Highlighted Games For Sunday, Jan 25th

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-VIRGINIA AT VIRGINIA TECH (ACC).  Virginia is clearly the better team, and VA Tech is still looking for their first league win.  Still, the rivalry in this series can be an equalizer.

-INDIANA AT OHIO STATE (Big Ten).  Indiana is in the rankings and appears to keep getting better.  Ohio State is inside the bubble, but is far from solid and still has some work to do.  Picking up a notable conference win would sure help.

-DRAKE AT WICHITA STATE (Missouri Valley).  I don’t expect Wichita to have too much trouble at home.

-CINCINNATI AT UCF (American).  UCF isn’t the best team, but it is a chance for Cincinnati to pick up a road win, which in and of itself will help their profile.

-DUKE AT SAINT JOHN’S.  Mike Krzyzewski could end up getting his 1000th win.  As far as the tournament goes, Duke is looking like a #1 seed and has some big wins already.  The Johnnies are good, but they still have some work to do.

-SETON HALL AT BUTLER (Big East).  Both teams have looked good and are hovering around the middle of the conference.  Every conference game seems to have a pivotal feel to it in the Big East.

-NJIT AT SOUTH ALABAMA.  Our adopted team, and the team of the people, is trying to pick up their 12th win of the year, and hopefully get a step closer to earning a bid to the CIT, which would be their first postseason bid ever.

-NORTHERN IOWA AT ILLINOIS STATE (Missouri Valley).  Northern Iowa is a strong team that is likely a first ballot team, but this won’t be an easy road game for them.  Illinois State isn’t a tournament team, but they’re tough to beat at home, so the committee will give them some credit if they’re able to pull this off.

-LOUISVILLE AT PITTSBURGH (ACC).  Louisville is a strong team, but they only have two true road wins, and although Pitt isn’t great, it would probably be their best true road win up to this point.

-NOTRE DAME AT NC STATE (ACC).  Notre Dame is looking more and more like a protected seed, and his risen high in the rankings.  NC State is right on the bubble, so every game has a pivotal feel to it.  This is a chance to add a notable win to their profile.

-CREIGHTON AT VILLANOVA (Big East).  Nova still has a shot at ending up as high as a #1 seed, and shouldn’t have too much trouble against a struggling Creighton team, especially at home.

-NORTHWESTERN AT MARYLAND (Big Ten).  Maryland is having a huge year despite coming off a somewhat surprising loss to Indiana.  Still, they shouldn’t have too much trouble at home.

-WASHINGTON AT UTAH (Pac Twelve).  Washington is right on the bubble and winning this game would go a very long way toward putting them inside of it.  Utah is way up in the rankings and has a very impressive tournament profile.