A-10:
VCU 76, @Fordham 51
@Davidson 65, Duquesne 61 - probably too early for declarations, but I'll be modestly surprised if the A-10 doesn't devolve into a VCU/Davidson race
ACC:
@Duke 87, Clemson 68
@Virginia 65, Florida St 52
@Virginia Tech 77, BC 66
UNC 85, @Pitt 60
Syracuse 72, @Notre Dame 62
@Georgia Tech 92, Wake 79
AAC:
UCF 65, @UConn 53 - road wins are never trivial. Trust in UCF is growing
@East Carolina 73, Cincy 71 - this is why road wins are never trivial. Kind of a stupid loss for Cincy
@Tulsa 78, USF 75
Big 12:
@Iowa St 77, Kansas 60 - another reason road wins are never trivial
@Texas Tech 63, Kansas St 57
@Oklahoma 74, Oklahoma St 64
@TCU 85, Baylor 81
@Texas 61, West Virginia 54
Big East:
@Butler 84, Creighton 69
St John's 97, @Georgetown 94 (OT)
Villanova 65, @Providence 59
B1G:
Michigan St 86, @Ohio St 77
Maryland 77, @Rutgers 63
Ivy:
@Princeton 68, Penn 65 (OT) - the Penn hype train is fully derailed now
MVC:
Loyola 85, @Drake 74 - for those still keeping score here, Loyola might as well be handed the crown now for this conference
MWC:
@New Mexico 85, Nevada 58 - what the hell happened?!?!??! I have no idea how many seed lines Nevada should lose because of this. 4? 6? Nah, they're fine, everyone gets one. Just don't do this again
Pac-12 fail tracker:
@Arizona 84, Utah 81 (OT) - I might trust the two Arizona schools to do good enough to at least get through the bubble
@Arizona St 83, Colorado 61
@UCLA 98, Cal 83
Oregon St 77, @Oregon 72
@Washington 85, Washington St 67 - and UW might be the third
SEC:
@Tennessee 96, Georgia 50 - there's something to be said for handling your business like a 1 seed
@Alabama 77, Kentucky 75
Arkansas 73, @Texas A&M 71
South Carolina 71, @Florida 69
Ole Miss 81, @Vandy 71
SoCon:
all the relevant teams won. Wofford and UNCG are your undefeateds so far
WCC:
@Gonzaga 91, Santa Clara 48
San Francisco 72, @Pepperdine 69
@Loyola Marymount 76, Portland 64
@St Mary's 88, BYU 66
@San Diego 73, Pacific 64 - no upsets today to cause any tumult in the at-large status of the conference as a whole
Saturday, January 5, 2019
Friday, January 4, 2019
1/4 recap
Not much on Fridays from here on in.
@Buffalo 74, Eastern Michigan 58
Ball St 79, @Toledo 64 - an early stumble from Toledo. Ball St is good too, but I figured the best route for 2 bids for the conference was to have Toledo separate from the pack with Buffalo. Oh well
@Buffalo 74, Eastern Michigan 58
Ball St 79, @Toledo 64 - an early stumble from Toledo. Ball St is good too, but I figured the best route for 2 bids for the conference was to have Toledo separate from the pack with Buffalo. Oh well
1/3 recap
B1G:
@Michigan 68, Penn St 55
@Indiana 73, Illinois 65
Minnesota 59, @Wisconsin 52 - ok I'll have to recalibrate my opinion on both teams after this one
@Purdue 86, Iowa 70
ACC:
NC State 87, @Miami 82
Pac-12 fail tracker:
Utah 96, @Arizona St 86 - good grief
@Arizona 64, Colorado 56
@USC 82, Cal 73
@UCLA 92, Stanford 70
WCC:
@San Francisco 76, St Mary's 72
@Santa Clara 68, San Diego 56
@Pepperdine 77, Loyola Marymount 62 - starting to feel like if a 2nd team emerges here, it'll be USF
BYU 90, @Pacific 87
SoCon:
@ETSU 81, Samford 72 (OT)
@Wofford 112, Citadel 81
@Furman 71, Mercer 58 - damn straight I'm branching out SoCon action to its own dedicated blurb this year. I'm starting to wonder if they'll all beat each other up too much though
small-school upsets of note:
@Oakland 76, Northern Kentucky 74 - flesh wound for the Horizon faves
Marshall 70, @Old Dominion 67
@IPFW 104, South Dakota St 88
@North Texas 63, Louisiana Tech 59 - not an upset here; UNT seems to have ascended to CUSA favorite status
Jacksonville St 83, @Belmont 73
@Cal Baptist 82, New Mexico St 76 - WAC actually seems to have some decent teams on the top end of the conference. Might be a fun league race
@Michigan 68, Penn St 55
@Indiana 73, Illinois 65
Minnesota 59, @Wisconsin 52 - ok I'll have to recalibrate my opinion on both teams after this one
@Purdue 86, Iowa 70
ACC:
NC State 87, @Miami 82
Pac-12 fail tracker:
Utah 96, @Arizona St 86 - good grief
@Arizona 64, Colorado 56
@USC 82, Cal 73
@UCLA 92, Stanford 70
WCC:
@San Francisco 76, St Mary's 72
@Santa Clara 68, San Diego 56
@Pepperdine 77, Loyola Marymount 62 - starting to feel like if a 2nd team emerges here, it'll be USF
BYU 90, @Pacific 87
SoCon:
@ETSU 81, Samford 72 (OT)
@Wofford 112, Citadel 81
@Furman 71, Mercer 58 - damn straight I'm branching out SoCon action to its own dedicated blurb this year. I'm starting to wonder if they'll all beat each other up too much though
small-school upsets of note:
@Oakland 76, Northern Kentucky 74 - flesh wound for the Horizon faves
Marshall 70, @Old Dominion 67
@IPFW 104, South Dakota St 88
@North Texas 63, Louisiana Tech 59 - not an upset here; UNT seems to have ascended to CUSA favorite status
Jacksonville St 83, @Belmont 73
@Cal Baptist 82, New Mexico St 76 - WAC actually seems to have some decent teams on the top end of the conference. Might be a fun league race
1/2 recap
Big 12:
@Kansas 70, Oklahoma 63
Texas Tech 62, @West Virginia 59 - okay, WVU is definitely not as good as I originally thought. Road wins are a precious resource
@Iowa St 69, Oklahoma St 63
Texas 67, @Kansas St 47
B1G:
@Michigan St 81, Northwestern 55
@Maryland 74, Nebraska 72 - this is why road wins are so precious
BEast:
Seton Hall 80, @Xavier 70
Georgetown 84, @Butler 76 - the middle class of the Big East is not as good this year, as evidenced by 2 road wins against two probable bottom level teams
@Villanova 73, DePaul 68
AAC:
@Houston 74, Tulsa 56 - I can't imagine Houston stays undefeated much longer, but I don't trust this league as a whole to challenge them
@UCF 78, Temple 73 - ok maybe UCF and Cincy can hang. Starting to get the impression there's a chance those 3 break away from the pack
elsewhere in the league, Cincy won...USF won over UConn, but I don't trust them yet
MWC:
@Nevada 72, Utah St 49 - boy, Nevada is going to boat race this conference, aren't they
MVC:
@Evansville 82, Drake 77 (2OT) - the entire MVC is a mess; Drake is the only one sniffing relevancy and this makes that mission all the tougher
@Kansas 70, Oklahoma 63
Texas Tech 62, @West Virginia 59 - okay, WVU is definitely not as good as I originally thought. Road wins are a precious resource
@Iowa St 69, Oklahoma St 63
Texas 67, @Kansas St 47
B1G:
@Michigan St 81, Northwestern 55
@Maryland 74, Nebraska 72 - this is why road wins are so precious
BEast:
Seton Hall 80, @Xavier 70
Georgetown 84, @Butler 76 - the middle class of the Big East is not as good this year, as evidenced by 2 road wins against two probable bottom level teams
@Villanova 73, DePaul 68
AAC:
@Houston 74, Tulsa 56 - I can't imagine Houston stays undefeated much longer, but I don't trust this league as a whole to challenge them
@UCF 78, Temple 73 - ok maybe UCF and Cincy can hang. Starting to get the impression there's a chance those 3 break away from the pack
elsewhere in the league, Cincy won...USF won over UConn, but I don't trust them yet
MWC:
@Nevada 72, Utah St 49 - boy, Nevada is going to boat race this conference, aren't they
MVC:
@Evansville 82, Drake 77 (2OT) - the entire MVC is a mess; Drake is the only one sniffing relevancy and this makes that mission all the tougher
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
12/31 recap
Big East:
Creighton 79, @Providence 68 - still December, but when the road team wins in a game between 2 prospective bubble teams, that's always noteworthy
non-con:
Monmouth 76, @Penn 74 (OT) - Monmouth improves to 1-12. This is the dumbest loss of the entire non-conference season by any single team. What is Penn doing? Singlehandidly may have cost the entire Ivy League an at-large bid chance
Creighton 79, @Providence 68 - still December, but when the road team wins in a game between 2 prospective bubble teams, that's always noteworthy
non-con:
Monmouth 76, @Penn 74 (OT) - Monmouth improves to 1-12. This is the dumbest loss of the entire non-conference season by any single team. What is Penn doing? Singlehandidly may have cost the entire Ivy League an at-large bid chance
12/30 recap
@Clemson 84, Lipscomb 67
New Mexico St 88, @Colorado St 68
Alabama 79, @Stephen F Austin 69 - the real news here is SFA getting a P6 opponent at home
New Mexico St 88, @Colorado St 68
Alabama 79, @Stephen F Austin 69 - the real news here is SFA getting a P6 opponent at home
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