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HIGHLIGHTED GAMES
-CREIGHTON AT KANSAS. Two top ten teams that are looking for what would be their biggest win of the season so far. Kansas does have the win against Kentucky, but based on how they’ve looked, beating Creighton would probably be the bigger win. This is almost assuredly a game that will impact what seedline these two teams end up on.
-PURDUE AT MIAMI FL (ACC/Big Ten Challenge). Both teams are off to respectable starts, but could also use some notable wins to boost the value of their resumes.
-COLORADO AT TENNESSEE. It’s the season opener for the Vols (FINALLY!!) and they take on what appears to be a pretty good Buffs team that comes into this one at 2-0 and is looking to make a run at an NCAA Tournament bid.
-BOSTON COLLEGE AT MINNESOTA (ACC/Big Ten Challenge). BC has looked good in the games that they’ve played, but they’ve only managed a 1-3 record. Minney comes in at 4-0, but has pretty much just played buy games, so both teams could really use this one today.
-NORTH CAROLINA AT IOWA (ACC/Big Ten Challenge). Both teams are highly ranked and looking for a big time win to show that they deserve the ranking. Both teams are potential/probable protected seeds, and this is the kind of win that can help get a team up there.
-OHIO STATE AT NOTRE DAME (ACC/Big Ten Challenge). Ohio State is unbeaten, but this will be their first road test of the year. They’ll go up against a Notre Dame team that has struggled this season.
-PENN STATE AT VIRGINIA TECH (ACC/Big Ten Challenge). Penn State has shown some early life, but a win in a game like this could give them a whole lot of early life. VA Tech is already unbeaten and already has some big wins, so they come in to this one trying to hold serve.
-ILLINOIS AT DUKE (ACC/Big Ten Challenge). Both teams are ranked in the top ten, but neither of them have a really big win yet like this one would be. It falls into the category of another early season match up between two highly ranked teams that are possible/probable protected seeds and looking for a big win for their resume.
-SYRACUSE AT RUTGERS (ACC/Big Ten Challenge). Both teams are unbeaten, but also untested. Both also have limited opportunities out of conference to prove themselves, so this one is important.
-UC IRVINE AT USC. They are probably overmatched in this one, but we think UCI will be a Big West frontrunner and it will be fun to see what they can do against a USC team that’s off to a good start.
-DELAWARE AT UMBC – Delaware is 1-0
-UTEP AT SAINT MARY’S. UTEP is 2-0 and SMC is a pretty respectable 4-1
BUY GAMES (or games that might as well be)
-Wagner @ Seton Hall
-Idaho State @ Utah
-Northern Kentucky @ Dayton
-Rider @ Saint John’s
-Montana @ Georgia
-Tennessee State @ Belmont
-Central Arkasnas @ Saint Louis
-Mississippi Valley State @ Memphis
-Oral Roberts @ Oklahoma State
-Green Bay @ Marquette