PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Thursday, March 2, 2023

Thursday’s PiRate Ratings Spreads

Home	Visitor	Spread
Arkansas Pine Bluff	Jackson St.	0.9
Army	Boston U	3.6
Cal St. Northridge	Hawaii	-8.3
Cleveland St.	Robert Morris	5.0
Colgate	Loyola (MD)	15.0
Delaware St.	Maryland Eastern Shore	-6.9
Fairfield	Quinnipiac	-1.7
Georgia Southern	Louisiana Monroe	4.6
Grambling	Alabama A&M	9.5
Houston	Wichita St.	19.1
Howard	Norfolk St.	-1.7
Illinois	Michigan	4.5
Indiana St.	Evansville	17.3
Iona	Marist	17.9
Kennesaw St.	Lipscomb	4.3
Lehigh	Lafayette	2.4
Liberty	Eastern Kentucky	12.8
Long Beach St.	Cal St. Bakersfield	9.6
Louisiana Tech	Florida Intl.	6.9
Milwaukee	Wright St.	-0.9
Minnesota	Rutgers	-11.3
Mississippi Valley St.	Alcorn St.	-6.5
Missouri St.	Illinois Chicago	8.0
Morgan St.	Coppin St.	7.2
Murray St.	Valparaiso	2.6
Navy	American	8.1
North Texas	Middle Tennessee	7.2
Northern Iowa	Illinois St.	3.1
Northern Kentucky	Oakland	7.9
Old Dominion	Texas St.	3.7
Oregon	California	17.8
Oregon St.	Stanford	-4.6
Pacific	Pepperdine	-0.8
Portland	San Diego	2.3
Rice	Florida Atlantic	-9.5
Saint Peter’s	Rider	-3.5
Siena	Manhattan	8.8
SMU	Memphis	-8.7
South Alabama	Appalachian St.	3.5
South Carolina St.	North Carolina Central	-8.4
Southern U.	Alabama St.	9.3
Temple	Central Florida	-1.5
Tennessee St.	Southeast Missouri St.	-0.5
Troy	Arkansas St.	9.4
UC Davis	UC Santa Barbara	0.5
UC Riverside	UC Irvine	-0.6
UC San Diego	Cal Poly	4.6
UCLA	Arizona St.	12.4
USC	Arizona	-1.7
UT-Martin	SIU Edwardsville	-0.9
UTEP	Western Kentucky	1.0
UTSA	Charlotte	-8.9
Washington	Washington St.	-0.7
Wisconsin	Purdue	-4.9
Youngstown St.	Detroit	7.6

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Thursday’s Conference Tournament Schedule

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Atlantic Sun Conference (Higher Seed Hosts)

Semifinals — Both games start at 7 PM EST on ESPN+

#3 Eastern Kentucky (20-12) at #2 Liberty (25-7)

#5 Lipscomb (20-12) at #1 Kennesaw St. (24-8)

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Horizon League (Higher Seed Hosts)

Quarterfinals — All Games on ESPN+

#5 Oakland (13-18) at #4 Northern Kentucky (19-12) 7 PM EST

#8 Detroit (14-18) at #1 Youngstown St. (23-8) 8 PM EST

#7 Wright St. (18-14) at #2 Milwaukee (20-10) 8 PM EST

#6 Robert Morris (16-16) at #3 Cleveland St. (19-12) 8 PM EST

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Missouri Valley Conference (Arch Madness–St. Louis) (All Games on MVC TV Network)

#8 Northern Iowa (13-17) vs. #9 Illinois St. (11-20) 1 PM EST

#5 Indiana St. (20-11) vs. #12 Evansville (5-26) 3:30 PM EST

#7 Murray St. (16-14) vs. #10 Valparaiso (11-20) 7 PM EST

#6 Missouri St. (16-14) vs. #11 Illinois-Chicaco (12-19) 9:30 PM EST

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Ohio Valley Conference — Evansville, IN

Quarterfinals — Both Games on ESPN+

#4 Tennessee St. (18-13) vs. #5 Southeast Missouri St. (16-16) 7:30 PM EST

#3 UT-Martin (18-13) vs. #6 SIU Edwardsville (19-13) 10 PM EST

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Patriot League — Higher Seeds Host

Quarterfinals (All Games on ESPN+)

#4 Army (16-15) vs. #5 Boston U (15-16) 6 PM EST

#8 Loyola (MD) (13-19) at #1 Colgate (23-8) 7 PM EST

#6 Lafayette (9-22) at #3 Lehigh (16-13) 7 PM EST

#7 American (16-14) at #2 Navy (18-12) 7 PM EST

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Sun Belt Conference — Pensacola, FL

2nd Round (All Games on ESPN+)

#8 South Alabama (16-15) vs. #9 Appalachian St. (16-15) 12:30 PM EST

#5 Troy (19-12) vs. #13 Arkansas St. (13-19) 3 PM EST

#6 Old Dominion (19-11) vs. #11 Texas St. (14-18) 6 PM EST

#7 Georgia Southern (16-15) vs. #10 Louisiana Monroe (11-20) 8:30 PM EST

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West Coast Conference — Las Vegas

1st Round (Both Games on BYUtv)

#8 Portland (13-18) vs. #9 San Diego (11-19) 9 PM EST

#7 Pacific (14-17) vs. #10 Pepperdine (9-21) 11:30 PM EST

PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Tuesday’s PiRate Ratings Spreads

Home	Visitor	Spread
Akron	Ball St.	6.1
American	Bucknell	3.8
Binghamton	UMBC	-1.2
Boise St.	San Diego St.	0.9
Bowling Green	Eastern Michigan	4.4
Butler	Marquette	-7.8
Central Michigan	Toledo	-13.2
Coastal Carolina	Arkansas St.	1.7
Dayton	La Salle	14.1
Detroit	Purdue Ft. Wayne	3.5
Duke	North Carolina St.	4.7
Eastern Kentucky	North Alabama	6.2
Georgia	Florida	-4.7
Indiana	Iowa	5.2
Kansas	Texas Tech	9.6
Kennesaw St.	Queens	6.8
Kent St.	Ohio	8.5
Liberty	Bellarmine	16.4
Louisville	Virginia Tech	-10.2
Loyola (MD)	Holy Cross	5.4
Maine	Bryant	-2.9
Mississippi	Texas A&M	-4.6
Mississippi St.	South Carolina	15.9
Nebraska	Michigan St.	-3.3
New Hampshire	NJIT	5.5
New Mexico	Fresno St.	11.4
Northern Illinois	Buffalo	-0.5
Robert Morris	IUPUI	14.8
San Jose St.	Colorado St.	2.0
Seton Hall	Villanova	2.4
Stetson	Lipscomb	2.3
Syracuse	Georgia Tech	7.7
Tennessee	Arkansas	6.6
Texas St.	Georgia St.	2.9
VCU	Saint Louis	5.7
Vermont	Albany	16.9
Virginia	Clemson	5.5
Wake Forest	Boston College	9.8
Western Michigan	Miami (O)	0.5
Wright St.	Green Bay	19.5

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Tuesday’s Conference Tournament Schedules

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Atlantic Sun

Quarterfinals–All Games Start at 7 PM EST on ESPN+

#9 Queens (18-14) at #1 Kennesaw St. (23-8)

#5 Lipscomb (19-12) at #4 Stetson (17-12)

#8 Bellarmine (15-17) at #2 Liberty (24-7)

#6 North Alabama (18-13) at #3 Eastern Kentucky (19-12)

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Horizon League

1st Round–All Games Start at 7 PM EST on ESPN+

#11 IUPUI (5-26) at #6 Robert Morris (15-16)

#10 Green Bay (3-28) at #7 Wright St. (17-14)

#9 Purdue Ft. Wayne (17-14) at #8 Detroit Mercy (13-18)

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Patriot League

1st Round–Both Games Start at 7 PM EST on ESPN+

#9 Holy Cross (10-21) at #8 Loyola (MD) (12-19)

#10 Bucknell (12-19) at #7 American (15-14)

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Sun Belt Conference — Pensacola, FL

1st Round — Both Games on ESPN+

#12 Coastal Carolina (11-19) vs. #13 Arkansas St. (12-19) 6 PM EST

#11 Texas St. (13-18) vs. #14 Georgia St. (10-20) 8:30 PM EST

PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Thursday, March 3, 2022

Thursday’s Conference Tournaments
Atlantic Sun Conference–Quarterfinals
Higher Seed Team at Home
Home	Visitors	Spread
Jacksonville	Central Arkansas	12.8
Jacksonville St.	Kennesaw St.	7.4
Bellarmine	Florida Gulf Coast	1.4
Liberty	Lipscomb	12.4
Horizon League–Quarterfinals
Higher Seed Team at Home
Home	Visitors	Spread
Purdue Ft. Wayne	Illinois Chicago	6.6
Northern Kentucky	Detroit	3.3
Wright St.	Oakland	1.4
Cleveland St.	Robert Morris	11.6
Missouri Valley Conference–1st Round
St. Louis
Higher Seed	Lower Seed	Spread
Illinois St.	Indiana St.	2.1
Valparaiso	Evansville	6.8
Ohio Valley Conference–Quarterfinals
Evansville, IN
Higher Seed	Lower Seed	Spread
Southeast Missouri	Tennessee St.	-0.1
Morehead St.	Tennessee Tech	7.8
Patriot League–Quarterfinals
Higher Seed at Home
Home	Visitors	Spread
Colgate	Bucknell	16.7
Navy	American	13.6
Boston U	Loyola (MD)	6.1
Lehigh	Army	1.0
Sun Belt Conference–1st Round
Pensacola, FL
Higher Seed	Lower Seed	Spread
Louisiana	UT-Arlington	1.6
South Alabama	Little Rock	13.0
Arkansas St.	Louisiana-Monroe	4.7
Coastal Carolina	Georgia Southern	6.0
West Coast Conference–1st Round
Las Vegas
Higher Seed	Lower Seed	Spread
Loyola Marymount	Pacific	5.0
San Diego	Pepperdine	4.2
Thursday’s Regularly Scheduled Games
Home	Visitors	Spread
Hartford	UMass Lowell	-0.1
Houston	Temple	17.8
Illinois	Penn St.	11.6
Ohio St.	Michigan St.	4.5
SMU	Cincinnati	7.2
Florida Intl.	Florida Atlantic	-4.1
Monmouth	Quinnipiac	9.1
Manhattan	Iona	-9.3
Niagara	Siena	3.5
Canisius	Marist	-2.7
UNC Central	South Carolina St.	6.2
Norfolk St.	Howard	4.2
Coppin St.	Morgan St.	2.9
Maryland-Eastern Shore	Delaware St.	13.4
Sam Houston	Tarleton	4.8
Fairfield	Rider	5.0
Kansas	TCU	12.3
Tulane	Central Florida	1.0
Arizona St.	California	5.4
Alabama A&M	Grambling	-0.3
UTSA	North Texas	-15.3
Abilene Christian	Dixie St.	11.2
Jackson St.	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	11.7
Alcorn St.	Mississippi Valley St.	15.8
Arizona	Stanford	18.7
Michigan	Iowa	-0.5
Alabama St.	Southern	-6.7
South Florida	Memphis	-13.6
UTEP	Rice	4.3
Montana St.	Sacramento St.	13.1
Montana	Northern Colorado	2.7
Idaho St.	Southern Utah	-9.1
Idaho	Portland St.	-2.4
Eastern Washington	Northern Arizona	11.2
Grand Canyon	Utah Valley	4.2
Washington	Oregon	-3.5
Long Beach St.	UC Davis	5.4
UC Santa Barbara	Hawaii	5.0
Cal St. Bakersfield	UC San Diego	2.4
Cal Poly	UC Irvine	-11.0
San Diego St.	Fresno St.	7.5
Washington St.	Oregon St.	15.4
Cal St. Fullerton	UC Riverside	3.0

PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Monday, February 28, 2022

Monday’s PiRate Rating Spreads

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

Alphabetical

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

PiRate Ratings By Conference

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

March Madness Tips Off Tomorrow Night

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

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

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

Coming Later Today: Updated Bracketology

PiRate Ratings College Basketball For March 11, 2020

Wednesday’s Games

 

Home	Visitor	Spread
Arizona	Washington	5.5
Arkansas	Vanderbilt	9.7
Clemson	Miami (Fla.)	2.6
Colgate	Boston U	6.7
Colorado	Washington St.	2.7
Florida Intl.	Rice	2.6
George Mason	Saint Joseph’s	5.9
George Washington	Fordham	1.7
Georgetown	St. John’s	0.6
Georgia St.	Georgia Southern	4.9
Indiana	Nebraska	9.7
Lamar	McNeese	-0.1
Marshall	UTEP	2.2
Minnesota	Northwestern	9.2
North Carolina A&T	Howard	11.2
North Carolina St.	Pittsburgh	5.1
Northern Arizona	Idaho St.	4.7
Northwestern St.	Texas A&M-CC	-0.5
Notre Dame	Boston College	8.2
Oklahoma St.	Iowa St.	2.6
Old Dominion	Florida Atlantic	2.2
Ole Miss	Georgia	0.7
Oregon St.	Utah	2.4
Saint Peter’s	Iona	1.5
Siena	Manhattan	7.0
Southern Utah	Idaho	11.0
Stanford	California	10.1
Syracuse	North Carolina	0.7
TCU	Kansas St.	0.8
Texas St.	Appalachian St.	7.9
UAB	UTSA	1.4
UNC Central	Delaware St.	10.7
Weber St.	Sacramento St.	-4.4
Xavier	DePaul	5.2

Wednesday’s TV Schedule

 

Time (EST)	Network	Team	Team
11:30 AM	watchbigsky.com	Weber St.	Sacramento St.
12:00 PM	ESPN	Clemson	Miami
1:00 PM	ESPN+	George Mason	Saint Joseph’s
2:00 PM	watchbigsky.com	Southern Utah	Idaho
2:00 PM	ESPN	North Carolina St.	Pittsburgh
3:00 PM	Pac12	Oregon St.	Utah
3:30 PM	ESPN+	George Washington	Fordham
4:30 PM	watchbigsky.com	Northern Arizona	Idaho St.
5:30 PM	Pac12	Arizona	Washington
6:00 PM	ESPN+	Northwestern St.	Texas A&M-CC
6:00 PM	BTN	Minnesota	Northwestern
6:00 PM	Flohoops (pay)	UNC Central	Delaware St.
7:00 PM	ESPN3	Siena	Manhattan
7:00 PM	ESPN+	Old Dominion	Florida Atlantic
7:00 PM	FS1	Georgetown	St. John’s
7:00 PM	SECN	Ole Miss	Georgia
7:00 PM	ESPNU	Oklahoma St.	Iowa St.
7:00 PM	ESPN+	Georgia St.	Georgia Southern
7:00 PM	ESPN2	Notre Dame	Boston College
7:30 PM	ESPN+	Florida Intl.	Rice
7:30 PM	CBSSN	Colgate	Boston Univ.
8:00 PM	ESPN+	Texas State	Appalachian State
8:30 PM	ESPN+	Lamar	McNeese
8:30 PM	Flohoops (pay)	North Carolina A&T	Howard
8:30 PM	BTN	Indiana	Nebraska
9:00 PM	SECN	Arkansas	Vanderbilt
9:00 PM	ESPNU	TCU	Kansas State
9:00 PM	ESPN2	Syracuse	North Carolina
9:00 PM	Pac12	Stanford	California
9:30 PM	FS1	Xavier	DePaul
9:30 PM	ESPN3	Saint Peter’s	Iona
9:30 PM	ESPN+	UAB	UTSA
10:00 PM	ESPN+	Marshall	UTEP
11:30 PM	Pac12	Colorado	Washington State

 

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS UPDATE

 

Championship Games Played Tuesday

 

Colonial Athletic Tournament
Championship
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Hofstra	70	Northeastern	61

 

 

Horizon League Tournament
Championship
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Northern Kentucky	71	Illinois Chicago	62

 

Northeast Tournament
Championship
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Robert Morris	77	St. Francis (PA)	67

 

Summit Tournament
Championship
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
North Dakota St.	89	North Dakota	53

 

West Coast Tournament
Championship
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Gonzaga	84	Saint Mary’s	66

 

Yesterday’s Results of Other Tournaments

 

America East Tournament
Semifinals
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Vermont	81	UMBC	74
Hartford	64	Stony Brook	58

 

Atlantic Coast Tournament
1st Round
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Pittsburgh	81	Wake Forest	72
North Carolina	78	Virginia Tech	56

Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament
1st Round
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Manhattan	61	Fairfield	43
Iona	70	Canisius	60
Niagara	56	Marist	54

 

Mid-Eastern Athletic Tournament
1st Round
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Delaware St.	68	Maryland Eastern Shore	64
Howard	70	South Carolina St.	63

 

Southwestern Athletic Tournament
Quarterfinals
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Prairie View	82	Alabama A&M	60
Jackson St.	69	Alcorn St.	52
Southern	67	Alabama St.	53
Texas Southern	75	Grambling	62

 

Wednesday’s Tournament Schedule

 

Atlantic 10 Tournament
1st Round	March 11	Brooklyn (Barclays Center)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
12 George Mason (16-15)	13 Saint Joseph’s (6-25)	1:00 PM	ESPN+
11 George Washington (12-19)	14 Fordham (8-22)	3:30 PM	ESPN+

Atlantic Coast Tournament
2nd Round	March 11	Greensboro, NC (Greensboro Coliseum)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
8 Clemson (15-15)	9 Miami (Fla.) (15-15)	12:00 PM	ESPN
5 North Carolina St. (19-12)	13 Pittsburgh (16-16)	2:00 PM	ESPN
7 Notre Dame (19-12)	10 Boston College (13-18)	7:00 PM	ESPN2
6 Syracuse (17-14)	14 North Carolina (14-18)	9:00 PM	ESPN2

 

Big 12 Tournament
1st Round	March 11	Kansas City (Sprint Center)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
8 Oklahoma St. (17-14)	9 Iowa St. (12-19)	7:00 PM	ESPNU
7 TCU (16-15)	10 Kansas St. (10-21)	9:00 PM	ESPNU

 

Big East Tournament
1st Round	March 11	New York (Madison Square Garden)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
8 Georgetown (15-16)	9 St. John’s (16-15)	7:00 PM	FS1
7 Xavier (19-12)	10 DePaul (15-16)	9:30 PM	FS1

 

Big Sky Tournament
1st Round	March 11	Boise, ID (Century Link Arena)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
8 Weber St. (12-19)	9 Sacramento St. (15-14)	11:30 AM	watchbigsky.com
7 Southern Utah (16-15)	10 Idaho (8-23)	2:00 PM	watchbigsky.com
6 Northern Arizona (16-13)	11 Idaho St. (7-22)	4:30 PM	watchbigsky.com
		Available on	Pluto TV 530

Big Ten Tournament
1st Round	March 11	Indianapolis (Bankers Life Fieldhouse)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
12 Minnesota (14-16)	13 Northwestern (8-22)	6:00 PM	Big Ten Network
11 Indiana (19-12)	14 Nebraska (7-24)	8:30 PM	Big Ten Network

Conference USA Tournament
1st Round	March 11	Frisco, TX (Ford Center)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
8 Old Dominion (13-18)	9 Florida Atlantic (16-15)	7:00 PM Court A	ESPN+
5 Florida Intl. (18-13)	12 Rice (15-16)	7:30 PM Court B	ESPN+
7 UAB (18-13)	10 UTSA (13-18)	9:30 PM Court A	ESPN+
6 Marshall (16-15)	11 UTEP (17-14)	10:00 PM Court B	ESPN+

Mountain West Tournament
Quarterfinals	March 11	Atlantic City, NJ (Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
1 Siena (19-10)	9 Manhattan (13-17)	7:00 PM	ESPN3
2 St. Peter’s (17-12)	7 Iona (12-16)	9:30 PM	ESPN3

 

Mid-Eastern Athletic Tournament
Quarterfinals	March 11	Norfolk, VA (Scope Arena)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
1 North Carolina Central (17-13)	8 Delaware St. (6-25)	6:00 PM	Flohoops (pay)
2 North Carolina A&T (16-15)	7 Howard (4-28)	8:00 PM	Flohoops (pay)

 

Pac-12 Tournament
1st Round	March 11	Las Vegas (T-Mobile Arena)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
8 Oregon St. (17-13)	9 Utah (16-14)	3:00 PM	Pac-12 Network
5 Arizona (20-11)	12 Washington (15-16)	5:30 PM	Pac-12 Network
7 Stanford (20-11)	10 California (13-18)	9:00 PM	Pac-12 Network
6 Colorado (21-10)	11 Washington St. (15-16)	11:30 PM	Pac-12 Network

 

Patriot League Tournament
Championship	March 11	at Higher Seed’s Home Court
Home	Visitor	Time (ET)	TV
1 Colgate (25-8)	3 Boston U (20-13)	7:30 PM	CBSSN

Southeastern Tournament
1st Round	March 11	Nashville (Bridgestone Arena)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
12 Ole Miss (15-16)	13 Georgia (15-16)	7:00 PM	SEC Network
11 Arkansas (19-12)	14 Vanderbilt (11-20)	9:30 PM	SEC Network

 

Southland Tournament
1st Round	March 11	Katy, TX (Leonard E. Merrell Center)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
5 Northwestern St. (14-15)	8 Texas A&M-CC (14-17)	6:00 PM	ESPN+
6 Lamar (16-15)	7 McNeese St. (15-16)	8:30 PM	ESPN+

 

Sun Belt Tournament
Quarterfinals	March 11	at Higher Seed’s Home Court
Home	Visitor	Time (ET)	TV
4 Georgia St. (19-12)	5 Georgia Southern (19-13)	7:00 PM	ESPN+
3 Texas St. (20-11)	6 Appalachian St. (18-14)	8:00 PM	ESPN+

 

Dance Tickets Punched

 

Automatic Bids Earned
Team	Conference	Record
Utah St.	Mountain West	26-8
Belmont	Ohio Valley	26-7
Winthrop	Big South	24-10
Bradley	Missouri Valley	23-11
Liberty	Atlantic Sun	29-4
East Tennessee St.	Southern	30-4
Yale	Ivy	23-7
Northern Kentucky	Horizon	23-9
Robert Morris	Northeast	20-14
Hofstra	Colonial Athletic	26-8
North Dakota St.	Summit	25-8
Gonzaga	West Coast	31-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PiRate Ratings Conference Tournament Update–February 27, 2018

Last Night’s Games

Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals–February 26
Florida Gulf Coast 96	USC Upstate 76
North Florida 80	NJIT 76
Lipscomb 89	Stetson 73
Jacksonville 87	Kennesaw St . 68

Atlantic Sun Bracket

All times EST

Semifinals–March 1
Time	Home	Visitors	TV
7:00 PM	#1 Florida Gulf Coast	#5 North Florida	ESPN3
8:00 PM	#2 Lipscomb	#3 Jacksonville	ESPN3
Championship–March 4
Time	Home	Visitors	TV
3:00 PM	Higher Remaining Seed	Lower Remaining Seed	ESPN

Conference Tournaments in Action Today

Big South Conference Tournament
1st Round & Championship Game at Higher Seeds
Quarterfinals and Semfinals at #1 Seed
All Times EST
First Round–February 27
Time	Home	Visitors	TV
7:00 PM	#7 High Point	#10 Longwood	BSN
7:00 PM	#8 Charleston Southern	#9 Presbyterian	BSN
BSN TV	at http://bigsouthsports.com
Quarterfinals–March 1
Time	Higher Seed	Lower Seed	TV
1:00 PM	#2 Radford	High Point or Longwood	ESPN3
3:30 PM	#3 Winthrop	#6 Gardner-Webb	ESPN3
7:00 PM	#1 UNC-Asheville	Presbyterian or Chas Sou.	ESPN3
9:30 PM	#4 Campbell	#5 Liberty	ESPN3
Semifinals–March 2
Time	Higher Seed	Lower Seed	TV
6:00 PM	Rad/HP/Longwood	Winthrop/G-Webb	ESPN3
8:30 PM	UNCA/Presby/Chas Sou	Campbell or Liberty	ESPN3
Championship–March 4
Time	Home	Visitors	TV
1:00 PM	Higher Seed	Lower Seed	ESPN

UNC-Asheville should make it to the Championship Game, but Liberty could be a tough out in the semifinals.  Radford and Winthrop are fairly evenly matched on the other side of the bracket, but Radford probably has the better overall talent and is playing a little stronger at this point in the season.  Both Radford and Winthrop split their series against UNCA, with the home team winning every game, but UNCA narrowly won their home games over the two contenders, while they were blown out on the road.  The big news is that UNCA as the #1 seed will be at home for all games it plays in this tournament.

Patriot League Tournament
All Games Played at Higher Seed
All Times EST
First Round–February 27
Time	Home	Visitors	TV
7:00 PM	#7 Lafayette	#10 American	Stadium
7:00 PM	#8 Loyola (MD)	#9 Army	Stadium
Quarterfinals–March 1
Time	Home	Visitors	TV
7:00 PM	#1 Bucknell	Loyola or Army	Stadium
7:00 PM	#4 Lehigh	#5 Boston U	Stadium
7:00 PM	#2 Colgate	Lafayette or American	Stadium
7:00 PM	#3 Navy	#6 Holy Cross	Stadium
Semifinals–March 1
Time	Home	Visitors	TV
12/2	Bucknell/Loyola/Army	Lehigh or Boston U	CBSSN
12/2	Colgate/Lafayette/American	Navy or Holy Cross	CBSSN
Championship–March 4
Time	Home	Visitors	TV
7:30 PM			CBSSN

Bucknell is the overwhelming favorite to cruise to the Patriot League Championship.  The Bison did lose at home to Boston U during the regular season, but they won 15 of 16 games after that, with the only loss coming on the road against Lehigh in overtime.

One player to watch in this tournament is forward Zach Thomas of Bucknell.  He averages 21 points and 9 rebounds per game.  He is a multi-tool player, as he might be the best passer on the team as well.

Colgate has a couple of streaky three-point shooters in Will Rayman and Jordan Swopshire, but the Raiders have no inside muscle and will have to rely on hot shooting to have a chance to get past Bucknell, if they make it to the title game.

Lehigh is the team to watch in this tournament.  The Hawks are red hot and ride an eight-game winning streak as the tournament begins.  Included in that streak is a win over Bucknell, where the Hawks connected on 11 of 21 three-point shots.  Lehigh has what Clark Kellogg calls “spurtability.”  They get hot streaks and go on big runs, fueled by excellent defensive play from their guards that can pressure the ball.   A player to watch for Lehigh is tiny guard Kahron Ross.  He can pick your pockets clean and then feed a teammate for an easy bucket.  A potential semifinal game with Bucknell could be the most exciting tournament game this week.

If you were wondering what Stadium TV is, this is a free over the air network that is available in most markets.  It was American Sports Network at one time and merged with Campus Insiders online.  You can check for the proper channel in your market here: https://23455-presscdn-pagely.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Stadium-Active-Markets-February-5.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And They’re Off…

Let’s Start The Partying

 

It may feel like it’s mid-January in most of the nation, but the calendar doesn’t lie.  It’s time to start the sports reality show called “Big Dancing With The Stars; Trying Not To Be The Biggest Loser.”  Yes, the conference tournaments begin to tip-off tonight.

15 conferences begin tournament play in the next four days.  Let’s take a look at the brackets.

America East Conference

Site: Hartford, CT until the Championship Game.  Championship Game on the home court of the higher seed.

Late Note:#5 seed Binghamton has withdrawn from the conference tournament, making this an 8-team tournament that will now begin Saturday.

Saturday, March 6

G1-#1 Stony Brook (21-8) vs. #9 Albany (7-24)

G2-#4 Boston U (17-12) vs. #6 Hartford (8-21)

G3-#2 Vermont (22-9) vs. #8 Maryland-Balt. Co. (4-25)

G4-#3 Maine (19-10) vs. #7 New Hampshire (12-16)

Sunday, March 7

G5-Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner

G6-Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner

Saturday, March 13

Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner at higher seed’s home court

Boston U is the hot team as tournament play begins.  The Terriers have an easy first round game thanks to Binghamton pulling out.  Look for a very interesting semifinal match between BU and Stony Brook.

Look for New Hampshire to give Maine a great game and have a great shot at the upset.  Beating Vermont in the next round won’t happen.  The Catamounts have a clear path to the title game, and if Boston can upset Stony Brook, Vermont would host the title game.

Atlantic Sun Conference

Site: Macon, GA

Wednesday, March 3

G1-#1 Lipscomb (17-12) vs. #8 Kennesaw St. (12-19)

G2-#2 Jacksonville (18-11) vs. #7 North Florida (13-17)

Thursday, March 4

G3-#3 Belmont (19-11) vs. #6 Mercer (14-16)

G4-#4 Campbell (19-10) vs. #5 East Tennessee (17-14)

Friday, March 5

Game 1 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner

Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner

Saturday, March 6

Semifinal Winners

Lipscomb won its last four games to earn a four-way tie for first.  The Bisons got the top-seed based on head to head results against the other three teams.  Their path to the championship game is not an easy one.  In the opening round, they face a Kennesaw team that gave them fits in both games, earning a split.  

Campbell has the most complete game of any team in this tournament, and they could be the team to beat from their number four seeding.  They also split with Lipscomb, and a possible semifinal match with the Bisons could be the game of the tournament.

Belmont and Jacksonville should handle their first round opponents, and in a semifinal match, the Dolphins have the upper hand when matching up.  A Jacksonville-Campbell final game would be interesting.  Both teams defended their home court in the regular season, winning by double digits.

Big Sky Conference

Site: All games played at higher seed

Saturday, March 6

#6 Portland State (12-17) at #3 Montana State (15-13)

#5 Northern Arizona (14-13) at #4 Montana (19-9)

Tuesday, March 9

Lower Remaining Seed at #1 Weber State (19-9)

Higher Remaining Seed at #2 Northern Colorado (24-6)

Wednesday, March 10

Lower Remaining Seed at Higher Remaining Seed

 

Big South Conference

Site: Quarterfinals at higher seed/Semifinals at Coastal Carolina/Finals at higher seed

Tuesday, March 2

G1-#8 VMI (10-18) at #1 Coastal Carolina (26-5)

G2-#7 Charleston Southern (13-16) at #2 Radford (18-11)

G3-#6 Liberty (15-15) at #3 Winthrop (16-13)

G4-#5 High Point (15-14) at #4 UNC-Asheville (14-15)

Thursday, March 4 (at Coastal Carolina)

Game 1 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner

Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner

Friday, March 5

Lower Remaining Seed at Higher Remaining Seed

The top two teams are clearly the two best in this league, as they dispenses of all the competition coming down the stretch.  Radford has a dominating inside player capable of causing matchup problems for a good team in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.  Keep an eye on Art Parakhouski, a 6-11 hulk from Belarus.  He makes Radford the favorite to meet Coastal Carolina for a great rubber match worth watching.

Colonial Athletic Association

Site: Richmond, VA

Friday, March 5

G1-#8 Towson (9-20) vs. #9 UNC-Wilmington (9-21)

G2-#5 Va. Commonwealth (20-8) vs. #12 Delaware (7-23)

G3-#7 Hofstra (18-13) vs. #10 Georgia State (12-19)

G4-#6 Drexel (16-15) vs. #11 James Madison (12-19)

Saturday, March 6

G5-#1 Old Dominion (23-8) vs. Game 1 Winner

G6-#4 George Mason (17-13) vs. Game 2 Winner

G7-#2 Northeastern (19-11) vs. Game 3 Winner

G8-#3 William & Mary (20-9) vs. Game 4 Winner

Sunday, March 7

Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner

Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner

Monday, March 8

Semifinal Winners

There’s decent parity in this league, and any of the top seven seeds could emerge the victor.  Hofstra is the hottest team in the league, having finished the regular season with six consecutive wins and nine out of ten, including a double digit win at Northeastern.

Old Dominion has a road win against Georgetown this year, and the Monarchs would be a bubble team if they lost in the semifinals or finals.

Horizon League

Site: 1^st Round at Higher Seed/All Others at Indianapolis

Tuesday, March 2

G1-#10 Youngstown (8-21) at #3 Green Bay (20-11)

G2-#9 Illinois-Chicago (8-21) at #4 Milwaukee (18-13)

G3-#8 Loyola (Chi) (14-15) at #5 Cleveland St. (15-16)

G4-#7 Detroit (18-13) at #6 Valparaiso (15-16)

Friday, March 5

G5-Game 1 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner

G6-Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner

Saturday, March 6

Butler (26-4) vs. Game 6 Winner

Wright St. (19-11) vs. Game 5 Winner

Tuesday, March 9

Semifinal Winners

It’s all about Butler in this tournament.  The Bulldogs are going dancing win or lose, but they could move up to a number three seed by winning on March 9.  Detroit is the only team that gave Butler any trouble this year, so it could become interesting if the Titans beat Valpo, Green Bay, and Wright State to make it to the finals.

M A A C

Site: Albany, NY

Friday, March 5

G1-#7 Canisius (14-16) vs. #10 Marist (1-28)

G2-#8 Loyola (Md) (13-16) vs. #9 Manhattan (10-19)

Saturday, March 6

G3-#1 Siena (24-6) vs. Game 2 Winner

G4-#2 Fairfield (20-9) vs. Game 1 Winner

G5-#3 Iona (21-9) vs. #6 Niagara (17-14)

G6-#4 St. Peter’s (16-13) vs. #5 Rider (16-15)

Sunday, March 7

Game 3 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner

Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner

Monday, March 8

Semifinal Winners

Siena’s resume does not allow them a Mulligan in this tournament.  The Saints have no signature wins, and they got their hat handed to them in the Bracketbuster game against Butler.  Siena has to win this tournament or it’s the NIT for them this year.

Fairfield gave Siena two close ballgames this year, and it could be hard for the Saints to beat the Stags three times.  

Iona is flying under the radar.  The Gaels won nine in a row in midseason, and they have the talent to make it to Monday night’s game.

Missouri Valley Conference

Site: St. Louis (Arch Madness)

Thursday, March 4

G1-#7 Missouri State (19-11) vs. #10 Evansville (9-20)

G2-#8 Drake (13-18) vs. #9 Southern Illinois (15-14)

Friday, March 5

G3-#1 Northern Iowa (25-4) vs. Game 2 Winner

G4-#2 Wichita State (23-8) vs. Game 1 Winner

G5-#3 Illinois State (21-9) vs. #6 Indiana St. (17-13)

G6-#4 Creighton (16-14) vs. #5 Bradley (15-14)

Saturday, March 6

Game 3 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner

Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner

Sunday, March 7

Semifinal Winners

Northern Iowa won the regular season title by three games, but don’t consider the Panthers an overwhelming favorite.  A good case could be made for any of the top five teams, and nobody wants to play Ninth-seeded Southern Illinois.

This will be a great tournament, and you should make it a point to watch these games if you have access. 

UNI is a pretty safe bet to garner an at-large bid if they don’t win the automatic bid.  Wichita State was once in the discussion for an at-large bid after a 16-2 start, but the shockers finished 7-6.

Northeast Conference

Site: All Games Played at Higher Seed

Thursday, March 4

G1-#8 Monmouth (12-18) at #1 Quinnipiac (21-8)

G2-#7 Cent. Connecticut (12-17) at #2 Robert Morris (20-11)

G3-#6 St. Francis (Pa) (11-18) at #3 Mt. St. Mary’s (15-14)

G4-#5 Fairleigh Dickinson (11-20) at #4 Long Island (13-16)

Sunday, March 7

Game 1 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner at higher seed

Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner at higher seed

Wednesday, March 10

Semifinal Winners at higher seed

Rarely is the number three seed considered the favorite, but in the NEC, Mt. St. Mary’s must be considered just that.  The Mountaineers won their final 10 games, which included victories over the two top seeds.  MSM has been in the tournament title game the last two years, winning in 2008.  Point Guard Jeremy Goode cut down on his turnovers down the stretch and played more like he was capable of playing.  Look for the 5-9 hotshot to play his best and guide the Mountaineers back to the Championship Game, where they are liable to face Quinnipiac.

Bobcat star James Feldeine was held to just four points in the last meeting with MSM; he will be ready for blood in a title match.

Ohio Valley Conference

Site: 1^st Round at higher seed/All Others at Nashville

Tuesday, March 2

G1-#8 Tennessee State (9-22) at #1 Murray State (27-4)

G2-#7 Jacksonville St. (11-18) at #2 Morehead St. (21-9)

G3-#6 Tennessee Tech (14-16) at #3 Austin Peay (17-14)

G4-#5 East. Kentucky (20-11) at #4 East. Illinois (18-11)

Friday, March 5

Game 1 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner

Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner

Saturday, March 6

Semifinal Winners

Murray State won 27 games during the regular season, but even if the Racers lose in the title game, they will fall to the NIT.

Morehead State is the defending OVC Champion, and the Eagles have the league’s top player in Kenneth Faried (16.8 ppg/13.0 rpg).  Morehead won 17 of 20 down the stretch including a win over Murray St.

Austin Peay is always a force to be reckoned with in this tournament.  The Governors have been a regular in the championship round.

Patriot League

Site: All Games Played at Higher Seed

Wednesday, March 3

G1-#8 Army (14-14) at #1 Lehigh (19-10)

G2-#7 Holy Cross (8-21) at #2 Bucknell (14-16)

G3-#6 Colgate (10-18) at #3 Lafayette (17-12)

G4-#5 Navy (13-16) at #4 American (10-19)

Sunday, March 7

Game 1 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner at Higher Seed

Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner at Higher Seed

Friday, March 12

Semifinal Winners at Higher Seed

A month ago, Bucknell stood at 6-14 and looked like a possible 20-game loser.  The Bison turned it around and rebounded to go 8-2 down the stretch with a win over Lehigh.  One of the two losses was also to Lehigh, so this does not make Bucknell the favorite.

There is no clear-cut favorite in this league.  In fact, sixth-seeded Colgate has been playing as well an any team as the tournament opens.  The Raiders had Lehigh on the ropes a couple weeks ago before falling short at the end.

Southern Conference

Site: Charlotte

Friday, March 5

G1-#3N Chattanooga (14-17) vs. #6S Ga. Southern (9-22)

G2-#4N UNC-Greensboro (7-22) vs. #5S Furman (13-16)

G3-#3S Davidson (16-14) vs. #6N Elon (8-22)

G4-#4S Citadel (15-15) vs. #5N Samford (11-19)

Saturday, March 6

G5-#1N Appalachian St. (20-11) vs. Game 4 Winner

G6-#1S Wofford (23-8) vs. Game 2 Winner

G7-#2N Western Carolina (21-10) vs. Game 3 Winner

G8-#2S Charleston (20-10) vs. Game 1 Winner

Sunday, March 7

Game 5 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner

Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner

Monday, March 8

Semifinal Winners

With Davidson just a middle of the pack team, the Socon Tournament becomes a wide-open race.  The top four seeds all have the talent to run the table, but Wofford must be considered the favorite.  The Terriers won their final 10 games and 19 of 21, after starting 4-6.

Keep an eye on College of Charleston.  Coach Bobby Cremins has talent at the guard spot, and he knows how to get to the Big Dance.

Summit League

Site: Sioux Falls, SD

Saturday, March 6

G1-#1 Oakland (23-8) vs. #8 Mo.-Kansas City (12-17)

G2-#2 I U P U I (22-9) vs. #7 Western Illinois (13-16)

Sunday, March 7

G3-#3 Oral Roberts (19-12) vs. #6 N. Dakota St. (11-17)

G4-#4 S. Dakota St. (14-15) vs. #5 I P F W (15-14)

Monday, March 8

Game 1 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner

Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner

Tuesday, March 9

Semifinal Winners

Oakland’s path to the Championship Game is not all that easy.  Last place UMKC was no pushover, and the Grizzlies didn’t win all that convincingly in the regular season.  A possible semifinal match with the host team, South Dakota State, will be even harder.  The Jackrabbits have the best backcourt in the league, but they are a little weak inside.  That’s where Oakland is strongest with 6-11 center Keith Benson, the league’s top player.

IUPUI won 12 of its final 14 games and blew Oakland off the floor by 24 points.  The Jaguars have an easier path to the title game.

Sunbelt Conference

Site: Hot Springs, AR (in two separate gyms)

Saturday, March 6

G1-#4 Western Kentucky (19-12) VS. #13 New Orleans (8-21)

G2-#5 Arkansas St. (16-13) vs. #12 Ark.-Little Rock (8-21)

G3-#6 Denver (17-12) vs. #11 Florida Int’l (7-24)

G4-#7 UL-Lafayette (13-16) vs. #10 UL-Monroe (11-18)

G5-#8 Fla. Atlantic (14-15) vs. #9 South Alabama (16-14)

Sunday, March 7

G6-#1 Troy (18-11) vs. Game 5 Winner

G7-#2 North Texas (21-8) vs. Game 4 Winner

G8-#3 Middle Tennessee (19-12) vs. Game 3 Winner

G9-Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner

Monday, March 8

Game 6 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner

Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner

Tuesday, March 9

Semifinal Winners

The top four seeds enter this tournament on high notes, but none are higher than Western Kentucky.  The Hilltoppers went 7-7 during the 14-games missed to injury by beefy forward Sergio Kerusch.  WKU defeated Vanderbilt, Murray State, and Mississippi State in the pre-conference schedule, and they could be headed back to the Big Dance for the third year in a row, as they ride a six-game winning streak entering the tournament.

North Texas comes into this tournament on an eight-game winning streak.  The Mean Green edged WKU in overtime during the time Kerusch was out.

Arkansas State is coming into this tournament as a darkhorse, but watch out for Red Wolves.  Former LSU coach John Brady’s squad swept North Texas; both wins were by double digits.  

West Coast Conference

Site: Las Vegas

Friday, March 5

G1-#5 Loyola Marymount (16-14) vs. #8 Pepperdine (7-23)

G2-#6 San Diego (10-20) vs. #7 Santa Clara (11-20)

Saturday, March 6

G3-#3 Portland (19-9) vs. Game 2 Winner

G4-#4 San Francisco (12-17) vs. Game 1 Winner

Sunday, March 7

Gonzaga (24-5) vs. Game 4 Winner

St. Mary’s (24-5) vs. Game 3 Winner

Monday, March 8

Semifinal Winners

For once, this is a three-team race.  Gonzaga swept St. Mary’s and Portland and will more than likely have to face one of the two for the championship.  It’s hard to beat a good team three times in a row, but the Bulldogs have the talent to do so.

St. Mary’s and Portland split a pair of really tight games, so there is no clear cut favorite if they meet in the Semifinals.  The Gaels benefit from getting an extra day off.

If any team from the first day of play has a chance, it is Loyola Marymount.  The Lions beat Gonzaga and Portland in February.  First year coach Max Good took a team picked to be last in the league and brought them home at 7-7 in WCC play.