NEWS AND NOTES
-We will be recording our Under the Radar Podcast tonight and should have it posted either later on tonight or early tomorrow. Be sure and check it out.
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TONIGHT’S HIGHLIGHTED GAMES
-SMU AT SOUTH FLORIDA (American). SMU continues to look better and better as the season progresses, and they have another winnable conference road game tonight.
-SETON HALL AT MARQUETTE (Big East). There is a real sense of urgency here for Seton Hall. They’ve kind of hit the skids somewhat, and they’re facing a Marquette team that doesn’t appear to be anywhere close to the tournament. It really is the kind of road game they need to be able to win.
-ALBANY AT VERMONT (America East). Chad Sherwood’s UTR Game of the Day, and It’s a Good one. CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT.
-SOUTH CAROLINA AT LSU (SEC). There doesn’t seem to be that much national interest in LSU, but they are a very strong team and should improve to 16-4 tonight.
-TEXAS TECH AT OKLAHOMA (Big Twelve). Oklahoma has played a gauntlet schedule as of late, which is symptomatic of being in the Big Twelve. To have a winnable game at home is a welcomed change.
-DUKE AT NOTRE DAME (ACC). This is a very tough road test for Duke, but they already have road wins at Wisconsin and Louisville, and are CLEARLY a #1 seed caliber team. If they pick this one up it just furthers that point.
-LOYOLA IL AT WICHITA STATE (Missouri Valley). Loyola has hit the skids since we last praised them, but they’re still much improved this year. Wichita remains high in the rankings and could potentially end up as a protected seed.
-OREGON STATE AT ARIZONA STATE (Pac Twelve). With Oregon State being in the top half of the Pac Twelve, with a 5-2 league record and a 14-5 overall record, is it possible that….Nah. Couldn’t be. Could it??
-NORTHERN IOWA AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (Missouri Valley). No road game is easy, but Northern Iowa is continuing to blow through the league and climb the rankings.
-KANSAS AT TCU (Big Twelve). This is a showcase game for a TCU program that, while not good, is noticeably improving. They’re coming off a frustrating and heartbreaking overtime loss to West Virginia, which would have given them that much more momentum coming into this one. Expect a more electric crowd than what we’ve seen at TCU in quite some time.
-CLEMSON AT NC STATE (ACC). NC State is pretty close to the bubble and can’t afford a home loss to a non-tournament team.
-LOUISVILLE AT BOSTON COLLEGE (ACC). Get the snow shovels out!! Louisville shouldn’t have too much trouble picking up this road win. Getting in and out of town may prove to be the bigger challenge.
-GEORGIA TECH AT MIAMI FL (ACC). Miami is in the rankings, and deservedly so. They shouldn’t have too much trouble at home against a struggling (and that’s being nice) Georgia Tech team.
-INDIANA AT PURDUE (Big Ten). Purdue has shown signs of life at several points this season, and they’re liable to be amped up for this rivalry game. Indiana has had a big year and is a much better team than I thought they’d be, but this won’t be an easy road game for them.
-SAINT JOHN’S AT CREIGHTON (Big East). Saint John’s needs this road win. Pure and simple.
-OREGON AT ARIZONA (Pac Twelve). Oregon has a very outside shot at making the field, and doing so would require them to win a string of games like this one. Arizona is a top ten caliber team that will finish way up the seed list.
-STANFORD AT WASHINGTON (Pac Twelve). Washington is shorthanded for the rest of the season, and Stanford has a solid but not outstanding profile. Any conference road win would help it.