SelectionSunday
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ST. THOMAS (18-6 overall, 7-2 Summit League, 10-11 ATS)
NET: Tommies drop 3 spots to #120
Torvik (T-Rank): Tommies stay at #124
Monday Summit League Results/Highlights
None
Tuesday Summit League Slate
No games
Tuesday Reach the Summit Selections (29-9, 76.3%, 2 exactas)
No games
Current Top 5 (NDSU/UND/UST/Omaha/SDSU) Head-to-Head
Keeping tabs on how the (current) top five teams are faring head-to-head. The league's regular season champion(s) likely finishes with the best record in this group.
Head-to-Head
1. North Dakota State (3-0)
2. Omaha (2-2)
3. St. Thomas (2-2)
4. North Dakota (2-2)
5. South Dakota State (1-4)
Summit League Leader (North Dakota State) Resume Snapshot
NET: #118
Torvik (T-Rank): #120
Record vs. DI Opponents: 16-5, 9-0 Summit
True Road Record: 8-4
Projected NCAA Tournament Seed: #15
Strength of Record: #96
Wins Above Bubble: #94
Overall SOS: #357
Non-Conference SOS: #347
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-0
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 0-0
Record/Winning % vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-4 (50%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 1 (@ #281 UTEP)
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-1
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- Wednesday night in Brookings, SD vs. South Dakota State is a very LARGE game for St. Thomas if the Tommies have any designs on grabbing at least a share of the Summit League regular season championship. The Tommies already trail North Dakota State by two games in the standings, and the Bison get a pair of home games (Denver & Omaha) this week. The Toms have never won in Brookings since the move to Division I and falling three games behind NDSU with six games to play would be a tough ask. However, if UST can hang around, the Bison's season-ending stretch is daunting. In its final five games, NDSU plays North Dakota twice, as well as the Tommies and South Dakota State on the road.
-- North Dakota State has yet to play a Quad 1 or Quad 2 opponent. St. Thomas (0-1 vs. Q1, 0-2 vs. Q2) has played three, @ #32 Saint Mary's, @ #118 NDSU, and @ #132 Washington State.
-- Stephen F. Austin defeated preseason favorite McNeese 67-60 to take a stranglehold on the Southland Conference race. The Lumberjacks now have a two-game lead on the Cowboys.
-- Adrian Autry's seat is getting sizzling hot in Syracuse. The third-year Orangemen coach is 47-41 and has yet to sniff the postseason. Let's be honest, Syracuse belongs in the Big East.
-- These top 50 NET teams have suffered Quad 3 and/or Quad 4 losses: #23 Saint John's (1 Q3), #26 NC State (1 Q3), #27 Utah State (1 Q3), #33 Villanova (1 Q3), #36 Georgia (1 Q3), #38 Miami-Florida (1 Q3), #39 Texas (1 Q3), #42 New Mexico (1 Q3), #44 Santa Clara (1 Q4), #45 San Diego State (1 Q3), and #46 Tulsa (1 Q3). Quad 3 losses aren't all that uncommon, obviously, but if you're sitting squarely on the bubble with a Quad 4 loss on Selection Sunday, be afraid, be very afraid.
Game of the Day
Indiana @ USC, 9 (NBCSN/Peacock)
Monday Bubblicious Results (bubble teams list NET)
none
Tuesday Bubblicious Tracker
#50 Akron @ Eastern Michigan, 5:30 (ESPN+)
#52 VCU @ Fordham, 6 (ESPN+)
South Carolina @ #39 Texas, 6 (SECN)
Rutgers @ #43 UCLA, 8:30 (BTN)
#30 Indiana @ #48 USC, 9 (NBCSN/Peacock)
Wyoming @ #45 San Diego State, 10 (CBSSN)
Other Games to Watch
Miami-Ohio @ Buffalo, 5:30 (ESPN+)
Xavier @ UConn, 6 (NBCSN/Peacock)
Saint John's @ DePaul, 7 (Peacock)
NC State @ SMU, 8 (ESPN2)
Bubblicious Snapshots (#41, #50, #52, #68)
A daily look at the bubble and watching it evolve & shrink leading up to Selection Sunday:
#41 (Wisconsin) NCAA Tournament Resume (best NET# left out of '25 field)
NET: #41
Torvik (T-Rank): #35
Record vs. DI Opponents: 16-6, 8-3 Big Ten
True Road Record: 3-1
Strength of Record: #34
Wins Above Bubble: #35
Overall SOS: #49
Non-Conference SOS: #167
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-4 (20%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 7-6 (53.8%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 10-6 (62.5%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 2-5 (wins @ #3 Michigan, #43 UCLA)
#50 (Akron) NCAA Tournament Resume (worst at-large NET# to make '25 field)
NET: #52
Torvik (T-Rank): #51
Record vs. DI Opponents: 16-4, 9-1 MAC
True Road Record: 4-2
Strength of Record: #65
Wins Above Bubble: #61
Overall SOS: #213
Non-Conference SOS: #217
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-2 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 0-4 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 5-4 (55.6%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-3
#52 (VCU) NCAA Tournament Resume (mythical Bubble cutline)
NET: #52
Torvik (T-Rank): #68
Record vs. DI Opponents: 16-6, 7-2 Atlantic 10
True Road Record: 3-2
Strength of Record: #57
Wins Above Bubble: #54
Overall SOS: #87
Non-Conference SOS: #75
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-5 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-6 (40%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 8-6 (57.1%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-5
#68 (Oklahoma State) NCAA Tournament Resume (if field was best NET 68)
NET: #68
Torvik (T-Rank): #69
Record vs. DI Opponents: 15-6, 3-5 Big XII
True Road Record: 1-3
Strength of Record: #44
Wins Above Bubble: #46
Overall SOS: #71
Non-Conference SOS: #271
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-4 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 6-6 (50%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 8-6 (57.1%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 3-3 (wins over #35 Texas A&M, #37 UCF, #237 Bethune-Cookman)
Tuesday Pick to Click (52-36, 59.1%, L-1 streak)
La Salle +3.5 @ Loyola-Chicago
Tuesday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (18-69, 20.7%, W-1)
Southern Illinois (+8.5) outright @ Illinois State
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
I have yet to see Oral Roberts (2-19 vs. D1 opponents) play in person. But despite sitting winless in the Summit League and south of Kansas City in the league standings, I can't envision any scenario where the Golden Eagles are worse than the Kansas City Roos. The Roos were one of the worst D1 teams I've ever seen when they visited Saint Paul on Sunday. ... and I've witnessed the horror that is Chicago State basketball.
ST. THOMAS (18-6 overall, 7-2 Summit League, 10-11 ATS)
NET: Tommies drop 3 spots to #120
Torvik (T-Rank): Tommies stay at #124
Monday Summit League Results/Highlights
None
Tuesday Summit League Slate
No games
Tuesday Reach the Summit Selections (29-9, 76.3%, 2 exactas)
No games
Current Top 5 (NDSU/UND/UST/Omaha/SDSU) Head-to-Head
Keeping tabs on how the (current) top five teams are faring head-to-head. The league's regular season champion(s) likely finishes with the best record in this group.
Head-to-Head
1. North Dakota State (3-0)
2. Omaha (2-2)
3. St. Thomas (2-2)
4. North Dakota (2-2)
5. South Dakota State (1-4)
Summit League Leader (North Dakota State) Resume Snapshot
NET: #118
Torvik (T-Rank): #120
Record vs. DI Opponents: 16-5, 9-0 Summit
True Road Record: 8-4
Projected NCAA Tournament Seed: #15
Strength of Record: #96
Wins Above Bubble: #94
Overall SOS: #357
Non-Conference SOS: #347
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-0
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 0-0
Record/Winning % vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-4 (50%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 1 (@ #281 UTEP)
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-1
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- Wednesday night in Brookings, SD vs. South Dakota State is a very LARGE game for St. Thomas if the Tommies have any designs on grabbing at least a share of the Summit League regular season championship. The Tommies already trail North Dakota State by two games in the standings, and the Bison get a pair of home games (Denver & Omaha) this week. The Toms have never won in Brookings since the move to Division I and falling three games behind NDSU with six games to play would be a tough ask. However, if UST can hang around, the Bison's season-ending stretch is daunting. In its final five games, NDSU plays North Dakota twice, as well as the Tommies and South Dakota State on the road.
-- North Dakota State has yet to play a Quad 1 or Quad 2 opponent. St. Thomas (0-1 vs. Q1, 0-2 vs. Q2) has played three, @ #32 Saint Mary's, @ #118 NDSU, and @ #132 Washington State.
-- Stephen F. Austin defeated preseason favorite McNeese 67-60 to take a stranglehold on the Southland Conference race. The Lumberjacks now have a two-game lead on the Cowboys.
-- Adrian Autry's seat is getting sizzling hot in Syracuse. The third-year Orangemen coach is 47-41 and has yet to sniff the postseason. Let's be honest, Syracuse belongs in the Big East.
-- These top 50 NET teams have suffered Quad 3 and/or Quad 4 losses: #23 Saint John's (1 Q3), #26 NC State (1 Q3), #27 Utah State (1 Q3), #33 Villanova (1 Q3), #36 Georgia (1 Q3), #38 Miami-Florida (1 Q3), #39 Texas (1 Q3), #42 New Mexico (1 Q3), #44 Santa Clara (1 Q4), #45 San Diego State (1 Q3), and #46 Tulsa (1 Q3). Quad 3 losses aren't all that uncommon, obviously, but if you're sitting squarely on the bubble with a Quad 4 loss on Selection Sunday, be afraid, be very afraid.
Game of the Day
Indiana @ USC, 9 (NBCSN/Peacock)
Monday Bubblicious Results (bubble teams list NET)
none
Tuesday Bubblicious Tracker
#50 Akron @ Eastern Michigan, 5:30 (ESPN+)
#52 VCU @ Fordham, 6 (ESPN+)
South Carolina @ #39 Texas, 6 (SECN)
Rutgers @ #43 UCLA, 8:30 (BTN)
#30 Indiana @ #48 USC, 9 (NBCSN/Peacock)
Wyoming @ #45 San Diego State, 10 (CBSSN)
Other Games to Watch
Miami-Ohio @ Buffalo, 5:30 (ESPN+)
Xavier @ UConn, 6 (NBCSN/Peacock)
Saint John's @ DePaul, 7 (Peacock)
NC State @ SMU, 8 (ESPN2)
Bubblicious Snapshots (#41, #50, #52, #68)
A daily look at the bubble and watching it evolve & shrink leading up to Selection Sunday:
#41 (Wisconsin) NCAA Tournament Resume (best NET# left out of '25 field)
NET: #41
Torvik (T-Rank): #35
Record vs. DI Opponents: 16-6, 8-3 Big Ten
True Road Record: 3-1
Strength of Record: #34
Wins Above Bubble: #35
Overall SOS: #49
Non-Conference SOS: #167
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-4 (20%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 7-6 (53.8%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 10-6 (62.5%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 2-5 (wins @ #3 Michigan, #43 UCLA)
#50 (Akron) NCAA Tournament Resume (worst at-large NET# to make '25 field)
NET: #52
Torvik (T-Rank): #51
Record vs. DI Opponents: 16-4, 9-1 MAC
True Road Record: 4-2
Strength of Record: #65
Wins Above Bubble: #61
Overall SOS: #213
Non-Conference SOS: #217
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-2 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 0-4 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 5-4 (55.6%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-3
#52 (VCU) NCAA Tournament Resume (mythical Bubble cutline)
NET: #52
Torvik (T-Rank): #68
Record vs. DI Opponents: 16-6, 7-2 Atlantic 10
True Road Record: 3-2
Strength of Record: #57
Wins Above Bubble: #54
Overall SOS: #87
Non-Conference SOS: #75
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-5 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-6 (40%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 8-6 (57.1%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-5
#68 (Oklahoma State) NCAA Tournament Resume (if field was best NET 68)
NET: #68
Torvik (T-Rank): #69
Record vs. DI Opponents: 15-6, 3-5 Big XII
True Road Record: 1-3
Strength of Record: #44
Wins Above Bubble: #46
Overall SOS: #71
Non-Conference SOS: #271
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-4 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 6-6 (50%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 8-6 (57.1%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 3-3 (wins over #35 Texas A&M, #37 UCF, #237 Bethune-Cookman)
Tuesday Pick to Click (52-36, 59.1%, L-1 streak)
La Salle +3.5 @ Loyola-Chicago
Tuesday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (18-69, 20.7%, W-1)
Southern Illinois (+8.5) outright @ Illinois State
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
I have yet to see Oral Roberts (2-19 vs. D1 opponents) play in person. But despite sitting winless in the Summit League and south of Kansas City in the league standings, I can't envision any scenario where the Golden Eagles are worse than the Kansas City Roos. The Roos were one of the worst D1 teams I've ever seen when they visited Saint Paul on Sunday. ... and I've witnessed the horror that is Chicago State basketball.