Women’s Basketball or Week 14’s Top 363!

Welcome back to the latest and greatest episode of the GCR. Before we jump into the main topic, some major college sports news. A couple of years ago, the Pac-12 was decimated to become the Pac-2 with just Oregon St and Washington St. They were able to play as a 2-team conference in football for two years and joined the West Coast Conference for both men’s and women’s basketball. We will go into more of this in April when all of the shoes have dropped, but the Pac-2 stole teams from the Mountain West to refill their coffers so that they were allowed to compete. Of course, the Mountain West had to retool and refill as well. Yesterday it became official that North Dakota St, winner of something like 11 of the last 15 FCS championships will be the newest MWC member. We at the GCR have said for years that the Bison, as well as their arch-rival, South Dakota St were ready to step up to FBS competition. Clearly more to come so stay tuned.

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There is a bit of a shakeup in this week’s Top 363 with a few upsets. We also have a new top team with UCLA taking over UCONN despite the Huskies remaining unbeaten. The Big East is…not very strong – was that politically correct enough? – and while UCONN is winning big game after game, they have the lowest strength of schedule (SOS) in the Top 13 at 51st. UCLA’s 13st SOS was enough for the Bruins to jump to the top on “style” points. Let’s take a look at games to watch in the upcoming week.

DayGames to Watch
MonKentucky @ Texas, Oklahoma @ Vanderbilt
TueOhio @ Toledo, Iowa St @ BYU,
WedArkansas St @ Ga Southern, St Bonaventure @ Richmond, Robert Morris @ Youngstown St, Longwood @ High Point, Green Bay @ Cleveland St, Washington @ Iowa, Seton Hall @ Marquette, UCLA @ Michigan St, Colorado St @ San Diego St, Utah @ Arizona St
ThuBinghamton @ Vermont, Missouri @ Tennessee, Stetson @ Jacksonville, TCU @ Baylor, Texas @ Vanderbilt, Lamar @ Rio Grande, Missouri St @ Sam Houston, FIU @ LA Tech, Santa Clara @ Oregon St, Pepperdine @ LMU
FriPrinceton @ Columbia, [note: the “should get ugly” game has Valparaiso (0-24/363) @ Murray St (20-3/39)]
SatUCONN @ Marquette, Richmond @ Davidson, Miami OH @ UMASS, Arkansas St @ Marshall, Cleveland St @ Robert Morris, Colorado St @ New Mexico, Rhode Island @ George Mason, BYU @ Colorado, West Georgia @ Austin Peay, Fairfield @ Quinnipiac, Idaho @ Idaho St, Pepperdine @ San Francisco, South Carolina @ LSU
SunNorth Carolina @ Duke, Maryland @ Ohio St, Mississippi @ Kentucky, Charleston @ Monmouth, Clemson @ Syracuse, Texas @ Tennessee, Oklahoma @ Alabama, NC St @ Notre Dame, West Virginia @ TCU, Oregon @ Washington

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By the time we meet to see the Top 363 again, we will be closer to March than to January. For most teams, every game is important to try for a better seed in their conference championships and/or to fight for a big in the NCAAs or the NIT. There are nearly 300 of them this week. Watch every game you can – support college sports in general and women’s basketball specifically. You will not be disappointed in the quality of play, the athleticism, and the basketball IQ of these teams – especially those at the top of the rankings.

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That’s it for today. Tune in Wednesday for the men’s Top 365. Thank you for reading and sharing with others. As a reminder, in the table below, the Score and RPIF columns can be used to predict winners and theoretical point spreads. Add 4.5 to the home team and compare. If both columns agree on the winner, that would be the prediction with the points to give between the two differences. If one column suggests team A would win and the other metric suggests team A would lose, the GCR cannot predict – too close to call. With no further ado, we proudly present the Top 363 for Week 14.

RANKTeamRecordSOSScoreRPIRankRPIF
1UCLA23-113100.000.6941180.9
2UCONN25-05196.790.6792177.0
3Texas22-2896.690.6783176.8
4South Carolina24-23692.160.6684174.1
5Vanderbilt22-24889.100.6527170.0
6Baylor21-42985.240.64411167.9
7Louisville22-43285.120.64510168.2
8Michigan20-42684.860.6498169.2
9Iowa18-5584.510.6536170.2
10Alabama20-51484.190.6665173.6
11TCU21-44183.240.63514165.5
12Princeton19-27982.530.63217164.8
13West Virginia20-52482.110.64112167.1
14Ohio St22-39882.100.63515165.5
15Mississippi19-51981.610.63316165.0
16LSU22-312280.850.62718163.5
17Duke18-6979.770.63913166.6
18Tennessee15-6279.520.6469168.4
19Texas Tech22-315079.190.62219162.2
20North Carolina20-57276.460.61523160.3
21Oklahoma17-54376.080.61920161.4
22Rhode Island21-219275.970.58442152.2
23Michigan St20-413975.700.61424160.1
24Maryland19-65074.500.61226159.5
25Kentucky18-64474.110.61227159.5
26Arizona St19-65874.040.60928158.8
27Villanova19-59974.030.60630158.0
28Richmond20-410373.640.59735155.6
29Syracuse20-419773.200.59934156.2
30NC St17-72373.120.61921161.4
31Troy19-510072.170.57055148.6
32Washington18-66971.970.60532157.7
33Colorado16-81171.250.61325159.8
34Georgia19-516071.170.59636155.4
35North Dakota St22-231871.110.54088140.8
36Minnesota18-68670.830.60433157.5
37Oregon18-83170.330.60929158.8
38Montana St17-65470.310.54582142.1
39Murray St20-328769.480.55769145.2
40Nebraska16-82069.350.60631158.0
41Utah16-82169.290.58739153.0
42Iowa St19-520869.190.58838153.3
43Oklahoma St19-614469.180.57153148.9
44Southern Cal15-9468.960.61722160.9
45Charleston19-329068.760.527103137.4
46LA Tech17-515567.830.53196138.4
47Gonzaga18-76667.770.58244151.7
48Green Bay20-523067.180.54974143.1
49South Dakota St18-613267.060.57748150.4
50Rice20-329967.000.57057148.6
51Ga Southern17-612066.680.55371144.2
52E Kentucky21-430066.670.521112135.8
53Vermont20-619366.440.52998137.9
54McNeese20-429666.310.524105136.6
55Ball St19-523466.300.54876142.9
56Mississippi St16-84666.180.58937153.6
57Columbia15-69365.480.57747150.4
58Arkansas St20-526465.430.54778142.6
59High Point21-334265.230.514123134.0
60Marshall20-622764.840.529100137.9
61Binghamton17-616564.840.525104136.9
62San Diego St18-430264.660.54285141.3
63Illinois16-86864.450.58540152.5
64Virginia Tech18-719863.730.56859148.1
65W Illinois19-432663.590.491159128.0
66Miami OH19-432763.510.520114135.6
67Boise St19-529163.470.53791140.0
68Stanford16-94763.420.58343152.0
69Oregon St17-87763.300.53593139.5
70James Madison18-811163.240.56858148.1
71Notre Dame15-94062.980.58541152.5
72St Johns19-723762.840.56164146.3
73Lindenwood18-718462.710.519116135.3
74BYU16-810562.680.57549149.9
75Kansas15-102262.620.57054148.6
76Virginia16-811862.160.56760147.8
77UMASS16-526761.980.54973143.1
78Marquette16-812561.860.54875142.9
79Fairfield20-434561.830.54581142.1
80Seton Hall15-89261.800.57551149.9
81S Indiana16-715461.570.494152128.8
82Missouri16-104561.510.57945150.9
83Colorado St18-626361.490.53295138.7
84Army18-531561.410.523108136.3
85South Dakota19-628861.200.488171127.2
86Longwood17-624761.180.484178126.2
87UC Irvine19-434661.100.53990140.5
88UC Davis17-720161.090.507138132.2
89Santa Clara18-723360.680.515120134.3
90George Mason15-711260.480.56263146.5
91Idaho19-533660.190.502146130.9
92Jacksonville16-719660.140.508136132.4
93Clemson17-820660.130.55670144.9
94Sam Houston14-713459.830.487172127.0
95Florida15-113758.690.57056148.6
96Belmont14-95958.410.55965145.7
97Abilene Chr16-818258.290.490164127.7
98St Josephs15-810958.180.515119134.3
99Fair Dickins21-435958.030.485174126.4
100Santa Barbara16-630157.940.513124133.7
101Harvard13-88057.750.55966145.7
102N Colorado17-822657.690.485177126.4
103Old Dominion15-106057.570.53494139.2
104Monmouth15-723257.500.474198123.6
105Chattanooga16-631357.390.489166127.5
106Penn13-89457.260.509133132.7
107California15-109157.220.56262146.5
108UNLV16-726956.970.54186141.0
109Navy16-632256.710.508135132.4
110Idaho St16-728056.610.509132132.7
111UC San Diego17-633156.600.507137132.2
112Youngstown St17-825456.490.492158128.3
113South Florida14-103956.130.55967145.7
114Davidson16-108555.970.54877142.9
115Auburn13-121555.850.57550149.9
116Kansas St13-121655.820.57846150.7
117Indiana14-115255.790.56361146.8
118Quinnipiac20-436155.760.522109136.1
119S Utah15-824154.710.466212121.5
120CA Baptist16-827554.680.523107136.3
121Furman14-108454.610.460224119.9
122Howard17-733254.400.518118135.0
123Steph F Austin16-828954.020.481183125.4
124Drexel14-822854.010.502147130.9
125Brown13-725253.960.507139132.2
126Wisconsin13-115553.930.55768145.2
127Campbell15-921253.850.482181125.7
128Pepperdine15-921453.730.490162127.7
129Morehead St15-1015353.680.511129133.2
130Holy Cross14-918353.480.529101137.9
131New Mexico16-831053.150.524106136.6
132East Carolina17-733053.030.519117135.3
133San Francisco14-1013052.980.515122134.3
134Austin Peay13-914952.870.484179126.2
135Cleveland St18-833952.570.474197123.6
136Rio Grande15-924552.330.479186124.9
137UT Martin13-1010852.270.469204122.3
138Stetson15-830452.190.477193124.4
139Radford16-1023652.140.477192124.4
140Missouri St15-830952.080.519115135.3
141Miami FL12-115752.010.55072143.4
142Texas A&M9-101051.970.57252149.1
143Hawaii12-107151.930.488170127.2
144Lamar14-828551.910.491160128.0
145LMU15-831251.900.496151129.3
146FIU14-828651.880.494153128.8
147Portland14-1018051.570.491161128.0
148North Texas13-1010650.960.489165127.5
149West Georgia15-832850.720.468208122.0
150Robert Morris16-833850.690.465214121.2
151Maine13-1110250.390.521111135.8
152C Arkansas13-1016950.360.478189124.6
153Oral Roberts12-116250.340.470203122.5
154Fort Wayne15-1025150.260.493154128.5
155Bradley16-834450.110.486173126.7
156C Michigan14-832349.950.492156128.3
157Alabama A&M14-928249.910.445250116.0
158Bryant16-835149.300.465215121.2
159Ohio13-926249.180.488169127.2
160Tulsa16-735649.010.503145131.1
161Arizona11-124248.910.53989140.5
162Fullerton14-930748.870.462221120.4
163NJ Tech14-1025748.730.499148130.1
164Georgetown12-128148.570.53097138.2
165Illinois St14-931748.250.503144131.1
166Bowling Green12-1111748.250.440259114.7
167Purdue11-133048.180.54680142.3
168Lehigh12-1018548.070.511128133.2
169Wofford12-1112947.750.452238117.8
170Creighton12-1212147.470.52999137.9
171Merrimack12-1114247.460.484180126.2
172Liberty11-118347.340.481184125.4
173Stony Brook13-1025947.290.445249116.0
174North Alabama12-1022446.950.461223120.2
175MD Eastern14-1126046.910.465216121.2
176Arkansas11-142546.720.54187141.0
177Georgia Tech11-142746.690.54584142.1
178Fla Gulf Coast11-126146.520.485176126.4
179Toledo12-929446.450.479187124.9
180Mercer14-934146.280.444253115.8
181St Marys14-1128346.210.467209121.7
182Wake Forest13-1222346.140.510131133.0
183TN Tech13-1029246.120.455231118.6
184Kent St11-127046.040.478191124.6
185Towson13-1030645.620.473200123.3
186N Iowa11-127545.620.515121134.3
187Mid Tenn12-1121145.510.507141132.2
188Jax St12-1121345.420.441257115.0
189Albany12-1214645.380.498150129.8
190Balt County11-1114745.370.464217121.0
191Tarleton12-1121645.360.462220120.4
192Alcorn St12-1027445.320.428274111.6
193Nwestern St11-1116145.080.463219120.7
194Greensboro13-1127245.060.416303108.5
195Kennesaw St11-1117244.930.443256115.5
196Southern Miss12-1217344.930.469205122.3
197Loyola Chicago12-1119044.910.507140132.2
198Little Rock12-1217844.730.465213121.2
199William & Mary12-1029544.510.469206122.3
200E Tenn St12-1124344.350.454234118.4
201E Michigan11-1119944.150.476194124.1
202La Salle13-1126644.040.476195124.1
203East Texas11-1027043.680.443255115.5
204Dayton13-1128143.670.492155128.3
205UTSA11-1117443.670.489167127.5
206UCF10-136343.670.520113135.6
207Southern11-1121943.480.458226119.4
208N Kentucky11-145343.450.508134132.4
209St Bonaventure14-1132143.340.467210121.7
210Elon11-1215843.340.473199123.3
211E Washington12-1223542.950.455232118.6
212Dartmouth10-1117742.820.434269113.1
213Rutgers9-15642.740.54583142.1
214Providence11-1410142.730.512125133.5
215Xavier11-1315942.710.505143131.7
216Geo Wash13-1227742.130.472201123.0
217NC A&T9-133442.070.432271112.6
218Temple10-129042.070.512126133.5
219Norfolk St11-1221042.060.415304108.2
220Iona14-1135041.960.447245116.5
221Delaware11-1223141.420.466211121.5
222St Thomas11-1317941.290.437266113.9
223Utah Valley10-1216641.270.449241117.1
224Coastal11-1411641.270.461222120.2
225ULM11-1320040.730.492157128.3
226Incarnate Word10-1218840.650.446247116.3
227Charlotte11-1316340.520.498149129.8
228UTEP10-1220440.360.444254115.8
229Alabama St10-1220540.360.427276111.3
230Air Force11-1227140.170.459225119.7
231App St10-1316239.660.450240117.3
232Long Island15-836339.440.404326105.3
233Sacramento St11-1325539.040.439263114.4
234St Louis11-1510738.980.478188124.6
235Denver9-153338.860.444251115.8
236Penn St8-16338.820.54679142.3
237Grand Canyon9-153538.810.510130133.0
238IU Indy10-1320238.800.441258115.0
239Arlington10-1320338.750.485175126.4
240Pacific9-146438.680.479185124.9
241Winthrop11-1422538.470.421292109.8
242Fresno St12-1332438.450.451239117.6
243Northwestern8-151838.260.528102137.6
244Butler9-156538.000.506142131.9
245Cincinnati8-16737.930.511127133.2
246Texas St10-1323937.660.437264113.9
247Mt St Marys12-1235237.600.454235118.4
248Georgia St9-155637.520.463218120.7
249Wagner11-1233737.430.414307107.9
250Marist10-1514337.180.474196123.6
251Florida St8-161737.090.522110136.1
252Houston7-16136.710.53692139.7
253SIUE10-1422936.550.415305108.2
254FAU10-1324836.420.454236118.4
255TX Southern9-1415636.160.398334103.8
256Nicholls11-1135835.720.422288110.0
257IL Chicago11-1235535.620.448244116.8
258Cornell8-1314535.610.456230118.9
259Ark Pine Bluff9-1230535.430.432270112.6
260Samford10-1618135.040.419297109.2
261Loyola MD10-1332535.010.454233118.4
262UAB9-1417634.910.453237118.1
263Hampton9-1422234.740.404325105.3
264New Mexico St8-156734.610.425281110.8
265Tulane8-1413333.520.478190124.6
266New Hampshire8-1511433.480.435268113.4
267Lipscomb8-1511533.440.436267113.7
268Memphis8-1413633.440.456229118.9
269South Alabama9-1427933.310.457227119.1
270Northridge8-1418633.270.422287110.0
271SMU8-1610433.200.488168127.2
272Sacred Heart11-1336032.730.414308107.9
273Oakland8-169632.540.457228119.1
274Bucknell9-1431132.450.430273112.1
275North Florida8-1517032.380.425280110.8
276VCU8-167332.280.490163127.7
277Wyoming8-1518931.920.444252115.8
278SEMO8-1519531.870.421293109.8
279San Diego9-1718731.680.447246116.5
280Chrls So8-1615731.290.439261114.4
281Asheville9-1531431.140.38134999.3
282S Illinois8-1333430.730.396336103.2
283Mercyhurst8-1525330.510.439262114.4
284Siena11-1236230.440.413311107.7
285N Arizona8-1715230.200.425279110.8
286Fordham9-1531630.190.425282110.8
287Nevada7-169730.080.445248116.0
288Montana7-1611029.830.448243116.8
289Queens8-1529329.620.400332104.3
290Pittsburgh8-1724029.240.437265113.9
291UC Riverside7-1614829.020.419298109.2
292W Michigan7-1428428.920.422290110.0
293Kansas City7-1713528.220.403328105.1
294Weber St7-187628.130.410315106.9
295Duquesne7-1616428.080.414306107.9
296Boston Univ7-1622027.810.422289110.0
297Lafayette8-1534327.630.423284110.3
298Stonehill8-1534827.430.393338102.5
299Grambling7-1625027.150.37935098.8
300Coppin St7-1813827.080.421291109.8
301Bakersfield7-1625827.030.417300108.7
302Houston Chr6-1612426.920.411314107.1
303Indiana St8-1535326.860.417301108.7
304Milwaukee8-1827626.810.401330104.5
305Gardner Webb8-1634026.790.413309107.7
306Utah Tech6-1520726.710.420294109.5
307North Dakota7-1817126.630.396337103.2
308Lowell7-1724426.180.38134899.3
309Florida A&M7-1533526.140.398335103.8
310SC Upstate7-1724926.110.37535397.8
311Jackson St7-1630326.100.409318106.6
312NC Central5-158725.740.408319106.4
313Colgate6-1714125.560.426278111.1
314Drake6-1716725.210.449242117.1
315Chicago St8-1734925.190.404324105.3
316Utah St6-1717525.080.427275111.3
317Northeastern6-1529824.920.423283110.3
318Wright St7-1827824.690.393339102.5
319Portland St6-1722124.320.413312107.7
320St Peters6-1725623.680.404327105.3
321Yale5-1616823.470.439260114.4
322Le Moyne7-1832923.320.387344100.9
323W Kentucky5-1711323.270.423285110.3
324New Haven7-1635723.130.35135891.5
325American6-1729722.930.417302108.7
326Depaul5-203822.790.472202123.0
327Washington St5-211222.700.482182125.7
328Akron5-189522.570.422286110.0
329Wilmington5-1719422.140.406321105.8
330Manhattan5-1815121.740.430272112.1
331SC St5-1724621.250.37535297.8
332N Illinois5-1820921.040.420295109.5
333Detroit5-1821820.920.403329105.1
334Wichita St5-1912720.680.420296109.5
335Evansville6-1834720.560.401331104.5
336Seattle5-1919120.450.392340102.2
337Bethune5-1923819.780.35835593.3
338Hofstra4-188219.720.418299109.0
339Rider5-1830819.530.400333104.3
340SELA4-1811919.290.413310107.7
341Boston College4-222818.720.468207122.0
342TN St4-1913118.360.427277111.3
343MS Valley4-1726518.270.405323105.6
344Corpus Christi4-1826117.570.384346100.1
345Delaware St4-1826817.460.34336089.4
346E Illinois4-2121516.160.412313107.4
347Canisius4-1931916.070.390341101.7
348Long Beach3-197415.920.410316106.9
349Cal Poly3-2012314.790.38334799.8
350W Carolina3-2013714.630.35335792.0
351San Jose St3-217814.600.409317106.6
352Louisiana3-218814.510.388342101.2
353Morgan St3-2114014.060.37835198.5
354Omaha3-238913.460.387343100.9
355Presbyterian3-2121713.410.35835493.3
356New Orleans2-2112611.050.384345100.1
357Buffalo2-2112811.030.406322105.8
358Bellarmine2-234910.900.407320106.1
359Prairie View2-2024210.670.34335989.4
360St Francis2-213548.910.32236383.9
361Niagara0-232733.350.35435692.3
362C Connecticut0-233203.210.33636287.6
363Valparaiso0-243333.020.33836188.1

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