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Mid-Major Madness Power Rankings: Things are getting WAC-ky

And Saint Mary’s stays at No. 2

By Russell Steinberg@Russ_Steinberg Feb 13, 2017, 3:29pm PST

NCAA Basketball: Cal. State - Bakersfield at Brigham Young

Two straight losses for New Mexico State, and suddenly the WAC is up for grabs. The Aggies are a game behind CSU Bakersfield, with Grand Canyon a game behind them.

That craziness is reflected in our rankings, where New Mexico State dropped eight spots, the Roadrunners went from receiving one vote to No. 24 overall, and Grand Canyon re-entered the “others receiving votes” category.

Furman is another newcomer this week. The Paladins haven’t lost in a month, and have taken down Chattanooga and East Tennessee State, both in our rankings, in the process.

Up top, Saint Mary’s remained at No. 2, despite losing to No. 1 Gonzaga over the weekend. The Gaels did, however, receive four fewer points than last week as Wichita State and Dayton gained ground.

For the complete power rankings, see below.

Mid-Major Madness Power Rankings

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	LAST WEEK	POINTS
1	Gonzaga (9)	26-0	1	225
2	Saint Mary's	22-3	2	211
3	Wichita State	23-4	4	208
4	Dayton	19-5	7	193
5	VCU	20-5	8	188
6	Middle Tennessee State	22-4	8	170
7	Illinois State	21-5	6	169
8	Vermont	23-5	10	132
9	Valparaiso	21-5	15	119
10	Akron	21-4	16	117
11	Rhode Island	16-8	12	114
11	Monmouth	21-5	10	114
13	UNC Wilmington	22-5	9	110
14	New Mexico State	22-4	6	105
15	UT Arlington	18-6	18	88
16	Princeton	15-6	20	82
17	Nevada	19-6	14	80
18	East Tennessee state	20-6	19	60
19	Belmont	18-5	17	58
20	College of Charleston	19-8	13	52
21	Furman	18-8	NR	45
22	Boise State	16-7	25	43
23	Richmond	15-9	24	31
23	CSU Bakersfield	17-7	NR	31
25	Bucknell	19-7	21	29
Others Receiving Votes: Florida Gulf Coast 27; Chattanooga 22; BYU 15; UNC Asheville 12; Louisiana Tech 9; Winthrop 8; St. Bonaventure 7; Arkansas State 6; Santa Clara 5; Iona 4; Tennessee Martin 4; Harvard 3; NC Central 3; Weber State 3; San Francisco 2; Fort Wayne 1; Grand Canyon 1.