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Old 06-16-2016, 10:08 PM   #186
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3 feature games this week, so let's get to them, starting in Conference USA.

1/17/19- Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) @ Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- A thrilling game in which neither team could pull away. While Rice made a couple more shots, Charlotte made a couple more free throws and a couple more three pointers, one of which proved to be the game winner as the 49ers escape with a road buzzer beater victory.

Final Score: Charlotte- 60, Rice- 59

Now to the AAC (or American Conference)

1/19/19- ECU (Al Hutt) @ Tulsa (Will Brown) -- No buzzer beater in this one, as Tulsa forced 20 ECU turnovers and held them to just 30% shooting in an easy home victory.

Final Score: Tulsa- 66, ECU- 48

And finally, the SEC:

1/19/19- Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) @ Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) -- A complete tale of two halves in this one, as Kentucky jumped out to a 20 point halftime lead, but had to withstand a furious Gator rally. Florida got it down to 3 by holding a 49-34 rebounding edge, but the Wildcats held on.

Final Score: Kentucky- 69, Florida- 64

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 3-15, 2-4 America East.

1/16/19 vs. UMBC (L 76-40).
1/20/19 vs. Albany (L 72-57).

2 more big losses for the Hawks who have lost 3 in a row after winning 3 of their previous 4.

ECU (Al Hutt) -- 4-15, 1-6 American.

1/16/19 vs. UCF (W 78-50).
1/19/19 at Tulsa- feature game, highlighted above.

Congrats to the Pirates for getting their first American win of the season, and they did it in convincing fashion. Unfortunately, they went back to being blown out in their next game.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 6-11, 2-3 American.

1/16/19 at SMU (L 90-68).
1/19/19 vs. ECU- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Golden Hurricane, who are still struggling mightily compared to last season.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 7-9, 2-2 Atlantic 10.

1/16/19 vs. Rhode Island (L 74-48).
1/19/19 at Mississippi State (L 55-54).

Just when it looked like the Wildcats were turning the corner, they go and lose 2 games this week, including to a Mississippi State team that was demoted to the A-10 a couple years ago. Ugh.

Clemson (Charles Johnson) -- 5-12, 2-3 ACC.

1/16/19 at Georgia Tech (L 70-66).
1/19/19 vs. Miami (W 71-55).

A split for the Tigers, who break a quick 3 game losing streak with the win over Miami. They turn around and face Miami again next week before facing a brutal 4 game schedule.

#25 Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 14-3, 5-0 ACC.

1/16/19 at Wake Forest (W 73-61).
1/19/19 at Georgia Tech (W 71-59).

It's too early to say Duke is back, as they still haven't played any of the ranked ACC teams, but they are definitely off to a good start and should have no problem exceeding last years win total.

Kansas (Dave Johnson) -- 10-6, 2-3 Big 12.

1/14/19 vs. Texas Tech (W 74-65).
1/19/19 vs. West Virginia (W 73-48).

A much better week for the Jayhawks, and it couldn't come at a better time, as 3 of their next 4 games will be very tough.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 6-10, 0-5 Big 12.

1/14/19 at Texas (L 65-52).
1/19/19 at Kansas State (L 71-62).

2 more losses for the Horned Frogs, and the losing streak is now 8. They may go 0-fer in the Big 12 this season.

Michigan (Cillian Tribble) -- 8-8, 2-2 Big Ten.

1/16/19 at Illinois (L 75-65).
1/19/19 vs. Minnesota (L 61-60).

Good effort for the Wolverines this week, but they still lost 2 tough ones.

Michigan State (Al Mighty) -- 8-7, 1-3 Big Ten.

1/16/19 vs. #24 Iowa (L 90-82).
1/19/19 vs. #6 Wisconsin (L 69-29).

My goodness, how the Al Mighty have fallen (sorry, bad joke, couldn't resist). The Spartans are struggling big time this season. A 40 point loss might be their biggest loss in the Al Mighty tenure, and is sure to get the fan base riled up.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 3-13, 1-3 Big Ten.

1/16/19 at #6 Wisconsin (L 75-47).
1/19/19 at #24 Iowa (L 75-49).

It's quite evident last years season for the Wildcats was a fluke, even if they did only finish .500 in Big Ten play. They've already lost more games this season than all of last season.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-7, 3-1 Big West.

1/17/19 vs. UC Riverside (W 93-69).
1/19/19 vs. Cal Poly (L 102-89).

Nothing to be alarmed with for the Warriors' first Big West loss, Cal Poly should be a contender. Still though, the Warriors need to put together a nice win streak.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 6-9, 2-2 Conference USA.

1/17/19 at Rice- feature game, highlighted above.
1/19/19 vs. UAB (L 77-61).

A split for the 49ers, who faced tough competition this week. Next week it gets a tad easier.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 8-7, 1-3 Conference USA.

1/17/19 vs. Charlotte- feature game, highlighted above.
1/19/19 at Middle Tennessee (W 87-54).

After a few near misses to start C-USA play, the Owls got their first conference win in a big way. Now with the C-USA wide open, they need to make a run.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 13-6, 7-5 MAAC.

1/18/19 vs. St. Peter's (L 65-61).
1/20/19 vs. Iona (W 72-62).

A home split for the Hawks, who lost a tough one against St. Peter's. They are still in pretty good shape though, if they can take care of business against the lower MAAC teams.

Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 5-11, 1-4 MEAC.

1/17/19 at Quinnipiac (L 73-59).
1/19/19 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (L 79-65).

The struggles are real for the Spartans this season (both Spartan teams, how ironic), as they've lost 5 in a row.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-8, 2-2 Pac 12.

1/17/19 vs. Oregon (L 73-66).
1/19/19 at Utah (W 72-62).

A split for the Buffaloes, who just can't put together any kind of winning or losing streak this season. It's been win one, lose one, or win a couple, lose a couple.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 10-6, 1-3 Pac 12.

1/17/19 vs. #23 Arizona (L 50-42).
1/19/19 vs. USC (L 53-42).

2 tough games for the Cardinal this week, as they lost both, but competed pretty well.

#3 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 16-0, 4-0 Pac 12.

1/17/19 at Utah (W 85-74).
1/19/19 vs. California (W 77-64).

The Bruins keep rolling, and Coach Shepard keeps winning. He may be at 200 wins before some of our other coaches reach 100 wins.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-7, 1-3 Pac 12.

1/17/19 at USC (L 73-72).
1/19/19 vs. Washington (L 73-66).

2 losses this week for the Cougars, but at least they were consistent, giving up 73 points each game.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 14-3, 4-0 SEC.

1/16/19 vs. Ole Miss (W 82-52).
1/19/19 at Tennessee (W 75-73).

The Crimson Tide continue to roll, winners of 5 in a row after a brief 2 game losing streak. I'm quickly seeing an SEC showdown later in the year.

Florida (Noah Oppenheimer) -- 8-8, 1-3 SEC.

1/16/19 at Missouri (L 86-85, OT).
1/19/19 vs. Kentucky- feature game, highlighted above.

2 tough losses for the Gators this week, as they got down big in both games, made a huge comeback, but couldn't get over the hump.

Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 12-4, 3-1 SEC.

1/16/19 at Georgia (W 83-69).
1/19/19 at Florida- feature game, highlighted above.

Good week for the Wildcats who are starting to get it together again.

Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 7-9, 4-5 Sun Belt.

1/17/19 vs. Maine (L 73-37).
1/19/19 at Louisiana Monroe (W 66-59).

The good news is the Trojans seem to be figuring it out a bit in Sun Belt play. The bad news is they got absolute hammered by a non-conference Maine team that has an RPI of 339. Yikes! I guess as long as they can keep the strong conference play going, they'll be alright.

Let's take a look at the national top 25 going into next week:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Virginia (60) 16-1 1782 1 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Gonzaga (8) 18-0 1698 2 West Coast Conference 3. UCLA (2) 16-0 1698 3 Pacific-12 Conference 4. Baylor (2) 17-0 1516 4 Big 12 Conference 5. Wisconsin 14-2 1492 6 Big Ten Conference 6. Northern Iowa 18-1 1473 5 Missouri Valley Conference 7. Pittsburgh 15-2 1360 7 Atlantic Coast Conference 8. Texas A&M 16-1 1277 8 Southeastern Conference 9. Iowa State 14-3 1236 9 Big 12 Conference 10. Ohio State 12-2 1142 11 Big Ten Conference 11. Syracuse 15-1 1116 10 Atlantic Coast Conference 12. North Carolina 14-3 1056 12 Atlantic Coast Conference 13. Providence 15-2 903 15 Big East Conference 14. Georgetown 13-3 869 17 Big East Conference 15. Arizona 13-4 727 23 Pacific-12 Conference 16. Maryland 12-4 659 13 Big Ten Conference 17. Illinois State 15-4 578 14 Missouri Valley Conference 18. Duke 14-3 502 25 Atlantic Coast Conference 19. Iowa 12-4 408 24 Big Ten Conference 20. Alabama 14-3 394 NR Southeastern Conference 21. Notre Dame 12-5 392 19 Atlantic Coast Conference 22. San Diego State 12-4 347 NR Mountain West Conference 23. Vanderbilt 12-4 213 NR Southeastern Conference 24. Oakland 16-3 193 NR Horizon League 25. Kentucky 12-4 124 NR Southeastern Conference Others Receiving Votes: Cincinnati 13-4 113 American Athletic Conference St. Bonaventure 13-3 84 Atlantic 10 Conference Manhattan 14-3 28 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference LSU 12-4 10 Southeastern Conference Oklahoma State 12-4 10 Big 12 Conference


Not much has changed at the top, and probably nothing will until one of the top 4 teams, who are all undefeated, loses. UCLA did earn a couple FPV this week. Duke has a great week with a couple nice wins and moves up 7 spots, and both Alabama and Kentucky jump into the national top 25.

Now for the mid-major top 25:

Code:
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Gonzaga (72) 18-0 1800 1 West Coast Conference 2. Northern Iowa 18-1 1728 2 Missouri Valley Conference 3. Illinois State 15-4 1649 3 Missouri Valley Conference 4. San Diego State 12-4 1551 7 Mountain West Conference 5. Oakland 16-3 1482 6 Horizon League 6. Cincinnati 13-4 1471 4 American Athletic Conference 7. St. Bonaventure 13-3 1391 10 Atlantic 10 Conference 8. Manhattan 14-3 1309 11 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 9. Wichita State 13-4 1194 14 Missouri Valley Conference 10. Saint Joseph's 12-4 1120 16 Atlantic 10 Conference 11. UTEP 12-4 1024 18 Conference USA 12. American 14-4 886 21 Patriot League 13. Saint Mary's 12-5 867 25 West Coast Conference 14. North Carolina Central 13-4 828 22 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 15. Rhode Island 11-5 666 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 16. Dayton 12-4 582 12 Atlantic 10 Conference 17. UC Santa Barbara 12-4 578 24 Big West Conference 18. Howard 13-4 528 23 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 19. Belmont 13-5 446 8 Ohio Valley Conference 20. Eastern Michigan 12-5 402 NR Mid-American Conference 21. Massachusetts 12-4 378 5 Atlantic 10 Conference 22. Harvard 11-5 374 NR Ivy League 23. Eastern Kentucky 13-4 357 NR Ohio Valley Conference 24. Robert Morris 13-4 195 NR Northeast Conference 25. Green Bay 14-5 178 9 Horizon League Others Receiving Votes: Boise State 11-6 125 Mountain West Conference SMU 12-5 113 American Athletic Conference Stony Brook 13-5 49 America East Conference Georgia State 13-6 42 Horizon League South Florida 11-5 31 American Athletic Conference Colorado State 12-5 19 Mountain West Conference Mount St. Mary's 13-4 19 Northeast Conference Buffalo 11-6 11 Mid-American Conference Toledo 11-5 7 Mid-American Conference


No FOFC mid-major teams represented, no big surprise.
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