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Tommie Talk and the NET/Torvik Gospel
St. Thomas (15-5, 8-9 ATS)
NET: Tommies fall 4 spots to #120
Torvik (T-Rank): Tommies fall 3 spots to #113
#135 North Dakota State 68, #120 St. Thomas 65 (in Fargo)
Trevian Carson scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead NDSU (16-5, 6-0 Summit League) past UST (15-5, 4-1), extending the Bison winning streak to six while ending the Tommies winning streak at nine. Treyson Anderson and Emil Skytta added 11 points apiece for the Bison. Nolan Minessale and Isaiah Johnson-Arigu led the Tommies with 16 and 15 points, respectively.
UST had turnover issues, committing 15 (seven Minessale) for the second straight game, leading to a 21-12 advantage for the Bison in the points-off-turnovers battle. The Tommies outshot the Bison from the field (42.3% to 38.5%) and three-point range (32.3% to 30.8%), but the Bison's points-in-the-paint edge (34-20) and edge in second-chance points (9-2) proved to be critical.
The Bison now hold a 1.5-game lead over the second-place Tommies in the Summit League title race.
(all rankings NET, all times Central)
Other Saturday Summit League Results/Highlights
#180 South Dakota State 90, #344 Kansas City 62 -- Joe Sayler led six Jackrabbits (10-10, 3-2) in double figures with 22 points, going 5-of-7 from three-point range. Kasheem Grady II led the 'Roos (4-16, 1-5) with 14 points.
#262 Omaha 73, #306 Oral Roberts 62 -- Paul Djobet paced the Mavericks (9-11, 2-3) with a game-high 25 points and seven rebounds. Lance Waddles added 10 points, five rebounds, and five assists. Ofri Naveh led the Golden Eagles (5-15, 0-5) with 22 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
#290 North Dakota 96, #280 South Dakota 80 -- Greyson Uelmen scored a game-high 26 points for the Fighting Sioux (10-12, 4-2) and was joined in double figures by Garrett Anderson (17), Eli King (15), Anthony Smith III (15), and George Natsvlishvili (14). Jordan Crawford led the 'Yotes (10-10, 2-3) with 24 points, including 6-of-8 from long distance.
Sunday Summit League Slate
No games
Sunday Reach the Summit Selections (17-5, 77.3%, 0 exactas)
None
Expected Top 5 (DU, NDSU, Omaha, SDSU, UST) Head-to-Head
Let's keep tabs on how the five teams expected to finish in the upper half/middle of the Summit fare head-to-head. The league's regular season champion(s) likely finishes with the best record in the head-to-head.
Head-to-Head
1. North Dakota State (3-0)
2. South Dakota State (2-1)
3. St. Thomas (1-1)
T4. Denver (0-2)
T4. Omaha (0-2)
Summit League Power Rankings through Week 11 (record vs. DI)
1. North Dakota State (13-5)
2. St. Thomas (12-5)
3. South Dakota State (7-10)
4. Denver (6-11)
5. Omaha (5-11)
6. North Dakota (7-12)
7. South Dakota (7-10)
8. Oral Roberts (2-15)
9. Kansas City (1-16)
Summit League Leader (North Dakota State) Resume Snapshot
Record vs. DI Opponents: 13-5, 6-0 Summit
Projected NCAA Tournament Seed: #15
True Road Record: 5-4
NET: #135
Torvik (T-Rank): #126
Strength of Record: #121
Wins Above Bubble: #131
Overall SOS: #360
Non-Conference SOS: #352
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: 0-0
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- A blueblood getting swept by the Bay Area schools? Is Hubert Davis officially on a red-hot seat at North Carolina?
-- New Mexico transfer PG Donovan Dent (12.4 ppg, 6.5 apg) has been a disappointment for struggling UCLA. I'd put him no better than 10th or 11th in a ranking of Big Ten point guards.
-- I can't stomach watching Chad Baker-Mazara play basketball. It's ridiculous the crap he gets away with. Basketball is meant to be played on your feet, old man, quit flailing, flopping, and falling down looking for a call.
-- Bubblicious Movement: #20 Iowa and #28 Kentucky move above the bubble with road wins over Indiana and Tennessee, respectively. Falling off the bubble board completely are #38 Indiana, #43 UCLA, #55 Creighton, #62 Washington, and #69 Oklahoma. ... they all gotta' earn their way back into the conversation with a significant win.
-- On the rise bubbler? #44 Santa Clara. Fading fast bubbler? #45 Baylor.
Saturday Bubblicious Results (bubble teams underlined)
Clemson 69, #30 Miami-Florida 59
Georgia Tech 78, #34 NC State 74
#44 Santa Clara 62, #32 Saint Mary's 54
#37 Ohio State 86, UCLA 74
San Diego State 83, #40 New Mexico 79
#42 Texas A&M 74, #41 Texas 70
#48 LSU 78, #68 Missouri 70
Utah 82, #49 TCU 79
Purdue 69, #50 USC 64
#52 Butler 77, Seton Hall 66
#53 Virginia Tech 89, Notre Dame 76
#59 Cal 84, North Carolina 78
Duke 80, #70 Stanford 50
#73 Oklahoma State 84, Kansas State 83
Sunday Bubblicious Tracker
#56 Tulsa @ UAB, 2 (ESPN+)
Daily Bubblicious Snapshots (#41, #50, #52, #68)
A daily look at the bubble and watching it evolve & shrink leading up to Selection Sunday:
#41 (Texas) NCAA Tournament Resume (best at-large NET# left out of 2025 field)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 10-7, 2-3 SEC
True Road Record: 1-2
NET: #41
Torvik (T-Rank): #42
Strength of Record: #59
Wins Above Bubble: #54
Overall SOS: #12
Non-Conference SOS: #63
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 3-4 (42.9%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 3-6 (33.3%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 3-7 (30%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 4-5 (wins over #13 Vanderbilt, #18 Alabama, #34 NC State, #321 UMES)
#50 (USC) NCAA Tournament Resume (mythical Bubble cutline)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 13-4, 3-4 Big Ten
True Road Record: 3-2
NET: #50
Torvik (T-Rank): #54
Strength of Record: #28
Wins Above Bubble: #23
Overall SOS: #45
Non-Conference SOS: #237
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-3 (25%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 6-4 (60%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 9-4 (69.2%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 2-3 (wins over #47 Seton Hall, #103 Troy)
#52 (Butler) NCAA Tournament Resume (worst at-large NET# to make 2025 field)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 11-7, 2-5 Big East
True Road Record: 1-4
NET: #52
Torvik (T-Rank): #52
Strength of Record: #62
Wins Above Bubble: #58
Overall SOS: #26
Non-Conference SOS: #147
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 2-4 (33.3%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-6 (40%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 6-7 (46.2%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 3-4 (wins over #14 Virginia, #47 Seton Hall, #117 Wright State)
#68 (Missouri) NCAA Tournament Resume (if the field was best 68 NET)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 13-5, 3-2 SEC
True Road Record: 2-4
NET: #68
Torvik (T-Rank): #61
Strength of Record: #42
Wins Above Bubble: #45
Overall SOS: #58
Non-Conference SOS: #206
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 2-3 (40%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 3-5 (37.5%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-5 (44.4%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 3-2 (wins over #15 Florida, #28 Kentucky, #36 Auburn)
Other Games to Watch
Wichita State @ USF, 1 (ESPNU)
Oakland @ Green Bay, 1 (ESPN+)
Arizona State @ Houston, 5:30 (ESPN)
Sunday Pick to Click (44-28, 61.1%, L-1 streak)
@ Houston -17.5 over Arizona State
Sunday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (14-58, 19.4%, L-2 streak)
Wichita State (+9.5) outright @ USF
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
I’m no longer 100% convinced Michigan is the best team. … in the state of Michigan.
St. Thomas (15-5, 8-9 ATS)
NET: Tommies fall 4 spots to #120
Torvik (T-Rank): Tommies fall 3 spots to #113
#135 North Dakota State 68, #120 St. Thomas 65 (in Fargo)
Trevian Carson scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead NDSU (16-5, 6-0 Summit League) past UST (15-5, 4-1), extending the Bison winning streak to six while ending the Tommies winning streak at nine. Treyson Anderson and Emil Skytta added 11 points apiece for the Bison. Nolan Minessale and Isaiah Johnson-Arigu led the Tommies with 16 and 15 points, respectively.
UST had turnover issues, committing 15 (seven Minessale) for the second straight game, leading to a 21-12 advantage for the Bison in the points-off-turnovers battle. The Tommies outshot the Bison from the field (42.3% to 38.5%) and three-point range (32.3% to 30.8%), but the Bison's points-in-the-paint edge (34-20) and edge in second-chance points (9-2) proved to be critical.
The Bison now hold a 1.5-game lead over the second-place Tommies in the Summit League title race.
(all rankings NET, all times Central)
Other Saturday Summit League Results/Highlights
#180 South Dakota State 90, #344 Kansas City 62 -- Joe Sayler led six Jackrabbits (10-10, 3-2) in double figures with 22 points, going 5-of-7 from three-point range. Kasheem Grady II led the 'Roos (4-16, 1-5) with 14 points.
#262 Omaha 73, #306 Oral Roberts 62 -- Paul Djobet paced the Mavericks (9-11, 2-3) with a game-high 25 points and seven rebounds. Lance Waddles added 10 points, five rebounds, and five assists. Ofri Naveh led the Golden Eagles (5-15, 0-5) with 22 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
#290 North Dakota 96, #280 South Dakota 80 -- Greyson Uelmen scored a game-high 26 points for the Fighting Sioux (10-12, 4-2) and was joined in double figures by Garrett Anderson (17), Eli King (15), Anthony Smith III (15), and George Natsvlishvili (14). Jordan Crawford led the 'Yotes (10-10, 2-3) with 24 points, including 6-of-8 from long distance.
Sunday Summit League Slate
No games
Sunday Reach the Summit Selections (17-5, 77.3%, 0 exactas)
None
Expected Top 5 (DU, NDSU, Omaha, SDSU, UST) Head-to-Head
Let's keep tabs on how the five teams expected to finish in the upper half/middle of the Summit fare head-to-head. The league's regular season champion(s) likely finishes with the best record in the head-to-head.
Head-to-Head
1. North Dakota State (3-0)
2. South Dakota State (2-1)
3. St. Thomas (1-1)
T4. Denver (0-2)
T4. Omaha (0-2)
Summit League Power Rankings through Week 11 (record vs. DI)
1. North Dakota State (13-5)
2. St. Thomas (12-5)
3. South Dakota State (7-10)
4. Denver (6-11)
5. Omaha (5-11)
6. North Dakota (7-12)
7. South Dakota (7-10)
8. Oral Roberts (2-15)
9. Kansas City (1-16)
Summit League Leader (North Dakota State) Resume Snapshot
Record vs. DI Opponents: 13-5, 6-0 Summit
Projected NCAA Tournament Seed: #15
True Road Record: 5-4
NET: #135
Torvik (T-Rank): #126
Strength of Record: #121
Wins Above Bubble: #131
Overall SOS: #360
Non-Conference SOS: #352
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: 0-0
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- A blueblood getting swept by the Bay Area schools? Is Hubert Davis officially on a red-hot seat at North Carolina?
-- New Mexico transfer PG Donovan Dent (12.4 ppg, 6.5 apg) has been a disappointment for struggling UCLA. I'd put him no better than 10th or 11th in a ranking of Big Ten point guards.
-- I can't stomach watching Chad Baker-Mazara play basketball. It's ridiculous the crap he gets away with. Basketball is meant to be played on your feet, old man, quit flailing, flopping, and falling down looking for a call.
-- Bubblicious Movement: #20 Iowa and #28 Kentucky move above the bubble with road wins over Indiana and Tennessee, respectively. Falling off the bubble board completely are #38 Indiana, #43 UCLA, #55 Creighton, #62 Washington, and #69 Oklahoma. ... they all gotta' earn their way back into the conversation with a significant win.
-- On the rise bubbler? #44 Santa Clara. Fading fast bubbler? #45 Baylor.
Saturday Bubblicious Results (bubble teams underlined)
Clemson 69, #30 Miami-Florida 59
Georgia Tech 78, #34 NC State 74
#44 Santa Clara 62, #32 Saint Mary's 54
#37 Ohio State 86, UCLA 74
San Diego State 83, #40 New Mexico 79
#42 Texas A&M 74, #41 Texas 70
#48 LSU 78, #68 Missouri 70
Utah 82, #49 TCU 79
Purdue 69, #50 USC 64
#52 Butler 77, Seton Hall 66
#53 Virginia Tech 89, Notre Dame 76
#59 Cal 84, North Carolina 78
Duke 80, #70 Stanford 50
#73 Oklahoma State 84, Kansas State 83
Sunday Bubblicious Tracker
#56 Tulsa @ UAB, 2 (ESPN+)
Daily Bubblicious Snapshots (#41, #50, #52, #68)
A daily look at the bubble and watching it evolve & shrink leading up to Selection Sunday:
#41 (Texas) NCAA Tournament Resume (best at-large NET# left out of 2025 field)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 10-7, 2-3 SEC
True Road Record: 1-2
NET: #41
Torvik (T-Rank): #42
Strength of Record: #59
Wins Above Bubble: #54
Overall SOS: #12
Non-Conference SOS: #63
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 3-4 (42.9%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 3-6 (33.3%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 3-7 (30%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 4-5 (wins over #13 Vanderbilt, #18 Alabama, #34 NC State, #321 UMES)
#50 (USC) NCAA Tournament Resume (mythical Bubble cutline)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 13-4, 3-4 Big Ten
True Road Record: 3-2
NET: #50
Torvik (T-Rank): #54
Strength of Record: #28
Wins Above Bubble: #23
Overall SOS: #45
Non-Conference SOS: #237
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-3 (25%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 6-4 (60%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 9-4 (69.2%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 2-3 (wins over #47 Seton Hall, #103 Troy)
#52 (Butler) NCAA Tournament Resume (worst at-large NET# to make 2025 field)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 11-7, 2-5 Big East
True Road Record: 1-4
NET: #52
Torvik (T-Rank): #52
Strength of Record: #62
Wins Above Bubble: #58
Overall SOS: #26
Non-Conference SOS: #147
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 2-4 (33.3%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-6 (40%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 6-7 (46.2%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 3-4 (wins over #14 Virginia, #47 Seton Hall, #117 Wright State)
#68 (Missouri) NCAA Tournament Resume (if the field was best 68 NET)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 13-5, 3-2 SEC
True Road Record: 2-4
NET: #68
Torvik (T-Rank): #61
Strength of Record: #42
Wins Above Bubble: #45
Overall SOS: #58
Non-Conference SOS: #206
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 2-3 (40%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 3-5 (37.5%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-5 (44.4%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 3-2 (wins over #15 Florida, #28 Kentucky, #36 Auburn)
Other Games to Watch
Wichita State @ USF, 1 (ESPNU)
Oakland @ Green Bay, 1 (ESPN+)
Arizona State @ Houston, 5:30 (ESPN)
Sunday Pick to Click (44-28, 61.1%, L-1 streak)
@ Houston -17.5 over Arizona State
Sunday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (14-58, 19.4%, L-2 streak)
Wichita State (+9.5) outright @ USF
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
I’m no longer 100% convinced Michigan is the best team. … in the state of Michigan.