Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2014
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 6-16, 4-6 T-6th America East. A home split this week for the Hawks. First an 82-69 win over Binghamton, then a 71-51 loss to Vermont.
Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 10-11, 7-2 1st America East. The Black Bears have a nice winning streak going, with 2 more home wins this week. First 72-58 over Albany, then 65-55 over Stony Brook.
Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 16-4, 3-3 T-7th ACC. Tough week for the Eagles, who dropped 2 home games. First an 82-72 loss to Maryland, then a 73-60 loss to North Carolina.
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-11, 2-5 10th Big 12. Coach Nielsen will be happy that his team broke their Big 12 losing streak. 2 solid and unexpected wins this week, first 76-56 at Baylor, then the big surprise, a 58-53 win at home against Missouri.
Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 15-4, 7-1 T-1st Big East. The Cardinals split this week, first dropping a heartbreaker 55-54 at Villanova, then returning home to hammer Providence 72-47.
High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 10-11, 8-2 2nd Big South. Only 1 game this week for the Panthers, a 72-66 win at Radford.
Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 11-10, 3-6 T-6th Big Ten. 1 game this week for the Hawkeyes, a non-conference home game against Valparaiso in which they lost 80-71.
Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 5-15, 5-2 2nd Big West. Don't look now, but the Mustangs are playing some decent basketball. 2 more wins this week, first a 73-68 win at Cal St. Northridge. Then they returned home to beat UC Riverside 64-52.
UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 10-10, 2-4 T-9th C-USA. A home split this week for the Miners. First a 78-57 win over Central Florida, then a 68-58 loss to Marshall.
Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 12-9, 6-5 T-4th Horizon. A home split this week for the Raiders. First a 77-71 loss to Youngstown St., then a 69-63 win over Cleveland St.
Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 7-15, 3-8 10th (last) MVC. A road split for the Aces this week. First a 65-55 loss at Missouri St., then a 64-61 win at Bradley.
Illinois State (Timmy Tribble) -- 8-13, 4-7 T-7th MVC. Also a road split for the Redbirds this week, as they won 73-67 at Bradley, then lost 79-69 at Missouri St.
Bryant (Score Galore) -- 3-18, 2-8 T-12th (last) Northeast. 2 more losses this week for the Bulldogs. First a 76-67 loss at Mt. St. Marys, then a 50-41 loss at Monmouth.
Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 12-9, 6-4 T-4th Northeast. A sweep this week for the Hawks, as they won 70-55 at St. Francis-NY, then returned home and beat Bryant 50-41.
UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 16-5, 5-4 T-2nd Pac 10. Yet another split for the Bruins, who hosted Washington and won 82-71, then hosted Washington St. and lost 61-58.
Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 14-8, 8-2 2nd in South Division of Southern. 2 more wins for the Wildcats, the streak is 8 now. First an 82-56 win at Wofford, then a 90-53 win at home against Appalachian St.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-11, 2-5 T-5th WAC. Good job by the Warriors who get their first 2 wins in conference play this season. First they won 87-75 at Fresno St., then they returned home to pound Idaho 63-39.
Oregon St. (Jawouk Bafou) -- 10-10, 3-4 4th WAC. Bad week for the Beavers, who lost 2 home games. First a 74-49 loss to Boise St., then a non-conference 82-80 loss to Seattle.
Code:
Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (72) 18-1 1800 1 Big 12 Conference
2. Xavier 20-0 1727 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Michigan State 19-1 1635 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Georgetown 18-1 1581 5 Big East Conference
5. Arizona 20-2 1500 6 Pacific-10 Conference
6. Oklahoma State 19-2 1455 8 Big 12 Conference
7. Brigham Young 18-3 1341 9 Mountain West Conference
8. West Virginia 18-3 1298 7 Big East Conference
9. Tennessee 18-2 1184 10 Southeastern Conference
10. Pittsburgh 15-4 1148 11 Big East Conference
11. Notre Dame 18-3 1111 4 Big East Conference
12. Wisconsin 17-3 1008 13 Big Ten Conference
13. Villanova 15-5 900 20 Big East Conference
14. Louisville 15-4 838 15 Big East Conference
15. Duke 17-4 794 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Texas 17-3 769 16 Big 12 Conference
17. Marquette 16-4 636 22 Big East Conference
18. Boston College 16-4 566 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Syracuse 14-6 477 21 Big East Conference
20. Maryland 14-4 451 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Kentucky 15-4 339 24 Southeastern Conference
22. Nevada 18-3 251 23 Western Athletic Conference
23. Connecticut 14-6 130 NR Big East Conference
24. North Carolina 14-5 125 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. George Mason 19-3 98 25 Colonial Athletic Association
Others Receiving Votes:
Purdue 17-4 73 Big Ten Conference
Temple 17-3 51 Atlantic 10 Conference
Washington 14-6 41 Pacific-10 Conference
Houston 17-3 31 Conference USA
UCLA 16-5 28 Pacific-10 Conference
Butler 15-6 13 Horizon League
Creighton 15-7 1 Missouri Valley Conference
Huge drop for BC after losing 2 tough games this week. Louisville keeps moving up, and UCLA is still receiving votes.
Code:
Mid Major Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (72) 20-0 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Brigham Young 18-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Creighton 15-7 1557 12 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Nevada 18-3 1550 4 Western Athletic Conference
5. Butler 15-6 1533 3 Horizon League
6. George Mason 19-3 1496 5 Colonial Athletic Association
7. Temple 17-3 1354 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Houston 17-3 1263 9 Conference USA
9. Gonzaga 17-5 1204 7 West Coast Conference
10. Missouri State 17-6 1116 13 Missouri Valley Conference
11. Miami-Ohio 15-5 1079 8 Mid-American Conference
12. New Mexico State 16-4 1071 11 Western Athletic Conference
13. Memphis 15-5 918 10 Conference USA
14. Weber State 17-4 794 19 Big Sky Conference
15. UNC Wilmington 16-6 685 NR Colonial Athletic Association
16. Tulsa 14-6 661 18 Conference USA
17. Pepperdine 17-3 605 17 West Coast Conference
18. Southern Illinois 17-6 576 NR Missouri Valley Conference
19. Duquesne 15-4 511 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Winthrop 18-4 368 22 Big South Conference
21. Pennsylvania 15-4 283 15 Ivy League
22. Bradley 14-7 248 16 Missouri Valley Conference
23. Saint Louis 13-5 203 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Manhattan 15-6 135 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Utah 14-7 111 NR Mountain West Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
College of Charleston 15-6 108 Southern Conference
Bowling Green 14-6 68 Mid-American Conference
Siena 16-7 64 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Troy 16-5 52 Sun Belt Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson 16-4 50 Northeast Conference
Illinois-Chicago 15-8 49 Horizon League
Western Kentucky 15-5 39 Sun Belt Conference
UNLV 13-8 32 Mountain West Conference
Fairfield 15-7 27 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Milwaukee 16-7 23 Horizon League
Furman 16-5 15 Southern Conference
Oakland 15-6 10 Summit League
Dayton 13-7 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego 13-8 3 West Coast Conference
Cal State Northridge 14-6 2 Big West Conference
Pacific 13-6 1 Big West Conference
And as has been the theme all season, no FOFC coached teams in the mid-major poll.
Now it's time for the Bubble watch, as we enter February of the current season. 1 of our FOFC coached teams is in the overall bubble watch, so let's take a look at that.
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OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH
Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Creighton 15-7 .585 (42) 1-4 5-1 5-1 4-1 65 In
Michigan 12-6 .634 (15) 1-4 3-1 5-1 3-0 21 In
Iowa State 14-6 .583 (47) 1-2 2-3 5-0 6-1 80 In
Illinois-Chicago 15-8 .577 (52) 1-3 0-3 7-2 7-0 74 In
Wisconsin 17-3 .562 (71) 3-2 4-1 4-0 6-0 244 In
Alabama 13-7 .597 (36) 1-2 3-4 4-1 5-0 27 In
Clemson 14-5 .567 (66) 3-3 2-0 3-1 6-1 132 In
Utah 14-7 .566 (68) 0-4 2-1 6-1 6-1 104 In
Miami-Ohio 15-5 .561 (73) 1-1 2-2 8-1 4-1 158 Out
Oregon 13-8 .623 (19) 4-5 3-1 2-1 4-1 11 Out
Davidson 14-8 .567 (65) 0-5 2-1 6-2 6-0 110 Out
Fairfield 15-7 .559 (75) 0-3 1-1 5-3 9-0 145 Out
Georgia Tech 12-7 .585 (44) 2-2 2-3 0-2 8-0 40 Out
Washington 14-6 .549 (84) 4-4 1-1 2-1 7-0 146 Out
UNLV 13-8 .570 (61) 0-3 3-1 4-4 6-0 61 Out
2-6 against teams in the top 100 of the RPI is not boding well for Davidson. Too many games early season that they lost and should have probably won.
Since we have so many teams, I'm going to do it a little differently. I'm going to group teams based on their current projection of Lock, In, or Out. This might make it a little easier, or if you guys want me to individualize each team, I'll do so.
Locks-
Boston College,
Louisville,
UCLA,
Out-
Maine,
Hartford,
Colorado,
High Point,
Illinois,
Cal Poly,
UTEP,
Wright State,
Illinois State,
Evansville,
Monmouth,
Bryant,
Oregon State,
Hawaii