Florida St 63, @Florida 51 - a signature road win. More interested in what this does to Florida, as opportunities to get these back in the SEC are more limited than they are in the ACC. These sting the resumes a bit
@Arizona 90, Illinois 69
Vermont 66, @Bucknell 63 - two road wins now for Vermont. This helps the seed line
...actually there's not much going on for this day.
Monday, November 11, 2019
11/9 recap
Texas 70, @Purdue 66 - true road win for Texas. These things matter on the resume
Nicholls St 75, @Pitt 70 - speaking of true road wins....no way to describe this other than catastrophic for Pitt, but I don't think they were going anywhere anyways
Southern Utah 79, @Nebraska 78 (2OT) - speaking of going nowhere...
San Diego St 76, @BYU 71 - this should hold up as a quality road win
Kansas St 60, @UNLV 56 (OT) - this one not as much, but still, road win
@Oregon St 80, Iowa St 74
Oklahoma 71, Minnesota 62 - looks like a neutral site win
Most of the other games are of the cupcake variety, or of the mid-major on mid-major variety.
Of note:
LaSalle beats Iona at home in OT
road wins for Delaware (>SIU), Wright St (>MiamiOH), UMass (>Fairfield), Middle Tennessee (>Lipscomb), Northern Iowa (>NIU), Western Michigan (>Milwaukee), South Dakota St (>CSUB).
Nicholls St 75, @Pitt 70 - speaking of true road wins....no way to describe this other than catastrophic for Pitt, but I don't think they were going anywhere anyways
Southern Utah 79, @Nebraska 78 (2OT) - speaking of going nowhere...
San Diego St 76, @BYU 71 - this should hold up as a quality road win
Kansas St 60, @UNLV 56 (OT) - this one not as much, but still, road win
@Oregon St 80, Iowa St 74
Oklahoma 71, Minnesota 62 - looks like a neutral site win
Most of the other games are of the cupcake variety, or of the mid-major on mid-major variety.
Of note:
LaSalle beats Iona at home in OT
road wins for Delaware (>SIU), Wright St (>MiamiOH), UMass (>Fairfield), Middle Tennessee (>Lipscomb), Northern Iowa (>NIU), Western Michigan (>Milwaukee), South Dakota St (>CSUB).
Saturday, November 9, 2019
11/8 recap
Catastrophic losses of the day:
Merrimack 71, @Northwestern 61 - what the hell
@Furman 87, Loyola(Chi) 63 - MVC is a tire fire again
Pac-12:
@Colorado 81, Arizona St 71 - someone help me figure this out, does this count in the Pac-12 standings?
neutral site games:
Auburn 76, Davidson 66 - neutral site wins are always useful
Washington 67, Baylor 64 - hey, the Pac-12 isn't throwing up on itself this year!
Notables:
@Kansas 74, UNC Greensboro 62 - UNCG playing a relatively tight game
North Carolina 78, @UNC Wilmington 62 - notable because this goes down as a true road win for UNC
Vermont 61, @St Bonaventure 58 - true road win for the AEast faves
@Northeastern 84, Harvard 79 - yes a road loss, but not one Harvard could afford for any hope of an at-large
Illinois 83, @Grand Canyon 71 - road wins are never trivial
Merrimack 71, @Northwestern 61 - what the hell
@Furman 87, Loyola(Chi) 63 - MVC is a tire fire again
Pac-12:
@Colorado 81, Arizona St 71 - someone help me figure this out, does this count in the Pac-12 standings?
neutral site games:
Auburn 76, Davidson 66 - neutral site wins are always useful
Washington 67, Baylor 64 - hey, the Pac-12 isn't throwing up on itself this year!
Notables:
@Kansas 74, UNC Greensboro 62 - UNCG playing a relatively tight game
North Carolina 78, @UNC Wilmington 62 - notable because this goes down as a true road win for UNC
Vermont 61, @St Bonaventure 58 - true road win for the AEast faves
@Northeastern 84, Harvard 79 - yes a road loss, but not one Harvard could afford for any hope of an at-large
Illinois 83, @Grand Canyon 71 - road wins are never trivial
Thursday, November 7, 2019
11/7 recap
Not much happened. Winthrop won a road game and it might be the most notable thing. Rutgers barely beat Bryant at home, but that's Rutgers. UAB got a road win at Troy, okay. I got nothin' else today.
11/6 recap
ACC:
@North Carolina 76, Notre Dame 65
Virginia 48, @Syracuse 34 - goddammit Virginia
@Boston College 77, Wake Forest 70
@Pitt 63, Florida St 61
Signature wins:
@Ohio St 64, Cincinnati 56 - probably won't have as much impact as you'd hope, as this is a home win, but still
@Illinois St 79, Belmont 72 - this should hold some value. And Belmont's at large hopes are gone really early this time around
Not a lot going on this night. Plenty of service holds.
@North Carolina 76, Notre Dame 65
Virginia 48, @Syracuse 34 - goddammit Virginia
@Boston College 77, Wake Forest 70
@Pitt 63, Florida St 61
Signature wins:
@Ohio St 64, Cincinnati 56 - probably won't have as much impact as you'd hope, as this is a home win, but still
@Illinois St 79, Belmont 72 - this should hold some value. And Belmont's at large hopes are gone really early this time around
Not a lot going on this night. Plenty of service holds.
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
11/5 recap
Welcome to daily recaps! A quick look at what games actually mattered.
Kentucky 69, Michigan St 62
Duke 68, Kansas 66 - you won't see me say too much on these heavyweight matchups. Their impact is obvious. Top teams playing for positioning on the 1 line.
ACC:
They're playing league games already. 20 game conference schedule now.
Louisville 87, @Miami 74
Virginia Tech 67, @Clemson 60
Georgia Tech 82, @NC State 81 (OT)
Signature wins:
St Mary's 65, @Wisconsin 63 (OT) - when you play in the WCC, signature win chances are scant. Very important pickup, even if Wisky is down
Penn 81, @Alabama 70 - probably the most notable mid-major win of the day
Notable games:
Utah 79, @Nevada 74 - just to remind you that Nevada has receded
UC Riverside 66, @Nebraska 47 - well that's a dumb loss
Davenport 82, @Grand Canyon 73 - GCU was actually supposed to be good, I think
@Valparaiso 79, Toledo 77
@Northern Iowa 58, Old Dominion 53
@St Joseph's 86, Bradley 81
Little Rock 67, @Missouri St 66 - oops. This was a weird opening night for the MVC
@Kansas St 67, North Dakota St 54 - this win should look better than people think
Most other games are of the service hold varieties, where better teams held home floor over early cupcakes. We don't mention them in here.
Kentucky 69, Michigan St 62
Duke 68, Kansas 66 - you won't see me say too much on these heavyweight matchups. Their impact is obvious. Top teams playing for positioning on the 1 line.
ACC:
They're playing league games already. 20 game conference schedule now.
Louisville 87, @Miami 74
Virginia Tech 67, @Clemson 60
Georgia Tech 82, @NC State 81 (OT)
Signature wins:
St Mary's 65, @Wisconsin 63 (OT) - when you play in the WCC, signature win chances are scant. Very important pickup, even if Wisky is down
Penn 81, @Alabama 70 - probably the most notable mid-major win of the day
Notable games:
Utah 79, @Nevada 74 - just to remind you that Nevada has receded
UC Riverside 66, @Nebraska 47 - well that's a dumb loss
Davenport 82, @Grand Canyon 73 - GCU was actually supposed to be good, I think
@Valparaiso 79, Toledo 77
@Northern Iowa 58, Old Dominion 53
@St Joseph's 86, Bradley 81
Little Rock 67, @Missouri St 66 - oops. This was a weird opening night for the MVC
@Kansas St 67, North Dakota St 54 - this win should look better than people think
Most other games are of the service hold varieties, where better teams held home floor over early cupcakes. We don't mention them in here.
Monday, November 4, 2019
Bracket PRESEASON
A more full post will follow tomorrow, but for one night, let's just absorb this seed list, shall we?
Things to remember: I normally megaloathe preseason brackets. I'm not a big fan. I prefer to use actual information instead of conjecture, although I do have to use conjecture for the first month or so anyways. So don't read much of anything into where I have a particular team. It doesn't matter.
What DOES matter is the number of bids per conference. This is indicative of what I think the strength of each conference is. Look for trends, not for specific seeds of specific teams.
Season tomorrow. Bracket tomorrow. Seed list NOW.
The 1 line: Michigan St, Duke, Kentucky, Louisville
The 2 line: North Carolina, Kansas, Gonzaga, Villanova
The 3 line: Maryland, Florida, Virginia, Memphis
The 4 line: Oregon, Baylor, Ohio St, Seton Hall
The 5 line: Texas Tech, LSU, Tennessee, Purdue
The 6 line: Colorado, Arizona, Marquette, Cincinnati
The 7 line: Iowa St, Michigan, St Mary's, VCU
The 8 line: Houston, Xavier, Iowa, North Carolina St
The 9 line: Utah St, Florida St, Texas, Auburn
The 10 line: Wisconsin, Mississippi St, Creighton, Washington
The 11 line: Wichita St, Davidson, San Diego St, Arizona St, Syracuse, Oklahoma St
The 12 line: Missouri St, Harvard, Western Kentucky, Buffalo
The 13 line: New Mexico St, Charleston, Belmont, East Tennessee St
The 14 line: North Dakota St, Iona, UC-Irvine, Northern Kentucky
The 15 line: Texas-Arlington, Liberty, Colgate, Vermont
The 16 line: Radford, Weber St, LIU Brooklyn, Stephen F Austin, North Carolina Central, Grambling
Next 4 in:
Creighton
Washington
Wichita St
Davidson
Last 4 in:
San Diego St
Arizona St
Syracuse
Oklahoma St
Last 4 out:
Alabama
Notre Dame
Georgetown
Dayton
Next 4 out:
Indiana
USC
Miami
UConn
Break it down!:
ACC 7
B1G 7
SEC 6
Big 12 6
Big East 5
Pac-12 5
AAC 4
A-10 2
WCC 2
MWC 2
Things to remember: I normally megaloathe preseason brackets. I'm not a big fan. I prefer to use actual information instead of conjecture, although I do have to use conjecture for the first month or so anyways. So don't read much of anything into where I have a particular team. It doesn't matter.
What DOES matter is the number of bids per conference. This is indicative of what I think the strength of each conference is. Look for trends, not for specific seeds of specific teams.
Season tomorrow. Bracket tomorrow. Seed list NOW.
The 1 line: Michigan St, Duke, Kentucky, Louisville
The 2 line: North Carolina, Kansas, Gonzaga, Villanova
The 3 line: Maryland, Florida, Virginia, Memphis
The 4 line: Oregon, Baylor, Ohio St, Seton Hall
The 5 line: Texas Tech, LSU, Tennessee, Purdue
The 6 line: Colorado, Arizona, Marquette, Cincinnati
The 7 line: Iowa St, Michigan, St Mary's, VCU
The 8 line: Houston, Xavier, Iowa, North Carolina St
The 9 line: Utah St, Florida St, Texas, Auburn
The 10 line: Wisconsin, Mississippi St, Creighton, Washington
The 11 line: Wichita St, Davidson, San Diego St, Arizona St, Syracuse, Oklahoma St
The 12 line: Missouri St, Harvard, Western Kentucky, Buffalo
The 13 line: New Mexico St, Charleston, Belmont, East Tennessee St
The 14 line: North Dakota St, Iona, UC-Irvine, Northern Kentucky
The 15 line: Texas-Arlington, Liberty, Colgate, Vermont
The 16 line: Radford, Weber St, LIU Brooklyn, Stephen F Austin, North Carolina Central, Grambling
Next 4 in:
Creighton
Washington
Wichita St
Davidson
Last 4 in:
San Diego St
Arizona St
Syracuse
Oklahoma St
Last 4 out:
Alabama
Notre Dame
Georgetown
Dayton
Next 4 out:
Indiana
USC
Miami
UConn
Break it down!:
ACC 7
B1G 7
SEC 6
Big 12 6
Big East 5
Pac-12 5
AAC 4
A-10 2
WCC 2
MWC 2
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