Home | Visitors | Spread |
Brown | Cornell | 4.5 |
Purdue | Ohio St. | 9.2 |
East Carolina | Cincinnati | -5.9 |
Wright St. | Purdue Fort Wayne | 4.4 |
Northern Kentucky | Cleveland St. | -1.4 |
George Washington | Fordham | -1.5 |
Providence | Marquette | 1.1 |
Wisconsin | Minnesota | 9.2 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | Central Connecticut | 1.3 |
Bryant | Long Island | 5.1 |
Iona | Saint Peter’s | 11.1 |
Morgan St. | Delaware St. | 14.1 |
St. Francis (NY) | Wagner | -11.8 |
Drake | Loyola (Chi.) | -3.2 |
Bradley | Indiana St. | 7.9 |
Massachusetts | George Mason | 8.7 |
Siena | Quinnipiac | 0.4 |
Manhattan | Marist | -2.0 |
Monmouth | Niagara | 8.5 |
Rider | Canisius | 1.9 |
Boston College | Pittsburgh | 4.0 |
Southern Illinois | Valparaiso | 5.8 |
Bucknell | Loyola (MD) | -3.9 |
McNeese St. | New Orleans | 0.7 |
Washington St. | Colorado | 5.8 |
January 30, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Sunday, January 30, 2022
January 23, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Sunday, January 23, 2022
Home | Visitors | Spread |
Providence | Butler | 10.5 |
Purdue | Northwestern | 13.2 |
Bryant | St. Francis (NY) | 10.3 |
Niagara | Rider | 8.9 |
Canisius | Saint Peter’s | -2.4 |
Marquette | Xavier | -0.9 |
Mount St. Mary’s | Central Connecticut | 8.4 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | Youngstown St. | 1.9 |
Evansville | Illinois St. | -2.2 |
Marist | Fairfield | 3.7 |
Monmouth | Manhattan | 11.1 |
Quinnipiac | Iona | -8.9 |
Saint Louis | Massachusetts | 9.0 |
California | Arizona | -14.9 |
Tulsa | Memphis | -5.7 |
Merrimack | Wagner | -8.4 |
Cleveland St. | Robert Morris | 10.9 |
Indiana | Michigan | 3.7 |
UTSA | UTEP | -6.8 |
St. Francis (PA) | Sacred Heart | 1.9 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | Long Island | -6.7 |
Oregon | Washington | 10.8 |
January 19, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Home | Visitors | Spread |
Army | American | 8.9 |
UNC Asheville | North Carolina A&T | 5.6 |
Radford | Hampton | 7.1 |
Florida | Mississippi St. | 4.7 |
Alabama | LSU | 0.7 |
Rhode Island | La Salle | 14.9 |
Saint Joseph’s | George Washington | 10.4 |
Quinnipiac | Rider | 6.2 |
Loyola (MD) | Boston U | -0.8 |
Bucknell | Colgate | -11.6 |
Creighton | St. John’s | 4.0 |
Navy | Lehigh | 14.6 |
Gardner-Webb | USC Upstate | 10.9 |
Charleston Southern | High Point | -7.0 |
Longwood | Campbell | 4.0 |
Louisville | Boston College | 7.4 |
NC St. | Virginia Tech | -4.1 |
Georgia Tech | Wake Forest | -3.4 |
NJIT | Vermont | -12.0 |
Binghamton | Stony Brook | -1.8 |
Hartford | New Hampshire | -2.9 |
UMass Lowell | Maine | 13.4 |
Maryland-Baltimore Co. | Albany | 5.5 |
Valparaiso | Northern Iowa | -4.5 |
Furman | Western Carolina | 15.0 |
East Tennessee St. | Mercer | 4.0 |
Wofford | The Citadel | 12.6 |
Villanova | Marquette | 11.1 |
Oklahoma St. | TCU | 5.7 |
Southern Illinois | Indiana St. | 4.8 |
Missouri St. | Illinois St. | 11.7 |
Drake | Bradley | 5.5 |
Texas A&M | Kentucky | -8.0 |
Rutgers | Iowa | -5.3 |
Auburn | Georgia | 23.9 |
DePaul | Xavier | -5.9 |
Pittsburgh | Virginia | -3.7 |
Wyoming | San Jose St. | 18.2 |
Colorado St. | New Mexico | 15.8 |
Coming later today: Our fourth annual Top 20 Coaches Ready For Prime Time. You will see some familiar names, but you are going to see some names you may not know, including one coach from the Division 2 ranks.
January 11, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Home | Visitors | Spread |
Canisius | Quinnipiac | -0.5 |
Fairfield | Iona | -5.3 |
Stanford | USC | -6.6 |
Towson | Hofstra | 3.8 |
Tennessee | South Carolina | 14.3 |
Penn St. | Rutgers | 4.1 |
Baylor | Texas Tech | 10.1 |
Vanderbilt | Kentucky | -8.6 |
Marquette | DePaul | 7.0 |
Syracuse | Pittsburgh | 10.2 |
North Alabama | Eastern Kentucky | -2.3 |
Liberty | North Florida | 13.2 |
Jacksonville St. | Lipscomb | 11.9 |
Jacksonville | Stetson | 5.7 |
Bellarmine | Central Arkansas | 12.1 |
La Salle | St. Bonaventure | -10.7 |
VCU | George Washington | 17.7 |
Dayton | Saint Louis | 1.3 |
Davidson | Massachusetts | 10.7 |
James Madison | Northeastern | 3.9 |
Drexel | Delaware | 2.5 |
Akron | Ball St. | 10.3 |
Ohio | Bowling Green | 8.0 |
Kent St. | Northern Illinois | 13.0 |
Western Michigan | Buffalo | -15.0 |
Miami (O) | Toledo | -2.2 |
Eastern Michigan | Central Michigan | 6.7 |
Stephen F. Austin | UT Rio Grande Valley | 10.9 |
Kansas | Iowa St. | 12.0 |
Florida St. | Miami (Fla.) | 6.8 |
Northern Iowa | Indiana St. | 8.5 |
Texas | Oklahoma | 5.4 |
Nebraska | Illinois | -14.1 |
Texas A&M | Mississippi | 4.7 |
Alabama | Auburn | -0.1 |
Creighton | Providence | 1.2 |
West Virginia | Oklahoma St. | 2.6 |
Loyola (Chi.) | Valparaiso | 17.2 |
Fresno St. | San Jose St. | 16.1 |
UNLV | New Mexico | 7.4 |
February 26, 2020
PiRate Ratings College Basketball For February 26, 2020
Wednesday’s Games
Home |
Visitor |
Spread |
Abilene Christian |
Sam Houston St. |
3.8 |
Air Force |
New Mexico |
-1.4 |
American |
Lafayette |
2.6 |
Arkansas |
Tennessee |
5.5 |
Army |
Holy Cross |
11.7 |
Boston College |
Notre Dame |
-5.1 |
Bucknell |
Colgate |
-4.8 |
California Baptist |
Utah Valley |
7.7 |
Citadel |
Mercer |
-6.0 |
Connecticut |
Central Florida |
8.3 |
Florida |
LSU |
3.4 |
Fordham |
Rhode Island |
-12.8 |
George Washington |
Richmond |
-8.7 |
Houston Baptist |
Nicholls |
-8.9 |
Illinois St. |
Bradley |
-3.8 |
Lamar |
Incarnate Word |
12.9 |
Lehigh |
Boston U |
-6.0 |
Long Beach St. |
Cal St. Northridge |
0.7 |
Louisiana |
Arkansas St. |
2.0 |
Maine |
New Hampshire |
-2.8 |
Manhattan |
Marist |
6.3 |
Marquette |
Georgetown |
7.2 |
Massachusetts |
VCU |
-6.8 |
McNeese |
Southeast Louisiana |
10.0 |
Minnesota |
Maryland |
-0.2 |
Navy |
Loyola (MD) |
3.4 |
New Orleans |
Texas A&M-CC |
2.0 |
Northern Iowa |
Evansville |
18.4 |
Omaha |
North Dakota |
4.6 |
Penn St. |
Rutgers |
6.3 |
Pittsburgh |
Syracuse |
0.4 |
Purdue Fort Wayne |
Denver |
6.2 |
Quinnipiac |
Siena |
-2.8 |
Saint Louis |
Saint Joseph’s |
14.3 |
South Carolina |
Georgia |
5.8 |
South Florida |
East Carolina |
8.6 |
Southern Illinois |
Indiana St. |
0.4 |
St. Bonaventure |
Duquesne |
1.4 |
Stanford |
Utah |
9.6 |
Stephen F. Austin |
Northwestern St. |
15.6 |
Stony Brook |
Hartford |
9.7 |
UMass Lowell |
Albany |
1.9 |
UMBC |
Binghamton |
10.0 |
UNC Greensboro |
Furman |
4.0 |
UNLV |
Boise St. |
0.5 |
Vanderbilt |
Missouri |
-1.5 |
Villanova |
St. John’s |
10.4 |
Virginia Tech |
Virginia |
-0.3 |
VMI |
Chattanooga |
-2.9 |
Western Carolina |
Samford |
11.4 |
Wofford |
East Tennessee St. |
-4.0 |
Key TV Games on Wednesday Night
Time (EST) |
Network |
Home |
Visitor |
7:00 PM |
BTN |
Penn St. |
Rutgers |
7:00 PM |
ESPN+ |
UNC Greensboro |
Furman |
8:30 PM |
FS1 |
Marquette |
Georgetown |
8:30 PM |
SECN |
Arkansas |
Tennessee |
9:00 PM |
BTN |
Minnesota |
Maryland |
9:00 PM |
ESPN2 |
Florida |
LSU |
10:00 PM |
Pac12 |
Stanford |
Utah |
February 18, 2020
PiRate Ratings College Basketball For February 18, 2020
Tuesday’s Games
Home |
Visitor |
Spread |
Bryant |
Merrimack |
1.3 |
Buffalo |
Ball St. |
1.7 |
Central Connecticut |
Fairleigh Dickinson |
-6.8 |
Eastern Michigan |
Kent St. |
-2.5 |
Florida |
Arkansas |
3.9 |
Florida St. |
Pittsburgh |
12.1 |
Long Island |
St. Francis (NY) |
6.9 |
LSU |
Kentucky |
2.2 |
Marquette |
Creighton |
3.4 |
Maryland |
Northwestern |
16.6 |
Massachusetts |
Saint Louis |
-3.7 |
Missouri |
Ole Miss |
2.3 |
New Mexico |
Nevada |
-1.7 |
Ohio |
Central Michigan |
2.5 |
Oklahoma |
Baylor |
-3.1 |
Penn St. |
Illinois |
7.1 |
Saint Joseph’s |
Davidson |
-11.3 |
St. Francis (PA) |
Robert Morris |
5.0 |
Tennessee |
Vanderbilt |
12.2 |
UNLV |
Colorado St. |
0.1 |
VCU |
Dayton |
-3.1 |
Wagner |
Mount St. Mary’s |
-2.2 |
West Virginia |
Oklahoma St. |
11.5 |
Western Michigan |
Akron |
-9.2 |
Wisconsin |
Purdue |
2.6 |
Tuesday’s Top TV Games
(Where both teams are contending for a conference championship or NCAA Tournament at-large bid.)
Time (EST) |
Network |
Home |
Visitor |
6:30 PM |
FS1 |
Penn St. |
Illinois |
7:00 PM |
ESPNU |
Florida |
Arkansas |
7:00 PM |
ESPN |
Wisconsin |
Purdue |
8:30 PM |
CBSSN |
VCU |
Dayton |
8:30 PM |
FS1 |
Marquette |
Creighton |
9:00 PM |
ESPN2 |
Oklahoma |
Baylor |
9:00 PM |
ESPN |
LSU |
Kentucky |
January 7, 2020
PiRate Ratings College Basketball For January 7, 2020
Power Conference & Top 25 Teams Playing Tuesday
Home |
Visitor |
Spread |
Maryland |
Ohio St. |
1.7 |
Louisville |
Miami (Fla.) |
13.5 |
Boston College |
Virginia |
-6.6 |
Rutgers |
Penn St. |
0.6 |
South Carolina |
Florida |
-4.8 |
Missouri |
Tennessee |
3.6 |
Marquette |
Providence |
8.6 |
Temple |
Houston |
-0.6 |
Texas Tech |
Baylor |
0.9 |
Creighton |
Villanova |
2.2 |
Georgia |
Kentucky |
-2.8 |
Nebraska |
Iowa |
-8.8 |
Syracuse |
Virginia Tech |
3.7 |
Texas A&M |
Ole Miss |
-2.5 |
Kansas St. |
TCU |
-0.1 |
Air Force |
Utah St. |
-8.2 |
New Mexico |
Fresno St. |
5.9 |
March 3, 2019
PiRate Ratings College Basketball For Sunday, March 3, 2019
Games Scheduled for: |
Sunday |
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Home |
Rating |
HCA |
Visitor |
Rating |
Spread |
Charlotte |
91.7 |
2.5 |
UTEP |
93.3 |
0.9 |
Connecticut |
105.5 |
3.0 |
South Florida |
103.4 |
5.1 |
DePaul |
103.9 |
2.5 |
St. John’s |
108.6 |
-2.2 |
Florida Int’l. |
96.9 |
2.5 |
Louisiana Tech |
101.7 |
-2.3 |
Georgia Tech |
103.9 |
3.0 |
Boston College |
104.8 |
2.1 |
Illinois |
106.9 |
2.0 |
Northwestern |
106.7 |
2.2 |
Louisiana |
100.0 |
2.5 |
Appalachian St. |
97.7 |
4.8 |
Louisville |
113.5 |
3.0 |
Notre Dame |
105.9 |
10.6 |
Marist |
95.5 |
2.5 |
Rider |
98.6 |
-0.6 |
Marquette |
113.5 |
3.0 |
Creighton |
109.5 |
7.0 |
Maryland |
113.4 |
3.0 |
Michgan |
117.8 |
-1.4 |
Niagara |
92.2 |
2.5 |
Siena |
95.3 |
-0.6 |
North Texas |
101.6 |
3.0 |
Marshall |
98.7 |
5.9 |
Oregon St. |
106.2 |
3.0 |
Arizona St. |
108.0 |
1.2 |
Quinnipiac |
96.9 |
2.5 |
Manhattan |
90.5 |
8.9 |
Rice |
94.4 |
2.5 |
Middle Tennessee |
94.9 |
2.0 |
Saint Peter’s |
92.1 |
2.0 |
Fairfield |
93.4 |
0.7 |
SMU |
104.3 |
3.0 |
Wichita St. |
104.3 |
3.0 |
Stanford |
104.5 |
2.5 |
Washington |
110.2 |
-3.2 |
Temple |
106.8 |
3.0 |
Tulane |
92.3 |
17.5 |
Tulsa |
103.0 |
3.0 |
East Carolina |
93.6 |
12.4 |
UTSA |
100.1 |
2.5 |
UAB |
99.7 |
2.9 |
Western Kentucky |
103.3 |
3.0 |
Southern Miss. |
102.2 |
4.1 |
Updated Conference Tournament Brackets
The Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament commences Monday night with four quarterfinal games. In all, 11 conference brackets are now set and will begin play in the next week. Here in order by the date these tournaments begin, are the 11 brackets.
Atlantic Sun Conference |
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All games at home floor of higher seeds |
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Quarterfinals–Monday, March 4 |
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Seed |
Home |
Seed |
Visitor |
1 |
Lipscomb (23-6) |
8 |
Kennesaw St. (6-25) |
2 |
Liberty (25-6) |
7 |
Jacksonville (12-19) |
3 |
North Florida (15-16) |
6 |
North Alabama (10-21) |
4 |
Florida Gulf Coast (14-17) |
5 |
NJIT (20-11) |
Semifinals–Thursday, March 7 |
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Seed |
Home |
Seed |
Visitor |
1/8 |
Higher Seed |
4/5 |
Lower Seed |
2/7 |
Higher Seed |
3/6 |
Lower Seed |
Championship Game–Sunday, March 10 |
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Seed |
Home |
Seed |
Visitor |
1/8/4/5 |
Higher Seed |
2/3/6/7 |
Lower Seed |
Big South Conference |
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Site: Home and #1 Seed |
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First Round–Tuesday, March 5 (at Higher Seeded Teams) |
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Seed |
Home Team |
Seed |
Visitors |
7 |
Presbyterian (17-14) |
10 |
UNC-Asheville (4-26) |
6 |
Charleston Southern (15-14) |
11 |
USC Upstate (6-25) |
8 |
Hampton (14-15) |
9 |
Longwood (15-16) |
Quarterfinals–Thursday, March 7 (at Campbell) |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
2 |
Radford (20-10) |
7/10 |
Presbyterian/UNC-Asheville |
3 |
Winthrop (18-11) |
6/11 |
Chas Sou./USC Upstate |
1 |
Campbell (19-11) |
8/9 |
Hampton/Longwood |
4 |
Gardner-Webb (20-11) |
5 |
High Point (16-14) |
Semifinals–Thursday, March 8 (at Campbell) |
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Seed |
Home Team |
Seed |
Visitors |
2/7/10 |
3/6/11 |
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1/8/9 |
4/5 |
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Championship Game–Sunday, March 10 (at Higher Seeded Team) |
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Seed |
Home Team |
Seed |
Visitors |
Horizon League (Motor City Madness) |
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Site: Higher Seed and Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI |
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Quarterfinals–Tuesday, March 5 & Wednesday, March 6 (at Higher Seed) |
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Seed |
Home Team |
Seed |
Visitors |
1 |
Wright St. (19-12) |
8 |
IUPUI (16-15) |
4 |
Green Bay (16-15) |
5 |
Illinois-Chicago (16-15) |
3 |
Oakland (15-16) |
6 |
Youngstown St. (12-19) |
2 |
Northern Kentucky (23-8) |
7 |
Detroit (11-19) |
Semifinals–Friday, March 15 (Detroit for last two rounds) |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
1/8 |
Wright St./IUPUI |
4/5 |
Green Bay/Illinois-Chi. |
2/7 |
N Kentucky/Detroit |
3/6 |
Oakland/Youngstown St. |
Championship Game–Saturday, March 16 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
Patriot League |
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All games at home floor of higher seeds |
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First Round–Tuesday, March 5 |
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Seed |
Home |
Visitors |
|
8 |
Boston U (14-17) |
9 |
Loyola (MD) (11-20) |
7 |
Lafayette (10-19) |
10 |
Holy Cross (15-16) |
Quarterfinals–Thursday, March 7 |
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Seed |
Home |
Seed |
Visitor |
1 |
Colgate (21-10) |
8/9 |
Boston/Loyola (MD) |
2 |
Bucknell (19-10) |
7/10 |
Lafayette/Holy Cross |
3 |
Lehigh (19-10) |
6 |
Army (13-18) |
4 |
American (15-14) |
5 |
Navy (11-18) |
Semifinals–Sunday, March 10 |
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Seed |
Home |
Seed |
Visitor |
1/8/9 |
Higher Seed |
4/5 |
Lower Seed |
2/7/10 |
Higher Seed |
3/6 |
Lower Seed |
Championship Game–Wednesday, March 13 |
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Seed |
Home |
Seed |
Visitor |
Higher Semifinal Winner |
Lower Semifinal Winner |
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Northeast Conference |
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All games at home floor of higher seeds |
|||
Quarterfinals–Wednesday, March 6 |
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Seed |
Home |
Seed |
Visitor |
1 |
St. Francis (PA) (16-13) |
8 |
Bryant (10-19) |
2 |
Fairleigh-Dickinson (17-13) |
7 |
Wagner (13-16) |
3 |
Sacred Heart (15-16) |
6 |
Long Island (15-15) |
4 |
Robert Morris (16-15) |
5 |
St. Francis (Bklyn) (17-14) |
Semifinals–Saturday, March 9 |
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Seed |
Home |
Seed |
Visitor |
Highest Remaining Seed |
Lowest Remaining Seed |
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2nd Highest Remaining Seed |
3rd Highest Remaining Seed |
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Championship Game–Tuesday, March 12 |
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Seed |
Home |
Seed |
Visitor |
Higher Semifinal Winner |
Lower Semifinal Winner |
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Ohio Valley Conference |
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Site: Ford Center, Evansville, IN |
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First Round–Wednesday, March 6 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
5 |
Morehead St. (12-19) |
8 |
SIU Edwardsville (10-20) |
6 |
Eastern Illinois (14-17) |
7 |
UT-Martin (11-18) |
Quarterfinals–Thursday, March 7 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
4 |
Austin Peay (21-10) |
5/8 |
Morehead/SIU-Edwardsville |
3 |
Jacksonville St. (23-8) |
6/7 |
E. Illinois/UT-Martin |
Semifinals–Friday, March 8 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
1 |
Belmont (25-4) |
4/5/8 |
APSU/Mhead/SIUE |
2 |
Murray St. (25-4) |
3/6/7 |
JvilleSt/EIU/UTM |
Championship Game–Saturday, March 9 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
Missouri Valley Conference (Arch Madness) |
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Site: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO |
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First Round–Thursday, March 7 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
8 |
Indiana St. (15-15) |
9 |
Valparaiso (14-17) |
7 |
Illinois St. (16-15) |
10 |
Evansville (11-20) |
Quarterfinals–Friday, March 8 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
1 |
Loyola (Chi) (19-12) |
8/9 |
Ind St./Valpo |
4 |
Missouri St. (16-15) |
5 |
Bradley (17-14) |
2 |
Drake (23-8) |
7/10 |
Ill St./Evansville |
3 |
Southern Illinois (17-14) |
6 |
Northern Iowa (14-17) |
Semifinals–Saturday, March 9 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
1/8/9 |
Loyola/Ind St./Valpo |
4/5 |
MSU/Bradley |
2/7/10 |
Drake/Ill St/Evans |
3/6 |
SIU/UNI |
Championship Game–Sunday, March 10 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
West Coast Conference |
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Site: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV |
|||
First Round–Thursday, March 7 |
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Seed |
Home Team |
Seed |
Visitors |
7 |
San Diego (18-13) |
10 |
Portland (7-24) |
8 |
Pepperdine (13-17) |
9 |
Pacific (14-17) |
Second Round–Friday, March 8 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
6 |
Santa Clara (16-14) |
7/10 |
USD/Portland |
5 |
Loyola Marymount (20-10) |
8/9 |
Pepper/Pacific |
Quarterfinals–Saturday, March 9 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
3 |
BYU (19-12) |
6/7/10 |
SCU/USD/Portland |
4 |
San Francisco (21-9) |
5/8/9 |
LMU/Pepper/Pacific |
Semifinals–Monday, March 11 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
2 |
Saint Mary’s (20-11) |
3/6/7/10 |
BYU/SCU/USD/Portland |
1 |
Gonzaga (29-2) |
4/5/8/9 |
USF/LMU/Pepper/Pacific |
Championship Game–Tuesday, March 12 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
Southern Conference |
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Site: US Cellular Center, Asheville, NC |
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First Round–Friday, March 8 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
8 |
VMI (10-20) |
9 |
Western Carolina (7-24) |
7 |
Samford (16-15) |
10 |
The Citadel (12-17) |
Quarterfinals–Saturday, March 9 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
1 |
Wofford (26-4) |
8/9 |
VMI/Western Carolina |
4 |
East Tennessee St. (23-8) |
5 |
Chattanooga (12-19) |
2 |
UNC Greensboro (26-5) |
7/10 |
Samford/Citadel |
3 |
Furman (24-6) |
6 |
Mercer (11-19) |
Semifinals–Sunday, March 10 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
1/8/9 |
Woff/VMI/WCU |
4/5 |
ETSU/Chatt |
2/7/10 |
UNCG/Sam/Cit |
3/6 |
Furman/Mercer |
Championship Game–Monday, March 11 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
Colonial Athletic Association |
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Site: North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, SC |
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First Round–Saturday, March 9 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
8 |
James Madison (13-18) |
9 |
Towson (10-21) |
7 |
Elon (11-20) |
10 |
UNC Wilmington (9-22) |
Quarterfinals–Sunday, March 10 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
1 |
Hofstra (25-6) |
8/9 |
JMU/Towson |
4 |
William & Mary (14-16) |
5 |
Delaware (16-15) |
2 |
Northeastern (20-10) |
7/10 |
Elon/UNCW |
3 |
Charleston (23-8) |
6 |
Drexel (13-18) |
Semifinals–Monday, March 11 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
1/8/9 |
Hofstra/JMU/Towson |
4/5 |
Wm&Mary/Delaware |
2/7/10 |
NEastern/Elon/UNCW |
3/6 |
Charleston/Drexel |
Championship Game–Tuesday, March 12 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
Summit League |
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Site: Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, SD |
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Quarterfinals–Saturday, March 9 & Sunday, March 10 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
1 (sat) |
South Dakota St. (24-7) |
8 |
Western Illinois (9-20) |
4 (sun) |
Purdue Fort Wayne (17-14) |
5 |
South Dakota (13-16) |
3 (sun) |
North Dakota St. (15-15) |
6 |
Oral Roberts (11-20) |
2 (sat) |
Omaha (19-10) |
7 |
North Dakota (12-17) |
Semifinals–Monday, March 11 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
1/8 |
SDSU/WIU |
4/5 |
PFW/USD |
2/7 |
Omaha/UND |
3/6 |
NDSUORU |
Championship Game–Tuesday, March12 |
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Seed |
Team |
Seed |
Team |
March 30, 2013
Bracketnomics 2013: Elite 8–March 30-31, 2013
2013 NCAA Tournament— Elite 8 Schedule For Saturday, March 30-31, 2013
All times Eastern Daylight
Saturday, March 30, 2013 |
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Time |
Network |
Region |
Site |
High Seed |
Low Seed |
4:30 PM |
CBS |
E |
Washington, D. C. |
3-Marquette (26-8) |
4-Syracuse (29-9) |
7:05 PM |
CBS |
W |
Los Angeles |
2-Ohio St. (29-7) |
9-Wichita St. (29-8) |
Sunday, March 31, 2013 |
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Time |
Network |
Region |
Site |
High Seed |
Low Seed |
2:20 PM |
CBS |
S |
Arlington, TX |
3-Florida (29-7) |
4-Michigan (29-7) |
5:05 PM |
CBS |
MW |
Indianapolis |
1-Louisville (32-5) |
2-Duke (30-5) |
Tournament Total: 36-20Sweet 16 Record: 3-5 (almost totally busted)
Teams Remaining In Bracket: 2 of 8 (Only Louisville left of Final 4 choices, but they were our pick to go all the way)
Interesting Note: It is still possible that Ohio State and Michigan could meet in the National Championship Game. It would be an interesting rivalry game.
PiRate Criteria Stats (See our explanation on how we select our brackets at: https://piratings.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/bracketnomics-2013-a-statistical-look-at-bracket-selection/ )
Margins |
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Team |
Scoring |
FG% |
Rebound |
Turnover |
Steals |
R+T |
SOS |
Rd_WL% |
Duke |
13.0 |
6.4 |
-0.9 |
3.5 |
6.6 |
4.62 |
60.68 |
72.2 |
Florida |
18.2 |
10.4 |
4.9 |
3.0 |
7.1 |
9.92 |
57.58 |
65.0 |
Louisville |
16.3 |
6.1 |
3.8 |
6.3 |
11.0 |
13.56 |
59.41 |
80.0 |
Marquette |
5.9 |
5.5 |
4.6 |
-0.6 |
6.8 |
5.24 |
58.15 |
52.9 |
Michigan |
12.7 |
6.6 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
7.76 |
55.94 |
64.7 |
Ohio St. |
11.4 |
6.1 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
7.94 |
58.57 |
70.6 |
Syracuse |
12.1 |
6.8 |
4.1 |
2.9 |
9.0 |
9.38 |
59.29 |
61.1 |
Wichita St. |
8.9 |
4.6 |
7.9 |
0.5 |
7.6 |
10.02 |
53.79 |
68.4 |
Game Previews
Marquette vs. Syracuse
When these two teams played in Milwaukee in late February, Syracuse was going through a swoon in which they lost four of five games. The Orangemen blew a second half lead when Marquette began collapsing the SU zone defense and passing to the gaps for open jumpers. Marquette forced the issue once Syracuse widened the zone, with Golden Eagle players driving the gaps and drawing fouls. MU ended up 29-35 at the line, while the Orangemen were just 5-7. Davante Gardner, benched by Coach Buzz Williams, came into the game a couple minutes into the opening half and scored a career-high 26 points on a perfect 7-7 from the field and an almost perfect 12-13 at the line. Still, Marquette won at home by just three points, 74-71.
Expect different results in this game. Remember, games are officiated differently, and no team will get 35 free throw attempts or have the benefit of getting “homer” calls.
This time, on a neutral floor, we expect the result to be different. The ‘Cuse is a different team than the one that lost in Milwaukee five weeks ago. Coach Jim Boeheim’s team enjoys an R+T number that equates to four extra scoring chances, and Syracuse has a better field goal percentage margin. These advantages were accumulated while SU was playing a schedule that was more than a point per game better than Marquette.
PiRate Pick: Syracuse 70 Marquette 61
Ohio St. vs. Wichita St.
WichitaState looked like a Final Four team in their Sweet 16 win over La Salle, as well as previous wins over Pittsburgh and Gonzaga. Meanwhile, OhioState has been quite fortunate to escape with wins in their last two games after trouncing Iona in their first tournament game.
This game should be another tight affair, as the two teams match up evenly. OhioState has a slight, almost inconsequential, edge in field goal percentage margin. WichitaState has a decided advantage in rebounding margin, but OhioState has a marked advantage in turnover margin. However, the Buckeyes do not generate a lot of steals, and WichitaState has the R+T advantage by more than two extra scoring chances. The boys from Columbus take the upper hand due to a considerably stronger strength of schedule, to the tune of almost five points per game. Coach Thad Matta’s team is also the better team away from home, and that tilts the scale in his favor.
PiRate Pick: Ohio St. 78 Wichita St. 73
Florida vs. Michigan
Someone must be looking down from above on Gator coach Billy Donovan. The two teams that Florida would have struggled against, Georgetown and Kansas, were eliminated before Florida was forced to play them. The Gators faced a Minnesota team that lacked the quickness and outside shooting ability to challenge them. They got the weakest team in the Sweet 16 instead of the Hoyas or even San DiegoState. Now, they face a Michigan team that cannot defend well enough to stop the Gator’s halfcourt attack, while Kansas could have shut them down.
Florida will reach another Final Four because they have superior PiRate Criteria numbers across the board. The Gators enjoy a field goal margin advantage of 3.8%, a rebounding margin advantage of 1.7 per game, a turnover margin advantage of 0.2 (basically a wash but UF has the edge), a steals advantage of 1.1, which gives the Gators an R+T advantage of more than two additional scoring chances. Add a slightly more difficult strength of schedule, and an infinitesimal advantage in winning percentage away from home, and the Gators have too much going in their favor. Michigan’s only chance is to bomb away from three-point land, but Florida is one of the toughest teams against the three-pointer.
PiRate Pick: Florida 79 Michigan 67
Louisville vs. Duke
In the Sweet 16, we had a rematch of the 1987 National Championship Game. Now, we get a rematch of the 1986 National Championship Game. Syracuse avenged their last-second loss to Indiana and won their Sweet 16 game over the Hoosiers. Does that mean, we are going with Duke to avenge their title loss? Not on your life. Louisville remains our choice to cut down the nets in Atlanta, and our PiRate criteria shows the Cardinals to be a solid but not spectacular pick in this game.
Duke owns two advantages over Rick Pitino’s squad. The Blue Devils have a slightly better field goal percentage margin and a decent strength of schedule edge. Louisville owns the rest of the criteria advantages—by 4.7 on the boards, by 2.8 in turnover margin, by 4.4 in steals, by almost nine more scoring chances in R+T, and by 7% in winning percentage away from home.
PiRate Pick: Louisville 77 Duke 70
Check back Thursday, April 4 for our Final 4 Preview