Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2022
I actually had this week almost done when my internet shut down so naturally I'm frustrated. I'm just going to give you guys scores this week, no team recaps.
We did have 3 feature games this week, 2 in the Pac 12.
2/3/22-
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) @
UCLA (Tim Shepard)
Final Score: UCLA- 72, Colorado- 66
2/3/22-
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @
Stanford (Benito Sanchez)
Final Score: Stanford- 68, Washington State- 46
And to the American:
2/5/22-
UConn (Randolph Childress) @
Tulsa (Will Brown)
Tulsa- 66, UConn- 58
Now for the rest of the weekly scores:
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 12-12, 6-5 6th America East.
2/2/22 vs. Vermont (W 63-54).
UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 11-11, 6-4 5th American.
2/2/22 vs. Tulane (W 57-48).
2/5/22 at Tulsa- feature game, highlighted above.
ECU (Al Hutt) -- 13-11, 6-5 6th American.
2/2/22 vs. Houston (L 54-51).
2/5/22 at Tulane (W 69-61).
Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 12-10, 7-3 3rd American.
1/31/22 at Illinois-Chicago (W 82-63).
2/5/22 vs. UConn- feature game, highlighted above.
#13 Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 19-4, 9-2 1st ACC.
2/2/22 at Georgia Tech (W 86-78).
2/5/22 at Virginia Tech (W 75-73).
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 10-11, 5-6 T-6th Big 12.
1/31/22 vs. #9 Iowa State (L 92-61).
2/5/22 vs. #6 Texas (L 85-75).
Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 15-6, 7-3 2nd Big Ten.
2/2/22 vs. Maryland (W 83-53).
2/5/22 at Iowa (L 82-78).
Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 14-8, 6-4 T-3rd Big Ten.
2/2/22 vs. #1 Wisconsin (L 88-53).
2/5/22 vs. Maryland (W 63-58).
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 13-9, 4-5 T-5th Big West.
2/1/22 at Long Beach State (L 78-69).
2/5/22 vs. UC Riverside (W 75-68).
Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 13-8, 5-5 T-7th Conference USA.
2/3/22 at UTSA (L 76-72).
2/5/22 vs. UTEP (W 92-86).
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 16-6, 8-2 T-1st Pac 12.
2/3/22 at UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
2/5/22 at Oregon (W 68-60).
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 14-6, 7-3 T-4th Pac 12.
2/3/22 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.
2/5/22 at Utah (W 60-48).
UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 16-6, 8-2 T-1st Pac 12.
2/3/22 vs. Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.
2/5/22 vs. California (W 84-62).
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-14, 0-10 12th (last) Pac 12.
2/3/22 at Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
2/5/22 vs. Oregon State (L 62-48).
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 13-9, 7-3 T-2nd SEC.
2/2/22 at Texas A&M (W 65-50).
2/5/22 vs. Auburn (W 81-72).
Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 17-6, 6-4 T-4th SEC.
2/2/22 at Tennessee (W 73-63).
2/5/22 vs. #17 Vanderbilt (W 67-44).
Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 14-9, 8-5 T-1st Sun Belt.
2/3/22 vs. UL Monroe (W 72-63).
2/5/22 at Texas State (W 94-61).
Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into the week of Feb. 7-13:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (72) 23-1 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Wichita State 24-1 1728 2 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Baylor 21-2 1643 4 Big 12 Conference
4. Oklahoma 20-3 1589 3 Big 12 Conference
5. Arkansas 19-3 1507 5 Southeastern Conference
6. Syracuse 18-4 1414 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Texas 18-4 1361 6 Big 12 Conference
8. Virginia 18-5 1255 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. San Diego State 19-4 1204 12 Mountain West Conference
10. Florida State 17-5 1122 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Duke 19-4 1119 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Iowa State 17-6 1026 9 Big 12 Conference
13. Old Dominion 19-2 913 15 Conference USA
14. St. John's 18-5 859 10 Big East Conference
15. BYU 20-5 774 20 West Coast Conference
16. North Carolina 15-7 634 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Kansas State 17-5 621 16 Big 12 Conference
18. Vanderbilt 17-6 555 17 Southeastern Conference
19. Oakland 20-4 531 22 Horizon League
20. Kentucky 17-6 407 NR Southeastern Conference
21. Louisville 15-7 307 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Memphis 18-5 273 19 American Athletic Conference
23. Arizona 17-5 266 NR Pacific-12 Conference
24. Villanova 16-6 169 25 Big East Conference
25. Notre Dame 17-6 115 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Massachusetts 18-5 92 Atlantic 10 Conference
Georgetown 14-8 62 Big East Conference
Colorado 16-6 16 Pacific-12 Conference
Sacred Heart 19-4 13 Northeast Conference
UCLA 16-6 8 Pacific-12 Conference
Buffalo 16-6 7 Mid-American Conference
SMU 17-6 5 American Athletic Conference
William & Mary 17-6 3 Colonial Athletic Association
Manhattan 18-5 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Michigan State 15-6 1 Big Ten Conference
Duke moves up 2 spots, while Kentucky jumps back in the top 25 thanks to that win over Vanderbilt. Colorado, UCLA, and Michigan State continue to receive votes.
Now for the mid-major top 25 poll heading into the week of Feb. 7-13:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wichita State (72) 24-1 1800 1 Missouri Valley Conference
2. San Diego State 19-4 1724 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Old Dominion 19-2 1632 3 Conference USA
4. BYU 20-5 1593 5 West Coast Conference
5. Memphis 18-5 1482 4 American Athletic Conference
6. Oakland 20-4 1478 6 Horizon League
7. Massachusetts 18-5 1323 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. SMU 17-6 1301 12 American Athletic Conference
9. Buffalo 16-6 1225 8 Mid-American Conference
10. Sacred Heart 19-4 1117 7 Northeast Conference
11. William & Mary 17-6 1010 14 Colonial Athletic Association
12. Fresno State 17-7 995 17 Mountain West Conference
13. Loyola MD 19-5 964 11 Patriot League
14. New Mexico 15-8 815 10 Mountain West Conference
15. Manhattan 18-5 809 16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
16. UNC Wilmington 18-7 653 21 Colonial Athletic Association
17. Florida Gulf Coast 18-6 560 13 Atlantic Sun Conference
18. Boise State 14-8 551 24 Mountain West Conference
19. UAB 14-6 507 15 Conference USA
20. Richmond 15-7 361 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Indiana State 16-9 335 20 Missouri Valley Conference
22. Southern Utah 16-5 214 18 Big Sky Conference
23. FIU 14-7 162 19 Conference USA
24. UNLV 13-9 114 NR Mountain West Conference
25. Saint Joseph's 14-8 107 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
North Carolina Central 17-7 72 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
North Texas 15-7 67 Conference USA
Northeastern 15-7 59 Colonial Athletic Association
Harvard 15-7 50 Ivy League
Long Beach State 15-7 45 Big West Conference
Colorado State 14-7 44 Mountain West Conference
Cal State Northridge 14-7 42 Big West Conference
Davidson 14-8 37 Atlantic 10 Conference
Rider 18-8 30 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Rhode Island 12-8 28 Atlantic 10 Conference
Houston 14-8 17 American Athletic Conference
Alabama A&M 16-6 16 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Fordham 14-7 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
Green Bay 15-10 10 Horizon League
Portland 15-9 9 West Coast Conference
Belmont 16-8 8 Ohio Valley Conference
The Citadel 16-7 8 Southern Conference
Sacramento State 14-7 5 Big Sky Conference
Stephen F. Austin 15-10 5 Horizon League
South Florida 13-9 3 American Athletic Conference
Big surprise, none of our teams are recognized.
Now, it's time for the first edition of the 2021-2022 Bubble Watch. We've got 1 of our FOFC teams in the Overall Bubble Watch, and a bit of a surprising one. Let's take a look:
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OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH
Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Northwestern 14-8 .570 (44) 1-4 3-1 6-2 4-1 60 In
Indiana State 16-9 .575 (36) 0-3 2-2 7-2 7-2 64 In
Massachusetts 18-5 .548 (72) 1-0 3-2 7-3 7-0 245 In
Loyola MD 19-5 .543 (79) 1-0 0-3 4-1 14-1 306 In
Oklahoma State 14-9 .559 (54) 2-8 4-1 4-0 4-0 47 In
Cal State Northridge 14-7 .550 (70) 0-0 3-0 6-3 5-4 148 In
Sacramento State 14-7 .544 (76) 0-1 1-3 2-2 11-1 212 In
Stephen F. Austin 15-10 .569 (45) 1-4 6-3 3-1 5-2 77 In
VCU 15-7 .515 (135) 2-3 1-3 6-1 6-0 249 Out
Northeastern 15-7 .513 (140) 2-0 2-1 3-6 8-0 266 Out
Richmond 15-7 .536 (95) 0-0 3-4 6-2 6-1 246 Out
Colorado State 14-7 .527 (109) 2-1 0-2 6-1 6-3 218 Out
Boise State 14-8 .541 (82) 3-2 1-1 4-3 6-2 130 Out
Alabama A&M 16-6 .527 (108) 1-0 2-0 5-2 8-4 292 Out
Indiana 14-8 .520 (121) 2-3 3-2 3-1 6-2 178 Out
How about that?! Coach Vee has to be happy to see Northwestern up there, and considering they are listed first, they aren't even on the First Four In list, they are past that. While the 1-4 record against the RPI top 50 is damaging, the Wildcats have countered that by going 9-3 against the RPI 51-200. They've also played a pretty decent SOS. Things can go south in a hurry for them though, their last 6 games are against teams that are in the upper half of the Big Ten.
Now let's take a look at our other teams and see how they are faring. Remember, this is for the NCAA Tournament only. Some of these teams will make other postseason tournaments for sure. Remember, if your team isn't listed as a lock, or projected safely in, that means they are projected to be out. Also remember, this does not take into account conference leaders, this just looks at projections from an at-large standpoint.
Locks:
Duke,
Michigan State,
Colorado,
UCLA,
Stanford,
Kentucky.
Nice to see so many of our teams projected as locks for the big dance, plus another on the bubble. This is more like it. I hope all these teams finish strong.