Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2022
25 games to cover this week, but no feature games, so we'll get right into the weekly recap:
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 5-3, 0-0 America East.
11/30/22 at Northeastern (L 76-55).
12/2/22 vs. San Jose State (W 62-60).
A split this week for the Hawks, with a statement game coming next week against another strong mid-major. At least strong this season.
UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 3-4, 0-0 American.
11/30/22 at Providence (W 75-60).
12/2/22 vs. Washington (W 78-67).
Much better week for the Huskies, who get 2 wins over what should end up being strong competition. Still have a tough schedule coming up though.
Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 3-3, 0-0 American.
12/4/22 at Oral Roberts (W 90-74).
A dominant win for the Golden Hurricane in their only game of the week. Strong on the road, and they get next week off.
Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 2-2, 0-0 ACC.
11/28/22 at #3 Iowa State (W 64-63, OT).
A very important win in OT for the Blue Devils, as they hand Iowa State their first loss of the season, and have what should be 2 easy games next week.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 4-1, 0-0 Big 12.
11/29/22 at Central Connecticut (W 59-55).
12/4/22 vs. Stephen F. Austin (W 73-53).
2 wins for the Horned Frogs this week, but a bit of a reversal of what was expected, as they struggled against the team they should have dominated, and dominated the team I figured they'd struggle against. Oh well, a win is a win, no matter how you get it.
Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 5-3, 0-0 Big Ten.
12/1/22 at Miami (L 78-68).
12/4/22 vs. James Madison (W 70-52).
A split for the Spartans, who still aren't dominating like Coach Mighty hoped. They are improved, but still a ways to go to get back to Sparty ball.
Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 3-1, 0-0 Big Ten.
11/28/22 at Texas (W 88-74).
12/2/22 vs. Valparaiso (W 93-66).
12/4/22 vs. South Dakota State (L 74-64).
Good week for the Wildcats, winning 2 of 3, but it could have been even better. No excuse for losing by double digits to South Dakota State.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 4-1, 0-0 Big West.
11/30/22 vs. Montana (W 72-63).
12/4/22 at Santa Clara (W 67-48).
Nice week for the Warriors, who rolled at Santa Clara in what might be their best win of the season so far.
FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 5-0, 0-0 Conference USA.
11/30/22 at Illinois (W 94-86).
12/2/22 vs. Sam Houston State (W 57-45).
An absolutely incredible start to the season for the Golden Panthers, who are thriving under Coach Hawkins so far. It's still too early to tell, but it looks like the decision to move to FIU might have been the right one.
Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 2-2, 0-0 Conference USA.
11/30/22 at #19 Texas A&M (W 77-75).
12/2/22 vs. North Dakota State (L 77-74).
A split for the Owls, but a weird one. After pulling the upset at A&M, they fall to North Dakota State, which is the game everyone had them winning. Another huge road test next week.
#15 Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 4-2, 0-0 Pac 12.
12/1/22 at #12 Wisconsin (L 69-64).
12/3/22 at Iowa (L 83-75).
The honeymoon is over for the Buffaloes, who couldn't handle a road trip through the Big Ten. It doesn't get any easier with a trip to Syracuse coming up.
#24 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 3-0, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/28/22 vs. McNeese State (W 83-70).
A subpar effort for the Cardinal this week, as their only game was against a winless team and they had to play a perfect 2nd half as they found themselves down 13 at halftime. Still, they pulled it out, but will have to get better.
UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 2-3, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/30/22 vs. Fresno State (W 63-62).
Revenge is sweet for the Bruins, who avenge that national championship loss 2 seasons ago, and stay home for 2 more next week.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 1-2, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/28/22 at Sacramento State (L 55-47).
More struggles for the Cougars, who drop a tough one in a very winnable game. Still a chance to get a few wins in the next coming games, gonna have to do better though.
#6 Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 5-0, 0-0 SEC.
12/2/22 vs. Alabama State (W 74-51).
A solid win against a winless team for the Crimson Tide this week. They needed the confidence boost, because the rest of their schedule (non-conference and conference) is brutal.
Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Dec. 5-11:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (72) 6-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Arkansas 6-0 1700 2 Southeastern Conference
3. Syracuse 7-1 1622 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. LSU 7-0 1551 5 Southeastern Conference
5. Notre Dame 6-1 1490 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Alabama 5-0 1396 6 Southeastern Conference
7. Villanova 7-0 1359 9 Big East Conference
8. Wisconsin 4-1 1326 12 Big Ten Conference
9. Ohio State 4-1 1063 17 Big Ten Conference
10. Yale 7-0 1057 18 Ivy League
11. Oklahoma State 6-0 995 13 Big 12 Conference
12. Iowa State 4-1 940 3 Big 12 Conference
13. VMI 7-0 856 22 Southern Conference
14. Georgetown 5-1 847 8 Big East Conference
15. FIU 5-0 719 NR Conference USA
16. Pacific 5-0 681 NR West Coast Conference
17. Louisville 4-1 671 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Stanford 3-0 664 24 Pacific-12 Conference
19. Jacksonville State 5-0 522 25 Ohio Valley Conference
20. North Texas 4-0 443 23 Conference USA
21. Arizona 4-1 412 NR Pacific-12 Conference
22. Old Dominion 3-0 321 NR Conference USA
23. Florida State 6-1 276 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Central Arkansas 4-0 242 NR Southland Conference
25. Western Illinois 3-0 158 NR Southland Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
San Diego State 5-1 102 Mountain West Conference
UC Irvine 7-1 63 Big West Conference
Indiana 5-1 52 Big Ten Conference
Boise State 4-1 35 Mountain West Conference
Western Michigan 7-1 16 Mid-American Conference
Stony Brook 6-1 5 America East Conference
Purdue 5-1 4 Big Ten Conference
UAB 5-1 4 Conference USA
UC Riverside 6-1 4 Big West Conference
Bowling Green 6-1 2 Mid-American Conference
Loyola Chicago 5-1 2 Missouri Valley Conference
So Alabama stays put after their win over easy competition this week. By the same token, Stanford struggled against their easy competition and moved up 6 spots. FIU jumps all the way into the national top 25 after 2 more solid wins this week. Meanwhile, Colorado, to nobodies surprise, loses their votes, and Northwestern loses theirs too, in a bit of a surprise.