BOISE, ID - DECEMBER 28: Guard Emmanuel Akot #14 of the Boise State Broncos dribbles past the defense of guard Deon Stroud #13 of the Fresno State Bulldogs during second half action at ExtraMile Arena on December 28, 2021 in Boise, Idaho. Boise State won the game 65-55. (Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images)
Under the Radar Top 25 for CBB Review, Week 12
Acknowledging the best Mid Majors in the game
1 Boise State – 159 (1)
Record: 17-4
Previous Rank: T-9
Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week:
W vs. Wyoming 65-62
W @ Fresno State 68-63
Upcoming:
2/3 @ Wyoming
2/5 vs. San Jose State
2 Davidson – 157 (1)
Record: 17-3
Previous Rank: 3
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
L vs. VCU 70-68
W vs. La Salle 77-69
Upcoming:
2/1 @ St. Bonaventure
2/5 @ George Washington
3 Saint Mary’s – 153 (3)
Record: 17-4
Previous Rank: 11
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W @ San Francisco 72-70
W vs. Pepperdine 81-57
Upcoming:
2/3 @ Portland
2/5 vs. LMU
4 Colorado State- 151
Record: 16-2
Previous Rank: 1
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W vs. Nevada 77-66
L vs. UNLV 88-74
Upcoming:
1/32 @ Wyoming
2/4 vs. San Diego State
5 Murray State – 144 (2)
Record: 20-2
Previous Rank: 5
Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week:
W vs. Tennessee Tech 79-53
W @ Tennessee Tech 80-75
W vs. Morehead State 77-66
Upcoming:
2/3 @ Austin Peay
2/5 vs. SIUE
6 Loyola-Chicago – 136
Record: 16-4
Previous Rank: 4
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W vs. Southern Illinois 59-47
W @ Southern Illinois 44-39
L @ Drake 77-68
Upcoming:
2/2 vs. Illinois State
2/6 @ Missouri State
7 BYU – 125
Record: 17-6
Previous Rank: 2
Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:
L @ Santa Clara 77-76
L @ Pacific 76-73
Upcoming:
2/3 vs. San Francisco
2/5 vs. Gonzaga
8 Iona – 124
Record: 18-3
Previous Rank: T-9
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W vs. Siena 74-57
W vs. Saint Peter’s 85-77
Upcoming:
2/4 @ Canisius
2/6 @ Niagara
9 San Francisco – 112
Record: 17-5
Previous Rank: 6
Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:
L vs. Saint Mary’s 72-70
W vs. Santa Clara 88-85
Upcoming:
2/3 vs. BYU
2/5 vs. Portland
10 San Diego State – 104
Record: 11-5
Previous Rank: 8
Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:
W vs. UNLV 80-55
L @ Utah State 75-57
Upcoming:
1/31 vs. New Mexico
2/4 @ Colorad0 State
11 Toledo – 93
Record: 17-4
Previous Rank: 14
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W vs. Buffalo 86-75
W vs. Arkon 84-76
Upcoming:
2/1 @ Eastern Michigan
2/4 @ Ball State
12 UAB – 83
Record: 17-5
Previous Rank: 7
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W @ Western Kentucky 68-65
L @ Marshall 84-81
Upcoming:
2/5 vs. Middle Tennessee
13 VCU – 67
Record: 13-6
Previous Rank: 23
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W @ Davidson 70-68
W @ Richmond 64-62
Upcoming:
2/2 vs. Dayton
2/5 vs. Duquesne
14 Wyoming – 64
Record: 16-3
Previous Rank: 13
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
L @ Boise State 65-62
W @ Air Force 63-61
Upcoming:
1/31 vs. Colorado State
2/3 vs. Boise State
2/6 @ Fresno State
T-15 Belmont – 62
Record: 17-5
Previous Rank: 16
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W @ Eastern Illinois 90-56
W @ Austin Peay 75-67
W vs. UT Martin 87-58
Upcoming:
2/3 @ Tennessee State
2/5 @ Tennessee Tech
T-15 South Dakota State – 62
Record: 19-4
Previous Rank: 17
Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week:
W vs. North Dakota 96-61
W vs. North Dakota State 80-76
Upcoming:
1/31 @ North Dakota
2/5 @ South Dakota
17 Saint Louis – 52
Record: 14-6
Previous Rank: 19
Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:
W vs. George Washington 80-67
W @ Duquesne 77-53
Upcoming:
2/2 @ George Mason
2/5 vs. Dayton
18 Ohio – 57
Record: 16-3
Previous Rank: 15
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W vs. Northern Illinois 74-62
W @ Buffalo 74-53
Upcoming:
2/1 vs. Ball State
2/5 vs. Western Michigan
19 Chattanooga – 55
Record: 18-4
Previous Rank: 22
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W vs. Wofford 71-60
W @ The Citadel 75-62
Upcoming:
2/2 @ Samford
2/5 vs. Mercer
20 St. Bonaventure – 51
Record: 12-5
Previous Rank: 12
Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:
L @ George Mason 75-66
W vs. Saint Joseph’s 80-69
Upcoming:
2/1 vs. Davidson
2/4 @ Richmond
21 North Texas – 44
Record: 15-4
Previous Rank: 24
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W @ Southern Miss 63-54
W @ Louisiana Tech 63-62
Upcoming:
2/3 vs. UTEP
2/5 vs. UTSA
22 Louisiana Tech – 43
Record: 16-5
Previous Rank: 18
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W vs. Rice 80-63
L vs. North Texas 63-62
Upcoming:
2/3 @ FAU
2/5 @ FIU
23 Dayton – 37
Record: 14-7
Previous Rank: T-25
Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:
W vs. Fordham 68-61
W vs. Rhode Island 53-51
Upcoming:
2/2 @ VCU
2/5 @ Saint Louis
24 New Mexico State – 31
Record: 17-3
Previous Rank: 22
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:
W vs. Grand Canyon 71-61
Upcoming:
2/3 vs. Cal Baptist
2/5 vs. Seattle
25 Drake – 29
Record: 16-6
Previous Rank: NR
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:
W @ Illinois State 89-88
W vs. Loyola-Chicago 77-68
Upcoming:
2/2 @ Indiana State
2/5 vs. Northern Iowa
Others receiving votes: Wagner18, Vermont 16, Morehead State 11, Missouri State 10, Oakland 6, Monmouth 5, Santa Clara 2, Weber State 2, Fresno State 1, Furman 1, Jacksonville State 1, Liberty 1
Dropped from the rankings: Missouri State 20, Princeton 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 in this season’s Under the Radar Top 25.*
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