FORT COLLINS, CO - JANUARY 4: Head coach Niko Medved of the Colorado State Rams watches the action against the Air Force Falcons during the second half of CSU"u2019s 67-59 win at at Moby Arena on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Under the Radar Top 25 for CBB Review, Week 11
Acknowledging the best Mid Majors in the game
1 Colorado State- 166 (2)
Record: 13-1
Previous Rank: 3
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W vs. New Mexico 80-74
W @ Air Force 73-53
Upcoming:
1/25 vs. Nevada
1/28 vs. UNLV
2 BYU – 164 (2)
Record: 17-4
Previous Rank: 2
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W vs. San Diego 79-71
W vs. Portland 78-65
Upcoming:
1/27 @ Santa Clara
1/29 @ Pacific
3 Davidson – 163 (3)
Record: 16-2
Previous Rank: 5
Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week:
W @ VCU 63-61
W @ Fordham 69-66
Upcoming:
1/26 vs. VCU
1/29 vs. La Salle
4 Loyola-Chicago – 151
Record: 14-3
Previous Rank: 1
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W @ Evansville 77-48
L vs. Missouri State 79-69
Upcoming:
1/25 vs. Southern Illinois
1/27 @ Southern Illinois
1/30 @ Drake
5 Murray State – 141
Record: 17-2
Previous Rank: 7
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W @ Easten Illinois 72-46
W vs. Eastern Illinois 91-51
W vs. UT Martin 74-66
Upcoming:
1/24 vs. Tennessee Tech
1/27 @ Tennessee Tech
1/29 vs. Morehead State
6 San Francisco – 134
Record: 16-4
Previous Rank: 6
Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:
L @ Gonzaga 78-62
W @ Pepperdine 71-45
Upcoming:
1/27 vs. Saint Mary’s
1/29 vs. Santa Clara
7 UAB – 120
Record: 16-4
Previous Rank: 13
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W @ Louisiana Tech 83-76
Upcoming:
1/27 @ Western Kentucky
1/29 @ Marshall
8 San Diego State – 119
Record: 10-4
Previous Rank: 4
Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:
L vs. Boise State 42-37
Upcoming:
1/24 vs. UNLV
1/26 @ Utah State
T-9 Iona – 116
Record: 16-3
Previous Rank: 9
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W @ Monmouth 86-85
W @ Quinnipiac 76-61
Upcoming:
1/25 vs. Siena
1/30 vs. Saint Peter’s
T-9 Boise State – 116
Record: 15-4
Previous Rank: T-19
Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week:
W vs. Air Force 62-56
W @ Utah State 62-59
W @ San Diego State 42-37
Upcoming:
1/25 vs. Wyoming
1/28 @ Fresno State
11 Saint Mary’s – 99
Record: 15-4
Previous Rank: 10
Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:
W vs. Santa Clara 73-65
W @ LMU 83-51
Upcoming:
1/27 @ San Francisco
1/29 vs. Pepperdine
12 St. Bonaventure – 95
Record: 11-4
Previous Rank: 8
Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:
L @ Dayton 68-50
W @ Duquesne 64-56
Upcoming:
1/26 @ George Mason
1/29 vs. Saint Joseph’s
13 Wyoming – 79
Record: 15-2
Previous Rank: T-21
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W @ Nevada 77-67
W vs. San Jose State 84-69
W vs. New Mexico 93-91
Upcoming:
1/25 @ Boise State
1/28 @ Air Force
14 Toledo – 75
Record: 15-4
Previous Rank: T-25
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W vs. Ball State 83-70
W @ Ohio 87-69
Upcoming:
1/25 vs. Buffalo
1/28 vs. Arkron
15 Ohio – 72
Record: 14-3
Previous Rank: 15
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W @ Miami OH 86-63
L vs. Toledo 87-69
Upcoming:
1/25 vs. Northern Illinois
1/28 @ Buffalo
16 Belmont – 58
Record: 14-5
Previous Rank: 14
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W @ SIUE 80-64
L @ Morehead State 83-74
Upcoming:
1/24 @ Eastern Illinois
1/27 @ Austin Peay
1/29 vs. UT Martin
17 South Dakota State – 49
Record: 17-4
Previous Rank: 18
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W @ St. Thomas 92-77
W @ Western Illinois 93-75
Upcoming:
1/27 vs. North Dakota
1/29 vs. North Dakota State
18 Louisiana Tech – 46
Record: 15-4
Previous Rank: 11
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
L vs. UAB 83-76
Upcoming:
1/27 vs. Rice
1/29 vs. North Texas
20 Missouri State – 42
Record: 15-6
Previous Rank: NR
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W vs. Illinois State 88-63
W @ Loyola Chicago 79-69
Upcoming:
1/25 @ Indiana State
1/29 vs. Evansville
21 Chattanooga – 29
Record: 16-4
Previous Rank: 23
Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:
W @ UNC Greensboro 72-64
W @ VMI 78-74
Upcoming:
1/26 vs. Wofford
1/29 @ The Citadel
22 New Mexico State – 28
Record: 16-3
Previous Rank: 16
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
L @ Sam Houston State 71-46
W @ SFA 72-58
Upcoming:
1/29 vs. Grand Canyon
23 VCU – 27
Record: 11-6
Previous Rank: 24
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
L vs. Davidson 63-61
W vs. Saint Joseph’s 70-54
Upcoming:
1/26 @ Davidson
1/29 @ Richmond
24 North Texas – 23
Record: 13-4
Previous Rank: T-21
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W vs. Charlotte 65-51
W vs. Old Dominion 69-56
Upcoming:
1/27 @ Southern Miss
1/29 @ Louisiana Tech
T-25 Dayton – 20
Record: 12-7
Previous Rank: T-25
Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:
W vs. St. Bonaventure 68-50
L @ George Mason 50-49
Upcoming:
1/25 vs. Fordham
1/28 vs. Rhode Island
T-25 Princeton – 20
Record: 15-3
Previous Rank: NR
Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week:
W vs. Penn 74-64
W @ Dartmouth 84-80
Upcoming:
1/29 vs. Yale
Others receiving votes: Morehead State 11, Wagner 11, Oakland 9, Liberty 9, Monmouth 8, Fresno State 8, Vermont 6, SFA 5, Drake 4, Rhode Island 4, Oral Roberts 2, Grand Canyon 1
Dropped from the rankings: Oakland 17, Grand Canyon T-19
*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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