Nov. 13-19, 2023
22 games on the schedule this week. No feature games though, and a few tournament games. Let's get to it:
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 1-1, 0-0 America East.
11/16/23- Paradise Jam First Round vs. (3) Tennessee State (L 76-65).
11/19/23- Paradise Jam Consolation Round vs. (2) Penn (W 57-49).
A split for the Hawks in their first 2 games of the Paradise Jam. They'll play for 5th next week.
UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 0-1, 0-0 American.
No games this week for Coach Childress and the Huskies. Because they lost earlier than expected in their tournament, they actually get this week and next week off.
Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 2-0, 0-0 American.
11/14/23 at Florida A&M (W 65-63).
11/17/23 vs. Mississippi State (W 78-75).
2 tight wins for the Golden Hurricane, who take a lot of momentum into their tournament which begins next week.
Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 0-0, 0-0 ACC.
No games this week for Coach Mighty and the Irish, who will play their first game next week.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 0-2, 0-0 Big 12.
11/17/23 vs. Virginia Tech (L 78-77).
1 game this week for the Horned Frogs, and it was a very tough loss. They'll look to redeem themselves in their season tournament next week.
St. John's (Den Hoo) -- 2-0, 0-0 Big East.
11/14/23 at Iona (W 73-62).
11/18/23 at Winthrop (W 85-74).
Good start for Coach Hoo at his new school. Granted, the competition wasn't overly tough, but it's always harder to win on the road, especially with a new squad.
Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 1-1, 0-0 Big Ten.
11/13/23 vs. Indiana State (W 98-90).
11/19/23- Corpus Christi Coastal Classic vs. (5) West Virginia (L 85-74).
A split this week for the Wildcats, who were hoping for a better game in their season tournament opener. They'll have 2 more games and should be in a good position to salvage 5th place.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-0, 0-0 Big West.
11/14/23 at SMU (W 84-67).
11/18/23 at Utah State (W 93-70).
2 dominating performances on the road for the Warriors, and that will make Coach Gunn very happy to start the season.
FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 0-1, 0-0 Conference USA.
11/18/23 at #2 Arizona (L 89-57).
Give Coach Hawkins credit for sending his team on the road to play the 2nd ranked team in the country, but the result shows they still have a lot of work to do. Arizona is good though, real good.
Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 0-1, 0-0 Conference USA.
11/17/23 at Georgia Southern (L 84-75).
Disappointing season opener for the Owls, losing to a team much lower in prestige than them. It was on the road though, and hopefully they can redeem themselves in their season tournament.
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 1-0, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/13/23 at #22 BYU (W 106-101, OT).
An old fashioned shootout at BYU this week, but the Buffaloes survive. They'll take that momentum into their season tournament next week.
#15 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 2-0, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/14/23 at #21 Miami (W 72-69, OT).
11/16/23 at Maine (W 79-59).
2 road wins for the Cardinal this week, but one of them in OT. They'll play their season tournament next week as well.
#23 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 3-1, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/17/23- Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Semifinal vs. (2) #1 Georgetown (W 79-76).
11/18/23- Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Championship vs. (1) #4 Syracuse (L 85-63).
Tough going for the Bruins against Syracuse, but still a heck of a run. Taking down the top ranked team in the nation was huge, but probably ran them out of gas.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 1-0, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/13/23 vs. Hampton (W 77-68).
The Cougars open the season with a win, and take some momentum into their season tournament next week.
#17 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 2-1, 0-0 SEC.
11/13/23 vs. Lehigh (W 71-63).
11/15/23 vs. Manhattan (W 99-60).
11/19/23 vs. Grambling State (L 67-59).
No idea what happened to the Crimson Tide against Grambling. Definitely a huge upset that will probably cost them quite a few votes. Hopefully they can get back on track, because 3 of their next 5 games are against teams currently ranked 20th or better.
Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Nov. 20-26:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Arizona (42) 2-0 1757 2 Pacific-12 Conference
2. Syracuse (16) 4-0 1726 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Louisville (7) 3-0 1621 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Iowa State (6) 1-0 1611 3 Big 12 Conference
5. Oklahoma (1) 2-0 1514 5 Big 12 Conference
6. Ohio State 2-0 1406 9 Big Ten Conference
7. Vanderbilt 1-0 1276 8 Southeastern Conference
8. Baylor 1-0 1248 7 Big 12 Conference
9. Iowa 3-0 1226 14 Big Ten Conference
10. Virginia 1-0 1186 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Villanova 2-0 1140 11 Big East Conference
12. Providence 2-0 1059 12 Big East Conference
13. Stanford 2-0 942 15 Pacific-12 Conference
14. Wisconsin 2-0 830 16 Big Ten Conference
15. Maryland 1-0 603 19 Big Ten Conference
16. Gonzaga 2-0 579 25 Pacific-12 Conference
17. Washington 2-0 567 24 Pacific-12 Conference
18. Georgetown 2-1 533 1 Big East Conference
19. Florida State 0-0 484 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Creighton 1-0 377 NR Big East Conference
21. Kentucky 1-0 318 NR Southeastern Conference
22. Illinois 2-0 191 NR Big Ten Conference
23. USC 5-0 143 NR West Coast Conference
24. Wichita State 3-0 107 NR Missouri Valley Conference
25. California 1-1 101 13 Pacific-12 Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Yale 4-0 92 Ivy League
North Carolina 2-0 76 Atlantic Coast Conference
Colorado 1-0 61 Pacific-12 Conference
St. John's 2-0 52 Big East Conference
Florida 2-0 48 Southeastern Conference
Xavier 1-0 47 Big East Conference
Miami 1-1 43 Atlantic Coast Conference
Memphis 1-0 42 American Athletic Conference
Old Dominion 2-0 32 Conference USA
Utah 2-0 28 Pacific-12 Conference
Pepperdine 2-0 24 West Coast Conference
Texas Tech 2-0 24 Big 12 Conference
Tulsa 2-0 22 American Athletic Conference
Michigan State 1-1 21 Big Ten Conference
Richmond 1-0 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego 2-0 18 West Coast Conference
Penn State 2-0 17 Big Ten Conference
Akron 2-0 15 Mid-American Conference
Fordham 1-0 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
Bradley 2-0 12 Missouri Valley Conference
Colorado State 2-0 12 Mountain West Conference
Eastern Michigan 2-0 11 Mid-American Conference
Georgia Southern 3-0 11 Sun Belt Conference
Colgate 2-0 10 Patriot League
Harvard 2-0 10 Ivy League
Radford 2-0 10 Big South Conference
San Diego State 1-0 10 Mountain West Conference
Boston College 2-0 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
Loyola Marymount 2-0 7 West Coast Conference
Stony Brook 2-0 7 America East Conference
Long Beach State 2-0 6 Big West Conference
DePaul 1-0 5 Big East Conference
Illinois Chicago 2-0 5 Horizon League
James Madison 1-0 5 Colonial Athletic Association
Marist 2-0 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Seton Hall 1-0 5 Big East Conference
Houston 2-0 4 American Athletic Conference
North Dakota State 2-0 4 Summit League
Sam Houston State 3-0 3 Southland Conference
San Francisco 2-0 3 West Coast Conference
Georgia 1-0 2 Southeastern Conference
Hawaii 2-0 2 Big West Conference
Northern Illinois 1-0 2 Mid-American Conference
Florida Atlantic 2-0 1 Conference USA
New Mexico 1-0 1 Mountain West Conference
Stanford moves up 2 spots, but a total lack of disrespect for UCLA. I know they had a rough season last season, but they did beat the top ranked team in the nation this week, and can't even get a single vote? Pretty sketchy if you ask me.
Now for a look at the mid-major top 25 heading into the week of Nov. 20-26:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. USC (28) 5-0 1510 6 West Coast Conference
2. Wichita State (15) 3-0 1402 15 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Yale (14) 4-0 1384 7 Ivy League
4. Memphis (8) 1-0 1072 3 American Athletic Conference
5. Tulsa (1) 2-0 1022 NR American Athletic Conference
6. Pepperdine 2-0 1008 NR West Coast Conference
7. San Diego 2-0 953 NR West Coast Conference
8. Akron 2-0 931 NR Mid-American Conference
9. Eastern Michigan 2-0 836 12 Mid-American Conference
10. Old Dominion (2) 2-0 753 NR Conference USA
11. Colorado State 2-0 746 NR Mountain West Conference
12. Houston 2-0 726 NR American Athletic Conference
13. Bradley (2) 2-0 629 NR Missouri Valley Conference
14. Sam Houston State 3-0 596 NR Southland Conference
15. San Diego State 1-0 556 16 Mountain West Conference
16. Long Beach State 2-0 536 NR Big West Conference
17. Hawaii 2-0 488 NR Big West Conference
18. Harvard 2-0 453 18 Ivy League
19. Loyola Marymount 2-0 423 NR West Coast Conference
20. Central Michigan 2-0 408 NR Mid-American Conference
21. North Dakota State 2-0 366 NR Summit League
22. San Francisco 2-0 336 NR West Coast Conference
23. Richmond 1-0 333 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. New Mexico 1-0 308 24 Mountain West Conference
25. Fresno State 1-0 297 13 Mountain West Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Drake 2-0 293 Missouri Valley Conference
Georgia Southern 3-0 275 Sun Belt Conference
Saint Joseph's 1-0 245 Atlantic 10 Conference
Prairie View A&M 3-0 198 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Illinois Chicago 2-0 195 Horizon League
Radford 2-0 190 Big South Conference
Santa Clara 1-0 186 West Coast Conference
George Washington 1-0 184 Atlantic 10 Conference
Florida Atlantic 2-0 177 Conference USA
Fordham 1-0 174 Atlantic 10 Conference
Northern Illinois 1-0 170 Mid-American Conference
Delaware 2-0 165 Colonial Athletic Association
Bowling Green 1-0 154 Mid-American Conference
Colgate 2-0 153 Patriot League
Southern Utah 2-0 152 Big Sky Conference
James Madison 1-0 151 Colonial Athletic Association
Middle Tennessee 1-0 151 Conference USA
East Carolina 1-0 145 American Athletic Conference
Stony Brook 2-0 122 America East Conference
Ohio 1-0 118 Mid-American Conference
Marshall 2-0 116 Conference USA
Massachusetts 0-0 111 Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Peter's 2-0 106 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Marist 2-0 101 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Northwestern State 2-0 101 Southland Conference
Rhode Island 0-0 98 Atlantic 10 Conference
North Carolina Central 0-0 95 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Chattanooga 1-0 94 Southern Conference
Alabama A&M 1-0 92 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Princeton 1-0 89 Ivy League
Kennesaw State 1-0 88 Atlantic Sun Conference
Loyola MD 2-0 87 Patriot League
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 1-0 87 Southland Conference
IPFW 1-0 75 Summit League
Wright State 1-0 71 Horizon League
Southeastern Louisiana 1-0 70 Southland Conference
UTEP 0-0 69 Conference USA
Mississippi Valley State 1-0 61 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Southern 0-0 50 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Incarnate Word 1-0 34 Southland Conference
Lamar 1-0 18 Southland Conference
UTSA 0-0 12 Summit League
Houston Baptist 0-0 5 Southland Conference
Good to see Hawaii up there, a little surprised to see Tulsa that high, but I hope it continues for both programs, as they deserve good seasons.