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Tommie Talk and the NET/Torvik Gospel
St. Thomas (15-5, 8-9 ATS)
NET: Tommies remain at #122
Torvik (T-Rank): Tommies drop 1 spot to #113
(all rankings NET, all times Central)
Tuesday Summit League Results/Highlights
No games
Wednesday Summit League Slate
#282 South Dakota @ #263 Omaha, 7 (SLN)
Wednesday Reach the Summit Selections (17-5, 77.3%, 0 exactas)
Omaha over South Dakota by 7
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 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): #129
Strength of Record: #118
Wins Above Bubble: #125
Overall SOS: #359
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 (@ #283 UTEP)
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-0
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- #49 Miami-Ohio (20-0, 8-0 MAC) remained undefeated with a thrilling 107-101 overtime victory over host Kent State (14-5, 5-2 MAC). Senior guard Peter Suder led the RedHawks with 27 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists. Junior wing Eian Elmer added 25 points and six rebounds. The RedHawks, Arizona, and Nebraska are the nation's only remaining unbeatens.
-- #40 UCLA quickly returns to the Bubble Board with a 69-67 win over Purdue on a three-pointer by Tyler Bilodeau (14 points) with eight seconds left. Bruins PG Donovan Dent awoke from his slumber with 23 points and 13 assists.
-- #76 Oklahoma State falls off the Bubble Board with its 68-65 loss to #46 TCU. I do not consider teams with a NET ranking above #75 for at-large consideration.
Tuesday Bubblicious Results (bubble teams underlined)
#21 Iowa 68, Rutgers 62
#28 NC State 80, Clemson 76
#34 Auburn 78, Ole Miss 66
Florida State 65, #35 Miami-Florida 63
#36 Ohio State 82, Minnesota 74
#40 UCLA 69, Purdue 67
Saint John's 65, #44 Seton Hall 62
#46 TCU 68, #76 Oklahoma State 65
Florida 79, #50 LSU 61
#51 Butler 87, DePaul 80
Texas Tech 92, #52 Baylor 73
Georgia 74, #70 Missouri 72
Wednesday Bubblicious Tracker
#42 Texas @ Kentucky, 6 (SECN)
Xavier @ #56 Creighton, 6 (FS1)
Memphis @ #53 Tulsa, 7 (ESPN+)
Fresno State @ #41 New Mexico, 8 (CBSSN)
#54 Virginia Tech @ Syracuse, 8 (ACCN)
Northwestern @ #48 USC, 10 (BTN)
Daily Bubblicious Snapshots (#41, #50, #52, #68)
A daily look at the bubble and watching it evolve & shrink leading up to Selection Sunday:
#41 (New Mexico) NCAA Tournament Resume (best at-large NET# left out of 2025 field)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 13-4, 5-2 Mountain West
True Road Record: 3-3
NET: #41
Torvik (T-Rank): #42
Strength of Record: #49
Wins Above Bubble: #48
Overall SOS: #100
Non-Conference SOS: #120
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-3 (25%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-4 (50%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 7-4 (63.6%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-2
#50 (LSU) NCAA Tournament Resume (mythical Bubble cutline)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 13-6, 1-5 SEC
True Road Record: 1-3
NET: #50
Torvik (T-Rank): #47
Strength of Record: #57
Wins Above Bubble: #58
Overall SOS: #74
Non-Conference SOS: #266
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-5 (16.7%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 2-5 (28.6%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 5-6 (45.5%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 2-5 (wins vs. #31 SMU, #70 Missouri)
#52 (Baylor) NCAA Tournament Resume (worst at-large NET# to make 2025 field)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 10-7, 1-5 Big XII
True Road Record: 1-3
NET: #52
Torvik (T-Rank): #58
Strength of Record: #59
Wins Above Bubble: #54
Overall SOS: #11
Non-Conference SOS: #178
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-6 (14.3%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-7 (36.4%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-7 (36.4%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 1-5 (win vs. #47 San Diego State)
#68 (Stanford) NCAA Tournament Resume (if the field was best 68 NET)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 14-5, 3-3 ACC
True Road Record: 2-1
NET: #68
Torvik (T-Rank): #70
Strength of Record: #45
Wins Above Bubble: #38
Overall SOS: #61
Non-Conference SOS: #281
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 4-2 (66.7%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 6-2 (75%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 9-5 (64.3%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 5-2 (wins over #15 Louisville, vs. #22 Saint Louis, #30 North Carolina, @ #54 Virginia Tech, #137 Portland State)
Other Games to Watch
Radford @ Winthrop, 5:30 (ESPN+)
Notre Dame @ North Carolina, 6 (ESPN2)
Colgate @ American, 6 (ESPN+)
Cincinnati @ Arizona, 8 (FS1)
Washington @ Nebraska, 8 (BTN)
San Diego State @ Grand Canyon, 10 (FS1)
Wednesday Pick to Click (46-29, 61.3%, L-1 streak)
Murray State -5.5 @ Drake
Wednesday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (15-60, 20%, L-2 streak)
@ La Salle (+10.5) outright over Dayton
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
For the first time I'm coming around to college basketball going to four quarters instead of two halves. Something has to be done about all the free throws at the end of games. Having five fouls per quarter to reach the bonus may help alleviate that problem, "may" being the operative word.
St. Thomas (15-5, 8-9 ATS)
NET: Tommies remain at #122
Torvik (T-Rank): Tommies drop 1 spot to #113
(all rankings NET, all times Central)
Tuesday Summit League Results/Highlights
No games
Wednesday Summit League Slate
#282 South Dakota @ #263 Omaha, 7 (SLN)
Wednesday Reach the Summit Selections (17-5, 77.3%, 0 exactas)
Omaha over South Dakota by 7
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 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): #129
Strength of Record: #118
Wins Above Bubble: #125
Overall SOS: #359
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 (@ #283 UTEP)
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-0
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- #49 Miami-Ohio (20-0, 8-0 MAC) remained undefeated with a thrilling 107-101 overtime victory over host Kent State (14-5, 5-2 MAC). Senior guard Peter Suder led the RedHawks with 27 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists. Junior wing Eian Elmer added 25 points and six rebounds. The RedHawks, Arizona, and Nebraska are the nation's only remaining unbeatens.
-- #40 UCLA quickly returns to the Bubble Board with a 69-67 win over Purdue on a three-pointer by Tyler Bilodeau (14 points) with eight seconds left. Bruins PG Donovan Dent awoke from his slumber with 23 points and 13 assists.
-- #76 Oklahoma State falls off the Bubble Board with its 68-65 loss to #46 TCU. I do not consider teams with a NET ranking above #75 for at-large consideration.
Tuesday Bubblicious Results (bubble teams underlined)
#21 Iowa 68, Rutgers 62
#28 NC State 80, Clemson 76
#34 Auburn 78, Ole Miss 66
Florida State 65, #35 Miami-Florida 63
#36 Ohio State 82, Minnesota 74
#40 UCLA 69, Purdue 67
Saint John's 65, #44 Seton Hall 62
#46 TCU 68, #76 Oklahoma State 65
Florida 79, #50 LSU 61
#51 Butler 87, DePaul 80
Texas Tech 92, #52 Baylor 73
Georgia 74, #70 Missouri 72
Wednesday Bubblicious Tracker
#42 Texas @ Kentucky, 6 (SECN)
Xavier @ #56 Creighton, 6 (FS1)
Memphis @ #53 Tulsa, 7 (ESPN+)
Fresno State @ #41 New Mexico, 8 (CBSSN)
#54 Virginia Tech @ Syracuse, 8 (ACCN)
Northwestern @ #48 USC, 10 (BTN)
Daily Bubblicious Snapshots (#41, #50, #52, #68)
A daily look at the bubble and watching it evolve & shrink leading up to Selection Sunday:
#41 (New Mexico) NCAA Tournament Resume (best at-large NET# left out of 2025 field)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 13-4, 5-2 Mountain West
True Road Record: 3-3
NET: #41
Torvik (T-Rank): #42
Strength of Record: #49
Wins Above Bubble: #48
Overall SOS: #100
Non-Conference SOS: #120
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-3 (25%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-4 (50%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 7-4 (63.6%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-2
#50 (LSU) NCAA Tournament Resume (mythical Bubble cutline)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 13-6, 1-5 SEC
True Road Record: 1-3
NET: #50
Torvik (T-Rank): #47
Strength of Record: #57
Wins Above Bubble: #58
Overall SOS: #74
Non-Conference SOS: #266
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-5 (16.7%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 2-5 (28.6%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 5-6 (45.5%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 2-5 (wins vs. #31 SMU, #70 Missouri)
#52 (Baylor) NCAA Tournament Resume (worst at-large NET# to make 2025 field)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 10-7, 1-5 Big XII
True Road Record: 1-3
NET: #52
Torvik (T-Rank): #58
Strength of Record: #59
Wins Above Bubble: #54
Overall SOS: #11
Non-Conference SOS: #178
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-6 (14.3%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-7 (36.4%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-7 (36.4%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 1-5 (win vs. #47 San Diego State)
#68 (Stanford) NCAA Tournament Resume (if the field was best 68 NET)
Record vs. DI Opponents: 14-5, 3-3 ACC
True Road Record: 2-1
NET: #68
Torvik (T-Rank): #70
Strength of Record: #45
Wins Above Bubble: #38
Overall SOS: #61
Non-Conference SOS: #281
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 4-2 (66.7%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 6-2 (75%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 9-5 (64.3%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 5-2 (wins over #15 Louisville, vs. #22 Saint Louis, #30 North Carolina, @ #54 Virginia Tech, #137 Portland State)
Other Games to Watch
Radford @ Winthrop, 5:30 (ESPN+)
Notre Dame @ North Carolina, 6 (ESPN2)
Colgate @ American, 6 (ESPN+)
Cincinnati @ Arizona, 8 (FS1)
Washington @ Nebraska, 8 (BTN)
San Diego State @ Grand Canyon, 10 (FS1)
Wednesday Pick to Click (46-29, 61.3%, L-1 streak)
Murray State -5.5 @ Drake
Wednesday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (15-60, 20%, L-2 streak)
@ La Salle (+10.5) outright over Dayton
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
For the first time I'm coming around to college basketball going to four quarters instead of two halves. Something has to be done about all the free throws at the end of games. Having five fouls per quarter to reach the bonus may help alleviate that problem, "may" being the operative word.