2020-21 College Basketball Discussion and Pick'em Thread

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#6 Kansas @ #1 Gonzaga (in Fort Myers, Florida)
Colorado State @ Oregon State

#1 Gonzaga @ Auburn (in Fort Myers, Florida)
Belmont @ George Mason (in Washington D.C)
Boise State @ #17 Houston
Navy @ Maryland
Seton Hall @ Louisville
VCU @ Tennessee
Colorado @ Kansas State

Notre Dame @ #13 Michigan State
LSU @ Saint Louis
Oklahoma @ UCF
South Carolina @ Liberty (in Kansas City, Missouri)
Rhode Island @ South Florida (in Uncasville, Connecticut)
VMI @ Penn State
Tulsa @ TCU (in Kansas City, Missouri)
Virginia Tech @ Temple (in Uncasville, Connecticut)

Richmond @ #10 Kentucky
#2 Baylor @ Seton Hall
#17 Houston @ #14 Texas Tech
Temple @ Rhode Island (In Uncasville, Connecticut)
South Florida @ Virginia Tech

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I don't expect this to go on for too long — you run into the same problems as college football with interstate travel, except 1. there's fewer players on the roster, so one positive test can wipe out a game and 2. a positive test means the next 2-3 games at minimum are canceled or in doubt. A conference-only schedule could work, but trying to do all the out-of-conference tournaments is... not how I would've started the season.

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Week Two

Monday, November 30
Seton Hall vs St. Joseph's
Bowling Green @ Appalachian State
St. John's vs Boston College
Auburn @ UCF

Tuesday, December 1
Nicholls @ Saint Mary's
USC vs BYU
UConn vs Vanderbilt
Navy @ Georgetown
Oklahoma State @ Marquette
Michigan State @ Duke
Kentucky vs Kansas

Wednesday, December 2
VCU @ Penn State
St. Joseph's @ Villanova
Florida @ Oklahoma
West Virginia @ Gonzaga
Seton Hall @ Rhode Island
Colorado @ Arizona
Illinois @ Baylor
Oregon State @ Washington State

Thursday, December 3
Arizona State @ California
Northern Illinois @ DePaul
Colorado State @ San Diego State
Washington @ Utah
St. John's @ Texas Tech

Friday, December 4
George Mason @ Maryland
Rhode Island @ Boston College
Wisconsin @ Marquette

Saturday, December 5
BYU @ Utah State
Washington State @ Colorado
N.C. State @ UConn
Gonzaga vs Baylor
SMU @ Dayton
Furman @ Richmond
South Carolina @ Houston

Sunday, December 6
Nevada @ San Francisco
Seton Hall @ Penn State
Villanova @ Texas
Missouri @ Wichita State
Xavier @ Cincinnati
UCF @ Michigan
Oklahoma @ TCU
West Virginia @ Georgetown
Kentucky @ Georgia Tech
DePaul @ Iowa State
California @ UCLA

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Week Three

Monday, December 7
Old Dominion @ James Madison

Tuesday, December 8
Creighton @ Kansas
Purdue @ Miami (FL)
North Carolina @ Iowa
Ohio State @ Notre Dame
Vanderbilt @ SMU
Illinois @ Duke

Wednesday, December 9
Maryland @ Clemson
Providence @ TCU
Louisville @ Wisconsin
NC State @ Michigan
Oklahoma @ Xavier
Michigan State @ Virginia
Indiana @ Florida State

Thursday, December 10
San Diego State @ Arizona State
Wofford @ South Carolina

Friday, December 11
Villanova @ Georgetown
Nebraska @ Creighton
St. John's @ UConn
Iowa State @ Iowa
Marquette @ UCLA

Saturday, December 12
Illinois @ Missouri
Cincinnati @ Tennessee
Florida @ Florida State
Syracuse @ Boston College
Notre Dame @ Kentucky
Mississippi State @ Dayton
TCU @ Texas A&M
Oklahoma State @ Wichita State

Sunday, December 13
Penn State @ Michigan
Richmond @ Kansas
Texas @ Baylor

And reupping:

1. You have 45 32 games this week.  That's a lot, and starting from Monday leaves little time to get picks in.  I suggest that in future weeks, you limit it to 25 games (same as the football pick'ems) and skip the early part of the week.  That is, start selecting games for the upcoming week from the upcoming Sunday and work backward through the week until you have 25.

2. That format makes for some very long posts.  How about using a more compact listing

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As for the format, I can experiment with another format next week (which given it is finals week for most schools/beginning of Winter Break, should have a somewhat smaller schedule.)

It's more an issue of timing than anything — tough to only have a day or two of turnaround on these.

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Week Four

Monday, December 14th
Rutgers @ Maryland
Marquette @ Creighton

Tuesday, December 15th
Minnesota @ Illinois

Wednesday, December 16th
Richmond @ Vanderbilt
Pittsburgh @ Miami (FL)
Butler @ Villanova
N.C. State @ Louisville
Duke @ Notre Dame
TCU @ Oklahoma State

Thursday, December 17th
Creighton @ St. John's
Kansas @ Texas Tech
UConn @ Providence

Friday, December 18th
Xavier @ DePaul
BYU @ San Diego State
Iowa State @ West Virginia

Saturday, December 19
Cincinnati @ Georgia
Notre Dame @ Purdue (in Indianapolis)
Arizona @ Stanford
Butler @ Indiana (in Indianapolis)
Iowa @ Gonzaga (in Sioux Falls)
Virginia @ Villanova (in New York)
UCLA @ Kentucky (in Cleveland)
Ohio State @ North Carolina

Sunday, December 20
Colorado @ Washington (in Las Vegas)
Creighton @ UConn
Illinois @ Rutgers
Oklahoma State @ Texas
Saint Louis @ Minnesota

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Week Five

Tuesday, December 22nd
Vanderbilt @ Davidson
Appalachian State @ Auburn

Nebraska @ Wisconsin
Texas Tech @ Oklahoma
Louisville @ Pittsburgh
Wichita State @ South Florida
Notre Dame @ Syracuse
Purdue @ Iowa
West Virginia @ Kansas
St. Mary's @ San Diego State
North Carolina @ NC State
VCU @ LSU
Utah @ Arizona State

Wednesday, December 23rd
Xavier @ Creighton
UCLA @ Oregon
Rutgers @ Ohio State
Villanova @ Marquette
Northwestern @ Indiana

Friday, December 25th
Wisconsin @ Michigan State
Maryland @ Purude [sic]
Iowa @ Minnesota

Saturday, December 26
Kentucky @ Louisville
Ohio State @ Northwestern
Gonzaga @ Virginia
Indiana @ Illinois

Sunday, December 27th
Drake @ Indiana State

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Week Six

Monday, December 28th
Maryland @ Wisconsin
Michigan State @ Minnesota
Colorado @ Arizona

Tuesday, December 29th
Miami (FL) @ Virginia Tech
Purdue @ Rutgers
Florida State @ Clemson
Texas A&M @ LSU
Pittsburgh @ Duke
Northwestern @ Iowa

Wednesday, December 30th
Furman @ Chattanooga
Virginia @ Notre Dame
Mississippi State @ Georgia
Arkansas @ Auburn
North Carolina @ Georgia Tech
Penn State @ Indiana
Tennessee @ Missouri
Florida @ Vanderbilt

Thursday, December 31st
Arizona State @ Washington State
Minnesota @ Wisconsin
Michigan @ Maryland
Utah @ UCLA
Colorado @ USC
California @ Oregon

Friday, January 1st
Georgia State @ Coastal Carolina
Texas State @ Louisiana

Saturday, January 2nd
Texas @ Kansas
Creighton @ Providence
Missouri @ Arkansas
Iowa @ Rutgers
Villanova @ Xavier
Clemson @ Miami(FL)
LSU @ Florida
West Virginia @ Oklahoma
Oklahoma State @ Texas Tech
Virginia Tech @ Virginia
Utah @ USC
Alabama @ Tennessee
Purdue @ Illinois
Duke @ Florida State
Colorado @ UCLA

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Week Seven

Monday, January 4th
Southern Illinois @ Drake
Maryland @ Indiana
West Virginia @ Oklahoma State

Tuesday, January 5th
NC State @ Clemson
Vanderbilt @ Kentucky
Florida @ Alabama
Missouri @ Mississippi State
Rutgers @ Michigan State
Kansas @ TCU

Wednesday, January 6th
Oklahoma @ Baylor
Minnesota @ Michigan
Furman @ Western Carolina
Florida State @ Syracuse
Virginia Tech @ Louisville
Arkansas @ Tennessee
VCU @ George Mason
Georgia @ LSU
St. John's @ Xavier
Seton Hall @ Creighton
Wake Forest @ Virginia
Auburn @ Mississippi

Thursday, January 7th
Oregon @ Colorado
Iowa @ Maryland
Illinois @ Northwestern
USC @ Arizona

Friday, January 8th
Purdue @ Michigan State
Georgia Southern @ Appalachian State
Louisiana Tech @ Western Kentucky
Dayton @ Davidson

Saturday, January 9th
Baylor @ TCU
Oklahoma @ Kansas
Tennessee @ Texas A&M
Texas @ West Virginia
Ohio State @ Rutgers
Washington State @ Stanford
UCLA @ Arizona
Clemson @ North Carolina
Kentucky @ Florida
St. John's @ Creighton
Wake Forest @ Duke
Alabama @ Auburn
Mississippi State @ Vanderbilt
Florida State @ Pittsburgh
Georgia @ Arkansas
LSU @ Missouri

Sunday, January 10th
Minnesota @ Iowa
Maryland @ Illinois
Oregon @ Utah
Providence @ Xavier
Loyola-Chicago @ Drake

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Week Eight

Monday, January 11th
Loyola Chicago @ Drake
Boise State @ Wyoming

Tuesday, January 12th
West Virginia @ Baylor
Pittsburgh @ Georgia Tech
Wisconsin @ Michigan
Duke @ Virginia Tech
Mississippi @ Florida
TCU @ Oklahoma
Kansas @ Oklahoma State
Clemson @ Syracuse
Alabama @ Kentucky

Wednesday, January 13th
Texas Tech @ Texas
Louisville @ Wake Forest
NC State @ Florida State
Tulsa @ Wichita State
Auburn @ Georgia
Furman @ The Citadel
Arkansas @ LSU

Thursday, January 14th
Purdue @ Indiana
BYU @ St. Mary's
Washington State @ UCLA
Western Kentucky @ Marshall
Michigan State @ Iowa

Friday, January 15th
Coastal Carolina @ Georgia State
Wisconsin @ Rutgers
Villanova @ UConn

Saturday, January 16th
Gonzaga @ St. Mary's
Baylor @ Texas Tech
Ohio State @ Illinois
Arizona @ Oregon
Xavier @ Seton Hall
Washington State @ USC
Oklahoma @ Oklahoma State
North Carolina @ Florida State
Missouri @ Texas A&M
VCU @ Richmond
Michigan @ Minnesota
TCU @ West Virginia
Georgia Tech @ NC State
Kentucky @ Auburn
Arkansas @ Alabama
Belmont @ Jacksonville State
Vanderbilt @ Tennessee
Virginia @ Clemson

Sunday, January 17th
Iowa @ Northwestern
Indiana @ Michigan State
Drake @ Missouri State
Virginia Tech @ Wake Forest
Wichita State @ SMU

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Week Nine

Monday, January 18th
Iowa @ Northwestern
Florida State @ Louisville
Kansas @ Baylor

Tuesday, January 19th
Oklahoma State @ West Virginia
UCLA @ Oregon
Tennessee @ Florida
Alabama @ LSU
Seton Hall @ Villanova
Duke @ Pittsburgh
Colorado State @ Utah State

Wednesday, January 20th
Mercer @ The Citadel
Richmond @ St. Bonaventure
Clemson @ Georgia Tech
NC State @ Virginia
East Carolina @ South Florida
Kentucky @ Georgia
Tulsa @ Houston
Texas Tech @ TCU
Xavier @ UConn

Thursday, January 21st
Indiana @ Iowa
USC @ Stanford <– "@", games are still being played in Santa Cruz thanks to Santa Clara's restrictions

Friday, January 22nd
Michigan @ Purdue
Georgia State @ Appalachian State
Marshall @ Florida International
Rice @ UAB
Nevada @ Wyoming

Saturday, January 23rd
Baylor @ Oklahoma State
UConn @ Creighton
Ohio State @ Wisconsin
Illinois @ Michigan State
Maryland @ Minnesota
St. Bonaventure @ St. Louis
UCLA @ Stanford
Colorado @ Washington State
Kansas @ Oklahoma
Virginia Tech @ Syracuse
NC State @ North Carolina
Florida @ Georgia
Army @ Navy
Clemson @ Florida State
Duke @ Louisville
Dayton @ VCU
Texas @ TCU
LSU @ Kentucky
Mississippi State @ Alabama
Georgia Tech @ Virginia

Sunday, January 24th
Rutgers @ Indiana

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Virginia & Texas Tech for tomorrow

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Texas
UT
UNC
Alabama
Saint Louis
Dook

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Rutgers & Stanford

ETA: and KU

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Saint Louis & Iowa for tonight

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Baylor
Wisconsin
Purdue
Villanova
FSU
OK State
Kansas
UVA

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Ohio State
Houston
Cuse

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UCLA
Dook
Texas Tech

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Baylor
Tennessee
UNC
Illinois
Auburn
Toledo
Kent State
Purdue
Mizzou (tomorrow)
PIG

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Tech
Alabama
Louisville
OK State
UVA

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Oregon
Colorado State
Iowa

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Boise & Dayton

ETA: for tomorrow
Illinois
USC
Wazzu
Colorado
UConn
WVU
Cuse
Texas
Virginia
Carolina
Tennessee
Memphis
Bama

TCU-Baylor, Florida-LSU have been postponed

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Iowa & Villanova (who are now playing Georgetown rather than Xavier)

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Ohio State
UNC-Greensboro
Kansas

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WVU & Arkansas