2021-22 College Basketball Thread

[GeorgiaModerate]

Today's pick'em game between Michigan and Michigan State is off.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Seton Hall hangs on to beat UConn 90-87 in OT as a potentially tying 3-pointer at the buzzer by UConn was just off target.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Texas trailed Oklahoma State 52-50 with 3:30 left but went ice cold, scoring only one point thereafter.  They lost 64-51.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Alabama is the new leader for Most Inexplicable Team.  They've beaten Gonzaga, Houston, Tennessee, and Florida -- but lost to Iona, Memphis, Davidson at home, and now to Missouri, the worst team in the SEC outside of Georgia.

[NewYorkExpress]

#25 Texas Tech just beat #6 Kansas 75-67.

[I’m not Stu]

#20 Colorado State loses by 30 to San Diego State 79-49 for its first loss of the season.

[NewYorkExpress]

Schedule for Week Eleven

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Mississippi State @ Florida 6:30 PM SEC

LSU @ Alabama 7:00 PM ESPN2

Wichita State @ Temple 7:00 PM ESPN+

St. John's @ Creighton 7:00 PM

Marquette @ Villanova 8:00 PM

TCU @ Oklahoma State 8:00 PM Big 12/ESPN+

Kentucky @ Texas A&M 8:30 PM SEC

Iowa @ Rutgers 8:30 PM

Xavier @ DePaul 9:00 PM

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Purdue @ Indiana 7:00 PM

SMU @ Memphis 7:00 PM ESPN2

USC @ Colorado 7:30 PM

Arizona @ Stanford 11:00 PM ESPNU

Santa Clara @ Saint Mary's 11:00 PM

Friday, January 21, 2022

Illinois @ Maryland 7:00 PM

Michigan State @ Wisconsin 9:00 PM

Saturday, January 22

Kentucky @ Auburn TBD

Seton Hall @ St. John's 12:00 PM

West Virginia @ Texas Tech 12:00 PM

Rutgers @ Minnesota 12:00 PM

Vanderbilt @ Florida 1:00 PM SEC

Colorado State @ Air Force 2:00 PM

Florida State @ Miami(FL) 2:00 PM

Baylor @ Oklahoma 3:00 PM Big 12/ESPN+

Missouri State @ Loyola Chicago 3:30 PM

Kansas @ Kansas State 4:00 PM Big 12/ESPN+

TCU @ Iowa State 4:00 PM

Notre Dame @ Louisville 4:00 PM

Ole Miss @ Mississippi State 4:00 PM

East Carolina @ Houston 6:00 PM

LSU @ Tennessee 6:00 PM

North Carolina @ Wake Forest 8:00 PM ACC

Texas A&M @ Arkansas 8:30 PM SEC

UCLA @ Colorado 9:00 PM

Boise State @ San Diego State 9:30 PM

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Butler @ Providence 12:00 PM

Northwestern @ Purdue 1:00 PM

Xavier @ Marquette 2:00 PM

Wichita State @ SMU 5:00 PM

[GeorgiaModerate]

#25 Texas Tech just beat #6 Kansas 75-67.

The Big 12 has had some great games today.  Baylor and Iowa State both are in tough games on the road at the moment, at TCU and Oklahoma respectively.

[NewYorkExpress]

#25 Texas Tech just beat #6 Kansas 75-67.

The Big 12 has had some great games today.  Baylor and Iowa State both are in tough games on the road at the moment, at TCU and Oklahoma respectively.

Might the Big Twelve even become a better basketball conference with Texas and Oklahoma leaving?

[GeorgiaModerate]

#25 Texas Tech just beat #6 Kansas 75-67.

The Big 12 has had some great games today.  Baylor and Iowa State both are in tough games on the road at the moment, at TCU and Oklahoma respectively.

Might the Big Twelve even become a better basketball conference with Texas and Oklahoma leaving?

I wouldn't think so; both Texas and Oklahoma are usually pretty good.   The Big 12 is exchanging those two schools for Houston, Cincinnati, UCF, and BYU.  Houston has been a top team recently, but the other three tend to be up and down.  I don't think they're gaining or losing much either way (considering basketball only; football is a different story).

[GeorgiaModerate]

Tomorrow's Yale-Harvard pick'em game is off.

[GeorgiaModerate]

#2 Duke just lost at home to Miami.

[NewYorkExpress]

#2 Duke just lost at home to Miami.

There goes Duke's #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

[GregTheGreat657]

Syracuse has lost back-to-back-to-back close games (all within 5 pts)

[NewYorkExpress]

The way the ACC is playing, barring a shocker in ACC Conference tournament they are a three bid league come March (Duke, North Carolina and Louisville, though Louisville is squarely on the bubble right now.)

[GeorgiaModerate]

The way the ACC is playing, barring a shocker in ACC Conference tournament they are a three bid league come March (Duke, North Carolina and Louisville, though Louisville is squarely on the bubble right now.)

Are you forgetting Miami?  They're 13-3 with losses against Alabama, Dayton, and UCF (nothing terrible there), 5-0 in the ACC, and now have a signature win at Duke.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

The way the ACC is playing, barring a shocker in ACC Conference tournament they are a three bid league come March (Duke, North Carolina and Louisville, though Louisville is squarely on the bubble right now.)

Are you forgetting Miami?  They're 13-3 with losses against Alabama, Dayton, and UCF (nothing terrible there), 5-0 in the ACC, and now have a signature win at Duke.

"If the season ended today," sure. But they are #80 NET, #81 BT, #82 KP (not to mention #100 EH!) even after the win. The two bid forecasting systems peg them at 5% and 27% to make the tournament even with a very stellar resume today.

Ironically, it's 8-6 Virginia Tech that has the third best odds in the ACC despite having a resume of absolutely nothing. Both VT and Wake Forest (cemented by their win over VT) made Lunardi's cut line today. Absurd, but the bubble will clear itself up when someone gets signature wins.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Terrifically entertaining game between Cincinnati and Memphis.  The Bearcats seemingly couldn't miss from 3 and it was back and forth all the way, but the Tigers pulled it out in the last minute to win 87-80.

[JGibson]

Schedule for Week Ten

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Villanova @ Xavier 6:30 PM

Duke @ Wake Forest 7:00 PM ACC

Minnesota @ Michigan State 7:00 PM

LSU @ Florida 7:00 PM

Memphis @ UCF 7:00 PM ESPN+

East Carolina @ Cincinnati 7:00 PM ESPN+

St. John's @ UConn 8:30 PM

Virginia Tech @ Virginia 9:00 PM ESPN2

TCU @ Kansas State 9:00 PM ESPNU

Maryland @ Northwestern 9:00 PM

San Diego State @ Wyoming 10:00 PM

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Seton Hall @ DePaul 5:00 PM FS1

Ohio State @ Wisconsin 7:00 PM ESPN2

Oklahoma State @ Texas Tech 7:00 PM Big 12/ESPN+

Indiana @ Iowa 9:00 PM

BYU @ Gonzaga 11:00 PM

Colorado @ Arizona 11:00 PM

Friday, January 14, 2022

VCU @ St. Bonaventure 7:30 ESPN2

Davidson @ Richmond 9:00 PM ESPNU

Michigan @ Illinois 9:00 PM

Saturday, January 15, 2022

Northwestern @ Michigan State 12:00 PM

Seton Hall @ Marquette 12:00 PM

Creighton @ Xavier 12:00 PM

Texas Tech @ Kansas State 12:00 PM ESPN2

Tennessee @ Kentucky 1:00 PM ESPN

Florida @ South Carolina 1:00 PM SEC

West Virginia @ Kansas 1:30 PM

Texas @ Iowa State 2:00 PM Big Twelve/ESPN+

Arkansas @ LSU 2:00 PM ESPN2

UConn @ Providence 2:00 PM

Oklahoma @ TCU 4:00 PM ESPN2

Wake Forest @ Virginia 4:30 PM ACCNX

Oklahoma State @ Baylor 5:00 PM ESPN

Murray State @ Belmont 5:00 PM ESPN+

Alabama @ Mississippi State 6:00 PM SEC

Auburn @ Ole Miss 8:30 SEC

BYU @ San Francisco 11:00 PM

Sunday, January 16, 2022

Iowa @ Minnesota TBD

Butler @ Villanova 12:00 PM

Cincinnati @ Wichita State 1:00 PM

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 9 RESULTS

COVID was less of a factor this week, with 7 of 41 games canceled; last week it was 15 of 30.  Illiniwek and PA tied at 26-8, while I was a game behind.  (If I hadn't switched from Notre Dame to North Carolina, we'd have had a 3-way tie.)  Full results:

26 Illiniwek, Pessimistic Antineutrino
25 GeorgiaModerate
17 NYE

This moves the overall race back into a tie.  Year to date (181 games):

126 GeorgiaModerate, Pessimistic Antineutrino
120 Illiniwek   
106 NYE   
67 JGibson
21 Orwell   
10 Utah Neolib   

[GeorgiaModerate]

Wednesday's pick'em game between San Diego State and Wyoming is off.

[NewYorkExpress]

A couple of big Big Twelve games Tonight (Tuesday).

#19 Texas Tech and #1 Baylor clash in Waco #15 Iowa State plays #9 Kansas in Lawrence, plus Oklahoma heading out to play a big rivalry game with #21 Texas in Austin.

Meanwhile, the Iron Bowl takes on a Basketball form tomorrow night, as #4 Alabama faces #24 Auburn in Tuscaloosa.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Villanova @ Xavier 6:30 PM  First game on the list is the toughest one to pick.
Duke @ Wake Forest 7:00 PM ACC
Minnesota @ Michigan State 7:00 PM
LSU @ Florida 7:00 PM
Memphis @ UCF 7:00 PM ESPN+  Memphis has looked good lately, which probably means Bad Memphis will show up and lose by 20.  But I'll give them a shot here.
East Carolina @ Cincinnati 7:00 PM ESPN+
St. John's @ UConn 8:30 PM
Virginia Tech @ Virginia 9:00 PM ESPN2
TCU @ Kansas State 9:00 PM ESPNU
Maryland @ Northwestern 9:00 PM
San Diego State @ Wyoming 10:00 PM  So far this is the only cancellation this week.

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Seton Hall @ DePaul 5:00 PM FS1
Ohio State @ Wisconsin 7:00 PM ESPN2
Oklahoma State @ Texas Tech 7:00 PM Big 12/ESPN+
Indiana @ Iowa 9:00 PM
BYU @ Gonzaga 11:00 PM
Colorado @ Arizona 11:00 PM

Friday, January 14, 2022

VCU @ St. Bonaventure 7:30 ESPN2
Davidson @ Richmond 9:00 PM ESPNU  Another tricky one.
Michigan @ Illinois 9:00 PM

Saturday, January 15, 2022

Northwestern @ Michigan State 12:00 PM
Seton Hall @ Marquette 12:00 PM
Creighton @ Xavier 12:00 PM
Texas Tech @ Kansas State 12:00 PM ESPN2
Tennessee @ Kentucky 1:00 PM ESPN
Florida @ South Carolina 1:00 PM SEC
West Virginia @ Kansas 1:30 PM
Texas @ Iowa State 2:00 PM Big Twelve/ESPN+
Arkansas @ LSU 2:00 PM ESPN2
UConn @ Providence 2:00 PM
Oklahoma @ TCU 4:00 PM ESPN2
Wake Forest @ Virginia 4:30 PM ACCNX
Oklahoma State @ Baylor 5:00 PM ESPN
Murray State @ Belmont 5:00 PM ESPN+  Another tough one.
Alabama @ Mississippi State 6:00 PM SEC
Auburn @ Ole Miss 8:30 SEC  Auburn looks like the best team in the SEC right now.
BYU @ San Francisco 11:00 PM

Sunday, January 16, 2022

Iowa @ Minnesota TBD
Butler @ Villanova 12:00 PM
Cincinnati @ Wichita State 1:00 PM

[Pessimistic Antineutrino]

Schedule for Week Ten

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Villanova @ Xavier 6:30 PM

Duke @ Wake Forest 7:00 PM ACC

Minnesota @ Michigan State 7:00 PM

LSU @ Florida 7:00 PM

Memphis @ UCF 7:00 PM ESPN+

East Carolina @ Cincinnati 7:00 PM ESPN+

St. John's @ UConn 8:30 PM

Virginia Tech @ Virginia 9:00 PM ESPN2

TCU @ Kansas State 9:00 PM ESPNU

Maryland @ Northwestern 9:00 PM

San Diego State @ Wyoming 10:00 PM

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Seton Hall @ DePaul 5:00 PM FS1

Ohio State @ Wisconsin 7:00 PM ESPN2

Oklahoma State @ Texas Tech 7:00 PM Big 12/ESPN+

Indiana @ Iowa 9:00 PM

BYU @ Gonzaga 11:00 PM

Colorado @ Arizona 11:00 PM

Friday, January 14, 2022

VCU @ St. Bonaventure 7:30 ESPN2

Davidson @ Richmond 9:00 PM ESPNU

Michigan @ Illinois 9:00 PM

Saturday, January 15, 2022

Northwestern @ Michigan State 12:00 PM

Seton Hall @ Marquette 12:00 PM

Creighton @ Xavier 12:00 PM

Texas Tech @ Kansas State 12:00 PM ESPN2

Tennessee @ Kentucky 1:00 PM ESPN

Florida @ South Carolina 1:00 PM SEC

West Virginia @ Kansas 1:30 PM

Texas @ Iowa State 2:00 PM Big Twelve/ESPN+

Arkansas @ LSU 2:00 PM ESPN2

UConn @ Providence 2:00 PM

Oklahoma @ TCU 4:00 PM ESPN2

Wake Forest @ Virginia 4:30 PM ACCNX

Oklahoma State @ Baylor 5:00 PM ESPN

Murray State @ Belmont 5:00 PM ESPN+

Alabama @ Mississippi State 6:00 PM SEC

Auburn @ Ole Miss 8:30 SEC

BYU @ San Francisco 11:00 PM

Sunday, January 16, 2022

Iowa @ Minnesota TBD

Butler @ Villanova 12:00 PM

Cincinnati @ Wichita State 1:00 PM


Played it pretty safe here

[GeorgiaModerate]

#5 USC loses at Stanford 75-69, their first loss of the season.  Baylor is the last remaining unbeaten team.