Saturday Trends and Indexes 12/20 (NBA, NCAAB, NHL, Misc.)

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NCAAB
Short Sheet


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Saturday, December 20th

Miami (OH) at West Virginia, 7:00 ET
Miami (OH): 9-21 ATS off 4+ wins
West Virginia: 72-46 ATS in non-conference games

Temple at Kansas, 2:30 ET
Temple: 3-0 ATS as underdog
Kansas: 10-1 Under playing with 5 or 6 days rest

North Carolina vs. Valaparaiso, 2:00 ET (at Chicago)
North Carolina: 16-6 ATS after a win by 15+ points
Valaparaiso: 0-3 ATS in neutral court

Michigan State vs. Texas, 2:00 ET (at Houston)
Michigan State: 40-22 ATS off SU win/ATS loss
Texas: 5-1 Under as a neutral court favorite of 6.5 to 12 points

New Mexico at Texas Tech, 1:00 ET
New Mexico: 21-7 ATS off SU win
Texas Tech: 3-15 ATS after allowing 80+ points off BB games

LaSalle at Cornell, 2:00 ET
LaSalle: 8-1 ATS as road underdog
Cornell: 10-0 ATS when the line is +3 to -3

Troy at UAB, 2:00 ET
Troy: 0-6 ATS Away off ATS win
UAB: 6-0 ATS at home on Saturday

Rice at Duquesne, 1:00 ET
Rice: 5-0 ATS after committing 8 or less turnovers
Duquesne: 0-6 ATS off SU loss as home favorite

Xavier vs. Duke, 2:00 ET
Xavier: 10-3 Over in December
Duke: 80-52 ATS off a home win by 10+ points

Arizona at UNLV, 3:00 ET
Arizona: 8-2 Under vs. Mountain West
UNLV: 6-0 ATS as a home favorite of 6 points or less

Virginia Commonwealth vs. Oklahoma, 3:00 ET (at Oklahoma City)
VA Commonwealth: 13-3 ATS as DD underdog
Oklahoma: 10-1 ATS as DD favorite

UConn vs. Gonzaga, 4:00 ET (at Seattle)
UConn: 3-12 ATS as an underdog
Gonzaga: 80-56 ATS playing with one or less days rest

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

[Udog]

NCAAB
Short Sheet


First Update


Providence at Boston College, 4:00 ET
Providence: 1-9 ATS off 3+ wins
Boston College: 11-3 ATS after allowing 60 points or less

St. Bonaventure at Eastern Michigan, 4:00 ET
St. Bonaventure: 1-8 ATS when the line is +3 to -3
Eastern Michigan: 11-3 ATS at home off SU loss

Iowa at Drake, 4:00 ET
Iowa: 10-23 ATS off BB home wins
Drake: 8-1 ATS off ATS loss

UC Santa Barbara at San Diego State, 4:00 ET
UC Santa Barbara: 5-1 Over this season
San Diego State: 12-3 Under as DD favorite

Hofstra at UMass, 4:00 ET
Hofstra: 14-3 ATS on Saturday
UMass: 1-9 ATS at home off non-conf game

Auburn at Virginia, 4:00 ET
Auburn: 20-39 ATS at home off a home win
Virginia: 16-5 Under off road game

BYU at Arizona State, 4:00 ET (at Glendale)
BYU: 4-16 ATS Away off BB wins by 15+ points
Arizona State: 7-1 Over as neutral court favorite

LSU at Texas A&M, 4:00 ET (at Houston)
LSU: 9-21 ATS as favorite
Texas A&M: 8-1 ATS on neutral court

Georgia Tech at Pepperdine, 5:00 ET
Georgia Tech: 1-11 ATS after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6
Pepperdine: 8-1 ATS after allowing 90+ points

Loyola-Il at Northern Illinois, 6:00 ET
Loyola-Il: 1-8 ATS after a win by 6 points or less
Northern Illinois: 10-3 Over after loss by 15+ points

St. Mary's at Southern Illinois, 6:30 ET (at Indianapolis)
St. Mary's: 9-1 ATS Away off BB Overs
Southern Illinois: 0-3 ATS as an underdog

Nevada at California, 6:00 ET
Nevada: 36-19 ATS off BB home games
California: 1-8 ATS at home after playing BB games as dog

UCF vs. Florida, 6:30 ET (at Jacksonville)
UCF: 0-7 ATS Away off win by 15+ points
Florida: 71-44 ATS off a non-conf game

Colorado State at Denver, 6:00 ET
Colorado State: 5-13 ATS off 3+ SU losses
Denver: 8-4 ATS at home when the line is +3 to -3

Houston at Toledo, 6:00 ET
Houston: 32-13 Under on Saturday games
Toledo: 6-0 ATS at home off DD loss

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

[NEJAKE]

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NCAAB
Short Sheet


Final Update


(TC)Temple at Kansas, 2:30 ET
Temple: 3-0 ATS as underdog
Kansas: 10-1 Under playing with 5 or 6 days rest

(TC)Virginia Commonwealth vs. Oklahoma, 10:00 ET (at Oklahoma City)
VA Commonwealth: 13-3 ATS as DD underdog
Oklahoma: 10-1 ATS as DD favorite

(TC)St. Mary's at Southern Illinois, 6:00 ET (at Indianapolis)
St. Mary's: 9-1 ATS Away off BB Overs
Southern Illinois: 0-3 ATS as an underdog

South Alabama at Florida International, 7:30 ET
South Alabama: 48-30 ATS playing with one or less days rest
Florida International: 0-6 ATS as an underdog

Rhode Island at Oklahoma State, 7:30 ET (at Oklahoma City) | ESPNC
Rhode Island: 16-5 ATS in non-conference games
Oklahoma State: 5-16 ATS off home win

Detroit at Illinois, 8:00 ET Big 10
Detroit: 1-4 ATS in road games
Illinois: 5-14 ATS in home games

(TC) Syracuse at Memphis, 6:00 ET ESPN
Syracuse: 2-9 ATS off win by 15+ points
Memphis: 31-16 ATS after allowing 55 points or less

Portland at Oregon, 6:00 ET
Portland: 3-17 ATS playing only their 2nd game in a week
Oregon: 26-13 ATS at home off 3 non-conf games

(TC) Tulsa at Loyola Marymount, 10:00 ET
Tulsa: 9-2 ATS off DD home win
Loyola Marymount: 10-24 ATS as an underdog

Bradley at WI-Milwaukee, 8:00 ET
Bradley: 27-15 ATS off SU win
WI-Milwaukee: 6-19 ATS at home vs. non-conference

IL-Chicago at Illinois State, 8:00 ET
IL-Chicago: 8-1 ATS in December
Illinois State: 4-13 ATS off 6+ wins

Arkansas State at Ark Little Rock, 8:00 ET
Arkansas State: 7-0 ATS this season
Ark Little Rock: 1-8 ATS after playing a game as a road underdog

Northwestern at Stanford, 10:00 ET
Northwestern: 10-2 ATS Away off home game
Stanford: 1-8 ATS at home off Under

Santa Clara at Pacific, 10:00 ET
Santa Clara: 11-3 ATS Away after having won 2 of their last 3
Pacific: 8-22 ATS off road game

San Juan Shootout
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Opening Round


Murray State vs. South Florida, 3:00 ET
Murray State: 8-2 Over off BB losses
South Florida: 5-17 ATS off DD loss

Oral Roberts vs. Wright State, 5:30 ET
Oral Roberts: 5-1 Over as favorite
Wright State: 16-3 ATS off home win by 20+ points

Holiday Festival Tournament
Madison Square Garden
Opening Round


Virginia Tech vs. Columbia, 2:00 ET
Virginia Tech: 17-8 ATS off SU win
Columbia: 15-5 Under in all games

Marist at St. John's, 4:30 ET
Marist: 5-1 ATS vs. Big East
St. John's: 1-5 ATS off 3+ SU wins

Basketball Travelers Tip Off
Springfield, MO
Opening Round


UC Irvine vs, Middle Tenn State, 6:30 ET
UC Irvine: 11-1 ATS in December
Middle Tenn State: 6-2 Under in neutral court

Norfolk State at Missouri State, 4:30 ET
Norfolk State: n/a
Missouri State: 4-12 ATS after allowing 55 points or less

Added Games

Iona at Ohio State, 12:00 ETBIG 10
Iona: 2-12 ATS after playing 2 consecutive games as a road underdog
Ohio State: 6-0 ATS at home off 2 consecutive home wins

Appalachian St vs Kentucky, 12:00 ET(at Chicago)
Appalachian St: 8-1 ATS as road underdog
Kentucky: 10-0 ATS when the line is +3 to -3

Wofford at Georgia, 4:00 ET
Wofford: 1-5 ATS after allowing 55 points or less
Georgia: 21-9 ATS at home in December

Sacramento St at Wyoming, 4:00 ET
Sacramento St: 10-2 ATS after a game committing 8 or less turnovers
Wyoming: 45-71 ATS after a non-conference game

Davidson vs Purdue, 4:00 ET(at Indianapolis) | CBS
Davidson: 9-0 ATS as an underdog
Purdue: 3-12 ATS after 3 consecutive non-conference games

The Citadel at South Carolina, 5:00 ET
The Citadel: 6-0 ATS AWAY in December
South Carolina: 9-19 ATS at home

Weber State at Utah, 6:00 ETMTN
Weber State: 3-11 ATS AWAY off a home win
Utah: 20-8 ATS at home in December

Montana State at Long Beach State, 6:00 ET
Montana State: 8-19 ATS AWAY after one or more consecutive overs
Long Beach State: 19-7 ATS as a favorite

Tennessee Tech at Vanderbilt, 6:00 ET
Tennessee Tech: 2-9 ATS against SEC opponents
Vanderbilt: 10-3 ATS after allowing 60 points or less

Northern Colorado at San Jose State, 6:00 ET
Northern Colorado: 14-4 ATS in non-conference games
San Jose State: 0-7 ATS as a favorite

Eastern Kentucky at Cincinnati, 6:30 ET
Eastern Kentucky: 8-0 ATS off a DD road win
Cincinnati: 0-9 ATS after playing a game as a home favorite

UNC Greensboro at Dayton, 8:00 ET
UNC Greensboro: 15-5 ATS AWAY after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6
Dayton: 0-8 ATS after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8

Northern Arizona at Wichita St, 8:05 ET
Northern Arizona: 5-15 ATS after a combined score of 125 points or less
Wichita St: 9-2 ATS after 3 consecutive non-conference games

Utah State at Idaho State, 9:05 ET
Utah St: 9-4 ATS after having won 4 of their last 5
Idaho St: 5-13 ATS after having lost 2 of their last 3

Jacksonville St at Iowa St, 6:30 ET
Jacksonville St: 1-8 ATS after having won 2 of their last 3
Iowa St: 32-12 ATS as a home favorite of 6 points or less

Eastern Washington at Washington, 10:00 ET
Eastern Washington: 11-3 ATS when playing only their 2nd game in a week
Washington: 2-11 ATS after 3+ consecutive wins

Montana at Portland St, 10:05 ET
Montana: 13-3 OVER on Saturday
Portland St: 23-10 OVER against conference opponents

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NCAAB
Write-Up


Saturday's College Basketball

Notes on the best of today's games.............
Texas (+3.5) lost 78-72 to Michigan State LY Spartans are 7-2, losing by 18-35 points to Maryland-North Carolina, only two games they scored less than 65 points. Texas is 4-3 as a favorite this year. Big 12 favorites are 9-4 vs spread on neutral floor. Big 11 underdogs are 15-9, 3-4 vs the spread on neutral floors.

Texas Tech just lost games at Lamar, UTEP; Red Raiders lost 80-63 at New Mexico LY (+5), game they trailed by 18 at half. Tech is 0-2 as a favorite in lined games. Lobos are 7-4 but won last four games, giving up an average of 61.3 ppg. MWC road underdogs are 3-6 vs spread. Big 12 home favorites are 15-17.

Louisville beat Ole Miss Thursday in Cincinnati, now have pretty quick turnaround in desert here, facing Tubby Smith's unbeaten (9-0) Gophers, whose best win is Virginia- they haven't played in 10 days, are 4-0 in its road/neutral games. Cardinals are 7-1, losing to Western Kentucky. Big East favorites are 9-6 on neutral floors. Big 11 dogs are 3-4.

Duke shuffled its lineup in last game, its first since losing at Michigan- they're 9-1, 4-4 vs spread as favorite. Xavier is 9-0, hasn't played in a week since beating Cincinnati by 10 in Crossotwn Shootout, big rivalry game. Musketeers have already beaten Memphis, Missouri, Va Tech.
A-14 underdogs are 10-11 on road, 4-4 on neutral courts.

Arizona (-2.5) won 52-49 at UNLV LY; Wildcats are playing first game since upsetting Gonzaga in Phoenix Sunday. Wildcats had two guys go the whole 40:00 vs Zags- they're 7-2, with both losses by a single point. UNLV is 9-2, winning its last four games. Pac-10 road dogs are 6-4 vs spread. MWC home favorites are 16-14.

Gonzaga (+4.5) beat UConn 85-82 LY; Zags lost last game to Arizona, are playing in Washington or first time in 32 days. WCC home favorites are 7-4, even though this game is in Seattle, not Spokane. Big East road dogs are 7-6. UConn is 9-0, beating Miami by 13, Wisconsin by 19, but this is just their second game in last 16 days.

Boston College is 8-2, scoring 64-50 points in losses to Purdue, St Louis they won last four games, but lost 98-89 to Providence LY, in game they trailed by 15 at half. Friars are 7-2, 1-2 away from home- they've beaten Charlotte, URI, lost to St Mary's by 6, Baylor by 16, Northeastern by 4. BC is 3-2 as a favorite. ACC favorites are 16-15 vs spread.

Arizona State is 8-1; they were down 16 to IUPUI in last game, rallied to win in OT- they're 4-2 vs spread when favored. BYU is 10-0 against an amazing collection of stiffs- they've got three road wins, but are a dog for first time this season. Pac-10 home favorites are 14-23 vs spread; Mountain West road dogs are 4-6.

Texas A&M (-15) crushed LSU 79-53 LY, leading by 15 at half; Aggies are 9-1, winning last four games since 67-56 loss to Tulsa- they're 1-4 vs spread as favorite. Tigers are 8-0 vs cupcakes; this is their first game on foreign soil- they're picked 2nd in SEC West. Big 12 favorites are 9-4 on neutral floor. SEC underdogs are 4-1 on a neutral floor.

St Mary's (+4) lost 71-56 at Southern Illinois LY; Gaels won at Oregon Wednesday, after beating San Diego State in Anaheim week ago, so they have been all over, and are 8-1, with six of those nine games on the road or neutral courts. Salukis are overscheduled and lost five of last seven games- they're 1-5 when they allow more than 60 points.

South Alabama beat Florida International twice LY, 74-55 here (was up 11 at half), 85-73 at home (47-35 at half). Jaguars just lost showdown at home vs Western Kentucky, they're 6-4, 1-3 on road, winning in OT at Southern Miss. FIU is 4-6, losing last four games vs D-I teams- they've also lost to West Georgia, whoever they are.

Oklahoma State is 7-3, 2-0 vs spread when favored- best teams they've beaten are Siena/Tulsa. Rhode Island is 8-3, losing at Villanova by 13, at Duke by just 3, by a point at Providence- they won three of last four games. Big 12 home favorites are 15-17; A-14 road underdogs are 10-11.

Syracuse beat Canisius by 22 this week after losing to Cleveland State on a 60-footer at buzzer; Devendorf is suspended for couple games, as they try to avoid him being tossed from school- they beat Memphis in Kansas City, but in first game without Devendorf, this will be tough, vs Memphis squad whose only loss is on neutral court to Xavier.

Home side won both Arkansas State-UALR games LY, as ASU lost by 30 here, after winning 77-62 at home. ASU is 8-2 after beating FIU in its Sun Belt opener by 20. Little Rock is 3-2 vs spread as favorite- this is their Sun Belt opener. Trojans are 7-2, scoring 37-55 points in losses at Missouri State and at home to Wright State.

New Mexico State beat UTEP 90-78 Sunday in Las Cruces, making 29 of 37 from foul line (Miners were 12-18); Aggies got swept by UTEP in LY's I-10 rivalry, losing by 9-8 points- they're 0-4 on road this season, losing by 13-5-21-2 points, to USC-Long Beach-Kansas-North Texas. Miners are 504, hammering Texas Tech by 18 in last game Wednesday.

Stanford (-9) beat Northwestern 71-60 LY; Cardinal is 6-0 vs a lame set of opponents- they're 3-2-1 as favorite. Wildcats are 7-1, their best start in years-- their only loss is by 4 at Butler, when they led by 9 at half. All seven Northwestern wins are by 9+ points. Big 11 road dogs are 9-3 vs spread; Pac-10 home favorites are 14-23.

Purdue is 8-2, losing to Duke, Oklahoma; their best win is BC, but other teams they beat are stiffs. Davidson has been all over, beating NC State, West Virginia, losing by 4 at Oklahoma- they trailed conference opener at home to Chattanooga, but rallied to win 100-95, making 13-32 behind the arc. Big 11 home favorites are 19-15 against the spread.

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NBA
Write-up


Saturday, December 20

Hot Teams
-- Bobcats won last two games, are 5-2 vs spread in last seven.
-- Orlando won, covered seven of their last eight games. Lakers won four of last five games, but are 0-8-1 vs spread in their last nine.
-- 76ers are 3-0 since they changed coaches.
-- Kings covered four of last five games. Hornets won 10 of their last 12 games.
-- Houston won six of its last eight games.
-- Utah is 5-2-1 vs spread in its last eight games.
-- Bucks won three of their last four games. Clippers won four of last five games (three of five went into OT).
-- Suns won five of their last six games.

Cold Teams
-- Warriors lost their last five games (1-4 vs spread).
-- Pacers lost seven of last nine games; three players missed last night's double OT loss with a viral infection, are doutful here.
-- Miami lost three of last four games, are 1-5 vs spread in last six. Nets lost four of their last six games, but are 4-2 vs spread if they played the night before.
-- Minnesota lost last 11 games, covered one of last four,
-- Bulls are 0-7 vs spread in game after their last seven wins.
-- Spurs lost their last two games, scoring 83-78 points. Toronto lost its last four games, scoring 86.8 ppg.
-- Nuggets lost last two games, by 12-17 points.

Totals
-- Under is 11-4-1 in Charlotte's home games this season.
-- Six of last eight Orlando games stayed under the total.
-- Indiana's last five games all went over the total.
-- Hornets' last four games stayed under the total.
-- Last four Miami games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 11-3 in Houston's last fourteen games; seven of Minnesota's last nine games stayed under.
-- Last four Chicago games went over the total; five of last six Utah tilts stayed under.
-- Three of Clippers' last four road games went over the total.
-- Toronto's last six games stayed under the total.
-- Nine of last 13 Denver games went over the total.

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NHL
Write-up


Saturday, December 20

Hot teams
-- Bruins won 20 of their last 24 games.
-- Flyers won five of their last six games. Washington won its last five games, allowing total of nine goals.
-- Dallas won six of its last nine games.
-- Red Wings won six of their last eight games.
-- Sabres won five of their last seven games.
-- Maple Leafs won three of their last four games.
-- Coyotes won four of their last five home games.
-- Canucks won three of their last four games. Chicago won its last four games, outscoring foes 28-9.
-- Rangers won four of their last five games.

Cold teams
-- Carolina lost five of its last six road games.
-- Senators lost five of their last six games.
-- Kings lost last three games, scoring total of four goals.
-- Lightning are 2-12 since changing coaches. Atlanta is 3-12 in their last 15 games.
-- Montreal lost three of its last four games.
-- Penguins are 0-6 in game after their last six wins.
-- Islanders lost eight in row, 10 of last 11 games. Nashville lost four of last five games.
-- Blues lost last five games, outscored 25-13. Minnesota lost six of its last seven games.
-- Columbus lost last five road games, outscored 23-11.
-- Sharks lost last two games, scoring total of one goal.

Totals
-- Four of last five Boston games went over the total,.
-- Flyers' last five games all went over the total.
-- Under is 8-2-1 in last eleven Ottawa home games.
-- Kings' last four games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 10-2 in last twelve Atlanta games; the last three Tampa Bay games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Montreal games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in Toronto's last five games; four of last five Toronto games went over.
-- Over is 10-2-1 in last thirteen Islander games; seven of Nashville's last eight games stayed under.
-- Over is 8-1-1 in last ten St Louis games; seven of last eight Minnesota games stayed under.
-- Under is 10-2 in last dozen Columbus games.
-- Six of last nine Chicago games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven San Jose games went over the total; five of Rangers' last six games stayed under.

Series Records
-- Carolina won nine of last 12 games against the Bruins.
-- Flyers beat Washington in seven games in playoffs LY, winning the 7th game in OT in Washington.
-- Red Wings won 11 of their last 13 games against LA.
-- Thrashers lost 3-2 in OT in Tampa in first meeting this season.
-- Canadiens won four of last five against against Buffalo.
-- Penguins won six of their last nine games against Toronto.
-- Minnesota won six of its last eight games against the Blues.
-- Coyotes won four of last five games against Columbus.
-- Blackhawks lost five of last six visits to Vancouver.
-- Road team won last two Ranger-Shark games.

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[pm530]

Weekend's six-pack

NFL knowledge with Week 16 upon us.......

-- Jets covered two of last eight on the road vs NFC teams.

-- Saints covered four of last 14 when laying seven or more points.

-- Rams are 10-21 vs spread in their last 31 home games; this is the sixth time in last 17 home games that there is TV blackout for game.

-- Eagles are 23-9 vs spread in last 32 NFC East road games.

-- Bengals covered four of their last thirteen road games.

-- Buffalo is 6-10 vs spread as non-divisional road underdog.

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Saturday's List of 13: Ranking college basketball conferences

We're using kenpom.com for our ratings.......

13) Horizon-- Butler is 8-1 against the 14th-ranked schedule, but it is still ranked just 33rd in country. A definite one-bid league.

12) WAC-- Idaho isn't a walkover anymore; which helps the ratings, but Utah State is only team in WAC ranked in top 97 in country.

11) WCC-- Strange league; Gonzaga, St Mary's are NCAA teams, LMU, Pepperdine are 0-20 vs D-I teams, and the other four are in the middle, ranked anywhere from 136-171.

10) Conference USA-- Memphis is like UNLV was in the late 80's, dominating a bad league, even worse than Big Wesr was then. UAB is horrible disappointment, so this is still a one-bid league. Houston is 2nd-ranked team at #43. Another one-bid league, unless Memphis is upset on conference tournament.

9) Missouri Valley-- League has slipped badly from 2-3 years ago; Evansville is top-rated team right now, at #48. When was last time So. Illinois was 4-5? Back to being a one-team bid conference.

8) Atlantic 14-- Xavier is best team in league, but they got crushed by Duke Saturday; Rhode Island, Temple are on rise. This league is all over the place, from Charlotte to St Louis to Olean to Pittsburgh.

7) Mountain West-- Utah, San Diego State are only teams in league that have played schedules ranked in top 150 in country. BYU is #11 but has played #259 schedule. Lot of mediocre teams in the league.

6) SEC-- Ole Miss is in deep trouble with three guards out for year; Arkansas has played 340th-ranked schedule, LSU 344th (before its game vs Texas A&M Saturday). Tennessee is by far best in SEC.

5) Pac-10-- Oregon schools are combined 7-11, but Arizona St, Cal and Stanford are improved. UCLA is only team in top 25, but they have seven teams ranked from 26th to 55th.

4) Big 12-- Have six of top 23 teams; Baylor, Missouri a lot better, but Texas A&M has played 312th-ranked schedule so far. Texas is playing tough schedule, Kansas is rebuilding, Okla State is better, and Oklahoma's Blake Griffin is one of four best players in the country.

3) Big East-- 16 teams is too many for one league- they definitely are going to have eight teams in NCAA's; right now, Marquette is on the fence with Cincinnati for extra bids. Marquette playing 302nd sked isn't going to look good in March, though Big East will improve that.

2) Big 11-- I will be 49 next week, and have never seen Northwestern ranked 3rd in Big 11, but they're 7-1 heading into Saturday night tilt at 6-0 Stanford. They have five teams ranked 39-55th. Purdue finally is playing well vs a good team, pounding Davidson as I type this.

1) ACC-- Bottom feeders in Big East drag them out of top spot; no easy outs in ACC, with six of top 32 teams in country. UNC/Duke are still 1-2 in league, with Clemson-Maryland-Miami-Wake Forest lurking in background. All six should be in the NCAAs.

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