CBB Review's weekly Mid-Major rankingsBIRMINGHAM, AL - DECEMBER 14: Saint Louis Billikens head coach Travis Ford during the game between the Auburn Tigers and the Saint Louis Billikens at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama on December 14, 2019. (Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

CBB Review’s weekly Under the Radar Top 25 rankings

Record: 7-1Previous Rank: 1Last 10 Games: 7-1
Last Week:  
Upcoming:1/20 @ Massachusetts1/23 vs. St. Bonaventure

2 Boise State – 48

Record: 12-1Previous Rank: T-3Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week: W @ Wyoming 83-60W @ Wyoming 90-70W vs. Nevada 69-67
Upcoming: 1/20 vs. Fresno State1/22 vs. Fresno State 

3 BYU – 46

Record: 11-3Previous Rank: T-3Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W @ Saint Mary’s 62-52W @ San Francisco 72-63
Upcoming:1/21 vs. Portland1/23 vs. Pepperdine

4 Winthrop – 44

Record: 13-0Previous Rank: 5Last 10 Games: 10-0 
Last Week:W vs. Longwood 71-61W vs. Longwood 70-50 
Upcoming:1/19 @ Presbyterian1/20 @ Presbyterian1/24 vs. Hampton

5 St. Bonaventure – 41

Record: 6-1Previous Rank: T-7Last 10 Games: 6-1
Last Week: W @ Fordham 68-54W vs. Duquesne 62-48
Upcoming: 1/20 vs. VCU1/23 @ Saint Louis

6 Furman – 39

Record: 10-3Previous Rank: T-7Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:W @ Citadel 94-88W vs. 78-66 East Tennessee State
Upcoming:1/20 @ VMI1/23 @ East Tennessee State

7 San Diego State – 38

Record: 9-4Previous Rank: 2Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week: L @ Utah State 57-45L @ Utah State 64-59
Upcoming: 1/22 @ Air Force1/24 @ Air Force

8 Richmond – 37

Record: 9-3Previous Rank: 6Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:  
Upcoming: 1/23 vs. La Salle 

T-9 Drake – 33

Record: 13-0Previous Rank: 9Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week:  
Upcoming:  

T-9 Utah State – 33

Record: 11-3Previous Rank: T-18Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week:W vs. San Diego State 57-45W vs. San Diego State 64-59
Upcoming:1/19 vs. Colorado State1/21 vs. Colorado State

11 Western Kentucky – 28

Record: 11-4Previous Rank: 12Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W vs. Marshall 81-73W @ Marshall 69-67
Upcoming:1/23 @ Middle Tenessee State1/24 @ Middle Tennessee State

T-12 Colorado State – 27

Record: 10-2Previous Rank: 11Last 10 Games: 10-2
Last Week: W vs. San Jose State 90-57W vs. San Jose State 88-61
Upcoming:1/19 @ Utah State1/21 @ Utah State

T-12 Loyola-Chicago – 27

Record: 10-3Previous Rank: 13Last 10 Games: 7-3 
Last Week:W @ Indiana State 58-48W vs. Northern Iowa 72-57W vs. Northern Iowa 88-46
Upcoming:1/20 @ Valparaiso1/24 @ Bradley 

14 Belmont – 26

Record: 14-1Previous Rank: 10Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week:W @ Tennessee Tech 88-67W @ Jacksonville State 98-91
Upcoming: 1/21 vs. Eastern Illinois1/23 vs. SIUE

15 VCU – 22

Record: 10-3Previous Rank: 14Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W @ George Washington 84-77 
Upcoming:1/20 @ St. Bonaventure1/23 vs. Dayton

16 South Dakota State – 21

Record: 8-3Previous Rank: 15Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:  
Upcoming:1/22 vs. North Dakota1/23 vs. North Dakota

17 Abilene Christian – 18

Record: 11-2Previous Rank: T-18Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W vs. Southeastern Louisiana 76-42 
Upcoming:1/20 @ Sam Houston State1/23 vs. Central Arkansas

18 Siena – 16

Record: 6-0Previous Rank: 23Last 10 Games: 6-0
Last Week:W @ Rider 78-69W @ Rider 74-72
Upcoming:1/22 vs. Saint Peter’s1/23 vs. Saint Peter’s

19 Marshall – 13

Record: 7-4Previous Rank: 17Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:L @ Western Kentucky 81-73L vs. Western Kentucky 69-67
Upcoming:1/22 @ FIU1/23 @ FIU

T-20 Missouri State – 7

Record: 9-1Previous Rank: NRLast 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week: W vs. Missouri S&T 94-49 
Upcoming:  

T-20 Toledo – 7

Record: 11-4Previous Rank: 21Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W vs. Eastern Michigan 96-63L @ Akron 95-94
Upcoming: 1/19 vs. CentralMichigan1/23 vs. Kent State

T-20 Eastern Kentucky – 7

Record: 12-2Previous Rank: 24Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W @ Eastern Illinois 93-85 
Upcoming:1/21 vs. UT Martin1/23 vs. Southeast Missouri State

T-23 Navy – 6

Record: 9-1Previous Rank: NRLast 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W vs. American 87-86W vs. American 71-59
Upcoming:1/23 vs. Army1/24 vs. Army

T-23 Saint Mary’s – 6

Record: 9-5Previous Rank: 16Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:L vs. BYU 62-52L vs. Gonzaga 73-59
Upcoming:1/21 @ Loyola Marymount1/23 @ San Francisco

25 Georgia State – 4

Record: 8-2Previous Rank: NRLast 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week: W vs. Coastal Carolina 71-68 
Upcoming:1/22 @ Appalachian State1/23 @ Appalachian State

Others receiving votes: Louisiana Tech 3, Bowling Green 2, Pacific 1

Voters: Matt Karner, Matt Waldman

*Disclaimer: A Mid-Major is an evolving term. At CBB Review we define a mid-major as conferences that send ≤ 20% of their teams to the NCAA tournament in the past five seasons. Or, teams that are ranked in the AP top 25 < 30% of the time in a five-year span. With this under consideration, the power six, the AAC, and Gonzaga were not included for consideration this season’s Under the Radar Top 25.*

By Matt Karner

Big East hoops writer for NCAAM Review Bracketologist for Busted Bracketology (www.bustedbracketology.wordpress.com) Twitter: @karner44 Instagram: @karner44

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