Post by njhoya78 on Feb 26, 2024 13:58:39 GMT -5
Big shuffling in this week’s Associated Press Top 25, as only #24 Florida maintained its poll position from last week. Houston moved up one spot, supplanting Connecticut at #1, as the 24-3 Cougars defeated then-#6 Iowa State, 73-65, and outlasted then-#11 Baylor on the road in overtime, 82-76, while the 25-3 Huskies saw their fourteen game winning streak get snapped at then-#15 Creighton, 85-66, and defeated Villanova, 78-54, dropping two slots to #3. Purdue moved up one slot to #2, after the Boilermakers defeated Rutgers, 96-68, and won at Michigan, 84-76. Tennessee likewise moved up one spot, from #5 to #4, after the Volunteers won at Missouri, 72-67, and against Texas A&M, 76-51. Marquette moved up two slots, from #7 to #5, after the Golden Eagles won home games against DePaul (105-71) and Xavier (88-64).
Creighton joined Connecticut and Marquette as the only Big East Conference schools ranked in the AP Top 25, as the Bluejays advanced three slots from #15 to #12 after defeating then-#1 Connecticut (85-66) and losing in New York City against unranked St. John’s (80-66). Once again, no other Big East Conference schools received any votes in this week’s polls.
Colorado State, Texas Tech and Brigham Young all fell out of the rankings this week, and were replaced by Utah State, Gonzaga and South Florida. The Rams dropped from #22 after road losses at unranked New Mexico, 68-66, and unranked Nevada Las Vegas, 66-60; the Red Raiders fell from #23 after an 82-81 win against Texas Christian and a 75-61 loss at unranked Central Florida; the Cougars dropped from #25 after a 78-71 victory over then-#11 ranked Baylor, and an 84-74 loss at unranked Kansas State. The Aggies returned to the rankings at #22 after an 68-63 victory over then-#19 ranked San Diego State; the Bulldogs returned to the rankings at #23 after an 86-65 win at Portland and a 94-81 victory over Santa Clara; the Bulls are ranked for the first time this season at #25 after extending their winning streak to thirteen games with wins at Texas San Antonio (66-61) and against Southern Methodist (79-68).
Auburn and Creighton had the largest advances amongst ranked teams in this week’s poll, each moving up three slots. The Tigers moved up from #14 to #11 after a 97-76 win at Georgia, while the Bluejays split games (as noted above) with Connecticut and St. John’s. Dayton had the largest fall amongst still ranked teams, falling five spots from #16 to #21 after a 71-67 loss at George Mason.
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. UPDATED AS OF 9:45 PM ON MARCH 3.
Monday, February 26
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Coppin State 69 at Howard 78.
#15 Baylor 62 at Texas Christian 54!
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Miami (Florida) 71 at #9 North Carolina 75.
Tuesday, February 27
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Georgetown 47 at Villanova 75.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Virginia Polytechnic Institute 71 at Syracuse 84.
Wake Forest 65 at Notre Dame 70!
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Cincinnati 59 at #1 Houston 67.
Davidson 66 at #21 Dayton 80.
#16 Kentucky 91 at Mississippi State 89!
Brigham Young 76 at #7 Kansas 68!
#22 Utah State 77 at California State Fresno 73; overtime.
San José State 64 at #20 San Diego State 72.
Wednesday, February 28
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
DePaul 58 at Xavier 91.
Providence 69 at #5 Marquette 91.
St. John’s 82 at Butler 59!
Seton Hall 64 at #12 Creighton 85.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
American 73 at United States Military Academy 51.
Colgate 77 at Holy Cross 59.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Missouri 74 at #24 Florida 83.
#11 Auburn 84 at #4 Tennessee 92.
Louisville 59 at #10 Duke 84.
Oklahoma 45 at #8 Iowa State 58.
#18 South Carolina 70 at Texas A&M 68!
#13 Alabama 103 at Mississippi 88.
Minnesota 97 at #13 Illinois 105.
#6 Arizona 85 at Arizona State 67.
Thursday, February 29
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Merrimack 74 at Fairleigh Dickinson 55.
Wagner 56 at Le Moyne 70.
Michigan 52 at Rutgers 82.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Southern California 72 at #19 Washington State 75.
#23 Gonzaga 86 at San Francisco 68.
#17 Saint Mary’s 83 at Pepperdine 57.
Friday, March 1
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Mount St. Mary’s 56 at Canisius 61.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#21 Dayton 72 at Loyola (Illinois) 77!
Air Force Academy 60 at #22 Utah State 72.
Saturday, March 2
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Butler 82 at DePaul 63.
Villanova 71 at Providence 60.
#5 Marquette 75 at #12 Creighton 89.
Xavier 98 at Georgetown 93.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Holy Cross 84 at Boston University 94.
Merrimack 85 at Sacred Heart 89!
United States Naval Academy 71 at American 65!
Le Moyne 74 at St. Francis (Pennsylvania) 58.
North Carolina Central 83 at Coppin State 58.
Jackson State 70 at Texas Southern 80.
Clemson 62 at Notre Dame 69!
Syracuse 82 at Louisville 76.
Texas Christian 75 at Brigham Young 87.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#24 Florida 76 at #18 South Carolina 82.
#13 Illinois 91 at Wisconsin 83!
#7 Kansas 74 at #15 Baylor 82.
Arkansas 102 at #16 Kentucky 111.
Oregon 83 at #6 Arizona 103.
#8 Iowa State 60 at Central Florida 52.
Mississippi State 63 at #11 Auburn 78.
North Carolina State 70 at #9 North Carolina 79.
#25 South Florida 76 at North Carolina Charlotte 61.
Virginia 48 at #10 Duke 73.
California Los Angeles 65 at #19 Washington State 77.
#1 Houston 87 at Oklahoma 85.
Michigan State 74 at #2 Purdue 80.
#4 Tennessee 81 at #14 Alabama 74!
#23 Gonzaga 70 at #17 Saint Mary’s 57!
Sunday, March 3
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Seton Hall 61 at #3 Connecticut 91.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Mount St. Mary’s 91 at Niagara 72!
Rutgers 56 at Nebraska 67.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No other games scheduled
Monday, March 4
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Jackson State at Prairie View A&M, 7:30 pm
South Carolina State at Coppin State, 7:30 pm (ESPN+)
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#10 Duke at North Carolina State, 7:00 pm (ESPN)
Texas at #15 Baylor, 9:00 pm (ESPN)
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
ASUN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
All games played at campus sites
Only top ten teams participate in the tournament
Monday, March 4
Game A— Jacksonville (10th seeded team; 5-11 in conference; 14-16 overall) at Kennesaw State (9th seeded team; 6-10 in conference; 15-15 overall), 7:00 pm (ESPN+)
Game B— Queens (8th seeded team; 7-9 in conference; 13-18 overall) at Florida Gulf Coast (7th seeded team; 8-8 in conference; 14-17 overall), 7:00 pm (ESPN+)
Tuesday, March 5
Game C— Game A winner at Eastern Kentucky (1st seeded team; 12-4 in conference; 17-13 overall), 7:00 pm (ESPN+)
Game D— Game B winner at Stetson (2d seeded team; 11-5 in conference; 19-12 overall), 7:00 pm (ESPN+)
Game E— North Florida (5th seeded team; 9-7 in conference; 16-15 overall) at Austin Peay (4th seeded team; 10-6 in conference; 17-14 overall), 8:00 pm (ESPN+)
Game F— North Alabama (6th seeded team, 8-8 in conference; 14-16 overall) at Lipscomb (3d seeded team; 11-5 in conference; 20-11 overall), 8:00 pm (ESPN+)
Thursday, March 7
Game G— lowest remaining seeded team at highest remaining seeded team, TBA (ESPN+)
Game H— second-lowest remaining seeded team at second-highest remaining seeded team, TBA (ESPN+)
Sunday, March 10
Game I— lowest remaining seeded team at high remaining seeded team in championship game, TBA (ESPN)
Creighton joined Connecticut and Marquette as the only Big East Conference schools ranked in the AP Top 25, as the Bluejays advanced three slots from #15 to #12 after defeating then-#1 Connecticut (85-66) and losing in New York City against unranked St. John’s (80-66). Once again, no other Big East Conference schools received any votes in this week’s polls.
Colorado State, Texas Tech and Brigham Young all fell out of the rankings this week, and were replaced by Utah State, Gonzaga and South Florida. The Rams dropped from #22 after road losses at unranked New Mexico, 68-66, and unranked Nevada Las Vegas, 66-60; the Red Raiders fell from #23 after an 82-81 win against Texas Christian and a 75-61 loss at unranked Central Florida; the Cougars dropped from #25 after a 78-71 victory over then-#11 ranked Baylor, and an 84-74 loss at unranked Kansas State. The Aggies returned to the rankings at #22 after an 68-63 victory over then-#19 ranked San Diego State; the Bulldogs returned to the rankings at #23 after an 86-65 win at Portland and a 94-81 victory over Santa Clara; the Bulls are ranked for the first time this season at #25 after extending their winning streak to thirteen games with wins at Texas San Antonio (66-61) and against Southern Methodist (79-68).
Auburn and Creighton had the largest advances amongst ranked teams in this week’s poll, each moving up three slots. The Tigers moved up from #14 to #11 after a 97-76 win at Georgia, while the Bluejays split games (as noted above) with Connecticut and St. John’s. Dayton had the largest fall amongst still ranked teams, falling five spots from #16 to #21 after a 71-67 loss at George Mason.
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. UPDATED AS OF 9:45 PM ON MARCH 3.
Monday, February 26
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Coppin State 69 at Howard 78.
#15 Baylor 62 at Texas Christian 54!
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Miami (Florida) 71 at #9 North Carolina 75.
Tuesday, February 27
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Georgetown 47 at Villanova 75.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Virginia Polytechnic Institute 71 at Syracuse 84.
Wake Forest 65 at Notre Dame 70!
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Cincinnati 59 at #1 Houston 67.
Davidson 66 at #21 Dayton 80.
#16 Kentucky 91 at Mississippi State 89!
Brigham Young 76 at #7 Kansas 68!
#22 Utah State 77 at California State Fresno 73; overtime.
San José State 64 at #20 San Diego State 72.
Wednesday, February 28
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
DePaul 58 at Xavier 91.
Providence 69 at #5 Marquette 91.
St. John’s 82 at Butler 59!
Seton Hall 64 at #12 Creighton 85.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
American 73 at United States Military Academy 51.
Colgate 77 at Holy Cross 59.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Missouri 74 at #24 Florida 83.
#11 Auburn 84 at #4 Tennessee 92.
Louisville 59 at #10 Duke 84.
Oklahoma 45 at #8 Iowa State 58.
#18 South Carolina 70 at Texas A&M 68!
#13 Alabama 103 at Mississippi 88.
Minnesota 97 at #13 Illinois 105.
#6 Arizona 85 at Arizona State 67.
Thursday, February 29
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Merrimack 74 at Fairleigh Dickinson 55.
Wagner 56 at Le Moyne 70.
Michigan 52 at Rutgers 82.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Southern California 72 at #19 Washington State 75.
#23 Gonzaga 86 at San Francisco 68.
#17 Saint Mary’s 83 at Pepperdine 57.
Friday, March 1
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Mount St. Mary’s 56 at Canisius 61.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#21 Dayton 72 at Loyola (Illinois) 77!
Air Force Academy 60 at #22 Utah State 72.
Saturday, March 2
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Butler 82 at DePaul 63.
Villanova 71 at Providence 60.
#5 Marquette 75 at #12 Creighton 89.
Xavier 98 at Georgetown 93.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Holy Cross 84 at Boston University 94.
Merrimack 85 at Sacred Heart 89!
United States Naval Academy 71 at American 65!
Le Moyne 74 at St. Francis (Pennsylvania) 58.
North Carolina Central 83 at Coppin State 58.
Jackson State 70 at Texas Southern 80.
Clemson 62 at Notre Dame 69!
Syracuse 82 at Louisville 76.
Texas Christian 75 at Brigham Young 87.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#24 Florida 76 at #18 South Carolina 82.
#13 Illinois 91 at Wisconsin 83!
#7 Kansas 74 at #15 Baylor 82.
Arkansas 102 at #16 Kentucky 111.
Oregon 83 at #6 Arizona 103.
#8 Iowa State 60 at Central Florida 52.
Mississippi State 63 at #11 Auburn 78.
North Carolina State 70 at #9 North Carolina 79.
#25 South Florida 76 at North Carolina Charlotte 61.
Virginia 48 at #10 Duke 73.
California Los Angeles 65 at #19 Washington State 77.
#1 Houston 87 at Oklahoma 85.
Michigan State 74 at #2 Purdue 80.
#4 Tennessee 81 at #14 Alabama 74!
#23 Gonzaga 70 at #17 Saint Mary’s 57!
Sunday, March 3
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Seton Hall 61 at #3 Connecticut 91.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Mount St. Mary’s 91 at Niagara 72!
Rutgers 56 at Nebraska 67.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No other games scheduled
Monday, March 4
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Jackson State at Prairie View A&M, 7:30 pm
South Carolina State at Coppin State, 7:30 pm (ESPN+)
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#10 Duke at North Carolina State, 7:00 pm (ESPN)
Texas at #15 Baylor, 9:00 pm (ESPN)
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
ASUN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
All games played at campus sites
Only top ten teams participate in the tournament
Monday, March 4
Game A— Jacksonville (10th seeded team; 5-11 in conference; 14-16 overall) at Kennesaw State (9th seeded team; 6-10 in conference; 15-15 overall), 7:00 pm (ESPN+)
Game B— Queens (8th seeded team; 7-9 in conference; 13-18 overall) at Florida Gulf Coast (7th seeded team; 8-8 in conference; 14-17 overall), 7:00 pm (ESPN+)
Tuesday, March 5
Game C— Game A winner at Eastern Kentucky (1st seeded team; 12-4 in conference; 17-13 overall), 7:00 pm (ESPN+)
Game D— Game B winner at Stetson (2d seeded team; 11-5 in conference; 19-12 overall), 7:00 pm (ESPN+)
Game E— North Florida (5th seeded team; 9-7 in conference; 16-15 overall) at Austin Peay (4th seeded team; 10-6 in conference; 17-14 overall), 8:00 pm (ESPN+)
Game F— North Alabama (6th seeded team, 8-8 in conference; 14-16 overall) at Lipscomb (3d seeded team; 11-5 in conference; 20-11 overall), 8:00 pm (ESPN+)
Thursday, March 7
Game G— lowest remaining seeded team at highest remaining seeded team, TBA (ESPN+)
Game H— second-lowest remaining seeded team at second-highest remaining seeded team, TBA (ESPN+)
Sunday, March 10
Game I— lowest remaining seeded team at high remaining seeded team in championship game, TBA (ESPN)