Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2021
We have 2 feature games to tell you about this week, and we'll start with a Big 12/American matchup:
11/30/21-
TCU (Bee Mighty) @
Tulsa (Will Brown) -- The honeymoon of last season may be over for the Horned Frogs, as they committed 18 turnovers and shot just 39.7% in a road loss.
Final Score: Tulsa- 73, TCU- 62
Now to an America East/Big West matchup:
12/4/21-
Hartford (David Ginsberg) @
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- Hot shooting for Hawaii was the difference in this one, as they shot 51% from the field and got to the line a bit more, as they get a big home win.
Final Score: Hawaii- 71, Hartford- 57
Now to the rest of the weekly recap:
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 2-4, 0-0 America East.
12/2/21 at #25 St. Johns (L 76-60).
12/4/21 at Hawaii- feature game, highlighted above.
This might be the longest losing streak that the Hawks have suffered in a while, as they've lost their last 4 after beating 2 fairly quality teams to start the season.
UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 1-3, 0-0 American.
11/30/21 vs. Stephen F. Austin (L 73-61).
Things continue to go south for Coach Childress and the Huskies, who lose their 3rd in a row going into a brutal stretch to finish the non-conference schedule. They might consider themselves luck if they win 2 more games before American play starts.
ECU (Al Hutt) -- 3-3, 0-0 American.
12/4/21 at Texas A&M (L 75-63).
So close, yet so far for the Pirates, who have fought hard against 2 good teams on the road, but lost their last 2 games. They've got 3 more tough games before the schedule eases up just a tad.
Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 3-4, 0-0 American.
11/30/21 vs. TCU- feature game, highlighted above.
12/5/21 vs. Northwestern State (L 68-62, OT).
Inconsistency again for the Golden Hurricane, who beat TCU yet lose in OT to Northwestern State? Gotta find some consistency or it'll be another long season.
Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 5-1, 0-0 ACC.
11/30/21 vs. Elon (W 84-61).
12/3/21 vs. High Point (W 90-59).
The Blue Devils beat up on a couple more putzes in the non-conference schedule, and now they'll get a bit more tested in their next 3 games.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 1-3, 0-0 Big 12.
11/30/21 at Tulsa- feature game, highlighted above.
Another road loss for the Horned Frogs, who seem to be falling back into oblivion. They have 4 feel good games in a row coming up that they have to win.
Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 4-1, 0-0 Big Ten.
11/29/21 at Creighton (W 82-70).
12/1/21 vs. Holy Cross (W 81-44).
12/3/21 vs. Hofstra (W 82-58).
3 good wins for the Spartans, who seem to be off to a hot start, but there is still a lot to be desired.
Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 3-3, 0-0 Big Ten.
11/29/21 vs. SIU Edwardsville (W 77-59).
12/3/21 at Marquette (L 75-66).
12/5/21 at Sacred Heart (L 93-70).
1 out of 3 for the Wildcats this week, but my goodness, a 23 point loss to Sacred Heart? One can only hope they'll be an NCAA Tournament team (Sacred Heart I mean) with that kind of performance.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 3-2, 0-0 Big West.
11/30/21 at USC (W 71-59).
12/4/21 vs. Hartford- feature game, highlighted above.
Nice week for the Warriors who jump over .500 again with a couple wins.
Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 2-1, 0-0 Conference USA.
No games this week for the Owls and Coach Shocker.
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 5-1, 0-0 Pac 12.
12/3/21 at Kansas (W 52-43).
A win for the Buffaloes this week. At one point, winning at Kansas would be considered a marquee victory, but the Jayhawks have fallen so far that it's not as big of a win as it should be. Never mind that though, Colorado has already won half as many games in 1 month of the season than they did all season 2 years ago.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 5-1, 0-0 Pac 12.
12/1/21 vs. N.C. State (W 100-48).
12/4/21 vs. Mt. St. Mary's (W 76-60).
Wow! What a whoopin the Cardinal put on N.C. State. I never would have seen that coming. 1 more game for Stanford before their season tournament.
UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 4-1, 0-0 Pac 12.
12/1/21 vs. Bowling Green (W 69-66).
It was a much tougher game than expected for the Bruins, but they pulled out a tough victory in their only game of the week.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 3-4, 0-0 Pac 12.
12/1/21 at St. Mary's (L 89-72).
12/3/21 vs. William & Mary (L 92-81).
12/5/21 vs. #15 Portland (L 75-67).
So much for the Cougars turning the corner. In their defense, they did lose to 3 solid non P5 schools that all have a very good chance at postseason play. But.. it also proves there is still work to be done.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 2-2, 0-0 SEC.
12/1/21 at #5 North Carolina (L 61-50).
Just 1 game this week for the Crimson Tide, who gave it a gallant effort but no luck. The schedule continues to be brutal, non-conference wise anyways.
#8 Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 5-1, 0-0 SEC.
11/30/21 at Oklahoma (L 78-62).
12/3/21 vs. Coastal Carolina (W 74-52).
A split for the Wildcats, who suffer their first loss of the season to an Oklahoma team that might not be as good as their record shows.
Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 3-2, 0-0 Sun Belt.
No games this week for the Trojans and Coach Hawkins.
Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Dec. 6-12:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (72) 7-0 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Wichita State 7-0 1727 2 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Baylor 6-0 1626 4 Big 12 Conference
4. Arkansas 5-0 1589 3 Southeastern Conference
5. North Carolina 4-0 1478 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. San Diego State 7-0 1468 6 Mountain West Conference
7. Arizona 7-0 1312 7 Pacific-12 Conference
8. Iowa State 5-1 1233 13 Big 12 Conference
9. Syracuse 7-1 1166 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Fresno State 7-0 1152 12 Mountain West Conference
11. Penn State 6-0 1042 9 Big Ten Conference
12. Wake Forest 3-0 1008 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Georgia 4-0 810 18 Southeastern Conference
14. Manhattan 6-0 790 17 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
15. Louisville 4-1 739 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Florida Gulf Coast 5-0 649 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
17. Boston College 4-0 641 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
18. St. John's 5-1 628 25 Big East Conference
19. James Madison 5-0 511 22 Colonial Athletic Association
20. Virginia 4-1 409 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Air Force 3-0 392 NR Mountain West Conference
22. Villanova 4-1 332 NR Big East Conference
23. Ohio State 4-1 225 NR Big Ten Conference
24. Florida State 4-1 179 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Vanderbilt 5-1 101 NR Southeastern Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Notre Dame 6-1 69 Atlantic Coast Conference
Xavier 5-1 56 Big East Conference
Illinois State 6-1 42 Missouri Valley Conference
Georgetown 3-2 35 Big East Conference
Nebraska 4-1 33 Big Ten Conference
Stanford 5-1 27 Pacific-12 Conference
Kentucky 5-1 26 Southeastern Conference
Colorado 5-1 17 Pacific-12 Conference
Duke 5-1 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oklahoma 6-1 13 Big 12 Conference
Maryland 5-1 11 Big Ten Conference
Portland 5-1 11 West Coast Conference
UCLA 4-1 11 Pacific-12 Conference
Massachusetts 6-1 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
Washington 3-1 6 Pacific-12 Conference
South Florida 5-1 5 American Athletic Conference
UNLV 4-1 5 Mountain West Conference
Memphis 5-1 2 American Athletic Conference
Texas 4-1 1 Big 12 Conference
Western Illinois 4-1 1 Southland Conference
William & Mary 5-1 1 Colonial Athletic Association
Tough polls! Kentucky loses 1 game and drops all the way out, but it's a good news/bad news situation. The bad news, no teams ranked in the top 25. The good news, 5 teams still receiving votes. I guess I'll take it for now.
Now a look at the mid-major poll for the week of Dec. 6-12:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wichita State (72) 7-0 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. San Diego State 7-0 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Fresno State 7-0 1642 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Florida Gulf Coast 5-0 1568 9 Atlantic Sun Conference
5. Manhattan 6-0 1507 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
6. James Madison 5-0 1434 8 Colonial Athletic Association
7. Air Force 3-0 1392 16 Mountain West Conference
8. Illinois State 6-1 1265 22 Missouri Valley Conference
9. William & Mary 5-1 1064 NR Colonial Athletic Association
10. Memphis 5-1 994 24 American Athletic Conference
11. Portland 5-1 977 4 West Coast Conference
12. VMI 6-1 846 NR Southern Conference
13. South Florida 5-1 820 6 American Athletic Conference
14. UNLV 4-1 795 5 Mountain West Conference
15. The Citadel 6-1 720 NR Southern Conference
16. Oakland 5-1 718 NR Horizon League
17. Massachusetts 6-1 654 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Valparaiso 5-1 606 NR Horizon League
19. Colgate 4-1 344 NR Patriot League
20. Oral Roberts 4-1 267 NR Summit League
21. UAB 4-1 252 NR Conference USA
22. Temple 4-1 243 NR American Athletic Conference
23. Old Dominion 3-1 233 NR Conference USA
24. Alabama A&M 4-1 201 NR Southwestern Athletic Conference
25. Eastern Michigan 3-1 195 NR Mid-American Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Texas State 3-1 123 Sun Belt Conference
Colorado State 3-1 119 Mountain West Conference
Western Illinois 4-1 111 Southland Conference
Denver 3-1 108 Summit League
Sacramento State 3-1 104 Big Sky Conference
Cal Poly 3-1 85 Big West Conference
Louisiana Tech 2-1 78 Conference USA
Southern Utah 3-1 75 Big Sky Conference
Boise State 3-2 74 Mountain West Conference
Loyola MD 4-1 74 Patriot League
Northeastern 1-1 50 Colonial Athletic Association
FIU 2-1 48 Conference USA
South Alabama 2-1 46 Sun Belt Conference
Rice 2-1 27 Conference USA
Buffalo 4-2 13 Mid-American Conference
Nice to see Rice, who didn't even play a game last week, find a way into the mid-major polls.