Jan. 8-14, 2024
28 games on the schedule this week, with 2 feature games. We'll start in the American with a battle between struggling teams.
1/10/24-
Tulsa (Will Brown) @
UConn (Randolph Childress) -- A much needed solid performance for the Huskies, who held Tulsa to 17 first half points. UConn had a better free throw and three point percentage which led to a hugely important win.
Final Score: UConn- 63, Tulsa- 49
Now we move to the Pac 12 for a battle of teams seemingly going in different directions:
1/11/24-
UCLA (Tim Shepard) @
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- A three point battle in this one, as UCLA made 10 three pointers. Stanford topped that with 15 treys, and that was enough to get the win, as the Bruins struggle again.
Final Score: Stanford- 96, UCLA- 88
Now for the rest of the weekly recap:
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 10-9, 2-4 America East.
1/10/24 vs. New Hampshire (L 66-56).
1/14/24 vs. UMass Lowell (L 65-47).
2 double digit losses for the Hawks this week, as they've lost 3 in a row and 4 of their last 5.
UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 5-11, 2-5 American.
1/10/24 vs. Tulsa- feature game, highlighted above.
1/13/24 at Memphis (L 69-62).
A split for the Huskies, who broke a 5 game losing streak with the win against Tulsa, but started a new losing streak with the loss at Memphis.
Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 6-11, 2-3 American.
1/10/24 at UConn- feature game, highlighted above.
1/13/24 vs. Temple (L 81-72).
The Golden Hurricane lose 2 this week and are on a 3 game losing streak themselves.
Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 9-8, 2-3 ACC.
1/10/24 vs. Georgia Tech (W 90-62).
1/13/24 at Georgia Tech (L 79-72).
A split for the Fighting Irish, as they played the same team twice this week and split: winning at home, losing on the road.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 11-5, 4-1 Big 12.
1/8/24 at Texas (W 82-80).
1/13/24 at Oklahoma State (W 87-74).
2 tough, grueling road wins for the Horned Frogs. Much needed, because they've got a lot of test coming up the rest of the month.
#9 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 15-2, 4-1 Big East.
1/11/24 at McNeese State (W 75-46).
1/13/24 vs. Villanova (W 90-66).
2 blowout wins this week for the Red Storm, including one against a non-conference opponent. It does get tougher though, as they play 3 ranked teams in their next 5 games.
Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 8-8, 1-3 Big Ten.
1/10/24 at #10 Iowa (L 106-81).
1/13/24 at Purdue (L 94-85).
This Wildcats team can score, but they don't play much defense which has been a problem. They better figure it out, because they've lost 3 in a row after a 5 game winning streak.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 5-9, 2-2 Big West.
1/11/24 at Cal St. Northridge (W 69-68).
1/13/24 vs. #16 UC Irvine (L 82-63).
Another split for the Warriors, and Coach Gunn needs to understand splitting every week isn't going to be good enough to keep his job. Hawaii needs to go on a long, long winning streak.
FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 6-10, 1-3 Conference USA.
1/11/24 vs. South Dakota State (L 66-62).
1/13/24 vs. Louisiana Tech (L 72-69).
A pair of agonizing defeats this week for the Golden Panthers, who have now lost 3 in a row after an upset to open conference play.
Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 11-4, 3-1 Conference USA.
1/11/24 vs. Western Kentucky (W 82-68).
1/13/24 at Old Dominion (L 68-55).
A split this week for the Owls, who see a 4 game losing streak go away and they lose their first conference game. Still an inspiring start though.
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-7, 3-1 Pac 12.
1/11/24 vs. Oregon State (W 85-76).
1/13/24 vs. Utah (W 72-60).
2 key wins for the Buffaloes, and it could be their only win for a while, as they have 5 of their next 6 games against teams with 10+ wins this season.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 11-5, 1-3 Pac 12.
1/11/24 vs. UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
1/13/24 at Oregon (L 65-47).
A split for the Cardinal, who need to go on a run now, as they have a light schedule coming up, but they have to take care of business.
UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 11-6, 1-3 Pac 12.
1/11/24 at Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
1/13/24 vs. #2 Arizona (L 87-73).
The Bruins continue to slide, as they've lost 3 in a row and 4 of their last 6. The Pac 12 is still wide open though, well.. after Arizona anyways.
#11 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 12-3, 1-3 Pac 12.
1/11/24 at Utah (L 84-80).
1/13/24 vs. Gonzaga (L 69-68).
2 close losses for the Cougars, and they are going to have to win some of those close games if they want to make their first postseason appearance in this dynasty.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 8-7, 2-2 SEC.
1/10/24 vs. Arkansas (L 95-87).
1/13/24 at Auburn (W 81-72).
A split for the Crimson Tide who have really start to fall off after a great season last year. Hopefully they can get it picked back up.
Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 15-21:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Virginia (68) 17-0 1796 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Arizona (4) 15-1 1732 2 Pacific-12 Conference
3. Georgetown 15-2 1655 4 Big East Conference
4. Syracuse 16-1 1517 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Baylor 15-2 1512 5 Big 12 Conference
6. Providence 15-2 1506 7 Big East Conference
7. St. John's 15-2 1292 9 Big East Conference
8. Creighton 15-3 1220 6 Big East Conference
9. Louisville 14-3 1201 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Iowa 13-3 1193 10 Big Ten Conference
11. Ohio State 11-3 1161 12 Big Ten Conference
12. Wisconsin 14-3 1041 8 Big Ten Conference
13. St. Bonaventure 12-3 935 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Xavier 13-3 792 13 Big East Conference
15. BYU 15-4 695 24 West Coast Conference
16. Iowa State 11-5 637 15 Big 12 Conference
17. LSU 12-3 632 25 Southeastern Conference
18. La Salle 13-3 510 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Texas A&M 12-4 454 17 Southeastern Conference
20. UC Irvine 13-3 452 16 Big West Conference
21. UAB 12-3 416 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Yale 14-3 371 NR Ivy League
23. North Texas 14-3 262 NR Conference USA
24. Washington State 12-3 128 11 Pacific-12 Conference
25. Indiana 12-4 126 NR Big Ten Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Florida Atlantic 13-3 66 Conference USA
Memphis 13-4 56 American Athletic Conference
George Washington 12-4 28 Atlantic 10 Conference
Vanderbilt 11-5 10 Southeastern Conference
Michigan State 10-5 2 Big Ten Conference
Missouri 11-4 2 Southeastern Conference
St. John's moves up 2 spots as they get ready for a tough part of their conference schedule. Meanwhile, a lack of respect for Washington State, who drops 13 spots after 2 losses this week by a combined 5 points. Ouch!
Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 15-21:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. St. Bonaventure (62) 12-3 1787 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. BYU (7) 15-4 1712 4 West Coast Conference
3. UC Irvine (1) 13-3 1622 1 Big West Conference
4. UAB (2) 12-3 1549 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. La Salle 13-3 1534 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Yale 14-3 1427 7 Ivy League
7. North Texas 14-3 1351 9 Conference USA
8. Memphis 13-4 1330 14 American Athletic Conference
9. George Washington 12-4 1205 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Florida Atlantic 13-3 1145 5 Conference USA
11. Detroit 12-4 1040 18 Horizon League
12. Wichita State 14-5 1026 NR Missouri Valley Conference
13. Western Carolina 12-4 827 25 Southern Conference
14. Robert Morris 15-4 806 24 Northeast Conference
15. Florida Gulf Coast 13-4 736 10 Sun Belt Conference
16. Arkansas State 13-4 678 12 Sun Belt Conference
17. San Diego State 12-5 676 NR Mountain West Conference
18. Tulane 12-5 638 15 American Athletic Conference
19. Rice 11-4 538 13 Conference USA
20. Sam Houston State 12-4 440 6 Southland Conference
21. Bradley 12-5 388 NR Missouri Valley Conference
22. Northwestern State 12-4 283 NR Southland Conference
23. Massachusetts 11-5 216 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Oakland 11-5 126 NR Horizon League
25. Drexel 11-5 64 20 Colonial Athletic Association
Others Receiving Votes:
Saint Mary's 12-6 58 West Coast Conference
Colorado State 11-5 45 Mountain West Conference
Ohio 11-5 36 Mid-American Conference
USC Upstate 13-5 31 Atlantic Sun Conference
Cornell 11-5 20 Ivy League
Towson 12-5 14 Colonial Athletic Association
Houston 11-5 11 American Athletic Conference
UC Riverside 11-5 10 Big West Conference
UCF 9-5 9 American Athletic Conference
UC Davis 11-5 8 Big West Conference
Siena 12-5 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Illinois State 11-6 6 Missouri Valley Conference
Saint Peter's 12-5 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
It's still just Rice representing the FOFC mid-major coaches, but they drop 6 spots after their first conference loss. Tough polls!