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:
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# 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:
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# 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.