Friday was loaded, and it was a huge showcase for the Big East Conference, which didn’t have many big wins heading into the weekend.  That changed as the league went 4-2 and picked up some giant wins.  UConn did what they always do and beat Ohio State.  Xavier looks to be one of the most improved teams in the country after beating Mississippi State at the Greenbriar.  DePaul blew out Northwestern, and Georgetown beat Clemson.  Georgetown might be good.

Then there was the bad for the Big East.  Butler blew a huge lead and lost to Pitt.  The Bulldogs are easily the worst team in the Big East.  Seton Hall got beat by Alabama in a poor matchup for the Pirates.  4-2 is a good day, as the Big East needs to keep piling up wins against power competition to make people feel good about the league again.

Then there were the games that the Big East didn’t play, and there were a lot of them.  Arizona beat Auburn; Saint Mary’s blew out Illinois-Chicago.  East Texas A&M beat Portland, Virginia beat Maryland, Georgia beat North Carolina.  Now for the most eye-popping results of the night.  Kentucky needed a late three by Alex Wilkins to beat a bad Northern Arizona team.  There is a problem in Lexington, and it starts on the sidelines.  Hard to see Mark Pope surviving this.  Then the good.  Utah State destroyed a good UC San Diego team.  The Aggies will be one of the best teams in the Pac-12.

Saturdays will be dominated by college football for a few more weeks, but as long as there are college basketball games on television, there will be a Daily Bounce article.  So far, the picks are going well with an overall record of 436-99.  The picks for a light day 14, November 14, 2026, are below.

Akron over Tulane

Texas Tech over Stonehill

Drexel over Maine

Montana over North Dakota

Marshall over Youngstown State

George Mason over Bradley

St. Thomas over Army

Colorado State over Loyola-Chicago

Queens over Wofford

North Florida over The Citadel

Stephen F. Austin over Rice

Northern Illinois over Bellarmine

South Florida over Coppin State

South Carolina over Gardner-Webb

Miami Ohio over Evansville

Winthrop over Jackson State

Wyoming over Denver

Gonzaga over LSU

Northern Kentucky over Central Michigan

Toledo over Detroit Mercy

Northern Colorado over South Dakota State

Old Dominion over Longwood

Navy over Hampton

Georgia Tech over Asheville

East Carolina over Delaware State

St. Bonaventure over Lafayette

Wake Forest over Southern Utah

Campbell over South Carolina Upstate

Northern Iowa over Oakland

Morgan State over Loyola MD

California over Utah Tech

Riverside over Fresno State

North Texas over South Alabama

Le Moyne over Manhattan

Providence over Colorado

Saint Joseph’s over Penn

Davidson over Howard

UT Arlington over UTRGV

Villanova over Rider

San Francisco over Portland State

Fairfield over NJIT

Western Carolina over Lipscomb

UAB over Jacksonville State

Wichita State over Austin Peay

West Georgia over Charleston Southern

Siena over Brown

Morehead State over IU Indy

Towson over UMBC

Duquesne over Binghamton

Cincinnati over Dayton

Little Rock over Northwestern State

Louisiana Tech over Nicholls

UC Davis over Sacramento State

Grand Canyon over UL Monroe

Furman over Belmont

Santa Clara over New Mexico

Nevada over Utah Valley

Jake Hall, fresh off his 39-point game, leads his Lobos into hostile territory: Santa Clara.  Santa Clara is extremely athletic and well-coached, but they will not have the best player on the floor, which, of course, goes to Hall. That is the game of the day, and it’s in the late slot.

Gonzaga has a dominant front court, and LSU has dominant guards.  Two contrasting styles, but one has been to an NCAA Tournament every season under their head coach, and the other has a cheater-and-rule-breaker coach.  Gonzaga isn’t going to lose in Spokane; I don’t care how good they are, they are not going to lose in front of your home crowd.

The game with the most intriguing storylines is Dayton and Cincinnati.  The Flyers have lost back-to-back “buy” games, and the fans are anxious.  Flyers coach Anthony Grant is on the hot seat; they need wins.  Cincinnati is also coached by a new coach and has a new roster.  They’ve improved a lot and should win this game.  Enjoy the hoops!