One of Pepperdine's 2013 signees comes from Bishop Montgomery in Lamond Murray. Here's a highlight reel of Murray in action. ... Read More

Gonzaga is the number one in the land and also the only West Coast team in this week's AP Top 25 poll. Gonzaga stays put at #1 following a single game that resulted in a win on the road over Saint Mary's, 65-51. Oregon enters the Top 25 at #25 with an overtime win on the road against Washington, 80-77, a win on the road over Utah, 64-45, and an upset win on the road over then-21st ranked UCLA, 78-69. Virginia Commonwealth falls out of the Top 25 this week with a win on the road over St. Joseph's (PA), 82-79, a win on the road over Massachusetts, 71-62, and a loss on the road to then-16th ranked Saint Louis, 62-56. New Mexico is a big mover this week to #10 after a win on the road over Wyoming, 59-46, a win on the road over San Diego State, 60-50, and a win on the road over UNLV, 63-56. Wisconsin shot up four spots to #18 after wins against then-3rd ranked Indiana, 68-56 and then-6th ranked Michigan, 68-59 and a loss to then-10th ranked Ohio State, 50-43. Duke slipped 4 spots to #6 after a loss to Maryland, 83-74. StatSheet.com Links: AP Poll Details Poll in Motion Poll Volatility Compare this Poll with the Preseason Poll Latest RPI Rankings AP Top 25 1. Gonzaga 31-2 2. Lville 29-5 3. Kansas 29-5 4. Indiana 27-6 5. MIA 27-6 6. Duke 27-5 7. OSU 26-7 8. GTOWN 25-6 9. MSU 25-8 10. Michigan 26-7 10. Lobos 29-5 12. K-State 27-7 13. SLU 27-6 14. Florida 26-7 15. MARQ 23-8 16. Syracuse 26-9 17. OSU 24-8 18. WISC 23-11 19. Memphis 30-4 20. PITT 24-8 21. Arizona 25-7 22. CREI 27-7 23. ND 25-9 24. UCLA 25-9 25. Oregon 26-8 Poll in Motion Conf Top 25 Conf Pct in Big East 6 16 37.5% Big Ten 5 12 41.7% Pac-12 3 12 25.0% Big 12 3 10 30.0% ACC 2 12 16.7% Mountain West 1 8 12.5% A-10 1 14 7.1% SEC 1 12 8.3% Conference USA 1 12 8.3% West Coast 1 9 11.1% Missouri Valley 1 10 10.0% ... Read More

StatSeed is StatSheet's postseason projections for all of Division I, including the NCAA Tournament, National Invitation Tournament (NIT), College Basketball Invitational (CBI), and the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Read more about how StatSeed is calculated.Pepperdine is not projected to play in any postseason tournament. The last four teams into the NCAA Tournament with at-large bids are Alabama (19-11, 11-6 SEC, StatRank #62), Temple (22-8, 10-5 A-10, StatRank #43), Tennessee (18-11, 10-7 SEC, StatRank #55), and Boise State (20-9, 8-7 Mountain West, StatRank #37). The first four teams out are Arkansas (18-12, 9-8 SEC, StatRank #81), Baylor (17-13, 8-9 Big 12, StatRank #75), St. John's (16-13, 8-9 Big East, StatRank #73), and Wichita State (24-7, 12-6 Missouri Valley, StatRank #37). The next four out are Iowa (19-11, 8-9 Big Ten, StatRank #77), Providence (17-12, 9-8 Big East, StatRank #75), Southern Miss (22-8, 11-4 Conference USA, StatRank #44), and Virginia (20-10, 10-7 ACC, StatRank #75). Regional 1 #1 Duke #2 Georgetown #3 Florida #4 New Mexico #5 Minnesota #6 Colorado State #7 Arizona #8 Butler #9 Belmont #10 Cincinnati #11 Creighton #12 Boise State #13 Akron #14 Bucknell #15 Davidson #16 Mercer #17 CSU Regional 2 #1 Gonzaga #2 Louisville #3 Kansas State #4 North Carolina #5 UNLV #6 NC State #7 Missouri #8 Colorado #9 Memphis #10 Iowa State #11 Kentucky #12 La Salle #13 Alabama #14 SDSU #15 Long Beach State #16 Niagara #17 Norfolk State Regional 3 #1 Indiana #2 Miami (FL) #3 Marquette #4 Ohio State #5 Oklahoma #6 Pittsburgh #7 Notre Dame #8 Illinois #9 Oregon #10 MTSU #11 Saint Mary's #12 Ole Miss #13 Louisiana Tech #14 Stephen F. Austin #15 Montana #16 Princeton #17 Northeastern Regional 4 #1 Kansas #2 Michigan #3 Michigan State #4 Oklahoma State #5 Syracuse #6 Wisconsin #7 Saint Louis #8 VCU #9 UCLA #10 San Diego State #11 Villanova #12 Tennessee #13 Temple #14 Valparaiso #15 Stony Brook #16 Robert Morris #17 Texas Southern Conf NCAA Conf Pct in Big East 8 16 50.0% Big Ten 7 12 58.3% SEC 6 12 50.0% Mountain West 5 8 62.5% Big 12 5 10 50.0% A-10 5 14 35.7% Pac-12 4 12 33.3% ACC 4 12 33.3% West Coast 2 9 22.2% Big West 1 9 11.1% SoCon 1 12 8.3% Big South 1 11 9.1% Patriot 1 8 12.5% Ohio Valley 1 11 9.1% MAC 1 12 8.3% Missouri Valley 1 10 10.0% WAC 1 8 12.5% Conference USA 1 12 8.3% Atlantic Sun 1 10 10.0% Sun Belt 1 12 8.3% Big Sky 1 9 11.1% MAAC 1 10 10.0% MEAC 1 13 7.7% CAA 1 12 8.3% Ivy League 1 8 12.5% NEC 1 12 8.3% Summit League 1 10 10.0% Southland 1 12 8.3% America East 1 9 11.1% SWAC 1 10 10.0% Horizon 1 10 10.0% ... Read More

Pepperdine Game Notes: Pepperdine beat the spread by 0.5 points. That makes the 15th time this season the Waves have beaten the spread. The Waves have been unlucky four times this season in games decided by five or fewer points. Since 2007, Pepperdine is 24-26 in close games. Pepperdine has lost 83 percent of the time this season (1-5) after committing 18 or more turnovers. The Waves have lost 75 percent of the time this season (2-6) after having a three-point percentage of 28.6 percent or worse. Pepperdine has lost 75 percent of the time this season (2-6) after recording 30 or fewer rebounds. When the opposition records 14 or more free throws made this season, Pepperdine has lost 79 percent of the time (3-11). Pepperdine set a season low for blocks (zero). Stacy Davis accounted for 32.2 percent of the team's points. Stacy Davis accounted for 36.6 percent of the team's rebounds. Stacy Davis has led the team in scoring 10 times and in rebounding 16 times in 30 games this season. Stacy Davis recorded the eighth double-digit rebound game of his career. Stacy Davis has five straight double-digit point games. Stacy Davis recorded a double-double. It was the sixth of his career. This was the fourth foul out of the season for Moriba De Freitas. San Diego Game Notes: The Toreros won this one, but have lost six times this season in games decided by five or fewer points. Since 2007, San Diego is 25-32 in close games. Johnny Dee recorded a team season high in three pointers attempted with 11. The top two scorers (Johnny Dee and Christopher Anderson) accounted for 41.9 percent of the points. Chris Manresa accounted for 33.3 percent of the team's rebounds. Johnny Dee has led the team in scoring 21 times in 32 games this season. Chris Manresa has led the team in rebounding 16 times in 32 games this season. Johnny Dee has three straight double-digit point games. Chris Manresa recorded the 17th double-digit rebound game of his career. Dennis Kramer set a career high with a 100 percent three-point percentage. ... Read More