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Non-BCS Top 25: Xavier #1 Despite Loss
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December 18th, 2011
by Shawn Siegel
The Non-BCS
Top 25 is a weekly companion to the popular
CHN Top 50 ranking, taking an in-depth look into the underrated universe of
teams outside of the big six. The original Non-BCS ranking.
Non-BCS Top 25: December 18th
by Shawn Siegel: Collegehoops.net Editor
| Team | Record | Last | Pre. | |
| 1 | 8-1* | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | Creighton | 8-1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Cleveland St | 10-1 | 3 | NA |
| 4 | 11-2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | Saint Louis | 10-1 | 5 | NA |
| 6 | Harvard | 9-1 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 |
San Diego St |
9-2 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | 7-2 | 7 | 3 | |
| 9 | Murray St | 12-0 | 9 | NA |
| 10 | 8-2 | 10 | 13 | |
| 11 | Kent St | 7-1 | 14 | 15 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 8-2 | 15 | 5 |
| 13 |
Northern Iowa |
9-1 | 16 | NA |
| 14 | Marshall | 7-2 | 17 | 10 |
| 15 | 6-3* | 11 | 4 | |
| 16 | Charleston | 9-1 | 18 | NA |
| 17 | 5-4* | 12 | 1 |
Not in CHN Top 50 Ranking
| Team | Record | Last | Pre. | |
| 18 | Saint Mary's | 8-1 | 19 | 14 |
| 19 | BYU | 8-3* | 20 | 17 |
| 20 |
Iona |
9-2 | 26 | NA |
| 21 |
UCF |
8-2 | 21 | 25 |
| 22 |
Indiana St |
8-2 | 22 | 19 |
| 23 | Wyoming | 11-1 | 23 | NA |
| 24 | Tulane | 11-1 | 25 | NA |
| 25 |
St. Joseph's |
8-3 | 30 | NA |
pre. = preseason ranking
last = last ranking (end of 2010-11 season)
* = Losses in the last week
Next 5:
George Mason (7-3), VCU (7-3), MTSU (10-2), Ohio (9-1), Southern Miss (8-2)
Further 5:
Dayton (8-3), Belmont (7-4**), Denver (8-2), Weber St (6-3*), Long Beach St (4-5)
Dropped Out of Top 25 This Week:
#13 Belmont
#24 Weber St
Dropped Out of Top 25 Since Preseason:
#6 Butler
#9 George Mason
#11 Drexel
#16 VCU
#22 Utah St
#23 Long Beach St
#24 UAB
#25 GW
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I think you guys are really slighting Ohio because they beat Marshall who is ranked 14th and Ohio's only loss is a close loss against Louisville. To me that would warrant a ranking above Marshall.