Feb. 7-13, 2022
No feature games this week, so we'll get right into the weekly recap.
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 13-13, 7-6 T-5th America East.
2/9/22 vs. Albany (L 75-61).
2/13/22 vs. Stony Brook (W 61-46).
A split for the Hawks, who have another very winnable game next week, and then a good test in their last 2 conference games of the season.
UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 13-11, 8-4 T-3rd American.
2/9/22 at UCF (W 67-60).
2/12/22 at Houston (W 59-48).
2 road wins for the Huskies this week, as they also pick up an important win at Houston.
ECU (Al Hutt) -- 13-13, 6-7 T-6th American.
2/9/22 at Cincinnati (L 59-42).
2/12/22 vs. South Florida (L 79-62).
A pair of 17 point losses for the Pirates this week, as they have lost 4 out of their last 5.
Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 13-11, 8-4 T-3rd American.
2/9/22 at SMU (W 79-62).
2/12/22 at Tulane (L 70-65).
A road split this week for the Golden Hurricane. That loss at Tulane could be very damaging, as Tulane had only won 8 games before beating Tulsa. That also breaks a 9 game winning streak for Coach Brown's team.
#11 Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 21-4, 11-2 1st ACC.
2/9/22 at Clemson (W 85-75).
2/12/22 vs. Wake Forest (W 91-72).
The Blue Devils keep a half game lead in the ACC, but their next 4 games are huge, all against ranked teams.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 11-12, 5-7 8th Big 12.
2/8/22 at East Tennessee State (W 82-71).
2/12/22 at #3 Baylor (L 73-63).
A road split for the Horned Frogs, who take care of a weak non-conference opponent, and give 3rd ranked Baylor a challenge before eventually falling short.
Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 17-6, 9-3 2nd Big Ten.
2/9/22 at Indiana (W 94-62).
2/12/22 vs. Nebraska (W 90-57).
2 dominating wins for the Spartans this week, and at this point it's really a race for 2nd place, as top ranked Wisconsin all but has the Big Ten regular season title locked up, unless they fall apart.
Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 14-10, 6-6 T-6th Big Ten.
2/9/22 at Iowa (L 90-82).
2/12/22 at Minnesota (L 71-53).
Exactly what the Wildcats didn't need, losing 2 on the road this week. This will certainly have a big impact on them when the new bubble watch comes out.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 14-10, 5-6 6th Big West.
2/10/22 vs. UC Irvine (W 77-70).
2/12/22 at UC Santa Barbara (L 58-44).
A split for the Warriors, who just fell apart at UCSB. Can't afford those type of losses as they are still on pace for their best season in a while, but they have to keep winning.
Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 14-9, 6-6 T-7th Conference USA.
2/10/22 vs. Charlotte (L 81-79).
2/12/22 vs. Southern Miss (W 89-69).
A split for the Owls, and a tough loss against Charlotte. They really needed that one.
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 18-6, 10-2 1st Pac 12.
2/10/22 vs. Arizona State (W 67-40).
2/12/22 at Oregon State (W 81-49).
The Buffaloes are back on top by themselves in the Pac 12, thanks to a couple dominating performances this week. They still have a game against Arizona coming up at the end of the season, but they have a nice path to their first Pac 12 title in this dynasty, if they don't falter.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 16-6, 9-3 T-2nd Pac 12.
2/10/22 at Gonzaga (W 97-92, OT).
2/12/22 vs. #23 Arizona (W 85-63).
The Cardinal win 2 games this week, and they really carried that road OT win over Gonzaga well, as they went back home and obliterated Arizona. It's 5 in a row now for Coach Sanchez's team.
UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 17-7, 9-3 T-2nd Pac 12.
2/10/22 at Oregon State (L 74-58).
2/12/22 at Oregon (W 85-71).
A road split for the Bruins, who just can't be losing to teams like Oregon State, especially by 16 points. Next week is huge, as they face both of the other 2 teams that are tied for 2nd place at the moment, so it could make or break their chances.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-16, 0-12 12th (last) Pac 12.
2/10/22 at California (L 77-66).
2/12/22 vs. Washington (L 80-66).
It's looking more and more like the Cougars are going to go 0-fer in the Pac 12. They got 6 more chances to get a conference W, with their best chance against a 6 win Arizona State team. It's been a long, long time since that 8-4 start.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 15-9, 9-3 2nd SEC.
2/9/22 vs. Georgia (W 60-57).
2/12/22 at South Carolina (W 79-68).
2 more wins for the Crimson Tide, who are fighting to get back to the NCAA Tournament after missing out last season. A big game against Kentucky next week.
#20 Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 18-7, 7-5 T-4th SEC.
2/9/22 vs. VCU (W 77-68).
2/12/22 vs. #5 Arkansas (L 71-67).
A home split for the Wildcats, who put up a gallant effort against an Arkansas team that is almost a lock to win the SEC at this point.
Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 15-10, 9-6 2nd Sun Belt.
2/10/22 vs. Arkansas Little Rock (L 80-60).
2/12/22 vs. South Alabama (W 80-68).
A split for the Trojans, who still control their own destiny in the Sun Belt, as the top 5 teams all have 6 losses in conference. The only reason Troy is in 2nd place is because the conference leader has played 1 more conference game, and won it. Still, they are also heading to their best season in a while.
Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into the week of Feb. 14-20:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (72) 25-1 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Wichita State 26-1 1728 2 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Baylor 22-2 1643 3 Big 12 Conference
4. Oklahoma 21-4 1548 4 Big 12 Conference
5. Arkansas 21-3 1537 5 Southeastern Conference
6. Texas 20-4 1439 7 Big 12 Conference
7. Virginia 20-5 1324 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Syracuse 20-4 1299 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. San Diego State 21-4 1186 9 Mountain West Conference
10. Florida State 19-5 1184 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Duke 21-4 1138 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Old Dominion 21-2 989 13 Conference USA
13. BYU 22-5 947 15 West Coast Conference
14. St. John's 19-6 747 14 Big East Conference
15. Memphis 20-5 675 22 American Athletic Conference
16. Iowa State 17-8 639 12 Big 12 Conference
17. Louisville 17-7 635 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Notre Dame 19-6 615 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Massachusetts 20-5 473 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Oakland 21-5 404 19 Horizon League
21. North Carolina 16-8 381 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Kansas State 18-6 282 17 Big 12 Conference
23. Georgetown 16-8 219 NR Big East Conference
24. Kentucky 18-7 143 20 Southeastern Conference
25. Sacred Heart 21-4 136 NR Northeast Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Michigan State 17-6 75 Big Ten Conference
Colorado 18-6 51 Pacific-12 Conference
Vanderbilt 18-7 50 Southeastern Conference
Arizona 18-6 45 Pacific-12 Conference
Villanova 17-7 40 Big East Conference
William & Mary 19-6 15 Colonial Athletic Association
Illinois 16-8 6 Big Ten Conference
Loyola MD 20-5 4 Patriot League
Stanford 16-6 3 Pacific-12 Conference
Duke stays pat at #11 after 2 wins this week, while Kentucky drops 4 spots after a heartbreaking loss to Arkansas. Michigan State and Colorado are on the cusp of cracking the top 25, while UCLA loses their votes, but Stanford gets a few after that big win over Arizona.
And a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Feb. 14-20:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wichita State (72) 26-1 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. San Diego State 21-4 1725 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Old Dominion 21-2 1623 3 Conference USA
4. BYU 22-5 1611 4 West Coast Conference
5. Memphis 20-5 1503 5 American Athletic Conference
6. Oakland 21-5 1444 6 Horizon League
7. Massachusetts 20-5 1372 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. SMU 18-7 1192 8 American Athletic Conference
9. William & Mary 19-6 1187 11 Colonial Athletic Association
10. Sacred Heart 21-4 1186 10 Northeast Conference
11. Buffalo 17-7 1074 9 Mid-American Conference
12. Loyola MD 20-5 1003 13 Patriot League
13. Richmond 17-7 931 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Florida Gulf Coast 20-6 817 17 Atlantic Sun Conference
15. Fresno State 17-8 793 12 Mountain West Conference
16. Manhattan 19-6 663 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
17. UNLV 15-9 618 24 Mountain West Conference
18. FIU 16-7 547 23 Conference USA
19. New Mexico 15-9 478 14 Mountain West Conference
20. Southern Utah 18-5 376 22 Big Sky Conference
21. Boise State 15-9 356 18 Mountain West Conference
22. UNC Wilmington 19-8 324 16 Colonial Athletic Association
23. Rider 20-8 217 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
24. UTEP 15-9 203 NR Conference USA
25. The Citadel 18-7 84 NR Southern Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
George Washington 15-9 69 Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Joseph's 15-9 37 Atlantic 10 Conference
Colorado State 15-8 25 Mountain West Conference
Northeastern 16-8 23 Colonial Athletic Association
Long Beach State 16-8 21 Big West Conference
UAB 14-8 21 Conference USA
Detroit 15-9 17 Horizon League
Rhode Island 13-9 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 16-7 10 Southland Conference
Georgia State 16-11 9 Horizon League
Belmont 17-9 8 Ohio Valley Conference
Alabama A&M 17-7 6 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Connecticut 13-11 5 American Athletic Conference
Portland 16-10 5 West Coast Conference
Green Bay 16-11 2 Horizon League
Indiana State 16-11 1 Missouri Valley Conference
Take a look at the surprise UConn. It's nice to see them receiving votes, but I guarantee the only reason they are is because of their past history and how successful they've been.
Now for this weeks edition of the Bubble Watch. We start with the Overall Bubble Watch, which doesn't see any of our teams:
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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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Penn State 15-9 .582 (27) 3-5 3-1 4-2 5-1 23 In
Fresno State 17-8 .556 (57) 2-3 1-0 8-2 6-3 104 In
New Mexico 15-9 .578 (32) 1-4 4-2 7-3 3-0 36 In
UTEP 15-9 .573 (41) 4-5 1-0 5-1 5-3 27 In
Washington 15-9 .570 (43) 1-6 3-1 7-1 4-1 35 In
Richmond 17-7 .549 (69) 1-0 4-3 6-3 6-1 203 In
Saint Joseph's 15-9 .554 (61) 1-2 3-4 4-2 7-1 101 In
SMU 18-7 .547 (75) 1-1 6-4 7-1 4-1 170 In
Colgate 16-9 .549 (68) 1-3 4-0 3-2 8-4 133 Out
Oklahoma State 15-10 .575 (34) 3-9 3-1 4-0 5-0 21 Out
Green Bay 16-11 .557 (55) 5-1 5-1 1-4 5-5 80 Out
Stephen F. Austin 16-11 .555 (58) 2-4 5-3 3-2 6-2 87 Out
UAB 14-8 .543 (79) 1-4 1-1 3-2 9-1 143 Out
Houston 15-9 .542 (80) 2-1 3-2 3-3 7-3 134 Out
Indiana State 16-11 .566 (47) 0-3 4-5 6-1 6-2 56 Out
Now a look at all 17 of our teams:
Locks:
Duke,
Michigan State,
Colorado,
Stanford,
UCLA,
Kentucky.
In:
Alabama.
2 changes from last week. First, Northwestern is off the bubble, but not in a good way. They are now projected out. Not last 4 out or next 4 out, but just out.
Meanwhile, Alabama is now projected to be in after their 2 wins this week.