Top 25

[sybarite]

We are close enough to see what we must do to make the NCAA tournament, or to see the top-ranked teams.

Washington State 70
#9 Oregon State 73

Arizona 47
#13 Stanford 77

#14 Arizona State 67
Cal 52

Yale beat Brown 66-49

Switched between Arizona/Stanford and Washington/Oregon. Plum had 35, easily.

 

[sybarite]

Saturday, 1/17/15

Texas Tech 44
#4 Texas 55

West Virginia 61
#21 Oklahoma State 49 UPSET

#3 Baylor 71
Kansas 63 (remember last year?)(Baylor doesn't seem to like Lawrence)

 

[sybarite]

There are some big games, Sunday, 1/18/15

South Florida 50
#2 Connecticut 92
They are tied for first in the American
Reality sets in hard.

Virginia 55
#4 Louisville 67

Illinois 54
#8 Maryland 74
Best terp team since they won.

#10 Kentucky 79
LSU 84 UPSET

Mississippi 49
#11 Texas A&M 58
They shot the same. They rebounded the same. A&M had 22 free throws to Ole Miss's 7.

#12 North Carolina 78
Clemson 56

Alabama 50
#15 Mississippi State 66

Miami 53
#16 Duke 68
Miami is undefeated in the ACC
Miami was undefeated in the ACC. Duke loves Durham.

Vanderbilt 53
#8 Georgia 64

#20 Florida State 59
Virginia Tech 44

#22 Iowa 52
Michigan State 50

Indiana 61
#23 Minnesota 65

#24 Rutgers 73
Wisconsin 63

#25 Syracuse 64
Boston College 46

 

[brokebacksooner]

Seems like every marquee game UConn plays; it's at home. That game and the Duke/Miami game may be the best ones of the day.

 

[jerry]

UConn beat USF by 40 and Maryland #8 beat Illinois by 20.

 

[SoonerNorm]

UCONN is incredible.

 

[sybarite]

Kiah Stokes had seven blocks, and Breanna Stewart had five.

 

[sybarite]

Monday, 1/19/15

Interesting matchups today.

#1 South Carolina 77
Florida 42

#4 Texas 58
#3 Baylor 75
This could be interesting.
Texas would have loved to let Baylor win in Waco if they could keep Nneka.

#6 Tennessee 77
#7 Notre Dame 88
How will the Vols do on the road?
Loyd with 34 as Notre Dame shot 58%

Washington 67
#9 Oregon State 75
6-6 Ruth Hamblin, meet Kelsey Plum
Plum was 3 of 16 from the field for 10 points.

#14 Arizona State 60
#13 Stanford 57
For the Pac twelve lead.
ASU won the rebounding battle: 44-22.

#21 Oklahoma State 54
Oklahoma 73
Wonder if OSU will be ranked at game time?
They weren't ranked.

 

[rocjunkie]

Monday, 1/19/15

Interesting matchups today.

#1 South Carolina
Florida

#4 Texas
#3 Baylor
This could be interesting.

#6 Tennessee
#7 Notre Dame
How will the Vols do on the road?

Washington
#9 Oregon State
6-6 Ruth Hamblin, meet Kelsey Plum

#14 Arizona State
#13 Stanford
For the Pac twelve lead.

#21 Oklahoma State
Oklahoma
Wonder if OSU will be ranked at game time?

AP #26 for OSU.

 

[sybarite]

That isn't a surprise. At least, we are #25 (down from #23?) in the NCAA rpi. I wonder when the #23 came out, and what we did wrong?

 

[sybarite]

I don't think Texas will stay up there now.

 

[sybarite]

Thursday
#4 Louisville 63
#17 Florida State 68 SMALL UPSET
Louisville came back and took the lead. But, they didn't make a field goal in the last six minutes, and missed half their free throws.

Thursday
LSU 58
#5 Tennessee75
No match.

Thursday
Georgia Tech 76
#6 Notre Dame 89
The Irish are dominating the ACC.

Thursday
Michigan State 56
#7 Maryland 85
There ought to be a law against what the Terps are doing to the Big Ten.

Thursday
#10 Texas A&M 51
#22 Georgia 54 SMALL UPSET
This really isn't an upset. Neither team should be this high.

Thursday
#12 North Carolina 61
North Carolina State 59
Survival.

Thursday
#15 Duke 56
Boston College 60 UPSET
BC was 8-10, 0-5 in the ACC. But, Duke was on the road where they can't win.

Thursday
#16 Nebraska 89
Wisconsin 72
Expected,

Thursday
#18 Mississippi State 64
Mississippi 62

Thursday
Michigan 70
#20 Iowa6

Thursday
Purdue 90
#21 Minnesota 88 OT UPSET
Whitney Bays scored twenty-five for Purdue, including the last four points of the game.


Thursday
#23 Syracuse 68
Pittsburgh 60
Syracuse pulled it out at the end. Pitt led most of it.

Thursday
#24 Western Kentucky 80
UTEP 74

 

[tycat947]

FSU up 23-3 over Louisville with 11:38 left in the first half.

 

[sybarite]

A few tight games tonight. We may see three or four teams fighting for their ranking tonight.

 

[sybarite]

Friday, 1/23/15

#9 Oregon State
Arizona
Mismatch

#11 Stanford
UCLA

Oregon 58
#13 Arizona State 70
Mismatch

No upsets likely on Friday.

 

[sybarite]

Saturday, 1/24/15

Kansas State 46
#3 Baylor 57

#6 Notre Dame 74
Clemson 36

#24 Western Kentucky 63
UTSA 64 UPSET
This could be interesting.
It was.

 

[sybarite]

Sunday 1/25/15

#2 Connecticut 96
Cincinnati 31
Ouch!

Miami (Fl) 55
#4 Louisville 68
Smarting Cardinals.

#22 Georgia 51
#5 Tennessee 59
Not in Knoxville

#7 Maryland 84
Indiana 74
Shouldn't be allowed.
The Terrapins took it easy.

Iowa State 58
#8 Texas 57
Retaliation. UPSET
How far does Texas fall with a 3-4 conference record?

#9 Oregon State 68
#11 Arizona State 57
Matchup of the day.
Oregon State does appear to be the best in the west.

#11 Stanford
USC

#15 Duke 74
#12 North Carolina 67 ot
Blood feud.

#14 Kentucky 83
Missouri 69

Wake Forest 80
#17 Florida State 110
good week for FSU

#21 Minnesota 61
#25 Rutgers 66
The loser falls out of the top 25.

NC State 49
#23 Syracuse 66
Could be interesting.

 

[Oliver Hardy]

I'm picking ISU without Nneka Enemkpali on the court. Texas can't score or win without her.

We've got a chance to move into the rankings at a pretty good clip if we can win Saturday. A big win would be even better. A good old-fashioned 20-point but kicking would be about right.

 

[sybarite]

This week has seen losses by:

ESPN Rankings
#4 Louisville (at #17 Florida State)
#7 Tennessee (at #5 Notre Dame)
#9 Texas (at #3 Baylor)
#10 Texas A&M (at #19 Georgia)
#13 Duke (at unranked Boston College)
#16 Stanford (at home against #12 Arizona State)

AP Rankings
#21 Minnesota (at home against Purdue)
#24 Western Kentucky (at UTSA)

I suspect that Minnesota and Western Kentucky are out. The top ten will probably remain in the top 25 even if a couple (Texas and Tennessee, were to lose today). Duke may have a problem if they were to lose at NC after losing at Boston College. Stanford has to beat USC on the road. #23 Syracuse and #25 Rutgers are probably in must-win situations.

I think OU will be ranked by the AP moving past Minnesota and Western Kentucky. The ESPN rankings? We could slip past two or three if they were to lose today.

 

[sybarite]

Minnesota and Texas each had two losses this week. Western Kentucky also lost.

Duke probably saved themselves with a win at North Carolina.

If Stanford loses to USC tonight, they will drop out.

It is possible that someone would drop out, only to be replaced by Iowa State.