RICHMOND, VA - JANUARY 18: St. Bonaventure Bonnies guard Kyle Lofton (0) dribbles the ball during a game between the St. Bonaventure Bonnies and the VCU Rams on January 18, 2020, at the Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, VA. (Photo by Lee Coleman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CBB Review’s Under the Radar Top 25
1 St. Bonaventure (1) – 49
Record: 9-1
Previous Rank: 5
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W vs. George Mason 84-67
Upcoming:
2/3 @ Saint Joseph’s
2/6 @ Saint Louis
2 Boise State (1) – 47
Record: 14-2
Previous Rank: 2
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
L @ Colorado State 78-56
W @ Colorado State 85-77
Upcoming:
2/5 @ Nevada
2/7 @ Nevada
T-3 Loyola-Chicago – 44
Record: 14-3
Previous Rank: 10
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W @ Bradley 65-58
W @ Missouri State 72-46
Upcoming:
2/1 @ Missouri State
2/6 vs. Evansville
2/7 vs. Evansville
T-3 Saint Louis – 44
Record: 7-2
Previous Rank: 1
Last 10 Games: 7-2
Last Week:
L vs. Dayton 76-71
Upcoming:
2/3 @ La Salle
2/6 vs. St. Bonaventure
5 Drake – 43
Record: 16-0
Previous Rank: T-7
Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week:
W @ Missouri State 68-61
W @ Missouri State 78-73
W vs. Illinois State 78-76 OT
Upcoming:
2/1 vs. Illinois State
2/6 @ ValParaiso
2/7 @ Valparaiso
6 BYU – 42
Record: 14-4
Previous Rank: 3
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
L @ Pepperdine 76-73
W vs. Pacific 95-87 2OT
Upcoming:
2/2 @ San Diego
2/4 @ Portland
7 San Diego State – 39
Record: 13-4
Previous Rank: 6
Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:
W vs. Wyoming 87-57
W vs. Wyoming 98-71
Upcoming:
2/3 vs. New Mexico
2/5 vs. New Mexico
8 Colorado State – 36
Record: 12-4
Previous Rank: 9
Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:
W vs. Boise State 78-56
L vs. Boise State 85-77
Upcoming:
2/4 @ Wyoming
2/6 @ Wyoming
9 Western Kentucky – 34
Record: 13-4
Previous Rank: 11
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
Upcoming:
2/5 @ FAU
2/6 @ FAU
10 Belmont – 31
Record: 18-1
Previous Rank: 12
Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week:
W @ Austin Peay 81-76
W @ Murray State 72-71
Upcoming:
2/4 @ Eastern Illinois
2/6 @ SIUE
T-11 Utah State – 29
Record: 13-5
Previous Rank: T-7
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
L @ UNLV 59-56
W @ UNLV 83-74
Upcoming:
2/4 @ Fresno State
2/6 @ Fresno State
T-11 Winthrop – 29
Record: 16-1
Previous Rank: 4
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W vs. UNC Asheville 84-80
L vs. UNC Asheville 57-55
Upcoming:
T-13 South Dakota State – 23
Record: 10-3
Previous Rank: T-14
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
Upcoming:
2/5 vs. South Dakota
2/6 vs. South Dakota
T-13 VCU – 23
Record: 12-4
Previous Rank: 13
Last 10 Games: 8-1
Last Week:
W vs. La Salle 77-62
Upcoming:
2/3 @ Rhode Island
2/7 @ Duquesne
T-15 Richmond – 22
Record: 10-4
Previous Rank: T-14
Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:
W @ Saint Joseph’s 79-56
Upcoming:
2/2 vs. George Mason
2/5 @ Dayton
T-15 Toledo – 22
Record: 15-4
Previous Rank: T-16
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W @ Miami (OH) 90-81
W @ Bowling Green 84-66
Upcoming:
2/2 vs. Akron
2/6 @ Ball State
17 Marshall – 18
Record: 9-4
Previous Rank: T-16
Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:
Upcoming:
2/5 @ Old Dominion
2/6 @ Old Dominion
18 Furman – 16
Record: 11-5
Previous Rank: T-16
Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:
W @ Western Carolina 75-69
Upcoming:
2/6 vs. Wofford
19 Eastern Kentucky – 15
Record: 13-2
Previous Rank: 19
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
Upcoming:
2/2 @ Jacksonville State
2/4 vs. Austin Peay
20 Abilene Christian – 12
Record: 14-3
Previous Rank: 23
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W vs. Stephen F. Austin 82-62
W @ Incarnate Word 75-67
Upcoming:
2/6 @ Lamar
21 Saint Mary’s – 10
Record: 11-5
Previous Rank: 20
Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:
Upcoming:
22 Navy – 8
Record: 11-2
Previous Rank: 24
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W vs. Loyola MD 70-52
Upcoming:
2/2 @ Loyola MD
2/6 @ American
2/7 @ American
23 UAB – 5
Record: 14-2
Previous Rank: NR
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W @ Middle Tennessee 70-59
W vs. Middle Tennessee 63-52
Upcoming:
2/5 vs. UTEP
2/6 vs. UTEP
24 Liberty – 3
Record: 14-5
Previous Rank: NR
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W @ Jacksonville 59-54
W @ Jacksonville 64-58
Upcoming:
2/5 vs. North Florida
2/6 vs. North Florida
T-25 Dayton – 2
Record: 10-4
Previous Rank: NR
Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:
W @ Saint Louis 76-71
W vs. Rhode Island 67-56
Upcoming:
2/2 @ Duquesne
2/5 vs. Richmond
T-25 Grand Canyon – 2
Record: 12-3
Previous Rank: NR
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W vs. New Mexico State 70-62
W vs. New Mexico State 65-53
Upcoming:
2/5 @ UTRGV
2/6 @ UTRGV
Others receiving votes: Akron 1, Davidson 1
Dropped from the rankings: Missouri State 21, Siena 22, Wofford 25
*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.*
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2 thoughts on “CBB Review: Week 11 Under the Radar Top 25”
A good read. Thanks.
But the A10, according to your disclaimer, is not a mid major conference. It is on par with the AAC in terms of NCAA bids and AP rankings over the last several years. Dayton was slated to be a #1 seed last season in the NCAA tournament. If you include the A10 in this ranking, you should include the AAC and Gonzaga. I suggest you use the term “high major” to refer to teams and conferences that are near or on par with power 6 but not power 6, and include AAC teams in this ranking. Maybe even include some Big East teams. Call it a non power 6 ranking. High major basketball conferences would be ranked in the top 10 of the NET and RPI most years. A10 averages around 8 (currently NET 9).
20% of 14 teams = 2.8 NCAA teams per season. Over 5 years = 14 Bids.
2019 – Saint Louis, VCU
2018 – Davidson, St. Bonaventure, Rhode Island
2017 – Rhode Island, VCU, Dayton
2016 – Saint Joseph’s, VCU, Dayton
2015 – VCU, Dayton, Davidson
14 Bids in last 5 tournaments.
30% of 5 years (19 weeks each) = 29 weeks ranked.
2015-16 to 2019-20 – Dayton 20 weeks, URI 12 weeks, VCU 3 weeks, GW 2 weeks. That’s 37 weeks A10 teams have been ranked, out of 95 weeks = 39%
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Thanks for the read and the comment. It is certainly challenging to come up with the best term and definition. Throughout our time working on this we felt this was the best and most evolving definition. We are aware that their is still possible kinks to work out and it gets really sticky when you start dividing teams and conferences into low mid and high major because in the end much of this is always because of money. Your math looks spot on but the A10 would still fall into the mid major category for us. They have sent 20% of teams over the last five seasons which is the cutoff but we are looking at less than or equal to 20%. As for the AP rankings it applies only specifically for each team individually. Only Gonzaga has been ranked more than 30% of the time. Running this math in past years not many programs have made the jump, but Butler and San Diego State would have had times in the past were they wouldn’t have been considered a mid major based on this definition.
We appreciate your feedback and hope you enjoy the site. If you have any suggestions as to what can make our mid major definition better we would be happy to listen and take it into consideration. College Insider and Mid Major Madness both treat this differently as do we so there really isn’t quite a true definition of a mid major.
A good read. Thanks.
But the A10, according to your disclaimer, is not a mid major conference. It is on par with the AAC in terms of NCAA bids and AP rankings over the last several years. Dayton was slated to be a #1 seed last season in the NCAA tournament. If you include the A10 in this ranking, you should include the AAC and Gonzaga. I suggest you use the term “high major” to refer to teams and conferences that are near or on par with power 6 but not power 6, and include AAC teams in this ranking. Maybe even include some Big East teams. Call it a non power 6 ranking. High major basketball conferences would be ranked in the top 10 of the NET and RPI most years. A10 averages around 8 (currently NET 9).
20% of 14 teams = 2.8 NCAA teams per season. Over 5 years = 14 Bids.
2019 – Saint Louis, VCU
2018 – Davidson, St. Bonaventure, Rhode Island
2017 – Rhode Island, VCU, Dayton
2016 – Saint Joseph’s, VCU, Dayton
2015 – VCU, Dayton, Davidson
14 Bids in last 5 tournaments.
30% of 5 years (19 weeks each) = 29 weeks ranked.
2015-16 to 2019-20 – Dayton 20 weeks, URI 12 weeks, VCU 3 weeks, GW 2 weeks. That’s 37 weeks A10 teams have been ranked, out of 95 weeks = 39%
Thanks for the read and the comment. It is certainly challenging to come up with the best term and definition. Throughout our time working on this we felt this was the best and most evolving definition. We are aware that their is still possible kinks to work out and it gets really sticky when you start dividing teams and conferences into low mid and high major because in the end much of this is always because of money. Your math looks spot on but the A10 would still fall into the mid major category for us. They have sent 20% of teams over the last five seasons which is the cutoff but we are looking at less than or equal to 20%. As for the AP rankings it applies only specifically for each team individually. Only Gonzaga has been ranked more than 30% of the time. Running this math in past years not many programs have made the jump, but Butler and San Diego State would have had times in the past were they wouldn’t have been considered a mid major based on this definition.
We appreciate your feedback and hope you enjoy the site. If you have any suggestions as to what can make our mid major definition better we would be happy to listen and take it into consideration. College Insider and Mid Major Madness both treat this differently as do we so there really isn’t quite a true definition of a mid major.