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collegesportsfanms · 09-22-2016, 08:43 AM

Jan. 20-26, 2020

2 feature games this week and we'll start in the SEC.

1/22/20- #19 Alabama (Roy Rogers) @ Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) -- This was a game to forget for the Crimson Tide, as they shot just 26.2% and made just 16 field goals. If 9 of those wouldn't have been three pointers, the final margin could have been even worse than it already ways. Florida dominated in convincing fashion.

Final Score: Florida- 67, #19 Alabama- 52

Now we go to the American Conference.

1/25/20- Tulsa (Will Brown) @ ECU (Al Hutt) -- Tulsa shot 60% for the game, and made 7-11 three pointers. Both teams fouled a lot, but Tulsa took better advantage of their trips to the line. All this led to another road win for the Golden Hurricane, and ECU stays winless in conference.

Final Score: Tulsa- 79, ECU- 65

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 13-6, 6-2 America East.

1/22/20 at Maine (W 82-63).
1/26/20 at Binghamton (L 64-55).

The Hawks split on the road this week, with the loss to Binghamton breaking a 4 game winning streak. Oh well, they can just start another one now.

ECU (Al Hutt) -- 5-13, 0-8 American.

1/22/20 at SMU (L 86-54).
1/25/20 vs. Tulsa- feature game, highlighted above.

The losing streak is 8 now, and another week where the Pirates weren't really competitive.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 13-6, 5-2 American.

1/22/20 vs. Cincinnati (W 65-63).
1/25/20 at ECU- feature game, highlighted above.

The Golden Hurricane keep on winning, getting a good win against a tough Cincinnati team. They've defended their home turf nicely so far this season.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 10-8, 5-1 Atlantic 10.

1/22/20 at Fordham (W 78-58).
1/25/20 at Richmond (W 83-55).

A couple dominating road wins this week for the Wildcats. The way they handled Richmond was a surprise, as Richmond is a solid team.

Clemson (Charles Johnson) -- 5-14, 0-7 ACC.

1/22/20 vs. Virginia Tech (L 86-52).
1/25/20 at Boston College (L 76-71).

The Tigers are continuing to go south this season, losers of 6 in a row and still looking for their first conference victory.

Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 11-8, 1-5 ACC.

1/22/20 vs. #10 Louisville (L 89-60).
1/25/20 vs. #13 Syracuse (L 82-75).

Things haven't gone so well in conference play for the Blue Devils, as they lost 2 more this week. Louisville absolutely pounded them. That's the grind of playing in the ACC.

Kansas (Dave Johnson) -- 10-7, 4-3 Big 12.

1/20/20 vs. Texas Tech (W 86-70).
1/25/20 vs. Kansas State (W 86-57).

2 home wins this week for the Jayhawks. It seems Coach Johnson gave his team a major butt chewing after that embarrassing loss to Baylor. We'll see if this week will become the rule or the exception.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 12-7, 4-3 Big 12.

1/20/20 vs. Texas (L 73-58).
1/25/20 vs. West Virginia (W 81-76, OT).

A split for the Horned Frogs, and they'll take it. With that win over West Virginia, that ties their dynasty high for both overall wins in a season and conference wins in a season. Pretty sure both of those will be broken soon.

Michigan (Cillian Tribble) -- 6-12, 2-4 Big Ten.

1/22/20 vs. #24 Minnesota (L 91-85, OT).
1/25/20 vs. Purdue (W 73-63).

A split for the Wolverines, who are playing a little better basketball the last couple games. They did take a good Minnesota team to overtime. Now they just need to stay consistent.

Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 13-5, 5-1 Big Ten.

1/22/20 vs. #21 Illinois (W 72-57).
1/25/20 at Penn State (L 81-44).

A split for the Wolverines, and holy cow! Did they leave all their best players at home when they went to Penn State? What a disaster! Bad thing was, the halftime score was 36-31, which means they scored 13 points in the second half! Hopefully that is out of their system and now they can go back to playing Sparty ball.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 10-8, 3-3 Big Ten.

1/22/20 vs. Purdue (W 73-68).
1/25/20 vs. #24 Minnesota (L 73-45).

The Wildcats complete the deal, with all 3 of our Big Ten FOFC coaches splitting this week. Would have liked to see them be much more competitive against Minnesota though.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-8, 3-3 Big West.

1/21/20 at UC Davis (L 56-49).
1/25/20 vs. Cal State Northridge (W 69-62).

Another week, another split for the Warriors. The bulk of the message boards at firecoachgunn.com are calling B.B. Gunn an average coach on an average team. Ouch!

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 5-12, 3-3 Conference USA.

1/23/20 vs. Louisiana Tech (W 70-67).
1/25/20 vs. UTSA (L 67-61).

A split for the 49ers this week, who have played better ball since conference play started.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 8-10, 3-3 Conference USA.

1/23/20 vs. FIU (L 82-54).
1/25/20 vs. Old Dominion (W 81-78, OT).

Yet another split for an FOFC team. This is getting repetitive. Not a good performance for the Owls against FIU though, at home no less.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 9-11, 7-6 MAAC.

1/24/20 vs. Rider (L 85-79).
1/26/20 at Siena (L 52-50).

The Hawks lose 2 games this week, but both were close games. Unfortunately, it couldn't come at a worse time as they now have a 3 game losing streak and a date with the conference leaders next week.

Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 4-15, 1-5 MEAC.

1/20/20 at Delaware State (L 63-40).
1/24/20 at Winthrop (W 63-54).

A split for the Spartans, who get their first road victory of the season in a non-conference game. Now they just need to figure out how to win in conference this season.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 4-14, 1-5 Pac 12.

1/23/20 at #8 Arizona (L 59-27).
1/25/20 at USC (W 77-68).

The Arizona game pretty much sums up this season for the Buffaloes. 13 first half points. 10 made field goals for the game. 2-15 from three point land. 20 turnovers. The board is already looking past the fact the Buffaloes got their first conference win in their next game, all they see is the Arizona performance. Coach Nielsen is in trouble.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 10-7, 4-2 Pac 12.

1/23/20 at Oregon (L 77-70).
1/25/20 vs. #8 Arizona (L 67-43).

Well, that settled that. The Cardinal are no longer undefeated in Pac 12 play and Arizona crushes another FOFC team. Yikes they are good.

#20 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 15-3, 4-2 Pac 12.

1/23/20 at Arizona State (W 75-71).
1/25/20 at Utah (W 83-63).

The Bruins are starting to figure it out again after a couple conference setbacks. 2 good performances this week.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 9-9, 1-5 Pac 12.

1/23/20 at USC (L 66-38).
1/25/20 vs. Arizona State (W 52-50).

The Cougars split this week and break a 5 game losing streak with the win against Arizona State. Also getting their first conference win in the process.

#19 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 12-5, 3-3 SEC.

1/22/20 at Florida- feature game, highlighted above.
1/25/20 vs. South Carolina (L 80-72).

The Crimson Tide have lost 2 in a row again, their second 2 game losing streak this month. Are they for real, or just a tease? Their next 3 games are going to be brutally tough, and could determine a lot.

Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) -- 10-8, 3-3 SEC.

1/22/20 vs. #19 Alabama- feature game, highlighted above.
1/25/20 at Tennessee (W 83-75).

The Gators win 2 big games this week to get back to .500. The win at Tennessee gave Coach Oppenheimer career win #100, so now he gets to choose a second opponent to have a non-con rivalry series against.

#7 Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 17-1, 6-0 SEC.

1/22/20 at LSU (W 66-53).
1/25/20 vs. Ole Miss (W 76-56).

2 more wins for the Wildcats, who are rolling along on a 9 game winning streak. 2 of their next 3 games are against the better teams in the SEC though, so we'll find out more about them as well.

Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 12-6, 6-4 Sun Belt.

1/23/20 vs. South Alabama (W 92-85).
1/25/20 vs. UL Lafayette (W 73-63).

Good week for the Trojans, as they've turned a corner having won 5 in a row. Coach Hawkins has to be happy about how things are going, but they've got a tough 3 game road trip awaiting them.

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

Code:

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. North Carolina (63) 18-1 1791 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Baylor (9) 19-1 1737 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Kentucky 17-1 1624 7 Southeastern Conference
4. Arizona 15-3 1515 8 Pacific-12 Conference
5. Maryland 16-2 1498 3 Big Ten Conference
6. Louisville 16-3 1458 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Vanderbilt 16-2 1427 6 Southeastern Conference
8. Virginia 15-4 1318 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Syracuse 15-3 1191 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Connecticut 16-3 1185 4 American Athletic Conference
11. Nebraska 15-3 1040 12 Big Ten Conference
12. Wisconsin 14-5 925 9 Big Ten Conference
13. Florida State 15-4 864 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. New Mexico 17-3 824 18 Mountain West Conference
15. UCLA 15-3 755 20 Pacific-12 Conference
16. Minnesota 14-4 680 24 Big Ten Conference
17. Iowa State 14-4 636 14 Big 12 Conference
18. Boise State 14-4 507 15 Mountain West Conference
19. Texas A&M 13-5 427 17 Southeastern Conference
20. Arkansas 15-4 425 16 Southeastern Conference
21. Dayton 15-3 374 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Wichita State 14-3 352 NR Missouri Valley Conference
23. Niagara 19-3 322 25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
24. Yale 15-3 134 NR Ivy League
25. UAB 14-3 116 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Gonzaga 16-4 80 West Coast Conference
South Florida 16-4 59 American Athletic Conference
Washington 14-4 40 Pacific-12 Conference
Notre Dame 14-4 32 Atlantic Coast Conference
Illinois 13-5 31 Big Ten Conference
Iowa 11-6 25 Big Ten Conference
Penn State 13-4 5 Big Ten Conference
Oregon 12-6 2 Pacific-12 Conference
Michigan State 13-5 1 Big Ten Conference

Kentucky continues to make some noise, moving up 4 spots. Unfortunately, unless Baylor or North Carolina lose, they can probably forget about moving any higher or getting any FPV. UCLA moves up 5 spots after a 2 win week. Michigan State retains 1 lousy vote after their horrid showing at Penn State, and Alabama loses all their votes after an 0-2 week.

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

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Connecticut (72) 16-3 1800 1 American Athletic Conference
2. New Mexico 17-3 1710 4 Mountain West Conference
3. Wichita State 14-3 1609 5 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Boise State 14-4 1550 3 Mountain West Conference
5. Dayton 15-3 1510 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Yale 15-3 1410 6 Ivy League
7. Gonzaga 16-4 1356 9 West Coast Conference
8. UAB 14-3 1321 10 Conference USA
9. Niagara 19-3 1282 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
10. South Florida 16-4 1209 14 American Athletic Conference
11. UTEP 13-5 1028 15 Conference USA
12. Oakland 14-4 946 12 Horizon League
13. Lehigh 16-5 837 21 Patriot League
14. UC Santa Barbara 13-5 777 16 Big West Conference
15. Harvard 14-5 708 17 Ivy League
16. North Dakota State 14-5 608 NR Summit League
17. Louisiana Tech 13-6 591 8 Conference USA
18. San Diego State 12-7 515 NR Mountain West Conference
19. Northeastern 14-5 514 NR Colonial Athletic Association
20. Idaho 13-4 379 22 Big Sky Conference
21. Richmond 11-5 378 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. North Carolina Central 13-5 297 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
23. USC Upstate 15-5 270 11 Atlantic Sun Conference
24. Western Michigan 13-5 249 19 Mid-American Conference
25. Eastern Michigan 14-5 152 NR Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
George Washington 12-6 80 Atlantic 10 Conference
Tulsa 13-6 79 American Athletic Conference
William & Mary 13-6 54 Colonial Athletic Association
Portland 14-6 46 West Coast Conference
Mercer 13-6 39 Southern Conference
Seattle 12-6 35 Western Athletic Conference
Saint Louis 12-6 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
Drake 13-6 14 Missouri Valley Conference
Hartford 13-6 8 America East Conference
Indiana State 13-7 7 Missouri Valley Conference
UC Irvine 13-7 5 Big West Conference
North Texas 12-6 3 Conference USA

Tulsa picks up a lot of votes after a good week, and even Hartford retains a few votes after losing a game this week. When's the last time we've had 2 FOFC teams receiving mid-major votes this late in the season? A long, long time, if ever.

It definitely seems to indicate bumping the coach prestiges up to 11 for all the FOFC coaches made a difference for some coaches. Then again, not so much for others. Still a work in progress.

09-22-2016, 08:43 AM	#278
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Jan. 20-26, 2020 2 feature games this week and we'll start in the SEC. 1/22/20- #19 Alabama (Roy Rogers) @ Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) -- This was a game to forget for the Crimson Tide, as they shot just 26.2% and made just 16 field goals. If 9 of those wouldn't have been three pointers, the final margin could have been even worse than it already ways. Florida dominated in convincing fashion. Final Score: Florida- 67, #19 Alabama- 52 Now we go to the American Conference. 1/25/20- Tulsa (Will Brown) @ ECU (Al Hutt) -- Tulsa shot 60% for the game, and made 7-11 three pointers. Both teams fouled a lot, but Tulsa took better advantage of their trips to the line. All this led to another road win for the Golden Hurricane, and ECU stays winless in conference. Final Score: Tulsa- 79, ECU- 65 Now to the rest of the weekly recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 13-6, 6-2 America East. 1/22/20 at Maine (W 82-63). 1/26/20 at Binghamton (L 64-55). The Hawks split on the road this week, with the loss to Binghamton breaking a 4 game winning streak. Oh well, they can just start another one now. ECU (Al Hutt) -- 5-13, 0-8 American. 1/22/20 at SMU (L 86-54). 1/25/20 vs. Tulsa- feature game, highlighted above. The losing streak is 8 now, and another week where the Pirates weren't really competitive. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 13-6, 5-2 American. 1/22/20 vs. Cincinnati (W 65-63). 1/25/20 at ECU- feature game, highlighted above. The Golden Hurricane keep on winning, getting a good win against a tough Cincinnati team. They've defended their home turf nicely so far this season. Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 10-8, 5-1 Atlantic 10. 1/22/20 at Fordham (W 78-58). 1/25/20 at Richmond (W 83-55). A couple dominating road wins this week for the Wildcats. The way they handled Richmond was a surprise, as Richmond is a solid team. Clemson (Charles Johnson) -- 5-14, 0-7 ACC. 1/22/20 vs. Virginia Tech (L 86-52). 1/25/20 at Boston College (L 76-71). The Tigers are continuing to go south this season, losers of 6 in a row and still looking for their first conference victory. Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 11-8, 1-5 ACC. 1/22/20 vs. #10 Louisville (L 89-60). 1/25/20 vs. #13 Syracuse (L 82-75). Things haven't gone so well in conference play for the Blue Devils, as they lost 2 more this week. Louisville absolutely pounded them. That's the grind of playing in the ACC. Kansas (Dave Johnson) -- 10-7, 4-3 Big 12. 1/20/20 vs. Texas Tech (W 86-70). 1/25/20 vs. Kansas State (W 86-57). 2 home wins this week for the Jayhawks. It seems Coach Johnson gave his team a major butt chewing after that embarrassing loss to Baylor. We'll see if this week will become the rule or the exception. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 12-7, 4-3 Big 12. 1/20/20 vs. Texas (L 73-58). 1/25/20 vs. West Virginia (W 81-76, OT). A split for the Horned Frogs, and they'll take it. With that win over West Virginia, that ties their dynasty high for both overall wins in a season and conference wins in a season. Pretty sure both of those will be broken soon. Michigan (Cillian Tribble) -- 6-12, 2-4 Big Ten. 1/22/20 vs. #24 Minnesota (L 91-85, OT). 1/25/20 vs. Purdue (W 73-63). A split for the Wolverines, who are playing a little better basketball the last couple games. They did take a good Minnesota team to overtime. Now they just need to stay consistent. Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 13-5, 5-1 Big Ten. 1/22/20 vs. #21 Illinois (W 72-57). 1/25/20 at Penn State (L 81-44). A split for the Wolverines, and holy cow! Did they leave all their best players at home when they went to Penn State? What a disaster! Bad thing was, the halftime score was 36-31, which means they scored 13 points in the second half! Hopefully that is out of their system and now they can go back to playing Sparty ball. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 10-8, 3-3 Big Ten. 1/22/20 vs. Purdue (W 73-68). 1/25/20 vs. #24 Minnesota (L 73-45). The Wildcats complete the deal, with all 3 of our Big Ten FOFC coaches splitting this week. Would have liked to see them be much more competitive against Minnesota though. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-8, 3-3 Big West. 1/21/20 at UC Davis (L 56-49). 1/25/20 vs. Cal State Northridge (W 69-62). Another week, another split for the Warriors. The bulk of the message boards at firecoachgunn.com are calling B.B. Gunn an average coach on an average team. Ouch! Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 5-12, 3-3 Conference USA. 1/23/20 vs. Louisiana Tech (W 70-67). 1/25/20 vs. UTSA (L 67-61). A split for the 49ers this week, who have played better ball since conference play started. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 8-10, 3-3 Conference USA. 1/23/20 vs. FIU (L 82-54). 1/25/20 vs. Old Dominion (W 81-78, OT). Yet another split for an FOFC team. This is getting repetitive. Not a good performance for the Owls against FIU though, at home no less. Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 9-11, 7-6 MAAC. 1/24/20 vs. Rider (L 85-79). 1/26/20 at Siena (L 52-50). The Hawks lose 2 games this week, but both were close games. Unfortunately, it couldn't come at a worse time as they now have a 3 game losing streak and a date with the conference leaders next week. Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 4-15, 1-5 MEAC. 1/20/20 at Delaware State (L 63-40). 1/24/20 at Winthrop (W 63-54). A split for the Spartans, who get their first road victory of the season in a non-conference game. Now they just need to figure out how to win in conference this season. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 4-14, 1-5 Pac 12. 1/23/20 at #8 Arizona (L 59-27). 1/25/20 at USC (W 77-68). The Arizona game pretty much sums up this season for the Buffaloes. 13 first half points. 10 made field goals for the game. 2-15 from three point land. 20 turnovers. The board is already looking past the fact the Buffaloes got their first conference win in their next game, all they see is the Arizona performance. Coach Nielsen is in trouble. Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 10-7, 4-2 Pac 12. 1/23/20 at Oregon (L 77-70). 1/25/20 vs. #8 Arizona (L 67-43). Well, that settled that. The Cardinal are no longer undefeated in Pac 12 play and Arizona crushes another FOFC team. Yikes they are good. #20 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 15-3, 4-2 Pac 12. 1/23/20 at Arizona State (W 75-71). 1/25/20 at Utah (W 83-63). The Bruins are starting to figure it out again after a couple conference setbacks. 2 good performances this week. Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 9-9, 1-5 Pac 12. 1/23/20 at USC (L 66-38). 1/25/20 vs. Arizona State (W 52-50). The Cougars split this week and break a 5 game losing streak with the win against Arizona State. Also getting their first conference win in the process. #19 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 12-5, 3-3 SEC. 1/22/20 at Florida- feature game, highlighted above. 1/25/20 vs. South Carolina (L 80-72). The Crimson Tide have lost 2 in a row again, their second 2 game losing streak this month. Are they for real, or just a tease? Their next 3 games are going to be brutally tough, and could determine a lot. Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) -- 10-8, 3-3 SEC. 1/22/20 vs. #19 Alabama- feature game, highlighted above. 1/25/20 at Tennessee (W 83-75). The Gators win 2 big games this week to get back to .500. The win at Tennessee gave Coach Oppenheimer career win #100, so now he gets to choose a second opponent to have a non-con rivalry series against. #7 Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 17-1, 6-0 SEC. 1/22/20 at LSU (W 66-53). 1/25/20 vs. Ole Miss (W 76-56). 2 more wins for the Wildcats, who are rolling along on a 9 game winning streak. 2 of their next 3 games are against the better teams in the SEC though, so we'll find out more about them as well. Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 12-6, 6-4 Sun Belt. 1/23/20 vs. South Alabama (W 92-85). 1/25/20 vs. UL Lafayette (W 73-63). Good week for the Trojans, as they've turned a corner having won 5 in a row. Coach Hawkins has to be happy about how things are going, but they've got a tough 3 game road trip awaiting them. Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into next week: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. North Carolina (63) 18-1 1791 1 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Baylor (9) 19-1 1737 2 Big 12 Conference 3. Kentucky 17-1 1624 7 Southeastern Conference 4. Arizona 15-3 1515 8 Pacific-12 Conference 5. Maryland 16-2 1498 3 Big Ten Conference 6. Louisville 16-3 1458 10 Atlantic Coast Conference 7. Vanderbilt 16-2 1427 6 Southeastern Conference 8. Virginia 15-4 1318 5 Atlantic Coast Conference 9. Syracuse 15-3 1191 13 Atlantic Coast Conference 10. Connecticut 16-3 1185 4 American Athletic Conference 11. Nebraska 15-3 1040 12 Big Ten Conference 12. Wisconsin 14-5 925 9 Big Ten Conference 13. Florida State 15-4 864 22 Atlantic Coast Conference 14. New Mexico 17-3 824 18 Mountain West Conference 15. UCLA 15-3 755 20 Pacific-12 Conference 16. Minnesota 14-4 680 24 Big Ten Conference 17. Iowa State 14-4 636 14 Big 12 Conference 18. Boise State 14-4 507 15 Mountain West Conference 19. Texas A&M 13-5 427 17 Southeastern Conference 20. Arkansas 15-4 425 16 Southeastern Conference 21. Dayton 15-3 374 11 Atlantic 10 Conference 22. Wichita State 14-3 352 NR Missouri Valley Conference 23. Niagara 19-3 322 25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 24. Yale 15-3 134 NR Ivy League 25. UAB 14-3 116 NR Conference USA Others Receiving Votes: Gonzaga 16-4 80 West Coast Conference South Florida 16-4 59 American Athletic Conference Washington 14-4 40 Pacific-12 Conference Notre Dame 14-4 32 Atlantic Coast Conference Illinois 13-5 31 Big Ten Conference Iowa 11-6 25 Big Ten Conference Penn State 13-4 5 Big Ten Conference Oregon 12-6 2 Pacific-12 Conference Michigan State 13-5 1 Big Ten Conference Kentucky continues to make some noise, moving up 4 spots. Unfortunately, unless Baylor or North Carolina lose, they can probably forget about moving any higher or getting any FPV. UCLA moves up 5 spots after a 2 win week. Michigan State retains 1 lousy vote after their horrid showing at Penn State, and Alabama loses all their votes after an 0-2 week. Now for the mid-major top 25 going into next week: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Connecticut (72) 16-3 1800 1 American Athletic Conference 2. New Mexico 17-3 1710 4 Mountain West Conference 3. Wichita State 14-3 1609 5 Missouri Valley Conference 4. Boise State 14-4 1550 3 Mountain West Conference 5. Dayton 15-3 1510 2 Atlantic 10 Conference 6. Yale 15-3 1410 6 Ivy League 7. Gonzaga 16-4 1356 9 West Coast Conference 8. UAB 14-3 1321 10 Conference USA 9. Niagara 19-3 1282 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 10. South Florida 16-4 1209 14 American Athletic Conference 11. UTEP 13-5 1028 15 Conference USA 12. Oakland 14-4 946 12 Horizon League 13. Lehigh 16-5 837 21 Patriot League 14. UC Santa Barbara 13-5 777 16 Big West Conference 15. Harvard 14-5 708 17 Ivy League 16. North Dakota State 14-5 608 NR Summit League 17. Louisiana Tech 13-6 591 8 Conference USA 18. San Diego State 12-7 515 NR Mountain West Conference 19. Northeastern 14-5 514 NR Colonial Athletic Association 20. Idaho 13-4 379 22 Big Sky Conference 21. Richmond 11-5 378 13 Atlantic 10 Conference 22. North Carolina Central 13-5 297 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 23. USC Upstate 15-5 270 11 Atlantic Sun Conference 24. Western Michigan 13-5 249 19 Mid-American Conference 25. Eastern Michigan 14-5 152 NR Mid-American Conference Others Receiving Votes: George Washington 12-6 80 Atlantic 10 Conference Tulsa 13-6 79 American Athletic Conference William & Mary 13-6 54 Colonial Athletic Association Portland 14-6 46 West Coast Conference Mercer 13-6 39 Southern Conference Seattle 12-6 35 Western Athletic Conference Saint Louis 12-6 24 Atlantic 10 Conference Drake 13-6 14 Missouri Valley Conference Hartford 13-6 8 America East Conference Indiana State 13-7 7 Missouri Valley Conference UC Irvine 13-7 5 Big West Conference North Texas 12-6 3 Conference USA Tulsa picks up a lot of votes after a good week, and even Hartford retains a few votes after losing a game this week. When's the last time we've had 2 FOFC teams receiving mid-major votes this late in the season? A long, long time, if ever. It definitely seems to indicate bumping the coach prestiges up to 11 for all the FOFC coaches made a difference for some coaches. Then again, not so much for others. Still a work in progress.