 8 Big Ten Conference
9. Oklahoma 8-1 1204 9 Big 12 Conference
10. Michigan State 9-1 1096 10 Big Ten Conference
11. Kansas 9-1 1032 11 Big 12 Conference
12. Georgia Tech 9-0 1027 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Connecticut 9-1 923 13 Big East Conference
14. Cincinnati 10-0 911 14 Big East Conference
15. Arizona 7-1 863 15 Pacific-10 Conference
16. Mississippi State 8-1 537 16 Southeastern Conference
17. Wisconsin 9-2 475 17 Big Ten Conference
18. Bethune-Cookman 7-0 438 18 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
19. Rider 11-1 401 19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
20. Mississippi 8-1 373 20 Southeastern Conference
21. Oklahoma State 8-2 253 21 Big 12 Conference
22. Syracuse 7-2 227 22 Big East Conference
23. Auburn 7-1 225 23 Southeastern Conference
24. San Diego State 8-1 199 24 Mountain West Conference
25. Houston 9-1 196 25 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Ohio State 8-2 179 Big Ten Conference
Villanova 8-2 92 Big East Conference
Virginia Tech 8-1 87 Atlantic Coast Conference
North Carolina State 8-1 75 Atlantic Coast Conference
Loyola-IL 9-1 46 Horizon League
Milwaukee 7-1 43 Horizon League
St. John's 7-1 42 Big East Conference
California 8-2 35 Pacific-10 Conference
Alabama 7-1 33 Southeastern Conference
Utah 8-2 11 Mountain West Conference

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rider (39) 11-1 1755 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2. Bethune-Cookman (14) 7-0 1678 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
3. Houston (7) 9-1 1628 3 Conference USA
4. Milwaukee 7-1 1551 4 Horizon League
5. San Diego State (10) 8-1 1534 5 Mountain West Conference
6. Utah (2) 8-2 1457 6 Mountain West Conference
7. Loyola-IL 9-1 1395 7 Horizon League
8. South Carolina State 7-1 1344 8 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
9. Hampton 7-1 1260 9 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
10. Western Kentucky 8-2 1008 10 Sun Belt Conference
11. Xavier 8-3 955 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. George Mason 6-2 871 12 Colonial Athletic Association
13. Creighton 8-3 869 13 Missouri Valley Conference
14. UC Irvine 7-2 847 14 Big West Conference
15. Temple 8-3 744 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Middle Tennessee 5-2 728 16 Sun Belt Conference
17. Columbia 5-2 694 17 Ivy League
18. UC Santa Barbara 5-2 673 18 Big West Conference
19. Hawaii 6-2 559 19 Western Athletic Conference
20. Gonzaga 6-3 498 20 Western Athletic Conference
21. Mount St. Mary's 7-2 453 21 Northeast Conference
22. Pepperdine 6-2 447 22 West Coast Conference
23. Utah State 7-3 133 23 Western Athletic Conference
24. Southern Illinois 6-3 119 24 Missouri Valley Conference
25. Brigham Young 6-3 31 25 Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UNLV 7-3 30 Mountain West Conference
Northern Iowa 8-3 23 Missouri Valley Conference
UMBC 8-3 20 America East Conference
Centenary 6-3 18 Summit League
Rhode Island 6-3 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
Richmond 7-3 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
Kennesaw State 7-3 11 Atlantic Sun Conference
Fresno State 6-3 9 Western Athletic Conference
George Washington 5-3 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
IUPUI 6-3 6 Summit League
Sacramento State 6-3 5 Big Sky Conference
Yale 5-3 5 Ivy League
Buffalo 4-3 4 Mid-American Conference
Cornell 4-3 2 Ivy League
Saint Louis 7-3 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Marist 5-3 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Miami-Ohio 6-3 1 Mid-American Conference
Southern Methodist 7-3 1 Conference USA

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 24-30, 2018

We've got 3 feature games this week, starting with the championship game of the Las Vegas Shootout.

12/24/18- Las Vegas Shootout Championship- #4 Boston College (Eden James vs. #23 Auburn (Randy Rodgers) -- Coach Pearl and the Tigers ran into a buzzsaw named Boston College tonight. The Eagles led by 22 at halftime and never looked back, forcing 25 Auburn turnovers and winning the Las Vegas Shootout with ease.

Final Score: #4 Boston College- 94, #23 Auburn- 65

Eden James (#4 Boston College)- 5 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 6 blocks, 1 steal.
Randy Rodgers (#23 Auburn)- 2 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Our second feature game of the week was as follows:

12/25/18- Pittsburgh (Qwikshot Collins) @ #10 Michigan State (Jaybard Riley) -- This one was a good one early on, as Pitt led by 1 at halftime and outshot Michigan St. 46.2% to 42.1%. The difference came at the line, as Michigan St. shot 44 free throws to just 14 for Pitt.

Final Score: #10 Michigan State- 84, Pittsburgh- 76

Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- DNP (Injury)
Jaybard Riley (#10 Michigan State)- 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

And our last feature game?

12/29/18- Arizona State (Ivan Carrillo) @ #3 Maryland (Chester Smith) -- 2 teams going in completely different directions here, and it was about what we expected. The Sun Devils actually were within 10 at halftime, but only going 7 deep hurt them, as they ran out of gas.

Final Score: #3 Maryland- 83, Arizona State- 52

Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- DNP (Injury)
Chester Smith (#3 Maryland)- no key stats in 7 minutes of action.

Other Games

SR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 2-9, 0-0 Patriot.

12/25/18 at Marquette (L 82-68), 5 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal.
12/29/18 at #13 UConn (L 71-60), 7 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.

2 gallant efforts on the week for the Cadets, against great competition. David was huge on the boards against UConn, gotta get him shooting a little bit more.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 9-3, 0-0 Atlantic 10.

12/27/18 at Appalachian St. (W 71-64), 18 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 7 blocks, 2 steals, (Double-double), (POTG).

Just the 1 game this week for the Musketeers, and without the effort of Jace, they probably lose as the rest of the team seemed to be sleepwalking. Jace was just 3 blocks shy of a triple-double. Oh, I take that back, there was 1 other player for Xavier that got a double-double, but other than that everybody else was sleepwalking.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (#23 Auburn) -- 7-3, 0-0 SEC.

12/24/18- Las Vegas Shootout Championship vs. (2) #4 Boston College- feature game, highlighted above.
12/30/18 at Florida St. (L 81-76), 13 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals.

Tough week for the Tigers, who drop a couple, including a blowout loss. Randy is starting to find his groove when it comes to assists, now if he can stay out of foul trouble, he'll be alright.

RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- injured -- 1-10, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/25/18 at Wake Forest (W 73-70)
12/29/18 at #3 Maryland- feature game, highlighted above.

Breaking news!! Arizona State has won their first game of the season, on the road against a tough ACC opponent no less. Then they followed that up by getting their tails kicked. Ivan is still about a month away from coming back.

JR PF Eden James (#4 Boston College) -- 11-0, 0-0 ACC.

12/24/18- Las Vegas Shootout Championship vs. (4) #23 Auburn- feature game, highlighted above.

The Eagles roll to a season tournament championship, and Eden had a decent game, but he can do better.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#3 Maryland) -- 12-0, 0-0 ACC.

12/29/18 vs. Arizona St.- feature game, highlighted above.

Just the 1 game for the Terps this week as they roll to stay undefeated, but disappointing outing from Chester.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 9-1, 0-0 Conference USA.

No games this week for Al and the Cougars.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 8-3, 0-0 Mountain West.

12/27/18 vs. Northern Colorado (W 69-42), 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.

Good win for the Rebels against inferior competition, but foul trouble limited Ricardo to just 18 minutes in this one.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 4-6, 0-0 Big West.

12/25/18 vs. Loyola Marymount (L 64-44), 7 points, 1 assist.
12/28/18 at San Jose St. (L 73-45), 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.

So the 49ers get hammered twice this week, not what they wanted. They scored just 11 first half points at San Jose St. Poor Rudy tried to play through a broken finger, and as soon as that was completely healed, he broke his nose in the game at San Jose St! We'll see if he tries to play through that as well.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (#22 Syracuse) -- 10-2, 0-0 Big East.

12/28/18- San Juan Classic First Round vs. (8) LaSalle (W 81-67), 19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals.
12/29/18- San Juan Classic Semifinals vs. (4) Iowa St. (W 76-65), 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
12/30/18- San Juan Classic Championship vs. (3) Kent St. (W 102-72), 3 points, 2 rebounds,1 steal.

Good week for the Orange as they win the San Juan Classic pretty easily. Jack had a nice game in the First Round, but fractured his nose in the Semifinals and played limited minutes in that game and the championship game.

RS FR C Ralph King (#2 Duke) -- 11-0, 0-0 ACC.

12/26/18 vs. UNC Wilmington (W 85-54), 3 rebounds in 6 minutes
12/28/18 vs. South Carolina (W 88-51), 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

2 more cakewalks for the Blue Devils, and Ralph was nothing if not consistent against South Carolina.

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 5-7, 2-0 Big South.

12/27/18 vs. Coastal Carolina (W 84-68), 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.
12/29/18 vs. Charleston Southern (W 67-53), 5 points, 1 steal.

Great start to Big South play for the Panthers with a couple big wins. We're being told the reason why Benton sat the last few games was because of a lack of effort at practice. He must have gotten that cleared up, because he was solid in averaging 8 minutes a game this week, and very productive in those minutes.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling)- academic suspension -- 2-6, 0-0 SWAC.

12/26/18 at Baylor (W 71-70)

Looks like the Tigers may be turning a corner here, as they've upset 2 opponents in a row on the road now. The early decision on Bam is that he'll return next week, but nothing is set in stone yet.

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 8-3, 0-0 Big East.

12/27/18 at American (W 84-75), 4 rebounds, 1 steal.
12/29/18 vs. Colorado St. (W 71-63), 2 points, 6 rebounds.

The Hoyas certainly walked through this week, winning twice but not looking good in doing so. Ariel got a tryout of sorts, as both of the starting bigs got into foul trouble against Colorado State, so he played a season high 21 minutes. To say he was disappointing would be an understatement.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 5-5, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/30/18 at St. Louis (W 61-53), 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals.

Good win for the Thundering Herd in their lone game of the week, and a great game for Thomas, who was just 1 rebound away from a double-double.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- injured -- 6-4, 0-0 Big East.

12/25/18 at #10 Michigan St.- feature game, highlighted above.

Just the 1 game for Pitt, and they battled, but couldn't overcome the Spartans.

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#10 Michigan State) -- 10-1, 0-0 Big 10.

12/25/18 vs. Pittsburgh- feature game, highlighted above.

Just 1 game for the Spartans, who got a tough win against a game Panther team. Jaybard had a nice game.

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- redshirting -- 7-3, 0-0 Big 12.

12/26/18 vs. Texas-Pan American (L 73-62)

This certainly mirrors the real Wildcats, losing to teams they shouldn't be losing to. Ridiculous!

FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon)- redshirting -- 7-4, 0-0 Pac 10.

12/27/18 vs. Fresno St. (L 80-77)

Not a terrible loss for the Ducks, as Fresno St. is a decent team, but still, those are the games you need to win.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (37) 11-0 1759 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Tennessee (26) 12-0 1751 1 Southeastern Conference
3. Maryland (9) 12-0 1674 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Boston College 11-0 1574 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. North Carolina 8-0 1500 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Florida 11-1 1412 6 Southeastern Conference
7. Texas 11-0 1377 7 Big 12 Conference
8. Illinois 9-1 1337 8 Big Ten Conference
9. Michigan State 10-1 1198 10 Big Ten Conference
10. Arizona 9-1 1109 15 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Kansas 11-1 1109 11 Big 12 Conference
12. Cincinnati 11-0 1006 14 Big East Conference
13. Georgia Tech 11-1 808 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Syracuse 10-2 714 22 Big East Conference
15. Mississippi 10-1 645 20 Southeastern Conference
16. Alabama 10-1 642 NR Southeastern Conference
17. Ohio State 9-2 516 NR Big Ten Conference
18. Rider 13-1 490 19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
19. Oklahoma 8-2 427 9 Big 12 Conference
20. Connecticut 10-2 424 13 Big East Conference
21. San Diego State 10-1 401 24 Mountain West Conference
22. Oklahoma State 9-2 284 21 Big 12 Conference
23. Wisconsin 10-2 284 17 Big Ten Conference
24. Milwaukee 10-1 269 NR Horizon League
25. California 9-2 166 NR Pacific-10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Mississippi State 9-1 159 Southeastern Conference
Houston 9-1 143 Conference USA
Loyola-IL 11-1 93 Horizon League
St. John's 9-1 89 Big East Conference
Stanford 7-3 40 Pacific-10 Conference

The ACC is gonna be tough early on, with 4 of the top 5 teams in the ACC. Obviously that'll change as the season wears on, but it's nice to see all 3 of our FOFC teams near the top.

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rider (52) 13-1 1773 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2. Milwaukee (8) 10-1 1721 4 Horizon League
3. San Diego State (12) 10-1 1668 5 Mountain West Conference
4. Loyola-IL 11-1 1561 7 Horizon League
5. Houston 9-1 1547 3 Conference USA
6. Bethune-Cookman 7-1 1385 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
7. Creighton 10-3 1306 13 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Xavier 9-3 1230 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Western Kentucky 10-2 1213 10 Sun Belt Conference
10. Temple 9-3 1146 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. UC Irvine 8-2 1071 14 Big West Conference
12. Utah 9-3 1045 6 Mountain West Conference
13. Gonzaga 9-3 983 20 Western Athletic Conference
14. Hampton 8-2 966 9 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
15. Southern Illinois 8-3 665 24 Missouri Valley Conference
16. Northern Iowa 10-3 595 NR Missouri Valley Conference
17. IUPUI 8-3 584 NR Summit League
18. Brigham Young 8-3 581 25 Mountain West Conference
19. UNLV 8-3 421 NR Mountain West Conference
20. George Mason 8-3 412 12 Colonial Athletic Association
21. Richmond 9-3 274 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. George Washington 7-3 238 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Fresno State 7-3 188 NR Western Athletic Conference
24. Southern Methodist 8-3 177 NR Conference USA
25. Columbia 6-3 113 17 Ivy League

Others Receiving Votes:
Nevada 8-3 111 Western Athletic Conference
South Carolina State 8-3 96 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
UTEP 7-3 62 Conference USA
Furman 8-3 57 Southern Conference
Pepperdine 8-3 46 West Coast Conference
New Mexico 7-3 44 Mountain West Conference
Ball State 6-3 29 Mid-American Conference
Mount St. Mary's 8-3 23 Northeast Conference
Buffalo 5-3 20 Mid-American Conference
Northern Illinois 7-3 20 Mid-American Conference
Hawaii 7-3 18 Western Athletic Conference
Towson 7-3 11 Colonial Athletic Association

[collegesportsfanms]

Something I am going to do every couple of weeks is print a screenshot of the spreadsheet I have going, so that everybody can see how their player is doing stat wise for the season. It will just be in order of class, just like I do the weekly reports, with a few exceptions. Mike Schaplowsky and Path Twelve will not be included because they are redshirting. Bam Jamison won't be included in this one since he hasn't played due to academic suspension. If his suspension is lifted, obviously he'll be included in the next one. I've put most of the stats on there, I didn't include games started, games played, turnovers per game or fouls per game. I think next time I'll include those. As it stands, here is a look at the first stat sheet.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 31, 2018-Jan. 6, 2019

1 feature game to tell you about this week and it is a heck of a non-conference battle.

1/2/19- Georgetown- Ariel Ginsberg) @ #3 Maryland (Chester Smith) -- The Hoyas needed this one badly, and they came out playing like it early on, taking a 4 point lead into the locker room at halftime. In the second half, Maryland turned up the defensive intensity, using a half court trap that saw Georgetown commit 14 second half turnovers. The result was Maryland staying undefeated, but it didn't come easily.

Final Score- #3 Maryland- 77, Georgetown- 69

Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- 2 points, 1 rebound.
Chester Smith (#3 Maryland)- no stats in 4 minutes of action.

Other Games

SR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 4-10, 0-0 Patriot.

12/31/18 at UMass (L 85-66), 23 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
1/2/19 at Bowling Green (W 78-71), 13 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, (Double-double), (POTG)
1/5/19 at Rutgers (W 85-81), 19 points, 10 rebounds, 1 block, 2 steals, (Double-double), (POTG)

What a week for the Cadets, who get 2 solid road wins against decent competition, despite the loss at UMass. And what a week for David: 2 double-doubles, 2 POTG awards. Way to go!

RS JR C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 10-3, 0-0 Atlantic 10.

1/2/19 vs. Ball St. (W 85-59), 11 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, (Double-double)

Just the 1 game this week for the Musketeers, who win it with ease. Jace had a double-double, but even then, he could have padded the stats even more.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 8-5, 0-0 SEC.

1/2/19 vs. Southern Miss (W 81-67), 11 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, (Double-double)
1/4/19 vs. Central Florida (L 80-71), 2 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.
1/6/19 at #5 North Carolina (L 67-64), 4 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal.

Ending the week with 2 losses doesn't bode well for Coach Pearl and the Tigers, who let one slip away against the 5th ranked team in the country. Randy came close to a triple-double against Southern Miss, and his rebounding numbers for a PG continue to impress. However, he is questionable for next weeks games, as he broke his finger late in the game at UNC and is expected out about 2 weeks.

RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- injured -- 2-11, 1-1 Pac 10.

1/3/19 vs. USC (W 80-76)
1/5/19 vs. UCLA (L 71-57)

The Sun Devils get their second win of the season, first in conference play, and a nice win it was. Ivan is still out for a few weeks, but he is starting to do some light rehab.

JR PF Eden James (#4 Boston College) -- 13-0, 0-0 ACC.

12/31/18 vs. Idaho (W 102-61), 15 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 blocks, 1 steal.
1/4/19 vs. Holy Cross (W 90-62), 18 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 blocks, (Double-double), (POTG)

Easy week for the Eagles against bottom feeder competition, so the stats for Eden may be skewed a little, but still solid numbers.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#3 Maryland) -- 14-0, 0-0 ACC.

1/2/19 vs. Georgetown- feature game, highlighted above.
1/4/19 at Villanova (W 77-63), 3 points, 1 rebound.

The Terps continue to roll, getting a couple wins against solid Big East competition, and Chester, while happy to be playing, still wants more PT.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 11-2, 0-0 Conference USA.

1/2/19 vs. Baylor (W 76-68), 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, (POTG).
1/4/19 at Texas A&M (W 77-60), 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.
1/6/19 at #7 Texas (L 91-64), 1 rebound, 1 assist.

So the Cougars get solid wins vs. Baylor and at Texas A&M, but got hammered at Texas in their Texas road trip that isn't over yet. Al was completely shut down against the Longhorns, but got POTG against Baylor.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 8-4, 0-0 Mountain West.

1/1/19 vs. UC Santa Barbara (L 64-57), 9 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, (Double-double)

Despite the best efforts of Ricardo, the Rebels fell in this one against a team they quite frankly shouldn't be losing to. Not only that, but it was a 13 point deficit at halftime. Unacceptable.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 4-7, 0-0 Big West.

1/4/19 at Pepperdine (L 76-69), 2 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

It was a gallant effort at a solid Pepperdine team in the 49ers' only game of the week. Rudy was a beast on the boards, but just doesn't put many shots up.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (#14 Syracuse) -- 10-2, 0-0 Big East.

No games this week for Jack and the Orange, which gave Jack's injury time to fully heal.

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

1/3/19 vs. American (W 76-65), 1 rebound in 5 minutes.
1/6/19 vs. Dartmouth (W 103-61), 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block.

The Blue Devils beat a couple more easy opponents this week, although the game against American was tougher than one would think. Ralph played a season high 15 minutes against Dartmouth.

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 6-8, 3-1 Big South.

1/3/19 at Liberty (L 73-69), 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals.
1/5/19 at VMI (W 70-61), 6 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.

The Panthers let the game at Liberty slip away or they would still be undefeated early in Big South play. Benton has to be very pleased with the minutes he got this week, and the production.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 4-6, 2-0 SWAC.

1/3/19 at Alcorn St. (W 71-60), DNP (Coaches Decision).
1/5/19 at Southern (W 74-73), DNP (Coaches Decision).

Great week for the Tigers who have now won 4 in a row and their first 2 in SWAC play. Is it a coincidence that Grambling is rolling with Bam back? Unfortunately, Bam is still so far down the depth chart that he still might not see the court this season.

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 8-4, 0-0 Big East.

1/2/19 at #3 Maryland- feature game, highlighted above.

The Hoyas only game of the week was a nice effort, but they had way too many second half turnovers. Ariel, of course, played limited minutes and didn't do much.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 5-7, 0-0 Conference USA.

1/2/19 vs. Ohio (L 69-62), 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
1/6/19 vs. Duquesne (L 63-58), 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

It was a solid week for Thomas, unfortunately the rest of the Thundering Herd couldn't back him up, as they lost twice. Both were close though.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- injured -- 7-4, 0-0 Big East.

1/5/19 at Toledo (W 85-50)

Easy win for the Panthers in their only game of the week.

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#9 Michigan State) -- 12-1, 2-0 Big 10.

1/2/19 vs. Iowa (W 70-52), 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block.
1/5/19 at Northwestern (W 60-46), 8 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists.

Good week for the Spartans who start conference play on a good note. Not the greatest of weeks for Jaybard, who was solid, but Coach Izzo knows he can get more out of him.

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- redshirting -- 9-3, 0-0 Big 12.

1/2/19 vs. Central Arkansas (W 68-58)
1/4/19 at NJIT (W 91-85, OT)

Teams like NJIT can not be taking the Wildcats to overtime, there's just no excuse. It could be a long Big 12 season if the Cats don't wake up.

FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon)- redshirting -- 8-5, 1-1 Pac 10.

1/3/19 vs. #25 Cal (W 76-68)
1/5/19 vs. Stanford (L 79-59)

After upsetting Cal, the Ducks lay an egg against Stanford. Bummer.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (54) 13-0 1781 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Tennessee 13-0 1702 2 Southeastern Conference
3. Maryland (18) 14-0 1699 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Boston College 13-0 1573 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. North Carolina 11-0 1516 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Illinois 11-1 1426 8 Big Ten Conference
7. Texas 12-0 1375 7 Big 12 Conference
8. Kansas 13-1 1226 11 Big 12 Conference
9. Michigan State 12-1 1217 9 Big Ten Conference
10. Florida 12-2 1181 6 Southeastern Conference
11. Arizona 11-1 1124 10 Pacific-10 Conference
12. Cincinnati 12-0 962 12 Big East Conference
13. Oklahoma 11-2 902 19 Big 12 Conference
14. Ohio State 11-2 806 17 Big Ten Conference
15. Syracuse 10-2 702 14 Big East Conference
16. Rider 15-1 684 18 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
17. Mississippi State 12-1 639 NR Southeastern Conference
18. Oklahoma State 10-2 600 22 Big 12 Conference
19. Connecticut 10-2 552 20 Big East Conference
20. San Diego State 11-1 522 21 Mountain West Conference
21. Stanford 9-3 344 NR Pacific-10 Conference
22. St. John's 10-1 305 NR Big East Conference
23. Mississippi 11-2 185 15 Southeastern Conference
24. Houston 11-2 141 NR Conference USA
25. Georgia Tech 11-2 119 13 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Milwaukee 11-2 24 Horizon League
California 10-3 22 Pacific-10 Conference
Virginia Tech 11-2 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
Louisville 10-2 16 Big East Conference
Loyola-IL 12-2 10 Horizon League
Xavier 10-3 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
Utah 11-3 9 Mountain West Conference
Temple 10-3 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
Alabama 10-2 3 Southeastern Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rider (65) 15-1 1793 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2. San Diego State (7) 11-1 1726 3 Mountain West Conference
3. Milwaukee 11-2 1591 2 Horizon League
4. Xavier 10-3 1515 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Houston 11-2 1514 5 Conference USA
6. Utah 11-3 1480 12 Mountain West Conference
7. Temple 10-3 1384 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Loyola-IL 12-2 1331 4 Horizon League
9. Gonzaga 11-3 1231 13 Western Athletic Conference
10. Southern Illinois 10-3 1082 15 Missouri Valley Conference
11. Northern Iowa 12-3 1063 16 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Bethune-Cookman 8-2 966 6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
13. Brigham Young 9-3 941 18 Mountain West Conference
14. George Washington 9-3 837 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Western Kentucky 11-3 782 9 Sun Belt Conference
16. New Mexico 9-3 688 NR Mountain West Conference
17. Columbia 8-3 631 25 Ivy League
18. Nevada 9-3 604 NR Western Athletic Conference
19. UC Irvine 8-3 483 11 Big West Conference
20. Pepperdine 10-3 407 NR West Coast Conference
21. Hampton 8-3 384 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
22. Buffalo 8-3 368 NR Mid-American Conference
23. Towson 9-3 212 NR Colonial Athletic Association
24. Hawaii 8-3 185 NR Western Athletic Conference
25. Detroit 9-4 78 NR Horizon League

Others Receiving Votes:
George Mason 9-4 43 Colonial Athletic Association
Sacramento State 9-4 29 Big Sky Conference
IUPUI 9-4 25 Summit League
Duquesne 8-4 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
Creighton 10-5 8 Missouri Valley Conference
Fresno State 8-4 5 Western Athletic Conference
Richmond 9-4 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
UTEP 8-4 1 Conference USA

[bbgunn]

Bam might not be playing, but surely his mere presence is worth a couple of wins?

[collegesportsfanms]

I am going to take on a slower pace in this one. The reason why is eventually we will have guys that get drafted and play pro ball. I am hesitant to buy the pro version of FBCB because I may never play it other than to work on this dynasty. However, those characters that do go pro should have the right to continue on if they want. If that's the case, then it'll take me with few weeks before I'm able to buy FBPB and figure out how to import draft classes from FBCB to FBPB.

At this point I need to hear from everyone. Are you interested in your players pro career if they make it that far? Or are the 3, 4 years of college good enough. If enough people want to see their characters progress to pro ball, I'll definitely make it happen

[Travis]

Whatever works best for you. I'll be reading either way.

[collegesportsfanms]

Whatever works best for you. I'll be reading either way.

Thanks, I appreciate it. I just figured I'd see if anybody really didn't care about following their player after college, because your guy Jace Hunter will probably end up playing pro ball. So I'll put you down as an I don't care if I follow his pro career or not. lol

[Neuqua]

I'd like to see how Riley may do professionally but no pressure either way.

[bbgunn]

My guy will be lucky to have a college career, much less a pro one. So for me, if it's only about their college careers, that's fine with me.

[collegesportsfanms]

Good to see some of you are still reading and following, I always appreciate it. I'm having a blast doing this and my interactive coaches dynasty. Back to this one, to my knowledge we had one 1 recruit still unsigned, but that has changed.

Tim Sheppard has signed with Mississippi State and will be a Bulldog next season. So there you go rjolley, your recruit is signed.

I'll be in and out of town over the next few days, but I'm going to try and squeeze in a post here and a post on the coaches dynasty. I still have no idea what I'm going to do about FBPB, whether I'm getting it or not. I've still got some time to think about it though. Would love to hear more opinions from some of the other posters on here.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 7-13, 2019

No feature games to speak of, so let's jump into the action.

SR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 6-10, 2-0 Patriot.

1/9/19 at Bucknell (W 80-57), 4 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks.
1/12/19 at Lehigh (W 80-72), 12 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists, (Double-double)

Great week for the Cadets winning their first 2 conference games, and David had a heck of a game at Lehigh.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 11-3, 0-0 Atlantic 10.

1/11/19 at SIU Edwardsville (W 76-73), 12 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double), (POTG)

Just 1 game this week for the Musketeers, and they struggled against a 2 win SIU Edwardsville team, but Jace had a heck of a game in getting a double-double and POTG.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 9-6, 1-0 SEC.

1/10/19 at #8 Kansas (L 71-66), DNP (Injury)
1/12/19 at #23 Ole Miss (W 85-75), no stats in 1 minute.

Big win for the Tigers at Ole Miss, and they almost knocked off a good Kansas team. They might well have if they'd had Randy in the lineup, as he is just coming back from injury.

RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona St.) - injured -- 3-12, 2-2 Pac 10.

1/10/19 at Washington St. (L 75-63)
1/12/19 at Washington (W 80-74)

At least the Sun Devils can take pride in the fact that they are currently .500 in conference play. Ivan is still a couple weeks away from returning.

JR PF Eden James (#4 Boston College) -- 14-1, 0-0 ACC.

1/7/19 at UMass (L 76-65), 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block.
1/9/19 vs. Rhode Island (W 83-54), 4 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks.

So the Eagles suffer their first loss, but get a nice comeback win against Rhode Island. Not a great week for Eden though, he struggled a tad.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#3 Maryland) -- 15-0, 0-0 ACC.

1/7/19 at American (W 78-69), 2 points in 1 minute.

Just 1 game for the Terps this week, and they struggled at American. Chester only saw 1 minute of action, kind of a disappointment.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (#24 Houston) -- 12-2, 0-0 Conference USA.

1/9/19 at Houston Baptist (W 74-60), 7 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

The Cougars got a good win against an in-city rival, but didn't get as much out of Al as they'd have liked as he battled foul trouble.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 10-4, 2-0 Mountain West.

1/9/19 vs. Air Force (W 69-40), 23 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, (POTG)
1/12/19 at #20 San Diego St. (W 58-49), 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Good week for the Rebels in getting 2 conference wins, including a win over a ranked team. What a game Ricardo had at Air Force, setting a season and career high in points.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 5-8, 1-0 Big West.

1/9/19 at Wright St. (L 76-50), 5 points, 4 rebounds.
1/12/19 vs. Cal Poly (W 71-63), no stats, injured after 6 minutes.

The good news, the 49ers finished the conference season with a win, and the bad news: they've lost Rudy for about a month with a torn ligament.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (#15 Syracuse) -- 12-2, 2-0 Big East.

1/9/19 at Providence (W 65-56), 16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
1/12/19 vs. Seton Hall (W 86-44), 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

Solid week for the Orange, and for Jack, who was very consistent with his scoring.

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

no games this week for Ralph or the Blue Devils.

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 8-8, 4-1 Big South.

1/7/19 at Eastern Michigan (W 90-88), 1 assist.
1/12/19 vs. Radford (W 62-61), 1 rebound.

Good week for the Panthers who get 2 wins, by a combined 3 points. Benton played some solid minutes at Eastern Michigan but didn't do much, and saw just 1 minute against Radford.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 5-8, 3-0 SWAC.

1/7/19 at #23 Ole Miss (L 82-71), 2 points, 1 steal.
1/10/19 vs. Stephen F. Austin (L 78-61), DNP (Coaches Decision)
1/12/19 vs. Jackson St. (W 68-67), 1 rebound.

Tough week for the Tigers, who only won 1 of 3, but they did play Ole Miss well and they are still undefeated in conference play. Bam saw his first action, playing 2 minutes each against Ole Miss and Jackson St.

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 9-5, 1-1 Big East.

1/9/19 at #12 Cincinnati (L 76-62), 1 rebound.
1/12/19 vs. Marquette (W 80-70), 4 points, 4 rebounds.

The Hoyas split their first 2 Big East games, and Ariel had a solid game in limited minutes against Marquette.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 6-7, 0-0 Conference USA.

1/8/19 vs. Virginia Tech (W 60-58), 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.

Nice win for the Thundering Herd against a pretty solid VA Tech team, and Thomas had a nice stat line in the Thundering Herd only game of the week.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh) - injured -- 9-4, 2-0 Big East.

1/9/19 at Seton Hall (W 86-56)
1/12/19 vs. Villanova (W 80-70)

Good start to conference play for the Panthers, as all Qwikshot can do is sit and watch.

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#9 Michigan State) -- 14-1, 4-0 Big 10.

1/9/19 vs. Penn St. (W 93-76), 24 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.
1/12/19 at Purdue (W 96-70), 23 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

The Spartans with 2 easy victories in conference play this week, and Jaybard had huge scoring days. Surprisingly, neither one was enough to warrant a POTG award.

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) - redshirting -- 9-4, 0-1 Big 12.

1/12/19 at #13 Oklahoma (L 79-69)

Not a bad effort for the Wildcats against a tough OU team, but just not enough fuel in the tank.

FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) - redshirting -- 9-6, 2-2 Pac 10.

1/10/19 at UCLA (L 67-51)
1/12/19 at USC (W 73-67)

The Ducks will take a split this week, running into a good UCLA team.
Knowing a .500 conference record might still be enough to squeeze them into the NCAA Tournament.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Tennessee (66) 15-0 1794 2 Southeastern Conference
2. Maryland (6) 15-0 1693 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Duke 13-0 1688 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. North Carolina 13-0 1579 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Illinois 13-1 1518 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Texas 13-0 1404 7 Big 12 Conference
7. Boston College 14-1 1398 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Michigan State 14-1 1246 9 Big Ten Conference
9. Florida 13-2 1191 10 Southeastern Conference
10. Arizona 13-1 1187 11 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Kansas 15-1 1127 8 Big 12 Conference
12. Cincinnati 14-0 992 12 Big East Conference
13. Syracuse 12-2 947 15 Big East Conference
14. Rider 17-1 842 16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
15. Ohio State 12-3 719 14 Big Ten Conference
16. Oklahoma 12-3 633 13 Big 12 Conference
17. Mississippi State 13-2 566 17 Southeastern Conference
18. Xavier 11-3 541 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Houston 12-2 373 24 Conference USA
20. Connecticut 11-3 342 19 Big East Conference
21. Louisville 12-2 330 NR Big East Conference
22. California 12-3 215 NR Pacific-10 Conference
23. Milwaukee 13-2 214 NR Horizon League
24. Oklahoma State 11-3 212 18 Big 12 Conference
25. San Diego State 12-2 175 20 Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Georgia Tech 12-2 153 Atlantic Coast Conference
Stanford 10-4 125 Pacific-10 Conference
Utah 13-3 83 Mountain West Conference
Loyola-IL 14-2 50 Horizon League
Gonzaga 13-3 28 Western Athletic Conference
Temple 10-3 27 Atlantic 10 Conference
Northern Iowa 14-3 8 Missouri Valley Conference

Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rider (57) 17-1 1785 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2. Xavier (15) 11-3 1690 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Milwaukee 13-2 1634 3 Horizon League
4. Houston 12-2 1547 5 Conference USA
5. Utah 13-3 1537 6 Mountain West Conference
6. San Diego State 12-2 1423 2 Mountain West Conference
7. Gonzaga 13-3 1335 9 Western Athletic Conference
8. Temple 10-3 1314 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Loyola-IL 14-2 1295 8 Horizon League
10. Northern Iowa 14-3 1195 11 Missouri Valley Conference
11. George Washington 10-3 1059 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Southern Illinois 11-4 977 10 Missouri Valley Conference
13. Detroit 11-4 876 25 Horizon League
14. Hampton 9-3 809 21 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
15. Brigham Young 10-4 791 13 Mountain West Conference
16. George Mason 11-4 627 NR Colonial Athletic Association
17. New Mexico 10-4 531 16 Mountain West Conference
18. Sacramento State 11-4 504 NR Big Sky Conference
19. Western Kentucky 11-4 469 15 Sun Belt Conference
20. UNLV 10-4 420 NR Mountain West Conference
21. Richmond 10-4 324 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Nevada 10-4 283 18 Western Athletic Conference
23. Duquesne 9-4 214 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. UTEP 9-4 130 NR Conference USA
25. South Carolina State 11-4 114 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UMBC 11-4 101 America East Conference
Pepperdine 12-4 96 West Coast Conference
UC Irvine 9-4 71 Big West Conference
Ball State 9-4 50 Mid-American Conference
Creighton 12-5 43 Missouri Valley Conference
Towson 10-4 41 Colonial Athletic Association
Buffalo 8-4 38 Mid-American Conference
Hawaii 9-4 28 Western Athletic Conference
Bethune-Cookman 8-4 26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
South Alabama 12-5 21 Sun Belt Conference
Columbia 9-5 2 Ivy League

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 14-20, 2019

1 feature game for you this week, and it 1 of many major battles between our FOFC teams in the ACC.

1/19/19- #7 Boston College (Eden James) @ #2 Maryland (Chester Smith) -- A battle of top 10 teams here, but it wasn't really much of a battle. Given that Maryland shot 32.8% from the field and Boston College shot 44.6% from the field, you would think that BC ran away with it. Not the case, as Maryland led by 20 at halftime, and although BC did get the lead down to single digits at one point in the second half, it wasn't nearly enough, as Maryland won the free throw battle, going 27-33 from the line while BC was only 8-12 from the line.

Final Score: #2 Maryland- 77, #7 Boston College- 66

Eden James (Boston College)- 7 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal.
Chester Smith (Maryland)- 2 points, 1 rebound.

And now it's time to highlight the rest of the games for the week.

SR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 8-10, 4-0 Patriot.

1/16/19 vs. Holy Cross (W 71-62), 6 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists.
1/19/19 vs. Colgate (W 91-78), 8 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Good week for the Cadets who remain undefeated in conference play. David put up nice numbers on the glass.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (#18 Xavier) -- 13-3, 2-0 Atlantic 10.

1/16/19 vs. Fordham (W 86-78), 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 blocks, 1 steal.
1/19/19 at LaSalle (W 92-75), 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist.

Good week for the Musketeers who rolled in 2 conference games. Foul trouble saddled Jace against LaSalle as he only played 16 minutes, but he definitely contributed.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 11-6, 3-0 SEC.

1/15/19 vs. South Carolina (W 68-56), 5 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.
1/19/19 at #1 Tennessee (W 79-66), 6 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal.

Huge week for the Tigers who knock off previously undefeated Tennessee. What a win. Randy is fully returned from injury and put up decent numbers in his return.

RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- injured -- 4-12, 3-2 Pac 10.

1/19/19 at #10 Arizona (W 96-93, OT)

The Sun Devils seem to be turning a bit of a corner as they get a huge win over their in-state rivals. Ivan has started some light rehab, but he's still a couple weeks away from returning.

JR PF Eden James (#7 Boston College) -- 15-2, 1-1 ACC.

1/16/19 vs. Virginia Tech (W 82-74), 7 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block.
1/19/19 at #2 Maryland- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Eagles this week, as Eden battled foul trouble in both games, but still had nice stat lines.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#2 Maryland) -- 17-0, 2-0 ACC.

1/16/19 at N.C. State (W 80-61), 1 rebound.
1/19/19 vs. #7 Boston College- feature game, highlighted above.

The Terps stay undefeated but Chester continues to get limited minutes. Oh well, at least he's playing this season.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (#19 Houston) -- 14-2, 2-0 Conference USA.

1/16/19 at ECU (W 78-65), 8 points, 1 assist.
1/19/19 at Kent St. (W 73-56), 3 points.

While the Cougars continue to win, Al is seeing a reduction in his minutes. We're being told that his off court workouts aren't up to par according to Coach Sampson. Keep an eye on this situation.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 12-4, 4-0 Mountain West.

1/16/19 vs. Wyoming (W 62-46), 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block, 3 steals.
1/19/19 at TCU (W 77-69), 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

Another good week for the Rebels, and Ricardo almost got a double-double against TCU.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State)- injured -- 5-10, 1-2 Big West.

1/15/19 at Pacific (L 74-58)
1/17/19 vs. Cal St. Northridge (L 67-42)

2 ugly performances this week for the 49ers, and with Rudy out another 3-4 weeks, I don't see things getting much better.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (#13 Syracuse) -- 13-3, 3-1 Big East.

1/16/19 vs. #20 UConn (L 83-77), 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, (Fouled out).
1/19/19 vs. Providence (W 85-40), 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

A split for the Orange this week, who really wanted to beat their rivals in UConn. Jack battled foul trouble in both games this week, he'll have to tone down his aggressiveness.

RS FR C Ralph King (#3 Duke) -- 15-0, 2-0 ACC.

1/16/19 at Florida St. (W 84-74), 1 assist.
1/19/19 at Georgia Tech (W 85-67), 4 rebounds.

A couple scoreless games for Ralph as the Blue Devils stay undefeated.

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 9-9, 5-2 Big South.

1/17/19 vs. Gardner Webb (W 92-77), 3 rebounds.
1/19/19 vs. UNC Asheville (L 55-53), 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal.

Benton is trying to take advantage of his limited minutes as the Panthers split on the week.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 6-9, 4-1 SWAC.

1/17/19 vs. Mississippi Valley St. (L 85-80), DNP (Coaches Decision)
1/19/19 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (W 84-47), DNP (Coaches Decision)

Shocked that Bam didn't at least play against Pine Bluff, looks like we've got another Chester Smith situation on our hands. The Tigers split this week.

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 11-5, 3-1 Big East.

1/16/19 vs. DePaul (W 80-70), 1 rebound, 1 assist.
1/19/19 vs. Seton Hall (W 87-77), 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.

Ariel was nothing if not consistent this week, as he got just 1 of any particular stat in each game. He did a little bit more against Seton Hall though, and the Hoyas win a couple 10 point games.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 7-8, 1-1 Conference USA.

1/16/19 at Tulsa (W 70-64), 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.
1/19/19 vs. Southern Miss (L 84-67), 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Thomas isn't known for his defense, so to see him get a block and a steal in both games this week, pretty impressive. He had good numbers scoring wise in both games, as the Thundering Herd split.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- injured -- 11-4, 4-0 Big East.

1/16/19 vs. West Virginia (W 67-58)
1/19/19 at DePaul (W 62-49)

While Qwikshot remains done for the season, the Panthers are just kicking it into another gear with 2 more good performances.

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#8 Michigan State) -- 15-2, 5-1 Big 10.

1/16/19 vs. Minnesota (W 81-68), 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
1/19/19 at Wisconsin (L 87-78), 26 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals.

Jaybard continues to make a case for national frosh of the year, and it's a shame his performance was overshadowed in the Wisconsin game. The Spartans drop their first conference game this season and will look to regroup.

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- redshirting -- 10-5, 1-2 Big 12.

1/16/19 vs. Missouri (L 84-80)
1/19/19 vs. Nebraska (W 77-56)

Would have been nice had my Cats gotten that win over Missouri, but I still like where they are at.

FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon)- redshirting -- 9-8, 2-4 Pac 10.

1/17/19 vs. Washington St. (L 65-50)
1/19/19 vs. Washington (L 65-51)

So the Ducks lose by almost identical scores this week as they hosted the Washington teams and are showing signs of struggling with 2 tough games next week.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (39) 15-0 1766 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Maryland (33) 17-0 1758 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. North Carolina 15-0 1648 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Illinois 15-1 1563 5 Big Ten Conference
5. Texas 15-0 1498 6 Big 12 Conference
6. Tennessee 15-2 1451 1 Southeastern Conference
7. Florida 15-2 1369 9 Southeastern Conference
8. Boston College 15-2 1269 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Kansas 17-1 1268 11 Big 12 Conference
10. Cincinnati 16-0 1088 12 Big East Conference
11. Michigan State 15-2 1077 8 Big Ten Conference
12. Arizona 14-2 1076 10 Pacific-10 Conference
13. Rider 19-1 880 14 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
14. Syracuse 13-3 776 13 Big East Conference
15. Xavier 13-3 732 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Mississippi State 15-2 727 17 Southeastern Conference
17. Oklahoma 14-3 667 16 Big 12 Conference
18. Connecticut 13-3 597 20 Big East Conference
19. Houston 14-2 505 19 Conference USA
20. Louisville 14-2 491 21 Big East Conference
21. Utah 15-3 414 NR Mountain West Conference
22. Temple 12-3 306 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Northern Iowa 16-3 132 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. Oklahoma State 12-4 130 24 Big 12 Conference
25. Stanford 11-5 60 NR Pacific-10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Georgia Tech 13-3 48 Atlantic Coast Conference
California 13-4 39 Pacific-10 Conference
Milwaukee 14-3 38 Horizon League
Ohio State 12-5 20 Big Ten Conference
Loyola-IL 15-3 5 Horizon League
Pittsburgh 11-4 2 Big East Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rider (49) 19-1 1774 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2. Xavier (23) 13-3 1730 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Utah 15-3 1615 5 Mountain West Conference
4. Houston 14-2 1608 4 Conference USA
5. Temple 12-3 1523 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Northern Iowa 16-3 1444 10 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Milwaukee 14-3 1392 3 Horizon League
8. Loyola-IL 15-3 1262 9 Horizon League
9. Southern Illinois 13-4 1171 12 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Brigham Young 12-4 1116 15 Mountain West Conference
11. George Mason 13-4 963 16 Colonial Athletic Association
12. San Diego State 12-4 962 6 Mountain West Conference
13. Gonzaga 13-5 941 7 Western Athletic Conference
14. Nevada 12-4 848 22 Western Athletic Conference
15. George Washington 11-4 759 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Western Kentucky 13-4 695 19 Sun Belt Conference
17. Richmond 12-4 626 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Sacramento State 13-4 610 18 Big Sky Conference
19. UNLV 12-4 542 20 Mountain West Conference
20. UMBC 13-4 418 NR America East Conference
21. Pepperdine 14-4 383 NR West Coast Conference
22. UC Irvine 11-4 268 NR Big West Conference
23. Ball State 11-4 201 NR Mid-American Conference
24. Hawaii 11-4 131 NR Western Athletic Conference
25. South Alabama 13-5 123 NR Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Towson 12-4 91 Colonial Athletic Association
Hampton 10-4 71 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
IUPUI 12-5 36 Summit League
Columbia 10-5 32 Ivy League
New Mexico 11-5 28 Mountain West Conference
Oral Roberts 13-5 16 Summit League
South Carolina State 12-5 7 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Monmouth 12-5 6 Northeast Conference
Dayton 9-6 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Loyola-Maryland 12-5 2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Creighton 13-6 1 Missouri Valley Conference
Utah State 11-6 1 Western Athletic Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Just wanted to touch base and let everybody know that I will not be around much for the next couple weeks. There is a huge baseball tournament coming to town that I am helping out with. I may occasionally sneak in a post or 2 over the next 3 weeks, but don't hold your breath.

I will have a lot more free time starting mid-August though, so hopefully I can really get a move on this. Thanks for your patience all

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 21-27, 2019

2 feature games for you this week, the first coming from the Pac 10.

1/26/19- Oregon (Path Twelve) @ Arizona State (Ivan Carrillo) -- A game in which both teams really need, as both teams are struggling. Both teams shot lights out in this one, and the Sun Devils led by 5 at halftime. Unfortunately, they couldn't maintain that lead in the second half, as Oregon went on a huge run to get the road victory.

Final Score: Oregon- 83, Arizona State- 70

Path Twelve (Oregon)- DNP (Redshirting)
Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.

Our other feature game comes from the Big East.

1/26/19- #14 Syracuse (Jack Dawkins) @ Pittsburgh (Qwikshot Collins) -- This one wasn't much of a game after halftime. The Orange led by 8 at halftime but went on a huge run early in the second half, forcing 24 turnovers in the game and winning without much resistance.

Final Score: #15 Syracuse- 91, Pittsburgh- 61

Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- 6 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.
Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- DNP (Injury)

Now let's cover the rest of the weeks action:

SR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 9-10, 5-0 Patriot.

1/23/19 at New Hampshire (W 70-55), 12 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, (double-double)

1 game this week for the Cadets, as they stay undefeated in Patriot play. A nice double-double for David.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (#15 Xavier) -- 15-3, 4-0 Atlantic 10.

1/23/19 at Charlotte (W 89-64), 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks, 1 steal.
1/26/19 at St. Louis (W 100-58), 11 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks, 2 steals.

Easy week for the Musketeers, who roll in 2 road games. Jace never got the double-double he was looking for, but still had great all-around numbers.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 13-6, 5-0 SEC.

1/22/19 vs. Kentucky (W 69-57), 8 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.
1/26/19 vs. LSU (W 89-62), 4 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists.

Randy did his job this week, dishing out the assists, and the Tigers stay undefeated in SEC play.

RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 5-13, 4-3 Pac 10.

1/24/19 vs. Oregon State (W 65-61), 7 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block.
1/26/19 vs. Oregon- feature game, highlighted above.

So the Sun Devils split this week and Ivan played about 20 minutes a game, but he had good numbers in his somewhat limited action.

JR PF Eden James (#8 Boston College) -- 16-3, 2-2 ACC.

1/23/19 at #3 North Carolina (L 79-73), 9 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks.
1/26/19 vs. Clemson (W 90-61), 15 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks, (POTG).

A split for the Eagles this week, as Eden put up very good numbers, just missing a double-double both games. He did get POTG against Clemson.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#2 Maryland) -- 19-0, 4-0 ACC.

1/23/19 vs. Georgia Tech (W 59-53), 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.
1/26/19 vs. Virginia (W 67-47), 3 rebounds.

Chester gets limited minutes again this week but is doing his best to take advantage of them. The Terps stay undefeated setting up a big showdown next week.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (#19 Houston) -- 16-2, 4-0 Conference USA.

1/23/19 at Central Florida (W 97-82), 17 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.
1/26/19 at South Florida (W 72-63), 16 points, 1 assist.

The Cougars continue to roll in C-USA play, and Al was nothing if not consistent, almost scoring the same amount of points each game.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 13-5, 5-0 Mountain West.

1/23/19 at Portland State (L 65-62), 5 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.
1/26/19 vs. Colorado State (W 81-56), 9 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

An embarrassing loss at Portland State to start the week for the Rebels, but they do stay undefeated in Mountain West play. Ricardo still hasn't found his shooting touch, but he's still putting in good, consistent numbers.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 5-12, 1-4 Big West.

1/22/19 vs. Cal St. Fullerton (L 58-54), DNP (Injury)
1/24/19 at UC Santa Barbara (L 71-62), DNP (Injury)

A winless week for the 49ers, and Rudy continues to nurse his injury, he's still a good 2-3 weeks away from playing again.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (#14 Syracuse) -- 15-3, 5-1 Big East.

1/23/19 at #20 Louisville (W 69-66), 11 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks.
1/26/19 at Pittsburgh- feature game, highlighted above.

Nice week for the Orange, getting 2 tough wins. Jack wasn't too impressive against Pitt, but had a nice line at Louisville.

RS FR C Ralph King (#1 Duke) -- 17-0, 4-0 ACC.

1/23/19 at Clemson (W 81-78), 1 rebound.
1/26/19 at Virginia Tech (W 87-69), 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.

The Blue Devils had a tough one at Clemson, but survived. Ralph is still getting limited minutes but keeps getting his name in the stat book.

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 11-9, 7-2 Big South.

1/24/19 at Presbyterian (W 100-78), 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
1/26/19 at USC Upstate (W 67-43), 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal.

Easy week for the Panthers, and Benton is really producing in his short minutes each game. It'll be nice to see what he does with extended minutes.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 7-10, 5-2 SWAC.

1/24/19 at Alabama A&M (W 59-56), DNP (Coaches Decision)
1/26/19 at Alabama State (L 80-71), DNP (Coaches Decision)

You've got to wonder if Bam is being punished even further since his academic suspension, as he seems to have gone AWOL from the line-up. The Tigers do split this week, but having that Bam presence is still helping them.

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 12-6, 4-2 Big East.

1/23/19 at Marquette (L 75-67), 1 rebound.
1/26/19 at Rutgers (W 83-68), no key stats.

One guy that isn't taking advantage of his minutes right now is Ariel, but there is a stacked roster in front of him, and he's getting valuable experience in the rotation, even if it is just a couple minutes a game. Oh yea, the Hoyas split this week.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 8-9, 2-2 Conference USA.

1/23/19 vs. SMU (L 56-44), 17 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
1/26/19 at Central Florida (W 59-48), 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block.

Thomas keeps impressing, as he seems to consistently get double figure scoring each game. The Thundering Herd split.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- injured

1/23/19 at Notre Dame (W 66-49)
1/26/19 vs. #14 Syracuse- feature game, highlighted above.

The Cuse hands the Panthers their first conference loss as Qwikshot is still weeks away from being able to rehab his injury.

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#11 Michigan State) -- 17-2, 7-1 Big 10.

1/23/19 vs. Michigan (W 70-30), 17 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, (Double-double), (POTG).
1/26/19 at Ohio State (W 85-82), 29 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block, (POTG).

What a week for Jaybard, who gets 2 POTG awards, and if this game had weekly awards in it, he'd probably get some kind of weekly award. The Spartans totally outclassed their in-state rivals, and continue to roll.

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- redshirting -- 11-6, 1-3 Big 12.

1/23/19 at Alabama (W 85-71)
1/26/19 at Iowa State (L 75-62)

The Wildcats mixed in a non-conference game, winning that but losing the conference game. Not what you want to see, as Mike continues to enjoy his redshirt.

FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon)- redshirting -- 11-8, 4-4 Pac 10.

1/24/19 at #12 Arizona (W 70-59)
1/26/19 at Arizona State- feature game, highlighted above.

Good week for the Ducks after last weeks implosion. This is more like what Path expected when he came here.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (46) 17-0 1770 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Maryland (26) 19-0 1749 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. North Carolina 17-0 1646 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Illinois 17-1 1588 4 Big Ten Conference
5. Texas 17-0 1479 5 Big 12 Conference
6. Tennessee 17-2 1471 6 Southeastern Conference
7. Florida 16-2 1377 7 Southeastern Conference
8. Boston College 16-3 1252 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Michigan State 17-2 1191 9 Big Ten Conference
10. Kansas 18-2 1141 10 Big 12 Conference
11. Cincinnati 18-0 1116 11 Big East Conference
12. Syracuse 15-3 909 12 Big East Conference
13. Rider 21-1 892 13 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
14. Arizona 15-3 877 14 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Mississippi State 17-2 825 15 Southeastern Conference
16. Xavier 15-3 811 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Utah 17-3 588 17 Mountain West Conference
18. Houston 16-2 587 18 Conference USA
19. Connecticut 15-3 577 19 Big East Conference
20. Stanford 13-5 428 20 Pacific-10 Conference
21. Oklahoma 14-5 321 21 Big 12 Conference
22. Milwaukee 16-3 304 22 Horizon League
23. Temple 13-4 225 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Georgia Tech 14-4 98 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Louisville 14-4 50 25 Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Oklahoma State 13-5 33 Big 12 Conference
North Carolina State 14-4 28 Atlantic Coast Conference
San Diego State 14-4 21 Mountain West Conference
Gonzaga 14-5 15 Western Athletic Conference
Indiana 15-5 15 Big Ten Conference
Pittsburgh 12-5 5 Big East Conference
Wisconsin 13-6 5 Big Ten Conference
Nevada 14-4 3 Western Athletic Conference
West Virginia 11-6 2 Big East Conference
UCLA 12-6 1 Pacific-10 Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Rider (37) 21-1 1756 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2. Xavier (31) 15-3 1743 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Utah (2) 17-3 1642 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Houston (2) 16-2 1623 4 Conference USA
5. Milwaukee 16-3 1488 5 Horizon League
6. Temple 13-4 1460 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Gonzaga 14-5 1325 7 Western Athletic Conference
8. Nevada 14-4 1268 8 Western Athletic Conference
9. San Diego State 14-4 1189 9 Mountain West Conference
10. Richmond 14-4 1094 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Southern Illinois 14-5 1014 11 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Northern Iowa 16-5 1003 12 Missouri Valley Conference
13. Sacramento State 15-4 899 13 Big Sky Conference
14. Brigham Young 13-5 840 14 Mountain West Conference
15. Creighton 15-6 796 15 Missouri Valley Conference
16. UC Irvine 13-4 665 16 Big West Conference
17. George Mason 14-5 648 17 Colonial Athletic Association
18. Dayton 11-6 489 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Loyola-IL 15-5 443 19 Horizon League
20. George Washington 12-5 437 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Western Kentucky 14-5 369 21 Sun Belt Conference
22. Oral Roberts 15-5 300 22 Summit League
23. UNLV 13-5 198 23 Mountain West Conference
24. IUPUI 13-5 181 24 Summit League
25. Pepperdine 15-5 109 25 West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
South Alabama 14-6 94 Sun Belt Conference
UMBC 14-5 74 America East Conference
Detroit 13-6 68 Horizon League
South Carolina State 14-5 67 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Buffalo 11-5 45 Mid-American Conference
Ball State 12-5 22 Mid-American Conference
Austin Peay 15-6 18 Ohio Valley Conference
Towson 13-5 13 Colonial Athletic Association
Hampton 11-5 6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Utah State 12-7 6 Western Athletic Conference
Bethune-Cookman 11-5 4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Columbia 11-6 2 Ivy League
New Mexico 12-6 2 Mountain West Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

As I've done with my other dynasties, just wanted to see who pops in from time to time and takes a look at this, since I'm getting it going again.

I have made a decision that we have a fair amount of guys that have a chance to play pro ball, so I will continue this into FBPB. I will have to buy the pro game and get it all set up and figure out how to import draft classes, but I feel it's only right to let those guys continue their careers in the pro game if they make it that far. Unfortunately, I won't be able to buy FBPB until next month sometime.

In the meantime, I'm still trying to decide whether I want to keep it as is, that guys can only go pro after junior season, or if I want to drop it to go pro after sophomore season. What do you guys think on the matter?

[Travis]

I'm good with either. I'd probably lean towards whatever would likely mean that more guys do well at the pro level. If that extra year doesn't make a big difference, then whatever is easier for you.

[Neuqua]

I'm following along with the thread, don't really have an opinion one way or the other on the question however.

[bbgunn]

Hi!

[thealmighty]

Don't see any difference. I would think if they're good enough, they're good enough. Since I've never played the games, I don't actually know if the extra year of age matters.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2019

1 feature game this week, and it is in the ACC.

1/30/19- #2 Maryland (Chester Smith) @ #1 Duke (Ralph King). -- A battle between the top 2 teams in the nation, both of them undefeated, and we expected it to be special. It was, as neither team could build a lead higher than 9. When it was all said and done though, the Blue Devils just had too much firepower.

Final Score: #1 Duke- 106, #2 Maryland- 97

Chester Smith (Maryland)- 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.
Ralph King (Duke)- 3 points, 1 steal.

Now to the rest of the games:

SR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 11-10, 7-0 Patriot.

1/30/19 at Navy (W 71-57), 7 points, 8 rebounds.
2/2/19 at American (W 80-69), 8 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.

Another great week for the Cadets who stay undefeated in Patriot play. David had some foul trouble this week but still managed to put up some decent numbers.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (#16 Xavier) -- 17-3, 6-0 Atlantic 10.

1/30/19 vs. Rhode Island (W 79-60), 19 points, 17 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 blocks, (Double-double), (POTG).
2/2/19 at Duquesne (W 74-65), 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks.

Huge week for Jace with a double-double and a POTG against Rhode Island as the Musketeers stay undefeated in conference play.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 14-7, 6-1 SEC.

1/29/19 at Alabama (L 101-84), 6 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 2 steals.
2/2/19 at #15 Mississippi State (W 84-49), 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals.

Decent week for Randy, but not great. The Tigers surprisingly split, rolling over a top 15 opponent.

RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 5-15, 4-5 Pac 10.

1/31/19 at #20 Stanford (L 61-51), 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.
2/2/19 at California (L 87-80), 23 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, (Double-double).

Huge week for Ivan, probably the best of his not so good career, especially the double-double at Cal. Unfortunately it didn't translate to wins for the Sun Devils.

JR PF Eden James (#8 Boston College) -- 18-3, 4-2 ACC.

1/30/19 at #24 Georgia Tech (W 85-62), 8 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal.
2/2/19 vs. Virginia (W 81-72), 20 points, 16 rebounds, 6 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double), (POTG).

Huge game for Eden against Virginia, as he was just 4 blocks shy of a triple-double. The Eagles got a couple nice wins this week.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#2 Maryland) -- 20-1, 5-1 ACC.

1/30/19 at #1 Duke- feature game, highlighted above.
2/2/19 at #24 Georgia Tech (W 78-71), 8 points.

Although it doesn't seem like much, Chester had a really nice week this week. He's getting some extra minutes and taking advantage of them.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (#18 Houston) -- 18-2, 6-0 Conference USA.

1/30/19 vs. Central Florida (W 88-68), 13 points, 1 assist.
2/2/19 at UTEP (W 86-66), 12 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block.

Not a bad week for Al, as he hasn't reached his full potential yet. The Cougars are rolling though.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 13-7, 5-2 Mountain West.

1/29/19 at BYU (L 78-72), 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.
2/2/19 at #17 Utah (L 79-76, OT), 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Solid week for Ricardo, especially against Utah. Unfortunately, the Rebels lost both their games.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 6-13, 2-5 Big West.

1/31/19 vs. UC Irvine (L 73-65), DNP (Injury).
2/2/19 at UC Riverside (W 74-68), DNP (Injury).

Rudy continues to watch from the sidelines, but he should start rehab next week. Meanwhile, the 49ers break a slide with the win over Riverside.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (#12 Syracuse) -- 17-3, 7-1 Big East.

1/30/19 vs. Memphis (W 106-66), 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).
2/2/19 at St. Johns (W 88-77), 18 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, (POTG).

Huge week for Jack, who got 2 POTG awards and really turned it up as the Orange got a couple wins.

RS FR C Ralph King (#1 Duke) -- 19-0, 6-0 ACC.

1/30/19 vs. #2 Maryland- feature game, highlighted above.
2/2/19 vs. Virginia Tech (W 76-32), 1 rebound.

Ralph had his best game so far against Maryland, then returned to do nothing against VA Tech. Duke held the Hokies to just 15 first half points.

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 12-10, 8-3 Big South.

1/31/19 vs. VMI (64-55), DNP (Coaches Decision)
2/2/19 vs. Liberty (W 83-75), 7 points, 1 rebound.

Not sure why Benton didn't play against VMI, but he played a very solid 4 minutes against Liberty.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 7-12, 5-4 SWAC.

1/31/19 vs. Prairie View A&M (L 90-82), DNP (Coaches Decision).
2/2/19 vs. Texas Southern (L 68-63), no stats in 1 minute of play.

So Bam finally sees the court against Texas Southern, and you gotta wonder if he's regretting the decision to transfer from San Francisco. He just isn't getting the PT he though he would here at Grambling.

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 13-7, 5-3 Big East.

1/30/19 vs. #25 Louisville (L 72-59), 3 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/2/19 vs. Villanova (W 88-70), 3 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal.

Not a great week for Ariel in his limited minutes, but he did pick it up against Villanova.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 9-10, 3-3 Conference USA.

1/30/19 vs. Kent State (L 71-67), 24 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.
2/2/19 at Tulane (W 83-54), 30 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, (POTG).

Huge, huge week for Thomas, who set his career high in scoring and is really turning out to be a huge pick-up for the Thundering Herd.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- injured -- 13-6, 6-2 Big East.

1/30/19 vs. Marquette (W 76-62)
2/2/19 at #25 Louisville (L 63-53)

A split for the Panthers as all Qwikshot can do is watch.

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#9 Michigan State) -- 17-3, 7-2 Big 10.

1/30/19 vs. #4 Illinois (L 95-59), 1 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block.

Probably the worst game of Jaybard's career so far, as the Spartans were completely outmatched in their lone game of the week.

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- redshirting -- 12-7, 2-4 Big 12.

1/30/19 at #10 Kansas (L 86-53)
2/2/19 vs. Baylor (W 72-63)

The Wildcats split this week but would have liked a better effort against their in-state rival.

FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon)- redshirting -- 12-8, 5-4 Pac 10.

2/2/19 vs. Oregon State (W 67-56)

Just 1 game this week for the Ducks, and they beat their in-state rival. Path loved every minute of it from the bench as he enjoys his redshirt year.

No polls this time, only because I had this weekly report done earlier and I just copied and pasted it from notepad. I will do the polls and the bubble watch, as well as the spreadsheet of stats through Feb. 3, 2019, next time I load up FBCB.

[collegesportsfanms]

Here are the polls for the week beginning Feb. 4, 2019:

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (72) 19-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Illinois 19-1 1683 4 Big Ten Conference
3. North Carolina 19-0 1671 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Maryland 20-1 1554 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Tennessee 19-2 1520 6 Southeastern Conference
6. Texas 19-0 1453 5 Big 12 Conference
7. Florida 18-2 1398 7 Southeastern Conference
8. Boston College 18-3 1295 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Kansas 20-2 1203 10 Big 12 Conference
10. Syracuse 17-3 1069 12 Big East Conference
11. Michigan State 17-3 1045 9 Big Ten Conference
12. Xavier 17-3 1037 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Cincinnati 20-0 1018 11 Big East Conference
14. Stanford 15-5 814 20 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Arizona 16-4 808 14 Pacific-10 Conference
16. Houston 18-2 708 18 Conference USA
17. Connecticut 16-4 635 19 Big East Conference
18. Utah 18-4 518 17 Mountain West Conference
19. Oklahoma 15-6 473 21 Big 12 Conference
20. Rider 21-3 416 13 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
21. Mississippi State 17-4 399 15 Southeastern Conference
22. Oklahoma State 15-5 299 NR Big 12 Conference
23. Louisville 16-4 159 25 Big East Conference
24. UCLA 14-6 154 NR Pacific-10 Conference
25. North Carolina State 16-4 109 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
West Virginia 13-6 34 Big East Conference
Ohio State 14-7 29 Big Ten Conference
Indiana 16-5 28 Big Ten Conference
Temple 14-5 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego State 16-4 13 Mountain West Conference
Nevada 16-4 12 Western Athletic Conference
Wisconsin 15-6 10 Big Ten Conference
Northern Iowa 18-5 7 Missouri Valley Conference
Richmond 16-4 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
Mississippi 16-5 2 Southeastern Conference



Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (71) 17-3 1799 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Utah 18-4 1683 3 Mountain West Conference
3. Houston 18-2 1677 4 Conference USA
4. Rider (1) 21-3 1596 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
5. Temple 14-5 1464 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Nevada 16-4 1286 8 Western Athletic Conference
7. Gonzaga 15-6 1277 7 Western Athletic Conference
8. Northern Iowa 18-5 1258 12 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Richmond 16-4 1257 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. San Diego State 16-4 1197 9 Mountain West Conference
11. Milwaukee 16-5 1110 5 Horizon League
12. Creighton 16-7 983 15 Missouri Valley Conference
13. Brigham Young 15-5 954 14 Mountain West Conference
14. Sacramento State 17-4 807 13 Big Sky Conference
15. Southern Illinois 15-6 785 11 Missouri Valley Conference
16. Detroit 15-6 698 NR Horizon League
17. Western Kentucky 16-5 653 21 Sun Belt Conference
18. South Alabama 16-6 538 NR Sun Belt Conference
19. UC Irvine 15-4 499 16 Big West Conference
20. IUPUI 15-5 408 24 Summit League
21. George Mason 15-6 307 17 Colonial Athletic Association
22. Pepperdine 17-5 296 25 West Coast Conference
23. George Washington 13-6 204 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Dayton 11-8 160 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. South Carolina State 15-5 92 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Loyola-IL 16-6 82 Horizon League
Utah State 13-8 79 Western Athletic Conference
Santa Clara 15-7 48 West Coast Conference
Hampton 14-5 46 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Oral Roberts 16-6 46 Summit League
UMBC 15-6 42 America East Conference
New Mexico 13-7 23 Mountain West Conference
Austin Peay 16-7 15 Ohio Valley Conference
Hofstra 13-9 13 Colonial Athletic Association
Buffalo 12-6 8 Mid-American Conference
Ball State 13-6 6 Mid-American Conference
Cal State Northridge 13-6 2 Big West Conference
UNLV 13-7 2 Mountain West Conference

Great to see Xavier at the top of the mid-major poll, and good to see UNLV getting a couple votes.

Now it's time for the first Bubble Watch of the 2018-2019 season. One of our FOFC teams is in it, so let's take a look:

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Gonzaga 15-6 .546 (70) 4-2 1-2 4-1 6-1 146 In
Creighton 16-7 .546 (69) 2-1 3-4 3-1 8-1 152 In
Ohio State 14-7 .550 (65) 1-5 3-1 2-1 8-0 115 In
Georgetown 13-7 .547 (67) 1-6 3-0 3-0 6-1 101 In
Brigham Young 15-5 .545 (74) 1-4 1-0 6-1 7-0 201 In
Western Kentucky 16-5 .545 (71) 0-2 1-2 3-0 12-1 255 In
Alabama 14-6 .538 (88) 4-2 4-0 4-3 2-1 140 In
Utah State 13-8 .555 (60) 0-1 3-4 5-2 5-1 80 In
Pepperdine 17-5 .518 (125) 0-1 1-1 8-2 8-1 325 Out
Southern Illinois 15-6 .535 (95) 1-2 1-2 5-1 8-1 225 Out
Hampton 14-5 .535 (93) 1-2 0-2 5-0 8-1 206 Out
Nebraska 13-7 .537 (89) 2-3 1-1 3-3 7-0 166 Out
Oral Roberts 16-6 .512 (142) 0-0 0-2 6-4 10-0 319 Out
Towson 14-6 .481 (211) 1-1 1-2 4-2 8-1 345 Out
Loyola-IL 16-6 .522 (117) 1-1 1-0 2-3 12-2 297 Out

Remember these bubble watches are only for the NCAA Tournament, not the entire postseason. Georgetown has some work to do, 1-6 against the top 50 is not exactly getting it done, then again if you look, none of the 15 teams have stellar records against the top 50.

Now let's look at all the other teams.

Locks: Xavier, Maryland, Duke, Boston College, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Michigan State, Houston, Auburn.

The other 9 teams are projected out. And last but not least, here is a look at your FOFC Interactive Player Stats for the 2018-2019 season so far.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 4-10, 2019

1 feature game to talk to you about this week, and it's in the always tough ACC.

2/9/19- #8 Boston College (Eden James) @ #1 Duke (Ralph King) -- Neither team played much in the way of defense in the first half, as Duke led by 4 at the break. In the second half, the defense picked up and the Blue Devils stayed undefeated with a win going away.

Final Score: #1 Duke- 90, #8 Boston College- 74

Eden James (#8 Boston College)- 4 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 1 steal.
Ralph King (#1 Duke)- 2 points, 3 rebounds.

SR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 13-10, 9-0 1st Patriot.

2/6/19 vs. Lehigh (W 77-75), 3 rebounds.
2/9/19 vs. Bucknell (W 81-71), 8 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, 1 steal.

David battled foul trouble both games this week, and was completely ineffective against Lehigh, yet the Cadets remain perfect in the Patriot League.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (#12 Xavier) -- 19-3, 8-0 1st Atlantic 10.

2/6/19 at George Washington (W 70-66), 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 steal, (POTG).
2/9/19 vs. UMass (W 88-62), 11 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, (Double-double).

Another good week for Jace, although he did struggle a bit on the boards at GW, but he did get another POTG award, and the Musketeers are still perfect in the A-10.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 16-7, 7-1 1st in West Division of SEC.

2/4/19 at #6 Texas (W 61-59), 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals.
2/9/19 vs. Ole Miss (W 75-67), 11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal.

Randy continues to be nothing if not consistent, putting up stats in all the 3 major categories. His consistency is part of the reason the Tigers are having a great season.

RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 6-16, 5-6 T-6th Pac 10.

2/7/19 vs. Washington (L 70-61), 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/9/19 vs. Washington State (W 69-59), 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.

Nothing spectacular about Ivan's performance, but when you consider he is still just a couple weeks removed from injury, he's doing quite well for himself. The Sun Devils break a 4 game losing streak with the win against Washington St.

JR PF Eden James (#8 Boston College) -- 18-5, 4-4 T-5th ACC.

2/6/19 vs. #25 N.C. State (L 90-81), 7 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 2 steals.
2/9/19 at #1 Duke- feature game, highlighted above.

Not the greatest week scoring wise for Eden, as they need more out of him. He continued to be a beast on the boards though. The Eagles are slumping right now having lost 4 of their last 7.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#4 Maryland) -- 22-1, 7-1 T-2nd ACC.

2/6/19 vs. Virginia Tech (W 76-69), no key stats
2/9/19 at #3 North Carolina (W 69-62), 2 points, 1 rebound.

Chester continues to see limited minutes, and doesn't exactly take advantage of them, but the Terps have a nice week handing UNC their first loss.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (#16 Houston) -- 20-2, 8-0 1st Conference USA.

2/6/19 vs. South Florida (W 60-51), 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 steals.
2/9/19 vs. ECU (W 94-63), 18 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals.

Nice game for Al against ECU, then again everybody had a nice game against ECU. The Cougars continue to roll, staying undefeated in the C-USA.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 15-7, 7-2 T-2nd Mountain West.

2/6/19 at New Mexico (W 75-62), 24 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.
2/9/19 at Air Force (W 78-70), 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, (fouled out).

Big game for Ricardo against New Mexico, but he battled foul trouble. It caught up with him at Air Force, as he is one of the few of our FOFC guys to foul out of a game, surprisingly. However, the Rebels got a couple good wins.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 7-14, 3-6 T-6th Big West.

2/7/19 at Cal Poly (L 75-68), DNP (Injury)
2/9/19 vs. UC Davis (W 66-54), 4 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.

Rudy returned from injury against UC Davis, and help spark them to a victory, as the 49ers continue to struggle to find a rhythm.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (#10 Syracuse) -- 19-3, 9-1 2nd Big East.

2/6/19 vs. Rutgers (W 84-53), 15 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, (Double-double).
2/9/19 at #17 UConn (W 65-48), 7 points, 6 rebounds.

Nice double-double for Jack against Rutgers, but not a strong game for him at UConn. No matter, as the Orange continue to win and win big.

RS FR C Ralph King (#1 Duke) -- 21-0, 8-0 1st ACC.

2/6/19 vs. Clemson (W 102-76), 1 rebound.
2/9/19 vs. #8 Boston College- feature game, highlighted above.

Bad week for Ralph, who saw declined minutes and didn't produce at all. The Blue Devils remain undefeated though.

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 13-10, 9-3 2nd Big South.

2/9/19 at Radford (W 75-60), no key stats.

Just 1 game this week for Benton and the Panthers, and Benton logged 1 minute in that game. He'll be happy to tell you that the Panthers won the game though.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 7-14, 5-5 T-5th SWAC.

2/4/19 vs. Seattle (L 89-78), 2 rebounds.
2/9/19 at Jackson State (L 74-54), 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block, 2 steals.

A bit of a breakout game for Bam this week at Jackson State, as he averaged a point a minute. Unfortunately the Tigers now have a 5 game losing streak.

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 14-8, 6-4 T-6th Big East.

2/6/19 at St. Johns (L 83-73), no key stats.
2/9/19 at DePaul (W 72-57), 2 points, 1 rebound.

More limited minutes for Ariel, and he really didn't do much of note. The Hoyas lost a tough one at St. Johns, then rallied against DePaul.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 11-10, 5-3 5th Conference USA.

2/6/19 at UAB (W 88-84), 19 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.
2/9/19 vs. South Florida (W 67-59), 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

A bit of a down week for Thomas, who has been rolling of late. Those 12 points against South Florida seem like chump change to him. The Thundering Herd got a couple big wins though.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- injured -- 15-6, 8-2 3rd Big East.

2/6/19 at West Virginia (W 71-62)
2/9/19 vs. Seton Hall (W 91-59)

Easy week for the Panthers as Qwikshot remains injured for the season.

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#11 Michigan State) -- 18-3, 8-2 3rd Big 10.

2/9/19 vs. Northwestern (W 74-31), 7 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals.

Foul trouble hampered Jaybard in the Spartans' only game of the week. Sparty rolled, Jaybard had, by his standards, an awful game.

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- redshirting -- 13-8, 3-5 T-8th Big 12.

2/6/19 vs. Colorado (W 81-57)
2/9/19 at Missouri (L 84-60)

A split for the Wildcats, but they got to get more competitive against the better teams in conference.

FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon)- redshirting -- 14-8, 7-4 T-3rd Pac 10.

2/7/19 vs. USC (W 73-68)
2/9/19 vs. #24 UCLA (W 70-36)

Crazy to see how easily the Ducks beat up on UCLA, a ranked team at the time.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (71) 21-0 1799 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Illinois 21-1 1678 2 Big Ten Conference
3. Tennessee 21-2 1636 5 Southeastern Conference
4. Maryland (1) 22-1 1635 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. North Carolina 20-1 1523 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Texas 21-1 1425 6 Big 12 Conference
7. Florida 19-3 1384 7 Southeastern Conference
8. Boston College 18-5 1234 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Syracuse 19-3 1120 10 Big East Conference
10. Xavier 19-3 1115 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Cincinnati 22-0 1108 13 Big East Conference
12. Kansas 21-3 1101 9 Big 12 Conference
13. Michigan State 18-3 1006 11 Big Ten Conference
14. Arizona 18-4 859 15 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Houston 20-2 780 16 Conference USA
16. Mississippi State 19-4 657 21 Southeastern Conference
17. Oklahoma State 17-5 600 22 Big 12 Conference
18. Utah 19-4 589 18 Mountain West Conference
19. Rider 23-3 559 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
20. Stanford 15-6 411 14 Pacific-10 Conference
21. Indiana 18-5 268 NR Big Ten Conference
22. Temple 16-5 215 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Oklahoma 16-7 206 19 Big 12 Conference
24. North Carolina State 17-5 169 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Connecticut 16-6 115 17 Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Louisville 17-5 113 Big East Conference
West Virginia 14-7 41 Big East Conference
Auburn 16-7 14 Southeastern Conference
Sacramento State 18-4 13 Big Sky Conference
Pittsburgh 15-6 8 Big East Conference
Wisconsin 16-7 8 Big Ten Conference
Brigham Young 17-5 7 Mountain West Conference
Nevada 17-5 2 Western Athletic Conference
Ohio State 15-8 2 Big Ten Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (71) 19-3 1799 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Houston 20-2 1692 3 Conference USA
3. Utah 19-4 1660 2 Mountain West Conference
4. Rider (1) 23-3 1595 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
5. Temple 16-5 1524 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Brigham Young 17-5 1337 13 Mountain West Conference
7. Creighton 18-7 1302 12 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Nevada 17-5 1176 6 Western Athletic Conference
9. Richmond 17-5 1172 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Gonzaga 16-7 1133 7 Western Athletic Conference
11. Southern Illinois 16-6 1009 15 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Milwaukee 17-6 979 11 Horizon League
13. Northern Iowa 18-6 946 8 Missouri Valley Conference
14. San Diego State 16-5 906 10 Mountain West Conference
15. Sacramento State 18-4 897 14 Big Sky Conference
16. South Alabama 18-6 727 18 Sun Belt Conference
17. Detroit 17-7 714 16 Horizon League
18. Pepperdine 19-5 582 22 West Coast Conference
19. Western Kentucky 17-6 495 17 Sun Belt Conference
20. UC Irvine 16-5 393 19 Big West Conference
21. IUPUI 16-6 311 20 Summit League
22. Oral Roberts 18-6 217 NR Summit League
23. George Washington 14-7 167 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Hampton 16-5 164 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
25. Dayton 12-9 84 24 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UNLV 15-7 73 Mountain West Conference
Cal State Northridge 15-6 61 Big West Conference
Hofstra 15-9 61 Colonial Athletic Association
Utah State 14-9 52 Western Athletic Conference
UL-Lafayette 14-8 44 Sun Belt Conference
Loyola-IL 17-7 40 Horizon League
Missouri State 15-8 27 Missouri Valley Conference
George Mason 15-8 21 Colonial Athletic Association
Santa Clara 16-8 21 West Coast Conference
Austin Peay 17-8 8 Ohio Valley Conference
Kent State 15-7 8 Conference USA
New Mexico 14-8 3 Mountain West Conference

This weeks overall bubble watch is filled with FOFC teams, 3 to be exact.

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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UCLA 14-8 .592 (29) 2-5 7-1 0-1 5-1 22 In
Georgetown 14-8 .552 (61) 2-6 3-1 4-1 5-0 95 In
IUPUI 16-6 .557 (57) 1-1 0-1 5-3 10-1 168 In
Missouri 14-8 .591 (30) 2-3 1-4 5-0 6-1 19 In
George Mason 15-8 .562 (54) 1-2 3-0 4-2 7-4 111 In
Southern Illinois 16-6 .548 (70) 1-1 3-3 1-1 11-1 178 In
UL-Lafayette 14-8 .566 (48) 2-2 4-0 2-1 6-5 92 In
Gonzaga 16-7 .547 (74) 4-2 1-2 5-2 6-1 153 In
Oregon 14-8 .544 (78) 3-3 5-2 1-3 5-0 105 Out
Ohio State 15-8 .548 (71) 1-7 4-0 2-1 8-0 126 Out
Wake Forest 13-8 .564 (52) 1-5 0-2 9-1 3-0 59 Out
Utah State 14-9 .565 (51) 1-2 3-3 5-3 5-1 50 Out
Creighton 18-7 .537 (88) 2-1 3-5 2-0 11-1 213 Out
Hampton 16-5 .540 (84) 1-1 0-2 6-1 9-1 216 Out
UNLV 15-7 .531 (94) 1-1 3-2 5-4 6-0 222 Out


Not a lot of difference between Georgetown and Oregon, if the Ducks have another good week next week, they'll be on the other side of that bubble watch. UNLV is being hurt by a lousy SOS, of course most of that coming from not only being in a non-BCS conference, but also a pretty weak non-conference SOS.

The rest of the 16 teams are as follows:

Locks: Xavier, Maryland, Duke, Boston College, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Michigan State, Houston, Auburn

The other 7 schools are projected out at the current time.

[bbgunn]

Grambling should have played Bam earlier... might have resulted in some wins. :)

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 11-17, 2019

1 feature game this week, coming from Conference USA.

2/13/19- Marshall (Thomas Magnum) @ #15 Houston (Al Mighty) -- Not much of a game here, as Houston was in control early and often, as they shot 40% while Marshall shot just 31.4%. Even a 27-15 advantage from the line wasn't enough for the Thundering Herd, as the Cougars made 12 three pointers and outrebounded Marshall 52-33, running away with this one.

Final Score: #15 Houston- 83, Marshall- 64

Thomas Magnum (Marshall)- 13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.
Al Mighty (#15 Houston)- 8 points, 3 rebounds.

SR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 14-11, 10-1 1st Patriot.

2/13/19 at Holy Cross (L 68-60), 4 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, (Fouled Out)
2/16/19 at Colgate (W 79-75), 1 point, 1 rebound, 1 block, 1 steal.

Not the best week for David who battled foul trouble in both games, fouling out at Holy Cross and having 4 at Colgate. The Cadets finally lose a conference game, but are still in control of the conference race.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (#10 Xavier) -- 21-3, 10-0 1st Atlantic 10.

2/13/19 vs. Charlotte (W 72-60), 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 steal.
2/16/19 at Dayton (W 91-75), 16 points, 20 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 blocks, (Double-double), (POTG).

What a game at Dayton for Jace, who was just 3 assists shy of a triple-double, and the 20 rebounds is a season and career high. The Musketeers remain perfect in A-10 play.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 16-9, 7-3 T-1st in West Division of SEC.

2/12/19 at LSU (L 65-59), 8 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals.
2/16/19 vs. #16 Mississippi State (L 85-78), 17 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.

Randy did his part to make sure the Tigers stayed in both their games this week, although both were losses, but close losses.

RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 8-16, 6-6 5th Pac 10.

2/14/19 vs. Cal St. Bakersfield (W 78-69), 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal.
2/16/19 vs. #14 Arizona (W 85-82, OT), 20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.

Ivan continues to improve in his junior year, and the Sun Devils have a solid week, coming from behind in both wins. They have now swept Arizona on the season.

JR PF Eden James (#8 Boston College) -- 20-5, 6-4 5th ACC.

2/13/19 at Virginia Tech (W 87-61), 4 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 blocks.
2/16/19 at Wake Forest (W 71-61), 7 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 blocks, 2 steals.

Eden didn't particularly excel in any stats this week, but he had a very solid week, and continues to be a force on defense. The Eagles get a couple badly needed wins this week.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#4 Maryland) -- 24-1, 9-1 2nd ACC.

2/13/19 vs. Clemson (W 84-64), 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal.
2/16/19 at Virginia (W 74-50), 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block.

Chester played a career high 21 minutes at Virginia, thanks to an injury from a teammate, but he's not complaining. Now, he needs to take advantage of the minutes, as the Terps continue to roll.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (#15 Houston) -- 22-2, 10-0 1st Conference USA.

2/13/19 vs. Marshall- feature game, highlighted above.
2/16/19 vs. Kent State (W 85-59), 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.

Foul trouble hampered big Al this week, but no matter, the Cougars kept winning and winning and winning.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 16-8, 8-3 3rd Mountain West.

2/13/19 vs. San Diego State (L 64-51), 7 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
2/16/19 at Wyoming (W 59-46), 15 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.

Not a bad week for Ricardo, who had a couple nice games. The Rebels split their games this week though.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 9-14, 4-6 6th Big West.

2/14/19 vs. Pacific (W 62-54), 2 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
2/16/19 at Cal St. Bakersfield (W 56-43), 10 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Decent week for Rudy coming back from injury still, as he has worked his butt off defensively to stay out of foul trouble, and the 49ers win 2 games this week.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (#9 Syracuse) -- 20-4, 10-2 2nd Big East.

2/13/19 at Seton Hall (W 90-67), 9 points, 2 assists, 1 steal.
2/16/19 at Villanova (L 70-55), 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist.

Not a great week for Jack, but consistent. The Orange really laid an egg at Villanova though.

RS FR C Ralph King (#1 Duke) -- 23-0, 10-0 1st ACC.

2/13/19 at Miami (W 87-86), 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block.
2/16/19 vs. Florida State (W 87-61), 4 points, 2 rebounds.

Ralph made the most of his limited minutes, including scoring the game winning basket against Miami to keep the Blue Devils undefeated.

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 14-11, 10-4 T-2nd Big South.

2/14/19 at UNC Asheville (L 86-72), no key stats.
2/16/19 at Gardner Webb (W 88-56), DNP (Coaches Decision).

Benton saw 1 minute of action this week as the Panthers split.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 9-14, 7-5 4th SWAC.

2/14/19 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (W 80-58), DNP (Coaches Decision)
2/16/19 at Mississippi Valley State (W 69-61), DNP (Coaches Decision)

It was back to the bench for 2 games this week for Bam, but don't like now, the Tigers are making some noise in the SWAC.

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 16-8, 8-4 6th Big East.

2/13/19 vs. #11 Cincinnati (W 69-66), 3 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/16/19 vs. #25 UConn (W 87-81), 1 rebound.

Not much in the way of PT for Ariel this week, but hey, considering the Hoyas had 2 games against ranked teams, it's not surprising. Speaking of which, what a week for G-Town, who knocked off previously unbeaten Cincy.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 12-11, 6-4 T-3rd Conference USA.

2/13/19 at #15 Houston- feature game, highlighted above.
2/16/19 at Southern Miss (W 70-58), 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Not a bad week for Thomas, who had a nice game to help the Thundering Herd beat Southern Miss. Hard to beat Houston though, they are tough.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- injured -- 16-7, 9-3 T-3rd Big East.

2/13/19 at Providence (L 66-53)
2/16/19 vs. Memphis (W 83-53)

The Panthers would really like that game at Providence back, but I'm sure Qwikshot would like this whole season back. At least he was able to use a medical redshirt this season.

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#13 Michigan State) -- 20-3, 10-2 T-2nd Big 10.

2/13/19 at #2 Illinois (W 79-77), 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
2/16/19 vs. Purdue (W 71-52), DNP (Injured)

So the Spartans got revenge in a win at Illinois, but it came at a huge cost. They'll play the rest of the season without their star freshman Jaybard, who tore a quad running after a loose ball. Unfortunately, Jaybard doesn't qualify for a medical redshirt and will have to watch the rest of this season from the bench.

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- redshirting -- 13-10, 3-7 10th Big 12.

2/13/19 vs. #17 Oklahoma State (L 81-63)
2/16/19 at Texas A&M (L 70-68)

A close one, but the Wildcats continue to suck it up in the Big 12 this season.

FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon)- redshirting -- 15-9, 8-5 T-3rd Pac 12.

2/14/19 at Washington (W 90-69)
2/16/19 at Washington State (L 72-63)

Gotta have those wins against .500 teams if you're on the bubble. Tough loss.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (71) 23-0 1799 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Maryland (1) 24-1 1703 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Tennessee 23-2 1675 3 Southeastern Conference
4. Illinois 22-2 1581 2 Big Ten Conference
5. Florida 21-3 1478 7 Southeastern Conference
6. Texas 23-1 1469 6 Big 12 Conference
7. North Carolina 20-3 1376 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Michigan State 20-3 1292 13 Big Ten Conference
9. Xavier 21-3 1185 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Boston College 20-5 1101 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Kansas 22-3 1077 12 Big 12 Conference
12. Cincinnati 23-1 1036 11 Big East Conference
13. Syracuse 20-4 988 9 Big East Conference
14. Houston 22-2 858 15 Conference USA
15. Oklahoma State 19-5 724 17 Big 12 Conference
16. Utah 21-4 720 18 Mountain West Conference
17. Mississippi State 20-4 715 16 Southeastern Conference
18. Arizona 18-5 502 14 Pacific-10 Conference
19. Rider 24-4 438 19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
20. Temple 18-5 382 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Louisville 19-5 361 NR Big East Conference
22. Indiana 19-5 299 21 Big Ten Conference
23. Stanford 16-7 224 20 Pacific-10 Conference
24. North Carolina State 18-6 154 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Oklahoma 17-8 144 23 Big 12 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Brigham Young 19-5 63 Mountain West Conference
West Virginia 15-8 22 Big East Conference
Sacramento State 20-4 12 Big Sky Conference
Georgia Tech 17-7 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
Wisconsin 17-7 6 Big Ten Conference
Northern Iowa 20-6 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Connecticut 16-8 2 Big East Conference
Pittsburgh 16-7 2 Big East Conference



Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (72) 21-3 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Houston 22-2 1697 2 Conference USA
3. Utah 21-4 1679 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Temple 18-5 1547 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Rider 24-4 1541 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
6. Brigham Young 19-5 1436 6 Mountain West Conference
7. Milwaukee 19-6 1260 12 Horizon League
8. Southern Illinois 18-6 1231 11 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Northern Iowa 20-6 1170 13 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Sacramento State 20-4 1067 15 Big Sky Conference
11. Nevada 18-6 1046 8 Western Athletic Conference
12. Gonzaga 17-8 1028 10 Western Athletic Conference
13. Richmond 18-6 1008 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. San Diego State 17-6 933 14 Mountain West Conference
15. Oral Roberts 20-6 684 22 Summit League
16. South Alabama 19-7 682 16 Sun Belt Conference
17. Creighton 18-9 659 7 Missouri Valley Conference
18. UC Irvine 18-5 579 20 Big West Conference
19. IUPUI 18-6 533 21 Summit League
20. Pepperdine 20-6 382 18 West Coast Conference
21. Utah State 16-9 295 NR Western Athletic Conference
22. Missouri State 17-8 288 NR Missouri Valley Conference
23. Cal State Northridge 17-6 244 NR Big West Conference
24. UL-Lafayette 16-8 154 NR Sun Belt Conference
25. George Mason 17-8 95 NR Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
Detroit 17-9 82 Horizon League
Santa Clara 18-8 75 West Coast Conference
Western Kentucky 17-8 45 Sun Belt Conference
Austin Peay 19-8 41 Ohio Valley Conference
Monmouth 18-7 22 Northeast Conference
Drexel 16-9 21 Colonial Athletic Association
Loyola-IL 18-8 18 Horizon League
Dayton 13-10 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
UNLV 16-8 14 Mountain West Conference
South Carolina State 17-7 12 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
New Mexico 16-8 11 Mountain West Conference
George Washington 14-9 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Hofstra 15-11 2 Colonial Athletic Association

This weeks edition of the overall bubble watch has just one of our teams on it. 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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IUPUI 18-6 .554 (60) 1-1 1-0 5-4 11-1 195 In
Oklahoma 17-8 .560 (50) 0-6 1-1 9-1 7-0 79 In
Cal State Northridge 17-6 .558 (52) 0-1 1-1 9-3 7-1 193 In
Detroit 17-9 .564 (47) 3-3 1-0 7-2 6-4 84 In
George Mason 17-8 .561 (49) 1-2 4-0 3-2 9-4 138 In
UL-Lafayette 16-8 .564 (48) 2-2 0-0 7-1 7-5 117 In
Oregon 15-9 .546 (67) 3-2 6-5 1-2 5-0 99 In
Drexel 16-9 .546 (66) 1-4 4-2 3-2 8-1 105 In
Gonzaga 17-8 .544 (73) 4-2 5-3 2-2 6-1 133 Out
Southern California 14-9 .559 (51) 5-4 3-4 3-0 3-1 60 Out
Southern Illinois 18-6 .542 (77) 1-2 3-2 1-1 13-1 249 Out
Ohio State 16-9 .544 (72) 2-8 1-0 6-1 7-0 120 Out
Missouri State 17-8 .542 (74) 0-3 3-2 3-3 11-0 177 Out
Wake Forest 14-9 .552 (63) 1-6 1-2 9-1 3-0 76 Out
St. John's 14-9 .564 (46) 1-7 1-1 6-1 6-0 42 Out

Even after the split this week, the Ducks seem to have gained some ground and moved up a bit. At this point, they just need to keep winning. Another quality win or 2 would go a long ways though.

As for the other 18 teams:

Locks: Xavier, Maryland, Duke, Boston College, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Georgetown, Michigan State, Houston, Auburn.

All the other teams are projected out.

[Neuqua]

Ugh.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 18-24, 2019

A big week for feature games, as we've got 3 of them: 1 in the ACC and 1 in the Pac 10, and 1 in the Big East. Let's start with the Pac 10 game.

2/21/19- Arizona State (Ivan Carrillo @ Oregon (Path Twelve) -- The Sun Devils come into this game fighting for their postseason lives, and they played like a team with something to prove. While ASU shot 50% from the field, they held the Ducks to just 33.3% shooting. That proved to be the difference as the Sun Devils rolled in this one.

Final Score: Arizona State- 74, Oregon- 58

Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- 10 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, (Double-double)
Path Twelve (Oregon)- redshirting this year.

Now let's look at the ACC game.

2/23/19- #2 Maryland (Chester Smith) @ #10 Boston College (Eden James) -- This one will be an instant classic, that is if you like run and gun styles. The 2 teams combined took 125 field goal attempts, with Maryland having 75 of them! Unfortunately their shooting percentage was only 32%, and they couldn't overcome that, as the Eagles hand the Terps their 2nd loss of the season.

Final Score: #10 Boston College- 70, #2 Maryland- 67

Chester Smith (#2 Maryland)- no key stats
Eden James (#10 Boston College)- 4 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 7 blocks.

And our final feature game comes from the Big East.

2/23/19- Georgetown (Ariel Ginsberg) @ #13 Syracuse (Jack Dawkins) -- This one wasn't much of a game, as the Orange jumped out to an 18 point halftime lead and never looked back as they forced 17 turnovers. Funny thing is, stat wise the Hoyas didn't play that bad, but man is Syracuse strong. They rolled to victory.

Final Score: #13 Syracuse- 84, Georgetown- 60

Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- 4 points, 6 rebounds.
Jack Dawkins (#13 Syracuse)- 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Alright, now that those are out of the way, let's get to the rest of the games.

SR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 15-12, 10-2 1st Patriot.

2/18/19 vs. Harvard (W 73-64), 5 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist.
2/20/19 vs. New Hampshire (L 63-60), 4 rebounds, 1 block, (Fouled out).

Not the best week for David, who once again battled foul trouble. If he had managed to stay in the game against New Hampshire, the result might have been different. As it stands, the Cadets just need to win 1 of their 2 conference games next week to clinch the Patriot regular season title.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (#9 Xavier) -- 22-4, 11-1 1st Atlantic 10.

2/20/19 at Fordham (W 71-57), 15 points, 8 rebounds, 5 blocks, (POTG).
2/23/19 vs. Richmond (L 64-45), 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 steal.

Another POTG award for Jace, and he followed that up with a subpar effort against Richmond. Then again, the Musketeers as a team didn't show up against Richmond, suffering their first A-10 loss of the season.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 17-10, 8-4 T-1st in West Division of SEC.

2/19/19 at Arkansas (W 87-75), 10 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, (Double-double).
2/23/19 vs. Alabama (L 96-81), 10 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, 1 steal, (Double-double).

What a week for Randy, who had 2 double-doubles and averaged 11 assists, 10 points, and 5 rebounds a game. No POTG award, but he would gladly trade one of those in for a few more wins for the Tigers.

RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 10-16, 8-6 T-3rd Pac 10.

2/21/19 at Oregon- feature game, highlighted above.
2/23/19 at Oregon State (W 69-58), 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Good week for the Sun Devils with a couple wins. Ivan had a nice game at Oregon, but struggled a bit at Oregon State.

JR PF Eden James (#10 Boston College) -- 22-5, 8-4 T-4th ACC.

2/20/19 vs. Georgia Tech (W 83-53), 6 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, 1 steal.
2/23/19 vs. #2 Maryland- feature game, highlighted above.

Eden just kind of went through the motions this week, as he didn't have his best week stat wise. But, the Eagles got 2 big wins and are now back in the hunt for the ACC title.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#2 Maryland) -- 25-2, 10-2 2nd ACC.

2/20/19 vs. Florida State (W 71-70), 2 points.
2/23/19 at #10 Boston College- feature game, highlighted above.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (#14 Houston) -- 23-3, 11-1 1st Conference USA.

2/20/19 vs. UTEP (W 84-77), 7 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.
2/23/19 at SMU (L 79-69), 7 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists.

Consistency for Al, but we all know he can put up better numbers, as the Cougars suffer their first conference loss.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 17-8, 9-3 3rd Mountain West.

2/20/19 vs. TCU (W 56-46), 12 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, (Double-double).

Nice job for Ricardo in the Rebels' only game of the week, a solid win.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 10-15, 5-7 5th Big West.

2/19/19 at Cal St. Northridge (L 59-43), 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals.
2/21/19 at Cal St. Fullerton (W 85-76), 20 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

A crying shame that Rudy didn't get the POTG at Fullerton, he should have. Those are the kind of performances the 49ers need if they are going to be successful.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (#13 Syracuse) -- 22-4, 12-2 2nd Big East.

2/20/19 vs. DePaul (W 96-62), 20 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, (Double-double).
2/23/19 vs. Georgetown- feature game, highlighted above.

Good week for Jack, who had a solid game against DePaul but a little letdown against Georgetown. No matter, the Orange are back to their winning ways.

RS FR C Ralph King (#1 Duke) -- 25-0, 12-0 1st ACC.

2/20/19 at #7 North Carolina (W 73-56), 1 rebound.
2/23/19 at Virginia (W 72-60), DNP (Coaches Decision)

Limited minutes for Ralph again, but the Blue Devils stay undefeated.

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 16-11, 12-4 2nd Big South.

2/21/19 vs. USC Upstate (W 75-71), DNP (Coaches Decision)
2/23/19 vs. Presbyterian (W 80-68), DNP (Coaches Decision)

Another week of no action for Benton, but the Panthers get a couple solid wins.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 11-14, 9-5 2nd SWAC.

2/21/19 vs. Alabama State (W 81-66), DNP (Coaches Decision)
2/23/19 vs. Alabama A&M (W 72-68, OT), DNP (Coaches Decision)

No action for Bam, but 2 solid wins for the Tigers.

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 16-10, 8-6 6th Big East.

2/20/19 at Notre Dame (L 75-64), no key stats.
2/23/19 at #13 Syracuse- feature game, highlighted above.

Ariel rode the pine most of the week, did get some action against Notre Dame, but the Hoyas after winning 3 in a row lose both this week.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 13-12, 7-5 5th Conference USA.

2/20/19 vs. Tulsa (L 69-33), 4 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals.
2/23/19 vs. Tulane (W 80-58), 18 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal.

A good recovery for both Thomas and the Thundering Herd after that laugher against Tulsa. Way to salvage the week.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- injured -- 17-8, 10-4 5th Big East.

2/20/19 at UConn (W 68-62)
2/23/19 at Rutgers (L 81-74)

Ooh, brutal loss at Rutgers, not the kind of games you need to be losing in the midst of a conference race.

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#8 Michigan State)- injured -- 22-3, 12-2 2nd Big 10.

2/20/19 at Michigan (W 83-48)
2/23/19 at Iowa (W 111-75)

The Spartans haven't lost a beat without Jaybard in the lineup, they continue to roll.

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State)- redshirting -- 14-11, 4-8 T-9th Big 12.

2/20/19 at Colorado (W 78-73)
2/23/19 vs. Iowa State (L 76-74)

Very close to a 2-0 week for the Wildcats, but they let one slip away.

FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon)- redshirting -- 15-11, 8-7 T-5th Pac 10.

2/21/19 vs. Arizona State- feature game, highlighted above.
2/23/19 vs. #18 Arizona (L 58-57).

Almost a big win for the Ducks, but a last second shot ended those chances, as Oregon has lost 3 in a row.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (72) 25-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Tennessee 25-2 1715 3 Southeastern Conference
3. Illinois 24-2 1629 4 Big Ten Conference
4. Maryland 25-2 1609 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Florida 23-3 1506 5 Southeastern Conference
6. Texas 25-1 1430 6 Big 12 Conference
7. North Carolina 21-4 1352 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Boston College 22-5 1311 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Kansas 24-3 1155 11 Big 12 Conference
10. Michigan State 22-3 1125 8 Big Ten Conference
11. Syracuse 22-4 1099 13 Big East Conference
12. Cincinnati 25-1 1052 12 Big East Conference
13. Xavier 22-4 997 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Houston 23-3 808 14 Conference USA
15. Utah 23-4 762 16 Mountain West Conference
16. Oklahoma State 20-6 692 15 Big 12 Conference
17. Arizona 20-5 607 18 Pacific-10 Conference
18. Mississippi State 21-5 580 17 Southeastern Conference
19. Louisville 21-5 558 21 Big East Conference
20. Temple 20-5 395 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Oklahoma 19-8 300 25 Big 12 Conference
22. Indiana 20-6 240 22 Big Ten Conference
23. North Carolina State 20-6 191 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Rider 25-5 174 19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Brigham Young 21-5 149 NR Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
West Virginia 17-8 93 Big East Conference
Sacramento State 22-4 29 Big Sky Conference
Stanford 17-8 21 Pacific-10 Conference
Northern Iowa 22-6 20 Missouri Valley Conference
Richmond 20-6 1 Atlantic 10 Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (71) 22-4 1799 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Utah (1) 23-4 1692 3 Mountain West Conference
3. Houston 23-3 1682 2 Conference USA
4. Temple 20-5 1578 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Brigham Young 21-5 1478 6 Mountain West Conference
6. Rider 25-5 1454 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
7. Northern Iowa 22-6 1310 9 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Southern Illinois 20-6 1309 8 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Richmond 20-6 1172 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Sacramento State 22-4 1163 10 Big Sky Conference
11. Gonzaga 18-8 1080 12 Western Athletic Conference
12. Milwaukee 20-7 998 7 Horizon League
13. Nevada 19-7 908 11 Western Athletic Conference
14. Creighton 20-9 900 17 Missouri Valley Conference
15. UC Irvine 20-5 816 18 Big West Conference
16. Pepperdine 22-6 687 20 West Coast Conference
17. San Diego State 18-7 674 14 Mountain West Conference
18. UL-Lafayette 18-8 515 24 Sun Belt Conference
19. Western Kentucky 19-8 404 NR Sun Belt Conference
20. Utah State 17-10 285 21 Western Athletic Conference
21. Austin Peay 21-8 282 NR Ohio Valley Conference
22. Cal State Northridge 18-7 236 23 Big West Conference
23. Dayton 15-10 161 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Drexel 18-9 114 NR Colonial Athletic Association
25. South Alabama 19-9 108 16 Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
IUPUI 18-8 101 Summit League
UNLV 17-8 92 Mountain West Conference
Santa Clara 19-9 90 West Coast Conference
Monmouth 20-7 65 Northeast Conference
Oral Roberts 20-8 48 Summit League
South Carolina State 18-7 43 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Missouri State 17-10 36 Missouri Valley Conference
Ball State 17-8 25 Mid-American Conference
New Mexico 17-9 24 Mountain West Conference
Loyola-IL 19-9 23 Horizon League
Buffalo 16-8 17 Mid-American Conference
College of Charleston 19-9 16 Southern Conference
Northeastern 16-10 6 Colonial Athletic Association
Kent State 17-9 4 Conference USA
Hofstra 16-12 2 Colonial Athletic Association
Liberty 19-9 2 Big South Conference
Portland State 17-9 1 Big Sky Conference

1 of our teams is in the overall bubble watch, let's take a look:

OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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California 16-10 .558 (51) 5-5 3-4 4-0 4-1 53 In
Georgetown 16-10 .579 (29) 3-8 5-0 2-2 6-0 29 In
Milwaukee 20-7 .559 (48) 1-1 3-3 5-1 11-2 148 In
Cal State Northridge 18-7 .550 (61) 1-2 0-0 11-4 6-1 213 In
Utah State 17-10 .559 (49) 1-1 5-5 6-3 5-1 76 In
Missouri 16-10 .596 (22) 3-5 1-3 5-2 7-0 9 In
South Alabama 19-9 .553 (57) 1-3 2-1 5-4 11-1 165 In
Drexel 18-9 .553 (58) 1-4 1-2 7-1 9-2 115 In
Missouri State 17-10 .553 (59) 0-3 3-4 3-3 11-0 100 Out
IUPUI 18-8 .555 (54) 1-2 0-2 6-2 11-2 146 Out
George Mason 17-10 .548 (65) 1-3 3-0 5-2 8-5 134 Out
Detroit 17-11 .545 (70) 3-3 3-1 6-2 5-5 94 Out
Alabama 16-10 .544 (71) 3-5 6-0 4-3 3-2 71 Out
St. John's 15-10 .572 (38) 2-8 1-1 6-1 6-0 22 Out
Portland State 17-9 .541 (76) 0-5 2-1 2-2 13-1 155 Out

The Hoyas are now on the bubble, as opposed to being a lock. That is thanks to 2 blowout losses this week. They are still in good shape though with an RPI and SOS of 29.

As far as the other schools, there are no changes from last week. Every team that was a lock last week is still a lock, and all the other teams are still projected out.

[collegesportsfanms]

I will be changing up the format a little bit for this next season, and in an effort to kind of get going with next season, I've decide to just go stats only for the next few game weeks, leaving the short write-ups after each player alone. With that said, let me get the next week taken care of. I almost had it done, but I had it opened up in notepad and somehow lost it.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 25-March 3, 2019

1 feature game this week and it's a big one in the ACC.

3/2/19- #1 Duke (Ralph King) @ #4 Maryland (Chester Smith)

Final Score: #1 Duke- 90, #4 Maryland- 89 (OT)

Ralph King (#1 Duke)- no key stats
Chester Smith (#4 Maryland)- 8 points, 1 rebound, injured during game.

Other Games:

SR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 16-13, 11-3 1st Patriot.

2/27/19 vs. Navy (W 75-67), 8 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
3/2/19 vs. American (L 73-64), 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (#13 Xavier) -- 24-4, 13-1 1st Atlantic 10.

2/27/19 vs. St. Joseph's (W 97-81), 19 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 steal.
3/2/19 vs. LaSalle (W 85-48), 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 17-12, 8-6 T-1st SEC West.

2/26/19 vs. Vanderbilt (L 83-72), 8 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.
3/2/19 at #5 Florida (L 90-51), 3 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

RS FR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 10-18, 8-8 T-6th Pac 10.

2/28/19 vs. California (L 81-70), 15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.
3/2/19 vs. Stanford (L 71-48), 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block.

JR PF Eden James (#8 Boston College) -- 23-6, 9-5 T-4th ACC.

2/27/19 vs. #7 North Carolina (W 55-51), 4 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks, 1 steal, (POTG).
3/2/19 vs. Miami (L 83-71), 9 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 1 steal.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#4 Maryland) -- 26-3, 11-3 2nd ACC.

2/27/19 at Miami (W 90-58), 3 points, 1 rebound.
3/2/19 vs. #1 Duke- feature game, highlighted above.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (#14 Houston) -- 25-3, 13-1 1st Conference USA.

2/27/19 at Tulane (W 84-68), 9 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist.
3/2/19 at UAB (W 77-75), 18 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 19-8, 11-3 T-2nd Mountain West.

2/27/19 at Colorado State (W 80-63), 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal.
3/2/19 vs. #25 BYU (W 74-65), 9 points, 13 rebounds, 1 block, 2 steals.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 10-17, 5-9 T-6th Big West.

2/28/19 vs. UC Riverside (L 63-61), 13 points, 9 rebounds.
3/2/19 vs. UC Santa Barbara (L 68-51), 2 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (#11 Syracuse) -- 24-4, 14-2 T-1st Big East.

2/27/19 vs. West Virginia (W 77-45), 12 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
3/2/19 at Notre Dame (W 90-66), 5 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals.

RS FR C Ralph King (#1 Duke) -- 27-0, 14-0 1st ACC.

2/27/19 vs. Wake Forest (W 88-65), 1 point, 2 rebounds.
3/2/19 at #4 Maryland- feature game, highlighted above.

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 17-12, 13-5 T-2nd Big South.

2/28/19 at Charleston Southern (L 79-78), no key stats.
3/2/19 at Coastal Carolina (W 76-59), DNP (Coaches Decision)

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 13-14, 11-5 T-1st SWAC.

2/28/19 at Texas Southern (W 56-53), DNP (Coaches Decision)
3/2/19 at Prairie View A&M (W 68-58), DNP (Coaches Decision)

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 17-11, 9-7 T-6th Big East.

2/27/19 vs. Providence (W 47-46), 2 points.
3/2/19 at Memphis (L 90-64), 4 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 14-13, 8-6 T-3rd Conference USA.

2/27/19 vs. UTEP (W 65-39), 19 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
3/2/19 vs. Central Florida (L 69-68, OT), 16 points, 7 rebounds.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh) - injured -- 18-9, 11-5 5th Big East.

2/27/19 at Villanova (L 78-69)
3/2/19 vs. #12 Cincinnati (W 60-40)

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#10 Michigan State) - injured -- 24-3, 14-2 2nd Big 10.

2/27/19 at #22 Indiana (W 71-69)
3/2/19 at Penn State (W 70-59)

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) - redshirting -- 15-12, 5-9 T-8th Big 12.

2/27/19 at Nebraska (W 97-93)
3/2/19 vs. #6 Texas (L 90-83, OT)

FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) - redshirting -- 16-11, 9-7 T-3rd Pac 10.

3/2/19 at Oregon State (W 75-71)

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (72) 27-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Tennessee 27-2 1720 2 Southeastern Conference
3. Illinois 26-2 1627 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Maryland 26-3 1601 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Florida 25-3 1503 5 Southeastern Conference
6. Texas 27-1 1468 6 Big 12 Conference
7. Boston College 23-6 1332 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. North Carolina 22-5 1244 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Kansas 26-3 1185 9 Big 12 Conference
10. Michigan State 24-3 1167 10 Big Ten Conference
11. Syracuse 24-4 1138 11 Big East Conference
12. Xavier 24-4 1015 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Cincinnati 26-2 978 12 Big East Conference
14. Houston 25-3 864 14 Conference USA
15. Utah 24-5 769 15 Mountain West Conference
16. Temple 22-5 710 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Oklahoma 21-8 568 21 Big 12 Conference
18. Oklahoma State 21-7 552 16 Big 12 Conference
19. Louisville 22-6 499 19 Big East Conference
20. Rider 26-5 380 24 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
21. Stanford 19-8 334 NR Pacific-10 Conference
22. North Carolina State 21-7 218 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Arizona 20-7 152 17 Pacific-10 Conference
24. Mississippi State 21-7 128 18 Southeastern Conference
25. Sacramento State 24-4 113 NR Big Sky Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Brigham Young 22-6 94 Mountain West Conference
Northern Iowa 24-6 84 Missouri Valley Conference
Indiana 21-7 40 Big Ten Conference
Southern Illinois 22-6 40 Missouri Valley Conference
West Virginia 18-9 35 Big East Conference
Richmond 22-6 31 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wisconsin 20-8 7 Big Ten Conference
Pepperdine 24-6 4 West Coast Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (72) 24-4 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Houston 25-3 1689 3 Conference USA
3. Utah 24-5 1674 2 Mountain West Conference
4. Temple 22-5 1602 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Rider 26-5 1469 6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
6. Brigham Young 22-6 1418 5 Mountain West Conference
7. Southern Illinois 22-6 1327 8 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Northern Iowa 24-6 1286 7 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Richmond 22-6 1208 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Gonzaga 20-8 1174 11 Western Athletic Conference
11. Sacramento State 24-4 1111 10 Big Sky Conference
12. Milwaukee 22-7 1005 12 Horizon League
13. Creighton 21-9 931 14 Missouri Valley Conference
14. Nevada 20-7 851 13 Western Athletic Conference
15. Pepperdine 24-6 782 16 West Coast Conference
16. San Diego State 20-7 730 17 Mountain West Conference
17. UL-Lafayette 20-8 584 18 Sun Belt Conference
18. Western Kentucky 21-8 554 19 Sun Belt Conference
19. UNLV 19-8 401 NR Mountain West Conference
20. IUPUI 20-8 397 NR Summit League
21. Dayton 17-10 292 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Austin Peay 22-8 290 21 Ohio Valley Conference
23. Cal State Northridge 20-7 278 22 Big West Conference
24. UC Irvine 20-7 184 15 Big West Conference
25. Missouri State 19-10 85 NR Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
South Carolina State 20-7 70 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Drexel 19-10 56 Colonial Athletic Association
Ball State 19-8 40 Mid-American Conference
College of Charleston 21-9 38 Southern Conference
Santa Clara 20-10 37 West Coast Conference
South Alabama 20-10 15 Sun Belt Conference
Oral Roberts 21-9 14 Summit League
George Washington 17-10 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
New Mexico 18-10 3 Mountain West Conference

It's time to look at the overall bubble watch for the week, and 3 of our teams are in it.

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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UCLA 17-11 .581 (29) 5-6 5-3 3-1 4-1 20 In
Southern California 17-11 .550 (60) 6-5 4-2 4-3 3-1 86 In
Connecticut 17-11 .571 (34) 3-8 4-2 7-1 3-0 26 In
UC Irvine 20-7 .550 (61) 0-1 3-2 8-2 9-2 201 In
Georgetown 17-11 .565 (41) 3-7 2-2 7-2 5-0 48 In
Drexel 19-10 .554 (57) 1-4 4-2 3-2 11-2 100 In
Santa Clara 20-10 .558 (48) 0-2 2-3 8-3 10-2 109 In
Auburn 17-12 .595 (22) 6-7 2-3 4-2 5-0 6 In
Creighton 21-9 .537 (80) 2-1 3-6 1-2 15-0 199 Out
George Mason 18-11 .546 (69) 1-3 4-1 3-1 10-6 127 Out
Missouri State 19-10 .542 (74) 0-3 3-4 3-3 13-0 155 Out
Western Kentucky 21-8 .542 (72) 0-2 1-3 5-1 15-2 215 Out
South Alabama 20-10 .543 (71) 1-3 2-1 5-3 12-3 194 Out
Utah State 17-12 .549 (62) 1-4 4-4 7-3 5-1 76 Out
UNLV 19-8 .537 (81) 2-3 1-2 9-3 7-0 200 Out

Georgetown and Auburn are hanging in by a thread, while UNLV is being hurt by a terrible strength of schedule. On the flip side, strength of schedule might be the only reason Auburn is still projected In.

As for the other teams, no changes. All the locks last week are still locks, everybody else is projected out.

[collegesportsfanms]

The reason I decided to forego the little recaps after every players stats is twofold. First I wanted to get this season done by the end of the month, and with limited time as this being my birthday weekend, I'll have to try and really work on it tomorrow as well as Monday of next week.

Also, the new features I'm including starting next season are an FOFC Player of the Week and FOFC Performance of the Week. With those, I won't really need to do the recaps, although if someone gets hurt or something, I might put a note.

So what do you guys think? Can you do without the recaps? Or do you like seeing that 1 or 2 sentences after your players stats for the week?

[ntndeacon]

That looks fine to me.

[collegesportsfanms]

March 4-10, 2019

1 feature game this week to tell you about, in the Big East.

3/6/19- Georgetown (Ariel Ginsberg) @ Pittsburgh (Qwikshot Collins)

Final Score: Pittsburgh- 70, Georgetown- 68

Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- 2 rebounds, 1 block.
Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- DNP (Injury).

Now to the other games:

SR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 16-14, 11-3 Patriot.

3/6/19- Patriot First Round vs. (8) Navy (L 63-60), 11 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 1 steal.

Not what the Cadets wanted, a First Round conference tourney exit. No matter, they are still NIT bound.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (#12 Xavier) -- 25-5, 14-2 T-1st Atlantic 10.

3/6/19 at St. Bonaventure (W 63-53), 5 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 7 blocks.
3/9/19 vs. #16 Temple (L 97-83), 2 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks.

The Musketeers lose a 3 way tie for 1st, and will be the 3rd seed in the A-10 Tourney.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 19-12, 10-6 T-1st SEC West.

3/5/19 vs. Arkansas (W 76-61), 13 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal.
3/9/19 at Georgia (W 83-64), 8 points, 1 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals.

The Tigers will be the 4th seed in the SEC Tournament.

RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 10-20, 8-10 8th Pac 10.

3/7/19 at UCLA (L 79-71), 19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.
3/9/19 at USC (L 62-53), 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks.

The Sun Devils will be the 8th seed in the Pac 10 Tournament.

JR PF Eden James (#7 Boston College) -- 25-6, 11-5 3rd ACC.

3/6/19 at Florida State (W 88-71), 5 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 8 blocks.
3/9/19 at Clemson (W 86-77), 2 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks.

The Eagles will be the 3rd seed in the ACC Tournament.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#4 Maryland) -- 28-3, 13-3 2nd ACC.

3/6/19 vs. #22 N.C. State (W 70-67), 1 rebound, 1 assist.
3/9/19 at Wake Forest (W 81-56), 4 points.

The Terps will be the 2nd seed in the ACC Tournament.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (#14 Houston) -- 27-3, 15-1 1st Conference USA.

3/6/19 vs. Tulsa (W 73-47), 4 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists.
3/9/19 vs. Southern Miss (W 87-67), 5 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 steal.

The Cougars will be the top seed in the C-USA Tournament.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 21-8, 13-3 T-1st Mountain West.

3/5/19 at #15 Utah (W 82-77), 3 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal.
3/9/19 vs. New Mexico (W 77-54), 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals.

Despite beating Utah, the Rebels lost a tiebreaker and will be the 2nd seed in the MWC Tournament.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 11-18, 6-10 T-6th Big West.

3/7/19 at UC Davis (W 61-50), 12 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, (Double-double).
3/9/19 at UC Irvine (L 76-51), 9 points, 12 rebounds.

The 49ers lost the 6th place tiebreaker and will be the 6th seed in the Big West Tournament.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (#11 Syracuse) -- 25-5, 15-3 T-1st Big East.

3/6/19 at #13 Cincinnati (W 74-64), 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
3/9/19 vs. Marquette (L 76-71), 9 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.

The Orange win the 1st place tiebreaker and will be the top seed in the Big East Tournament.

RS FR C Ralph King (#1 Duke) -- 29-0, 16-0 1st ACC.

3/6/19 vs. Georgia Tech (W 80-68), 2 rebounds, 1 steal.
3/9/19 at #22 N.C. State (W 88-63), 3 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.

The Blue Devils run through the regular season undefeated and will (obviously) be the top seed in the ACC Tournament.

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 17-13, 13-5 Big South.

3/5/19- Big South First Round vs. (7) Presbyterian (L 76-62), no key stats.

Bad loss for the Panthers, one that might keep them out of a postseason tournament. Maybe they'll get into the CIT.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 15-14, 13-5 1st SWAC.

3/7/19 vs. Alcorn State (W 85-69), no key stats.
3/9/19 vs. Southern (W 80-79, OT), no key stats.

Although he didn't play much, I really think the appearance of Bam in the second semester led the Tigers to playing better basketball. They are on an 8 game winning streak, they've won the SWAC regular season, will be the top seed in the SWAC Tournament, and with that, should have clinched an auto bid into the NIT.

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 17-13, 9-9 T-7th Big East.

3/6/19 at Pittsburgh- feature game, highlighted above.
3/9/19 vs. West Virginia (L 81-58), 4 points, 3 rebounds.

The Hoyas slump at the end of the regular season and lose the 7th place tiebreaker. They'll be the 8th seed in the Big East Tournament.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 14-15, 8-8 T-5th Conference USA.

3/6/19 at SMU (L 66-53), 3 points, 2 assists, 1 steal.
3/9/19 at ECU (L 68-61), 30 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.

The Thundering Herd lose the 3 team tiebreaker for 5th place and will instead be the 7th seed in the C-USA Tournament.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh) - injured -- 19-10, 12-6 5th Big East.

3/6/19 vs. Georgetown- feature game, highlighted above.
3/9/19 vs. St. Johns (L 74-52)

The Panthers will be the 5th seed in the Big East Tournament.

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#10 Michigan State) - injured -- 25-4, 15-3 2nd Big 10.

3/6/19 vs. Ohio State (W 82-66)
3/9/19 vs. Wisconsin (L 108-100)

The Spartans will be the 2nd seed in the Big 10 Tournament.

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) - redshirting -- 15-14, 5-11 9th Big 12.

3/6/19 vs. #9 Kansas (L 67-45)
3/9/19 at Texas Tech (L 88-81)

The Wildcats will be the 9th seed in the Big 12 Tournament.

FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) - redshirting -- 16-13, 9-9 7th Pac 10.

3/7/19 at California (L 89-80)
3/9/19 at #21 Stanford (L 68-56)

The Ducks will be the 7th seed in the Pac 10 Tournament.


I will be posting the polls and bubble watch in a separate post as I am on my way to work right now.

[collegesportsfanms]

Scratch the polls and bubble watch for the previous week, I almost had the post done and it screwed up on me, so we'll go right into the final week of the season.

March 11-17, 2019

2 feature games this week, 1 in the Big East and 1 in the ACC. First the Big East.

3/14/19- Big East Quarterfinals- (8) Georgetown (Ariel Ginsberg) vs. (1) #9 Syracuse (Jack Dawkins)

Final Score: #9 Syracuse- 85, Georgetown- 71

Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
Jack Dawkins (#9 Syracuse)- 12 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

And now the ACC.

3/16/19- ACC Semifinals- (3) #7 Boston College (Eden James) vs. (2) #4 Maryland (Chester Smith)

Final Score: #4 Maryland- 107, #7 Boston College- 72

Eden James (#7 Boston College)- 2 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks.
Chester Smith (#4 Maryland)- 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal.

And now for all the other teams.

SR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 16-14, 11-3 Patriot.

No games this week.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (#13 Xavier) -- 25-6, 14-2 Atlantic 10.

3/15/19- Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals vs. (11) Rhode Island (L 79-76), 8 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal.

Tough loss that might cost the Musketeers a seed point or 2, but they are safely dancing.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 20-13, 10-6 SEC.

3/15/19- SEC Quarterfinals vs. (12) LSU (W 86-68), 5 points, 1 rebound, 8 assists.
3/16/19- SEC Semifinals vs. (1) #5 Florida (L 71-64), 7 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Gallant effort by the Tigers, but is it enough to get into the NCAA Tournament? Rarely does a P5 team with 20 wins get left out.

RS JR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 10-21, 8-10 Pac 10.

3/13/19- Pac 10 First Round vs. (9) Washington (L 77-70), 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block.

Rough end to the season for the Sun Devils, as they will finish their season with a 10-21 record, likely ending the reign for coach Herb Sendek.

JR PF Eden James (#7 Boston College) -- 26-7, 11-5 ACC.

3/14/19- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (11) Virginia (W 87-65), 9 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 steal.
3/15/19- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (2) #4 Maryland- feature game, highlighted above.

A blowout to end their time in the conference tournament, but the Eagles will be dancing.

RS SO SF Chester Smith (#4 Maryland) -- 30-4, 13-3 ACC.

3/15/19- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (7) Wake Forest (W 85-60), 1 rebound, 1 assist.
3/16/19- ACC Semifinals vs. (3) #7 Boston College- feature game, highlighted above.
3/17/19- ACC Championship vs. (5) #10 North Carolina (L 80-55), 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist.

Tough loss in the ACC Championship in a game that was only a 3 point differential at halftime. No matter, the Terps will be dancing, but that ACC Title Game loss may have cost them a #1 seed.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (#14 Houston) -- 28-4, 15-1 Conference USA.

3/14/19- C-USA Quarterfinals vs. (9) Southern Miss (W 70-64), 18 points, 3 rebounds.
3/15/19- C-USA Semifinals vs. (4) SMU (L 68-45), 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Not a way to end the C-USA Tourney for the Cougars, but they are still safely in the NCAA Tourney.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 23-9, 13-3 Mountain West.

3/14/19- Mountain West Quarterfinals vs. (7) TCU (W 64-56), 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
3/15/19- Mountain West Semifinals vs. (3) BYU (W 82-78), 24 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 steals, (POTG).
3/16/19- Mountain West Championship vs. (1) #19 Utah (L 66-61), 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block.

Close, but no cigar in the MWC title game. If the Rebels played in a P5 conference, that 23 wins would be more than enough to get them dancing. It still should be, I think they are in.

SO C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 11-19, 6-10 Big West.

3/13/19- Big West First Round vs. (6) Pacific (L 82-74, OT), 8 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Just not enough in the tank for the 49ers, who see their season end with an 11-19 record.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (#9 Syracuse) -- 28-5, 15-3 Big East.

3/14/19- Big East Semifinals vs. (8) Georgetown- feature game, highlighted above.
3/15/19- Big East Semifinals vs. (4) #23 Louisville (W 75-58), 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals.
3/16/19- Big East Championship vs. (6) Villanova (W 91-81), 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.

The first of our FOFC teams to win a conference tournament this season, now the question is, will that be enough to earn a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament? I say yes. 3rd ranked conference in the nation, and they won that conference tournament? They are a #1 seed, gotta be.

RS FR C Ralph King (#1 Duke) -- 30-1, 16-0 ACC.

3/15/19- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (8) Virginia Tech (W 102-75), 1 point, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.
3/16/19- ACC Semifinals vs. (5) #10 North Carolina (L 82-74), 4 points, 3 rebounds.

Wow! The Blue Devils lose in the ACC Semifinals, their first loss of the season. Being that is their first loss, they have to be a lock for the #1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 17-13, 13-5 Big South.

No games this week.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 17-15, 13-5 SWAC.

3/14/19- SWAC Quarterfinals vs. (8) Jackson State (W 80-71), DNP (Coaches Decision)
3/15/19- SWAC Semifinals vs. (4) Alabama A&M (W 76-64), DNP (Coaches Decision)
3/16/19- SWAC Championship vs. (3) Mississippi Valley State (L 60-48), no key stats.

So the Tigers see their 10 game win streak end in the SWAC title game, but winning the regular season title should get them an auto bid to the NIT. I fully expect them to be a 9 or 10 seed.

FR C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown) -- 18-14, 9-9 Big East.

3/12/19- Big East Second Round vs. (9) UConn (W 80-71), 1 rebound, 1 assist.
3/13/19- Big East Quarterfinals vs. (1) #9 Syracuse- feature game, highlighted above.

Even with the 18-14 record, the Hoyas have such a good RPI that they may make the NIT, but more than likely they'll be CBI bound.

FR SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 15-16, 8-8 Conference USA.

3/13/19- Conference USA First Round vs. (10) UTEP (W 80-70), 33 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal, (POTG).
3/14/19- Conference USA Quarterfinals vs. (2) UAB (L 60-54), 19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal.

Gallant effort by the Thundering Herd, but no such luck. They needed a couple more wins and I'd bet their season is over.

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh) - injured -- 20-11, 12-6 Big East.

3/13/19- Big East Second Round vs. (12) St. Johns (W 63-54)
3/14/19- Big East Quarterfinals vs. (4) # 23 Louisville (L 70-49)

Well the Panthers got to 20 wins, but their RPI is amazing. Even with 11 losses, I expect them to be a fairly high seed in the NCAA Tourney.

FR SG Jaybard Riley (#11 Michigan State) - injured -- 27-5, 15-3 Big 10.

3/15/19- Big 10 Quarterfinals vs. (7) Minnesota (W 62-42)
3/16/19- Big 10 Semifinals vs. (3) #25 Indiana (W 54-48)
3/17/19- Big 10 Championship vs. (1) #3 Illinois (L 77-67)

If Jaybard were healthy, maybe he makes a difference. As it stands, the Spartans fall short, but will definitely be dancing.

FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) - redshirting -- 16-15, 5-11 Big 12.

3/13/19- Big 12 First Round vs. (8) Texas Tech (W 68-62)
3/14/19- Big 12 Quarterfinals vs. (1) #6 Texas (L 63-50)

Although the Wildcats had a winning record, they also were just 5-11 in conference play. I guess they could steal a CIT bid, but I seriously doubt it.

FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) - redshirting -- 16-14, 9-9 Pac 10.

3/13/19- Pac 10 First Round vs. (10) Oregon State (L 62-53)

Well, so much for the Ducks. Mighty they weren't. A win or 2 might have gave them a chance at the postseason. They could still sneak in, but I doubt it.

Here are the final polls before the postseason tournaments start.

Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (72) 30-1 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Illinois 31-2 1706 3 Big Ten Conference
3. Maryland 30-4 1613 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Tennessee 29-3 1585 2 Southeastern Conference
5. Florida 30-3 1559 5 Southeastern Conference
6. Texas 31-2 1432 6 Big 12 Conference
7. North Carolina 27-6 1390 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Boston College 26-7 1279 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Syracuse 28-5 1236 9 Big East Conference
10. Michigan State 27-5 1121 11 Big Ten Conference
11. Kansas 27-5 1114 8 Big 12 Conference
12. Xavier 25-6 922 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Cincinnati 27-4 893 12 Big East Conference
14. Houston 28-4 891 14 Conference USA
15. Stanford 24-8 830 20 Pacific-10 Conference
16. Utah 27-6 660 19 Mountain West Conference
17. Oklahoma 24-9 639 16 Big 12 Conference
18. Oklahoma State 24-8 634 15 Big 12 Conference
19. Temple 25-6 552 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Northern Iowa 27-6 379 22 Missouri Valley Conference
21. Louisville 24-8 366 23 Big East Conference
22. Rider 28-6 298 18 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
23. Wisconsin 22-10 174 NR Big Ten Conference
24. Indiana 24-8 106 25 Big Ten Conference
25. Mississippi State 23-8 92 21 Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Sacramento State 25-5 54 Big Sky Conference
West Virginia 20-10 41 Big East Conference
Richmond 24-7 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
Gonzaga 23-9 9 Western Athletic Conference
Brigham Young 24-8 8 Mountain West Conference
Southern Illinois 22-7 4 Missouri Valley Conference


Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (33) 25-6 1748 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Houston (28) 28-4 1715 2 Conference USA
3. Utah (7) 27-6 1690 4 Mountain West Conference
4. Temple (4) 25-6 1608 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Northern Iowa 27-6 1468 6 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Rider 28-6 1449 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
7. Gonzaga 23-9 1336 7 Western Athletic Conference
8. Brigham Young 24-8 1305 9 Mountain West Conference
9. Richmond 24-7 1173 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Nevada 24-8 1133 15 Western Athletic Conference
11. Southern Illinois 22-7 1063 11 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Sacramento State 25-5 952 10 Big Sky Conference
13. Milwaukee 23-8 927 12 Horizon League
14. Creighton 22-10 912 13 Missouri Valley Conference
15. UNLV 23-9 779 17 Mountain West Conference
16. Western Kentucky 24-8 732 18 Sun Belt Conference
17. Dayton 21-11 651 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Pepperdine 25-7 638 14 West Coast Conference
19. San Diego State 21-9 520 16 Mountain West Conference
20. UC Irvine 23-8 409 19 Big West Conference
21. Austin Peay 24-9 288 20 Ohio Valley Conference
22. Oral Roberts 24-9 273 24 Summit League
23. UL-Lafayette 20-9 173 21 Sun Belt Conference
24. Santa Clara 22-10 169 25 West Coast Conference
25. Cal State Northridge 22-9 103 NR Big West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Drexel 20-11 39 Colonial Athletic Association
UAB 21-12 34 Conference USA
IUPUI 20-9 33 Summit League
Liberty 23-9 31 Big South Conference
George Washington 20-11 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
Missouri State 19-11 12 Missouri Valley Conference
Southern Methodist 21-12 7 Conference USA
Utah State 19-14 7 Western Athletic Conference
College of Charleston 22-10 3 Southern Conference
South Alabama 21-11 2 Sun Belt Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

2019 Selection Sunday

Houston gets the 4th seed in the NCAA West Region and will open up against 13th seed Dayton.

Boston College gets the 2nd seed in the NCAA West Region and will open up against 15th seed Stony Brook.

UNLV gets the 9th seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and will open up against 8th seed West Virginia.

Michigan State gets the 4th seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and will open up against 13th seed Miami (OH).

Duke gets the top seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against a First Four winner between Old Dominion and E Tennessee St.

Xavier gets the 7th seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against 10th seed Wisconsin.

Pittsburgh gets the 6th seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against 11th seed Western Kentucky.

Maryland gets the top seed in the NCAA East Region and will open up against a First Four winner between Texas St. and Montana St.

Syracuse gets the 2nd seed in the NCAA East Region and will open up against 15th seed Quinnipiac.

Auburn gets the 10th seed in the NCAA East Region and will open up against 7th seed Temple.

Army gets the 8th seed in the NIT West Region and will travel to top seed USC. (I guess I forgot to expand the NIT to 40 teams. Oops. Since I didn't start it that way, I'll keep it as is the whole dynasty.)

Grambling gets the 8th seed in the NIT Midwest Region and will travel to top seed IUPUI.

High Point gets the 14th seed in the CIT and will travel to 3rd seed Kennesaw State.

All in all, 13 of our 19 FOFC players and teams made the postseason. Nice job!

[bbgunn]

See, what happened was that Bam Jamison was the man in practice. He was showing his teammates a thing or two on the court, embarrassing them all with his mad skillz. And, you know, Bam is an honest guy, and he let them know he was better than all of them. But the players and coaches wanted nothing to do with that, so they benched him and didn't play him much. But with Bam pushing them in practice, Grambling became a better team and made their way to the NIT.

At least, that's my theory anyway. Still haven't come up with a theory for the academic suspension and all. :lol:

[collegesportsfanms]

So we've got 13 of our 19 FOFC coaches playing postseason ball, and let's get to it.

Two feature games to tell you about, and let's start with it.

3/30/19- NCAA Elite Eight- (2) Syracuse (Jack Dawkins) vs. (1) Maryland (Chester Smith -- This was as good of an elite eight game as you would expect, as only 3 points separated the 2 teams.

Final Score: (2) Syracuse- 72, (1) Maryland- 69

Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- 1 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist.
Chester Smith (Maryland)- 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

4/6/19- NCAA Final Four - (4MW) Michigan State (Jaybard Riley) vs. (2E) Syracuse (Jack Dawkins) -- This Final Four matchup wasn't much of a match, as the Spartans dominated.

Final Score: (4MW) Michigan State- 84, (2E) Syracuse- 69

Jaybard Riley (Michigan State)- DNP (Injury)
Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- 3 points, 9 rebounds.

SR C David Ginsberg (Army)

3/20/19- NIT West Region First Round at (1) USC (L 96-75), 4 points, 1 block.

RS JR C Jace Hunter (Xavier)

3/21/19- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (10) Wisconsin (L 95-68), 6 points, 13 rebounds, 1 block.

RS JR PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)

3/21/19- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (7) Temple (L 77-63), 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal.

JR PF Eden James (Boston College)

3/22/19- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (15) Stony Brook (W 86-76), 4 points, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks.
3/24/19- NCAA West Region Second Round vs. (10) Richmond (W 67-48), 4 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks.
3/29/19- NCAA Sweet Sixteen vs. (6) California (W 90-78), 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 blocks.
3/31/19- NCAA Elite Eight vs. (1) Illinois (L 82-72), 14 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks, (Double-double).

RS SO SF Chester Smith (Maryland)

3/21/19- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (16) Montana State (W 71-62), 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
3/23/19- NCAA East Region Second Round vs. (8) Mississippi State (W 77-55), 1 rebound, 1 assist.
3/28/19- NCAA East Region Sweet Sixteen vs. (5) Villanova (W 62-51), 2 points, 1 rebound.
3/30/19- NCAA East Region Elite Eight vs. (2) Syracuse- feature game, highlighted above.

RS SO PG Al Mighty (Houston)

3/21/19- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (13) Dayton (W 89-82), 13 points, 3 assists.
3/23/19- NCAA West Region Second Round vs. (5) N.C. State (L 82-59), 9 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block.

RS SO SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV)

3/22/19- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (8) West Virginia (L 75-65), 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal.

RS FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)

3/21/19- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (15) Quinnipiac (W 75-60), 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.
3/23/19- NCAA East Region Second Round vs. (7) Temple (W 97-69), 12 points, 9 rebounds.
3/28/19- NCAA Sweet Sixteen vs. (6) Sacramento State (W 76-61), 15 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, (Double-double), (fouled out).
3/30/19- NCAA Elite Eight vs. (1) Maryland- feature game, highlighted above.
4/6/19- NCAA Final Four vs. (4MW) Michigan State- feature game, highlighted above.

RS FR C Ralph King (Duke)

3/21/19- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (16) East Tennessee State (W 104-55), no key stats.
3/23/19- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (9) UCLA (W 77-74), 8 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
3/29/19- NCAA Sweet Sixteen vs. (5) Oklahoma State (W 65-64), 2 points.
3/31/19- NCAA Elite Eight vs. (2) Florida (L 76-72), 1 rebound.

RS FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)

3/19/19- CIT First Round at (3) Kennesaw State (L 85-76), no key stats.

RS FR PF Bam Jamison (Grambling)

3/21/19- NIT Midwest Region First Round at (1) IUPUI (L 56-50), DNP (Coaches Decision).

FR SG Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh) - injured

3/22/19- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (11) Western Kentucky (L 74-71).

FR SG Jaybard Riley (Michigan State) - injured

3/21/19- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (13) Miami (OH) (W 104-95)
3/23/19- NCAA Midwest Region Second Round vs. (12) Georgia Tech (W 50-40)
3/28/19- NCAA Sweet Sixteen vs. (16) Mississippi Valley State (What?!?!?!) (W 71-50)
3/30/19- NCAA Elite Eight vs. (3) North Carolina (W 61-52)
4/6/19- NCAA Final Four vs. (2E) Syracuse- feature game, highlighted above.
4/8/19- NCAA National Championship vs. (1W) Illinois (W 71-62)


I will be having the season wrap-up a little later, probably tomorrow.

[collegesportsfanms]

There will be some changes next season, as David Ginsberg is a senior and will be gone. However, I will be getting FBPB very soon, within the week, because 2 of our juniors have made themselves eligible for the draft. Both Jace Hunter and Eden James are going pro, so we lose 3 players next season and gain 5, or 6, I can't remember. As I said earlier, season wrap-up coming as soon as I get FBPB going and correlated with FBCB.

[collegesportsfanms]

It may be a few days before I get to season 6. I've purchased Fast Break Pro Basketball so I can import the draft classes since we've got 3 of our players entering the draft. However, I can't figure out how to do the actual import from the college to the pro game. And, getting a response at the GreyDog forums is next to impossible these days.

I know that David Corporal isn't concerned about his player David Ginsberg, and StLee hasn't been on the forums for months, so I will still go ahead and follow his player Eden James.

How about you Travis? Would you like to follow Jace Hunter's pro career? Or were you only concerned about his college career?

[Travis]

Oh, I'd be up for following for sure.

[collegesportsfanms]

Oh, I'd be up for following for sure.

ok, my plan is, once I figure it out, to import the draft classes from FBCB and FBPB. I will probably follow all of our FOFC players myself, at least the ones that play pro ball, but for those of the readers that are interested in following their player, I'll report on them every so often.

And of course for the ones that aren't interested, I'll just keep tabs on them myself in case people change their minds, as I'm doing this as much for you guys as I am for myself. And boy am I enjoying it.

[Travis]

Good to hear, this is always a fun read, even if Xavier seems to stumble right when they could take a nice step forward.

[Neuqua]

Glad you enjoy writing it just as much as we enjoy reading it!

Looking forward to seeing how Jaybard Riley comes back from injury next season.

[collegesportsfanms]

Of the 3 players that were entering the draft, DavidCorperial (David Ginsberg) wasn't concerned about following his player in the pros, StLee (Eden James) hasn't been on the forums in a couple months, and I've spoke with Travis (Jace Hunter) and have manually edited Jace to come back for his senior season. The reason I've done this is because I'm still toying with the demo version of FBPB, and I'm still trying to figure out how to get draft classes from FBCB imported into FBPB. I for the life of me haven't figured it out yet. So this project moves on without the pro game for now, hence the reason I edited Jace Hunter to come back, as I'm hoping as long as it takes for me to get through a season, by the time Season 6 is complete, I'll have the full version of FBPB up and running and have figured out how to import draft classes.

[collegesportsfanms]

2018-2019 Season Wrap-Up

Next Years Recruits

We've got 5 recruits coming into their freshman seasons in season 6, and let's take a look how their teams fared.

SG Cameron Blodgett - Cameron is headed to Duke, and will join fellow FOFCer Ralph King. We know how Duke finished up.

PF Erik Flamebeard - Erik is headed to UCLA, which finished 22-13 overall and 11-7 in the Pac 10. They lost in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.

C Tim Sheppard - Tim signed with Mississippi State, which finished 24-9 overall and 10-6 in the SEC. They also lost in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.

PF Jawouk Bafou - Jawouk will be joining Ariel Ginsberg at Georgetown, and we know how they finished up.

PG Jackson Pace - Jackson is headed to Purdue, and they finished 13-18 overall and 6-12 in the Big 10 with no postseason.

Season Awards

SG Jaybard Riley - Despite missing the last few games of the season, Jaybard did enough to make the NCAA All-Freshman Team, as well as the Big 10 All Freshman Team. On top of that, he was Big 10 Freshman of the Year. Congrats to him.

PF Eden James - Eden finished his college career by making the All-NCAA 3rd Team, as well as the ACC 1st Team.

C Jace Hunter - Jace made the Atlantic 10 1st Team and will be looking for more as he embraces his senior season.

SF Jack Dawkins - Jack made the Big East All-Freshman Team.

SG Thomas Magnum - Thomas was the Conference USA Freshman of the Year and of course also made the C-USA All-Freshman Team.

C David Ginsberg - David made the Patriot 1st Team at the PF spot. Nice way to finish his college career.

6 of our 19 FOFCers got some postseason awards, and Jack, Thomas, and Jace will be back to improve on those awards.

Conference Movement

Both of the moves in the offseason affect 2 of our FOFC players.

North Florida has been promoted to the Big South, while Liberty was kicked out of the conference. This affects Benton Gale over at High Point.

Northeastern has been promoted to the Atlantic 10, while Fordham has been booted. This of course affects Jace Hunter at Xavier.

Coach Movement

Xavier - Jace will be disappointed, as Chris Mack has been hired by Mississippi State. An interesting deal, as Coach Mack will now be coaching Tim Sheppard. In his place, the Musketeers hired Kermit Davis from Middle Tennessee (remember, the FOFC players get the real life coaches from a team. In real life, Kermit Davis coaches at Middle Tennessee, so now in this, he'll coach at Xavier.)

This is the only coaching change that we had with our FOFCers, so fortunately I won't have to do a lot of editing. I'm still shocked that Coach K over at Duke didn't retire, nor did Jim Boeheim over at Syracuse. Herb Sendek is still at Arizona State, surprisingly he hasn't been fired yet. Boston College changed coaches, but that doesn't matter to me as Eden James is gone. So as soon as I get the time to turn all the coaches back to human, and of course change UCLA and Purdue's coaches, we'll get season 6 going. Hopefully if not tomorrow, then Tuesday.

[Neuqua]

Michigan State won it all?

[collegesportsfanms]

Michigan State won it all?

That is correct, Sparty won it all