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Old School Meets New School
The Xavier Musketeers are quietly putting together a banner season. While the team isn’t generally talked about at the top tier of national championship contenders, Xavier continues to string wins together and now sits atop the Big East. It will look to remain there for another few days at least when it hosts the Seton Hall Pirates next time out....
The Kentucky Wildcats are usually gearing up for a deep NCAA Tournament at this time of year. Judging by the way they are playing, more than a win or two in March Madness would be unlikely at this point. Kentucky will look to break out of a funk next time out but faces a tough test when it hits the road for a matchup against top-10 foe the Auburn Tigers....
The Virginia Tech Hokies took a huge step toward wrapping up an NCAA Tournament berth by shocking No. 2 Virginia in overtime last time out. They would love nothing more than to knock off a college hoops giant once again next time out. Virginia Tech must hit the road again and this time will face off with the powerful Duke Blue Devils....
It’s hard to imagine which scenario is worse, the Villanova Wildcats losing to St. Johns, or the Providence Friars dropping a game to DePaul. Nova and Providence are both at the top of the Big East standings while DePaul and the Johnnies have struggled. But life in the Big East is never easy. Nova came back with a win over Butler and looks to extends PC’s misery on Wednesday....
For every Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky and Kansas that seemingly qualifies for the NCAA Tournament as high seeds regardless of being worthy, there are always teams on the bubble that don’t get in that likely should. The following is a list of teams I believe are Big Dance worthy and offer up some supreme value on the current NCAA Tournament futures odds at BookMaker.eu....
While the rest of the Big 12 is knocking each other off, the Texas Tech Red Raiders continue to win and now hold down the top spot in the conference as they look to dethrone Kansas. But the season is far from over and while Tech is currently alone at the top, there are still several big games left. And the Big 12 is loaded, so anything can happen. The Raiders will attempt to extend their win streak when Trae Young and the Oklahoma Sooners visit on Tuesday....
The Virginia Cavaliers missed a chance to move to No. 1 in the country when it lost in an upset to Virginia Tech last time out. They will aim to bounce back next time out, but face a tough task when they hit the road to take on the Miami Hurricanes....
The Texas Longhorns are under .500 in Big 12 play but have accumulated enough big wins to be in line for an NCAA Tournament berth. But they have to continue to take care of business in winnable games, and that will be the case in an upcoming home matchup against the Baylor Bears....
The North Carolina Tar Heels have not been as dominant this season as it has hoped, but hopes to peak at the right time as March Madness approaches. North Carolina picked up a huge home win this week over arch-nemesis Duke and hopes to stay rolling in a game early next week against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish....
The Duke Blue Devils’ chance of earning a No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament seems to be going up in smoke. Duke has hit a rut of late and now needs a strong finish to get back into that conversation. They hope to bounce back next time out in a roag game against the middling Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets....
The Cincinnati Bearcats are one of the hottest teams in college basketball and are making a big for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They have to keep winning to keep their name in that conversation and will hit the road for their next game against the SMU Mustangs....
The Florida Gators have hit a rough patch of late, which has dropped them from contention to win the SEC. But they are still in line to secure an NCAA Tournament berth and will aim to improve their standing in a conference game this week against the South Carolina Gamecocks....
The Oklahoma Sooners are dropping like a rock. They are hoping a matchup against the Iowa State Cyclones this week is their life boat. Iowa State is last in the Big 12 so there is the ability for Oklahoma to shake out of its funk, but it isn’t the easiest task on the road....
A long winning streak hasn’t just vaulted the Xavier Musketeers to the top spot in the Big East, but it has put them in the running for a No. 1 seed in March Madness. Xavier hopes to keep it rolling but faces a tough road matchup next time out against the Creighton Bluejays....
The Virginia Cavaliers are doing everything they can to take the title as the team to beat in college basketball this season. Virginia is undefeated in the tough ACC and has only one loss on the year heading into a matchup this week against the Virginia Tech Hokies....
The Saint Mary’s Gaels went on the road and upset the Gonzaga Bulldogs to take control of the West Coast Conference a few weeks back. They can wrap it up, for all intents and purposes, by sweeping the season series at home on Saturday....
The Wisconsin Badgers are generally a contender in both the Big Ten and in college basketball as a whole. Not this season. Not even close. Wisconsin has dropped into a terrible rut and will simply be playing out the string this season. They will be reduced to the role of spoiler in a matchup against the No. 20 Michigan Wolverines this week....
Anything can happen in the most competitive conference in college basketball, and the Kansas Jayhawks better be on upset alert for their trip to Waco on Saturday. The Jayhawks are tied atop the Big 12 standings as they go for yet another league title. But the Baylor Bears have looked like an improved team over their last two outings and they won a big game Tuesday at Oklahoma State, the same team that beat Kansas just last week....
The Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels aren’t quite in the upper echelon of college basketball like they are accustomed, but even in a down year they are both ranked nationally. One of the nation’s best rivalries will renew this week with plenty on the line when Duke travels to play North Carolina....
The Villanova Wildcats are the top-ranked team in the country, and to stay there, they need some revenge. Villanova will welcome the Butler Bulldogs to their home floor this week in a key Big East Conference matchup....
The Rhode Island Rams have vaulted into the national rankings and are hoping to finish with an undefeated mark in Atlantic-10 Play. They will face one of their toughest remaining tests against the Davidson Wildcats next time out....
A No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament could very well be on the line when the third-ranked Purdue Boilermakers travel to face the No. 4 Michigan State Spartans in a titanic Big Ten matchup. While Michigan State is the more dominant program traditionally, Purdue has been fantastic this season, entering with an undefeated mark in conference play....
The Pac-12 can get really muddled if the UCLA Bruins pick up a key road win this week. The Arizona Wildcats are hoping that doesn’t happen. Arizona sits atop the conference but UCLA is one of several teams on its heels as the teams prepare to face off in Tucson....
The Arizona State Sun Devils have struggled to gain their footing in the Pac-12 after an excellent non-conference season. There is still time to turn it around, and a good place to start would be this week in a matchup against the USC Trojans....
The Louisville Cardinals have to play nice after a scandalous summer cost longtime coach Rick Pitino his job and put the program under a microscope. And playing nice has the team in the middle of the pack in the ACC. The Cardinals lost at home to Syracuse on Monday, dropping three straight games for the first time since the 2012-13 season. Louisville won the national championship that year, but they’ll need to play much better to beat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Thursday....
