Post by njhoya78 on Feb 15, 2021 16:04:28 GMT -5
The top four teams in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll retained their positions this week. Gonzaga remained #1 after a 100-61 victory at San Francisco and a COVID-19 postponement of a road game scheduled at Santa Clara; Baylor retained the #2 slot despite postponements of games against then-#7 ranked Texas Tech and at then-#13 ranked West Virginia after pausing competition due to COVID-19; Michigan continued at #3 after a 67-59 victory at #21 Wisconsin after ending a competition pause that postponed a scheduled game against then-#6 ranked Illinois; Ohio State remained #4 after a 73-65 road win at Maryland and a 78-59 win against Indiana. Illinois moved up one slot to #5 after a 77-72 overtime win at Nebraska and the Michigan postponement.
Villanova and Creighton continue to be the only two ranked Big East Conference schools. The Wildcats dropped five slots to #10 after a 96-64 win over Marquette and an 86-70 loss to then-#19 ranked Creighton. The Bluejays jumped up five slots to #14 after a 63-48 road win at Georgetown and the home court victory over Villanova. Xavier is the only other Big East Conference school receiving any votes in the AP Top 25 this week. Creighton advanced the largest amount amongst ranked teams this week. Missouri dropped the furthest amongst ranked teams, falling ten slots to #20 after an 89-59 road loss at unranked Mississippi and an 86-81 home court overtime loss against then-unranked Arkansas,
The bottom three teams in last week’s AP Top 25 all fell out of the polls this week. Oklahoma State, formerly #23, lost at then-unranked Kansas (78-66) and defeated Kansas State, 67-60; Purdue, formerly #24, defeated Northwestern (75-70) and lost at unranked Minnesota (71-68); Rutgers, formerly #25, lost at then-#15 ranked Iowa (79-66) and defeated Northwestern (64-50). Replacing them are Kansas (#23), Arkansas (#24) and San Diego State (#25). The Jayhawks returned to the rankings after defeating then-#23 ranked Oklahoma State and sweeping Iowa State (97-64 at Lawrence KS and 64-50 at Ames IA); the Razorbacks are ranked for the first time this season after wins at Kentucky (81-80) and at then-#10 ranked Missouri (86-81 in overtime); the Aztecs returned to the rankings after sweeping San José State at home (85-54 and 77-55).
The following conferences have programs that have currently been shut down, or paused temporarily, due to COVID-19:
America East Conference: Maine (shut down for the season).
American Athletic Conference: Memphis (temporary pause ended February 20).
Atlantic 10 Conference: Fordham, Massachusetts (temporary pause ended February 20).
Atlantic Sun Conference: Bellarmine (temporary pause ended February 22), Florida Gulf Coast (temporary pause ended February 21).
Big 12 Conference: #2 Baylor (temporary pause ended February 20).
Big South Conference: North Carolina Asheville.
Colonial Athletic Association: Hofstra, Towson.
Ivy League: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale (entire league is shut down for the season).
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: Niagara (temporary pause ended February 16), Siena (temporary pause ended February 15).
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Bethune-Cookman, Howard, Maryland Eastern Shore (all three programs are shut down for the season), Morgan State.
Northeast Conference: Bryant (temporary pause February 16).
Southeastern Conference: Texas A&M (temporary pause ended February 17).
West Coast Conference: San Diego (temporary pause ended February 17).
Western Athletic Conference: Chicago State (shut down for the season).
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.
#2 Baylor (having paused competition due to COVID-19), Coppin State (due to game cancellations occasioned by COVID-19), #19 Creighton, and #12 Texas (due to severe inclement weather causing multiple game postponements) have no games scheduled during the upcoming eight day period.
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. NOTE: UPDATED AS OF 11:28 AM ON FEBRUARY 22, 2021.
Monday, February 15
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
#2 Baylor at #13 West Virginia POSTPONED AFTER BAYLOR PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#7 Virginia 60 at #16 Florida State 81.
#15 Texas Tech at Texas Christian RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 18 DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER
Tuesday, February 16
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Providence 61 at Connecticut 73.
Xavier 84 at St. John’s 93.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#20 Missouri 70 at Georgia 80.
Florida 64 at #24 Arkansas 75.
Northwestern 66 at #5 Illinois 73.
South Carolina at #19 Tennessee RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 17 DUE TO COVID-19 ISSUES AT TENNESSEE
#12 Texas at #9 Oklahoma RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 17, THEN TO FEBRUARY 18, DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER, AND THEN POSTPONED
Texas Christian at #15 Texas Tech POSTPONED DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER
#18 Virginia Polytechnic Institute at North Carolina POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Wednesday, February 17
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Marquette 73 at Butler 57.
DePaul 52 at Seton Hall 60.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Syracuse at Louisville POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT LOUISVILLE
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Arizona State 71 at #17 Southern California 89.
#23 Kansas 59 at Kansas State 41.
Valparaiso 52 at #22 Loyola (Illinois) 54.
South Carolina 73 at #19 Tennessee 93.
#11 Alabama at Texas A&M RESCHEDULED TO FEBRAURY 18 DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER
East Carolina at #6 Houston POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT HOUSTON
#12 Texas at #9 Oklahoma RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 18 DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER, AND THEN POSTPONED
Texas Christian at #15 Texas Tech RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 16
Thursday, February 18
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Vermont 80 at Maryland Baltimore County 71.
#13 West Virginia at #2 Baylor RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 25 AFTER BAYLOR PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#6 Houston 63 at Wichita State 68.
#11 Iowa 77 at #21 Wisconsin 62.
#4 Ohio State 92 at Pennsylvania State 82.
Rutgers 64 at #3 Michigan 71.
Saint Mary’s 65 at #1 Gonzaga 87.
#25 San Diego State 67 at California State Fresno 53.
#11 Alabama at Texas A&M POSTPONED DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER
#12 Texas at Iowa State POSTPONED DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER
#12 Texas at #9 Oklahoma POSTPONED DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER
#15 Texas Tech at Texas Christian POSTPONED DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER
Friday, February 19
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Vermont 55 at Maryland Baltimore County 66.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No games scheduled
Saturday, February 20
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Connecticut 60 at #10 Villanova 68.
Seton Hall 75 at Georgetown 81.
DePaul 88 at St. John’s 83.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
United States Naval Academy 72 at American 60.
Notre Dame 67 at Syracuse 75.
#13 West Virginia 84 at #12 Texas 82.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Kentucky 70 at #19 Tennessee 65.
Vanderbilt 78 at #8 Alabama 82.
#20 Missouri 93 at South Carolina 78.
#15 Texas Tech 61 at #23 Kansas 67.
#5 Illinois 94 at Minnesota 63.
#16 Florida State 79 at Pittsburgh 72.
Arizona 81 at #17 Southern California 72.
#9 Oklahoma 66 at Iowa State 56.
#25 San Diego State 75 at California State Fresno 57.
San Diego 69 at #1 Gonzaga 106.
#7 Virginia 65 at Duke 66.
#23 Arkansas at Texas A&M POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
Oklahoma State at #2 Baylor POSTPONED AFTER BAYLOR PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
#18 Virginia Polytechnic Institute at #16 Florida State POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Sunday, February 21
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Butler 51 at Xavier 63.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
United States Naval Academy 69 at American 60.
Coppin State at Howard CANCELED AFTER HOWARD CANCELED REMAINDER OF SEASON DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Cincinnati 52 at #6 Houston 90.
#3 Michigan 92 at #4 Ohio State 87.
Pennsylvania State 68 at #11 Iowa 74.
#21 Wisconsin 68 at Northwestern 51.
Monday, February 22
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Syracuse at Duke, 7:00 pm (ESPN)
Coppin State at Howard CANCELED AFTER HOWARD CANCELED REMAINDER OF SEASON DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Oregon at #17 Southern California, 9:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)
#7 Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, 9:00 pm (ESPN)
Stanford at #17 Southern California POSTPONED TO FIRST WEEK OF MARCH TO ACCOMMODATE RESCHEDULING OF OREGON/SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAME
Villanova and Creighton continue to be the only two ranked Big East Conference schools. The Wildcats dropped five slots to #10 after a 96-64 win over Marquette and an 86-70 loss to then-#19 ranked Creighton. The Bluejays jumped up five slots to #14 after a 63-48 road win at Georgetown and the home court victory over Villanova. Xavier is the only other Big East Conference school receiving any votes in the AP Top 25 this week. Creighton advanced the largest amount amongst ranked teams this week. Missouri dropped the furthest amongst ranked teams, falling ten slots to #20 after an 89-59 road loss at unranked Mississippi and an 86-81 home court overtime loss against then-unranked Arkansas,
The bottom three teams in last week’s AP Top 25 all fell out of the polls this week. Oklahoma State, formerly #23, lost at then-unranked Kansas (78-66) and defeated Kansas State, 67-60; Purdue, formerly #24, defeated Northwestern (75-70) and lost at unranked Minnesota (71-68); Rutgers, formerly #25, lost at then-#15 ranked Iowa (79-66) and defeated Northwestern (64-50). Replacing them are Kansas (#23), Arkansas (#24) and San Diego State (#25). The Jayhawks returned to the rankings after defeating then-#23 ranked Oklahoma State and sweeping Iowa State (97-64 at Lawrence KS and 64-50 at Ames IA); the Razorbacks are ranked for the first time this season after wins at Kentucky (81-80) and at then-#10 ranked Missouri (86-81 in overtime); the Aztecs returned to the rankings after sweeping San José State at home (85-54 and 77-55).
The following conferences have programs that have currently been shut down, or paused temporarily, due to COVID-19:
America East Conference: Maine (shut down for the season).
American Athletic Conference: Memphis (temporary pause ended February 20).
Atlantic 10 Conference: Fordham, Massachusetts (temporary pause ended February 20).
Atlantic Sun Conference: Bellarmine (temporary pause ended February 22), Florida Gulf Coast (temporary pause ended February 21).
Big 12 Conference: #2 Baylor (temporary pause ended February 20).
Big South Conference: North Carolina Asheville.
Colonial Athletic Association: Hofstra, Towson.
Ivy League: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale (entire league is shut down for the season).
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: Niagara (temporary pause ended February 16), Siena (temporary pause ended February 15).
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Bethune-Cookman, Howard, Maryland Eastern Shore (all three programs are shut down for the season), Morgan State.
Northeast Conference: Bryant (temporary pause February 16).
Southeastern Conference: Texas A&M (temporary pause ended February 17).
West Coast Conference: San Diego (temporary pause ended February 17).
Western Athletic Conference: Chicago State (shut down for the season).
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.
#2 Baylor (having paused competition due to COVID-19), Coppin State (due to game cancellations occasioned by COVID-19), #19 Creighton, and #12 Texas (due to severe inclement weather causing multiple game postponements) have no games scheduled during the upcoming eight day period.
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. NOTE: UPDATED AS OF 11:28 AM ON FEBRUARY 22, 2021.
Monday, February 15
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
#2 Baylor at #13 West Virginia POSTPONED AFTER BAYLOR PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#7 Virginia 60 at #16 Florida State 81.
#15 Texas Tech at Texas Christian RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 18 DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER
Tuesday, February 16
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Providence 61 at Connecticut 73.
Xavier 84 at St. John’s 93.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#20 Missouri 70 at Georgia 80.
Florida 64 at #24 Arkansas 75.
Northwestern 66 at #5 Illinois 73.
South Carolina at #19 Tennessee RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 17 DUE TO COVID-19 ISSUES AT TENNESSEE
#12 Texas at #9 Oklahoma RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 17, THEN TO FEBRUARY 18, DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER, AND THEN POSTPONED
Texas Christian at #15 Texas Tech POSTPONED DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER
#18 Virginia Polytechnic Institute at North Carolina POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Wednesday, February 17
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Marquette 73 at Butler 57.
DePaul 52 at Seton Hall 60.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Syracuse at Louisville POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT LOUISVILLE
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Arizona State 71 at #17 Southern California 89.
#23 Kansas 59 at Kansas State 41.
Valparaiso 52 at #22 Loyola (Illinois) 54.
South Carolina 73 at #19 Tennessee 93.
#11 Alabama at Texas A&M RESCHEDULED TO FEBRAURY 18 DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER
East Carolina at #6 Houston POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT HOUSTON
#12 Texas at #9 Oklahoma RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 18 DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER, AND THEN POSTPONED
Texas Christian at #15 Texas Tech RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 16
Thursday, February 18
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Vermont 80 at Maryland Baltimore County 71.
#13 West Virginia at #2 Baylor RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 25 AFTER BAYLOR PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#6 Houston 63 at Wichita State 68.
#11 Iowa 77 at #21 Wisconsin 62.
#4 Ohio State 92 at Pennsylvania State 82.
Rutgers 64 at #3 Michigan 71.
Saint Mary’s 65 at #1 Gonzaga 87.
#25 San Diego State 67 at California State Fresno 53.
#11 Alabama at Texas A&M POSTPONED DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER
#12 Texas at Iowa State POSTPONED DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER
#12 Texas at #9 Oklahoma POSTPONED DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER
#15 Texas Tech at Texas Christian POSTPONED DUE TO SEVERE INCLEMENT WEATHER
Friday, February 19
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Vermont 55 at Maryland Baltimore County 66.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No games scheduled
Saturday, February 20
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Connecticut 60 at #10 Villanova 68.
Seton Hall 75 at Georgetown 81.
DePaul 88 at St. John’s 83.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
United States Naval Academy 72 at American 60.
Notre Dame 67 at Syracuse 75.
#13 West Virginia 84 at #12 Texas 82.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Kentucky 70 at #19 Tennessee 65.
Vanderbilt 78 at #8 Alabama 82.
#20 Missouri 93 at South Carolina 78.
#15 Texas Tech 61 at #23 Kansas 67.
#5 Illinois 94 at Minnesota 63.
#16 Florida State 79 at Pittsburgh 72.
Arizona 81 at #17 Southern California 72.
#9 Oklahoma 66 at Iowa State 56.
#25 San Diego State 75 at California State Fresno 57.
San Diego 69 at #1 Gonzaga 106.
#7 Virginia 65 at Duke 66.
#23 Arkansas at Texas A&M POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
Oklahoma State at #2 Baylor POSTPONED AFTER BAYLOR PAUSED COMPETITION DUE TO COVID-19
#18 Virginia Polytechnic Institute at #16 Florida State POSTPONED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19 AT VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Sunday, February 21
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Butler 51 at Xavier 63.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
United States Naval Academy 69 at American 60.
Coppin State at Howard CANCELED AFTER HOWARD CANCELED REMAINDER OF SEASON DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Cincinnati 52 at #6 Houston 90.
#3 Michigan 92 at #4 Ohio State 87.
Pennsylvania State 68 at #11 Iowa 74.
#21 Wisconsin 68 at Northwestern 51.
Monday, February 22
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Syracuse at Duke, 7:00 pm (ESPN)
Coppin State at Howard CANCELED AFTER HOWARD CANCELED REMAINDER OF SEASON DUE TO COVID-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Oregon at #17 Southern California, 9:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)
#7 Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, 9:00 pm (ESPN)
Stanford at #17 Southern California POSTPONED TO FIRST WEEK OF MARCH TO ACCOMMODATE RESCHEDULING OF OREGON/SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAME
