FBCB Interactive Coaches Dynasty- part 2

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Dec. 8-14, 2025

35 games on the schedule this week, with 1 feature game. We'll get right into it:

12/10/22- UConn (Randolph Childress) @ Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- Another one where UConn was just overmatched, as they shot just 33.3% for the game in another pitiful loss.

Final Score: Stanford- 79, UConn- 58

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 3-5, 0-0 American.

12/8/25 vs. Columbia (L 86-78).
12/10/25 at Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
12/13/25 at UMass- 62-48.

The Huskies are just not a good basketball team right now, losers of 4 in a row. They've got 2 more chances to get a win before conference play starts, and neither one look likely the way they are playing.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 4-2, 0-0 ACC.

12/11/25 vs. Lehigh (W 66-53).

Just 1 game this week for the Fighting Irish, a feel good win as the schedule toughens up a bit the rest of the month.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 4-3, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

12/11/25 vs. Eastern Michigan (W 80-70).

Solid win for the Ospreys who are about to embark on a 4 game road trip, but they are staying in the southeast region for all 4.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 5-2, 0-0 Big 12.

12/9/25 at Pittsburgh (L 89-66).

1 game for the Horned Frogs who were totally overmatched at Pitt, but a couple more winnable games coming up.

#20 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 8-1, 0-0 Big East.

12/9/25 vs. Duquesne (W 94-56).
12/14/25 at Maryland Eastern Shore (W 93-76).

The Red Storm add 2 more to their win total, beating up on inferior competition this week. It's expected they'll do the same next week.

#22 Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 6-0, 0-0 Big Sky.

12/9/25 at Santa Clara (W 96-85).
12/13/25 vs. Pacific (W 80-73).

2 more wins for the Hornets who are definitely surprising a few folks right now, but they've got some massive challenges coming up soon.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 5-1, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/10/25 at Tennessee State (W 71-63).

Another win for the Wildcats who are off to a good start, as they continue their stretch of games against strong mid-major competition.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 3-2, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/8/25 at UL Monroe (W 82-48).
12/10/25 at #9 Arizona (L 77-63).

A split for the Golden Panthers this week, who ran up against a buzzsaw in Arizona, who is back to having the kind of season we all expect.

#21 Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 5-1, 1-1 MAAC.

12/12/25 vs. Rider (L 72-69).

1 game for the Stags, and not the kind of loss you want, losing to a 2-7 team. Even if it was by 3 points, that'll certainly cost them some votes.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 3-4, 0-0 Mountain West.

12/9/25 at San Francisco (W 75-73).

A hard fought win for the Spartans in their only game of the week as they continue their road swing through Cali next week.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 5-2, 0-0 Northeast.

12/9/25 vs. Princeton (W 93-73).
12/11/25 vs. Tennessee Tech (L 78-67).

A split for the Seahawks, who have a chance to really clean up the rest of the month. Their next 5 games are all on the road, but against teams with a combined record of 13-26.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 2-6, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/9/25 at Iowa State (L 74-60).
12/14/25 vs. Texas Tech (L 62-58).

2 more losses for the Buffaloes, who are pretty bad this season. Both losses came to former Big 12 foes.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 5-2, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/8/25 vs. Louisiana Tech (W 67-64).
12/10/25 vs. UConn- feature game, highlighted above.

2 important wins for the Cardinal as they get ready for their season tournament.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 7-2, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/9/25 vs. Florida State (W 80-74).
12/14/25 at UC Riverside (W 80-72).

Consistency for the Bruins this week as they score 80 points each game, but get 2 strong wins.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 5-3, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/8/25 at Wyoming (W 78-59).
12/11/25 at San Francisco (L 74-59).

A split for the Cougars, as they finish off their non-conference schedule with what should, I say should, be 3 easy wins. They really need them all.

#10 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 7-1, 0-0 SEC.

12/8/25 vs. Michigan (W 81-73).
12/10/25 at #4 Baylor (L 71-60).
12/12/25 vs. Navy (W 77-59).
12/14/25 at Memphis (W 76-42).

Heavy week for the Crimson Tide, not much chance to practice when you play 4 games. They did well though, taking 3 of 4.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-5, 0-0 SWAC.

12/9/25 at Syracuse (L 84-57).
12/11/25 vs. Nebraska (L 102-77).
12/14/25 at #19 Georgetown (L 77-68).

My goodness, I figured the Golden Lions would take their lumps in non-conference play, but I really thought they'd be a bit more competitive. Sadly it isn't over, they still have 3 more brutal games on the non-conference schedule.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 3-3, 0-0 Sun Belt.

12/8/25 vs. Samford (W 60-52).
12/10/25 at Belmont (W 78-65).

Great recovery for the Trojans, who have really played better basketball since their season opening tournament. Now they go into the grind of Sun Belt play.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 4-2, 0-0 WCC.

12/9/25 at Denver (W 79-68).
12/11/25 at UC Irvine (L 66-63).

A split for the Toreros, who see their 4 game win streak come to an end. They should be able to start another one, as they have a 5 game home stand coming up, but it's all against mostly west coast teams. Should be interesting.

Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into the week of Dec. 15-21:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Virginia (70) 9-0 1798 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Baylor (2) 6-0 1696 4 Big 12 Conference
3. Louisville 9-0 1670 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Oklahoma 7-1 1576 7 Big 12 Conference
5. Arizona 7-1 1522 9 Pacific-12 Conference
6. Wisconsin 5-1 1356 15 Big Ten Conference
7. Providence 6-1 1335 12 Big East Conference
8. Delaware 11-0 1313 11 Colonial Athletic Association
9. VCU 7-1 1118 2 Southeastern Conference
10. Towson 7-0 1090 17 Colonial Athletic Association
11. St. John's 8-1 1040 20 Big East Conference
12. Alabama 7-1 928 10 Southeastern Conference
13. Milwaukee 6-0 878 18 Horizon League
14. Sacramento State 6-0 806 22 Big Sky Conference
15. Tennessee 6-1 764 6 Southeastern Conference
16. Villanova 7-2 755 23 Big East Conference
17. Kent State 8-1 615 24 Mid-American Conference
18. Wichita State 6-1 596 8 Missouri Valley Conference
19. North Carolina 7-1 491 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Davidson 6-1 312 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Purdue 8-1 231 NR Big Ten Conference
22. Gonzaga 5-2 219 NR Pacific-12 Conference
23. Vanderbilt 6-2 207 NR Southeastern Conference
24. Fresno State 7-1 197 NR Mountain West Conference
25. Texas 7-1 176 NR Big 12 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Missouri 6-1 141 Southeastern Conference
Indiana 5-1 119 Big Ten Conference
Penn State 7-1 84 Big Ten Conference
Northwestern 5-1 80 Big Ten Conference
Hawaii 7-1 67 Big West Conference
Michigan State 6-1 53 Big Ten Conference
Mississippi 5-1 43 Southeastern Conference
Georgia 6-1 36 Southeastern Conference
Southern Miss 7-1 33 Conference USA
Kentucky 5-1 17 Southeastern Conference
Illinois State 5-1 15 Missouri Valley Conference
Georgetown 8-2 11 Big East Conference
Loyola MD 6-1 8 Patriot League
New Mexico State 6-1 2 Western Athletic Conference
UCF 5-1 2 American Athletic Conference

A little stunned to see Fairfield lose all their votes. I knew they would lose some, but didn't think they'd lose all. Alabama drops 2 spots, even after a 3 for 4 week, while St. John's and Sacramento State both have nice jumps. TCU loses their votes, while Northwestern gains a few more.

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And here's a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Dec. 15-21:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Delaware (59) 11-0 1787 3 Colonial Athletic Association
2. Towson 7-0 1693 5 Colonial Athletic Association
3. Milwaukee (4) 6-0 1579 6 Horizon League
4. Sacramento State (6) 6-0 1561 8 Big Sky Conference
5. Wichita State (1) 6-1 1517 2 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Kent State 8-1 1485 9 Mid-American Conference
7. Davidson (2) 6-1 1412 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Fresno State 7-1 1303 10 Mountain West Conference
9. Hawaii 7-1 1191 12 Big West Conference
10. Southern Miss 7-1 1084 15 Conference USA
11. Illinois State 5-1 1058 14 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Loyola MD 6-1 1027 4 Patriot League
13. New Mexico State 6-1 835 NR Western Athletic Conference
14. Holy Cross 5-1 824 NR Patriot League
15. UCF 5-1 738 22 American Athletic Conference
16. UMKC 5-1 727 NR Western Athletic Conference
17. Fairfield 5-1 707 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
18. UTEP 4-1 690 25 Conference USA
19. George Washington 2-1 581 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Utah State 6-2 334 NR Mountain West Conference
21. Western Michigan 5-2 223 NR Mid-American Conference
22. Richmond 6-2 196 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Massachusetts 5-2 189 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Columbia 7-2 113 NR Ivy League
25. New Mexico 5-2 66 NR Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Oakland 4-2 54 Mid-American Conference
San Diego State 5-3 53 Mountain West Conference
SMU 5-2 52 American Athletic Conference
USC Upstate 7-2 41 Atlantic Sun Conference
Wagner 5-2 38 Northeast Conference
Tulane 6-2 36 American Athletic Conference
Eastern Illinois 6-2 35 Ohio Valley Conference
Harvard 5-2 34 Ivy League
USC 6-2 31 West Coast Conference
Kennesaw State 6-2 22 Atlantic Sun Conference
San Diego 4-2 22 West Coast Conference
Old Dominion 5-2 21 Conference USA
Princeton 4-2 13 Ivy League
FIU 3-2 8 Conference USA
South Alabama 5-2 7 Sun Belt Conference
Louisiana Lafayette 5-2 3 Sun Belt Conference
Marist 4-2 3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Houston Baptist 4-2 2 Southland Conference
St. Bonaventure 2-2 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Boston University 4-2 1 Patriot League
Florida Atlantic 4-2 1 Conference USA
Idaho 4-2 1 Big Sky Conference

Great to see a lot of FOFC representation in the mid-major polls, and really great to see Sac State having 6 FPV.

On a side note, it's got to be killing Coach Gunn to look up and see his former school sitting at 7-1 and getting votes in both polls while he is continuing to struggle at Pine Bluff. Hopefully it'll turn around when conference play starts.

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Dec. 15-21, 2025

30 games on the schedule this week, and 1 feature game involving a couple teams from Florida. Let's start there:

12/20/25- North Florida (Felix Abel) @ FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- A pretty spirited game that saw North Florida lose a halftime lead. FIU took control in the 2nd half and would have won by more if they wouldn't have missed 15 free throws.

Final Score: FIU- 85, North Florida- 75

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 4-6, 0-0 American.

12/18/25 vs. St. Bonaventure (W 74-62).
12/20/25 at #7 Providence (L 67-53).

A split for the Huskies, who continue to struggle getting over the hump. With conference play starting next week, they better figure it out, or Coach Childress will be packing his bags.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 4-3, 0-0 ACC.

12/18/25 vs. Kansas (L 70-61).

1 game for the Fighting Irish this week, a loss. They have their season tournament next week.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 4-6, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

12/16/25 at South Carolina (L 71-50).
12/18/25 at UCF (L 88-57).
12/20/25 at FIU- feature game, highlighted above.

Terrible week for the Ospreys, who really weren't competitive in 3 loss this week. A winnable game next week before they go into a feature game with another surprising team.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 7-2, 0-0 Big 12.

12/15/25 at Texas-Rio Grande Valley (W 87-79).
12/20/25 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (W 59-48).

2 pretty easy wins for the Horned Frogs this week. They'll also have a feature game next week, and should get a couple good tests before conference play.

#11 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 8-2, 0-0 Big East.

12/19/25 at Hofstra (L 72-69).

Just 1 game for the Red Storm this week, a surprising loss to a decent, but not great Hofstra team. This one is sure to hurt them in the rankings. 2 more tough non-conference games next week.

#14 Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 7-1, 0-0 Big Sky.

12/18/25 vs. Utah (W 84-76).
12/20/25 at Hawaii (L 66-62).

A split for the Hornets who continue to stay on the west coast. That Hawaii result sure won't please former Hawaii coach B.B. Gunn. 1 more west coast game for the Hornets, then they travel to the opposite coast for a game.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 6-1, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/18/25 at Green Bay (W 81-76, OT).

The Wildcats needed extra time to earn a big road victory, as they continue to try to get as many wins as possible before conference play starts.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 4-2, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/20/25 vs. North Florida- feature game, highlighted above.

A nice win for the Golden Panthers in their only game of the week. 3 games next week, 2 of which should be guaranteed wins, but you never know.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 7-2, 2-2 MAAC.

12/17/25 at Temple (W 63-62).
12/19/25 at Siena (L 69-59).
12/21/25 vs. Siena (W 78-47).

More inconsistency from the Stags in back to back games against the same team, but a nice road win at Temple. They better figure out the conference situation though, because 6 of their next 7 are on the road.

Thomas Shepard (San Jose State) -- 3-6, 0-0 Mountain West.

12/18/25 at California (L 69-67).
12/20/25 at St. Mary's (L 71-63).

A pair of tough road losses for the Spartans, who aren't quite playing as well as last season, but not too far off. 2 home games next week before they start a 3 game road stretch to begin conference play.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 6-3, 0-0 Northeast.

12/16/25 at Lafayette (W 80-65).
12/20/25 at Bowling Green (L 74-53).

A road split for the Seahawks, losing a game they probably had no business losing. Fortunately, their next few games are all winnable, as long as the right team shows up to play.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 2-7, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/17/25 at #18 Wichita State (L 95-85).

Yet another loss for the Buffaloes, as it seems this team has already given up. They might be lucky to win 10 games this season. Time for Coach Nielsen to start thinking about where he wants to coach next season.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 7-2, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/17/25- Las Vegas Classic First Round vs. (16) Norfolk State (W 73-54).
12/19/25- Las Vegas Classic Quarterfinal vs. (8) Georgia State (W 76-74).

The Cardinal win 2 in their season tournament, but have a really tough test coming up in the semifinals. We'll see if they are up to the task.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 8-2, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/20/25 vs. Florida (W 82-48).

An easy win this week for the Bruins against a Florida team that has really gone downhill recently.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-3, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/17/25 vs. Seattle (W 59-41).

Another win for the Cougars, and next week they have a creampuff coming to town, which should lead to a very easy win.

#12 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 7-2, 0-0 SEC.

12/18/25 at Syracuse (L 89-66).

Perhaps playing 4 games last week wore the Crimson Tide out, as they failed to show up at Syracuse. Hopefully they'll regroup for next week.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-6, 0-0 SWAC.

12/20/25 at #2 Baylor (L 106-81).

Another bad loss for the Golden Lions. One thing you can say about Coach Gunn, he's not afraid to get his teams ready for conference play by scheduling tough. We can only hope it works to their advantage this year, especially with the season his former team is having.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 3-4, 0-1 Sun Belt.

12/18/25 at Appalachian State (L 97-77).

Well, not a good debut in conference play for the Trojans, as they were completely outclassed and not ready for Sun Belt play. They have to get it together quick.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 7-2, 0-0 WCC.

12/16/25 vs. Grand Canyon (W 84-64).
12/18/25 vs. Long Beach State (W 78-53).
12/20/25 vs. San Diego State (W 63-61).

Great week for the Toreros, as they win all 3, including a big in-state win against their in-state rivals. They go into WCC play with a really good feeling, but still have a couple more non-con games mixed in.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Dec. 22-28:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Virginia (72) 11-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Louisville 10-0 1727 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Oklahoma 8-1 1655 4 Big 12 Conference
4. Wisconsin 7-1 1562 6 Big Ten Conference
5. Delaware 11-0 1420 8 Colonial Athletic Association
6. Baylor 7-1 1409 2 Big 12 Conference
7. Arizona 7-2 1336 5 Pacific-12 Conference
8. Towson 8-0 1268 10 Colonial Athletic Association
9. Villanova 8-2 1251 16 Big East Conference
10. Missouri 9-1 1094 NR Southeastern Conference
11. Indiana 7-1 1062 NR Big Ten Conference
12. Gonzaga 7-2 1029 22 Pacific-12 Conference
13. Texas 9-1 906 25 Big 12 Conference
14. Providence 7-2 807 7 Big East Conference
15. Michigan State 7-1 711 NR Big Ten Conference
16. Northwestern 6-1 689 NR Big Ten Conference
17. Georgia 8-1 640 NR Southeastern Conference
18. Vanderbilt 7-2 530 23 Southeastern Conference
19. Penn State 7-1 475 NR Big Ten Conference
20. Kentucky 6-1 425 NR Southeastern Conference
21. Southern Miss 8-1 387 NR Conference USA
22. VCU 7-2 252 9 Southeastern Conference
23. Sacramento State 7-1 226 14 Big Sky Conference
24. St. John's 8-2 169 11 Big East Conference
25. UCF 7-1 162 NR American Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UCLA 8-2 84 Pacific-12 Conference
Syracuse 7-2 66 Atlantic Coast Conference
Iowa 8-2 62 Big Ten Conference
Alabama 7-2 40 Southeastern Conference
Wichita State 8-2 40 Missouri Valley Conference
George Washington 4-1 37 Atlantic 10 Conference
Kent State 8-2 28 Mid-American Conference
Georgetown 9-2 22 Big East Conference
North Carolina 8-2 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
Utah State 7-2 3 Mountain West Conference
Western Michigan 7-2 3 Mid-American Conference
Davidson 6-2 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Eastern Illinois 8-2 2 Ohio Valley Conference
Hawaii 8-2 2 Big West Conference
Stanford 7-2 2 Pacific-12 Conference
Washington 6-2 2 Pacific-12 Conference

Alabama, St. John's, and Sacramento State all suffer huge drops in the polls, and Alabama actually falls out. On the flip side, Northwestern is in for the first time in a while, and UCLA and Stanford receive votes.

Now for a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Dec. 22-28:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Delaware (72) 11-0 1800 1 Colonial Athletic Association
2. Towson 8-0 1728 2 Colonial Athletic Association
3. Southern Miss 8-1 1576 10 Conference USA
4. Sacramento State 7-1 1571 4 Big Sky Conference
5. Wichita State 8-2 1420 5 Missouri Valley Conference
6. UCF 7-1 1407 15 American Athletic Conference
7. Kent State 8-2 1346 6 Mid-American Conference
8. George Washington 4-1 1282 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Davidson 6-2 1265 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Hawaii 8-2 1016 9 Big West Conference
11. Richmond 8-2 1001 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Utah State 7-2 982 20 Mountain West Conference
13. Western Michigan 7-2 914 21 Mid-American Conference
14. San Diego 7-2 746 NR West Coast Conference
15. Harvard 7-2 740 NR Ivy League
16. USC Upstate 9-2 640 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
17. Kennesaw State 8-2 617 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
18. Illinois State 6-2 518 11 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Eastern Illinois 8-2 476 NR Ohio Valley Conference
20. South Alabama 7-2 456 NR Sun Belt Conference
21. East Carolina 5-2 438 NR American Athletic Conference
22. Loyola MD 7-2 293 12 Patriot League
23. Milwaukee 6-2 229 3 Horizon League
24. Florida Atlantic 6-2 178 NR Conference USA
25. Princeton 5-2 157 NR Ivy League

Others Receiving Votes:
Marist 7-2 143 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Holy Cross 6-2 113 Patriot League
Tulane 6-2 105 American Athletic Conference
FIU 4-2 95 Conference USA
Fairfield 7-2 94 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UT Arlington 5-2 51 Sun Belt Conference
Fresno State 7-3 3 Mountain West Conference

Sacramento State stays put at #4 but loses their first place votes, and Fairfield falls out even with a 2-1 week. But good job San Diego who jumps all the way in at #14, and FIU is also still receiving votes.

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Dec. 22-28, 2025

35 games on the schedule this week, with 2 feature games, both non-conference.

11/25/25- Colorado (Rob Nielsen) @ TCU (Bee Mighty) -- Again, it was home cooking in this one, as TCU shot 20 more free throws than Colorado did. Coach Nielsen just can't catch a break this season.

Final Score: TCU- 92, Colorado- 83

11/25/25- #23 Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) @ North Florida (Felix Abel) -- Neither team shot the ball exceptionally well in this one, but three pointers were the difference, as Sac State made 12, North Florida only made 4. That was the difference, also Sac State outrebounded North Florida 48-32 for a road win.

Final Score: #23 Sacramento State- 67, North Florida- 53

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 4-7, 0-1 American.

12/24/25 vs. Houston (L 63-55).

The Huskies continue to struggle in their only game of the week, starting off conference play with a loss. The schedule doesn't get any easier as the AAC is tough this season.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 5-6, 0-0 ACC.

12/22/25- Diamond Head Classic First Round vs. (5) St. Bonaventure (W 82-48).
12/23/25- Diamond Head Classic Semifinal vs. (8) Middle Tennessee (L 78-67).
12/25/25- Diamond Head Classic 3rd Place Game vs. (6) Marquette (L 80-78).
12/28/25 at Western Michigan (L 75-60).

A busy week for the Fighting Irish, but not a good one, as they lose 3 of 4 after a good start in their season tournament.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 4-8, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

12/23/25 at Savannah State (L 66-61).
12/25/25 vs. #23 Sacramento State- feature game, highlighted above.

5 losses in a row for the Ospreys, including a terrible loss to Savannah State, who is still not a good team. Then again, neither are the Ospreys.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 8-3, 0-0 Big 12.

12/22/25 at Oral Roberts (L 83-75).
12/25/25 vs. Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Horned Frogs as they go into conference play in decent shape, but as always, the Big 12 is tough.

#24 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 9-2, 0-0 Big East.

12/25/25 vs. Columbia (W 95-51).

Just 1 game this week for the Red Storm, a throwaway game pretty much. They have a decent non-conference test next week before starting conference play.

#23 Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 8-2, 0-0 Big Sky.

12/22/25 at Oregon (L 76-63).
12/25/25 at North Florida- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Hornets, as both their losses have been against pretty good competition. They are pretty much into conference play now, and by all accounts, they should dominate. Should.

#16 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 9-1, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/22/25 vs. UT Martin (W 82-62).
12/24/25 vs. Valparaiso (W 86-66).
12/27/25 at Eastern Michigan (W 94-65).

The Wildcats are rolling, and although the competition hasn't been tough, they've won the games they needed to win, and then won some they shouldn't have. 2 more non-conference games next week, and there's no reason why they can't have at least 10 wins going into conference play.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 5-3, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/25/25 vs. Stetson (L 78-58).
12/27/25 at Memphis (W 59-58).

A split for the Golden Panthers. Nice win over Memphis, but that loss to Stetson really hurts.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 9-2, 4-2 MAAC.

12/26/25 at Manhattan (W 82-72).
12/28/25 at Marist (W 79-72).

2 big road wins for the Stags, but they aren't done yet. 2 more on the road next week.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 3-8, 0-1 Mountain West.

12/24/25 vs. Nevada (L 83-78).
12/26/25 vs. UC Santa Barbara (L 84-80).

Things just aren't going well for the Spartans at all this season, as they are surprising nobody. They needed to win at least 1 of those games this week, but at least next week they get a bit of a reprieve, as they play a conference team that might be worse than them.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 7-4, 1-1 Northeast.

12/25/25 at Sacred Heart (L 88-82).
12/27/25 at St. Francis (PA) (W 86-69).

A split for the Seahawks as they open conference play next week. Their next 5 games are critical, as the combined record of those opponents is 12-44. 4 of those 5 games are basically must win games.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 3-8, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/25/25 at TCU- feature game, highlighted above.
12/28/25 vs. Utah State (W 70-58).

A split for the Buffaloes, and the win over Utah State breaks a 5 game losing streak. It's also a win against a good team which will hopefully give them a little momentum heading into Pac 12 play next week.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 7-4, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/22/25- Las Vegas Classic Semifinal vs. (5) #17 Georgia (L 85-63).
12/28/25 at St. Bonaventure (L 50-48).

Tough week for the Cardinal who get absolutely blasted in their tournament semifinal game, then lose a road game that they probably had no business losing. One more non-con game next week before they open up conference play with the perennial powerhouse.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 9-2, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/25/25 at UC Davis (W 62-50).

A much tougher game than expected this week for the Bruins, but they get the road win. Next week, a non-conference feature game, then Pac 12 play starts.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-3, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/22/25 vs. Portland State (W 70-42).

The Cougars keep rolling, with another easy victory. Next week should be no different.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 9-2, 0-0 SEC.

12/23/25 vs. Bethune Cookman (W 73-35).
12/26/25 at Kansas (W 72-50).

2 blowout wins for the Crimson Tide, a nice recovery after their blowout loss last week. One more non-conference game next week.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-8, 0-0 SWAC.

12/22/25 at Iowa (L 83-76).
12/26/25 at Florida State (L 91-75).

A little better effort this week, but still 2 more losses for the Golden Lions, who have lost 7 in a row, all against top competition. Their win over Texas A&M to start December was big, as 5 of their last 7 losses have been by 15+ points. The only saving grace is that they should hopefully be well tested for SWAC play starting next week. It'll be wide open, as no SWAC team has a winning record.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 5-4, 2-1 Sun Belt.

12/25/25 at Arkansas Little Rock (W 95-87).
12/27/25 vs. UL Lafayette (W 75-44).

Great turnaround for the Trojans who are back over .500 over and in conference play by winning 2 this week. They've also won 5 of their last 6 and appear to be playing their best ball.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 8-3, 1-1 WCC.

12/25/25 vs. San Francisco (W 80-66).
12/27/25 vs. Santa Clara (L 94-63).

The Toreros split this week, but that 31 point loss to Santa Clara will definitely leave a mark. Next week they hit the road for the start of a 4 game road trip in which 3 of the 4 are WCC games.

Here's a look at the national top 25 as we go into the week of Dec. 29, 2025-Jan. 4, 2026:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Virginia (72) 13-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Louisville 11-0 1727 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Oklahoma 9-1 1656 3 Big 12 Conference
4. Arizona 10-2 1562 7 Pacific-12 Conference
5. Baylor 9-1 1485 6 Big 12 Conference
6. Villanova 10-2 1425 9 Big East Conference
7. Towson 10-0 1341 8 Colonial Athletic Association
8. Northwestern 9-1 1258 16 Big Ten Conference
9. Wisconsin 9-2 1157 4 Big Ten Conference
10. Indiana 9-1 1123 11 Big Ten Conference
11. Vanderbilt 9-2 1091 18 Southeastern Conference
12. Georgia 10-1 939 17 Southeastern Conference
13. Michigan State 9-1 917 15 Big Ten Conference
14. Delaware 12-1 897 5 Colonial Athletic Association
15. Syracuse 9-2 859 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Alabama 9-2 637 NR Southeastern Conference
17. Southern Miss 9-1 574 21 Conference USA
18. VCU 8-2 474 22 Southeastern Conference
19. St. John's 9-2 431 24 Big East Conference
20. Kent State 9-2 353 NR Mid-American Conference
21. UCF 8-1 331 25 American Athletic Conference
22. Iowa 10-2 299 NR Big Ten Conference
23. Georgetown 10-2 221 NR Big East Conference
24. Providence 8-3 211 14 Big East Conference
25. Gonzaga 8-3 169 12 Pacific-12 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UCLA 9-2 132 Pacific-12 Conference
Missouri 9-2 92 Southeastern Conference
Western Michigan 9-2 42 Mid-American Conference
Seton Hall 8-2 41 Big East Conference
Texas 10-2 39 Big 12 Conference
North Carolina 8-2 33 Atlantic Coast Conference
Davidson 6-2 28 Atlantic 10 Conference
Washington 8-2 15 Pacific-12 Conference
USC Upstate 10-2 14 Atlantic Sun Conference
Illinois State 8-2 9 Missouri Valley Conference
Tulane 9-2 9 American Athletic Conference
Purdue 9-2 6 Big Ten Conference
South Alabama 9-2 3 Sun Belt Conference

Another huge jump for Northwestern, who might be in the top 10 for the first time since this dynasty started. Unfortunately, now they have to back it up and prove they are for real in conference play. Alabama jumps back in the top 25 after winning 2 games this week, while St. John's moves up 3 spots. UCLA is right on the cusp, an undefeated week next week should get them back in. Stanford and Sacramento State split and lose all their votes. Stanford I can see, but I'm not sure Sacramento State deserves to lose all their votes after being ranked last week, but so be it.

Now for the mid-major top 25 heading into the week of Dec. 29, 2025-Jan. 4, 2026:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Towson (72) 10-0 1800 2 Colonial Athletic Association
2. Delaware 12-1 1707 1 Colonial Athletic Association
3. Southern Miss 9-1 1619 3 Conference USA
4. Kent State 9-2 1588 7 Mid-American Conference
5. UCF 8-1 1516 6 American Athletic Conference
6. Davidson 6-2 1399 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Western Michigan 9-2 1378 13 Mid-American Conference
8. Illinois State 8-2 1252 18 Missouri Valley Conference
9. USC Upstate 10-2 1215 16 Atlantic Sun Conference
10. South Alabama 9-2 1138 20 Sun Belt Conference
11. Tulane 9-2 1039 NR American Athletic Conference
12. Sacramento State 8-2 987 4 Big Sky Conference
13. Fairfield 9-2 947 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
14. Florida Atlantic 8-2 856 24 Conference USA
15. Wichita State 9-3 850 5 Missouri Valley Conference
16. UT Arlington 7-2 737 NR Sun Belt Conference
17. George Washington 5-2 669 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Richmond 9-3 576 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. San Diego 8-3 419 14 West Coast Conference
20. Utah State 8-3 371 12 Mountain West Conference
21. Massachusetts 7-3 355 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Harvard 8-3 228 15 Ivy League
23. Kennesaw State 9-3 221 17 Atlantic Sun Conference
24. San Diego State 7-4 158 NR Mountain West Conference
25. Holy Cross 8-3 114 NR Patriot League

Others Receiving Votes:
Murray State 8-3 67 Ohio Valley Conference
East Carolina 5-3 41 American Athletic Conference
FIU 5-3 35 Conference USA
UMKC 7-3 32 Western Athletic Conference
Loyola MD 8-3 29 Patriot League
Marist 8-3 26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UC Irvine 5-3 23 Big West Conference
Weber State 6-3 7 Big Sky Conference
Boise State 8-4 1 Mountain West Conference

Sacramento State has a pretty huge drop in this poll as well, while Fairfield jumps all the way in. San Diego drops 5 spots, and FIU is still receiving votes.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 29, 2025-Jan. 4, 2026

29 games on the schedule this week, and 1 feature game. It's a non-conference game, so let's start there.

1/2/26- FIU (Brett Hawkins) @ UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- The Bruins pretty much dominated this one, as they shot 57.1% from the field. The real difference came at the free throw line, as UCLA made 11 more free throws, shooting 20% better from the line for an important home win.

Final Score: UCLA- 81, FIU- 68

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 4-9, 0-3 American.

12/31/25 at Temple (L 71-53).
1/3/26 at ECU (L 73-56).

Things aren't getting any better for the Huskies, as they weren't competitive this week in 2 road games. The writing is definitely on the wall for Coach Childress.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 6-6, 1-0 ACC.

12/31/25 at Boston College (W 72-70).

Just 1 game this week for the Fighting Irish, as they win their conference opener, a much needed win.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 5-9, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

1/1/26 vs. Rice (L 68-54).
1/3/26 at Norfolk State (W 75-47).

A split for the Ospreys this week, as they have a non-conference feature game next week before heading into conference play.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 8-5, 0-2 Big 12.

12/29/25 at West Virginia (L 77-62).
1/3/26 at Texas Tech (L 90-86).

A rude awakening for the Horned Frogs, as they lose their first 2 conference games of the season. Coach Mighty knew it would get tougher, and he was right.

#19 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 11-2, 1-0 Big East.

1/1/26 at George Washington (W 71-62).
1/3/26 vs. Marquette (W 84-83).

The Red Storm were tested this week, but they got by both of them, including their conference opener. They had to work for it though.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 8-3, 0-0 Big Sky.

12/30/25 vs. UC Davis (L 75-60).

Not a good way to go into conference play for the Hornets, bad loss to a subpar UC Davis team.

#8 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 11-1, 0-0 Big Ten.

1/1/26 at Ole Miss (W 69-54).
1/3/26 at Chicago State (W 84-74).

The Wildcats get 2 more big wins this week, and that win over Ole Miss will look nice going into Big Ten play. As will the 11 wins. Now can they keep the momentum?

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 6-4, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/29/25 vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley (W 102-101).
1/2/26 at UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Golden Panthers, and a little bit of struggle as they let a 4 win team put up over 100 points against them. That's not a positive sign.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 10-2, 5-2 MAAC.

1/2/26 at Niagara (W 60-57).

Another tough road victory for the Stags, who had to come from behind to do it, but still, it's another victory.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 4-9, 1-2 Mountain West.

12/31/25 at Air Force (W 102-94).
1/3/26 at Fresno State (L 75-72).

A more promising week for the Spartans. Even though they split, they seem to be playing a bit better basketball over the last few games.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 9-4, 2-1 Northeast.

12/29/25 at Portland State (W 77-68).
1/3/26 vs. Bryant (W 92-69).

2 wins for the Seahawks this week, as they've won 3 in a row, although they were expected to win both these games.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 3-9, 0-0 Pac 12.

1/1/26 at Illinois (L 79-70).

Another game, another loss for the Buffaloes, who have lost 6 of their last 7 heading into Pac 12 play. If they don't pick it up fast, they might lose 20 games this season. It's gonna take a miracle for Coach Nielsen to keep his job.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 8-4, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/31/25 at Montana State (W 78-52).

A much needed feel good win for the Cardinal going into conference play, where it gets brutal right off the bat.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 10-2, 0-0 Pac 12.

1/2/26 vs. FIU- feature game, highlighted above.

Just the 1 game for the Bruins this week, a good win. They start off Pac 12 play with 3 on the road.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-3, 0-0 Pac 12.

1/2/26 vs. Montana State (W 91-65).

Another easy win for the Cougars this week, no big surprise. They have a pretty easy conference opener too, at least it should be.

#16 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 10-2, 0-0 SEC.

12/31/25 at Minnesota (W 57-48).

Another win for the Crimson Tide going into SEC play, as it appears to be a bit of a down conference this season.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 4-8, 2-0 SWAC.

12/29/25 at Jackson State (W 77-54).
1/3/26 at Grambling State (W 109-75).

Exactly what Coach Gunn was hoping for by playing a grueling non-conference schedule. The Golden Lions open SWAC play with 2 wins. Although the conference is really bad, take nothing away from Coach Gunn who has his team prepared.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 7-4, 3-1 Sun Belt.

12/29/25 vs. Georgia State (W 80-64).
1/1/26 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (W 100-89).

2 more wins for the Trojans, as they keep rolling along. The non-conference win over Georgia State was big, as they are a good team.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 8-5, 1-3 WCC.

1/1/26 at USC (L 96-94, OT).
1/3/26 at Portland (L 82-79).

Tough week for the Toreros, who lose 2 games by a combined 5 points. They've lost 3 in a row now and need to right the ship.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 5-11:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Virginia (72) 14-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Louisville 13-0 1728 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Arizona 10-2 1604 4 Pacific-12 Conference
4. Baylor 11-1 1588 5 Big 12 Conference
5. Villanova 12-2 1536 6 Big East Conference
6. Oklahoma 10-2 1433 3 Big 12 Conference
7. Wisconsin 10-2 1316 9 Big Ten Conference
8. Towson 12-0 1313 7 Colonial Athletic Association
9. Vanderbilt 10-2 1231 11 Southeastern Conference
10. Indiana 10-1 1161 10 Big Ten Conference
11. Northwestern 11-1 1055 8 Big Ten Conference
12. St. John's 11-2 934 19 Big East Conference
13. Alabama 10-2 848 16 Southeastern Conference
14. Iowa 11-2 822 22 Big Ten Conference
15. Southern Miss 10-1 813 17 Conference USA
16. UCF 10-1 723 21 American Athletic Conference
17. Gonzaga 8-3 676 25 Pacific-12 Conference
18. UCLA 10-2 601 NR Pacific-12 Conference
19. Michigan State 10-2 401 13 Big Ten Conference
20. Davidson 8-2 396 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
21. North Carolina 10-2 394 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Delaware 12-2 224 14 Colonial Athletic Association
23. Syracuse 10-3 201 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Georgetown 11-3 184 23 Big East Conference
25. Illinois State 10-2 174 NR Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
USC Upstate 12-2 141 Atlantic Sun Conference
Auburn 10-3 70 Southeastern Conference
Fairfield 10-2 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Kent State 10-3 11 Mid-American Conference
Western Michigan 10-3 5 Mid-American Conference
Iowa State 7-4 2 Big 12 Conference

Northwestern drops 3 spots, despite winning 2 games this week, including a road win at Ole Miss. St. John's moves up 7 spots, while Alabama moves up 3 spots. UCLA is back where they belong, back in the top 25. Also receiving votes now is Fairfield!

Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 5-11:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Towson (72) 12-0 1800 1 Colonial Athletic Association
2. Southern Miss 10-1 1693 3 Conference USA
3. UCF 10-1 1619 5 American Athletic Conference
4. Davidson 8-2 1614 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Illinois State 10-2 1471 8 Missouri Valley Conference
6. USC Upstate 12-2 1444 9 Atlantic Sun Conference
7. Delaware 12-2 1393 2 Colonial Athletic Association
8. Kent State 10-3 1279 4 Mid-American Conference
9. Fairfield 10-2 1207 13 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
10. Western Michigan 10-3 1102 7 Mid-American Conference
11. Massachusetts 9-3 1044 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Utah State 10-3 1003 20 Mountain West Conference
13. Richmond 9-3 985 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. South Alabama 10-3 865 10 Sun Belt Conference
15. East Carolina 7-3 786 NR American Athletic Conference
16. Murray State 10-3 704 NR Ohio Valley Conference
17. Tulane 10-3 647 11 American Athletic Conference
18. Sacramento State 8-3 544 12 Big Sky Conference
19. Florida Atlantic 9-3 471 14 Conference USA
20. Boise State 10-4 469 NR Mountain West Conference
21. UT Arlington 8-3 376 16 Sun Belt Conference
22. Wichita State 10-4 298 15 Missouri Valley Conference
23. UC Irvine 7-3 256 NR Big West Conference
24. Middle Tennessee 8-4 111 NR Conference USA
25. San Diego State 8-5 43 24 Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Kennesaw State 10-4 41 Atlantic Sun Conference
Temple 10-4 40 American Athletic Conference
Harvard 9-4 34 Ivy League
Eastern Illinois 10-4 30 Ohio Valley Conference
Oakland 8-4 10 Mid-American Conference
Cal State Northridge 8-4 9 Big West Conference
Cleveland State 9-4 4 Horizon League
Boston University 9-4 3 Patriot League
Wagner 9-4 2 Northeast Conference
FIU 6-4 1 Conference USA
Loyola MD 10-4 1 Patriot League
Northern Arizona 7-4 1 Big Sky Conference

Fairfield jumps 4 spots, while Sacramento State drops 6 spots. Wagner is now receiving votes, albeit just a couple. FIU still has 1 vote. San Diego lost all theirs.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 5-11, 2026

35 games on the schedule this week, and 2 feature games. We'll start with a non-conference game.

1/6/26- San Diego (Charlie Shocker) @ North Florida (Felix Abel) -- This one was a classic, with several lead changes. Despite shooting just 6 free throws, North Florida was able to hit a buzzer beater to shock San Diego.

Final Score: North Florida- 84, San Diego- 83

Now we move to a conference game in the Pac 12.

1/10/26- Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @ Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- The Cardinal roll in this one, holding Washington State to just 36.9% shooting, and outrebounding them 44-31 in a big road victory.

Final Score: Stanford- 75, Washington State- 58

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 5-10, 1-4 American.

1/7/26 at #16 UCF (W 81-69).
1/10/26 vs. South Florida (L 81-68).

A split for the Huskies, who get their first conference win, but then drop another one. Really important for them to win both next week, and they have a chance.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 7-7, 2-1 ACC.

1/7/26 at Wake Forest (W 83-61).
1/10/26 vs. #2 Louisville (L 78-59).

A split for the Fighting Irish who played well at Wake Forest, but couldn't sustain that momentum going back home. Next week, one of those quirky home/away series against the same team.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 7-9, 1-0 Atlantic Sun.

1/6/26 vs. San Diego- feature game, highlighted above.
1/10/26 vs. Kennesaw State (W 68-47).

Huge week for the Ospreys who have won 3 in a row, but they'll be tested next week for sure.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 8-6, 0-3 Big 12.

1/10/26 at Iowa State (L 92-78).

Just 1 game this week for the Horned Frogs, and they weren't overly competitive. Hopefully next week they can get off the snide, as they have a winnable game.

#12 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 13-2, 3-0 Big East.

1/7/26 vs. #24 Georgetown (W 91-83).
1/10/26 vs. Creighton (W 97-57).

Better results this week for the Red Storm, as they win more convincingly, including getting a win over a ranked team. The win over Georgetown was career win #200 for Coach Hoo.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 9-4, 1-1 Big Sky.

1/8/26 vs. Eastern Washington (W 63-55).
1/10/26 at North Dakota (L 79-46).

A split for the Hornets who get absolutely blasted at North Dakota. They'll want to get that game out of their systems as soon as possible.

#11 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 13-1, 2-0 Big Ten.

1/7/26 vs. #10 Indiana (W 88-66).
1/10/26 at Illinois (W 64-54).

This Wildcats team just might be for real, as they dominate in conference play this week. We still need to learn more about them though, and a top 10 road battle next week will be telling.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 8-4, 2-0 Conference USA.

1/8/26 vs. North Texas (W 108-98).
1/10/26 at Rice (W 86-60).

Good start to conference play for the Golden Panthers with 2 convincing victories, and I see no reason why they can't keep that up as the C-USA is another down conference this season.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 11-3, 5-3 MAAC.

1/6/26 at Brown (W 81-80).
1/9/26 vs. Marist (L 77-68).

A split for the Stags, who win a non-conference game but fall in conference, breaking a 5 game win streak.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 4-11, 1-4 Mountain West.

1/7/26 at Colorado State (L 89-73).
1/10/26 vs. UNLV (L 77-74).

1 step forward and 2 steps back for the Spartans, as they lose 2 this week. 1 of them was close at least, but the other, not so close.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 11-4, 4-1 Northeast.

1/8/26 vs. LIU Brooklyn (W 91-88, OT).
1/10/26 vs. St. Francis-NY (W 63-61).

It wasn't easy, but the Seahawks won 2 more games this week, including 1 in overtime. They are beating the teams they need to beat.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 5-9, 2-0 Pac 12.

1/8/26 at Washington (W 83-76).
1/10/26 vs. #17 Gonzaga (W 84-76).

Well hello Buffaloes! Welcome back! Looked like a brand new team out there this week as they open Pac 12 play with 2 victories and some huge momentum.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 10-4, 2-0 Pac 12.

1/8/26 vs. #3 Arizona (W 71-62).
1/10/26 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.

Big week for the Cardinal as they stun Arizona, then follow it up with a good feature game victory. They've got another critical feature game coming up next week.

#18 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 11-3, 1-1 Pac 12.

1/8/26 at Arizona State (W 82-56).
1/10/26 at Washington (L 85-76).

A split for the Bruins, who see their 6 game losing streak end at Washington. With 2 more really tough games coming next week, we'll see what happens.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 9-4, 1-1 Pac 12.

1/8/26 vs. Oregon State (W 55-51).
1/10/26 at Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.

Not the best of weeks for the Cougars, who struggle against what might be the worst team in the conference, then get blown out by what could be one of the best.

#13 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 12-2, 2-0 SEC.

1/7/26 at Texas A&M (W 79-77).
1/10/26 vs. Florida (W 72-58).

The Crimson Tide get 2 wins to open conference play this week, but the win at Texas A&M was grueling. Still though, they are on good pace so far.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 5-9, 3-1 SWAC.

1/5/26 vs. Alabama State (L 96-91).
1/10/26 vs. Alabama A&M (W 87-81).

A split for the Golden Lions, as they couldn't quite handle the offensive output of Alabama State. Good job righting the ship, and they need to keep it rolling.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 7-6, 3-3 Sun Belt.

1/8/26 vs. Arkansas State (L 91-65).
1/10/26 at Arkansas State (L 94-85).

2 losses for the Trojans this week, as Arkansas State beat them pretty handily both times. Another 1 step forward and 2 steps backward situation.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 8-7, 1-4 WCC.

1/6/26 at North Florida- feature game, highlighted above.
1/10/26 at BYU (L 78-65).

2 more losses for the Toreros, and that loss to North Florida will sting for a while. Fortunately, conference play is eased up next week as they face 2 teams with a losing record.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 12-18:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Virginia (72) 16-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Louisville 15-0 1728 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Villanova 14-2 1621 5 Big East Conference
4. Baylor 13-1 1614 4 Big 12 Conference
5. Vanderbilt 12-2 1465 9 Southeastern Conference
6. Northwestern 13-1 1402 11 Big Ten Conference
7. Arizona 11-3 1395 3 Pacific-12 Conference
8. Iowa 13-2 1294 14 Big Ten Conference
9. St. John's 13-2 1251 12 Big East Conference
10. Alabama 12-2 1156 13 Southeastern Conference
11. Towson 13-1 1037 8 Colonial Athletic Association
12. Syracuse 12-3 977 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Wisconsin 11-3 931 7 Big Ten Conference
14. Indiana 11-2 896 10 Big Ten Conference
15. USC Upstate 14-2 756 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
16. Oklahoma 10-4 723 6 Big 12 Conference
17. UCF 11-2 597 16 American Athletic Conference
18. Southern Miss 11-2 516 15 Conference USA
19. Michigan State 11-3 457 19 Big Ten Conference
20. Utah State 12-3 321 NR Mountain West Conference
21. Iowa State 9-4 299 NR Big 12 Conference
22. North Carolina 11-3 290 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. UCLA 11-3 237 18 Pacific-12 Conference
24. Providence 11-4 199 NR Big East Conference
25. Davidson 9-3 123 20 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Kentucky 11-3 116 Southeastern Conference
Richmond 11-3 76 Atlantic 10 Conference
Illinois State 11-3 68 Missouri Valley Conference
Wichita State 12-4 17 Missouri Valley Conference
South Alabama 11-3 15 Sun Belt Conference
Georgetown 12-4 8 Big East Conference
Florida Atlantic 11-3 6 Conference USA
UC Irvine 9-3 4 Big West Conference
Western Michigan 11-4 3 Mid-American Conference
Boise State 11-4 1 Mountain West Conference
Fairfield 11-3 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Northwestern continues to surprise everybody, moving up 5 spots, while St. John's and Alabama each move up 3 spots. UCLA drops 5 spots after their split this week, and the Fairfield split costs them some votes, but they still got.. well.. 1.

Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 12-18:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Towson (65) 13-1 1793 1 Colonial Athletic Association
2. USC Upstate (7) 14-2 1728 6 Atlantic Sun Conference
3. Southern Miss 11-2 1589 2 Conference USA
4. Utah State 12-3 1531 12 Mountain West Conference
5. UCF 11-2 1493 3 American Athletic Conference
6. Davidson 9-3 1454 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Richmond 11-3 1407 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Illinois State 11-3 1294 5 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Wichita State 12-4 1207 22 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Boise State 11-4 1043 20 Mountain West Conference
11. South Alabama 11-3 1042 14 Sun Belt Conference
12. Kent State 11-4 1039 8 Mid-American Conference
13. Florida Atlantic 11-3 870 19 Conference USA
14. Fairfield 11-3 799 9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
15. UT Arlington 10-3 754 21 Sun Belt Conference
16. Massachusetts 10-4 698 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. UC Irvine 9-3 688 23 Big West Conference
18. Western Michigan 11-4 667 10 Mid-American Conference
19. Middle Tennessee 10-4 485 24 Conference USA
20. Cleveland State 11-4 313 NR Horizon League
21. Boston University 11-4 253 NR Patriot League
22. Eastern Illinois 12-4 195 NR Ohio Valley Conference
23. Toledo 11-4 187 NR Mid-American Conference
24. San Diego State 10-5 184 25 Mountain West Conference
25. East Carolina 8-4 182 15 American Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
George Washington 8-4 86 Atlantic 10 Conference
Murray State 11-4 75 Ohio Valley Conference
Delaware 12-4 67 Colonial Athletic Association
FIU 8-4 58 Conference USA
Quinnipiac 11-4 54 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Wagner 11-4 45 Northeast Conference
Sacramento State 9-4 37 Big Sky Conference
Tulane 10-4 28 American Athletic Conference
Northern Arizona 9-4 25 Big Sky Conference
Harvard 9-4 14 Ivy League
UMKC 9-4 8 Western Athletic Conference
Indiana State 11-5 6 Missouri Valley Conference
Fresno State 11-5 2 Mountain West Conference

Fairfield drops 5 spots after their split this week, and Sacramento State falls out of the mid-major top 25, but FIU and Wagner pick up more votes.

[Neuqua]

What in the world is going on........

[law90026]

200 wins!

[bbgunn]

B.B. Gunn is either a shrewd genius for scheduling tough non-conference or looney... Looks like it's working so far, more or less. If UAPB gets the automatic tourney bid Gunn has to be up there for coach of the year.

Glad to see Wazzu get off to a good start but as Stanford showed the Pac-12 is no piece of cake.

And what happened to Hawaii's hot start? Not that I care... :)

[collegesportsfanms]

And what happened to Hawaii's hot start? Not that I care... :)

Since the win over Sacramento State on December 20th, 2025, they've lost 4 of their last 5, including their conference opener. They are now 9-6 and head back to mediocrity it seems. Coach Gunn can smile again. :)

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 12-18, 2026

38 games on the schedule, with one of those being a big time feature game between Pac 12 schools. Let's start there:

1/15/26- #23 UCLA (Tim Shepard) @ Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- UCLA lived by the three and died by the three in this one, shooting just 27.3% from behind the arc. Meanwhile, Stanford shot 46.2% from three point land. That and a few extra free throws was the difference.

Final Score: Stanford- 70, #23 UCLA- 60

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 5-12, 1-6 American.

1/14/26 vs. Tulsa (L 88-77).
1/17/26 at Memphis (L 80-65).

Things don't look to get much better this season, as it appears Coach Ginsberg has all but thrown in the towel and accepted his fate. We know the Huskies have the potential to play well as they did at a ranked UCF team, they just don't seem to be able to do it consistently, or often.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 8-8, 3-2 ACC.

1/14/26 vs. Georgia Tech (W 68-59).
1/17/26 at Georgia Tech (L 79-71).

A split for the Fighting Irish, against the same team. They lost on the road but win at home.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 8-10, 2-1 Atlantic Sun.

1/15/26 vs. UL Monroe (W 74-70).
1/17/26 vs. #15 USC Upstate (L 80-71).

A split for the Ospreys, who can't get it done in there 2nd big time game of the season. The shining grace is that they have a chance to reel off a few wins in a row if they can take care of business.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 8-8, 0-5 Big 12.

1/12/26 vs. #4 Baylor (L 85-72).
1/17/26 vs. Kansas State (L 70-68).

2 more losses for the Horned Frogs, who are getting closer to their first conference win, but no cigar.

#9 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 14-3, 4-1 Big East.

1/14/26 at Xavier (W 74-59).
1/17/26 at Seton Hall (L 98-90).

A split for the Red Storm, who drop their first game of Big East play this season, but are still in real good shape.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 10-5, 2-2 Big Sky.

1/15/26 at Idaho (L 66-62).
1/17/26 vs. Montana State (W 79-55).

Another split for the Hornets, who now enter the extremely easy part of their conference schedule. The average win total of their next 8 games is just under 5, with only one of those teams currently having a winning record.

#6 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 14-2, 3-1 Big Ten.

1/14/26 at #8 Iowa (L 95-65).
1/17/26 at Purdue (W 83-68).

A split for the Wildcats, who forgot to show up at Iowa, but fortunately will get another chance against them later in the season. Good bounce back win at Purdue though.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 9-5, 3-1 Conference USA.

1/15/26 vs. South Dakota State (L 79-68).
1/17/26 vs. Louisiana Tech (W 82-74).

A really bad loss for the Golden Panthers this week to a 5 win team, but at least they were able to salvage the split.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 14-3, 7-3 MAAC.

1/12/26 at Yale (W 91-79).
1/16/26 at Quinnipiac (W 83-78).
1/18/26 vs. Quinnipiac (W 72-61).

Huge week for the Stags who win 3 games, including a tough road game in non-conference play, and a road/home split against the same team. Now the schedule gets a bit easier.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 5-12, 2-5 Mountain West.

1/14/26 vs. #20 Utah State (L 86-71).
1/17/26 at New Mexico (W 87-81).

A split for the Spartans, as the road win at New Mexico broke a 4 game losing streak, but this team is still not surprising anybody this season.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 12-5, 5-2 Northeast.

1/15/26 at Mt. St. Mary's (L 72-69).
1/17/26 at Robert Morris (W 84-77).

A split this week for the Seahawks, who have still won 6 of 7. The tough loss at Mt. St. Mary's broke a 5 game winning streak, but they've got a few winnable games in a row.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-9, 4-0 Pac 12.

1/15/26 vs. Oregon State (W 85-44).
1/17/26 vs. Utah (W 66-50).

Well, this feels like a completely different Buffalo team, as they've gotten off to a hot start in Pac 12 play. We'll learn a lot more as their next 3 games are against Arizona, UCLA, and Stanford. If they can steal 1 of those, there's still hope. Win 2, and people might talk. Win all 3?....

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 12-4, 4-0 Pac 12.

1/15/26 vs. #23 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
1/17/26 at Oregon (W 79-69).

2 solid wins for the Cardinal, as they continue to roll to begin conference play.

#23 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 11-5, 1-3 Pac 12.

1/15/26 at Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
1/17/26 vs. #7 Arizona (L 64-53).

Probably no cause for alarm for the Bruins, even though they lost both their games this week. 2 feature games on tap next week.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 10-5, 2-2 Pac 12.

1/15/26 at Utah (L 77-57).
1/17/26 vs. Gonzaga (W 85-83, OT).

A split for the Cougars, who are just trying to hang tough in an always tough Pac 12. It won't get any easier going forward.

#10 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 14-2, 2-0 SEC.

1/14/26 vs. Arkansas (W 85-68).
1/17/26 at Auburn (W 66-58).

2 more wins for the Crimson Tide, who seem to be back on track after last weeks disastrous season.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 6-10, 4-2 SWAC.

1/12/26 at Southern (W 90-81).
1/17/26 at Alcorn State (L 78-53).

A split for the Golden Lions, who are going to have to do better if they are going to sneak into the postseason. They already know it's win either the conference regular season or conference tournament to make the postseason. Right now they aren't playing consistently enough to do either.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 9-6, 5-3 Sun Belt.

1/15/26 vs. South Alabama (W 78-70).
1/17/26 at Florida Gulf Coast (W 77-71).

The Trojans get back on track with a couple wins this week, and hopefully they can keep it going next week.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 8-9, 1-6 WCC.

1/15/26 vs. St. Mary's (L 77-70).
1/17/26 vs. Pacific (L 112-105, OT).

The month of January has not been kind for the Toreros, who are still looking for their first win this month. Coach Shocker might want to take a step back and rethink things.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 19-25:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Virginia (72) 18-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Louisville 17-0 1727 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Baylor 15-1 1657 4 Big 12 Conference
4. Arizona 13-3 1524 7 Pacific-12 Conference
5. Vanderbilt 14-2 1516 5 Southeastern Conference
6. Villanova 15-3 1445 3 Big East Conference
7. Iowa 15-2 1398 8 Big Ten Conference
8. Alabama 14-2 1271 10 Southeastern Conference
9. Syracuse 14-3 1160 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Northwestern 14-2 1153 6 Big Ten Conference
11. Wisconsin 13-3 1118 13 Big Ten Conference
12. Towson 15-1 1065 11 Colonial Athletic Association
13. St. John's 14-3 921 9 Big East Conference
14. UCF 13-2 709 17 American Athletic Conference
15. Michigan State 13-3 654 19 Big Ten Conference
16. Indiana 12-3 652 14 Big Ten Conference
17. Providence 13-4 650 24 Big East Conference
18. Southern Miss 13-2 630 18 Conference USA
19. Utah State 14-3 629 20 Mountain West Conference
20. Davidson 11-3 503 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Wichita State 14-4 293 NR Missouri Valley Conference
22. USC Upstate 15-3 231 15 Atlantic Sun Conference
23. Illinois State 13-3 226 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. Oklahoma 10-5 148 16 Big 12 Conference
25. Fairfield 14-3 93 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Western Michigan 13-4 69 Mid-American Conference
Stanford 12-4 37 Pacific-12 Conference
Georgetown 13-4 30 Big East Conference
Middle Tennessee 12-4 27 Conference USA
North Carolina 12-4 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
Boise State 13-4 24 Mountain West Conference
UT Arlington 12-3 5 Sun Belt Conference
Kentucky 12-4 4 Southeastern Conference
Oklahoma State 13-4 4 Big 12 Conference
Florida State 11-6 2 Atlantic Coast Conference

Northwestern and St. John's drop a few spots after splitting this week, while Alabama moves up after winning 2. Fairfield's great week gets them back in the top 25, while UCLA loses all their votes. Stanford is back to receiving votes, close to being in the top 25.

Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 19-25:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Towson (72) 15-1 1800 1 Colonial Athletic Association
2. Utah State 14-3 1644 4 Mountain West Conference
3. Davidson 11-3 1618 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. UCF 13-2 1593 5 American Athletic Conference
5. Southern Miss 13-2 1470 3 Conference USA
6. Wichita State 14-4 1448 9 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Illinois State 13-3 1344 8 Missouri Valley Conference
8. USC Upstate 15-3 1311 2 Atlantic Sun Conference
9. Boise State 13-4 1245 10 Mountain West Conference
10. Fairfield 14-3 1152 14 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
11. Western Michigan 13-4 1137 18 Mid-American Conference
12. Middle Tennessee 12-4 986 19 Conference USA
13. San Diego State 12-5 887 24 Mountain West Conference
14. UT Arlington 12-3 871 15 Sun Belt Conference
15. Toledo 13-4 734 23 Mid-American Conference
16. Kent State 12-5 692 12 Mid-American Conference
17. Delaware 14-4 604 NR Colonial Athletic Association
18. Harvard 11-4 578 NR Ivy League
19. Indiana State 13-5 474 NR Missouri Valley Conference
20. Murray State 13-4 449 NR Ohio Valley Conference
21. Massachusetts 11-5 297 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Northern Arizona 11-4 284 NR Big Sky Conference
23. UAB 11-5 244 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Richmond 11-5 172 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. La Salle 11-5 115 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Cleveland State 13-5 55 Horizon League
East Carolina 9-5 42 American Athletic Conference
BYU 12-6 37 West Coast Conference
Eastern Illinois 13-5 37 Ohio Valley Conference
George Washington 9-5 29 Atlantic 10 Conference
Boston University 12-5 22 Patriot League
Kennesaw State 12-5 17 Atlantic Sun Conference
Arkansas State 12-5 5 Sun Belt Conference
Wagner 12-5 4 Northeast Conference
Tulane 11-5 3 American Athletic Conference

FIU and Sacramento State lose all their votes after splits this week, while Fairfield moves up 4 spots. Wagner is still receiving a few votes.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 19-25, 2026

35 games on the schedule this week, with 2 of them being feature games. Both of them PAC 12 games, both involving UCLA.

1/22/26- Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @ UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- This one was a good one, as Washington State led by 5 at halftime, but they really cooled off in the second half. Shooting just 35.8% for the game cost them a really good chance to win, as they fall just short.

Final Score: UCLA- 73, Washington State- 70

1/24/26- Colorado (Rob Nielsen) @ UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- A much easier one for UCLA this week as they led by 20 at halftime and never looked back. Although Colorado did get it to single digits, they were never really in the game.

Final Score: UCLA- 76, Colorado- 67

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 6-12, 2-6 American.

1/24/26 vs. Tulane (W 77-68).

Just 1 game for the Huskies this week, but they break a 3 game losing streak and get a nice home win.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 8-10, 3-4 ACC.

1/21/26 vs. Miami (FL) (L 90-79).
1/24/26 vs. Wake Forest (L 85-84).

Tough week for the Fighting Irish who drop 2 games, including a heartbreaker against Wake Forest. They really needed these 2 wins as the schedule gets much, much tougher the next few games.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 9-11, 3-2 Atlantic Sun.

1/22/26 at Lipscomb (L 79-73).
1/24/26 at NJIT (W 79-78).

A road split for the Ospreys who again really needed to win both. They need to take advantage of the weaker teams in the conference, but at least they salvaged one win.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 8-10, 0-7 Big 12.

1/19/26 at Texas (L 72-64).
1/24/26 at Oklahoma State (L 80-79).

Even though the Horned Frogs lost 2 more this week, they played much better basketball and almost stole one at Oklahoma State. Hopefully Coach Mighty will get this team on the same path, because they have plenty of opportunities for wins coming soon.

#13 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 16-3, 6-1 Big East.

1/21/26 vs. DePaul (W 95-54).
1/24/26 vs. #17 Providence (W 71-62).

2 more relatively easy wins for the Red Storm, who have a critical top 10 matchup coming next week, on the road.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 12-5, 4-2 Big Sky.

1/22/26 at Idaho State (W 75-60).
1/24/26 vs. Northern Colorado (W 85-67).

The Hornets are rolling again, winners of 3 in a row after losing 3 of 4. Now is the time for them to really roll off a winning streak and make some noise.

#10 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 15-3, 4-2 Big Ten.

1/21/26 vs. Purdue (W 87-73).
1/24/26 vs. Minnesota (L 87-79).

A home split for the Wildcats this week, as they continue to impress, but they'll have to up their play a little bit if they want to continue to compete in the Big Ten this season.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 11-5, 5-1 Conference USA.

1/22/26 at Old Dominion (W 69-51).
1/24/26 vs. Marshall (W 83-40).

Total domination for the Panthers this week, who might have had their best week of basketball all season. Coach Hawkins has this team on the right path, so far.

#25 Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 16-3, 9-3 MAAC.

1/23/26 vs. St. Peter's (W 72-68).
1/25/26 at Monmouth (W 71-59).

2 more wins for the Stags, who are definitely exceeding expectations this season. The 16 wins Fairfield has this season already ties the record for season wins in Fairfield history since this dynasty started, and more than likely it will be shattered.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 6-13, 3-5 Mountain West.

1/20/26 at Northwestern State (L 77-76).
1/24/26 vs. Boise State (W 87-83).

A split this week for the Spartans as they lose a tough, road non-conference heartbreaker. They get an important conference win though. The basketball
is better, but still work to do.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 14-5, 7-2 Northeast.

1/22/26 vs. Central Connecticut (W 100-64).
1/24/26 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (W 75-42).

An easy week for the Seahawks who dismantled a couple opponents at home. They also are playing really good basketball right now.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-11, 4-2 Pac 12.

1/22/26 at #4 Arizona (L 86-62).
1/24/26 at UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

It was a good run, but I think the real Buffaloes team showed up this week. They were pretty much dominated in 2 games.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 14-4, 6-0 Pac 12.

1/22/26 at Arizona State (W 82-62).
1/24/26 at Utah (W 84-63).

A road sweep for the Cardinal, who continue to be very impressive after a brief 2 game losing streak in late December.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 13-5, 3-3 Pac 12.

1/22/26 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.
1/24/26 vs. Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.

2 solid wins for the Bruins, although they had to work a little harder than expected for the Washington State win. Still, they've even their conference record.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 11-6, 3-3 Pac 12.

1/22/26 at UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
1/24/26 vs. Arizona State (W 71-68).

A split for the Cougars, who probably should have beat UCLA. It's still hard to get a read on this team, but they haven't lost at home yet which is encouraging.

#8 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 16-2, 6-0 SEC.

1/21/26 at Florida (W 92-56).
1/24/26 vs. South Carolina (W 56-44).

The Crimson Tide continue to roll, as the win over South Carolina was Coach Rogers' 200th career victory. They should get a mighty test next week as they go on the road against another top ten team.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-11, 5-2 SWAC.

1/19/26 at UL Lafayette (L 88-84).
1/24/26 at Mississippi Valley State (W 72-61).

A split for the Golden Lions on the road. They lose a tough non-conference game but win a conference game they were expected to win.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 11-6, 7-3 Sun Belt.

1/22/26 vs. Northern Kentucky (W 91-77).
1/24/26 at Georgia Southern (W 89-72).

2 solid wins for the Trojans as they continue to improve, winners of 4 in a row. Still a lot of work to do though but they are playing good ball right now.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 9-10, 2-7 WCC.

1/22/26 at Pepperdine (W 81-64).
1/24/26 at Loyola Marymount (L 79-75).

A road split for the Toreros, as the win at Pepperdine broke a 7 game losing streak. Then they turned around and lost another game.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Virginia (72) 20-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Louisville 18-1 1704 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Arizona 15-3 1662 4 Pacific-12 Conference
4. Baylor 16-2 1591 3 Big 12 Conference
5. Iowa 17-2 1442 7 Big Ten Conference
6. Vanderbilt 15-3 1390 5 Southeastern Conference
7. Alabama 16-2 1355 8 Southeastern Conference
8. Villanova 16-4 1347 6 Big East Conference
9. Syracuse 16-3 1306 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. St. John's 16-3 1097 13 Big East Conference
11. Northwestern 15-3 1043 10 Big Ten Conference
12. Wisconsin 14-4 1022 11 Big Ten Conference
13. Towson 16-2 880 12 Colonial Athletic Association
14. UCF 15-2 812 14 American Athletic Conference
15. Davidson 13-3 799 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Oklahoma 12-5 775 24 Big 12 Conference
17. Illinois State 15-3 594 23 Missouri Valley Conference
18. USC Upstate 17-3 496 22 Atlantic Sun Conference
19. Providence 14-5 450 17 Big East Conference
20. Stanford 14-4 386 NR Pacific-12 Conference
21. Oklahoma State 15-4 348 NR Big 12 Conference
22. Fairfield 16-3 277 25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
23. Indiana 13-4 196 16 Big Ten Conference
24. Southern Miss 14-3 185 18 Conference USA
25. Middle Tennessee 14-4 168 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Michigan State 14-4 114 Big Ten Conference
San Diego State 14-5 40 Mountain West Conference
UT Arlington 14-3 40 Sun Belt Conference
Gonzaga 11-6 31 Pacific-12 Conference
Wichita State 15-5 30 Missouri Valley Conference
Toledo 15-4 9 Mid-American Conference
Georgetown 14-5 6 Big East Conference
Western Michigan 14-5 4 Mid-American Conference
UCLA 13-5 1 Pacific-12 Conference

So Alabama moves up 1 spot, while St. John's moves up 3 spots. Northwestern only moves down 1 spot after their split. Fairfield moves up 3 spots and Stanford is ranked again! Also receiving 1 vote is UCLA.

And now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Towson (31) 16-2 1735 1 Colonial Athletic Association
2. Davidson (27) 13-3 1734 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. UCF (3) 15-2 1658 4 American Athletic Conference
4. Illinois State (6) 15-3 1520 7 Missouri Valley Conference
5. USC Upstate 17-3 1487 8 Atlantic Sun Conference
6. San Diego State (5) 14-5 1428 13 Mountain West Conference
7. Fairfield 16-3 1286 10 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
8. Wichita State 15-5 1274 6 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Middle Tennessee 14-4 1271 12 Conference USA
10. Southern Miss 14-3 1160 5 Conference USA
11. UT Arlington 14-3 1104 14 Sun Belt Conference
12. Boise State 14-5 1003 9 Mountain West Conference
13. Toledo 15-4 965 15 Mid-American Conference
14. Western Michigan 14-5 931 11 Mid-American Conference
15. Utah State 14-5 806 2 Mountain West Conference
16. Indiana State 14-5 719 19 Missouri Valley Conference
17. BYU 14-6 646 NR West Coast Conference
18. Kent State 13-6 459 16 Mid-American Conference
19. Cleveland State 15-5 448 NR Horizon League
20. Boston University 14-5 368 NR Patriot League
21. Delaware 15-5 346 17 Colonial Athletic Association
22. SMU 13-6 206 NR American Athletic Conference
23. Kennesaw State 14-5 163 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
24. Harvard 12-5 149 18 Ivy League
25. FIU 11-5 89 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Murray State 14-5 85 Ohio Valley Conference
Massachusetts 12-6 64 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wagner 14-5 51 Northeast Conference
UTEP 12-5 49 Conference USA
UAB 12-6 45 Atlantic 10 Conference
Sacramento State 12-5 43 Big Sky Conference
Richmond 12-6 32 Atlantic 10 Conference
Oakland 12-6 19 Mid-American Conference
Eastern Illinois 14-6 18 Ohio Valley Conference
East Carolina 10-6 16 American Athletic Conference
Cal State Northridge 12-6 15 Big West Conference
George Washington 10-6 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Loyola MD 14-6 4 Patriot League

Fairfield moves up 3 spots, and FIU gets votes back, getting enough votes to be ranked again! Impressive. Wagner continues to receive more votes, and Sacramento State gets their votes back.

[ntndeacon]

200! woohoo! Go Roy GO!

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 25-Feb. 1, 2026

37 games on the schedule this week, with 1 feature game, in the Pac 12. Let's get to it.

1/29/26- #20 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) @ Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- This one was bad, and I do mean bad. Colorado shot just 26.9% from the field, scoring 21 first half points. To put it in perspective how bad it was, Stanford almost scored more points in the first half than Colorado did all game.

Final Score: #20 Stanford- 72, Colorado- 38

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 7-13, 2-7 American.

1/28/26 vs. San Diego State (W 74-65).
1/31/26 at SMU (L 83-59).

A split for the Huskies, who win a home non-conference game, but get blasted on the road in conference play. That's not gonna cut it.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 9-11, 4-5 ACC.

1/28/26 at North Carolina (W 90-81).
1/31/26 at #1 Virginia (L 81-56).

A split for the Fighting Irish. Good win at North Carolina, but really needed a better effort at Virginia.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 10-12, 4-3 Atlantic Sun.

1/29/26 vs. Stetson (W 85-65).
1/31/26 vs. Jacksonville (L 72-70).

A split for the Ospreys, who just can't quite get over the hump and get back to .500. They are still over .500 in conference play, but nowhere near their season goal yet.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 8-12, 0-9 Big 12.

1/26/26 vs. Kansas (L 76-67).
1/31/26 vs. #16 Oklahoma (L 85-74).

Halfway through conference play and the Horned Frogs are still looking for their first Big 12 win, coming close a few times. This is definitely a struggling team.

#10 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 18-3, 8-1 Big East.

1/28/26 at #8 Villanova (W 76-55).
1/31/26 at Butler (W 84-68).

2 more solid wins for the Red Storm, including a big top 10 win over Villanova. They just continue to take care of business.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 14-5, 6-2 Big Sky.

1/29/26 at Montana (W 56-48).
1/31/26 at Weber State (W 83-74).

2 more wins for the Hornets, both on the road, and they are rolling right now, winners of 5 in a row.

#11 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 16-4, 5-3 Big Ten.

1/28/26 at Minnesota (L 92-84).
1/31/26 vs. Illinois (W 82-61).

A split for the Wildcats, who just couldn't quite figure out Minnesota this season. Still though, this is the best season Coach Vee has had in quite a while.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 13-5, 7-1 Conference USA.

1/29/26 at North Texas (W 61-49).
1/31/26 at Louisiana Tech (W 75-66).

The Golden Panthers are hot right now, winning 2 more on the road this week. They are putting themselves in great position for the postseason.

#22 Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 18-3, 11-3 MAAC.

1/30/26 at Rider (W 65-49).
2/1/26 at Canisius (W 87-47).

2 more wins for the Stags, both on the road. They are definitely exceeding expectations, but still a long way to go. It looks promising for a good finish though.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 7-14, 3-6 Mountain West.

1/26/26 at Seattle (W 79-73).
1/31/26 at Wyoming (L 83-81).

A road split for the Spartans, who really needed that conference win at Wyoming. They fell just short though, and Coach Shepard is still trying to get this team as consistent as last season.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 15-6, 8-2 Northeast.

1/29/26 at Cincinnati (L 104-94).
1/31/26 at Bryant (W 77-66).

A split for the Seahawks, who hung tough against Cincinnati, but couldn't get a big non-conference win. So far they are in great position in the conference, but they'll face some of the other top teams soon.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-12, 5-3 Pac 12.

1/29/26 vs. #20 Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
1/31/26 at California (W 66-51).

A split for the Buffaloes, and good to see them get a road win after they were dismantled by Stanford.

#20 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 16-4, 8-0 Pac 12.

1/29/26 at Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.
1/31/26 vs. Gonzaga (W 59-56).

The Cardinal win 2 more this week, but had to come from behind against Gonzaga to do it, as they trailed by 12 at halftime in that one.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 13-7, 3-5 Pac 12.

1/29/26 at Oregon State (L 81-80).
1/31/26 vs. Oregon (L 74-61).

2 bad losses for the Bruins, as they continue to struggle to find consistency, and will be in real danger of missing the NCAA Tournament if they don't pick it up.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 12-7, 4-4 Pac 12.

1/29/26 at California (W 61-55).
1/31/26 at #3 Arizona (L 69-68).

So close for the Cougars, who almost pulled off a major road upset. This Cougars team has a chance to make the postseason, but they've got to be able to beat the worst of the worst in the conference, and finish off games against the better teams.

#7 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 17-3, 7-1 SEC.

1/28/26 at #6 Vanderbilt (L 68-46).
1/31/26 vs. Auburn (W 100-60).

A split for the Crimson Tide who looked bad in a Top 10 game, but a good recovery to blow out Auburn.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 8-12, 6-3 SWAC.

1/26/26 vs. Texas Southern (W 75-61).
1/31/26 vs. Prairie View A&M (L 81-74).

Another split for the Golden Lions, who remain in the hunt for the SWAC title, but splits aren't going to cut it going forward.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 12-7, 8-4 Sun Belt.

1/29/26 vs. Arkansas Little Rock (L 74-68).
1/31/26 at UL Lafayette (W 93-76).

A split for the Trojans, as they also continue to stay in the hunt for an NCAA berth, but they really need to develop another winning streak, as the loss to Little Rock broke a 4 game win streak.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 11-10, 4-7 WCC.

1/29/26 vs. Portland (W 102-58).
1/31/26 vs. USC (W 83-72).

Looks like the Toreros might finally be getting it together, as they've won 3 of their last 4 and are playing really good basketball right now.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Feb. 2-8:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Virginia (72) 21-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Louisville 20-1 1684 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Arizona 17-3 1674 3 Pacific-12 Conference
4. Baylor 18-2 1604 4 Big 12 Conference
5. Syracuse 18-3 1455 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Vanderbilt 16-4 1412 6 Southeastern Conference
7. Iowa 19-2 1383 5 Big Ten Conference
8. Villanova 17-5 1302 8 Big East Conference
9. St. John's 18-3 1238 10 Big East Conference
10. Alabama 17-3 1141 7 Southeastern Conference
11. Wisconsin 16-4 1130 12 Big Ten Conference
12. Oklahoma 14-5 967 16 Big 12 Conference
13. Northwestern 16-4 892 11 Big Ten Conference
14. Providence 16-5 850 19 Big East Conference
15. Towson 18-2 797 13 Colonial Athletic Association
16. Stanford 16-4 726 20 Pacific-12 Conference
17. Wichita State 17-5 646 NR Missouri Valley Conference
18. UCF 16-3 388 14 American Athletic Conference
19. Oklahoma State 16-5 353 21 Big 12 Conference
20. Fairfield 18-3 337 22 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
21. Davidson 14-4 324 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Indiana 14-5 267 23 Big Ten Conference
23. Southern Miss 16-3 227 24 Conference USA
24. Gonzaga 12-7 195 NR Pacific-12 Conference
25. UT Arlington 16-3 144 NR Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Illinois State 16-4 97 Missouri Valley Conference
BYU 16-6 81 West Coast Conference
Florida State 12-8 78 Atlantic Coast Conference
USC Upstate 18-4 51 Atlantic Sun Conference
San Diego State 15-6 43 Mountain West Conference
Utah State 15-5 29 Mountain West Conference
Duke 14-6 26 Atlantic Coast Conference
Boise State 15-5 23 Mountain West Conference
Indiana State 16-5 19 Missouri Valley Conference
Michigan State 14-6 7 Big Ten Conference
Kent State 15-6 5 Mid-American Conference
Toledo 16-5 4 Mid-American Conference
Delaware 16-5 1 Colonial Athletic Association

So St. John's moves up a spot while Alabama moves down 3. Northwestern drops 2 spots, and Stanford moves up 4. Fairfield moves up 2 spots. UCLA loses their votes.

Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Feb. 2-8:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wichita State (29) 17-5 1718 8 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Towson (25) 18-2 1690 1 Colonial Athletic Association
3. Davidson (9) 14-4 1578 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. BYU (2) 16-6 1519 17 West Coast Conference
5. San Diego State (5) 15-6 1493 6 Mountain West Conference
6. Boise State 15-5 1357 12 Mountain West Conference
7. UCF (1) 16-3 1290 3 American Athletic Conference
8. Indiana State 16-5 1288 16 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Illinois State (1) 16-4 1139 4 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Southern Miss 16-3 1124 10 Conference USA
11. Kent State 15-6 1110 18 Mid-American Conference
12. Fairfield 18-3 1107 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
13. Utah State 15-5 987 15 Mountain West Conference
14. UT Arlington 16-3 910 11 Sun Belt Conference
15. USC Upstate 18-4 820 5 Atlantic Sun Conference
16. SMU 15-6 667 22 American Athletic Conference
17. Massachusetts 14-6 655 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Middle Tennessee 14-6 528 9 Conference USA
19. Toledo 16-5 416 13 Mid-American Conference
20. UAB 14-6 403 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Western Michigan 14-7 389 14 Mid-American Conference
22. Delaware 16-5 330 21 Colonial Athletic Association
23. FIU 13-5 175 25 Conference USA
24. UTEP 14-5 168 NR Conference USA
25. East Carolina 12-6 81 NR American Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Kennesaw State 16-5 72 Atlantic Sun Conference
Boston University 15-6 69 Patriot League
Eastern Illinois 16-6 57 Ohio Valley Conference
Ohio 14-7 53 Mid-American Conference
Sacramento State 14-5 53 Big Sky Conference
South Florida 14-7 39 American Athletic Conference
Charleston Southern 15-6 30 Big South Conference
Fresno State 14-8 26 Mountain West Conference
George Washington 11-7 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
Oakland 13-7 21 Mid-American Conference
Wagner 15-6 5 Northeast Conference
Cal State Northridge 13-7 3 Big West Conference
La Salle 12-8 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cleveland State 15-7 2 Horizon League
UC Irvine 12-6 2 Big West Conference

Despite moving up 2 spots in the national top 25, Fairfield drops 5 spots in the mid-major top 25. What?? FIU moves up 2 spots while Sacramento State and Wagner receive votes.

It's time for this seasons first edition of the Bubble Watch. We'll start with the Overall Bubble Watch which sees 2 of our teams in:

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Kentucky 14-6 .556 (65) 4-4 0-0 5-2 5-0 177 In
East Carolina 12-6 .601 (21) 0-3 4-3 4-0 4-0 34 In
Boston University 15-6 .561 (57) 0-0 1-1 6-5 8-0 143 In
Ohio 14-7 .563 (54) 0-2 1-2 9-2 4-1 105 In
USC Upstate 18-4 .552 (69) 1-1 1-0 5-2 11-1 237 In
South Florida 14-7 .555 (66) 2-2 2-2 5-2 5-1 122 In
FIU 13-5 .554 (68) 0-2 3-1 4-0 6-2 181 In
UCLA 13-7 .555 (67) 2-4 4-0 2-2 5-1 98 In
Gonzaga 12-7 .601 (20) 2-4 4-2 3-1 3-0 20 Out
Illinois State 16-4 .546 (74) 1-2 0-1 3-0 12-1 287 Out
Xavier 13-8 .568 (47) 3-2 2-1 6-4 2-1 59 Out
Ohio State 13-7 .546 (75) 2-3 1-0 6-3 4-1 136 Out
Georgia 13-8 .566 (49) 2-4 1-1 3-1 7-2 65 Out
Wichita State 17-5 .538 (88) 2-2 1-1 4-1 10-1 293 Out
South Alabama 13-7 .544 (78) 0-0 2-3 6-3 5-1 140 Out

FIU is in a good position, far better than they have been. They have a 3-3 record against the RPI top 100, but their strength of schedule could be their downfall.

UCLA is the last team in at the moment. They've been on a bit of a slide, 6-4 against the RPI top 100. Their strength of schedule could also end up being a concern.

Now for the rest of the teams. Remember, this is only for the NCAA Tournament. If your team isn't mention is a lock or projected in, that means they are obviously projected out.


Locks: St. John's, Northwestern, Stanford, Alabama
In: Fairfield

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 2-8, 2026

38 games on the schedule this week and no feature games, let's get right to the weekly recap.

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 8-14, 3-8 T-10th (last) American.

2/4/26 vs. #18 UCF (L 73-61).
2/7/26 at Tulane (W 84-82, OT).

A split for the Huskies, as they win on the road in OT. Normally that would be considered a good win, but Tulane is down this year. Needless to say, Coach Childress has all but packed it in.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 9-13, 4-7 T-10th ACC.

2/4/26 vs. Florida State (L 89-82).
2/7/26 at #2 Louisville (L 79-70).

Better effort this week for the Fighting Irish, but the result is still the same, 2 losses. The struggles continue.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 11-13, 5-3 3rd Atlantic Sun.

2/2/26 at Longwood (L 74-66).
2/7/26 at Kennesaw State (W 86-66).

A weird week for the Ospreys, as they lose a non-conference game to a not so good team, but they get a big win on the road against the conference leaders.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 9-13, 0-10 10th (last) Big 12.

2/5/26 at Eastern Illinois (W 75-65).
2/7/26 vs. Iowa State (L 90-81).

A split for the Horned Frogs, who at least get a non-conference win, but they are still on pace for an 0-fer in the Big 12.

#9 St. John's (Dean Hoo) --19-4, 9-2 1st Big East.

2/4/26 at Creighton (W 97-66).
2/7/26 at Georgetown (L 86-82).

A road split for the Red Storm who are still on top in the conference. No shame in losing to a team like Georgetown, as they are competing for a conference title as well.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 16-5, 8-2 T-1st Big Sky.

2/5/26 vs. Portland State (W 67-53).
2/7/26 at Northern Colorado (W 68-57).

2 more wins for the Hornets who have now won 7 in a row and continue to roll.

#13 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 18-4, 7-3 T-2nd Big Ten.

2/4/26 vs. Nebraska (W 93-90).
2/7/26 vs. #7 Iowa (W 70-59).

Huge week for the Wildcats as they get another key top ten win, handing Iowa their first conference loss. They continue to exceed expectations in a big way.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 15-5, 9-1 2nd Conference USA.

2/5/26 vs. Rice (W 80-67).
2/7/26 at South Dakota State (W 75-38).

A sweep this week for the Golden Panthers, who get revenge on South Dakota State by hammering them on the road. If not for that loss earlier in the season, they'd be undefeated in conference and tied for first. Still though, they are in a much better spot than they were the last couple seasons.

#20 Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 20-3, 12-3 1st MAAC.

2/3/26 vs. Central Connecticut (W 84-70).
2/8/26 vs. Niagara (W 73-60).

2 more wins for the Stags, who have won 9 in a row and 14 of their last 15. They are another team completely exceeding expectations.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 9-14, 5-6 7th Mountain West.

2/4/26 vs. Colorado State (W 96-79).
2/7/26 at Boise State (W 86-77).

A couple big wins for the Spartans this week, including a big road win over the conference leaders in Boise State. We'll see what happens next week, but Coach Shepard seems to have this team playing good ball again.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 17-6, 10-2 1st Northeast.

2/5/26 at St. Francis (NY) (W 65-55).
2/7/26 at LIU Brooklyn (W 108-66).

Total domination this week on the road for the Seahawks, as they continue to take care of business, having won 6 of their last 7.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-13, 6-4 3rd Pac 12.

2/5/26 at Oregon State (W 80-52).
2/7/26 vs. California (L 73-67).

The Buffaloes split this week, and just can't find a way to get a series of wins going on. Fortunately for them, the Pac 12 has so much parity this season that they are still in competition for a conference title, but they've got to get a good winning streak going.

#16 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 17-5, 9-1 1st Pac 12.

2/5/26 vs. Arizona State (W 77-68).
2/7/26 at #3 Arizona (L 85-68).

A split for the Cardinal, who can't survive that big test with Arizona. Their first conference loss, but fortunately they don't have to play Arizona again, and it'll take an upset for them to not win out as they should be favored in the rest of their games.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 15-7, 5-5 T-4th Pac 12.

2/5/26 vs. #24 Gonzaga (W 86-84).
2/7/26 vs. Washington (W 95-62).

A good week for the Bruins who get back to .500 in conference play with a buzzer beating win over Gonzaga then a smash of Washington. They need to keep the momentum going now.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 12-9, 4-6 T-8th Pac 12.

2/5/26 vs. Oregon (L 92-64).
2/7/26 at Arizona State (L 76-59).

2 more bad losses for the Cougars, as they were more competitive against Arizona than they were either of these teams. With a tough 3 game stretch coming up, their streak of missing the postseason looks likely to continue unless they can pull some upsets in their next few games.

#10 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 18-4, 8-2 T-1st SEC.

2/4/26 vs. Texas A&M (L 73-62).
2/7/26 vs. Ole Miss (W 94-86).

Another split for the Crimson Tide, who have now lost to 2 of the other 3 teams involved in a 4 way tie for first place in the conference. It's pretty simple, they'll need to keep winning to hold their spot.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-13, 7-4 3rd SWAC.

2/2/26 at Alabama A&M (L 82-74).
2/7/26 at Alabama State (W 44-42).

Yet another split for the Golden Lions, who remain 1 game behind in the conference race. Coach Gunn has got to get this team to find some consistency, because quite frankly, they should be dominating this conference right now.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 14-7, 10-4 2nd Sun Belt.

2/5/26 at #25 UT Arlington (W 85-66).
2/7/26 at Northern Kentucky (W 96-93).

2 wins on the road for the Trojans, including a dominating win over the conference leaders. Coach Gale has this team playing great ball right now, we'll see if they can keep it up.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 11-12, 4-8 10th (last) WCC.

2/5/26 at Kennesaw State (L 68-65).
2/7/26 vs. BYU (L 94-75).

1 step forward and 2 steps back for the Toreros, who lose a pair this week. Both were ugly as they lost a non-conference game they probably shouldn't have lost, then got hammered by the conference leaders.

Here's a look at the national top 25 as we head into the week of Feb. 9-15:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Virginia (72) 23-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Louisville 22-1 1703 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Baylor 20-2 1647 4 Big 12 Conference
4. Arizona 18-4 1610 3 Pacific-12 Conference
5. Vanderbilt 18-4 1480 6 Southeastern Conference
6. Syracuse 19-3 1442 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Iowa 20-3 1379 7 Big Ten Conference
8. Oklahoma 16-5 1235 12 Big 12 Conference
9. Northwestern 18-4 1184 13 Big Ten Conference
10. St. John's 19-4 1162 9 Big East Conference
11. Alabama 18-4 1079 10 Southeastern Conference
12. Wisconsin 17-5 1040 11 Big Ten Conference
13. Villanova 18-6 982 8 Big East Conference
14. Providence 17-5 859 14 Big East Conference
15. Indiana 16-5 756 22 Big Ten Conference
16. Towson 20-3 700 15 Colonial Athletic Association
17. Texas A&M 15-7 581 NR Southeastern Conference
18. Stanford 17-5 574 16 Pacific-12 Conference
19. UCF 18-3 536 18 American Athletic Conference
20. Fairfield 20-3 420 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
21. BYU 18-6 342 NR West Coast Conference
22. Wichita State 18-6 311 17 Missouri Valley Conference
23. Oklahoma State 17-6 245 19 Big 12 Conference
24. Southern Miss 17-4 97 23 Conference USA
25. Michigan State 16-6 69 NR Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Gonzaga 13-8 57 Pacific-12 Conference
Florida State 14-8 35 Atlantic Coast Conference
Illinois State 17-5 28 Missouri Valley Conference
USC Upstate 19-5 25 Atlantic Sun Conference
Utah State 16-6 12 Mountain West Conference
Duke 15-7 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
Georgetown 16-7 3 Big East Conference
UCLA 15-7 2 Pacific-12 Conference
Boise State 16-6 1 Mountain West Conference
LSU 15-7 1 Southeastern Conference

Northwestern moves up 4 spots after their big top ten win, while St. John's and Alabama each move down a spot after splits. Stanford suffers their first conference loss and moves down a spot, while Fairfield stays put at #20. UCLA is also back to receiving votes after getting back to .500 in conference play.

Now a look at the mid-major top 25 heading into the week of Feb. 9-15:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. BYU (22) 18-6 1724 4 West Coast Conference
2. Towson (25) 20-3 1716 2 Colonial Athletic Association
3. Wichita State (15) 18-6 1630 1 Missouri Valley Conference
4. UCF (9) 18-3 1580 7 American Athletic Conference
5. Fairfield 20-3 1455 12 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
6. Boise State 16-6 1363 6 Mountain West Conference
7. Indiana State 17-6 1253 8 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Illinois State (1) 17-5 1225 9 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Davidson 14-6 1155 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Southern Miss 17-4 1119 10 Conference USA
11. Kent State 16-7 1083 11 Mid-American Conference
12. Utah State 16-6 1036 13 Mountain West Conference
13. SMU 16-6 923 16 American Athletic Conference
14. USC Upstate 19-5 818 15 Atlantic Sun Conference
15. FIU 15-5 702 23 Conference USA
16. San Diego State 15-8 683 5 Mountain West Conference
17. Massachusetts 15-7 615 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. UTEP 16-5 550 24 Conference USA
19. UAB 15-7 472 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Boston University 17-6 405 NR Patriot League
21. UT Arlington 16-5 350 14 Sun Belt Conference
22. Western Michigan 15-8 337 21 Mid-American Conference
23. Toledo 17-6 211 19 Mid-American Conference
24. George Washington 13-7 176 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Charleston Southern 17-6 132 NR Big South Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Middle Tennessee 15-7 128 Conference USA
Delaware 17-6 83 Colonial Athletic Association
Sacramento State 16-5 83 Big Sky Conference
East Carolina 13-7 80 American Athletic Conference
UC Irvine 14-6 64 Big West Conference
Kennesaw State 17-6 58 Atlantic Sun Conference
Wagner 17-6 41 Northeast Conference
Tennessee State 16-7 35 Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Illinois 17-7 34 Ohio Valley Conference
Ohio 15-8 30 Mid-American Conference
Georgia State 15-8 26 Horizon League
Oakland 14-8 15 Mid-American Conference
Fresno State 15-9 6 Mountain West Conference
Green Bay 14-8 3 Horizon League
South Alabama 15-7 1 Sun Belt Conference


Huge jumps by both Fairfield and FIU after 2-0 weeks, as Fairfield jumps up 7 spots and FIU jumps up 8 spots. Wagner and Sacramento State also receive more votes.

Now a look at this weeks Bubble Watch. We start with the Overall Bubble Watch, in which 2 of our teams are featured.

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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George Washington 13-7 .588 (28) 2-1 3-4 2-2 6-0 40 In
FIU 15-5 .556 (59) 0-3 3-0 4-0 8-2 194 In
East Carolina 13-7 .599 (23) 0-3 4-3 5-1 4-0 28 In
Kentucky 15-7 .552 (67) 3-4 1-1 8-2 3-0 173 In
Troy 14-7 .554 (62) 1-1 2-1 3-4 8-1 120 In
Georgia State 15-8 .566 (48) 1-2 1-2 5-2 8-2 87 In
USC Upstate 19-5 .550 (69) 1-1 1-0 4-2 13-2 239 In
Ohio 15-8 .549 (70) 0-1 4-4 5-2 6-1 127 In
Davidson 14-6 .547 (73) 3-1 2-2 6-1 3-2 128 Out
Kansas 13-8 .625 (8) 2-7 2-1 8-0 1-0 3 Out
Wichita State 18-6 .544 (77) 2-2 1-2 5-0 10-2 266 Out
Gonzaga 13-8 .583 (30) 2-5 2-1 4-2 5-0 41 Out
Ohio State 14-8 .547 (74) 3-4 2-1 4-2 5-1 109 Out
Xavier 14-9 .558 (54) 3-3 4-1 5-3 2-2 60 Out
Northern Arizona 14-7 .548 (72) 0-2 2-1 4-2 8-2 204 Out

FIU just needs to continue to win, as if they suffer too many more losses, their SOS won't be enough to keep them in. Good to see a Troy sighting. Their SOS is quite a bit better than FIU, but they also can't afford too many more losses, especially being a mid-major team.

Now for the rest of the Bubble Watch:

Locks: St. John's, Northwestern, Fairfield, Stanford, UCLA, Alabama,

The biggest change is UCLA going from being on the Bubble projected in, to now being a lock. Hard to imagine a team that is 5-5 in conference as a lock, but welcome to the power conference privileges (For the record I hate it in real life too, more love for the non-power conference teams!).

Also, Troy has entered the bubble, now projected in.

Finally, Fairfield has gone from being projected In to being a lock. All positive changes that I hope continues not only this season, but this entire dynasty.

[thealmighty]

Maybe the Mighty brothers should start looking for an opening at a nice Junior College.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 9-15, 2026

37 games on the docket this week, and 1 feature games. Let's go to the Pac 12.

2/14/26- UCLA (Tim Shepard) @ Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- A tight one, as UCLA controlled the first half. Washington State rallied back, but ran out of gas, falling short.

Final Score: UCLA- 75, Washington State- 72

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 9-15, 4-9 T-10th (last) American.

2/11/26 vs. Temple (W 65-59).
2/14/26 at South Florida (L 64-41).

Another split for the Huskies, who continue to stay in a tie for the cellar spot in the AAC. At this point, a 12 or 13 win season is about all Coach Childress can really expect I think.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 11-13, 6-7 T-6th ACC.

2/11/26 vs. Duke (W 81-73).
2/14/26 at Virginia Tech (W 79-77).

A great week for the Fighting Irish who get 2 solid wins, and much needed wins. While they still have a long way to go, they are starting to show a little bit of promise.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 12-14, 6-4 T-3rd Atlantic Sun.

2/12/26 at USC Upstate (L 79-71).
2/14/26 at UL Monroe (W 73-71).

Another split for the Ospreys, who aren't gaining any ground in their quest for a conference title. Splits just won't cut it.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 9-15, 0-12 10th (last) Big 12.

2/9/26 at Kansas State (L 64-51).
2/14/26 at #3 Baylor (L 96-78).

2 more losses for the Horned Frogs, and they probably won't have any better luck in any of their remaining conference games. At this point, I'm almost rooting for an 0-fer for Coach Mighty so maybe he'll get fired and have other job offers.

#10 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 21-4, 11-2 1st Big East.

2/11/26 vs. Seton Hall (W 89-74).
2/14/26 vs. Xavier (W 93-75).

2 easy wins for the Red Storm, who shook off that loss at Georgetown. A tough one next week though, another top 25 matchup.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 17-6, 9-3 1st Big Sky.

2/12/26 at Eastern Washington (L 48-47).
2/14/26 vs. Idaho State (W 67-45).

A split for the Hornets, and a tough loss to a bottom feeder in the conference. They are still on top, but can't afford anymore slip-ups.

#9 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 20-4, 9-3 T-2nd Big Ten.

2/11/26 vs. Ohio State (W 75-56).
2/14/26 at #25 Michigan State (W 85-75).

Another good week for the Wildcats, who are 20 game winners for only the 3rd time since this dynasty started. Big win to stay in the conference race as well.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 17-5, 11-1 2nd Conference USA.

2/12/26 at Western Kentucky (W 77-51).
2/14/26 vs. Charlotte (W 87-56).

2 dominating victories for the Golden Panthers this week, and Coach Hawkins has this team on the right track again. They are still in the hunt for a C-USA title, but have a few more tough games to get through.

#20 Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 21-4, 13-4 1st MAAC.

2/13/26 vs. Canisius (W 69-61).
2/15/26 vs. Iona (L 76-73).

A split for the Stags, who see their 10 game winning streak end with an upset loss to Iona. With 4 conference games left, they can't falter now.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 10-15, 6-7 7th Mountain West.

2/11/26 vs. Air Force (W 64-61).
2/14/26 at UNLV (L 85-67).

A split for the Spartans, who just can't get over the hump and get over .500 in conference play. They are still exceeding expectations though.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 19-6, 12-2 1st Northeast.

2/12/26 vs. Robert Morris (W 87-85).
2/14/26 vs. Mt. St. Mary's (W 77-64).

2 more wins for the Seahawks who are getting closer to a conference title, but have to be wary of an upset.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-14, 7-5 T-3rd Pac 12.

2/12/26 vs. Washington (W 77-59).
2/14/26 vs. #4 Arizona (L 75-67).

A split for the Buffaloes, who crazily are still in competition for a conference title, although it would be really tough. They have the ability to string off a few wins in a row, but I think Coach Nielsen's goal now is just to finish over .500 in conference and hope for the best.

#18 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 19-5, 11-1 1st Pac 12.

2/12/26 vs. Oregon (W 82-60).
2/14/26 at Gonzaga (W 63-61).

2 more wins for the Cardinal, but again, they had to rally from a double digit halftime lead. This is not something they want to get in the habit of doing come tournament time.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 17-7, 7-5 T-3rd Pac 12.

2/12/26 vs. Arizona State (W 77-57).
2/14/26 at Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.

2 more wins for the Bruins, who have now won 4 in a row. Unfortunately they still have rematches with the top 2 conference teams, both who beat them by double digits the first time.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 12-11, 4-8 T-10th Pac 12.

2/12/26 at Oregon State (L 67-60).
2/14/26 vs. UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

The Cougars are collapsing, as they tend to do in conference play. It won't get any easier next week as they host Arizona and Stanford.

#11 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 20-4, 10-2 T-1st SEC.

2/11/26 at Georgia (W 87-64).
2/14/26 at Tennessee (W 72-60).

2 more wins for the Crimson Tide, who are still in a 3 way tie for 1st place. That just means they need to keep winning. Next week is a big week as they host one of the other conference leaders.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-14, 8-5 3rd SWAC.

2/9/26 vs. Alcorn State (L 88-81).
2/14/26 vs. Southern (W 87-76).

Another split for the Golden Lions, as Coach Gunn continues to be frustrated with his teams inconsistency. On a side note, Coach Gunn will at least be happy to hear that his former team has imploded in conference play and while they have a winning overall record, are next to last in the Big West.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 14-9, 10-5 3rd Sun Belt.

2/9/26 vs. Southern Illinois (L 72-69).
2/12/26 vs. UT Arlington (L 84-72).

2 more losses for the Trojans, and now isn't the time to collapse. Fortunately the schedule is promising the rest of the way, but we know how prone teams are to upsets.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 12-13, 5-9 T-10th (last) WCC.

2/12/26 at Pacific (W 73-66).
2/14/26 at St. Mary's (L 75-71).

Another split for the Toreros, another team that can't find any consistency.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Feb. 16-22:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Virginia (72) 25-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Louisville 24-1 1718 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Baylor 22-2 1663 3 Big 12 Conference
4. Arizona 19-5 1554 4 Pacific-12 Conference
5. Syracuse 21-3 1492 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Vanderbilt 20-4 1483 5 Southeastern Conference
7. St. John's 21-4 1264 10 Big East Conference
8. Iowa 21-4 1256 7 Big Ten Conference
9. Alabama 20-4 1190 11 Southeastern Conference
10. Oklahoma 18-6 1159 8 Big 12 Conference
11. Wisconsin 19-5 1104 12 Big Ten Conference
12. Northwestern 20-4 1055 9 Big Ten Conference
13. Villanova 20-6 1027 13 Big East Conference
14. Towson 22-3 801 16 Colonial Athletic Association
15. Stanford 19-5 768 18 Pacific-12 Conference
16. Providence 18-6 734 14 Big East Conference
17. Texas A&M 17-7 653 17 Southeastern Conference
18. BYU 20-6 535 21 West Coast Conference
19. Wichita State 20-6 487 22 Missouri Valley Conference
20. Indiana 17-6 452 15 Big Ten Conference
21. Oklahoma State 19-6 357 23 Big 12 Conference
22. UCF 19-4 312 19 American Athletic Conference
23. Fairfield 21-4 215 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
24. USC Upstate 21-5 121 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
25. Boise State 18-6 62 NR Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Florida State 15-9 48 Atlantic Coast Conference
FIU 17-5 21 Conference USA
UCLA 17-7 18 Pacific-12 Conference
Toledo 19-6 14 Mid-American Conference
Georgetown 17-7 13 Big East Conference
UTEP 18-5 11 Conference USA
Illinois State 18-6 8 Missouri Valley Conference
Southern Miss 18-5 5 Conference USA

St. John's moves up 3 spots and Alabama moves up 2 spots, while Northwestern moves down 3 spots after a split. Stanford moves up 3 more spots, and Fairfield moves down 3 spots after their split this week. FIU and UCLA are also both receiving votes.

Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Feb. 16-22:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. BYU (22) 20-6 1727 1 West Coast Conference
2. Towson (22) 22-3 1722 2 Colonial Athletic Association
3. Wichita State (22) 20-6 1697 3 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Boise State 18-6 1547 6 Mountain West Conference
5. UCF (6) 19-4 1500 4 American Athletic Conference
6. USC Upstate 21-5 1279 14 Atlantic Sun Conference
7. Fairfield 21-4 1249 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
8. Massachusetts 17-7 1210 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Indiana State 18-7 1169 7 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Davidson 15-7 1127 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Illinois State 18-6 1056 8 Missouri Valley Conference
12. FIU 17-5 1028 15 Conference USA
13. Toledo 19-6 829 23 Mid-American Conference
14. UTEP 18-5 785 18 Conference USA
15. Southern Miss 18-5 777 10 Conference USA
16. UAB 17-7 744 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Utah State 17-7 718 12 Mountain West Conference
18. San Diego State 16-9 634 16 Mountain West Conference
19. Western Michigan 17-8 572 22 Mid-American Conference
20. Middle Tennessee 17-7 409 NR Conference USA
21. Charleston Southern 19-6 339 25 Big South Conference
22. Delaware 19-6 309 NR Colonial Athletic Association
23. Oakland 16-8 207 NR Mid-American Conference
24. Wagner 19-6 147 NR Northeast Conference
25. SMU 16-8 145 13 American Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Kent State 16-9 100 Mid-American Conference
East Carolina 14-8 81 American Athletic Conference
George Washington 14-8 69 Atlantic 10 Conference
UT Arlington 17-6 55 Sun Belt Conference
Fresno State 17-9 47 Mountain West Conference
Sacramento State 17-6 31 Big Sky Conference
Tennessee State 17-8 27 Ohio Valley Conference
Saint Joseph's 15-9 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
South Florida 16-9 18 American Athletic Conference
Eastern Illinois 18-8 11 Ohio Valley Conference
Green Bay 16-8 6 Horizon League
Boston University 17-8 3 Patriot League
Georgia State 16-9 1 Horizon League

A logjam at the top with the top 3 teams all receiving 22 FPV. Interesting. Fairfield moves down 2 spots in this poll as well, while FIU moves up 3 spots. Wagner is in the mid-major top 25 finally, and Sacramento State still receives a few votes.

Now a look at the Overall Bubble Watch in which none of our teams are in this week:

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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East Carolina 14-8 .593 (23) 0-3 6-4 4-1 4-0 24 In
George Washington 14-8 .576 (34) 3-3 2-2 2-3 7-0 49 In
Kennesaw State 17-8 .564 (45) 1-2 2-0 4-4 10-2 155 In
Saint Joseph's 15-9 .553 (57) 3-6 2-1 5-1 5-1 90 In
Wichita State 20-6 .550 (65) 2-2 1-2 6-0 11-2 263 In
Southern Miss 18-5 .548 (68) 1-2 3-1 6-0 8-2 270 In
Oakland 16-8 .548 (69) 2-3 4-2 4-2 6-1 142 In
Utah State 17-7 .547 (70) 2-1 2-3 1-3 12-0 181 In
Georgetown 17-7 .546 (73) 1-4 2-0 11-1 3-2 152 Out
San Diego State 16-9 .546 (74) 3-2 3-2 3-3 7-2 125 Out
Boston University 17-8 .547 (71) 0-0 1-2 8-6 8-0 145 Out
Ohio 16-9 .539 (80) 0-1 3-4 8-3 5-1 168 Out
Xavier 15-10 .564 (46) 3-4 4-1 5-2 3-3 47 Out
Georgia State 16-9 .544 (77) 1-2 0-2 5-2 10-3 135 Out
Kent State 16-9 .534 (88) 4-2 3-2 2-4 7-1 149 Out

Here's a look at the Bubble Watch for the FOFC Coached Teams:

Locks: St. John's, Northwestern, Stanford, UCLA, Alabama
In: FIU, Fairfield

Fairfield moves from a lock to just projected In at the moment, thanks to their split this week.

Troy, who was on the bubble and projected in last week, is off the bubble, but projected out after their split this week.

FIU on the other hand, is also off the bubble, and are still projected safely in for the moment.

[bbgunn]

See, Hawaii will pay for their transgressions!!!

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 16-22, 2026

35 games on the schedule, with 2 of them feature games, both in the Pac 12. Let's get to it:

2/19/26- UCLA (Tim Shepard) @ Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- Although UCLA shot better overall, the Buffaloes made 12 three pointers, and that was the difference as they got a big home victory.

Final Score: Colorado- 74, UCLA- 62

2/21/26- #15 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) @ Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- Not much to talk about here, as Stanford showed why they are one of the best in the Pac 12 this season, holding Washington State to just 35.3% shooting in an easy road victory.

Final Score: #15 Stanford- 71, Washington State- 53

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 11-15, 6-9 T-8th American.

2/18/26 vs. SMU (W 86-77).
2/21/26 at Tulsa (W 97-88).

Looks like the Huskies aren't done yet, as they get 2 wins this week. They could still finish .500 in conference, but they'd have to win out.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 13-13, 7-7 T-6th ACC.

2/18/26 at Indiana State (W 71-62).
2/21/26 vs. Pittsburgh (W 95-84).

The Fighting Irish are hitting a groove, winners of 4 in a row, and they are in a good position to finish over .500. A far cry from what their season expectation was, but still they are finishing strong so far.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 13-15, 7-5 4th Atlantic Sun.

2/19/26 vs. NJIT (W 68-46).
2/21/26 vs. Lipscomb (L 68-60).

Yet another split for the Ospreys, who must win 2 games on the road next week, their final 2 conference games, to have a chance to win the conference title. It won't be easy.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 11-15, 2-12 10th (last) Big 12.

2/16/26 vs. #21 Oklahoma State (W 75-72).
2/21/26 vs. Texas (W 80-71).

There will not be an 0-fer in the Big 12 this season, as the Horned Frogs came out of nowhere to get 2 home victories, including one over a ranked team. They will probably still finish last in the Big 12, but at least they won a conference game.

#7 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 23-4, 13-2 1st Big East.

2/18/26 at #16 Providence (W 72-64).
2/21/26 at DePaul (W 81-61).

2 more wins for the Red Storm, who continue to roll. They control their own destiny for the Big East regular season title. All they have to do is win 1 of their last 3 conference games and they'll clinch at least a share of the title.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 17-8, 9-5 T-1st Big Sky.

2/19/26 vs. Weber State (L 78-51).
2/21/26 vs. North Dakota (L 82-63).

The Hornets forgot to show up this week, as they were blasted in their 2 games and now are in a 3 way tie for first place. They will have to pick it up, as they've still got some tough games coming up.

#12 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 22-4, 11-3 T-1st Big Ten.

2/18/26 vs. Penn State (W 80-74).
2/21/26 at #20 Indiana (W 88-86, OT).

It wasn't easy, but the Wildcats stayed in the thick of the conference race by winning 2 more games this week. They are in a three way tie for first place and have won 7 in a row.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 18-6, 12-2 2nd Conference USA.

2/19/26 at Middle Tennessee (W 74-65).
2/21/26 at Marshall (L 71-69).

Tough split for the Golden Panthers this week as they drop a game to Marshall, ending a 10 game winning streak. They'll have a chance at the conference leaders next week and will have to come to play.

#23 Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 21-6, 13-6 T-2nd MAAC.

2/20/26 at St. Peter's (L 75-74, OT).
2/22/26 at Iona (L 68-61).

2 more losses for the Stags, who have lost 3 in a row. With 1 conference game left, they have to win and have the conference leaders lose to share a conference title. The worst they can do is 3rd place, but still they want to win.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 11-16, 7-8 7th Mountain West.

2/18/26 vs. Wyoming (W 77-71).
2/21/26 at Utah State (L 71-66).

Another split for the Spartans, who are so close to .500 in the conference, but just can't quite get there. 3 more conference games to go, they'll have to win 2 of 3 to ensure .500 in Mountain West play.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 20-7, 13-3 1st Northeast.

2/19/26 at Fairleigh Dickinson (W 75-42).
2/21/26 at Central Connecticut (L 82-70).

A split for the Seahawks, who with 2 Northeast games left have already clinched a share of the conference title. 1 win next week will clinch it outright.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 11-15, 8-6 T-3rd Pac 12.

2/19/26 vs. UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
2/21/26 at Arizona State (L 72-63).

A split for the Buffaloes, who continue to struggle to get over the hump. A solid win, then a bad loss.

#15 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 21-5, 13-1 1st Pac 12.

2/19/26 vs. Oregon State (W 88-61).
2/21/26 at Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.

The Cardinal continue to roll with 2 more victories. All they have to do is keep winning and the Pac 12 title is theirs.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 17-9, 7-7 T-5th Pac 12.

2/19/26 at Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.
2/21/26 at #4 Arizona (L 60-40).

Bad week for the Bruins who lose both games and fall back to .500 in the conference. They have certainly had their struggles this season.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 12-13, 4-10 T-10th Pac 12.

2/19/26 vs. #4 Arizona (L 73-62).
2/21/26 vs. #15 Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.

2 more losses for the Cougars, that's 7 in a row. At this point, they'll have to win the Pac 12 tournament to end their postseason drought.

#9 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 20-6, 10-4 T-4th SEC.

2/18/26 vs. Missouri (L 78-73).
2/21/26 vs. LSU (L 78-77).

2 heartbreaking losses for the Crimson Tide who are now in a 2 way tie for 4th place for the conference title. They can recover though, still 4 games left.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 11-14, 9-5 3rd SWAC.

2/21/26 vs. Mississippi Valley State (W 77-74).

Just 1 game this week for the Golden Lions, and it was a hard fought victory. Still 4 more games to go, and they are still in the hunt for the conference title, but they have to find some consistency.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 16-9, 11-5 3rd Sun Belt.

2/16/26 at Albany (W 96-75).
2/19/26 at South Slabama (W 72-61).

2 more wins for the Trojans who get back on track as they are into the really easy part of their schedule to finish it off. Still a chance they could win or share a conference title, but they'd have to win out. It's doable as long as they take care of business.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 13-14, 6-10 T-8th WCC.

2/19/26 vs. Loyola Marymount (W 79-61).
2/21/26 vs. Pepperdine (L 69-57).

A split for the Toreros, who also can't get over the hump. They need to continue to win to avoid the cellar. They have 3 games left, 2 of them in conference.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Feb. 23-Mar. 1:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Virginia (71) 26-1 1799 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Louisville 25-2 1712 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Baylor (1) 24-2 1668 3 Big 12 Conference
4. Arizona 21-5 1559 4 Pacific-12 Conference
5. Syracuse 23-3 1533 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Vanderbilt 21-5 1412 6 Southeastern Conference
7. St. John's 23-4 1357 7 Big East Conference
8. Wisconsin 21-5 1238 11 Big Ten Conference
9. Iowa 22-5 1212 8 Big Ten Conference
10. Northwestern 22-4 1183 12 Big Ten Conference
11. Villanova 21-6 1131 13 Big East Conference
12. Towson 24-3 935 14 Colonial Athletic Association
13. Oklahoma 19-7 909 10 Big 12 Conference
14. Stanford 21-5 879 15 Pacific-12 Conference
15. Alabama 20-6 865 9 Southeastern Conference
16. BYU 22-6 706 18 West Coast Conference
17. Providence 19-7 653 16 Big East Conference
18. UCF 21-4 552 22 American Athletic Conference
19. Texas A&M 18-8 486 17 Southeastern Conference
20. Indiana 18-7 452 20 Big Ten Conference
21. Wichita State 21-7 362 19 Missouri Valley Conference
22. Oklahoma State 20-7 266 21 Big 12 Conference
23. Florida State 17-9 203 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Illinois State 20-6 137 NR Missouri Valley Conference
25. Boise State 19-7 75 25 Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
LSU 18-8 34 Southeastern Conference
Massachusetts 19-7 32 Atlantic 10 Conference
Western Michigan 19-8 22 Mid-American Conference
FIU 18-6 14 Conference USA
Fairfield 21-6 9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UTEP 19-6 3 Conference USA
Southern Miss 19-6 2 Conference USA

St. John's stays put at #7, while Northwestern moves up 2 spots after their big week, Stanford moves up 1 spot, and Alabama drops 6 spots after a 2 loss week. Fairfield drops out of the top 25 but is still receiving votes. FIU is still receiving votes, but UCLA loses their votes.

Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Feb. 23-Mar. 1:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Towson (38) 24-3 1764 2 Colonial Athletic Association
2. BYU (28) 22-6 1750 1 West Coast Conference
3. Wichita State 21-7 1600 3 Missouri Valley Conference
4. UCF (6) 21-4 1599 5 American Athletic Conference
5. Boise State 19-7 1466 4 Mountain West Conference
6. Massachusetts 19-7 1390 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Davidson 17-7 1347 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Illinois State 20-6 1308 11 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Western Michigan 19-8 1159 19 Mid-American Conference
10. San Diego State 18-9 1133 18 Mountain West Conference
11. FIU 18-6 1058 12 Conference USA
12. Indiana State 19-8 944 9 Missouri Valley Conference
13. UTEP 19-6 828 14 Conference USA
14. Southern Miss 19-6 815 15 Conference USA
15. Kent State 18-9 718 NR Mid-American Conference
16. UT Arlington 19-6 646 NR Sun Belt Conference
17. USC Upstate 21-7 593 6 Atlantic Sun Conference
18. Utah State 18-8 557 17 Mountain West Conference
19. Middle Tennessee 18-8 447 20 Conference USA
20. George Washington 16-8 430 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Fairfield 21-6 402 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
22. Delaware 20-7 289 22 Colonial Athletic Association
23. Saint Joseph's 17-9 210 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Toledo 19-8 190 13 Mid-American Conference
25. Charleston Southern 20-7 178 21 Big South Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Fresno State 18-9 90 Mountain West Conference
UAB 17-9 90 Atlantic 10 Conference
Green Bay 18-8 86 Horizon League
Tennessee State 19-8 73 Ohio Valley Conference
Oakland 17-9 71 Mid-American Conference
East Carolina 15-9 52 American Athletic Conference
Boston University 19-8 41 Patriot League
Wagner 20-7 33 Northeast Conference
Georgia State 18-9 30 Horizon League
Kennesaw State 19-8 11 Atlantic Sun Conference
Eastern Illinois 19-9 2 Ohio Valley Conference

FIU rises 1 spot despite a split, while Fairfield drops 14 spots after a 2 loss week. Sacramento State also loses all their votes after a 2 loss week while Wagner keeps a few votes.

Now a look at the Overall Bubble Watch, which sees 2 of our teams in it:

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Kennesaw State 19-8 .556 (51) 1-2 2-0 5-4 11-2 204 In
East Carolina 15-9 .584 (26) 0-5 6-3 4-1 5-0 18 In
Utah State 18-8 .545 (69) 2-1 2-4 0-3 14-0 190 In
Southern Miss 19-6 .546 (66) 1-2 3-1 6-1 9-2 247 In
Michigan State 16-10 .545 (70) 2-4 3-3 5-3 6-0 105 In
Kansas 15-10 .606 (14) 2-7 5-2 4-1 4-0 4 In
Troy 16-9 .547 (65) 0-1 2-1 9-4 5-3 110 In
Georgetown 17-9 .544 (72) 1-5 3-1 9-2 4-1 117 In
Gonzaga 15-10 .583 (29) 3-8 2-0 5-2 5-0 32 Out
Northeastern 17-10 .542 (76) 1-2 1-2 8-6 7-0 146 Out
Ohio 17-10 .544 (73) 0-0 1-6 10-4 6-0 124 Out
Xavier 16-11 .563 (44) 3-4 6-1 4-3 3-3 39 Out
Fairfield 21-6 .530 (102) 0-0 0-0 8-1 13-5 323 Out
Georgia State 18-9 .541 (79) 1-2 1-2 3-1 13-4 182 Out
Kent State 18-9 .540 (81) 3-2 5-2 2-4 8-1 145 Out

Troy is in a good spot. They have an easy schedule the rest of the way. If they win out they'll have won 20 games going into the Sun Belt Tournament. The only thing that'll keep them out is a couple losses, IMO.

Fairfield on the other hand, needs to right the ship. They've lost 3 in a row, and their SOS is one of the worst in the NCAA. If they have anymore losses at all during the regular season, it'll probably be up to them to win the MAAC tournament to get into the NCAAs.

Now a look at the other teams and where they stand:

Locks: St. John's, Northwestern, FIU, Stanford, UCLA, Alabama

So FIU moves from being just In to being a Lock. Seems a bit odd considering they split this week. Troy went from being out to being on the bubble projected in. Fairfield was projected in last week, now they are on the bubble, projected out.

[bbgunn]

Just another Pac-12 collapse for Washington State. Sad!

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 23-Mar. 1, 2026

36 games on the schedule this week, with 1 feature game, in the Pac 12. Let's start there:

2/28/26- #14 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) @ UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- Awful shooting for Stanford in this one, as they shot just 27.5%, and made more free throws than they did field goals. The Bruins got a big home win.

Final Score: UCLA- 71, #14 Stanford- 51

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 12-16, 7-10 8th American.

2/25/26 vs. ECU (L 79-75, OT).
2/28/26 at Houston (W 78-64).

Another split for the Huskies, and that OT loss to ECU hurts as they'll miss a chance to finish .500 in the conference with 1 game left.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 14-14, 8-8 T-5th ACC.

2/25/26 at #5 Syracuse (L 85-68).
2/28/26 vs. Boston College (W 65-52).

Another split for the Fighting Irish as they continue to toe the line of finishing over .500. There is a huge separation between the top 4 teams in the ACC and the rest of the ACC, so depending on how they finish in their final 2 regular season games, the Irish could finish anywhere between 5th and 11th in the conference.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 13-17, 7-7 T-4th Atlantic Sun.

2/26/26 at Stetson (L 90-70).
2/28/26 at Jacksonville (L 73-59).

2 more losses for the Ospreys who finish the regular season on a 3 game losing streak. They'll go into the Atlantic Sun Tournament as the 5th seed, and will take on the same Jacksonville team that just beat them.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 12-16, 3-13 10th (last) Big 12.

2/23/26 at #13 Oklahoma (L 76-69).
2/28/26 at Kansas (W 75-67).

A split for the Horned Frogs, and don't look now, but if TCU can win both their games next week, they could jump out of the cellar. They've got a chance, and they are playing better ball right now.

#7 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 25-4, 15-2 1st Big East.

2/25/26 vs. Butler (W 85-57).
2/28/26 vs. #11 Villanova (W 64-37).

2 more wins for the Red Storm including an impressive victory over Villanova in which they held them to 10 first half points and 28.8% shooting. The Red Storm have clinched the regular season Big East Title and are now playing for a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 18-9, 10-6 T-2nd Big Sky.

2/26/26 vs. Southern Idaho (L 65-62).
2/28/26 vs. Idaho (W 61-54).

A tough split for the Hornets, who do break a 3 game losing streak but have fallen out of a first place tie. They have the new conference leaders next week in a very, very important game.

#10 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 23-5, 12-4 T-2nd Big Ten.

2/25/26 at Rutgers (W 81-53).
2/28/26 at #8 Wisconsin (L 104-79).

A road split for the Wildcats, both blowouts, and they are now in a three way tie for 2nd place. They should win both their games next week if they play to their abilities, and would need Wisconsin to lose at least 1 to share a title.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 20-6, 14-2 1st Conference USA.

2/26/26 at Florida Atlantic (W 81-78).
2/28/26 vs. UTEP (W 87-78).

Big week for the Golden Panthers who get a big win over the conference leaders and have taken over the position. They have 2 more games next week, and both are big.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 22-6, 14-6 T-1st MAAC.

2/27/26 vs. Manhattan (W 68-62).

An important win for the Stags, who break a 3 game losing streak with the win and split the MAAC regular season title 3 ways. Because of tiebreakers they will be #1 seed in the MAAC Tournament and will take on the winner of the game between 9th seed Iona and 8th seed Monmouth. But first, they have 1 more non-conference game next week.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 11-18, 7-10 7th Mountain West.

2/25/26 vs. Fresno State (L 91-80).
2/28/26 at Nevada (L 78-61).

2 more losses for the Spartans who have now lost 3 in a row and 4 of their last 5. They've got 1 more conference game next week, but it won't be an easy one.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 22-7, 15-3 1st Northeast.

2/26/26 vs. Sacred Heart (W 64-63).
2/28/26 vs. St. Francis (PA) (W 86-67).

2 more wins for the Seahawks, who win the Northeast regular season title by 2 games. They've clinched at least a spot in the NIT, but they want more. They'll obviously be the #1 seed in the Northeast Tournament, and their first opponent will be 8th seed St. Francis (PA).

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-15, 10-6 T-3rd Pac 12.

2/26/26 at Gonzaga (W 91-84).
2/28/26 at Oregon (W 78-70).

2 wins for the Buffaloes who get off their snide and can still finish .500 overall. They'll finish between 3rd and 6th in the conference, but even then it may not be enough to keep Coach Nielsen's job.

#14 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 22-6, 14-2 1st Pac 12.

2/26/26 vs. Utah (W 89-67).
2/28/26 at UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Cardinal, who still control their own destiny in the conference. 1 win next week will clinch at least a share of the Pac 12 regular season title. Winning both will clinch the title outright.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 19-9, 9-7 5th Pac 12.

2/26/26 at Oregon (W 78-67).
2/28/26 vs. #14 Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.

2 big wins for the Bruins, who could and should win 20 games this season. The best they can hope for in the conference is 3rd, but that would be remarkable considering how they started the conference this season. However, losing both games next week would drop them to 7th.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 12-15, 4-12 T-11th (last) Pac 12.

2/26/26 vs. Washington (L 77-75).
2/28/26 vs. Utah (L 74-65).

2 more losses for the Cougars, who go winless in February. They've got to win at least 1 game next week or they'll most likely be looking at the cellar, again.

#15 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 20-8, 10-6 T-5th SEC.

2/25/26 at Arkansas (L 87-75).
2/28/26 at South Carolina (L 63-56).

The Crimson Tide are collapsing at the wrong time, losers of 4 in a row. Any hopes of an SEC regular season title are over. They could still finish in the top 4 and earn a double bye in the SEC Tournament, but they have to right the ship and win both next week.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 13-14, 11-5 3rd SWAC.

2/23/26 at Prairie View A&M (W 79-58).
2/28/26 at Texas Southern (W 76-67).

2 very important wins for the Golden Lions who are now just 1 game behind the conference leaders. They are facing a pair of 8-19 teams next week, both who they have already blown out once, both at home. Should be in good position to win both and still have a chance at a SWAC Title.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 18-9, 13-5 T-2nd Sun Belt.

2/26/26 vs. Texas State (W 77-53).
2/28/26 vs. Appalachian State (W 97-91).

2 more wins for the Trojans who have put themselves in position for a 20 win season. They need to win both next week to have a chance at the Sun Belt regular season title.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 15-14, 8-10 T-6th WCC.

2/26/26 at Santa Clara (W 93-72).
2/28/26 at San Francisco (W 85-65).

2 wins for the Toreros who get over .500 for the first time since late January. They'll be the 6th seed in the WCC Tournament and will open up against 3rd seed USC, but first a tough non-conference game next week against Indiana State. Win that and they'll at least assure themselves of a winning record this season, still a far cry from where they've been the last 2 seasons though.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Mar. 2-8:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Virginia (72) 28-1 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Syracuse 25-3 1686 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Arizona 23-5 1624 4 Pacific-12 Conference
4. Louisville 25-3 1624 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Baylor 24-4 1534 3 Big 12 Conference
6. St. John's 25-4 1426 7 Big East Conference
7. Wisconsin 23-5 1374 8 Big Ten Conference
8. Vanderbilt 22-6 1286 6 Southeastern Conference
9. Oklahoma 21-7 1190 13 Big 12 Conference
10. Northwestern 23-5 1160 10 Big Ten Conference
11. Villanova 22-7 1059 11 Big East Conference
12. Iowa 23-6 1026 9 Big Ten Conference
13. Providence 21-7 946 17 Big East Conference
14. Stanford 22-6 827 14 Pacific-12 Conference
15. Towson 25-4 796 12 Colonial Athletic Association
16. Oklahoma State 22-7 712 22 Big 12 Conference
17. Florida State 19-9 660 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. BYU 23-7 608 16 West Coast Conference
19. Alabama 20-8 517 15 Southeastern Conference
20. LSU 20-8 380 NR Southeastern Conference
21. Boise State 21-7 320 25 Mountain West Conference
22. Indiana 19-8 242 20 Big Ten Conference
23. Wichita State 22-8 229 21 Missouri Valley Conference
24. FIU 20-6 149 NR Conference USA
25. UCF 21-6 59 18 American Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Davidson 19-7 55 Atlantic 10 Conference
Illinois State 21-7 33 Missouri Valley Conference
Fairfield 22-6 30 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Southern Miss 21-6 17 Conference USA
UCLA 19-9 12 Pacific-12 Conference
Middle Tennessee 20-8 5 Conference USA
Western Michigan 20-9 5 Mid-American Conference
Delaware 22-7 4 Colonial Athletic Association
Massachusetts 20-8 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Texas A&M 18-10 2 Southeastern Conference

St. John's moves up 1 spot while Northwestern and Stanford stay in their spots after their splits. Alabama moves down 4 spots, while FIU jumps into the top 25. Fairfield keeps receiving votes, and UCLA is now getting votes.

Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Mar. 2-8:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. BYU (51) 23-7 1772 2 West Coast Conference
2. Towson (14) 25-4 1731 1 Colonial Athletic Association
3. Boise State 21-7 1591 5 Mountain West Conference
4. Davidson (7) 19-7 1578 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Wichita State 22-8 1515 3 Missouri Valley Conference
6. FIU 20-6 1392 11 Conference USA
7. Massachusetts 20-8 1246 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. UCF 21-6 1239 4 American Athletic Conference
9. San Diego State 19-9 1219 10 Mountain West Conference
10. Kent State 20-9 1152 15 Mid-American Conference
11. Illinois State 21-7 1131 8 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Southern Miss 21-6 972 14 Conference USA
13. Utah State 20-8 908 18 Mountain West Conference
14. Western Michigan 20-9 880 9 Mid-American Conference
15. Middle Tennessee 20-8 750 19 Conference USA
16. Delaware 22-7 698 22 Colonial Athletic Association
17. Indiana State 20-9 664 12 Missouri Valley Conference
18. Fairfield 22-6 517 21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
19. Toledo 21-8 509 24 Mid-American Conference
20. Tennessee State 21-8 360 NR Ohio Valley Conference
21. Oakland 19-9 261 NR Mid-American Conference
22. Boston University 21-8 259 NR Patriot League
23. East Carolina 17-9 257 NR American Athletic Conference
24. George Washington 17-9 188 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Georgia State 20-9 121 NR Horizon League

Others Receiving Votes:
UT Arlington 19-7 82 Sun Belt Conference
Wagner 22-7 75 Northeast Conference
Fresno State 19-10 60 Mountain West Conference
Green Bay 19-9 48 Horizon League
Kennesaw State 21-8 44 Atlantic Sun Conference
Saint Joseph's 18-10 38 Atlantic 10 Conference
Long Beach State 18-10 37 Big West Conference
UTEP 19-8 31 Conference USA
USC Upstate 21-9 30 Atlantic Sun Conference
SMU 18-10 18 American Athletic Conference
Eastern Illinois 21-9 17 Ohio Valley Conference
Charleston Southern 20-9 5 Big South Conference
Princeton 18-8 5 Ivy League

FIU moves up 5 spots with their big week, while Fairfield moves up 3 spots. Wagner gets a little closer to the mid-major top 25.


Now we get to the Overall Bubble Watch, and that sees none of our teams in it:

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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California 17-11 .574 (33) 5-4 3-1 6-4 3-2 21 In
Xavier 17-11 .562 (40) 4-4 6-1 4-3 3-3 40 In
Kentucky 18-10 .541 (80) 4-5 1-1 9-4 4-0 162 In
Arkansas 16-11 .597 (18) 5-7 2-3 8-1 1-0 2 In
Southern Miss 21-6 .544 (74) 1-2 3-0 7-2 10-2 275 In
West Virginia 17-12 .588 (22) 5-9 4-2 6-0 2-1 3 In
SMU 18-10 .545 (72) 5-3 2-1 7-2 4-4 133 In
USC Upstate 21-9 .546 (65) 1-1 3-0 4-2 13-6 195 In
Wichita State 22-8 .544 (73) 2-2 4-2 4-0 12-4 250 Out
Delaware 22-7 .544 (75) 0-2 2-1 8-1 12-3 268 Out
Green Bay 19-9 .545 (71) 1-3 0-2 3-3 15-1 171 Out
Saint Joseph's 18-10 .539 (83) 2-3 4-4 6-2 6-1 151 Out
Oakland 19-9 .533 (96) 2-3 2-1 5-4 10-1 239 Out
Temple 18-11 .536 (86) 2-4 2-4 7-3 7-0 152 Out
Georgetown 18-10 .536 (87) 1-6 3-1 9-2 5-1 122 Out

Now for the FOFC Teams:

Locks: St. John's, Northwestern, FIU, Stanford, UCLA, Alabama

Troy and Fairfield, who were both on the bubble last week, are both projected out this week. That's no doubt due to their SOS, which both went down this week. No other changes.

[law90026]

Can you sense another title coming for St Johns? Coz I can.

[collegesportsfanms]

Mar. 2-8, 2026

34 games on the schedule this week, and 1 feature game. Let's get right to that:

3/7/26- Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @ Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- Colorado was hot in this one, shooting over 50% for the game. They also made 10 three pointers and led by 20 at halftime as they rolled to victory.

Final Score: Colorado- 72, Washington State- 51

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 13-16, 8-10 T-6th American.

3/7/26 vs. Cincinnati (W 76-68).

Just 1 game for the Huskies, as they finish off the regular season on a winning note. They finished in a 3 way tie for 6th, and lost all the tiebreakers. They'll be the 8th seed in the American Tournament and will start off against 9th seed Tulane.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 14-16, 8-10 T-7th ACC.

3/4/26 at Clemson (L 69-68).
3/7/26 vs. N.C. State (L 92-68).

At least the Fighting Irish were consistent, as they scored 68 points in each of their losses this week. They lose a tiebreaker for 7th place and will be the 8th seed in the ACC Tournament, opening up against 9th seed N.C. State, a team that just hammered them.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 15-18, 7-7 Atlantic Sun.

3/3/26- Atlantic Sun Quarterfinal vs. (4) Jacksonville (W 69-67).
3/5/26- Atlantic Sun Semifinal vs. (1) Kennesaw State (W 83-75).
3/8/26- Atlantic Sun Championship vs. (3) USC Upstate (L 63-61).

Good run for the Ospreys in the Atlantic Sun Tournament and a heartbreaking loss in the championship game. Had they won that, they'd have almost certainly been playing in the NCAA First Four. As it stands, they'll end their season with a 15-18 record.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 12-18, 3-15 10th (last) Big 12.

3/2/26 vs. West Virginia (L 72-62).
3/7/26 vs. Texas Tech (L 99-96).

The Horned Frogs lose 2 more. They can take a little bit of solace in knowing they won 50% of their last 6 conference games this season, but still get the dreaded cellar in the conference. They'll of course be the 10th seed in the Big 12 Tournament and open up against 7th seed Iowa State.

#6 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 26-4, 16-2 1st Big East.

3/7/26 at Marquette (W 91-56).

1 game for the Red Storm to end the regular season, a dominating win. They win the Big East regular season title again, and will be the top seed in the Big East Tournament. They'll open up against either 9th seed Marquette or 8th seed Butler.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 19-10, 11-7 T-2nd Big Sky.

3/5/26 at Montana State (W 62-56).
3/7/26 at Northern Arizona (L 72-54).

A split for the Hornets, who weren't competitive against the Big Sky winners. They'll finish in a 4 way tie for 2nd, and get the 4th seed in the Big Sky Tournament. They'll get a bye into the Quarterfinals and face either 12th seed Northern Colorado or 5th seed Weber State.

#10 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 23-7, 12-6 T-3rd Big Ten.

3/4/26 vs. Maryland (L 81-69).
3/7/26 at Michigan (L 62-61).

Tough week for the Wildcats who suffer 2 bad losses to sub-.500 teams. Not the way they wanted to finish out what has been an otherwise strong season. They lose the tiebreaker for 3rd place and will be the 4th seed in the Big Ten Tournament. They'll get a double bye into the Quarterfinals and will take on either 13th seed Michigan State, 12th seed Nebraska, or 5th seed Indiana.

#24 FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 22-6, 16-2 1st Conference USA.

3/5/26 vs. Southern Miss (W 89-81).
3/7/26 vs. George Mason (W 69-43).

2 more wins for the Golden Panthers, who finish off the regular season winning 14 of their last 15. They win the Conference USA regular season title and will be the top seed in the C-USA Tournament. They'll get a bye into the Quarterfinals and will open up against either 9th seed Western Kentucky or 8th seed Old Dominion.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 23-7, 14-6 MAAC.

3/2/26 vs. Samford (W 69-68).
3/7/26- MAAC Quarterfinal vs. (9) Iona (L 73-69).

The Stags take the upset loss in the MAAC Quarterfinals, but they'll play more basketball. It's hard to believe their RPI will get them an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Since they split the MAAC title 3 ways, I'm not sure if their RPI will even get them an NIT bid. More than likely they'll be CBI bound.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 11-19, 7-11 7th Mountain West.

3/7/26 vs. San Diego State (L 71-61).

The Spartans end the regular season on a 4 game losing streak and losers of 5 of their last 6. Still though, they exceeded expectations, but not nearly as much as last season. They'll be the 7th seed in the Mountain West Tournament and will open up against 10th seed Air Force.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 24-7, 15-3 Northeast.

3/4/26- Northeast Quarterfinal vs. (8) St. Francis (PA) (W 64-58).
3/7/26- Northeast Semifinal vs. (6) Fairleigh Dickinson (W 64-50).

The Seahawks win their first 2 Northeast Tournament games (remember, the semifinals are reseeded with the highest remaining seed taking on the lowest remaining seed, which is why Wagner played the #6 seed in the semifinal instead of the #4 or #5 seed). They'll now advance to the Northeast Championship where a win will put them in the big dance, a loss will put them in the NIT.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 15-15, 12-6 3rd Pac 12.

3/5/26 at Utah (W 75-58).
3/7/26 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.

A couple dominating performances to end the regular season for the Buffaloes, as they get back to .500. 3rd place in the Pac 12 could be enough for Coach Nielsen to keep his job, but that overall record leaves a lot to be desired. They'll be the 3rd seed in the Pac 12 Tournament and get a bye into the Quarterfinals where they will take on either 11th seed Washington State or 6th seed Gonzaga.

#14 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 23-7, 15-3 T-1st Pac 12.

3/5/26 at Washington (L 76-74).
3/7/26 vs. California (W 80-56).

A split for the Cardinal, who fell 2 points short of winning the regular season conference title outright. Nevertheless, they'll split it with Arizona. They lost the tiebreaker for the 1 seed and will be the 2nd seed in the Pac 12 Tournament. They'll get a bye into the Quarterfinals and will open up against either 10th seed Arizona State or 7th seed Utah.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 20-10, 10-8 5th Pac 12.

3/5/26 at California (L 97-89).
3/7/26 vs. Utah (W 93-36).

A split for the Bruins, who blew a 14 point halftime lead at Cal. They made sure that wasn't happening against Utah in a dominating performance. They'll be the 5th seed in the Pac 12 Tournament and open up against 12th seed Oregon State.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 13-16, 5-13 T-11th (T-last) Pac 12.

3/5/26 at Gonzaga (W 81-72).
3/7/26 at Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Cougars, who break a 9 game losing streak with the win at Gonzaga. They win the tiebreaker for 11th place and will be the 11th seed in the Pac 12 Tournament, opening up against 6th seed Gonzaga.

#19 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 22-8, 12-6 T-3rd SEC.

3/4/26 at VCU (W 86-60).
3/7/26 vs. Kentucky (W 73-50).

2 dominating performances by the Crimson Tide to break a 4 game losing streak. They finished in a 3 way tie for 3rd and tiebreakers put them right in the middle. They'll be the 4th seed in the SEC Tournament, getting a double bye into the Quarterfinals where they will open up against either 13th seed Georgia, 12th seed South Carolina, or 5th seed Texas A&M.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 15-14, 13-5 T-2nd SWAC.

3/2/26 vs. Grambling State (W 83-70).
3/7/26 vs. Jackson State (W 72-48).

2 more wins for the Golden Lions who finish the regular season on a 6 game winning streak, winners of 7 of their last 8. That tough non-conference schedule did exactly what Coach Gunn wanted, but they know it is still win the SWAC Tournament or nothing. Speaking of the SWAC Tournament, they lost the tiebreaker for the 2 seed and will be the 3rd seed, opening up against 6th seed Southern.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 20-9, 15-5 T-1st Sun Belt.

3/5/26 vs. Georgia Southern (W 93-72).
3/7/26 at Texas State (W 88-64).

The Trojans take care of business this week with 2 solid wins. This slides them up and gives them a split of the Sun Belt regular season title. They win the tiebreaker, and will be the top seed in the Sun Belt Tournament. They'll get a double bye into the Semifinals and open up against either 8th seed Florida Gulf Coast, 5th seed Georgia Southern, or 4th seed Northern Kentucky.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 16-15, 8-10 WCC.

3/2/26 vs. Indiana State (W 85-83).
3/7/26- WCC Quarterfinal vs. (3) USC (L 85-81).

The Toreros get a good non-conference win before WCC Tourney play. Unfortunately, they couldn't quite get past USC, and miss a golden opportunity as the 10 seed upset the 2 seed in the Quarterfinals. With an RPI of 123, Coach Shocker is fully expecting his team to be left out of the postseason tournaments, and will reflect back on what went wrong in his first season here.

Here's a look at the national top 25 as we move into the week of Mar. 9-15, the bulk of the conference championship week:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Virginia (72) 30-1 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Louisville 27-3 1699 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Arizona 25-5 1638 3 Pacific-12 Conference
4. Baylor 26-4 1573 5 Big 12 Conference
5. Syracuse 26-4 1553 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Wisconsin 25-5 1437 7 Big Ten Conference
7. St. John's 26-4 1386 6 Big East Conference
8. Vanderbilt 23-7 1284 8 Southeastern Conference
9. Villanova 24-7 1222 11 Big East Conference
10. Iowa 24-7 1124 12 Big Ten Conference
11. Providence 23-7 1041 13 Big East Conference
12. Oklahoma 21-9 982 9 Big 12 Conference
13. Northwestern 23-7 947 10 Big Ten Conference
14. Stanford 23-7 839 14 Pacific-12 Conference
15. Alabama 22-8 751 19 Southeastern Conference
16. BYU 24-7 744 18 West Coast Conference
17. Towson 25-5 644 15 Colonial Athletic Association
18. Wichita State 25-8 576 23 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Boise State 23-7 457 21 Mountain West Conference
20. Oklahoma State 22-8 402 16 Big 12 Conference
21. Florida State 20-10 400 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Indiana 21-8 318 22 Big Ten Conference
23. FIU 22-6 259 24 Conference USA
24. LSU 21-9 207 20 Southeastern Conference
25. Middle Tennessee 22-8 59 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Missouri 21-9 33 Southeastern Conference
Illinois State 23-8 13 Missouri Valley Conference
San Diego State 21-9 8 Mountain West Conference
Fairfield 23-7 2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Wagner 24-7 2 Northeast Conference

Despite winning their lone game last week, St. John's falls 1 spot. Northwestern only drops 3 spots despite losing 2 games this week, while Stanford stays put at 14. Alabama has a 2 win week and moves up 4 spots, while FIU moves up a spot. Fairfield retains a couple votes, and Wagner receives a couple, while UCLA loses all their votes.

Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Mar. 9-15:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. BYU (37) 24-7 1764 1 West Coast Conference
2. Wichita State (22) 25-8 1707 5 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Boise State 23-7 1653 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Towson (6) 25-5 1578 2 Colonial Athletic Association
5. FIU (6) 22-6 1491 6 Conference USA
6. San Diego State (1) 21-9 1446 9 Mountain West Conference
7. Davidson 20-8 1367 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Illinois State 23-8 1265 11 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Massachusetts 21-9 1179 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Middle Tennessee 22-8 1131 15 Conference USA
11. Southern Miss 22-7 945 12 Conference USA
12. Utah State 21-9 903 13 Mountain West Conference
13. Kent State 20-10 820 10 Mid-American Conference
14. Oakland 21-9 800 21 Mid-American Conference
15. Tennessee State 23-8 774 20 Ohio Valley Conference
16. George Washington 19-9 698 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. East Carolina 19-9 605 23 American Athletic Conference
18. Western Michigan 20-10 535 14 Mid-American Conference
19. UCF 21-8 515 8 American Athletic Conference
20. Indiana State 22-11 397 17 Missouri Valley Conference
21. UTEP 21-8 298 NR Conference USA
22. Delaware 22-8 234 16 Colonial Athletic Association
23. Fairfield 23-7 234 18 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
24. Saint Joseph's 20-10 201 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Toledo 21-9 159 19 Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wagner 24-7 139 Northeast Conference
USC Upstate 24-9 106 Atlantic Sun Conference
Long Beach State 20-10 87 Big West Conference
Georgia State 20-9 83 Horizon League
Boston University 22-9 65 Patriot League
UAB 19-11 52 Atlantic 10 Conference
Green Bay 21-10 46 Horizon League
Fresno State 20-11 39 Mountain West Conference
Eastern Illinois 23-10 28 Ohio Valley Conference
UT Arlington 20-8 23 Sun Belt Conference
Troy 20-9 13 Sun Belt Conference
Kennesaw State 22-9 10 Atlantic Sun Conference
SMU 19-11 9 American Athletic Conference
Memphis 17-13 1 American Athletic Conference

FIU moves up a spot and receives some FPV, as they are rolling. With their upset loss, Fairfield moves down 5 spots. Wagner is right on the cusp of breaking into the mid-major top 25, a win in their conference championship game would put them there. And Troy receives some votes for the first time, maybe all season. At least for a while.

A look at the last edition of the Bubble Watch, starting with the Overall Bubble Watch, where none of our teams our represented:

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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UAB 19-11 .547 (61) 4-2 5-3 7-4 3-2 103 In
SMU 19-11 .551 (54) 5-3 3-2 7-3 4-3 106 In
Southern Miss 22-7 .548 (58) 1-3 2-1 4-1 15-2 256 In
Duke 18-12 .546 (64) 4-6 5-2 4-4 5-0 70 In
California 18-12 .579 (27) 4-5 5-1 6-4 3-2 11 In
Xavier 18-12 .557 (45) 3-5 7-1 3-3 5-3 53 In
USC Upstate 24-9 .555 (47) 0-0 4-1 7-2 13-6 185 In
Georgetown 19-11 .541 (70) 1-7 4-1 9-2 5-1 111 In
Arkansas 17-12 .584 (23) 5-7 2-3 9-2 1-0 4 Out
Kent State 20-10 .541 (71) 3-2 6-2 2-5 9-1 143 Out
West Virginia 18-13 .581 (25) 5-9 5-3 6-0 2-1 7 Out
Temple 19-11 .539 (77) 2-4 3-3 7-4 7-0 139 Out
Illinois State 23-8 .540 (74) 2-4 2-0 3-0 16-4 237 Out
UTEP 21-8 .534 (92) 1-1 4-2 1-3 15-2 257 Out
Kentucky 18-12 .537 (85) 4-6 1-2 9-4 4-0 122 Out

Here's a look at where our 19 teams fare in the last edition. Remember, this only includes the NCAA Tournament, not the other postseason tournaments, and if a team isn't listed as a lock or in, that means they are projected out.

Locks: St. John's, Northwestern, FIU, Stanford, UCLA, Alabama

No changes from last week.

[collegesportsfanms]

Mar. 9-15, 2026

Unlike my player dynasty that a lot of you are a part of, to keep differences between the 2 dynasties, I am going to go ahead and highlight the feature games before I do the main post. We have 2 of them in the conference tournaments, and both came in the Pac 12 Tournament.

3/13/26- Pac 12 Semifinal - (3) Colorado (Rob Nielsen) vs. (2) #14 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- The Buffs fought hard in this one, holding an 8 point halftime lead and shooting 54.2%. The problem came at the line where they shot below 70%, while Stanford shot almost 80%. This led Stanford to a tight win, advancing them to the Pac 12 Championship.

Final Score: (2) #14 Stanford- 86, (3) Colorado- 83

3/14/26- Pac 12 Championship - (5) UCLA (Tim Shepard) vs. (2) #14 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- The Cardinal had an easier time in this one, leading by 18 at halftime and never looking back as they win the Pac 12 Tournament Title game with relative ease.

Final Score: (2) #14 Stanford- 89, (5) UCLA- 70

Now to the rest of the conference tournament recap:

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 13-17, 8-10 American.

3/12/26- American First Round vs. (9) Tulane (L 65-49).

The Huskies end their season with a whimper as they weren't at all competitive against Tulane. This probably will also end the tenure for Coach Childress as UConn's head coach.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 14-17, 8-10 ACC.

3/11/26- ACC Second Round vs. (9) N.C. State (L 94-84).

A pitiful tournament exit for yet another underachieving Fighting Irish team who sees their season end early. Although they improved over last season, Coach Mighty knows his leash might be much, much shorter next season.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 15-18, 7-7 Atlantic Sun.

The Ospreys played in the Atlantic Sun Tournament last week, losing in the Atlantic Sun championship game. Unfortunately it wasn't enough, as their season is over as well.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 12-19, 3-15 Big 12.

3/11/26- Big 12 First Round vs. (7) Iowa State (L 73-45).

The Horned Frogs finish up one of their worst Big 12 seasons in a long time. Although they improved by 1 win over last season overall, their conference record was the worst it has been in several years. Coach Mighty will need to find a way to get the players to recruit in the always tough Big 12, as their season is over.

#7 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 29-4, 16-2 Big East.

3/12/26- Big East Quarterfinal vs. (8) Butler (W 79-56).
3/13/26- Big East Semifinal vs. (4) Xavier (W 77-67).
3/14/26- Big East Championship vs. (2) #9 Villanova (W 73-69).

The Red Storm win another Big East conference title, pulling a double this season, winning both the Big East regular season and conference tournament title. I find it hard to believe the selection committee could find 4 more deserving #1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament than St. John's. I'll be shocked if the Johnnies aren't a top seed in the Big Dance.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 19-11, 11-7 Big Sky.

3/12/26- Big Sky Quarterfinal vs. (12) Northern Colorado (L 77-69).

The Hornets picked a bad time to self destruct, getting upset in their first conference tournament game. Believe it or not, their RPI of 150 means they are going to have to sweat it out for any kind of postseason bid. I really believe 19 wins is going to be hard to overlook. I think they'll end up in the CIT.

#13 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 26-7, 12-6 Big Ten.

3/13/26- Big Ten Quarterfinal vs. (13) Michigan State (W 82-63).
3/14/26- Big Ten Semifinal vs. (1) #6 Wisconsin (W 89-84).
3/15/26- Big Ten Championship vs. (2) #10 Iowa (W 66-52).

Hard to believe Coach Vee was on the hot seat going into the season. Well, you can forget about that hot seat now, as he coached like a man possessed this season, and the Wildcats played like a team possessed. They'll make their 2nd NCAA appearance under Coach Vee, and while they have the 2nd best RPI in the nation, they will probably not get a #1 seed. Anything less than a #3 seed though will be a disapppointment.

#23 FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 25-6, 16-2 Conference USA.

3/12/26- Conference USA Quarterfinal vs. (8) Old Dominion (W 78-55).
3/13/26- Conference USA Semifinal vs. (5) Louisiana Tech (W 72-49).
3/14/26- Conference USA Championship vs. (3) #25 Middle Tennessee (W 89-67).

Coach Hawkins is another coach who will see their seat cool off significantly in the offseason. The Golden Panthers made it look easy in the C-USA Tournament and punched their 4th ticket to the NCAA Tournament since this dynasty started. Going to be tough to project their seed. They had a few bad losses this season, so I'm going to say they'll be anywhere between a #5 and #7 seed.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 23-7, 14-6 MAAC.

The Stags lost their first game of the MAAC Tournament last week, and are awaiting their postseason fate. They only lost 7 games on the season, so it's hard to think they'd get left out all together. I'm not sure if their RPI is good enough for the NIT, maybe the CBI.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 15-19, 7-11 Mountain West.

3/11/26- Mountain West First Round vs. (10) Air Force (W 99-80).
3/12/26- Mountain West Quarterfinal vs. (2) San Diego State (W 117-114, OT).
3/13/26- Mountain West Semifinal vs. (3) Utah State (W 74-65).
3/14/26- Mountain West Championship vs. (9) New Mexico (W 107-106, OT).

The Spartans complete a cinderella run in the Mountain West Tournament to steal an at-large bid from a bubble team. Good for Coach Shepard, bad for the bubble teams. I'd almost guarantee their 2 OT games in this tournament were multiple OT games, unfortunately I have no way of telling for sure. With a 15-19 record, don't be surprised to see San Jose State playing in the First Four, or just a straight #16 seed. At best, a #15 seed.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 25-7, 15-3 Northeast.

3/10/26- Northeast Championship vs. (2) St. Francis (NY) (W 75-54).

Congrats to the Seahawks who are headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the history of this dynasty! Coach Brown has done wonders in his first season here. As far as their seed, their RPI isn't terrible. They could end up being a single digit seed, but I figure a #10 seed or so.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 16-16, 12-6 Pac 12.

3/12/26- Pac 12 Quarterfinal vs. (6) Gonzaga (W 76-72).
3/13/26- Pac 12 Semifinal vs. (2) #14 Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.

Another .500 overall season for the Buffaloes, who I expect will miss out on the postseason again. The question is, will a 12-6 record and 3rd place finish in the Pac 12 be enough for Coach Nielsen to keep his job 1 more season? I say yes, despite the bad overall record. We'll see if I'm right.

#14 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 26-7, 15-3 Pac 12.

3/12/26- Pac 12 Quarterfinal vs. (10) Arizona State (W 82-75).
3/13/26- Pac 12 Semifinal vs. (3) Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.
3/14/26- Pac 12 Championship vs. (5) UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

Another Pac 12 Tournament Title for the Cardinal, who will be making their 7th appearance in the NCAA Tournament in this dynastys history. They won't be a #1 seed though, maybe not even a #2 seed. In fact, with their RPI, they could drop all the way to a #4 seed. Still, they are dancing for the 5th straight season.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 23-11, 10-8 Pac 12.

3/12/26- Pac 12 Quarterfinal vs. (4) California (W 96-91, OT).
3/13/26- Pac 12 Semifinal vs. (1) #3 Arizona (W 69-57).
3/14/26- Pac 12 Championship vs. (2) #14 Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.

Nice run for the Bruins, who have struggled to compete at the level they were last year. The win over Arizona in the Pac 12 Semifinal was career win #300 for Coach Shepard. It should be celebrated with an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament, where UCLA will probably be one of those tough lower seeds, maybe a #8 or #9 seed.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 13-17, 5-13 Pac 12.

3/11/26- Pac 12 First Round vs. (6) Gonzaga (L 68-66).

The Cougars finish off their worst season in a while and will miss the postseason yet again. They are the only team that started this dynasty with an FOFC coach that has yet to make it to any postseason tournament. Yet, the board at Washington State continues to be satisfied.

#15 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 24-9, 12-6 SEC.

3/13/26- SEC Quarterfinal vs. (5) Texas A&M (W 70-67).
3/14/26- SEC Semifinal vs. (9) Tennessee (W 82-69).
3/15/26- SEC Championship vs. (3) Missouri (L 84-71).

Tough break for the Crimson Tide who make an incredible run in the SEC Tournament. Losing in the SEC Championship all but assured them of a spot in the NCAA Tournament, which they probably would have had even if they'd lost in the Quarterfinals. Their RPI is good enough for a #2 or #3 seed, but they'll probably get a 4 or 5 seed.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 16-15, 13-5 SWAC.

3/11/26- SWAC Quarterfinal vs. (6) Southern (W 75-68).
3/13/26- SWAC Semifinal vs. (2) Alabama State (L 71-67).

Tough break for the Golden Lions who fall just short of the SWAC Championship game and will probably miss out on the postseason. Still though, give Coach Gunn credit for playing a very tough non-conference schedule. A few key pieces and they might win some of those tough non-conference games next season.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 21-10, 15-5 Sun Belt.

3/14/26- Sun Belt Semifinal vs. (5) Georgia Southern (W 80-54).
3/15/26- Sun Belt Championship vs. (2) UT Arlington (L 69-52).

The Trojans just weren't competitive in the Sun Belt Championship game, and that will cost them a spot in the NCAA Tournament. As it stands, they've probably done enough to earn a spot in the NIT, but their RPI might drop them to the CBI.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 16-15, 8-10 WCC.

The Toreros lost in the WCC Quarterfinals last week and will most likely miss out on the postseason.

No polls, as we'll move into the postseason in the next big post. I'm going to leave everyone in suspense for a few hours, and later tonight I will reveal the selection Sunday post so all of you that are sweating it out with your teams will have to sweat a few more hours. I know, I'm evil. :)

[Coffee Warlord]

Where'd I put those blackmail photos of the CU Athletic Director...

[collegesportsfanms]

2026 Selection Sunday

St. John's gets the #1 seed in the NCAA West Region and will open up against 16th seed Youngstown State.

UCLA gets the 5th seed in the NCAA West Region and will open up against 12th seed Iowa State.

FIU gets the 5th seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and will open up against 12th seed Green Bay.

San Jose State gets the 15th seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and will open up against 2nd seed Wisconsin, looking to keep their Cinderella streak alive.

Stanford gets the 3rd seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and will open up against a former conference foe in 14th seed USC (who now plays in the WCC, remember I have limited conference movement turned on).

Alabama is back in the NCAA Tournament after a 1 year layoff, getting the 3rd seed in the NCAA South Region. They'll open up against 14th seed Marist.

Wagner gets a bit disrespected in their first trip to the NCAA Tournament, as they get the 13th seed in the NCAA East Region. They'll open up against 4th seed Oklahoma State.

Northwestern gets the 2nd seed in the NCAA East Region. They'll open up against 15th seed UMass Lowell.

Troy gets the 4th seed in the NIT West Region and will open up by hosting 5th seed Fresno State.

Fairfield gets the 5th seed in the NIT Midwest Region and will open up by travelling to 4th seed Eastern Illinois.

Sacramento State gets the 8th seed in the NIT South Region and will open up by hosting 9th seed Lehigh, with the winner going to top seed Southern Miss. (Remember, I bumped the NIT back up to 40 teams in an effort to get more of our FOFC teams postseason play.

11 of our teams make the postseason this season, much better than last years effort. We have several contenders to win the NCAA Tournament. St. John's has the only NCAA Tournament Title of our FOFC coaches, but UCLA has been the bridesmaid twice. The postseason will be simmed probably on Monday.

[bbgunn]

DeShawn St. John is getting lazy over on the Palouse. The Wazzu board needs to kick him in the pants!

Meanwhile, B.B. Gunn went for the challenge. Didn't work out for the postseason, but he's laid the foundation for a good program there in Pine Bluff. Maybe (ahem) some of the bigger programs will recognize what he has done there in just one year.

[collegesportsfanms]

2026 Postseason

11 teams in the postseason and no feature games, so let's get to it:

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 35-4, 16-2 Big East.

3/19/26- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (16) Youngstown State (W 82-62).
3/21/26- NCAA West Region Second Round vs. (8) Boise State (W 76-54).
3/26/26- NCAA West Region Semifinal vs. (4) Vanderbilt (W 77-70).
3/28/26- NCAA West Region Championship vs. (7) BYU (W 84-67).
4/4/26- NCAA National Semifinal vs. (4S) Oklahoma (W 84-71).
4/6/26- NCAA National Championship vs. (1MW) Baylor (W 80-55).

Another season, another national title for Coach Hoo and the Red Storm! This makes #2, as he is quickly leaving his mark as the best FOFC coach so far. The sky is the limit, and now it's just a matter of whether he can keep it going and how many titles he will win!

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 20-12, 11-7 Big Sky.

3/17/26- NIT South Region First Round vs. (9) Lehigh (W 50-49).
3/19/26- NIT South Region Quarterfinal at (1) Southern Miss (L 98-77).

At least the Hornets got 1 postseason win, but they hoped for so much more. A good start, now they also need to build on it next season.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 26-8, 12-6 Big Ten.

3/20/26- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (15) UMass Lowell (L 58-46).

This tournament was full of upsets, and unfortunately, the Wildcats were the victims of one of them. Had they won, they had a legit shot to make it to the Final Four themselves. As it stands, they'll ask themselves what might have been. Still a dream season for Coach Vee, and he should definitely be off the hot seat now.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 26-7, 16-2 Conference USA.

3/20/26- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (12) Green Bay (W 59-45).
3/22/26- NCAA Midwest Region Second Round vs. (4) Missouri (L 70-61).

Tough one for the Golden Panthers who had it all set up for a sweet sixteen run. However, a solid season and Coach Hawkins should be back to a regular seat after this season.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 25-8, 14-6 MAAC.

3/19/26- NIT Midwest Region Second Round vs. (4) Eastern Illinois (W 81-70).
3/21/26- NIT Midwest Region Semifinal at (8) Wright State (W 56-40).
3/26/26- NIT Midwest Region Championship vs. (2) California (L 78-72).

Good run for the Stags, who gave Pac 12 team California all they could handle. They exceeded their goals this season and then some though.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 15-20, 7-11 Mountain West.

3/19/26- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (2) Wisconsin (L 103-47).

Ouch! Cinderella got a very rude awakening in this one. Northwestern knows how good Wisconsin is and it showed tonight. Kudos to the Spartans for playing the Cinderella card and winning the Mountain West Tournament, but gotta give a better effort when you get to go dancing.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 25-8, 15-3 Northeast.

3/19/26- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (4) Oklahoma State (L 77-69).

Good effort for the Seahawks, but blowing a 5 point halftime lead will sit with them for a while. Fortunately, they are in a good place to get back to the tournament next season.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 27-8, 15-3 Pac 12.

3/20/26- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (14) USC (W 80-79).
3/22/26- NCAA Midwest Region Second Round vs. (6) Texas A&M (L 63-43).

The Cardinal will not be happy about losing in the NCAA Second Round, as they are used to getting farther than that. Still, another good season and I expect nothing less next season.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 24-12, 10-8 Pac 12.

3/20/26- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (12) Iowa State (W 61-60).
3/22/26- NCAA West Region Second Round vs. (4) Vanderbilt (L 79-71).

Not the best of seasons for the Bruins. They did win 24 games, but lost 12. Still, an NCAA Second Round run is respectable, but more is expected from this program.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 27-10, 12-6 SEC.

3/19/26- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (14) Marist (W 63-56).
3/21/26- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (6) Indiana (W 68-60).
3/26/26- NCAA South Region Semifinal vs. (2) Arizona (W 91-79).
3/28/26- NCAA South Region Championship vs. (4) Oklahoma (L 83-61).

Great Elite Eight run for the Crimson Tide, but a better showing in that game would have been appreciated. Still, they redeem themselves from last seasons disaster.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 21-11, 15-5 Sun Belt.

3/18/26- NIT West Region Second Round vs. (5) Fresno State (L 95-87).

A quick end to the postseason for the Trojans who were really put in a tough bracket. Coach Gale has to be proud of his team though, who just missed out on an NCAA Tournament.

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2026 Postseason Recap

We already know that Coach Hoo and St. John's won the NCAA Tournament, but how about the other 3 tournaments?

In the NIT Final Four, (2W) Illinois State defeated (6S) UC Irvine 82-80 in the first semifinal. The second semifinal saw (4E) Georgetown defeat (2MW) California 77-70. The NIT championship was quite disappointing, as Georgetown beat Illinois State 78-59.

The CBI Championship Series featured 2 teams that quite honestly are expected to be in the NCAA Tournament every year, and teams that probably should never be playing in the CBI. (1) Kentucky beat (10) Ohio State 2 games to none. Kentucky won the first game 71-66 and the second game was much easier as they won it 92-70.

Finally, in the CIT Championship game, (16) Holy Cross completed the cinderella run with a 78-60 win over (7) Stetson.

[bbgunn]

My goodness, Dean Hoo!

[law90026]

#2 baby!

[collegesportsfanms]

2025-2026 National Awards

Northwestern head coach Ess Vee won the NCAA Coach of the Year, and well deserved. Northwestern also put 1 player on the all-NCAA 3rd Team.

UCLA had a player on the All-NCAA 2nd Team.

St. John's had a player on the All-NCAA 2nd Team.

2025-2026 Conference Awards

UConn had a player on the American 1st Team.

North Florida had a player on the Atlantic Sun 1st Team and a player on the Atlantic Sun All-Frosh Team.

St. John's head coach Dean Hoo was named Big East Coach of the Year. St. John's also had 3 players on the Big East 1st Team.

Sacramento State had the Big Sky Freshman of the Year, had a player on the Big Sky 1st Team, and 2 players on the Big Sky All-Freshman Team.

Northwestern head coach Ess Vee was of course named Big Ten Coach of the Year. Northwestern also had a player on the Big Ten 1st Team and 2 players on the Big Ten 2nd Team.

FIU head coach Brett Hawkins was named Conference USA Coach of the Year. FIU also had 3 players on the C-USA 1st Team.

Fairfield had 2 players on the MAAC 1st Team and 1 player on the MAAC 2nd Team.

San Jose State had 1 player on the Mountain West 2nd Team.

Wagner head coach Will Brown was named Northeast Coach of the Year. Wagner also head the Northeast Player of the Year, had 3 on the Northeast 1st Team and 1 on the Northeast All-Frosh Team.

Colorado had 1 player on the Pac 12 All-Frosh Team.

Stanford head coach Benito Sanchez was named Pac 12 Coach of the Year. Stanford also had 1 player on the Pac 12 2nd Team.

UCLA had 1 player on the Pac 12 1st Team, 1 player on the Pac 12 2nd Team, and 1 player on the Pac 12 All-Frosh Team.

Alabama had 1 player on the SEC All-Frosh Team.

Arkansas Pine Bluff had 1 player on the SWAC 1st Team and 1 player on the SWAC All-Frosh Team.

Troy head coach Benton Gale was named Sun Belt Coach of the Year. Troy also had 2 players on the Sun Belt 2nd Team.

San Diego had 1 player each on the WCC 1st Team, 2nd Team, and All-Frosh Team.

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2025-2026 Recruiting Class Rankings

UConn had the 197th best recruiting class in the nation, good for 10th in the American.

Notre Dame didn't sign a recruit and had the 350th best class in the national, last in the ACC by almost 100.

North Florida had the 249th best class in the nation, good for 7th in the Atlantic Sun.

TCU had the 66th best class in the nation, good for 6th in the Big 12.

St. John's had the 3rd best class in the nation, tops in the Big East. Looks like they'll continue their successes.

Sacramento State had the 134th best class in the nation, good for 2nd in the Big Sky.

Northwestern had the 133rd best class in the nation, unfortunately that is good for last in the Big Ten.

FIU had the 158th best class in the nation, good for 4th in Conference USA.

Fairfield had the 169th best class in the nation, good for 6th in the MAAC.

San Jose State had the 135th best class in the nation, good for 7th in the Mountain West.

Wagner had the 267th best class in the nation, good for 5th in the Northeast.

Stanford had the 11th best class in the nation, tops in the Pac 12.

UCLA had the 15th best class in the nation, good for 3rd in the Pac 12.

Washington State had the 89th best class in the nation, good for 7th in the Pac 12.

Colorado had the 121st best class in the nation, good for 8th in the Pac 12.

Alabama had the 326th best class in the nation, last in the SEC.

Arkansas Pine Bluff had the 277th best class in the nation, good for 7th in the SWAC.

Troy had the 202nd best class in the nation, good for 7th in the Sun Belt.

San Diego had the 78th best class in the nation, good for 6th in the WCC.

[collegesportsfanms]

No conference movement this season, and 8 of our 19 coaches received job offers as I ran through the head coach movement. Unfortunately, 2 of those 8 coaches need a job, as Colorado has fired Rob Nielsen and UConn has fired Randolph Childress. They received the same 5 offers, and none of them are really overwhelming: Hampton, Alabama State, Norfolk State, Delaware State, and Bryant. First come first serve for Mr. Nielsen and Mr. Childress. Feel free to get ahold of me if you want info on any of the teams.

Dean Hoo is a wanted man, no surprise after winning back to back national championships. The list of teams requesting his services are Colorado, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Gonzaga, Iowa, Pitt, Purdue, Syracuse, VCU, Wake Forest, Villanova, Oklahoma Statae, and Penn State. Gonzaga and Villanova are tempting "mid-major" offers.

Roy Rogers also got several offers, from the likes of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Pitt, Purdue, Wake Forest, Xavier, Colorado, Washington, Oklahoma State, and Penn State.

Benito Sanchez got mostly the same offers as Dean and Roy did: Colorado, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Gonzaga, Iowa, Pitt, Purdue, Syracuse, VCU, Wake Forest, Villanova, Oklahoma State, and Penn State.

Tim Shepard got offers from Villanova, Oklahoma State, and Penn State.

Ess Vee and his national coach of the year award attracted 2 offers: Georgia Tech and Penn State.

Brett Hawkins got 1 lone offer, Southern Miss. Not sure if he wants to move to another team in the same conference.

As always, if you guys have any questions about any of the teams that are trying to win your services, feel free to let me know. And for those that didn't get job offers, you're more than welcome to resign and see what if any offers you get, just let me know.

Also, if anybody wants to retire and leave this dynasty, that's fine too, feel free to let me know.

With the holidays coming up, I know everyone is busy, so I'll give it until next Saturday then I'll start harrassing people. Haha.

[law90026]

Staying at St Johns

[rjolley]

Tim and Benito will stay put.

[Coffee Warlord]

Blegh.

Go go Bryant University!

[Breeze]

hawkins will stay put...

[ntndeacon]

Childress will head to Alabama St.

I would like to see a few of the better possibilities...especially Wake Forest...
And where Alabama is in relation

[Neuqua]

While there seems to be only one way to go at this point, Coach Vee is staying put.

[collegesportsfanms]

I have moved Rob Nielsen to Bryant and Randolph Childress to Alabama State.

As far as Roy Rogers goes, after going through all his job offers, I can safely say that there isn't really a standout offer out there. The schools that have the most potential talent are Alabama, where he is currently at, along with Wake Forest and Purdue. Problem is most of them are upperclassmen, so it's really a coin flip. Wish I could give you better information, and I can on Monday, but I'm about to take off for the weekend. Let me know what you think.

[ntndeacon]

Ok let Roy stay at Bama

[muns]

staying put

[collegesportsfanms]

2026-2027 Hot Seat Ratings and Coach Goals

Coaches on the Hot Seat

Al Mighty (Notre Dame) -- The time is now for Notre Dame and Coach Mighty. After a couple bad seasons, the board is strong with their demands. A winning season isn't enough. Not even an NCAA Tournament bid. The board wants the Fighting Irish to make the Sweet Sixteen, and if not, Coach Mighty will most likely be job hunting in the offseason.

Coaches on a Warm Seat

Bee Mighty (TCU) -- Looks like the patience is running thin at TCU. Never mind they play in 1 of the toughest conferences in the nation, the board is ready for TCU to reach postseason play again. Doesn't matter which one, although the NCAA or the NIT is preferred. Just a postseason apperance is necessary, or the other Coach Mighty might be on the hot seat next season.

Coaches on an Average Seat

Felix Abel (North Florida) -- It hasn't been a bad start for Coach Abel in his 2 seasons at North Florida, but the board still thinks this team can win the Atlantic Sun title, and that is the goal.

David Ginsberg (Sacramento State) -- Coach Ginsberg had a strong first season at Sacramento State, and the board sees no reason why that can't continue. A Big Sky championship is the goal.

Ess Vee (Northwestern) -- Despite the successes of last season, the board wants to see more. Not so much a better run, but just consistency. The board wants to see Northwestern back in the NCAA Tournament for the 2nd straight season.

Brett Hawkins (FIU) -- Last season was the kind of season FIU expected out of Coach Hawkins. Now they need to continue it. The board wants to see FIU win the C-USA Championship this season.

Thomas Shepard (San Jose State) -- So far so good for Coach Shepard, who has helped San Jose State avoid the cellar for the 2nd straight season. The board is patient, and just wants to see that happen again this season.

Rob Nielsen (Bryant) -- New team for Coach Nielsen, who the Colorado board finally had enough of. Mediocrity will be ok here at Bryant, at least this season, as the board just wants a near .500 record in Northeast play.

DeShawn St. John (Washington State) -- Much the same as last season, the seat is average and the board is ready for Washington State to finally make a postseason tournament.

Randolph Childress (Alabama State) -- The 2nd of our coaches who were fired in the offseason, Coach Childress settled at Alabama State. Unfortunately, he won't have it near as easy as Coach Nielsen does. The Alabama State board thinks they are good enough to make the NCAA Tournament, so lofty goals right off the bat for their new coach.

Charlie Shocker (San Diego) -- Last season the board made the right call to lower their expectations after coming off an Elite Eight finish. San Diego had a losing conference record last season, and Coach Shocker didn't exactly win any popularity contests. This season the goal remains the same, as the board wants San Diego to finish over .500 in the WCC.

Coaches on a Cool/Cold Seat

Dean Hoo (St. John's) -- If anybody could ever be on a cold seat, on ice so to speak, it would be Coach Hoo. 2 national titles in 3 years will do that. This season, the board would just be satisfied with a trip to the Sweet Sixteen.

Ariel Pryde (Fairfield) -- Last season was just the 2nd winning season for Fairfield in this dynasty, and Coach Pryde can be thanked for that. The board wants to see that again, and have already put Coach Pryde on a cool seat. However, the expectations have raised a bit, and the board wants Fairfield to make the NCAA Tournament.

Will Brown (Wagner) -- Last season was a dream season for Wagner, who made their first NCAA appearance in this dynasty. It was also Coach Brown's first season here. That has already put him on a cool seat, and the board is pretty lenient, just wanting Wagner to compete for the Northeast title.

Benito Sanchez (Stanford) -- Another solid season for Stanford last season, and Coach Sanchez continues to sit on a cool seat. Again, a Sweet Sixteen appearance is the goal.

Tim Shepard (UCLA) -- Even though the Bruins bowed out of the NCAA Tournament much earlier than anticipated last season, the seat is still cool for Coach Shepard. The goal remains the same, a trip back to the Final Four.

Roy Rogers (Alabama) -- The seat has cooled for Coach Rogers, and he's sitting cool again after last seasons Elite Eight run. This season, the board would like Alabama in the Sweet Sixteen.

B.B. Gunn (Arkansas Pine Bluff) -- This one is interesting. Pine Bluff was just 1 win over .500 last season, and their RPI was worse than Coach Gunn's first season there. Despite all that, Coach Gunn now finds his seat cool. That has to be due to the fact they competed for the SWAC Title. That is the goal again this season, but the board would prefer they win it.

Benton Gale (Troy) -- Another coach that has seen his seat cool off. Although they didn't make the NCAA Tournament last season, they did good enough to make the NIT. The goal is still the same, for Troy to reach the NCAA Tournament.

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Team Prestiges to Start the 2026-2027 Season

Notre Dame- 75 (-3)
North Florida- 24 (-1)
TCU- 64 (-3)
St. John's- 100 (+11) (Tends to happen when you when 2 national titles in 3 seasons.
Sacramento State- 44 (No Change)
Northwestern- 69 (+6)
FIU- 58 (+4)
Fairfield- 36 (+6)
San Jose State- 54 (+6)
Bryant- 8 (Coaching Change)
Wagner- 31 (+6)
Stanford- 93 (+2)
UCLA- 95 (-2)
Washington State- 57 (-2)
Alabama- 83 (+4)
Alabama State- 24 (Coaching Change)
Arkansas Pine Bluff- 33 (+2)
Troy- 34 (+5)
San Diego- 65 (-2)

[collegesportsfanms]

2026 Season Tournaments

St. John's will be the top seed in the 2026 Battle 4 Atlantis and open up against 8th seed UCSB.

Alabama will be the 3rd seed in the 2026 Battle 4 Atlantis and open up against 6th seed UConn.

TCU will be the 4th seed in the 2026 Brooklyn Classic and open up against 5th seed Louisiana Tech.

Stanford will be the top seed in the 2026 Cancun Challenge and will open up against 8th seed UNC Wilmington.

San Diego will be the 8th seed in the 16 team 2026 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic and will open up against 9th seed West Virginia.

Washington State will be the 12th seed in the 16 team 2026 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic and will open up against 5th seed Arkansas.

Sacramento State will be the 15th seed in the 16 team 2026 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic and will open up against 2nd seed Villanova.

Northwestern will be the 3rd seed in the 2026 Corpus Christi Coastal Classic. They will open up against 6th seed FIU.

San Jose State will be the 8th seed in the 2026 Diamond Head Classic and will open up against top seed Wisconsin.

Notre Dame will be the 2nd seed in the 2026 Great Alaska Shootout and will open up against 7th seed North Dakota State.

UCLA will be the 2nd seed in the 16 team 2026 Hall of Fame Classic and will open up against 15th seed Cal State Northridge.

Alabama State will be the 4th seed in the 4 team 2026 Military Classic and will open up against top seed William & Mary.

Fairfield will be the 6th seed in the 2026 Orlando Classic and will open up against 3rd seed Florida Atlantic.

Troy will be the 8th seed in the 2026 Paradise Jam and will open up against top seed Wright State.

Arkansas Pine Bluff will be the 3rd seed in the 2026 Puerto Rico Tip-Off and will open up against 6th seed East Tennessee State.

Wagner will be the 2nd seed in the 4 team 2026 South Carolina Showcase and will open up against 3rd seed Eastern Kentucky.

Bryant and North Florida were not invited to a season tournament for the 2026-2027 season.

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2026-2027 Preseason Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Providence (61) 0-0 1783 13 Big East Conference
2. North Carolina (7) 0-0 1693 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Baylor (1) 0-0 1606 4 Big 12 Conference
4. Iowa State 0-0 1502 NR Big 12 Conference
5. Wisconsin 0-0 1471 7 Big Ten Conference
6. Florida State 0-0 1417 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Mississippi 0-0 1293 NR Southeastern Conference
8. Arizona (2) 0-0 1216 3 Pacific-12 Conference
9. Syracuse (1) 0-0 1062 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Notre Dame 0-0 1037 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Louisville 0-0 954 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Oklahoma 0-0 943 14 Big 12 Conference
13. Virginia 0-0 893 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. UCLA 0-0 804 NR Pacific-12 Conference
15. Wichita State 0-0 705 18 Missouri Valley Conference
16. Tennessee 0-0 613 NR Southeastern Conference
17. Indiana 0-0 564 24 Big Ten Conference
18. Ohio State 0-0 483 NR Big Ten Conference
19. Vanderbilt 0-0 446 10 Southeastern Conference
20. Arkansas 0-0 443 NR Southeastern Conference
21. California 0-0 383 NR Pacific-12 Conference
22. Duke 0-0 328 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Texas A&M 0-0 292 NR Southeastern Conference
24. Maryland 0-0 234 NR Big Ten Conference
25. Massachusetts 0-0 115 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Seton Hall 0-0 114 Big East Conference
Michigan State 0-0 111 Big Ten Conference
Georgia Tech 0-0 74 Atlantic Coast Conference
St. John's 0-0 57 Big East Conference
Miami 0-0 48 Atlantic Coast Conference
USC 0-0 47 West Coast Conference
Oregon 0-0 43 Pacific-12 Conference
LSU 0-0 40 Southeastern Conference
Gonzaga 0-0 36 Pacific-12 Conference
Butler 0-0 34 Big East Conference
Washington 0-0 29 Pacific-12 Conference
Georgetown 0-0 23 Big East Conference
Colorado 0-0 22 Pacific-12 Conference
Stanford 0-0 21 Pacific-12 Conference
Arizona State 0-0 19 Pacific-12 Conference
North Carolina State 0-0 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
Fresno State 0-0 18 Mountain West Conference
St. Bonaventure 0-0 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
Washington State 0-0 18 Pacific-12 Conference
Alabama 0-0 15 Southeastern Conference
Buffalo 0-0 15 Mid-American Conference
Northern Arizona 0-0 15 Big Sky Conference
Seattle 0-0 15 Western Athletic Conference
Eastern Washington 0-0 14 Big Sky Conference
Fordham 0-0 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
Oklahoma State 0-0 14 Big 12 Conference
Grand Canyon 0-0 13 Western Athletic Conference
Iowa 0-0 13 Big Ten Conference
Memphis 0-0 13 American Athletic Conference
Rutgers 0-0 13 Big Ten Conference
Villanova 0-0 13 Big East Conference
BYU 0-0 12 West Coast Conference
Florida 0-0 11 Southeastern Conference
Boise State 0-0 10 Mountain West Conference
Columbia 0-0 10 Ivy League
Kentucky 0-0 9 Southeastern Conference
Minnesota 0-0 8 Big Ten Conference
San Diego State 0-0 8 Mountain West Conference
Manhattan 0-0 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Pepperdine 0-0 7 West Coast Conference
Texas 0-0 7 Big 12 Conference
Missouri 0-0 6 Southeastern Conference
Utah State 0-0 6 Mountain West Conference
Georgia 0-0 5 Southeastern Conference
Niagara 0-0 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Pittsburgh 0-0 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
Utah 0-0 5 Pacific-12 Conference
Illinois 0-0 4 Big Ten Conference
Oregon State 0-0 4 Pacific-12 Conference
Tulsa 0-0 4 American Athletic Conference
VCU 0-0 4 Southeastern Conference
Davidson 0-0 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Kent State 0-0 3 Mid-American Conference
New Mexico 0-0 3 Mountain West Conference
Oral Roberts 0-0 3 Summit League
Cornell 0-0 2 Ivy League
Creighton 0-0 2 Big East Conference
Georgia State 0-0 2 Horizon League
UAB 0-0 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Clemson 0-0 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
Hofstra 0-0 1 Colonial Athletic Association
Louisiana Tech 0-0 1 Conference USA
South Florida 0-0 1 American Athletic Conference
Xavier 0-0 1 Big East Conference

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2026-2027 Preseason Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wichita State (59) 0-0 1728 2 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Massachusetts (7) 0-0 1357 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. USC (1) 0-0 976 NR West Coast Conference
4. Memphis (2) 0-0 777 22 American Athletic Conference
5. Fresno State 0-0 709 NR Mountain West Conference
6. BYU 0-0 677 1 West Coast Conference
7. Kent State 0-0 617 6 Mid-American Conference
8. Boise State 0-0 598 5 Mountain West Conference
9. San Diego State 0-0 594 10 Mountain West Conference
10. Davidson 0-0 547 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Saint Joseph's 0-0 539 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Pepperdine 0-0 508 NR West Coast Conference
13. Illinois State 0-0 503 8 Missouri Valley Conference
14. George Washington 0-0 437 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. St. Bonaventure (1) 0-0 414 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
16. UAB 0-0 412 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Utah State 0-0 411 13 Mountain West Conference
18. Indiana State 0-0 390 18 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Akron 0-0 320 NR Mid-American Conference
20. Eastern Michigan 0-0 285 NR Mid-American Conference
21. Connecticut 0-0 275 NR American Athletic Conference
22. Buffalo 0-0 261 NR Mid-American Conference
23. La Salle 0-0 258 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Western Michigan 0-0 240 NR Mid-American Conference
25. Richmond 0-0 239 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Harvard 0-0 236 Ivy League
South Florida 0-0 236 American Athletic Conference
San Diego 0-0 223 West Coast Conference
Temple 0-0 223 American Athletic Conference
Loyola Chicago 0-0 211 Missouri Valley Conference
Saint Mary's 0-0 206 West Coast Conference
New Mexico 0-0 201 Mountain West Conference
Fordham 0-0 197 Atlantic 10 Conference
Louisiana Tech 0-0 194 Conference USA
Tulane 0-0 191 American Athletic Conference
SMU 0-0 186 American Athletic Conference
FIU 0-0 184 Conference USA
Middle Tennessee 0-0 180 Conference USA
UCF 0-0 175 American Athletic Conference
East Carolina 0-0 173 American Athletic Conference
Rhode Island 0-0 169 Atlantic 10 Conference
Santa Clara 0-0 165 West Coast Conference
Princeton 0-0 158 Ivy League
Drexel 0-0 151 Colonial Athletic Association
Towson 0-0 145 Colonial Athletic Association
UC Irvine 0-0 144 Big West Conference
Northeastern 0-0 140 Colonial Athletic Association
Colorado State 0-0 139 Mountain West Conference
Georgia State 0-0 138 Horizon League
San Jose State 0-0 137 Mountain West Conference
Columbia 0-0 135 Ivy League
Oakland 0-0 133 Mid-American Conference
Duquesne 0-0 126 Atlantic 10 Conference
Portland 0-0 126 West Coast Conference
Cincinnati 0-0 125 American Athletic Conference
Loyola Marymount 0-0 123 West Coast Conference
Evansville 0-0 122 Missouri Valley Conference
Old Dominion 0-0 120 Conference USA
Mississippi State 0-0 117 Atlantic 10 Conference
Mercer 0-0 102 Southern Conference
UNLV 0-0 102 Mountain West Conference
Yale 0-0 101 Ivy League
Bowling Green 0-0 96 Mid-American Conference
William & Mary 0-0 92 Colonial Athletic Association
Toledo 0-0 87 Mid-American Conference
Southern Miss 0-0 82 Conference USA
UNC Wilmington 0-0 80 Colonial Athletic Association
Houston 0-0 73 American Athletic Conference
Elon 0-0 70 Colonial Athletic Association
Quinnipiac 0-0 70 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Nevada 0-0 68 Mountain West Conference
Pacific 0-0 66 West Coast Conference
Ohio 0-0 64 Mid-American Conference
Long Beach State 0-0 60 Big West Conference
Delaware 0-0 56 Colonial Athletic Association
Manhattan 0-0 56 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Dartmouth 0-0 54 Ivy League
Northern Iowa 0-0 53 Missouri Valley Conference
San Francisco 0-0 50 West Coast Conference
Green Bay 0-0 49 Horizon League
Seattle 0-0 48 Western Athletic Conference
Tulsa 0-0 48 American Athletic Conference
UC Santa Barbara 0-0 47 Big West Conference
Eastern Washington 0-0 45 Big Sky Conference
Northern Illinois 0-0 44 Mid-American Conference
Air Force 0-0 43 Mountain West Conference
Florida Atlantic 0-0 42 Conference USA
Cornell 0-0 41 Ivy League
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 39 Sun Belt Conference
Niagara 0-0 37 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Hofstra 0-0 36 Colonial Athletic Association
Bradley 0-0 35 Missouri Valley Conference
Tennessee State 0-0 35 Ohio Valley Conference
Furman 0-0 33 Southern Conference
Colgate 0-0 32 Patriot League
James Madison 0-0 32 Colonial Athletic Association
Bucknell 0-0 29 Patriot League
Iona 0-0 29 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Florida A&M 0-0 28 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Lehigh 0-0 27 Patriot League
Binghamton 0-0 25 America East Conference
Cal State Fullerton 0-0 25 Big West Conference
Marist 0-0 25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Northern Arizona 0-0 25 Big Sky Conference
Grand Canyon 0-0 24 Western Athletic Conference
Marshall 0-0 23 Conference USA
North Dakota State 0-0 23 Summit League
Oral Roberts 0-0 23 Summit League
Canisius 0-0 22 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Charlotte 0-0 22 Conference USA
Georgia Southern 0-0 22 Sun Belt Conference
Jacksonville State 0-0 22 Ohio Valley Conference
Louisiana Lafayette 0-0 22 Sun Belt Conference
Wagner 0-0 22 Northeast Conference
Belmont 0-0 21 Ohio Valley Conference
Boston University 0-0 21 Patriot League
Central Michigan 0-0 21 Mid-American Conference
Kennesaw State 0-0 21 Atlantic Sun Conference
North Dakota 0-0 21 Big Sky Conference
UTEP 0-0 21 Conference USA
Army 0-0 20 Patriot League
Austin Peay 0-0 20 Ohio Valley Conference
George Mason 0-0 20 Conference USA
Holy Cross 0-0 20 Patriot League
Savannah State 0-0 20 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Southern Utah 0-0 20 Big Sky Conference
St. Francis NY 0-0 20 Northeast Conference
Fairfield 0-0 19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
McNeese State 0-0 19 Southland Conference
Tennessee Martin 0-0 19 Ohio Valley Conference
UMass Lowell 0-0 19 America East Conference
Utah Valley 0-0 19 Western Athletic Conference
Western Carolina 0-0 19 Southern Conference
East Tennessee State 0-0 18 Southern Conference
Hartford 0-0 18 America East Conference
Lafayette 0-0 18 Patriot League
Northwestern State 0-0 18 Southland Conference
Siena 0-0 18 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UNC Greensboro 0-0 18 Southern Conference
VMI 0-0 18 Southern Conference
Weber State 0-0 18 Big Sky Conference
Albany 0-0 17 America East Conference
Cal State Northridge 0-0 17 Big West Conference
Louisiana Monroe 0-0 17 Atlantic Sun Conference
North Carolina Central 0-0 17 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
North Florida 0-0 17 Atlantic Sun Conference
Radford 0-0 17 Big South Conference
Sacred Heart 0-0 17 Northeast Conference
Tennessee Tech 0-0 17 Ohio Valley Conference
Appalachian State 0-0 16 Sun Belt Conference
Central Connecticut 0-0 16 Northeast Conference
Chattanooga 0-0 16 Southern Conference
USC Upstate 0-0 16 Atlantic Sun Conference
Dayton 0-0 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
High Point 0-0 15 Big South Conference
Norfolk State 0-0 15 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
UC Riverside 0-0 15 Big West Conference
Campbell 0-0 14 Big South Conference
Hampton 0-0 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Southeastern Louisiana 0-0 14 Southland Conference
Lipscomb 0-0 13 Atlantic Sun Conference
Longwood 0-0 13 Big South Conference
Penn 0-0 13 Ivy League
Southern 0-0 13 Southwestern Athletic Conference
UC Davis 0-0 13 Big West Conference
UNC Asheville 0-0 13 Big South Conference
Gardner Webb 0-0 12 Big South Conference
Liberty 0-0 12 Big South Conference
LIU Brooklyn 0-0 12 Northeast Conference
New Orleans 0-0 12 Southland Conference
Stetson 0-0 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
Cal Poly 0-0 11 Big West Conference
Nicholls State 0-0 11 Southland Conference
North Carolina A&T 0-0 11 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Stony Brook 0-0 10 America East Conference
Bethune Cookman 0-0 9 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Brown 0-0 9 Ivy League
Drake 0-0 9 Missouri Valley Conference
Grambling State 0-0 9 Southwestern Athletic Conference
American 0-0 8 Patriot League
Robert Morris 0-0 8 Northeast Conference
Sacramento State 0-0 8 Big Sky Conference
Jacksonville 0-0 7 Atlantic Sun Conference
Cal State Bakersfield 0-0 6 Western Athletic Conference
Cleveland State 0-0 3 Horizon League
Northern Kentucky 0-0 3 Sun Belt Conference
Southern Illinois 0-0 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Wyoming 0-0 3 Mountain West Conference
Ball State 0-0 1 Mid-American Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Milestone Win Watch for 2026-2027 Season

Coaches Within 25 wins of 200 Career Wins

Brett Hawkins (FIU)- 21 wins away from 200
David Ginsberg (Sacramento State)- 16 wins away from 200
B.B. Gunn (Arkansas Pine Bluff)- 13 wins away from 200
Rob Nielsen (Bryant)- 12 wins away from 200

[bbgunn]

Ah yeah, the milestones! Love 'em.

And how is St. John's not ranked to begin the season?

[collegesportsfanms]

Ah yeah, the milestones! Love 'em.

And how is St. John's not ranked to begin the season?

That's a damn good question. I feel like the rankings system in FBCB is severely flawed. I don't put much stock into them until the season gets going, and even then, I've seen some weird things.

The milestones are great. I doubt I keep this dynasty going long enough for anybody to hit 1,000 wins, I'm only planning on keeping it going another 10-15 seasons, time permitting. Hopefully we can at least see a few get to 500 wins.

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 13-15, 2026

We start the season on a weekend, like always, so I'll only cover the teams that actually played a game. There were 11 games on this weekends schedule, so let's get to it:

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 1-0, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

11/15/26 at Texas State (W 121-118, OT).

The Ospreys get off to a good start, not sure how many overtimes the game actually went, at least 1 obviously, but they get a nice win in an NBA style game.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 1-0, 0-0 Big 12.

11/15/26 at Abilene Christian (W 95-75).

A good win for the Horned Frogs before they start their season tournament in which they should get much more tested.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 0-1, 0-0 Big Sky.

11/13/26- Coaches vs. Cancer Classic First Round vs. (2) Villanova (L 66-63).

Heck of an effort from the Hornets here, as they stayed close most of the game and came very close to pulling the upset.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 1-0, 0-0 MAAC.

11/15/26 at Columbia (W 69-55).

Solid win for the Stags on the road, with another good road test next week.

#14 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 0-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/13/26- Hall of Fame Classic First Round vs. (15) Cal State Northridge (L 74-64).

Not a good start to the season for the Bruins, who drop their first round game in their season tournament. Hopefully all that means is that Northridge is going to be a good team, but still, Coach Shepard will not be happy with this season opening loss.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 0-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/13/26- Coaches vs. Cancer Classic First Round vs. (5) #20 Arkansas (L 88-59).

Yikes! The Cougars bombed out to start their season, and will look to rebuild quick.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 1-0, 0-0 SEC.

11/15/26 vs. Louisiana Tech (W 74-54).

Good win for the Crimson Tide as they get ready for their season tournament soon.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 1-1, 0-0 SWAC.

11/13/26- Military Classic First Round vs. (1) William & Mary (L 82-62).
11/14/26- Military Classic 3rd Place Game vs. (2) Niagara (W 80-75).

The Hornets split to start the Coach Childress era and salvage 3rd place in their season tournament.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 2-0, 0-0 WCC.

11/13/26- Coaches vs. Cancer Classic First Round vs. (9) West Virginia (W 95-85).
11/15/26- Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Quarterfinal vs. (1) #13 Virginia (W 80-74).

A very good start and a promising start to the season for the Toreros. It's always a good feeling when you knock off a #1 seed in a tournament, especially when you are seeded much lower. They'll move into the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic semifinals next week for another tough game.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the first full week of the season, Nov. 16-22:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Providence (60) 0-0 1782 1 Big East Conference
2. North Carolina (7) 0-0 1671 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Baylor (2) 1-0 1648 3 Big 12 Conference
4. Iowa State 0-0 1501 4 Big 12 Conference
5. Wisconsin 0-0 1469 5 Big Ten Conference
6. Florida State 0-0 1409 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Arizona (2) 0-0 1251 8 Pacific-12 Conference
8. Oklahoma 1-0 1141 12 Big 12 Conference
9. Arkansas 2-0 1104 20 Southeastern Conference
10. Syracuse (1) 0-0 1080 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Notre Dame 0-0 1044 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Louisville 0-0 926 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Vanderbilt 1-0 831 19 Southeastern Conference
14. Duke 1-0 768 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. California 1-0 758 21 Pacific-12 Conference
16. Texas A&M 1-0 689 23 Southeastern Conference
17. Tennessee 0-0 584 16 Southeastern Conference
18. Indiana 0-0 583 17 Big Ten Conference
19. Ohio State 0-0 482 18 Big Ten Conference
20. Maryland 0-0 356 24 Big Ten Conference
21. Seton Hall 1-0 326 NR Big East Conference
22. Massachusetts 1-0 269 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Michigan State 0-0 232 NR Big Ten Conference
24. Villanova 2-0 119 NR Big East Conference
25. Georgia Tech 0-0 97 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Washington 2-0 86 Pacific-12 Conference
Alabama 1-0 68 Southeastern Conference
Butler 0-0 68 Big East Conference
Miami 0-0 63 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oregon 0-0 61 Pacific-12 Conference
USC 0-0 61 West Coast Conference
Minnesota 2-0 58 Big Ten Conference
St. John's 0-0 57 Big East Conference
San Diego 2-0 47 West Coast Conference
LSU 0-0 45 Southeastern Conference
Penn State 2-0 39 Big Ten Conference
Arizona State 1-0 37 Pacific-12 Conference
Virginia Tech 1-0 34 Atlantic Coast Conference
Gonzaga 0-0 29 Pacific-12 Conference
Memphis 0-0 26 American Athletic Conference
Georgia Southern 2-0 23 Sun Belt Conference
Rutgers 0-0 22 Big Ten Conference
Georgetown 0-0 21 Big East Conference
Kansas State 2-0 21 Big 12 Conference
Colorado 0-0 20 Pacific-12 Conference
Florida 0-0 19 Southeastern Conference
Iowa 0-0 19 Big Ten Conference
Manhattan 1-0 19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UC Santa Barbara 1-0 19 Big West Conference
Buffalo 0-0 17 Mid-American Conference
Seattle 0-0 17 Western Athletic Conference
Stanford 0-0 17 Pacific-12 Conference
Eastern Washington 0-0 16 Big Sky Conference
Kentucky 0-0 16 Southeastern Conference
Cal State Northridge 1-0 15 Big West Conference
Northern Arizona 0-0 14 Big Sky Conference
Fordham 0-0 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
Grand Canyon 0-0 13 Western Athletic Conference
Marist 1-0 12 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Davidson 0-0 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
St. Francis NY 1-0 10 Northeast Conference
Texas 1-0 10 Big 12 Conference
Oklahoma State 0-0 9 Big 12 Conference
Ball State 2-0 8 Mid-American Conference
BYU 0-0 8 West Coast Conference
UC Davis 1-0 8 Big West Conference
Illinois 1-0 7 Big Ten Conference
Georgia 0-0 6 Southeastern Conference
San Diego State 0-0 6 Mountain West Conference
VCU 0-0 6 Southeastern Conference
Wake Forest 0-0 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
Creighton 1-0 5 Big East Conference
Hofstra 0-0 5 Colonial Athletic Association
Pepperdine 0-0 5 West Coast Conference
Pittsburgh 0-0 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
Mississippi 1-1 4 Southeastern Conference
South Florida 0-0 4 American Athletic Conference
TCU 1-0 4 Big 12 Conference
Utah State 0-0 4 Mountain West Conference
East Carolina 0-0 3 American Athletic Conference
Georgia State 0-0 3 Horizon League
UAB 0-0 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Utah 0-0 3 Pacific-12 Conference
Western Michigan 1-0 3 Mid-American Conference
Boston College 0-0 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
Clemson 0-0 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
FIU 0-0 2 Conference USA
Mercer 0-0 2 Southern Conference
Oral Roberts 0-0 2 Summit League
Oregon State 0-0 2 Pacific-12 Conference
SMU 1-0 2 American Athletic Conference
UNC Wilmington 0-0 2 Colonial Athletic Association
Colgate 0-0 1 Patriot League
Kennesaw State 0-0 1 Atlantic Sun Conference
New Mexico 0-0 1 Mountain West Conference
UCF 0-0 1 American Athletic Conference
UMass Lowell 1-0 1 America East Conference
UTSA 2-0 1 Summit League

[collegesportsfanms]

And a look at the Mid-Major Top 25 heading into the week of Nov. 16-22:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Massachusetts (47) 1-0 1527 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. USC (6) 0-0 998 3 West Coast Conference
3. San Diego (2) 2-0 976 NR West Coast Conference
4. Ball State (3) 2-0 696 NR Mid-American Conference
5. Memphis (5) 0-0 689 4 American Athletic Conference
6. SMU 1-0 612 NR American Athletic Conference
7. Western Michigan 1-0 607 24 Mid-American Conference
8. Saint Peter's 2-0 587 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
9. BYU 0-0 570 6 West Coast Conference
10. San Diego State 0-0 547 9 Mountain West Conference
11. Georgia Southern (3) 2-0 479 NR Sun Belt Conference
12. Davidson (1) 0-0 461 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Saint Joseph's 0-0 440 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. UTSA 2-0 434 NR Summit League
15. UC Santa Barbara 1-0 423 NR Big West Conference
16. Pepperdine 0-0 405 12 West Coast Conference
17. Cal State Northridge 1-0 404 NR Big West Conference
18. Illinois State 0-0 384 13 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Northern Iowa 1-0 359 NR Missouri Valley Conference
20. George Washington 0-0 344 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Dartmouth 1-0 329 NR Ivy League
22. UAB 0-0 322 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Manhattan (1) 1-0 318 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
24. Utah State 0-0 314 17 Mountain West Conference
25. Connecticut 0-0 293 21 American Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Buffalo 0-0 274 Mid-American Conference
La Salle 0-0 273 Atlantic 10 Conference
UT Arlington 1-0 266 Sun Belt Conference
Indiana State 0-0 258 Missouri Valley Conference
South Florida 0-0 256 American Athletic Conference
UC Davis 1-0 242 Big West Conference
Temple 0-0 234 American Athletic Conference
FIU 0-0 230 Conference USA
East Carolina 0-0 217 American Athletic Conference
UCF 0-0 216 American Athletic Conference
New Mexico 0-0 205 Mountain West Conference
Eastern Michigan 0-0 197 Mid-American Conference
Fordham 0-0 196 Atlantic 10 Conference
Santa Clara 0-0 184 West Coast Conference
Georgia State 0-0 181 Horizon League
Loyola Chicago 0-0 178 Missouri Valley Conference
Rhode Island 0-0 170 Atlantic 10 Conference
Old Dominion 0-0 168 Conference USA
UC Irvine 0-0 163 Big West Conference
Mississippi State 0-0 160 Atlantic 10 Conference
Fairfield 1-0 159 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Murray State 1-0 153 Ohio Valley Conference
San Jose State 0-0 153 Mountain West Conference
Towson 0-0 152 Colonial Athletic Association
Portland 0-0 150 West Coast Conference
Oakland 0-0 147 Mid-American Conference
Drexel 0-0 146 Colonial Athletic Association
Duquesne 0-0 144 Atlantic 10 Conference
Loyola Marymount 0-0 139 West Coast Conference
Mercer 0-0 139 Southern Conference
UNC Wilmington 0-0 131 Colonial Athletic Association
Southern Miss 0-0 126 Conference USA
Cincinnati 0-0 124 American Athletic Conference
UNLV 0-0 122 Mountain West Conference
Marist 1-0 117 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Elon 0-0 115 Colonial Athletic Association
Bowling Green 0-0 94 Mid-American Conference
St. Francis NY 1-0 93 Northeast Conference
Delaware 0-0 92 Colonial Athletic Association
Pacific 0-0 89 West Coast Conference
Nevada 0-0 87 Mountain West Conference
Toledo 0-0 84 Mid-American Conference
Long Beach State 0-0 80 Big West Conference
Houston 0-0 74 American Athletic Conference
San Francisco 0-0 74 West Coast Conference
Lehigh 0-0 67 Patriot League
Florida Atlantic 0-0 65 Conference USA
Marshall 0-0 65 Conference USA
Furman 0-0 61 Southern Conference
James Madison 0-0 61 Colonial Athletic Association
Bradley 0-0 59 Missouri Valley Conference
American 0-0 57 Patriot League
Tennessee State 0-0 57 Ohio Valley Conference
Nebraska Omaha 1-0 56 Summit League
UMass Lowell 1-0 55 America East Conference
Hofstra 0-0 52 Colonial Athletic Association
North Florida 1-0 51 Atlantic Sun Conference
Boston University 0-0 49 Patriot League
Cal State Fullerton 0-0 48 Big West Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 48 Sun Belt Conference
Seattle 0-0 47 Western Athletic Conference
Jacksonville State 0-0 46 Ohio Valley Conference
Central Michigan 0-0 45 Mid-American Conference
Eastern Washington 0-0 45 Big Sky Conference
Wichita State 1-1 41 Missouri Valley Conference
Navy 1-0 40 Patriot League
Stetson 1-0 40 Atlantic Sun Conference
USC Upstate 0-0 39 Atlantic Sun Conference
Colgate 0-0 38 Patriot League
Drake 0-0 37 Missouri Valley Conference
Iona 0-0 35 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Binghamton 0-0 32 America East Conference
Canisius 0-0 32 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Florida A&M 0-0 32 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Cleveland State 0-0 31 Horizon League
South Carolina State 1-0 31 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Army 0-0 30 Patriot League
Southern Illinois 0-0 30 Missouri Valley Conference
Lafayette 0-0 29 Patriot League
Wagner 0-0 29 Northeast Conference
Wyoming 0-0 29 Mountain West Conference
Siena 0-0 28 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Charlotte 0-0 26 Conference USA
North Dakota State 0-0 25 Summit League
Oral Roberts 0-0 25 Summit League
Utah Valley 1-0 25 Western Athletic Conference
George Mason 0-0 24 Conference USA
LIU Brooklyn 0-0 24 Northeast Conference
Louisiana Lafayette 0-0 24 Sun Belt Conference
Northern Arizona 0-0 24 Big Sky Conference
Grand Canyon 0-0 23 Western Athletic Conference
Saint Louis 0-0 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
Kennesaw State 0-0 22 Atlantic Sun Conference
Stony Brook 0-0 22 America East Conference
Austin Peay 0-0 21 Ohio Valley Conference
Cal Poly 0-0 21 Big West Conference
Hartford 0-0 21 America East Conference
North Dakota 0-0 21 Big Sky Conference
Southeastern Louisiana 0-0 20 Southland Conference
Tennessee Martin 0-0 20 Ohio Valley Conference
VMI 0-0 20 Southern Conference
Western Carolina 0-0 20 Southern Conference
East Tennessee State 0-0 19 Southern Conference
North Carolina Central 0-0 19 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Radford 0-0 19 Big South Conference
Sacred Heart 0-0 19 Northeast Conference
Southern 0-0 19 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Appalachian State 0-0 18 Sun Belt Conference
Central Connecticut 0-0 18 Northeast Conference
New Orleans 0-0 18 Southland Conference
Southern Utah 0-0 18 Big Sky Conference
Tennessee Tech 0-0 18 Ohio Valley Conference
Chattanooga 0-0 17 Southern Conference
Hawaii 0-0 17 Big West Conference
High Point 0-0 17 Big South Conference
Nicholls State 0-0 17 Southland Conference
Norfolk State 0-0 17 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
North Texas 0-0 17 Conference USA
Penn 0-0 17 Ivy League
Weber State 0-0 17 Big Sky Conference
Grambling State 0-0 16 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Hampton 0-0 16 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Rider 0-0 16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Arkansas State 0-0 15 Sun Belt Conference
Campbell 0-0 15 Big South Conference
Cal State Bakersfield 0-0 14 Western Athletic Conference
Lipscomb 0-0 14 Atlantic Sun Conference
Longwood 0-0 14 Big South Conference
UNC Asheville 0-0 14 Big South Conference
Bethune Cookman 0-0 13 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Liberty 0-0 13 Big South Conference
North Carolina A&T 0-0 13 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Jacksonville 0-0 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
Robert Morris 0-0 11 Northeast Conference
Loyola MD 0-0 6 Patriot League
Mississippi Valley State 1-0 6 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Delaware State 0-0 5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
South Alabama 0-0 4 Sun Belt Conference
Stephen F. Austin 0-0 4 Horizon League

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 16-22, 2026

Fairly light schedule this week, with only 22 games, but both of those are feature games, both involving Northwestern. We'll start there.

11/16/26- Northwestern (Ess Vee) @ #11 Notre Dame (Al Mighty)-- A pretty close one throughout, but the Fighting Irish were able to hit a few more shots, and that was enough to pull away late for a non-conference season opening win.

Final Score: #11 Notre Dame- 84, Northwestern- 73

11/22/26- Corpus Christi Coastal Classic First Round-- (6) FIU (Brett Hawkins vs. (3) Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- Northwestern got to the line often in this one, taking advantage of 17 FIU turnovers to get some easy baskets and free throw opportunities to advance in the winners round.

Final Score: (3) Northwestern- 82, (6) FIU- 65

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

#11 Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 1-1, 0-0 ACC.

11/16/26 vs. Northwestern- feature game, highlighted above.
11/18/26 at Illinois State (L 102-96).

A split this week for the Fighting Irish, who can't be losing to teams from lower conference, especially if they are going to make the NCAA Tournament.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 1-1, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

11/18/26 vs. Utah (L 69-66).

Good effort for the Ospreys, as they battled and kept it close against a very good Utah team.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 1-0, 0-0 Big 12.

No games this week for Coach Mighty and the Horned Frogs.

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 2-0, 0-0 Big East.

11/16/26 vs. UConn (W 99-63).
11/19/26 at Indiana State (W 100-75).

A couple blowout wins this week for the Red Storm who had to feel shafted at not being ranked in the preseason Top 25. They definitely took it out on their opponents this week.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 0-1, 0-0 Big Sky.

No games this week for Coach Ginsberg and the Hornets.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 1-2, 0-0 Big Ten.

11/16/26 at Notre Dame- feature game, highlighted above.
11/18/26 at Central Michigan (L 68-67).
11/22/26- Corpus Christi Coastal Classic First Round vs. (6) FIU- feature game, highlighted above.

Tough week for the Wildcats, who drop 2 out of 3, including a tough one at Central Michigan. They finish the week off on a good note though.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 0-1, 0-0 Conference USA.

11/22/26- Corpus Christi Coastal Classic First Round vs. (3) Northwestern- feature game, highlighted above.

Tough way to start the season for the Golden Panthers, who weren't real competitive in a season opening loss.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 1-1, 0-0 MAAC.

11/19/26 at Rutgers (L 89-86).

Tough loss for the Stags this week. They played hard but just couldn't win against a Big Ten team on the road.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 0-0, 0-0 Mountain West.

No games again this week for Coach Shepard and the Spartans who are still looking to play their first game of the season.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 0-2, 0-0 Northeast.

11/16/26 at Boston College (L 81-78).
11/19/26 vs. Xavier (L 68-60).

The Bulldogs and Coach Nielsen are taking the Coach Gunn strategy of playing a tough non-conference schedule. They've been competitive in both games so far against top notch opponents, but have fallen short in both.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 2-0, 0-0 Northeast.

11/16/26 at NJIT (W 81-79).
11/19/26 vs. Penn (W 65-57).

2 wins to start the season for the Seahawks, including a nice home win over Penn.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 1-0, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/21/26- Cancun Challenge First Round vs. (8) UNC Wilmington (W 74-45).

No problem for the Cardinal in their opening game of the season, and their opening game of their season tournament.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 0-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

No games this week for Coach Shepard and the Bruins.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 0-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

No games this week for Coach St. John and the Cougars.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 2-0, 0-0 SEC.

11/20/26 vs. Loyola (MD) (W 77-69).

It wasn't easy, but the Crimson Tide get a home win this week going into their season tournament next week.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 1-3, 0-0 SWAC.

11/16/26 at #18 Indiana (L 80-69).
11/22/26 at #5 Wisconsin (L 79-73).

Kudos to the Hornets for scheduling tough. They also seem to be taking the Coach Gunn strategy of tough in non-conference. They played pretty well but did drop both this week.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 1-2, 0-0 SWAC.

11/19/26- Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round vs. (6) East Tennessee State (L 96-75).
11/20/26- Puerto Rico Tip-Off Consolation Round vs. (7) Florida A&M (W 65-40).
11/22/26- Puerto Rico Tip-Off 5th Place Game vs. (4) Binghamton (L 73-70).

The Golden Lions take 6th in their season tournament, a pretty disappointing effort. They needed to win at least 2 of those games because as per usual, the rest of the non-conference schedule is brutal.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 0-2, 0-0 Sun Belt.

11/19/26- Paradise Jam First Round vs. (1) Wright State (L 71-60).
11/22/26- Paradise Jam Consolation Round vs. (4) Charlotte (L 73-62).

Not a good start for the Trojans, with dual 11 point losses. They'll try to salvage a 7th place finish.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 2-1, 0-0 WCC.

11/20/26- Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Semifinal vs. (5) #9 Arkansas (L 84-77).

Good effort for the Toreros, but they met their match in this one. Still, reaching the semifinals is something Coach Shocker has to be happy about.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Nov. 23-29:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Providence (71) 4-0 1799 1 Big East Conference
2. Baylor (1) 2-0 1720 3 Big 12 Conference
3. Wisconsin 2-0 1632 5 Big Ten Conference
4. Iowa State 2-0 1573 4 Big 12 Conference
5. Arizona 1-0 1432 7 Pacific-12 Conference
6. Texas A&M 3-0 1310 16 Southeastern Conference
7. Syracuse 1-0 1302 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Indiana 2-0 1192 18 Big Ten Conference
9. Duke 2-0 1186 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. California 2-0 1027 15 Pacific-12 Conference
11. Vanderbilt 2-0 982 13 Southeastern Conference
12. Ohio State 1-0 940 19 Big Ten Conference
13. Michigan State 2-0 826 23 Big Ten Conference
14. Maryland 1-0 772 20 Big Ten Conference
15. Minnesota 4-0 568 NR Big Ten Conference
16. Penn State 4-0 530 NR Big Ten Conference
17. St. John's 2-0 355 NR Big East Conference
18. George Washington 3-0 342 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Georgia Tech 1-0 335 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Alabama 2-0 234 NR Southeastern Conference
21. Oakland 3-0 208 NR Mid-American Conference
22. Colorado 2-0 205 NR Pacific-12 Conference
23. North Carolina 0-1 162 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Illinois 2-0 148 NR Big Ten Conference
25. LSU 1-0 132 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Virginia Tech 2-0 130 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oregon 0-0 126 Pacific-12 Conference
Utah 2-0 119 Pacific-12 Conference
Florida State 2-1 111 Atlantic Coast Conference
Manhattan 3-0 111 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UAB 2-0 108 Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Joseph's 2-0 100 Atlantic 10 Conference
Santa Clara 2-0 95 West Coast Conference
Stanford 1-0 83 Pacific-12 Conference
Loyola Marymount 2-0 78 West Coast Conference
Mercer 2-0 76 Southern Conference
Creighton 2-0 68 Big East Conference
Iowa 0-0 66 Big Ten Conference
Fordham 2-0 65 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cal State Fullerton 2-0 62 Big West Conference
Charleston Southern 3-0 61 Big South Conference
La Salle 2-0 56 Atlantic 10 Conference
Old Dominion 2-0 54 Conference USA
Saint Peter's 3-0 52 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Xavier 2-0 51 Big East Conference
Davidson 1-0 47 Atlantic 10 Conference
Toledo 2-0 46 Mid-American Conference
Marist 3-0 42 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
VCU 1-0 42 Southeastern Conference
Rider 3-0 40 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Hawaii 2-0 39 Big West Conference
Gonzaga 0-0 35 Pacific-12 Conference
Arizona State 1-0 32 Pacific-12 Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 2-0 32 Sun Belt Conference
UTSA 3-0 31 Summit League
Oklahoma State 1-0 30 Big 12 Conference
Stetson 3-0 30 Atlantic Sun Conference
New Mexico 1-0 28 Mountain West Conference
Northern Arizona 2-0 27 Big Sky Conference
Missouri 1-0 26 Southeastern Conference
Hofstra 2-0 24 Colonial Athletic Association
St. Francis NY 3-0 23 Northeast Conference
Mississippi 1-1 21 Southeastern Conference
South Carolina 1-0 20 Southeastern Conference
Tennessee Martin 2-0 20 Ohio Valley Conference
Utah Valley 2-0 16 Western Athletic Conference
Wagner 2-0 15 Northeast Conference
Long Beach State 1-0 14 Big West Conference
North Carolina Central 2-0 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
North Dakota State 2-0 14 Summit League
Delaware 2-0 12 Colonial Athletic Association
Boston University 2-0 10 Patriot League
Southern Utah 2-0 10 Big Sky Conference
High Point 2-0 9 Big South Conference
VMI 2-0 9 Southern Conference
Boston College 1-0 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
Chattanooga 2-0 8 Southern Conference
Purdue 1-0 7 Big Ten Conference
San Jose State 0-0 7 Mountain West Conference
Mississippi State 1-0 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
Texas Tech 1-0 5 Big 12 Conference
Wyoming 1-0 5 Mountain West Conference
Arkansas 3-1 3 Southeastern Conference
TCU 1-0 3 Big 12 Conference
DePaul 1-0 2 Big East Conference
Weber State 1-0 2 Big Sky Conference
Dartmouth 2-0 1 Ivy League
Nebraska 1-0 1 Big Ten Conference

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And a look at the mid-major Top 25 going into the week of Nov. 23-29:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. George Washington (34) 3-0 1462 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Oakland (9) 3-0 1259 NR Mid-American Conference
3. Manhattan (2) 3-0 1106 23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
4. Saint Joseph's (1) 2-0 1087 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. UAB (9) 2-0 1003 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Saint Peter's 3-0 994 8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
7. Santa Clara (9) 2-0 964 NR West Coast Conference
8. Toledo 2-0 956 NR Mid-American Conference
9. Rider 3-0 836 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
10. Fordham 2-0 782 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Marist 3-0 757 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
12. Mercer (1) 2-0 755 NR Southern Conference
13. La Salle 2-0 629 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Delaware 2-0 628 NR Colonial Athletic Association
15. Loyola Marymount 2-0 583 NR West Coast Conference
16. Cal State Fullerton 2-0 561 NR Big West Conference
17. Charleston Southern 3-0 527 NR Big South Conference
18. Davidson 1-0 516 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. New Mexico 1-0 480 NR Mountain West Conference
20. Old Dominion (1) 2-0 403 NR Conference USA
21. Boston University (1) 2-0 389 NR Patriot League
22. Hofstra 2-0 373 NR Colonial Athletic Association
23. UTSA 3-0 373 14 Summit League
24. Hawaii 2-0 348 NR Big West Conference
25. Western Michigan 1-0 311 7 Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Stetson 3-0 287 Atlantic Sun Conference
St. Francis NY 3-0 271 Northeast Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 2-0 268 Sun Belt Conference
Mississippi State 1-0 257 Atlantic 10 Conference
Long Beach State 1-0 231 Big West Conference
North Dakota State 2-0 226 Summit League
Tennessee Martin 2-0 215 Ohio Valley Conference
North Carolina Central 2-0 201 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
VMI 2-0 198 Southern Conference
Bowling Green 1-0 190 Mid-American Conference
Utah Valley 2-0 190 Western Athletic Conference
Dartmouth 2-0 182 Ivy League
High Point 2-0 182 Big South Conference
Chattanooga 2-0 179 Southern Conference
Wagner 2-0 179 Northeast Conference
Bradley 1-0 172 Missouri Valley Conference
Southern Utah 2-0 159 Big Sky Conference
Northern Arizona 2-0 157 Big Sky Conference
Jacksonville 2-0 155 Atlantic Sun Conference
Navy 2-0 145 Patriot League
San Jose State 0-0 145 Mountain West Conference
Wyoming 1-0 141 Mountain West Conference
Weber State 1-0 131 Big Sky Conference
Lipscomb 2-0 116 Atlantic Sun Conference
Montana State 1-0 115 Big Sky Conference
Texas-Rio Grande Valley 1-0 112 Western Athletic Conference
Wofford 1-0 111 Southern Conference
Wichita State 1-1 100 Missouri Valley Conference
Eastern Kentucky 1-0 90 Ohio Valley Conference
New Orleans 1-0 80 Southland Conference
Mississippi Valley State 1-0 77 Southwestern Athletic Conference
The Citadel 0-0 56 Southern Conference

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Nov. 23-29, 2026

31 games on the schedule this week, and no feature games, but a lot of season tournament games, so let's jump right into it:

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 4-1, 0-0 ACC.

11/25/26- Great Alaska Shootout First Round vs. (7) North Dakota State (W 84-71).
11/27/26- Great Alaska Shootout Semifinal vs. (6) Bowling Green (W 60-47).
11/28/26- Great Alaska Shootout Championship vs. (8) Quinnipiac (W 82-60).

So the Fighting Irish run through their season tournament, but have to consider themselves a little fortunate that they didn't have to face any of the other top 4 seeds. Still though, winning a season tournament isn't easy, and they did.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 2-1, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

11/28/26 vs. St. Peter's (W 90-56).

Domination for the Ospreys in their only game of the week. They also beat a team that hadn't lost a game until this one, so that is also encouraging.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 4-0, 0-0 Big 12.

11/24/26- Brooklyn Classic First Round vs. (5) Louisiana Tech (W 73-68).
11/27/26- Brooklyn Classic Semifinal vs. (1) #8 Indiana (W 76-71).
11/28/26- Brooklyn Classic Championship vs. (3) Pepperdine (W 68-65).

What a week for the Horned Frogs, who also win their season tournament, and they did have some tough competition. A strong win that has to give them some momentum and make one believe they can compete in the Big 12 this season.

#17 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 4-1, 0-0 Big East.

11/25/26- Battle 4 Atlantis First Round vs. (8) UC Santa Barbara (W 83-68).
11/26/26- Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinal vs. (5) N.C. State (W 72-62).
11/27/26- Battle 4 Atlantis Championship vs. (2) #5 Arizona (L 73-69).

The Red Storm have their first setback of the season, but only by 4 points and to an always dangerous Arizona team. Probably no reason to panic.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 0-1, 0-0 Big Sky.

No games this week for Coach Ginsberg and the Hornets.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 3-2, 0-0 Big Ten.

11/27/26- Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Semifinal vs. (7) Northern Illinois (W 71-56).
11/28/26- Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Championship vs. (1) #1 Providence (W 74-60).

The Wildcats are starting to roll, being yet another team to win their season tournament and beating the #1 team in the nation in the process.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 0-3, 0-0 Conference USA.

11/27/26- Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Consolation Round vs. (2) Texas (L 83-69).
11/28/26- Corpus Christi Coastal Classic 7th Place Game vs. (8) Drake (L 60-58).

Rough week for the Golden Panthers, who lost all 3 of their season tournament games to start their season. They need to pick it up soon.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 2-3, 0-0 MAAC.

11/26/26- Orlando Classic First Round vs. (3) Florida Atlantic (L 75-72).
11/27/26- Orlando Classic Consolation Round vs. (7) Robert Morris (W 59-50).
11/29/26- Orlando Classic 5th Place Game vs. (8) Northern Arizona (L 70-63, OT).

Not the best of performances for the Stags as they take 6th place in their season tournament, dropping a tough one in overtime in the 5th place game.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 1-0, 0-0 Mountain West.

11/23/26 at Santa Clara (W 76-73).

The Spartans finally play their first game of the season and get a good road win against a tough Santa Clara team.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 0-3, 0-0 Northeast.

11/23/26 vs. Villanova (L 95-92).

Another tough, so close loss to a really good team for the Bulldogs. The combined margin of defeated in their 3 losses is just 14 points, and all against teams that should be playing in the postseason. If nothing else, they are really setting themselves up nicely for Northeast play.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 3-1, 0-0 Northeast.

11/26/26- South Carolina Showcase First Round vs. (3) Eastern Kentucky (W 75-53).
11/28/26- South Carolina Showcase Championship vs. (4) Navy (L 84-70).

A split for the Seahawks this week in their season tournament. No shame in their first loss being to Navy, a team that currently has an RPI of 5.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 2-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/24/26- Cancun Challenge Semifinal vs. (4) VCU (W 64-49).
11/25/26- Cancun Challenge Championship vs. (7) Long Beach State (L 76-75).

Tough loss for the Cardinal in their season tournament championship game, also the first loss of their season. Nothing to be ashamed of though, as Long Beach hasn't lost yet this season.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 1-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/29/26 vs. Dartmouth (W 70-69).

The Bruins narrowly escape an 0-2 start with a last second shot to beat Dartmouth. They aren't playing great ball right now and have some tough non-conference games coming up.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 0-2, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/29/26 at Eastern Washington (L 81-63).

Another bad loss for the Cougars against an in-state team. Still a lot of chances to win a few games in the non-conference season, but right now it's not looking promising for them to break their postseason drought.

#20 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 3-2, 0-0 SEC.

11/25/26- Battle 4 Atlantis First Round vs. (6) UConn (L 85-79).
11/26/26- Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation Round vs. (7) Evansville (W 89-64).
11/27/26- Battle 4 Atlantis 5th Place Game vs. (4) BYU (L 61-55).

The Crimson Tide falter this week, losing 2 out of 3 in their season tournament, both being 6 point losses with a blowout win sandwiched in between, as they have to settle for 6th place.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 1-3, 0-0 SWAC.

No games this week for Coach Childress and the Hornets.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 1-2, 0-0 SWAC.

No games this week for Coach Gunn and the Golden Lions, as they have a hard week of practice to get ready for a brutal non-conference schedule.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 2-2, 0-0 Sun Belt.

11/23/26- Paradise Jam 7th Place Game vs. (2) Western Carolina (W 73-54).
11/29/26 vs. Northwestern State (W 73-71).

The Trojans get back to .500 with a couple wins this week, including a convincing win in the 7th place game of their season tournament.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 3-1, 0-0 WCC.

11/23/26 at Southern Utah (W 83-73).

The Toreros get back to their winning ways with a strong road win, pulling away late.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Iowa State (39) 5-0 1766 4 Big 12 Conference
2. Baylor (30) 4-0 1754 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Wisconsin 3-0 1621 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Arizona (3) 4-0 1607 5 Pacific-12 Conference
5. Texas A&M 4-0 1415 6 Southeastern Conference
6. California 4-0 1392 10 Pacific-12 Conference
7. Providence 5-1 1346 1 Big East Conference
8. Minnesota 5-0 1152 15 Big Ten Conference
9. Penn State 5-0 1055 16 Big Ten Conference
10. Georgia Tech 3-0 938 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. UAB 5-0 914 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Missouri 4-0 879 NR Southeastern Conference
13. Boston University 6-0 813 NR Patriot League
14. North Carolina 3-1 747 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. TCU 4-0 714 NR Big 12 Conference
16. George Washington 3-0 541 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Toledo 4-0 529 NR Mid-American Conference
18. Oakland 3-0 325 21 Mid-American Conference
19. Notre Dame 4-1 307 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Arizona State 3-0 301 NR Pacific-12 Conference
21. New Mexico 3-0 292 NR Mountain West Conference
22. UTSA 5-0 282 NR Summit League
23. Boston College 3-0 233 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Stetson 5-0 223 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
25. Long Beach State 3-0 220 NR Big West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Navy 4-0 201 Patriot League
Wichita State 4-1 197 Missouri Valley Conference
Fordham 3-0 196 Atlantic 10 Conference
Tennessee Martin 3-0 146 Ohio Valley Conference
High Point 3-0 139 Big South Conference
Charleston Southern 3-0 122 Big South Conference
St. Francis NY 4-0 118 Northeast Conference
Syracuse 2-1 118 Atlantic Coast Conference
Utah Valley 4-0 115 Western Athletic Conference
Arkansas 4-1 111 Southeastern Conference
North Carolina Central 2-0 94 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Weber State 3-0 85 Big Sky Conference
DePaul 2-0 82 Big East Conference
San Jose State 1-0 79 Mountain West Conference
Delaware 2-0 78 Colonial Athletic Association
Indiana 4-1 63 Big Ten Conference
Louisville 3-1 53 Atlantic Coast Conference
Michigan State 5-1 14 Big Ten Conference
UCLA 1-1 10 Pacific-12 Conference
Virginia 1-1 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
St. John's 4-1 4 Big East Conference
Ohio State 2-1 3 Big Ten Conference

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And here is a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. UAB (23) 5-0 1652 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Boston University (23) 6-0 1640 21 Patriot League
3. George Washington (3) 3-0 1514 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Toledo (8) 4-0 1496 8 Mid-American Conference
5. Oakland 3-0 1345 2 Mid-American Conference
6. Long Beach State (7) 3-0 1251 NR Big West Conference
7. Navy 4-0 1221 NR Patriot League
8. New Mexico (2) 3-0 1216 19 Mountain West Conference
9. UTSA 5-0 1170 23 Summit League
10. Fordham (2) 3-0 1149 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Stetson 5-0 1069 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
12. Wichita State (3) 4-1 991 NR Missouri Valley Conference
13. Tennessee Martin 3-0 954 NR Ohio Valley Conference
14. High Point (1) 3-0 905 NR Big South Conference
15. Delaware 2-0 867 14 Colonial Athletic Association
16. St. Francis NY 4-0 796 NR Northeast Conference
17. Utah Valley 4-0 771 NR Western Athletic Conference
18. Charleston Southern 3-0 761 17 Big South Conference
19. San Jose State 1-0 728 NR Mountain West Conference
20. Weber State 3-0 600 NR Big Sky Conference
21. North Carolina Central 2-0 564 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
22. Rider 5-1 130 9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
23. UC Irvine 4-1 115 NR Big West Conference
24. San Diego 3-1 68 NR West Coast Conference
25. Saint Peter's 4-1 67 6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Bowling Green 3-1 50 Mid-American Conference
James Madison 4-1 47 Colonial Athletic Association
Mississippi State 2-1 28 Atlantic 10 Conference
La Salle 3-1 26 Atlantic 10 Conference
Manhattan 5-1 25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Santa Clara 3-1 25 West Coast Conference
Tulsa 3-1 23 American Athletic Conference
Appalachian State 4-1 21 Sun Belt Conference
VMI 4-1 17 Southern Conference
Saint Joseph's 3-1 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
Rice 4-1 9 Conference USA
Florida Atlantic 3-1 7 Conference USA
Northern Arizona 4-1 7 Big Sky Conference
Hofstra 3-1 6 Colonial Athletic Association
Eastern Washington 1-1 5 Big Sky Conference
UT Arlington 2-1 5 Sun Belt Conference
Georgia Southern 2-1 4 Sun Belt Conference
Louisiana Monroe 3-1 4 Atlantic Sun Conference
Marist 4-1 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UMass Lowell 3-1 4 America East Conference
Colorado State 3-1 3 Mountain West Conference
East Carolina 1-1 3 American Athletic Conference
North Dakota 3-1 3 Big Sky Conference
North Florida 2-1 3 Atlantic Sun Conference
Cincinnati 2-1 2 American Athletic Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 2-1 2 Sun Belt Conference
Oral Roberts 1-1 2 Summit League
Temple 2-1 2 American Athletic Conference
Wagner 3-1 2 Northeast Conference
Yale 2-1 2 Ivy League
Cal State Bakersfield 3-1 1 Western Athletic Conference
Southern Miss 2-1 1 Conference USA
Tennessee State 3-1 1 Ohio Valley Conference

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Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2026

33 games on the schedule this week, with 2 feature games. Let's start there:

12/1/26- FIU (Brett Hawkins) @ Troy (Benton Gale) -- A good one here, as Troy had some shooting troubles, hitting just 37.9%. Because of that they couldn't quite hold on, and FIU gets their first win of the season.

Final Score: FIU- 76, Troy- 73

12/4/26- Alabama State (Randolph Childress) @ Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- Not much to talk about in this in-state battle, as the Crimson Tide displayed stellar defense forcing 18 Alabama State turnovers and holding them to just 31.8% shooting in a pretty easy win.

Final Score: Alabama- 58, Alabama State- 42

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

#19 Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 6-1, 0-0 ACC.

12/3/26 at Central Arkansas (W 71-54).
12/6/26 vs. Northern Iowa (W 76-63).

2 more wins for the Fighting Irish, with a pretty good win over Northern Iowa. They have started strong.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 4-1, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

12/1/26 at UCF (W 76-68).
12/5/26 at Army (W 72-55).

A nice week for the Ospreys who win 2 road games including an in-state battle at a solid UCF team, a game that wasn't nearly as close as the score indicates.

#15 TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 4-2, 0-0 Big 12.

12/1/26 at Miami (FL) (L 79-64).
12/3/26 vs. SMU (L 88-85).

Not a good week for the Horned Frogs who lose 2 games after getting themselves into the top 25, but still a lot of winnable non-conference games coming up.

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 6-1, 0-0 Big East.

11/30/26 at Lehigh (W 80-71).
12/4/26 vs. Delaware (W 119-93).

The Red Storm win 2 this week, and Coach Hoo has to be seething from a lack of respect as the defending national championships lost most of their votes last week after a loss to a very good team. They took it out on a couple opponents this week.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 1-1, 0-0 Big Sky.

11/30/26 vs. UL Monroe (W 65-54).

A good win for the Hornets this week in their only game, beating a strong UL Monroe team.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 5-2, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/1/26 vs. Southern Miss (W 81-71).
12/4/26 at Cal State Fullerton (W 86-80).

Good week for the Wildcats, who follow up on beating the #1 team last week by getting 2 more tough wins this week.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 2-3, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/1/26 at Troy- feature game, highlighted above.
12/3/26 vs. Winthrop (W 61-60).

The Golden Panthers get into the win column this week, winning their first 2 games of the season. Neither came easy, but hopefully will be confidence builders.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 3-3, 1-0 MAAC.

12/6/26 vs. Quinnipiac (W 73-67).

The Stags open MAAC play with a win, getting back to .500 overall in the young season.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 3-0, 0-0 Mountain West.

12/4/26 at Cal Poly (W 73-47).
12/6/26 vs. Montana (W 80-64).

2 solid victories for the Spartans this week. Although the competition hasn't been the greatest, it's still a good start for Coach Shepard this season.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 2-4, 0-0 Northeast.

12/1/26 vs. St. Joseph's (L 76-75).
12/4/26 at #13 Boston University (W 79-57).
12/6/26 at Air Force (W 70-53).

The Bulldogs also get their first 2 wins of the season, doing it in impressive fashion going on the road and hammering a top 15 team, then following that up with another win over a Mountain West team.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 4-1, 0-0 Northeast.

12/4/26 vs. Manhattan (W 80-71).

Just 1 game for the Seahawks this week, but they get back to their winning ways after their loss last week.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 4-2, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/1/26 vs. Indiana (W 64-61).
12/4/26 at Fresno State (W 71-62).
12/6/26 vs. Iowa (L 77-48).

The Cardinal win 2 out of 3 this week, but the loss was a bad one, losing by 29 to an Iowa team with an RPI over 200.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 3-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/1/26 vs. Kansas State (W 82-80).
12/5/26 vs. Columbia (W 75-58).

Much better week for the Bruins who get 2 victories, although neither 1 can really be claimed as a great victory. Still though, they win 2 games that they needed to win.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 1-2, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/3/26 at #25 Long Beach State (W 64-62).

Big win for the Cougars in their only game of the week, going on the road and beating a ranked team, even if it was only by 2 points.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 4-2, 0-0 SEC.

12/4/26 vs. Alabama State- feature game, highlighted above.

Just 1 game for the Crimson Tide this week, an in-state battle that they won pretty handily.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 2-4, 0-0 SWAC.

11/30/26 vs. SMU (W 61-51).
12/4/26 at Alabama- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Hornets, getting a good win over SMU, but have a lot more tough games on the schedule. The SMU win was big as they may not get many more in the non-conference schedule. Also of note, they don't play another home game until mid-January. Yikes!

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 1-4, 0-0 SWAC.

11/30/26 at Oklahoma (L 91-82).
12/4/26 at Iowa (L 88-61).

2 more losses for the Golden Lions as they have entered the murderers row non-conference schedule and may not get another win until conference play, unless they steal one.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 3-3, 0-0 Sun Belt.

12/1/26 vs. FIU- feature game, highlighted above.
12/5/26 at Georgia State (W 71-65).

A split for the Trojans who played pretty good ball this week, but still have the potential to break out and go on a nice run.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 5-1, 0-0 WCC.

12/3/26 vs. UNLV (W 82-74).
12/5/26 vs. William & Mary (W 86-79).

2 more wins for the Toreros who are off to a good start this season, but also have a couple tough games coming up in the non-conference slate.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Dec. 7-13:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Baylor (72) 6-0 1800 2 Big 12 Conference
2. Wisconsin 5-0 1726 3 Big Ten Conference
3. Providence 6-1 1601 7 Big East Conference
4. Texas A&M 5-0 1587 5 Southeastern Conference
5. North Carolina 5-1 1338 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Arizona 5-1 1314 4 Pacific-12 Conference
7. George Washington 5-0 1263 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Missouri 4-0 1180 12 Southeastern Conference
9. Iowa State 5-1 1129 1 Big 12 Conference
10. New Mexico 5-0 1044 21 Mountain West Conference
11. St. Francis NY 7-0 910 NR Northeast Conference
12. Notre Dame 6-1 879 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Toledo 4-0 784 17 Mid-American Conference
14. Syracuse 4-1 770 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
15. UTSA 6-0 749 22 Summit League
16. Arkansas 6-1 701 NR Southeastern Conference
17. Tennessee Martin 5-0 673 NR Ohio Valley Conference
18. Tennessee 5-1 609 NR Southeastern Conference
19. Utah Valley 6-0 533 NR Western Athletic Conference
20. Louisville 5-1 529 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
21. DePaul 3-0 517 NR Big East Conference
22. Wichita State 5-1 450 NR Missouri Valley Conference
23. San Jose State 3-0 435 NR Mountain West Conference
24. Ohio State 4-1 180 NR Big Ten Conference
25. UCLA 3-1 163 NR Pacific-12 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
St. John's 6-1 117 Big East Conference
Michigan State 5-1 91 Big Ten Conference
California 5-1 78 Pacific-12 Conference
Virginia 2-1 61 Atlantic Coast Conference
Miami 5-1 52 Atlantic Coast Conference
Virginia Tech 5-1 41 Atlantic Coast Conference
Georgetown 4-1 33 Big East Conference
Minnesota 5-1 22 Big Ten Conference
San Diego 5-1 12 West Coast Conference
Arizona State 4-1 8 Pacific-12 Conference
Colorado State 5-1 5 Mountain West Conference
Georgia Tech 4-1 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oakland 5-1 3 Mid-American Conference
UAB 5-1 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
La Salle 5-1 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
UC Irvine 4-1 2 Big West Conference
Oregon 3-1 1 Pacific-12 Conference

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And a look at the Mid-Major Top 25 going into the week of Dec. 7-13:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. George Washington (45) 5-0 1752 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. New Mexico (8) 5-0 1664 8 Mountain West Conference
3. Toledo (5) 4-0 1589 4 Mid-American Conference
4. St. Francis NY (2) 7-0 1533 16 Northeast Conference
5. Wichita State (2) 5-1 1475 12 Missouri Valley Conference
6. UTSA 6-0 1451 9 Summit League
7. Tennessee Martin (9) 5-0 1447 13 Ohio Valley Conference
8. Utah Valley 6-0 1339 17 Western Athletic Conference
9. San Jose State (1) 3-0 1327 19 Mountain West Conference
10. Oakland 5-1 889 5 Mid-American Conference
11. San Diego 5-1 889 24 West Coast Conference
12. Boston University 6-1 828 2 Patriot League
13. UAB 5-1 822 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. La Salle 5-1 799 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Colorado State 5-1 676 NR Mountain West Conference
16. UC Irvine 4-1 530 23 Big West Conference
17. UT Arlington 4-1 477 NR Sun Belt Conference
18. Long Beach State 4-1 425 6 Big West Conference
19. James Madison 4-1 381 NR Colonial Athletic Association
20. Tennessee State 5-1 369 NR Ohio Valley Conference
21. Boise State 3-1 322 NR Mountain West Conference
22. South Carolina State 5-1 320 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
23. Cal State Northridge 3-1 241 NR Big West Conference
24. Fordham 3-1 220 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Wagner 4-1 209 NR Northeast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Appalachian State 4-1 135 Sun Belt Conference
VMI 4-1 133 Southern Conference
Georgia Southern 3-1 111 Sun Belt Conference
North Florida 4-1 108 Atlantic Sun Conference
Delaware State 4-1 104 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Southern Illinois 3-1 95 Missouri Valley Conference
Princeton 2-1 93 Ivy League
Northern Arizona 4-1 87 Big Sky Conference
Stetson 5-1 84 Atlantic Sun Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 3-1 73 Sun Belt Conference
Weber State 3-1 70 Big Sky Conference
High Point 3-1 65 Big South Conference
Oral Roberts 3-1 65 Summit League
Eastern Washington 2-1 63 Big Sky Conference
Richmond 2-1 54 Atlantic 10 Conference
Sacramento State 1-1 48 Big Sky Conference
USC Upstate 3-1 30 Atlantic Sun Conference
Massachusetts 4-2 8 Atlantic 10 Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 7-13, 2026

We have 38 games on the schedule this week, and 2 of them are feature games. Let's start there:

12/9/26- San Diego (Charlie Shocker) @ Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- A good ol fashioned shootout here, as both teams shot over 45%. Good effort by Pine Bluff, but the Toreros just had a little too much in a great game.

Final Score: San Diego- 103, Arkansas Pine Bluff- 100

12/10/26- Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @ Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- Another good game, and while the shooting wasn't as good, both teams still battled hard. In the end, it was Sacramento State hitting a buzzer beater in overtime to get the win.

Final Score: Sacramento State- 71, Washington State- 69 (OT)

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

#12 Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 7-1, 0-0 ACC.

12/10/26 vs. Michigan State (W 83-56).

Another solid win for the Fighting Irish, who seem to finally be figuring it out, or maybe they are just playing for their coach. Either way, Coach Mighty has to be happy about what is going on.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 5-3, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

12/7/26 vs. Sam Houston State (W 63-55).
12/11/26 vs. Long Beach State (L 98-82).
12/13/26 at Florida (L 76-66).

Tough week for the Ospreys who lose 2 out of 3, but the 2 teams they lost to a pretty good teams.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 5-3, 0-0 Big 12.

12/9/26 vs. Prairie View A&M (W 78-65).
12/11/26 at Loyola Chicago (L 74-68).

A split for the Horned Frogs as they fell apart late at Loyola, and they struggle to find consistency.

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 6-2, 0-0 Big East.

12/7/26 at Grand Canyon (L 71-70).

Just 1 game for the Red Storm this week, and if they wanted respect, this isn't the way to do it. Tough loss to a 2 win team. Even if it was only by 1 point and on the road, this won't help them in the eyes of the voters.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 2-3, 0-0 Big Sky.

12/8/26 at Santa Clara (L 87-85).
12/10/26 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.
12/12/26 at San Francisco (L 88-83).

The Hornets lose 2 out of 3 this week, but at least both losses were close. Give them credit, they trailed San Francisco by 21 at halftime and almost came back.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 6-3, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/10/26 vs. Sam Houston State (W 90-79).
12/13/26 at Texas A&M Corpus Christi (L 82-65).

A split for the Wildcats, and a bad loss that breaks a 6 game winning streak. That was one they really needed, because the rest of their non-conference schedule is tough.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 3-4, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/8/26 at Memphis (W 62-54).
12/10/26 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (L 68-51).

Interesting split for the Golden Panthers, as many expected the results to be the other way around. However, FGCU has only lost once so far this season.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 5-3, 2-0 MAAC.

12/9/26 at Hartford (W 84-76).
12/13/26 at Canisius (W 64-39).

2 more wins for the Stags, including a non-conference win, and both on the road. They are rolling.

#23 San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 4-1, 0-0 Mountain West.

12/8/26 vs. UC Davis (L 75-67).
12/12/26 at Eastern Michigan (W 83-68).

A split for the Spartans this week, who now get into the tougher part of the non-conference schedule.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 2-6, 0-0 Northeast.

12/9/26 at #7 George Washington (L 73-41).
12/11/26 at Buffalo (L 74-63).

Not the best of efforts for the Bulldogs this week as they basically get hammered in 2 games. The Coach Nielsen experiment at Bryant is just not going very well so far. The good news is.. it's still early.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 6-1, 0-0 Northeast.

12/8/26 at Hofstra (W 73-56).
12/11/26 at Hartford (W 71-63).

2 more wins for the Seahawks who are playing solid basketball at the moment.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 6-2, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/8/26 vs. Illinois Chicago (W 81-69).
12/10/26 vs. #9 Iowa State (W 84-67).

A couple solid wins for the Cardinals this week, including a much needed win over a top 10 team.

#25 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 5-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/7/26 at Minnesota (W 79-65).
12/11/26 vs. Iowa (W 92-78).

A pair of 14 point wins for the Bruins this week as they continue to roll after their season opening loss.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 1-4, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/7/26 vs. Nevada (L 92-87).
12/10/26 at Sacramento State- feature game, highlighted above.

2 more losses for the Cougars, who at least lost close games this week, but they do have some winnable games coming up.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 4-5, 0-0 SEC.

12/8/26 vs. LaSalle (L 66-53).
12/10/26 at Memphis (L 57-47).
12/12/26 vs. Kansas State (L 79-78).

Not a good week for the Crimson Tide who lose all 3 games this week and are under .500 for the first time in a while. They need to right the ship quick because it sure doesn't get easier.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 2-6, 0-0 SWAC.

12/9/26 at Vanderbilt (L 92-57).
12/11/26 at Florida State (L 91-67).

No big surprise here, 2 blowout losses for the Hornets against stellar competition. Hopefully this will get them ready for conference play.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-6, 0-0 SWAC.

12/7/26 at #2 Wisconsin (L 93-64).
12/9/26 vs. San Diego- feature game, highlighted above.
12/13/26 vs. Southern Miss (W 83-78).

The Golden Lions get 1 of 3 this week, and that's a bit of a surprise as many had them pegged to lose all 3. The scary thing is that with a little more time, they could have beat San Diego too.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 4-4, 0-0 Sun Belt.

12/9/26 vs. Samford (W 85-53).
12/12/26 at USC Upstate (L 101-74).

Another split for the Trojans, who just can't seem to put a big streak of any kind together as the head into conference play.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 6-2, 0-0 WCC.

12/7/26 vs. Cal State Northridge (L 71-65).
12/9/26 at Arkansas Pine Bluff- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Toreros who lose to a very good Northridge team, but as mentioned earlier, might consider themselves lucky to beat Pine Bluff.

Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into the week of Dec. 14-20:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Baylor (72) 7-0 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Wisconsin 6-0 1724 2 Big Ten Conference
3. Texas A&M 7-0 1593 4 Southeastern Conference
4. Providence 6-1 1571 3 Big East Conference
5. North Carolina 7-1 1466 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. George Washington 7-0 1454 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. New Mexico 8-0 1282 10 Mountain West Conference
8. Notre Dame 7-1 1221 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Syracuse 7-1 1212 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Tennessee 6-1 1095 18 Southeastern Conference
11. Toledo 6-0 1038 13 Mid-American Conference
12. Arkansas 8-1 1008 16 Southeastern Conference
13. St. Francis NY 8-0 943 11 Northeast Conference
14. Wichita State 7-1 868 22 Missouri Valley Conference
15. Louisville 6-1 860 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. UTSA 7-0 807 15 Summit League
17. UCLA 5-1 755 25 Pacific-12 Conference
18. Virginia Tech 8-1 560 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Georgetown 5-1 372 NR Big East Conference
20. Missouri 5-1 371 8 Southeastern Conference
21. La Salle 7-1 267 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Colorado State 7-1 186 NR Mountain West Conference
23. Iowa State 6-2 176 9 Big 12 Conference
24. Boston College 7-1 122 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Kentucky 5-1 122 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Long Beach State 6-1 83 Big West Conference
Oregon 5-1 63 Pacific-12 Conference
Cal State Northridge 5-1 54 Big West Conference
James Madison 6-1 51 Colonial Athletic Association
South Carolina State 7-1 46 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Tennessee Martin 6-1 46 Ohio Valley Conference
Wagner 6-1 43 Northeast Conference
UT Arlington 5-1 28 Sun Belt Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 5-1 25 Sun Belt Conference
Fordham 4-1 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
Mississippi 5-2 17 Southeastern Conference
DePaul 4-1 15 Big East Conference
Boise State 4-1 13 Mountain West Conference
USC Upstate 5-1 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
San Jose State 4-1 8 Mountain West Conference
Michigan State 6-2 4 Big Ten Conference
Princeton 3-1 1 Ivy League

And a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Dec. 14-20:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. George Washington (51) 7-0 1770 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. New Mexico (10) 8-0 1710 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Toledo (5) 6-0 1626 3 Mid-American Conference
4. Wichita State (4) 7-1 1585 5 Missouri Valley Conference
5. St. Francis NY (2) 8-0 1548 4 Northeast Conference
6. UTSA 7-0 1468 6 Summit League
7. La Salle 7-1 1272 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Colorado State 7-1 1193 15 Mountain West Conference
9. Long Beach State 6-1 1118 18 Big West Conference
10. Cal State Northridge 5-1 1030 23 Big West Conference
11. Tennessee Martin 6-1 986 7 Ohio Valley Conference
12. UT Arlington 5-1 913 17 Sun Belt Conference
13. James Madison 6-1 866 19 Colonial Athletic Association
14. South Carolina State 7-1 815 22 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
15. Wagner 6-1 750 25 Northeast Conference
16. Boise State 4-1 736 21 Mountain West Conference
17. Florida Gulf Coast 5-1 716 NR Sun Belt Conference
18. Fordham 4-1 626 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. USC Upstate 5-1 622 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
20. San Jose State 4-1 554 9 Mountain West Conference
21. Massachusetts 6-2 549 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Princeton 3-1 354 NR Ivy League
23. Richmond 3-1 327 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Manhattan 9-2 82 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. San Diego 6-2 63 11 West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UAB 6-2 29 Atlantic 10 Conference
Kent State 5-2 27 Mid-American Conference
Oakland 5-2 15 Mid-American Conference
UC Irvine 5-2 12 Big West Conference
Boston University 7-2 11 Patriot League
Tennessee State 6-2 11 Ohio Valley Conference
Temple 6-2 7 American Athletic Conference
Appalachian State 5-2 2 Sun Belt Conference
Eastern Washington 3-2 2 Big Sky Conference
Georgia Southern 4-2 2 Sun Belt Conference
East Carolina 4-2 1 American Athletic Conference
Louisiana Monroe 7-2 1 Atlantic Sun Conference
Saint Joseph's 6-2 1 Atlantic 10 Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Just wanted to give everybody an update, I was in the hospital with some fairly serious medical issues over the weekend and couldn't do much. I'm home and recovering, but still can't do much. I hope to resume this project either this weekend or early next week. Thanks for your patience.

[bbgunn]

Wow, here's hoping for a quick recovery. Take your time and rest up.

[rjolley]

Glad you're home and recovering. Hope you're back to yourself soon. The dynasties will keep. Get your rest.

[ntndeacon]

Feel better!

[collegesportsfanms]

thanks to all that reached out and showed concern. I'm working through some things, but in the meantime, I'm gonna sneak in a few posts when I can. Getting ready to start now.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 14-20, 2026

32 games on the docket this week, with 2 of them feature games, both on the west coast. Let's get to it:

12/19/26- Stanford (Benito Sanchez) @ San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- A pretty good one here, as San Jose State battled back to make it interesting in the 2nd half, forcing 18 Stanford turnovers. In the end, it was the Cardinal getting a tougher road victory than expected.

Final Score: Stanford- 67, San Jose State- 63

12/20/26- #17 UCLA (Tim Shepard) @ Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- The Bruins took control early in this one, leading by 16 in the 1st half. Sacramento State tried to make it close, but the Bruins held them at arms length for the road victory.

Final Score: #17 UCLA- 80, Sacramento State- 70

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

#8 Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 7-2, 0-0 ACC.

12/17/26 vs. Oakland (L 84-72).

1 game for the Fighting Irish this week, and just not a good loss. They'll need to get back to their winning ways next week.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 5-5, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

12/16/26 at South Florida (L 80-61).
12/20/26 vs. Southern Miss (L 89-65).

2 more losses for the Ospreys, who have now lot 4 in a row, and still some tough ones coming up.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 7-3, 0-0 Big 12.

12/14/26 vs. North Texas (W 70-56).
12/18/26 vs. Oral Roberts (W 70-60).

2 more wins for the Horned Frogs, and they continue to play pretty good basketball.

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 7-2, 0-0 Big East.

12/14/26 vs. Chattanooga (W 78-62).

The Red Storm get back to their winning ways in their only game of the week and have more easily winnable games coming up.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 4-4, 0-0 Big Sky.

12/14/26 at East Tennessee State (W 89-76).
12/18/26 at Fresno State (W 64-61).
12/20/26 vs. #7 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

The Hornets get 2 out of 3 this week, with their only blemish the loss to UCLA. Still a pretty good week to get back to .500.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 7-3, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/20/26 vs. Butler (W 99-73).

Just 1 game this week for the Wildcats, but they get a very convincing win over a pretty good Butler team. The schedule gets much tougher now though.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 4-4, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/19/26 vs. Western Carolina (W 91-60).

The Golden Panthers are back to .500 after an easy win, and have won 4 out of 5.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 7-3, 0-0 MAAC.

12/18/26 vs. Niagara (W 72-53).
12/20/26 vs. Marist (W 74-71).

The Stags continue to roll, staying undefeated in MAAC play with a couple solid wins. Coach Pryde hasn't missed a beat after last seasons performance.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 5-3, 0-0 Mountain West.

12/15/26 vs. St. Mary's (W 89-88, OT).
12/17/26 vs. UC Irvine (L 91-83).
12/19/26 vs. Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.

Tough week for the Spartans as they lose 2 of 3, all against teams on the west coast. No shame in losing to Irvine or Stanford, who have a 23 and a 12 RPI respectively.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 3-7, 0-0 Northeast.

12/15/26 at Rhode Island (L 77-76).
12/19/26 at Northeastern (W 82-79).

The Bulldogs split 2 games this week, both close games, heading into conference play with a less than stellar record. The good news is, there aren't too many wow teams in the Northeast conference this season. Only 2 have winning records.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 6-3, 0-0 Northeast.

12/15/26 at Holy Cross (L 79-56).
12/17/26 vs. #21 LaSalle (L 74-56).

A couple blowout losses for the Seahawks, 1 against a ranked team. The loss at Holy Cross hurts though.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 8-2, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/16/26 at Grand Canyon (W 77-59).
12/19/26 at San Jose State- feature game, highlighted above.

2 more wins for the Cardinal as they continue the non-conference road trip next week.

#17 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 6-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/20/26 at Sacramento State- feature game, highlighted above.

Just 1 game this week for the Bruins, as they take care of business against a fellow FOFC coached team.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 3-4, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/15/26 vs. Montana State (W 63-51).
12/17/26 vs. Montana (W 79-54).

2 good wins for the Cougars this week, who are closer to .500 now.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 4-8, 0-0 SEC.

12/15/26 at #15 Louisville (L 68-51).
12/17/26 vs. Chattanooga (L 69-66, OT).
12/20/26 at Virginia (L 74-55).

Ugh! A terrible week for the Crimson Tide, losing all 3 games they played. The losses to Louisville and Virginia can be forgiven, but the loss at home to Chattanooga, unacceptable.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 2-7, 0-0 SWAC.

12/20/26 at Villanova (L 87-76).

Another loss for the Hornets in their only game of the week. Not unexpected, and they have 1 more chance to win a non-conference game before they head into SWAC play.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 3-6, 0-0 SWAC.

12/17/26 at #15 Louisville (W 78-65).

Just 1 game for the Golden Lions, but a big one it was as they go on the road and shock Louisville. They've surprisingly won 2 in a row and now have a lot of confidence.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 4-6, 0-2 Sun Belt.

12/17/26 vs. UT Arlington (L 72-69).
12/19/26 vs. Appalachian State (L 89-74).

Tough week for the Trojans to open Sun Belt play, as they take on what is probably the best 2 conference teams right off the bat. Hopefully they can shake those losses off.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 7-3, 0-0 WCC.

12/16/26 vs. UC Santa Barbara (L 81-68).
12/18/26 at California (W 102-86).

A split for the Toreros, but most people expected the results would be different. What could have been, as Coach Shocker is kicking himself for not preparing the team better against UCSB. As it stand, on to conference play.

Here's a look at the national top 25 as we move into the week of Dec. 21-27:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Baylor (72) 10-0 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Wisconsin 8-0 1720 2 Big Ten Conference
3. Providence 8-1 1661 4 Big East Conference
4. Syracuse 8-1 1496 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. North Carolina 8-1 1494 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. UCLA 6-1 1408 17 Pacific-12 Conference
7. Arkansas 9-1 1347 12 Southeastern Conference
8. Toledo 8-0 1327 11 Mid-American Conference
9. Wichita State 8-1 1256 14 Missouri Valley Conference
10. UTSA 8-0 1106 16 Summit League
11. Texas A&M 7-1 1058 3 Southeastern Conference
12. Virginia Tech 9-1 1010 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. La Salle 8-1 808 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Georgetown 7-1 758 19 Big East Conference
15. Iowa State 8-2 744 23 Big 12 Conference
16. Long Beach State 8-1 618 NR Big West Conference
17. New Mexico 8-1 613 7 Mountain West Conference
18. Cal State Northridge 7-1 471 NR Big West Conference
19. Colorado State 8-1 451 22 Mountain West Conference
20. Boston College 8-1 380 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Notre Dame 7-2 346 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Arizona 7-2 337 NR Pacific-12 Conference
23. St. Francis NY 9-1 228 13 Northeast Conference
24. UT Arlington 7-1 198 NR Sun Belt Conference
25. USC Upstate 7-1 158 NR Atlantic Sun Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Louisville 7-2 141 Atlantic Coast Conference
DePaul 6-1 134 Big East Conference
Duke 7-2 92 Atlantic Coast Conference
Michigan State 8-2 50 Big Ten Conference
Tennessee 7-2 44 Southeastern Conference
Ohio State 7-2 35 Big Ten Conference
Stanford 8-2 26 Pacific-12 Conference
Massachusetts 7-2 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
Mississippi 5-2 18 Southeastern Conference
Virginia 6-2 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
Indiana 7-2 10 Big Ten Conference
St. John's 7-2 9 Big East Conference
Vanderbilt 7-2 9 Southeastern Conference
Minnesota 8-2 1 Big Ten Conference
Washington 7-2 1 Pacific-12 Conference

And now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Dec. 21-27:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wichita State (43) 8-1 1762 4 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Toledo (28) 8-0 1753 3 Mid-American Conference
3. UTSA 8-0 1630 6 Summit League
4. La Salle 8-1 1527 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. New Mexico 8-1 1464 2 Mountain West Conference
6. Long Beach State (1) 8-1 1458 9 Big West Conference
7. Colorado State 8-1 1352 8 Mountain West Conference
8. Cal State Northridge 7-1 1276 10 Big West Conference
9. UT Arlington 7-1 1213 12 Sun Belt Conference
10. Massachusetts 7-2 1136 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. St. Francis NY 9-1 1133 5 Northeast Conference
12. USC Upstate 7-1 1132 19 Atlantic Sun Conference
13. Boston University 8-2 817 NR Patriot League
14. UC Irvine 7-2 812 NR Big West Conference
15. Tennessee State 8-2 785 NR Ohio Valley Conference
16. South Carolina State 8-2 641 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
17. Georgia Southern 6-2 525 NR Sun Belt Conference
18. Appalachian State 7-2 501 NR Sun Belt Conference
19. Fordham 5-2 500 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Boise State 5-2 434 16 Mountain West Conference
21. Florida Gulf Coast 6-2 381 17 Sun Belt Conference
22. Saint Joseph's 6-2 366 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 5-2 237 NR Southland Conference
24. Eastern Washington 6-2 169 NR Big Sky Conference
25. Rhode Island 5-2 137 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Mississippi Valley State 6-2 121 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Middle Tennessee 4-2 89 Conference USA
Richmond 3-2 28 Atlantic 10 Conference
George Washington 8-3 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
Manhattan 9-3 3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
North Dakota State 8-3 3 Summit League
San Diego 7-3 3 West Coast Conference
Oakland 6-3 2 Mid-American Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 21-27, 2026

29 games on the schedule this week, with no feature games, but a few season tournament games, so let's get to it:

#21 Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 10-2, 0-0 ACC.

12/22/26 at St. Bonaventure (W 66-37).
12/24/26 at Kansas (W 72-55).
12/27/26 vs. Xavier (W 94-75).

3 more dominating wins for the Fighting Irish, and Coach Mighty has this team rolling as we move into ACC play. The conference as a whole appears to be down this season, so if there is any season that Mr. Mighty can get Notre Dame to compete, this should be the season.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 5-6, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

12/22/26 vs. #20 Boston College (L 65-52).

A good effort for the Ospreys in their only game of the week, but still a loss, and that's 5 in a row.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 7-4, 0-0 Big 12.

12/24/26 at Houston Baptist (L 56-47).

A huge letdown for the Horned Frogs in their only game of the week, as they lose a lot of momentum heading into Big 12 play.

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 9-2, 0-0 Big East.

12/22/26 vs. Davidson (W 86-81).
12/24/26 at Mt. St. Mary's (W 85-49).

The Red Storm got a scare from Davidson, but handled it and won 2 games this week, finding themselves still unranked heading into Big East play in what might be the most befuddling thing of the season so far.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 4-4, 0-0 Big Sky.

No games this week for Coach Ginsberg and the Hornets, who went back home to enjoy the holiday.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 8-3, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/23/26 vs. Tennessee (W 71-60).

1 game this week for the Wildcats and they get a very solid win against a strong Tennessee team.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 5-5, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/23/26 at Oakland (L 89-71).
12/25/26 at Oklahoma (W 59-52).

An interesting week for the Golden Panthers, who split their 2 games. A nice Christmas miracle as they steal a win at Oklahoma. No shame in losing to Oakland, as they beat Notre Dame earlier this season too.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 8-3, 5-0 MAAC.

12/25/26 vs. Canisius (W 77-53).

1 game for the Stags this week, and another win, as they have made it a quarter of a way through conference play undefeated.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 5-6, 0-0 Mountain West.

12/21/26- Diamond Head Classic First Round vs. (1) #2 Wisconsin (L 104-80).
12/22/26- Diamond Head Classic Consolation Round vs. (4) St. Joseph's (L 85-77).
12/24/26- Diamond Head Classic 7th Place Game vs. (2) Louisville (L 73-69).

An 0-fer for the Spartans in their season tournament, but at least they battled in their last 2 games. They are now under .500 heading into Mountain West play.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 3-9, 0-2 Northeast.

12/24/26 vs. St. Francis (PA) (L 73-71, OT).
12/26/26 vs. Sacred Heart (L 84-81).

The Bulldogs continue to struggle, picking up 2 more losses. Close losses, but losses none the less. Coach Nielsen continues to struggle.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 8-3, 2-0 Northeast.

12/24/26 at #23 St. Francis (NY) (W 80-55).
12/26/26 at LIU Brooklyn (W 92-83).

2 more wins for the Seahawks, dominating wins at that. They went on the road and hammered a ranked St. Francis (NY) team and haven't missed a beat from last season.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 8-3, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/22/26 at St. Mary's (L 69-60).

Tough one for the Cardinal, as they lose to what will probably end up being a very good St. Mary's team in their only game of the week.

#6 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 8-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/23/26 at UC Irvine (W 90-74).
12/26/26 vs. George Mason (W 79-43).

2 more easy wins for the Bruins, and they have one more top 25 test before Pac 12 play.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 3-5, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/27/26 at #18 Cal State Northridge (L 78-67).

1 game this week for the Cougars, and they drop a tough one on the road against a solid team with an RPI of 5 currently.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 4-8, 0-0 SEC.

No games for Coach Rogers and the Crimson Tide, but they weren't allowed to go home for the holidays. Word is they were put through some tough practices this week to get ready for SEC play.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 3-7, 0-0 SWAC.

12/26/26 at Florida Atlantic (W 74-52).

Big win for the Hornets in their only game of the week as they head into SWAC play.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 3-8, 0-0 SWAC.

12/21/26 at Oklahoma State (L 75-63).
12/25/26 at Texas (L 100-97).

The Golden Lions took a trip through Big 12 country this week, faring pretty well, taking Texas to the wire. They finish up a Big 12 road trip next week with the #1 team in the nation before SWAC play starts.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 6-6, 2-2 Sun Belt.

12/24/26 at UL Lafayette (W 61-59).
12/26/26 vs. Arkansas State (W 74-61).

2 wins for the Trojans this week as they get back to .500 both overall and in conference play, which once again looks to be fairly weak.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 8-4, 1-1 WCC.

12/24/26 vs. Pepperdine (L 96-75).
12/26/26 vs. Loyola Marymount (W 76-67).

The Toreros open up WCC play with a split at home, losing to a pretty good Pepperdine team. The WCC is another conference that doesn't look particularly strong.

Here's a look at the national top 25 as we head into the week of Dec. 28, 2026-Jan. 3, 2027:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Baylor (72) 12-0 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Wisconsin 11-0 1728 2 Big Ten Conference
3. Providence 9-1 1641 3 Big East Conference
4. North Carolina 10-1 1580 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Syracuse 10-1 1512 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. UCLA 8-1 1423 6 Pacific-12 Conference
7. Toledo 10-0 1388 8 Mid-American Conference
8. UTSA 10-0 1241 10 Summit League
9. Georgetown 9-1 1132 14 Big East Conference
10. Texas A&M 7-1 1122 11 Southeastern Conference
11. Arizona 9-2 956 22 Pacific-12 Conference
12. La Salle 9-1 920 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Colorado State 10-1 833 19 Mountain West Conference
14. Long Beach State 10-1 744 16 Big West Conference
15. Arkansas 10-2 723 7 Southeastern Conference
16. Ohio State 9-2 723 NR Big Ten Conference
17. Boston College 10-1 660 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Notre Dame 10-2 545 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Wichita State 9-2 473 9 Missouri Valley Conference
20. New Mexico 8-1 436 17 Mountain West Conference
21. UT Arlington 9-1 431 24 Sun Belt Conference
22. Duke 8-2 429 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Michigan State 9-2 250 NR Big Ten Conference
24. Minnesota 10-2 208 NR Big Ten Conference
25. Mississippi 6-2 121 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Indiana 8-2 96 Big Ten Conference
Massachusetts 8-2 86 Atlantic 10 Conference
St. John's 9-2 86 Big East Conference
Virginia Tech 10-2 45 Atlantic Coast Conference
Missouri 8-2 26 Southeastern Conference
Cal State Northridge 8-2 20 Big West Conference
Washington 9-2 16 Pacific-12 Conference
Iowa State 9-3 3 Big 12 Conference
Texas 9-2 2 Big 12 Conference
Boston University 10-2 1 Patriot League

And a look at the mid-major top 25 heading into the week of Dec. 28, 2026-Jan. 3, 2027:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Toledo (70) 10-0 1798 2 Mid-American Conference
2. UTSA 10-0 1694 3 Summit League
3. Long Beach State (1) 10-1 1591 6 Big West Conference
4. La Salle (1) 9-1 1584 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Colorado State 10-1 1484 7 Mountain West Conference
6. Massachusetts 8-2 1375 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. New Mexico 8-1 1363 5 Mountain West Conference
8. Wichita State 9-2 1360 1 Missouri Valley Conference
9. UT Arlington 9-1 1356 9 Sun Belt Conference
10. Boston University 10-2 1119 13 Patriot League
11. Cal State Northridge 8-2 1045 8 Big West Conference
12. USC Upstate 8-2 903 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
13. St. Francis NY 10-2 885 11 Northeast Conference
14. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 7-2 821 23 Southland Conference
15. Florida Gulf Coast 8-2 807 21 Sun Belt Conference
16. Boise State 6-2 755 20 Mountain West Conference
17. Rhode Island 7-2 728 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Richmond 6-2 593 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Santa Clara 10-3 513 NR West Coast Conference
20. Tennessee State 9-3 333 15 Ohio Valley Conference
21. Oakland 7-3 314 NR Mid-American Conference
22. George Washington 8-3 284 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Dartmouth 8-3 175 NR Ivy League
24. UAB 8-3 151 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Wagner 8-3 65 NR Northeast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
San Francisco 7-3 56 West Coast Conference
Buffalo 9-3 50 Mid-American Conference
Appalachian State 8-3 47 Sun Belt Conference
Tennessee Tech 8-3 38 Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Washington 6-3 32 Big Sky Conference
Fordham 6-3 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
Georgia Southern 7-3 19 Sun Belt Conference
South Carolina State 8-3 18 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Fairfield 8-3 16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Stetson 8-3 2 Atlantic Sun Conference
Middle Tennessee 5-3 1 Conference USA

[bbgunn]

Man, I know about beefing up the RPI and all, but B.B. Gunn is going to have to talk to the AD about scheduling.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 28, 2026-Jan. 3, 2027

33 games on the schedule, and 1 feature game, in the Northeast conference, so we'll start there.

12/31/26- Bryant (Rob Nielsen) @ Wagner (Will Brown) -- A low scoring first half in this one, but things definitely picked up in the 2nd half. Although neither team shot over 40%, Bryant got to the line more thanks to a rebounding edge to get the road victory.

Final Score: Bryant- 61, Wagner - 50

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

#18 Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 11-2, 1-0 ACC.

12/30/26 vs. Georgia Tech (W 78-55).

A good start to ACC play for Notre Dame, but they'll get more of a test next week as they started getting into ranked ACC opponents.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 6-7, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

12/28/26 at South Carolina (L 72-59).
1/1/27 at Florida A&M (W 59-57).

A split for the Ospreys on the road as they survive a tough Florida A&M team, and actually played well at South Carolina.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 7-6, 0-2 Big 12.

12/28/26 at Kansas State (L 73-56).
1/2/27 at Kansas (L 85-83).

The Horned Frogs took a trip through Kansas this week and it didn't go well, as they lost both games. They did almost beat Kansas, but not quite.

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 10-3, 1-1 Big East.

12/30/26 vs. DePaul (W 96-58).
1/2/27 vs. #3 Providence (L 99-88).

A split for the Red Storm, who certainly wanted a better effort against Providence. The Big East is always a grind though, and the schedule looks to be favorable coming up.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 5-5, 0-0 Big Sky.

12/28/26 at Cal Poly (W 67-59).
12/30/26 at UC Davis (L 71-62).

A split for the Hornets, both on the road. UC Davis is a pretty good team, so no shame in that loss.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 9-3, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/31/26 vs. #10 Texas A&M (W 74-53).

Another big win for the Wildcats this week, as they now have 2 signature wins to boost their NCAA Tournament resume, even though it's still much too early. They'll have a chance for more.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 7-5, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/29/26 at UNC Greensboro (W 73-49).
1/1/27 at Iowa (W 55-44).

2 more road wins for the Golden Panthers, who have won 4 of 5 heading into C-USA play, and seem to be finding their groove.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 11-4, 7-0 MAAC.

12/28/26 at Harvard (W 88-65).
12/30/26 at UC Irvine (L 64-57).
1/1/27 at Rider (W 64-52).
1/3/27 at Iona (W 61-53).

A heavy week for the Stags, but they win 3 of 4 on the road, mixing in 2 non-conference games in the middle of MAAC play. They are still undefeated in MAAC play. Knock on wood but if Coach Pryde can continue to dominate the MAAC like he has in his time at Fairfield, bigger schools may start giving him a call.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 6-7, 1-1 Mountain West.

12/30/26 at UNLV (L 78-70).
1/2/27 vs. Utah State (W 83-75).

The Spartans finally break their losing streak! It reached 6 games, but it ended with a home conference win over Utah State. Now they look to build on that.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 5-9, 2-2 Northeast.

12/31/26 at Wagner- feature game, highlighted above.
1/2/27 at Central Connecticut (W 63-59).

2 good road wins for the Bulldogs, as it seems Coach Nielsen might be figuring life out in a small conference. A couple winnable games next week, so we'll see.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 9-4, 3-1 Northeast.

12/31/26 vs. Bryant- feature game, highlighted above.
1/2/27 vs. Robert Morris (W 66-53).

The Seahawks had a small setback against Bryant, but still look to be one of the classes of the conference which is pretty weak overall.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 9-3, 0-0 Pac 12.

1/2/27 at UT Rio Grande Valley (W 74-48).

Just 1 game for the Cardinal this week, but it was an easy win, a good confidence booster heading into conference play.

#6 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 9-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

1/1/27 vs. #12 La Salle (W 71-70).

A great game here, as the Bruins had to come back in this one, but they get a big win in their only game of the week heading into Pac 12 play now.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 4-6, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/30/26 vs. Eastern Illinois (W 60-52).
1/2/27 vs. Eastern Michigan (L 67-57).

A split for the Cougars, who are really struggling this season. They did have a signature win at Long Beach State, but they'll need a lot more.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 4-8, 0-0 SEC.

No games again this week for the Crimson Tide, who have had 2 hard weeks of practices heading into SEC play. Time to see if it paid off.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 5-7, 2-0 SWAC.

12/28/26 at Southern (W 93-86).
1/2/27 at Alcorn State (W 59-54).

The Hornets start off SWAC play with a couple road wins as they look to build some momentum. They'll play both a conference and non-conference game next week, both on the road.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 3-10, 0-1 SWAC.

12/29/26 at #1 Baylor (L 78-71).
1/2/27 vs. Mississippi Valley State (L 83-71).

2 more losses for the Golden Lions. That's 4 in a row, but they've competed against 2 top teams in the Big 12, and almost pulled both off. They might have just faced 1 of their 2 toughest challenges in the SWAC, so now is the time for them to make some noise.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 8-6, 4-2 Sun Belt.

12/31/26 at Northern Kentucky (W 89-62).
1/2/27 at #21 UT Arlington (W 66-58).

Big week for the Trojans, who go on the road and beat a ranked conference team. They have momentum on their side, let's see if they can keep it up.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 9-5, 2-2 WCC.

12/31/26 at Portland (W 86-80).
1/2/27 at USC (L 76-71).

A split for the Toreros, who really need to take advantage of the teams with a losing record, as there are some strong teams in the WCC.

Here's a look at the national top 25 as we head into the week of Jan. 4-10:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Baylor (72) 14-0 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Wisconsin 12-0 1724 2 Big Ten Conference
3. Providence 11-1 1658 3 Big East Conference
4. UCLA 9-1 1553 6 Pacific-12 Conference
5. Toledo 12-0 1519 7 Mid-American Conference
6. UTSA 12-0 1355 8 Summit League
7. North Carolina 11-2 1348 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Arizona 10-2 1205 11 Pacific-12 Conference
9. Boston College 11-1 1153 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Colorado State 12-1 1147 13 Mountain West Conference
11. Syracuse 10-2 1141 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Long Beach State 12-1 1030 14 Big West Conference
13. Notre Dame 11-2 982 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Ohio State 10-2 839 16 Big Ten Conference
15. New Mexico 10-1 829 20 Mountain West Conference
16. Michigan State 10-2 764 23 Big Ten Conference
17. Duke 10-2 671 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Indiana 10-2 494 NR Big Ten Conference
19. Texas 11-2 480 NR Big 12 Conference
20. La Salle 10-2 456 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Illinois 10-2 336 NR Big Ten Conference
22. Cal State Northridge 9-2 251 NR Big West Conference
23. Washington 10-2 174 NR Pacific-12 Conference
24. Vanderbilt 9-3 118 NR Southeastern Conference
25. St. Francis NY 12-2 77 NR Northeast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wichita State 10-3 74 Missouri Valley Conference
Arkansas 10-3 58 Southeastern Conference
UT Arlington 10-2 53 Sun Belt Conference
St. John's 10-3 48 Big East Conference
Virginia Tech 11-3 33 Atlantic Coast Conference
Massachusetts 9-3 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 9-2 8 Southland Conference
Stanford 9-3 6 Pacific-12 Conference
Iowa State 10-4 3 Big 12 Conference
Gonzaga 9-3 2 Pacific-12 Conference
Minnesota 10-3 2 Big Ten Conference
Northwestern 9-3 1 Big Ten Conference

And a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 4-10:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Toledo (68) 12-0 1795 1 Mid-American Conference
2. UTSA 12-0 1708 2 Summit League
3. Colorado State (3) 12-1 1664 5 Mountain West Conference
4. Long Beach State (1) 12-1 1597 3 Big West Conference
5. New Mexico 10-1 1513 7 Mountain West Conference
6. La Salle 10-2 1400 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Cal State Northridge 9-2 1304 11 Big West Conference
8. Massachusetts 9-3 1242 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. UT Arlington 10-2 1224 9 Sun Belt Conference
10. Wichita State 10-3 1224 8 Missouri Valley Conference
11. St. Francis NY 12-2 1096 13 Northeast Conference
12. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 9-2 1058 14 Southland Conference
13. Boston University 11-3 901 10 Patriot League
14. George Washington 9-3 787 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Fordham 8-3 705 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
16. UAB 9-3 668 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Tennessee Tech 10-3 575 NR Ohio Valley Conference
18. Buffalo 10-3 542 NR Mid-American Conference
19. Boise State 7-3 518 16 Mountain West Conference
20. Middle Tennessee 7-3 502 NR Conference USA
21. Florida Gulf Coast 9-3 371 15 Sun Belt Conference
22. Rhode Island 8-3 291 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Stetson 10-3 243 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
24. Santa Clara 11-4 202 19 West Coast Conference
25. Pepperdine 10-4 96 NR West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Princeton 7-3 77 Ivy League
Tennessee State 10-4 27 Ohio Valley Conference
UC Irvine 8-4 21 Big West Conference
North Dakota State 10-4 18 Summit League
Oakland 8-4 13 Mid-American Conference
UC Davis 9-4 4 Big West Conference
Fairfield 11-4 3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Morehead State 9-4 3 Ohio Valley Conference
Temple 8-4 3 American Athletic Conference
Houston 11-4 2 American Athletic Conference
St. Bonaventure 6-4 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Appalachian State 9-4 1 Sun Belt Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Guys, I apologize for the delay in getting the next post out. I have been swamped with school, work, and of course March Madness. I will have the next post out no later than Monday, and I hope to have it out this weekend. Thanks.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 4-10, 2027

37 games on the schedule this week, and 1 feature game in the Pac 12. We'll start there:

1/7/27- Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @ Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- Free throws were the difference in this one, as Stanford got to the line and Washington State didn't. Although the foul count was only 20-18, it seemed like every foul Wazzou committed was a shooting foul as they drop their conference opener.

Final Score: Stanford- 61, Washington State- 46

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

#13 Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 12-3, 2-1 ACC.

1/6/27 vs. #11 Syracuse (W 69-64).
1/9/27 at N.C. State (L 81-78).

A split for the Fighting Irish, as they win at home but lose on the road.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 7-8, 0-1 Atlantic Sun.

1/6/27 at Penn (W 83-63).
1/9/27 at NJIT (L 82-60).

The Ospreys also split this week, as they win a non-conference game, but lose their conference opener in blowout fashion.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 9-6, 2-2 Big 12.

1/4/27 vs. Oklahoma (W 57-54).
1/9/27 vs. #19 Texas (W 80-79).

It wasn't easy, but the Horned Frogs got a couple home wins to even up their conference record, and beat a ranked team in the process.

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 12-3, 3-1 Big East.

1/6/27 at Butler (W 90-76).
1/9/27 at Xavier (W 75-51).

2 more impressive road wins for the Red Storm, who continue to roll.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 6-6, 1-1 Big Sky.

1/7/27 at Weber State (W 79-58).
1/9/27 at Idaho State (L 99-90).

The Hornets split this week to open up conference play, both games on the road.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 11-3, 2-0 Big Ten.

1/6/27 vs. Maryland (W 95-78).
1/9/27 at #14 Ohio State (W 93-75).

2 dominating performances for the Wildcats to open up conference play as they get into the tougher part of the schedule.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 8-6, 1-1 Conference USA.

1/7/27 at Old Dominion (L 55-54).
1/9/27 at Rice (W 67-59).

A split for the Golden Panthers to start conference play, as they couldn't get a buzzer beating shot off at Old Dominion.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) --13-4, 9-0 MAAC.

1/8/27 vs. Iona (W 77-57).
1/10/27 at Manhattan (W 88-65).

The Stags continue to roll, winning 2 more games to stay unbeaten in conference play.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 7-8, 2-2 Mountain West.

1/6/27 vs. Wyoming (W 93-39).
1/9/27 at #10 Colorado State (L 80-72).

A split for the Spartans, as they had Colorado State on the ropes but fell late. How about that performance against Wyoming though, holding them to just 28.8% shooting.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 6-10, 3-3 Northeast.

1/7/27 vs. Mt. St. Mary's (W 63-50).
1/9/27 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (L 76-71).

A split for the Bulldogs this week, as the loss to Fairleigh Dickinson broke a 3 game winning streak.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 10-5, 4-2 Northeast.

1/7/27 at St. Francis (PA) (L 64-51).
1/9/27 at Sacred Heart (W 92-79).

The Seahawks split on the road this week, being consistent, as both margins of victory and defeat were 13.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 11-3, 2-0 Pac 12.

1/7/27 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.
1/9/27 at Arizona State (W 62-61).

It didn't come easy, but the Cardinal get 2 wins to open conference play. 4 of their next 5 games are going to be strong tests though, we'll see what happens.

#4 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 10-2, 1-1 Pac 12.

1/7/27 vs. California (L 71-67).
1/9/27 at Colorado (W 94-76).

A split for the Bruins to open conference play. They had a halftime lead over Cal but just couldn't put them away.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 4-8, 0-2 Pac 12.

1/7/27 at Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
1/9/27 at #23 Washington (L 59-50).

Tough week for the Cougars as they continue to struggle, dropping their first 2 conference games.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 6-8, 2-0 SEC.

1/6/27 vs. Florida (W 62-38).
1/9/27 vs. Auburn (W 93-71).

The Crimson Tide start out conference play with 2 badly needed wins, breaking a 6 game losing streak. Hopefully this will get them on track.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 5-9, 2-1 SWAC.

1/7/27 at Georgetown (L 84-60).
1/9/27 at Alabama A&M (L 84-65).

The Hornets lose 2 this week, a non-conference game they expected to lose, but then dropped the ball in a conference loss.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 4-11, 1-2 SWAC.

1/4/27 vs. Prairie View A&M (L 88-54).
1/9/27 vs. Texas Southern (W 99-87).

A split for the Golden Lions, who pick up their first SWAC victory of the season, breaking a 5 game losing streak. This conference is really bad, and really wide open, so hopefully Coach Gunn and Coach Childress both can get hot.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 9-7, 5-3 Sun Belt.

1/7/27 vs. South Alabama (L 67-66).
1/9/27 at South Alabama (W 82-60).

A split for the Trojans, against the same team, losing at home but dominating on the road. They will be kicking themselves for a while in this one, as they led the home game by 14 at halftime, only to lose on a buzzer beater.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 11-5, 4-2 WCC.

1/7/27 vs. Pacific (W 62-54).
1/9/27 vs. St. Mary's (W 74-73).

A good week for the Toreros who win 2 games, having to rally from a 9 point halftime deficit to stun St. Mary's.

Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into the week of Jan. 11-17:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (45) 14-0 1773 2 Big Ten Conference
2. Providence (27) 13-1 1750 3 Big East Conference
3. Baylor 15-1 1661 1 Big 12 Conference
4. Duke 12-2 1519 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Colorado State 14-1 1515 10 Mountain West Conference
6. UCLA 10-2 1427 4 Pacific-12 Conference
7. Toledo 13-1 1414 5 Mid-American Conference
8. Indiana 12-2 1213 18 Big Ten Conference
9. UTSA 13-1 1170 6 Summit League
10. Illinois 12-2 1077 21 Big Ten Conference
11. Notre Dame 12-3 1034 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Washington 12-2 869 23 Pacific-12 Conference
13. Boston College 12-2 861 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Cal State Northridge 11-2 828 22 Big West Conference
15. Ohio State 11-3 704 14 Big Ten Conference
16. Syracuse 11-3 624 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Long Beach State 12-2 612 12 Big West Conference
18. North Carolina 11-3 531 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Michigan State 11-3 512 16 Big Ten Conference
20. UT Arlington 12-2 434 NR Sun Belt Conference
21. Wichita State 12-3 423 NR Missouri Valley Conference
22. St. John's 12-3 298 NR Big East Conference
23. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 11-2 257 NR Southland Conference
24. Northwestern 11-3 247 NR Big Ten Conference
25. Massachusetts 11-3 209 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Georgetown 12-3 146 Big East Conference
Florida State 10-4 112 Atlantic Coast Conference
Stanford 11-3 99 Pacific-12 Conference
Texas A&M 9-3 35 Southeastern Conference
La Salle 11-3 27 Atlantic 10 Conference
UAB 11-3 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
Arizona 10-4 8 Pacific-12 Conference
George Washington 11-3 1 Atlantic 10 Conference

And a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 11-17:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Colorado State (66) 14-1 1793 3 Mountain West Conference
2. Toledo (6) 13-1 1734 1 Mid-American Conference
3. UTSA 13-1 1608 2 Summit League
4. Cal State Northridge 11-2 1503 7 Big West Conference
5. Wichita State 12-3 1465 10 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Massachusetts 11-3 1456 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. UT Arlington 12-2 1403 9 Sun Belt Conference
8. Long Beach State 12-2 1364 4 Big West Conference
9. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 11-2 1196 12 Southland Conference
10. La Salle 11-3 1130 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. George Washington 11-3 1048 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. UAB 11-3 1033 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Boise State 9-3 933 19 Mountain West Conference
14. Middle Tennessee 9-3 837 20 Conference USA
15. New Mexico 10-3 816 5 Mountain West Conference
16. Pepperdine 12-4 677 25 West Coast Conference
17. Stetson 12-3 614 23 Atlantic Sun Conference
18. St. Francis NY 12-3 572 11 Northeast Conference
19. UC Irvine 10-4 471 NR Big West Conference
20. Princeton 9-3 423 NR Ivy League
21. Boston University 12-4 410 13 Patriot League
22. UC Davis 11-4 267 NR Big West Conference
23. Fairfield 13-4 208 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
24. Morehead State 11-4 142 NR Ohio Valley Conference
25. Tennessee Tech 11-4 93 17 Ohio Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
St. Bonaventure 8-4 58 Atlantic 10 Conference
Dartmouth 9-4 40 Ivy League
Florida Gulf Coast 10-4 34 Sun Belt Conference
UTEP 8-4 25 Conference USA
San Diego 11-5 19 West Coast Conference
USC Upstate 10-4 19 Atlantic Sun Conference
Northern Iowa 11-5 8 Missouri Valley Conference
Drake 12-5 1 Missouri Valley Conference

[law90026]

Amg finally some love for the National Champs

[collegesportsfanms]

Sorry for the lack of updates guys, once again real life got in the way and I've just been absolutely swamped.

I am going to do my best to get back to this next week. Thanks so much for your patience.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 11-17, 2027

I thought I had sent this post yesterday, but apparently not, so for the purposes of getting through it, it'll be scores only, no recaps. 37 games on the schedule, 1 feature game in the Pac 12:

1/14/27- #6 UCLA (Tim Shepard)- 71, Stanford (Benito Sanchez)- 50.

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

#11 Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 13-4, 3-2 ACC.

1/13/27 at #18 North Carolina (L 84-83).
1/16/27 at Wake Forest (W 86-83).

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 8-9, 1-2 Atlantic Sun.

1/14/27 at UL Monroe (W 76-74, OT).
1/16/27 vs. USC Upstate (L 76-65).

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 9-8, 2-4 Big 12.

1/11/27 at West Virginia (L 70-67).
1/16/27 at Oklahoma State (L 84-74).

#22 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 13-4, 4-1 Big East.

1/11/27 at St. Peter's (L 76-69).
1/16/27 at Creighton (W 95-60).

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 7-7, 2-2 Big Sky.

1/14/27 at Northern Arizona (W 70-58).
1/16/27 vs. Southern Utah (L 60-57, OT).

#24 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 12-4, 3-1 Big Ten.

1/13/27 at Iowa (L 81-70).
1/16/27 vs. Penn State (W 79-58).

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 10-6, 3-1 Conference USA.

1/14/27 vs. Southern Miss (W 99-77).
1/16/27 vs. UTEP (W 70-53).

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 14-5, 10-1 MAAC.

1/15/27 at St. Peter's (L 85-51).
1/17/27 at Siena (W 70-45).

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 7-10, 2-4 Mountain West.

1/13/27 at Fresno State (L 83-64).
1/16/27 vs. Fresno State (L 81-63).

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 6-12, 3-5 Northeast.

1/14/27 at St. Francis (NY) (L 67-52).
1/16/27 at LIU Brooklyn (L 76-53).

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 12-5, 5-2 Northeast.

1/11/27 vs. Binghamton (W 70-62).
1/16/27 vs. Central Connecticut (W 86-84).

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 11-5, 2-2 Pac 12.

1/14/27 at #6 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
1/16/27 vs. Arizona (L 66-58).

#6 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 12-2, 3-1 Pac 12.

1/14/27 vs. Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
1/16/27 at Utah (W 97-75).

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-8, 2-2 Pac 12.

1/14/27 at Utah (W 80-51).
1/16/27 vs. Oregon (W 92-58).

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 8-8, 4-0 SEC.

1/13/27 vs. Tennessee (W 68-59).
1/16/27 at Texas A&M (W 67-60).

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 6-10, 3-2 SWAC.

1/11/27 vs. Grambling State (W 76-67).
1/16/27 vs. Jackson State (L 60-51).

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 6-11, 3-2 SWAC.

1/11/27 at Southern (W 81-67).
1/16/27 at Alcorn State (W 92-74).

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 11-7, 6-3 Sun Belt.

1/11/27 vs. SMU (W 73-67).
1/16/27 vs. Georgia Southern (W 72-53).

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 12-6, 5-3 WCC.

1/14/27 at Santa Clara (W 93-91).
1/16/27 at San Francisco (L 74-64).

National Top 25 going into the week of Jan. 18-24:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (66) 16-0 1794 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Providence (6) 15-1 1696 2 Big East Conference
3. Baylor 17-1 1694 3 Big 12 Conference
4. UCLA 12-2 1579 6 Pacific-12 Conference
5. Toledo 15-1 1478 7 Mid-American Conference
6. Indiana 14-2 1407 8 Big Ten Conference
7. Duke 13-3 1358 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Ohio State 13-3 1216 15 Big Ten Conference
9. Colorado State 15-2 1204 5 Mountain West Conference
10. Syracuse 13-3 1131 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Cal State Northridge 13-2 1117 14 Big West Conference
12. Boston College 13-2 989 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. UT Arlington 14-2 914 20 Sun Belt Conference
14. Massachusetts 13-3 904 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Illinois 13-3 726 10 Big Ten Conference
16. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 13-2 688 23 Southland Conference
17. North Carolina 12-4 640 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Arizona 12-4 505 NR Pacific-12 Conference
19. UTSA 14-2 494 9 Summit League
20. Notre Dame 13-4 426 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. George Washington 13-3 389 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. UAB 13-3 285 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Wichita State 13-4 154 21 Missouri Valley Conference
24. Gonzaga 12-4 127 NR Pacific-12 Conference
25. St. John's 13-4 117 22 Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Georgetown 13-4 101 Big East Conference
Northwestern 12-4 95 Big Ten Conference
New Mexico 12-3 61 Mountain West Conference
Middle Tennessee 11-3 54 Conference USA
Florida State 11-5 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
Pepperdine 14-4 20 West Coast Conference
La Salle 12-4 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
Texas A&M 10-4 6 Southeastern Conference
Washington 12-4 4 Pacific-12 Conference

Mid-Major Top 25 going into the week of Jan. 18-24:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Toledo (56) 15-1 1781 2 Mid-American Conference
2. Colorado State (6) 15-2 1693 1 Mountain West Conference
3. Massachusetts (9) 13-3 1676 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Cal State Northridge (1) 13-2 1579 4 Big West Conference
5. UT Arlington 14-2 1521 7 Sun Belt Conference
6. George Washington 13-3 1347 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 13-2 1314 9 Southland Conference
8. UAB 13-3 1266 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Wichita State 13-4 1265 5 Missouri Valley Conference
10. UTSA 14-2 1156 3 Summit League
11. New Mexico 12-3 1099 15 Mountain West Conference
12. Pepperdine 14-4 1010 16 West Coast Conference
13. Middle Tennessee 11-3 1002 14 Conference USA
14. Boston University 14-4 848 21 Patriot League
15. La Salle 12-4 846 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Boise State 10-4 723 13 Mountain West Conference
17. Long Beach State 12-4 628 8 Big West Conference
18. Northern Iowa 13-5 509 NR Missouri Valley Conference
19. Stetson 13-4 422 17 Atlantic Sun Conference
20. Princeton 10-4 372 20 Ivy League
21. St. Francis NY 13-4 333 18 Northeast Conference
22. Temple 11-5 288 NR American Athletic Conference
23. San Francisco 11-5 175 NR West Coast Conference
24. Morehead State 12-5 129 24 Ohio Valley Conference
25. St. Bonaventure 9-5 68 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Tennessee Tech 12-5 56 Ohio Valley Conference
San Diego 12-6 54 West Coast Conference
Fairfield 14-5 53 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Towson 12-5 52 Colonial Athletic Association
Florida Gulf Coast 11-5 48 Sun Belt Conference
USC Upstate 12-5 22 Atlantic Sun Conference
UTEP 9-5 17 Conference USA
Southern Utah 9-5 13 Big Sky Conference
Drake 13-6 11 Missouri Valley Conference
Wagner 12-5 10 Northeast Conference
FIU 10-6 6 Conference USA
Kent State 9-6 5 Mid-American Conference
Ohio 11-6 3 Mid-American Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Guys, I sincerely apologize for the lack of posts in the past few weeks, I was unexpectedly hired for a new job, and I've been doing some heavy training. Between that, bad storms which took the internet out, and coaching 2 baseball teams, I have literally had no free time, and barely time to sleep. I hope people are still following as I do plan on finishing this. I hope to get a post or 2 in next week. Thanks for your patience.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 18-24, 2027

34 games on the schedule this week, with 1 feature game, in the SWAC. Let's start there:

1/23/17- Alabama State (Randolph Childress) @ Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- A high scoring affair in which both teams shot over 40%. Not much to separate the 2 teams, other than the fact that Alabama State made 4 more shots. That was literally the difference. 4 two point shots.

Final Score: Alabama State- 93, Arkansas Pine Bluff- 85

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

#20 Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 15-4, 5-2 ACC.

1/20/27 vs. Louisville (W 69-49).
1/23/27 at #12 Boston College (W 71-59).

A couple of solid wins for the Fighting Irish this week, as they are on their way to their best season in 4 years, knock on wood. The big road win against a top 15 team will really help.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 9-10, 2-3 Atlantic Sun.

1/21/27 at Kennesaw State (L 72-56).
1/23/27 at Stetson (W 75-71).

A split for the Ospreys, including a good road win, breaking a brief 2 game losing streak.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 9-10, 2-5 Big 12.

1/18/27 at Canisius (L 68-56).
1/23/27 vs. Texas Tech (L 71-70).

2 tough losses for the Horned Frogs as they drop back under .500 overall. The non-conference loss is almost unforgivable, and then to follow that off with a heartbreaking loss at home is crushing.

#25 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 15-4, 6-1 Big East.

1/20/27 vs. Seton Hall (W 86-66).
1/23/27 vs. Villanova (W 67-54).

2 dominating wins for the Red Storm, who continue to take care of business. They'll get a road test next week though.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 9-7, 4-2 Big Sky.

1/21/27 at Portland State (W 57-49).
1/23/27 vs. Montana State (W 69-46).

The Hornets have now won 3 of their last 4, and quite honestly in looking at the upcoming schedule, they shouldn't lose another game for quite a while. Key word is shouldn't.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 13-5, 4-2 Big Ten.

1/20/27 vs. #18 Ohio State (L 81-49).
1/23/27 vs. Michigan State (W 89-79).

A split for the Wildcats, and they won't be forgetting that loss to Ohio State anytime soon. Ouch!

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 12-6, 5-1 Conference USA.

1/21/27 vs. Rice (W 64-63).
1/23/27 at North Texas (W 63-55).

It wasn't the easiest week for the Golden Panthers, but they survive and get 2 wins, as they've won 8 of their last 9 and are doing what they need to do.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 15-5, 11-1 MAAC.

1/22/27 at Marist (W 70-58).

Just 1 game this week for the Stags, but they keep on winning, on the road against a decent Marist team. Next week they go out of conference for a road game, then back in conference for a road game.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 9-10, 4-4 Mountain West.

1/20/27 at San Diego State (W 89-81).
1/23/27 vs. Boise State (W 64-45).

A good week for the Spartans as they get 2 wins, including a win over a good Boise State team. They got a big road test next week though.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-12, 4-5 Northeast.

1/23/27 vs. Robert Morris (W 63-58).

It didn't come easy but the Bulldogs get a win in their only game of the week, breaking a 3 game losing streak, as Coach Nielsen edges closer to career win #200.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 14-5, 7-2 Northeast.

1/21/27 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (W 63-36).
1/23/27 vs. Mt. St. Mary's (W 68-58).

2 more wins for the Seahawks, who have won 5 in a row after losing 2 of 3 in late December-early January.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 13-5, 4-2 Pac 12.

1/21/27 at #24 Gonzaga (W 79-56).
1/23/27 vs. Colorado (W 69-55).

2 more wins for the Cardinal, as they get back to form after 2 losses last week.

#4 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 14-2, 5-1 Pac 12.

1/21/27 at Washington (W 79-74).
1/23/27 vs. Arizona State (W 70-64).

2 more wins for the Bruins this week, but they struggled a bit in both of them. A huge showdown with Arizona looms next week.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-9, 3-3 Pac 12.

1/21/27 at #18 Arizona (L 69-42).
1/23/27 vs. Oregon State (W 82-79).

The Cougars are still struggling, even though they managed a split this week. They were completely overmatched against a ranked Arizona team, then barely beat an Oregon State team that has 4 wins on the season. Could be another long season for Coach St. John.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 10-8, 6-0 SEC.

1/20/27 at Auburn (W 84-66).
1/23/27 at Missouri (W 80-72).

2 more wins for the Crimson Tide, who have completely turned things around. After losing 6 of their last 7 non-conference games, they are the only undefeated team in conference play.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 7-11, 4-3 SWAC.

1/18/27 at Mississippi Valley State (L 88-70).
1/23/27 at Arkansas Pine Bluff- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Hornets, who are still struggling to find some consistency as they have still lost 4 of their last 6.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-12, 4-3 SWAC.

1/18/27 vs. Alabama A&M (W 98-88).
1/23/27 vs. Alabama State- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Golden Lions, who see their 4 game win streak come to an end with the loss against Alabama State.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 12-7, 7-3 Sun Belt.

1/21/27 vs. Arkansas Little Rock (W 74-73).

They had to come from behind to do it, but the Trojans win their only game of the week by the slimmest of margins. They are hot right now, winners of 8 of their last 9. Their only loss in that 9 game stretch was a 1 point loss.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 12-8, 5-4 WCC.

1/18/27 vs. UC Irvine (L 73-58).
1/23/27 at BYU (L 72-58).

2 more losses for the Toreros this week, as they've lost 3 in a row. 1 of those losses this week was a non-conference loss. At least they were consistent, scoring 58 points in each game and giving up just 1 more point to UC Irvine than they did BYU.

Here's a look at the national top 25 as we head into the week of Jan. 25-31:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Baylor (69) 19-1 1797 3 Big 12 Conference
2. Providence (3) 16-2 1728 2 Big East Conference
3. Wisconsin 16-2 1653 1 Big Ten Conference
4. Indiana 16-2 1566 6 Big Ten Conference
5. UCLA 14-2 1532 4 Pacific-12 Conference
6. Ohio State 15-3 1433 8 Big Ten Conference
7. Syracuse 15-3 1344 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Colorado State 17-2 1257 9 Mountain West Conference
9. North Carolina 14-4 1137 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Toledo 16-2 1109 5 Mid-American Conference
11. Notre Dame 15-4 1070 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Arizona 14-4 985 18 Pacific-12 Conference
13. Duke 14-4 949 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. UT Arlington 15-2 907 13 Sun Belt Conference
15. George Washington 15-3 736 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. St. John's 15-4 689 25 Big East Conference
17. Cal State Northridge 14-3 678 11 Big West Conference
18. Wichita State 15-4 661 23 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Illinois 14-4 476 15 Big Ten Conference
20. New Mexico 14-3 388 NR Mountain West Conference
21. La Salle 14-4 340 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Pepperdine 16-4 278 NR West Coast Conference
23. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 14-3 156 16 Southland Conference
24. Northwestern 13-5 115 NR Big Ten Conference
25. Florida State 12-6 112 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Iowa State 14-6 73 Big 12 Conference
UAB 14-4 60 Atlantic 10 Conference
Stanford 13-5 59 Pacific-12 Conference
Boston College 13-4 53 Atlantic Coast Conference
Massachusetts 13-5 32 Atlantic 10 Conference
Georgetown 14-5 25 Big East Conference
Washington 13-5 2 Pacific-12 Conference

And a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 25-31:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Colorado State (60) 17-2 1784 2 Mountain West Conference
2. Toledo (5) 16-2 1704 1 Mid-American Conference
3. UT Arlington 15-2 1591 5 Sun Belt Conference
4. George Washington (6) 15-3 1565 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Wichita State (1) 15-4 1544 9 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Pepperdine 16-4 1402 12 West Coast Conference
7. Cal State Northridge 14-3 1401 4 Big West Conference
8. New Mexico 14-3 1278 11 Mountain West Conference
9. La Salle 14-4 1235 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Massachusetts 13-5 1162 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. UAB 14-4 1145 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 14-3 1003 7 Southland Conference
13. Middle Tennessee 12-4 930 13 Conference USA
14. Temple 13-5 791 22 American Athletic Conference
15. UTSA 14-4 657 10 Summit League
16. St. Bonaventure 11-5 604 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Morehead State 14-5 601 24 Ohio Valley Conference
18. Long Beach State 13-5 534 17 Big West Conference
19. Boise State 11-5 502 16 Mountain West Conference
20. Fairfield 15-5 333 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
21. Kent State 11-6 326 NR Mid-American Conference
22. Drake 14-6 283 NR Missouri Valley Conference
23. Northern Iowa 14-6 254 18 Missouri Valley Conference
24. FIU 12-6 231 NR Conference USA
25. Florida Gulf Coast 13-5 152 NR Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wagner 14-5 107 Northeast Conference
Boston University 14-6 98 Patriot League
North Dakota State 14-6 55 Summit League
Ohio 13-6 34 Mid-American Conference
Tennessee Tech 13-6 32 Ohio Valley Conference
St. Francis NY 14-5 25 Northeast Conference
Houston 15-6 13 American Athletic Conference
Towson 13-6 10 Colonial Athletic Association
Manhattan 16-7 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Brown 10-6 4 Ivy League
UC Irvine 11-7 3 Big West Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 25-31, 2027

38 games on the schedule this week, with one of those being a feature game. Let's head over to the Northeast Conference:

1/30/27- Wagner (Will Brown) @ Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- This one was close at halftime, but Wagner pulled away in the 2nd half, thanks to attempting (and making) more shots, thanks to a 38-31 rebounding edge. Wagner stays hot in the Northeast Conference.

Final Score: Wagner- 73, Bryant- 61

Now we head to the rest of the weekly recap:

#11 Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 17-4, 7-2 ACC.

1/27/27 vs. N.C. State (W 81-74).
1/30/27 vs. #25 Florida State (W 85-77).

The Fighting Irish continue to stay hot as they win 2 more games this week, and Coach Mighty is definitely having the kind of season he needs to have, especially being on the hot seat.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 10-11, 3-4 Atlantic Sun.

1/28/27 vs. Jacksonville (W 78-63).
1/30/27 vs. Lipscomb (L 88-82, OT).

Another split for the Ospreys who continue to hover around the .500 mark overall and in conference. The Lipscomb game is one that could haunt them, as they had an 8 point halftime lead.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 9-12, 2-7 Big 12.

1/25/27 vs. Iowa State (L 74-58).
1/30/27 vs. #1 Baylor (L 89-77).

Tough week for the Horned Frogs, who had to play 2 of the Big 12's best. Decent efforts, but not nearly good enough as the losing streak reaches 6.

#16 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 16-5, 7-2 Big East.

1/27/27 at Georgetown (L 89-69).
1/30/27 at Marquette (W 94-84).

The Red Storm split this week, losing their 2nd conference game of the season. They lost to a very good team though, as Coach Hoo knows how tough the Big East is.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 11-7, 6-2 Big Sky.

1/28/27 vs. Montana (W 76-55).
1/30/27 vs. Idaho (W 74-63).

The Hornets continue to win the games they should win, as they get 2 more this week, and continue to take advantage of a weak conference.

#24 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 15-5, 6-2 Big Ten.

1/27/27 at Nebraska (W 78-72).
1/30/27 at Penn State (W 89-71).

2 more wins for the Wildcats, as they get 2 on the road this week. They didn't play their best basketball at Nebraska, but really turned up the heat at Penn State.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 13-7, 6-2 Conference USA.

1/28/27 vs. North Texas (L 64-60).
1/30/27 vs. Florida Atlantic (W 97-71).

A split for the Golden Panthers this week, as they took out their frustrations on Florida Atlantic after the upset loss to North Texas, a team that had just beaten on the road.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 16-7, 12-2 MAAC.

1/25/27 at Seton Hall (L 79-70).
1/29/27 at Monmouth (W 69-58).
1/31/27 vs. Rider (L 79-72).

Tough week for the Stags as they drop 2 out of 3, but 1 of those losses was a non conference loss. Next week is a big game against the 2nd place team in the conference.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 10-11, 4-5 Mountain West.

1/27/27 at Bradley (W 64-59).
1/30/27 at #20 New Mexico (L 77-73).

A split for the Spartans this week, as they get a non-conference win, then lose a tough one at a ranked New Mexico team in which they just couldn't get over the hump. They are still playing better than expected though.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-13, 5-6 Northeast.

1/28/27 vs. Central Connecticut (W 63-56).
1/30/27 vs. Wagner- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Bulldogs, as Coach Nielsen edges closer to win #200, and is right around the team goal of finishing .500 in conference.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 16-5, 9-2 Northeast.

1/28/27 at Robert Morris (W 97-63).
1/30/27 at Bryant- feature game, highlighted above.

Another dominating week for the Seahawks, who have won 7 in a row and 8 of their last 9. They are up by a couple games in the conference and appear to be showing no signs of letting that go.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 15-5, 6-2 Pac 12.

1/28/27 at Washington (W 75-67).
1/30/27 at Oregon State (W 69-61).

2 more wins for the Cardinal as they have rebounded nicely from those losses to Arizona and UCLA a couple weeks ago, keeping them in the early hunt for a Pac 12 title.

#5 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 14-4, 5-3 Pac 12.

1/28/27 at #12 Arizona (L 65-56).
1/30/27 vs. Oregon (L 63-62).

Not a good week for the Bruins as they drop 2 tough games. First they blew a 7 point halftime lead against Arizona, then they dropped a heartbreaker to Oregon. They have plenty of chances in the coming weeks to get momentum back on their side.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-11, 3-5 Pac 12.

1/28/27 vs. Gonzaga (L 62-53).
1/30/27 vs. Colorado (L 73-64).

A pair of 9 point losses for the Cougars this week, as they drop back under .500 in conference play and continue to struggle to earn their first postseason berth in this dynasty.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 11-9, 7-1 SEC.

1/27/27 vs. Missouri (L 83-75).
1/30/27 at Ole Miss (W 68-55).

A split for the Crimson Tide who drop their first SEC game of the season, but recover nicely with a win. They look to continue to improve and stay on top of the conference after a tough non-conference slate.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 8-12, 5-4 SWAC.

1/25/27 vs. Texas Southern (W 90-67).
1/30/27 vs. Prairie View A&M (L 75-66).

Another split for the Hornets, who are still over .500 in conference play, but have absolutely no consistency on their side as they continue the win one/lose one pattern.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 8-13, 5-4 SWAC.

1/25/27 at Jackson State (W 75-66).
1/30/27 at Grambling State (L 97-87).

Another split for the Golden Lions, who have lost 2 of 3 after a brief 4 game winning streak. They are struggling to find some consistency in what is notoriously a pretty weak conference.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 13-8, 8-3 Sun Belt.

1/28/27 at Clemson (L 92-87).
1/30/27 vs. UL Lafayette (W 90-83).

A split for the Trojans as they lose a tough non-conference game to Clemson, but they get a big conference win to stay right amongst the conference leaders.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 14-8, 7-4 WCC.

1/28/27 vs. USC (W 68-57).
1/30/27 vs. Portland (W 84-79).

2 more wins for the Toreros, much needed wins, as they stay in the top 3 in the conference. They are also looking to build some consistency.

Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into the week of Feb. 1-7:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Baylor (45) 21-1 1773 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Providence (27) 18-2 1754 2 Big East Conference
3. Wisconsin 18-2 1657 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Ohio State 17-3 1584 6 Big Ten Conference
5. Indiana 16-4 1426 4 Big Ten Conference
6. Notre Dame 17-4 1415 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Duke 16-4 1355 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Arizona 15-5 1247 12 Pacific-12 Conference
9. UCLA 14-4 1159 5 Pacific-12 Conference
10. Colorado State 18-2 1089 8 Mountain West Conference
11. Toledo 18-2 1035 10 Mid-American Conference
12. George Washington 17-3 838 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. UT Arlington 18-2 812 14 Sun Belt Conference
14. North Carolina 15-5 796 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Syracuse 15-5 763 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Iowa State 16-6 752 NR Big 12 Conference
17. Wichita State 17-4 750 18 Missouri Valley Conference
18. Northwestern 15-5 712 24 Big Ten Conference
19. Pepperdine 18-4 472 22 West Coast Conference
20. Georgetown 16-5 413 NR Big East Conference
21. Massachusetts 15-5 394 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. St. John's 16-5 323 16 Big East Conference
23. Stanford 15-5 241 NR Pacific-12 Conference
24. Illinois 15-5 175 19 Big Ten Conference
25. Florida State 13-7 129 25 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UAB 16-4 99 Atlantic 10 Conference
New Mexico 15-3 87 Mountain West Conference
La Salle 15-5 60 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cal State Northridge 15-4 44 Big West Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 16-3 36 Southland Conference
Gonzaga 14-6 9 Pacific-12 Conference
Virginia 13-7 1 Atlantic Coast Conference

And a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Feb. 1-7:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Colorado State (32) 18-2 1717 1 Mountain West Conference
2. Toledo (8) 18-2 1665 2 Mid-American Conference
3. Wichita State (13) 17-4 1615 5 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Pepperdine (1) 18-4 1526 6 West Coast Conference
5. Massachusetts (7) 15-5 1508 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. George Washington (6) 17-3 1481 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. UT Arlington 18-2 1478 3 Sun Belt Conference
8. UAB (5) 16-4 1308 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. New Mexico 15-3 1217 8 Mountain West Conference
10. La Salle 15-5 1188 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Cal State Northridge 15-4 1074 7 Big West Conference
12. Temple 15-5 963 14 American Athletic Conference
13. Kent State 13-6 869 21 Mid-American Conference
14. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 16-3 840 12 Southland Conference
15. Long Beach State 15-5 731 18 Big West Conference
16. North Dakota State 16-6 620 NR Summit League
17. Boston University 16-6 609 NR Patriot League
18. Northern Iowa 15-7 466 23 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Middle Tennessee 13-5 461 13 Conference USA
20. Drake 15-7 347 22 Missouri Valley Conference
21. UC Irvine 13-7 297 NR Big West Conference
22. Manhattan 17-7 269 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
23. Morehead State 15-6 261 17 Ohio Valley Conference
24. FIU 13-7 173 24 Conference USA
25. Towson 15-6 130 NR Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
San Diego 14-8 124 West Coast Conference
Wagner 16-5 104 Northeast Conference
Southern Miss 13-7 66 Conference USA
Houston 15-6 57 American Athletic Conference
Lehigh 14-7 55 Patriot League
Murray State 15-7 50 Ohio Valley Conference
Ohio 14-7 46 Mid-American Conference
Fresno State 11-9 24 Mountain West Conference
UTSA 15-5 24 Summit League
St. Bonaventure 11-7 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
Fairfield 16-7 11 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UTEP 12-6 5 Conference USA
Boise State 11-7 4 Mountain West Conference
Tennessee Tech 14-7 4 Ohio Valley Conference
Fordham 11-8 1 Atlantic 10 Conference

We're not done! As we move into February, it's time to announce the first edition of the Bubble Watch for the 2026-2027 season. First, the overall bubble watch, which sees 2 of our teams in it.

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Tennessee 13-7 .606 (18) 0-6 5-1 7-0 1-0 18 In
Kansas State 14-8 .567 (50) 2-2 6-4 3-1 3-1 42 In
Boston University 16-6 .562 (58) 0-2 5-0 5-2 6-2 142 In
Northern Iowa 15-7 .573 (41) 0-2 2-3 5-2 8-0 110 In
Virginia 13-7 .558 (62) 2-4 3-1 4-1 4-1 67 In
UC Irvine 13-7 .584 (32) 1-2 2-2 8-2 2-1 23 In
DePaul 13-7 .569 (47) 2-5 0-0 6-1 5-1 74 In
FIU 13-7 .570 (46) 2-1 1-3 3-2 7-1 73 In
New Mexico 15-3 .552 (68) 0-0 1-0 5-3 9-0 275 Out
Long Beach State 15-5 .548 (77) 2-1 2-0 4-3 7-1 194 Out
Arkansas 14-7 .550 (73) 1-3 4-1 4-2 5-1 125 Out
Middle Tennessee 13-5 .550 (71) 1-2 1-1 4-1 7-1 220 Out
San Diego 14-8 .553 (67) 0-3 4-1 6-2 4-2 88 Out
Oklahoma 13-8 .554 (64) 2-4 1-2 6-2 4-0 40 Out
Boston College 14-5 .542 (83) 2-2 1-2 4-0 7-1 197 Out

There isn't a lot of difference between FIU and San Diego at this point. FIU is 6-6 against the top 200 RPI teams, while San Diego is 10-6 against top 200 RPI teams. FIU has a better RPI and SOS, but honestly I'm not quite sure how. Either way, both teams need to continue to pile up wins, and most importantly, they need to beat any teams they might face the rest of the season with an RPI of 100 or better.

Now we look at the rest of the bubble watch:

Locks: Notre Dame, St. John's, Northwestern, UCLA, Stanford.

Keep in mind that this Bubble Watch is only for the NCAA Tournament. It does not include the NIT, CBI, or CIT. It also does not take into account possible automatic bids. It is strictly a Bubble watch for the chances of teams to get an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. That is why teams like Notre Dame are on there, because even if they don't win their conference tournament, they are sure to get an at-large bid. That is also why teams like Wagner are listed out. If Wagner wins the conference regular season but doesn't win the conference tournament, they would likely miss the NCAA Tournament. I know I explain this every season, but I wanted to just make sure that we all understood, as sometimes it's tough for me to see a team like Wagner projected out.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 1-7, 2027

36 games on the schedule this week, but no feature games, so we'll roll right into the weekly schedule.

#6 Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 18-4, 8-2 1st ACC.

2/3/27 vs. Wake Forest (W 75-42).

Just 1 game for the Fighting Irish this week, but they continue to roll. Next week they have a tough one though.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 11-12, 4-4 T-4th Atlantic Sun.

2/3/27 vs. College of Charleston (L 74-73).
2/6/27 vs. NJIT (W 87-78).

The Ospreys split at home this week, barely missing a non-conference win, but getting back to .500 in conference play.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 9-14, 2-9 10th (last) Big 12.

2/1/27 at Texas (L 75-58).
2/6/27 at Oklahoma (L 72-64).

2 more losses for the Horned Frogs, and Coach Mighty is starting to seriously wonder about his job security, as things aren't good right now.

#22 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 17-6, 8-3 2nd Big East.

2/3/27 vs. Xavier (W 94-59).
2/6/27 vs. Butler (L 87-77).

The Red Storm split at home this week, including a bad loss to an under .500 Butler team. These are the type of games they can't be losing if they want to be a top seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 13-7, 8-2 T-1st Big Sky.

2/4/27 vs. Northern Arizona (W 71-57).
2/6/27 vs. Portland State (W 76-58).

A couple dominating wins for the Hornets, who are starting to roll, winners of 6 in a row.

#18 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 17-5, 8-2 T-1st Big Ten.

2/3/27 vs. Rutgers (W 73-63).
2/6/27 at Michigan State (W 99-67).

2 dominating performances by the Wildcats who have won 5 in a row since the 32 point loss to Ohio State. They are playing good basketball, albeit not against the best competition.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 14-8, 7-3 T-2nd Conference USA.

2/4/27 at Western Kentucky (W 70-56).
2/6/27 at UTEP (L 50-47).

The Golden Panthers split this week, losing a tough one to conference leader UTEP, a game in which they battled all the way.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 17-8, 13-3 1st MAAC.

2/5/27 vs. Manhattan (L 78-76).
2/7/27 vs. Siena (W 62-58).

A split for the Stags, who remain on top of the conference race with 4 games to play. They are still in good shape.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 11-12, 5-6 T-6th Mountain West.

2/3/27 vs. Nevada (W 108-99, OT).
2/6/27 at Wyoming (L 93-86).

Another split for the Spartans, who for the 3rd straight year under the Coach Shepard era will pretty convincingly stay out of the cellar. Although the record hasn't been great, don't be surprised to see Thomas get some looks elsewhere in the next couple seasons.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-15, 5-8 T-7th Northeast.

2/4/27 at Fairleigh Dickinson (L 62-49).
2/6/27 at Mt. St. Mary's (L 96-53).

2 more losses for the Bulldogs, both on the road, and they were hammered at Mt. St. Mary's. They'll need to get it turned around quick.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 18-5, 11-2 1st Northeast.

2/4/27 vs. Sacred Heart (W 67-63).
2/6/27 vs. St. Francis (PA) (W 72-59).

2 more wins for the Seahawks, who continue to roll, as they've won 9 games in a row, and avenge an early January loss to St. Francis (PA).

#23 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 16-6, 7-3 T-1st Pac 12.

2/4/27 vs. California (W 93-68).
2/6/27 at Colorado (L 83-75).

A split for the Cardinal, who see a 5 game winning streak stopped at Colorado.

#9 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 16-4, 7-3 T-1st Pac 12.

2/4/27 at Oregon (W 95-72).
2/6/27 at California (W 69-67).

The Bruins win 2 on the road this week, getting a late stop to hang on at Cal and keep a grip on 1st place in the conference.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-13, 3-7 11th Pac 12.

2/4/27 vs. Utah (L 67-65).
2/6/27 vs. #8 Arizona (L 69-49).

2 more home losses for the Cougars, and that's 4 in a row and 5 of 6.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 13-9, 9-1 1st SEC.

2/3/27 at Florida (W 71-69).
2/6/27 vs. Texas A&M (W 98-76).

2 more wins for the Crimson Tide, who have really turned it on in what is a pretty week SEC this season, but the fact is they are winning and are putting themselves in a good position.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 8-13, 5-5 5th SWAC.

2/6/27 vs. Alabama A&M (L 95-73).

Just 1 game for the Hornets, who get blasted against A&M, falling back to .500 in conference play.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 8-15, 5-6 T-6th SWAC.

2/1/27 at Texas Southern (L 86-79).
2/6/27 at Prairie View A&M (L 81-67).

2 more losses for the Golden Lions, who have now last 4 of their last 5 and are back under .500 in conference play.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 15-8, 10-3 T-2nd Sun Belt.

2/4/27 at Arkansas Little Rock (W 85-70).
2/6/27 at Appalachian State (W 98-63).

2 convincing road wins for the Trojans who stay in the Sun Belt hunt, but still 7 conference games left. Troy should be favored in most of them.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 16-8, 9-4 2nd WCC.

2/4/27 at St. Mary's (W 85-71).
2/6/27 at Pacific (W 62-54).

2 more wins for the Toreros, as they try to take hold of 2nd place (1st place may be a stretch as Pepperdine has only 1 conference loss) and get to the postseason.

Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into the week of Feb. 8-14:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Providence (71) 20-2 1798 2 Big East Conference
2. Baylor (1) 22-2 1729 1 Big 12 Conference
3. Wisconsin 20-2 1657 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Ohio State 18-4 1573 4 Big Ten Conference
5. Indiana 18-4 1495 5 Big Ten Conference
6. Notre Dame 18-4 1416 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. UCLA 16-4 1369 9 Pacific-12 Conference
8. Colorado State 20-2 1230 10 Mountain West Conference
9. George Washington 19-3 1167 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Syracuse 17-5 1147 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Northwestern 17-5 1042 18 Big Ten Conference
12. Arizona 16-6 933 8 Pacific-12 Conference
13. Massachusetts 17-5 833 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Toledo 19-3 832 11 Mid-American Conference
15. Wichita State 19-4 796 17 Missouri Valley Conference
16. North Carolina 16-6 795 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Georgetown 17-5 626 20 Big East Conference
18. La Salle 17-5 576 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
19. New Mexico 17-3 470 NR Mountain West Conference
20. Iowa State 17-7 421 16 Big 12 Conference
21. Duke 16-6 412 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Pepperdine 19-5 354 19 West Coast Conference
23. Stanford 16-6 202 23 Pacific-12 Conference
24. St. John's 17-6 168 22 Big East Conference
25. Florida State 14-8 162 25 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UT Arlington 18-4 86 Sun Belt Conference
UAB 17-5 47 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cal State Northridge 16-5 27 Big West Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 17-4 18 Southland Conference
Illinois 15-7 10 Big Ten Conference
Long Beach State 17-5 8 Big West Conference
Boston University 18-6 1 Patriot League

Here's a look at the Mid-Major Top 25 heading into the week of Feb. 8-14:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Colorado State (32) 20-2 1725 1 Mountain West Conference
2. George Washington (9) 19-3 1682 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Massachusetts (22) 17-5 1681 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Wichita State (3) 19-4 1554 3 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Toledo (5) 19-3 1550 2 Mid-American Conference
6. Pepperdine (1) 19-5 1442 4 West Coast Conference
7. La Salle 17-5 1378 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. New Mexico 17-3 1305 9 Mountain West Conference
9. UT Arlington 18-4 1177 7 Sun Belt Conference
10. UAB 17-5 1169 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Cal State Northridge 16-5 1078 11 Big West Conference
12. Long Beach State 17-5 968 15 Big West Conference
13. Boston University 18-6 939 17 Patriot League
14. Temple 16-6 871 12 American Athletic Conference
15. Kent State 14-7 804 13 Mid-American Conference
16. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 17-4 642 14 Southland Conference
17. Morehead State 17-6 600 23 Ohio Valley Conference
18. San Diego 16-8 533 NR West Coast Conference
19. Wagner 18-5 510 NR Northeast Conference
20. Northern Iowa 16-8 361 18 Missouri Valley Conference
21. UTEP 14-6 297 NR Conference USA
22. Murray State 17-7 249 NR Ohio Valley Conference
23. Manhattan 18-8 219 22 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
24. FIU 14-8 165 24 Conference USA
25. Lehigh 16-8 128 NR Patriot League

Others Receiving Votes:
Towson 16-7 88 Colonial Athletic Association
UC Irvine 13-9 49 Big West Conference
Fordham 13-8 47 Atlantic 10 Conference
Houston 16-7 44 American Athletic Conference
North Dakota State 16-8 28 Summit League
Middle Tennessee 13-7 27 Conference USA
Ohio 15-8 23 Mid-American Conference
Louisiana Monroe 16-8 20 Atlantic Sun Conference
Santa Clara 14-10 12 West Coast Conference
Tulsa 14-7 12 American Athletic Conference
Arkansas State 14-8 8 Sun Belt Conference
Fairfield 17-8 6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Drake 15-9 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Oakland 13-9 2 Mid-American Conference
Sacramento State 13-7 2 Big Sky Conference
Troy 15-8 2 Sun Belt Conference

Here's a look at the Overall Bubble Watch, which sees 2 of our teams listed:

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Washington 15-7 .554 (59) 1-4 4-2 4-0 6-1 120 In
Lehigh 16-8 .577 (36) 2-4 2-1 5-1 7-2 86 In
Northern Iowa 16-8 .556 (56) 0-2 0-4 8-2 8-0 130 In
Oklahoma 15-8 .548 (67) 2-5 4-0 6-3 3-0 63 In
FIU 14-8 .575 (38) 1-2 3-2 2-3 8-1 58 In
Drake 15-9 .550 (64) 2-1 3-2 5-5 5-1 112 In
San Diego 16-8 .549 (66) 0-3 5-2 5-2 6-1 126 In
Minnesota 14-9 .627 (7) 4-6 6-2 3-0 1-1 1 In
New Mexico 17-3 .545 (72) 0-0 2-0 6-3 9-0 311 Out
UAB 17-5 .545 (73) 1-1 5-2 4-1 7-1 234 Out
Georgia 13-8 .594 (23) 4-4 4-1 2-1 3-2 26 Out
Virginia 14-8 .544 (76) 2-4 3-2 5-1 4-1 94 Out
Fordham 13-8 .574 (40) 2-5 2-0 5-2 4-1 54 Out
Manhattan 18-8 .528 (104) 0-0 2-3 7-3 9-2 258 Out
Boston College 14-7 .526 (109) 1-3 3-2 1-1 9-1 200 Out

FIU and San Diego were on the bubble last week, and both of them made jumps. FIU is now a little more safely in, while San Diego is also projected in. Both teams have work to do though, and San Diego could be hampered by a tough SOS and RPI.

Now a look at the rest of the Bubble Watch:

Locks: Notre Dame, St. John's, Northwestern, UCLA, Stanford

The only change from last week is San Diego going from being projected out to being projected in. Everything else, exactly the same.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 8-14, 2027

36 games on the schedule this week, with 1 feature game. Let's head to the Pac 12 to start:

2/11/27- #23 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) @ Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- Not much to talk about in this one, as Stanford turned a 13 point halftime lead into a 30 point win, forcing 17 turnovers and holding the Cougars to 31.5% shooting.

Final Score: #23 Stanford- 70, Washington State- 40

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

#6 Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 20-4, 10-2 1st ACC.

2/10/27 at #21 Duke (W 79-76).
2/13/27 at Virginia Tech (W 76-68).

2 more wins for the Fighting Irish, who are having a spectacular season. They only play 1 more ranked team the rest of the regular season, so they are in a really good spot.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 13-12, 6-4 4th Atlantic Sun.

2/11/27 at USC Upstate (W 79-77).
2/13/27 at UL Monroe (W 75-73).

2 much needed wins for the Ospreys as they have 4 games left in the regular season, and really need to win all of them to have a chance at the postseason.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 10-15, 3-10 10th (last) Big 12.

2/8/27 vs. Oklahoma State (W 79-65).
2/13/27 vs. West Virginia (L 59-55).

A split for the Horned Frogs, who at least break an 8 game losing streak with the win over Oklahoma State, but then start a new losing streak. Not looking good for Coach Mighty.

#24 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 17-7, 8-4 3rd Big East.

2/13/27 vs. Creighton (L 83-75).

Another loss for the Red Storm, that's 2 in a row, and they are definitely struggling a bit late in the season.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 14-8, 9-3 2nd Big Sky.

2/11/27 vs. Weber State (L 87-79).
2/13/27 at Idaho (W 52-30).

A split for the Hornets, as Coach Ginsberg edges that much closer to career win #200.

#11 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 19-5, 10-2 1st Big Ten.

2/10/27 at Minnesota (W 96-94, OT).
2/13/27 at #5 Indiana (W 92-88).

2 tough wins for the Wildcats who are now all alone in first place in the Big Ten.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 15-9, 8-4 T-2nd Conference USA.

2/11/27 at Southern Miss (L 84-72).
2/13/27 vs. Charlotte (W 74-66).

A split for the Golden Panthers, who are definitely off course from last season, but Coach Hawkins is still doing pretty well, and a lot of winnable games left.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 19-8, 15-3 1st MAAC.

2/12/27 vs. Monmouth (W 89-54).
2/14/27 vs. St. Peter's (W 88-73).

2 more wins for the Stags, and with 2 games left in conference play, they just need 1 more win to clinch the conference title.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 11-14, 5-8 T-8th Mountain West.

2/10/27 vs. San Diego State (L 72-61).
2/13/27 vs. #19 New Mexico (L 94-75).

Tough week for the Spartans, who dropped a couple games in blowout fashion. They still have a fairly tough schedule coming up, but still should be able to meet the goal of not finish last in the conference.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-17, 5-10 T-7th Northeast.

2/11/27 vs. LIU Brooklyn (L 94-86).
2/13/27 vs. St. Francis (NY) (L 71-63).

2 more losses for the Bulldogs, and that's 5 in a row now. The Coach Nielsen experiment at Bryant is a disaster so far, but at least he should be in a grace period this year.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 20-5, 12-2 1st Northeast.

2/11/27 at Oral Roberts (W 71-54).
2/13/27 at Central Connecticut (W 77-60).

2 easy wins for the Seahawks this week, including a non-conference win at Oral Roberts, very impressive.

#23 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 18-6, 9-3 T-1st Pac 12.

2/11/27 at Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.
2/13/27 vs. Gonzaga (W 86-71).

2 more wins for the Cardinal, who stay in the hunt for a Pac 12 title, but still a lot of season left.

#7 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 18-4, 9-3 T-1st Pac 12.

2/11/27 vs. Oregon State (W 74-61).
2/13/27 vs. Washington (W 84-69).

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-15, 3-9 11th Pac 12.

2/11/27 vs. #23 Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
2/13/27 at Colorado (L 72-59).

2 more losses for the Cougars, and that makes 6 in a row and 7 of 8. Doesn't look like this will be the season that Washington State breaks the postseason drought.

The Bruins stay hot, winning their 3rd and 4th in a row. All this could be leading up to a big showdown with Stanford at the end of the month.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 14-10, 10-2 T-1st SEC.

2/10/27 vs. Georgia (L 67-52).
2/13/27 vs. Vanderbilt (W 94-71).

The Crimson Tide had a chance to take control of the SEC, but lost to the co-leaders Georgia early in the week. Unfortunately with the bad non-conference record, they need to finish as high in the SEC as possible.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 10-13, 7-5 5th SWAC.

2/8/27 at Jackson State (W 64-57).
2/13/27 at Grambling State (W 86-77).

2 big wins for the Hornets, who get back over .500 in the conference, just 1 game behind the leaders.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-15, 7-6 6th SWAC.

2/8/27 vs. Alcorn State (W 100-97).
2/13/27 vs. Southern (W 116-72).

The Golden Lions brought the offense this week, scoring in triple digits in both of their wins, also jumping above .500 in conference play.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 16-9, 11-4 3rd Sun Belt.

2/11/27 at Arkansas State (L 73-71).
2/13/27 at Texas State (W 74-71).

A road split for the Trojans, as they battle in 2 tough games, and are now in 3rd place, 1 game behind the leaders.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 18-8, 11-4 2nd WCC.

2/11/27 vs. San Francisco (W 92-84).
2/13/27 vs. Santa Clara (W 86-75).

The Toreros are getting closer to locking up 2nd place in the conference after 2 more wins this week. 1st will take a miracle, as the conference leaders have just 1 conference loss, and 3rd would take a major collapse, as Coach Shocker has his team a good 2 games ahead. A wonderful season thus far.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Feb. 15-21:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Providence (68) 22-2 1796 1 Big East Conference
2. Baylor (4) 24-2 1732 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Wisconsin 21-3 1656 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Notre Dame 20-4 1569 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. UCLA 18-4 1482 7 Pacific-12 Conference
6. Ohio State 19-5 1467 4 Big Ten Conference
7. Northwestern 19-5 1338 11 Big Ten Conference
8. Arizona 18-6 1228 12 Pacific-12 Conference
9. George Washington 21-3 1211 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Indiana 18-6 1183 5 Big Ten Conference
11. Wichita State 21-4 1045 15 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Massachusetts 19-5 1017 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Colorado State 20-3 899 8 Mountain West Conference
14. New Mexico 19-3 810 19 Mountain West Conference
15. Syracuse 18-6 707 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Pepperdine 21-5 643 22 West Coast Conference
17. Toledo 20-4 631 14 Mid-American Conference
18. Georgetown 18-6 573 17 Big East Conference
19. North Carolina 17-7 537 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Florida State 16-8 498 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Stanford 18-6 467 23 Pacific-12 Conference
22. UT Arlington 20-4 303 NR Sun Belt Conference
23. Duke 17-7 279 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Long Beach State 19-5 154 NR Big West Conference
25. Missouri 17-7 54 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
La Salle 17-7 29 Atlantic 10 Conference
UAB 18-6 27 Atlantic 10 Conference
St. John's 17-7 20 Big East Conference
Iowa State 17-9 11 Big 12 Conference
Boston University 20-6 10 Patriot League
Kentucky 17-7 7 Southeastern Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 18-5 5 Southland Conference
Wagner 20-5 5 Northeast Conference
Illinois 16-8 3 Big Ten Conference
Michigan 16-8 2 Big Ten Conference
Gonzaga 16-8 1 Pacific-12 Conference
North Carolina State 16-8 1 Atlantic Coast Conference

Kudos to Wagner for getting some votes in the national polls!

Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Feb. 15-21:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Massachusetts (39) 19-5 1753 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. George Washington (19) 21-3 1713 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Wichita State (9) 21-4 1664 4 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Colorado State (4) 20-3 1559 1 Mountain West Conference
5. Pepperdine (1) 21-5 1516 6 West Coast Conference
6. Toledo 20-4 1458 5 Mid-American Conference
7. New Mexico 19-3 1396 8 Mountain West Conference
8. UT Arlington 20-4 1266 9 Sun Belt Conference
9. Long Beach State 19-5 1187 12 Big West Conference
10. UAB 18-6 1089 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. La Salle 17-7 1077 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Boston University 20-6 1062 13 Patriot League
13. Kent State 16-7 947 15 Mid-American Conference
14. San Diego 18-8 818 18 West Coast Conference
15. Temple 17-7 762 14 American Athletic Conference
16. Cal State Northridge 16-7 641 11 Big West Conference
17. Wagner 20-5 582 19 Northeast Conference
18. UTEP 16-6 569 21 Conference USA
19. Manhattan 20-8 512 23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
20. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 18-5 400 16 Southland Conference
21. Houston 18-7 362 NR American Athletic Conference
22. Morehead State 18-7 302 17 Ohio Valley Conference
23. Lehigh 18-8 229 25 Patriot League
24. Ohio 17-8 150 NR Mid-American Conference
25. FIU 15-9 97 24 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
North Dakota State 18-8 75 Summit League
Fairfield 19-8 50 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Towson 17-8 45 Colonial Athletic Association
William & Mary 16-9 33 Colonial Athletic Association
Tulsa 16-7 30 American Athletic Conference
Fordham 14-9 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
UC Davis 15-9 16 Big West Conference
Northern Iowa 16-9 8 Missouri Valley Conference
UC Irvine 14-10 6 Big West Conference
North Dakota 16-7 2 Big Sky Conference
Tennessee Tech 17-8 2 Ohio Valley Conference

Here's a look at the Overall Bubble Watch, which again features 2 of our teams:

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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San Diego 18-8 .552 (63) 0-3 5-0 6-4 7-1 130 In
Lehigh 18-8 .572 (36) 2-4 0-1 8-1 8-2 109 In
Virginia 15-9 .553 (60) 3-5 4-2 4-1 4-1 70 In
Temple 17-7 .557 (53) 1-2 1-0 6-4 9-1 151 In
FIU 15-9 .575 (33) 2-2 2-4 2-2 9-1 56 In
Washington 15-9 .553 (61) 1-6 3-1 3-1 8-1 76 In
William & Mary 16-9 .553 (62) 0-1 2-3 5-3 9-2 125 In
UAB 18-6 .549 (72) 2-2 3-2 7-1 6-1 226 In
Arkansas State 15-9 .550 (68) 0-4 0-1 6-3 9-1 111 Out
Kansas State 15-10 .558 (50) 2-5 5-3 4-1 4-1 38 Out
Fordham 14-9 .570 (38) 3-5 1-1 4-1 6-2 60 Out
Northern Iowa 16-9 .544 (80) 0-2 1-4 8-2 7-1 141 Out
UC Davis 15-9 .546 (78) 0-5 3-1 9-1 3-2 113 Out
Drake 16-10 .548 (76) 2-1 3-3 5-3 6-3 91 Out
Boston College 16-7 .531 (97) 1-3 4-2 4-1 7-1 216 Out

No change for FIU, who sees their SOS and RPI jump up a couple spots, but are still in the Last Four In category. San Diego, on the other hand, has a huge jump. They seem to be getting rewarded for the success of Pepperdine in the conference, as the Toreros have a much, much lower SOS and RPi than FIU. Regardless, if both continue to win, they will both be in the big dance.

Now for the rest of the teams:

Locks: Notre Dame, St. John's, Northwestern, UCLA, Stanford

No change, and I don't see much change coming in the last couple weeks, unless 1 team just really takes off, or totally falls apart.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 15-21, 2027

33 games on the schedule this week, with 2 feature games. Let's start in the SWAC.

2/15/27- Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) @ Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- A heck of a game here, but it was won at the free throw line. Alabama State got to the line a few more times, and made more free throws, and that was the difference.

Final Score: Alabama State- 85, Arkansas Pine Bluff- 78

And onward to the Pac 12:

2/20/27- Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @ #5 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- Not much to talk about in this one. UCLA scored the same amount of points in the first half than the Cougars did all game. Total domination as Washington State turned it over 20 times.

Final Score: #5 UCLA- 88, Washington State- 55

Now onto the rest of the weekly recap:

#4 Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 22-4, 12-2 1st ACC.

2/17/27 vs. Miami (W 76-63).
2/20/27 at Georgia Tech (W 71-43).

2 more wins for the Fighting Irish who just continue to roll, as Coach Mighty is having a dream season.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 14-13, 7-5 4th Atlantic Sun.

2/18/27 vs. Stetson (W 72-62).
2/20/27 vs. Kennesaw State (L 77-70).

The Ospreys split this week, seeing their 4 game win streak coming to an end at the hand of the conference leaders.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 11-15, 4-10 T-8th Big 12.

2/20/27 at Texas Tech (W 69-46).

Just 1 game for the Horned Frogs this week, and they got a win they badly needed. Especially since next week their 2 opponents are a combined 45-11. Oof!

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 19-7, 10-4 2nd Big East.

2/17/27 at Villanova (W 77-65).
2/20/27 at Seton Hall (W 91-77).

2 wins for the Red Storm, as they break a short 2 game losing streak. 2 of their remaining 4 regular season games are going to be huge tests, so we'll see which Coach Hoo team shows up.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 16-8, 11-3 T-1st Big Sky.

2/18/27 at Eastern Washington (W 62-48).
2/20/27 at North Dakota (W 75-70).

2 more wins for the Hornets, 2 solid road wins. They are now tied for first place in the conference, and the win at North Dakota was career win #200 for Coach Ginsberg!

#7 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 21-5, 12-2 1st Big Ten.

2/17/27 vs. Iowa (W 84-55).
2/20/27 vs. Purdue (W 69-58).

2 more wins for the Wildcats who continue to hold their lead in the conference, but 3 of their next 4 games will be challenges.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 16-10, 9-5 T-3rd Conference USA.

2/18/27 vs. Marshall (W 76-61).
2/20/27 at Louisiana Tech (L 62-53).

A split for the Golden Panthers, who are falling further and further out of contention, now sitting in a tie for 3rd. Coach Hawkins is going to have to give his team a big push at the end of the season.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 19-9, 15-4 1st MAAC.

2/19/27 at Niagara (L 75-57).

Just 1 game this week for the Stags, and they didn't show up, getting hammered at Niagara. They have clinched a share of the conference title but still need to win their last conference game to win the title outright.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 11-15, 5-9 10th Mountain West.

2/17/27 vs. #13 Colorado State (L 84-75).

A decent effort for the Spartans in their only game of the week, but they were still no match for the conference leaders. With 4 games left, all are winnable, and getting closer to a .500 record would go a long way.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-19, 5-11 T-8th Northeast.

2/18/27 at #1 Providence (L 75-56).
2/20/27 at Robert Morris (L 75-53).

2 more losses for the Bulldogs, as that's 7 in a row and 10 of their last 12. Poor Coach Nielsen is just not having a fun time right now, and it's possible he will be back on the job hunt if things don't change in a hurry.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 21-6, 13-3 1st Northeast.

2/18/27 at Mt. St. Mary's (L 71-64).
2/20/27 at Fairleigh Dickinson (W 58-40).

The streak is over for the Seahawks, as their loss at Mt. St. Mary's ended an 11 game winning streak. No matter, they've already clinched the regular season conference title, and are now playing for the best possible postseason spot they can get.

#23 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 20-6, 11-3 T-1st Pac 12.

2/18/27 vs. Oregon State (W 64-55).
2/20/27 vs. Arizona State (W 74-51).

2 more wins for the Cardinal, who are still fighting with UCLA for the top spot in the conference.

#5 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 20-4, 11-3 T-1st Pac 12.

2/18/27 vs. Colorado (W 92-84).
2/20/27 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.

2 more wins for the Bruins as they stay even with Stanford, setting up a huge game next week.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-17, 3-11 11th Pac 12.

2/18/27 at Arizona State (L 77-70, OT).
2/20/27 at #5 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

2 more losses for the Cougars, who have now lost 8 in a row and 9 of 10. The struggles are back, and next week they have a big game against the conference cellar dwellers, where the loser is likely to finish last in the conference.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 16-10, 12-2 T-1st SEC.

2/17/27 vs. South Carolina (W 58-46).
2/20/27 at Tennessee (W 80-70).

The Crimson Tide continue to make noise in the conference, including a very important win at Tennessee. They could still win 20 games this season, which would be remarkable the way their non-conference slate went.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 12-13, 9-5 T-3rd SWAC.

2/15/27 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff- feature game, highlighted above.
2/20/27 vs. Mississippi Valley State (W 85-75).

2 more wins for the Hornets, as they are getting hot at the right time of the season. The schedule is favorable for a strong finish, if they can continue this type of play.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-17, 7-8 6th SWAC.

2/15/27 at Alabama State- feature game, highlighted above.
2/20/27 at Alabama A&M (L 88-77).

2 more losses for the Golden Lions, as this has been a season to forget for Coach Gunn. At least he can take solace in knowing that Hawaii has not improved since he was fired a couple seasons ago.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 17-10, 12-5 3rd Sun Belt.

2/18/27 vs. Northern Kentucky (W 83-69).
2/20/27 vs. Texas State (L 82-69).

A split for the Trojans, who still stay in the hunt for the conference title, but really need to win their last 3 regular season games to have a chance. At least 2 of 3.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 19-9, 11-5 2nd WCC.

2/15/27 at The Citadel (W 86-83).
2/20/27 vs. BYU (L 86-75).

The Toreros split this week, winning out of conference but losing in conference. No matter, their 2nd seed in the WCC Tournament is locked up, it can't change. They do have a chance next week to take out the conference leaders, so hopefully they bring their A game.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Feb. 22-28:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Providence (71) 24-2 1799 1 Big East Conference
2. Baylor (1) 26-2 1729 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Wisconsin 22-4 1656 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Notre Dame 22-4 1584 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Ohio State 21-5 1500 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Northwestern 21-5 1400 7 Big Ten Conference
7. Indiana 20-6 1353 10 Big Ten Conference
8. UCLA 20-4 1271 5 Pacific-12 Conference
9. Wichita State 23-4 1229 11 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Syracuse 20-6 1092 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. George Washington 22-4 1056 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Colorado State 22-3 985 13 Mountain West Conference
13. Florida State 18-8 850 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Arizona 19-7 841 8 Pacific-12 Conference
15. Pepperdine 23-5 801 16 West Coast Conference
16. Georgetown 20-6 773 18 Big East Conference
17. Massachusetts 20-6 721 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Stanford 20-6 710 21 Pacific-12 Conference
19. Toledo 21-5 477 17 Mid-American Conference
20. St. John's 19-7 366 NR Big East Conference
21. New Mexico 19-5 247 14 Mountain West Conference
22. Duke 18-8 229 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Boston University 22-6 169 NR Patriot League
24. Iowa State 19-9 138 NR Big 12 Conference
25. UT Arlington 20-5 129 22 Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Kentucky 19-7 82 Southeastern Conference
North Carolina 17-9 66 Atlantic Coast Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 20-5 60 Southland Conference
Long Beach State 20-6 53 Big West Conference
Gonzaga 18-8 11 Pacific-12 Conference
UAB 19-7 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wagner 21-6 7 Northeast Conference
Illinois 17-9 3 Big Ten Conference
Virginia 17-9 2 Atlantic Coast Conference

Here's a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Feb. 22-28:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wichita State (56) 23-4 1774 3 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Massachusetts (7) 20-6 1685 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. George Washington (4) 22-4 1666 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Pepperdine (5) 23-5 1618 5 West Coast Conference
5. Colorado State 22-3 1529 4 Mountain West Conference
6. Toledo 21-5 1428 6 Mid-American Conference
7. New Mexico 19-5 1312 7 Mountain West Conference
8. Boston University 22-6 1298 12 Patriot League
9. UT Arlington 20-5 1195 8 Sun Belt Conference
10. Long Beach State 20-6 1126 9 Big West Conference
11. UAB 19-7 1107 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Kent State 17-8 950 13 Mid-American Conference
13. Manhattan 21-8 861 19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
14. San Diego 19-9 774 14 West Coast Conference
15. La Salle 17-9 725 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 20-5 714 20 Southland Conference
17. Morehead State 20-7 632 22 Ohio Valley Conference
18. Lehigh 20-8 558 23 Patriot League
19. Temple 18-8 510 15 American Athletic Conference
20. Cal State Northridge 17-8 391 16 Big West Conference
21. UTEP 17-7 362 18 Conference USA
22. Tulsa 18-7 277 NR American Athletic Conference
23. Fordham 16-9 218 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Wagner 21-6 208 17 Northeast Conference
25. Towson 19-8 133 NR Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
William & Mary 18-9 89 Colonial Athletic Association
UC Davis 17-9 65 Big West Conference
Northern Iowa 18-9 50 Missouri Valley Conference
FIU 16-10 49 Conference USA
Memphis 16-10 25 American Athletic Conference
Arkansas State 17-9 16 Sun Belt Conference
Oakland 16-10 16 Mid-American Conference
St. Francis NY 20-7 13 Northeast Conference
Louisiana Tech 17-9 12 Conference USA
Houston 18-9 11 American Athletic Conference
Sacramento State 16-8 2 Big Sky Conference
Ohio 17-10 1 Mid-American Conference

Here's a look at the Overall Bubble Watch, which sees 3 of our teams in it this week:

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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La Salle 17-9 .587 (23) 2-5 5-1 3-2 7-1 27 In
UT Arlington 20-5 .571 (38) 1-2 0-0 6-1 13-2 203 In
Lehigh 20-8 .576 (36) 2-4 0-1 8-1 10-2 116 In
New Mexico 19-5 .549 (61) 0-0 1-0 9-4 9-1 281 In
UC Davis 17-9 .554 (54) 1-3 5-3 8-1 3-2 110 In
Alabama 16-10 .565 (44) 3-5 5-1 7-2 1-2 33 In
Oakland 16-10 .561 (47) 2-5 1-1 5-4 8-0 61 In
William & Mary 18-9 .553 (56) 0-1 1-2 7-4 10-2 151 In
FIU 16-10 .568 (39) 1-2 3-4 3-2 9-2 59 Out
San Diego 19-9 .546 (67) 1-2 4-1 7-4 7-2 131 Out
Minnesota 16-11 .609 (8) 5-8 6-1 4-1 1-1 1 Out
Temple 18-8 .545 (70) 1-2 1-0 3-4 13-2 166 Out
UAB 19-7 .543 (74) 2-3 3-2 6-1 8-1 199 Out
Manhattan 21-8 .548 (62) 0-0 2-3 6-3 13-2 209 Out
Drake 17-11 .546 (68) 1-1 4-2 4-5 8-3 92 Out

Alabama is projected to be in the NCAA Tournament for the first time all season, and it's all due to their performance in the SEC. They are 8-6 against teams in the RPI Top 100.

FIU is now in the First Four Out, as splits aren't working for them anymore. They need to finish strong or they could be looking at the NIT, despite the strong SOS and RPI.

Ditto for San Diego, who jumped all the way from almost being off the bubble, to being in the First Four Out. With their not so hot RPI and SOS, they definitely can't afford anymore setbacks.

Now for the rest of the Bubble Watch:

Locks: Notre Dame, St. John's, Northwestern, UCLA, Stanford

Alabama goes from being projected definitely out to on the bubble and projected in.

FIU and San Diego are both still on the bubble, but have gone from being in to being in the First Four Out.

[bbgunn]

Ugh, Wazzu. Ugh ugh ugh. DeShawn should be on his way out.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 22-28, 2027

36 games on the schedule this week, with 1 feature game. Let's first head to the Pac 12.

2/27/27- #8 UCLA (Tim Shepard) @ #18 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- A pretty tight one, but UCLA hit 13 three pointers to pull away late, taking control of the conference and getting a big road win.

Final Score: #8 UCLA- 76, #18 Stanford- 68

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

#4 Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 23-5, 13-3 1st ACC.

2/24/27 vs. Pittsburgh (L 68-59).
2/27/27 at Virginia (W 81-78).

The Fighting Irish split this week, missing a golden opportunity to take a 2 game lead in the conference with 2 games to go. Still, if they can win both games next week, they can win the conference outright. Winning 1 game next week would assure themselves of at least a share.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 15-14, 8-6 T-3rd Atlantic Sun.

2/25/27 at Jacksonville (W 77-63).
2/27/27 at Lipscomb (L 76-67).

A split for the Ospreys, who finish in a tie for 3rd in the conference. They've won the tiebreaker and will get the 3rd seed in the Atlantic Sun Tournament, opening up against the team that just beat them, 6th seed Lipscomb.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 11-17, 4-12 T-10th (T-last) Big 12.

2/22/27 at #2 Baylor (L 74-47).
2/27/27 at #24 Iowa State (L 85-54).

The Horned Frogs go on the road and get hammered against 2 ranked teams this week. Coach Mighty is in serious jeopardy of losing his job if things don't turn around in a hurry.

#20 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 20-8, 11-5 T-2nd Big East.

2/24/27 vs. Marquette (W 92-64).
2/27/27 vs. #16 Georgetown (L 87-83).

A split for the Red Storm, who have a huge task next week as they take on the #1 team in the nation. They are still fighting for a good postseason seed.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 17-9, 12-4 T-1st Big Sky.

2/25/27 at Montana State (W 78-70).
2/27/27 vs. Idaho State (L 70-64).

Another split for the Hornets, who remain tied for the conference lead with 2 final games next week.

#6 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 22-6, 13-3 1st Big Ten.

2/24/27 at Maryland (W 75-68).
2/27/27 at #3 Wisconsin (L 80-68).

A split for the Wildcats, who drop a tough one at Wisconsin, but still hold a 1 game lead in the conference with 2 to play.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 17-11, 10-6 T-3rd Conference USA.

2/25/27 vs. Old Dominion (W 59-49).
2/27/27 vs. George Mason (L 77-69).

Another split for the Golden Panthers, who are on the short end of a 3 way tie for 3rd right now. They are going to need to win both next week and get a lot of help. However, if they lose both, well they could fall way down in the conference.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 19-11, 15-5 T-2nd MAAC.

2/23/27 vs. Princeton (L 90-79).
2/26/27 at Quinnipiac (L 87-67).

The Stags lose 2 more this week, ending the regular season on a 3 game losing streak. After starting 9-0 in the conference, they go 6-5 the rest of the way. They win a share of the MAAC Title, but due to tiebreakers, will be the #2 seed in the MAAC Tournament and open up against the winner between 10th seed Iona and 7th seed Marist.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 13-15, 7-9 T-6th Mountain West.

2/24/27 at Utah State (W 68-66).
2/27/27 at Boise State (W 78-76, OT).

A pair of 2 point road wins for the Spartans this week as they still have a chance to finish .500 overall and in the conference. Regardless, they will once again beat the prediction of last place in the conference.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-19, 7-11 T-7th Northeast.

2/25/27 at St. Francis (PA) (W 69-54).
2/27/27 at Sacred Heart (W 62-57).

The Bulldogs finish the regular season on a high note, winning their last 2 games and qualifying for the Northeast Tournament. They tie for 7th but lose the tiebreaker and will be the 8th seed. They'll take on top seed Wagner in the first round. Barring a couple upsets, Coach Nielsen will have to wait until next season to get career win #200.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 23-6, 15-3 1st Northeast.

2/25/27 vs. LIU Brooklyn (W 75-51).
2/27/27 vs. St. Francis (NY) (W 90-77).

2 easy victories to finish off the regular season for the Seahawks. They win the Northeast regular season title in easy fashion and will be the top seed in the Northeast Tournament, where they will take on 8th seed Bryant.

#18 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 21-7, 12-4 2nd Pac 12.

2/25/27 vs. Oregon (W 76-57).
2/27/27 vs. #8 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Cardinal, who just need to win 1 game next week to clinch 2nd place. If they can win both and have UCLA slip up, they could still win the Pac 12 Title.

#8 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 22-4, 13-3 1st Pac 12.

2/25/27 at Arizona State (W 75-62).
2/27/27 at #18 Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.

2 more wins for the Bruins, including a big win over Stanford. They control their own destiny: 1 win next week clinches a share of the Pac 12 Title, 2 wins clinches it outright.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-19, 3-13 12th (last) Pac 12.

2/25/27 at Oregon State (L 71-49).
2/27/27 vs. Washington (L 61-45).

2 more losses for the Cougars. That's 10 in a row, including a 22 point drubbing against the cellar dwellars (at the time). This season can't get over fast enough for Coach St. John.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 17-11, 13-3 T-1st SEC.

2/24/27 vs. LSU (L 80-69).
2/27/27 at Arkansas (W 76-61).

A split for the Crimson Tide, who still control their own destiny. They really need to win both next week, doing so would clinch at least a share of the SEC Title. They need all the help they can get, but have a tough road game at Kentucky to end the regular season.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 14-13, 11-5 2nd SWAC.

2/22/27 at Prairie View A&M (W 80-69).
2/27/27 at Texas Southern (W 81-76).

2 more wins for the Hornets, who are starting to roll, winners of 6 in a row and 8 of their last 10. They are still in the hunt for the SWAC regular season title, but need to win both next week and get help.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 11-18, 8-9 6th SWAC.

2/22/27 vs. Grambling State (L 84-79).
2/27/27 vs. Jackson State (W 78-68).

The Golden Lions have 1 more regular season game, winning it will give them a .500 conference record, a far cry from preseason predictions.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 17-11, 12-6 3rd Sun Belt.

2/25/27 at Florida Gulf Coast (L 88-77).

Just 1 game for the Trojans this week, a tough loss. They have 2 more games next week and can't win the Sun Belt regular season title. They'll finish somewhere between 2nd and 4th.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 21-9, 13-5 2nd WCC.

2/25/27 at #15 Pepperdine (W 77-61).
2/27/27 at Loyola Marymount (W 77-63).

2 big road wins for the Toreros this week as they beat the conference's top team and nationally ranked Pepperdine. This gives them a ton of momentum going into the WCC Tournament. They'll go in as the 2nd seed and take on the winner of a First Round game between 10th seed St. Mary's and 7th seed Santa Clara.

Here's a look at the National Top 25 going into the week of March 1-7:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Providence (71) 26-2 1799 1 Big East Conference
2. Baylor (1) 28-2 1729 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Wisconsin 23-5 1655 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Notre Dame 23-5 1576 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. UCLA 22-4 1481 8 Pacific-12 Conference
6. Indiana 22-6 1389 7 Big Ten Conference
7. Northwestern 22-6 1367 6 Big Ten Conference
8. Ohio State 22-6 1272 5 Big Ten Conference
9. George Washington 24-4 1231 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Wichita State 24-5 1143 9 Missouri Valley Conference
11. Colorado State 24-3 1108 12 Mountain West Conference
12. Georgetown 22-6 999 16 Big East Conference
13. Florida State 20-8 990 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Stanford 21-7 823 18 Pacific-12 Conference
15. Massachusetts 21-7 716 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Pepperdine 24-6 709 15 West Coast Conference
17. Arizona 20-8 691 14 Pacific-12 Conference
18. Syracuse 20-8 577 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Duke 20-8 396 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Toledo 22-6 364 19 Mid-American Conference
21. Iowa State 21-9 296 24 Big 12 Conference
22. UT Arlington 22-5 274 25 Sun Belt Conference
23. Boston University 24-6 259 23 Patriot League
24. St. John's 20-8 219 20 Big East Conference
25. Long Beach State 22-6 164 NR Big West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 21-5 46 Southland Conference
North Carolina State 19-9 44 Atlantic Coast Conference
New Mexico 20-6 36 Mountain West Conference
Kentucky 20-8 23 Southeastern Conference
Wagner 23-6 17 Northeast Conference
North Carolina 18-10 7 Atlantic Coast Conference

And a look at the Mid-Major Top 25 going into the week of March 1-7:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wichita State (40) 24-5 1759 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. George Washington (24) 24-4 1738 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Colorado State (8) 24-3 1663 5 Mountain West Conference
4. Massachusetts 21-7 1563 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Pepperdine 24-6 1552 4 West Coast Conference
6. Toledo 22-6 1410 6 Mid-American Conference
7. Boston University 24-6 1329 8 Patriot League
8. UT Arlington 22-5 1268 9 Sun Belt Conference
9. Long Beach State 22-6 1240 10 Big West Conference
10. New Mexico 20-6 1138 7 Mountain West Conference
11. Kent State 19-8 1050 12 Mid-American Conference
12. San Diego 21-9 946 14 West Coast Conference
13. UAB 20-8 929 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Manhattan 22-8 863 13 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
15. Tulsa 20-7 723 22 American Athletic Conference
16. Cal State Northridge 19-8 638 20 Big West Conference
17. Fordham 18-9 618 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Wagner 23-6 602 24 Northeast Conference
19. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 21-5 526 16 Southland Conference
20. Morehead State 21-8 416 17 Ohio Valley Conference
21. La Salle 18-10 391 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Temple 19-9 244 19 American Athletic Conference
23. Lehigh 21-9 241 18 Patriot League
24. Oakland 18-10 138 NR Mid-American Conference
25. Memphis 18-10 105 NR American Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UTEP 18-8 72 Conference USA
Louisiana Tech 19-9 70 Conference USA
Arkansas State 19-9 54 Sun Belt Conference
Towson 20-9 52 Colonial Athletic Association
Northern Iowa 19-10 26 Missouri Valley Conference
Ohio 19-10 16 Mid-American Conference
William & Mary 19-10 9 Colonial Athletic Association
St. Francis NY 21-8 7 Northeast Conference
Drake 19-11 2 Missouri Valley Conference
FIU 17-11 1 Conference USA
Houston 19-10 1 American Athletic Conference

Here's a look at the Overall Bubble Watch, which sees 3 of our teams:

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Villanova 18-10 .558 (48) 3-6 4-0 5-2 6-2 41 In
Kansas State 18-11 .550 (60) 2-3 6-3 6-4 4-1 64 In
Oakland 18-10 .559 (45) 2-5 1-1 11-4 4-0 84 In
San Diego 21-9 .556 (52) 2-3 4-0 7-4 8-2 125 In
New Mexico 20-6 .556 (51) 0-1 2-0 8-3 10-2 248 In
Lehigh 21-9 .566 (40) 2-4 0-1 8-1 11-3 123 In
Alabama 17-11 .560 (44) 3-4 4-5 9-0 1-2 32 In
Ohio 19-10 .550 (59) 4-1 1-2 5-4 9-3 150 In
Oklahoma 17-11 .553 (56) 1-4 6-5 7-2 3-0 35 Out
Washington 18-10 .542 (70) 2-5 4-3 3-2 9-0 118 Out
FIU 17-11 .558 (49) 1-2 3-3 4-5 9-1 70 Out
Texas A&M 16-10 .546 (66) 1-6 4-1 7-2 4-1 87 Out
UAB 20-8 .539 (78) 2-3 3-1 9-2 6-2 230 Out
William & Mary 19-10 .544 (67) 0-1 2-2 6-4 11-3 162 Out
Northern Iowa 19-10 .541 (73) 1-3 0-3 8-2 10-2 159 Out

San Diego is in a good position, but not great. With that SOS, they really need to win at least 1 game in the WCC Tournament. 2 to really feel safe.

Alabama just needs to find a way to win at Kentucky. That is the best game they have left. A win there will go a long way. They also need to have a good showing in the SEC tournament. Their SOS and RPI is among the best of the bubble teams, but anymore losses, and they could be out.

FIU doesn't have that bad of an RPI, nor SOS. Unfortunately for them, they don't play in a power conference, which means they need win both games next week, and get a win or 2 in the C-USA Tournament to feel safe, otherwise it's probably NIT for them.

Now a look at the other teams:

Locks: Notre Dame, St. John's, Northwestern, UCLA, Stanford

The only change this week is San Diego, who stays on the bubble, but goes from projected out to projected in.

[collegesportsfanms]

March 1-7, 2027

34 games on the schedule, with a few conference tournament games, and 1 feature game. Let's get to it, staring in the Northeast:

3/3/27- Northeast Quarterfinal - (8) Bryant (Rob Nielsen) vs. (1) Wagner (Will Brown) -- A definite surprise in this one, as what was a 1 point halftime lead turned into an 18 point win for Bryant, who pulls a huge stunner in the Northeast Quarterfinal.

Final Score: (8) Bryant- 84, (1) Wagner- 66

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

#4 Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 25-5, 15-3 1st ACC.

3/3/27 vs. Clemson (W 89-69).
3/6/27 at #18 Syracuse (W 74-68).

2 more wins for the Fighting Irish. Coach Mighty came into this season on a hot seat. I think we can forget about that now. What a turnaround, and he has to get some consideration for National Coach of the Year. Notre Dame wins the ACC regular season title and will be the #1 seed in the ACC Tournament. They will open up against either (9) Virginia Tech or (8) Louisville, getting a double bye into the Quarterfinals.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 16-15, 8-6 Atlantic Sun.

3/2/27- Atlantic Sun Quarterfinal vs. (6) Lipscomb (W 70-47).
3/4/27- Atlantic Sun Semifinal vs. (2) USC Upstate (L 75-74).

A heartbreaking loss for the Ospreys, as they led by 15 at halftime in the Atlantic Sun Semifinal, but ended up losing. Just a game over .500 overall, and playing in one of the lowest rated conferences in the NCAA, any postseason chance they have.. well let's get real, they have none unfortunately.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 13-17, 6-12 T-8th Big 12.

3/1/27 vs. Kansas (W 71-51).
3/6/27 vs. Kansas State (W 54-50).

2 great wins for the Horned Frogs, who manage to stay out of the cellar. They lose the tiebreaker for the 8th seed, and will be the 9th seed in the Big 12 Tournament, opening up in a First Round game against a team they just beat, 8th seed Kansas.

#24 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 21-9, 12-6 T-2nd Big East.

3/3/27 at #1 Providence (L 98-76).
3/6/27 at DePaul (W 81-79).

Another split for the Red Storm to finish out the regular season. They lose a 2 way tiebreaker for 2nd place, and will be the 3rd seed in the Big East Tournament. They'll take on 6th seed Butler in a Quarterfinal game.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 19-9, 14-4 1st Big Sky.

3/4/27 vs. Northern Colorado (W 77-73).
3/6/27 at Southern Utah (W 77-44).

2 more wins for the Hornets as they go into conference tournament play with a lot of momentum. They win the Big Sky regular season title and will be the top seed in the Big Sky Tournament. They'll get a bye to the Quarterfinals and will take on the winner of a First Round game between 9th seed Montana and 8th seed Portland State.

#7 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 23-7, 14-4 T-1st Big Ten.

3/3/27 vs. Michigan (W 69-64, OT).
3/6/27 vs. Illinois (L 52-41).

A split for the Wildcats, and miss a chance to win the Big Ten regular season title outright with a loss in their final regular season game. They lose the tiebreaker and will be the #2 seed in the Big Ten tournament. They get a double bye into the Big Ten Quarterfinals and will take on the winner of a Second Round game between 10th seed Iowa and 7th seed Purdue.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 18-12, 11-7 5th Conference USA.

3/4/27 at Middle Tennessee (L 78-68).
3/6/27 at South Dakota State (W 62-52).

Another split for the Golden Panthers, who take the 5th seed in the Conference USA Tournament and will open up with the winner of a First Round game between 13th seed North Texas and 12th seed Florida Atlantic.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 21-11, 15-5 MAAC.

3/6/27- MAAC Quarterfinal vs. (10) Iona (W 69-34).
3/7/27- MAAC Semifinal vs. (6) Niagara (W 80-64).

2 easy tournament wins for the Stags, who roll into the MAAC championship game next week against the #1 seed.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 14-16, 8-10 T-6th Mountain West.

3/3/27 at Air Force (W 81-74).
3/6/27 vs. UNLV (L 58-52).

A split for the Spartans, who far exceeded expectations again this season. Unfortunately, they drew the short straw in a 3 way tie for 6th, and will be the 8th seed in the Mountain West Tournament. They'll open up against 9th seed Boise State.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 12-19, 7-11 Northeast.

3/3/27- Northeast Quarterfinal vs. (1) Wagner- feature game, highlighted above.
3/6/27- Northeast Semifinal vs. (2) Fairleigh Dickinson (W 65-56).

The Bulldogs have gotten hot at the right time, taking down the top 2 seeds in the Northeast Tournament (thanks to reseeding after the quarterfinals). Coach Nielsen picked up career win #200 against Fairleigh Dickinson, and now has 1 more quest to conquer for the seemingly impossible to happen.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 23-7, 15-3 Northeast.

3/3/27- Northeast Quarterfinal vs. (8) Bryant- feature game, highlighted above.

A damaging loss for the Seahawks, as even with 23 wins on the season, probably needed to win the Northeast Tournament to ensure an NCAA bid. Those are the breaks of playing in a small conference, and they are more than likely headed to the NIT.

#14 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 22-8, 13-5 T-1st Pac 12.

3/4/27 at #17 Arizona (L 73-63).
3/6/27 at Utah (W 80-68).

A split for the Cardinal, who can't get it done at ranked Arizona. They split the Pac 12 regular season title but lose the tiebreaker. They'll be the #2 seed in the Pac 12 Tournament, opening up against the winner of a First Round game between 10th seed Utah and 7th seed Colorado.

#5 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 22-6, 13-5 T-1st Pac 12.

3/4/27 vs. Utah (L 63-55).
3/6/27 at Gonzaga (L 96-88).

2 damaging losses for the Bruins, who just needed to win 1 game this week to win the Pac 12 regular season title outright. Instead, they back their way into a share of it, and also back their way into the top seed by winning the tiebreaker. They'll be the #1 seed in the Pac 12 Tournament and open up against the winner of a First Round game between 9th seed California and 8th seed Washington.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-21, 3-15 12th (last) Pac 12.

3/4/27 vs. California (L 85-82).
3/6/27 at Oregon (L 71-49).

2 more losses for the Cougars, and they finish the regular season on a 12 game losing streak, finishing in the cellar yet again. Coach St. John has to be concerned about job security as he'll take his team to the Pac 12 Tournament as the #12 seed, taking on 5th seed Oregon in the First Round.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 18-12, 14-4 T-1st SEC.

3/3/27 at VCU (W 62-53).
3/6/27 at Kentucky (L 92-84).

A split for the Crimson Tide, who miss a chance to win the SEC regular season title outright. but they still manage a share. They lose the tiebreaker though and will be the #2 seed in the SEC Tournament. They'll get a double bye into the Quarterfinals and open up against the winner of a Second Round game between 10th seed Ole Miss and 7th seed LSU.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 16-13, 13-5 1st SWAC.

3/1/27 vs. Southern (W 96-75).
3/6/27 vs. Alcorn State (W 83-65).

2 dominating wins for the Hornets, as Coach Childress takes them to the SWAC regular season title in his first season here. Work still to be done though, as they'll be the top seed in the SWAC Tournament, opening up against the winner of a First Round game between 9th seed Mississippi Valley State and 8th seed Grambling State.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 12-18, 9-9 T-5th SWAC.

3/6/27 at Mississippi Valley State (W 84-76).

The Golden Lions manage to finish the regular season with a .500 record in conference. Coach Gunn has taken a huge step back this season. They lost the tiebreaker for the 5th seed and will be the #6 seed in the SWAC Tournament. They'll open up against 3rd seed Alcorn State.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 17-13, 12-8 3rd Sun Belt.

3/4/27 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (L 70-65).
3/6/27 at Georgia Southern (L 78-68).

2 more losses for the Trojans, who are limping to the finish line here. They've lost 4 in a row, and need to right the ship before the Sun Belt Tournament. They still have a shot at the postseason, and will be the #3 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament. They'll open up against the winner of a First Round game between 7th seed Arkansas Little Rock and 6th seed Appalachian State.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 22-9, 13-5 WCC.

3/6/27- WCC Quarterfinal vs. (7) Santa Clara (W 91-84).

Only 1 game played this week for the Toreros, but they win their WCC Quarterfinal game and move on to the semifinals and hopefully the ship next week.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Mar. 8-14:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Providence (71) 28-2 1799 1 Big East Conference
2. Baylor (1) 29-2 1729 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Wisconsin 25-5 1656 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Ohio State 24-6 1582 8 Big Ten Conference
5. Notre Dame 25-5 1477 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Wichita State 27-5 1449 10 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Indiana 23-7 1364 6 Big Ten Conference
8. Colorado State 26-3 1265 11 Mountain West Conference
9. Northwestern 23-7 1237 7 Big Ten Conference
10. Florida State 22-8 1106 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. UCLA 22-6 1098 5 Pacific-12 Conference
12. Georgetown 23-7 1021 12 Big East Conference
13. George Washington 24-6 902 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Massachusetts 23-7 887 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Stanford 22-8 728 14 Pacific-12 Conference
16. Arizona 21-9 621 17 Pacific-12 Conference
17. UT Arlington 24-5 587 22 Sun Belt Conference
18. Long Beach State 24-6 498 25 Big West Conference
19. Boston University 26-6 482 23 Patriot League
20. Pepperdine 24-7 446 16 West Coast Conference
21. Syracuse 21-9 420 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Toledo 23-6 336 20 Mid-American Conference
23. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 23-5 201 NR Southland Conference
24. Kentucky 22-8 144 NR Southeastern Conference
25. St. John's 21-9 136 24 Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Duke 21-9 110 Atlantic Coast Conference
Iowa State 21-10 59 Big 12 Conference
Illinois 20-10 33 Big Ten Conference
Virginia 20-10 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
New Mexico 21-7 9 Mountain West Conference
Manhattan 24-8 3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
North Carolina State 20-10 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
Gonzaga 20-10 1 Pacific-12 Conference
Kent State 20-8 1 Mid-American Conference

And a look at the Mid-Major Top 25 going into the week of Mar. 8-14:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wichita State (69) 27-5 1797 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Colorado State (3) 26-3 1716 3 Mountain West Conference
3. Massachusetts 23-7 1659 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. George Washington 24-6 1571 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Pepperdine 24-7 1500 5 West Coast Conference
6. Toledo 23-6 1407 6 Mid-American Conference
7. Boston University 26-6 1342 7 Patriot League
8. Long Beach State 24-6 1328 9 Big West Conference
9. UT Arlington 24-5 1247 8 Sun Belt Conference
10. Kent State 20-8 1102 11 Mid-American Conference
11. San Diego 22-9 1027 12 West Coast Conference
12. Manhattan 24-8 961 14 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
13. New Mexico 21-7 948 10 Mountain West Conference
14. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 23-5 791 19 Southland Conference
15. UAB 21-9 746 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Morehead State 23-8 725 20 Ohio Valley Conference
17. La Salle 20-10 683 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Temple 21-9 587 22 American Athletic Conference
19. Tulsa 21-8 490 15 American Athletic Conference
20. Towson 23-9 466 NR Colonial Athletic Association
21. Cal State Northridge 20-9 408 16 Big West Conference
22. Oakland 20-10 299 24 Mid-American Conference
23. Wagner 23-7 197 18 Northeast Conference
24. Middle Tennessee 19-9 122 NR Conference USA
25. Ohio 20-10 111 NR Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Fordham 18-11 40 Atlantic 10 Conference
Lehigh 21-10 36 Patriot League
UTEP 19-9 23 Conference USA
Arkansas State 20-10 21 Sun Belt Conference
Fresno State 18-12 16 Mountain West Conference
Louisiana Tech 20-10 12 Conference USA
UC Irvine 18-12 9 Big West Conference
Northern Iowa 21-12 8 Missouri Valley Conference
Kennesaw State 22-10 3 Atlantic Sun Conference
Sacramento State 19-9 2 Big Sky Conference

Here's a look at the Overall Bubble Watch, which has 3 of our teams in it.

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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San Diego 22-9 .559 (52) 2-3 5-0 8-4 7-2 126 In
North Carolina 18-12 .553 (57) 6-6 3-2 6-3 3-1 53 In
Fordham 18-11 .575 (29) 4-4 2-3 5-1 7-3 37 In
Oakland 20-10 .562 (44) 1-5 2-1 12-4 5-0 97 In
Ohio 20-10 .555 (55) 5-1 0-2 7-3 8-4 139 In
Lehigh 21-10 .558 (53) 2-4 0-1 10-3 9-2 132 In
Alabama 18-12 .561 (48) 3-5 5-3 7-2 3-2 32 In
Arkansas State 20-10 .561 (47) 1-4 2-0 6-4 11-2 90 In
Texas A&M 17-11 .553 (58) 1-7 6-1 4-3 6-0 73 Out
UC Irvine 18-12 .568 (38) 2-5 4-1 9-6 3-0 25 Out
Northern Iowa 21-12 .546 (64) 1-4 2-4 6-1 12-3 113 Out
Washington 19-11 .545 (66) 3-5 4-4 3-2 9-0 101 Out
FIU 18-12 .554 (56) 1-2 3-5 4-4 10-1 82 Out
New Mexico 21-7 .546 (65) 0-1 1-1 11-3 9-2 255 Out
Temple 21-9 .545 (67) 0-2 2-0 6-5 13-2 171 Out

San Diego is in a great position. Even with a loss in the WCC Semifinals, they are probably still in, unless it is a blowout loss. A win in the WCC Semifinals would almost certainly make them a lock.

Alabama is only in this position because of their conference record. Their 4-8 non-conference record is hurting them. Granted, it was a tough non-con schedule, which is another reason they are still hanging in the Last Four In. They can't afford a letdown though. If they lose their first game of the SEC Tournament, they are most likely NIT bound.

FIU is stumbling to the finish line. Their SOS and RPI have both taken hits this week, and it's pretty simple at this point. They aren't even in the Last Four Out, they are down to the Next Four Out, which means they need to win a minimum of 2 games in the C-USA Tournament to feel safe about an at-large bid, and they may not even be enough.

Now for the rest of the Bubble Watch:

Locks: Notre Dame, St. John's, Northwestern, UCLA, Stanford.

No changes this week

[law90026]

St Johns really struggling to be consistent this year.

[collegesportsfanms]

Mar. 8-14, 2027

Conference championship week is here, and we have 31 games on the schedule, with 1 feature game, but it's not in a conference you would expect it to be in. We'll start there:

3/13/27- SWAC Championship - (6) Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) vs. (1) Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- This one was over early, as ARPB ran off to a 25 point halftime lead. Alabama State tried to get back into it, but just didn't have enough time, as Pine Bluff pulls a shocker to win the SWAC Championship game.

Final Score: (6) Arkansas Pine Bluff- 86, (1) Alabama State- 71

Now we head to the rest of the weekly recap:

#5 Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 26-6, 15-3 ACC.

3/11/27- ACC Quarterfinal vs. (9) Virginia Tech (W 83-77).
3/12/27- ACC Semifinal vs. (4) Duke (L 56-53).

Tough loss in the semifinals for the Fighting Irish, but they have far exceeded expectations and will be dancing again! It's probably farfetched to think they'll get a #1 seed, but a #2 or #3 seed is within reach.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 16-15, 8-6 Atlantic Sun.

The Ospreys played in their conference tournament last week, getting eliminated, and are likely to miss the postseason.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 15-18, 6-12 Big 12.

3/10/27- Big 12 First Round vs. (8) Kansas (W 69-60).
3/11/27- Big 12 Quarterfinal vs. (1) #2 Baylor (W 63-59).
3/12/27- Big 12 Semifinal vs. (4) Oklahoma (L 71-52).

A little bit of life for the Horned Frogs in the Big 12 Tournament, but they still fell short. The question is, was it enough to save Coach Mighty's job? We'll see. They won't be playing in the postseason, that's for sure.

#25 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 24-9, 12-6 Big East.

3/11/27- Big East Quarterfinal vs. (6) Butler (W 91-78).
3/12/27- Big East Semifinal vs. (7) DePaul (W 82-61).
3/13/27- Big East Championship vs. (1) #1 Providence (W 74-71).

Big win for the Red Storm to win the Big East Tournament yet again. Unfortunately, they struggled a bit in the regular season so their NCAA seed probably won't be as high. Maybe a 4 or 5.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 22-9, 14-4 Big Sky.

3/11/27- Big Sky Quarterfinal vs. (9) Montana (W 70-49).
3/12/27- Big Sky Semifinal vs. (4) Eastern Washington (W 72-64).
3/13/27- Big Sky Championship vs. (3) North Dakota (W 82-77).

The Hornets pull the double, winning the regular season and conference tournament. They'll be dancing, but as a low conference team, don't be surprised if they are a double digit seed.

#9 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 24-8, 14-4 Big Ten.

3/12/27- Big Ten Quarterfinal vs. (7) Purdue (W 69-60).
3/13/27- Big Ten Semifinal vs. (3) #7 Indiana (L 68-60).

The Wildcats fell short in the Big Ten Tournament, but will still be dancing. Coach Vee continues to have a nice run.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 18-13, 11-7 Conference USA.

3/10/27- Conference USA Second Round vs. (13) North Texas (L 65-62).

A stunning end to the conference tournament for the Golden Panthers, who had a mildly disappointing season. We'll see if they get invited to a postseason tournament. NCAA is probably out. NIT may be as well. If not, they will be a pretty low seed. More than likely the CBI will call first.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 22-11, 15-5 MAAC.

3/8/27- MAAC Championship vs. (1) Manhattan (W 96-88).

The Stags take care of business in the conference tournament championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament, where they will most likely be a low seed. Low meaning double digits.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 14-17, 8-10 Mountain West.

3/10/27- Mountain West First Round vs. (9) Boise State (L 73-55).

Tough end to the season for the Spartans, who once again exceeded expectations, but will miss out on the postseason.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-19, 7-11 Northeast.

3/9/27- Northeast Championship vs. (4) Sacred Heart (W 80-68).

A shocker here, as the Bulldogs, who won just 10 games all season, get hot in the Northeast Tournament and win it all. They steal a berth into the NCAA Tournament, and I'd be shocked if they are a #16 seed, probably in the First Four.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 23-7, 15-3 Northeast.

The Seahawks were eliminated from the Northeast Tournament last week. They will be playing postseason ball. They may not get an at-large to the NCAA Tournament, but the NIT should call their name.

#15 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 22-9, 13-5 Pac 12.

3/11/27- Pac 12 Quarterfinal vs. (10) Utah (L 74-71).

Oof! Big letdown for the Cardinal, as they didn't exactly get the job done here. But the ultimate goal is the Sweet Sixteen, and they'll have a chance to get there as their name will be called for the NCAA Tournament.

#11 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 22-7, 13-5 Pac 12.

3/11/27- Pac 12 Quarterfinal vs. (8) Washington (L 72-69).

The Bruins also have a huge letdown, but they also know they are headed to the NCAA Tournament.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-22, 3-15 Pac 12.

3/10/27- Pac 12 First Round vs. (5) Oregon (L 62-38).

Unlike their human Pac 12 counterparts, the Cougars needed to win the Pac 12 Tourney to sniff a postseason berth. They are done, it was Coach St. John's worst season (or at least close to) and things will definitely need to change.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 18-13, 14-4 SEC.

3/12/27- SEC Quarterfinal vs. (7) LSU (L 68-59).

The streak continues for our teams, as the Crimson Tide also lose in their first conference tournament game. They will be in the postseason, and they are hoping their 14-4 SEC record will be enough to let them dance. It's going to be some very, very tense moments leading up to the selection show.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 18-14, 13-5 SWAC.

3/10/27- SWAC Quarterfinal vs. (9) Mississippi Valley State (W 66-43).
3/12/27- SWAC Semifinal vs. (5) Prairie View A&M (W 81-78).
3/13/27- SWAC Championship vs. (6) Arkansas Pine Bluff- feature game, highlighted above.

Disappointment for the Hornets as they fall in the SWAC championship game, but by virtue of winning the SWAC regular season title, they know they have an automatic berth to the NIT, so their season isn't over.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 15-18, 9-9 SWAC.

3/10/27- SWAC Quarterfinal vs. (3) Alcorn State (W 79-70).
3/12/27- SWAC Semifinal vs. (2) Alabama A&M (W 89-87).
3/13/27- SWAC Championship vs. (1) Alabama State- feature game, highlighted above.

The Golden Lions become our 2nd FOFC coached team to go cinderella in their conference tournament and steal and NCAA bid. The regular season didn't go as they wanted, but they will be dancing, almost certainly in the First Four. Another accomplishment was set. With the win over Alcorn State, Coach Gunn got career win #200, then added 2 more to the total.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 19-14, 12-8 Sun Belt.

3/12/27- Sun Belt Second Round vs. (7) Arkansas Little Rock (W 89-76).
3/13/27- Sun Belt Semifinal vs. (2) Arkansas State (W 85-68).
3/14/27- Sun Belt Championship vs. (1) #17 UT Arlington (L 83-69).

The Trojans battled, but their ranked opponents in the Sun Belt title game were just too much. Now they will have to sweat it out on selection Sunday. They know the NCAA is a slim to none chance, but are hoping the NIT invites them. If not, there's always the CBI.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 24-9, 13-5 WCC.

3/8/27- WCC Semifinal vs. (3) Pacific (W 68-53).
3/9/27- WCC Championship vs. (9) Portland (W 103-81).

The Toreros ran through their semifinal and championship games, and will be yet another team heading to the NCAA Tournament. They overachieved this season, big time, as they were just expected to have a .500 conference record.

As i am getting ready to head out of town for the weekend, I will have to leave you all in suspense, but Selection Sunday will be revealed as soon as I get back, which will be sometime on Monday.

[law90026]

Take that Providence!

[Coffee Warlord]

Just gotta win the big games.

[bbgunn]

Heck yeah, Pine Bluff!

[collegesportsfanms]

Sorry for getting this done later than anticipated, still playing catch-up on everything.

2027 Selection Sunday

Northwestern gets the top seed in the NCAA West Region and will open up against Maryland Eastern Shore.

Sacramento State will be the 13th seed in the NCAA West Region and will open up against 4th seed Long Beach State.

UCLA will be the 2nd seed in the NCAA West Region and will open up against 15th seed Delaware.

Notre Dame will be the 2nd seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and will open up against 15th seed Chicago State.

Arkansas Pine Bluff will be playing in the First Four for the 16th seed in the NCAA Midwest Region. Their First Four opponent will be North Texas.

St. John's will be the 4th seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against 13th seed Kennesaw State.

Stanford will be the 6th seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against 11th seed Iowa State.

San Diego will be the 12th seed in the NCAA East Region and will open up against 5th seed Toledo.

Fairfield will be the 14th seed in the NCAA East Region and will open up against 3rd seed Duke.

Bryant will be in the First Four, playing for a 16 seed in the NCAA Eat Region. Their First Four opponent will be IUPUI.

FIU will be the 4th seed in the NIT West Region and will open up by hosting 5th seed LSU.

Wagner will be the 5th seed in the NIT Midwest Region and will open up by travelling to 4th seed Drake.

Alabama will be the 3rd seed in the NIT Midwest Region and will open up by hosting 6th seed Tennessee Tech.

Alabama State will be the 10th seed in the NIT South Region and will open up by travelling to 7th seed Louisiana Tech.

Troy will be the 6th seed in the CBI and will open up by hosting 11th seed Arkansas.

North Florida will be the 16th seed in the CIT and will open up by travelling to top seed UC Davis.

16 of our 19 teams made the postseason, the best in any season. This definitely gives the other 3 teams something to play for next season. 10 of those teams are in the NCAA Tournament, and all 4 postseason tournaments are covered by at least 1 of our teams. I'll try to run the postseason and report on it tomorrow, if everything goes well.

[collegesportsfanms]

2027 Postseason

16 of our teams reached the postseason this year, a record number. Unfortunately, we had no teams around at the end. We had 1 team that made history, in the wrong way, and a Cinderella team. The fact that we had so many teams in the NCAA Tournament and no feature games, just about sums it up. Let's get to the postseason recap, as painful as it may be.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 28-7, 15-3 ACC.

3/19/27- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (15) Chicago State (W 65-57).
3/21/27- NCAA Midwest Region Second Round vs. (7) Gonzaga (W 92-70).
3/25/27- NCAA Midwest Region Semifinal vs. (3) Baylor (L 89-81).

The good news is that the Fighting Irish far exceeded what they have in the past, at least under the Al Mighty tenure. The other good news is that Coach Mighty accomplished the board's request of getting the team to the Sweet Sixteen. The bad news? Sweet Sixteen was it. Still, a great season for Coach Mighty and the Irish, a season that should get him off the hot seat, at least for 1 year.

North Florida (Felix Abel)-- 16-16, 8-6 Atlantic Sun.

3/16/27- CIT First Round at (1) UC Davis (L 51-42).

The Ospreys finish with a whimper, but they can take pride in at least making the postseason.

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 27-10, 12-6 Big East.

3/19/27- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (13) Kennesaw State (W 61-56).
3/21/27- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (12) Fordham (W 75-57).
3/26/27- NCAA South Region Semifinal vs. (1) Wisconsin (W 84-52).
3/28/27- NCAA South Region Championship vs. (3) Florida State (L 73-71).

The Red Storm end their up and down season by hammering the #1 seed by 32 points, then losing by 2 to the #3 seed. Not the season Coach Hoo was hoping for, but still, a 25+ win season, nothing to sneeze at.

Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 24-10, 14-4 Big Sky.

3/18/27- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (4) Long Beach State (W 81-71).
3/20/27- NCAA West Region Second Round vs. (5) Colorado State (W 75-64).
3/26/27- NCAA West Region Semifinal vs. (8) Cal St. Northridge (L 82-57).

Well, this takes care of the Cinderella team that I talked about, but what a disappointing effort in their Sweet Sixteen game. Still, Coach Ginsberg has a lot to be proud of.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 24-9, 14-4 Big Ten.

3/19/27- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (16) Maryland Eastern Shore (L 81-71).

Sigh! Let's give Coach Vee and the Wildcats credit, they were just expected to make the NCAA Tournament, certainly not as a #1 seed. But they got there, and they didn't take care of business. The wrong side of history to be on, for sure.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 20-14, 11-7 Conference USA.

3/17/27- NIT West Region Second Second Round vs. (5) LSU (W 63-44).
3/21/27- NIT West Region Semifinal at (1) Lehigh (W 75-67).
3/26/27- NIT West Region Championship vs. (2) UAB (L 67-63).

Not a bad effort for the Golden Panthers. I'm sure they are disappointed, as they wanted more. But still, a 20 win season is alright.

Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 22-12, 15-5 MAAC.

3/19/27- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (3) Duke (L 90-67).

No surprises here for the Stags, as Duke takes care of business. Fairfield really started slipping the last month of the season, they could have been a lot better seed if they hadn't finished 6-6 in their last 12 games. As it stands, the goal of playing in the NCAA Tournament was met.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 14-20, 7-11 Northeast.

3/16/27- NCAA First Four vs. IUPUI (W 82-74).
3/18/27- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (1) Providence (L 86-67).

Congrats to Coach Nielsen, who got his team to the NCAA Tournament with a losing record, and won a game. The Bulldogs played Providence fairly tough until they ran out of gas.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 23-8, 15-3 Northeast.

3/18/27- NIT Midwest Region Second Round at (4) Drake (L 66-53).

The Seahawks also have a disappointing end, as they expected to be in the NCAA Tournament, then lost in their first NIT game. Amazing how that seems to happen. Still a great season though, as they were only expected to compete for the Northeast title, certainly not win it by such a comfortable margin.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 22-10, 13-5 Pac 12.

3/19/27- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (11) Iowa State (L 72-49).

It's almost as if the Cardinal forgot to show up against Iowa State. Definitely not the way they wanted to finish their season.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 23-8, 13-5 Pac 12.

3/19/27- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (15) Delaware (W 96-93).
3/21/27- NCAA West Region Second Round vs. (7) Pepperdine (L 64-61).

2 tough games in the NCAA Tournament for the Bruins. Both 3 point results, they won 1, lost 1. Another team that was expecting a deeper run in the tournament. The board certainly was: they were thinking Final Four. No matter though, Coach Shepard need not worry, he is currently 3rd in the nation for coaches in career wins (at least in this dynasty). Don't think he's going anywhere anytime soon.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 18-14, 14-4 SEC.

3/17/27- NIT Midwest Region Second Round vs. (6) Tennessee Tech (L 77-67).

Ugh! Another early exit for one of our teams expected to make a deeper run in their postseason tournament. This time it was the Crimson Tide. No surprise, they struggled with non-conference teams all season. Coach Rogers might be in a bit of trouble, as the Tide were expected to be in the Sweet Sixteen this season, and not the NIT Sweet Sixteen.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 18-15, 13-5 SWAC.

3/16/27- NIT South Region First Round at (7) Louisiana Tech (L 77-69).

A gallant effort for the Hornets in their NIT loss, they actually led at halftime, but couldn't sustain it. The board wanted them in the NCAA Tournament, but winning the SWAC regular season title should suffice.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 15-19, 9-9 SWAC.

3/16/27- NCAA First Four vs. North Texas (L 93-86).

Credit to the Golden Lions for getting into the NCAA Tournament, but unfortunately they fell short in their First Four game. Coach Gunn still hasn't given UAPB the kind of production they expected, and he has to be a bit concerned that if he doesn't pick it up, his 2nd stop will end up much like his 1st.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 19-15, 12-8 Sun Belt.

3/17/27- CBI First Round vs. (11) Arkansas (L 70-51).

Tough draw for the Trojans, especially as a higher seed. You almost feel like the seeds should have been reversed. As it stands, Troy saw a postseason berth for the 2nd straight season, even if the goal was the NCAA Tournament.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 24-10, 13-5 WCC.

3/19/27- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (5) Toledo (L 83-77).

The Toreros overachieved this season, but couldn't get an NCAA Tournament win. Still, a great season that should see Coach Shocker in the mix for some Coach of the Year awards.

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2027 Postseason Recap

The NCAA Final Four consisted of a Cinderella team. No, not the one that beat Northwestern, a different one. In the first semifinal (14W) VMI beat (3S) Florida State 79-72. The other semifinal, which probably should have been the National Championship game, saw (1E) Providence beat (3MW) Baylor 80-74. The NCAA National Championship game saw Providence squeak by a very, very game VMI team, 61-58.

The NIT Final Four saw (2S) Ohio beat (2W) UAB 71-61 in the first semifinal. The second semifinal saw (7E) Louisiana Tech hammer (4MW) Drake 74-56. The NIT Title game saw Louisiana Tech get by Ohio 67-62.

In the CBI Championship Series, (13) DePaul beat (3) Boston College 2 games to 0. In the first game, DePaul beat Boston College 83-74. In the second game, DePaul won 69-54.

The CIT Championship game saw (7) Niagara beat (1) UC Davis 80-71.

[law90026]

Elite 8 isn’t good enough for St Johns.

[collegesportsfanms]

2026-2027 National Awards

St. John's had the NCAA National Player of the Year, and had 2 players on the All-NCAA 1st Team, as well as a player on the NCAA All-Freshman Team.

Northwestern had a player on the All-NCAA 2nd Team.

Stanford had a player on the All-NCAA 2nd Team.

UCLA had a player on the NCAA All-Freshman Team.

Alabama State had a player on the All-NCAA 3rd Team.

San Diego had a player on the All-NCAA 3rd Team.

2026-2027 Conference Awards

Notre Dame Head Coach Al Mighty was named ACC Coach of the Year. The Fighting Irish also had a player on the ACC 1st Team and a player on the ACC 2nd Team.

North Florida had a player on the Atlantic Sun 1st Team.

TCU had 2 players on the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.

St. John's had the Big East Freshman of the Year and Big East Player of the Year. The Johnnies also had 2 players on the Big East 1st Team, 1 player on the Big East 2nd Team, and 2 players on the Big East All-Freshman Team. What a year for them!

Sacramento State had 3 players on the Big Sky 1st Team.

Northwestern Head Coach Ess Vee was named Big Ten Coach of the Year. The Wildcats also had 1 player on the Big Ten 1st Team and 2 players on the Big Ten 2nd Team.

Fairfield Head Coach Ariel Pryde was named MAAC Coach of the Year. The Stags also had 1 player on the MAAC 2nd Team.

San Jose State had the Mountain West Freshman of the Year, and that same player was named to the Mountain West All-Freshman Team.

Wagner Head Coach Will Brown was named Northeast Coach of the Year. The Seahawks also had 1 player on the Northeast 1st Team and 2 players on the Northeast 2nd Team.

Stanford had the Pac 12 Player of the Year, as well as 1 player on the Pac 12 1st Team.

UCLA Head Coach Tim Shepard was named Pac 12 Coach of the Year. The Bruins also had 1 player on each of the Pac 12 1st, 2nd, and All-Freshman Teams.

Alabama had 1 player on the SEC 2nd Team.

Alabama State Head Coach Randolph Childress was named SWAC Coach of the Year. The Hornets also had the SWAC Player of the Year, as well as 1 player on the SWAC 1st Team.

Arkansas Pine Bluff had 1 player on the SWAC 1st Team and 1 player on the SWAC 2nd Team.

Troy had 1 player on the Sun Belt 2nd Team.

San Diego had the WCC Player of the Year, and had 2 players on the WCC 1st Team, as well as 2 players on the WCC All-Freshman Team.

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2026-2027 Recruiting Class Rankings

Notre Dame once again didn't sign a recruit. I have a feeling this was due to an overpopulated roster, too many redshirts or something. Whatever the case, if they don't sign a recruit this season, I'll take a look. They were 348th in the nation, last in the ACC of course.

North Florida had the 96th best class in the nation, tops in the Atlantic Sun.

TCU had the 125th best class in the nation, good for just 8th in the Big 12.

St. John's had the top recruiting class in the nation, and of course tops in the Big East. Georgetown and Providence were also in the top 10 though.

Sacramento State had the 80th best class in the nation, good for tops in the Big Sky by a fairly wide margin.

Northwestern had the 45th best class in the nation, good for 6th in the Big Ten.

FIU had the 134th best class in the nation, good for 6th in Conference USA.

Fairfield had the 59th best class in the nation, tops in the MAAC, also by a wide margin.

San Jose State had the 32nd best class in the nation, good for 2nd in the Mountain West.

Bryant had the 215th best class in the nation, good for 2nd in the Northeast.

Wagner had the 330th best class in the nation, good for 9th in the Northeast. Only 1 Northeast team had a worse recruiting class.

Stanford had the 52nd best class in the nation, good for just 6th in the Pac 12.

Washington State had the 328th best class in the nation, technically good for 11th in the Pac 12, but the 12th place team, which just happened to be UCLA, also didn't sign a recruit this season.

Alabama had the 25th best class in the nation, good for 6th in the SEC.

Alabama State had the 270th best class in the nation, good for 7th in the SWAC.

Arkansas Pine Bluff had the 269th best class in the nation, good for 6th in the SWAC.

Troy had the 86th best class in the nation, good for tops in the Sun Belt by a decent margin.

San Diego had the 16th best class in the nation, tops in the WCC. They were 1 of only 2 WCC schools to sign a 4 star recruit.

[collegesportsfanms]

No conference movement again this season, and since it's been a while, here's how job movement works:

Any coach, on the hotseat or not, can ask me to resign from their position, and then I will go through the head coach movement period and see what jobs that coach would receive. They can either pick a new job or stay where they are at. I save before the head coach movement period, and I do NOT save afterwards, that way any coaches that receive job offers will have a complete list, and we can do this all at once. So if any coach wants to resign their position and test the job market, let me know ASAP.

As for those coaches that didn't choose to resign but got job offers, there were 10 of them. Most of the offers were.. well.. unappealing, but there were a few that could turn some heads. I'm just going to go through each coach and tell what offers he got. If your coach wants info on any of the schools let me know. I'll give it a few days and let everyone get back with me before I move on. Starting with:

Benton Gale:- Belmont, Canisius, Georgia Southern, Cal St. Northridge, Morehead St. North Dakota State, Quinnipiac, Tennessee State, Towson, Arizona State, Arkansas State, Drake, Evansville, Maryland, Ole Miss, Murray State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, UT Arlington, Austin Peay, Cornell, LaSalle, Mississippi State, Marist, Minnesota, Nevada, Toledo, Wichita State. breeze let me know if you want any info about those schools.

David Ginsberg:- Montana, Portland State, Cal St. Northridge, Nevada, Austin Peay, Wichita State. DavidCorperial, let me know.

Brett Hawkins:- George Mason, Harvard, Hofstra, Richmond, UC Davis, Arizona State, Cal St. Northridge, Evansville, Louisiana Tech, Maryland, Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss, North Carolina, Pepperdine, Pittsburgh, Drake, LaSalle, Ohio State, Wright State, Cornell, Mississippi State, Nevada, Minnesota, Toledo, Wichita State. breeze, what do you think?

Dean Hoo:- Arizona State, Arkansas, Georgetown, Maryland, Ole Miss, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Tennessee, Washington, Ohio State, Minnesota. law90026, I highly doubt you want Dean to move from St. John's, but if you happen to be ready for a new challenge, let me know.

Ariel Pryde:- Belmont, Canisius, George Mason, Georgia Southern, Harvard, Hofstra, UC Davis, Cal St. Northridge, Evansville, Louisiana Tech, Maryland, Middle Tennessee, Morehead State, North Carolina, North Dakota State, Pittsburgh, Quinnipiac, Arizona State, Arkansas State, Drake, LaSalle, Ole Miss, Murray State, Ohio State, Wright State, Austin Peay, Cornell, Mississippi State, Nevada, Marist, Minnesota, Toledo, Wichita State. DavidCorperial, what would you like to do about Ariel?

Roy Rogers: - Maryland, Ole Miss, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Tennessee, West Virginia, Arizona State, Ohio State, Minnesota. ntndeacon, what do you think?

Tim Shepard: - Arizona State, Arkansas, Georgetown, Maryland, Ole Miss, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Tennessee, Washington, Ohio State, Minnesota. rjolley, what are your thoughts?

Ess Vee: - Arizona State, Arkansas, Georgetown, Maryland, Ole Miss, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Tennessee, Washington, Ohio State, Minnesota. Neuqua, what say you?

Benito Sanchez: - Ole Miss, Ohio State, Minnesota. rjolley, how about Benito?

Al Mighty: - Maryland, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, West Virginia, Minnesota. thealmighty, what are your thoughts?

Also, if anybody wants to become lifers at their school (aside from getting fired of course) and doesn't wish to hear about their job offers unless they are unemployed, let me know that too. I think some of you have expressed that wish, and that could save me some time in the offseason. Thanks.

[rjolley]

Tim and Benito will stay where they are.

[ntndeacon]

Roy will stay put

[DavidCorperial]

David will move to Wichita State and Ariel to UNC

[thealmighty]

Al will stay. Bee would like to test for new pastures.

[Coffee Warlord]

I seriously doubt Rob is gonna get any real offers 1 year removed from his firing, but, why not give it a look!

[law90026]

Staying on at St Johns

[collegesportsfanms]

Bee would like to test for new pastures.

If Bee were to resign, he'd get offers from the following schools: Portland State, High Point, St. Francis (NY), and Incarnate Word. Nothing even remotely impressive.

[collegesportsfanms]

I seriously doubt Rob is gonna get any real offers 1 year removed from his firing, but, why not give it a look!

Rob got the exact same offers as Bee did: Portland State, High Point, St. Francis (NY), and Incarnate Word.

[Coffee Warlord]

Yep, no. :)

[Breeze]

Brett Hawkins will take the Ohio State job if it is still available. Sorry for the late reply.

[thealmighty]

Guess Bee will stay, if he isn't let go.

[collegesportsfanms]

So here's what I have for changes:

Brett Hawkins to Ohio State
Ariel Pryde to North Carolina
David Ginsberg to Wichita State

If that looks correct and nobody else has any move wishes or questions, then I will get those changes made and get the next season started within a day or 2

[collegesportsfanms]

2027-2028 Hot Seat Ratings and Coach Goals

Coaches on a Hot Seat

Bee Mighty (TCU) -- We knew it would be a matter of time before the Horned Frogs would start giving up on the Bee. They could care less that the Big 12 is super tough. They feel like they aren't asking much, just any type of postseason appearance.

Coaches on an Average Seat

Ariel Pryde (North Carolina) -- The Tarheels have struggled the last couple years, and with it being his first season there, Ariel should get a pass, but the board still thinks they are good enough to make the NCAA Tournament.

Al Mighty (Notre Dame) -- Al really helped his cause by leading the Fighting Irish to the Sweet Sixteen last season. The board thinks they can get back there this season.

Felix Abel (North Florida) -- Nothing has changed for the Ospreys, the board still is looking for that Atlantic Sun conference title.

Ess Vee (Northwestern) -- The Wildcats have surprised a lot of teams in the past couple seasons, and the board is happy but not satisfied. They want consistency, and that starts by routine trips to the NCAA Tournament.

Brett Hawkins (Ohio State) -- The 2nd of our 3 coach changes, Brett takes over an Ohio State team that lost in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. That's not enough for the board. They want a Final Four appearance.

David Ginsberg (Wichita State) -- Our final coach move, and this is one I'll be keeping an eye on, being from Wichita. It's going to be tough though, with the Shockers' recent success, the board wants a Final Four appearance. Of course, I want a national title, but my opinion doesn't matter lol.

Thomas Shepard (San Jose State) -- The Spartans have far exceeded expectations the last couple seasons, and the board has taken note of that. They are just looking for a .500 finish in the Mountain West this season.

DeShawn St. John (Washington State) -- The Cougars might have the most patient board of all our coaches. Despite consistent cellar finishes in the Pac 12, Coach St. John is nowhere near a hot seat. However, the board feels it is time to break that non-postseason streak, and they want a postseason appearance.

Coaches on a Cool/Cold Seat

Dean Hoo (St. John's) -- The Red Storm didn't have the greatest of seasons last year, but still made it to the Elite Eight. It's going to take a lot for Dean to lose his job, but the board still expects a Sweet Sixteen run.

Rob Nielsen (Bryant) -- A bit of a surprise here, as Coach Nielsen didn't have a great first season with the Bulldogs. What he did do though, is lead them to a cinderella story as they won the Northeast Tournament and stole an NCAA bid. This season, the board would just like a .500 finish in Northeast play.

Will Brown (Wagner) -- It was a good season for the Seahawks last season, even if they didn't match expectations. This season, the board would like Wagner to win the Northeast conference title.

Benito Sanchez (Stanford) -- The Cardinal fell short of their goal last season, but Coach Sanchez is nowhere near having his seat warmed. The board would like a Sweet Sixteen appearance.

Tim Shepard (UCLA) -- The Bruins continue to be consistent, other than 1 bad season. But it's been a couple seasons since they've sniffed the Final Four, and the board is ready for another Final Four trip.

Roy Rogers (Alabama) -- While the Crimson Tide were helped by a strong SEC record last season, their non-conference record must improve. The board wants a Sweet Sixteen appearance.

Randolph Childress (Alabama State) -- The Hornets were upset in the SWAC Tournament last season, and lost in the First Round of the NIT. The board is hoping for a SWAC championship this season.

B.B. Gunn (Arkansas Pine Bluff) -- The Golden Lions had a Cinderella season of their own, making the NCAA Tournament after winning the SWAC Tournament. The board wants to see them build on that and win the SWAC title.

Benton Gale (Troy) -- The Trojans disappointed a bit last season, but still made the CBI. This season, the board wants an NCAA Tournament appearance.

Charlie Shocker (San Diego) -- The Toreros also made it to the NCAA Tournament last season. This season, the board would be happy with an appearance in any postseason tournament.

[collegesportsfanms]

Team Prestiges to Start the 2027-2028 Season

North Carolina- 80 (Coaching Change)
Notre Dame- 79 (+4)
North Florida- 23 (-1)
TCU- 63 (-1)
St. John's- 100 (No Change)
Northwestern- 75 (+6)
Ohio State- 85 (Coaching Change)
Wichita State- 87 (Coaching Change)
San Jose State- 55 (+1)
Bryant- 16 (+8)
Wagner- 34 (+3)
Stanford- 93 (No Change)
UCLA- 96 (+1)
Washington State- 56 (-1)
Alabama- 83 (No Change)
Alabama State- 27 (+3)
Arkansas Pine Bluff- 32 (-1)
Troy- 36 (+2)
San Diego- 69 (+4)

[collegesportsfanms]

2027 Season Tournaments

San Jose State will be the 7th seed in the 2027 Cancun Challenge and will open up against 2nd seed Arkansas.

St. John's will be the top seed in the 2027 Charleston Classic and will open up against 8th seed Columbia.

North Carolina will be the 4th seed in the 16 team 2027 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic and will open up against 13th seed Cal St. Northridge.

UCLA will be the top seed in the 2027 Corpus Christi Coastal Classic and will open up against 8th seed San Francisco.

Stanford will be the top seed in the 2027 Emerald Coast Classic and will open up against 8th seed Bucknell.

Ohio State will be the 2nd seed in the 2027 Emerald Coast Classic and will open up against 7th seed Northern Illinois.

Washington State will be the 4th seed in the 2027 Gulf Coast Showcase and will open up against 5th seed North Texas.

Wichita State will be the 3rd seed in the 16 team 2027 Hall of Fame Classic and will open up against 14th seed VMI.

San Diego will be the 3rd seed in the 2027 Hall of Fame Tip-Off and will open up against 6th seed Cincinnati.

Notre Dame will be the 2nd seed in the 2027 Las Vegas Invitational and will open up against 7th seed Portland.

Alabama will be the top seed in the 2027 Legends Classic and will open up against 8th seed Towson.

Northwestern will be the 2nd seed in the 2027 Main Event and will open up against 7th seed Cleveland State.

Alabama State will be the 4th seed in the 4 team 2027 Michigan Showcase and will open up against top seed William & Mary.

TCU will be the 4th seed in the 16 team 2027 New York Classic and will open up against 13th seed Wright State.

Troy will be the 2nd seed in the 2027 Paradise Jam and will open up against 7th seed Youngstown State.

Wagner will be the 5th seed in the 2027 Paradise Jam and will open up against 4th seed Colgate.

Arkansas Pine Bluff will be the 6th seed in the 2027 Puerto Rico Tip-Off and will open up against 3rd seed East Tennessee State.

North Florida will be the 4th seed in the 4 team 2027 South Carolina Showcase and will open up against top seed Arkansas Little Rock.

[collegesportsfanms]

2027-2028 Preseason Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (52) 0-0 1773 3 Big Ten Conference
2. Syracuse (16) 0-0 1740 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Arizona (2) 0-0 1601 16 Pacific-12 Conference
4. Duke (2) 0-0 1554 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Iowa State 0-0 1388 NR Big 12 Conference
6. Arkansas 0-0 1379 NR Southeastern Conference
7. Providence 0-0 1321 1 Big East Conference
8. Louisville 0-0 1187 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
9. California 0-0 1148 NR Pacific-12 Conference
10. Vanderbilt 0-0 990 NR Southeastern Conference
11. Texas 0-0 980 NR Big 12 Conference
12. Georgetown 0-0 946 17 Big East Conference
13. Indiana 0-0 891 4 Big Ten Conference
14. Iowa 0-0 805 NR Big Ten Conference
15. Florida State 0-0 703 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Michigan State 0-0 701 NR Big Ten Conference
17. Seton Hall 0-0 631 NR Big East Conference
18. Virginia 0-0 553 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Memphis 0-0 495 NR American Athletic Conference
20. Washington 0-0 381 NR Pacific-12 Conference
21. Ohio State 0-0 336 5 Big Ten Conference
22. Oklahoma 0-0 278 NR Big 12 Conference
23. VCU 0-0 239 NR Southeastern Conference
24. Villanova 0-0 218 NR Big East Conference
25. Pepperdine 0-0 180 22 West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
LSU 0-0 77 Southeastern Conference
St. John's 0-0 67 Big East Conference
Tennessee 0-0 65 Southeastern Conference
Mississippi 0-0 52 Southeastern Conference
Minnesota 0-0 45 Big Ten Conference
Georgia Tech 0-0 43 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oregon 0-0 38 Pacific-12 Conference
Texas A&M 0-0 36 Southeastern Conference
Nevada 0-0 33 Mountain West Conference
Gonzaga 0-0 30 Pacific-12 Conference
Massachusetts 0-0 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
Florida 0-0 23 Southeastern Conference
Marquette 0-0 20 Big East Conference
UCLA 0-0 20 Pacific-12 Conference
St. Bonaventure 0-0 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
UNLV 0-0 18 Mountain West Conference
Arizona State 0-0 17 Pacific-12 Conference
Evansville 0-0 17 Missouri Valley Conference
Stanford 0-0 17 Pacific-12 Conference
Baylor 0-0 16 Big 12 Conference
Buffalo 0-0 14 Mid-American Conference
Washington State 0-0 14 Pacific-12 Conference
Colorado 0-0 13 Pacific-12 Conference
George Washington 0-0 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
Northern Arizona 0-0 12 Big Sky Conference
BYU 0-0 11 West Coast Conference
Grand Canyon 0-0 11 Western Athletic Conference
Saint Joseph's 0-0 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
Seattle 0-0 11 Western Athletic Conference
Boise State 0-0 10 Mountain West Conference
Fordham 0-0 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
Illinois 0-0 10 Big Ten Conference
Alabama 0-0 9 Southeastern Conference
Maryland 0-0 9 Big Ten Conference
Eastern Washington 0-0 8 Big Sky Conference
Fresno State 0-0 8 Mountain West Conference
Northwestern 0-0 8 Big Ten Conference
Penn State 0-0 8 Big Ten Conference
Kentucky 0-0 7 Southeastern Conference
Pittsburgh 0-0 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
Utah State 0-0 7 Mountain West Conference
DePaul 0-0 6 Big East Conference
San Diego State 0-0 6 Mountain West Conference
Virginia Tech 0-0 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
Columbia 0-0 5 Ivy League
Illinois State 0-0 5 Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri 0-0 5 Southeastern Conference
North Carolina 0-0 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
San Diego 0-0 5 West Coast Conference
Green Bay 0-0 4 Horizon League
La Salle 0-0 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Loyola Chicago 0-0 4 Missouri Valley Conference
Richmond 0-0 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Tulane 0-0 4 American Athletic Conference
Utah 0-0 4 Pacific-12 Conference
Manhattan 0-0 3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
New Mexico 0-0 3 Mountain West Conference
North Carolina State 0-0 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
Southern Illinois 0-0 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Wichita State 0-0 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Bradley 0-0 2 Missouri Valley Conference
Cornell 0-0 2 Ivy League
Rutgers 0-0 2 Big Ten Conference
William & Mary 0-0 2 Colonial Athletic Association
Connecticut 0-0 1 American Athletic Conference
Niagara 0-0 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Northern Illinois 0-0 1 Mid-American Conference
Oregon State 0-0 1 Pacific-12 Conference

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2027-2028 Preseason Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (54) 0-0 1671 NR American Athletic Conference
2. Pepperdine (10) 0-0 1533 6 West Coast Conference
3. Evansville (2) 0-0 851 NR Missouri Valley Conference
4. Massachusetts (1) 0-0 776 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Tulane 0-0 711 NR American Athletic Conference
6. Wichita State 0-0 648 1 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Kent State 0-0 601 12 Mid-American Conference
8. BYU 0-0 545 NR West Coast Conference
9. George Washington 0-0 530 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Nevada (1) 0-0 517 NR Mountain West Conference
11. Boise State 0-0 490 NR Mountain West Conference
12. Illinois State (1) 0-0 484 NR Missouri Valley Conference
13. Fresno State 0-0 459 NR Mountain West Conference
14. Saint Joseph's 0-0 447 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
15. UAB 0-0 427 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. San Diego State 0-0 379 NR Mountain West Conference
17. Utah State 0-0 368 NR Mountain West Conference
18. Davidson 0-0 333 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
19. San Diego 0-0 333 10 West Coast Conference
20. La Salle 0-0 285 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Oakland 0-0 281 13 Mid-American Conference
22. St. Bonaventure (1) 0-0 279 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. New Mexico 0-0 263 15 Mountain West Conference
24. Connecticut 0-0 250 NR American Athletic Conference
25. Western Michigan 0-0 249 NR Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Temple 0-0 245 American Athletic Conference
Buffalo 0-0 236 Mid-American Conference
Fordham 0-0 221 Atlantic 10 Conference
South Florida 0-0 220 American Athletic Conference
Loyola Chicago 0-0 219 Missouri Valley Conference
Richmond 0-0 213 Atlantic 10 Conference
Eastern Michigan 0-0 212 Mid-American Conference
Colorado State 0-0 203 Mountain West Conference
Louisiana Tech 0-0 195 Conference USA
Harvard 0-0 194 Ivy League
Indiana State 0-0 193 Missouri Valley Conference
Santa Clara 0-0 193 West Coast Conference
FIU 0-0 182 Conference USA
Saint Mary's 0-0 171 West Coast Conference
East Carolina 0-0 165 American Athletic Conference
Akron 0-0 160 Mid-American Conference
Middle Tennessee 0-0 151 Conference USA
UNLV 0-0 151 Mountain West Conference
UCF 0-0 149 American Athletic Conference
Toledo 0-0 147 Mid-American Conference
Princeton 0-0 145 Ivy League
Portland 0-0 141 West Coast Conference
SMU 0-0 140 American Athletic Conference
Drexel 0-0 136 Colonial Athletic Association
UC Irvine 0-0 136 Big West Conference
Ohio 0-0 135 Mid-American Conference
Rhode Island 0-0 135 Atlantic 10 Conference
Georgia State 0-0 134 Horizon League
San Jose State 0-0 134 Mountain West Conference
Northeastern 0-0 132 Colonial Athletic Association
Towson 0-0 132 Colonial Athletic Association
Houston 0-0 126 American Athletic Conference
Mississippi State 0-0 123 Atlantic 10 Conference
Columbia 0-0 122 Ivy League
USC 0-0 120 West Coast Conference
William & Mary 0-0 118 Colonial Athletic Association
Duquesne 0-0 100 Atlantic 10 Conference
Loyola Marymount 0-0 100 West Coast Conference
Cincinnati 0-0 96 American Athletic Conference
Drake 0-0 90 Missouri Valley Conference
Old Dominion 0-0 88 Conference USA
Mercer 0-0 87 Southern Conference
Yale 0-0 82 Ivy League
Bowling Green 0-0 80 Mid-American Conference
Green Bay 0-0 80 Horizon League
Southern Miss 0-0 79 Conference USA
Northern Iowa 0-0 78 Missouri Valley Conference
Delaware 0-0 77 Colonial Athletic Association
Pacific 0-0 72 West Coast Conference
Elon 0-0 68 Colonial Athletic Association
Southern Illinois 0-0 66 Missouri Valley Conference
Quinnipiac 0-0 64 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Long Beach State 0-0 62 Big West Conference
Cornell 0-0 61 Ivy League
Manhattan 0-0 61 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
San Francisco 0-0 60 West Coast Conference
Bradley 0-0 58 Missouri Valley Conference
UNC Wilmington 0-0 53 Colonial Athletic Association
Boston University 0-0 51 Patriot League
Northern Illinois 0-0 51 Mid-American Conference
VMI 0-0 50 Southern Conference
Tulsa 0-0 48 American Athletic Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 46 Sun Belt Conference
Cal State Northridge 0-0 45 Big West Conference
Florida Atlantic 0-0 43 Conference USA
UTEP 0-0 41 Conference USA
Illinois Chicago 0-0 38 Horizon League
Holy Cross 0-0 37 Patriot League
Eastern Illinois 0-0 36 Ohio Valley Conference
James Madison 0-0 36 Colonial Athletic Association
Niagara 0-0 35 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UMass Lowell 0-0 35 America East Conference
Hofstra 0-0 34 Colonial Athletic Association
SIU Edwardsville 0-0 34 Ohio Valley Conference
Florida A&M 0-0 32 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Chicago State 0-0 31 Western Athletic Conference
Colgate 0-0 31 Patriot League
Western Illinois 0-0 29 Southland Conference
Air Force 0-0 27 Mountain West Conference
Iona 0-0 27 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Lehigh 0-0 27 Patriot League
George Mason 0-0 25 Conference USA
Marist 0-0 25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Seattle 0-0 25 Western Athletic Conference
UT Arlington 0-0 25 Horizon League
Bucknell 0-0 24 Patriot League
Eastern Washington 0-0 24 Big Sky Conference
Northern Arizona 0-0 24 Big Sky Conference
Wagner 0-0 24 Northeast Conference
Grand Canyon 0-0 23 Western Athletic Conference
Milwaukee 0-0 23 Horizon League
North Dakota State 0-0 23 Summit League
Georgia Southern 0-0 22 Sun Belt Conference
North Dakota 0-0 22 Big Sky Conference
Portland State 0-0 22 Big Sky Conference
St. Francis NY 0-0 22 Northeast Conference
Tennessee State 0-0 22 Ohio Valley Conference
Army 0-0 21 Patriot League
Charlotte 0-0 21 Conference USA
Kennesaw State 0-0 21 Atlantic Sun Conference
Louisiana Lafayette 0-0 21 Sun Belt Conference
Austin Peay 0-0 20 Ohio Valley Conference
Fairfield 0-0 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
McNeese State 0-0 20 Southland Conference
Penn 0-0 20 Ivy League
Canisius 0-0 19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Northwestern State 0-0 19 Southland Conference
Savannah State 0-0 19 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Tennessee Tech 0-0 19 Ohio Valley Conference
Albany 0-0 18 America East Conference
Belmont 0-0 18 Ohio Valley Conference
Furman 0-0 18 Southern Conference
Hartford 0-0 18 America East Conference
Louisiana Monroe 0-0 18 Atlantic Sun Conference
Radford 0-0 18 Big South Conference
Lafayette 0-0 17 Patriot League
Norfolk State 0-0 17 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
North Florida 0-0 17 Atlantic Sun Conference
North Texas 0-0 17 Conference USA
Sacred Heart 0-0 17 Northeast Conference
Siena 0-0 17 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Tennessee Martin 0-0 17 Ohio Valley Conference
Binghamton 0-0 16 America East Conference
East Tennessee State 0-0 16 Southern Conference
Southeastern Louisiana 0-0 16 Southland Conference
Central Connecticut 0-0 15 Northeast Conference
Chattanooga 0-0 15 Southern Conference
Hampton 0-0 15 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Cal State Fullerton 0-0 14 Big West Conference
Longwood 0-0 14 Big South Conference
New Orleans 0-0 14 Southland Conference
Liberty 0-0 13 Big South Conference
Southern 0-0 13 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Lipscomb 0-0 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
Nicholls State 0-0 12 Southland Conference
Sacramento State 0-0 12 Big Sky Conference
Stetson 0-0 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
Grambling State 0-0 11 Southwestern Athletic Conference
LIU Brooklyn 0-0 11 Northeast Conference
Western Carolina 0-0 11 Southern Conference
Robert Morris 0-0 10 Northeast Conference
Bethune Cookman 0-0 9 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Dartmouth 0-0 9 Ivy League
St. Francis PA 0-0 9 Northeast Conference
Stephen F. Austin 0-0 9 Horizon League
UC Santa Barbara 0-0 9 Big West Conference
UNC Greensboro 0-0 9 Southern Conference
Stony Brook 0-0 8 America East Conference
Arkansas State 0-0 7 Sun Belt Conference
UC Riverside 0-0 7 Big West Conference
USC Upstate 0-0 7 Atlantic Sun Conference
Wyoming 0-0 7 Mountain West Conference
Jacksonville 0-0 6 Atlantic Sun Conference
North Carolina Central 0-0 6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
UC Davis 0-0 6 Big West Conference
Cal Poly 0-0 5 Big West Conference
Central Michigan 0-0 5 Mid-American Conference
Cal State Bakersfield 0-0 4 Western Athletic Conference
Jacksonville State 0-0 4 Ohio Valley Conference
Marshall 0-0 4 Conference USA
Rice 0-0 4 Conference USA
Brown 0-0 2 Ivy League
Missouri State 0-0 2 Missouri Valley Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 0-0 2 Southland Conference
High Point 0-0 1 Big South Conference

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Milestone Win Watch for 2027-2028 Season

Coaches Within 25 Wins of 200 Wins

Charlie Shocker (San Diego) - 9 wins away from 200
Randolph Childress (Alabama State)- 8 wins away from 200
Brett Hawkins (Ohio State)- 1 win away from 200

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Nov. 12-14, 2027

Just 7 games on the schedule this week, or should I say weekend, as all the games to start the season are on an opening weekend. Because of that, I'll only cover the teams that actually played.

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 1-1, 0-0 ACC.

11/12/27- Coaches vs. Cancer Classic First Round vs. (13) Cal State Northridge (W 77-66).
11/14/27- Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Quarterfinal vs. (5) #25 Pepperdine (L 71-59).

A split to start for Coach Pryde and his new team, the Tarheels. The Heels are definitely down a bit, but Pepperdine was good last year and are picking up where they left off.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 1-1, 0-0 Big 12.

11/12/27- New York Classic First Round vs. (13) Wright State (W 76-64).
11/14/27- New York Classic Quarterfinal vs. (12) Marshall (W 75-61).

A split for the Horned Frogs, and a golden opportunity for them to make some noise is missed as they had a fairly easy path to the championship.

Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 1-0, 0-0 MVC.

11/12/27- Hall of Fame Classic First Round vs. (14) VMI (W 72-68).

It wasn't easy, but the Coach Ginsberg debut with the Shockers turns into a win. They have a lot of work to do though.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 1-0, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/14/27 vs. High Point (W 79-51).

The Cardinal take care of business in their season opener at home, a good performance.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 0-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/14/27 at Long Beach State (L 86-63).

Not a good start for the Bruins who get hammered in their season opener, on the road. Next they play their season tournament.

Here's a look at the national top 25 as we move into the first full week of the season, Nov. 15-21:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (55) 1-0 1780 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Syracuse (12) 0-0 1725 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Arizona (3) 2-0 1646 3 Pacific-12 Conference
4. Duke (2) 1-0 1559 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Providence 1-0 1407 7 Big East Conference
6. Iowa State 0-0 1310 5 Big 12 Conference
7. Arkansas 0-0 1287 6 Southeastern Conference
8. Vanderbilt 2-0 1286 10 Southeastern Conference
9. Louisville 0-0 1078 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. California 0-0 1034 9 Pacific-12 Conference
11. Texas 1-0 1012 11 Big 12 Conference
12. Georgetown 1-0 1011 12 Big East Conference
13. Michigan State 1-0 864 16 Big Ten Conference
14. Florida State 1-0 825 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Indiana 0-0 731 13 Big Ten Conference
16. Oklahoma 2-0 666 22 Big 12 Conference
17. Iowa 0-0 653 14 Big Ten Conference
18. Seton Hall 0-0 543 17 Big East Conference
19. Virginia 0-0 480 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Pepperdine 2-0 459 25 West Coast Conference
21. Memphis 0-0 423 19 American Athletic Conference
22. Ohio State 0-0 266 21 Big Ten Conference
23. VCU 0-0 223 23 Southeastern Conference
24. Villanova 0-0 220 24 Big East Conference
25. LSU 1-0 122 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Mississippi 1-0 78 Southeastern Conference
St. John's 0-0 55 Big East Conference
Tennessee 0-0 46 Southeastern Conference
Minnesota 0-0 44 Big Ten Conference
San Diego State 2-0 41 Mountain West Conference
Texas A&M 0-0 32 Southeastern Conference
Massachusetts 1-0 31 Atlantic 10 Conference
Stanford 1-0 27 Pacific-12 Conference
Gonzaga 0-0 25 Pacific-12 Conference
UC Riverside 2-0 22 Big West Conference
UNLV 0-0 18 Mountain West Conference
Boise State 1-0 17 Mountain West Conference
St. Bonaventure 0-0 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
Florida 0-0 16 Southeastern Conference
Arizona State 0-0 15 Pacific-12 Conference
Utah State 1-0 15 Mountain West Conference
Marquette 0-0 14 Big East Conference
New Mexico 1-0 14 Mountain West Conference
Pittsburgh 1-0 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
Evansville 0-0 12 Missouri Valley Conference
Washington State 0-0 12 Pacific-12 Conference
Wichita State 1-0 12 Missouri Valley Conference
Buffalo 0-0 10 Mid-American Conference
George Washington 0-0 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
Southern Miss 2-0 10 Conference USA
USC 1-0 10 West Coast Conference
Fordham 0-0 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
Long Beach State 1-0 9 Big West Conference
Seattle 0-0 9 Western Athletic Conference
Tulane 1-0 9 American Athletic Conference
Baylor 0-0 8 Big 12 Conference
Illinois 0-0 8 Big Ten Conference
Northern Arizona 0-0 8 Big Sky Conference
Eastern Washington 0-0 7 Big Sky Conference
Grand Canyon 0-0 7 Western Athletic Conference
Marshall 2-0 7 Conference USA
Northwestern 0-0 7 Big Ten Conference
Penn State 0-0 7 Big Ten Conference
UC Davis 1-0 7 Big West Conference
BYU 0-0 6 West Coast Conference
Georgia 1-0 6 Southeastern Conference
Niagara 1-0 6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
DePaul 0-0 5 Big East Conference
Fresno State 0-0 4 Mountain West Conference
Jacksonville State 2-0 4 Ohio Valley Conference
SIU Edwardsville 1-0 4 Ohio Valley Conference
Virginia Tech 0-0 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
Connecticut 0-0 3 American Athletic Conference
Fairfield 2-0 3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Loyola Chicago 0-0 3 Missouri Valley Conference
San Diego 0-0 3 West Coast Conference
South Florida 1-0 3 American Athletic Conference
Alabama 0-0 2 Southeastern Conference
Bradley 0-0 2 Missouri Valley Conference
Drake 1-0 2 Missouri Valley Conference
Louisiana Tech 1-0 2 Conference USA
Richmond 0-0 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Temple 0-0 2 American Athletic Conference
Utah 0-0 2 Pacific-12 Conference
Columbia 0-0 1 Ivy League
Northern Illinois 0-0 1 Mid-American Conference
William & Mary 0-0 1 Colonial Athletic Association

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And here's a look at the Mid Major Top 25 heading into the week of Nov. 15-21:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pepperdine (39) 2-0 1721 2 West Coast Conference
2. Memphis (25) 0-0 1629 1 American Athletic Conference
3. San Diego State 2-0 889 16 Mountain West Conference
4. Massachusetts (2) 1-0 795 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Evansville (2) 0-0 786 3 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Southern Miss 2-0 762 NR Conference USA
7. Tulane 1-0 761 5 American Athletic Conference
8. Wichita State 1-0 640 6 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Fairfield 2-0 596 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
10. Boise State 1-0 549 11 Mountain West Conference
11. UC Riverside 2-0 546 NR Big West Conference
12. Marshall 2-0 497 NR Conference USA
13. Utah State 1-0 475 17 Mountain West Conference
14. Jacksonville State 2-0 419 NR Ohio Valley Conference
15. New Mexico 1-0 408 23 Mountain West Conference
16. Kent State 0-0 367 7 Mid-American Conference
17. South Florida 1-0 363 NR American Athletic Conference
18. Louisiana Tech 1-0 331 NR Conference USA
19. Georgia Southern 2-0 311 NR Sun Belt Conference
20. Drake 1-0 308 NR Missouri Valley Conference
21. George Washington 0-0 304 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Long Beach State 1-0 272 NR Big West Conference
23. St. Bonaventure (1) 0-0 266 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. BYU 0-0 255 8 West Coast Conference
25. USC 1-0 242 NR West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Fresno State 0-0 236 Mountain West Conference
Connecticut 0-0 227 American Athletic Conference
Loyola Chicago 0-0 223 Missouri Valley Conference
Buffalo 0-0 221 Mid-American Conference
Central Michigan 1-0 219 Mid-American Conference
Oakland 0-0 215 Mid-American Conference
Delaware 1-0 214 Colonial Athletic Association
Temple 0-0 214 American Athletic Conference
UAB 0-0 209 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego 0-0 207 West Coast Conference
Fordham 0-0 206 Atlantic 10 Conference
Davidson 0-0 190 Atlantic 10 Conference
Eastern Michigan 0-0 188 Mid-American Conference
Cleveland State 1-0 187 Horizon League
Niagara 1-0 183 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Akron 0-0 161 Mid-American Conference
Santa Clara 0-0 148 West Coast Conference
UC Davis 1-0 146 Big West Conference
Colorado State 0-0 145 Mountain West Conference
Toledo 0-0 145 Mid-American Conference
Princeton 0-0 139 Ivy League
Richmond 0-0 136 Atlantic 10 Conference
Ohio 0-0 132 Mid-American Conference
UNLV 0-0 129 Mountain West Conference
Houston 0-0 128 American Athletic Conference
Towson 0-0 126 Colonial Athletic Association
FIU 0-0 123 Conference USA
Rhode Island 0-0 119 Atlantic 10 Conference
Columbia 0-0 118 Ivy League
Drexel 0-0 118 Colonial Athletic Association
Tennessee State 1-0 114 Ohio Valley Conference
San Jose State 0-0 112 Mountain West Conference
UC Irvine 0-0 110 Big West Conference
East Carolina 0-0 107 American Athletic Conference
Charlotte 1-0 105 Conference USA
Cincinnati 0-0 100 American Athletic Conference
UCF 0-0 96 American Athletic Conference
Duquesne 0-0 92 Atlantic 10 Conference
Loyola Marymount 0-0 92 West Coast Conference
Georgia State 0-0 90 Horizon League
Northern Iowa 0-0 85 Missouri Valley Conference
Bowling Green 0-0 83 Mid-American Conference
Yale 0-0 79 Ivy League
Bradley 0-0 76 Missouri Valley Conference
Mississippi State 0-0 74 Atlantic 10 Conference
William & Mary 0-0 73 Colonial Athletic Association
Quinnipiac 0-0 71 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Manhattan 0-0 70 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Pacific 0-0 70 West Coast Conference
Tennessee Tech 1-0 70 Ohio Valley Conference
Florida A&M 1-0 66 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Northern Illinois 0-0 66 Mid-American Conference
Morehead State 1-0 65 Ohio Valley Conference
Tulsa 0-0 60 American Athletic Conference
Miami OH 1-0 58 Sun Belt Conference
San Francisco 0-0 57 West Coast Conference
UTEP 0-0 56 Conference USA
Old Dominion 0-0 53 Conference USA
SIU Edwardsville 1-0 49 Ohio Valley Conference
The Citadel 1-0 42 Southern Conference
UMass Lowell 0-0 42 America East Conference
UT Arlington 0-0 40 Horizon League
Hofstra 0-0 39 Colonial Athletic Association
Illinois Chicago 0-0 39 Horizon League
Lehigh 0-0 38 Patriot League
Eastern Illinois 0-0 37 Ohio Valley Conference
Florida Atlantic 0-0 36 Conference USA
Chicago State 0-0 35 Western Athletic Conference
Elon 0-0 34 Colonial Athletic Association
Western Illinois 0-0 33 Southland Conference
Colgate 0-0 32 Patriot League
North Texas 0-0 32 Conference USA
Air Force 0-0 31 Mountain West Conference
Cal State Fullerton 0-0 31 Big West Conference
Marist 0-0 29 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Wagner 0-0 26 Northeast Conference
Army 0-0 25 Patriot League
Seattle 0-0 25 Western Athletic Conference
Eastern Washington 0-0 24 Big Sky Conference
Albany 0-0 23 America East Conference
Canisius 0-0 23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Milwaukee 0-0 23 Horizon League
North Dakota State 0-0 23 Summit League
Northern Arizona 0-0 23 Big Sky Conference
Portland State 0-0 23 Big Sky Conference
Grand Canyon 0-0 22 Western Athletic Conference
UC Santa Barbara 0-0 22 Big West Conference
Wyoming 0-0 22 Mountain West Conference
Binghamton 0-0 21 America East Conference
North Dakota 0-0 21 Big Sky Conference
Savannah State 0-0 21 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Siena 0-0 21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
James Madison 0-0 20 Colonial Athletic Association
Louisiana Lafayette 0-0 20 Sun Belt Conference
George Mason 0-0 19 Conference USA
Northwestern State 0-0 19 Southland Conference
Louisiana Monroe 0-0 18 Atlantic Sun Conference
Radford 0-0 18 Big South Conference
Stetson 1-0 18 Atlantic Sun Conference
UNC Wilmington 0-0 18 Colonial Athletic Association
Hartford 0-0 17 America East Conference
Norfolk State 0-0 17 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Hampton 0-0 16 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
LIU Brooklyn 0-0 16 Northeast Conference
Sacred Heart 0-0 16 Northeast Conference
Austin Peay 0-0 15 Ohio Valley Conference
Belmont 0-0 14 Ohio Valley Conference
Southeastern Louisiana 0-0 14 Southland Conference
Stephen F. Austin 0-0 14 Horizon League
Stony Brook 0-0 14 America East Conference
Central Connecticut 0-0 13 Northeast Conference
North Florida 0-0 13 Atlantic Sun Conference
Tennessee Martin 0-0 13 Ohio Valley Conference
American 0-0 12 Patriot League
East Tennessee State 0-0 12 Southern Conference
New Orleans 0-0 12 Southland Conference
Missouri State 0-0 11 Missouri Valley Conference
Nicholls State 0-0 11 Southland Conference
Grambling State 0-0 10 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Jacksonville 1-0 10 Atlantic Sun Conference
Lafayette 0-0 10 Patriot League
Cal Poly 0-0 9 Big West Conference
Furman 0-0 9 Southern Conference
Bethune Cookman 0-0 8 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Lipscomb 0-0 8 Atlantic Sun Conference
Mount St. Mary's 1-0 8 Northeast Conference
Rice 0-0 8 Conference USA
Western Carolina 0-0 5 Southern Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 0-0 4 Southland Conference
Saint Louis 0-0 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Peter's 0-0 3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UNC Greensboro 0-0 3 Southern Conference
USC Upstate 0-0 1 Atlantic Sun Conference

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Nov. 15-21, 2027

30 games on the schedule this week, but no feature games, so let's jump into the action:

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 1-1, 0-0 ACC.

No games this week for Coach Pryde and the Tarheels.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 1-0, 0-0 ACC.

11/18/27 vs. Loyola Chicago (W 73-57).

The Fighting Irish start the season with a strong home win.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 1-0, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

11/16/27 vs. New Orleans (W 90-59).

Great start to the season for the Ospreys, as they dominate in their home opener.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 1-1, 0-0 Big 12.

No games this week for Coach Mighty and the Horned Frogs.

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 3-0, 0-0 Big East.

11/18/27- Charleston Classic First Round vs. (8) Columbia (W 82-79, OT).
11/19/27- Charleston Classic Semifinal vs. (5) UC Irvine (W 74-60).
11/21/27- Charleston Classic Championship vs. (7) Drexel (W 70-55).

The Red Storm become the first team to win a season tournament in the 2027-2028 season, and they can consider themselves a little bit lucky to draw the #7 seed in the championship game. Still though, you have to beat who is in front of you, so a very good week for them.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 2-0, 0-0 Big Ten.

11/16/27 at IUPUI (W 56-54).
11/18/27 vs. #21 Memphis (W 105-92).

The Wildcats start the season with 2 wins, beating a top 25 team after a near upset loss to IUPUI.

#22 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 2-0, 0-0 Big Ten.

11/18/27 at Ohio (W 58-52).
11/21/27- Emerald Coast Classic First Round vs. (7) Northern Illinois (W 92-83, OT).

The Buckeyes get a good start to the Coach Hawkins regime, winning an in-state rivalry on the road then needing extra time to win their first season tournament game. The win at Ohio was career win #200 for Coach Hawkins, and we knew it wouldn't take long to get it this season.

Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 1-1, 0-0 MVC.

11/15/27- Hall of Fame Classic Quarterfinal vs. (11) South Florida (L 83-75).

Oof! Tough loss for the Shockers, and already I'm ready to fire Coach Ginsberg. Just kidding! No shame in losing to a team that has pulled their second upset of this tournament, telling me they were underseeded.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 0-1, 0-0 Mountain West.

11/20/27- Cancun Challenge First Round vs. (2) #7 Arkansas (L 67-47).

No big surprise, as the Spartans were outmatched in their season opener. They showed signs of greatness, but need to find some offense.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 0-1, 0-0 Northeast.

11/19/27 at Buffalo (L 62-54).

The Bulldogs start the season with a road loss, the first of 6 straight road games to start the season.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 2-0, 0-0 Northeast.

11/18/27- Paradise Jam First Round vs. (4) Colgate (W 87-62).
11/21/27- Paradise Jam Semifinal vs. (8) New Hampshire (W 73-62).

Consistency for the Seahawks, as they get 2 big wins to open the season, holding their opponent to 62 points in each. Next up, the Paradise Jam championship game.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 3-0, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/18/27 at Pacific (W 77-62).
11/21/27- Emerald Coast Classic First Round vs. (8) Bucknell (W 80-62).

2 more wins for the Cardinal, who are off to a great start to open the season.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 1-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/21/27- Corpus Christi Coastal Classic First Round vs. (8) San Francisco (W 78-55).

A good recovery game for the Bruins, as they take care of business in their season tournament opener.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 1-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/15/27 vs. Denver (W 67-48).
11/19/27 vs. Cleveland State (L 77-55).

A split to open the season for the Cougars, both at home. They'll get ready for their season tournament next week.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 0-1, 0-0 SEC.

11/18/27- Legends Classic First Round vs. (8) Towson (L 59-45).

An embarrassing start to the season for the Crimson Tide, who drop their season tournament opener. Looks like it could be another tough non-conference season.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 1-1, 0-0 SWAC.

11/19/27- Michigan Showcase First Round vs. (1) William & Mary (L 86-48).
11/21/27- Michigan Showcase 3rd Place Game vs. (2) Milwaukee (W 66-57).

A split for the Hornets this week, who would like to forget that W&M game took place, but a good recovery against Milwaukee.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 0-3, 0-0 SWAC.

11/18/27- Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round vs. (3) East Tennessee State (L 90-79).
11/19/27- Puerto Rico Tip-Off Consolation vs. (7) Illinois Chicago (L 90-88).
11/21/27- Puerto Rico Tip-Off 7th Place Game vs. (8) Sacred Heart (L 117-95).

Not a good start for the Golden Lions, as only 1 of their 3 losses this week was relatively close as they limped to an 8th place finish in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 0-2, 0-0 Sun Belt.

11/18/27- Paradise Jam First Round vs. (7) Youngstown State (L 65-55).
11/21/27- Paradise Jam Consolation vs. (6) Western Carolina (L 71-64).

Not a good start for the Trojans either, as they lose 2 games they really need to be winning. They can still recover for 7th place as they have more winnable games next week.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 1-2, 0-0 WCC.

11/16/27- Hall of Fame Tip-Off First Round vs. (6) Cincinnati (L 92-86, OT).
11/20/27- Hall of Fame Tip-Off Consolation vs. (2) Kent State (W 72-64).
11/21/27- Hall of Fame Tip-Off 5th Place Game vs. (5) Utah (L 71-67).

Given the strength of this tournament, with Cincinnati and Utah seeded below San Diego, you gotta like the effort of the Toreros. They may have only finished 6th, but this was really a tough tournament, and all 3 games were close.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Nov. 22-28:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (54) 2-0 1781 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Syracuse (12) 1-0 1728 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Duke (5) 3-0 1661 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Providence 2-0 1536 5 Big East Conference
5. Arkansas 1-0 1448 7 Southeastern Conference
6. Louisville 1-0 1371 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Florida State 2-0 1295 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Pepperdine (1) 4-0 1240 20 West Coast Conference
9. Indiana 1-0 1191 15 Big Ten Conference
10. Virginia 2-0 1087 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Seton Hall 1-0 1017 18 Big East Conference
12. Ohio State 2-0 987 22 Big Ten Conference
13. LSU 2-0 748 25 Southeastern Conference
14. Villanova 1-0 730 24 Big East Conference
15. Minnesota 2-0 565 NR Big Ten Conference
16. Texas A&M 3-0 554 NR Southeastern Conference
17. Arizona 2-1 535 3 Pacific-12 Conference
18. St. John's 3-0 452 NR Big East Conference
19. Mississippi 3-0 378 NR Southeastern Conference
20. Stanford 3-0 289 NR Pacific-12 Conference
21. Massachusetts 2-0 184 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Baylor 2-0 152 NR Big 12 Conference
23. Cincinnati 3-0 145 NR American Athletic Conference
24. Kentucky 2-0 140 NR Southeastern Conference
25. Iowa State 1-1 123 6 Big 12 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Jacksonville State 4-0 122 Ohio Valley Conference
Northwestern 2-0 116 Big Ten Conference
Tulane 2-0 109 American Athletic Conference
USC 2-0 105 West Coast Conference
Pittsburgh 2-0 93 Atlantic Coast Conference
Loyola Marymount 2-0 80 West Coast Conference
West Virginia 2-0 80 Big 12 Conference
Clemson 2-0 70 Atlantic Coast Conference
South Florida 2-0 62 American Athletic Conference
Cal Poly 2-0 59 Big West Conference
Texas 2-1 57 Big 12 Conference
BYU 1-0 56 West Coast Conference
Michigan 2-0 56 Big Ten Conference
Cleveland State 3-0 53 Horizon League
Manhattan 2-0 49 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Yale 2-0 46 Ivy League
Xavier 2-0 45 Big East Conference
Colorado State 1-0 42 Mountain West Conference
California 0-1 40 Pacific-12 Conference
Hofstra 2-0 40 Colonial Athletic Association
Gonzaga 0-0 38 Pacific-12 Conference
Delaware 2-0 37 Colonial Athletic Association
Georgetown 2-1 37 Big East Conference
Vanderbilt 2-1 37 Southeastern Conference
South Alabama 3-0 35 Sun Belt Conference
Georgia State 2-0 33 Horizon League
East Tennessee State 3-0 32 Southern Conference
Oakland 2-0 31 Mid-American Conference
Air Force 1-0 28 Mountain West Conference
Connecticut 1-0 28 American Athletic Conference
UNLV 0-0 25 Mountain West Conference
SIU Edwardsville 2-0 21 Ohio Valley Conference
Wagner 2-0 21 Northeast Conference
Canisius 2-0 19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Richmond 1-0 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
Miami OH 3-0 18 Sun Belt Conference
Albany 2-0 17 America East Conference
Eastern Washington 1-0 17 Big Sky Conference
UAB 1-0 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
Central Michigan 2-0 14 Mid-American Conference
Boston College 1-0 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
Norfolk State 2-0 12 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Belmont 2-0 11 Ohio Valley Conference
Georgia Southern 2-0 11 Sun Belt Conference
Virginia Tech 0-0 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oklahoma 3-1 9 Big 12 Conference
Towson 1-0 9 Colonial Athletic Association
Missouri 1-0 8 Southeastern Conference
Evansville 0-0 7 Missouri Valley Conference
Montana 1-0 7 Big Sky Conference
North Carolina A&T 3-0 7 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
UCF 1-0 7 American Athletic Conference
Weber State 1-0 7 Big Sky Conference
South Dakota State 2-0 6 Conference USA
Idaho 1-0 5 Big Sky Conference
Notre Dame 1-0 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
Portland State 1-0 5 Big Sky Conference
Stony Brook 1-0 5 America East Conference
Lafayette 2-0 4 Patriot League
Texas Tech 1-0 4 Big 12 Conference
Hartford 2-0 3 America East Conference
Western Kentucky 2-0 3 Conference USA
Oklahoma State 1-0 2 Big 12 Conference
Savannah State 0-0 1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

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And a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Nov. 22-28:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pepperdine (70) 4-0 1798 1 West Coast Conference
2. Jacksonville State (1) 4-0 1237 14 Ohio Valley Conference
3. Massachusetts (1) 2-0 1228 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Cincinnati 3-0 1207 NR American Athletic Conference
5. Tulane 2-0 1041 7 American Athletic Conference
6. Cleveland State 3-0 931 NR Horizon League
7. USC 2-0 886 25 West Coast Conference
8. Oakland 2-0 870 NR Mid-American Conference
9. South Florida 2-0 804 17 American Athletic Conference
10. Evansville 0-0 732 5 Missouri Valley Conference
11. South Alabama 3-0 684 NR Sun Belt Conference
12. Loyola Marymount 2-0 594 NR West Coast Conference
13. East Tennessee State 3-0 563 NR Southern Conference
14. Central Michigan 2-0 562 NR Mid-American Conference
15. Miami OH 3-0 517 NR Sun Belt Conference
16. Manhattan 2-0 471 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
17. BYU 1-0 439 24 West Coast Conference
18. Georgia State 2-0 438 NR Horizon League
19. Hofstra 2-0 414 NR Colonial Athletic Association
20. Yale 2-0 390 NR Ivy League
21. Colorado State 1-0 369 NR Mountain West Conference
22. South Dakota State 2-0 363 NR Conference USA
23. Cal Poly 2-0 331 NR Big West Conference
24. Delaware 2-0 300 NR Colonial Athletic Association
25. UAB 1-0 287 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wagner 2-0 245 Northeast Conference
Lafayette 2-0 244 Patriot League
Canisius 2-0 238 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Connecticut 1-0 237 American Athletic Conference
Eastern Michigan 1-0 237 Mid-American Conference
Houston 1-0 224 American Athletic Conference
Toledo 1-0 222 Mid-American Conference
Air Force 1-0 215 Mountain West Conference
Albany 2-0 209 America East Conference
Belmont 2-0 205 Ohio Valley Conference
Hartford 2-0 205 America East Conference
UNLV 0-0 197 Mountain West Conference
Towson 1-0 192 Colonial Athletic Association
Richmond 1-0 182 Atlantic 10 Conference
SIU Edwardsville 2-0 175 Ohio Valley Conference
Norfolk State 2-0 158 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
UCF 1-0 149 American Athletic Conference
Montana 1-0 147 Big Sky Conference
Weber State 1-0 147 Big Sky Conference
Portland State 1-0 135 Big Sky Conference
Georgia Southern 2-0 128 Sun Belt Conference
North Carolina A&T 3-0 127 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
UTSA 2-0 126 Summit League
Eastern Washington 1-0 125 Big Sky Conference
Idaho 1-0 125 Big Sky Conference
Stony Brook 1-0 123 America East Conference
Rice 1-0 111 Conference USA
Tennessee State 1-0 109 Ohio Valley Conference
Western Kentucky 2-0 108 Conference USA
Grambling State 2-0 102 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Tulsa 0-0 102 American Athletic Conference
Jacksonville 2-0 99 Atlantic Sun Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 1-0 93 Southland Conference
Navy 1-0 82 Patriot League
North Carolina Central 1-0 68 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
St. Francis PA 1-0 68 Northeast Conference
Morehead State 1-0 63 Ohio Valley Conference
Nicholls State 2-0 57 Southland Conference
North Florida 1-0 56 Atlantic Sun Conference
Stetson 1-0 33 Atlantic Sun Conference
Memphis 0-1 22 American Athletic Conference
Northwestern State 0-0 22 Southland Conference
Savannah State 0-0 19 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Mississippi Valley State 1-0 13 Southwestern Athletic Conference

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St Johns getting ready to win the big one again...

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Nov. 22-28, 2027

33 games on the schedule this week, with 1 feature game, a season tournament game. Let's start there:

11/27/27- Emerald Coast Classic Championship - (2) #12 Ohio State vs. (1) #20 Stanford -- This one was an instant classic, as the teams traded leads back and forth. The difference was the three point line. Over half of Stanford's shots were three pointers. They shot 34 three pointers, making 13. Because of that, they didn't get to the hole and didn't get to the line much. On the other hand, Ohio State took only 16 three pointers, got to the line 26 times, and made 22 of them. They also outrebounded the Cardinal 44-33. All that proved to be the difference. Despite Stanford making 13 three pointers, they couldn't compensate in other areas, and the Buckeyes stay perfect and win a season tournament title!

Final Score: (2) #12 Ohio State- 70, (1) #20 Stanford- 67

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 3-2, 0-0 ACC.

11/22/27 at Loyola Chicago (W 77-59).
11/26/27 vs. Fordham (L 74-49).
11/28/27 at Illinois State (W 78-50).

2 out of 3 in the win column this week for the Tarheels, all blowouts. That 25 point loss to Fordham stings bad though.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 4-1, 0-0 ACC.

11/22/27- Las Vegas Invitational First Round vs. (7) Portland (W 82-80).
11/25/27- Las Vegas Invitational Semifinal vs. (6) Evansville (W 88-81).
11/26/27- Las Vegas Invitational Championship vs. (5) Nebraska (L 67-59).
11/28/27 vs. Kent State (W 77-65).

A heavy week for the Fighting Irish, winning 3 of 4. Their only setback was their season tournament championship game, but still a good start.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 2-1, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

11/25/27- South Carolina Showcase First Round vs. (1) Arkansas Little Rock (L 87-69).
11/27/27- South Carolina Showcase 3rd Place Game vs. (3) St. Francis (NY) (W 87-86, OT).

A split for the Ospreys as they salvage 3rd place in their season tournament.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 2-1, 0-0 Big 12.

11/23/27 at UTEP (W 68-55).

Just 1 game this week for the Horned Frogs, but they get a nice, solid road win.

#18 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 3-0, 0-0 Big East.

No games this week for Coach Hoo and the Red Storm.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 4-1, 0-0 Big Ten.

11/22/27- Main Event First Round vs. (7) Cleveland State (L 73-56).
11/23/27- Main Event Consolation Round vs. (6) UNLV (W 73-64).
11/24/27- Main Event 5th Place Game vs. (5) Auburn (W 88-66).

Good recovery for the Wildcats this week, as they salvage a 5th place finish in their season tournament after an upset loss in their First Round game.

#12 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 4-0, 0-0 Big Ten.

11/26/27- Emerald Coast Classic Semifinal vs. (6) Drake (W 82-63).
11/27/27- Emerald Coast Classic Championship vs. (1) #20 Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.

The Buckeyes stay hot under new head coach Hawkins, winning their season tournament with a good win over a fellow FOFC coached team.

Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 1-1, 0-0 MVC.

No games this week for Coach Ginsberg and the Shockers.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 2-1, 0-0 Mountain West.

11/23/27- Cancun Challenge Consolation Round vs. (3) Kansas State (W 74-66).
11/24/27- Cancun Challenge 5th Place Game vs. (8) Elon (W 70-62).

Good week for the Spartans who win both games, including an upset win over Kansas State, to take 5th in their season tournament.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 2-1, 0-0 Northeast.

11/24/27 at Penn (W 60-58).
11/26/27 at Yale (W 74-63).

The Bulldogs took a tour of the Ivy League this week and came out winners in both games, trying to build a little momentum as they have 3 more road games next week.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 4-0, 0-0 Northeast.

11/22/27- Paradise Jam Championship vs. (3) Belmont (W 70-59).
11/28/27 at Columbia (W 71-55).

Great week for the Seahawks as they win their season tournament as the 5th seed, then pick up another win later on in the week.

#20 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 4-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/26/27- Emerald Coast Classic Semifinal vs. (4) #19 Ole Miss (W 71-57).
11/27/27- Emerald Coast Classic Championship vs. (2) #12 Ohio State- feature game, highlighted above.

The Cardinal split their games this week, going 1-1, losing in the championship game of their season tournament, but I'm sure they'll bounce back strong.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 3-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/26/27- Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Semifinal vs. (4) Pittsburgh (W 82-69).
11/27/27- Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Championship vs. (2) #16 Texas A&M (W 68-60).

The Bruins are recovering nicely from their season opening loss, winning 2 games this week to claim another season tournament title. They seem to be hitting their stride now.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 2-3, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/22/27- Gulf Coast Showcase First Round vs. (5) North Texas (W 67-48).
11/23/27- Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinal vs. (8) Wyoming (L 66-63).
11/24/27- Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd Place Game vs. (6) Pacific (L 84-76).

It started well for the Cougars, as they won their First Round game, but then they lost their next 2 this week to take 4th in their season tournament.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 2-2, 0-0 SEC.

11/22/27- Legends Classic Consolation Round vs. (4) George Washington (W 77-69).
11/23/27- Legends Classic 5th Place Game vs. (6) Akron (L 58-54).
11/28/27 vs. Indiana State (W 85-82).

The Crimson Tide win 2 out of 3 this week, but they won't be happy with a 6th place finish in their season tournament, especially since their 2 losses were very winnable. Looks like Coach Rogers can't get over the non-conference hump.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 1-1, 0-0 SWAC.

No games this week for Coach Childress and the Hornets.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 0-3, 0-0 SWAC.

Also no games this week for Coach Gunn and the Golden Lions, who are preparing once again for another tough non-conference slate.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 0-4, 0-0 Sun Belt.

11/22/27- Paradise Jam 7th Place Game vs. (1) George Mason (L 100-98, OT).
11/28/27 at Delaware State (L 98-83).

Something isn't working for the Trojans, who finish 8th in their season tournament, and a tough draw to face the tournaments #1 seed in the 7th place game. Ouch! Coach Gale has some work to do.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 2-2, 0-0 WCC.

11/28/27 at Cal Poly (W 75-74, OT).

It took overtime, but the Toreros evened their season record with a tough road win in their only game of the week.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Nov. 29-Dec. 5:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Syracuse (67) 3-0 1794 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Providence (1) 5-0 1708 4 Big East Conference
3. Louisville 4-0 1566 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Pepperdine (2) 6-0 1526 8 West Coast Conference
5. Virginia (2) 5-0 1481 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Indiana 3-0 1446 9 Big Ten Conference
7. Wisconsin 4-1 1440 1 Big Ten Conference
8. Ohio State 4-0 1311 12 Big Ten Conference
9. Villanova 3-0 1161 14 Big East Conference
10. LSU 3-0 1093 13 Southeastern Conference
11. Duke 5-1 969 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. St. John's 3-0 705 18 Big East Conference
13. Virginia Tech 4-0 626 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Eastern Michigan 4-0 605 NR Mid-American Conference
15. Baylor 3-0 546 22 Big 12 Conference
16. Texas 5-1 531 NR Big 12 Conference
17. BYU 3-0 488 NR West Coast Conference
18. Michigan 3-0 430 NR Big Ten Conference
19. Vanderbilt 4-1 398 NR Southeastern Conference
20. California 3-1 385 NR Pacific-12 Conference
21. Arkansas 2-1 372 5 Southeastern Conference
22. Oklahoma 5-1 317 NR Big 12 Conference
23. Nebraska 3-0 306 NR Big Ten Conference
24. Wagner 4-0 214 NR Northeast Conference
25. Tulsa 3-0 183 NR American Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
South Dakota State 4-0 176 Conference USA
Missouri 2-0 166 Southeastern Conference
Georgia Southern 4-0 151 Sun Belt Conference
UCF 3-0 150 American Athletic Conference
Seton Hall 3-1 136 Big East Conference
Western Kentucky 4-0 112 Conference USA
Hofstra 2-0 111 Colonial Athletic Association
Stony Brook 3-0 95 America East Conference
Portland State 2-0 90 Big Sky Conference
Stetson 4-0 78 Atlantic Sun Conference
Canisius 2-0 75 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
East Tennessee State 3-0 75 Southern Conference
Lafayette 2-0 63 Patriot League
North Carolina Central 3-0 63 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Norfolk State 2-0 53 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Florida State 2-1 47 Atlantic Coast Conference
St. Francis PA 3-0 46 Northeast Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 3-0 43 Southland Conference
Northwestern State 2-0 37 Southland Conference
UTSA 3-0 31 Summit League
Stanford 4-1 1 Pacific-12 Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

And a look at the Mid-Major Top 25 going into the week of Nov. 29-Dec. 5:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pepperdine (72) 6-0 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. Eastern Michigan 4-0 1573 NR Mid-American Conference
3. BYU 3-0 1558 17 West Coast Conference
4. Tulsa 3-0 1385 NR American Athletic Conference
5. South Dakota State 4-0 1373 22 Conference USA
6. Wagner 4-0 1370 NR Northeast Conference
7. Georgia Southern 4-0 1288 NR Sun Belt Conference
8. UCF 3-0 1237 NR American Athletic Conference
9. North Carolina Central 3-0 1198 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
10. East Tennessee State 3-0 1117 13 Southern Conference
11. Western Kentucky 4-0 1006 NR Conference USA
12. Stetson 4-0 934 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
13. Hofstra 2-0 923 19 Colonial Athletic Association
14. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 3-0 903 NR Southland Conference
15. Stony Brook 3-0 867 NR America East Conference
16. Canisius 2-0 758 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
17. Lafayette 2-0 722 NR Patriot League
18. UTSA 3-0 719 NR Summit League
19. Norfolk State 2-0 645 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
20. Portland State 2-0 516 NR Big Sky Conference
21. St. Francis PA 3-0 509 NR Northeast Conference
22. Northwestern State 2-0 440 NR Southland Conference
23. Cleveland State 5-1 111 6 Horizon League
24. USC 4-1 63 7 West Coast Conference
25. Massachusetts 2-1 57 3 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
South Alabama 5-1 56 Sun Belt Conference
Jacksonville State 5-1 47 Ohio Valley Conference
South Florida 3-1 40 American Athletic Conference
Delaware 4-1 37 Colonial Athletic Association
Cincinnati 3-1 26 American Athletic Conference
Air Force 3-1 24 Mountain West Conference
UAB 3-1 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
Akron 2-1 10 Mid-American Conference
Loyola Marymount 4-1 10 West Coast Conference
Tulane 3-1 10 American Athletic Conference
Morgan State 5-1 8 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Drexel 2-1 7 Colonial Athletic Association
Northern Colorado 4-1 7 Big Sky Conference
Bradley 1-1 6 Missouri Valley Conference
Yale 3-1 4 Ivy League
Eastern Washington 1-1 3 Big Sky Conference
Long Beach State 2-1 3 Big West Conference
Nevada 1-1 3 Mountain West Conference
William & Mary 1-1 3 Colonial Athletic Association
Georgia State 2-1 1 Horizon League
San Jose State 2-1 1 Mountain West Conference

[rjolley]

So Stanford plays a close game to a team ranked higher than them, loses by 3, then loses all of their Top 25 points except 1? Craziness.

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2027

32 games on the schedule this week, and 1 feature games. It's a non-conference games so we'll start there.

12/2/27- San Diego (Charlie Shocker) @ Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- Not much to talk about in this one. San Diego started hot and finished hot, having a 30 points halftime lead and never looking back in an easy road victory.

Final Score: San Diego- 82, Alabama State- 56

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 3-2, 0-0 ACC.

No games this week for Ariel and the Tarheels.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 4-2, 0-0 ACC.

12/2/27 at Purdue (L 70-66).

Tough loss for the Fighting Irish in their only game of the week.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 3-2, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

12/2/27 vs. #23 Nebraska (W 80-74).
12/4/27 at FIU (L 78-62).

A split for the Ospreys, but not the results you would expect. They do get a nice home win, handing Nebraska their first loss, but fall apart at FIU.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 4-1, 0-0 Big 12.

11/30/27 vs. Louisiana Tech (W 52-48).
12/2/27 at Weber State (W 80-72).

2 more wins for the Horned Frogs, who are off to an encouraging start. They need to win as many games as possible now.

#12 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 4-0, 0-0 Big East.

12/3/27 at Fresno State (W 99-84).

The Red Storm get a road test this week and pass it easily to stay undefeated.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 6-1, 0-0 Big Ten.

11/29/2 vs. DePaul (W 66-50).
12/3/27 vs. Missouri State (W 76-63).

2 more solid wins for the Wildcats who are continuing to roll.

#8 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 5-0, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/3/27 at N.C. State (W 89-84).

The Buckeyes pass a road test this week to stay undefeated.

Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 3-1, 0-0 MVC.

11/29/27 at Oral Roberts (W 56-42).
12/1/27 at Yale (W 72-56).

The Shockers get back on track this week with a pair of double digit road wins.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 2-3, 0-0 Mountain West.

11/29/27 vs. Hawaii (L 64-56).
12/4/27 vs. USC (L 63-56).

A pair of tough home losses for the Spartans. A pretty good effort in both though.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 4-3, 0-0 Northeast.

11/29/27 at New Mexico (L 68-61).
12/1/27 at Princeton (L 69-52).
12/3/27 at Quinnipiac (W 79-76, OT).
12/5/27 vs. UMass Lowell (W 85-63).

A heavy week for the Bulldogs, with 4 big games, and they split. Coach Nielsen will take it, even if they needed overtime to get one of the wins.

#24 Wagner (Will Brown) -- 6-0, 0-0 Northeast.

12/1/27 vs. South Dakota State (W 70-57).
12/5/27 at Presbyterian (W 69-58).

2 more wins for the Seahawks as they stay undefeated, and they'll get a nice mid-major test next week.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 6-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/2/27 vs. Illinois Chicago (W 65-62, OT).
12/5/27 vs. Fresno State (W 100-64).

2 home wins this week for the Cardinal, recovering nicely from the loss to Ohio State. They can't be happy that UIC took them to OT though.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 3-3, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/2/27 at Cal State Fullerton (L 79-71).
12/4/27 at UC Irvine (L 87-70).

Not a good week for the Bruins, 2 embarrassing losses on the West coast. At least both were road losses, but definitely Coach Shepard has some work to do with this squad.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 2-4, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/1/27 at Kansas (L 80-56).

The Cougars take a big L in their only game of the week. Although Kansas has struggled a bit in this dynasty, they are still good enough.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 4-2, 0-0 SEC.

12/2/27 vs. Holy Cross (W 87-65).
12/4/27 vs. James Madison (W 73-59).

The Crimson Tide are on a bit of a roll, winners of 3 straight after winning their 2 games this week. They've got a few more winnable games before they go into a tough 3 game stretch to finish non-conference play.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 1-3, 0-0 SWAC.

12/2/27 vs. San Diego- feature game, highlighted above.
12/4/27 vs. Mercer (L 83-72).

2 more losses for the Hornets as they embark on an 8 game road trip now, where getting a win may be hard to come by.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 0-5, 0-0 SWAC.

12/1/27 at Memphis (L 92-66).
12/5/27 at Arizona (L 95-63).

No surprises here as the Golden Lions lose 2 more games. They are also in the middle of a long road trip against really tough competition.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 1-5, 0-0 Sun Belt.

11/30/27 vs. St. Peter's (W 97-69).
12/4/27 at West Virginia (L 99-93).

A pretty good week for the Trojans as they won their first game convincingly, then took a very good West Virginia team to the limit. Hopefully they'll keep some momentum as they have a couple ranked teams coming up.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 3-2, 0-0 WCC.

12/2/27 at Alabama State- feature game, highlighted above.

Here's a look at the national top 25 as we head into the week of Dec. 6-12:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Syracuse (52) 3-0 1763 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Providence (6) 6-0 1701 2 Big East Conference
3. Virginia (12) 8-0 1613 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Louisville 6-0 1602 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Indiana (1) 5-0 1479 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Wisconsin 5-1 1474 7 Big Ten Conference
7. Ohio State (1) 5-0 1414 8 Big Ten Conference
8. Villanova 5-0 1308 9 Big East Conference
9. Vanderbilt 6-1 1046 19 Southeastern Conference
10. St. John's 4-0 1023 12 Big East Conference
11. California 5-1 1011 20 Pacific-12 Conference
12. Pepperdine 7-1 951 4 West Coast Conference
13. Oklahoma 6-1 927 22 Big 12 Conference
14. Wagner 6-0 821 24 Northeast Conference
15. East Tennessee State 5-0 732 NR Southern Conference
16. UCF 4-0 717 NR American Athletic Conference
17. Seton Hall 4-1 707 NR Big East Conference
18. Florida State 4-1 657 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Hofstra 4-0 543 NR Colonial Athletic Association
20. Georgia Southern 4-0 472 NR Sun Belt Conference
21. Stetson 4-0 356 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
22. Tennessee 4-1 224 NR Southeastern Conference
23. LSU 4-1 179 10 Southeastern Conference
24. Stanford 6-1 177 NR Pacific-12 Conference
25. Texas A&M 5-1 120 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Duke 5-2 105 Atlantic Coast Conference
Northwestern 6-1 80 Big Ten Conference
USC 6-1 43 West Coast Conference
Cleveland State 7-1 20 Horizon League
Loyola Marymount 6-1 18 West Coast Conference
South Florida 5-1 18 American Athletic Conference
Baylor 5-1 17 Big 12 Conference
Eastern Michigan 5-1 13 Mid-American Conference
Oregon 3-1 12 Pacific-12 Conference
Texas Tech 5-1 12 Big 12 Conference
Rutgers 4-1 10 Big Ten Conference
Nevada 3-1 8 Mountain West Conference
Arizona 4-2 5 Pacific-12 Conference
BYU 4-1 4 West Coast Conference
VCU 4-1 4 Southeastern Conference
Bradley 3-1 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Purdue 5-1 3 Big Ten Conference
Virginia Tech 4-1 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
Georgia 3-1 2 Southeastern Conference
UAB 4-1 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
South Alabama 5-1 1 Sun Belt Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Here's a look at the Mid-Major Top 25 heading into the week of Dec. 6-12:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pepperdine (46) 7-1 1729 1 West Coast Conference
2. Wagner (16) 6-0 1702 6 Northeast Conference
3. East Tennessee State (6) 5-0 1647 10 Southern Conference
4. UCF (3) 4-0 1592 8 American Athletic Conference
5. Hofstra 4-0 1511 13 Colonial Athletic Association
6. Georgia Southern (1) 4-0 1450 7 Sun Belt Conference
7. Stetson 4-0 1369 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
8. Cleveland State 7-1 1158 23 Horizon League
9. USC 6-1 1088 24 West Coast Conference
10. Eastern Michigan 5-1 1008 2 Mid-American Conference
11. South Florida 5-1 975 NR American Athletic Conference
12. BYU 4-1 930 3 West Coast Conference
13. Wichita State 3-1 767 NR Missouri Valley Conference
14. Loyola Marymount 6-1 699 NR West Coast Conference
15. South Alabama 5-1 683 NR Sun Belt Conference
16. UAB 4-1 663 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Tulsa 4-1 550 4 American Athletic Conference
18. Nevada 3-1 531 NR Mountain West Conference
19. North Carolina Central 5-1 507 9 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
20. South Dakota State 4-1 378 5 Conference USA
21. Toledo 3-1 304 NR Mid-American Conference
22. Rice 5-1 291 NR Conference USA
23. Tulane 3-1 280 NR American Athletic Conference
24. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 5-1 190 14 Southland Conference
25. Louisiana Lafayette 4-1 171 NR Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Northern Colorado 4-1 146 Big Sky Conference
Morehead State 5-1 121 Ohio Valley Conference
St. Francis PA 4-1 121 Northeast Conference
Bradley 3-1 119 Missouri Valley Conference
Utah Valley 4-1 107 Western Athletic Conference
Southern Utah 3-1 101 Big Sky Conference
Western Kentucky 5-1 97 Conference USA
Western Carolina 4-1 94 Southern Conference
Portland State 2-1 83 Big Sky Conference
Nicholls State 4-1 73 Southland Conference
Tennessee Tech 4-1 72 Ohio Valley Conference
VMI 2-1 47 Southern Conference
North Carolina A&T 4-1 46 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 6-12, 2027

35 games on the schedule this week, but no feature games so let's get right to it:

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 4-3, 0-0 ACC.

12/8/27 vs. Georgia State (W 78-51).
12/11/27 at Minnesota (L 76-66).

A split this week for the Tar Heels, who lose on the road to a solid Minnesota team.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 5-3, 0-0 ACC.

12/8/27 at South Dakota (W 68-66).
12/11/27 at Indiana State (L 61-59).

A road split for the Fighting Irish, who can't be losing to teams like Indiana State if they are to make noise again this season.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 5-2, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

12/9/27 at Radford (W 96-87).
12/11/27 vs. High Point (W 71-63).

The Ospreys get a couple nice wins this week against decent mid-major teams.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 4-2, 0-0 Big 12.

12/11/27 at Florida (L 81-58).

The Horned Frogs suffer a blowout loss in their only game of the week, proving that they still have work to do.

#10 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 4-1, 0-0 Big East.

12/12/27 vs. Brown (L 76-74).

A shocking loss this week for the Red Storm, their first loss of the season in their only game of the week.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 7-3, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/7/27 at Illinois State (L 86-78).
12/10/27 vs. Northern Iowa (L 76-64).
12/12/27 at Austin Peay (W 75-51).

Not a good week for the Wildcats, who drop 2 out of 3, both losses coming to the Missouri Valley.

#7 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 7-0, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/8/27 vs. Duquesne (W 84-62).
12/12/27 at Virginia Tech (W 87-81).

The Buckeyes stay perfect on the young season, taking advantage of their opportunities. It's still fairly early, but it looks like Coach Hawkins made a good move by jumping to Ohio State.

Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 6-1, 0-0 MVC.

12/6/27 vs. UConn (W 98-69).
12/8/27 vs. James Madison (W 91-70).
12/12/27 vs. Kansas (W 56-48).

Huge week for the Shockers, who get 2 blowout wins, then a nice in-state win. Couldn't have asked for anything more.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 4-3, 0-0 Mountain West.

12/7/27 vs. Sacramento State (W 59-53).
12/12/27 at Cal State Fullerton (W 69-58).

2 solid wins for the Spartans who are back over .500 on the season.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 6-3, 0-0 Northeast.

12/10/27 vs. San Diego State (W 58-48).
12/12/27 at Rhode Island (W 55-41).

Don't look now, but the Bulldogs have a 4 game winning streak, and this week they got it done against a couple big mid-major names. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come.

#14 Wagner (Will Brown) -- 6-1, 0-0 Northeast.

12/10/27 vs. #19 Hofstra (L 83-62).

Oops! The Seahawks ran into a buzz saw this week, getting hammered in their first loss of the season and their only game of the week.

#24 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 7-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/10/27 at BYU (W 81-71).

A good road win for the Cardinal in their only game of the week.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 5-3, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/9/27 vs. ECU (W 71-40).
12/12/27 vs. #15 East Tennessee State (W 76-60).

The Bruins are back on track with a couple blowout wins this week, including one over a ranked team. They'll take it.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 3-5, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/9/27 vs. Portland State (W 91-70).
12/12/27 at Seattle (L 60-52).

A split this week for the Cougars, who win easily at home and drop a tough one on the road. They can't be losing those kind of games though.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 5-2, 0-0 SEC.

12/9/27 vs. Illinois Chicago (W 88-51).

The Crimson Tide win big in their only game of the week. Now they begin the murders row part of their non-conference schedule, with their next 3 games against top 10 teams.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 1-5, 0-0 SWAC.

12/9/27 at UAB (L 77-40).
12/11/27 at #18 Florida State (L 75-55).

2 expected losses for the Hornets this week as they are just starting an 8 game road trip in which they will likely only be favored in 1 of those games.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 0-6, 0-0 SWAC.

12/10/27 at #5 Indiana (L 101-82).

The Golden Lions are still looking for their first win of the season, and it's not going to be easy as they are also in the midst of a long road trip.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 3-5, 0-0 Sun Belt.

12/9/27 at #16 UCF (W 69-45).
12/11/27 at Florida A&M (W 73-57).

Great week for the Trojans, who get 2 road wins, including a win over a ranked team. Always nice to beat a team with a # next to their name.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 5-3, 0-0 WCC.

12/6/27 vs. UC Santa Barbara (W 85-70).
12/8/27 vs. Cal State Fullerton (W 70-65).
12/11/27 at UC Irvine (L 80-70).

Good week for the Toreros as they win 2 of 3, all against west coast teams. Coach Shocker is inching closer to career win #200, just 4 away now.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Dec. 13-19:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Syracuse (56) 5-0 1781 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Virginia (13) 9-0 1715 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Louisville 7-0 1595 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Ohio State (3) 7-0 1589 7 Big Ten Conference
5. Wisconsin 7-1 1577 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Villanova 6-0 1376 8 Big East Conference
7. Providence 8-1 1327 2 Big East Conference
8. California 6-1 1289 11 Pacific-12 Conference
9. Vanderbilt 8-1 1225 9 Southeastern Conference
10. Oklahoma 8-1 1198 13 Big 12 Conference
11. Pepperdine 9-1 1100 12 West Coast Conference
12. Indiana 7-1 1024 5 Big Ten Conference
13. Florida State 6-1 948 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. LSU 6-1 777 23 Southeastern Conference
15. Michigan State 4-1 715 NR Big Ten Conference
16. Stanford 7-1 620 24 Pacific-12 Conference
17. Texas A&M 6-1 560 25 Southeastern Conference
18. Tennessee 5-1 430 22 Southeastern Conference
19. Loyola Marymount 9-1 373 NR West Coast Conference
20. Duke 6-2 317 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Texas Tech 7-1 277 NR Big 12 Conference
22. UAB 7-1 230 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Wichita State 6-1 219 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. Arkansas 5-2 208 NR Southeastern Conference
25. Cleveland State 8-1 159 NR Horizon League

Others Receiving Votes:
Arizona 5-2 154 Pacific-12 Conference
St. John's 4-1 94 Big East Conference
South Alabama 7-1 70 Sun Belt Conference
Purdue 6-1 69 Big Ten Conference
Wagner 6-1 64 Northeast Conference
Texas 6-2 62 Big 12 Conference
Tulane 5-1 49 American Athletic Conference
Seton Hall 6-2 35 Big East Conference
Nebraska 6-1 33 Big Ten Conference
Northern Colorado 5-1 27 Big Sky Conference
Tulsa 6-1 27 American Athletic Conference
Western Kentucky 6-1 17 Conference USA
Michigan 5-1 16 Big Ten Conference
Georgia Southern 5-1 15 Sun Belt Conference
Southern Utah 4-1 13 Big Sky Conference
VMI 4-1 10 Southern Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 6-1 9 Southland Conference
Maryland 3-1 7 Big Ten Conference

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And here's a look at the mid-major top 25 heading into the week of Dec. 13-19:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pepperdine (71) 9-1 1799 1 West Coast Conference
2. Wichita State 6-1 1643 13 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Loyola Marymount 9-1 1603 14 West Coast Conference
4. UAB (1) 7-1 1568 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Cleveland State 8-1 1487 8 Horizon League
6. South Alabama 7-1 1392 15 Sun Belt Conference
7. Tulsa 6-1 1362 17 American Athletic Conference
8. Wagner 6-1 1267 2 Northeast Conference
9. Tulane 5-1 1239 23 American Athletic Conference
10. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 6-1 1144 24 Southland Conference
11. Northern Colorado 5-1 1062 NR Big Sky Conference
12. Georgia Southern 5-1 1011 6 Sun Belt Conference
13. VMI 4-1 977 NR Southern Conference
14. Western Kentucky 6-1 890 NR Conference USA
15. Southern Utah 4-1 879 NR Big Sky Conference
16. Ohio 6-2 537 NR Mid-American Conference
17. Portland 8-2 533 NR West Coast Conference
18. Boise State 7-2 492 NR Mountain West Conference
19. Akron 5-2 357 NR Mid-American Conference
20. BYU 5-2 305 12 West Coast Conference
21. Eastern Michigan 6-2 281 10 Mid-American Conference
22. USC 6-2 205 9 West Coast Conference
23. South Florida 6-2 201 11 American Athletic Conference
24. Princeton 6-2 161 NR Ivy League
25. New Mexico 6-2 135 NR Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Hofstra 6-2 128 Colonial Athletic Association
William & Mary 5-2 77 Colonial Athletic Association
Western Carolina 6-2 76 Southern Conference
Lafayette 5-2 59 Patriot League
Morehead State 6-2 53 Ohio Valley Conference
Toledo 4-2 50 Mid-American Conference
Old Dominion 5-2 49 Conference USA
Loyola MD 6-2 47 Patriot League
Manhattan 5-2 47 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
South Dakota State 5-2 46 Conference USA
North Carolina Central 5-2 42 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Bradley 4-2 40 Missouri Valley Conference
Utah Valley 5-2 34 Western Athletic Conference
Rice 6-2 27 Conference USA
UCF 5-2 27 American Athletic Conference
Eastern Kentucky 5-2 18 Ohio Valley Conference
North Florida 5-2 13 Atlantic Sun Conference
Texas State 5-2 10 Sun Belt Conference
La Salle 3-2 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
Louisiana Lafayette 4-2 8 Sun Belt Conference
Florida Atlantic 4-2 7 Conference USA
St. Francis PA 5-2 3 Northeast Conference
Western Michigan 3-2 1 Mid-American Conference

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Dec. 13-19, 2027

32 games on the schedule this week, and 3 feature games. All non-conference games, so we'll start there.

12/14/27- Notre Dame (Al Mighty) @ San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- Three pointers and rebounding were the difference in this one, as San Diego made double the number of three pointers, and had a rebounding edge of 9 as they get a big home victory.

Final Score: San Diego- 75, Notre Dame- 65

12/17/27- Alabama State (Randolph Childress) @ Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- This in-state rivalry was controlled early by Alabama State, but really neither team shot the ball well. Alabama shot a little better though, and that was enough to pull out the victory.

Final Score: Alabama- 67, Alabama State- 58

12/19/27- Alabama State (Randolph Childress) @ St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- St. John's forced 23 turnovers in this one, leading to many more opportunities as they get a fairly easy home win.

Final Score: St. John's- 76, Alabama State- 63

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 6-3, 0-0 ACC.

12/13/27 at Stony Brook (W 73-63).
12/15/27 vs. Gonzaga (W 90-76).

Good week for the Tar Heels who win both their games including a nice win over Gonzaga.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 6-4, 0-0 ACC.

12/14/27 at San Diego- feature game, highlighted above.
12/19/27 vs. LaSalle (W 89-55).

A split for the Fighting Irish this week, who recover from their loss to get a huge win over LaSalle.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 6-5, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

12/13/27 at South Florida (L 106-97).
12/15/27 vs. The Citadel (L 90-85).
12/17/27 at UCF (W 71-53).
12/19/27 at Florida Atlantic (L 98-77).

A heavy week for the Ospreys, as they took on a bunch of Florida teams this week. Unfortunately, not much success as they lost 3 of 4.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 5-3, 0-0 Big 12.

12/13/27 vs. Northwestern State (W 75-62).
12/16/27 vs. Lamar (L 70-66).

A split for the Horned Frogs, who can't be losing to teams like Lamar if they are going to make the postseason.

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 5-2, 0-0 Big East.

12/17/27 at Eastern Michigan (L 98-86).
12/19/27 vs. Alabama State- feature game, highlighted above.

Another split for the Red Storm, and another loss that they had no business getting. In fairness, Eastern Michigan is 7-2 early on in the season, but still, the Johnnies should be able to beat them.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 8-3, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/19/27 at Oakland (W 66-51).

Just 1 game this week for the Wildcats, as they recover nicely and have won 2 in a row after a brief 2 game losing streak.

#4 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 8-0, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/16/27 vs. Green Bay (W 77-72).

It wasn't easy but the Buckeyes stay undefeated, getting a tough home win.

#23 Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 6-2, 0-0 MVC.

12/16/27 vs. FIU (L 77-73).

Tough loss for the Shockers in their only game of the week. A good effort, but still a winnable game as they now move into conference play.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 5-3, 0-0 Mountain West.

12/16/27 vs. Cal Poly (W 85-71).

Good win for the Spartans in their only game of the week, as they have a couple tough road games next week.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 6-4, 0-0 Northeast.

12/15/27 at Northeastern (L 87-68).

The 4 game winning streak comes to an end in a big way, as the Bulldogs get hammered in their only game of the week.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 7-2, 0-0 Northeast.

12/13/27 at Green Bay (L 87-80).
12/15/27 vs. Loyola (MD) (W 97-66).

A split for the Seahawks, who get back on the winning side of things after 2 losses in a row.

#16 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 8-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/18/27 vs. Green Bay (W 79-71, OT).

It took the Cardinal overtime, but they finally fought off a pesky Green Bay squad in their only game of the week. Green Bay proved to be a tough out for our teams this week.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 5-3, 0-0 Pac 12.

No games this week for Coach Shepard and the Bruins.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 5-5, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/14/27 at Cal State Northridge (W 57-56).
12/19/27 vs. Montana State (W 60-57).

2 wins for the Cougars this week who even their record, but both wins were tough against teams they probably should have handled much easier.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 6-4, 0-0 SEC.

12/14/27 at Memphis (L 67-59).
12/17/27 vs. Alabama State- feature game, highlighted above.
12/19/27 at #7 Providence (L 65-60).

The Crimson Tide lose 2 of 3 this week. Not bad efforts, but it doesn't get any easier. They face the top 2 teams in the nation next week.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 1-8, 0-0 SWAC.

12/14/27 at #2 Virginia (L 59-51).
12/17/27 at Alabama- feature game, highlighted above.
12/19/27 at St. John's- feature game, highlighted above.

About what we expected from the Hornets this week as they drop all 3 games. The biggest surprise is that Virginia score. They actually led by 5 at halftime but couldn't hold on.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 1-7, 0-0 SWAC.

12/13/27 at Ole Miss (W 98-89).
12/16/27 at Iowa (L 84-76).

A split for the Golden Lions this week, who pull an upset at Ole Miss, and played pretty well at Iowa. Decent week.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 4-6, 0-1 Sun Belt.

12/13/27 vs. Stetson (W 98-53).
12/16/27 at UL Lafayette (L 70-62).

A split for the Trojans, who dropped a tough one to open conference play.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 7-4, 0-0 WCC.

12/14/27 vs. Notre Dame- feature game, highlighted above.
12/16/27 vs. UNLV (W 87-80).
12/18/27 vs. San Diego State (L 85-60).

Not a bad week for the Toreros as they win 2 of 3, but that 25 point loss to San Diego State stings.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Dec. 20-26:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Virginia (43) 11-0 1758 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Louisville 9-0 1689 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Wisconsin (26) 8-1 1683 5 Big Ten Conference
4. Ohio State (3) 8-0 1612 4 Big Ten Conference
5. Syracuse 6-1 1461 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Villanova 8-0 1453 6 Big East Conference
7. Vanderbilt 9-1 1386 9 Southeastern Conference
8. California 7-1 1290 8 Pacific-12 Conference
9. Indiana 9-1 1258 12 Big Ten Conference
10. LSU 8-1 1138 14 Southeastern Conference
11. Stanford 8-1 925 16 Pacific-12 Conference
12. Oklahoma 9-2 905 10 Big 12 Conference
13. Providence 9-2 833 7 Big East Conference
14. Purdue 9-1 718 NR Big Ten Conference
15. Tennessee 6-1 651 18 Southeastern Conference
16. Pepperdine 10-2 639 11 West Coast Conference
17. Duke 7-2 623 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Texas A&M 6-1 595 17 Southeastern Conference
19. Texas 8-2 577 NR Big 12 Conference
20. Cleveland State 10-1 555 25 Horizon League
21. UAB 8-1 544 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Michigan 7-1 340 NR Big Ten Conference
23. Seton Hall 8-2 260 NR Big East Conference
24. Florida State 6-2 155 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Nebraska 6-1 142 NR Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Northern Colorado 7-1 94 Big Sky Conference
Southern Utah 6-1 44 Big Sky Conference
Michigan State 6-2 41 Big Ten Conference
Texas Tech 9-2 10 Big 12 Conference
Boise State 10-2 6 Mountain West Conference
Arizona 7-3 4 Pacific-12 Conference
Minnesota 7-2 4 Big Ten Conference
Portland 9-2 2 West Coast Conference
St. John's 5-2 2 Big East Conference
West Virginia 7-2 2 Big 12 Conference
VCU 6-2 1 Southeastern Conference

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And a look at the Mid-Major top 25 going into the week of Dec. 20-26:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pepperdine (32) 10-2 1734 1 West Coast Conference
2. Cleveland State (22) 10-1 1728 5 Horizon League
3. UAB (18) 8-1 1695 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Northern Colorado 7-1 1579 11 Big Sky Conference
5. Southern Utah 6-1 1474 15 Big Sky Conference
6. Boise State 10-2 1381 18 Mountain West Conference
7. Portland 9-2 1209 17 West Coast Conference
8. Eastern Michigan 7-2 1156 21 Mid-American Conference
9. Loyola Marymount 9-2 1115 3 West Coast Conference
10. South Alabama 8-2 1025 6 Sun Belt Conference
11. Wichita State 6-2 1009 2 Missouri Valley Conference
12. South Florida 7-2 1006 23 American Athletic Conference
13. Tulsa 7-2 847 7 American Athletic Conference
14. Morehead State 8-2 765 NR Ohio Valley Conference
15. Eastern Kentucky 8-2 731 NR Ohio Valley Conference
16. Hofstra 7-2 695 NR Colonial Athletic Association
17. New Mexico 7-2 683 25 Mountain West Conference
18. Wagner 7-2 573 8 Northeast Conference
19. William & Mary 7-2 566 NR Colonial Athletic Association
20. Tulane 6-2 412 9 American Athletic Conference
21. Rice 8-2 401 NR Conference USA
22. Northeastern 6-2 328 NR Colonial Athletic Association
23. North Carolina Central 7-2 320 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
24. Manhattan 7-2 258 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 6-2 154 10 Southland Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Utah Valley 6-2 136 Western Athletic Conference
Southern Miss 5-2 135 Conference USA
VMI 5-2 90 Southern Conference
Georgia Southern 6-2 88 Sun Belt Conference
St. Francis PA 6-2 52 Northeast Conference
Western Kentucky 6-2 51 Conference USA
Ohio 7-3 4 Mid-American Conference

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Dec. 20-26, 2027

32 games on the schedule this week, and no feature games, so let's get to it:

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 8-3, 0-0 ACC.

12/23/27 at St. Francis (PA) (W 81-67).
12/25/27 vs. ECU (W 74-51).

2 more wins for the Tar Heels who are on a 4 game win streak heading into conference play.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 7-4, 0-0 ACC.

12/21/27 at St. Francis (PA) (W 84-63).

Easy win for the Fighting Irish in their only game of the week, and they have 1 more tune-up before they start conference play.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 6-6, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

12/21/27 at Florida (L 80-62).

Just 1 game for the Ospreys this week, and they take a lump on the chin against an in-state foe.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 6-3, 0-0 Big 12.

12/20/27 vs. Sam Houston State (W 64-62).

1 game for the Horned Frogs this week, but they get a tough win heading into conference play.

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 7-2, 0-0 Big East.

12/21/27 vs. Charlotte (W 104-94).
12/23/27 vs. Bowling Green (W 92-55).

2 more wins for the Red Storm, who are now starting to win those games they should be winning. Conference play awaits and they start with a bang.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 9-3, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/24/27 at Belmont (W 76-73).

The Wildcats win their only game of the week, a tough road win as they head into conference play.

#4 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 10-1, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/20/27 vs. Dayton (W 100-74).
12/24/27 vs. Cornell (W 87-67).
12/26/27 at Florida (L 72-63).

The Buckeyes win 2 out of 3 this week, and Coach Hawkins suffers his first loss as the Ohio State head coach. We'll find out if this team is for real, as always the Big Ten is stacked.

Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 7-3, 1-1 MVC.

12/22/27 vs. Southern Illinois (W 86-77).
12/25/27 vs. Northern Iowa (L 90-89, OT).

The Shockers split this week, a pair of conference games. It took overtime before they lost to Northern Iowa, but with the MVC not looking too strong this season, WSU can't afford too many losses.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 5-5, 0-1 Mountain West.

12/22/27 at Nevada (L 73-55).
12/25/27 at Southern Utah (L 88-49).

Not a good week for the Spartans, who get dismantled in 2 games this week, 1 of them being a conference game. They'll look to quickly redeem themselves.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 6-6, 0-1 Northeast.

12/21/27 vs. St. Joseph's (L 70-56).
12/25/27 vs. St. Francis (PA) (L 79-55).

2 more losses for the Bulldogs, including a loss to start conference play.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 7-4, 0-2 Northeast.

12/23/27 at Fairleigh Dickinson (L 69-55).
12/25/27 at Sacred Heart (L 88-71).

A surprising start in conference play for the Seahawks as they drop their first 2 conference games. Hopefully it's not a sign of things to come.

#11 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 9-2, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/23/27 at UC Davis (W 69-60).
12/26/27 at Iowa (L 76-70).

A split this week for the Cardinal, losing a tough game at Iowa, and they've got another road game against a tough Big Ten opponent next week.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 7-3, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/20/27 vs. Fresno State (W 97-85).
12/22/27 vs. Central Michigan (W 84-72).

A pair of 12 point wins for the Bruins this week as they have a couple more games before conference play.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 5-6, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/25/27 vs. Montana (L 69-64).

The Cougars fall back under .500 with another loss that they can't afford to have. Next week won't be easy as they stay on the west coast for a home game and a road game, both non-conference.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 7-4, 0-0 SEC.

12/25/27 at #1 Virginia (W 81-76, OT).

1 game for the Crimson Tide this week, and it was a big one as they defeat the #1 team in the nation, on the road. This is a marquee non-conference win they've struggled to get. They have a chance to get another one next week as they'll face the new #1 at home.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 1-9, 0-0 SWAC.

12/25/27 at #15 Tennessee (L 82-67).

Not a bad effort for the Hornets, but they still finish non-conference play with a whimper. The good news is that they are into conference play and things can only go up.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 1-9, 0-0 SWAC.

12/23/27 at #3 Wisconsin (L 86-77).
12/25/27 at Georgetown (L 68-52).

Everything that I said for Alabama State is ditto for the Golden Lions. Good effort, non-conference was bad, but now they are into conference play.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 6-6, 2-1 Sun Belt.

12/23/27 vs. Miami (OH) (W 71-63).
12/25/27 vs. Arkansas Little Rock (W 75-65).

Much better week for the Trojans who win 2 and are back to .500 overall, and over .500 in the conference. I believe Miami (OH) is a new team to the Sun Belt this year, but I'm not sure. I haven't been doing a good job keeping up with conference movement.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 7-6, 0-1 WCC.

12/20/27 vs. #8 California (L 78-68).
12/25/27 at BYU (L 85-72).

2 losses this week for the Toreros, and it doesn't get any easier as their next 3 opponents, all conference opponents, are a combined 34-6 so far this season.

Here's a look at the national top 25 as we head into the week of Dec. 27-Jan. 2:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Louisville (53) 11-0 1781 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Wisconsin (19) 9-1 1736 3 Big Ten Conference
3. Vanderbilt 11-1 1661 7 Southeastern Conference
4. Virginia 11-1 1574 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Ohio State 10-1 1499 4 Big Ten Conference
6. Indiana 9-1 1464 9 Big Ten Conference
7. Oklahoma 10-2 1289 12 Big 12 Conference
8. Pepperdine 12-2 1215 16 West Coast Conference
9. Providence 10-2 1205 13 Big East Conference
10. Duke 9-2 1186 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. California 8-2 1042 8 Pacific-12 Conference
12. UAB 9-1 944 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Seton Hall 10-2 932 23 Big East Conference
14. Florida State 8-2 911 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Minnesota 9-2 781 NR Big Ten Conference
16. Villanova 9-2 695 6 Big East Conference
17. Texas A&M 8-2 621 18 Southeastern Conference
18. LSU 8-2 491 10 Southeastern Conference
19. Stanford 9-2 470 11 Pacific-12 Conference
20. Syracuse 7-3 330 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Boise State 11-2 285 NR Mountain West Conference
22. Portland 11-2 253 NR West Coast Conference
23. West Virginia 10-2 202 NR Big 12 Conference
24. Arkansas 8-3 165 NR Southeastern Conference
25. Loyola Marymount 11-2 157 NR West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Michigan 9-2 103 Big Ten Conference
South Florida 9-2 102 American Athletic Conference
Texas 9-3 82 Big 12 Conference
St. John's 7-2 65 Big East Conference
South Alabama 10-2 54 Sun Belt Conference
Creighton 9-2 38 Big East Conference
Southern Miss 8-2 19 Conference USA
Northeastern 8-2 12 Colonial Athletic Association
Rice 9-2 11 Conference USA
Iowa 8-3 9 Big Ten Conference
Georgia Southern 8-2 7 Sun Belt Conference
Northern Colorado 8-2 7 Big Sky Conference
Southern Utah 7-2 2 Big Sky Conference

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And a look at the mid-major top 25 heading into the week of Dec. 27-Jan. 2:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pepperdine (62) 12-2 1790 1 West Coast Conference
2. UAB (10) 9-1 1726 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Portland 11-2 1597 7 West Coast Conference
4. Boise State 11-2 1546 6 Mountain West Conference
5. Loyola Marymount 11-2 1522 9 West Coast Conference
6. South Alabama 10-2 1431 10 Sun Belt Conference
7. South Florida 9-2 1374 12 American Athletic Conference
8. Northeastern 8-2 1250 22 Colonial Athletic Association
9. Southern Miss 8-2 1200 NR Conference USA
10. Northern Colorado 8-2 1131 4 Big Sky Conference
11. Rice 9-2 1108 21 Conference USA
12. Georgia Southern 8-2 1004 NR Sun Belt Conference
13. Southern Utah 7-2 924 5 Big Sky Conference
14. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 6-2 884 25 Southland Conference
15. Western Kentucky 8-2 809 NR Conference USA
16. Jacksonville State 10-3 633 NR Ohio Valley Conference
17. Eastern Michigan 8-3 605 8 Mid-American Conference
18. Colorado State 9-3 514 NR Mountain West Conference
19. Nebraska Omaha 8-3 354 NR Summit League
20. Wichita State 7-3 353 11 Missouri Valley Conference
21. Cleveland State 10-3 292 2 Horizon League
22. George Washington 7-3 267 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. New Mexico 8-3 215 17 Mountain West Conference
24. Morehead State 9-3 189 14 Ohio Valley Conference
25. Hofstra 8-3 172 16 Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
SMU 6-3 118 American Athletic Conference
William & Mary 8-3 91 Colonial Athletic Association
Manhattan 8-3 71 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UCF 7-3 64 American Athletic Conference
Memphis 8-4 54 American Athletic Conference
Tulsa 7-3 43 American Athletic Conference
VMI 6-3 32 Southern Conference
North Carolina A&T 6-3 18 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Middle Tennessee 5-3 11 Conference USA
La Salle 5-3 8 Atlantic 10 Conference

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just wanted to apologize for my lack of posts lately. Real life has gotten in the way hard. I'm definitely planning on seeing this out, and will get back to posting as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience, and I hope everybody is still following

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 27, 2027-Jan. 2, 2028

31 games on the schedule this week, and 1 feature game, in the SWAC. We'll start there.

12/27/27- Alabama State (Randolph Childress) @ Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- A close game all the way between 2 of the bottom feeders in the SWAC, and the difference came from the three point line. Pine Bluff made a couple more three pointers, and that was enough.

Final Score: Arkansas Pine Bluff- 75, Alabama State- 70

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 9-4, 1-1 ACC.

12/29/27 vs. #14 Florida State (L 73-65).
1/1/28 at Clemson (W 89-86, OT).

A split this week for the Tar Heels, who needed overtime to win on the road, and fell late against a ranked Florida State team.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 7-6, 0-1 ACC.

12/27/27 at Akron (L 85-82, OT).
12/29/27 at Georgia Tech (L 82-80).

2 tough losses on the road this week for the Fighting Irish. They can't be losing these kind of games if they are going to get back to the postseason.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 7-7, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.

12/27/27 at College of Charleston (L 78-76).
1/2/28 vs. Penn (W 82-67).

A split for the Ospreys, who maintain that .500 mark. The win against Penn snapped a brief 3 game losing streak.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 6-5, 0-2 Big 12.

12/27/27 at Iowa State (L 69-64).
1/1/28 at #23 West Virginia (L 81-70).

2 tough road losses for the Horned Frogs to open up Big 12 play. They have a tough road ahead of them.

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 8-3, 1-1 Big East.

12/29/27 at Creighton (W 101-91).
1/1/28 at #13 Seton Hall (L 82-74).

A split for the Red Storm to start Big East play. A solid win at Creighton, but they couldn't get it done at Seton Hall.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 9-3, 0-0 Big Ten.

No games this week for The Wildcats and Coach Vee.

#5 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 11-1, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/31/27 at Eastern Michigan (W 107-79).

Just 1 game for the Buckeyes this week, a non-conference tune up before they jump into Big Ten play.

Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 7-5, 1-3 MVC.

12/29/27 at Evansville (L 70-68).
1/1/28 at Indiana State (L 69-67).

A heartbreaking pair of losses for the Shockers. That's 3 losses in a row by a combined 5 points. Ouch!

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 5-7, 0-3 Mountain West.

12/29/27 vs. San Diego State (L 72-59).
1/1/28 at Wyoming (L 49-42).

The losing streak continues for the Spartans, who lost 2 more games this week and are still looking for a Mountain West win.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 6-8, 0-3 Northeast.

12/30/27 vs. LIU Brooklyn (L 85-73).
1/1/28 vs. St. Francis (NY) (L 78-71).

The Bulldogs lose 2 more, their losing streak is now up to 5, as they continue to struggle.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 9-4, 1-2 Northeast.

12/27/27 vs. NJIT (W 70-58).
1/1/28 vs. Mt. St. Mary's (W 73-60).

A good week for the Seahawks, who get 2 solid wins at home, including their first Northeast win of the season.

#19 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 9-3, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/29/27 at #6 Indiana (L 91-76).

Just 1 game for the Cardinal, a non-conference loss to a very good Indiana team.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 9-3, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/27/27 vs. Charlotte (W 103-86).
12/30/27 vs. FIU (W 82-55).

2 solid wins for the Bruins this week as they get ready for Pac 12 play.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-6, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/30/27 vs. Long Beach State (W 60-54).

Good win for the Cougars as they get back to .500 and get ready for Pac 12 play.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 8-4, 0-0 SEC.

12/31/27 vs. #1 Louisville (W 68-54).

Great win for the Crimson Tide, knocking off the #1 team in the nation. They finish strong in non-conference play, getting ready for SEC play.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 2-10, 1-1 SWAC.

12/27/27 at Arkansas Pine Bluff- feature game, highlighted above.
1/1/28 at Mississippi Valley State (W 67-59).

A split for the Hornets, and with the win at Miss. Valley, they break a 9 game losing streak.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-10, 1-1 SWAC.

12/27/27 vs. Alabama State- feature game, highlighted above.
1/1/28 vs. Alabama A&M (L 91-82).

A split for the Golden Lions as they continue to struggle to find some consistency.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 7-7, 3-2 Sun Belt.

12/30/27 vs. Appalachian State (W 76-40).
1/1/28 vs. Northern Kentucky (L 88-86).

Another split for the Trojans, who remain at .500 overall, and are still 1 game over .500 in a wide open conference.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 7-8, 0-3 WCC.

12/30/27 vs. #8 Pepperdine (L 81-47).
1/1/28 vs. #25 Loyola Marymount (L 78-49).

2 blowout losses for the Toreros, and they are now in the midst of a 5 game losing streak.

Here's a look at the national top 25 as we move into the week of Jan. 3-9, 2028:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (71) 11-1 1799 2 Big Ten Conference
2. Vanderbilt (1) 11-1 1714 3 Southeastern Conference
3. Indiana 11-1 1665 6 Big Ten Conference
4. Ohio State 11-1 1578 5 Big Ten Conference
5. Providence 12-2 1492 9 Big East Conference
6. Duke 10-2 1353 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Louisville 11-2 1353 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Syracuse 9-3 1260 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Texas A&M 10-2 1224 17 Southeastern Conference
10. Minnesota 10-2 1201 15 Big Ten Conference
11. Villanova 11-2 1120 16 Big East Conference
12. Virginia 11-2 967 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Loyola Marymount 13-2 841 25 West Coast Conference
14. Pepperdine 13-3 765 8 West Coast Conference
15. California 9-3 743 11 Pacific-12 Conference
16. UAB 10-2 685 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. South Florida 11-2 672 NR American Athletic Conference
18. Seton Hall 11-3 563 13 Big East Conference
19. Florida State 9-3 514 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. South Alabama 12-2 512 NR Sun Belt Conference
21. Northeastern 10-2 346 NR Colonial Athletic Association
22. Iowa 9-3 219 NR Big Ten Conference
23. Southern Miss 9-2 192 NR Conference USA
24. Rice 10-2 142 NR Conference USA
25. Michigan State 8-3 93 NR Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Georgia Southern 10-2 88 Sun Belt Conference
Stanford 9-3 84 Pacific-12 Conference
VCU 9-3 44 Southeastern Conference
UCLA 9-3 41 Pacific-12 Conference
West Virginia 11-3 29 Big 12 Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 8-2 27 Southland Conference
LSU 9-3 23 Southeastern Conference
Baylor 10-3 17 Big 12 Conference
St. John's 8-3 8 Big East Conference
Colorado State 11-3 7 Mountain West Conference
Oklahoma 10-4 5 Big 12 Conference
Boise State 11-3 4 Mountain West Conference
Nebraska Omaha 11-3 4 Summit League
Northwestern 9-3 3 Big Ten Conference
George Washington 9-3 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
Georgia 8-3 1 Southeastern Conference
Michigan 9-3 1 Big Ten Conference

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And here's a look at the mid-major top 25 as we move into the week of Jan. 3-9, 2028:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pepperdine (31) 13-3 1731 1 West Coast Conference
2. Loyola Marymount (28) 13-2 1730 5 West Coast Conference
3. UAB (5) 10-2 1625 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. South Alabama (4) 12-2 1605 6 Sun Belt Conference
5. South Florida (1) 11-2 1527 7 American Athletic Conference
6. Northeastern (3) 10-2 1445 8 Colonial Athletic Association
7. Southern Miss 9-2 1286 9 Conference USA
8. Georgia Southern 10-2 1260 12 Sun Belt Conference
9. Rice 10-2 1260 11 Conference USA
10. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 8-2 1149 14 Southland Conference
11. Colorado State 11-3 1064 18 Mountain West Conference
12. Nebraska Omaha 11-3 1012 19 Summit League
13. Boise State 11-3 985 4 Mountain West Conference
14. George Washington 9-3 899 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Tulsa 9-3 769 NR American Athletic Conference
16. Northern Colorado 9-3 689 10 Big Sky Conference
17. Middle Tennessee 7-3 652 NR Conference USA
18. Southern Utah 8-3 534 13 Big Sky Conference
19. Utah State 10-4 481 NR Mountain West Conference
20. Western Kentucky 8-3 267 15 Conference USA
21. Portland 11-4 266 3 West Coast Conference
22. Jacksonville State 11-4 258 16 Ohio Valley Conference
23. Eastern Michigan 9-4 253 17 Mid-American Conference
24. UC Irvine 8-4 123 NR Big West Conference
25. Oakland 9-4 93 NR Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Princeton 10-4 81 Ivy League
Hofstra 9-4 59 Colonial Athletic Association
Morehead State 10-4 49 Ohio Valley Conference
Cleveland State 11-4 41 Horizon League
Grand Canyon 9-4 38 Western Athletic Conference
The Citadel 9-4 32 Southern Conference
New Mexico 9-4 29 Mountain West Conference
Wagner 9-4 23 Northeast Conference
SMU 7-4 22 American Athletic Conference
Bradley 8-4 20 Missouri Valley Conference
UC Riverside 9-4 12 Big West Conference
UCF 8-4 12 American Athletic Conference
William & Mary 9-4 11 Colonial Athletic Association
Manhattan 9-4 6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Memphis 9-5 1 American Athletic Conference
Richmond 8-4 1 Atlantic 10 Conference

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Jan. 3-9, 2028

36 games on the docket this week, with 1 feature game. Let's start in the Pac 12:

1/8/28- Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @ Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- Not much to talk about in this one. Stanford made 18 three pointers and outrebounded Washington State 36-23 in route to an easy 30 point win.

Final Score: Stanford- 94, Washington State- 64

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 10-4, 2-1 ACC.

1/5/28 at Miami (FL) (W 80-69).

Just 1 game this week for the Tar Heels, but it was a solid road victory.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 8-7, 1-2 ACC.

1/5/28 at N.C. State (W 100-92).
1/8/28 vs. Virginia Tech (L 89-87).

A split this week for the Fighting Irish, winning on the road and losing at home. They are still trying to find some consistency.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 7-8, 0-1 Atlantic Sun.

1/8/28 at USC Upstate (L 92-69).

1 game this week for the Ospreys, as they get demolished in their conference opener on the road.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 7-6, 1-2 Big 12.

1/3/28 at SMU (L 76-71).
1/8/28 at Texas (W 73-72).

A road split for the Horned Frogs this week, as they lose a non-conference game but get a solid conference win.

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 10-3, 3-1 Big East.

1/5/28 vs. Georgetown (W 78-68).
1/8/28 vs. DePaul (W 83-61).

2 easy wins for the Red Storm this week, both at home. Now they go on the road for 5 games.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 10-4, 1-1 Big Ten.

1/5/28 vs. Penn State (W 73-63).
1/8/28 at #1 Wisconsin (L 71-54).

A split this week for the Wildcats, as the loss at Wisconsin broke a 4 game winning streak.

#4 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 13-1, 2-0 Big Ten.

1/5/28 vs. Maryland (W 91-74).
1/8/28 vs. #22 Iowa (W 84-68).

2 more wins for the Buckeyes, as they continue to roll.

Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 9-5, 3-3 MVC.

1/5/28 vs. Drake (W 85-79).
1/8/28 vs. Illinois State (W 86-69).

The Shockers are back on track with 2 home wins, breaking a 3 game losing streak.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 8-7, 1-3 Mountain West.

1/3/28 at Denver (W 72-55).
1/5/28 at New Mexico State (W 79-65).
1/8/28 vs. New Mexico (W 50-45).

A great week for the Spartans, who win all 3 of their games this week to get back above .500 overall! Granted, only 1 of the 3 games was a conference game, but still, it was a good week.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-9, 1-4 Northeast.

1/6/28 at Sacred Heart (W 61-58).
1/8/28 at Fairleigh Dickinson (L 61-52).

A split for the Bulldogs, who get a win to break a 5 game losing streak, then lose their next game.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 10-5, 2-3 Northeast.

1/6/28 vs. Central Connecticut (L 58-56).
1/8/28 vs. Robert Morris (W 75-73).

A split for the Seahawks, who aren't performing as well as they need to be right now, but are still holding their own.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 10-4, 1-1 Pac 12.

1/6/28 at Arizona (L 82-68).
1/8/28 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Cardinal this week, losing on the road to an always strong Arizona team, but handle Washington State with ease.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 11-3, 2-0 Pac 12.

1/6/28 at Colorado (W 83-71).
1/8/28 vs. Arizona State (W 59-49).

A good week for the Bruins who continue to roll, getting 2 wins.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-8, 0-2 Pac 12.

1/6/28 at Gonzaga (L 69-58).
1/8/28 at Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.

The Cougars start conference play with a whimper, as Coach St. John really needs to find a way to get his guys to pick it up.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 9-5, 1-1 SEC.

1/5/28 vs. Arkansas (L 69-60).
1/8/28 vs. Georgia (W 69-60).

The Crimson Tide have 2 identical scores this week, but they split the games, winning 1 and losing 1.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 4-10, 3-1 SWAC.

1/3/28 vs. Grambling State (W 76-65).
1/8/28 vs. Jackson State (W 76-74).

The Hornets are off to an encouraging start in conference play, getting 2 more wins this week. They've won 3 in a row.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 3-1, 2-2 SWAC.

1/3/28 at Prairie View AM (W 84-72).
1/8/28 at Texas Southern (L 82-61).

A split for the Golden Lions, as they continue to disappoint, leaving many to wonder how much longer Coach Gunn will be there.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 9-7, 5-2 Sun Belt.

1/6/28 vs. UL Lafayette (W 64-53).
1/8/28 at Northern Kentucky (W 72-71).

2 more wins for the Trojans, as they have won 5 of 6, but have a very tough week coming up next week.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 8-9, 1-4 WCC.

1/6/28 at Portland (L 79-71).
1/8/28 at USC (W 83-52).

A split this week for the Toreros, on the road. Their lopsided victory over USC gets a huge monkey of their back. First conference win of the season, and it breaks a 6 game losing streak.

Here's a look at the national top 25 as we move into the week of Jan. 10-16:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (72) 13-1 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Ohio State 13-1 1696 4 Big Ten Conference
3. Duke 12-2 1684 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Texas A&M 12-2 1540 9 Southeastern Conference
5. Syracuse 11-3 1533 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Providence 13-3 1385 5 Big East Conference
7. Vanderbilt 11-3 1188 2 Southeastern Conference
8. Minnesota 11-3 1112 10 Big Ten Conference
9. UAB 12-2 1101 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. California 11-3 1073 15 Pacific-12 Conference
11. Seton Hall 13-3 1050 18 Big East Conference
12. Virginia 12-3 1037 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Loyola Marymount 14-2 1036 13 West Coast Conference
14. Indiana 11-3 932 3 Big Ten Conference
15. VCU 11-3 905 NR Southeastern Conference
16. St. John's 10-3 756 NR Big East Conference
17. Villanova 12-3 643 11 Big East Conference
18. Louisville 11-4 548 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Georgia Southern 12-2 519 NR Sun Belt Conference
20. Southern Miss 11-2 403 23 Conference USA
21. UCLA 11-3 346 NR Pacific-12 Conference
22. Rice 12-2 318 24 Conference USA
23. Michigan State 10-3 281 25 Big Ten Conference
24. Iowa 10-4 144 22 Big Ten Conference
25. Arkansas 10-4 126 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
South Florida 12-3 111 American Athletic Conference
Florida State 10-4 44 Atlantic Coast Conference
George Washington 11-3 38 Atlantic 10 Conference
South Alabama 13-3 35 Sun Belt Conference
Northeastern 11-3 12 Colonial Athletic Association
Portland 13-4 2 West Coast Conference
Eastern Michigan 11-4 1 Mid-American Conference
Stanford 10-4 1 Pacific-12 Conference

And here's a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 10-16:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Loyola Marymount (59) 14-2 1785 2 West Coast Conference
2. UAB (13) 12-2 1739 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Georgia Southern 12-2 1586 8 Sun Belt Conference
4. Southern Miss 11-2 1566 7 Conference USA
5. Rice 12-2 1512 9 Conference USA
6. South Alabama 13-3 1397 4 Sun Belt Conference
7. George Washington 11-3 1393 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. South Florida 12-3 1275 5 American Athletic Conference
9. Northeastern 11-3 1223 6 Colonial Athletic Association
10. Pepperdine 13-5 1116 1 West Coast Conference
11. Portland 13-4 1042 21 West Coast Conference
12. Eastern Michigan 11-4 1008 23 Mid-American Conference
13. Jacksonville State 13-4 872 22 Ohio Valley Conference
14. Colorado State 12-4 820 11 Mountain West Conference
15. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 9-3 741 10 Southland Conference
16. Memphis 11-5 737 NR American Athletic Conference
17. Western Kentucky 10-3 646 20 Conference USA
18. Nebraska Omaha 12-4 630 12 Summit League
19. Hofstra 11-4 548 NR Colonial Athletic Association
20. The Citadel 11-4 458 NR Southern Conference
21. Princeton 11-4 415 NR Ivy League
22. Grand Canyon 10-4 323 NR Western Athletic Conference
23. Utah State 11-5 181 19 Mountain West Conference
24. Eastern Kentucky 11-4 161 NR Ohio Valley Conference
25. VMI 9-4 142 NR Southern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UC Irvine 9-5 27 Big West Conference
Oakland 10-5 19 Mid-American Conference
Boise State 11-5 18 Mountain West Conference
Morehead State 11-5 8 Ohio Valley Conference
Brown 9-5 4 Ivy League
Wichita State 9-5 4 Missouri Valley Conference
Nevada 8-5 3 Mountain West Conference
SMU 8-5 1 American Athletic Conference

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Jan. 10-16, 2028

37 games on the schedule this week, with 1 feature game. Let's go to the Northeast Conference:

1/13/28- Wagner (Will Brown) @ Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- Shooting percentage was the difference in this one. Wagner shot 60.4% from the field while Bryant shot 42.6% from the field. All that led to a Wagner road win.

Final Score: Wagner- 89, Bryant- 76

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 10-6, 2-3 ACC.

1/12/28 vs. #18 Louisville (L 92-77).
1/15/28 at Virginia Tech (L 95-84).

Tough week for the Tar Heels as they drop 2 games to good competition. They are still looking to find their groove.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 8-9, 1-4 ACC.

1/12/28 vs. Pittsburgh (L 73-71).
1/15/28 at Pittsburgh (L 90-82).

The Fighting Irish also had a tough week, going back to back against Pitt and dropping both. They've lost 5 of their last 6.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 9-8, 2-1 Atlantic Sun.

1/13/28 vs. Jacksonville (W 91-63).
1/15/28 vs. Lipscomb (W 85-80).

The Ospreys win 2 this week, including a come from behind win over Lipscomb, as they get back over .500.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 7-8, 1-4 Big 12.

1/10/28 vs. Kansas State (L 77-74).
1/15/28 vs. Oklahoma (L 7-68).

The Horned Frogs are back to their losing ways, dropping both games this week. They've also lost 5 of their last 6.

#16 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 12-3, 5-1 Big East.

1/12/28 at Xavier (W 89-67).
1/15/28 at Butler (W 77-59).

The Red Storm continue to win, getting a couple easy road victories. Next week brings 2 more road games, but against inferior non-conference competition.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 11-5, 2-2 Big Ten.

1/12/28 vs. Nebraska (W 44-41).
1/15/28 vs. #23 Michigan State (L 60-53).

The Wildcats get a split this week, playing Michigan State well, but not being able to get it done.

#2 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 13-3, 2-2 Big Ten.

1/12/28 vs. Michigan (L 74-68).
1/15/28 at #8 Minnesota (L 83-72).

Very tough week for the Buckeyes as they drop both their games, including 1 to their arch rivals.

Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 11-5, 5-3 MVC.

1/12/28 at Loyola Chicago (W 69-67, OT).
1/15/28 at Bradley (W 80-71).

The Shockers get a couple tough road wins this week, 1 of them being in overtime. They've won 4 in a row.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 8-9, 1-5 Mountain West.

1/12/28 vs. UNLV (L 57-55).
1/15/28 at Boise State (L 62-57).

Good efforts this week, but not quite for the Spartans, as they drop a couple tough games by a combined 7 points.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-11, 1-6 Northeast.

1/13/28 vs. Wagner- feature game, highlighted above.
1/15/28 vs. Mt. St. Mary's (L 76-67).

2 more losses for the Bulldogs, as they continue to struggle. They've lost 8 of 9.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 12-5, 4-3 Northeast.

1/13/28 at Bryant- feature game, highlighted above.
1/15/28 at St. Francis (PA) (W 83-78).

2 more wins for the Seahawks, who are still looking to find that consistency. This was a promising week though.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 10-6, 1-3 Pac 12.

1/13/28 at Arizona State (L 86-61).
1/15/28 vs. Utah (L 75-71).

Not a good week for the Cardinal, who get blown out at Arizona State, then return home and lose a 9 point halftime lead in a loss to Utah.

#21 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 13-3, 4-0 Pac 12.

1/13/28 vs. #10 California (W 82-68).
1/15/28 at Oregon (W 69-59).

The Bruins stay hot, winning 2 more games this week, they've won 10 in a row now.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-10, 0-4 Pac 12.

1/13/28 at Washington (L 84-61).
1/15/28 vs. #10 California (L 73-66).

Give the Cougars credit, they battled against Cal, but the result was expected, as they lost both games this week.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 9-7, 1-3 SEC.

1/12/28 vs. LSU (L 71-63).
1/15/28 at South Carolina (L 97-94, OT).

The Crimson Tide continue to be a hard team to figure out, as the consistency seems to have gone away. They lost both games this week, 1 in OT.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 5-11, 4-2 SWAC.

1/10/28 at Alcorn State (W 64-47).
1/15/28 at Southern (L 81-68).

A split for the Hornets, and the loss at Southern ended a 4 game win streak.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 5-11, 3-2 SWAC.

1/12/28 at Baylor (W 81-78).
1/15/28 vs. Mississippi Valley State (W 74-73).

Nice week for the Golden Lions, as they get a huge road upset win over Baylor, and continue it with a win at home. They've won 3 of their last 4.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 10-8, 6-3 Sun Belt.

1/13/28 vs. South Alabama (W 74-50).
1/15/28 at South Alabama (L 84-73).

A split for the Trojans against a very good South Alabama team that might be the favorite in the conference right now.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 10-9, 3-4 WCC.

1/13/28 vs. St. Mary's (W 69-53).
1/15/28 vs. Pacific (W 73-57).

Good week for the Toreros who win 2 games, getting back over .500 overall. The win over St. Mary's was career win #200 for Coach Shocker.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 17-23:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (72) 15-1 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Texas A&M 14-2 1699 4 Southeastern Conference
3. Duke 14-2 1646 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Providence 15-3 1570 6 Big East Conference
5. Minnesota 13-3 1516 8 Big Ten Conference
6. Loyola Marymount 16-2 1324 13 West Coast Conference
7. Ohio State 13-3 1262 2 Big Ten Conference
8. Syracuse 12-4 1243 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. St. John's 12-3 1236 16 Big East Conference
10. UAB 14-2 1230 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Louisville 13-4 1146 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. UCLA 13-3 1049 21 Pacific-12 Conference
13. Virginia 13-4 852 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Indiana 12-4 822 14 Big Ten Conference
15. Rice 14-2 777 22 Conference USA
16. California 12-4 722 10 Pacific-12 Conference
17. Michigan State 12-3 672 23 Big Ten Conference
18. Vanderbilt 12-4 615 7 Southeastern Conference
19. VCU 12-4 425 15 Southeastern Conference
20. Iowa State 13-5 412 NR Big 12 Conference
21. Villanova 13-4 406 17 Big East Conference
22. Georgia Southern 13-3 226 19 Sun Belt Conference
23. Pepperdine 15-5 199 NR West Coast Conference
24. Arizona 11-5 147 NR Pacific-12 Conference
25. Seton Hall 13-4 124 11 Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Jacksonville State 15-4 86 Ohio Valley Conference
Arkansas 11-5 61 Southeastern Conference
Iowa 11-5 46 Big Ten Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 11-3 24 Southland Conference
Memphis 13-5 14 American Athletic Conference
South Florida 13-4 14 American Athletic Conference
George Washington 12-4 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
South Alabama 14-4 9 Sun Belt Conference
Grand Canyon 11-4 7 Western Athletic Conference
Florida State 11-5 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
Northeastern 12-4 3 Colonial Athletic Association

And here's a look at the Mid-Major Top 25 going into the week of Jan. 17-23:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Loyola Marymount (62) 16-2 1790 1 West Coast Conference
2. UAB (10) 14-2 1731 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Rice 14-2 1616 5 Conference USA
4. Pepperdine 15-5 1594 10 West Coast Conference
5. Memphis 13-5 1450 16 American Athletic Conference
6. Jacksonville State 15-4 1426 13 Ohio Valley Conference
7. Georgia Southern 13-3 1332 3 Sun Belt Conference
8. South Alabama 14-4 1224 6 Sun Belt Conference
9. South Florida 13-4 1196 8 American Athletic Conference
10. George Washington 12-4 1172 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 11-3 1055 15 Southland Conference
12. Utah State 13-5 1033 23 Mountain West Conference
13. Northeastern 12-4 998 9 Colonial Athletic Association
14. Eastern Michigan 12-5 815 12 Mid-American Conference
15. Grand Canyon 11-4 745 22 Western Athletic Conference
16. Southern Miss 11-4 647 4 Conference USA
17. Boise State 13-5 549 NR Mountain West Conference
18. Oakland 12-5 543 NR Mid-American Conference
19. Nebraska Omaha 13-5 503 18 Summit League
20. Wichita State 11-5 495 NR Missouri Valley Conference
21. Western Kentucky 11-4 314 17 Conference USA
22. The Citadel 12-5 222 20 Southern Conference
23. Princeton 12-5 213 21 Ivy League
24. Hofstra 12-5 199 19 Colonial Athletic Association
25. UC Riverside 12-5 118 NR Big West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Richmond 11-5 110 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cleveland State 13-5 67 Horizon League
Portland 13-6 66 West Coast Conference
Wagner 12-5 49 Northeast Conference
Dayton 9-5 33 Atlantic 10 Conference
Eastern Kentucky 12-5 26 Ohio Valley Conference
VMI 10-5 25 Southern Conference
UC Irvine 10-6 14 Big West Conference
Southern Utah 10-5 13 Big Sky Conference
Colorado State 12-6 8 Mountain West Conference
Drexel 12-6 6 Colonial Athletic Association
Ohio 10-6 3 Mid-American Conference

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Jan. 17-23, 2028

38 games on the schedule this week, with 1 feature game. Let's move to the Pac 12:

1/22/28- #12 UCLA (Tim Shepard) @ Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- The Cougars gave a good effort in this one, even leading by 6 at halftime. They couldn't sustain it though, as UCLA got to the line 15 more times than Washington State, and made 9 more free throws. They also had a rebounding edge of 46-36, and that was enough to get the tough road victory.

Final Score: #12 UCLA- 67, Washington State- 60

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 11-7, 3-4 ACC.

1/19/28 vs. Pittsburgh (W 85-73).
1/22/28 at #8 Syracuse (L 85-76).

A split for the Tar Heels this week, winning at home and losing on the road. Pretty good effort at Syracuse, but not good enough.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 9-10, 2-5 ACC.

1/19/28 vs. Florida State (L 96-77).
1/22/28 vs. N.C. State (W 91-77).

A split for the Fighting Irish this week, who break a 4 game losing streak with the win over N.C. State.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 11-8, 4-1 Atlantic Sun.

1/20/28 at UL Monroe (W 60-58).
1/22/28 at Kennesaw State (W 90-83).

The Ospreys stay hot, winning 2 games this week, and have won 5 of their last 6.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 7-10, 1-6 Big 12.

1/17/28 at Oklahoma State (L 77-67).
1/22/28 at Kansas (L 74-65).

2 more losses for the Horned Frogs who continue to struggle. They've lost 7 of their last 8.

#9 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 14-4, 5-2 Big East.

1/17/28 at Gardner Webb (W 86-77).
1/20/28 at Winthrop (W 98-59).
1/22/28 at #21 Villanova (L 72-61).

Interesting week for the Red Storm, who win 2 out of 3. The 2 that they won were both non-conference games. They fell short in a tough Big East game this week.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 11-7, 2-4 Big Ten.

1/19/28 at Purdue (L 82-64).
1/22/28 vs. Illinois (L 73-70, OT).

Things are going south for the Wildcats, who have lost 4 of their last 5. To be fair, 2 of those 4 losses were against 2 of the best in the conference.

#7 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 14-4, 3-3 Big Ten.

1/19/28 at Iowa (L 97-93).
1/22/28 at Nebraska (W 89-71).

A split for the Buckeyes, who break a 3 game losing streak with the win at Nebraska.

Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 13-5, 6-3 MVC.

1/20/28 at Arkansas Little Rock (W 71-60).
1/22/28 vs. Missouri State (W 90-81).

2 more wins for the Shockers who are starting to roll. They've won 6 in a row.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 10-9, 3-5 Mountain West.

1/19/28 at New Mexico (W 65-51).
1/22/28 vs. Air Force (W 65-37).

Solid week for the Spartans, getting 2 dominating victories, getting back over .500 overall.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-12, 2-7 Northeast.

1/20/28 at Central Connecticut (L 61-59).
1/22/28 at Robert Morris (W 85-69).

A road split for the Bulldogs, who lost a tough one at Central Connecticut, but broke a 4 game losing streak with a dominating performance at Robert Morris.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 13-6, 5-4 Northeast.

1/20/28 vs. LIU Brooklyn (W 67-55).
1/22/28 vs. St. Francis (NY) (L 85-81, OT).

A home split for the Seahawks, as they lose a tough OT game, ending a 4 game losing streak.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 10-8, 1-5 Pac 12.

1/20/28 vs. Oregon State (L 66-57).
1/22/28 at #16 California (L 69-56).

The struggle is real for the Cardinal, who lose 2 more games this week. They've now lost 4 in a row, and 7 of 8.

#12 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 15-3, 6-0 Pac 12.

1/20/28 vs. Washington (W 76-72).
1/22/28 at Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.

2 more wins for the Bruins, as they extend their winning streak to 12, not having lost since the beginning of December.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-12, 0-6 Pac 12.

1/20/28 at #24 Arizona (L 70-46).
1/22/28 vs. #12 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

The Cougars are still looking for their first conference win, losers of all 6 of their conference games so far.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 10-8, 2-4 SEC.

1/19/28 at Georgia (W 68-59).
1/22/28 at Auburn (L 75-64).

A split for the Crimson Tide, still looking to find some consistency on the season with some tough games coming up.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 6-12, 5-2 SWAC.

1/17/28 at Oklahoma (L 75-66).
1/22/28 vs. Alabama A&M (W 66-57).

Good week for the Hornets, who went to a good Oklahoma team and gave them all they wanted in a non-conference game, then came back home to get another conference win.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 6-12, 4-3 SWAC.

1/17/28 vs. Grambling State (L 104-98).
1/22/28 vs. Jackson State (W 75-56).

A split for the Golden Lions, losing a shootout against Grambling State, but recovering to beat Jackson State.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 11-9, 7-4 Sun Belt.

1/20/28 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (W 74-49).
1/22/28 at Texas State (L 80-74).

A split for the Trojans, as they stay in the thick of the Sun Belt standings.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 12-9, 5-4 WCC.

1/20/28 at San Francisco (W 80-72).
1/22/28 at Santa Clara (W 70-69).

2 very tough road wins this week for the Toreros, who have won 5 in a row after a 6 game losing streak.

Here's a look at the National Top 25 going into the week of Jan. 24-30:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (72) 17-1 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Texas A&M 16-2 1677 2 Southeastern Conference
3. Syracuse 14-4 1637 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Minnesota 15-3 1617 5 Big Ten Conference
5. Duke 15-3 1459 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. UAB 16-2 1381 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Providence 16-4 1332 4 Big East Conference
8. UCLA 15-3 1277 12 Pacific-12 Conference
9. Virginia 15-4 1215 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. St. John's 14-4 1111 9 Big East Conference
11. Louisville 14-5 1031 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Ohio State 14-4 1010 7 Big Ten Conference
13. Loyola Marymount 17-3 937 6 West Coast Conference
14. Iowa State 15-5 888 20 Big 12 Conference
15. Michigan State 14-3 784 17 Big Ten Conference
16. Villanova 15-4 781 21 Big East Conference
17. Arkansas 13-5 600 NR Southeastern Conference
18. Pepperdine 17-5 576 23 West Coast Conference
19. Indiana 13-5 448 14 Big Ten Conference
20. California 13-5 391 16 Pacific-12 Conference
21. Seton Hall 15-4 357 25 Big East Conference
22. Florida State 13-5 314 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Rice 15-3 232 15 Conference USA
24. Iowa 13-5 225 NR Big Ten Conference
25. Georgia Southern 15-3 145 22 Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
VCU 13-5 74 Southeastern Conference
Northeastern 14-4 30 Colonial Athletic Association
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 13-3 24 Southland Conference
Texas 13-6 22 Big 12 Conference
Grand Canyon 13-4 21 Western Athletic Conference
Jacksonville State 16-5 4 Ohio Valley Conference

And a look at the Mid-Major Top 25 going into the week of Jan. 24-30:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. UAB (62) 16-2 1781 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Loyola Marymount (4) 17-3 1701 1 West Coast Conference
3. Pepperdine (6) 17-5 1701 4 West Coast Conference
4. Georgia Southern 15-3 1493 7 Sun Belt Conference
5. Rice 15-3 1460 3 Conference USA
6. Memphis 14-6 1398 5 American Athletic Conference
7. Northeastern 14-4 1376 13 Colonial Athletic Association
8. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 13-3 1258 11 Southland Conference
9. Jacksonville State 16-5 1203 6 Ohio Valley Conference
10. Wichita State 13-5 1078 20 Missouri Valley Conference
11. Grand Canyon 13-4 1026 15 Western Athletic Conference
12. Nebraska Omaha 15-5 999 19 Summit League
13. Southern Miss 13-4 963 16 Conference USA
14. South Florida 14-5 907 9 American Athletic Conference
15. South Alabama 15-5 829 8 Sun Belt Conference
16. George Washington 13-5 746 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Eastern Michigan 13-6 683 14 Mid-American Conference
18. UC Riverside 14-5 653 25 Big West Conference
19. Boise State 14-6 492 17 Mountain West Conference
20. Oakland 13-6 474 18 Mid-American Conference
21. Utah State 13-7 273 12 Mountain West Conference
22. Southern Utah 12-5 227 NR Big Sky Conference
23. Brown 12-6 196 NR Ivy League
24. The Citadel 13-6 137 22 Southern Conference
25. Cleveland State 14-6 58 NR Horizon League

Others Receiving Votes:
Toledo 11-7 43 Mid-American Conference
Drexel 13-7 42 Colonial Athletic Association
Colorado State 13-7 41 Mountain West Conference
High Point 12-6 40 Big South Conference
Harvard 10-6 27 Ivy League
Portland 13-7 27 West Coast Conference
Wagner 13-6 19 Northeast Conference
UC Irvine 11-7 14 Big West Conference
Middle Tennessee 10-6 12 Conference USA
Buffalo 12-7 9 Mid-American Conference
Loyola Chicago 12-8 7 Missouri Valley Conference
Richmond 11-7 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Hofstra 12-7 2 Colonial Athletic Association
Nevada 10-7 1 Mountain West Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 24-30, 2028

37 games on the docket this week, and no feature games, so let's jump right on into it:

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 11-9, 3-6 ACC.

1/26/28 vs. Miami (FL) (L 91-81).
1/29/28 at #9 Virginia (L 76-69).

The Tar Heels are struggling right now, losers of 3 in a row and 5 of their last 6, after 2 more losses this week.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 9-12, 2-7 ACC.

1/26/28 at #3 Syracuse (L 75-60).
1/29/28 at Wake Forest (L 68-60).

Also not a good week for the Fighting Irish, who also lost both their games this week and have lost 6 of their last 7.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 12-9, 5-2 Atlantic Sun.

1/27/28 vs. NJIT (W 80-68).
1/29/28 vs. Stetson (L 77-64).

A split for the Ospreys who see their 5 game winning streak snapped with the loss against Stetson.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 7-12, 1-8 Big 12.

1/24/28 vs. Texas Tech (L 63-46).
1/29/28 vs. Baylor (L 87-65).

It's looking more and more like this will be a coaching change in the offseason, as the Horned Frogs lost 2 more this week, and weren't really competitive.

#10 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 15-5, 6-3 Big East.

1/26/28 vs. #7 Providence (L 80-72).
1/29/28 vs. Marquette (W 87-74).

The Red Storm split this week, but can't pick up a quality win over a top 10 team. That's something that is missing from this seasons resume.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 12-8, 3-5 Big Ten.

1/26/28 at Penn State (L 81-71).
1/29/28 at #15 Michigan State (W 65-47).

A split for the Wildcats, who beat a much improved Michigan State team, which snapped a 4 game losing streak. Next week a battle against #1 is on the horizon.

#12 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 15-5, 4-4 Big Ten.

1/26/28 vs. Nebraska (W 85-80).
1/29/28 at #19 Indiana (L 77-65).

Another split for the Buckeyes, who are also looking for another key top 25 win.

Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 15-5, 8-3 MVC.

1/26/28 vs. Indiana State (W 89-75).
1/29/28 vs. Evansville (W 84-60).

The Shockers win 2 more this week, as they continue to roll.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 11-9, 4-5 Mountain West.

1/29/28 at Fresno State (W 57-52).

Just 1 game this week for the Spartans, another win. They are on a bit of a hot streak, but the schedule gets tougher next week.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-13, 3-8 Northeast.

1/27/28 at St. Francis (NY) (L 61-57).
1/29/28 at LIU Brooklyn (W 71-61).

A split for the Bulldogs, who played tough against the conference leaders, but couldn't pull it off. They do get a nice road win at Brooklyn though.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 14-7, 6-4 Northeast.

1/24/28 vs. Princeton (L 73-65).
1/29/28 at Mt. St. Mary's (W 78-70).

A split for the Seahawks, who can't win an important non-conference game, but do get back in the winning ways in conference play.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 12-8, 3-5 Pac 12.

1/27/28 vs. Gonzaga (W 70-62).
1/29/28 vs. Washington (W 78-52).

Much better week for the Cardinal, who get 2 much needed wins to break a 4 game losing streak.

#8 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 16-4, 7-1 Pac 12.

1/27/28 at #20 California (L 74-73).
1/29/28 vs. Gonzaga (W 86-63).

Tough split for the Bruins, who drop their first conference game of the season to a solid California team, but rebound nicely by hammering Gonzaga.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-14, 0-8 Pac 12.

1/27/28 vs. Oregon (L 71-68).
1/29/28 vs. Utah (L 79-50).

A blowout and a close loss, but the losing streak continues as the Cougars lose 2 more this week and are still looking for their first conference win of the season.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 12-8, 4-4 SEC.

1/26/28 vs. Auburn (W 75-67).
1/29/28 at VCU (W 74-71).

2 much needed wins for the Crimson Tide, who have won 3 of their last 4. The win at VCU will be very crucial come Selection Sunday.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 6-14, 5-4 SWAC.

1/24/28 vs. Prairie View A&M (L 61-53).
1/29/28 vs. Texas Southern (L 88-72).

2 more losses for the Hornets, who have lost 4 of their last 5.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 6-14, 4-5 SWAC.

1/24/28 at Alcorn State (L 75-67).
1/29/28 at Southern (L 92-84).

A pair of 8 point losses for the Golden Lions this week, as they continue to struggle, losers of 3 of their last 4.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 12-10, 8-5 Sun Belt.

1/27/28 vs. Arkansas State (W 78-69).
1/29/28 vs. #25 Georgia Southern (L 83-75).

A split for the Trojans, who can't get a big top 25 win, falling short against the best team in the conference.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 12-11, 5-6 WCC.

1/27/28 at #13 Loyola Marymount (L 63-53).
1/29/28 at #18 Pepperdine (L 90-60).

Tough week for the Toreros, who had a chance to make a statement this week, but lost both games against ranked conference teams, and weren't competitive against Pepperdine. Their average margin of defeat against those 2 teams in their 4 losses this season is over 25 points. Not good for a team fighting for a postseason berth.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (70) 18-2 1798 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Syracuse (2) 16-4 1725 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Minnesota 17-3 1633 4 Big Ten Conference
4. Louisville 16-5 1521 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Virginia 17-4 1487 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Texas A&M 16-4 1299 2 Southeastern Conference
7. Providence 17-5 1291 7 Big East Conference
8. Villanova 17-4 1279 16 Big East Conference
9. Iowa State 16-5 1276 14 Big 12 Conference
10. UCLA 16-4 1102 8 Pacific-12 Conference
11. Pepperdine 19-5 1053 18 West Coast Conference
12. Indiana 15-5 949 19 Big Ten Conference
13. Loyola Marymount 19-3 873 13 West Coast Conference
14. Duke 15-5 847 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. UAB 17-3 832 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Florida State 15-5 800 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. California 15-5 670 20 Pacific-12 Conference
18. St. John's 15-5 587 10 Big East Conference
19. Ohio State 15-5 556 12 Big Ten Conference
20. Seton Hall 17-4 479 21 Big East Conference
21. Texas 15-6 419 NR Big 12 Conference
22. Iowa 14-6 355 24 Big Ten Conference
23. Rice 17-3 151 23 Conference USA
24. Georgia Southern 17-3 113 25 Sun Belt Conference
25. Arizona 14-6 70 NR Pacific-12 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Jacksonville State 18-5 55 Ohio Valley Conference
Northeastern 16-4 50 Colonial Athletic Association
Memphis 15-6 47 American Athletic Conference
VCU 14-6 45 Southeastern Conference
Creighton 15-5 17 Big East Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 15-3 8 Southland Conference
George Washington 15-5 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
Oklahoma 15-7 4 Big 12 Conference
Southern Miss 15-4 2 Conference USA
LSU 14-6 1 Southeastern Conference
Wichita State 15-5 1 Missouri Valley Conference

And a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pepperdine (68) 19-5 1796 3 West Coast Conference
2. Loyola Marymount 19-3 1708 2 West Coast Conference
3. UAB (4) 17-3 1674 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Memphis 15-6 1558 6 American Athletic Conference
5. Northeastern 16-4 1449 7 Colonial Athletic Association
6. Jacksonville State 18-5 1383 9 Ohio Valley Conference
7. Wichita State 15-5 1323 10 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Georgia Southern 17-3 1271 4 Sun Belt Conference
9. Rice 17-3 1252 5 Conference USA
10. George Washington 15-5 1057 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Southern Miss 15-4 1056 13 Conference USA
12. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 15-3 998 8 Southland Conference
13. Utah State 14-7 951 21 Mountain West Conference
14. South Florida 15-6 891 14 American Athletic Conference
15. Eastern Michigan 14-7 795 17 Mid-American Conference
16. Toledo 13-7 669 NR Mid-American Conference
17. Drexel 15-7 595 NR Colonial Athletic Association
18. Nebraska Omaha 15-6 536 12 Summit League
19. Grand Canyon 14-5 459 11 Western Athletic Conference
20. Loyola Chicago 14-8 395 NR Missouri Valley Conference
21. Boise State 14-7 344 19 Mountain West Conference
22. Cleveland State 16-6 193 25 Horizon League
23. South Alabama 15-7 189 15 Sun Belt Conference
24. Princeton 14-7 157 NR Ivy League
25. The Citadel 14-7 112 24 Southern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Portland 14-8 102 West Coast Conference
High Point 14-6 77 Big South Conference
Buffalo 13-8 75 Mid-American Conference
Oakland 13-8 63 Mid-American Conference
Massachusetts 11-9 62 Atlantic 10 Conference
UC Riverside 14-7 60 Big West Conference
Colorado State 13-8 46 Mountain West Conference
Nevada 11-7 26 Mountain West Conference
Manhattan 14-7 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Western Michigan 11-7 17 Mid-American Conference
VMI 12-7 11 Southern Conference
Harvard 11-7 7 Ivy League
Southern Utah 13-6 5 Big Sky Conference
Eastern Kentucky 14-7 4 Ohio Valley Conference
Wagner 14-7 4 Northeast Conference
Dayton 11-7 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Green Bay 13-8 2 Horizon League
UC Irvine 11-9 2 Big West Conference
Wofford 15-8 2 Southern Conference
Hofstra 13-8 1 Colonial Athletic Association

[collegesportsfanms]

I just wanted to let everyone know what was going on. I tested positive for COVID-19 several weeks ago. Fortunately my case was not as severe as it could have been, but I'm still on the mend.


I hope to be able to get back to this project next week, if people are still following and interested.

[Young Drachma]

I just wanted to let everyone know what was going on. I tested positive for COVID-19 several weeks ago. Fortunately my case was not as severe as it could have been, but I'm still on the mend.


I hope to be able to get back to this project next week, if people are still following and interested.

Dynasty aside, hope you're doing well.

[Breeze]

Get well...

[ntndeacon]

get well!

[collegesportsfanms]

I am planning on resuming this project next week, if anybody is still interested. Let me know.

[law90026]

Glad to hear you’re feeling better!

[ntndeacon]

this is certainly a dynasty I read first thing if I see a new post

[rjolley]

Glad you're doing well. I'll still follow along if you're up to it.

[collegesportsfanms]

Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2028

36 games on the schedule this week, including 1 feature game. We'll start there:

12/3/28- Stanford (Benito Sanchez) @ #10 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- Free throws kept Stanford in this game, as they made almost double the amount of free throws as field goals. Unfortunately, they only made 13 field goals, with 9 of them being three pointers. They shot 29.5% for the game and couldn't recover as UCLA gets the win.

Final Score: #10 UCLA- 72, Stanford- 59

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 12-9, 4-6 ACC.

2/5/28 vs. Boston College (W 92-61).

Just 1 game this week for the Tar Heels, but it was a very impressive victory over a decent BC team.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 10-13, 3-8 ACC.

2/2/28 vs. Miami (FL) (W 85-69).
2/5/28 at Virginia Tech (L 70-67).

Solid week for the Fighting Irish, who had a strong win over Miami and played very tough in a hard fought loss against the 2nd place team in the ACC.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 12-11, 5-3 Atlantic Sun.

1/31/28 vs. Army (L 88-81).
2/5/28 vs. USC Upstate (L 89-67).

It was a week to forget for the Ospreys, who lost both games, including a blowout conference loss.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 7-14, 1-9 Big 12.

2/3/28 vs. Loyola Chicago (L 80-77).
2/5/28 vs. #21 Texas (L 116-95).

The Horned Frogs missed a golden opportunity for a solid non-conference win, as they blew a 9 point halftime lead in a loss to a 16 win Loyola team. Then, they forgot how to play defense in a blowout loss to Texas. At this rate, Coach Mighty will be lucky to make it through the season.

#18 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 16-6, 7-4 Big East.

2/2/28 at DePaul (W 85-53).
2/5/28 at Georgetown (L 76-75).

A road split this week for the Red Storm as they lose ground in the conference race. A good effort against Georgetown, but just a little short.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 13-9, 4-6 Big Ten.

2/2/28 vs. #1 Wisconsin (L 77-63).
2/5/28 at Nebraska (W 83-63).

A split this week for the Wildcats, both of the double digit variety. They were hoping for a little better showing against Wisconsin, but no dice.

#19 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 17-5, 6-4 Big Ten.

2/2/28 at Maryland (W 93-85).
2/5/28 vs. #3 Minnesota (W 74-61).

Huge week for the Buckeyes as they get a big top 5 win, something that will be crucial come Selection Sunday.

Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 16-6, 9-4 MVC.

2/2/28 at Illinois State (L 79-73).
2/5/28 at Drake (W 51-40).

The Shockers see their 8 game win streak end at the hands of Illinois State (I really hate the Redbirds), but start a new win streak. They only have 1 more game against a team over .500 so it should be smooth sailing now.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 13-9, 6-5 Mountain West.

2/2/28 at Utah State (W 70-68).
2/5/28 vs. Colorado State (W 60-52).

The Spartans are rolling! They've won 5 in a row, and are now over .500 in MWC play. That 1-5 start in conference is long gone.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-14, 4-9 Northeast.

2/3/28 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (W 69-49).
2/5/28 vs. Sacred Heart (L 99-82).

A split for the Bulldogs, as Coach Nielsen continues to struggle at his new job. Hopefully he can right the ship soon.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 15-8, 7-5 Northeast.

2/3/28 at Robert Morris (W 81-73).
2/5/28 at Central Connecticut (L 68-60).

A split for the Seahawks, but what they really need at this point is a nice winning streak. Playing in a small conference, they need all the wins they can get.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 13-9, 4-6 Pac 12.

2/3/28 at #10 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
2/5/28 at Washington (W 75-65).

A split for the Cardinal, who continue to struggle a bit this season. They still aren't shooting the ball very well.

#10 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 17-5, 8-2 Pac 12.

2/3/28 vs. Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
2/5/28 vs. Colorado (L 64-54).

A bit ironic that the Bruins lose to Colorado after Coach Nielsen is fired from there. They have lost 2 of their last 4, but remain in the hunt for a conference title.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-14, 2-8 Pac 12.

2/3/28 vs. Washington (W 69-68).
2/5/28 vs. #25 Arizona (W 52-50).

The losing streak is over! The Cougars end their 8 game conference losing streak with 2 big wins, including a win over ranked Arizona! We knew it was only a matter of time, now the question is can they keep it going?

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 12-10, 4-6 SEC.

2/2/28 at Arkansas (L 70-59).
2/5/28 vs. South Carolina (L 68-59).

2 more losses for the Crimson Tide, who are in serious jeopardy of missing the NCAA Tournament. Things need to turn around, in a hurry.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 6-16, 5-6 SWAC.

1/31/28 at Jackson State (L 77-75, OT).
2/5/28 at Grambling State (L 86-73).

2 more losses for the Hornets, both on the road. They've now lost 4 in a row and 6 of 7.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 8-14, 6-5 SWAC.

1/31/28 vs. Texas Southern (W 96-65).
2/5/28 vs. Prairie View A&M (W 71-61).

Big week for the Golden Lions who are back over .500 in conference play after a couple solid victories.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 14-10, 9-5 Sun Belt.

1/31/28 vs. Tennessee State (W 68-59).
2/5/28 vs. Appalachian State (W 88-86, OT).

Solid week for the Trojans, who get both a non-conference and a conference win as they try to make a late run for the NCAA Tournament.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 13-12, 6-7 WCC.

2/3/28 vs. USC (L 65-62).
2/5/28 vs. Portland (W 102-72).

A split for the Toreros who are still trying to find their way in conference play, but did break a 3 game losing streak with the win over Portland.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Feb. 7-13:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (72) 20-2 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Syracuse 18-4 1720 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Virginia 19-4 1593 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Minnesota 18-4 1576 3 Big Ten Conference
5. Louisville 18-5 1557 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Ohio State 17-5 1394 19 Big Ten Conference
7. Providence 19-5 1387 7 Big East Conference
8. Pepperdine 20-5 1210 11 West Coast Conference
9. Iowa 16-6 1205 22 Big Ten Conference
10. Texas A&M 17-5 1147 6 Southeastern Conference
11. Villanova 18-5 1070 8 Big East Conference
12. Iowa State 17-6 992 9 Big 12 Conference
13. Indiana 16-6 977 12 Big Ten Conference
14. UCLA 17-5 728 10 Pacific-12 Conference
15. Loyola Marymount 19-4 725 13 West Coast Conference
16. Texas 16-6 711 21 Big 12 Conference
17. UAB 18-4 641 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Memphis 17-6 551 NR American Athletic Conference
19. St. John's 16-6 451 18 Big East Conference
20. California 16-6 368 17 Pacific-12 Conference
21. Duke 16-6 368 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. LSU 16-6 366 NR Southeastern Conference
23. Northeastern 18-4 270 NR Colonial Athletic Association
24. Florida State 15-7 229 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Georgia Southern 18-3 132 24 Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Jacksonville State 20-5 98 Ohio Valley Conference
Oklahoma 16-8 71 Big 12 Conference
Seton Hall 17-6 33 Big East Conference
Michigan State 15-6 11 Big Ten Conference
Virginia Tech 16-6 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
Creighton 16-6 5 Big East Conference
Tennessee 15-7 3 Southeastern Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 16-4 2 Southland Conference

And a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Feb. 7-13:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pepperdine (72) 20-5 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. Memphis 17-6 1665 4 American Athletic Conference
3. Loyola Marymount 19-4 1655 2 West Coast Conference
4. UAB 18-4 1605 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Northeastern 18-4 1521 5 Colonial Athletic Association
6. Jacksonville State 20-5 1441 6 Ohio Valley Conference
7. Georgia Southern 18-3 1330 8 Sun Belt Conference
8. Wichita State 16-6 1315 7 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Southern Miss 16-5 1148 11 Conference USA
10. Utah State 15-8 1066 13 Mountain West Conference
11. Rice 17-5 1009 9 Conference USA
12. Eastern Michigan 15-8 1002 15 Mid-American Conference
13. Loyola Chicago 16-8 935 20 Missouri Valley Conference
14. Nebraska Omaha 17-6 852 18 Summit League
15. South Florida 16-7 839 14 American Athletic Conference
16. Toledo 14-8 682 16 Mid-American Conference
17. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 16-4 680 12 Southland Conference
18. Oakland 15-8 495 NR Mid-American Conference
19. George Washington 15-7 486 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Grand Canyon 15-6 399 19 Western Athletic Conference
21. Cleveland State 17-7 281 22 Horizon League
22. Boise State 14-8 186 21 Mountain West Conference
23. Harvard 13-7 186 NR Ivy League
24. Dayton 13-7 131 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Drexel 15-9 111 17 Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
VMI 14-7 91 Southern Conference
Eastern Kentucky 16-7 75 Ohio Valley Conference
San Jose State 13-9 75 Mountain West Conference
Buffalo 14-9 53 Mid-American Conference
High Point 15-7 52 Big South Conference
Princeton 15-8 51 Ivy League
Massachusetts 12-10 39 Atlantic 10 Conference
Nevada 12-8 37 Mountain West Conference
Green Bay 14-8 35 Horizon League
William & Mary 14-8 30 Colonial Athletic Association
New Mexico 14-9 12 Mountain West Conference
USC 13-10 8 West Coast Conference
Tulsa 13-9 6 American Athletic Conference
Wagner 15-8 4 Northeast Conference
Portland 14-10 3 West Coast Conference
South Alabama 15-9 3 Sun Belt Conference
UC Irvine 12-10 2 Big West Conference
Akron 13-10 1 Mid-American Conference
Mercer 14-10 1 Southern Conference
Morehead State 15-9 1 Ohio Valley Conference
Wofford 16-9 1 Southern Conference

And now it's time to reveal the first Bubble Watch for the 2027-2028 season. Remember, this is only for the NCAA Tournament, not the whole postseason. I will only list the Locks and the teams projected In. If you don't see your team, that means they are projected out.

Locks: St. John's, Ohio State, UCLA
In: Wichita State

Hopefully within a couple years there will be a major improvement in this.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 7-13, 2028

37 games on the schedule this week, including 1 feature game. Let's start there.

2/12/28- Bryant (Rob Nielsen) @ Wagner (Will Brown) -- 22 Bryant turnovers combined with 38.3% shooting did the Bulldogs in, as Wagner led by 13 at halftime and held off a late charge.

Final Score: Wagner- 62, Bryant- 53

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 14-9, 6-6 T-6th ACC.

2/9/28 at N.C. State (W 90-82).
2/12/28 vs. Virginia Tech (W 76-75).

2 more wins for the Tar Heels as they try to make a late season push for an at-large bid.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 11-14, 4-9 13th ACC.

2/9/28 vs. Clemson (L 87-59).
2/12/28 at Boston College (W 72-61).

A couple steps back this week for the Fighting Irish as they get hammered at home by Clemson. They do get a win at BC which is a quality win, but the rest of their schedule, except for 1 game, is brutal.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 13-12, 6-4 2nd Atlantic Sun.

2/10/28 at Lipscomb (W 81-66).
2/12/28 at Jacksonville (L 89-88).

The Ospreys split this week, both games being on the road. That loss at Jacksonville stings though, as Jacksonville has only won 8 games all season.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 8-15, 2-10 10th Big 12.

2/7/28 at Oklahoma (W 76-56).
2/12/28 at Kansas State (L 68-58).

A few signs of life from the Horned Frogs, with a nice win at Oklahoma. Unfortunately they can't keep the momentum going.

#19 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 18-6, 9-4 T-2nd Big East.

2/9/28 vs. Butler (W 77-66).
2/12/28 vs. Xavier (W 89-46).

The Red Storm take care of business this week with 2 impressive home victories and stay in the hunt for a Big East title.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 15-9, 6-6 T-7th Big Ten.

2/9/28 at Rutgers (W 81-73).
2/12/28 vs. #9 Iowa (W 80-61).

Great week for the Wildcats who get a big win over a top 10 team and are back in the hunt for an at-large berth.

#6 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 19-5, 8-4 T-3rd Big Ten.

2/9/28 vs. Michigan State (W 87-78).
2/12/28 vs. Illinois (W 90-78).

The Buckeyes continue to roll, staying in the hunt for a Big Ten title. Huge test next week against the #1 team in the nation.

Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 18-6, 11-4 2nd MVC.

2/9/28 vs. Bradley (W 68-64).
2/12/28 vs. Loyola Chicago (W 73-58).

Good week for the Shockers as they beat the conference leaders in Loyola Chicago. They still have some work to do though, but the rest of the schedule is promising.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 14-10, 6-6 T-5th Mountain West.

2/10/28 vs. Santa Clara (W 73-54).
2/12/28 vs. Boise State (L 73-65).

The Spartans got a nice non-conference win, but their 6 game winning streak came to an end as they lost to a good Boise State team.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 11-15, 5-10 10th Northeast.

2/10/28 at Mt. St. Mary's (W 69-61).
2/12/28 at Wagner- feature game, highlighted above.

A split this week for the Bulldogs, both games on the road. They are in the cellar of the Northeast Conference right now but I'm confident they can dig themselves out.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 17-8, 9-5 2nd Northeast.

2/10/28 vs. St. Francis (PA) (W 87-77).
2/12/28 vs. Bryant- feature game, highlighted above.

Good week for the Seahawks who are just a game behind the conference leaders now.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 15-9, 6-6 T-6th Pac 12.

2/10/28 vs. Arizona (W 67-47).
2/12/28 at Oregon State (W 76-73).

Good week for the Cardinal who are hitting their stride, also in the hunt for an at-large berth.

#14 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 18-6, 9-3 T-1st Pac 12.

2/10/28 at Oregon State (W 67-59).
2/12/28 at Washington (L 77-63).

The Bruins split this week on the road, losing their conference lead but are still in good shape.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-16, 2-10 12th Pac 12.

2/10/28 vs. Gonzaga (L 83-66).
2/12/28 at Utah (L 84-74).

Tough week for the Cougars who lose all the momentum from last week. They are still hoping to get to 10 wins on the season, and improvement must be made.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 14-10, 6-6 T-6th SEC.

2/9/28 vs. Florida (W 75-53).
2/12/28 vs. Ole Miss (W 53-52).

Much needed wins for the Crimson Tide this week as they get 2 much needed wins and are back to .500 in conference play.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 6-18, 5-8 8th SWAC.

2/7/28 vs. Southern (L 62-48).
2/12/28 vs. Alcorn State (L 68-58).

2 more losses for the Hornets who have lost 6 in a row but have plenty of time to turn it around.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-15, 6-6 T-5th SWAC.

2/7/28 vs. SMU (W 80-74).
2/12/28 at Mississippi Valley State (L 68-66).

A split for the Golden Lions who get a nice non-conference win, but then take a hard fought loss back on the road in conference play.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 16-10, 11-5 2nd Sun Belt.

2/10/28 vs. Texas State (W 101-87).
2/12/28 at Arkansas Little Rock (W 100-93).

2 more wins for the Trojans who are fighting for a Sun Belt title and an at-large berth.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 14-13, 7-8 5th WCC.

2/10/28 at Pacific (L 78-70).
2/12/28 at St. Mary's (W 78-70).

The Toreros were consistent this week, splitting on the road with both games the exact same score. They are middle of the pack in the WCC but hoping to end strong.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Feb. 14-20:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (72) 22-2 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Syracuse 20-4 1715 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Virginia 21-4 1659 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Minnesota 19-5 1526 4 Big Ten Conference
5. Providence 21-5 1517 7 Big East Conference
6. Ohio State 19-5 1355 6 Big Ten Conference
7. Texas A&M 19-5 1342 10 Southeastern Conference
8. Iowa State 19-6 1318 12 Big 12 Conference
9. Pepperdine 22-5 1297 8 West Coast Conference
10. Louisville 18-7 1025 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Duke 18-6 972 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Texas 18-6 938 16 Big 12 Conference
13. Iowa 17-7 886 9 Big Ten Conference
14. Villanova 19-6 850 11 Big East Conference
15. UAB 20-4 813 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. LSU 18-6 776 22 Southeastern Conference
17. St. John's 18-6 638 19 Big East Conference
18. California 18-6 586 20 Pacific-12 Conference
19. Florida State 17-7 481 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Loyola Marymount 20-5 456 15 West Coast Conference
21. Northeastern 20-4 393 23 Colonial Athletic Association
22. UCLA 18-6 333 14 Pacific-12 Conference
23. Indiana 16-8 270 13 Big Ten Conference
24. Memphis 18-7 219 18 American Athletic Conference
25. Seton Hall 18-6 99 NR Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Tennessee 17-7 75 Southeastern Conference
Georgia Southern 19-4 29 Sun Belt Conference
Wichita State 18-6 16 Missouri Valley Conference
Jacksonville State 21-6 15 Ohio Valley Conference
Michigan State 16-7 1 Big Ten Conference


And here is a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Feb. 14-20:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pepperdine (72) 22-5 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. UAB 20-4 1691 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Northeastern 20-4 1599 5 Colonial Athletic Association
4. Memphis 18-7 1595 2 American Athletic Conference
5. Loyola Marymount 20-5 1553 3 West Coast Conference
6. Wichita State 18-6 1441 8 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Jacksonville State 21-6 1383 6 Ohio Valley Conference
8. Georgia Southern 19-4 1261 7 Sun Belt Conference
9. Eastern Michigan 17-8 1208 12 Mid-American Conference
10. George Washington 17-7 1031 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Southern Miss 17-6 1014 9 Conference USA
12. Oakland 17-8 1012 18 Mid-American Conference
13. Rice 18-6 838 11 Conference USA
14. Loyola Chicago 17-9 835 13 Missouri Valley Conference
15. Utah State 16-9 776 10 Mountain West Conference
16. South Florida 17-8 761 15 American Athletic Conference
17. Nebraska Omaha 18-7 626 14 Summit League
18. Boise State 16-8 619 22 Mountain West Conference
19. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 17-5 460 17 Southland Conference
20. Toledo 15-9 378 16 Mid-American Conference
21. Buffalo 16-9 340 NR Mid-American Conference
22. Princeton 17-8 252 NR Ivy League
23. Grand Canyon 16-7 220 20 Western Athletic Conference
24. High Point 17-7 149 NR Big South Conference
25. Green Bay 16-8 124 NR Horizon League

Others Receiving Votes:
Colorado State 15-10 65 Mountain West Conference
VMI 15-8 53 Southern Conference
San Jose State 14-10 50 Mountain West Conference
Morehead State 17-9 46 Ohio Valley Conference
Dayton 14-8 40 Atlantic 10 Conference
Eastern Kentucky 17-8 40 Ohio Valley Conference
Drexel 16-10 38 Colonial Athletic Association
Wagner 17-8 24 Northeast Conference
Nevada 13-9 20 Mountain West Conference
Quinnipiac 18-9 14 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
The Citadel 16-9 12 Southern Conference
Western Michigan 13-9 9 Mid-American Conference
William & Mary 15-9 9 Colonial Athletic Association
Pacific 15-10 7 West Coast Conference
New Mexico 15-10 3 Mountain West Conference
Cleveland State 17-9 2 Horizon League
Portland 15-11 2 West Coast Conference

Here's a look at the Overall Bubble Watch, which sees 2 of our teams in it:

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Grand Canyon 16-7 .568 (34) 0-2 3-1 4-3 9-1 103 In
South Florida 17-8 .560 (40) 2-1 1-1 6-3 8-3 135 In
Stanford 15-9 .585 (19) 0-6 4-1 6-2 5-0 25 In
VCU 16-8 .543 (74) 6-3 2-3 5-2 3-0 160 In
South Alabama 16-10 .552 (54) 4-2 0-0 6-4 6-4 88 In
Nebraska Omaha 18-7 .546 (68) 3-1 1-0 3-2 11-4 168 In
Buffalo 16-9 .548 (66) 0-1 4-2 3-5 9-1 124 In
North Carolina 14-9 .611 (8) 3-5 4-4 6-0 1-0 2 In
Drexel 16-10 .547 (67) 2-4 2-2 7-0 5-4 90 Out
Georgetown 15-10 .550 (60) 3-6 2-2 2-0 8-2 92 Out
Morehead State 17-9 .542 (76) 0-1 3-1 8-2 6-5 179 Out
Colorado State 15-10 .549 (61) 0-2 2-4 6-4 7-0 76 Out
Boise State 16-8 .530 (95) 0-3 3-2 7-3 6-0 189 Out
George Washington 17-7 .524 (111) 0-2 1-3 10-1 6-1 268 Out
Oakland 17-8 .533 (91) 1-3 1-3 7-0 8-2 209 Out

Stanford and North Carolina, 2 teams that haven't had great seasons but are in this overall bubble watch based on their history, both still have work to do. The SOS and RPI of both schools is probably enough that they can afford a couple more losses each, but they'd rather not take that chance.

Locks: St. John's, Ohio State, UCLA.
In: Northwestern, Wichita State.

The changes from last time are that Stanford, North Carolina, and Northwestern are projected in.

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Feb. 14-20, 2028

37 games on the schedule this week, no feature games. Let's get to it:

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 15-10, 7-7, T-6th ACC.

2/16/28 vs. Georgia Tech (W 80-42).
2/19/28 vs. #11 Duke (L 100-93, OT).

A split for the Tar Heels, who are never happy about losing to their arch rivals, but they battled and took the game to OT at least.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 12-14, 5-9 T-11th ACC.

2/19/28 vs. #3 Virginia (W 83-76).

Just 1 game this week for the Fighting Irish, but what a game it was! A huge upset victory over a top 5 team. They still have a lot of work to do, but that's a sign of how good they can be.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 14-13, 7-5 T-2nd Atlantic Sun.

2/17/28 vs. Kennesaw State (W 101-71).
2/19/28 vs. UL Monroe (L 67-63).

Another split for the Ospreys, and with just 2 games left, the conference title is no longer a possibility. The best they can do is 2nd, but they could slip all the way to 6th if they lose both games next week.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 8-17, 2-12 10th (last) Big 12.

2/14/28 vs. Kansas (L 69-60, OT).
2/19/28 vs. Oklahoma State (L 63-54).

A pair of home 9 point losses for the Horned Frogs this week, 1 of them in overtime. It's clear that Coach Mighty will be job hunting next season, but the board seems content to let him finish the season. There's still a chance they could avoid the cellar.

#17 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 20-6, 10-4 T-2nd Big East.

2/15/28 at Hartford (W 106-71).
2/19/28 vs. #14 Villanova (W 68-44).

Solid week for the Red Storm, getting an easy non-conference win and a huge top 25 win over a good Villanova team. There's still some tough games coming up though.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 17-9, 8-6 T-5th Big Ten.

2/16/28 at Maryland (W 66-58).
2/19/28 at Illinois (W 62-49).

2 good road wins for the Wildcats as they are playing their best basketball right now, winners of 5 in a row.

#6 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 19-7, 8-6 T-5th Big Ten.

2/16/28 vs. #1 Wisconsin (L 93-83).
2/19/28 at Michigan (L 92-85).

Bad week for the Buckeyes who lost 2 games, including a game to their arch-rivals, and they lose major ground in the conference race. Conference play hasn't exactly been kind.

Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 21-6, 12-4 2nd MVC.

2/14/28 vs. Colgate (W 80-64).
2/16/28 vs. Alabama A&M (W 68-53).
2/19/28 at Missouri State (W 71-57).

3 more wins, including 2 non-conference wins for the Shockers who continue to roll. They need some help though. With just 2 games left, they need to win both and somehow Loyola needs to lose both for the Shox to get a share of the MVC title. Otherwise, it looks like they'll be a 2 seed in the MVC tourney.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 14-12, 6-8 T-7th Mountain West.

2/16/28 at Air Force (L 55-41).
2/19/28 vs. Wyoming (L 54-48).

The win streak is over for the Spartans who drop a pair this week. They still have a shot at the postseason though, especially if they can finish the regular season strong.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-15, 7-10 7th Northeast.

2/17/28 vs. Robert Morris (W 59-50).
2/19/28 vs. Central Connecticut (W 81-71).

2 solid wins for the Bulldogs, who have 1 game left, but it'll be a tough one. Still, an encouraging week.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 19-8, 11-5 T-1st Northeast.

2/17/28 at St. Francis (NY) (W 81-63).
2/19/28 at LIU Brooklyn (W 77-57).

2 blowout wins for the Seahawks this week who have won 6 of their last 7 and remain in position for a Northeast regular season title with 2 games left.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 17-9, 8-6 T-4th Pac 12.

2/17/28 vs. Arizona State (W 92-55).
2/19/28 vs. #18 California (W 82-79, OT).

Great week for the Cardinal, who get a blowout victory and then an overtime victory over a ranked team. They have won 7 of their last 8.

#22 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 19-7, 10-4 T-1st Pac 12.

2/17/28 at Gonzaga (L 70-47).
2/19/28 vs. Oregon (W 86-45).

The Bruins split this week, on the opposite end of a pair of blowouts. The Oregon win broke a mini 2 game losing streak. With a 3 team race for the regular season Pac 12 title, they need to play their best basketball now.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-18, 2-12 12th (last) Pac 12.

2/17/28 at Colorado (L 60-28).
2/19/28 at Oregon State (L 88-66).

Yikes! 2 more losses for the Cougars, including an embarrassing 28 point effort at Colorado in which they shot 22.2%. They'll definitely want to forget that sooner rather than later.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 16-10, 8-6 T-5th SEC.

2/16/28 vs. Vanderbilt (W 73-64).
2/19/28 at #16 LSU (W 60-52).

Great week for the Crimson Tide who are starting to click. 2 more wins including a road win over a top 25 team. That bodes well for selection Sunday, but still work to do.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 6-19, 5-9 T-8th SWAC.

2/19/28 at Alabama A&M (L 64-58).

Just 1 game for the Hornets this week, a loss, but a competitive loss at least.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-16, 7-7 T-5th SWAC.

2/14/28 at Jackson State (L 96-75).
2/19/28 at Grambling State (W 97-93).

A split for the Golden Lions who get a much needed victory on the road, but they are still underwhelming this season compared to projections.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 17-11, 12-6 2nd Sun Belt.

2/17/28 vs. Miami (OH) (W 85-73).
2/19/28 at Arkansas State (L 74-72).

A split for the Trojans, but they lost ground with that loss to Arkansas State and will be kicking themselves for a while.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 15-14, 8-9 5th WCC.

2/17/28 vs. Santa Clara (L 87-63).
2/19/28 vs. San Francisco (W 77-61).

Another split for the Toreros who have split the last 3 weeks. They have 1 game left and can finish anywhere between 5th and 7th in the conference.

Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into the week of Feb. 21-27:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (72) 24-2 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Syracuse 21-5 1708 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Virginia 22-5 1659 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Minnesota 20-6 1543 4 Big Ten Conference
5. Pepperdine 24-5 1459 9 West Coast Conference
6. Providence 22-6 1412 5 Big East Conference
7. Duke 20-6 1374 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Texas A&M 20-6 1326 7 Southeastern Conference
9. Iowa State 20-7 1178 8 Big 12 Conference
10. Ohio State 19-7 1164 6 Big Ten Conference
11. Iowa 19-7 1080 13 Big Ten Conference
12. St. John's 20-6 1069 17 Big East Conference
13. LSU 19-7 795 16 Southeastern Conference
14. UAB 21-5 719 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Florida State 18-8 690 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Texas 19-7 665 12 Big 12 Conference
17. Northeastern 21-4 636 21 Colonial Athletic Association
18. Louisville 18-9 450 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Indiana 17-9 427 23 Big Ten Conference
20. California 19-7 370 18 Pacific-12 Conference
21. Villanova 19-7 365 14 Big East Conference
22. Loyola Marymount 21-6 355 20 West Coast Conference
23. Wichita State 21-6 335 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. Seton Hall 20-6 213 25 Big East Conference
25. Jacksonville State 23-6 176 NR Ohio Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UCLA 19-7 164 Pacific-12 Conference
Arkansas 18-8 126 Southeastern Conference
Georgia Southern 21-4 107 Sun Belt Conference
Tennessee 18-8 30 Southeastern Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 19-5 3 Southland Conference
Memphis 18-8 2 American Athletic Conference

And now a look at the Mid-Major Top 25 heading into the week of Feb. 14-20:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pepperdine (72) 24-5 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. UAB 21-5 1659 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Northeastern 21-4 1635 3 Colonial Athletic Association
4. Wichita State 21-6 1595 6 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Jacksonville State 23-6 1485 7 Ohio Valley Conference
6. Loyola Marymount 21-6 1456 5 West Coast Conference
7. Memphis 18-8 1435 4 American Athletic Conference
8. Georgia Southern 21-4 1289 8 Sun Belt Conference
9. Southern Miss 19-6 1189 11 Conference USA
10. Loyola Chicago 19-9 1097 14 Missouri Valley Conference
11. South Florida 19-8 1065 16 American Athletic Conference
12. Eastern Michigan 18-9 977 9 Mid-American Conference
13. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 19-5 836 19 Southland Conference
14. George Washington 18-8 835 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Utah State 17-10 790 15 Mountain West Conference
16. Oakland 18-9 705 12 Mid-American Conference
17. Buffalo 18-9 625 21 Mid-American Conference
18. Nebraska Omaha 19-8 554 17 Summit League
19. Colorado State 17-10 431 NR Mountain West Conference
20. High Point 19-7 358 24 Big South Conference
21. VMI 17-8 332 NR Southern Conference
22. Toledo 16-10 254 20 Mid-American Conference
23. Dayton 16-8 227 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Princeton 18-9 215 22 Ivy League
25. Rice 18-8 119 13 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Wagner 19-8 82 Northeast Conference
Grand Canyon 17-8 72 Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico 17-10 67 Mountain West Conference
Boise State 16-10 57 Mountain West Conference
Cleveland State 19-9 31 Horizon League
Santa Clara 16-11 26 West Coast Conference
Elon 16-11 24 Colonial Athletic Association
Drexel 17-11 22 Colonial Athletic Association
Nevada 14-10 14 Mountain West Conference
Akron 16-11 9 Mid-American Conference
Eastern Kentucky 18-9 9 Ohio Valley Conference
The Citadel 17-10 9 Southern Conference
Mercer 17-11 8 Southern Conference
Pacific 16-11 7 West Coast Conference

It's time for the bubble watch, and we start with the Overall Bubble Watch, and we have 1 of our teams represented.


Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Texas Tech 16-10 .587 (14) 1-5 6-4 6-1 3-0 10 In
Colorado State 17-10 .555 (49) 1-2 1-5 8-3 7-0 68 In
Baylor 16-10 .551 (56) 3-5 3-3 4-1 6-1 47 In
Nebraska Omaha 19-8 .548 (60) 2-1 2-0 1-3 14-4 159 In
Grand Canyon 17-8 .551 (55) 0-2 3-1 4-2 10-3 145 In
Toledo 16-10 .554 (52) 0-4 6-1 7-4 3-1 57 In
Rice 18-8 .543 (70) 2-2 0-1 7-5 9-0 217 In
North Carolina 15-10 .593 (10) 3-7 4-2 6-1 2-0 2 In
Creighton 16-10 .545 (65) 2-5 2-2 4-1 8-2 88 Out
Drexel 17-11 .543 (66) 2-6 1-0 9-1 5-4 77 Out
Princeton 18-9 .538 (77) 0-1 2-3 6-3 10-2 180 Out
Georgetown 16-11 .554 (51) 3-6 4-3 1-0 8-2 56 Out
Pacific 16-11 .548 (59) 2-3 2-4 6-4 6-0 69 Out
VCU 17-9 .535 (89) 4-2 5-3 3-4 5-0 177 Out
Mercer 17-11 .538 (76) 1-4 2-2 6-5 8-0 141 Out

North Carolina remains in the overall bubble watch, not helping their cause much from last week. They remain the last projected team in the field. Unfortunately, as far as the regular season goes, they really only have 1 more game to boost their RPI. They have 4 games left, and 3 of those games are against teams towards the bottom of the conference.

Now for the rest of the Bubble Watch. Remember, this is only for the NCAA Tournament. Here we go:

Locks: St. John's, Northwestern, Ohio State, Wichita State, UCLA
In: Stanford, Alabama

A few changes from last week. First, Stanford is off the Overall Bubble Watch and is now projected more safely in, but still not a lock. However, both Northwestern and Wichita State are now projected as locks. Alabama enters the field for the first time, they are now projected in.

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Feb. 21-27, 2028

Only 33 gams on the schedule this week, but 2 of them are feature games. Both in the Pac 12, involving Wazzou. Let's start with those:

2/24/28- Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @ UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- Major developments in Bruin country tonight, as they took a beating from the most unexpected source. Washington State led by 14 at halftime and maintained that double digit lead all through the 2nd half in a complete stunner, as Coach St. John gets what might be his biggest win ever.

Final Score: Washington State- 88, UCLA- 78

2/26/28- Stanford (Benito Sanchez) @ Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- Feeding off the momentum of their win 2 days ago, Wazzou kept the heat on, holding Stanford to 33.9% shooting, getting their 2nd stunner of the week in another double digit win.

Final Score: Washington State- 69, Stanford- 57

OK, well now that the shock factor is out of the way (although I wouldn't be surprised if there was more to come), let's get to the rest of the weekly recap.

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 16-11, 8-8 T-6th ACC.

2/23/28 at #15 Florida State (L 82-76).
2/26/28 at Wake Forest (W 82-57).

A road split for the Tar Heels, who put up a good effort against Florida State but it wasn't meant to be.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 13-15, 6-10 12th ACC.

2/23/28 at #18 Louisville (L 73-49).
2/26/28 vs. Georgia Tech (W 84-60).

A split for the Fighting Irish, as they get dominated on the road, but do pick up a solid home victory. Still a disappointing season for the Irish.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 16-13, 9-5 2nd Atlantic Sun.

2/24/28 at NJIT (W 89-66).
2/26/28 at Stetson (W 94-86).

The Ospreys finish their conference regular season on a good note with 2 road victories. They finish 2nd in the Atlantic Sun and will be the #2 seed in the Atlantic Sun Tournament.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 10-17, 4-12 9th Big 12.

2/21/28 at Baylor (W 80-69).
2/26/28 at Texas Tech (W 56-54).

The surprises continue this week, as the Horned Frogs get 2 road wins this week, temporarily getting them out of the cellar. This probably won't be enough to save Coach Mighty's job, but not finishing last in the conference would be an encouraging finish.

#12 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 22-6, 12-4 1st Big East.

2/23/28 at Marquette (W 67-66).
2/26/28 at #6 Providence (W 85-74).

Huge week for the Red Storm who go atop the conference with 2 road wins, including a big one over what was the conference leaders.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 17-11, 8-8 T-7th Big Ten.

2/23/28 at Michigan (L 72-63).
2/26/28 vs. #19 Indiana (L 76-64).

A couple setbacks for the Wildcats this week, as they take 2 on the chin against good competition, which will probably hurt their NCAA chances.

#10 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 20-8, 9-7 T-4th Big Ten.

2/23/28 vs. Penn State (W 95-86).
2/26/28 at Purdue (L 61-54).

A split for the Buckeyes, as they are not finding life in the Big Ten to be very easy this season. The conference is tough, but a top 4 finish is still doable.

#23 Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 22-7, 13-5 2nd MVC.

2/23/28 at Southern Illinois (W 100-78).
2/26/28 at Northern Iowa (L 53-43).

The Shockers split 2 games on the road this week, missing a chance to share the conference title. As it stands, they finish 2nd and will be the #2 seed in the MVC Tournament.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 15-13, 7-9 T-7th Mountain West.

2/23/28 vs. Fresno State (W 82-71).
2/26/28 vs. Nevada (L 59-37).

A split for the Spartans, and a really ugly loss to Nevada. A postseason bid is not assured yet, still work to be done.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-16, 7-11 T-7th Northeast.

2/26/28 at St. Francis (PA) (L 88-78).

Just 1 game for the Bulldogs this week, and a tough road loss. They win the tiebreaker for the 7th seed in the Northeast Tournament.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 20-9, 12-6 2nd Northeast.

2/24/28 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (W 81-65).
2/26/28 vs. Sacred Heart (L 74-66).

The Seahawks split this week and also miss a chance to share the regular season title. They'll be the #2 seed in the Northeast Tournament.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 18-10, 9-7 T-4th Pac 12.

2/24/28 at Utah (W 76-63).
2/26/28 at Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.

The Cardinal split this week, and that unexpected loss to Washington State broke a 6 game winning streak.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 19-9, 10-6 T-2nd Pac 12.

2/24/28 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.
2/26/28 at Arizona (L 69-56).

Really tough week for the Bruins, who lost a ton of ground in the Pac 12 race. They have lost 4 of 5 and are really fading down the stretch.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 10-18, 4-12 12th (last) Pac 12.

2/24/28 at UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
2/26/28 vs. Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.

The Cougars are going to need the miracle of a lifetime to avoid the Pac 12 cellar yet again, but they can at least take some pride in knowing they pulled 2 upset victories this week.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 16-12, 8-8 T-5th SEC.

2/23/28 vs. #8 Texas A&M (L 73-56).
2/26/28 at Missouri (L 99-81).

Bad week for the Crimson Tide who get blown out twice. The possibility of a first round bye in the SEC Tournament is out the door, and they need a really strong finish to feel good about an NCAA Tournament berth.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 7-20, 6-10 9th SWAC.

2/21/28 at Texas Southern (W 71-65).
2/26/28 at Prairie View A&M (L 66-56).

A split for the Hornets this week, who get their first win in 9 games with the win at Texas Southern. They still expected better this season and Coach Childress might find his seat a little hotter next season.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 12-16, 9-7 T-4th SWAC.

2/21/28 vs. Southern (W 107-106, OT).
2/26/28 vs. Alcorn State (W 78-65).

2 important wins for the Golden Lions who could still finish in the top 3 in the conference, which would still be underwhelming compared to expectations, but a better finish than what could have been.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 18-11, 13-6 2nd Sun Belt.

2/26/28 at Florida Gulf Coast (W 75-67).

A road win this week for the Trojans, who finish the season off against the conference leaders. No matter what happens in that game, Troy is locked into the #2 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 15-15, 8-10 T-5th WCC.

2/26/28 vs. BYU (L 80-72).

Not the end of the regular season the Toreros wanted. Their losing conference record was still good enough for a tie for 5th, as there was major difference between them and the top 4 teams in the conference. They win the tiebreaker and will be the #5 seed in the WCC Tournament.

Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into the week of Feb. 28-Mar. 5:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (72) 26-2 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Syracuse 23-5 1725 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Virginia 23-5 1655 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Minnesota 22-6 1573 4 Big Ten Conference
5. Duke 21-7 1426 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. St. John's 22-6 1381 12 Big East Conference
7. Pepperdine 25-6 1364 5 West Coast Conference
8. Iowa State 21-7 1314 9 Big 12 Conference
9. Texas A&M 21-7 1205 8 Southeastern Conference
10. Iowa 20-8 1068 11 Big Ten Conference
11. LSU 21-7 981 13 Southeastern Conference
12. Ohio State 20-8 926 10 Big Ten Conference
13. Providence 22-8 921 6 Big East Conference
14. UAB 23-5 913 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Louisville 20-9 885 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Texas 21-7 769 16 Big 12 Conference
17. Villanova 21-7 723 21 Big East Conference
18. Florida State 20-8 635 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Indiana 19-9 449 19 Big Ten Conference
20. Jacksonville State 25-6 418 25 Ohio Valley Conference
21. Georgia Southern 23-4 402 NR Sun Belt Conference
22. Loyola Marymount 22-7 192 22 West Coast Conference
23. Arkansas 19-9 185 NR Southeastern Conference
24. Seton Hall 21-7 165 24 Big East Conference
25. Wichita State 22-7 123 23 Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
California 20-8 69 Pacific-12 Conference
Northeastern 21-6 54 Colonial Athletic Association
Tennessee 19-9 31 Southeastern Conference
Southern Miss 21-6 24 Conference USA
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 21-5 18 Southland Conference
Memphis 19-9 6 American Athletic Conference

And a look at the Mid-Major Top 25 going into the week of Feb. 28-Mar. 5:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pepperdine (71) 25-6 1799 1 West Coast Conference
2. UAB (1) 23-5 1723 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Jacksonville State 25-6 1611 5 Ohio Valley Conference
4. Wichita State 22-7 1549 4 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Loyola Marymount 22-7 1469 6 West Coast Conference
6. Memphis 19-9 1419 7 American Athletic Conference
7. Georgia Southern 23-4 1386 8 Sun Belt Conference
8. Northeastern 21-6 1377 3 Colonial Athletic Association
9. Southern Miss 21-6 1243 9 Conference USA
10. Buffalo 20-9 1116 17 Mid-American Conference
11. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 21-5 1049 13 Southland Conference
12. Eastern Michigan 19-10 904 12 Mid-American Conference
13. Nebraska Omaha 21-8 877 18 Summit League
14. Utah State 18-11 791 15 Mountain West Conference
15. Dayton 18-8 749 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Colorado State 18-10 677 19 Mountain West Conference
17. Rice 20-8 580 25 Conference USA
18. Loyola Chicago 19-11 527 10 Missouri Valley Conference
19. South Florida 19-10 498 11 American Athletic Conference
20. Princeton 19-9 369 24 Ivy League
21. Santa Clara 18-11 273 NR West Coast Conference
22. New Mexico 19-10 268 NR Mountain West Conference
23. Cleveland State 21-9 250 NR Horizon League
24. High Point 21-8 164 20 Big South Conference
25. Akron 18-11 103 NR Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Drexel 19-11 98 Colonial Athletic Association
George Washington 18-10 94 Atlantic 10 Conference
Nevada 16-10 89 Mountain West Conference
The Citadel 19-10 70 Southern Conference
Toledo 17-11 66 Mid-American Conference
Eastern Kentucky 20-9 54 Ohio Valley Conference
Oakland 18-11 38 Mid-American Conference
Wagner 20-9 36 Northeast Conference
Boise State 17-11 30 Mountain West Conference
Grand Canyon 18-9 22 Western Athletic Conference
Central Michigan 17-11 14 Mid-American Conference
VMI 17-10 10 Southern Conference
Pacific 17-12 3 West Coast Conference
SMU 16-11 3 American Athletic Conference
Utah Valley 18-9 2 Western Athletic Conference

Here's a look at the Overall Bubble Watch going into next week, and 2 of our teams are on it.

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Eastern Michigan 19-10 .546 (60) 2-5 2-2 6-1 9-2 108 In
Northwestern 17-11 .556 (46) 3-4 4-1 7-4 3-2 65 In
Drexel 19-11 .549 (52) 2-4 1-2 10-1 6-4 83 In
Georgetown 17-11 .550 (51) 3-6 3-3 2-0 9-2 74 In
Grand Canyon 18-9 .546 (59) 1-2 2-2 3-1 12-4 163 In
Nevada 16-10 .549 (54) 2-4 0-2 8-3 6-1 91 In
Toledo 17-11 .554 (47) 1-4 5-3 4-2 7-2 58 In
Central Michigan 17-11 .546 (61) 2-5 2-2 3-2 10-2 98 In
Creighton 18-10 .542 (70) 1-5 4-2 5-1 8-2 111 Out
North Carolina 16-11 .588 (13) 2-8 6-2 3-1 5-0 5 Out
Akron 18-11 .542 (72) 3-3 2-3 4-3 9-2 109 Out
South Florida 19-10 .542 (71) 2-1 2-3 10-3 5-3 147 Out
Rutgers 16-11 .577 (22) 2-7 2-2 7-2 5-0 20 Out
Pacific 17-12 .545 (64) 3-4 3-4 5-3 6-1 64 Out
VMI 17-10 .534 (80) 0-1 2-3 6-5 9-1 185 Out

Northwestern is on the bubble, and they really need a good, strong finish. Their RPI is good enough right now for an at-large berth, but any more losses and it'll change. North Carolina, despite the top 15 RPI and top 5 SOS, finds themselves on the outside looking in during this edition of the Bubble Watch. They need a strong finish as well. Here's a look at the rest of the bubble watch:

Locks: St. John's, Ohio State, UCLA, Stanford
In: Wichita State

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 28-Mar. 5, 2028

29 games on the schedule this week, and 4 of them are feature games. We'll start there, going to the Northeast first.

3/1/28- Northeast Quarterfinal - (7) Bryant (Rob Nielsen) vs. (2) Wagner (Will Brown) -- This one turned out to be closer than expected, especially since Wagner led by 14 at halftime. 50.9% shooting was enough though, as Wagner moves on.

Final Score: (2) Wagner- 82, (7) Bryant- 73

Next we go to the ACC:

3/4/28- North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) @ Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- Carolina was held to just 30.4% shooting, and that was their downfall in this ACC game, despite the rest of the stats being almost even.

Final Score: Notre Dame- 74, North Carolina- 66

Moving to the Big Ten:

3/4/28- #12 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) @ Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- Another close game, but free throws were the difference in this one, as Ohio State made 6 more free throws.

Final Score: #12 Ohio State- 76, Northwestern- 71

And finally, the SWAC:

3/4/28- Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) @ Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- Both teams really needed a win, but it was Alabama State who came through. They forced 20 turnovers and led by 15 points at halftime, holding on to get a much needed win.

Final Score: Alabama State- 75, Arkansas Pine Bluff- 67

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 17-12, 9-9 7th ACC.

3/1/28 vs. Clemson (W 80-68).
3/4/28 at Notre Dame- feature game, highlighted above.

The Tar Heels split to end the regular season, holding 7th place all by themselves. They'll be the #7 seed in the ACC Tournament.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 14-16, 7-11 T-8th ACC.

3/1/28 at #5 Duke (L 82-67).
3/4/28 vs. North Carolina- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Fighting Irish, who finished by winning 4 of their last 6. They ended up in a 5 way tie for 8th place, unfortunately drew most of the short straws. They'll be the #11 seed in the ACC Tournament.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 16-14, 9-5 Atlantic Sun.

2/29/28- Atlantic Sun Quarterfinal vs. (7) Stetson (L 69-56).

Tough way to end the season for the Ospreys, who are going to need a miracle to be selected for a postseason tournament. Even the CIT seems unlikely.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 12-17, 6-12 9th Big 12.

2/28/28 vs. #8 Iowa State (W 85-83).
3/4/28 vs. West Virginia (W 75-73).

They say it's not how you start, it's how you finish. The Horned Frogs have won 4 in a row, 3 of those against teams with winning records. They are playing well right now. They'll be the #9 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, but Coach Mighty will still need a miracle to keep his job.

#6 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 24-6, 14-4 1st Big East.

3/1/28 vs. #24 Seton Hall (W 82-58).
3/4/28 vs. Creighton (W 95-77).

2 blowout wins for the Red Storm, who ease into the Big East regular season title. They'll be the top seed in the Big East Tournament.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 17-13, 8-10 T-8th Big Ten.

3/1/28 vs. #4 Minnesota (L 60-50).
3/4/28 vs. #12 Ohio State- feature game, highlighted above.

The Wildcats take 2 more losses this week, ending the season on a 4 game losing streak against really good competition. They lost the coin flip for the 8 seed and will instead be the #9 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.

#12 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 22-8, 11-7 4th Big Ten.

3/1/28 at Rutgers (W 89-81).
3/4/28 at Northwestern- feature game, highlighted above.

2 more wins for the Buckeyes, who end the regular season on a positive note. They'll be the #4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.

#25 Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 22-8, 13-5 MVC.

3/3/28- MVC Quarterfinal vs. (7) Bradley (L 68-65).

The Shockers get upset in the MVC Tournament, and will likely lose their national ranking. Never fear, they should still be safely in the field on Selection Sunday.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 17-13, 9-9 T-6th Mountain West.

3/1/28 at UNLV (W 71-61).
3/4/28 at San Diego State (W 62-49).

The Spartans finish the regular season by winning 3 of 4 and have put themselves in position for a postseason bid. They win the tiebreaker and will be the #6 seed in the Mountain West Tournament.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-17, 7-11 Northeast.

3/1/28- Northeast Quarterfinal vs. (2) Wagner- feature game, highlighted above.

The season ends for the Bulldogs, and there will be no cinderella run this season. However, Coach Nielsen could be in consideration for Coach of the Year in the Northeast Conference. How you ask? Well, he led Bryant to their best conference finish in 5 years.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 21-10, 12-6 Northeast.

3/1/28- Northeast Quarterfinal vs. (7) Bryant- feature game, highlighted above.
3/4/28- Northeast Semifinal vs. (5) Mt. St. Mary's (L 73-67).

The Seahawks exit the Northeast Tournament much earlier than expected. That early exit will probably cost them an NCAA Tournament berth. It's possible they could still get in if nobody steals a bid, but most likely they are headed to the NIT.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 18-12, 9-9 T-6th Pac 12.

3/2/28 vs. Oregon (L 78-72).
3/4/28 at Colorado (L 89-67).

Rough finish to the regular season for the Cardinal, who have lost 3 in a row. They'll be the #7 seed in the Pac 12 Tournament.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 20-10, 11-7 T-2nd Pac 12.

3/2/28 vs. Utah (W 87-60).
3/4/28 at Arizona State (L 72-65).

The Bruins split this week, and also lose the tiebreaker for the #2 seed. They'll be the #3 seed in the Pac 12 Tournament.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 10-20, 4-14 12th Pac 12.

3/2/28 vs. Arizona State (L 62-56).
3/4/28 at California (L 72-64).

Good effort for the Cougars this week, but the results are the same: 2 more losses. They'll be the #12 seed in the Pac 12 Tournament.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 17-13, 9-9 T-8th SEC.

3/1/28 at Kentucky (L 80-72).
3/4/28 at Tennessee (W 94-63).

A split for the Crimson Tide who didn't have the best of seasons. They lost the tiebreaker for the #8 seed and will be the #9 seed in the SEC Tournament.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 8-21, 7-11 T-8th SWAC.

2/28/28 vs. Mississippi Valley State (L 81-68).
3/4/28 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff- feature game, highlighted above.

The Hornets win their regular season finale, giving coach Childress career win #200! Unfortunately the rest of the season has been a disaster for a team that was supposed to be in the mix for the conference title. They at least win the tiebreaker for the #8 seed and will be the #8 seed in the SWAC Tournament.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 12-18, 9-9 5th SWAC.

2/28/28 at Alabama A&M (L 87-81).
3/4/28 at Alabama State- feature game, highlighted above.

The season ending trip through Alabama wasn't kind to the Golden Lions, who also vastly underperformed this season. They were also expected to compete for the SWAC Title. They'll be the #5 seed in the SWAC Tournament.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 19-11, 14-6 2nd Sun Belt.

3/2/28 at #21 Georgia Southern (W 85-71).

A big win to finish the regular season for the Trojans, who upset a ranked team on the road. They'll be the #2 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 15-16, 8-10 WCC.

3/4/28- WCC Quarterfinal vs. (4) Pacific (L 97-89).

The Toreros will end their season with a losing record, although I guess it's possible the CBI or CIT could send them an invite. Not likely though.

Here's a look at the national top 25 as we head into the final week of the season before the postseason tournaments, Mar. 6-12:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (72) 28-2 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Syracuse 24-6 1718 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Virginia 24-6 1612 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Minnesota 24-6 1585 4 Big Ten Conference
5. Duke 23-7 1525 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. St. John's 24-6 1443 6 Big East Conference
7. Pepperdine 26-6 1340 7 West Coast Conference
8. Iowa 22-8 1312 10 Big Ten Conference
9. Providence 23-8 1160 13 Big East Conference
10. Ohio State 22-8 1124 12 Big Ten Conference
11. UAB 25-5 1089 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Louisville 22-9 1030 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Indiana 21-9 896 19 Big Ten Conference
14. Iowa State 21-9 769 8 Big 12 Conference
15. Florida State 22-8 685 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Texas 22-8 633 16 Big 12 Conference
17. Loyola Marymount 24-7 627 22 West Coast Conference
18. LSU 22-8 593 11 Southeastern Conference
19. California 22-8 509 NR Pacific-12 Conference
20. Texas A&M 21-9 508 9 Southeastern Conference
21. Northeastern 24-6 368 NR Colonial Athletic Association
22. Villanova 21-9 281 17 Big East Conference
23. Georgia Southern 24-5 221 21 Sun Belt Conference
24. Seton Hall 22-8 197 24 Big East Conference
25. Memphis 21-9 176 NR American Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Jacksonville State 25-7 92 Ohio Valley Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 23-5 56 Southland Conference
Virginia Tech 21-9 28 Atlantic Coast Conference
Arkansas 20-10 17 Southeastern Conference
Wichita State 22-8 6 Missouri Valley Conference

And here's a look at the Mid-Major Top 25 going into the week of Mar. 6-12:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pepperdine (71) 26-6 1799 1 West Coast Conference
2. UAB (1) 25-5 1725 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Loyola Marymount 24-7 1588 5 West Coast Conference
4. Memphis 21-9 1561 6 American Athletic Conference
5. Northeastern 24-6 1537 8 Colonial Athletic Association
6. Jacksonville State 25-7 1452 3 Ohio Valley Conference
7. Wichita State 22-8 1367 4 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Georgia Southern 24-5 1333 7 Sun Belt Conference
9. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 23-5 1210 11 Southland Conference
10. Nebraska Omaha 23-8 1084 13 Summit League
11. Eastern Michigan 20-10 1006 12 Mid-American Conference
12. Southern Miss 21-8 964 9 Conference USA
13. Colorado State 20-10 888 16 Mountain West Conference
14. Rice 22-8 833 17 Conference USA
15. Buffalo 20-10 830 10 Mid-American Conference
16. Dayton 19-9 648 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Santa Clara 19-11 607 21 West Coast Conference
18. New Mexico 20-10 487 22 Mountain West Conference
19. Cleveland State 23-9 471 23 Horizon League
20. Akron 19-11 394 25 Mid-American Conference
21. South Florida 20-11 370 19 American Athletic Conference
22. Utah State 19-12 257 14 Mountain West Conference
23. VMI 20-10 224 NR Southern Conference
24. Oakland 19-11 164 NR Mid-American Conference
25. Princeton 20-10 112 20 Ivy League

Others Receiving Votes:
Loyola Chicago 19-12 80 Missouri Valley Conference
High Point 22-9 61 Big South Conference
George Washington 19-11 60 Atlantic 10 Conference
Pacific 19-12 57 West Coast Conference
Toledo 18-12 56 Mid-American Conference
Nevada 17-11 52 Mountain West Conference
The Citadel 20-11 36 Southern Conference
Drexel 19-12 27 Colonial Athletic Association
Mercer 20-12 26 Southern Conference
Massachusetts 17-13 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
Boise State 18-12 8 Mountain West Conference
Grand Canyon 19-10 4 Western Athletic Conference
Wagner 21-10 4 Northeast Conference
Central Michigan 17-12 2 Mid-American Conference
Eastern Kentucky 20-10 2 Ohio Valley Conference
Cal State Fullerton 18-11 1 Big West Conference

The final bubble watch of the season is out, let's take a look at the Overall Bubble Watch, in which 2 of our teams is there:

Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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VMI 20-10 .554 (40) 0-0 3-4 8-5 9-1 147 In
Baylor 18-12 .547 (63) 2-6 7-2 4-3 5-1 40 In
Stanford 18-12 .569 (26) 3-6 3-2 10-2 2-2 28 In
Drexel 19-12 .546 (64) 2-4 2-4 9-1 6-3 73 In
South Florida 20-11 .548 (61) 1-2 3-3 11-3 5-3 123 In
Nevada 17-11 .550 (50) 2-3 2-3 7-4 6-1 82 In
Toledo 18-12 .552 (47) 1-4 6-3 5-4 6-1 51 In
Eastern Michigan 20-10 .543 (65) 2-5 2-2 7-2 9-1 132 In
Mercer 20-12 .541 (68) 3-3 1-3 8-5 8-1 122 Out
VCU 19-11 .534 (79) 3-5 4-3 7-3 5-0 160 Out
Georgetown 18-12 .542 (67) 4-8 1-1 3-0 10-3 104 Out
Michigan State 17-12 .549 (55) 6-8 2-0 5-3 4-1 54 Out
North Carolina 17-12 .579 (14) 1-8 6-3 4-1 6-0 4 Out
Rutgers 17-12 .571 (21) 2-9 3-1 5-2 7-0 17 Out
Arizona 18-12 .536 (75) 4-5 4-1 5-4 5-2 85 Out

Stanford is on the bubble, but they really could use a win in the Pac 12 Tournament to feel good about things. The more surprising bubble team is North Carolina. Even with that high RPI and SOS, the loss to Notre Dame was damaging. They may need 2 wins in the ACC Tournament.

Now for the rest of the bubble watch:

Locks: St. John's, Ohio State, UCLA
In: Wichita State

[collegesportsfanms]

Mar. 6-12, 2028

31 games on the schedule this week, with 2 being feature games. We'll start in the SWAC:

3/10/28- SWAC Semifinal - (8) Alabama State (Randolph Childress) vs. (5) Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 52.4% shooting for Alabama State was enough to advance, as they do so easily.

Final Score: (8) Alabama State- 94, (5) Arkansas Pine Bluff- 79

Now we move to the Pac 12:

3/10/28- Pac 12 Semifinal - (7) Stanford (Benito Sanchez) vs. (3) UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- The Bruins forced 18 Stanford turnovers which led to several easy buckets. Despite Stanford hitting 11 three pointers, UCLA made more field goals and free throws as they get the win.

Final Score: (3) UCLA- 81, (7) Stanford- 74

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 19-13, 9-9 ACC.

3/8/28- ACC Second Round vs. (10) Pittsburgh (W 72-55).
3/9/28- ACC Quarterfinal vs. (2) #5 Duke (W 78-60).
3/10/28- ACC Semifinal vs. (6) #12 Louisville (L 72-51).

Overall, a successful tournament for the Tar Heels. It's always satisfaction when they beat their arch rivals. That win may have been enough to put them in the NCAA Tournament. If not they should be a high seed in the NIT Tournament.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 14-17, 7-11 ACC.

3/7/28- ACC First Round vs. (14) Wake Forest (L 86-81).

The Fighting Irish limp to a finish this season, taking a bad loss in the ACC Tournament. Their season is most likely over.

North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 16-14, 9-5 Atlantic Sun.

The Ospreys played their conference tournament last week, and are hopeful for a CIT bid.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 12-18, 6-12 Big 12.

3/8/28- Big 12 First Round vs. (8) Oklahoma State (L 76-53).

The Horned Frogs get hammered in their first game of the Big 12 Tournament. They end up winning 4 of their last 5 but it won't be enough. The season is over, and most likely Coach Mighty's tenure at TCU is over as well.

#6 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 27-6, 14-4 Big East.

3/9/28- Big East Quarterfinal vs. (9) Marquette (W 87-62).
3/10/28- Big East Semifinal vs. (5) Georgetown (W 108-103).
3/11/28- Big East Championship vs. (2) #9 Providence (W 80-71).

The Red Storm win their third Big East Tournament in a row, capping off another great season. They are in line for a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. At the very least they should be a #2 seed.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 21-13, 8-10 Big Ten.

3/9/28- Big Ten Second Round vs. (8) Michigan (W 68-60, OT).
3/10/28- Big Ten Quarterfinal vs. (1) #1 Wisconsin (W 85-77).
3/11/28- Big Ten Semifinal vs. (12) Purdue (W 68-66).
3/12/28- Big Ten Championship vs. (2) #4 Minnesota (W 73-69, OT).

What a run for the Wildcats! They beat 2 of the top 4 teams in the nation, battle through 2 overtime games, and win an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. Their RPI is good enough for a high seed, but 13 losses probably means a seed in the 9 or 10 line.

#10 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 22-9, 11-7 Big Ten.

3/10/28- Big Ten Quarterfinal vs. (12) Purdue (L 87-76).

Not a good tournament for the Buckeyes, who get upset in their first game by a double digit seed. This will definitely hurt their seeding in the NCAA Tournament, probably a seed between 4 and 7.

Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 22-8, 13-5 MVC.

The Shockers played their conference tournament last week and are hopeful for an NCAA bid, but realize the conference they play in may give them an NIT big instead.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 19-14, 9-9 Mountain West.

3/8/28- Mountain West First Round vs. (11) Wyoming (W 73-46).
3/9/28- Mountain West Quarterfinal vs. (3) Colorado State (W 49-35).
3/10/28- Mountain West Semifinal vs. (2) Nevada (L 87-68).

The Spartans do pull 1 upset in the Mountain West Tournament, but can't get by a good Nevada team. They definitely won't be getting an at-large birth, but are hopeful of an NIT berth.

Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-17, 7-11 Northeast.

The Bulldogs played their conference tournament last week and their season is probably over.

Wagner (Will Brown) -- 21-10, 12-6 Northeast.

The Seahawks played their conference tournament last week and should be getting a call from the NIT.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 20-13, 9-9 Pac 12.

3/8/28- Pac 12 First Round vs. (10) Arizona State (W 63-53).
3/9/28- Pac 12 Quarterfinal vs. (2) Arizona (W 60-57).
3/10/28- Pac 12 Semifinal vs. (3) UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

Not a bad run for the Cardinal, who get knocked out by an old nemesis in the semifinals. Winning 2 of 3, including an upset over Arizona, might be enough to get them into the NCAA Tournament. Even if it does, they won't be a very good seed. Possibly double digits.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 22-11, 11-7 Pac 12.

3/9/28- Pac 12 Quarterfinal vs. (6) Colorado (W 88-67).
3/10/28- Pac 12 Semifinal vs. (7) Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
3/11/28- Pac 12 Championship vs. (1) #19 California (L 74-68).

The Bruins fall just short of another Pac 12 tournament title, but will be safely in the NCAA Tournament. With double digit losses, it's likely their seed will be fairly low, maybe an 8 or 9 seed.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 10-21, 4-14 Pac 12.

3/8/28- Pac 12 First Round vs. (5) Oregon (L 61-60).

Gallant effort for the Cougars, who led by 8 at halftime against Oregon. They'll be kicking themselves for the loss. Another tough season for Coach St. John and you have to wonder how much longer it'll be before his seat warms up.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 18-14, 9-9 SEC.

3/9/28- SEC Second Round vs. (8) Auburn (W 79-62).
3/10/28- SEC Quarterfinal vs. (1) #18 LSU (L 74-70).

The Crimson Tide played LSU tough but couldn't pull the upset. It's been a disappointing season, and they'll probably be looking at a mid to low seed in the NIT.

Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 11-22, 7-11 SWAC.

3/7/28- SWAC First Round vs. (9) Texas Southern (W 83-71).
3/8/28- SWAC Quarterfinal vs. (1) Jackson State (W 65-44).
3/10/28- SWAC Semifinal vs. (5) Arkansas Pine Bluff- feature game, highlighted above.
3/11/28- SWAC Championship vs. (10) Grambling State (L 77-68).

A great run for the Hornets, who came within 1 game of busting somebody's bubble. It's a shame they didn't play like this all season. Instead, they'll be sitting at home during the postseason tournaments, hoping momentum from a strong conference tournament pays off next season.

Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 13-19, 9-9 SWAC.

3/8/28- SWAC Quarterfinal vs. (4) Alabama A&M (W 91-82).
3/10/28- SWAC Semifinal vs. (8) Alabama State- feature game, highlighted above.

Tough season for the Golden Lions who drastically underachieve. They'll also be missing out on the postseason this year.

Troy (Benton Gale) -- 20-12, 14-6 Sun Belt.

3/11/28- Sun Belt Semifinal vs. (6) Florida Gulf Coast (W 76-75).
3/12/28- Sun Belt Championship vs. (1) #23 Georgia Southern (L 87-86).

The Trojans fall just short against a great Georgia Southern team in the Sun Belt title game. It'll be tough for them to steal an at-large bid since they don't play in a power conference, but they should be a lock for an NIT bid.

San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 15-16, 8-10 WCC.

The Toreros played their conference tournament last week and are likely done for the season.

Congrats to St. John's and Northwestern for winning their conference tournaments. Also give credit to Troy and Alabama State for their near misses. Besides that, it wasn't a great conference tournament weeks for our FOFC coached teams. That being said, I expect to see over half our teams making a postseason tournament, hopefully over 60%. Of the 19 FOFC coached teams, I think 12 or 13 should see postseason play.

[collegesportsfanms]

2028 Selection Sunday

UCLA is the 8th seed in the NCAA West Region and will open up against 9th seed Nebraska Omaha.

North Carolina is the 11th seed in the NCAA West Region and will open up against 6th seed Oklahoms.

Northwestern is the 8th seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against 9th seed Southern Miss.

Stanford is the 10th seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against 7th seed Virginia Tech.

Ohio State is the 3rd seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against 14th seed Quinnipiac.

St. John's is the top seed in the NCAA East Region and will open up against 16th seed Mt. St. Mary's.

Wichita State is the 11th seed in the NCAA East Region and will open up against 6th seed Seton Hall.

Wagner is the 8th seed in the NIT Midwest Region and will open up by hosting 9th seed South Carolina State.

Troy is the 3rd seed in the NIT East Region and will open up by hosting 6th seed Cal St. Fullerton.

San Jose State is the 4th seed in the CBI and will open up by hosting 13th seed Evansville.

Alabama is the 6th seed in the CBI and will open up by hosting 11th seed Morehead State.

[collegesportsfanms]

11 of our teams made the postseason this year, and we had a few deep runs, but also a few one and dones. Let's take a look:

North Carolina (Ariel Pryde)

3/17/28- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (6) Oklahoma (L 91-84).

Good effort for the Tar Heels, but they fall short of an upset, and will look for better next season.

St. John's (Dean Hoo)

3/17/28- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (16) Mt. St. Mary's (W 88-61).
3/19/28- NCAA East Region Second Round vs. (9) Mercer (W 92-60).
3/24/28- NCAA East Region Semifinal vs. (4) Duke (W 85-73).
3/26/28- NCAA East Region Final vs. (3) Iowa (W 84-60).
4/1/28- NCAA Final Four vs. (6MW) Indiana (W 82-58).
4/3/28- NCAA Championship vs. (3W) Providence (L 73-59).

Another deep run for the Red Storm, with some impressive blowout victories. Unfortunately they fell just short of their 3rd national title in this dynasty, but what another great season for Coach Hoo.

Northwestern (Ess Vee)

3/17/28- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (9) Southern Miss (W 67-64).
3/19/28- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (1) Pepperdine (L 62-59).

Well, at least the Wildcats won a postseason game this season, more than we can say for last season. They came close to upsetting a #1 seed, but not quite.

Ohio State (Brett Hawkins)

3/16/28- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (14) Quinnipiac (W 81-67).
3/18/28- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (6) Arkansas (L 85-61).

The Buckeyes, after a great start to the season, really faltered late. After a 13-1 start, they went just 10-9 the rest of the way. You can bet Coach Hawkins is going to address that.

Wichita State (David Ginsberg)

3/16/28- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (6) Seton Hall (L 76-73).

Good effort for the Shockers, and not a bad first year at WSU for Coach Ginsberg.

San Jose State (Thomas Shepard)

3/15/28- CBI First Round vs. (13) Evansville (L 79-67).

The Spartans can feel good about making the postseason, but they sure don't feel good about being upset at home in the CBI. They were hoping for better.

Wagner (Will Brown)

3/14/28- NIT Midwest Region First Round vs. (9) South Carolina State (L 74-60).

Disappointing NIT for the Seahawks, who feel they were underseeded just a tad. Still, gotta take care of business against the teams you are favored to beat, and they didn't do that.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez)

3/17/28- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (7) Virginia Tech (W 60-48).
3/19/28- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (2) LSU (W 62-59).
3/23/28- NCAA South Region Semifinal vs. (6) Arkansas (L 75-47).

The Cardinal have to be happy about making the Sweet Sixteen as a double digit seed, but certainly can't be happy about being blown out in that game.

UCLA (Tim Shepard)

3/16/28- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (9) Nebraska Omaha (W 83-75).
3/18/28- NCAA West Region Second Round vs. (1) Minnesota (W 68-45).
3/23/28- NCAA West Region Semifinal vs. (5) Louisville (W 76-66).
3/25/28- NCAA West Region Final vs. (3) Providence (L 72-54).

The Bruins can't feel too bad about their final game of the season ending in a loss to the upcoming national champions, but a better effort would have been nice.

Alabama (Roy Rogers)

3/15/28- CBI First Round vs. (11) Morehead State (W 81-72).
3/20/28- CBI Quarterfinal at (3) Arizona (W 84-57).
3/22/28- CBI Semifinal vs. (10) Gonzaga (L 52-40).

The Crimson Tide lose out to a team that was surprised to be in the CBI. Lot of power conference teams in the CBI this year. Still, Bama expects better than what they got this season.

Troy (Benton Gale)

3/15/28- NIT East Region Second Round vs. (6) Cal St. Fullerton (W 77-69).
3/17/28- NIT East Region Semifinal at (2) South Florida (W 91-78).
3/22/28- NIT East Region Final at (4) VCU (L 89-61).

The Trojans were 1 game short from making it to Madison Square Garden. They'll be happy with their season though, and it might not be long before Coach Gale starts getting some offers from higher prestige schools.

[collegesportsfanms]

2028 Postseason Recap

We already know that St. John's, Indiana, and Providence were 3 of the 4 teams in the NCAA Final Four. The fourth team was (1S) Pepperdine, who lost to Providence 76-68 in the first national semifinal.

The NIT Final Four saw (2W) Utah defeated (4S) VCU 75-59 in one semifinal. The other semifinal saw (1MW) Georgetown hammer (3E) Toledo 74-47. The NIT Championship saw Georgetown in another impressive performance, beating Utah 62-44.

The CBI Championship Series went all 3 games as (9) Vanderbilt beat (10) Gonzaga 2 games to 1. In the first game, Gonzaga won 88-80. The next 2 games saw Vanderbilt win 81-67 and 68-56 to take home the CBI championship.

The CIT Championship saw (15) Montana beat (4) Canisius 68-67

[law90026]

Would have been nice to win a 3rd championship.

[collegesportsfanms]

Would anybody like to see this project come back? I'm thinking about picking it back up, deleting coaches that are no longer interested, and adding new sign-ups if anybody new is interested. I'd like to resume it within the next couple weeks as I'm getting ready to take a trip but I'd like to pick this up at the beginning of September.

Please let me know ASAP guys, if you're still interested.

[Breeze]

I've always enjoyed these. i'll be reading if you bring it back.

[rjolley]

I'll be reading.

[DavidCorperial]

I'm here.

[law90026]

Here

[collegesportsfanms]

Sorry guys, real life got in the way, but I plan on restarting this as early as next week. Just taking roll call to see who is still here and interested.

[DavidCorperial]

I'm here

[ntndeacon]

As amvi

[collegesportsfanms]

I am going to unfortunately have to restart this project as I've lost all my files from this one, so I'm going to start fresh. New sign-ups coming soon.