FBCB Interactive Coaches Dynasty- part 2 - Page 13

collegesportsfanms · 10-31-2017, 09:18 PM

Nov. 20-26, 2023

32 games on the schedule this week, and 1 feature game. Let's get right to it.

11/25/23- Brooklyn Classic Championship -- (3) St. John's (Dean Hoo) vs. (1) #13 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- One thing we knew for sure is that we would have at least one FOFC coached team winning a season tournament. This one was a classic throughout, but the three point line proved to be the difference as St. John's made 14 three pointers to just 6 for Stanford, as the Red Storm won the Brooklyn Classic in a tight affair.

Final Score: (3) St. John's- 65, (1) #13 Stanford- 62

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 1-3, 0-0 America East.

11/20/23- Paradise Jam 5th Place Game vs. (1) George Mason (L 57-47).
11/26/23 at Quinnipiac (L 63-60).

2 more losses for the Hawks, tough draw in the 5th place game by the top seed.

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 0-1, 0-0 American.

No games again this week for Coach Childress and the Huskies. They've had a hard 2 weeks of practice and are ready to get back on the court.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 3-2, 0-0 American.

11/20/23- Maui Invitational First Round vs. (2) Miami (L 73-58).
11/21/23- Maui Invitational Consolation Round vs. (6) Rutgers (L 62-59).
11/22/23- Maui Invitational 5th Place Game vs. (4) Eastern Michigan (L 61-53).

The Golden Hurricane were at least able to salvage one win in Maui, but definitely wanted more. The next win for them will be Coach Brown's 100th career victory.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 3-1, 0-0 ACC.

11/22/23- Battle 4 Atlantis First Round vs. (6) Penn State (W 80-76).
11/23/23- Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinal vs. (2) #1 Arizona (L 91-65).
11/24/23- Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd Place Game vs. (4) New Mexico (W 66-53).
11/26/23 at South Dakota (W 79-55).

Heavy week for the Fighting Irish, but not a bad start for Coach Mighty and his new team. They ran up against an absolute buzzsaw in Arizona, but winning 3 of 4 and taking 3rd place isn't bad.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 3-2, 0-0 Big 12.

11/22/23- NIT Season Tip-Off First Round vs. (8) UMKC (W 66-50).
11/23/23- NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinal vs. (5) Pacific (W 81-72).
11/24/23- NIT Season Tip-Off Championship vs. (2) Georgia (W 83-48).

Great week for the Horned Frogs that sees them win the NIT Season Tip-Off title after a dominating performance against Georgia. They know the Big 12 is always a grind, so they want to win as many game in the non-conference schedule, but still some tough ones coming up.

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 5-0, 0-0 Big East.

11/21/23- Brooklyn Classic First Round vs. (6) Toledo (W 91-51).
11/24/23- Brooklyn Classic Semifinal vs. (2) Memphis (W 80-65).
11/25/23- Brooklyn Classic Championship vs. (1) #13 Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.

Heck of a week for the Red Storm, who remain undefeated as Coach Hoo is feeling good at his new school, so far anyways.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 2-2, 0-0 Big Ten.

11/24/23- Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Consolation Round vs. (8) Cal State Northridge (W 85-57).
11/25/23- Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Semifinal vs. (3) SMU (L 71-69).

A split this week for the Wildcats, who end up taking 6th place in the Corpus Christi Coastal Classic after getting off to a slow start against SMU and not being able to recover.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-1, 0-0 Big West.

11/20/23 at Mercer (L 90-74).

Just the 1 game for the Warriors, and while many would consider this a bad loss, consider the fact that Mercer beat both VCU and Michigan State in their season tournament before losing to Syracuse, so they are a dangerous team. Hawaii needs to go on a run though, even if all the board seems to care about is conference results.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 1-3, 0-0 Conference USA.

11/20/23- Main Event First Round vs. (4) Fresno State (L 59-58).
11/21/23- Main Event Consolation Round vs. (8) Loyola Marymount (L 70-69).
11/22/23- Main Event 7th Place Game vs. (7) Belmont (W 62-44).

While the Golden Panthers are current just 1-3, they could just as easily be 3-1 after a couple heartbreaking 1 point losses in the Main Event, with 1 of those losses being to the Main Event champion. I don't think they have anything to worry about, but they certainly can't afford any more last second losses.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 2-1, 0-0 Conference USA.

11/22/23- Chattanooga Regional First Round vs. (2) North Carolina Central (W 82-56).
11/23/23- Chattanooga Regional Championship vs. (1) Michigan (W 75-62).

A shocking week for the Owls, as I don't think anybody expected them to win the Chattanooga Regional. They did, and Coach Shocker.. well, he shocked a lot of people this week. The Owls become the 3rd FOFC coached team to win a season tournament so far.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 3-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/20/23- Main Event First Round vs. (7) Belmont (W 72-63).
11/21/23- Main Event Semifinal vs. (3) Nebraska (W 95-69).
11/22/23- Main Event Championship vs. (4) Fresno State (L 78-62).

The Buffaloes ran out of gas it seems, and let's ask UCLA about getting blown out by Fresno St. as they were the victim of it a couple years ago. Regardless, a second place finish will work for the Buffs, and they'll look to build upon that.

#13 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 4-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/21/23- Brooklyn Classic First Round vs. (8) Air Force (W 76-62).
11/24/23- Brooklyn Classic Semifinal vs. (4) UMass (W 72-70).
11/25/23- Brooklyn Classic Championship vs. (3) St. John's- feature game, highlighted above.

Nothing to be ashamed of this week for the Cardinal as they lose a tough Brooklyn Classic championship game to a very, very good St. John's team. They are happy with the second place finish and are looking forward to other challenges.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 4-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/20/23 vs. Central Arkansas (W 74-61).

Just 1 game this week for the Bruins, but it was a win against really inferior competition. It's still a pretty light schedule for the next month so they should build up the wins.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 3-0, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/24/23- Meadowlands Regional First Round vs. (4) Alcorn State (W 79-56).
11/25/23- Meadowlands Regional Championship vs. (3) Wright State (W 85-61).

A couple dominating performances for the Cougars as they become the 4th FOFC coached team to win a season tournament. Let's be honest though, it would have been an upset if they DIDN'T win this tournament, as they were light years ahead of all the other teams. Still though, props to them for getting it done. Coach St. John has his team playing good ball early on.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 3-1, 0-0 SEC.

11/22/23 vs. Longwood (W 53-52).

1 game for the Crimson Tide this week, and they almost, I say almost, suffered the upset of the century. Not sure what is going on there, but they better get it figured out because they have some tough, tough match-ups coming up against ranked teams.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3:

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    #  Team                         FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                        test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Arizona                     (66)     5-0    1794    1  Pacific-12 Conference                                     
   2.  Syracuse                     (5)     5-0    1717    2  Atlantic Coast Conference                                 
   3.  Baylor                       (1)     5-0    1660    8  Big 12 Conference                                         
   4.  Ohio State                           4-0    1566    6  Big Ten Conference                                        
   5.  Virginia                             3-0    1514   10  Atlantic Coast Conference                                 
   6.  Iowa                                 4-0    1430    9  Big Ten Conference                                        
   7.  Georgetown                           4-1    1283   18  Big East Conference                                       
   8.  Providence                           3-0    1263   12  Big East Conference                                       
   9.  Iowa State                           3-1    1152    4  Big 12 Conference                                         
  10.  Gonzaga                              4-0    1131   16  Pacific-12 Conference                                     
  11.  Washington                           4-0    1036   17  Pacific-12 Conference                                     
  12.  Creighton                            3-0     984   20  Big East Conference                                       
  13.  Louisville                           3-1     816    3  Atlantic Coast Conference                                 
  14.  Oklahoma                             2-1     741    5  Big 12 Conference                                         
  15.  Xavier                               3-0     607   NR  Big East Conference                                       
  16.  St. John's                           5-0     564   NR  Big East Conference                                       
  17.  Vanderbilt                           2-1     475    7  Southeastern Conference                                   
  18.  Villanova                            3-1     428   11  Big East Conference                                       
  19.  USC                                  5-0     387   23  West Coast Conference                                     
  20.  Stanford                             4-1     316   13  Pacific-12 Conference                                     
  21.  North Carolina                       3-0     311   NR  Atlantic Coast Conference                                 
  22.  Michigan State                       3-1     253   NR  Big Ten Conference                                        
  23.  Bradley                              4-0     239   NR  Missouri Valley Conference                                
  24.  Akron                                4-0     219   NR  Mid-American Conference                                   
  25.  Florida Atlantic                     5-0     218   NR  Conference USA                                            
                                                                                                                        
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                            
       Illinois                             3-0     205       Big Ten Conference                                        
       Ohio                                 4-0     178       Mid-American Conference                                   
       Wisconsin                            4-1     157       Big Ten Conference                                        
       San Diego                            3-0     139       West Coast Conference                                     
       Washington State                     3-0      86       Pacific-12 Conference                                     
       Boston College                       3-0      68       Atlantic Coast Conference                                 
       Radford                              3-0      62       Big South Conference                                      
       Georgia Southern                     4-0      59       Sun Belt Conference                                       
       Delaware                             4-0      56       Colonial Athletic Association                             
       San Francisco                        2-0      55       West Coast Conference                                     
       Central Michigan                     3-0      50       Mid-American Conference                                   
       James Madison                        2-0      42       Colonial Athletic Association                             
       Kansas                               2-1      37       Big 12 Conference                                         
       Prairie View A&M                     4-0      34       Southwestern Athletic Conference                          
       Houston                              2-0      25       American Athletic Conference                              
       Mississippi Valley State             3-0      22       Southwestern Athletic Conference                          
       Sam Houston State                    3-0      14       Southland Conference                                      
       Southern                             1-0       5       Southwestern Athletic Conference                          
       Alabama                              3-1       2       Southeastern Conference

Good to see Stanford holding on in the rankings, and no surprise to see St. John's move into the top 25. Washington State getting votes, and Alabama sliding in with 2 votes, but no Colorado, no UCLA? Ridiculous.

Now for the mid-major top 25 for the week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3:

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    #  Team                         FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                          test  test  test  test  
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   1.  USC                         (43)     5-0    1697    1  West Coast Conference                                       
   2.  Bradley                     (13)     4-0    1614   13  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
   3.  Ohio                                 4-0    1523   NR  Mid-American Conference                                     
   4.  Florida Atlantic             (9)     5-0    1517   NR  Conference USA                                              
   5.  San Diego                            3-0    1490    7  West Coast Conference                                       
   6.  Akron                        (1)     4-0    1476    8  Mid-American Conference                                     
   7.  Central Michigan                     3-0    1308   20  Mid-American Conference                                     
   8.  Georgia Southern                     4-0    1286   NR  Sun Belt Conference                                         
   9.  Delaware                     (5)     4-0    1172   NR  Colonial Athletic Association                               
  10.  Houston                              2-0    1167   12  American Athletic Conference                                
  11.  Prairie View A&M                     4-0    1078   NR  Southwestern Athletic Conference                            
  12.  San Francisco                        2-0    1027   22  West Coast Conference                                       
  13.  Radford                      (1)     3-0    1017   NR  Big South Conference                                        
  14.  Sam Houston State                    3-0     977   14  Southland Conference                                        
  15.  James Madison                        2-0     849   NR  Colonial Athletic Association                               
  16.  Mississippi Valley State             3-0     795   NR  Southwestern Athletic Conference                            
  17.  Southern                             1-0     665   NR  Southwestern Athletic Conference                            
  18.  Yale                                 5-1     450    3  Ivy League                                                  
  19.  Memphis                              3-1     343    4  American Athletic Conference                                
  20.  Fresno State                         4-1     285   25  Mountain West Conference                                    
  21.  Evansville                           4-1     219   NR  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
  22.  San Diego State                      3-1     203   15  Mountain West Conference                                    
  23.  Eastern Michigan                     4-1     194    9  Mid-American Conference                                     
  24.  Louisiana Tech                       1-1     135   NR  Conference USA                                              
  25.  Indiana State                        3-1     117   NR  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
                                                                                                                          
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                              
       Saint Mary's                         3-1      92       West Coast Conference                                       
       UCF                                  4-1      61       American Athletic Conference                                
       Fordham                              3-1      54       Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
       St. Bonaventure                      2-1      52       Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
       Drake                                4-1      51       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       Colorado State                       3-1      44       Mountain West Conference                                    
       UC Irvine                            2-1      38       Big West Conference                                         
       George Washington                    2-1      37       Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
       Kent State                           2-1      36       Mid-American Conference                                     
       Middle Tennessee                     2-1      33       Conference USA                                              
       Hawaii                               2-1      30       Big West Conference                                         
       UAB                                  2-1      25       Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
       Illinois State                       2-1      23       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       North Florida                        4-1      22       Atlantic Sun Conference                                     
       Robert Morris                        4-1      20       Northeast Conference                                        
       Colgate                              3-1      14       Patriot League                                              
       Cornell                              3-1      14       Ivy League                                                  
       Elon                                 2-1      14       Colonial Athletic Association                               
       Wagner                               5-1      14       Northeast Conference                                        
       Drexel                               3-1      12       Colonial Athletic Association                               
       UNLV                                 1-1      10       Mountain West Conference                                    
       Green Bay                            2-1       9       Horizon League                                              
       Illinois Chicago                     2-1       9       Horizon League                                              
       Portland                             1-1       9       West Coast Conference                                       
       Florida A&M                          4-1       7       Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference                             
       George Mason                         2-1       7       Conference USA                                              
       Nevada                               1-1       7       Mountain West Conference                                    
       SIU Edwardsville                     2-1       7       Ohio Valley Conference                                      
       Texas State                          3-1       7       Sun Belt Conference                                         
       Norfolk State                        2-1       6       Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference                             
       Tennessee State                      3-1       6       Ohio Valley Conference                                      
       Loyola Chicago                       1-1       5       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       Marist                               3-1       4       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       Idaho State                          2-1       3       Big Sky Conference                                          
       San Jose State                       0-1       2       Mountain West Conference                                    
       St. Francis NY                       2-1       2       Northeast Conference                                        
       Towson                               3-1       2       Colonial Athletic Association                               
       Wyoming                              2-1       2       Mountain West Conference                                    
       Florida Gulf Coast                   2-1       1       Sun Belt Conference                                         
       North Texas                          3-1       1       Conference USA                                              
       Southern Illinois                    0-1       1       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       Southern Utah                        2-1       1       Big Sky Conference                                          
       Stony Brook                          3-1       1       America East Conference                                     
       UTEP                                 2-1       1       Conference USA

At least Hawaii is still getting some votes in the mid-major polls. None of our other mid-major teams are.

ntndeacon · 11-01-2017, 11:08 AM

Alabama got 2 votes!

collegesportsfanms · 11-01-2017, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ntndeacon

Alabama got 2 votes!

And they are now bolded! Good catch, not sure how I missed that

rjolley · 11-01-2017, 06:01 PM

Don't know if Stanford is happy about losing in the championship game. Motivated to improve would be more accurate...

law90026 · 11-01-2017, 07:24 PM

Five and oh, five and oh!

collegesportsfanms · 11-03-2017, 05:33 PM

Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2023

We have 25 games on the schedule this week, with 1 feature game. Let's get right to it:

11/29/23- Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @ Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- This one was ugly, very ugly. The Warriors just didn't come to play, as they trailed by 16 at halftime, and shot just 34.4% for the game. Washington State put it on and kept it on all game to get an easy road victory.

Final Score: Washington State- 86, Hawaii- 55

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 2-4, 0-0 America East.

11/29/23 vs. Sacred Heart (W 69-62).
12/3/23 vs. San Diego (L 87-67).

A split this week for the Hawks in a pair of road games. San Diego is a pretty good team, but still wanted to keep it closer than that.

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 1-2, 0-0 American.

11/27/23 at #2 Syracuse (L 78-62).
12/1/23 at Boise State (W 80-78).

A split for the Huskies, who renewed an old Big East rivalry by going to Syracuse. They'll keep it going next week as they face 2 more former Big East opponents.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 3-2, 0-0 American.

No games this week for Coach Brown or the Golden Hurricane. He has to wait until next week to go for career win #100.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 4-2, 0-0 ACC.

11/28/23 at Green Bay (L 73-70).
12/1/23 at Lamar (W 78-67).

A split this week for the Fighting Irish, who can't be losing to teams like Green Bay, even if it was a road game. Now they go back home for the next 4, but some of them could be battles.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 6-2, 0-0 Big 12.

11/28/23 at UTEP (W 86-74).
11/30/23 at Missouri (W 89-81).
12/3/23 at Illinois State (W 74-62).

Very successful week for the Horned Frogs.. 3 road games, 3 victories. They did it against some pretty name opponents too. Good momentum boost for Coach Mighty.

#16 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 6-1, 0-0 Big East.

11/23/23 at St. Bonaventure (L 82-71).
12/2/23 at Dartmouth (W 102-76).

A split for the Red Storm this week, tough loss at a very good St. Bonaventure team, but still a game they shouldn't be losing.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 2-3, 0-0 Big Ten.

11/27/23 vs. Illinois State (L 89-81).

Just 1 game this week for the Wildcats, but it was a loss to a decent Illinois State team. Still work to do if they are going to be competitive in the Big Ten.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-3, 0-0 Big West.

11/29/23 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.
12/2/23 vs. Bowling Green (L 87-78).

Not a good performance for the Warriors this week, getting hammered by a Washington State team that hasn't been great over the years, and then losing to Bowling Green. I guess it's a good thing, at least right now, that the board of directors is mostly worried about conference play. The fans.. now that's a different story.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 1-4, 0-0 Conference USA.

11/27/23 vs. Oakland (L 70-57).

Things continue to go south for the Golden Panthers, who lose another one and just aren't meeting expectations. They better figure it out soon because a trip to East Lansing, MI awaits next week.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 4-2, 0-0 Conference USA.

11/27/23 at Kansas State (L 59-47).
11/30/23 vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley (W 93-74).
12/3/23 at SMU (W 79-60).

2 out of 3 this week for the Owls, who are very excited to be in the position they are in right now, with more winnable games coming up.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 3-3, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/28/23 at San Diego State (L 84-76).
11/30/23 vs. Tulane (L 74-63).

Not a good week for the Buffaloes, who drop 2 games. They've got a brutal stretch coming up in which 5 of their next 7 games are on the road against teams either in the national top 25, or receiving votes.

#20 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 5-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/29/23 at St. Mary's (W 77-67).

Just 1 game this week for the Cardinal, but they get back on the winning side of things, with many more winnable games coming up.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 5-2, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/27/23 vs. Loyola Chicago (L 85-82, OT).
11/29/23 vs. Cal Poly (W 88-78).

A split at home for the Bruins, but that OT loss to Loyola hurts. Fortunately, they should, I say should, be able to pad the win column over the next few weeks.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 5-0, 0-0 Pac 12.

11/29/23 at Hawaii- feature game, highlighted above.
12/1/23 at Eastern Washington (W 74-57).

2 more wins for the Cougars, including a dismantling of Hawaii. Are the Cougs for real? Or just taking advantage of a light schedule. Either way, they have a very good chance to get to 9 or 10 wins before Pac 12 play starts.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 3-2, 0-0 SEC.

11/27/23 vs. Florida State (L 62-59).

A much more respectable loss this week for the Crimson Tide, as Florida State could be a postseason team. Unfortunately, 2 of the next 3 games for Alabama are against top 10 teams, all before they go to their season tournament. It doesn't get any easier.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Dec. 4-10:

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    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                    test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Syracuse                 (61)     7-0    1788    2  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   2.  Virginia                  (9)     6-0    1724    5  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   3.  Baylor                    (2)     5-0    1662    3  Big 12 Conference                                     
   4.  Ohio State                        5-0    1574    4  Big Ten Conference                                    
   5.  Iowa                              5-0    1435    6  Big Ten Conference                                    
   6.  Georgetown                        6-1    1406    7  Big East Conference                                   
   7.  Arizona                           6-1    1389    1  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
   8.  Providence                        6-0    1347    8  Big East Conference                                   
   9.  Iowa State                        5-1    1203    9  Big 12 Conference                                     
  10.  Gonzaga                           5-0    1106   10  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
  11.  Oklahoma                          4-1    1043   14  Big 12 Conference                                     
  12.  Louisville                        5-1    1012   13  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
  13.  Xavier                            5-0     862   15  Big East Conference                                   
  14.  Vanderbilt                        4-1     751   17  Southeastern Conference                               
  15.  Villanova                         5-1     741   18  Big East Conference                                   
  16.  Michigan State                    5-1     607   22  Big Ten Conference                                    
  17.  Washington State                  5-0     572   NR  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
  18.  Illinois                          4-0     548   NR  Big Ten Conference                                    
  19.  Florida Atlantic                  6-0     481   25  Conference USA                                        
  20.  Wisconsin                         5-1     479   NR  Big Ten Conference                                    
  21.  San Francisco                     5-0     445   NR  West Coast Conference                                 
  22.  Sam Houston State                 6-0     365   NR  Southland Conference                                  
  23.  Boston College                    4-0     267   NR  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
  24.  Bradley                           4-0     258   23  Missouri Valley Conference                            
  25.  Central Michigan                  4-0     170   NR  Mid-American Conference                               
                                                                                                                 
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                     
       Washington                        4-1      61       Pacific-12 Conference                                 
       Creighton                         4-1      33       Big East Conference                                   
       Memphis                           5-1      24       American Athletic Conference                          
       St. John's                        6-1      20       Big East Conference                                   
       Stanford                          5-1      14       Pacific-12 Conference                                 
       St. Bonaventure                   4-1      12       Atlantic 10 Conference                                
       San Diego                         5-1       1       West Coast Conference

Let's welcome Washington State to the national top 25 for what might very well be the first time in this entire dynasty. Can't say for sure, but I believe so. And how tough were the voters on St. John's and Stanford? St. John's splits this week, but drops all the way from #16 down to basically #29. Meanwhile, Stanford WON this week and drops out of the polls, dropping from #20. I do not get these rankings at all.

Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Dec. 4-10:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Florida Atlantic (36) 6-0 1714 4 Conference USA
2. San Francisco (22) 5-0 1700 12 West Coast Conference
3. Sam Houston State (12) 6-0 1692 14 Southland Conference
4. Bradley (2) 4-0 1610 2 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Central Michigan 4-0 1526 7 Mid-American Conference
6. Memphis 5-1 1328 19 American Athletic Conference
7. Yale 6-1 1261 18 Ivy League
8. Indiana State 5-1 1152 25 Missouri Valley Conference
9. San Diego 5-1 1065 5 West Coast Conference
10. Fresno State 5-1 993 20 Mountain West Conference
11. St. Bonaventure 4-1 962 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Drake 6-1 917 NR Missouri Valley Conference
13. Louisiana Tech 3-1 896 24 Conference USA
14. UAB 4-1 809 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
15. UC Irvine 4-1 711 NR Big West Conference
16. Akron 5-1 673 6 Mid-American Conference
17. Delaware 6-1 507 9 Colonial Athletic Association
18. Colorado State 5-1 455 NR Mountain West Conference
19. Robert Morris 6-1 423 NR Northeast Conference
20. Houston 3-1 353 10 American Athletic Conference
21. Tennessee State 6-1 335 NR Ohio Valley Conference
22. Green Bay 3-1 321 NR Horizon League
23. North Texas 5-1 305 NR Conference USA
24. Florida Gulf Coast 4-1 212 NR Sun Belt Conference
25. Ohio 4-1 197 3 Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UNLV 3-1 191 Mountain West Conference
Southern Utah 3-1 123 Big Sky Conference
Radford 4-1 120 Big South Conference
Florida A&M 4-1 114 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
UT Arlington 3-1 109 Sun Belt Conference
Colgate 4-1 108 Patriot League
Wyoming 3-1 95 Mountain West Conference
James Madison 2-1 93 Colonial Athletic Association
Drexel 3-1 79 Colonial Athletic Association
Oakland 2-1 75 Horizon League
Northwestern State 4-1 70 Southland Conference
Towson 3-1 65 Colonial Athletic Association
Alabama A&M 2-1 41 Southwestern Athletic Conference

Pretty ugly here, no representation from our FOFC teams.

collegesportsfanms · 11-08-2017, 11:49 PM

Dec. 4-10, 2023

We have 30 games on the schedule this week, and 1 of them is a feature game. We'll start there.

12/8/23- Rice (Charlie Shocker) @ Tulsa (Will Brown) -- The Owls outscored Tulsa 46-25 in the 2nd half after trailing by 2 at halftime. They shot 52% and outrebounded the Golden Hurricane 45-31 as Rice stays hot, picking up a road victory.

Final Score: Rice- 82, Tulsa- 63

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 4-4, 0-0 America East.

12/6/23 at Brown (W 63-51).
12/9/23 vs. Northeastern (W 61-53).

A pair of wins this week for the Hawks as they get back to .500. They continue their road trip that has 3 of their next 4 road games against the Ivy League.

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 1-4, 0-0 American.

12/4/23 at #15 Villanova (L 71-62).
12/9/23 vs. #8 Providence (L 80-66).

2 more losses for the Huskies who continue to struggle. Some people are already talking, and there are rumors that Coach Childress might want to start filling out job applications again soon.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 3-5, 0-0 American.

12/5/23 at Nebraska Omaha (L 60-55).
12/8/23 vs. Rice- feature game, highlighted above.
12/10/23 vs. #13 Xavier (L 76-43).

The Golden Hurricane lose 3 more this week, losers of 4 in a row and 5 of their last 6. Coach Brown stays stuck on career win #99.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 6-3, 0-0 ACC.

12/4/23 vs. James Madison (W 64-54).
12/8/23 vs. Illinois State (L 88-73).
12/10/23 vs. Kansas (W 90-75).

2 out of 3 this week for the Fighting Irish, but now it really gets tough. Their next 6 opponents have a combined 39-7 record.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 6-2, 0-0 Big 12.

No games this week for Coach Mighty and the Horned Frogs who have 3 more tough non-conference games coming up before they start Big 12 play.

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 9-1, 0-0 Big East.

12/5/23 vs. Princeton (W 87-57).
12/7/23 vs. Rhode Island (W 78-70).
12/10/23 at Campbell (W 87-64).

While not the toughest competition in the world, the Red Storm get 3 more wins this week, as Coach Hoo has fit in nicely at his new school.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 3-4, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/6/23 vs. Buffalo (L 87-72).
12/8/23 vs. St. Louis (W 73-53).

A split for the Wildcats this week, both double digit margins. It gets easier to finish off non-conference play, and then win over St. Louis broke a 3 game losing streak.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-5, 0-0 Big West.

12/4/23 at Western Michigan (L 79-71).
12/9/23 vs. Santa Clara (L 82-74).

A pair of 8 point losses for the Warriors this week, as they'll take a 2-5 record into their season tournament which starts next week. Firecoachgunn.com is running rampant again after a 5 game losing streak.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 2-6, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/4/23 at #16 Michigan State (L 66-60).
12/6/23 vs. Jacksonville (L 66-55).
12/8/23 vs. Savannah State (W 84-77).

The Golden Panthers finally break a quick 3 game losing streak, but the honeymoon appears to be over for Coach Hawkins, as it's starting to feel like Troy all over again. Hopefully the narrow win sparks something and gets them on a roll.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 6-2, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/5/23 vs. UT Arlington (W 67-62).
12/8/23 at Tulsa- feature game, highlighted above.

2 more wins for the Owls, who have won 4 in a row and have a chance to extend that next week.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 4-4, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/5/23 at #11 Oklahoma (W 93-70).
12/9/23 at #4 Ohio State (L 78-71).

A split for the Buffaloes who rout former Big 12 foe Oklahoma before going to the wire with an undefeated Ohio State. Still 3 more grueling tests though, and that's just the non-conference schedule.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 7-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/5/23 vs. Lehigh (W 92-49).
12/10/23 vs. Milwaukee (W 82-58).

2 more blowout wins against easy competition for the Cardinal. Things will get a bit tougher next week though, at least we think they will.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 6-2, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/7/23 vs. Lafayette (W 82-48).

Just 1 game for the Bruins this week, an easy victory. They've got 2 more at home next week, then a long, long road trip.

#17 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-0, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/7/23 vs. North Dakota (W 78-56).

Just 1 game this week for the Cougars, who continue to pad their win total, as well as ranking, with a creampuff non-conference schedule. Whatever works to build some confidence I guess.

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

12/5/23 at #9 Iowa State (L 59-44).
12/7/23 vs. Miami University (W 63-55).
12/9/23 at #2 Virginia (L 76-67).

1 outta 3 this week for the Crimson Tide, with that win sandwiched in-between 2 losses to top 10 teams. They'll play their season tournament next week.

Let's take a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Dec. 11-17:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Syracuse (64) 9-0 1791 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Virginia (7) 7-0 1711 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Baylor (1) 7-0 1663 3 Big 12 Conference
4. Ohio State 7-0 1582 4 Big Ten Conference
5. Arizona 7-1 1460 7 Pacific-12 Conference
6. Iowa 6-0 1410 5 Big Ten Conference
7. Georgetown 7-1 1394 6 Big East Conference
8. Providence 7-0 1305 8 Big East Conference
9. Iowa State 7-1 1277 9 Big 12 Conference
10. Louisville 6-1 1084 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Xavier 7-0 1001 13 Big East Conference
12. Vanderbilt 6-1 930 14 Southeastern Conference
13. Villanova 6-1 911 15 Big East Conference
14. Wisconsin 8-1 875 20 Big Ten Conference
15. Illinois 6-0 835 18 Big Ten Conference
16. Sam Houston State 8-0 653 22 Southland Conference
17. Washington State 6-0 632 17 Pacific-12 Conference
18. Florida Atlantic 7-0 544 19 Conference USA
19. Central Michigan 6-0 498 25 Mid-American Conference
20. Gonzaga 5-1 465 10 Pacific-12 Conference
21. Creighton 6-1 325 NR Big East Conference
22. Washington 6-1 303 NR Pacific-12 Conference
23. St. John's 9-1 235 NR Big East Conference
24. Stanford 7-1 108 NR Pacific-12 Conference
25. Memphis 7-1 96 NR American Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Miami 6-2 50 Atlantic Coast Conference
St. Bonaventure 5-1 34 Atlantic 10 Conference
UC Irvine 7-1 31 Big West Conference
Indiana State 7-1 30 Missouri Valley Conference
Yale 8-1 30 Ivy League
North Carolina 5-1 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
Michigan State 6-2 20 Big Ten Conference
DePaul 7-1 19 Big East Conference
Fresno State 7-1 18 Mountain West Conference
UAB 6-1 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
Purdue 6-1 13 Big Ten Conference
Louisiana Tech 5-1 8 Conference USA
Indiana 6-1 6 Big Ten Conference
Seton Hall 6-1 6 Big East Conference
UNLV 6-1 6 Mountain West Conference
San Francisco 6-1 1 West Coast Conference
Tennessee State 7-1 1 Ohio Valley Conference

So Washington State stays put at #17, while St. John's and Stanford are back in the top 25. No other FOFC teams got votes.

Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Dec. 11-17:

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    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                          test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Sam Houston State        (57)     8-0    1776    3  Southland Conference                                        
   2.  Florida Atlantic         (10)     7-0    1688    1  Conference USA                                              
   3.  Central Michigan                  6-0    1661    5  Mid-American Conference                                     
   4.  Memphis                           7-1    1525    6  American Athletic Conference                                
   5.  Yale                      (2)     8-1    1414    7  Ivy League                                                  
   6.  Indiana State                     7-1    1392    8  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
   7.  Fresno State              (1)     7-1    1333   10  Mountain West Conference                                    
   8.  UC Irvine                         7-1    1228   15  Big West Conference                                         
   9.  UAB                               6-1    1193   14  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  10.  Louisiana Tech                    5-1    1127   13  Conference USA                                              
  11.  St. Bonaventure           (2)     5-1    1086   11  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  12.  San Francisco                     6-1    1002    2  West Coast Conference                                       
  13.  UNLV                              6-1     963   NR  Mountain West Conference                                    
  14.  Akron                             6-1     855   16  Mid-American Conference                                     
  15.  Houston                           5-1     826   20  American Athletic Conference                                
  16.  Tennessee State                   7-1     787   21  Ohio Valley Conference                                      
  17.  Florida Gulf Coast                6-1     747   24  Sun Belt Conference                                         
  18.  Delaware                          7-1     710   17  Colonial Athletic Association                               
  19.  Florida A&M                       6-1     572   NR  Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference                             
  20.  Wichita State                     7-2     370   NR  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
  21.  Drake                             7-2     239   12  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
  22.  Long Beach State                  5-2     198   NR  Big West Conference                                         
  23.  George Washington                 4-2     114   NR  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  24.  Rice                              6-2     108   NR  Conference USA                                              
  25.  Oakland                           5-2      80   NR  Horizon League                                              
                                                                                                                       
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                           
       Portland                          4-2      55       West Coast Conference                                       
       Western Carolina                  5-2      43       Southern Conference                                         
       Bradley                           5-2      32       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       UCF                               5-2      32       American Athletic Conference                                
       USC Upstate                       6-2      30       Atlantic Sun Conference                                     
       Massachusetts                     4-2      29       Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
       Utah State                        4-2      28       Mountain West Conference                                    
       Robert Morris                     7-2      27       Northeast Conference                                        
       Georgia Southern                  5-2      21       Sun Belt Conference                                         
       Colorado State                    5-2      17       Mountain West Conference                                    
       Columbia                          5-2      17       Ivy League                                                  
       Drexel                            4-2      15       Colonial Athletic Association                               
       UC Riverside                      5-2      12       Big West Conference                                         
       East Tennessee State              4-2      10       Southern Conference                                         
       Northern Illinois                 4-2       8       Mid-American Conference                                     
       Ohio                              5-2       8       Mid-American Conference                                     
       Arkansas State                    5-2       6       Sun Belt Conference                                         
       Radford                           5-2       5       Big South Conference                                        
       Sacramento State                  3-2       4       Big Sky Conference                                          
       Western Michigan                  3-2       4       Mid-American Conference                                     
       Middle Tennessee                  3-2       2       Conference USA                                              
       Saint Peter's                     6-2       1       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

So Rice is in the mid-major top 25, but again, no other FOFC representation.

collegesportsfanms · 11-10-2017, 11:23 PM

Dec. 11-17, 2023

23 games on the schedule this week, and no feature games, so we'll jump right into the overall recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 6-4, 0-0 America East.

12/11/23 at Hofstra (W 70-62).
12/13/23 at Princeton (W 66-63).

2 more wins for the Hawks, who have won 5 of their last 6 and feeling pretty good about themselves. 2 more road non-conference games next week, and they both could be tough.

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 3-5, 0-0 American.

12/11/23 vs. St. Bonaventure (W 81-67).
12/14/23 vs. Stony Brook (W 85-75).
12/16/23 at Kentucky (L 80-57).

2 out of 3 this week is an improvement for the Huskies, but they've still got a lot of work to do. That 23 point loss to Kentucky will sting for a while.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 3-6, 0-0 American.

12/14/23 vs. Valparaiso (L 61-60).

Just 1 game for the Golden Hurricane this week, and it was? You guessed it, a loss. That's 5 in a row now, although they had their chances in this one. Nevertheless, Coach Brown stays stuck on career win #99.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 7-4, 0-0 ACC.

12/14/23 vs. Indiana State (W 78-70).
12/17/23 at #11 Xavier (L 70-49).

A split for the Fighting Irish, who are into the buzzsaw part of their non-conference schedule. Although their first few games in ACC play will be a grind too.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 6-3, 0-0 Big 12.

12/11/23 vs. Texas A&M (L 87-82).

Just 1 game this week for the Horned Frogs, who see their 6 game winning streak come to an end in a hard fought loss.

#23 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 9-1, 0-0 Big East.

No games this week for Coach Hoo and the Red Storm.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 4-5, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/12/23 vs. Northern Illinois (L 80-51).
12/17/23 at Austin Peay (W 96-78).

A split this week for the Wildcats, as Coach Vee edges closer to career win #100.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-6, 0-0 Big West.

12/13/23- Las Vegas Classic First Round vs. (7) Colorado State (L 81-73).

Good effort, but yet another loss for the Warriors. Firecoachgunn.com is up to almost a million hits now.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 3-6, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/14/23 vs. Florida A&M (W 79-65).

Another win for the Golden Panthers in their only game of the week. Not the toughest competition, but a couple feel good wins as it gets tougher next week.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 7-2, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/16/23 at UTSA (W 72-52).

Another dominating performance for the Owls in their only game of the week. They've won 5 in a row now, and 7 of their last 8.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 4-5, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/17/23 at #2 Virginia (L 58-57).

So close, yet so far for the Buffaloes in their only game of the week. They came within a buzzer beater of an upset. 2 more tough ones next week.

#24 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 8-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/15/23 vs. Michigan (W 83-75).

A win for the Cardinal in their only game of the week, as the competition should improve next week.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 9-2, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/11/23 vs. Loyola Marymount (W 70-58).
12/15/23 vs. Illinois Chicago (W 75-54).
12/17/23 at Cal State Northridge (W 82-65).

3 more wins for the Bruins, although not against the strongest competition. They have a statement game next week.

#17 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-0, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/14/23 at UC Riverside (W 84-64).
12/17/23 vs. Brown (W 58-56).

2 more wins for the Cougars, who stay undefeated but get a major scare from Brown. Still hard to tell too much about this team, but they are riding the wave right now, and have a very good chance to get into Pac 12 play undefeated.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 5-5, 0-0 SEC.

12/13/23- Las Vegas Classic First Round vs. (15) UCF (W 74-63).
12/15/23- Las Vegas Classic Quarterfinal vs. (7) Colorado State (L 71-63).

A split for the Crimson Tide, who fall in the Quarterfinals of the Las Vegas Classic and are still trying to find the consistency they've had over the past few seasons.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Dec. 18-24:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Syracuse (59) 10-0 1787 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Virginia (9) 10-0 1729 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Arizona (4) 10-1 1663 5 Pacific-12 Conference
4. Georgetown 9-1 1561 7 Big East Conference
5. Iowa 8-0 1531 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Iowa State 8-1 1408 9 Big 12 Conference
7. Providence 8-0 1379 8 Big East Conference
8. Baylor 9-1 1309 3 Big 12 Conference
9. Ohio State 7-1 1175 4 Big Ten Conference
10. Xavier 9-0 1174 11 Big East Conference
11. Wisconsin 9-1 1089 14 Big Ten Conference
12. Washington State 8-0 937 17 Pacific-12 Conference
13. Creighton 9-1 890 21 Big East Conference
14. Sam Houston State 9-0 800 16 Southland Conference
15. Louisville 7-2 681 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. St. John's 9-1 648 23 Big East Conference
17. Vanderbilt 7-2 536 12 Southeastern Conference
18. Stanford 8-1 510 24 Pacific-12 Conference
19. Seton Hall 8-1 356 NR Big East Conference
20. Villanova 7-2 336 13 Big East Conference
21. UC Irvine 8-1 325 NR Big West Conference
22. Yale 9-1 307 NR Ivy League
23. Purdue 8-1 262 NR Big Ten Conference
24. DePaul 8-1 193 NR Big East Conference
25. Fresno State 8-1 174 NR Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Michigan State 6-2 112 Big Ten Conference
Houston 8-1 84 American Athletic Conference
Illinois 6-1 76 Big Ten Conference
UAB 7-1 74 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Francisco 8-1 69 West Coast Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 8-1 58 Sun Belt Conference
Louisiana Tech 7-1 52 Conference USA
Central Michigan 7-1 40 Mid-American Conference
Florida Atlantic 8-1 38 Conference USA
UCLA 9-2 22 Pacific-12 Conference
Texas A&M 7-2 11 Southeastern Conference
Gonzaga 6-2 4 Pacific-12 Conference

Nice jumps for Washington State, St. John's, and Stanford, and finally some love again for UCLA, who is receiving votes again.

Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Dec. 18-24:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Sam Houston State (56) 9-0 1773 1 Southland Conference
2. Fresno State (6) 8-1 1645 7 Mountain West Conference
3. Yale (4) 9-1 1621 5 Ivy League
4. UC Irvine 8-1 1554 8 Big West Conference
5. UAB (6) 7-1 1488 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. San Francisco 8-1 1396 12 West Coast Conference
7. Houston 8-1 1369 15 American Athletic Conference
8. Louisiana Tech 7-1 1336 10 Conference USA
9. Florida Gulf Coast 8-1 1278 17 Sun Belt Conference
10. Central Michigan 7-1 1229 3 Mid-American Conference
11. Florida Atlantic 8-1 1127 2 Conference USA
12. Memphis 8-2 993 4 American Athletic Conference
13. St. Bonaventure 5-2 836 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. UNLV 7-2 799 13 Mountain West Conference
15. Oakland 6-2 750 25 Horizon League
16. Drexel 6-2 579 NR Colonial Athletic Association
17. Rice 7-2 507 24 Conference USA
18. Massachusetts 6-2 479 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Portland 6-2 469 NR West Coast Conference
20. Tennessee State 8-2 418 16 Ohio Valley Conference
21. North Texas 8-2 412 NR Conference USA
22. Akron 7-2 363 14 Mid-American Conference
23. USC Upstate 8-2 308 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
24. Colorado State 7-2 189 NR Mountain West Conference
25. Delaware 8-2 147 18 Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
South Dakota State 5-2 124 Conference USA
Arkansas State 7-2 90 Sun Belt Conference
Saint Peter's 8-2 57 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Northwestern State 6-2 56 Southland Conference
San Diego State 7-3 8 Mountain West Conference

Nice jump for Rice in the mid-major poll, but now we need more FOFC representation.

bbgunn · 11-12-2017, 07:39 PM

Wazzu!!! Bout time!

As for the Warriors... in hindsight, maybe I should have had B.B. Gunn jump to Creighton or Wichita State after all.

Not to worry, though... the UH board might be happy to help him pack his things and carry them to the car outside his office after the season is over.

collegesportsfanms · 11-14-2017, 12:01 AM

Dec. 18-24, 2023

18 games this week, a bit of a light week, and 1 feature game. Let's get to it.

12/19/23- TCU (Bee Mighty) @ Tulsa (Will Brown) -- A tight game throughout, as Tulsa held a 5 point halftime lead. Once again though, they couldn't hold it, as they were outrebounded 49-28, and TCU got many second chance points. All that meant was that TCU was able to come back and get a road win.

Final Score: TCU- 69, Tulsa- 63

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 7-5, 0-0 America East.

12/18/23 at #22 Yale (L 57-48).
12/20/23 at Penn (W 74-52).

A split for the Hawks, as they can't get the top 25 win at Yale despite a good effort. They'll feel good about going into conference play over .500, but Coach Ginsberg knows his team has missed some golden opportunities.

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 4-6, 1-0 American.

12/20/23 vs. Houston (W 89-76).
12/22/23 at Washington (L 66-58).

A split for the Huskies, who get conference play started off on the right foot, but lose the first of a 4 game road swing. They aren't done with non-conference play yet, still another game mixed in among American play. Weird.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 4-7, 0-0 American.

12/19/23 vs. TCU- feature game, highlighted above.
12/21/23 at Denver (W 55-41).

A split for the Golden Hurricane, and the monkey is off Coach Brown's back. The win at Denver not only broke a 6 game losing streak, but also gave Coach Brown his 100th career win, finally!

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 7-5, 0-0 ACC.

12/19/23 at #19 Seton Hall (L 60-49).

Another loss for the Fighting Irish, as they've dropped 2 in a row heading into ACC play.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 7-3, 0-0 Big 12.

12/19/23 at Tulsa- feature game, highlighted above.

Just the 1 game for the Horned Frogs, as they can think a huge rebounding advantage for the win. It gets brutal from here on out though. A non-conference game against LSU, and then Big 12 play where every game will be tough.

#16 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 10-1, 0-0 Big East.

12/19/23 at Kent State (W 72-64).

1 game for the Red Storm this week, but they get the win. They've got a pair of 5 game winning streaks sandwiched in-between their 1 loss and become the first FOFC coached team to reach 10 wins so far this season. Not bad for Coach Hoo's first year on the job. Big East play is still going to be a grind though.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 6-5, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/22/23 at Western Michigan (W 79-71).
12/24/23 vs. Cal State Northridge (W 78-67).

A pair of victories this week for the Wildcats, who are back over .500 overall and have 1 more non-conference game next week before Big Ten play.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-6, 0-0 Big West.

No games this week for Coach Gunn and the Warriors. We understand that the bulk of practice this week consisted of the team running suicides. If nothing else, they should be well conditioned!

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 4-7, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/18/23 at Florida State (L 62-51).
12/22/23 at George Washington (W 97-94, OT).

A road split for the Golden Panthers against tough competition. 1 more non-conference game, then C-USA play begins.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 8-3, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/18/23 at Alcorn State (L 69-59).
12/21/23 vs. Texas Southern (W 81-78).

Not a good week for the Owls, as they lose at Alcorn State, which shouldn't be happening, then struggle to a win against one of the worst teams in the NCAA so far this season. They'll have to pick it up now that C-USA play is here.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 4-6, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/21/23 vs. Texas Tech (L 55-54).

Another agonizing 1 point loss against a really good team, and the Buffaloes just continue to struggle to put games away. They've got 2 more chances next week in non-conference play.

#18 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 9-1, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/19/23 at #25 Fresno State (W 111-69).

1 game this week for the Cardinal, but wow what a game it was. They really exploded offensively and continue to stay hot.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 9-3, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/23/23 at #10 Xavier (L 65-62).

These are the type of games the Bruins need to be winning to get their groove back, so to speak. Road games at undefeated, top 10 teams. The road stretch continues for 4 more games.

#12 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 9-0, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/22/23 vs. Nevada (W 74-36).

Total domination this week for the Cougars in their only game of the week. They could (and should) have this same kind of result in both their games next week, and will (or should) have huge momentum going into Pac 12 play.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 5-5, 0-0 SEC.

No games this week for Coach Rogers or the Crimson Tide, who have 1 more non-conference game next week. They need to find some consistency as they approach SEC play.

Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into the week of Dec. 25-31:

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    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                 test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Virginia                 (55)    11-0    1783    2  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
   2.  Syracuse                  (9)    11-0    1728    1  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
   3.  Arizona                   (8)    11-1    1673    3  Pacific-12 Conference                              
   4.  Georgetown                       10-1    1545    4  Big East Conference                                
   5.  Iowa State                        9-1    1505    6  Big 12 Conference                                  
   6.  Baylor                           10-1    1473    8  Big 12 Conference                                  
   7.  Providence                       10-1    1327    7  Big East Conference                                
   8.  Xavier                           10-0    1247   10  Big East Conference                                
   9.  Wisconsin                        11-1    1238   11  Big Ten Conference                                 
  10.  Ohio State                        7-1    1185    9  Big Ten Conference                                 
  11.  Creighton                        11-1    1033   13  Big East Conference                                
  12.  Washington State                  9-0     963   12  Pacific-12 Conference                              
  13.  Louisville                        9-2     868   15  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
  14.  Sam Houston State                10-0     782   14  Southland Conference                               
  15.  St. John's                       10-1     752   16  Big East Conference                                
  16.  Villanova                         9-2     657   20  Big East Conference                                
  17.  Stanford                          9-1     612   18  Pacific-12 Conference                              
  18.  Iowa                              8-2     610    5  Big Ten Conference                                 
  19.  Yale                             11-1     585   22  Ivy League                                         
  20.  DePaul                            9-1     427   24  Big East Conference                                
  21.  Michigan State                    8-2     356   NR  Big Ten Conference                                 
  22.  UAB                               9-1     351   NR  Atlantic 10 Conference                             
  23.  UC Irvine                         9-1     324   21  Big West Conference                                
  24.  Florida Atlantic                 10-1     180   NR  Conference USA                                     
  25.  St. Bonaventure                   7-2     156   NR  Atlantic 10 Conference                             
                                                                                                              
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                  
       Vanderbilt                        9-3      33       Southeastern Conference                            
       San Francisco                     9-2       3       West Coast Conference                              
       Seton Hall                        9-2       2       Big East Conference                                
       North Texas                      10-2       1       Conference USA                                     
       Wake Forest                       9-2       1       Atlantic Coast Conference

Washington State stays put at #12, I thought they might move up a spot after their blowout win, but I guess not. St. John's and Stanford do end up each moving up a spot though. UCLA loses all their votes, no big surprise.

Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Dec. 25-31:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Sam Houston State (53) 10-0 1778 1 Southland Conference
2. Yale (7) 11-1 1712 3 Ivy League
3. UC Irvine (6) 9-1 1646 4 Big West Conference
4. UAB (6) 9-1 1603 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Florida Atlantic 10-1 1492 11 Conference USA
6. St. Bonaventure 7-2 1480 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. San Francisco 9-2 1309 6 West Coast Conference
8. North Texas 10-2 1222 21 Conference USA
9. Massachusetts 8-2 1203 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Florida Gulf Coast 9-2 1116 9 Sun Belt Conference
11. Louisiana Tech 7-2 1060 8 Conference USA
12. Delaware 10-2 1006 25 Colonial Athletic Association
13. Houston 8-2 1000 7 American Athletic Conference
14. Saint Peter's 10-2 909 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
15. Northwestern State 8-2 788 NR Southland Conference
16. Illinois State 8-3 681 NR Missouri Valley Conference
17. Tulane 9-3 583 NR American Athletic Conference
18. Fresno State 8-3 550 2 Mountain West Conference
19. Memphis 8-3 460 12 American Athletic Conference
20. Utah State 7-3 410 NR Mountain West Conference
21. Mercer 10-3 245 NR Southern Conference
22. La Salle 9-3 216 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. UNLV 7-3 113 14 Mountain West Conference
24. USC Upstate 10-3 107 23 Atlantic Sun Conference
25. Portland 7-3 106 19 West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Long Beach State 7-3 98 Big West Conference
Drexel 7-3 86 Colonial Athletic Association
BYU 9-4 81 West Coast Conference
Rice 8-3 80 Conference USA
Central Michigan 7-3 72 Mid-American Conference
South Dakota State 6-3 39 Conference USA
Arkansas State 8-3 36 Sun Belt Conference
American 9-3 30 Patriot League
UCF 6-3 30 American Athletic Conference
Colorado State 8-3 27 Mountain West Conference
Towson 8-3 18 Colonial Athletic Association
Sacramento State 6-3 5 Big Sky Conference
UC Riverside 7-3 3 Big West Conference

While they are still receiving votes, Rice drops out of the mid-major top 25 after a pretty pitiful week.

collegesportsfanms · 11-29-2017, 11:37 PM

Dec. 25-31, 2023

24 games on the schedule this week, and no feature games, so we'll get through this quick. On to the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 9-6, 1-1 America East.

12/27/23 vs. Vermont (W 73-68).
12/29/23 vs. Rutgers (W 76-68).
12/31/23 vs. Albany (L 72-53).

2 out of 3 for the Hawks this week, including a nice home win over a power 5 conference team. Tough loss to Albany in the conference schedule though.

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 4-8, 1-2 American.

12/27/23 at Temple (L 71-47).
12/30/23 at ECU (L 72-70).

The Huskies lose 2 more this week, and that rope is getting tighter and tighter for Coach Childress.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 5-8, 1-0 American.

12/25/23 vs. Missouri (L 66-64).
12/27/23 vs. UCF (W 78-65).

A promising week for the Golden Hurricane, as they take a very strong Missouri team to the wire before taking care of business in their conference opener.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 7-6, 0-1 ACC.

12/27/23 at Boston College (L 62-59).

The mighty ACC is already proving to be a test for Coach Mighty and the Fighting Irish, as they drop their ACC opener, and have 2 more tough ones coming up next week.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 8-4, 1-0 Big 12.

12/28/23 vs. LSU (L 82-74).
12/30/23 at Kansas (W 84-63).

A split for the Horned Frogs, who missed a golden opportunity by losing to LSU. That could have been a marquee win early on.

#15 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 12-1, 2-0 Big East.

12/27/23 vs. Marquette (W 91-76).
12/30/23 vs. #20 DePaul (W 82-73).

2 more wins for the Red Storm, their winning streak is at 7 now. Next week though, stuff gets real. They are on the road for 2 teams with a combined 23-3 record, both top 10 teams.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 7-5, 0-0 Big Ten.

12/28/23 at South Dakota State (W 81-60).

A much needed win for the Wildcats in their only game of the week, as they start conference play next week, and won't face a team with a current .500 or worse record until Jan. 31st. Oh boy. The win at South Dakota State was career win #100 for Coach Vee.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 3-7, 0-0 Big West.

12/25/23 vs. Dayton (L 67-49).
12/28/23 vs. #19 Yale (W 96-93, OT).

A split for the Warriors this week, as they take some momentum into the start of conference play as they steal an OT win against a ranked Yale team. Hopefully that momentum carries over, because now is when the board will start to wake up and pay attention.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 5-7, 0-0 Conference USA.

12/25/23 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (W 77-76, OT).

An OT buzzer beater for the Golden Panthers in their only game of the week against a solid non-conference foe. They've won 4 of their last 5 and need to carry that to conference play.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 8-3, 0-0 Conference USA.

No games this week for Coach Shocker and the Owls, who were able to enjoy the holidays before going to the Conference USA grind.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 6-6, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/25/23 at Kentucky (W 84-55).
12/28/23 vs. Utah Valley (W 80-57).

2 big wins for the Buffaloes this week to get back to .500. Take nothing away from the 29 point win at Kentucky. Anytime you can go into Lexington and beat Kentucky by 29 points, it's a good thing. This clearly isn't the same Kentucky team that started this dynasty though. Still, the Buffaloes have some strong play to take into Pac 12 play.

#17 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 10-2, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/26/23 vs. UMass (L 71-61).
12/29/23 at Montana State (W 88-56).

A split for the Cardinal. They needed that win over UMass. Alas, they have a brutal 3 game stretch to start conference play. 2 of the 3 teams are ranked in the top 10, the other should be ranked, and the combined record of the 3 teams: 32-4.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 10-3, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/25/23 at Portland (W 63-56).

A game that was much tougher than it probably should have been for the Bruins, but Portland is scrappy this season, as their 8-4 record indicates.

#12 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 11-0, 0-0 Pac 12.

12/26/23 vs. Portland State (W 62-54).
12/28/23 vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley (W 96-85).

2 more wins for the Cougars, who finish conference play perfect. Granted, the competition was far from terrifying, but for a team that has never made the postseason since the start of this dynasty, 11-0 is phenomenal no matter who it was against. However, the real tests are about to come. It's conference play time.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 6-5, 0-0 SEC.

12/27/23 vs. Marshall (W 90-63).

A much needed win for the Crimson Tide in their only game of the week with SEC play right around the corner.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 1-7:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Syracuse (63) 13-0 1791 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Virginia (9) 13-0 1731 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Arizona 11-1 1661 3 Pacific-12 Conference
4. Baylor 12-1 1582 6 Big 12 Conference
5. Providence 12-1 1507 7 Big East Conference
6. Wisconsin 12-1 1392 9 Big Ten Conference
7. Georgetown 11-2 1374 4 Big East Conference
8. Creighton 13-1 1309 11 Big East Conference
9. Washington State 11-0 1206 12 Pacific-12 Conference
10. St. John's 12-1 1160 15 Big East Conference
11. Iowa State 9-3 1005 5 Big 12 Conference
12. UC Irvine 11-1 986 23 Big West Conference
13. UAB 10-1 904 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. St. Bonaventure 9-2 888 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Florida Atlantic 11-1 742 24 Conference USA
16. Iowa 9-3 678 18 Big Ten Conference
17. Xavier 10-2 628 8 Big East Conference
18. Vanderbilt 9-3 550 NR Southeastern Conference
19. Stanford 10-2 499 17 Pacific-12 Conference
20. Wake Forest 11-2 364 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Louisville 10-3 357 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Indiana 10-2 286 NR Big Ten Conference
23. Ohio State 7-3 246 10 Big Ten Conference
24. North Texas 11-2 149 NR Conference USA
25. Georgia 10-2 116 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Michigan State 8-3 103 Big Ten Conference
Texas A&M 9-3 55 Southeastern Conference
Sam Houston State 10-2 51 Southland Conference
UCLA 10-3 36 Pacific-12 Conference
California 8-4 26 Pacific-12 Conference
Memphis 10-3 13 American Athletic Conference
Villanova 10-3 3 Big East Conference
Illinois State 10-3 1 Missouri Valley Conference
San Francisco 10-3 1 West Coast Conference

A 3 spot rise for Washington State, as they are setting records and feats like crazy this season. St. John's also has a big jump. We'll know a lot more about both these 2 teams after next weeks games. Stanford, despite the loss to UMass, only loses 2 spots in the polls. And I'm flabbergasted that UCLA is still on the outside looking in. They are receiving votes though, so hopefully they'll go 2-0 next week and be in.

Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 1-7:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. UC Irvine (59) 11-1 1781 3 Big West Conference
2. UAB (7) 10-1 1717 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. St. Bonaventure (6) 9-2 1657 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Florida Atlantic 11-1 1611 5 Conference USA
5. North Texas 11-2 1498 8 Conference USA
6. Sam Houston State 10-2 1367 1 Southland Conference
7. Illinois State 10-3 1358 16 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Memphis 10-3 1301 19 American Athletic Conference
9. Yale 11-3 1141 2 Ivy League
10. BYU 11-4 1129 NR West Coast Conference
11. San Francisco 10-3 1094 7 West Coast Conference
12. Massachusetts 9-3 997 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Drexel 9-3 892 NR Colonial Athletic Association
14. La Salle 9-3 722 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Towson 10-3 717 NR Colonial Athletic Association
16. Louisiana Tech 8-3 629 11 Conference USA
17. Houston 9-3 620 13 American Athletic Conference
18. Arkansas State 10-3 602 NR Sun Belt Conference
19. Florida Gulf Coast 10-3 600 10 Sun Belt Conference
20. American 11-3 422 NR Patriot League
21. Central Michigan 8-3 422 NR Mid-American Conference
22. UC Riverside 9-3 349 NR Big West Conference
23. Rice 8-3 241 NR Conference USA
24. Northwestern State 9-3 229 15 Southland Conference
25. Indiana State 10-4 112 NR Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Fresno State 9-4 72 Mountain West Conference
Tulane 10-4 54 American Athletic Conference
George Washington 8-4 27 Atlantic 10 Conference
Mercer 11-4 25 Southern Conference
Portland 8-4 13 West Coast Conference
Northern Illinois 8-4 1 Mid-American Conference

Not much to say here. Rice continues to be the model for FOFC mid-major teams this season. They jump back into the mid-major top 25 this week despite having the week off.

muns · 12-04-2017, 03:41 PM

At least we are having a decent season for once

collegesportsfanms · 12-06-2017, 05:46 PM

Jan. 1-7, 2024

28 games on the schedule this week, including 2 feature games. Both feature games involve a team that is having a landmark season thus far. We'll start in Conference USA.

1/6/24- FIU (Brett Hawkins) @ Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- FIU came into this season as the favorites to win C-USA, but they have played like anything but favorites thus far. It continued in this one, as they shot 33.3% and committed 16 turnovers. Rice took a 1 point halftime deficit and turned it into a 23 point victory.

Final Score: Rice- 77, FIU- 54

Now to the Pac 12:

1/6/24- #9 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @ #19 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- A pretty tight one throughout, but 19 turnovers doomed the Cardinal, who were outscored quite a bit in the last few minutes. A signature win for Wazzou, especially on the road.

Final Score: #9- Washington State- 69, #19 Stanford- 60

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 10-7, 2-2 America East.

1/5/24 at Maine (W 69-65).
1/7/24 at Stony Brook (L 55-47).

A road split for the Hawks, who continue to play .500 ball in conference early on.

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 4-10, 1-4 American.

1/3/24 at UCF (L 72-51).
1/6/24 vs. South Florida (L 92-57).

It's 5 straight losses for the Huskies, this week seeing 2 blowout losses, and there are rumors that the board at UConn is starting to work on a buyout package for Coach Childress, who just hasn't gotten it done.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 6-9, 2-1 American.

1/3/24 vs. SMU (W 63-52).
1/3/24 at Memphis (L 63-40).

A split for the Golden Hurricane, who started out strong in conference play. Hopefully they can get it going again next week.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 8-7, 1-2 ACC.

1/3/24 at #20 Wake Forest (W 93-77).
1/6/24 vs. #21 Lousiville (L 82-74).

A split for the Fighting Irish, and Coach Mighty hasn't had it easy in his first season there. They've got a good 3 game stretch though, until it gets tough again.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 9-5, 2-1 Big 12.

1/1/24 vs. Oklahoma (W 92-69).
1/6/24 vs. #4 Baylor (L 74-71).

A home split for the Horned Frogs, who gave top 5 Baylor all they wanted and then some. This is still a good TCU team, don't count them out yet.

#10 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 13-2, 3-1 Big East.

1/3/24 at #5 Providence (W 81-78).
1/6/24 at #7 Georgetown (L 88-76).

A split for the Red Storm, who suffer their first conference loss. No shame in losing to a team like Georgetown though, they are tough, and it was on the road.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 8-6, 1-1 Big Ten.

1/3/24 vs. #22 Indiana (W 93-83).
1/6/24 at Illinois (L 87-78).

A split for the Wildcats, who see a 5 game losing streak snapped with the loss at Illinois. It gets tough now, and we'll find out more about the boys, as their next 6 games are against teams with either an 11-3 or a 9-5 record (including a set of back to backs).

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 4-8, 1-1 Big West.

1/4/24 vs. Long Beach State (L 65-53).
1/6/24 at UC Riverside (W 87-67).

A split for the Warriors, which seems to be the theme of the week so far. Coach Gunn knows there are lofty goals, and he knows his time will be running out quick unless something big happens.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 6-8, 1-1 Conference USA.

1/4/24 vs. #24 North Texas (W 78-66).
1/6/24 at Rice- feature game, highlighted above.

The Golden Panthers really wanted to win 2 this week, but at least they won 1. They've still won 5 of their last 7, but the C-USA is tough, and they need to step up their game.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 10-3, 2-0 Conference USA.

1/4/24 at UTEP (W 85-59).
1/6/24 vs. FIU- feature game, highlighted above.

2 more blowout wins for the Owls, who are starting to look dominant again after 2 games in which they struggled. It's possible they could roll off 5 or 6 more wins in a row before they get into the meat of their schedule.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-7, 1-1 Pac 12.

1/4/24 at Washington (L 70-60).
1/6/24 vs. Gonzaga (W 66-47).

A split for the Buffaloes, who have won 3 of their last 4. They really need to take care of business next week because the schedule gets brutal in mid-January.

#19 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 10-4, 0-2 Pac 12.

1/4/24 vs. #3 Arizona (L 61-58).
1/6/24 vs. #9 Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.

Tough week for the Cardinal who suffer 2 pretty close losses to teams that figure to be in the conference title mix at the end of the season. They've got a great chance to bounce back over their next several games.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 11-4, 1-1 Pac 12.

1/4/24 at Arizona State (W 106-92).
1/6/24 at Washington (L 82-61).

We're being told that Lavar Ball made an appearance at the Bruins' games this week and threatened to pull the whole team from school if they didn't make the Final Four this year (Sorry, I couldn't resist, Lavar Ball makes it way too easy to make fun of him!). Needless to say, UCLA is feeling the grind of this road trip, as they are only able to muster a split this week.

#9 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 12-1, 1-1 Pac 12.

1/4/24 vs. Oregon State (L 69-68).
1/6/24 at #19 Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.

1 lone point separated the Cougars from remaining undefeated this week, but at least they got back on track in a marquee win at Stanford. They'll look to continue their quest for their first postseason trip, of which they are off to a roaring start.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 7-6, 1-1 SEC.

1/3/24 at Texas A&M (L 75-66).
1/6/24 vs. Florida (W 91-50).

A split for the Crimson Tide, but they got their first conference win in convincing fashion, hammering Florida by 41 points. Wow!

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 8-14:

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    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                 test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Virginia                 (71)    15-0    1799    2  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
   2.  Arizona                          13-1    1714    3  Pacific-12 Conference                              
   3.  Syracuse                  (1)    15-0    1671    1  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
   4.  Georgetown                       13-2    1572    7  Big East Conference                                
   5.  Baylor                           13-2    1469    4  Big 12 Conference                                  
   6.  Creighton                        15-1    1443    8  Big East Conference                                
   7.  Providence                       13-2    1418    5  Big East Conference                                
   8.  Wisconsin                        13-2    1287    6  Big Ten Conference                                 
   9.  St. John's                       13-2    1122   10  Big East Conference                                
  10.  Iowa                             11-3    1063   16  Big Ten Conference                                 
  11.  Washington State                 12-1    1046    9  Pacific-12 Conference                              
  12.  Ohio State                        9-3    1007   23  Big Ten Conference                                 
  13.  Xavier                           12-2     946   17  Big East Conference                                
  14.  Louisville                       12-3     910   21  Atlantic Coast Conference                          
  15.  Iowa State                       10-4     749   11  Big 12 Conference                                  
  16.  UC Irvine                        12-2     659   12  Big West Conference                                
  17.  Texas A&M                        11-3     651   NR  Southeastern Conference                            
  18.  UAB                              11-2     574   13  Atlantic 10 Conference                             
  19.  St. Bonaventure                  10-3     495   14  Atlantic 10 Conference                             
  20.  California                       10-4     461   NR  Pacific-12 Conference                              
  21.  Sam Houston State                12-2     379   NR  Southland Conference                               
  22.  Florida Atlantic                 12-2     320   15  Conference USA                                     
  23.  Vanderbilt                       10-4     255   18  Southeastern Conference                            
  24.  BYU                              13-4     144   NR  West Coast Conference                              
  25.  LSU                              10-3      58   NR  Southeastern Conference                            
                                                                                                              
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                  
       Yale                             12-3      58       Ivy League                                         
       Indiana                          11-3      32       Big Ten Conference                                 
       Purdue                           11-3      28       Big Ten Conference                                 
       UCLA                             11-4      22       Pacific-12 Conference                              
       La Salle                         11-3      14       Atlantic 10 Conference                             
       Michigan State                    9-4      13       Big Ten Conference                                 
       Florida Gulf Coast               12-3      11       Sun Belt Conference                                
       North Texas                      12-3       9       Conference USA                                     
       Stanford                         10-4       1       Pacific-12 Conference

St. John's moves up a spot, and Washington State moves down 2 spots this week. Not sure about that, but ok. UCLA and Stanford both receive votes.. well Stanford receives 1 vote anyways, after losing 2 tough ones this week. UCLA receives a few more votes than just 1.

Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 8-14:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. UC Irvine (57) 12-2 1779 1 Big West Conference
2. UAB (8) 11-2 1706 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. St. Bonaventure (6) 10-3 1627 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. BYU 13-4 1550 10 West Coast Conference
5. Florida Atlantic 12-2 1510 4 Conference USA
6. Sam Houston State (1) 12-2 1506 6 Southland Conference
7. Yale 12-3 1319 9 Ivy League
8. La Salle 11-3 1260 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. North Texas 12-3 1209 5 Conference USA
10. Florida Gulf Coast 12-3 1136 19 Sun Belt Conference
11. Illinois State 11-4 1049 7 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Arkansas State 12-3 1026 18 Sun Belt Conference
13. Rice 10-3 875 23 Conference USA
14. Memphis 11-4 847 8 American Athletic Conference
15. Tulane 11-4 834 NR American Athletic Conference
16. San Francisco 11-4 676 11 West Coast Conference
17. George Washington 10-4 663 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Detroit 10-4 505 NR Horizon League
19. Massachusetts 10-4 466 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Drexel 10-4 419 13 Colonial Athletic Association
21. Richmond 10-4 310 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Colorado State 11-4 299 NR Mountain West Conference
23. Houston 10-4 162 17 American Athletic Conference
24. Robert Morris 13-4 141 NR Northeast Conference
25. Western Carolina 10-4 88 NR Southern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wichita State 12-5 74 Missouri Valley Conference
San Diego State 11-5 70 Mountain West Conference
USC Upstate 12-4 56 Atlantic Sun Conference
UCF 9-4 53 American Athletic Conference
South Dakota State 8-4 51 Conference USA
Central Michigan 9-4 35 Mid-American Conference
Delaware 12-4 34 Colonial Athletic Association
American 12-4 24 Patriot League
Northwestern State 10-4 22 Southland Conference
Fresno State 10-5 9 Mountain West Conference
Indiana State 11-5 7 Missouri Valley Conference
Albany 11-5 3 America East Conference

Huge jump for Rice after 2 solid wins this week. And by solid, I mean blowout wins. Unfortunately, it appears they might be the only FOFC mid-major team getting mid-major votes this season. It's down otherwise.

rjolley · 12-06-2017, 07:36 PM

LaVar Ball is welcome at any UCLA basketball game...as long as he cheers for the opposing team. That should disrupt the players enough to get us a few wins.

bbgunn · 12-06-2017, 08:45 PM

Wazzu's getting ready to take down the Pac-12!

vex · 12-06-2017, 09:09 PM

Tulsa would like to request a difficult OOC schedule next season.

collegesportsfanms · 12-13-2017, 08:11 PM

Jan. 8-14, 2024

28 games on the schedule this week, with 2 feature games. We'll start in the American with a battle between struggling teams.

1/10/24- Tulsa (Will Brown) @ UConn (Randolph Childress) -- A much needed solid performance for the Huskies, who held Tulsa to 17 first half points. UConn had a better free throw and three point percentage which led to a hugely important win.

Final Score: UConn- 63, Tulsa- 49

Now we move to the Pac 12 for a battle of teams seemingly going in different directions:

1/11/24- UCLA (Tim Shepard) @ Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- A three point battle in this one, as UCLA made 10 three pointers. Stanford topped that with 15 treys, and that was enough to get the win, as the Bruins struggle again.

Final Score: Stanford- 96, UCLA- 88

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 10-9, 2-4 America East.

1/10/24 vs. New Hampshire (L 66-56).
1/14/24 vs. UMass Lowell (L 65-47).

2 double digit losses for the Hawks this week, as they've lost 3 in a row and 4 of their last 5.

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 5-11, 2-5 American.

1/10/24 vs. Tulsa- feature game, highlighted above.
1/13/24 at Memphis (L 69-62).

A split for the Huskies, who broke a 5 game losing streak with the win against Tulsa, but started a new losing streak with the loss at Memphis.

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

1/10/24 at UConn- feature game, highlighted above.
1/13/24 vs. Temple (L 81-72).

The Golden Hurricane lose 2 this week and are on a 3 game losing streak themselves.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 9-8, 2-3 ACC.

1/10/24 vs. Georgia Tech (W 90-62).
1/13/24 at Georgia Tech (L 79-72).

A split for the Fighting Irish, as they played the same team twice this week and split: winning at home, losing on the road.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 11-5, 4-1 Big 12.

1/8/24 at Texas (W 82-80).
1/13/24 at Oklahoma State (W 87-74).

2 tough, grueling road wins for the Horned Frogs. Much needed, because they've got a lot of test coming up the rest of the month.

#9 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 15-2, 4-1 Big East.

1/11/24 at McNeese State (W 75-46).
1/13/24 vs. Villanova (W 90-66).

2 blowout wins this week for the Red Storm, including one against a non-conference opponent. It does get tougher though, as they play 3 ranked teams in their next 5 games.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 8-8, 1-3 Big Ten.

1/10/24 at #10 Iowa (L 106-81).
1/13/24 at Purdue (L 94-85).

This Wildcats team can score, but they don't play much defense which has been a problem. They better figure it out, because they've lost 3 in a row after a 5 game winning streak.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 5-9, 2-2 Big West.

1/11/24 at Cal St. Northridge (W 69-68).
1/13/24 vs. #16 UC Irvine (L 82-63).

Another split for the Warriors, and Coach Gunn needs to understand splitting every week isn't going to be good enough to keep his job. Hawaii needs to go on a long, long winning streak.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 6-10, 1-3 Conference USA.

1/11/24 vs. South Dakota State (L 66-62).
1/13/24 vs. Louisiana Tech (L 72-69).

A pair of agonizing defeats this week for the Golden Panthers, who have now lost 3 in a row after an upset to open conference play.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 11-4, 3-1 Conference USA.

1/11/24 vs. Western Kentucky (W 82-68).
1/13/24 at Old Dominion (L 68-55).

A split this week for the Owls, who see a 4 game losing streak go away and they lose their first conference game. Still an inspiring start though.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-7, 3-1 Pac 12.

1/11/24 vs. Oregon State (W 85-76).
1/13/24 vs. Utah (W 72-60).

2 key wins for the Buffaloes, and it could be their only win for a while, as they have 5 of their next 6 games against teams with 10+ wins this season.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 11-5, 1-3 Pac 12.

1/11/24 vs. UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
1/13/24 at Oregon (L 65-47).

A split for the Cardinal, who need to go on a run now, as they have a light schedule coming up, but they have to take care of business.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 11-6, 1-3 Pac 12.

1/11/24 at Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
1/13/24 vs. #2 Arizona (L 87-73).

The Bruins continue to slide, as they've lost 3 in a row and 4 of their last 6. The Pac 12 is still wide open though, well.. after Arizona anyways.

#11 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 12-3, 1-3 Pac 12.

1/11/24 at Utah (L 84-80).
1/13/24 vs. Gonzaga (L 69-68).

2 close losses for the Cougars, and they are going to have to win some of those close games if they want to make their first postseason appearance in this dynasty.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 8-7, 2-2 SEC.

1/10/24 vs. Arkansas (L 95-87).
1/13/24 at Auburn (W 81-72).

A split for the Crimson Tide who have really start to fall off after a great season last year. Hopefully they can get it picked back up.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 15-21:

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    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                    test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Virginia                 (68)    17-0    1796    1  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   2.  Arizona                   (4)    15-1    1732    2  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
   3.  Georgetown                       15-2    1655    4  Big East Conference                                   
   4.  Syracuse                         16-1    1517    3  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   5.  Baylor                           15-2    1512    5  Big 12 Conference                                     
   6.  Providence                       15-2    1506    7  Big East Conference                                   
   7.  St. John's                       15-2    1292    9  Big East Conference                                   
   8.  Creighton                        15-3    1220    6  Big East Conference                                   
   9.  Louisville                       14-3    1201   14  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
  10.  Iowa                             13-3    1193   10  Big Ten Conference                                    
  11.  Ohio State                       11-3    1161   12  Big Ten Conference                                    
  12.  Wisconsin                        14-3    1041    8  Big Ten Conference                                    
  13.  St. Bonaventure                  12-3     935   19  Atlantic 10 Conference                                
  14.  Xavier                           13-3     792   13  Big East Conference                                   
  15.  BYU                              15-4     695   24  West Coast Conference                                 
  16.  Iowa State                       11-5     637   15  Big 12 Conference                                     
  17.  LSU                              12-3     632   25  Southeastern Conference                               
  18.  La Salle                         13-3     510   NR  Atlantic 10 Conference                                
  19.  Texas A&M                        12-4     454   17  Southeastern Conference                               
  20.  UC Irvine                        13-3     452   16  Big West Conference                                   
  21.  UAB                              12-3     416   18  Atlantic 10 Conference                                
  22.  Yale                             14-3     371   NR  Ivy League                                            
  23.  North Texas                      14-3     262   NR  Conference USA                                        
  24.  Washington State                 12-3     128   11  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
  25.  Indiana                          12-4     126   NR  Big Ten Conference                                    
                                                                                                                 
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                     
       Florida Atlantic                 13-3      66       Conference USA                                        
       Memphis                          13-4      56       American Athletic Conference                          
       George Washington                12-4      28       Atlantic 10 Conference                                
       Vanderbilt                       11-5      10       Southeastern Conference                               
       Michigan State                   10-5       2       Big Ten Conference                                    
       Missouri                         11-4       2       Southeastern Conference

St. John's moves up 2 spots as they get ready for a tough part of their conference schedule. Meanwhile, a lack of respect for Washington State, who drops 13 spots after 2 losses this week by a combined 5 points. Ouch!

Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 15-21:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. St. Bonaventure (62) 12-3 1787 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. BYU (7) 15-4 1712 4 West Coast Conference
3. UC Irvine (1) 13-3 1622 1 Big West Conference
4. UAB (2) 12-3 1549 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. La Salle 13-3 1534 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Yale 14-3 1427 7 Ivy League
7. North Texas 14-3 1351 9 Conference USA
8. Memphis 13-4 1330 14 American Athletic Conference
9. George Washington 12-4 1205 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Florida Atlantic 13-3 1145 5 Conference USA
11. Detroit 12-4 1040 18 Horizon League
12. Wichita State 14-5 1026 NR Missouri Valley Conference
13. Western Carolina 12-4 827 25 Southern Conference
14. Robert Morris 15-4 806 24 Northeast Conference
15. Florida Gulf Coast 13-4 736 10 Sun Belt Conference
16. Arkansas State 13-4 678 12 Sun Belt Conference
17. San Diego State 12-5 676 NR Mountain West Conference
18. Tulane 12-5 638 15 American Athletic Conference
19. Rice 11-4 538 13 Conference USA
20. Sam Houston State 12-4 440 6 Southland Conference
21. Bradley 12-5 388 NR Missouri Valley Conference
22. Northwestern State 12-4 283 NR Southland Conference
23. Massachusetts 11-5 216 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Oakland 11-5 126 NR Horizon League
25. Drexel 11-5 64 20 Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
Saint Mary's 12-6 58 West Coast Conference
Colorado State 11-5 45 Mountain West Conference
Ohio 11-5 36 Mid-American Conference
USC Upstate 13-5 31 Atlantic Sun Conference
Cornell 11-5 20 Ivy League
Towson 12-5 14 Colonial Athletic Association
Houston 11-5 11 American Athletic Conference
UC Riverside 11-5 10 Big West Conference
UCF 9-5 9 American Athletic Conference
UC Davis 11-5 8 Big West Conference
Siena 12-5 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Illinois State 11-6 6 Missouri Valley Conference
Saint Peter's 12-5 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

It's still just Rice representing the FOFC mid-major coaches, but they drop 6 spots after their first conference loss. Tough polls!

bbgunn · 12-13-2017, 10:51 PM

Wow, Wazzu drops like a dead fly. Need to pick up things fast if they want to get into the NCAAs.

collegesportsfanms · 12-15-2017, 02:20 PM

Jan. 15-21, 2024

28 games again this week, and 2 of them are feature games. Both in the Pac 12, both involving UCLA. Let's take a look:

1/18/24- #24 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @ UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- The Cougars continue to battle, but once again fall short, and it was a free throw discrepancy that did them in. UCLA gets a much needed win, while the Cougars can't quite get over the hump.

Final Score: UCLA- 71, #24 Washington State- 68

1/20/24- Colorado (Rob Nielsen) @ UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- The Bruins forced 19 Colorado turnovers, and made 6 more three pointers than Colorado, which was enough to keep UCLA hot, as they pick up another victory.

Final Score: UCLA- 89, Colorado- 80

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 12-9, 4-4 America East.

1/17/24 at Binghamton (W 65-61).
1/21/24 at Vermont (W 69-50).

2 more wins for the Hawks, who are kind of going against percentages with a 7-3 road record on the season. They are on pace for that .500 conference record, but Coach Ginsberg definitely wants more.

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 6-12, 2-6 American.

1/16/24 vs. Quinnipiac (W 67-58).
1/20/24 vs. Tulane (L 58-57).

A split for the Huskies, who win a non-conference game, but lose a heartbreaker in their only conference game of the week.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 7-12, 3-4 American.

1/17/24 vs. Cincinnati (L 74-54).
1/20/24 at ECU (W 55-46).

A split for the Golden Hurricane, as they break a 4 game losing streak with the win at ECU.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 11-8, 4-3 ACC.

1/17/24 vs. Miami (W 74-53).
1/20/24 vs. Wake Forest (W 83-72).

2 solid wins for the Fighting Irish this week to get back over .500 in ACC play. A big week next week with 2 extremely tough road games.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 12-6, 5-2 Big 12.

1/15/24 vs. West Virginia (W 79-66).
1/20/24 vs. Kansas State (L 77-61).

A split for the Horned Frogs, who are still feeling good about where they are at. They may not last much longer though, as they go on the road for 4 straight, all against teams with at least 12 wins on the season, and 3 of them currently ranked.

#7 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 17-2, 6-1 Big East.

1/17/24 vs. Butler (W 77-69).
1/20/24 vs. #8 Creighton (W 90-77).

The Red Storm continue to roll, beating a very solid Creighton team, as Coach Hoo is fitting in nicely in his new job.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 10-8, 3-3 Big Ten.

1/17/24 vs. Purdue (W 88-72).
1/20/24 vs. Minnesota (W 78-38).

Wow! This looked like a new Wildcats team this week, as they came out and played with a purpose in 2 blowout victories.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-9, 4-2 Big West.

1/18/24 at Cal State Fullerton (W 72-56).
1/20/24 vs. UC Davis (W 81-72).

2 solid wins for the Warriors this week, and if ever there were a season to take advantage, this is it in what is really a weak Big West overall. We'll see what happens next week though.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 7-11, 2-4 Conference USA.

1/18/24 at Old Dominion (L 63-50).
1/20/24 vs. Marshall (W 68-58).

A split for the Golden Panthers, and the win over Marshall breaks a 4 game losing streak, but they've got 4 tough opponents in a row coming up.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 11-6, 3-3 Conference USA.

1/18/24 vs. Marshall (L 58-55).
1/20/24 at Middle Tennessee (L 69-47).

Tough week for the Owls who have now lost 3 in a row. They better right the ship quickly.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-9, 3-3 Pac 12.

1/18/24 at #2 Arizona (L 86-78).
1/20/24 at UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

Good efforts for the Buffaloes this week, but the competition was just too strong, as they are back to .500.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 12-6, 2-4 Pac 12.

1/18/24 at Arizona State (L 86-71).
1/20/24 at Utah (W 65-64).

A split for the Cardinal, but it took a last second shot to beat Utah. They have some work to do as well it seems.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 13-6, 3-3 Pac 12.

1/18/24 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.
1/20/24 vs. Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.

2 huge wins for the Bruins to get back to .500 in the conference, and the schedule is set up for them to go on a pretty nice winning streak, which they really need to do because their end of season schedule is more grueling.

#24 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 13-4, 2-4 Pac 12.

1/18/24 at UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
1/20/24 vs. Arizona State (W 83-80).

A split this week for the Cougars as they get a much needed win to break a 3 game losing streak. They been close all season long, and the chance for a marquee conference win will happen next week, as they travel to Arizona and California who are both ranked.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 10-7, 4-2 SEC.

1/17/24 at Florida (W 77-57).
1/20/24 vs. South Carolina (W 82-56).

2 much needed blowout wins for the Crimson Tide, and they also have a grueling schedule coming up.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 22-28:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Arizona (59) 17-1 1787 2 Pacific-12 Conference
2. Georgetown (4) 17-2 1705 3 Big East Conference
3. Virginia (8) 18-1 1689 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Syracuse (1) 18-1 1552 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Baylor 17-2 1546 5 Big 12 Conference
6. Providence 16-3 1432 6 Big East Conference
7. Louisville 16-3 1330 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. St. John's 17-2 1293 7 Big East Conference
9. Iowa 15-3 1268 10 Big Ten Conference
10. St. Bonaventure 14-3 1108 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Iowa State 13-5 1053 16 Big 12 Conference
12. Wisconsin 15-4 959 12 Big Ten Conference
13. Ohio State 12-4 922 11 Big Ten Conference
14. LSU 14-3 839 17 Southeastern Conference
15. Xavier 14-4 766 14 Big East Conference
16. Creighton 15-5 694 8 Big East Conference
17. UAB 14-3 676 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Indiana 14-4 558 25 Big Ten Conference
19. North Texas 16-3 424 23 Conference USA
20. Memphis 15-4 390 NR American Athletic Conference
21. George Washington 14-4 264 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. BYU 16-5 249 15 West Coast Conference
23. Oklahoma 12-6 225 NR Big 12 Conference
24. California 12-6 148 NR Pacific-12 Conference
25. Vanderbilt 13-5 146 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UC Irvine 14-4 76 Big West Conference
La Salle 14-4 75 Atlantic 10 Conference
Texas A&M 13-5 74 Southeastern Conference
Wichita State 16-5 48 Missouri Valley Conference
Villanova 12-6 45 Big East Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 15-4 24 Sun Belt Conference
Yale 15-4 15 Ivy League
Washington State 13-4 7 Pacific-12 Conference
Arkansas State 15-4 5 Sun Belt Conference
Robert Morris 17-4 4 Northeast Conference
DePaul 13-5 2 Big East Conference
Tulane 14-5 1 American Athletic Conference
UCLA 13-6 1 Pacific-12 Conference

Despite a top 10 win last week, the Johnnies of St. John's move down 1 spot. Huh? I expected Washington State to lose their ranking, but at least they are still receiving a few votes. UCLA also makes an apperance again, as they received a vote.

Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 22-28:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. St. Bonaventure (71) 14-3 1799 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. UAB (1) 14-3 1685 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Memphis 15-4 1575 8 American Athletic Conference
4. BYU 16-5 1566 2 West Coast Conference
5. George Washington 14-4 1505 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. North Texas 16-3 1439 7 Conference USA
7. Wichita State 16-5 1391 12 Missouri Valley Conference
8. UC Irvine 14-4 1309 3 Big West Conference
9. La Salle 14-4 1228 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Tulane 14-5 1129 18 American Athletic Conference
11. Yale 15-4 1093 6 Ivy League
12. Florida Gulf Coast 15-4 1031 15 Sun Belt Conference
13. Robert Morris 17-4 913 14 Northeast Conference
14. Arkansas State 15-4 838 16 Sun Belt Conference
15. Massachusetts 13-5 724 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Florida Atlantic 14-4 723 10 Conference USA
17. Oakland 13-5 688 24 Horizon League
18. Drexel 13-5 545 25 Colonial Athletic Association
19. Houston 13-5 490 NR American Athletic Conference
20. San Diego State 13-6 449 17 Mountain West Conference
21. Western Carolina 13-5 352 13 Southern Conference
22. Bradley 13-6 321 21 Missouri Valley Conference
23. Sam Houston State 13-5 165 20 Southland Conference
24. Mercer 15-6 108 NR Southern Conference
25. Northwestern State 13-5 81 22 Southland Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Detroit 13-6 61 Horizon League
Richmond 12-6 50 Atlantic 10 Conference
Illinois State 12-7 44 Missouri Valley Conference
Colorado State 12-6 33 Mountain West Conference
Utah State 12-7 24 Mountain West Conference
Cornell 12-6 12 Ivy League
Fresno State 12-7 7 Mountain West Conference
Saint Peter's 13-6 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UC Riverside 12-6 5 Big West Conference
Towson 12-6 4 Colonial Athletic Association
Indiana State 13-7 3 Missouri Valley Conference
USC Upstate 14-6 2 Atlantic Sun Conference
Louisiana Tech 11-6 1 Conference USA

Wow, I expected Rice to lose some significant votes, but I didn't expect them to lose all their votes. The mid-major FOFC teams are back to being shut out.

law90026 · 12-15-2017, 07:42 PM

No respect for St Johns!

collegesportsfanms · 12-16-2017, 08:14 PM

Jan. 22-28, 2024

We have 27 games on the schedule this week, and 1 feature game. Once again, we head to the Pac 12:

1/25/24- Stanford (Benito Sanchez) @ Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- Stanford forced 14 Colorado turnovers and turned that into a few extra three pointers, as that was about the only thing that separated these 2 teams, but it is the Cardinal that get the road win.

Final Score: Stanford- 80, Colorado- 72

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 14-9, 6-4 America East.

1/24/24 vs. UMBC (W 79-43).
1/28/24 vs. Maine (W 72-65, OT).

The Hawks are getting hot at the right time, righting the ship and are on a 4 game winning streak. Next week is crucial though, as they go on the road for 2 games against solid competition.

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 7-12, 3-6 American.

1/27/24 at SMU (W 89-70).

Just 1 game for the Huskies this week, but it was a much needed win as they go into another tough portion of the schedule.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 7-13, 3-5 American.

1/27/24 vs. South Florida (L 83-65).

1 game also this week for the Golden Hurricane, but it wasn't close, as they are dominated.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 11-10, 4-5 ACC.

1/24/24 at North Carolina (L 94-77).
1/27/24 at #3 Virginia (L 72-36).

The Fighting Irish took about 2 steps back this week in blowout losses, proving they aren't ready to handle the big time teams yet. Back under .500 in conference they go.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 12-8, 5-4 Big 12.

1/22/24 at #11 Iowa State (L 64-51).
1/27/24 at Texas Tech (L 81-76).

Good efforts for the Horned Frogs this week, but it wasn't to be, as they drop 2 tough ones. They have 2 more tough road games next week, and are hoping to at least steal one of them.

#8 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 19-2, 8-1 Big East.

1/24/24 at Seton Hall (W 67-61).
1/27/24 at #15 Xavier (W 83-77).

A pair of 6 point road wins this week, and next week they'll get a chance at revenge against the team that's handed them their only conference loss so far, this time they'll be at home.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 12-8, 5-3 Big Ten.

1/24/24 at Minnesota (W 88-67).
1/27/24 vs. Illinois (W 73-65).

The Wildcats continue to stay hot, winning 4 in a row, most of them in convincing fashion. A tough one upcoming next week though.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-11, 4-3 Big West.

1/22/24 vs. Portland (L 73-64).
1/27/24 at Cal Poly (L 88-79).

The Warriors just can't get over the hump, losing 2 this week, including a non-conference game. It's looking more and more likely that Coach Gunn will be looking for a new school to coach at sooner than later.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 8-12, 3-5 Conference USA.

1/25/24 at #19 North Texas (W 72-69, OT).
1/27/24 at Louisiana Tech (L 72-70).

A pair of grueling road games for the Golden Panthers, who are able to split. That game at North Texas might have taken just enough out of them as they fell short at LA Tech.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 13-6, 5-3 Conference USA.

1/25/24 vs. Charlotte (W 82-55).
1/27/24 at Florida Atlantic (W 73-64).

A good recovery week for the Owls, who win 2 games, a much needed 2 wins. The Florida Atlantic game started a streak of 4 straight road games.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-10, 4-4 Pac 12.

1/25/24 vs. Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
1/27/24 at #24 California (W 67-64).

A split for the Buffaloes, who break a 3 game losing streak with the win at Cal. They still have some work to do though.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 14-6, 4-4 Pac 12.

1/25/24 at Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.
1/27/24 vs. Gonzaga (W 90-89, OT).

Grinder of a week for the Cardinal who pick up 2 victories, but they needed extra time to finally stave off Gonzaga. Next week a battle with #1 takes place.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 15-6, 5-3 Pac 12.

1/25/24 at Oregon State (W 65-57).
1/27/24 vs. Oregon (W 86-74).

The Bruins take care of business against the Oregon teams this week, and are starting to play like the team that competed for a Pac 12 title year in and year out. Here's hoping I didn't jinx it!

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 13-6, 2-6 Pac 12.

1/25/24 at #24 California (L 93-77).
1/27/24 at #1 Arizona (L 74-57).

Tough week for the Cougars, who were less than competitive against a pair of ranked conference teams. It does get easier though, as their next 3 opponents are all right around .500.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 12-7, 6-2 SEC.

1/24/24 at #25 Vanderbilt (W 86-71).
1/27/24 vs. Auburn (W 77-64).

2 more wins for the Crimson Tide who are playing great basketball right now. They've won 5 in a row, but they've got some more tests coming up. Fortunately most of them are at home.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 29-Feb. 4:

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    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                    test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Arizona                  (61)    19-1    1789    1  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
   2.  Georgetown                (7)    19-2    1731    2  Big East Conference                                   
   3.  Virginia                  (3)    19-1    1654    3  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   4.  Baylor                           19-2    1568    5  Big 12 Conference                                     
   5.  Syracuse                  (1)    20-1    1537    4  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   6.  Louisville                       18-3    1417    7  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   7.  St. John's                       19-2    1335    8  Big East Conference                                   
   8.  Iowa State                       15-5    1301   11  Big 12 Conference                                     
   9.  Providence                       17-4    1193    6  Big East Conference                                   
  10.  Ohio State                       14-4    1183   13  Big Ten Conference                                    
  11.  Wisconsin                        17-4    1120   12  Big Ten Conference                                    
  12.  Indiana                          16-4     955   18  Big Ten Conference                                    
  13.  St. Bonaventure                  15-4     862   10  Atlantic 10 Conference                                
  14.  Oklahoma                         14-6     822   23  Big 12 Conference                                     
  15.  Creighton                        16-5     780   16  Big East Conference                                   
  16.  Iowa                             15-5     741    9  Big Ten Conference                                    
  17.  Xavier                           15-5     585   15  Big East Conference                                   
  18.  George Washington                16-4     562   21  Atlantic 10 Conference                                
  19.  Texas A&M                        15-5     458   NR  Southeastern Conference                               
  20.  Memphis                          16-4     452   20  American Athletic Conference                          
  21.  LSU                              15-4     378   14  Southeastern Conference                               
  22.  UCLA                             15-6     224   NR  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
  23.  California                       13-7     219   24  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
  24.  BYU                              17-6     185   22  West Coast Conference                                 
  25.  UAB                              15-4     152   17  Atlantic 10 Conference                                
                                                                                                                 
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                     
       Yale                             17-4      44       Ivy League                                            
       North Texas                      17-4      41       Conference USA                                        
       DePaul                           14-6      37       Big East Conference                                   
       Florida Gulf Coast               17-4      34       Sun Belt Conference                                   
       Wichita State                    17-6      12       Missouri Valley Conference                            
       Stanford                         14-6      11       Pacific-12 Conference                                 
       UC Irvine                        15-5      11       Big West Conference                                   
       La Salle                         15-5       7       Atlantic 10 Conference

St. John's moves back up 1 spot in the polls, and you gotta think they'll move up eventually as long as they keep winning, because 3 of the top 6 teams are in the ACC and will almost have to play each other at some point. Meanwhile, welcome back to the top 25 UCLA! It's been a long time coming, but they are back where they belong. Stanford is receiving votes this week, and no surprise that Washington State lost all their votes.

Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 29-Feb. 4:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. St. Bonaventure (43) 15-4 1762 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. George Washington (12) 16-4 1716 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. BYU (7) 17-6 1613 4 West Coast Conference
4. Memphis (7) 16-4 1600 3 American Athletic Conference
5. Wichita State (3) 17-6 1492 7 Missouri Valley Conference
6. UAB 15-4 1423 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Florida Gulf Coast 17-4 1248 12 Sun Belt Conference
8. UC Irvine 15-5 1237 8 Big West Conference
9. Yale 17-4 1181 11 Ivy League
10. Tulane 15-6 1088 10 American Athletic Conference
11. Oakland 15-5 1077 17 Horizon League
12. San Diego State 15-6 1038 20 Mountain West Conference
13. North Texas 17-4 969 6 Conference USA
14. La Salle 15-5 899 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Houston 15-5 793 19 American Athletic Conference
16. Bradley 14-6 669 22 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Richmond 14-6 609 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Arkansas State 16-5 516 14 Sun Belt Conference
19. Massachusetts 14-6 492 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Western Carolina 15-5 361 21 Southern Conference
21. Illinois State 13-8 238 NR Missouri Valley Conference
22. Indiana State 14-8 230 NR Missouri Valley Conference
23. Robert Morris 17-5 208 13 Northeast Conference
24. Drexel 14-6 189 18 Colonial Athletic Association
25. Florida Atlantic 15-5 138 16 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Portland 13-7 116 West Coast Conference
San Diego 14-8 96 West Coast Conference
Kent State 13-8 89 Mid-American Conference
Detroit 14-7 70 Horizon League
Mercer 16-7 61 Southern Conference
Colorado State 13-7 45 Mountain West Conference
Utah State 12-8 31 Mountain West Conference
North Dakota State 15-7 27 Summit League
Towson 14-6 26 Colonial Athletic Association
Old Dominion 13-7 23 Conference USA
Evansville 14-8 8 Missouri Valley Conference
Rice 13-6 8 Conference USA
Fresno State 12-8 6 Mountain West Conference
Furman 14-7 6 Southern Conference
Sam Houston State 14-6 1 Southland Conference
UC Riverside 13-7 1 Big West Conference

Rice is back receiving some mid-major votes after 2 wins this week, but we gotta get some more of our FOFC mid-major teams to step up.

bbgunn · 12-17-2017, 09:58 PM

Wow, Wazzu is being exposed as a fraud!

And yeah, B.B. Gunn should have taken the Wichita State or Creighton jobs. Hawaii is crashing and burning.

collegesportsfanms · 12-21-2017, 11:02 PM

Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2024

28 games on the schedule this week, and 1 feature game. We go to Conference USA.

2/1/24- Rice (Charlie Shocker) @ FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- Both teams badly needing a win here, and it was FIU getting the homecooking in this one. FIU shot 40 free throws compared to just 11 free throws for Rice. (If there's one thing I hate about this game, it's the large free throw discrepancies that seem to happen far too often. That was enough for the Golden Panthers to come back from an 11 point halftime deficit and literally steal a win.

Final Score: FIU- 75, Rice- 70

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 14-10, 6-5 5th America East.

2/4/24 at New Hampshire (L 72-65).

Just 1 game this week for the Hawks, but they see their 4 game winning streak come to an end.

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 7-14, 3-8 10th American.

1/31/24 vs. UCF (L 65-45).
2/3/24 at Tulane (L 86-72).

2 more blowout losses for the Huskies, who are in the midst of their worst season, probably ever.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 7-15, 3-7 9th American.

1/31/24 vs. Houston (L 89-77).
2/3/24 at SMU (L 83-73).

Although not quite as bad, the Golden Hurricane also lose twice this week. Both were by double digits though.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 11-12, 4-7 T-9th.

1/31/24 vs. Florida State (L 80-79).
2/3/24 at #6 Louisville (L 93-81).

A grueling loss to to Florida State, and the Fighting Irish have now lost 4 in a row. Coach Mighty won't be here long if this keeps up.

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

1/29/24 at #4 Baylor (L 68-60).
2/3/24 at #14 Oklahoma (L 84-60).

Remember when the Horned Frogs were 12-5, and 5-1 in the conference. That seems like a long time ago, as they are now under .500 in conference play with a 5 game losing streak.

#7 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 19-4, 8-3 T-2nd Big East.

1/31/24 vs. #2 Georgetown (L 78-77).
2/3/24 vs. #9 Providence (L 87-80).

Good efforts for the Red Storm this week, but they take a step back with 2 close losses against top 10 teams. Those are the games they really need to win for RPI purposes, but as long as they right the ship now, they'll be fine.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 12-10, 5-5 T-6th Big Ten.

1/31/24 vs. Nebraska (L 73-63).
2/3/24 vs. #16 Iowa (L 85-59).

2 losses for the Wildcats as they break a 4 game winning streak. It's only going to get tougher from here on out.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-13, 4-5 T-5th Big West.

1/30/24 vs. UC Santa Barbara (L 100-91).
2/3/24 at Long Beach State (L 82-77).

2 more tough losses for the Warriors, they've lost 4 in a row now, and firecoachgunn.com is hotter than ever, with over a million hits now. The only saving grace might be the weakness of the conference, as Hawaii finds themselves just 2 games behind the leaders.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 10-12, 5-5 T-6th Conference USA.

2/1/24 vs. Rice- feature game, highlighted above.
2/3/24 at South Dakota State (W 74-55).

2 key wins for the Golden Panthers who are back up to .500 in conference play. If ever they were going to make a push, now would be the time, as they play only 3 more teams that currently have a winning record.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 14-7, 6-4 5th Conference USA.

2/1/24 at FIU- feature game, highlighted above.
2/3/24 at Western Kentucky (W 61-43).

Could be a different story for the Owls if not for that debacle of a game at FIU. However, they are still in good position, but unlike FIU, they have the tough end of the schedule in February.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 11-11, 5-5 T-5th Pac 12.

2/1/24 at Oregon State (W 74-48).
2/3/24 vs. #23 California (L 95-75).

A split for the Buffaloes, who continue to play .500 ball throughout the season. I don't see that changing next week.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 15-7, 5-5 T-5th Pac 12.

2/1/24 vs. Arizona State (W 86-78).
2/3/24 at #1 Arizona (L 91-64).

No shame in losing to Arizona, all but 1 team has this season. They are a legit national title contender. That doesn't make the Cardinal feel any better, as they are in the middle of the Pac 12 standings, with still a lot of challenges coming up.

#22 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 17-6, 7-3 T-2nd Pac 12.

2/1/24 vs. Gonzaga (W 86-67).
2/3/24 vs. Washington (W 92-64).

2 blowout wins for the Bruins this week, and it's good to finally see them playing UCLA basketball again. They should at least keep it up for a few more games.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 14-7, 3-7 T-9th Pac 12.

2/1/24 vs. Oregon (L 82-65).
2/3/24 at Arizona State (W 74-65).

An 11-0 record going into conference play might still not be enough to get the Cougars into the NCAA Tournament. They do have 5 more winnable conference games, but they also have 3 in which their hope is to keep it close. Even if they can go .500 in February, that should be enough for their first postseason berth.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 13-8, 7-3 T-2nd SEC.

1/31/24 vs. #19 Texas A&M (L 58-52).
2/3/24 vs. Ole Miss (W 68-63).

The Crimson Tide split a couple close ones this week, and they enter February on a brutal 4 game stretch that they'll have to be at their best for.

Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into the week of Feb. 5-11:

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    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                    test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Arizona                  (71)    21-1    1799    1  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
   2.  Georgetown                       20-3    1710    2  Big East Conference                                   
   3.  Virginia                         21-1    1655    3  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   4.  Baylor                           21-2    1582    4  Big 12 Conference                                     
   5.  Syracuse                  (1)    22-1    1534    5  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   6.  Louisville                       20-3    1434    6  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   7.  Providence                       19-4    1334    9  Big East Conference                                   
   8.  Ohio State                       16-4    1288   10  Big Ten Conference                                    
   9.  Wisconsin                        19-4    1217   11  Big Ten Conference                                    
  10.  St. John's                       19-4    1148    7  Big East Conference                                   
  11.  Oklahoma                         16-6    1059   14  Big 12 Conference                                     
  12.  Iowa                             17-5    1017   16  Big Ten Conference                                    
  13.  St. Bonaventure                  17-4     952   13  Atlantic 10 Conference                                
  14.  Iowa State                       16-6     855    8  Big 12 Conference                                     
  15.  Xavier                           17-5     728   17  Big East Conference                                   
  16.  BYU                              19-6     677   24  West Coast Conference                                 
  17.  Creighton                        17-6     593   15  Big East Conference                                   
  18.  UCLA                             17-6     551   22  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
  19.  UAB                              17-4     442   25  Atlantic 10 Conference                                
  20.  Indiana                          16-6     357   12  Big Ten Conference                                    
  21.  George Washington                17-5     327   18  Atlantic 10 Conference                                
  22.  Yale                             19-4     198   NR  Ivy League                                            
  23.  California                       14-8     183   23  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
  24.  LSU                              16-5     166   21  Southeastern Conference                               
  25.  North Texas                      19-4     161   NR  Conference USA                                        
                                                                                                                 
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                     
       Texas A&M                        16-6     159       Southeastern Conference                               
       Memphis                          17-5     100       American Athletic Conference                          
       Florida Gulf Coast               19-4      82       Sun Belt Conference                                   
       DePaul                           16-6      63       Big East Conference                                   
       Stanford                         15-7      16       Pacific-12 Conference                                 
       Oakland                          17-5       5       Horizon League                                        
       North Carolina                   16-7       4       Atlantic Coast Conference                             
       Tulane                           17-6       4       American Athletic Conference

Despite losing both their games this week, St. John's didn't drop as far as one might think, only 3 spots. This is probably because both games were close and against top 10 teams. However, UCLA continues to bring it back to prominence, moving up 4 spots. Stanford also receives a few more votes this week, despite the .500 conference record.

Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Feb. 5-11:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. St. Bonaventure (59) 17-4 1787 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. BYU (10) 19-6 1718 3 West Coast Conference
3. George Washington 17-5 1621 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. UAB (3) 17-4 1578 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Memphis 17-5 1453 4 American Athletic Conference
6. Yale 19-4 1355 9 Ivy League
7. Florida Gulf Coast 19-4 1309 7 Sun Belt Conference
8. Wichita State 18-7 1283 5 Missouri Valley Conference
9. North Texas 19-4 1260 13 Conference USA
10. Oakland 17-5 1219 11 Horizon League
11. Tulane 17-6 1086 10 American Athletic Conference
12. UC Irvine 16-6 971 8 Big West Conference
13. Bradley 16-6 913 16 Missouri Valley Conference
14. La Salle 16-6 868 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Richmond 16-6 790 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Western Carolina 17-5 638 20 Southern Conference
17. Kent State 15-8 560 NR Mid-American Conference
18. Drexel 16-6 553 24 Colonial Athletic Association
19. Houston 16-6 548 15 American Athletic Conference
20. Illinois State 15-8 466 21 Missouri Valley Conference
21. Robert Morris 19-5 360 23 Northeast Conference
22. San Diego State 15-8 338 12 Mountain West Conference
23. Arkansas State 17-6 203 18 Sun Belt Conference
24. Massachusetts 15-7 158 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. North Dakota State 17-7 83 NR Summit League

Others Receiving Votes:
Portland 14-8 81 West Coast Conference
Indiana State 15-9 63 Missouri Valley Conference
Mercer 17-8 51 Southern Conference
Detroit 15-8 23 Horizon League
Colorado State 14-8 20 Mountain West Conference
Akron 16-7 12 Mid-American Conference
Loyola Marymount 15-10 10 West Coast Conference
Green Bay 14-8 7 Horizon League
American 17-7 5 Patriot League
Florida Atlantic 15-7 4 Conference USA
Old Dominion 14-8 3 Conference USA
Saint Joseph's 13-9 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Mary's 13-10 1 West Coast Conference
UNLV 12-8 1 Mountain West Conference

No big surprise there, as all our mid-major FOFC teams are left out (Making a pitch for more strong teams guys! I'm still taking sign-ups for 5 more teams, let's get some more representation in both polls!)

The first edition of the Bubble Watch for the 2023-2024 season is out, and 2 of our teams are featured in the Overall Bubble Watch, let's take a look.

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OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH

 Team                Record         RPI  vs. 1-50  vs. 51-100  vs. 101-200  vs. 200+  SOS  Projected
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 Indiana State         15-9   .563 (50)       1-2         5-3          6-3       3-1   97         In
 Illinois State        15-8   .551 (67)       2-2         2-3          8-3       3-0  100         In
 San Diego State       15-8   .553 (65)       2-2         2-1          4-4       7-1  117         In
 Purdue                15-7   .551 (69)       0-2         3-2          5-3       7-0  129         In
 Richmond              16-6   .545 (77)       2-2         1-1          3-2      10-1  236         In
 Portland              14-8   .551 (70)       0-3         4-1          6-3       4-1  110         In
 Texas                 14-9   .570 (44)       4-7         1-1          4-1       5-0   45         In
 Rice                  14-7   .546 (75)       1-2         2-3          5-1       6-1  223         In
 Wake Forest           14-9   .568 (46)       1-6         4-3          4-0       5-0   50        Out
 Loyola Marymount     15-10   .562 (51)       1-3         2-2          7-5       5-0   56        Out
 Nicholls State        13-8   .559 (59)       1-2         1-0          5-4       6-2   82        Out
 Houston               16-6   .542 (84)       1-2         1-0          6-4       8-0  214        Out
 Albany                14-9   .566 (48)       0-4         3-1          2-2       9-2   64        Out
 Washington State      14-7   .539 (89)       1-4         2-1          5-2       6-0  175        Out
 Vanderbilt            15-7  .511 (148)       0-1         6-1          5-5       4-0  241        Out

Nice to see Rice hanging around, but they still have a long ways to go. The SOS is bad, as proven by the 11-2 record against teams ranked 101 or lower in the RPI. However, if they can keep winning in conference they've got a chance.

Meanwhile, let's be honest: Washington State still has a long ways to go before they are legit competitors in the Pac 12. Sure, the 11-0 start was nice, but the 175 SOS and the 11-2 record against 101 and lower RPI teams proves it wasn't against the toughest competition. I'll be frank, they really need to win quite a few more games to make the NCAA Tourney. However, they still have many winnable games on their schedule, and barring a complete collapse, they still have a pretty good shot to make their first postseason appearance.

Now for the rest of the teams, and remember, this reflects the NCAA Tournament only, not the other postseason tournaments.

Locks: St. John's, UCLA, Stanford

A bit surprised to see Alabama projected out, but so be it. I'm sure it'll change. I hope.

collegesportsfanms · 12-23-2017, 09:25 PM

Feb. 5-11, 2024

28 games on the schedule again this week, with 1 feature game, and we head to the Pac 12.

2/10/24- #18 UCLA (Tim Shepard) @ Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- Not much to say in this one, as UCLA shot 56.9% for the game, while Washington State shot just 36.1%. The result was a very, very easy UCLA victory.

Final Score: #18 UCLA- 105, Washington State- 74

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 15-11, 7-6 4th America East.

2/7/24 at Albany (W 81-72).
2/11/24 vs. Binghamton (L 69-52).

It could have been a great week for the Hawks, but it turned ugly quick with a bad home loss to Binghamton, so they stay just 1 game over .500 in conference.

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 9-14, 5-8 T-7th American.

2/7/24 vs. Temple (W 62-45).
2/10/24 at South Florida (W 73-65).

A couple solid wins for the Huskies this week as they are fighting to at least get to .500 in conference play and salvage something from this season.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 8-16, 4-8 T-9th American.

2/7/24 at Cincinnati (L 71-63).
2/10/24 at Temple (W 87-73).

A split for the Golden Hurricane who break a 4 game losing streak with the win at Temple.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 12-13, 5-8 8th ACC.

2/7/24 vs. Duke (L 65-55).
2/10/24 at Virginia Tech (W 78-67).

A split for the Fighting Irish who break a 5 game losing streak with the win at Virginia Tech. If they can steal 1 game next week, they'll be doing good.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 14-10, 7-6 5th Big 12.

2/5/24 vs. Oklahoma State (W 79-74).
2/10/24 vs. Texas (W 83-74).

Very important week for the Horned Frogs who get 2 much needed wins after a 5 game losing streak. Next week on the road for 2, but both winnable.

#10 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 19-5, 8-4 3rd Big East.

2/10/24 at Villanova (L 83-74).

The losses keep on coming for the Red Storm, who have now lost 3 in a row. Time to right the ship now, they are playing themselves out of a top seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 12-12, 5-7 T-8th Big Ten.

2/7/24 vs. #8 Ohio State (L 88-77).
2/10/24 at Michigan State (L 75-68).

2 more losses for the Wildcats, and that's 4 in a row, with several more games against ranked teams coming up.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-13, 6-5 T-4th Big West.

2/6/24 vs. UC Riverside (W 91-88).
2/10/24 vs. Cal State Northridge (W 78-70).

The Warriors just have to find some consistency, as they are back over .500 in conference. The way things are going, next week they'll lose their games. Coach Gunn remains on the hot seat, but if he can lead his team to a nice winning streak, it would go a long way.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 11-13, 6-6 8th Conference USA.

2/8/24 at Western Kentucky (L 81-69).
2/10/24 vs. Charlotte (W 71-62).

A split for the Golden Panthers, who really can't be losing to 7 win teams like Western Kentucky. The road has been tough, but they have 3 straight games to figure it out.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 15-8, 7-5 T-3rd Conference USA.

2/8/24 at #25 North Texas (L 80-57).
2/10/24 vs. UTEP (W 63-62).

A split this week for the Owls, who should feel very fortunate to beat UTEP. They are still in good position to have an overall winning record at the end of the season, but still work to do.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-11, 7-5 5th Pac 12.

2/8/24 vs. Washington (W 59-50).
2/10/24 vs. #1 Arizona (W 71-63).

A huge week for the Buffaloes, who shock Arizona, handing them just their second loss all season. Hopefully they can use that, as aside from a home game against UCLA next week, the rest of their schedule is pretty light. They could run the table, but only if the same team that beat Zona shows up the rest of the season.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 16-8, 6-6 6th Pac 12.

2/8/24 vs. Oregon (W 65-53).
2/10/24 at Gonzaga (L 83-70).

A split for the Cardinal, who aren't helping their NCAA Tournament chances by splitting all the time, or losing 2 of their last 3. Their schedule is also favorable down the stretch, if they can take care of business.

#18 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 19-6, 9-3 2nd Pac 12.

2/8/24 vs. Arizona State (W 91-67).
2/10/24 at Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.

2 more wins for the Bruins, and it's 8 in a row. Next week is huge however, as they are on the road for 2 games, and they just happen to be against Arizona, and Colorado, both looking for big wins, yet for different reasons.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 15-8, 4-8 T-8th Pac 12.

2/8/24 at Oregon State (W 84-70).
2/10/24 vs. #18 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Cougars, and any win is important at this point. Next week will be tough to get one though, with Arizona and Stanford coming to town.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 15-8, 9-3 T-1st SEC.

2/7/24 at Georgia (W 54-50).
2/10/24 at Tennessee (W 78-50).

The Crimson Tide win 2 on the road and move into a 3 way tie for first in the SEC. Next week will be challenging though, with 1 of the co-leaders coming to town.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Feb. 12-18:

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    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                    test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Arizona                  (65)    22-2    1792    1  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
   2.  Georgetown                (3)    21-4    1686    2  Big East Conference                                   
   3.  Virginia                  (3)    23-1    1652    3  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   4.  Baylor                           22-2    1596    4  Big 12 Conference                                     
   5.  Syracuse                  (1)    24-1    1554    5  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   6.  Louisville                       22-3    1439    6  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   7.  Wisconsin                        21-4    1346    9  Big Ten Conference                                    
   8.  Providence                       20-5    1298    7  Big East Conference                                   
   9.  Ohio State                       17-5    1189    8  Big Ten Conference                                    
  10.  St. Bonaventure                  19-4    1090   13  Atlantic 10 Conference                                
  11.  St. John's                       19-5    1058   10  Big East Conference                                   
  12.  Iowa State                       18-6    1056   14  Big 12 Conference                                     
  13.  Oklahoma                         17-7     946   11  Big 12 Conference                                     
  14.  Creighton                        18-7     772   17  Big East Conference                                   
  15.  Iowa                             18-6     737   12  Big Ten Conference                                    
  16.  Xavier                           18-6     721   15  Big East Conference                                   
  17.  UCLA                             19-6     694   18  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
  18.  Indiana                          18-6     437   20  Big Ten Conference                                    
  19.  Texas A&M                        18-6     367   NR  Southeastern Conference                               
  20.  Memphis                          19-5     334   NR  American Athletic Conference                          
  21.  California                       16-8     333   23  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
  22.  North Texas                      21-4     305   25  Conference USA                                        
  23.  Vanderbilt                       17-7     248   NR  Southeastern Conference                               
  24.  Villanova                        15-9     245   NR  Big East Conference                                   
  25.  Yale                             20-4     177   22  Ivy League                                            
                                                                                                                 
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                     
       BYU                              19-7     109       West Coast Conference                                 
       DePaul                           17-7      75       Big East Conference                                   
       UAB                              18-5      54       Atlantic 10 Conference                                
       LSU                              17-6      26       Southeastern Conference                               
       Oakland                          19-5      24       Horizon League                                        
       George Washington                18-6      23       Atlantic 10 Conference                                
       Florida Gulf Coast               19-5       9       Sun Belt Conference                                   
       UC Irvine                        18-6       4       Big West Conference                                   
       North Carolina                   17-7       2       Atlantic Coast Conference                             
       Richmond                         18-6       2       Atlantic 10 Conference

Despite losing their 3rd game in a row, St. John's only drops 1 more spot in the polls. Meanwhile, UCLA only rises 1 spot. They really need to win both next week to have a chance to move up big. Stanford loses their votes.

Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Feb. 12-18:

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    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                          test  test  test  test  
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   1.  St. Bonaventure          (66)    19-4    1794    1  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   2.  BYU                       (5)    19-7    1697    2  West Coast Conference                                       
   3.  Memphis                   (1)    19-5    1639    5  American Athletic Conference                                
   4.  North Texas                      21-4    1541    9  Conference USA                                              
   5.  George Washington                18-6    1424    3  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   6.  Yale                             20-4    1398    6  Ivy League                                                  
   7.  UAB                              18-5    1370    4  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   8.  Oakland                          19-5    1331   10  Horizon League                                              
   9.  Wichita State                    19-8    1140    8  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
  10.  UC Irvine                        18-6    1104   12  Big West Conference                                         
  11.  Tulane                           18-7    1085   11  American Athletic Conference                                
  12.  Richmond                         18-6    1023   15  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  13.  Florida Gulf Coast               19-5     998    7  Sun Belt Conference                                         
  14.  Illinois State                   17-8     892   20  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
  15.  Kent State                       17-8     756   17  Mid-American Conference                                     
  16.  Drexel                           18-6     755   18  Colonial Athletic Association                               
  17.  Bradley                          17-7     637   13  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
  18.  La Salle                         17-7     624   14  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  19.  Robert Morris                    21-5     487   21  Northeast Conference                                        
  20.  Western Carolina                 18-6     416   16  Southern Conference                                         
  21.  Akron                            18-7     315   NR  Mid-American Conference                                     
  22.  San Diego State                  16-9     291   22  Mountain West Conference                                    
  23.  Mercer                           19-8     227   NR  Southern Conference                                         
  24.  Houston                          16-7     115   19  American Athletic Conference                                
  25.  Massachusetts                    16-8      84   24  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
                                                                                                                       
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                           
       Loyola Marymount                17-10      59       West Coast Conference                                       
       Old Dominion                     16-8      53       Conference USA                                              
       North Dakota State               18-8      30       Summit League                                               
       American                         19-7      29       Patriot League                                              
       Arkansas State                   17-7      28       Sun Belt Conference                                         
       Colorado State                   15-9      20       Mountain West Conference                                    
       UC Santa Barbara                 16-9       9       Big West Conference                                         
       Detroit                          16-9       8       Horizon League                                              
       Georgia Southern                 16-8       8       Sun Belt Conference                                         
       Manhattan                        17-9       3       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       Northwestern State               17-7       3       Southland Conference                                        
       Indiana State                   16-10       2       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       San Diego                       15-10       2       West Coast Conference                                       
       UNLV                             13-9       2       Mountain West Conference                                    
       Rider                            18-8       1       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

No surprise here, another shutout for our FOFC mid-major teams.

Now a look at the bubble watch going into the week of Feb. 12-18, and again we have 2 teams in it:

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 Team                Record         RPI  vs. 1-50  vs. 51-100  vs. 101-200  vs. 200+  SOS  Projected
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 Rice                  15-8   .561 (54)       2-2         1-4          5-2       7-0  144         In
 Alabama               15-8   .555 (63)       0-4         5-3          7-0       3-1   79         In
 Tennessee             15-9   .558 (60)       3-2         3-2          6-4       3-1   86         In
 Loyola Marymount     17-10   .569 (46)       1-3         3-2          9-4       4-1   55         In
 UT Arlington          15-8   .571 (43)       2-1         4-2          2-1       7-4   91         In
 Detroit               16-9   .570 (44)       2-3         1-0          7-2       6-4   68         In
 San Diego State       16-9   .551 (69)       2-1         5-4          1-3       8-1  114         In
 Old Dominion          16-8   .552 (67)       1-0         3-6          3-1       9-1  129         In
 Mercer                19-8   .553 (66)       0-1         0-5          8-0      11-2  179        Out
 Texas                15-10   .564 (50)       4-7         1-2          5-1       5-0   56        Out
 Georgia Southern      16-8   .547 (74)       0-3         5-1          1-2      10-2  156        Out
 Michigan State        15-8  .531 (101)       4-1         2-2          3-4       6-1  154        Out
 Vanderbilt            17-7  .521 (127)       0-1         4-2          9-3       4-1  244        Out
 Missouri              15-8   .539 (86)       0-4         2-1          9-3       4-0  140        Out
 Massachusetts         16-8  .528 (111)       1-5         1-2          5-1       9-0  223        Out

Rice had a massive jump this week going from essentially the last team in, to being at the very, very top of the bubble. And that's after a 1-1 week. Pretty encouraging, but they still need to take care of business.

Meanwhile, Alabama is right behind them. After barely finishing .500 in non-conference play, the Crimson Tide have picked it up in conference. Unfortunately, their 5-7 record against the RPI top 100 is not looking good, especially the 0-4 against the top 50.

Now for the rest of the teams:

Locks: St. John's, UCLA, Stanford

The only change from last week is that Washington State is off the bubble and solidly projected out.

collegesportsfanms · 12-24-2017, 09:14 PM

Feb. 12-18, 2024

26 games on the schedule this week, but 3 of them are feature games. We'll start in the Pac 12, where all 4 of our FOFC Pac 12 Teams have a feature game.

2/15/24- #17 UCLA (Tim Shepard) @ Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- The Bruins got a big test in this one, trailing by 11 at halftime. They were able to power back though, getting just a few more three pointers to fall. That was the difference in a tough road win.

Final Score: #17 UCLA- 76, Colorado- 74

2/17/24- Stanford (Benito Sanchez) @ Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- Rebounding and three point shooting was the big difference in this one, as Stanford outrebounded Washington State by 13, and made 5 more three pointers. It wasn't easy, but they get the win.

Final Score: Stanford- 86, Washington State- 78

Now we move to the American where our 2 American FOFC teams have been struggling all season.

2/17/24- UConn (Randolph Childress) @ Tulsa (Will Brown) -- Another feature game barnburner that came down to who had the ball last. That happened to be UConn, who hit a buzzer beater to stun Tulsa on the road.

Final Score: UConn- 66, Tulsa- 64

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 16-12, 8-7 4th America East.

2/16/24 vs. Stony Brook (W 76-50).
2/18/24 at UMBC (L 98-82).

A split for the Hawks, who have a tough week coming up next week to finish their regular season schedule. With just 1 conference game left, they are locked into 4th place in the America East.

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 11-14, 7-8 T-6th American.

2/14/24 vs. SMU (W 71-63).
2/17/24 at Tulsa- feature game, highlighted above.

2 more wins for the Huskies, who are finishing strong, but still 3 more tough games coming up. Still though, a .500 conference finish is still in reason.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 8-18, 4-10, T-9th American.

2/14/24 at South Florida (L 69-65).
2/17/24 vs. UConn- feature game, highlighted above.

A pair of close losses this week for the Golden Hurricane, and Coach Brown has to be infuriated by the number of single digit losses this team has on the season.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 13-13, 6-8 T-7th ACC.

2/17/24 vs. Pittsburgh (W 87-77).

A much needed win for the Fighting Irish who have won 2 in a row and are back to .500 overall and in conference. Unfortunately, they've got a date on the road with a top 10 team next week.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 16-10, 9-6 4th Big 12.

2/12/24 at Kansas State (W 72-59).
2/17/24 at West Virginia (W 77-51).

The Horned Frogs win 2 next week, very important wins as they can finish no worse than .500 in the conference now. Next week will be a grind though, with a top 10 team coming to town.

#11 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 19-7, 8-6 3rd Big East.

2/14/24 at #14 Creighton (L 67-55).
2/17/24 at Butler (L 72-70).

There is a major self destruction going on for the Red Storm, who have now lost 5 in a row. Forget about a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, they just need to worry about finishing strong and securing their bid.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 13-13, 6-8 T-7th Big Ten.

2/14/24 vs. Penn State (W 97-90).
2/17/24 at #18 Indiana (L 93-58).

A split for the Wildcats, who got completely thrashed at Indiana, a game they'll want to forget soon.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-14, 7-6 T-4th Big West.

2/13/24 at UC Irvine (L 98-90).
2/17/24 vs. Cal State Fullerton (W 81-62).

Another split for the Warriors, as that seat for Coach Gunn continues to get hotter and hotter. Running the table in their last 4 regular season games would get them to .500 overall. It's possible, but I'm not holding my breath.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 12-14, 7-7 T-7th Conference USA.

2/15/24 at Middle Tennessee (L 82-71).
2/17/24 at Marshall (W 67-55).

A split for the Golden Panthers in what has been a season to forget. The streak of consecutive 20 win seasons will certainly come to an end, unless FIU gets mad hot and doesn't lose another game the rest of the season, which isn't likely. Hopefully Coach Hawkins has bought himself some time.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 16-9, 8-6 T-4th Conference USA.

2/15/24 at George Mason (L 44-41).
2/17/24 vs. Southern Miss (W 85-80).

The Owls sure wish they could have traded some of those points in the Southern Miss game to the George Mason game. Definitely a tale of 2 different type games this week, and another split.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 14-12, 8-6 5th Pac 12.

2/15/24 vs. #17 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
2/17/24 at Arizona State (W 65-56).

A split for the Buffaloes, who were just 1 shot away from possibly being in the top 4 of the conference. 3 of their last 4 regular season games are on the road, but all are winnable. That doesn't mean they will win them though.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 17-9, 7-7 6th Pac 12.

2/15/24 vs. Oregon State (L 67-58).
2/17/24 at Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Cardinal, who need to win those home games, because they have 2 tough, ranked opponents yet to play, and neither will be easy.

#17 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 20-7, 10-4 2nd Pac 12.

2/15/24 at Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.
2/17/24 at #1 Arizona (L 77-50).

Arizona continues to be a thorn in the Bruins' side, and it won't get any easier, as 3 of their remaining 4 regular season games are against teams with an RPI of 38 or better.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 15-10, 4-10 11th Pac 12.

2/15/24 vs. #1 Arizona (L 66-48).
2/17/24 vs. Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.

2 more losses for the Cougars, and they really, really need to at least win 2 of their remaining regular season games to feel good about a postseason berth. They could win all of them, or they could lose all of them. Hard to know which Cougar team will show up.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 17-8, 11-3 1st SEC.

2/14/24 vs. Missouri (W 69-63).
2/17/24 vs. LSU (W 56-55).

2 more wins for the Crimson Tide, who now out first place outright in the SEC. They are a game up, with 4 to play, but 3 of those 4 are on the road.

Now for a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Feb. 19-25:

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    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                     test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Arizona                  (72)    24-2    1800    1  Pacific-12 Conference                                  
   2.  Baylor                           24-2    1675    4  Big 12 Conference                                      
   3.  Georgetown                       22-5    1609    2  Big East Conference                                    
   4.  Virginia                         24-2    1590    3  Atlantic Coast Conference                              
   5.  Louisville                       24-3    1555    6  Atlantic Coast Conference                              
   6.  Syracuse                         25-2    1491    5  Atlantic Coast Conference                              
   7.  Providence                       22-5    1358    8  Big East Conference                                    
   8.  Wisconsin                        23-4    1288    7  Big Ten Conference                                     
   9.  Iowa State                       19-7    1230   12  Big 12 Conference                                      
  10.  Ohio State                       18-6    1150    9  Big Ten Conference                                     
  11.  Indiana                          20-6    1025   18  Big Ten Conference                                     
  12.  Iowa                             20-6     902   15  Big Ten Conference                                     
  13.  UCLA                             20-7     849   17  Pacific-12 Conference                                  
  14.  Creighton                        19-8     843   14  Big East Conference                                    
  15.  St. John's                       19-7     691   11  Big East Conference                                    
  16.  St. Bonaventure                  19-6     662   10  Atlantic 10 Conference                                 
  17.  Villanova                        17-9     655   24  Big East Conference                                    
  18.  Yale                             22-4     594   25  Ivy League                                             
  19.  Oklahoma                         18-8     409   13  Big 12 Conference                                      
  20.  UAB                              20-5     408   NR  Atlantic 10 Conference                                 
  21.  North Carolina                   19-7     336   NR  Atlantic Coast Conference                              
  22.  Xavier                           18-8     249   16  Big East Conference                                    
  23.  Texas A&M                        19-7     242   19  Southeastern Conference                                
  24.  California                       17-9     199   21  Pacific-12 Conference                                  
  25.  Memphis                          20-6     174   20  American Athletic Conference                           
                                                                                                                  
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                      
       North Texas                      22-5     166       Conference USA                                         
       Vanderbilt                       18-8     140       Southeastern Conference                                
       UC Irvine                        20-6      50       Big West Conference                                    
       George Washington                19-7      31       Atlantic 10 Conference                                 
       DePaul                           18-8      13       Big East Conference                                    
       Drexel                           20-6      13       Colonial Athletic Association                          
       Oakland                          20-6       3       Horizon League

I continue to be dismayed by these polls. No surprise that St. John's moved down 4 spots this week, they are slumping bad, but how does a team that barely won at Colorado, yet got thumped by Arizona, move up 4 spots?? I'm ok with it because it helps our FOFC teams, but I don't get it. And Alabama, on top of the SEC, doesn't even receive 1 vote? Crazy.

Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Feb. 19-25:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. St. Bonaventure (57) 19-6 1776 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. UAB (7) 20-5 1650 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Yale 22-4 1609 6 Ivy League
4. Memphis 20-6 1539 3 American Athletic Conference
5. BYU (3) 19-9 1431 2 West Coast Conference
6. North Texas (2) 22-5 1398 4 Conference USA
7. UC Irvine (3) 20-6 1349 10 Big West Conference
8. Wichita State 20-8 1335 9 Missouri Valley Conference
9. George Washington 19-7 1244 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Tulane 19-7 1116 11 American Athletic Conference
11. Illinois State 19-8 1091 14 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Oakland 20-6 1087 8 Horizon League
13. Drexel 20-6 914 16 Colonial Athletic Association
14. Kent State 19-8 900 15 Mid-American Conference
15. Richmond 19-7 794 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. La Salle 19-7 739 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Florida Gulf Coast 20-6 665 13 Sun Belt Conference
18. Akron 20-7 594 21 Mid-American Conference
19. Houston 18-7 429 24 American Athletic Conference
20. Massachusetts 18-8 373 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Mercer 21-8 313 23 Southern Conference
22. Robert Morris 22-6 198 19 Northeast Conference
23. Old Dominion 18-8 188 NR Conference USA
24. San Diego State 17-10 175 22 Mountain West Conference
25. American 21-7 92 NR Patriot League

Others Receiving Votes:
Bradley 17-9 87 Missouri Valley Conference
San Diego 17-10 59 West Coast Conference
Arkansas State 19-7 54 Sun Belt Conference
Indiana State 18-10 49 Missouri Valley Conference
Loyola Marymount 18-11 40 West Coast Conference
Manhattan 19-9 23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Western Carolina 18-8 21 Southern Conference
Portland 16-10 17 West Coast Conference
Utah State 16-10 15 Mountain West Conference
Northwestern State 19-7 13 Southland Conference
UC Santa Barbara 17-9 11 Big West Conference
UT Arlington 16-8 6 Sun Belt Conference
USC Upstate 20-8 5 Atlantic Sun Conference
Radford 20-7 1 Big South Conference

No surprise here, as no FOFC representation here.

Now for another edition of the Bubble Watch. We start with the Overall Bubble Watch, in which just 1 of our teams is in.

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 Team                    Record        RPI  vs. 1-50  vs. 51-100  vs. 101-200  vs. 200+  SOS  Projected
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 BYU                       19-9  .566 (46)       3-3         3-2          7-2       6-2   94         In
 Bradley                   17-9  .576 (30)       2-3         3-2          3-3       9-1   58         In
 San Diego                17-10  .564 (50)       3-2         1-2          8-5       5-1   71         In
 San Diego State          17-10  .552 (63)       2-1         4-3          4-5       7-1  105         In
 Old Dominion              18-8  .559 (55)       1-0         2-6          5-1      10-1  129         In
 TCU                      16-10  .593 (23)       2-7         3-2          9-0       2-1   14         In
 UT Arlington              16-8  .569 (44)       0-1         5-2          3-1       8-4  107         In
 Indiana State            18-10  .548 (69)       3-3         5-2          4-2       6-3  152         In
 Mercer                    21-8  .546 (71)       0-1         1-4          7-1      13-2  212        Out
 La Salle                  19-7  .543 (77)       1-4         5-2          4-1       9-0  214        Out
 Detroit                  16-10  .553 (62)       2-3         1-0          6-2       7-5   88        Out
 Albany                   17-10  .552 (65)       0-4         2-1          3-1      12-4   93        Out
 Arkansas State            19-7  .543 (79)       0-1         1-3          1-2      17-1  240        Out
 Portland                 16-10  .545 (74)       2-5         1-0          9-5       4-0  108        Out
 North Carolina State     15-10  .564 (49)       4-5         3-0          6-1       2-4   42        Out

Good to see TCU back on the bubble in a good way, as one of the Last 4 In. You gotta think the RPI has a lot to do with it, and that is helped by the SOS. They still need to win a few more games though. It'll be tough, it's gutcheck time now.

Now for the rest of our teams:

Locks: St. John's, UCLA, Stanford, Alabama

A couple changes this week, as both Rice and Alabama are off the bubble. 1 is now a lock, the other is projected clearly out.

law90026 · 12-25-2017, 03:34 AM

Wow that's an ugly 5 game losing streak for St Johns ��

bbgunn · 12-25-2017, 07:35 PM

Can't believe Wazzu started out 11-0 and is now 15-10. Massive.

thealmighty · 12-25-2017, 09:00 PM

Who had the bright idea of moving to Notre Dame? At least I don't see Michigan State in the polls.

collegesportsfanms · 12-27-2017, 06:21 PM

Feb. 19-25, 2024

29 games on the schedule this week, and just 1 feature game. It's a big one though, in the Pac 12. Let's take a look:

2/24/24- Stanford (Benito Sanchez) @ #13 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- A shootout in this one, as both teams shot over 44%, but UCLA committed 17 turnovers. That doomed them, as Stanford took advantage and won it going away.

Final Score: Stanford- 92, #13 UCLA- 72

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 16-14, 8-8 4th America East.

2/23/24 at UMass Lowell (L 80-56).
2/25/24 vs. St. Peter's (L 78-65).

2 more losses for the Hawks, who end the regular season on a 3 game losing streak. They'll be the 4th seed in the America East Tournament and open up against 5th seed Vermont.

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 13-14, 9-8 5th American.

2/21/24 vs. ECU (W 83-55).
2/24/24 at Houston (W 61-60).

2 more wins for the Huskies, who have gotten hot late in the season. They've won 6 in a row, and they'll finish at least .500 in conference. A remarkable turnaround.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 10-18, 6-10 9th American.

2/21/24 vs. #25 Memphis (W 52-41).
2/24/24 vs. ECU (W 73-52).

Nice week for the Golden Hurricane who shocked Memphis, but they finish up the regular season on the road. We'll see if they have a couple more shockers in them.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 14-14, 7-9 T-7th ACC.

2/21/24 at #6 Syracuse (L 100-77).
2/24/24 vs. Boston College (W 84-76, OT).

A split for the Fighting Irish, who had to come from behind just to beat BC. Coach Mighty better figure it out quick or his stay in South Bend may be short and sweet.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 16-12, 9-8 5th Big 12.

2/19/24 vs. Texas Tech (L 88-78).
2/24/24 vs. #9 Iowa State (L 87-63).

2 losses for the Horned Frogs as that breaks a 4 game losing streak. They have 2 more games next week, and one of them is a pretty tough non-conference game.

#15 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 20-8, 9-7 T-3rd Big East.

2/21/24 vs. #22 Xavier (L 98-97, OT).
2/24/24 vs. Seton Hall (W 76-49).

A better week for the Red Storm, as they take Xavier to OT before a huge win over Seton Hall that breaks a 6 game losing streak. They'll finish off on the road in 2 more tough games.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 13-15, 6-10 T-9th Big Ten.

2/21/24 at Rutgers (L 88-77).
2/24/24 at #8 Wisconsin (L 104-61).

2 more losses for the Wildcats, and they need to win twice next week just to finish .500 overall.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 11-15, 7-7 T-5th Big West.

2/19/24 vs. Penn (W 81-59).
2/22/24 at UC Davis (L 77-68).

Well, another split for the Warriors, who win their non-conference game, but the more important game was the conference game, which they lost. Firecoachgunn.com now has over 1.5 million hits.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 12-16, 7-9 T-8th Conference USA.

2/22/24 at Florida Atlantic (L 67-61).
2/24/24 vs. UTEP (L 81-78).

2 more tough losses for the Golden Panthers. It looked like they were turning the corner, but this has been a disastrous season for Coach Hawkins. At least he can take solace in knowing that his former school, Troy, will probably finish with single digit wins this season.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 18-9, 10-6 3rd Conference USA.

2/22/24 vs. South Dakota State (W 82-64).
2/24/24 vs. Middle Tennessee (W 75-69).

2 more wins for the Owls, who still have a chance to get to 20 wins this season. This is only the second time since this dynasty started that they'll finish with double digit wins in conference play.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 14-14, 8-8 6th Pac 12.

2/22/24 at Gonzaga (L 80-74).
2/24/24 at Oregon (L 70-64).

A pair of aggravating 6 point losses for the Buffaloes this week, as they are now at .500 overall and in conference play.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 19-9, 9-7 5th Pac 12.

2/22/24 vs. Utah (W 88-84).
2/24/24 at #13 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

A big win for the Cardinal, and that win at UCLA ensured they will finish no worse than .500 in conference play.

#13 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 21-8, 11-5 T-2nd Pac 12.

2/22/24 at Oregon (W 76-54).
2/24/24 vs. Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.

A split for the Bruins, but that loss to Stanford eliminated them from a chance to win the Pac 12 regular season title. They'll look to finish strong next week.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 16-11, 5-11 T-10th Pac 12.

2/22/24 vs. Washington (W 71-63).
2/24/24 vs. Utah (L 71-57).

A split for the Cougars, but at least 1 win is good. They are hoping to get 1 more next week as they go on the road for 2, but it won't be easy.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 19-8, 13-3 1st SEC.

2/21/24 at Arkansas (W 80-56).
2/24/24 at South Carolina (W 78-40).

2 blowout road wins this week, and all they have to do is win 1 of their 2 games next week to clinch a split of the SEC title. Win both, and they clinch the title outright. Lose both, and they could drop to 3rd.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Feb. 26-March 3:

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    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                    test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Arizona                  (72)    26-2    1800    1  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
   2.  Baylor                           26-2    1701    2  Big 12 Conference                                     
   3.  Louisville                       25-3    1636    5  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   4.  Georgetown                       23-6    1535    3  Big East Conference                                   
   5.  Virginia                         26-2    1533    4  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   6.  Syracuse                         26-3    1515    6  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   7.  Providence                       23-6    1359    7  Big East Conference                                   
   8.  Wisconsin                        25-4    1297    8  Big Ten Conference                                    
   9.  Iowa State                       21-7    1228    9  Big 12 Conference                                     
  10.  Ohio State                       20-6    1145   10  Big Ten Conference                                    
  11.  Iowa                             22-6    1029   12  Big Ten Conference                                    
  12.  Villanova                        19-9    1008   17  Big East Conference                                   
  13.  Creighton                        20-8     914   14  Big East Conference                                   
  14.  St. Bonaventure                  21-6     773   16  Atlantic 10 Conference                                
  15.  Indiana                          21-7     694   11  Big Ten Conference                                    
  16.  Yale                             24-4     689   18  Ivy League                                            
  17.  St. John's                       20-8     633   15  Big East Conference                                   
  18.  Texas A&M                        21-7     502   23  Southeastern Conference                               
  19.  North Carolina                   21-7     485   21  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
  20.  UCLA                             21-8     448   13  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
  21.  Vanderbilt                       20-8     419   NR  Southeastern Conference                               
  22.  California                       19-9     318   24  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
  23.  Xavier                           19-9     305   22  Big East Conference                                   
  24.  DePaul                           19-9     167   NR  Big East Conference                                   
  25.  UAB                              21-6     115   20  Atlantic 10 Conference                                
                                                                                                                 
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                     
       Memphis                          21-7      40       American Athletic Conference                          
       Oklahoma                         19-9      39       Big 12 Conference                                     
       Oakland                          22-6      30       Horizon League                                        
       North Texas                      23-6      17       Conference USA                                        
       UC Irvine                        21-7      12       Big West Conference                                   
       La Salle                         21-7       9       Atlantic 10 Conference                                
       BYU                              21-9       3       West Coast Conference                                 
       Kent State                       21-8       2       Mid-American Conference

Both of our ranked teams drop this week. St. John's drops 2 spots with their split, but UCLA drops 7 spots! A little tough love there apparently. And how the hell is Alabama not at least getting some votes? They are winning the SEC for gosh sakes. The voters must be punishing the basketball team because of the football team getting into the college football playoff after not even playing in their conference championship game. Haha sorry, I had to.

Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Feb. 26-March 3:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. St. Bonaventure (71) 21-6 1799 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Yale 24-4 1675 3 Ivy League
3. BYU (1) 21-9 1591 5 West Coast Conference
4. UAB 21-6 1532 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Memphis 21-7 1491 4 American Athletic Conference
6. Oakland 22-6 1416 12 Horizon League
7. Kent State 21-8 1406 14 Mid-American Conference
8. La Salle 21-7 1268 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. UC Irvine 21-7 1185 7 Big West Conference
10. George Washington 20-8 1104 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Wichita State 21-9 1099 8 Missouri Valley Conference
12. North Texas 23-6 1052 6 Conference USA
13. Tulane 20-8 933 10 American Athletic Conference
14. Illinois State 20-9 915 11 Missouri Valley Conference
15. Drexel 21-7 748 13 Colonial Athletic Association
16. Massachusetts 20-8 687 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Akron 21-8 607 18 Mid-American Conference
18. Old Dominion 20-8 542 23 Conference USA
19. Bradley 19-9 507 NR Missouri Valley Conference
20. American 23-7 386 25 Patriot League
21. Florida Gulf Coast 20-7 379 17 Sun Belt Conference
22. Mercer 22-8 282 21 Southern Conference
23. Houston 19-8 216 19 American Athletic Conference
24. Richmond 19-9 192 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. San Diego 19-10 154 NR West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Utah State 18-10 71 Mountain West Conference
Robert Morris 23-7 41 Northeast Conference
Western Carolina 20-8 33 Southern Conference
Northwestern State 21-7 25 Southland Conference
Arkansas State 20-8 21 Sun Belt Conference
Indiana State 19-11 21 Missouri Valley Conference
San Diego State 17-11 21 Mountain West Conference
Detroit 18-10 1 Horizon League

A little surprised Rice didn't at least get some votes there.

Now for another edition of the Bubble Watch, and we'll start with the Overall Bubble Watch which sees one of our FOFC teams, and a former FOFC team.

Code:

 Team                Record        RPI  vs. 1-50  vs. 51-100  vs. 101-200  vs. 200+  SOS  Projected
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 LSU                  17-10  .576 (33)       2-3         3-2         11-5       1-0   40         In
 San Diego            19-10  .559 (54)       1-2         2-2         10-5       6-1   91         In
 Massachusetts         20-8  .546 (70)       3-6         1-1          4-1      12-0  185         In
 Detroit              18-10  .557 (56)       2-3         2-0          5-2       9-5   98         In
 Loyola Marymount     18-12  .556 (59)       1-3         3-2          8-6       6-1   60         In
 Albany               18-10  .548 (64)       0-4         2-1          3-1      13-4  113         In
 UT Arlington         16-10  .557 (58)       0-1         5-3          6-3       5-3   78         In
 Vanderbilt            20-8  .541 (80)       0-3         4-1         12-3       4-1  179         In
 North Texas           23-6  .543 (75)       0-0         4-2          7-2      12-2  290        Out
 Indiana State        19-11  .543 (74)       4-3         5-2          4-3       6-3  142        Out
 Michigan State       17-10  .544 (73)       1-3         5-2          5-5       6-0  119        Out
 Richmond              19-9  .542 (77)       2-5         2-0          5-2      10-2  176        Out
 Mercer                22-8  .545 (71)       0-1         1-4          7-2      14-1  237        Out
 Arkansas State        20-8  .542 (76)       0-0         2-4          5-2      13-2  218        Out
 Rice                  18-9  .541 (79)       0-1         2-3          6-4      10-1  233        Out

Good to see Rice at least on the bubble, which means they will at least be in contention with a strong finish. Still though, you have to look at that SOS and RPI. It always seems to come down to that. I mean, a 16-5 record against teams 101 and lower in the RPI probably means not a very tough schedule.

Also, Coach Al Mighty might be happy to see that Michigan State is projected out of the NCAA Tournament as well, since he mentioned something about them recently. Although, I hate to say it, but the Spartans still have a better chance than Al's new team, Notre Dame does.

Now for the rest of the bubble watch:

Locks: St. John's, UCLA, Stanford, Alabama.

The same teams that have been locks for the last couple weeks are still locks. The changes include Rice being in the Overall Bubble Watch as one of the Last Four Out, as well as TCU going from being one of the Last Four In, to being off the bubble and definitely out.

collegesportsfanms · 01-04-2018, 08:18 PM

Feb. 26-March 3, 2024

27 games on the schedule this week, and 1 feature game, in the Pac 12. Let's jump to it:

3/2/24- Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @ Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- A close one here, but turnovers did Washington State in. They had 20 of them, allowing the Buffs to get several fast break points. That was enough to survive a tough game.

Final Score: Colorado- 77, Washington State- 72

Now for the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 17-14, 8-8 America East.

2/29/24- America East Quarterfinals vs. (5) Vermont (W 85-64).

A win at the most important of times for the Hawks, who break a 3 game losing streak, advance to the America East semifinals, and keep their very, very feint postseason hopes alive.

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 14-14, 10-8 T-4th American.

3/2/24 vs. Cincinnati (W 55-47).

1 more for the Huskies, as they go into the conference tournament on a 7 game winning streak. Had they been able to produce like this earlier, they could be talking NCAA Tournament right now. As it stands, they'll go into the American Tournament as the #4 seed, getting a match-up against 5th seeded Houston. They still need to win out to have a chance at the postseason.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 12-18, 8-10 7th American.

2/28/24 at UCF (W 80-47).
3/2/24 at Tulane (W 61-58).

2 big road wins for the Golden Hurricane, who are also hot going into the conference tournament. That win over 2nd place Tulane was huge, and they could see them again. As it stands, they'll be the 7th seed and open up against SMU, in an all or nothing tournament. They have to win it to get into the postseason.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 16-14, 9-9 7th ACC.

2/28/24 at Clemson (W 80-73).
3/2/24 vs. N.C. State (W 67-56).

It's 3 in a row for the Fighting Irish. Love seeing some of our teams getting hot going into conference tournament play. They'll be the 7th seed and open up with the winner of a First Round game between (10) Duke and (15) Georgia Tech, a game that they must win. They probably need to win their semifinal too, to feel good about a postseason berth.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 17-13, 10-8 5th Big 12.

2/27/24 at Stephen F. Austin (L 75-65).
3/2/24 vs. Kansas (W 74-51).

A split for the Horned Frogs, who win the conference game this week to record their second best finish in the Big 12 since this dynasty started. They'll be the 5th seed in the Big 12 Tournament and open up in the Quarterfinals against 4th seed Oklahoma. They are in a much better position than last year, looking like an NIT team at least.

#17 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 21-9, 10-8 T-4th Big East.

2/28/24 at #24 DePaul (W 68-60).
3/2/24 at Marquette (L 85-77).

A road split for the Red Storm, who could have clinched the 4th seed outright with a win over Marquette. Instead, they lose the tiebreaker and will be the 5th seed, facing 4th seed Creighton in the quarterfinals.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 14-16, 7-11 T-8th Big Ten.

2/28/24 vs. Maryland (W 91-82).
3/2/24 at Michigan (L 108-100).

A split for the Wildcats, and a terrible road loss at an awful Michigan team. That would have put them at .500 going into the Big Ten Tournament. As it stands, they lose all tiebreakers in a 3 way tie for 8th, and will be the 10th seed in the Big Ten Tournament. They'll open up against 7th seed Purdue and need to win the tourney to keep their season alive.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 12-16, 8-8 T-5th Big West.

2/29/24 vs. Cal Poly (L 78-71).
3/2/24 at UC Santa Barbara (W 91-84).

A split for the Warriors, and Coach Gunn has already started packing his suitcase. He knows it'll take a miracle to stay at Hawaii next season. They lost the tiebreaker for 5th, and will enter the Big West Tournament as the 6th seed, facing off against the team they just beat, 3rd seed UC Santa Barbara. They need to win the tourney to keep playing, and to keep Coach Gunn's job alive.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 13-17, 8-10 T-8th Conference USA.

2/29/24 vs. Southern Miss (L 69-54).
3/2/24 vs. George Mason (W 76-66).

A split for the Golden Panthers, who vastly underseeded expectations this season. They lost all tiebreakers in a 3 way tie for 8th, that means they'll be the 10th seed in the Conference USA Tournament, opening up against 7th seed UTEP.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 19-10, 11-7 T-3rd Conference USA.

2/29/24 vs. Old Dominion (W 65-55).
3/2/24 at Louisiana Tech (L 86-64).

A last second buzzer beater is the only thing that stopped the Owls from getting their 20th win of the season and 3rd place in Conference USA. Instead, they drop to 5th place in the C-USA Tournament after losing a 3 team tiebreaker for 3rd. They'll definitely be playing in the postseason, and should pick up win #20 as they'll face the winner of 13th seed George Mason and 12th seed South Dakota State in the Second Round of the C-USA Tourney.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 16-14, 10-8 6th Pac 12.

2/29/24 at Utah (W 73-69).
3/2/24 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above.

The Buffaloes couldn't find a way to beat the best of the best, especially in conference, as they'll probably need to win a game or 2 to feel good about an NCAA berth. An NIT or CBI berth could still be good, but they'll enter as the 6th seed in the Pac 12 Tournament, and they'll open up against 11th seed Oregon State in a must win game.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 21-9, 11-7 T-3rd Pac 12.

2/29/24 at Washington (W 70-68).
3/2/24 vs. #22 California (W 85-77).

A couple close wins to end the regular season, as the Cardinal will go into the Pac 12 Tourney on a 5 game winning streak. They drew the right straw in a 3 team tiebreaker for 3rd place, and they'll get the 3rd seed and bye into the Quarterfinals, where they'll take on the winner of the Colorado/Oregon State game.

#20 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 23-8, 13-5 2nd Pac 12.

2/29/24 at #22 California (W 84-61).
3/2/24 vs. Utah (W 60-49).

The Bruins win 2 this week, and finish safely in 2nd place in the Pac 12. They will be back in the postseason, without a doubt, back where they belong, in the NCAA Tournament. As for the Pac 12 Tournament, they get the 2nd seed and a bye into the Quarterfinals where they'll take on the winner of a First Round game between 10th seed Washington State and 7th seed Gonzaga.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 16-13, 5-13, T-10th Pac 12.

2/29/24 at Gonzaga (L 87-60).
3/2/24 at Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.

Not a good week for the Cougars, as the Pac 12 continues to be a challenge for them. They won't finish last, which means Coach St. John will keep his job for another season, but what could have been. Even if they had won 2 or 3 more conference games, they'd feel good about their first postseason berth, but as it stands, they'll probably have to win a minimum of 2 games to continue their season. They won the tiebreaker for the 10th seed and will face 7th seed Gonzaga in the First Round.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 20-9, 14-4 1st SEC.

2/28/24 at VCU (L 76-65).
3/2/24 vs. Kentucky (W 80-52).

The Crimson Tide finished the regular season winning 13 of their last 15 games, including 8 of their last 9, and won the SEC championship outright! Congrats to Coach Rogers for being the only FOFC coached team to win a regular season conference title this season. Despite all that, they still can't get a frikkin vote in the polls. Anyways, they'll be the top seed in the SEC Tournament, getting a bye to the Quarterfinals where they'll take on the winner of a Second Round game between 9th seed Florida and 8th seed Ole Miss.

Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of March 4-10:

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    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                    test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Arizona                  (72)    28-2    1800    1  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
   2.  Louisville                       27-3    1721    3  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   3.  Syracuse                         27-4    1606    6  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   4.  Virginia                         27-3    1573    5  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   5.  Georgetown                       24-6    1552    4  Big East Conference                                   
   6.  Baylor                           26-4    1468    2  Big 12 Conference                                     
   7.  Providence                       23-7    1337    7  Big East Conference                                   
   8.  Iowa State                       23-7    1297    9  Big 12 Conference                                     
   9.  Wisconsin                        26-5    1234    8  Big Ten Conference                                    
  10.  Iowa                             24-6    1137   11  Big Ten Conference                                    
  11.  Ohio State                       22-6    1111   10  Big Ten Conference                                    
  12.  Villanova                        21-9     985   12  Big East Conference                                   
  13.  Indiana                          23-7     880   15  Big Ten Conference                                    
  14.  Yale                             26-4     879   16  Ivy League                                            
  15.  UCLA                             23-8     774   20  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
  16.  Creighton                        21-9     725   13  Big East Conference                                   
  17.  St. Bonaventure                  22-7     590   14  Atlantic 10 Conference                                
  18.  St. John's                       21-9     516   17  Big East Conference                                   
  19.  North Carolina                   22-8     493   19  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
  20.  Texas A&M                        22-8     393   18  Southeastern Conference                               
  21.  Xavier                          20-10     346   23  Big East Conference                                   
  22.  Memphis                          23-7     302   NR  American Athletic Conference                          
  23.  Vanderbilt                       21-9     232   21  Southeastern Conference                               
  24.  UC Irvine                        23-7     126   NR  Big West Conference                                   
  25.  Stanford                         21-9      78   NR  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
                                                                                                                 
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                     
       La Salle                         23-7      62       Atlantic 10 Conference                                
       Oakland                          22-6      53       Horizon League                                        
       Oklahoma                        20-10      43       Big 12 Conference                                     
       Kent State                       22-8      24       Mid-American Conference                               
       George Washington                22-8      21       Atlantic 10 Conference                                
       UAB                              21-8      11       Atlantic 10 Conference                                
       BYU                              22-9      10       West Coast Conference                                 
       California                      19-11       8       Pacific-12 Conference                                 
       North Texas                      24-7       7       Conference USA                                        
       DePaul                          19-11       3       Big East Conference                                   
       American                         25-7       2       Patriot League                                        
       Bradley                          23-9       1       Missouri Valley Conference

So UCLA moves up 5 spots after 2 big wins, while St. John's continues to slide, moving down 1 spot. Stanford is back in the top 25, and still no love for Alabama. How the **** does a regular season conference champion of a P5 conference not even receive 1 lousy vote? Unbeliveable.

Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of March 4-10:

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. St. Bonaventure (43) 22-7 1764 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Yale (14) 26-4 1722 2 Ivy League
3. Memphis (7) 23-7 1610 5 American Athletic Conference
4. BYU (7) 22-9 1581 3 West Coast Conference
5. La Salle 23-7 1465 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Kent State (1) 22-8 1420 7 Mid-American Conference
7. George Washington 22-8 1334 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. UC Irvine 23-7 1313 9 Big West Conference
9. Oakland 22-6 1235 6 Horizon League
10. Wichita State 23-10 1127 11 Missouri Valley Conference
11. Bradley 23-9 1063 19 Missouri Valley Conference
12. UAB 21-8 1042 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Massachusetts 22-8 965 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. North Texas 24-7 849 12 Conference USA
15. Tulane 21-9 810 13 American Athletic Conference
16. Drexel 23-8 725 15 Colonial Athletic Association
17. Akron 22-8 653 17 Mid-American Conference
18. American 25-7 558 20 Patriot League
19. Old Dominion 21-9 506 18 Conference USA
20. San Diego 20-10 392 25 West Coast Conference
21. Illinois State 20-11 376 14 Missouri Valley Conference
22. Arkansas State 22-8 296 NR Sun Belt Conference
23. Florida Gulf Coast 20-8 210 21 Sun Belt Conference
24. Utah State 19-11 142 NR Mountain West Conference
25. Western Carolina 22-9 57 NR Southern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Detroit 19-10 39 Horizon League
Mercer 22-9 36 Southern Conference
Robert Morris 23-8 28 Northeast Conference
Colorado State 19-11 23 Mountain West Conference
Richmond 19-11 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Diego State 18-12 17 Mountain West Conference
Houston 19-10 16 American Athletic Conference
Northwestern State 21-8 6 Southland Conference
Albany 19-10 1 America East Conference
Radford 23-9 1 Big South Conference
UT Arlington 18-10 1 Sun Belt Conference

More BS, as Rice can't crack a vote in the mid-major top 25. I still say the ranking system in this game has issues.

Now here's a look at the final edition of the Bubble Watch before Selection Sunday, starting with the overall bubble watch which features 1 of our teams:

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 Team                  Record        RPI  vs. 1-50  vs. 51-100  vs. 101-200  vs. 200+  SOS  Projected
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 Illinois State         20-11  .550 (60)       3-4         4-3          6-3       7-1   98         In
 San Diego              20-10  .557 (51)       1-2         4-2          9-5       6-1  101         In
 Florida Gulf Coast      20-8  .548 (62)       0-2         3-3          7-2      10-1  201         In
 Rice                   19-10  .552 (57)       2-1         1-3          6-5      10-1  168         In
 Detroit                19-10  .564 (48)       2-3         1-0          7-3       9-4   93         In
 Michigan State         18-11  .546 (67)       1-4         6-2          5-4       6-1   94         In
 Colorado State         19-11  .546 (66)       3-0         1-3          9-5       6-3  129         In
 Albany                 19-10  .546 (65)       0-4         3-2          3-0      13-4  132         In
 Arkansas State          22-8  .543 (71)       1-1         1-3          4-3      16-1  244        Out
 Richmond               19-11  .539 (77)       3-6         2-1          5-2       9-2  143        Out
 Indiana State          19-12  .539 (79)       3-2         6-4          2-3       8-3  141        Out
 South Alabama          18-11  .540 (75)       1-3         3-3          5-3       9-2  146        Out
 Cal Poly               17-12  .570 (39)       3-4         1-0          9-6       4-2   31        Out
 Loyola Marymount       18-13  .552 (58)       1-3         4-3          7-6       6-1   55        Out
 Princeton              19-11  .542 (73)       0-3         1-2          6-3      12-3  153        Out

Rice is still in a good position, and although the SOS isn't great, it's not the worst of the teams that are projected in. The 2-1 record against teams in the RPI top 50 definitely helps. The Owls feel good where they are at, but would still like to win 1 or 2 games in the C-USA Tourney to leave no doubt.

Now for the rest of our FOFC teams:

Locks: St. John's, UCLA, Stanford
In: Alabama

Man, this game just does not like Alabama apparently, at least not this season. 1 loss in their last 9 games, and they go from a lock, to being just projected in. Just ridiculous in my opinion.

bbgunn · 01-04-2018, 08:54 PM

Voters are still upset that Alabama got into the College Football Playoff without even winning its division.

collegesportsfanms · 01-08-2018, 11:59 PM

March 4-10, 2024

24 games on the schedule this week, and 1 feature game. Let's get to it, in the Pac 12:

3/7/24- Pac 12 Quarterfinal - (6) Colorado (Rob Nielsen) vs. (3) #25 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- A good one in the Pac 12 Tournament, but Colorado forced 17 Stanford turnovers to get a much needed win, advancing to the semifinals.

Final Score: (6) Colorado- 73, (3) #25 Stanford- 65

Now to the rest of the weekly recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 19-14, 8-8 America East.

3/4/24- America East Semifinal vs. (1) UMass Lowell (W 79-54).
3/9/24- America East Championship vs. (6) UMBC (W 79-76).

The Hawks got more than they bargained for after routing the top seed in the semifinals, but they'll be making their 2nd straight NCAA appearance in this dynasty, and 3rd overall. Congrats to them, and it's almost a certainty that they'll be in the First four for the right to be a 16 seed.

UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 14-15, 10-8 American.

3/8/24- American Quarterfinal vs. (5) Houston (L 81-73).

Heck of a run for the Huskies to end the regular season and get to .500 overall, but their first conference tournament game put them back under .500 and ended their season. Tough going, but we'll see what next year brings.

Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 13-19, 8-10 American.

3/7/24- American First Round vs. (10) SMU (W 65-56).
3/8/24- American Quarterfinal vs. (2) Tulane (L 58-55).

Good effort for the Golden Hurricane, who needed to win the American Tournament to extend their season. They also played better late in the season, but not nearly good enough, as they'll be looking ahead to next season. The big question is will they have a new coach.

Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 16-15, 9-9 ACC.

3/6/24- ACC Second Round vs. (10) Duke (L 70-62).

Not at all what the Fighting Irish expected this season. A lot of disappointment. Gonna be hard for them to get into a postseason tournament, I think they'll probably be done for the season as well.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 18-14, 10-8 Big 12.

3/7/24- Big 12 Quarterfinal vs. (4) Oklahoma (W 78-61).
3/8/24- Big 12 Semifinal vs. (8) West Virginia (L 86-84).

The Horned Frogs might have sealed their trip to the NIT after losing a tough Big 12 semifinal. That 35 RPI is strong, but is it strong enough to get them an at-large bid? Teams with 14 losses normally don't get at-large bids, so I'm saying TCU will be hosting a First Round NIT game.

#18 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 22-10, 10-8 Big East.

3/7/24- Big East Quarterfinal vs. (4) #16 Creighton (W 71-63).
3/8/24- Big East Semifinal vs. (1) #5 Georgetown (L 83-75).

The Red Storm really struggled the last month of the season, with that 6 game losing streak looming large. They will still be safely in the NCAA Tournament, but what could have potentially been a #1 or #2 seed is probably looking more along the lines of a #4 or #5 seed.

Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 15-17, 7-11 Big Ten.

3/7/24- Big Ten Second Round vs. (7) Purdue (W 95-73).
3/8/24- Big Ten Quarterfinal vs. (2) #11 Ohio State (L 101-84).

The Wildcats will also be staying at home this postseason. They did get a second round upset over Purdue, but they needed a lot more than that.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 12-17, 8-8 Big West.

3/7/24- Big West First Round vs. (3) UC Santa Barbara (L 92-87).

That loss definitely ended the Warriors' season, and there's a very good chance it ended Coach Gunn's tenure in Hawaii. He might get another year, but even if he does, he'll have to show a massive improvement.

FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 14-18, 8-10 Conference USA.

3/6/24- Conference USA Second Round vs. (7) UTEP (W 68-58).
3/7/24- Conference USA Quarterifnal vs. (2) North Texas (L 68-59).

A very, very disappointing season comes to an end for the Golden Panthers, who came into the 2023-2024 season predicted to finish in the top 3 of C-USA and return to the NCAA Tournament. Neither happened, and Coach Hawkins will have to regroup.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 19-11, 11-7 Conference USA.

3/6/24- Conference USA Second Round vs. (12) South Dakota State (L 78-73).

Disappointment for the Owls, who probably could have sealed their trip to the NCAA with a win over South Dakota State, who actually ended up making it all the way to the semifinals. As it stands, that RPI will probably see Rice dropping to the NIT as a top seed and First Round host.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 18-15, 10-8 Pac 12.

3/6/24- Pac 12 First Round vs. (11) Oregon State (W 78-67).
3/7/24- Pac 12 Quarterfinal vs. (3) #25 Stanford- feature game, highlighted above.
3/8/24- Pac 12 Semifinal vs. (7) Gonzaga (L 57-36).

Tough break for the Buffaloes, who forgot to show up against Gonzaga. They got 2 wins, including a win over top 25 Stanford, but they are in the same position as TCU. Great RPI (25) but a lot of losses (15). This could go either way. That RPI has to be good enough to get the Buffs into the NIT, surely.

#25 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 21-10, 11-7 Pac 12.

3/7/24- Pac 12 Quarterfinal vs. (6) Colorado- feature game, highlighted above.

Not what the Cardinal needed. They should still be safely in the NCAA Tournament, but that seed line will drop a few spots, probably to a 6 or 7 seed.

#15 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 23-9, 13-5 Pac 12.

3/7/24- Pac 12 Quarterfinal vs. (7) Gonzaga (L 69-55).

The Bruins are going to be very happy to be back in the NCAA Tournament, but they know it could have been so much better. As it stands, they should be a 3 or 4 seed.

Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 16-14, 5-13 Pac 12.

3/6/24- Pac 12 First Round vs. (7) Gonzaga (L 78-76).

In case you didn't notice, 3 of our Pac 12 Teams fell to Gonzaga in the Pac 12 Tournament. You think our FOFC Pac 12 Teams will have eyes on Gonzaga from now on? I do. As for the Cougars, 11-0 non-conference, 5-13 in conference. That just goes to show there was a completely different level of competition in conference compared to out of conference. I'm afraid the streak of missing the postseason is likely to continue. Looks like Wazzou will still be the only FOFC coached team in this dynasty not to have made a postseason at some point during the dynasty.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 22-10, 14-4 SEC.

3/8/24- SEC Quarterfinal vs. (9) Florida (W 71-60).
3/9/24- SEC Semifinal vs. (4) Tennessee (W 62-58).
3/10/24- SEC Championship vs. (2) #20 Texas A&M (L 68-57).

The Crimson Tide are 1 of just 2 FOFC coached teams to make it to their conference championship game. Not good at all. As it stands, winning the SEC title should give them a seeding boost. I'd like to think they'll come in as a 5 or 6 seed.

Pretty disappointing performance overall for our FOFC teams in their conference tournaments. Congrats again to Hartford and Coach Ginsberg for winning the America East Tournament, and to Coach Rogers and Alabama for winning the SEC regular season title. As for our other FOFC coaches, well, they'll need to step it up a little! Selection Sunday on the way.

collegesportsfanms · 01-09-2018, 12:07 AM

Selection Sunday 2024

Stanford gets the 7th seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and will open up against 10th seed Oakland.

St. John's gets the 3rd seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and will open up against 14th seed Northern Illinois.

UCLA gets the 4th seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against 13th seed North Dakota State.

Alabama gets the 7th seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against 10th seed UMass.

Hartford gets the 14th seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against 3rd seed Iowa.

Rice gets the 3rd seed in the NIT Midwest Region and will open up by hosting 6th seed Rider.

TCU gets the screw job this year. Well 1 of 2 anyways. They get dropped to the CBI and will be the 10th seed, opening up at 7th seed UC Davis.

And the other screw job goes to Colorado who.. gets left out completely! Unbelievable. That means that just 7 of our 15 FOFC coaches will be extending their season, a far cry from years past. How Colorado didn't at least get into the CBI or CIT is beyond me. Crazy.

bbgunn · 01-09-2018, 12:50 AM

I smell a Colorado conspiracy.

And yeah, B.B. Gunn... get out.

Coffee Warlord · 01-23-2018, 10:50 AM

We get screwed out of tourneys like every damn year!

collegesportsfanms · 02-01-2018, 08:44 AM

2024 Postseason

With only 7 of our teams playing in the postseason this year, this will probably be a quick post. No feature games, so let's get to it:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 19-15, 8-8 America East.

3/14/24- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (3) Iowa (L 97-89).

The Hawks snuck into the NCAA Tournament by virtue of winning their conference tournament, but they proved for the second straight year that they belong, taking Iowa to their limits. Coach Ginsberg has to be setting himself up nicely for bigger and better jobs, if he wants them.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 18-15, 10-8 Big 12.

3/12/24- CBI First Round at (7) UC Davis (L 91-69).

Ouch! Not the performance the Horned Frogs were looking for, as they came into the CBI being just 1 of 2 power conference schools. When you get to the postseason, that means nothing though. Coach Mighty will look to refocus for next season.

St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 28-10, 10-8 Big East.

3/15/24- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (14) Northern Illinois (W 66-50).
3/17/24- NCAA Midwest Region Second Round vs. (6) George Washington (W 57-49).
3/22/24- NCAA Midwest Region Semifinal vs. (2) Baylor (W 77-75).
3/24/24- NCAA Midwest Region Final vs. (1) Virginia (W 66-65).
3/30/24- NCAA National Semifinal vs. (12E) Central Arkansas (W 79-71).
4/1/24- NCAA National Championship vs. (1W) Georgetown (W 82-71).

A huge, huge congratulations to the Red Storm and Coach Hoo, as he becomes the first coach ever to win a national championship in this dynasty. We've had some others win NIT championships and get to the final game, but none have won. They did it in impressive fashion too, beating some of the top teams in the nation. Admittedly, they got a little lucky in the national semifinal by getting a cinderella team, but they backed it up by beating their conference rivals Georgetown for the first time in 4 meetings this season. Great, great job by Coach Hoo, and he has proven that leaving Duke was the right choice, so far.

Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 19-12, 11-7 Conference USA.

3/13/24- NIT Midwest Region Second Round vs. (6) Rider (L 67-49).

An embarrassing way to finish the season, and not what the Owls expected. They feel good about where they finished, but Coach Shocker knows his team missed some golden opportunities.

Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 22-11, 11-7 Pac 12.

3/14/24- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (10) Oakland (W 83-72).
3/16/24- NCAA Midwest Region Second Round vs. (2) Baylor (L 71-63).

Good effort for the Cardinal against a tough Baylor team, but they couldn't get it done. Coach Sanchez has to feel a little dissapointed, especially since Stanford started out going 10-2. Better luck next year.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 25-10, 13-5 Pac 12.

3/14/24- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (13) North Dakota State (W 73-63).
3/16/24- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (12) Furman (W 78-62).
3/21/24- NCAA South Region Semifinal vs. (1) Georgetown (L 85-78).

The Bruins can feel good about making it back to the Sweet Sixteen, but they left a lot on the table, running into a hot Georgetown team that as we now know made it all the way to the national championship. Consistency is the key for Coach Shepard, as he needs to continue to get this team into either the NCAA Tournament or the NIT year after year.

Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 22-11, 14-4 SEC.

3/15/24- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (10) UMass (L 74-73).

Tough loss for the Crimson Tide who fell victim to a buzzer beater. It wouldn't be March Madness with at least one of those. A step back for Coach Rogers and his boys, but they can still take some pride in knowing they won the SEC regular season title, which still counts for a lot.

That concludes the postseason for our FOFC teams. Stayed tuned for more.

collegesportsfanms · 02-01-2018, 08:48 AM

2024 Postseason Recap

The NIT was wild this season, with 4 different number seeds making the Final Four. In the first semifinal, (6S) Louisiana Tech beat (5W) Akron 81-78. In the other semifinal, (4MW) Vanderbilt beat (3E) Cal Poly 62-60. The NIT championship saw Vandy beat LA Tech 72-63.

The CBI Championship Series went to 3 games this season, as (8) Portland beat (6) Western Michigan 2 games to 1. In the first game, Western Michigan won 68-66 in OT. The second game saw Portland win 97-88, and Portland also took the third game 62-58.

The CIT Championship saw (8) Green Bay beat (14) Montana State 78-58.

rjolley · 02-01-2018, 01:13 PM

Congrats to St John's and Dean Hoo on being the first of our teams to cut down the nets!

law90026 · 02-02-2018, 05:30 AM

Someday the tale will be told of how I was forced out of the Blue Devils and proved to everyone that it was a mistake ... I mean go Red Storm!

collegesportsfanms · 02-02-2018, 08:28 AM

2023-2024 National Awards

St. John's had a player on the All-NCAA 1st Team and a player on the NCAA All-Freshman Team.

UCLA had a player on the All-NCAA 3rd Team.

2023-2024 Conference Awards

No awards for Hartford.

UConn had a player on the American 2nd Team.

Tulsa had a player on the American All-Frosh Team.

Notre Dame had the ACC Freshman of the Year, and also got that player on the ACC All-Frosh Team.

TCU had a player on the Big 12 1st Team and a player on the Big 12 2nd Team.

St. John's had a player on the Big East 1st Team and a player on the Big East All-Frosh Team.

Northwestern had a player on the Big Ten 1st Team and a player on the Big Ten All-Frosh Team.

No awards for Hawaii.

No awards for FIU.

Rice had a player on the C-USA 2nd Team.

Colorado had a player on the Pac 12 All-Frosh Team.

Stanford had the Pac 12 Freshman of the Year, and had that same player on the Pac 12 All-Frosh Team.

UCLA had 3 of the 5 players on the Pac 12 2nd Team.

No awards for Washington State.

Alabama had the SEC Freshman of the Year and had that player on the SEC All-Frosh Team.

collegesportsfanms · 02-02-2018, 08:37 AM

2023-2024 Recruiting Class Rankings

Hartford did a complete turnaround again this season, having the 164th best class in the nation, tops in the America East by a wide margin.

UConn had the 63rd best class in the nation, good for 4th in the American.

Tulsa had the 91st best class in the nation, good for 5th in the American.

Notre Dame had the 29th best class in the nation, good for just 9th in the ACC. Just to point out how hard it is to recruit in the ACC, the conference had 4 of the top 10 recruiting classes. NOW we all understand why Coach Hoo left Duke. It all makes sense now!

TCU had the 184th best class in the nation, good for 7th in the Big 12.

St. John's might have won the national title this season, but unless they keep a lot of those same players, next year might be different. They had the 337th best class in the nation, good for 9th in the Big East, with only 1 team lower than them.

Northwestern had the 56th best class in the nation, good for 8th in the Big Ten.

Hawaii had the 177th best class in the nation, good for 6th in the Big West. Probably moot though, as we expect to hear the announcement of B.B. Gunn being fired anytime now.

FIU had the 47th best class in the nation, good for 2nd in the C-USA, behind only......

Rice, who had the 45th best class in the nation, obviously tops in the C-USA. A good omen for our FOFC coaches in the C-USA? I hope so.

Colorado had the 8th best class in the nation, 3rd best in the Pac 12. This proves that Pac 12 recruiting is no easy ball game either. Time for Coach Nielsen to get back to the NCAA Tournament.

Stanford had the 15th best class in the nation, good for 4th best in the Pac 12.

UCLA had the 2nd best class in the nation, tops in the Pac 12. Since you're all wondering, the only team that had a better recruiting class was.... Syracuse.

Washington State had the 83rd best class in the nation, good for 8th in the Pac 12.

Alabama had the 122nd best class in the nation, good for 10th in the SEC.

collegesportsfanms · 02-02-2018, 09:07 AM

I think I've heard from most of you throughout the season regarding your coaches, so I guess if there's an FOFC coach out there that I might not have heard from, they get a free pass this season, only because I'm on a roll and want to move this forward.

There was some conference movement in the offseason, but nothing that effects any of our human coaches. Oakland went from the Horizon to the MAC, and Miami (OH) went from the MAC to the Horizon.

And now, it's time for human coach offers, and time to see if Coach Gunn gets the axe, or survives for another season.

And the answer is.... dun dun dun. Effective immediately, B.B. Gunn has been removed from his coaching duties at the University of Hawaii, we wish him the best on his future endeavors. We'll see what kind of offers B.B. gets now that he is a free agent.

6 of our coaches got job offers, and I've got to be honest, most of them, I wouldn't touch if it were me.

Since B.B. Gunn is the only one that's unemployed, let's start with his offers. He got 3. Presbyterian, Mt. St. Mary's, and Arkansas Pine Bluff. Um.. yeah. bbgunn, you can either accept one of those offers or stay unemployed this season and hope for something better next offseason.

Roy Rogers got offers from Clemson, Florida, Kansas, Marquette, Oregon State, Utah, and Virginia Tech. Some quality schools there, but most of them are down, and Alabama still seems to be the best option. It's your choice though ntndeacon.

Benito Sanchez got offers from Florida, Kansas, Marquette, Oregon State, Utah, and VA Tech. Again, probably no reason for him to move, but it's your choice rjolley.

Tim Shepard got offers from Kansas, Oregon State, Utah, and VA Tech. You have 2 choices to make rjolley.

Rob Nielsen got 1 offer: Utah. Considering he just pulled in a top 10 class at Colorado. well, yeah. But, the decision is yours Coffee Warlord.

David Ginsberg got the most tempting offer of all our coaches, Princeton has come a calling. This one is definitely worth some thought, as there's a lot of prestige at Princeton, and the Ivy League altogether. What do you think DavidCorperial? Hit the Ivy League, or stay and keep trying to build at Hartford?

collegesportsfanms · 02-02-2018, 09:10 AM

Crap, I also forgot to mention, if any of you want to resign from the school you are currently at and see what kind of offers you would get if you were unemployed, let me know. You can always go back to your old school at no penalty (hey, my dynasty, my rules, right?

)

Also, if you are set in stone at your school and do not want to hear about any job offers, ever, let me know that too, and I'll make a note of it. I think Coffee Warlord might have told me once that he was staying at Colorado no matter what.

I'm on my way out of town, so you've got until at least Monday to make your decisions guys. And I haven't forgotten, 4 of you signed up for another coach, so I'll get them in the game as well.

Neuqua · 02-02-2018, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by collegesportsfanms

Crap, I also forgot to mention, if any of you want to resign from the school you are currently at and see what kind of offers you would get if you were unemployed, let me know. You can always go back to your old school at no penalty (hey, my dynasty, my rules, right?

)

I don't mind using backdoor methods to find out what other offers might be out there

ntndeacon · 02-02-2018, 12:21 PM

Rogers will stay at Alabama,

Let's see where Childress can go. (Though I suspect he stays put)

rjolley · 02-02-2018, 02:07 PM

Top 15 classes at Stanford and UCLA? Yeah, those coaches aren't going anywhere.

Looks like the Pac-12 will be tough this year.

DavidCorperial · 02-02-2018, 03:58 PM

I'll stay at Hartford, that recruiting class looks too good.

law90026 · 02-04-2018, 01:57 AM

Wow apparently I'm bad at recruiting

Coffee Warlord · 02-05-2018, 01:06 PM

Rob never leaves.

bbgunn · 02-05-2018, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by collegesportsfanms

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And the answer is.... dun dun dun. Effective immediately, B.B. Gunn has been removed from his coaching duties at the University of Hawaii, we wish him the best on his future endeavors. We'll see what kind of offers B.B. gets now that he is a free agent...

Since B.B. Gunn is the only one that's unemployed, let's start with his offers. He got 3. Presbyterian, Mt. St. Mary's, and Arkansas Pine Bluff. Um.. yeah. bbgunn, you can either accept one of those offers or stay unemployed this season and hope for something better next offseason.

Let the record show that, when you get a chance to hop to a bigger program, you take it!

I don't think the offers will get any better next year; B.B. probably needs to prove himself all over again. Any information on the three schools?

10-31-2017, 09:18 PM	#601
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Nov. 20-26, 2023 32 games on the schedule this week, and 1 feature game. Let's get right to it. 11/25/23- Brooklyn Classic Championship -- (3) St. John's (Dean Hoo) vs. (1) #13 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- One thing we knew for sure is that we would have at least one FOFC coached team winning a season tournament. This one was a classic throughout, but the three point line proved to be the difference as St. John's made 14 three pointers to just 6 for Stanford, as the Red Storm won the Brooklyn Classic in a tight affair. Final Score: (3) St. John's- 65, (1) #13 Stanford- 62 Now to the rest of the weekly recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 1-3, 0-0 America East. 11/20/23- Paradise Jam 5th Place Game vs. (1) George Mason (L 57-47). 11/26/23 at Quinnipiac (L 63-60). 2 more losses for the Hawks, tough draw in the 5th place game by the top seed. UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 0-1, 0-0 American. No games again this week for Coach Childress and the Huskies. They've had a hard 2 weeks of practice and are ready to get back on the court. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 3-2, 0-0 American. 11/20/23- Maui Invitational First Round vs. (2) Miami (L 73-58). 11/21/23- Maui Invitational Consolation Round vs. (6) Rutgers (L 62-59). 11/22/23- Maui Invitational 5th Place Game vs. (4) Eastern Michigan (L 61-53). The Golden Hurricane were at least able to salvage one win in Maui, but definitely wanted more. The next win for them will be Coach Brown's 100th career victory. Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 3-1, 0-0 ACC. 11/22/23- Battle 4 Atlantis First Round vs. (6) Penn State (W 80-76). 11/23/23- Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinal vs. (2) #1 Arizona (L 91-65). 11/24/23- Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd Place Game vs. (4) New Mexico (W 66-53). 11/26/23 at South Dakota (W 79-55). Heavy week for the Fighting Irish, but not a bad start for Coach Mighty and his new team. They ran up against an absolute buzzsaw in Arizona, but winning 3 of 4 and taking 3rd place isn't bad. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 3-2, 0-0 Big 12. 11/22/23- NIT Season Tip-Off First Round vs. (8) UMKC (W 66-50). 11/23/23- NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinal vs. (5) Pacific (W 81-72). 11/24/23- NIT Season Tip-Off Championship vs. (2) Georgia (W 83-48). Great week for the Horned Frogs that sees them win the NIT Season Tip-Off title after a dominating performance against Georgia. They know the Big 12 is always a grind, so they want to win as many game in the non-conference schedule, but still some tough ones coming up. St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 5-0, 0-0 Big East. 11/21/23- Brooklyn Classic First Round vs. (6) Toledo (W 91-51). 11/24/23- Brooklyn Classic Semifinal vs. (2) Memphis (W 80-65). 11/25/23- Brooklyn Classic Championship vs. (1) #13 Stanford- feature game, highlighted above. Heck of a week for the Red Storm, who remain undefeated as Coach Hoo is feeling good at his new school, so far anyways. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 2-2, 0-0 Big Ten. 11/24/23- Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Consolation Round vs. (8) Cal State Northridge (W 85-57). 11/25/23- Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Semifinal vs. (3) SMU (L 71-69). A split this week for the Wildcats, who end up taking 6th place in the Corpus Christi Coastal Classic after getting off to a slow start against SMU and not being able to recover. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-1, 0-0 Big West. 11/20/23 at Mercer (L 90-74). Just the 1 game for the Warriors, and while many would consider this a bad loss, consider the fact that Mercer beat both VCU and Michigan State in their season tournament before losing to Syracuse, so they are a dangerous team. Hawaii needs to go on a run though, even if all the board seems to care about is conference results. FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 1-3, 0-0 Conference USA. 11/20/23- Main Event First Round vs. (4) Fresno State (L 59-58). 11/21/23- Main Event Consolation Round vs. (8) Loyola Marymount (L 70-69). 11/22/23- Main Event 7th Place Game vs. (7) Belmont (W 62-44). While the Golden Panthers are current just 1-3, they could just as easily be 3-1 after a couple heartbreaking 1 point losses in the Main Event, with 1 of those losses being to the Main Event champion. I don't think they have anything to worry about, but they certainly can't afford any more last second losses. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 2-1, 0-0 Conference USA. 11/22/23- Chattanooga Regional First Round vs. (2) North Carolina Central (W 82-56). 11/23/23- Chattanooga Regional Championship vs. (1) Michigan (W 75-62). A shocking week for the Owls, as I don't think anybody expected them to win the Chattanooga Regional. They did, and Coach Shocker.. well, he shocked a lot of people this week. The Owls become the 3rd FOFC coached team to win a season tournament so far. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 3-1, 0-0 Pac 12. 11/20/23- Main Event First Round vs. (7) Belmont (W 72-63). 11/21/23- Main Event Semifinal vs. (3) Nebraska (W 95-69). 11/22/23- Main Event Championship vs. (4) Fresno State (L 78-62). The Buffaloes ran out of gas it seems, and let's ask UCLA about getting blown out by Fresno St. as they were the victim of it a couple years ago. Regardless, a second place finish will work for the Buffs, and they'll look to build upon that. #13 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 4-1, 0-0 Pac 12. 11/21/23- Brooklyn Classic First Round vs. (8) Air Force (W 76-62). 11/24/23- Brooklyn Classic Semifinal vs. (4) UMass (W 72-70). 11/25/23- Brooklyn Classic Championship vs. (3) St. John's- feature game, highlighted above. Nothing to be ashamed of this week for the Cardinal as they lose a tough Brooklyn Classic championship game to a very, very good St. John's team. They are happy with the second place finish and are looking forward to other challenges. UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 4-1, 0-0 Pac 12. 11/20/23 vs. Central Arkansas (W 74-61). Just 1 game this week for the Bruins, but it was a win against really inferior competition. It's still a pretty light schedule for the next month so they should build up the wins. Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 3-0, 0-0 Pac 12. 11/24/23- Meadowlands Regional First Round vs. (4) Alcorn State (W 79-56). 11/25/23- Meadowlands Regional Championship vs. (3) Wright State (W 85-61). A couple dominating performances for the Cougars as they become the 4th FOFC coached team to win a season tournament. Let's be honest though, it would have been an upset if they DIDN'T win this tournament, as they were light years ahead of all the other teams. Still though, props to them for getting it done. Coach St. John has his team playing good ball early on. Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 3-1, 0-0 SEC. 11/22/23 vs. Longwood (W 53-52). 1 game for the Crimson Tide this week, and they almost, I say almost, suffered the upset of the century. Not sure what is going on there, but they better get it figured out because they have some tough, tough match-ups coming up against ranked teams. Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Arizona (66) 5-0 1794 1 Pacific-12 Conference 2. Syracuse (5) 5-0 1717 2 Atlantic Coast Conference 3. Baylor (1) 5-0 1660 8 Big 12 Conference 4. Ohio State 4-0 1566 6 Big Ten Conference 5. Virginia 3-0 1514 10 Atlantic Coast Conference 6. Iowa 4-0 1430 9 Big Ten Conference 7. Georgetown 4-1 1283 18 Big East Conference 8. Providence 3-0 1263 12 Big East Conference 9. Iowa State 3-1 1152 4 Big 12 Conference 10. Gonzaga 4-0 1131 16 Pacific-12 Conference 11. Washington 4-0 1036 17 Pacific-12 Conference 12. Creighton 3-0 984 20 Big East Conference 13. Louisville 3-1 816 3 Atlantic Coast Conference 14. Oklahoma 2-1 741 5 Big 12 Conference 15. Xavier 3-0 607 NR Big East Conference 16. St. John's 5-0 564 NR Big East Conference 17. Vanderbilt 2-1 475 7 Southeastern Conference 18. Villanova 3-1 428 11 Big East Conference 19. USC 5-0 387 23 West Coast Conference 20. Stanford 4-1 316 13 Pacific-12 Conference 21. North Carolina 3-0 311 NR Atlantic Coast Conference 22. Michigan State 3-1 253 NR Big Ten Conference 23. Bradley 4-0 239 NR Missouri Valley Conference 24. Akron 4-0 219 NR Mid-American Conference 25. Florida Atlantic 5-0 218 NR Conference USA Others Receiving Votes: Illinois 3-0 205 Big Ten Conference Ohio 4-0 178 Mid-American Conference Wisconsin 4-1 157 Big Ten Conference San Diego 3-0 139 West Coast Conference Washington State 3-0 86 Pacific-12 Conference Boston College 3-0 68 Atlantic Coast Conference Radford 3-0 62 Big South Conference Georgia Southern 4-0 59 Sun Belt Conference Delaware 4-0 56 Colonial Athletic Association San Francisco 2-0 55 West Coast Conference Central Michigan 3-0 50 Mid-American Conference James Madison 2-0 42 Colonial Athletic Association Kansas 2-1 37 Big 12 Conference Prairie View A&M 4-0 34 Southwestern Athletic Conference Houston 2-0 25 American Athletic Conference Mississippi Valley State 3-0 22 Southwestern Athletic Conference Sam Houston State 3-0 14 Southland Conference Southern 1-0 5 Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama 3-1 2 Southeastern Conference Good to see Stanford holding on in the rankings, and no surprise to see St. John's move into the top 25. Washington State getting votes, and Alabama sliding in with 2 votes, but no Colorado, no UCLA? Ridiculous. Now for the mid-major top 25 for the week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. USC (43) 5-0 1697 1 West Coast Conference 2. Bradley (13) 4-0 1614 13 Missouri Valley Conference 3. Ohio 4-0 1523 NR Mid-American Conference 4. Florida Atlantic (9) 5-0 1517 NR Conference USA 5. San Diego 3-0 1490 7 West Coast Conference 6. Akron (1) 4-0 1476 8 Mid-American Conference 7. Central Michigan 3-0 1308 20 Mid-American Conference 8. Georgia Southern 4-0 1286 NR Sun Belt Conference 9. Delaware (5) 4-0 1172 NR Colonial Athletic Association 10. Houston 2-0 1167 12 American Athletic Conference 11. Prairie View A&M 4-0 1078 NR Southwestern Athletic Conference 12. San Francisco 2-0 1027 22 West Coast Conference 13. Radford (1) 3-0 1017 NR Big South Conference 14. Sam Houston State 3-0 977 14 Southland Conference 15. James Madison 2-0 849 NR Colonial Athletic Association 16. Mississippi Valley State 3-0 795 NR Southwestern Athletic Conference 17. Southern 1-0 665 NR Southwestern Athletic Conference 18. Yale 5-1 450 3 Ivy League 19. Memphis 3-1 343 4 American Athletic Conference 20. Fresno State 4-1 285 25 Mountain West Conference 21. Evansville 4-1 219 NR Missouri Valley Conference 22. San Diego State 3-1 203 15 Mountain West Conference 23. Eastern Michigan 4-1 194 9 Mid-American Conference 24. Louisiana Tech 1-1 135 NR Conference USA 25. Indiana State 3-1 117 NR Missouri Valley Conference Others Receiving Votes: Saint Mary's 3-1 92 West Coast Conference UCF 4-1 61 American Athletic Conference Fordham 3-1 54 Atlantic 10 Conference St. Bonaventure 2-1 52 Atlantic 10 Conference Drake 4-1 51 Missouri Valley Conference Colorado State 3-1 44 Mountain West Conference UC Irvine 2-1 38 Big West Conference George Washington 2-1 37 Atlantic 10 Conference Kent State 2-1 36 Mid-American Conference Middle Tennessee 2-1 33 Conference USA Hawaii 2-1 30 Big West Conference UAB 2-1 25 Atlantic 10 Conference Illinois State 2-1 23 Missouri Valley Conference North Florida 4-1 22 Atlantic Sun Conference Robert Morris 4-1 20 Northeast Conference Colgate 3-1 14 Patriot League Cornell 3-1 14 Ivy League Elon 2-1 14 Colonial Athletic Association Wagner 5-1 14 Northeast Conference Drexel 3-1 12 Colonial Athletic Association UNLV 1-1 10 Mountain West Conference Green Bay 2-1 9 Horizon League Illinois Chicago 2-1 9 Horizon League Portland 1-1 9 West Coast Conference Florida A&M 4-1 7 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference George Mason 2-1 7 Conference USA Nevada 1-1 7 Mountain West Conference SIU Edwardsville 2-1 7 Ohio Valley Conference Texas State 3-1 7 Sun Belt Conference Norfolk State 2-1 6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tennessee State 3-1 6 Ohio Valley Conference Loyola Chicago 1-1 5 Missouri Valley Conference Marist 3-1 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Idaho State 2-1 3 Big Sky Conference San Jose State 0-1 2 Mountain West Conference St. Francis NY 2-1 2 Northeast Conference Towson 3-1 2 Colonial Athletic Association Wyoming 2-1 2 Mountain West Conference Florida Gulf Coast 2-1 1 Sun Belt Conference North Texas 3-1 1 Conference USA Southern Illinois 0-1 1 Missouri Valley Conference Southern Utah 2-1 1 Big Sky Conference Stony Brook 3-1 1 America East Conference UTEP 2-1 1 Conference USA At least Hawaii is still getting some votes in the mid-major polls. None of our other mid-major teams are. Last edited by collegesportsfanms : 11-01-2017 at 11:32 AM.

11-01-2017, 11:08 AM	#602
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	Alabama got 2 votes! __________________ Up the Posh!

11-03-2017, 05:33 PM	#606
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2023 We have 25 games on the schedule this week, with 1 feature game. Let's get right to it: 11/29/23- Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @ Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- This one was ugly, very ugly. The Warriors just didn't come to play, as they trailed by 16 at halftime, and shot just 34.4% for the game. Washington State put it on and kept it on all game to get an easy road victory. Final Score: Washington State- 86, Hawaii- 55 Now for the rest of the weekly recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 2-4, 0-0 America East. 11/29/23 vs. Sacred Heart (W 69-62). 12/3/23 vs. San Diego (L 87-67). A split this week for the Hawks in a pair of road games. San Diego is a pretty good team, but still wanted to keep it closer than that. UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 1-2, 0-0 American. 11/27/23 at #2 Syracuse (L 78-62). 12/1/23 at Boise State (W 80-78). A split for the Huskies, who renewed an old Big East rivalry by going to Syracuse. They'll keep it going next week as they face 2 more former Big East opponents. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 3-2, 0-0 American. No games this week for Coach Brown or the Golden Hurricane. He has to wait until next week to go for career win #100. Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 4-2, 0-0 ACC. 11/28/23 at Green Bay (L 73-70). 12/1/23 at Lamar (W 78-67). A split this week for the Fighting Irish, who can't be losing to teams like Green Bay, even if it was a road game. Now they go back home for the next 4, but some of them could be battles. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 6-2, 0-0 Big 12. 11/28/23 at UTEP (W 86-74). 11/30/23 at Missouri (W 89-81). 12/3/23 at Illinois State (W 74-62). Very successful week for the Horned Frogs.. 3 road games, 3 victories. They did it against some pretty name opponents too. Good momentum boost for Coach Mighty. #16 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 6-1, 0-0 Big East. 11/23/23 at St. Bonaventure (L 82-71). 12/2/23 at Dartmouth (W 102-76). A split for the Red Storm this week, tough loss at a very good St. Bonaventure team, but still a game they shouldn't be losing. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 2-3, 0-0 Big Ten. 11/27/23 vs. Illinois State (L 89-81). Just 1 game this week for the Wildcats, but it was a loss to a decent Illinois State team. Still work to do if they are going to be competitive in the Big Ten. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-3, 0-0 Big West. 11/29/23 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above. 12/2/23 vs. Bowling Green (L 87-78). Not a good performance for the Warriors this week, getting hammered by a Washington State team that hasn't been great over the years, and then losing to Bowling Green. I guess it's a good thing, at least right now, that the board of directors is mostly worried about conference play. The fans.. now that's a different story. FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 1-4, 0-0 Conference USA. 11/27/23 vs. Oakland (L 70-57). Things continue to go south for the Golden Panthers, who lose another one and just aren't meeting expectations. They better figure it out soon because a trip to East Lansing, MI awaits next week. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 4-2, 0-0 Conference USA. 11/27/23 at Kansas State (L 59-47). 11/30/23 vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley (W 93-74). 12/3/23 at SMU (W 79-60). 2 out of 3 this week for the Owls, who are very excited to be in the position they are in right now, with more winnable games coming up. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 3-3, 0-0 Pac 12. 11/28/23 at San Diego State (L 84-76). 11/30/23 vs. Tulane (L 74-63). Not a good week for the Buffaloes, who drop 2 games. They've got a brutal stretch coming up in which 5 of their next 7 games are on the road against teams either in the national top 25, or receiving votes. #20 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 5-1, 0-0 Pac 12. 11/29/23 at St. Mary's (W 77-67). Just 1 game this week for the Cardinal, but they get back on the winning side of things, with many more winnable games coming up. UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 5-2, 0-0 Pac 12. 11/27/23 vs. Loyola Chicago (L 85-82, OT). 11/29/23 vs. Cal Poly (W 88-78). A split at home for the Bruins, but that OT loss to Loyola hurts. Fortunately, they should, I say should, be able to pad the win column over the next few weeks. Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 5-0, 0-0 Pac 12. 11/29/23 at Hawaii- feature game, highlighted above. 12/1/23 at Eastern Washington (W 74-57). 2 more wins for the Cougars, including a dismantling of Hawaii. Are the Cougs for real? Or just taking advantage of a light schedule. Either way, they have a very good chance to get to 9 or 10 wins before Pac 12 play starts. Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 3-2, 0-0 SEC. 11/27/23 vs. Florida State (L 62-59). A much more respectable loss this week for the Crimson Tide, as Florida State could be a postseason team. Unfortunately, 2 of the next 3 games for Alabama are against top 10 teams, all before they go to their season tournament. It doesn't get any easier. Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Dec. 4-10: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Syracuse (61) 7-0 1788 2 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Virginia (9) 6-0 1724 5 Atlantic Coast Conference 3. Baylor (2) 5-0 1662 3 Big 12 Conference 4. Ohio State 5-0 1574 4 Big Ten Conference 5. Iowa 5-0 1435 6 Big Ten Conference 6. Georgetown 6-1 1406 7 Big East Conference 7. Arizona 6-1 1389 1 Pacific-12 Conference 8. Providence 6-0 1347 8 Big East Conference 9. Iowa State 5-1 1203 9 Big 12 Conference 10. Gonzaga 5-0 1106 10 Pacific-12 Conference 11. Oklahoma 4-1 1043 14 Big 12 Conference 12. Louisville 5-1 1012 13 Atlantic Coast Conference 13. Xavier 5-0 862 15 Big East Conference 14. Vanderbilt 4-1 751 17 Southeastern Conference 15. Villanova 5-1 741 18 Big East Conference 16. Michigan State 5-1 607 22 Big Ten Conference 17. Washington State 5-0 572 NR Pacific-12 Conference 18. Illinois 4-0 548 NR Big Ten Conference 19. Florida Atlantic 6-0 481 25 Conference USA 20. Wisconsin 5-1 479 NR Big Ten Conference 21. San Francisco 5-0 445 NR West Coast Conference 22. Sam Houston State 6-0 365 NR Southland Conference 23. Boston College 4-0 267 NR Atlantic Coast Conference 24. Bradley 4-0 258 23 Missouri Valley Conference 25. Central Michigan 4-0 170 NR Mid-American Conference Others Receiving Votes: Washington 4-1 61 Pacific-12 Conference Creighton 4-1 33 Big East Conference Memphis 5-1 24 American Athletic Conference St. John's 6-1 20 Big East Conference Stanford 5-1 14 Pacific-12 Conference St. Bonaventure 4-1 12 Atlantic 10 Conference San Diego 5-1 1 West Coast Conference Let's welcome Washington State to the national top 25 for what might very well be the first time in this entire dynasty. Can't say for sure, but I believe so. And how tough were the voters on St. John's and Stanford? St. John's splits this week, but drops all the way from #16 down to basically #29. Meanwhile, Stanford WON this week and drops out of the polls, dropping from #20. I do not get these rankings at all. Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Dec. 4-10: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Florida Atlantic (36) 6-0 1714 4 Conference USA 2. San Francisco (22) 5-0 1700 12 West Coast Conference 3. Sam Houston State (12) 6-0 1692 14 Southland Conference 4. Bradley (2) 4-0 1610 2 Missouri Valley Conference 5. Central Michigan 4-0 1526 7 Mid-American Conference 6. Memphis 5-1 1328 19 American Athletic Conference 7. Yale 6-1 1261 18 Ivy League 8. Indiana State 5-1 1152 25 Missouri Valley Conference 9. San Diego 5-1 1065 5 West Coast Conference 10. Fresno State 5-1 993 20 Mountain West Conference 11. St. Bonaventure 4-1 962 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 12. Drake 6-1 917 NR Missouri Valley Conference 13. Louisiana Tech 3-1 896 24 Conference USA 14. UAB 4-1 809 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 15. UC Irvine 4-1 711 NR Big West Conference 16. Akron 5-1 673 6 Mid-American Conference 17. Delaware 6-1 507 9 Colonial Athletic Association 18. Colorado State 5-1 455 NR Mountain West Conference 19. Robert Morris 6-1 423 NR Northeast Conference 20. Houston 3-1 353 10 American Athletic Conference 21. Tennessee State 6-1 335 NR Ohio Valley Conference 22. Green Bay 3-1 321 NR Horizon League 23. North Texas 5-1 305 NR Conference USA 24. Florida Gulf Coast 4-1 212 NR Sun Belt Conference 25. Ohio 4-1 197 3 Mid-American Conference Others Receiving Votes: UNLV 3-1 191 Mountain West Conference Southern Utah 3-1 123 Big Sky Conference Radford 4-1 120 Big South Conference Florida A&M 4-1 114 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference UT Arlington 3-1 109 Sun Belt Conference Colgate 4-1 108 Patriot League Wyoming 3-1 95 Mountain West Conference James Madison 2-1 93 Colonial Athletic Association Drexel 3-1 79 Colonial Athletic Association Oakland 2-1 75 Horizon League Northwestern State 4-1 70 Southland Conference Towson 3-1 65 Colonial Athletic Association Alabama A&M 2-1 41 Southwestern Athletic Conference Pretty ugly here, no representation from our FOFC teams.

11-08-2017, 11:49 PM	#607
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Dec. 4-10, 2023 We have 30 games on the schedule this week, and 1 of them is a feature game. We'll start there. 12/8/23- Rice (Charlie Shocker) @ Tulsa (Will Brown) -- The Owls outscored Tulsa 46-25 in the 2nd half after trailing by 2 at halftime. They shot 52% and outrebounded the Golden Hurricane 45-31 as Rice stays hot, picking up a road victory. Final Score: Rice- 82, Tulsa- 63 Now for the rest of the weekly recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 4-4, 0-0 America East. 12/6/23 at Brown (W 63-51). 12/9/23 vs. Northeastern (W 61-53). A pair of wins this week for the Hawks as they get back to .500. They continue their road trip that has 3 of their next 4 road games against the Ivy League. UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 1-4, 0-0 American. 12/4/23 at #15 Villanova (L 71-62). 12/9/23 vs. #8 Providence (L 80-66). 2 more losses for the Huskies who continue to struggle. Some people are already talking, and there are rumors that Coach Childress might want to start filling out job applications again soon. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 3-5, 0-0 American. 12/5/23 at Nebraska Omaha (L 60-55). 12/8/23 vs. Rice- feature game, highlighted above. 12/10/23 vs. #13 Xavier (L 76-43). The Golden Hurricane lose 3 more this week, losers of 4 in a row and 5 of their last 6. Coach Brown stays stuck on career win #99. Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 6-3, 0-0 ACC. 12/4/23 vs. James Madison (W 64-54). 12/8/23 vs. Illinois State (L 88-73). 12/10/23 vs. Kansas (W 90-75). 2 out of 3 this week for the Fighting Irish, but now it really gets tough. Their next 6 opponents have a combined 39-7 record. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 6-2, 0-0 Big 12. No games this week for Coach Mighty and the Horned Frogs who have 3 more tough non-conference games coming up before they start Big 12 play. St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 9-1, 0-0 Big East. 12/5/23 vs. Princeton (W 87-57). 12/7/23 vs. Rhode Island (W 78-70). 12/10/23 at Campbell (W 87-64). While not the toughest competition in the world, the Red Storm get 3 more wins this week, as Coach Hoo has fit in nicely at his new school. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 3-4, 0-0 Big Ten. 12/6/23 vs. Buffalo (L 87-72). 12/8/23 vs. St. Louis (W 73-53). A split for the Wildcats this week, both double digit margins. It gets easier to finish off non-conference play, and then win over St. Louis broke a 3 game losing streak. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-5, 0-0 Big West. 12/4/23 at Western Michigan (L 79-71). 12/9/23 vs. Santa Clara (L 82-74). A pair of 8 point losses for the Warriors this week, as they'll take a 2-5 record into their season tournament which starts next week. Firecoachgunn.com is running rampant again after a 5 game losing streak. FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 2-6, 0-0 Conference USA. 12/4/23 at #16 Michigan State (L 66-60). 12/6/23 vs. Jacksonville (L 66-55). 12/8/23 vs. Savannah State (W 84-77). The Golden Panthers finally break a quick 3 game losing streak, but the honeymoon appears to be over for Coach Hawkins, as it's starting to feel like Troy all over again. Hopefully the narrow win sparks something and gets them on a roll. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 6-2, 0-0 Conference USA. 12/5/23 vs. UT Arlington (W 67-62). 12/8/23 at Tulsa- feature game, highlighted above. 2 more wins for the Owls, who have won 4 in a row and have a chance to extend that next week. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 4-4, 0-0 Pac 12. 12/5/23 at #11 Oklahoma (W 93-70). 12/9/23 at #4 Ohio State (L 78-71). A split for the Buffaloes who rout former Big 12 foe Oklahoma before going to the wire with an undefeated Ohio State. Still 3 more grueling tests though, and that's just the non-conference schedule. Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 7-1, 0-0 Pac 12. 12/5/23 vs. Lehigh (W 92-49). 12/10/23 vs. Milwaukee (W 82-58). 2 more blowout wins against easy competition for the Cardinal. Things will get a bit tougher next week though, at least we think they will. UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 6-2, 0-0 Pac 12. 12/7/23 vs. Lafayette (W 82-48). Just 1 game for the Bruins this week, an easy victory. They've got 2 more at home next week, then a long, long road trip. #17 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 6-0, 0-0 Pac 12. 12/7/23 vs. North Dakota (W 78-56). Just 1 game this week for the Cougars, who continue to pad their win total, as well as ranking, with a creampuff non-conference schedule. Whatever works to build some confidence I guess. Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 4-4, 0-0 SEC. 12/5/23 at #9 Iowa State (L 59-44). 12/7/23 vs. Miami University (W 63-55). 12/9/23 at #2 Virginia (L 76-67). 1 outta 3 this week for the Crimson Tide, with that win sandwiched in-between 2 losses to top 10 teams. They'll play their season tournament next week. Let's take a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Dec. 11-17: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Syracuse (64) 9-0 1791 1 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Virginia (7) 7-0 1711 2 Atlantic Coast Conference 3. Baylor (1) 7-0 1663 3 Big 12 Conference 4. Ohio State 7-0 1582 4 Big Ten Conference 5. Arizona 7-1 1460 7 Pacific-12 Conference 6. Iowa 6-0 1410 5 Big Ten Conference 7. Georgetown 7-1 1394 6 Big East Conference 8. Providence 7-0 1305 8 Big East Conference 9. Iowa State 7-1 1277 9 Big 12 Conference 10. Louisville 6-1 1084 12 Atlantic Coast Conference 11. Xavier 7-0 1001 13 Big East Conference 12. Vanderbilt 6-1 930 14 Southeastern Conference 13. Villanova 6-1 911 15 Big East Conference 14. Wisconsin 8-1 875 20 Big Ten Conference 15. Illinois 6-0 835 18 Big Ten Conference 16. Sam Houston State 8-0 653 22 Southland Conference 17. Washington State 6-0 632 17 Pacific-12 Conference 18. Florida Atlantic 7-0 544 19 Conference USA 19. Central Michigan 6-0 498 25 Mid-American Conference 20. Gonzaga 5-1 465 10 Pacific-12 Conference 21. Creighton 6-1 325 NR Big East Conference 22. Washington 6-1 303 NR Pacific-12 Conference 23. St. John's 9-1 235 NR Big East Conference 24. Stanford 7-1 108 NR Pacific-12 Conference 25. Memphis 7-1 96 NR American Athletic Conference Others Receiving Votes: Miami 6-2 50 Atlantic Coast Conference St. Bonaventure 5-1 34 Atlantic 10 Conference UC Irvine 7-1 31 Big West Conference Indiana State 7-1 30 Missouri Valley Conference Yale 8-1 30 Ivy League North Carolina 5-1 21 Atlantic Coast Conference Michigan State 6-2 20 Big Ten Conference DePaul 7-1 19 Big East Conference Fresno State 7-1 18 Mountain West Conference UAB 6-1 18 Atlantic 10 Conference Purdue 6-1 13 Big Ten Conference Louisiana Tech 5-1 8 Conference USA Indiana 6-1 6 Big Ten Conference Seton Hall 6-1 6 Big East Conference UNLV 6-1 6 Mountain West Conference San Francisco 6-1 1 West Coast Conference Tennessee State 7-1 1 Ohio Valley Conference So Washington State stays put at #17, while St. John's and Stanford are back in the top 25. No other FOFC teams got votes. Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Dec. 11-17: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Sam Houston State (57) 8-0 1776 3 Southland Conference 2. Florida Atlantic (10) 7-0 1688 1 Conference USA 3. Central Michigan 6-0 1661 5 Mid-American Conference 4. Memphis 7-1 1525 6 American Athletic Conference 5. Yale (2) 8-1 1414 7 Ivy League 6. Indiana State 7-1 1392 8 Missouri Valley Conference 7. Fresno State (1) 7-1 1333 10 Mountain West Conference 8. UC Irvine 7-1 1228 15 Big West Conference 9. UAB 6-1 1193 14 Atlantic 10 Conference 10. Louisiana Tech 5-1 1127 13 Conference USA 11. St. Bonaventure (2) 5-1 1086 11 Atlantic 10 Conference 12. San Francisco 6-1 1002 2 West Coast Conference 13. UNLV 6-1 963 NR Mountain West Conference 14. Akron 6-1 855 16 Mid-American Conference 15. Houston 5-1 826 20 American Athletic Conference 16. Tennessee State 7-1 787 21 Ohio Valley Conference 17. Florida Gulf Coast 6-1 747 24 Sun Belt Conference 18. Delaware 7-1 710 17 Colonial Athletic Association 19. Florida A&M 6-1 572 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 20. Wichita State 7-2 370 NR Missouri Valley Conference 21. Drake 7-2 239 12 Missouri Valley Conference 22. Long Beach State 5-2 198 NR Big West Conference 23. George Washington 4-2 114 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 24. Rice 6-2 108 NR Conference USA 25. Oakland 5-2 80 NR Horizon League Others Receiving Votes: Portland 4-2 55 West Coast Conference Western Carolina 5-2 43 Southern Conference Bradley 5-2 32 Missouri Valley Conference UCF 5-2 32 American Athletic Conference USC Upstate 6-2 30 Atlantic Sun Conference Massachusetts 4-2 29 Atlantic 10 Conference Utah State 4-2 28 Mountain West Conference Robert Morris 7-2 27 Northeast Conference Georgia Southern 5-2 21 Sun Belt Conference Colorado State 5-2 17 Mountain West Conference Columbia 5-2 17 Ivy League Drexel 4-2 15 Colonial Athletic Association UC Riverside 5-2 12 Big West Conference East Tennessee State 4-2 10 Southern Conference Northern Illinois 4-2 8 Mid-American Conference Ohio 5-2 8 Mid-American Conference Arkansas State 5-2 6 Sun Belt Conference Radford 5-2 5 Big South Conference Sacramento State 3-2 4 Big Sky Conference Western Michigan 3-2 4 Mid-American Conference Middle Tennessee 3-2 2 Conference USA Saint Peter's 6-2 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference So Rice is in the mid-major top 25, but again, no other FOFC representation.

11-10-2017, 11:23 PM	#608
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Dec. 11-17, 2023 23 games on the schedule this week, and no feature games, so we'll jump right into the overall recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 6-4, 0-0 America East. 12/11/23 at Hofstra (W 70-62). 12/13/23 at Princeton (W 66-63). 2 more wins for the Hawks, who have won 5 of their last 6 and feeling pretty good about themselves. 2 more road non-conference games next week, and they both could be tough. UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 3-5, 0-0 American. 12/11/23 vs. St. Bonaventure (W 81-67). 12/14/23 vs. Stony Brook (W 85-75). 12/16/23 at Kentucky (L 80-57). 2 out of 3 this week is an improvement for the Huskies, but they've still got a lot of work to do. That 23 point loss to Kentucky will sting for a while. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 3-6, 0-0 American. 12/14/23 vs. Valparaiso (L 61-60). Just 1 game for the Golden Hurricane this week, and it was? You guessed it, a loss. That's 5 in a row now, although they had their chances in this one. Nevertheless, Coach Brown stays stuck on career win #99. Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 7-4, 0-0 ACC. 12/14/23 vs. Indiana State (W 78-70). 12/17/23 at #11 Xavier (L 70-49). A split for the Fighting Irish, who are into the buzzsaw part of their non-conference schedule. Although their first few games in ACC play will be a grind too. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 6-3, 0-0 Big 12. 12/11/23 vs. Texas A&M (L 87-82). Just 1 game this week for the Horned Frogs, who see their 6 game winning streak come to an end in a hard fought loss. #23 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 9-1, 0-0 Big East. No games this week for Coach Hoo and the Red Storm. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 4-5, 0-0 Big Ten. 12/12/23 vs. Northern Illinois (L 80-51). 12/17/23 at Austin Peay (W 96-78). A split this week for the Wildcats, as Coach Vee edges closer to career win #100. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-6, 0-0 Big West. 12/13/23- Las Vegas Classic First Round vs. (7) Colorado State (L 81-73). Good effort, but yet another loss for the Warriors. Firecoachgunn.com is up to almost a million hits now. FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 3-6, 0-0 Conference USA. 12/14/23 vs. Florida A&M (W 79-65). Another win for the Golden Panthers in their only game of the week. Not the toughest competition, but a couple feel good wins as it gets tougher next week. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 7-2, 0-0 Conference USA. 12/16/23 at UTSA (W 72-52). Another dominating performance for the Owls in their only game of the week. They've won 5 in a row now, and 7 of their last 8. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 4-5, 0-0 Pac 12. 12/17/23 at #2 Virginia (L 58-57). So close, yet so far for the Buffaloes in their only game of the week. They came within a buzzer beater of an upset. 2 more tough ones next week. #24 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 8-1, 0-0 Pac 12. 12/15/23 vs. Michigan (W 83-75). A win for the Cardinal in their only game of the week, as the competition should improve next week. UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 9-2, 0-0 Pac 12. 12/11/23 vs. Loyola Marymount (W 70-58). 12/15/23 vs. Illinois Chicago (W 75-54). 12/17/23 at Cal State Northridge (W 82-65). 3 more wins for the Bruins, although not against the strongest competition. They have a statement game next week. #17 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-0, 0-0 Pac 12. 12/14/23 at UC Riverside (W 84-64). 12/17/23 vs. Brown (W 58-56). 2 more wins for the Cougars, who stay undefeated but get a major scare from Brown. Still hard to tell too much about this team, but they are riding the wave right now, and have a very good chance to get into Pac 12 play undefeated. Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 5-5, 0-0 SEC. 12/13/23- Las Vegas Classic First Round vs. (15) UCF (W 74-63). 12/15/23- Las Vegas Classic Quarterfinal vs. (7) Colorado State (L 71-63). A split for the Crimson Tide, who fall in the Quarterfinals of the Las Vegas Classic and are still trying to find the consistency they've had over the past few seasons. Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Dec. 18-24: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Syracuse (59) 10-0 1787 1 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Virginia (9) 10-0 1729 2 Atlantic Coast Conference 3. Arizona (4) 10-1 1663 5 Pacific-12 Conference 4. Georgetown 9-1 1561 7 Big East Conference 5. Iowa 8-0 1531 6 Big Ten Conference 6. Iowa State 8-1 1408 9 Big 12 Conference 7. Providence 8-0 1379 8 Big East Conference 8. Baylor 9-1 1309 3 Big 12 Conference 9. Ohio State 7-1 1175 4 Big Ten Conference 10. Xavier 9-0 1174 11 Big East Conference 11. Wisconsin 9-1 1089 14 Big Ten Conference 12. Washington State 8-0 937 17 Pacific-12 Conference 13. Creighton 9-1 890 21 Big East Conference 14. Sam Houston State 9-0 800 16 Southland Conference 15. Louisville 7-2 681 10 Atlantic Coast Conference 16. St. John's 9-1 648 23 Big East Conference 17. Vanderbilt 7-2 536 12 Southeastern Conference 18. Stanford 8-1 510 24 Pacific-12 Conference 19. Seton Hall 8-1 356 NR Big East Conference 20. Villanova 7-2 336 13 Big East Conference 21. UC Irvine 8-1 325 NR Big West Conference 22. Yale 9-1 307 NR Ivy League 23. Purdue 8-1 262 NR Big Ten Conference 24. DePaul 8-1 193 NR Big East Conference 25. Fresno State 8-1 174 NR Mountain West Conference Others Receiving Votes: Michigan State 6-2 112 Big Ten Conference Houston 8-1 84 American Athletic Conference Illinois 6-1 76 Big Ten Conference UAB 7-1 74 Atlantic 10 Conference San Francisco 8-1 69 West Coast Conference Florida Gulf Coast 8-1 58 Sun Belt Conference Louisiana Tech 7-1 52 Conference USA Central Michigan 7-1 40 Mid-American Conference Florida Atlantic 8-1 38 Conference USA UCLA 9-2 22 Pacific-12 Conference Texas A&M 7-2 11 Southeastern Conference Gonzaga 6-2 4 Pacific-12 Conference Nice jumps for Washington State, St. John's, and Stanford, and finally some love again for UCLA, who is receiving votes again. Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Dec. 18-24: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Sam Houston State (56) 9-0 1773 1 Southland Conference 2. Fresno State (6) 8-1 1645 7 Mountain West Conference 3. Yale (4) 9-1 1621 5 Ivy League 4. UC Irvine 8-1 1554 8 Big West Conference 5. UAB (6) 7-1 1488 9 Atlantic 10 Conference 6. San Francisco 8-1 1396 12 West Coast Conference 7. Houston 8-1 1369 15 American Athletic Conference 8. Louisiana Tech 7-1 1336 10 Conference USA 9. Florida Gulf Coast 8-1 1278 17 Sun Belt Conference 10. Central Michigan 7-1 1229 3 Mid-American Conference 11. Florida Atlantic 8-1 1127 2 Conference USA 12. Memphis 8-2 993 4 American Athletic Conference 13. St. Bonaventure 5-2 836 11 Atlantic 10 Conference 14. UNLV 7-2 799 13 Mountain West Conference 15. Oakland 6-2 750 25 Horizon League 16. Drexel 6-2 579 NR Colonial Athletic Association 17. Rice 7-2 507 24 Conference USA 18. Massachusetts 6-2 479 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 19. Portland 6-2 469 NR West Coast Conference 20. Tennessee State 8-2 418 16 Ohio Valley Conference 21. North Texas 8-2 412 NR Conference USA 22. Akron 7-2 363 14 Mid-American Conference 23. USC Upstate 8-2 308 NR Atlantic Sun Conference 24. Colorado State 7-2 189 NR Mountain West Conference 25. Delaware 8-2 147 18 Colonial Athletic Association Others Receiving Votes: South Dakota State 5-2 124 Conference USA Arkansas State 7-2 90 Sun Belt Conference Saint Peter's 8-2 57 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Northwestern State 6-2 56 Southland Conference San Diego State 7-3 8 Mountain West Conference Nice jump for Rice in the mid-major poll, but now we need more FOFC representation.

11-01-2017, 06:01 PM	#604
rjolley College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Roseville, CA	Don't know if Stanford is happy about losing in the championship game. Motivated to improve would be more accurate...

11-01-2017, 07:24 PM	#605
law90026 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2006	Five and oh, five and oh!

11-12-2017, 07:39 PM	#609
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Wazzu!!! Bout time! As for the Warriors... in hindsight, maybe I should have had B.B. Gunn jump to Creighton or Wichita State after all. Not to worry, though... the UH board might be happy to help him pack his things and carry them to the car outside his office after the season is over. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers Last edited by bbgunn : 11-12-2017 at 07:40 PM.

11-14-2017, 12:01 AM	#610
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Dec. 18-24, 2023 18 games this week, a bit of a light week, and 1 feature game. Let's get to it. 12/19/23- TCU (Bee Mighty) @ Tulsa (Will Brown) -- A tight game throughout, as Tulsa held a 5 point halftime lead. Once again though, they couldn't hold it, as they were outrebounded 49-28, and TCU got many second chance points. All that meant was that TCU was able to come back and get a road win. Final Score: TCU- 69, Tulsa- 63 Now for the rest of the weekly recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 7-5, 0-0 America East. 12/18/23 at #22 Yale (L 57-48). 12/20/23 at Penn (W 74-52). A split for the Hawks, as they can't get the top 25 win at Yale despite a good effort. They'll feel good about going into conference play over .500, but Coach Ginsberg knows his team has missed some golden opportunities. UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 4-6, 1-0 American. 12/20/23 vs. Houston (W 89-76). 12/22/23 at Washington (L 66-58). A split for the Huskies, who get conference play started off on the right foot, but lose the first of a 4 game road swing. They aren't done with non-conference play yet, still another game mixed in among American play. Weird. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 4-7, 0-0 American. 12/19/23 vs. TCU- feature game, highlighted above. 12/21/23 at Denver (W 55-41). A split for the Golden Hurricane, and the monkey is off Coach Brown's back. The win at Denver not only broke a 6 game losing streak, but also gave Coach Brown his 100th career win, finally! Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 7-5, 0-0 ACC. 12/19/23 at #19 Seton Hall (L 60-49). Another loss for the Fighting Irish, as they've dropped 2 in a row heading into ACC play. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 7-3, 0-0 Big 12. 12/19/23 at Tulsa- feature game, highlighted above. Just the 1 game for the Horned Frogs, as they can think a huge rebounding advantage for the win. It gets brutal from here on out though. A non-conference game against LSU, and then Big 12 play where every game will be tough. #16 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 10-1, 0-0 Big East. 12/19/23 at Kent State (W 72-64). 1 game for the Red Storm this week, but they get the win. They've got a pair of 5 game winning streaks sandwiched in-between their 1 loss and become the first FOFC coached team to reach 10 wins so far this season. Not bad for Coach Hoo's first year on the job. Big East play is still going to be a grind though. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 6-5, 0-0 Big Ten. 12/22/23 at Western Michigan (W 79-71). 12/24/23 vs. Cal State Northridge (W 78-67). A pair of victories this week for the Wildcats, who are back over .500 overall and have 1 more non-conference game next week before Big Ten play. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-6, 0-0 Big West. No games this week for Coach Gunn and the Warriors. We understand that the bulk of practice this week consisted of the team running suicides. If nothing else, they should be well conditioned! FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 4-7, 0-0 Conference USA. 12/18/23 at Florida State (L 62-51). 12/22/23 at George Washington (W 97-94, OT). A road split for the Golden Panthers against tough competition. 1 more non-conference game, then C-USA play begins. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 8-3, 0-0 Conference USA. 12/18/23 at Alcorn State (L 69-59). 12/21/23 vs. Texas Southern (W 81-78). Not a good week for the Owls, as they lose at Alcorn State, which shouldn't be happening, then struggle to a win against one of the worst teams in the NCAA so far this season. They'll have to pick it up now that C-USA play is here. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 4-6, 0-0 Pac 12. 12/21/23 vs. Texas Tech (L 55-54). Another agonizing 1 point loss against a really good team, and the Buffaloes just continue to struggle to put games away. They've got 2 more chances next week in non-conference play. #18 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 9-1, 0-0 Pac 12. 12/19/23 at #25 Fresno State (W 111-69). 1 game this week for the Cardinal, but wow what a game it was. They really exploded offensively and continue to stay hot. UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 9-3, 0-0 Pac 12. 12/23/23 at #10 Xavier (L 65-62). These are the type of games the Bruins need to be winning to get their groove back, so to speak. Road games at undefeated, top 10 teams. The road stretch continues for 4 more games. #12 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 9-0, 0-0 Pac 12. 12/22/23 vs. Nevada (W 74-36). Total domination this week for the Cougars in their only game of the week. They could (and should) have this same kind of result in both their games next week, and will (or should) have huge momentum going into Pac 12 play. Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 5-5, 0-0 SEC. No games this week for Coach Rogers or the Crimson Tide, who have 1 more non-conference game next week. They need to find some consistency as they approach SEC play. Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into the week of Dec. 25-31: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Virginia (55) 11-0 1783 2 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Syracuse (9) 11-0 1728 1 Atlantic Coast Conference 3. Arizona (8) 11-1 1673 3 Pacific-12 Conference 4. Georgetown 10-1 1545 4 Big East Conference 5. Iowa State 9-1 1505 6 Big 12 Conference 6. Baylor 10-1 1473 8 Big 12 Conference 7. Providence 10-1 1327 7 Big East Conference 8. Xavier 10-0 1247 10 Big East Conference 9. Wisconsin 11-1 1238 11 Big Ten Conference 10. Ohio State 7-1 1185 9 Big Ten Conference 11. Creighton 11-1 1033 13 Big East Conference 12. Washington State 9-0 963 12 Pacific-12 Conference 13. Louisville 9-2 868 15 Atlantic Coast Conference 14. Sam Houston State 10-0 782 14 Southland Conference 15. St. John's 10-1 752 16 Big East Conference 16. Villanova 9-2 657 20 Big East Conference 17. Stanford 9-1 612 18 Pacific-12 Conference 18. Iowa 8-2 610 5 Big Ten Conference 19. Yale 11-1 585 22 Ivy League 20. DePaul 9-1 427 24 Big East Conference 21. Michigan State 8-2 356 NR Big Ten Conference 22. UAB 9-1 351 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 23. UC Irvine 9-1 324 21 Big West Conference 24. Florida Atlantic 10-1 180 NR Conference USA 25. St. Bonaventure 7-2 156 NR Atlantic 10 Conference Others Receiving Votes: Vanderbilt 9-3 33 Southeastern Conference San Francisco 9-2 3 West Coast Conference Seton Hall 9-2 2 Big East Conference North Texas 10-2 1 Conference USA Wake Forest 9-2 1 Atlantic Coast Conference Washington State stays put at #12, I thought they might move up a spot after their blowout win, but I guess not. St. John's and Stanford do end up each moving up a spot though. UCLA loses all their votes, no big surprise. Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Dec. 25-31: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Sam Houston State (53) 10-0 1778 1 Southland Conference 2. Yale (7) 11-1 1712 3 Ivy League 3. UC Irvine (6) 9-1 1646 4 Big West Conference 4. UAB (6) 9-1 1603 5 Atlantic 10 Conference 5. Florida Atlantic 10-1 1492 11 Conference USA 6. St. Bonaventure 7-2 1480 13 Atlantic 10 Conference 7. San Francisco 9-2 1309 6 West Coast Conference 8. North Texas 10-2 1222 21 Conference USA 9. Massachusetts 8-2 1203 18 Atlantic 10 Conference 10. Florida Gulf Coast 9-2 1116 9 Sun Belt Conference 11. Louisiana Tech 7-2 1060 8 Conference USA 12. Delaware 10-2 1006 25 Colonial Athletic Association 13. Houston 8-2 1000 7 American Athletic Conference 14. Saint Peter's 10-2 909 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 15. Northwestern State 8-2 788 NR Southland Conference 16. Illinois State 8-3 681 NR Missouri Valley Conference 17. Tulane 9-3 583 NR American Athletic Conference 18. Fresno State 8-3 550 2 Mountain West Conference 19. Memphis 8-3 460 12 American Athletic Conference 20. Utah State 7-3 410 NR Mountain West Conference 21. Mercer 10-3 245 NR Southern Conference 22. La Salle 9-3 216 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 23. UNLV 7-3 113 14 Mountain West Conference 24. USC Upstate 10-3 107 23 Atlantic Sun Conference 25. Portland 7-3 106 19 West Coast Conference Others Receiving Votes: Long Beach State 7-3 98 Big West Conference Drexel 7-3 86 Colonial Athletic Association BYU 9-4 81 West Coast Conference Rice 8-3 80 Conference USA Central Michigan 7-3 72 Mid-American Conference South Dakota State 6-3 39 Conference USA Arkansas State 8-3 36 Sun Belt Conference American 9-3 30 Patriot League UCF 6-3 30 American Athletic Conference Colorado State 8-3 27 Mountain West Conference Towson 8-3 18 Colonial Athletic Association Sacramento State 6-3 5 Big Sky Conference UC Riverside 7-3 3 Big West Conference While they are still receiving votes, Rice drops out of the mid-major top 25 after a pretty pitiful week.

11-29-2017, 11:37 PM	#611
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Dec. 25-31, 2023 24 games on the schedule this week, and no feature games, so we'll get through this quick. On to the weekly recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 9-6, 1-1 America East. 12/27/23 vs. Vermont (W 73-68). 12/29/23 vs. Rutgers (W 76-68). 12/31/23 vs. Albany (L 72-53). 2 out of 3 for the Hawks this week, including a nice home win over a power 5 conference team. Tough loss to Albany in the conference schedule though. UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 4-8, 1-2 American. 12/27/23 at Temple (L 71-47). 12/30/23 at ECU (L 72-70). The Huskies lose 2 more this week, and that rope is getting tighter and tighter for Coach Childress. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 5-8, 1-0 American. 12/25/23 vs. Missouri (L 66-64). 12/27/23 vs. UCF (W 78-65). A promising week for the Golden Hurricane, as they take a very strong Missouri team to the wire before taking care of business in their conference opener. Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 7-6, 0-1 ACC. 12/27/23 at Boston College (L 62-59). The mighty ACC is already proving to be a test for Coach Mighty and the Fighting Irish, as they drop their ACC opener, and have 2 more tough ones coming up next week. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 8-4, 1-0 Big 12. 12/28/23 vs. LSU (L 82-74). 12/30/23 at Kansas (W 84-63). A split for the Horned Frogs, who missed a golden opportunity by losing to LSU. That could have been a marquee win early on. #15 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 12-1, 2-0 Big East. 12/27/23 vs. Marquette (W 91-76). 12/30/23 vs. #20 DePaul (W 82-73). 2 more wins for the Red Storm, their winning streak is at 7 now. Next week though, stuff gets real. They are on the road for 2 teams with a combined 23-3 record, both top 10 teams. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 7-5, 0-0 Big Ten. 12/28/23 at South Dakota State (W 81-60). A much needed win for the Wildcats in their only game of the week, as they start conference play next week, and won't face a team with a current .500 or worse record until Jan. 31st. Oh boy. The win at South Dakota State was career win #100 for Coach Vee. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 3-7, 0-0 Big West. 12/25/23 vs. Dayton (L 67-49). 12/28/23 vs. #19 Yale (W 96-93, OT). A split for the Warriors this week, as they take some momentum into the start of conference play as they steal an OT win against a ranked Yale team. Hopefully that momentum carries over, because now is when the board will start to wake up and pay attention. FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 5-7, 0-0 Conference USA. 12/25/23 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (W 77-76, OT). An OT buzzer beater for the Golden Panthers in their only game of the week against a solid non-conference foe. They've won 4 of their last 5 and need to carry that to conference play. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 8-3, 0-0 Conference USA. No games this week for Coach Shocker and the Owls, who were able to enjoy the holidays before going to the Conference USA grind. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 6-6, 0-0 Pac 12. 12/25/23 at Kentucky (W 84-55). 12/28/23 vs. Utah Valley (W 80-57). 2 big wins for the Buffaloes this week to get back to .500. Take nothing away from the 29 point win at Kentucky. Anytime you can go into Lexington and beat Kentucky by 29 points, it's a good thing. This clearly isn't the same Kentucky team that started this dynasty though. Still, the Buffaloes have some strong play to take into Pac 12 play. #17 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 10-2, 0-0 Pac 12. 12/26/23 vs. UMass (L 71-61). 12/29/23 at Montana State (W 88-56). A split for the Cardinal. They needed that win over UMass. Alas, they have a brutal 3 game stretch to start conference play. 2 of the 3 teams are ranked in the top 10, the other should be ranked, and the combined record of the 3 teams: 32-4. UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 10-3, 0-0 Pac 12. 12/25/23 at Portland (W 63-56). A game that was much tougher than it probably should have been for the Bruins, but Portland is scrappy this season, as their 8-4 record indicates. #12 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 11-0, 0-0 Pac 12. 12/26/23 vs. Portland State (W 62-54). 12/28/23 vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley (W 96-85). 2 more wins for the Cougars, who finish conference play perfect. Granted, the competition was far from terrifying, but for a team that has never made the postseason since the start of this dynasty, 11-0 is phenomenal no matter who it was against. However, the real tests are about to come. It's conference play time. Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 6-5, 0-0 SEC. 12/27/23 vs. Marshall (W 90-63). A much needed win for the Crimson Tide in their only game of the week with SEC play right around the corner. Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 1-7: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Syracuse (63) 13-0 1791 2 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Virginia (9) 13-0 1731 1 Atlantic Coast Conference 3. Arizona 11-1 1661 3 Pacific-12 Conference 4. Baylor 12-1 1582 6 Big 12 Conference 5. Providence 12-1 1507 7 Big East Conference 6. Wisconsin 12-1 1392 9 Big Ten Conference 7. Georgetown 11-2 1374 4 Big East Conference 8. Creighton 13-1 1309 11 Big East Conference 9. Washington State 11-0 1206 12 Pacific-12 Conference 10. St. John's 12-1 1160 15 Big East Conference 11. Iowa State 9-3 1005 5 Big 12 Conference 12. UC Irvine 11-1 986 23 Big West Conference 13. UAB 10-1 904 22 Atlantic 10 Conference 14. St. Bonaventure 9-2 888 25 Atlantic 10 Conference 15. Florida Atlantic 11-1 742 24 Conference USA 16. Iowa 9-3 678 18 Big Ten Conference 17. Xavier 10-2 628 8 Big East Conference 18. Vanderbilt 9-3 550 NR Southeastern Conference 19. Stanford 10-2 499 17 Pacific-12 Conference 20. Wake Forest 11-2 364 NR Atlantic Coast Conference 21. Louisville 10-3 357 13 Atlantic Coast Conference 22. Indiana 10-2 286 NR Big Ten Conference 23. Ohio State 7-3 246 10 Big Ten Conference 24. North Texas 11-2 149 NR Conference USA 25. Georgia 10-2 116 NR Southeastern Conference Others Receiving Votes: Michigan State 8-3 103 Big Ten Conference Texas A&M 9-3 55 Southeastern Conference Sam Houston State 10-2 51 Southland Conference UCLA 10-3 36 Pacific-12 Conference California 8-4 26 Pacific-12 Conference Memphis 10-3 13 American Athletic Conference Villanova 10-3 3 Big East Conference Illinois State 10-3 1 Missouri Valley Conference San Francisco 10-3 1 West Coast Conference A 3 spot rise for Washington State, as they are setting records and feats like crazy this season. St. John's also has a big jump. We'll know a lot more about both these 2 teams after next weeks games. Stanford, despite the loss to UMass, only loses 2 spots in the polls. And I'm flabbergasted that UCLA is still on the outside looking in. They are receiving votes though, so hopefully they'll go 2-0 next week and be in. Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 1-7: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. UC Irvine (59) 11-1 1781 3 Big West Conference 2. UAB (7) 10-1 1717 4 Atlantic 10 Conference 3. St. Bonaventure (6) 9-2 1657 6 Atlantic 10 Conference 4. Florida Atlantic 11-1 1611 5 Conference USA 5. North Texas 11-2 1498 8 Conference USA 6. Sam Houston State 10-2 1367 1 Southland Conference 7. Illinois State 10-3 1358 16 Missouri Valley Conference 8. Memphis 10-3 1301 19 American Athletic Conference 9. Yale 11-3 1141 2 Ivy League 10. BYU 11-4 1129 NR West Coast Conference 11. San Francisco 10-3 1094 7 West Coast Conference 12. Massachusetts 9-3 997 9 Atlantic 10 Conference 13. Drexel 9-3 892 NR Colonial Athletic Association 14. La Salle 9-3 722 22 Atlantic 10 Conference 15. Towson 10-3 717 NR Colonial Athletic Association 16. Louisiana Tech 8-3 629 11 Conference USA 17. Houston 9-3 620 13 American Athletic Conference 18. Arkansas State 10-3 602 NR Sun Belt Conference 19. Florida Gulf Coast 10-3 600 10 Sun Belt Conference 20. American 11-3 422 NR Patriot League 21. Central Michigan 8-3 422 NR Mid-American Conference 22. UC Riverside 9-3 349 NR Big West Conference 23. Rice 8-3 241 NR Conference USA 24. Northwestern State 9-3 229 15 Southland Conference 25. Indiana State 10-4 112 NR Missouri Valley Conference Others Receiving Votes: Fresno State 9-4 72 Mountain West Conference Tulane 10-4 54 American Athletic Conference George Washington 8-4 27 Atlantic 10 Conference Mercer 11-4 25 Southern Conference Portland 8-4 13 West Coast Conference Northern Illinois 8-4 1 Mid-American Conference Not much to say here. Rice continues to be the model for FOFC mid-major teams this season. They jump back into the mid-major top 25 this week despite having the week off.

12-04-2017, 03:41 PM	#612
muns Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baltimore MD	At least we are having a decent season for once

12-06-2017, 05:46 PM	#613
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Jan. 1-7, 2024 28 games on the schedule this week, including 2 feature games. Both feature games involve a team that is having a landmark season thus far. We'll start in Conference USA. 1/6/24- FIU (Brett Hawkins) @ Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- FIU came into this season as the favorites to win C-USA, but they have played like anything but favorites thus far. It continued in this one, as they shot 33.3% and committed 16 turnovers. Rice took a 1 point halftime deficit and turned it into a 23 point victory. Final Score: Rice- 77, FIU- 54 Now to the Pac 12: 1/6/24- #9 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @ #19 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- A pretty tight one throughout, but 19 turnovers doomed the Cardinal, who were outscored quite a bit in the last few minutes. A signature win for Wazzou, especially on the road. Final Score: #9- Washington State- 69, #19 Stanford- 60 Now to the rest of the weekly recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 10-7, 2-2 America East. 1/5/24 at Maine (W 69-65). 1/7/24 at Stony Brook (L 55-47). A road split for the Hawks, who continue to play .500 ball in conference early on. UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 4-10, 1-4 American. 1/3/24 at UCF (L 72-51). 1/6/24 vs. South Florida (L 92-57). It's 5 straight losses for the Huskies, this week seeing 2 blowout losses, and there are rumors that the board at UConn is starting to work on a buyout package for Coach Childress, who just hasn't gotten it done. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 6-9, 2-1 American. 1/3/24 vs. SMU (W 63-52). 1/3/24 at Memphis (L 63-40). A split for the Golden Hurricane, who started out strong in conference play. Hopefully they can get it going again next week. Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 8-7, 1-2 ACC. 1/3/24 at #20 Wake Forest (W 93-77). 1/6/24 vs. #21 Lousiville (L 82-74). A split for the Fighting Irish, and Coach Mighty hasn't had it easy in his first season there. They've got a good 3 game stretch though, until it gets tough again. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 9-5, 2-1 Big 12. 1/1/24 vs. Oklahoma (W 92-69). 1/6/24 vs. #4 Baylor (L 74-71). A home split for the Horned Frogs, who gave top 5 Baylor all they wanted and then some. This is still a good TCU team, don't count them out yet. #10 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 13-2, 3-1 Big East. 1/3/24 at #5 Providence (W 81-78). 1/6/24 at #7 Georgetown (L 88-76). A split for the Red Storm, who suffer their first conference loss. No shame in losing to a team like Georgetown though, they are tough, and it was on the road. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 8-6, 1-1 Big Ten. 1/3/24 vs. #22 Indiana (W 93-83). 1/6/24 at Illinois (L 87-78). A split for the Wildcats, who see a 5 game losing streak snapped with the loss at Illinois. It gets tough now, and we'll find out more about the boys, as their next 6 games are against teams with either an 11-3 or a 9-5 record (including a set of back to backs). Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 4-8, 1-1 Big West. 1/4/24 vs. Long Beach State (L 65-53). 1/6/24 at UC Riverside (W 87-67). A split for the Warriors, which seems to be the theme of the week so far. Coach Gunn knows there are lofty goals, and he knows his time will be running out quick unless something big happens. FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 6-8, 1-1 Conference USA. 1/4/24 vs. #24 North Texas (W 78-66). 1/6/24 at Rice- feature game, highlighted above. The Golden Panthers really wanted to win 2 this week, but at least they won 1. They've still won 5 of their last 7, but the C-USA is tough, and they need to step up their game. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 10-3, 2-0 Conference USA. 1/4/24 at UTEP (W 85-59). 1/6/24 vs. FIU- feature game, highlighted above. 2 more blowout wins for the Owls, who are starting to look dominant again after 2 games in which they struggled. It's possible they could roll off 5 or 6 more wins in a row before they get into the meat of their schedule. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 7-7, 1-1 Pac 12. 1/4/24 at Washington (L 70-60). 1/6/24 vs. Gonzaga (W 66-47). A split for the Buffaloes, who have won 3 of their last 4. They really need to take care of business next week because the schedule gets brutal in mid-January. #19 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 10-4, 0-2 Pac 12. 1/4/24 vs. #3 Arizona (L 61-58). 1/6/24 vs. #9 Washington State- feature game, highlighted above. Tough week for the Cardinal who suffer 2 pretty close losses to teams that figure to be in the conference title mix at the end of the season. They've got a great chance to bounce back over their next several games. UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 11-4, 1-1 Pac 12. 1/4/24 at Arizona State (W 106-92). 1/6/24 at Washington (L 82-61). We're being told that Lavar Ball made an appearance at the Bruins' games this week and threatened to pull the whole team from school if they didn't make the Final Four this year (Sorry, I couldn't resist, Lavar Ball makes it way too easy to make fun of him!). Needless to say, UCLA is feeling the grind of this road trip, as they are only able to muster a split this week. #9 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 12-1, 1-1 Pac 12. 1/4/24 vs. Oregon State (L 69-68). 1/6/24 at #19 Stanford- feature game, highlighted above. 1 lone point separated the Cougars from remaining undefeated this week, but at least they got back on track in a marquee win at Stanford. They'll look to continue their quest for their first postseason trip, of which they are off to a roaring start. Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 7-6, 1-1 SEC. 1/3/24 at Texas A&M (L 75-66). 1/6/24 vs. Florida (W 91-50). A split for the Crimson Tide, but they got their first conference win in convincing fashion, hammering Florida by 41 points. Wow! Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 8-14: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Virginia (71) 15-0 1799 2 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Arizona 13-1 1714 3 Pacific-12 Conference 3. Syracuse (1) 15-0 1671 1 Atlantic Coast Conference 4. Georgetown 13-2 1572 7 Big East Conference 5. Baylor 13-2 1469 4 Big 12 Conference 6. Creighton 15-1 1443 8 Big East Conference 7. Providence 13-2 1418 5 Big East Conference 8. Wisconsin 13-2 1287 6 Big Ten Conference 9. St. John's 13-2 1122 10 Big East Conference 10. Iowa 11-3 1063 16 Big Ten Conference 11. Washington State 12-1 1046 9 Pacific-12 Conference 12. Ohio State 9-3 1007 23 Big Ten Conference 13. Xavier 12-2 946 17 Big East Conference 14. Louisville 12-3 910 21 Atlantic Coast Conference 15. Iowa State 10-4 749 11 Big 12 Conference 16. UC Irvine 12-2 659 12 Big West Conference 17. Texas A&M 11-3 651 NR Southeastern Conference 18. UAB 11-2 574 13 Atlantic 10 Conference 19. St. Bonaventure 10-3 495 14 Atlantic 10 Conference 20. California 10-4 461 NR Pacific-12 Conference 21. Sam Houston State 12-2 379 NR Southland Conference 22. Florida Atlantic 12-2 320 15 Conference USA 23. Vanderbilt 10-4 255 18 Southeastern Conference 24. BYU 13-4 144 NR West Coast Conference 25. LSU 10-3 58 NR Southeastern Conference Others Receiving Votes: Yale 12-3 58 Ivy League Indiana 11-3 32 Big Ten Conference Purdue 11-3 28 Big Ten Conference UCLA 11-4 22 Pacific-12 Conference La Salle 11-3 14 Atlantic 10 Conference Michigan State 9-4 13 Big Ten Conference Florida Gulf Coast 12-3 11 Sun Belt Conference North Texas 12-3 9 Conference USA Stanford 10-4 1 Pacific-12 Conference St. John's moves up a spot, and Washington State moves down 2 spots this week. Not sure about that, but ok. UCLA and Stanford both receive votes.. well Stanford receives 1 vote anyways, after losing 2 tough ones this week. UCLA receives a few more votes than just 1. Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 8-14: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. UC Irvine (57) 12-2 1779 1 Big West Conference 2. UAB (8) 11-2 1706 2 Atlantic 10 Conference 3. St. Bonaventure (6) 10-3 1627 3 Atlantic 10 Conference 4. BYU 13-4 1550 10 West Coast Conference 5. Florida Atlantic 12-2 1510 4 Conference USA 6. Sam Houston State (1) 12-2 1506 6 Southland Conference 7. Yale 12-3 1319 9 Ivy League 8. La Salle 11-3 1260 14 Atlantic 10 Conference 9. North Texas 12-3 1209 5 Conference USA 10. Florida Gulf Coast 12-3 1136 19 Sun Belt Conference 11. Illinois State 11-4 1049 7 Missouri Valley Conference 12. Arkansas State 12-3 1026 18 Sun Belt Conference 13. Rice 10-3 875 23 Conference USA 14. Memphis 11-4 847 8 American Athletic Conference 15. Tulane 11-4 834 NR American Athletic Conference 16. San Francisco 11-4 676 11 West Coast Conference 17. George Washington 10-4 663 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 18. Detroit 10-4 505 NR Horizon League 19. Massachusetts 10-4 466 12 Atlantic 10 Conference 20. Drexel 10-4 419 13 Colonial Athletic Association 21. Richmond 10-4 310 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 22. Colorado State 11-4 299 NR Mountain West Conference 23. Houston 10-4 162 17 American Athletic Conference 24. Robert Morris 13-4 141 NR Northeast Conference 25. Western Carolina 10-4 88 NR Southern Conference Others Receiving Votes: Wichita State 12-5 74 Missouri Valley Conference San Diego State 11-5 70 Mountain West Conference USC Upstate 12-4 56 Atlantic Sun Conference UCF 9-4 53 American Athletic Conference South Dakota State 8-4 51 Conference USA Central Michigan 9-4 35 Mid-American Conference Delaware 12-4 34 Colonial Athletic Association American 12-4 24 Patriot League Northwestern State 10-4 22 Southland Conference Fresno State 10-5 9 Mountain West Conference Indiana State 11-5 7 Missouri Valley Conference Albany 11-5 3 America East Conference Huge jump for Rice after 2 solid wins this week. And by solid, I mean blowout wins. Unfortunately, it appears they might be the only FOFC mid-major team getting mid-major votes this season. It's down otherwise.

12-06-2017, 07:36 PM	#614
rjolley College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Roseville, CA	LaVar Ball is welcome at any UCLA basketball game...as long as he cheers for the opposing team. That should disrupt the players enough to get us a few wins.

12-06-2017, 08:45 PM	#615
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Wazzu's getting ready to take down the Pac-12! __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

12-06-2017, 09:09 PM	#616
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	Tulsa would like to request a difficult OOC schedule next season.

12-13-2017, 08:11 PM	#617
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Jan. 8-14, 2024 28 games on the schedule this week, with 2 feature games. We'll start in the American with a battle between struggling teams. 1/10/24- Tulsa (Will Brown) @ UConn (Randolph Childress) -- A much needed solid performance for the Huskies, who held Tulsa to 17 first half points. UConn had a better free throw and three point percentage which led to a hugely important win. Final Score: UConn- 63, Tulsa- 49 Now we move to the Pac 12 for a battle of teams seemingly going in different directions: 1/11/24- UCLA (Tim Shepard) @ Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- A three point battle in this one, as UCLA made 10 three pointers. Stanford topped that with 15 treys, and that was enough to get the win, as the Bruins struggle again. Final Score: Stanford- 96, UCLA- 88 Now for the rest of the weekly recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 10-9, 2-4 America East. 1/10/24 vs. New Hampshire (L 66-56). 1/14/24 vs. UMass Lowell (L 65-47). 2 double digit losses for the Hawks this week, as they've lost 3 in a row and 4 of their last 5. UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 5-11, 2-5 American. 1/10/24 vs. Tulsa- feature game, highlighted above. 1/13/24 at Memphis (L 69-62). A split for the Huskies, who broke a 5 game losing streak with the win against Tulsa, but started a new losing streak with the loss at Memphis. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 6-11, 2-3 American. 1/10/24 at UConn- feature game, highlighted above. 1/13/24 vs. Temple (L 81-72). The Golden Hurricane lose 2 this week and are on a 3 game losing streak themselves. Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 9-8, 2-3 ACC. 1/10/24 vs. Georgia Tech (W 90-62). 1/13/24 at Georgia Tech (L 79-72). A split for the Fighting Irish, as they played the same team twice this week and split: winning at home, losing on the road. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 11-5, 4-1 Big 12. 1/8/24 at Texas (W 82-80). 1/13/24 at Oklahoma State (W 87-74). 2 tough, grueling road wins for the Horned Frogs. Much needed, because they've got a lot of test coming up the rest of the month. #9 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 15-2, 4-1 Big East. 1/11/24 at McNeese State (W 75-46). 1/13/24 vs. Villanova (W 90-66). 2 blowout wins this week for the Red Storm, including one against a non-conference opponent. It does get tougher though, as they play 3 ranked teams in their next 5 games. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 8-8, 1-3 Big Ten. 1/10/24 at #10 Iowa (L 106-81). 1/13/24 at Purdue (L 94-85). This Wildcats team can score, but they don't play much defense which has been a problem. They better figure it out, because they've lost 3 in a row after a 5 game winning streak. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 5-9, 2-2 Big West. 1/11/24 at Cal St. Northridge (W 69-68). 1/13/24 vs. #16 UC Irvine (L 82-63). Another split for the Warriors, and Coach Gunn needs to understand splitting every week isn't going to be good enough to keep his job. Hawaii needs to go on a long, long winning streak. FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 6-10, 1-3 Conference USA. 1/11/24 vs. South Dakota State (L 66-62). 1/13/24 vs. Louisiana Tech (L 72-69). A pair of agonizing defeats this week for the Golden Panthers, who have now lost 3 in a row after an upset to open conference play. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 11-4, 3-1 Conference USA. 1/11/24 vs. Western Kentucky (W 82-68). 1/13/24 at Old Dominion (L 68-55). A split this week for the Owls, who see a 4 game losing streak go away and they lose their first conference game. Still an inspiring start though. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-7, 3-1 Pac 12. 1/11/24 vs. Oregon State (W 85-76). 1/13/24 vs. Utah (W 72-60). 2 key wins for the Buffaloes, and it could be their only win for a while, as they have 5 of their next 6 games against teams with 10+ wins this season. Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 11-5, 1-3 Pac 12. 1/11/24 vs. UCLA- feature game, highlighted above. 1/13/24 at Oregon (L 65-47). A split for the Cardinal, who need to go on a run now, as they have a light schedule coming up, but they have to take care of business. UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 11-6, 1-3 Pac 12. 1/11/24 at Stanford- feature game, highlighted above. 1/13/24 vs. #2 Arizona (L 87-73). The Bruins continue to slide, as they've lost 3 in a row and 4 of their last 6. The Pac 12 is still wide open though, well.. after Arizona anyways. #11 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 12-3, 1-3 Pac 12. 1/11/24 at Utah (L 84-80). 1/13/24 vs. Gonzaga (L 69-68). 2 close losses for the Cougars, and they are going to have to win some of those close games if they want to make their first postseason appearance in this dynasty. Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 8-7, 2-2 SEC. 1/10/24 vs. Arkansas (L 95-87). 1/13/24 at Auburn (W 81-72). A split for the Crimson Tide who have really start to fall off after a great season last year. Hopefully they can get it picked back up. Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 15-21: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Virginia (68) 17-0 1796 1 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Arizona (4) 15-1 1732 2 Pacific-12 Conference 3. Georgetown 15-2 1655 4 Big East Conference 4. Syracuse 16-1 1517 3 Atlantic Coast Conference 5. Baylor 15-2 1512 5 Big 12 Conference 6. Providence 15-2 1506 7 Big East Conference 7. St. John's 15-2 1292 9 Big East Conference 8. Creighton 15-3 1220 6 Big East Conference 9. Louisville 14-3 1201 14 Atlantic Coast Conference 10. Iowa 13-3 1193 10 Big Ten Conference 11. Ohio State 11-3 1161 12 Big Ten Conference 12. Wisconsin 14-3 1041 8 Big Ten Conference 13. St. Bonaventure 12-3 935 19 Atlantic 10 Conference 14. Xavier 13-3 792 13 Big East Conference 15. BYU 15-4 695 24 West Coast Conference 16. Iowa State 11-5 637 15 Big 12 Conference 17. LSU 12-3 632 25 Southeastern Conference 18. La Salle 13-3 510 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 19. Texas A&M 12-4 454 17 Southeastern Conference 20. UC Irvine 13-3 452 16 Big West Conference 21. UAB 12-3 416 18 Atlantic 10 Conference 22. Yale 14-3 371 NR Ivy League 23. North Texas 14-3 262 NR Conference USA 24. Washington State 12-3 128 11 Pacific-12 Conference 25. Indiana 12-4 126 NR Big Ten Conference Others Receiving Votes: Florida Atlantic 13-3 66 Conference USA Memphis 13-4 56 American Athletic Conference George Washington 12-4 28 Atlantic 10 Conference Vanderbilt 11-5 10 Southeastern Conference Michigan State 10-5 2 Big Ten Conference Missouri 11-4 2 Southeastern Conference St. John's moves up 2 spots as they get ready for a tough part of their conference schedule. Meanwhile, a lack of respect for Washington State, who drops 13 spots after 2 losses this week by a combined 5 points. Ouch! Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 15-21: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. St. Bonaventure (62) 12-3 1787 3 Atlantic 10 Conference 2. BYU (7) 15-4 1712 4 West Coast Conference 3. UC Irvine (1) 13-3 1622 1 Big West Conference 4. UAB (2) 12-3 1549 2 Atlantic 10 Conference 5. La Salle 13-3 1534 8 Atlantic 10 Conference 6. Yale 14-3 1427 7 Ivy League 7. North Texas 14-3 1351 9 Conference USA 8. Memphis 13-4 1330 14 American Athletic Conference 9. George Washington 12-4 1205 17 Atlantic 10 Conference 10. Florida Atlantic 13-3 1145 5 Conference USA 11. Detroit 12-4 1040 18 Horizon League 12. Wichita State 14-5 1026 NR Missouri Valley Conference 13. Western Carolina 12-4 827 25 Southern Conference 14. Robert Morris 15-4 806 24 Northeast Conference 15. Florida Gulf Coast 13-4 736 10 Sun Belt Conference 16. Arkansas State 13-4 678 12 Sun Belt Conference 17. San Diego State 12-5 676 NR Mountain West Conference 18. Tulane 12-5 638 15 American Athletic Conference 19. Rice 11-4 538 13 Conference USA 20. Sam Houston State 12-4 440 6 Southland Conference 21. Bradley 12-5 388 NR Missouri Valley Conference 22. Northwestern State 12-4 283 NR Southland Conference 23. Massachusetts 11-5 216 19 Atlantic 10 Conference 24. Oakland 11-5 126 NR Horizon League 25. Drexel 11-5 64 20 Colonial Athletic Association Others Receiving Votes: Saint Mary's 12-6 58 West Coast Conference Colorado State 11-5 45 Mountain West Conference Ohio 11-5 36 Mid-American Conference USC Upstate 13-5 31 Atlantic Sun Conference Cornell 11-5 20 Ivy League Towson 12-5 14 Colonial Athletic Association Houston 11-5 11 American Athletic Conference UC Riverside 11-5 10 Big West Conference UCF 9-5 9 American Athletic Conference UC Davis 11-5 8 Big West Conference Siena 12-5 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Illinois State 11-6 6 Missouri Valley Conference Saint Peter's 12-5 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference It's still just Rice representing the FOFC mid-major coaches, but they drop 6 spots after their first conference loss. Tough polls!

12-13-2017, 10:51 PM	#618
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Wow, Wazzu drops like a dead fly. Need to pick up things fast if they want to get into the NCAAs. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

12-15-2017, 02:20 PM	#619
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Jan. 15-21, 2024 28 games again this week, and 2 of them are feature games. Both in the Pac 12, both involving UCLA. Let's take a look: 1/18/24- #24 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @ UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- The Cougars continue to battle, but once again fall short, and it was a free throw discrepancy that did them in. UCLA gets a much needed win, while the Cougars can't quite get over the hump. Final Score: UCLA- 71, #24 Washington State- 68 1/20/24- Colorado (Rob Nielsen) @ UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- The Bruins forced 19 Colorado turnovers, and made 6 more three pointers than Colorado, which was enough to keep UCLA hot, as they pick up another victory. Final Score: UCLA- 89, Colorado- 80 Now for the rest of the weekly recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 12-9, 4-4 America East. 1/17/24 at Binghamton (W 65-61). 1/21/24 at Vermont (W 69-50). 2 more wins for the Hawks, who are kind of going against percentages with a 7-3 road record on the season. They are on pace for that .500 conference record, but Coach Ginsberg definitely wants more. UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 6-12, 2-6 American. 1/16/24 vs. Quinnipiac (W 67-58). 1/20/24 vs. Tulane (L 58-57). A split for the Huskies, who win a non-conference game, but lose a heartbreaker in their only conference game of the week. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 7-12, 3-4 American. 1/17/24 vs. Cincinnati (L 74-54). 1/20/24 at ECU (W 55-46). A split for the Golden Hurricane, as they break a 4 game losing streak with the win at ECU. Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 11-8, 4-3 ACC. 1/17/24 vs. Miami (W 74-53). 1/20/24 vs. Wake Forest (W 83-72). 2 solid wins for the Fighting Irish this week to get back over .500 in ACC play. A big week next week with 2 extremely tough road games. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 12-6, 5-2 Big 12. 1/15/24 vs. West Virginia (W 79-66). 1/20/24 vs. Kansas State (L 77-61). A split for the Horned Frogs, who are still feeling good about where they are at. They may not last much longer though, as they go on the road for 4 straight, all against teams with at least 12 wins on the season, and 3 of them currently ranked. #7 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 17-2, 6-1 Big East. 1/17/24 vs. Butler (W 77-69). 1/20/24 vs. #8 Creighton (W 90-77). The Red Storm continue to roll, beating a very solid Creighton team, as Coach Hoo is fitting in nicely in his new job. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 10-8, 3-3 Big Ten. 1/17/24 vs. Purdue (W 88-72). 1/20/24 vs. Minnesota (W 78-38). Wow! This looked like a new Wildcats team this week, as they came out and played with a purpose in 2 blowout victories. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-9, 4-2 Big West. 1/18/24 at Cal State Fullerton (W 72-56). 1/20/24 vs. UC Davis (W 81-72). 2 solid wins for the Warriors this week, and if ever there were a season to take advantage, this is it in what is really a weak Big West overall. We'll see what happens next week though. FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 7-11, 2-4 Conference USA. 1/18/24 at Old Dominion (L 63-50). 1/20/24 vs. Marshall (W 68-58). A split for the Golden Panthers, and the win over Marshall breaks a 4 game losing streak, but they've got 4 tough opponents in a row coming up. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 11-6, 3-3 Conference USA. 1/18/24 vs. Marshall (L 58-55). 1/20/24 at Middle Tennessee (L 69-47). Tough week for the Owls who have now lost 3 in a row. They better right the ship quickly. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-9, 3-3 Pac 12. 1/18/24 at #2 Arizona (L 86-78). 1/20/24 at UCLA- feature game, highlighted above. Good efforts for the Buffaloes this week, but the competition was just too strong, as they are back to .500. Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 12-6, 2-4 Pac 12. 1/18/24 at Arizona State (L 86-71). 1/20/24 at Utah (W 65-64). A split for the Cardinal, but it took a last second shot to beat Utah. They have some work to do as well it seems. UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 13-6, 3-3 Pac 12. 1/18/24 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above. 1/20/24 vs. Colorado- feature game, highlighted above. 2 huge wins for the Bruins to get back to .500 in the conference, and the schedule is set up for them to go on a pretty nice winning streak, which they really need to do because their end of season schedule is more grueling. #24 Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 13-4, 2-4 Pac 12. 1/18/24 at UCLA- feature game, highlighted above. 1/20/24 vs. Arizona State (W 83-80). A split this week for the Cougars as they get a much needed win to break a 3 game losing streak. They been close all season long, and the chance for a marquee conference win will happen next week, as they travel to Arizona and California who are both ranked. Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 10-7, 4-2 SEC. 1/17/24 at Florida (W 77-57). 1/20/24 vs. South Carolina (W 82-56). 2 much needed blowout wins for the Crimson Tide, and they also have a grueling schedule coming up. Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 22-28: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Arizona (59) 17-1 1787 2 Pacific-12 Conference 2. Georgetown (4) 17-2 1705 3 Big East Conference 3. Virginia (8) 18-1 1689 1 Atlantic Coast Conference 4. Syracuse (1) 18-1 1552 4 Atlantic Coast Conference 5. Baylor 17-2 1546 5 Big 12 Conference 6. Providence 16-3 1432 6 Big East Conference 7. Louisville 16-3 1330 9 Atlantic Coast Conference 8. St. John's 17-2 1293 7 Big East Conference 9. Iowa 15-3 1268 10 Big Ten Conference 10. St. Bonaventure 14-3 1108 13 Atlantic 10 Conference 11. Iowa State 13-5 1053 16 Big 12 Conference 12. Wisconsin 15-4 959 12 Big Ten Conference 13. Ohio State 12-4 922 11 Big Ten Conference 14. LSU 14-3 839 17 Southeastern Conference 15. Xavier 14-4 766 14 Big East Conference 16. Creighton 15-5 694 8 Big East Conference 17. UAB 14-3 676 21 Atlantic 10 Conference 18. Indiana 14-4 558 25 Big Ten Conference 19. North Texas 16-3 424 23 Conference USA 20. Memphis 15-4 390 NR American Athletic Conference 21. George Washington 14-4 264 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 22. BYU 16-5 249 15 West Coast Conference 23. Oklahoma 12-6 225 NR Big 12 Conference 24. California 12-6 148 NR Pacific-12 Conference 25. Vanderbilt 13-5 146 NR Southeastern Conference Others Receiving Votes: UC Irvine 14-4 76 Big West Conference La Salle 14-4 75 Atlantic 10 Conference Texas A&M 13-5 74 Southeastern Conference Wichita State 16-5 48 Missouri Valley Conference Villanova 12-6 45 Big East Conference Florida Gulf Coast 15-4 24 Sun Belt Conference Yale 15-4 15 Ivy League Washington State 13-4 7 Pacific-12 Conference Arkansas State 15-4 5 Sun Belt Conference Robert Morris 17-4 4 Northeast Conference DePaul 13-5 2 Big East Conference Tulane 14-5 1 American Athletic Conference UCLA 13-6 1 Pacific-12 Conference Despite a top 10 win last week, the Johnnies of St. John's move down 1 spot. Huh? I expected Washington State to lose their ranking, but at least they are still receiving a few votes. UCLA also makes an apperance again, as they received a vote. Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 22-28: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. St. Bonaventure (71) 14-3 1799 1 Atlantic 10 Conference 2. UAB (1) 14-3 1685 4 Atlantic 10 Conference 3. Memphis 15-4 1575 8 American Athletic Conference 4. BYU 16-5 1566 2 West Coast Conference 5. George Washington 14-4 1505 9 Atlantic 10 Conference 6. North Texas 16-3 1439 7 Conference USA 7. Wichita State 16-5 1391 12 Missouri Valley Conference 8. UC Irvine 14-4 1309 3 Big West Conference 9. La Salle 14-4 1228 5 Atlantic 10 Conference 10. Tulane 14-5 1129 18 American Athletic Conference 11. Yale 15-4 1093 6 Ivy League 12. Florida Gulf Coast 15-4 1031 15 Sun Belt Conference 13. Robert Morris 17-4 913 14 Northeast Conference 14. Arkansas State 15-4 838 16 Sun Belt Conference 15. Massachusetts 13-5 724 23 Atlantic 10 Conference 16. Florida Atlantic 14-4 723 10 Conference USA 17. Oakland 13-5 688 24 Horizon League 18. Drexel 13-5 545 25 Colonial Athletic Association 19. Houston 13-5 490 NR American Athletic Conference 20. San Diego State 13-6 449 17 Mountain West Conference 21. Western Carolina 13-5 352 13 Southern Conference 22. Bradley 13-6 321 21 Missouri Valley Conference 23. Sam Houston State 13-5 165 20 Southland Conference 24. Mercer 15-6 108 NR Southern Conference 25. Northwestern State 13-5 81 22 Southland Conference Others Receiving Votes: Detroit 13-6 61 Horizon League Richmond 12-6 50 Atlantic 10 Conference Illinois State 12-7 44 Missouri Valley Conference Colorado State 12-6 33 Mountain West Conference Utah State 12-7 24 Mountain West Conference Cornell 12-6 12 Ivy League Fresno State 12-7 7 Mountain West Conference Saint Peter's 13-6 7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference UC Riverside 12-6 5 Big West Conference Towson 12-6 4 Colonial Athletic Association Indiana State 13-7 3 Missouri Valley Conference USC Upstate 14-6 2 Atlantic Sun Conference Louisiana Tech 11-6 1 Conference USA Wow, I expected Rice to lose some significant votes, but I didn't expect them to lose all their votes. The mid-major FOFC teams are back to being shut out.

12-15-2017, 07:42 PM	#620
law90026 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2006	No respect for St Johns!

12-16-2017, 08:14 PM	#621
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Jan. 22-28, 2024 We have 27 games on the schedule this week, and 1 feature game. Once again, we head to the Pac 12: 1/25/24- Stanford (Benito Sanchez) @ Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- Stanford forced 14 Colorado turnovers and turned that into a few extra three pointers, as that was about the only thing that separated these 2 teams, but it is the Cardinal that get the road win. Final Score: Stanford- 80, Colorado- 72 Now for the rest of the weekly recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 14-9, 6-4 America East. 1/24/24 vs. UMBC (W 79-43). 1/28/24 vs. Maine (W 72-65, OT). The Hawks are getting hot at the right time, righting the ship and are on a 4 game winning streak. Next week is crucial though, as they go on the road for 2 games against solid competition. UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 7-12, 3-6 American. 1/27/24 at SMU (W 89-70). Just 1 game for the Huskies this week, but it was a much needed win as they go into another tough portion of the schedule. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 7-13, 3-5 American. 1/27/24 vs. South Florida (L 83-65). 1 game also this week for the Golden Hurricane, but it wasn't close, as they are dominated. Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 11-10, 4-5 ACC. 1/24/24 at North Carolina (L 94-77). 1/27/24 at #3 Virginia (L 72-36). The Fighting Irish took about 2 steps back this week in blowout losses, proving they aren't ready to handle the big time teams yet. Back under .500 in conference they go. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 12-8, 5-4 Big 12. 1/22/24 at #11 Iowa State (L 64-51). 1/27/24 at Texas Tech (L 81-76). Good efforts for the Horned Frogs this week, but it wasn't to be, as they drop 2 tough ones. They have 2 more tough road games next week, and are hoping to at least steal one of them. #8 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 19-2, 8-1 Big East. 1/24/24 at Seton Hall (W 67-61). 1/27/24 at #15 Xavier (W 83-77). A pair of 6 point road wins this week, and next week they'll get a chance at revenge against the team that's handed them their only conference loss so far, this time they'll be at home. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 12-8, 5-3 Big Ten. 1/24/24 at Minnesota (W 88-67). 1/27/24 vs. Illinois (W 73-65). The Wildcats continue to stay hot, winning 4 in a row, most of them in convincing fashion. A tough one upcoming next week though. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-11, 4-3 Big West. 1/22/24 vs. Portland (L 73-64). 1/27/24 at Cal Poly (L 88-79). The Warriors just can't get over the hump, losing 2 this week, including a non-conference game. It's looking more and more likely that Coach Gunn will be looking for a new school to coach at sooner than later. FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 8-12, 3-5 Conference USA. 1/25/24 at #19 North Texas (W 72-69, OT). 1/27/24 at Louisiana Tech (L 72-70). A pair of grueling road games for the Golden Panthers, who are able to split. That game at North Texas might have taken just enough out of them as they fell short at LA Tech. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 13-6, 5-3 Conference USA. 1/25/24 vs. Charlotte (W 82-55). 1/27/24 at Florida Atlantic (W 73-64). A good recovery week for the Owls, who win 2 games, a much needed 2 wins. The Florida Atlantic game started a streak of 4 straight road games. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-10, 4-4 Pac 12. 1/25/24 vs. Stanford- feature game, highlighted above. 1/27/24 at #24 California (W 67-64). A split for the Buffaloes, who break a 3 game losing streak with the win at Cal. They still have some work to do though. Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 14-6, 4-4 Pac 12. 1/25/24 at Colorado- feature game, highlighted above. 1/27/24 vs. Gonzaga (W 90-89, OT). Grinder of a week for the Cardinal who pick up 2 victories, but they needed extra time to finally stave off Gonzaga. Next week a battle with #1 takes place. UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 15-6, 5-3 Pac 12. 1/25/24 at Oregon State (W 65-57). 1/27/24 vs. Oregon (W 86-74). The Bruins take care of business against the Oregon teams this week, and are starting to play like the team that competed for a Pac 12 title year in and year out. Here's hoping I didn't jinx it! Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 13-6, 2-6 Pac 12. 1/25/24 at #24 California (L 93-77). 1/27/24 at #1 Arizona (L 74-57). Tough week for the Cougars, who were less than competitive against a pair of ranked conference teams. It does get easier though, as their next 3 opponents are all right around .500. Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 12-7, 6-2 SEC. 1/24/24 at #25 Vanderbilt (W 86-71). 1/27/24 vs. Auburn (W 77-64). 2 more wins for the Crimson Tide who are playing great basketball right now. They've won 5 in a row, but they've got some more tests coming up. Fortunately most of them are at home. Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Jan. 29-Feb. 4: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Arizona (61) 19-1 1789 1 Pacific-12 Conference 2. Georgetown (7) 19-2 1731 2 Big East Conference 3. Virginia (3) 19-1 1654 3 Atlantic Coast Conference 4. Baylor 19-2 1568 5 Big 12 Conference 5. Syracuse (1) 20-1 1537 4 Atlantic Coast Conference 6. Louisville 18-3 1417 7 Atlantic Coast Conference 7. St. John's 19-2 1335 8 Big East Conference 8. Iowa State 15-5 1301 11 Big 12 Conference 9. Providence 17-4 1193 6 Big East Conference 10. Ohio State 14-4 1183 13 Big Ten Conference 11. Wisconsin 17-4 1120 12 Big Ten Conference 12. Indiana 16-4 955 18 Big Ten Conference 13. St. Bonaventure 15-4 862 10 Atlantic 10 Conference 14. Oklahoma 14-6 822 23 Big 12 Conference 15. Creighton 16-5 780 16 Big East Conference 16. Iowa 15-5 741 9 Big Ten Conference 17. Xavier 15-5 585 15 Big East Conference 18. George Washington 16-4 562 21 Atlantic 10 Conference 19. Texas A&M 15-5 458 NR Southeastern Conference 20. Memphis 16-4 452 20 American Athletic Conference 21. LSU 15-4 378 14 Southeastern Conference 22. UCLA 15-6 224 NR Pacific-12 Conference 23. California 13-7 219 24 Pacific-12 Conference 24. BYU 17-6 185 22 West Coast Conference 25. UAB 15-4 152 17 Atlantic 10 Conference Others Receiving Votes: Yale 17-4 44 Ivy League North Texas 17-4 41 Conference USA DePaul 14-6 37 Big East Conference Florida Gulf Coast 17-4 34 Sun Belt Conference Wichita State 17-6 12 Missouri Valley Conference Stanford 14-6 11 Pacific-12 Conference UC Irvine 15-5 11 Big West Conference La Salle 15-5 7 Atlantic 10 Conference St. John's moves back up 1 spot in the polls, and you gotta think they'll move up eventually as long as they keep winning, because 3 of the top 6 teams are in the ACC and will almost have to play each other at some point. Meanwhile, welcome back to the top 25 UCLA! It's been a long time coming, but they are back where they belong. Stanford is receiving votes this week, and no surprise that Washington State lost all their votes. Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Jan. 29-Feb. 4: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. St. Bonaventure (43) 15-4 1762 1 Atlantic 10 Conference 2. George Washington (12) 16-4 1716 5 Atlantic 10 Conference 3. BYU (7) 17-6 1613 4 West Coast Conference 4. Memphis (7) 16-4 1600 3 American Athletic Conference 5. Wichita State (3) 17-6 1492 7 Missouri Valley Conference 6. UAB 15-4 1423 2 Atlantic 10 Conference 7. Florida Gulf Coast 17-4 1248 12 Sun Belt Conference 8. UC Irvine 15-5 1237 8 Big West Conference 9. Yale 17-4 1181 11 Ivy League 10. Tulane 15-6 1088 10 American Athletic Conference 11. Oakland 15-5 1077 17 Horizon League 12. San Diego State 15-6 1038 20 Mountain West Conference 13. North Texas 17-4 969 6 Conference USA 14. La Salle 15-5 899 9 Atlantic 10 Conference 15. Houston 15-5 793 19 American Athletic Conference 16. Bradley 14-6 669 22 Missouri Valley Conference 17. Richmond 14-6 609 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 18. Arkansas State 16-5 516 14 Sun Belt Conference 19. Massachusetts 14-6 492 15 Atlantic 10 Conference 20. Western Carolina 15-5 361 21 Southern Conference 21. Illinois State 13-8 238 NR Missouri Valley Conference 22. Indiana State 14-8 230 NR Missouri Valley Conference 23. Robert Morris 17-5 208 13 Northeast Conference 24. Drexel 14-6 189 18 Colonial Athletic Association 25. Florida Atlantic 15-5 138 16 Conference USA Others Receiving Votes: Portland 13-7 116 West Coast Conference San Diego 14-8 96 West Coast Conference Kent State 13-8 89 Mid-American Conference Detroit 14-7 70 Horizon League Mercer 16-7 61 Southern Conference Colorado State 13-7 45 Mountain West Conference Utah State 12-8 31 Mountain West Conference North Dakota State 15-7 27 Summit League Towson 14-6 26 Colonial Athletic Association Old Dominion 13-7 23 Conference USA Evansville 14-8 8 Missouri Valley Conference Rice 13-6 8 Conference USA Fresno State 12-8 6 Mountain West Conference Furman 14-7 6 Southern Conference Sam Houston State 14-6 1 Southland Conference UC Riverside 13-7 1 Big West Conference Rice is back receiving some mid-major votes after 2 wins this week, but we gotta get some more of our FOFC mid-major teams to step up.

12-17-2017, 09:58 PM	#622
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Wow, Wazzu is being exposed as a fraud! And yeah, B.B. Gunn should have taken the Wichita State or Creighton jobs. Hawaii is crashing and burning. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

12-21-2017, 11:02 PM	#623
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2024 28 games on the schedule this week, and 1 feature game. We go to Conference USA. 2/1/24- Rice (Charlie Shocker) @ FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- Both teams badly needing a win here, and it was FIU getting the homecooking in this one. FIU shot 40 free throws compared to just 11 free throws for Rice. (If there's one thing I hate about this game, it's the large free throw discrepancies that seem to happen far too often. That was enough for the Golden Panthers to come back from an 11 point halftime deficit and literally steal a win. Final Score: FIU- 75, Rice- 70 Now for the rest of the weekly recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 14-10, 6-5 5th America East. 2/4/24 at New Hampshire (L 72-65). Just 1 game this week for the Hawks, but they see their 4 game winning streak come to an end. UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 7-14, 3-8 10th American. 1/31/24 vs. UCF (L 65-45). 2/3/24 at Tulane (L 86-72). 2 more blowout losses for the Huskies, who are in the midst of their worst season, probably ever. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 7-15, 3-7 9th American. 1/31/24 vs. Houston (L 89-77). 2/3/24 at SMU (L 83-73). Although not quite as bad, the Golden Hurricane also lose twice this week. Both were by double digits though. Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 11-12, 4-7 T-9th. 1/31/24 vs. Florida State (L 80-79). 2/3/24 at #6 Louisville (L 93-81). A grueling loss to to Florida State, and the Fighting Irish have now lost 4 in a row. Coach Mighty won't be here long if this keeps up. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 12-10, 5-6 T-5th Big 12. 1/29/24 at #4 Baylor (L 68-60). 2/3/24 at #14 Oklahoma (L 84-60). Remember when the Horned Frogs were 12-5, and 5-1 in the conference. That seems like a long time ago, as they are now under .500 in conference play with a 5 game losing streak. #7 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 19-4, 8-3 T-2nd Big East. 1/31/24 vs. #2 Georgetown (L 78-77). 2/3/24 vs. #9 Providence (L 87-80). Good efforts for the Red Storm this week, but they take a step back with 2 close losses against top 10 teams. Those are the games they really need to win for RPI purposes, but as long as they right the ship now, they'll be fine. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 12-10, 5-5 T-6th Big Ten. 1/31/24 vs. Nebraska (L 73-63). 2/3/24 vs. #16 Iowa (L 85-59). 2 losses for the Wildcats as they break a 4 game winning streak. It's only going to get tougher from here on out. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-13, 4-5 T-5th Big West. 1/30/24 vs. UC Santa Barbara (L 100-91). 2/3/24 at Long Beach State (L 82-77). 2 more tough losses for the Warriors, they've lost 4 in a row now, and firecoachgunn.com is hotter than ever, with over a million hits now. The only saving grace might be the weakness of the conference, as Hawaii finds themselves just 2 games behind the leaders. FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 10-12, 5-5 T-6th Conference USA. 2/1/24 vs. Rice- feature game, highlighted above. 2/3/24 at South Dakota State (W 74-55). 2 key wins for the Golden Panthers who are back up to .500 in conference play. If ever they were going to make a push, now would be the time, as they play only 3 more teams that currently have a winning record. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 14-7, 6-4 5th Conference USA. 2/1/24 at FIU- feature game, highlighted above. 2/3/24 at Western Kentucky (W 61-43). Could be a different story for the Owls if not for that debacle of a game at FIU. However, they are still in good position, but unlike FIU, they have the tough end of the schedule in February. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 11-11, 5-5 T-5th Pac 12. 2/1/24 at Oregon State (W 74-48). 2/3/24 vs. #23 California (L 95-75). A split for the Buffaloes, who continue to play .500 ball throughout the season. I don't see that changing next week. Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 15-7, 5-5 T-5th Pac 12. 2/1/24 vs. Arizona State (W 86-78). 2/3/24 at #1 Arizona (L 91-64). No shame in losing to Arizona, all but 1 team has this season. They are a legit national title contender. That doesn't make the Cardinal feel any better, as they are in the middle of the Pac 12 standings, with still a lot of challenges coming up. #22 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 17-6, 7-3 T-2nd Pac 12. 2/1/24 vs. Gonzaga (W 86-67). 2/3/24 vs. Washington (W 92-64). 2 blowout wins for the Bruins this week, and it's good to finally see them playing UCLA basketball again. They should at least keep it up for a few more games. Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 14-7, 3-7 T-9th Pac 12. 2/1/24 vs. Oregon (L 82-65). 2/3/24 at Arizona State (W 74-65). An 11-0 record going into conference play might still not be enough to get the Cougars into the NCAA Tournament. They do have 5 more winnable conference games, but they also have 3 in which their hope is to keep it close. Even if they can go .500 in February, that should be enough for their first postseason berth. Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 13-8, 7-3 T-2nd SEC. 1/31/24 vs. #19 Texas A&M (L 58-52). 2/3/24 vs. Ole Miss (W 68-63). The Crimson Tide split a couple close ones this week, and they enter February on a brutal 4 game stretch that they'll have to be at their best for. Here's a look at the national top 25 heading into the week of Feb. 5-11: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Arizona (71) 21-1 1799 1 Pacific-12 Conference 2. Georgetown 20-3 1710 2 Big East Conference 3. Virginia 21-1 1655 3 Atlantic Coast Conference 4. Baylor 21-2 1582 4 Big 12 Conference 5. Syracuse (1) 22-1 1534 5 Atlantic Coast Conference 6. Louisville 20-3 1434 6 Atlantic Coast Conference 7. Providence 19-4 1334 9 Big East Conference 8. Ohio State 16-4 1288 10 Big Ten Conference 9. Wisconsin 19-4 1217 11 Big Ten Conference 10. St. John's 19-4 1148 7 Big East Conference 11. Oklahoma 16-6 1059 14 Big 12 Conference 12. Iowa 17-5 1017 16 Big Ten Conference 13. St. Bonaventure 17-4 952 13 Atlantic 10 Conference 14. Iowa State 16-6 855 8 Big 12 Conference 15. Xavier 17-5 728 17 Big East Conference 16. BYU 19-6 677 24 West Coast Conference 17. Creighton 17-6 593 15 Big East Conference 18. UCLA 17-6 551 22 Pacific-12 Conference 19. UAB 17-4 442 25 Atlantic 10 Conference 20. Indiana 16-6 357 12 Big Ten Conference 21. George Washington 17-5 327 18 Atlantic 10 Conference 22. Yale 19-4 198 NR Ivy League 23. California 14-8 183 23 Pacific-12 Conference 24. LSU 16-5 166 21 Southeastern Conference 25. North Texas 19-4 161 NR Conference USA Others Receiving Votes: Texas A&M 16-6 159 Southeastern Conference Memphis 17-5 100 American Athletic Conference Florida Gulf Coast 19-4 82 Sun Belt Conference DePaul 16-6 63 Big East Conference Stanford 15-7 16 Pacific-12 Conference Oakland 17-5 5 Horizon League North Carolina 16-7 4 Atlantic Coast Conference Tulane 17-6 4 American Athletic Conference Despite losing both their games this week, St. John's didn't drop as far as one might think, only 3 spots. This is probably because both games were close and against top 10 teams. However, UCLA continues to bring it back to prominence, moving up 4 spots. Stanford also receives a few more votes this week, despite the .500 conference record. Now a look at the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Feb. 5-11: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. St. Bonaventure (59) 17-4 1787 1 Atlantic 10 Conference 2. BYU (10) 19-6 1718 3 West Coast Conference 3. George Washington 17-5 1621 2 Atlantic 10 Conference 4. UAB (3) 17-4 1578 6 Atlantic 10 Conference 5. Memphis 17-5 1453 4 American Athletic Conference 6. Yale 19-4 1355 9 Ivy League 7. Florida Gulf Coast 19-4 1309 7 Sun Belt Conference 8. Wichita State 18-7 1283 5 Missouri Valley Conference 9. North Texas 19-4 1260 13 Conference USA 10. Oakland 17-5 1219 11 Horizon League 11. Tulane 17-6 1086 10 American Athletic Conference 12. UC Irvine 16-6 971 8 Big West Conference 13. Bradley 16-6 913 16 Missouri Valley Conference 14. La Salle 16-6 868 14 Atlantic 10 Conference 15. Richmond 16-6 790 17 Atlantic 10 Conference 16. Western Carolina 17-5 638 20 Southern Conference 17. Kent State 15-8 560 NR Mid-American Conference 18. Drexel 16-6 553 24 Colonial Athletic Association 19. Houston 16-6 548 15 American Athletic Conference 20. Illinois State 15-8 466 21 Missouri Valley Conference 21. Robert Morris 19-5 360 23 Northeast Conference 22. San Diego State 15-8 338 12 Mountain West Conference 23. Arkansas State 17-6 203 18 Sun Belt Conference 24. Massachusetts 15-7 158 19 Atlantic 10 Conference 25. North Dakota State 17-7 83 NR Summit League Others Receiving Votes: Portland 14-8 81 West Coast Conference Indiana State 15-9 63 Missouri Valley Conference Mercer 17-8 51 Southern Conference Detroit 15-8 23 Horizon League Colorado State 14-8 20 Mountain West Conference Akron 16-7 12 Mid-American Conference Loyola Marymount 15-10 10 West Coast Conference Green Bay 14-8 7 Horizon League American 17-7 5 Patriot League Florida Atlantic 15-7 4 Conference USA Old Dominion 14-8 3 Conference USA Saint Joseph's 13-9 1 Atlantic 10 Conference Saint Mary's 13-10 1 West Coast Conference UNLV 12-8 1 Mountain West Conference No big surprise there, as all our mid-major FOFC teams are left out (Making a pitch for more strong teams guys! I'm still taking sign-ups for 5 more teams, let's get some more representation in both polls!) The first edition of the Bubble Watch for the 2023-2024 season is out, and 2 of our teams are featured in the Overall Bubble Watch, let's take a look. Code: OVERALL BUBBLE WATCH Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indiana State 15-9 .563 (50) 1-2 5-3 6-3 3-1 97 In Illinois State 15-8 .551 (67) 2-2 2-3 8-3 3-0 100 In San Diego State 15-8 .553 (65) 2-2 2-1 4-4 7-1 117 In Purdue 15-7 .551 (69) 0-2 3-2 5-3 7-0 129 In Richmond 16-6 .545 (77) 2-2 1-1 3-2 10-1 236 In Portland 14-8 .551 (70) 0-3 4-1 6-3 4-1 110 In Texas 14-9 .570 (44) 4-7 1-1 4-1 5-0 45 In Rice 14-7 .546 (75) 1-2 2-3 5-1 6-1 223 In Wake Forest 14-9 .568 (46) 1-6 4-3 4-0 5-0 50 Out Loyola Marymount 15-10 .562 (51) 1-3 2-2 7-5 5-0 56 Out Nicholls State 13-8 .559 (59) 1-2 1-0 5-4 6-2 82 Out Houston 16-6 .542 (84) 1-2 1-0 6-4 8-0 214 Out Albany 14-9 .566 (48) 0-4 3-1 2-2 9-2 64 Out Washington State 14-7 .539 (89) 1-4 2-1 5-2 6-0 175 Out Vanderbilt 15-7 .511 (148) 0-1 6-1 5-5 4-0 241 Out Nice to see Rice hanging around, but they still have a long ways to go. The SOS is bad, as proven by the 11-2 record against teams ranked 101 or lower in the RPI. However, if they can keep winning in conference they've got a chance. Meanwhile, let's be honest: Washington State still has a long ways to go before they are legit competitors in the Pac 12. Sure, the 11-0 start was nice, but the 175 SOS and the 11-2 record against 101 and lower RPI teams proves it wasn't against the toughest competition. I'll be frank, they really need to win quite a few more games to make the NCAA Tourney. However, they still have many winnable games on their schedule, and barring a complete collapse, they still have a pretty good shot to make their first postseason appearance. Now for the rest of the teams, and remember, this reflects the NCAA Tournament only, not the other postseason tournaments. Locks: St. John's, UCLA, Stanford A bit surprised to see Alabama projected out, but so be it. I'm sure it'll change. I hope.

12-23-2017, 09:25 PM	#624
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Feb. 5-11, 2024 28 games on the schedule again this week, with 1 feature game, and we head to the Pac 12. 2/10/24- #18 UCLA (Tim Shepard) @ Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- Not much to say in this one, as UCLA shot 56.9% for the game, while Washington State shot just 36.1%. The result was a very, very easy UCLA victory. Final Score: #18 UCLA- 105, Washington State- 74 Now for the rest of the weekly recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 15-11, 7-6 4th America East. 2/7/24 at Albany (W 81-72). 2/11/24 vs. Binghamton (L 69-52). It could have been a great week for the Hawks, but it turned ugly quick with a bad home loss to Binghamton, so they stay just 1 game over .500 in conference. UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 9-14, 5-8 T-7th American. 2/7/24 vs. Temple (W 62-45). 2/10/24 at South Florida (W 73-65). A couple solid wins for the Huskies this week as they are fighting to at least get to .500 in conference play and salvage something from this season. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 8-16, 4-8 T-9th American. 2/7/24 at Cincinnati (L 71-63). 2/10/24 at Temple (W 87-73). A split for the Golden Hurricane who break a 4 game losing streak with the win at Temple. Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 12-13, 5-8 8th ACC. 2/7/24 vs. Duke (L 65-55). 2/10/24 at Virginia Tech (W 78-67). A split for the Fighting Irish who break a 5 game losing streak with the win at Virginia Tech. If they can steal 1 game next week, they'll be doing good. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 14-10, 7-6 5th Big 12. 2/5/24 vs. Oklahoma State (W 79-74). 2/10/24 vs. Texas (W 83-74). Very important week for the Horned Frogs who get 2 much needed wins after a 5 game losing streak. Next week on the road for 2, but both winnable. #10 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 19-5, 8-4 3rd Big East. 2/10/24 at Villanova (L 83-74). The losses keep on coming for the Red Storm, who have now lost 3 in a row. Time to right the ship now, they are playing themselves out of a top seed in the NCAA Tournament. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 12-12, 5-7 T-8th Big Ten. 2/7/24 vs. #8 Ohio State (L 88-77). 2/10/24 at Michigan State (L 75-68). 2 more losses for the Wildcats, and that's 4 in a row, with several more games against ranked teams coming up. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-13, 6-5 T-4th Big West. 2/6/24 vs. UC Riverside (W 91-88). 2/10/24 vs. Cal State Northridge (W 78-70). The Warriors just have to find some consistency, as they are back over .500 in conference. The way things are going, next week they'll lose their games. Coach Gunn remains on the hot seat, but if he can lead his team to a nice winning streak, it would go a long way. FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 11-13, 6-6 8th Conference USA. 2/8/24 at Western Kentucky (L 81-69). 2/10/24 vs. Charlotte (W 71-62). A split for the Golden Panthers, who really can't be losing to 7 win teams like Western Kentucky. The road has been tough, but they have 3 straight games to figure it out. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 15-8, 7-5 T-3rd Conference USA. 2/8/24 at #25 North Texas (L 80-57). 2/10/24 vs. UTEP (W 63-62). A split this week for the Owls, who should feel very fortunate to beat UTEP. They are still in good position to have an overall winning record at the end of the season, but still work to do. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-11, 7-5 5th Pac 12. 2/8/24 vs. Washington (W 59-50). 2/10/24 vs. #1 Arizona (W 71-63). A huge week for the Buffaloes, who shock Arizona, handing them just their second loss all season. Hopefully they can use that, as aside from a home game against UCLA next week, the rest of their schedule is pretty light. They could run the table, but only if the same team that beat Zona shows up the rest of the season. Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 16-8, 6-6 6th Pac 12. 2/8/24 vs. Oregon (W 65-53). 2/10/24 at Gonzaga (L 83-70). A split for the Cardinal, who aren't helping their NCAA Tournament chances by splitting all the time, or losing 2 of their last 3. Their schedule is also favorable down the stretch, if they can take care of business. #18 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 19-6, 9-3 2nd Pac 12. 2/8/24 vs. Arizona State (W 91-67). 2/10/24 at Washington State- feature game, highlighted above. 2 more wins for the Bruins, and it's 8 in a row. Next week is huge however, as they are on the road for 2 games, and they just happen to be against Arizona, and Colorado, both looking for big wins, yet for different reasons. Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 15-8, 4-8 T-8th Pac 12. 2/8/24 at Oregon State (W 84-70). 2/10/24 vs. #18 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above. A split for the Cougars, and any win is important at this point. Next week will be tough to get one though, with Arizona and Stanford coming to town. Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 15-8, 9-3 T-1st SEC. 2/7/24 at Georgia (W 54-50). 2/10/24 at Tennessee (W 78-50). The Crimson Tide win 2 on the road and move into a 3 way tie for first in the SEC. Next week will be challenging though, with 1 of the co-leaders coming to town. Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Feb. 12-18: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Arizona (65) 22-2 1792 1 Pacific-12 Conference 2. Georgetown (3) 21-4 1686 2 Big East Conference 3. Virginia (3) 23-1 1652 3 Atlantic Coast Conference 4. Baylor 22-2 1596 4 Big 12 Conference 5. Syracuse (1) 24-1 1554 5 Atlantic Coast Conference 6. Louisville 22-3 1439 6 Atlantic Coast Conference 7. Wisconsin 21-4 1346 9 Big Ten Conference 8. Providence 20-5 1298 7 Big East Conference 9. Ohio State 17-5 1189 8 Big Ten Conference 10. St. Bonaventure 19-4 1090 13 Atlantic 10 Conference 11. St. John's 19-5 1058 10 Big East Conference 12. Iowa State 18-6 1056 14 Big 12 Conference 13. Oklahoma 17-7 946 11 Big 12 Conference 14. Creighton 18-7 772 17 Big East Conference 15. Iowa 18-6 737 12 Big Ten Conference 16. Xavier 18-6 721 15 Big East Conference 17. UCLA 19-6 694 18 Pacific-12 Conference 18. Indiana 18-6 437 20 Big Ten Conference 19. Texas A&M 18-6 367 NR Southeastern Conference 20. Memphis 19-5 334 NR American Athletic Conference 21. California 16-8 333 23 Pacific-12 Conference 22. North Texas 21-4 305 25 Conference USA 23. Vanderbilt 17-7 248 NR Southeastern Conference 24. Villanova 15-9 245 NR Big East Conference 25. Yale 20-4 177 22 Ivy League Others Receiving Votes: BYU 19-7 109 West Coast Conference DePaul 17-7 75 Big East Conference UAB 18-5 54 Atlantic 10 Conference LSU 17-6 26 Southeastern Conference Oakland 19-5 24 Horizon League George Washington 18-6 23 Atlantic 10 Conference Florida Gulf Coast 19-5 9 Sun Belt Conference UC Irvine 18-6 4 Big West Conference North Carolina 17-7 2 Atlantic Coast Conference Richmond 18-6 2 Atlantic 10 Conference Despite losing their 3rd game in a row, St. John's only drops 1 more spot in the polls. Meanwhile, UCLA only rises 1 spot. They really need to win both next week to have a chance to move up big. Stanford loses their votes. Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Feb. 12-18: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. St. Bonaventure (66) 19-4 1794 1 Atlantic 10 Conference 2. BYU (5) 19-7 1697 2 West Coast Conference 3. Memphis (1) 19-5 1639 5 American Athletic Conference 4. North Texas 21-4 1541 9 Conference USA 5. George Washington 18-6 1424 3 Atlantic 10 Conference 6. Yale 20-4 1398 6 Ivy League 7. UAB 18-5 1370 4 Atlantic 10 Conference 8. Oakland 19-5 1331 10 Horizon League 9. Wichita State 19-8 1140 8 Missouri Valley Conference 10. UC Irvine 18-6 1104 12 Big West Conference 11. Tulane 18-7 1085 11 American Athletic Conference 12. Richmond 18-6 1023 15 Atlantic 10 Conference 13. Florida Gulf Coast 19-5 998 7 Sun Belt Conference 14. Illinois State 17-8 892 20 Missouri Valley Conference 15. Kent State 17-8 756 17 Mid-American Conference 16. Drexel 18-6 755 18 Colonial Athletic Association 17. Bradley 17-7 637 13 Missouri Valley Conference 18. La Salle 17-7 624 14 Atlantic 10 Conference 19. Robert Morris 21-5 487 21 Northeast Conference 20. Western Carolina 18-6 416 16 Southern Conference 21. Akron 18-7 315 NR Mid-American Conference 22. San Diego State 16-9 291 22 Mountain West Conference 23. Mercer 19-8 227 NR Southern Conference 24. Houston 16-7 115 19 American Athletic Conference 25. Massachusetts 16-8 84 24 Atlantic 10 Conference Others Receiving Votes: Loyola Marymount 17-10 59 West Coast Conference Old Dominion 16-8 53 Conference USA North Dakota State 18-8 30 Summit League American 19-7 29 Patriot League Arkansas State 17-7 28 Sun Belt Conference Colorado State 15-9 20 Mountain West Conference UC Santa Barbara 16-9 9 Big West Conference Detroit 16-9 8 Horizon League Georgia Southern 16-8 8 Sun Belt Conference Manhattan 17-9 3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Northwestern State 17-7 3 Southland Conference Indiana State 16-10 2 Missouri Valley Conference San Diego 15-10 2 West Coast Conference UNLV 13-9 2 Mountain West Conference Rider 18-8 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference No surprise here, another shutout for our FOFC mid-major teams. Now a look at the bubble watch going into the week of Feb. 12-18, and again we have 2 teams in it: Code: Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rice 15-8 .561 (54) 2-2 1-4 5-2 7-0 144 In Alabama 15-8 .555 (63) 0-4 5-3 7-0 3-1 79 In Tennessee 15-9 .558 (60) 3-2 3-2 6-4 3-1 86 In Loyola Marymount 17-10 .569 (46) 1-3 3-2 9-4 4-1 55 In UT Arlington 15-8 .571 (43) 2-1 4-2 2-1 7-4 91 In Detroit 16-9 .570 (44) 2-3 1-0 7-2 6-4 68 In San Diego State 16-9 .551 (69) 2-1 5-4 1-3 8-1 114 In Old Dominion 16-8 .552 (67) 1-0 3-6 3-1 9-1 129 In Mercer 19-8 .553 (66) 0-1 0-5 8-0 11-2 179 Out Texas 15-10 .564 (50) 4-7 1-2 5-1 5-0 56 Out Georgia Southern 16-8 .547 (74) 0-3 5-1 1-2 10-2 156 Out Michigan State 15-8 .531 (101) 4-1 2-2 3-4 6-1 154 Out Vanderbilt 17-7 .521 (127) 0-1 4-2 9-3 4-1 244 Out Missouri 15-8 .539 (86) 0-4 2-1 9-3 4-0 140 Out Massachusetts 16-8 .528 (111) 1-5 1-2 5-1 9-0 223 Out Rice had a massive jump this week going from essentially the last team in, to being at the very, very top of the bubble. And that's after a 1-1 week. Pretty encouraging, but they still need to take care of business. Meanwhile, Alabama is right behind them. After barely finishing .500 in non-conference play, the Crimson Tide have picked it up in conference. Unfortunately, their 5-7 record against the RPI top 100 is not looking good, especially the 0-4 against the top 50. Now for the rest of the teams: Locks: St. John's, UCLA, Stanford The only change from last week is that Washington State is off the bubble and solidly projected out.

12-24-2017, 09:14 PM	#625
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Feb. 12-18, 2024 26 games on the schedule this week, but 3 of them are feature games. We'll start in the Pac 12, where all 4 of our FOFC Pac 12 Teams have a feature game. 2/15/24- #17 UCLA (Tim Shepard) @ Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- The Bruins got a big test in this one, trailing by 11 at halftime. They were able to power back though, getting just a few more three pointers to fall. That was the difference in a tough road win. Final Score: #17 UCLA- 76, Colorado- 74 2/17/24- Stanford (Benito Sanchez) @ Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- Rebounding and three point shooting was the big difference in this one, as Stanford outrebounded Washington State by 13, and made 5 more three pointers. It wasn't easy, but they get the win. Final Score: Stanford- 86, Washington State- 78 Now we move to the American where our 2 American FOFC teams have been struggling all season. 2/17/24- UConn (Randolph Childress) @ Tulsa (Will Brown) -- Another feature game barnburner that came down to who had the ball last. That happened to be UConn, who hit a buzzer beater to stun Tulsa on the road. Final Score: UConn- 66, Tulsa- 64 Now to the rest of the weekly recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 16-12, 8-7 4th America East. 2/16/24 vs. Stony Brook (W 76-50). 2/18/24 at UMBC (L 98-82). A split for the Hawks, who have a tough week coming up next week to finish their regular season schedule. With just 1 conference game left, they are locked into 4th place in the America East. UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 11-14, 7-8 T-6th American. 2/14/24 vs. SMU (W 71-63). 2/17/24 at Tulsa- feature game, highlighted above. 2 more wins for the Huskies, who are finishing strong, but still 3 more tough games coming up. Still though, a .500 conference finish is still in reason. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 8-18, 4-10, T-9th American. 2/14/24 at South Florida (L 69-65). 2/17/24 vs. UConn- feature game, highlighted above. A pair of close losses this week for the Golden Hurricane, and Coach Brown has to be infuriated by the number of single digit losses this team has on the season. Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 13-13, 6-8 T-7th ACC. 2/17/24 vs. Pittsburgh (W 87-77). A much needed win for the Fighting Irish who have won 2 in a row and are back to .500 overall and in conference. Unfortunately, they've got a date on the road with a top 10 team next week. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 16-10, 9-6 4th Big 12. 2/12/24 at Kansas State (W 72-59). 2/17/24 at West Virginia (W 77-51). The Horned Frogs win 2 next week, very important wins as they can finish no worse than .500 in the conference now. Next week will be a grind though, with a top 10 team coming to town. #11 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 19-7, 8-6 3rd Big East. 2/14/24 at #14 Creighton (L 67-55). 2/17/24 at Butler (L 72-70). There is a major self destruction going on for the Red Storm, who have now lost 5 in a row. Forget about a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, they just need to worry about finishing strong and securing their bid. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 13-13, 6-8 T-7th Big Ten. 2/14/24 vs. Penn State (W 97-90). 2/17/24 at #18 Indiana (L 93-58). A split for the Wildcats, who got completely thrashed at Indiana, a game they'll want to forget soon. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-14, 7-6 T-4th Big West. 2/13/24 at UC Irvine (L 98-90). 2/17/24 vs. Cal State Fullerton (W 81-62). Another split for the Warriors, as that seat for Coach Gunn continues to get hotter and hotter. Running the table in their last 4 regular season games would get them to .500 overall. It's possible, but I'm not holding my breath. FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 12-14, 7-7 T-7th Conference USA. 2/15/24 at Middle Tennessee (L 82-71). 2/17/24 at Marshall (W 67-55). A split for the Golden Panthers in what has been a season to forget. The streak of consecutive 20 win seasons will certainly come to an end, unless FIU gets mad hot and doesn't lose another game the rest of the season, which isn't likely. Hopefully Coach Hawkins has bought himself some time. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 16-9, 8-6 T-4th Conference USA. 2/15/24 at George Mason (L 44-41). 2/17/24 vs. Southern Miss (W 85-80). The Owls sure wish they could have traded some of those points in the Southern Miss game to the George Mason game. Definitely a tale of 2 different type games this week, and another split. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 14-12, 8-6 5th Pac 12. 2/15/24 vs. #17 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above. 2/17/24 at Arizona State (W 65-56). A split for the Buffaloes, who were just 1 shot away from possibly being in the top 4 of the conference. 3 of their last 4 regular season games are on the road, but all are winnable. That doesn't mean they will win them though. Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 17-9, 7-7 6th Pac 12. 2/15/24 vs. Oregon State (L 67-58). 2/17/24 at Washington State- feature game, highlighted above. A split for the Cardinal, who need to win those home games, because they have 2 tough, ranked opponents yet to play, and neither will be easy. #17 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 20-7, 10-4 2nd Pac 12. 2/15/24 at Colorado- feature game, highlighted above. 2/17/24 at #1 Arizona (L 77-50). Arizona continues to be a thorn in the Bruins' side, and it won't get any easier, as 3 of their remaining 4 regular season games are against teams with an RPI of 38 or better. Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 15-10, 4-10 11th Pac 12. 2/15/24 vs. #1 Arizona (L 66-48). 2/17/24 vs. Stanford- feature game, highlighted above. 2 more losses for the Cougars, and they really, really need to at least win 2 of their remaining regular season games to feel good about a postseason berth. They could win all of them, or they could lose all of them. Hard to know which Cougar team will show up. Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 17-8, 11-3 1st SEC. 2/14/24 vs. Missouri (W 69-63). 2/17/24 vs. LSU (W 56-55). 2 more wins for the Crimson Tide, who now out first place outright in the SEC. They are a game up, with 4 to play, but 3 of those 4 are on the road. Now for a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Feb. 19-25: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Arizona (72) 24-2 1800 1 Pacific-12 Conference 2. Baylor 24-2 1675 4 Big 12 Conference 3. Georgetown 22-5 1609 2 Big East Conference 4. Virginia 24-2 1590 3 Atlantic Coast Conference 5. Louisville 24-3 1555 6 Atlantic Coast Conference 6. Syracuse 25-2 1491 5 Atlantic Coast Conference 7. Providence 22-5 1358 8 Big East Conference 8. Wisconsin 23-4 1288 7 Big Ten Conference 9. Iowa State 19-7 1230 12 Big 12 Conference 10. Ohio State 18-6 1150 9 Big Ten Conference 11. Indiana 20-6 1025 18 Big Ten Conference 12. Iowa 20-6 902 15 Big Ten Conference 13. UCLA 20-7 849 17 Pacific-12 Conference 14. Creighton 19-8 843 14 Big East Conference 15. St. John's 19-7 691 11 Big East Conference 16. St. Bonaventure 19-6 662 10 Atlantic 10 Conference 17. Villanova 17-9 655 24 Big East Conference 18. Yale 22-4 594 25 Ivy League 19. Oklahoma 18-8 409 13 Big 12 Conference 20. UAB 20-5 408 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 21. North Carolina 19-7 336 NR Atlantic Coast Conference 22. Xavier 18-8 249 16 Big East Conference 23. Texas A&M 19-7 242 19 Southeastern Conference 24. California 17-9 199 21 Pacific-12 Conference 25. Memphis 20-6 174 20 American Athletic Conference Others Receiving Votes: North Texas 22-5 166 Conference USA Vanderbilt 18-8 140 Southeastern Conference UC Irvine 20-6 50 Big West Conference George Washington 19-7 31 Atlantic 10 Conference DePaul 18-8 13 Big East Conference Drexel 20-6 13 Colonial Athletic Association Oakland 20-6 3 Horizon League I continue to be dismayed by these polls. No surprise that St. John's moved down 4 spots this week, they are slumping bad, but how does a team that barely won at Colorado, yet got thumped by Arizona, move up 4 spots?? I'm ok with it because it helps our FOFC teams, but I don't get it. And Alabama, on top of the SEC, doesn't even receive 1 vote? Crazy. Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Feb. 19-25: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. St. Bonaventure (57) 19-6 1776 1 Atlantic 10 Conference 2. UAB (7) 20-5 1650 7 Atlantic 10 Conference 3. Yale 22-4 1609 6 Ivy League 4. Memphis 20-6 1539 3 American Athletic Conference 5. BYU (3) 19-9 1431 2 West Coast Conference 6. North Texas (2) 22-5 1398 4 Conference USA 7. UC Irvine (3) 20-6 1349 10 Big West Conference 8. Wichita State 20-8 1335 9 Missouri Valley Conference 9. George Washington 19-7 1244 5 Atlantic 10 Conference 10. Tulane 19-7 1116 11 American Athletic Conference 11. Illinois State 19-8 1091 14 Missouri Valley Conference 12. Oakland 20-6 1087 8 Horizon League 13. Drexel 20-6 914 16 Colonial Athletic Association 14. Kent State 19-8 900 15 Mid-American Conference 15. Richmond 19-7 794 12 Atlantic 10 Conference 16. La Salle 19-7 739 18 Atlantic 10 Conference 17. Florida Gulf Coast 20-6 665 13 Sun Belt Conference 18. Akron 20-7 594 21 Mid-American Conference 19. Houston 18-7 429 24 American Athletic Conference 20. Massachusetts 18-8 373 25 Atlantic 10 Conference 21. Mercer 21-8 313 23 Southern Conference 22. Robert Morris 22-6 198 19 Northeast Conference 23. Old Dominion 18-8 188 NR Conference USA 24. San Diego State 17-10 175 22 Mountain West Conference 25. American 21-7 92 NR Patriot League Others Receiving Votes: Bradley 17-9 87 Missouri Valley Conference San Diego 17-10 59 West Coast Conference Arkansas State 19-7 54 Sun Belt Conference Indiana State 18-10 49 Missouri Valley Conference Loyola Marymount 18-11 40 West Coast Conference Manhattan 19-9 23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Western Carolina 18-8 21 Southern Conference Portland 16-10 17 West Coast Conference Utah State 16-10 15 Mountain West Conference Northwestern State 19-7 13 Southland Conference UC Santa Barbara 17-9 11 Big West Conference UT Arlington 16-8 6 Sun Belt Conference USC Upstate 20-8 5 Atlantic Sun Conference Radford 20-7 1 Big South Conference No surprise here, as no FOFC representation here. Now for another edition of the Bubble Watch. We start with the Overall Bubble Watch, in which just 1 of our teams is in. Code: Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BYU 19-9 .566 (46) 3-3 3-2 7-2 6-2 94 In Bradley 17-9 .576 (30) 2-3 3-2 3-3 9-1 58 In San Diego 17-10 .564 (50) 3-2 1-2 8-5 5-1 71 In San Diego State 17-10 .552 (63) 2-1 4-3 4-5 7-1 105 In Old Dominion 18-8 .559 (55) 1-0 2-6 5-1 10-1 129 In TCU 16-10 .593 (23) 2-7 3-2 9-0 2-1 14 In UT Arlington 16-8 .569 (44) 0-1 5-2 3-1 8-4 107 In Indiana State 18-10 .548 (69) 3-3 5-2 4-2 6-3 152 In Mercer 21-8 .546 (71) 0-1 1-4 7-1 13-2 212 Out La Salle 19-7 .543 (77) 1-4 5-2 4-1 9-0 214 Out Detroit 16-10 .553 (62) 2-3 1-0 6-2 7-5 88 Out Albany 17-10 .552 (65) 0-4 2-1 3-1 12-4 93 Out Arkansas State 19-7 .543 (79) 0-1 1-3 1-2 17-1 240 Out Portland 16-10 .545 (74) 2-5 1-0 9-5 4-0 108 Out North Carolina State 15-10 .564 (49) 4-5 3-0 6-1 2-4 42 Out Good to see TCU back on the bubble in a good way, as one of the Last 4 In. You gotta think the RPI has a lot to do with it, and that is helped by the SOS. They still need to win a few more games though. It'll be tough, it's gutcheck time now. Now for the rest of our teams: Locks: St. John's, UCLA, Stanford, Alabama A couple changes this week, as both Rice and Alabama are off the bubble. 1 is now a lock, the other is projected clearly out.

12-25-2017, 03:34 AM	#626
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12-25-2017, 07:35 PM	#627
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12-25-2017, 09:00 PM	#628
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12-27-2017, 06:21 PM	#629
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Feb. 19-25, 2024 29 games on the schedule this week, and just 1 feature game. It's a big one though, in the Pac 12. Let's take a look: 2/24/24- Stanford (Benito Sanchez) @ #13 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- A shootout in this one, as both teams shot over 44%, but UCLA committed 17 turnovers. That doomed them, as Stanford took advantage and won it going away. Final Score: Stanford- 92, #13 UCLA- 72 Now to the rest of the weekly recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 16-14, 8-8 4th America East. 2/23/24 at UMass Lowell (L 80-56). 2/25/24 vs. St. Peter's (L 78-65). 2 more losses for the Hawks, who end the regular season on a 3 game losing streak. They'll be the 4th seed in the America East Tournament and open up against 5th seed Vermont. UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 13-14, 9-8 5th American. 2/21/24 vs. ECU (W 83-55). 2/24/24 at Houston (W 61-60). 2 more wins for the Huskies, who have gotten hot late in the season. They've won 6 in a row, and they'll finish at least .500 in conference. A remarkable turnaround. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 10-18, 6-10 9th American. 2/21/24 vs. #25 Memphis (W 52-41). 2/24/24 vs. ECU (W 73-52). Nice week for the Golden Hurricane who shocked Memphis, but they finish up the regular season on the road. We'll see if they have a couple more shockers in them. Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 14-14, 7-9 T-7th ACC. 2/21/24 at #6 Syracuse (L 100-77). 2/24/24 vs. Boston College (W 84-76, OT). A split for the Fighting Irish, who had to come from behind just to beat BC. Coach Mighty better figure it out quick or his stay in South Bend may be short and sweet. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 16-12, 9-8 5th Big 12. 2/19/24 vs. Texas Tech (L 88-78). 2/24/24 vs. #9 Iowa State (L 87-63). 2 losses for the Horned Frogs as that breaks a 4 game losing streak. They have 2 more games next week, and one of them is a pretty tough non-conference game. #15 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 20-8, 9-7 T-3rd Big East. 2/21/24 vs. #22 Xavier (L 98-97, OT). 2/24/24 vs. Seton Hall (W 76-49). A better week for the Red Storm, as they take Xavier to OT before a huge win over Seton Hall that breaks a 6 game losing streak. They'll finish off on the road in 2 more tough games. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 13-15, 6-10 T-9th Big Ten. 2/21/24 at Rutgers (L 88-77). 2/24/24 at #8 Wisconsin (L 104-61). 2 more losses for the Wildcats, and they need to win twice next week just to finish .500 overall. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 11-15, 7-7 T-5th Big West. 2/19/24 vs. Penn (W 81-59). 2/22/24 at UC Davis (L 77-68). Well, another split for the Warriors, who win their non-conference game, but the more important game was the conference game, which they lost. Firecoachgunn.com now has over 1.5 million hits. FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 12-16, 7-9 T-8th Conference USA. 2/22/24 at Florida Atlantic (L 67-61). 2/24/24 vs. UTEP (L 81-78). 2 more tough losses for the Golden Panthers. It looked like they were turning the corner, but this has been a disastrous season for Coach Hawkins. At least he can take solace in knowing that his former school, Troy, will probably finish with single digit wins this season. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 18-9, 10-6 3rd Conference USA. 2/22/24 vs. South Dakota State (W 82-64). 2/24/24 vs. Middle Tennessee (W 75-69). 2 more wins for the Owls, who still have a chance to get to 20 wins this season. This is only the second time since this dynasty started that they'll finish with double digit wins in conference play. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 14-14, 8-8 6th Pac 12. 2/22/24 at Gonzaga (L 80-74). 2/24/24 at Oregon (L 70-64). A pair of aggravating 6 point losses for the Buffaloes this week, as they are now at .500 overall and in conference play. Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 19-9, 9-7 5th Pac 12. 2/22/24 vs. Utah (W 88-84). 2/24/24 at #13 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above. A big win for the Cardinal, and that win at UCLA ensured they will finish no worse than .500 in conference play. #13 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 21-8, 11-5 T-2nd Pac 12. 2/22/24 at Oregon (W 76-54). 2/24/24 vs. Stanford- feature game, highlighted above. A split for the Bruins, but that loss to Stanford eliminated them from a chance to win the Pac 12 regular season title. They'll look to finish strong next week. Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 16-11, 5-11 T-10th Pac 12. 2/22/24 vs. Washington (W 71-63). 2/24/24 vs. Utah (L 71-57). A split for the Cougars, but at least 1 win is good. They are hoping to get 1 more next week as they go on the road for 2, but it won't be easy. Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 19-8, 13-3 1st SEC. 2/21/24 at Arkansas (W 80-56). 2/24/24 at South Carolina (W 78-40). 2 blowout road wins this week, and all they have to do is win 1 of their 2 games next week to clinch a split of the SEC title. Win both, and they clinch the title outright. Lose both, and they could drop to 3rd. Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of Feb. 26-March 3: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Arizona (72) 26-2 1800 1 Pacific-12 Conference 2. Baylor 26-2 1701 2 Big 12 Conference 3. Louisville 25-3 1636 5 Atlantic Coast Conference 4. Georgetown 23-6 1535 3 Big East Conference 5. Virginia 26-2 1533 4 Atlantic Coast Conference 6. Syracuse 26-3 1515 6 Atlantic Coast Conference 7. Providence 23-6 1359 7 Big East Conference 8. Wisconsin 25-4 1297 8 Big Ten Conference 9. Iowa State 21-7 1228 9 Big 12 Conference 10. Ohio State 20-6 1145 10 Big Ten Conference 11. Iowa 22-6 1029 12 Big Ten Conference 12. Villanova 19-9 1008 17 Big East Conference 13. Creighton 20-8 914 14 Big East Conference 14. St. Bonaventure 21-6 773 16 Atlantic 10 Conference 15. Indiana 21-7 694 11 Big Ten Conference 16. Yale 24-4 689 18 Ivy League 17. St. John's 20-8 633 15 Big East Conference 18. Texas A&M 21-7 502 23 Southeastern Conference 19. North Carolina 21-7 485 21 Atlantic Coast Conference 20. UCLA 21-8 448 13 Pacific-12 Conference 21. Vanderbilt 20-8 419 NR Southeastern Conference 22. California 19-9 318 24 Pacific-12 Conference 23. Xavier 19-9 305 22 Big East Conference 24. DePaul 19-9 167 NR Big East Conference 25. UAB 21-6 115 20 Atlantic 10 Conference Others Receiving Votes: Memphis 21-7 40 American Athletic Conference Oklahoma 19-9 39 Big 12 Conference Oakland 22-6 30 Horizon League North Texas 23-6 17 Conference USA UC Irvine 21-7 12 Big West Conference La Salle 21-7 9 Atlantic 10 Conference BYU 21-9 3 West Coast Conference Kent State 21-8 2 Mid-American Conference Both of our ranked teams drop this week. St. John's drops 2 spots with their split, but UCLA drops 7 spots! A little tough love there apparently. And how the hell is Alabama not at least getting some votes? They are winning the SEC for gosh sakes. The voters must be punishing the basketball team because of the football team getting into the college football playoff after not even playing in their conference championship game. Haha sorry, I had to. Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of Feb. 26-March 3: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. St. Bonaventure (71) 21-6 1799 1 Atlantic 10 Conference 2. Yale 24-4 1675 3 Ivy League 3. BYU (1) 21-9 1591 5 West Coast Conference 4. UAB 21-6 1532 2 Atlantic 10 Conference 5. Memphis 21-7 1491 4 American Athletic Conference 6. Oakland 22-6 1416 12 Horizon League 7. Kent State 21-8 1406 14 Mid-American Conference 8. La Salle 21-7 1268 16 Atlantic 10 Conference 9. UC Irvine 21-7 1185 7 Big West Conference 10. George Washington 20-8 1104 9 Atlantic 10 Conference 11. Wichita State 21-9 1099 8 Missouri Valley Conference 12. North Texas 23-6 1052 6 Conference USA 13. Tulane 20-8 933 10 American Athletic Conference 14. Illinois State 20-9 915 11 Missouri Valley Conference 15. Drexel 21-7 748 13 Colonial Athletic Association 16. Massachusetts 20-8 687 20 Atlantic 10 Conference 17. Akron 21-8 607 18 Mid-American Conference 18. Old Dominion 20-8 542 23 Conference USA 19. Bradley 19-9 507 NR Missouri Valley Conference 20. American 23-7 386 25 Patriot League 21. Florida Gulf Coast 20-7 379 17 Sun Belt Conference 22. Mercer 22-8 282 21 Southern Conference 23. Houston 19-8 216 19 American Athletic Conference 24. Richmond 19-9 192 15 Atlantic 10 Conference 25. San Diego 19-10 154 NR West Coast Conference Others Receiving Votes: Utah State 18-10 71 Mountain West Conference Robert Morris 23-7 41 Northeast Conference Western Carolina 20-8 33 Southern Conference Northwestern State 21-7 25 Southland Conference Arkansas State 20-8 21 Sun Belt Conference Indiana State 19-11 21 Missouri Valley Conference San Diego State 17-11 21 Mountain West Conference Detroit 18-10 1 Horizon League A little surprised Rice didn't at least get some votes there. Now for another edition of the Bubble Watch, and we'll start with the Overall Bubble Watch which sees one of our FOFC teams, and a former FOFC team. Code: Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LSU 17-10 .576 (33) 2-3 3-2 11-5 1-0 40 In San Diego 19-10 .559 (54) 1-2 2-2 10-5 6-1 91 In Massachusetts 20-8 .546 (70) 3-6 1-1 4-1 12-0 185 In Detroit 18-10 .557 (56) 2-3 2-0 5-2 9-5 98 In Loyola Marymount 18-12 .556 (59) 1-3 3-2 8-6 6-1 60 In Albany 18-10 .548 (64) 0-4 2-1 3-1 13-4 113 In UT Arlington 16-10 .557 (58) 0-1 5-3 6-3 5-3 78 In Vanderbilt 20-8 .541 (80) 0-3 4-1 12-3 4-1 179 In North Texas 23-6 .543 (75) 0-0 4-2 7-2 12-2 290 Out Indiana State 19-11 .543 (74) 4-3 5-2 4-3 6-3 142 Out Michigan State 17-10 .544 (73) 1-3 5-2 5-5 6-0 119 Out Richmond 19-9 .542 (77) 2-5 2-0 5-2 10-2 176 Out Mercer 22-8 .545 (71) 0-1 1-4 7-2 14-1 237 Out Arkansas State 20-8 .542 (76) 0-0 2-4 5-2 13-2 218 Out Rice 18-9 .541 (79) 0-1 2-3 6-4 10-1 233 Out Good to see Rice at least on the bubble, which means they will at least be in contention with a strong finish. Still though, you have to look at that SOS and RPI. It always seems to come down to that. I mean, a 16-5 record against teams 101 and lower in the RPI probably means not a very tough schedule. Also, Coach Al Mighty might be happy to see that Michigan State is projected out of the NCAA Tournament as well, since he mentioned something about them recently. Although, I hate to say it, but the Spartans still have a better chance than Al's new team, Notre Dame does. Now for the rest of the bubble watch: Locks: St. John's, UCLA, Stanford, Alabama. The same teams that have been locks for the last couple weeks are still locks. The changes include Rice being in the Overall Bubble Watch as one of the Last Four Out, as well as TCU going from being one of the Last Four In, to being off the bubble and definitely out.

01-04-2018, 08:18 PM	#630
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Feb. 26-March 3, 2024 27 games on the schedule this week, and 1 feature game, in the Pac 12. Let's jump to it: 3/2/24- Washington State (DeShawn St. John) @ Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- A close one here, but turnovers did Washington State in. They had 20 of them, allowing the Buffs to get several fast break points. That was enough to survive a tough game. Final Score: Colorado- 77, Washington State- 72 Now for the rest of the weekly recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 17-14, 8-8 America East. 2/29/24- America East Quarterfinals vs. (5) Vermont (W 85-64). A win at the most important of times for the Hawks, who break a 3 game losing streak, advance to the America East semifinals, and keep their very, very feint postseason hopes alive. UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 14-14, 10-8 T-4th American. 3/2/24 vs. Cincinnati (W 55-47). 1 more for the Huskies, as they go into the conference tournament on a 7 game winning streak. Had they been able to produce like this earlier, they could be talking NCAA Tournament right now. As it stands, they'll go into the American Tournament as the #4 seed, getting a match-up against 5th seeded Houston. They still need to win out to have a chance at the postseason. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 12-18, 8-10 7th American. 2/28/24 at UCF (W 80-47). 3/2/24 at Tulane (W 61-58). 2 big road wins for the Golden Hurricane, who are also hot going into the conference tournament. That win over 2nd place Tulane was huge, and they could see them again. As it stands, they'll be the 7th seed and open up against SMU, in an all or nothing tournament. They have to win it to get into the postseason. Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 16-14, 9-9 7th ACC. 2/28/24 at Clemson (W 80-73). 3/2/24 vs. N.C. State (W 67-56). It's 3 in a row for the Fighting Irish. Love seeing some of our teams getting hot going into conference tournament play. They'll be the 7th seed and open up with the winner of a First Round game between (10) Duke and (15) Georgia Tech, a game that they must win. They probably need to win their semifinal too, to feel good about a postseason berth. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 17-13, 10-8 5th Big 12. 2/27/24 at Stephen F. Austin (L 75-65). 3/2/24 vs. Kansas (W 74-51). A split for the Horned Frogs, who win the conference game this week to record their second best finish in the Big 12 since this dynasty started. They'll be the 5th seed in the Big 12 Tournament and open up in the Quarterfinals against 4th seed Oklahoma. They are in a much better position than last year, looking like an NIT team at least. #17 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 21-9, 10-8 T-4th Big East. 2/28/24 at #24 DePaul (W 68-60). 3/2/24 at Marquette (L 85-77). A road split for the Red Storm, who could have clinched the 4th seed outright with a win over Marquette. Instead, they lose the tiebreaker and will be the 5th seed, facing 4th seed Creighton in the quarterfinals. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 14-16, 7-11 T-8th Big Ten. 2/28/24 vs. Maryland (W 91-82). 3/2/24 at Michigan (L 108-100). A split for the Wildcats, and a terrible road loss at an awful Michigan team. That would have put them at .500 going into the Big Ten Tournament. As it stands, they lose all tiebreakers in a 3 way tie for 8th, and will be the 10th seed in the Big Ten Tournament. They'll open up against 7th seed Purdue and need to win the tourney to keep their season alive. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 12-16, 8-8 T-5th Big West. 2/29/24 vs. Cal Poly (L 78-71). 3/2/24 at UC Santa Barbara (W 91-84). A split for the Warriors, and Coach Gunn has already started packing his suitcase. He knows it'll take a miracle to stay at Hawaii next season. They lost the tiebreaker for 5th, and will enter the Big West Tournament as the 6th seed, facing off against the team they just beat, 3rd seed UC Santa Barbara. They need to win the tourney to keep playing, and to keep Coach Gunn's job alive. FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 13-17, 8-10 T-8th Conference USA. 2/29/24 vs. Southern Miss (L 69-54). 3/2/24 vs. George Mason (W 76-66). A split for the Golden Panthers, who vastly underseeded expectations this season. They lost all tiebreakers in a 3 way tie for 8th, that means they'll be the 10th seed in the Conference USA Tournament, opening up against 7th seed UTEP. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 19-10, 11-7 T-3rd Conference USA. 2/29/24 vs. Old Dominion (W 65-55). 3/2/24 at Louisiana Tech (L 86-64). A last second buzzer beater is the only thing that stopped the Owls from getting their 20th win of the season and 3rd place in Conference USA. Instead, they drop to 5th place in the C-USA Tournament after losing a 3 team tiebreaker for 3rd. They'll definitely be playing in the postseason, and should pick up win #20 as they'll face the winner of 13th seed George Mason and 12th seed South Dakota State in the Second Round of the C-USA Tourney. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 16-14, 10-8 6th Pac 12. 2/29/24 at Utah (W 73-69). 3/2/24 vs. Washington State- feature game, highlighted above. The Buffaloes couldn't find a way to beat the best of the best, especially in conference, as they'll probably need to win a game or 2 to feel good about an NCAA berth. An NIT or CBI berth could still be good, but they'll enter as the 6th seed in the Pac 12 Tournament, and they'll open up against 11th seed Oregon State in a must win game. Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 21-9, 11-7 T-3rd Pac 12. 2/29/24 at Washington (W 70-68). 3/2/24 vs. #22 California (W 85-77). A couple close wins to end the regular season, as the Cardinal will go into the Pac 12 Tourney on a 5 game winning streak. They drew the right straw in a 3 team tiebreaker for 3rd place, and they'll get the 3rd seed and bye into the Quarterfinals, where they'll take on the winner of the Colorado/Oregon State game. #20 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 23-8, 13-5 2nd Pac 12. 2/29/24 at #22 California (W 84-61). 3/2/24 vs. Utah (W 60-49). The Bruins win 2 this week, and finish safely in 2nd place in the Pac 12. They will be back in the postseason, without a doubt, back where they belong, in the NCAA Tournament. As for the Pac 12 Tournament, they get the 2nd seed and a bye into the Quarterfinals where they'll take on the winner of a First Round game between 10th seed Washington State and 7th seed Gonzaga. Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 16-13, 5-13, T-10th Pac 12. 2/29/24 at Gonzaga (L 87-60). 3/2/24 at Colorado- feature game, highlighted above. Not a good week for the Cougars, as the Pac 12 continues to be a challenge for them. They won't finish last, which means Coach St. John will keep his job for another season, but what could have been. Even if they had won 2 or 3 more conference games, they'd feel good about their first postseason berth, but as it stands, they'll probably have to win a minimum of 2 games to continue their season. They won the tiebreaker for the 10th seed and will face 7th seed Gonzaga in the First Round. Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 20-9, 14-4 1st SEC. 2/28/24 at VCU (L 76-65). 3/2/24 vs. Kentucky (W 80-52). The Crimson Tide finished the regular season winning 13 of their last 15 games, including 8 of their last 9, and won the SEC championship outright! Congrats to Coach Rogers for being the only FOFC coached team to win a regular season conference title this season. Despite all that, they still can't get a frikkin vote in the polls. Anyways, they'll be the top seed in the SEC Tournament, getting a bye to the Quarterfinals where they'll take on the winner of a Second Round game between 9th seed Florida and 8th seed Ole Miss. Here's a look at the national top 25 going into the week of March 4-10: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Arizona (72) 28-2 1800 1 Pacific-12 Conference 2. Louisville 27-3 1721 3 Atlantic Coast Conference 3. Syracuse 27-4 1606 6 Atlantic Coast Conference 4. Virginia 27-3 1573 5 Atlantic Coast Conference 5. Georgetown 24-6 1552 4 Big East Conference 6. Baylor 26-4 1468 2 Big 12 Conference 7. Providence 23-7 1337 7 Big East Conference 8. Iowa State 23-7 1297 9 Big 12 Conference 9. Wisconsin 26-5 1234 8 Big Ten Conference 10. Iowa 24-6 1137 11 Big Ten Conference 11. Ohio State 22-6 1111 10 Big Ten Conference 12. Villanova 21-9 985 12 Big East Conference 13. Indiana 23-7 880 15 Big Ten Conference 14. Yale 26-4 879 16 Ivy League 15. UCLA 23-8 774 20 Pacific-12 Conference 16. Creighton 21-9 725 13 Big East Conference 17. St. Bonaventure 22-7 590 14 Atlantic 10 Conference 18. St. John's 21-9 516 17 Big East Conference 19. North Carolina 22-8 493 19 Atlantic Coast Conference 20. Texas A&M 22-8 393 18 Southeastern Conference 21. Xavier 20-10 346 23 Big East Conference 22. Memphis 23-7 302 NR American Athletic Conference 23. Vanderbilt 21-9 232 21 Southeastern Conference 24. UC Irvine 23-7 126 NR Big West Conference 25. Stanford 21-9 78 NR Pacific-12 Conference Others Receiving Votes: La Salle 23-7 62 Atlantic 10 Conference Oakland 22-6 53 Horizon League Oklahoma 20-10 43 Big 12 Conference Kent State 22-8 24 Mid-American Conference George Washington 22-8 21 Atlantic 10 Conference UAB 21-8 11 Atlantic 10 Conference BYU 22-9 10 West Coast Conference California 19-11 8 Pacific-12 Conference North Texas 24-7 7 Conference USA DePaul 19-11 3 Big East Conference American 25-7 2 Patriot League Bradley 23-9 1 Missouri Valley Conference So UCLA moves up 5 spots after 2 big wins, while St. John's continues to slide, moving down 1 spot. Stanford is back in the top 25, and still no love for Alabama. How the ** does a regular season conference champion of a P5 conference not even receive 1 lousy vote? Unbeliveable. Now for the mid-major top 25 going into the week of March 4-10: Code: # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. St. Bonaventure (43) 22-7 1764 1 Atlantic 10 Conference 2. Yale (14) 26-4 1722 2 Ivy League 3. Memphis (7) 23-7 1610 5 American Athletic Conference 4. BYU (7) 22-9 1581 3 West Coast Conference 5. La Salle 23-7 1465 8 Atlantic 10 Conference 6. Kent State (1) 22-8 1420 7 Mid-American Conference 7. George Washington 22-8 1334 10 Atlantic 10 Conference 8. UC Irvine 23-7 1313 9 Big West Conference 9. Oakland 22-6 1235 6 Horizon League 10. Wichita State 23-10 1127 11 Missouri Valley Conference 11. Bradley 23-9 1063 19 Missouri Valley Conference 12. UAB 21-8 1042 4 Atlantic 10 Conference 13. Massachusetts 22-8 965 16 Atlantic 10 Conference 14. North Texas 24-7 849 12 Conference USA 15. Tulane 21-9 810 13 American Athletic Conference 16. Drexel 23-8 725 15 Colonial Athletic Association 17. Akron 22-8 653 17 Mid-American Conference 18. American 25-7 558 20 Patriot League 19. Old Dominion 21-9 506 18 Conference USA 20. San Diego 20-10 392 25 West Coast Conference 21. Illinois State 20-11 376 14 Missouri Valley Conference 22. Arkansas State 22-8 296 NR Sun Belt Conference 23. Florida Gulf Coast 20-8 210 21 Sun Belt Conference 24. Utah State 19-11 142 NR Mountain West Conference 25. Western Carolina 22-9 57 NR Southern Conference Others Receiving Votes: Detroit 19-10 39 Horizon League Mercer 22-9 36 Southern Conference Robert Morris 23-8 28 Northeast Conference Colorado State 19-11 23 Mountain West Conference Richmond 19-11 17 Atlantic 10 Conference San Diego State 18-12 17 Mountain West Conference Houston 19-10 16 American Athletic Conference Northwestern State 21-8 6 Southland Conference Albany 19-10 1 America East Conference Radford 23-9 1 Big South Conference UT Arlington 18-10 1 Sun Belt Conference More BS, as Rice can't crack a vote in the mid-major top 25. I still say the ranking system in this game has issues. Now here's a look at the final edition of the Bubble Watch before Selection Sunday, starting with the overall bubble watch which features 1 of our teams: Code: Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Illinois State 20-11 .550 (60) 3-4 4-3 6-3 7-1 98 In San Diego 20-10 .557 (51) 1-2 4-2 9-5 6-1 101 In Florida Gulf Coast 20-8 .548 (62) 0-2 3-3 7-2 10-1 201 In Rice 19-10 .552 (57) 2-1 1-3 6-5 10-1 168 In Detroit 19-10 .564 (48) 2-3 1-0 7-3 9-4 93 In Michigan State 18-11 .546 (67) 1-4 6-2 5-4 6-1 94 In Colorado State 19-11 .546 (66) 3-0 1-3 9-5 6-3 129 In Albany 19-10 .546 (65) 0-4 3-2 3-0 13-4 132 In Arkansas State 22-8 .543 (71) 1-1 1-3 4-3 16-1 244 Out Richmond 19-11 .539 (77) 3-6 2-1 5-2 9-2 143 Out Indiana State 19-12 .539 (79) 3-2 6-4 2-3 8-3 141 Out South Alabama 18-11 .540 (75) 1-3 3-3 5-3 9-2 146 Out Cal Poly 17-12 .570 (39) 3-4 1-0 9-6 4-2 31 Out Loyola Marymount 18-13 .552 (58) 1-3 4-3 7-6 6-1 55 Out Princeton 19-11 .542 (73) 0-3 1-2 6-3 12-3 153 Out Rice is still in a good position, and although the SOS isn't great, it's not the worst of the teams that are projected in. The 2-1 record against teams in the RPI top 50 definitely helps. The Owls feel good where they are at, but would still like to win 1 or 2 games in the C-USA Tourney to leave no doubt. Now for the rest of our FOFC teams: Locks: St. John's, UCLA, Stanford In: Alabama** Man, this game just does not like Alabama apparently, at least not this season. 1 loss in their last 9 games, and they go from a lock, to being just projected in. Just ridiculous in my opinion.

01-04-2018, 08:54 PM	#631
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01-08-2018, 11:59 PM	#632
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	March 4-10, 2024 24 games on the schedule this week, and 1 feature game. Let's get to it, in the Pac 12: 3/7/24- Pac 12 Quarterfinal - (6) Colorado (Rob Nielsen) vs. (3) #25 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- A good one in the Pac 12 Tournament, but Colorado forced 17 Stanford turnovers to get a much needed win, advancing to the semifinals. Final Score: (6) Colorado- 73, (3) #25 Stanford- 65 Now to the rest of the weekly recap: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 19-14, 8-8 America East. 3/4/24- America East Semifinal vs. (1) UMass Lowell (W 79-54). 3/9/24- America East Championship vs. (6) UMBC (W 79-76). The Hawks got more than they bargained for after routing the top seed in the semifinals, but they'll be making their 2nd straight NCAA appearance in this dynasty, and 3rd overall. Congrats to them, and it's almost a certainty that they'll be in the First four for the right to be a 16 seed. UConn (Randolph Childress) -- 14-15, 10-8 American. 3/8/24- American Quarterfinal vs. (5) Houston (L 81-73). Heck of a run for the Huskies to end the regular season and get to .500 overall, but their first conference tournament game put them back under .500 and ended their season. Tough going, but we'll see what next year brings. Tulsa (Will Brown) -- 13-19, 8-10 American. 3/7/24- American First Round vs. (10) SMU (W 65-56). 3/8/24- American Quarterfinal vs. (2) Tulane (L 58-55). Good effort for the Golden Hurricane, who needed to win the American Tournament to extend their season. They also played better late in the season, but not nearly good enough, as they'll be looking ahead to next season. The big question is will they have a new coach. Notre Dame (Al Mighty) -- 16-15, 9-9 ACC. 3/6/24- ACC Second Round vs. (10) Duke (L 70-62). Not at all what the Fighting Irish expected this season. A lot of disappointment. Gonna be hard for them to get into a postseason tournament, I think they'll probably be done for the season as well. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 18-14, 10-8 Big 12. 3/7/24- Big 12 Quarterfinal vs. (4) Oklahoma (W 78-61). 3/8/24- Big 12 Semifinal vs. (8) West Virginia (L 86-84). The Horned Frogs might have sealed their trip to the NIT after losing a tough Big 12 semifinal. That 35 RPI is strong, but is it strong enough to get them an at-large bid? Teams with 14 losses normally don't get at-large bids, so I'm saying TCU will be hosting a First Round NIT game. #18 St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 22-10, 10-8 Big East. 3/7/24- Big East Quarterfinal vs. (4) #16 Creighton (W 71-63). 3/8/24- Big East Semifinal vs. (1) #5 Georgetown (L 83-75). The Red Storm really struggled the last month of the season, with that 6 game losing streak looming large. They will still be safely in the NCAA Tournament, but what could have potentially been a #1 or #2 seed is probably looking more along the lines of a #4 or #5 seed. Northwestern (Ess Vee) -- 15-17, 7-11 Big Ten. 3/7/24- Big Ten Second Round vs. (7) Purdue (W 95-73). 3/8/24- Big Ten Quarterfinal vs. (2) #11 Ohio State (L 101-84). The Wildcats will also be staying at home this postseason. They did get a second round upset over Purdue, but they needed a lot more than that. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 12-17, 8-8 Big West. 3/7/24- Big West First Round vs. (3) UC Santa Barbara (L 92-87). That loss definitely ended the Warriors' season, and there's a very good chance it ended Coach Gunn's tenure in Hawaii. He might get another year, but even if he does, he'll have to show a massive improvement. FIU (Brett Hawkins) -- 14-18, 8-10 Conference USA. 3/6/24- Conference USA Second Round vs. (7) UTEP (W 68-58). 3/7/24- Conference USA Quarterifnal vs. (2) North Texas (L 68-59). A very, very disappointing season comes to an end for the Golden Panthers, who came into the 2023-2024 season predicted to finish in the top 3 of C-USA and return to the NCAA Tournament. Neither happened, and Coach Hawkins will have to regroup. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 19-11, 11-7 Conference USA. 3/6/24- Conference USA Second Round vs. (12) South Dakota State (L 78-73). Disappointment for the Owls, who probably could have sealed their trip to the NCAA with a win over South Dakota State, who actually ended up making it all the way to the semifinals. As it stands, that RPI will probably see Rice dropping to the NIT as a top seed and First Round host. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 18-15, 10-8 Pac 12. 3/6/24- Pac 12 First Round vs. (11) Oregon State (W 78-67). 3/7/24- Pac 12 Quarterfinal vs. (3) #25 Stanford- feature game, highlighted above. 3/8/24- Pac 12 Semifinal vs. (7) Gonzaga (L 57-36). Tough break for the Buffaloes, who forgot to show up against Gonzaga. They got 2 wins, including a win over top 25 Stanford, but they are in the same position as TCU. Great RPI (25) but a lot of losses (15). This could go either way. That RPI has to be good enough to get the Buffs into the NIT, surely. #25 Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 21-10, 11-7 Pac 12. 3/7/24- Pac 12 Quarterfinal vs. (6) Colorado- feature game, highlighted above. Not what the Cardinal needed. They should still be safely in the NCAA Tournament, but that seed line will drop a few spots, probably to a 6 or 7 seed. #15 UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 23-9, 13-5 Pac 12. 3/7/24- Pac 12 Quarterfinal vs. (7) Gonzaga (L 69-55). The Bruins are going to be very happy to be back in the NCAA Tournament, but they know it could have been so much better. As it stands, they should be a 3 or 4 seed. Washington State (DeShawn St. John) -- 16-14, 5-13 Pac 12. 3/6/24- Pac 12 First Round vs. (7) Gonzaga (L 78-76). In case you didn't notice, 3 of our Pac 12 Teams fell to Gonzaga in the Pac 12 Tournament. You think our FOFC Pac 12 Teams will have eyes on Gonzaga from now on? I do. As for the Cougars, 11-0 non-conference, 5-13 in conference. That just goes to show there was a completely different level of competition in conference compared to out of conference. I'm afraid the streak of missing the postseason is likely to continue. Looks like Wazzou will still be the only FOFC coached team in this dynasty not to have made a postseason at some point during the dynasty. Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 22-10, 14-4 SEC. 3/8/24- SEC Quarterfinal vs. (9) Florida (W 71-60). 3/9/24- SEC Semifinal vs. (4) Tennessee (W 62-58). 3/10/24- SEC Championship vs. (2) #20 Texas A&M (L 68-57). The Crimson Tide are 1 of just 2 FOFC coached teams to make it to their conference championship game. Not good at all. As it stands, winning the SEC title should give them a seeding boost. I'd like to think they'll come in as a 5 or 6 seed. Pretty disappointing performance overall for our FOFC teams in their conference tournaments. Congrats again to Hartford and Coach Ginsberg for winning the America East Tournament, and to Coach Rogers and Alabama for winning the SEC regular season title. As for our other FOFC coaches, well, they'll need to step it up a little! Selection Sunday on the way.

01-09-2018, 12:07 AM	#633
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Selection Sunday 2024 Stanford gets the 7th seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and will open up against 10th seed Oakland. St. John's gets the 3rd seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and will open up against 14th seed Northern Illinois. UCLA gets the 4th seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against 13th seed North Dakota State. Alabama gets the 7th seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against 10th seed UMass. Hartford gets the 14th seed in the NCAA South Region and will open up against 3rd seed Iowa. Rice gets the 3rd seed in the NIT Midwest Region and will open up by hosting 6th seed Rider. TCU gets the screw job this year. Well 1 of 2 anyways. They get dropped to the CBI and will be the 10th seed, opening up at 7th seed UC Davis. And the other screw job goes to Colorado who.. gets left out completely! Unbelievable. That means that just 7 of our 15 FOFC coaches will be extending their season, a far cry from years past. How Colorado didn't at least get into the CBI or CIT is beyond me. Crazy.

01-09-2018, 12:50 AM	#634
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	I smell a Colorado conspiracy. And yeah, B.B. Gunn... get out. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-23-2018, 10:50 AM	#635
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	We get screwed out of tourneys like every damn year!

02-01-2018, 08:44 AM	#636
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	2024 Postseason With only 7 of our teams playing in the postseason this year, this will probably be a quick post. No feature games, so let's get to it: Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 19-15, 8-8 America East. 3/14/24- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (3) Iowa (L 97-89). The Hawks snuck into the NCAA Tournament by virtue of winning their conference tournament, but they proved for the second straight year that they belong, taking Iowa to their limits. Coach Ginsberg has to be setting himself up nicely for bigger and better jobs, if he wants them. TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 18-15, 10-8 Big 12. 3/12/24- CBI First Round at (7) UC Davis (L 91-69). Ouch! Not the performance the Horned Frogs were looking for, as they came into the CBI being just 1 of 2 power conference schools. When you get to the postseason, that means nothing though. Coach Mighty will look to refocus for next season. St. John's (Dean Hoo) -- 28-10, 10-8 Big East. 3/15/24- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (14) Northern Illinois (W 66-50). 3/17/24- NCAA Midwest Region Second Round vs. (6) George Washington (W 57-49). 3/22/24- NCAA Midwest Region Semifinal vs. (2) Baylor (W 77-75). 3/24/24- NCAA Midwest Region Final vs. (1) Virginia (W 66-65). 3/30/24- NCAA National Semifinal vs. (12E) Central Arkansas (W 79-71). 4/1/24- NCAA National Championship vs. (1W) Georgetown (W 82-71). A huge, huge congratulations to the Red Storm and Coach Hoo, as he becomes the first coach ever to win a national championship in this dynasty. We've had some others win NIT championships and get to the final game, but none have won. They did it in impressive fashion too, beating some of the top teams in the nation. Admittedly, they got a little lucky in the national semifinal by getting a cinderella team, but they backed it up by beating their conference rivals Georgetown for the first time in 4 meetings this season. Great, great job by Coach Hoo, and he has proven that leaving Duke was the right choice, so far. Rice (Charlie Shocker) -- 19-12, 11-7 Conference USA. 3/13/24- NIT Midwest Region Second Round vs. (6) Rider (L 67-49). An embarrassing way to finish the season, and not what the Owls expected. They feel good about where they finished, but Coach Shocker knows his team missed some golden opportunities. Stanford (Benito Sanchez) -- 22-11, 11-7 Pac 12. 3/14/24- NCAA Midwest Region First Round vs. (10) Oakland (W 83-72). 3/16/24- NCAA Midwest Region Second Round vs. (2) Baylor (L 71-63). Good effort for the Cardinal against a tough Baylor team, but they couldn't get it done. Coach Sanchez has to feel a little dissapointed, especially since Stanford started out going 10-2. Better luck next year. UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 25-10, 13-5 Pac 12. 3/14/24- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (13) North Dakota State (W 73-63). 3/16/24- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (12) Furman (W 78-62). 3/21/24- NCAA South Region Semifinal vs. (1) Georgetown (L 85-78). The Bruins can feel good about making it back to the Sweet Sixteen, but they left a lot on the table, running into a hot Georgetown team that as we now know made it all the way to the national championship. Consistency is the key for Coach Shepard, as he needs to continue to get this team into either the NCAA Tournament or the NIT year after year. Alabama (Roy Rogers) -- 22-11, 14-4 SEC. 3/15/24- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (10) UMass (L 74-73). Tough loss for the Crimson Tide who fell victim to a buzzer beater. It wouldn't be March Madness with at least one of those. A step back for Coach Rogers and his boys, but they can still take some pride in knowing they won the SEC regular season title, which still counts for a lot. That concludes the postseason for our FOFC teams. Stayed tuned for more.