-OHIO STATE AT DUKE. We kind of beat up on Duke on the podcast, but with big wins against Louisville, Kentucky, Minnesota and VCU all away from home, they’re certainly the most accomplished team of the young season so far. Both these teams could contend for a #1 seed, and its wins in games like this that get teams on the top line.
-MICHIGAN STATE AT MIAMI, FL. Michigan State has just one loss and has a nice win against Kansas, but they’ve also struggled against some weak teams. Miami has just one loss as well (albeit a bad one), but this would be their best win by far if they’re able to pull it off.
-VIRGINIA AT WISCONSIN. Both teams are 4-2, but neither has looked overly impressive. A win would help both teams get their season jumpstarted.
-GEORGIA TECH AT ILLINOIS. Illinois is 7-0 with a very nice win against Butler. I’ve been hard on Georgia Tech, but at the end of the day they are 4-1 and have a decent win against Saint Mary’s. I’m not entirely sure what to make of them yet, but we should learn quite a bit about them tonight.
-SAINT BONAVENTURE AT OHIO. One of the more intriguing games of the day. Saint Bona is a modest 3-1 on the season, and Ohio is a perfect 5-0 and have won all five games in convincing fashion.
-BOISE STATE AT CREIGHTON. Another interesting game that is perhaps under the radar. Boise has just one loss, but hasn’t really played a touch schedule. If they can win this it will solidify them (at least for now) that they’re a good team.
-PURDUE AT CLEMSON. Purdue is off to a slow 2-3 start. Clemson has just one loss, and that was to Gonzaga, so they are off to a decent start and can continue to build on that with a win.
-UTAH STATE AT SANTA CLARA. No one is overly excited about either of these teams, but at the moment Santa Clara is unbeaten and Utah State has just one loss so it should be a good game, and at least for now it appears to be a very important game.
-TULSA AT WICHITA STATE. Wichita State is kind of a surprise at 6-0, and that includes a nice win at VCU. Tulsa is 4-2, and although it won’t be easy, a win on the road in a game like this would go a long way in helping them establish themselves.
-OKLAHOMA AT ORAL ROBERTS. Kind of an interesting game. Oklahoma is 4-1, but hasn’t beaten anyone too terribly good. ORU is favored to win the Southland, but doesn’t appear to be an at-large caliber team.
-CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE AT UCLA. CS Northridge has just one loss on the year, and could really be a challenge for UCLA. UCLA is coming off a loss to Cal Poly, and is trying to avoid making it two in a row against Big West teams.
-MONTANA AT BYU. Both teams have modest records and are trying to establish themselves.
-SAINT LOUIS AT WASHINGTON. Neither team has been overly impressive early and I get the sense that both really need this win.
-TEMPLE AT BUFFALO. Temple is 3-0 on the year with some decent road wins already.
-KENT STATE AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE. Youngstown is just 3-3, but has not lost at home and has a nice win at Georgia, so it could be a challenge for Kent.
-UTAH AT SMU. Each team has just one loss, but neither has played a really tough schedule.
-AMERICAN AT SAINT JOSEPH’S. A win will improve SJU to 4-1.
-MAINE AT NORTHEASTERN. Northeastern has some semi-decent wins and can improve to 5-2.
-MOREHEAD STATE AT MARSHALL. Marshall has gotten off to a slow start. Morehead is decent at 4-2 and looked good in their last game against Kentucky.
-VMI AT WEST VIRGINIA. WVU has just one win on the year. A loss today would be a disaster.
-WILLIAM & MARY AT RICHMOND. Richmond is 4-2, but has nothing in the way of quality wins yet.
-UMASS AT SIENA. UMass has promise this year, but needs to get it done in games like this.
-WEBER STATE AT DAYTON. Weber State has struggled this year. Dayton has a chance to improve to 5-1.
-STETSON AT VCU. VCU is just 3-3, but has no bad losses and shouldn’t have too much trouble in this one.
-GEORGE MASON AT RHODE ISLAND. Mason can improve to 5-2 and pick up their first road win of the year if they can pull this off.
-HOUSTON AT PRARIE VIEW A&M. Houston can improve to 6-0, but has yet to play anyone even remotely decent.
-ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF AT ARIZONA STATE. Arizona State should have very little trouble improving to 5-1.
-SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AT LOUISIANA TECH. LA Tech can get to 6-1 with a win and is worth keeping an eye on.
-JACKSON STATE AT AIR FORCE. A win against winless Jackason State will get Air Force to 6-1.
-MERCER AT NEW MEXICO. New Mexico should have very little trouble staying unbeaten.
-NORTHERN ARIZONA AT ARIZONA. Arizona is unbeaten and will likely stay that way.
-WYOMING AT UC SANTA BARABARA. Wyoming is an untested 6-0. UCSB isn’t all that great, but they have won both their home games, so it will provide a semi-test for Wyoming.
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