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Old 09-18-2016, 11:22 AM   #273
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2 feature games this week, 1 involving a pair of top 25 teams and 1 involving a pair of teams that are normally good but struggling a bit this season. Let's get to it.

12/31/19- # 12 Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) @ #22 Duke (Dean Hoo) -- It took the Blue Devils way too long to wake up and play ball in this one. They found themselves down by 20 at halftime and made a furious rally but it fell short. Duke committed 19 turnovers and Kentucky made 16 three pointers to get a big road victory over what can only be considered a rival.

Final Score: #12 Kentucky- 93, #22 Duke- 85

1/4/20- Michigan State (Al Mighty) @ Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- Another game in which it took 1 team a while to get going. Stanford used a hot first half to take an 11 point halftime lead, but went ice cold in the second half. They were just 15-52 from the field, for 28.8%, and 4-23 from the three point line, for 17.4%. This allowed the Spartans to come back and get the game winning shot in a well played game that saw only 13 turnovers combined.

Final Score: Michigan State- 58, Stanford- 57

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 9-4, 3-0 America East.

1/3/20 vs. Binghamton (W 70-64).
1/5/20 at UMass Lowell (W 59-45).

Good week for the Hawks, who continued to show they are a much improved team.

ECU (Al Hutt) -- 5-7, 0-2 American.

1/1/20 at Houston (L 62-48).
1/4/20 vs. #21 UConn (L 94-86).

Tough week for the Pirates, who are a little bit improved, but still have a ways to go, especially in conference play.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 9-4, 1-0 American.

12/30/19 at Jacksonville State (W 53-47).
1/1/20 vs. UCF (W 67-52).
1/3/20 at Utah Valley (W 71-44).

The Golden Hurricane win 2 games this week against subpar competition, including sneaking a conference game in-between 2 non-conference games.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 5-7, 0-0 Atlantic 10.

1/3/20 vs. UAB (L 60-47).

Just 1 game for the Wildcats this week, who continue to struggle. They've lost 4 of their last 5.

Clemson (Charles Johnson) -- 5-8, 0-1 ACC.

1/1/20 at Virginia (L 66-53).
1/3/20 at UC Santa Barbara (W 69-66).

The Tigers split this week, playing a very good Virginia team very tough, and stealing a non-conference road game at UCSB.

#22 Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 10-3, 1-0 ACC.

12/31/19 vs. #12 Kentucky- feature game, highlighted above.
1/4/20 vs. N.C. State (W 86-80).

Tough week for the Blue Devils, as they split but didn't play their best basketball, getting off to a slow start in each game.

Kansas (Dave Johnson) -- 7-5, 1-1 Big 12.

12/30/19 vs. Oklahoma State (W 83-78).
1/4/20 vs. #8 Iowa State (L 81-78, OT).

2 close games this week for the Jayhawks. They did well taking Iowa State to overtime, but couldn't seal the deal.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 8-5, 0-1 Big 12.

12/31/19 at UT Arlington (L 59-55).
1/4/20 at Oklahoma (L 77-70).

The Horned Frogs lose 2 this week, a couple tough road games which could have very easily been wins.

Michigan (Cillian Tribble) -- 4-8, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/30/19 at St. Bonaventure (W 70-60).

The Wolverines have started a little mini winning streak before jumping into conference play. Let's hope they are somewhat turning a corner, becaust the Big Ten is loaded.

Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 8-4, 0-0 Big Ten.

1/4/20 at Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.

Just 1 game this week for the Spartans, but they get a nice come from behind win heading into conference play.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 7-5, 0-0 Big Ten.

1/1/20 at Howard (W 67-48).

The Wildcats get back to the winning side of things, just in time to be greeted by a brutal conference schedule right off the bat.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-5, 0-0 Big West.

1/3/20 vs. Boston College (L 70-41).

Embarrassing loss for the Warriors. Granted, BC is a power 5 conference team, but they came into this game with 1 win, losing to some bad teams. Back to the drawing board for Coach Gunn as they get set for conference play.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 2-9, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/30/19 vs. USC Upstate (L 75-73).
1/1/20 at #23 Ohio State (L 76-59).

Bad week for the 49ers. Granted, the competition was tough, but they should have at least beaten USC Upstate.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 5-7, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/30/19 at Texas Southern (L 69-61).
1/4/20 at Dartmouth (W 82-81, OT).

The Owls shouldn't exactly be proud of their week either. A split, and it took overtime and a buzzer beater to win at Dartmouth.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 7-7, 5-2 MAAC.

1/3/20 vs. Quinnipiac (L 63-52).
1/5/20 vs. Canisius (W 68-51).

The Hawks split this week at home. They really need to get all those home victories. Next week they face 2 of the top contenders in the MAAC.

Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 2-11, 0-1 MEAC.

12/30/19 at Hampton (L 61-59).
1/1/20 vs. UMass (L 62-50).

Better effort this week for the Spartans, as they seem to be right on the cusp of a couple big wins. They are still looking for their first road win.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 3-9, 0-0 Pac 12.

No games this week for Coach Nielsen and the Buffaloes.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 6-5, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/31/19 at Eastern Illinois (W 60-45).
1/4/20 vs. Michigan State- feature game, highlighted above.

Almost a sweep for the Cardinal this week, but they lost their shooting touch against Michigan State.

#11 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 11-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

No games this week for Coach Shepard and the Bruins, who get a much needed week off after 4 games last week.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-4, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/30/19 vs. Eastern Washington (W 64-58).
1/4/20 vs. Seattle (W 55-54).

The Cougars get a couple close victories against regional teams as they head into conference play.

#14 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 9-2, 0-0 SEC.

1/1/20 at #18 Wisconsin (L 82-67).

Just 1 game for the Crimson Tide this week, another big test before conference play. They couldn't pass this test though, as Wisconsin was too tough.

Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) -- 7-5, 0-0 SEC.

No games this week for Coach Oppenheimer and the Gators.

#12 Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 11-1, 0-0 SEC.

12/31/19 at #22 Duke- feature game, highlighted above.
1/2/20 vs. Oklahoma (W 84-49).

A statement week for the Wildcats, who not only beat their non-conference arch-rivals Duke, but also hammered a very good Oklahoma team.

Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 7-5, 1-3 Sun Belt.

1/2/20 vs. Arkansas State (L 72-48).
1/4/20 at UL Lafayette (L 63-54).

The Trojans dropped the ball this week and were never really in either game they played. Coach Hawkins will have to get things stepped up, as the Sun Belt is still wide open.

Here is the national top 25 heading into next week:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. North Carolina (72) 13-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Maryland 12-0 1721 2 Big Ten Conference 3. Baylor 14-1 1663 3 Big 12 Conference 4. Indiana 11-1 1538 6 Big Ten Conference 5. Florida State 12-1 1506 10 Atlantic Coast Conference 6. Wisconsin 11-2 1379 13 Big Ten Conference 7. Kentucky 11-1 1283 12 Southeastern Conference 8. Vanderbilt 10-2 1200 4 Southeastern Conference 9. New Mexico 13-1 1167 5 Mountain West Conference 10. UCLA 11-1 1162 11 Pacific-12 Conference 11. Iowa State 11-2 1000 8 Big 12 Conference 12. Dayton 11-1 984 15 Atlantic 10 Conference 13. Illinois 10-2 849 9 Big Ten Conference 14. Arizona 9-3 817 19 Pacific-12 Conference 15. Louisville 10-3 801 7 Atlantic Coast Conference 16. Oakland 11-1 759 18 Horizon League 17. Arkansas 11-2 716 25 Southeastern Conference 18. Ohio State 9-3 543 23 Big Ten Conference 19. Minnesota 10-2 477 NR Big Ten Conference 20. Connecticut 11-2 376 21 American Athletic Conference 21. Virginia 10-3 269 NR Atlantic Coast Conference 22. Texas A&M 9-3 240 NR Southeastern Conference 23. Nebraska 10-2 203 24 Big Ten Conference 24. Alabama 9-2 194 14 Southeastern Conference 25. Rutgers 10-2 193 NR Big Ten Conference Others Receiving Votes: Washington 10-2 103 Pacific-12 Conference Notre Dame 10-2 85 Atlantic Coast Conference Syracuse 9-3 77 Atlantic Coast Conference Niagara 14-2 61 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Wichita State 9-2 45 Missouri Valley Conference Duke 10-3 40 Atlantic Coast Conference Missouri 9-2 35 Southeastern Conference Virginia Tech 9-2 29 Atlantic Coast Conference Providence 10-2 26 Big East Conference Western Michigan 10-2 22 Mid-American Conference UAB 9-2 15 Conference USA Boise State 10-3 9 Mountain West Conference Gonzaga 12-3 5 West Coast Conference Penn State 9-2 5 Big Ten Conference Richmond 8-2 3 Atlantic 10 Conference


Kentucky moves up 5 spots this week after 2 big wins. UCLA moves up a spot as well. Alabama loses to a Wisconsin team ranked in the top 10 this week and moves down 10 spots? Wow. Duke loses their top 25 spot but is still receiving votes.

Now for the mid-major top 25 heading into next week:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. New Mexico (58) 13-1 1785 1 Mountain West Conference 2. Dayton (13) 11-1 1739 2 Atlantic 10 Conference 3. Oakland (1) 11-1 1651 5 Horizon League 4. Connecticut 11-2 1584 3 American Athletic Conference 5. Wichita State 9-2 1478 8 Missouri Valley Conference 6. Niagara 14-2 1350 9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 7. Boise State 10-3 1306 14 Mountain West Conference 8. Western Michigan 10-2 1291 11 Mid-American Conference 9. UAB 9-2 1264 12 Conference USA 10. Richmond 8-2 1141 4 Atlantic 10 Conference 11. Gonzaga 12-3 1111 15 West Coast Conference 12. Louisiana Tech 10-3 1059 17 Conference USA 13. South Florida 11-3 934 18 American Athletic Conference 14. Yale 10-3 794 21 Ivy League 15. UTEP 9-3 770 7 Conference USA 16. UC Santa Barbara 9-3 697 6 Big West Conference 17. William & Mary 10-3 658 23 Colonial Athletic Association 18. Drake 10-3 568 10 Missouri Valley Conference 19. USC Upstate 11-3 543 22 Atlantic Sun Conference 20. North Dakota State 10-3 482 25 Summit League 21. Eastern Michigan 10-3 375 NR Mid-American Conference 22. Cal State Fullerton 8-3 348 13 Big West Conference 23. South Dakota State 9-3 224 NR Summit League 24. Lehigh 11-4 91 NR Patriot League 25. Portland 11-4 38 NR West Coast Conference Others Receiving Votes: Memphis 7-4 35 American Athletic Conference Harvard 10-4 30 Ivy League Missouri State 9-4 15 Missouri Valley Conference San Jose State 9-4 12 Mountain West Conference Mercer 9-4 8 Southern Conference Tulsa 9-4 8 American Athletic Conference Utah State 9-4 6 Mountain West Conference George Washington 8-4 4 Atlantic 10 Conference Long Beach State 9-4 1 Big West Conference


Troy loses their votes in the mid-major poll, but Tulsa is replacing them, for now anyways.
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