Jan. 3-9, 2028
36 games on the docket this week, with 1 feature game. Let's start in the Pac 12:
1/8/28-
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- Not much to talk about in this one. Stanford made 18 three pointers and outrebounded Washington State 36-23 in route to an easy 30 point win.
Final Score: Stanford- 94, Washington State- 64
Now to the rest of the weekly recap:
North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 10-4, 2-1 ACC.
1/5/28 at Miami (FL) (W 80-69).
Just 1 game this week for the Tar Heels, but it was a solid road victory.
Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 8-7, 1-2 ACC.
1/5/28 at N.C. State (W 100-92).
1/8/28 vs. Virginia Tech (L 89-87).
A split this week for the Fighting Irish, winning on the road and losing at home. They are still trying to find some consistency.
North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 7-8, 0-1 Atlantic Sun.
1/8/28 at USC Upstate (L 92-69).
1 game this week for the Ospreys, as they get demolished in their conference opener on the road.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 7-6, 1-2 Big 12.
1/3/28 at SMU (L 76-71).
1/8/28 at Texas (W 73-72).
A road split for the Horned Frogs this week, as they lose a non-conference game but get a solid conference win.
St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 10-3, 3-1 Big East.
1/5/28 vs. Georgetown (W 78-68).
1/8/28 vs. DePaul (W 83-61).
2 easy wins for the Red Storm this week, both at home. Now they go on the road for 5 games.
Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 10-4, 1-1 Big Ten.
1/5/28 vs. Penn State (W 73-63).
1/8/28 at #1 Wisconsin (L 71-54).
A split this week for the Wildcats, as the loss at Wisconsin broke a 4 game winning streak.
#4 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 13-1, 2-0 Big Ten.
1/5/28 vs. Maryland (W 91-74).
1/8/28 vs. #22 Iowa (W 84-68).
2 more wins for the Buckeyes, as they continue to roll.
Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 9-5, 3-3 MVC.
1/5/28 vs. Drake (W 85-79).
1/8/28 vs. Illinois State (W 86-69).
The Shockers are back on track with 2 home wins, breaking a 3 game losing streak.
San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 8-7, 1-3 Mountain West.
1/3/28 at Denver (W 72-55).
1/5/28 at New Mexico State (W 79-65).
1/8/28 vs. New Mexico (W 50-45).
A great week for the Spartans, who win all 3 of their games this week to get back above .500 overall! Granted, only 1 of the 3 games was a conference game, but still, it was a good week.
Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-9, 1-4 Northeast.
1/6/28 at Sacred Heart (W 61-58).
1/8/28 at Fairleigh Dickinson (L 61-52).
A split for the Bulldogs, who get a win to break a 5 game losing streak, then lose their next game.
Wagner (Will Brown) -- 10-5, 2-3 Northeast.
1/6/28 vs. Central Connecticut (L 58-56).
1/8/28 vs. Robert Morris (W 75-73).
A split for the Seahawks, who aren't performing as well as they need to be right now, but are still holding their own.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 10-4, 1-1 Pac 12.
1/6/28 at Arizona (L 82-68).
1/8/28 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.
A split for the Cardinal this week, losing on the road to an always strong Arizona team, but handle Washington State with ease.
UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 11-3, 2-0 Pac 12.
1/6/28 at Colorado (W 83-71).
1/8/28 vs. Arizona State (W 59-49).
A good week for the Bruins who continue to roll, getting 2 wins.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-8, 0-2 Pac 12.
1/6/28 at Gonzaga (L 69-58).
1/8/28 at Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
The Cougars start conference play with a whimper, as Coach St. John really needs to find a way to get his guys to pick it up.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 9-5, 1-1 SEC.
1/5/28 vs. Arkansas (L 69-60).
1/8/28 vs. Georgia (W 69-60).
The Crimson Tide have 2 identical scores this week, but they split the games, winning 1 and losing 1.
Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 4-10, 3-1 SWAC.
1/3/28 vs. Grambling State (W 76-65).
1/8/28 vs. Jackson State (W 76-74).
The Hornets are off to an encouraging start in conference play, getting 2 more wins this week. They've won 3 in a row.
Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 3-1, 2-2 SWAC.
1/3/28 at Prairie View AM (W 84-72).
1/8/28 at Texas Southern (L 82-61).
A split for the Golden Lions, as they continue to disappoint, leaving many to wonder how much longer Coach Gunn will be there.
Troy (Benton Gale) -- 9-7, 5-2 Sun Belt.
1/6/28 vs. UL Lafayette (W 64-53).
1/8/28 at Northern Kentucky (W 72-71).
2 more wins for the Trojans, as they have won 5 of 6, but have a very tough week coming up next week.
San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 8-9, 1-4 WCC.
1/6/28 at Portland (L 79-71).
1/8/28 at USC (W 83-52).
A split this week for the Toreros, on the road. Their lopsided victory over USC gets a huge monkey of their back. First conference win of the season, and it breaks a 6 game losing streak.
Here's a look at the national top 25 as we move into the week of Jan. 10-16:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (72) 13-1 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Ohio State 13-1 1696 4 Big Ten Conference
3. Duke 12-2 1684 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Texas A&M 12-2 1540 9 Southeastern Conference
5. Syracuse 11-3 1533 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Providence 13-3 1385 5 Big East Conference
7. Vanderbilt 11-3 1188 2 Southeastern Conference
8. Minnesota 11-3 1112 10 Big Ten Conference
9. UAB 12-2 1101 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. California 11-3 1073 15 Pacific-12 Conference
11. Seton Hall 13-3 1050 18 Big East Conference
12. Virginia 12-3 1037 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Loyola Marymount 14-2 1036 13 West Coast Conference
14. Indiana 11-3 932 3 Big Ten Conference
15. VCU 11-3 905 NR Southeastern Conference
16. St. John's 10-3 756 NR Big East Conference
17. Villanova 12-3 643 11 Big East Conference
18. Louisville 11-4 548 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Georgia Southern 12-2 519 NR Sun Belt Conference
20. Southern Miss 11-2 403 23 Conference USA
21. UCLA 11-3 346 NR Pacific-12 Conference
22. Rice 12-2 318 24 Conference USA
23. Michigan State 10-3 281 25 Big Ten Conference
24. Iowa 10-4 144 22 Big Ten Conference
25. Arkansas 10-4 126 NR Southeastern Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
South Florida 12-3 111 American Athletic Conference
Florida State 10-4 44 Atlantic Coast Conference
George Washington 11-3 38 Atlantic 10 Conference
South Alabama 13-3 35 Sun Belt Conference
Northeastern 11-3 12 Colonial Athletic Association
Portland 13-4 2 West Coast Conference
Eastern Michigan 11-4 1 Mid-American Conference
Stanford 10-4 1 Pacific-12 Conference
And here's a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 10-16:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Loyola Marymount (59) 14-2 1785 2 West Coast Conference
2. UAB (13) 12-2 1739 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Georgia Southern 12-2 1586 8 Sun Belt Conference
4. Southern Miss 11-2 1566 7 Conference USA
5. Rice 12-2 1512 9 Conference USA
6. South Alabama 13-3 1397 4 Sun Belt Conference
7. George Washington 11-3 1393 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. South Florida 12-3 1275 5 American Athletic Conference
9. Northeastern 11-3 1223 6 Colonial Athletic Association
10. Pepperdine 13-5 1116 1 West Coast Conference
11. Portland 13-4 1042 21 West Coast Conference
12. Eastern Michigan 11-4 1008 23 Mid-American Conference
13. Jacksonville State 13-4 872 22 Ohio Valley Conference
14. Colorado State 12-4 820 11 Mountain West Conference
15. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 9-3 741 10 Southland Conference
16. Memphis 11-5 737 NR American Athletic Conference
17. Western Kentucky 10-3 646 20 Conference USA
18. Nebraska Omaha 12-4 630 12 Summit League
19. Hofstra 11-4 548 NR Colonial Athletic Association
20. The Citadel 11-4 458 NR Southern Conference
21. Princeton 11-4 415 NR Ivy League
22. Grand Canyon 10-4 323 NR Western Athletic Conference
23. Utah State 11-5 181 19 Mountain West Conference
24. Eastern Kentucky 11-4 161 NR Ohio Valley Conference
25. VMI 9-4 142 NR Southern Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
UC Irvine 9-5 27 Big West Conference
Oakland 10-5 19 Mid-American Conference
Boise State 11-5 18 Mountain West Conference
Morehead State 11-5 8 Ohio Valley Conference
Brown 9-5 4 Ivy League
Wichita State 9-5 4 Missouri Valley Conference
Nevada 8-5 3 Mountain West Conference
SMU 8-5 1 American Athletic Conference