Dec. 6-12, 2027
35 games on the schedule this week, but no feature games so let's get right to it:
North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 4-3, 0-0 ACC.
12/8/27 vs. Georgia State (W 78-51).
12/11/27 at Minnesota (L 76-66).
A split this week for the Tar Heels, who lose on the road to a solid Minnesota team.
Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 5-3, 0-0 ACC.
12/8/27 at South Dakota (W 68-66).
12/11/27 at Indiana State (L 61-59).
A road split for the Fighting Irish, who can't be losing to teams like Indiana State if they are to make noise again this season.
North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 5-2, 0-0 Atlantic Sun.
12/9/27 at Radford (W 96-87).
12/11/27 vs. High Point (W 71-63).
The Ospreys get a couple nice wins this week against decent mid-major teams.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 4-2, 0-0 Big 12.
12/11/27 at Florida (L 81-58).
The Horned Frogs suffer a blowout loss in their only game of the week, proving that they still have work to do.
#10 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 4-1, 0-0 Big East.
12/12/27 vs. Brown (L 76-74).
A shocking loss this week for the Red Storm, their first loss of the season in their only game of the week.
Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 7-3, 0-0 Big Ten.
12/7/27 at Illinois State (L 86-78).
12/10/27 vs. Northern Iowa (L 76-64).
12/12/27 at Austin Peay (W 75-51).
Not a good week for the Wildcats, who drop 2 out of 3, both losses coming to the Missouri Valley.
#7 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 7-0, 0-0 Big Ten.
12/8/27 vs. Duquesne (W 84-62).
12/12/27 at Virginia Tech (W 87-81).
The Buckeyes stay perfect on the young season, taking advantage of their opportunities. It's still fairly early, but it looks like Coach Hawkins made a good move by jumping to Ohio State.
Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 6-1, 0-0 MVC.
12/6/27 vs. UConn (W 98-69).
12/8/27 vs. James Madison (W 91-70).
12/12/27 vs. Kansas (W 56-48).
Huge week for the Shockers, who get 2 blowout wins, then a nice in-state win. Couldn't have asked for anything more.
San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 4-3, 0-0 Mountain West.
12/7/27 vs. Sacramento State (W 59-53).
12/12/27 at Cal State Fullerton (W 69-58).
2 solid wins for the Spartans who are back over .500 on the season.
Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 6-3, 0-0 Northeast.
12/10/27 vs. San Diego State (W 58-48).
12/12/27 at Rhode Island (W 55-41).
Don't look now, but the Bulldogs have a 4 game winning streak, and this week they got it done against a couple big mid-major names. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come.
#14 Wagner (Will Brown) -- 6-1, 0-0 Northeast.
12/10/27 vs. #19 Hofstra (L 83-62).
Oops! The Seahawks ran into a buzz saw this week, getting hammered in their first loss of the season and their only game of the week.
#24 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 7-1, 0-0 Pac 12.
12/10/27 at BYU (W 81-71).
A good road win for the Cardinal in their only game of the week.
UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 5-3, 0-0 Pac 12.
12/9/27 vs. ECU (W 71-40).
12/12/27 vs. #15 East Tennessee State (W 76-60).
The Bruins are back on track with a couple blowout wins this week, including one over a ranked team. They'll take it.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 3-5, 0-0 Pac 12.
12/9/27 vs. Portland State (W 91-70).
12/12/27 at Seattle (L 60-52).
A split this week for the Cougars, who win easily at home and drop a tough one on the road. They can't be losing those kind of games though.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 5-2, 0-0 SEC.
12/9/27 vs. Illinois Chicago (W 88-51).
The Crimson Tide win big in their only game of the week. Now they begin the murders row part of their non-conference schedule, with their next 3 games against top 10 teams.
Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 1-5, 0-0 SWAC.
12/9/27 at UAB (L 77-40).
12/11/27 at #18 Florida State (L 75-55).
2 expected losses for the Hornets this week as they are just starting an 8 game road trip in which they will likely only be favored in 1 of those games.
Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 0-6, 0-0 SWAC.
12/10/27 at #5 Indiana (L 101-82).
The Golden Lions are still looking for their first win of the season, and it's not going to be easy as they are also in the midst of a long road trip.
Troy (Benton Gale) -- 3-5, 0-0 Sun Belt.
12/9/27 at #16 UCF (W 69-45).
12/11/27 at Florida A&M (W 73-57).
Great week for the Trojans, who get 2 road wins, including a win over a ranked team. Always nice to beat a team with a # next to their name.
San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 5-3, 0-0 WCC.
12/6/27 vs. UC Santa Barbara (W 85-70).
12/8/27 vs. Cal State Fullerton (W 70-65).
12/11/27 at UC Irvine (L 80-70).
Good week for the Toreros as they win 2 of 3, all against west coast teams. Coach Shocker is inching closer to career win #200, just 4 away now.
Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Dec. 13-19:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Syracuse (56) 5-0 1781 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Virginia (13) 9-0 1715 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Louisville 7-0 1595 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Ohio State (3) 7-0 1589 7 Big Ten Conference
5. Wisconsin 7-1 1577 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Villanova 6-0 1376 8 Big East Conference
7. Providence 8-1 1327 2 Big East Conference
8. California 6-1 1289 11 Pacific-12 Conference
9. Vanderbilt 8-1 1225 9 Southeastern Conference
10. Oklahoma 8-1 1198 13 Big 12 Conference
11. Pepperdine 9-1 1100 12 West Coast Conference
12. Indiana 7-1 1024 5 Big Ten Conference
13. Florida State 6-1 948 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. LSU 6-1 777 23 Southeastern Conference
15. Michigan State 4-1 715 NR Big Ten Conference
16. Stanford 7-1 620 24 Pacific-12 Conference
17. Texas A&M 6-1 560 25 Southeastern Conference
18. Tennessee 5-1 430 22 Southeastern Conference
19. Loyola Marymount 9-1 373 NR West Coast Conference
20. Duke 6-2 317 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Texas Tech 7-1 277 NR Big 12 Conference
22. UAB 7-1 230 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Wichita State 6-1 219 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. Arkansas 5-2 208 NR Southeastern Conference
25. Cleveland State 8-1 159 NR Horizon League
Others Receiving Votes:
Arizona 5-2 154 Pacific-12 Conference
St. John's 4-1 94 Big East Conference
South Alabama 7-1 70 Sun Belt Conference
Purdue 6-1 69 Big Ten Conference
Wagner 6-1 64 Northeast Conference
Texas 6-2 62 Big 12 Conference
Tulane 5-1 49 American Athletic Conference
Seton Hall 6-2 35 Big East Conference
Nebraska 6-1 33 Big Ten Conference
Northern Colorado 5-1 27 Big Sky Conference
Tulsa 6-1 27 American Athletic Conference
Western Kentucky 6-1 17 Conference USA
Michigan 5-1 16 Big Ten Conference
Georgia Southern 5-1 15 Sun Belt Conference
Southern Utah 4-1 13 Big Sky Conference
VMI 4-1 10 Southern Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 6-1 9 Southland Conference
Maryland 3-1 7 Big Ten Conference