March 12, 2020
Thursday’s Games
Home
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Visitor
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Spread
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Massachusetts
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VCU
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-8.1
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St. Bonaventure
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George Mason
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2.6
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Davidson
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La Salle
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8.4
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Duquesne
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Fordham
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10.5
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Central Florida
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South Florida
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0.1
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Connecticut
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Tulane
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9.7
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SMU
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Temple
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1.5
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Memphis
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East Carolina
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12.4
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Florida St.
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Clemson
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7.1
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Duke
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North Carolina St.
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9.5
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Virginia
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Notre Dame
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1.2
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Louisville
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Syracuse
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6.7
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Texas
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Texas Tech
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-5.5
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Kansas
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Oklahoma St.
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12.0
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Baylor
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Kansas St.
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11.1
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Oklahoma
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West Virginia
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-3.6
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Creighton
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St. John’s
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5.3
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Providence
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Butler
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-1.8
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Villanova
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DePaul
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8.9
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Seton Hall
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Marquette
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1.4
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Eastern Washington
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Sacramento St.
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4.3
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Portland St.
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Montana St.
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2.9
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Northern Colorado
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Southern Utah
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5.3
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Montana
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Idaho St.
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8.9
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Rutgers
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Michigan
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-2.1
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Iowa
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Minnesota
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1.1
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Ohio St.
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Purdue
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2.8
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Penn St.
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Indiana
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1.1
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Cal St. Northridge
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Cal St. Fullerton
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1.2
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UC Santa Barbara
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UC Riverside
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3.0
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UC Irvine
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Long Beach St.
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12.1
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Hawaii
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UC Davis
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1.2
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North Texas
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Florida Atlantic
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7.9
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Charlotte
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Florida Intl.
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-0.6
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Western Kentucky
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UAB
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5.2
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Louisiana Tech
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Marshall
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5.6
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Rider
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Niagara
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7.4
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Monmouth
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Quinnipiac
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3.3
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Akron
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Ohio
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6.6
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Northern Illinois
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Miami (O)
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3.1
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Bowling Green
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Toledo
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-1.4
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Ball St.
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Kent St.
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0.8
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Bethune-Cookman
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Morgan St.
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2.4
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Norfolk St.
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Coppin St.
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6.3
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Oregon
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Oregon St.
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7.3
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USC
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Arizona
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-5.8
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UCLA
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California
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6.8
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Arizona St.
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Washington St.
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6.4
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Tennessee
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Alabama
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-1.1
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Florida
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Georgia
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6.8
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Texas A&M
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Missouri
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-2.7
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South Carolina
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Arkansas
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-2.4
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Sam Houston St.
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Northwestern St.
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5.4
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Nicholls St.
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Lamar
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3.9
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New Mexico St.
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Chicago St.
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29.3
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Grand Canyon
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UMKC
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-1.9
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UT Rio Grande Valley
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Cal St. Bakersfield
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0.3
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Seattle
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Utah Valley
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3.1
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Today’s TV Schedule
Time (EST)
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Network
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Team
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Team
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12:00 PM
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FS1
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Creighton
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St. John’s
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12:00 PM
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NBCSN
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Massachusetts
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VCU
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12:00 PM
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BTN
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Rutgers
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Michigan
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12:00 PM
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ESPN+
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Akron
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Ohio
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12:30 PM
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ESPN
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Florida St.
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Clemson
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12:30 PM
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ESPN2
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Texas
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Texas Tech
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1:00 PM
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ESPNU
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Central Florida
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South Florida
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1:00 PM
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SECN
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Tennessee
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Alabama
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2:00 PM
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Eastern Washington
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Sacramento State
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2:25 PM
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BTN
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Iowa
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Minnesota
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2:30 PM
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ESPN2
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Kansas
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Oklahoma State
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2:30 PM
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ESPN
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Duke
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NC State
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2:30 PM
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FS1
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Providence
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Butler
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2:30 PM
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NBCSN
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St. Bonaventure
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George Mason
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2:30 PM
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ESPN+
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Northern Illinois
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Miami (O)
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3:00 PM
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PAC12
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Oregon
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Oregon St.
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3:00 PM
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ESPNU
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Connecticut
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Tulane
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3:00 PM
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ESPN+
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New Mexico St.
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Chicago St.
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3:00 PM
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ESPN3
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Cal St. Northridge
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Cal St. Fullerton
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3:00 PM
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SECN
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Florida
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Georgia
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4:30 PM
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Portland St.
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Montana St.
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5:30 PM
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ESPN3
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UC Santa Barbara
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UC Riverside
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5:30 PM
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ESPN+
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Grand Canyon
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UMKC
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5:30 PM
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PAC12
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USC
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Arizona
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6:00 PM
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ESPN+
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Sam Houston St.
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Northwestern St.
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6:00 PM
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Flohoops pay
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Bethune-Cookman
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Morgan St.
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6:00 PM
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NBCSN
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Davidson
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La Salle
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6:30 PM
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BTN
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Ohio St.
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Purdue
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6:30 PM
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ESPN+
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Bowling Green
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Toledo
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7:00 PM
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ESPN2
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Baylor
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Kansas St.
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7:00 PM
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FS1
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Villanova
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DePaul
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7:00 PM
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ESPN
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Virginia
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Notre Dame
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7:00 PM
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SECN
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Texas A&M
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Missouri
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7:00 PM
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ESPN3
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Rider
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Niagara
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7:00 PM
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Stadium
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North Texas
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Florida Atlantic
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7:30 PM
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Facebook
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Charlotte
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Florida Intl.
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7:30 PM
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Northern Colorado
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Southern Utah
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8:00 PM
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ESPNU
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SMU
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Temple
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8:30 PM
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ESPN+
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Nicholls
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Lamar
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8:30 PM
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NBCSN
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Duquesne
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Fordham
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8:30 PM
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Flohoops pay
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Norfolk St.
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Coppin St.
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8:55 PM
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BTN
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Penn St.
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Indiana
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9:00 PM
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ESPN
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Louisville
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Syracuse
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9:00 PM
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ESPN2
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Oklahoma
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West Virginia
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9:00 PM
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ESPN+
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UT Rio Grande Valley
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Cal St. Bakersfield
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9:00 PM
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ESPN3
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UC Irvine
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Long Beach St.
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9:00 PM
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SECN
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South Carolina
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Arkansas
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9:00 PM
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ESPN+
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Ball St.
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Kent St.
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9:00 PM
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PAC12
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UCLA
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California
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9:30 PM
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FS1
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Seton Hall
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Marquette
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9:30 PM
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ESPN3
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Monmouth
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Quinnipiac
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9:30 PM
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Stadium
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Western Kentucky
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UAB
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10:00 PM
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Montana
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Idaho St.
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10:00 PM
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Facebook
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Louisiana Tech
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Marshall
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10:00 PM
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ESPNU
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Memphis
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East Carolina
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11:30 PM
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FS1
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Arizona St.
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Washington St.
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11:30 PM
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ESPN3
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Hawaii
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UC Davis
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11:30 PM
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ESPN+
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Seattle
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Utah Valley
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CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS UPDATE
Yesterday’s Championship Game
Patriot League Tournament
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Championship
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Winner
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Score
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Loser
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Score
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Boston U
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64
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Colgate
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61
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Yesterday’s Other Results
Atlantic 10 Tournament
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1st Round
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Winner
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Score
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Loser
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Score
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George Mason
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77
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Saint Joseph’s
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70
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Fordham
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72
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George Washington
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52
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Atlantic Coast Tournament
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2nd Round
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Winner
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Score
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Loser
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Score
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Clemson
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69
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Miami (Fla.)
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64
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North Carolina St.
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73
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Pittsburgh
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58
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Notre Dame
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80
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Boston College
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58
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Syracuse
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81
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North Carolina
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53
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Big 12 Tournament
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1st Round
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Winner
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Score
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Loser
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Score
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Oklahoma St.
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72
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Iowa St.
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71
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Kansas St.
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53
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TCU
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49
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Big East Tournament
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1st Round
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Winner
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Score
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Loser
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Score
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St. John’s
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75
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Georgetown
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62
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DePaul
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71
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Xavier
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67
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Big Sky Tournament
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1st Round
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Winner
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Score
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Loser
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Score
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Sacramento St.
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62
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Weber St.
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54
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Southern Utah
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75
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Idaho
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69
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Idaho St.
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64
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Northern Arizona
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62
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Big Ten Tournament
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1st Round
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Winner
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Score
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Loser
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Score
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Minnesota
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74
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Northwestern
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57
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Indiana
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89
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Nebraska
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64
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Conference USA Tournament
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1st Round
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Winner
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Score
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Loser
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Score
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Florida Atlantic
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66
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Old Dominion
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56
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Florida Intl.
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85
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Rice
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76
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UAB
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74
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UTSA
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69
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Marshall
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86
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UTEP
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78
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Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament
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Quarterfinals
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Winner
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Score
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Loser
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Score
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Siena
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63
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Manhattan
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49
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St. Peter’s
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56
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Iona
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54
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Mid-Eastern Athletic Tournament
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Quarterfinals
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Winner
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Score
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Loser
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Score
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North Carolina Central
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92
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Delaware St.
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75
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North Carolina A&T
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86
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Howard
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77
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Pac-12 Tournament
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1st Round
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Winner
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Score
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Loser
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Score
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Oregon St.
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71
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Utah
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69
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Arizona
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77
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Washington
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70
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California
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63
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Stanford
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51
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Washington St.
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82
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Colorado
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68
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Southeastern Tournament
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1st Round
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Winner
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Score
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Loser
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Score
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Georgia
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81
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Ole Miss
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63
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Arkansas
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86
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Vanderbilt
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73
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Southland Tournament
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1st Round
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Winner
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Score
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Loser
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Score
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Northwestern St.
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79
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Texas A&M-CC
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62
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Lamar
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80
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McNeese St.
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59
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Sun Belt Tournament
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Quarterfinals
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Winner
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Score
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Loser
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Score
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Georgia Southern
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81
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Georgia St.
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62
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Texas St.
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85
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Appalachian St.
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68
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Today’s Schedule
American Athletic Tournament
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1st Round
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March 12
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Forth Worth, TX (Dickies Arena)
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Team
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Team
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Time (ET)
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TV
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8 Central Florida (16-14)
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9 South Florida (14-17)
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1:00 PM
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ESPNU
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5 Connecticut (19-12)
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12 Tulane (12-18)
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3:00 PM
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ESPNU
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7 SMU (19-11)
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10 Temple (14-17)
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8:00 PM
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ESPNU
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6 Memphis (21-10)
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11 East Carolina (11-20)
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10:00 PM
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ESPNU
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Atlantic 10 Tournament
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2nd Round
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March 12
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Brooklyn (Barclays Center)
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Team
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Team
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Time (ET)
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TV
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8 Massachusetts (14-17)
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9 VCU (18-13)
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12:00 PM
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NBCSN
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5 St. Bonaventure (19-12)
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12 George Mason (17-15)
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2:30 PM
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NBCSN
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7 Davidson (16-14)
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10 La Salle (15-15)
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6:00 PM
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NBCSN
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6 Duquesne (21-9)
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14 Fordham (9-22)
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8:30 PM
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NBCSN
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Atlantic Coast Tournament
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Quarterfinals
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March 12
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Greensboro, NC (Greensboro Coliseum)
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Team
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Team
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Time (ET)
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TV
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1 Florida St. (26-5)
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8 Clemson (16-15)
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12:30 PM
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ESPN
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4 Duke (25-6)
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5 North Carolina St. (20-12)
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2:30 PM
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ESPN
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2 Virginia (23-7)
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7 Notre Dame (20-12)
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7:00 PM
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ESPN
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3 Louisville (24-7)
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6 Syracuse (18-14)
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9:00 PM
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ESPN
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Big 12 Tournament
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Quarterfinals
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March 12
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Kansas City (Sprint Center)
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Team
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Team
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Time (ET)
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TV
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4 Texas (19-12)
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5 Texas Tech (18-13)
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12:30 PM
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ESPN2
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1 Kansas (28-3)
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8 Oklahoma St. (18-14)
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2:30 PM
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ESPN2
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2 Baylor (26-4)
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10 Kansas St. (11-21)
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7:00 PM
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ESPN2
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3 Oklahoma (19-12)
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6 West Virginia (21-10)
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9:00 PM
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ESPN2
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Big East Tournament
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Quarterfinals
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March 12
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New York (Madison Square Garden)
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Team
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Team
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Time (ET)
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TV
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1 Creighton (24-7)
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9 St. John’s (17-15)
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12:00 PM
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FS1
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4 Providence (19-12)
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5 Butler (22-9)
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2:30 PM
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FS1
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2 Villanova (24-7)
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10 DePaul (16-16)
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7:00 PM
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FS1
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3 Seton Hall (21-9)
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6 Marquette (18-12)
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9:00 PM
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FS1
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Big Sky Tournament
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Quarterfinals
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March 12
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Boise, ID (Century Link Arena)
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Team
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Team
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Time (ET)
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TV
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1 Eastern Washington (23-8)
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9 Sacramento St. (16-14)
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2:00 PM
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4 Portland St. (18-14)
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5 Montana St. (16-15)
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4:30 PM
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2 Northern Colorado (22-9)
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7 Southern Utah (17-15)
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7:30 PM
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3 Montana (18-13)
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11 Idaho St. (8-22)
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10:00 PM
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Big Ten Tournament
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2nd Round
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March 12
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Indianapolis (Bankers Life Fieldhouse)
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Team
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Team
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Time (ET)
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TV
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8 Rutgers (20-11)
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9 Michigan (19-12)
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12:00 PM
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Big Ten Network
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5 Iowa (20-11)
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12 Minnesota (15-16)
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2:30 PM
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Big Ten Network
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7 Ohio St. (21-10)
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10 Purdue (16-15)
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6:30 PM
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Big Ten Network
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6 Penn St. (21-10)
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11 Indiana (20-12)
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9:00 PM
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Big Ten Network
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Big West Tournament
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Quarterfinals
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March 12
|
Anaheim, CA (Honda Center)
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Team
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Team
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Time (ET)
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TV
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2 Cal St. Northridge (15-17)
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7 Cal St. Fullerton (11-20)
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3:00 PM
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ESPN3
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3 UC Santa Barbara (21-10)
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6 UC Riverside (17-15)
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5:30 PM
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ESPN3
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1 UC Irvine (21-11)
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8 Long Beach St. (11-21)
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9:00 PM
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ESPN3
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4 Hawaii (17-13)
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5 UC Davis (14-18)
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11:30 PM
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ESPN3
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Conference USA Tournament
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Quarterfinals
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March 12
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Frisco, TX (Ford Center)
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Team
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Team
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Time (ET)
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TV
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1 North Texas (20-11)
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9 Florida Atlantic (17-15)
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7:00 PM Court A
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Stadium
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4 Charlotte (16-13)
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5 Florida Intl. (19-13)
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7:30 PM Court B
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Facebook
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2 Western Kentucky (20-10)
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7 UAB (19-13)
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9:30 PM Court A
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Stadium
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3 Louisiana Tech (22-8)
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6 Marshall (17-15)
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10:00 PM Court B
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Facebook
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Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament
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Quarterfinals
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March 12
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Atlantic City, NJ (Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall)
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Team
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Team
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Time (ET)
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TV
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3 Rider (18-12)
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6 Niagara (12-20)
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7:00 PM
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ESPN3
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4 Monmouth (18-13)
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5 Quinnipiac (15-15)
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9:30 PM
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ESPN3
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Mid-American Tournament (MACtion)
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Quarterfinals
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March 12
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Cleveland (Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse)
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Team
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Team
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Time (ET)
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TV
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1 Akron (24-7)
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8 Ohio U (17-15)
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12:00 PM
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ESPN+
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4 Northern Illinois (18-13)
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12 Miami (O) (13-19)
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2:30 PM
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ESPN+
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2 Bowling Green (21-10)
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7 Toledo (17-15)
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6:30 PM
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ESPN+
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3 Ball St. (18-13)
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6 Kent St. (20-12)
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9:00 PM
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ESPN+
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Mid-Eastern Athletic Tournament
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Quarterfinals
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March 12
|
Norfolk, VA (Scope Arena)
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Team
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Team
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Time (ET)
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TV
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4 Bethune-Cookman (16-14)
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5 Morgan St. (15-16)
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6:00 PM
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Flohoops (pay)
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3 Norfolk St. (16-15)
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6 Coppin St. (11-20)
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8:00 PM
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Flohoops (pay)
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Pac-12 Tournament
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Quarterfinals
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March 12
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Las Vegas (T-Mobile Arena)
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Team
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Team
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Time (ET)
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TV
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1 Oregon (24-7)
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8 Oregon St. (18-13)
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3:00 PM
|
Pac-12 Network
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4 USC (22-9)
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5 Arizona (21-11)
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5:30 PM
|
Pac-12 Network
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2 UCLA (19-12)
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10 California (14-18)
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9:00 PM
|
Pac-12 Network
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3 Arizona St. (20-11)
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11 Washington St. (16-16)
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11:30 PM
|
FS1
|
Southeastern Tournament
|
2nd Round
|
March 12
|
Nashville (Bridgestone Arena)
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Team
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Team
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Time (ET)
|
TV
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8 Tennessee (17-14)
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9 Alabama (16-15)
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1:00 PM
|
SEC Network
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5 Florida (19-12)
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13 Georgia (16-16)
|
3:30 PM
|
SEC Network
|
7 Texas A&M (16-14)
|
10 Missouri (15-16)
|
7:00 PM
|
SEC Network
|
6 South Carolina (18-13)
|
11 Arkansas (20-12)
|
9:30 PM
|
SEC Network
|
Southland Tournament
|
2nd Round
|
March 12
|
Katy, TX (Leonard E. Merrell Center)
|
Team
|
Team
|
Time (ET)
|
TV
|
4 Sam Houston St. (18-13)
|
5 Northwestern St. (15-15)
|
6:00 PM
|
ESPN+
|
3 Nicholls St. (21-10)
|
6 Lamar (17-15)
|
8:30 PM
|
ESPN+
|
Western Athletic Tournament
|
Quarterfinals
|
March 12
|
Las Vegas (Orleans Arena)
|
Team
|
Team
|
Time (ET)
|
TV
|
1 New Mexico St. (25-6)
|
8 Chicago St. (4-25)
|
3:00 PM
|
ESPN+
|
4 Grand Canyon (12-17)
|
5 Seattle (14-15)
|
5:30 PM
|
ESPN+
|
2 UT Rio Grande Valley (14-16)
|
7 Utah Valley (11-19)
|
9:00 PM
|
ESPN+
|
3 Kansas City (16-14)
|
6 Cal St. Bakersfield (12-18)
|
11:30 PM
|
ESPN+
|
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March 3, 2020
Tuesday’s Games
Home
|
Visitor
|
Spread
|
Abilene Christian
|
Stephen F. Austin
|
-1.9
|
Akron
|
Ohio
|
10.0
|
Alabama
|
Vanderbilt
|
14.4
|
Ball St.
|
Central Michigan
|
8.0
|
Boston College
|
Syracuse
|
-4.5
|
Bucknell
|
Holy Cross
|
13.0
|
Buffalo
|
Miami (O)
|
8.3
|
Charleston Southern
|
Presbyterian
|
4.9
|
DePaul
|
Marquette
|
-3.7
|
Georgia Southern
|
Arkansas St.
|
8.4
|
Georgia St.
|
Little Rock
|
4.3
|
Hartford
|
Maine
|
7.6
|
Illinois Chicago
|
IUPUI
|
10.5
|
Iowa
|
Purdue
|
4.7
|
Iowa St.
|
West Virginia
|
-3.8
|
Kent St.
|
Bowling Green
|
4.8
|
Kentucky
|
Tennessee
|
8.8
|
Lehigh
|
Loyola (MD)
|
1.3
|
Liberty
|
NJIT
|
17.5
|
Lipscomb
|
Florida Gulf Coast
|
6.5
|
Louisiana
|
Coastal Carolina
|
-0.6
|
New Hampshire
|
UMass Lowell
|
4.8
|
North Carolina
|
Wake Forest
|
5.5
|
North Florida
|
Jacksonville
|
9.0
|
Northern Illinois
|
Toledo
|
0.8
|
Oakland
|
Cleveland St.
|
7.4
|
Oklahoma
|
Texas
|
6.1
|
Penn St.
|
Michigan St.
|
-0.4
|
Richmond
|
Davidson
|
4.4
|
Rutgers
|
Maryland
|
0.3
|
South Alabama
|
Texas St.
|
-1.5
|
South Carolina
|
Mississippi St.
|
2.0
|
South Carolina Upstate
|
High Point
|
5.2
|
South Florida
|
Cincinnati
|
-3.3
|
Stetson
|
North Alabama
|
1.7
|
Troy
|
UT Arlington
|
-6.8
|
UL Monroe
|
Appalachian St.
|
-2.1
|
UMBC
|
Stony Brook
|
-3.4
|
UNC Asheville
|
Campbell
|
0.6
|
VCU
|
Duquesne
|
6.8
|
Vermont
|
Albany
|
16.8
|
Western Michigan
|
Eastern Michigan
|
-0.8
|
Youngstown St.
|
Milwaukee
|
5.1
|
Key TV Games On Tuesday
Time (EST)
|
Network
|
Home
|
Visitor
|
6:30 PM
|
SECN
|
South Carolina
|
Mississippi St.
|
7:00 PM
|
BTN
|
Rutgers
|
Maryland
|
7:00 PM
|
ESPN
|
Penn St.
|
Michigan St.
|
9:00 PM
|
ESPN
|
Kentucky
|
Tennessee
|
9:00 PM
|
BTN
|
Iowa
|
Purdue
|
9:00 PM
|
ESPN2
|
Oklahoma
|
Texas
|
Conference Tournament Schedule For Tuesday
Atlantic Sun Tournament
|
|
|
|
|
Quarterfinals
|
March 3
|
at Higher Seed’s Home Court
|
Home
|
Visitor
|
Time (ET)
|
TV
|
1 Liberty (27-4)
|
8 NJIT (9-20)
|
7:00 PM
|
ESPN+
|
4 Stetson (15-16)
|
5 North Alabama (13-16)
|
7:00 PM
|
ESPN+
|
3 Lipscomb (14-15)
|
6 Florida Gulf Coast (10-21)
|
7:00 PM
|
ESPN+
|
2 North Florida (20-11)
|
7 Jacksonville (14-17)
|
7:00 PM
|
ESPN+
|
Big South Tournament
|
|
|
|
|
1st Round
|
March 3
|
at Higher Seed’s Home Court
|
Home
|
Visitor
|
Time (ET)
|
TV
|
7 USC Upstate (12-19)
|
10 High Point (9-22)
|
7:00 PM
|
ESPN3
|
6 UNC-Asheville (14-15)
|
11 Campbell (15-15)
|
7:00 PM
|
ESPN3
|
8 Charleston Sou. (13-17)
|
9 Presbyterian (10-21)
|
7:00 PM
|
ESPN3
|
Horizon League Tournament
|
|
|
|
|
1st Round
|
March 3
|
at Higher Seed’s Home Court
|
Home
|
Visitor
|
Time (ET)
|
TV
|
4 Illinois Chicago (14-17)
|
9 IUPUI (7-24)
|
8:00 PM
|
ESPN+
|
5 Youngstown (17-14)
|
8 Milwaukee (12-18)
|
7:00 PM
|
ESPN+
|
6 Oakland (13-18)
|
7 Cleveland St. (11-20)
|
7:00 PM
|
ESPN+
|
Patriot League Tournament
|
|
|
|
|
1st Round
|
March 3
|
at Higher Seed’s Home Court
|
Home
|
Visitor
|
Time (ET)
|
TV
|
7 Bucknell (12-19)
|
10 Holy Cross (3-28)
|
7:00 PM
|
Pat League Network
|
8 Lehigh (10-20)
|
9 Loyola (MD) (15-16)
|
7:00 PM
|
Pat League Network
|
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February 25, 2020
Tuesday’s Games
Home
|
Visitor
|
Spread
|
Auburn
|
Ole Miss
|
9.3
|
Ball St.
|
Western Michigan
|
11.0
|
Baylor
|
Kansas St.
|
16.0
|
Bowling Green
|
Akron
|
-3.3
|
Central Michigan
|
Toledo
|
0.6
|
Davidson
|
La Salle
|
10.8
|
Eastern Michigan
|
Northern Illinois
|
2.6
|
George Mason
|
Dayton
|
-12.9
|
Georgia Tech
|
Clemson
|
3.0
|
Iowa St.
|
TCU
|
4.5
|
Kent St.
|
Miami (O)
|
10.2
|
Loyola (Chi.)
|
Drake
|
7.9
|
Michigan St.
|
Iowa
|
7.2
|
Mississippi St.
|
Alabama
|
2.0
|
North Carolina
|
North Carolina St.
|
-0.6
|
Ohio
|
Buffalo
|
-0.6
|
Oklahoma
|
Texas Tech
|
-1.2
|
San Diego St.
|
Colorado St.
|
14.6
|
SMU
|
Memphis
|
0.5
|
Texas A&M
|
Kentucky
|
-7.4
|
Tulsa
|
Tulane
|
10.7
|
Utah St.
|
San Jose St.
|
21.8
|
Valparaiso
|
Missouri St.
|
1.8
|
Wake Forest
|
Duke
|
-12.6
|
Wyoming
|
Nevada
|
-10.8
|
Xavier
|
DePaul
|
7.3
|
Key TV Games On Tuesday
Time (EST)
|
Network
|
Home
|
Visitor
|
7:00 PM
|
ESPN
|
Texas A&M
|
Kentucky
|
7:00 PM
|
ESPN2
|
Michigan St.
|
Iowa
|
7:00 PM
|
ESPN+
|
Bowling Green
|
Akron
|
9:00 PM
|
ESPN2
|
Oklahoma
|
Texas Tech
|
9:00 PM
|
CBSSN
|
SMU
|
Memphis
|
9:00 PM
|
SECN
|
Mississippi St.
|
Alabama
|
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February 24, 2020
Date
|
2/21/2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
Seed
|
Team
|
Team
|
Team
|
Team
|
Team
|
Team
|
1
|
Kansas
|
Baylor
|
Gonzaga
|
San Diego St.
|
|
|
2
|
Dayton
|
Duke
|
Maryland
|
Florida St.
|
|
|
3
|
Creighton
|
Seton Hall
|
Louisville
|
Villanova
|
|
|
4
|
Kentucky
|
Oregon
|
Penn St.
|
West Virginia
|
|
|
5
|
Colorado
|
Auburn
|
Michigan St.
|
Butler
|
|
|
6
|
Iowa
|
Ohio St.
|
Michigan
|
Arizona
|
|
|
7
|
BYU
|
Marquette
|
Wisconsin
|
LSU
|
|
|
8
|
Houston
|
Illinois
|
Texas Tech
|
Arizona St.
|
|
|
9
|
Saint Mary’s
|
Florida
|
Virginia
|
Indiana
|
|
|
10
|
Rutgers
|
Xavier
|
Rhode Island
|
USC
|
|
|
11
|
Wichita St.
|
Utah St.
|
East Tennessee St.
|
Northern Iowa
|
|
|
12
|
Yale
|
Liberty
|
North Carolina St.
|
Oklahoma
|
Cincinnati
|
Providence
|
13
|
Stephen F. Austin
|
Vermont
|
North Texas
|
Akron
|
|
|
14
|
New Mexico St.
|
Colgate
|
Wright St.
|
Hofstra
|
|
|
15
|
Belmont
|
UC-Irvine
|
Little Rock
|
South Dakota St.
|
|
|
16
|
Radford
|
Montana
|
Saint Peter’s
|
Prairie View
|
St. Francis (PA)
|
N. C. A&T
|
Bubble Teams Outside The Field (in order)
69
|
Richmond
|
70
|
Stanford
|
71
|
Georgetown
|
72
|
Arkansas
|
73
|
Alabama
|
74
|
Purdue
|
75
|
Memphis
|
76
|
UCLA
|
77
|
Mississippi St.
|
78
|
Minnesota
|
79
|
UNC Greensboro
|
80
|
Furman
|
Teams on the Rise
Akron
Arizona St.
Belmont
BYU
Creighton
Dayton
East Tennessee St.
Hofstra
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Montana
New Mexico St.
Prairie View
Radford
St. Francis (PA)
Saint Peter’s
South Dakota St.
Stephen F. Austin
UCLA
UNC Greensboro
Utah St.
Villanova
Virginia
Wisconsin
Teams on the Decline
Butler
Marquette
Oklahoma
Penn St.
Purdue
Rider
Rutgers
South Carolina
USC
West Virginia
Winthrop
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February 21, 2020
Date
|
2/21/2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
Seed
|
Team
|
Team
|
Team
|
Team
|
Team
|
Team
|
1
|
Baylor
|
Gonzaga
|
Kansas
|
San Diego St.
|
|
|
2
|
Duke
|
Dayton
|
Maryland
|
Florida St.
|
|
|
3
|
Seton Hall
|
Creighton
|
Louisville
|
Villanova
|
|
|
4
|
Penn St.
|
West Virginia
|
Kentucky
|
Colorado
|
|
|
5
|
Oregon
|
Auburn
|
Butler
|
Iowa
|
|
|
6
|
Michigan St.
|
Arizona
|
Ohio St.
|
Marquette
|
|
|
7
|
Michigan
|
BYU
|
Houston
|
Wisconsin
|
|
|
8
|
Illinois
|
LSU
|
Texas Tech
|
Rutgers
|
|
|
9
|
Saint Mary’s
|
Xavier
|
Florida
|
Rhode Island
|
|
|
10
|
Arizona St.
|
Wichita St.
|
Oklahoma
|
Virginia
|
|
|
11
|
USC
|
Indiana
|
Northern Iowa
|
USC
|
|
|
12
|
Liberty
|
Yale
|
Utah St.
|
N. Carolina St.
|
Richmond
|
Cincinnati
|
13
|
Stephen F. Austin
|
Vermont
|
North Texas
|
Akron
|
|
|
14
|
New Mexico St.
|
Colgate
|
Wright St.
|
Hofstra
|
|
|
15
|
South Dakota St.
|
UC-Irvine
|
Little Rock
|
Montana
|
|
|
16
|
Winthrop
|
Austin Peay
|
Prairie View
|
Siena
|
St. Francis (PA)
|
Norfolk St.
|
Bubble Contenders
69
|
Georgetown
|
70
|
Purdue
|
71
|
Mississippi St.
|
72
|
Stanford
|
73
|
Providence
|
74
|
South Carolina
|
75
|
Arkansas
|
76
|
Alabama
|
77
|
UNC Greensboro
|
78
|
Memphis
|
The First Four
Opening Round in Dayton
12 Seed Game: Utah St. vs. Cincinnati
12 Seed Game: North Carolina St. vs. Richmond
16 Seed Game: Norfolk St. vs. Prairie View
16 Seed Game: Siena vs. St. Francis (PA)
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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
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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
|
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February 12, 2020
Wednesday’s Games
Home
|
Visitor
|
Spread
|
Abilene Christian
|
Houston Baptist
|
16.6
|
American
|
Loyola (MD)
|
6.2
|
Army
|
Lafayette
|
-1.8
|
Auburn
|
Alabama
|
5.6
|
Binghamton
|
Stony Brook
|
-10.6
|
Bradley
|
Indiana St.
|
2.9
|
Butler
|
Xavier
|
6.3
|
Central Arkansas
|
New Orleans
|
4.7
|
Chattanooga
|
VMI
|
9.1
|
East Tennessee St.
|
Citadel
|
21.9
|
Evansville
|
Loyola (Chi)
|
-8.6
|
Georgia
|
South Carolina
|
2.6
|
Georgia Tech
|
Louisville
|
-5.6
|
Hartford
|
Albany
|
1.5
|
Hawaii
|
Long Beach St.
|
11.8
|
La Salle
|
Richmond
|
-4.7
|
Lehigh
|
Holy Cross
|
7.4
|
Miami (Fla.)
|
Boston College
|
5.4
|
Missouri St.
|
Drake
|
2.2
|
Navy
|
Bucknell
|
4.3
|
Niagara
|
Canisius
|
-0.8
|
Nicholls
|
Lamar
|
8.2
|
Northern Iowa
|
Illinois St.
|
16.1
|
Northwestern
|
Michigan
|
-6.3
|
Northwestern St.
|
Incarnate Word
|
9.5
|
Ohio St.
|
Rutgers
|
6.5
|
Oklahoma
|
Iowa St.
|
5.6
|
Oral Roberts
|
Omaha
|
7.4
|
Pittsburgh
|
Clemson
|
4.4
|
Samford
|
Furman
|
-12.4
|
San Jose St.
|
Fresno St.
|
-6.5
|
Seton Hall
|
Creighton
|
6.0
|
SMU
|
Connecticut
|
2.5
|
South Dakota
|
Western Illinois
|
14.2
|
South Florida
|
Houston
|
-6.6
|
Southeast Louisiana
|
Sam Houston St.
|
-9.8
|
St. John’s
|
Providence
|
1.8
|
Texas A&M
|
Florida
|
-5.6
|
Texas A&M-CC
|
Stephen F. Austin
|
-7.8
|
Tulane
|
Temple
|
-3.8
|
Tulsa
|
East Carolina
|
12.3
|
UAB
|
Middle Tennessee
|
8.2
|
UC Riverside
|
UC Irvine
|
-3.9
|
UMass Lowell
|
Maine
|
6.8
|
UNC Greensboro
|
Western Carolina
|
10.3
|
UNLV
|
Nevada
|
-1.3
|
Valparaiso
|
Southern Illinois
|
2.7
|
VCU
|
George Mason
|
14.4
|
Vermont
|
New Hampshire
|
15.7
|
Villanova
|
Marquette
|
2.8
|
West Virginia
|
Kansas
|
-0.9
|
Wofford
|
Mercer
|
8.3
|
Wednesday’s Top TV Games
Time (EST)
|
Network
|
Home
|
Visitor
|
6:30 PM
|
FS1
|
Seton Hall
|
Creighton
|
6:30 PM
|
CBSSN
|
Butler
|
Xavier
|
7:00 PM
|
ESPN+
|
West Virginia
|
Kansas
|
7:00 PM
|
BTN
|
Ohio St.
|
Rutgers
|
8:30 PM
|
FS1
|
Villanova
|
Marquette
|
The 25-Teams Could Win The NCAA Championship Myth
If you view a national basketball telecast this year, the so-called experts announcing the games repeatedly say that this season is different because there are no overly dominating teams in college basketball. These scribes say that 25 different teams could be good enough to win the national championship. Some even say that 40 different teams are talented enough to make the Final Four.
We at the PiRate Ratings tend to be contrarian in nature. We just don’t buy these theories of parity. Certainly, none of the teams in this year’s Top 10 appear to be as talented and dominant as any of the Top 10 teams of the past decade. However, none of the teams outside of the Top 10 appear to be as talented as their counterparts of the past decade.
We do not see the parity that others see, and the analytics when compared on a one season basis, actually tell us that fewer than 10 teams this season have statistical resumes worthy of contending for a national championship.
If you have been reading our chicken scratch long enough, you obviously know that we value certain data when predicting the outcomes of college basketball games past the Ides of March. We have looked at reams and reams of data dating back to the years where statistics were kept on these games and have identified consistencies in the champions that other teams could not match.
Namely, the ability to rebound the basketball on the offensive end and get extra shooting chances appears to be much more valuable in the Big Dance than it is in the regular season, because so many of the tournament teams are in the top group of defensive teams. Additionally, being able to protect the ball and limit turnovers has become more and more important in the 21st Century, because the age of pressing full court for 40 minutes and then relying on fast breaks off these turnovers just doesn’t happen like it used to work when UCLA ran its incredible 2-2-1 press and Rick Pitino used his matchup press defense at Kentucky. So many of the top teams have little to no problem defeating the press defense and exploiting it for points that this strategy has become a non-factor most of the time.
Teams with excellent offensive efficiency, very good defensive efficiency, an ability to hold onto the ball, and a highly-ranked offensive rebounding rate rise above the rest when there are just 68 teams remaining in contention for the title. Additionally, teams that lack this ability to rebound on the offensive end or limit turnovers have been vulnerable to early round upsets, as was seen multiple times with teams like Georgetown and Vanderbilt in the past decade, two notorious teams that were excellent offensive efficiency teams, very good defensive efficiency teams, but lousy offensive rebounding teams with no turnover margin advantage.
When you combine the teams that possess excellent offensive efficiency, very good defensive efficiency, strong rebounding ability with decent turnover prevention, and then said team has played a schedule that ranks in the top 35% of college basketball (basically a Power Conference), these are the teams that have National Championship Resumes.
By now, we hope you are wondering how many teams currently fit this National Championship footprint? How many have excellent offensive efficiency, very good defensive efficiency, highly-ranked offensive rebounding ability, and a good rate of taking care of the rock?
The answer is far from the 25 to 40 teams that the hardwood pundits claim. As of Wednesday, February 12, there are only 3 teams that possess these national championship worthy resumes.
Those three teams are: Duke, Gonzaga, and San Diego State. Gonzaga and San Diego State just barely qualify on the basis of schedule strength, and unfortunately for the Aztecs in the Mountain West Conference, their remaining schedule might lower their overall schedule strength to remove SDSU from this list.
Because the West Coast Conference is abnormally stronger this season, Gonzaga still has enough games against opponents that will maintain the Bulldogs’ schedule strength above the line needed to qualify.
So, the next time you hear that this could be the year that somebody like Penn State or Rutgers makes an unexpected run to the national title, or that this is the year the Pac-12 returns to prominence with Oregon or Arizona winning it all, refer them to this data that says this is not so. For now, we would tend to believe that Duke and Gonzaga are runaway top contenders. We aren’t saying that somebody else might get hot and move into the field of legitimate contenders, since there is a month to go until Selection Sunday, but when somebody says that 25 teams today are good enough to win the title, laugh at the statement and educate them in the analytics of long historical importance.
Let’s take a look at the supposed biggest dark horse national champion in the last 60 years. The infamous 1966 Texas Western Miners (UTEP today) pulled off the monumental upset over the mighty Kentucky Wildcats. Was Texas Western a use anomaly that year? Did they come from out of nowhere to upset the trends and blow this theory apart?
Quite the opposite. The issue that year wasn’t the mathematics; it was the publicity. Texas Western was no dark horse. Let’s take a look at the stats available to us.
First, let’s start with the obvious. What was the Miners strength of schedule? They were an independent in 1966, which in those days was the largest group of all. There were close to 50 Division I Independents then, and they included some of the top teams in the nation like former National Champion Loyola of Chicago, future National Runner-up Dayton, Providence, Houston, and Syracuse.
Texas Western finished the regular season with a 23-1 record and were ranked #3 in the polls. When has the #3-ranked team ever been considered a dark horse or surprise team? Just because the Nabobs of the Eastern Elite Media didn’t dub the Miners with their accolades, it did not make the Miners a dark horse.
The Miners played one Top 10 team in the regular season. They slaughtered Iowa by 18 points. They beat a host of above average teams by well above average margins and blew out the rest of the teams on their schedule until the final game. They lost by two at Seattle, when the Chieftains were still a strong program and just seven years removed from appearing in the National Championship Game.
The issue with the established press is that all these TW wins came against teams west of the Mississippi River. The media didn’t realize that the Miners had outrebounded their opponents by an average of 51.5 to 36.2 in their 24 regular season games. They didn’t know that the Miners had one of the toughest defenses in the nation, limiting opponents to an estimated 79 points per 100 possessions (not exact because offensive rebounds and turnovers were not official stats then), They didn’t see that the Miners were quite efficient for the day with an estimated 99 points per 100 possessions. Remember that there was no three-point line then, and anything over 85 points per 100 possessions was above average. That Texas Western team also took good care of the ball. They had exceptional ball handlers in Bobby Joe Hill, Willie Worsley, and Orsten Artis.
Texas Western began tournament play with an easy 15-point victory over Oklahoma City, holding the Chiefs 25 points under their average of nearly 100 points per game. The Miners dominated on the glass and proved to be much too quick for the Chiefs, fouling out four of OKC’s starters.
In the second round, TW had to go to overtime to beat the favored Cincinnati Bearcats. Cincinnati actually controlled the boards, but the Miners won with steals and not turning the ball over. It was the only game where the other team won the rebounding war, but the difference in turnovers was huge.
In the Midwest Regional Final, Texas Western faced a favored Kansas team that featured all-American center Walt Wesley and 1st team all-Big 8 guard Jo Jo White. The press basically advanced the Jayhawks to the Final Four before this game began, but the Miners proved to be too quick for the slower KU team. TW won the rebounding and turnover battle, and Kansas’s two stars were matched by the Miners’ balance. On to the Final Four in College Park, Maryland, went the Miners, finally playing games in the East.
The Final Four was nothing like it is today. The University of Maryland’s gymnasium was no 70,000-seat dome stadium. Cole Field House seated about 12,000. However, the press made a big deal out of half of this field. The Eastern Region Champion Duke Blue Devils, the number two team in the nation placed the Mideast Region Champion Kentucky Wildcats, the number one team in the nation. The winner of this game would then win the National Championship Game the next night against the winner of the other semifinal game. Texas Western and Utah were there too.
The semifinal games were both close. Kentucky came from behind to nip Duke, while Texas Western stayed ahead of Utah most of the game but never ran away from the Utes, thanks to superstar forward Jerry Chambers keeping the Utes in the game.
The Championship Game was considered an afterthought. The mighty Wildcats of Kentucky were basketball royalty with their Baron, Adolph Rupp. Texas Western was this tiny school from El Paso with a coach that had learned the game from the great Hank Iba, but they were almost as much a patsy for Kentucky’s soon to be fifth national title as the Washington Generals were for the Harlem Globetrotters.
There were some astute professional gamblers that knew what was really about to happen. Kentucky’s players were quite talented. They could shoot the ball about as competently as any team in the history of the game, and with Louie Dampier and Pat Riley on the perimeter, they could quickly shoot a weaker opponent out of the gym. Kentucky’s devastating 1-3-1 zone trap defense had forced numerous opponents out of their normal offense, where they either turned the ball over or took a hurried shot. It had worked like a charm 27 times out of 28. Ironically, just like Texas Western, Kentucky only lost their regular season finale at Tennessee, a team that would win the SEC the following year.
The “Sharp” gamblers knew something that most of the rest of the nation and just about all of the Eastern Establishment media did not know. Texas Western was much quicker than Kentucky. Their man to man defense was stronger than Kentucky’s 1-3-1 zone trap, and it did not surrender a handful of easy buckets like the gambling press.
In the opening minutes of the game, neither team could find the range, but Kentucky’s fast break led to a couple of baskets. Additionally in the first part of the game Kentucky enjoyed a huge rebounding edge, as the Wildcats missed multiple offensive tips. Texas Western scored on some lob passes over the zone for easy layups, and even though they were a tad sloppy with the ball, they limited turnovers, being called for a couple of travelling violations but not giving UK easy breakaway baskets off steals.
The key sequence of the game was when Kentucky’s Tommy Kron dribbled the ball up the floor guarded man to man and then from the blind-side, Bobby Joe Hill came in and stole the ball, driving for an easy layup. The play tightened the screws on the favored Wildcats. On the very next possession, star guard Louie Dampier brought the ball up the middle of the floor, and Hill pressured him to the left. As Dampier attempted to cross over, Hill stole the ball again and drove for another easy basket.
Texas Western never relinquished the lead the rest of the night. As the game continued, Kentucky only had one shooting opportunity per possession, while Texas Western had second and third chances. Thunderous dunks by power player David Latin allowed the patient Miners to keep the lead. Kentucky had chances to tie or take the lead, but every time, the Texas Western defense held and secured the rebound.
Can San Diego State be this year’s Texas Western? Can Gonzaga finally get over the hump and win the National Championship? Will Coach Mike Krzyzewski win another national championship? If we had to predict the champion today, we believe these are the only three possible teams that could go from 68 to 1. Duke has the perfect resume this year. We’ll see if anybody else joins the group of championship-worthy teams in the final four weeks before Selection Sunday.
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January 18, 2020
Division 1 College Basketball Teams Playing Saturday
Home
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Visitor
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Spread
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Abilene Christian
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SE Louisiana
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12.1
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Air Force
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Colorado St.
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1.2
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Akron
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Toledo
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6.9
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Alabama
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Missouri
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5.7
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Alabama A&M
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Alabama St.
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3.4
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American
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Holy Cross
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12.2
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Appalachian St.
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Little Rock
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2.0
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Arizona
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Colorado
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6.1
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Arizona St.
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Utah
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6.1
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Arkansas
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Kentucky
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3.5
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Arkansas Pine Bluff
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Southern
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-1.1
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Army
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Loyola (MD)
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1.2
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Ball St.
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Miami (O)
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9.4
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Belmont
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Morehead St.
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15.6
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Bethune Cookman
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UNC Central
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6.2
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Boise St.
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Utah St.
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-1.1
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Bowling Green
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Northern Illinois
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4.0
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Bradley
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Northern Iowa
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1.3
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Bryant
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Long Island
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4.6
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Bucknell
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Lehigh
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4.8
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Cal St. Northridge
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UC Davis
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1.6
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Campbell
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Longwood
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8.3
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Central Florida
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South Florida
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4.4
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Central Michigan
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Buffalo
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3.3
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Charleston
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Hofstra
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3.5
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Coastal Carolina
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Arkansas St.
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8.1
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Colgate
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Boston U
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5.6
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Columbia
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Cornell
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5.0
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Coppin St.
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North Carolina A&T
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0.5
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Creighton
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Providence
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6.7
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Delaware
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Elon
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10.6
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Denver
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Omaha
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-5.6
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DePaul
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Butler
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-5.2
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Drexel
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William & Mary
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-2.4
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Duke
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Louisville
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9.2
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Eastern Illinois
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Tennessee Tech
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12.2
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Eastern Michigan
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Ohio
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1.3
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Evansville
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Missouri St.
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-2.3
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Florida
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Auburn
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1.9
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Florida Atlantic
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UAB
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1.7
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Florida Int’l.
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Middle Tennessee
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9.3
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Gardner-Webb
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USC Upstate
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8.2
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George Mason
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Richmond
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-3.3
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Georgetown
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Marquette
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1.1
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Georgia Tech
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Virginia
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-0.2
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Gonzaga
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BYU
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9.1
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Grambling
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Prairie View
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-1.6
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Green Bay
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Detroit
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6.6
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Harvard
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Dartmouth
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10.3
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Hawaii
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UCSB
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3.0
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High Point
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Charleston Southern
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-1.8
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Houston Baptist
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Sam Houston St.
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-9.4
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Illinois
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Northwestern
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11.1
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IUPUI
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Illinois Chicago
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-1.1
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Jackson St.
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Texas Southern
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-1.0
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Jacksonville
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Stetson
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7.9
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Kansas St.
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West Virginia
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-7.6
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Liberty
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Lipscomb
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17.2
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Long Beach St.
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Cal St. Fullerton
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0.8
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Louisiana
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Texas St.
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-5.6
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Louisiana Monroe
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UT-Arlington
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-3.9
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Louisiana Tech
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North Texas
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5.5
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Manhattan
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Monmouth
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2.6
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Marshall
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Old Dominion
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4.6
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Maryland
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Purdue
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5.1
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Massachusetts
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George Washington
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5.7
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Miami (Fla.)
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Florida St.
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-5.6
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Milwaukee
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Oakland
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0.7
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Mississippi St.
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Georgia
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6.0
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Mississippi Valley
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Alcorn St.
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-8.3
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Montana
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Idaho
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11.2
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Montana St.
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Eastern Washington
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0.5
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Morgan St.
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Howard
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11.7
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Mount St. Mary’s
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Central Connecticut
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13.4
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Navy
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Lafayette
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1.0
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Nebraska
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Indiana
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-5.0
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New Hampshire
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UM Baltimore Co.
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4.8
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New Orleans
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McNeese St.
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-0.2
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Nicholls St.
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Central Arkansas
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11.0
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NJIT
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Kennesaw St.
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12.5
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Norfolk St.
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UM Eastern Shore
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15.8
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North Alabama
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Florida Gulf Coast
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5.7
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North Carolina St.
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Clemson
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6.4
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Northern Colorado
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Northern Arizona
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10.6
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Northern Kentucky
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Cleveland St.
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15.5
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Oklahoma
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TCU
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4.4
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Oklahoma St.
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Baylor
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-5.3
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Ole Miss
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LSU
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-4.5
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Penn
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Saint Joseph’s
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7.3
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Penn St.
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Ohio St.
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-0.9
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Pepperdine
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Saint Mary’s
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-6.5
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Pittsburgh
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North Carolina
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2.9
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Portland
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San Diego
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0.7
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Portland St.
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Idaho St.
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7.9
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Presbyterian
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Radford
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-9.5
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Purdue Ft. Wayne
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Oral Robers
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-3.1
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Quinnipiac
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Saint Peter’s
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5.8
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Rhode Island
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LaSalle
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11.1
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Robert Morris
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Merrimack
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5.8
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Samford
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Mercer
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2.7
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San Diego St.
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Nevada
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13.0
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San Francisco
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Loyola Marymount
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11.2
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Santa Clara
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Pacific
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3.3
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Seattle
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New Mexico St.
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-4.5
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SEMO
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Murray St.
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-11.1
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SIU Edwardsville
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Jacksonville St.
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-5.0
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SMU
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Temple
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2.3
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South Alabama
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Georgia Southern
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0.4
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South Carolna St.
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Florida A&M
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0.7
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Southern Miss.
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Rice
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-1.0
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Southern Utah
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Sacramento St.
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4.5
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St. Francis (PA)
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Sacred Heart
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5.0
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St. John’s
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Seton Hall
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-4.9
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Stephen F. Austin
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Incarnate Word
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20.8
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Stony Brook
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Albany
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9.0
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Tennessee St.
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Eastern Kentucky
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8.5
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Texas
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Kansas
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-7.8
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Texas A&M
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South Carolina
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0.7
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Texas A&M CC
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Lamar
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0.7
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Texas Tech
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Iowa St.
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7.0
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Towson
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James Madison
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9.0
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Troy
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Georgia St.
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-8.4
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Tulane
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Tulsa
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-0.1
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UC Irvine
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UC Riverside
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9.9
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UMKC
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Grand Canyon
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3.3
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UNC Asheville
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Hampton
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8.2
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UNC Wilmington
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Northeastern
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-8.6
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UNCG
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Chattanooga
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10.1
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UNLV
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New Mexico
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1.5
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USC
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Stanford
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1.8
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UT-Martin
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Austin Peay
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-4.8
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Utah Valley
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UT Rio Grande Valley
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1.7
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UTSA
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UTEP
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0.6
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Valparaiso
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Indiana St.
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0.4
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Vanderbilt
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Tennessee
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-5.4
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VCU
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Saint Bonaventure
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9.0
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Vermont
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Hartford
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18.2
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Villanova
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Connecticut
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9.1
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Virginia Tech
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Syracuse
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3.9
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VMI
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Citadel
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3.0
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Wagner
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St. Francis (NY)
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2.1
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Washington
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Oregon
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-0.4
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Washington St.
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Oregon St.
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-2.1
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Western Carolina
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East Tennessee St.
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-3.8
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Western Kentucky
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Charlotte
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6.4
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Western Michigan
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Kent St.
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-6.5
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Wichita St.
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Houston
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3.1
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Wright St.
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Youngstown St.
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10.4
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Wyoming
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Fresno St.
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-5.8
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January 13, 2020
Final PiRate Ratings for 2019-2020
January 14, 2020
Congratulations to the LSU Tigers–2019-2020 NCAA FBS National Champions
PiRate Ratings
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Team
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PiRate
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Mean
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Bias
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Average
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1
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L S U
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142.1
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140.5
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142.9
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141.8
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2
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Ohio St.
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141.3
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140.2
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142.0
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141.2
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3
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Clemson
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139.0
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137.5
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140.2
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138.9
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4
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Alabama
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130.2
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127.4
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130.7
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129.4
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5
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Georgia
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126.5
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124.9
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126.7
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126.0
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6
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Florida
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125.1
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122.8
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124.9
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124.2
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7
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Michigan
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124.2
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122.6
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124.3
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123.7
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8
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Wisconsin
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122.6
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122.5
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123.0
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122.7
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9
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Oregon
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122.1
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122.0
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122.9
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122.3
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10
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Notre Dame
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122.1
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121.4
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122.5
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122.0
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11
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Utah
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121.8
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120.9
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122.4
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121.7
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12
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Penn St.
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121.5
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120.8
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121.8
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121.4
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13
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Auburn
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121.7
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119.9
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121.2
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120.9
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14
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Oklahoma
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121.1
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120.5
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120.8
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120.8
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15
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Iowa
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120.1
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118.8
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119.9
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119.6
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16
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Minnesota
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118.4
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118.0
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118.0
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118.1
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17
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Baylor
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117.3
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117.1
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116.4
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116.9
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18
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Washington
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115.5
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115.2
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116.4
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115.7
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19
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Texas
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113.6
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113.9
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113.5
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113.7
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20
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Texas A&M
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115.0
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112.5
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113.2
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113.6
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21
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Kentucky
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112.5
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111.6
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112.0
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112.0
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22
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Central Florida
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111.7
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111.2
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112.2
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111.7
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23
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Iowa St.
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111.6
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111.7
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111.2
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111.5
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24
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Kansas St.
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111.1
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111.1
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110.9
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111.0
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25
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Virginia Tech
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110.4
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110.2
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110.8
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110.5
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26
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Tennessee
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110.7
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110.4
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110.1
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110.4
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27
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North Carolina
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110.2
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110.1
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110.9
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110.4
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28
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Oklahoma St.
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110.4
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110.8
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109.8
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110.3
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29
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Memphis
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110.0
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110.1
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110.7
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110.3
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30
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U S C
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109.3
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109.7
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109.9
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109.7
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31
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Indiana
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109.9
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108.9
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109.5
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109.4
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32
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Appalachian St.
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109.1
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108.7
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108.3
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108.7
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33
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Missouri
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109.9
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107.5
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108.5
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108.6
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34
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Washington St.
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108.8
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108.1
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108.7
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108.5
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35
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T C U
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107.7
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109.7
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107.9
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108.4
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36
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Cincinnati
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108.3
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107.9
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108.5
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108.2
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37
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Virginia
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108.1
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107.9
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108.5
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108.2
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38
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South Carolina
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109.0
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107.1
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108.0
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108.0
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39
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Arizona St.
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108.0
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107.5
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108.4
|
108.0
|
40
|
Mississippi St.
|
108.0
|
104.9
|
111.0
|
108.0
|
41
|
Ole Miss
|
107.8
|
106.9
|
108.1
|
107.6
|
42
|
Michigan St.
|
107.7
|
106.8
|
106.8
|
107.1
|
43
|
Air Force
|
105.8
|
107.5
|
106.9
|
106.7
|
44
|
Nebraska
|
106.3
|
106.5
|
105.6
|
106.1
|
45
|
Boise St.
|
105.7
|
106.1
|
106.0
|
105.9
|
46
|
California
|
104.7
|
104.7
|
105.3
|
104.9
|
47
|
Florida St.
|
104.7
|
104.4
|
104.6
|
104.6
|
48
|
Texas Tech
|
104.6
|
104.9
|
103.7
|
104.4
|
49
|
Florida Atlantic
|
103.7
|
103.9
|
105.0
|
104.2
|
50
|
Navy
|
102.9
|
105.1
|
104.4
|
104.1
|
51
|
Purdue
|
104.1
|
103.9
|
103.7
|
103.9
|
52
|
Louisiana
|
103.0
|
103.1
|
102.6
|
102.9
|
53
|
Wake Forest
|
103.1
|
102.4
|
103.2
|
102.9
|
54
|
Northwestern
|
103.4
|
102.6
|
102.1
|
102.7
|
55
|
SMU
|
102.4
|
102.3
|
103.0
|
102.6
|
56
|
West Virginia
|
102.7
|
102.7
|
102.3
|
102.5
|
57
|
Miami (Fla.)
|
102.3
|
101.8
|
102.6
|
102.2
|
58
|
Louisville
|
102.0
|
101.5
|
102.2
|
101.9
|
59
|
Pittsburgh
|
102.1
|
101.5
|
101.9
|
101.8
|
60
|
BYU
|
101.9
|
102.1
|
101.2
|
101.7
|
61
|
Oregon St.
|
101.2
|
102.1
|
101.5
|
101.6
|
62
|
Illinois
|
101.2
|
101.6
|
100.7
|
101.2
|
63
|
Stanford
|
101.6
|
100.6
|
100.8
|
101.0
|
64
|
Tulane
|
100.6
|
100.8
|
101.2
|
100.9
|
65
|
San Diego St.
|
100.1
|
101.7
|
100.1
|
100.6
|
66
|
Wyoming
|
99.7
|
101.4
|
100.1
|
100.4
|
67
|
Boston College
|
99.5
|
99.0
|
99.6
|
99.4
|
68
|
Syracuse
|
99.7
|
98.9
|
98.9
|
99.2
|
69
|
Duke
|
99.4
|
98.6
|
99.1
|
99.0
|
70
|
Colorado
|
98.6
|
98.5
|
98.7
|
98.6
|
71
|
U C L A
|
98.7
|
98.3
|
98.2
|
98.4
|
72
|
Ohio
|
98.4
|
97.8
|
98.9
|
98.4
|
73
|
Georgia Southern
|
97.9
|
98.0
|
97.5
|
97.8
|
74
|
Hawaii
|
97.0
|
98.3
|
96.4
|
97.2
|
75
|
Temple
|
96.9
|
96.8
|
98.0
|
97.2
|
76
|
Western Michigan
|
97.4
|
96.5
|
96.9
|
96.9
|
77
|
Arizona
|
97.0
|
96.8
|
96.8
|
96.9
|
78
|
Buffalo
|
95.7
|
96.4
|
97.2
|
96.4
|
79
|
Louisiana Tech
|
96.1
|
96.3
|
96.2
|
96.2
|
80
|
Western Kentucky
|
95.5
|
96.0
|
96.7
|
96.1
|
81
|
Houston
|
94.8
|
95.7
|
96.4
|
95.6
|
82
|
Utah St.
|
95.6
|
95.2
|
95.7
|
95.5
|
83
|
Tulsa
|
94.1
|
95.1
|
95.4
|
94.9
|
84
|
Kansas
|
93.7
|
94.7
|
93.8
|
94.1
|
85
|
Maryland
|
93.5
|
92.6
|
92.0
|
92.7
|
86
|
Fresno St.
|
92.4
|
93.4
|
92.2
|
92.7
|
87
|
Army
|
92.8
|
93.0
|
92.0
|
92.6
|
88
|
Southern Miss.
|
92.7
|
92.0
|
92.7
|
92.5
|
89
|
Marshall
|
91.9
|
91.6
|
92.4
|
92.0
|
90
|
North Carolina St.
|
92.3
|
91.4
|
91.6
|
91.8
|
91
|
Vanderbilt
|
92.5
|
90.9
|
90.9
|
91.4
|
92
|
Liberty
|
90.6
|
91.9
|
91.0
|
91.1
|
93
|
Ball St.
|
91.0
|
90.7
|
91.2
|
91.0
|
94
|
Arkansas St.
|
90.5
|
91.0
|
90.4
|
90.6
|
95
|
Miami (Ohio)
|
90.6
|
89.9
|
91.0
|
90.5
|
96
|
Central Michigan
|
89.6
|
90.2
|
90.6
|
90.1
|
97
|
Nevada
|
89.8
|
91.1
|
89.1
|
90.0
|
98
|
Georgia Tech
|
90.2
|
88.9
|
90.2
|
89.8
|
99
|
Kent St.
|
89.0
|
89.1
|
89.8
|
89.3
|
100
|
Colorado St.
|
88.0
|
91.2
|
88.7
|
89.3
|
101
|
Troy
|
89.6
|
89.8
|
88.1
|
89.2
|
102
|
South Florida
|
88.8
|
89.3
|
88.9
|
89.0
|
103
|
Middle Tennessee
|
88.9
|
88.5
|
89.2
|
88.9
|
104
|
San Jose St.
|
87.9
|
89.7
|
88.1
|
88.6
|
105
|
Florida Int’l.
|
88.6
|
88.4
|
88.6
|
88.5
|
106
|
Eastern Michigan
|
88.1
|
88.3
|
88.6
|
88.4
|
107
|
Georgia St.
|
88.2
|
89.0
|
87.2
|
88.1
|
108
|
Arkansas
|
88.0
|
87.8
|
87.3
|
87.7
|
109
|
Northern Illinois
|
87.5
|
86.9
|
87.8
|
87.4
|
110
|
U A B
|
86.6
|
88.2
|
87.2
|
87.3
|
111
|
Charlotte
|
87.0
|
87.3
|
87.6
|
87.3
|
112
|
Coastal Carolina
|
86.9
|
87.8
|
86.3
|
87.0
|
113
|
Louisiana-Monroe
|
86.7
|
87.4
|
86.4
|
86.9
|
114
|
North Texas
|
86.3
|
86.0
|
86.2
|
86.2
|
115
|
Rutgers
|
85.1
|
84.6
|
83.6
|
84.4
|
116
|
U N L V
|
83.7
|
85.4
|
83.5
|
84.2
|
117
|
Toledo
|
84.0
|
83.9
|
84.1
|
84.0
|
118
|
Rice
|
82.4
|
83.7
|
82.4
|
82.8
|
119
|
East Carolina
|
82.4
|
83.6
|
82.3
|
82.8
|
120
|
New Mexico
|
79.7
|
81.7
|
78.6
|
80.0
|
121
|
Texas St.
|
79.2
|
79.9
|
78.9
|
79.3
|
122
|
South Alabama
|
77.0
|
79.5
|
77.0
|
77.8
|
123
|
Texas-San Antonio
|
76.1
|
77.9
|
76.5
|
76.8
|
124
|
New Mexico St.
|
75.6
|
77.3
|
75.2
|
76.0
|
125
|
Old Dominion
|
73.5
|
73.5
|
73.2
|
73.4
|
126
|
Connecticut
|
71.3
|
73.9
|
70.8
|
72.0
|
127
|
U T E P
|
68.5
|
71.8
|
68.6
|
69.6
|
128
|
Bowling Green
|
68.1
|
67.5
|
67.8
|
67.8
|
129
|
Akron
|
62.8
|
62.5
|
61.7
|
62.3
|
130
|
Massachusetts
|
56.7
|
58.2
|
55.7
|
56.9
|
By Conference
American Athletic Conference
|
East Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
AAC
|
Overall
|
Central Florida
|
111.7
|
111.2
|
112.2
|
111.7
|
6-2
|
10-3
|
Cincinnati
|
108.3
|
107.9
|
108.5
|
108.2
|
7-1
|
11-3
|
Temple
|
96.9
|
96.8
|
98.0
|
97.2
|
5-3
|
8-5
|
South Florida
|
88.8
|
89.3
|
88.9
|
89.0
|
2-6
|
4-8
|
East Carolina
|
82.4
|
83.6
|
82.3
|
82.8
|
1-7
|
4-8
|
Connecticut
|
71.3
|
73.9
|
70.8
|
72.0
|
0-8
|
2-10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
AAC
|
Overall
|
Memphis
|
110.0
|
110.1
|
110.7
|
110.3
|
7-1
|
12-2
|
Navy
|
102.9
|
105.1
|
104.4
|
104.1
|
7-1
|
11-2
|
SMU
|
102.4
|
102.3
|
103.0
|
102.6
|
6-2
|
10-3
|
Tulane
|
100.6
|
100.8
|
101.2
|
100.9
|
3-5
|
7-6
|
Houston
|
94.8
|
95.7
|
96.4
|
95.6
|
2-6
|
4-8
|
Tulsa
|
94.1
|
95.1
|
95.4
|
94.9
|
2-6
|
4-8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AAC Averages
|
97.0
|
97.6
|
97.6
|
97.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Atlantic Coast Conference
|
Atlantic Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
ACC
|
Overall
|
Clemson
|
139.0
|
137.5
|
140.2
|
138.9
|
8-0
|
14-1
|
Florida St.
|
104.7
|
104.4
|
104.6
|
104.6
|
4-4
|
6-7
|
Wake Forest
|
103.1
|
102.4
|
103.2
|
102.9
|
4-4
|
8-5
|
Louisville
|
102.0
|
101.5
|
102.2
|
101.9
|
5-3
|
8-5
|
Boston College
|
99.5
|
99.0
|
99.6
|
99.4
|
4-4
|
7-6
|
Syracuse
|
99.7
|
98.9
|
98.9
|
99.2
|
2-6
|
5-7
|
North Carolina St.
|
92.3
|
91.4
|
91.6
|
91.8
|
1-7
|
4-8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coastal Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
ACC
|
Overall
|
Virginia Tech
|
110.4
|
110.2
|
110.8
|
110.5
|
5-3
|
8-5
|
North Carolina
|
110.2
|
110.1
|
110.9
|
110.4
|
4-4
|
7-6
|
Virginia
|
108.1
|
107.9
|
108.5
|
108.2
|
6-2
|
9-5
|
Miami (Fla.)
|
102.3
|
101.8
|
102.6
|
102.2
|
4-4
|
6-7
|
Pittsburgh
|
102.1
|
101.5
|
101.9
|
101.8
|
4-4
|
8-5
|
Duke
|
99.4
|
98.6
|
99.1
|
99.0
|
3-5
|
5-7
|
Georgia Tech
|
90.2
|
88.9
|
90.2
|
89.8
|
2-6
|
3-9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ACC Averages
|
104.5
|
103.9
|
104.6
|
104.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Big 12 Conference
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
B12
|
Overall
|
Oklahoma
|
121.1
|
120.5
|
120.8
|
120.8
|
8-1
|
12-2
|
Baylor
|
117.3
|
117.1
|
116.4
|
116.9
|
8-1
|
11-3
|
Texas
|
113.6
|
113.9
|
113.5
|
113.7
|
5-4
|
8-5
|
Iowa St.
|
111.6
|
111.7
|
111.2
|
111.5
|
5-4
|
7-6
|
Kansas St.
|
111.1
|
111.1
|
110.9
|
111.0
|
5-4
|
8-5
|
Oklahoma St.
|
110.4
|
110.8
|
109.8
|
110.3
|
5-4
|
8-5
|
T C U
|
107.7
|
109.7
|
107.9
|
108.4
|
3-6
|
5-7
|
Texas Tech
|
104.6
|
104.9
|
103.7
|
104.4
|
2-7
|
4-8
|
West Virginia
|
102.7
|
102.7
|
102.3
|
102.5
|
3-6
|
5-7
|
Kansas
|
93.7
|
94.7
|
93.8
|
94.1
|
1-8
|
3-9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Big 12 Averages
|
109.4
|
109.7
|
109.0
|
109.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Big Ten Conference
|
East Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
BTen
|
Overall
|
Ohio St.
|
141.3
|
140.2
|
142.0
|
141.2
|
9-0
|
13-1
|
Michigan
|
124.2
|
122.6
|
124.3
|
123.7
|
6-3
|
9-4
|
Penn St.
|
121.5
|
120.8
|
121.8
|
121.4
|
7-2
|
11-2
|
Indiana
|
109.9
|
108.9
|
109.5
|
109.4
|
5-4
|
8-5
|
Michigan St.
|
107.7
|
106.8
|
106.8
|
107.1
|
4-5
|
7-6
|
Maryland
|
93.5
|
92.6
|
92.0
|
92.7
|
1-8
|
3-9
|
Rutgers
|
85.1
|
84.6
|
83.6
|
84.4
|
0-9
|
2-10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
BTen
|
Overall
|
Wisconsin
|
122.6
|
122.5
|
123.0
|
122.7
|
7-2
|
10-4
|
Iowa
|
120.1
|
118.8
|
119.9
|
119.6
|
6-3
|
10-3
|
Minnesota
|
118.4
|
118.0
|
118.0
|
118.1
|
7-2
|
11-2
|
Nebraska
|
106.3
|
106.5
|
105.6
|
106.1
|
3-6
|
5-7
|
Purdue
|
104.1
|
103.9
|
103.7
|
103.9
|
3-6
|
4-8
|
Northwestern
|
103.4
|
102.6
|
102.1
|
102.7
|
1-8
|
3-9
|
Illinois
|
101.2
|
101.6
|
100.7
|
101.2
|
4-5
|
6-7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Big Ten Averages
|
111.4
|
110.7
|
110.9
|
111.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conference USA
|
East Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
CUSA
|
Overall
|
Florida Atlantic
|
103.7
|
103.9
|
105.0
|
104.2
|
7-1
|
11-3
|
Western Kentucky
|
95.5
|
96.0
|
96.7
|
96.1
|
6-2
|
8-5
|
Marshall
|
91.9
|
91.6
|
92.4
|
92.0
|
6-2
|
8-5
|
Middle Tennessee
|
88.9
|
88.5
|
89.2
|
88.9
|
3-5
|
4-8
|
Florida Int’l.
|
88.6
|
88.4
|
88.6
|
88.5
|
4-4
|
6-7
|
Charlotte
|
87.0
|
87.3
|
87.6
|
87.3
|
5-3
|
7-6
|
Old Dominion
|
73.5
|
73.5
|
73.2
|
73.4
|
0-8
|
1-11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
CUSA
|
Overall
|
Louisiana Tech
|
96.1
|
96.3
|
96.2
|
96.2
|
6-2
|
10-3
|
Southern Miss.
|
92.7
|
92.0
|
92.7
|
92.5
|
5-3
|
7-6
|
U A B
|
86.6
|
88.2
|
87.2
|
87.3
|
6-2
|
9-5
|
North Texas
|
86.3
|
86.0
|
86.2
|
86.2
|
3-5
|
4-8
|
Rice
|
82.4
|
83.7
|
82.4
|
82.8
|
3-5
|
3-9
|
Texas-San Antonio
|
76.1
|
77.9
|
76.5
|
76.8
|
3-5
|
4-8
|
U T E P
|
68.5
|
71.8
|
68.6
|
69.6
|
0-8
|
1-11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CUSA Averages
|
87.0
|
87.5
|
87.3
|
87.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FBS Independents
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
Conf.
|
Overall
|
Notre Dame
|
122.1
|
121.4
|
122.5
|
122.0
|
x
|
11-2
|
BYU
|
101.9
|
102.1
|
101.2
|
101.7
|
x
|
7-6
|
Army
|
92.8
|
93.0
|
92.0
|
92.6
|
x
|
5-8
|
Liberty
|
90.6
|
91.9
|
91.0
|
91.1
|
x
|
8-5
|
New Mexico St.
|
75.6
|
77.3
|
75.2
|
76.0
|
x
|
2-10
|
Massachusetts
|
56.7
|
58.2
|
55.7
|
56.9
|
x
|
1-11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indep. Averages
|
89.9
|
90.6
|
89.6
|
90.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mid-American Conference
|
East Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
MAC
|
Overall
|
Ohio
|
98.4
|
97.8
|
98.9
|
98.4
|
5-3
|
7-6
|
Buffalo
|
95.7
|
96.4
|
97.2
|
96.4
|
5-3
|
8-5
|
Miami (Ohio)
|
90.6
|
89.9
|
91.0
|
90.5
|
6-2
|
8-6
|
Kent St.
|
89.0
|
89.1
|
89.8
|
89.3
|
5-3
|
6-6
|
Bowling Green
|
68.1
|
67.5
|
67.8
|
67.8
|
2-6
|
3-9
|
Akron
|
62.8
|
62.5
|
61.7
|
62.3
|
0-8
|
0-12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
MAC
|
Overall
|
Western Michigan
|
97.4
|
96.5
|
96.9
|
96.9
|
5-3
|
7-6
|
Ball St.
|
91.0
|
90.7
|
91.2
|
91.0
|
4-4
|
5-7
|
Central Michigan
|
89.6
|
90.2
|
90.6
|
90.1
|
6-2
|
8-6
|
Eastern Michigan
|
88.1
|
88.3
|
88.6
|
88.4
|
3-5
|
6-7
|
Northern Illinois
|
87.5
|
86.9
|
87.8
|
87.4
|
4-4
|
5-7
|
Toledo
|
84.0
|
83.9
|
84.1
|
84.0
|
3-5
|
6-6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MAC Averages
|
86.9
|
86.6
|
87.1
|
86.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mountain West Conference
|
Mountain Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
MWC
|
Overall
|
Air Force
|
105.8
|
107.5
|
106.9
|
106.7
|
7-1
|
11-2
|
Boise St.
|
105.7
|
106.1
|
106.0
|
105.9
|
8-0
|
12-2
|
Wyoming
|
99.7
|
101.4
|
100.1
|
100.4
|
4-4
|
8-5
|
Utah St.
|
95.6
|
95.2
|
95.7
|
95.5
|
6-2
|
7-6
|
Colorado St.
|
88.0
|
91.2
|
88.7
|
89.3
|
3-5
|
4-8
|
New Mexico
|
79.7
|
81.7
|
78.6
|
80.0
|
0-8
|
2-10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
MWC
|
Overall
|
San Diego St.
|
100.1
|
101.7
|
100.1
|
100.6
|
5-3
|
10-3
|
Hawaii
|
97.0
|
98.3
|
96.4
|
97.2
|
5-3
|
10-5
|
Fresno St.
|
92.4
|
93.4
|
92.2
|
92.7
|
2-6
|
4-8
|
Nevada
|
89.8
|
91.1
|
89.1
|
90.0
|
4-4
|
7-6
|
San Jose St.
|
87.9
|
89.7
|
88.1
|
88.6
|
2-6
|
5-7
|
U N L V
|
83.7
|
85.4
|
83.5
|
84.2
|
2-6
|
4-8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MWC Averages
|
93.8
|
95.2
|
93.8
|
94.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pac-12 Conference
|
North Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
P12
|
Overall
|
Oregon
|
122.1
|
122.0
|
122.9
|
122.3
|
8-1
|
12-2
|
Washington
|
115.5
|
115.2
|
116.4
|
115.7
|
4-5
|
8-5
|
Washington St.
|
108.8
|
108.1
|
108.7
|
108.5
|
3-6
|
6-7
|
California
|
104.7
|
104.7
|
105.3
|
104.9
|
4-5
|
8-5
|
Oregon St.
|
101.2
|
102.1
|
101.5
|
101.6
|
4-5
|
5-7
|
Stanford
|
101.6
|
100.6
|
100.8
|
101.0
|
3-6
|
4-8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
P12
|
Overall
|
Utah
|
121.8
|
120.9
|
122.4
|
121.7
|
8-1
|
11-3
|
U S C
|
109.3
|
109.7
|
109.9
|
109.7
|
7-2
|
8-5
|
Arizona St.
|
108.0
|
107.5
|
108.4
|
108.0
|
4-5
|
8-5
|
Colorado
|
98.6
|
98.5
|
98.7
|
98.6
|
3-6
|
5-7
|
U C L A
|
98.7
|
98.3
|
98.2
|
98.4
|
4-5
|
4-8
|
Arizona
|
97.0
|
96.8
|
96.8
|
96.9
|
2-7
|
4-8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pac-12 Averages
|
107.3
|
107.0
|
107.5
|
107.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Southeastern Conference
|
East Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
SEC
|
Overall
|
Georgia
|
126.5
|
124.9
|
126.7
|
126.0
|
7-1
|
12-2
|
Florida
|
125.1
|
122.8
|
124.9
|
124.2
|
6-2
|
11-2
|
Kentucky
|
112.5
|
111.6
|
112.0
|
112.0
|
3-5
|
8-5
|
Tennessee
|
110.7
|
110.4
|
110.1
|
110.4
|
5-3
|
8-5
|
Missouri
|
109.9
|
107.5
|
108.5
|
108.6
|
3-5
|
6-6
|
South Carolina
|
109.0
|
107.1
|
108.0
|
108.0
|
3-5
|
4-8
|
Vanderbilt
|
92.5
|
90.9
|
90.9
|
91.4
|
1-7
|
3-9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
SEC
|
Overall
|
L S U
|
142.1
|
140.5
|
142.9
|
141.8
|
8-0
|
15-0
|
Alabama
|
130.2
|
127.4
|
130.7
|
129.4
|
6-2
|
11-2
|
Auburn
|
121.7
|
119.9
|
121.2
|
120.9
|
5-3
|
9-4
|
Texas A&M
|
115.0
|
112.5
|
113.2
|
113.6
|
4-4
|
8-5
|
Mississippi St.
|
108.0
|
104.9
|
111.0
|
108.0
|
3-5
|
6-7
|
Ole Miss
|
107.8
|
106.9
|
108.1
|
107.6
|
2-6
|
4-8
|
Arkansas
|
88.0
|
87.8
|
87.3
|
87.7
|
0-8
|
2-10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SEC Averages
|
114.1
|
112.4
|
113.9
|
113.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sunbelt Conference
|
East Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
SBC
|
Overall
|
Appalachian St.
|
109.1
|
108.7
|
108.3
|
108.7
|
7-1
|
13-1
|
Georgia Southern
|
97.9
|
98.0
|
97.5
|
97.8
|
5-3
|
7-6
|
Troy
|
89.6
|
89.8
|
88.1
|
89.2
|
3-5
|
5-7
|
Georgia St.
|
88.2
|
89.0
|
87.2
|
88.1
|
4-4
|
7-6
|
Coastal Carolina
|
86.9
|
87.8
|
86.3
|
87.0
|
2-6
|
5-7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Division
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Average
|
SBC
|
Overall
|
Louisiana
|
103.0
|
103.1
|
102.6
|
102.9
|
7-1
|
11-3
|
Arkansas St.
|
90.5
|
91.0
|
90.4
|
90.6
|
5-3
|
8-5
|
Louisiana-Monroe
|
86.7
|
87.4
|
86.4
|
86.9
|
4-4
|
5-7
|
Texas St.
|
79.2
|
79.9
|
78.9
|
79.3
|
2-6
|
3-9
|
South Alabama
|
77.0
|
79.5
|
77.0
|
77.8
|
1-7
|
2-10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SBC Averages
|
90.8
|
91.4
|
90.3
|
90.8
|
|
|
Conference Power Ratings
|
#
|
League
|
Average
|
1
|
Southeastern
|
113.5
|
2
|
Big Ten
|
111.0
|
3
|
Big 12
|
109.4
|
4
|
Pac-12
|
107.3
|
5
|
Atlantic Coast
|
104.3
|
6
|
American
|
97.4
|
7
|
Mountain West
|
94.3
|
8
|
Sun Belt
|
90.8
|
9
|
Independents
|
90.1
|
10
|
Conference USA
|
87.3
|
11
|
Mid-American
|
86.9
|
Comments Off on PiRate College Football Ratings: Final For 2019-2020 Season
December 14, 2019
PiRate Ratings Spreads For 2019-2020 Bowls & Playoffs
Including TV & Start Times
All Times Given Are Eastern Standard Time
Favorite
|
Underdog
|
PiRate
|
Mean
|
Bias
|
Dec. 20
|
Bahamas
|
ESPN
|
2:00 PM
|
|
Buffalo
|
Charlotte
|
6.9
|
7.1
|
7.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 20
|
Frisco
|
ESPN2
|
7:30 PM
|
|
Utah St.
|
Kent St.
|
7.8
|
7.4
|
7.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 21
|
New Mexico
|
ESPN
|
2:00 PM
|
|
San Diego St.
|
Central Michigan
|
5.3
|
6.1
|
4.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 21
|
Cure
|
CBSSN
|
2:30 PM
|
|
Georgia Southern
|
Liberty
|
9.5
|
8.3
|
8.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 21
|
Boca Raton
|
ABC
|
3:30 PM
|
|
SMU
|
Florida Atlantic
|
3.5
|
3.2
|
2.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec.21
|
Camellia
|
ESPN
|
5:30 PM
|
|
Arkansas St.
|
Florida Int’l.
|
0.9
|
1.4
|
0.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 21
|
Las Vegas
|
ABC
|
7:30 PM
|
|
Washington
|
Boise St.
|
5.0
|
4.3
|
5.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 21
|
New Orleans
|
ESPN
|
9:00 PM
|
|
Appalachian St.
|
UAB
|
23.1
|
20.9
|
21.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 23
|
Gasparilla
|
ESPN
|
2:30 PM
|
|
Central Florida
|
Marshall
|
19.6
|
19.4
|
19.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 24
|
Hawaii
|
ESPN
|
8:00 PM
|
|
BYU
|
Hawaii
|
1.3
|
0.2
|
1.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 26
|
Independence
|
ESPN
|
4:00 PM
|
|
Miami (Fla.)
|
Louisiana Tech
|
10.6
|
9.9
|
11.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 26
|
Quick Lane
|
ESPN
|
8:00 PM
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Eastern Michigan
|
13.1
|
12.3
|
12.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 27
|
Military
|
ESPN
|
12:00 PM
|
|
North Carolina
|
Temple
|
8.3
|
8.3
|
7.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 27
|
Pinstripe
|
ESPN
|
3:20 PM
|
|
Michigan St.
|
Wake Forest
|
4.6
|
4.4
|
3.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 27
|
Texas
|
ESPN
|
6:45 PM
|
|
Texas A&M
|
Oklahoma St.
|
6.3
|
3.2
|
5.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 27
|
Holiday
|
FS1
|
8:00 PM
|
|
Iowa
|
USC
|
7.4
|
5.3
|
6.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 27
|
Cheez-It
|
ESPN
|
10:15 PM
|
|
Washington St.
|
Air Force
|
5.4
|
2.8
|
4.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 28
|
Camping World
|
ABC
|
12:00 PM
|
|
Notre Dame
|
Iowa St.
|
7.9
|
6.7
|
8.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 28
|
Cotton
|
ESPN
|
12:00 PM
|
|
Penn St.
|
Memphis
|
11.3
|
10.1
|
10.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 28
|
Peach
|
ESPN
|
4:00 PM
|
|
LSU
|
Oklahoma
|
14.5
|
13.0
|
15.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 28
|
Fiesta
|
ESPN
|
8:00 PM
|
|
Ohio St.
|
Clemson
|
1.6
|
2.3
|
1.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 30
|
First Responder
|
ESPN
|
12:30 PM
|
|
Western Michigan
|
Western Kentucky
|
2.3
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 30
|
Music City
|
ESPN
|
4:00 PM
|
|
Mississippi St.
|
Louisville
|
9.6
|
6.8
|
13.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 30
|
Redbox
|
Fox
|
4:00 PM
|
|
California
|
Illinois
|
4.0
|
3.2
|
4.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 30
|
Orange
|
ESPN
|
8:00 PM
|
|
Florida
|
Virginia
|
21.1
|
18.8
|
20.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 31
|
Belk
|
ESPN
|
12:00 PM
|
|
Kentucky
|
Virginia Tech
|
1.9
|
0.8
|
0.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 31
|
Sun
|
CBS
|
2:00 PM
|
|
Arizona St.
|
Florida St.
|
3.1
|
2.7
|
3.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 31
|
Liberty
|
ESPN
|
3:45 PM
|
|
Kansas St.
|
Navy
|
10.8
|
8.4
|
9.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 31
|
Arizona
|
CBSSN
|
4:30 PM
|
|
Wyoming
|
Georgia St.
|
9.3
|
10.2
|
10.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec. 31
|
Alamo
|
ESPN
|
7:30 PM
|
|
Utah
|
Texas
|
10.2
|
9.0
|
10.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan. 1
|
Citrus
|
ABC
|
1:00 PM
|
|
Alabama
|
Michigan
|
3.2
|
1.4
|
3.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan. 1
|
Outback
|
ESPN
|
1:00 PM
|
|
Auburn
|
Minnesota
|
5.7
|
4.3
|
6.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan. 1
|
Rose
|
ESPN
|
5:00 PM
|
|
Wisconsin
|
Oregon
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan. 1
|
Sugar
|
ESPN
|
8:45 PM
|
|
Georgia
|
Baylor
|
8.8
|
7.0
|
9.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan. 2
|
Birmingham
|
ESPN
|
3:00 PM
|
|
Cincinnati
|
Boston College
|
4.0
|
4.1
|
4.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan. 2
|
Gator
|
ESPN
|
7:00 PM
|
|
Tennessee
|
Indiana
|
0.8
|
1.5
|
0.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan. 3
|
Potato
|
ESPN
|
3:30 PM
|
|
Ohio U
|
Nevada
|
8.6
|
6.3
|
9.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan. 4
|
Armed Forces
|
ESPN
|
11:30 AM
|
|
Tulane
|
Southern Miss.
|
5.9
|
9.6
|
6.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan. 6
|
Lending Tree
|
ESPN
|
7:30 PM
|
|
Louisiana
|
Miami (O)
|
12.6
|
13.8
|
12.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan. 13
|
Championship
|
ESPN
|
8:00 PM
|
|
Fiesta Bowl
|
Peach Bowl
|
|
|
|
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