Under the Radar Top 25 for CBB Review, Week 12
Under the Radar Top 25 for CBB Review, Week 12

Acknowledging the best Mid Majors in the game

1 Boise State – 159 (1)

Record: 17-4Previous Rank: T-9Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week:W vs. Wyoming 65-62W @ Fresno State 68-63
Upcoming: 2/3  @ Wyoming2/5 vs. San Jose State

2 Davidson – 157 (1)

Record: 17-3Previous Rank: 3Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:L vs. VCU 70-68W vs. La Salle 77-69
Upcoming:2/1 @ St. Bonaventure2/5 @ George Washington

3 Saint Mary’s – 153 (3)

Record: 17-4Previous Rank: 11Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W @ San Francisco 72-70W vs. Pepperdine 81-57
Upcoming:2/3 @ Portland2/5 vs. LMU

4 Colorado State- 151

Record: 16-2Previous Rank: 1Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week: W vs. Nevada 77-66L vs. UNLV 88-74
Upcoming: 1/32 @ Wyoming2/4 vs. San Diego State

5 Murray State – 144 (2)

Record: 20-2Previous Rank: 5Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week: W vs. Tennessee Tech 79-53W @ Tennessee Tech 80-75W vs. Morehead State 77-66
Upcoming: 2/3 @ Austin Peay2/5 vs. SIUE

6 Loyola-Chicago – 136

Record: 16-4Previous Rank: 4Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W vs. Southern Illinois 59-47W @ Southern Illinois 44-39L @ Drake 77-68
Upcoming:2/2 vs. Illinois State2/6 @ Missouri State

7 BYU – 125

Record: 17-6Previous Rank: 2Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week: L @ Santa Clara 77-76L @ Pacific 76-73
Upcoming: 2/3 vs. San Francisco2/5 vs. Gonzaga

8 Iona – 124

Record: 18-3Previous Rank: T-9Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week: W vs. Siena 74-57W vs. Saint Peter’s 85-77
Upcoming:2/4 @ Canisius2/6 @ Niagara

9 San Francisco – 112

Record: 17-5Previous Rank: 6Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:L vs. Saint Mary’s 72-70W vs. Santa Clara 88-85
Upcoming:2/3 vs. BYU2/5 vs. Portland

10 San Diego State – 104

Record: 11-5Previous Rank: 8Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week:W vs. UNLV 80-55L @ Utah State 75-57
Upcoming:1/31 vs. New Mexico2/4 @ Colorad0 State

11 Toledo – 93

Record: 17-4Previous Rank: 14Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W vs. Buffalo 86-75W vs. Arkon 84-76
Upcoming:2/1 @ Eastern Michigan2/4 @ Ball State

12 UAB – 83

Record: 17-5Previous Rank: 7Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W @ Western Kentucky 68-65L @ Marshall 84-81
Upcoming:2/5 vs. Middle Tennessee

13 VCU – 67

Record: 13-6Previous Rank: 23Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W @ Davidson 70-68W @ Richmond 64-62
Upcoming:2/2 vs. Dayton2/5 vs. Duquesne

14 Wyoming – 64

Record: 16-3Previous Rank: 13Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:L @ Boise State 65-62W @ Air Force 63-61
Upcoming: 1/31 vs. Colorado State2/3 vs. Boise State2/6 @ Fresno State

T-15 Belmont – 62

Record: 17-5Previous Rank: 16Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W @ Eastern Illinois 90-56W @ Austin Peay 75-67W vs. UT Martin 87-58
Upcoming:2/3 @ Tennessee State2/5 @ Tennessee Tech

T-15 South Dakota State – 62

Record: 19-4Previous Rank: 17Last 10 Games: 10-0
Last Week: W vs. North Dakota 96-61W vs. North Dakota State 80-76
Upcoming:1/31 @ North Dakota2/5 @ South Dakota

17 Saint Louis – 52

Record: 14-6Previous Rank: 19Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week: W vs. George Washington 80-67W @ Duquesne 77-53
Upcoming:2/2 @ George Mason2/5 vs. Dayton

18 Ohio – 57

Record: 16-3Previous Rank: 15Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W vs. Northern Illinois 74-62W @ Buffalo 74-53
Upcoming:2/1 vs. Ball State2/5 vs. Western Michigan

19 Chattanooga – 55

Record: 18-4Previous Rank: 22Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W vs. Wofford 71-60W @ The Citadel 75-62
Upcoming:2/2 @ Samford2/5 vs. Mercer

20 St. Bonaventure – 51

Record: 12-5Previous Rank: 12Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:L @ George Mason 75-66W vs. Saint Joseph’s 80-69
Upcoming:2/1 vs. Davidson2/4 @ Richmond

21 North Texas – 44

Record: 15-4Previous Rank: 24Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W @ Southern Miss 63-54W @ Louisiana Tech 63-62
Upcoming:2/3 vs. UTEP2/5 vs. UTSA

22 Louisiana Tech – 43

Record: 16-5Previous Rank: 18Last 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W vs. Rice 80-63L vs. North Texas 63-62
Upcoming:2/3 @ FAU2/5 @ FIU

23 Dayton – 37

Record: 14-7Previous Rank: T-25Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week: W vs. Fordham 68-61W vs. Rhode Island 53-51
Upcoming:2/2 @ VCU2/5 @ Saint Louis

24 New Mexico State – 31

Record: 17-3Previous Rank: 22Last 10 Games: 9-1
Last Week:W vs. Grand Canyon 71-61
Upcoming:2/3 vs. Cal Baptist2/5 vs. Seattle

25 Drake – 29

Record: 16-6Previous Rank: NRLast 10 Games: 8-2
Last Week:W @ Illinois State 89-88W vs. Loyola-Chicago 77-68
Upcoming: 2/2 @ Indiana State2/5 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

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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By Matt Karner

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