Thursday, 2.12.26 SSM Hoops Newsletter

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Wednesday brought us several impactful results, headlined by some pure bubble chaos!

Seton Hall beat Providence at the Rock by 7. Pirates are in position to move back towards the field.

Alabama dominates Ole Miss, winning by 19. Alabama → 5.

Syracuse beats California in a 2OT thriller! Cal falls even further away from the projected field.

Ohio State picks up a critical win over USC to jump the Buckeyes right to the edge of the field.

Maryland upsets Iowa in College Park to knock the Hawkeyes down a full seed line.

Virginia Tech beats Clemson by 10 at Clemson in another critical bubble result. VT is projected in for me as of now.

Texas Tech easily dispatches Colorado at home. Tech remains a 4.

Florida beats Georgia by 20 after jumping out to a huge lead. UGA remains bubbly, while UF remains a 3 seed.

UConn takes care of Butler by 10 at Hinkle. The Huskies remain a 1.

Michigan survives a scare from Northwestern. Michigan stays a 1.

Tennessee beat Mississippi State to stay a 5.

Stanford survives a challenge from Boston College to stay technically “alive”

Missouri uses a great backdoor cut & lob to take down A&M! Missouri’s a 11, A&M a 9/10.

Santa Clara beats Seattle to stay right on the cut-line!

New Mexico picks up a key result @ GCU, helping strengthen their at-large case.

Penn State ends Washington’s hopes of an at-large.

Texas State upsets Troy and App State beats Georgia Southern, meaning App State is now the projected AQ!

North Dakota beats South Dakota in the battle for the Dakotas!

UAB picks up a key win over Tulsa while FAU loses to Rice in a chaotic American race.

Thursday

Thursday’s slate, per usual is filled with great mid-major matchups and exactly zero high major games!

NJIT @ New Hampshire | 6:00, ESPN+

NJIT is battling along the top of the America East and currently are the team

UMBC @ Maine | 6:00, ESPN+

UMBC is yet another team at the top of the America East and facing a tough road environment. Maine is just 4-6 in AE play, however, they’ve shown they can be competitive at the top of the conference, knocking off Vermont recently.

Vermont @ Binghamton | 6:30, ESPN+

Vermont comes in 1 game back of NJIT and looks to pick up a win here where they will be heavily favored.

Middle Tennessee @ Kennesaw State | 6:30, CBSSN

CUSA matchup features teams right around the .500 in conference play and they’re both looking for a way to get a leg up. Tonight’s a great opportunity!

Murray State @ Indiana State | 7:00, ESPN+

Going into Terre Haute and winning is extremely difficult. However, Murray comes in favored by 3.5 and is looking to continue to be towards the top of the MVC!

Marist @ Merrimack | 7:00, ESPN+

Colossal MAAC matchup! Merrimack is just a 3.5 point favorite at this time. This one will be critical down the stretch!

Purdue Fort Wayne @ Green Bay | 7:00, ESPN2

This is a key battle for 3rd place in the Horizon League! Green Bay is favored by just 1.5 in what promises to be a fun one!

Mercyhurst @ Le Moyne | 7:00 NEC Front Row

Huge battle in the NEC. Both teams are 7-5 overall in the NEC and they will look to climb with a win here.

Hofstra @ Charleston | 7:00, FloSports

This matchup is critical within the CAA. Charleston has to have it fresh off the loss to UNCW. However, Hofstra is lurkingg and ready to make some noise!

Elon @ UNC Wilmington | 7:00, FloSports

CAA Thursday’s never disappoint. This matchup seed UNCW favored by 7.5 to open, but Elon isn’t a pushover and this matchup should be fun!

St. Thomas (MN) @ Omaha | 8:00, Summit Network

This battle features two extremely competitive teams in the Summit. Omaha is just 5-6 in conference play but is capable of pulling an upset any night, especially at home! The Tommies are 9-2 and rolling in conference play! They’re favored by 4.5.

Portland State @ Northern Arizona | 8:00, ESPN+

Road matchups in the Big Sky are always difficult, and while Portland State comes in as 7.5 point favorites, I expect this matchup to be fun!

South Alabama @ Southern Miss | 8:30, ESPN+

Critical Sun Belt matchup in Hattiesburg! USM is favored by 2.5 here and will look to get back to .500 in conference play.

SEMO @ SIU Edwardsville | 8:30, ESPN+

Critical battle within the OVC race! SIUE is 1 game back of SEMO currently. SEMO comes into Edwardsville favored by 1.5 in what promises to be a rock fight.

UT Martin @ Lindenwood | 8:30, ESPN+

Game of the night! UTM is 11-3 and heads into Saint Charles to face off with 9-5 Lindenwood. This one should be a war. I’ll be tuned in, and highly recommend you do the same!

Cal Baptist @ Southern Utah | 8:30, ESPN+

Again, road games in conference play are brutal, and Cal Baptist has one here that they cannot afford to lose. They’re the frontrunner to the AQ with Utah Valley’s current WAC eligibility status in question. They come into this one favored by 6.5.

Northern Iowa @ Belmont | 9:00, ESPN+

The Bruins are favored by 4.5. This is a sneakily good matchup between these two teams and UNI is extremely competitive. Which defense will prevail?

Memphis @ North Texas | 9:00, ESPN

This matchup between familiar American foes should be really fun to watch. Memphis is looking to keep climbing within the American standings at this time.

Weber State @ Idaho | 9:00, ESPN+

Idaho is favored by 6.5 in Moscow currently. This matchup should be really fun, and features a pair of teams fighting near .500 in conference play right now!

Utah Valley @ Utah Tech | 9:00, ESPN+

Utah Valley is favored by 7.5 points, and while they’re not eligible for the WAC tournament currently, they’re the best team there. Utah Tech is really solid, however, I would expect UVU to win.

UC Santa Barbara @ UC Riverside | 10:00, ESPN+

UCSB is a 5.5 point road favorite at this time. I expect to see them roll in Riverside.

UC Irvine @ Cal Poly | 10:00, ESPN+

Irvine and Hawaii are the two clear favorites in the Big West right now. Irvine has a tough matchup with Poly tonight while Hawaii should roll. Critical night for the Anteaters!

UC Davis @ UC San Diego | 10:00, ESPN+

UC Davis is lurking just behind Hawaii/Irvine and this is the kind of game they have to have if they want to jump up into the standings. Can they get it done? UCSD is favored by 5.5.


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