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-Nothing interesting happened yesterday. Literally nothing. The Hoops HD Report linked above is far more exciting than any of the games that were played yesterday.
Baylor blew out Oklahoma and is continuing to charge ahead with a full head of steam, and Oklahoma is now in a bit of a free fall. The game wasn’t close. It wasn’t just a nice road win for Baylor. It was a blowout road win.
-TENNESSEE AT SOUTH CAROLINA (SEC). South Carolina is 5-1 in SEC play, but because they got off to such an atrocious start to the season they still have a ton of work to do just to give themselves a chance. Tennessee is ranked #1 and is looking to hold on to that ranking.
-VIRGINIA AT NC STATE (ACC). This is another tough road test for a UVA team that’s got a very good chance of landing on the #1 line. NC State has very little meat on their resume, and could really use a game like this to help give it a boost.
-NORTH CAROLINA AT GEORGIA TECH (ACC). This is a winnable road game for a Tarheels team that’s been playing really well lately.
-KANSAS AT TEXAS (Big 12). Kansas has just one true road win and has been struggling in general since the injury to Azubuike. Texas has done even worse. They’ve lost five out of six and are in danger of falling out of the field. A win tonight would really help them get things turned around.
-BALL STATE AT BUFFALO (MAC). I believe Buffalo will land in the top half of the bracket if they continue to hold serve at home.
-NORTHWESTERN AT MARYLAND (Big Ten). Maryland has lost their last two games, including a really ugly loss in their last game against Illinois, and could use this win to help pull them out of their nose dive.
-LIPSCOMB AT LIBERTY (Atlantic Sun). If Lipscomb can run the table, I think they’ve got a chance of being in a position to get an at-large bid. This is a big game because it is probably the toughest remaining game on the schedule.
-WISCONSIN AT NEBRASKA (Big Ten). Nebraska has lost three straight games and is in real trouble. A win against Wisky would really help them get their ship righted. Wisky has won three straight and this would be another nice win on their resume if they’re able to pull it off.
-MISSISSIPPI STATE AT ALABAMA (SEC). Alabama has suffered some close losses recently, but is still hovering around the bubble and has a reasonably good chance of making the field. A win tonight would really help them out. It would look good on Mississippi State’s resume as well. It would be their best road win of the season, and arguably their best overall win of the year.
-OHIO STATE AT MICHIGAN (Big Ten). Ohio State finally got a win in their last game, which they desperately needed. If they can pick up a win today then they’ll be solidly back on track, but that’s much easier said than done. Michigan has just one loss and is on pace to end up as a #1seed. It’s a rivalry game, but it also looks to be a bit of a mismatch.
-KENTUCKY AT VANDERBILT (SEC). Kentucky is coming off a nice home win against Kansas. They seem to be getting better and better as the season goes along and they have a very winnable home game tonight against a Vandy team who hasn’t won an SEC game yet.
-PITTSBURGH AT CLEMSON (ACC). Both these teams have a lot of work to do, but both are also still on the board for now. A win tonight would be a start.
-NEVADA AT UNLV (M0untain West). From all accounts Nevada is clearly the superior team and it shouldn’t be much of a game. But it’s a rivalry game, and UNLV is just one game back in the conference standings so a tie would actually vault them over Nevada, so there’s that.