Feb. 1-7, 2027
36 games on the schedule this week, but no feature games, so we'll roll right into the weekly schedule.
#6 Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 18-4, 8-2 1st ACC.
2/3/27 vs. Wake Forest (W 75-42).
Just 1 game for the Fighting Irish this week, but they continue to roll. Next week they have a tough one though.
North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 11-12, 4-4 T-4th Atlantic Sun.
2/3/27 vs. College of Charleston (L 74-73).
2/6/27 vs. NJIT (W 87-78).
The Ospreys split at home this week, barely missing a non-conference win, but getting back to .500 in conference play.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 9-14, 2-9 10th (last) Big 12.
2/1/27 at Texas (L 75-58).
2/6/27 at Oklahoma (L 72-64).
2 more losses for the Horned Frogs, and Coach Mighty is starting to seriously wonder about his job security, as things aren't good right now.
#22 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 17-6, 8-3 2nd Big East.
2/3/27 vs. Xavier (W 94-59).
2/6/27 vs. Butler (L 87-77).
The Red Storm split at home this week, including a bad loss to an under .500 Butler team. These are the type of games they can't be losing if they want to be a top seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Sacramento State (David Ginsberg) -- 13-7, 8-2 T-1st Big Sky.
2/4/27 vs. Northern Arizona (W 71-57).
2/6/27 vs. Portland State (W 76-58).
A couple dominating wins for the Hornets, who are starting to roll, winners of 6 in a row.
#18 Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 17-5, 8-2 T-1st Big Ten.
2/3/27 vs. Rutgers (W 73-63).
2/6/27 at Michigan State (W 99-67).
2 dominating performances by the Wildcats who have won 5 in a row since the 32 point loss to Ohio State. They are playing good basketball, albeit not against the best competition.
FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 14-8, 7-3 T-2nd Conference USA.
2/4/27 at Western Kentucky (W 70-56).
2/6/27 at UTEP (L 50-47).
The Golden Panthers split this week, losing a tough one to conference leader UTEP, a game in which they battled all the way.
Fairfield (Ariel Pryde) -- 17-8, 13-3 1st MAAC.
2/5/27 vs. Manhattan (L 78-76).
2/7/27 vs. Siena (W 62-58).
A split for the Stags, who remain on top of the conference race with 4 games to play. They are still in good shape.
San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 11-12, 5-6 T-6th Mountain West.
2/3/27 vs. Nevada (W 108-99, OT).
2/6/27 at Wyoming (L 93-86).
Another split for the Spartans, who for the 3rd straight year under the Coach Shepard era will pretty convincingly stay out of the cellar. Although the record hasn't been great, don't be surprised to see Thomas get some looks elsewhere in the next couple seasons.
Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-15, 5-8 T-7th Northeast.
2/4/27 at Fairleigh Dickinson (L 62-49).
2/6/27 at Mt. St. Mary's (L 96-53).
2 more losses for the Bulldogs, both on the road, and they were hammered at Mt. St. Mary's. They'll need to get it turned around quick.
Wagner (Will Brown) -- 18-5, 11-2 1st Northeast.
2/4/27 vs. Sacred Heart (W 67-63).
2/6/27 vs. St. Francis (PA) (W 72-59).
2 more wins for the Seahawks, who continue to roll, as they've won 9 games in a row, and avenge an early January loss to St. Francis (PA).
#23 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 16-6, 7-3 T-1st Pac 12.
2/4/27 vs. California (W 93-68).
2/6/27 at Colorado (L 83-75).
A split for the Cardinal, who see a 5 game winning streak stopped at Colorado.
#9 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 16-4, 7-3 T-1st Pac 12.
2/4/27 at Oregon (W 95-72).
2/6/27 at California (W 69-67).
The Bruins win 2 on the road this week, getting a late stop to hang on at Cal and keep a grip on 1st place in the conference.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-13, 3-7 11th Pac 12.
2/4/27 vs. Utah (L 67-65).
2/6/27 vs. #8 Arizona (L 69-49).
2 more home losses for the Cougars, and that's 4 in a row and 5 of 6.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 13-9, 9-1 1st SEC.
2/3/27 at Florida (W 71-69).
2/6/27 vs. Texas A&M (W 98-76).
2 more wins for the Crimson Tide, who have really turned it on in what is a pretty week SEC this season, but the fact is they are winning and are putting themselves in a good position.
Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 8-13, 5-5 5th SWAC.
2/6/27 vs. Alabama A&M (L 95-73).
Just 1 game for the Hornets, who get blasted against A&M, falling back to .500 in conference play.
Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 8-15, 5-6 T-6th SWAC.
2/1/27 at Texas Southern (L 86-79).
2/6/27 at Prairie View A&M (L 81-67).
2 more losses for the Golden Lions, who have now last 4 of their last 5 and are back under .500 in conference play.
Troy (Benton Gale) -- 15-8, 10-3 T-2nd Sun Belt.
2/4/27 at Arkansas Little Rock (W 85-70).
2/6/27 at Appalachian State (W 98-63).
2 convincing road wins for the Trojans who stay in the Sun Belt hunt, but still 7 conference games left. Troy should be favored in most of them.
San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 16-8, 9-4 2nd WCC.
2/4/27 at St. Mary's (W 85-71).
2/6/27 at Pacific (W 62-54).
2 more wins for the Toreros, as they try to take hold of 2nd place (1st place may be a stretch as Pepperdine has only 1 conference loss) and get to the postseason.
Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into the week of Feb. 8-14:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Providence (71) 20-2 1798 2 Big East Conference
2. Baylor (1) 22-2 1729 1 Big 12 Conference
3. Wisconsin 20-2 1657 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Ohio State 18-4 1573 4 Big Ten Conference
5. Indiana 18-4 1495 5 Big Ten Conference
6. Notre Dame 18-4 1416 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. UCLA 16-4 1369 9 Pacific-12 Conference
8. Colorado State 20-2 1230 10 Mountain West Conference
9. George Washington 19-3 1167 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Syracuse 17-5 1147 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Northwestern 17-5 1042 18 Big Ten Conference
12. Arizona 16-6 933 8 Pacific-12 Conference
13. Massachusetts 17-5 833 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Toledo 19-3 832 11 Mid-American Conference
15. Wichita State 19-4 796 17 Missouri Valley Conference
16. North Carolina 16-6 795 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Georgetown 17-5 626 20 Big East Conference
18. La Salle 17-5 576 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
19. New Mexico 17-3 470 NR Mountain West Conference
20. Iowa State 17-7 421 16 Big 12 Conference
21. Duke 16-6 412 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Pepperdine 19-5 354 19 West Coast Conference
23. Stanford 16-6 202 23 Pacific-12 Conference
24. St. John's 17-6 168 22 Big East Conference
25. Florida State 14-8 162 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
UT Arlington 18-4 86 Sun Belt Conference
UAB 17-5 47 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cal State Northridge 16-5 27 Big West Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 17-4 18 Southland Conference
Illinois 15-7 10 Big Ten Conference
Long Beach State 17-5 8 Big West Conference
Boston University 18-6 1 Patriot League
Here's a look at the Mid-Major Top 25 heading into the week of Feb. 8-14:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Colorado State (32) 20-2 1725 1 Mountain West Conference
2. George Washington (9) 19-3 1682 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Massachusetts (22) 17-5 1681 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Wichita State (3) 19-4 1554 3 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Toledo (5) 19-3 1550 2 Mid-American Conference
6. Pepperdine (1) 19-5 1442 4 West Coast Conference
7. La Salle 17-5 1378 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. New Mexico 17-3 1305 9 Mountain West Conference
9. UT Arlington 18-4 1177 7 Sun Belt Conference
10. UAB 17-5 1169 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Cal State Northridge 16-5 1078 11 Big West Conference
12. Long Beach State 17-5 968 15 Big West Conference
13. Boston University 18-6 939 17 Patriot League
14. Temple 16-6 871 12 American Athletic Conference
15. Kent State 14-7 804 13 Mid-American Conference
16. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 17-4 642 14 Southland Conference
17. Morehead State 17-6 600 23 Ohio Valley Conference
18. San Diego 16-8 533 NR West Coast Conference
19. Wagner 18-5 510 NR Northeast Conference
20. Northern Iowa 16-8 361 18 Missouri Valley Conference
21. UTEP 14-6 297 NR Conference USA
22. Murray State 17-7 249 NR Ohio Valley Conference
23. Manhattan 18-8 219 22 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
24. FIU 14-8 165 24 Conference USA
25. Lehigh 16-8 128 NR Patriot League
Others Receiving Votes:
Towson 16-7 88 Colonial Athletic Association
UC Irvine 13-9 49 Big West Conference
Fordham 13-8 47 Atlantic 10 Conference
Houston 16-7 44 American Athletic Conference
North Dakota State 16-8 28 Summit League
Middle Tennessee 13-7 27 Conference USA
Ohio 15-8 23 Mid-American Conference
Louisiana Monroe 16-8 20 Atlantic Sun Conference
Santa Clara 14-10 12 West Coast Conference
Tulsa 14-7 12 American Athletic Conference
Arkansas State 14-8 8 Sun Belt Conference
Fairfield 17-8 6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Drake 15-9 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Oakland 13-9 2 Mid-American Conference
Sacramento State 13-7 2 Big Sky Conference
Troy 15-8 2 Sun Belt Conference
Here's a look at the Overall Bubble Watch, which sees 2 of our teams listed:
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Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Washington 15-7 .554 (59) 1-4 4-2 4-0 6-1 120 In
Lehigh 16-8 .577 (36) 2-4 2-1 5-1 7-2 86 In
Northern Iowa 16-8 .556 (56) 0-2 0-4 8-2 8-0 130 In
Oklahoma 15-8 .548 (67) 2-5 4-0 6-3 3-0 63 In
FIU 14-8 .575 (38) 1-2 3-2 2-3 8-1 58 In
Drake 15-9 .550 (64) 2-1 3-2 5-5 5-1 112 In
San Diego 16-8 .549 (66) 0-3 5-2 5-2 6-1 126 In
Minnesota 14-9 .627 (7) 4-6 6-2 3-0 1-1 1 In
New Mexico 17-3 .545 (72) 0-0 2-0 6-3 9-0 311 Out
UAB 17-5 .545 (73) 1-1 5-2 4-1 7-1 234 Out
Georgia 13-8 .594 (23) 4-4 4-1 2-1 3-2 26 Out
Virginia 14-8 .544 (76) 2-4 3-2 5-1 4-1 94 Out
Fordham 13-8 .574 (40) 2-5 2-0 5-2 4-1 54 Out
Manhattan 18-8 .528 (104) 0-0 2-3 7-3 9-2 258 Out
Boston College 14-7 .526 (109) 1-3 3-2 1-1 9-1 200 Out
FIU and San Diego were on the bubble last week, and both of them made jumps. FIU is now a little more safely in, while San Diego is also projected in. Both teams have work to do though, and San Diego could be hampered by a tough SOS and RPI.
Now a look at the rest of the Bubble Watch:
Locks: Notre Dame, St. John's, Northwestern, UCLA, Stanford
The only change from last week is San Diego going from being projected out to being projected in. Everything else, exactly the same.