Below is a run down of all of today’s notable college hoops action, including all the exempt tournaments that are getting underway.
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-For our latest Under the Radar Video Podcast – CLICK HERE
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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTED GAMES
-ALCORN STATE AT GRAND CANYON. The Team of the People will always be at or near the top of the list!!! The Lopes are unbeaten on the year so far and we fully expect them to stay that way. LET THE LOPES PLAY!! #LopesWaiver
-OKLAHOMA STATE V TOWSON (Charleston Classic). This game appears to be a mismatch, and Okie State should have no trouble improving to 3-0.
-MIAMI FL VS MISSISSIPPI STATE (Charleston Classic). Miami blew out what we thought was a good Louisiana Lafayette team earlier this week. This tournament is a chance to pick up notable wins away from home.
-LONG BEACH STATE VS SETON HALL (Charleston Classic) Long Beach has a notable win over BYU and if they can pick up another road win it’ll be another good thing to have on their profile. Seton Hall isn’t expected to do much this year, but they do come in to this game 2-0.
-VIRGINIA VS BRADLEY (Charleston Classic). If Virginia can win this tournament, which they certainly can, they’ll add three neutral floor wins against notable teams to their profile, which will offset a loss at GW that really wasn’t a bad loss.
-BUTLER VS MISSOURI STATE (Puerto Rico Tip Off). Butler hasn’t really been tested yet, and likely won’t be today, but they will be throughout this tournament.
-UTAH VS TEXAS TECH (Puerto Rico Tip Off). Neither team has a loss yet, but this appears to be a big mismatch in Utah’s favor.
-OLE MISS VS GEORGE MASON (Puerto Rico Tip Off). A win for Ole Miss gets them to 3-0 and positions them to pick up some notable wins away from home in the later rounds.
-TEMPLE VS MINNESOTA (Puerto Rico Tip Off). Minnesota can improve to 3-0 with a win, like everyone else, be set up for some notable neutral floor wins in the later rounds.
-GREEN BAY AT GEORGIA TECH (Preseason NIT). I’m not that big on Georgia Tech this year, but they do come in 2-0 and will likely improve to 3-0 with a win tonight.
-MARSHALL AT TENNESSEE. Tennessee lost a close one on the road to Georgia Tech a few nights back and is looking to rebound.
-RUTGERS AT SAINT JOHN’S. This is an old Big East rivalry between two teams that we think will be completely and total awful by the end of the year, but both enter today with perfect records.
-CREIGHTON AT INDIANA. I’m not that big on Creighton this year, but they do enter this game 2-0 and can make a huge ripple on the national stage if they can knock off Indiana on the road. That’s much easier said than done, though.
-GEORGE WASHINGTON AT SOUTH FLORIDA. GW is already 2-0 with a home win over Virginia. Picking up a road win will continue to add to an already impressive early profile.
-SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT ILLINOIS STATE (Cancun Challenge. SEE CHAD SHERWOOD’S UTR GAME OF THE DAY WRITE UP
-STONY BROOK AT VANDERBILT. This is a buy game, but we’ll put it with the highlighted games because Stony Brook is one of the better teams in the America East.
-BOISE STATE AT ARIZONA. Boise started the season off with a loss to Montana, and has a small margin for error if they want to land inside the bubble. Having said that, a win in a game like this would widen that margin.
-IOWA AT MARQUETTE. Iowa comes in unbeaten, whereas Marquette is 1-1 with their only win coming in overtime against IUPUI. Even though it’s early, this game seems to have a pivotal feel to it, especially for Marquette.
-SAN FRANCISCO AT FRESNO STATE. Both teams come in unbeaten, and we think Fresno is a potential dark horse.
-SMU AT STANFORD. Both teams are unbeaten. We weren’t that big on Stanford coming into the year, but a win in a game like this would certainly make us sit up and take notice.
BUY GAMES (brought to you by Hostess)
-Washington Adventist (nondiv1) @ William & Mary
-Texas Southern @ Clemson
-Grambling @ Memphis
-TX A&M Corpus Christi @ Texas A&M
-Trinity Christian (nondiv1) @ Valparaiso
-South Alabama @ LSU – part of Legends Classic
-Mount Saint Mary’s @ Washington