College Hoops Around The Country [TN opponents, RPI, others]

[VolArmy74]

St. Mary’s is gonna be a tough out for Zaga.

Their game at St Mary's along with the Alabama game are probably their best shots at losing the rest of the way. Hopefully they drop a couple of extra ones and are not a top 3/4 seed.

 

[Kas232323]

Their game at St Mary's along with the Alabama game are probably their best shots at losing the rest of the way. Hopefully they drop a couple of extra ones and are not a top 3/4 seed.

Portland looked pretty good in that thanksgiving tourney…

 

[Hoosier_Vol]

Okay maybe I shouldn't have said "easily", fair enough. Now with that said I think they have the best early resume with blowout wins vs Gonzaga and Duke. The FSU game was kinda expected after a long flight across the country just a few days earlier.

 

[Hoosier_Vol]

Two things I think most of us can agree on is that UNC was way overrated early and that Louisville maybe the worst team in the country.

 

[JoAllan]

Two things I think most of us can agree on is that UNC was way overrated early and that Louisville maybe the worst team in the country.

FSU is trying their best to keep pace.

 

[walkenvol]

I thought Miss St was a second tier SEC team this season? Are they going to challenge for the top spots in the league?

 

[Hoosier_Vol]

Monday's Scores of Interest:

* Couple near miss upsets last night*

#18 Gonzaga-73
Kent State-66

#22 San Diego State-70
Troy-65

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

FSU would beat Louisville based on what I've seen.

 

[Hoosier_Vol]

Wednesday's Games of Note:

(8-1) Yale at (6-3) Butler
(6-2) #17 Illinois at (6-0) #2 Texas 7pm/ESPN
(4-5) UNC Greensboro at (7-1) #9 Arkansas 7p/SECN
(7-2) Georgia at (5-3) Georgia Tech 7pm/ESPN2
(7-2) James Madison at (7-0) #3 Virginia 8pm/ACCN
(8-0) #13 Maryland at (6-2) Wisconsin 9pm/ESPN2
(6-1) Iowa vs (8-2) #15 Duke 9:30pm/ESPN

 

[Hoosier_Vol]

FSU would beat Louisville based on what I've seen.

By double figures

 

[Jeff Clark]

Well the Missouri Tigers are 8-0 to start this season. Is this a fluke or will the Tigers be a surprise team?

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Well the Missouri Tigers are 8-0 to start this season. Is this a fluke or will the Tigers be a surprise team?

They've played absolutely no one. Let's see how they do against KU Saturday.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

I wonder what Cuonzo is doing these days. 51 is pretty young to hang up his whistle.

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

They've got to be better w/o Cuonzo. It is a law of physics.

 

[VolGee4]

They've played absolutely no one. Let's see how they do against KU Saturday.

Their best win on KenPom is Wichita State at 87, and they are 4-4. The rest are 175 and above with 6 wins against teams ranked 200+.

Mississippi State has two solid wins against Marquette and Utah, but they will need to beat some top SEC teams to get a better resume. Their defense has been great, so that should keep them in games.

 

[Volprofch05]

Their best win on KenPom is Wichita State at 87, and they are 4-4. The rest are 175 and above with 6 wins against teams ranked 200+.

Mississippi State has two solid wins against Marquette and Utah, but they will need to beat some top SEC teams to get a better resume. Their defense has been great, so that should keep them in games.

Wichita state lost to Alcorn state by 9, who the Vols just beat by 54...

 

[cardvolfan]

Wichita state lost to Alcorn state by 9, who the Vols just beat by 54...

So, what you’re really saying is Mizzou probably stinks? I would imagine that their record belies their true identity. On another comparative score, Ole Miss beat Alcorn by 15.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

So, what you’re really saying is Mizzou probably stinks? I would imagine that their record belies their true identity. On another comparative score, Ole Miss beat Alcorn by 15.

I mean it's always a red flag when you're 9-0, in a P5 conference, and not ranked in either poll and only got 2 votes in each poll.

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

Missouri benefited heavily from not participating a MTE this season and there's a strong chance that they don't win any more games in December now that they're actually going to face stout competition.

 

[Volprofch05]

So, what you’re really saying is Mizzou probably stinks? I would imagine that their record belies their true identity. On another comparative score, Ole Miss beat Alcorn by 15.

The transitive property doesn't always work in sports, and especially college hoops, but sometimes it does...

 

[Lankykong]

Kinda crazy watching some of these other games and seeing how many of their major contributors are transfers like Illinois

Also weird seeing other teams literally just play iso

 

[TrapVol]

Don't know if anyone is watching, but Arkansas is losing to a bad UNC Greensboro team 24-17 with 2 minutes left in the 1st half. I'm sure the Hogs will pull away in the 2nd, but right now they look horrible.

 

[SGMVols]

Don't know if anyone is watching, but Arkansas is losing to a bad UNC Greensboro team 24-17 with 2 minutes left in the 1st half. I'm sure the Hogs will pull away in the 2nd, but right now they look horrible.

There may not be any great teams in the SEC this year. Door is open for us to win some conference hardware.

 

[Jeff Clark]

There may not be any great teams in the SEC this year. Door is open for us to win some conference hardware.

Auburn and Tennessee may be the best teams in the SEC this season.

 

[knoxvol52]

Auburn and Tennessee may be the best teams in the SEC this season.

Kansas coach Bill Self said Tennessee is final four good