HIGHLIGHTED GAMES:
-At the time I’m writing this 14 games have been either postponed or cancelled. By the time you read it, the number will be more than that.
-UTAH STATE AT AIR FORCE (Mountain West). Air Force is currently unbeaten at home, but they haven’t exactly played a gauntlet schedule either. It isn’t an easy road game, but it’s a road game that an NCAA Tournament caliber team should be able to win.
-DEPAUL AT BUTLER (Big East) DePaul has been a bit of a surprise team and is 9-1 overall coming into this game. Butler is a so-so 7-4, but it’s still a test for the Blue Demons since it’s a road game.
-FLORIDA AT OLE MISS. This is a winnable road game for Florida, but like all road games it’s hardly a gimme. Ole Miss is outside the bubble and will have to string together some wins in league play in order to get inside of it.
-LSU AT AUBURN (SEC). Both teams are ranked in the teens, both are having great seasons, and both could end up as a protected seed. This is a definite resume booster for whoever wins it.
-SETON HALL AT PROVIDENCE (Big East). Providence has finally cracked the rankings at 11-1 and is proving to be a very tough team to beat. This would be a huge protected-seed-caliber road win for Seton Hall if they’re able to pull this one out.
-MISSOURI AT KENTUCKY (SEC). This is a conference game that could end up looking like a buy game. Kentucky has played well at home this year and should roll in this one.
-CORNELL AT SYRACUSE. It’s a buy game, but with Cornell coming in 8-2 and Syracuse struggling at times this year, they better be on upset alert.
-WICHITA STATE AT EAST CAROLINA (American). Both teams come in at 9-3, but both still have a lot of work to do if they want to play their way inside the bubble.
-SAMFORD AT FURMAN (SoCon). The likelihood of either of these teams landing inside the bubble is…well…not likely, but it should be an interesting game between a Samford team that is much better than expected at 10-2 and with a win at Ole Miss, and a Furman team that’s shown signs of life at times.
-NEVADA AT KANSAS. Nevada is decent by NIT standards, and Kansas is good by #1 seed standards. It should be a lopsided win.
-SMU AT TULSA (American). SMU has some work to do. A road win in this one would be a big step in the right direction.
-MEMPHIS AT TULANE (American). Memphis has a lot of work to do. If they don’t pick this one up tonight they are really going to be behind the 8 ball.
-WESTERN ILLINOIS AT IOWA. This is a buy game, and Western Illinois has been very unimpressive in their last couple of games after a strong start, but they still may be able to compete in this one if they play like they did in the first few weeks of the season. In all reality, they are swinging over their heads, though.
-WAKE FOREST AT LOUISVILLE. Wake is 11-1, but they’ve done it against a pastry cart. Louisville is a modest 7-4 and has a lot of work to do if they want to get back inside the bubble. Both teams could really use a win in this one.
-TENNESSEE AT ALABAMA (SEC). Both teams are in the rankings and both have managed some really big wins this year. Having said that, Alabama has struggled in their last few games and needs to get things turned back around. A big win at home in a game like this could help give them some of their previous momentum back.
-TEMPLE AT VILLANOVA (Big Five). Nova isn’t quite as good as expected, or at least they haven’t been so far, but they still seem far superior to Temple and should roll in this one.
-NC STATE AT MIAMI FL (ACC). Miami FL is off to a pretty decent 9-3 start and should be able to hold serve in this one.
-ARKANSAS AT MISSISSIPPI STATE (SEC). Both these teams are off to pretty good starts and both have profiles that can use some improvement between now and the end of the year. This would be a notable win for either team, especially Arkansas since they’re on the road.
BUY GAMES:
-Nicholls @ Purdue
-UNC Asheville @ Indiana
-Illinois State @ Wisconsin
-North Florida @ Kansas State
-Alcorn State @ Minnesota
-Central Arkansas @ Texas A&M
-Westminster (nonD1) @ BYU