Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2016
No feature games this week, so let's get to the weekly recap:
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 3-2, 0-0 America East.
11/29/16 at Hofstra (W 72-69).
Just 1 game this week for the Hawks who grinded out a road win.
ECU (Al Hutt) -- 1-4, 0-0 American.
12/3/16 at #10 VCU (L 78-36).
The lone game this week for the Pirates was a game to forget. They should have just stayed home. Maybe they did.
Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 2-3, 0-0 Atlantic 10.
12/3/16 vs. Indiana (L 76-61).
Another lone game this week, this time for the Wildcats who continue to schedule tough but can't handle it.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 3-2, 0-0 Big 12.
11/29/16 vs. UL Lafayette (W 78-59).
12/2/16 at UT Arlington (W 79-69).
The Horned Frogs stay in the state of Texas this week with their road game being against a Texas team. 2 solid wins and they are back above .500.
Michigan (Cillian Tribble) -- 4-2, 0-0 Big Ten.
11/28/16 vs. San Diego State (L 84-66).
12/1/16 vs. Lafayette (W 87-59).
12/4/16 vs. Northern Iowa (W 88-85).
The Wolverines were put through the grind this week, but got to stay at home doing it. 2 out of 3 ain't bad.
#1 Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 6-0, 0-0 Big Ten.
11/29/16 vs. Detroit (W 72-47).
12/3/16 vs. Bradley (W 80-41).
2 easy wins for the Spartans this week, and so far all but 1 of their wins has been by double digits.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 3-2, 0-0 Big West.
11/29/16 vs. Penn State (W 68-65).
12/2/16 at Wake Forest (W 67-59).
Good week for the Warriors who won 2 tough games against P5 competition. Those wins include a win over that same Penn State team they just played and lost to in the Charleston Classic.
Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 2-1, 0-0 Conference USA.
No games this week for Timmy and the 49ers.
Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 2-3, 0-0 Conference USA.
12/1/16 vs. Maine (W 73-46).
12/3/16 at Memphis (L 72-59).
The Owls hung with Memphis for a while but couldn't find a way to get past them, so they split this week.
Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 3-5, 1-0 MAAC.
11/30/16 at Princeton (L 55-42).
12/2/16 at Rutgers (L 67-49).
12/4/16 at Siena (W 57-56).
A huge grind for the Hawks this week as they have 3 road games, including starting conference play in early December??? I don't quite get that, but ok. At least they started conference play with a victory.
Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 2-3, 0-0 MEAC.
11/28/16 at Albany (L 86-55).
12/2/16 vs. American (L 69-66).
The Spartans forgot to show up at Albany, and almost got one against American, but alas, they are under .500 again.
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 2-4, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/28/16 vs. Minnesota (L 75-64).
11/30/16 vs. Northern Iowa (L 70-56).
Things are going south in a hurry for the Buffaloes, and it doesn't get any easier next week as they travel to a top 5 opponent.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 3-3, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/29/16 at St. Mary's (W 71-62).
12/2/16 at Missouri (L 68-59).
A split for the Cardinal this week, both games on the road.
#8 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 5-1, 0-0 Pac 12.
12/2/16 vs. Mississippi State (W 74-40).
A little bit of irony here, as the team coach Shepard coaches in this dynasty just beat the team that Shepard plays for in the Interactive Player Dynasty. I knew I'd find a way to tie the 2 together sooner or later. Heh!
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 2-3, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/28/16 vs. Idaho (W 68-61).
Well it wasn't easy but the Cougars finally got back on the winning side of things. With their schedule, they should get a few more feel good wins before Pac 12 play starts.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 1-4, 0-0 SEC.
11/28/16 vs. Seattle (W 80-72).
12/4/16 vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi (L 77-68).
The Crimson Tide got their first win of the season then get embarrassed at home. Next up on the schedule, a string of 6 games against current top 25 teams. Ay yi yi!
#7 Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) -- 4-1, 0-0 SEC.
11/30/16 vs. #14 Wisconsin (L 65-56).
First loss of the season for the Gators, who also have a brutal stretch of games coming up.
Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 2-2, 0-0 SEC.
No games this week for Patrick and the Wildcats.
Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 1-4, 0-0 Sun Belt.
12/4/16 at Florida Gulf Coast (W 69-47).
A nice win against a strong FGCU team this week for the Trojans. With their non-conference schedule being very winnable, they need to take this win and run with it.
Here is a look at the national top 25 going into next week:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Michigan State (72) 6-0 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Kansas 6-0 1695 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Baylor 7-0 1655 4 Big 12 Conference
4. Wichita State 7-0 1618 5 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Cincinnati 7-0 1504 3 American Athletic Conference
6. La Salle 7-0 1444 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Oklahoma State 4-0 1284 9 Big 12 Conference
8. Marquette 5-0 1253 12 Big East Conference
9. UCLA 5-1 1237 8 Pacific-12 Conference
10. VCU 4-0 1176 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Iowa State 7-1 1127 13 Big 12 Conference
12. Georgetown 4-1 885 15 Big East Conference
13. Virginia 4-1 820 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Oregon 5-1 797 17 Pacific-12 Conference
15. Miami 6-1 678 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Maryland 6-0 667 18 Big Ten Conference
17. Iowa 4-1 652 23 Big Ten Conference
18. Xavier 6-0 569 22 Big East Conference
19. North Carolina 4-1 557 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Duke 4-1 465 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Florida State 7-0 407 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Ohio State 4-1 241 NR Big Ten Conference
23. Florida 4-1 199 7 Southeastern Conference
24. Portland 8-0 175 NR West Coast Conference
25. Washington 4-1 148 NR Pacific-12 Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Villanova 5-1 94 Big East Conference
Saint Joseph's 5-0 68 Atlantic 10 Conference
Kansas State 6-1 64 Big 12 Conference
Southern Miss 5-0 48 Conference USA
Milwaukee 5-0 21 Horizon League
Grand Canyon 4-0 10 Western Athletic Conference
Richmond 5-1 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wisconsin 5-2 7 Big Ten Conference
Gonzaga 6-1 6 West Coast Conference
North Texas 4-0 6 Conference USA
UC Riverside 3-0 4 Big West Conference
Cleveland State 5-1 3 Horizon League
Illinois State 4-1 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Pittsburgh 6-1 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
NJIT 4-0 1 Atlantic Sun Conference
Michigan State stays on top, no surprise there. This game really seems to have a crush on the Spartans, even in my Interactive Player Dynasty. UCLA drops a spot after a 34 point win (huh?) and Florida drops 16 spots after a 9 point loss. Geez, the polls in this game have me shaking my head sometimes.
Now for the mid-major top 25, which I can all but guarantee none of our teams will be in.
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Wichita State (69) 7-0 1797 2 Missouri Valley Conference
2. Cincinnati 7-0 1694 1 American Athletic Conference
3. La Salle (3) 7-0 1692 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. VCU 4-0 1585 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Cleveland State 5-1 1377 7 Horizon League
6. Portland 8-0 1318 5 West Coast Conference
7. Gonzaga 6-1 1228 12 West Coast Conference
8. Stephen F. Austin 5-1 1184 8 Southland Conference
9. Southern Miss 5-0 1057 9 Conference USA
10. New Mexico State 5-1 1038 11 Western Athletic Conference
11. Saint Joseph's 5-0 1028 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Richmond 5-1 985 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Milwaukee 5-0 883 14 Horizon League
14. San Diego State 4-2 797 22 Mountain West Conference
15. Dayton 5-1 792 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. SMU 3-1 737 19 American Athletic Conference
17. Grand Canyon 4-0 650 NR Western Athletic Conference
18. Illinois State 4-1 645 25 Missouri Valley Conference
19. North Texas 4-0 630 17 Conference USA
20. NJIT 4-0 589 18 Atlantic Sun Conference
21. Massachusetts 5-1 462 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. UC Riverside 3-0 452 20 Big West Conference
23. Boise State 3-1 159 NR Mountain West Conference
24. Murray State 7-1 149 NR Ohio Valley Conference
25. Quinnipiac 8-1 145 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Georgia State 4-2 80 Horizon League
Albany 6-1 60 America East Conference
South Florida 5-1 53 American Athletic Conference
Harvard 6-2 32 Ivy League
Colorado State 5-1 29 Mountain West Conference
Kent State 5-1 17 Mid-American Conference
UTEP 3-1 14 Conference USA
Louisiana Tech 4-1 12 Conference USA
Central Michigan 3-1 11 Mid-American Conference
Lipscomb 4-1 5 Atlantic Sun Conference
Fordham 3-1 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Charleston Southern 4-1 3 Big South Conference
Houston 4-1 3 American Athletic Conference
Arkansas Little Rock 4-1 2 Sun Belt Conference
Cal Poly 2-1 1 Big West Conference
Montana 3-1 1 Big Sky Conference
Yep, I called it. I believe last year we had 8 teams make postseason and all but 1 were NCAA Tournament teams. If things keep going the way they are, we'll have just half that many playing in the postseason this season. It's pretty ugly so far.