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Old 11-19-2014, 06:20 PM   #327
collegesportsfanms
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We have 6 conferences represented by FOFC coaches, and 4 of those conferences had their conference tournament this week, so we start there.

America East Tournament

Bryant (Score Galore) lost a heartbreaker in their first game, as (6) Albany beat them 66-64 in OT. They have a 16-14 record and a very slim shot at the postseason. If so, it'll almost certainly be the CIT.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) got hammered in the play-in game, losing to (9) Stony Brook 93-68. They finish the regular season at 13-17, and they will be done.

UMass Lowell (Ekeje Bafou) came in as the top seed but lost in the quarterfinals to (9) Stony Brook 87-79. They have a 17-13 record and since they split their conference regular season title, should be in line for CBI or CIT.

Big South Tournament

High Point (Roy Rogers) lost in the quarterfinals to (5) Winthrop 86-81. With a 16-14 record, they also have a slim shot at the postseason.

MVC Tournament

Bradley (Alex Donovan) beat (8) Illinois St. 73-67 in a play-in game, then lost in the quarterfinals to (1) Wichita St. 63-45. With a 9-21 record, the Braves are done, obviously. The question is, will Donovan keep his job?

Drake (Randolph Childress) beat (7) Northern Iowa 68-45 in the quarterfinals, then got by (3) Evansville 73-72 in the semifinals, then won the MVC title game over (1) Wichita St. 65-57. They'll receive an auto bid to the NCAA tournament, but with a 22-11 record, will probably be looking at a potential First Four match-up.

Evansville (DeShawn St. John) beat (6) Loyola Chicago 67-65 in the quarterfinals, but lost 73-72 to (2) Drake in the semifinals. Despite finishing 3rd in the MVC, their 14-17 record should keep them at home when the brackets are announced.

Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) lost a play-in game to (9) Bradley 73-67 and end their season with a 10-19 record, surely pitting Tribble on the hotseat next year.

Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou) lost in the quarterfinals to (3) Evansville 67-65. They have a 15-15 record on the season, and could sneak into the CBI or CIT, but that 184 RPI surely will keep them at home.

Northern Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) won their play-in game over (10) Indiana State 72-60, then lost in the quarterfinals to (2) Drake 68-45, more than likely ending their season at 14-17.

WCC Tournament

BYU (Patrick Hutt) beat (7) Portland 61-58 in the quarterfinals, then smashed (6) Gonzaga 95-65 in the semifinals. They'll play (5) Pepperdine in the WCC championship game, and that will be covered next week.

Our other 2 teams finished off their conference schedule this week, let's look at them.

St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 23-7, 12-4 2nd Atlantic Ten. The Billikens finished off their regular season by beating St. Josephs 80-62, then going to UMass and winning 70-56. They'll be the #2 seed in the A-Ten Tourney.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 22-7, 16-0 1st Big West. And there you have it, the Warriors finished with an undefeated conference season, the only team in the nation to do so. A couple road games this week, winning at UC Davis 84-71 and winning at UC Irvine 75-66. Obviously, they'll be the #1 seed in the Big West Tourney.

Let's have a look at some polls shall we?

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Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Oklahoma State (68) 26-4 1796 1 Big 12 Conference 2. Pittsburgh (4) 25-6 1731 2 Atlantic Coast Conference 3. Connecticut 25-5 1616 3 American Athletic Conference 4. Wisconsin 24-6 1593 5 Big Ten Conference 5. Tennessee 25-5 1499 6 Southeastern Conference 6. Miami 22-7 1404 4 Atlantic Coast Conference 7. Villanova 26-5 1394 8 Big East Conference 8. Kansas 22-7 1253 13 Big 12 Conference 9. Louisville 24-6 1203 12 Atlantic Coast Conference 10. Michigan 24-6 1201 10 Big Ten Conference 11. Ohio State 23-8 1046 7 Big Ten Conference 12. Mississippi 24-5 1010 14 Southeastern Conference 13. Saint Mary's 25-6 983 9 West Coast Conference 14. Purdue 23-7 858 11 Big Ten Conference 15. Duke 21-9 816 16 Atlantic Coast Conference 16. Stanford 22-9 748 18 Pacific-12 Conference 17. Saint Louis 23-7 538 24 Atlantic 10 Conference 18. Syracuse 21-10 531 17 Atlantic Coast Conference 19. Colorado 22-8 377 NR Pacific-12 Conference 20. Baylor 20-9 343 15 Big 12 Conference 21. Marquette 20-9 322 20 Big East Conference 22. Texas 21-9 261 23 Big 12 Conference 23. Princeton 24-6 225 NR Ivy League 24. Southern California 21-9 172 19 Pacific-12 Conference 25. Missouri 18-11 113 NR Southeastern Conference Others Receiving Votes: Xavier 22-9 87 Big East Conference UCLA 20-9 77 Pacific-12 Conference Wichita State 25-8 67 Missouri Valley Conference Georgetown 20-10 44 Big East Conference Memphis 20-9 32 American Athletic Conference Chattanooga 24-7 17 Southern Conference Hofstra 24-7 17 Colonial Athletic Association Seton Hall 21-9 11 Big East Conference Air Force 22-8 10 Mountain West Conference Brigham Young 22-9 5 West Coast Conference


No doubt in my mind, Hawaii's strength of schedule is hurting them, because how can you justify a team going undefeated in their conference and not even getting 1 first place vote? In my mind, you can't.

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Mid Major Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Saint Mary's (72) 25-6 1800 1 West Coast Conference 2. Saint Louis 23-7 1711 3 Atlantic 10 Conference 3. Brigham Young 22-9 1597 4 West Coast Conference 4. Wichita State 25-8 1589 2 Missouri Valley Conference 5. Princeton 24-6 1469 10 Ivy League 6. Hofstra 24-7 1360 5 Colonial Athletic Association 7. Air Force 22-8 1320 7 Mountain West Conference 8. Southern Mississippi 21-8 1299 6 Conference USA 9. VCU 20-8 1263 12 Atlantic 10 Conference 10. UW Milwaukee 23-8 1135 13 Horizon League 11. UNLV 21-9 1056 11 Mountain West Conference 12. Chattanooga 24-7 1016 9 Southern Conference 13. Fresno State 21-8 1013 14 Mountain West Conference 14. Hawaii 22-7 838 20 Big West Conference 15. Saint Joseph's 19-9 779 8 Atlantic 10 Conference 16. Richmond 21-9 743 21 Atlantic 10 Conference 17. Alcorn State 23-6 587 15 Southwestern Athletic Conference 18. Belmont 22-10 548 19 Ohio Valley Conference 19. UW Green Bay 21-8 519 18 Horizon League 20. Monmouth 23-8 470 17 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 21. Drake 22-11 362 NR Missouri Valley Conference 22. Wyoming 19-10 322 NR Mountain West Conference 23. Sacramento State 21-8 191 16 Big Sky Conference 24. Northeastern 21-10 153 22 Colonial Athletic Association 25. Georgia Southern 21-10 127 24 Sun Belt Conference Others Receiving Votes: LIU Brooklyn 22-9 47 Northeast Conference American 20-10 22 Patriot League Charlotte 18-12 20 Conference USA Colorado State 17-11 16 Mountain West Conference North Texas 19-10 12 Conference USA South Alabama 20-11 5 Sun Belt Conference Loyola Maryland 20-12 4 Patriot League San Diego State 17-11 4 Mountain West Conference Pepperdine 19-13 3 West Coast Conference


At least Hawaii is getting some respect in the mid-major polls, jumping up 6 spots, one of the biggest jumps in the poll. Drake also reenters the mid-major top 25 after being unranked last week.
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