College Hoops Thread '10-'11

[The Poet]

Well, it happened again. I was halfway through writing my post, and the damn thing disappeared. So this 2nd try will be abbreviated:


Baylor 58 - Texas A&M 51 = Good Bear win, and needed.

Colorado 91 - Texas 89 = I had a feeling the Buffaloes could take the 'Horns in Boulder.

UAB 68 - Houston 55 = The Blazers step up when others didn't, and take the slim lead over 4 others in the CUSA.

Kentucky 76 - Florida 68 = No big shock that the Wildcats win a good one in Rupp.

Michigan 70 - Minnesota 63 = The Wolverines continue to improve, while the Gophers go south.

Mississippi 68 - Alabama 63 = Hey, I tried to tell you last week the Tide was weak.

Murray State 66 - Eastern Kentucky 56 = Joe's Racers take the OVC. For his sake, let's hope it's not their last hurrah.

Princeton 66 - Columbia 61 // Yale 70 - Harvard 69 = The Tigers grab a slim lead in the Ivy race. Now all they have to do is hold it.

Mississippi State 70 - Tennessee 69 = The Vols continue to drop.

UCLA 71 - Arizona 49 = I'm not surprised the Bruins win in Pauley, but for the desert 'Cats to not even show up for the 2nd half? Odd.

St. John's 81 - Villanova 68 = Another good victory for the surging Storm. But for them to jump from unranked to # 23 to # 15 in two weeks? It's that Big Mouth Conference syndrome once again.

Virginia Tech 64 - Duke 60 = The Hokies get that signature win to at least put them back on the bubble. Not only that, but Dook makes CBS look like geniuses. Why?


Well, on Sunday:


North Carolina 87 - Maryland 76 = The Heels actually play a good game start to finish, and beat the Terps to tie Duke atop the ACC at 12-2 each. So, if they can beat Florida State on the road this week (not easy, but doable), and if the Blue Devils take care of business in Cameron against Clemson (easier, though not a gimme), then Saturday night we can watch Duke/Carolina head-to-head for the conference championship. PRIME TIME, BAY-BEE!!!

U. Conn 67 - Cincinnati 59 = Not exactly the Cats and Dogs fight I expected, but good enough, and a decent win for the Huskies.

Xavier 66 - Dayton 62 = And maybe a tiny bit closer than I thought it might be, though not much.

Iona 74 - Fairfield 69 = And about as close as I figured, although I did think it would go the other way. Hey, that's why they play 'em.

Louisville 62 - Pitt 59 (OT) = I watched sizable hunks of this game, and came away with 2 impressions. Both teams can play a little D. Neither team looked all that confident on offense. A fairly exciting game, anyway.

Purdue 67 - Michigan State 47 = OK, I didn't expect the Spartans to win this. But to lose by 20, in a low-scoring contest? Maybe if Izzo was as smart as he thinks he is, he'd STOP lobbying for that at-large, and just wait 'til next year.

Washington State 80 - Washington 69 = And OK, I never thought these Huskies were all that good anyway. But to lose this badly, and drop 2 back of UCLA and Arizona in the Pac-10, with only 2 to play. Sheesh.



Tonight's there's only 2 games I noticed:


Villanova vs. Notre Dame = 'Nova needs to get itself back on track, and better show up against the Irish. Me, I'm not sure they can do so.

Kansas State vs. Texas = But K-State has started showing up again, so give them some chance down in Austin.


That's all for today. Enjoy. Screw Drew.