Jan. 9-15, 2017
2 feature games this week, and both of them took place in the Pac 12.
1/12/17-
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) @
#2 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- The Buffaloes scored just 18 first half points and trailed by 17 at halftime. They committed 18 turnovers as UCLA rolled.
Final Score: #2 UCLA- 66, Colorado- 50
1/14/17-
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- The other 2 FOFC Pac 12 coached teams squared off in this one, and the result was as expected. 19 turnovers did in the Cougars, who actually played even with Stanford in the second half, but that wasn't near enough to overcome a 15 point halftime deficit.
Final Score: Stanford- 83, Washington State- 68
And now to the rest of the weekly recap:
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 9-10, 4-2 America East.
1/1/17 at Binghamton (W 64-56).
1/15/17 at UMass Lowell (W 60-59).
The Hawks won both games this week, but against 2 of the worst teams in the America East, so it's hard to get a read on them just yet.
ECU (Al Hutt) -- 4-12, 2-3 American.
1/11/17 at South Florida (W 74-65).
1/14/17 vs. UCF (W 69-60).
Don't look now, but the Pirates are starting to show some life. After losing 11 of their last 12, ECU now has a 2 game winning streak!
Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 8-8, 3-1 Atlantic 10.
1/11/17 vs. UMass (W 81-62).
1/14/17 at #14 VCU (L 83-65).
The 5 game winning streak ends for the Wildcats, as VCU hands them their first conference loss, even though it's early.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 7-10, 1-5 Big 12.
1/9/17 at Texas (L 81-63).
1/14/17 at Oklahoma State (L 97-61).
The Horned Frogs are getting a reality check in conference play after a decent start, as they got hammered on the road twice this week.
Michigan (Cillian Tribble) -- 10-6, 3-1 Big Ten.
1/11/17 vs. Illinois (W 74-70).
1/14/17 at Indiana (L 88-76).
A split for the Wolverines, who lose their first conference game on the road and look to recover next week.
#3 Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 15-2, 3-1 Big Ten.
1/11/17 at Rutgers (W 75-44).
1/14/17 vs. Minnesota (W 85-70).
The Spartans rolled this week with 2 easy victories as they are definitely back on track.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 8-8, 3-0 Big West.
1/12/17 vs. UC Santa Barbara (W 67-43).
Just 1 game for the Warriors this week, but they keep rolling.
Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 7-8, 3-1 Conference USA.
1/12/17 at North Texas (W 44-37).
1/14/17 vs. #25 UTEP (W 78-70).
That game at North Texas was a snooze fest, but the 49ers get 2 big wins this week against teams that already have 10+ wins.
Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 7-8, 2-2 Conference USA.
1/12/17 at Southern Miss (L 72-51).
1/14/17 vs. Florida Atlantic (L 54-46).
The Owls come back to reality after losing 2 games this week. They weren't competitive at all at Southern Miss.
Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 10-10, 8-5 MAAC.
1/13/17 at Niagara (W 56-54).
1/15/17 vs. Canisius (W 56-52).
Good week for the Hawks who get 2 close wins. They were definitely consistent, scoring 56 each game.
Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 7-11, 2-3 MEAC.
1/9/17 at Delaware State (W 72-56).
1/14/17 vs. Bethune Cookman (L 70-60).
A split for the Spartans this week as they win on the road, and lose at home. That doesn't happen very often.
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-9, 2-2 Pac 12.
1/12/17 at #2 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
1/14/17 at Oregon State (L 65-55).
Not a good week for the Buffaloes, especially after a positive start to conference play.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 13-3, 4-0 Pac 12.
1/12/17 at USC (W 70-62).
1/14/17 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.
The Cardinal keep rolling along as the winning streak is up to 10.
#2 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 15-1, 4-0 Pac 12.
1/12/17 vs. Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.
1/14/17 at Utah (W 74-64).
The Bruins also continue to roll, although they were on the ropes at Utah, as the Utes led at halftime.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-9, 2-2 Pac 12.
1/12/17 vs. California (W 65-49).
1/14/17 at Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
The Cougars will take the split, especially after they played even with Stanford in the second half.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 4-12, 2-2 SEC.
1/11/17 at LSU (L 57-49).
1/14/17 vs. Tennessee (L 68-53).
The Crimson Tide drop 2 this week after winning 2 tough ones last week.
#20 Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) -- 12-4, 2-2 SEC.
1/11/17 at Tennessee (L 79-67).
1/14/17 vs. Texas A&M (W 91-67).
Splits each week are not going to get the Gators an SEC title. They really need to win both of their games next week as they'll be playing subpar opponents.
#16 Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 12-4, 3-1 SEC.
1/11/17 vs. Ole Miss (L 71-66).
1/14/17 at Mississippi State (W 90-57).
The loss to Ole Miss isn't as bad as it looks on paper, as they have a pretty strong RPI. The Wildcats recovered by blast Miss. State though.
Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 9-7, 5-2 Sun Belt.
1/12/17 vs. Northern Kentucky (W 74-71).
1/14/17 at Arkansas State (W 56-45).
2 more wins this week for the Trojans who are suddenly looking like a potential favorite in a wide open Sun Belt.
Let's take a look at the national top 25 heading into next week:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Cincinnati (52) 18-0 1780 1 American Athletic Conference
2. UCLA (20) 15-1 1748 2 Pacific-12 Conference
3. Michigan State 15-2 1655 3 Big Ten Conference
4. Iowa 14-2 1490 7 Big Ten Conference
5. Miami 15-2 1475 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Kansas 14-3 1354 5 Big 12 Conference
7. North Carolina 15-2 1354 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Baylor 15-3 1312 13 Big 12 Conference
9. La Salle 15-1 1271 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. VCU 14-2 1199 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Virginia 14-3 1156 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. San Diego State 15-3 986 17 Mountain West Conference
13. Stephen F. Austin 16-1 931 15 Southland Conference
14. Wichita State 15-3 905 21 Missouri Valley Conference
15. Georgetown 14-3 786 8 Big East Conference
16. Marquette 14-3 674 9 Big East Conference
17. Villanova 14-3 659 23 Big East Conference
18. Wisconsin 13-4 480 NR Big Ten Conference
19. New Mexico State 14-2 423 NR Western Athletic Conference
20. Duke 12-4 399 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Kentucky 12-4 397 16 Southeastern Conference
22. Florida State 15-2 246 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Oklahoma 13-5 177 NR Big 12 Conference
24. Syracuse 12-4 170 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Murray State 17-2 109 22 Ohio Valley Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Iowa State 14-4 93 Big 12 Conference
Kansas State 14-4 44 Big 12 Conference
Florida 12-4 43 Southeastern Conference
Gonzaga 16-3 40 West Coast Conference
Akron 13-3 16 Mid-American Conference
Ohio State 13-4 7 Big Ten Conference
Memphis 15-3 6 American Athletic Conference
Stanford 13-3 6 Pacific-12 Conference
SMU 13-3 4 American Athletic Conference
Richmond 13-3 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Southern Miss 13-2 1 Conference USA
Valparaiso 15-3 1 Horizon League
UCLA and Michigan State stay put at 2 and 3, respectively, while Kentucky drops 5 spots after an upset loss, and Florida falls out of the top 25 after another split this week. They are still receiving votes though. Also in the mix again is Stanford who garnered a few votes.
Now, let's take a look at the mid-major top 25 going into next week:
Code:
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Cincinnati (72) 18-0 1800 1 American Athletic Conference
2. San Diego State 15-3 1654 4 Mountain West Conference
3. La Salle 15-1 1647 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. VCU 14-2 1644 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Wichita State 15-3 1526 6 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Stephen F. Austin 16-1 1449 5 Southland Conference
7. New Mexico State 14-2 1361 9 Western Athletic Conference
8. Akron 13-3 1230 11 Mid-American Conference
9. Gonzaga 16-3 1115 12 West Coast Conference
10. BYU 13-4 1107 16 West Coast Conference
11. Valparaiso 15-3 1042 13 Horizon League
12. Murray State 17-2 1010 8 Ohio Valley Conference
13. SMU 13-3 976 7 American Athletic Conference
14. Cleveland State 14-4 909 18 Horizon League
15. Memphis 15-3 826 20 American Athletic Conference
16. Richmond 13-3 799 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Northern Iowa 14-4 582 14 Missouri Valley Conference
18. Southern Miss 13-2 548 23 Conference USA
19. Boise State 12-4 443 NR Mountain West Conference
20. Georgia State 12-5 396 21 Horizon League
21. Illinois State 13-4 361 19 Missouri Valley Conference
22. Harvard 12-5 274 NR Ivy League
23. Rhode Island 12-4 255 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. UTEP 11-3 233 10 Conference USA
25. North Dakota State 15-3 137 NR Summit League
Others Receiving Votes:
UNC Wilmington 13-4 25 Colonial Athletic Association
Portland 14-4 16 West Coast Conference
Mercer 13-4 12 Southern Conference
Vermont 14-4 10 America East Conference
Stony Brook 12-4 5 America East Conference
Colorado State 12-4 3 Mountain West Conference
Dayton 11-5 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Eastern Kentucky 14-4 2 Ohio Valley Conference
Do I need to state the obvious? The FOFC mid-majors are shut out again.