Around the Country

[HarryBosch]

The IU-UNC game was everything you'd hope for in college hoops. IU pulled away 76-67 in the end.

Yecht! I hate both programs.

 

[#BearcatNation]

Ohio State is up 12 at the half at #6 Virginia

Virginia won 63-61.

 

[WAITE HOYT 2]

Yecht! I hate both programs.

hating your opponent is the ultimate respect.

 

[AZ BEARCAT]

Penn ST last loss was UC. Beat GT 76-70

 

[AZ BEARCAT]

67-60

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

Penn ST last loss was UC. Beat GT 76-70

Yep. They are currently #100 in the KenPom. If they could stay in that range all season it will be a great boost to our OOC. They're a young team, hopefully they continue to improve.

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

UCLA is so fun to watch. They are up 10 in the second half at Rupp

 

[WAITE HOYT 2]

UCLA is so fun to watch. They are up 10 in the second half at Rupp

Yea I'm watching that game. They got some guys with range. They always seem to make the extra pass.

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

Rhode Island falls to Providence on the road. Like I said earlier this week, that's a bubble team of I've ever seen one.

 

[Bearcat Rob]

Temple could get ranked soon with how they are paying. 5 straight wins including wins vs West Virginia florida st and st joes. Enechionyia is having a great year.
Not a big rpi guy but we have 6 games left against rpi top 25.
Xavier
Butler
Temple x2
Ucf x2
*what a surprise ucf has been
-houston and memphis only have one loss a piece hopefully they can be top50ish teams going into conference play

 

[Bearcat513]

Temple has some two confusing losses, though. Wish they could've pulled it out against UNH at least. UMASS probably isn't terrible, KenPom has them at 134, but UNH just looks so much worse.

 

[Bearcat513]

Ohio State, who were favored by 20.5, loses to Florida Atlantic in OT.

 

[Jon Rycek]

Ohio State, who were favored by 20.5, loses to Florida Atlantic in OT.

But let's all take a minute to praise Uconns ability to schedule OSU lol.

 

[#BearcatNation]

But let's all take a minute to praise Uconns ability to schedule OSU lol.

........what? OSU is still #33 in KenPom. Would love to have them on the schedule.

 

[justinhub2003]

........what? OSU is still #33 in KenPom. Would love to have them on the schedule.

I'd still take our big name opponents over theirs. I mean had Michigan not F'ed us, we'd have had @iowa state, @butler , Xavier, Rhode Island and then Michigan.


That said, I hate that team across town but their AD or basketball operations guy is a genius. They work the RPI so well. They don't play any elite teams ( no one expected Baylor to be this good) but do manage to play a few top 50 games and also not play any or many sub 200 teams. So their games against Lehigh, South Dakota state, UNI, buffalo, Colorado and Utah are all easily winnable games but weigh so much more then a 250+ rpi buy game.

Had Baylor not became elite over night, they could have easily went undefeated in non conference, not beat a single elite team yet gamed the RPI to be #1...

 

[mdchick]

Indiana state is up 60-57 over butler right now

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

Indiana state is up 60-57 over butler right now

Sycamores by 2, 68-66, with 56 seconds and the ball.

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

Wow kid on Indiana State has hit 3 three pointers in the last 2 minutes.

 

[HoosierCat]

Butler getting outmanned on the glass. Hope the same happens Saturday

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

Butler just fouled ISU with 1.5 seconds left and lost 72-71. They are going to be ready Saturday coming off a loss and being back at home.