2019-2020 College Basketball Discussion and Pick 'em Thread

[GeorgiaModerate]

Friday, January 24th
Kent State @ Buffalo – 5:30pm – CBSSN
Northern Kentucky @ Wright State – 8pm  – ESPNU

Saturday, January 25th
Miami @ UNC – 11am - Thinking this is the time when UNC rights the ship
#9 Villanova @ Providence – 12pm – CBS
LSU @ Texas – 1pm – ESPN
Temple @ Penn – 1pm – ESPN+
Mississippi State @ Oklahoma – 1pm
St. John’s @ DePaul  – 1pm – FS1
Bradley @ Indiana State – 1pm – ESPN+ - Coin flip
Rhode Island @ St. Bonaventure – 2pm
Louisiana Tech @ UAB – 2pm – ESPN+
SMU @ #20 Memphis – 3pm – CBSSN - Memphis will bounce back from last night's debacle, right?
Towson @ William & Mary – 3pm
NC State @ Georgia Tech – 3pm – ACCNX - Tech is an enigma
Belmont @ Austin Peay – 3:30pm – ESPN+
BYU @ San Francisco – 4pm
Georgia State @ Georgia Southern – 4pm – ESPN+
Southern Utah @ Eastern Washington – 4:05pm
#15 Kentucky @ #18 Texas Tech – 5pm – ESPN
Wofford @ Western Carolina – 6pm – ESPN3
#1 Baylor @ Florida – 7pm – ESPN
#22 Arizona @ Arizona State – 8:30pm – Pac-12
Colorado State @ Utah State – 9pm – ESPNU - I'll give them one more chance.

Sunday, January 26th
#17 Maryland @ Indiana – 12pm – CBS
#11 Michigan State @ Minnesota – 2pm – FOX

Bonus upset pick: Tennessee over Kansas

[MR. KAYNE WEST]

Go Zags

[GeorgiaModerate]

Liberty loses their second game of the season, 71-70 to North Florida.

[DINGO Joe]

Friday, January 24th
Kent State @ Buffalo – 5:30pm – CBSSN
Northern Kentucky @ Wright State – 8pm  – ESPNU

Saturday, January 25th
Miami @ UNC – 11am
#9 Villanova @ Providence – 12pm – CBS
LSU @ Texas – 1pm – ESPN
Temple @ Penn – 1pm – ESPN+ - There is no predicting either one of these teams, especially the Owls
Mississippi State @ Oklahoma – 1pm - meh, Go State
St. John’s @ DePaul  – 1pm – FS1
Bradley @ Indiana State – 1pm – ESPN+
Rhode Island @ St. Bonaventure – 2pm
Louisiana Tech @ UAB – 2pm – ESPN+
SMU @ #20 Memphis – 3pm – CBSSN
Towson @ William & Mary – 3pm
NC State @ Georgia Tech – 3pm – ACCNX
Belmont @ Austin Peay – 3:30pm – ESPN+
BYU @ San Francisco – 4pm
Georgia State @ Georgia Southern – 4pm – ESPN+
Southern Utah @ Eastern Washington – 4:05pm
#15 Kentucky @ #18 Texas Tech – 5pm – ESPN
Wofford @ Western Carolina – 6pm – ESPN3
#1 Baylor @ Florida – 7pm – ESPN
#22 Arizona @ Arizona State – 8:30pm – Pac-12
Colorado State @ Utah State – 9pm – ESPNU

Sunday, January 26th
#17 Maryland @ Indiana – 12pm – CBS
#11 Michigan State @ Minnesota – 2pm – FOX

You forgot to pick Bradley

[DINGO Joe]

So, how many bids will the Big 10 get?  I've seen brackets that have them with 12 right now.  I think by law a conference with "10" in the conference name should only be able to get 10 bids max.  Ohio St. is fading badly but it's hard to tell the rest apart.

[Illiniwek]

Your B1G First Place ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI has a damn good ring to it.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

So, how many bids will the Big 10 get?  I've seen brackets that have them with 12 right now.  I think by law a conference with "10" in the conference name should only be able to get 10 bids max.  Ohio St. is fading badly but it's hard to tell the rest apart.

Ohio State is miraculously not even going to miss the tournament even at 7-13, or so it appears based on NET forecasting. They are still a 6/7 seed in spite of all this and the awful Q1 record because the efficiency numbers have held up their NET. Sorry for letting you guys down earlier this year

Michigan is the likelier candidate to be held out (in spite of the superior Gonzaga win!) and has dropped to 9/10 seed territory due to their similar skid. Also have to assume Purdue is out - that scary schedule is more of a curse than a blessing in the race to stay more than a game over .500.

I think 9.5 or slightly fewer feels like the safe projection. Minnesota could be in a heap of trouble with a loss this weekend. As could tOSU if it gets really bad. Disappointed that Indiana appears to be on track now in spite of the minefield in front of them.

Guess the SEC and ACC benefit from this when the A-10 bubble takes bad losses.

[GeorgiaModerate]

I tuned into the LSU-Texas game with LSU leading 50-34.  They now trail 56-58.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Memphis led SMU 70-59 with about 5 minutes left, and never scored again.  They lost 74-70.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Kentucky-Texas Tech going to OT.

[GeorgiaModerate]

With two games left in this week's pick'em, the five of us playing managed to pick all four possible combinations (Indiana + Michigan State was the one picked twice).

Sprouts is guaranteed at least a tie for first, but if the Ind/MichSt combo hits I'll catch up to him.

[DINGO Joe]

Memphis led SMU 70-59 with about 5 minutes left, and never scored again.  They lost 74-70.

Game like that hurts way more than losing one by 40

[GeorgiaModerate]

Memphis led SMU 70-59 with about 5 minutes left, and never scored again.  They lost 74-70.

Game like that hurts way more than losing one by 40

At home, too.  I watched a lot of it, and they were playing well until that point and then just disintegrated.

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 12 RESULTS

Sprouts took the week and extended his overall lead:

15 Sprouts
13 GeorgiaModerate, JGibson
12 sjoyce
10 Illinwek

The average score was 12.6, which is pretty bad.

Unanimous picks:

Wright State-Northern Kentucky
Oklahoma-Miss. State
Belmont-Austin Peay (wrong)
Texas Tech-Kentucky (wrong)
Baylor-Florida
Arizona-Arizona State (wrong)
Utah State-Colo. State

Games with a single dissenter:

Buffalo-Kent State (dissenter was right)
North Carolina-Miami
Temple-Penn (dissenter was right)
La. Tech-UAB
Memphis-SMU (dissenter was right)
Towson-William & Mary (dissenter was right)
N.C. State-Georgia Tech (dissenter was right)
BYU-San Francisco (dissenter was right)
E. Washington-Southern Utah
W. Carolina-Wofford

Overall standings:

191 Sprouts
186 sjoyce
182 GeorgiaModerate
174 Illiniwek
167 JGibson
152 dfw
127 YE
98 RINO Tom
36 Sunrise

[Gulf Coastal Elite]

Week 13:

Friday, January 31st
Harvard @ Penn – 4pm – ESPNU
Akron @ Kent State – 5:30pm – CBSSN
VCU @ Rhode Island – 6pm – ESPN2

Saturday, February 1st
Creighton @ #8 Villanova – 11am – FS1
WKU @ FIU – 11am
Indiana @ Ohio State – 11am – ESPN
#14 Michigan State @ Wisconsin – 12pm – FOX
#6 Louisville @ NC State – 1pm – ESPN
DePaul @ Marquette – 1pm
#2 Gonzaga @ San Francisco – 3pm
#5 FSU @ VA Tech – 3pm – ACCNX
#25 Rutgers vs. Michigan – 3:30pm – BTN
#11 Oregon @ Stanford – 5pm – PAC12
#13 Kentucky @ #17 Auburn – 5pm – ESPN
#21 Houston @ Cincinnati – 5pm – ESPN2
#23 Wichita State @ Tulsa – 5pm – ESPNU
Arkansas @ Alabama – 5pm – SECN
Stephen F. Austin @ Sam Houston State – 5:30pm – ESPN3
#9 Duke @ Syracuse – 7pm – ESPN
Clemson @ Wake – 7pm – ACCN
Nevada @ Boise State – 9pm – ESPNU
St. Mary’s @ BYU – 9pm – ESPN2
#20 Colorado @ Southern Cal – 9:30pm – FS1

Sunday, February 2nd
#19 Illinois @ #18 Iowa – 12pm – FS1
Georgetown @ St. John’s – 12pm – CBS

[Illiniwek]

Week 13:

Friday, January 31st
Harvard @ Penn – 4pm – ESPNU
Akron @ Kent State – 5:30pm – CBSSN
VCU @ Rhode Island – 6pm – ESPN2

Saturday, February 1st
Creighton @ #8 Villanova – 11am – FS1
WKU @ FIU – 11am
Indiana @ Ohio State – 11am – ESPN
#14 Michigan State @ Wisconsin – 12pm – FOX
#6 Louisville @ NC State – 1pm – ESPN
DePaul @ Marquette – 1pm
#2 Gonzaga @ San Francisco – 3pm
#5 FSU @ VA Tech – 3pm – ACCNX
#25 Rutgers vs. Michigan – 3:30pm – BTN
#11 Oregon @ Stanford – 5pm – PAC12
#13 Kentucky @ #17 Auburn – 5pm – ESPN
#21 Houston @ Cincinnati – 5pm – ESPN2
#23 Wichita State @ Tulsa – 5pm – ESPNU
Arkansas @ Alabama – 5pm – SECN
Stephen F. Austin @ Sam Houston State – 5:30pm – ESPN3
#9 Duke @ Syracuse – 7pm – ESPN
Clemson @ Wake – 7pm – ACCN
Nevada @ Boise State – 9pm – ESPNU
St. Mary’s @ BYU – 9pm – ESPN2
#20 Colorado @ Southern Cal – 9:30pm – FS1

Sunday, February 2nd
#19 Illinois @ #18 Iowa – 12pm – FS1 Brutal. This is the kind of game you lose even if you win every other game the rest of the year. I have to pick the home team, but I'm ready for my boys to prove me wrong!
Georgetown @ St. John’s – 12pm – CBS

[RINO Tom]

So sad I can’t make it back “home” to Iowa City to go to the Illinois/Iowa game with some friends, but I have an exam on Monday and wouldn’t want to be driving during the Super Bowl.  If it were Saturday, I’d think about it.  It’s hard to believe Illinois could be playing for EIGHT in a row in this year’s Big Ten, assuming they can take care of business vs. Minnesota at home.  Iowa is super tough when they’re hitting threes.

[Illiniwek]

So sad I can’t make it back “home” to Iowa City to go to the Illinois/Iowa game with some friends, but I have an exam on Monday and wouldn’t want to be driving during the Super Bowl.  If it were Saturday, I’d think about it.  It’s hard to believe Illinois could be playing for EIGHT in a row in this year’s Big Ten, assuming they can take care of business vs. Minnesota at home.  Iowa is super tough when they’re hitting threes.

I'm probably looking at going to C-U for Senior Night (lol our only seniors are Kipper (blah), Underwood (lol Coach's son), and Oladimeji (?)) against Iowa. In reality it should be Ayo and maybe Kofi's final home game. I really think there is no tougher team left on our schedule than Iowa.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Virginia just finished the game on an 8-0 run to take down #5 Florida State, 61-56.

[JGibson]

Week 13:

Friday, January 31st
Harvard @ Penn – 4pm – ESPNU
Akron @ Kent State – 5:30pm – CBSSN
VCU @ Rhode Island – 6pm – ESPN2

Saturday, February 1st
Creighton @ #8 Villanova – 11am – FS1
WKU @ FIU – 11am
Indiana @ Ohio State – 11am – ESPN
#14 Michigan State @ Wisconsin – 12pm – FOX
#6 Louisville @ NC State – 1pm – ESPN
DePaul @ Marquette – 1pm
#2 Gonzaga @ San Francisco – 3pm
#5 FSU @ VA Tech – 3pm – ACCNX
#25 Rutgers vs. Michigan – 3:30pm – BTN
#11 Oregon @ Stanford – 5pm – PAC12
#13 Kentucky @ #17 Auburn – 5pm – ESPN
#21 Houston @ Cincinnati – 5pm – ESPN2
#23 Wichita State @ Tulsa – 5pm – ESPNU
Arkansas @ Alabama – 5pm – SECN
Stephen F. Austin @ Sam Houston State – 5:30pm – ESPN3
#9 Duke @ Syracuse – 7pm – ESPN
Clemson @ Wake – 7pm – ACCN
Nevada @ Boise State – 9pm – ESPNU
St. Mary’s @ BYU – 9pm – ESPN2
#20 Colorado @ Southern Cal – 9:30pm – FS1

Sunday, February 2nd
#19 Illinois @ #18 Iowa – 12pm – FS1
Georgetown @ St. John’s – 12pm – CBS

[GeorgiaModerate]

At the half, Vanderbilt leads Kentucky at Rupp, 35-28.  This is not a typo.

[America Needs Jesus Christ]

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON??

[DINGO Joe]

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON??

nothing

[GeorgiaModerate]

Friday, January 31st
Harvard @ Penn – 4pm – ESPNU
Akron @ Kent State – 5:30pm – CBSSN
VCU @ Rhode Island – 6pm – ESPN2

Saturday, February 1st
Creighton @ #8 Villanova – 11am – FS1
WKU @ FIU – 11am
Indiana @ Ohio State – 11am – ESPN
#14 Michigan State @ Wisconsin – 12pm – FOX
#6 Louisville @ NC State – 1pm – ESPN
DePaul @ Marquette – 1pm
#2 Gonzaga @ San Francisco – 3pm
#5 FSU @ VA Tech – 3pm – ACCNX
#25 Rutgers vs. Michigan – 3:30pm – BTN
#11 Oregon @ Stanford – 5pm – PAC12
#13 Kentucky @ #17 Auburn – 5pm – ESPN
#21 Houston @ Cincinnati – 5pm – ESPN2
#23 Wichita State @ Tulsa – 5pm – ESPNU
Arkansas @ Alabama – 5pm – SECN
Stephen F. Austin @ Sam Houston State – 5:30pm – ESPN3
#9 Duke @ Syracuse – 7pm – ESPN
Clemson @ Wake – 7pm – ACCN
Nevada @ Boise State – 9pm – ESPNU
St. Mary’s @ BYU – 9pm – ESPN2
#20 Colorado @ Southern Cal – 9:30pm – FS1

Sunday, February 2nd
#19 Illinois @ #18 Iowa – 12pm – FS1
Georgetown @ St. John’s – 12pm – CBS

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Week 13:
Friday, January 31st
Harvard @ Penn – 4pm – ESPNU - revenge for last year's coaching failure!
Akron @ Kent State – 5:30pm – CBSSN
VCU @ Rhode Island – 6pm – ESPN2

Saturday, February 1st
Creighton @ #8 Villanova – 11am – FS1
WKU @ FIU – 11am
Indiana @ Ohio State – 11am – ESPN
#14 Michigan State @ Wisconsin – 12pm – FOX
#6 Louisville @ NC State – 1pm – ESPN
DePaul @ Marquette – 1pm
#2 Gonzaga @ San Francisco – 3pm
#5 FSU @ VA Tech – 3pm – ACCNX
#25 Rutgers vs. Michigan – 3:30pm – BTN
#11 Oregon @ Stanford – 5pm – PAC12
#13 Kentucky] @ #17 Auburn – 5pm – ESPN
#21 Houston @ Cincinnati – 5pm – ESPN2
#23 Wichita State @ Tulsa – 5pm – ESPNU
Arkansas @ Alabama – 5pm – SECN
Stephen F. Austin @ Sam Houston State – 5:30pm – ESPN3
#9 Duke @ Syracuse – 7pm – ESPN
Clemson @ Wake – 7pm – ACCN
Nevada @ Boise State – 9pm – ESPNU
St. Mary’s @ BYU – 9pm – ESPN2
#20 Colorado @ Southern Cal – 9:30pm – FS1

Sunday, February 2nd
#19 Illinois @ #18 Iowa – 12pm – FS1
Georgetown @ St. John’s – 12pm – CBS