Nov. 23-29, 2015
1 feature game this week, and it came from the Great Alaska Shootout.
11/28/15- Great Alaska Shootout Championship-
(6) TCU (Bee Mighty) vs.
(1) #8 Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- An interesting match-up to say the least, as we have the Mighty siblings going at it. Unfortunately, this one was over.. well. as soon as it started. The Spartans led 40-14 at halftime while shooting 56.9% from the field, and TCU could only manage 26% from the field.
Final Score: (1) #8 Michigan State- 82, (6) TCU- 45
Now for the rest of the weekly recap:
Hartford (David Ginsberg)
11/29/15 at Iona (L 74-44).
ECU (Al Hutt)
Again, no games this week for Al and the Pirates.
Davidson (Randolph Childress)
11/24/15- Brooklyn Classic First Round vs. (6) North Carolina Central (W 68-50).
11/27/15- Brooklyn Classic Semifinals vs. (2) Oregon (L 65-47).
11/28/15- Brooklyn Classic 3rd Place Game vs. (5) Belmont (L 100-83).
TCU (Bee Mighty)
11/25/15- Great Alaska Shootout First Round vs. (3) Creighton (W 81-63).
11/27/15- Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals vs. (2) BYU (W 75-62).
11/28/15- Great Alaska Shootout Championship vs. (1) #8 Michigan State- feature game, highlighted above.
Michigan (Cillian Tribble)
11/24/15- Cancun Challenge Semifinals vs. (3) Tennessee (L 81-77).
11/25/15- Cancun Challenge 3rd Place Game vs. (5) New Mexico State (L 85-75).
#8 Michigan State (Al Mighty)
11/25/15- Great Alaska Shootout First Round vs. (8) UC Davis (W 74-64).
11/27/15- Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals vs. (4) New Mexico (W 91-72).
11/28/15- Great Alaska Shootout Championship vs. (6) TCU- feature game, highlighted above.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn)
11/27/15- Emerald Coast Classic Consolation Round vs. (6) Kent State (W 80-71).
11/28/15- Emerald Coast Classic 5th Place Game vs. (4) California (L 65-57).
Charlotte (Timmy Tribble)
11/28/15 at #20 Iowa State (L 94-82).
Rice (Charlie Shocker)
11/23/15 vs. McNeese State (W 80-78, OT).
Monmouth (Thomas Carrano)
No games this week for Thomas and the Hawks.
Norfolk State (Payten Carrano)
11/26/15- Orlando Classic First Round vs. (5) Chattanooga (L 47-39).
11/27/15- Orlando Classic Consolation Round vs. (1) James Madison (W 61-47).
11/29/15- Orlando Classic 5th Place Game vs. (7) Idaho (L 58-39).
Colorado (Rob Nielsen)
No games this week for Rob and the Buffaloes.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez)
No games this week for Benito and the Cardinal.
#12 UCLA (Tim Shepard)
11/23/15- Las Vegas Invitational First Round vs. (7) William & Mary (W 68-53).
11/26/15- Las Vegas Invitational Semifinals vs. (6) Manhattan (W 105-60).
11/27/15- Las Vegas Invitational Championship vs. (1) #13 VCU (W 89-73).
11/29/15- at Fresno State (W 77-73).
Great week for the Bruins, and I had to comment on it, as they were really put through the grind. They become our second human coached team to win a season tournament this season, and then had to play a 4th game for the week after that, on the road no less. Great job Coach Shepard!
Washington State (DeShawn St. John)
Another week with no games for DeShawn and the Cougars. A very long layoff, but then again, they weren't expecting to get upset by Lehigh.
Alabama (Roy Rogers)
11/29/15 vs. #15 Texas (W 79-64).
Nice win for the Crimson Tide here in their only game of the week.
#21 Florida (Noah Oppenheimer)
11/23/15- Hall of Fame Classic Semifinal vs. (2) #2 Villanova (L 54-47).
#7 Kentucky (Patrick Hutt)
11/24/15- Brooklyn Classic First Round vs. (8) Air Force (W 62-33).
11/27/15- Brooklyn Classic Semifinals vs. (5) Belmont (W 76-74).
11/28/15- Brooklyn Classic Championship vs. (2) Oregon (W 62-60).
The Wildcats become the 3rd human coached team to win a season tournament this season, but it didn't come easy, as they only won by 2 points in both the semis and championship. Nonetheless, congrats to Patrick and his Wildcats.
Troy (Brett Hawkins)
11/26/15 vs. Alabama State (L 50-33).
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Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kentucky (33) 5-0 1722 7 Southeastern Conference
2. Villanova (21) 4-0 1705 2 Big East Conference
3. Iowa (15) 4-0 1660 5 Big Ten Conference
4. Louisville 4-0 1550 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Michigan State (1) 5-0 1529 8 Big Ten Conference
6. Syracuse 3-0 1474 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. UCLA (1) 5-0 1391 12 Pacific-12 Conference
8. Kansas 3-0 1336 9 Big 12 Conference
9. Gonzaga (1) 6-0 1174 6 West Coast Conference
10. Notre Dame 3-0 1140 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. North Carolina 6-0 1102 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Baylor 3-0 1022 14 Big 12 Conference
13. Virginia 3-0 968 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Iowa State 4-0 857 20 Big 12 Conference
15. VCU 4-1 755 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Arizona 2-1 719 4 Pacific-12 Conference
17. Ohio State 4-1 669 24 Big Ten Conference
18. San Diego State 4-1 546 10 Mountain West Conference
19. Duke 3-1 499 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Wisconsin 3-1 375 19 Big Ten Conference
21. Texas 3-1 371 15 Big 12 Conference
22. Richmond 4-0 235 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Cincinnati 3-1 218 17 American Athletic Conference
24. Oklahoma 3-1 97 NR Big 12 Conference
25. Marquette 4-1 55 22 Big East Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Tulsa 4-0 51 American Athletic Conference
Stony Brook 5-0 32 America East Conference
Vanderbilt 4-1 26 Southeastern Conference
Murray State 5-0 25 Ohio Valley Conference
Florida 2-1 20 Southeastern Conference
Fordham 5-0 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
Old Dominion 4-0 13 Conference USA
Vermont 3-0 11 America East Conference
American 4-0 7 Patriot League
La Salle 4-1 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
Lafayette 4-0 4 Patriot League
Washington 4-1 4 Pacific-12 Conference
Winthrop 4-0 4 Big South Conference
LSU 4-1 2 Southeastern Conference
Oklahoma State 3-1 2 Big 12 Conference
UNC Wilmington 3-0 2 Colonial Athletic Association
Tennessee Martin 3-0 1 Ohio Valley Conference
So Kentucky, Michigan State, and UCLA all have nice jumps in the top 25, all the way to the top for Kentucky. All 3 of those teams receive at least 1 FPV. How crazy is it to see the #5, #7, and #9 teams all receiving a FPV? Florida, with their loss to Villanova, does drop out of the media top 25, but they are still receiving votes.
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Mid Major Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Gonzaga (72) 6-0 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. VCU 4-1 1725 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. San Diego State 4-1 1646 2 Mountain West Conference
4. Cincinnati 3-1 1540 4 American Athletic Conference
5. Richmond 4-0 1512 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Tulsa 4-0 1225 15 American Athletic Conference
7. La Salle 4-1 1160 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Stony Brook 5-0 1145 NR America East Conference
9. Old Dominion 4-0 1079 24 Conference USA
10. Stephen F. Austin 4-1 1068 8 Southland Conference
11. Fordham 5-0 983 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Murray State 5-0 966 19 Ohio Valley Conference
13. American 4-0 807 NR Patriot League
14. UNC Wilmington 3-0 766 NR Colonial Athletic Association
15. Vermont 3-0 716 NR America East Conference
16. Green Bay 1-1 707 23 Horizon League
17. Winthrop 4-0 635 NR Big South Conference
18. Lafayette 4-0 632 NR Patriot League
19. South Dakota State 1-1 573 NR Summit League
20. Tennessee Martin 3-0 548 20 Ohio Valley Conference
21. Hofstra 2-0 355 NR Colonial Athletic Association
22. Denver 2-0 347 NR Summit League
23. Rice 2-0 340 NR Conference USA
24. North Florida 2-0 316 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
25. UMKC 2-0 221 NR Western Athletic Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
New Mexico 3-1 200 Mountain West Conference
UC Riverside 2-0 120 Big West Conference
Iona 5-1 70 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
St. Bonaventure 0-1 54 Atlantic 10 Conference
Northern Iowa 2-1 49 Missouri Valley Conference
Saint Mary's 4-1 38 West Coast Conference
UNLV 1-1 12 Mountain West Conference
Illinois State 4-1 11 Missouri Valley Conference
Connecticut 3-2 8 American Athletic Conference
Boise State 3-1 6 Mountain West Conference
Cleveland State 3-2 6 Horizon League
UAB 4-1 5 Conference USA
Harvard 1-2 4 Ivy League
Buffalo 3-1 3 Mid-American Conference
Louisiana Tech 2-1 2 Conference USA
And we're back to 1 team getting votes in the mid-major polls. Rice is in the mid-major top 25, while Davidson loses all their votes. Like last time, it seems like it's going to be a struggle to get our human coached teams into either poll.