Nov. 21-27, 2022
We have 2 feature games on the schedule this week, and 22 games total. Let's start with the feature games.
11/21/22-
FIU (Brett Hawkins) @
Duke (Dean Hoo) -- A back and forth game that saw FIU make just a few more shots and have a pretty big rebounding edge, 45-37. A huge road win for Coach Hawkins.
Final Score: FIU- 88, Duke- 86
11/26/22- Great Alaska Shootout Championship -
(2) #12 Alabama (Roy Rogers) vs.
(1) Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- Good to see the top 2 seeds, both human coached teams, make it to the finals of this tourney. The Spartans had an 8 point halftime lead, but in the second half it became a foul fest. Michigan State committed 29 fouls and Bama shot 41 free throws, making 29 of them compared to just 14 for Sparty. This was more than enough for the Crimson Tide to walk away with the title.
Final Score: (2) #12 Alabama- 79, (1) Michigan State- 73
Now for the rest of the weekly recap:
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 4-2, 0-0 America East.
11/27/22 at Brown (W 56-48).
While it isn't the greatest competition, the Hawks are on a 4 game winning streak, and anytime you can get 3 road wins in a row, it's a good thing.
UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 1-4, 0-0 American.
11/23/22- Battle 4 Atlantis First Round vs. (4) Buffalo (W 68-61).
11/24/22- Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinal vs. (1) Baylor (L 68-53).
11/25/22- Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd Place Game vs. (7) Utah State (L 83-82).
The struggles continue to be real for Coach Childress and the Huskies, as they lose their 4th out of 5 to start the season. To be fair, the combined record of 4 teams that have beat them is 18-2, and the average margin of victory is 5 points.
Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 2-3, 0-0 American.
11/21/22 at Nebraska Omaha (L 83-60).
11/23/22 vs. Northwestern State (W 66-50).
11/27/22 vs. Incarnate Word (L 90-87).
The Golden Hurricane lose 2 out of 3 this week, and quite honestly, the 2 losses are inexplicable. Coach Brown has to get some consistency figured out for this group.
Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 1-2, 0-0 ACC.
11/21/22 vs. FIU- feature game, highlighted above.
11/25/22 at South Carolina State (W 86-80).
The Blue Devils split this week, finally getting their first win of the season, but they have another tough game coming up next week.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 2-1, 0-0 Big 12.
No games this week for Coach Mighty and the Horned Frogs, as they get back to business next week.
Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 4-2, 0-0 Big Ten.
11/23/22- Great Alaska Shootout First Round vs. (8) Cal State Northridge (W 71-60).
11/25/22- Great Alaska Shootout Semifinal vs. (5) Kansas State (W 65-50).
11/26/22- Great Alaska Shootout Championship vs. (2) #12 Alabama- feature game, highlighted above.
All in all a good tournament for the Spartans, who fell just short against Alabama. 2nd place is good, but it might not be good enough for the board, who has high expectations.
Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 1-0, 0-0 Big Ten.
No games this week for Coach Vee and the Wildcats who have a tough one next week before the schedule lightens up.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-1, 0-0 Big West.
11/25/22- Meadowlands Regional First Round vs. (3) Sam Houston State (W 72-55).
11/26/22- Meadowlands Regional Championship vs. (1) USC (L 71-61).
The Warriors are still searching for their first season tournament win, as they've finished 2nd in 4 team tournaments 3 times now. It was a good effort, but not good enough.
FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 3-0, 0-0 Conference USA.
11/21/22 at Duke- feature game, highlighted above.
11/25/22 vs. Tennessee Martin (W 77-53).
Couldn't ask for a better start for Coach Hawkins in his first season at FIU. The Golden Panthers have gotten road wins at both Florida and Duke. Another road test next week.
Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 1-1, 0-0 Conference USA.
No games this week for Coach Shocker and the Owls, who have a couple huge tests coming up in the next few days.
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 4-0, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/21/22- Maui Invitational First Round vs. (8) American (W 60-48).
11/22/22- Maui Invitational Semifinal vs. (5) Michigan (W 76-75).
11/23/22- Maui Invitational Championship vs. (2) #6 Texas A&M (W 54-45).
The Buffaloes have just won their first season tournament, and it couldn't come in a better way, as they defeated an old Big 12 foe in Texas A&M. Coach Nielsen has these guys rolling, but it doesn't get any easier.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 2-0, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/21/22 at UC Davis (W 72-64).
It wasn't the prettiest, but the Cardinal won their only game this week as they continue a creampuff schedule until mid-December.
UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 1-3, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/27/22 vs. #2 Georgetown (L 82-73).
3 losses in a row for the Bruins, who are going to have to pick it up if they want to make the NCAA Tournament, let alone the Final Four. An interesting game next week as they face Fresno State, the team that walloped them in the national championship a couple seasons ago.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 1-1, 0-0 Pac 12.
No games this week for Coach St. John and the Cougars, who have some winnable games coming up.
#12 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 4-0, 0-0 SEC.
11/23/22- Great Alaska Shootout First Round vs. (7) ECU (W 70-64).
11/25/22- Great Alaska Shootout Semifinal vs. (6) Georgia Tech (W 66-52).
11/26/22- Great Alaska Shootout Championship vs. (1) Michigan State- feature game, highlighted above.
Another season tournament win for the Crimson Tide, this makes 3 of them. A couple big showdowns coming up in a couple weeks, but next week, they should be able to take it easy with a couple subpar opponents.
Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Nov. 28-Dec. 4:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (71) 4-0 1799 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Arkansas 5-0 1682 8 Southeastern Conference
3. Iowa State (1) 2-0 1663 5 Big 12 Conference
4. Syracuse 5-1 1491 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. LSU 5-0 1413 11 Southeastern Conference
6. Alabama 4-0 1355 12 Southeastern Conference
7. Notre Dame 4-1 1198 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Georgetown 3-1 1150 2 Big East Conference
9. Villanova 5-0 1109 16 Big East Conference
10. Indiana 4-0 1087 21 Big Ten Conference
11. San Diego State 4-0 1059 24 Mountain West Conference
12. Wisconsin 3-1 948 3 Big Ten Conference
13. Oklahoma State 6-0 887 20 Big 12 Conference
14. UC Irvine 6-0 785 23 Big West Conference
15. Colorado 4-0 779 NR Pacific-12 Conference
16. Dayton 5-0 582 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Ohio State 2-1 555 19 Big Ten Conference
18. Yale 5-0 497 NR Ivy League
19. Texas A&M 2-1 426 6 Southeastern Conference
20. UAB 4-0 401 NR Conference USA
21. Northern Iowa 4-0 382 NR Missouri Valley Conference
22. VMI 6-0 375 NR Southern Conference
23. North Texas 4-0 201 NR Conference USA
24. Stanford 2-0 200 NR Pacific-12 Conference
25. Jacksonville State 4-0 156 NR Ohio Valley Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Louisville 2-1 144 Atlantic Coast Conference
Cornell 3-0 130 Ivy League
Tulane 3-0 130 American Athletic Conference
Pacific 3-0 126 West Coast Conference
FIU 3-0 106 Conference USA
Drexel 3-0 93 Colonial Athletic Association
Holy Cross 4-0 92 Patriot League
Presbyterian 4-0 55 Big South Conference
Oklahoma 3-1 52 Big 12 Conference
Texas Southern 3-0 48 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Old Dominion 2-0 40 Conference USA
Milwaukee 2-0 39 Horizon League
Northwestern 1-0 39 Big Ten Conference
Arizona 2-1 34 Pacific-12 Conference
Central Arkansas 3-0 33 Southland Conference
Western Illinois 2-0 24 Southland Conference
Nebraska Omaha 2-0 17 Summit League
Troy 2-0 11 Sun Belt Conference
Arkansas State 2-0 5 Sun Belt Conference
Providence 1-1 1 Big East Conference
Southern 2-0 1 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Great to see so many of our human coached teams represented in the national top 25. Alabama moves up 6 spots with their season tournament win, while Colorado jumps in with their season tournament win. Stanford also sneaks in, while FIU and Northwestern continue to climb the ladder.