Wednesday night saw absolute carnage along the bubble!
Cincinnati effectively ended the hopes of an at-large bid for Baylor, beating the Bears in Dan Skillings’ return to Cincy.
Among bubble winners was Seton Hall, who came back from way down vs. Xavier at home to win. SHU among final teams in or first teams out.
Tennessee takes down Georgia in overtime after some low-IQ decisions down the stretch of the extra period. UT inches closer to the 5 line, but stays a 6. Georgia remains an 8 seed.
Auburn beats Texas 88-82 in the Jungle. This result represents a massive missed opportunity for the Longhorns who took a 42-34 lead into halftime. Texas remains one of the final teams in the bracket, while Auburn is a 7.
St. John’s beats butler by 22 points behind 14 points and 13 boards from Dillon Mitchell. SJU remains a 5, Butler falls back a bit in the bubble picture, but this loss isn’t going to crush them.
Iowa survives a tough test from USC to win. USC remains a 9, while Iowa moves up a spot or two on the 8 line.
Florida State beats California in a key matchup along the bubble. Cal had been climbing kind of quietly, but now, the Bears will fall well short of out. Florida State remains without a real shot at a bid.
Mississippi State beats LSU behind a 44-21 first half in Baton Rouge. This is a brutal loss for LSU’s at-large hopes. Mississippi State remains well out.
Florida dominates South Carolina in a game that was never close. UF is a 4/5 seed right now.
Utah State rolls to victory over Wyoming, helping steady the Aggies on the 10 line.
Houston survives a tough test from TCU and continues their push towards a 1 seed.
Wisconsin comes back from down 19 to beat Minnesota in Madison. This is the kind of win that helps keep a team in the tournaemnt comfortably!
Miami (fl) comes back from a 5 point halftime deficit to beat Stanford in Miami! This result keeps Miami in around an 8/9 while pushing Stanford even further out.
San Diego State dominated Colorado State to push them more clearly into the field.
Santa Clara beats San Francisco in a fun one. Santa Clara pushes closer to the bubble.
UCLA beats Oregon to stay barely in the field!
USF takes care of Tulane in NOLA to keep their hopes for an at-large and an American regular season title alive!
Illinois State beats Murray State by 5 in a crucial MVC matchup!
Tulsa wins over UNT to move to 6-2 in American play!
George Mason beats Davidson to keep their slim hopes alive of a bid.
Colgate beats Holy Cross to improve to 7-2 and close to the top of the Patriot league.
Navy beats Boston in Boston to improve to 8-1 in the Patriot League and retain the lead!
Oakland beats Purdue Fort Wayne, helping put more distance between the top 2 teams in the Horizon league and the rest of the field!
Central Arkansas beats Queens in a high powered matchup in Charlotte. Central Arkansas gains some ground on 2nd place in the ASUN
Austin Peay takes care of Eastern Kentucky in Richmond. Peay is now 8-1 and leading the ASUN by themselves!
Thursday:
I won’t lie, Thursday is a bit of a Sicko’s slate with a ton of mid-major action and not a lot of NCAA touranemnt caliber action. That being said, these teams are still good, and the games will still be extremely entertaining! Make sure to tune in!
Samford @ Furman | 5:00, CBSSN
This matchup between two SoCon perennial contenders is always fun. Furman is 6.5 favorites at home.
NJIT @ Albany | 6:30, ESPN+
Both teams here are having solid America East seasons, however, both are looking for a big win here to elevate their conference standing. Albany comes in favored by 5.5 in what should be a rock fight.
Colorado @ Iowa State | 7:00, FS1
Iowa State should win this one by 15+ and will look to climb the Seed list after other teams towards the top disappointed/lost.
New Haven @ Mercyhurst | 7:00, NEC Front Row
New Haven is 4-3 while Mercyhurst is 5-3 in NEC play. This is a big matchup to see who stays in the second tier of the conference.
Le Moyne @ LIU | 7:00, NEC Front Row
Critical regular season matchup in the NEC conference race here. both teams have 6 wins so far, but Le Moyne has 2 losses to LIU’s 1. LIU is favored by 6.5 here.
UMBC @ Vermont | 7:00, ESPN+
Is someone going to take down Vermont this year? It feels like UMBC is the biggest threat to do so. Both are 5-1 in conference play this year and the winner will leave at 6-1. Vermon is favored by 7.5.
William & Mary @ Elon | 7:00, FloSports
Absolutely brutal that this game is hidden behind the FloSports paywall. W&M is favored by 1.5 in what should be an offensive showcase!
Charleston @ Hofstra | 7:00, FloSports
Huge battle in Hempstead! The Pride are favored by 4.5 heading into this one and it figures to be a great game towards the top of the CAA!
Lipscomb @ Jacksonville | 7:00, ESPN+
Lipscomb is on the road in Florida for a tough one against a Jacksonville team who will put up a good fight! Lipscomb favored by 3.5 while they look to go to 8-1 in the ASUN.
Liberty @ Middle Tennessee | 7:00, CBSSN
Monumental CUSA matchup. Can Liberty get to 10-0? Does Middle Tennessee play spoiler? This matchup should be close, and low scoring. Liberty comes in favored by 2.5
SIU Edwardsville @ Morehead State | 7:30, ESPN+
This is a battle for the top of the OVC! SIUE is 6-4, while Morehead is 7-3! Morehead is favored by 1.5 in what will be a defensive showcase.
FAU @ Memphis | 8:00, ESPN2
FAU looks to jump out to a commanding 7-2 start in American play in Memphis tonight. Memphis will look to avenge an 89-79 loss at FAU this month. Memphis is 8-2 at home and will look to improve to 9-2! Memphis is favored by 2.5.
North Dakota @ St. Thomas Minnesota | 8:00
Huge matchup for the Tommies who are looking to get out to a 7-1 start and keep up with NDST, however, North Dakota is also looking for their 7th win of the year in Summit action!
Appalachian State @ Southern Miss | 8:00, ESPN+
This is a key matchup in the Sun Belt regular season. App State holds a 1 game lead over USM right now. USM is favored by 1.5.
Little Rock @ Tennessee State | 8:30, ESPN+
Tennessee State sits as a 5.5 favorite in this key OVC matchup. Little Rock is 6-3 in conference while TNST is 7-3.
Washington @ Illinois | 9:00, FS1
Illinois (favored by 12.5) should roll here quite easily and continue pushing up the 2 sed line.
UNC Wilmington @ Towson | 9:00, CBSSN
Towson, despite their record of 4-5 in CAA play is actually quite solid. This is a game that could help push UNC Wilmington’s lead in conference out a good bit thought with other teams having tough matchups. Towson is favored by 1.5.
UC Santa Barbara @ UC San Diego | 10:00, ESPN+
These two teams seem to always be at the top of the Big West and this is no different! Massive matchup for two teams looking to keep pace with Hawaii and UC Irvine. UCSD is favored by 4.5.
Montana @ Portland State | 10:00, ESPN+
This matchup is monumental for the hopes of both teams for a regular season title. Portland State is undefeated in Conference play and Montana already has 2 losses. Portland State is favored by 3.5 at home.
Hawaii @ UC Irvine | 11:00, ESPNU
Winner takes sole possession of first place in the Big West! Irvine is favored by 1.5. This should be an amazing game and one you cannot miss!


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