Top 25 & Other Hoops Games - Week 16

[Buffnik]

AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Villanova (45) 24-3 1,604
2 Kansas (20) 23-4 1,580
3 Virginia 21-5 1,393
3 Oklahoma 21-5 1,393
5 Xavier 24-3 1,368
6 Michigan State 22-5 1,346
7 North Carolina 22-5 1,241
8 Iowa 20-6 1,144
9 Arizona 22-5 1,028
10 Maryland 23-5 976
11 Louisville 21-6 902
12 Miami (FL) 21-5 851
13 Oregon 21-6 842
14 West Virginia 20-7 772
15 Duke 20-7 674
16 Kentucky 20-7 627
17 Iowa State 19-8 616
18 Indiana 22-6 571
19 Baylor 20-7 521
20 Purdue 21-7 357
21 Texas A&M 20-7 283
22 Utah 21-7 253
23 Notre Dame 18-8 185
24 SMU 22-4 154
25 Texas 17-10 104

• Others receiving votes: Dayton 80, Providence 48, California 34, Wichita St 33, Texas Tech 31, Wisconsin 27, Saint Joseph's 20, VCU 19, South Carolina 12, Hawaii 12, Saint Mary's 10, Valparaiso 3, Cincinnati 3, USC 2, San Diego State 2, UAB 1, Connecticut 1, Arkansas-Little Rock 1, Stephen F. Austin 1

• Dropped from rankings: Dayton 15, Providence 23

 

[Buffnik]

Tonight, we've got a couple great games.

#3 UVA at #12 Miami (5:00, ESPN)
#17 Iowa State at #14 West Virginia (7:00, ESPN)

 

[CVilleBuff]

Big week for my Hoos. On the road at Miami tonight and then Gameday visits Charlottesville for UVA/UNC on Saturday.

Hurricanes favored by 1 tonight

 

[hokiehead]

Big week for my Hoos. On the road at Miami tonight and then Gameday visits Charlottesville for UVA/UNC on Saturday.

Hurricanes favored by 1 tonight

Muck Fiami

 

[CVilleBuff]

Muck Fiami

i like Larranaga though.

UNC is on 3 losses, UVA, Miami 4. A win tonight would set up the meeting in Charlottesville as the game that likely decides the ACC (only meeting between Hoos and Heels). Not going to get my hopes up too much, though. Miami is so tough at home these days

 

[dyemeduke]

After K, obviously, Larranaga is my favorite coach in the ACC. He worked his way up and put in the years, with good mentors to be had. I remember hearing a pregame speech he gave to George Mason...and damn...how do you not want to put in that extra effort for that guy.

Tony Bennett though...talk about the next star to take over the college coaching reins. I hope he stays around and doesn't jump to NBA. Brogdon is giving Brice Johnson a serious run for ACC player of the year.

 

[CVilleBuff]

Thanks for failing to jump one inch and put the team ahead, Mike Tobey.

 

[CVilleBuff]

Miami 64 UVA 61

 

[Buffnik]

#25 Texas escaped KSU with the road win, 71-70.

 

[Goose]

After K, obviously, Larranaga is my favorite coach in the ACC. He worked his way up and put in the years, with good mentors to be had. I remember hearing a pregame speech he gave to George Mason...and damn...how do you not want to put in that extra effort for that guy.

Tony Bennett though...talk about the next star to take over the college coaching reins. I hope he stays around and doesn't jump to NBA. Brogdon is giving Brice Johnson a serious run for ACC player of the year.

Do you think Bennett would consider NBA? I don't know why, but I always figured him as a college lifer.

 

[onealcd]

Do you think Bennett would consider NBA? I don't know why, but I always figured him as a college lifer.

I hope not, Virginia is a very underrated college basketball job and he is doing great there. It is so hard to be an NBA coach as it is all up to the GM if you have a good team or not.

 

[Buffnik]

I hope not, Virginia is a very underrated college basketball job and he is doing great there. It is so hard to be an NBA coach as it is all up to the GM if you have a good team or not.

Certainly have to be careful about what job you take. Billy Donovan clearly wanted to coach in the NBA, but he held out until he landed a team with great pieces with the OKC Thunder. Fred Hoiberg also went to a good spot in Chicago, though not quite the stacked deck.

 

[Goose]

Certainly have to be careful about what job you take. Billy Donovan clearly wanted to coach in the NBA, but he held out until he landed a team with great pieces with the OKC Thunder. Fred Hoiberg also went to a good spot in Chicago, though not quite the stacked deck.

And honestly, both of them have looked pretty lost at times this year. More and more coaches need to realize it's more likely to be John Beilein than it is to be Brad Stevens.