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Old 09-20-2016, 06:07 PM   #274
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We have 4 big feature games this week. We'll start in the Big 12.

12/6/20- Kansas (Dave Johnson) @ TCU (Bee Mighty) -- Everyone was expecting the Jayhawks to roll in this one.. everyone except Coach Mighty and the Horned Frogs that is. TCU used a 49.1% shooting percentage to stun not only fans around the Big 12, but also fans around the NCAA, picking up what might be the biggest win in the Coach Mighty history.

Final Score: TCU- 83, Kansas- 77

Now we go to the Pac 12 for a pair of games, both involving Washington State.

12/9/20- Stanford (Benito Sanchez) @ Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- The story of this game was 1 team hot, 1 team cold. Stanford shot 53.5%, Washington State shot 37.8%. All that led to an easy road win for the Cardinal.

Final Score: Stanford- 74, Washington State- 56

12/11/20- Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @ #10 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- Neither team put on a shooting display in this one, but the Cougars continued to struggle, shooting just 34.9%. UCLA made a few more shots, although nothing to be impressed about, but they get the home victory.

Final Score: #10 UCLA- 54, Washington State- 43

And finally, we end our feature game tour in the SEC.

12/11/20- Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) @ #24 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- Except for 1 brief stretch, these teams were pretty even. During about a 5 minute stretch though, Alabama couldn't miss from three point land. That led to an important SEC victory.

Final Score: #24 Alabama- 83, Florida- 72

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 10-5, 4-1 America East.

1/10/20 vs. Stony Brook (L 69-68).
1/12/20 vs. UMBC (W 70-66).

The Hawks with a home split this week. 1 lousy point separates them from still being undefeated in the conference.

ECU (Al Hutt) -- 5-9, 0-4 American.

1/8/20 vs. Temple (L 85-75).
1/11/20 at UCF (L 67-53).

The Pirates have little success this week, as the scores don't indicate how much they were dominated. Next week they get a home and home series in the same week, against the same team.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 10-5, 2-1 American.

1/8/20 vs. SMU (W 92-69).
1/11/20 at Memphis (L 75-55).

A split for the Golden Hurricane, as they get into the tougher part of the conference schedule.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 7-7, 2-0 Atlantic 10.

1/8/20 vs. George Mason (W 75-49).
1/11/20 at UMass (W 76-57).

The Wildcats get conference play started right with a couple easy victories this week.

Clemson (Charles Johnson) -- 5-10, 0-3 ACC.

1/8/20 vs. Pittsburgh (L 77-45).
1/11/20 at Miami (L 83-38).

A horrid display of offense this week for the Tigers, as they continue to struggle having lost 6 of their last 7.

Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 10-5, 1-2 ACC.

1/8/20 at Miami (L 78-69).
1/11/20 at Georgia Tech (L 80-55).

2 road losses for the Blue Devils. The Miami loss can be forgiven, but losing to a 3 win Georgia Tech team by 25 points? Not so much. Coach Hoo needs to get his team ready, because next week they have a big in-state rivalry game against UNC.

Kansas (Dave Johnson) -- 8-6, 2-2 Big 12.

1/6/20 at TCU- feature game, highlighted above.
1/11/20 at Oklahoma (W 64-59).

A road split for the Jayhawks, who will be feeling the effects of that loss to TCU for a while.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 9-6, 1-2 Big 12.

1/6/20 vs. Kansas- feature game, highlighted above.
1/11/20 vs. #3 Baylor (L 75-67).

All in all, a good week for the Horned Frogs. They upset Kansas, and take Baylor down to the wire, never trailing by more than 9 points.

Michigan (Cillian Tribble) -- 4-10, 0-2 Big Ten.

1/8/20 vs. #6 Wisconsin (L 73-69, OT).
1/11/20 at #19 Minnesota (L 76-67).

The Wolverines lose twice this week, but they played pretty good basketball, leading at one point or another in both games and taking Wisconsin to overtime.

Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 10-4, 2-0 Big Ten.

1/8/20 at Iowa (W 106-97).
1/11/20 vs. #2 Maryland (W 80-67).

The Spartans are playing with a new sense of energy since that upset loss to Toledo. This doesn't mean they are back yet, but if they can start conference play with a few game winning streak, it might mean something.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 8-6, 1-1 Big Ten.

1/8/20 vs. #4 Indiana (W 60-57).
1/11/20 at #13 Illinois (L 75-56).

The Big Ten is a grind every single night, but the Wildcats split this week, using all their energy to upset a top 5 team before being blasted by another highly ranked team.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 8-6, 1-1 Big West.

1/9/20 at UC Irvine (L 77-60).
1/11/20 vs. Long Beach State (W 74-66).

A split for the Warriors, as firecoachgunn.com has shown no signs of going away this season.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 3-10, 1-1 Conference USA.

1/9/20 vs. UTEP (W 83-67).
1/11/20 at Louisiana Tech (L 76-66).

The 49ers started conference play on a very high note, upsetting a very good UTEP team before running out of steam at LA Tech.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 7-7, 2-0 Conference USA.

1/9/20 vs. Middle Tennessee (W 82-74).
1/11/20 at Marshall (W 66-65).

The Owls have a good start to conference play, even if they did need a buzzer beater to win at Marshall. A win is still a win.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 8-8, 6-3 MAAC.

1/10/20 vs. Niagara (L 72-60).
1/12/20 vs. Siena (W 71-45).

The Hawks continue to struggle getting over the hump, splitting their games for the 3rd straight week. In fairness, Niagara has only lost twice all season. They are good.

Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 2-13, 0-3 MEAC.

1/6/20 vs. North Carolina Central (L 86-67).
1/11/20 at Florida A&M (L 64-44).

2 more losses for the Spartans, both blowout losses. They need to figure something out, and quickly.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 3-11, 0-2 Pac 12.

1/9/20 at Washington (L 82-75, OT).
1/11/20 vs. Oregon (L 79-57).

It looked like the Buffaloes were turning the corner with a win over Villanova a couple weeks ago, but it isn't to be. They got absolutely wasted in overtime in the Washington game.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 8-5, 2-0 Pac 12.

1/9/20 at Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.
1/11/20 at California (W 65-51).

The Cardinal get off to a good start in conference play. They can make some noise, as early on the conference appears to be a little down.

#10 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 12-2, 1-1 Pac 12.

1/9/20 vs. #14 Arizona (L 78-63).
1/11/20 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Bruins, as they fall short in a big way against Arizona. Back to the drawing board for Coach Shepard.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-6, 0-2 Pac 12.

1/9/20 vs. Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
1/11/20 at #10 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

The Cougars had some major shooting woes this week as they were hoping to a better start in conference play, but it wasn't to be.

#24 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 10-3, 1-1 SEC.

1/8/20 at #22 Texas A&M (L 94-82).
1/11/20 vs. Florida- feature game, highlighted above.

2 tests in a row that the Crimson Tide lost. First Wisconsin, then Texas A&M. A nice bounce back win against Florida, but just how for real are they?

Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) -- 7-7, 0-2 SEC.

1/8/20 at Auburn (L 80-71).
1/11/20 at Alabama- feature game, highlighted above.

The Gators are going downhill fast, losers of 4 in a row. With 3 more tough teams coming up, that downhill slide could continue.

#7 Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 13-1, 2-0 SEC.

1/8/20 at Tennessee (W 87-70).
1/11/20 vs. Georgia (W 102-76).

The Wildcats continue to roll, winners of 5 straight since their loss at Memphis.

Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 8-6, 2-4 Sun Belt.

1/9/20 at UL Monroe (L 88-71).
1/11/20 vs. Appalachian State (W 78-71).

A split for the Trojans who break a 3 game losing streak. The time is now if they are going to go on a run. The schedule is favorable.

Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into next week:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. North Carolina (72) 15-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Baylor 16-1 1728 3 Big 12 Conference 3. Maryland 13-1 1654 2 Big Ten Conference 4. Wisconsin 13-2 1511 6 Big Ten Conference 5. Kentucky 13-1 1392 7 Southeastern Conference 6. Vanderbilt 12-2 1380 8 Southeastern Conference 7. Arizona 11-3 1277 14 Pacific-12 Conference 8. Connecticut 13-2 1211 20 American Athletic Conference 9. Iowa State 13-2 1209 11 Big 12 Conference 10. Florida State 13-2 1107 5 Atlantic Coast Conference 11. Dayton 13-1 1098 12 Atlantic 10 Conference 12. Louisville 12-3 1090 15 Atlantic Coast Conference 13. Virginia 12-3 1063 21 Atlantic Coast Conference 14. Arkansas 13-2 904 17 Southeastern Conference 15. Minnesota 12-2 893 19 Big Ten Conference 16. Nebraska 12-2 655 23 Big Ten Conference 17. New Mexico 14-2 650 9 Mountain West Conference 18. UCLA 12-2 566 10 Pacific-12 Conference 19. Syracuse 11-3 451 NR Atlantic Coast Conference 20. Washington 12-2 419 NR Pacific-12 Conference 21. Illinois 11-3 361 13 Big Ten Conference 22. Niagara 16-2 313 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 23. Boise State 11-3 220 NR Mountain West Conference 24. Indiana 11-3 136 4 Big Ten Conference 25. Oakland 12-2 113 16 Horizon League Others Receiving Votes: Richmond 10-2 72 Atlantic 10 Conference Gonzaga 14-3 49 West Coast Conference Louisiana Tech 12-3 41 Conference USA Texas A&M 10-4 19 Southeastern Conference Alabama 10-3 9 Southeastern Conference Yale 12-3 6 Ivy League Missouri 10-3 1 Southeastern Conference Notre Dame 11-3 1 Atlantic Coast Conference Providence 11-3 1 Big East Conference


Kentucky moves up 2 spots after a 2-0 week, while UCLA drops 8 spots after their loss to Arizona, while Alabama falls out of the national top 25 after losing to Texas A&M. They are still receiving votes though. Duke loses all their votes after a pitiful 0-2 week.

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

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Connecticut (58) 13-2 1786 4 American Athletic Conference 2. Dayton (14) 13-1 1736 2 Atlantic 10 Conference 3. New Mexico 14-2 1661 1 Mountain West Conference 4. Boise State 11-3 1511 7 Mountain West Conference 5. Niagara 16-2 1477 6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 6. Gonzaga 14-3 1436 11 West Coast Conference 7. Oakland 12-2 1369 3 Horizon League 8. Louisiana Tech 12-3 1298 12 Conference USA 9. Richmond 10-2 1291 10 Atlantic 10 Conference 10. Wichita State 10-3 1142 5 Missouri Valley Conference 11. Yale 12-3 1071 14 Ivy League 12. USC Upstate 13-3 1001 19 Atlantic Sun Conference 13. Drake 12-3 948 18 Missouri Valley Conference 14. UAB 10-3 890 9 Conference USA 15. South Florida 12-4 786 13 American Athletic Conference 16. Memphis 9-4 664 NR American Athletic Conference 17. UTEP 10-4 662 15 Conference USA 18. UC Santa Barbara 10-4 544 16 Big West Conference 19. Harvard 11-4 532 NR Ivy League 20. Northeastern 11-4 417 NR Colonial Athletic Association 21. Western Michigan 10-4 367 8 Mid-American Conference 22. UT Arlington 9-4 251 NR Sun Belt Conference 23. South Dakota State 10-4 203 23 Summit League 24. Florida Atlantic 9-4 169 NR Conference USA 25. Idaho 9-4 61 NR Big Sky Conference Others Receiving Votes: Lehigh 12-5 31 Patriot League William & Mary 10-5 24 Colonial Athletic Association Long Beach State 10-5 17 Big West Conference George Washington 9-5 15 Atlantic 10 Conference Tulsa 10-5 10 American Athletic Conference Utah State 10-5 10 Mountain West Conference Portland 12-5 9 West Coast Conference Mercer 10-5 8 Southern Conference Missouri State 9-5 1 Missouri Valley Conference North Carolina Central 10-5 1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference North Dakota State 10-5 1 Summit League


Despite splitting this week, Tulsa still gets a couple more votes. Nicely done.
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