Feb. 1-7, 2016
1 feature game this week to tell you about it, and it took place in the Pac 12.
2/6/16-
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- Not much of a game here, as Colorado led by 25 at halftime. Washington State could get just 16 first half points in shooting 37.5% from the field overall, and were never in this one.
Final Score: Colorado- 77, Washington State- 48
Now for the rest of the weekly recap:
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 9-16, 7-5 4th America East.
2/3/16 vs. UMBC (W 80-55).
2/7/16 vs. Binghamton (W 74-60).
A couple double digit wins for the Hawks this week against 2 of the worst teams in the conference, but wins are wins at this point.
ECU (Al Hutt) -- 5-17, 2-9 10th American.
2/3/16 at Tulsa (L 86-48).
2/6/16 vs. #8 Cincinnati (L 77-52).
The Pirates now have an 8 game losing streak and haven't been competitive since early January.
Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 10-12, 4-6 T-8th Atlantic 10.
2/3/16 at George Mason (W 67-64).
2/6/16 vs. Richmond (L 73-54).
A split for the Wildcats, beating the team they were expected to beat and losing to the team they expected to lose to.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 5-17, 0-10 10th (last) Big 12.
2/6/16 at #11 Iowa State (L 86-54).
Nothing doing for the Horned Frogs this week, taking their lumps in the tough Big 12.
Michigan (Cillian Tribble) -- 12-10, 5-5 T-7th Big 10.
2/3/16 vs. Penn State (W 87-74).
2/6/16 vs. #16 Ohio State (L 81-78).
The Wolverines fell just short against a really good Ohio State team, a win that would have been huge.
#15 Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 18-4, 7-3 T-3rd Big 10.
2/3/16 at Rutgers (W 85-60).
2/6/16 at Illinois (W 83-60).
2 solid road wins for the Spartans this week.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 17-6, 8-1 1st Big West.
2/4/16 at Cal State Northridge (W 82-49).
2/6/16 vs. UC Santa Barbara (W 89-79).
The Warriors keep rolling, winners of 13 of their last 14.
Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 8-13, 4-6 T-8th Conference USA.
2/4/16 at FIU (W 64-59, OT).
2/6/16 vs. Marshall (L 65-49).
An OT road win followed by a home blowout for the 49ers this week. An ok split I guess.
Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 9-12, 3-7 T-11th Conference USA.
2/4/16 at Florida Atlantic (L 67-66).
2/6/16 vs. Old Dominion (W 72-63).
Only 1 point separated the Owls from winning both their games this week. They'll take the effort though as bot their games this week were against pretty tough competition.
Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 8-16, 6-9 T-7th MAAC.
2/5/16 vs. Fairfield (W 50-47).
2/7/16 at Fairfield (W 54-24).
What a weird week for the Hawks, who play Fairfield twice in 3 days, and actually romp them on the road but have to survive at home. At least the losing streak is over.
Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 10-13, 5-4 T-5th MEAC.
2/1/16 vs. Delaware State (W 64-55).
2/6/16 at Howard (L 60-50).
A split for the Spartans, as they lose on the road, but this conference is still wide open.
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 15-7, 7-3 T-3rd Pac 12.
2/4/16 at Oregon (W 81-70).
2/6/16 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.
Good week for the Buffaloes, who need to get wins now because they are about to hit a brutal 4 game stretch soon.
#20 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 20-3, 9-1 1st Pac 12.
2/4/16 vs. #4 Arizona (W 74-65).
2/6/16 vs. Arizona State (W 82-74).
The Cardinal hosted the Arizona teams this week and took care of business, getting another marquee win.
#6 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 19-3, 7-3 T-3rd Pac 12.
2/4/16 at California (W 94-84).
2/6/16 vs. Utah (L 81-79).
A buzzer beater cost the Bruins this week, as they drop a tough one to a pretty good Utah team.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-14, 0-10 12th (last) Pac 12.
2/4/16 at Arizona State (L 83-60).
2/6/16 at Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.
The Cougars just can't seem to get going in conference play, as they continue the 0fer streak.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 10-11, 6-4 4th SEC.
2/3/16 at Ole Miss (W 81-67).
2/6/16 at Texas A&M (W 76-69).
Great week for the Crimson Tide, who get wins against 2 double digit win teams on the season.
Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) -- 17-5, 7-3 3rd SEC.
2/3/16 vs. Georgia (W 71-69).
2/6/16 at Arkansas (W 89-50).
The Gators take care of business again this week and now have a 7 game win streak.
#10 Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 19-3, 9-1 1st SEC.
2/3/16 vs. Vanderbilt (W 73-58).
2/6/16 at Auburn (W 80-75).
It wasn't easy, but the Wildcats do get the sweep this week. They've been battle tested in several games though.
Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 9-14, 7-7 5th Sun Belt.
2/4/16 vs. Texas State (L 68-60).
2/6/16 vs. UT Arlington (L 73-59).
2 more losses this week for the Trojans, who have lost 5 of their last 6.
Let's take a look at the top 25 poll for the week:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Gonzaga (71) 25-1 1799 2 West Coast Conference
2. Iowa (1) 21-1 1721 3 Big Ten Conference
3. Syracuse 21-2 1648 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Cincinnati 22-1 1575 8 American Athletic Conference
5. Baylor 21-2 1463 7 Big 12 Conference
6. Villanova 20-3 1452 9 Big East Conference
7. Kentucky 19-3 1387 10 Southeastern Conference
8. Arizona 18-4 1271 4 Pacific-12 Conference
9. Kansas 19-4 1235 5 Big 12 Conference
10. UCLA 19-3 1142 6 Pacific-12 Conference
11. Duke 20-2 1140 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Michigan State 18-4 982 15 Big Ten Conference
13. VCU 19-3 929 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Iowa State 18-4 811 11 Big 12 Conference
15. Louisville 18-5 780 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Ohio State 18-4 740 16 Big Ten Conference
17. Stanford 20-3 628 20 Pacific-12 Conference
18. Nebraska 20-2 596 19 Big Ten Conference
19. Miami 19-3 558 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Connecticut 19-4 408 25 American Athletic Conference
21. Oklahoma 17-5 370 17 Big 12 Conference
22. Stephen F. Austin 20-2 244 NR Southland Conference
23. Wisconsin 16-6 137 NR Big Ten Conference
24. San Diego State 17-6 122 24 Mountain West Conference
25. Louisiana Tech 20-2 98 NR Conference USA
Others Receiving Votes:
Notre Dame 17-5 59 Atlantic Coast Conference
Texas 16-7 34 Big 12 Conference
Florida 17-5 30 Southeastern Conference
Harvard 18-4 26 Ivy League
Stony Brook 22-2 12 America East Conference
North Carolina 17-6 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
North Florida 21-2 1 Atlantic Sun Conference
Michigan State, Stanford, and Kentucky all move up after good weeks, while UCLA drops 4 spots thanks to a 2 point loss? Geez. Florida is getting closer to being ranked again.
And the mid-major poll:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Gonzaga (72) 25-1 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. Cincinnati 22-1 1728 2 American Athletic Conference
3. VCU 19-3 1656 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Connecticut 19-4 1551 5 American Athletic Conference
5. San Diego State 17-6 1514 4 Mountain West Conference
6. Stephen F. Austin 20-2 1409 6 Southland Conference
7. Harvard 18-4 1378 7 Ivy League
8. Louisiana Tech 20-2 1210 10 Conference USA
9. Massachusetts 17-5 1148 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Wichita State 15-8 1125 8 Missouri Valley Conference
11. Northern Iowa 18-5 1096 11 Missouri Valley Conference
12. George Washington 16-7 971 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Akron 16-6 774 20 Mid-American Conference
14. St. Bonaventure 15-5 741 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Cleveland State 17-7 659 12 Horizon League
16. Tulsa 19-4 657 21 American Athletic Conference
17. Stony Brook 22-2 532 19 America East Conference
18. Georgia State 17-4 483 13 Sun Belt Conference
19. Richmond 17-5 465 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Illinois State 20-5 447 16 Missouri Valley Conference
21. Valparaiso 20-3 365 22 Horizon League
22. Boise State 17-5 355 NR Mountain West Conference
23. Murray State 21-3 311 24 Ohio Valley Conference
24. South Dakota State 17-5 306 17 Summit League
25. North Florida 21-2 209 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
New Mexico State 18-5 140 Western Athletic Conference
Eastern Kentucky 20-4 85 Ohio Valley Conference
Iona 20-5 72 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Green Bay 15-8 66 Horizon League
UNLV 15-6 47 Mountain West Conference
La Salle 15-7 35 Atlantic 10 Conference
Robert Morris 21-3 31 Northeast Conference
Vermont 19-4 18 America East Conference
North Dakota State 19-5 8 Summit League
BYU 16-9 4 West Coast Conference
UTEP 16-5 3 Conference USA
Middle Tennessee 16-5 1 Conference USA
What a joke, still no Hawaii!!
None of our teams are on the overall bubble watch, so let's take a look at all 19 teams by conference:
Locks:
Michigan State,
Stanford,
UCLA,
Colorado,
Florida,
Kentucky.
In:
Hawaii.
The other 12 teams are all projected out.