Big Ten Conference Preview

Will the Big Ten Conference become the Big Billion? Rumors from multiple sources indicate that this league is on the precipice of signing a TV and media rights package that will be north of a billion dollars. This deal does not include Notre Dame. Should the Irish end up in this league, the Big Ten will dwarf even the SEC in money paid out per school.

USC and UCLA are set to join the league in two years. Whether other teams join as well is anybody’s guess.

Both divisions this year figure to have competitive races. Ohio State is the odds-on favorite to win the East and the league overall, but there are multiple teams capable of upsetting the Buckeyes. Michigan, Penn State, and Michigan State are strong once again, and it isn’t beyond the realm of possibility that at least one of these contenders upsets the Buckeyes.

Maryland has an easy out of conference schedule and has a good chance to gain bowl eligibility. Rutgers and Indiana will bring up the rear.

In the West, five different teams could contend for the division title. Purdue has the benefit of avoiding Ohio State, Michigan, and Michigan State from the East. Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa are all about equal in talent this year, while Nebraska could finally return to the plus side of .500. Illinois and Northwestern are one or more excellent recruiting classes away from being contenders.

Big Ten Preseason PiRate Ratings

East Division
Team	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Average
Ohio St.	128.6	126.6	129.5	128.2
Michigan	123.6	121.8	123.4	122.9
Michigan St.	118.9	117.3	116.7	117.6
Penn St.	115.0	114.5	114.0	114.5
Maryland	110.2	110.0	109.7	109.9
Indiana	102.0	101.4	99.0	100.8
Rutgers	101.3	100.4	98.2	100.0
West Division
Team	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Average
Wisconsin	118.0	117.3	117.0	117.5
Iowa	117.4	115.9	115.4	116.2
Purdue	116.7	115.6	114.9	115.8
Minnesota	113.6	113.0	114.0	113.5
Nebraska	110.1	110.1	109.0	109.7
Illinois	103.0	103.6	101.1	102.5
Northwestern	99.7	100.8	97.7	99.4
Big Ten	112.7	112.0	111.4	112.0

Preseason Official Big Ten Media Poll

		Votes
#	East	1st Place	Overall
1	Ohio St.	36	252
2	Michigan	0	203
3	Penn St.	0	169
4	Michigan St.	0	162
5	Maryland	0	104
6	Rutgers	0	60
7	Indiana	0	58
#	West	1st Place	Overall
1	Wisconsin	31	246
2	Iowa	3	198
3	Minnesota	2	162
4	Purdue	0	153
5	Nebraska	0	123
6	Illinois	0	65
7	Northwestern	0	61
	Championship	Overall
	Ohio St.	36

The PiRate Ratings are designed to look at just the next week’s schedule of games and not to use to look forward. Nevertheless, here are the predicted won-loss records for the league.

Predicted Won-Loss Records

East	Conf.	Overall
Ohio St.	9-0	13-0
Michigan	8-1	11-1
Penn St.	6-3	8-4
Michigan St.	6-3	9-3
Maryland	3-6	6-6
Rutgers	1-8	3-9
Indiana	1-8	3-9
West	Conf.	Overall
Purdue	7-2	10-3
Wisconsin	6-3	9-3
Minnesota	6-3	9-3
Iowa	5-4	8-4
Nebraska	4-5	6-6
Northwestern	1-8	4-8
Illinois	0-9	3-9

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Our debut college game is the 1960-1979 Best of the Big Ten Conference. Here are the teams included in this set.

1963 Illinois–The greatest linebacker of all time, Dick Butkus, played center as well and made All-American with a powerful team

1967 Indiana–One of the most exciting teams of all time, the “Cardiac Kids” kept pulling out late victories week after week until they won a trip to the Rose Bowl

1960 Iowa–Some computer formulas say the Hawkeyes were the best team in the nation, as they beat 7 ranked teams and finished 8-1

1973 Michigan–Bo Schembechler’s Wolverines went 10-0-1 but had to stay home for the Holidays thanks to the archaic Big Ten rules of the time

1966 Michigan St.–Duffy Daugherty stockpiled some of the best talent ever to appear on a Big Ten campus at the same time. Bubba Smith anchored a stellar defense, while Gene Washington stretched defenses with his quickness and deceptive moves

1960 Minnesota–Coach Murray Warmath played for General Robert Neyland at Tennessee and continued to follow the General’s philosophy of playing conservative football and waiting for the other team to make the mistakes. He had a great squad in 1960, featuring the multi-tooled Sandy Stephens, who was the starting quarterback, a starting defensive back, the team’s punter, and the top punt returner. Future All-Pro Bobby Bell led the defensive charge and also opened up running lanes as an offensive lineman

1962 Northwestern–Before he became a multiple national championship winning coach at Notre Dame, Ara Parseghian took the Wildcat to Number 1 in the polls for a couple weeks in 1962

1973 Ohio State–Woody Hayes had no trouble stockpiling talent, and he had it on both sides of the ball in 1973, as the Buckeyes went 10-0-1 with a 21-point win in the Rose Bowl

1967 Purdue–The Boilermakers split the conference championship, as Leroy Keyes may have deserved the Heisman Trophy with his ability to catch passes out of the backfield, run the sweep and off-tackle as competently as anybody in the game, and to pull up and throw a halfback option pass like a pro. Having future pro quarterback Mike Phipps made the offense click

1962 Wisconsin-The Badgers came within one close incomplete pass of coming back from a 42-14 deficit to win the Rose Bowl

PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Sunday, March 20, 2022

Sunday’s Games

Sunday, March 20, 2022
Team	Team	Spread
Illinois	Houston	-3.3
Villanova	Ohio St.	4.4
Duke	Michigan St.	6.5
Wisconsin	Iowa St.	3.8
Texas Tech	Notre Dame	7.3
Auburn	Miami (Fla.)	8.9
Purdue	Texas	2.6
Arizona	TCU	10.3
Xavier	Florida	2.6
SMU	Washington St.	2.7
Vanderbilt	Dayton	2.3
North Texas	Virginia	3.2
Oklahoma	St. Bonaventure	6.7
VMI	UNC Wilmington	0.7
Florida Atlantic	Northern Colorado	5.7
UNC Greensboro	Boston	1.3
Abilene Christian	Troy	3.9

Sunday’s Bracketnomics Data

Team	O-Eff	D-Eff	SOS	37+ 3pt	OReb%	-45% vs. 2pt	FT Rate 37	R + T New Rate	R+T Old Rate
Illinois	23	30	60.7	36.7	33.4	45.4	31.7	7.7	12.8
Houston	10	11	56.0	34.1	37.8	43.5	28.7	14.3	22.2
Villanova	8	28	61.0	35.9	30.9	48.2	30.5	4.8	11.5
Ohio St.	13	131	60.0	37.3	28.8	46.2	33.5	-1.0	6.0
Duke	7	44	57.6	36.8	31.8	46.9	28.6	4.1	12.7
Michigan St.	38	53	60.8	37.8	30.7	47.9	30.4	3.0	8.5
Wisconsin	49	38	60.1	31.2	25.9	49.9	32.3	3.4	7.3
Iowa St.	151	10	59.7	36.8	28.2	50.7	28.1	1.2	3.8
Texas Tech	65	1	60.8	31.4	33.3	44.3	36.1	9.6	17.5
Notre Dame	29	84	56.8	38.0	22.5	49.3	27.0	-2.5	3.8
Auburn	24	8	59.2	32.0	33.1	42.6	31.6	5.9	12.5
Miami (Fla.)	17	157	57.0	35.3	23.4	53.9	28.8	-5.0	1.3
Purdue	3	100	60.0	39.1	35.2	49.2	36.3	12.1	19.2
Texas	32	13	60.2	32.3	31.8	46.1	32.3	7.2	10.1
Arizona	5	20	58.2	35.4	34.5	41.9	35.1	7.0	17.9
TCU	80	24	60.3	30.4	37.8	47.9	31.2	12.5	16.9

Sunday’s Bracketnomics Game Analysis

Illinois vs. Houston

This is a close matchup. Both teams have areas where they can exploit the other. I have looked at this game different ways, and in most ways Illinois is a little better. However, overall, Houston has a Final Four resume, while Illinois has a Sweet 16/Elite 8 resume. Only for that reason, do I slightly favor Houston. The feeling is that the Cougars’ interior defense will be just strong enough to limit Kofi Cockburn inside (not stop him but maybe make him miss a couple shots he normally would make).

Villanova vs. Ohio St.

This is a game where the Bracketnomics cannot properly analyze the game. Ohio State’s statistical resume does not reflect the current team. Numerous injuries greatly affected their resume, so the key thing to do is to look at the Buckeyes’ numbers when they were healthy, as they are now.

This game could go down to the final minute as so many others in this incredible tournament have done so far. I have to go to the minor extras to come up with a decisive winner, and Villanova gets the edge due to Jay Wright’s experience on the bench.

Duke vs. Michigan St.

Duke has two added bonuses in their favor in this game. They receive a minor home court advantage as their fans have bought a lot of losing teams’ tickets. And, of course, the players know what happens if Duke loses. They don’t want to make history as the team that sent Coach K out on an early loss.

The teams are fairly evenly matched, which is becoming a theme in this tournament. If Coach Izzo were to announce his retirement before the tip, this would be an epic game for the ages. Instead, it will just be a really good game. We’ll go with Duke to win by beating the Spartans as their own game–on the offensive glass.

Wisconsin vs. Iowa St.

This game is just what the Badgers wanted. Iowa State has issues stopping a quick-penetrating offense, and the Cyclones like to force bad outside shots and then rebound the ball with players that have sunk into the lane. Wisconsin has a quick-penetrating offense, and the Badgers rarely take a bad shot. Playing in their backyard just 80 miles away from Madison, UW receives bonus points as a quasi-home team. Look for Wisconsin to pull away in the second half and win by 7 to 12 points.

Texas Tech vs. Notre Dame

If you have followed the Bracketnomics reports, you know that one team usually makes the Final Four without having the perfect Bracketnomic resume that a Final Four team possesses. It usually happens when a team has four (or five) dream matchups, where the team keeps getting opponents that are weak where they are strong. Texas Tech had an easy opponent in their first game with Montana State. Notre Dame is better than the Bobcats, but the Irish are going to get drilled in Spurtability points. The Red Raiders should enjoy at least two big runs if not more in this game, and once this team has a lead of eight points, their nation’s best defense can tighten the screws and close games out. Tech will win, and they have a chance to make this game a second laugher if they simply play their average game.

Auburn vs. Miami (Fla.)

Auburn should win this game, and it shouldn’t be close. The Tigers enjoy a huge R+T advantage, and Miami’s is low enough that they almost qualify for automatic Bracketnomics loss with their R+T rating. Auburn has a huge advantage inside the paint in this game, and Miami doesn’t have a fantastic three-point shooting presence.

Purdue vs. Texas

This one should be interesting. Purdue’s exceptional offensive efficiency faces Texas’s exceptional defensive efficiency, making it a wash. Purdue has a better three-point shooting game and has the tendency to get their opponents’ key players in foul trouble. Texas has enough inside muscle to limit the Boilermakers’ double-headed inside monster. In the end, Purdue gets the slight advantage due to superior R+T rating.

Arizona vs. TCU

One number one seed fell yesterday. This could be the second one, because it is a tossup game. TCU has enough talent to make this a 50-50 game. The Pac-12 schedule strength is just a tad off the other Power Conferences, and the Wildcats’ numbers have been slightly skewed. UA is still strong enough to go to the Final Four, but it isn’t going to come easy, and TCU has just enough of a Bracketnomics positive resume to make this game a 40-minute challenge. Arizona is still the pick here, but I expect this game to be much closer and for Wildcat fans to chew their nails before the final horn.

PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Sunday, March 6, 2022

Sunday’s Conference Tournaments
America East Conference–Quarterfinals
Higher Seed at Home
Home Team	Lower Seed	Spread
Vermont	NJIT	21.5
Maryland Baltimore Co.	UMass Lowell	2.5
New Hampshire	Binghamton	6.6
Hartford	Albany	3.7
Big South Conference–CHAMPIONSHIP
Charlotte
Higher Seed	Lower Seed	Spread
Longwood	Winthrop	-1.2
Colonial Athletic Association–Quarterfinals
Charlotte
Higher Seed	Lower Seed	Spread
Towson	Northeastern	11.9
Drexel	Delaware	0.9
UNC Wilmington	Elon	3.4
Hofstra	Charleston	2.6
Missouri Valley Conference CHAMPIONSHIP
St. Louis (Arch Madness)
Higher Seed	Lower Seed	Spread
Drake	Loyola (Chi.)	4.2
Patriot League–Semifinals
Higher Seed at Home
Home	Visitor	Spread
Colgate	Lehigh	11.7
Navy
Southern Conference–Semifinals
Asheville, NC
Higher Seed	Lower Seed	Spread
Chattanooga	Wofford	2.4
Furman	Samford	8.5
Summit League–Quarterfinals Continue
Sioux Falls, SD
Higher Seed	Lower Seed	Spread
Kansas City	South Dakota	0.1
Oral Roberts	Western Illinois	6.0
Sun Belt Conference–Semifinals
Pensacola, FL
Higher Seed	Lower Seed	Spread
Troy	Louisiana	-0.3
Appalachian St.	Georgia St.	-0.4

Sunday’s Regularly Scheduled Games
Home Team	Visitor	Spread
Memphis	Houston	-3.7
Rutgers	Penn St.	4.2
Ohio St.	Michigan	3.7
Wisconsin	Nebraska	13.1
Tulsa	Central Florida	-2.5
Temple	South Florida	9.1
SMU	Tulane	7.4
Michigan St.	Maryland	5.9
Illinois	Iowa	2.0
Northwestern	Minnesota	5.8

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PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Sunday, February 20, 2022

Home	Visitors	Spread
Butler	Providence	-3.7
Wichita St.	Houston	-8.3
Wisconsin	Michigan	1.8
Maine	NJIT	-3.0
Detroit	Wright St.	0.6
Iona	Fairfield	11.2
Cincinnati	Temple	7.4
Central Florida	East Carolina	10.1
Milwaukee	Purdue Fort Wayne	-2.8
Northern Iowa	Missouri St.	-1.4
Marist	Quinnipiac	6.6
Siena	Saint Peter’s	-2.4
Manhattan	Rider	3.0
Fordham	George Mason	-3.2
SMU	Memphis	-0.1
Creighton	Marquette	0.2
Oakland	Northern Kentucky	6.9
Green Bay	Cleveland St.	-8.4
San Jose St.	New Mexico	-6.0
Hartford	Stony Brook	0.5
Loyola (MD)	Lehigh	5.0
Purdue	Rutgers	12.6
Bellarmine	Jacksonville St.	0.8
USC	Washington St.	5.0
Missouri	Mississippi St.	-5.9

PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Home	Visitors	Spread
Missouri	Florida	-7.5
Abilene Christian	Chicago St.	18.3
UNC Asheville	Longwood	0.1
Radford	Charleston Southern	10.4
Minnesota	Purdue	-10.1
Kentucky	Vanderbilt	17.3
Xavier	Butler	14.3
Lafayette	American	4.5
Loyola (MD)	Army	3.3
Colgate	Bucknell	17.0
East Carolina	Temple	0.2
Lehigh	Navy	-7.3
Hampton	USC Upstate	-2.6
High Point	Gardner-Webb	-2.2
Presbyterian	Campbell	-2.3
Miami (Fla.)	Notre Dame	3.1
Wake Forest	Pittsburgh	13.8
Clemson	Florida St.	3.7
Vermont	NJIT	19.1
Maine	UMass Lowell	-7.8
Albany	UMBC	1.2
New Hampshire	Hartford	5.2
Stony Brook	Binghamton	7.6
Indiana St.	Drake	-3.9
George Washington	La Salle	1.1
George Mason	Saint Louis	-2.1
Fordham	Rhode Island	-4.4
Western Carolina	East Tennessee St.	-4.8
UNC Greensboro	VMI	1.8
Furman	The Citadel	16.1
Georgia	Arkansas	-10.2
Delaware St.	Coppin St.	-11.1
Houston	Tulane	18.8
UT Rio Grande Valley	Lamar	6.8
Northern Iowa	Bradley	2.3
Loyola (Chi.)	Illinois St.	14.9
Samford	Chattanooga	-9.3
Illinois	Wisconsin	6.8
NC St.	Syracuse	0.5
Virginia Tech	Georgia Tech	11.7
Kansas St.	Oklahoma St.	0.6
Southern Illinois	Missouri St.	-3.6
VCU	Dayton	4.2
Marquette	Villanova	-3.6

Conference Tournament Action Just Four Weeks Away

The Atlantic Sun, Horizon League, and Patriot League Conference Tournaments begin play in four weeks with 29 additional conference tournament to follow. Here’s a look at each conference with the start dates and dates of their championship.

Conference Tournaments 2022		Begins	Ends	Teams in
Conference	Site	March	March	Bracket
America East	Higher Seed Home	5	12	8
American Athletic	Fort Worth, TX	10	13	11
Atlantic 10	Washington, DC	9	13	14
Atlantic Coast	Brooklyn	8	12	15
Atlantic Sun	Higher Seed Home	1	8	12
Big 12	Kansas City	9	12	10
Big East	New York	9	12	11
Big Sky	Boise, ID	9	12	11
Big South	Charlotte	2	6	12
Big Ten	Indianapolis	9	13	14
Big West	Henderson, NV	8	12	10
Colonial Athletic	Washington, DC	5	8	9
Conference USA	Frisco, TX	9	12	14
Horizon	See Footnote	1	8	12
Ivy League	Boston	12	13	4
Metro Atlantic	Atlantic City, NJ	8	12	11
Mid-American	Cleveland	10	12	8
Mideastern Athletic	Norfolk, VA	9	12	8
Missouri Valley	St. Louis	3	6	10
Mountain West	Las Vegas	6	9	11
Northeast	Higher Seed Home	2	8	9
Ohio Valley	Evansville, IN	2	5	8
Pac-12	Las Vegas	9	12	12
Patriot	Higher Seed Home	1	9	10
Southeastern	Tampa	9	13	14
Southern	Asheville, NC	4	7	10
Southland	Katy, TX	9	13	8
Southwestern Athletic	Birmingham	9	12	8
Summit	Sioux Falls, SD	5	8	8
Sun Belt	Pensacola, FL	3	7	12
West Coast	Las Vegas	3	8	10
Western Athletic	Las Vegas	8	12	9
Footnote : The opening two rounds played on higher seed home. Final 2 rounds will be played in Indianapolis

PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Sunday, January 30, 2022

Home	Visitors	Spread
Brown	Cornell	4.5
Purdue	Ohio St.	9.2
East Carolina	Cincinnati	-5.9
Wright St.	Purdue Fort Wayne	4.4
Northern Kentucky	Cleveland St.	-1.4
George Washington	Fordham	-1.5
Providence	Marquette	1.1
Wisconsin	Minnesota	9.2
Fairleigh Dickinson	Central Connecticut	1.3
Bryant	Long Island	5.1
Iona	Saint Peter’s	11.1
Morgan St.	Delaware St.	14.1
St. Francis (NY)	Wagner	-11.8
Drake	Loyola (Chi.)	-3.2
Bradley	Indiana St.	7.9
Massachusetts	George Mason	8.7
Siena	Quinnipiac	0.4
Manhattan	Marist	-2.0
Monmouth	Niagara	8.5
Rider	Canisius	1.9
Boston College	Pittsburgh	4.0
Southern Illinois	Valparaiso	5.8
Bucknell	Loyola (MD)	-3.9
McNeese St.	New Orleans	0.7
Washington St.	Colorado	5.8

PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Thursday, January 27, 2022

Home	Visitors	Spread
Nebraska	Wisconsin	-8.3
Florida Gulf Coast	Eastern Kentucky	2.8
Appalachian St.	Arkansas St.	3.7
Tennessee Tech	Murray St.	-12.7
Marshall	Middle Tennessee	-0.6
Wagner	St. Francis (PA)	14.8
Sacred Heart	St. Francis (NY)	4.1
Fairleigh Dickinson	Mount St. Mary’s	-5.2
Central Connecticut	Long Island	-6.4
Bryant	Merrimack	9.3
UNC Asheville	Gardner-Webb	1.4
Liberty	North Alabama	13.5
Jacksonville	Lipscomb	5.9
Detroit	Illinois Chicago	6.6
Robert Morris	Milwaukee	0.2
Youngstown St.	Green Bay	7.9
Coastal Carolina	Little Rock	11.4
James Madison	Drexel	1.8
Charleston	Hofstra	-2.4
UNC Wilmington	Northeastern	1.9
Towson	Delaware	6.7
Elon	William & Mary	8.8
Louisiana Tech	Rice	9.3
Stetson	Bellarmine	-2.8
Kennesaw St.	Jacksonville St.	-2.6
UL Monroe	Georgia Southern	1.0
Minnesota	Ohio St.	-3.9
Northern Illinois	Ball St.	-0.9
Southern Illinois	Loyola (Chi.)	-7.3
UTSA	Florida International	-4.1
Southern Miss.	North Texas	-14.1
Northern Colorado	Weber St.	-0.5
Houston Baptist	New Orleans	-4.9
Chicago St.	Utah Valley	-15.2
North Florida	Central Arkansas	6.8
UT Arlington	Texas St.	-1.4
South Alabama	Troy	5.7
Louisiana	Georgia St.	3.6
Omaha	Oral Roberts	-14.6
South Dakota	North Dakota St.	0.5
South Dakota St.	North Dakota	23.4
SIU Edwardsville	Tennessee St.	4.6
Austin Peay	Belmont	-13.2
Northwestern St.	Incarnate Word	5.0
McNeese St.	Nicholls St.	-3.2
Iowa	Purdue	-1.8
UCLA	California	15.9
Memphis	East Carolina	13.7
UC Davis	Cal St. Fullerton	0.8
Southeast Missouri St.	Morehead St.	-7.2
UT Martin	Eastern Illinois	11.1
Western Kentucky	UAB	-5.4
UTEP	Florida Atlantic	0.6
Montana	Idaho	14.0
Montana St.	Eastern Washington	6.2
SE Louisiana	Texas A&M-CC	1.2
Denver	UMKC	-1.3
UC Irvine	Cal St. Bakersfield	10.0
UC San Diego	Cal Poly	5.8
UC Riverside	Long Beach St.	6.9
Portland St.	Southern Utah	-4.5
Sacramento St.	Idaho St.	6.5
Portland	Pacific	4.1
San Francisco	Saint Mary’s	2.2
San Diego	Pepperdine	8.8
Gonzaga	Loyola Marymount	26.3
USC	Stanford	10.5
Washington	Colorado	-2.4
Santa Clara	BYU	-3.0
Hawaii	Cal St. Northridge	13.1

PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Thursday, January 13, 2022

Home	Visitors	Spread
Kennesaw St.	Florida Gulf Coast	-2.5
DePaul	Seton Hall	-6.0
Washington St.	Stanford	7.7
Army	Boston University	-1.5
Appalachian St.	Coastal Carolina	1.0
Wisconsin	Ohio St.	0.7
Texas Tech	Oklahoma St.	6.4
Niagara	Canisius	7.7
Loyola (MD)	Lafayette	6.3
Bucknell	Lehigh	3.9
Georgetown	Butler	1.9
Holy Cross	American	-0.1
Navy	Colgate	4.2
Old Dominion	UTSA	11.3
Marshall	North Texas	-4.8
Louisiana Tech	Southern Miss.	17.9
Middle Tennessee	Florida Atlantic	2.7
Charlotte	UTEP	1.6
Winthrop	UNC Asheville	4.6
Robert Morris	Wright St.	-4.7
Youngstown St.	Northern Kentucky	2.2
Cleveland St.	Oakland	-1.6
Purdue Fort Wayne	Detroit Mercy	-0.8
Mercer	VMI	1.3
The Citadel	UNC Greensboro	-2.7
UAB	Florida International	17.1
Murray St.	Tennessee St.	19.8
Belmont	Austin Peay	22.0
Lamar	Sam Houston	-4.3
UT Rio Grande Valley	Chicago St.	10.5
Milwaukee	Illinois Chicago	1.8
Green Bay	IUPUI	9.9
Texas St.	UL Monroe	7.1
UT Arlington	Louisiana	-0.5
South Dakota	Denver	8.0
North Dakota	Western Illinois	-9.8
Omaha	South Dakota St.	-18.0
Eastern Illinois	SIU Edwardsville	-6.3
Western Kentucky	Rice	7.7
Montana	Southern Utah	1.2
Weber St.	Idaho	16.4
Grand Canyon	Abilene Christian	3.0
New Mexico St.	Tarleton St.	8.2
South Alabama	Georgia St.	2.9
Iowa	Indiana	3.4
UCLA	Oregon	11.3
Long Beach St.	UCSB	-5.8
Cal St. Fullerton	Cal St. Northridge	9.0
Cal Poly	UC Riverside	-6.7
San Diego	Portland	7.1
Gonzaga	BYU	13.2
USC	Oregon St.	16.4
Arizona	Colorado	16.5
Pepperdine	Saint Mary’s	-12.0
San Francisco	Loyola Marymount	10.1
Hawaii	UC Irvine	-6.4

PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Sunday, January 9, 2022

Home	Visitors	Spread
Indiana	Minnesota	9.9
Harvard	Yale	1.1
Evansville	Illinois St.	-0.5
Memphis	Cincinnati	8.3
Colorado	Washington	8.2
Ohio St.	Northwestern	7.6
Maryland	Wisconsin	-0.4