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-NEBRASKA AT OHIO STATE (Big Ten). Ohio State has lost four straight, so a home game against a weak team (by B1G standards) is probably just what they need right about now.
-DUKE AT CLEMSON (ACC). Clemson is coming off their first win at North Carolina in program history, but following that up with a win tonight is far less likely. Duke is on pace to end up as a #1 seed, and will stay that way if they hold serve tonight.
-LOUISVILLE AT PITTSBURGH (ACC). This is the kind of road game that Louisville should win, but that they may struggle to win. Pitt isn’t always up, but they are capable of getting up and playing well, especially at home.
-OLE MISS AT FLORIDA (SEC). Both teams are on the outside looking in and need to start stringing together wins.
-LSU AT TEXAS A&M (SEC). This is a winnable road game for the Tigers, and it’s actually one that they need to pick up. Hopefully the basketball team didn’t celebrate as much as the fans did last night.
-RICHMOND AT DAVIDSON (Atlantic Ten). Richmond has some bright spots on their NCAA Tournament resume, but it still needs some work. They also need to hold serve against non-tournament caliber teams in games like this.
-VCU AT DAYTON (Atlantic Ten). VCU should be one of Dayton’s bigger challenges in conference play. Having said that, it still may not be all that much of a challenge. This is a huge opportunity for a VCU team that could really use a big time win like this on their tournament resume, but beating a top 15 caliber team on the road is much easier said than done.
-TEXAS TECH AT KANSAS STATE (Big 12). Texas Tech has a lot of empty calories on their resume, and could use a conference road win tonight. In fact, if they don’t win, it would be a somewhat damaging loss considering how bad K State has looked this year.
-IOWA AT NORTHWESTERN (Big Ten). Road wins have not been easy to come by in this league, so Iowa needs to grab the low hanging fruit when they have the chance.
-DEPAUL AT VILLANOVA (Big East). DePaul has more Big Ten wins than they have Big East wins, and that’s becoming a huge problem. Winning at Villanova will likely also be a problem. If they do get the win then it completely changes the momentum that’s been spiraling down, and it adds what would be their biggest win of the season to their resume. But, that is MUCH easier said than done.
-KANSAS AT OKLAHOMA (Big 12). Kansas is a very solid protected seed caliber team, and still has a path to end up on the #1 line. Oklahoma is a decent team that could really use a big win like this. The Sooners are unbeaten at home, and the team and fans should be up for it.
-TCU AT WEST VIRGINIA (Big 12). TCU is off to a good start in league play and is having a pretty good season overall, but this is by far their biggest challenge in conference play so far, and one of their biggest tests of the season. West Virginia is looking more and more like a protected seed, and they should be able to pick this one up at home.
-MARYLAND AT WISCONSIN (Big Ten). Maryland remains ranked in the teens, but they’ve had their struggles this year and are still looking for their first true road win. Wisconsin was a little disappointing early on, and is still very inconsistent, but they are starting to play better and are coming off a very nice road win at Penn State. A win tonight would be another nice notch on their resume.
-VIRGINIA TECH AT WAKE FOREST (ACC). This is another winnable road game for a VA Tech that’s been much better than expected. They should be able to pick this up and improve to 13-4 on the season.
-SAN DIEGO STATE AT FRESNO STATE (Mountain West). San Diego State is unbeaten and ranked in the top ten. They should win this game easily, remain unbeaten, and remain ranked in the top ten.