Feb. 6-12, 2017
1 feature game this week, and it's an in-state rematch in the Big Ten.
2/11/17-
Michigan (Cillian Tribble) @
#4 Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- No such luck for the Wolverines this time, as that Spartan defense forced 34 turnovers, and despite the fact that Michigan State committed 24 fouls, they rolled to an easy victory.
Final Score: #4 Michigan State- 91, Michigan- 68
Now to the rest of the weekly recap:
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 12-15, 7-7 5th America East.
2/8/17 at UMBC (L 61-56).
2/12/17 at Maine (W 73-43).
Ugh! You can not lose to 5 win teams like UMBC if you want to compete for a conference title. Damaging loss, but at least the Hawks recovered nicely.
ECU (Al Hutt) -- 6-17, 4-8 8th American.
2/8/17 at Tulsa (L 82-60).
2/11/17 at UCF (L 61-48).
A pair of blowout road losses for the Pirates who have lost 4 in a row and have 2 more winnable games before the schedule gets very tough.
Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 13-11, 8-4 T-4th Atlantic 10.
2/8/17 vs. #6 LaSalle (L 71-67).
2/11/17 vs. St. Joseph's (W 84-74).
So close yet so far for the Wildcats, who would have loved the big win at LaSalle, but they are still on a roll, winners of 5 of their last 6.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 9-16, 3-10 9th Big 12.
2/6/17 vs. Oklahoma State (L 73-61).
2/11/17 vs. Texas (L 85-80).
Not a bad effort for the Horned Frogs this week, but it doesn't translate to a win unfortunately.
Michigan (Cillian Tribble) -- 13-11, 6-6 8th Big Ten.
2/8/17 at #20 Wisconsin (L 88-58).
2/11/17 at #4 Michigan State- feature game, highlighted above.
Tough week for the Wolverines who had to go on the road to play 2 of the top teams in the Big Ten.
#4 Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 21-4, 9-3 T-1st Big Ten.
2/8/17 vs. #11 Iowa (W 79-73).
2/11/17 vs. Michigan- feature game, highlighted above.
Good week for the Spartans who avenge their earlier loss to Michigan, and also get a win against a top 20 Iowa team.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 13-11, 8-3 T-2nd Big West.
2/7/17 vs. UC Riverside (W 73-69, OT).
2/11/17 at UC Santa Barbara (W 74-66).
Much needed couple of wins for the Warriors, even though they needed overtime in one of the games. Now they are back in the mix.
Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 11-12, 7-5 T-5th Conference USA.
2/9/17 vs. North Texas (W 66-50).
2/11/17 at Middle Tennessee (L 75-61).
A split for the 49ers who win at home, lose on the road. No big surprise.
Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 10-13, 5-7 T-8th Conference USA.
2/9/17 at Louisiana Tech (L 72-64).
2/11/17 at Western Kentucky (W 67-59).
A road split for the Owls, who went toe to toe with conference leader LA Tech for most of that game. They got a nice road win.
Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 13-14, 10-8 T-3rd MAAC.
2/10/17 vs. Marist (L 62-54).
2/12/17 vs. Siena (W 67-63).
A bittersweet week for the Hawks, who split but have lost any chances of getting a conference championship as they went 0-4 against the top 2 teams, who would own a tiebreaker. So Monmouth will play for 3rd.
Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 11-14, 6-5 T-5th MEAC.
2/6/17 vs. Delaware State (W 70-59).
2/11/17 at North Carolina Central (L 70-52).
The Spartans were rolling along on a 4 game winning streak until they ran into NC Central who is clearly the class of the conference.
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 11-13, 6-6 6th Pac 12.
2/9/17 at Arizona State(W 50-47).
2/11/17 at Arizona (L 65-54).
A split for the Buffaloes this week who ran into a hot Arizona team, and the 4 game winning streak is over.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 17-7, 8-4 3rd Pac 12.
2/9/17 at Oregon State (W 65-63).
2/11/17 vs. Utah (W 55-46).
Good bounce back win for the Cardinal who get a couple much needed wins, and next week they get a chance for revenge against UCLA.
#1 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 23-1, 12-0 1st Pac 12.
2/9/17 at USC (W 77-42).
2/11/17 at Arizona State (W 65-48).
Another easy week for the Bruins who really only have 2 tests in-between them and an undefeated conference season.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 9-15, 4-8 T-8th Pac 12.
2/9/17 at Washington (L 79-56).
2/11/17 vs. Oregon (L 71-56).
2 more losses for the Cougars this week, and it seems like a long time ago that they had a winning conference record. The losing streak is now 5.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 8-16, 6-6 T-7th SEC.
2/8/17 vs. Mississippi State (W 66-58).
2/11/17 at Arkansas (L 59-54).
A split for the Crimson Tide, but next week will be tough as they go on the road to play both Florida and Kentucky.
#13 Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) -- 18-6, 8-4 T-1st SEC.
2/8/17 at South Carolina (L 68-58).
2/11/17 at Mississippi State (L 81-78).
2 losses for the Gators this week, including an inexplicable loss to a 5 win Mississippi State team in which Florida led by 22 at halftime. Yikes!
#15 Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 17-7, 8-4 T-1st SEC.
2/8/17 at Auburn (L 68-65).
2/11/17 at South Carolina (L 68-60).
We now have a 3 headed race in the SEC after the Wildcats also lost 2 games. Their upset loss was at a 6 win Auburn team. Crazy week.
Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 12-12, 7-7 T-5th Sun Belt.
2/7/17 vs. College of Charleston (W 65-47).
2/9/17 at Louisiana Monroe (W 54-51).
Good week for the Trojans who get a couple wins, including a nice non-conference win over a tough Charleston team.
Now 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. UCLA (63) 23-1 1791 1 Pacific-12 Conference
2. Cincinnati (9) 24-0 1737 2 American Athletic Conference
3. Kansas 22-3 1655 3 Big 12 Conference
4. Michigan State 21-4 1559 4 Big Ten Conference
5. Baylor 22-4 1534 5 Big 12 Conference
6. La Salle 22-2 1391 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. North Carolina 21-4 1386 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Wichita State 23-3 1243 10 Missouri Valley Conference
9. Georgetown 21-4 1197 7 Big East Conference
10. VCU 20-4 1162 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Virginia 20-5 1144 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Miami 19-5 1008 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Villanova 20-5 873 14 Big East Conference
14. San Diego State 20-5 823 19 Mountain West Conference
15. Marquette 20-5 723 18 Big East Conference
16. Iowa 18-6 678 11 Big Ten Conference
17. Wisconsin 19-6 643 20 Big Ten Conference
18. Duke 17-6 511 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Stephen F. Austin 22-2 479 23 Southland Conference
20. BYU 21-4 442 25 West Coast Conference
21. Gonzaga 23-3 404 21 West Coast Conference
22. Kentucky 17-7 193 15 Southeastern Conference
23. Murray State 24-2 181 NR Ohio Valley Conference
24. Oklahoma 17-8 159 16 Big 12 Conference
25. Syracuse 18-6 124 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Arizona 18-6 119 Pacific-12 Conference
New Mexico State 21-3 118 Western Athletic Conference
Florida 18-6 110 Southeastern Conference
Akron 20-4 9 Mid-American Conference
Memphis 20-4 3 American Athletic Conference
Ohio State 17-8 1 Big Ten Conference
UCLA and Michigan State stay put, in fact the top 6 this week are the exact same as last week. Kentucky drops 7 spots but is still in the top 25, while Florida drops all the way out, a well deserved exit after blowing a 22 point lead to a 5 win team. No excuse. They are still receiving votes though.
Now for the mid-major top 25, which continues to be painful:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Cincinnati (72) 24-0 1800 1 American Athletic Conference
2. La Salle 22-2 1707 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Wichita State 23-3 1653 3 Missouri Valley Conference
4. San Diego State 20-5 1566 5 Mountain West Conference
5. VCU 20-4 1550 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. BYU 21-4 1441 6 West Coast Conference
7. Gonzaga 23-3 1341 7 West Coast Conference
8. Stephen F. Austin 22-2 1298 8 Southland Conference
9. New Mexico State 21-3 1173 10 Western Athletic Conference
10. Murray State 24-2 1094 12 Ohio Valley Conference
11. Boise State 19-5 1036 13 Mountain West Conference
12. Harvard 19-5 939 9 Ivy League
13. Memphis 20-4 915 16 American Athletic Conference
14. Cleveland State 18-7 872 15 Horizon League
15. Akron 20-4 863 17 Mid-American Conference
16. SMU 18-6 705 14 American Athletic Conference
17. Valparaiso 20-6 700 11 Horizon League
18. Georgia State 17-8 478 18 Horizon League
19. New Mexico 19-5 446 25 Mountain West Conference
20. Mercer 21-4 435 22 Southern Conference
21. Northern Iowa 20-6 308 19 Missouri Valley Conference
22. Illinois State 18-7 268 24 Missouri Valley Conference
23. Green Bay 18-6 221 NR Horizon League
24. North Dakota State 22-4 131 20 Summit League
25. Eastern Kentucky 21-5 111 23 Ohio Valley Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
UTEP 17-5 96 Conference USA
Vermont 21-5 69 America East Conference
Southern Miss 18-5 57 Conference USA
North Florida 21-4 43 Atlantic Sun Conference
UC Irvine 18-6 38 Big West Conference
Portland 19-6 18 West Coast Conference
North Carolina Central 20-5 16 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Massachusetts 16-8 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
Stony Brook 18-6 3 America East Conference
Hofstra 18-9 1 Colonial Athletic Association
Morehead State 19-6 1 Ohio Valley Conference
We have 1 FOFC team on our overall bubble watch this week, 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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SMU 18-6 .564 (62) 1-3 3-3 4-0 10-0 169 In
Oklahoma State 15-9 .598 (33) 4-7 5-2 1-0 5-0 32 In
Georgia State 17-8 .587 (44) 2-3 3-3 5-1 7-1 81 In
Vanderbilt 16-8 .563 (63) 2-2 1-3 9-3 4-0 87 In
Kentucky 17-7 .561 (68) 4-3 2-3 6-0 5-1 162 In
South Dakota State 18-8 .574 (54) 1-1 1-2 3-5 13-0 107 In
Miami 19-5 .560 (72) 5-4 1-1 6-0 7-0 206 In
Middle Tennessee 16-8 .564 (61) 1-1 2-3 3-2 10-2 114 In
Illinois 17-7 .554 (77) 6-5 2-1 2-1 7-0 151 Out
Missouri 14-8 .591 (41) 1-1 4-3 6-2 3-2 44 Out
Southern Miss 18-5 .553 (80) 0-0 1-2 6-3 11-0 232 Out
Northeastern 17-8 .556 (74) 2-3 3-1 6-3 6-1 156 Out
UTEP 17-5 .557 (73) 0-1 3-2 5-0 9-2 231 Out
Maryland 15-10 .581 (50) 3-8 2-2 5-0 5-0 22 Out
Texas 15-9 .555 (76) 3-7 3-0 3-2 6-0 105 Out
Kentucky is being hurt by a bad strength of schedule, which makes no sense to me because they played Syracuse, Oklahoma State twice, and Villanova and Indiana, as well as Oregon in non-conference. Pretty strong in my opinion, but I really think a couple wins next week will get them squarely off the bubble.
As far as other teams:
Michigan State, UCLA, and Florida stay locks, Stanford is still projected in, everybody else projected out.