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Tommie Talk and the NET/Torvik Gospel
St. Thomas (17-5, 9-10 ATS)
NET: Tommies move up 1 spot to #114
Torvik (T-Rank): Tommies drop 2 spots to #118
(all rankings NET, all times Central)
#114 St. Thomas 90, @ #280 South Dakota 78
Nick Janowski (23 points, 5 rebounds) and Ryan Dufault (13 points, 4 rebounds) led the Tommies to their first win in Vermillion since moving to Division I. Brookings (South Dakota State) now is the only Summit League city where UST has not won. The Tommies trailed 39-37 at halftime but shot a blistering 65.4% in the second half to pull away. The 'Yotes, playing without leading scorer Isaac Bruns, were led by Jordan Crawford's 22 points.
Other Saturday Summit League Results/Highlights
#117 North Dakota State 86, @ #325 Oral Roberts 58: The Bison (18-5, 8-0 Summit) remained unbeaten in league play behind Tay Smith's 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting from three-point land. Ofri Naveh was the only ORU (5-17, 0-7 Summit) player in double figures with 12 points.
#268 Omaha 77, @ #347 Kansas City 60: Paul Djobet had game-highs of 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Mavericks (10-12, 3-4 Summit) to a season split with the 'Roos. Tony Osburn, Christian Richardson, and Grant Stubblefield all added a dozen points apiece. The 'Roos (4-17, 1-6 Summit) were paced by Kasheem Grady II with 15 points.
#270 North Dakota 93, @ #263 Denver 86: UND improved to 12-12 overall and 6-2 in the Summit behind a 30-burger from guard Greyson Uelmen (3-of-6 from 3). Eli King (17) and Zach Craft (13) also had three three-pointers apiece. Denver (9-13, 2-5 Summit) was led by sharpshooter Carson Johnson's 32 points and five three-point field goals.
Sunday Summit League Slate
No games
Sunday Reach the Summit Selections (23-7, 76.7%, 0 exactas)
No games
Current Top 5 (NDSU/UST/UND/SDSU/USD) Head-to-Head
Let's keep 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. St. Thomas (4-1)
3. North Dakota (2-1)
4. South Dakota State (0-3)
5. South Dakota (0-4)
Summit League Power Rankings through Week 12 (record vs. Division I)
1. North Dakota State (15-5)
2. St. Thomas (14-5)
3. South Dakota State (7-11)
4. North Dakota (9-12)
5. South Dakota (8-11)
6. Denver (6-13)
7. Omaha (6-12)
8. Oral Roberts (2-17)
9. Kansas City (1-17)
Summit League Leader (North Dakota State) Resume Snapshot
NET: #117
Torvik (T-Rank): #125
Record vs. DI Opponents: 15-5, 8-0 Summit
True Road Record: 7-4
Projected NCAA Tournament Seed: #15
Strength of Record: #111
Wins Above Bubble: #110
Overall SOS: #356
Non-Conference SOS: #345
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 (@ #277 UTEP)
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-0
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- Stanford arguably has the craziest NCAA Tournament resume in all of college hoops. The Cardinal are an impressive 4-2 vs. Quad 1 opponents, 6-3 combined vs. Quads 1-2, and have a 5-2 record vs. teams I currently have projected into the Field of 68, but they also have three Quad 3 losses. Hence, the NET ranking of #72, which accurately reflects their up-and-down nature. They'd be an interesting case study for the NCAA Selection Committee right now.
-- Saturday's biggest movers up and down the Bubble Board? (Upward) #40 Texas routs #32 Georgia by 20; (Downward) #55 Seton Hall drops its fourth straight game, 67-60 @ DePaul.
Saturday Bubblicious Results (bubble teams underlined)
#37 Miami-Florida 85, Syracuse 76
#40 Texas 87, Georgia 67
#42 UCLA 71, Northwestern 64
#44 TCU 97, Baylor 90
#47 San Diego State 82, UNLV 71
#49 Tulsa 87, Rice 81
Louisville 85, #51 Virginia Tech 71
#53 VCU 75, Davidson 69
DePaul 67, #55 Seton Hall 60
#61 Belmont 80, Illinois State 69
Rhode Island 74, #68 George Mason 65
#69 Missouri 88, Oklahoma 87
Iowa State 84, #73 Oklahoma State 71
Sunday Bubblicious Tracker
#56 USC @ Wisconsin, 3 (NBCSN/Peacock)
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 A&M) NCAA Tournament Resume (best NET# left out of 2025 field)
NET: #41
Torvik (T-Rank): #27
Record vs. DI Opponents: 16-4, 6-1 SEC
True Road Record: 3-2
Strength of Record: #33
Wins Above Bubble: #35
Overall SOS: #87
Non-Conference SOS: #263
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 2-3 (40%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 5-4 (55.6%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 9-4 (69.2%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 2-3 (wins @ #28 Auburn, @ #40 Texas)
#50 (Butler) NCAA Tournament Resume (mythical Bubble cutline)
NET: #50
Torvik (T-Rank): #50
Record vs. DI Opponents: 13-7, 4-5 Big East
True Road Record: 1-4
Strength of Record: #58
Wins Above Bubble: #57
Overall SOS: #53
Non-Conference SOS: #134
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 2-4 (33.3%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-7 (36.4%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 8-7 (53.3%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 3-4 (wins vs. #14 Virginia, @ #55 Seton Hall, #131 Wright State)
#52 (Akron) NCAA Tournament Resume (worst at-large NET# to make 2025 field)
NET: #52
Torvik (T-Rank): #49
Record vs. DI Opponents: 14-4, 7-1 MAC
True Road Record: 4-2
Strength of Record: #69
Wins Above Bubble: #65
Overall SOS: #200
Non-Conference SOS: #205
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-2 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 1-4 (20%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-4 (50%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-4
#68 (George Mason) NCAA Tournament Resume (if the field was best 68 NET)
NET: #68
Torvik (T-Rank): #105
Record vs. DI Opponents: 17-2, 6-1 Atlantic 10
True Road Record: 3-2
Strength of Record: #41
Wins Above Bubble: #46
Overall SOS: #307
Non-Conference SOS: #343
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-1 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 3-2 (60%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 7-2 (77.8%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 1-1 (win vs. #90 FAU)
Other Games to Watch
FAU @ USF, noon (ESPN2)
Oregon @ Washington, 2 (Peacock)
Sunday Pick to Click (48-31, 60.8%, W-1 streak)
@ USF -4.5 over FAU
Sunday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (16-63, 20.3%, L-3 streak)
Oregon (+9.5) outright @ Washington
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
After losing at home to Tennessee, it's apparent Alabama head coach Nate Oats and his University of Alabama donor/judge (just call him "TRO") need to find a couple more pros for the Crimson Tide roster.
St. Thomas (17-5, 9-10 ATS)
NET: Tommies move up 1 spot to #114
Torvik (T-Rank): Tommies drop 2 spots to #118
(all rankings NET, all times Central)
#114 St. Thomas 90, @ #280 South Dakota 78
Nick Janowski (23 points, 5 rebounds) and Ryan Dufault (13 points, 4 rebounds) led the Tommies to their first win in Vermillion since moving to Division I. Brookings (South Dakota State) now is the only Summit League city where UST has not won. The Tommies trailed 39-37 at halftime but shot a blistering 65.4% in the second half to pull away. The 'Yotes, playing without leading scorer Isaac Bruns, were led by Jordan Crawford's 22 points.
Other Saturday Summit League Results/Highlights
#117 North Dakota State 86, @ #325 Oral Roberts 58: The Bison (18-5, 8-0 Summit) remained unbeaten in league play behind Tay Smith's 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting from three-point land. Ofri Naveh was the only ORU (5-17, 0-7 Summit) player in double figures with 12 points.
#268 Omaha 77, @ #347 Kansas City 60: Paul Djobet had game-highs of 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Mavericks (10-12, 3-4 Summit) to a season split with the 'Roos. Tony Osburn, Christian Richardson, and Grant Stubblefield all added a dozen points apiece. The 'Roos (4-17, 1-6 Summit) were paced by Kasheem Grady II with 15 points.
#270 North Dakota 93, @ #263 Denver 86: UND improved to 12-12 overall and 6-2 in the Summit behind a 30-burger from guard Greyson Uelmen (3-of-6 from 3). Eli King (17) and Zach Craft (13) also had three three-pointers apiece. Denver (9-13, 2-5 Summit) was led by sharpshooter Carson Johnson's 32 points and five three-point field goals.
Sunday Summit League Slate
No games
Sunday Reach the Summit Selections (23-7, 76.7%, 0 exactas)
No games
Current Top 5 (NDSU/UST/UND/SDSU/USD) Head-to-Head
Let's keep 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. St. Thomas (4-1)
3. North Dakota (2-1)
4. South Dakota State (0-3)
5. South Dakota (0-4)
Summit League Power Rankings through Week 12 (record vs. Division I)
1. North Dakota State (15-5)
2. St. Thomas (14-5)
3. South Dakota State (7-11)
4. North Dakota (9-12)
5. South Dakota (8-11)
6. Denver (6-13)
7. Omaha (6-12)
8. Oral Roberts (2-17)
9. Kansas City (1-17)
Summit League Leader (North Dakota State) Resume Snapshot
NET: #117
Torvik (T-Rank): #125
Record vs. DI Opponents: 15-5, 8-0 Summit
True Road Record: 7-4
Projected NCAA Tournament Seed: #15
Strength of Record: #111
Wins Above Bubble: #110
Overall SOS: #356
Non-Conference SOS: #345
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 (@ #277 UTEP)
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-0
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- Stanford arguably has the craziest NCAA Tournament resume in all of college hoops. The Cardinal are an impressive 4-2 vs. Quad 1 opponents, 6-3 combined vs. Quads 1-2, and have a 5-2 record vs. teams I currently have projected into the Field of 68, but they also have three Quad 3 losses. Hence, the NET ranking of #72, which accurately reflects their up-and-down nature. They'd be an interesting case study for the NCAA Selection Committee right now.
-- Saturday's biggest movers up and down the Bubble Board? (Upward) #40 Texas routs #32 Georgia by 20; (Downward) #55 Seton Hall drops its fourth straight game, 67-60 @ DePaul.
Saturday Bubblicious Results (bubble teams underlined)
#37 Miami-Florida 85, Syracuse 76
#40 Texas 87, Georgia 67
#42 UCLA 71, Northwestern 64
#44 TCU 97, Baylor 90
#47 San Diego State 82, UNLV 71
#49 Tulsa 87, Rice 81
Louisville 85, #51 Virginia Tech 71
#53 VCU 75, Davidson 69
DePaul 67, #55 Seton Hall 60
#61 Belmont 80, Illinois State 69
Rhode Island 74, #68 George Mason 65
#69 Missouri 88, Oklahoma 87
Iowa State 84, #73 Oklahoma State 71
Sunday Bubblicious Tracker
#56 USC @ Wisconsin, 3 (NBCSN/Peacock)
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 A&M) NCAA Tournament Resume (best NET# left out of 2025 field)
NET: #41
Torvik (T-Rank): #27
Record vs. DI Opponents: 16-4, 6-1 SEC
True Road Record: 3-2
Strength of Record: #33
Wins Above Bubble: #35
Overall SOS: #87
Non-Conference SOS: #263
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 2-3 (40%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 5-4 (55.6%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 9-4 (69.2%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 2-3 (wins @ #28 Auburn, @ #40 Texas)
#50 (Butler) NCAA Tournament Resume (mythical Bubble cutline)
NET: #50
Torvik (T-Rank): #50
Record vs. DI Opponents: 13-7, 4-5 Big East
True Road Record: 1-4
Strength of Record: #58
Wins Above Bubble: #57
Overall SOS: #53
Non-Conference SOS: #134
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 2-4 (33.3%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-7 (36.4%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 8-7 (53.3%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 3-4 (wins vs. #14 Virginia, @ #55 Seton Hall, #131 Wright State)
#52 (Akron) NCAA Tournament Resume (worst at-large NET# to make 2025 field)
NET: #52
Torvik (T-Rank): #49
Record vs. DI Opponents: 14-4, 7-1 MAC
True Road Record: 4-2
Strength of Record: #69
Wins Above Bubble: #65
Overall SOS: #200
Non-Conference SOS: #205
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-2 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 1-4 (20%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-4 (50%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-4
#68 (George Mason) NCAA Tournament Resume (if the field was best 68 NET)
NET: #68
Torvik (T-Rank): #105
Record vs. DI Opponents: 17-2, 6-1 Atlantic 10
True Road Record: 3-2
Strength of Record: #41
Wins Above Bubble: #46
Overall SOS: #307
Non-Conference SOS: #343
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-1 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 3-2 (60%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 7-2 (77.8%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 1-1 (win vs. #90 FAU)
Other Games to Watch
FAU @ USF, noon (ESPN2)
Oregon @ Washington, 2 (Peacock)
Sunday Pick to Click (48-31, 60.8%, W-1 streak)
@ USF -4.5 over FAU
Sunday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (16-63, 20.3%, L-3 streak)
Oregon (+9.5) outright @ Washington
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
After losing at home to Tennessee, it's apparent Alabama head coach Nate Oats and his University of Alabama donor/judge (just call him "TRO") need to find a couple more pros for the Crimson Tide roster.