Nov. 15-17, 2024
As per usual, that first weekend is always very short. Only 5 games, no feature games, and I'll only be covering teams that actually played.
UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 1-0, 0-0 American.
11/17/24 at Rhode Island (W 74-64).
A solid road win to start the season for the Huskies.
Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 1-0, 0-0 ACC.
11/17/24 at Cincinnati (W 75-60).
The Fighting Irish also open up with a solid road win. We're off to a good start.
Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 2-0, 0-0 Big Ten.
11/15/24- New York Classic First Round vs. (13) Denver, W 61-52.
11/17/24- New York Classic Quarterfinal vs. (5) Duquesne, W 83-67.
Good start for the Wildcats, who might be postseason or bust for their coach this season. That semifinal game gets much tougher though, as they take on the #1 seed.
#19 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 1-0, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/17/24 vs. Kansas State (W 91-63).
Well, I don't like the fact that the Cardinal blasted one of my favorite home state schools, but so be it. Good win for them as they look ahead.
A perfect week for our teams! Granted, it was only 5 games, but it's still something to hang our hat on. Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into the first full week of the season, Nov. 18-24:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Villanova (52) 2-0 1769 2 Big East Conference
2. Baylor (9) 1-0 1691 3 Big 12 Conference
3. Providence 0-0 1595 1 Big East Conference
4. UCLA (8) 0-0 1554 4 Pacific-12 Conference
5. Iowa State 2-0 1524 7 Big 12 Conference
6. Arizona 0-0 1417 5 Pacific-12 Conference
7. Virginia (3) 2-0 1334 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Wisconsin 0-0 1329 6 Big Ten Conference
9. VCU 0-0 1211 8 Southeastern Conference
10. Michigan State 0-0 1175 9 Big Ten Conference
11. Syracuse 0-0 1110 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Vanderbilt 0-0 1044 11 Southeastern Conference
13. Georgetown 0-0 927 14 Big East Conference
14. Iowa 0-0 879 15 Big Ten Conference
15. Oklahoma 0-0 747 17 Big 12 Conference
16. Florida State 0-0 665 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Stanford 1-0 593 19 Pacific-12 Conference
18. Louisville 0-0 491 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Mississippi 0-0 477 21 Southeastern Conference
20. Tennessee 0-0 284 23 Southeastern Conference
21. Ohio State 0-0 280 24 Big Ten Conference
22. Davidson 0-0 253 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. St. Bonaventure 0-0 157 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Nebraska 0-0 128 NR Big Ten Conference
25. Florida 2-0 81 NR Southeastern Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
San Diego State 0-0 74 Mountain West Conference
Gonzaga 0-1 59 Pacific-12 Conference
Memphis 1-0 57 American Athletic Conference
Marquette 1-0 55 Big East Conference
BYU 2-0 52 West Coast Conference
Illinois State 0-0 46 Missouri Valley Conference
West Virginia 0-0 46 Big 12 Conference
Northwestern 2-0 39 Big Ten Conference
Illinois 0-0 22 Big Ten Conference
New Mexico 1-0 20 Mountain West Conference
Portland 1-0 15 West Coast Conference
San Diego 1-0 15 West Coast Conference
Kentucky 0-0 14 Southeastern Conference
Seton Hall 0-0 14 Big East Conference
South Carolina 2-0 13 Southeastern Conference
Loyola Chicago 1-0 11 Missouri Valley Conference
LSU 1-0 10 Southeastern Conference
Western Michigan 1-0 10 Mid-American Conference
Oklahoma State 1-0 9 Big 12 Conference
Washington 0-0 8 Pacific-12 Conference
DePaul 0-0 7 Big East Conference
Missouri State 2-0 7 Missouri Valley Conference
Connecticut 1-0 6 American Athletic Conference
Eastern Michigan 0-0 6 Mid-American Conference
Air Force 1-0 5 Mountain West Conference
Colorado 0-0 5 Pacific-12 Conference
Oakland 0-0 5 Mid-American Conference
St. John's 0-0 5 Big East Conference
California 0-0 4 Pacific-12 Conference
Green Bay 0-0 4 Horizon League
Michigan 0-0 4 Big Ten Conference
Northern Illinois 0-0 4 Mid-American Conference
Tulsa 0-0 4 American Athletic Conference
Cal State Northridge 1-0 3 Big West Conference
Notre Dame 1-0 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oregon 0-0 3 Pacific-12 Conference
Southern Illinois 0-0 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Wichita State 1-0 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Central Michigan 0-0 2 Mid-American Conference
Delaware 2-0 2 Colonial Athletic Association
Mercer 1-0 2 Southern Conference
Boise State 0-0 1 Mountain West Conference
Detroit 0-0 1 Horizon League
East Tennessee State 2-0 1 Southern Conference
Eastern Kentucky 2-0 1 Ohio Valley Conference
Georgia 0-0 1 Southeastern Conference
Harvard 1-0 1 Ivy League
Illinois Chicago 0-0 1 Horizon League
North Carolina 0-0 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
Texas 1-0 1 Big 12 Conference
UCLA loses a few FPV, but stays pat at #4, while Stanford moves up 2 spots. Northwestern has that big test next week, a win there could possibly move them that much closer to the top 25.