Jan. 15-21, 2024
28 games again this week, and 2 of them are feature games. Both in the Pac 12, both involving UCLA. Let's take a look:
1/18/24-
#24 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @
UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- The Cougars continue to battle, but once again fall short, and it was a free throw discrepancy that did them in. UCLA gets a much needed win, while the Cougars can't quite get over the hump.
Final Score: UCLA- 71, #24 Washington State- 68
1/20/24-
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) @
UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- The Bruins forced 19 Colorado turnovers, and made 6 more three pointers than Colorado, which was enough to keep UCLA hot, as they pick up another victory.
Final Score: UCLA- 89, Colorado- 80
Now for the rest of the weekly recap:
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 12-9, 4-4 America East.
1/17/24 at Binghamton (W 65-61).
1/21/24 at Vermont (W 69-50).
2 more wins for the Hawks, who are kind of going against percentages with a 7-3 road record on the season. They are on pace for that .500 conference record, but Coach Ginsberg definitely wants more.
UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 6-12, 2-6 American.
1/16/24 vs. Quinnipiac (W 67-58).
1/20/24 vs. Tulane (L 58-57).
A split for the Huskies, who win a non-conference game, but lose a heartbreaker in their only conference game of the week.
Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 7-12, 3-4 American.
1/17/24 vs. Cincinnati (L 74-54).
1/20/24 at ECU (W 55-46).
A split for the Golden Hurricane, as they break a 4 game losing streak with the win at ECU.
Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 11-8, 4-3 ACC.
1/17/24 vs. Miami (W 74-53).
1/20/24 vs. Wake Forest (W 83-72).
2 solid wins for the Fighting Irish this week to get back over .500 in ACC play. A big week next week with 2 extremely tough road games.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 12-6, 5-2 Big 12.
1/15/24 vs. West Virginia (W 79-66).
1/20/24 vs. Kansas State (L 77-61).
A split for the Horned Frogs, who are still feeling good about where they are at. They may not last much longer though, as they go on the road for 4 straight, all against teams with at least 12 wins on the season, and 3 of them currently ranked.
#7 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 17-2, 6-1 Big East.
1/17/24 vs. Butler (W 77-69).
1/20/24 vs. #8 Creighton (W 90-77).
The Red Storm continue to roll, beating a very solid Creighton team, as Coach Hoo is fitting in nicely in his new job.
Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 10-8, 3-3 Big Ten.
1/17/24 vs. Purdue (W 88-72).
1/20/24 vs. Minnesota (W 78-38).
Wow! This looked like a new Wildcats team this week, as they came out and played with a purpose in 2 blowout victories.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-9, 4-2 Big West.
1/18/24 at Cal State Fullerton (W 72-56).
1/20/24 vs. UC Davis (W 81-72).
2 solid wins for the Warriors this week, and if ever there were a season to take advantage, this is it in what is really a weak Big West overall. We'll see what happens next week though.
FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 7-11, 2-4 Conference USA.
1/18/24 at Old Dominion (L 63-50).
1/20/24 vs. Marshall (W 68-58).
A split for the Golden Panthers, and the win over Marshall breaks a 4 game losing streak, but they've got 4 tough opponents in a row coming up.
Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 11-6, 3-3 Conference USA.
1/18/24 vs. Marshall (L 58-55).
1/20/24 at Middle Tennessee (L 69-47).
Tough week for the Owls who have now lost 3 in a row. They better right the ship quickly.
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-9, 3-3 Pac 12.
1/18/24 at #2 Arizona (L 86-78).
1/20/24 at UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
Good efforts for the Buffaloes this week, but the competition was just too strong, as they are back to .500.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 12-6, 2-4 Pac 12.
1/18/24 at Arizona State (L 86-71).
1/20/24 at Utah (W 65-64).
A split for the Cardinal, but it took a last second shot to beat Utah. They have some work to do as well it seems.
UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 13-6, 3-3 Pac 12.
1/18/24 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.
1/20/24 vs. Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.
2 huge wins for the Bruins to get back to .500 in the conference, and the schedule is set up for them to go on a pretty nice winning streak, which they really need to do because their end of season schedule is more grueling.
#24 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 13-4, 2-4 Pac 12.
1/18/24 at UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
1/20/24 vs. Arizona State (W 83-80).
A split this week for the Cougars as they get a much needed win to break a 3 game losing streak. They been close all season long, and the chance for a marquee conference win will happen next week, as they travel to Arizona and California who are both ranked.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 10-7, 4-2 SEC.
1/17/24 at Florida (W 77-57).
1/20/24 vs. South Carolina (W 82-56).
2 much needed blowout wins for the Crimson Tide, and they also have a grueling schedule coming up.
Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 22-28:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Arizona (59) 17-1 1787 2 Pacific-12 Conference
2. Georgetown (4) 17-2 1705 3 Big East Conference
3. Virginia (8) 18-1 1689 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Syracuse (1) 18-1 1552 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Baylor 17-2 1546 5 Big 12 Conference
6. Providence 16-3 1432 6 Big East Conference
7. Louisville 16-3 1330 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. St. John's 17-2 1293 7 Big East Conference
9. Iowa 15-3 1268 10 Big Ten Conference
10. St. Bonaventure 14-3 1108 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Iowa State 13-5 1053 16 Big 12 Conference
12. Wisconsin 15-4 959 12 Big Ten Conference
13. Ohio State 12-4 922 11 Big Ten Conference
14. LSU 14-3 839 17 Southeastern Conference
15. Xavier 14-4 766 14 Big East Conference
16. Creighton 15-5 694 8 Big East Conference
17. UAB 14-3 676 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Indiana 14-4 558 25 Big Ten Conference
19. North Texas 16-3 424 23 Conference USA
20. Memphis 15-4 390 NR American Athletic Conference
21. George Washington 14-4 264 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. BYU 16-5 249 15 West Coast Conference
23. Oklahoma 12-6 225 NR Big 12 Conference
24. California 12-6 148 NR Pacific-12 Conference
25. Vanderbilt 13-5 146 NR Southeastern Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
UC Irvine 14-4 76 Big West Conference
La Salle 14-4 75 Atlantic 10 Conference
Texas A&M 13-5 74 Southeastern Conference
Wichita State 16-5 48 Missouri Valley Conference
Villanova 12-6 45 Big East Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 15-4 24 Sun Belt Conference
Yale 15-4 15 Ivy League
Washington State 13-4 7 Pacific-12 Conference
Arkansas State 15-4 5 Sun Belt Conference
Robert Morris 17-4 4 Northeast Conference
DePaul 13-5 2 Big East Conference
Tulane 14-5 1 American Athletic Conference
UCLA 13-6 1 Pacific-12 Conference
Despite a top 10 win last week, the Johnnies of St. John's move down 1 spot. Huh? I expected Washington State to lose their ranking, but at least they are still receiving a few votes. UCLA also makes an apperance again, as they received a vote.
Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 22-28:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. St. Bonaventure (71) 14-3 1799 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. UAB (1) 14-3 1685 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Memphis 15-4 1575 8 American Athletic Conference
4. BYU 16-5 1566 2 West Coast Conference
5. George Washington 14-4 1505 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. North Texas 16-3 1439 7 Conference USA
7. Wichita State 16-5 1391 12 Missouri Valley Conference
8. UC Irvine 14-4 1309 3 Big West Conference
9. La Salle 14-4 1228 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Tulane 14-5 1129 18 American Athletic Conference
11. Yale 15-4 1093 6 Ivy League
12. Florida Gulf Coast 15-4 1031 15 Sun Belt Conference
13. Robert Morris 17-4 913 14 Northeast Conference
14. Arkansas State 15-4 838 16 Sun Belt Conference
15. Massachusetts 13-5 724 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Florida Atlantic 14-4 723 10 Conference USA
17. Oakland 13-5 688 24 Horizon League
18. Drexel 13-5 545 25 Colonial Athletic Association
19. Houston 13-5 490 NR American Athletic Conference
20. San Diego State 13-6 449 17 Mountain West Conference
21. Western Carolina 13-5 352 13 Southern Conference
22. Bradley 13-6 321 21 Missouri Valley Conference
23. Sam Houston State 13-5 165 20 Southland Conference
24. Mercer 15-6 108 NR Southern Conference
25. Northwestern State 13-5 81 22 Southland Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Detroit 13-6 61 Horizon League
Richmond 12-6 50 Atlantic 10 Conference
Illinois State 12-7 44 Missouri Valley Conference
Colorado State 12-6 33 Mountain West Conference
Utah State 12-7 24 Mountain West Conference
Cornell 12-6 12 Ivy League
Fresno State 12-7 7 Mountain West Conference
Saint Peter's 13-6 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UC Riverside 12-6 5 Big West Conference
Towson 12-6 4 Colonial Athletic Association
Indiana State 13-7 3 Missouri Valley Conference
USC Upstate 14-6 2 Atlantic Sun Conference
Louisiana Tech 11-6 1 Conference USA
Wow, I expected Rice to lose some significant votes, but I didn't expect them to lose all their votes. The mid-major FOFC teams are back to being shut out.