FBCB Interactive Coaches Dynasty - Page 5

collegesportsfanms · 06-19-2015, 07:47 AM

2015 Season Tournament Wrap-Up

2015 Alaska Invitational

Hawaii started things off by beating (3) California 96-87 in the First Round, then beat (2) Temple 70-62 in the Semifinals, and fell just short against (1) Cincinnati, losing 73-72 in the Championship. Still a nice run for the Warriors.

2015 Anaheim Invitational

Penn State lost 67-64 to (5) Valparaiso in the First Round, then beat (1) Nebraska 90-81 in the Consolation Round, and won the 5th place game 71-48 over (6) Rutgers.

2015 Island Invitational

Davidson beat (7) Portland State 101-93 in overtime in the First Round, then hammered (3) Providence 86-63 in the Semifinals, and got by (1) Washington 58-57 in the Championship to become the first FOFC team to win a 2015 season tournament.

2015 Las Vegas Challenge

Boston College hammered (7) Akron 111-70 in the First Round, then dropped a tough one 76-74 to (3) UNLV in the Semifinals, but rallied to take 3rd place by beating a very surprising (8) Mercer 75-55.

Iowa opened up by pounding (5) St. Johns 71-48 in the First Round, then beat (8) Mercer 79-67 in the Semifinals, and ran all over (3) UNLV 86-58 in the Championship, making it FOFC team #2 to win a season tournament.

2015 Las Vegas Shootout

Louisville was absolutely shocked by (16) Northwestern State 84-82 in overtime in the First Round, ending their tournament run way earlier than anticipated.

Charlotte beat (13) Drake 67-57 in the First Round, then escaped with a win over (12) Western Michigan 61-59 in the Quarterfinals, then lost to (16) Northwestern State 83-76 in the Semifinals. Unbelievable, the 16th seed took out both our FOFC coached teams in this tournament. If you're wondering, they lost in the championship game to Boise State.

2015 Orlando Classic

Evansville battled, but lost 71-68 to (2) Seton Hall in the First Round, then lost 68-61 in overtime to (3) Manhattan in the Consolation Round, and recovered to beat (1) Minnesota 74-66 in the 7th place game. Another crazy tournament in which the top seed didn't win a game. Unbelievable!

2015 Paradise Shootout

UTEP beat (3) Utah State 66-61 in the First Round, then lost 67-56 to (2) Notre Dame in the Semifinals, but recovered to beat (4) Nevada 70-66 in the 3rd place game.

UCLA rolled over (8) Marshall 80-42 in the First Round, then handled (4) Purdue 69-55 in the Semifinals, and became our 3rd FOFC coached team to win a season tournament by defeating (2) BYU 74-64 in the Championship. This tournament actually held true to form, with the top 2 seeds playing for the title, seeds 3 and 4 playing for 3rd, and so on.

2015 Top of the Globe Invitational

Wright State lost to (5) Oregon State 69-62 in the First Round, then beat (8) James Madison 91-85 in the Consolation Round, and won the 5th place game over (3) Kansas State 69-61.

Oregon State beat (4) Wright State 69-62 in the First Round, then lost 66-55 to (1) Kent State in the Semifinals, then recovered to beat (6) Pacific 84-67 in the 3rd place game.

Overall not a bad showing for our FOFC teams. Every team that played in a standard 8 team tournament won at least 1 game. I think Louisville was the only team not to win a season tournament game, but that's only because their tournament was single elimination. But Kuji, come on man, what were you doing in that game?

collegesportsfanms · 06-19-2015, 08:25 AM

Here's a look at how our teams have fared through December 28, 2015.

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 8-4, 0-0 America East. The Hawks have won their last 6, including a nice win against Siena. They've had some good losses as well, losing to UMass, St. Louis, Harvard, and Fordham.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 5-7, 0-1 America East. It's been rough for the Black Bears so far, including a 4 team losing streak in which they lost all 4 on the road. Their best win so far, believe it or not, is a 79-70 win at Cal Poly. They did lose their first conference game to Binghamton though.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 4-7, 0-0 Atlantic 10. The 49ers started the season by losing their first 5, but against some great completion in Ohio St., Houston, and UConn. They've also lost to Davidson, and their tournament win over Drake is their best win to date.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 9-1, 0-0 ACC. The Eagles' only setback so far was against UNLV, but don't let that 9-1 record fool you. Other than St. Johns, UNLV, and Providence, the Eagles haven't exactly played top notch competition. Also, congrats to Alex Donovan for picking up his 100th career win in his last game against Providence.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 5-5, 0-0 Big 12. The Buffaloes had a 4 game losing streak against decent competition (at Creighton, at Weber State, at Oral Roberts, at Marquette) and also lost a close game at Utah. They hammered Wyoming and Air Force though, and still a few grueling non-conference road games before they jump into B12 play.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 6-3, 0-0 Big East. Maybe the voters knew something about this team that we didn't, as not only did they lose to Northwestern State, they also lost to Fairfield, both terrible losses. The 5 point loss at Xavier isn't bad, but the Cardinals could be in some trouble come Big East play.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 5-7, 2-0 Big South. The Panthers also started the season on a 5 game losing streak, but have since recovered to win 5 of their last 7, including opening the conference with 2 wins, at Liberty and at VMI. They also have a nice win at Davidson and at Penn.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 8-3, 1-0 Big 10. Nice start so far for the Hawkeyes, who won their season tournament, who have also beaten Alabama and Missouri, and won their conference opener against Wisconsin. Their 3 losses: at Kansas, at Florida, and at Texas, and those 3 teams have a combined 31-4 record so far.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 6-6, 0-0 Big 10. The Nittany Lions have had some tough losses this season, including a 44 point blowout loss against West Virginia, and an upset loss at Eastern Michigan. However, they have a huge win on their schedule, as they won 79-78 at Villanova who is a top 5 team.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 5-6, 0-0 Big West. The Mustangs started the season on a 3 game losing streak, but got a nice win against Wright State, another nice win at Cal, and their last 3 wins have been at Santa Clara, at Loyola Marymount, and at Fresno State. Let's hope they can keep it going.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 9-3, 0-0 Conference USA. The Miners have lost home games to San Diego and Air Force, but have good wins against Wyoming and TCU, as well as beating Utah State and Nevada. It still looks like an up and down team, but they are definitely improved from last season.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 5-7, 1-1 Horizon. The Raiders have had some key losses at Minnesota, Missouri, and Alabama, but won their conference opener at Valpo before losing at Butler. They also hammered Virginia Tech in a good win.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 3-7, 0-0 MAC. The Chippewas opened the season taking on top 20 teams Vanderbilt and USC, losing to both. They have beaten Maine however, as well as Oakland and Youngstown State.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 6-6, 0-1 MVC. The Aces have a couple nice wins at Xavier and at St. Louis, but a bad loss to Tennessee Tech. They've also lost to Louisville and Kansas, and beaten Nebraska. They lost their conference opener to Missouri State.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 1-10, 0-0 Northeast. The Bulldogs have not had an easy time of it thus far, as they got their lone win over Duquesne. They've lost to teams such as Syracuse, San Diego State, Notre Dame, and St. Josephs.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 4-7, 0-0 Northeast. The Hawks are currently on a 3 game losing streak, losing at Fordham, Penn St., and St. Johns. Their best win is at Citadel, and they've also beaten Radford, Princeton, and Tennessee State.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 10-1, 0-0 Pac 10. The Bruins' only loss is at Nebraska, and it was only a 2 point loss. They've also beaten Notre Dame and San Diego, and have played a few patsies.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 5-7, 0-0 Southern. Randolph got his 100th career win earlier in the season, and really toughened up the schedule this season. Some of the losses have been to Notre Dame, Tennessee, Wake Forest, North Carolina, and Pittsburgh. They've played the tough schedule, but were hoping to come up with a few wins out of that.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 8-2, 0-0 WAC. The Warriors are off to a great start, as they've only lost to Cincinnati and Bowling Green, but they've beaten a good New Mexico team, as well as Cal and Temple. Their schedule hasn't been really tough, but they've had a few tough ones.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 9-2, 0-0 WAC. The Beavers are off to a nice start, as they've had 2 separate 4 game winning streaks so far, including a rivalry win at Oregon. The losses were to Kent State and Montana, and they've got a few more cupcakes on the schedule before WAC play.

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Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Arizona (44) 11-1 1760 4 Pacific-10 Conference
2. Villanova (17) 10-1 1704 3 Big East Conference
3. Kentucky (11) 12-1 1691 2 Southeastern Conference
4. North Carolina 9-1 1604 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Pittsburgh 10-1 1488 6 Big East Conference
6. Florida 10-1 1455 1 Southeastern Conference
7. UCLA 10-1 1357 7 Pacific-10 Conference
8. Texas 10-1 1249 8 Big 12 Conference
9. Georgetown 9-0 1185 11 Big East Conference
10. Tennessee 10-1 1164 9 Southeastern Conference
11. Boston College 9-1 1104 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Wake Forest 9-1 1056 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Oklahoma State 9-1 890 14 Big 12 Conference
14. Southern California 10-1 821 16 Pacific-10 Conference
15. Purdue 11-1 799 18 Big Ten Conference
16. Sacred Heart 11-0 692 19 Northeast Conference
17. Kansas 11-2 608 10 Big 12 Conference
18. Notre Dame 10-1 542 22 Big East Conference
19. Vanderbilt 8-1 467 24 Southeastern Conference
20. Ohio State 9-3 442 15 Big Ten Conference
21. Florida State 10-1 432 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Connecticut 10-2 313 NR Big East Conference
23. Brigham Young 10-2 143 17 Mountain West Conference
24. Saint Joseph's 9-1 140 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Rhode Island 9-1 137 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Southern Illinois 8-2 53 Missouri Valley Conference
San Diego State 8-1 40 Mountain West Conference
San Jose State 7-1 21 Western Athletic Conference
Wisconsin 9-2 20 Big Ten Conference
East Tennessee State 12-2 14 Atlantic Sun Conference
Miami 9-2 9 Atlantic Coast Conference

Definitely a shock not to see Louisville up here as well, hopefully they'll get it going again.

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Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Sacred Heart (72) 11-0 1800 2 Northeast Conference
2. Brigham Young 10-2 1638 1 Mountain West Conference
3. Rhode Island 9-1 1601 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Saint Joseph's 9-1 1573 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Southern Illinois 8-2 1490 3 Missouri Valley Conference
6. San Jose State 7-1 1450 7 Western Athletic Conference
7. East Tennessee State 12-2 1332 10 Atlantic Sun Conference
8. San Diego State 8-1 1321 8 Mountain West Conference
9. Temple 9-2 1293 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Hawaii 8-2 1099 15 Western Athletic Conference
11. Tulane 10-2 1047 4 Conference USA
12. Nevada 9-3 1033 20 Western Athletic Conference
13. Saint Louis 8-2 931 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Oregon State 9-2 919 14 Western Athletic Conference
15. Duquesne 9-2 744 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. UAB 6-2 687 NR Conference USA
17. Northeastern 8-2 627 NR Colonial Athletic Association
18. Xavier 8-3 579 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Southern Methodist 6-2 521 25 Conference USA
20. Utah 11-3 519 NR Mountain West Conference
21. UTEP 9-3 333 NR Conference USA
22. Fairfield 8-3 232 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
23. UNLV 9-3 214 12 Mountain West Conference
24. Richmond 9-3 184 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Memphis 8-3 89 NR Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
IUPUI 8-3 34 Summit League
Lafayette 9-3 21 Patriot League
William & Mary 7-3 18 Colonial Athletic Association
New Mexico 8-3 17 Mountain West Conference
Wichita State 8-3 16 Missouri Valley Conference
Bowling Green 6-3 13 Mid-American Conference
Vermont 8-3 12 America East Conference
Kent State 8-3 4 Mid-American Conference
Morgan State 6-3 3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Citadel 7-3 3 Southern Conference
Loyola Marymount 8-3 1 West Coast Conference
Norfolk State 8-3 1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Texas-San Antonio 8-3 1 Southland Conference

Great to see UTEP back in the mid-major poll, and also Oregon State and Hawaii in. Hopefully more teams will join soon.

collegesportsfanms · 06-24-2015, 07:43 AM

Dec. 28, 2015-Jan. 3, 2016

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 10-5, 1-1 America East. 3 games this week for the Hawks, all at home. First a non-conference win 62-59 over Delaware St., then back to conference play with an 82-69 loss to Albany, and finally a 65-58 win over Binghamton.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 5-9, 0-2 America East. 2 blowout losses for the Black Bears this week, first an 86-69 loss at Stony Brook, then an out of conference, home loss 88-53 to a ranked St. Joseph's team.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 4-9, 0-0 Atlantic 10. 2 solid efforts against SEC teams this week for the 49ers, although both were losses. First a home 68-59 loss to a top 10 Tennessee, then a 74-67 loss at South Carolina.

Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 12-1, 0-0 ACC. The Eagles had 3 games this week, all wins. First a 117-73 win at Duquesne, then an 83-67 win at Harvard, then they returned home to beat Rhode Island 88-60.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 6-6, 0-0 Big 12. A split this week for the Buffaloes, both on the road. First a 93-65 loss at Nevada, then a 72-60 win at Colorado St.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 6-4, 0-0 Big East. Just 1 game this week for the Cardinals, an 86-78 loss at North Carolina, a top 5 team.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 6-8, 2-1 Big South. The Panthers pulled off a shocker this week, as they beat top 25 Vanderbilt 89-84 at home in a non-conference game. They couldn't sustain the momentum though, as they returned to conference play and hosted Radford but lost 69-68.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 10-3, 3-0 Big 10. The Hawkeyes got 2 more wins this week, first a 69-61 win over Illinois, then returning home and beating Purdue 74-60.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 7-6, 1-0 Big 10. The Nittany Lions opened conference play at home with a 95-91 win.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-6, 0-0 Big West. The Mustangs got a pair of nice wins this week, first a 61-57 win at USC, then an 85-79 home win over Pepperdine.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 9-4, 0-0 Conference USA. Just 1 game this week for the Miners, a tough 54-52 loss at New Mexico St.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 6-8, 1-2 Horizon. A road split this week for the Raiders, as they won 86-61 at Akron in a non-conference game, then returned to conference play and lost 67-48 at Detroit.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 4-8, 0-0 MAC. The Chippewas split on the road this week, first winning 76-76 in overtime at UC Irvine, then losing 67-56 at Indiana.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 7-7, 1-2 MVC. A home split this week for the Aces, as they lost 78-69 to Southern Illinois, then won 78-64 against Illinois St.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 3-10, 2-0 Northeast. The Bulldogs start off conference play on the right foot, going to a top 25 Sacred Heart team and shocking them 68-67, then returning home and beating Long Island 64-48.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 5-8, 1-1 Northeast. A road split for the Hawks this week, as they lost 64-59 at Quinnipiac, then won 80-75 at Wagner.

UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 12-1, 1-0 Pac 10. 2 wins this week for the Bruins, first a home non-conference win 78-65 over Seton Hall, then starting conference play with a 60-57 win at USC.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 5-9, 0-2 Southern. The Wildcats are struggling this year, as they picked up 2 more losses this week. First a 70-64 home loss to Furman, then an 87-67 loss at Elon.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-3, 0-0 WAC. A split this week for the Warriors, as they lost 85-68 at Texas A&M, but returned home to beat Texas Tech 97-88.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 11-2, 0-0 WAC. 2 more wins this week for the Beavers, as they won 72-64 at Brown, then returned home and beat Seattle 66-53.

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kentucky (52) 14-1 1780 3 Southeastern Conference
2. Villanova (20) 12-1 1737 2 Big East Conference
3. North Carolina 11-1 1664 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Pittsburgh 11-1 1581 5 Big East Conference
5. UCLA 12-1 1496 7 Pacific-10 Conference
6. Florida 12-1 1455 6 Southeastern Conference
7. Boston College 12-1 1370 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Texas 11-1 1238 8 Big 12 Conference
9. Tennessee 12-1 1216 10 Southeastern Conference
10. Arizona 12-2 1177 1 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Kansas 12-2 996 17 Big 12 Conference
12. Notre Dame 11-1 938 18 Big East Conference
13. Ohio State 11-3 902 20 Big Ten Conference
14. Georgetown 10-1 888 9 Big East Conference
15. Wake Forest 10-2 873 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Saint Joseph's 12-1 715 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Oklahoma State 11-1 704 13 Big 12 Conference
18. Connecticut 10-2 571 22 Big East Conference
19. Sacred Heart 12-1 464 16 Northeast Conference
20. San Diego State 10-1 422 NR Mountain West Conference
21. Temple 11-2 252 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Michigan 9-3 237 NR Big Ten Conference
23. Vanderbilt 9-2 219 19 Southeastern Conference
24. Louisiana State 11-2 103 NR Southeastern Conference
25. Duke 9-3 93 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Florida State 10-2 92 Atlantic Coast Conference
Nevada 10-3 74 Western Athletic Conference
Miami 10-2 58 Atlantic Coast Conference
Maryland 9-3 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oregon State 11-2 20 Western Athletic Conference
Rhode Island 10-2 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
Southern California 10-3 7 Pacific-10 Conference
Southern Illinois 9-3 7 Missouri Valley Conference
San Jose State 8-2 4 Western Athletic Conference
Brigham Young 11-3 3 Mountain West Conference
Wisconsin 10-3 3 Big Ten Conference
Purdue 11-3 2 Big Ten Conference

How crazy is it to see Oregon State receiving votes in the coaches poll? Are the Beavers for real or will they come back down to earth during WAC play?

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Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Saint Joseph's (67) 12-1 1792 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Temple 11-2 1708 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Sacred Heart 12-1 1620 1 Northeast Conference
4. San Diego State (1) 10-1 1558 8 Mountain West Conference
5. Nevada (4) 10-3 1531 12 Western Athletic Conference
6. Brigham Young 11-3 1395 2 Mountain West Conference
7. Oregon State 11-2 1390 14 Western Athletic Conference
8. Rhode Island 10-2 1262 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Southern Illinois 9-3 1183 5 Missouri Valley Conference
10. UAB 7-2 1151 16 Conference USA
11. San Jose State 8-2 1116 6 Western Athletic Conference
12. East Tennessee State 13-3 1009 7 Atlantic Sun Conference
13. Utah 11-3 990 20 Mountain West Conference
14. UNLV 10-3 791 23 Mountain West Conference
15. Hawaii 9-3 786 10 Western Athletic Conference
16. Tulane 10-3 700 11 Conference USA
17. IUPUI 10-3 647 NR Summit League
18. Memphis 9-3 599 25 Conference USA
19. Saint Louis 8-3 489 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Vermont 10-3 447 NR America East Conference
21. Kent State 9-3 316 NR Mid-American Conference
22. Norfolk State 10-3 275 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
23. Northeastern 9-3 206 17 Colonial Athletic Association
24. Siena 12-4 180 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
25. Duquesne 9-3 132 15 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Loyola Marymount 9-3 31 West Coast Conference
Boise State 10-4 29 Western Athletic Conference
Dayton 8-4 27 Atlantic 10 Conference
UTEP 9-4 14 Conference USA
Xavier 8-4 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
Richmond 9-4 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
Lafayette 10-4 4 Patriot League
Mercer 9-4 3 Atlantic Sun Conference

UTEP drops out of the mid-major top 25, but is still receiving votes. Oregon St. keeps climbing the ladder. Good stuff!

collegesportsfanms · 06-24-2015, 07:45 AM

I'm thinking about changing this dynasty format a little bit to copy the one I'm using in the Interactive Player/Recruit Dynasty, where I list all the games per week and then do a small recap per team. Basically what I'm doing here, just a little different format. What do you guys think? Should I keep things different here, or make them the same as the Interactive Recruit/Player Dynasty? I think doing it the other way would save me just a little bit of typing, but I would have to do a better job keeping track of the teams that are ranked. What say you?

Zinto · 06-24-2015, 03:47 PM

Do which ever is easiest for you. I will enjoy it either way.

ntndeacon · 06-24-2015, 06:15 PM

as will I

britrock88 · 06-24-2015, 11:55 PM

Ditto.

bbgunn · 06-25-2015, 11:39 PM

Me too. As long as Hawaii keeps winning!

collegesportsfanms · 07-03-2015, 02:20 PM

Jan. 4-10, 2016

I'm going to try this format with the coaches dynasty, it's the same format I use with the recruit/player dynasty. First, let me talk about feature games. Anytime we have 2 FOFC coaches playing against each other, it will be a feature game. Conference play will see a fair share of those, and we have 2 this week. We'll start in the America East.

1/6/16- Hartford (David Ginsberg) @ Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- This one was close at halftime, as Maine led by 3, but the Black Bears really turned it on in the second half to pull away.

Final Score: Maine- 84, Hartford- 70

Our other feature game is in the Northeast.

1/9/16- Bryant (Score Galore) @ Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- This one was an instant classic, that is if you like offense. Both teams shot over 45% from the field, but there were also 37 turnovers combined. What would you expect from 2 of the bottom teams in the conference. In the end, Bryant had a little too much.

Final Score: Bryant- 91, Monmouth- 86

Other Games

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 10-7, 1-3 America East.

1/6/16 at Maine- feature game, highlighted above.
1/10/16 at Boston University (L 62-48)

Not a good week for the Hawks, who lose both and have lost 3 of 4 after a 7 game winning streak.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 7-9, 2-2 America East.

1/6/16 vs. Hartford- feature game, highlighted above.
1/10/16 at UMBC (W 74-65)

A good week for the Black Bears, who break a 3 game losing streak.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 5-9, 0-0 Atlantic 10.

1/9/16 vs. Savannah St. (W 82-55)

Nothing like playing a severely overmatched team in the only game of the week, a feel good win leading into A-10 play.

#7 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 13-1, 0-0 ACC.

1/5/16 at Brown (W 58-57)

This would have been an embarrassing loss for the Eagles in their only game of the week.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-6, 1-0 Big 12.

1/5/16 vs. New Mexico St. (W 77-59)
1/9/16 at Kansas St. (W 70-62)

Good week for the Buffaloes, as they open conference play with a solid road victory.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 7-5, 1-1 Big East.

1/6/16 at #18 UConn (L 78-62)
1/9/16 at West Virginia (W 56-49)

What is going on with the Cardinals? They just aren't getting it done this season, especially against top 20 teams.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 7-9, 3-2 Big South.

1/7/16 vs. Presbyterian (L 71-65)
1/9/16 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (W 68-57)

Losing to Presbyterian is the last thing the Panthers wanted, but at least they follow it up with a win over dunk city.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 10-5, 3-2 Big 10.

1/6/16 at #13 Ohio St. (L 65-57)
1/9/16 at Michigan St. (L 77-61)

A bad week for the Hawkeyes who lose ground, but they faced 2 of their toughest conference opponents this week.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 9-6, 3-0 Big 10.

1/6/16 at Illinois (W 92-58)
1/6/16 vs. Indiana (W 58-48)

2 solid wins for the Nittany Lions, although neither Illinois or Indiana are the powerhouses they used to be. Still a couple much needed victories.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-7, 1-1 Big West.

1/5/16 vs. Long Beach St. (W 49-42)
1/7/16 at Pacific (L 76-75)

Just 2 points away from the Mustangs starting 2-0 in conference play. Look out, they could compete this season.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 10-4, 0-0 Conference USA.

1/5/16 at Texas Tech (W 61-60)

Solid road victory against a middle of the pack P5 team. The Miners will take it.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 8-8, 3-2 Horizon.

1/4/16 vs. Illinois-Chicago (W 70-67)
1/6/16 vs. Loyola-IL (W 93-77)

The Raiders sweep through the part of the schedule where teams from Illinois visit, as they get a couple solid wins.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 4-10, 0-1 MAC.

1/4/16 at Milwaukee (L 63-55)
1/6/16 vs. Toledo (L 93-84)

The Chippewas have now lost 3 in a row after 2 single digit losses this week. Hopefully they can get it turned around because there doesn't appear to be a dominant team in the MAC.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 7-9, 1-4 MVC.

1/7/16 at Indiana St. (L 63-58)
1/9/16 at Drake (L 66-52)

2 road losses for the Aces, who played tough at Indiana St., but not so at Drake.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 4-11, 3-1 Northeast.

1/6/16 vs. Wagner (L 76-70)
1/9/16 at Monmouth- feature game, highlighted above.

Interesting to see when teams lose at home yet win on the road. The Bulldogs kind of bucked the trend this week.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 5-10, 1-3 Northeast.

1/6/16 at #19 Sacred Heart (L 98-90)
1/6/16 vs. Bryant- feature game, highlighted above.

The Hawks ran into a buzzsaw in Sacred Heart this week, as they are crushing everybody right now. Still, the loss to Bryant hurts.

#5 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 14-1, 3-0 Pac 10.

1/7/16 vs. Stanford (W 81-74)
1/9/16 vs. Cal (W 60-34)

Good week for the Bruins who are hitting their stride, but they've got a test next week.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 6-10, 1-3 Southern.

1/6/16 vs. Citadel (L 69-59)
1/9/16 at Samford (W 81-72)

The Wildcats broke a 7 game losing streak with the win at Samford. This is not what Coach Childress expected coming into the season. Hopefully the win will spark something, because there is nothing tough about the Southern Conference at all.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-5, 0-2 WAC.

1/4/16 vs. San Jose St. (L 68-57)
1/6/16 at New Mexico St. (L 81-73)

The loss to San Jose St. doesn't sting as much, as they have only lost twice, but losing at New Mexico St. smarts a bit. 2 weeks that the Warriors need to sweep before they really get into some tough games.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 13-2, 1-0 Pac 12.

1/4/16 vs. Gonzaga (W 78-70)
1/7/16 at American (W 79-76)

The elder Bafou has definitely lit a spark under his Beavers, who have now won 8 in a row and are playing great basketball right now.

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Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Villanova (65) 14-1 1792 2 Big East Conference
2. Kentucky (7) 15-1 1730 1 Southeastern Conference
3. North Carolina 12-1 1636 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Pittsburgh 13-1 1598 4 Big East Conference
5. UCLA 14-1 1477 5 Pacific-10 Conference
6. Florida 14-1 1472 6 Southeastern Conference
7. Texas 13-1 1375 8 Big 12 Conference
8. Boston College 13-1 1289 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Tennessee 13-1 1221 9 Southeastern Conference
10. Kansas 14-2 1094 11 Big 12 Conference
11. Ohio State 12-3 1062 13 Big Ten Conference
12. Notre Dame 13-1 1037 12 Big East Conference
13. Arizona 13-3 991 10 Pacific-10 Conference
14. Connecticut 12-2 861 18 Big East Conference
15. Saint Joseph's 12-1 751 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Sacred Heart 14-1 609 19 Northeast Conference
17. Nevada 12-3 515 NR Western Athletic Conference
18. Temple 12-2 475 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Louisiana State 13-2 406 24 Southeastern Conference
20. Brigham Young 13-3 389 NR Mountain West Conference
21. Wake Forest 10-3 314 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Southern California 12-3 274 NR Pacific-10 Conference
23. Oklahoma State 12-2 256 17 Big 12 Conference
24. Oregon State 13-2 204 NR Western Athletic Conference
25. Florida State 11-2 172 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Maryland 10-3 157 Atlantic Coast Conference
Southern Illinois 11-3 74 Missouri Valley Conference
Rhode Island 11-2 46 Atlantic 10 Conference
Miami 11-3 41 Atlantic Coast Conference
Michigan 10-4 32 Big Ten Conference
San Jose State 10-2 18 Western Athletic Conference
Duke 10-3 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
Baylor 12-3 13 Big 12 Conference
Georgetown 10-3 2 Big East Conference

Hello Oregon St., welcome to the Coaches Top 25, they've earned it so far. UCLA and Boston College continue to shine.

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Temple (38) 12-2 1756 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Saint Joseph's 12-1 1665 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Nevada (31) 12-3 1662 5 Western Athletic Conference
4. Brigham Young (1) 13-3 1591 6 Mountain West Conference
5. Sacred Heart 14-1 1554 3 Northeast Conference
6. Oregon State 13-2 1437 7 Western Athletic Conference
7. Southern Illinois (1) 11-3 1364 9 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Rhode Island 11-2 1285 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. San Jose State (1) 10-2 1280 11 Western Athletic Conference
10. IUPUI 12-3 1138 17 Summit League
11. Tulane 11-3 1054 16 Conference USA
12. Utah 12-4 975 13 Mountain West Conference
13. Kent State 11-3 887 21 Mid-American Conference
14. East Tennessee State 14-4 865 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
15. Duquesne 11-3 794 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. San Diego State 10-3 688 4 Mountain West Conference
17. UTEP 10-4 561 NR Conference USA
18. Dayton 9-4 559 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Xavier 10-4 493 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Loyola Marymount 11-3 447 NR West Coast Conference
21. Mercer 11-4 376 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
22. Richmond 10-4 362 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Vermont 11-4 156 20 America East Conference
24. Saint Louis 9-4 130 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Memphis 9-4 128 18 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Siena 13-5 49 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UAB 8-4 36 Conference USA
Norfolk State 11-4 30 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
La Salle 9-4 29 Atlantic 10 Conference
Boise State 11-5 20 Western Athletic Conference
Citadel 10-4 13 Southern Conference
UNLV 10-5 6 Mountain West Conference
Cal State Fullerton 10-5 4 Big West Conference
Drake 9-5 3 Missouri Valley Conference
Wyoming 10-5 2 Mountain West Conference
Albany 13-5 1 America East Conference

Welcome UTEP back to the Mid-Major top 25 for the first time in a couple seasons.

collegesportsfanms · 07-04-2015, 10:58 PM

Jan. 11-17, 2016

1 feature game to talk about this week, and it's a Big 10 game.

1/13/16- Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) @ Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- This game was not an offensive display by any means, as Iowa shot 32.6% and committed 23 turnovers, while Penn State shot 35% and committed 14 turnovers. The Nittany Lions led by 9 at halftime and held on late.

Final Score: Penn State- 59, Iowa- 55

Other Games

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 12-7, 3-3 America East.

1/13/16 vs. New Hampshire (W 71-70)
1/17/16 vs. UMBC (W 67-58)

Good week for the Hawks who get a couple at home, but against 2 of the weaker teams in the conference.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 9-9, 4-2 America East.

1/13/16 vs. Vermont (W 97-79)
1/17/16 vs. New Hampshire (W 87-67)

The Black Bears got a rivalry win over Vermont, always a good win. Our America East coaches go 4-0 this week, hooray!

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 5-11, 0-2 Atlantic 10.

1/13/16 at LaSalle (L 69-51)
1/16/16 vs. St. Bonaventure (L 75-53)

Yikes! Not a great week for the 49ers, and coach Tribble is really struggling to find his groove at Charlotte.

#8 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 15-1, 2-0 ACC.

1/13/16 vs. #5 North Carolina (W 76-69)
1/16/16 at N.C. State (W 96-52)

Despite the weird scheduling (usually when ACC teams have a week against both UNC or N.C. State, both games are either on the road, or at home, not a split), the Eagles got a huge win against UNC and have won 14 in a row.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-7, 2-1 Big 12.

1/13/16 vs. Baylor (W 80-72)
1/16/16 at #10 Kansas (L 100-55)

Well, the Buffaloes clearly have some work to do if they are going to get to the top of the Big 12, as the game in Lawrence showed. 4 game winning streak ends with a whimper.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 8-6, 2-2 Big East.

1/13/16 at #12 Notre Dame (L 65-62)
1/16/16 at Rutgers (W 76-60)

The Cardinals really needed that game in South Bend, but fell short, and Louisville is still looking for that marquee win this season.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 7-11, 3-4 Big South.

1/14/16 at Gardner Webb (L 69-63)
1/16/16 at UNC Asheville (L 82-49)

Things are going so well for the Panthers right now, as they've lost 4 of their last 5 after winning their first 2 conference games of the season.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 11-6, 4-3 Big 10.

1/13/16 at Penn State- feature game, highlighted above.
1/16/16 vs. Michigan (W 96-89)

The Hawkeyes continue to play .500 ball in conference, but they do break their 3 game losing streak with that win over Michigan.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 10-7, 4-1 Big 10.

1/13/16 vs. Iowa- feature game, highlighted above.
1/16/16 at Purdue (L 89-66)

Nice for the Nittany Lions to win their first 4 conference games, but they got a wake-up call at Purdue, with 2 tough games coming up next week.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-9, 1-3 Big West.

1/12/16 vs. Cal St. Northridge (L 71-63)
1/14/16 at Cal St. Fullerton (73-54)

Now the Mustangs are starting to come down to earth after that impressive 6 game winning streak, as they've lost 3 in a row, but have a couple chances to get back on the winning path next week.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 12-4, 2-0 Conference USA.

1/13/16 vs. ECU (W 47-36)
1/16/16 vs. UAB (W 80-56)

Nice to see the Miners getting it going again, but geez, what a sleeper of a game against ECU. I know high school teams that score more points than that. Come on Coach Mack, pick up the O! Well they did against UAB, and in a big way.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 9-9, 4-3 Horizon.

1/14/16 at Youngstown St. (W 64-58)
1/16/16 at Cleveland St. (L 84-70)

The Raiders see their 3 game winning streak end at Cleveland St., and now they must try to start a new streak next week. Although it's still early in conference play, just to show you how balanced things are right now, there is a 6 way tie for 1st place in the Horizon standings currently, with 6 teams at 4-3. Wow! Hopefully that spreads itself out.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 4-12, 0-3 MAC.

1/13/16 at Bowling Green (L 84-67)
1/16/16 vs. Western Michigan (L 77-70)

It isn't pretty for Coach Pace and the Chippewas right now, as they have lost 5 in a row, and seem to have forgotten how to play defense.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 7-11, 1-6 MVC.

1/14/16 vs. Northern Iowa (L 73-61)
1/16/16 vs. Creighton (L 75-68)

The Aces are so close, yet so far, as they continue to find new ways to lose games. What's even more disturbing is that they actually led both of these games at halftime.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 5-12, 4-12 Northeast.

1/13/16 vs. Robert Morris (W 80-71)
1/16/16 at Central Conn. St. (L 74-72)

The Bulldogs are another team that are so close, yet so far. They lost their first 9 games of the season but are playing much, much better basketball, and quite frankly should have won that game at Central Conn. if not for a couple late turnovers.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 7-10, 3-3 Northeast.

1/13/16 vs. St. Francis-NY (W 61-54)
1/16/16 vs. Robert Morris (W 87-72)

A couple much needed wins for the Hawks this week, and hopefully this will be the beginning of a nice winning streak.

#5 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 15-2, 4-1 Pac 10.

1/14/16 at #13 Arizona (L 94-64)
1/16/16 at Arizona State (W 82-62)

Well, the Bruins, while much improved, lost their first big conference test of the season, by 30 at Arizona. A good recovery, but they've got to take advantage of those big games.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 8-10, 3-3 Southern.

1/13/16 at Wofford (W 77-68)
1/16/16 vs. Western Carolina (W 78-70)

The Wildcats have won 3 games in a row, and are still looking to find their groove. Some of those early season non-conference tests seem to be starting to benefit the team.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-7, 0-4 WAC.

1/14/16 vs. Louisiana Tech (L 89-78)
1/16/16 at Fresno State (L 86-61)

Well, any hope the Warriors had of having a dream season seems to be going out the window. That's 4 in a row lost now, and the schedule doesn't get any easier. Time for coach Gunn to mix things up.

#24 Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 14-3, 2-1 Pac 10.

1/14/16 at San Jose State (L 58-50)
1/16/16 vs. Boise State (W 73-58)

The Beavers suffer their 3rd loss of the season, but they do so against a team that's only lost twice, so nothing to be ashamed of there. The elder Bafou still has his team playing great basketball.

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Kentucky (39) 17-1 1767 2 Southeastern Conference
2. Villanova (33) 16-1 1761 1 Big East Conference
3. Texas 15-1 1613 7 Big 12 Conference
4. North Carolina 13-2 1611 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Pittsburgh 14-2 1478 4 Big East Conference
6. Boston College 15-1 1452 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Florida 15-2 1390 6 Southeastern Conference
8. UCLA 15-2 1312 5 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Connecticut 14-2 1178 14 Big East Conference
10. Arizona 14-4 1177 13 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Saint Joseph's 14-1 975 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Ohio State 13-4 912 11 Big Ten Conference
13. Notre Dame 14-2 863 12 Big East Conference
14. Tennessee 13-3 845 9 Southeastern Conference
15. Oklahoma State 14-2 802 23 Big 12 Conference
16. Nevada 14-3 781 17 Western Athletic Conference
17. Kansas 15-3 755 10 Big 12 Conference
18. Southern California 14-3 667 22 Pacific-10 Conference
19. Rhode Island 13-2 493 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Louisiana State 14-3 292 19 Southeastern Conference
21. San Jose State 12-2 289 NR Western Athletic Conference
22. Sacred Heart 15-2 288 16 Northeast Conference
23. Temple 13-3 161 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Brigham Young 14-4 139 20 Mountain West Conference
25. Wake Forest 11-4 125 21 Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Oregon State 14-3 68 Western Athletic Conference
Maryland 11-4 61 Atlantic Coast Conference
Florida State 12-3 41 Atlantic Coast Conference
IUPUI 14-3 39 Summit League
Purdue 14-4 26 Big Ten Conference
Southern Illinois 12-4 17 Missouri Valley Conference
Kent State 13-3 12 Mid-American Conference
East Tennessee State 16-4 3 Atlantic Sun Conference
Michigan 11-5 3 Big Ten Conference
San Diego State 12-3 3 Mountain West Conference
Loyola Marymount 13-3 1 West Coast Conference

Was hoping UTEP would get a few votes in the coaches poll, but no such luck. UCLA drops a few spots, BC continues to rise, and Oregon St. falls out, but they are still having a heck of a season. Sure is odd not to see Louisville in these polls somewhere.

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Nevada (38) 14-3 1765 3 Western Athletic Conference
2. Saint Joseph's (33) 14-1 1761 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Temple 13-3 1631 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Brigham Young 14-4 1498 4 Mountain West Conference
5. San Jose State (1) 12-2 1493 9 Western Athletic Conference
6. Rhode Island 13-2 1492 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Sacred Heart 15-2 1300 5 Northeast Conference
8. Oregon State 14-3 1299 6 Western Athletic Conference
9. IUPUI 14-3 1205 10 Summit League
10. Southern Illinois 12-4 1190 7 Missouri Valley Conference
11. Utah 14-4 1118 12 Mountain West Conference
12. East Tennessee State 16-4 1001 14 Atlantic Sun Conference
13. Kent State 13-3 963 13 Mid-American Conference
14. San Diego State 12-3 841 16 Mountain West Conference
15. Dayton 11-4 780 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. UTEP 12-4 756 17 Conference USA
17. Tulane 12-4 637 11 Conference USA
18. Loyola Marymount 13-3 574 20 West Coast Conference
19. Duquesne 12-4 496 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. La Salle 11-4 419 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Xavier 11-5 325 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Drake 11-5 267 NR Missouri Valley Conference
23. Richmond 11-5 222 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Wyoming 11-5 200 NR Mountain West Conference
25. Albany 14-5 89 NR America East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Siena 14-6 25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UAB 9-5 25 Conference USA
Lafayette 13-5 11 Patriot League
Citadel 11-5 7 Southern Conference
Norfolk State 12-5 4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Cal State Fullerton 11-6 3 Big West Conference
Creighton 11-6 3 Missouri Valley Conference

No respect for UTEP, who only moves up 1 spot in the mid-major poll, while Oregon St. drops 2 spots. Gotta get some more of our mid-major teams going here.

collegesportsfanms · 07-06-2015, 09:54 PM

Jan. 18-24, 2016

No feature games this week, so let's get right to it.

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 12-9, 3-5 America East.

1/22/16 at Vermont (L 82-66)
1/24/16 at Albany (L 64-52)

Kinda thought it might go this way for the Hawks, who faced the top 2 teams in the conference this week.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 9-11, 4-4 America East.

1/20/16 at Albany (L 91-64)
1/24/16 vs. Stony Brook (L 58-47)

A complete reversal of last week. Last week, the America East FOFC coaches won all their games. This week, they lost them all.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 6-12, 1-3 Atlantic 10.

1/20/16 vs. St. Louis (L 87-83)
1/23/16 vs. #11 St. Joseph's (W 66-60)

What might have been for the 49ers, who ended the week by upsetting St. Joe's. They were close to sweeping the week, but couldn't hold on against the Lou.

#6 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 17-1, 4-0 ACC.

1/20/16 vs. Florida St. (W 85-54)
1/23/16 at Maryland (W 89-69)

Total destruction this week for the Eagles, who completely dominated both their opponents and continue to roll.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-8, 3-2 Big 12.

1/18/16 vs. #15 Oklahoma St. (L 69-62)
1/23/16 vs. Texas Tech (W 66-63)

A much better effort against a ranked opponent this week for the Buffaloes. At least they stayed in the same building.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 9-7, 3-3 Big East.

1/20/16 vs. #5 Pittsburgh (L 83-78, OT)
1/23/16 vs. Cincinnati (W 60-53)

The Cardinals are still looking for that quality win against a ranked opponent this season, and almost got it, taking Pitt to overtime.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 9-11, 5-4 Big South.

1/21/16 vs. Charleston Southern (W 61-60)
1/23/16 vs. Coastal Carolina (W 70-61)

The Panthers needed a good week after last week, and they got it, but it took a buzzer beater to beat Charleston Southern.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 13-6, 6-3 Big 10.

1/20/16 at Minnesota (W 67-54)
1/23/16 vs. #12 Ohio St. (W 96-88)

Big, big win for the Hawkeyes over Ohio St. That win alone may decide their fate if they are on the bubble.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 11-8, 5-2 Big 10.

1/20/16 at Michigan St. (W 78-66)
1/23/16 vs. Wisconsin (L 85-61)

Whoops! Somebody should tell coach Sheppard that the Nittany Lions didn't follow him out of the locker room against Wisconsin. They trailed by 19 at the half. At least they got a good road win.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 9-9, 2-3 Big West.

1/21/16 vs. UC Davis (W 76-72)

Short week for the Mustangs, who broke a 3 game losing streak with the win, and have a very good chance to start a nice winning streak. Also, the 9 wins are the most that Cal Poly has had in a season since I started this dynasty. What's even more impressive is that their record was the same the first 3 seasons: 7-23.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 13-5, 3-1 Conference USA.

1/20/16 vs. Marshall (W 78-62)
1/23/16 at Southern Miss (L 74-66)

It won't take long for the Miners to try and avenge their first conference loss. In one of those weird scheduling quirks, they'll play again next week.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 10-10, 5-4 Horizon.

1/21/16 vs. Milwaukee (W 84-63)
1/23/16 vs. Green Bay (L 60-58)

A heartbreaking loss to Green Bay, a game that the Raiders fought to get back into after being down 6 at halftime.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 5-12, 1-3 MAC.

1/20/16 at Ohio (W 79-68)

The short week might have been good for the Chippewas, who get extra time to prepare for next week. They need to turn the corner now, because they are way off pace of previous seasons.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 9-11, 3-6 MVC.

1/21/16 at Bradley (W 83-61)
1/23/16 at Wichita St. (W 54-52)

When's the last time the Aces swept their opponents during a week, let alone both on the road. Hopefully this is the start of something good.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 7-12, 6-2 Northeast.

1/20/16 at Wagner (W 86-79)
1/23/16 vs. St. Francis-NY (W 80-63)

Nice week for the Bulldogs, who are sitting pretty in the Northeast right now, and staying hot.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 7-12, 3-5 Northeast.

1/20/16 at Central Connecticut St. (L 56-53)
1/23/16 vs. Long Island (L 78-72, OT)

A couple heartbreaking losses for the Hawks this week. They led Cent. Conn. St. at halftime but failed to hold it, and they rallied from a 16 point halftime deficit to force overtime against Long Island, but ran out of steam.

#8 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 17-2, 6-1 Pac 10.

1/21/16 vs. Washington St. (W 56-34)
1/23/16 vs. Washington (W 57-34)

If you want consistency, you had it this week with the Bruins. Only a lone free throw kept the scores of both wins from being exactly the same. Nice job coach Hutt!

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 9-11, 4-4 Southern.

1/20/16 at Chattanooga (L 85-68)
1/23/16 vs. Florida Atlantic (W 63-53)

Looks like the Wildcats still have some work to do, as they fell short big time at Chattanooga, and struggled to win against a 3 win Fla Atlantic team.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) 9-9, 0-5 WAC.

1/20/16 at Akron (L 91-75)
1/23/16 vs. Gonzaga (L 77-75)

Everything is going wrong for the Warriors right now, as the losing streak is 6. They were so close to knocking off the Zags though.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 14-5, 2-3 WAC.

1/18/16 vs. Louisiana Tech (L 76-70)
1/23/16 at Fresno St. (L 75-64)

Not a good week for the Beavers, who lost all momentum and have lost 3 of their last 4. On a bright note, Oregon St. is another team that has broken their highest win total in this dynasty, and they look like they've got a few more in them.

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Villanova (72) 18-1 1800 2 Big East Conference
2. Kentucky 18-2 1680 1 Southeastern Conference
3. North Carolina 15-2 1637 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Texas 16-1 1631 3 Big 12 Conference
5. Florida 17-2 1494 7 Southeastern Conference
6. Pittsburgh 16-2 1467 5 Big East Conference
7. Boston College 17-1 1367 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. UCLA 17-2 1308 8 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Nevada 16-3 1129 16 Western Athletic Conference
10. Connecticut 15-3 1071 9 Big East Conference
11. Oklahoma State 16-2 1068 15 Big 12 Conference
12. Ohio State 14-5 1051 12 Big Ten Conference
13. Kansas 16-4 1009 17 Big 12 Conference
14. Tennessee 14-4 789 14 Southeastern Conference
15. Arizona 14-6 785 10 Pacific-10 Conference
16. Notre Dame 15-3 717 13 Big East Conference
17. Saint Joseph's 15-2 660 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Duke 13-4 604 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Southern California 15-4 549 18 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Michigan 13-5 371 NR Big Ten Conference
21. Rhode Island 14-3 341 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. East Tennessee State 18-4 207 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
23. Utah 15-4 146 NR Mountain West Conference
24. Maryland 12-5 108 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. San Jose State 13-3 65 21 Western Athletic Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wake Forest 12-5 56 Atlantic Coast Conference
Temple 14-4 49 Atlantic 10 Conference
Brigham Young 15-5 48 Mountain West Conference
Louisiana State 14-4 45 Southeastern Conference
Miami 13-5 39 Atlantic Coast Conference
Sacred Heart 16-3 38 Northeast Conference
Florida State 13-4 26 Atlantic Coast Conference
Purdue 14-5 17 Big Ten Conference
IUPUI 15-4 14 Summit League
Southern Illinois 13-5 11 Missouri Valley Conference
South Carolina 12-5 2 Southeastern Conference
Oregon 14-5 1 Pacific-10 Conference

I'm not sure how BC dismantles 2 opponents last week, 1 of who is in the coaches top 25 this week, yet drops a spot? I'm not surprised to see Oregon St. lose all their votes though. That was expected.

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1. Nevada (72) 16-3 1800 1 Western Athletic Conference
2. Saint Joseph's 15-2 1714 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Temple 14-4 1610 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Brigham Young 15-5 1565 4 Mountain West Conference
5. Utah 15-4 1511 11 Mountain West Conference
6. Rhode Island 14-3 1430 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. East Tennessee State 18-4 1360 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
8. San Jose State 13-3 1308 5 Western Athletic Conference
9. Southern Illinois 13-5 1241 10 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Sacred Heart 16-3 1150 7 Northeast Conference
11. IUPUI 15-4 1104 9 Summit League
12. Dayton 12-5 909 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. UTEP 13-5 891 16 Conference USA
14. Oregon State 14-5 864 8 Western Athletic Conference
15. San Diego State 13-4 804 14 Mountain West Conference
16. Siena 16-6 698 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
17. Drake 12-5 668 22 Missouri Valley Conference
18. Albany 16-5 567 25 America East Conference
19. UAB 11-5 497 NR Conference USA
20. Loyola Marymount 14-4 354 18 West Coast Conference
21. Richmond 12-6 321 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Xavier 12-6 271 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. La Salle 12-5 260 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Kent State 13-5 151 13 Mid-American Conference
25. Lafayette 14-5 140 NR Patriot League

Others Receiving Votes:
Norfolk State 14-5 80 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Southern Mississippi 12-6 34 Conference USA
Saint Louis 11-6 27 Atlantic 10 Conference
Tulane 12-6 18 Conference USA
Bowling Green 11-6 16 Mid-American Conference
Duquesne 12-6 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
Vermont 13-6 10 America East Conference
Hofstra 12-7 8 Colonial Athletic Association
Cal State Fullerton 12-7 2 Big West Conference
Creighton 12-7 2 Missouri Valley Conference
Jackson State 12-5 2 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Saint Mary's 13-7 1 West Coast Conference

A nice drop in the mid-major polls for Oregon St., no surprise there, while UTEP, even after losing a game this week, rises 3 spots. Weird polls.

britrock88 · 07-07-2015, 10:24 AM

Bummer of a week in Corvallis.

cmp · 07-07-2015, 09:16 PM

Central needs to turn things around quickly.

collegesportsfanms · 07-08-2015, 08:02 AM

Jan. 25-31, 2016

1 feature game to tell you about this week, in the America East.

1/31/16- Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) @ Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- Despite committing 13 turnovers, the Hawks led by 12 at halftime, but Maine made a furious rally in the second half, and it came down to a buzzer beater, but the comeback was complete.

Final Score: Maine- 71, Hartford- 70

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 13-10, 4-6 7th America East.

1/27/16 vs. Stony Brook (W 70-63, OT)
1/31/16 at Maine- feature game, highlighted above.

Almost a perfect week for the Hawks, but they let that one slip away at Maine.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 11-11, 6-4 T-2nd America East.

1/27/16 at Boston University (W 84-77)
1/31/16 at Hartford- feature game, highlighted above

The Black Bears get a couple big wins this week to stay in the hunt for second place.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 7-13, 2-4 T-10th Atlantic 10.

1/27/16 vs. Fordham (L 57-46)
1/30/16 at Richmond (W 70-53)

What would be great is if the 49ers can carry some of that momentum into the rest of the season, because Richmond is a pretty strong team and Charlotte dismantled them.

#7 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 19-1, 6-0 1st ACC.

1/27/16 vs. Clemson (W 98-80)
1/30/16 at Georgia Tech (W 67-52)

Another easy week for the Eagles, as the winning streak continues to grow. They should get a couple road tests next week though.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-10, 3-4 T-7th Big 12.

1/27/16 at #4 Texas (L 81-59)
1/30/16 vs. Iowa St. (L 84-82)

Ouch! The Buffaloes have a major decline this week, getting blown out by another top 25 team. Gotta compete better, and also lost to Iowa St.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 11-7, 5-3 T-5th Big East.

1/27/16 at DePaul (W 71-61)
1/30/16 vs. Seton Hall (W 67-56)

Don't look now, but the Cardinals are on a 3 game winning streak. That could all change next week when 2 teams with a combined 4 losses come to town.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 9-12, 5-5 6th Big South.

1/30/16 at Radford (L 68-65)

Those single game weeks are really important for teams to get a win, and the Panthers didn't get the job done. At least it was respectable, but the games against even competition or the must wins.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 13-7, 6-3 T-3rd Big 10.

1/28/16 vs. SIU Edwardsville (L 65-56)

Ugh! Talk about a momentum killer. A home game against a 5 win team, gotta have it. Brutal loss, but fortunately it was a non-conference loss, so hopefully the Hawkeyes can refocus when they get back to conference play.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 12-8, 6-2 T-2nd Big 10.

1/27/16 vs. Northwestern (W 62-58)

Exactly what the doctor order for the Nittany Lions. An easy game against a conference cellar dweller, but it was anything but easy. Penn St. got the win though in their lone game of the week.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 10-10, 3-4 6th Big West.

1/28/16 vs. UC Santa Barbara (L 74-57)
1/30/16 at UC Irvine (W 76-66)

The Mustangs will take the split, especially since it means they've won 2 of their last 3, but they'll look back on that 17 point home loss and make some adjustments.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 15-5, 5-1 T-2nd Conference USA.

1/27/16 vs. Southern Miss (W 83-63)
1/30/16 vs. Houston (W 84-47)

Great week for the Miners who avenge their loss to Southern Miss, then absolutely hammer Houston.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 10-12, 5-5 5th Horizon.

1/25/16 at Longwood (L 67-57)
1/30/16 vs. Detroit (L 75-68)

What is it with our FOFC teams losing to really bad non-conference opponents? The Raiders lay an egg at Longwood, then return to conference play and lose to Detroit. That's 3 losses in a row.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 5-14, 1-5 6th (last) in West Division of MAC.

1/27/16 vs. Buffalo (L 94-69)
1/30/16 at Northern Illinois (L 80-69)

This just is not a very good Chippewas team, losing to 25 at home against a team that is no better than them. At least they kept it respectable at Northern Illinois.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 11-11, 5-6 7th MVC.

1/28/16 at Illinois St. (W 67-64)
1/30/16 at Southern Illinois (W 89-70)

The aces have now won 4 in a row, all on the road, including taking down Wichita St. and Southern Illinois. Is this the start of something? Or just a fluke? Hopefully the younger Bafou has decided to wake up and get serious about his team.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-13, 7-3 T-2nd Northeast.

1/27/16 vs. St. Francis-PA (W 89-63)
1/30/16 vs. Sacred Heart (L 92-90)

The loss to Sacred Heart is not a bad loss at all for the Bulldogs, as Bryant beat them earlier in the season. Not to mention Sacred Heart has only lost 4 games all season. Folks, don't let the record fool you, this is a much improved Bulldog team.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 7-14, 3-7 T-9th Northeast.

1/27/16 vs. Mt. St. Marys (L 69-61)
1/30/16 vs. Wagner (L 99-74)

No clue what is going on with the Hawks this season, they have been hugely disappointing. Now they've lost 4 in a row again.

#8 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 19-2, 8-1 1st Pac 10.

1/28/16 at Oregon (W 65-45)
1/30/16 at Utah St. (W 58-52)

The Bruins continue to shine, winners of 5 in a row now. Utah St. was a test, they trailed that game at halftime.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 10-12, 5-5 4th in South Division of Southern.

1/27/16 at Florida Atlantic (L 78-67)
1/30/16 at Furman (W 81-64)

Teams like the Wildcats should not be losing to 5 win teams like Florida Atlantic, even if it is on the road. Have to wonder if Coach Childress isn't at least regretting a little not taking one of those many offers he had in the offseason.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-10, 1-6 9th (last) WAC.

1/25/16 at Boise St. (L 87-49)
1/30/16 vs. #9 Nevada (W 84-64)

Well, if there's ever a time to break a losing streak, why not do it against a top 25 team? I'm sure they'd love to trade some of those points for some extra points against Boise St. though. What a shamble of a game that was.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 15-6, 3-4 T-4th WAC.

1/28/16 at #9 Nevada (L 87-75)
1/30/16 vs. New Mexico St. (W 73-63)

The Beavers also break a losing streak this week, but they'll tell you they'd have rather had the game at Nevada. Still, wins are wins at this point.

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (45) 17-2 1765 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Villanova (25) 20-1 1740 1 Big East Conference
3. Florida (2) 19-2 1650 5 Southeastern Conference
4. Kentucky 19-3 1605 2 Southeastern Conference
5. Boston College 19-1 1450 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Texas 17-2 1450 4 Big 12 Conference
7. Pittsburgh 17-3 1422 6 Big East Conference
8. UCLA 19-2 1234 8 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Kansas 18-4 1215 13 Big 12 Conference
10. Arizona 15-6 1171 15 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Tennessee 16-4 1100 14 Southeastern Conference
12. Nevada 17-4 944 9 Western Athletic Conference
13. Connecticut 16-4 931 10 Big East Conference
14. Oklahoma State 17-3 822 11 Big 12 Conference
15. Michigan 15-5 801 20 Big Ten Conference
16. Notre Dame 17-3 734 16 Big East Conference
17. Ohio State 14-7 506 12 Big Ten Conference
18. Duke 14-5 491 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Brigham Young 17-5 479 NR Mountain West Conference
20. Southern California 16-5 451 19 Pacific-10 Conference
21. Maryland 14-5 360 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Saint Joseph's 16-3 325 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Utah 17-4 285 23 Mountain West Conference
24. Temple 16-4 212 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Wake Forest 13-6 83 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Miami 14-6 51 Atlantic Coast Conference
East Tennessee State 19-5 46 Atlantic Sun Conference
IUPUI 17-4 25 Summit League
Dayton 14-5 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
Rhode Island 15-4 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
San Jose State 14-4 9 Western Athletic Conference
Oregon 15-6 7 Pacific-10 Conference
Louisiana State 15-5 6 Southeastern Conference
Southern Illinois 14-6 4 Missouri Valley Conference
Albany 18-5 2 America East Conference
Florida State 14-5 2 Atlantic Coast Conference

I thought maybe UTEP would get a few votes in the coaches poll, but no such luck. Boston College moves up, UCLA stays put.

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    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                          test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Nevada                   (72)    17-4    1800    1  Western Athletic Conference                                 
   2.  Brigham Young                    17-5    1692    4  Mountain West Conference                                    
   3.  Temple                           16-4    1682    3  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   4.  Utah                             17-4    1569    5  Mountain West Conference                                    
   5.  Saint Joseph's                   16-3    1475    2  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   6.  Southern Illinois                14-6    1305    9  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
   7.  Dayton                           14-5    1269   12  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   8.  Rhode Island                     15-4    1263    6  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   9.  East Tennessee State             19-5    1251    7  Atlantic Sun Conference                                     
  10.  Xavier                           14-6    1148   22  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  11.  IUPUI                            17-4    1093   11  Summit League                                               
  12.  UTEP                             15-5    1073   13  Conference USA                                              
  13.  San Jose State                   14-4     987    8  Western Athletic Conference                                 
  14.  Siena                            17-7     759   16  Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
  15.  UAB                              13-5     746   19  Conference USA                                              
  16.  Albany                           18-5     730   18  America East Conference                                     
  17.  Oregon State                     15-6     719   14  Western Athletic Conference                                 
  18.  Sacred Heart                     17-4     515   10  Northeast Conference                                        
  19.  Kent State                       15-5     439   24  Mid-American Conference                                     
  20.  Loyola Marymount                 16-4     336   20  West Coast Conference                                       
  21.  Richmond                         13-7     315   21  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  22.  San Diego State                  14-5     287   15  Mountain West Conference                                    
  23.  Northern Iowa                    14-8     228   NR  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
  24.  Lafayette                        16-5     220   25  Patriot League                                              
  25.  College of Charleston            14-7      89   NR  Sun Belt Conference                                         
                                                                                                                       
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                           
       Southern Mississippi             13-7      47       Conference USA                                              
       Drake                            12-7      44       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       La Salle                         13-6      42       Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
       Gonzaga                          13-8      40       Western Athletic Conference                                 
       Saint Louis                      12-7      30       Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
       Cal State Fullerton              13-7      28       Big West Conference                                         
       Hofstra                          13-8      27       Colonial Athletic Association                               
       Norfolk State                    14-5      25       Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference                             
       Creighton                        12-8      22       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       Tulane                           13-7      18       Conference USA                                              
       Central Florida                  12-8      17       Conference USA                                              
       Wichita State                    13-7      17       Missouri Valley Conference                                      
       Boise State                      13-9      11       Western Athletic Conference                                 
       Duquesne                         13-7      11       Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
       Fairfield                        12-8       8       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       Citadel                          14-6       6       Southern Conference                                         
       Bowling Green                    12-7       5       Mid-American Conference                                     
       Saint Mary's                     14-8       5       West Coast Conference                                       
       Vermont                          14-7       5       America East Conference                                     
       Coppin State                     13-7       1       Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference                             
       Mercer                           14-8       1       Atlantic Sun Conference

UTEP moves up a spot, but the Oregon St. freefall continues, they move down 3 spots in the mid-major poll.

bbgunn · 07-13-2015, 10:31 PM

Looks like I jinxed Hawaii. And Louisville is just terrible right now. At least Cal Poly is making it a memorable season for my guys.

collegesportsfanms · 07-16-2015, 08:20 AM

Feb. 1-7, 2016

1 feature game this week, and it's in the Pac 10. Let's take a look.

2/4/16- Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) @ Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- This was a battle of Pac 10 teams that are both struggling right now, with both teams really needing the win. Unfortunately, it was a completely one sided affair, as only 1 team bothered to show up in this one. Hawaii came to play, shooting 45.5% from the field while Oregon State shot just 33.8% from the field. The Warriors came to Oregon State and completely dismantled them.

Final Score: Hawaii- 94, Oregon State- 63

Other Games

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 13-11, 4-7 T-6th America East.

2/7/16 at New Hampshire (L 65-44)

Just the 1 game this week for the Hawks, and it wasn't a good one. Blowout city.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 12-12, 7-5 T-2nd America East.

2/5/16 vs. Binghamton (L 78-66)
2/7/16 at Vermont (W 89-82)

A split this week for the Black Bears, as they get a win against their rivals in Vermont, but couldn't defend their home turf.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 9-13, 4-4 T-7th Atlantic 10.

2/3/16 vs. LaSalle (W 81-58)
2/6/16 at #24 Temple (W 66-58)

Something is clicking right now for the 49ers, as they have won 3 straight against solid competition. Coach Tribble seems to have found the right pieces to make a late season run.

#5 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 21-1, 8-0 1st ACC.

2/3/16 at Miami (W 74-71)
2/6/16 at Florida St. (W 72-54)

A road trip through Florida seemed to be no problem for the Eagles, who continue to run through ACC play without much of a sweat.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 11-11, 4-5 T-8th Big 12.

2/3/16 at Nebraska (L 94-86)
2/6/16 at Missouri (W 81-74)

The Buffaloes broke a 3 game losing streak with the win at Missouri, but just are not living up to preseason expectations. They've gotten it done at home, but not on the road, which is the story for most teams.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 12-8, 6-4 T-5th Big East.

2/3/16 vs. #16 Notre Dame (W 67-66)
2/6/16 vs. #2 Villanova (L 66-53)

Tough week for the Cardinals, with a couple Top 20 opponents on the schedule. They get the split, but it took a last second defensive stop to hold on against Notre Dame.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 10-13, 6-6 T-7th Big South.

2/4/16 at Florida Gulf Coast (L 83-76)
2/6/16 at Presbyterian (W 57-34)

The Panthers haven't really put together a solid winning streak, but on the other hand, they haven't had a solid losing streak either. This is a team with lots of potential, but missing some key pieces.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 15-7, 8-3 2nd Big 10.

2/3/16 vs. Michigan State (W 76-70)
2/6/16 at Northwestern (W 91-82)

Great week for the Hawkeyes who shrugged off that embarrassing non-conference loss last week. A solid win against a struggling Michigan St. team followed by a good win at Northwestern.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 14-8, 8-2 1st Big 10.

2/3/16 at Indiana (W 76-67)
2/6/16 vs. #17 Ohio State (W 80-60)

It's unusual to see the Nittany Lions on top of the Big 10, but that's exactly where they are after a big week that saw them not only beat, but pound a ranked Ohio St. team. Next week will be another tough week, with a return match at Iowa looming.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 11-11, 4-5 6th Big West.

2/2/16 at UC Riverside (W 67-62)
2/4/16 at Long Beach State (L 51-48)

Almost a sweep this week for the Mustangs, who lost a late lead at Long Beach. This is still an improved Cal Poly team, but will it be enough for coach St. John to keep his job?

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 16-6, 6-2 T-3rd Conference USA.

2/3/16 at Central Florida (L 79-69)
2/6/16 at ECU (W 75-53)

My guess is the Miners would have liked to have had that game at Central Florida back, as a bad finish cost them dearly. Still, this is also an improved UTEP team that has a chance to finish high in C-USA.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 11-13, 6-6 T-5th Horizon.

2/4/16 at Loyola-IL (L 91-88)
2/6/16 at IL-Chicago (W 76-64)

The monkey is off the backs of the Raiders who get a much needed win and break a 4 game losing streak. Now it's time for them to turn the corner as the Horizon is still wide open.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 7-14, 3-5 T-4th in West Division of MAC.

2/3/16 vs. Miami (OH) (W 77-56)
2/6/16 at Ball State (W 65-64)

Good week for the Chippewas, and it couldn't have come at a better time. Now can Central Michigan maintain the momentum, or was this a fluke week?

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 12-12, 6-7 T-7th MVC.

2/4/16 vs. Drake (L 55-52)
2/6/16 vs. Indiana State (W 74-43)

Wow! Did the Aces come to play against Indy State or what? I don't think Larry Bird himself could have helped them on this day. Unfortunately, the schedule gets brutal for Evansville after this point, with 5 of their last 6 games against teams that have 13 wins or more.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-15, 7-5 T-3rd Northeast.

2/3/16 at Fairleigh Dickinson (L 82-77)
2/6/16 at Robert Morris (L 65-63)

2 tough losses this week for the Bulldogs, by a combined 7 points. This really caused Bryant to lose momentum, of which they have a chance to get back next week.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 9-14, 5-7 9th Northeast.

2/3/16 vs. Quinnipiac (W 85-67)
2/6/16 at St. Francis-NY (W 73-54)

A great week for the Hawks, who blasted 2 opponents and break a 4 game losing streak. Next week: a rematch with Bryant.

#8 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 21-2, 10-1 1st Pac 10.

2/4/16 at California (W 89-74)
2/6/16 at Stanford (W 85-69)

Another easy week for the Bruins, who have now won 7 in a row. Next week they get a chance to avenge their only conference loss as they host a rematch with Arizona.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 10-14, 5-7 4th in South Division of Southern.

2/3/16 vs. Georgia Southern (L 94-67)
2/6/16 vs. Wofford (L 88-70)

How far have the Wildcats fallen? Look no farther than this week, in which they got blown out twice at home. The 3 game winning streak they had in early January is but a distant memory. Recruiting has played a role as Davidson has been outrecruited by several Southern schools over the years, which doesn't make sense as coach Childress has a 91 recruit ranking.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 12-10, 3-6 9th (last) WAC.

2/4/16 at Oregon State- feature game, highlighted above.
2/6/16 at San Jose State (W 65-53)

Great week for the Warriors who are back over .500 and are now on a 3 game winning streak after a 7 game losing streak in January. Sadly, with the WAC being so jumbled, they are still in last place, but have a chance to move up next week.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 16-7, 4-5 T-4th WAC.

2/4/16 vs. Hawaii- feature game, highlighted above.
2/6/16 at Gonzaga (W 83-80)

On a bright note, the Beavers have won 2 out of their last 3 after a 3 game losing streak. Unfortunately, next week they face 2 of the top teams in the WAC. And as for how convoluted the WAC is? A 4-5 conference record is good enough for 4th place, and 5 WAC teams share that 4-5 conference record.

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (66) 19-2 1794 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Villanova (6) 22-1 1673 2 Big East Conference
3. Florida 20-3 1671 3 Southeastern Conference
4. Kentucky 20-4 1592 4 Southeastern Conference
5. Boston College 21-1 1536 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Pittsburgh 19-3 1435 7 Big East Conference
7. Texas 18-3 1373 6 Big 12 Conference
8. UCLA 21-2 1260 8 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Kansas 20-4 1248 9 Big 12 Conference
10. Tennessee 17-5 1162 11 Southeastern Conference
11. Arizona 16-7 1051 10 Pacific-10 Conference
12. Nevada 19-4 1046 12 Western Athletic Conference
13. Connecticut 17-5 918 13 Big East Conference
14. Utah 19-4 775 23 Mountain West Conference
15. Brigham Young 18-5 744 19 Mountain West Conference
16. Notre Dame 18-4 684 16 Big East Conference
17. Saint Joseph's 18-3 673 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Ohio State 15-8 459 17 Big Ten Conference
19. Southern California 17-6 384 20 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Duke 15-6 332 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Oklahoma State 17-5 324 14 Big 12 Conference
22. East Tennessee State 21-5 232 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
23. Louisiana State 17-5 210 NR Southeastern Conference
24. IUPUI 19-4 151 NR Summit League
25. Michigan 15-7 138 15 Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Miami 15-7 134 Atlantic Coast Conference
Southern Illinois 17-6 99 Missouri Valley Conference
Maryland 15-6 98 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oregon 17-6 94 Pacific-10 Conference
Albany 20-5 32 America East Conference
Purdue 17-6 16 Big Ten Conference
Xavier 16-6 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
Dayton 15-6 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
Florida State 15-6 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
Loyola Marymount 18-4 11 West Coast Conference
Rhode Island 16-5 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
UAB 15-5 3 Conference USA
Temple 16-6 2 Atlantic 10 Conference

Still stunning to me that neither Iowa, Penn St., or UTEP are getting any kind of love in the coaches poll. I figure all 3 are good enough to receive at least 1 vote.

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    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                          test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Nevada                   (72)    19-4    1800    1  Western Athletic Conference                                 
   2.  Brigham Young                    18-5    1718    2  Mountain West Conference                                    
   3.  Utah                             19-4    1644    4  Mountain West Conference                                    
   4.  Saint Joseph's                   18-3    1563    5  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   5.  Southern Illinois                17-6    1459    6  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
   6.  Temple                           16-6    1410    3  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   7.  Xavier                           16-6    1392   10  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   8.  East Tennessee State             21-5    1317    9  Atlantic Sun Conference                                     
   9.  IUPUI                            19-4    1226   11  Summit League                                               
  10.  Dayton                           15-6    1150    7  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  11.  Rhode Island                     16-5    1062    8  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  12.  UAB                              15-5     980   15  Conference USA                                              
  13.  Albany                           20-5     926   16  America East Conference                                     
  14.  UTEP                             16-6     888   12  Conference USA                                              
  15.  Oregon State                     16-7     693   17  Western Athletic Conference                                 
  16.  Loyola Marymount                 18-4     688   20  West Coast Conference                                       
  17.  Siena                            18-8     633   14  Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
  18.  San Jose State                   14-6     478   13  Western Athletic Conference                                 
  19.  Saint Louis                      14-7     461   NR  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  20.  Richmond                         14-8     381   21  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  21.  Creighton                        14-8     320   NR  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
  22.  San Diego State                  15-6     236   22  Mountain West Conference                                    
  23.  Tulane                           15-7     216   NR  Conference USA                                              
  24.  Hofstra                          15-8     166   NR  Colonial Athletic Association                               
  25.  Northern Iowa                    15-9     165   23  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
                                                                                                                       
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                           
       Central Florida                  14-8     114       Conference USA                                              
       Lafayette                        17-6      57       Patriot League                                              
       Fairfield                        14-8      47       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       Mercer                           16-8      36       Atlantic Sun Conference                                     
       Drake                            13-8      29       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       Kent State                       15-7      28       Mid-American Conference                                     
       La Salle                         14-7      27       Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
       Cal State Fullerton              14-8      18       Big West Conference                                         
       Southern Mississippi             14-8      18       Conference USA                                              
       Loyola-Maryland                  16-8      13       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       Sacred Heart                     17-6      12       Northeast Conference                                        
       College of Charleston            14-9       8       Sun Belt Conference                                             
       Bowling Green                    13-8       7       Mid-American Conference                                     
       Coppin State                     14-7       4       Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference                             
       Saint Mary's                     15-9       4       West Coast Conference                                       
       Bethune-Cookman                  14-8       2       Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference                             
       Boise State                     14-10       2       Western Athletic Conference                                 
       Northern Colorado                15-7       2       Big Sky Conference

Weird polls, as despite losing by over 30 to Hawaii, Oregon St. rises 2 spots in the mid-major poll, while UTEP loses 2 spots and they lost to a team that is receiving votes in the mid-major poll. Weird.

collegesportsfanms · 07-16-2015, 06:16 PM

Feb. 8-14, 2016

2 feature games this week, a huge showdown in the Big 10 and a match-up of Northeast teams. Let's start in the Big 10.

2/10/16- Penn State (Tim Sheppard) @ Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- A battle of the top 2 teams in the Big 10 was over at halftime. The Hawkeyes jumped out to a 14 point halftime lead and never looked back, holding Penn State to just 31.5% shooting and outrebounded them 37-29, getting revenge for an earlier loss at Penn St.

Final Score: Iowa- 70, Penn State- 51

Now we move to the Northeast:

2/13/16- Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) @ Bryant (Score Galore. -- The first time these teams met, it was Monmouth getting a 5 point win. Things were completely different this time around, as the Hawks jumped out early and used a 25-6 run early in the second half to ice the game. Bryant committed 22 turnovers in the game and Monmouth got revenge with east.

Final Score: Monmouth- 92, Bryant- 65

Other Games

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 13-13, 4-9 T-8th America East.

2/10/16 at Binghamton (L 87-73)
2/14/16 vs. Vermont (L 75-70)

Not a good week for the Hawks, who actually competed well against Vermont, but lost a lot of ground in the conference race.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 12-13, 7-6 4th America East.

2/14/16 vs. Albany (L 84-69)

Short week for the Black Bears, who lost to league leader Albany and will try to get back on track next week.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 10-14, 5-5 T-8th Atlantic 10.

2/10/16 at St. Louis (L 74-61)
2/13/16 vs. UMass (W 76-60)

Still a decent week for the 49ers, who competed at St. Louis until the final minutes, then took care of business against UMass.

#5 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 23-1, 10-0 1st ACC.

2/10/16 vs. Maryland (W 99-64)
2/13/16 vs. Virginia (W 91-55)

Another easy week for the Eagles who are making a strong case to be the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, albeit against an ACC that isn't at its strongest.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 11-12, 4-6 9th Big 12.

2/13/16 vs. #9 Kansas (L 79-72)

A great effort in the Buffaloes' only game of the week, but they just didn't have enough.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 12-10, 6-6 T-8th Big East.

2/10/16 vs. Syracuse (L 60-58)
2/13/16 at St. Johns (L 65-58)

2 tough losses for the Cardinals, who are having their worst season in quite some time. Still plenty of time to turn it around.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 12-13, 8-6 T-1st Big South.

2/11/16 vs. UNC Asheville (W 69-52)
2/13/16 vs. Gardner Webb (W 65-62)

2 solid wins for the Panthers, and what a difference a week makes, going from 7th to tops in the conference, but they are sharing it with 3 other teams right now in a wide open race.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 16-8, 9-4 T-2nd Big 10.

2/10/16 vs. Penn State- feature game, highlighted above
2/13/16 at Purdue (L 66-40)

Yuck! Not the way to continue a streak after a great win against conference leader Penn State. The Hawkeyes got Hawkeyed by Purdue.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 14-10, 8-4 4th Big 10.

2/10/16 at Iowa- feature game, highlighted above.
2/13/16 at Wisconsin (L 72-65)

Not a good road trip for the Nittany Lions who lose their lock on first place and now stand alone in 4th.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 12-12, 5-6 T-6th Big West.

2/9/16 vs. Pacific (W 89-60)
2/11/16 at Cal St. Northridge (L 76-41)

2 blowouts this week for the Mustangs, 1 good, 1 bad. The streak of .500 basketball continues after they started 2-6.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 17-7,7-3 T-3rd Conference USA.

2/10/16 at UAB (L 80-55)
2/13/16 at Marshall (W 78-64)

Losing by 25 at a conference leader isn't the impression you want to make. The Miners are improved but still have work to do.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 13-13, 8-6 T-2nd Horizon.

2/11/16 vs. Cleveland State (W 87-64)
2/13/16 vs. Youngstown State (W 90-68)

Great week for the Raiders who have won 3 in a row and are right in the hunt of the conference title now.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 7-16, 3-7 T-4th MAC.

2/10/16 at Akron (L 69-63)
2/13/16 vs. Kent State (L 81-71)

The question appears to be answered as last week appears to be a fluke week for the Chippewas, although they did play 2 tough games this week against very strong teams.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 13-13, 7-8 7th MVC.

2/11/16 at Creighton (L 73-54)
2/13/16 at Northern Iowa (W 69-59)

With the win at Northern Iowa, the Aces have now set the record for win total in a season since this dynasty began. They previously had done no better than 12 wins a season. Now, this probably won't net the younger Bafou any Coach of the Year awards, but it seems to be a step in the right direction.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-17, 7-7 T-5th Northeast.

2/10/16 at St. Francis-NY (L 77-72)
2/13/16 vs. Monmouth- feature game, highlighted above.

The losing streak is now 5 for the Bulldogs who are definitely going the wrong way.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 11-14, 7-7 T-5th Northeast.

2/10/16 at Robert Morris (W 57-48)
2/13/16 at Bryant- feature game, highlighted above.

The Hawks are going in a different direction after a 4 game winning streak, but still have a long way to go to get to the point they've been at before, which is competing for a conference title.

#8 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 22-3, 11-2 T-1st Pac 10.

2/11/16 vs. Arizona State (W 67-50)
2/13/16 vs. #11 Arizona (L 59-44)

The Bruins had 2 chances to beat Arizona, but lost them both handily, and those are the only 2 conference losses. That loss also snapped an 8 game winning streak.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 11-15, 6-8 4th in South Division of Southern.

2/10/16 vs. Elon (L 100-95, OT)
2/13/16 vs. Appalachian State (W 76-55)

The Wildcats break a 3 game losing streak with the win at Appalachian State. I'm scratching my head at how things have chance for Coach Childress.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 13-11, 4-7 T-8th WAC.

2/11/16 vs. New Mexico State (L 82-81)
2/13/16 at Louisiana Tech (W 85-69)

A heartbreaking loss for the Warriors, who had everything going their way. Still, winning 4 of their last 5 isn't bad.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 17-7, 5-5 T-2nd WAC.

2/13/16 vs. San Jose State (W 82-69)

Just 1 game for the Beavers this week, a solid win. They have resigned themselves to the fact that they can't win the WAC title as Nevada is several games ahead, but a postseason appearance is definitely in the cards.

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (60) 21-2 1788 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Florida (8) 22-3 1721 3 Southeastern Conference
3. Villanova (4) 23-2 1661 2 Big East Conference
4. Boston College 23-1 1566 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Kentucky 21-4 1542 4 Southeastern Conference
6. Texas 20-3 1391 7 Big 12 Conference
7. Pittsburgh 20-4 1390 6 Big East Conference
8. UCLA 22-3 1293 8 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Kansas 21-4 1158 9 Big 12 Conference
10. Arizona 18-7 1157 11 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Tennessee 19-5 1153 10 Southeastern Conference
12. Nevada 21-4 996 12 Western Athletic Conference
13. Notre Dame 20-4 964 16 Big East Conference
14. Brigham Young 20-5 808 15 Mountain West Conference
15. Utah 21-4 808 14 Mountain West Conference
16. Oklahoma State 19-5 662 21 Big 12 Conference
17. Duke 17-6 614 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Connecticut 17-7 551 13 Big East Conference
19. IUPUI 21-4 430 24 Summit League
20. Southern Illinois 19-6 424 NR Missouri Valley Conference
21. Oregon 19-6 307 NR Pacific-10 Conference
22. Michigan 17-7 259 25 Big Ten Conference
23. Ohio State 16-8 223 18 Big Ten Conference
24. Purdue 19-6 195 NR Big Ten Conference
25. Louisiana State 18-6 141 23 Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Florida State 17-6 61 Atlantic Coast Conference
Rhode Island 18-5 61 Atlantic 10 Conference
East Tennessee State 22-6 29 Atlantic Sun Conference
Saint Joseph's 18-5 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
UAB 17-5 14 Conference USA
Southern California 17-8 7 Pacific-10 Conference
Miami 16-8 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
Dayton 16-7 2 Atlantic 10 Conference

The Eagles finally move up a spot in the coaches poll, while UCLA stays put. They've had #8 locked down for weeks now.

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Mid Major Top 25

    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                          test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Nevada                   (72)    21-4    1800    1  Western Athletic Conference                                 
   2.  Brigham Young                    20-5    1723    2  Mountain West Conference                                    
   3.  Utah                             21-4    1654    3  Mountain West Conference                                    
   4.  Southern Illinois                19-6    1569    5  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
   5.  IUPUI                            21-4    1491    9  Summit League                                               
   6.  Saint Joseph's                   18-5    1399    4  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   7.  Temple                           17-7    1365    6  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   8.  Rhode Island                     18-5    1265   11  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   9.  UAB                              17-5    1237   12  Conference USA                                              
  10.  Xavier                           17-7    1130    7  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  11.  East Tennessee State             22-6    1119    8  Atlantic Sun Conference                                     
  12.  Dayton                           16-7    1024   10  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  13.  Oregon State                     17-7     859   15  Western Athletic Conference                                 
  14.  UTEP                             17-7     852   14  Conference USA                                              
  15.  Albany                           21-6     783   13  America East Conference                                     
  16.  Creighton                        16-8     664   21  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
  17.  Fairfield                        16-8     631   NR  Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
  18.  Richmond                         16-8     617   20  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  19.  Siena                            19-9     512   17  Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
  20.  Saint Louis                      15-8     351   19  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  21.  Sacred Heart                     19-6     301   NR  Northeast Conference                                        
  22.  Tulane                           16-8     222   23  Conference USA                                              
  23.  Kent State                       17-7     185   NR  Mid-American Conference                                     
  24.  La Salle                         15-8     106   NR  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  25.  Cal State Fullerton              16-8     101   NR  Big West Conference                                         
                                                                                                                       
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                           
       Central Florida                  15-9      64       Conference USA                                              
       Loyola Marymount                 18-6      61       West Coast Conference                                       
       Hofstra                          16-9      49       Colonial Athletic Association                               
       San Jose State                   14-8      44       Western Athletic Conference                                 
       Lafayette                        18-7      37       Patriot League                                              
       Southern Mississippi             15-9      33       Conference USA                                              
       College of Charleston            16-9      31       Sun Belt Conference                                         
       Akron                            15-9      29       Mid-American Conference                                     
       Bowling Green                    14-8      29       Mid-American Conference                                     
       Saint Mary's                     17-9      14       West Coast Conference                                       
       Loyola-Maryland                  17-9       8       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       Mercer                           17-9       8       Atlantic Sun Conference                                        
       Bethune-Cookman                  15-8       5       Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference                             
       Boise State                     15-10       5       Western Athletic Conference                                 
       San Diego State                  15-8       5       Mountain West Conference                                    
       Northern Iowa                   15-11       4       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       Rider                           16-10       4       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       Citadel                          16-8       3       Southern Conference                                         
       Vermont                          16-9       3       America East Conference                                     
       Coppin State                     15-8       2       Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference                             
       Florida International            16-9       1       Sun Belt Conference                                         
       Missouri State                  14-12       1       Missouri Valley Conference

Oregon State jumps UTEP in the mid-major poll, the Miners stay at 14.

Bubble Watch

It just occurred to me that I have been forgetting to fill you all in on the bubble watch. So I'll do that now. None of our teams are in the overall bubble watch, so I'll do a quick version of the conference bubble watch.

Locks- Boston College, Iowa, UTEP, UCLA
In- Oregon State
Everybody else is projected out, the other 15 teams. Remember, this is only for the NCAA tournament. Some of the other 15 teams could be in the running for some other tournaments.

collegesportsfanms · 07-23-2015, 12:22 AM

Feb. 15-21, 2016

No feature games this week, so let's get right into the schedule.

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 14-14, 5-10 T-8th America East.

2/17/16 vs. Boston U (W 79-68)
2/21/16 at Stony Brook (L 64-48)

Yet another split for the Hawks this week, seems to be a recurring trend.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 13-14, 8-7 4th America East.

2/19/16 vs. UMBC (W 70-60)
2/21/16 vs. Boston U (L 79-73)

A split for the Black Bears as well, as they blew a lead late against Boston U.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 12-14, 7-5 T-5th Atlantic 10.

2/17/16 vs. George Washington (W 78-58)
2/20/16 at St. Bonaventure (W 65-62)

Huge week for the 49ers who got 2 big wins and are now on a 4 game winning streak. Believe it or not they still have a chance to win the A-10 regular season title.

#4 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 25-1, 12-0 1st ACC.

2/17/16 vs. Virginia Tech (W 81-43)
2/20/16 at Wake Forest (W 104-85)

2 more easy wins for the Eagles, who continue to make a case for the top overall seed in the NCAA Tourney.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-12, 6-6 T-7th Big 12.

2/17/16 vs. Nebraska (W 88-84)
2/20/16 at Texas A&M (W 73-65)

Solid week for the Buffaloes who are back to .500 in the Big 12.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 13-11, 7-7 T-8th Big East.

2/17/16 at Providence (W 87-76)
2/20/16 vs. #18 UConn (L 76-68)

The Cardinals just can't break through and get that key win against a top 25 team.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 14-13, 10-6 1st Big South.

2/18/16 at Coastal Carolina (W 58-45)
2/20/16 at Charleston Southern (W 67-59)

The Panthers now own 1st place all by themselves with 2 games to go in the conference season, and are on a 5 game winning streak.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 17-9, 10-5 T-4th Big 10.

2/17/16 at #22 Michigan (W 80-79)
2/20/16 vs. Illinois (L 64-48)

Getting hammered by Illinois has cost the Hawkeyes a share of 1st place, but they did get a close win over a ranked team.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 16-10, 10-4 T-1st Big 10.

2/17/16 vs. #24 Purdue (W 113-106, OT)
2/20/16 at Northwestern (W 91-75)

Huge week for the Nittany Lions. Not sure how many overtimes the game against Purdue went, but what a shootout.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 12-13, 5-7 T-6th Big West.

2/20/16 vs. Cal St. Fullerton (L 82-78)

A gallant effort against the league leaders in the Mustangs' only game of the week. This loss really stings because Coach St. John had his team up by 11 at halftime but they let it slip away.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 19-7, 9-3 T-2nd Conference USA.

2/17/16 at Houston (W 77-65)
2/20/16 at SMU (W 69-66)

The Miners keep rolling and have won 4 of their last 5, with some good tests coming up.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 14-14, 9-7 T-2nd Horizon.

2/18/16 at Green Bay (W 99-94, OT)
2/20/16 at Milwaukee (L 76-74, OT)

The Raiders played a lot of extra ball this week, splitting the Wisconsin road trip, and falling just short of a sweep.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 9-16, 5-7 T-3rd West Division of MAC.

2/17/16 vs. Eastern Michigan (W 74-62)
2/20/16 at Western Michigan (W 68-59)

A good week for the Chippewas, and we'll see if the inconsistency continues, as they've been on a win 2, lose 2 streak since late January.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 15-13, 9-8 T-4th MVC.

2/18/16 vs. Wichita St. (W 69-60)
2/20/16 vs. Bradley (W 50-38)

Don't look now, but the Aces have their first winning record late in the season since this dynasty started. They've still got a chance to finish 3rd in the MVC. Wow.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-19, 7-9 9th Northeast.

2/17/16 vs. Central Connecticut St. (L 61-59)
2/20/16 at Mt. St. Marys (L 65-56)

7 losses in a row now for the Bulldogs, who at one point were 7-2 in the Northeast Conference.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 12-15, 8-8 T-6th Northeast.

2/17/16 at Long Island (W 85-58)
2/20/16 vs. Sacred Heart (L 77-55)

It took the conference leaders to break the hot streak of the Hawks, who had won 5 in a row coming into that game.

#8 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 24-3, 13-2 1st Pac 10.

2/18/16 at Washington (W 67-42)
2/20/16 at Washington St. (W 86-49)

The Bruins had no trouble cruising through the Washington trip and lead the Pac 10 by 2 games.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 11-17, 6-10 4th in South Division of Southern.

2/17/16 at Western Carolina (L 68-51)
2/20/16 at Citadel (L 86-78)

The Wildcats continue to make a case for most disappointing FOFC coached team this season, as they've now lost 5 of 6.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 14-12, 5-7 T-5th WAC.

2/15/16 vs. Fresno St. (W 76-63)
2/20/16 at St. Marys (L 87-79)

Former conference member St. Marys came back to knock off the Warriors and end their streak of winning 5 of their last 6, but at leas tthey did get the conference win.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 19-7, 7-5 2nd WAC.

2/18/16 at Boise St. (W 76-66)
2/20/16 at Louisiana Tech (W 71-60)

2 more wins for the Beavers, who have won 5 of their last 6. They've got a big one coming up next week against Nevada.

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Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (68) 23-2 1796 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Villanova (4) 25-2 1727 3 Big East Conference
3. Boston College 25-1 1648 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Florida 23-4 1586 2 Southeastern Conference
5. Texas 22-3 1497 6 Big 12 Conference
6. Kentucky 22-5 1447 5 Southeastern Conference
7. UCLA 24-3 1309 8 Pacific-10 Conference
8. Pittsburgh 21-5 1282 7 Big East Conference
9. Arizona 20-7 1235 10 Pacific-10 Conference
10. Kansas 23-4 1228 9 Big 12 Conference
11. Nevada 23-4 1064 12 Western Athletic Conference
12. Tennessee 20-6 1019 11 Southeastern Conference
13. Notre Dame 21-5 900 13 Big East Conference
14. Brigham Young 22-5 885 14 Mountain West Conference
15. Duke 19-6 754 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Utah 22-5 686 15 Mountain West Conference
17. Connecticut 19-7 662 18 Big East Conference
18. Southern Illinois 21-6 582 20 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Oklahoma State 20-6 519 16 Big 12 Conference
20. Louisiana State 20-6 399 25 Southeastern Conference
21. Florida State 19-6 287 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
22. IUPUI 22-5 272 19 Summit League
23. Ohio State 17-9 171 23 Big Ten Conference
24. East Tennessee State 24-6 160 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
25. Purdue 20-7 90 24 Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Oregon 19-7 89 Pacific-10 Conference
Southern California 19-8 35 Pacific-10 Conference
Dayton 18-7 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
Rhode Island 19-6 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Joseph's 19-6 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wisconsin 19-7 12 Big Ten Conference
UAB 18-6 11 Conference USA
Miami 17-9 4 Atlantic Coast Conference

Still disappointed at the lack of respect some of FOFC coached teams are getting. You're telling me UTEP and Oregon St. can't get 1 frikkin vote from the coaches? Ridiculous.

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Mid Major Top 25

    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                          test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Nevada                   (72)    23-4    1800    1  Western Athletic Conference                                 
   2.  Brigham Young                    22-5    1727    2  Mountain West Conference                                    
   3.  Utah                             22-5    1632    3  Mountain West Conference                                    
   4.  Southern Illinois                21-6    1607    4  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
   5.  IUPUI                            22-5    1458    5  Summit League                                               
   6.  Temple                           18-8    1381    7  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   7.  Dayton                           18-7    1320   12  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   8.  Saint Joseph's                   19-6    1262    6  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   9.  East Tennessee State             24-6    1234   11  Atlantic Sun Conference                                     
  10.  UAB                              18-6    1169    9  Conference USA                                              
  11.  Rhode Island                     19-6    1143    8  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  12.  Xavier                           18-8    1024   10  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  13.  Oregon State                     19-7     935   13  Western Athletic Conference                                 
  14.  UTEP                             19-7     882   14  Conference USA                                              
  15.  Siena                            21-9     794   19  Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
  16.  Albany                           22-7     653   15  America East Conference                                     
  17.  Richmond                         17-9     621   18  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  18.  Tulane                           18-8     495   22  Conference USA                                              
  19.  La Salle                         17-8     438   24  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  20.  Saint Louis                      16-9     426   20  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  21.  Fairfield                        17-9     410   17  Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
  22.  Cal State Fullerton              18-8     283   25  Big West Conference                                         
  23.  Hofstra                          18-9     219   NR  Colonial Athletic Association                               
  24.  Saint Mary's                     19-9     155   NR  West Coast Conference                                       
  25.  Akron                            17-9     109   NR  Mid-American Conference                                     
                                                                                                                       
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                           
       Kent State                       18-8      50       Mid-American Conference                                     
       Creighton                       16-10      39       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       Sacred Heart                     20-7      28       Northeast Conference                                        
       Florida International            18-9      27       Sun Belt Conference                                         
       Loyola Marymount                 19-7      23       West Coast Conference                                       
       Lafayette                        19-8      19       Patriot League                                              
       Rider                           17-10       8       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       College of Charleston           17-10       7       Sun Belt Conference                                         
       Drake                           15-10       4       Missouri Valley Conference                                  
       Loyola-Maryland                 18-10       4       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       Mercer                          18-10       4       Atlantic Sun Conference                                     
       Bowling Green                    15-9       3       Mid-American Conference                                         
       Central Florida                 15-11       2       Conference USA                                              
       Gonzaga                         16-11       2       Western Athletic Conference                                 
       Vermont                          17-9       2       America East Conference                                     
       Southern Mississippi            16-10       1       Conference USA

At least both Oregon St. and UTEP are holding strong in the mid-major polls.

Time for this weeks edition of the Bubble Watch, and we've got 1 of our teams in the overall bubble watch.

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 Team              Record        RPI  vs. 1-50  vs. 51-100  vs. 101-200  vs. 200+  SOS  Projected
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 Maryland            16-9  .560 (54)       1-7         2-0          6-2       7-0   72         In
 Alabama            16-10  .580 (30)       2-8         4-1          8-1       2-0   15         In
 Miami               17-9  .551 (64)       1-6         1-0          6-2       9-1  109         In
 Rider              17-10  .563 (49)       1-4         2-0          7-5       7-1   90         In
 Penn State         16-10  .555 (58)       3-2         3-3          3-3       7-2  110         In 
Oklahoma State      20-6  .545 (73)       2-3         5-3          3-0      10-0  257         In
 Purdue              20-7  .542 (76)       3-3         4-2          2-0      11-2  274         In
 Michigan State      17-9  .545 (74)       2-6         5-2          4-1       6-0  117         In
 Georgetown         15-10  .570 (39)       4-5         3-2          3-3       5-0   34        Out
 Stanford           15-10  .565 (45)       2-8         6-1          4-1       3-0   25        Out
 Marquette          16-10  .540 (79)       3-5         4-1          6-4       3-0  115        Out
 Georgia            15-10  .560 (53)       4-5         1-2          5-3       5-0   44        Out
 Mississippi        15-10  .573 (34)       4-3         3-4          5-2       3-1   21        Out
 Bowling Green       15-9  .547 (69)       0-2         2-2          6-2       7-3  129        Out
 Mercer             18-10  .546 (71)       1-4         1-1          6-3      10-2  131        Out

The Nittany Lions are on the First four in list and are only 1 of 2 teams on this list to have a winning record against top 50 teams. A couple more wins next week should seal their NCAA bid.

Now let's take a look at the other 19 teams:

Locks: Boston College, Iowa, UTEP, UCLA, Oregon State

The other 14 teams are projected out of the NCAA Tournament.

collegesportsfanms · 07-23-2015, 10:59 AM

Just wanted to touch base and let everybody know that I will not be around much for the next couple weeks. There is a huge baseball tournament coming to town that I am helping out with. I may occasionally sneak in a post or 2 over the next 3 weeks, but don't hold your breath.

I will have a lot more free time starting mid-August though, so hopefully I can really get a move on this. Thanks for your patience all

collegesportsfanms · 08-09-2015, 01:24 PM

Alright guys, I'm back and ready to resume with these dynasties. Would like to get a head count of who is still reading and following.

britrock88 · 08-09-2015, 01:47 PM

collegesportsfanms · 08-09-2015, 02:08 PM

Feb. 22-28, 2016

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 15-14, 6-10 T-6th America East.

2/24/16 at UMBC (W 71-62)

The Hawks finish out the regular season on a winning note, and will be the 6th seed in the America East Tourney, taking on (3) New Hampshire in the Quarterfinals.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 13-15, 8-8 4th America East.

2/26/16 at New Hampshire (L 84-78)

The Black Bears have a non-conference game with Harvard coming up, then they'll be the 4th seed in the America East Tourney, and will take on (5) Binghamton in the Quarterfinals.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 12-16, 7-7 T-7th Atlantic 10.

2/24/16 at Rhode Island (L 79-76)
2/27/16 at Dayton (L 99-79)

Not a good road trip for the 49ers, who lose both, but at least they competed at Rhode Island.

#3 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 27-1, 14-0 1st ACC.

2/24/16 vs. N.C. State (W 88-77)
2/27/16 at Clemson (W 80-72)

The Eagles continue to soar, leading into their big week next week as they have rematches with both North Carolina and Duke.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-14, 6-8 T-6th Big 12.

2/24/16 at Oklahoma (L 90-73)
2/27/16 vs. Kansas St. (L 83-70)

Tough week for the Buffaloes who drop a pair, and that loss to K-State really stings.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 14-12, 8-8 8th Big East.

2/24/16 at South Florida (W 84-55)
2/27/16 vs. Georgetown (L 75-63)

The Cardinals still struggle to beat the better Big East teams, but they've got 1 more chance next week.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 16-13, 12-6 1st Big South.

2/25/16 vs. Liberty (W 72-65)
2/27/16 vs. VMI (W 57-48)

The Panthers assure themselves of a postseason berth by winning the Big South regular season title and will be the top seed in the Big South Tourney. They'll open up the Quarterfinals against (8) Liberty.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 18-10, 11-6 4th Big 10.

2/24/16 at Wisconsin (L 63-57)
2/27/16 vs. Minnesota (W 62-55)

A split for the Hawkeyes who needed that win at Wisconsin to stay at the top of the conference race, but are still in good position.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 16-12, 10-6 5th Big 10.

2/24/16 vs. Michigan State (L 67-59)
2/27/16 vs. Illinois (L 74-68)

Not a good week for the Nittany Lions, who lose their conference lead and are now really on the bubble.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 13-14, 6-8 T-6th Big West.

2/25/16 vs. UC Irvine (W 52-45)
2/27/16 at UC Davis (L 74-62)

A split for the Mustangs, who will look to what should be a couple easy games next week.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 21-7, 11-3 2nd Conference USA.

2/24/16 at Memphis (W 68-61)
2/27/16 vs. Tulsa (W 82-64)

The Miners are still in the race for the C-USA title, 1 game back. The game against Tulane next week is looming large.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 15-15, 10-8 T-2nd Horizon.

2/25/16 vs. Valparaiso (W 84-53)
2/27/16 vs. Butler (L 58-46)

Winning against Butler might have given the Raiders the Horizon title, but instead they finish 2nd, winning a 4 team tiebreaker, and will be the #2 seed in the Horizon Tournament. With the weird format, they get a double bye into the Semifinals and will face either (3) Illinois-Chicago, (10) Cleveland St., (6) Valparaiso, or (7) Green Bay.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 11-16, 7-7 2nd in West Division of MAC.

2/24/16 vs. Ball State (W 56-55)
2/27/16 at Toledo (W 74-69)

4 in a row for the Chippewas, and 6 of their last 8, with a chance to finish over .500 in conference with 2 wins next week.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 16-13, 10-8 T-3rd MVC.

2/27/16 at Missouri State (W 74-59)

The Aces finish conference play on a good note, and have a non-conference game remaining against a very tough IUPUI team. They'll be the 5th seed in the MVC Tourney and will take on (4) Indiana State in the Quarterfinals.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-21, 7-11 T-9th Northeast.

2/24/16 vs. Quinnipiac (L 77-76)
2/27/16 at Long Island (L 74-55)

So the Bulldogs finish their regular season on a 9 game losing streak and fail to qualify for the Northeast Tourney. Their season is over.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 13-16, 9-9 7th Northeast.

2/24/16 at St. Francis-PA (L 86-78)
2/27/16 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (W 77-68)

A split for the Hawks this week, which ends a 2 game losing streak and give them the 7th seed in the Northeast Tourney. They'll open up the Quarterfinals with (2) Quinnipiac.

#7 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 25-4, 14-3 1st Pac 10.

2/25/16 vs. Utah State (W 76-69)
2/27/16 vs. Oregon (L 71-61)

The Bruins missed a chance to clinch at least a tie for the Pac 10 title with a loss to Oregon, and now really needs to beat USC next week.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 13-17, 8-10 4th in South Division of Southern.

2/24/16 vs. Samford (W 95-91)
2/27/16 at UNC Greensboro (W 76-73)

2 tough wins for the Wildcats this week, but hopefully they are battle tested and ready for the Southern Tourney. They'll be the 8th seed and will play in the Quarterfinals against (9) Western Carolina.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 14-14, 5-9 T-8th WAC.

2/25/16 at Gonzaga (L 89-86, OT)
2/27/16 vs. Boise State (L 91-67)

Yuck! The Warriors forgot to show up against Boise St., and next week won't be easy as they face the top 2 teams in the conference.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 20-8, 8-6 2nd WAC.

2/25/16 vs. Fresno State (L 97-71)
2/27/16 vs. #11 Nevada (W 72-56)

A reversal of fortunes here, as the Beavers beat the team I thought they'd lose to, and got thumped by the team I thought they'd beat. 2nd place is still within reach, but they really need to win both their games next week.

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1. North Carolina (47) 24-3 1766 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Villanova (23) 27-2 1746 2 Big East Conference
3. Boston College 27-1 1625 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Texas (2) 24-3 1608 5 Big 12 Conference
5. Florida 24-5 1531 4 Southeastern Conference
6. Kentucky 23-6 1425 6 Southeastern Conference
7. UCLA 25-4 1324 7 Pacific-10 Conference
8. Kansas 25-4 1252 10 Big 12 Conference
9. Pittsburgh 22-6 1246 8 Big East Conference
10. Arizona 20-8 1153 9 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Tennessee 22-6 1148 12 Southeastern Conference
12. Notre Dame 23-5 973 13 Big East Conference
13. Brigham Young 24-5 949 14 Mountain West Conference
14. Nevada 23-6 862 11 Western Athletic Conference
15. Connecticut 21-7 754 17 Big East Conference
16. Southern Illinois 23-6 706 18 Missouri Valley Conference
17. Utah 23-5 674 16 Mountain West Conference
18. Duke 20-7 556 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Oklahoma State 22-6 547 19 Big 12 Conference
20. Oregon 21-7 403 NR Pacific-10 Conference
21. IUPUI 24-5 350 22 Summit League
22. East Tennessee State 25-6 265 24 Atlantic Sun Conference
23. Louisiana State 21-7 204 20 Southeastern Conference
24. Dayton 20-7 99 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Rhode Island 21-6 78 NR Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Florida State 20-7 38 Atlantic Coast Conference
Wisconsin 20-7 33 Big Ten Conference
Saint Joseph's 21-6 32 Atlantic 10 Conference
UAB 20-6 16 Conference USA
Purdue 21-8 12 Big Ten Conference
Southern California 20-9 12 Pacific-10 Conference
Ohio State 18-10 9 Big Ten Conference
Miami 19-9 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
UTEP 21-7 1 Conference USA

Nice to see UTEP finally get a point in the Coaches Poll, well deserved.

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1. Brigham Young (56) 24-5 1783 2 Mountain West Conference
2. Nevada (14) 23-6 1734 1 Western Athletic Conference
3. Southern Illinois (2) 23-6 1642 4 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Utah 23-5 1603 3 Mountain West Conference
5. IUPUI 24-5 1441 5 Summit League
6. Dayton 20-7 1430 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Saint Joseph's 21-6 1358 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. UAB 20-6 1269 10 Conference USA
9. Rhode Island 21-6 1243 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. East Tennessee State 25-6 1159 9 Atlantic Sun Conference
11. Temple 19-9 1057 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. UTEP 21-7 1052 14 Conference USA
13. Xavier 19-9 944 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Oregon State 20-8 852 13 Western Athletic Conference
15. Siena 22-9 820 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
16. Fairfield 19-9 674 21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
17. Tulane 20-8 600 18 Conference USA
18. Richmond 18-10 573 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Albany 22-7 478 16 America East Conference
20. Cal State Fullerton 19-8 345 22 Big West Conference
21. Creighton 18-10 343 NR Missouri Valley Conference
22. La Salle 18-9 323 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Kent State 20-8 318 NR Mid-American Conference
24. Hofstra 19-10 156 23 Colonial Athletic Association
25. Saint Mary's 20-10 88 24 West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Akron 18-10 40 Mid-American Conference
Sacred Heart 21-8 18 Northeast Conference
Saint Louis 16-11 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
Loyola Marymount 20-8 14 West Coast Conference
Lafayette 20-9 6 Patriot League
Mercer 19-11 6 Atlantic Sun Conference
Rider 18-11 6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Central Connecticut State 20-9 4 Northeast Conference
Vermont 18-9 4 America East Conference

So UTEP moves up a couple spots in the mid-major poll while Oregon State moves down.

Time for this weeks edition of the bubble watch, and with none of our teams in the overall bubble watch, let's see how they do conference wise.

Locks: Boston College, Iowa, UTEP, UCLA
In: Oregon State

The other 14 teams are projected out.

DavidCorperial · 08-09-2015, 02:43 PM

Still reading

cmp · 08-09-2015, 03:47 PM

I'm here, hoping to turn this Central Michigan team around.

ntndeacon · 08-09-2015, 04:38 PM

GO Team NC! High Point and Davidson for the win!

bbgunn · 08-09-2015, 08:18 PM

I'm still here, although all of my teams are disappointing me lately.

britrock88 · 08-10-2015, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by collegesportsfanms

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 20-8, 8-6 2nd WAC.

2/25/16 vs. Fresno State (L 97-71)
2/27/16 vs. #11 Nevada (W 72-56)

A reversal of fortunes here, as the Beavers beat the team I thought they'd lose to, and got thumped by the team I thought they'd beat. 2nd place is still within reach, but they really need to win both their games next week.

Living on the bubble, this split is much better than the other split we could've had.

JAG · 08-10-2015, 01:10 PM

Still reading and waiting for Score Galore to get fired (though Iowa send to be improving).

collegesportsfanms · 08-10-2015, 04:25 PM

Feb. 29-March 6, 2016

We have 1 feature game this week, and it took place in the WAC.

3/5/16- Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) @ Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- A huge game for both teams going into the WAC tourney, and it was really almost as even as you can get. The difference was that Hawaii hit a couple more shots from the field and a few more free throws to get a big win ending the regular season.

Final Score: Hawaii- 83, Oregon State- 75

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

3/5/16- America East Quarterfinals vs. (3) New Hampshire (L 67-59)

With that loss, the Hawks will have most likely ended their season.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 14-16, 8-8 America East.

2/29/16 vs. Harvard (W 82-53)
3/5/16- America East Quarterfinals vs. (5) Binghamton (L 81-72)

The Black Bears end a disappointing season with a loss in the A-East Quarters.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 14-16, 9-7 T-6th Atlantic 10.

3/2/16 vs. Duquesne (W 76-57)
3/5/16 at Xavier (W 80-71)

Great week for the 49ers who take a lot of momentum into the A-10 Tourney. They'll be the 8th seed and will open up in the First Round against (9) Richmond.

#3 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 28-2, 15-1 1st ACC.

3/2/16 at #1 North Carolina (L 77-62)
3/5/16 vs. #18 Duke (W 109-83)

The Eagles will take a split for the week, as beating Duke gave them the regular season ACC title and the top seed in the ACC Tournament. They'll open up in the Quarterfinals against the (9) Virginia Tech/(8) Maryland winner.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-16, 6-10 T-8th Big 12.

3/2/16 at Iowa State (L 79-77, OT)
3/5/16 vs. Missouri (L 84-77)

The Buffaloes will take a 4 game losing streak into the Big 12 Tourney, where they will be the 10th seed after losing all the tiebreakers and open up in the First Round against (7) Texas Tech.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 15-13, 9-9 8th Big East.

3/2/16 vs. West Virginia (W 79-77, OT)
3/5/16 at Marquette (L 80-76)

The Cardinals now have 3 straight weeks of splitting their games and will take the 8th seed into the Big East Tourney. They'll get a bye into the Second Round and will face the winner of (16) Cincinnati/(9) Georgetown.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 16-14, 12-6 Big South.

3/1/16- Big South First Round vs. (8) Liberty (L 78-69)

A tough loss for the Panthers, but they will continue their season. By virtue of winning the Big South regular season title, they should get an auto-bid to the NIT.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 19-11, 12-6 3rd Big 10.

2/29/16 vs. Illinois State (L 76-59)
3/5/16 vs. Indiana (W 54-51)

The Hawkeyes missed a chance for a 20 win season with an embarrassing blowout against Illinois St, but still had a good regular season. They'll go into the Big 10 Tourney as the 3rd seed and get a bye to the Quarterfinals where they'll take on the winner of (11) Minnesota/(6) Penn State).

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 16-14, 10-8 T-6th Big 10.

3/2/16 at Michigan (L 81-70)
3/5/16 at Minnesota (L 62-46)

The Nittany Lions will take a 4 game losing streak into the Big 10 Tourney where they'll be the 6th seed and look to get revenge as they open up in the First Round against (11) Minnesota.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 15-14, 8-8 T-5th Big West.

3/3/16 vs. UC Riverside (W 85-81, OT)
3/5/16 at UC Santa Barbara (W 58-55)

2 tough wins this week have given the Mustangs a .500 record in conference, and has easily surpassed Coach St. Johns best season record so far. They'll be the 6th seed in the Big West Tourney and with the weird format will take on (7) Long Beach State in the First Round.

UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 23-7, 13-3 T-1st Conference USA.

3/2/16 vs. Tulane (W 77-66)
3/5/16 vs. Rice (W 62-51)

The Miners continue to roll, taking 7 straight wins into the Conference USA Tourney. Although they have to split the C-USA regular season title, they won the tiebreaker and will be the top seed in the Tourney. They get a bye into the Quarterfinals and will take on the winner of (9) SMU/(8) Rice.

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 16-15, 10-8 Horizon.

3/5/16- Horizon Semifinals vs. (3) Illinois-Chicago (W 70-62).

It's pretty simple going into next week for the Raiders. If they win the Horizon Championship game, they go dancing. If not, they probably stay home for the postseason.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 11-18, 7-9 T-2nd in West Division of MAC.

3/2/16 at Eastern Michigan (L 75-69)
3/5/16 vs. Northern Illinois (L 63-53)

The short winning streak is over for the Chippewas, who must win the MAC Tourney to see postseason play. Speaking of, they drew the 6th seed and will play (11) Buffalo in the First Round.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 17-15, 10-8 MVC.

2/29/16 vs. #21 IUPUI (L 80-72)
3/4/16- MVC Quarterfinals vs. (4) Indiana State (W 66-57)
3/5/16- MVC Semifinals vs. (1) #16 Southern Illinois (L 89-68)

Not a good way to end the MVC Tourney for the Aces as they got rocked, but still a much improved season, and they'll hold out hope for a CBI or CIT berth.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-21, 7-11 Northeast.

No games this week, as the Bulldogs did not qualify for the Northeast Tourney and their season is over.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 13-17, 9-9 Northeast.

3/3/16- Northeast Quarterfinals vs. (2) Quinnipiac (L 70-68).

The Hawks almost pulled the upset in this one, but the fact is they didn't, and they'll end a very disappointing season with a 13-17 record.

#7 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 26-4, 15-3 1st Pac 10.

3/5/16 vs. USC (W 75-63)

Beating USC gives the Bruins the Pac 10 regular season title and the top seed in the Pac 10 Tourney. They'll get a bye to the Quarterfinals and open up with the winner between (9) Arizona State/(8) California.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 14-18, 8-10 Southern.

3/4/16- Southern First Round vs. (9) Western Carolina (W 84-64)
3/5/16- Southern Quarterfinals vs. (1) Georgia Southern (L 92-88)

The Wildcats end by far their worst season with a 14-18 record, and will look to regroup in the offseason.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 15-15, 6-10 T-7th WAC.

3/3/16 at #14 Nevada (L 75-66)
3/5/16 vs. Oregon State- feature game, highlighted above.

Huge win for the Warriors as they get to .500 overall, but only good for the 8th seed in the WAC Tourney. They'll open up in the First Round against (9) Louisiana Tech.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 21-9, 9-7 T-2nd WAC.

3/3/16 at New Mexico State (W 66-55)
3/5/16 at Hawaii- feature game, highlighted above.

The Beavers still finish the season on a nice run, winning 6 of their last 8 and will get the 2nd seed in the WAC Tourney where they'll open up in the Quarterfinals against (7) Fresno State.

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. North Carolina (72) 26-3 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Boston College 28-2 1720 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Florida 26-5 1660 5 Southeastern Conference
4. Villanova 28-3 1584 2 Big East Conference
5. Texas 24-5 1497 4 Big 12 Conference
6. Tennessee 24-6 1331 11 Southeastern Conference
7. Kentucky 23-8 1284 6 Southeastern Conference
8. Pittsburgh 24-6 1252 9 Big East Conference
9. UCLA 26-4 1239 7 Pacific-10 Conference
10. Arizona 22-8 1226 10 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Kansas 26-5 1217 8 Big 12 Conference
12. Notre Dame 25-5 1008 12 Big East Conference
13. Southern Illinois 26-6 881 16 Missouri Valley Conference
14. Nevada 24-6 831 14 Western Athletic Conference
15. Oklahoma State 24-6 799 19 Big 12 Conference
16. Brigham Young 24-6 748 13 Mountain West Conference
17. Utah 25-5 719 17 Mountain West Conference
18. Duke 21-8 584 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Connecticut 21-9 376 15 Big East Conference
20. IUPUI 25-6 376 21 Summit League
21. Oregon 22-8 351 20 Pacific-10 Conference
22. Miami 21-9 337 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
23. UTEP 23-7 167 NR Conference USA
24. Purdue 22-8 137 NR Big Ten Conference
25. Rhode Island 22-7 81 25 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Florida State 21-8 72 Atlantic Coast Conference
East Tennessee State 25-7 46 Atlantic Sun Conference
Dayton 21-8 37 Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Joseph's 22-7 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
UAB 21-7 9 Conference USA
Southern California 20-10 8 Pacific-10 Conference
Michigan State 20-10 1 Big Ten Conference

Let's welcome UTEP into the Coaches Top 25!

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Nevada (37) 24-6 1734 2 Western Athletic Conference
2. Southern Illinois (23) 26-6 1733 3 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Brigham Young (10) 24-6 1693 1 Mountain West Conference
4. Utah (2) 25-5 1608 4 Mountain West Conference
5. Dayton 21-8 1414 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. IUPUI 25-6 1354 5 Summit League
7. Saint Joseph's 22-7 1337 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. UTEP 23-7 1309 12 Conference USA
9. Temple 21-9 1270 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Rhode Island 22-7 1232 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. UAB 21-7 1119 8 Conference USA
12. East Tennessee State 25-7 1010 10 Atlantic Sun Conference
13. Oregon State 21-9 873 14 Western Athletic Conference
14. Siena 23-10 864 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
15. Xavier 20-10 843 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
16. Fairfield 21-10 695 16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
17. Tulane 21-9 620 17 Conference USA
18. Albany 23-8 494 19 America East Conference
19. La Salle 19-10 456 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Kent State 21-9 350 23 Mid-American Conference
21. Saint Mary's 21-10 342 25 West Coast Conference
22. Cal State Fullerton 20-9 305 20 Big West Conference
23. Saint Louis 18-11 229 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Loyola Marymount 22-8 110 NR West Coast Conference
25. Hofstra 21-11 99 24 Colonial Athletic Association

Others Receiving Votes:
Creighton 18-11 98 Missouri Valley Conference
Richmond 18-12 92 Atlantic 10 Conference
Akron 19-11 33 Mid-American Conference
Drake 18-12 17 Missouri Valley Conference
Central Florida 18-12 16 Conference USA
Lafayette 21-10 14 Patriot League
Gonzaga 18-12 11 Western Athletic Conference
Pennsylvania 18-10 11 Ivy League
Sacred Heart 21-9 10 Northeast Conference
Coppin State 19-10 3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
New Mexico 18-11 1 Mountain West Conference
Rider 18-12 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Both UTEP and Oregon State rise in the mid-major poll.

It's time for our final bubble watch of the season. No teams in the overall bubble watch, so let's go down the list.

Locks: Boston College, Iowa, UTEP, UCLA
In: Oregon State

Everybody else is projected out.

bbgunn · 08-10-2015, 07:06 PM

Big win for Hawaii there, but will it matter?

collegesportsfanms · 08-12-2015, 06:41 PM

March 7-13, 2016

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

No games this week.

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 14-16, 8-8 America East.

No games this week.

Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 17-17, 9-7 Atlantic 10.

3/8/16- Atlantic 10 First Round vs. (9) Richmond (W 78-69)
3/11/16- Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals vs. (1) Dayton (W 110-103, OT)
3/12/16- Atlantic 10 Semifinals vs. (12) St. Bonaventure (W 75-67)
3/13/16- Atlantic 10 Championship vs. (2) #25 Rhode Island (L 80-71)

An incredible run for Coach Tribble and the 49ers, making it to the A-10 Championship. There are a lot of bubble teams that were happy to see them go down in the finals. Unfortunately, that run may not be good enough to extend the season.

#2 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 30-3, 15-1 ACC.

3/11/16- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (9) Virginia Tech (W 84-41)
3/12/16- ACC Semifinals vs. (5) #22 Miami (W 89-84)
3/13/16- ACC Championship vs. (2) #1 North Carolina (L 80-56).

Yikes! Somebody forgot to tell the Eagles to show up in the ACC Championship game, as they were completely dominated. It's hard to think coach Donovan and BC won't receive a #1 seed though, although they could get bumped down to a 2 seed after that loss.

Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-17, 6-10 Big 12.

3/9/16- Big 12 First Round vs. (7) Texas Tech (L 65-55)

A very disappointing season comes to an end, as the Buffaloes were expecting big things this season, but it never materialized.

Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 15-14, 9-9 Big East.

3/9/16- Big East Second Round vs. (9) Georgetown (L 50-47).

Just a terrible season for the Cardinals, who are just a few seasons removed from a national championship. On name only, they might sneak into a postseason tournament, but a couple wins in the Big East Tourney would have went a long ways.

High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 16-14, 12-6 Big South.

No games this week.

Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 21-12, 12-6 Big 10.

3/11/16- Big 10 Quarterfinals vs. (11) Minnesota (W 76-69).
3/12/16- Big 10 Semifinals vs. (10) Indiana (W 73-70).
3/13/16- Big 10 Championship vs. (1) Michigan State (L 93-76).

The Hawkeyes definitely got an easy path to the Big 10 title game, but Sparty is tough, and Coach Lopez and Iowa run into a buzzsaw there. I would like to think Iowa has done enough to make the Big Dance, especially since they've been a lock in the bubble watch for several weeks.

Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 16-15, 10-8 Big 10.

3/10/16- Big 10 First Round vs. (11) Minnesota (L 84-73).

Ugh! The Nittany Lions needed this win to help their cause for a postseason berth. Now it's very questionable whether they'll sniff a tournament or not.

Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 15-15, 8-8 Big West.

3/9/16- Big West First Round vs. (7) Long Beach State (L 64-60).

It's been a heck of a season for the Mustangs, who have more than doubled their win total over previous years, but it probably won't be enough to give Coach St. John his first taste of postseason.

#23 UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 24-8, 13-3 Conference USA.

3/10/16- Conference USA Quarterfinals vs. (8) Rice (W 85-66).
3/11/16- Conference USA Semifinals vs. (4) Tulane (L 65-57).

The Miners ended their regular season a game earlier than they wanted to. They will be safely dancing, the question is what will this loss do to their seeding?

Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 16-16, 10-8 Horizon.

3/8/16- Horizon Championship vs. (4) Detroit (L 81-52).

It was win or bust for the Raiders. They certainly didn't win and will most likely be sitting out the postseason.

Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 12-19, 7-9 MAC.

3/8/16- MAC First Round vs. (11) Buffalo (W 68-61).
3/10/16- MAC Quarterfinals vs. (3) Kent State (L 78-62).

It went about as well as expected for the Chippewas, who will spend the rest of the season at home watching.

Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 17-15, 10-8 MVC.

No games this week.

Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-21, 7-11 Northeast.

No games this week.

Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 13-17, 9-9 Northeast.

No games this week.

#9 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 29-4, 15-3 Pac 10.

3/10/16- Pac 10 Quarterfinals vs. (8) California (W 98-88).
3/11/16- Pac 10 Semifinals vs. (5) Stanford (W 80-61).
3/12/16- Pac 10 Championship vs. (3) #10 Arizona (W 75-70).

Well, the Bruins were going dancing anyways, but with winning the Pac 10 Tourney, they may have just earned themselves a #1 seed. At the very least a 2 seed.

Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 14-18, 8-10 Southern.

No games this week.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 15-16, 6-10 WAC.

3/8/16- WAC First Round vs. (9) Louisiana Tech (L 70-60).

It doesn't get anymore embarrassing than this loss for the Warriors. Most likely they'd have been done after the next game anyways, but this will end their season.

Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 24-9, 9-7 WAC.

3/10/16- WAC Quarterfinals vs. (7) Fresno State (W 72-62)
3/11/16- WAC Semifinals vs. (6) San Jose State (W 59-51).
3/12/16- WAC Championship vs. (1) #14 Nevada (W 90-78).

The Beavers are for real again, after winning the WAC title in very convincing fashion. They were on the bubble coming into the WAC Tourney, but now they have clinched a spot in the big dance.

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1. North Carolina (72) 29-3 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Boston College 30-3 1727 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Florida 27-6 1610 3 Southeastern Conference
4. Texas 27-5 1595 5 Big 12 Conference
5. Villanova 29-4 1502 4 Big East Conference
6. UCLA 29-4 1422 9 Pacific-10 Conference
7. Tennessee 27-6 1396 6 Southeastern Conference
8. Arizona 24-9 1326 10 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Kansas 27-6 1187 11 Big 12 Conference
10. Kentucky 23-9 1150 7 Southeastern Conference
11. Notre Dame 25-6 1027 12 Big East Conference
12. Pittsburgh 24-7 1018 8 Big East Conference
13. Nevada 26-7 912 14 Western Athletic Conference
14. Oklahoma State 25-7 886 15 Big 12 Conference
15. Southern Illinois 26-6 855 13 Missouri Valley Conference
16. Utah 25-6 680 17 Mountain West Conference
17. Brigham Young 24-7 649 16 Mountain West Conference
18. Duke 22-9 607 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Rhode Island 25-7 430 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Miami 23-10 395 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Michigan State 23-10 338 NR Big Ten Conference
22. IUPUI 25-6 326 20 Summit League
23. Oregon 23-9 294 21 Pacific-10 Conference
24. East Tennessee State 25-7 86 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
25. Purdue 23-9 67 24 Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Connecticut 21-10 53 Big East Conference
UTEP 24-8 40 Conference USA
Florida State 21-9 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oregon State 24-9 5 Western Athletic Conference
Saint Joseph's 22-8 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
St. John's 22-12 1 Big East Conference

UTEP falls out of the rankings, and Oregon State earns a few points. UCLA takes a nice jump while Boston College stays at 2.

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Nevada (61) 26-7 1789 1 Western Athletic Conference
2. Southern Illinois (10) 26-6 1718 2 Missouri Valley Conference
3. Brigham Young (1) 24-7 1669 3 Mountain West Conference
4. Utah 25-6 1585 4 Mountain West Conference
5. Rhode Island 25-7 1502 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. IUPUI 25-6 1424 6 Summit League
7. UTEP 24-8 1347 8 Conference USA
8. Dayton 21-9 1236 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Saint Joseph's 22-8 1171 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Oregon State 24-9 1170 13 Western Athletic Conference
11. Temple 21-10 1134 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. East Tennessee State 25-7 1038 12 Atlantic Sun Conference
13. UAB 21-8 931 11 Conference USA
14. Siena 23-10 865 14 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
15. Kent State 24-9 786 20 Mid-American Conference
16. Tulane 23-10 715 17 Conference USA
17. Xavier 20-11 640 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Fairfield 21-11 555 16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
19. Albany 23-8 437 18 America East Conference
20. Loyola Marymount 23-8 406 24 West Coast Conference
21. La Salle 20-11 390 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Central Florida 21-12 281 NR Conference USA
23. Hofstra 21-11 164 25 Colonial Athletic Association
24. Creighton 18-11 119 NR Missouri Valley Conference
25. Saint Mary's 21-11 95 21 West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Saint Louis 18-12 63 Atlantic 10 Conference
Cal State Fullerton 20-10 45 Big West Conference
Pennsylvania 20-10 35 Ivy League
Richmond 18-13 32 Atlantic 10 Conference
Drake 18-12 21 Missouri Valley Conference
Akron 20-12 20 Mid-American Conference
Sacred Heart 21-9 6 Northeast Conference
Lafayette 21-10 5 Patriot League
Coppin State 20-11 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Florida International 21-12 2 Sun Belt Conference
Mercer 20-12 2 Atlantic Sun Conference

Good to see both UTEP and Oregon State move up.

Next post will be the 2016 Selection Sunday post.

collegesportsfanms · 08-12-2015, 09:01 PM

2016 Selection Sunday

First, something that jumped out at me right away is that we have 2 of our FOFC coaches playing each other in the postseason.

In the NCAA Midwest Region (8) UTEP will square off with (9) Iowa in the First Round. Now, what's even crazier is whoever wins that game will square off against (1) UCLA in the Second Round. That's assuming UCLA gets by (16) Iona in their first game. And we all know they will.

As far as other teams..

Oregon State got the 8th seed in the NCAA West Region and will face off against (9) Florida State in the First Round.

Boston College got the top seed in the NCAA East Region and will face the winner between UC Davis and Lehigh. That is a play-in game.

High Point, by virtue of winning the Big South regular season title, gets the 10th seed in the NIT Midwest Region and will travel to (7) Loyola-Maryland in the First Round.

And that, my friends, is it. 6, count em, 6 of our 20 FOFC teams made the postseason this year. Absolutely terrible. Now, I think Charlotte and Evansville got totally snubbed, they should still be playing. But, I feel that if things keep up, some of our teams are going to get better and better. Louisville will rebound, they have to.

I'll get the 2016 postseason going within the next couple days.

collegesportsfanms · 08-13-2015, 12:45 PM

Guys, I am considering a change for next season. Instead of recapping the season tournaments and starting my weekly reports at the end of December/first of January, I'm considering doing just like I do with the FBCB Interactive Player dynasty, and starting my weekly reports at the beginning of the season. Obviously it would take more time to get through a season, but you guys would have a more in-depth look at your non-conference schedule.

Unless someone is totally opposed to me doing it this way, I'm going to try it with the beginning of next season.

collegesportsfanms · 08-14-2015, 07:24 AM

2016 NCAA Tournament First Round

(9) Florida State hammers (8) Oregon State 88-60. Yuck!

(1) UCLA beats (16) Iona 77-64.

(9) Iowa all over (8) UTEP 86-60.

(1) Boston College gets by (16) Lehigh 69-59.

NIT First Round

(7) Loyola-Maryland hammers (10) High Point 74-51.

NCAA Second Round

(1) UCLA beats up on (9) Iowa 86-62.

(1) Boston College survives (9) Purdue 94-86.

collegesportsfanms · 08-14-2015, 07:29 AM

NCAA Sweet Sixteen

(1) UCLA rolls over (12) Kent State 83-60.

(9) Purdue shocks (1) Boston College 80-69. So much for a potential UCLA-Boston College game.

NCAA Elite Eight

(1) UCLA over (6) Nevada 76-64.

It's up to UCLA to lead the FOFC coaches to prominence this season.

NCAA Final Four

(3E) ends the FOFC reign by beating (1MW) UCLA 68-64.

Grover · 08-14-2015, 07:30 AM

Wow, what a run by my 49ers in the A10.

collegesportsfanms · 08-14-2015, 07:33 AM

2016 Postseason Recap

We already know the results of 1 national semifinal, and the other saw (1W) Tennessee beat (2S) North Carolina 85-77. Tennessee then beat Pitt 73-61 in the National Championship.

The NIT Final Four was actually a decent one this year, based on seeding. In the first semifinal, (1W) Siena beat (3S) Stanford 80-72. The second semifinal saw (2E) Rider all over (2MW) Michigan 86-65. The NIT championship was a snoozefest, as Siena completely dismantled Rider 71-32.

The CBI Championship Series went all 3 games, and none of them were close. (11) Chattanooga beat (8) Arkansas 2 games to 1. Chattanooga won the first game 95-66, Arkansas won the second game 95-73, and Chattanooga won the final game 88-59.

The CIT Championship saw (10) Winthrop beat a very surprising (16) Long Island 62-54. What a run by Long Island though, proving that seedings don't matter much in these smaller tournaments (CBI, CIT).

Sometime this weekend will be the season wrap-up with awards, recruiting rankings, and any job offers, so be on the lookout.

JAG · 08-14-2015, 08:03 AM

Best season for Iowa yet, hopefully that helps a bit with recruiting.

thmscrrn3 · 08-15-2015, 01:06 AM

Still following with the up and down Monmouth team hopefully we rebound back from a bad season.

collegesportsfanms · 08-15-2015, 12:05 PM

Just a heads up, it may be a few days before I start the next season. I'm getting ready to start the process of creating a fairly extensive spreadsheet for you guys with a lot of key coach stats (records, tournament appearances, titles, etc etc) and will be updating it after every season. I know I don't have to do this, but this gives you guys an idea of how your coach is doing in some key stat lines.

Unfortunately, I'll probably have to go back through the thread and research to get some of the stats for all the coaches. Once I have the spreadsheet built, I'll send it and then we'll start the next season.

Also, I am looking for a few more coaches, so if you already have a coach in this and you want another (no more than 3 though, sorry bbgunn), let me know. I've got 1 new coach, I'd like to have 2 or 3 more. I'll even take 4 to get me up to 25.

Hopefully I'll have this ready to go by early next week.

thmscrrn3 · 08-15-2015, 03:42 PM

would love to have a second team please let me know, I live near Norfolk St. so that would be cool. Let me know please.

collegesportsfanms · 08-15-2015, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thmscrrn3

would love to have a second team please let me know, I live near Norfolk St. so that would be cool. Let me know please.

If I can get you to do me a favor and go into the FBCB Coaches Dynasty sign-up thread and put all your info, that would be great. You can surely have Norfolk State.

collegesportsfanms · 08-15-2015, 09:31 PM

Just wanted to give you guys a taste of what I'm working on, as there are 4 different tabs to the spreadsheet. Everything is blank right now, but here's all the pertinent stuff I came up with. Since I can only seem to get 1 at a time to show up, otherwise they turned into links, I'll do them 1 by 1. Here is record and 20+ win seasons, plus regular season and conf tourney titles. The other part of it is the in-season 8 team tourneys, and how your teams finished.

collegesportsfanms · 08-15-2015, 09:32 PM

This second screenshot is for the 4 team and 16 team tourneys, again, this is just a way to know how every team finished in every tournament they played in:

collegesportsfanms · 08-15-2015, 09:37 PM

The 3rd spreadsheet is season awards. I have it broken down by freshman of year, coach of year and player of year for national and conference level, and then 1st team, 2nd team, and All-Freshman Team for national and conference level, as well as national 3rd team. If any of your teams had a player who got an award or made an all whatever team, it'll be noted. Here's that spreadsheet:

collegesportsfanms · 08-15-2015, 09:39 PM

And the 4th one is postseason tournaments. Now, I did fudge on this one a little bit, as there was no way enough space for me to break down every possible finish for every tournament, so for the smaller tourneys (CBI, CIT) I'm only tracking appearances and championships. I may add runner-ups to those at some point. For the NIT, I'm tracking appearances, Final Fours, and Championships. Again, I may add Runner-up. There was no way I was going to do lose in First Round, etc etc for the postseason tourneys. And for the NCAA, I'm tracking appearances, Sweet Sixteens, Final Fours, and Championships. Here's that spreadsheet.

collegesportsfanms · 08-15-2015, 09:41 PM

Now, before you guys go off and say I'm putting way too much work into this, especially with everything else I've got going on, other projects and stuff, I have figured out how to manage my time to get a little bit of everything accomplished every day, every week. But I'm really enjoying this, and I want to track and see how all our coaches are doing. I'm a data and spreadsheet nut, I had 3 stints at a Remote Encoding Center, so doing this kind of stuff is nothing to me.

The only question I have is, after every season, should I separate each spreadsheet like I just did, or lump all 4 together and just provide the links for you guys to click on? I'm cool either way, just lemme know.

collegesportsfanms · 08-18-2015, 02:25 PM

I am still working on the spreadsheet, and still looking for a couple new coaches. I've got 2 new ones, including a female coach (thanks for that thmscrrn3), I would gladly take 2 or 3 new coaches at this point. I think my limit will be 25, that's more than enough to keep me busy and keep this going.

Also, I'm still waiting on some opinions on how you would like me to produce the screenshots, whether one at a time, or post all 4 of them in links for you to click on. Either way is fine with me, whatever works for you guys.

Regardless of whether I hear from anybody or not, I'm going forward with the next season probably tomorrow night, or Thursday, as I'll try to be finishing up the spreadsheet tonight.

DavidCorperial · 08-18-2015, 02:28 PM

I'm fine with either style of spreadsheet

bbgunn · 08-19-2015, 01:57 AM

Yeah, they look fine. I'm glad you are enjoying this, by the way. Thanks!

06-19-2015, 08:25 AM	#202
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Here's a look at how our teams have fared through December 28, 2015. Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 8-4, 0-0 America East. The Hawks have won their last 6, including a nice win against Siena. They've had some good losses as well, losing to UMass, St. Louis, Harvard, and Fordham. Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 5-7, 0-1 America East. It's been rough for the Black Bears so far, including a 4 team losing streak in which they lost all 4 on the road. Their best win so far, believe it or not, is a 79-70 win at Cal Poly. They did lose their first conference game to Binghamton though. Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 4-7, 0-0 Atlantic 10. The 49ers started the season by losing their first 5, but against some great completion in Ohio St., Houston, and UConn. They've also lost to Davidson, and their tournament win over Drake is their best win to date. Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 9-1, 0-0 ACC. The Eagles' only setback so far was against UNLV, but don't let that 9-1 record fool you. Other than St. Johns, UNLV, and Providence, the Eagles haven't exactly played top notch competition. Also, congrats to Alex Donovan for picking up his 100th career win in his last game against Providence. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 5-5, 0-0 Big 12. The Buffaloes had a 4 game losing streak against decent competition (at Creighton, at Weber State, at Oral Roberts, at Marquette) and also lost a close game at Utah. They hammered Wyoming and Air Force though, and still a few grueling non-conference road games before they jump into B12 play. Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 6-3, 0-0 Big East. Maybe the voters knew something about this team that we didn't, as not only did they lose to Northwestern State, they also lost to Fairfield, both terrible losses. The 5 point loss at Xavier isn't bad, but the Cardinals could be in some trouble come Big East play. High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 5-7, 2-0 Big South. The Panthers also started the season on a 5 game losing streak, but have since recovered to win 5 of their last 7, including opening the conference with 2 wins, at Liberty and at VMI. They also have a nice win at Davidson and at Penn. Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 8-3, 1-0 Big 10. Nice start so far for the Hawkeyes, who won their season tournament, who have also beaten Alabama and Missouri, and won their conference opener against Wisconsin. Their 3 losses: at Kansas, at Florida, and at Texas, and those 3 teams have a combined 31-4 record so far. Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 6-6, 0-0 Big 10. The Nittany Lions have had some tough losses this season, including a 44 point blowout loss against West Virginia, and an upset loss at Eastern Michigan. However, they have a huge win on their schedule, as they won 79-78 at Villanova who is a top 5 team. Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 5-6, 0-0 Big West. The Mustangs started the season on a 3 game losing streak, but got a nice win against Wright State, another nice win at Cal, and their last 3 wins have been at Santa Clara, at Loyola Marymount, and at Fresno State. Let's hope they can keep it going. UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 9-3, 0-0 Conference USA. The Miners have lost home games to San Diego and Air Force, but have good wins against Wyoming and TCU, as well as beating Utah State and Nevada. It still looks like an up and down team, but they are definitely improved from last season. Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 5-7, 1-1 Horizon. The Raiders have had some key losses at Minnesota, Missouri, and Alabama, but won their conference opener at Valpo before losing at Butler. They also hammered Virginia Tech in a good win. Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 3-7, 0-0 MAC. The Chippewas opened the season taking on top 20 teams Vanderbilt and USC, losing to both. They have beaten Maine however, as well as Oakland and Youngstown State. Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 6-6, 0-1 MVC. The Aces have a couple nice wins at Xavier and at St. Louis, but a bad loss to Tennessee Tech. They've also lost to Louisville and Kansas, and beaten Nebraska. They lost their conference opener to Missouri State. Bryant (Score Galore) -- 1-10, 0-0 Northeast. The Bulldogs have not had an easy time of it thus far, as they got their lone win over Duquesne. They've lost to teams such as Syracuse, San Diego State, Notre Dame, and St. Josephs. Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 4-7, 0-0 Northeast. The Hawks are currently on a 3 game losing streak, losing at Fordham, Penn St., and St. Johns. Their best win is at Citadel, and they've also beaten Radford, Princeton, and Tennessee State. UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 10-1, 0-0 Pac 10. The Bruins' only loss is at Nebraska, and it was only a 2 point loss. They've also beaten Notre Dame and San Diego, and have played a few patsies. Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 5-7, 0-0 Southern. Randolph got his 100th career win earlier in the season, and really toughened up the schedule this season. Some of the losses have been to Notre Dame, Tennessee, Wake Forest, North Carolina, and Pittsburgh. They've played the tough schedule, but were hoping to come up with a few wins out of that. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 8-2, 0-0 WAC. The Warriors are off to a great start, as they've only lost to Cincinnati and Bowling Green, but they've beaten a good New Mexico team, as well as Cal and Temple. Their schedule hasn't been really tough, but they've had a few tough ones. Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 9-2, 0-0 WAC. The Beavers are off to a nice start, as they've had 2 separate 4 game winning streaks so far, including a rivalry win at Oregon. The losses were to Kent State and Montana, and they've got a few more cupcakes on the schedule before WAC play. Code: Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Arizona (44) 11-1 1760 4 Pacific-10 Conference 2. Villanova (17) 10-1 1704 3 Big East Conference 3. Kentucky (11) 12-1 1691 2 Southeastern Conference 4. North Carolina 9-1 1604 5 Atlantic Coast Conference 5. Pittsburgh 10-1 1488 6 Big East Conference 6. Florida 10-1 1455 1 Southeastern Conference 7. UCLA 10-1 1357 7 Pacific-10 Conference 8. Texas 10-1 1249 8 Big 12 Conference 9. Georgetown 9-0 1185 11 Big East Conference 10. Tennessee 10-1 1164 9 Southeastern Conference 11. Boston College 9-1 1104 12 Atlantic Coast Conference 12. Wake Forest 9-1 1056 13 Atlantic Coast Conference 13. Oklahoma State 9-1 890 14 Big 12 Conference 14. Southern California 10-1 821 16 Pacific-10 Conference 15. Purdue 11-1 799 18 Big Ten Conference 16. Sacred Heart 11-0 692 19 Northeast Conference 17. Kansas 11-2 608 10 Big 12 Conference 18. Notre Dame 10-1 542 22 Big East Conference 19. Vanderbilt 8-1 467 24 Southeastern Conference 20. Ohio State 9-3 442 15 Big Ten Conference 21. Florida State 10-1 432 NR Atlantic Coast Conference 22. Connecticut 10-2 313 NR Big East Conference 23. Brigham Young 10-2 143 17 Mountain West Conference 24. Saint Joseph's 9-1 140 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 25. Rhode Island 9-1 137 NR Atlantic 10 Conference Others Receiving Votes: Southern Illinois 8-2 53 Missouri Valley Conference San Diego State 8-1 40 Mountain West Conference San Jose State 7-1 21 Western Athletic Conference Wisconsin 9-2 20 Big Ten Conference East Tennessee State 12-2 14 Atlantic Sun Conference Miami 9-2 9 Atlantic Coast Conference Definitely a shock not to see Louisville up here as well, hopefully they'll get it going again. Code: Mid Major Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Sacred Heart (72) 11-0 1800 2 Northeast Conference 2. Brigham Young 10-2 1638 1 Mountain West Conference 3. Rhode Island 9-1 1601 5 Atlantic 10 Conference 4. Saint Joseph's 9-1 1573 6 Atlantic 10 Conference 5. Southern Illinois 8-2 1490 3 Missouri Valley Conference 6. San Jose State 7-1 1450 7 Western Athletic Conference 7. East Tennessee State 12-2 1332 10 Atlantic Sun Conference 8. San Diego State 8-1 1321 8 Mountain West Conference 9. Temple 9-2 1293 11 Atlantic 10 Conference 10. Hawaii 8-2 1099 15 Western Athletic Conference 11. Tulane 10-2 1047 4 Conference USA 12. Nevada 9-3 1033 20 Western Athletic Conference 13. Saint Louis 8-2 931 13 Atlantic 10 Conference 14. Oregon State 9-2 919 14 Western Athletic Conference 15. Duquesne 9-2 744 22 Atlantic 10 Conference 16. UAB 6-2 687 NR Conference USA 17. Northeastern 8-2 627 NR Colonial Athletic Association 18. Xavier 8-3 579 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 19. Southern Methodist 6-2 521 25 Conference USA 20. Utah 11-3 519 NR Mountain West Conference 21. UTEP 9-3 333 NR Conference USA 22. Fairfield 8-3 232 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 23. UNLV 9-3 214 12 Mountain West Conference 24. Richmond 9-3 184 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 25. Memphis 8-3 89 NR Conference USA Others Receiving Votes: IUPUI 8-3 34 Summit League Lafayette 9-3 21 Patriot League William & Mary 7-3 18 Colonial Athletic Association New Mexico 8-3 17 Mountain West Conference Wichita State 8-3 16 Missouri Valley Conference Bowling Green 6-3 13 Mid-American Conference Vermont 8-3 12 America East Conference Kent State 8-3 4 Mid-American Conference Morgan State 6-3 3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Citadel 7-3 3 Southern Conference Loyola Marymount 8-3 1 West Coast Conference Norfolk State 8-3 1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Texas-San Antonio 8-3 1 Southland Conference Great to see UTEP back in the mid-major poll, and also Oregon State and Hawaii in. Hopefully more teams will join soon.

06-24-2015, 07:43 AM	#203
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Dec. 28, 2015-Jan. 3, 2016 Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 10-5, 1-1 America East. 3 games this week for the Hawks, all at home. First a non-conference win 62-59 over Delaware St., then back to conference play with an 82-69 loss to Albany, and finally a 65-58 win over Binghamton. Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 5-9, 0-2 America East. 2 blowout losses for the Black Bears this week, first an 86-69 loss at Stony Brook, then an out of conference, home loss 88-53 to a ranked St. Joseph's team. Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 4-9, 0-0 Atlantic 10. 2 solid efforts against SEC teams this week for the 49ers, although both were losses. First a home 68-59 loss to a top 10 Tennessee, then a 74-67 loss at South Carolina. Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 12-1, 0-0 ACC. The Eagles had 3 games this week, all wins. First a 117-73 win at Duquesne, then an 83-67 win at Harvard, then they returned home to beat Rhode Island 88-60. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 6-6, 0-0 Big 12. A split this week for the Buffaloes, both on the road. First a 93-65 loss at Nevada, then a 72-60 win at Colorado St. Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 6-4, 0-0 Big East. Just 1 game this week for the Cardinals, an 86-78 loss at North Carolina, a top 5 team. High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 6-8, 2-1 Big South. The Panthers pulled off a shocker this week, as they beat top 25 Vanderbilt 89-84 at home in a non-conference game. They couldn't sustain the momentum though, as they returned to conference play and hosted Radford but lost 69-68. Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 10-3, 3-0 Big 10. The Hawkeyes got 2 more wins this week, first a 69-61 win over Illinois, then returning home and beating Purdue 74-60. Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 7-6, 1-0 Big 10. The Nittany Lions opened conference play at home with a 95-91 win. Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 7-6, 0-0 Big West. The Mustangs got a pair of nice wins this week, first a 61-57 win at USC, then an 85-79 home win over Pepperdine. UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 9-4, 0-0 Conference USA. Just 1 game this week for the Miners, a tough 54-52 loss at New Mexico St. Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 6-8, 1-2 Horizon. A road split this week for the Raiders, as they won 86-61 at Akron in a non-conference game, then returned to conference play and lost 67-48 at Detroit. Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 4-8, 0-0 MAC. The Chippewas split on the road this week, first winning 76-76 in overtime at UC Irvine, then losing 67-56 at Indiana. Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 7-7, 1-2 MVC. A home split this week for the Aces, as they lost 78-69 to Southern Illinois, then won 78-64 against Illinois St. Bryant (Score Galore) -- 3-10, 2-0 Northeast. The Bulldogs start off conference play on the right foot, going to a top 25 Sacred Heart team and shocking them 68-67, then returning home and beating Long Island 64-48. Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 5-8, 1-1 Northeast. A road split for the Hawks this week, as they lost 64-59 at Quinnipiac, then won 80-75 at Wagner. UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 12-1, 1-0 Pac 10. 2 wins this week for the Bruins, first a home non-conference win 78-65 over Seton Hall, then starting conference play with a 60-57 win at USC. Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 5-9, 0-2 Southern. The Wildcats are struggling this year, as they picked up 2 more losses this week. First a 70-64 home loss to Furman, then an 87-67 loss at Elon. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-3, 0-0 WAC. A split this week for the Warriors, as they lost 85-68 at Texas A&M, but returned home to beat Texas Tech 97-88. Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 11-2, 0-0 WAC. 2 more wins this week for the Beavers, as they won 72-64 at Brown, then returned home and beat Seattle 66-53. Code: Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Kentucky (52) 14-1 1780 3 Southeastern Conference 2. Villanova (20) 12-1 1737 2 Big East Conference 3. North Carolina 11-1 1664 4 Atlantic Coast Conference 4. Pittsburgh 11-1 1581 5 Big East Conference 5. UCLA 12-1 1496 7 Pacific-10 Conference 6. Florida 12-1 1455 6 Southeastern Conference 7. Boston College 12-1 1370 11 Atlantic Coast Conference 8. Texas 11-1 1238 8 Big 12 Conference 9. Tennessee 12-1 1216 10 Southeastern Conference 10. Arizona 12-2 1177 1 Pacific-10 Conference 11. Kansas 12-2 996 17 Big 12 Conference 12. Notre Dame 11-1 938 18 Big East Conference 13. Ohio State 11-3 902 20 Big Ten Conference 14. Georgetown 10-1 888 9 Big East Conference 15. Wake Forest 10-2 873 12 Atlantic Coast Conference 16. Saint Joseph's 12-1 715 24 Atlantic 10 Conference 17. Oklahoma State 11-1 704 13 Big 12 Conference 18. Connecticut 10-2 571 22 Big East Conference 19. Sacred Heart 12-1 464 16 Northeast Conference 20. San Diego State 10-1 422 NR Mountain West Conference 21. Temple 11-2 252 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 22. Michigan 9-3 237 NR Big Ten Conference 23. Vanderbilt 9-2 219 19 Southeastern Conference 24. Louisiana State 11-2 103 NR Southeastern Conference 25. Duke 9-3 93 NR Atlantic Coast Conference Others Receiving Votes: Florida State 10-2 92 Atlantic Coast Conference Nevada 10-3 74 Western Athletic Conference Miami 10-2 58 Atlantic Coast Conference Maryland 9-3 23 Atlantic Coast Conference Oregon State 11-2 20 Western Athletic Conference Rhode Island 10-2 16 Atlantic 10 Conference Southern California 10-3 7 Pacific-10 Conference Southern Illinois 9-3 7 Missouri Valley Conference San Jose State 8-2 4 Western Athletic Conference Brigham Young 11-3 3 Mountain West Conference Wisconsin 10-3 3 Big Ten Conference Purdue 11-3 2 Big Ten Conference How crazy is it to see Oregon State receiving votes in the coaches poll? Are the Beavers for real or will they come back down to earth during WAC play? Code: Mid Major Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Saint Joseph's (67) 12-1 1792 4 Atlantic 10 Conference 2. Temple 11-2 1708 9 Atlantic 10 Conference 3. Sacred Heart 12-1 1620 1 Northeast Conference 4. San Diego State (1) 10-1 1558 8 Mountain West Conference 5. Nevada (4) 10-3 1531 12 Western Athletic Conference 6. Brigham Young 11-3 1395 2 Mountain West Conference 7. Oregon State 11-2 1390 14 Western Athletic Conference 8. Rhode Island 10-2 1262 3 Atlantic 10 Conference 9. Southern Illinois 9-3 1183 5 Missouri Valley Conference 10. UAB 7-2 1151 16 Conference USA 11. San Jose State 8-2 1116 6 Western Athletic Conference 12. East Tennessee State 13-3 1009 7 Atlantic Sun Conference 13. Utah 11-3 990 20 Mountain West Conference 14. UNLV 10-3 791 23 Mountain West Conference 15. Hawaii 9-3 786 10 Western Athletic Conference 16. Tulane 10-3 700 11 Conference USA 17. IUPUI 10-3 647 NR Summit League 18. Memphis 9-3 599 25 Conference USA 19. Saint Louis 8-3 489 13 Atlantic 10 Conference 20. Vermont 10-3 447 NR America East Conference 21. Kent State 9-3 316 NR Mid-American Conference 22. Norfolk State 10-3 275 NR Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 23. Northeastern 9-3 206 17 Colonial Athletic Association 24. Siena 12-4 180 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 25. Duquesne 9-3 132 15 Atlantic 10 Conference Others Receiving Votes: Loyola Marymount 9-3 31 West Coast Conference Boise State 10-4 29 Western Athletic Conference Dayton 8-4 27 Atlantic 10 Conference UTEP 9-4 14 Conference USA Xavier 8-4 12 Atlantic 10 Conference Richmond 9-4 7 Atlantic 10 Conference Lafayette 10-4 4 Patriot League Mercer 9-4 3 Atlantic Sun Conference UTEP drops out of the mid-major top 25, but is still receiving votes. Oregon St. keeps climbing the ladder. Good stuff!

06-24-2015, 06:15 PM	#206
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	as will I __________________ Up the Posh!

06-25-2015, 11:39 PM	#208
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Me too. As long as Hawaii keeps winning! __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

07-03-2015, 02:20 PM	#209
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Jan. 4-10, 2016 I'm going to try this format with the coaches dynasty, it's the same format I use with the recruit/player dynasty. First, let me talk about feature games. Anytime we have 2 FOFC coaches playing against each other, it will be a feature game. Conference play will see a fair share of those, and we have 2 this week. We'll start in the America East. 1/6/16- Hartford (David Ginsberg) @ Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- This one was close at halftime, as Maine led by 3, but the Black Bears really turned it on in the second half to pull away. Final Score: Maine- 84, Hartford- 70 Our other feature game is in the Northeast. 1/9/16- Bryant (Score Galore) @ Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- This one was an instant classic, that is if you like offense. Both teams shot over 45% from the field, but there were also 37 turnovers combined. What would you expect from 2 of the bottom teams in the conference. In the end, Bryant had a little too much. Final Score: Bryant- 91, Monmouth- 86 Other Games Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 10-7, 1-3 America East. 1/6/16 at Maine- feature game, highlighted above. 1/10/16 at Boston University (L 62-48) Not a good week for the Hawks, who lose both and have lost 3 of 4 after a 7 game winning streak. Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 7-9, 2-2 America East. 1/6/16 vs. Hartford- feature game, highlighted above. 1/10/16 at UMBC (W 74-65) A good week for the Black Bears, who break a 3 game losing streak. Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 5-9, 0-0 Atlantic 10. 1/9/16 vs. Savannah St. (W 82-55) Nothing like playing a severely overmatched team in the only game of the week, a feel good win leading into A-10 play. #7 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 13-1, 0-0 ACC. 1/5/16 at Brown (W 58-57) This would have been an embarrassing loss for the Eagles in their only game of the week. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 8-6, 1-0 Big 12. 1/5/16 vs. New Mexico St. (W 77-59) 1/9/16 at Kansas St. (W 70-62) Good week for the Buffaloes, as they open conference play with a solid road victory. Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 7-5, 1-1 Big East. 1/6/16 at #18 UConn (L 78-62) 1/9/16 at West Virginia (W 56-49) What is going on with the Cardinals? They just aren't getting it done this season, especially against top 20 teams. High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 7-9, 3-2 Big South. 1/7/16 vs. Presbyterian (L 71-65) 1/9/16 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (W 68-57) Losing to Presbyterian is the last thing the Panthers wanted, but at least they follow it up with a win over dunk city. Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 10-5, 3-2 Big 10. 1/6/16 at #13 Ohio St. (L 65-57) 1/9/16 at Michigan St. (L 77-61) A bad week for the Hawkeyes who lose ground, but they faced 2 of their toughest conference opponents this week. Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 9-6, 3-0 Big 10. 1/6/16 at Illinois (W 92-58) 1/6/16 vs. Indiana (W 58-48) 2 solid wins for the Nittany Lions, although neither Illinois or Indiana are the powerhouses they used to be. Still a couple much needed victories. Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-7, 1-1 Big West. 1/5/16 vs. Long Beach St. (W 49-42) 1/7/16 at Pacific (L 76-75) Just 2 points away from the Mustangs starting 2-0 in conference play. Look out, they could compete this season. UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 10-4, 0-0 Conference USA. 1/5/16 at Texas Tech (W 61-60) Solid road victory against a middle of the pack P5 team. The Miners will take it. Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 8-8, 3-2 Horizon. 1/4/16 vs. Illinois-Chicago (W 70-67) 1/6/16 vs. Loyola-IL (W 93-77) The Raiders sweep through the part of the schedule where teams from Illinois visit, as they get a couple solid wins. Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 4-10, 0-1 MAC. 1/4/16 at Milwaukee (L 63-55) 1/6/16 vs. Toledo (L 93-84) The Chippewas have now lost 3 in a row after 2 single digit losses this week. Hopefully they can get it turned around because there doesn't appear to be a dominant team in the MAC. Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 7-9, 1-4 MVC. 1/7/16 at Indiana St. (L 63-58) 1/9/16 at Drake (L 66-52) 2 road losses for the Aces, who played tough at Indiana St., but not so at Drake. Bryant (Score Galore) -- 4-11, 3-1 Northeast. 1/6/16 vs. Wagner (L 76-70) 1/9/16 at Monmouth- feature game, highlighted above. Interesting to see when teams lose at home yet win on the road. The Bulldogs kind of bucked the trend this week. Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 5-10, 1-3 Northeast. 1/6/16 at #19 Sacred Heart (L 98-90) 1/6/16 vs. Bryant- feature game, highlighted above. The Hawks ran into a buzzsaw in Sacred Heart this week, as they are crushing everybody right now. Still, the loss to Bryant hurts. #5 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 14-1, 3-0 Pac 10. 1/7/16 vs. Stanford (W 81-74) 1/9/16 vs. Cal (W 60-34) Good week for the Bruins who are hitting their stride, but they've got a test next week. Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 6-10, 1-3 Southern. 1/6/16 vs. Citadel (L 69-59) 1/9/16 at Samford (W 81-72) The Wildcats broke a 7 game losing streak with the win at Samford. This is not what Coach Childress expected coming into the season. Hopefully the win will spark something, because there is nothing tough about the Southern Conference at all. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-5, 0-2 WAC. 1/4/16 vs. San Jose St. (L 68-57) 1/6/16 at New Mexico St. (L 81-73) The loss to San Jose St. doesn't sting as much, as they have only lost twice, but losing at New Mexico St. smarts a bit. 2 weeks that the Warriors need to sweep before they really get into some tough games. Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 13-2, 1-0 Pac 12. 1/4/16 vs. Gonzaga (W 78-70) 1/7/16 at American (W 79-76) The elder Bafou has definitely lit a spark under his Beavers, who have now won 8 in a row and are playing great basketball right now. Code: Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Villanova (65) 14-1 1792 2 Big East Conference 2. Kentucky (7) 15-1 1730 1 Southeastern Conference 3. North Carolina 12-1 1636 3 Atlantic Coast Conference 4. Pittsburgh 13-1 1598 4 Big East Conference 5. UCLA 14-1 1477 5 Pacific-10 Conference 6. Florida 14-1 1472 6 Southeastern Conference 7. Texas 13-1 1375 8 Big 12 Conference 8. Boston College 13-1 1289 7 Atlantic Coast Conference 9. Tennessee 13-1 1221 9 Southeastern Conference 10. Kansas 14-2 1094 11 Big 12 Conference 11. Ohio State 12-3 1062 13 Big Ten Conference 12. Notre Dame 13-1 1037 12 Big East Conference 13. Arizona 13-3 991 10 Pacific-10 Conference 14. Connecticut 12-2 861 18 Big East Conference 15. Saint Joseph's 12-1 751 16 Atlantic 10 Conference 16. Sacred Heart 14-1 609 19 Northeast Conference 17. Nevada 12-3 515 NR Western Athletic Conference 18. Temple 12-2 475 21 Atlantic 10 Conference 19. Louisiana State 13-2 406 24 Southeastern Conference 20. Brigham Young 13-3 389 NR Mountain West Conference 21. Wake Forest 10-3 314 15 Atlantic Coast Conference 22. Southern California 12-3 274 NR Pacific-10 Conference 23. Oklahoma State 12-2 256 17 Big 12 Conference 24. Oregon State 13-2 204 NR Western Athletic Conference 25. Florida State 11-2 172 NR Atlantic Coast Conference Others Receiving Votes: Maryland 10-3 157 Atlantic Coast Conference Southern Illinois 11-3 74 Missouri Valley Conference Rhode Island 11-2 46 Atlantic 10 Conference Miami 11-3 41 Atlantic Coast Conference Michigan 10-4 32 Big Ten Conference San Jose State 10-2 18 Western Athletic Conference Duke 10-3 17 Atlantic Coast Conference Baylor 12-3 13 Big 12 Conference Georgetown 10-3 2 Big East Conference Hello Oregon St., welcome to the Coaches Top 25, they've earned it so far. UCLA and Boston College continue to shine. Code: Mid Major Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Temple (38) 12-2 1756 2 Atlantic 10 Conference 2. Saint Joseph's 12-1 1665 1 Atlantic 10 Conference 3. Nevada (31) 12-3 1662 5 Western Athletic Conference 4. Brigham Young (1) 13-3 1591 6 Mountain West Conference 5. Sacred Heart 14-1 1554 3 Northeast Conference 6. Oregon State 13-2 1437 7 Western Athletic Conference 7. Southern Illinois (1) 11-3 1364 9 Missouri Valley Conference 8. Rhode Island 11-2 1285 8 Atlantic 10 Conference 9. San Jose State (1) 10-2 1280 11 Western Athletic Conference 10. IUPUI 12-3 1138 17 Summit League 11. Tulane 11-3 1054 16 Conference USA 12. Utah 12-4 975 13 Mountain West Conference 13. Kent State 11-3 887 21 Mid-American Conference 14. East Tennessee State 14-4 865 12 Atlantic Sun Conference 15. Duquesne 11-3 794 25 Atlantic 10 Conference 16. San Diego State 10-3 688 4 Mountain West Conference 17. UTEP 10-4 561 NR Conference USA 18. Dayton 9-4 559 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 19. Xavier 10-4 493 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 20. Loyola Marymount 11-3 447 NR West Coast Conference 21. Mercer 11-4 376 NR Atlantic Sun Conference 22. Richmond 10-4 362 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 23. Vermont 11-4 156 20 America East Conference 24. Saint Louis 9-4 130 19 Atlantic 10 Conference 25. Memphis 9-4 128 18 Conference USA Others Receiving Votes: Siena 13-5 49 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference UAB 8-4 36 Conference USA Norfolk State 11-4 30 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference La Salle 9-4 29 Atlantic 10 Conference Boise State 11-5 20 Western Athletic Conference Citadel 10-4 13 Southern Conference UNLV 10-5 6 Mountain West Conference Cal State Fullerton 10-5 4 Big West Conference Drake 9-5 3 Missouri Valley Conference Wyoming 10-5 2 Mountain West Conference Albany 13-5 1 America East Conference Welcome UTEP back to the Mid-Major top 25 for the first time in a couple seasons.

06-19-2015, 07:47 AM	#201
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	2015 Season Tournament Wrap-Up 2015 Alaska Invitational Hawaii started things off by beating (3) California 96-87 in the First Round, then beat (2) Temple 70-62 in the Semifinals, and fell just short against (1) Cincinnati, losing 73-72 in the Championship. Still a nice run for the Warriors. 2015 Anaheim Invitational Penn State lost 67-64 to (5) Valparaiso in the First Round, then beat (1) Nebraska 90-81 in the Consolation Round, and won the 5th place game 71-48 over (6) Rutgers. 2015 Island Invitational Davidson beat (7) Portland State 101-93 in overtime in the First Round, then hammered (3) Providence 86-63 in the Semifinals, and got by (1) Washington 58-57 in the Championship to become the first FOFC team to win a 2015 season tournament. 2015 Las Vegas Challenge Boston College hammered (7) Akron 111-70 in the First Round, then dropped a tough one 76-74 to (3) UNLV in the Semifinals, but rallied to take 3rd place by beating a very surprising (8) Mercer 75-55. Iowa opened up by pounding (5) St. Johns 71-48 in the First Round, then beat (8) Mercer 79-67 in the Semifinals, and ran all over (3) UNLV 86-58 in the Championship, making it FOFC team #2 to win a season tournament. 2015 Las Vegas Shootout Louisville was absolutely shocked by (16) Northwestern State 84-82 in overtime in the First Round, ending their tournament run way earlier than anticipated. Charlotte beat (13) Drake 67-57 in the First Round, then escaped with a win over (12) Western Michigan 61-59 in the Quarterfinals, then lost to (16) Northwestern State 83-76 in the Semifinals. Unbelievable, the 16th seed took out both our FOFC coached teams in this tournament. If you're wondering, they lost in the championship game to Boise State. 2015 Orlando Classic Evansville battled, but lost 71-68 to (2) Seton Hall in the First Round, then lost 68-61 in overtime to (3) Manhattan in the Consolation Round, and recovered to beat (1) Minnesota 74-66 in the 7th place game. Another crazy tournament in which the top seed didn't win a game. Unbelievable! 2015 Paradise Shootout UTEP beat (3) Utah State 66-61 in the First Round, then lost 67-56 to (2) Notre Dame in the Semifinals, but recovered to beat (4) Nevada 70-66 in the 3rd place game. UCLA rolled over (8) Marshall 80-42 in the First Round, then handled (4) Purdue 69-55 in the Semifinals, and became our 3rd FOFC coached team to win a season tournament by defeating (2) BYU 74-64 in the Championship. This tournament actually held true to form, with the top 2 seeds playing for the title, seeds 3 and 4 playing for 3rd, and so on. 2015 Top of the Globe Invitational Wright State lost to (5) Oregon State 69-62 in the First Round, then beat (8) James Madison 91-85 in the Consolation Round, and won the 5th place game over (3) Kansas State 69-61. Oregon State beat (4) Wright State 69-62 in the First Round, then lost 66-55 to (1) Kent State in the Semifinals, then recovered to beat (6) Pacific 84-67 in the 3rd place game. Overall not a bad showing for our FOFC teams. Every team that played in a standard 8 team tournament won at least 1 game. I think Louisville was the only team not to win a season tournament game, but that's only because their tournament was single elimination. But Kuji, come on man, what were you doing in that game?

06-24-2015, 07:45 AM	#204
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	I'm thinking about changing this dynasty format a little bit to copy the one I'm using in the Interactive Player/Recruit Dynasty, where I list all the games per week and then do a small recap per team. Basically what I'm doing here, just a little different format. What do you guys think? Should I keep things different here, or make them the same as the Interactive Recruit/Player Dynasty? I think doing it the other way would save me just a little bit of typing, but I would have to do a better job keeping track of the teams that are ranked. What say you?

06-24-2015, 03:47 PM	#205
Zinto College Starter Join Date: Jan 2011	Do which ever is easiest for you. I will enjoy it either way.

06-24-2015, 11:55 PM	#207
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	Ditto.

07-04-2015, 10:58 PM	#210
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Jan. 11-17, 2016 1 feature game to talk about this week, and it's a Big 10 game. 1/13/16- Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) @ Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- This game was not an offensive display by any means, as Iowa shot 32.6% and committed 23 turnovers, while Penn State shot 35% and committed 14 turnovers. The Nittany Lions led by 9 at halftime and held on late. Final Score: Penn State- 59, Iowa- 55 Other Games Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 12-7, 3-3 America East. 1/13/16 vs. New Hampshire (W 71-70) 1/17/16 vs. UMBC (W 67-58) Good week for the Hawks who get a couple at home, but against 2 of the weaker teams in the conference. Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 9-9, 4-2 America East. 1/13/16 vs. Vermont (W 97-79) 1/17/16 vs. New Hampshire (W 87-67) The Black Bears got a rivalry win over Vermont, always a good win. Our America East coaches go 4-0 this week, hooray! Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 5-11, 0-2 Atlantic 10. 1/13/16 at LaSalle (L 69-51) 1/16/16 vs. St. Bonaventure (L 75-53) Yikes! Not a great week for the 49ers, and coach Tribble is really struggling to find his groove at Charlotte. #8 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 15-1, 2-0 ACC. 1/13/16 vs. #5 North Carolina (W 76-69) 1/16/16 at N.C. State (W 96-52) Despite the weird scheduling (usually when ACC teams have a week against both UNC or N.C. State, both games are either on the road, or at home, not a split), the Eagles got a huge win against UNC and have won 14 in a row. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 9-7, 2-1 Big 12. 1/13/16 vs. Baylor (W 80-72) 1/16/16 at #10 Kansas (L 100-55) Well, the Buffaloes clearly have some work to do if they are going to get to the top of the Big 12, as the game in Lawrence showed. 4 game winning streak ends with a whimper. Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 8-6, 2-2 Big East. 1/13/16 at #12 Notre Dame (L 65-62) 1/16/16 at Rutgers (W 76-60) The Cardinals really needed that game in South Bend, but fell short, and Louisville is still looking for that marquee win this season. High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 7-11, 3-4 Big South. 1/14/16 at Gardner Webb (L 69-63) 1/16/16 at UNC Asheville (L 82-49) Things are going so well for the Panthers right now, as they've lost 4 of their last 5 after winning their first 2 conference games of the season. Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 11-6, 4-3 Big 10. 1/13/16 at Penn State- feature game, highlighted above. 1/16/16 vs. Michigan (W 96-89) The Hawkeyes continue to play .500 ball in conference, but they do break their 3 game losing streak with that win over Michigan. Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 10-7, 4-1 Big 10. 1/13/16 vs. Iowa- feature game, highlighted above. 1/16/16 at Purdue (L 89-66) Nice for the Nittany Lions to win their first 4 conference games, but they got a wake-up call at Purdue, with 2 tough games coming up next week. Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 8-9, 1-3 Big West. 1/12/16 vs. Cal St. Northridge (L 71-63) 1/14/16 at Cal St. Fullerton (73-54) Now the Mustangs are starting to come down to earth after that impressive 6 game winning streak, as they've lost 3 in a row, but have a couple chances to get back on the winning path next week. UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 12-4, 2-0 Conference USA. 1/13/16 vs. ECU (W 47-36) 1/16/16 vs. UAB (W 80-56) Nice to see the Miners getting it going again, but geez, what a sleeper of a game against ECU. I know high school teams that score more points than that. Come on Coach Mack, pick up the O! Well they did against UAB, and in a big way. Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 9-9, 4-3 Horizon. 1/14/16 at Youngstown St. (W 64-58) 1/16/16 at Cleveland St. (L 84-70) The Raiders see their 3 game winning streak end at Cleveland St., and now they must try to start a new streak next week. Although it's still early in conference play, just to show you how balanced things are right now, there is a 6 way tie for 1st place in the Horizon standings currently, with 6 teams at 4-3. Wow! Hopefully that spreads itself out. Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 4-12, 0-3 MAC. 1/13/16 at Bowling Green (L 84-67) 1/16/16 vs. Western Michigan (L 77-70) It isn't pretty for Coach Pace and the Chippewas right now, as they have lost 5 in a row, and seem to have forgotten how to play defense. Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 7-11, 1-6 MVC. 1/14/16 vs. Northern Iowa (L 73-61) 1/16/16 vs. Creighton (L 75-68) The Aces are so close, yet so far, as they continue to find new ways to lose games. What's even more disturbing is that they actually led both of these games at halftime. Bryant (Score Galore) -- 5-12, 4-12 Northeast. 1/13/16 vs. Robert Morris (W 80-71) 1/16/16 at Central Conn. St. (L 74-72) The Bulldogs are another team that are so close, yet so far. They lost their first 9 games of the season but are playing much, much better basketball, and quite frankly should have won that game at Central Conn. if not for a couple late turnovers. Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 7-10, 3-3 Northeast. 1/13/16 vs. St. Francis-NY (W 61-54) 1/16/16 vs. Robert Morris (W 87-72) A couple much needed wins for the Hawks this week, and hopefully this will be the beginning of a nice winning streak. #5 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 15-2, 4-1 Pac 10. 1/14/16 at #13 Arizona (L 94-64) 1/16/16 at Arizona State (W 82-62) Well, the Bruins, while much improved, lost their first big conference test of the season, by 30 at Arizona. A good recovery, but they've got to take advantage of those big games. Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 8-10, 3-3 Southern. 1/13/16 at Wofford (W 77-68) 1/16/16 vs. Western Carolina (W 78-70) The Wildcats have won 3 games in a row, and are still looking to find their groove. Some of those early season non-conference tests seem to be starting to benefit the team. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 9-7, 0-4 WAC. 1/14/16 vs. Louisiana Tech (L 89-78) 1/16/16 at Fresno State (L 86-61) Well, any hope the Warriors had of having a dream season seems to be going out the window. That's 4 in a row lost now, and the schedule doesn't get any easier. Time for coach Gunn to mix things up. #24 Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 14-3, 2-1 Pac 10. 1/14/16 at San Jose State (L 58-50) 1/16/16 vs. Boise State (W 73-58) The Beavers suffer their 3rd loss of the season, but they do so against a team that's only lost twice, so nothing to be ashamed of there. The elder Bafou still has his team playing great basketball. Code: Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Kentucky (39) 17-1 1767 2 Southeastern Conference 2. Villanova (33) 16-1 1761 1 Big East Conference 3. Texas 15-1 1613 7 Big 12 Conference 4. North Carolina 13-2 1611 3 Atlantic Coast Conference 5. Pittsburgh 14-2 1478 4 Big East Conference 6. Boston College 15-1 1452 8 Atlantic Coast Conference 7. Florida 15-2 1390 6 Southeastern Conference 8. UCLA 15-2 1312 5 Pacific-10 Conference 9. Connecticut 14-2 1178 14 Big East Conference 10. Arizona 14-4 1177 13 Pacific-10 Conference 11. Saint Joseph's 14-1 975 15 Atlantic 10 Conference 12. Ohio State 13-4 912 11 Big Ten Conference 13. Notre Dame 14-2 863 12 Big East Conference 14. Tennessee 13-3 845 9 Southeastern Conference 15. Oklahoma State 14-2 802 23 Big 12 Conference 16. Nevada 14-3 781 17 Western Athletic Conference 17. Kansas 15-3 755 10 Big 12 Conference 18. Southern California 14-3 667 22 Pacific-10 Conference 19. Rhode Island 13-2 493 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 20. Louisiana State 14-3 292 19 Southeastern Conference 21. San Jose State 12-2 289 NR Western Athletic Conference 22. Sacred Heart 15-2 288 16 Northeast Conference 23. Temple 13-3 161 18 Atlantic 10 Conference 24. Brigham Young 14-4 139 20 Mountain West Conference 25. Wake Forest 11-4 125 21 Atlantic Coast Conference Others Receiving Votes: Oregon State 14-3 68 Western Athletic Conference Maryland 11-4 61 Atlantic Coast Conference Florida State 12-3 41 Atlantic Coast Conference IUPUI 14-3 39 Summit League Purdue 14-4 26 Big Ten Conference Southern Illinois 12-4 17 Missouri Valley Conference Kent State 13-3 12 Mid-American Conference East Tennessee State 16-4 3 Atlantic Sun Conference Michigan 11-5 3 Big Ten Conference San Diego State 12-3 3 Mountain West Conference Loyola Marymount 13-3 1 West Coast Conference Was hoping UTEP would get a few votes in the coaches poll, but no such luck. UCLA drops a few spots, BC continues to rise, and Oregon St. falls out, but they are still having a heck of a season. Sure is odd not to see Louisville in these polls somewhere. Code: Mid Major Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Nevada (38) 14-3 1765 3 Western Athletic Conference 2. Saint Joseph's (33) 14-1 1761 2 Atlantic 10 Conference 3. Temple 13-3 1631 1 Atlantic 10 Conference 4. Brigham Young 14-4 1498 4 Mountain West Conference 5. San Jose State (1) 12-2 1493 9 Western Athletic Conference 6. Rhode Island 13-2 1492 8 Atlantic 10 Conference 7. Sacred Heart 15-2 1300 5 Northeast Conference 8. Oregon State 14-3 1299 6 Western Athletic Conference 9. IUPUI 14-3 1205 10 Summit League 10. Southern Illinois 12-4 1190 7 Missouri Valley Conference 11. Utah 14-4 1118 12 Mountain West Conference 12. East Tennessee State 16-4 1001 14 Atlantic Sun Conference 13. Kent State 13-3 963 13 Mid-American Conference 14. San Diego State 12-3 841 16 Mountain West Conference 15. Dayton 11-4 780 18 Atlantic 10 Conference 16. UTEP 12-4 756 17 Conference USA 17. Tulane 12-4 637 11 Conference USA 18. Loyola Marymount 13-3 574 20 West Coast Conference 19. Duquesne 12-4 496 15 Atlantic 10 Conference 20. La Salle 11-4 419 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 21. Xavier 11-5 325 19 Atlantic 10 Conference 22. Drake 11-5 267 NR Missouri Valley Conference 23. Richmond 11-5 222 22 Atlantic 10 Conference 24. Wyoming 11-5 200 NR Mountain West Conference 25. Albany 14-5 89 NR America East Conference Others Receiving Votes: Siena 14-6 25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference UAB 9-5 25 Conference USA Lafayette 13-5 11 Patriot League Citadel 11-5 7 Southern Conference Norfolk State 12-5 4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Cal State Fullerton 11-6 3 Big West Conference Creighton 11-6 3 Missouri Valley Conference No respect for UTEP, who only moves up 1 spot in the mid-major poll, while Oregon St. drops 2 spots. Gotta get some more of our mid-major teams going here.

07-06-2015, 09:54 PM	#211
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Jan. 18-24, 2016 No feature games this week, so let's get right to it. Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 12-9, 3-5 America East. 1/22/16 at Vermont (L 82-66) 1/24/16 at Albany (L 64-52) Kinda thought it might go this way for the Hawks, who faced the top 2 teams in the conference this week. Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 9-11, 4-4 America East. 1/20/16 at Albany (L 91-64) 1/24/16 vs. Stony Brook (L 58-47) A complete reversal of last week. Last week, the America East FOFC coaches won all their games. This week, they lost them all. Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 6-12, 1-3 Atlantic 10. 1/20/16 vs. St. Louis (L 87-83) 1/23/16 vs. #11 St. Joseph's (W 66-60) What might have been for the 49ers, who ended the week by upsetting St. Joe's. They were close to sweeping the week, but couldn't hold on against the Lou. #6 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 17-1, 4-0 ACC. 1/20/16 vs. Florida St. (W 85-54) 1/23/16 at Maryland (W 89-69) Total destruction this week for the Eagles, who completely dominated both their opponents and continue to roll. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-8, 3-2 Big 12. 1/18/16 vs. #15 Oklahoma St. (L 69-62) 1/23/16 vs. Texas Tech (W 66-63) A much better effort against a ranked opponent this week for the Buffaloes. At least they stayed in the same building. Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 9-7, 3-3 Big East. 1/20/16 vs. #5 Pittsburgh (L 83-78, OT) 1/23/16 vs. Cincinnati (W 60-53) The Cardinals are still looking for that quality win against a ranked opponent this season, and almost got it, taking Pitt to overtime. High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 9-11, 5-4 Big South. 1/21/16 vs. Charleston Southern (W 61-60) 1/23/16 vs. Coastal Carolina (W 70-61) The Panthers needed a good week after last week, and they got it, but it took a buzzer beater to beat Charleston Southern. Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 13-6, 6-3 Big 10. 1/20/16 at Minnesota (W 67-54) 1/23/16 vs. #12 Ohio St. (W 96-88) Big, big win for the Hawkeyes over Ohio St. That win alone may decide their fate if they are on the bubble. Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 11-8, 5-2 Big 10. 1/20/16 at Michigan St. (W 78-66) 1/23/16 vs. Wisconsin (L 85-61) Whoops! Somebody should tell coach Sheppard that the Nittany Lions didn't follow him out of the locker room against Wisconsin. They trailed by 19 at the half. At least they got a good road win. Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 9-9, 2-3 Big West. 1/21/16 vs. UC Davis (W 76-72) Short week for the Mustangs, who broke a 3 game losing streak with the win, and have a very good chance to start a nice winning streak. Also, the 9 wins are the most that Cal Poly has had in a season since I started this dynasty. What's even more impressive is that their record was the same the first 3 seasons: 7-23. UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 13-5, 3-1 Conference USA. 1/20/16 vs. Marshall (W 78-62) 1/23/16 at Southern Miss (L 74-66) It won't take long for the Miners to try and avenge their first conference loss. In one of those weird scheduling quirks, they'll play again next week. Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 10-10, 5-4 Horizon. 1/21/16 vs. Milwaukee (W 84-63) 1/23/16 vs. Green Bay (L 60-58) A heartbreaking loss to Green Bay, a game that the Raiders fought to get back into after being down 6 at halftime. Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 5-12, 1-3 MAC. 1/20/16 at Ohio (W 79-68) The short week might have been good for the Chippewas, who get extra time to prepare for next week. They need to turn the corner now, because they are way off pace of previous seasons. Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 9-11, 3-6 MVC. 1/21/16 at Bradley (W 83-61) 1/23/16 at Wichita St. (W 54-52) When's the last time the Aces swept their opponents during a week, let alone both on the road. Hopefully this is the start of something good. Bryant (Score Galore) -- 7-12, 6-2 Northeast. 1/20/16 at Wagner (W 86-79) 1/23/16 vs. St. Francis-NY (W 80-63) Nice week for the Bulldogs, who are sitting pretty in the Northeast right now, and staying hot. Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 7-12, 3-5 Northeast. 1/20/16 at Central Connecticut St. (L 56-53) 1/23/16 vs. Long Island (L 78-72, OT) A couple heartbreaking losses for the Hawks this week. They led Cent. Conn. St. at halftime but failed to hold it, and they rallied from a 16 point halftime deficit to force overtime against Long Island, but ran out of steam. #8 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 17-2, 6-1 Pac 10. 1/21/16 vs. Washington St. (W 56-34) 1/23/16 vs. Washington (W 57-34) If you want consistency, you had it this week with the Bruins. Only a lone free throw kept the scores of both wins from being exactly the same. Nice job coach Hutt! Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 9-11, 4-4 Southern. 1/20/16 at Chattanooga (L 85-68) 1/23/16 vs. Florida Atlantic (W 63-53) Looks like the Wildcats still have some work to do, as they fell short big time at Chattanooga, and struggled to win against a 3 win Fla Atlantic team. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) 9-9, 0-5 WAC. 1/20/16 at Akron (L 91-75) 1/23/16 vs. Gonzaga (L 77-75) Everything is going wrong for the Warriors right now, as the losing streak is 6. They were so close to knocking off the Zags though. Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 14-5, 2-3 WAC. 1/18/16 vs. Louisiana Tech (L 76-70) 1/23/16 at Fresno St. (L 75-64) Not a good week for the Beavers, who lost all momentum and have lost 3 of their last 4. On a bright note, Oregon St. is another team that has broken their highest win total in this dynasty, and they look like they've got a few more in them. Code: Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Villanova (72) 18-1 1800 2 Big East Conference 2. Kentucky 18-2 1680 1 Southeastern Conference 3. North Carolina 15-2 1637 4 Atlantic Coast Conference 4. Texas 16-1 1631 3 Big 12 Conference 5. Florida 17-2 1494 7 Southeastern Conference 6. Pittsburgh 16-2 1467 5 Big East Conference 7. Boston College 17-1 1367 6 Atlantic Coast Conference 8. UCLA 17-2 1308 8 Pacific-10 Conference 9. Nevada 16-3 1129 16 Western Athletic Conference 10. Connecticut 15-3 1071 9 Big East Conference 11. Oklahoma State 16-2 1068 15 Big 12 Conference 12. Ohio State 14-5 1051 12 Big Ten Conference 13. Kansas 16-4 1009 17 Big 12 Conference 14. Tennessee 14-4 789 14 Southeastern Conference 15. Arizona 14-6 785 10 Pacific-10 Conference 16. Notre Dame 15-3 717 13 Big East Conference 17. Saint Joseph's 15-2 660 11 Atlantic 10 Conference 18. Duke 13-4 604 NR Atlantic Coast Conference 19. Southern California 15-4 549 18 Pacific-10 Conference 20. Michigan 13-5 371 NR Big Ten Conference 21. Rhode Island 14-3 341 19 Atlantic 10 Conference 22. East Tennessee State 18-4 207 NR Atlantic Sun Conference 23. Utah 15-4 146 NR Mountain West Conference 24. Maryland 12-5 108 NR Atlantic Coast Conference 25. San Jose State 13-3 65 21 Western Athletic Conference Others Receiving Votes: Wake Forest 12-5 56 Atlantic Coast Conference Temple 14-4 49 Atlantic 10 Conference Brigham Young 15-5 48 Mountain West Conference Louisiana State 14-4 45 Southeastern Conference Miami 13-5 39 Atlantic Coast Conference Sacred Heart 16-3 38 Northeast Conference Florida State 13-4 26 Atlantic Coast Conference Purdue 14-5 17 Big Ten Conference IUPUI 15-4 14 Summit League Southern Illinois 13-5 11 Missouri Valley Conference South Carolina 12-5 2 Southeastern Conference Oregon 14-5 1 Pacific-10 Conference I'm not sure how BC dismantles 2 opponents last week, 1 of who is in the coaches top 25 this week, yet drops a spot? I'm not surprised to see Oregon St. lose all their votes though. That was expected. Code: Mid Major Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Nevada (72) 16-3 1800 1 Western Athletic Conference 2. Saint Joseph's 15-2 1714 2 Atlantic 10 Conference 3. Temple 14-4 1610 3 Atlantic 10 Conference 4. Brigham Young 15-5 1565 4 Mountain West Conference 5. Utah 15-4 1511 11 Mountain West Conference 6. Rhode Island 14-3 1430 6 Atlantic 10 Conference 7. East Tennessee State 18-4 1360 12 Atlantic Sun Conference 8. San Jose State 13-3 1308 5 Western Athletic Conference 9. Southern Illinois 13-5 1241 10 Missouri Valley Conference 10. Sacred Heart 16-3 1150 7 Northeast Conference 11. IUPUI 15-4 1104 9 Summit League 12. Dayton 12-5 909 15 Atlantic 10 Conference 13. UTEP 13-5 891 16 Conference USA 14. Oregon State 14-5 864 8 Western Athletic Conference 15. San Diego State 13-4 804 14 Mountain West Conference 16. Siena 16-6 698 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 17. Drake 12-5 668 22 Missouri Valley Conference 18. Albany 16-5 567 25 America East Conference 19. UAB 11-5 497 NR Conference USA 20. Loyola Marymount 14-4 354 18 West Coast Conference 21. Richmond 12-6 321 23 Atlantic 10 Conference 22. Xavier 12-6 271 21 Atlantic 10 Conference 23. La Salle 12-5 260 20 Atlantic 10 Conference 24. Kent State 13-5 151 13 Mid-American Conference 25. Lafayette 14-5 140 NR Patriot League Others Receiving Votes: Norfolk State 14-5 80 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Southern Mississippi 12-6 34 Conference USA Saint Louis 11-6 27 Atlantic 10 Conference Tulane 12-6 18 Conference USA Bowling Green 11-6 16 Mid-American Conference Duquesne 12-6 12 Atlantic 10 Conference Vermont 13-6 10 America East Conference Hofstra 12-7 8 Colonial Athletic Association Cal State Fullerton 12-7 2 Big West Conference Creighton 12-7 2 Missouri Valley Conference Jackson State 12-5 2 Southwestern Athletic Conference Saint Mary's 13-7 1 West Coast Conference A nice drop in the mid-major polls for Oregon St., no surprise there, while UTEP, even after losing a game this week, rises 3 spots. Weird polls.

07-07-2015, 10:24 AM	#212
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	Bummer of a week in Corvallis.

07-07-2015, 09:16 PM	#213
cmp Pro Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	Central needs to turn things around quickly.

07-08-2015, 08:02 AM	#214
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Jan. 25-31, 2016 1 feature game to tell you about this week, in the America East. 1/31/16- Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) @ Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- Despite committing 13 turnovers, the Hawks led by 12 at halftime, but Maine made a furious rally in the second half, and it came down to a buzzer beater, but the comeback was complete. Final Score: Maine- 71, Hartford- 70 Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 13-10, 4-6 7th America East. 1/27/16 vs. Stony Brook (W 70-63, OT) 1/31/16 at Maine- feature game, highlighted above. Almost a perfect week for the Hawks, but they let that one slip away at Maine. Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 11-11, 6-4 T-2nd America East. 1/27/16 at Boston University (W 84-77) 1/31/16 at Hartford- feature game, highlighted above The Black Bears get a couple big wins this week to stay in the hunt for second place. Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 7-13, 2-4 T-10th Atlantic 10. 1/27/16 vs. Fordham (L 57-46) 1/30/16 at Richmond (W 70-53) What would be great is if the 49ers can carry some of that momentum into the rest of the season, because Richmond is a pretty strong team and Charlotte dismantled them. #7 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 19-1, 6-0 1st ACC. 1/27/16 vs. Clemson (W 98-80) 1/30/16 at Georgia Tech (W 67-52) Another easy week for the Eagles, as the winning streak continues to grow. They should get a couple road tests next week though. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 10-10, 3-4 T-7th Big 12. 1/27/16 at #4 Texas (L 81-59) 1/30/16 vs. Iowa St. (L 84-82) Ouch! The Buffaloes have a major decline this week, getting blown out by another top 25 team. Gotta compete better, and also lost to Iowa St. Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 11-7, 5-3 T-5th Big East. 1/27/16 at DePaul (W 71-61) 1/30/16 vs. Seton Hall (W 67-56) Don't look now, but the Cardinals are on a 3 game winning streak. That could all change next week when 2 teams with a combined 4 losses come to town. High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 9-12, 5-5 6th Big South. 1/30/16 at Radford (L 68-65) Those single game weeks are really important for teams to get a win, and the Panthers didn't get the job done. At least it was respectable, but the games against even competition or the must wins. Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 13-7, 6-3 T-3rd Big 10. 1/28/16 vs. SIU Edwardsville (L 65-56) Ugh! Talk about a momentum killer. A home game against a 5 win team, gotta have it. Brutal loss, but fortunately it was a non-conference loss, so hopefully the Hawkeyes can refocus when they get back to conference play. Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 12-8, 6-2 T-2nd Big 10. 1/27/16 vs. Northwestern (W 62-58) Exactly what the doctor order for the Nittany Lions. An easy game against a conference cellar dweller, but it was anything but easy. Penn St. got the win though in their lone game of the week. Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 10-10, 3-4 6th Big West. 1/28/16 vs. UC Santa Barbara (L 74-57) 1/30/16 at UC Irvine (W 76-66) The Mustangs will take the split, especially since it means they've won 2 of their last 3, but they'll look back on that 17 point home loss and make some adjustments. UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 15-5, 5-1 T-2nd Conference USA. 1/27/16 vs. Southern Miss (W 83-63) 1/30/16 vs. Houston (W 84-47) Great week for the Miners who avenge their loss to Southern Miss, then absolutely hammer Houston. Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 10-12, 5-5 5th Horizon. 1/25/16 at Longwood (L 67-57) 1/30/16 vs. Detroit (L 75-68) What is it with our FOFC teams losing to really bad non-conference opponents? The Raiders lay an egg at Longwood, then return to conference play and lose to Detroit. That's 3 losses in a row. Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 5-14, 1-5 6th (last) in West Division of MAC. 1/27/16 vs. Buffalo (L 94-69) 1/30/16 at Northern Illinois (L 80-69) This just is not a very good Chippewas team, losing to 25 at home against a team that is no better than them. At least they kept it respectable at Northern Illinois. Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 11-11, 5-6 7th MVC. 1/28/16 at Illinois St. (W 67-64) 1/30/16 at Southern Illinois (W 89-70) The aces have now won 4 in a row, all on the road, including taking down Wichita St. and Southern Illinois. Is this the start of something? Or just a fluke? Hopefully the younger Bafou has decided to wake up and get serious about his team. Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-13, 7-3 T-2nd Northeast. 1/27/16 vs. St. Francis-PA (W 89-63) 1/30/16 vs. Sacred Heart (L 92-90) The loss to Sacred Heart is not a bad loss at all for the Bulldogs, as Bryant beat them earlier in the season. Not to mention Sacred Heart has only lost 4 games all season. Folks, don't let the record fool you, this is a much improved Bulldog team. Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 7-14, 3-7 T-9th Northeast. 1/27/16 vs. Mt. St. Marys (L 69-61) 1/30/16 vs. Wagner (L 99-74) No clue what is going on with the Hawks this season, they have been hugely disappointing. Now they've lost 4 in a row again. #8 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 19-2, 8-1 1st Pac 10. 1/28/16 at Oregon (W 65-45) 1/30/16 at Utah St. (W 58-52) The Bruins continue to shine, winners of 5 in a row now. Utah St. was a test, they trailed that game at halftime. Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 10-12, 5-5 4th in South Division of Southern. 1/27/16 at Florida Atlantic (L 78-67) 1/30/16 at Furman (W 81-64) Teams like the Wildcats should not be losing to 5 win teams like Florida Atlantic, even if it is on the road. Have to wonder if Coach Childress isn't at least regretting a little not taking one of those many offers he had in the offseason. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-10, 1-6 9th (last) WAC. 1/25/16 at Boise St. (L 87-49) 1/30/16 vs. #9 Nevada (W 84-64) Well, if there's ever a time to break a losing streak, why not do it against a top 25 team? I'm sure they'd love to trade some of those points for some extra points against Boise St. though. What a shamble of a game that was. Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 15-6, 3-4 T-4th WAC. 1/28/16 at #9 Nevada (L 87-75) 1/30/16 vs. New Mexico St. (W 73-63) The Beavers also break a losing streak this week, but they'll tell you they'd have rather had the game at Nevada. Still, wins are wins at this point. Code: Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. North Carolina (45) 17-2 1765 3 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Villanova (25) 20-1 1740 1 Big East Conference 3. Florida (2) 19-2 1650 5 Southeastern Conference 4. Kentucky 19-3 1605 2 Southeastern Conference 5. Boston College 19-1 1450 7 Atlantic Coast Conference 6. Texas 17-2 1450 4 Big 12 Conference 7. Pittsburgh 17-3 1422 6 Big East Conference 8. UCLA 19-2 1234 8 Pacific-10 Conference 9. Kansas 18-4 1215 13 Big 12 Conference 10. Arizona 15-6 1171 15 Pacific-10 Conference 11. Tennessee 16-4 1100 14 Southeastern Conference 12. Nevada 17-4 944 9 Western Athletic Conference 13. Connecticut 16-4 931 10 Big East Conference 14. Oklahoma State 17-3 822 11 Big 12 Conference 15. Michigan 15-5 801 20 Big Ten Conference 16. Notre Dame 17-3 734 16 Big East Conference 17. Ohio State 14-7 506 12 Big Ten Conference 18. Duke 14-5 491 18 Atlantic Coast Conference 19. Brigham Young 17-5 479 NR Mountain West Conference 20. Southern California 16-5 451 19 Pacific-10 Conference 21. Maryland 14-5 360 24 Atlantic Coast Conference 22. Saint Joseph's 16-3 325 17 Atlantic 10 Conference 23. Utah 17-4 285 23 Mountain West Conference 24. Temple 16-4 212 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 25. Wake Forest 13-6 83 NR Atlantic Coast Conference Others Receiving Votes: Miami 14-6 51 Atlantic Coast Conference East Tennessee State 19-5 46 Atlantic Sun Conference IUPUI 17-4 25 Summit League Dayton 14-5 12 Atlantic 10 Conference Rhode Island 15-4 10 Atlantic 10 Conference San Jose State 14-4 9 Western Athletic Conference Oregon 15-6 7 Pacific-10 Conference Louisiana State 15-5 6 Southeastern Conference Southern Illinois 14-6 4 Missouri Valley Conference Albany 18-5 2 America East Conference Florida State 14-5 2 Atlantic Coast Conference I thought maybe UTEP would get a few votes in the coaches poll, but no such luck. Boston College moves up, UCLA stays put. Code: Mid Major Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Nevada (72) 17-4 1800 1 Western Athletic Conference 2. Brigham Young 17-5 1692 4 Mountain West Conference 3. Temple 16-4 1682 3 Atlantic 10 Conference 4. Utah 17-4 1569 5 Mountain West Conference 5. Saint Joseph's 16-3 1475 2 Atlantic 10 Conference 6. Southern Illinois 14-6 1305 9 Missouri Valley Conference 7. Dayton 14-5 1269 12 Atlantic 10 Conference 8. Rhode Island 15-4 1263 6 Atlantic 10 Conference 9. East Tennessee State 19-5 1251 7 Atlantic Sun Conference 10. Xavier 14-6 1148 22 Atlantic 10 Conference 11. IUPUI 17-4 1093 11 Summit League 12. UTEP 15-5 1073 13 Conference USA 13. San Jose State 14-4 987 8 Western Athletic Conference 14. Siena 17-7 759 16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 15. UAB 13-5 746 19 Conference USA 16. Albany 18-5 730 18 America East Conference 17. Oregon State 15-6 719 14 Western Athletic Conference 18. Sacred Heart 17-4 515 10 Northeast Conference 19. Kent State 15-5 439 24 Mid-American Conference 20. Loyola Marymount 16-4 336 20 West Coast Conference 21. Richmond 13-7 315 21 Atlantic 10 Conference 22. San Diego State 14-5 287 15 Mountain West Conference 23. Northern Iowa 14-8 228 NR Missouri Valley Conference 24. Lafayette 16-5 220 25 Patriot League 25. College of Charleston 14-7 89 NR Sun Belt Conference Others Receiving Votes: Southern Mississippi 13-7 47 Conference USA Drake 12-7 44 Missouri Valley Conference La Salle 13-6 42 Atlantic 10 Conference Gonzaga 13-8 40 Western Athletic Conference Saint Louis 12-7 30 Atlantic 10 Conference Cal State Fullerton 13-7 28 Big West Conference Hofstra 13-8 27 Colonial Athletic Association Norfolk State 14-5 25 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Creighton 12-8 22 Missouri Valley Conference Tulane 13-7 18 Conference USA Central Florida 12-8 17 Conference USA Wichita State 13-7 17 Missouri Valley Conference Boise State 13-9 11 Western Athletic Conference Duquesne 13-7 11 Atlantic 10 Conference Fairfield 12-8 8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Citadel 14-6 6 Southern Conference Bowling Green 12-7 5 Mid-American Conference Saint Mary's 14-8 5 West Coast Conference Vermont 14-7 5 America East Conference Coppin State 13-7 1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Mercer 14-8 1 Atlantic Sun Conference UTEP moves up a spot, but the Oregon St. freefall continues, they move down 3 spots in the mid-major poll.

07-13-2015, 10:31 PM	#215
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Looks like I jinxed Hawaii. And Louisville is just terrible right now. At least Cal Poly is making it a memorable season for my guys. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

07-16-2015, 08:20 AM	#216
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Feb. 1-7, 2016 1 feature game this week, and it's in the Pac 10. Let's take a look. 2/4/16- Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) @ Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- This was a battle of Pac 10 teams that are both struggling right now, with both teams really needing the win. Unfortunately, it was a completely one sided affair, as only 1 team bothered to show up in this one. Hawaii came to play, shooting 45.5% from the field while Oregon State shot just 33.8% from the field. The Warriors came to Oregon State and completely dismantled them. Final Score: Hawaii- 94, Oregon State- 63 Other Games Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 13-11, 4-7 T-6th America East. 2/7/16 at New Hampshire (L 65-44) Just the 1 game this week for the Hawks, and it wasn't a good one. Blowout city. Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 12-12, 7-5 T-2nd America East. 2/5/16 vs. Binghamton (L 78-66) 2/7/16 at Vermont (W 89-82) A split this week for the Black Bears, as they get a win against their rivals in Vermont, but couldn't defend their home turf. Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 9-13, 4-4 T-7th Atlantic 10. 2/3/16 vs. LaSalle (W 81-58) 2/6/16 at #24 Temple (W 66-58) Something is clicking right now for the 49ers, as they have won 3 straight against solid competition. Coach Tribble seems to have found the right pieces to make a late season run. #5 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 21-1, 8-0 1st ACC. 2/3/16 at Miami (W 74-71) 2/6/16 at Florida St. (W 72-54) A road trip through Florida seemed to be no problem for the Eagles, who continue to run through ACC play without much of a sweat. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 11-11, 4-5 T-8th Big 12. 2/3/16 at Nebraska (L 94-86) 2/6/16 at Missouri (W 81-74) The Buffaloes broke a 3 game losing streak with the win at Missouri, but just are not living up to preseason expectations. They've gotten it done at home, but not on the road, which is the story for most teams. Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 12-8, 6-4 T-5th Big East. 2/3/16 vs. #16 Notre Dame (W 67-66) 2/6/16 vs. #2 Villanova (L 66-53) Tough week for the Cardinals, with a couple Top 20 opponents on the schedule. They get the split, but it took a last second defensive stop to hold on against Notre Dame. High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 10-13, 6-6 T-7th Big South. 2/4/16 at Florida Gulf Coast (L 83-76) 2/6/16 at Presbyterian (W 57-34) The Panthers haven't really put together a solid winning streak, but on the other hand, they haven't had a solid losing streak either. This is a team with lots of potential, but missing some key pieces. Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 15-7, 8-3 2nd Big 10. 2/3/16 vs. Michigan State (W 76-70) 2/6/16 at Northwestern (W 91-82) Great week for the Hawkeyes who shrugged off that embarrassing non-conference loss last week. A solid win against a struggling Michigan St. team followed by a good win at Northwestern. Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 14-8, 8-2 1st Big 10. 2/3/16 at Indiana (W 76-67) 2/6/16 vs. #17 Ohio State (W 80-60) It's unusual to see the Nittany Lions on top of the Big 10, but that's exactly where they are after a big week that saw them not only beat, but pound a ranked Ohio St. team. Next week will be another tough week, with a return match at Iowa looming. Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 11-11, 4-5 6th Big West. 2/2/16 at UC Riverside (W 67-62) 2/4/16 at Long Beach State (L 51-48) Almost a sweep this week for the Mustangs, who lost a late lead at Long Beach. This is still an improved Cal Poly team, but will it be enough for coach St. John to keep his job? UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 16-6, 6-2 T-3rd Conference USA. 2/3/16 at Central Florida (L 79-69) 2/6/16 at ECU (W 75-53) My guess is the Miners would have liked to have had that game at Central Florida back, as a bad finish cost them dearly. Still, this is also an improved UTEP team that has a chance to finish high in C-USA. Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 11-13, 6-6 T-5th Horizon. 2/4/16 at Loyola-IL (L 91-88) 2/6/16 at IL-Chicago (W 76-64) The monkey is off the backs of the Raiders who get a much needed win and break a 4 game losing streak. Now it's time for them to turn the corner as the Horizon is still wide open. Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 7-14, 3-5 T-4th in West Division of MAC. 2/3/16 vs. Miami (OH) (W 77-56) 2/6/16 at Ball State (W 65-64) Good week for the Chippewas, and it couldn't have come at a better time. Now can Central Michigan maintain the momentum, or was this a fluke week? Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 12-12, 6-7 T-7th MVC. 2/4/16 vs. Drake (L 55-52) 2/6/16 vs. Indiana State (W 74-43) Wow! Did the Aces come to play against Indy State or what? I don't think Larry Bird himself could have helped them on this day. Unfortunately, the schedule gets brutal for Evansville after this point, with 5 of their last 6 games against teams that have 13 wins or more. Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-15, 7-5 T-3rd Northeast. 2/3/16 at Fairleigh Dickinson (L 82-77) 2/6/16 at Robert Morris (L 65-63) 2 tough losses this week for the Bulldogs, by a combined 7 points. This really caused Bryant to lose momentum, of which they have a chance to get back next week. Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 9-14, 5-7 9th Northeast. 2/3/16 vs. Quinnipiac (W 85-67) 2/6/16 at St. Francis-NY (W 73-54) A great week for the Hawks, who blasted 2 opponents and break a 4 game losing streak. Next week: a rematch with Bryant. #8 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 21-2, 10-1 1st Pac 10. 2/4/16 at California (W 89-74) 2/6/16 at Stanford (W 85-69) Another easy week for the Bruins, who have now won 7 in a row. Next week they get a chance to avenge their only conference loss as they host a rematch with Arizona. Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 10-14, 5-7 4th in South Division of Southern. 2/3/16 vs. Georgia Southern (L 94-67) 2/6/16 vs. Wofford (L 88-70) How far have the Wildcats fallen? Look no farther than this week, in which they got blown out twice at home. The 3 game winning streak they had in early January is but a distant memory. Recruiting has played a role as Davidson has been outrecruited by several Southern schools over the years, which doesn't make sense as coach Childress has a 91 recruit ranking. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 12-10, 3-6 9th (last) WAC. 2/4/16 at Oregon State- feature game, highlighted above. 2/6/16 at San Jose State (W 65-53) Great week for the Warriors who are back over .500 and are now on a 3 game winning streak after a 7 game losing streak in January. Sadly, with the WAC being so jumbled, they are still in last place, but have a chance to move up next week. Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 16-7, 4-5 T-4th WAC. 2/4/16 vs. Hawaii- feature game, highlighted above. 2/6/16 at Gonzaga (W 83-80) On a bright note, the Beavers have won 2 out of their last 3 after a 3 game losing streak. Unfortunately, next week they face 2 of the top teams in the WAC. And as for how convoluted the WAC is? A 4-5 conference record is good enough for 4th place, and 5 WAC teams share that 4-5 conference record. Code: Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. North Carolina (66) 19-2 1794 1 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Villanova (6) 22-1 1673 2 Big East Conference 3. Florida 20-3 1671 3 Southeastern Conference 4. Kentucky 20-4 1592 4 Southeastern Conference 5. Boston College 21-1 1536 5 Atlantic Coast Conference 6. Pittsburgh 19-3 1435 7 Big East Conference 7. Texas 18-3 1373 6 Big 12 Conference 8. UCLA 21-2 1260 8 Pacific-10 Conference 9. Kansas 20-4 1248 9 Big 12 Conference 10. Tennessee 17-5 1162 11 Southeastern Conference 11. Arizona 16-7 1051 10 Pacific-10 Conference 12. Nevada 19-4 1046 12 Western Athletic Conference 13. Connecticut 17-5 918 13 Big East Conference 14. Utah 19-4 775 23 Mountain West Conference 15. Brigham Young 18-5 744 19 Mountain West Conference 16. Notre Dame 18-4 684 16 Big East Conference 17. Saint Joseph's 18-3 673 22 Atlantic 10 Conference 18. Ohio State 15-8 459 17 Big Ten Conference 19. Southern California 17-6 384 20 Pacific-10 Conference 20. Duke 15-6 332 18 Atlantic Coast Conference 21. Oklahoma State 17-5 324 14 Big 12 Conference 22. East Tennessee State 21-5 232 NR Atlantic Sun Conference 23. Louisiana State 17-5 210 NR Southeastern Conference 24. IUPUI 19-4 151 NR Summit League 25. Michigan 15-7 138 15 Big Ten Conference Others Receiving Votes: Miami 15-7 134 Atlantic Coast Conference Southern Illinois 17-6 99 Missouri Valley Conference Maryland 15-6 98 Atlantic Coast Conference Oregon 17-6 94 Pacific-10 Conference Albany 20-5 32 America East Conference Purdue 17-6 16 Big Ten Conference Xavier 16-6 16 Atlantic 10 Conference Dayton 15-6 11 Atlantic 10 Conference Florida State 15-6 11 Atlantic Coast Conference Loyola Marymount 18-4 11 West Coast Conference Rhode Island 16-5 8 Atlantic 10 Conference UAB 15-5 3 Conference USA Temple 16-6 2 Atlantic 10 Conference Still stunning to me that neither Iowa, Penn St., or UTEP are getting any kind of love in the coaches poll. I figure all 3 are good enough to receive at least 1 vote. Code: Mid Major Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Nevada (72) 19-4 1800 1 Western Athletic Conference 2. Brigham Young 18-5 1718 2 Mountain West Conference 3. Utah 19-4 1644 4 Mountain West Conference 4. Saint Joseph's 18-3 1563 5 Atlantic 10 Conference 5. Southern Illinois 17-6 1459 6 Missouri Valley Conference 6. Temple 16-6 1410 3 Atlantic 10 Conference 7. Xavier 16-6 1392 10 Atlantic 10 Conference 8. East Tennessee State 21-5 1317 9 Atlantic Sun Conference 9. IUPUI 19-4 1226 11 Summit League 10. Dayton 15-6 1150 7 Atlantic 10 Conference 11. Rhode Island 16-5 1062 8 Atlantic 10 Conference 12. UAB 15-5 980 15 Conference USA 13. Albany 20-5 926 16 America East Conference 14. UTEP 16-6 888 12 Conference USA 15. Oregon State 16-7 693 17 Western Athletic Conference 16. Loyola Marymount 18-4 688 20 West Coast Conference 17. Siena 18-8 633 14 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 18. San Jose State 14-6 478 13 Western Athletic Conference 19. Saint Louis 14-7 461 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 20. Richmond 14-8 381 21 Atlantic 10 Conference 21. Creighton 14-8 320 NR Missouri Valley Conference 22. San Diego State 15-6 236 22 Mountain West Conference 23. Tulane 15-7 216 NR Conference USA 24. Hofstra 15-8 166 NR Colonial Athletic Association 25. Northern Iowa 15-9 165 23 Missouri Valley Conference Others Receiving Votes: Central Florida 14-8 114 Conference USA Lafayette 17-6 57 Patriot League Fairfield 14-8 47 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Mercer 16-8 36 Atlantic Sun Conference Drake 13-8 29 Missouri Valley Conference Kent State 15-7 28 Mid-American Conference La Salle 14-7 27 Atlantic 10 Conference Cal State Fullerton 14-8 18 Big West Conference Southern Mississippi 14-8 18 Conference USA Loyola-Maryland 16-8 13 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Sacred Heart 17-6 12 Northeast Conference College of Charleston 14-9 8 Sun Belt Conference Bowling Green 13-8 7 Mid-American Conference Coppin State 14-7 4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Saint Mary's 15-9 4 West Coast Conference Bethune-Cookman 14-8 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Boise State 14-10 2 Western Athletic Conference Northern Colorado 15-7 2 Big Sky Conference Weird polls, as despite losing by over 30 to Hawaii, Oregon St. rises 2 spots in the mid-major poll, while UTEP loses 2 spots and they lost to a team that is receiving votes in the mid-major poll. Weird.

07-16-2015, 06:16 PM	#217
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Feb. 8-14, 2016 2 feature games this week, a huge showdown in the Big 10 and a match-up of Northeast teams. Let's start in the Big 10. 2/10/16- Penn State (Tim Sheppard) @ Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- A battle of the top 2 teams in the Big 10 was over at halftime. The Hawkeyes jumped out to a 14 point halftime lead and never looked back, holding Penn State to just 31.5% shooting and outrebounded them 37-29, getting revenge for an earlier loss at Penn St. Final Score: Iowa- 70, Penn State- 51 Now we move to the Northeast: 2/13/16- Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) @ Bryant (Score Galore. -- The first time these teams met, it was Monmouth getting a 5 point win. Things were completely different this time around, as the Hawks jumped out early and used a 25-6 run early in the second half to ice the game. Bryant committed 22 turnovers in the game and Monmouth got revenge with east. Final Score: Monmouth- 92, Bryant- 65 Other Games Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 13-13, 4-9 T-8th America East. 2/10/16 at Binghamton (L 87-73) 2/14/16 vs. Vermont (L 75-70) Not a good week for the Hawks, who actually competed well against Vermont, but lost a lot of ground in the conference race. Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 12-13, 7-6 4th America East. 2/14/16 vs. Albany (L 84-69) Short week for the Black Bears, who lost to league leader Albany and will try to get back on track next week. Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 10-14, 5-5 T-8th Atlantic 10. 2/10/16 at St. Louis (L 74-61) 2/13/16 vs. UMass (W 76-60) Still a decent week for the 49ers, who competed at St. Louis until the final minutes, then took care of business against UMass. #5 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 23-1, 10-0 1st ACC. 2/10/16 vs. Maryland (W 99-64) 2/13/16 vs. Virginia (W 91-55) Another easy week for the Eagles who are making a strong case to be the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, albeit against an ACC that isn't at its strongest. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 11-12, 4-6 9th Big 12. 2/13/16 vs. #9 Kansas (L 79-72) A great effort in the Buffaloes' only game of the week, but they just didn't have enough. Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 12-10, 6-6 T-8th Big East. 2/10/16 vs. Syracuse (L 60-58) 2/13/16 at St. Johns (L 65-58) 2 tough losses for the Cardinals, who are having their worst season in quite some time. Still plenty of time to turn it around. High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 12-13, 8-6 T-1st Big South. 2/11/16 vs. UNC Asheville (W 69-52) 2/13/16 vs. Gardner Webb (W 65-62) 2 solid wins for the Panthers, and what a difference a week makes, going from 7th to tops in the conference, but they are sharing it with 3 other teams right now in a wide open race. Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 16-8, 9-4 T-2nd Big 10. 2/10/16 vs. Penn State- feature game, highlighted above 2/13/16 at Purdue (L 66-40) Yuck! Not the way to continue a streak after a great win against conference leader Penn State. The Hawkeyes got Hawkeyed by Purdue. Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 14-10, 8-4 4th Big 10. 2/10/16 at Iowa- feature game, highlighted above. 2/13/16 at Wisconsin (L 72-65) Not a good road trip for the Nittany Lions who lose their lock on first place and now stand alone in 4th. Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 12-12, 5-6 T-6th Big West. 2/9/16 vs. Pacific (W 89-60) 2/11/16 at Cal St. Northridge (L 76-41) 2 blowouts this week for the Mustangs, 1 good, 1 bad. The streak of .500 basketball continues after they started 2-6. UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 17-7,7-3 T-3rd Conference USA. 2/10/16 at UAB (L 80-55) 2/13/16 at Marshall (W 78-64) Losing by 25 at a conference leader isn't the impression you want to make. The Miners are improved but still have work to do. Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 13-13, 8-6 T-2nd Horizon. 2/11/16 vs. Cleveland State (W 87-64) 2/13/16 vs. Youngstown State (W 90-68) Great week for the Raiders who have won 3 in a row and are right in the hunt of the conference title now. Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 7-16, 3-7 T-4th MAC. 2/10/16 at Akron (L 69-63) 2/13/16 vs. Kent State (L 81-71) The question appears to be answered as last week appears to be a fluke week for the Chippewas, although they did play 2 tough games this week against very strong teams. Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 13-13, 7-8 7th MVC. 2/11/16 at Creighton (L 73-54) 2/13/16 at Northern Iowa (W 69-59) With the win at Northern Iowa, the Aces have now set the record for win total in a season since this dynasty began. They previously had done no better than 12 wins a season. Now, this probably won't net the younger Bafou any Coach of the Year awards, but it seems to be a step in the right direction. Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-17, 7-7 T-5th Northeast. 2/10/16 at St. Francis-NY (L 77-72) 2/13/16 vs. Monmouth- feature game, highlighted above. The losing streak is now 5 for the Bulldogs who are definitely going the wrong way. Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 11-14, 7-7 T-5th Northeast. 2/10/16 at Robert Morris (W 57-48) 2/13/16 at Bryant- feature game, highlighted above. The Hawks are going in a different direction after a 4 game winning streak, but still have a long way to go to get to the point they've been at before, which is competing for a conference title. #8 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 22-3, 11-2 T-1st Pac 10. 2/11/16 vs. Arizona State (W 67-50) 2/13/16 vs. #11 Arizona (L 59-44) The Bruins had 2 chances to beat Arizona, but lost them both handily, and those are the only 2 conference losses. That loss also snapped an 8 game winning streak. Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 11-15, 6-8 4th in South Division of Southern. 2/10/16 vs. Elon (L 100-95, OT) 2/13/16 vs. Appalachian State (W 76-55) The Wildcats break a 3 game losing streak with the win at Appalachian State. I'm scratching my head at how things have chance for Coach Childress. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 13-11, 4-7 T-8th WAC. 2/11/16 vs. New Mexico State (L 82-81) 2/13/16 at Louisiana Tech (W 85-69) A heartbreaking loss for the Warriors, who had everything going their way. Still, winning 4 of their last 5 isn't bad. Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 17-7, 5-5 T-2nd WAC. 2/13/16 vs. San Jose State (W 82-69) Just 1 game for the Beavers this week, a solid win. They have resigned themselves to the fact that they can't win the WAC title as Nevada is several games ahead, but a postseason appearance is definitely in the cards. Code: Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. North Carolina (60) 21-2 1788 1 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Florida (8) 22-3 1721 3 Southeastern Conference 3. Villanova (4) 23-2 1661 2 Big East Conference 4. Boston College 23-1 1566 5 Atlantic Coast Conference 5. Kentucky 21-4 1542 4 Southeastern Conference 6. Texas 20-3 1391 7 Big 12 Conference 7. Pittsburgh 20-4 1390 6 Big East Conference 8. UCLA 22-3 1293 8 Pacific-10 Conference 9. Kansas 21-4 1158 9 Big 12 Conference 10. Arizona 18-7 1157 11 Pacific-10 Conference 11. Tennessee 19-5 1153 10 Southeastern Conference 12. Nevada 21-4 996 12 Western Athletic Conference 13. Notre Dame 20-4 964 16 Big East Conference 14. Brigham Young 20-5 808 15 Mountain West Conference 15. Utah 21-4 808 14 Mountain West Conference 16. Oklahoma State 19-5 662 21 Big 12 Conference 17. Duke 17-6 614 20 Atlantic Coast Conference 18. Connecticut 17-7 551 13 Big East Conference 19. IUPUI 21-4 430 24 Summit League 20. Southern Illinois 19-6 424 NR Missouri Valley Conference 21. Oregon 19-6 307 NR Pacific-10 Conference 22. Michigan 17-7 259 25 Big Ten Conference 23. Ohio State 16-8 223 18 Big Ten Conference 24. Purdue 19-6 195 NR Big Ten Conference 25. Louisiana State 18-6 141 23 Southeastern Conference Others Receiving Votes: Florida State 17-6 61 Atlantic Coast Conference Rhode Island 18-5 61 Atlantic 10 Conference East Tennessee State 22-6 29 Atlantic Sun Conference Saint Joseph's 18-5 20 Atlantic 10 Conference UAB 17-5 14 Conference USA Southern California 17-8 7 Pacific-10 Conference Miami 16-8 4 Atlantic Coast Conference Dayton 16-7 2 Atlantic 10 Conference The Eagles finally move up a spot in the coaches poll, while UCLA stays put. They've had #8 locked down for weeks now. Code: Mid Major Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Nevada (72) 21-4 1800 1 Western Athletic Conference 2. Brigham Young 20-5 1723 2 Mountain West Conference 3. Utah 21-4 1654 3 Mountain West Conference 4. Southern Illinois 19-6 1569 5 Missouri Valley Conference 5. IUPUI 21-4 1491 9 Summit League 6. Saint Joseph's 18-5 1399 4 Atlantic 10 Conference 7. Temple 17-7 1365 6 Atlantic 10 Conference 8. Rhode Island 18-5 1265 11 Atlantic 10 Conference 9. UAB 17-5 1237 12 Conference USA 10. Xavier 17-7 1130 7 Atlantic 10 Conference 11. East Tennessee State 22-6 1119 8 Atlantic Sun Conference 12. Dayton 16-7 1024 10 Atlantic 10 Conference 13. Oregon State 17-7 859 15 Western Athletic Conference 14. UTEP 17-7 852 14 Conference USA 15. Albany 21-6 783 13 America East Conference 16. Creighton 16-8 664 21 Missouri Valley Conference 17. Fairfield 16-8 631 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 18. Richmond 16-8 617 20 Atlantic 10 Conference 19. Siena 19-9 512 17 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 20. Saint Louis 15-8 351 19 Atlantic 10 Conference 21. Sacred Heart 19-6 301 NR Northeast Conference 22. Tulane 16-8 222 23 Conference USA 23. Kent State 17-7 185 NR Mid-American Conference 24. La Salle 15-8 106 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 25. Cal State Fullerton 16-8 101 NR Big West Conference Others Receiving Votes: Central Florida 15-9 64 Conference USA Loyola Marymount 18-6 61 West Coast Conference Hofstra 16-9 49 Colonial Athletic Association San Jose State 14-8 44 Western Athletic Conference Lafayette 18-7 37 Patriot League Southern Mississippi 15-9 33 Conference USA College of Charleston 16-9 31 Sun Belt Conference Akron 15-9 29 Mid-American Conference Bowling Green 14-8 29 Mid-American Conference Saint Mary's 17-9 14 West Coast Conference Loyola-Maryland 17-9 8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Mercer 17-9 8 Atlantic Sun Conference Bethune-Cookman 15-8 5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Boise State 15-10 5 Western Athletic Conference San Diego State 15-8 5 Mountain West Conference Northern Iowa 15-11 4 Missouri Valley Conference Rider 16-10 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Citadel 16-8 3 Southern Conference Vermont 16-9 3 America East Conference Coppin State 15-8 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Florida International 16-9 1 Sun Belt Conference Missouri State 14-12 1 Missouri Valley Conference Oregon State jumps UTEP in the mid-major poll, the Miners stay at 14. Bubble Watch It just occurred to me that I have been forgetting to fill you all in on the bubble watch. So I'll do that now. None of our teams are in the overall bubble watch, so I'll do a quick version of the conference bubble watch. Locks- Boston College, Iowa, UTEP, UCLA In- Oregon State Everybody else is projected out, the other 15 teams. Remember, this is only for the NCAA tournament. Some of the other 15 teams could be in the running for some other tournaments.

07-23-2015, 12:22 AM	#218
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Feb. 15-21, 2016 No feature games this week, so let's get right into the schedule. Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 14-14, 5-10 T-8th America East. 2/17/16 vs. Boston U (W 79-68) 2/21/16 at Stony Brook (L 64-48) Yet another split for the Hawks this week, seems to be a recurring trend. Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 13-14, 8-7 4th America East. 2/19/16 vs. UMBC (W 70-60) 2/21/16 vs. Boston U (L 79-73) A split for the Black Bears as well, as they blew a lead late against Boston U. Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 12-14, 7-5 T-5th Atlantic 10. 2/17/16 vs. George Washington (W 78-58) 2/20/16 at St. Bonaventure (W 65-62) Huge week for the 49ers who got 2 big wins and are now on a 4 game winning streak. Believe it or not they still have a chance to win the A-10 regular season title. #4 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 25-1, 12-0 1st ACC. 2/17/16 vs. Virginia Tech (W 81-43) 2/20/16 at Wake Forest (W 104-85) 2 more easy wins for the Eagles, who continue to make a case for the top overall seed in the NCAA Tourney. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-12, 6-6 T-7th Big 12. 2/17/16 vs. Nebraska (W 88-84) 2/20/16 at Texas A&M (W 73-65) Solid week for the Buffaloes who are back to .500 in the Big 12. Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 13-11, 7-7 T-8th Big East. 2/17/16 at Providence (W 87-76) 2/20/16 vs. #18 UConn (L 76-68) The Cardinals just can't break through and get that key win against a top 25 team. High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 14-13, 10-6 1st Big South. 2/18/16 at Coastal Carolina (W 58-45) 2/20/16 at Charleston Southern (W 67-59) The Panthers now own 1st place all by themselves with 2 games to go in the conference season, and are on a 5 game winning streak. Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 17-9, 10-5 T-4th Big 10. 2/17/16 at #22 Michigan (W 80-79) 2/20/16 vs. Illinois (L 64-48) Getting hammered by Illinois has cost the Hawkeyes a share of 1st place, but they did get a close win over a ranked team. Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 16-10, 10-4 T-1st Big 10. 2/17/16 vs. #24 Purdue (W 113-106, OT) 2/20/16 at Northwestern (W 91-75) Huge week for the Nittany Lions. Not sure how many overtimes the game against Purdue went, but what a shootout. Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 12-13, 5-7 T-6th Big West. 2/20/16 vs. Cal St. Fullerton (L 82-78) A gallant effort against the league leaders in the Mustangs' only game of the week. This loss really stings because Coach St. John had his team up by 11 at halftime but they let it slip away. UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 19-7, 9-3 T-2nd Conference USA. 2/17/16 at Houston (W 77-65) 2/20/16 at SMU (W 69-66) The Miners keep rolling and have won 4 of their last 5, with some good tests coming up. Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 14-14, 9-7 T-2nd Horizon. 2/18/16 at Green Bay (W 99-94, OT) 2/20/16 at Milwaukee (L 76-74, OT) The Raiders played a lot of extra ball this week, splitting the Wisconsin road trip, and falling just short of a sweep. Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 9-16, 5-7 T-3rd West Division of MAC. 2/17/16 vs. Eastern Michigan (W 74-62) 2/20/16 at Western Michigan (W 68-59) A good week for the Chippewas, and we'll see if the inconsistency continues, as they've been on a win 2, lose 2 streak since late January. Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 15-13, 9-8 T-4th MVC. 2/18/16 vs. Wichita St. (W 69-60) 2/20/16 vs. Bradley (W 50-38) Don't look now, but the Aces have their first winning record late in the season since this dynasty started. They've still got a chance to finish 3rd in the MVC. Wow. Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-19, 7-9 9th Northeast. 2/17/16 vs. Central Connecticut St. (L 61-59) 2/20/16 at Mt. St. Marys (L 65-56) 7 losses in a row now for the Bulldogs, who at one point were 7-2 in the Northeast Conference. Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 12-15, 8-8 T-6th Northeast. 2/17/16 at Long Island (W 85-58) 2/20/16 vs. Sacred Heart (L 77-55) It took the conference leaders to break the hot streak of the Hawks, who had won 5 in a row coming into that game. #8 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 24-3, 13-2 1st Pac 10. 2/18/16 at Washington (W 67-42) 2/20/16 at Washington St. (W 86-49) The Bruins had no trouble cruising through the Washington trip and lead the Pac 10 by 2 games. Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 11-17, 6-10 4th in South Division of Southern. 2/17/16 at Western Carolina (L 68-51) 2/20/16 at Citadel (L 86-78) The Wildcats continue to make a case for most disappointing FOFC coached team this season, as they've now lost 5 of 6. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 14-12, 5-7 T-5th WAC. 2/15/16 vs. Fresno St. (W 76-63) 2/20/16 at St. Marys (L 87-79) Former conference member St. Marys came back to knock off the Warriors and end their streak of winning 5 of their last 6, but at leas tthey did get the conference win. Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 19-7, 7-5 2nd WAC. 2/18/16 at Boise St. (W 76-66) 2/20/16 at Louisiana Tech (W 71-60) 2 more wins for the Beavers, who have won 5 of their last 6. They've got a big one coming up next week against Nevada. Code: Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. North Carolina (68) 23-2 1796 1 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Villanova (4) 25-2 1727 3 Big East Conference 3. Boston College 25-1 1648 4 Atlantic Coast Conference 4. Florida 23-4 1586 2 Southeastern Conference 5. Texas 22-3 1497 6 Big 12 Conference 6. Kentucky 22-5 1447 5 Southeastern Conference 7. UCLA 24-3 1309 8 Pacific-10 Conference 8. Pittsburgh 21-5 1282 7 Big East Conference 9. Arizona 20-7 1235 10 Pacific-10 Conference 10. Kansas 23-4 1228 9 Big 12 Conference 11. Nevada 23-4 1064 12 Western Athletic Conference 12. Tennessee 20-6 1019 11 Southeastern Conference 13. Notre Dame 21-5 900 13 Big East Conference 14. Brigham Young 22-5 885 14 Mountain West Conference 15. Duke 19-6 754 17 Atlantic Coast Conference 16. Utah 22-5 686 15 Mountain West Conference 17. Connecticut 19-7 662 18 Big East Conference 18. Southern Illinois 21-6 582 20 Missouri Valley Conference 19. Oklahoma State 20-6 519 16 Big 12 Conference 20. Louisiana State 20-6 399 25 Southeastern Conference 21. Florida State 19-6 287 NR Atlantic Coast Conference 22. IUPUI 22-5 272 19 Summit League 23. Ohio State 17-9 171 23 Big Ten Conference 24. East Tennessee State 24-6 160 NR Atlantic Sun Conference 25. Purdue 20-7 90 24 Big Ten Conference Others Receiving Votes: Oregon 19-7 89 Pacific-10 Conference Southern California 19-8 35 Pacific-10 Conference Dayton 18-7 16 Atlantic 10 Conference Rhode Island 19-6 15 Atlantic 10 Conference Saint Joseph's 19-6 13 Atlantic 10 Conference Wisconsin 19-7 12 Big Ten Conference UAB 18-6 11 Conference USA Miami 17-9 4 Atlantic Coast Conference Still disappointed at the lack of respect some of FOFC coached teams are getting. You're telling me UTEP and Oregon St. can't get 1 frikkin vote from the coaches? Ridiculous. Code: Mid Major Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Nevada (72) 23-4 1800 1 Western Athletic Conference 2. Brigham Young 22-5 1727 2 Mountain West Conference 3. Utah 22-5 1632 3 Mountain West Conference 4. Southern Illinois 21-6 1607 4 Missouri Valley Conference 5. IUPUI 22-5 1458 5 Summit League 6. Temple 18-8 1381 7 Atlantic 10 Conference 7. Dayton 18-7 1320 12 Atlantic 10 Conference 8. Saint Joseph's 19-6 1262 6 Atlantic 10 Conference 9. East Tennessee State 24-6 1234 11 Atlantic Sun Conference 10. UAB 18-6 1169 9 Conference USA 11. Rhode Island 19-6 1143 8 Atlantic 10 Conference 12. Xavier 18-8 1024 10 Atlantic 10 Conference 13. Oregon State 19-7 935 13 Western Athletic Conference 14. UTEP 19-7 882 14 Conference USA 15. Siena 21-9 794 19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 16. Albany 22-7 653 15 America East Conference 17. Richmond 17-9 621 18 Atlantic 10 Conference 18. Tulane 18-8 495 22 Conference USA 19. La Salle 17-8 438 24 Atlantic 10 Conference 20. Saint Louis 16-9 426 20 Atlantic 10 Conference 21. Fairfield 17-9 410 17 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 22. Cal State Fullerton 18-8 283 25 Big West Conference 23. Hofstra 18-9 219 NR Colonial Athletic Association 24. Saint Mary's 19-9 155 NR West Coast Conference 25. Akron 17-9 109 NR Mid-American Conference Others Receiving Votes: Kent State 18-8 50 Mid-American Conference Creighton 16-10 39 Missouri Valley Conference Sacred Heart 20-7 28 Northeast Conference Florida International 18-9 27 Sun Belt Conference Loyola Marymount 19-7 23 West Coast Conference Lafayette 19-8 19 Patriot League Rider 17-10 8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference College of Charleston 17-10 7 Sun Belt Conference Drake 15-10 4 Missouri Valley Conference Loyola-Maryland 18-10 4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Mercer 18-10 4 Atlantic Sun Conference Bowling Green 15-9 3 Mid-American Conference Central Florida 15-11 2 Conference USA Gonzaga 16-11 2 Western Athletic Conference Vermont 17-9 2 America East Conference Southern Mississippi 16-10 1 Conference USA At least both Oregon St. and UTEP are holding strong in the mid-major polls. Time for this weeks edition of the Bubble Watch, and we've got 1 of our teams in the overall bubble watch. Code: Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maryland 16-9 .560 (54) 1-7 2-0 6-2 7-0 72 In Alabama 16-10 .580 (30) 2-8 4-1 8-1 2-0 15 In Miami 17-9 .551 (64) 1-6 1-0 6-2 9-1 109 In Rider 17-10 .563 (49) 1-4 2-0 7-5 7-1 90 In Penn State 16-10 .555 (58) 3-2 3-3 3-3 7-2 110 In Oklahoma State 20-6 .545 (73) 2-3 5-3 3-0 10-0 257 In Purdue 20-7 .542 (76) 3-3 4-2 2-0 11-2 274 In Michigan State 17-9 .545 (74) 2-6 5-2 4-1 6-0 117 In Georgetown 15-10 .570 (39) 4-5 3-2 3-3 5-0 34 Out Stanford 15-10 .565 (45) 2-8 6-1 4-1 3-0 25 Out Marquette 16-10 .540 (79) 3-5 4-1 6-4 3-0 115 Out Georgia 15-10 .560 (53) 4-5 1-2 5-3 5-0 44 Out Mississippi 15-10 .573 (34) 4-3 3-4 5-2 3-1 21 Out Bowling Green 15-9 .547 (69) 0-2 2-2 6-2 7-3 129 Out Mercer 18-10 .546 (71) 1-4 1-1 6-3 10-2 131 Out The Nittany Lions are on the First four in list and are only 1 of 2 teams on this list to have a winning record against top 50 teams. A couple more wins next week should seal their NCAA bid. Now let's take a look at the other 19 teams: Locks: Boston College, Iowa, UTEP, UCLA, Oregon State The other 14 teams are projected out of the NCAA Tournament.

07-23-2015, 10:59 AM	#219
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Just wanted to touch base and let everybody know that I will not be around much for the next couple weeks. There is a huge baseball tournament coming to town that I am helping out with. I may occasionally sneak in a post or 2 over the next 3 weeks, but don't hold your breath. I will have a lot more free time starting mid-August though, so hopefully I can really get a move on this. Thanks for your patience all

08-09-2015, 01:24 PM	#220
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Alright guys, I'm back and ready to resume with these dynasties. Would like to get a head count of who is still reading and following.

08-09-2015, 01:47 PM	#221
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08-09-2015, 02:08 PM	#222
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Feb. 22-28, 2016 Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 15-14, 6-10 T-6th America East. 2/24/16 at UMBC (W 71-62) The Hawks finish out the regular season on a winning note, and will be the 6th seed in the America East Tourney, taking on (3) New Hampshire in the Quarterfinals. Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 13-15, 8-8 4th America East. 2/26/16 at New Hampshire (L 84-78) The Black Bears have a non-conference game with Harvard coming up, then they'll be the 4th seed in the America East Tourney, and will take on (5) Binghamton in the Quarterfinals. Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 12-16, 7-7 T-7th Atlantic 10. 2/24/16 at Rhode Island (L 79-76) 2/27/16 at Dayton (L 99-79) Not a good road trip for the 49ers, who lose both, but at least they competed at Rhode Island. #3 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 27-1, 14-0 1st ACC. 2/24/16 vs. N.C. State (W 88-77) 2/27/16 at Clemson (W 80-72) The Eagles continue to soar, leading into their big week next week as they have rematches with both North Carolina and Duke. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-14, 6-8 T-6th Big 12. 2/24/16 at Oklahoma (L 90-73) 2/27/16 vs. Kansas St. (L 83-70) Tough week for the Buffaloes who drop a pair, and that loss to K-State really stings. Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 14-12, 8-8 8th Big East. 2/24/16 at South Florida (W 84-55) 2/27/16 vs. Georgetown (L 75-63) The Cardinals still struggle to beat the better Big East teams, but they've got 1 more chance next week. High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 16-13, 12-6 1st Big South. 2/25/16 vs. Liberty (W 72-65) 2/27/16 vs. VMI (W 57-48) The Panthers assure themselves of a postseason berth by winning the Big South regular season title and will be the top seed in the Big South Tourney. They'll open up the Quarterfinals against (8) Liberty. Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 18-10, 11-6 4th Big 10. 2/24/16 at Wisconsin (L 63-57) 2/27/16 vs. Minnesota (W 62-55) A split for the Hawkeyes who needed that win at Wisconsin to stay at the top of the conference race, but are still in good position. Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 16-12, 10-6 5th Big 10. 2/24/16 vs. Michigan State (L 67-59) 2/27/16 vs. Illinois (L 74-68) Not a good week for the Nittany Lions, who lose their conference lead and are now really on the bubble. Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 13-14, 6-8 T-6th Big West. 2/25/16 vs. UC Irvine (W 52-45) 2/27/16 at UC Davis (L 74-62) A split for the Mustangs, who will look to what should be a couple easy games next week. UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 21-7, 11-3 2nd Conference USA. 2/24/16 at Memphis (W 68-61) 2/27/16 vs. Tulsa (W 82-64) The Miners are still in the race for the C-USA title, 1 game back. The game against Tulane next week is looming large. Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 15-15, 10-8 T-2nd Horizon. 2/25/16 vs. Valparaiso (W 84-53) 2/27/16 vs. Butler (L 58-46) Winning against Butler might have given the Raiders the Horizon title, but instead they finish 2nd, winning a 4 team tiebreaker, and will be the #2 seed in the Horizon Tournament. With the weird format, they get a double bye into the Semifinals and will face either (3) Illinois-Chicago, (10) Cleveland St., (6) Valparaiso, or (7) Green Bay. Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 11-16, 7-7 2nd in West Division of MAC. 2/24/16 vs. Ball State (W 56-55) 2/27/16 at Toledo (W 74-69) 4 in a row for the Chippewas, and 6 of their last 8, with a chance to finish over .500 in conference with 2 wins next week. Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 16-13, 10-8 T-3rd MVC. 2/27/16 at Missouri State (W 74-59) The Aces finish conference play on a good note, and have a non-conference game remaining against a very tough IUPUI team. They'll be the 5th seed in the MVC Tourney and will take on (4) Indiana State in the Quarterfinals. Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-21, 7-11 T-9th Northeast. 2/24/16 vs. Quinnipiac (L 77-76) 2/27/16 at Long Island (L 74-55) So the Bulldogs finish their regular season on a 9 game losing streak and fail to qualify for the Northeast Tourney. Their season is over. Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 13-16, 9-9 7th Northeast. 2/24/16 at St. Francis-PA (L 86-78) 2/27/16 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (W 77-68) A split for the Hawks this week, which ends a 2 game losing streak and give them the 7th seed in the Northeast Tourney. They'll open up the Quarterfinals with (2) Quinnipiac. #7 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 25-4, 14-3 1st Pac 10. 2/25/16 vs. Utah State (W 76-69) 2/27/16 vs. Oregon (L 71-61) The Bruins missed a chance to clinch at least a tie for the Pac 10 title with a loss to Oregon, and now really needs to beat USC next week. Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 13-17, 8-10 4th in South Division of Southern. 2/24/16 vs. Samford (W 95-91) 2/27/16 at UNC Greensboro (W 76-73) 2 tough wins for the Wildcats this week, but hopefully they are battle tested and ready for the Southern Tourney. They'll be the 8th seed and will play in the Quarterfinals against (9) Western Carolina. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 14-14, 5-9 T-8th WAC. 2/25/16 at Gonzaga (L 89-86, OT) 2/27/16 vs. Boise State (L 91-67) Yuck! The Warriors forgot to show up against Boise St., and next week won't be easy as they face the top 2 teams in the conference. Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 20-8, 8-6 2nd WAC. 2/25/16 vs. Fresno State (L 97-71) 2/27/16 vs. #11 Nevada (W 72-56) A reversal of fortunes here, as the Beavers beat the team I thought they'd lose to, and got thumped by the team I thought they'd beat. 2nd place is still within reach, but they really need to win both their games next week. Code: Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. North Carolina (47) 24-3 1766 1 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Villanova (23) 27-2 1746 2 Big East Conference 3. Boston College 27-1 1625 3 Atlantic Coast Conference 4. Texas (2) 24-3 1608 5 Big 12 Conference 5. Florida 24-5 1531 4 Southeastern Conference 6. Kentucky 23-6 1425 6 Southeastern Conference 7. UCLA 25-4 1324 7 Pacific-10 Conference 8. Kansas 25-4 1252 10 Big 12 Conference 9. Pittsburgh 22-6 1246 8 Big East Conference 10. Arizona 20-8 1153 9 Pacific-10 Conference 11. Tennessee 22-6 1148 12 Southeastern Conference 12. Notre Dame 23-5 973 13 Big East Conference 13. Brigham Young 24-5 949 14 Mountain West Conference 14. Nevada 23-6 862 11 Western Athletic Conference 15. Connecticut 21-7 754 17 Big East Conference 16. Southern Illinois 23-6 706 18 Missouri Valley Conference 17. Utah 23-5 674 16 Mountain West Conference 18. Duke 20-7 556 15 Atlantic Coast Conference 19. Oklahoma State 22-6 547 19 Big 12 Conference 20. Oregon 21-7 403 NR Pacific-10 Conference 21. IUPUI 24-5 350 22 Summit League 22. East Tennessee State 25-6 265 24 Atlantic Sun Conference 23. Louisiana State 21-7 204 20 Southeastern Conference 24. Dayton 20-7 99 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 25. Rhode Island 21-6 78 NR Atlantic 10 Conference Others Receiving Votes: Florida State 20-7 38 Atlantic Coast Conference Wisconsin 20-7 33 Big Ten Conference Saint Joseph's 21-6 32 Atlantic 10 Conference UAB 20-6 16 Conference USA Purdue 21-8 12 Big Ten Conference Southern California 20-9 12 Pacific-10 Conference Ohio State 18-10 9 Big Ten Conference Miami 19-9 3 Atlantic Coast Conference UTEP 21-7 1 Conference USA Nice to see UTEP finally get a point in the Coaches Poll, well deserved. Code: Mid Major Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Brigham Young (56) 24-5 1783 2 Mountain West Conference 2. Nevada (14) 23-6 1734 1 Western Athletic Conference 3. Southern Illinois (2) 23-6 1642 4 Missouri Valley Conference 4. Utah 23-5 1603 3 Mountain West Conference 5. IUPUI 24-5 1441 5 Summit League 6. Dayton 20-7 1430 7 Atlantic 10 Conference 7. Saint Joseph's 21-6 1358 8 Atlantic 10 Conference 8. UAB 20-6 1269 10 Conference USA 9. Rhode Island 21-6 1243 11 Atlantic 10 Conference 10. East Tennessee State 25-6 1159 9 Atlantic Sun Conference 11. Temple 19-9 1057 6 Atlantic 10 Conference 12. UTEP 21-7 1052 14 Conference USA 13. Xavier 19-9 944 12 Atlantic 10 Conference 14. Oregon State 20-8 852 13 Western Athletic Conference 15. Siena 22-9 820 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 16. Fairfield 19-9 674 21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 17. Tulane 20-8 600 18 Conference USA 18. Richmond 18-10 573 17 Atlantic 10 Conference 19. Albany 22-7 478 16 America East Conference 20. Cal State Fullerton 19-8 345 22 Big West Conference 21. Creighton 18-10 343 NR Missouri Valley Conference 22. La Salle 18-9 323 19 Atlantic 10 Conference 23. Kent State 20-8 318 NR Mid-American Conference 24. Hofstra 19-10 156 23 Colonial Athletic Association 25. Saint Mary's 20-10 88 24 West Coast Conference Others Receiving Votes: Akron 18-10 40 Mid-American Conference Sacred Heart 21-8 18 Northeast Conference Saint Louis 16-11 17 Atlantic 10 Conference Loyola Marymount 20-8 14 West Coast Conference Lafayette 20-9 6 Patriot League Mercer 19-11 6 Atlantic Sun Conference Rider 18-11 6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Central Connecticut State 20-9 4 Northeast Conference Vermont 18-9 4 America East Conference So UTEP moves up a couple spots in the mid-major poll while Oregon State moves down. Time for this weeks edition of the bubble watch, and with none of our teams in the overall bubble watch, let's see how they do conference wise. Locks: Boston College, Iowa, UTEP, UCLA In: Oregon State The other 14 teams are projected out.

08-09-2015, 02:43 PM	#223
DavidCorperial High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Stamford, CT	Still reading

08-09-2015, 03:47 PM	#224
cmp Pro Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	I'm here, hoping to turn this Central Michigan team around.

08-09-2015, 04:38 PM	#225
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	GO Team NC! High Point and Davidson for the win! __________________ Up the Posh!

08-09-2015, 08:18 PM	#226
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	I'm still here, although all of my teams are disappointing me lately. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

08-10-2015, 01:10 PM	#228
JAG Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: St. Paul, MN	Still reading and waiting for Score Galore to get fired (though Iowa send to be improving).

08-10-2015, 04:25 PM	#229
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Feb. 29-March 6, 2016 We have 1 feature game this week, and it took place in the WAC. 3/5/16- Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) @ Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- A huge game for both teams going into the WAC tourney, and it was really almost as even as you can get. The difference was that Hawaii hit a couple more shots from the field and a few more free throws to get a big win ending the regular season. Final Score: Hawaii- 83, Oregon State- 75 Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 15-15, 6-10 America East. 3/5/16- America East Quarterfinals vs. (3) New Hampshire (L 67-59) With that loss, the Hawks will have most likely ended their season. Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 14-16, 8-8 America East. 2/29/16 vs. Harvard (W 82-53) 3/5/16- America East Quarterfinals vs. (5) Binghamton (L 81-72) The Black Bears end a disappointing season with a loss in the A-East Quarters. Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 14-16, 9-7 T-6th Atlantic 10. 3/2/16 vs. Duquesne (W 76-57) 3/5/16 at Xavier (W 80-71) Great week for the 49ers who take a lot of momentum into the A-10 Tourney. They'll be the 8th seed and will open up in the First Round against (9) Richmond. #3 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 28-2, 15-1 1st ACC. 3/2/16 at #1 North Carolina (L 77-62) 3/5/16 vs. #18 Duke (W 109-83) The Eagles will take a split for the week, as beating Duke gave them the regular season ACC title and the top seed in the ACC Tournament. They'll open up in the Quarterfinals against the (9) Virginia Tech/(8) Maryland winner. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-16, 6-10 T-8th Big 12. 3/2/16 at Iowa State (L 79-77, OT) 3/5/16 vs. Missouri (L 84-77) The Buffaloes will take a 4 game losing streak into the Big 12 Tourney, where they will be the 10th seed after losing all the tiebreakers and open up in the First Round against (7) Texas Tech. Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 15-13, 9-9 8th Big East. 3/2/16 vs. West Virginia (W 79-77, OT) 3/5/16 at Marquette (L 80-76) The Cardinals now have 3 straight weeks of splitting their games and will take the 8th seed into the Big East Tourney. They'll get a bye into the Second Round and will face the winner of (16) Cincinnati/(9) Georgetown. High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 16-14, 12-6 Big South. 3/1/16- Big South First Round vs. (8) Liberty (L 78-69) A tough loss for the Panthers, but they will continue their season. By virtue of winning the Big South regular season title, they should get an auto-bid to the NIT. Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 19-11, 12-6 3rd Big 10. 2/29/16 vs. Illinois State (L 76-59) 3/5/16 vs. Indiana (W 54-51) The Hawkeyes missed a chance for a 20 win season with an embarrassing blowout against Illinois St, but still had a good regular season. They'll go into the Big 10 Tourney as the 3rd seed and get a bye to the Quarterfinals where they'll take on the winner of (11) Minnesota/(6) Penn State). Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 16-14, 10-8 T-6th Big 10. 3/2/16 at Michigan (L 81-70) 3/5/16 at Minnesota (L 62-46) The Nittany Lions will take a 4 game losing streak into the Big 10 Tourney where they'll be the 6th seed and look to get revenge as they open up in the First Round against (11) Minnesota. Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 15-14, 8-8 T-5th Big West. 3/3/16 vs. UC Riverside (W 85-81, OT) 3/5/16 at UC Santa Barbara (W 58-55) 2 tough wins this week have given the Mustangs a .500 record in conference, and has easily surpassed Coach St. Johns best season record so far. They'll be the 6th seed in the Big West Tourney and with the weird format will take on (7) Long Beach State in the First Round. UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 23-7, 13-3 T-1st Conference USA. 3/2/16 vs. Tulane (W 77-66) 3/5/16 vs. Rice (W 62-51) The Miners continue to roll, taking 7 straight wins into the Conference USA Tourney. Although they have to split the C-USA regular season title, they won the tiebreaker and will be the top seed in the Tourney. They get a bye into the Quarterfinals and will take on the winner of (9) SMU/(8) Rice. Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 16-15, 10-8 Horizon. 3/5/16- Horizon Semifinals vs. (3) Illinois-Chicago (W 70-62). It's pretty simple going into next week for the Raiders. If they win the Horizon Championship game, they go dancing. If not, they probably stay home for the postseason. Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 11-18, 7-9 T-2nd in West Division of MAC. 3/2/16 at Eastern Michigan (L 75-69) 3/5/16 vs. Northern Illinois (L 63-53) The short winning streak is over for the Chippewas, who must win the MAC Tourney to see postseason play. Speaking of, they drew the 6th seed and will play (11) Buffalo in the First Round. Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 17-15, 10-8 MVC. 2/29/16 vs. #21 IUPUI (L 80-72) 3/4/16- MVC Quarterfinals vs. (4) Indiana State (W 66-57) 3/5/16- MVC Semifinals vs. (1) #16 Southern Illinois (L 89-68) Not a good way to end the MVC Tourney for the Aces as they got rocked, but still a much improved season, and they'll hold out hope for a CBI or CIT berth. Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-21, 7-11 Northeast. No games this week, as the Bulldogs did not qualify for the Northeast Tourney and their season is over. Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 13-17, 9-9 Northeast. 3/3/16- Northeast Quarterfinals vs. (2) Quinnipiac (L 70-68). The Hawks almost pulled the upset in this one, but the fact is they didn't, and they'll end a very disappointing season with a 13-17 record. #7 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 26-4, 15-3 1st Pac 10. 3/5/16 vs. USC (W 75-63) Beating USC gives the Bruins the Pac 10 regular season title and the top seed in the Pac 10 Tourney. They'll get a bye to the Quarterfinals and open up with the winner between (9) Arizona State/(8) California. Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 14-18, 8-10 Southern. 3/4/16- Southern First Round vs. (9) Western Carolina (W 84-64) 3/5/16- Southern Quarterfinals vs. (1) Georgia Southern (L 92-88) The Wildcats end by far their worst season with a 14-18 record, and will look to regroup in the offseason. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 15-15, 6-10 T-7th WAC. 3/3/16 at #14 Nevada (L 75-66) 3/5/16 vs. Oregon State- feature game, highlighted above. Huge win for the Warriors as they get to .500 overall, but only good for the 8th seed in the WAC Tourney. They'll open up in the First Round against (9) Louisiana Tech. Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 21-9, 9-7 T-2nd WAC. 3/3/16 at New Mexico State (W 66-55) 3/5/16 at Hawaii- feature game, highlighted above. The Beavers still finish the season on a nice run, winning 6 of their last 8 and will get the 2nd seed in the WAC Tourney where they'll open up in the Quarterfinals against (7) Fresno State. Code: Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. North Carolina (72) 26-3 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Boston College 28-2 1720 3 Atlantic Coast Conference 3. Florida 26-5 1660 5 Southeastern Conference 4. Villanova 28-3 1584 2 Big East Conference 5. Texas 24-5 1497 4 Big 12 Conference 6. Tennessee 24-6 1331 11 Southeastern Conference 7. Kentucky 23-8 1284 6 Southeastern Conference 8. Pittsburgh 24-6 1252 9 Big East Conference 9. UCLA 26-4 1239 7 Pacific-10 Conference 10. Arizona 22-8 1226 10 Pacific-10 Conference 11. Kansas 26-5 1217 8 Big 12 Conference 12. Notre Dame 25-5 1008 12 Big East Conference 13. Southern Illinois 26-6 881 16 Missouri Valley Conference 14. Nevada 24-6 831 14 Western Athletic Conference 15. Oklahoma State 24-6 799 19 Big 12 Conference 16. Brigham Young 24-6 748 13 Mountain West Conference 17. Utah 25-5 719 17 Mountain West Conference 18. Duke 21-8 584 18 Atlantic Coast Conference 19. Connecticut 21-9 376 15 Big East Conference 20. IUPUI 25-6 376 21 Summit League 21. Oregon 22-8 351 20 Pacific-10 Conference 22. Miami 21-9 337 NR Atlantic Coast Conference 23. UTEP 23-7 167 NR Conference USA 24. Purdue 22-8 137 NR Big Ten Conference 25. Rhode Island 22-7 81 25 Atlantic 10 Conference Others Receiving Votes: Florida State 21-8 72 Atlantic Coast Conference East Tennessee State 25-7 46 Atlantic Sun Conference Dayton 21-8 37 Atlantic 10 Conference Saint Joseph's 22-7 22 Atlantic 10 Conference UAB 21-7 9 Conference USA Southern California 20-10 8 Pacific-10 Conference Michigan State 20-10 1 Big Ten Conference Let's welcome UTEP into the Coaches Top 25! Code: Mid Major Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Nevada (37) 24-6 1734 2 Western Athletic Conference 2. Southern Illinois (23) 26-6 1733 3 Missouri Valley Conference 3. Brigham Young (10) 24-6 1693 1 Mountain West Conference 4. Utah (2) 25-5 1608 4 Mountain West Conference 5. Dayton 21-8 1414 6 Atlantic 10 Conference 6. IUPUI 25-6 1354 5 Summit League 7. Saint Joseph's 22-7 1337 7 Atlantic 10 Conference 8. UTEP 23-7 1309 12 Conference USA 9. Temple 21-9 1270 11 Atlantic 10 Conference 10. Rhode Island 22-7 1232 9 Atlantic 10 Conference 11. UAB 21-7 1119 8 Conference USA 12. East Tennessee State 25-7 1010 10 Atlantic Sun Conference 13. Oregon State 21-9 873 14 Western Athletic Conference 14. Siena 23-10 864 15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 15. Xavier 20-10 843 13 Atlantic 10 Conference 16. Fairfield 21-10 695 16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 17. Tulane 21-9 620 17 Conference USA 18. Albany 23-8 494 19 America East Conference 19. La Salle 19-10 456 22 Atlantic 10 Conference 20. Kent State 21-9 350 23 Mid-American Conference 21. Saint Mary's 21-10 342 25 West Coast Conference 22. Cal State Fullerton 20-9 305 20 Big West Conference 23. Saint Louis 18-11 229 NR Atlantic 10 Conference 24. Loyola Marymount 22-8 110 NR West Coast Conference 25. Hofstra 21-11 99 24 Colonial Athletic Association Others Receiving Votes: Creighton 18-11 98 Missouri Valley Conference Richmond 18-12 92 Atlantic 10 Conference Akron 19-11 33 Mid-American Conference Drake 18-12 17 Missouri Valley Conference Central Florida 18-12 16 Conference USA Lafayette 21-10 14 Patriot League Gonzaga 18-12 11 Western Athletic Conference Pennsylvania 18-10 11 Ivy League Sacred Heart 21-9 10 Northeast Conference Coppin State 19-10 3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference New Mexico 18-11 1 Mountain West Conference Rider 18-12 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Both UTEP and Oregon State rise in the mid-major poll. It's time for our final bubble watch of the season. No teams in the overall bubble watch, so let's go down the list. Locks: Boston College, Iowa, UTEP, UCLA In: Oregon State Everybody else is projected out.

08-10-2015, 07:06 PM	#230
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Big win for Hawaii there, but will it matter? __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

08-12-2015, 06:41 PM	#231
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	March 7-13, 2016 Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 15-15, 6-10 America East. No games this week. Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 14-16, 8-8 America East. No games this week. Charlotte (Timmy Tribble) -- 17-17, 9-7 Atlantic 10. 3/8/16- Atlantic 10 First Round vs. (9) Richmond (W 78-69) 3/11/16- Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals vs. (1) Dayton (W 110-103, OT) 3/12/16- Atlantic 10 Semifinals vs. (12) St. Bonaventure (W 75-67) 3/13/16- Atlantic 10 Championship vs. (2) #25 Rhode Island (L 80-71) An incredible run for Coach Tribble and the 49ers, making it to the A-10 Championship. There are a lot of bubble teams that were happy to see them go down in the finals. Unfortunately, that run may not be good enough to extend the season. #2 Boston College (Alex Donovan) -- 30-3, 15-1 ACC. 3/11/16- ACC Quarterfinals vs. (9) Virginia Tech (W 84-41) 3/12/16- ACC Semifinals vs. (5) #22 Miami (W 89-84) 3/13/16- ACC Championship vs. (2) #1 North Carolina (L 80-56). Yikes! Somebody forgot to tell the Eagles to show up in the ACC Championship game, as they were completely dominated. It's hard to think coach Donovan and BC won't receive a #1 seed though, although they could get bumped down to a 2 seed after that loss. Colorado (Rob Nielsen) -- 13-17, 6-10 Big 12. 3/9/16- Big 12 First Round vs. (7) Texas Tech (L 65-55) A very disappointing season comes to an end, as the Buffaloes were expecting big things this season, but it never materialized. Louisville (Kuji Chagulia) -- 15-14, 9-9 Big East. 3/9/16- Big East Second Round vs. (9) Georgetown (L 50-47). Just a terrible season for the Cardinals, who are just a few seasons removed from a national championship. On name only, they might sneak into a postseason tournament, but a couple wins in the Big East Tourney would have went a long ways. High Point (Roy Rogers) -- 16-14, 12-6 Big South. No games this week. Iowa (Ernesto Lopez) -- 21-12, 12-6 Big 10. 3/11/16- Big 10 Quarterfinals vs. (11) Minnesota (W 76-69). 3/12/16- Big 10 Semifinals vs. (10) Indiana (W 73-70). 3/13/16- Big 10 Championship vs. (1) Michigan State (L 93-76). The Hawkeyes definitely got an easy path to the Big 10 title game, but Sparty is tough, and Coach Lopez and Iowa run into a buzzsaw there. I would like to think Iowa has done enough to make the Big Dance, especially since they've been a lock in the bubble watch for several weeks. Penn State (Tim Sheppard) -- 16-15, 10-8 Big 10. 3/10/16- Big 10 First Round vs. (11) Minnesota (L 84-73). Ugh! The Nittany Lions needed this win to help their cause for a postseason berth. Now it's very questionable whether they'll sniff a tournament or not. Cal Poly (DeShawn St. John) -- 15-15, 8-8 Big West. 3/9/16- Big West First Round vs. (7) Long Beach State (L 64-60). It's been a heck of a season for the Mustangs, who have more than doubled their win total over previous years, but it probably won't be enough to give Coach St. John his first taste of postseason. #23 UTEP (Jeeber Mack) -- 24-8, 13-3 Conference USA. 3/10/16- Conference USA Quarterfinals vs. (8) Rice (W 85-66). 3/11/16- Conference USA Semifinals vs. (4) Tulane (L 65-57). The Miners ended their regular season a game earlier than they wanted to. They will be safely dancing, the question is what will this loss do to their seeding? Wright State (Shane Korme) -- 16-16, 10-8 Horizon. 3/8/16- Horizon Championship vs. (4) Detroit (L 81-52). It was win or bust for the Raiders. They certainly didn't win and will most likely be sitting out the postseason. Central Michigan (Cannon Pace) -- 12-19, 7-9 MAC. 3/8/16- MAC First Round vs. (11) Buffalo (W 68-61). 3/10/16- MAC Quarterfinals vs. (3) Kent State (L 78-62). It went about as well as expected for the Chippewas, who will spend the rest of the season at home watching. Evansville (Ekeje Bafou) -- 17-15, 10-8 MVC. No games this week. Bryant (Score Galore) -- 8-21, 7-11 Northeast. No games this week. Monmouth (Thomas Carrano) -- 13-17, 9-9 Northeast. No games this week. #9 UCLA (Patrick Hutt) -- 29-4, 15-3 Pac 10. 3/10/16- Pac 10 Quarterfinals vs. (8) California (W 98-88). 3/11/16- Pac 10 Semifinals vs. (5) Stanford (W 80-61). 3/12/16- Pac 10 Championship vs. (3) #10 Arizona (W 75-70). Well, the Bruins were going dancing anyways, but with winning the Pac 10 Tourney, they may have just earned themselves a #1 seed. At the very least a 2 seed. Davidson (Randolph Childress) -- 14-18, 8-10 Southern. No games this week. Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 15-16, 6-10 WAC. 3/8/16- WAC First Round vs. (9) Louisiana Tech (L 70-60). It doesn't get anymore embarrassing than this loss for the Warriors. Most likely they'd have been done after the next game anyways, but this will end their season. Oregon State (Jawouk Bafou) -- 24-9, 9-7 WAC. 3/10/16- WAC Quarterfinals vs. (7) Fresno State (W 72-62) 3/11/16- WAC Semifinals vs. (6) San Jose State (W 59-51). 3/12/16- WAC Championship vs. (1) #14 Nevada (W 90-78). The Beavers are for real again, after winning the WAC title in very convincing fashion. They were on the bubble coming into the WAC Tourney, but now they have clinched a spot in the big dance. Code: Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. North Carolina (72) 29-3 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference 2. Boston College 30-3 1727 2 Atlantic Coast Conference 3. Florida 27-6 1610 3 Southeastern Conference 4. Texas 27-5 1595 5 Big 12 Conference 5. Villanova 29-4 1502 4 Big East Conference 6. UCLA 29-4 1422 9 Pacific-10 Conference 7. Tennessee 27-6 1396 6 Southeastern Conference 8. Arizona 24-9 1326 10 Pacific-10 Conference 9. Kansas 27-6 1187 11 Big 12 Conference 10. Kentucky 23-9 1150 7 Southeastern Conference 11. Notre Dame 25-6 1027 12 Big East Conference 12. Pittsburgh 24-7 1018 8 Big East Conference 13. Nevada 26-7 912 14 Western Athletic Conference 14. Oklahoma State 25-7 886 15 Big 12 Conference 15. Southern Illinois 26-6 855 13 Missouri Valley Conference 16. Utah 25-6 680 17 Mountain West Conference 17. Brigham Young 24-7 649 16 Mountain West Conference 18. Duke 22-9 607 18 Atlantic Coast Conference 19. Rhode Island 25-7 430 25 Atlantic 10 Conference 20. Miami 23-10 395 22 Atlantic Coast Conference 21. Michigan State 23-10 338 NR Big Ten Conference 22. IUPUI 25-6 326 20 Summit League 23. Oregon 23-9 294 21 Pacific-10 Conference 24. East Tennessee State 25-7 86 NR Atlantic Sun Conference 25. Purdue 23-9 67 24 Big Ten Conference Others Receiving Votes: Connecticut 21-10 53 Big East Conference UTEP 24-8 40 Conference USA Florida State 21-9 12 Atlantic Coast Conference Oregon State 24-9 5 Western Athletic Conference Saint Joseph's 22-8 4 Atlantic 10 Conference St. John's 22-12 1 Big East Conference UTEP falls out of the rankings, and Oregon State earns a few points. UCLA takes a nice jump while Boston College stays at 2. Code: Mid Major Top 25 # Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Nevada (61) 26-7 1789 1 Western Athletic Conference 2. Southern Illinois (10) 26-6 1718 2 Missouri Valley Conference 3. Brigham Young (1) 24-7 1669 3 Mountain West Conference 4. Utah 25-6 1585 4 Mountain West Conference 5. Rhode Island 25-7 1502 10 Atlantic 10 Conference 6. IUPUI 25-6 1424 6 Summit League 7. UTEP 24-8 1347 8 Conference USA 8. Dayton 21-9 1236 5 Atlantic 10 Conference 9. Saint Joseph's 22-8 1171 7 Atlantic 10 Conference 10. Oregon State 24-9 1170 13 Western Athletic Conference 11. Temple 21-10 1134 9 Atlantic 10 Conference 12. East Tennessee State 25-7 1038 12 Atlantic Sun Conference 13. UAB 21-8 931 11 Conference USA 14. Siena 23-10 865 14 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 15. Kent State 24-9 786 20 Mid-American Conference 16. Tulane 23-10 715 17 Conference USA 17. Xavier 20-11 640 15 Atlantic 10 Conference 18. Fairfield 21-11 555 16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 19. Albany 23-8 437 18 America East Conference 20. Loyola Marymount 23-8 406 24 West Coast Conference 21. La Salle 20-11 390 19 Atlantic 10 Conference 22. Central Florida 21-12 281 NR Conference USA 23. Hofstra 21-11 164 25 Colonial Athletic Association 24. Creighton 18-11 119 NR Missouri Valley Conference 25. Saint Mary's 21-11 95 21 West Coast Conference Others Receiving Votes: Saint Louis 18-12 63 Atlantic 10 Conference Cal State Fullerton 20-10 45 Big West Conference Pennsylvania 20-10 35 Ivy League Richmond 18-13 32 Atlantic 10 Conference Drake 18-12 21 Missouri Valley Conference Akron 20-12 20 Mid-American Conference Sacred Heart 21-9 6 Northeast Conference Lafayette 21-10 5 Patriot League Coppin State 20-11 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Florida International 21-12 2 Sun Belt Conference Mercer 20-12 2 Atlantic Sun Conference Good to see both UTEP and Oregon State move up. Next post will be the 2016 Selection Sunday post.

08-12-2015, 09:01 PM	#232
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	2016 Selection Sunday First, something that jumped out at me right away is that we have 2 of our FOFC coaches playing each other in the postseason. In the NCAA Midwest Region (8) UTEP will square off with (9) Iowa in the First Round. Now, what's even crazier is whoever wins that game will square off against (1) UCLA in the Second Round. That's assuming UCLA gets by (16) Iona in their first game. And we all know they will. As far as other teams.. Oregon State got the 8th seed in the NCAA West Region and will face off against (9) Florida State in the First Round. Boston College got the top seed in the NCAA East Region and will face the winner between UC Davis and Lehigh. That is a play-in game. High Point, by virtue of winning the Big South regular season title, gets the 10th seed in the NIT Midwest Region and will travel to (7) Loyola-Maryland in the First Round. And that, my friends, is it. 6, count em, 6 of our 20 FOFC teams made the postseason this year. Absolutely terrible. Now, I think Charlotte and Evansville got totally snubbed, they should still be playing. But, I feel that if things keep up, some of our teams are going to get better and better. Louisville will rebound, they have to. I'll get the 2016 postseason going within the next couple days.

08-13-2015, 12:45 PM	#233
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Guys, I am considering a change for next season. Instead of recapping the season tournaments and starting my weekly reports at the end of December/first of January, I'm considering doing just like I do with the FBCB Interactive Player dynasty, and starting my weekly reports at the beginning of the season. Obviously it would take more time to get through a season, but you guys would have a more in-depth look at your non-conference schedule. Unless someone is totally opposed to me doing it this way, I'm going to try it with the beginning of next season.

08-14-2015, 07:24 AM	#234
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	2016 NCAA Tournament First Round (9) Florida State hammers (8) Oregon State 88-60. Yuck! (1) UCLA beats (16) Iona 77-64. (9) Iowa all over (8) UTEP 86-60. (1) Boston College gets by (16) Lehigh 69-59. NIT First Round (7) Loyola-Maryland hammers (10) High Point 74-51. NCAA Second Round (1) UCLA beats up on (9) Iowa 86-62. (1) Boston College survives (9) Purdue 94-86.

08-14-2015, 07:29 AM	#235
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	NCAA Sweet Sixteen (1) UCLA rolls over (12) Kent State 83-60. (9) Purdue shocks (1) Boston College 80-69. So much for a potential UCLA-Boston College game. NCAA Elite Eight (1) UCLA over (6) Nevada 76-64. It's up to UCLA to lead the FOFC coaches to prominence this season. NCAA Final Four (3E) ends the FOFC reign by beating (1MW) UCLA 68-64.

08-14-2015, 07:30 AM	#236
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	Wow, what a run by my 49ers in the A10. __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner