News On The Horizon 1/27/2026

Is This the Upside Down?--HoriZone Roundtable
#HLMBB NET Rankings (And More!) – January 26, 2026--HoriZone Roundtable
Previews – January 28th – February 1st--HoriZone Roundtable
Horizon League Recap Jan. 18-24--Mid-Major Madness
Week 13 Watchlist: Stay Glued to Your TV Set--Basket Under Review

Wednesday, January 28

C Games

#127 Oakland (-4) at #222 Purdue Fort Wayne, 7 PM ET, ESPN+. Oakland! What a fun team. This has been a super up-and-down series, with the teams splitting the last ten matchups. There's no rhyme or reason to why either team wins (they're both .500 at home) and no identifiable trends anywhere. I throw my hands up and await a bizarre result.

#HLWBB Power Rankings — Week 12--HoriZone Roundtable

The Women’s Other Top 25: Rhode Island jumps to No. 2--Mid-Major Madness

Here is the full ranking:

Ranking	Team	Last Week
16	Green Bay	18

Road Test Ahead as Milwaukee Takes on Cleveland State--mkepanthers.com

Ups and downs: NKU women drop second straight after winning program-high seven in a row--LINK nky

Women's Basketball Plays Back-to-Back Home Games Against Jags and Penguins--goldengrizzlies.com

Oakland Comes to the Gates Sports Center on Wednesday--gomastodons.com

5 in 5: A Look at the Week Ahead in Women's College Basketball--Basket Under Review

5 Players I Have My Eye On

Alana Nelson

Nelson has been quietly very good for a Purdue Fort Wayne teams that essentially turned over an entire roster from their team a season ago. She transferred in from Spring Arbor (NAIA) and was an All-American for the last three years there. It’s proof that if you can play, you can play, as she hasn’t missed a beat this season. She’s gotten better as the season has gone on and has become a very efficient scorer for Purdue Fort Wayne. She has notched nine games of 20 or more points and has been excellent so far in conference play. She’s proven to be capable of putting her team on her back and shouldering the load, as evidenced by a 23-point game last week in a win where she shot 9-of-12 from the floor. Purdue Fort Wayne has two games this upcoming week, and Nelson will look to help improve her team to 9-4 in conference.

Mastodons and Colonials Square Off on Tuesday Night--gomastodons.com

RMU Men’s Basketball Wraps Up Homestand Against IU Indy--rmucolonials.com

Colonials, Mastodons Set for Horizon League Rematch--rmucolonials.com

Wright State basketball: Players fine with sharing load as part of deep rotation--Dayton Daily News

Under Armour #HLMBB Players of the Week (January 26)--The Horizon League
#HLMBB Notebook – Jan. 27, 2026--The Horizon League

Under Armour #HLWBB Players of the Week (January 26)--The Horizon League