Under the Radar Top 25 for CBB Review, Week 14
Acknowledging the best Mid Majors in the game
1 Murray State – 170 (5)
Record: 24-2 Previous Rank: 3 Last 10 Games: 10-0 Last Week: W @ Tennessee State 73-62 W @ Morehead State 57-53 Upcoming: 2/17 vs. Austin Peay 2/19 @ UT Martin
2 Wyoming – 167 (1)
Record: 21-3 Previous Rank: 6 Last 10 Games: 9-1 Last Week: W vs. Utah State 78-76 W @ San Jose State 74-52 Upcoming: 2/15 @ New Mexico 2/19 vs. Air Force
3 Saint Mary’s – 156 (1)
Record: 20-6 Previous Rank: 1 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: L @ Santa Clara 77-72 W vs. San Diego 86-57 L @ Gonzaga 74-58 Upcoming: 2/17 vs. San Francisco 2/19 vs. BYU
4 Colorado State- 151
Record: 20-3 Previous Rank: 7 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W @ Nevada 82-72 W vs. Fresno State 65-50 W @ Boise State 77-74 Upcoming: 2/17 @ New Mexico 2/19 @ UNLV
5 Boise State – 147
Record: 19-6 Previous Rank: 5 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W vs. UNLV 69-63 L vs. Colorado State 77-74 Upcoming: 2/16 @ Air FOrce 2/19 vs. Utah State
6 Loyola-Chicago – 136
Record: 19-5 Previous Rank: 4 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: L @ Bradley 68-61 W vs. Northern Iowa 85-58 Upcoming: 2/16 @ Valpo 2/19 vs. Drake
7 Davidson – 129
Record: 20-4 Previous Rank: 2 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W vs. St. Joseph’s 73-67 L @ Rhode Island 72-65 Upcoming: 2/14 vs. Duquesne 2/19 vs. Saint Louis
8 San Francisco – 115
Record: 21-6 Previous Rank: 9 Last 10 Games: 6-4 Last Week: L vs. Portland 69-68 W vs. Pepperdine 105-61 W @ Santa Clara 74-58 Upcoming: 2/17 @ Saint Mary’s
9 Iona – 92
Record: 20-5 Previous Rank: 8 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: L @ Siena 70-64 W vs. Monmouth 70-62 Upcoming: 2/15 @ Saint Peter’s 2/20 vs. Fairfield
10 North Texas – 91
Record: 18-4 Previous Rank: 16 Last 10 Games: 10-0 Last Week: W vs. UTEP 66-58 W @ Rice 67-44 Upcoming: 2/17 @ FAU 2/19 @ UAB
11 San Diego State – 90
Record: 15-6 Previous Rank: 13 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: W @ San Jose State 72-62 W vs. Air Force 76-64 Upcoming: 2/15 vs. Utah State 2/19 @ Fresno State
12 South Dakota State – 86
Record: 23-4 Previous Rank: 17 Last 10 Games: 10-0 Last Week: W @ Denver 84-61 W vs. Omaha 82-61 Upcoming: 2/17 vs. Western Illinois 2/19 vs. St. Thomas
13 BYU – 84
Record: 19-8 Previous Rank: 19 Last 10 Games: 5-5 Last Week: W @ LMU 83-82 W @ Pepperdine 91-85 Upcoming: 2/19 @ Saint Mary’s
14 Toledo – 81
Record: 20-5 Previous Rank: 15 Last 10 Games: 9-1 Last Week: W vs. Ohio 77-62 W @ Northern Illinois 100-72 Upcoming: 2/15 vs. Kent State 2/19 vs. Central Michigan
15 Belmont – 74
Record: 22-5 Previous Rank: 14 Last 10 Games: 9-1 Last Week: W vs. Austin Peay 72-58 W vs. Morehead State 48-47 W @ SEMO 81-72 Upcoming: 2/17 vs. Eastern Illinois 2/19 vs. SIUE 2/12 @ SEMO
16 UAB – 64
Record: 19-6 Previous Rank: 10 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: W vs. Southern Miss 84-63 L @ Old Dominion 81-72 Upcoming: 2/17 vs. Rice 2/19 vs. North Texas
17 Saint Louis – 61
Record: 17-7 Previous Rank: 11 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: W @ La Salle 75-57 L vs. St. Bonaventure 68-61 Upcoming: 2/14 @ St. Bonaventure 2/16 vs. La Salle 2/19 @ Davidson
18 Chattanooga – 59
Record: 22-5 Previous Rank: 21 Last 10 Games: 9-1 Last Week: W @ Mercer 74-72 W vs. Western Carolina 64-57 W @ Furman 64-58 Upcoming: 2/17 vs. UNC Greensboro 2/19 vs. VMI
19 Ohio – 51
Record: 21-4 Previous Rank: 12 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: L @ Toledo 77-62 W @ Central Michigan 81-72 W @ Eastern Michigan 74-56 Upcoming: 2/15 vs. Miami OH 2/19 @ Kent State 2/12 @ Eastern Michigan
20 VCU – 47
Record: 16-7 Previous Rank: T-24 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: W vs. Rhode Island 73-64 W @ George Mason 85-70 Upcoming: 2/15 @ Fordham 2/18 vs. Richmond
21 Vermont – 42
Record: 20-4 Previous Rank: T-24 Last 10 Games: 10-0 Last Week: W vs. Binghamton 82-51 W @ Albany 76-63 Upcoming: 2/14 @ Hartford 2/16 @ New Hampshire 2/19 vs. UMBC
22 New Mexico State – 40
Record: 20-4 Previous Rank: 18 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: 2/10 @ Dixie State 77-69 L @ Utah Valley 72-68 Upcoming: 2/16 vs. Dixie State 2/19 @ Grand Canyon
23 Dayton – 39
Record: 17-8 Previous Rank: 20 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W vs. Duquesne 75-54 W vs. George Washington 80-54 Upcoming: 2/14 @ Rhode Island 2/19 @ St. Joseph’s
24 St. Bonaventure – 26
Record: 14-7 Previous Rank: NR Last 10 Games: 6-4 Last Week: W vs. Fordham 76-51 W @ Saint Louis 68-61 Upcoming: 2/14 vs. Saint Louis 2/16 vs. UMass 2/19 vs. Duquesne
25 Santa Clara – 15
Record: 17-9 Previous Rank: NR Last 10 Games: 6-4 Last Week: W vs. Saint Mary’s 77-72 L vs. San Francisco 74-58 Upcoming: 2/17 @ LMU 2/19 @ Gonzaga
Others receiving votes: Missouri State 11, Drake 9, Liberty 8, Northern Iowa 8, Montana State 7, Utah State 7, Wagner 6, Louisiana Tech 5, Cleveland State 1
Dropped from the rankings: Wagner 22, Utah State 23
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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