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
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 in this season’s Under the Radar Top 25.*
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