2019-2020 College Basketball Discussion and Pick 'em Thread

[GeorgiaModerate]

North Carolina (without an injured Cole Anthony) loses at home to Wofford, 68-64.  Oddly enough, two years ago Wofford also won by 4 at UNC.

[GeorgiaModerate]

I can't believe that stat that flashed on the screen - first team to win back-to-back games in Chapel Hill since Georgia Tech 84-85. Really? Duke never accomplished it? I read three times looking for a 'ranked' or 'unranked' qualifier.

Looks like you're right and they're wrong.  According to sports-reference.com, Duke won in Chapel Hill on 3/7/15 (84-77) and then again on 2/17/16 (74-73).

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/play-index/matchup_finder.cgi?request=1&year_min=1950&year_max=2020&school_id=duke&opp_id=north-carolina&comp_school=le&rank_school=ANY&comp_opp=le&rank_opp=ANY&game_type=A&game_month=&game_location=&game_result=&is_overtime=&order_by=date_game

[GeorgiaModerate]

Ohio State loses by 13 to 4-5 Minnesota.  Home teams are now 13-0 this season in Big 10 conference games.

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 6 RESULTS (all the games finished at a reasonable time for once)

RINO Tom eked out a win, thanks to the upsets by Rutgers and Oklahoma State (he was the only person to pick either of them).

17 RINO Tom
16 dfw, GeorgiaModerate, sjoyce, Sprouts
14 Jgibson
13 Illiniwek

The average score was 15.4, up just a bit from last week.

There were 10 unanimous picks, 7 of them correct:

Colorado-Colo. State
Indiana-Nebraska
Penn State-Alabama
DePaul-UIC
Xavier-Wake Forest (wrong)
Wichita State-Oklahoma
New Mexico-N.M. State
North Carolina-Wofford (wrong)
Ohio State-Minnesota (wrong)
VCU-Missouri State

There were 6 picks with a single dissenter:

Michigan-Oregon (dissenter was right)
Tennessee-Memphis (dissenter was right)
Auburn-St. Louis
Seton Hall-Rutgers (dissenter was right)
N.C. State-UNCG
Houson-Oklahoma State (dissenter was right)

Overall results:

100 sjoyce
99 dfw, Sprouts
93 GeorgiaModerate
91 Illiniwek
88 JGibson
85 RINO Tom
83 YE
36 Sunrise

[GeorgiaModerate]

Some really interesting games this week.

[GeorgiaModerate]

SMU @ UGA – 6pm – SECN
Northern Colorado @ South Dakota – 7pm – ESPN+

Kansas @ Villanova – 11am – FOX
Indiana vs. Notre Dame – 11am – ESPN
VCU @ Wichita State – 11am – ESPN2
Illinois vs. Missouri – 12pm – SECN
Texas @ Providence – 1pm – FOX
Purdue vs. Butler – 1:30pm – BTN
Utah State vs. Florida – 1:30pm – FS1
Belmont vs. Alabama – 2:30pm – SECN
Ohio State vs. Kentucky – 4:15pm – CBS
Minnesota vs. Oklahoma State – 4:30pm – ESPN2
Dayton vs. Colorado – 5:30pm – CBSSN
Saint Louis vs. Kansas State – 6pm – ESPN+
Creighton @ Arizona State – 7:30pm – Pac-12
Cincinnati vs. Iowa – 8pm – BTN
LSU vs. USC – 8pm – FS1
St. John’s vs. Arizona – 9pm – ESPN2
Nevada vs. Saint Mary’s – 11pm – ESPNU

Davidson @ Loyola-Chicago – 2pm – ESPN+
Yale @ Clemson – 3pm – ACCN
Xavier @ TCU – 4pm – ESPN2     
Georgia Tech vs. Boise State – 4pm – ESPNU
Ball State vs. Washington – 8:30pm – ESPN2
UTEP @ Hawai’i – 10:30pm – ESPN2

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1207750659833049089

[GeorgiaModerate]

Georgia-SMU heading to double OT.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Dogs win 87-85 in 2OT!  For a while it seemed like neither team really wanted to win.

[GeorgiaModerate]

The #1 curse takes down Kansas, which blew it in the last minute and lost to Villanova 56-55.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Virginia is absolutely garbage (compared to the standard they have set for themselves). I don't see how they could be considered a top 25 team when there is no talent on the roster, just a system defense. I had them 27th entering the day. They'll be fine by virtue of a soft conference. Highly reminiscent of last year's Villanova.

I will now accept my accolades. Losing at JPJ? OUCH!

The ACC this year is really...not good.

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 7 RESULTS

YE won the week, thanks to Utah State and Georgia Tech (he was the only one to pick them):

15 YE
14 Sprouts
13 RINO Tom
12 dfw, JGibson
11 sjoyce
9 GeorgiaModerate, Illiniwek

We had a rough week overall, with an average score of only 11.9 (by far the worst this season).

There were 8 unanimous picks, half of them correct:

Georgia-SMU
South Dakota-Northern Colorado (wrong)
Wichita State-VCU
Illinois-Missouri (wrong)
Dayton-Colorado (wrong)
Arizona-St. John's (wrong)
St. Mary's-Nevada
Washington-Ball State

There were 5 picks with a single dissenter:

Indiana-Notre Dame
Florida-Utah State (dissenter was right)
Oklahoma State-Minnesota (dissenter was right)
Iowa-cincinnati
Boise State-Georgia Tech (dissenter was right)

Overall results:

113 Sprouts
111 dfw, sjoyce
102 GeorgiaModerate
100 Illiniwek, JGibson
98 RINO Tom, YE
36   Sunrise

[GeorgiaModerate]

Central Michigan @ Purdue
Wisconsin @ Tennessee
Northeastern @ Towson
Toledo @ Bradley
Eastern Michigan @ UNLV
Louisville @ Kentucky
FIU @ Minnesota
Belmont @ Western Kentucky
Oral Roberts @ BYU
Pacific @ UC-Irvine

WVU vs Ohio State
Liberty @ LSU
Lafayette @ Sacred Heart
Iona @ Colorado
Duquesne vs. Marshall
Kansas @ Stanford
Sam Houston State @ Rice
App State @ NC State
Loyola (MD) @ VCU
FAU @ USF
SDSU @ Nebraska-Omaha
Arkansas @ Indiana
Tulsa @ Kansas State
Harvard @ Cal
Richmond @ Alabama

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 8 RESULTS

Only six people played this week.  The result was a tight battle featuring a 2-way tie for first, with 3 others a game behind.

17 Illiniwek, Sprouts
16 dfw, GeorgiaModerate, sjoyce
14 JGibson

The average score was 16, a big improvement over last week.  Oddly, sjoyce and I had an identical slate of picks.

There were 11 unanimous picks, 8 of them correct:

Purdue-Central Michigan
Louisville-Kentucky (wrong)
Minnesota-FIU
Western Kentucky-Belmont (wrong)
BYU-Oral Roberts
UC Irvine-Pacific
Ohio State-West Virginia (wrong)
N.C. State-App State
VCU-Loyola Chicago
South Florida-FAU
Alabama-Richmond

There were 7 games with a single dissenter:

Bradley-Toledo
UNLV-Eastern Michigan
LSU-Liberty
Duquesne-Marshall (dissenter was right)
Kansas-Stanford
Indiana-Arkansas (dissenter was right)
Kansas State-Tulsa

Overall results:

130 Sprouts
127 dfw, sjoyce
118 GeorgiaModerate
117 Illiniwek
114 JGibson
98 RINO Tom, YE
36 Sunrise

[GeorgiaModerate]

Some tough picks this week.

Friday, January 3rd
Wisconsin @ #5 Ohio State – 6pm
Toledo @ Ball State – 6pm
UCF @ Houston – 6pm
Rutgers @ Nebraska – 7pm
Georgetown @ Seton Hall – 8pm
Kent St. @ Bowling Green – 8pm
Temple @ Tulsa – 8pm

Saturday, January 4th
Oklahoma State @ #22 Texas Tech – 11am
LSU @ Tennessee – 11am
NC State @ Clemson – 11am
#18 Florida State @ #7 Louisville – 1pm
#10 Villanova @ Marquette – 1pm - Have a hunch about this one.
#23 Iowa vs. #21 Penn State – 1pm
#8 Auburn @ Miss St. – 3pm
#16 WVU @ #3 Kansas – 3pm
#13 San Diego State @ Utah State – 9pm - I've seen USU on TV a couple times and been impressed.

Sunday, January 5th
Richmond @ Rhode Island – 11am
VCU @ GMU – 11am
#12 Michigan @ #14 Michigan State – 12:30pm
Davidson @ Duquesne – 1pm
St. John’s @ Xavier – 3:30pm
Oregon State @ Colorado – 5pm
Northwestern @ Minnesota – 6:30pm
Purdue @ Illinois – 7pm
USC @ Washington – 9pm

[GeorgiaModerate]

I'm surprised you didn't include today's Battles of the Pollsters on the list.

Monmouth at Siena

Quinnipiac at Marist

[GeorgiaModerate]

Wisconsin just knocked off Ohio State in Columbus.  Everyone picked OSU.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Huge win for Georgia at Memphis!

[GeorgiaModerate]

North Carolina gets clobbered by Georgia Tech at home.  Unless there's a drastic turnaround after Cole Anthony comes back, I don't think UNC will make the tournament.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Since Friday night, four AP top 10 teams lost (#5 Ohio State, #7 Louisville, #9 Memphis, #10 Villanova) -- the first three at home.

[GeorgiaModerate]

After trailing by 11 with 8 minutes left, Oregon State finished on a 24-5 run to upset Colorado.

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 9 RESULTS

Sprouts pulled out the victory at the end thanks to Illinois beating Purdue, extending his overall lead.

17 Sprouts
16 GeorgiaModerate
15 dfw, Jgibson, sjoyce
14 YE
13 Illiniwek

The average score was 15, down a bit from last week.

Unanimous picks:

Ohio State-Wisconsin (wrong)
Houston-UCF
Rutgers-Nebraska
Texas Tech-Oklahoma State
Rhode Island-Richmond (wrong)
Xavier-St. John's
Minnesota-Northwestern
Washington-USC

Games with one dissenter:

Ball State-Toledo
Georgetown-Seton Hall
N.C. State-Clemson (dissenter was right)
Louisville-Florida State (dissenter was right)
Auburn-Miss. State
Kansas-West Virginia
VCU-George Mason
Colorado-Oregon State (dissenter was right)

Overall standings:

147 Sprouts
142 dfw, sjoyce
134 GeorgiaModerate
130 Illiniwek
129 JGibson
112 YE
98 RINO Tom
36 Sunrise

[GeorgiaModerate]

Friday, January 10th
Penn @ Princeton – 5pm – ESPNU
#15 Maryland @ #23 Iowa – 7pm – FS1
#11 Butler @ Providence – 9pm – FS1

Saturday, January 11th
#11 Ohio State @ Indiana – 12pm – FOX
Alabama @ #14 Kentucky – 12pm – ESPN
Georgetown @ #16 Villanova – 12pm – FS1
DePaul @ St. John’s – 12pm
Cincinnati @ UCF – 12pm – ESPN2
#4 Baylor @ #3 Kansas – 1pm – CBS
#13 Louisville @ Notre Dame – 2pm – ESPN
Charleston @ William & Mary – 2pm
Oklahoma State @ TCU – 2pm – ESPN2
Creighton @ Xavier – 2pm – FOX
NC State @ Virginia Tech – 2pm – ACCNX
Houston @ Tulsa – 4pm – ESPN2
Clemson @ UNC – 4:30pm – ACCNX
Arkansas @ Ole Miss – 6pm – SECN
Florida @ Missouri – 8:30pm – SECN

Sunday, January 12th
#8 Michigan State @ Purdue – 12pm – CBS
#23 Wichita St @ UConn – 12pm – CBSSN
#19 Michigan @ Minnesota – 1pm – BTN
Monmouth @ Quinnipiac – 2pm – ESPN3  (margin of error +/- 3)
#21 Memphis @ USF – 4pm – ESPN2
Utah @ #25 Colorado – 6pm – ESPNU
#24 Arizona @ Oregon State – 10pm – FS1

[GeorgiaModerate]

Note to self: don't pick against good Big Ten teams at home.

[GeorgiaModerate]

I hate to second guess myself (because I usually end up regretting it), but I'm changing my pick in Ohio State-Indiana to Indiana.