The first significant day of the season in terms of games of consequence. Let's not dilly dally.
St Mary's 85, Akron 63 - St Mary's with another quality home win. Akron whiffs on a big chance.
LSU at Massachusetts - Big game for the SEC's perception. Their middle class needs to get quality wins, and road wins to boot. Here's an early chance (for both teams, really), to build up some equity.
West Virginia at Virginia Tech - Irrelevant.
South Carolina at Baylor - Baylor should handle.
NC State at Cincinnati - Must-get for Cincy. Also a must-get for NC State, because the ACC middle class is not helping the conference so far.
VCU at Virginia - Here we go. VCU with an early chance at a good road win. Being in a weakened A-10, they can't let too many opportunities go by the board. As for Virginia, read what I've said about the ACC so far this year.
Charlotte at Charleston - Sneaky decent mid-major game
Fresno St at Pittsburgh - Ever wonder how the MWC gamed the RPI last year? These types of games are how.
Michigan St n. Kentucky - Meh. But seriously, this is the type of game the selection committee will reference in determining who should be ahead of who on the 1 line in March.
Ohio at Ohio St - Doubt an upset happens, but I'll be paying attention.
Montana at Minnesota - Big Sky favorite vs. middling B1G team. I'm putting an upset watch on it.
Florida at Wisconsin - I've written about the SEC being soft in the middle at bottom. So a chance at a signature road win is crucial. Not too many opportunities like this exist in the SEC. As for Wisky, if you're a top 16 team this year, this is the type of game you take care of.
Tennessee at Xavier - This is the 3rd road game tonight for an SEC team in my field of 68. Xavier is down a bit. Tennessee has to win this type of game to be taken seriously.
Miami(OH) at Arizona St - I have a feeling about this game.
Kansas n. Duke - See MSU/Kentucky comment.
Denver at California - Could be useful for Cal if they won.
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