News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Saturday, Feb 5

Posted on February 5, 2022 by David Griggs

-San Diego State and Colorado State was a rock fight in the first half with Colorado State struggling to score, but San Diego State struggling even more.  Colorado State managed to hold a lead for pretty much the entire game until San Diego State finally went ahead in the final seconds.  Colorado State answered right back, and on their final possession San Diego State came up empty and the Rams held on for a 58-57 win.

-St. Bonaventure just might be toast when it comes to NCAA at-large chances; they are now 4-4 in A-10 play following a loss at Richmond last night.

-Seton Hall got a much-needed win at home by 19 points against the up-and-down Creighton Bluejays. Five Pirates scored in double figures and they also have a winnable game at home next Wednesday against Xavier, Could The Hall finally be waking up?

-In Under The Radar action, Toledo got caught looking ahead to next week’s game against Ohio U and ended up losing at Ball State last night. This puts the OU Bobcats back on top of the MAC for now.

-CONNECTICUT AT VILLANOVA (Big East).  This is a game with protected-seed implications.  It’s quite possible that both could end up with protected seeds, but as good as they have both been they both still have room on their resumes to improve, and winning this game would certainly fall into that category.

-ILLINOIS AT INDIANA (Big Ten).  Illinois is coming off a big win against Wisconsin, but that was at home.  Indiana is inside the bubble and could use some more road wins, but a home win against Illinois would also help the Hoosiers.  They seem to be improving as the season goes on.

-WAKE FOREST AT FLORIDA STATE (ACC).  I think both teams are outside the bubble and need to start stringing together wins in order to get on the right side of it.

-OKLAHOMA AT OKLAHOMA STATE (Big 12).  BEDLAM!!!!!  This is a great rivalry, and it’s also one that Oklahoma really needs to win.  Their resume is a bit flimsy and a road win in a game like this would make a huge difference.

-AUBURN AT GEORGIA (SEC).  Auburn is the top ranked team in the country, and deservedly so, and this should be a winnable road game form them against a conference rival.

-TENNESSEE AT SOUTH CAROLINA (SEC).  South Carolina still has such a long way to go that it’s barely worth bringing them up in the discussion…but it is at least BARELY worth it.  It would take a Herculean finish for them to get on the board, but they have been playing better and they have a shot against a ranked team at home tonight.  This would be a nice road win for Tennessee as well.

-TEXAS TECH AT WEST VIRGINIA (Big 12).  I like this Texas Tech team a lot, but the one thing that sticks out to me as far as them being deficient is that they have just one true road win.  If they can win this one today, I’ll feel a lot better about them.  West Virginia is in a total tailspin and could use a win of any kind to help pull them out of it.

-IOWA STATE AT TEXAS (Big 12).  Both teams are ranked and both appear to be safely inside the bubble, so this is a resume building opportunity for both of them.

-DEPAUL AT XAVIER (Big East).  Xavier has been playing well lately, and shouldn’t have too much trouble at home against a DePaul team that has (as expected) struggled in Big East play. Then again, the Musketeers did play with their food at DePaul in their first meeting before coming from behind to avoid a toe-stubbing.

-DAYTON AT SAINT LOUIS (Atlantic Ten).  It’s the next exciting edition of the Arch-Baron Cup!!!!!  And….it actually has some meaning on paper!!  Every time I think Dayton is about to make a run, they lose a game they should win.  Every time I write them off, they win a big game and look fantastic doing it.  I think they can get onto the bubble, and perhaps even inside of it, but they have to blow through the rest of their schedule in order to do it.  That means winning this game on the road in what is perhaps the biggest rivalry in the entire history of sports!!

-DAVIDSON AT GEORGE WASHINGTON (Atlantic Ten).  It’s a road game against a weak team, and Davidson needs to hold serve.

-MICHIGAN AT PURDUE (Big Ten).  For most of the season I haven’t been on the #1 seed bandwagon for Purdue, but I am now on it.  They should be able to win this one at home and stay on pace to end up with a #1 seed.

-NOTRE DAME AT NC STATE (ACC).  Notre Dame continues to crawl closer and closer to the bubble.  They’re coming off a nice road win against Miami FL and can add another road win to their resume today.

-OLE MISS AT FLORIDA (SEC).  The Gators appear to be right on the bubble, so every game has a pivotal feel to it.  They can’t afford to lose home games to teams that are nowhere near the field. That said, Ole Miss has been a thorn in the side of a few teams in the SEC.

-BAYLOR AT KANSAS (Big 12).  One of the bigger showcase games of the year as both are within reach of getting a #1 seed, and today’s game will most likely be a big determining factor in who ends up getting one.  Kansas was blown out at home last week by Kentucky, and will be looking to bounce back against a highly ranked team.  Baylor, in turn, lost on the road to Alabama, and will be looking to add a win that would arguably be their most impressive of the season to their resume.  It’s always fun when these two get together, and today shouldn’t be any different.

-MICHIGAN STATE AT RUTGERS (Big Ten).  It’s always a tricky road game when going to Jersey Mike’s Arena the RAC at Rutgers, but the Spartans should be up for it.  They are on pace to get a protected seed and are expected to be able to win games like this.

-WASHINGTON STATE AT CALIFORNIA (Pac 12).  Wazzu is pretty far outside the bubble (despite a strong NET rating), and if they want any hope at all at getting inside of it then they need to put together a long string of wins.

-MIDDLE TENNESSEE AT UAB (Conference USA).  UAB looks to be clinging to a spot on the bubble, and basically needs to win out to have any hope at all of ending up there.

-DUQUESNE AT VCU (Atlantic Ten).  VCU suffered a rough loss to Dayton a few nights ago, but they weren’t at full strength.  They appear to be good enough to win out, and if they do they should be in the discussion.

-MISSOURI AT TEXAS A&M (SEC).  TAMU has looked good at times, but it will take a very strong finish in order for them to end up being seriously considered for a bid.

-USC AT ARIZONA (Pac 12).  This would be a next level win for USC if they could somehow pull it off.  They have a good resume, but this would by far be their biggest win of the year.  Arizona is still a solid protected seed and could even end up as high as the #1 line if things fall correctly.

-MIAMI FL AT VIRGINIA (ACC).  I think Miami has been playing better (for the most part) and is probably inside the bubble, but they certainly still have work to do.  This is a winnable road game and they need to win it.

-DUKE AT NORTH CAROLINA (ACC).  These two schools are just eight miles apart!!  And they have never met in the NCAA Tournament!!  This rivalry rarely disappoints, but if there were ever any earmarks that it would disappoint, we are seeing them this year.  It’s a big mismatch with Duke oftentimes looking like a #1 seed and North Carolina almost never looking like an NCAA Tournament team.  Still, crazy things happen in rivalries, and if UNC could pull the upset it could turn the tide of their seaosn.

-PENN STATE AT WISCONSIN (Big Ten).  Wisky is in great shape and will most likely end up as a protected seed.  They just need to hold serve in this one.

-LSU AT VANDERBILT (SEC).  LSU is in a bit of a tailspin having lost five of their last six, but this should be a winnable road game for them that could at least help pull them out of that slump.

-SMU AT WICHITA STATE (American).  SMU will have to pretty much dominate the rest of the way, but I don’t think the bubble is completely out of reach for them.  It goes without saying that they need to win tonight, though.

-NORTHERN IOWA AT DRAKE (Missouri Valley).  It seemed preposterous to ask this question until recently, but can Drake reach the bubble??  They’ve been playing really well, and if they win out they may find themselves squarely in the discussion.  A first place finish in the MVC is not out of the question.

-SAN JOSE STATE AT BOISE STATE (Mountain West).  This Boise State team appears to be rolling and they shouldn’t have too much trouble against a San Jose State team that is superbly coached, but still not quite there yet.

-KENTUCKY AT ALABAMA (SEC).  This is a really big one.  Alabama has shown that they can play with and beat anyone at home, but Kentucky has also shown that they can go on the road and win big games.  Alabama has a very real possibility of ending up as a protected seed, and the way Kentucky is playing they could end up as high as the #2 line.

-SIUE AT MURRAY STATE (Ohio Valley).  Murray has been blowing through the OVC and that should continue tonight.  This game feels a lot like a buy game even though it’s a conference game.

-PORTLAND AT SAN FRANCISCO (West Coast).  We’ve been big on this Dons team all year, but right now they appear to be straddling the bubble and absolutely need to hold serve in games like this.

-KANSAS STATE AT TCU (Big 12).  I believe this TCU team is climbing the seedlist and can continue to remain inside the bubble so long as they take care of business in games like this.

-OREGON AT UTAH (Pac 12).  Oregon has had their ups and downs this year, but I think they’ve had enough ups to make the field so long as they hold serve against non-tournament caliber teams, and Utah definitely falls into that category.

-BELMONT AT TENNESSEE TECH (Ohio Valley).  If Belmont has any hope at all of landing inside the bubble they pretty much need to win out.

-MISSISSIPPI STATE AT ARKANSAS (SEC).  I really like how this Arkansas team is playing and think they are another team that’s climbing the seedlist and improving their resume.  Mississippi State has done nothing on the road, but outside of that has a good enough profile to where they can at least get themselves considered for a bid if they could just win a few away from home.  This would be huge for them if they could pull it off.

-GONZAGA AT BYU (West Coast).  I’ve been critical of Gonzaga for playing so few true road games.  Well, I will stop being critical if they win this game, which they are absolutely good enough to do.  BYU is a good team that is tough to beat at home, but Gonzaga is one of the best teams in the country and should be able to do it. That said, BYU is on a 3-game losing streak and can’t take on much more water for what could be a sinking ship.

-UCLA AT ARIZONA STATE (Pac 12).  This should be a winnable road game for a UCLA team that is a solid protected seed and could even end up as a #1 seed if everything falls right.

-LMU AT SAINT MARY’S (West Coast).  We believe that SMC is inside the bubble, but not so far inside that they can start dropping games like this.  They just need to hold serve and they should be okay.

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News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Friday, Feb 4

Posted on February 4, 2022 by David Griggs

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-Arizona returned the favor to UCLA from their double digit loss a few weeks ago with a double digit win of their own.  I don’t think it’s that much of a setback for UCLA since the loss came on the road, but for Arizona it’s probably their most notable win of the year even thought it was at home.  It’s very possible we’ll see them meet for a third time in the Pac 12 Tournament.

-Wyoming handed Boise State their first conference loss of the season and ended a 14 game winning streak that dates back to the beginning of December.  These wins really helped out the Cowboys and are moving them further inside the bubble.  As for Boise State, I think a win would have enhanced their resume, but I don’t think a loss sets them back all that much, if at all.  Wyoming is a good team that’s unbeaten at home.  You typically don’t get dinged for losing a game like that.

-Every time we want to start liking Stanford, they lose a game they should win.  They fell to Washington State 66-60 at home last night.  Wazzu’s resume is very so-so, but their NET is really high, and a win at Stanford is at least SOMETHING.  (It’s more than…say…North Carolina has done).  They may have a shot at getting inside the bubble if they can finish strong.

-Oregon needed a decent road win, and got one at Colorado 66-51.  It was actually their first win at Colorado since the Buffs joined the Pac 12, and perhaps the first win ever.  It wasn’t a GREAT win, but it was at least a decent one.

-San Francisco had a rather flimsy resume when it came to notable wins, so their win at BYU last night was HUGE.  It was easily their biggest of the year, and could make the difference as to them getting in.  As for BYU, they’ve gone into a tailspin.  They’ve lost three in a row, one of which was to a horrible Pacific team, and their next opponent??  It’s Gonzaga.

-In an Under the Radar note, Wagner inexplicably blew a big second half lead to a very weak Central Connecticut team.  CCSU actually had a chance to win or tie on the last possession, but came up just short.  Wagner held on to win to improve to 15-2 overall and remain unbeaten in NEC play.

-CREIGHTON AT SETON HALL (Big East).  We have both of these teams relatively safely in our field, but both could also use some security when it comes to their resume, so this game has a bit of a sense of urgency for both teams.

-IONA AT CANISIUS (Metro Atlantic).  We say this every game.  So long as Iona continues to blow through the MAAC, they will remain inside the bubble.

-SAN DIEGO STATE AT COLORADO STATE (Mountain West).  This game is extremely bubbly!  Both teams have had good years, but both could also REALLY use this win.

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Happy Anniversary!: HoopsHD interviews former Brown star Arnie Berman

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Jon Teitel

History shows that most of the great free throw shooters in basketball history are small guards, but 6’7″ Brown center Arnie Berman proved everyone wrong back in the 1970s. He shot better than 83 FT% during each of his 3 years on the varsity, and as a senior he broke Bill Bradley’s conference record by making 25 FTs in a game against Cornell. He was pretty consistent off the court as well, earning an MBA from New York University and a law degree from Miami. HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel got to chat with Arnie about breaking Bradley’s record and a memorable trip to Russia. Today marks the 50th anniversary of that record-setting performance on February 4, 1972, so we take this time to reflect on a little slice of history.

You were known as “The Gym Rat” because you played basketball 365 days/year: who gave you the nickname, and how did you like it? My coach Gerry Alaimo gave it to me and I liked it a lot. It was a very good description because I spent every day of the year in the gym so I did not mind it at all. My teammates liked it too.

In the 1971 season opener as a player at Brown you scored 36 PTS/13-20 FG in a loss at 6th-ranked Maryland in front of 18,000 fans: how were you able to play your best against the best? I always felt that the better the competition, the better I played. 1 year Alaimo gave me a choice of scheduling easy or hard non-conference opponents: that was an easy choice for me so we scheduled teams like Maryland, Ohio State, etc. I thought that it lifted my game to play against very good competition. The summer after my sophomore year I spent about a month coaching at Lefty Driesell’s basketball camp at Maryland. At night we would scrimmage the Terps’ varsity team, who was basically the team that I faced in that season opener. I thought that I was as good as anyone on those top-20 teams.

On February 4, 1972 you broke Bill Bradley’s conference record with 25 FTM (in 26 attempts) in a win at Cornell: what was your secret for making FTs, and do you think that anyone will ever break your record? I assume that someone will eventually break the record. The keys are concentration/practice. I used to practice FT shooting a lot, which came in handy because I would get fouled a lot in games. That goes hand-in-hand with being a gym rat. In my opinion the Ivy League was much better back then: Penn/Princeton were always ranked in the top-20 and Columbia was pretty good as well. As a senior we had more players drafted than any other conference in the nation!

You finished your senior year with 25.3 PPG (10th in the nation) and graduated as the highest scorer in school history with 1668 career PTS: what is the key to being a great scorer? Part of it is making the most of your FT opportunities: I bet I averaged almost 10 FTM/game. Another part was being ambidextrous: I had a good shot from outside but practiced doing things left-handed every summer.

You were a right-handed shooter but perfected a left-handed hook shot: why did you decide to mix it up, and how difficult was it to make it effective? I would just try to use my left hand for everyday activities: eating, opening a door, etc. I would practice my left-handed shot a lot and I became pretty decent: it is just a matter of repetition. If you take 200 layups and 200 hook shots then it becomes a pretty effective weapon.

You were named All-American/Academic All-American: how did you balance your work on the court with your work in the classroom? It was not easy: you just had to do it. I went to class every morning, practice every afternoon, and the library every evening. I went to a tough private high school in Buffalo where I learned how to budget my time and work hard, which put me ahead of all my teammates by preparing me for college. I was sort of a dull boy!

You averaged a double-double during each of your 3 years on the varsity while starting all 77 games: how did you balance your scoring with your rebounding? Rebounding was very important to me, even back in high school. My high school coach taught me about boxing out and all of the other important things. I think that offensive rebounding went hand-in-hand with scoring. I always considered rebounding 1 of my strengths as a player and it was something that I wanted to be good at.

You represented Team USA on an AAU team that toured the Soviet Union/Israel: what are your memories of being in such turbulent countries during such turbulent times? I will never forget the trip to Russia. We had a layover in Turkey and got to visit the Grand Bazaar. 1 of our assistant coaches was Israeli and as soon as we landed some guys who looked like they were with the KGB came onto our plane and took the coach away! He spent a couple of days in jail and then returned for our 1st game. The refs heard about it and were worried about an international incident but I never felt in danger. There were propaganda signs all over the place: we would ask our guard about them and he would just ignore us. The hotel in Moscow was great but the locker room at the tournament gym in Georgia was horrendous. If we had to relieve ourselves we had to use a hole in the ground: it was primitive to say the least with toilet paper that felt like sandpaper! The meals were good but repetitious: it was lamb every day. The final day we were there I got up at 3AM because it got light early out there. I went to Red Square to take some photos and a couple of Army soldiers walked up to me and told me to stop so I hightailed it back to the hotel. On our flight from Moscow to Georgia I looked out the window and saw a woman on the wing refueling the plane, which was a pretty unusual sight back then. When we opened the vent above our seats to get some cool air a mist came out and the whole plane got foggy. There were a couple of other guys who were Jewish (like me): 1 day we went to explore the Jewish community and they were very nice to us. We wore blue jeans and had we wanted to we could have sold them for a lot of money: all of the Soviet players wanted to buy them! We played the top-2 Russian teams and the Finland Olympic team: I even got my picture in Pravda. That was the year the Russians won the Olympics.

In the spring of 1972 you were selected in the 5th round of the NBA Draft by Buffalo but ended up getting cut during training camp due to injuries: do you think that you would have made the roster if you were healthy, and do you have any regrets about not making it? I have no regrets because it is what it is. I like to think that I would have made it if I was healthy but I do not think about it. A couple of years ago my daughter bought me a book called the Basketball Fact Draft Book. I tried to extrapolate whether I would have been drafted if it was a 2-round modern draft: I would have been like the last 1-2 guys selected in the 2nd round. There were fewer teams back then compared to today. I remember at rookie camp that everyone besides Bob McAdoo had mapped out where they were going if they could not make it in Buffalo, which I did not do. I had a different mindset because I knew that I could go to law school.

You were 1 of 15 recipients of an NCAA post-graduate fellowship for combined excellence in academics/athletics, and later got an MBA from NYU and a JD from Miami: how much importance do you place on academics, and what have you been up to since getting all of your degrees? Academics are important but so is playing basketball, which is where I have most of my great memories. I have been a partner at the law firm of Shutts & Bowen and am now in their West Palm Beach office. We started out with about 40 people and now have 270+ people with several offices throughout Florida. It has been a great career to spend 40 years here. My partners thought that I was fair/objective, which put me in good stead. I enjoyed recruiting other lawyers to come work here, which I liken to recruiting athletes to come to your college. In this day and age it is pretty unusual to spend 40 years with the same firm.

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Hoops HD Bracket Rundown: February 3rd

Posted on February 4, 2022 by David Griggs

The seedlist reflects all games that were completed before Monday, February 3rd.  None of the games played that day, particularly UCLA at Arizona, Oregon at Colorado, Boise State at Wyoming, or San Francisco at BYU were considered.  Having said that, the results of UCLA at Arizona and Boise State at Wyoming probably wouldn’t have changed the bracket. 

This week the panel each submitted their own individual seedlists.  They were collectively cross country scored, a master seedlist was created, and that was used to build the bracket.  No one on the panel other than Chad knew the final results of the bracket, and it is revealed on the air line by line in a Selection Sunday style format.  Watch as they reveal, debate, discuss, and assess each team.

The bracket below was put together using the seedlist we built, but don’t look at it until you’ve watched the show!!

And for all you radio lovers, below is an audio only version of the show…

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News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Thursday, Feb 3

Posted on February 3, 2022 by David Griggs

NEWS AND NOTES:

-Illinois held off Wisconsin at home, which wasn’t that big of a surprise.  I still think Wisky is the better team, but not by much, and certainly not by enough to where you’d expect them to win most of the time at Illinois.

-Marquette bounced back from their close loss to Providence with a home win over Villanova.  Marquette is playing extremely well, but the other thing this game makes you question is just how good is Providence??  Providence had some big OOC wins, but many are quick to point out (as they should be) that a lot of those wins came against teams that weren’t at full strength.  Well…now we need to point out that Providence is in Big East play, and is continuing to win.  The Friars are good.

-Florida got a much bigger scare at Missouri than what they were expecting, but held on to win 66-65.  It isn’t so much a good win as it was nearly a very bad loss.

-Notre Dame got what was perhaps their biggest win of the season as they went on the road and won at Miami Fl 68-64,  The Canes had been looking real good, and appeared to be moving safely inside the bubble, so this is a big win for the Irish, especially after such a poor showing against Duke over the weekend.

-Florida State has gone back into a tailspin.  They lost yet another game to a non-tournament team as Clemson knocked them off 75-69.

-Dayton, who has been up and down all season, was way up yesterday.  They blew out (an albeit shorthanded) VCU team on the road 82-52.  One never knows what Dayton is going to do.  Every time I’m ready to say they’re dangerous, they lose a real head-scratcher.  Every time I’m ready to write them off, they win a big game and look fantastic doing it.

 

HIGHLIGHTED GAMES:

-the midwestern part of the country is expecting severe winter weather tonight, so some notable games have been postponed, particularly Iowa at Ohio State.  Please stay warm and stay safe if you are in that part of the country!

-MURRAY STATE AT AUSTIN PEAY (Ohio Valley).  Murray State is inside our bubble and inching closer and closer to the Top 25.  They will make the field so long as they continue to dominate thee OVC.

-UCLA AT ARIZONA (Pac 12).  Both teams are solid protected seeds, and it’s still possible for them to end up as #1 seeds.  UCLA would need a big road win like this one in order to make that case, though.  They won the first meeting between these two, but that was at home.

-GONZAGA AT SAN DIEGO (West Coast).  This is only the second true road game of the season for Gonzaga, so while it is extremely winnable it also (at least in my mind) is important because they need a few more true road wins on their resume.

-BOISE STATE AT WYOMING (Mountain West).  UCLA vs Arizona is the biggest showcase of the day, but I think this is the biggest GAME of the day.  Both have solid tournament resumes, and Boise’s is looking better and better as the season goes on.  Wyoming is still hovering around the bubble, and a win like this would add some much needed sparkle to it.  A win for Boise puts them (at least in my mind) into the discussion for getting in on the first ballot.  I already like them more than Colorado State based on their overall body of work and how well they’ve been playing.

-WASHINGTON STATE AT STANFORD (Pac 12).  Stanford remains outside our bubble, but close enough to where they can reach it if they keep stringing together wins.  They need this one at home against a Wazzu team that’s been a little disappointing this year, but is still capable of playing well.

-OREGON AT COLORADO (Pac 12).  Oregon goes through spells where they look really good and I’m ready to get on their bandwagon, but then they follow that up by losing a game you feel they have no business losing.  They need this one.  Colorado isn’t a team that’s likely to make the field, but that’s precisely the point.  It’s a game they need to be able to win.

-SAN FRANCISCO AT BYU (West Coast).  The Dons need a signature win.  They really don’t have one yet.  They need a win like this to help shore up their NCAA Tournament resume.  BYU also needs this win because while they’re safe for now, they are in a bit of a tailspin and if they don’t pull themselves out of it they could end up missing The Dance.

-USC AT ARIZONA STATE (Pac 12).  This should be a winnable game for USC and keep them safely in the top half of the bracket.

-SAINT MARY’S AT PORTLAND (West Coast).  SMC should be able to hold serve on the road and pick up this win.

 

UNDER THE RADAR:

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We normally don’t do this with the daily write-up, but…

-MONTANA AT WEBER STATE (Big Sky).  Fun game in the Big Sky with first place implications.  If Weber wins, they have a two game lead over Montana long with the tiebreaker.  If Montana wins, the two are dead even in the standings.

-SEATTLE U AT GRAND CANYON (WAC).  Seattle has been one of the bigger surprises of the year, and are now sitting undefeated and in first place in the WAC.  This is their biggest test of the year in league play, though.  If they win this, they can finish in first.

 

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Under The Radar: February 2nd

Posted on February 2, 2022 by David Griggs

Tonight’s feature conference is Conference USA, and how North Texas has emerged as the team to beat after their big win against Louisiana Tech.  UAB is right behind them, but dropping games to Rice and Marshall has hurt their resume.

From there we move on to the other 21 UTR conferences and discuss how Vermont is continuing to dominate the America East, and how their best challenger Stony Brook is now ineligible for the conference tournament.  Hawai’i and Cal State Fullerton are the surprise frontrunners in the Big West, Longwood and USC Upstate are the surprise teams in the Big South, Jacksonville State is the new frontrunner in the ASun, Seattle is a surprise team in the WAC, and Murray State, Loyola Chicago, and Iona are all still fighting to stay inside the bubble.  We discuss all that, and more!  And as we do every week, we close the show with our UTR Top Ten.

And for all you radio lovers, below is an audio only version of the show…

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