Feb. 15-21, 2016
PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting
2/16/16 at #24 Kentucky (W 92-91)
2/20/16 at Arkansas (W 86-76)
Huge week for the Tigers, Bruce Pearl must have really chewed some butt after that loss to Tennessee. Auburn has won 3 out of their last 4, but the schedule doesn't get any easier. Their last 4 regular season games are against teams with a combined record of 73-29.
C David Ginsberg (Army)
2/16/16 vs. Winston-Salem (L 69-63, OT), 7 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, (double-double) (fouled out)
2/20/16 at American (W 68-64), 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (fouled out).
OK, first of all, is Winston-Salem even a real team? They must be if they are in the game, but I've never heard of them. Anyways, that game was ugly. 58 fouls were called, and Army had 4 of their 5 starters foul out. But Mr. Ginsberg, stop fouling young man! You fouled out of both games this week, and against American you had 1/3 of your teams total fouls!
C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting
2/17/16 at Charlotte (L 62-61)
2/20/16 at St. Louis (L 77-62)
What is going on with the Musketeers? They've dropped 3 in a row and went from being tied for first in the conference to being tied for third. Near the end of the season is not the best time to play bad basketball.
Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting
2/17/16 vs. #6 Wake Forest (L 68-54)
2/20/16 at Miami (FL) (W 78-76)
What could have been. The Tarheels wanted that game against Wake Forest, but the Demon Deacons were just too tough. Fortunately they held on to beat Miami, but even that was a struggle.
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Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (69) 26-1 1797 1 Conference USA
2. Michigan State (3) 24-3 1718 2 Big Ten Conference
3. Maryland 24-3 1656 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Connecticut 23-2 1581 5 Big East Conference
5. Wake Forest 23-3 1482 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Syracuse 22-5 1456 4 Big East Conference
7. Brigham Young 24-3 1331 8 Mountain West Conference
8. Illinois 21-4 1300 7 Big Ten Conference
9. Oklahoma 24-3 1275 9 Big 12 Conference
10. Florida 21-5 1119 10 Southeastern Conference
11. Duke 22-4 1077 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. UCLA 20-6 1053 13 Pacific-10 Conference
13. Nevada 22-4 926 14 Western Athletic Conference
14. Gonzaga 24-4 798 12 West Coast Conference
15. Arizona 19-6 776 18 Pacific-10 Conference
16. Ohio State 20-6 698 17 Big Ten Conference
17. Texas 20-6 568 15 Big 12 Conference
18. Creighton 20-7 498 22 Missouri Valley Conference
19. North Carolina 20-6 412 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Tennessee 20-6 400 NR Southeastern Conference
21. West Virginia 20-7 356 NR Big East Conference
22. Utah 23-3 329 20 Mountain West Conference
23. San Diego State 23-3 294 25 Mountain West Conference
24. Kansas 19-7 267 NR Big 12 Conference
25. Pacific 24-2 93 NR Big West Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Xavier 19-6 53 Atlantic 10 Conference
UAB 21-5 20 Conference USA
Mississippi 19-6 19 Southeastern Conference
Marquette 19-7 14 Big East Conference
UTEP 21-4 10 Conference USA
Pittsburgh 16-9 6 Big East Conference
Alabama 20-6 5 Southeastern Conference
Dayton 18-7 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
Santa Clara 23-4 4 West Coast Conference
Louisville 18-8 2 Big East Conference
Winthrop 23-4 2 Big South Conference
To the surprise of nobody, Xavier drops out of the AP Top 25. They are still in good shape, receiving votes though. That Wake Forest loss didn't hurt the Tarheels, as they stayed at 19.
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Mid Major Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (72) 26-1 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young 24-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Nevada 22-4 1648 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. Creighton 20-7 1561 6 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Gonzaga 24-4 1534 4 West Coast Conference
6. Xavier 19-6 1397 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Utah 23-3 1289 8 Mountain West Conference
8. Dayton 18-7 1286 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. San Diego State 23-3 1226 11 Mountain West Conference
10. Butler 20-8 1210 9 Horizon League
11. UAB 21-5 1035 14 Conference USA
12. Bradley 20-8 944 12 Missouri Valley Conference
13. Pacific 24-2 887 16 Big West Conference
14. UTEP 21-4 806 10 Conference USA
15. Santa Clara 23-4 778 13 West Coast Conference
16. Charlotte 17-8 756 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Temple 19-7 704 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Miami-Ohio 19-6 536 18 Mid-American Conference
19. Kent State 20-6 535 21 Mid-American Conference
20. Utah State 18-8 431 22 Western Athletic Conference
21. Milwaukee 21-5 420 17 Horizon League
22. Missouri State 20-8 312 25 Missouri Valley Conference
23. Winthrop 23-4 269 23 Big South Conference
24. George Mason 20-7 151 15 Colonial Athletic Association
25. Rider 20-8 55 24 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Tulsa 17-8 46 Conference USA
Saint Louis 17-9 26 Atlantic 10 Conference
Akron 18-7 12 Mid-American Conference
Boise State 18-9 10 Western Athletic Conference
Richmond 16-8 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Niagara 19-7 2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Boston University 20-7 1 America East Conference
Bowling Green 19-7 1 Mid-American Conference
IUPUI 20-8 1 Summit League
The mid-major pollsters were much kinder to Xavier, only dropping them 1 spot.
I'm adding a new weekly feature to the dynasties (this one and the coaching one). As soon as the Bubble Watch is available, I'll start tracking that. For this week, we have 1 team on the bubble.
The
Auburn Tigers are on the bubble and as of right now are projected in, but they'll have to really fight to hold on to that.
North Carolina is projected as a lock for the NCAA tournament, that win over Maryland helped a lot.
Xavier is also a lock right now, but they can't afford too many more slip-ups.
And of course there is
Army, who is projected out, no surprise there.