Jan. 17-23, 2022
No feature games this week, so we'll go right into the weekly recap:
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 10-11, 4-4 America East.
1/21/22 at Stony Brook (W 86-75).
1/23/22 at UMBC (L 67-64).
A road split for the Hawks, who continue to play .500 ball in conference and can't get over the hump.
UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 9-9, 4-3 American.
1/19/22 vs. UCF (W 68-60).
1/22/22 at #25 SMU (W 91-86, OT).
2 tough wins this week for the Huskies, and hopefully that big road OT win over SMU will be the start of a fantastic run. Hopefully.
ECU (Al Hutt) -- 12-9, 5-3 American.
1/19/22 vs. Temple (W 82-59).
Just 1 game for the Pirates this week, but they win in convincing fashion.
Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 9-10, 5-3 American.
1/19/22 vs. #25 SMU (W 82-73).
1/22/22 at Temple (W 87-71).
Don't look now, but the Golden Hurricane are rolling. 5 in a row, including a convincing victory over an SMU team that had a very tough week.
#14 Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 16-3, 6-1 ACC.
1/19/22 at Pittsburgh (W 80-69).
1/22/22 vs. #6 Syracuse (W 52-49).
This is a different Blue Devil team from last season, as they have gotten a key victory over a top 10 conference foe, something they couldn't manage to do last season.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 8-9, 3-4 Big 12.
1/17/22 vs. Oklahoma State (W 86-56).
1/22/22 vs. #4 Oklahoma (W 95-75).
2 huge wins for the Horned Frogs, albeit at home, they still needed a momentum booster. If they can go on a run, that win over Oklahoma will prove to be huge.
Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 12-5, 4-2 Big Ten.
1/19/22 at Purdue (W 75-61).
1/22/22 vs. Penn State (L 88-81).
The Spartans split this week, losing at home but winning on the road. That loss to Penn State stopped a 4 game winning streak, now it's time to start a new one.
Northwestern (Ess Vee)-- 11-7, 3-3 Big Ten.
1/19/22 at Illinois (L 69-54).
1/22/22 vs. Maryland (W 74-47).
1 piece of good news for the Wildcats is that they've already won more games this season than they did all of last season. That means nothing though if they start falling apart.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 11-7, 3-3 Big West.
1/20/22 at UC Davis (W 99-76).
1/22/22 at Cal Poly (W 73-56).
A couple dominating performances on the road for the Warriors this week, as they look to build some momentum.
Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 11-6, 3-3 Conference USA.
1/20/22 at Florida Atlantic (L 77-64).
1/22/22 vs. Marshall (W 80-71).
A split for the Owls, losing on the road to a good Fla Atlantic team, but beating Marshall. .500 isn't good enough though, they need to take advantage of the schedule coming up.
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-5, 5-1 Pac 12.
1/20/22 vs. Oregon State (W 70-45).
1/22/22 at Washington (W 64-55).
2 more wins for the Buffaloes, as Coach Nielsen has them playing good ball. 4 in a row and 6 of their last 7. A tough stretch coming up though.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 11-5, 4-2 Pac 12.
1/20/22 at Arizona (W 63-55).
1/22/22 vs. Utah (W 70-65).
A big win for the Cardinal at Arizona, as there is a huge logjam at the top of the Pac 12 right now. 2 big games coming up next week.
UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 13-5, 5-1 Pac 12.
1/20/22 vs. Oregon (W 79-53).
1/22/22 at Gonzaga (W 87-81).
Nice recovery for the Bruins, who win both games this week, but they also have a tough stretch coming up. Welcome to the Pac 12 folks!
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-10, 0-6 Pac 12.
1/20/22 at Washington (L 79-57).
1/22/22 at Arizona State (L 86-62).
Just a dismal showing on the road for the Cougars this week, as they have yet to be really competitive in conference play. Coach St. John still has a long way to go with this team.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 10-8, 4-2 SEC.
1/19/22 at Ole Miss (W 69-67).
1/22/22 at Florida (L 77-73).
A pair of stomach turners this week for the Crimson Tide, and they split them. They've now lost 2 of their last 3 after a quick start in SEC play.
Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 13-6, 2-4 SEC.
1/19/22 at Missouri (L 66-58).
1/22/22 vs. Georgia (W 79-60).
A split for the Wildcats, as Big Blue Nation continues to be unhappy. Let's hope Coach Hutt doesn't get any death threats like that poor official John Higgins got. Too soon?
Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 11-8, 6-4 Sun Belt.
1/20/22 at South Alabama (W 82-50).
1/22/22 vs. Georgia Southern (W 76-55).
The Trojans have won 3 of their last 4 in Sun Belt play, and 4 of their last 5 overall. However, it was about this time last season (or the season before that, I can't remember) that the huge meltdown happened.
Let's take a look at the national top 25 heading into the week of Jan. 24-30:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (72) 19-1 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Wichita State 20-1 1728 2 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Oklahoma 17-3 1654 4 Big 12 Conference
4. Texas 16-2 1563 3 Big 12 Conference
5. Baylor 17-2 1501 5 Big 12 Conference
6. Arkansas 15-3 1416 9 Southeastern Conference
7. Syracuse 15-3 1414 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Virginia 15-4 1231 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. St. John's 15-3 1196 11 Big East Conference
10. Duke 16-3 1189 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Kansas State 16-3 1064 19 Big 12 Conference
12. San Diego State 16-4 934 18 Mountain West Conference
13. Old Dominion 15-2 854 16 Conference USA
14. Florida State 14-4 769 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Memphis 16-3 766 8 American Athletic Conference
16. Sacred Heart 17-2 714 17 Northeast Conference
17. Villanova 15-4 693 20 Big East Conference
18. Iowa State 14-5 679 13 Big 12 Conference
19. North Carolina 13-5 539 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Massachusetts 16-3 499 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Notre Dame 15-4 446 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Oakland 17-4 280 NR Horizon League
23. Buffalo 13-5 134 21 Mid-American Conference
24. Vanderbilt 14-5 133 22 Southeastern Conference
25. BYU 16-5 97 NR West Coast Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Louisville 11-6 62 Atlantic Coast Conference
Loyola MD 16-4 15 Patriot League
Colorado 13-5 9 Pacific-12 Conference
Manhattan 15-4 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Michigan State 12-5 5 Big Ten Conference
Arizona 13-5 4 Pacific-12 Conference
Alabama A&M 14-4 2 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Missouri 13-5 2 Southeastern Conference
Kentucky 13-6 1 Southeastern Conference
So Duke moves up 4 spots after their 2 wins this week, and Michigan State keeps a few votes. Kentucky gets a vote, somehow, and Colorado is in the mix. No UCLA though, very surprising.
Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 24-30:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wichita State (72) 20-1 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. San Diego State 16-4 1696 4 Mountain West Conference
3. Memphis 16-3 1670 2 American Athletic Conference
4. Old Dominion 15-2 1585 5 Conference USA
5. Sacred Heart 17-2 1506 6 Northeast Conference
6. Massachusetts 16-3 1435 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Oakland 17-4 1371 9 Horizon League
8. BYU 16-5 1283 14 West Coast Conference
9. Buffalo 13-5 1250 7 Mid-American Conference
10. Loyola MD 16-4 1085 16 Patriot League
11. William & Mary 14-5 1056 20 Colonial Athletic Association
12. Manhattan 15-4 944 10 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
13. New Mexico 13-6 846 NR Mountain West Conference
14. Richmond 13-5 827 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Alabama A&M 14-4 758 11 Southwestern Athletic Conference
16. FIU 12-5 709 13 Conference USA
17. SMU 14-6 594 8 American Athletic Conference
18. Florida Gulf Coast 15-5 541 23 Atlantic Sun Conference
19. Northeastern 13-5 528 15 Colonial Athletic Association
20. Southern Utah 13-4 486 22 Big Sky Conference
21. Dayton 13-5 442 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Colorado State 12-5 265 17 Mountain West Conference
23. The Citadel 14-5 244 NR Southern Conference
24. UAB 11-5 151 18 Conference USA
25. Boise State 12-7 78 25 Mountain West Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Fordham 12-5 76 Atlantic 10 Conference
UTEP 12-6 60 Conference USA
Green Bay 14-7 37 Horizon League
South Florida 11-6 32 American Athletic Conference
Rider 16-6 17 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Fresno State 14-7 15 Mountain West Conference
VMI 14-6 6 Southern Conference
Indiana State 14-7 5 Missouri Valley Conference
Long Beach State 12-6 1 Big West Conference
UNC Wilmington 14-7 1 Colonial Athletic Association
Not much to talk about here, as none of our mid-major teams seem to be even close to receiving a vote.