DICK VITALE TOP 25
January 21st, 2019
1-Tennessee
2-Duke
3-Virginia
4-Michigan
5-Michigan State
6- Gonzaga
7-Kentucky
8-Nevada
9-Marquette
10-North Carolina
11-Kansas
12-Buffalo
13-Auburn
14-Virginia Tech
15-Villanova
16-Maryland
17-Texas Tech
18-Houston
19-Nebraska
20-Louisville
21-Florida State
22-Iowa
23-NC State
24-Iowa State
25-Kansas State
January 21st, 2019
PTP'ER OF THE WEEK: James Harden
TEAM OF THE WEEK: Los Angeles Rams
SHOCK OF THE WEEK: Brooklyn over Houston
STOCK UP: Syracuse basketball
STOCK DOWN: Roger Federer
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ja Morant, Murray State
He totaled 67 points and 20 assists in a pair of wins.
TEAM OF THE WEEK: Purdue
The Boilermakers beat Wisconsin and Indiana.
COACH OF THE WEEK: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
His Orange beat Duke and Pittsburgh.
DIAPER DANDY OF THE WEEK: RJ Barrett, Duke
He had 30 points vs. Virginia.
SHOCK OF THE WEEK: West Virginia over Kansas
The Mountaineers earned their first Big 12 win of the season.
Week of January 21st, 2019
Each week I'll write about the world of sports:
*The AFC and NFC Championship games both went to OT and were absolutely awesome with a capital A! Tom Brady is simply the greatest of all-time.
*College basketball is so wide open. Michigan fell from the unbeaten ranks. Kansas was upset by West Virginia. Tennessee just got by Alabama.
*This is winning in the game of life. The John Calipari Foundation provided relief for over 400 furloughed federal workers.
*Talk about having super success with transfer QB’s. Oklahoma will be called QB nation! Will former Alabama QB Jalen Hurts be the third consecutive Heisman winner!
*The NCAA waiver system is wacky, it is being totally abused as is the fifth-year graduate situation for transfers. I believe it is violating the original intent in many ways.
*All the naysayers with their negative attitudes, say what you want about Tim Tebow’s dream of playing major league baseball. I have super respect for the effort he is making.
Week of January 21st, 2019
Up
The Rams and Patriots advanced to the Super Bowl.
James Harden had a 58 and a 57-point game.
Jalen Hurts transferred to Oklahoma.
The Yankees signed Adam Ottavino.
The Angels signed Corey Allen.
Maryland hoops has seven straight wins.
Wisconsin football coach Paul Chryst got a contract extension.
John Harbaugh got a contract extension.
Duke beat Virginia.
Manny Pacquiao beat Adrian Bronner.
Tennessee has 12 straight wins.
Down
Duke was upset by Syracuse.
Texas Tech lost to Iowa State.
Mississippi lost to LSU.
The Cowboys fired OC Scott Linehan.
Kansas lost to West Virginia.
Michigan fell from the unbeaten ranks.
Virginia suffered its first loss of the season.
Florida State lost to Boston College and Pittsburgh.