Feb. 15-21, 2016
1 feature game to tell you about, and it is in the Pac-12.
2/18/16-
#16 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) @
#12 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- A complete tale of 2 halves in this one, as Stanford led 53-38 going into halftime, but UCLA outscored them 48-19 in the 2nd half to pull away! Wow!
Final Score: #12 UCLA- 86, #16 Stanford- 72
Now on to the rest of the weekly recap:
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 9-20, 7-9 6th America East.
2/19/16 vs. UMass Lowell (L 50-49).
2/21/16 vs. New Hampshire (L 82-76).
The Hawks end their regular season on a 4 game losing streak, and they'll get a break next week as they await the rest of the conference to finish up.
ECU (Al Hutt) -- 7-18, 4-10 T-7th American.
2/17/16 at Houston (W 67-50).
2/20/16 at #18 UConn (L 89-62).
A road split for the Pirates, who actually had a 2 game winning streak going into the game at UConn, but they were slaughtered in that one.
Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 11-15, 5-9 T-8th Atlantic 10.
2/17/16 vs. St. Bonaventure (L 82-73).
2/20/16 vs. St. Joseph's (L 81-70).
2 more losses for the Wildcats who haven't made a smooth transition to the A-10.
)TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 5-21, 0-14 10th (last) Big 12.
2/15/16 vs. #7 Kansas (L 70-56).
2/20/16 vs. Oklahoma State (L 74-65).
These were the 2 closest games that the Horned Frogs have played in a long, long time, hopefully that could be the start of a turnaround. They've got 4 more games to avoid the conference 0-fer.
Michigan (Cillian Tribble) -- 14-12, 7-7 T-7th Big 10.
2/17/16 vs. #24 Wisconsin (L 75-64).
2/20/16 vs. Rutgers (W 65-49).
A split this week for the Wolverines, who played Wisconsin tough early on, but couldn't survive the defensive pressure.
#14 Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 20-6, 9-5 T-4th Big 10.
2/17/16 at Purdue (L 87-79).
2/20/16 at Indiana (W 61-56).
A road split for the Spartans, fortunately the schedule gets a little easier the rest of the way, although they do have a revenge game against Michigan next week.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 20-7, 11-2 1st Big West.
2/16/16 at Long Beach State (W 69-68).
2/20/16 vs. UC Irvine (W 50-46).
It wasn't easy, but the Warriors survive probably their 2 toughest tests of the conference season, and should, I say should coast the rest of the way.
Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 11-14, 7-7 T-6th Conference USA.
2/18/16 at UAB (L 66-51).
2/20/16 vs. Louisiana Tech (W 67-65).
A split for the 49ers who got a big win against LA Tech, one of only 4 schools to beat LA Tech this season.
Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 10-15, 4-10 T-12th Conference USA.
2/18/16 at Western Kentucky (W 43-34).
2/20/16 at UTEP (L 78-70).
If you wanted a cure for sleep, watching the Rice/Western Kentucky game would have done it for you. It's not the teams didn't attempt shots, as they both attempted 45 or more, they just couldn't make them. Rice was 33.3%, WKU 23.4%. Ugly game, but Coach Shocker comes out on the right side.
Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 9-19, 7-12 T-7th MAAC.
2/19/16 at Manhattan (L 49-48).
2/21/16 at Marist (L 73-72).
Ugh! So close, yet so far. 2 one point losses in a row is enough to drive a coach insane.
Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 13-14, 8-5 5th MEAC.
2/15/16 vs. Hampton (W 66-53).
2/20/16 at Coppin State (W 48-38).
Good week for the Spartans who could see postseason play with a strong finish.
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 19-7, 11-3 T-1st Pac 12.
2/18/16 at Utah (W 66-61).
2/20/16 vs. #6 Arizona (W 67-59).
Big week for the Buffaloes who got by the first stretch of their brutal 4 game schedule. Next week: games against Stanford and UCLA.
#16 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 22-5, 11-3 T-1st Pac 12.
2/18/16 at #12 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
2/20/16 at Washington (L 76-62).
Not a good week for the Cardinal at all, who are now fighting for 1st place in the conference. Dual 14 point losses won't make Coach Sanchez happy.
#12 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 22-4, 10-4 T-3rd Pac 12.
2/18/16 vs. #16 Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
2/20/16 at Oregon State (W 78-39).
Good week for the Bruins who are back in title contention. They forced 22 Oregon State turnovers and held them to 28% shooting.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-16, 2-12 11th Pac 12.
2/18/16 vs. Oregon State (W 67-60).
2/20/16 vs. California (L 89-53).
The Cougars win the battle of cellar dwellars against Oregon State who had a horrible week, but got a slap in the face when Cal came in.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 13-12, 9-5 T-3rd SEC.
2/17/16 vs. Arkansas (W 62-42).
2/20/16 at Vanderbilt (L 93-83).
A split for the Crimson Tide who see their 5 game winning streak end at Vandy.
Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) -- 20-16, 10-4 2nd SEC.
2/17/16 vs. Tennessee (W 77-49).
2/20/16 vs. Mississippi State (W 83-54).
The Gators are back with 2 blowout wins this week.
#9 Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 23-3, 13-1 1st SEC.
2/17/16 at LSU (W 75-66).
2/20/16 at Missouri (W 89-67).
2 road wins for the Wildcats who seem to be cruising towards an SEC title.
Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 10-16, 8-9 6th Sun Belt.
2/18/16 at Texas State (L 62-58).
2/20/16 vs. Louisiana Monroe (L 51-41).
2 fairly close ones for the Trojans, but 2 losses will kill any momentum they had.
Here's a look at the national top 25 for the week:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Gonzaga (72) 29-1 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. Iowa 24-2 1717 2 Big Ten Conference
3. Cincinnati 26-1 1601 3 American Athletic Conference
4. Villanova 24-3 1592 4 Big East Conference
5. Syracuse 24-3 1512 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Kansas 23-4 1449 7 Big 12 Conference
7. Kentucky 23-3 1400 9 Southeastern Conference
8. Ohio State 22-4 1270 11 Big Ten Conference
9. UCLA 22-4 1204 12 Pacific-12 Conference
10. Baylor 22-4 1159 8 Big 12 Conference
11. Iowa State 21-5 1066 10 Big 12 Conference
12. Louisville 22-5 1036 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Arizona 20-6 920 6 Pacific-12 Conference
14. Duke 23-3 901 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Michigan State 20-6 801 14 Big Ten Conference
16. VCU 21-5 708 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Oklahoma 20-6 565 23 Big 12 Conference
18. Stephen F. Austin 24-2 551 20 Southland Conference
19. Connecticut 22-5 532 18 American Athletic Conference
20. Stanford 22-5 418 16 Pacific-12 Conference
21. Miami 21-5 321 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Harvard 22-4 314 25 Ivy League
23. Wisconsin 19-7 276 24 Big Ten Conference
24. Massachusetts 21-5 135 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Nebraska 21-5 96 22 Big Ten Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Murray State 25-3 22 Ohio Valley Conference
North Florida 25-2 9 Atlantic Sun Conference
Stony Brook 25-3 8 America East Conference
Northern Iowa 22-5 6 Missouri Valley Conference
San Diego State 19-7 5 Mountain West Conference
Washington 19-7 3 Pacific-12 Conference
Boise State 21-5 2 Mountain West Conference
Louisiana Tech 22-4 1 Conference USA
Kentucky and UCLA each move up after 2-0 weeks, while Michigan State and Stanford drop after splitting. Inexplicably, Florida loses all their votes and drops completely out. Not quite understanding that.
And the mid-major top 25:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Gonzaga (72) 29-1 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. Cincinnati 26-1 1728 2 American Athletic Conference
3. VCU 21-5 1655 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Connecticut 22-5 1538 4 American Athletic Conference
5. Harvard 22-4 1454 7 Ivy League
6. Stephen F. Austin 24-2 1390 6 Southland Conference
7. San Diego State 19-7 1358 5 Mountain West Conference
8. Wichita State 19-8 1296 8 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Massachusetts 21-5 1263 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. George Washington 20-7 1099 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Northern Iowa 22-5 1074 11 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Cleveland State 21-7 1019 13 Horizon League
13. Akron 20-6 895 14 Mid-American Conference
14. Louisiana Tech 22-4 771 12 Conference USA
15. Boise State 21-5 667 16 Mountain West Conference
16. South Dakota State 21-5 665 17 Summit League
17. Georgia State 21-4 649 18 Sun Belt Conference
18. Murray State 25-3 576 19 Ohio Valley Conference
19. Illinois State 23-5 533 15 Missouri Valley Conference
20. New Mexico State 22-5 344 NR Western Athletic Conference
21. Stony Brook 25-3 276 21 America East Conference
22. UNLV 19-6 262 NR Mountain West Conference
23. Tulsa 22-5 218 24 American Athletic Conference
24. Green Bay 19-8 210 NR Horizon League
25. Eastern Kentucky 24-4 188 NR Ohio Valley Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
North Florida 25-2 169 Atlantic Sun Conference
Richmond 20-6 133 Atlantic 10 Conference
St. Bonaventure 17-7 109 Atlantic 10 Conference
Vermont 23-4 35 America East Conference
Iona 23-6 13 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Valparaiso 21-6 5 Horizon League
Robert Morris 24-4 3 Northeast Conference
Belmont 22-6 2 Ohio Valley Conference
North Dakota State 22-6 2 Summit League
BYU 18-10 1 West Coast Conference
And as has been the theme all season, no respect for the mid-majors. Including Hawaii. Ugh!
None of our FOFC teams are on the overall bubble watch, and no change with any of our FOFC teams at all. Not that I expect many, but who knows.