News, Notes and Highlighted Games for Monday, February 16th

NEWS AND NOTES

-Our new bracket projections will be posted some time late Sunday night/early Monday morning.  I’m building the bracket, and Chad is critiquing it.

-We will be recording our Bracket Racket Video Podcast tonight.  Be sure to check it out.

MONDAY NIGHT’S HIGHLIGHTED GAMES

-MIAMI FL AT BOSTON COLLEGE (ACC).  Miami really cannot afford to lose this game on the road.  They’re right on the bubble and in trouble as it is.  This game was originally scheduled for Sunday, but had to be rescheduled, presumably due to weather.

-PITTSBURGH AT VIRGINIA (ACC).  Pitt got a huge win over the weekend against North Carolina.  They’ve had an unspectacular year outside of that and we haven’t talked much about them, but if they can pull off a big upset win in a game like this they’ll definitely be in the NCAA Tournament picture.

-SETON HALL AT VILLANOVA (Big East).  Seton Hall is back peddling fast and really needs a big win.  Nova appears to be a solid #2 seed who won a big game at Butler over the weekend and is starting to distance themselves from the rest of the league.

-MAINE-FT KENT AT NJIT.  The team of the people lost a heartbreaker to Albany this past Friday, but should have little trouble winning at home tonight.

-SFA AT INCARNATE WORD (Southland).  SFA is coming off a loss to TAMUCC, and now has next to no chance of getting in the tournament without the automatic bid.

-KANSAS AT WEST VIRGINIA (Big Twelve).  Kansas is having a fantastic year, but it’s never easy to win on the road, especially in a snake pit like West Virginia.  The fans should be really geeked up for this one as they try and put a high profile win on their profile.

-BUTLER AT CREIGHTON (Big East).  As poorly as Creighton has played in the league, it’s still not easy to go there and win.  Butler needs to rebound from an emotional loss to Villanova over the weekend.