Feb. 29-March 6, 2016
C David Ginsberg (Army)
We'll start with Ginsberg and his Army Cadets as they begin the Patriot tournament this week. Army comes into the tournament as the 6th seed, finishing the regular season with a 9-20 record, 5-9 in conference.
3/2/16- Patriot Quarterfinals vs. (3) Colgate (W 57-52), Ginsberg was held scoreless tonight, but did grab 10 rebounds and had 2 assists and a steal as Colgate avenges the regular season ending loss.
3/6/16- Patriot Semifinals vs. (2) American (W 62-54), Due to early foul trouble, Ginsberg was largely ineffective in this one, scoring just 1 point and grabbing just 6 rebounds. No matter though, his Cadets have advanced to the Patriot championship game which will be played next week.
Our other 3 teams finished up their regular seasons this week, so let's review their progress:
PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- redshirting
2/29/16 vs. LSU (W 79-62)
3/5/16 at Mississippi St. (W 81-68)
2 huge, huge victories for Bruce Pearl and the Tigers this week give them a lot of momentum heading into the SEC Tournament. They finish the regular season 19-11 but just 7-9 in SEC play, only good for the 7th seed. They'll open up against (10) Georgia.
C Jace Hunter (Xavier)- redshirting
3/2/16 at Temple (W 66-57)
3/5/16 vs. Richmond (W 74-71)
A great week for the Musketeers who get a couple huge wins. They finish the regular season with a 22-7 record, 11-5 in A-Ten play. This gives them the 4th seed and a First round bye in the A-Ten Tournament, where they await the winner between (12) Duquesne and (5) GW.
PF Ivan Carrillo (North Carolina)- redshirting
3/2/16 vs. Florida St. (W 99-73)
3/5/16 at Boston College (L 78-72)
The Tarheels won't take any solace in knowing they were the only one of our 4 teams to lose a game this week. That loss really hurts, as they finish 22-8, 11-5 in ACC play. They still get the 3rd seed and a First round bye in the ACC Tournament, and they'll play the winner between (11) Florida St. and (6) N.C. State.
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Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Memphis (64) 29-2 1792 2 Conference USA
2. Michigan State (8) 27-4 1714 1 Big Ten Conference
3. Syracuse 26-5 1667 4 Big East Conference
4. Maryland 26-5 1532 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Wake Forest 26-4 1519 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Brigham Young 27-3 1412 10 Mountain West Conference
7. Oklahoma 27-4 1409 5 Big 12 Conference
8. Connecticut 25-4 1322 6 Big East Conference
9. Duke 25-5 1234 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Illinois 23-6 1140 8 Big Ten Conference
11. UCLA 23-7 1046 12 Pacific-10 Conference
12. Nevada 26-4 1044 13 Western Athletic Conference
13. Arizona 22-7 879 14 Pacific-10 Conference
14. Ohio State 23-7 832 16 Big Ten Conference
15. Gonzaga 27-4 818 15 West Coast Conference
16. Creighton 25-7 706 18 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Tennessee 23-7 639 19 Southeastern Conference
18. Florida 22-8 583 11 Southeastern Conference
19. Kansas 22-8 486 17 Big 12 Conference
20. San Diego State 26-4 393 21 Mountain West Conference
21. Wisconsin 21-9 286 22 Big Ten Conference
22. Kentucky 21-9 192 25 Southeastern Conference
23. UAB 25-5 155 NR Conference USA
24. North Carolina 22-8 127 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Xavier 22-7 119 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Utah 25-5 95 Mountain West Conference
Dayton 22-7 87 Atlantic 10 Conference
Butler 23-8 83 Horizon League
Louisville 22-8 52 Big East Conference
Texas 22-8 19 Big 12 Conference
Pacific 25-4 9 Big West Conference
Santa Clara 25-5 6 West Coast Conference
Winthrop 27-5 2 Big South Conference
Pittsburgh 19-10 1 Big East Conference
The Tarheels drop a few spots with that regular season ending loss, and welcome back Xavier, who got 2 big wins. A little bummed Auburn didn't get any votes.
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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) 29-2 1800 1 Conference USA
2. Brigham Young 27-3 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Nevada 26-4 1649 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. Creighton 25-7 1585 4 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Gonzaga 27-4 1495 5 West Coast Conference
6. Xavier 22-7 1406 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Butler 23-8 1356 6 Horizon League
8. Dayton 22-7 1289 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. San Diego State 26-4 1258 10 Mountain West Conference
10. UAB 25-5 1163 11 Conference USA
11. Utah 25-5 1089 9 Mountain West Conference
12. Kent State 24-6 971 14 Mid-American Conference
13. Bradley 22-10 883 12 Missouri Valley Conference
14. Santa Clara 25-5 839 17 West Coast Conference
15. Temple 21-9 650 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Charlotte 20-9 589 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Milwaukee 23-6 572 20 Horizon League
18. Winthrop 27-5 559 25 Big South Conference
19. Utah State 20-9 549 19 Western Athletic Conference
20. Pacific 25-4 470 13 Big West Conference
21. Saint Louis 20-10 427 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Missouri State 22-9 312 18 Missouri Valley Conference
23. George Mason 23-8 274 21 Colonial Athletic Association
24. Tulsa 20-9 186 NR Conference USA
25. UTEP 22-7 180 15 Conference USA
Others Receiving Votes:
Miami-Ohio 21-8 50 Mid-American Conference
Boston University 23-7 32 America East Conference
Akron 21-8 16 Mid-American Conference
Richmond 19-9 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
College of Charleston 23-9 6 Southern Conference
Northeastern 22-10 2 Colonial Athletic Association
Back up to #6 for Xavier in the mid-major poll, was hoping they'd jump up a little more but no such luck.
Bubble Watch
With their 2 big wins last week,
Auburn is officially off the bubble watch and is actually now a lock for the NCAA Tournament. Winning a game or 2 in the SEC Tournament wouldn't hurt though.
Army knows their situation.. if they win the Patriot Championship game they go dancing, if not they go home for the rest of the season.
Xavier is still a lock for the NCAA Tournament, don't see that changing no matter what happens in the A-Ten Tourney.
North Carolina is also a lock, but not as secure of a lock as they would like, believe it or not. Out of the 4 ACC teams that are considered locks, they are 4th and final on that list.