2019-2020 College Basketball Discussion and Pick 'em Thread

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

DEPAUL LOCKS UP AN NCAA TOURNAMENT BID IN THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER!

Way to rep the greatest city in the world! Tremendous!!

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Week 5:

Friday, December 6
#1 Duke @ VA Tech – 6pm – ACCN
Providence @ Rhode Island – 6pm – ESPN2
USC @ TCU – 8pm – 8pm

Saturday, December 7
#14 Arizona @ #19 Baylor – 11am – ESPNU
Penn State @ #10 Ohio State – 11am – BTN
#24 Florida @ Butler – 11am – FOX
Syracuse @ Georgia Tech – 11am – ACCN
WVU @ St. John’s – 11am – FS1
NC State @ Wake – 1pm – ACCN
Davidson @ Northeastern – 3pm
Indiana @ Wisconsin – 3:30pm – BTN
Illinois @ #5 Maryland – 4pm – ESPN2
Cincy @ #25 Xavier – 4pm – FS1
#21 Colorado @ #4 Kansas – 6pm – ESPN2
Arkansas @ WKU – 6:30pm – CBSSN
Mizzou @ Temple – 6:30pm – ESPNU
Marquette @ K-State – 8pm – ESPN2
Georgetown @ SMU – 8:30pm – ESPNU

Sunday, December 8
Houston @ South Carolina – 11am – ESPNU
Wichita State @ Oklahoma State – 1pm – ESPNU
#6 UNC @ #7 UVA – 3pm – ACCN
Dayton vs. Saint Mary’s – 3pm – ESPNU
LA Tech @ Sam Houston State – 4:30pm
#8 Gonzaga @ #23 Washington – 6pm – ESPN2
#13 Seton Hall @ Iowa State – 8pm – ESPN2

Majority of my picks are away, lets see how this goes...

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

#1 Duke @ VA Tech
Providence @ Rhode Island
USC @ TCU

#14 Arizona @ #19 Baylor
Penn State @ #10 Ohio State
#24 Florida @ Butler
Syracuse @ Georgia Tech
WVU @ St. John’s
NC State @ Wake
Davidson @ Northeastern
Indiana @ Wisconsin
Illinois @ #5 Maryland
Cincy @ #25 Xavier
#21 Colorado @ #4 Kansas
Arkansas @ WKU
Mizzou @ Temple
Marquette @ K-State
Georgetown @ SMU

Houston @ South Carolina
Wichita State @ Oklahoma State
#6 UNC @ #7 UVA
Dayton vs. Saint Mary’s
LA Tech @ Sam Houston State
#8 Gonzaga @ #23 Washington
#13 Seton Hall @ Iowa State - very tough place to play but at least some familiarity

[YE]

While I was cleaning the 2020 board, UNLV beat Fresno State in double overtime!!

[GeorgiaModerate]

Either Purdue is much better or Virginia is much worse than I thought.

Virginia is absolutely garbage (compared to the standard they have set for themselves). I don't see how they could be considered a top 25 team when there is no talent on the roster, just a system defense. I had them 27th entering the day. They'll be fine by virtue of a soft conference. Highly reminiscent of last year's Villanova.

After the Purdue-Virginia game I was considering switching my pick for UVA-North Carolina.  But after the Ohio St.-UNC game, I think they'll both lose.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Duke @ VA Tech – 6pm – ACCN
Providence @ Rhode Island – 6pm – ESPN2
USC @ TCU – 8pm – 8pm

Arizona @ Baylor – 11am – ESPNU
Penn State @ #10 Ohio State – 11am – BTN
Florida @ Butler – 11am – FOX
Syracuse @ Georgia Tech – 11am – ACCN
WVU @ St. John’s – 11am – FS1
NC State @ Wake – 1pm – ACCN
Davidson @ Northeastern – 3pm
Indiana @ Wisconsin – 3:30pm – BTN
Illinois @ #5 Maryland – 4pm – ESPN2
Cincy @ #25 Xavier – 4pm – FS1
Colorado @ #4 Kansas – 6pm – ESPN2
Arkansas @ WKU – 6:30pm – CBSSN
Mizzou @ Temple – 6:30pm – ESPNU
Marquette @ K-State – 8pm – ESPN2
Georgetown @ SMU – 8:30pm – ESPNU

Houston @ South Carolina – 11am – ESPNU
Wichita State @ Oklahoma State – 1pm – ESPNU
UNC @ #7 UVA – 3pm – ACCN
Dayton vs. Saint Mary’s – 3pm – ESPNU
LA Tech @ Sam Houston State – 4:30pm
Gonzaga @ #23 Washington – 6pm – ESPN2
Seton Hall @ Iowa State – 8pm – ESPN2

[Gulf Coastal Elite]

Week 5:

Friday, December 6
Duke @ VA Tech
Providence @ Rhode Island
USC @ TCU

Saturday, December 7
Arizona @ Baylor
Penn State @ Ohio State
Florida @ Butler
Syracuse @ Georgia Tech
WVU @ St. John’s
NC State @ Wake
Davidson @ Northeastern
Indiana @ Wisconsin
Illinois @ Maryland
Cincy @ Xavier
Colorado @ Kansas
Arkansas @ WKU
Mizzou @ Temple
Marquette @ K-State
Georgetown @ SMU

Sunday, December 8
Houston @ South Carolina
Wichita State @ Oklahoma State
UNC @ UVA
Dayton vs. Saint Mary’s
LA Tech @ Sam Houston State
Gonzaga @ Washington
Seton Hall @ Iowa State

[Green Line]

Big time trap game for America's Team on Sunday against a good Buffalo team.  If we win though, the haters will have no choice but to #rankDePaul!

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 5 RESULTS

A tight battle this week, with JGibson eking out the top spot:

17 JGibson
16 RINO Tom, Sprouts, YE
15 dfw, GeorgiaModerate, sjoyce
12 Illiniwek

The average score was 15.25, up a bit from last week

There were 5 unanimous picks, all correct:

Duke-Va. Tech
Ohio St.-Penn St.
Maryland-Illinois
Xavier-Cincinnati
Gonzaga-Washington

There were 6 picks with a single dissenter:

TCU-USC (dissenter was right)
Butler-Florida
Davidson-Northeastern
Kansas-Colorado
Okla. St.-Wichita St. (dissenter was right)
Seton Hall-Iowa St. (dissenter was right)

Overall, it's a very close race:

84 sjoyce
83 dfw, Sprouts, YE
78 Illiniwek
77 GeorgiaModerate
74 JGibson
68 RINO Tom
36 Sunrise

[Gulf Coastal Elite]

Week 6:

Friday, December 13th
#24 Colorado @ Colorado State – 7pm – CBSSN
Nebraska @ Indiana – 7pm – BTN

Saturday, December 7
Kansas State vs. Mississippi State – 10:30am – ESPNU
#10 Oregon @ #5 Michigan – 11am – CBS
Syracuse @ Georgetown – 12pm – FOX
Alabama @ Penn State – 1pm – BTN
UIC @ DePaul – 1pm
#13 Memphis @ #19 Tennessee – 2pm – ESPN
UCLA @ Notre Dame – 2pm – ABC
#12 Auburn vs Saint Louis   – 3pm – ESPN2
#22 Seton Hall @ Rutgers – 3pm – BTN
#23 Xavier @ Wake – 3pm – ACCN
Oklahoma @ Wichita State – 5pm – ESPN2
New Mexico State @ New Mexico – 6pm
Georgia @ Arizona State – 7pm – PAC12
Liberty @ Vandy – 7pm – SECN
Utah State vs. BYU – 7pm
#6 Gonzaga @ #15 Arizona – 9pm – ESPN2

Sunday, December 8
NC State @ UNC-Greensboro – 2pm – ESPN+
Oklahoma State @ Houston – 2pm – ESPN
Wofford @ #17 UNC – 3pm – ACCN
South Carolina @ Clemson – 4pm – ESPN2
Georgia Southern @ Bradley – 4pm – ESPN3
#3 Ohio State @ Minnesota – 5:30pm – BTN
Missouri State @ VCU – 6pm – ESPN+

[GeorgiaModerate]

Seeing UCLA-Notre Dame on the schedule will always remind of this game that I watched on live TV.  The Irish broke UCLA and Bill Walton's record 88-game winning streak.  The Bruins led 70-59 with a little over 3 minutes left, but Notre Dame scored the last 12 points of the game to win 71-70 -- and that was before there was a shot clock or 3-pointer! 

Oddly, Notre Dame "book-ended" that streak.  They were also the last team to beat UCLA before it started.

[Illiniwek]

Week 6:

Friday, December 13th
#24 Colorado @ Colorado State – 7pm – CBSSN
Nebraska @ Indiana – 7pm – BTN

Saturday, December 7
Kansas State vs. Mississippi State – 10:30am – ESPNU
#10 Oregon @ #5 Michigan – 11am – CBS
Syracuse @ Georgetown – 12pm – FOX
Alabama @ Penn State – 1pm – BTN
UIC @ DePaul – 1pm
#13 Memphis @ #19 Tennessee – 2pm – ESPN
UCLA @ Notre Dame – 2pm – ABC
#12 Auburn vs Saint Louis   – 3pm – ESPN2
#22 Seton Hall @ Rutgers – 3pm – BTN
#23 Xavier @ Wake – 3pm – ACCN
Oklahoma @ Wichita State – 5pm – ESPN2
New Mexico State @ New Mexico – 6pm
Georgia @ Arizona State – 7pm – PAC12
Liberty @ Vandy – 7pm – SECN
Utah State vs. BYU – 7pm
#6 Gonzaga @ #15 Arizona – 9pm – ESPN2

Sunday, December 8
NC State @ UNC-Greensboro – 2pm – ESPN+
Oklahoma State @ Houston – 2pm – ESPN
Wofford @ #17 UNC – 3pm – ACCN
South Carolina @ Clemson – 4pm – ESPN2
Georgia Southern @ Bradley – 4pm – ESPN3
#3 Ohio State @ Minnesota – 5:30pm – BTN
Missouri State @ VCU – 6pm – ESPN+

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Seeing UCLA-Notre Dame on the schedule will always remind of this game that I watched on live TV.  The Irish broke UCLA and Bill Walton's record 88-game winning streak.  The Bruins led 70-59 with a little over 3 minutes left, but Notre Dame scored the last 12 points of the game to win 71-70 -- and that was before there was a shot clock or 3-pointer!  

Oddly, Notre Dame "book-ended" that streak.  They were also the last team to beat UCLA before it started.

Digger is a wimp! That's gonna be quite a duo calling this game. Neither is even within the first 25 teams out of the tournament so it's time to pull out all the gimmicks. Appreciate the history tales from a firsthand source as always! I should have had you write about the Princeton-Rutgers game.

As far as modern history, I was extremely triggered by this article entitled Notre Dame's Move To The ACC A Monster Blow For Big East Basketball. It's crazy how much more often realignment damages the team leaving than the beautiful conference even while they still have iconic coaches. I still wish to welcome back Notre Dame (and Syracuse) with open arms to form a real power conference. Hopefully a quick UConn resurgence gives them inspiration.

[RINO Tom]

FRIDAY 12/13
#24 Colorado at Colorado State
Nebraska at Indiana

SATURDAY 12/14
Kansas State vs. Mississippi State (Newark, NJ)
#10 Oregon at #5 Michigan
Syracuse at Georgetown
Alabama at Penn State
Illinois-Chicago at DePaul
#13 Memphis at #19 Tennessee
UCLA at Notre Dame
Saint Louis at #12 Auburn (Birmingham, AL) *puke*
#22 Seton Hall at Rutgers
#23 Xavier at Wake Forest
Oklahoma at Wichita State
New Mexico State at New Mexico
Georgia at Arizona State
Liberty at Vanderbilt
Utah State vs. BYU (Salt Lake City, UT)
#6 Gonzaga at #15 Arizona

SUNDAY 12/8
NC State at UNC-Greensboro
Oklahoma State at Houston
Wofford at #17 North Carolina
South Carolina at Clemson
Georgia Southern at Bradley
#3 Ohio State at Minnesota
Missouri State at VCU

[GeorgiaModerate]

#1 Louisville just lost by 13 to 5-3 Texas Tech, which was without its leading scorer.  Meanwhile, #4 Maryland lost to Penn State.  Fun season so far!

[DINGO Joe]

#1 Louisville just lost by 13 to 5-3 Texas Tech, which was without its leading scorer.  Meanwhile, #4 Maryland lost to Penn State.  Fun season so far!

Penn St was actually a 2 pt favorite, shows how even it is this year.

[JGibson]

Week 6:

Friday, December 13th
#24 Colorado @ Colorado State – 7pm – CBSSN
Nebraska @ Indiana – 7pm – BTN

Saturday, December 7
Kansas State vs. Mississippi State – 10:30am – ESPNU
#10 Oregon @ #5 Michigan – 11am – CBS
Syracuse @ Georgetown – 12pm – FOX
Alabama @ Penn State – 1pm – BTN
UIC @ DePaul – 1pm
#13 Memphis @ #19 Tennessee – 2pm – ESPN
UCLA @ Notre Dame – 2pm – ABC
#12 Auburn vs Saint Louis   – 3pm – ESPN2
#22 Seton Hall @ Rutgers – 3pm – BTN
#23 Xavier @ Wake – 3pm – ACCN
Oklahoma @ Wichita State – 5pm – ESPN2
New Mexico State @ New Mexico – 6pm
Georgia @ Arizona State – 7pm – PAC12
Liberty @ Vandy – 7pm – SECN
Utah State vs. BYU – 7pm
#6 Gonzaga @ #15 Arizona – 9pm – ESPN2

Sunday, December 8
NC State @ UNC-Greensboro – 2pm – ESPN+
Oklahoma State @ Houston – 2pm – ESPN
Wofford @ #17 UNC – 3pm – ACCN
South Carolina @ Clemson – 4pm – ESPN2
Georgia Southern @ Bradley – 4pm – ESPN3
#3 Ohio State @ Minnesota – 5:30pm – BTN
Missouri State @ VCU – 6pm – ESPN+

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Friday, December 13th
#24 Colorado @ Colorado State – 7pm – CBSSN
Nebraska @ Indiana – 7pm – BTN

Saturday, December 7
Kansas State vs. Mississippi State – 10:30am – ESPNU
#10 Oregon @ #5 Michigan – 11am – CBS
Syracuse @ Georgetown – 12pm – FOX
Alabama @ Penn State – 1pm – BTN
UIC @ DePaul – 1pm
#13 Memphis @ #19 Tennessee – 2pm – ESPN
UCLA @ Notre Dame – 2pm – ABC
#12 Auburn vs Saint Louis   – 3pm – ESPN2
#22 Seton Hall @ Rutgers – 3pm – BTN - so nervous!!
#23 Xavier @ Wake – 3pm – ACCN
Oklahoma @ Wichita State – 5pm – ESPN2
New Mexico State @ New Mexico – 6pm
Georgia @ Arizona State – 7pm – PAC12
Liberty @ Vandy – 7pm – SECN
Utah State vs. BYU – 7pm - probably wrong but a bit biased
#6 Gonzaga @ #15 Arizona – 9pm – ESPN2

Sunday, December 8
NC State @ UNC-Greensboro – 2pm – ESPN+
Oklahoma State @ Houston – 2pm – ESPN - the recent analytics skyrocket for UH is making me question a lot
Wofford @ #17 UNC – 3pm – ACCN - sneaky game!
South Carolina @ Clemson – 4pm – ESPN2
Georgia Southern @ Bradley – 4pm – ESPN3
#3 Ohio State @ Minnesota – 5:30pm – BTN
Missouri State @ VCU – 6pm – ESPN+

[GeorgiaModerate]

Colorado @ Colorado State – 7pm – CBSSN
Nebraska @ Indiana – 7pm – BTN

Kansas State vs. Mississippi State – 10:30am – ESPNU
Oregon @ Michigan – 11am – CBS
Syracuse @ Georgetown – 12pm – FOX
Alabama @ Penn State – 1pm – BTN
UIC @ DePaul – 1pm
Memphis @ Tennessee – 2pm – ESPN
UCLA @ Notre Dame – 2pm – ABC
Auburn vs Saint Louis   – 3pm – ESPN2
Seton Hall @ Rutgers – 3pm – BTN
Xavier @ Wake – 3pm – ACCN
Oklahoma @ Wichita State – 5pm – ESPN2
New Mexico State @ New Mexico – 6pm
Georgia @ Arizona State – 7pm – PAC12
Liberty @ Vandy – 7pm – SECN
Utah State vs. BYU – 7pm
Gonzaga @ Arizona – 9pm – ESPN2

NC State @ UNC-Greensboro – 2pm – ESPN+
Oklahoma State @ Houston – 2pm – ESPN
Wofford @ UNC – 3pm – ACCN
South Carolina @ Clemson – 4pm – ESPN2
Georgia Southern @ Bradley – 4pm – ESPN3
Ohio State @ Minnesota – 5:30pm – BTN
Missouri State @ VCU – 6pm – ESPN+

[GeorgiaModerate]

At halftime of Illinois-Michigan, Illinois has committed only three fouls, which looks pretty impressive...until you look at Michigan's ONE foul (and that one came with about 2 minutes left; it looked like they might get to halftime unscathed).  I don't think I've ever seen a game with so few fouls.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Week 6:

Friday, December 13th
#24 Colorado @ Colorado State – 7pm – CBSSN
Nebraska @ Indiana – 7pm – BTN

Saturday, December 7
Kansas State vs. Mississippi State – 10:30am – ESPNU
#10 Oregon @ #5 Michigan – 11am – CBS
Syracuse @ Georgetown – 12pm – FOX
Alabama @ Penn State – 1pm – BTN
UIC @ DePaul – 1pm
#13 Memphis @ #19 Tennessee – 2pm – ESPN
UCLA @ Notre Dame – 2pm – ABC
#12 Auburn vs Saint Louis   – 3pm – ESPN2
#22 Seton Hall @ Rutgers – 3pm – BTN
#23 Xavier @ Wake – 3pm – ACCN
Oklahoma @ Wichita State – 5pm – ESPN2
New Mexico State @ New Mexico – 6pm
Georgia @ Arizona State – 7pm – PAC12
Liberty @ Vandy – 7pm – SECN
Utah State vs. BYU – 7pm
#6 Gonzaga @ #15 Arizona – 9pm – ESPN2

Sunday, December 8
NC State @ UNC-Greensboro – 2pm – ESPN+
Oklahoma State @ Houston – 2pm – ESPN
Wofford @ #17 UNC – 3pm – ACCN
South Carolina @ Clemson – 4pm – ESPN2
Georgia Southern @ Bradley – 4pm – ESPN3
#3 Ohio State @ Minnesota – 5:30pm – BTN
Missouri State @ VCU – 6pm – ESPN+

[RINO Tom]

I-L-L!

[Gulf Coastal Elite]

Week 6:

Friday, December 13th
Colorado @ Colorado State
Nebraska @ Indiana

Saturday, December 7
Kansas State vs. Mississippi State
Oregon @ Michigan
Syracuse @ Georgetown
Alabama @ Penn State
UIC @ DePaul
Memphis @ Tennessee
UCLA @ Notre Dame
Auburn vs Saint Louis
Seton Hall @ Rutgers
Xavier @ Wake
Oklahoma @ Wichita State
New Mexico State @ New Mexico
Georgia @ Arizona State
Liberty @ Vandy
Utah State vs. BYU
Gonzaga @ Arizona

Sunday, December 8
NC State @ UNC-Greensboro
Oklahoma State @ Houston
Wofford @ UNC
South Carolina @ Clemson
Georgia Southern @ Bradley
Ohio State @ Minnesota
Missouri State @ VCU

[RINO Tom]

This Michigan game!

[GeorgiaModerate]

This Michigan game!

Terrific game.