A new mid-major, the GWAL: An FBCB 2010 dynasty

[bigmexmma]

Thanks dude, for doin this. I know ur busy and all, but thanks. this is fun and cool. i like seein what would happen if the gwal was a real college league. Thanks for lettin me stay at southeast. i don't feel right putting my fate in the hands of a computer. lol

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 2014 Wrap-Up

Unfortunately I'm an idiot and forgot to release the preseason top 25 polls, so I have no idea which of our teams was ranked.

Let's take a look at tournament action from this month.

2014 Anaheim Invitational

Kapaun Mt. Carmel opened the tournament with a near upset against (3) USC, losing 65-64. Then in the losers bracket semifinals, they were hammered by (7) Loyola-IL 97-62. They did rebound to win the 7th place game against (8) Binghmaton 80-76.

2014 Coaches Invitational

Wichita East won their first round game against (8) Milwaukee 63-44, before losing in the quarterfinals to top seed Florida 65-56.

2014 Island Invitational

Wichita North hammered (7) Southern Utah 88-68 in the first round, then beat (3) Georgia 75-65 in the semifinals. The championship was a battle between the top 2 seeds, but (1) Boston College won the battle 76-66. Still a second place finish for the Redskins isn't bad.

2014 Maui Shootout

Wichita Southeast lost to (4) Stanford 79-63 in the first round, then in the losers bracket semifinals, lost to (8) Providence 77-67. So another GWAL team going for 7th place, but it was not to be. The Buffaloes finish off a very dissapointing tournament by losing to (7) Bradley 71-56.

2014 Philadelphia Invitational

An upset in the first round, as (7) Hawaii knocks off (2) Wichita Heights 80-78. In the semifinals, Hawaii got hammered by (3) Louisville 85-56, while the Falcons lost to (6) Charlotte 67-53 in the consolation round. In the 7th place game, the Falcons kept the GWAL embarassment alive by losing to (8) Weber St. 68-51. Hawaii rallied to hammer (5) LSU 81-64 for third place.

2014 Puerto Rico Challenge

Wichita West opened the tournament by beating (4) Missouri St. 104-97 in OT. Then in the semifinals they were hammered by top seed Texas 85-54. In the third place game, the Pioneers beat (3) New Mexico 65-52.

2014 Vision Classic

Wichita Northwest opened the tournament by beating (4) Northern Illinois 71-59, then won the Vision Classic with a defensive struggle, beating (2) Rice 45-31. Good job Mitch Linn! Even though it wasn't a real strong tournament, it's always nice to bring home a championship.

[collegesportsfanms]

Here are the GWAL standings thru November 2014.

TEAM                           CW  CL   Pct  W  L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Wichita Northwest Grizzlies     0   0  .000  6  1  .857   43        60
 Wichita South Titans            0   0  .000  4  2  .667  110        63
 Bishop Carroll Eagles           0   0  .000  4  1  .800  323        54
 Wichita North Redskins          0   0  .000  3  1  .750   51        68
 Wichita West Pioneers           0   0  .000  3  2  .600   85        60
 Wichita East Blue Aces          0   0  .000  2  1  .667  191        64
 Wichita Southeast Buffaloes     0   0  .000  2  3  .400  302        73
 Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders     0   0  .000  1  5  .167  135        53
 Wichita Heights Falcons         0   0  .000  1  4  .200  280        87

The big dissapointment right now is Wichita Heights. They better figure it out soon.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) stands at 3-2 right now. After their 3rd place finish in the Philadelphia Invitational, they lost to Rutgers but beat Northwestern.

Georgia State (Charlie Woods) stands at 2-3 right now. They had a big upset win against Minnesota, but also lost to Kennesaw State.

The top 25 polls right now have 1 GWAL team receiving votes.

   #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv
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   1.  Duke                     (69)     5-0    1797    2
   2.  Xavier                    (3)     7-0    1706    3
   3.  Kentucky                          5-0    1681    4
   4.  Louisville                        6-0    1535    8
   5.  Kansas                            4-0    1519    5
   6.  Vanderbilt                        3-1    1428    1
   7.  Arizona                           5-1    1409   10
   8.  Tennessee                         4-1    1287   19
   9.  Boston College                    4-0    1132   23
  10.  Ohio State                        2-0    1080    7
  11.  Miami                             4-1    1069   14
  12.  Memphis                           5-0     983   18
  13.  Michigan State                    2-1     852   11
  14.  Iowa                              6-0     824   24
  15.  Notre Dame                        6-1     773   17
  16.  California                        2-1     764   12
  17.  Seton Hall                        4-0     624   25
  18.  Washington State                  4-0     572   NR
  19.  Villanova                         4-1     434    6
  20.  Texas                             3-2     425    9
  21.  Texas Tech                        4-0     330   NR
  22.  San Diego State                   3-0     292   NR
  23.  Washington                        2-0     221   NR
  24.  Mississippi                       3-0     164   NR
  25.  Illinois                          2-2     160   15
                                                         
     Others Receiving Votes:                             
     Southern California                 4-1     158     
     Valparaiso                          3-0      59     
     Southern Methodist                  4-0      55     
     Brigham Young                       4-1      28     
     Florida State                       3-0      19     
     Wichita Northwest                   6-1      13     
     Florida                             2-2       7     

[bbgunn]

C'mon, where are the votes for Wichita South!!!!

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 2014 Wrap-Up

2 more tournaments were played this month, and lets take a look at those.

2014 Las Vegas Shootout

Wichita South took out (12) Central Florida 79-63 in the first round, then was hammered by (4) Ole Miss 81-52 in the quarterfinals.

2014 San Juan Classic

Bishop Carroll won their opening game against (3) Iowa St. 66-52, then lost a tough one in the semifinals to (2) Mississippi St. 74-62. In the third place game, they rallied to beat a top 10 ranked (4) San Diego St. team 68-58. Good job Deacon Palmer.

[collegesportsfanms]

Here are the GWAL standings through December, and it's really not that impressive.

TEAM                           CW  CL    Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Wichita West Pioneers           1   0  1.000   6   8  .429  106        60
 Wichita Northwest Grizzlies     0   0   .000  11   2  .846   14        60
 Bishop Carroll Eagles           0   0   .000   9   4  .692  132        54
 Wichita Southeast Buffaloes     0   1   .000   7   5  .583  203        73
 Wichita Heights Falcons         0   0   .000   7   6  .538  267        87
 Wichita South Titans            0   0   .000   6   6  .500   49        63
 Wichita East Blue Aces          0   0   .000   6   6  .500   77        64
 Wichita North Redskins          0   0   .000   6   5  .545   85        68
 Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders     0   0   .000   1  13  .071  307        53

When I edited the game to make us a prestige 4 conference and a mid-major, I was expecting a consistent top 25 appearance for some of our teams, and long runs in the NCAA tournament. We've had neither of those so far, except for Wichita Heights, who is down this year. I'm happy that we are competing well in the preseason tournaments and the NIT, but I want more, dangit! More!!

Bishop Carroll (Deacon Palmer) has really turned the corner, and the third place finish in a tough tournament tells me they are ready for bigger things. They've also had nice wins against Arkansas and TCU. The losses to Texas Southern, Montana State, and Seattle could hurt though if the Eagles are a bubble team in March.

Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Shane Kormelink) has not turned any corner, and may actually be worse than they were last season. There's already talks of the Crusaders being demoted to a prestige 3 conference next season. If they stay a member of the GWAL, I just can't see how Korme will keep his job here, unless things change quickly!

Wichita South (Kuji Chagulia) is just average this year. As of this point they have no big wins and no key losses. They did defeat a Wichita St. team that appears to be pretty good, but they have looked bad in blowout losses to Kansas St., Oklahoma, and Oklahoma St. Hopefully their conference season will vault them into another postseason appearance.

Wichita Southeast (Rudy Arellano) has rebounded somewhat from their 0-3 start. They had a nice win against Kansas St., but a blowout loss to Wichita St. won't help their cause come March. Neither will losing their conference opener to Wichita West. Rudy still has some work to do.

[collegesportsfanms]

Let's take a look at our 2 Non-GWAL FOFCer teams thru December.

Georgia State (Charlie Woods) -- 6-7, 1-0 CAA. There are 2 results from the early season schedule that tell a lot about the potential that ol' Charlie has: A 75-48 smashing of Auburn, and an 80-78 loss to in-state rival Georgia Tech, a team that is currently ranked 10th in the nation. This Georgia State team could be a force in CAA play this season.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-6, 0-0 WAC. The biggest win for Hawaii so far is still the upset against Wichita Heights. They've beaten Baylor and Wyoming in their last 2 games, and also had tough losses against top 25teams Ohio, Oregon, and Memphis. Only a few points separate the Rainbows from having double digit wins right now.

These are the top 25 polls as we enter 2015.



    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv
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   1.  Kansas                   (49)    13-0    1777    1
   2.  Xavier                   (23)    14-0    1751    2
   3.  Tennessee                        12-1    1656    3
   4.  Duke                             12-1    1574    6
   5.  UCLA                             11-1    1509   11
   6.  Memphis                          12-1    1334    8
   7.  Miami                            11-1    1334    5
   8.  Tulsa                            12-2    1325    4
   9.  Vanderbilt                       12-2    1251   10
  10.  Villanova                        10-2    1248    7
  11.  Louisville                       11-1    1072   12
  12.  Seton Hall                       11-0     981   14
  13.  Kentucky                         11-2     891   22
  14.  Southern California               9-1     805   20
  15.  Arizona                           9-3     793   17
  16.  Missouri                         12-1     780   21
  17.  Iowa                             10-2     611   18
  18.  Notre Dame                       11-3     547   16
  19.  Georgia Tech                     11-1     522   19
  20.  Ohio                             10-2     423   NR
  21.  Illinois                         12-3     376   NR
  22.  Oregon                            9-2     279   NR
  23.  Texas                            10-3     163   NR
  24.  Cincinnati                        9-1     160   15
  25.  Boston College                   10-2      96   25
                                                         
     Others Receiving Votes:                             
     Texas Tech                         10-1      88     
     Michigan State                      8-3      40     
     San Diego State                    11-2      10     
     Mississippi                        10-3       3     
     James Madison                       9-2       1     

[collegesportsfanms]

The standings are up for the end of January, and I could honestly cry.

TEAM                           CW  CL   Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Bishop Carroll Eagles           8   1  .889  18   5  .783   62        54
 Wichita Northwest Grizzlies     5   4  .556  16   7  .696   41        60
 Wichita West Pioneers           5   4  .556  10  13  .435  152        60
 Wichita North Redskins          4   5  .444  11  10  .524  133        68
 Wichita South Titans            4   5  .444  10  11  .476  167        63
 Wichita Southeast Buffaloes     4   5  .444  12   9  .571  210        73
 Wichita Heights Falcons         4   5  .444  11  12  .478  261        87
 Wichita East Blue Aces          3   5  .375  10  11  .476  141        64
 Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders     3   6  .333   4  20  .167  337        53

Other than Bishop Carroll and Northwest, the GWAL is crap this year. Only 4of our 9 teams even have a winning record. In fact, at this point we could be looking at only 3 teams playing in the postseason. Yuck!

Bishop Carroll (Deacon Palmer) is showing that their performance last year wasn't a fluke. They are the real deal, and their only conference loss is to Northwest. Nothing to be ashamed of at all.

Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Shane Kormelink) surprised me a little bit in January. They actually won 3 games. They have conference wins against Southeast, and they swept North. That could be big for Shane's future. And KMC's. They are still in jeopardy of leaving the conference though.

Wichita South (Kuji Chagulia) has been up and down, but have lost their lost 3 games to Northwest, North, and East. Their shining moment in January was a 23 point stomping of Southeast.

Wichita Southeast (Rudy Arellano) has a huge mark against then. A loss to Kapaun. This could be crucial when it comes to postseason play. They really need a great February. They did have nice wins against Northwest and West to finish the month, so they are heading in the right direction.

[collegesportsfanms]

Georgia State (Charlie Woods) -- 12-10, 7-3 CAA, T-1st. Not only is Georgia State not in last place in the conference, but they are actually tied for first. I'd have to think Charlie might be in the running for CAA coach of the year if he keeps it up. Unfortunately the conference as a whole is pretty weak this season, but they did have a nice win at James Madison, who has the best overall record of all the CAA teams, at 13-7.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 10-11, 3-4 WAC, 6th. It's been another rocky start in conference play for B.B Gunn's group. They've actually beaten Gonzaga and Utah St., but they've had bad losses to New Mexico St. and Idaho. Hopefully they can turn the corner in February. They are right on the hump of being a solid team.

    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv
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   1.  Xavier                   (72)    22-0    1800    1
   2.  Duke                             19-2    1728    3
   3.  Tennessee                        20-1    1656    2
   4.  UCLA                             17-4    1568    5
   5.  Kansas                           20-1    1528    4
   6.  Tulsa                            21-2    1429    6
   7.  Miami                            18-2    1339    8
   8.  Texas                            16-5    1313    9
   9.  Georgia Tech                     17-3    1227   10
  10.  Vanderbilt                       19-3    1172   11
  11.  Memphis                          19-3    1049    7
  12.  Arizona                          17-5     976   14
  13.  Seton Hall                       17-3     939   16
  14.  Louisville                       17-4     869   13
  15.  Illinois                         18-5     820   12
  16.  Southern California              15-5     747   17
  17.  Florida                          15-5     647   15
  18.  Mississippi State                16-4     577   21
  19.  Missouri                         16-5     447   19
  20.  Nevada                           17-4     425   22
  21.  Kentucky                         15-5     416   18
  22.  Villanova                        16-5     295   20
  23.  New Mexico                       16-5     217   NR
  24.  Brigham Young                    14-6     141   23
  25.  North Carolina                   15-5      75   24
                                                         
     Others Receiving Votes:                             

No GWAL teams are even receiving votes. No surprise. Nice to see Xavier and Shane Dreiling having an undefeated season thus far.

[collegesportsfanms]

Here's a look at the GWAL Bubble Watch for the NCAA Tournament. No big surprises. Carroll and Northwest in, but not locks. Everybody else out.

Team                 Record         RPI  vs. 1-50  vs. 51-100  vs. 101-200  vs. 200+  SOS  Projected
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 Wichita Northwest      16-7   .573 (42)       5-1         2-1          5-4       4-1  157         In
 Bishop Carroll         18-5   .558 (56)       2-2         1-0          8-0       7-3  239         In
 Wichita Southeast      12-9  .489 (191)       3-2         0-2          4-4       5-1  249        Out
 Wichita East          10-11  .509 (144)       0-5         0-2          4-2       6-2   90        Out
 Wichita South         10-11  .504 (158)       1-5         0-1          5-3       4-2   88        Out
 Wichita North         11-10  .493 (179)       2-2         1-1          3-4       5-3  197        Out
 Wichita Heights       11-12  .466 (249)       1-2         0-4          2-5       8-1  229        Out
 Wichita West          10-13  .501 (161)       1-4         0-1          6-4       3-4  106        Out
 Kapaun Mt. Carmel      4-20  .420 (333)       0-3         1-5          3-6       0-6  140        Out

[collegesportsfanms]

These are the final GWAL Standings, and it wasn't even close.

TEAM                           CW  CL   Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Bishop Carroll Eagles          14   2  .875  24   6  .800   33        54
 Wichita Northwest Grizzlies     9   7  .563  20  10  .667   46        60
 Wichita West Pioneers           9   7  .563  14  17  .452  138        60
 Wichita Southeast Buffaloes     8   8  .500  16  13  .552  207        73
 Wichita North Redskins          8   8  .500  15  14  .517  191        68
 Wichita Heights Falcons         8   8  .500  15  15  .500  229        87
 Wichita East Blue Aces          8   8  .500  15  14  .517  157        64
 Wichita South Titans            5  11  .313  12  17  .414  252        63
 Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders     3  13  .188   4  27  .129  356        53

So Bishop Carroll wins the league with ease, and 4 teams tied with a .500 record in conference. This just proves the parity between seeds 2 and 7. Heck, even South and Kapaun are capable of an upset.

Bishop Carroll (Deacon Palmer) is rolling into the postseason. Their only loss in February was a 12 point loss to North. They even had a 31 point win against Southeast.

Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Shane Kormelink) had an 0 fer in February, just assuring 1 of 2 things. Either Kormelink will lead the Crusaders into a new conference next year, or he'll be fired IF KMC is lucky enough to stay in the GWAL. Either way, he's out of my hands.

Wichita South (Kuji Chagulia) had an absolutely horrible February. They started the month by beating Kapaun and then proceeded to lose their next 6 games. They have a non-conference game against Drexel before an opening round GWAL tournament game against Kapaun.

Wichita Southeast (Rudy Arellano) is definitely a letdown after the season they had last year. They also had a tough loss against Missouri State who is only 11-19. They have one non-conference game against New Mexico St. remaining.

[collegesportsfanms]

Georgia State (Charlie Woods) -- 17-13, 12-6 CAA, T-1st. A good way to finish for ol Charlie, who I believe should be CAA Coach of the Year. The big win in February was a win against UNC-Wilmington.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 14-16, 7-9 WAC, 6th. So Hawaii stumbles to the finish in the WAC, losing their 2 conference games in March, and going .500 in February. Their last loss was a 24 point loss to a 10 win Boise State team.

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 GWAL First Round

(8) Wichita South struggled, but knocked off (9) Kapaun Mt. Carmel 63-59, ending a disasterous year for the Crusaders.

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 GWAL Quarterfinals

(1) Bishop Carroll got all they wanted from (8) Wichita South, but won 65-62
(4) Wichita Southeast beat (5) Wichita North 68-57.
(7) Wichita East stunned (2) Wichita Northwest 55-54.
(6) Wichita Heights got by (3) Wichita West 87-85.

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 GWAL Semifinals

(1) Bishop Carroll was down by 6 at halftime, but rallied to beat (4) Wichita Southeast 59-57.
(7) Wichita East hammered (6) Wichita Heights 64-50.

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 GWAL Championship

(1) Bishop Carroll beat (7) Wichita East 74-67 to win the GWAL Tournament Championship.

Bishop Carroll should have a high seed in the NCAA Tournament and could be the only GWAL team dancing. Wichita Northwest could steal an at-large bid but I think they will be a high seed in the NIT. Wichita Southeast will most likely be in the CBI, and Wichita East could sneak into the CIT, but their season may be done. As for the other 5 teams (Kapaun, Heights, West, South, North), I'd say they are all definitely done.

[collegesportsfanms]

CAA Tournament

Georgia State beat (8) James Madison 64-57 in the second round, then lost a tough one to (4) UNC-Wilmington 52-48 in the semifinals. They could sneak into one of the minor tournaments. Even if they don't, its been a heck of a season for them.

WAC Tournament

Hawaii lost to (3) Gonzaga in the first round 65-58, ending their season.


Other Teams and Coaches of Interest

Arkansas (Ryan Hujing) -- Finished 15-17, 7-9, good for 4th in the SEC West. They beat (9) South Carolina 70-65 in the first round of the SEC Tournament, then lost to top seed Arkansas 64-48. Their season is probably done.

Xavier (Shane Dreiling) -- Finished 33-2, 14-2 in the A-10, good for 1st place. They beat (8) Temple 74-72 in the Quarterfinals of the A-10 tourney, then beat (12) Dayton 77-53 in the semifinals, then hammered (3) Rhode Island 82-61 in the title game. They should be a #1 seed in the big dance.

BYU (James Cole) -- 23-9, 13-3, good for 1st in the Mountain West. In the conference tournament they beat (8) Wyoming 59-46 in the quarterfinals, then got hammered by (5) San Diego St. 77-65 in the semifinals. They should still be in the NCAA Tournament.

Creighton (Marty Frankamp) -- 23-9, 13-5, MVC, good for 1st place. Conference Tournament- hammered (8) Illinois St. 98-73 in the quarterfinals, hammered (5) Wichita St. 67-39 in the semifinals, beat (2) Bradley 79-77 in the title game.

Arizona (Bryan Chadwick) -- 28-6, 15-3 Pac Ten, good for 1st place. Pac Ten Tourney- beat (9) Washington 67-66 in quarterfinals, beat (4) Cal 87-75 in semifinals, beat (6) USC 56-53 in championship.

[collegesportsfanms]

Before I get to the selection sunday, I want to say that I am happy with my report on the non-GWAL, non-FOFC teams. Just 1 report at the end of the season definitely created for a lot less typing.

2015 Selection Sunday

GWAL

Wichita Northwest will take on Oklahoma St. in a play-in game for the NCAA Tournament. Winner gets the 12th seed in the Midwest Region and will take on (5) California.

Bishop Carroll gets the 8th seed in the NCAA South Region and gets (9) Oklahoma first round. I'm a little bit upset, second straight year the GWAL Tourney winner has had a 25+ win season and gotten an 8 seed. I guess it's being a new conference still and not being consistently good.

Wichita East got the 13th seed in the CBI and will travel to (4) Rhode Island.

Wichita Southeast gets the 5th seed in the CBI and will host (12) James Madison. Small chance East and Southeast could meet.

Kapaun, South, North, Heights, and West as expected all miss the postseason.

Non-GWAL

Georgia State gets the 9th seed in the NIT East Region and will travel to (8) Marshall in the play-in round. Winner travels to (1) Niagara.

Arizona got the #1 seed in the NCAA West Region and will face the winner of the play-in game between Elon and AR-Pine Bluff.

BYU got the 6th seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and takes on (11) VA Tech first round.

Creighton got the 11th seed in the NCAA South Region and takes on (6) North Carolina first round.

Xavier gets the 3rd seed in the NCAA East Region and will take on (14) Belmont first round.

Arkansas and Hawaii get no postseason.

[bbgunn]

Terrible, terrible season. Looks like both Chagulia and Gunn will be out on their collective rear ends.

[collegesportsfanms]

NCAA Play-in Game

Wichita Northwest beat Oklahoma State 76-73

NIT First Round

(8) Marshall beat (9) Georgia State 67-61.

CBI First Round

(5) Wichita Southeast beat (12) James Madison 79-55.

(4) Rhode Island beat (13) Wichita East 75-66.

NCAA First Round

(5) California beat (12) Wichita Northwest 86-79 in OT.

(8) Bishop Carroll beat (9) Oklahoma 73-63.

(1) Arizona beat (16) Elon 70-54.

(6) BYU beat (11) Virginia Tech 66-38.

(6) North Carolina beat (11) Creighton 86-73.

(3) Xavier beat (14) Belmont 98-70.

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NCAA Second Round

(8) Bishop Carroll stuns (1) Miami 96-81. Wow, didn't see that coming!

(1) Arizona beats (9) Southern Miss 89-67.

(6) BYU beat (3) UCLA 69-54.

(3) Xavier beat (6) Western Kentucky 87-78.

CBI Second Round

(4) Rhode Island beat (5) Wichita Southeast 67-56 to end a dissapointing season for the Buffaloes.

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NCAA Sweet Sixteen

(13) Lafayette shocks (8) Bishop Carroll 75-70, end the postseason run for the GWAL.

(12) Utah hammered (1) Arizona 73-53.

(10) Texas A&M beat (6) BYU 73-67.

(2) Duke beat (3) Xavier 74-56.


So that ends the season for our coaches of interest. Next is the postseason wrap-up

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 Postseason Wrap-Up

In the NCAA Tournament, the first semifinal was a match-up of cinderella teams as (12) Utah hammered (13) Lafayette 80-58. In my opinion the real national championship was between (1) Kansas and (4) Illinois, which Kansas won 75-63. Then Kansas hammered Utah in the championship game, 77-62.

The NIT saw (4) Indiana beat (2) Clemson 77-64 in one semifinal, then (2) UNLV beat (2) Arkansas-LR 89-80. The championship game was a doozy, as UNLV beat Indiana 61-58.

Once again the CBI championship went to all 3 games, as (4) Rhode Island beat (7) St. Josephs 2 games to 1. St. Joes won the first game 67-58. The Rhode Island won game 2, 63-62. Game 3 was a classic, as Rhode Island hit a three pointer at the buzzer to win 64-61.

The CIT championship pitted (2) San Francisco against (4) Rider. The Dons of San Francisco won 71-62.

[collegesportsfanms]

To my surprise, Kapaun is still a member of the GWAL. In fact there was no movement at all this year. I say, when the game says limited conference movement, that's what it means. I could edit it to kick Kapaun out of the conference, but then I'd have to decide who to bring in. I'm not one for all this conference realignment crap, so I'll let the game AI decide all that.

[collegesportsfanms]

I'm going to stop here for the night, and deal with awards and recruiting and coach movement next time I'm able to play FBCB. Normally I would carry on, but a buddy of mine has had a bad night and it has carried over to me, and my heart just isn't in it to carry on. Mr. Rudy Arellano, I know tonight wasn't good for us man, and I know it's gonna be tough for a while, but I hope things get better soon.

[collegesportsfanms]

korme, I haven't heard from you for a while, so I just wanted to make sure you were still following. You will most likely be fired from your position at Kapaun. Do you want me to tell you any job offers you get, and let you pick? Or do you just want me to put you at a job I think is appropriate? Also, do you want to add another coach to the mix? I'm still looking for more FOFC coaches, so if you guys know anybody that uses FOFC that would be interested, please let em know. I would gladly take another 3 or 4 FOFC coaches. But Korme, let me know what you decide? Thanks

[hoopsguy]

I'm happy to be one of the interactive coaches. I just need to read up on the dynasty a bit first, which I'll try to do today.

[collegesportsfanms]

hoopsguy- Excellent. Other than a few offseason details I won't be adding much to the dynasty. Once I hit the coach movement, I expect some of the other human coaches to receive job offers in which I'll have to hold the dynasty until they tell me where they like to go. Just let me know when you've read the dynasty and have decided on a coach and a school. Thanks man.

[collegesportsfanms]

Deacon Palmer took home 2 awards this season. In a surprise to nobody, he took home the GWAL Coach of the Year Award. However, he 1 upped himself by also being named National Coach of the Year! Congrats Deacon, I'm almost positive you will receive job offers from higher prestige schools now. Yannick Florquin of Hawaii was named to the all-american freshman team. Congrats to him. Now here's a look at the GWAL awards.

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Player of the Year:

SR PF Andrew Amin  Wichita East  9.0 PPG, 12.0 RPG, 1.8 APG 0.4 SPG, 3.4 BPG

Freshman of the Year:
FR SG William Carrillo  Wichita Southeast  9.8 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 4.7 APG 0.8 SPG, 0.2 BPG

Coach of the Year:
Deacon Palmer  Bishop Carroll  29 - 7 (14 - 2) 

All-league 1st Team:
C  JR Eddy Borchers  Wichita Southeast  9.5 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 1.2 APG, 0.8 SPG, 1.6 BPG
PF SR Andrew Amin  Wichita East  9.0 PPG, 12.0 RPG, 1.8 APG, 0.4 SPG, 3.4 BPG
SF SR Luke Dean  Bishop Carroll  15.3 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 1.9 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SG SO Joseph Hickson  Wichita Heights  17.1 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 5.0 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG JR Rick Fillmore  Wichita West  10.1 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 4.6 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.1 BPG

All-league 2nd Team:
C  SO Cristobal Gutierrez  Wichita Northwest  11.6 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.7 BPG
PF SR John Wilk  Wichita West  11.3 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 1.2 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.7 BPG
SF JR Jon Groce  Wichita North  18.4 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 2.0 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.4 BPG
SG SO Eric Evenson  Bishop Carroll  16.1 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 2.4 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG JR Michael Wilbur  Bishop Carroll  11.4 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 3.2 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG

All-freshman Team:
C  FR Fredrick Elliott  Kapaun Mt. Carmel  5.3 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.1 SPG, 0.9 BPG
PF FR Sergio Duran  Wichita Heights  6.1 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SF FR Victor Redondo  Kapaun Mt. Carmel  2.9 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 0.3 APG, 0.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG
SG FR William Carrillo  Wichita Southeast  9.8 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 4.7 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG FR Alfonzo Green  Kapaun Mt. Carmel  13.4 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 2.3 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.1 BPG

In the CAA, Charlie Woods took home CAA coach of the year, and Rodrick Dixon was named to the all-freshman team.

As far as the WAC goes, the previously mentioned Florquin took home WAC freshman of the year.

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 Recruiting Rankings

      # Team                 Conference          Best Player    Rtg  5*  4*  3*  2*  1*
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    23. Wichita North              GWAL      C  Rafa Carmona  *****   1   1   0   0   0
    49. Wichita South              GWAL     SF Hervé Duhamel   ****   0   1   1   0   0
    51. Wichita Southeast          GWAL        SF John Gomez  *****   1   0   0   0   0
    79. Wichita Northwest          GWAL       PG Omar Garden   ****   0   1   1   0   0
   118. Wichita East               GWAL      SG Chris Temple    ***   0   0   1   0   1
   141. Wichita West               GWAL       SF Mark Pender    ***   0   0   1   0   0
   340. Bishop Carroll             GWAL  PF James Schoonover      *   0   0   0   0   2
   355. Wichita Heights            GWAL                               0   0   0   0   0
   356. Kapaun Mt. Carmel          GWAL                               0   0   0   0   0

Talk about bigtime! The GWAL picked up 2 potential 5 star recruits that could really help their teams. Kudos to Wichita North and Wichita Southeast. Unfortunately, we still had schools that didn't recruit anybody.

Georgia State had the 108th best recruiting class in the nation, and 3rd best in the CAA.

Hawaii had the 119th best recruting class, but the WAC was tough in recruiting this year. 4 WAC schools had better recruiting.

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 Coach Evaluations

FOFC/GWAL Coaches

Deacon Palmer (Bishop Carroll) -- Not much to say here, national coach of the year. The only way Deacon is leaving Bishop Carroll is if he chooses to do so because of a better offer.

Shane Kormelink (Kapaun Mt. Carmel -- While KMC did win a couple GWAL games last season, which was an improvent there, they aren't improving overall. And the fact that Shane didn't have any recruits last season sealed his fate. Sorry Korme, but you'll be looking for a new job.

Kuji Chaguilia (Wichita South) -- After an NIT Elite Eight appearance, I was expecting better for the Titans. They dissapointed me a bit. Kuji isn't on the hotseat, and South's roster isn't great, but he should at least be able to do enough with what he's got to earn a postseason berth this season.

Rudy Arellano (Wichita Southeast) -- 2 straight postseason appearences for the Buffaloes, although last season was a minor tournament. But it was still postseason, and right now Rudy's job is safe.

GWAL Coaches on Hotseat

Reggie Taylor (Wichita West) -- Reggie did enough to lead the Pioneers to a second place finish in the GWAL, but the fact that the Pioneers had a losing record still bugs me. He also has a roster good enough to be playing in the postseason. He's got his job for another year, but he's still on the hotseat. It's postseason or bust for him.

[collegesportsfanms]

So the Kapaun job is the only job that needs filled. This is the part of the job I hate most, firing and replacing coaches. So far I haven't done so well in that department.

It didn't take me long to find Shane's replacement. Kapaun has been dismal in recruiting and they need somebody that can draw some recruits. Darrin Schoenfeld is a 37 year old rookie coach that has ratings of 100 in both recruiting and scouting. He also has ratings of 69 in offense and 51 in defense. But I just couldn't over look the perfect rating in recruiting. Mr. Schoenfeld is the new KMC coach in a hire that already has Dickie V over at ESPN talking. The raves are good, let's see if he lives up to the hype.

[collegesportsfanms]

Head Coach Movement

Shane Kormelink got one job offer.. Bryant University. Their prestige is 1, their record was 7-22 last year. They are bad. Korme, do you want to take this job or see if you get any better offers in the next round?

Deacon Palmer also got 1 offer, from Cleveland St. They have a prestige of 46 and were 16-16 last year. I'm sure that Deacon will turn this down, but I'll leave it up to him.


This is where I stop, until I hear back from Korme and Deacon.

[ntndeacon]

lets turn down Cleveland State.

[bbgunn]

Originally Posted by collegesportsfanms

Yannick Florquin of Hawaii was named to the all-american freshman team. Congrats to him.

Well, at least something went right.

[collegesportsfanms]

At your request Deacon, I have turned down the Cleveland St. job. Korme, I have turned down the job from Bryant for you.

The next round of coach movement saw some interesting moves. Shane Dreiling was hired at Clemson, leaving the Xavier job open. Also, Marty Frankamp was hired at Oklahoma. Which brings us to our human coaches.

Shane Kormelink was offered the job at Lafayette. They are a 35 prestige school out of the Patriot League. They were 27-10 last season and made it to the NCAA Final Four. Korme, if I were you, I'd jump on this job.

As for Deacon Palmer, he was offered jobs at Xavier and Creighton. He also was offered jobs from Memphis, Nevada, Saint Joseph's and Utah. All 6 offers are hard to turn down, the decision is up to you.

[ntndeacon]

I think it is timeto go the BlueJay Way!

[collegesportsfanms]

Sounds good, I will get that changed when I get home. I hate to lose you as a member of the GWAL, but good luck with your new school, the Creighton Bluejays.


Korme, I'm just going to accept the Lafayette job for you, I don't think you're going to get a better offer than that. Let me know if you're even still following. Thanks.

hoopsguy, whenever you're ready to jump in, if you let me know today, I can get you in for the upcoming season, or if you want to wait one more season, that's fine too.

Hopefully I will be getting a good jump on this within the next few hours. Thanks for all those still following and participating!

[ntndeacon]

I almost stayed in the GWAL, but those are all good midmajor squads.

[collegesportsfanms]

Shane Kormelink is now the head coach at Lafayette, and Deacon Palmer has taken over forMarty Frankamp at Creighton. Which means that I need to fill the Bishop Carroll job. Unfortunately I have to hire an assistant from another school, as per my rules. Since the last coach I hired was not an assistant, this one has to be.

I gotta tell ya, there are some really good coaches at the D2 level that are ready to move up (When I say D2 coach I really mean that these are coaches that are in the coaching database that don't seem to have any previous coaching history. I'm thinking the game just adds random coaches every season.) Unfortunately since per my own house rule, I have to hire a big time assistant for this spot, there's really only one choice.

James Davis has been hired as the new head coach for Bishop Carroll. He previously was the recruiting coordinator at Kansas. His ratings are: 89 recruiting, 60 scouting, 40 offense, 51 defense. I have confidence that he will hire a good assistant to help him with the offense and defense categories. He has been the recruiting coordinator at Kansas for the past 2 years, and led them to the #1 recruiting class in the nation last season. Hopefully he can have that kind of recruiting success at Bishop Carroll.

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 Season Tournaments

Wichita North is the 9th seed in the Coaches Invitational and will take on (8) Valparaiso in the first round.

Wichita Northwest gets the 4th seed in the Las Vegas Challenge, getting (5) Virginia first round.

Wichita Southeast is the 5th seed in the Maui Shootout and gets (4) Oregon in the first round.

Bishop Carroll is the 4th seed in the Anaheim Invitational and gets (5) DePaul first round.

Wichita Heights is the 4th seed in the Paradise Shootout and gets (5) Michigan first round.

Wichita West and Creighton are both in the Philadelphia Invitational. The Pioneers are seed 7th and get Pitt in the first round, while the Bluejays are seeded 3rd and get Dayton in the first round. If both of these teams lose, or if they both win, they'll face each other in the next round.

Wichita East is the 4th seed in the San Juan Classic and draws (5) Colorado first round.

Wichita South is the 4th seed in the 4 team Travelers Invitational and gets (1) Vanderbilt first round.

Hawaii is the 7th seed in the GDS Classic and gets (10) Weber St. first round.


Georgia State, Lafayette, and Kapaun Mt. Carmel are left out of the holiday tournaments this season.

[collegesportsfanms]

2015 GWAL Expectations

James Davis (Bishop Carroll) and Darrin Schoenfeld (Kapaun) are first year coaches in the GWAL, and they get a grace period of at least 1 year.

Safe Jobs

Rudy Arellano (Wichita Southeast) reached the postseason for a second straight year. Although it was only the CBI, the fact is he seems to have turned a corner. Not to mention he was 1 of 2 coaches in the GWAL to sign a 5 star recruit. His job is safe for another year.

Mitch Linn (Wichita Northwest) won an NCAA Tournament game last season and had a top 100 recruiting class last year. His job is also safe.

Chris Porter (Wichita North) had a 5 star recruit sign, and had the 23rd best recruiting class this past season, top in the GWAL. Even though North missed the postseason last year, that recruiting class could be enough to get them back to the big dance. His job is safe for another year at least.

On the Fence- Needs to Improve

Mike Brown (Wichita East) did lead the Blue Aces to the CBI, and did have a winning season, but barely. I need more out of him though. The Blue Aces should be seeing either the NCAA or NIT every year. He needs to get there this year.

Ralph Snowden (Wichita Heights) really dissapointed last year. The Falcons are the top prestige team in the GWAL, and for them to not even make the postseason is a hgue dissapointment. Another year without the postseason and Ralph may be looking for a new job.

Kuji Chagulia (Wichita South) took 10 steps back after that NIT Elite Eight finish last season. We can't afford for him to take another 10 steps back. I won't say it is postseason or bust for him, but he definitely needs to start taking steps forward again.

On The Hotseat

Reggie Taylor (Wichita West) has just been a huge dissapointment over the past 3 years. His time has ran out. It's either postseason or new job for him this season.

[collegesportsfanms]

Charlie Woods (Georgia State) had a great season last year. He was CAA Coach of the Year and his seat is cool. He's expected to have a .500 conference record this season.

Deacon Palmer (Creighton) is entering his first year as Creighton coach. I don't know if the game AI gives grace periods like I do, but Creighton is expected to reach the Sweet Sixteen this season.

Shane Kormelink (Lafayette) may have gotten the best deal from being fired a coach could get. He leads Kapaun to an 0-17 GWAL record 2 seasons ago, wins 10 total games in the last 2 seasons, gets fired from Kapaun, and gets hired on at Lafayette, a team that was a cinderella team and made the Final Four last year. All he's expected to do is lead Lafayette back to the NCAA Tournament.

B.B. Gunn (Hawaii) hasn't seen his status change. Hawaii's AD appears to be content with B.B's job thus far, but he did stress to me that he would like to see Hawaii in the NCAA Tournament this season.

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 2015 Wrap-Up

As we start the 2015-2016 season, no GWAL teams are ranked, nor are any of our other FOFCer teams. We've got some tournaments to cover, so let's get to it.

2015 Anaheim Invitational

Bishop Carroll started the tournament with a win against (5) DePaul, 56-51. Then they lost a hard fought battle to (1) Stanford, 63-61. In the third place game, they took a ranked (3) South Carolina team to OT before falling 72-71. Only 3 points separated Bishop Carroll from winning this tournament. Not a bad performance at all.

2015 Coaches Invitational

Wichita North beat (8) Valparaiso 74-72 in the first round, before falling to top seeded and 6th ranked Duke 78-58 in the Quarterfinals.

2015 GDS Classic

Hawaii started the tournament by hammering (10) Weber St. 91-63 in the First Round, then lost to (2) North Carolina 93-66 in the Quarterfinals.

2015 Las Vegas Challenge

Wichita Northwest dropped a heartbreaker to (5) Virginia in the first round, 48-47. In the consolation semifinals, they hammered (8) Colorado 89-66. In the fifth place game, a surprising (3) Texas A&M hammered the Grizzlies 94-67.

2015 Maui Shootout

Wichita Southeast lost a tough one to (4) Oregon 93-79. Then in the consolation semifinals, they beat (8) Davidson 77-69. In the fifth place game, they beat (7) Louisiana Tech 70-52. Not a bad finish after a dissapointing start.

2015 Paradise Shootout

Wichita Heights opened the tournament with a solid win over (5) Michigan 68-62. Then in the semifinals, they were upset by (8) Rhode Island 76-60. In the third place game, they rallied to beat (6) Nebraska 77-63. Rhode Island shocked everybody by beating the top 2 seeds, Georgetown and Kentucky, and a very good Falcon team to win this tournament.

2015 Philadelphia Invitational

Wichita West opened the tournament by upsetting (2) Pittsburgh 79-70. Creighton was upset by (6) Dayton 78-75. In the semifinals, the Pioneers stayed hot by beating (6) Dayton 67-56. In the consolation semifinals, the Bluejays beat (2) Pittsburgh 81-76. In the fifth place game Creighton lost to (1) Florida 69-57. In the most unlikely of championship games, between the lowest 2 seeds in the tournament, (7) Wichita West beat (8) Ohio 63-58 to win the Philadelphia Invitational. Nice start to getting off the hotseat for Reggie Taylor, with a holiday tournament victory.

2015 Travelers Invitational

Wichita South lost to (1) Vanderbilt in the first round, 89-79. Then in the third place game, they lost to (3) Wichita St. 84-70. Not a good start for Kuji.

[collegesportsfanms]

The GWAL standings after November look like this:

 TEAM                           CW  CL   Pct  W  L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Wichita North Redskins          0   0  .000  4  1  .800  104        64
 Wichita West Pioneers           0   0  .000  3  1  .750   25        59
 Wichita Heights Falcons         0   0  .000  3  2  .600  154        80
 Wichita South Titans            0   0  .000  3  2  .600  180        58
 Wichita Southeast Buffaloes     0   0  .000  3  3  .500  270        69
 Bishop Carroll Eagles           0   0  .000  2  3  .400  115        58
 Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders     0   0  .000  2  2  .500  142        48
 Wichita East Blue Aces          0   0  .000  2  3  .400  197        63
 Wichita Northwest Grizzlies     0   0  .000  1  2  .333  287        63

Not bad, but not great either. Wichita South has rebounded nicely since opening the season 0-2, and Wichita Southeast is up and down.

Georgia State (Charlie Woods) is off to a 3-1 start but hasn't really played anybody note worthy yet.

Creighton (Deacon Palmer) is struggling right now at 1-4. Aside from the 1-2 performance in the Philadelphia Invitational, they've also lost to Oregon and Nebraska.

Lafayette (Shane Kormelink) is off to a 4-1 start so far, with decent wins against St. Peters and Pennsylvania.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) is 4-1 and had a big 42 point win against Minnesota.

Here are the top 25 polls as we enter December.

#  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv
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   1.  Illinois                 (72)     7-0    1800    2
   2.  Tennessee                         4-0    1707    3
   3.  Villanova                         4-0    1652    4
   4.  Vanderbilt                        5-0    1524    1
   5.  Washington                        6-0    1470    8
   6.  Duke                              5-1    1450    7
   7.  Wisconsin                         4-0    1413    5
   8.  North Carolina                    5-0    1309    6
   9.  Arizona                           4-0    1256    9
  10.  Connecticut                       3-1    1151   10
  11.  Ohio State                        3-0    1075   13
  12.  Oklahoma State                    3-1     930   12
  13.  Oklahoma                          3-1     861   14
  14.  Wake Forest                       5-0     828   NR
  15.  Michigan State                    4-1     767   16
  16.  Brigham Young                     3-1     571   19
  17.  Syracuse                          4-2     556   17
  18.  California                        3-1     539   15
  19.  Saint Joseph's                    5-0     449   NR
  20.  Florida                           4-1     368   NR
  21.  UCLA                              2-0     331   18
  22.  Washington State                  4-0     331   NR
  23.  Texas                             3-1     299   NR
  24.  Georgia Tech                      3-0     289   20
  25.  Kansas                            2-1     178   23
                                                         
     Others Receiving Votes:                             
     Virginia                            2-1     106     
     Arizona State                       4-0      98     
     Temple                              3-1      63     
     Colorado                            4-0      27     
     Notre Dame                          4-0       2     

Still none of our teams are ranked.

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 2015 Wrap-Up

Only 1 tournament this month to tell you about.

2015 San Juan Classic

Wichita East opened the tournament by losing to (4) Colorado 73-55. Then in the consolation semifinals, they beat (8) SMU 86-82. In the fifth place game, the Blue Aces dropped a tough one to (2) Notre Dame, 57-56.

Here are the GWAL Standings through December.

TEAM                           CW  CL    Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Wichita North Redskins          1   0  1.000  10   2  .833  113        64
 Wichita Heights Falcons         1   0  1.000   9   4  .692  178        80
 Wichita Northwest Grizzlies     1   0  1.000   8   4  .667   88        63
 Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders     1   0  1.000   5   7  .417  223        48
 Wichita West Pioneers           0   1   .000  10   3  .769   79        59
 Wichita Southeast Buffaloes     0   1   .000   7   6  .538  114        69
 Bishop Carroll Eagles           0   1   .000   7   7  .500  153        58
 Wichita South Titans            0   0   .000   7   6  .538  256        58
 Wichita East Blue Aces          0   1   .000   4  10  .286  201        63

At one point, the Redskins were ranked 24th in the nation, but they lost to McNeese St. in an upset. The next game they gave Georgia Tech their only loss so far.

Wichita South (Kuji Chagulia) had a 3 game stretch where they lost to Arkansas St., Texas Pan-American, and TCU. Ouch! That's a season killer right there.

Wichita Southeast (Rudy Arellano) had 2 bad losses to Green Bay and Colorado St., but followed that up with nice wins against Florida St. and Oklahoma. They just can't seem to build a consistent winning streak.

[collegesportsfanms]

Georgia State (Charlie Woods) -- 4-8, 1-0 CAA. It's been a struggle for Charlie this year, as his team lost 5 in a row before winning their first conference game against James Madison.

Creighton (Deacon Palmer) -- 9-5, 3-0 MVC, T-1st. The Bluejays won 9 of their 10 games in December, with their only loss being an 11 point loss to a pretty strong Indiana team. Looks like Deacon is going to work his magic in Creighton soon.

Lafayette (Shane Kormelink) -- 8-5, 0-0 Patriot. They were 8-2 at one point but have lost their last 3 against Wagner, Milwaukee, and Seton Hall. I'd be surprised if they don't run through conference play though, as only 1 team other than Lafayette has a winning record right now.

B.B. Gunn (Hawaii) -- 9-2, 0-0 WAC. Not too long ago B.B. was wondering where he would be working next, expecting to be fired after a not so sharp season. But all he's done so far is lead Hawaii to a top 25 appearance, they currently stand at 21. While their schedule hasn't been daunting, they have taken care of business. They'll get tested in the WAC.

Here are the top 25 polls as we enter 2016.

  #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv
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   1.  Tennessee                (46)    13-0    1774    1
   2.  Villanova                (26)    13-0    1754    2
   3.  Duke                             12-1    1656    4
   4.  Arizona                          11-1    1561    3
   5.  Colorado                         14-0    1483   11
   6.  Illinois                         12-2    1425    7
   7.  North Carolina                   12-1    1402   12
   8.  Wisconsin                        10-2    1329   10
   9.  Ohio State                       11-1    1202    5
  10.  Brigham Young                    10-2    1136   15
  11.  Michigan State                   11-1    1066   17
  12.  St. John's                       10-0    1060   20
  13.  Georgia Tech                     10-1     877   14
  14.  Washington                       11-2     860    8
  15.  UCLA                             10-2     774    6
  16.  Florida                          10-2     742   NR
  17.  Clemson                          10-2     663   13
  18.  Vanderbilt                       10-2     571    9
  19.  Richmond                         10-1     474   NR
  20.  Kentucky                         11-2     368   NR
  21.  Hawaii                            9-2     318   NR
  22.  Kansas                           10-2     290   NR
  23.  Texas                             8-3     211   NR
  24.  Louisiana State                   9-3     192   18
  25.  South Carolina                    9-2     131   21
                                                         
     Others Receiving Votes:                             
     Virginia                            9-2      40     
     Memphis                             9-2      28     
     Syracuse                           10-4      11     
     Connecticut                         8-4       2     

[bbgunn]

This is the year for Hawaii and B.B. Gunn!!!

[collegesportsfanms]

Here are the standings after January, and boy are they much better looking than this time last year.

TEAM                           CW  CL   Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Wichita Northwest Grizzlies     7   2  .778  15   6  .714   65        63
 Bishop Carroll Eagles           6   3  .667  13  10  .565  108        58
 Wichita West Pioneers           6   3  .667  17   5  .773   55        59
 Wichita Southeast Buffaloes     5   4  .556  13   9  .591   71        69
 Wichita North Redskins          4   5  .444  13   8  .619  113        64
 Wichita Heights Falcons         4   5  .444  13   9  .591  109        80
 Wichita East Blue Aces          3   6  .333   8  15  .348  129        63
 Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders     3   6  .333   7  14  .333  213        48
 Wichita South Titans            2   6  .250  10  12  .455  207        58

While there is still work to be done, I'll take 6 schools with a winning record for the moment.

Wichita South (Kuji Chagulia) had a nice win against Wichita North, but they are really struggling in the GWAL this year. The Titans lost 6 of 9 games in January, by an average of 18 points a game.

Wichita Southeast (Rudy Arellano) had a solid January, beating conference leader Wichita Northwest by 36 points. Their biggest downfall of the month was the 18 point loss to a struggling Wichita East.

[collegesportsfanms]

Georgia State (Charlie Woods) -- 7-14, 4-6 CAA, 10th. Charlie hasn't had the same kind of success this season as he did last season, but 3 of their losses in January were by 4 points each, so they could easily have a winning conference record.

Creighton (Deacon Palmer) -- 14-8, 8-3 MVC, T-1st. There's nothing to sneeze about as the Bluejays lost to Southern Illinois, Wichita State, and Bradley in conference play so far. Those are 3 of the top 4 teams, with Creighton being the 4th team in the mix. Unfortunately the Bradley loss hurt, as it was by 26 points.

Lafayette (Shane Kormelink) -- 13-8, 4-3 Patriot, 2nd. A 3 game losing streak to American, Bucknell, and Holy Cross kind of dampered the month for Shane, but he still has a good thing going.

B.B. Gunn (Hawaii) -- 13-7, 3-4 WAC, 7th. Hawaii once again is having a bit of problem in the tough WAC. They are currently on a 4 game losing streak with an always tough Gonzaga looming next.

 #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv
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   1.  Tennessee                (44)    21-1    1772    1
   2.  Arizona                  (28)    19-1    1756    2
   3.  Villanova                        20-1    1656    3
   4.  Duke                             18-3    1584    4
   5.  Colorado                         19-1    1512    6
   6.  Illinois                         17-5    1437    7
   7.  Brigham Young                    18-3    1371   11
   8.  Kansas                           17-3    1296    5
   9.  Michigan State                   17-3    1224   10
  10.  Ohio State                       17-3    1152   12
  11.  Washington                       18-4    1079    9
  12.  Connecticut                      16-5     980   15
  13.  Wake Forest                      17-4     897   16
  14.  Syracuse                         17-5     888   18
  15.  Memphis                          16-4     736   19
  16.  Wisconsin                        15-5     731    8
  17.  Oklahoma                         16-4     629   21
  18.  Milwaukee                        18-3     615   17
  19.  Vanderbilt                       15-5     573   24
  20.  Seton Hall                       16-3     425   13
  21.  UCLA                             15-5     367   22
  22.  Marshall                         16-4     288   NR
  23.  Clemson                          15-6     186   NR
  24.  Georgia Tech                     15-5     174   20
  25.  Texas                            15-6      50   23
                                                         
     Others Receiving Votes:                             
     Alabama                            15-6      14     
     Miami                              14-5       8