Non-BCS Top 25: Kent St Makes 1st Showing
February 28th, 2010
by Shawn Siegel
The Non-BCS Top 25 is a weekly follow-up to the popular CHN Top 50 ranking. Using the power-conference teams ranked in the CHN Top 50 as a base, an in-depth look at the world of "mid-major" basketball is pieced together. The Non-BCS Top 25 will be released early Monday morning following the Top 50..
Non-BCS Top 25: February 28th (Week Sixteen)
by Shawn Siegel: Collegehoops.net Editor
| Team | Record | Last | T50 | |
| 1 | New Mexico | 27-3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Butler | 26-4 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Temple | 24-5 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | BYU | 26-4* | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Gonzaga | 24-5 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Richmond | 22-7* | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | UTEP | 22-5 | 8 | 26 |
| 8 | Xavier | 21-7 | 10 | 27 |
| 9 | Northern Iowa | 25-4* | 6 | 28 |
| 10 | Cornell | 25-4 | 9 | 29 |
| 11 | UNLV | 22-7 | 11 | 32 |
| 12 | Saint Mary's | 24-5 | 13 | 35 |
| 13 | UAB | 23-5 | 14 | 39 |
| 14 | Utah St | 23-6 | 15 | 41 |
| 15 | Siena | 23-6 | 16 | 42 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | 20-7* | 12 | 49 |
| 17 | Old Dominion | 23-8 | 18 | 46 |
| 18 | Dayton | 19-9* | 17 | 50 |
T50 = Ranking in CHN Weekly Top 50
* = Losses in the last week
Not in CHN Top 50
| 19 | Murray St | 27-4* | 19 | * |
| 20 | San Diego St | 20-8* | 20 | * |
| 21 | Kent St | 22-8 | NA | * |
| 22 | Memphis | 21-8* | 22 | * |
| 23 | Marshall | 22-7 | NA | * |
| 24 | Wichita St | 23-8* | 21 | * |
| 25 | Charlotte | 19-9* | 23 | * |
Next 5: New Mexico St (19-9), St Louis (19-9*), Louisiana Tech (22-7*), Coastal Carolina (26-5), William & Mary (20-9*)
Further 5: Northeastern (19-11*), Oakland (23-8), Sam Houston St (21-6), Wofford (23-8), Illinois St (21-9*)
Dropped Out of Top 25: Louisiana Tech, William & Mary
Agree/Disagree? Post Your Thoughts Below! Check the archives for older Non-BCS Top 25 Rankings
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About Shawn Siegel
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THOUGHTS
-- William & Mary and La Tech drop out in place of Kent State & Marshall. For Kent St, who have won 12 of 13, its the first time in the Non-BCS Top 25. Marshall is back after a length absence due to a 5-game winning streak. Marshall's having a wacky up-and-down season. They started 12-2, lost 5 straight, and now have won 5 straight again.
-- Wofford makes a first appearance in the Next in Line group. They've won 10 in a row, and are the Southern Conference champs. In their last 16 games, their lone was by just 2 points to 2nd place Charleston.
-- Rhode Island is the only team in the Top 20 or so to make a substantial move, unfortunately for the Rams, its the wrong direction. URI has lost 4 of 5, the latest being to lowly St Bonaventure. The Rams still have a top 40 RPI, but they've simply been struggling recently. They haven't beaten an RPI Top 100 team since Dayton on January 26th.
-- New Mexico, with an impressive and rare road win at BYU, is a clear #1 at this point. The Lobos have won 13 straight and are 7th in CHN's overall ranking, and 7th in the RPI. In the last decade, the #1 non-BCS RPI team hasn't come from the MWC. The A-10, CUSA, MVC, and WCC have been up there.
What do you think about this week's ranking?