Big 12:
@Kansas 109, Oklahoma 106 - largely unimportant on the grand scale; both are on the 1 line for now and pecking order will be determined by later games
West Virginia 95, @TCU 87 - road wins are never trivail
ACC:
@Virginia Tech 70, Virginia 68 - talk about a catastrophic loss, it's going to take a lot of good against the upper division to erase this one. This is the type of loss that costs someone the 1 line
North Carolina 106, @Florida St 90
MAAC:
@Monmouth 81, Canisius 66
Iona maintains pole position at 4-0 in the conference
elsewhere:
In the SWAC, Southern had the best non-con of them all, so naturally they're now 0-2 in conference play
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Monday, January 4, 2016
1/4 BRACKET
There's a lot going on here, so read after the bracket.
MIDWEST
@Oklahoma City
1) Oklahoma (12-0) vs. 16) Hampton (5-7)/Wagner (6-5)
8) California (12-3) vs. 9) Pittsburgh (11-1)
@Spokane
4) Louisville (12-2) vs. 13) Northeastern (9-5)
5) Dayton (11-2) vs. 12) Alabama (9-3)
@Providence
3) Duke (12-2) vs. 14) Stony Brook (7-4)
6) Indiana (12-3) vs. 11) Texas (8-5)
@Brooklyn
2) Villanova (12-2) vs. 15) Idaho (8-5)
7) George Washington (12-2) vs. 10) Valparaiso (9-3)
EAST
@Raleigh
1) Virginia (12-1) vs. 16) Army (9-4)
8) Monmouth (9-4) vs. 9) UT-Arlington (10-2)
@Spokane
4) Purdue (13-2) vs. 13) Chattanooga (10-2)
5) West Virginia (12-1) vs. 12) St Joseph's (11-2)
@Des Moines
3) Iowa St (11-2) vs. 14) Kent St (8-4)
6) Oregon (10-3) vs. 11) Arkansas-Little Rock (10-1)/Notre Dame (9-4)
@Des Moines
2) Xavier (13-1) vs. 15) Tennessee Tech (8-5)
7) South Carolina (12-0) vs. 10) Arizona St (10-4)
WEST
@St Louis
1) Kansas (11-1) vs. 16) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (7-3)
8) Gonzaga (11-3) vs. 9) Colorado (11-3)
@Denver
4) Miami (12-1) vs. 13) Louisiana Tech (10-2)
5) Texas A&M (11-2) vs. 12) Oregon St (9-2)
@Brooklyn
3) Providence (14-1) vs. 14) Yale (7-5)
6) USC (12-3) vs. 11) Syracuse (10-5)/Baylor (9-3)
@Providence
2) Maryland (13-1) vs. 15) High Point (8-4)
7) Seton Hall (12-2) vs. 10) Florida (9-4)
SOUTH
@St Louis
1) Michigan St (14-1) vs. 16) Cal St-Bakersfield (7-5)/Southern (5-6)
8) UConn (10-3) vs. 9) Wichita St (7-5)
@Denver
4) Arizona (13-1) vs. 13) San Diego St (7-6)
5) Iowa (11-3) vs. 12) South Dakota St (11-3)
@Oklahoma City
3) Kentucky (11-2) vs. 14) UC-Irvine (9-5)
6) Butler (11-3) vs. 11) Cincinnati (11-4)
@Raleigh
2) North Carolina (13-2) vs. 15) North Florida (8-6)
7) Utah (10-4) vs. 10) Michigan (11-3)
1) Right now, the Spokane and Denver sites will take the 4 lowest protected seeds (all 4 seeds). There is truly an east coast bias in the brackets this year. No west-coast team has higher than a 4 seed. This means it's more critical than ever for the east coast teams contending for a top-3 seed to get as high as possible to avoid a cross-country trip.
2) The chain reaction to all this is that a lot of teams are going to have to take a long road trip. The 4-5-12-13 seeds are just going to have to travel a bunch, there's no way around it.
3) To further this thought, the play-in game winners...aren't traveling across the country. Those games get a bump to the 11 line in this bracket, and the committee will have to get creative if this situation stays as is.
4) The Pac-12 is an interesting conference right now. Highest seed is a 4 seed in Arizona, but they have 8 teams in this bracket. A lot of them are middling seeds, and a lot of them are traveling a bunch.
Break it down!:
Pac-12 8
ACC 8
Big 12 6
B1G 6
SEC 5
Big East 5
A-10 3
AAC 2
Sun Belt 2
MVC, MWC, WCC 1
MIDWEST
@Oklahoma City
1) Oklahoma (12-0) vs. 16) Hampton (5-7)/Wagner (6-5)
8) California (12-3) vs. 9) Pittsburgh (11-1)
@Spokane
4) Louisville (12-2) vs. 13) Northeastern (9-5)
5) Dayton (11-2) vs. 12) Alabama (9-3)
@Providence
3) Duke (12-2) vs. 14) Stony Brook (7-4)
6) Indiana (12-3) vs. 11) Texas (8-5)
@Brooklyn
2) Villanova (12-2) vs. 15) Idaho (8-5)
7) George Washington (12-2) vs. 10) Valparaiso (9-3)
EAST
@Raleigh
1) Virginia (12-1) vs. 16) Army (9-4)
8) Monmouth (9-4) vs. 9) UT-Arlington (10-2)
@Spokane
4) Purdue (13-2) vs. 13) Chattanooga (10-2)
5) West Virginia (12-1) vs. 12) St Joseph's (11-2)
@Des Moines
3) Iowa St (11-2) vs. 14) Kent St (8-4)
6) Oregon (10-3) vs. 11) Arkansas-Little Rock (10-1)/Notre Dame (9-4)
@Des Moines
2) Xavier (13-1) vs. 15) Tennessee Tech (8-5)
7) South Carolina (12-0) vs. 10) Arizona St (10-4)
WEST
@St Louis
1) Kansas (11-1) vs. 16) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (7-3)
8) Gonzaga (11-3) vs. 9) Colorado (11-3)
@Denver
4) Miami (12-1) vs. 13) Louisiana Tech (10-2)
5) Texas A&M (11-2) vs. 12) Oregon St (9-2)
@Brooklyn
3) Providence (14-1) vs. 14) Yale (7-5)
6) USC (12-3) vs. 11) Syracuse (10-5)/Baylor (9-3)
@Providence
2) Maryland (13-1) vs. 15) High Point (8-4)
7) Seton Hall (12-2) vs. 10) Florida (9-4)
SOUTH
@St Louis
1) Michigan St (14-1) vs. 16) Cal St-Bakersfield (7-5)/Southern (5-6)
8) UConn (10-3) vs. 9) Wichita St (7-5)
@Denver
4) Arizona (13-1) vs. 13) San Diego St (7-6)
5) Iowa (11-3) vs. 12) South Dakota St (11-3)
@Oklahoma City
3) Kentucky (11-2) vs. 14) UC-Irvine (9-5)
6) Butler (11-3) vs. 11) Cincinnati (11-4)
@Raleigh
2) North Carolina (13-2) vs. 15) North Florida (8-6)
7) Utah (10-4) vs. 10) Michigan (11-3)
1) Right now, the Spokane and Denver sites will take the 4 lowest protected seeds (all 4 seeds). There is truly an east coast bias in the brackets this year. No west-coast team has higher than a 4 seed. This means it's more critical than ever for the east coast teams contending for a top-3 seed to get as high as possible to avoid a cross-country trip.
2) The chain reaction to all this is that a lot of teams are going to have to take a long road trip. The 4-5-12-13 seeds are just going to have to travel a bunch, there's no way around it.
3) To further this thought, the play-in game winners...aren't traveling across the country. Those games get a bump to the 11 line in this bracket, and the committee will have to get creative if this situation stays as is.
4) The Pac-12 is an interesting conference right now. Highest seed is a 4 seed in Arizona, but they have 8 teams in this bracket. A lot of them are middling seeds, and a lot of them are traveling a bunch.
Break it down!:
Pac-12 8
ACC 8
Big 12 6
B1G 6
SEC 5
Big East 5
A-10 3
AAC 2
Sun Belt 2
MVC, MWC, WCC 1
1/4 S-CURVE
Just getting this up for now, bracket later today.
The 1 line: Oklahoma (12-0), Michigan St (14-1), Kansas (11-1), Virginia (12-1)
The 2 line: Xavier (13-1), North Carolina (13-2), Villanova (12-2), Maryland (13-1)
The 3 line: Providence (14-1), Kentucky (11-2), Duke (12-2), Iowa St (11-2)
The 4 line: Arizona (13-1), Miami (12-1), Purdue (13-2), Louisville (12-2)
The 5 line: Dayton (11-2), Iowa (11-3), Texas A&M (11-2), West Virginia (12-1)
The 6 line: Butler (11-3), Oregon (10-3), Indiana (12-3), USC (12-3)
The 7 line: South Carolina (12-0), Seton Hall (12-2), George Washington (12-2), Utah (10-4)
The 8 line: Gonzaga (11-3), California (12-3), UConn (10-3), Monmouth (9-4)
The 9 line: Pittsburgh (11-1), Colorado (11-3), Wichita St (7-5), UT-Arlington (10-2)
The 10 line: Arizona St (10-4), Michigan (11-3), Valparaiso (9-3), Florida (9-4)
The 11 line: Cincinnati (11-4), Texas (8-5), St Joseph's (11-2), Oregon St (9-2)
The 12 line: Alabama (9-3), Syracuse (10-5), Baylor (9-3), Arkansas-Little Rock (10-1), Notre Dame (9-4), South Dakota St (11-3)
The 13 line: San Diego St (7-6), Louisiana Tech (10-2), Northeastern (9-5), Chattanooga (10-2)
The 14 line: UC-Irvine (9-5), Kent St (8-4), Stony Brook (7-4), Yale (7-5)
The 15 line: North Florida (8-6), Tennessee Tech (8-5), High Point (8-4), Idaho (8-5)
The 16 line: Army (9-4), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (7-3), Cal St-Bakersfield (7-5), Southern (5-6), Hampton (5-7), Wagner (6-5)
Next 4 in:
Texas
St Joseph's
Oregon St
Alabama
Last 4 in:
Syracuse
Baylor
Arkansas-Little Rock
Notre Dame
Last 4 out:
Northern Iowa (8-6)
Ohio St (10-5)
Texas Tech (11-1)
UCLA (9-6)
Next 4 out:
St Mary's (12-1)
Northwestern (13-2)
Wake Forest (9-4)
Ole Miss (10-3)
The 1 line: Oklahoma (12-0), Michigan St (14-1), Kansas (11-1), Virginia (12-1)
The 2 line: Xavier (13-1), North Carolina (13-2), Villanova (12-2), Maryland (13-1)
The 3 line: Providence (14-1), Kentucky (11-2), Duke (12-2), Iowa St (11-2)
The 4 line: Arizona (13-1), Miami (12-1), Purdue (13-2), Louisville (12-2)
The 5 line: Dayton (11-2), Iowa (11-3), Texas A&M (11-2), West Virginia (12-1)
The 6 line: Butler (11-3), Oregon (10-3), Indiana (12-3), USC (12-3)
The 7 line: South Carolina (12-0), Seton Hall (12-2), George Washington (12-2), Utah (10-4)
The 8 line: Gonzaga (11-3), California (12-3), UConn (10-3), Monmouth (9-4)
The 9 line: Pittsburgh (11-1), Colorado (11-3), Wichita St (7-5), UT-Arlington (10-2)
The 10 line: Arizona St (10-4), Michigan (11-3), Valparaiso (9-3), Florida (9-4)
The 11 line: Cincinnati (11-4), Texas (8-5), St Joseph's (11-2), Oregon St (9-2)
The 12 line: Alabama (9-3), Syracuse (10-5), Baylor (9-3), Arkansas-Little Rock (10-1), Notre Dame (9-4), South Dakota St (11-3)
The 13 line: San Diego St (7-6), Louisiana Tech (10-2), Northeastern (9-5), Chattanooga (10-2)
The 14 line: UC-Irvine (9-5), Kent St (8-4), Stony Brook (7-4), Yale (7-5)
The 15 line: North Florida (8-6), Tennessee Tech (8-5), High Point (8-4), Idaho (8-5)
The 16 line: Army (9-4), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (7-3), Cal St-Bakersfield (7-5), Southern (5-6), Hampton (5-7), Wagner (6-5)
Next 4 in:
Texas
St Joseph's
Oregon St
Alabama
Last 4 in:
Syracuse
Baylor
Arkansas-Little Rock
Notre Dame
Last 4 out:
Northern Iowa (8-6)
Ohio St (10-5)
Texas Tech (11-1)
UCLA (9-6)
Next 4 out:
St Mary's (12-1)
Northwestern (13-2)
Wake Forest (9-4)
Ole Miss (10-3)
1/3 recap
Pac-12:
Arizona 94, @Arizona St 82
@California 71, Utah 58 - well, Cal is stabilizing a little bit as a tournament team
@Washington St 85, UCLA 78 - not a good look for UCLA, getting swept at the Washingtons
@Washington 87, USC 85
@Oregon St 70, Oregon 57
Colorado 56, @Stanford 55 - not a trivial road win for Colorado
B1G:
@Ohio St 75, Illinois 73
ACC:
@Louisville 65, Wake Forest 57
A-10:
@George Washington 69, Fordham 63
MVC:
Wichita St 85, @Bradley 58
elsewhere:
In the Summit, NDSU and SDSU win
In CUSA, UAB wins over MTSU
Arizona 94, @Arizona St 82
@California 71, Utah 58 - well, Cal is stabilizing a little bit as a tournament team
@Washington St 85, UCLA 78 - not a good look for UCLA, getting swept at the Washingtons
@Washington 87, USC 85
@Oregon St 70, Oregon 57
Colorado 56, @Stanford 55 - not a trivial road win for Colorado
B1G:
@Ohio St 75, Illinois 73
ACC:
@Louisville 65, Wake Forest 57
A-10:
@George Washington 69, Fordham 63
MVC:
Wichita St 85, @Bradley 58
elsewhere:
In the Summit, NDSU and SDSU win
In CUSA, UAB wins over MTSU
Sunday, January 3, 2016
1/2 recap
B1G:
Michigan St 69, @Minnesota 61
Maryland 72, @Northwestern 59 - one of the few chances at a signature win already off the boards for NW
Iowa 70, @Purdue 63 - Iowa? really? okay then, time to take them legitimately
@Michigan 79, Penn St 56
@Wisconsin 79, Rutgers 57
Indiana 79, @Nebraska 69
ACC:
@Virginia 77, Notre Dame 66
@North Carolina 86, Georgia Tech 78
@Miami 64, Syracuse 51 - I think Syracuse might be in trouble now
Duke 81, Boston College 64
@Clemson 84, Florida St 75
@Virginia Tech 73, NC State 68 (OT) - early black mark for NCSU
Big East:
@Xavier 88, Butler 69 - not panicking over Butler yet, and a key win for X
@Providence 83, St John's 65
Villanova 85, @Creighton 71
@Seton Hall 78, DePaul 74
@Georgetown 80, Marquette 70
Big 12:
@Kansas 102, Baylor 74
@Oklahoma 87, Iowa St 83 - won't budge either team much when the home team held, but Oklahoma has the inside track on the 1 line over Kansas for the time being
West Virginia 87, @Kansas St 83 (2OT)
@Texas Tech 82, Texas 74 - not good, Texas
@Oklahoma St 69, TCU 48
SEC:
@Kentucky 83, Ole Miss 61
@Texas A&M 92, Arkansas 69
@Auburn 83, Tennessee 77
@Florida 77, Georgia 63
LSU 90, @Vanderbilt 82 - finally, LSU does something, just in time to hurt a probable bubble team while not helping their case enough. Wonderful
AAC:
@SMU 72, South Florida 58
@Cincinnati 76, Tulsa 57 - Tulsa probably isn't a tournament team now
Houston 77, @Temple 50
UConn 75, Tulane 67
A-10:
St Joseph's 77, @Richmond 73
Dayton 66, @Duquesne 58
@Rhode Island 85, St Louis 57
@VCU 71, George Mason 47
@St Bonaventure 97, Davidson 85 - Davidson is close to done
MVC:
@Southern Illinois 75, Northern Iowa 73 - well, UNI's destiny is going to be the controversial at-large profile, it appears
WCC:
BYU 81, @Pacific 67
@St Mary's 79, San Diego 46
Gonzaga 102, @San Francisco 94 (OT)
MWC:
@Boise St 84, Colorado St 80 - CSU is done
San Diego St 70, @Utah St 67
elsewhere:
CAA: JMU wins on the road, W&M beats Charleston at home, Northeastern wins on the road, Hofstra wins on the road
Horizon: Valpo wins
Sun Belt: UALR wins on the road, UTA also wins
CUSA: LaTech wins
non-con:
@South Carolina 86, Memphis 76
cupcake winners: Alabama, Pitt, Akron
Michigan St 69, @Minnesota 61
Maryland 72, @Northwestern 59 - one of the few chances at a signature win already off the boards for NW
Iowa 70, @Purdue 63 - Iowa? really? okay then, time to take them legitimately
@Michigan 79, Penn St 56
@Wisconsin 79, Rutgers 57
Indiana 79, @Nebraska 69
ACC:
@Virginia 77, Notre Dame 66
@North Carolina 86, Georgia Tech 78
@Miami 64, Syracuse 51 - I think Syracuse might be in trouble now
Duke 81, Boston College 64
@Clemson 84, Florida St 75
@Virginia Tech 73, NC State 68 (OT) - early black mark for NCSU
Big East:
@Xavier 88, Butler 69 - not panicking over Butler yet, and a key win for X
@Providence 83, St John's 65
Villanova 85, @Creighton 71
@Seton Hall 78, DePaul 74
@Georgetown 80, Marquette 70
Big 12:
@Kansas 102, Baylor 74
@Oklahoma 87, Iowa St 83 - won't budge either team much when the home team held, but Oklahoma has the inside track on the 1 line over Kansas for the time being
West Virginia 87, @Kansas St 83 (2OT)
@Texas Tech 82, Texas 74 - not good, Texas
@Oklahoma St 69, TCU 48
SEC:
@Kentucky 83, Ole Miss 61
@Texas A&M 92, Arkansas 69
@Auburn 83, Tennessee 77
@Florida 77, Georgia 63
LSU 90, @Vanderbilt 82 - finally, LSU does something, just in time to hurt a probable bubble team while not helping their case enough. Wonderful
AAC:
@SMU 72, South Florida 58
@Cincinnati 76, Tulsa 57 - Tulsa probably isn't a tournament team now
Houston 77, @Temple 50
UConn 75, Tulane 67
A-10:
St Joseph's 77, @Richmond 73
Dayton 66, @Duquesne 58
@Rhode Island 85, St Louis 57
@VCU 71, George Mason 47
@St Bonaventure 97, Davidson 85 - Davidson is close to done
MVC:
@Southern Illinois 75, Northern Iowa 73 - well, UNI's destiny is going to be the controversial at-large profile, it appears
WCC:
BYU 81, @Pacific 67
@St Mary's 79, San Diego 46
Gonzaga 102, @San Francisco 94 (OT)
MWC:
@Boise St 84, Colorado St 80 - CSU is done
San Diego St 70, @Utah St 67
elsewhere:
CAA: JMU wins on the road, W&M beats Charleston at home, Northeastern wins on the road, Hofstra wins on the road
Horizon: Valpo wins
Sun Belt: UALR wins on the road, UTA also wins
CUSA: LaTech wins
non-con:
@South Carolina 86, Memphis 76
cupcake winners: Alabama, Pitt, Akron
Saturday, January 2, 2016
1/1 recap
Pac-12:
@Stanford 70, Utah 68 (OT) - an important home hold if Stanford is going to be a bubble player this year, and a loss that's kinda harmful if you're gunning for a protected seed
@Washington 96, UCLA 93 (2OT) - um, the same applies here too
USC 90, @Washington St 77 - one road team handled their business, at least
@California 79, Colorado 65 - won't hurt Colorado too badly or help Cal too much
notables: South Dakota St wins in the Summit....they're really high in the CRPI, so keep an eye out for them if anything significant happens in the standings in this conference
@Stanford 70, Utah 68 (OT) - an important home hold if Stanford is going to be a bubble player this year, and a loss that's kinda harmful if you're gunning for a protected seed
@Washington 96, UCLA 93 (2OT) - um, the same applies here too
USC 90, @Washington St 77 - one road team handled their business, at least
@California 79, Colorado 65 - won't hurt Colorado too badly or help Cal too much
notables: South Dakota St wins in the Summit....they're really high in the CRPI, so keep an eye out for them if anything significant happens in the standings in this conference
Friday, January 1, 2016
12/31 recap
Big East:
@Villanova 95, Xavier 64 - margin of victory might matter when it comes to the 1 line, maybe. Either way, a statement for Nova at least
Providence 81, @Butler 73 - quality road wins are gold
Creighton 80, @St John's 70
MVC:
@Wichita St 67, Drake 47
WCC:
Gonzaga 79, @Santa Clara 77
@St Mary's 85, BYU 74 - the best-case scenario for the WCC probably now involves St Mary's breaking away with Gonzaga and leaving BYU behind
notables:
Over in the CAA, JMU lost at home to Charleston in an early bellweather game for the conference. Northeastern and Hofstra win...They're high up on the CRPI, so we'll be paying more attention to the CAA than normal
@Villanova 95, Xavier 64 - margin of victory might matter when it comes to the 1 line, maybe. Either way, a statement for Nova at least
Providence 81, @Butler 73 - quality road wins are gold
Creighton 80, @St John's 70
MVC:
@Wichita St 67, Drake 47
WCC:
Gonzaga 79, @Santa Clara 77
@St Mary's 85, BYU 74 - the best-case scenario for the WCC probably now involves St Mary's breaking away with Gonzaga and leaving BYU behind
notables:
Over in the CAA, JMU lost at home to Charleston in an early bellweather game for the conference. Northeastern and Hofstra win...They're high up on the CRPI, so we'll be paying more attention to the CAA than normal
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