CBB Review: Week 6 Under the Radar Top 25

ByMatt Karner

December 20, 2021
Under the Radar Top 25Colorado State Rams guard John Tonje (1) drives around Mississippi State Bulldogs guard Rocket Watts (0) during the Hall of Fame Classic basketball game between Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Colorado State Rams at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Under the Radar Top 25 for CBB Review, Week 6

1 Colorado State (7) – 175

Record: 10-0Previous Rank: 1Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week:
Upcoming:

2 Loyola-Chicago – 164

Record: 9-2Previous Rank: 2Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week: 
Upcoming:

3 BYU – 161

Record: 9-2Previous Rank: 5Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W @ Weber State 89-71
Upcoming:12/22 vs. South Florida

4 San Francisco – 149

Record: 11-1Previous Rank: T-3Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:L @ Grand Canyon 49-48W @ Arizona State 66-65
Upcoming:12/22 vs. Southern Illinois

5 St. Bonaventure – 130

Record: 8-3Previous Rank: T-3Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week: L vs. Virginia Tech 86-49
Upcoming: 12/22 @ Northeastern

6 San Diego State – 126

Record: 7-3Previous Rank: T-8Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:W vs. Saint Marys 63-53
Upcoming:12/22 vs. UC San Diego

7 Belmont – 124

Record: 10-3Previous Rank: 7Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week: W vs. Chattanooga 76-68W vs. Bethel 115-86
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8 Saint Mary’s – 123

Record: 10-3Previous Rank: 6Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week: W vs. Cal State Stanislaus 76-39L vs. San Diego State 63-53
Upcoming: 12/22 vs. Missouri State

8 Iona – 120

Record: 9-2Previous Rank: T-8Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
Upcoming:12/21 vs. Delaware

10 UAB – 100

Record: 9-3Previous Rank: T-10Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:W vs. Grambling State 79-61L vs. West Virginia 65-59
Upcoming:12/22 vs. Mississippi Valley State

11 Ohio – 98

Record: 8-2Previous Rank: T-10Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W vs. Marshall 75-65
Upcoming:12/21 vs. USC Upstate

12 Saint Louis – 84

Record: 8-4Previous Rank: T-13Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week: L vs. Auburn 74-70
Upcoming:12/22 vs. Drake

13 Utah State – 73

Record: 8-4Previous Rank: 12Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:W @ Weber State 95-80 L vs. Iowa 94-75
Upcoming:12/21 vs. Portland State

14 New Mexico State – 69

Record: 10-2Previous Rank: 16Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W @ Washington State 64-61W vs. Northern New Mexico 93-60
Upcoming: 12/20 vs. Texas Permian Basin

T-15 Monmouth – 65

Record: 10-2Previous Rank: 19Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W @ Yale 69-60W vs. Colgate 77-66
Upcoming:12/23 vs. Hofstra

T-15 Murray State – 65

Record: 10-1Previous Rank:T- 20Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W vs. Tennessee Wesleyan 118-48W vs. Chattanooga 87-76
Upcoming:12/22 @ Auburn

17 Davidson – 60

Record: 8-2Previous Rank: NRLast 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W vs. Radford 84-54
Upcoming:12/21 vs. Alabama

18 Richmond – 59

Record: 8-4Previous Rank: T-20Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:W vs. NC State 83-74W vs. Old Dominion 67-61
Upcoming:12/22 vs. Bucknell

19 Louisiana Tech – 58

Record: 8-3Previous Rank: 15Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W vs. LSU Shreveport 84-70L vs. LSU 66-57
Upcoming:12/22 vs. Crowley’s Ridge

20 Dayton – 44

Record: 7-5Previous Rank: T-13Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week: L @ Ole Miss 76-68
Upcoming:12/21 vs. Southern

21 Drake – 36

Record: 8-4Previous Rank: 23Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:W vs. Jackson State 70-65W vs. UT Martin 80-64
Upcoming: 12/22 vs. Saint Louis

22 Wyoming – 34

Record: 9-1Previous Rank:18Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
Upcoming: 12/22 vs. Stanford

23 Fresno State – 23

Record: 9-2Previous Rank: NRLast 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W vs. Cal Poly 83-48
Upcoming:12/21 @ Utah12/23 @ Weber State

24 South Dakota State – 20

Record: 9-4Previous Rank: 24Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:L @ Missouri State 75-63
Upcoming:12/20 vs. UMKC12/22 vs. Oral Roberts

T-25 Navy – 17

Record: 7-3Previous Rank: NRLast 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week: 
Upcoming:12/22 vs. Towson

T-25 Oakland – 17

Record: 7-3Previous Rank: 22Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week: 
Upcoming:12/21 vs. Michigan State

Others receiving votes: Chattanooga 11, Furman 11, Grand Canyon 11, VCU 8, Utah Valley 7, Cleveland State 6, Buffalo 5, North Texas 5, James Madison 4, Santa Clara 4, Western Illinois 4, Boise State 3, Western Kentucky 2

Dropped from the rankings: Chattanooga 17, Buffalo 25

Voters: Matt Karner, Matt Waldman, Tristan Freeman, Shelby Mast, Rocco Miller, Nick Lorensen, Bryan Mauro

*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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ByMatt Karner

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