Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2020
3 feature games this week, and a couple of them were actually scheduled by the computer, so here we go:
12/1/20-
Duke (Dean Hoo) @
UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- The battle between 2 once great teams was won at the three point line, as UCLA made 11 three pointers and Duke only made 3, and that was enough for the Bruins to pull away.
Final Score: UCLA- 75, Duke- 59
12/1/20-
ECU (Al Hutt) @
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- The slide continues for Coach Sanchez and the Stanford Cardinal, who blew an 8 point halftime lead by turning the ball over 17 times in the 2nd half, 20 for the game. Their losing streak continues, as ECU pulls a huge road upset.
Final Score: ECU- 74, Stanford- 64
12/3/20-
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) @
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- While 1 Pac 12 team continues to struggle, another is finding their groove. Colorado used a 36-26 edge on the boards to get more shot opportunities, and more opportunities at the line. This resulted in a home victory over a tough Hawaii team.
Final Score: Colorado- 60, Hawaii- 50
Now for the rest of the weekly recap:
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 3-1, 0-0 America East.
12/3/20 vs. Wright State (L 83-74).
12/5/20 vs. Eastern Washington (W 86-64).
A split this week for the Hawks in 2 road games. They really need to take advantage of their non-conference schedule, as they don't play another team that currently has a winning record for quite a while.
#19 UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 4-1, 0-0 American.
11/30/20 at #23 Virginia (W 67-59).
12/5/20 at Fairleigh Dickinson (L 66-54).
A split on the road for the Huskies, and an inexplicable loss to.. Fairleigh Dickinson? That was Fairleigh's super bowl, for sure.
ECU (Al Hutt) -- 3-2, 0-0 American.
12/1/20 at Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
12/3/20 at USC Upstate (L 80-72).
Another split for our teams, and another one that's hard to explain, as the Pirates stun Stanford, yet lose to USC Upstate? It's going to be a weird season.
Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 2-1, 0-0 American.
12/2/20 vs. Colgate (W 90-74).
12/5/20 at Oral Roberts (W 69-46).
Good week for the Golden Hurricane, who win 2 games very convincingly.
Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 3-2, 0-0 ACC.
12/1/20 at UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
12/4/20 at Albany (W 95-86).
A split for the Blue Devils, who are still a ways away from being the top team they used to be.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 5-2, 0-0 Big 12.
12/1/20 vs. Akron (L 73-61).
12/6/20 vs. Nebraska Omaha (W 89-58).
A split for the Horned Frogs, but there's no shame in either of their losses, as they are to teams with a combined 11-2 record.
Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 4-1, 0-0 Big Ten.
12/1/20 vs. Abilene Christian (W 85-72).
12/6/20 vs. Alabama A&M (W 63-55).
2 wins for the Spartans, but neither one of them came as easily as they should have. There is still a bit of a question about consistency with this team.
Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 2-4, 0-0 Big Ten.
11/30/20 at Cal Poly (L 84-73).
12/2/20 vs. #18 Wake Forest (L 63-49).
2 more losses for the Wildcats this week, and while the loss to Wake Forest can be forgiven, the loss to Cal Poly.. not so much.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-4, 0-0 Big West.
12/3/20 at Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.
12/6/20 at USC (L 68-63).
Still hard to get a read on this Warriors team who had an upset win over Purdue but some really bad losses. Still some good teams to face in non-conference play so they'll be looking for another upset or 2.
Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 2-3, 0-0 Conference USA.
12/1/20 at Oklahoma State (L 97-80).
12/5/20 at Houston (L 73-71).
2 road losses for the Owls, but they were very close to getting a win at Houston. The signs of being a good team are there, now they just need to put the pieces together.
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 4-4, 0-0 Pac 12.
12/3/20 vs. Hawaii- feature game, highlighted above.
12/5/20 at Providence (L 71-58).
A split this week for the Buffaloes, but Providence is a very tough team. A chance to get back on track next week as they travel to take on 2 pretty solid mid-major teams.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 1-4, 0-0 Pac 12.
12/1/20 vs. ECU- feature game, highlighted above.
The Cardinal are in the midst of a nightmare season, and they need something to turn in around. Next week might not be the week as 2 teams that are either ranked or receiving votes come into town.
UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 4-1, 0-0 Pac 12.
12/1/20 vs. Duke- feature game, highlighted above.
12/3/20 vs. Campbell (W 84-52).
2 more wins for the Bruins who really should pile them on, as most of their remaining non-conference schedule is a breeze, except for a couple games.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 4-1, 0-0 Pac 12.
12/3/20 at Seattle (W 58-49).
Another win for the cougars in their only game of the week, and that's 4 in a row. Next week they face a couple human coached teams.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 3-2, 0-0 SEC.
11/30/20 at Kansas (L 86-76).
This would have been a feature game if not for the hiatus of Coach Johnson, but as it stands, the Crimson Tide take a loss, and next week will not be easy either.
Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 2-2, 0-0 SEC.
12/4/20 at Arizona (L 101-96, OT).
12/6/20 vs. DePaul (W 74-72).
A split for the Wildcats, who look to be down a bit from seasons past. Still time to turn it around, as their next 3 games are all at home against mid-major competition.
Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 4-2, 0-0 Sun Belt.
12/6/20 vs. Weber State (W 68-57).
Don't look now, but the Trojans have a 4 game winning streak. They seem to be playing better ball early on this season, now if they can keep it up.
Here's a look at the national top 25 for the week of Dec. 7-13:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (72) 7-0 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Louisville 6-1 1675 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Florida State 5-0 1556 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Western Michigan 7-0 1371 9 Mid-American Conference
5. Ohio State 4-1 1368 11 Big Ten Conference
6. Arkansas 6-0 1354 4 Southeastern Conference
7. Oklahoma 3-1 1275 14 Big 12 Conference
8. UAB 6-0 1230 13 Conference USA
9. Wichita State 6-1 1178 2 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Baylor 4-1 1143 16 Big 12 Conference
11. William & Mary 6-0 1115 22 Colonial Athletic Association
12. Boise State 6-1 1074 25 Mountain West Conference
13. South Florida 5-0 969 20 American Athletic Conference
14. Syracuse 4-1 897 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. IPFW 5-0 809 24 Summit League
16. Mississippi State 4-0 714 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
17. UTSA 5-0 670 NR Conference USA
18. Illinois 4-1 642 NR Big Ten Conference
19. Michigan State 4-1 544 NR Big Ten Conference
20. Miami 4-1 434 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 4-0 382 NR Southland Conference
22. North Carolina 5-1 329 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Iowa 5-1 230 NR Big Ten Conference
24. Georgetown 5-2 206 NR Big East Conference
25. Iowa State 4-1 111 17 Big 12 Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Georgia State 7-1 79 Horizon League
Wake Forest 6-1 33 Atlantic Coast Conference
UCLA 4-1 28 Pacific-12 Conference
Gonzaga 2-1 27 Pacific-12 Conference
Providence 5-1 26 Big East Conference
Oklahoma State 5-1 22 Big 12 Conference
Villanova 4-1 18 Big East Conference
Illinois State 5-1 17 Missouri Valley Conference
Harvard 6-1 16 Ivy League
Mercer 6-1 14 Southern Conference
Mississippi 5-1 11 Southeastern Conference
UC Santa Barbara 5-1 11 Big West Conference
SMU 5-1 7 American Athletic Conference
Connecticut 4-1 5 American Athletic Conference
Rhode Island 5-1 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Denver 6-1 3 Summit League
Southern Illinois 3-1 2 Missouri Valley Conference
Minnesota 3-1 1 Big Ten Conference
Even though they didn't play extremely well this week, Michigan State is back in the top 25 after 2 wins. UCLA is getting some votes, and UConn is out of the top 25, but still receiving votes after that unexplainable road loss.
Now for the mid-major top 25 for the week of Dec. 7-13:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Western Michigan (34) 7-0 1708 4 Mid-American Conference
2. UAB (10) 6-0 1666 6 Conference USA
3. Wichita State (20) 6-1 1617 1 Missouri Valley Conference
4. William & Mary (2) 6-0 1574 9 Colonial Athletic Association
5. Boise State (5) 6-1 1516 12 Mountain West Conference
6. South Florida (1) 5-0 1471 8 American Athletic Conference
7. IPFW 5-0 1410 10 Summit League
8. Mississippi State 4-0 1328 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. UTSA 5-0 1263 17 Conference USA
10. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 4-0 1124 20 Southland Conference
11. Georgia State 7-1 1037 3 Horizon League
12. Illinois State 5-1 881 5 Missouri Valley Conference
13. SMU 5-1 880 2 American Athletic Conference
14. Akron 5-1 731 NR Mid-American Conference
15. Harvard 6-1 720 NR Ivy League
16. Connecticut 4-1 574 7 American Athletic Conference
17. Rhode Island 5-1 572 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Mercer 6-1 542 NR Southern Conference
19. UC Santa Barbara 5-1 487 NR Big West Conference
20. Belmont 5-1 382 NR Ohio Valley Conference
21. Kent State 4-1 319 NR Mid-American Conference
22. Middle Tennessee 5-1 227 NR Conference USA
23. Pacific 4-1 188 NR West Coast Conference
24. Memphis 3-1 184 NR American Athletic Conference
25. Denver 6-1 120 NR Summit League
Others Receiving Votes:
Lehigh 5-1 119 Patriot League
St. Bonaventure 3-1 84 Atlantic 10 Conference
Southern Illinois 3-1 82 Missouri Valley Conference
George Washington 3-1 79 Atlantic 10 Conference
Texas-Rio Grande Valley 5-1 71 Western Athletic Conference
Northwestern State 4-1 69 Southland Conference
Quinnipiac 5-1 68 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Fordham 3-1 44 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cal State Bakersfield 3-1 41 Western Athletic Conference
Colorado State 2-1 38 Mountain West Conference
Tulsa 2-1 31 American Athletic Conference
Ball State 3-1 29 Mid-American Conference
Western Illinois 2-1 27 Southland Conference
Stetson 4-1 26 Atlantic Sun Conference
McNeese State 3-1 25 Southland Conference
Marshall 3-1 22 Conference USA
San Diego State 4-2 10 Mountain West Conference
Hartford 3-1 8 America East Conference
North Texas 3-1 6 Conference USA
No surprise that UConn dropped in the mid-major poll, but Tulsa and Hartford pick up a few votes.