Post by njhoya78 on Jan 4, 2021 15:36:03 GMT -5
Once again, no change atop the Associated Press Top 25, as Gonzaga received 63 out of 64 first place ballots un this week’s poll. The ‘Zags easily defeated Northern Arizona (88-58), Dixie State (112-67) and San Francisco (85-62), improving their record to 10-0. Baylor retained the #2 slot once again, with the Bears winning against Central Arkansas (93-56), Alcorn State (105-76), and at Iowa State (76-65). There was some shuffling in the balance of the top five, with Villanova advancing one slot to #3, Texas jumping four slots to #4, and Iowa moving up five slots to #5; the Wildcats did not play after pausing competition due to COVID-19 and postponing scheduled games against St. John’s and Xavier (and the Wildcats have now, again, paused competition due to COVID-19), the Longhorns won at then-#3 ranked Kansas (84-59) and had a scheduled game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi canceled due to COVID-19, and the Hawkeyes defeated then-#19 ranked Northwestern (87-72) and won at then-#14 ranked Rutgers (77-75).
Michigan was the biggest gainer amongst ranked teams this week, moving up six slots to #10 after winning at Maryland (84-73) and against then-#19 ranked Northwestern (85-66); Florida State dropped the furthest amongst still-ranked teams, falling seven slots to #25 after losing at then-unranked Clemson (77-67) and having a scheduled game against then-#20 ranked Duke postponed due to COVID-19 exposures in the Blue Devils’ program.
Northwestern (formerly ranked #19) and Ohio State (formerly ranked #25) both fell out of the AP Top 25; the Wildcats lost both scheduled games at then-#10 ranked Iowa and then-16 ranked Michigan, and the Buckeyes defeated Nebraska (90-54) and lost at then-#21 ranked Minnesota (77-60). Clemson and Saint Louis are now in the AP Top 25; the Tigers are now ranked in a tie for #19 after following up their win over then-#18 ranked Florida State with a 66-65 win at Miami (Florida), and the Billikens are now ranked in a tie for #23 without even playing after having games against Duquesne and Massachusetts postponed due to COVID-19.
There are again just two Big East Conference school ranked in the Top 25, with Villanova at #3 and Creighton moving up four slots to #7 after a 67-65 win at Providence. Three other Big East schools (Seton Hall, Xavier and Connecticut) also received votes in this week’s polls.
The following conferences have programs that have currently been shut down, or paused temporarily, due to COVID-19:
Big East Conference: #3 Villanova.
America East Conference: New York Stony Brook.
American Athletic Conference: Temple (temporary pause ended January 8).
Atlantic Coast Conference: #19(tie) Clemson, Georgia Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh (temporary pause ended January 5).
Atlantic Sun Conference: Florida Gulf Coast, North Florida (temporary pause ended January 8).
Atlantic 10 Conference: George Washington (temporary pause ended January 9), #23(tie) Saint Louis.
Big Sky Conference: Eastern Washington (temporary pause ended January 10).
Big South Conference: Presbyterian (temporary pause ended January 11).
Big Ten Conference: Pennsylvania State (temporary pause ended January 11).
Colonial Athletic Association: North Carolina Wilmington, Towson.
Horizon League: Illinois Chicago (temporary pause ended January 5).
Ivy League: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale (all programs are shut down for the entire season).
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: Canisius, Iona, Quinnipiac (temporary pause ended January 4).
Mid-American Conference: New York Buffalo (temporary pause ended January 6).
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Bethune-Cookman, Maryland Eastern Shore (both programs are shut down for the entire season), Howard.
Missouri Valley Conference: Bradley (temporary pause ended January 7), Valparaiso (temporary pause ended January 4).
Mountain West Conference: Nevada Las Vegas (temporary pause ended January 4).
Northeast Conference: Fairleigh Dickinson.
Pacific 12 Conference: Oregon State.
Patriot League: Loyola (Maryland) (temporary pause ended January 11)63 .
Southern Conference: East Tennessee State.
Southland Conference: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (temporary pause ended January 5).
Western Athletic Conference: Chicago State (shut down for the balance of the season).
West Coast Conference: Loyola Marymount (temporary pause ended January 4), Pacific (temporary pause ended January 10), Pepperdine (temporary pause ended January 9), San Diego, Santa Clara (temporary pause ended January 8).
As previously noted, last minute modifications and cancellations may occur, and I will attempt to update this weekly missive whenever I learn of schedule changes; no warranties of accuracy, express or implied, are made.
#23(tie) Saint Louis and #3 Villanova, both due to COVID-19 game postponements, both have no games scheduled during the upcoming eight day period.
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. NOTE: UPDATED AS OF 10:44 PM ON JANUARY 11, 2021.
Monday, January 4
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Delaware State 78 at Coppin State 86.
#14 West Virginia 87 at Oklahoma State 84.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No other games scheduled
Tuesday, January 5
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Connecticut 65 at Marquette 54.
#3 Villanova at DePaul POSTPONED AFTER VILLANOVA PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Delaware State 77 at Coppin State 81.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Kansas State 71 at #18 Texas Tech 82.
North Carolina State 70 at #19(tie) Clemson 74.
Iowa State 72 at #4 Texas 78.
#13 Missouri 63 at Mississippi State 78.
#15 Rutgers 45 at #23(tie) Michigan State 68.
#6 Kansas 93 at Texas Christian 64.
Wednesday, January 6
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Georgetown 55 at Butler 63.
St. John’s 61 at Xavier 69.
Seton Hall 53 at #7 Creighton 89.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Pittsburgh 63 at Syracuse 60.
#25 Florida State at Syracuse POSTPONED AFTER SYRACUSE PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#19(tie) Virginia Polytechnic Institute 71 at Louisville 73.
Arkansas 74 at #9 Tennessee 79.
Wichita State 63 at #11 Houston 70.
Boston College 82 at #21 Duke 83.
#16 Minnesota 57 at #10 Michigan 82.
Oklahoma 61 at #2 Baylor 76.
Wake Forest 61 at #22 Virginia 70.
#23(tie) Saint Louis at La Salle POSTPONED AFTER SAINT LOUIS PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Thursday, January 7
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#17 Oregon 72 at Colorado 79.
Indiana 73 at #8 Wisconsin 80; double overtime.
#5 Iowa 89 at Maryland 67.
Brigham Young 69 at #1 Gonzaga 86.
#12 Illinois 81 at Northwestern 56.
Santa Clara at #1 Gonzaga POSTPONED AFTER SANTA CLARA PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Friday, January 8
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Marquette at #3 Villanova POSTPONED AFTER VILLANOVA PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Purdue 55 at #23(tie) Michigan State 54.
Saturday, January 9
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
St. John’s 79 at #7 Creighton 97.
Seton Hall 76 at DePaul 68.
Connecticut 72 at Butler 60.
Georgetown 69 at Syracuse 74.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
#4 Texas 72 at #14 West Virginia 70.
Maryland Baltimore County 69 at New Hampshire 54.
United States Naval Academy 69 at Lehigh 61.
United States Naval Academy at Loyola (Maryland) POSTPONED AFTER UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Ohio State 79 at #15 Rutgers 68.
Wake Forest 68 at #21 Duke 79.
#9 Tennessee 68 at Texas A&M 54.
#22 Virginia 61 at Boston College 49.
#2 Baylor 67 at Texas Christian 49.
#18 Texas Tech 91 at Iowa State 64.
Tulane 50 at #11 Houston 71.
Oklahoma 59 at #6 Kansas 63.
#1 Gonzaga 116 at Portland 88.
#17 Oregon 79 at Utah 73.
#19(tie) Clemson at North Carolina POSTPONED AFTER CLEMSON PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
#25 Florida State at Pittsburgh POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 ISSUES AT PITTSBURGH
Louisiana State at #13 Missouri POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 ISSUES AT MISSOURI
#10 Michigan at Pennsylvania State POSTPONED AFTER PENNSYLVANIA STATE PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
#23(tie) Saint Louis at Saint Joseph’s POSTPONED AFTER SAINT LOUIS PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Sunday, January 10
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Providence 73 at Xavier 74.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Maryland Baltimore County 68 at New Hampshire 66.
Lehigh 58 at United States Naval Academy 73.
Loyola (Maryland) at United States Naval Academy POSTPONED AFTER UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#16 Minnesota 71 at #5 Iowa 86.
Notre Dame 63 at #19(tie) Virginia Polytechnic Institute 77.
Maryland 66 at #12 Illinois 63.
Monday, January 11
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Connecticut at DePaul, 6:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No games scheduled
Michigan was the biggest gainer amongst ranked teams this week, moving up six slots to #10 after winning at Maryland (84-73) and against then-#19 ranked Northwestern (85-66); Florida State dropped the furthest amongst still-ranked teams, falling seven slots to #25 after losing at then-unranked Clemson (77-67) and having a scheduled game against then-#20 ranked Duke postponed due to COVID-19 exposures in the Blue Devils’ program.
Northwestern (formerly ranked #19) and Ohio State (formerly ranked #25) both fell out of the AP Top 25; the Wildcats lost both scheduled games at then-#10 ranked Iowa and then-16 ranked Michigan, and the Buckeyes defeated Nebraska (90-54) and lost at then-#21 ranked Minnesota (77-60). Clemson and Saint Louis are now in the AP Top 25; the Tigers are now ranked in a tie for #19 after following up their win over then-#18 ranked Florida State with a 66-65 win at Miami (Florida), and the Billikens are now ranked in a tie for #23 without even playing after having games against Duquesne and Massachusetts postponed due to COVID-19.
There are again just two Big East Conference school ranked in the Top 25, with Villanova at #3 and Creighton moving up four slots to #7 after a 67-65 win at Providence. Three other Big East schools (Seton Hall, Xavier and Connecticut) also received votes in this week’s polls.
The following conferences have programs that have currently been shut down, or paused temporarily, due to COVID-19:
Big East Conference: #3 Villanova.
America East Conference: New York Stony Brook.
American Athletic Conference: Temple (temporary pause ended January 8).
Atlantic Coast Conference: #19(tie) Clemson, Georgia Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh (temporary pause ended January 5).
Atlantic Sun Conference: Florida Gulf Coast, North Florida (temporary pause ended January 8).
Atlantic 10 Conference: George Washington (temporary pause ended January 9), #23(tie) Saint Louis.
Big Sky Conference: Eastern Washington (temporary pause ended January 10).
Big South Conference: Presbyterian (temporary pause ended January 11).
Big Ten Conference: Pennsylvania State (temporary pause ended January 11).
Colonial Athletic Association: North Carolina Wilmington, Towson.
Horizon League: Illinois Chicago (temporary pause ended January 5).
Ivy League: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale (all programs are shut down for the entire season).
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: Canisius, Iona, Quinnipiac (temporary pause ended January 4).
Mid-American Conference: New York Buffalo (temporary pause ended January 6).
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Bethune-Cookman, Maryland Eastern Shore (both programs are shut down for the entire season), Howard.
Missouri Valley Conference: Bradley (temporary pause ended January 7), Valparaiso (temporary pause ended January 4).
Mountain West Conference: Nevada Las Vegas (temporary pause ended January 4).
Northeast Conference: Fairleigh Dickinson.
Pacific 12 Conference: Oregon State.
Patriot League: Loyola (Maryland) (temporary pause ended January 11)63 .
Southern Conference: East Tennessee State.
Southland Conference: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (temporary pause ended January 5).
Western Athletic Conference: Chicago State (shut down for the balance of the season).
West Coast Conference: Loyola Marymount (temporary pause ended January 4), Pacific (temporary pause ended January 10), Pepperdine (temporary pause ended January 9), San Diego, Santa Clara (temporary pause ended January 8).
As previously noted, last minute modifications and cancellations may occur, and I will attempt to update this weekly missive whenever I learn of schedule changes; no warranties of accuracy, express or implied, are made.
#23(tie) Saint Louis and #3 Villanova, both due to COVID-19 game postponements, both have no games scheduled during the upcoming eight day period.
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. NOTE: UPDATED AS OF 10:44 PM ON JANUARY 11, 2021.
Monday, January 4
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Delaware State 78 at Coppin State 86.
#14 West Virginia 87 at Oklahoma State 84.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No other games scheduled
Tuesday, January 5
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Connecticut 65 at Marquette 54.
#3 Villanova at DePaul POSTPONED AFTER VILLANOVA PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Delaware State 77 at Coppin State 81.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Kansas State 71 at #18 Texas Tech 82.
North Carolina State 70 at #19(tie) Clemson 74.
Iowa State 72 at #4 Texas 78.
#13 Missouri 63 at Mississippi State 78.
#15 Rutgers 45 at #23(tie) Michigan State 68.
#6 Kansas 93 at Texas Christian 64.
Wednesday, January 6
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Georgetown 55 at Butler 63.
St. John’s 61 at Xavier 69.
Seton Hall 53 at #7 Creighton 89.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Pittsburgh 63 at Syracuse 60.
#25 Florida State at Syracuse POSTPONED AFTER SYRACUSE PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#19(tie) Virginia Polytechnic Institute 71 at Louisville 73.
Arkansas 74 at #9 Tennessee 79.
Wichita State 63 at #11 Houston 70.
Boston College 82 at #21 Duke 83.
#16 Minnesota 57 at #10 Michigan 82.
Oklahoma 61 at #2 Baylor 76.
Wake Forest 61 at #22 Virginia 70.
#23(tie) Saint Louis at La Salle POSTPONED AFTER SAINT LOUIS PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Thursday, January 7
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#17 Oregon 72 at Colorado 79.
Indiana 73 at #8 Wisconsin 80; double overtime.
#5 Iowa 89 at Maryland 67.
Brigham Young 69 at #1 Gonzaga 86.
#12 Illinois 81 at Northwestern 56.
Santa Clara at #1 Gonzaga POSTPONED AFTER SANTA CLARA PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Friday, January 8
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Marquette at #3 Villanova POSTPONED AFTER VILLANOVA PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Purdue 55 at #23(tie) Michigan State 54.
Saturday, January 9
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
St. John’s 79 at #7 Creighton 97.
Seton Hall 76 at DePaul 68.
Connecticut 72 at Butler 60.
Georgetown 69 at Syracuse 74.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
#4 Texas 72 at #14 West Virginia 70.
Maryland Baltimore County 69 at New Hampshire 54.
United States Naval Academy 69 at Lehigh 61.
United States Naval Academy at Loyola (Maryland) POSTPONED AFTER UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Ohio State 79 at #15 Rutgers 68.
Wake Forest 68 at #21 Duke 79.
#9 Tennessee 68 at Texas A&M 54.
#22 Virginia 61 at Boston College 49.
#2 Baylor 67 at Texas Christian 49.
#18 Texas Tech 91 at Iowa State 64.
Tulane 50 at #11 Houston 71.
Oklahoma 59 at #6 Kansas 63.
#1 Gonzaga 116 at Portland 88.
#17 Oregon 79 at Utah 73.
#19(tie) Clemson at North Carolina POSTPONED AFTER CLEMSON PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
#25 Florida State at Pittsburgh POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 ISSUES AT PITTSBURGH
Louisiana State at #13 Missouri POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 ISSUES AT MISSOURI
#10 Michigan at Pennsylvania State POSTPONED AFTER PENNSYLVANIA STATE PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
#23(tie) Saint Louis at Saint Joseph’s POSTPONED AFTER SAINT LOUIS PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Sunday, January 10
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Providence 73 at Xavier 74.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Maryland Baltimore County 68 at New Hampshire 66.
Lehigh 58 at United States Naval Academy 73.
Loyola (Maryland) at United States Naval Academy POSTPONED AFTER UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#16 Minnesota 71 at #5 Iowa 86.
Notre Dame 63 at #19(tie) Virginia Polytechnic Institute 77.
Maryland 66 at #12 Illinois 63.
Monday, January 11
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Connecticut at DePaul, 6:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No games scheduled
