Feb. 3-9, 2020
Bryant (Score Galore) -- 13-12, 6-6 T-5th America East. The Bulldogs lost at home 69-61 to UMass Lowell, then went to Maine and won 80-77.
Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 11-14, 4-8 9th (last) America East. The Black Bears won at Binghamton 82-72 the lost at home to Bryant 80-77.
UMass Lowell (Ekeje Bafou) -- 13-11 7-4 1st America East. The River Hawks won at Bryant 69-61 then went to Binghamton and got hammered 73-49.
St. Louis (Kuji Chagulia) -- 17-5, 6-2 2nd Atlantic Ten. The Billikens get back on track this week winning 2 close ones, first at Rhode Island 77-71, then at home against Dayton 58-56.
High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 8-3, 13-11 1st in North Division of Big South. 2 solid wins for the Panthers this week, first a 96-87 win at home against Coastal Carolina, then an even better 88-65 win at Winthrop.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 14-6, 9-0 1st Big West. It's a 9 game winning streak now for the Warriors, with all 9 wins coming in the conference. They hosted UC Irvine and won 75-56, then won 94-73 at Cal St. Fullerton.
Bradley (Alex Donovan) -- 4-8, 7-15 8th MVC. Just 1 game this week for the Braves, who lost 77-69 at Northern Iowa.
Drake (Randolph Childress) -- 16-8, 10-3 1st MVC. The Bulldogs won 2 home games this week, beating Wichita St. 74-63, then beating Illinois St. 63-50.
Evansville (DeShawn St. John) -- 10-13, 8-5 T-3rd MVC. A split this week for the Aces, who lost 76-71 against Southern Illinois, then beat Indiana St. 57-51, both at home.
Illnois St. (Timmy Tribble) -- 7-16, 4-9 9th MVC. The slide continues for the Redbirds, as they lost at Missouri St. 70-56 then lost at Drake 63-50.
Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou) -- 10-12, 5-8 7th MVC. The Ramblers beat Indiana St. 68-47 then lost a wild one to Southern Illinois 101-96, both at home.
Northern Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 11-12, 6-6 6th MVC. The Panthers started off the week with a non-conference win, 66-63 at East Tennessee St., then winning a conference home game against Bradley 77-69.
BYU (Patrick Hutt) -- 17-7, 9-4 2nd WCC. Not a good week for the Cougars, who lost both their home games this week. First they lost the big battle against St. Marys 83-69, then they lost to Pacific 83-82.
Here are the polls for the week:
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Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Pittsburgh (72) 22-1 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Oklahoma State 20-2 1727 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Villanova 21-2 1644 3 Big East Conference
4. Connecticut 19-4 1575 5 American Athletic Conference
5. Tennessee 19-3 1478 9 Southeastern Conference
6. Miami 17-5 1474 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Baylor 18-4 1355 12 Big 12 Conference
8. Purdue 18-4 1207 14 Big Ten Conference
9. Georgetown 17-6 1201 6 Big East Conference
10. Saint Mary's 20-4 1116 15 West Coast Conference
11. Syracuse 17-6 1115 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Ohio State 17-6 1042 7 Big Ten Conference
13. Louisville 17-5 897 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Duke 16-7 866 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Michigan 17-5 772 18 Big Ten Conference
16. Wisconsin 16-6 716 8 Big Ten Conference
17. Marquette 15-6 626 NR Big East Conference
18. Seton Hall 17-5 512 NR Big East Conference
19. Stanford 16-7 486 19 Pacific-12 Conference
20. Kansas 15-7 428 25 Big 12 Conference
21. Southern California 17-5 416 17 Pacific-12 Conference
22. Saint Louis 17-5 191 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Missouri 14-7 187 20 Southeastern Conference
24. Mississippi 16-5 166 22 Southeastern Conference
25. Princeton 19-4 128 NR Ivy League
Others Receiving Votes:
Temple 15-7 71 American Athletic Conference
Kentucky 14-8 70 Southeastern Conference
North Carolina 16-7 54 Atlantic Coast Conference
UW Milwaukee 19-5 34 Horizon League
Brigham Young 17-7 13 West Coast Conference
Fresno State 17-5 13 Mountain West Conference
Sacramento State 17-4 13 Big Sky Conference
Texas 15-7 4 Big 12 Conference
North Carolina State 15-7 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
Monmouth 19-6 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
What a difference a week makes as St. Louis is back in the polls after not receiving a vote last week. And of course while BYU is still receiving a few votes, they drop out after their 0-2 week. I'm still a bit miffed as to why Hawaii, with their 9-0 conference start, isn't receiving a vote. I guess they don't consider the Big West a strong enough conference.
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Mid Major Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Saint Mary's (72) 20-4 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. Saint Louis 17-5 1673 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Brigham Young 17-7 1664 2 West Coast Conference
4. UW Milwaukee 19-5 1531 4 Horizon League
5. Princeton 19-4 1468 7 Ivy League
6. Fresno State 17-5 1409 3 Mountain West Conference
7. UNLV 17-6 1389 9 Mountain West Conference
8. Air Force 17-6 1252 11 Mountain West Conference
9. Belmont 18-6 1247 8 Ohio Valley Conference
10. Wichita State 17-7 1070 5 Missouri Valley Conference
11. Sacramento State 17-4 1046 13 Big Sky Conference
12. Monmouth 19-6 954 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
13. VCU 14-6 920 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Chattanooga 18-5 860 18 Southern Conference
15. Southern Mississippi 15-6 825 22 Conference USA
16. Northeastern 17-6 754 17 Colonial Athletic Association
17. Hofstra 17-6 633 20 Colonial Athletic Association
18. Georgia Southern 17-7 529 14 Sun Belt Conference
19. Drake 16-8 473 NR Missouri Valley Conference
20. Gonzaga 15-9 413 16 West Coast Conference
21. LIU Brooklyn 17-6 308 NR Northeast Conference
22. Florida International 14-7 223 NR Conference USA
23. San Diego State 14-7 191 10 Mountain West Conference
24. Furman 16-7 137 NR Southern Conference
25. Richmond 15-7 132 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Saint Joseph's 13-7 84 Atlantic 10 Conference
Hawaii 14-6 70 Big West Conference
UW Green Bay 16-7 63 Horizon League
American 17-8 50 Patriot League
Alcorn State 16-5 49 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Colorado State 13-8 35 Mountain West Conference
Duquesne 14-7 32 Atlantic 10 Conference
Loyola Marymount 15-8 29 West Coast Conference
Troy 17-8 21 Sun Belt Conference
Holy Cross 16-8 20 Patriot League
Ohio 15-9 17 Mid-American Conference
Old Dominion 15-7 11 Conference USA
Pepperdine 15-10 9 West Coast Conference
Cleveland State 14-10 5 Horizon League
Southern Illinois 15-9 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Valparaiso 15-9 1 Horizon League
We welcome Drake to the mid-major top 25, we still have 4 FOFC coached teams receiving votes, with Hawaii still on the outside of the top 25, but inching closer. And go figure, the season I resign as MVC commissioner, some of our teams wake up. There are 3 MVC teams receiving votes in the mid-major poll this week, but that's ok, I'm still happy with my decision to resign and focus more on the FOFC coaches. Now the pressure of hiring and firing is out of my hands.