Under the Radar Top 25 for CBB Review, Week 15
Acknowledging the best Mid Majors in the game
1 Murray State – 179 (4)
Record: 26-2 Previous Rank: 1 Last 10 Games: 10-0 Last Week: W vs. Austin Peay 91-56 W @ UT Martin 62-60 Upcoming: 2/24 vs. Belmont 2/26 @ SEMO
2 Saint Mary’s – 169 (2)
Record: 22-6 Previous Rank: 3 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W vs. San Francisco 69-64 W vs. BYU 69-64 Upcoming: 2/24 @ San Diego 2/26 vs. Gonzaga
3 Boise State – 154
Record: 21-6 Previous Rank: 5 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W @ Air Force 85-59 W vs. Utah State 68-57 Upcoming: 2/22 vs. San Diego State 2/26 @ UNLV
4 Wyoming – 152 (1)
Record: 22-4 Previous Rank: 2 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: L @ New Mexico 75-66 W vs. Air Force 75-67 Upcoming: 2/23 @ Colorado State 2/26 vs. Nevada
5 Davidson – 143
Record: 22-4 Previous Rank: 7 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W vs. Duquesne 72-61 W vs. Saint Louis 79-58 Upcoming: 2/23 @ Duquesne 2/26 vs. Fordham
6 Colorado State- 142
Record: 21-4 Previous Rank: 4 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: W @ New Mexico 83-68 L @ UNLV 72-51 Upcoming: 2/23 vs. Wyoming 2/26 @ Utah State
7 Loyola-Chicago – 127
Record: 20-6 Previous Rank: 6 Last 10 Games: 6-4 Last Week: W @ Valpo 71-69 L vs. Drake 83-76 Upcoming: 2/21 @ Illinois State 2/23 vs. Evansville 2/26 @ Northern Iowa
8 North Texas – 119
Record: 20-4 Previous Rank: 10 Last 10 Games: 10-0 Last Week: W @ FAU 54-51 W @ UAB 58-57 Upcoming: 2/24 vs. Southern Miss 2/26 vs. Louisiana Tech
T-9 San Diego State – 105
Record: 17-6 Previous Rank: 11 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: W vs. Utah State 75-56 W @ Fresno State 61-44 Upcoming: 2/22 @ Boise State 2/25 vs. San Jose State
T-9 San Francisco – 105
Record: 21-7 Previous Rank: 8 Last 10 Games: 6-4 Last Week: L @ Saint Mary’s 69-64 Upcoming: 2/21 @ Pacific 2/24 vs. Gonzaga 2/26 @ San Diego
11 South Dakota State – 102
Record: 25-4 Previous Rank: 12 Last 10 Games: 10-0 Last Week: W vs. Western Illinois 91-66 W vs. St. Thomas 79-60 Upcoming: 2/24 @ Oral Roberts 2/26 @ UMKC
12 Belmont – 85
Record: 24-5 Previous Rank: 15 Last 10 Games: 10-0 Last Week: W vs. Eastern Illinois 81-57 W vs. SIUE 73-62 Upcoming: 2/24 @ Murray State 2/26 vs. Tennessee State
13 Iona – 82
Record: 22-5 Previous Rank: 9 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W @ Saint Peter’s 70-61 W vs. Fairfield 76-58 Upcoming: 2/25 vs. Canisius 2/27 @ Rider
14 Dayton – 77
Record: 19-8 Previous Rank: 23 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W @ Rhode Island 63-57 W @ St. Joseph’s 74-62 Upcoming: 2/23 vs. UMass 2/26 @ La Salle
15 Toledo – 76
Record: 21-6 Previous Rank: 14 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: L vs. Kent State 72-59 W vs. Central Michigan 68-66 Upcoming: 2/22 @ Western Michigan 2/26 vs. Miami OH
16 VCU – 63
Record: 18-7 Previous Rank: 20 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W @ Fordham 66-61 W vs. Richmond 77-57 Upcoming: 2/23 vs. George Mason 2/26 @ UMass
17 St. Bonaventure – 57
Record: 17-7 Previous Rank: 24 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: W vs. Saint Louis 83-79 W vs. UMass 83-71 W vs. Duquesne 81-55 Upcoming: 2/22 vs. Rhode Island 2/26 @ St. Joseph’s
18 UAB – 53
Record: 20-7 Previous Rank: 16 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: W vs. Rice 92-68 L vs. North Texas 58-57 Upcoming: 2/24 @ UTSA 2/26 @ UTEP
19 Ohio – 48
Record: 22-5 Previous Rank: 19 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W vs. Miami OH 91-78 L @ Kent State 75-52 Upcoming: 2/22 vs. Central Michigan 2/25 vs. Akron
20 New Mexico State – 44
Record: 22-4 Previous Rank: 22 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W vs. Dixie State 75-64 W @ Grand Canyon 82-66 Upcoming: 2/21 @ Seattle 2/26 @ Chicago State
21 Vermont – 42
Record: 22-5 Previous Rank: 21 Last 10 Games: 9-1 Last Week: L @ Hartford 75-74 W @ New Hampshire 71-50 W vs. UMBC 86-59 Upcoming: 2/23 @ Binghamton 2/26 vs. UMass Lowell
22 BYU – 38
Record: 19-9 Previous Rank: 13 Last 10 Games: 5-5 Last Week: L @ Saint Mary’s 69-64 Upcoming: 2/24 vs. LMU 2/26 vs. Pepperdine
23 Chattanooga – 30
Record: 22-7 Previous Rank: 18 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: L vs. UNC Greensboro 73-70 L vs. VMI 80-75 Upcoming: 2/23 @ East Tennessee State 2/26 vs. Samford
24 Saint Louis – 23
Record: 18-9 Previous Rank: 17 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: L @ St. Bonaventure 83-79 W vs. la Salle 90-64 L @ Davidson 79-58 Upcoming: 2/22 vs. St. Joseph’s 2/25 @ Richmond
25 Northern Iowa – 16
Record: 16-10 Previous Rank: NR Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: W @ Illinois State 72-70 W vs. Missouri State 95-75 Upcoming: 2/23 @ Indiana State 2/26 vs. Loyola-Chicago
Others receiving votes: Kent State 14, Wagner 13, Drake 10, Santa Clara 7, Missouri State 4, Princeton 4, Furman 2
Dropped from the rankings: Santa Clara 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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