Nov. 24-30, 2025
31 games on the schedule this week, no feature games though. Let's get to it:
UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 2-1, 0-0 American.
11/30/25 vs. Stephen F. Austin (W 71-63).
It wasn't the easiest of victories, but the Huskies pulled it out in their only game of the week.
Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 2-2, 0-0 ACC.
11/25/25 at Longwood (W 109-79).
11/28/25 at Seton Hall (L 78-70).
A road split for the Fighting Irish, tough loss to Seton Hall, but a good stretch coming up.
North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 3-2, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.
11/27/25- Wooden Legacy First Round vs. (2) LIU Brooklyn (W 72-71).
11/28/25- Wooden Legacy Semifinal vs. (6) Delaware State (W 89-65).
11/30/25- Wooden Legacy Championship vs. (5) Appalachian State (W 84-71).
Great job by the Ospreys this tournament, as they continue the trend of low seeded FOFC teams coming through and winning a tournament.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 3-1, 0-0 Big 12.
11/24/25- Legends Classic Semifinal vs. (2) #19 Tennessee (L 78-66).
11/25/25- Legends Classic 3rd Place Game vs. (1) Illinois (W 68-59).
11/30/25 at Arkansas Little Rock (W 75-44).
Good week for the Horned Frogs, winning 2 of 3 and taking 3rd place in their season tournament.
#10 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 5-1, 0-0 Big East.
11/24/25- Las Vegas Invitational First Round vs. (8) Valparaiso (W 92-44).
11/27/25- Las Vegas Invitational Semifinal vs. (5) South Florida (W 83-61).
11/28/25- Las Vegas Invitational Championship vs. (6) Toledo (L 81-70).
11/30/25 at Fordham (W 76-57).
3 of 4 this week for the Red Storm, but a tough loss in their season tournament championship. Good recovery to stay on the road, 4 games in a week is tough!
Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 4-0, 0-0 Big Sky.
11/28/25- New Orleans Classic First Round vs. (3) Charlotte (W 71-61).
11/30/25- New Orleans Classic Championship vs. (1) USC (W 88-71).
Great week for the Hornets, as Coach Ginsberg continues to impress in his new job.
#21 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 3-1, 0-0 Big Ten.
11/30/25 vs. Western Michigan (L 77-74).
Go figure, I talk about the easy non-conference schedule the Wildcats have, and they drop a tough one. It really does get easier from here, and it'll be important to pile up some wins.
FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 1-1, 0-0 Conference USA.
11/30/25 at #8 San Diego State (W 84-73).
Excellent win for the Golden Panthers in their only game of the week. They took control early and got a solid road win.
Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 2-0, 0-0 MAAC.
No games this week for Coach Pryde and the Stags.
San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 1-4, 0-0 Mountain West.
11/26/25- NIT Season Tip-Off First Round vs. (6) UC Davis (L 77-75).
11/27/25- NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation vs. (7) Oral Roberts (L 97-82).
11/28/25- NIT Season Tip-Off 7th Place Game vs. (5) Northern Kentucky (L 93-85).
11/30/25 at The Citadel (W 91-84, OT).
It doesn't appear that the Spartans will be sneaking up on anybody this season, taking 8th place in their season tournament. They did finally get their first win of the season, in OT. Maybe that'll be a jumpstart.
Wagner (Will Brown) -- 1-1, 0-0 Northeast.
No games this week for Coach Brown and the Seahawks.
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 2-3, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/24/25- Maui Invitational First Round vs. (8) Manhattan (L 46-36).
11/25/25- Maui Invitational Consolation vs. (5) UAB (L 63-61).
11/26/25- Maui Invitational 7th Place Game vs. (3) Florida (L 53-44).
11/30/25 vs. Columbia (W 76-59).
Terrible trip to Maui for the Buffaloes, who came in the #1 seed but left with an 0-fer. At least they did salvage a win on the week.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 2-0, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/26/25 at Idaho State (W 94-64).
Much better effort this week for the Cardinal in their only game, a dominating road win.
UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 3-1, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/26/25- Battle 4 Atlantis First Round vs. (7) Michigan (W 79-69).
11/27/25- Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinal vs. (3) #12 Memphis (W 64-50).
11/28/25- Battle 4 Atlantis Championship vs. (4) Missouri (L 74-62).
Tough one for the Bruins, who fall in the championship game in Atlantis. 2 solid wins before that though.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 3-1, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/24/25 vs. Abilene Christian (W 63-61).
11/26/25 at St. Francis (PA) (W 68-60).
A couple hard fought victories for the Cougars, but they are going to have to play a lot better if they are gonna win enough games to make the postseason.
#11 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 3-0, 0-0 SEC.
No games this week for Coach Rogers and the Crimson Tide, who are still celebrating their season tournament championship.
Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 1-1, 0-0 SWAC.
No games this weekend for Coach Gunn and the Golden Lions, who had some hard practices this week to get ready for their absolute grind of a non-conference schedule.
Troy (Benton Gale) -- 0-2, 0-0 Sun Belt.
No games this week for Coach Gale and the Trojans, who also had some hard practices after an 0-2 finish in their season tournament.
San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 2-1, 0-0 WCC.
And no games this week for Coach Shocker and the Toreros.
Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Dec. 1-7:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. VCU (72) 6-0 1800 4 Southeastern Conference
2. Virginia 6-0 1727 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Louisville 5-0 1647 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Baylor 3-0 1549 9 Big 12 Conference
5. Wichita State 5-0 1376 13 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Oklahoma 4-1 1362 1 Big 12 Conference
7. Tennessee 3-0 1285 19 Southeastern Conference
8. Villanova 3-1 1178 2 Big East Conference
9. Arizona 3-1 1064 17 Pacific-12 Conference
10. North Carolina 4-0 1053 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Davidson 3-0 1050 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Alabama 3-0 1042 11 Southeastern Conference
13. Iowa 4-0 796 NR Big Ten Conference
14. Xavier 5-0 781 NR Big East Conference
15. Missouri 4-0 619 NR Southeastern Conference
16. Penn State 4-0 580 NR Big Ten Conference
17. Florida State 2-1 574 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Delaware 6-0 550 NR Colonial Athletic Association
19. Gonzaga 2-1 398 NR Pacific-12 Conference
20. Wisconsin 2-1 392 NR Big Ten Conference
21. Providence 3-1 304 25 Big East Conference
22. Nebraska Omaha 5-0 274 NR Summit League
23. Georgia 3-0 258 NR Southeastern Conference
24. Milwaukee 4-0 241 NR Horizon League
25. West Virginia 3-0 233 NR Big 12 Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Stanford 2-0 187 Pacific-12 Conference
Kennesaw State 5-0 180 Atlantic Sun Conference
Sacramento State 4-0 116 Big Sky Conference
St. John's 5-1 108 Big East Conference
Florida A&M 3-0 88 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Southeastern Louisiana 4-0 82 Southland Conference
Loyola MD 3-0 62 Patriot League
UMKC 3-0 62 Western Athletic Conference
South Alabama 2-0 60 Sun Belt Conference
Towson 2-0 59 Colonial Athletic Association
UTEP 2-0 58 Conference USA
Northern Colorado 4-0 50 Big Sky Conference
Holy Cross 3-0 44 Patriot League
Albany 2-0 39 America East Conference
Northern Arizona 3-0 29 Big Sky Conference
Stony Brook 2-0 18 America East Conference
Fairfield 2-0 14 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Army 1-0 8 Patriot League
California 2-1 2 Pacific-12 Conference
Auburn 5-1 1 Southeastern Conference
Alabama drops 1 spot after not playing this week, and several of our FOFC coached teams are on the cusp of making the top 25. Good weeks next week, and we could see several of our teams in.