Feb. 10-16, 2020
Bryant (Score Galore) -- 13-13, 6-7 T-5th America East. Only 1 game this week for Bryant, a 79-71 loss at home to Binghamton.
Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 12-15, 5-9 9th (last) America East. The Black Bears split this week, hosting Stony Brook and winning 89-71, then travelling to New Hampshire and losing 89-66.
UMass Lowell (Ekeje Bafou) -- 15-11, 9-4 1st America East. 2 close wins this week for the River Hawks. First they hosted New Hampshire and won 67-64, then they travelled to UMBC and won 69-65.
St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 18-6, 7-3 T-2nd Atlantic Ten. The Billikens hosted Davidson and won 66-47, then lost at Fordham 71-51.
High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 14-12, 9-4 1st North Division of Big South. The Panthers hosted Radford and won 72-64, then travelled to Charleston Southern and lost 70-63.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 16-7, 10-0 1st Big West. The Warriors had 3 games this week, the first 2 out of conference. They hosted South Florida and won 55-45, then lost a heartbreaker at Nevada 65-64. They returned home for Big West play, hosting UC Riverside and winning 72-63.
Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 8-16, 5-9 8th MVC. The Braves won 62-43 at Illinois St. then returned home to host Wichita St. and lost 62-48.
Drake (Randolph Childress) -- 17-9, 11-4 1st MVC. Randolph Childress picked up his 100th career win as the Bulldogs won 63-44 at Indiana St., then lost a tough one at Southern Illinois 101-92.
Evansville (DeShawn St. John) -- 10-15, 8-6 5th MVC. The Aces lost twice this week, both at home. First a non-conference loss to Virginia Tech 59-55, then a conference loss to Loyola Chicago 84-78.
Illinois St. (Timmy Tribble) -- 8-17, 5-10 9th MVC. The Redbirds split their home games this week, first losing to Bradley 62-43, then breaking their losing streak by beating Northern Iowa 90-82.
Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou) -- 12-12, 6-8 T-6th MVC. The Ramblers won twice this week, first a non-conference home game win against Oakland 78-76, then a conference win at Evansville 84-78.
Northern Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 11-14, 6-8 T-6th MVC. The Panthers lost 2 road games this week, first at Wichita St. 88-77 then at Illinois St. 90-82.
BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 17-9, 9-6 3rd WCC. The losing streak is 4 for the Cougars after 2 road losses this week, first a 106-102 loss in overtime at Gonzaga, then an 80-72 loss at Loyola Marymount.
Here are the rankings for the week:
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Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pittsburgh (72) 22-3 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Oklahoma State 21-3 1723 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Connecticut 21-4 1610 4 American Athletic Conference
4. Villanova 22-3 1532 3 Big East Conference
5. Tennessee 21-3 1522 5 Southeastern Conference
6. Miami 19-5 1519 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Ohio State 19-6 1366 12 Big Ten Conference
8. Southern California 19-5 1262 21 Pacific-12 Conference
9. Syracuse 19-6 1235 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Purdue 19-5 1075 8 Big Ten Conference
11. Baylor 18-5 1017 7 Big 12 Conference
12. Wisconsin 18-6 1004 16 Big Ten Conference
13. Georgetown 18-7 899 9 Big East Conference
14. Saint Mary's 21-5 891 10 West Coast Conference
15. Louisville 18-6 721 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Stanford 17-8 679 19 Pacific-12 Conference
17. Kansas 17-7 657 20 Big 12 Conference
18. Duke 17-8 613 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Seton Hall 19-5 543 18 Big East Conference
20. Michigan 18-6 507 15 Big Ten Conference
21. Mississippi 18-5 415 24 Southeastern Conference
22. Marquette 16-7 282 17 Big East Conference
23. Princeton 20-4 253 25 Ivy League
24. Saint Louis 18-6 132 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Texas 17-7 66 NR Big 12 Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
UCLA 15-8 26 Pacific-12 Conference
Kentucky 15-9 15 Southeastern Conference
Chattanooga 20-5 13 Southern Conference
Monmouth 21-6 9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
North Carolina 16-9 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
UW Milwaukee 20-6 5 Horizon League
Southern Mississippi 17-6 3 Conference USA
Xavier 17-8 1 Big East Conference
No surprise that BYU lost their votes after losing 4 games in a row. Still nothing for Drake and Hawaii.
Code:
Mid Major Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Saint Mary's (72) 21-5 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. Saint Louis 18-6 1682 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Princeton 20-4 1601 5 Ivy League
4. UW Milwaukee 20-6 1504 4 Horizon League
5. Southern Mississippi 17-6 1450 15 Conference USA
6. UNLV 18-7 1411 7 Mountain West Conference
7. Brigham Young 17-9 1358 3 West Coast Conference
8. Wichita State 19-7 1300 10 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Air Force 18-7 1190 8 Mountain West Conference
10. Fresno State 18-6 1162 6 Mountain West Conference
11. Chattanooga 20-5 1049 14 Southern Conference
12. Hofstra 19-6 995 17 Colonial Athletic Association
13. Belmont 19-7 931 9 Ohio Valley Conference
14. Monmouth 21-6 917 12 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
15. Sacramento State 18-5 733 11 Big Sky Conference
16. Georgia Southern 18-7 655 18 Sun Belt Conference
17. VCU 15-7 640 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Saint Joseph's 15-7 636 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
19. LIU Brooklyn 19-6 524 21 Northeast Conference
20. Northeastern 18-7 463 16 Colonial Athletic Association
21. Loyola Marymount 17-8 361 NR West Coast Conference
22. Gonzaga 16-10 317 20 West Coast Conference
23. Drake 17-9 203 19 Missouri Valley Conference
24. Alcorn State 18-5 180 NR Southwestern Athletic Conference
25. Richmond 16-8 77 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Hawaii 16-7 61 Big West Conference
UW Green Bay 17-8 42 Horizon League
American 18-9 40 Patriot League
San Diego State 14-8 38 Mountain West Conference
Furman 17-8 29 Southern Conference
Duquesne 15-8 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
Florida International 14-9 8 Conference USA
Marshall 14-8 8 Conference USA
North Texas 15-8 7 Conference USA
Old Dominion 16-8 6 Conference USA
Pepperdine 16-11 2 West Coast Conference
Cleveland State 15-11 1 Horizon League
Elon 16-9 1 Colonial Athletic Association
Hawaii inches closer to being in the mid-major top 25. Had they not lost that game to Nevada, I think they'd be in. Drake moves down as does BYU.