Nov. 16-22, 2020
Lots of tournament games on tap this week, and 1 feature game, so let's get to it.
11/18/20-
Northwestern (Ess Vee) @
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- Apparently there is a basketball team at Northwestern, and Coach Nielsen now knows about it. The Wildcats held Colorado to a whopping 26.7% shooting for the game and went to Boulder and stunned the Buffaloes.
Final Score: Northwestern- 63, Colorado- 49
Now for the rest of the weekly recap:
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 0-0, 0-0 America East.
No games this week for Coach Ginsberg and the Hawks, they'll get going next week.
UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 3-0, 0-0 American.
11/17/20- Hall of Fame Tip-Off First Round vs. (6) Virginia Tech (W 70-62).
11/21/20- Hall of Fame Tip-Off Semifinal vs. (2) Texas A&M (W 66-58).
11/22/20- Hall of Fame Tip-Off Championship vs. (8) Milwaukee (W 78-64).
A great debut for Coach Childress at the seat of UConn, as you remember he came over from previously coaching at Davidson. Winning a tournament in his first try at UConn? A good sign, but, the Huskies didn't have to meet up with national power Arizona, who got upset in the First Round. Still though, a great start.
ECU (Al Hutt) -- 1-1, 0-0 American.
No games this week for Coach Hutt and the Pirates.
Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 0-1, 0-0 American.
No games this week for Coach Brown and the Golden Hurricane.
Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 1-1, 0-0 ACC.
11/16/20 vs. Army (L 75-68).
11/20/20 vs. Austin Peay (W 74-49).
Well.. not the start the Blue Devils wanted. They requested a fairly easy non-conference schedule, but have already fallen victim to one of those low prestige opponents. Lots more on the schedule to pad their record though.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 2-0, 0-0 Big 12.
11/19/20 at Coppin State (W 69-53).
Another feel good victory for the Horned Frogs as they go to their season tournament next week.
#12 Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 2-0, 0-0 Big Ten.
11/16/20- Hall of Fame Classic Quarterfinals vs. (7) George Washington (W 75-49).
Another win for the Spartans, but things get real in the Semifinals, as they take on top ranked Louisville.
Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 1-0, 0-0 Big Ten.
11/18/20 at Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.
A great start for the Wildcats, as they get a win over another fellow human coached team. It started with trash talk, and ended with what most would consider an upset, but either way, Northwestern opens the season with a win.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 1-2, 0-0 Big West.
11/17/20 vs. Purdue (W 53-45).
If this is any indication of how it is going to go for the Warriors, expect a very inconsistent season. Everybody expected them to be 2-1 at this point, winning the games they lost, and losing the game they won.
Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 1-1, 0-0 Conference USA.
11/20/20- Ohio Classic First Round vs. (3) Eastern Washington (W 77-68).
11/22/20- Ohio Classic Championship vs. (1) Fordham (L 86-84).
Tough, tough loss for the Owls in the Ohio Classic Championship as they just couldn't quite get that big win. An interesting note, Rice has played in a 4 team tourney 4 times, and has finished 1st once, 2nd once, 3rd once, and 4th once. Interesting indeed.
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 1-2, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/16/20 vs. Jacksonville (L 52-51).
11/18/20 vs. Northwestern- feature game, highlighted above.
11/21/20 vs. Idaho State (W 69-54).
Looks like all that trash talking the Buffaloes were doing before the season started backfired on them, as they dropped their first 2 games. The one at Jacksonville hurts. We'll see if they've righted the ship or not.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 1-1, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/17/20 vs. #16 North Carolina (W 74-60).
11/22/20- Corpus Christi Coastal Classic First Round vs. (7) Wyoming (L 91-84).
A split for the Cardinal this week, and against it was a reverse of what was expected. I see a lot of inconsistency coming from our teams this season.
UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 1-0, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/19/20- Legends Classic First Round vs. (8) South Dakota State (W 68-61).
Well it wasn't the cleanest victory the Bruins have had, but they win their first game of the season, and now get a test in the Semifinals.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 0-1, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/21/20- Cancun Challenge First Round vs. (2) #11 Illinois (L 85-73).
A good effort for the Cougars, but Illinois was just too tough. Now they have a chance to go through the losers bracket and make some noise there.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 3-1, 0-0 SEC.
11/16/20 vs. Jackson State (W 81-48).
11/18/20 vs. Houston (L 72-56).
11/20/20 vs. Iowa (W 83-70).
11/22/20 vs. Alabama A&M (W 76-68).
Heavy week for the Crimson Tide who played 4 games, but all at home. 3 out of 4 ain't bad as they beat a very good Iowa team, and their loss may not hurt them much come March.
Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 1-1, 0-0 SEC.
11/16/20- Hall of Fame Classic Quarterfinals vs. (8) Saint Mary's (L 96-79).
Defense looks to be an early problem for the Wildcats, who got blasted by a St. Mary's team that beat another human coached team in Tulsa last week, and looks to be pretty darn good. Another big game comes up for Kentucky, but they have almost 2 weeks off to get ready for it.
Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 0-2, 0-0 Sun Belt.
11/19/20 at UAB (L 72-64).
11/21/20 vs. Utah State (L 90-64).
It appears the Trojans are still reeling from last season's late collapse, but to be fair, both of their first 2 opponents are still undefeated on the early season. The schedule gets easier for the next few games.. at least it should.
Here's a look at the national top 25 for the week of Nov. 23-29:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Louisville (69) 2-0 1792 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Baylor (2) 2-0 1720 4 Big 12 Conference
3. Ohio State 2-0 1633 5 Big Ten Conference
4. Wichita State 4-0 1528 8 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Wisconsin (1) 1-0 1496 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Iowa State 2-0 1407 10 Big 12 Conference
7. Virginia 1-0 1329 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Michigan State 2-0 1249 12 Big Ten Conference
9. Pittsburgh 0-0 1211 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Florida State 1-0 1052 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Illinois 1-0 949 18 Big Ten Conference
12. Miami 2-0 926 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Penn State 2-0 798 23 Big Ten Conference
14. San Diego State 1-0 717 19 Mountain West Conference
15. St. John's 1-0 715 20 Big East Conference
16. Florida 1-0 576 25 Southeastern Conference
17. DePaul 1-0 400 NR Big East Conference
18. Oklahoma 1-1 395 2 Big 12 Conference
19. California 4-0 386 NR Pacific-12 Conference
20. Vanderbilt 1-0 315 NR Southeastern Conference
21. Arkansas 1-0 309 NR Southeastern Conference
22. Oklahoma State 3-0 288 NR Big 12 Conference
23. Illinois State 3-0 206 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. Connecticut 3-0 198 NR American Athletic Conference
25. Villanova 2-1 150 7 Big East Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Minnesota 0-0 146 Big Ten Conference
Georgia State 3-0 109 Horizon League
Oregon 2-0 94 Pacific-12 Conference
William & Mary 3-0 89 Colonial Athletic Association
LSU 2-0 84 Southeastern Conference
Mississippi 2-0 78 Southeastern Conference
SMU 2-0 67 American Athletic Conference
West Virginia 2-0 59 Big 12 Conference
UAB 3-0 58 Conference USA
Nebraska 2-0 55 Big Ten Conference
San Francisco 3-0 54 West Coast Conference
Saint Mary's 2-0 52 West Coast Conference
Tennessee 2-0 48 Southeastern Conference
Providence 1-0 39 Big East Conference
Akron 2-0 37 Mid-American Conference
Temple 2-0 37 American Athletic Conference
Harvard 2-0 35 Ivy League
UCLA 1-0 34 Pacific-12 Conference
Loyola MD 3-0 32 Patriot League
Utah State 2-0 31 Mountain West Conference
Denver 3-0 30 Summit League
Northwestern 1-0 30 Big Ten Conference
Green Bay 2-0 29 Horizon League
Rutgers 2-0 27 Big Ten Conference
Southern Illinois 1-0 24 Missouri Valley Conference
Fordham 2-0 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wake Forest 2-0 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
Cal State Northridge 2-0 19 Big West Conference
Syracuse 0-1 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
Marquette 1-0 18 Big East Conference
South Florida 2-0 18 American Athletic Conference
TCU 2-0 18 Big 12 Conference
Oregon State 1-0 17 Pacific-12 Conference
Western Michigan 2-0 16 Mid-American Conference
Albany 2-0 14 America East Conference
Auburn 2-0 13 Southeastern Conference
San Jose State 2-0 12 Mountain West Conference
Utah 1-0 10 Pacific-12 Conference
UTSA 3-0 10 Conference USA
Rhode Island 1-0 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
Siena 2-0 8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Middle Tennessee 2-0 7 Conference USA
Cal State Bakersfield 2-0 6 Western Athletic Conference
Fresno State 1-0 5 Mountain West Conference
Bowling Green 2-0 4 Mid-American Conference
Ball State 2-0 3 Mid-American Conference
Creighton 1-1 3 Big East Conference
Davidson 1-0 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Mississippi State 2-0 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Sacred Heart 2-0 1 Northeast Conference
First note, Stanford, Alabama, Kentucky, Duke, and Colorado lose all their votes after losses this week. Michigan State moves up 2 more spots, and UConn jumps in the national top 25 after their season tournament win.
Now for the mid-major top 25 for the week of Nov. 23-29:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wichita State (72) 4-0 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. San Diego State 1-0 1637 3 Mountain West Conference
3. Connecticut 3-0 1373 25 American Athletic Conference
4. Illinois State 3-0 1303 19 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Georgia State 3-0 1247 NR Horizon League
6. SMU 2-0 1074 9 American Athletic Conference
7. William & Mary 3-0 1041 NR Colonial Athletic Association
8. Akron 2-0 1034 15 Mid-American Conference
9. UAB 3-0 938 21 Conference USA
10. Saint Mary's 2-0 872 12 West Coast Conference
11. Western Michigan 2-0 740 NR Mid-American Conference
12. Green Bay 2-0 643 17 Horizon League
13. South Florida 2-0 640 NR American Athletic Conference
14. Temple 2-0 622 24 American Athletic Conference
15. Loyola MD 3-0 589 NR Patriot League
16. Harvard 2-0 564 NR Ivy League
17. San Francisco 3-0 504 NR West Coast Conference
18. UTSA 3-0 470 13 Conference USA
19. Mississippi State 2-0 423 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Middle Tennessee 2-0 402 NR Conference USA
21. Bowling Green 2-0 397 NR Mid-American Conference
22. Utah State 2-0 316 NR Mountain West Conference
23. Denver 3-0 279 NR Summit League
24. Ball State 2-0 278 NR Mid-American Conference
25. Davidson 1-0 268 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Fordham 2-0 219 Atlantic 10 Conference
Boise State 1-1 180 Mountain West Conference
Rhode Island 1-0 177 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cal State Northridge 2-0 174 Big West Conference
Southern Illinois 1-0 170 Missouri Valley Conference
Northern Kentucky 2-0 168 Sun Belt Conference
IPFW 2-0 166 Summit League
Albany 2-0 151 America East Conference
High Point 2-0 149 Big South Conference
Eastern Kentucky 1-0 147 Ohio Valley Conference
San Jose State 2-0 142 Mountain West Conference
Texas State 2-0 132 Sun Belt Conference
South Carolina State 2-0 129 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Fresno State 1-0 120 Mountain West Conference
Cal State Bakersfield 2-0 119 Western Athletic Conference
Sacred Heart 2-0 111 Northeast Conference
Texas-Rio Grande Valley 2-0 109 Western Athletic Conference
Duquesne 1-0 104 Atlantic 10 Conference
Stetson 2-0 98 Atlantic Sun Conference
Mississippi Valley State 2-0 97 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Howard 2-0 96 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Siena 2-0 94 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
New Hampshire 2-0 92 America East Conference
Jacksonville State 1-0 89 Ohio Valley Conference
McNeese State 1-0 83 Southland Conference
Northwestern State 1-0 81 Southland Conference
Morgan State 2-0 78 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Sacramento State 1-0 78 Big Sky Conference
Northern Colorado 2-0 71 Big Sky Conference
Northern Arizona 1-0 67 Big Sky Conference
Youngstown State 1-0 55 Horizon League
Southern 1-0 52 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Hartford 0-0 47 America East Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 1-0 46 Southland Conference
Prairie View A&M 1-0 38 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Buffalo 1-1 17 Mid-American Conference
Big jump for UConn in the mid-major poll, and that was to be expected. Also, Hartford is still receiving votes, but they haven't played a game yet.