Non-MVC Jan. 2-8, 2017
Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 10-6, 3-1 America East. The Black Bears had a setback at Binghamton, losing 78-66, but recovered to beat up America East newcomer Bryant on the road 64-54.
Kansas State (Rudy Arellano) -- 9-4, 2-2 Big 12. Kansas State is struggling a bit, they did win at Oklahoma St. 87-76, but lost at ranked Texas 72-61.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-7, 2-0 Big West. A nice start to Big West play for the Warriors, as they beat Long Beach St. 86-77, then travelled to Cal St. Northridge and beat them 82-73.
Florida Atlantic (Kuji Chagulia) -- 4-9, 0-0 Conference USA. Stop the presses, the Owls have won another game! Their winning streak is extended to 4 after this weeks non-conference win against a very good Tulane team, 78-69.
Washington (Shannon Elliott) -- 12-2, 1-1 Pac 12. The Huskies tumbled in their Pac 12 opener, losing to Oregon 78-70, but they recovered to dismantle Colorado 85-66.
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Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Ohio State (70) 14-1 1798 3 Big Ten Conference
2. Syracuse (1) 14-2 1679 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Villanova (1) 13-2 1648 1 Big East Conference
4. Kansas 14-1 1643 2 Big 12 Conference
5. Saint Mary's 13-2 1495 8 West Coast Conference
6. Florida 12-2 1395 9 Southeastern Conference
7. Purdue 11-3 1368 4 Big Ten Conference
8. Gonzaga 14-2 1280 12 West Coast Conference
9. Kentucky 13-2 1195 5 Southeastern Conference
10. Washington 12-2 1179 7 Pacific-12 Conference
11. Texas 11-3 1027 18 Big 12 Conference
12. Notre Dame 13-2 1025 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Pittsburgh 10-3 916 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Michigan State 11-2 900 22 Big Ten Conference
15. Stanford 11-3 751 11 Pacific-12 Conference
16. VCU 13-2 746 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Wichita State 13-3 616 NR Missouri Valley Conference
18. Temple 13-2 462 14 American Athletic Conference
19. Indiana 11-3 407 15 Big Ten Conference
20. Kent State 14-2 401 NR Mid-American Conference
21. Oregon 10-2 287 NR Pacific-12 Conference
22. Miami 11-4 235 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Arkansas 12-2 228 19 Southeastern Conference
24. Louisville 9-4 211 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Belmont 13-2 138 NR Ohio Valley Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Oklahoma 11-3 90 Big 12 Conference
Connecticut 12-5 68 American Athletic Conference
George Washington 12-2 53 Atlantic 10 Conference
California 11-3 51 Pacific-12 Conference
Duke 12-4 46 Atlantic Coast Conference
South Florida 13-3 19 American Athletic Conference
Illinois 10-3 13 Big Ten Conference
Southern California 10-3 11 Pacific-12 Conference
Illinois State 14-3 8 Missouri Valley Conference
Georgetown 10-4 3 Big East Conference
North Carolina 10-5 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
Texas Southern 12-2 3 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Xavier 11-4 2 Big East Conference
Wichita St. is finally starting to get the respect I feel they've always deserved, while Illinois St. is still getting votes.
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Mid Major Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Saint Mary's (72) 13-2 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. Gonzaga 14-2 1724 2 West Coast Conference
3. VCU 13-2 1626 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Wichita State 13-3 1596 4 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Kent State 14-2 1527 5 Mid-American Conference
6. George Washington 12-2 1419 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Belmont 13-2 1370 8 Ohio Valley Conference
8. Saint Joseph's 11-3 1272 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Illinois State 14-3 1233 6 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Texas Southern 12-2 1153 12 Southwestern Athletic Conference
11. Georgia State 11-3 1053 16 Sun Belt Conference
12. Rhode Island 11-3 982 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Pennsylvania 11-3 905 9 Ivy League
14. South Dakota State 12-3 856 19 Summit League
15. Southern Mississippi 9-3 797 20 Conference USA
16. UW Milwaukee 13-4 724 11 Horizon League
17. Boston University 12-4 651 15 Patriot League
18. Davidson 10-4 575 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Dayton 10-4 529 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Holy Cross 13-4 447 NR Patriot League
21. James Madison 12-4 338 17 Colonial Athletic Association
22. Samford 11-4 259 NR Southern Conference
23. Evansville 11-5 194 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. Wright State 11-5 129 NR Horizon League
25. Mercer 11-4 126 10 Southern Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Saint Louis 8-4 30 Atlantic 10 Conference
Bucknell 12-5 16 Patriot League
Bowling Green 9-5 14 Mid-American Conference
UNLV 8-6 11 Mountain West Conference
Oral Roberts 12-5 10 Summit League
UAB 8-5 10 Conference USA
Charlotte 8-5 8 Conference USA
Elon 11-5 7 Colonial Athletic Association
Duquesne 9-5 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
Vermont 11-5 4 Northeast Conference
La Salle 9-5 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
Take a look at Evansville in the mid-major top 25. Although it may not last all season, the fact that the MVC has 3 teams in this position is big. I just hope this isn't a bad omen.