2021-22 College Basketball Thread

[GeorgiaModerate]

Arizona State defeats UCLA in triple overtime 87-84.

I tried to follow that game on my phone but it went so late I finally had to give up at the end of the first OT.

[DINGO Joe]

Arizona State defeats UCLA in triple overtime 87-84.

I tried to follow that game on my phone but it went so late I finally had to give up at the end of the first OT.

Yeah, I cashed out before the end too.  ASU seems like they've been up in every game  this year only to have it get away from them, but they finally got one.

[Greedo punched first]

Arizona State defeats UCLA in triple overtime 87-84.

I tried to follow that game on my phone but it went so late I finally had to give up at the end of the first OT.

Yeah, I cashed out before the end too.  ASU seems like they've been up in every game  this year only to have it get away from them, but they finally got one.

Was Arizona State’s biggest heartbreaker loss the game against UC Riverside?

[Pessimistic Antineutrino]

My bad guys I went awol for a week. Still recovering from that atrocity of a game in Tempe.

Week Fourteen Schedule

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Houston @ SMU 7:00 PM

Ohio State @ Rutgers 7:00 PM

Xavier @ Seton Hall 7:00 PM

Louisville @ Notre Dame 7:00 PM

Missouri State @ Drake 8:00 PM ESPN+

Texas Tech @ Oklahoma 9:00 PM

Tennessee @ Mississippi State 9:00 PM

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Iowa @ Maryland 7:00 PM ESPN2

Duke @ Clemson 8:00 PM ACC

Purdue @ Michigan 9:00 PM

Stanford @ Oregon 9:00 PM ESPN2

Friday, February 11, 2022

UConn @ Xavier 7:00 PM FS1

St. Bonaventure @ Saint Louis 9:00 PM ESPN2

Fresno State @ Colorado State 9:30 PM

UNLV @ Boise State 11:00 PM

Saturday, February 12, 2022

Texas @ Baylor 12:00 PM

Arkansas @ Alabama 12:00 PM

Oklahoma @ Kansas 1:00 PM

Seton Hall @ Villanova 1:00 PM

Rutgers @ Wisconsin 2:00 PM

Davidson @ Rhode Island 2:00 PM ESPNU

Florida State @ North Carolina 2:00 PM

West Virginia @ Oklahoma State 2:00 PM

Miami(FL) @ Wake Forest 3:00 PM ACCNX

Texas A&M @ Auburn 3:30 PM SEC

Memphis @ Houston 3:30 PM ABC

Indiana @ Michigan State 3:30 PM

Florida @ Kentucky 4:00 PM

TCU @ Texas Tech 4:00 PM BIG 12/ESPN+

Murray State @ Morehead State 4:00 PM ESPN+

Chattanooga @ Furman 4:00 PM ESPN+

Ohio State @ Michigan 6:00 PM

Vanderbilt @ Tennessee 6:00 PM

Mississippi State @ LSU 8:00 PM

Saint Mary's @ Gonzaga 10:00 PM

UCLA @ USC 10:00 PM

Sunday, February 13, 2022

UConn @ St. John's 12:00 PM

Maryland @ Purdue 1:00 PM

Northwestern @ Illinois 2:00 PM

[GeorgiaModerate]

Since PA is still here and we've gone this far, I'm willing to make a schedule unless/until NYE returns.  But I'm going to make it easy on myself and stick to 25 games.


WEEK FIFTEEN SCHEDULE (all times Eastern)

Wednesday, Feb. 16

Illinois @ Rutgers 7:00 PM
Miami (FL) @ Louisville 7:00 PM
Mississippi State @ Alabama 7:00 PM
Seton Hall @ UConn 8:30 PM
Baylor @ Texas Tech 9:00 PM
SMU @ Temple 9:00 PM

Thursday, Feb. 17

Minnesota @ Penn State 4:00 PM
Wichita State @ Cincinnati 7:00 PM
Michigan @ Iowa 7:00 PM

Friday, Feb. 18

Richmond @ VCU 7:00 PM

Saturday, Feb. 19

Auburn @ Florida TBD
Tennessee @ Arkansas TBD
Xavier @ UConn 12:00 PM
Texas Tech @ Texas 12:30 PM
Notre Dame @ Wake Forest 1:00 PM
Kansas State @ Oklahoma State 2:00 PM
Illinois @ Michigan State 2:30 PM
LSU @ South Carolina 3:30 PM
North Carolina @ Virginia Tech 4:00 PM
Princeton @ Yale 7:00 PM
BYU @ Saint Mary's 10:00 PM
San Diego State @ Fresno State 10:00 PM

Sunday, Feb. 20

Marquette @ Creighton 3:00 PM
Memphis @ SMU 3:00 PM
Washington State @ USC 7:30 PM

[Greedo punched first]

San Diego State defeats Nevada 65-63.

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 13 RESULTS

I won the week at 23-8 (two games were canceled due to weather).  Full results:

23 GeorgiaModerate
21 JGibson
20 Illiniwek, NYE

Overall, we're back to a tie for the lead between Illiniwek and me.  Year to date (325 games):

217 GeorgiaModerate, Illiniwek
203 NYE
194 Pessimistic Antineutrino
149 JGibson
21 Orwell
10 Utah Neolib

[Greedo punched first]

San Diego State and Boise State won’t join the American. If at least one eventually leaves the Mountain West, what conference will most likely be the one to join?

[JGibson]

Week Fourteen Schedule

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Houston @ SMU 7:00 PM

Ohio State @ Rutgers 7:00 PM

Xavier @ Seton Hall 7:00 PM

Louisville @ Notre Dame 7:00 PM

Missouri State @ Drake 8:00 PM ESPN+

Texas Tech @ Oklahoma 9:00 PM

Tennessee @ Mississippi State 9:00 PM

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Iowa @ Maryland 7:00 PM ESPN2

Duke @ Clemson 8:00 PM ACC

Purdue @ Michigan 9:00 PM

Stanford @ Oregon 9:00 PM ESPN2

Friday, February 11, 2022

UConn @ Xavier 7:00 PM FS1

St. Bonaventure @ Saint Louis 9:00 PM ESPN2

Fresno State @ Colorado State 9:30 PM

UNLV @ Boise State 11:00 PM

Saturday, February 12, 2022

Texas @ Baylor 12:00 PM

Arkansas @ Alabama 12:00 PM

Oklahoma @ Kansas 1:00 PM

Seton Hall @ Villanova 1:00 PM

Rutgers @ Wisconsin 2:00 PM

Davidson @ Rhode Island 2:00 PM ESPNU

Florida State @ North Carolina 2:00 PM

West Virginia @ Oklahoma State 2:00 PM

Miami(FL) @ Wake Forest 3:00 PM ACCNX

Texas A&M @ Auburn 3:30 PM SEC

Memphis @ Houston 3:30 PM ABC

Indiana @ Michigan State 3:30 PM

Florida @ Kentucky 4:00 PM

TCU @ Texas Tech 4:00 PM BIG 12/ESPN+

Murray State @ Morehead State 4:00 PM ESPN+

Chattanooga @ Furman 4:00 PM ESPN+

Ohio State @ Michigan 6:00 PM

Vanderbilt @ Tennessee 6:00 PM

Mississippi State @ LSU 8:00 PM

Saint Mary's @ Gonzaga 10:00 PM

UCLA @ USC 10:00 PM

Sunday, February 13, 2022

UConn @ St. John's 12:00 PM

Maryland @ Purdue 1:00 PM

Northwestern @ Illinois 2:00 PM

[Greedo punched first]

Pacific winning away against USC tomorrow night is more likely than US democracy surviving SCOTUS. Guess what the Pacific @ USC will be like (as if I didn’t already know)?

[GeorgiaModerate]

Southern Indiana (where Bruce Pearl once coached) plans to move to Division I.  Possible conferences mentioned are the OVC, Horizon League, and Atlantic Sun.

[GeorgiaModerate]

San Diego State and Boise State won’t join the American. If at least one eventually leaves the Mountain West, what conference will most likely be the one to join?

It's fairly old news that those two won't join the AAC.  There have been some mild rumors that the Big 12 isn't done expanding and may have plans to add Boise State and Memphis within the next few years.  I'm sure San Diego State would love to join the Pac-12, but that idea seems very far-fetched.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Terrific game with a fantastic finish in Virginia-Duke!  The Cavaliers hit a three (only their second of the game) with 1 second left to win 69-68 at Durham.

[Greedo punched first]

Arizona Wildcats’ walk-ons are in.

[RINO Tom]

Illinois ran away from Indiana in the second half, winning 74-57 at Indiana after trailing by two at halftime.  Very surprising result (not that Illinois won, but by that kind of margin).

I happened to be at a brewery in Indianapolis for this ... it was truly beautiful.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Drexel beat James Madison 72-66 after trailing at halftime 28-16.  So the Dragons scored 40 more points in the second half than they did in the first, which can't be something that's happened very often.

[Greedo punched first]

Is Washington State overrated in the Pac 12? Wazzu lost at home to three mid-majors (Eastern Washington, South Dakota State, and New Mexico State).

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Is Washington State overrated in the Pac 12? Wazzu lost at home to three mid-majors (Eastern Washington, South Dakota State, and New Mexico State).

Incredibly bad luck to lose a lot of close games. Boise State is also a fourth mid-major technically, but exceedingly likely to get a bid (alongside auto-bid favorites NMSU and SDSU). Their worst loss is by six points! And they held the lead for most of the game. Same could be said for three other losses.

They are a top 30 team with the 101st best resume in the country due to some of the worst luck ever seen. Can't finish games (same can be said for Duke and Villanova but that's mostly against elite teams/harder schedule).

If anything they are underrated because people care far more about H2H and resume rather than Margin of Victory and Efficiency

[Greedo punched first]

Is Washington State overrated in the Pac 12? Wazzu lost at home to three mid-majors (Eastern Washington, South Dakota State, and New Mexico State).

Incredibly bad luck to lose a lot of close games. Boise State is also a fourth mid-major technically, but exceedingly likely to get a bid (alongside auto-bid favorites NMSU and SDSU). Their worst loss is by six points! And they held the lead for most of the game. Same could be said for three other losses.

They are a top 30 team with the 101st best resume in the country due to some of the worst luck ever seen. Can't finish games (same can be said for Duke and Villanova but that's mostly against elite teams/harder schedule).

If anything they are underrated because people care far more about H2H and resume rather than Margin of Victory and Efficiency

I don’t consider Boise State and San Diego State mid-majors. Boise State and San Diego State deserve an invitation to the Pac 12 or Big 12.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Is Washington State overrated in the Pac 12? Wazzu lost at home to three mid-majors (Eastern Washington, South Dakota State, and New Mexico State).

Incredibly bad luck to lose a lot of close games. Boise State is also a fourth mid-major technically, but exceedingly likely to get a bid (alongside auto-bid favorites NMSU and SDSU). Their worst loss is by six points! And they held the lead for most of the game. Same could be said for three other losses.

They are a top 30 team with the 101st best resume in the country due to some of the worst luck ever seen. Can't finish games (same can be said for Duke and Villanova but that's mostly against elite teams/harder schedule).

If anything they are underrated because people care far more about H2H and resume rather than Margin of Victory and Efficiency

I don’t consider Boise State and San Diego State mid-majors. Boise State and San Diego State deserve an invitation to the Pac 12 or Big 12.

This is a somewhat valid opinion for San Diego State (though still admittedly a stretch - it's not exactly Gonzaga despite modest success), but any Boise State invite would be based solely on football. Its basketball program has been an 'average' mid-major program at best for no more than a decade. Two times it was gifted one of the last bids in the expanded tournament that didn't previously exist, and it failed to win the opening round game to get into the final field. In fact, the school has never once won an NCAA Tournament game in its seven chances. It only really had a chance in its last two against La Salle and Dayton, and it couldn't even beat those certain mid-majors.

Not even Northwestern would fail to meet such a low standard.

[Greedo punched first]

San Diego State still isn’t what I call a mid-major. Gonzaga is also no mid-major. The Pac 12 or Big 12 should invite them.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Houston @ SMU 7:00 PM  I'm a little bit tempted to pick the upset here on the grounds that Houston will lose a conference game eventually.
Ohio State @ Rutgers 7:00 PM
Xavier @ Seton Hall 7:00 PM
Louisville @ Notre Dame 7:00 PM
Missouri State @ Drake 8:00 PM ESPN+
Texas Tech @ Oklahoma 9:00 PM
Tennessee @ Mississippi State 9:00 PM

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Iowa @ Maryland 7:00 PM ESPN2
Duke @ Clemson 8:00 PM ACC
Purdue @ Michigan 9:00 PM
Stanford @ Oregon 9:00 PM ESPN2

Friday, February 11, 2022

UConn @ Xavier 7:00 PM FS1
St. Bonaventure @ Saint Louis 9:00 PM ESPN2
Fresno State @ Colorado State 9:30 PM
UNLV @ Boise State 11:00 PM

Saturday, February 12, 2022

Texas @ Baylor 12:00 PM
Arkansas @ Alabama 12:00 PM
Oklahoma @ Kansas 1:00 PM
Seton Hall @ Villanova 1:00 PM
Rutgers @ Wisconsin 2:00 PM
Davidson @ Rhode Island 2:00 PM ESPNU
Florida State @ North Carolina 2:00 PM
West Virginia @ Oklahoma State 2:00 PM
Miami(FL) @ Wake Forest 3:00 PM ACCNX
Texas A&M @ Auburn 3:30 PM SEC
Memphis @ Houston 3:30 PM ABC
Indiana @ Michigan State 3:30 PM
Florida @ Kentucky 4:00 PM
TCU @ Texas Tech 4:00 PM BIG 12/ESPN+
Murray State @ Morehead State 4:00 PM ESPN+  Murray State is really good.
Chattanooga @ Furman 4:00 PM ESPN+
Ohio State @ Michigan 6:00 PM  Got a feeling on this one.
Vanderbilt @ Tennessee 6:00 PM
Mississippi State @ LSU 8:00 PM
Saint Mary's @ Gonzaga 10:00 PM
UCLA @ USC 10:00 PM

Sunday, February 13, 2022

UConn @ St. John's 12:00 PM
Maryland @ Purdue 1:00 PM
Northwestern @ Illinois 2:00 PM

[GeorgiaModerate]

#1 Auburn has been living on the edge lately with narrow escapes at Missouri and Georgia, but their luck finally ran out, losing 80-76 in OT at Arkansas.

[GeorgiaModerate]

In a battle of pollsters, Marist won 83-58 at Monmouth, a pretty big upset in the MAAC.

[Greedo punched first]

Pacific is up by 13 against USC.