2020-21 College Basketball Discussion and Pick'em Thread

[GeorgiaModerate]

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.

I don't either, but I suspect at least some of these teams are operating under the assumption that they're extremely likely to miss a fair amount of games, either from their own COVID issues or their opponents'.  So they're trying to get these early games in if possible, in order to get a head start on meeting the minimum necessary for the tournament (13 games).

[Never Made it to Graceland]

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.

And also, it's, like... inside.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Georgia State beat Georgia Tech last night 123-120 in four overtimes.  It was GSU's first ever win over an ACC school.

[GeorgiaModerate]

I'm changing my pick in Colorado-Kansas State to Colorado.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Observation of the day: Gonzaga is really, really good.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Yesterday's Colorado State-Oregon State game was apparently canceled.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Temple is pausing for two weeks, which knocks out a couple of games from this weekend's list.

[GeorgiaModerate]

First major upset of the season:

https://twitter.com/GaryParrishCBS/status/1332390357959577601

[NewYorkExpress]

Week Two

Monday, November 30

3:30 PM
Seton Hall @ St. Joesph's (in Uncasville, Connecticut)


6:00 PM
Bowling Green @ Appalachian State

7:00 PM

St. John's @ Boston College (in Uncasville, Connecticut)


7:00 PM
Auburn @ UCF


Tuesday, December 1

TBD

Nicholls @ St. Mary's


2:30 PM

USC @ BYU (in Uncasville Connecticut)


5:00 PM

UConn @ Vanderbilt (in Uncasville, Connecticut)


6:00 PM

Navy @ Georgetown


7:00 PM

Oklahoma State @ Marquette

7:30 PM

Michigan State @ Duke

9:30 PM

Kentucky @ Kansas (in Indianapolis)


Wednesday, December 2

TBD

VCU @ Penn State

2:00 PM

St. Joseph's @ Villanova

5:00 PM

Florida @ Oklahoma

7:00 PM

West Virginia @ Gonzaga

7:00 PM

Seton Hall @ Rhode Island

8:00 PM

Colorado @ Arizona

10:00 PM

Illinois @ Baylor

10:00 PM

Oregon State @ Washington State


Thursday, December 3

TBD

Arizona State @ California

TBD

Northern Illinois @ DePaul

TBD

Colorado State @ San Diego State

TBD

Washington @ Utah

9:00 PM

St. John's @ Texas Tech

Friday, December 4

3:00 PM

George Mason @ Maryland

4:00 PM

Rhode Island @ Boston Coilege

7:00 PM

Wisconsin @ Marquette

Saturday, December 5

TBD

BYU @ Utah State


TBD

Washington State @ Colorado

12:00 PM

NC State @ UConn

1:00 PM

Gonzaga @ Baylor (in Indianapolis)


2:00 PM

SMU @ Dayton


6:00 PM

Furman @ Richmond


8:00 PM

South Carolina @ Houston


Sunday, December 6

TBD

Nevada @ San Francisco

TBD

Seton Hall @ Penn State

1:00 PM

Villanova @ Texas


2:00 PM

Missouri @ Wichita State


3:30 PM

Xavier @ Cincinnati


4:00 PM

UCF @ Michigan


4:00 PM

Oklahoma @ TCU


4:30 PM

West Virginia @ Georgetown


5:00 PM

Kentucky @ Georgia Tech


6:00 PM

DePaul @ Iowa State


8:00 PM

California @ UCLA

[Illiniwek]

Week Two

Monday, November 30

3:30 PM
Seton Hall @ St. Joesph's (in Uncasville, Connecticut)


6:00 PM
Bowling Green @ Appalachian State

7:00 PM

St. John's @ Boston College (in Uncasville, Connecticut)


7:00 PM
Auburn @ UCF


Tuesday, December 1

TBD

Nicholls @ St. Mary's


2:30 PM

USC @ BYU (in Uncasville Connecticut)


5:00 PM

UConn @ Vanderbilt (in Uncasville, Connecticut)


6:00 PM

Navy @ Georgetown


7:00 PM

Oklahoma State @ Marquette

7:30 PM

Michigan State @ Duke

9:30 PM

Kentucky @ Kansas (in Indianapolis)


Wednesday, December 2

TBD

VCU @ Penn State

2:00 PM

St. Joseph's @ Villanova

5:00 PM

Florida @ Oklahoma

7:00 PM

West Virginia @ Gonzaga

7:00 PM

Seton Hall @ Rhode Island

8:00 PM

Colorado @ Arizona

10:00 PM

Illinois @ Baylor

10:00 PM

Oregon State @ Washington State


Thursday, December 3

TBD

Arizona State @ California

TBD

Northern Illinois @ DePaul

TBD

Colorado State @ San Diego State

TBD

Washington @ Utah

9:00 PM

St. John's @ Texas Tech

Friday, December 4

3:00 PM

George Mason @ Maryland

4:00 PM

Rhode Island @ Boston Coilege

7:00 PM

Wisconsin @ Marquette

Saturday, December 5

TBD

BYU @ Utah State


TBD

Washington State @ Colorado

12:00 PM

NC State @ UConn

1:00 PM

Gonzaga @ Baylor (in Indianapolis)


2:00 PM

SMU @ Dayton


6:00 PM

Furman @ Richmond


8:00 PM

South Carolina @ Houston


Sunday, December 6

TBD

Nevada @ San Francisco

TBD

Seton Hall @ Penn State

1:00 PM

Villanova @ Texas


2:00 PM

Missouri @ Wichita State


3:30 PM

Xavier @ Cincinnati


4:00 PM

UCF @ Michigan


4:00 PM

Oklahoma @ TCU


4:30 PM

West Virginia @ Georgetown


5:00 PM

Kentucky @ Georgia Tech


6:00 PM

DePaul @ Iowa State


8:00 PM

California @ UCLA

[NewYorkExpress]

Seton Hall
Appalachian State
St. John's
Auburn

St. Mary's
BYU
UConn
Georgetown
Oklahoma State
Duke
Kansas

VCU
Villanova
Florida
Gonzaga
Seton Hall
Arizona
Baylor
Washington State

California
DePaul
San Diego State
Utah
Texas Tech

Maryland
Boston College
Wisconsin

BYU
NC State
Gonzaga
Dayton
Furman
Houston

San Francisco
Seton Hall
Kentucky
DePaul
UCLA

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

I don't think I've ever been so disgusted and outraged by the outcome of a sporting event, at least none with so little relevance as tonight. How do the refs call a one-and-one with ten seconds left on the tenth foul! Stolen game. Result should be overturned if they're not going to follow the rules of the game.

[NewYorkExpress]

I apologize for misspelling St. Joseph's on the pick'em sheet.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Week Two

Monday, November 30

3:30 PM
Seton Hall @ St. Joesph's (in Uncasville, Connecticut)


6:00 PM
Bowling Green @ Appalachian State

7:00 PM

St. John's @ Boston College (in Uncasville, Connecticut)


7:00 PM
Auburn @ UCF


Tuesday, December 1

TBD

Nicholls @ St. Mary's


2:30 PM

USC @ BYU (in Uncasville Connecticut)


5:00 PM

UConn @ Vanderbilt (in Uncasville, Connecticut)


6:00 PM

Navy @ Georgetown


7:00 PM

Oklahoma State @ Marquette

7:30 PM

Michigan State @ Duke

9:30 PM

Kentucky @ Kansas (in Indianapolis)


Wednesday, December 2

TBD

VCU @ Penn State

2:00 PM

St. Joseph's @ Villanova

5:00 PM

Florida @ Oklahoma

7:00 PM

West Virginia @ Gonzaga

7:00 PM

Seton Hall @ Rhode Island

8:00 PM

Colorado @ Arizona

10:00 PM

Illinois @ Baylor

10:00 PM

Oregon State @ Washington State


Thursday, December 3

TBD

Arizona State @ California

TBD

Northern Illinois @ DePaul

TBD

Colorado State @ San Diego State

TBD

Washington @ Utah

9:00 PM

St. John's @ Texas Tech

Friday, December 4

3:00 PM

George Mason @ Maryland

4:00 PM

Rhode Island @ Boston College

7:00 PM

Wisconsin @ Marquette

Saturday, December 5

TBD

BYU @ Utah State


TBD

Washington State @ Colorado

12:00 PM

NC State @ UConn

1:00 PM

Gonzaga @ Baylor (in Indianapolis)


2:00 PM

SMU @ Dayton


6:00 PM

Furman @ Richmond


8:00 PM

South Carolina @ Houston


Sunday, December 6

TBD

Nevada @ San Francisco

TBD

Seton Hall @ Penn State

1:00 PM

Villanova @ Texas


2:00 PM

Missouri @ Wichita State


3:30 PM

Xavier @ Cincinnati


4:00 PM

UCF @ Michigan


4:00 PM

Oklahoma @ TCU


4:30 PM

West Virginia @ Georgetown


5:00 PM

Kentucky @ Georgia Tech


6:00 PM

DePaul @ Iowa State


8:00 PM

California @ UCLA

[GeorgiaModerate]

A couple of suggestions:

1. You have 45 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, something like:

Wednesday:

Team X @ Team Y, 6:30pm
Team Z vs Team A (at New York), 8:00pm

Thursday:

Team B @ Team C, 7:00pm
Team D @ Team E, 9:00pm

...etc...

[Donerail]

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

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/GaryParrishCBS/status/1333141795937656832

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/OU_MBBall/status/1333189009141624832

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 1 RESULTS

Six of the original 22 games were canceled.  dfw took the week at 12-4, with three people a game behind.  Full results:

12 dfw
11 Donerail, GeorgiaModerate, NY Express
10 CraneHusband, Jgibson

With such a small group of players, unanimous and single-dissenter games will be quite common, so I'm not going to list them unless the group gets bigger.

YTD results (16 games):  See above.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Today's games:

Seton Hall
App State
St. John's
Auburn

[GeorgiaModerate]

Seton Hall vs. St. Joseph's today was canceled.  Seton Hall picked up a game vs. Iona to replace it.

[NewYorkExpress]

Seton Hall vs. St. Joseph's today was canceled.  Seton Hall picked up a game vs. Iona to replace it.

Quick note that the Seton Hall/Iona replacement game is not on the schedule.

[NewYorkExpress]

The Wednesday BYU game is being removed from the schedule.

Apparently I got BYU's opponent wrong.

[Never Made it to Graceland]

Seconding the suggestion to shrink the weekly schedule. I barely know anything about half of these teams and it's a chore trying to bold 45 teams on my phone. I didn't even bother with tonight's games because I forgot but I'll try to get the rest in sometime tomorrow or later tonight.

[NewYorkExpress]

Seconding the suggestion to shrink the weekly schedule. I barely know anything about half of these teams and it's a chore trying to bold 45 teams on my phone. I didn't even bother with tonight's games because I forgot but I'll try to get the rest in sometime tomorrow or later tonight.

I'll see what I can do for upcoming weeks.