Monday was another successful day for K-State opponents — the only one to lose, obviously, was Savannah State.
Iowa State, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State all cruised easily in their final home tuneups before conference play.
Texas A&M, however, struggled at home for the second consecutive home game, failing to put Nicholls State away until late in the game. I don't think the Aggies are in any trouble, though — they're probably just bored.
And in non-conference action, James Madison collected its 11th win of the season over Northeastern, propelling the Dukes toward what I think will be an NCAA Tournament appearance as long as they take care of business in the CAA, while Florida dispatched Rhode Island, which was a bubble team last year, by 25 points in Gainesville.
One last surprising score: Although not directly related to our RPI, Butler's stunning 24-point loss at Wisconsin-Milwaukee will have an effect on the RPIs of Duke and Washington State.
The Bulldogs looked like world-beaters in Hawai'i and I thought they were destined to re-enter the polls for sure. So much for that. Baffling.
Associated Press Ranking = 17
ESPN/USA Today Ranking = 17
Overall Record = 12-3
RPI = 28
SOS = 36
Signature Wins (RPI 1-30) = none
Quality Wins (RPI 31-100) = James Madison, Virginia Tech, Presbyterian, Gonzaga, Washington State
Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = none
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James Madison (11-3, 1-1 CAA) | RPI = 48: Win over Northeastern (75-69)
- Virginia Tech (9-4, 0-1 ACC) | RPI = 61
- Presbyterian (7-8, 1-2 Big South) | RPI = 81
- Gonzaga (10-5) | RPI = 44
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No. 1 Duke (13-0, 1-0 ACC) | RPI = 8
- Texas Southern (2-9) | RPI = 156
- Emporia State (8-4, 5-1 MIAA*)
- Washington State (10-4, 0-2 Pac-10) | RPI = 59
- Alcorn State (0-10) | RPI = 225
- Loyola-Chicago (10-5, 1-3 Horizon League) | RPI = 168
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Florida (11-3) | RPI = 13: Win over Rhode Island (84-59)
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No. 25 UNLV (12-2) | RPI = 22
- UMKC (8-6, 1-3 Summit League) | RPI = 244
- North Florida (4-9, 1-1 Atlantic Sun) | RPI = 131
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Savannah State (2-15) | RPI = 311: Loss at No. 17 Kansas State (61-92)
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Oklahoma State (12-2) | RPI = 39: Win over UTSA (79-63)
- Colorado (10-4) | RPI = 130
- Texas Tech (7-7) | RPI = 200
- No. 9 Missouri (13-1) | RPI = 32
- No. 16 Texas A&M (13-1) | RPI = 30: Win over Nicholls State (66-55)
- Baylor (9-3) | RPI = 157
- No. 3 Kansas (13-0) | RPI = 2
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Nebraska (11-2) | RPI = 104: Win over North Dakota (77-46)
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Iowa State (13-2) | RPI = 97: Win over Northern Illinois (72-63)
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Oklahoma (8-6) | RPI = 209: Win over Maryland-Eastern Shore (73-49)
- No. 12 Texas (11-2) | RPI = 36
*Division II