Tommie Talk & the Torvik (T-Rank) Rankings
St. Thomas (5-3, 3-5 ATS) moves up two spots to #144.
Monday Reach the Summit Results
Arizona 103, Denver 73
Lindenwood 80, Kansas City 67
Florida Gulf Coast 93, Oral Roberts 88
Noteworthy: Kansas City (1-5) and Oral Roberts (2-5) have yet to defeat a Division 1 opponent.
Tuesday Reach the Summit Slate
#321 Oral Roberts (2-5) vs. #131 Kennesaw State (4-1), 3:30
#125 South Dakota State (4-2) vs. #126 Utah Valley (3-2), 5
#190 Omaha (2-4) vs. #152 James Madison (4-3), 6 (ESPN+)
Tuesday Feast Week Buffet
Sunshine Slam Ocean 3rd place & title game: Bethune-Cookman vs. Stony Brook, 10:30; Jacksonville vs. Pacific, 12:30
Champion Pick: Bethune-Cookman (nope)
ESPN Events Adventure winner/loser brackets: (W) Liberty vs. Towson, 11 (ESPN2); (L) Rhode Island vs. Vermont, 1:30 (ESPNU); (W) Bradley vs. vs. UC-San Diego, 4 (ESPN2); (L) Princeton vs. Temple, 6:30 (ESPNU)
Champion Pick: Liberty
Players Era 2nd Round: Notre Dame (0-1) vs. Rutgers (0-1), 12 (TNT); Creighton (0-1) vs. Iowa State (1-0), 1 (TRUTV); Kansas (1-0) vs. Syracuse (0-1), 2:30 (TNT); Baylor (1-0) vs. Saint John’s (0-1), 3:30 (TRUTV); Houston (1-0) vs. Tennessee (1-0), 5 (TNT); Auburn (1-0) vs. Michigan (1-0), 7:30 (TNT); Gonzaga (1-0) vs. Maryland (1-0); Oregon (0-1) vs. San Diego State (0-1), 10 (TNT); Alabama (0-1) vs. UNLV (0-1), 110 (TRUTV);
Champion Pick: Houston
Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinals: San Jose State vs. Tulsa, 12:30 (CBSSN); Loyola-Chicago vs. Northern Iowa, 3 (CBSSN)
Champion Pick: Northern Iowa
Maui Invitational winner/loser brackets: (L) Boise State vs, NC State, 1:30 (ESPN2); (W) Seton Hall vs. USC, 4 (ESPN); (W) Arizona State vs. Washington State, 7 (ESPN); (L) Chaminade vs. Texas, 9:30 (ESPN2)
Champion Pick: NC State (nope)
Sunshine Slam Beach 3rd place & title game: Loyola Marymount vs. Ohio, 4 (CBSSN); FAU vs. George mason, 6:30 (CBSSN)
Champion Pick: Loyola Marymount (nope)
Acrisure Classic semifinals: Iowa vs. Ole Miss, 8:30 (CBSSN); Grand Canyon vs. Utah, 11 (CBSSN)
Champion Pick: Iowa
Mid- & Low-Major Conferences vs. Power 5/Gonzaga (through Nov. 24)
WCC (3-3): San Francisco over Minnesota, Santa Clara over Xavier, Seattle over Stanford
Atlantic 10 (2-6): Davidson over Boston College, Dayton over Marquette
American (2-10): FAU over BC, Tulane over BC
Mountain West (1-6): New Mexico over Mississippi State
Big West (1-7): Cal Poly over Utah
MAC (1-8): Buffalo over DePaul
NEC (2-19): Central Connecticut over BC, Central Connecticut over Rutgers
Southland (1-15): New Orleans over TCU
MAAC (1-17): Quinnipiac over Pitt
Ivy (0-4)
Missouri Valley (0-5)
WAC (0-7)
Conference USA (0-8)
SoCon (0-9)
Summit (0-10)
Big Sky (0-11)
America East (0-12)
Big South (0-12)
Coastal (0-12)
Sun Belt (0-12)
MEAC (0-14)
OVC (0-15)
Patriot (0-18)
ASUN (0-19)
Horizon (0-19)
SWAC (0-29)
Record: 14-307 (4.36 winning %)
Tuesday Mid- & Low-Major vs. Power 5/Gonzaga Slate
AMERICAN
East Carolina vs. Michigan State
ATLANTIC 10
Saint Bonaventure vs. North Carolina
BIG SOUTH
Winthrop @ Nebraska
BIG WEST
Cal State Bakersfield @ Florida State
COASTAL
Campbell @ Wake Forest
MAAC
Mount Saint Mary’s @ Ohio State
Quinnipiac @ UCF
MEAC
South Carolina State @ Missouri
MOUNTAIN WEST
Boise State vs. NC State
Grand Canyon vs. Utah
San Diego State vs. Oregon
UNLV vs. Alabama
PATRIOT
Boston U @ Penn State
SWAC
Mississippi Valley State @ Texas A&M
SUN BELT
ODU @ Villanova
WCC
Washington State vs. Arizona State
Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head (through Nov. 24)
1 Gonzaga (4-0)
2 Big XII (21-12)
3 B1G (15-10)
4 ACC (9-13)
5 Big East (8-14)
6 SEC (9-17)
Tuesday Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head Slate
Notre Dame vs. Rutgers, 12 (TNT)
Creighton vs. Iowa State, 1 (TRUTV)
Kansas vs. Syracuse, 2:30 (TNT)
Baylor vs. Saint John’s, 3:30 (TRUTV)
Seton Hall vs. USC, 4 (ESPN)
Houston vs. Tennessee, 5 (TNT)
Kansas State @ Indiana, 7 (FS1)
Auburn vs. Michigan, 7:30 (TNT)
Gonzaga vs. Maryland, 8:30 (TRUTV)
Iowa vs. Ole Miss, 8:30 (CBSSN)
Cal vs. UCLA, 9 (ESPN)
Tuesday Pick to Click (14-8, L2 streak)
Seton Hall +6.5 vs. USC
Tuesday Daily Outright (+7 or more ‘dog) Dragon Slayer (4-18, W1 streak)
Murray State (+7.5) outright over George Washington
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
Kansas, Michigan State, Gonzaga.
The only programs to make every NCAA Tournament since the calendar turned to 2000. Not once have they missed. The most impressive, least appreciated college basketball feat you never hear about. And especially impressive for the Zags, who reside in a traditionally 1- or 2-bid conference.