CBB Review: Week 10 Under the Radar Top 25

ByMatt Karner

January 17, 2022
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Under the Radar Top 25 for CBB Review, Week 10

Acknowledging the best Mid Majors in the game

1 Loyola-Chicago (4) – 148

Record: 13-2Previous Rank: 1Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W 81-74 vs. ValparaisoW 64-56 @ Indiana State
Upcoming:1/18 @ Evansville1/22 vs. Missouri State

2 BYU – 137

Record: 15-4Previous Rank: 5Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week: L @ Gonzaga 110-84W @ San Francisco 71-69
Upcoming: 1/20 vs. San Diego1/22 vs. Portland

3 Colorado State- 135

Record: 13-1Previous Rank: 2Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week: W vs. Utah State 77-72W @ San Jose State 78-42
Upcoming: 1/19 vs. New Mexico1/22 @ Air Force

4 San Diego State – 131

Record: 10-3Previous Rank: 3Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
Upcoming:1/22 vs. Boise State

5 Davidson (2) – 125

Record: 14-2Previous Rank: 6Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week:W vs. UMass 77067W @ Richmond 87-84
Upcoming:1/18 @ VCU1/22 @ Fordham

6 San Francisco – 113

Record: 15-3Previous Rank: 4Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:W vs. LMU 97-73L vs. BYU 71-69
Upcoming:1/20 @ Portland1/22 @ Pepperdine

7 Murray State – 110

Record: 14-2Previous Rank: 14Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week: W vs. Tennessee State 67-44W @ Belmont 82-60
Upcoming: 1/17 @ Eastern Illinois1/20 vs. Eastern Illinois1/22 vs. UT Martin

8 St. Bonaventure – 106

Record: 10-3Previous Rank: T-8Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:W @ La Salle 80-76W vs. VCU 73-53
Upcoming:1/18 @ Dayton1/21 @ Duquesne

9 Iona – 92

Record: 14-3Previous Rank: 11Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week: W @ Fairfield 80-76W vs. Manhattan 88-76W vs. Niagara 78-55
Upcoming:1/18 @ Monmouth1/23 @ Quinnipiac

10 Saint Mary’s – 90

Record: 13-4Previous Rank: T-12Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:W @ Pepperdine 77-62
Upcoming:1/20 vs. Santa Clara1/22 @ LMU

11 Louisiana Tech – 82

Record: 15-3Previous Rank: 16Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W vs. Southern Miss 80-57W @ Southern Miss 76-62
Upcoming:1/22 vs. UAB

12 Saint Louis – 80

Record: 11-5Previous Rank: T-8Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:L @ Dayton 68-63W vs. Fordham 63-45
Upcoming: 1/20 @ UMass1/23 vs. UMass

13 UAB – 78

Record: 15-4Previous Rank: T-12Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W vs. FIU 84-56W vs. FAU 76-65
Upcoming:1/22 @ Louisiana Tech

14 Belmont – 77

Record: 13-4Previous Rank: 7Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W vs. Tennessee Tech 92-77L vs. Murray State 82-60
Upcoming:1/17 @ SIUE1/20 @ Morehead State

15 Ohio – 76

Record: 13-2Previous Rank: 10Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W vs. Bowling Green 85-78
Upcoming:1/18 @ Miami OH1/21 vs. Toledo

16 New Mexico State – 65

Record: 15-2Previous Rank: 15Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week:W vs. Tarleton State 73-57W vs. Abilene Christian 77-63
Upcoming:1/20 @ Sam Houston State1/22 @ SFA

17 Oakland – 52

Record: 13-4Previous Rank: T-21Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W @ Cleveland State 70-65W @ Purdue Fort Wayne 76-68
Upcoming:1/20 @ Milwaukee1/22 @ Green Bay

18 South Dakota State – 33

Record: 15-4Previous Rank: T-19Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week: W @ Omaha 95-86W vs. Denver 80-62
Upcoming:1/20 @ St. Thomas1/22 @ Western Illinois

T-19 Boise State – 32

Record: 12-4Previous Rank: T-19Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W @ Nevada 85-70W @ New Mexico 71-63
Upcoming: 1/18 vs. Air Force1/20 @ Utah State1/22 @ San Diego State

T-19 Grand Canyon – 32

Record: 14-2Previous Rank: 25Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W vs. Abilene Christian 95-68W vs. Tarleton State 80-59
Upcoming:1/20 @ SFA1/22 @ Sam Houston State

T-21 North Texas – 25

Record: 11-4Previous Rank: NRLast 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W @ Marshall 69-65W @ Western Kentucky 65-60
Upcoming:1/20 vs. Charlotte1/22 vs. Old Dominion

T-21 Wyoming – 25

Record: 12-2Previous Rank: T-21Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W @ Utah State 71-69
Upcoming: 1/17 @ Nevada1/19 vs. San Jose State1/22 vs. New Mexico

23 Chattanooga – 21

Record: 13-3Previous Rank: 18Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:L @ Western Carolina 70-59W vs. Furman 71-69
Upcoming:1/20 @ UNC Greensboro1/22 @ VMI

24 VCU – 20

Record: 10-5Previous Rank: 17Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:W vs. George Washington 84-57L @ St. Bonaventure 73-53
Upcoming:1/18 vs. Davidson1/22 vs. Saint Joseph’s

T-25 Dayton – 16

Record: 11-6Previous Rank: NRLast 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week: W vs. Saint Louis 68-63W @ Duquesne 72-52
Upcoming:1/18 vs. St. Bonaventure1/22 @ George Mason

T-25 Toledo – 16

Record: 13-4Previous Rank: NRLast 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:W @ Miami OH 75-72W @ Bowling Green 91-78
Upcoming:1/18 vs. Ball State1/21 @ Ohio

Others receiving votes: Drake 10, Fresno State 10, Liberty 4, Princeton 4, Cleveland State 2, Wagner 2

Dropped from the rankings: Monmouth T-21, Utah State 24

Voters: Matt Karner, Matt Waldman, Tristan Freeman, 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 in 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