Under the Radar Top 25 for CBB Review, Week 16
Acknowledging the best Mid Majors in the game
1 Saint Mary’s – 175 (7)
Record: 24-6 Previous Rank: 2 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W @ San Diego 60-46 W vs. Gonzaga 67-57 Upcoming: WCC Tournament
2 Murray State – 164
Record: 28-2 Previous Rank: 1 Last 10 Games: 10-0 Last Week: W vs. Belmont 76-43 W @ SEMO 70-68 Upcoming: OVC Tournament
3 Boise State – 159
Record: 23-6 Previous Rank: 3 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W vs. san Diego State 58-57 W @ UNLV 88-76 Upcoming: 3/1 vs. Nevada 3/5 @ Colorado State
4 Colorado State- 150
Record: 23-4 Previous Rank: 6 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: W vs. Wyoming 61-55 W @ Utah State 66-55 Upcoming: 3/5 vs. Boise State
5 Wyoming – 146
Record: 23-5 Previous Rank: 4 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: L @ Colorado State 61-55 W vs. Nevada 74-61 Upcoming: 2/28 vs. San Diego 3/2 @ UNLV 3/5 vs. Fresno State
6 Davidson – 142
Record: 24-4 Previous Rank: 5 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W @ Duquesne 74-50 W vs. Fordham 66-45 Upcoming: 3/2 vs. George Mason 3/5 @ Dayton
7 North Texas – 123
Record: 22-4 Previous Rank: 8 Last 10 Games: 10-0 Last Week: W vs. Southern Miss 85-61 W vs. Louisiana Tech 56-49 Upcoming: 3/3 @ UTSA 3/5 @ UTEP
T-8 Loyola-Chicago – 107
Record: 22-7 Previous Rank: 7 Last 10 Games: 6-4 Last Week: W @ Illinois State 59-50 W vs. Evansville 82-31 L @ Northern Iowa 102-96 Upcoming: MVC Tournament
T-8 South Dakota State – 107
Record: 27-4 Previous Rank: 12 Last 10 Games: 10-0 Last Week: W @ Oral Roberts 106-102 W @ UMKC 86-75 Upcoming: Summit Tournament
10 San Francisco – 105
Record: 23-8 Previous Rank: T-9 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: L vs. Gonzaga 89-73 W @ San Diego 78-62 Upcoming: WCC Tournament
11 San Diego State – 103
Record: 18-7 Previous Rank: T-9 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: L @ Boise State 58-57 W vs. San Jose State 77-52 Upcoming: 2/28 @ Wyoming 3/3 vs. Fresno State 3/5 @ Nevada
12 Iona – 102
Record: 24-5 Previous Rank: 13 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W vs. Canisius 72-65 W @ Rider 67-61 Upcoming: 3/3 @ Manhattan 3/5 vs. Quinnipiac
13 VCU – 87
Record: 20-7 Previous Rank: 16 Last 10 Games: 9-1 Last Week: W vs. George Mason 77-62 W @ UMass 77-62 Upcoming: 3/1 vs. St. Bonaventure 3/5 @ Saint Louis
14 Toledo – 80
Record: 23-6 Previous Rank: 15 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W @ Western Michigan 92-50 W vs. Miami OH 88-73 Upcoming: 3/1 @ Buffalo 3/4 vs. Bowling Green
15 St. Bonaventure – 71
Record: 19-7 Previous Rank: 17 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W vs. Rhode Island 73-55 W @ Saint Joe’s 54-52 Upcoming: 3/1 @ VCU 3/4 vs. Richmond
16 Belmont – 70
Record: 25-6 Previous Rank: 12 Last 10 Games: 9-1 Last Week: L @ Murray State 76-43 W vs. Tennessee State 87-67 Upcoming: OVC Tournament
17 UAB – 58
Record: 22-7 Previous Rank: 18 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: W @ UTSA 68-56 W @ UTEP 69-66 Upcoming: 3/2 @ Southern Miss 3/5 vs. Louisiana Tech
18 BYU – 49
Record: 21-9 Previous Rank: 24 Last 10 Games: 5-5 Last Week: W vs. LMU 79-59 W vs. Pepperdine 75-59 Upcoming: WCC Tournament
19 Ohio – 41
Record: 23-6 Previous Rank: 19 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: W vs. Central Michigan 76-50 L vs. Akron 91-83 Upcoming: 3/1 @ Bowling Green 3/4 @ Northern Illinois
20 Northern Iowa – 35
Record: 18-10 Previous Rank: 25 Last 10 Games: 9-1 Last Week: W @ Indiana State 88-82 W vs. Loyola-Chicago 102-96 Upcoming: MVC Tournament
21 Vermont – 33
Record: 24-5 Previous Rank: 21 Last 10 Games: 9-1 Last Week: W @ Binghamton 66-49 W vs. UMass Lowell Upcoming: 3/1 @ Maine
22 Dayton – 31
Record: 20-9 Previous Rank: 14 Last 10 Games: 8-2 Last Week: W vs. UMass 82-61 L @ La Salle 62-60 Upcoming: 3/1 @ Richmond 3/5 vs. Davidson
23 Kent State – 27
Record: 219-9 Previous Rank: NR Last 10 Games: 10-0 Last Week: W vs. Ball State 93-82 W @ Central Michigan 73-71 Upcoming: 3/1 @ Northern Illinois 3/4 vs. Buffalo
24 Chattanooga – 19
Record: 24-7 Previous Rank: 23 Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: W @ East Tennessee State 83-77 W vs. Samford 70-57 Upcoming: SoCon Tournament
25 Santa Clara – 14
Record: 20-10 Previous Rank: NR Last 10 Games: 7-3 Last Week: W @ Pepperdine 89-73 W vs. Portland 102-89 Upcoming: WCC Tournament
Others receiving votes: Bryant 12, Missouri State 12, Saint Louis 12, Drake 7, New Mexico Stat 7, Princeton 7, Seattle 6, Colgate 5, Longwood 5, Towson 2, Long Beach State 1, Middle Tennessee 1
Dropped from the rankings: New Mexico State 20, Saint Louis 24
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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