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Tommie Talk and the NET/Torvik Gospel
St. Thomas (9-4, 5-6 ATS)
NET: The Tommies drop one spot to #116.
Torvik: The Tommies remain at #113
All rankings to follow are NET
Thursday Reach the Summit Results
@ #69 TCU 72, #285 Oral Roberts 53
@ #314 North Dakota 90, #126 Winthrop 88
@ #77 Oklahoma State 91, #335 Kansas City 79
Friday Reach the Summit Slate
#164 South Dakota State vs. #244 Milwaukee, 4
Thursday Eye-Openers
@ North Dakota 90, Winthrop 88
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- Anthony Smith III needs to play a lot more minutes for North Dakota. Smith III was a sparkplug last night in North Dakota's 90-88 upset of Winthrop in Grand Forks, providing energy, quickness, and athleticism for a team sorely needing all three. In 20 minutes off the bench, Smith III cooked with 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists. He assisted on an Eli King (25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 4-of-9 from 3) trey that won the game with .5 seconds remaining.
-- Sneaky big game tonight, #37 Villanova (8-2) vs. #68 Wisconsin (7-3) at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. The records look OK, but neither team has anything of true significance on their resume.
"Rando" Summit League NCAA Tournament Resume (Omaha Mavericks)
Record vs. D1 Opponents: 2-7
NET: #251
Torvik (T-Rank): #231
SOR (Strength of Record): 288
WAB (Wins Above Bubble): 273
Overall SOS: 119
Non-Conference SOS: 120
True Road Record: 1-4
Record vs. Quad 1: 0-2
Record vs. Quad 2: 0-1
Record vs. Quad 3: 1-3
Record vs. Quad 4: 1-1
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-2 (lost @ Colorado State, lost to Northern Colorado)
Mid- & Low-Major Conferences vs. Power 5/Gonzaga (through Dec. 18)
1. WCC (8-15): (1) Grand Canyon over Utah, (2) Saint Mary's over Virginia Tech, (3) San Diego State over Oregon, (4) San Francisco over Minnesota, (5) San Francisco over Mississippi State, (6) Santa Clara over Minnesota, (7) Santa Clara over Xavier, (8) Seattle over Stanford
2. MAC (5-11): (1) Bowling Green over Kansas State, (2) Buffalo over DePaul, (3) Eastern Michigan over Cincinnati, (4) UMass over Boston College
3. Atlantic 10 (5-15): (1) Davidson over Boston College, (2) Dayton over Florida State, (3) Dayton over Georgetown, (4) Dayton over Marquette, (5) VCU over Virginia Tech
4. Mountain West (4-16): (1) Boise State over Butler, (2) Colorado State over Colorado, (3) New Mexico over Mississippi State, (4) UNLV over Stanford
5. American (3-19): (1) FAU over BC, (2) Memphis over Baylor, (3) Tulane over BC
6. Missouri Valley (1-9): (1) Drake over Georgia Tech
7. Big West (1-10): (1) Cal Poly over Utah
8. Coastal (2-20): (1) Hofstra over Pitt, (2) Hofstra over Syracuse
9. NEC (2-29): (1) Central Connecticut over BC, (2) Central Connecticut over Rutgers
10. Southland (1-22): (1) New Orleans over TCU
11. MAAC (1-23): (1) Quinnipiac over Pitt
Ivy (0-7)
Conference USA (0-12)
Summit (0-13)
WAC (0-14)
America East (0-15)
Big Sky (0-16)
Sun Belt (0-16)
SoCon (0-17)
Big South (0-18)
Patriot (0-19)
OVC (0-20)
Horizon (0-21)
MEAC (0-22)
ASUN (0-27)
SWAC (0-44)
Record: 33-470 (6.56%)
Friday Mid- & Low-Major vs. Power 5/Gonzaga Slate
Big West
Cal Poly @ UCLA
MEAC
Morgan State @ Cal
Southland
Southeastern Louisiana @ LSU
SWAC
Alcorn State @ Baylor
Mississippi Valley State @ Florida State
WCC
Washington @ Seattle
WAC
Abilene Christian @ BYU
Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head (through Dec. 18)
1 Gonzaga (7-1, 87.5%)
2 Big XII (43-28, 60.6%)
3 B1G (30-28, 51.7%)
4 ACC (31-36, 46.3%)
5 SEC (33-43, 43.4%)
6 Big East (20-28, 41.7%)
Friday Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head Matchups
Villanova vs. Wisconsin, 7 (FOX)
Other Games to Eyeball
Seton Hall @ Providence, 5:30 (FS1)
Tulsa @ Western Kentucky, 6:30 (ESPN+)
Belmont @ UC-Irvine, 8 (ESPN+)
FAU @ Saint Mary's, 9 (ESPN+)
Friday Pick to Click (27-19, 58.7%, W3 streak)
Wisconsin -4.5 vs. Villanova
Friday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (9-37, 19.6%, L6 streak)
North Alabama (+9.5) outright @ Loyola Marymount
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
The Big XII will land the most tournament bids this season, not the Big Ten. And look out for the ACC, a vastly improved conference; it's looking like a 7-bid league, at least, after struggling to find four the last couple seasons. The ACC got four bids in 2024-25, and the fourth (North Carolina) was a gift and one of the most egregious selections since I started projecting at-large qualifiers in 1991-92.
St. Thomas (9-4, 5-6 ATS)
NET: The Tommies drop one spot to #116.
Torvik: The Tommies remain at #113
All rankings to follow are NET
Thursday Reach the Summit Results
@ #69 TCU 72, #285 Oral Roberts 53
@ #314 North Dakota 90, #126 Winthrop 88
@ #77 Oklahoma State 91, #335 Kansas City 79
Friday Reach the Summit Slate
#164 South Dakota State vs. #244 Milwaukee, 4
Thursday Eye-Openers
@ North Dakota 90, Winthrop 88
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- Anthony Smith III needs to play a lot more minutes for North Dakota. Smith III was a sparkplug last night in North Dakota's 90-88 upset of Winthrop in Grand Forks, providing energy, quickness, and athleticism for a team sorely needing all three. In 20 minutes off the bench, Smith III cooked with 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists. He assisted on an Eli King (25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 4-of-9 from 3) trey that won the game with .5 seconds remaining.
-- Sneaky big game tonight, #37 Villanova (8-2) vs. #68 Wisconsin (7-3) at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. The records look OK, but neither team has anything of true significance on their resume.
"Rando" Summit League NCAA Tournament Resume (Omaha Mavericks)
Record vs. D1 Opponents: 2-7
NET: #251
Torvik (T-Rank): #231
SOR (Strength of Record): 288
WAB (Wins Above Bubble): 273
Overall SOS: 119
Non-Conference SOS: 120
True Road Record: 1-4
Record vs. Quad 1: 0-2
Record vs. Quad 2: 0-1
Record vs. Quad 3: 1-3
Record vs. Quad 4: 1-1
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-2 (lost @ Colorado State, lost to Northern Colorado)
Mid- & Low-Major Conferences vs. Power 5/Gonzaga (through Dec. 18)
1. WCC (8-15): (1) Grand Canyon over Utah, (2) Saint Mary's over Virginia Tech, (3) San Diego State over Oregon, (4) San Francisco over Minnesota, (5) San Francisco over Mississippi State, (6) Santa Clara over Minnesota, (7) Santa Clara over Xavier, (8) Seattle over Stanford
2. MAC (5-11): (1) Bowling Green over Kansas State, (2) Buffalo over DePaul, (3) Eastern Michigan over Cincinnati, (4) UMass over Boston College
3. Atlantic 10 (5-15): (1) Davidson over Boston College, (2) Dayton over Florida State, (3) Dayton over Georgetown, (4) Dayton over Marquette, (5) VCU over Virginia Tech
4. Mountain West (4-16): (1) Boise State over Butler, (2) Colorado State over Colorado, (3) New Mexico over Mississippi State, (4) UNLV over Stanford
5. American (3-19): (1) FAU over BC, (2) Memphis over Baylor, (3) Tulane over BC
6. Missouri Valley (1-9): (1) Drake over Georgia Tech
7. Big West (1-10): (1) Cal Poly over Utah
8. Coastal (2-20): (1) Hofstra over Pitt, (2) Hofstra over Syracuse
9. NEC (2-29): (1) Central Connecticut over BC, (2) Central Connecticut over Rutgers
10. Southland (1-22): (1) New Orleans over TCU
11. MAAC (1-23): (1) Quinnipiac over Pitt
Ivy (0-7)
Conference USA (0-12)
Summit (0-13)
WAC (0-14)
America East (0-15)
Big Sky (0-16)
Sun Belt (0-16)
SoCon (0-17)
Big South (0-18)
Patriot (0-19)
OVC (0-20)
Horizon (0-21)
MEAC (0-22)
ASUN (0-27)
SWAC (0-44)
Record: 33-470 (6.56%)
Friday Mid- & Low-Major vs. Power 5/Gonzaga Slate
Big West
Cal Poly @ UCLA
MEAC
Morgan State @ Cal
Southland
Southeastern Louisiana @ LSU
SWAC
Alcorn State @ Baylor
Mississippi Valley State @ Florida State
WCC
Washington @ Seattle
WAC
Abilene Christian @ BYU
Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head (through Dec. 18)
1 Gonzaga (7-1, 87.5%)
2 Big XII (43-28, 60.6%)
3 B1G (30-28, 51.7%)
4 ACC (31-36, 46.3%)
5 SEC (33-43, 43.4%)
6 Big East (20-28, 41.7%)
Friday Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head Matchups
Villanova vs. Wisconsin, 7 (FOX)
Other Games to Eyeball
Seton Hall @ Providence, 5:30 (FS1)
Tulsa @ Western Kentucky, 6:30 (ESPN+)
Belmont @ UC-Irvine, 8 (ESPN+)
FAU @ Saint Mary's, 9 (ESPN+)
Friday Pick to Click (27-19, 58.7%, W3 streak)
Wisconsin -4.5 vs. Villanova
Friday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (9-37, 19.6%, L6 streak)
North Alabama (+9.5) outright @ Loyola Marymount
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
The Big XII will land the most tournament bids this season, not the Big Ten. And look out for the ACC, a vastly improved conference; it's looking like a 7-bid league, at least, after struggling to find four the last couple seasons. The ACC got four bids in 2024-25, and the fourth (North Carolina) was a gift and one of the most egregious selections since I started projecting at-large qualifiers in 1991-92.
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