Under the Radar Top 25 for CBB Review, Week 9
CBB Review’s Under the Radar Top 25

1 Loyola-Chicago (2) – 50

Record: 21-4Previous Rank: 1Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W vs. Southern Illinois 60-52W vs. Southern Illinois 65-58 OT
Upcoming:3/5 vs. TBD3/6 TBD3/7 TBD

T-2 BYU – 47

Record: 19-5Previous Rank: 2Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W vs. San Francisco 79-73W vs. Saint Mary’s 65-51
Upcoming:

T-2 San Diego State – 47

Record: 19-4Previous Rank: 3Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week:W vs. Boise State 78-66 OTW vs. Boise State 62-58
Upcoming:3/3 @ UNLV

4 St. Bonaventure – 44

Record: 13-3Previous Rank: 6Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W @ Davidson 56-53W vs. George Washington 88-41
Upcoming:3/1 vs. Dayton

T-5 Boise State – 41

Record: 18-6Previous Rank: 4Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:L @ San Diego State 78-66 OTL @ San Diego State 62-58
Upcoming:3/2 vs. Fresno State

T-5 Colorado State – 41

Record: 15-4Previous Rank: 8Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W vs. Air Force 72-49
Upcoming:3/1 vs. Air Force3/3 vs. New Mexico3/5 @ Nevada

7 Western Kentucky – 38

Record: 16-5Previous Rank: 9Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:L @ Houston 81-57W vs. FIU 91-58
Upcoming:3/1 vs. FIU3/5 vs. Old Dominion3/6 vs. Old Dominion

8 Drake – 36

Record: 24-3Previous Rank: 5Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:W vs. Evansville 74-63W @ Bradley 80-71L @ Bradley 67-61
Upcoming:3/5 vs. TBD3/6 TBD3/7 TBD

9 VCU – 33

Record: 17-6Previous Rank: 10Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:W vs. Saint Louis 67-65L @ Davidson 65-57
Upcoming:3/5 vs. TBD3/6 TBD

10 Winthrop – 32

Record: 20-1Previous Rank: 11Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
Upcoming:3/1 vs. High Point3/4 TBD3/7 TBD

11 Belmont – 29

Record: 24-3Previous Rank: 7Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:L @ Eastern Kentucky 81-67L @ Morehead State 89-82 OT
Upcoming:3/3 vs. SIUE3/5 TBD3/6 TBD

12 Utah State – 28

Record: 16-7Previous Rank: T-14Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:W vs. Nevada 75-72W vs. Nevada 87-66
Upcoming:3/4 vs. Wyoming3/6 @ Fresno State

13 Toledo – 26

Record: 19-6Previous Rank: 16Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W vs. Western Michigan 91-44
Upcoming:3/2 @ Central Michigan3/5 vs. Ball State

14 Saint Louis – 25

Record: 12-5Previous Rank: 12Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:L @ VCU 67-65 W vs. Richmond 72-67
Upcoming:3/1 vs. UMass

15 Richmond – 21

Record: 13-6Previous Rank: 13Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:W vs. UMass 79-65L @ Saint Louis 72-67
Upcoming:3/1 vs. Saint Joseph’s

16 Marshall – 17

Record: 13-6Previous Rank: T-14Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:L vs. North Texas 77-65W vs. North Texas 73-72
Upcoming:3/5 vs. Charlotte3/6 vs. Charlotte

T-17 Liberty – 15

Record: 20-5Previous Rank: 22Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:2/22 vs. North Alabama 74-542/23 vs. North Alabama 74-542/27 @ Bellarmine 94-78
Upcoming:3/4 vs. Kennesaw State3/5 TBD3/7 TBD

T-17 Navy – 15

Record: 15-2Previous Rank: T-19Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W @ Loyola MD 73-67W vs. Loyola MD 66-58
Upcoming:3/6 vs. TBD

T-17 UC Santa Barbara – 15

Record: 17-4Previous Rank: T-17Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W @ UC Riverside 72-68L @ UC Riverside 68-52
Upcoming:3/5 vs. Cal Poly3/6 vs. Cal Poly

T-17 Wright State – 15

Record: 18-5Previous Rank: T-19Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
Upcoming:3/2 vs. Milwaukee

21 Louisiana Tech – 14

Record: 19-6Previous Rank: 24Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W vs. Rice 101-57W vs. Rice 79-58
Upcoming:

22 Colgate – 9

Record: 11-1Previous Rank: T-25Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week:
Upcoming:3/6 vs. TBD

23 Abilene Christian – 6

Record: 19-4Previous Rank: T-17Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W vs. Sam Houston State 86-72L @ Central Arkansas 84-82
Upcoming:3/3 @ Stephen F. Austin3/6 vs. Incarnate Word

T-24 Cleveland State – 2

Record: 16-7Previous Rank: NRLast 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:
Upcoming:3/2 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne

T-24 North Texas – 2

Record: 13-7Previous Rank: NRLast 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W @ Marshall 77-65L @ Marshall 73-72
Upcoming:3/5 vs. UAB3/6 vs. UAB

Others receiving votes: Missouri State (1), Morehead State (1)

Dropped from the rankings: Akron-23, Kent State-T-25

Previous Rankings: Week 14, Week 13

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.*

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By Matt Karner

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