Nov. 19-25, 2018
1 feature game this week, and it was an old fashioned rivalry:
11/22/18-
Duke (Dean Hoo) @
#23 Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- A high scoring affair, as both teams shot over 50% from the field. The Blue Devils made more free throws than Kentucky, and the Wildcats turned it over 14 times compared to just 8 for Duke. This led to the Blue Devils getting a big early season win.
Final Score: Duke- 102, #23 Kentucky- 91
Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 0-4, 0-0 America East.
11/21/18 at Rutgers (L 71-38).
11/24/18 at UMass (L 65-30).
The Hawks are still struggling for that first win of the season, but to be fair, their schedule has been pretty tough so far.
ECU (Al Hutt) -- 1-0, 0-0 American.
11/24/18 vs. UNC Greensboro (W 60-51).
Always nice to start the season off with a win, and the Pirates do so heading into their season tournament next week.
Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 1-0, 0-0 American.
11/25/18- Corpus Christi Coastal Classic First Round vs. (5) New Mexico State (W 56-55).
The Golden Hurricane escaped with a win in their first round game, but their next opponent is a lot tougher in Syracuse.
Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 0-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10.
No games this week for the Wildcats, who will get their season underway next week in their season tournament.
Clemson (Charles Johnson) -- 0-1, 0-0 ACC.
No games this week for the Tigers, who start their season tournament next week.
Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 3-0, 0-0 ACC.
11/19/18 vs. VCU (W 69-61).
11/22/18 at Kentucky- feature game, highlighted above.
11/25/18 at Gardner Webb (W 69-47).
Great week for the Blue Devils who beat a non-conference rival, get past a scrappy VCU team, and start the season 3-0. Hopefully this is the beginning of a nice turnaround for Coach Hoo.
#19 Kansas (Dave Johnson) -- 1-0, 0-0 Big 12.
11/20/18 vs. Georgia State (W 64-51).
Not the cleanest performance this week for the Jayhawks, but they got that opening game victory out of the way and move on to their season tournament beginning next week.
TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 2-0, 0-0 Big 12.
11/23/18- Fargo Regional First Round vs. (4) Texas A&M Corpus Christi (W 76-57).
11/24/18- Fargo Regional Championship vs. (2) Oral Roberts (W 69-50).
Great start to the season for the Horned Frogs, who win their season tournament in convincing fashion and become the first FOFC team to win a season tournament in the 2018-2019 season.
Michigan (Cillian Tribble) -- 1-0, 0-0 Big Ten.
11/21/18 vs. Southern Illinois (W 59-51).
The Wolverines beat a scrappy Southern Illinois team in their season opener, and move on to their season tournament next week.
Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 1-1, 0-0 Big Ten.
11/19/18- Hall of Fame Classic Quarterfinals vs. (9) #22 Seton Hall (L 79-75).
An unexpected loss for the Spartans, as they fell to a very good Seton Hall team. They'll take next week off before getting back to the grind in December.
Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 1-1, 0-0 Big Ten.
11/20/18 at Youngstown State (W 66-59).
11/24/18 at Chicago State (L 59-45).
The Wildcats have lost their first non-conference game under Coach Vee's tenure, as they didn't lose a non-conference game last season. A shocking loss to a team that's generally not very good.
Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 0-1, 0-0 Big West.
No games this week for the Warriors, who also have next week off. They may show some rust coming back in December.
Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 1-1, 0-0 Conference USA.
11/23/18- Michigan Tournament First Round vs. (3) Samford (W 69-66).
11/25/18- Michigan Tournament Championship vs. (1) Toledo (L 72-67).
A couple close ones for the 49ers this week, but they couldn't finish the deal against Toledo.
Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 0-1, 0-0 Conference USA.
11/23/18 at Texas A&M (L 93-72).
The Owls took on a pretty tough opening game and hung tough for a while, but proved they aren't quite ready for the big boys of the power 5 conferences yet. Next week it gets easier.
Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 2-0, 0-0 MAAC.
11/22/18- Paradise Jam First Round vs. (5) College of Charleston (W 77-60).
11/25/18- Paradise Jam Semifinals vs. (8) Northern Arizona (W 72-44).
The Hawks coast to the Paradise Jam championship with a couple easy wins. In fact, their non-conference schedule is very favorable, but beating Charleston was a huge step in the right direction.
Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 1-1, 0-0 MEAC.
11/20/18 vs. Coastal Carolina (L 59-39).
11/23/18 at Gardner Webb (W 69-56).
A split for the Spartans this week, as they head into their season tournament next week.
Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 0-1, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/24/18 vs. #14 Butler (L 65-63).
Great effort by the Buffaloes in this one, as they fell just short. They have a lot of ranked teams in their non-conference schedule, so they need to beat the ones that aren't ranked. They start their season tournament next week.
Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 1-0, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/24/18- Cancun Challenge First Round vs. (7) Hofstra (W 56-53).
A much tougher game than expected for the Cardinal, but they get post their opening opponent in the Cancun Challenge and move to the Quarterfinals next week.
#12 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 2-2, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/22/18 at UNLV (W 71-62).
The Bruins get a nice road win before heading into their season tournament next week.
Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 1-1, 0-0 Pac 12.
11/23/18- New Jersey Regional First Round vs. (4) SIU Edwardsville (W 64-54).
11/25/18- New Jersey Regional Championship vs. (3) USC Upstate (L 77-69).
Hmm, not sure how to feel about that loss to USC Upstate. You've got to be able to beat the small conference teams consistently when you're in a Power 5 conference. That's a tough loss.
Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 2-0, 0-0 SEC.
11/19/18- Hall of Fame Classic Quarterfinals vs. (4) #11 Louisville (W 74-70).
A huge win for the Crimson Tide, might be the biggest win in Coach Rogers' career to this point. This advances them to the Semifinals next week.
Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) -- 1-0, 0-0 SEC.
11/24/18- Cancun Challenge First Round vs. (8) Ohio (W 84-81, OT).
Wow! Nearly a monumental upset here, as the Gators needed overtime to hang out. They'll need to put this one behind them and refocus for next week.
#23 Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 1-1, 0-0 SEC.
11/20/18 at Grambling (W 84-69).
11/22/18 vs. Duke- feature game, highlighted above.
The Wildcats will tell you they hate losing to Duke, but this season they do. Again, they'll need to put it behind them and get ready for their season tournament next week.
Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 0-2, 0-0 Sun Belt.
11/24/18- Little Rock Regional First Round vs. (1) Boston College (L 65-56).
11/25/18- Little Rock Regional 3rd Place Game vs. (2) Delaware (L 85-65).
Not a good start to the season for the Trojans, who lost a lead against BC and got hammered against Delaware. They'll look to pick it up as well next week.
Here's a look at the national top 25 going into next week:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Iowa State (36) 2-0 1761 2 Big 12 Conference
2. Virginia (29) 1-0 1750 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Georgetown (5) 3-0 1660 5 Big East Conference
4. Villanova 3-0 1558 10 Big East Conference
5. San Diego State (1) 1-0 1465 7 Mountain West Conference
6. Maryland 1-0 1393 9 Big Ten Conference
7. North Carolina 0-0 1329 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Syracuse (1) 3-0 1162 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Butler 2-0 1147 14 Big East Conference
10. Cincinnati 1-0 993 13 American Athletic Conference
11. Arizona 2-0 976 16 Pacific-12 Conference
12. North Carolina State 3-0 930 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Providence 2-0 702 NR Big East Conference
14. Kansas 1-0 691 19 Big 12 Conference
15. Wisconsin 2-1 624 4 Big Ten Conference
16. UCLA 2-0 619 12 Pacific-12 Conference
17. Seton Hall 2-0 586 22 Big East Conference
18. Northern Iowa 2-0 577 NR Missouri Valley Conference
19. Gonzaga 2-0 504 NR West Coast Conference
20. Iowa 2-1 479 3 Big Ten Conference
21. LSU 1-0 410 24 Southeastern Conference
22. Mississippi 2-0 372 NR Southeastern Conference
23. Illinois State 1-0 282 21 Missouri Valley Conference
24. Baylor 4-0 214 NR Big 12 Conference
25. Duke 3-0 150 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Texas A&M 2-0 150 Southeastern Conference
Oklahoma State 0-0 143 Big 12 Conference
Virginia Tech 1-0 119 Atlantic Coast Conference
Harvard 1-0 84 Ivy League
California 0-0 52 Pacific-12 Conference
Canisius 5-0 50 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Florida 1-0 42 Southeastern Conference
St. Bonaventure 3-0 38 Atlantic 10 Conference
Oklahoma 3-0 31 Big 12 Conference
Wichita State 2-0 29 Missouri Valley Conference
Alabama 2-0 27 Southeastern Conference
Richmond 2-0 27 Atlantic 10 Conference
Ohio State 0-1 25 Big Ten Conference
St. John's 2-0 22 Big East Conference
Georgia 2-0 21 Southeastern Conference
Fresno State 2-0 20 Mountain West Conference
Stony Brook 3-0 18 America East Conference
Pacific 2-0 17 West Coast Conference
Stanford 1-0 17 Pacific-12 Conference
Cal State Northridge 2-0 14 Big West Conference
DePaul 2-0 12 Big East Conference
Bradley 2-0 11 Missouri Valley Conference
Iona 2-0 11 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
William & Mary 2-0 11 Colonial Athletic Association
Florida State 1-0 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
Manhattan 2-0 10 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Niagara 3-0 9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Tulane 2-0 8 American Athletic Conference
Weber State 1-0 7 Big Sky Conference
Sacramento State 1-0 5 Big Sky Conference
Wofford 2-0 5 Southern Conference
Idaho State 1-0 4 Big Sky Conference
Indiana 2-0 4 Big Ten Conference
Mercer 2-0 4 Southern Conference
Western Illinois 1-0 4 Summit League
FIU 2-0 2 Conference USA
Fordham 2-0 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Tulsa 1-0 1 American Athletic Conference
So Kansas moves up 5 spots after a good week, and even though they won their game this week, UCLA drops 4 spots? Really? Duke jumps into the top 25, and we have a handful of teams receiving votes.