Home | Visitors | Spread |
Penn St. | Purdue | -8.1 |
Houston | Wichita St. | 15.0 |
Providence | St. John’s | 4.9 |
Seton Hall | Connecticut | 2.4 |
North Carolina St. | Clemson | -2.2 |
Massachusetts | Duquesne | 6.5 |
George Washington | Dayton | -8.1 |
Vanderbilt | South Carolina | 5.0 |
North Carolina | Virginia | 6.9 |
Texas A&M | Arkansas | 0.5 |
Oklahoma St. | Texas | -2.6 |
DePaul | Villanova | -8.8 |
Temple | East Carolina | 5.7 |
Wake Forest | Syracuse | 4.7 |
West Virginia | Kansas St. | 7.0 |
Fordham | Richmond | -5.4 |
Davidson | Rhode Island | 5.6 |
LaSalle | Virginia Commonwealth | -9.6 |
Toledo | Northern Illinois | 18.9 |
Miami (Ohio) | Akron | 2.0 |
Rutgers | Nebraska | 6.8 |
Michigan | Michigan St. | 0.2 |
Missouri | Alabama | -14.3 |
Eastern Michigan | Ball St. | 1.4 |
Texas Tech | Kansas | -2.6 |
San Diego St. | Colorado St. | 2.1 |
Tulane | South Florida | 7.4 |
Rice | UAB | -9.8 |
UTSA | Louisiana Tech | -13.3 |
Charlotte | Old Dominion | 2.0 |
Pittsburgh | Boston College | 2.1 |
Loyola (Chi.) | Bradley | 14.7 |
Saint Bonaventure | Saint Louis | 3.0 |
TCU | Baylor | -9.8 |
Pacific | Loyola Marymount | -5.2 |
Oklahoma | Iowa St. | 4.7 |
Kentucky | Georgia | 22.9 |
LSU | Tennessee | 3.7 |
Utah | Washington St. | -1.2 |
Georgia Tech | Notre Dame | -0.8 |
Princeton | Cornell | 7.2 |
Penn | Columbia | 14.8 |
San Francisco | San Diego | 15.0 |
Dartmouth | Brown | -1.2 |
Valparaiso | Southern Illinois | -1.0 |
Central Michigan | Western Michigan | 2.9 |
Duke | Miami (Fla.) | 15.7 |
California | UCLA | -9.5 |
Auburn | Florida | 8.6 |
Florida St. | Louisville | 4.1 |
New Mexico | Utah St. | -8.0 |
Mississippi | Mississippi St. | -3.8 |
Gonzaga | Pepperdine | 29.3 |
BYU | Saint Mary’s | 4.0 |
Oregon St. | Oregon | -5.0 |
January 8, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball For Saturday, January 8, 2022
February 16, 2021
PiRate Ratings College Basketball Spreads
February 16, 2021
Home | Visitor | Spread |
Rhode Island | Dayton | 3.1 |
Saint Louis | La Salle | 14.1 |
Tulsa | Temple | 3.9 |
Oklahoma St. | Iowa St. | 12.0 |
Connecticut | Providence | 4.4 |
St. John’s | Xavier | 0.3 |
Maryland | Nebraska | 8.9 |
Purdue | Michigan St. | 6.3 |
Illinois | Northwestern | 11.8 |
Georgia | Missouri | -3.6 |
Arkansas | Florida | 2.8 |
Santa Clara | Loyola Marymount | -0.7 |
February 9, 2021
PiRate Ratings College Basketball Spreads
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Home | Visitor | Spread |
Duke | Notre Dame | 4.5 |
St. Bonaventure | LaSalle | 12.2 |
Richmond | George Washington | 14.3 |
Dayton | VCU | -1.8 |
San Francisco | Pepperdine | 4.9 |
South Carolina | Alabama | -9.9 |
NC St. | Syracuse | -0.1 |
Michigan St. | Penn St. | -1.5 |
Kentucky | Arkansas | -2.3 |
Kansas St. | Texas | -16.6 |
Vanderbilt | Auburn | -6.4 |
Texas Tech | West Virginia | 1.8 |
Georgetown | Creighton | -7.4 |
Butler | St. John’s | -3.4 |
TCU | Iowa St. | 3.9 |
Colorado St. | New Mexico | 16.7 |
February 8, 2021
PiRate Ratings Bracketology
Date | 2/8/2021 | |||||
Seed | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team |
1 | Baylor | Gonzaga | Michigan | Villanova | ||
2 | Houston | Ohio St. | Illinois | Missouri | ||
3 | Virginia | Oklahoma | Texas Tech | Alabama | ||
4 | Texas | Iowa | Virginia Tech | West Virginia | ||
5 | Wisconsin | Tennessee | Creighton | Purdue | ||
6 | Florida St. | Oklahoma St. | Florida | USC | ||
7 | Louisville | UCLA | Xavier | Rutgers | ||
8 | Oregon | Colorado | Minnesota | Kansas | ||
9 | Clemson | BYU | North Carolina | Drake | ||
10 | Indiana | Colorado St. | San Diego St. | St. Bonaventure | ||
11 | Arkansas | Loyola (Chi.) | LSU | Stanford | ||
12 | Toledo | Belmont | Boise St. | Connecticut | Utah St. | Richmond |
13 | Winthrop | UNCG | UAB | Stephen F. Austin | ||
14 | Texas St. | South Dakota | Liberty | Siena | ||
15 | UC-Irvine | Cleveland St. | Grand Canyon | Navy | ||
16 | UMBC | Northeastern | Bryant | Southern Utah | N. C. A&T | Prairie View |
Bubble
VCU |
Seton Hall |
Saint Louis |
SMU |
Maryland |
St. John’s |
Syracuse |
Western Ky. |
January 28, 2020
PiRate Ratings College Basketball For January 28, 2020
Tuesday’s Games
Home |
Visitor |
Spread |
St. John’s |
Villanova |
-2.1 |
Tennessee |
Texas A&M |
12.4 |
Virginia |
Florida St. |
-1.5 |
Florida |
Mississippi St. |
5.1 |
Cincinnati |
SMU |
6.2 |
VCU |
Richmond |
4.1 |
George Mason |
Rhode Island |
-5.4 |
Akron |
Buffalo |
9.5 |
Toledo |
Kent St. |
2.9 |
Clemson |
Syracuse |
1.3 |
Nebraska |
Michigan |
-6.2 |
Miami (O) |
Central Michigan |
0.7 |
Bowling Green |
Ball St. |
-0.9 |
Rutgers |
Purdue |
3.0 |
Miami |
Virginia Tech |
-1.0 |
Northern Illinois |
Ohio |
5.0 |
Missouri |
Georgia |
3.9 |
Duke |
Pittsburgh |
18.3 |
Georgetown |
Butler |
-0.7 |
Ole Miss |
Auburn |
-5.0 |
Air Force |
Fresno St. |
1.8 |
Wyoming |
Utah St. |
-13.6 |
Tuesday’s Best Games On TV
Tonight’s small slate of games features a couple of key contests where teams are
jostling for NCAA Tournament berths. The top game of the night is an inner-city
battle between Virginia Commonwealth and Richmond, two Atlantic 10 rivals
separated by just five miles and a half dozen monuments.
If St. John’s has any idea of getting back on the Bubble for a potential NCAA
Tournament at-large bid the Red Storm needs to upset Villanova tonight at Madison
Square Garden. St. John’s has dropped six of their last eight games.
Could it be that last year’s National Champion misses out on an NCAA Tournament
bid? Virginia is hanging on by a thread in the at-large wars, as the Cavaliers might
become the first champion in five years not to make the Big Dance the next season.
UVA is 5-4 in the ACC and 13-6 overall with a couple of good wins, but multiple bad
losses. A win tonight over a tough Florida State team could put the Cavs back above
the midpoint of the Bubble, but the Seminoles are competing for a number one
seed, and a road win in the ACC could strengthen that chance.
The Big Ten is the strongest conference in the nation today, and when 12 teams in
one league are competing for probably 10 bids, every game is vital. Purdue is in
10th place in the Big Ten at 4-5/11-9, but the Boilermakers are in contention for an
at-large bid. Rutgers is in great shape, as the Scarlet Knights are enjoying their best
season since Phil Sellers, Eddie Jordan, and Hollis Copeland made RU basketball the
most exciting event in the Metro NY-NJ area. This year’s RU team sits at 6-3 in the
Big Ten, good enough for a tie for third and just one game behind the co-leaders.
At 2-5/12-8, Georgetown has moved far down the Bubble and is currently an NIT
team from the Big East. If the tournament started today, five Big East Teams would
have invitations. Butler 4-3/16-4 would be one of those five. The Hoyas need a big
win over the Bulldogs tonight.
Time (EST) |
Network |
Home |
Visitor |
6:30 PM |
FS1 |
St. John’s |
Villanova |
7:00 PM |
ESPN |
Virginia |
Florida St. |
7:00 PM |
CBSSN |
Va. Commonwealth |
Richmond |
8:00 PM |
BigTen |
Rutgers |
Purdue |
9:00 PM |
CBSSN |
Georgetown |
Butler |
January 5, 2020
PiRate Ratings College Basketball For January 5, 2020
Power Conference & Top 25 Teams Playing Sunday
Home |
Visitor |
Spread |
Saint Joseph’s |
Dayton |
-18.6 |
Michigan St. |
Michigan |
7.4 |
Xavier |
St. John’s |
6.9 |
Colorado |
Oregon St. |
8.5 |
Minnesota |
Northwestern |
11.0 |
Illinois |
Purdue |
-0.2 |
Washington |
USC |
4.3 |
March 20, 2019
PiRate Ratings NCAA Tournament For Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Home |
Rating |
HCA |
Visitor |
Rating |
Spread |
North Carolina Central |
97.2 |
0.0 |
North Dakota St. |
97.9 |
-0.7 |
St. John’s |
106.2 |
0.0 |
Arizona St. |
107.9 |
-1.7 |
Schedule
Both Games on Tru TV
6:40 PM EDT
16- North Carolina Central vs. 16- North Dakota St.
30 Minutes After the Conclusion of the First Game
(approximately 9:15 PM EDT)
11-Arizona State vs. 11-St. John’s
Thursday’s Schedule
Time |
Game |
TV |
Location |
12:15 p.m. |
(10) Minnesota vs. (7) Louisville |
CBS |
Des Moines |
12:40 p.m. |
(14) Yale vs. (3) LSU |
truTV |
Jacksonville |
1:30 p.m. |
(12) New Mexico St. vs. (5) Auburn |
TNT |
Salt Lake City |
2 p.m. |
(13) Vermont vs. (4) Florida St. |
TBS |
Hartford |
Approx. 2:30 PM |
(15) Bradley vs. (2) Michigan St. |
CBS |
Des Moines |
Approx. 2:55 PM |
(11) Belmont vs. (6) Maryland |
truTV |
Jacksonville |
Approx. 3:45 PM |
(13) Northeastern vs. (4) Kansas |
TNT |
Salt Lake City |
Approx. 4:15 PM |
(12) Murray St. vs. (5) Marquette |
TBS |
Hartford |
6:50 p.m. |
(10) Florida vs. (7) Nevada |
TNT |
Des Moines |
7:10 p.m. |
(15) Abilene Christian vs. (2) Kentucky |
CBS |
Jacksonville |
7:20 p.m. |
(11) Saint Mary’s vs. (6) Villanova |
TBS |
Hartford |
7:27 p.m. |
(16) Fairleigh-Dickinson vs. (1) Gonzaga |
truTV |
Salt Lake City |
Approx. 9:20 PM |
(15) Montana vs. (2) Michigan |
TNT |
Des Moines |
Approx. 9:40 PM |
(10) Seton Hall vs. (7) Wofford |
CBS |
Jacksonville |
Approx. 9:50 PM |
(14) Old Dominion vs. (3) Purdue |
TBS |
Hartford |
Approx. 9:57 PM |
(9) Baylor vs. (8) Syracuse |
truTV |
Salt Lake City |
March 17, 2019
PiRate Ratings FINAL Bracketology For 2019
Sunday, March 17, 2019
Seed |
Team |
Team |
Team |
Team |
1 |
Duke |
Virginia |
Gonzaga |
North Carolina |
2 |
Michigan St. |
Tennessee |
Michigan |
Kentucky |
3 |
Houston |
Florida St. |
Texas Tech |
LSU |
4 |
Purdue |
Kansas St. |
Wisconsin |
Kansas |
5 |
Auburn |
Villanova |
Virginia Tech |
Iowa St. |
6 |
Buffalo |
Mississippi St. |
Cincinnati |
Marquette |
7 |
Wofford |
Maryland |
Louisville |
Nevada |
8 |
Iowa |
Seton Hall |
Minnesota |
Central Florida |
9 |
Ole Miss |
Syracuse |
Baylor |
Washington |
10 |
Virginia Commonwealth |
Utah St. |
Florida |
Oklahoma |
11 |
Oregon |
Ohio St. |
Temple/Arizona St. |
St. John’s/TCU |
12 |
Saint Mary’s |
Murray St. |
New Mexico St. |
Vermont |
13 |
Liberty |
UC-Irvine |
Old Dominion |
Montana |
14 |
Saint Louis |
Northeastern |
Northern Kentucky |
Georgia St. |
15 |
Yale |
Bradley |
Colgate |
Abilene Christian |
16 |
Gardner-Webb |
Prairie View A&M |
Iona/Fairleigh-Dickinson |
N. Dakota St./UNC Central |
Last Four Byes
Virginia Commonwealth |
Florida |
Oklahoma |
Ohio St. |
Last Four In
Temple |
St. John’s |
TCU |
Arizona St. |
First Four Out
North Carolina St. |
Belmont |
UNC Greensboro |
Furman |
Next Four Out
Indiana |
Alabama |
Clemson |
Texas |
Bids By Conference
Conference |
Bids |
Big Ten |
8 |
ACC |
7 |
SEC |
7 |
Big 12 |
7 |
Big East |
4 |
AAC |
4 |
Pac-12 |
3 |
MWC |
2 |
West Coast |
2 |
Atlantic 10 |
2 |
One-Bid Leagues |
22 |
Bracket Gurus 68 Team Field
The Gurus Have Reached A Verdict
In New York, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Selection Committee by now has agreed on 68 teams and only a little moving in the seed lines is yet to come. After last night’s games, especially after the Oregon win over Washington in the Pac-12 Championship Game, it basically came down to about 70 teams competing for 68 spots.
The Gurus met via conference this morning and quickly eliminated all but four of the teams on the Bubble for three spots in the field. By the end of the coffee talk, we had agreed to eliminate one team, leaving three teams for the final two spots. There’s the rub; at this point, we had a hung jury.
In the Committee room, they break for ice cream at this point. The Bracket Gurus share something in common with each other but totally opposite of the Committee. All 12 Gurus are into the Keto-Paleo-Bulletproof way of life. We not only didn’t break for ice cream, none of us consumed more than our upgraded coffee.
Unfortunately, it was an early Sunday morning funeral that broke up the meeting and allowed the Gurus to step away from the numbers, which was ironic to the max. The dearly departed friend of the Captain had been a certified public accountant as well as a sports fanatic.
The Gurus reconvened via cyberspace while consuming mass quantities of healthy fat and good quality animal protein (sorry Vegan friends). Once satiated, the 12 Gurus realized that in all but one city where we reside, it is too beautiful to be indoors. So, we quickly agreed on that 68th team as well as which team is sadly number 69.
To borrow from the great Jim Nantz, “Friends,” here are the 68 teams we have selected to represent the NCAA Tournament Field. They are presented in alphabetical order. The seeding will come in our final installment to be published as we have a Big Ten Tournament Champion. If the game is a blowout, the seeding will appear before the conclusion of the game. If the game is close, then expect the seeding to be on this site within 5 minutes of the conclusion of the game. It will be marked as our “Final Selection.”
The following 68 teams as voted 12-0 by our gurus are:
(3 One-Bid Tournaments to be decided today)
Abilene Christian |
Arizona St. |
Atlantic 10: Winner of St. Bonaventure vs. Saint Louis |
Auburn |
Baylor |
Bradley |
Buffalo |
Cincinnati |
Colgate |
Duke |
Fairleigh-Dickinson |
Florida |
Florida St. |
Gardner-Webb |
Gonzaga |
Houston |
Iona |
Iowa |
Iowa St. |
Ivy: Winner of Harvard vs. Yale |
Kansas |
Kansas St. |
Kentucky |
Liberty |
Louisville |
LSU |
Marquette |
Maryland |
Michigan |
Michigan St. |
Minnesota |
Mississippi St. |
Montana |
Murray St. |
North Carolina Central |
Nevada |
New Mexico St. |
North Carolina |
North Dakota St. |
Northeastern |
Northern Kentucky |
Ohio St. |
Oklahoma |
Old Dominion |
Ole Miss |
Oregon |
Prairie View A&M |
Purdue |
Saint Mary’s |
Seton Hall |
St. John’s |
Sun Belt: Winner of Georgia State vs. Texas-Arlington |
Syracuse |
TCU |
Temple |
Tennessee |
Texas Tech |
UC-Irvine |
UCF |
Utah St. |
VCU |
Vermont |
Villanova |
Virginia |
Virginia Tech |
Washington |
Wisconsin |
Wofford |
It came down to Arizona State versus North Carolina State. The Sun Devils won out due to a better strength of schedule and better results in the 1st and 2nd Quadrant.
Bracket Gurus Breakfast Meeting
The Bubble Has Deflated
Good Morning PiRate Supporters.
This is the Captain writing this morning, as our sleepy Bracket Gurus try to wipe the sleep out of our eyes and begin perusing all the numbers.
One good thing about sleeping 3-4 hours a night for almost a fortnight is there isn’t much time to develop the junk that one must wipe out of his or her eyes.
If you have been following PiRate Ratings Bracketology prior to today, what you saw on this website was one person’s (moi) prediction as to what the NCAA Men’s Basketball Selection Committee would choose for the final bracket.
Beginning this morning, I step aside as sole Bracketologist to become one of multiple Bracket Gurus. I have selected an excellent group of qualified experts to help interpret the criteria used by the Selection Committee to attempt to replicate what the actual Committee has been doing for the last five days.
Our Gurus include members of the sports media, a couple with former basketball coaching experience, a mathematics professor, a sports handicapper, and a basketball savant that can tell you exactly how many points Charlie Scott scored in the three games when North Carolina won the December 1967 Far West Classic.
Our Gurus have done an incredible job already this morning. They have culled the field down to 69 teams. Basically, three teams remain in consideration for the final two spots in the field. Early this afternoon, we will reveal our 68 teams that we predict will make the field, and then following the Big Ten Championship Game (or earlier if the game is no longer in doubt), we will reveal our final Bracketology seeding.
Check back around 2PM Eastern Time today for our Final 68, and then sneak a peak here once the Michigan State-Michigan winner is known to see our final prediction.