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Feb. 13-19, 2017

1 feature game to tell you about this week, and it takes place in the WAC.

2/18/17- Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) @ Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- An old fashioned shootout in this one, as the Beavers jumped out to a 14 point halftime lead on the strength of 62% shooting. Pretty even stat wise, the big difference being Oregon State made 7 more shots, and held their lead throughout the second half.

Final Score: Oregon State- 93, Hawaii- 83

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 14-13, 10-5 3rd America East.

2/15/17 at Binghamton (W 70-46).

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 12-15, 6-9 T-6th America East.

2/15/17 at Vermont (L 91-62).
2/19/17 at Binghamton (W 72-69).

#16 Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 21-5, 10-2 1st Atlantic 10.

2/15/17 vs. Xavier (L 101-93).
2/18/17 at St. Bonaventure (W 80-64).

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 19-7, 8-4 3rd ACC.

2/15/17 vs. Maryland (W 79-67).
2/18/17 at Florida State (L 90-82).

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-18, 2-10 T-11th Big 12.

2/13/17 at Texas Tech (L 72-70).
2/18/17 vs. Nebraska (L 75-66).

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 11-14, 5-9 T-10th Big East.

2/15/17 at #24 Pitt (L 88-70).
2/18/17 at #17 Marquette (L 86-81).

Notre Dame (Ernesto Lopez) -- 9-17, 4-10 13th Big East.

2/15/17 at West Virginia (L 96-83).
2/18/17 at Seton Hall (W 69-67).

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 14-13, 10-6 T-3rd Big South.

2/18/17 at Radford (W 64-61).

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 10-16, 3-11 12th (last) Big 10.

2/18/17 vs. #9 Ohio State (L 88-62).

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-17, 5-7 7th Big West.

2/14/17 at Pepperdine (L 69-61).
2/18/17 vs. Cal St. Northridge (W 63-59).

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 16-10, 7-5 T-3rd Conference USA.

2/15/17 at Memphis (L 71-63).
2/18/17 vs. #12 Central Florida (L 84-62).

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 17-11, 10-6 T-3rd Horizon.

2/16/17 vs. Cleveland State (W 72-62).
2/18/17 vs. Youngstown State (W 74-68).

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 11-14, 6-6 3rd MAC West.

2/15/17 vs. Ball State (W 70-52).
2/18/17 at Eastern Michigan (W 67-44).

Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 17-7, 10-2 1st MEAC.

2/13/17 at Bethune-Cookman (W 63-61).
2/18/17 at Hampton (W 64-54).

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 8-21, 4-13 10th (last) MVC.

2/16/17 vs. Northern Iowa (L 78-57).
2/18/17 vs. Wichita State (L 88-76).

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 9-18, 6-10 T-9th Northeast.

2/15/17 vs. Long Island (L 94-89, OT).
2/18/17 vs. Robert Morris (L 64-57).

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 16-10, 13-3 T-1st Northeast.

2/15/17 vs. Mt. St. Marys (W 72-53).
2/18/17 at Fairleigh Dickinson (W 77-59).

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 18-7, 9-5 3rd Pac 10.

2/16/17 at Washington (W 78-63).
2/18/17 at Washington State (W 85-64).

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 13-15, 8-8 T-3rd Southern South.

2/15/17 at UNC Greensboro (L 74-66).
2/18/17 at Wofford (W 75-55).

Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 13-14, 7-9 4th Sun Belt East.

2/16/17 vs. Arkansas State (L 67-62).

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 14-12, 8-4 2nd WAC.

2/16/17 vs. Boise State (W 77-57).
2/18/17 at Oregon State- feature game, highlighted above.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 11-15, 4-9 8th WAC.

2/16/17 at Louisiana Tech (L 61-54).
2/18/17 vs. Hawaii- feature game, highlighted above.

Top 25

    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                 test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Villanova                (66)    25-2    1794    1  Big East Conference                                
   2.  Michigan State            (6)    25-1    1730    2  Big Ten Conference                                 
   3.  Mississippi                      25-1    1642    4  Southeastern Conference                            
   4.  Texas                            24-3    1593    3  Big 12 Conference                                  
   5.  Oklahoma State                   23-3    1515    7  Big 12 Conference                                  
   6.  Georgetown                       23-3    1443    6  Big East Conference                                
   7.  Kansas                           22-5    1357    5  Big 12 Conference                                  
   8.  Ohio State                       21-5    1260    9  Big Ten Conference                                 
   9.  Arizona                          22-3    1243    8  Pacific-10 Conference                              
  10.  North Carolina                   20-5    1131   11  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
  11.  Central Florida                  24-3    1087   12  Conference USA                                     
  12.  Missouri                         21-4     988   13  Big 12 Conference                                  
  13.  Connecticut                      18-8     899   15  Big East Conference                                
  14.  Syracuse                         19-6     899   10  Big East Conference                                
  15.  Virginia Tech                    21-4     782   14  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
  16.  Southern California              19-7     630   19  Pacific-10 Conference                              
  17.  Marquette                        20-6     628   17  Big East Conference                                
  18.  Charlotte                        21-5     624   16  Atlantic 10 Conference                             
  19.  IUPUI                            22-5     490   22  Summit League                                      
  20.  Kent State                       21-5     409   18  Mid-American Conference                            
  21.  Pittsburgh                       17-9     317   24  Big East Conference                                
  22.  Duke                             18-9     306   20  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
  23.  Minnesota                        19-7     266   21  Big Ten Conference                                 
  24.  UCLA                             18-7     213   NR  Pacific-10 Conference                              
  25.  Boston College                   19-7      79   NR  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
                                                                                                              
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                  
       Texas Christian                  19-6      42       Mountain West Conference                           
       George Washington                20-6      23       Atlantic 10 Conference                             
       UC Santa Barbara                 19-6       6       Big West Conference                                
       Florida                          17-8       3       Southeastern Conference                            
       Stanford                         17-8       1       Pacific-10 Conference

Charlotte moves down a couple spots after a loss this week, and welcome back UCLA and Boston College to the national top 25.

Mid Major Top 25

    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                          test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Central Florida          (72)    24-3    1800    1  Conference USA                                              
   2.  Charlotte                        21-5    1723    2  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   3.  IUPUI                            22-5    1652    4  Summit League                                               
   4.  Kent State                       21-5    1570    3  Mid-American Conference                                     
   5.  George Washington                20-6    1503    5  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   6.  Texas Christian                  19-6    1425    7  Mountain West Conference                                    
   7.  Nevada                           19-8    1311    6  Western Athletic Conference                                 
   8.  UC Santa Barbara                 19-6    1163   13  Big West Conference                                         
   9.  UNLV                             18-8    1160   14  Mountain West Conference                                    
  10.  Valparaiso                       18-8     996   24  Horizon League                                              
  11.  San Diego                        19-8     963   15  West Coast Conference                                       
  12.  Rhode Island                     19-7     926   11  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  13.  Southern Illinois                19-7     918   12  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
  14.  Manhattan                        20-9     903   18  Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
  15.  Butler                           19-9     737    8  Horizon League                                              
  16.  Bowling Green                    18-7     736   20  Mid-American Conference                                     
  17.  La Salle                         18-8     712    9  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  18.  San Diego State                  16-8     610   10  Mountain West Conference                                    
  19.  Xavier                          17-10     574   NR  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  20.  Weber State                      19-7     356   NR  Big Sky Conference                                          
  21.  Tulsa                            16-8     318   NR  Conference USA                                              
  22.  Mercer                           19-8     280   25  Atlantic Sun Conference                                     
  23.  Albany                           20-9     213   NR  America East Conference                                     
  24.  Vermont                          19-7     183   NR  America East Conference                                     
  25.  Siena                           17-10     110   21  Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
                                                                                                                       
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                           
       Missouri State                   17-9      88       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       Northern Colorado                18-8      84       Big Sky Conference                                          
       Boise State                      17-9      77       Western Athletic Conference                                 
       Hofstra                         18-10      72       Colonial Athletic Association                               
       Northern Iowa                   17-10      66       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       UAB                              17-9      54       Conference USA                                              
       Utah                            16-10      28       Mountain West Conference                                    
       Northeastern                     18-9      17       Colonial Athletic Association                               
       Drexel                           18-9      11       Colonial Athletic Association                               
       Texas-San Antonio                18-7      11       Southland Conference                                        
       Creighton                       17-11      10       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       Temple                          15-10       9       Atlantic 10 Conference                                          
       UNC Wilmington                  18-10       7       Colonial Athletic Association                               
       Dayton                          15-10       5       Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
       Pepperdine                       17-9       4       West Coast Conference                                       
       Tulane                           16-9       4       Conference USA                                              
       Elon                             18-8       3       Southern Conference                                         
       Fairfield                       16-10       3       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       Fresno State                    16-10       2       Western Athletic Conference                                 
       Texas Southern                   18-7       2       Southwestern Athletic Conference                            
       Norfolk State                    17-7       1       Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Despite the loss this week, Charlotte stays at #2 in the mid-major poll. Norfolk State gets 1 point, good for them. UTEP, by virtue of losing their 2 games this week, loses all their points.

No change in the Bubble Watch, as Charlotte, Boston College, and UCLA are still locks, while everybody else is projected out.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 20-26, 2017

2 features game to tell you about this week, and let's start in the Big East.

2/25/16- Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) @ Notre Dame (Ernesto Lopez) -- A battle of 2 struggling teams in the Big East turned into an absolute rout. The Cardinals led by 16 at halftime and held the Irish to just 30.2% shooting as they put Notre Dame even deeper in the hole. An interesting stat, Louisville attempted 37 three pointers in the game, wow!

Final Score: Louisville- 80, Notre Dame- 49

Moving to the Northeast:

2/25/16- Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) @ Bryant (Score Galore) -- The Bulldogs might have played their best game of the season, shooting 50% and committing just 10 turnovers. They had a huge edge at the free throw line as they upset league champion Monmouth in the final conference game of the season.

Final Score: Bryant- 77, Monmouth- 63

And now the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 14-14, 10-6 3rd America East.

2/22/17 vs. Albany (L 72-49).

The Hawks have 1 more regular season game before the enter the America East tourney as the 3rd seed, opening up with (6) Maine.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 13-15, 7-9 6th America East.

2/22/17 vs. Boston University (W 83-82, OT).

The Black Bears also have a regular season game left, and they'll be the 6th seed in the America East tourney, opening up with (3) Hartford.

#18 Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 22-6, 11-3 T-1st Atlantic 10.

2/22/17 at Duquesne (W 74-59).
2/25/17 at George Washington (L 53-52).

#25 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 21-7, 10-4 3rd ACC.

2/22/17 vs. Miami (W 79-68).
2/25/17 at Georgia Tech (W 87-70).

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-20, 2-12 12th (last) Big 12.

2/20/17 vs. Texas A&M (L 87-76).
2/25/17 at Baylor (L 75-51).

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 12-15, 6-10 T-10th Big East.

2/22/17 at South Florida (L 86-72).
2/25/17 vs. Notre Dame- feature game, highlighted above.

Notre Dame (Ernesto Lopez) -- 9-19, 4-12 T-13th Big East.

2/22/17 vs. Rutgers (L 80-71).
2/25/17 at Louisville- feature game, highlighted above.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 15-14, 11-7 T-3rd Big South.

2/23/17 at Charleston Southern (L 65-50).
2/25/17 at Coastal Carolina (W 76-67).

The Panthers lost the 3rd place tiebreaker and will be the 4th seed in the Big South tourney, opening up against (5) Radford.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 10-18, 3-13 11th (last) Big 10.

2/22/17 at Purdue (L 94-70).
2/25/17 at Northwestern (L 63-62).

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 10-17, 7-7 T-4th Big West.

2/23/17 vs. UC Irvine (W 73-50).
2/25/17 at UC Riverside (W 53-48).

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 17-11, 8-6 T-3rd Conference USA.

2/22/17 at Southern Miss (W 83-76).
2/25/17 vs. Marshall (L 68-58).

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 19-11, 12-6 T-1st Horizon.

2/23/17 at Loyola-IL (W 82-62).
2/25/17 at IL-Chicago (W 65-64).

The Raiders, who have now set a season high for overall wins with 19, will look to build on that. They lost the 1st place tiebreaker but still get credit with a share of the Horizon regular season title. They'll be the 3rd seed in the Horizon tourney and open up against (10) Cleveland State.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 12-15, 7-7 T-3rd MAC West.

2/22/17 vs. Western Michigan (W 66-62).
2/25/17 at Northern Illinois (L 71-57).

Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 18-8, 11-3 1st MEAC.

2/20/17 at Howard (W 82-68).
2/25/17 vs. Coppin State (L 76-68).

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 8-22, 4-14 10th (last) MVC.

2/25/17 at Bradley (L 72-63).

The Aces are back in the MVC cellar after 11 straight losses (they were 8-11 at one time), and will be the 10th seed in the MVC tourney, opening up against (7) Wichita State.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 10-19, 7-11 T-8th Northeast.

2/22/17 at Mt. St. Marys (L 81-67).
2/25/17 vs. Monmouth- feature game, highlighted above.

The Bulldogs have their first double digit season win total of this dynasty, congrats to Coach Galore for that. They won the tiebreaker for 8th place and sneak into the Northeast tourney as the 8th seed, where they'll get another chance against (1) Monmouth.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 17-11, 14-4 1st Northeast.

2/22/17 vs. Central Conn. State (W 58-54).
2/25/17 at Bryant- feature game, highlighted above.

Congrats to Coach Mr. Carrano and the Hawks, who despite the regular season ending loss, win the Northeast regular season title and will be the top seed in the Northeast tourney. They'll get a revenge matchup with (8) Bryant.

#24 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 20-7, 11-5 2nd Pac 10.

2/23/17 vs. Oregon (W 84-80, OT).
2/25/17 vs. Utah State (W 67-57).

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 14-16, 9-9 T-2nd Southern South.

2/22/17 vs. Furman (W 93-88).
2/25/17 at Florida Atlantic (L 63-53).

The Wildcats have another disappointing regular season but pull the 5th seed in the Southern tournament. They'll open up with (12) Samford.

Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 15-14, 9-9 T-3rd Sun Belt East.

2/23/17 at UL Monroe (W 66-59).
2/25/17 vs. Denver (W 74-66).

The Trojans will be the 7th seed in the Sun Belt tourney and open up against (10) Florida International.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 15-13, 9-5 3rd WAC.

2/20/17 at Gonzaga (L 91-78).
2/25/17 vs. Nevada (W 89-75).

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 12-15, 5-9 T-7th WAC.

2/23/17 at New Mexico State (W 80-71).

Top 25

    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                 test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Villanova                (59)    27-2    1787    1  Big East Conference                                
   2.  Michigan State           (13)    27-1    1741    2  Big Ten Conference                                 
   3.  Mississippi                      27-1    1642    3  Southeastern Conference                            
   4.  Texas                            26-3    1557    4  Big 12 Conference                                  
   5.  Oklahoma State                   25-3    1540    5  Big 12 Conference                                  
   6.  Georgetown                       25-3    1453    6  Big East Conference                                
   7.  Arizona                          24-3    1308    9  Pacific-10 Conference                              
   8.  Ohio State                       22-6    1270    8  Big Ten Conference                                 
   9.  North Carolina                   22-5    1263   10  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
  10.  Central Florida                  26-3    1152   11  Conference USA                                     
  11.  Kansas                           22-7    1117    7  Big 12 Conference                                  
  12.  Missouri                         22-5     931   12  Big 12 Conference                                  
  13.  Virginia Tech                    23-4     913   15  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
  14.  Connecticut                      20-8     878   13  Big East Conference                                
  15.  Syracuse                         20-7     783   14  Big East Conference                                
  16.  Marquette                        22-6     781   17  Big East Conference                                
  17.  UCLA                             20-7     561   24  Pacific-10 Conference                              
  18.  Charlotte                        22-6     523   18  Atlantic 10 Conference                             
  19.  IUPUI                            23-5     505   19  Summit League                                      
  20.  Minnesota                        21-7     457   23  Big Ten Conference                                 
  21.  Pittsburgh                      18-10     379   21  Big East Conference                                
  22.  Boston College                   21-7     234   25  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
  23.  Kent State                       22-6     197   20  Mid-American Conference                            
  24.  George Washington                22-6     180   NR  Atlantic 10 Conference                             
  25.  Duke                            19-10     120   22  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
                                                                                                              
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                  
       Florida                          19-8      67       Southeastern Conference                            
       Southern California              19-9      59       Pacific-10 Conference                              
       Purdue                           19-9       1       Big Ten Conference                                 
       Stanford                         18-9       1       Pacific-10 Conference

Nice 7 spot jump for UCLA in the national poll, while BC moves up 3 spots. Charlotte, despite the loss this week, stays tall at #18.

Mid Major Top 25

    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                          test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Central Florida          (72)    26-3    1800    1  Conference USA                                              
   2.  Charlotte                        22-6    1720    2  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   3.  IUPUI                            23-5    1643    3  Summit League                                               
   4.  George Washington                22-6    1594    5  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   5.  Kent State                       22-6    1514    4  Mid-American Conference                                     
   6.  San Diego                        21-8    1370   11  West Coast Conference                                       
   7.  Texas Christian                  19-8    1258    6  Mountain West Conference                                    
   8.  UNLV                             19-9    1221    9  Mountain West Conference                                    
   9.  Xavier                          19-10    1153   19  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  10.  UC Santa Barbara                 20-7    1047    8  Big West Conference                                         
  11.  Rhode Island                     20-8    1017   12  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  12.  Nevada                           19-9     985    7  Western Athletic Conference                                 
  13.  Southern Illinois                20-8     945   13  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
  14.  Boise State                      19-9     766   NR  Western Athletic Conference                                 
  15.  Missouri State                   19-9     685   NR  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
  16.  Valparaiso                       19-9     675   10  Horizon League                                              
  17.  San Diego State                  17-9     660   18  Mountain West Conference                                    
  18.  Utah                            18-10     586   NR  Mountain West Conference                                    
  19.  Bowling Green                    19-8     542   16  Mid-American Conference                                     
  20.  Butler                          20-10     377   15  Horizon League                                              
  21.  Vermont                          20-7     377   24  America East Conference                                     
  22.  Albany                           21-9     362   23  America East Conference                                     
  23.  Temple                          17-10     199   NR  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  24.  Weber State                      20-8     186   20  Big Sky Conference                                          
  25.  UNC Wilmington                  20-10     133   NR  Colonial Athletic Association                               
                                                                                                                       
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                           
       Tulsa                            17-9     106       Conference USA                                              
       Manhattan                       20-11      77       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       Fairfield                       18-10      62       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       La Salle                        18-10      53       Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
       Texas-San Antonio                20-7      52       Southland Conference                                        
       Siena                           18-11      50       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       Northern Iowa                   18-11      39       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       Fresno State                    18-10      37       Western Athletic Conference                                 
       Northern Colorado                19-9      30       Big Sky Conference                                          
       Centenary                       19-10      24       Summit League                                               
       Texas Southern                   20-7      17       Southwestern Athletic Conference                            
       Chattanooga                      20-9      16       Southern Conference                                             
       Wright State                    19-11      11       Horizon League                                              
       Drexel                          19-10       8       Colonial Athletic Association                               
       Mercer                          19-10       3       Atlantic Sun Conference

Charlotte stays put in the mid-major poll, and hello Wright State, who is now receiving some votes.

No change in the Bubble Watch, as Charlotte, Boston College, and UCLA are locks, everybody else is projected out.

[bbgunn]

Nice win versus Notre Dame, but too little, too late for Kuji Chagulia, I think. 12-15 just ain't gonna cut in in Louisville. St. John might have a little leeway at Cal Poly, but B.B. is probably on his way out at Hawaii as well. The Warriors should have been doing better by now. Not a good season for my guys.

[collegesportsfanms]

Feb. 27-March 5, 2017

2 feature games this week, and we start in the Northeast.

3/2/17- Northeast First Round, (8) Bryant (Score Galore) vs. (1) Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- It looked like it was going to be dejavu for the Hawks, who trailed by 8 at halftime. They turned up the defense in the second half though, hitting a buzzer beater to force overtime, in which they totally dominated the overtime period and moved on in the Northeast Tournament.

Final Score: (1) Monmouth- 75, (8) Bryant- 66 (OT)

And now we go to the America East.

3/4/17- America East First Round, (6) Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) vs. (3) Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- The good news is that both teams took pretty good care of the ball, but the shooting was absolutely horrendous. The 2 teams combined to go just 4-32 from three point land. However, Maine made more shots overall, and that was enough to lead them to an easy First Round victory.

Final Score: (6) Maine- 66, (3) Hartford- 53

And now the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 15-15, 10-6 America East.

2/27/17 vs. Quinnipiac (W 59-51).
3/4/17- America East First Round vs. (6) Maine- feature game, highlighted above.

The early round loss in the America East tournament will certainly end the season for the Hawks.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 15-16, 7-9 America East.

2/27/17 at Brown (L 72-64).
3/4/17- America East First Round vs. (3) Hartford- feature game, highlighted above.
3/5/17- America East Semifinals vs. (2) Vermont (W 79-68).

Next week is a win or done game for the Black Bears. If they win in the A-East Finals, they'll go to the NCAA Tournament. If they lose, their season is over.

#18 Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 24-6, 13-3 T-1st Atlantic 10.

3/1/17 vs. Fordham (W 75-45).
3/4/17 vs. St. Joseph's (W 58-41).

The 49ers will split the regular season A-10 Title, but lost the tiebreaker and will be the 2nd seed in the A-10 Tourney, getting a bye into the Quarterfinals where they will play the winner between (10) St. Louis/(7) LaSalle.

#22 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 21-9, 10-6 T-3rd ACC.

3/1/17 at #25 Duke (L 74-67).
3/4/17 vs. #9 North Carolina (L 91-80).

A bad week for the Eagles, but they win the 3rd place tiebreaker and will be the 3rd seed in the ACC Tournament. They'll get a bye into the Quarterfinals and take on the winner between (11) Virginia/(6) Miami.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-20, 4-12 T-11th (last) Big 12.

3/1/17 vs. #11 Kansas (W 71-69).
3/4/17 at Kansas State (W 86-57).

Nice week for the Buffaloes, but they still tie for last in the conference. However, they win the tiebreaker and get the 11th seed in the Big 12 Tournament. They'll open up against (6) Kansas.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 12-17, 6-12 12th Big East.

3/1/17 vs. Providence (L 71-62).
3/4/17 vs. West Virginia (L 76-72).

The Cardinals will be the 12th seed in the Big East Tourney and open up against a team that just beat them this week, (13) Providence.

Notre Dame (Ernesto Lopez) -- 9-21, 4-14 T-15th (last) Big East.

3/1/17 vs. #15 Syracuse (L 84-61).
3/4/17 at DePaul (L 101-77).

The Fighting Irish weren't really fighters this season, as they lose the tiebreaker and get the 16th seed in the Big East Tournament. They'll open up against (9) St. John's.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 15-15, 11-7.

2/28/17- Big South Quarterfinals vs. (5) Radford (L 63-59).

The loss in the Big South Quarters most likely means the end of the season for the Panthers.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 11-19, 4-14 T-10th (last) Big 10.

3/1/17 vs. Michigan (W 71-59).
3/4/17 at Wisconsin (L 83-68).

The Nittany Lions lose the tiebreaker for 10th place and get the 11th seed in the Big 10 Tournament. They'll open up against (6) Purdue.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 11-18, 8-8 T-4th Big West.

2/28/17 at Cal St. Fullerton (L 65-48).
3/2/17 vs. Long Beach State (W 70-58).

The Mustangs lost the 4th place tiebreaker and will be the 5th seed in the Big West Tournament. They'll open up against (8) Cal St. Fullerton.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 18-12, 9-7 T-3rd Conference USA.

3/1/17 at Tulsa (L 81-79).
3/4/17 vs. ECU (W 79-55).

The Miners really struggled at the end of the season and lost a 3 way tiebreaker for 3rd place. This means they'll be the 5th seed in the C-USA Tourney and open up against (12) Marshall.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 19-12, 12-6 Horizon.

2/28/17- Horizon First Round vs. (10) Cleveland State (L 74-65).

A huge upset, as the Raiders go down. With the 19-12 record, they should still be NIT bound though.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 13-16, 8-8 3rd MAC West.

3/1/17 at Ball State (W 72-69, OT).
3/4/17 vs. Toledo (L 65-53).

The Chippewas get the 6th seed in the MAC Tournament and open up against (11) Buffalo.

Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 20-8, 13-3 1st MEAC.

2/27/17 at North Carolina A&T (W 71-70).
3/4/17 vs. Maryland-East Shore (W 91-53).

Congrats to Ms. Carrano, who led the Spartans to the MEAC regular season title this season. They'll be the top seed in the MEAC Tournament and get a bye to the Quarterfinals where they'll open up against the winner of (9) Delaware State/(8) Florida A&M.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 8-23, 4-14 MVC.

3/2/17- MVC First Round vs. (7) Wichita State (L 73-57).

Another disastrous season for the Aces comes to an end after a loss in the First Round of the MVC Tournament.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 10-20, 7-11 Northeast.

3/2/17- Northeast First Round vs. (1) Monmouth- feature game, highlighted above.

The season comes to an end for the Bulldogs, but for the first time ever they get double digit wins in a season, so that could be something to build on.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 19-11, 14-4 Northeast.

3/2/17- Northeast First Round vs. (8) Bryant (W 75-66).
3/5/17- Northeast Semifinals vs. (5) Long Island (W 77-76, OT).

The Hawks are seeing postseason play no matter what. If they win the Northeast title game next week, they'll be in the NCAA Tournament. If they lose, it's NIT.

#17 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 21-8, 12-6 2nd Pac 10.

3/2/17 at Arizona State (W 75-67).
3/4/17 at #7 Arizona (L 55-43).

The Bruins will be the 2nd seed in the Pac 10 Tourney and get a bye into the Quarterfinals where they'll take on the winner of (10) Cal/(7) Arizona State).

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 17-16, 9-9 Southern South.

3/3/17- Southern First Round vs. (12) Samford (W 82-75).
3/4/17- Southern Quarterfinals vs. (4) Georgia Southern (W 96-91, OT).
3/5/17- Southern Semifinals vs. (1) Chattanooga (W 73-60).

The Wildcats are just 1 win away from bursting somebody's bubble, as they'll play in the Southern championship next week with an NCAA Tournament berth on the line.

Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 15-15, 9-9 Sun Belt East.

3/1/17- Sun Belt First Round vs. (10) Florida International (L 67-66).

A bit of an upset loss here, and the Trojans, with their 222 RPI, will almost certainly see their season end here.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 16-14, 10-6 T-3rd WAC.

3/2/17 vs. New Mexico State (L 77-75).
3/4/17 at San Jose State (W 71-61).

The Warriors won the 3rd place tiebreaker and will be the 3rd seed in the WAC Tourney, opening up against (6) Louisiana Tech.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 13-16, 6-10 T-7th WAC.

3/2/17 vs. San Jose State (W 82-64).
3/4/17 at Gonzaga (L 87-74).

The Beavers won the 7th place tiebreaker and will be the 7th seed in the WAC Tourney, opening up against (2) Fresno State.

Top 25

    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                 test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Michigan State           (68)    29-1    1796    2  Big Ten Conference                                 
   2.  Villanova                 (4)    28-3    1727    1  Big East Conference                                
   3.  Mississippi                      29-1    1646    3  Southeastern Conference                            
   4.  Texas                            28-3    1594    4  Big 12 Conference                                  
   5.  Georgetown                       27-3    1511    6  Big East Conference                                
   6.  Oklahoma State                   25-5    1439    5  Big 12 Conference                                  
   7.  Arizona                          26-3    1311    7  Pacific-10 Conference                              
   8.  North Carolina                   24-5    1308    9  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
   9.  Ohio State                       24-6    1272    8  Big Ten Conference                                 
  10.  Central Florida                  27-4    1090   10  Conference USA                                     
  11.  Kansas                           23-8    1087   11  Big 12 Conference                                  
  12.  Syracuse                         22-7    1046   15  Big East Conference                                
  13.  Virginia Tech                    24-5     905   13  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
  14.  Missouri                         23-6     850   12  Big 12 Conference                                  
  15.  Connecticut                      21-9     723   14  Big East Conference                                
  16.  Charlotte                        24-6     636   18  Atlantic 10 Conference                             
  17.  IUPUI                            25-5     628   19  Summit League                                      
  18.  Duke                            21-10     517   25  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
  19.  Pittsburgh                      20-10     489   21  Big East Conference                                
  20.  Kent State                       24-6     433   23  Mid-American Conference                            
  21.  UCLA                             21-8     402   17  Pacific-10 Conference                              
  22.  George Washington                24-6     336   24  Atlantic 10 Conference                             
  23.  Marquette                        22-8     261   16  Big East Conference                                
  24.  Minnesota                        22-8     228   20  Big Ten Conference                                 
  25.  Florida                          20-9     163   NR  Southeastern Conference                            
                                                                                                              
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                  
       Kentucky                        20-10       1       Southeastern Conference                            
       Stanford                         19-9       1       Pacific-10 Conference

The loss to Arizona cost UCLA 4 points in the national polls, while Charlotte moves up 2 spots.

Mid Major Top 25

    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                          test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Central Florida          (72)    27-4    1800    1  Conference USA                                              
   2.  Charlotte                        24-6    1717    2  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   3.  IUPUI                            25-5    1649    3  Summit League                                               
   4.  George Washington                24-6    1590    4  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   5.  Kent State                       24-6    1522    5  Mid-American Conference                                     
   6.  San Diego                        22-8    1404    6  West Coast Conference                                       
   7.  Boise State                      21-9    1292   14  Western Athletic Conference                                 
   8.  San Diego State                  19-9    1182   17  Mountain West Conference                                    
   9.  Xavier                          20-11    1169    9  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  10.  Fairfield                       21-10    1082   NR  Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
  11.  Rhode Island                     21-9     959   11  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  12.  Texas Christian                  19-9     909    7  Mountain West Conference                                    
  13.  Southern Illinois                21-9     866   13  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
  14.  UC Santa Barbara                 21-8     845   10  Big West Conference                                         
  15.  Butler                          21-10     767   20  Horizon League                                              
  16.  Tulsa                            19-9     716   NR  Conference USA                                              
  17.  UNC Wilmington                  22-10     688   25  Colonial Athletic Association                               
  18.  Utah                            19-11     605   18  Mountain West Conference                                    
  19.  Fresno State                    20-10     454   NR  Western Athletic Conference                                 
  20.  UNLV                            19-11     404    8  Mountain West Conference                                    
  21.  Vermont                          22-8     388   21  America East Conference                                     
  22.  Nevada                          19-11     280   12  Western Athletic Conference                                 
  23.  Valparaiso                      19-10     235   16  Horizon League                                              
  24.  Missouri State                  19-10     231   15  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
  25.  Albany                          22-10     182   22  America East Conference                                     
                                                                                                                       
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                           
       Manhattan                       21-12      84       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       Temple                          18-11      81       Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
       Bowling Green                   19-10      65       Mid-American Conference                                     
       Centenary                       20-10      54       Summit League                                               
       La Salle                        19-11      48       Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
       Northern Colorado                20-9      38       Big Sky Conference                                          
       Gonzaga                         19-10      32       Western Athletic Conference                                 
       Weber State                      20-9      23       Big Sky Conference                                          
       Siena                           18-12      13       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       Texas Southern                   21-8      11       Southwestern Athletic Conference                            
       Norfolk State                    20-8       7       Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference                             
       Chattanooga                     21-10       4       Southern Conference                                             
       Northern Iowa                   18-12       3       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       Richmond                        18-12       1       Atlantic 10 Conference

Charlotte stays at 2 in the mid-major poll, and Norfolk State gets a few more votes.

[collegesportsfanms]

March 6-12, 2017

No feature games this week, so let's get to the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 15-15, 10-6 America East.

No games this week for the Hawks.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 16-16, 7-9 America East.

3/11/17- America East Championship vs. (4) Stony Brook (W 69-60).

Great run in the America East Tournament for the Black Bears, who earn an NCAA Tournament berth and will most likely be a 15 or 16 seed.

#16 Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 24-7, 13-3 Atlantic 10.

3/10/17- Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals vs. (10) St. Louis (L 83-77).

Shocking loss for the 49ers, but they will still be dancing, just not with as high a seed as they expected.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 21-10, 10-6 ACC.

3/10/17- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (6) Miami (L 71-61).

The Eagles finish the season on a 3 game losing streak, and should still be safely in the NCAA Tournament, but they will certainly see a mid-range seed I would think.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-21, 4-12 Big 12.

3/8/17- Big 12 First Round vs. (6) #11 Kansas (L 58-52).

Good effort by the Buffaloes, but they will see their season come to an end, a season in which they far, far underachieved.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 13-18, 6-12 Big East.

3/7/17- Big East First Round vs. (13) Providence (W 90-58).
3/8/17- Big East Second Round vs. (5) #19 Pitt (L 57-55).

The Cardinals show some life in the conference tournament, but still a very disappointing season as it comes to an end.

Notre Dame (Ernesto Lopez) -- 9-22, 4-14 Big East.

3/7/17- Big East First Round vs. (9) St. John's (L 75-66).

Coach Lopez's first season with the Irish certainly didn't go as expected, and he'll look to regroup next season.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 15-15, 11-7 Big South.

No games this week for the Panthers.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 11-20, 4-14 Big 10.

3/9/17- Big 10 First Round vs. (6) Purdue (L 82-74)

Another FOFC team that had high hopes coming into the season and totally disappointed, the Nittany Lions season their season come to an end.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 12-19, 8-8 Big West.

3/8/17- Big West First Round vs. (8) Cal St. Fullerton (W 77-74, OT).
3/9/17- Big West Second Round vs. (4) Pacific (L 79-54).

The Mustangs' season is over after the Second Round loss in the Big West tourney.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 18-13, 9-7 Conference USA.

3/8/17- Conference USA First Round vs. (12) Marshall (L 58-57).

An embarrassing loss in the first round and the free fall continues for the Miners, who finish just 4-7 in their last 11 games. With their RPI, at this point it's a question of whether they will even make the postseason. I think they'll slide into the CBI though.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 19-12, 12-6 Horizon.

No games this week for the Raiders.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 13-17, 8-8 MAC.

3/7/17- MAC First Round vs. (11) Buffalo (L 61-51).

The Chippewas will end their season after the MAC first round loss.

Norfolk State (Payten Carrano) -- 22-9, 13-3 MEAC.

3/9/17- MEAC Quarterfinals vs. (9) Delaware State (W 69-57).
3/10/17- MEAC Semifinals vs. (4) South Carolina State (W 78-70).
3/11/17- MEAC Championship vs. (3) Hampton (L 73-53).

A great first season for Miss Carrano, and it'll see the Spartans playing in the NIT as a result of winning the MEAC regular season title.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 8-23, 4-14 MVC.

No games this week for the Aces.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 10-20, 7-11 Northeast.

No games this week for the Bulldogs.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 19-12, 14-4 Northeast.

3/8/17- Northeast Championship vs. (2) Central Conn. State (L 74-65).

Tough loss for the Hawks, who will be in the NIT after winning the Northeast regular season.

#21 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 24-8, 12-6 Pac 10.

3/9/17- Pac 10 Quarterfinals vs. (7) Arizona State (W 89-46).
3/10/17- Pac 10 Semifinals vs. (3) Stanford (W 83-70).
3/11/17- Pac 10 Championship vs. (1) #7 Arizona (W 52-50).

The Bruins were going dancing anyways, but by winning the Pac 10 tourney, they've probably increased their seed by 1 or even 2 seed lines. Congrats to Coach Hutt and the Bruins.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 18-16, 9-9 Southern.

3/6/17- Southern Championship vs. (3) UNC Greensboro (W 77-76).

With the Southern tourney win, the Wildcats are back in the NCAA Tournament after a 1 year absence, and they've also burst the bubble for at least 1 bubble team. Nice run at the end their for coach Childress.

Troy (Brett Hawkins) -- 15-15, 9-9 Sun Belt.

No games this week for the Trojans.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 18-15, 10-6 WAC.

3/9/17- WAC Quarterfinals vs. (6) Louisiana Tech (W 77-65).
3/10/17- WAC Semifinals vs. (2) Fresno State (W 77-66).
3/11/17- WAC Championship vs. (5) Gonzaga (L 93-83).

A heck of a run for the Warriors, who won 6 of their last 9 games, but lost the most important one. They still have a slight chance to get Coach Gunn his first postseason berth, but the RPI just isn't quite strong enough, and I think they'll miss out.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 13-17, 6-10 WAC.

3/9/17- WAC Quarterfinals vs. (2) Fresno State (L 76-65).

The Beavers took several steps back after last season, and they will end their season with that 13-17 record.

Now it's time to reveal the final polls going into the postseason tournaments.

Top 25

    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                 test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Villanova                (53)    30-4    1773    2  Big East Conference                                
   2.  Michigan State           (14)    30-2    1734    1  Big Ten Conference                                 
   3.  Mississippi               (5)    32-1    1654    3  Southeastern Conference                            
   4.  Texas                            31-3    1607    4  Big 12 Conference                                  
   5.  Georgetown                       28-4    1510    5  Big East Conference                                
   6.  Oklahoma State                   25-6    1415    6  Big 12 Conference                                  
   7.  Arizona                          28-4    1373    7  Pacific-10 Conference                              
   8.  Ohio State                       26-7    1290    9  Big Ten Conference                                 
   9.  Connecticut                      24-9    1186   15  Big East Conference                                
  10.  Central Florida                  30-4    1175   10  Conference USA                                     
  11.  Kansas                           24-9    1055   11  Big 12 Conference                                  
  12.  North Carolina                   24-6    1028    8  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
  13.  UCLA                             24-8     888   21  Pacific-10 Conference                              
  14.  Syracuse                         22-8     860   12  Big East Conference                                
  15.  Missouri                         25-7     852   14  Big 12 Conference                                  
  16.  Virginia Tech                    25-6     685   13  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
  17.  Pittsburgh                      22-11     645   19  Big East Conference                                
  18.  IUPUI                            25-6     467   17  Summit League                                      
  19.  Duke                            23-11     458   18  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
  20.  Charlotte                        24-7     424   16  Atlantic 10 Conference                             
  21.  Kent State                       26-7     419   20  Mid-American Conference                            
  22.  Marquette                        23-9     294   23  Big East Conference                                
  23.  Florida                         21-10     278   25  Southeastern Conference                            
  24.  Minnesota                        23-9     187   24  Big Ten Conference                                 
  25.  George Washington                24-7     135   22  Atlantic 10 Conference                             
                                                                                                              
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                  
       Wisconsin                       20-12       5       Big Ten Conference                                 
       Stanford                        20-10       3       Pacific-10 Conference

Huge jump in the national polls for UCLA after winning the Pac 10 Tournament, while Charlotte falls 4 spots after being upset in the A-10 Tourney.

Mid Major Top 25

    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                          test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Central Florida          (72)    30-4    1800    1  Conference USA                                              
   2.  Charlotte                        24-7    1714    2  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   3.  Kent State                       26-7    1627    5  Mid-American Conference                                     
   4.  George Washington                24-7    1585    4  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   5.  IUPUI                            25-6    1554    3  Summit League                                               
   6.  San Diego State                 21-10    1371    8  Mountain West Conference                                    
   7.  San Diego                        22-9    1277    6  West Coast Conference                                       
   8.  Fairfield                       22-10    1254   10  Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
   9.  Boise State                     21-10    1081    7  Western Athletic Conference                                 
  10.  Tulsa                           21-10    1057   16  Conference USA                                              
  11.  Gonzaga                         22-10    1047   NR  Western Athletic Conference                                 
  12.  UNC Wilmington                  23-10     965   17  Colonial Athletic Association                               
  13.  Xavier                          21-12     927    9  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  14.  Southern Illinois                21-9     817   13  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
  15.  Rhode Island                    22-10     802   11  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  16.  UC Santa Barbara                 22-9     718   14  Big West Conference                                         
  17.  Texas Christian                 19-10     602   12  Mountain West Conference                                    
  18.  Dayton                          20-12     466   NR  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  19.  Vermont                          22-8     458   21  America East Conference                                     
  20.  Fresno State                    21-11     340   19  Western Athletic Conference                                 
  21.  Centenary                       22-10     312   NR  Summit League                                               
  22.  Missouri State                  19-10     275   24  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
  23.  Utah                            19-12     238   18  Mountain West Conference                                    
  24.  Albany                          22-10     204   25  America East Conference                                     
  25.  Butler                          21-11     197   15  Horizon League                                              
                                                                                                                       
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                           
       Valparaiso                      19-10     181       Horizon League                                              
       Nevada                          20-12     162       Western Athletic Conference                                 
       Manhattan                       21-12      96       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       UNLV                            19-12      73       Mountain West Conference                                    
       Bowling Green                   20-11      51       Mid-American Conference                                     
       Richmond                        20-13      30       Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
       La Salle                        19-12      28       Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
       Norfolk State                    22-9      18       Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference                             
       Temple                          18-12      17       Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
       Siena                           18-12      16       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       Northern Colorado               20-10      11       Big Sky Conference                                          
       Chattanooga                     21-10       9       Southern Conference                                             
       Pepperdine                      21-11       7       West Coast Conference                                       
       New Mexico                      19-13       6       Mountain West Conference                                    
       Campbell                        21-11       3       Atlantic Sun Conference                                     
       Northern Iowa                   18-12       2       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       Mercer                          20-11       1       Atlantic Sun Conference                                     
       Wyoming                         19-13       1       Mountain West Conference

Despite the A-10 tourney upset, Charlotte stays put at #2 in the mid-major polls. Norfolk State continues to rise.

[collegesportsfanms]

2017 Selection Sunday

Maine draws the 16th seed in the NCAA West Region and gets the honor of being smashed.. I mean... playing top seed Michigan State in the First Round.

UCLA gets the 4th seed in the NCAA West Region and will take on (13) New Mexico in the First Round.

Charlotte gets a surprising 4th seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and will open up against (13) Pepperdine. I more expected Charlotte to be a 6 or 7 seed, so this is a pleasant surprise.

Boston College was rewarded with a 6th seed in the NCAA South Region, largely based on their great RPI. They'll open up against (11) Dayton.

Davidson gets the 15th seed in the NCAA East Region and will take on (2) Arizona in the First Round.

Nice to see every region of the NCAA Tournament represented by an FOFC team. Moving on..

Monmouth gets the 9th seed in the NIT West Region and will travel to (8) Chattanooga in the First Round.

Norfolk State gets the 6th seed in the NIT Midwest Region and will travel to (3) Wyoming in their first game.

Wright State gets the 5th seed in the CBI and will host (12) Winthrop in the First Round.

As expected, Hawaii missed out, so only 8 of our 22 FOFC teams will be extending their season. The FOFC group has to do better.

[Grover]

Maine inexplicably gets in! Charlotte a 4 seed!

Awesome year for my coaches.

[bbgunn]

Ugh, so close for Hawaii.

[Zinto]

I was down on UCLA's chances this year after a few early loses but I am happy with how they bounced back.

[ntndeacon]

Let's go, Davidson!!!

[collegesportsfanms]

sorry for the lack of posts lately, I have been dealing with some illness and just now getting back up to snuff. I hope to have some updates tomorrow.

[collegesportsfanms]

2017 NCAA First Round

West Region

(1) Michigan State hammers (16) Maine 91-56. Not really a surprise there.

(4) UCLA all over (13) New Mexico 65-47.

Midwest Region

(4) Charlotte gets by (13) Pepperdine 64-56.

South Region

(6) Boston College escapes (11) Dayton 85-77.

East Region

(2) Arizona gets by a very scrappy (15) Davidson 86-74.

2017 NIT First Round

West Region

(8) Chattanooga survives (9) Monmouth 70-69. Tough loss for the Hawks.

2017 CBI First Round

(5) Wright State hammers (12) Winthrop 91-63.

[Grover]

I'm happy Maine put up 56 against MSU.

[collegesportsfanms]

2017 NCAA Second Round

West Region

(5) Marquette all over (4) UCLA 79-62. The Bruins forgot to show up in this one.

Midwest Region

(4) Charlotte with another 8 point win, this time over (12) Ohio 73-65.

South Region

A total shocker here, as (14) Central Connecticut State rolls over (6) Boston College 88-68. Yuck!

2017 NIT Second Round

Midwest Region

(3) Wyoming just gets by (6) Norfolk State 69-68, meaning our NIT teams are gone.

2017 CBI Second Round

(5) Wright State rolls over (13) Stony Brook 90-75.

[collegesportsfanms]

2017 NCAA Sweet Sixteen

Midwest Region

(1) Texas squeaked by a tough (4) Charlotte 82-76. Great effort by the 49ers. Now we turn our full attention to the CBI and Wright State.

2017 CBI Semifinals

(5) Wright State continues to roll, beating (8) Tulane 100-92.

Before we progress, I should note that Wright State coach Shane Korme got his 100th career win when the Raiders beat Stony Brook in the CBI Second Round. Win #101 was against Tulane, and now he'll look for wins 102 and 103 in the CBI Championship Series.

2017 CBI Championship Series

Game 1

(5) Wright State looks like a team of destiny, as they absolutely hammered (14) Texas-Pan American 94-55. 1 more game to go for a CBI Championship!

Game 2

(5) Wright State had another easy one, beating (14) Texas-Pan American 108-85 to win the CBI Championship Series. Congrats to head coach Shane Korme on an incredible run, he'll almost certainly have some job offers in the offseason.

The 2017 postseason recap and recruiting rankings and awards will be coming up, most likely tomorrow sometime, but I'll try to get to some of it tonight.

[collegesportsfanms]

2017 Postseason Recap

The NCAA Final Four saw (1S) Ole Miss beat (2W) Oklahoma State 69-56 in one semifinal, while (1E) Villanova beat (1MW) Texas in the other semifinal. In the national championship game, Villanova beat Ole Miss 84-71.

The NIT Final Four saw (2S) Iowa beat (2W) TCU 64-45 in one semifinal, and (3E) Fresno State beat (3MW) Wyoming 77-46 in the other semifinal. In the NIT Championship, Iowa beat Fresno State 64-56. Not to rub salt in the wound, but how bad does Ernesto Lopez wish he was still at Iowa?

We already know what happened in the CBI, as Wright State ran through it.

The CIT Championship saw (3) VCU beat (5) Northern Illinois 76-67.

[JAG]

Very salty.

[collegesportsfanms]

2016-2017 National Awards

We had 3 of our players get national awards, and let's take a look.

UCLA put JR PF Toby Miller on the All-NCAA 2nd Team.

UTEP put SR SG Michale Chism on the All-NCAA 2nd Team.

Norfolk State put JR PF Irving Casey on the All-NCAA 3rd Team.

2016-2017 Conference Awards

Hartford put PF Charles Mora on the America East All-Freshman Team.

Maine put SO C Charley Nadler, JR PF Stephen Sales, and JR SG Brian Wilke on the America East 1st Team and also put SO PG Jonathan Crooks on the America East 2nd Team. Based on that, you would think the Black Bears would be solid next season with all those players set to come back.

I'm shocked that Charlotte head coach Timmy Tribble didn't get A-10 Coach of the Year, to me it's a huge snub. The 49ers did put SO SG Anibal Leyva on the A-10 1st Team and PG Frank Given on the A-10 All-Freshman Team.

Surprisingly, no awards for Boston College.

Not surprisingly (Sorry Rob), no awards for Colorado.

Also, no awards for Louisville or Notre Dame.

High Point put JR PF Dustin Zahn on the Big South 2nd Team.

No awards for Penn State.

No awards for Cal Poly.

UTEP had the Conference USA Player of the Year in SR SG Michale Chism. He also made the Conference USA 1st Team.

Wright State put SR SG Stefan Gehrke on the Horizon 1st Team, and put JR SF Apollinaire Lepers and JR PG Joseph Maestas on the Horizon 2nd Team.

No awards for Central Michigan.

Norfolk State had a ton of awards. Let's start with Payten Carrano, who was named MEAC Coach of the Year. Also JR PF Irving Casey was the MEAC Player of the Year, along with being on the MEAC 1st Team. Also on the MEAC 1st Team was SR SG J.C. Gouveia. On the MEAC 2nd Team were SR C David Kessinger and SR PG Damion Davis.

No awards for Evansville.

Bryant put SR C Thomas Montanez on the Northeast 2nd Team.

Monmouth head coach Thomas Carrano was the Northeast Coach of the Year. How ironic is it that both of the coaches that won Coach of the Year in their conference were both Carrano's? Crazy. Also, the Hawks put SR PF Mitch Bye and JR PG Mark Patrick on the Northeast 1st Team.

UCLA put JR PF Toby Miller on the Pac 10 1st Team, as well as putting SR C Alton McKinnie on the Pac 10 2nd Team, and PG Emile Deffresnes on the Pac 10 All-Freshman Team.

Davidson SR PF Richard Goddard was the Southern Player of the Year, as well as being named to the Southern 1st Team. Also, FR SG James Kobayashi was the Southern Freshman of the Year and a member of the Southern All-Freshman Team.

Troy SO SF Marco Paul was named to the Sun Belt 2nd Team.

Hawaii put SR SF Robin Jack on the WAC 1st Team, SR C Fermin Mendez on the WAC 2nd Team, and Jayson Harris on the WAC All-Freshman Team.

Oregon State put JR PG Rod Elder on the WAC 2nd Team.

[bbgunn]

Congrats to Wright State! They'll be looking for bigger fish to fry next year!

And Timmy Tribble totally got snubbed.

[collegesportsfanms]

Just a heads up, I'm still having some weird computer happenings at home. I think it has something to do with Windows 10 and updates. I hate Windows 10 with a passion already.

I've already lost one of my FBCB projects, so I'm being cautious with this one. I'm going to move forward, but be forewarned, if worse comes to worse there's a slight chance this project will have to be restarted, or at least backed up and some of the weeks may have to be replayed. If that happens, we'll just have to deal with it the best we can. It's not ideal, but computer issues have been the death of my projects for a while now. Again, I'll keep moving on, but just a heads up. I'm hoping things are ok now after the latest updates, but I don't know.

[bbgunn]

Thanks for the heads up. I know how it can be when computer issues mess up projects. I think I had that happen to a dynasty or two I did.

If you do have to restart, you can still count me in! I enjoy your dynasties.

[collegesportsfanms]

Originally Posted by bbgunn

Thanks for the heads up. I know how it can be when computer issues mess up projects. I think I had that happen to a dynasty or two I did.

If you do have to restart, you can still count me in! I enjoy your dynasties.

I appreciate it, you're one of my best followers and that does mean a lot to know people are still involved. Unfortunately, if I have to restart this dynasty and the Interactive Player dynasty, you might be my only follower left!

It's going to be at least next week before I get back to this as my computer tech won't be available until at least this weekend, but as soon as I know something one or another, you'll know. Thanks for following!

[Grover]

Originally Posted by collegesportsfanms

I appreciate it, you're one of my best followers and that does mean a lot to know people are still involved. Unfortunately, if I have to restart this dynasty and the Interactive Player dynasty, you might be my only follower left!

It's going to be at least next week before I get back to this as my computer tech won't be available until at least this weekend, but as soon as I know something one or another, you'll know. Thanks for following!

Restart or not, I'm sticking with you!

[Coffee Warlord]

FER SHAME

[collegesportsfanms]

Guys, I'm afraid I have some terrible news. I just got the word today that the computer I have at home that I run FBCB on is on life support. In other words, I'm going to have to pony up for a new PC, and reinstall FBCB. That unfortunately means this project is a wash.

I am going to be restarting this at some point, as soon as I get a new PC and get FBCB reinstalled. I am also going to try and download the most recent mod with conference realignment, to mix things up a bit from this one. I will be starting a sign-up thread now, so that maybe by the time I have FBCB up and running again on a new PC, I'll have enough coaches to start a dynasty. I know that I will probably lose some followers, and some of you won't sign up again, but I also know that some of you have already said you'll stick it out through another one.

So guys, look for the sign-up thread, as I will get it going today.

In the meantime, I am still able to do my What-if Sports NCAA Basketball Ultimate Tournament on my work computer, and I can report on my NCAA 09: Kansas State Dynasty from the family laptop, so please keep an eye on those 2 projects. Thanks, and again I apologize, I was hoping I wouldn't have to restart yet another project, but such is life. Thanks to everybody that did follow and will continue to follow.

[collegesportsfanms]

For those of you that also follow my Interactive Player Dynasty, you'll see that I'm doing my best to keep that one going as is. Unfortunately, the coaches dynasty will be restarted, no matter what, for 2 reasons.

1. That particular file was wiped out in a forced reboot
2. I want to try and get teams in with a mod, and try and get the teams and conference as close to present as I can. This would put Colorado in the PAC 12 and such.

I won't be starting it until at least the 1st of November, that's provided I remember how to install mods properly and such. Stay tuned.