Best Games Today [2020.03.12] - GAMES CANCELLED - March Madness is now March Sadness

[Aberdale]

1. Auburn (24-4) @ Kentucky (23-5) CBS 1245 PM PST - Auburn needs to win for a chance at a share of the regular season title with Kentucky

2. Michigan State (19-9) @ Maryland (23-5) ESPN 5 PM PST - Maryland with a 2 game lead in the big ten looks to stay ahead of the pack.

2. Penn State (21-7) @ Iowa (19-9) B1G 9 AM PST - Penn State trying to keep a two seed going into the big ten tourney

3. Texas (17-11) @ Texas Tech (18-10) ESPN 9 AM PST - Texas fighting for their tournament lives

5. Duke @ Virginia ESPN 3 PM PST - Duke trying to rebound from two straight losses against the hottest team in the ACC.

Tons of great basketball today.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Kentucky won it's 49th SEC regular season today, February 29, 2020.

No Auburn, no Florida, no Tennessee and no Louisiana State. JUST KENTUCKY!

edit: Dumb ass Bert wrote "49th SEC Tourney today". WRONG! It was the 49th SEC regular season. The post was corrected.

 

[Aberdale]

1. Michigan (18-10) @ Ohio State (19-9) CBS 1 PM PST - Rivalry game with big impact on the big ten seeding

2. Colorado (21-8) @ Stanford (19-9) ESPNU 3 PM PST - Two of the better Pac 12 teams face off as Stanford tries to earn a tournament birth
3. Cincinnati (18-9) @ Houston (21-7) ESPN 10 AM PST - Cincinnati on the bubble and this is a battle for 1st place in the American

4. Indiana (18-10) @ Illinois (19-9) BTN 11 AM PST - Indiana needs the win to stay on the right side of the bubble

5. Minnesota (13-14) @ Wisconsin (19-10) BTN 330 PM PST - Minnesota is still somehow a fringe tournament team even at 13-14

We also get Xavier / Georgetown, Creighton / St. Johns , Western Kentucky / North Texas for the C-USA title, St. Louis / Rhose Island and Wichita State / SMU

Deep Sunday for college basketball

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

1. Michigan (18-10) @ Ohio State (19-9) CBS 1 PM PST - Rivalry game with big impact on the big ten seeding

2. Colorado (21-8) @ Stanford (19-9) ESPNU 3 PM PST - Two of the better Pac 12 teams face off as Stanford tries to earn a tournament birth
3. Cincinnati (18-9) @ Houston (21-7) ESPN 10 AM PST - Cincinnati on the bubble and this is a battle for 1st place in the American

4. Indiana (18-10) @ Illinois (19-9) BTN 11 AM PST - Indiana needs the win to stay on the right side of the bubble

5. Minnesota (13-14) @ Wisconsin (19-10) BTN 330 PM PST - Minnesota is still somehow a fringe tournament team even at 13-14

We also get Xavier / Georgetown, Creighton / St. Johns , Western Kentucky / North Texas for the C-USA title, St. Louis / Rhose Island and Wichita State / SMU

Deep Sunday for college basketball

I enjoy posts like these. Thanks.

 

[Aberdale]

1. Texas Tech (18-11) @ Baylor (25-3) - Both teams try to rebound after recent struggles
2. NC State (18-11) @ Duke (23-6) - ESPN 4 PM PST - Duke on a skid and NC State just trying to stay alive.
3. Bethune-Cookman (15-13) @ NC-Central (15-13)
4. NC AT&T (15-14) @ South Carolina State (11-16)

Last two are Not televised - Notable since this will set up the two North Carolina teams facing each other for the MEAC title later this week.

That's it. Four games. At least we get two good games on TV.

 

[JimboBBN]

Any chance State sweeps the Dukies?

 

[Aberdale]

Any chance State sweeps the Dukies?

We can only hope. JK Dookies

 

[Aberdale]

Posting this now so i don't forget. Don't miss Baylor vs. Texas Tech tonight.

1. Michigan State (20-9) vs Penn State (21-8) - ESPN 4 PM PST - Michigan State is now just a game behind Maryland for first in the Big Ten while Penn State tries to stop their skid having lost 3 of 4.

2. Mississippi State (19-10) vs South Carolina (17-12) - SECN 330 PM PST - Two SEC teams currently on the wrong side of the bubble badly need a win

3. Texas (18-11) @ Oklahoma (18-11) - ESPN2 6 PM PST - Texas following four straight losses with four straight wins (including back to back ranked wins last week) find themselves back on the bubble while the Sooners just try to improve their seeding and crush their rival's dreams.

4. Maryland (23-6) @ Rutgers (18-11) - BTN 4 PM PST - Maryland just one game ahead of the pack in the Big Ten faces off against the Scarlet Knights who have lost 6 of their last 8 and are quickly falling out of the tournament

5. Purdue (15-14) @ Iowa (20-9) - BTN 6 PM PST - Although Purdue righted the ship against Indiana last weekend after a four game skid, they still find themselves on the wrong side of the bubble and now go against a current 5 seed Iowa team who is just 5-4 in their last 9 games.

6. Tennessee (16-13) @ Kentucky (24-5) - ESPN 6 PM PST - I'm adding this game because I think Kentucky has a legit shot at being a 2 seed if they win out but the Volunteers, coming off a win over tournament team Florida, stand in their way.

I cheated and added a sixth game.

Texas State @ South Alabama for the 2 seed in the Sun Belt, A game featuring the two best teams in the Southland Stephen F Austin @ Albeilene Christian, Davidson @ Richmond, Duquesne @ VCU, Bowling Green @ Kent State, and Little Rock @ Georgia State round off a great day of college basketball.

 

[Aberdale]

Villanova (22-7) @ Seton Hall (21-7) FS1 530 PM PST - Villanova fights for a share of the Big East title as Seton Hall wants to clinch it outright

Dayton (27-2) @ Rhode Island (20-8) CBSSN 6 PM PST - Dayton wants to hold onto the one seed while Rhode Island just wants to go dancing. This is a must win for Rhode Island after taking a bad loss earlier this week.

Florida State (24-5) @ Notre Dame (18-11) ESPN2 6 PM PST - Florida State will try to hold onto the two seed on the road against the Irish who are just looking for consideration.

Xavier (19-10) @ Providence (17-12) FS1 330PM PST - Two teams currently in the tournament face off to make sure they stay there

LSU (20-9) @ Arkansas (18-11) SECN 4 PM PST - Arkanas currently on the wrong side of the bubble badly needs a win as LSU wants to improve their seeding

TCU (16-13) @ Kansas (26-3) ESPN+ 5 PM PST - TCU coming off a win over Baylor last week tries to take down a Kansas team eyeing the 1 overall seed in the tournament.

I'm starting to realize rankings after #1 feel kind of arbitrary so i decided to leave them out. I included 6 games again.

 

[Aberdale]

3/5/2020 - Back to a top 5 format.

1. Illinois (20-9) @ Ohio State (20-9) - ESPN 4 PM PST - Illinois wants to keep the double bye but has to go into Columbus to face a hot Ohio State team looking to improve their seeding in both the big Ten and national tournament

2. Wichita State (22-7) @ Memphis (20-9) - ESPN 6 PM PST - Bubble game where both teams are in a must win position. This game is also big for the American tournament seeding and a fight for the last bye in the conference tournament

3. North Carolina AT&T (16-14) @ North Carolina Central (16-13) - ESPNU 4 PM PST - For all the marbles, winner of this game gets the #1 seed in the MAEC tournament and wins the regular season title outright.

4. Boise State (19-11) @ UNLV (17-14) - CBSSN 2 PM PST - Mountain West Quarterfinal - Both teams need to win this tournament for a chance at the big dance.

5. Houston (22-7) @ Uconn (17-12) - CBSSN 4 PM PST - Houston currently in tie for 1st in the AAC has a tough road game against a hot Huskies squad which is 6-2 in their last 8 games

Two games worth mentioning which are not televised:

California Baptist (21-8) @ New Mexico State (24-6) - Not Televised 6 PM PST - New Mexico State goes for an undefeated season in conference play against the #2 seed in a likely WAC tournament title game preview.

Northern Colorado (20-0) @ Montana (18-11) - Not Televised 6 PM PST - Battle for the two seed in the Big Sky. Must win for Montana if they want a share of the Big Sky regular season title as Eastern Washington (who they are currently tied with at the top of the Big Sky) closes the season with two of the worst teams in the conference, Weber State and Idaho State.

A lot of conference tournament action is taking place today as well. March starts to rev up, best time of the year

I'll update OP and title later tonight.

 

[Aberdale]

updated for tomorrow

 

[Aberdale]

1. Boise State (20-11) vs San Diego State (29-1) - CBSSN - 6 PM PST - Mountain West Semifinal

2. Richmond (23-7) vs. Duquesne (21-8) - ESPN+ - 4 PM PST - Richmond fighting for a chance to dance.

3. Austin Peay (21-11) vs. Murray State (22-8) - ESPNU - 7 PM PST - OVC Semifinal

4. VCU (18-12) vs. Davidson (15-14) - ESPN2 - 6 PM ST - Battle for the 7 seed in the A10

5. Eastern Kentucky (16-16) vs. Belmont (24-7) - ESPNU - 5 PM PST - Big South Semifinal

Sorry I was late. Afternoon games are pretty good as the early conference tourneys inch closer to their title games.

 

[Aberdale]

3/7/2020

1. Seton Hall (21-8) @ Creighton (23-7) - 1130 AM PST - FOX - This game decides who wins the Big East regular season title and has serious seeding implications in both the Big East tournament and national tournament

2. Louisville (24-6) @ Virginia (22-7) - 1 PM PST - ESPN - Louisville can clinch atleast a share of the regular season title while Virginia can get a share with a win in this game and a FSU loss against Boston College

3. Baylor (26-3) @ West Virginia (20-10) - 10 AM PST - ESPN+ - Baylor looking to hang onto a one seed in the tournament and a chance at a share of the Big XII title faces a stumbling West Virginia team that has lost 6 of 8 and is trending towards an 8 seed in the NCAA tourney

4. Kansas @ Texas Tech - 11 AM PST - ESPN - Jayhawks on a 15 game win streak have a chance to win the Big XII outright while Texas Tech tries to stop their own 3 game losing streak.

5. Wisconsin (20-10) @ Indiana (19-11) - 9 AM PST - ESPN - Wisconsin clinches a share of the big ten regular season title for the first time since the 14-15' season with a win while Indiana looks to secure their spot in the national tourney and improve their seeding.

6. Stanford (20-10) @ Oregon (23-7) - 8 PM PST - FS1 - Oregon can clinch a share of the Pac 12 regular season title with a win and a possible 3 seed in the tournament if they win the Pac 12 tourney. Stanford on the other hand just wants to secure their spot in the big dance.

7. Kentucky (24-6) @ Florida (19-11) - 10 AM PST - CBS - Kentucky who has already won the SEC outright comes off a disappointing collapse to Tennessee at home while Florida wants to hang onto the double bye in the SEC tournament (currently the four seed).

8. Butler (21-9) @ Xavier (19-11) - 530 PM PST - FS1 - Two teams safely in the big dance (Butler moreso than Xavier) face off in a game with big seeding implications

9. UCLA (19-11) @ USC (21-9) - 1215 PM PST - CBS - UCLA has a chance to clinch a share of the Pac 12 regular season title for the first time since 2012-2013 also look to beat their rivals to ensure they go dancing.

10. Rutgers (19-11) @ Purdue (16-14) - 11 AM PST - BTN - Two bubble teams badly need a win to secure their spot in the tournament. Think of this as a deathmatch but Rutgers may have a second life.

Honorable Mentions
Auburn @ Tennessee
North Carolina @ Duke
Yale @ Harvard
Marquette @ St. John's
Virginia Tech @ Notre Dame
Oklahoma State @ Texas
Arkansas @ Texas A&M
Oklahoma @ TCU
Ole Miss @ Mississippi State
St Bonaventure @ Saint Louis

Plus all the conference tourney semifinal and conference championships going on. Stacked Saturday. So stacked you get a top 10.

 

[Aberdale]

Sunday is the lords day so it will be hyphenated.

1. Ohio State @ Michigan State
2. Michigan @ Maryland
3. Iowa @ Illinois
4. Memphis @ Houston
5. Tulsa @ Wichita State

Have a peaceful Sunday.

 

[Aberdale]

3/9/2020

1. Saint Mary's (25-7) vs. BYU (24-7) - 830PM PST ESPN2 - West Coast Semifinal matchup - The two biggest threats to Gonzaga keeping that one seed face off in the nightcap of West Coast action.

2. San Francisco (22-11) vs. Gonzaga (29-2) - 6PM PST ESPN - West Coast Semifinal matchup - Gonzaga needs to win their conference tournament to hold onto the one seed in the ncaa tournament

3. Delaware (22-10) @ Hofstra (24-8) CBSSN 3 PM PST - CAA Semifinal matchup - The one seed Hofstra goes against Delaware who they split two regular season games against.

4. SOCON Championship - East Tennessee State vs. Wofford / Chattanooga - SOCON Championship - East Tennessee State will likely steal a bid from a bubble team if they lose.

5. UIC (17-16) vs. Wright State (25-6) - HORIZON League Semifinal - One seed Wright State continues their march to madness.

Calm before the storm as the major conferences start their tournaments midweek.

 

[Aberdale]

3/10/2010

1. Gonzaga (30-2) vs. BYU / St. Mary's - 6 PM PST ESPN - WCC Championship game - This game will feature two tournament teams.

2. North Carolina (13-18) vs Virginia Tech (16-15) - 4 PM PST ACCN - A lot of people are picking North Carolina to make a deep run in this tournament. It starts here.

3. St. Francis (PA) (22-9) vs. Robert Morris (19-14) - 4 PM PST ESPN2 - NEC Championship game - Two teams that split the regular season fight for a chance to dance. St. Francis made the NEC title game last year before losing to Farleigh Dickinson.

4. Northern Kentucky (22-9) vs. UIC (18-16) - 4 PM PST ESPN - Horizon League Championship game - Two teams that split the regular season fight for a chance to dance Part Deux. Northern Kentucky is looking to go dancing for the 3rd time in four years.

5. Hofstra (25-8) vs. Northeastern (17-15) - Summit League Championship game - Hofstra will attempt to avenge their loss to Northeastern last year.

Starting Wednesday, we get games from noon til midnight on the east coast. What a time to be alive (stay alive please)

 

[Aberdale]

SMC pulled it out over BYU. Great game and topic title updated.

 

[Aberdale]

3/11/2020

1. Boston U. vs. Colgate - 430 PM PST - CBSSN - Patriot League Tournament Final - One team will be dancing tonight as their ticket gets punched.

2. Washington vs Arizona - 230 PM PST - Pac 12 Network - Pac 12 1st Round - Washington has unperformed all year but has the talent to challenge an Arizona squad that wants to improve their seeding in the ncaa tourney.

3. Pittsburgh vs. NC State - 11 AM PST - ESPN - ACC 2nd Round - NC State firmly on the bubble needs a strong performance in the ACC tournament to ensure their bid to dance.

4. North Carolina vs. Syracuse - 6 PM PST - ESPN2 - ACC 2nd Round - Neither team on the bubble but ESPN is hyping NC as a serious threat to make a deep run in the tourney this year. Watch to confirm.

5. Nebraska vs. Indiana - 530 PM PST - BTN - Big Ten 1st Round - Notable as Indiana needs to win to keep their bubble from bursting.

6. Vanderbilt vs Arkansas - 6 PM PST - SECN - SEC 1st Round - Arkansas playing for their tourney lives.

7. DePaul vs Xavier - 630 PM PST - FS1 - Big East 1st Round - Xavier plays for their tourney lives.

Also Notable
Boston College vs Notre Dame
Miami FL vs. Clemson
California vs Stanford
Utah vs. Oregon State

Best time of the year

 

[Aberdale]

 

[lurkeraspect84]