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-SAINT JOHN’S VS TULANE. Tulane has a bloated record, but all their wins have come against weak teams. They did look pretty good against Washington earlier in the week, though, so this is a chance for them to pick up their first notable win.
-NJIT AT LAFAYETTE. Our adopted team has a tough road test against a Lafayette team that’s been a little better than expected, and is currently unbeaten at home.
-LONG BEACH STATE AT SYRACUSE. We keep saying it, but Long Beach has a few notable wins and no real bad losses. Despite their currently poor record, if they can pick up another notable win and then run roughshod over the Big West, they may end up inside the bubble.
-HARVARD AT ARIZONA STATE. Interesting match up between a Harvard team that may be challenged by Yale in conference play and could use a notable win like this, and an Arizona State team that’s trying to establish themselves.
-SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT NORTHERN IOWA. South Dakota State has looked like one of the better teams in the Summit League, but they’re probably in over their heads today against a top 25 Northern Iowa team.
-FLORIDA GULF COAST AT XAVIER. It’s a buy game, but it’s an interesting one. If FGCU wants any shot at landing inside the bubble and not needing the automatic bid, this is a game they pretty much have to win. Xavier is currently outside the bubble, but will get their chances in conference to prove themselves if they are good enough.
-BELMONT AT BUTLER. Interesting match up between a Butler team that has slid a little bit since opening the season so strongly, and a Belmont team has also slid, but is still having a good year overall.
-UCLA AT ALABAMA. Both teams have good records, but need notable wins.
-COPPIN STATE AT EVANSVILLE. A win gets the Aces to 10-2.
-BUFFALO AT WISCONSIN. Buffalo has just two losses, and one of those was against Kentucky, who they played pretty well against. Wisconsin is good enough to contend for a #1 seed, though, so this is a very tall order.
-CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AT CONNECTICUT. Buy game. Central Connecticut looked they were going to be one of the best teams in the NEC prior to losing a key player just before the start of the season.
-MORGAN STATE AT MARQUETTE. Buy game.
-NORTHWESTERN STATE AT ARKANSAS. Buy game.
-DELAWARE STATE AT TEMPLE. Buy game. This may not continue, but I believe Temple is currently on the bubble.
-STONY BROOK AT WASHINGTON. Buy game. Stony Brook may be the best team in the America East, but they’re probably way overmatched today.
-CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD AT CALIFORNIA. Buy game.