Week 4 College Hoops Report

[SelectionSunday]

All RPI references are courtesy of Jerry Palm @ CollegeRPI.com.

RPI Sweet 16
1. Georgetown (8-0)
2. Tennessee (6-0)
3. Ohio State (6-0)
4. Duke (8-0)
5. UConn (7-0)
6. Kansas (7-0)
7. Pitt (9-0)
8. Syracuse (8-0)
9. San Diego State (7-0)
10. Kansas State (6-1)
11. UNLV (8-0)
12. Florida (6-2)
13. West Virginia (5-2)
14. Kentucky (5-2)
15. Central Florida (6-0)
16. Miami-Florida (6-2)

Big Ten in the RPI
3. Ohio State (6-0)
32. Illinois (8-1)
36. Minnesota (7-1)
44. Wisconsin (6-2)
53. Michigan State (5-2)
66. Penn State (6-2)
69. Purdue (7-1)
82. Michigan (5-2)
99. Northwestern (5-0)
103. Indiana (7-1)
280. Iowa (4-4)

Week 4 Non-BCS Wins over BCS
Central Florida 57, Florida 54
Florida Atlantic 61, Mississippi State 59
Florida Atlantic 50, South Florida 42
Montana 66, UCLA 57
Northern Iowa 60, Iowa State 54
Richmond 67, Arizona State 61
Temple 64, Maryland 61
TCU 81, USC 69
Utah Valley State 70, Oregon State 68

Non-BCS Wins over BCS by School (cumulative)
3 -- Temple

2 -- Central Florida, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, Richmond, St. Mary's, UNLV, VCU, Xavier

1 -- Bradley, BYU, Cal State-Northridge, Campbell, Davidson, Dayton, Gonzaga, Harvard, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, LaSalle, Long Beach State, Montana, Murray State, New Mexico, Nicholls State, North Carolina-Asheville, North Texas, Northern Iowa, Old Dominion, Princeton, Rider, Saint Joseph's, St. Peter's, Samford, San Francisco, San Jose State, Seattle, South Dakota State, Southern Miss, Stetson, TCU, Texas Southern, Tulsa, UAB, Utah Valley State, UTEP, Western Carolina, Wichita State, Winthrop, Yale

Non-BCS Wins over BCS by Conference (cumulative)
10 -- Atlantic 10
8 -- Conference USA
5 -- Mountain West
4 -- Atlantic Sun, WCC
3 -- Colonial, Ivy, Missouri Valley, Southern, Sun Belt
2 -- Big South, Big West, Metro Atlantic
1 -- Big Sky, Great West, Independents, Ohio Valley, Southland, SWAC, Summit, WAC

Week 4 BCS vs. BCS Results
Arizona 83, Oklahoma 60
Arkansas 84, Oklahoma 74
Baylor 68, Arizona State 54
Boston College 88, Indiana 76
Cal 76, Iowa State 73
Colorado 83, Oregon State 57
Duke 84, Michigan State 79
Georgetown 111, Missouri 102
Illinois 79, North Carolina 67
Kansas 77, UCLA 76
Kansas State 63, Washington State 58
Maryland 62, Penn State 39
Miami-Florida 86, Ole Miss 73
Miami-Florida 79, West Virginia 76
Michigan 69, Clemson 61
Missouri 83, Oregon 80
North Carolina 75, Kentucky 73
Northwestern 91, Georgia Tech 71
Ohio State 58, Florida State 44
Purdue 66, Alabama 47
Purdue 58, Virginia Tech 55
South Carolina 64, Clemson 60
Syracuse 65, NC State 59
USC 73, Texas 56
Virginia 87, Minnesota 79
Wake Forest 76, Iowa 73
Washington 108, Texas Tech 79
Wisconsin 87, NC State 48

BCS Conferences Head-to-Head (75 games played)
1. Big East (18-7, 72%)
2. Big Ten (15-10, 60%)
3. SEC (10-10, 50%)
4. ACC (16-20, 44.4%)
5. Big 12 (9-15, 37.5%)
6. Pac 10 (7-13, 35%)

The Undefeateds (vs. D-I) (20)
Air Force, Baylor, BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Cleveland State, Duke, Georgetown, Kansas, Louisville, Memphis, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Pitt, San Diego State, Syracuse, Tennessee, UConn, UNLV

Top-50 Wins by the Big Ten (7)
Minnesota (3) -- vs. West Virginia (13), vs. North Carolina (26), NORTH DAKOTA STATE (49)
Wisconsin (2) -- NC STATE (18), vs. Boston College (22)
Ohio State (1) -- @ Florida (12)
Illinois (1) -- NORTH CAROLINA (26)

Gopher Nonconference Opponents in the RPI
13. West Virginia (5-2)
26. North Carolina (5-3)
39. Akron (3-2)
49. North Dakota State (3-3)
60. Virginia (5-3)
112. Wofford (4-5)
120. Western Kentucky (3-5)
135. Saint Joseph's (3-5)
157. Siena (2-5)
161. Cornell (2-6)
175. South Dakota State (5-1)
324. Eastern Kentucky (3-4)

Week 4 Team of the Week: Virginia -- Road wins @ Minnesota and Virginia Tech prove Tony Bennett's Cavaliers are figuring things out, and now they have sharp-shooter Sammy Zeglinski back in the rotation.

Week 4 Team of the Weak: Virginia Tech -- The Hokies started 2010-11 as the trendy pick to finish second to Duke in the ACC. After home losses to Purdue and Virginia, even with the NCAA Tournament field expanded to 68 teams Seth Greenberg's Hokies again appear headed toward the bubble. ... if they're lucky.

 

[Holy Man]

Hodger, maybe the world may discern that Seth is not a great coach? Constantly hovering around the bubble with no breakout seasons, constant whining about selection committee's decisions, etc. are making him an unattractive coach. They had Purdue and while Va may not be the patsy we envisioned when ESPN put them on our schedule, there is no excuse for the Hokies to lose both of those games.

I don't visit other message boards, but I would be curious about the form of meltdown the Hokie fanbase must be in now.

It will be a fascinating view on Selection Sunday to see Seth at number 69!

 

[howeda7]

Hodger, maybe the world may discern that Seth is not a great coach? Constantly hovering around the bubble with no breakout seasons, constant whining about selection committee's decisions, etc. are making him an unattractive coach. They had Purdue and while Va may not be the patsy we envisioned when ESPN put them on our schedule, there is no excuse for the Hokies to lose both of those games.

I don't visit other message boards, but I would be curious about the form of meltdown the Hokie fanbase must be in now.

It will be a fascinating view on Selection Sunday to see Seth at number 69!

VT doesn't exactly care about basketball as long as Beamer and co. keep going to Orange Bowls. That said, I think another NIT may spell the end for Seth. With UVa as bad as it's been for the past many years, they certainly have not taken advantage. Bennett and company will be zooming by soon, if not this year. That won't sit well.

 

[SelectionSunday]

Va Tech

The ironic thing is, Greenberg finally put together a tough nonconference schedule, but they've whiffed on their best opportunities for quality wins (K-State, UNLV, Purdue). The only decent win they have is Okie State.