CBB Review’s Under the Radar Top 25
1 Loyola-Chicago (2) – 50
Record: 21-4 Previous Rank: 1 Last 10 Games: 9-1 Last Week: W vs. Southern Illinois 60-52 W vs. Southern Illinois 65-58 OT Upcoming: 3/5 vs. TBD 3/6 TBD 3/7 TBD
T-2 BYU – 47
Record: 19-5 Previous Rank: 2 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W vs. San Francisco 79-73 W vs. Saint Mary’s 65-51 Upcoming:
T-2 San Diego State – 47
Record: 19-4 Previous Rank: 3 Last 10 Games: 10-0 Last Week: W vs. Boise State 78-66 OT W vs. Boise State 62-58 Upcoming: 3/3 @ UNLV
4 St. Bonaventure – 44
Record: 13-3 Previous Rank: 6 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W @ Davidson 56-53 W vs. George Washington 88-41 Upcoming: 3/1 vs. Dayton
T-5 Boise State – 41
Record: 18-6 Previous Rank: 4 Last 10 Games: 6-4 Last Week: L @ San Diego State 78-66 OT L @ San Diego State 62-58 Upcoming: 3/2 vs. Fresno State
T-5 Colorado State – 41
Record: 15-4 Previous Rank: 8 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W vs. Air Force 72-49 Upcoming: 3/1 vs. Air Force 3/3 vs. New Mexico 3/5 @ Nevada
7 Western Kentucky – 38
Record: 16-5 Previous Rank: 9 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: L @ Houston 81-57 W vs. FIU 91-58 Upcoming: 3/1 vs. FIU 3/5 vs. Old Dominion 3/6 vs. Old Dominion
8 Drake – 36
Record: 24-3 Previous Rank: 5 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: W vs. Evansville 74-63 W @ Bradley 80-71 L @ Bradley 67-61 Upcoming: 3/5 vs. TBD 3/6 TBD 3/7 TBD
9 VCU – 33
Record: 17-6 Previous Rank: 10 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: W vs. Saint Louis 67-65 L @ Davidson 65-57 Upcoming: 3/5 vs. TBD 3/6 TBD
10 Winthrop – 32
Record: 20-1 Previous Rank: 11 Last 10 Games: 9-1 Last Week: Upcoming: 3/1 vs. High Point 3/4 TBD 3/7 TBD
11 Belmont – 29
Record: 24-3 Previous Rank: 7 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: L @ Eastern Kentucky 81-67 L @ Morehead State 89-82 OT Upcoming: 3/3 vs. SIUE 3/5 TBD 3/6 TBD
12 Utah State – 28
Record: 16-7 Previous Rank: T-14 Last 10 Games: 6-4 Last Week: W vs. Nevada 75-72 W vs. Nevada 87-66 Upcoming: 3/4 vs. Wyoming 3/6 @ Fresno State
13 Toledo – 26
Record: 19-6 Previous Rank: 16 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W vs. Western Michigan 91-44 Upcoming: 3/2 @ Central Michigan 3/5 vs. Ball State
14 Saint Louis – 25
Record: 12-5 Previous Rank: 12 Last 10 Games: 6-4 Last Week: L @ VCU 67-65 W vs. Richmond 72-67 Upcoming: 3/1 vs. UMass
15 Richmond – 21
Record: 13-6 Previous Rank: 13 Last 10 Games: 6-4 Last Week: W vs. UMass 79-65 L @ Saint Louis 72-67 Upcoming: 3/1 vs. Saint Joseph’s
16 Marshall – 17
Record: 13-6 Previous Rank: T-14 Last 10 Games: 6-4 Last Week: L vs. North Texas 77-65 W vs. North Texas 73-72 Upcoming: 3/5 vs. Charlotte 3/6 vs. Charlotte
T-17 Liberty – 15
Record: 20-5 Previous Rank: 22 Last 10 Games: 9-1 Last Week: 2/22 vs. North Alabama 74-54 2/23 vs. North Alabama 74-54 2/27 @ Bellarmine 94-78 Upcoming: 3/4 vs. Kennesaw State 3/5 TBD 3/7 TBD
T-17 Navy – 15
Record: 15-2 Previous Rank: T-19 Last 10 Games: 9-1 Last Week: W @ Loyola MD 73-67 W vs. Loyola MD 66-58 Upcoming: 3/6 vs. TBD
T-17 UC Santa Barbara – 15
Record: 17-4 Previous Rank: T-17 Last 10 Games: 9-1 Last Week: W @ UC Riverside 72-68 L @ UC Riverside 68-52 Upcoming: 3/5 vs. Cal Poly 3/6 vs. Cal Poly
T-17 Wright State – 15
Record: 18-5 Previous Rank: T-19 Last 10 Games: 9-1 Last Week: Upcoming: 3/2 vs. Milwaukee
21 Louisiana Tech – 14
Record: 19-6 Previous Rank: 24 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W vs. Rice 101-57 W vs. Rice 79-58 Upcoming:
22 Colgate – 9
Record: 11-1 Previous Rank: T-25 Last 10 Games: 10-0 Last Week: Upcoming: 3/6 vs. TBD
23 Abilene Christian – 6
Record: 19-4 Previous Rank: T-17 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W vs. Sam Houston State 86-72 L @ Central Arkansas 84-82 Upcoming: 3/3 @ Stephen F. Austin 3/6 vs. Incarnate Word
T-24 Cleveland State – 2
Record: 16-7 Previous Rank: NR Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: Upcoming: 3/2 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
T-24 North Texas – 2
Record: 13-7 Previous Rank: NR Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W @ Marshall 77-65 L @ Marshall 73-72 Upcoming: 3/5 vs. UAB 3/6 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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