Week 8 Bottom 10: The Biggest Upsets
December 29, 2025Week 8: December 22 – December 29, 2025
Let’s count down this week’s ten most surprising results. Short list this week due to holiday break.
#3: Charleston So @ Richmond
Final Score: Charleston So 77, Richmond 72
Date: December 28, 2025
Venue: Charleston So @ Richmond
Favorite: Richmond (Ranked #102)
Underdog: Charleston So (Ranked #202)
Predicted Score: Richmond 76.0 – 71.1 (4.9 points)
Upset Rating: 7.3
Key Factors:
- Two-point shooting: Charleston So 16-28 (57%), Richmond 13-41 (32%)
#2: North Dakota St @ UTEP
Final Score: UTEP 76, North Dakota St 66
Date: December 22, 2025
Venue: North Dakota St @ UTEP
Favorite: North Dakota St (Ranked #156)
Underdog: UTEP (Ranked #284)
Predicted Score: North Dakota St 76.5 – 68.5 (8.0 points)
Upset Rating: 14.7
Key Factors:
- Foul trouble: North Dakota St had 3 players with 4+ fouls, 1 fouled out
- Three-point shooting: UTEP 8-20 (40%), North Dakota St 3-16 (19%)
- Turnovers: North Dakota St 16, UTEP 11 (5-turnover disparity)
#1: C. Carolina @ Saint Joe’s
Final Score: C. Carolina 68, Saint Joe’s 62
Date: December 22, 2025
Venue: C. Carolina @ Saint Joe’s
Favorite: Saint Joe’s (Ranked #166)
Underdog: C. Carolina (Ranked #224)
Predicted Score: Saint Joe’s 80.5 – 65.2 (15.3 points)
Upset Rating: 20.5
Key Factors:
- Foul trouble: Saint Joe’s had 2 players with 4+ fouls
- Two-point shooting: C. Carolina 22-38 (58%), Saint Joe’s 18-36 (50%)
- Three-point shooting: C. Carolina 4-21 (19%), Saint Joe’s 5-29 (17%)
Week 8 Summary
Total Upsets: 3
Non-D1 Upsets: 0
D1 vs D1 Upsets: 3
