3 on his future quarterback power rankings – just behind Oklahoma and returning starter Spencer Rattler and Clemson, who is expected to start D.J. And it's promising. Can Howard and the Wolverines regain their magic during the Big Ten tournament? No. This week: Big Ten tournament. This is the final Power Rankings of the season -- so thanks for reading for the past four months. 2 seed Southern California (22-6, 16-5), No. College Basketball Power Rankings: Ohio State, Illinois climb while Villanova and Iowa tumble. Bennett has to hope Kihei Clark breaks out of his slump in the postseason; the junior point guard had just four points on 2-for-11 shooting last week. The Wildcats still beat Creighton by 12 on Wednesday, and then lost by two at Providence, which wouldn't have been hard to imagine even with a healthy Gillespie in the fold. If it feels like West Virginia is in a close game late in the second half every time you watch the Mountaineers, you're probably right. UCLA Bruins: If Tahj Eaddy's corner 3 in the final seconds doesn't go in on Saturday to give USC a win over UCLA, the Bruins aren't in this category. On Sunday, the Wolverines again struggled shooting the ball from the perimeter. Purdue is making a strong late push; how high can the Boilermakers rise? We'll be back on Championship Monday night with the Way-Too-Early Top 25 for (what we all hope will be a much more normal) 2021-22 season. And then against Texas Tech, Teague was the man, going for 35 points and 10 3-pointers. Game predictions account for opponent strength, pace of play, site, travel distance, day's rest and altitude, and are used to simulate the season 10,000 times to produce season projections. Even that might not get them to the top line, though. They don't have a ton of great wins at the top of their résumé (their best win is BYU), but NET and other metrics are in their favor. Villanova Wildcats (16-5) This week: Big Ten tournament. 9. Moody is a superb athlete shooting nearly 39% from 3-point range, and he has made strides in other facets of his game. This week: WCC tournament. When the chips are down, Scott Drew is putting the ball in the hands of his three guards and telling them to go make a play. Nova and the Noles are struggling, and Virginia just snapped out of a funk. ESPN - Jeff Borzello. This week: ACC tournament. Ohio State is not entering the postseason in a good place. But it did, so they are. They're 12th in the Big Ten in 3-point percentage and 11th in percentage of points from 3-pointers. Rocket Watts was terrific, scoring 21 points and dishing out four assists, while Aaron Henry continued his stellar late-season play with 18 points. But there's no guarantee any of the three will be in the top 16 next week. Much like the nation's men's college basketball pecking order has become a two-team tier atop the rest of the field, most of the big conferences have …. Ginebra's #NSD: An oral history of … Gonzaga Bulldogs (24-0) Combine that with a defense that's not as imposing as it has been in recent years, and there are some weaknesses to exploit. It starts on the defensive end. Previous ranking: 11 So the Wildcats had the opportunity to jump Butler and move up to No. This week: Big 12 tournament. Fran McCaffery said after the game he's day-to-day with a sprain. It was only a few days ago when Michigan looked like the biggest threat to Gonzaga for a national championship. For what it is worth, the Gators are the highest-ranked four-loss team in the standings. Burns Jr. is a former ESPN 100 recruit. They also had 22 turnovers against Georgia. Ohio State moved up in the latest AP and Ferris Mowers Coaches poll, and that’s not the only exposure the team is getting. Yeah, that'll do. Michigan Wolverines (19-3) The narrative surrounding Texas is that the Longhorns aren't playing as well as they were earlier in the season, and while that might be true, they've still won six of eight to end the season and were the only team to beat Kansas in the last month. Broome notched three double-doubles in three OVC tourney games. In each of its four losses, Florida State shot below 30% from 3-point range and turned it over on at least 18% of its possessions. 4. When Juwan Howard's group needed a bucket to slow down Illinois' runs, they couldn't find one. Purdue makes its Power Rankings debut in the final week of the regular season. The 6-foot-10 Florida native had 13 double-doubles this season and averaged 13.9 points and 9.0 rebounds. The Boilermakers have been outstanding on the defensive end of the floor most of the season, allowing just four opponents to score more than a point per possession since the calendar flipped to 2021. Michigan State still doesn't have great metrics, but the Spartans have wins over Michigan, Illinois and Ohio State -- a group of elite wins unparalleled among bubble teams. Kansas trying to get an extra game in during its break between the end of the regular season and the Big 12 tournament almost backfired, as the Jayhawks needed to come back from a double-digit deficit to beat UTEP at home on Thursday. Virginia Cavaliers (17-6) 12. Both players have shown flashes of their ability this season -- but the future first-rounders have rarely done it during the same game. Trent Frazier stepped up offensively, Andre Curbelo was terrific as the team's primary playmaker, and Kofi Cockburn held his own down low against Hunter Dickinson. Iowa Hawkeyes (20-7) Wieskamp missing any of the postseason would be a huge blow to Iowa's ceiling. They have only three players who have made more than 15 3s, and only one of them shoots above 35% from behind the arc. Champ Week is on ESPN+. It's going to be hard to run the Wildcats' preferred offense without guards who can create shots for themselves and others. 24 in ESPN’s rankings, well behind schools such as Coastal Carolina, Liberty, and Louisiana-Lafayette, three … Kelsey has now won four regular-season championships in the past six seasons and three conference tournament titles in the past five seasons. 10. The bigger story for the Hawkeyes will be the status of Joe Wieskamp. Numbers update daily. Player of the Week: Johni Broome, Morehead State Eagles. 5. But Michigan State answered any remaining questions about its at-large candidacy on Sunday, leading the entire second half en route to a win over Michigan. Combine that with offensive struggles from the perimeter, and Ohio State needs to figure things out moving forward. This week: Big Ten tournament. Here are the primary things that need figuring out over the next few days: Big Ten pecking order: Wisconsin has faded, leaving five teams in the mix for a top-16 spot. That's not going to cut it in the NCAA tournament, regardless of how improved the Mountaineers are offensively. Their defense hasn't been as imposing this season as in the past, and Sunday's effort won't make Beard happy. 6h Eros Villlanueva. West Virginia Mountaineers (18-8) Make Your Picks. 16). 2 in NET, one spot ahead of Baylor. This season, the Buckeyes are 10th again but are now allowing 1.05 points per possession. 2 position behind top-ranked Gonzaga. They're dancing. 2 in the rankings and had lost once all year. Previous ranking: 3 In ESPN’s college football power rankings this week, Texas climbed three spots to No. In the win over Oklahoma State, Butler once again led the way with 22 points and five assists, but MaCio Teague had 19 points and five assists. Previous ranking: 5 Michigan, Villanova, Houston, Texas, Iowa, Alabama have all had a chance at a top-four ranking in the past couple of weeks, while Tennessee was considered a … 16. ESPN ranks the top 16 teams, and Ohio State had been on the outside looking in before jumping in last week. Much of the mid-major attention this season has been focused on Drake's unbeaten start, Loyola Chicago's consistency and Belmont's winning streak -- but Winthrop has lost just one game all season, a two-point home loss to UNC Asheville in a game the Eagles led by eight in the final five minutes. I think he can make a really strong case for SEC Player of the Year given his recent performances (although LSU's Cameron Thomas, another freshman, has an argument too). The updated SEC power rankings from ESPN reflect the uncertainty in the league after its first week of competition. 17 while finishing with an 8-4 record. On paper, Villanova's performances without Collin Gillespie -- and then Justin Moore -- aren't all that bad. Offensively, they're heavily reliant on their ability to score inside the arc. It didn't help MSU was blown out by the Wolverines on Thursday. (Winthrop won the conference tournament last season, but then the NCAA tournament was canceled.). After one week of Michigan in the top two, the Power Rankings have returned to homeostasis. The Eagles ran roughshod through the conference tournament, winning their three games by an average of 25.7 points -- including the 27-point title game victory. It still doesn't feel like Virginia is clicking on all cylinders despite winning two in a row to end the regular season, but the defense looked a bit better this past week as opposed to how it looked during the three-game losing streak. Big 12 pecking order: Baylor is the best team in the league, Oklahoma is likely seventh, but the rest is up for grabs. Purdue Boilermakers (18-8) They've won 11 of their past 12 and finished with the most wins in the best conference in the country. Right now, yes. Senior writer Chris Lowe has Florida ranked No. But their defensive performance against Baylor -- 1.38 points per possession -- was their worst statistically since Chris Beard took over in Lubbock. Ohio State allowed 1.02 points per possession last season, 10th in the Big Ten in that category. He's the Hawkeyes' second-most consistent scorer and had 12 points in those opening 12 minutes Sunday. 2 seed Utah State (19-7, 16-4), Colorado (21-7, 16-6) vs. No. They've beaten one NCAA tournament team: Colorado, back on Jan. 2. When Ayo Dosunmu was hurt late against Michigan State, it looked like the Fighting Illini's hopes at a 1-seed were finished. But even an Illinois quarterfinal loss to Rutgers or Maryland or Indiana or whoever combined with tournament titles from Iowa or Alabama might not be enough to knock the Illini off the top line. 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ESPN's NBA version, which debuts Monday and will appear each week, is similar to the College BPI and the Hollinger Power Rankings but with some sophisticated tweaks so that it accounts for overall strength of schedule, pace, number of days of rest, game location and preseason expectations. 3 seed UC Riverside (14-7, 11-5) vs. No. One of the best shots of the season happened in the Cougars' season finale, with Mark catching a 50-foot bounce pass at midcourt, taking one dribble and banking in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Houston a win over Memphis. 3 seed New Mexico State (11-7, 8-6) vs. No. Strength of Record (SOR) is a measure of team accomplishment based on how difficult a team's W-L record is to achieve. What's remarkable is that Alabama still got to only 1.04 points per possession and 48.5% shooting for the game. Ohio State Buckeyes (18-8) Does the ACC or Big East deserve a top-16 team? 8. Wieskamp wouldn't return. In the case of Buckeye hoops, the program is starting to rise on both accounts. Baylor bounced back from its first loss of the season with a trio of wins over West Virginia, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech in a six-day span. This week: SEC tournament. But if Moore joins Gillespie on the sideline for an extended period of time, Jay Wright will be without his two best ball handlers and two of his better 3-point shooters. Of their eight losses, seven were decided by five points or fewer. The redshirt freshman has four points and four DNPs in his past nine games, playing 14 minutes total over that stretch. The Trojans were No. Don't miss these 2020-2021 NBA Hollinger Projections on your favorite pro basketball players. 28d Jeff Borzello. 2. Sunday's game was also another stellar effort from DeJon Jarreau, who is playing his best offensive basketball of the season down the stretch. Well, what better time than the week after Winthrop clinches an NCAA tournament appearance with a Big South Conference tournament title? Against West Virginia, Jared Butler went for 25 points and six assists, while Davion Mitchell had 20 points and five dimes. Get the latest NBA basketball news, scores, stats, standings, fantasy games, and more from ESPN. They had four players named first-team All-WCC, one player on the second team and two on the All-Freshman team. The Wolverines were blown out by Illinois at home and lost to Michigan State, while Baylor ripped off wins over West Virginia, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech. It means they're going to have to beat Butler and Creighton to have a real shot at the NCAA tournament. This week: Big Ten tournament. 11. The ESPN end-of-season college football power rankings are out. College Basketball Power Rankings: Resetting the top 16 ahead of Champ Week. As such, ESPN took a harsh stance on UF in its final power rankings for the past season published on Thursday. Road wins at Michigan and Ohio State? They have the most Quadrant 1 wins of anyone in college basketball, rank No. Two more wins, and the Zags will enter the NCAA tournament with an unblemished record. BPI is meant to be the best predictor of … They've lost five of their past seven games to finish below .500 in the Big East. Coach of the Week: Pat Kelsey, Winthrop Eagles. Where are they this week, and why? But it gives Houston some momentum entering the postseason. Michigan and Illinois have likely secured a top-four ranking, but Ohio State is fading while Iowa is rising. The Biggest movers this week in the NCAA ESPN Men’s College Basketball Power Rankings Top 25 were Xavier (7-0) and Texas A&M (6-1) who are up nine places each to … NBA Power Rankings: The questions, stars and matchups that matter in the second halfwww.espn.com – NBA; An NBA double standard is hindering Black head coach candidateswww.espn.com – NBA; Tuesday’s franchise tag deadline awaits Dallas Cowboys, Dak Prescott; College Basketball Power Rankings: Resetting the top 16 ahead of Champ Week The week started with a trip to Ann Arbor to face a Michigan team that had vaulted to No. He has put in a lot of extra work over the past couple of seasons in the program. Broome will give Preston Spradlin and Morehead State a unique X-factor in their upset bid next week. 1 is perhaps the only thing lacking drama during Champ Week. The freshman big man led Morehead State to an Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, while also establishing himself as one of the top young interior players in college basketball. Previous ranking: 2 Moody scored 28 points in wins over South Carolina and Texas A&M this past week, shooting 10-for-13 on 2-pointers and 9-for-17 on 3-pointers and missing just one free throw. The ESPN Power Rankings are updated weekly. This week: Big 12 tournament. With him out of the game, freshman forward Keegan Murray saw an increased role, and he responded well, finishing with 13 points, six rebounds and three blocks. 5- Texas Longhorns Texas’ momentum — and winning streak — was suddenly stopped at home against Texas Tech on Wednesday, and the Longhorns just didn’t have the same aggressiveness and edge in the second half as they did in the first to build a double-digit lead. Previous ranking: 1 Team of the Week: Illinois Fighting Illini. Carlos Boozer discusses Virginia pulling out of the ACC tournament and explains what that means for its NCAA tournament hopes. During the Jayhawks' recent stretch of seven wins in eight games, they've shot above 33.3% from 3 just once. It was more impactful for Memphis, as it likely ended the Tigers' at-large hopes. They've scored more than one point per possession in just four of their past 11 games, making more than 36% of their 3-point attempts in just two of those 11 games. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs are ranked No. Obviously the loss of Cunningham will set them back, but Mike Boynton has a team in Stillwater built to last over the next couple seasons. Previous ranking: 10 And more often than not, it works. They're No. The Eagles play fast, they have a nightly triple-double threat in Chandler Vaudrin and big man D.J. In the win over Kansas, it was 23 points and 12 boards. 9 to 16 overall. Rittenberg started with quarterback, and the USC Trojans came in at No. Against Illinois, they just laid a complete egg. And just one more thing before we get to the awards and rankings. College Basketball 2017: AP Top 25 Poll and ESPN Power Rankings Update New, 5 comments Some big shakeups with a host of top-25 teams losing last week. He has played himself into lottery consideration. Baylor Bears (21-1) We've shown love to a number of mid-major coaches in this category over the course of the season, but Kelsey hasn't made an appearance yet -- and he has done one of the best jobs in the country. Three ACC regular-season titles in the past four seasons for Tony Bennett -- and the one year during that stretch when the Cavaliers didn't finish in first, they won 11 of their final 12 games and ended up just one game back of Florida State in the final standings. Previous ranking: Unranked espn.com - After one week of Michigan in the top two, the Power Rankings have returned to homeostasis. So don't write off Shaka Smart's team in March. This week: Big East tournament. 1 Tennessee, and that means a shake up in the Sweet 16 power rankings from ESPN. 4 … That's three losses in a row to end the regular season, and while they're still fine for an NCAA tournament bid, their seed is plummeting. All four losses were by five points or fewer, but they're just 14-9 overall and 9-8 entering the Big 12 tournament. BPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. (0:24). Xavier has been held to 0.98 points per possession or fewer in three of its past four games. The Bears are back at No. The Spartans responded with a Joshua Langford 3-pointer to provide some breathing room and ultimately seal the victory. No. So Baylor is back in its usual No. ESPN's NBA Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a measure of team strength developed by the ESPN Analytics team. It was a big weekend in college basketball, highlighted by Kentucky’s home win over No. Previous ranking: In the waiting room But Broome had the best game of his young college career on Saturday night against 1-seed Belmont, finishing with 27 points, 12 rebounds -- including seven on the offensive end -- two assists and two blocks. Sophomore guard Avery Anderson III seems ready to emerge after scoring 31 points against the Mountaineers. 'He is the man': How Sonny Jaworski influences Ginebra to this day. Oumar Ballo on the freshman team. In the four games since Dosunmu's injury, including Saturday's return, Curbelo is averaging 15.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists. ESPN released its latest national college basketball power rankings … This week: Big 12 tournament. The game was back and forth for most of the first half, but Michigan State pulled away midway through the second half -- until Michigan made a run to cut the lead to two with just over one minute remaining. So Baylor is back in its usual No. College Basketball Power Rankings: Unbeaten Michigan continues moving up, Pac-12 gets ... the league has two players ranked in the top 10 of ESPN's 2021 NBA draft rankings … Florida State Seminoles: Two losses in the Seminoles' final three games to end the regular season gave the title to Virginia, but it also raised some questions about them moving forward. And that gets us back to the Crimson Tide's struggles on the offensive end. Here is Lowe’s summary of Florida’s tumultuous season. 1. What could take Texas to the next level in the next few weeks is forwards Greg Brown and Kai Jones producing at the same time. Against Iowa State last week, they combined for 29 points and 12 rebounds, and Texas rolled over the Cyclones. Previous ranking: 6 This week: Big 12 tournament. Johni Broome is going to be a name to watch over the next couple of weeks -- and the next couple of years. For most of the season, their elite offense was enough to overshadow their issues at the other end of the floor. 4 in Strength of Record, and are in the top six of most relevant metrics. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl took on more of a playmaking role in the second half against Creighton, but then you're taking him away from where he's at his best -- around the basket. Sort by position, sort by NBA player efficiency rating, the choice is yours! Mark Vital dives to keep the ball in bounds with a pass to MaCio Teague, who drains the corner 3-pointer. So what happened? ESPN ranks Stephen Curry, GSW outside Top 5 in ‘way too early’ 2021 power rankings Curbelo was once again fantastic off the bench. Play for FREE and compete for $5,000 by picking the conference tournament champions. Previous ranking: 8 Houston's Tramon Mark nails the off-balanced, buzzer-beating 3-pointer to lift the Cougars over the Tigers. 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Oklahoma State Cowboys (18-7) 14 from No. The Gators are ranked No. 15 last week. The College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of performance going forward. ESPN.com's John Hollinger has ranked every player by every stat possible in this impressive ESPN insider series. While there's certainly some variance involved, West Virginia's defense down the stretch of some games has left a lot to be desired. But Moses Moody's numbers are as good as anyone in that elite tier, and he's finishing the regular season on a tear. 14. Twelve of their 26 games were decided by five points or fewer, and 17 of their 26 games were decided by single-digits. Ohio State basketball continues to climb in ESPN's college basketball power rankings, but how far? It's way too early to look at next season, especially because every player in the country can return to college next season if they so choose, but Saturday's game against West Virginia gave us a glimpse at what Oklahoma State could look like in the post-Cade Cunningham era.
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