Friday, March 25, 2022 | ||
Team | Team | Spread |
Purdue | Saint Peter’s | 13.1 |
Kansas | Providence | 7.9 |
UCLA | North Carolina | 4.1 |
Miami (Fla.) | Iowa St. | 0.2 |
March 25, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Friday, March 25, 2022
March 23, 2022
PiRate Ratings Bracketnomics For Sweet 16
The 2022 edition of the PiRate Bracketnomics fared rather well compared to a large number of other options when looking for bracket-filling strategies. Obviously, neither our system nor any others pick perfect brackets or even ones where we pick 15 of the 16 teams in the Sweet 16.
We still have three of our Final Four and five of our Elite 8 still alive, as well as our picks for the National Championship Game.
We did not pick Saint Peter’s to be the real shocker, so our system missed that one entirely this year. Kentucky’s numbers were just incredibly better than the Peacocks, but the Wildcats looked like deer in the headlights all night in that game. St. Peter’s looked like a clearly superior team when they dismissed Murray State two days later.
Miami of Florida and Iowa State were somewhat of a surprise to us as well, but the Hurricanes’ ball-hawking defense countered being outrebounded by 10 and nine in their two wins. Iowa State relied on excellent half-court defense to get to this round.
The Sweet 16 is like the advances round of TV game shows. You know the type. In the first round, the questions are a little easier, but after the commercial break, the next round brings more difficult questions, and the strong separate themselves from the weak. In the Sweet 16, usually seven of the eight winners will be clearly superior to their victims, while there will be one new surprise making the Elite 8. We previously pointed out that one team that does not have our acceptable national championship resume will sneak into the Final Four. It doesn’t always happen, but like UCLA last year, usually one team will win games three and four in their tournament to make it to the third weekend in the big dome stadium.
Let’s take a look at the most important Bracketnomics numbers for each of the 16 teams.
Team | O-Eff | D-Eff | SOS | 37+ 3pt | OReb% | -45% vs. 2pt | FT Rate 37 | R + T New Rate | Old R+T |
Arizona | 7 | 19 | 58.1 | 35.3 | 34.5 | 41.7 | 0.35 | 6.6 | 17.6 |
Arkansas | 54 | 14 | 58.2 | 30.5 | 29.9 | 46.5 | 0.38 | 6.9 | 12.7 |
Duke | 4 | 43 | 58.2 | 37.0 | 31.9 | 46.4 | 0.29 | 3.9 | 12.3 |
Gonzaga | 1 | 9 | 57.2 | 37.4 | 29.2 | 41.6 | 0.31 | 7.0 | 21.2 |
Houston | 10 | 10 | 56.5 | 34.2 | 37.7 | 44.0 | 0.29 | 14.1 | 22.0 |
Iowa St. | 160 | 5 | 60.3 | 31.9 | 28.1 | 50.6 | 0.28 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
Kansas | 6 | 26 | 61.8 | 36.0 | 33.5 | 47.1 | 0.32 | 6.2 | 13.3 |
Miami (Fla.) | 18 | 121 | 57.9 | 34.4 | 22.7 | 53.2 | 0.29 | -5.4 | -3.0 |
Michigan | 19 | 77 | 61.8 | 33.9 | 30.9 | 50.5 | 0.30 | 7.1 | 12.3 |
North Carolina | 20 | 42 | 59.0 | 36.4 | 30.7 | 48.0 | 0.30 | 9.6 | 16.0 |
Providence | 32 | 58 | 57.6 | 35.0 | 30.4 | 47.0 | 0.38 | 2.7 | 8.4 |
Purdue | 2 | 89 | 60.1 | 38.8 | 35.1 | 48.7 | 0.39 | 11.8 | 19.3 |
Saint Peter’s | 225 | 28 | 49.5 | 35.5 | 32.1 | 43.5 | 0.38 | 4.6 | 8.9 |
Texas Tech | 46 | 1 | 61.0 | 32.2 | 33.2 | 44.0 | 0.36 | 6.3 | 18.1 |
UCLA | 12 | 13 | 59.4 | 35.3 | 31.7 | 47.3 | 0.30 | 10.5 | 16.9 |
Villanova | 8 | 30 | 60.8 | 36.2 | 31.2 | 48.6 | 0.30 | 6.5 | 11.6 |
To briefly summarize what this data above means: O-Eff and D-Eff are the schedule strength-adjusted offensive and defensive efficiency ratings. The fat numbers are to have an O-Eff in the top 10 and a D-Eff in the top 20.
SOS is our own PiRate Ratings strength of schedule. A SOS of 55.0 is the minimum number to be considered a real national title contender. Going back to the beginning of the then 64-team tournament format, no team with an SOS below 55.0 has won the title.
37+3pt is the threshold for three-point shooting percentage. If it is north of 37%, the team with this big number will force defenses to spread out and open up the middle for easy two-point shots. Overall 3-point percentages have dropped a little in the last few years since the stripe was moved back a few inches.
OReb% is the percentage of missed shots rebounded by the offense. 37% is also the beginning point of excellence. If a team rebounds three out of every eight shots they miss, they can shoot 40% from the field and still win. If this same team shoots 45%, they can cut down the nets after the final game.
-45% vs.2pt is the defensive field goal percentage inside the 3-point line. If a defense allows less than 45% of the 2-point shots to be made, they have a championship-level defense.
FT Rate37 is the free throw ratio. If a team takes 3 foul shot attempts for every 8 field goal attempts, this team has an offense that forces defenses to grab because the offense is too potent.
The last two columns are our own unique R+T ratings. The new one is rate based on Four Factors data, while the old one is a counting stat. We don’t yet have a threshold for the new R+T, but the old R+T has been helping us pick winners in the Big Dance for two decades. If the R+T is 15 or better, this is a team that consistently goes on big scoring spurts, the type that frequently puts games away. 12.5 to 15 is really good. 8 to 12.5 is fairly good. 5-8 is so-so. Under 5 is not good, and below 0 is a 100% no go for the Final Four.
Let’s take a look at the eight Sweet 16 games
Gonzaga vs. Arkansas: Gonzaga has the best overall Bracketnomics resume, as they did last year. Their schedule strength is a mild issue but well within the bounds of a potential national champion. Yet, the Bulldogs have not looked their best in either NCAA Tournament win. Arkansas coach Eric Musselman is worth about 7-10 more points for his team than Penny Hardaway is for Memphis, and if that’s the case, The Razorbacks are good enough to pull off the big upset–if Gonzaga continues to play at a subpar level. There’s the rub. I don’t see Gonzaga coming out flat in this game. Their narrow escape in the Round of 32 should wake the Bulldogs up. Gonzaga’s numbers are clearly superior to Arkansas. Go with the Zags in a potential double digit win.
Villanova vs. Michigan: There is an interesting set of data for this game, where both teams have advantages and disadvantages. Michigan has a better inside presence, and the Wolverines figure to capitalize inside with a few extra baskets in their offensive halfcourt. Villanova’s overall offense is a bit too strong for Michigan’s defense, so the Wildcats’ perimeter is going to penetrate Michigan’s defense for easier shots than Michigan figures to take. Overall, Villanova has a slight advantage in the Bracketnomics data, but the advantage is slim. Let’s go with the Wildcats in a close one.
Duke vs. Texas Tech: Duke’s excellent offense faces Texas Tech’s number one defense–this should make for an exciting game. Usually, when a superior offense plays a superior defense, if all else is equal the superior offense wins more often than not. All else is not equal. If not for this being Coach K’s final year, and it looks like Duke has been benefiting from more than 50% of the 50-50 calls, this would be an easy selection, as the Red Raiders have a better overall team. On a Sweet 16 stage, maybe the referees will be more likely to get calls made correctly with hopes of being chosen for the Final Four, so Duke won’t get that benefit. If so, this might be the finale for Coach K. Texas Tech is just a bit better.
Arizona vs. Houston: What we have here is a failure to see a decisive favorite. Both teams have Final Four resumes and are clearly better than most of the other teams left in the Big Dance. The only issue in this game is the fact that a portion of Houston’s great numbers came with the addition of two former key starters that were lost to season-ending injuries earlier in the season. With their roster intact, this might have been the Houston team to do what Elvin Hayes and Don Chaney couldn’t do in the late 1960’s or what Phi Slama Jama couldn’t do in the mid 1980’s. Arizona doesn’t have the same amount of tournament experience that Houston has, as the Cougars made the Final Four last year. That’s the one thing that concerns us. Kelvin Sampson knows how to prepare a team to pay on the big stage. Arizona is the better team, but Sampson is worth a few extra points–just enough to have a 50-50 shot at the mild upset. I have to pick somebody here, but honestly, it can only be a hunch, as the Bracketnomics show this game as dead even. I’ll go with Sampson to defeat the Pac-12 Goliath by one or two points or in overtime.
Purdue vs. Saint Peter’s: Saint Peter’s has played incredible defense in their two wins, and if they could stop Oscar Tshiebwe and company, they have a chance to limit Zach Edey and Trevion Williams. But, doing so might allow Jaden Ivey to showcase his exceptional talents on the big stage. Purdue has not made the Final Four during the Gene Keady-Matt Painter era. The Boilermakers in the past had issues with R+T Ratings. This Purdue team does not have that issue, and they might run over the Peacocks like a runaway train. I think Cinderella experiences Midnight in this round, and Purdue wins by double digits.
Kansas vs. Providence: Ed Cooley has done an incredible job at Providence, but he is facing a team coming to its peak in efficiency, and Kansas is clearly the superior team across the board. With Remy Martin at full strength, the Jayhawks are better than their Bracketnomics Data indicates. Martin makes KU the best team in the Dance, and I expect Rock Chalk Jayhawk to keep advancing.
UCLA vs. North Carolina: College basketball royalty clashes in this one, and I don’t see this game being a mismatch like the 1968 National Championship Game. Looking at the Bracketnomics data, the two teams are evenly matched. There are secondary and tertiary data in this science, including tournament experience by players and coach. In all but one respect, the Bruins have the advantage in these extras.
Carolina’s one advantage is having an inside force that can dominate in the paint. Mick Cronin is coaching in his 13th NCAA Tournament and coming off a Final Four appearance with most of his key contributors returning. Hubert Davis is coaching in his first NCAA Tournament. That’s enough to pick UCLA to return to the Elite 8.
Miami (Fla.) vs. Iowa St.: This is the unique game in this round, as neither team has an acceptable Final Four Bracketnomics Resume. As previously mentioned, usually one of the four teams in the Final Four does not have the blueprint we use to pick our brackets. At least one team will make the Elite 8.
Iowa State has struggled to generate offense for long stretches of games, and they have had to rely on their defense to keep games close until the offense got on track. Miami’s small but very quick roster might be able to force the Cyclones into playing a style of ball they are not equipped to play. Let’s go with the U to become Elite. Jim Larranaga took George Mason to a Final Four.
March 18, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Saturday, March 19, 2022
Saturday’s Games–NCAA, NIT, CBI, and The Basketball Classic
Saturday, March 19, 2022 | ||
Team | Team | Spread |
Baylor | North Carolina | 7.3 |
Kansas | Creighton | 9.0 |
Tennessee | Michigan | 5.4 |
Providence | Richmond | 3.5 |
UCLA | Saint Mary’s | 4.6 |
Murray St. | Saint Peter’s | 9.0 |
Arkansas | New Mexico St. | 7.9 |
Gonzaga | Memphis | 12.0 |
Texas A&M | Oregon | 3.9 |
Wake Forest | VCU | 4.8 |
BYU | Northern Iowa | 6.7 |
Drake | Purdue Ft. Wayne | 9.5 |
Stephen F. Austin | UNC Asheville | 5.7 |
Middle Tennessee | Cal Baptist | 6.8 |
Ohio | Rice | 5.9 |
UTEP | Western Illinois | 6.6 |
Portland | New Orleans | 8.2 |
Team | O-Eff | D-Eff | SOS | 37+ 3pt | OReb% | -45% vs. 2pt | FT Rate 37 | R + T New Rate | R+T Old Rate |
Baylor | 9 | 14 | 61.1 | 34.6 | 36.3 | 49.5 | 28.5 | 11.4 | 17.4 |
N. Carolina | 27 | 64 | 58.0 | 36.2 | 30.4 | 48.3 | 29.6 | 10.0 | 15.7 |
Kansas | 6 | 29 | 61.8 | 35.5 | 33.4 | 47.9 | 32.8 | 5.2 | 12.1 |
Creighton | 124 | 18 | 58.6 | 30.7 | 28.6 | 43.5 | 26.0 | -1.8 | 4.0 |
Tennessee | 36 | 3 | 61.8 | 35.9 | 32.8 | 45.8 | 29.6 | 8.5 | 13.9 |
Michigan | 19 | 91 | 61.6 | 34.0 | 31.2 | 50.8 | 28.9 | 7.8 | 12.5 |
Providence | 31 | 79 | 57.5 | 34.3 | 30.5 | 46.6 | 38.5 | 2.1 | 7.4 |
Richmond | 68 | 104 | 54.8 | 33.7 | 22.4 | 50.0 | 30.9 | -3.4 | 1.5 |
UCLA | 15 | 12 | 59.4 | 35.1 | 29.8 | 47.3 | 36.8 | 5.7 | 17.3 |
Saint Mary’s | 63 | 9 | 57.3 | 35.0 | 27.8 | 46.0 | 23.9 | 7.3 | 13.2 |
Murray St. | 35 | 40 | 48.4 | 35.3 | 36.0 | 48.3 | 31.3 | 15.2 | 24.0 |
Saint Peter’s | 259 | 34 | 48.3 | 35.3 | 32.0 | 43.5 | 37.1 | 5.0 | 9.0 |
Arkansas | 40 | 16 | 58.4 | 30.7 | 30.8 | 46.4 | 37.9 | 7.1 | 12.8 |
N. Mexico St. | 87 | 73 | 50.7 | 32.6 | 33.7 | 45.6 | 34.8 | 8.1 | 14.5 |
Gonzaga | 1 | 7 | 56.9 | 37.9 | 29.0 | 41.6 | 29.8 | 7.2 | 21.8 |
Memphis | 50 | 31 | 57.3 | 35.9 | 37.5 | 45.3 | 38.4 | 6.7 | 11.7 |
Bracketnomics Predictions
Baylor vs. North Carolina
Baylor is just a tad stronger across the board and has a lot more NCAA Tournament experience on the bench and on the court. Baylor should win but not by a large margin.
Kansas vs. Creighton
This has all the looks of a large margin victory for the Jayhawks Creighton’s offense looks to be in trouble against Kansas’s defense, and spurtability heavily favors KU.
Tennessee vs. Michigan
This should be a close game with several lead changes. Michigan’s interior defense may be a tad vulnerable to Tennessee’s inside muscle, but, the Wolverines’ offense is considerably better overall than Tennessee’s offense. Schedule strength and R+T Ratings are basically a wash. Solely on the interior defense, Tennessee gets the nod.
Providence vs. Richmond
Can Richmond make the Sweet 16 with an R+T Rating that shows the Spiders receive little or no Spurtability? Providence is not a pushover, but the Friars are most likely not going to advance past the Sweet 16. Providence has the advantage in every one of these stats. Richmond beat Iowa by playing a much better half court game than the Big Ten Tournament champs. Providence’s win over South Dakota St. was a little more hustle points over half court game, and it gets really difficult for a team to keep winning the half court game over and over, especially when the other team has the decided Spurtability advantage. Look for the Friars to advance.
UCLA vs. Saint Mary’s
This game could stay close for quite a long time. UCLA has the clear-cut edge in the essential stats, but the edge is not large enough to call the Bruins a prohibitive favorite. The key here is the FT rate, where UCLA might be a little quicker and force SMC to commit more than their usual number of fouls. UCLA needs to keep its starters on the floor more than the average tournament team, and the Gaels do not figure to force key players to go to the bench with foul trouble. Give the edge to the Bruins but don’t expect a big blowout.
Murray St. vs. Saint Peter’s
In all but one respect, these teams are rather evenly matched. Murray State has a huge R+T Rating advantage, 15 points to be exact in the old counting stat version and three times more in the rate stat version. What this means is that the Racers are likely to enjoy one major spurt or multiple smaller spurts and pull away from the Peacocks at some point in the game. Saint Peter’s won’t have the ability to play catch-up after a large spurt. The Racers will be an interesting Sweet 16 team.
Arkansas vs. New Mexico St.
This game has special meaning with yours truly, ye old PiRate Captain. Five years ago, when he was the head coach at Nevada, I called Eric Musselman the best Mid-Major head coach and a sure thing success wherever he ended up in a power conference. When he was hired by Arkansas, I predicted he would return the Razorbacks to the prominence they enjoyed under Eddie Sutton and Nolan Richardson and have Arkansas competing for a shot at the Final Four within five years. He is only in year three, and he almost made the Final Four last year.
New Mexico State head coach Chris Jans is my current top Mid-Major coach in college basketball. It is my belief that when he gets a power five coaching job, he too will produce the results Muss is producing in Fayetteville.
Now, about this game: Arkansas has a bit too much defensive abilities for the Aggies to consistently score in this game. The difference in schedule strength and the slight evidence that the Razorbacks have a little more quickness is enough to call this one in Arkansas’s favor. Don’t discount NMSU; Jans can coach undermanned talent and keep games close. The Aggies can keep this game close and even have a chance to pull the upset, but the Razorbacks have about a 65% chance of winning this game. Arky goes to the Sweet 16 again.
Gonzaga vs. Memphis
Don’t automatically dismiss Memphis in this game. While Gonzaga has a decisive Bracketnomics advantage, Memphis has two superior aspects that can be used to exploit the 1-seed, and both work together to strengthen the advantages.
Memphis has an exceptional offensive rebounding advantage in this game. The Tigers are one of a small handful that have an O Reb% in excess of the magical 37%. Memphis also exceeds the 37% margin in FT rate, which shows the Tigers have explosive quickness to the rim. If Gonzaga gets into foul trouble in this game, all their other advantages will be neutralized.
Gonzaga is still the pick here, but this game should be a lot closer than expected, and Memphis will have a chance to pull off the big upset if Gonzaga fouls too much.
March 17, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Thursday, March 17, 2022
Thursday, March 17, 2022 | ||
Team | Team | Spread |
Colorado St. | Michigan | -2.1 |
Providence | South Dakota St. | 2.9 |
Boise St. | Memphis | -1.9 |
Baylor | Norfolk St. | 20.2 |
Tennessee | Longwood | 16.6 |
Iowa | Richmond | 10.2 |
Gonzaga | Georgia St. | 23.1 |
North Carolina | Marquette | 1.9 |
Connecticut | New Mexico St. | 9.0 |
Kentucky | Saint Peter’s | 17.3 |
Saint Mary’s | Indiana | 2.3 |
San Diego St. | Creighton | 2.3 |
Arkansas | Vermont | 4.2 |
Murray St. | San Francisco | -2.3 |
UCLA | Akron | 14.9 |
Kansas | Texas Southern | 18.7 |
Fresno St. | Eastern Washington | 11.8 |
February 28, 2022
February 24, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Thursday, February 24, 2022
Home | Visitors | Spread |
Fairleigh Dickinson | Wagner | -14.3 |
Northeastern | William & Mary | 10.0 |
Miami (O) | Central Michigan | 9.0 |
Memphis | Temple | 11.4 |
Middle Tennessee | Marshall | 9.7 |
Old Dominion | Florida Atlantic | -1.2 |
Charlotte | Florida Int’l | 5.9 |
St. Francis (NY) | Bryant | -3.0 |
Sacred Heart | Mount St. Mary’s | -2.3 |
Long Island | Merrimack | 6.7 |
Central Connecticut | St. Francis (PA) | -0.4 |
Winthrop | USC Upstate | 9.4 |
Wright St. | Youngstown St. | 6.0 |
Northern Kentucky | Robert Morris | 9.8 |
Oakland | Purdue Fort Wayne | 7.0 |
Detroit | Cleveland St. | 0.1 |
Western Illinois | Omaha | 12.8 |
Hofstra | Elon | 13.5 |
Drexel | UNC Wilmington | 6.5 |
Delaware | Charleston | 4.1 |
Quinnipiac | Siena | 2.5 |
Indiana | Maryland | 6.5 |
Stephen F. Austin | Sam Houston | 4.4 |
Northern Illinois | Buffalo | -10.8 |
Georgetown | DePaul | -2.4 |
Southeast Missouri St. | UT Martin | 5.1 |
UTSA | UAB | -17.2 |
North Texas | Southern Miss. | 22.8 |
Rice | Louisiana Tech | -4.5 |
Northern Arizona | Idaho St. | 4.7 |
Northern Colorado | Eastern Washington | 3.5 |
Houston Baptist | Incarnate Word | 3.7 |
Utah Valley | Seattle | 2.3 |
Tarleton St. | UT Rio Grande Valley | 8.2 |
Abilene Christian | Lamar | 16.8 |
IUPUI | Milwaukee | -6.4 |
Illinois Chicago | Green Bay | 8.0 |
Oral Roberts | South Dakota St. | -3.8 |
UMKC | South Dakota | 2.6 |
St. Thomas | Denver | 2.3 |
Tennessee Tech | Tennessee St. | 4.9 |
Eastern Illinois | Morehead St. | -15.7 |
SIU Edwardsville | Austin Peay | 1.5 |
Northwestern St. | Nicholls | -6.1 |
McNeese St. | Texas A&M-CC | 0.1 |
San Francisco | Gonzaga | -10.2 |
Illinois | Ohio St. | 4.9 |
Murray St. | Belmont | 4.6 |
Colorado | Arizona St. | 6.0 |
UC Davis | UC Santa Barbara | -2.6 |
Southern Utah | Montana | 4.8 |
Southeast Louisiana | New Orleans | -0.6 |
Dixie St. | California Baptist | -1.8 |
Oregon | UCLA | -5.4 |
San Diego | Saint Mary’s | -11.5 |
UC Riverside | Cal St. Northridge | 11.6 |
Long Beach St. | UC San Diego | 7.9 |
Cal St. Fullerton | UC Irvine | -1.5 |
Portland St. | Weber St. | -3.6 |
Sacramento State | Idaho | 1.3 |
BYU | Loyola Marymount | 13.1 |
Pacific | Portland | -1.1 |
Pepperdine | Santa Clara | -10.4 |
Utah | Arizona St. | 3.0 |
Oregon St. | USC | -11.3 |
Hawaii | Cal Poly | 13.0 |
February 21, 2022
February 19, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Saturday, February 19, 2022
Home | Visitors | Spread |
Furman | Wofford | 6.4 |
Vermont | Maryland Baltimore Co. | 14.1 |
Baylor | TCU | 13.3 |
Syracuse | Boston College | 9.9 |
Connecticut | Xavier | 5.2 |
Massachusetts | La Salle | 6.4 |
South Florida | Tulsa | -2.5 |
Navy | Holy Cross | 16.6 |
Michigan St. | Illinois | 0.3 |
Texas | Texas Tech | 1.3 |
Southern Miss. | UTEP | -8.7 |
Wagner | Central Connecticut St. | 18.1 |
Saint Joseph’s | Dayton | -6.3 |
Wake Forest | Notre Dame | 5.3 |
Indiana St. | Southern Illinois | -1.8 |
Bryant | Fairleigh-Dickinson | 15.1 |
Kentucky | Alabama | 8.7 |
Georgia | Mississippi | -3.1 |
The Citadel | East Tennessee St. | -1.1 |
Canisius | Niagara | -0.9 |
Colgate | Boston U. | 6.9 |
North Dakota St. | UMKC | 5.4 |
Howard | Morgan St. | 9.8 |
American | Army | -2.6 |
Youngstown St. | IUPUI | 17.6 |
Western Carolina | Mercer | -4.5 |
Radford | High Point | 0.7 |
North Dakota | Oral Roberts | -11.6 |
Oklahoma St. | Kansas St. | 4.8 |
Florida | Auburn | -5.3 |
Iowa St. | Oklahoma | 0.8 |
Evansville | Valparaiso | -3.6 |
Bradley | Illinois St. | 9.1 |
Hofstra | Northeastern | 11.9 |
Ohio St. | Iowa | 3.1 |
Eastern Michigan | Akron | -5.7 |
Georgia Southern | Georgia St. | -2.3 |
Chicago St. | Tarleton St. | -8.8 |
UT-Arlington | Arkansas St. | 1.7 |
South Dakota St. | St. Thomas | 19.9 |
Samford | UNC Greensboro | -0.4 |
Louisville | Clemson | -0.4 |
Merrimack | Sacred Heart | 5.3 |
South Carolina | LSU | -6.4 |
Davidson | Saint Louis | 0.5 |
South Carolina St. | Maryland Eastern Shore | 1.4 |
Bucknell | Lafayette | -0.6 |
Florida Atlantic | Middle Tennessee | 2.5 |
Tennessee St. | Eastern Illinois | 11.4 |
Seattle | California Baptist | 8.3 |
Nicholls St. | Houston Baptist | 13.5 |
Alcorn St. | Jackson St. | 2.8 |
North Carolina Central | Delaware St. | 16.3 |
Florida A&M | Alabama St. | 4.9 |
Coppin St. | Norfolk St. | -3.3 |
UC Irvine | Hawaii | 5.4 |
Virginia Tech | North Carolina | 4.1 |
Presbyterian | Gardner-Webb | -3.8 |
Mount St. Mary’s | Long Island | 1.3 |
Bethune-Cookman | Alabama A&M | 3.1 |
Wyoming | Air Force | 17.3 |
St. Francis (PA) | St. Francis (NY) | 1.5 |
Southern Utah | Montana St. | 1.6 |
Buffalo | W. Michigan | 19.0 |
Charleston | Towson | -4.8 |
Coastal Carolina | Troy | 3.4 |
Elon | Drexel | -5.1 |
Morehead St. | Southeast Missouri St. | 12.5 |
Chattanooga | VMI | 9.2 |
William & Mary | Delaware | -10.6 |
Albany | New Hampshire | 1.8 |
Arkansas | Tennessee | -0.9 |
UAB | North Texas | 4.8 |
Lamar | Stephen F. Austin | -17.8 |
Minnesota | Northwestern | -2.1 |
Campbell | North Carolina A&T | 7.2 |
North Alabama | Lipscomb | 1.9 |
UNC Asheville | Winthrop | 0.7 |
UT Martin | Murray St. | -18.1 |
Northern Illinois | Miami (O) | -1.8 |
Appalachian St. | South Alabama | -1.0 |
New Orleans | McNeese St. | 5.9 |
Mississippi Valley St. | Texas Southern | -15.7 |
Incarnate Word | Southeast Louisiana | -5.7 |
Villanova | Georgetown | 21.2 |
Miami (Fla.) | Virginia | 3.8 |
North Florida | Florida Gulf Coast | -0.6 |
South Dakota | Western Illinois | 3.5 |
Texas St. | Little Rock | 13.5 |
Belmont | SIU Edwardsville | 19.6 |
Austin Peay | Tennessee Tech | 0.5 |
UMass Lowell | Binghamton | 6.4 |
Bowling Green | Ball St. | 3.2 |
Stony Brook | Hartford | 4.5 |
Charleston Southern | USC Upstate | -5.3 |
Duke | Florida St. | 14.1 |
Loyola (Chi.) | Drake | 8.6 |
California | Utah | 1.3 |
George Washington | Rhode Island | -5.0 |
St. Bonaventure | Duquesne | 15.3 |
Texas A&M-CC | Northwestern St. | 7.9 |
Vanderbilt | Texas A&M | 2.7 |
Jacksonville | Kennesaw St. | 4.9 |
Brown | Penn | 2.4 |
Boise St. | Utah St. | 3.8 |
Idaho | Eastern Washington | -5.3 |
Arkansas Pine Bluff | Prairie View | -6.9 |
Southern | Grambling | 10.3 |
Harvard | Cornell | 2.2 |
Dartmouth | Columbia | 12.8 |
Robert Morris | Illinois Chicago | 0.2 |
Florida International | Rice | 0.1 |
Pittsburgh | Georgia Tech | 3.0 |
Longwood | Hampton | 14.5 |
Louisiana Tech | UTSA | 16.7 |
Western Kentucky | Old Dominion | 7.7 |
Yale | Princeton | 1.7 |
Toledo | Central Michigan | 21.2 |
UNC Wilmington | James Madison | 1.9 |
Marshall | Charlotte | 0.6 |
Liberty | Stetson | 14.7 |
Central Arkansas | Eastern Kentucky | -4.0 |
Portland | Pepperdine | 7.8 |
UC Riverside | Cal Poly | 10.8 |
Arizona St. | Oregon St. | 9.4 |
Seton Hall | DePaul | 10.4 |
Grand Canyon | New Mexico St. | 2.1 |
West Virginia | Kansas | -6.4 |
UNLV | Colorado St. | -2.8 |
UC Davis | Cal St. Bakersfield | 5.5 |
Weber St. | Northern Colorado | 5.0 |
Idaho St. | Sacramento St. | 2.4 |
Louisiana | UL-Monroe | 6.8 |
UT-Rio Grande Valley | Sam Houston | -5.9 |
Gonzaga | Santa Clara | 21.5 |
Dixie St. | Utah Valley | -7.8 |
Fresno St. | San Diego St | -0.5 |
Saint Mary’s | BYU | 6.4 |
UC Santa Barbara | Long Beach St. | 4.4 |
Arizona | Oregon | 15.7 |
Stanford | Colorado | 1.7 |
UCLA | Washington | 17.5 |
Cal St. Northridge | Cal St. Fullerton | -7.2 |
Pacific | Loyola Marymount | -2.0 |
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PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Thursday, February 17, 2022
Home | Visitors | Spread |
Eastern Michigan | Buffalo | -9.5 |
Penn St. | Minnesota | 4.7 |
UNC Wilmington | Towson | -4.7 |
Appalachian St. | Troy | 3.8 |
Murray St. | Austin Peay | 19.8 |
Akron | Northern Illinois | 13.3 |
South Florida | East Carolina | 0.3 |
Cincinnati | Wichita St. | 2.9 |
Florida International | Middle Tennessee | -4.2 |
Marshall | Old Dominion | 0.5 |
Florida Atlantic | North Texas | -2.9 |
St. Francis (PA) | Long Island | -1.5 |
Sacred Heart | Wagner | -10.0 |
Mount St. Mary’s | St. Francis (NY) | 7.0 |
Merrimack | Fairleigh Dickinson | 8.4 |
Bryant | Central Connecticut | 13.5 |
Youngstown St. | Illinois Chicago | 4.8 |
Robert Morris | IUPUI | 15.3 |
Georgia St. | Georgia Southern | 6.6 |
Coastal Carolina | South Alabama | -0.4 |
Chattanooga | UNC Greensboro | 10.0 |
William & Mary | Drexel | -10.4 |
Elon | Delaware | -3.1 |
Charleston | James Madison | 4.3 |
Iowa | Michigan | 6.5 |
Arizona | Oregon St. | 26.7 |
Louisiana Tech | UTEP | 8.5 |
Sam Houston | Abilene Christian | 1.5 |
UL Monroe | Louisiana | -1.9 |
Belmont | Eastern Illinois | 27.7 |
Southern Miss. | UTSA | 1.9 |
UAB | Rice | 14.4 |
Western Kentucky | Charlotte | 7.8 |
Nicholls St. | McNeese St. | 8.3 |
UT Arlington | Little Rock | 10.0 |
Texas St. | Arkansas St. | 4.1 |
Omaha | Denver | -2.6 |
North Dakota | Kansas City | -7.0 |
South Dakota | St. Thomas | 8.8 |
South Dakota St. | Western Illinois | 13.0 |
North Dakota St. | Oral Roberts | -0.2 |
Samford | VMI | -0.4 |
Tennessee Tech | Southeast Missouri St. | 5.1 |
Tennessee St. | SIU Edwardsville | 2.6 |
Texas A&M-CC | SE Louisiana | 4.9 |
Incarnate Word | Northwestern St. | 0.3 |
Houston | Central Florida | 14.8 |
New Mexico | Colorado St. | -7.1 |
Arizona St. | Oregon | -3.6 |
Weber St. | Sacramento St. | 14.4 |
Idaho St. | Northern Colorado | -7.7 |
Idaho | Montana | -6.1 |
Eastern Washington | Montana St. | -0.8 |
High Point | Longwood | -3.2 |
California | Colorado | 0.1 |
Saint Mary’s | San Francisco | 3.8 |
DePaul | Creighton | 1.0 |
UC Riverside | Cal St. Bakersfield | 7.3 |
UC San Diego | Hawaii | -3.3 |
Cal St. Northridge | Long Beach St. | -6.2 |
UC Santa Barbara | Cal St. Fullerton | 5.6 |
Portland St. | Northern Arizona | 6.7 |
Portland | San Diego | 1.0 |
Loyola Marymount | Santa Clara | -5.6 |
UCLA | Washington St. | 9.7 |
Stanford | Utah | 5.0 |
USC | Washington | 12.4 |
San Jose St. | Nevada | -8.0 |