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Tommie Talk and the Gospel of the NET & Torvik
St. Thomas (6-3, 3-5 ATS) drops one spot in both the NET (#139) and Torvik (#149) rankings.
Monday Reach the Summit Results
No games
Tuesday Reach the Summit Slate
No games
Monday Eye-Openers (upsets, importance, MOV, etc.)
-- Bowling Green 82, @ Kansas State 66: K-State just entered my bracket, they'll depart quickly.
-- @ Incarnate Word 71, McNeese 67: Southland preseason favorites drop conference opener.
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- The ACC/SEC Challenge tips off tonight. The SEC embarrassed the ACC 14-2 in last year's challenge, catapulting the SEC on a historic season that led to a record 14 NCAA Tournament bids, a pair of Final 4 teams (Auburn, Florida), and a national championship (Florida). If 2025-26 early returns mean anything, don't expect quite the same SEC dominance. Thus far the conferences have similar records vs. Power 5/Gonzaga opponents. The ACC is 16-21 (43.2%), the SEC (17-24, 41.5%). I'm seeing another SEC win, but this time with a little less damage to the ACC reputation. The call: SEC wins it 11-5 over the next two nights.
-- If Florida wins @ Duke tonight, St. Thomas will hold the nation's longest home winning streak all by itself. The Tommies and Dukies currently share it at 21 games.
-- The Big Ten season kicks off tonight with three games: undefeated Iowa @ undefeated Michigan State (6/Peacock), undefeated Purdue @ Rutgers (7/FS1), and undefeated USC @ struggling Oregon (9/FS1). The Hawkeyes and new coach Ben McCollum can announce their arrival in the second-biggest way possible (other than winning @ Purdue's Mackey Arena) in the Big Ten, a win at the Breslin Center.
-- Colorado defeated Cal Baptist 78-70 in a battle of unbeatens.
-- Middle Tennessee handled UAB 76-61 in the Conference USA season opener.
-- Villanova defeated Temple 74-56 to win its pool in the Big 5 Classic. The Wildcats (6-1) advanced to Saturday's championship game (6/Peacock) to play Fran McCaffery's Penn squad (5-3).
Mid- & Low-Major Conferences vs. Power 5/Gonzaga (through Dec. 1)
1. WCC (7-9): (1) Grand Canyon over Utah, (2) Saint Mary's over Virginia Tech, (3) San Diego State over Oregon, (4) San Francisco over Minnesota, (5) Santa Clara over Minnesota, (6) Santa Clara over Xavier, (7) Seattle over Stanford
2. Atlantic 10 (4-10): (1) Davidson over Boston College, (2) Dayton over Georgetown, (3) Dayton over Marquette, (4) VCU over Virginia Tech
3. MAC (3-8): (1) Bowling Green over Kansas State, (2) Buffalo over DePaul, (3) Eastern Michigan over Cincinnati
4. American (2-12): (1) FAU over BC, (2) Tulane over BC
5. Missouri Valley (1-6): Drake over Georgia Tech
6. Big West (1-8): (1) Cal Poly over Utah
7. NEC (2-21): (1) Central Connecticut over BC, (2) Central Connecticut over Rutgers
8. Mountain West (1-13): (1) New Mexico over Mississippi State
9. Southland (1-17): (1) New Orleans over TCU
10. MAAC (1-20): (1) Quinnipiac over Pitt
Ivy (0-5)
Conference USA (0-9)
WAC (0-9)
SoCon (0-10)
Summit (0-10)
Big Sky (0-11)
America East (0-13)
Sun Belt (0-13)
Coastal (0-14)
Big South (0-15)
MEAC (0-16)
OVC (0-18)
Patriot (0-19)
ASUN (0-20)
Horizon (0-21)
SWAC (0-32)
Record: 23-359 (6.02%)
Tuesday Mid- & Low-Major vs. Power 5/Gonzaga Slate
Big Sky
Sacramento State @ Baylor
Coastal
Campbell @ Penn State
Conference USA
Sam Houston @ Oklahoma State
MAC
Eastern Michigan @ Butler
Missouri Valley
Valparaiso @ Marquette
NEC
Fairleigh Dickinson @ Providence
Wagner @ Maryland
Southland
Nicholls @ Creighton
Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head (through Dec. 1)
1 Gonzaga (5-1, 83.3%)
2 Big XII (32-16, 66.7%)
3 B1G (23-21, 52.3%)
4 ACC (16-21, 43.2%)
5 SEC (17-24, 41.5%)
6 Big East (12-22, 35.3%)
Tuesday Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head Matchups
Tennessee @ Syracuse, 6 (ESPN2)
Virginia Tech @ South Carolina, 6 (SECN)
Oklahoma @ Wake Forest, 6 (ACCN)
Texas A&M @ Pitt, 6 (ESPNU)
Florida @ Duke, 6:30 (ESPN)
UConn @ Kansas, 8 (ESPN2)
Miami @ Ole Miss, 8 (SECN)
Georgia @Florida State, 8 (ACCN)
Missouri @ Notre Dame, 8 (ESPNU)
North Carolina @ Kentucky, 8:30 (ESPN)
Utah @ Cal, 9 (ACCN+)
Tuesday Pick to Click (18-11, L2 streak)
Iowa +6.5 @ Michigan State
Tuesday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (6-23, W1 streak)
Washington State (+7.5) outright @ Bradley
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
If Kentucky loses to North Carolina at Rupp Arena tonight, expect full-fledged panic in Lexington. UK would be 5-3 with losses in all three of its high-impact games (@ Louisville, vs. Michigan State, North Carolina). The Wildcats best win to date is #235 (Torvik T-Rank) Valparaiso.
St. Thomas (6-3, 3-5 ATS) drops one spot in both the NET (#139) and Torvik (#149) rankings.
Monday Reach the Summit Results
No games
Tuesday Reach the Summit Slate
No games
Monday Eye-Openers (upsets, importance, MOV, etc.)
-- Bowling Green 82, @ Kansas State 66: K-State just entered my bracket, they'll depart quickly.
-- @ Incarnate Word 71, McNeese 67: Southland preseason favorites drop conference opener.
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- The ACC/SEC Challenge tips off tonight. The SEC embarrassed the ACC 14-2 in last year's challenge, catapulting the SEC on a historic season that led to a record 14 NCAA Tournament bids, a pair of Final 4 teams (Auburn, Florida), and a national championship (Florida). If 2025-26 early returns mean anything, don't expect quite the same SEC dominance. Thus far the conferences have similar records vs. Power 5/Gonzaga opponents. The ACC is 16-21 (43.2%), the SEC (17-24, 41.5%). I'm seeing another SEC win, but this time with a little less damage to the ACC reputation. The call: SEC wins it 11-5 over the next two nights.
-- If Florida wins @ Duke tonight, St. Thomas will hold the nation's longest home winning streak all by itself. The Tommies and Dukies currently share it at 21 games.
-- The Big Ten season kicks off tonight with three games: undefeated Iowa @ undefeated Michigan State (6/Peacock), undefeated Purdue @ Rutgers (7/FS1), and undefeated USC @ struggling Oregon (9/FS1). The Hawkeyes and new coach Ben McCollum can announce their arrival in the second-biggest way possible (other than winning @ Purdue's Mackey Arena) in the Big Ten, a win at the Breslin Center.
-- Colorado defeated Cal Baptist 78-70 in a battle of unbeatens.
-- Middle Tennessee handled UAB 76-61 in the Conference USA season opener.
-- Villanova defeated Temple 74-56 to win its pool in the Big 5 Classic. The Wildcats (6-1) advanced to Saturday's championship game (6/Peacock) to play Fran McCaffery's Penn squad (5-3).
Mid- & Low-Major Conferences vs. Power 5/Gonzaga (through Dec. 1)
1. WCC (7-9): (1) Grand Canyon over Utah, (2) Saint Mary's over Virginia Tech, (3) San Diego State over Oregon, (4) San Francisco over Minnesota, (5) Santa Clara over Minnesota, (6) Santa Clara over Xavier, (7) Seattle over Stanford
2. Atlantic 10 (4-10): (1) Davidson over Boston College, (2) Dayton over Georgetown, (3) Dayton over Marquette, (4) VCU over Virginia Tech
3. MAC (3-8): (1) Bowling Green over Kansas State, (2) Buffalo over DePaul, (3) Eastern Michigan over Cincinnati
4. American (2-12): (1) FAU over BC, (2) Tulane over BC
5. Missouri Valley (1-6): Drake over Georgia Tech
6. Big West (1-8): (1) Cal Poly over Utah
7. NEC (2-21): (1) Central Connecticut over BC, (2) Central Connecticut over Rutgers
8. Mountain West (1-13): (1) New Mexico over Mississippi State
9. Southland (1-17): (1) New Orleans over TCU
10. MAAC (1-20): (1) Quinnipiac over Pitt
Ivy (0-5)
Conference USA (0-9)
WAC (0-9)
SoCon (0-10)
Summit (0-10)
Big Sky (0-11)
America East (0-13)
Sun Belt (0-13)
Coastal (0-14)
Big South (0-15)
MEAC (0-16)
OVC (0-18)
Patriot (0-19)
ASUN (0-20)
Horizon (0-21)
SWAC (0-32)
Record: 23-359 (6.02%)
Tuesday Mid- & Low-Major vs. Power 5/Gonzaga Slate
Big Sky
Sacramento State @ Baylor
Coastal
Campbell @ Penn State
Conference USA
Sam Houston @ Oklahoma State
MAC
Eastern Michigan @ Butler
Missouri Valley
Valparaiso @ Marquette
NEC
Fairleigh Dickinson @ Providence
Wagner @ Maryland
Southland
Nicholls @ Creighton
Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head (through Dec. 1)
1 Gonzaga (5-1, 83.3%)
2 Big XII (32-16, 66.7%)
3 B1G (23-21, 52.3%)
4 ACC (16-21, 43.2%)
5 SEC (17-24, 41.5%)
6 Big East (12-22, 35.3%)
Tuesday Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head Matchups
Tennessee @ Syracuse, 6 (ESPN2)
Virginia Tech @ South Carolina, 6 (SECN)
Oklahoma @ Wake Forest, 6 (ACCN)
Texas A&M @ Pitt, 6 (ESPNU)
Florida @ Duke, 6:30 (ESPN)
UConn @ Kansas, 8 (ESPN2)
Miami @ Ole Miss, 8 (SECN)
Georgia @Florida State, 8 (ACCN)
Missouri @ Notre Dame, 8 (ESPNU)
North Carolina @ Kentucky, 8:30 (ESPN)
Utah @ Cal, 9 (ACCN+)
Tuesday Pick to Click (18-11, L2 streak)
Iowa +6.5 @ Michigan State
Tuesday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (6-23, W1 streak)
Washington State (+7.5) outright @ Bradley
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
If Kentucky loses to North Carolina at Rupp Arena tonight, expect full-fledged panic in Lexington. UK would be 5-3 with losses in all three of its high-impact games (@ Louisville, vs. Michigan State, North Carolina). The Wildcats best win to date is #235 (Torvik T-Rank) Valparaiso.
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