NEWS AND NOTES
-Both Chattanooga and Monmouth survived scares on the road, but took care of business and avoided what would have been damaging losses.
-Clemson lost a heartbreaker at home to Alabama earlier this year. They had a chance to get a little bit of revenge last night, but the football team came up short as well.
HIGHLIGHTED GAMES
-DEPAUL AT XAVIER (Big East). Xavier is currently being projected on our Jon Teitel’s #1 line, and can end up that high if they keep playing like they have been.
-MIAMI FL AT VIRGINIA (ACC). Miami has just one loss, but still doesn’t seem to be getting the respect that many others in the top ten are. As good as they’ve been, this would probably be their best win to date. Virginia is reeling somewhat after losing back to back road games to teams that aren’t exactly tournament caliber.
-FLORIDA AT TEXAS A&M (SEC). Florida doesn’t have a high caliber win yet, and could use a win like this to help legitimize their profile.
-MISSISSIPPI STATE AT KENTUCKY (SEC). Kentucky is unbeaten at home and appears to be undermatched in this game.
-KANSAS AT WEST VIRGINIA (Big Twelve). Huge match up here between a Kansas team who doesn’t have a big time road win yet, and a highly ranked West Virginia team that’s unbeaten at home.
-WISCONSIN AT NORTHWESTERN (Big Ten). As expected, Northwestern hasn’t looked that strong since conference play began. This is a winnable road game against a struggling Wiscy team that they absolutely need to pick up.
-GEORGE WASHINGTON AT UMASS (Atlantic Ten). GW has been strong at home, but has struggled on the road, especially recently. This is a game they should win, but they’ve lost road games to DePaul and Saint Louis, which has damaged their profile.
-TEXAS TECH AT KANSAS STATE (Big Twelve). Both teams are hovering around our bubble right now (at best) so this game has a pivotal feel to it.
-PROVIDENCE AT CREIGHTON (Big East). Creighton is on a roll, and is coming off a somewhat surprising decisive win against Seton Hall. They’re really tough to beat at home and if they can take down Providence then we need to start looking at them as a tournament contender.
-DAVIDSON AT DAYTON (Atlantic Ten). Dayton suffered a very damaging loss to La Salle over the weekend. They’re still safe, but their margin for error has significantly narrowed.
-DRAKE AT EVANSVILLE (Missouri Valley). Evansville can improve to an impressive 15-3 and remain in good shape to land inside the bubble.
-IOWA STATE AT TEXAS (Big Twelve). Iowa State is coming off a surprising loss, but picking up a road win against a Texas team who has just one home loss would be a great way to rebound.
-MARYLAND AT MICHIGAN (Big Ten). Maryland has a bloated record, but this would probably be their biggest win of the season to date. Michigan has just one loss, but could use a little meat on their resume as well, so both teams have quite a bit to play for in this one.
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