Games of Interest - February 1 through 8, 2021
Feb 1, 2021 13:31:06 GMT -5
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The top four teams in the Associated Press Top 25 maintained their rankings in this week’s poll. Gonzaga remains #1 after having its only scheduled game, against Santa Clara, postponed after the Broncos paused competition due to COVID-19. Houston and Texas swapped positions, with the Cougars leapfrogging the Longhorns into the top five after wins at Tulane (83-60) and against Southern Methodist (70-48).
Oklahoma had the largest jump amongst ranked teams, moving up fifteen spots to #9 after the Sooners picked up wins at then-#5 ranked Texas, 80-79, and against then-#9 ranked Alabama, 66-61. Fellow Big 12 Conference competition Kansas had the biggest fall amongst ranked teams, as the Jayhawks fell eight slots to #23 after defeating Texas Christian, 59-51, and losing at then-#18 ranked Tennessee, 80-61.
The Big East Conference again has just two teams ranked in the AP Top 25. Villanova remains at #3 after an 80-72 win at Seton Hall; the Wildcats’ other scheduled game, at Connecticut, was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. Creighton moved up two slots to #15 after road victories at Seton Hall (85-81) and DePaul (69-62). Connecticut and Xavier also received votes in this week’s poll.
Minnesota, Saint Louis and Louisville all fell out of the AP Top 25 this week. The Golden Gophers, formerly #21, lost at then-unranked Purdue, 81-62; the Billikens, formerly #22, lost to unranked Dayton (76-71) and had a scheduled game at Richmond postponed after the Spiders again paused competition due to COVID-19; and the Cardinals, formerly #25, lost at unranked Clemson (54-50) and had a scheduled game against Boston College postponed after the Eagles paused competition due to COVID-19. They have been replaced by Florida (now ranked #22), Purdue (now ranked #24) and Drake (now ranked #25). The Gators defeated Vanderbilt (78-71) and won at then-#11 ranked West Virginia (85-80); the Boilermakers won at then-#21 ranked Minnesota, 81-62; and the Bulldogs hit the Top 25 for the first time this season after improving to 16-0 with a 78-73 win at Missouri State and a 78-76 overtime win against Illinois State.
The following conferences have programs that have currently been shut down, or paused temporarily, due to COVID-19:
America East Conference: New York Albany (temporary pause ended February 4), New York Binghamton, Vermont (temporary pause ended February 4).
American Athletic Conference: Cincinnati (temporary pause ended February 2), South Florida (temporary pause ended February 6).
Atlantic 10 Conference: Davidson, George Washington, Massachusetts, Richmond.
Atlantic Coast Conference: #20 Florida State.
Atlantic Sun Conference: North Florida.
Big South Conference: Hampton (temporary pause ended February 7), North Carolina Asheville.
Big Ten Conference: #4 Michigan, Nebraska (temporary pause ended February 3).
Big West Conference: California State Long Beach.
Colonial Athletic Association: College of Charleston (temporary pause ended February 2), William & Mary.
Ivy League: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale (all programs are shut down for the entire season).
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: Marist, Rider, Siena.
Mid-American Conference: Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois (temporary pause ended February 4).
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Bethune-Cookman, Maryland Eastern Shore (both programs are shut down for the entire season), Howard.
Northeast Conference: Bryant, Sacred Heart.
Pacific 12 Conference: Oregon (temporary pause ended February 2).
Patriot League: Boston University (temporary pause ended February 2), United States Naval Academy.
Southeastern Conference: Texas A&M.
Southland Conference: New Orleans.
Sun Belt Conference: Appalachian State.
West Coast Conference: Loyola Marymount, Saint Mary's (temporary pause ended February 8), San Diego, San Francisco (temporary pause ended February 6), Santa Clara (temporary pause ended February 7).
Western Athletic Conference: Chicago State (shut down for the balance of the season), Texas Rio Grande Valley (temporary pause ended February 2).
#20 Florida State and United States Naval Academy (having paused competition due to COVID-19) and #4 Michigan (in the second week of having paused competition due to COVID-19), and Xavier (due to COVID-19 protocols) all now have no games scheduled during the upcoming eight day period.
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.
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. NOTE: UPDATED AS OF 9:44 AM ON FEBRUARY 8, 2021.
Monday, February 1
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Illinois State 60 at #25 Drake 95.
#9 Oklahoma 52 at #13 Texas Tech 57.
Oregon at #2 California Los Angeles POSTPONED AFTER OREGON PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Tuesday, February 2
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Butler 67 at Marquette 70.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Maryland Baltimore County 75 at New Jersey Institute of Technology 71.
#17 West Virginia 76 at Iowa State 72.
Morgan State 95 at Coppin State 82.
Loyola (Maryland) at United States Naval Academy POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#24 Purdue 60 at Maryland 61.
#2 Baylor 83 at #6 Texas 69.
Michigan State 78 at #8 Iowa 84.
#11 Tennessee 50 at Mississippi 52.
Kansas State 51 at #23 Kansas 74.
Pennsylvania State 56 at #19 Wisconsin 72.
#12 Illinois 75 at Indiana 71; overtime.
#20 Florida State at Boston College POSTPONED AFTER FLORIDA STATE PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Kentucky at #12 Missouri RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 3
Wednesday, February 3
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Seton Hall 60 at Providence 43.
Georgetown 86 at #15 Creighton 79.
#3 Villanova 59 at St. John’s 70.
Xavier at DePaul POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT XAVIER
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Louisville at Syracuse POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT LOUISVILLE
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#5 Houston 73 at East Carolina 82.
South Carolina 72 at #22 Florida 66.
Kentucky 70 at #12 Missouri 75.
Louisiana State 60 at #9 Alabama 78.
#16 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 72 at Pittsburgh 83.
#14 Virginia 64 at North Carolina State 57.
#4 Michigan at Northwestern POSTPONED AFTER MICHIGAN PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Thursday, February 4
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#7 Ohio State 89 at #8 Iowa 85.
#1 Gonzaga 76 at Pacific 58.
Loyola Marymount at #1 Gonzaga POSTPONED AFTER LOYOLA MARYMOUNT PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Friday, February 5
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No games scheduled
Saturday, February 6
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
DePaul 58 at Butler 68.
Seton Hall 80 at Connecticut 73.
St. John’s 92 at Providence 81.
#15 Creighton 71 at Marquette 68.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
#23 Kansas 79 at #17 West Virginia 91.
Syracuse 61 at Clemson 78.
United States Naval Academy at American POSTPONED AFTER UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Coppin State at Norfolk State RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 8
Maryland Baltimore County at New York Stony Brook RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 8
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#10 Alabama 65 at #18 Missouri 68.
Iowa State 72 at #9 Oklahoma 79.
#16 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 80 at Miami (Florida) 76; overtime.
#25 Drake 80 at Valparaiso 77.
#19 Wisconsin 60 at #12 Illinois 75.
Our Lady of the Lake 46 at #5 Houston 112.
#6 Texas 67 at Oklahoma State 75; double overtime.
Pittsburgh 66 at #14 Virginia 73.
#13 Texas Tech 73 at Kansas State 62.
Northwestern 70 at #24 Purdue 75.
#11 Tennessee 82 at Kentucky 71.
#21 California Los Angeles 48 at Southern California 66.
#22 Florida at Louisiana State POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT FLORIDA
#20 Florida State at Pittsburgh POSTPONED AFTER FLORIDA STATE PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Louisville at #14 Virginia POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT LOUISVILLE
Michigan State at #4 Michigan POSTPONED AFTER MICHIGAN PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Santa Clara at #1 Gonzaga POSTPONED AFTER SANTA CLARA PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Texas Christian at #2 Baylor POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT BAYLOR
Sunday, February 7
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Georgetown 74 at #3 Villanova 84.
Xavier at #3 Villanova POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT XAVIER
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Maryland Baltimore County 71 at New York Stony Brook 65.
Coppin State 72 at Norfolk State 84.
United States Naval Academy at American POSTPONED AFTER UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#7 Iowa 65 at Indiana 67.
#25 Drake 57 at Valparaiso 74.
Monday, February 8
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Maryland Baltimore County at New York Stony Brook, 1:00 pm (ESPN+)
Coppin State at Norfolk State, 7:00 pm (ESPN-U)
American at United States Naval Academy POSTPONED AFTER UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#7 Ohio State at Maryland, 9:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)
Oklahoma State at #23 Kansas, 9:00 pm (ESPN)
#1 Gonzaga at Brigham Young, 11:00 pm (ESPN)
Oklahoma had the largest jump amongst ranked teams, moving up fifteen spots to #9 after the Sooners picked up wins at then-#5 ranked Texas, 80-79, and against then-#9 ranked Alabama, 66-61. Fellow Big 12 Conference competition Kansas had the biggest fall amongst ranked teams, as the Jayhawks fell eight slots to #23 after defeating Texas Christian, 59-51, and losing at then-#18 ranked Tennessee, 80-61.
The Big East Conference again has just two teams ranked in the AP Top 25. Villanova remains at #3 after an 80-72 win at Seton Hall; the Wildcats’ other scheduled game, at Connecticut, was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. Creighton moved up two slots to #15 after road victories at Seton Hall (85-81) and DePaul (69-62). Connecticut and Xavier also received votes in this week’s poll.
Minnesota, Saint Louis and Louisville all fell out of the AP Top 25 this week. The Golden Gophers, formerly #21, lost at then-unranked Purdue, 81-62; the Billikens, formerly #22, lost to unranked Dayton (76-71) and had a scheduled game at Richmond postponed after the Spiders again paused competition due to COVID-19; and the Cardinals, formerly #25, lost at unranked Clemson (54-50) and had a scheduled game against Boston College postponed after the Eagles paused competition due to COVID-19. They have been replaced by Florida (now ranked #22), Purdue (now ranked #24) and Drake (now ranked #25). The Gators defeated Vanderbilt (78-71) and won at then-#11 ranked West Virginia (85-80); the Boilermakers won at then-#21 ranked Minnesota, 81-62; and the Bulldogs hit the Top 25 for the first time this season after improving to 16-0 with a 78-73 win at Missouri State and a 78-76 overtime win against Illinois State.
The following conferences have programs that have currently been shut down, or paused temporarily, due to COVID-19:
America East Conference: New York Albany (temporary pause ended February 4), New York Binghamton, Vermont (temporary pause ended February 4).
American Athletic Conference: Cincinnati (temporary pause ended February 2), South Florida (temporary pause ended February 6).
Atlantic 10 Conference: Davidson, George Washington, Massachusetts, Richmond.
Atlantic Coast Conference: #20 Florida State.
Atlantic Sun Conference: North Florida.
Big South Conference: Hampton (temporary pause ended February 7), North Carolina Asheville.
Big Ten Conference: #4 Michigan, Nebraska (temporary pause ended February 3).
Big West Conference: California State Long Beach.
Colonial Athletic Association: College of Charleston (temporary pause ended February 2), William & Mary.
Ivy League: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale (all programs are shut down for the entire season).
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: Marist, Rider, Siena.
Mid-American Conference: Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois (temporary pause ended February 4).
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Bethune-Cookman, Maryland Eastern Shore (both programs are shut down for the entire season), Howard.
Northeast Conference: Bryant, Sacred Heart.
Pacific 12 Conference: Oregon (temporary pause ended February 2).
Patriot League: Boston University (temporary pause ended February 2), United States Naval Academy.
Southeastern Conference: Texas A&M.
Southland Conference: New Orleans.
Sun Belt Conference: Appalachian State.
West Coast Conference: Loyola Marymount, Saint Mary's (temporary pause ended February 8), San Diego, San Francisco (temporary pause ended February 6), Santa Clara (temporary pause ended February 7).
Western Athletic Conference: Chicago State (shut down for the balance of the season), Texas Rio Grande Valley (temporary pause ended February 2).
#20 Florida State and United States Naval Academy (having paused competition due to COVID-19) and #4 Michigan (in the second week of having paused competition due to COVID-19), and Xavier (due to COVID-19 protocols) all now have no games scheduled during the upcoming eight day period.
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.
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. NOTE: UPDATED AS OF 9:44 AM ON FEBRUARY 8, 2021.
Monday, February 1
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Illinois State 60 at #25 Drake 95.
#9 Oklahoma 52 at #13 Texas Tech 57.
Oregon at #2 California Los Angeles POSTPONED AFTER OREGON PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Tuesday, February 2
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Butler 67 at Marquette 70.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Maryland Baltimore County 75 at New Jersey Institute of Technology 71.
#17 West Virginia 76 at Iowa State 72.
Morgan State 95 at Coppin State 82.
Loyola (Maryland) at United States Naval Academy POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#24 Purdue 60 at Maryland 61.
#2 Baylor 83 at #6 Texas 69.
Michigan State 78 at #8 Iowa 84.
#11 Tennessee 50 at Mississippi 52.
Kansas State 51 at #23 Kansas 74.
Pennsylvania State 56 at #19 Wisconsin 72.
#12 Illinois 75 at Indiana 71; overtime.
#20 Florida State at Boston College POSTPONED AFTER FLORIDA STATE PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Kentucky at #12 Missouri RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 3
Wednesday, February 3
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Seton Hall 60 at Providence 43.
Georgetown 86 at #15 Creighton 79.
#3 Villanova 59 at St. John’s 70.
Xavier at DePaul POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT XAVIER
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Louisville at Syracuse POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT LOUISVILLE
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#5 Houston 73 at East Carolina 82.
South Carolina 72 at #22 Florida 66.
Kentucky 70 at #12 Missouri 75.
Louisiana State 60 at #9 Alabama 78.
#16 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 72 at Pittsburgh 83.
#14 Virginia 64 at North Carolina State 57.
#4 Michigan at Northwestern POSTPONED AFTER MICHIGAN PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Thursday, February 4
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#7 Ohio State 89 at #8 Iowa 85.
#1 Gonzaga 76 at Pacific 58.
Loyola Marymount at #1 Gonzaga POSTPONED AFTER LOYOLA MARYMOUNT PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Friday, February 5
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No games scheduled
Saturday, February 6
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
DePaul 58 at Butler 68.
Seton Hall 80 at Connecticut 73.
St. John’s 92 at Providence 81.
#15 Creighton 71 at Marquette 68.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
#23 Kansas 79 at #17 West Virginia 91.
Syracuse 61 at Clemson 78.
United States Naval Academy at American POSTPONED AFTER UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Coppin State at Norfolk State RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 8
Maryland Baltimore County at New York Stony Brook RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 8
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#10 Alabama 65 at #18 Missouri 68.
Iowa State 72 at #9 Oklahoma 79.
#16 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 80 at Miami (Florida) 76; overtime.
#25 Drake 80 at Valparaiso 77.
#19 Wisconsin 60 at #12 Illinois 75.
Our Lady of the Lake 46 at #5 Houston 112.
#6 Texas 67 at Oklahoma State 75; double overtime.
Pittsburgh 66 at #14 Virginia 73.
#13 Texas Tech 73 at Kansas State 62.
Northwestern 70 at #24 Purdue 75.
#11 Tennessee 82 at Kentucky 71.
#21 California Los Angeles 48 at Southern California 66.
#22 Florida at Louisiana State POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT FLORIDA
#20 Florida State at Pittsburgh POSTPONED AFTER FLORIDA STATE PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Louisville at #14 Virginia POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT LOUISVILLE
Michigan State at #4 Michigan POSTPONED AFTER MICHIGAN PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Santa Clara at #1 Gonzaga POSTPONED AFTER SANTA CLARA PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
Texas Christian at #2 Baylor POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT BAYLOR
Sunday, February 7
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Georgetown 74 at #3 Villanova 84.
Xavier at #3 Villanova POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT XAVIER
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Maryland Baltimore County 71 at New York Stony Brook 65.
Coppin State 72 at Norfolk State 84.
United States Naval Academy at American POSTPONED AFTER UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#7 Iowa 65 at Indiana 67.
#25 Drake 57 at Valparaiso 74.
Monday, February 8
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Maryland Baltimore County at New York Stony Brook, 1:00 pm (ESPN+)
Coppin State at Norfolk State, 7:00 pm (ESPN-U)
American at United States Naval Academy POSTPONED AFTER UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#7 Ohio State at Maryland, 9:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)
Oklahoma State at #23 Kansas, 9:00 pm (ESPN)
#1 Gonzaga at Brigham Young, 11:00 pm (ESPN)
