PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Monday, February 28, 2022

Monday’s PiRate Rating Spreads

#	Team	PiRate	Conference
1	Gonzaga	124.7	West Coast
2	Arizona	120.3	Pac-12
3	Kentucky	119.6	Southeastern
4	Baylor	119.1	Big 12
5	Kansas	118.8	Big 12
6	Duke	118.5	Atlantic Coast
7	Auburn	118.2	Southeastern
8	Houston	118.2	American Athletic
9	UCLA	117.8	Pac-12
10	Purdue	117.7	Big Ten
11	Tennessee	117.6	Southeastern
12	Texas Tech	117.4	Big 12
13	Villanova	117.1	Big East
14	Iowa	115.8	Big Ten
15	Illinois	115.7	Big Ten
16	LSU	114.9	Southeastern
17	Texas	114.8	Big 12
18	Connecticut	114.5	Big East
19	Arkansas	114.5	Southeastern
20	Alabama	114.4	Southeastern
21	Ohio St.	113.6	Big Ten
22	Saint Mary’s	113.3	West Coast
23	San Francisco	112.6	West Coast
24	Seton Hall	112.5	Big East
25	Michigan	112.3	Big Ten
26	Memphis	112.2	American Athletic
27	Wisconsin	112.1	Big Ten
28	Michigan St.	112.1	Big Ten
29	USC	111.9	Pac-12
30	San Diego St.	111.8	Mountain West
31	North Carolina	111.5	Atlantic Coast
32	Indiana	111.4	Big Ten
33	Virginia Tech	111.4	Atlantic Coast
34	Wake Forest	111.3	Atlantic Coast
35	Marquette	111.3	Big East
36	Loyola Chicago	111.1	Missouri Valley
37	Xavier	111.0	Big East
38	Boise St.	110.9	Mountain West
39	Providence	110.9	Big East
40	Murray St.	110.8	Ohio Valley
41	Oklahoma St.	110.5	Big 12
42	Oklahoma	110.5	Big 12
43	Florida	110.4	Southeastern
44	Colorado St.	110.4	Mountain West
45	Iowa St.	110.3	Big 12
46	Mississippi St.	110.2	Southeastern
47	UAB	110.1	Conference USA
48	Notre Dame	110.0	Atlantic Coast
49	Washington St.	109.9	Pac-12
50	SMU	109.8	American Athletic
51	Oregon	109.7	Pac-12
52	TCU	109.5	Big 12
53	BYU	109.3	West Coast
54	St. John’s	109.3	Big East
55	Davidson	109.2	Atlantic 10
56	Dayton	109.1	Atlantic 10
57	West Virginia	108.9	Big 12
58	Saint Louis	108.9	Atlantic 10
59	Utah St.	108.9	Mountain West
60	Northwestern	108.7	Big Ten
61	Kansas St.	108.7	Big 12
62	Miami FL	108.7	Atlantic Coast
63	Wyoming	108.6	Mountain West
64	VCU	108.6	Atlantic 10
65	North Texas	108.6	Conference USA
66	Maryland	108.3	Big Ten
67	Missouri St.	108.3	Missouri Valley
68	South Dakota St.	108.3	Summit
69	Creighton	108.3	Big East
70	Texas A&M	108.2	Southeastern
71	Rutgers	108.1	Big Ten
72	Clemson	108.0	Atlantic Coast
73	St. Bonaventure	107.9	Atlantic 10
74	Virginia	107.8	Atlantic Coast
75	Vermont	107.8	America East
76	Colorado	107.8	Pac-12
77	Vanderbilt	107.7	Southeastern
78	Belmont	107.5	Ohio Valley
79	Syracuse	107.5	Atlantic Coast
80	Toledo	107.5	Mid-American
81	Santa Clara	107.5	West Coast
82	Towson	107.4	Colonial Athletic
83	Fresno St.	107.3	Mountain West
84	Furman	107.2	Southern
85	Penn St.	107.1	Big Ten
86	Richmond	106.7	Atlantic 10
87	Chattanooga	106.6	Southern
88	Wichita St.	106.6	American Athletic
89	Iona	106.4	Metro Atlantic
90	UNLV	106.4	Mountain West
91	South Carolina	106.2	Southeastern
92	UCF	106.2	American Athletic
93	Drake	106.2	Missouri Valley
94	Florida St.	106.2	Atlantic Coast
95	Northern Iowa	106.0	Missouri Valley
96	Arizona St.	105.7	Pac-12
97	New Mexico St.	105.7	Western Athletic
98	Cincinnati	105.6	American Athletic
99	DePaul	105.5	Big East
100	Mississippi	105.5	Southeastern
101	Bradley	105.5	Missouri Valley
102	Minnesota	105.4	Big Ten
103	Louisiana Tech	105.2	Conference USA
104	Grand Canyon	105.0	Western Athletic
105	Tulane	104.7	American Athletic
106	Stanford	104.6	Pac-12
107	Buffalo	104.6	Mid-American
108	Utah	104.5	Pac-12
109	Ohio	104.3	Mid-American
110	UC Irvine	104.3	Big West
111	Louisville	104.2	Atlantic Coast
112	Middle Tennessee	104.2	Conference USA
113	George Mason	103.9	Atlantic 10
114	Wofford	103.8	Southern
115	Western Kentucky	103.7	Conference USA
116	Princeton	103.7	Ivy League
117	N.C. State	103.5	Atlantic Coast
118	Temple	103.4	American Athletic
119	Hofstra	103.4	Colonial Athletic
120	Utah Valley	103.3	Western Athletic
121	Nevada	103.3	Mountain West
122	Liberty	103.3	Atlantic Sun
123	Rhode Island	103.3	Atlantic 10
124	California	103.3	Pac-12
125	Colgate	103.2	Patriot League
126	Washington	103.2	Pac-12
127	Butler	103.2	Big East
128	Southern Illinois	102.8	Missouri Valley
129	UC Santa Barbara	102.7	Big West
130	South Alabama	102.4	Sun Belt
131	Seattle	102.3	Western Athletic
132	Stephen F. Austin	102.3	Western Athletic
133	Kent St.	102.2	Mid-American
134	Morehead St.	102.0	Ohio Valley
135	Boston College	102.0	Atlantic Coast
136	Florida Atlantic	102.0	Conference USA
137	Abilene Christian	101.9	Western Athletic
138	Texas St.	101.9	Sun Belt
139	Jacksonville St.	101.7	Atlantic Sun
140	Wagner	101.6	Northeast
141	Akron	101.6	Mid-American
142	Yale	101.5	Ivy League
143	Oral Roberts	101.5	Summit
144	Georgia Tech	101.4	Atlantic Coast
145	Missouri	101.4	Southeastern
146	Nebraska	101.4	Big Ten
147	Monmouth	101.3	Metro Atlantic
148	Montana St.	101.3	Big Sky
149	Coastal Carolina	101.1	Sun Belt
150	Tulsa	101.1	American Athletic
151	Drexel	101.1	Colonial Athletic
152	Saint Peter’s	101.1	Metro Atlantic
153	Southern Utah	101.0	Big Sky
154	Georgia St.	101.0	Sun Belt
155	Weber St.	100.8	Big Sky
156	Appalachian St.	100.7	Sun Belt
157	Oakland	100.5	Horizon
158	Delaware	100.5	Colonial Athletic
159	Pittsburgh	100.4	Atlantic Coast
160	Charleston	100.4	Colonial Athletic
161	Saint Joseph’s	100.4	Atlantic 10
162	North Dakota St.	100.2	Summit
163	Winthrop	100.2	Big South
164	Hawaii	100.2	Big West
165	Longwood	100.2	Big South
166	Navy	100.2	Patriot League
167	Cal St. Fullerton	100.2	Big West
168	Georgetown	100.1	Big East
169	Long Beach St.	100.1	Big West
170	Sam Houston St.	100.0	Western Athletic
171	VMI	99.9	Southern
172	Old Dominion	99.8	Conference USA
173	UC Riverside	99.7	Big West
174	UTEP	99.7	Conference USA
175	UNC Greensboro	99.7	Southern
176	Gardner Webb	99.7	Big South
177	Marist	99.6	Metro Atlantic
178	Jacksonville	99.6	Atlantic Sun
179	Cleveland St.	99.6	Horizon
180	East Carolina	99.5	American Athletic
181	Wright St.	99.4	Horizon
182	East Tennessee St.	99.4	Southern
183	New Mexico	99.4	Mountain West
184	Charlotte	99.2	Conference USA
185	Troy	99.0	Sun Belt
186	Portland	99.0	West Coast
187	Arkansas St.	99.0	Sun Belt
188	Massachusetts	99.0	Atlantic 10
189	Illinois St.	99.0	Missouri Valley
190	Loyola Marymount	98.9	West Coast
191	Fordham	98.9	Atlantic 10
192	Louisiana	98.8	Sun Belt
193	Texas Southern	98.8	Southwestern Athletic
194	Bryant	98.8	Northeast
195	Florida Gulf Coast	98.8	Atlantic Sun
196	Penn	98.7	Ivy League
197	UNC Wilmington	98.7	Colonial Athletic
198	UMKC	98.5	Summit
199	South Dakota	98.4	Summit
200	Georgia	98.4	Southeastern
201	Cornell	98.3	Ivy League
202	Northern Kentucky	98.3	Horizon
203	Boston University	98.2	Patriot League
204	Norfolk St.	98.2	Mideastern Athletic
205	San Diego	98.1	West Coast
206	Mercer	98.1	Southern
207	Harvard	98.1	Ivy League
208	Valparaiso	98.0	Missouri Valley
209	Cal Baptist	98.0	Western Athletic
210	Rice	97.9	Conference USA
211	Brown	97.9	Ivy League
212	Montana	97.9	Big Sky
213	Southern	97.9	Southwestern Athletic
214	Eastern Washington	97.8	Big Sky
215	Samford	97.8	Southern
216	Nicholls St.	97.8	Southland
217	Northern Colorado	97.7	Big Sky
218	Tarleton St.	97.7	Western Athletic
219	Bellarmine	97.7	Atlantic Sun
220	Purdue Fort Wayne	97.5	Horizon
221	Detroit Mercy	97.5	Horizon
222	Fairfield	97.5	Metro Atlantic
223	UNC Asheville	97.5	Big South
224	Oregon St.	97.5	Pac-12
225	James Madison	97.4	Colonial Athletic
226	Campbell	97.2	Big South
227	UC Davis	97.2	Big West
228	UT Arlington	97.2	Sun Belt
229	Niagara	97.2	Metro Atlantic
230	Dartmouth	97.1	Ivy League
231	George Washington	96.9	Atlantic 10
232	Indiana St.	96.9	Missouri Valley
233	Kennesaw St.	96.8	Atlantic Sun
234	Marshall	96.6	Conference USA
235	LIU	96.5	Northeast
236	UMass Lowell	96.5	America East
237	Howard	96.5	Mideastern Athletic
238	La Salle	96.4	Atlantic 10
239	Siena	96.2	Metro Atlantic
240	Western Illinois	96.2	Summit
241	South Florida	96.1	American Athletic
242	UMBC	96.0	America East
243	New Hampshire	95.9	America East
244	Northeastern	95.6	Colonial Athletic
245	Stony Brook	95.6	America East
246	Eastern Kentucky	95.6	Atlantic Sun
247	Ball St.	95.4	Mid-American
248	FIU	95.4	Conference USA
249	Youngstown St.	95.4	Horizon
250	Elon	95.3	Colonial Athletic
251	High Point	95.3	Big South
252	Miami OH	95.2	Mid-American
253	Georgia Southern	95.1	Sun Belt
254	Rider	95.0	Metro Atlantic
255	Mount St. Mary’s	95.0	Northeast
256	Air Force	94.7	Mountain West
257	Quinnipiac	94.7	Metro Atlantic
258	New Orleans	94.7	Southland
259	The Citadel	94.7	Southern
260	Portland St.	94.6	Big Sky
261	Manhattan	94.6	Metro Atlantic
262	North Florida	94.6	Atlantic Sun
263	Loyola MD	94.6	Patriot League
264	Canisius	94.4	Metro Atlantic
265	Bowling Green	94.4	Mid-American
266	UC San Diego	94.4	Big West
267	Cal St. Bakersfield	94.3	Big West
268	Texas A&M Corpus Chris	94.3	Southland
269	Louisiana Monroe	94.3	Sun Belt
270	Tennessee Tech	94.2	Ohio Valley
271	Albany	94.2	America East
272	Tennessee St.	94.2	Ohio Valley
273	Southeast Missouri St.	94.1	Ohio Valley
274	Duquesne	94.1	Atlantic 10
275	Pepperdine	93.9	West Coast
276	Hartford	93.9	America East
277	Pacific	93.9	West Coast
278	Presbyterian	93.8	Big South
279	Alcorn St.	93.7	Southwestern Athletic
280	Austin Peay	93.5	Ohio Valley
281	Lipscomb	93.4	Atlantic Sun
282	Illinois Chicago	93.4	Horizon
283	Jackson St.	93.4	Southwestern Athletic
284	Radford	93.3	Big South
285	Army	93.3	Patriot League
286	Binghamton	93.3	America East
287	Merrimack	93.2	Northeast
288	Dixie St.	93.2	Western Athletic
289	North Carolina Central	93.1	Mideastern Athletic
290	Prairie View A&M	92.7	Southwestern Athletic
291	USC Upstate	92.6	Big South
292	Southeastern Louisiana	92.6	Southland
293	San Jose St.	92.3	Mountain West
294	Western Carolina	92.3	Southern
295	SIU Edwardsville	92.3	Ohio Valley
296	North Carolina A&T	92.1	Big South
297	Denver	92.1	Summit
298	Stetson	92.0	Atlantic Sun
299	Maryland Eastern Shore	92.0	Mideastern Athletic
300	Northern Illinois	91.8	Mid-American
301	Lehigh	91.8	Patriot League
302	UT Rio Grande Valley	91.8	Western Athletic
303	Eastern Michigan	91.6	Mid-American
304	Grambling St.	91.5	Southwestern Athletic
305	North Alabama	91.3	Atlantic Sun
306	Evansville	91.2	Missouri Valley
307	St. Thomas	91.1	Summit
308	St. Francis NY	91.1	Northeast
309	Coppin St.	91.0	Mideastern Athletic
310	St. Francis PA	90.9	Northeast
311	Sacred Heart	90.9	Northeast
312	Lafayette	90.9	Patriot League
313	Cal Poly	90.8	Big West
314	Tennessee Martin	90.8	Ohio Valley
315	UTSA	90.8	Conference USA
316	Florida A&M	90.7	Southwestern Athletic
317	Sacramento St.	90.7	Big Sky
318	Morgan St.	90.6	Mideastern Athletic
319	McNeese St.	90.6	Southland
320	Robert Morris	90.5	Horizon
321	Central Michigan	90.4	Mid-American
322	Cal St. Northridge	90.0	Big West
323	Milwaukee	89.8	Horizon
324	Idaho	89.7	Big Sky
325	Little Rock	89.4	Sun Belt
326	South Carolina St.	89.4	Mideastern Athletic
327	Idaho St.	89.4	Big Sky
328	Central Arkansas	89.3	Atlantic Sun
329	NJIT	89.3	America East
330	Western Michigan	89.2	Mid-American
331	American	89.1	Patriot League
332	Northern Arizona	89.1	Big Sky
333	Hampton	89.1	Big South
334	Bucknell	89.0	Patriot League
335	Northwestern St.	88.7	Southland
336	Alabama A&M	88.7	Southwestern Athletic
337	Alabama St.	88.7	Southwestern Athletic
338	Green Bay	88.7	Horizon
339	Southern Miss	88.4	Conference USA
340	Bethune Cookman	88.1	Southwestern Athletic
341	William & Mary	87.9	Colonial Athletic
342	Holy Cross	87.4	Patriot League
343	Houston Baptist	86.9	Southland
344	Lamar	86.9	Western Athletic
345	North Dakota	86.7	Summit
346	Central Connecticut	86.7	Northeast
347	Fairleigh Dickinson	86.6	Northeast
348	Chicago St.	86.2	Western Athletic
349	Nebraska Omaha	86.0	Summit
350	Columbia	85.8	Ivy League
351	Maine	85.7	America East
352	Incarnate Word	85.4	Southland
353	Charleston Southern	85.4	Big South
354	Arkansas Pine Bluff	84.2	Southwestern Athletic
355	Eastern Illinois	82.8	Ohio Valley
356	Delaware St.	81.1	Mideastern Athletic
357	Mississippi Valley St.	80.4	Southwestern Athletic
358	IUPUI	79.9	Horizon

Alphabetical

#	Team	PiRate	Conference
137	Abilene Christian	101.9	Western Athletic
256	Air Force	94.7	Mountain West
141	Akron	101.6	Mid-American
20	Alabama	114.4	Southeastern
336	Alabama A&M	88.7	Southwestern Athletic
337	Alabama St.	88.7	Southwestern Athletic
271	Albany	94.2	America East
279	Alcorn St.	93.7	Southwestern Athletic
331	American	89.1	Patriot League
156	Appalachian St.	100.7	Sun Belt
2	Arizona	120.3	Pac-12
96	Arizona St.	105.7	Pac-12
19	Arkansas	114.5	Southeastern
354	Arkansas Pine Bluff	84.2	Southwestern Athletic
187	Arkansas St.	99.0	Sun Belt
285	Army	93.3	Patriot League
7	Auburn	118.2	Southeastern
280	Austin Peay	93.5	Ohio Valley
247	Ball St.	95.4	Mid-American
4	Baylor	119.1	Big 12
219	Bellarmine	97.7	Atlantic Sun
78	Belmont	107.5	Ohio Valley
340	Bethune Cookman	88.1	Southwestern Athletic
286	Binghamton	93.3	America East
38	Boise St.	110.9	Mountain West
135	Boston College	102.0	Atlantic Coast
203	Boston University	98.2	Patriot League
265	Bowling Green	94.4	Mid-American
101	Bradley	105.5	Missouri Valley
211	Brown	97.9	Ivy League
194	Bryant	98.8	Northeast
334	Bucknell	89.0	Patriot League
107	Buffalo	104.6	Mid-American
127	Butler	103.2	Big East
53	BYU	109.3	West Coast
209	Cal Baptist	98.0	Western Athletic
313	Cal Poly	90.8	Big West
267	Cal St. Bakersfield	94.3	Big West
167	Cal St. Fullerton	100.2	Big West
322	Cal St. Northridge	90.0	Big West
124	California	103.3	Pac-12
226	Campbell	97.2	Big South
264	Canisius	94.4	Metro Atlantic
328	Central Arkansas	89.3	Atlantic Sun
346	Central Connecticut	86.7	Northeast
321	Central Michigan	90.4	Mid-American
160	Charleston	100.4	Colonial Athletic
353	Charleston Southern	85.4	Big South
184	Charlotte	99.2	Conference USA
87	Chattanooga	106.6	Southern
348	Chicago St.	86.2	Western Athletic
98	Cincinnati	105.6	American Athletic
72	Clemson	108.0	Atlantic Coast
179	Cleveland St.	99.6	Horizon
149	Coastal Carolina	101.1	Sun Belt
125	Colgate	103.2	Patriot League
76	Colorado	107.8	Pac-12
44	Colorado St.	110.4	Mountain West
350	Columbia	85.8	Ivy League
18	Connecticut	114.5	Big East
309	Coppin St.	91.0	Mideastern Athletic
201	Cornell	98.3	Ivy League
69	Creighton	108.3	Big East
230	Dartmouth	97.1	Ivy League
55	Davidson	109.2	Atlantic 10
56	Dayton	109.1	Atlantic 10
158	Delaware	100.5	Colonial Athletic
356	Delaware St.	81.1	Mideastern Athletic
297	Denver	92.1	Summit
99	DePaul	105.5	Big East
221	Detroit Mercy	97.5	Horizon
288	Dixie St.	93.2	Western Athletic
93	Drake	106.2	Missouri Valley
151	Drexel	101.1	Colonial Athletic
6	Duke	118.5	Atlantic Coast
274	Duquesne	94.1	Atlantic 10
180	East Carolina	99.5	American Athletic
182	East Tennessee St.	99.4	Southern
355	Eastern Illinois	82.8	Ohio Valley
246	Eastern Kentucky	95.6	Atlantic Sun
303	Eastern Michigan	91.6	Mid-American
214	Eastern Washington	97.8	Big Sky
250	Elon	95.3	Colonial Athletic
306	Evansville	91.2	Missouri Valley
222	Fairfield	97.5	Metro Atlantic
347	Fairleigh Dickinson	86.6	Northeast
248	FIU	95.4	Conference USA
43	Florida	110.4	Southeastern
316	Florida A&M	90.7	Southwestern Athletic
136	Florida Atlantic	102.0	Conference USA
195	Florida Gulf Coast	98.8	Atlantic Sun
94	Florida St.	106.2	Atlantic Coast
191	Fordham	98.9	Atlantic 10
83	Fresno St.	107.3	Mountain West
84	Furman	107.2	Southern
176	Gardner Webb	99.7	Big South
113	George Mason	103.9	Atlantic 10
231	George Washington	96.9	Atlantic 10
168	Georgetown	100.1	Big East
200	Georgia	98.4	Southeastern
253	Georgia Southern	95.1	Sun Belt
154	Georgia St.	101.0	Sun Belt
144	Georgia Tech	101.4	Atlantic Coast
1	Gonzaga	124.7	West Coast
304	Grambling St.	91.5	Southwestern Athletic
104	Grand Canyon	105.0	Western Athletic
338	Green Bay	88.7	Horizon
333	Hampton	89.1	Big South
276	Hartford	93.9	America East
207	Harvard	98.1	Ivy League
164	Hawaii	100.2	Big West
251	High Point	95.3	Big South
119	Hofstra	103.4	Colonial Athletic
342	Holy Cross	87.4	Patriot League
8	Houston	118.2	American Athletic
343	Houston Baptist	86.9	Southland
237	Howard	96.5	Mideastern Athletic
324	Idaho	89.7	Big Sky
327	Idaho St.	89.4	Big Sky
15	Illinois	115.7	Big Ten
282	Illinois Chicago	93.4	Horizon
189	Illinois St.	99.0	Missouri Valley
352	Incarnate Word	85.4	Southland
32	Indiana	111.4	Big Ten
232	Indiana St.	96.9	Missouri Valley
89	Iona	106.4	Metro Atlantic
14	Iowa	115.8	Big Ten
45	Iowa St.	110.3	Big 12
358	IUPUI	79.9	Horizon
283	Jackson St.	93.4	Southwestern Athletic
178	Jacksonville	99.6	Atlantic Sun
139	Jacksonville St.	101.7	Atlantic Sun
225	James Madison	97.4	Colonial Athletic
5	Kansas	118.8	Big 12
61	Kansas St.	108.7	Big 12
233	Kennesaw St.	96.8	Atlantic Sun
133	Kent St.	102.2	Mid-American
3	Kentucky	119.6	Southeastern
238	La Salle	96.4	Atlantic 10
312	Lafayette	90.9	Patriot League
344	Lamar	86.9	Western Athletic
301	Lehigh	91.8	Patriot League
122	Liberty	103.3	Atlantic Sun
281	Lipscomb	93.4	Atlantic Sun
325	Little Rock	89.4	Sun Belt
235	LIU	96.5	Northeast
169	Long Beach St.	100.1	Big West
165	Longwood	100.2	Big South
192	Louisiana	98.8	Sun Belt
269	Louisiana Monroe	94.3	Sun Belt
103	Louisiana Tech	105.2	Conference USA
111	Louisville	104.2	Atlantic Coast
36	Loyola Chicago	111.1	Missouri Valley
190	Loyola Marymount	98.9	West Coast
263	Loyola MD	94.6	Patriot League
16	LSU	114.9	Southeastern
351	Maine	85.7	America East
261	Manhattan	94.6	Metro Atlantic
177	Marist	99.6	Metro Atlantic
35	Marquette	111.3	Big East
234	Marshall	96.6	Conference USA
66	Maryland	108.3	Big Ten
299	Maryland Eastern Shore	92.0	Mideastern Athletic
188	Massachusetts	99.0	Atlantic 10
319	McNeese St.	90.6	Southland
26	Memphis	112.2	American Athletic
206	Mercer	98.1	Southern
287	Merrimack	93.2	Northeast
62	Miami FL	108.7	Atlantic Coast
252	Miami OH	95.2	Mid-American
25	Michigan	112.3	Big Ten
28	Michigan St.	112.1	Big Ten
112	Middle Tennessee	104.2	Conference USA
323	Milwaukee	89.8	Horizon
102	Minnesota	105.4	Big Ten
100	Mississippi	105.5	Southeastern
46	Mississippi St.	110.2	Southeastern
357	Mississippi Valley St.	80.4	Southwestern Athletic
145	Missouri	101.4	Southeastern
67	Missouri St.	108.3	Missouri Valley
147	Monmouth	101.3	Metro Atlantic
212	Montana	97.9	Big Sky
148	Montana St.	101.3	Big Sky
134	Morehead St.	102.0	Ohio Valley
318	Morgan St.	90.6	Mideastern Athletic
255	Mount St. Mary’s	95.0	Northeast
40	Murray St.	110.8	Ohio Valley
117	N.C. State	103.5	Atlantic Coast
166	Navy	100.2	Patriot League
146	Nebraska	101.4	Big Ten
349	Nebraska Omaha	86.0	Summit
121	Nevada	103.3	Mountain West
243	New Hampshire	95.9	America East
183	New Mexico	99.4	Mountain West
97	New Mexico St.	105.7	Western Athletic
258	New Orleans	94.7	Southland
229	Niagara	97.2	Metro Atlantic
216	Nicholls St.	97.8	Southland
329	NJIT	89.3	America East
204	Norfolk St.	98.2	Mideastern Athletic
305	North Alabama	91.3	Atlantic Sun
31	North Carolina	111.5	Atlantic Coast
296	North Carolina A&T	92.1	Big South
289	North Carolina Central	93.1	Mideastern Athletic
345	North Dakota	86.7	Summit
162	North Dakota St.	100.2	Summit
262	North Florida	94.6	Atlantic Sun
65	North Texas	108.6	Conference USA
244	Northeastern	95.6	Colonial Athletic
332	Northern Arizona	89.1	Big Sky
217	Northern Colorado	97.7	Big Sky
300	Northern Illinois	91.8	Mid-American
95	Northern Iowa	106.0	Missouri Valley
202	Northern Kentucky	98.3	Horizon
60	Northwestern	108.7	Big Ten
335	Northwestern St.	88.7	Southland
48	Notre Dame	110.0	Atlantic Coast
157	Oakland	100.5	Horizon
109	Ohio	104.3	Mid-American
21	Ohio St.	113.6	Big Ten
42	Oklahoma	110.5	Big 12
41	Oklahoma St.	110.5	Big 12
172	Old Dominion	99.8	Conference USA
143	Oral Roberts	101.5	Summit
51	Oregon	109.7	Pac-12
224	Oregon St.	97.5	Pac-12
277	Pacific	93.9	West Coast
196	Penn	98.7	Ivy League
85	Penn St.	107.1	Big Ten
275	Pepperdine	93.9	West Coast
159	Pittsburgh	100.4	Atlantic Coast
186	Portland	99.0	West Coast
260	Portland St.	94.6	Big Sky
290	Prairie View A&M	92.7	Southwestern Athletic
278	Presbyterian	93.8	Big South
116	Princeton	103.7	Ivy League
39	Providence	110.9	Big East
10	Purdue	117.7	Big Ten
220	Purdue Fort Wayne	97.5	Horizon
257	Quinnipiac	94.7	Metro Atlantic
284	Radford	93.3	Big South
123	Rhode Island	103.3	Atlantic 10
210	Rice	97.9	Conference USA
86	Richmond	106.7	Atlantic 10
254	Rider	95.0	Metro Atlantic
320	Robert Morris	90.5	Horizon
71	Rutgers	108.1	Big Ten
317	Sacramento St.	90.7	Big Sky
311	Sacred Heart	90.9	Northeast
161	Saint Joseph’s	100.4	Atlantic 10
58	Saint Louis	108.9	Atlantic 10
22	Saint Mary’s	113.3	West Coast
152	Saint Peter’s	101.1	Metro Atlantic
170	Sam Houston St.	100.0	Western Athletic
215	Samford	97.8	Southern
205	San Diego	98.1	West Coast
30	San Diego St.	111.8	Mountain West
23	San Francisco	112.6	West Coast
293	San Jose St.	92.3	Mountain West
81	Santa Clara	107.5	West Coast
131	Seattle	102.3	Western Athletic
24	Seton Hall	112.5	Big East
239	Siena	96.2	Metro Atlantic
295	SIU Edwardsville	92.3	Ohio Valley
50	SMU	109.8	American Athletic
130	South Alabama	102.4	Sun Belt
91	South Carolina	106.2	Southeastern
326	South Carolina St.	89.4	Mideastern Athletic
199	South Dakota	98.4	Summit
68	South Dakota St.	108.3	Summit
241	South Florida	96.1	American Athletic
273	Southeast Missouri St.	94.1	Ohio Valley
292	Southeastern Louisiana	92.6	Southland
213	Southern	97.9	Southwestern Athletic
128	Southern Illinois	102.8	Missouri Valley
339	Southern Miss	88.4	Conference USA
153	Southern Utah	101.0	Big Sky
73	St. Bonaventure	107.9	Atlantic 10
308	St. Francis NY	91.1	Northeast
310	St. Francis PA	90.9	Northeast
54	St. John’s	109.3	Big East
307	St. Thomas	91.1	Summit
106	Stanford	104.6	Pac-12
132	Stephen F. Austin	102.3	Western Athletic
298	Stetson	92.0	Atlantic Sun
245	Stony Brook	95.6	America East
79	Syracuse	107.5	Atlantic Coast
218	Tarleton St.	97.7	Western Athletic
52	TCU	109.5	Big 12
118	Temple	103.4	American Athletic
11	Tennessee	117.6	Southeastern
314	Tennessee Martin	90.8	Ohio Valley
272	Tennessee St.	94.2	Ohio Valley
270	Tennessee Tech	94.2	Ohio Valley
17	Texas	114.8	Big 12
70	Texas A&M	108.2	Southeastern
268	Texas A&M Corpus Chris	94.3	Southland
193	Texas Southern	98.8	Southwestern Athletic
138	Texas St.	101.9	Sun Belt
12	Texas Tech	117.4	Big 12
259	The Citadel	94.7	Southern
80	Toledo	107.5	Mid-American
82	Towson	107.4	Colonial Athletic
185	Troy	99.0	Sun Belt
105	Tulane	104.7	American Athletic
150	Tulsa	101.1	American Athletic
47	UAB	110.1	Conference USA
227	UC Davis	97.2	Big West
110	UC Irvine	104.3	Big West
173	UC Riverside	99.7	Big West
266	UC San Diego	94.4	Big West
129	UC Santa Barbara	102.7	Big West
92	UCF	106.2	American Athletic
9	UCLA	117.8	Pac-12
236	UMass Lowell	96.5	America East
242	UMBC	96.0	America East
198	UMKC	98.5	Summit
223	UNC Asheville	97.5	Big South
175	UNC Greensboro	99.7	Southern
197	UNC Wilmington	98.7	Colonial Athletic
90	UNLV	106.4	Mountain West
29	USC	111.9	Pac-12
291	USC Upstate	92.6	Big South
228	UT Arlington	97.2	Sun Belt
302	UT Rio Grande Valley	91.8	Western Athletic
108	Utah	104.5	Pac-12
59	Utah St.	108.9	Mountain West
120	Utah Valley	103.3	Western Athletic
174	UTEP	99.7	Conference USA
315	UTSA	90.8	Conference USA
208	Valparaiso	98.0	Missouri Valley
77	Vanderbilt	107.7	Southeastern
64	VCU	108.6	Atlantic 10
75	Vermont	107.8	America East
13	Villanova	117.1	Big East
74	Virginia	107.8	Atlantic Coast
33	Virginia Tech	111.4	Atlantic Coast
171	VMI	99.9	Southern
140	Wagner	101.6	Northeast
34	Wake Forest	111.3	Atlantic Coast
126	Washington	103.2	Pac-12
49	Washington St.	109.9	Pac-12
155	Weber St.	100.8	Big Sky
57	West Virginia	108.9	Big 12
294	Western Carolina	92.3	Southern
240	Western Illinois	96.2	Summit
115	Western Kentucky	103.7	Conference USA
330	Western Michigan	89.2	Mid-American
88	Wichita St.	106.6	American Athletic
341	William & Mary	87.9	Colonial Athletic
163	Winthrop	100.2	Big South
27	Wisconsin	112.1	Big Ten
114	Wofford	103.8	Southern
181	Wright St.	99.4	Horizon
63	Wyoming	108.6	Mountain West
37	Xavier	111.0	Big East
142	Yale	101.5	Ivy League
249	Youngstown St.	95.4	Horizon

PiRate Ratings By Conference

America East
Team	Rating
Vermont	107.8
UMass Lowell	96.5
UMBC	96.0
New Hampshire	95.9
Stony Brook	95.6
Albany	94.2
Hartford	93.9
Binghamton	93.3
NJIT	89.3
Maine	85.7
American Athletic
Team	Rating
Houston	118.2
Memphis	112.2
SMU	109.8
Wichita St.	106.6
UCF	106.2
Cincinnati	105.6
Tulane	104.7
Temple	103.4
Tulsa	101.1
East Carolina	99.5
South Florida	96.1
Atlantic 10
Team	Rating
Davidson	109.2
Dayton	109.1
Saint Louis	108.9
VCU	108.6
St. Bonaventure	107.9
Richmond	106.7
George Mason	103.9
Rhode Island	103.3
Saint Joseph’s	100.4
Massachusetts	99.0
Fordham	98.9
George Washington	96.9
La Salle	96.4
Duquesne	94.1
Atlantic Coast
Team	Rating
Duke	118.5
North Carolina	111.5
Virginia Tech	111.4
Wake Forest	111.3
Notre Dame	110.0
Miami FL	108.7
Clemson	108.0
Virginia	107.8
Syracuse	107.5
Florida St.	106.2
Louisville	104.2
N.C. State	103.5
Boston College	102.0
Georgia Tech	101.4
Pittsburgh	100.4
Atlantic Sun
Team	Rating
Liberty	103.3
Jacksonville St.	101.7
Jacksonville	99.6
Florida Gulf Coast	98.8
Bellarmine	97.7
Kennesaw St.	96.8
Eastern Kentucky	95.6
North Florida	94.6
Lipscomb	93.4
Stetson	92.0
North Alabama	91.3
Central Arkansas	89.3
Big 12
Team	Rating
Baylor	119.1
Kansas	118.8
Texas Tech	117.4
Texas	114.8
Oklahoma St.	110.5
Oklahoma	110.5
Iowa St.	110.3
TCU	109.5
West Virginia	108.9
Kansas St.	108.7
Big East
Team	Rating
Villanova	117.1
Connecticut	114.5
Seton Hall	112.5
Marquette	111.3
Xavier	111.0
Providence	110.9
St. John’s	109.3
Creighton	108.3
DePaul	105.5
Butler	103.2
Georgetown	100.1
Big Sky
Team	Rating
Montana St.	101.3
Southern Utah	101.0
Weber St.	100.8
Montana	97.9
Eastern Washington	97.8
Northern Colorado	97.7
Portland St.	94.6
Sacramento St.	90.7
Idaho	89.7
Idaho St.	89.4
Northern Arizona	89.1
Big South
Team	Rating
Winthrop	100.2
Longwood	100.2
Gardner Webb	99.7
UNC Asheville	97.5
Campbell	97.2
High Point	95.3
Presbyterian	93.8
Radford	93.3
USC Upstate	92.6
North Carolina A&T	92.1
Hampton	89.1
Charleston Southern	85.4
Big Ten
Team	Rating
Purdue	117.7
Iowa	115.8
Illinois	115.7
Ohio St.	113.6
Michigan	112.3
Wisconsin	112.1
Michigan St.	112.1
Indiana	111.4
Northwestern	108.7
Maryland	108.3
Rutgers	108.1
Penn St.	107.1
Minnesota	105.4
Nebraska	101.4
Big West
Team	Rating
UC Irvine	104.3
UC Santa Barbara	102.7
Hawaii	100.2
Cal St. Fullerton	100.2
Long Beach St.	100.1
UC Riverside	99.7
UC Davis	97.2
UC San Diego	94.4
Cal St. Bakersfield	94.3
Cal Poly	90.8
Cal St. Northridge	90.0
Colonial Athletic
Team	Rating
Towson	107.4
Hofstra	103.4
Drexel	101.1
Delaware	100.5
Charleston	100.4
UNC Wilmington	98.7
James Madison	97.4
Northeastern	95.6
Elon	95.3
William & Mary	87.9
Conference USA
Team	Rating
UAB	110.1
North Texas	108.6
Louisiana Tech	105.2
Middle Tennessee	104.2
Western Kentucky	103.7
Florida Atlantic	102.0
Old Dominion	99.8
UTEP	99.7
Charlotte	99.2
Rice	97.9
Marshall	96.6
FIU	95.4
UTSA	90.8
Southern Miss	88.4
Horizon
Team	Rating
Oakland	100.5
Cleveland St.	99.6
Wright St.	99.4
Northern Kentucky	98.3
Purdue Fort Wayne	97.5
Detroit Mercy	97.5
Youngstown St.	95.4
Illinois Chicago	93.4
Robert Morris	90.5
Milwaukee	89.8
Green Bay	88.7
IUPUI	79.9
Ivy League
Team	Rating
Princeton	103.7
Yale	101.5
Penn	98.7
Cornell	98.3
Harvard	98.1
Brown	97.9
Dartmouth	97.1
Columbia	85.8
Metro Atlantic
Team	Rating
Iona	106.4
Monmouth	101.3
Saint Peter’s	101.1
Marist	99.6
Fairfield	97.5
Niagara	97.2
Siena	96.2
Rider	95.0
Quinnipiac	94.7
Manhattan	94.6
Canisius	94.4
Mid-American
Team	Rating
Toledo	107.5
Buffalo	104.6
Ohio	104.3
Kent St.	102.2
Akron	101.6
Ball St.	95.4
Miami OH	95.2
Bowling Green	94.4
Northern Illinois	91.8
Eastern Michigan	91.6
Central Michigan	90.4
Western Michigan	89.2
Mideastern Athletic
Team	Rating
Norfolk St.	98.2
Howard	96.5
North Carolina Central	93.1
Maryland Eastern Shore	92.0
Coppin St.	91.0
Morgan St.	90.6
South Carolina St.	89.4
Delaware St.	81.1
Missouri Valley
Team	Rating
Loyola Chicago	111.1
Missouri St.	108.3
Drake	106.2
Northern Iowa	106.0
Bradley	105.5
Southern Illinois	102.8
Illinois St.	99.0
Valparaiso	98.0
Indiana St.	96.9
Evansville	91.2
Mountain West
Team	Rating
San Diego St.	111.8
Boise St.	110.9
Colorado St.	110.4
Utah St.	108.9
Wyoming	108.6
Fresno St.	107.3
UNLV	106.4
Nevada	103.3
New Mexico	99.4
Air Force	94.7
San Jose St.	92.3
Northeast
Team	Rating
Wagner	101.6
Bryant	98.8
LIU	96.5
Mount St. Mary’s	95.0
Merrimack	93.2
St. Francis NY	91.1
St. Francis PA	90.9
Sacred Heart	90.9
Central Connecticut	86.7
Fairleigh Dickinson	86.6
Ohio Valley
Team	Rating
Murray St.	110.8
Belmont	107.5
Morehead St.	102.0
Tennessee Tech	94.2
Tennessee St.	94.2
Southeast Missouri St.	94.1
Austin Peay	93.5
SIU Edwardsville	92.3
Tennessee Martin	90.8
Eastern Illinois	82.8
Pac-12
Team	Rating
Arizona	120.3
UCLA	117.8
USC	111.9
Washington St.	109.9
Oregon	109.7
Colorado	107.8
Arizona St.	105.7
Stanford	104.6
Utah	104.5
California	103.3
Washington	103.2
Oregon St.	97.5
Patriot League
Team	Rating
Colgate	103.2
Navy	100.2
Boston University	98.2
Loyola MD	94.6
Army	93.3
Lehigh	91.8
Lafayette	90.9
American	89.1
Bucknell	89.0
Holy Cross	87.4
Southeastern
Team	Rating
Kentucky	119.6
Auburn	118.2
Tennessee	117.6
LSU	114.9
Arkansas	114.5
Alabama	114.4
Florida	110.4
Mississippi St.	110.2
Texas A&M	108.2
Vanderbilt	107.7
South Carolina	106.2
Mississippi	105.5
Missouri	101.4
Georgia	98.4
Southern
Team	Rating
Furman	107.2
Chattanooga	106.6
Wofford	103.8
VMI	99.9
UNC Greensboro	99.7
East Tennessee St.	99.4
Mercer	98.1
Samford	97.8
The Citadel	94.7
Western Carolina	92.3
Southland
Team	Rating
Nicholls St.	97.8
New Orleans	94.7
Texas A&M Corpus Chris	94.3
Southeastern Louisiana	92.6
McNeese St.	90.6
Northwestern St.	88.7
Houston Baptist	86.9
Incarnate Word	85.4
Southwestern Athletic
Team	Rating
Texas Southern	98.8
Southern	97.9
Alcorn St.	93.7
Jackson St.	93.4
Prairie View A&M	92.7
Grambling St.	91.5
Florida A&M	90.7
Alabama A&M	88.7
Alabama St.	88.7
Bethune Cookman	88.1
Arkansas Pine Bluff	84.2
Mississippi Valley St.	80.4
Summit
Team	Rating
South Dakota St.	108.3
Oral Roberts	101.5
North Dakota St.	100.2
UMKC	98.5
South Dakota	98.4
Western Illinois	96.2
Denver	92.1
St. Thomas	91.1
North Dakota	86.7
Nebraska Omaha	86.0
Sun Belt
Team	Rating
South Alabama	102.4
Texas St.	101.9
Coastal Carolina	101.1
Georgia St.	101.0
Appalachian St.	100.7
Troy	99.0
Arkansas St.	99.0
Louisiana	98.8
UT Arlington	97.2
Georgia Southern	95.1
Louisiana Monroe	94.3
Little Rock	89.4
West Coast
Team	Rating
Gonzaga	124.7
Saint Mary’s	113.3
San Francisco	112.6
BYU	109.3
Santa Clara	107.5
Portland	99.0
Loyola Marymount	98.9
San Diego	98.1
Pepperdine	93.9
Pacific	93.9
Western Athletic
Team	Rating
New Mexico St.	105.7
Grand Canyon	105.0
Utah Valley	103.3
Seattle	102.3
Stephen F. Austin	102.3
Abilene Christian	101.9
Sam Houston St.	100.0
Cal Baptist	98.0
Tarleton St.	97.7
Dixie St.	93.2
UT Rio Grande Valley	91.8
Lamar	86.9
Chicago St.	86.2

March Madness Tips Off Tomorrow Night

Three conferences begin postseason tournament play on Tuesday. The Atlantic Sun and Patriot Leagues both start their tournaments on campus, as the higher seeds host the lower seeds. The Horizon League begins its tournament on campuses for two rounds and then moves to Indianapollis for the semifinal and championship rounds. Wednesday adds three more tournaments to the action, as the Big South Tournament begins in Charlotte, The Northeast plays on campus sites, and the Ohio Valley starts in Evansville, Indiana.

On Thursday, three more leagues start tournament play with the Missouri Valley meeting in St. Louis for Arch Madness, the Sun Belt starting in Pensacola, Florida, and the West Coast tipping off for what will be five conference tournaments in the Greater Las Vegas area.

On Friday, the Southern Conference Tournament begins in Asheville, North Carolina. And, then on Saturday, the first dance ticket will be punched in Evansville when the OVC Championship is played on ESPN2.

Coming Later Today: Updated Bracketology

PiRate Ratings College Basketball Spreads

Saturday, March 6, 2021

Home	Visitor	Spread
St. Bonaventure	Saint Louis	0.3
VCU	Davidson	3.9
Notre Dame	Florida St.	-6.7
Clemson	Pittsburgh	5.1
Louisville	Virginia	-0.9
North Carolina	Duke	3.1
UMBC	UMass-Lowell	6.5
Vermont	Hartford	8.7
Wichita St.	South Florida	10.0
West Virginia	Oklahoma St.	4.3
Kansas St.	Iowa St.	1.4
Connecticut	Georgetown	8.6
Providence	Villanova	-5.8
Creighton	Butler	12.5
St. John’s	Seton Hall	0.9
Marquette	Xavier	-0.2
Montana St.	Sacramento St.	3.8
Weber St.	Northern Colorado	10.0
Portland St.	Southern Utah	-2.8
Minnesota	Rutgers	-0.4
Purdue	Indiana	5.9
Ohio St.	Illinois	-1.7
UC Davis	Hawaii	0.3
Cal St. Northridge	UC-Riverside	-10.2
Long Beach St.	UC-Irvine	-9.8
UC San Diego	Cal St. Fullerton	3.2
UCSB	Cal Poly	22.6
Marshall	Charlotte	14.2
Western Kentucky	Old Dominion	8.3
North Texas	UAB	6.4
Elon	Towson	4.2
William & Mary	UNC-Wilmington	-2.9
Delaware St.	Morgan St.	-11.3
Loyola (Chi.)	Indiana St.	10.8
Drake	Missouri St.	3.9
Fresno St.	Utah St.	-10.5
Wyoming	UNLV	0.2
Bryant	Sacred Heart	9.7
Wagner	Mount St. Mary’s	3.4
Belmont	Morehead St.	4.8
Utah	Arizona St.	2.8
UCLA	USC	-2.8
Navy	Loyola (MD)	7.1
Colgate	Boston U	14.3
Lafayette	Bucknell	3.6
Army	American	4.4
Kentucky	South Carolina	6.4
Auburn	Mississippi St.	2.8
Georgia	Alabama	-9.4
Missouri	LSU	-0.5
Arkansas	Texas A&M	16.1
Ole Miss	Vanderbilt	5.8
Prairie View	Alcorn St.	9.9
Jackson St.	Alabama St.	12.6
Texas Southern	Southern	4.9
Grambling	Alabama A&M	5.7
UNCG	The Citadel	9.7
Chattanooga	East Tennessee St.	-1.7
Wofford	Mercer	1.7
Furman	VMI	5.0
Northwestern St.	Central Arkansas	2.9
Abilene Christian	Incarnate Word	19.5
McNeese St.	Lamar	-0.2
Houston Baptist	Texas A&M-CC	4.2
Sam Houston St.	Stephen F. Austin	1.6
New Orleans	Southeast Louisiana	6.2
South Dakota St.	Omaha	16.2
South Dakota	Western Illinois	10.3
Louisiana	South Alabama	2.6
Georgia St.	Arkansas St.	8.5
Coastal Carolina	Troy	10.3
Texas St.	Appalachian St.	5.8
UT Rio Grande Valley	Tarleton St.	5.3
Dixie St.	New Mexico St.	-10.4
Grand Canyon	Utah Valley	8.3
California Baptist	Seattle	2.3
Saint Mary’s	Loyola Marymount	0.1
Pepperdine	Santa Clara	3.2

Conference Tournament Update

Today’s Conference Tournament Games

America East Semifinals

6 U Mass-Lowell at 1 Maryland-Baltimore Co.

4 Hartford at 2 Vermont

Atlantic 10 Semifinals (Richmond)

1 St. Bonaventure vs. 4 Saint Louis

2 VCU vs. 3 Davidson

Colonial Athletic 1st Round (@ James Madison)

8 Elon vs. 9 Towson

7 William & Mary vs. 10 UNC-Wilmington

Missouri Valley Semifinals at Saint Louis

1 Loyola (Chi.) vs. 4 Indiana St.

2 Drake vs. 3 Missouri St.

Northeast Semifinals

4 Mount St. Mary’s at 1 Wagner

3 Sacred Heart at 2 Bryant

Ohio Valley Championship Game at Evansville

1 Belmont vs. 2 Morehead St. — 8 PM EST on ESPN2

Southern Quarterfinals at Asheville

1 UNC-Greensboro vs. 8 The Citadel

4 Chattanooga vs. 5 East Tennessee St.

2 Wofford vs. 7 Mercer

3 Furman vs. 6 VMI

Summit Quarterfinals 1st 2 Games at Sioux Falls

1 South Dakota St. vs. 8 Omaha

2 South Dakota vs. 7 Western Illinois

Sun Belt Quarterfinals at Pensacola

1E Georgia St. vs. 4W Arkansas St.

2W Louisiana vs. 3E South Alabama

1W Texas St. vs. 4E Appalachian St.

2E Coastal Carolina vs. 6E Troy

West Coast Quarterfinals at Las Vegas

4 Saint Mary’s vs. 5 Loyola Marymount

3 Pepperdine vs. 7 Santa Clara

Automatic Qualifiers

Liberty — Atlantic Sun 22-5

PiRate Ratings College Basketball Spreads

Friday, March 5, 2021

Home	Visitor	Spread
St. Bonaventure	Duquesne	7.3
Saint Louis	Massachusetts	6.2
VCU	Dayton	4.6
Davidson	George Mason	4.4
Miami (Fla.)	Boston College	0.4
Wake Forest	Georgia Tech	-10.3
Liberty	Stetson	10.6
North Alabama	Florida Gulf Coast	-1.4
Montana St.	Sacramento St.	3.8
Eastern Washington	Idaho State	11.8
UC Davis	Hawaii	0.3
Cal St. Northridge	UC Riverside	-10.2
Long Beach St.	UC Irvine	-9.8
UC San Diego	Cal St. Fullerton	3.2
UC Santa Barbara	Cal Poly	22.6
Florida Atlantic	Middle Tennessee	9.1
Marshall	Charlotte	14.2
Western Kentucky	Old Dominion	8.3
North Texas	UAB	6.4
Quinnipiac	Saint Peter’s	-2.0
Rider	Monmouth	-4.7
Manhattan	Fairfield	4.7
Siena	Canisius	6.8
Central Michigan	Northern Illinois	7.1
Buffalo	Kent St.	4.3
Akron	Miami (O)	5.8
Toledo	Ball St.	9.7
Western Michigan	Eastern Michigan	3.2
Delaware St.	Morgan St	-11.3
Loyola (Chi.)	Southern Illinois	16.3
Indiana St.	Evansville	6.1
Drake	Northern Iowa	9.7
Missouri St.	Valparaiso	7.8
Nevada	Colorado St.	-2.0
Belmont	Jacksonville St.	6.2
Morehead St.	Eastern Kentucky	1.9
Arkansas St.	Georgia Southern	1.5
South Alabama	Louisiana Monroe	4.6
Appalachian St.	Little Rock	-0.1
UT Arlington	Troy	3.9
The Citadel	Western Carolina	-0.5
Mercer	Samford	7.3
Mississippi Valley St.	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	-10.3
UT Rio Grande Valley	Tarleton	5.3
Dixie St.	New Mexico St.	-10.4
Grand Canyon	Utah Valley	8.3
California Baptist	Seattle	2.3
Loyola Marymount	San Francisco	-0.5
Pacific	Santa Clara	2.9

PiRate Ratings College Basketball Spreads

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Home	Visitor	Spread
Richmond	Duquesne	6.7
Massachusetts	Saint Joseph’s	4.7
Dayton	Rhode Island	0.8
George Mason	George Washington	6.6
East Carolina	Central Florida	-1.7
Cincinnati	Vanderbilt	2.0
Liberty	Kennesaw St.	19.1
North Florida	North Alabama	2.0
Bellarmine	Stetson	4.6
Lipscomb	Florida Gulf Coast	3.9
Baylor	Oklahoma St.	11.0
West Virginia	TCU	14.2
Texas Tech	Iowa St.	15.8
Oklahoma	Texas	0.3
Kansas	UTEP	15.3
Weber St.	Northern Colorado	10.6
Portland St.	Southern Utah	-2.0
Radford	Campbell	1.7
Winthrop	Longwood	11.8
Michigan	Michigan St.	13.7
Iowa	Nebraska	15.8
Florida Atlantic	Middle Tennessee	7.1
Quinnipiac	Saint Peter’s	-2.7
Rider	Monmouth	-5.0
Manhattan	Fairfield	4.4
Siena	Canisius	6.8
North Carolina Central	Florida A&M	-0.4
Bradley	Southern Illinois	4.2
Northern Iowa	Illinois St.	2.5
Utah St.	Wyoming	14.7
Jacksonville St.	Murray St.	-0.1
Eastern Kentucky	Austin Peay	3.3
Colorado	Arizona St.	11.0
McNeese	Nicholls	-7.6
Prairie View A&M	Southern	5.7
Texas Southern	Alcorn St.	9.8
Grambling	Alabama St.	8.4
Jackson St.	Alabama A&M	7.9
San Francisco	San Diego	7.4
Santa Clara	Portland	12.5

Conference Tournament Update

America East

Semifinals, Saturday, March 6 at higher seed home court

#1 UMBC vs. #6 U Mass-Lowell

#2 Vermont vs. #4 Hartford

Atlantic Sun

Quarterfinal Round Tonight (All Games in Jacksonville)

#1 Liberty vs. #8 Kennesaw St.

#4 North Florida vs. #5 North Alabama

#2 Bellarmine vs. #7 Stetson

#3 Lipscomb vs. #6 Florida Gulf Coast

Atlantic 10

2nd Round Tonight (All Games in Richmond)

#8 Richmond vs. #9 Duquesne

#5 Massachusetts vs. #13 Saint Joseph’s

#7 Dayton vs. #10 Rhode Island

#6 George Mason vs. #11 George Washington

Big South

Semifinals Tonight at Higher Seed Home Floor

#1 Winthrop vs. #5 Longwood

#2 Radford vs. #3 Campbell

Colonial Athletic

First Round, Saturday, March 6 at Harrisonburg, VA

#8 Elon vs. #9 Towson

#7 William & Mary vs. #10 UNC-Wilmington

Horizon League

Semifinals, Monday, March 8 at Indianapolis

#1 Cleveland St. vs. #8 Milwaukee

#3 Oakland vs. #4 Northern Kentucky

Missouri Valley

1st Round, Tonight at Saint Louis

#8 Bradley vs. #9 Southern Illinois

#7 Northern Iowa vs. #10 Illinois St.

Northeast

Semifinals, Saturday, March 6, at higher seeds home court

#1 Wagner vs. #4 Mount St. Mary’s

#2 Bryant vs. #3 Sacred Heart

Ohio Valley

Quarterfinals continue, Tonight at Evansville, IN

#4 Jacksonville St. vs. #5 Murray St.

#3 Eastern Kentucky vs. #6 Austin Peay

Patriot League

Quarterfinals, Saturday, March 6 at Higher Seed Home Courts

#1 Navy vs. #9 Loyola (MD)

#4 Army vs. #5 American

#2 Colgate vs. #7 Boston U

#3 Lafayette vs. #6 Bucknell

Southern

1st Round, Friday, March 5, at Asheville, NC

#8 The Citadel vs. #9 Western Carolina

#7 Mercer vs. #9 Samford

Summit League

1st Round, Saturday March 6 and Sunday March 7 at Sioux Falls, SD

#1 South Dakota St. vs. #8 Omaha

#4 Oral Roberts vs. #5 North Dakota

#2 South Dakota vs. #7 Western Illinois

#3 North Dakota St. vs. #6 Kansas City

Sun Belt Conference

1st Round, Friday, March 5, at Pensacola, FL

#4W Arkansas St. vs. #5E Georgia Southern

#3E South Alabama vs. #6W Louisiana-Monroe

#4E Appalachian St. vs. #5W Little Rock

#3W UT-Arlington vs. #6E Troy

West Coast

1st Round, Tonight at Las Vegas

#8 San Francisco vs. #9 San Diego

#7 Santa Clara vs. #10 Portland

PiRate Ratings College Basketball For Thursday, March 7, 2019

Today’s PiRate Ratings Spreads

Home	Rating	HCA	Visitor	Rating	Spread
Radford	103.4	0.0	Presbyterian	98.3	5.1
Winthrop	99.7	0.0	Charleston Southern	99.5	0.2
Campbell	99.1	2.5	Hampton	98.6	3.0
Gardner-Webb	98.2	0.0	High Point	96.7	1.5
Lipscomb	110.1	3.0	NJIT	99.1	14.0
Liberty	106.5	3.0	North Florida	99.0	10.5
Marist	94.2	0.0	Saint Peter’s	91.1	3.1
Manhattan	90.5	0.0	Fairfield	92.5	-2.0
Monmouth	92.4	0.0	Niagara	90.7	1.7
Indiana St.	98.0	0.0	Valparaiso	96.2	1.8
Illinois St.	97.9	0.0	Evansville	96.5	1.4
Austin Peay	102.7	0.0	Morehead St.	95.0	7.7
Jacksonville St.	103.5	0.0	UT-Martin	92.1	11.4
Colgate	102.7	3.0	Boston U	96.1	9.6
Bucknell	101.1	3.0	Holy Cross	95.6	8.5
Lehigh	100.1	2.5	Army	95.3	7.3
American	98.5	2.5	Navy	92.8	8.2
San Diego	104.0	0.0	Portland	89.7	14.3
Pepperdine	99.9	0.0	Pacific	97.2	2.7
Appalachian St.	97.8	2.5	Troy	94.2	6.1
Little Rock	97.2	2.5	Louisiana	98.9	0.8
Central Florida	110.5	3.0	Cincinnati	110.8	2.7
Coastal Carolina	101.1	2.5	South Alabama	96.9	6.7
Connecticut	104.9	3.0	Temple	106.2	1.7
Florida A&M	90.3	2.5	Bethune-Cookman	92.4	0.4
Maryland Eastern Shore	81.0	2.5	Delaware St.	79.1	4.4
Morgan St.	89.0	2.5	Coppin St.	84.1	7.4
North Carolina A&T	91.8	2.5	North Carolina Central	92.4	1.9
South Carolina St.	87.5	2.5	Savannah St.	85.5	4.5
Wisconsin	114.7	3.0	Iowa	111.1	6.6
Arkansas St.	94.7	3.0	Louisiana Monroe	100.9	-3.2
Grambling	93.2	2.5	Alabama St.	90.6	5.1
Illinois	107.6	3.0	Indiana	109.2	1.4
Jackson St.	89.7	2.5	Alabama A&M	85.3	6.9
Norfolk St.	95.3	2.5	Howard	90.8	7.0
Prairie View	95.2	2.5	Southern	87.2	10.5
Southern Utah	92.9	2.5	Northern Colorado	99.5	-4.1
UT Rio Grande Valley	99.5	2.5	California Baptist	97.9	4.1
Texas Southern	98.0	2.5	Alcorn St.	84.6	15.9
Colorado	106.3	3.0	UCLA	105.1	4.2
Houston	114.2	2.5	SMU	102.6	14.1
Idaho St.	90.7	2.5	Eastern Washington	93.6	-0.4
Utah Valley	104.8	2.5	Grand Canyon	105.4	1.9
Weber St.	97.6	2.5	Idaho	84.2	15.9
Cal Poly	89.2	2.5	UC-Irvine	105.1	-13.4
Cal St. Northridge	94.2	2.5	UC Santa Barbara	99.9	-3.2
UC-Davis	95.8	3.5	Hawaii	97.1	2.2
Portland St.	92.3	2.5	Montana	102.6	-7.8
Sacramento St.	93.5	2.5	Montana St.	95.4	0.6
Seattle	98.8	2.5	Cal St. Bakersfield	97.4	3.9
Utah	103.4	3.0	USC	105.4	1.0
Stanford	104.5	1.5	California	94.5	11.5

 

Conference Tournaments Update

Atlantic Sun Conference

Both Games Played at Higher Seed

Semifinals–Thursday, March 7
Seed	Home	Seed	Visitor
1	Lipscomb (24-6)	5	NJIT (21-11)
2	Liberty (26-6)	3	North Florida (16-16)

 

Big South Conference

At Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC

Quarterfinals–Thursday, March 7
Seed	Team	Seed	Team
2	Radford (20-10)	7	Presbyterian (18-14)
3	Winthrop (18-11)	6	Charleston Southern (16-14)
1	Campbell (19-11)	8	Hampton (15-15)
4	Gardner-Webb (20-11)	5	High Point (16-14)

Horizon League  (Motor City Madness)

Wednesday’s Games Played At Higher Seeds

Quarterfinals–Wednesday, March 6

Oakland	88	Youngstown St.	84
Northern Kentucky	99	Detroit	88

Site: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI

Semifinals–Friday, March 15
Seed	Team	Seed	Team
1	Wright St. (20-12)	4	Green Bay 17-15
2	Northern Kentucky (24-8)	3/6	Oakland (16-16)

 

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Site: Times Union Center, Albany, NY (Siena)

First Round–Thursday, March 7
Seed	Team	Seed	Team
8	Marist (12-18)	9	Saint Peter’s (9-21)
7	Manhattan (10-20)	10	Fairfield (9-21)
6	Monmouth (11-20)	11	Niagara (13-18)

 

Missouri Valley Conference  (Arch Madness)

Site: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO

First Round–Thursday, March 7
Seed	Team	Seed	Team
8	Indiana St. (15-15)	9	Valparaiso (14-17)
7	Illinois St. (16-15)	10	Evansville (11-20)

 

Northeast Conference

All games at home floor of higher seeds

Quarterfinals–Wednesday, March 6

St. Francis (PA)	67	Bryant	63
Fairleigh-Dickinson	84	Wagner	46
Long Island	71	Sacred Heart	62
Robert Morris	69	St. Francis (Bklyn)	65 ot

 

Semifinals–Saturday, March 9
Seed	Home	Seed	Visitor
1	St. Francis (PA) (17-13)	6	Long Island (16-15)
2	Fairleigh-Dickinson (18-13)	4	Robert Morris (17-15)

 

Ohio Valley Conference

Site: Ford Center, Evansville, IN

Morehead St.	72	SIU Edwardsville	68
UT-Martin	78	Eastern Illinois	71

 

Quarterfinals–Thursday, March 7
Seed	Team	Seed	Team
4	Austin Peay (21-10)	5	Morehead St. (13-19)
3	Jacksonville St. (23-8)	7	UT-Martin (12-18)

 

Patriot League

All games at home floor of higher seeds

Quarterfinals–Thursday, March 7
Seed	Home	Seed	Visitor
1	Colgate (21-10)	8	Boston U (15-17)
2	Bucknell (19-10)	10	Holy Cross (16-16)
3	Lehigh (19-10)	6	Army (13-18)
4	American (15-14)	5	Navy (11-18)

 

West Coast Conference

Site: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV

First Round–Thursday, March 7
Seed	Home Team	Seed	Visitors
7	San Diego (18-13)	10	Portland (7-24)
8	Pepperdine (13-17)	9	Pacific (14-17)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NCAA Basketball Conference Tournaments–Thursday, March 7, 2013

Today’s Conference Tournaments in Action

Atlantic Sun—Quarterfinal Round Continues

Big South—Quarterfinal Round

Missouri Valley—Opening Round

Ohio Valley—Quarterfinal Round

West Coast—2nd Round

 

America East Conference

 

Seed	Team	Conference	Overall	RPI
1	Stony Brook	14-2	23-6	71
2	Vermont	11-5	19-10	128
3	Hartford	10-6	17-12	171
4	Albany	9-7	21-10	164
5	Maine	6-10	11-18	273
6	U M B C	5-11	7-22	312
7	N. Hampshire	5-11	9-19	293
8	Binghamton	1-15	3-26	338

 

Conference Tournament—Albany, NY  (Championship Game at Higher Seed)

 

Game #	Day 1 – Quarterfinals	Time	TV
	SATURDAY, MARCH 9
1	2-Vermont vs. 7-New Hampshire	12:00 Noon	ESPN3
2	3-Hartford vs. 6-U M B C	2:00 PM	ESPN3
3	1-Stony Brook vs. 8-Binghamton	6:00 PM	ESPN3
4	4-Albany vs. 5-Maine	8:00 PM	ESPN3
	Day 2 – Semifinals
	SUNDAY, MARCH 10
5	Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2	5:00 PM	ESPN3
6	Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4	7:00 PM	ESPN3
	Day 3 -Finals
	SATURDAY, MARCH 16
7	Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6	11:30 AM	ESPN2
	at Higher Seeded Winner’s Home Court

 

Online Site: www.americaeast.com

 

Atlantic Sun Conference

 

Seed	Team	Conference	Overall	RPI
1	Mercer	14-4	22-10	131
2	Florida Gulf Coast	13-5	22-10	109
3	Stetson	11-7	14-15	223
4	SC Upstate	9-9	15-16	228
5	Jacksonville	9-9	14-17	268
6	North Florida	8-10	13-19	220
7	East Tennessee St.	8-10	10-21	263
8	Lipscomb	7-11	12-18	235

 

Conference Tournament—Macon, GA (Mercer)

Game #	Day 1 – Quarterfinals	Time	TV
	WEDNESDAY, MARCH 06, 2013
1	#2 Florida Gulf Coast  73  #7 N. Florida  63
2	#1 Mercer  82  #8 Lipscomb  48
	Day 2 – Quarterfinals
	THURSDAY, MARCH 07, 2013
3	#3 Stetson vs. #6 East Tennessee St.	2:30 p.m.	ESPN3
4	#4 Jacksonville vs. #5 USC-Upstate	8:30 p.m.	ESPN3
	Day 3 – Semifinals
	FRIDAY, MARCH 08, 2013
5	#2 Fla. Gulf Coast vs. Winner Game 3	5:30 p.m.	CSS
6	#1 Mercer vs. Winner Game 4	8:00 p.m.	CSS
	Day 4 – Finals
	SATURDAY, MARCH 09, 2013
7	Semifinal Winners	12:00 p.m.	ESPN2

 

Online Site: http://www.atlanticsun.org

 

Big South Conference   Seed Team Conference Overall RPI 1 Charleston Southern 12-4 17-11 186 2 High Point 12-4 17-12 248 3 Gardner-Webb 11-5 20-11 185 4 UNC-Asheville 10-6 16-16 202 5 Coastal Carolina 9-7 14-15 246 6 V M I 8-8 13-16 311 7 Campbell 7-9 13-19 293 8 Radford 7-9 13-19 313 9 Winthrop 6-10 14-16 275 10 Liberty 6-10 12-20 324 11 Presbyterian 4-12 8-24 339 12 Longwood 4-12 8-24 336   Conference Tournament—Conway, SC (Myrtle Beach Area) (Coastal Carolina) Game # Day 1 – First Round Time TV   TUESDAY, MARCH 5     1 5S Winthrop  60  4N Radford  58 ot     2 6N Longwood  87  3S UNC-Asheville  72     3 3N Campbell  81  6S Presbyterian  73     4 5N Liberty  78  4S Coastal Carolina  61               Day 2 – Quarterfinals       THURSDAY, MARCH 7     5 1S Charleston Southern vs. 5S Winthrop 12 Noon Online 6 2N V M I vs. 6N Longwood 2:00 PM Online 7 2S Gardner-Webb vs. 3N Campbell 6:00 PM Online 8 1N High Point vs. 5N Liberty 8:00 PM Online           Day 3 – Semifinals       SATURDAY, MARCH 9     9 Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 12 Noon ESPN3 10 Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 2:00 PM ESPN3           Day 4-Finals       SUNDAY, MARCH 10     11 Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 12 Noon ESPN2   Online TV Site: www.bigsouthsports.com   Colonial Athletic Association   Seed Team Conference Overall RPI 1 Northeastern 14-4 19-11 160 2 Delaware 13-5 18-13 127 3 James Madison 11-7 17-14 207 4 George Mason 10-8 17-13 155 5 Drexel 9-9 13-17 205 6 William & Mary 7-11 13-16 265 7 Hofstra 4-14 7-24 321   Conference Tournament—Richmond, VA Game # Day 1 – Quarterfinals Time TV   SATURDAY, MARCH 9     1 4-George Mason vs. 5-Drexel 3:30 PM Online 2 2-Delaware vs. 7-Hofstra 6:00 PM Online 3 3-James Madison vs. 6-William & Mary 8:30 PM Online           Day 2 – Semifinals       SUNDAY, MARCH 10     4 1-Northeastern vs. Winner Game 1 2:00 PM NBCSN 5 Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 4:30 PM NBCSN           Day 3-Finals       MONDAY, MARCH 11     6 Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 7:00 PM NBCSN   Online Site: http://www.caasports.com   Horizon League   Seed Team Conference Overall RPI 1 Valparaiso 13-3 24-7 63 2 Detroit 12-4 20-11 58 3 Wright St. 10-6 19-11 166 4 Green Bay 10-6 17-14 167 5 Illinois-Chicago 7-9 17-14 164 6 Youngstown St. 7-9 17-14 190 7 Loyola (Chi) 5-11 15-16 218 8 Cleveland St. 5-11 14-18 196 9 Milwaukee 3-13 8-24 301

Conference Tournament—1^st Round & Championship @ Higher Seed, Quarterfinals & Semifinals at Valparaiso

 

Game #	Day 1 – 1st Round	Time	TV
	TUESDAY, MARCH 5
1	4-Green Bay  62  9-Milwaukee  46
2	5-Illinois-Chicago  82  8-Cleveland St.  59
3	6-Youngstown St.  62  7-Loyola (Chi)  60
	Day 2 – Quarterfinals
	FRIDAY, MARCH 8
4	3-Wright St. vs. 6-Youngstown St.	6:00 PM	Horizon Network
5	4-Green Bay vs. 5-Illinois-Chicago	8:30 PM	Horizon Network
	Day 3 – Semifinals
	SATURDAY, MARCH 9
6	2-Detroit vs. Winner Game 4	6:00 PM	ESPNU (10:30)
7	1-Valparaiso vs/ Winner Game 5	8:30 PM	ESPNU
	Day 4 – Finals
	TUESDAY, MARCH 12
8	Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7	9:00 PM	ESPN

 

Online Site: http://www.horizonleague.org

 

M A A C

 

Seed	Team	Conference	Overall	RPI
1	Niagara	13-5	18-12	123
2	Rider	12-6	18-13	135
3	Loyola (MD)	12-6	21-10	98
4	Iona	11-7	17-13	117
5	Canisius	11-7	18-12	110
6	Manhattan	9-9	12-17	200
7	Fairfield	9-9	17-14	170
8	Marist	6-12	10-20	250
9	Siena	4-14	7-23	297
10	St. Peter’s	3-15	9-20	283

 

Conference Tournament—Springfield, MA

Game #	Day 1 – 1st Round	Time	TV
	FRIDAY, MARCH 8
1	8-Marist vs. 9-Siena	7:30 PM	Online
2	7-Fairfield vs. 10-St. Peter’s	9:30 PM	Online
	Day 2 – Quarterfinals
	SATURDAY, MARCH 9
3	1-Niagara vs. Winner Game 1	2:30 PM	ESPN3
4	4-Iona vs. 5-Canisius	4:30 PM	ESPN3
5	2-Rider vs. Winner Game 2	7:30 PM	ESPN3
6	3-Loyola (MD) vs. 6-Manhattan	9:30 PM	ESPN3
	Day 3 – Semifinals
	SUNDAY, MARCH 10
7	Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4	2:00 PM	ESPN3
8	Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6	4:30 PM	ESPN3
	Day 4 – Finals
	MONDAY, MARCH 11
9	Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8	9:00 PM	ESPN2

 

Online Site: http://www.maacsports.com

 

Missouri Valley Conference

 

Seed	Team	Conference	Overall	RPI
1	Creighton	13-5	24-7	36
2	Wichita St.	12-6	24-7	40
3	Northern Iowa	11-7	18-13	79
4	Evansville	10-8	18-13	96
5	Indiana St.	9-9	17-13	78
6	Illinois St.	8-10	17-14	120
7	Missouri St.	7-11	10-21	211
8	Bradley	7-11	16-15	181
9	Drake	7-11	14-16	150
10	Southern Illinois	6-12	14-16	177

 

Conference Tournament—St. Louis (Arch Madness)

 

Game #	Day 1 – Opening Round	Time	TV
	THURSDAY, MARCH 7
1	8-Bradley vs. 9-Drake	7:05 PM	MVC TV
2	7-Missouri St. vs. 10-Southern Illinois	9:35 PM	MVC TV
	Day 2 – Quarterfinals
	FRIDAY, MARCH 8
3	1-Creighton vs. Winner Game 1	1:05 PM	MVC TV
4	4-Evansville vs. 5-Indiana St.	3:35 PM	MVC TV
5	2-Wichita St. vs. Winner Game 2	7:05 PM	MVC TV
6	3-Northern Iowa vs. 6-Illinois St.	9:35 PM	MVC TV
	Day 3 – Semifinals
	SATURDAY, MARCH 9
7	Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4	2:35 PM	MVC TV
8	Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6	5:05 PM	MVC TV
	Day 4 – Finals
	SUNDAY, MARCH 10
9	Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8	2:05 PM	CBS

 

 

Online Site: http://www.mvc-sports.com

 

 

Northeast Conference

 

Seed	Team	Conference	Overall	RPI
1	Robert Morris	14-4	23-9	114
2	Wagner	12-6	19-11	124
3	Long Island	12-6	18-13	195
4	Bryant	12-6	19-11	146
5	Mt. St. Mary‘s	11-7	17-13	156
6	Quinnipiac	11-7	15-16	191
7	Central Connecticut	9-9	13-17	197
8	St. Francis, NY	8-10	12-18	216

 

Conference Tournament—Games at Campus Sites.  Higher Seeds Host All Games.  Teams Will Be Re-Seeded After Quarterfinals

 

Game #	Day 1 – Quarterfinals	Time	TV
	WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
1	1-Robert Morris  75  8-St. Francis (NY)  57
2	2-Wagner  72  7-Central Connecticut  50
3	3-Long Island  91  6-Quinnipiac  83
4	5-Mt. St. Mary‘s  75  4-Bryant  69
	Day 2 – Semifinals
	SATURDAY, MARCH 9
5	5-Mt. St. Mary’s at 1-Robert Morris	12:00 or 2:30 PM	ESPN3
6	3-Long Island at 2-Wagner	12:00 or 2:30 PM	ESPN3
	Day 3 – Finals
	TUESDAY, MARCH 12
7	Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6	7:00 PM	ESPN2

 

Online Site: http://www.northeastconference.org

 

Ohio Valley Conference

 

Seed	Team	Conference	Overall	RPI
1	Belmont	14-2	24-6	24
2	Murray St.	10-6	20-9	128
3	Eastern Kentucky	12-4	23-8	65
4	Tennessee St.	11-5	17-13	111
5	Morehead St.	8-8	15-17	172
6	Southeast Missouri	8-8	17-15	224
7	E. Illinois	6-10	11-21	272
8	UT-Martin	5-11	9-21	306

 

Conference Tournament—Nashville

 

Game #	Day 1 – 1st Round	Time	TV
	WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
1	5-Morehead St.  73  8-UT-Martin  66
2	6-Southeast Missouri  78  7-E. Illinois  68
	Day 2 – Quarterfinals
	THURSDAY, MARCH 7
3	4-Tennessee St. vs. 5-Morehead St.	7:00 PM	OVC Network
4	3-Eastern Kentucky vs. 6-S E M O	9:00 PM	OVC Network
	Day 3 – Semifinals
	FRIDAY, MARCH 8
5	1-Belmont vs. Winner Game 3	7:00 PM	ESPNU
6	2-Murray St. vs. Winner Game 4	9:00 PM	ESPN3
	Day 4 – Finals
	SATURDAY, MARCH 9
7	Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6	7:00 PM	ESPN2

 

Online Site: http://ovcsports.sidearmsports.com

 

Patriot League

 

Seed	Team	Conference	Overall	RPI
1	Bucknell	12-2	26-5	52
2	Lafayette	10-4	18-14	173
3	Lehigh	10-4	21-8	105
4	Army	8-6	16-14	213
5	American	5-9	10-20	261
6	Colgate	5-9	11-21	255
7	Holy Cross	4-10	12-18	249
8	Navy	2-12	8-23	314

 

Game #	Day 1 – Quarterfinals	Time	TV
	WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
1	1-Bucknell  58  8-Navy  42
2	4-Army  65  5-American  44
3	2-Lafayette  77  7-Holy Cross  54
4	3-Lehigh  71  6-Colgate  64
	Day 2 – Semifinals
	SATURDAY, MARCH 9
	Games at Higher Seed
5	4-Army at 1-Bucknell	2:00 or 4:30 PM	CBSSN
6	3-Lehigh at 2-Lafayette	2:00 or 4:30 PM	CBSSN
	Day 3 – Finals
	WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13
	Game at Higher Seed
7	Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6	7:30 PM	CBSSN

 

Online Site: http://www.patriotleague.org

 

Southern Conference

 

Seed	Team	Conference	Overall	RPI
1	Davidson	17-1	23-7	82
2	College of Charleston	14-4	22-9	147
3	Elon	13-5	20-10	176
4	Appalachian St.	10-8	14-15	270
5	Western Carolina	9-9	13-18	251
6	Samford	9-9	11-20	281
7	Chattanooga	8-10	13-18	276
8	Wofford	7-11	13-18	240
9	Georgia Southern	7-11	13-18	277
10	UNC-Greensboro	6-12	8-21	330
11	The Citadel	5-13	8-21	327
12	Furman	3-15	6-23	342

 

Conference Tournament: Asheville, NC

Game #	Day 1 – 1st Round	Time	TV
	FRIDAY, MARCH 8
1	8-Wofford vs. 9-Georgia Southern	11:30 AM	ESPN3
2	5-Samford vs. 12-Furman	2:00 PM	ESPN3
3	7-Chattanooga vs. 10-UNC-Greensboro	6:00 PM	ESPN3
4	6-Western Carolina vs. 11-The Citadel	8:30 PM	ESPN3
	Day 2 – Quarterfinals
	SATURDAY, MARCH 9
5	1-Davidson vs. Winner Game 1	12:00 PM	ESPN3
6	4-Appalachian St. vs. Winner Game 2	2:30 PM	ESPN3
7	2-Elon vs. Winner Game 3	6:00 PM	ESPN3
8	3-College of Charleston vs. Winner Game 4	8:30 PM	ESPN3
	Day 3 – Quarterfinals
	SUNDAY, MARCH 10
9	Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6	6:00 PM	ESPN3
10	Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8	8:30 PM	ESPN3
	Day 4 – Finals
	MONDAY, MARCH 11
11	Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10	7:00 PM	ESPN2

 

Online Site: http://www.soconsports.com

 

Summit League

 

Seed	Team	Conference	Overall	RPI
1	South Dakota St.	13-3	22-9	75
2	Western Illinois	13-3	21-7	126
3	North Dakota St.	12-4	22-8	81
4	Oakland	10-6	16-15	132
5	I P F W	7-9	15-16	264
6	Mo.-Kansas City	5-11	8-23	287
7	South Dakota	5-11	10-19	242
8	I U P U I	1-15	6-25	325

 

Conference Tournament—Sioux Falls, SD

 

Game #	Day 1 – Quarterfinals	Time	TV
	SATURDAY, MARCH 9
1	1-South Dakota St. vs. 8-I U P U I	7:00 PM	FOXCS
2	2-Western Illinois vs. 7-South Dakota	9:30 PM	FOXCS
	Day 2 – Quarterfinals
	SUNDAY, MARCH 10
3	4-Oakland vs. 5-I P F W	7:00 PM	FOXCS
4	3-North Dakota St. vs. 6-UM-Kansas City	9:30 PM	FOXCS
	Day 3 –Semifinals
	MONDAY, MARCH 11
5	Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3	7:00 PM	FOXCS
6	Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4	9:30 PM	FOXCS
	Day 4 – Finals
	TUESDAY, MARCH 12
7	Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6	9:00 PM	ESPN2

 

Online Site: http://www.thesummitleague.org

 

Sun Belt Conference

 

Seed	Team	Conference	Overall	RPI
1	Middle Tennessee	19-1	27-4	23
2	South Alabama	14-6	17-11	149
3	Arkansas St.	12-8	18-11	154
4	Florida Int’l	11-9	16-13	137
5	Arkansas-Little Rock	11-9	17-14	163
6	Western Kentucky	10-10	16-15	178
7	Florida Atlantic	9-11	14-17	209
8	Louisiana-Lafayette	8-12	12-19	229
9	North Texas	7-13	12-19	233
10	Troy	6-14	11-20	271
11	Louisiana-Monroe	3-17	4-22	299

 

Conference Tournament—Hot Springs, AR

Note: This Tournament Uses Two Courts— S=Summit Arena, C=Convention Center Court

 

Game #	Day 1 – 1st Round	Time	TV
	FRIDAY, MARCH 8
1	6-Western Kentucky vs. 11-UL-Monroe	7:00 PM  S	Online
2	8-UL-Lafayette vs. 9-North Texas	7:30 PM  C	Online
3	7-Florida Atlantic vs. 10-Troy	9:30 PM  S	Online
	Day 2 – Quarterfinals
	SATURDAY, MARCH 9
4	4-Florida Int’l vs. 5-Ark.-Little Rock	7:00 PM  C	Sun Belt Network
5	1-Middle Tennessee vs. Winner Game 2	7:30 PM  S	Sun Belt Network
6	3-South Alabama vs. Winner Game 1	9:30 PM  C	Sun Belt Network
7	2-Arkansas St. vs. Winner Game 3	10:00 PM  S	Sun Belt Network
	Day 3 – Semifinals
	SUNDAY, MARCH 10
8	Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5	7:30 PM  S	Sun Belt Network
9	Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7	9:00 PM  S	Sun Belt Network
	Day 4 – Finals
10	Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9	7:00 PM  S	ESPN

 

Online Site: http://www.sunbeltsports.org

 

West Coast Conference

 

Seed	Team	Conference	Overall	RPI
1	Gonzaga	16-0	29-2	10
2	St. Mary’s	14-2	26-5	41
3	B Y U	10-6	21-10	62
4	Santa Clara	9-7	21-10	90
5	San Francisco	7-9	14-15	152
6	San Diego	7-9	14-17	180
7	Pepperdine	4-12	12-17	204
8	Portland	4-12	11-21	219
9	Loyola Marymount	1-15	9-22	253

 

Conference Tournament: Las Vegas

 

Game #	Day 1 – 1st Round	Time	TV
	WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
1	9-Loyola Marymount  65  8-Portland  54
	Day 2 – 2nd Round
	THURSDAY, MARCH 7
2	5-San Francisco vs. 9-Loyola Marymount	8:00 PM	BYU-TV
3	6-San Diego vs. 7-Pepperdine	10:30 PM	BYU-TV
	Day 3 – Quarterfinals
	FRIDAY, MARCH 8
4	4-Santa Clara vs. Winner Game 2	8:00 PM	ESPNU
5	3-B Y U vs. Winner Game 3	10:30 PM	ESPNU
	Day 4 – Semifinals
	SATURDAY, MARCH 9
6	1-Gonzaga vs. Winner Game 4	8:00 PM	ESPN2
7	2-St. Mary’s vs. Winner Game 5	10:30 PM	ESPN2
	Day 5 – Finals
8	MONDAY, MARCH 11	8:00 PM	ESPN

 

Online Site: http://www.wccsports.com

 

As The Bubble Blows

Villanova moved up to the top of the bubble with their win over Georgetown last night.  Barring 4 or 5 major conference tournament upset winners, the Wildcats will be dancing.

 

With the loss, Georgetown’s chances at earning a 1-seed drop to slim.  The Hoyas must win the Big East Tournament and hope that two or three teams in front of them lose.

 

One of those teams that may not be in front of Georgetown is Miami.  The Hurricanes continued their late-season slide last night with a loss to Georgia Tech.  That makes three losses in their last four games.

 

Florida and Michigan both won important games last night.  The Gators secured the regular season SEC Championship with a win over Vanderbilt, while the Wolverines won at Purdue to put themselves into contention for a piece of the regular season Big Ten Championship.  The Maize and Blue host Indiana Sunday afternoon, and a win leaves both teams at 13-5.  If Michigan wins, Ohio State can join them at 13-5 with a win over Illinois, and tonight’s Michigan State-Wisconsin winner will make it a crowded finish if that team can win its last game (MSU hosts Northwestern, while UW plays at Penn St.)

 

IowaState got their big win last night over OklahomaState, but is it big enough?  OSU is not KU or even K-State, so the Cyclones still have work to do to be on the safe side of the bubble.

 

Tennessee came from behind to win at Auburn, and the Vols will move into the field of 68 with a win over Missouri Saturday and at least one win in the SEC Tournament.

 

Stanford put themselves into position to get into position with a nasty win over rival Cal, snapping the Bears’ 7-game winning streak.  The Cardinal need a couple of Pac-12 Tournament wins to have a chance, and they probably need to get to the championship round to get in as an at-large.

 

Maryland played itself into the NIT with a loss to Streaking North Carolina last night.  A loss at Virginia Sunday would seal their fate.

 

Other Big Games of Note for Thursday, March 07, 2013

Wisconsin at Michigan St.: Besides giving the winner a chance to play for a share of the Big Ten title, the loser of this game will see their seed dropping as the result of consecutive losses.  Wisconsin fell at home to Purdue last time out, while Sparty comes into this game with a three-game losing streak (Indiana, OhioState, and Michigan).

 

Oregon at Colorado: The Buffaloes are close qualifying for an at-large bid.  They host the two Oregon schools to close out the regular season, and if they win tonight, CU moves up there with Villanova at the top of the bubble.  The Ducks finish at lowly Utah, so they can still win the regular season title with just one win, but may have to share it with just one win.

 

Kentucky at Georgia:  We believe that no matter what the Wildcats do, the Selection Committee will find some loophole to include the Big Blue in the Dance.  With their current resume, if the name on their jerseys read “Nebraska,” they would be looking at two must-win games to close out the regular season.  Georgia isn’t playing for an NCAA bid, and their NIT hopes are dim as well, but a win over the Cats to close out their home schedule would be as big as Kentucky beating Georgia on the gridiron.

NCAA Basketball Conference Tournaments–March 9 Update

Three More Tickets Punched

Horizon League Championship

Butler 59  Milwaukee 44

 The Bulldogs held Milwaukee to 30% shooting from the field, and Matt Howard connected on seven of nine shots to pace Butler with 18 points, as the defending National Final runner-up earned another spot in the Big Dance.

 Summit League Championship

Oakland 90  Oral Roberts 76 

The Golden Grizzlies displayed a great offensive show with the aid of numerous first half steals by Drew Valentine and Reggie Hamilton to build a double-digit lead by the break.  After withstanding an early second half run by the Golden Eagles, Oakland pulled away to win the automatic bid.  

Keith Benson topped Oakland with 28 points and 14 rebounds.  Hamilton added 25 with six assists, while Will Hudson recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

 

Sunbelt Conference Championship

U A L R  64  North Texas  63 

The Trojans won their first Sunbelt Championship and earned their first bid to the NCAA Tournament since 1990.

 

SBC Player of the Year Solomon Bozeman drove from the backcourt to the left side of the top of the key and drained a three-pointer with 1.5 seconds remaining to give UALR the decisive points.  Bozeman scored a game-high 20 points. 

North Texas had led by seven points with less than two minutes to go, but the Mean Green wilted under the Trojan pressure defense.  With one last chance to try to win, UNT committed a turnover on the inbounds pass. 

11 Automatic Qualifiers To Date

Team	Conference	Record
Arkansas-Little Rock	Sunbelt	19-16
Belmont	Atlantic South	30-4
Butler	Horizon	23-9
Gonzaga	West Coast	24-9
Indiana State	Missouri Valley	20-13
Morehead State	Ohio Valley	24-9
Oakland	Summit	25-9
Old Dominion	Colonial	27-6
St. Peter’s	Metro Atlantic	20-13
UNC-Asheville	Big South	19-13
Wofford	Southern	21-12

 

Two Tickets To Be Punched Tonight

Big Sky Tournament Championship @ 9PM ET On ESPN2

#2 Montana (21-9) at #1 Northern Colorado (20-10)

 

Semifinal Round

Montana 57  Weber State 40

Northern Colorado 73  Northern Arizona 70

 

These two split their regular season series with Northern Colorado winning 63-45 in Greeley, and Montana winning 55-42 in Missoula.  Tonight’s game will be played at Butler-Hancock Hall in Greeley, so Northern Colorado will enjoy the home court advantage. 

This game is a great study in contrasts.  Northern Colorado is a quicker team, but Montana is a stronger team.  Northern Colorado has one exceptionally dominant player, while Montana has more, albeit less exceptional, weapons.

 

The Bears’ offense runs through 6-1 senior guard Devon Beitzel.  Beitzel averages a league-best 21 points per game, and he is deadly at the free throw line, where he connects on 91% of his tosses. 

The rest of the team collectively shoots under 41% from the field and commits more turnovers than assists, so if the Grizzlies can stop Beitzel, or at least limit his touches, they have a chance of defending their crown.

 

Montana has the dominant big man in the conference in 6-11/260 senior center Brian Qvale.  If the Grizzlies can keep this game a half-court affair, they stand a great chance of winning with Qvale plugging the middle on defense and controlling the boards at both ends of the court.  Qvale averages 15 points and nine boards a game, and he had a double-double with 16 points and 17 rebounds in the semifinal round.  Montana likes to limit possessions, so those numbers are even more impressive than they look. 

In the win over UNC, Montana held the Bears to 23.3% shooting, while they shot just 32.6% in the loss at Greeley.

 

It is our opinion that the visiting number two seed will pull off the mild upset over the host numbone seed, but it is not a strong feeling. 

 Northeast Conference Tournament Championship @ 7PM ET On ESPN2

#3 Robert Morris (18-13) at #1 Long Island (26-5)

Semifinal Round

Long Island 69  Central Connecticut 67

Robert Morris 64  Quinnipiac 62

Brooklyn has not been this excited over one of their own sports teams since the Dodgers won the 1955 World Series.  Long Island is one of the most exciting teams in the nation, and their 26-5 record has throngs of Brooklynites cramming into the Wellness, Recreation, and Athletic Center.  The WRAC holds just 2,500 seats, but you can bet that more than that amount will find their way into the game tonight, as they “Pack the WRAC.” 

Those fans will be converging to the corner of Ashland and Dekalb tonight, dressed in all white, to watch what could be a blowout win for their team.   

LIU is on a roll.  The Blackbirds have won 12 games in a row (longest current streak in the nation) and 20 of their previous 21 games.  They average almost 83 points per game.  The Blackbirds have exceptional depth with eight players capable of scoring 15 or more points. 

 

The Blackbirds pose difficult matchups with their roster, as they rely on quick guards and medium-sized forwards with great leaping ability to play at a fast pace.  There is no center on the roster, but the two 6-7 forwards have controlled the boards in most games this year. 

Those forwards are Julian Boyd and Jamal Olasewere, who team up for 25.4 points and 15.7 rebounds per game.

 5-10 backup guard Jason Brickman plays just 22 minutes per game, but he leads the team with 5.3 assists per game.  When he comes in the game, the pace picks up, and the Blackbirds shoot a lot of threes in transition.

 

Robert Morris is definitely not cannon fodder.  The Colonials are the two-time defending NEC Tournament champions, and they believe they can three peat even on the road in hostile conditions. 

The Colonials have won eight games in a row, relying on a stellar defense that limits possessions and pressures the guards.  They are missing their leading scorer, as 5-9 guard Karon Abraham’s season ended two weeks ago with a torn Achilles Tendon.  On the positive side, Abraham missed RMU’s win at LIU on December 2, as he was serving a multi-game suspension. 

Velton Jones and Russell Johnson will have to shine tonight for the Colonials to pull off the upset.  The duo are the only double figure scorers left, but both shoot less than 39% from the field. 

Without Abraham, RMU shoots just 33.7% from behind the arc, so the only way they can possibly win tonight is to replicate the formula that was successful more than three months ago—control the tempo and prevent LIU from getting off any uncontested three-pointers. 

We believe this game will begin slowly with RMU taking the lead in the early stages.  Somewhere in the first half, LIU will go on one of their patented runs and gain the lead.  Then, a second spurt will give them a commanding lead.  RMU might cut into that lead, but we believe in the end, the Blackbirds will be celebrating at the WRAC.  We do not believe the Brooklynites will be crying “Wait ‘Til Next Year.”  This will be like October of 1955 in the borough.

 

Yesterday’s Other Tournament Results

Atlantic 10 Conference

First Round

LaSalle 75  St. Bonaventure 73  2ot

St. Joseph’s 71  George Washington 59  ot

Rhode Island 70  St. Louis 61

Dayton 78  U Mass 50

 

Big East Conference

First Round

Connecticut 97  DePaul 71

Rutgers 76  Seton Hall 70 ot

South Florida 70  Villanova 69

Marquette 87  Providence 66 

M A C

First Round

Bowling Green 74  Northern Illinois 54

Ohio U 74  Toledo 57

Akron 67  Eastern Michigan 53

Buffalo 64  Central Michigan 50

 

M E A C

First Round

MD-Eastern Shore 87  F A M U 85  2ot

S. C. State 64  Delaware State 59 

Ivy League Playoff Set

Princeton defeated rival Penn 70-58 last night in Philadelphia, forcing a one-game playoff for the Ivy League’s automatic berth.  Princeton (24-6) will take on co-champion Harvard (23-5) Saturday afternoon at 4PM Eastern Time.  The game will be played at Yale University in New Haven, CT, and it can be seen live on ESPN3.com.

Princeton has appeared in all seven Ivy League tiebreaking playoff games in the history of the league.  This is Harvard’s first Ivy League basketball championship of any kind.  The Crimson last appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 1946. 

There is a chance that the loser of this game could hold a slim chance of earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.  Harvard is ranked #35 in the RPI, while Princeton is ranked #49.  Harvard has two wins over top 50 teams as well as three losses.  Their biggest win was at Boston College.  Princeton has just one win against the top 50 and two losses.  For the Ivy to earn two bids, the Tigers have to win Saturday and hope Harvard’s high RPI is enough to earn the second bid. 

Conference Tournaments In Action Today

Big 12 Conference

Tournament Site: Kansas City

1^st Round Games

#8 Nebraska (19-11) vs. #9 Oklahoma State (18-12)  12:30 PM ET

#5 Colorado (19-12) vs. #12 Iowa State (16-15)  3 PM ET

#7 Baylor (18-12) vs. #10 Oklahoma (13-17)  7PM ET

#6 Missouri (22-9) vs. #11 Texas Tech (13-18) 9:30 PM ET 

Big East Conference

Tournament Site: New York City

2^nd Round Games

#8 Georgetown (21-9) vs. #9 Connecticut (22-9)  12 Noon ET on ESPN

#5 St. John’s (20-10) vs. #13 Rutgers (15-16)  Approx. 2:15 PM ET on ESPN

#7 Cincinnati (24-7) vs. #15 South Florida (10-22)  7 PM ET on ESPN

#6 West Virginia (20-10) vs. #11 Marquette (19-13)  Approx. 9:15 PM ET on ESPN 

Conference USA

Tournament Site: El Paso, TX

1^st Round Games

#8 East Carolina (16-14) vs. #9 Central Florida (19-10)  1 PM ET

#5 Southern Miss (21-9) vs. #12 Tulane (13-16)  3:30 PM ET

#6 Marshall (21-10) vs. #11 Houston (12-17)  7:30 PM ET

#7 S M U (17-13) vs. #10 Rice (13-17)  10 PM ET 

M E A C

Tournament Site: Winston-Salem, NC

Note: The MEAC has a unique way of scheduling their tournament.  As a result, one first round game will be played today as well as two quarterfinal round games.  The other two quarterfinal round games will be played Thursday. 

1^st Round

#6 Norfolk State () vs. #11 Howard ()  3 PM ET

Quarterfinal Round

#1 Bethune-Cookman (20-11) vs. #9 South Carolina State (10-21)  7 PM ET

#2 Hampton (21-8) vs. #10 Maryland-Eastern Shore (9-21)  9:30 PM ET 

Mountain West Conference

Tournament Site: Las Vegas

1^st Round

#8 Wyoming (10-20) vs. #9 T C U (10-21)  5 PM ET 

Pac-10 Conference

Tournament Site: Los Angeles

1^st Round

#8 Stanford (15-15) vs. #9 Oregon State (10-19)  9 PM ET on Fox Sports Net

#7 Oregon (14-16) vs. #10 Arizona State (12-18)  11:30 PM ET on Fox Sports Net 

Southland Conference

Tournament Site: Katy, TX (Houston Area)

Quarterfinal Round

#2 Northwestern State (LA) (18-13) vs. #7 Texas-San Antonio (16-13)  1 PM ET

#3 Sam Houston (17-12) vs. #6 Stephen F. Austin (18-10)  3:30 PM ET

#1 McNeese State (19-10) vs. #8 Nicholls State (14-13)  7 PM ET

#4 Texas State (15-15) vs. #5 Southeastern Louisiana (15-13)  9:30 PM ET 

S W A C

Tournament Site: Garland, TX (Dallas-Ft. Worth Area) 

Quarterfinal Round

#2 Jackson State (16-14) vs. #7 Prairie View (10-21)  12:30 PM ET

#1 Texas Southern (18-11) vs. #8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (7-23)  9 PM ET

W A C

Tournament Site: Las Vegas

1^st Round

#5 Hawaii (18-11) vs. #8 San Jose State (15-14)  3 PM ET

#6 Nevada (12-18) vs. #7 Fresno State (14-16)  5:30 PM ET

NCAA Basketball Conference Tournaments–March 8 Update

 

The Four Newest Dance Invitees

Did you see those conference championship games last night?  Was this the Monday Night Fights or basketball?  There were more cut men and cut women than in your average boxing card.

 

When it is all or nothing for these smaller conferences, you get what we saw last night—teams playing like their lives were on the line.

 

Colonial Athletic Association

Old Dominion 70

Virginia Commonwealth 65

 

Old Dominion 27-6

 

The Monarchs are capable of making a semi-surprise run in the Big Dance.  They lead the nation in rebounding margin, and they can score points in the paint. 

 

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

St. Peter’s 62

Iona 57

 

St. Peter’s 20-13

 

The Peacocks beat Alabama earlier in the season, and their defense could keep them within striking defense in an opening round game, but we cannot see SPC advancing to the second round.

 

Southern Conference

Wofford 77

College of Charleston 67

 

Wofford 21-12

 

The Terriers finally beat the Cougars (we predicted this yesterday), and they will not roll over and play dead in the first round.  This team returns to the Dance for the second consecutive season, and they will not back down.  They may not advance, but they will not be in awe of their heavily favored first round opponent.

 

West Coast Conference

Gonzaga 75

Saint Mary’s 63

 

Gonzaga 24-9

 

This edition of Zags may not be the most talented in the Coach Mark Few era, but they are playing their best ball at the right time.  It will depend on their bracket, but this team has Sweet 16 potential.

 

Three More Invitations Go Out Tonight

By 11:15 PM Eastern Time tonight, we will know the names of three more NCAA Tournament participants.  Let’s break down these games.

 

Horizon League Championship @ 9PM ET on ESPN

Butler (22-9)  at  Milwaukee (19-12)

 

Butler defeated Cleveland State in the semifinal round Saturday evening, while Milwaukee topped Valparaiso.  During the regular season, Milwaukee swept the Bulldogs, winning 76-52 at home and 86-80 in overtime on the road.  The top-seeded Panthers host this game.

 

Both teams are red hot coming into this title match.  Milwaukee has gone 10-1 in their last 11 games, and the only loss was in the Bracketbuster to Buffalo.  Their defense is what got them here, as they shoot only 43% from the field and 65% at the foul line.

 

Three Panthers average double figures in scoring, led by Anthony Hill.  Hill averages just under 16 points per game, but he broke out with a 24-point, 11-rebound performance in the semifinal game against Valpo.  Kaylon Williams is the X-factor for Panthers.  He can score when needed, rebound with the big men, and run the offense.  He recorded a triple-double earlier in the season against Butler (10 points-10 rebounds-10 assists), and he added a double-double in the second win over the Bulldogs.

 

Butler missed Gordon Hayward even more than most experts predicted.  The Bulldogs played a tough pre-conference schedule and limped into February.  With their backs against the wall, they reeled off eight consecutive victories to get to the title game tonight.

 

Most basketball fans know Matt Howard and Shelvin Mack from last year’s team that made the surprise run to the National Championship Game.  The duo has teamed for 32 points and 6.5 rebounds per game this year.  However, it has been the emergence of 6-11 sophomore center Andrew Smith that has allowed Butler to turn things around and look like a force to be reckoned with once again.  Smith averaged 11 points per game over the second half of the season.  In the eight game winning streak, he has averaged 32 minutes per game and pulled down close to eight rebounds per game.  His 63% field goal percentage has forced defenses to stop him first, giving Howard and Mack more room to get open.  Smith was a non-factor in the two games against Milwaukee, and he is the key to tonight’s game.  If he plays 32 minutes and gets double figure points and eight rebounds, Butler will be cutting down the nets yet again.

 

Summit League Championship @ 9PM ET on ESPN2

Site: Sioux Falls, SD

Oakland (24-9)  vs. Oral Roberts (19-14)

 

If you like high-scoring, fast-paced games, you will definitely clear your schedule to view this one.  Oakland is the second best offensive team in the nation, averaging 86 points per game (92 ppg in their last 10 games).  The Grizzlies connect on close to 50% of their field goal attempts, and they tend to hit spurts where they score 10 points in two minutes.  Oral Roberts averages 81 points per game and has no qualms running with Oakland.

 

Both teams are riding major winning streaks entering tonight’s title game.  Oakland has won 17 of their last 18 games, while the Golden Eagles have won 10 in a row.  In the regular season, Oakland won both high-scoring games, but both were nail-biters that went down to the wire. 

 

Oakland has a tall and short combination that has done a lot of the damage on opponents.  6-11 center Keith Benson is the best player in the league.  Benson averages 17.7 points and 10 rebounds per game.  He showed he can do it against the big schools, as he had 17 points and 12 rebounds in a close loss to Michigan State and 26 points and 10 rebounds in a big win at Tennessee. 

 

5-11 guard Reggie Hamilton is a threat to top 20 points any night.  He is quick and can get open without help from screens.

 

Oral Roberts has a star in its own right.  Dominique Morrison averages just under 20 points per game, and he doesn’t need to heave up 25 shots per game to get those points.  Morrison shoots 51.3% from the field, 40% from behind the three-point line, and 78.4% at the foul line.  He scored 56 points in the two games against Oakland.

 

This should be a great game, and we don’t believe Oakland is that much of a favorite.  ORU has been to the Big Dance four times in the last six years, while Oakland is the defending tournament champion.  We expect the winner to top 90 points in this game, and it is too close to call.  We say Oakland has about a 54% chance and Oral Roberts a 46% chance of winning.

 

Sunbelt Conference Championship @ 7PM ET on ESPN2

Site: Hot Springs, AR

 

North Texas (22-10)  vs. U A L R (18-16)

 

On paper this looks like a mismatch, even though the teams finished one game apart in the regular season.  North Texas finished fourth in the West with an 8-8 league mark, while Little Rock finished fifth at 7-9.

 

North Texas was one of the biggest underachievers this season.  The Mean Green returned four starters from their 2010 conference champion team and were expected to win again this year with the best backcourt and one of the best frontcourts in the league.  Instead, a 3-9 swoon in the middle of the season placed them out of contention for the West crown.  Since that awful slide, UNT has recovered with five consecutive victories.

 

6-5 senior guard Tristan Thompson has led the way for the Mean Green in the tournament, scoring 80 points in the first three games.  He has done a lot of the damage at the foul line, where he is 31-35 in Hot Springs, including an unbelievable 20-20 performance in the win over top-seed Florida Atlantic.  Thompson combines a quick move to the basket with a sweet shot from outside.  Beefy forward George Odufuwa averages 11 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, and UALR has a tough matchup problem against him.

 

The Trojans dropped both regular season games to North Texas, mostly because they could not compete under the basket.  Their chance to win this game will come down to limiting possessions and trying to win 55-50.  They have won three games in the tournament by getting to the foul line and hitting foul shots, while using the clock and taking 30 seconds to shoot on most possessions.  UALR’s big star in this tournament has been senior guard Solomon Bozeman.  Like Thompson, Bozeman has gotten to the free throw line and made the most of his opportunities.  He has connected on 37 of 42 attempts including an eye-popping 19 of 22 against Middle Tennessee last night.

 

We expect a low-possession, low-scoring game.  There may be fewer than 100 field goal attempts tonight.  North Texas has been there before, while UALR has never won the Sunbelt Conference Tournament.  We think that trend will continue, but it wouldn’t surprise us if this game stays relatively close for the entire 40 minutes.  We could see North Texas winning 60-54.

 

The Other Tournaments In Action Today

 

Atlantic 10 Conference

First Round At Higher Seed Home Court

 

#9 Dayton (19-12) at #8 U Mass (15-14)  9PM ET on CBSC

#12 St. Joseph’s (9-21) at #5 George Washington (17-13)  7PM ET on CBSC

#10 LaSalle (14-17) at #7 St. Bonaventure (16-13)  5 PM ET on CBSC

#11 St. Louis (12-18) at #6 Rhode Island (18-12)  7 PM ET no TV

 

Big East Conference

Madison Square Garden in New York City

 

#16 Depaul (7-23) vs. #9 Georgetown (21-9) 12 Noon ET on ESPN2

#13 Rutgers (14-16) vs. #12 Seton Hall (13-17) Approx. 2:15 PM ET on ESPN2

#15 South Florida (9-22) vs. #10 Villanova (21-10) 7PM ET on ESPNU

#14 Providence (15-16) vs. #11 Marquette (18-13) Approx 9:15 ET on ESPNU

 

Big Sky Conference

Semifinal Round At Higher Seed Home Court

#3 Weber State (18-11) at #2 Montana (20-9)

#4 Northern Arizona (19-11) at #1 Northern Colorado (19-10)

 

Mid-American Conference

1^st Round At Higher Seed Home Court  All Games At 7PM ET

 

#10 Northern Illinois (9-20) at #7 Bowling Green (13-18)

#11 Eastern Michigan (9-21) at #6 Akron (19-12)

#9 Central Michigan (10-20) at #8 Buffalo (17-12)

#12 Toledo (4-27) at #5 Ohio U (17-14)

 

Mideastern Athletic Conference

Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC

 

#9 South Carolina State (9-21) vs. #8 Delaware State (9-20)  9PM ET

#10 Maryland-Eastern Shore (8-21) vs. #7 Florida A&M (12-19)  6:30 PM ET

 

Note: One more 1^st round game Wednesday plus two quarterfinal games

 

 

NCAA Basketball Conference Tournaments–March 7 Update

NCAA Tournament Qualifier #4

Congratulations to the Indiana State Sycamores, the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament champions.  ISU defeated Missouri State Sunday by a score of 60-56, giving them eight wins in their last nine games.  This Sycamore team is not to be confused with the 1979 National Finalists with some guy named Larry Bird doing a lot of the scoring, but ISU (20-13) has enough talent to pull off an upset in the first round.  The last time they were in the Big Dance, ISU upset Oklahoma 70-68 in the first round of the 2001 tourney; they lost 85-68 to Gonzaga in the next round.  The Sycamores lost by nine at Notre Dame and by 13 against Purdue, so they can compete against Top 10 teams.

 

Indiana State joins UNC-Asheville, Belmont, and Morehead State as automatic qualifiers in the NCAA Tournament.

 

Four More Teams To Enter The Dance Party Tonight

The field of automatic qualifiers doubles from four to eight tonight.  Let’s take a look at the four conference championships for Monday.

 

Colonial Athletic Association

Virginia Commonwealth (23-10)  vs. Old Dominion (26-6)

7:00 PM EST on ESPN

 

In the semifinal round, VCU upset top-seed George Mason 79-63, while Old Dominion ousted Hofstra 77-69.  Bubble teams will be cheering hard for ODU because if VCU wins, the CAA could send an extra team to the Dance.  George Mason and ODU are virtually assured at-large spots, but VCU will be College Insiders, CBI or NIT-bound if they lose tonight.

 

ODU has won eight games in a row and 12 of 13.  Big forward Frank Hassell has continued to improve and impress down below, and Notre Dame can tell you how well he plays in the postseason; ODU beat the Irish in the first round of last year’s NCAA Tournament.

 

VCU slumped at the end of the regular season, losing four of their final five games (and the one win was in the Bracketbuster) to fall from first to fourth.  The Rams won nine games in a row in the middle of the season, including a road victory over their opponent tonight. 

 

Forward Jamie Skeen will be the key man to watch.  If he can match or beat Hassell point-for-point and rebound-for-rebound, VCU should pull off the victory.  If Hassell wins the battle, then the Monarchs will live up to their preseason billing as best in the league. 

 

If the game comes down to the backcourt, then VCU has the superior tandem there with Bradford Burgess and Joey Rodriguez.  If the battle comes down to the rebounding game, ODU will win and maybe win by 10-20 points.

 

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

St. Peter’s (19-13)  vs.  Iona (22-10)

7:00 PM EST on ESPN2

 

St. Peter’s pulled off the big upset in this tournament, defeating #1-seed Fairfield 62-48 in yesterday’s semifinal round.  Iona slaughtered Rider 83-59 to earn their spot in the championship game.  The Gaels won their opener by 30 over Siena, so they are the clear-cut favorite tonight.

 

St. Peter’s is an experienced team.  The Peacocks’ top four players are seniors—Wesley Jenkins, Jeron Belin, Nick Leon, and Ryan Bacon.  The quartet averages a combined 45 points a game with all four averaging more than 10 points a game.  Their strongest asset is their defensive ability, and teams have a tough time scoring on SPU.  Unfortunately, the Peacocks barely top 40% shooting from the field and less than 64% at the foul line.  To win tonight, they need to connect on at least 45% of their shots and get some second chance opportunities.

 

Iona has the look of a champion.  The Gaels have won nine games in a row by an average margin of 18.6 points per game.  They swept SPU by 18 and 14 in the regular season.  Star forward Michael Glover has recorded 17 double-doubles, and the only thing that could prevent him from making it 18 tonight would be his early exit from the game due to the game being a blowout.

 

As you can surmise, we think Iona will put this game away with a big run about halfway into the opening half after a five to eight-minute period to calm the nerves.

 

Southern Conference

College of Charleston (24-9)  vs.  Wofford (20-12)

9:00 PM EST on ESPN2

 

Semifinal Scores

College of Charleston 63  Furman 58

Wofford 86  Western Carolina 72

 

The top two teams in the league meet for the third time and Charleston won the first two meetings.  The Cougars won the battle on the boards in both games and in turn took several more shots.  Andrew Goudelock was unstoppable in both games, and Wofford must do something to keep the ball out of his hands tonight and prevent him from scoring his average of 23 points per game to have a chance.

 

The Terriers are the defending SoCon Tournament champions, and they were the overwhelming pick to repeat as champions this year.  They will need a repeat of yesterday’s performance to pull off the upset.  Wofford connected on 54% of their field goals, 50% of their three-point attempts, and 80% at the foul line.  Their big three, Noah Dahlman, Jamar Diggs, and Cameron Rundles, teamed for 52 points and 16 rebounds.  Wofford also has excellent depth with three players capable of coming off the bench and scoring points and pulling down rebounds in massive numbers.

 

Charleston proved to be the better team in the regular season sweep, but we tend to believe this night will belong to Wofford.  The Terriers are playing up to their potential, while the Cougars are not. 

 

West Coast Conference

Saint Mary’s (24-7)  vs. Gonzaga (23-9)

9:00 PM EST on ESPN

 

Semifinal Round

Saint Mary’s 73  Santa Clara 64

Gonzaga 71  San Francisco 67

 

This is the game of the night.  We tend to believe both teams have done enough to punch a ticket to the tournament, but still, this will be a hard-fought rivalry game.

 

The teams split their regular season series, both winning close games on the other’s home court.  If you like offense, then this is the game for you.  Both teams routinely top 80 points per game, and both have enjoyed many nights where they shot in excess of 50% from the field.

 

Gonzaga has won eight games in a row, and the Bulldogs utilize great depth to wear down opponents.  They can go 10-deep with very little drop in talent, as no player averages over 14 points per game, and only one tops six rebounds per game. 

 

SMC relies on a trio of talented players in Mickey McConnell, Rob Jones, and Matthew Dellavedova.  They team up to average 43.3 points per game.  McConnell is one of the best outside shooters in the nation, and he is virtually automatic at the charity stripe.

 

This game is a tossup in the truest since, and we expect it to go down to the final minute for the third time this season.  They could not settle it in 40 minutes the last time they faced off, so this has to be considered a 50-50 game.  We will go with Gonzaga’s 50% chance tonight.

 

Continuing Tournaments

America East Conference

Semifinal Round

Boston U. 55  Hartford 49

Stony Brook 69  Vermont 47

 

Championship Game—Saturday, March 12@ 12 Noon on ESPN2

Stony Brook (15-16) at Boston U (20-13)

 

Northeast Conference

Semifinal Round

Long Island 69  Central Connecticut 67

Robert Morris 64  Quinnipiac 62

 

Championship Game—Wednesday, March 9 @ 7PM on ESPN2

Robert Morris (18-13) at Long Island (26-5)

 

Patriot League

Semifinal Round

Lafayette 73  American 71  2ot

Bucknell 66  Lehigh 64

 

Championship Game—Friday, March 11 @ 4:45 PM on ESPN2

Lafayette (13-18) at Bucknell (24-8)

 

Summit League

Quarterfinal Round

South Dakota State  85  I P F W  75

I U P U I  79  Missouri-KC  55 

 

Semifinal Round—Monday, March 7 @ Sioux Falls, SD

Oakland (23-9)  vs.  South Dakota State (19-11) @ 7:00 PM EST

Oral Roberts (18-14)  vs.  I U P U I (19-13) @ 9:30 PM EST

 

Sunbelt Conference

Quarterfinal Round

Western Kentucky 81  Louisiana-Lafayette 76

North Texas 78  Florida Atlantic 64

Middle Tennessee 73  Florida International 38

U A L R  59  Arkansas State 52

 

Semifinal Round—Monday, March 7 @ Hot Springs, AR

Western Kentucky (16-15)  vs. North Texas (21-10) @ 7:00 PM EST

Middle Tennessee (16-15)  vs.  U A L R (17-16) @ 9:30 PM EST

 

Coming Tomorrow: The Big Sky Conference and Horizon League Tournament Championships are decided, and four more conference tournaments begin.  Check back Tuesday afternoon for more coverage.

NCAA Basketball Conference Tournaments–March 6 Update

Congratulations To Three Champions

Three teams have punched their tickets to the Big Dance.

 

Big South Conference

UNC-Asheville 60  Coastal Carolina 47

 

UNC-Asheville 19-13

 

Atlantic Sun Conference

Belmont 87  North Florida 46

 

Belmont 30-4

 

Ohio Valley Conference

Morehead State 80  Tennessee Tech 73

 

Morehead State 24-9

 

Scores From Other Conference Tournaments

 

America East Conference

Vermont 57  Binghamton 46

Stony Brook 67  Albany 61

Boston U 69  New Hampshire 60

Hartford 66  Maine 63

 

Sunday, March 6 Semifinal Round

Vermont 23-7  vs. Stony Brook 14-16

Boston U. 19-13  vs. Hartford 11-19

 

Big Sky Conference

Weber State 79  Eastern Washington 70

Northern Arizona 65  Montana State 62

 

Tuesday, March 8 Semifinal Round

Montana 20-9  vs. Weber State 18-11

Northern Colorado 19-10  vs. Northern Arizona 19-11

 

Colonial Athletic Association

George Mason 68  Georgia State 45

Virginia Commonwealth 62  Drexel 60

Old Dominion 59  Delaware 50

Hofstra 72  William & Mary 56

 

Sunday, March 6 Semifinal Round

George Mason 26-5  vs.  Virginia Commonwealth 22-10

Old Dominion 25-6  vs. Hofstra 21-10

 

Horizon League

Butler 76  Cleveland State 68

Milwaukee 70  Valparaiso 63

 

Tuesday, March 8 Championship Game

Butler 22-9  vs. Milwaukee 19-12

 

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Fairfield 55  Marist 31

St. Peter’s 70  Loyola (MD) 60

Rider 79  Canisius 64

Iona 94  Siena 64

 

Sunday, March 6 Semifinal Round

Fairfield 24-6  vs. St. Peter’s 18-13

Rider 23-9  vs. Iona 21-10

 

Missouri Valley Conference

Missouri State 60  Creighton 50

Indiana State 61  Wichita State 54

 

Sunday, March 6 Championship Game

Missouri State 25-7  vs. Indiana State 19-13

 

Southern Conference

Western Carolina 77 UNC-Greensboro 66

Wofford 67  Appalachian State 56

Furman 61  Chattanooga 52

College of Charleston 78  Elon 60

 

Sunday, March 6 Semifinal Round

Western Carolina 18-14  vs. Wofford 19-12

Furman 22-9  vs. College of Charleston 23-9

 

Summit League

Oakland 82  Southern Utah 66

Oral Roberts 72  North Dakota State 65

 

Sunday, March 6 Quarterfinal Round Continues

I P F W  18-11  vs. South Dakota State 18-11

I U P U I  18-13  vs. Missouri-Kansas City 16-13

 

Sunbelt Conference

Western Kentucky 66  Louisiana-Monroe 50

North Texas 83  Troy 69

Florida Int’l 53  Denver 49

U A L R  82  South Alabama 68

 

Sunday, March 6 Quarterfinal Round

Louisiana-Lafayette 14-14  vs. Western Kentucky 15-15

Florida Atlantic 21-9  vs. North Texas 20-10

Middle Tennessee 15-15  vs. Florida Int’l  11-18

Arkansas State 17-14  vs. U A L R  16-16

 

West Coast Conference

Santa Clara 76  Loyola Marymount 68

San Francisco 76  Pepperdine 59

 

Sunday, March 6 Semifinal Round

St. Mary’s 23-7  vs. Santa Clara 19-13

Gonzaga 22-9  vs. San Francisco 17-13