Feb. 12-18, 2018
JR C David Ginsberg (Army) -- 13-14, 7-5 Patriot.
2/14/18 vs. Holy Cross (L 82-79), 2 points, 9 rebounds.
2/17/18 vs. Colgate (W 74-56), 4 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.
Losing that Holy Cross game was a bummer, as they led it by 5 at halftime. David did well rebounding wise, but has struggled to get points.
RS SO C Jace Hunter (Xavier) -- 20-6, 7-5 Atlantic 10.
2/14/18 vs. St. Louis (W 67-58), DNP (Suspension)
2/17/18 vs. Fordham (W 80-74), DNP (Suspension)
A couple of much needed wins for the Musketeers as Jace continues to hit the books hard in an attempt to come back next season.
RS SO PG Randy Rodgers (Auburn) -- 12-14, 5-7 SEC.
2/13/18 at South Carolina (W 81-58), 13 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal.
2/17/18 vs. #23 Mississippi St. (L 81-57), 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.
So a split for the Tigers, and Randy has a fractured nose after a collision in the Miss. St. game. He played through it, and seemed to do ok, but we'll see if he plays next week.
RS SO PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 16-8, 8-6 Pac 10.
2/15/18 vs. Oregon (L 52-49), 9 points, 3 rebounds.
2/17/18 vs. Oregon St. (W 78-57), 5 points, 6 rebounds.
That loss to Oregon really hurt the Sun Devils, as they led 28-14 at halftime. Tough one to lose. Ivan did ok, but he's questionable next week as he left the Oregon St. game with a sprained ankle.
SO PF Eden James (Boston College) -- 25-2, 11-1 ACC.
2/14/18 vs. Wake Forest (W 81-58), 6 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 steals.
2/17/18 at N.C. State (W 63-41), 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
Good week for the Eagles who continue to roll after that loss, as Eden was a force on the boards against Wake, not as much against N.C. State.
RS FR SF Chester Smith (Maryland) -- 19-7, 6-6 ACC.
2/14/18 at Virginia Tech (W 62-59), DNP (Coaches Decision)
2/17/18 at Virginia (W 101-79), DNP (Coaches Decision)
The Terps get a couple of much needed wins, but still no Chester sighting. Barring a miracle, I'd say his time at Maryland is over.
RS FR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 17-8, 9-3 Conference USA.
2/14/18 at Southern Miss (L 93-84), 3 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists.
2/17/18 at Tulsa (L 80-75, OT), 6 points, 1 assist.
A couple disastrous losses for the Cougars this week, damaging their NCAA chances severely. Al had a nice game at Southern Miss but struggled at Tulsa.
RS FR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 18-8, 6-6 Mountain West.
2/13/18 at San Diego State (W 92-82), 3 points, 1 rebound.
2/17/18 at #5 BYU (L 77-65), 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.
The Rebels hung tough against top 5 BYU, trailing by only 3 at halftime. A split for the week isn't going to help their NCAA chances. Ricardo seems to be starting to understand how important his minutes are, although he's still got work to do.
FR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 8-18, 5-8 Big West.
2/15/17 vs. Cal St. Fullerton (W 71-57), 10 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, (double-double), (POTG).
2/17/18 vs. Cal St. Northridge (L 61-46), 6 points, 5 rebounds.
A split for the 49ers, who didn't show up against Northridge. Good week for Rudy who got a POTG and a double double, even hit a couple threes!
FR SF Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- redshirting -- 20-5, 10-4 Big East.
2/14/18 at DePaul (W 67-52)
2/17/18 vs. St. Johns (W 76-64)
The Orange keep rolling, now winners of 9 in a row.
FR PF Bam Jamison (San Francisco)- redshirting -- 15-11, 6-6 WCC.
2/15/18 at Pepperdine (W 74-52)
2/17/18 at Loyola Marymount (W 68-60)
The Dons get back on track with a couple wins. Kinda surprising, they've been better on the road than they have at home. Unfortunately their last 3 regular season games are all at home.
FR C Ralph King (Duke)- redshirting -- 22-4, 9-3 ACC.
2/14/18 vs. Clemson (W 105-46)
2/17/18 at Miami (FL) (W 84-66)
Poor Clemson might as well have not even bothered showing up. You have to wonder if Maryland won a game 105-46, if Chester would have played. I'm guessing not as Coach Turgeon seems to have it in for him. Alas, this is Duke, not Maryland, and they've won 6 in a row.
FR PG Benton Gale (High Point)- redshirting -- 12-16, 9-8 Big South.
2/15/18 vs. Presbyterian (L 69-68)
2/17/18 vs. USC Upstate (W 73-71)
That loss to Presbyterian hurts, they needed that one.
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Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kansas (60) 25-2 1783 4 Big 12 Conference
2. Boston College (12) 25-2 1729 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Texas 24-2 1634 2 Big 12 Conference
4. Pittsburgh 23-3 1615 1 Big East Conference
5. Brigham Young 25-2 1503 5 Mountain West Conference
6. Duke 22-4 1419 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Vanderbilt 23-4 1362 7 Southeastern Conference
8. Butler 26-2 1319 8 Horizon League
9. Tennessee 22-5 1216 11 Southeastern Conference
10. Wisconsin 22-5 1120 10 Big Ten Conference
11. Oklahoma State 20-5 1064 9 Big 12 Conference
12. Syracuse 20-5 1014 13 Big East Conference
13. Illinois 21-3 974 15 Big Ten Conference
14. Ohio State 22-6 830 12 Big Ten Conference
15. Villanova 19-7 686 14 Big East Conference
16. North Carolina 20-6 671 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Maryland 19-7 627 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Utah State 20-5 530 20 Western Athletic Conference
19. Missouri 22-4 515 24 Big 12 Conference
20. Gonzaga 23-3 440 21 Western Athletic Conference
21. Mississippi State 21-5 386 23 Southeastern Conference
22. Oklahoma 19-8 315 19 Big 12 Conference
23. Memphis 21-5 234 17 Conference USA
24. Georgetown 18-8 186 25 Big East Conference
25. Georgia 21-5 82 22 Southeastern Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Dayton 21-5 79 Atlantic 10 Conference
Nevada 21-4 33 Western Athletic Conference
California 19-7 15 Pacific-10 Conference
Cincinnati 20-5 7 Big East Conference
George Mason 24-5 7 Colonial Athletic Association
Richmond 21-4 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Michigan State 20-7 2 Big Ten Conference
As you can see, we have a new #1 in the media polls, and Boston College lost some FPV to them. Yuck! Duke stays put while Syracuse and Maryland each move up a spot.
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Mid Major Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (72) 25-2 1800 1 Mountain West Conference
2. Butler 26-2 1728 2 Horizon League
3. Utah State 20-5 1638 3 Western Athletic Conference
4. Memphis 21-5 1549 4 Conference USA
5. Gonzaga 23-3 1543 5 Western Athletic Conference
6. Dayton 21-5 1447 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Nevada 21-4 1356 7 Western Athletic Conference
8. Richmond 21-4 1274 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. George Mason 24-5 1176 8 Colonial Athletic Association
10. Xavier 20-6 1115 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Kent State 21-5 1100 9 Conference USA
12. George Washington 21-5 1062 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Utah 21-6 965 12 Mountain West Conference
14. College of Charleston 22-6 826 13 Southern Conference
15. Missouri State 20-8 758 18 Missouri Valley Conference
16. Temple 18-7 676 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. South Carolina State 22-3 583 19 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
18. North Dakota State 21-6 522 17 Summit League
19. New Mexico 18-7 518 22 Mountain West Conference
20. Tulsa 19-7 422 25 Conference USA
21. Northeastern 20-8 356 NR Colonial Athletic Association
22. Houston 17-8 203 16 Conference USA
23. UC Santa Barbara 19-6 181 NR Big West Conference
24. Western Michigan 19-6 143 21 Mid-American Conference
25. Princeton 17-5 117 NR Ivy League
Others Receiving Votes:
Creighton 18-10 93 Missouri Valley Conference
Saint Mary's 19-7 81 West Coast Conference
Jackson State 20-5 50 Southwestern Athletic Conference
UNLV 18-8 41 Mountain West Conference
Northern Iowa 18-10 27 Missouri Valley Conference
Drexel 18-10 21 Colonial Athletic Association
Charlotte 15-11 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
Fairfield 18-10 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Rider 18-10 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Wright State 19-10 4 Horizon League
Southern Illinois 17-9 3 Missouri Valley Conference
UL-Lafayette 18-10 2 Sun Belt Conference
Xavier has a nice jump, while Houston drops big time, and UNLV loses a few votes.
Let's look at the Overall Bubble Watch, which features a new team.
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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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Oklahoma 19-8 .602 (21) 0-6 4-1 9-1 6-0 32 In
Louisville 16-10 .586 (34) 5-6 5-1 5-2 1-1 28 In
Wake Forest 16-9 .586 (33) 2-6 7-1 4-0 3-2 51 In
Utah 21-6 .569 (59) 1-2 4-1 9-0 7-3 183 In
St. John's 16-9 .588 (30) 1-6 1-3 8-0 6-0 43 In
Florida State 16-10 .575 (49) 4-6 2-3 3-1 7-0 45 In
Houston 17-8 .575 (47) 0-2 7-1 5-3 5-2 90 In
Northern Iowa 18-10 .564 (64) 1-3 2-4 8-2 7-1 117 In
Wisconsin 22-5 .557 (72) 5-3 3-0 6-1 8-1 268 Out
Louisiana State 16-10 .573 (52) 0-7 8-2 3-1 5-0 52 Out
Creighton 18-10 .563 (66) 2-3 2-5 9-1 5-1 88 Out
Fairfield 18-10 .564 (65) 2-2 2-2 5-4 9-2 97 Out
New Mexico 18-7 .556 (74) 1-3 3-2 8-1 6-1 150 Out
Arizona 18-7 .551 (82) 4-1 4-5 7-1 3-0 165 Out
Massachusetts 15-10 .576 (44) 2-3 2-3 6-3 5-1 54 Out
This tells me that Houston was safely in before their 2 losses this week. Now for the other teams.
Boston College,
Duke,
Maryland, and
Syracuse are all projected as locks.
Xavier is projected in.
High Point,
Long Beach State,
UNLV,
Arizona State,
Army,
Auburn, and
San Francisco are projected out