Week 2 getting set to tip off. Gavitt games along with the start of the exempt tournaments. Should be fun!

A court storming at The Palestra as Penn take down Big 5 rivals Villanova 76-72! Great atmosphere inside. What college basketball is all about at this time of year. A great start to the non-conference season for the Ivy League with two marquis wins already.

UMass-Lowell get their 2nd ever P5 victory with a win over Georgia Tech.

UC Irvine upsets #16 USC in the Galen Center




Santa Clara by a dozen at Stanford 89-77. They will be a factor in the WCC once again this season.

A bunch of MTE's and early season tournaments begin over the next couple of weeks.

(11-14-2023 05:38 AM)Mid-Major Hoops Enthusiast Wrote:  A court storming at The Palestra as Penn take down Big 5 rivals Villanova 76-72! Great atmosphere inside. What college basketball is all about at this time of year. A great start to the non-conference season for the Ivy League with two marquis wins already.

I don’t know the dynamics of the Big 5, but I watched the end of that and was surprised at the court storming.

So we get 3 exempt tournaments starting tomorrow.
Myrtle Beach:
Charleston/Vermont
Saint Louis/Wyoming
Wichita St/Coastal Carolina
Furman/Liberty

Charleston:
St John's/North Texas
Dayton/LSU
Houston/Towson
Utah/Wake Forest

Legends:
Oklahoma St/St Bonaventure
Auburn/Notre Dame

Would be interesting to know the number of Power 5 and Big East teams that play away games at mid-major home courts in any given year.

Out of curiosity, undefeated teams in the P5 + BE going into tonight's games...

10 B12
9 ACC
7 B1G, P12, SEC
6 BE

(11-15-2023 09:05 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Out of curiosity, undefeated teams in the P5 + BE going into tonight's games...

10 B12
9 ACC
7 B1G, P12, SEC
6 BE

Assuming UCLA wins against Long Island University late tonight...these numbers stand for another day.

(11-15-2023 09:05 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Out of curiosity, undefeated teams in the P5 + BE going into tonight's games...

10 B12
9 ACC
7 B1G, P12, SEC
6 BE

That's sick. We're only 3 games into the season.

(11-15-2023 08:30 AM)esayem Wrote:  

(11-14-2023 05:38 AM)Mid-Major Hoops Enthusiast Wrote:  A court storming at The Palestra as Penn take down Big 5 rivals Villanova 76-72! Great atmosphere inside. What college basketball is all about at this time of year. A great start to the non-conference season for the Ivy League with two marquis wins already.

I don’t know the dynamics of the Big 5, but I watched the end of that and was surprised at the court storming.

Beating Villanova is the big deal here. The Big 5 (+1) changed its format this year. Let Drexel in and created two pods, with the top team in each pod meeting for the mythical championship. Most thought a ranked Villanova would win the one pod. It is now up for grabs.

(11-13-2023 06:27 PM)stever20 Wrote:  Week 2 getting set to tip off. Gavitt games along with the start of the exempt tournaments. Should be fun!

No mention of the Champions Classic? Duke takes down Michigan St, and Kansas, after starting 9-0 against Kentucky, falls behind by as many as 14 in the 2nd half, then comes back to win by 5, the victory sealed by a freshman Jamari McDowell calmly sinking two free throws with 5.4 seconds left.

(11-16-2023 12:27 AM)Fishpro10987 Wrote:  

(11-15-2023 08:30 AM)esayem Wrote:  

(11-14-2023 05:38 AM)Mid-Major Hoops Enthusiast Wrote:  A court storming at The Palestra as Penn take down Big 5 rivals Villanova 76-72! Great atmosphere inside. What college basketball is all about at this time of year. A great start to the non-conference season for the Ivy League with two marquis wins already.

I don’t know the dynamics of the Big 5, but I watched the end of that and was surprised at the court storming.

Beating Villanova is the big deal here. The Big 5 (+1) changed its format this year. Let Drexel in and created two pods, with the top team in each pod meeting for the mythical championship. Most thought a ranked Villanova would win the one pod. It is now up for grabs.

It's still Nova pretty able easy to win-
right now-
St Joe's 1-0 +8
Penn 1-1 -4
Nova 0-1 -4

Nova just would need to beat St Joe's by at least 6 points to win their pod.

Hey, S-20

What are your thoughts on Georgetown? I watched a bit of the Hoyas vs. Rutgers game last night.

Curious.

Bill

sort of like this look at things-

(11-16-2023 09:53 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  Hey, S-20

What are your thoughts on Georgetown? I watched a bit of the Hoyas vs. Rutgers game last night.

Curious.

Bill

I think it's gonna take some time. It's so bad with the Hoyas

(11-15-2023 11:44 PM)ChrisLords Wrote:  

(11-15-2023 09:05 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Out of curiosity, undefeated teams in the P5 + BE going into tonight's games...

10 B12
9 ACC
7 B1G, P12, SEC
6 BE

That's sick. We're only 3 games into the season.

It's all the marquee matchups

(11-16-2023 11:43 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(11-15-2023 11:44 PM)ChrisLords Wrote:  

(11-15-2023 09:05 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Out of curiosity, undefeated teams in the P5 + BE going into tonight's games...

10 B12
9 ACC
7 B1G, P12, SEC
6 BE

That's sick. We're only 3 games into the season.

It's all the marquee matchups

Yup. And by the end of next weekend and all the exempt tournaments, that number is going to be much lower.

(11-16-2023 11:57 AM)stever20 Wrote:  

(11-16-2023 11:43 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(11-15-2023 11:44 PM)ChrisLords Wrote:  

(11-15-2023 09:05 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Out of curiosity, undefeated teams in the P5 + BE going into tonight's games...

10 B12
9 ACC
7 B1G, P12, SEC
6 BE

That's sick. We're only 3 games into the season.

It's all the marquee matchups

Yup. And by the end of next weekend and all the exempt tournaments, that number is going to be much lower.

The beauty of college Basketball vs football - you can have great OOC match ups, and the loser isn't knocked out of the championship picture.

And the way the RPI is set up, the rewards for playing these games far outweighs the risks.

Undefeated P6 teams in play today...

6:30pm ESP2
6 Houston [3-0] o124.5
Towson [2-1] +20.5

7:00pm ACCN
Texas So. [0-2] o128.5
Virginia [3-0] -23

7:00pm BTN
Wright St. [0-2] o151.5
Indiana [2-0] -10.5

8:00pm ESP+
TX A&M-CC [2-1] o140
Texas Tech [2-0] -24.5

9:00pm BTN
Missouri [2-1] o148
Minnesota [2-0] +1.5

9:00pm ESPU
Utah [2-0] o148.5
Wake Forest [1-1] +5.5

(11-16-2023 11:09 AM)stever20 Wrote:  

(11-16-2023 09:53 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  Hey, S-20

What are your thoughts on Georgetown? I watched a bit of the Hoyas vs. Rutgers game last night.

Curious.

Bill

I think it's gonna take some time. It's so bad with the Hoyas

Seems that way. At least Georgetown outrebounded Rutgers. I was encouraged by that stat.