Jan. 10-16, 2028
37 games on the schedule this week, with 1 feature game. Let's go to the Northeast Conference:
1/13/28-
Wagner (Will Brown) @
Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- Shooting percentage was the difference in this one. Wagner shot 60.4% from the field while Bryant shot 42.6% from the field. All that led to a Wagner road win.
Final Score: Wagner- 89, Bryant- 76
Now to the rest of the weekly recap:
North Carolina (Ariel Pryde) -- 10-6, 2-3 ACC.
1/12/28 vs. #18 Louisville (L 92-77).
1/15/28 at Virginia Tech (L 95-84).
Tough week for the Tar Heels as they drop 2 games to good competition. They are still looking to find their groove.
Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 8-9, 1-4 ACC.
1/12/28 vs. Pittsburgh (L 73-71).
1/15/28 at Pittsburgh (L 90-82).
The Fighting Irish also had a tough week, going back to back against Pitt and dropping both. They've lost 5 of their last 6.
North Florida (Felix Abel) -- 9-8, 2-1 Atlantic Sun.
1/13/28 vs. Jacksonville (W 91-63).
1/15/28 vs. Lipscomb (W 85-80).
The Ospreys win 2 this week, including a come from behind win over Lipscomb, as they get back over .500.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 7-8, 1-4 Big 12.
1/10/28 vs. Kansas State (L 77-74).
1/15/28 vs. Oklahoma (L 7-68).
The Horned Frogs are back to their losing ways, dropping both games this week. They've also lost 5 of their last 6.
#16 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 12-3, 5-1 Big East.
1/12/28 at Xavier (W 89-67).
1/15/28 at Butler (W 77-59).
The Red Storm continue to win, getting a couple easy road victories. Next week brings 2 more road games, but against inferior non-conference competition.
Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 11-5, 2-2 Big Ten.
1/12/28 vs. Nebraska (W 44-41).
1/15/28 vs. #23 Michigan State (L 60-53).
The Wildcats get a split this week, playing Michigan State well, but not being able to get it done.
#2 Ohio State (Brett Hawkins) -- 13-3, 2-2 Big Ten.
1/12/28 vs. Michigan (L 74-68).
1/15/28 at #8 Minnesota (L 83-72).
Very tough week for the Buckeyes as they drop both their games, including 1 to their arch rivals.
Wichita State (David Ginsberg) -- 11-5, 5-3 MVC.
1/12/28 at Loyola Chicago (W 69-67, OT).
1/15/28 at Bradley (W 80-71).
The Shockers get a couple tough road wins this week, 1 of them being in overtime. They've won 4 in a row.
San Jose State (Thomas Shepard) -- 8-9, 1-5 Mountain West.
1/12/28 vs. UNLV (L 57-55).
1/15/28 at Boise State (L 62-57).
Good efforts this week, but not quite for the Spartans, as they drop a couple tough games by a combined 7 points.
Bryant (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-11, 1-6 Northeast.
1/13/28 vs. Wagner- feature game, highlighted above.
1/15/28 vs. Mt. St. Mary's (L 76-67).
2 more losses for the Bulldogs, as they continue to struggle. They've lost 8 of 9.
Wagner (Will Brown) -- 12-5, 4-3 Northeast.
1/13/28 at Bryant- feature game, highlighted above.
1/15/28 at St. Francis (PA) (W 83-78).
2 more wins for the Seahawks, who are still looking to find that consistency. This was a promising week though.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 10-6, 1-3 Pac 12.
1/13/28 at Arizona State (L 86-61).
1/15/28 vs. Utah (L 75-71).
Not a good week for the Cardinal, who get blown out at Arizona State, then return home and lose a 9 point halftime lead in a loss to Utah.
#21 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 13-3, 4-0 Pac 12.
1/13/28 vs. #10 California (W 82-68).
1/15/28 at Oregon (W 69-59).
The Bruins stay hot, winning 2 more games this week, they've won 10 in a row now.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-10, 0-4 Pac 12.
1/13/28 at Washington (L 84-61).
1/15/28 vs. #10 California (L 73-66).
Give the Cougars credit, they battled against Cal, but the result was expected, as they lost both games this week.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 9-7, 1-3 SEC.
1/12/28 vs. LSU (L 71-63).
1/15/28 at South Carolina (L 97-94, OT).
The Crimson Tide continue to be a hard team to figure out, as the consistency seems to have gone away. They lost both games this week, 1 in OT.
Alabama State (Randolph Childress) -- 5-11, 4-2 SWAC.
1/10/28 at Alcorn State (W 64-47).
1/15/28 at Southern (L 81-68).
A split for the Hornets, and the loss at Southern ended a 4 game win streak.
Arkansas Pine Bluff (B.B. Gunn) -- 5-11, 3-2 SWAC.
1/12/28 at Baylor (W 81-78).
1/15/28 vs. Mississippi Valley State (W 74-73).
Nice week for the Golden Lions, as they get a huge road upset win over Baylor, and continue it with a win at home. They've won 3 of their last 4.
Troy (Benton Gale) -- 10-8, 6-3 Sun Belt.
1/13/28 vs. South Alabama (W 74-50).
1/15/28 at South Alabama (L 84-73).
A split for the Trojans against a very good South Alabama team that might be the favorite in the conference right now.
San Diego (Charlie Shocker) -- 10-9, 3-4 WCC.
1/13/28 vs. St. Mary's (W 69-53).
1/15/28 vs. Pacific (W 73-57).
Good week for the Toreros who win 2 games, getting back over .500 overall. The win over St. Mary's was career win #200 for Coach Shocker.
Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 17-23:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Wisconsin (72) 15-1 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Texas A&M 14-2 1699 4 Southeastern Conference
3. Duke 14-2 1646 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Providence 15-3 1570 6 Big East Conference
5. Minnesota 13-3 1516 8 Big Ten Conference
6. Loyola Marymount 16-2 1324 13 West Coast Conference
7. Ohio State 13-3 1262 2 Big Ten Conference
8. Syracuse 12-4 1243 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. St. John's 12-3 1236 16 Big East Conference
10. UAB 14-2 1230 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Louisville 13-4 1146 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. UCLA 13-3 1049 21 Pacific-12 Conference
13. Virginia 13-4 852 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Indiana 12-4 822 14 Big Ten Conference
15. Rice 14-2 777 22 Conference USA
16. California 12-4 722 10 Pacific-12 Conference
17. Michigan State 12-3 672 23 Big Ten Conference
18. Vanderbilt 12-4 615 7 Southeastern Conference
19. VCU 12-4 425 15 Southeastern Conference
20. Iowa State 13-5 412 NR Big 12 Conference
21. Villanova 13-4 406 17 Big East Conference
22. Georgia Southern 13-3 226 19 Sun Belt Conference
23. Pepperdine 15-5 199 NR West Coast Conference
24. Arizona 11-5 147 NR Pacific-12 Conference
25. Seton Hall 13-4 124 11 Big East Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Jacksonville State 15-4 86 Ohio Valley Conference
Arkansas 11-5 61 Southeastern Conference
Iowa 11-5 46 Big Ten Conference
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 11-3 24 Southland Conference
Memphis 13-5 14 American Athletic Conference
South Florida 13-4 14 American Athletic Conference
George Washington 12-4 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
South Alabama 14-4 9 Sun Belt Conference
Grand Canyon 11-4 7 Western Athletic Conference
Florida State 11-5 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
Northeastern 12-4 3 Colonial Athletic Association
And here's a look at the Mid-Major Top 25 going into the week of Jan. 17-23:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Loyola Marymount (62) 16-2 1790 1 West Coast Conference
2. UAB (10) 14-2 1731 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Rice 14-2 1616 5 Conference USA
4. Pepperdine 15-5 1594 10 West Coast Conference
5. Memphis 13-5 1450 16 American Athletic Conference
6. Jacksonville State 15-4 1426 13 Ohio Valley Conference
7. Georgia Southern 13-3 1332 3 Sun Belt Conference
8. South Alabama 14-4 1224 6 Sun Belt Conference
9. South Florida 13-4 1196 8 American Athletic Conference
10. George Washington 12-4 1172 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 11-3 1055 15 Southland Conference
12. Utah State 13-5 1033 23 Mountain West Conference
13. Northeastern 12-4 998 9 Colonial Athletic Association
14. Eastern Michigan 12-5 815 12 Mid-American Conference
15. Grand Canyon 11-4 745 22 Western Athletic Conference
16. Southern Miss 11-4 647 4 Conference USA
17. Boise State 13-5 549 NR Mountain West Conference
18. Oakland 12-5 543 NR Mid-American Conference
19. Nebraska Omaha 13-5 503 18 Summit League
20. Wichita State 11-5 495 NR Missouri Valley Conference
21. Western Kentucky 11-4 314 17 Conference USA
22. The Citadel 12-5 222 20 Southern Conference
23. Princeton 12-5 213 21 Ivy League
24. Hofstra 12-5 199 19 Colonial Athletic Association
25. UC Riverside 12-5 118 NR Big West Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Richmond 11-5 110 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cleveland State 13-5 67 Horizon League
Portland 13-6 66 West Coast Conference
Wagner 12-5 49 Northeast Conference
Dayton 9-5 33 Atlantic 10 Conference
Eastern Kentucky 12-5 26 Ohio Valley Conference
VMI 10-5 25 Southern Conference
UC Irvine 10-6 14 Big West Conference
Southern Utah 10-5 13 Big Sky Conference
Colorado State 12-6 8 Mountain West Conference
Drexel 12-6 6 Colonial Athletic Association
Ohio 10-6 3 Mid-American Conference