CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 15: Jean Dolores Schmidt BVM, Sister Jean, a chaplain for the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers celebrates a victory after a game between the Valparaiso Crusaders and the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers on January 15, 2019, at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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
*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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