For the week of December 6-12:
1.UNLV (7-0)- The Runnin’ Rebs are back at it again under Lon Krueger. UNLV picked off Louisville for the second straight season and followed that up with tight wins over Arizona and Santa Clara to remain undefeated.
2. Butler (6-2)- Butler responded this week with big wins over Valparaiso and Ball State.
3. New Mexico (8-0)- The Lobo’s remain extremeley tough at home, pulling off an 86-78 win over Cal.
4.Richmond (7-1) – The Spiders have had three really nice wins over Mississippi State, Missouri and Old Dominion.
5. llinois State (7-0)- The Redbirds return a talented squad who lost a Valley thriller to Northern Iowa. Osiris Elridge has legimate NBA potential and the Redbirds will be tested in the next few weeks with games against Niagara and a trip to Ohio.
Also considered: BYU, Siena, Virginia Commonwealth, Old Dominion
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