Women’s Basketball or It’s Crunch Time!

Welcome back, college sports fans. One quick bit of news before we jump into women’s basketball. The Sacramento St Hornets of the Big Sky conference will jump to the Group of 5 next season, for football only, joining the MAC conference to replace the outgoing N Illinois squad, who will be joining the new Pac-12 (or whatever number they come up with). Our fiscal year (not that we have any financials) is from May (conference changes and preseason football) to April (basketball champions crowned), so we will talk more in depth about this change (and the many others) later in the spring.

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This post, however, is about the wonderful and sometimes wacky women’s game of basketball. This time of year is a combination of upset season and separation (or tightening) time. Tune in tomorrow for a conference-by-conference look at the teams vying for the top seed in the conference tourneys – who they still need to play and major games. We will do the same analysis for the men on Thursday.

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We were a little later than normal publishing Week 15’s Top 363 so there is just one remaining game today: Mississippi St is winning 37-24 at Arkansas with the game at halftime. Here are games to watch later this week:

DayGames to Watch
TueTennessee @ Mississippi, South Florida @ Rice
WedRhode Island @ La Salle, UCONN @ Villanova, Baylor @ Texas Tech, C Michigan @ Miami OH, Arizona St @ Iowa St, Austin Peay @ C Arkansas, Ohio St @ Minnesota, UNLV @ San Diego St
ThuMercer @ Wofford, North Carolina @ Virginia Tech, Bryant @ Binghamton, Marshall @ Ga Southern, S Indiana @ W Illinois, Oklahoma @ Georgia, NC St @ Duke, Rio Grande @ McNeese, South Carolina @ Alabama, LSU @ Mississippi, St Marys @ Santa Clara, Portland @ Oregon St, Washington @ UCLA
FriMurray St @ Bradley, Charleston @ Towson, Belmont @ Illinois St
SatNavy @ Army, Rice @ East Carolina, UMASS @ C Michigan, Ball St @ Miami OH, E Kentucky @ Stetson, North Dakota St @ South Dakota, Youngstown St @ Fort Wayne, Mercer @ Furman, C Arkansas @ West Georgia, Morehead St @ W Illinois, Lindenwood @ TN Tech, BYU @ Utah, Idaho St @ Montana St, Hawaii @ Santa Barbara, Brown @ Princeton, UC Irvine @ UC San Diego, San Francisco @ St Marys, Texas Tech @ Colorado
SunMississippi @ South Carolina, Michigan @ Iowa, Virginia @ Louisville, St Johns @ Seton Hall, Mississippi St @ Texas, Duke @ Clemson, Southern Cal @ Ohio St, Tennessee @ Oklahoma, Syracuse @ NC St, Kentucky @ Vanderbilt, Murray St @ Illinois St, Belmont @ Bradley, Nebraska @ Washington, Marquette @ Villanova, Missouri @ LSU, Iowa St @ TCU, Abilene Chr @ S Utah, Michigan St @ Minnesota

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Score update: MSST 59 ARK 46 with 9:33 in the 4th. That’s it for today. See the full ranking below from UCLA to Valparaiso. Thank you for reading and, especially, for sharing with others. We always appreciate your feedback, questions, and comments, JoJo and G

RANKTeamRecordSOSScoreRPIRankRPIF
1UCLA25-111100.000.6951181.4
2UCONN27-05295.600.6763176.4
3Texas24-3494.900.6782177.0
4South Carolina25-22493.320.6734175.6
5Vanderbilt24-32189.820.6596172.0
6Iowa19-5384.950.6557171.0
7TCU23-43584.690.64211167.6
8Michigan22-43684.000.6459168.3
9Louisville24-44783.610.64012167.0
10Baylor22-52082.750.63913166.8
11Duke19-6581.460.6458168.3
12Alabama20-6881.050.6615172.5
13Ohio St22-47679.650.62915164.2
14West Virginia21-62279.040.63314165.2
15Princeton20-38778.850.62119162.1
16LSU22-49578.750.62418162.9
17Mississippi20-62677.820.62417162.9
18Tennessee16-7177.780.64510168.3
19Texas Tech23-414276.720.61521160.5
20Oklahoma19-62976.490.62516163.1
21Rhode Island23-218276.240.58740153.2
22Maryland21-65974.690.61423160.3
23Kentucky20-73074.660.61920161.6
24Arizona St21-66474.380.61025159.2
25Richmond22-410574.160.60033156.6
26Villanova21-512873.590.60430157.6
27North Carolina21-67773.560.60929158.9
28Syracuse22-421572.930.59835156.1
29Minnesota20-68172.480.61026159.2
30Michigan St20-68572.330.60928158.9
31Colorado18-81771.030.60927158.9
32Washington19-75470.600.60431157.6
33Georgia20-612770.250.59636155.6
34Troy21-515170.220.56559147.5
35LA Tech19-513569.840.54282141.5
36North Dakota St23-233069.820.53887140.4
37NC St17-81869.640.61024159.2
38Montana St18-67069.640.54481142.0
39Columbia17-66868.710.58939153.7
40Southern Cal16-9768.690.61522160.5
41Vermont22-615068.580.54084140.9
42Oklahoma St20-712467.940.57154149.0
43Murray St22-331667.920.55170143.8
44Ga Southern19-612367.810.55864145.6
45Mississippi St17-84267.490.59537155.3
46Iowa St20-618867.490.58441152.4
47McNeese22-428967.310.53098138.3
48Oregon18-93766.970.60034156.6
49Charleston20-427266.870.525104137.0
50Nebraska16-91366.800.60132156.9
51Ball St21-524866.520.54971143.3
52Utah17-92866.480.58043151.4
53Marshall22-621466.440.53788140.2
54South Dakota St20-617366.300.57250149.3
55Virginia Tech20-716265.950.57745150.6
56Rice22-332265.830.56557147.5
57San Diego St20-430165.560.54875143.0
58E Kentucky22-528265.330.521110136.0
59Fairfield22-432165.210.55766145.4
60High Point22-432764.750.516122134.7
61Gonzaga19-89264.570.57253149.3
62Notre Dame16-93464.450.59138154.2
63Illinois17-88464.330.58442152.4
64James Madison20-811764.290.57252149.3
65Virginia18-811863.900.57447149.8
66Lindenwood20-717863.850.525105137.0
67UMASS18-526563.510.55568144.9
68Santa Clara20-720263.130.526100137.3
69W Illinois21-433762.880.494156128.9
70Abilene Chr19-719862.450.503145131.3
71Arkansas St20-722562.280.54083140.9
72Seton Hall17-813162.250.57448149.8
73Green Bay20-722662.220.53690139.9
74Miami OH20-531362.130.517118134.9
75BYU17-98262.080.57746150.6
76S Indiana18-718162.000.499150130.2
77Oregon St18-98061.780.53393139.1
78Colorado St19-722161.540.53691139.9
79Longwood18-720161.360.491163128.1
80Boise St20-629661.240.53196138.6
81Idaho21-533561.150.509134132.8
82Jacksonville18-720961.130.513129133.9
83UC Davis19-723161.070.508135132.6
84Binghamton17-812660.930.519115135.5
85UC Irvine21-435060.710.53886140.4
86Army20-533660.390.521109136.0
87South Dakota20-630960.350.487176127.1
88Kansas16-113160.310.56461147.2
89St Josephs17-811060.120.523106136.5
90George Mason16-89359.650.56163146.4
91Sam Houston15-810259.350.493157128.7
92Clemson18-918758.950.55567144.9
93Marquette16-107458.900.54676142.5
94St Johns20-829058.810.54873143.0
95Stanford16-114858.810.57251149.3
96South Florida16-103858.670.56656147.7
97Missouri16-115058.560.57249149.3
98Belmont16-910658.340.55469144.6
99Monmouth16-815458.230.484183126.3
100N Colorado19-825858.040.487174127.1
101Youngstown St19-826157.920.499151130.2
102Navy18-632457.730.513127133.9
103Quinnipiac21-535756.860.526102137.3
104Idaho St17-823756.820.513128133.9
105S Utah17-823956.780.479191125.0
106Fair Dickins22-436156.670.483185126.1
107Brown15-724656.470.517119134.9
108California16-119056.400.56162146.4
109Florida15-123956.060.56460147.2
110Kansas St14-131055.770.57844150.9
111Penn14-910355.640.508136132.6
112Cleveland St20-832055.610.489171127.6
113Chattanooga16-729355.590.485181126.6
114UC San Diego18-732855.440.505141131.8
115Harvard14-911455.320.54972143.3
116Furman16-1013755.050.462222120.6
117Steph F Austin18-830455.010.487178127.1
118LMU17-828054.950.511131133.4
119Howard19-734554.780.518117135.2
120Davidson16-116254.690.54874143.0
121Drexel15-823554.580.507137132.3
122UNLV17-829754.380.53394139.1
123Holy Cross16-922454.170.52999138.1
124Campbell17-925754.160.484182126.3
125San Francisco15-1013853.660.517120134.9
126Old Dominion15-125153.610.526101137.3
127Hawaii14-1010753.450.492160128.4
128East Carolina19-734653.330.521111136.0
129Santa Barbara17-733953.310.497152129.7
130C Arkansas16-1019353.160.490165127.9
131FIU15-922053.060.505143131.8
132Rio Grande16-1020052.960.487179127.1
133Radford17-1024052.860.482186125.8
134Auburn13-131652.630.56558147.5
135CA Baptist17-929452.550.516121134.7
136Indiana14-134352.320.55865145.6
137Stetson16-927652.050.481187125.5
138Morehead St16-1116951.860.506138132.1
139Ohio15-927051.130.496153129.5
140Bradley18-834951.110.490166127.9
141Alabama A&M16-930251.080.449244117.2
142North Texas14-118650.860.494155128.9
143Austin Peay14-1018450.780.478192124.8
144New Mexico17-932550.770.515125134.4
145Pepperdine15-1116650.660.486180126.8
146Texas A&M10-111550.600.56755148.0
147Miami FL13-127350.440.54480142.0
148Lamar15-929250.330.488172127.4
149Merrimack15-1024550.310.489167127.6
150West Georgia16-931450.280.470202122.7
151NJ Tech16-1027550.230.506139132.1
152C Michigan16-834350.180.492159128.4
153Liberty13-1110050.000.489168127.6
154Portland15-1119650.000.488173127.4
155Fort Wayne16-1028449.930.492161128.4
156Maine14-1211149.540.521108136.0
157Wisconsin13-135349.500.54577142.2
158Missouri St15-1026749.420.513126133.9
159Bryant17-934249.410.469203122.4
160Wofford14-1117749.020.455236118.8
161Purdue12-134148.850.54578142.2
162Robert Morris16-1031048.820.464215121.1
163Oral Roberts13-129148.580.465211121.4
164UT Martin13-129648.410.463216120.8
165Mid Tenn14-1122347.810.512130133.6
166Fullerton15-1030847.710.461225120.3
167Bowling Green13-1213347.200.441258115.1
168Stony Brook14-1124947.030.449243117.2
169TN Tech14-1125047.020.465214121.4
170N Iowa12-129446.740.516123134.7
171Albany13-1214546.650.502146131.0
172Alcorn St14-1030646.630.431271112.5
173N Kentucky13-145846.360.515124134.4
174Lehigh13-1122846.120.503144131.3
175William & Mary13-1028545.990.476194124.2
176Toledo13-1028645.980.480190125.3
177Creighton12-145645.840.53395139.1
178North Alabama13-1217445.830.466210121.6
179Fla Gulf Coast12-137145.810.483184126.1
180Georgetown12-1310945.710.521107136.0
181Illinois St15-1034145.580.490164127.9
182Providence13-1411945.450.519113135.5
183E Tenn St13-1219745.350.463220120.8
184Towson14-1129845.250.474197123.7
185Mercer15-1034845.180.444252115.9
186Wake Forest13-1318545.110.510133133.1
187Arizona11-144444.930.53097138.3
188Nwestern St12-1214844.750.465213121.4
189Tulsa16-935644.720.489170127.6
190Georgia Tech11-152344.650.53985140.7
191La Salle14-1127944.630.478193124.8
192Arkansas11-152544.480.53789140.2
193Southern13-1127744.440.457234119.3
194Tarleton12-1216844.270.463218120.8
195Balt County12-1217144.210.463217120.8
196MD Eastern14-1323344.180.460228120.1
197Little Rock13-1317644.130.465212121.4
198Norfolk St13-1224244.120.421296109.9
199Kent St11-136644.100.474196123.7
200Southern Miss13-1318643.960.467206121.9
201St Marys14-1229143.880.461226120.3
202East Texas12-1125643.860.449242117.2
203Kennesaw St12-1219043.830.443256115.6
204St Bonaventure15-1230343.600.473199123.5
205St Thomas13-1320743.490.443254115.6
206Dayton14-1227443.200.492158128.4
207UTSA12-1218342.880.487175127.1
208Greensboro13-1324142.550.415309108.3
209ULM12-1317542.540.500147130.5
210Alabama St12-1225542.190.427282111.4
211Utah Valley11-1218942.080.452239118.0
212Coastal12-158942.050.471201122.9
213Xavier11-1412941.610.505142131.8
214Iona16-1135941.590.444251115.9
215Jax St12-1322741.260.432268112.7
216Elon11-1315241.230.469204122.4
217E Michigan11-1315341.120.472200123.2
218UCF10-154641.040.520112135.7
219Charlotte12-1320340.900.496154129.5
220Fresno St14-1332640.820.461227120.3
221Delaware12-1326340.370.463219120.8
222Long Island16-836340.280.410313107.0
223Loyola Chicago12-1323040.140.489169127.6
224App St11-1414340.020.457233119.3
225Rutgers9-16940.010.53592139.6
226UTEP11-1321240.010.446248116.4
227Incarnate Word11-1322239.750.443255115.6
228Geo Wash13-1426439.420.466208121.6
229E Washington12-1424439.420.446246116.4
230Penn St9-17639.200.54479142.0
231Dartmouth10-1315639.180.429276112.0
232FAU12-1326939.120.462223120.6
233SIUE12-1425939.050.424289110.7
234Pacific10-156538.940.481189125.5
235IU Indy11-1419438.890.444253115.9
236Winthrop12-1521338.850.427280111.4
237Air Force12-1331238.570.446245116.4
238Temple10-149838.360.500148130.5
239Cincinnati9-171238.240.510132133.1
240Mt St Marys12-1333337.680.460229120.1
241Texas St11-1425237.580.439261114.6
242Florida St9-172737.050.519116135.5
243Grand Canyon9-163337.050.506140132.1
244NC A&T9-156136.830.415308108.3
245Samford11-1616536.700.426284111.2
246UAB10-1415836.670.459230119.8
247Arlington10-1515536.290.481188125.5
248Sacramento St11-1525136.240.434265113.3
249Wagner11-1333236.210.413311107.8
250Nicholls12-1235835.580.424288110.7
251St Louis11-1713235.480.466207121.6
252Loyola MD11-1431935.330.457231119.3
253Georgia St9-174535.080.462224120.6
254Butler9-176335.060.499149130.2
255Denver9-174934.900.433266113.0
256Northwestern8-171934.810.519114135.5
257IL Chicago11-1433834.250.450240117.4
258SMU9-179934.040.491162128.1
259Marist10-1714634.000.466209121.6
260Sacred Heart12-1336033.980.420301109.6
261Hampton9-1519933.570.404328105.4
262Wyoming9-1614133.480.455235118.8
263Cornell8-1511233.210.457232119.3
264Houston7-18233.170.525103137.0
265TX Southern9-1614933.140.393340102.6
266Ark Pine Bluff9-1427333.110.429275112.0
267N Arizona10-1721032.930.430273112.2
268Lipscomb9-1619132.450.427281111.4
269S Illinois9-1430732.280.409316106.7
270Northridge8-1516431.950.421295109.9
271Asheville10-1630031.930.389347101.5
272New Mexico St8-177231.700.420297109.6
273Nevada8-177531.520.454238118.5
274Duquesne9-1620531.460.424290110.7
275New Hampshire8-1710430.910.432267112.7
276Mercyhurst9-1531130.840.434264113.3
277Tulane8-1613930.540.468205122.1
278UC Riverside8-1712230.530.428278111.7
279Bucknell9-1628130.530.429274112.0
280Grambling9-1628330.480.389346101.5
281Queens9-1628730.410.407321106.2
282San Diego9-1817930.390.445250116.1
283Fordham10-1632330.320.425285110.9
284Memphis8-1614730.210.446247116.4
285VCU8-185530.180.487177127.1
286Siena11-1436230.120.418305109.1
287Coppin St9-1820430.060.424287110.7
288North Florida8-1714429.990.423294110.4
289Weber St8-196029.740.420299109.6
290SEMO8-1715729.650.419303109.4
291South Alabama9-1631529.570.442257115.4
292Stonehill9-1534729.370.403329105.2
293Chrls So8-1813029.330.438262114.3
294Gardner Webb10-1635329.090.419302109.4
295Oakland8-1814029.070.441259115.1
296Boston Univ8-1720629.040.430272112.2
297Montana7-178328.950.450241117.4
298Lafayette9-1634028.490.428277111.7
299NC Central7-1621927.600.402330104.9
300Pittsburgh8-1921727.490.438263114.3
301Wright St9-1831727.480.398335103.9
302Drake7-1716127.330.454237118.5
303Northeastern7-1623427.300.440260114.8
304W Michigan7-1624327.230.423293110.4
305Houston Chr7-1717027.220.408320106.5
306Kansas City7-197926.960.410314107.0
307SC Upstate8-1827126.690.37835198.7
308Jackson St8-1732926.260.406324106.0
309Bakersfield7-1724726.050.416306108.6
310Lowell7-1821125.690.385349100.5
311North Dakota7-2010125.610.404326105.4
312Milwaukee8-1929525.350.396337103.4
313Manhattan7-1823825.240.432269112.7
314Yale6-1716324.860.445249116.1
315Utah Tech6-1716724.820.420300109.6
316St Peters7-1826624.710.407322106.2
317Le Moyne8-1834424.660.390342101.8
318Depaul6-214024.490.476195124.2
319W Kentucky6-1813624.440.425286110.9
320Indiana St8-1735524.310.408319106.5
321Florida A&M7-1733124.160.393339102.6
322Chicago St8-1835123.940.399334104.1
323Utah St6-1815923.920.424291110.7
324Akron6-1911623.850.423292110.4
325Wilmington6-1817223.800.415310108.3
326Colgate6-1912023.800.426283111.2
327New Haven7-1735422.730.35435792.4
328Portland St6-1921822.370.409318106.7
329Hofstra5-196922.010.431270112.5
330American6-1926021.790.420298109.6
331Bethune6-2022921.400.36735495.8
332Washington St5-221421.390.474198123.7
333Rider6-1930520.990.406323106.0
334Seattle5-1919520.190.390344101.8
335SC St5-1826820.010.37135396.8
336Evansville6-2033419.550.402331104.9
337N Illinois5-2020819.320.416307108.6
338Wichita St5-2111319.260.419304109.4
339Detroit5-2023618.950.395338103.1
340SELA4-2012517.580.409317106.7
341TN St4-2110817.150.428279111.7
342Boston College4-243217.110.462221120.6
343MS Valley4-1925416.880.402333104.9
344Louisiana4-228816.760.398336103.9
345Corpus Christi4-2021616.620.389345101.5
346Delaware St4-2126215.540.34436089.8
347Omaha4-2411515.340.392341102.3
348E Illinois4-2319215.100.411312107.3
349Canisius4-2131814.760.386348100.7
350Long Beach3-216714.700.410315107.0
351Cal Poly3-227813.990.390343101.8
352W Carolina3-2212113.590.35735593.2
353San Jose St3-239713.340.404327105.4
354Morgan St3-2216013.160.37135296.8
355New Orleans3-2218013.050.383350100.0
356Presbyterian3-2223212.660.35535692.7
357Buffalo2-2213410.490.405325105.7
358Bellarmine2-25579.940.402332104.9
359Prairie View2-222539.740.34236289.3
360St Francis2-223528.550.32336384.3
361C Connecticut0-242883.160.34436189.8
362Niagara0-252783.060.35335892.1
363Valparaiso0-262992.910.35135991.6

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