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Tommie Talk and the NET/Torvik Gospel
St. Thomas (14-4, 7-8 ATS)
NET: Tommies move up 1 spot to #116
Torvik (T-Rank): Tommies drop 1 spot to #107
Sunday Summit League Results/Highlights
No games
Monday Summit League Slate
No games
Monday Reach the Summit Selections (12-4, 75%, 0 exactas)
No games
Power Rankings through Week 10 (record vs. D1)
1. St. Thomas (11-4)
2. North Dakota State (11-5)
3. South Dakota State (6-9)
4. North Dakota (6-11)
5. South Dakota (6-9)
6. Denver (5-11)
7. Omaha (4-11)
8. ORU (2-13)
9. Kansas City (1-14)
Tracking Expected Top 5 (DU, NDSU, Omaha, SDSU, UST) Head-to-Head
Will a team outside this group supplant one of the expected top five?
1. South Dakota State (2-0)
2. North Dakota State (1-0)
St. Thomas (1-0)
4. Omaha (0-2)
Denver (0-2)
Summit League Leader (North Dakota State) Resume Snapshot
Record vs. DI Opponents: 11-5, 4-0 Summit
True Road Record: 5-4
NET: #139
Torvik (T-Rank): #132
Strength of Record: #139
Wins Above Bubble: #155
Overall SOS: #358
Non-Conference SOS: #351
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-0
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 0-1 (0%)
Record/Winning % vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 3-4 (42.9%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 1 (@ #277 UTEP)
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-1
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- An addendum to yesterday's scribble regarding St. Thomas' 8-game winning streak. ... it is the Tommies longest since joining Division I and currently tied for 13th in the country.
-- Tonight arguably is the worst slate we've had all season, with games mostly from the MEAC, Southland, and SWAC. The two most interesting games on the slate are Southland leader Nicholls (7-0) @ McNeese (6-1) and Patriot League leader Navy (4-0) @ American (2-2).
-- The latest "last 4 in" and "first 4 out" in my weekly Monday Field of 68 projection (NET ranking in parentheses):
Last 4 In: Iowa (20), Kentucky (35), Ohio State (39), New Mexico (41)
First 4 Out: Saint Louis (21), Miami-Florida (33), Baylor (49), Texas (50)
(all rankings are NET)
Sunday Bubble Results (bubble teams underlined)
Illinois 75, @ #20 Iowa 69
@ #56 Washington 81, #39 Ohio State 74
Daily Bubble Snapshots (#41, #50, #52, #68)
A daily look at the bubble, with the purpose of watching it evolve up to Selection Sunday. ...
#41 (New Mexico) NCAA Tournament Resume (best at-large NET# left out of 2025 field)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 12-3, 4-1 Mountain West
True Road Record: 3-2
NET: #41
Torvik (T-Rank): #45
Strength of Record: #43
Wins Above Bubble: #41
Overall SOS: #118
Non-Conference SOS: #133
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-1 (50%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-2 (66.7%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 6-3 (66.7%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-1
#50 (Texas) NCAA Tournament Resume (mythical Bubble cutline)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 9-6, 1-2 SEC
True Road Record: 1-2
NET: #50
Torvik (T-Rank): #49
Strength of Record: #68
Wins Above Bubble: #62
Overall SOS: #20
Non-Conference SOS: #69
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 2-4 (33.3%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 2-5 (28.6%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 2-6 (25%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 3-4 (wins over #17 Alabama, #31 NC State, #327 UMES)
#52 (McNeese) NCAA Tournament Resume (worst at-large NET# to make 2025 field)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 11-3, 6-1 Southland
True Road Record: 2-3
NET: #52
Torvik (T-Rank): #79
Strength of Record: #49
Wins Above Bubble: #46
Overall SOS: #134
Non-Conference SOS: #15
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-2 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 2-2 (50%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 5-3 (62.5%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 1-1 (win over #60 Murray State)
#68 (George Mason) NCAA Tournament Resume (if the field was best 68 NET)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 15-1, 4-0 Atlantic 10
True Road Record: 2-1
NET: #68
Torvik (T-Rank): #100
Strength of Record: #34
Wins Above Bubble: #39
Overall SOS: #339
Non-Conference SOS: #349
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-1 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 2-1 (66.7%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 7-1 (87.5%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-1
Jan. 12 Games to Watch
Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ Prairie View A&M, 6
UMES @ Norfolk State, 6 (ESPN+)
Navy @ American, 6 (CBSSN)
Nicholls @ McNeese, 6:30 (ESPN+)
Jan. 12 Pick to Click (41-25, 62.1%, W-4)
Grambling State +2.5 @ Florida A&M
Jan. 12 Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (12-54, 18.2%, L-1 streak)
Incarnate Word (+7.5) outright @ Stephen F. Austin
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
We gotta’ stop rewarding 3-point shooters who fall down when they’re barely touched (if at all) by a defender. Getting sick of guys who play for the contact/foul (usually by wildly flailing/kicking their legs out) instead of releasing the ball in their natural shooting motion. The refs need to nip that nonsense in the bud.
St. Thomas (14-4, 7-8 ATS)
NET: Tommies move up 1 spot to #116
Torvik (T-Rank): Tommies drop 1 spot to #107
Sunday Summit League Results/Highlights
No games
Monday Summit League Slate
No games
Monday Reach the Summit Selections (12-4, 75%, 0 exactas)
No games
Power Rankings through Week 10 (record vs. D1)
1. St. Thomas (11-4)
2. North Dakota State (11-5)
3. South Dakota State (6-9)
4. North Dakota (6-11)
5. South Dakota (6-9)
6. Denver (5-11)
7. Omaha (4-11)
8. ORU (2-13)
9. Kansas City (1-14)
Tracking Expected Top 5 (DU, NDSU, Omaha, SDSU, UST) Head-to-Head
Will a team outside this group supplant one of the expected top five?
1. South Dakota State (2-0)
2. North Dakota State (1-0)
St. Thomas (1-0)
4. Omaha (0-2)
Denver (0-2)
Summit League Leader (North Dakota State) Resume Snapshot
Record vs. DI Opponents: 11-5, 4-0 Summit
True Road Record: 5-4
NET: #139
Torvik (T-Rank): #132
Strength of Record: #139
Wins Above Bubble: #155
Overall SOS: #358
Non-Conference SOS: #351
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-0
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 0-1 (0%)
Record/Winning % vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 3-4 (42.9%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 1 (@ #277 UTEP)
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-1
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- An addendum to yesterday's scribble regarding St. Thomas' 8-game winning streak. ... it is the Tommies longest since joining Division I and currently tied for 13th in the country.
-- Tonight arguably is the worst slate we've had all season, with games mostly from the MEAC, Southland, and SWAC. The two most interesting games on the slate are Southland leader Nicholls (7-0) @ McNeese (6-1) and Patriot League leader Navy (4-0) @ American (2-2).
-- The latest "last 4 in" and "first 4 out" in my weekly Monday Field of 68 projection (NET ranking in parentheses):
Last 4 In: Iowa (20), Kentucky (35), Ohio State (39), New Mexico (41)
First 4 Out: Saint Louis (21), Miami-Florida (33), Baylor (49), Texas (50)
(all rankings are NET)
Sunday Bubble Results (bubble teams underlined)
Illinois 75, @ #20 Iowa 69
@ #56 Washington 81, #39 Ohio State 74
Daily Bubble Snapshots (#41, #50, #52, #68)
A daily look at the bubble, with the purpose of watching it evolve up to Selection Sunday. ...
#41 (New Mexico) NCAA Tournament Resume (best at-large NET# left out of 2025 field)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 12-3, 4-1 Mountain West
True Road Record: 3-2
NET: #41
Torvik (T-Rank): #45
Strength of Record: #43
Wins Above Bubble: #41
Overall SOS: #118
Non-Conference SOS: #133
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-1 (50%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-2 (66.7%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 6-3 (66.7%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-1
#50 (Texas) NCAA Tournament Resume (mythical Bubble cutline)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 9-6, 1-2 SEC
True Road Record: 1-2
NET: #50
Torvik (T-Rank): #49
Strength of Record: #68
Wins Above Bubble: #62
Overall SOS: #20
Non-Conference SOS: #69
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 2-4 (33.3%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 2-5 (28.6%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 2-6 (25%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 3-4 (wins over #17 Alabama, #31 NC State, #327 UMES)
#52 (McNeese) NCAA Tournament Resume (worst at-large NET# to make 2025 field)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 11-3, 6-1 Southland
True Road Record: 2-3
NET: #52
Torvik (T-Rank): #79
Strength of Record: #49
Wins Above Bubble: #46
Overall SOS: #134
Non-Conference SOS: #15
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-2 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 2-2 (50%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 5-3 (62.5%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 1-1 (win over #60 Murray State)
#68 (George Mason) NCAA Tournament Resume (if the field was best 68 NET)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 15-1, 4-0 Atlantic 10
True Road Record: 2-1
NET: #68
Torvik (T-Rank): #100
Strength of Record: #34
Wins Above Bubble: #39
Overall SOS: #339
Non-Conference SOS: #349
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-1 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 2-1 (66.7%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 7-1 (87.5%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-1
Jan. 12 Games to Watch
Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ Prairie View A&M, 6
UMES @ Norfolk State, 6 (ESPN+)
Navy @ American, 6 (CBSSN)
Nicholls @ McNeese, 6:30 (ESPN+)
Jan. 12 Pick to Click (41-25, 62.1%, W-4)
Grambling State +2.5 @ Florida A&M
Jan. 12 Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (12-54, 18.2%, L-1 streak)
Incarnate Word (+7.5) outright @ Stephen F. Austin
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
We gotta’ stop rewarding 3-point shooters who fall down when they’re barely touched (if at all) by a defender. Getting sick of guys who play for the contact/foul (usually by wildly flailing/kicking their legs out) instead of releasing the ball in their natural shooting motion. The refs need to nip that nonsense in the bud.
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