Jan. 17-23, 2028
38 games on the schedule this week, with 1 feature game. Let's move to the Pac 12:
1/22/28-
#12 UCLA (Tim Shepard) @
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- The Cougars gave a good effort in this one, even leading by 6 at halftime. They couldn't sustain it though, as UCLA got to the line 15 more times than Washington State, and made 9 more free throws. They also had a rebounding edge of 46-36, and that was enough to get the tough road victory.
Final Score: #12 UCLA- 67, Washington State- 60
Now to the rest of the weekly recap:
North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 11-7, 3-4 ACC.
1/19/28 vs. Pittsburgh (W 85-73).
1/22/28 at #8 Syracuse (L 85-76).
A split for the Tar Heels this week, winning at home and losing on the road. Pretty good effort at Syracuse, but not good enough.
Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 9-10, 2-5 ACC.
1/19/28 vs. Florida State (L 96-77).
1/22/28 vs. N.C. State (W 91-77).
A split for the Fighting Irish this week, who break a 4 game losing streak with the win over N.C. State.
North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 11-8, 4-1 Atlantic Sun.
1/20/28 at UL Monroe (W 60-58).
1/22/28 at Kennesaw State (W 90-83).
The Ospreys stay hot, winning 2 games this week, and have won 5 of their last 6.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 7-10, 1-6 Big 12.
1/17/28 at Oklahoma State (L 77-67).
1/22/28 at Kansas (L 74-65).
2 more losses for the Horned Frogs who continue to struggle. They've lost 7 of their last 8.
#9 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 14-4, 5-2 Big East.
1/17/28 at Gardner Webb (W 86-77).
1/20/28 at Winthrop (W 98-59).
1/22/28 at #21 Villanova (L 72-61).
Interesting week for the Red Storm, who win 2 out of 3. The 2 that they won were both non-conference games. They fell short in a tough Big East game this week.
Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 11-7, 2-4 Big Ten.
1/19/28 at Purdue (L 82-64).
1/22/28 vs. Illinois (L 73-70, OT).
Things are going south for the Wildcats, who have lost 4 of their last 5. To be fair, 2 of those 4 losses were against 2 of the best in the conference.
#7 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 14-4, 3-3 Big Ten.
1/19/28 at Iowa (L 97-93).
1/22/28 at Nebraska (W 89-71).
A split for the Buckeyes, who break a 3 game losing streak with the win at Nebraska.
Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 13-5, 6-3 MVC.
1/20/28 at Arkansas Little Rock (W 71-60).
1/22/28 vs. Missouri State (W 90-81).
2 more wins for the Shockers who are starting to roll. They've won 6 in a row.
San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 10-9, 3-5 Mountain West.
1/19/28 at New Mexico (W 65-51).
1/22/28 vs. Air Force (W 65-37).
Solid week for the Spartans, getting 2 dominating victories, getting back over .500 overall.
Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-12, 2-7 Northeast.
1/20/28 at Central Connecticut (L 61-59).
1/22/28 at Robert Morris (W 85-69).
A road split for the Bulldogs, who lost a tough one at Central Connecticut, but broke a 4 game losing streak with a dominating performance at Robert Morris.
Wagner (Will Brown) -- 13-6, 5-4 Northeast.
1/20/28 vs. LIU Brooklyn (W 67-55).
1/22/28 vs. St. Francis (NY) (L 85-81, OT).
A home split for the Seahawks, as they lose a tough OT game, ending a 4 game losing streak.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 10-8, 1-5 Pac 12.
1/20/28 vs. Oregon State (L 66-57).
1/22/28 at #16 California (L 69-56).
The struggle is real for the Cardinal, who lose 2 more games this week. They've now lost 4 in a row, and 7 of 8.
#12 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 15-3, 6-0 Pac 12.
1/20/28 vs. Washington (W 76-72).
1/22/28 at Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.
2 more wins for the Bruins, as they extend their winning streak to 12, not having lost since the beginning of December.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-12, 0-6 Pac 12.
1/20/28 at #24 Arizona (L 70-46).
1/22/28 vs. #12 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
The Cougars are still looking for their first conference win, losers of all 6 of their conference games so far.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 10-8, 2-4 SEC.
1/19/28 at Georgia (W 68-59).
1/22/28 at Auburn (L 75-64).
A split for the Crimson Tide, still looking to find some consistency on the season with some tough games coming up.
Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 6-12, 5-2 SWAC.
1/17/28 at Oklahoma (L 75-66).
1/22/28 vs. Alabama A&M (W 66-57).
Good week for the Hornets, who went to a good Oklahoma team and gave them all they wanted in a non-conference game, then came back home to get another conference win.
Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 6-12, 4-3 SWAC.
1/17/28 vs. Grambling State (L 104-98).
1/22/28 vs. Jackson State (W 75-56).
A split for the Golden Lions, losing a shootout against Grambling State, but recovering to beat Jackson State.
Troy (Benton Gale) -- 11-9, 7-4 Sun Belt.
1/20/28 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (W 74-49).
1/22/28 at Texas State (L 80-74).
A split for the Trojans, as they stay in the thick of the Sun Belt standings.
San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 12-9, 5-4 WCC.
1/20/28 at San Francisco (W 80-72).
1/22/28 at Santa Clara (W 70-69).
2 very tough road wins this week for the Toreros, who have won 5 in a row after a 6 game losing streak.
Here's a look at the National Top 25 going into the week of Jan. 24-30:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (72) 17-1 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Texas A&M 16-2 1677 2 Southeastern Conference
3. Syracuse 14-4 1637 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Minnesota 15-3 1617 5 Big Ten Conference
5. Duke 15-3 1459 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. UAB 16-2 1381 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Providence 16-4 1332 4 Big East Conference
8. UCLA 15-3 1277 12 Pacific-12 Conference
9. Virginia 15-4 1215 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. St. John's 14-4 1111 9 Big East Conference
11. Louisville 14-5 1031 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Ohio State 14-4 1010 7 Big Ten Conference
13. Loyola Marymount 17-3 937 6 West Coast Conference
14. Iowa State 15-5 888 20 Big 12 Conference
15. Michigan State 14-3 784 17 Big Ten Conference
16. Villanova 15-4 781 21 Big East Conference
17. Arkansas 13-5 600 NR Southeastern Conference
18. Pepperdine 17-5 576 23 West Coast Conference
19. Indiana 13-5 448 14 Big Ten Conference
20. California 13-5 391 16 Pacific-12 Conference
21. Seton Hall 15-4 357 25 Big East Conference
22. Florida State 13-5 314 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Rice 15-3 232 15 Conference USA
24. Iowa 13-5 225 NR Big Ten Conference
25. Georgia Southern 15-3 145 22 Sun Belt Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
VCU 13-5 74 Southeastern Conference
Northeastern 14-4 30 Colonial Athletic Association
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 13-3 24 Southland Conference
Texas 13-6 22 Big 12 Conference
Grand Canyon 13-4 21 Western Athletic Conference
Jacksonville State 16-5 4 Ohio Valley Conference
And a look at the Mid-Major Top 25 going into the week of Jan. 24-30:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. UAB (62) 16-2 1781 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Loyola Marymount (4) 17-3 1701 1 West Coast Conference
3. Pepperdine (6) 17-5 1701 4 West Coast Conference
4. Georgia Southern 15-3 1493 7 Sun Belt Conference
5. Rice 15-3 1460 3 Conference USA
6. Memphis 14-6 1398 5 American Athletic Conference
7. Northeastern 14-4 1376 13 Colonial Athletic Association
8. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 13-3 1258 11 Southland Conference
9. Jacksonville State 16-5 1203 6 Ohio Valley Conference
10. Wichita State 13-5 1078 20 Missouri Valley Conference
11. Grand Canyon 13-4 1026 15 Western Athletic Conference
12. Nebraska Omaha 15-5 999 19 Summit League
13. Southern Miss 13-4 963 16 Conference USA
14. South Florida 14-5 907 9 American Athletic Conference
15. South Alabama 15-5 829 8 Sun Belt Conference
16. George Washington 13-5 746 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Eastern Michigan 13-6 683 14 Mid-American Conference
18. UC Riverside 14-5 653 25 Big West Conference
19. Boise State 14-6 492 17 Mountain West Conference
20. Oakland 13-6 474 18 Mid-American Conference
21. Utah State 13-7 273 12 Mountain West Conference
22. Southern Utah 12-5 227 NR Big Sky Conference
23. Brown 12-6 196 NR Ivy League
24. The Citadel 13-6 137 22 Southern Conference
25. Cleveland State 14-6 58 NR Horizon League
Others Receiving Votes:
Toledo 11-7 43 Mid-American Conference
Drexel 13-7 42 Colonial Athletic Association
Colorado State 13-7 41 Mountain West Conference
High Point 12-6 40 Big South Conference
Harvard 10-6 27 Ivy League
Portland 13-7 27 West Coast Conference
Wagner 13-6 19 Northeast Conference
UC Irvine 11-7 14 Big West Conference
Middle Tennessee 10-6 12 Conference USA
Buffalo 12-7 9 Mid-American Conference
Loyola Chicago 12-8 7 Missouri Valley Conference
Richmond 11-7 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Hofstra 12-7 2 Colonial Athletic Association
Nevada 10-7 1 Mountain West Conference