Week 8 games (Jan. 11-17)

[Plebe]

All times are Eastern time zone.
My subjective picks for games of the week are in bold.
Rankings listed are per the latest BY25 poll.

Sun., Jan. 17

Miami at #24 Syracuse (12p, ACCNX)
Cincinnati at UCF (12p, ESPNU)
Boston College at Notre Dame (12p, ACCN)
George Washington at George Mason (12p, ESPN+)
Maine at Albany (12p, ESPN+)

#15 Mississippi State at #8 Texas A&M (1p, ESPN2)
Butler at Seton Hall (1p, BEDN)
Auburn at Florida (1p, SECN)
James Madison at Elon (1p, FloHoops)

#1 Stanford at Colorado (2p, P12N)
Washington State at #8 UCLA (2p, P12N)
#25 Northwestern at Penn State (2p, BTN+)
Marquette at St. John’s (2p, FS1)
Florida Gulf Coast at Bellarmine (2p, ESPN+)
North Alabama at Liberty (2p, ESPN+)
Delaware at Hofstra (2p, FloHoops)
Kansas at TCU (2p, ESPN+)

Florida State at #2 Louisville (3p, ESPN2)
#12 Maryland at Wisconsin (3p, BTN)
Tennessee at Alabama (3p, SECN+)
Ole Miss at Georgia (3p, SECN)

Oregon State at #11 Arizona (4p, P12N)
#16 Texas at Texas Tech (4p, ESPN+)
Wake Forest at Virginia Tech (4p, ACCN)
Vanderbilt at #10 Kentucky (5p, SECN)
UC Riverside at USC (6p, live stream)



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Games already played:

Mon., Jan. 11

Colorado at USC (3p, P12N)
Wyoming at Boise State (4p, live stream). Boise State is off to a 6-1 start.
Seton Hall at Butler (6p, BEDN)
Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M (6p, live stream). Cynthia Cooper faces her former team.

Tues., Jan. 12

Alabama at Mississippi Valley State (3p, YouTube). Again, the best commentator in the land.
Belmont at Tennessee State (7p). Postponed.
Oklahoma at #16 Texas. Postponed.
Wake Forest at Virginia. Postponed.


Wed., Jan. 13

Providence at Villanova (2p, BEDN). Postponed.
Cincinnati at Temple (3:30p, ESPN+)
#21 Ohio State at #22 Iowa (4p, BTN). OSU's first serious test.
Tulsa at Houston (4p, ESPN+)
Wyoming at Boise State (4p, live stream)
Seton Hall at #3 UConn (4:30, SNY/FoxSports). Postponed.

Bowling Green at Buffalo (5p, ESPN+). Key matchup in the MAC.
George Washington at Richmond (5p, ESPN+)
Drexel at La Salle (6p, ESPN+)
Georgetown at Butler (6p, BEDN)
UCF at East Carolina (6p, ESPN+)
Ball State at Ohio (6p, ESPN+)

St. John’s at #18 DePaul (6:30p, FS2)
#17 South Florida at Tulane (7p, ESPN+)
Northwestern State at Nicholls (7p)
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois (7p, ESPN3)
Texas Tech at West Virginia (7p, ESPN+)
Oklahoma State at Iowa State (7:30p, ESPN+)
Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas (8p)

Thu., Jan. 14

#25 Northwestern at Rutgers (TBA). Postponed.

#19 Indiana at Purdue (4p, BTN)
Wake Forest at Notre Dame (4p, ACCN)
Davidson at Dayton (5p, ESPN+)

#12 Maryland at Minnesota (6p, BTN)
#24 Syracuse at Georgia Tech (6p, ACCN). Postponed.
Virginia Tech at North Carolina (6p, ACCNX)
Georgia at Tennessee (6:30p, SECN)

#7 Oregon at #11 Arizona (7p, ESPN)
Virginia at #4 NC State (7p, ACCNX). Postponed.
#8 Texas A&M at LSU (7p, SECN+)
#23 Michigan State at Illinois (7p, BTN+). Postponed.
Mercer at UNC Greensboro (7p, ESPN+)
Missouri at Ole Miss (7p, SECN+)
Florida State at Miami (7p, ACCNX). Postponed.
St. Mary’s at BYU (7p, BYUtv)

Boston College at #2 Louisville (8p, ACCN)
#5 South Carolina at Vanderbilt (8p, SECN+)
Florida at #13 Arkansas (8p, SECN+)
#14 Michigan at Wisconsin (8p, BTN)
Alabama at #15 Mississippi State (8p, SECN+)
Kansas at #16 Texas (8p, LHN)
San José State at Colorado State (8p, live stream). Postponed.
Montana at Northern Arizona (8p, Pluto TV Channel 1058)
Idaho State at Sacramento State (8p, Pluto TV)
#10 Kentucky at Auburn (8:30p, SECN). Postponed.
#20 Gonzaga at Santa Clara (9p, WCC Network)


Fri., Jan. 15

Cleveland State at Milwaukee (12p, ESPN+). Milwaukee is 8-0 in the Horizon, 11-1 overall.
Marquette at Seton Hall (12p, BEDN)

#1 Stanford at Utah (3:30p, P12N)
Siena at Quinnipiac (4p, ESPN3)
South Dakota State at Omaha (4p, live stream)

Cal at Colorado (5:30p, P12N)
Indiana State at Drake (6p, ESPN+)
Gardner-Webb at High Point (6p, ESPN+)
UMass at VCU (6p, ESPN+)
North Dakota State at North Dakota (6p, ESPN3)
Rice at Old Dominion (6:30p)

Missouri State at Northern Iowa (7p, ESPN3)
Cal Baptist at Tarleton (7p, ESPN+). Cal Baptist is 10-0.
Hawai’i at CSU Bakersfield (7p, ESPN3). The Rainbow Wahine have yet to play a game.
Washington State at USC (7:30p, P12N)


Sat., Jan. 16

Maine at Albany (12p, ESPN+)
Montana at Northern Arizona (12p, Pluto TV 1058)
Houston at East Carolina (1p, ESPN+)
Ohio at Central Michigan (1p, ESPN+)

#18 DePaul at Georgetown (2p, BEDN)
Oklahoma State at West Virginia (2p, ESPN+)
North Alabama at Liberty (2p, ESPNU)
Florida Gulf Coast at Bellarmine (2p, ESPN+)
Mercer at UNC Greensboro (2p, ESPN+)
Nicholls at Central Arkansas (2p)

#20 Gonzaga at San Francisco (3p, WCC)
Idaho State at Sacramento State (3p)
South Dakota State at Omaha (4p)
Rice at Old Dominion (4p, ESPN+)
Pacific at BYU (4p, BYUtv)
Stephen F. Austin at Incarnate Word (4p)
Cal Baptist at Tarleton (4p, WAC)
Indiana State at Drake (4p, ESPN3)
Gardner-Webb at High Point (4p, ESPN+)

#21 Ohio State at Nebraska (5p, BTN)
Missouri State at Northern Iowa (5p, ESPN+)
North Dakota State at North Dakota (6p, ESPN3)
Iowa State at #6 Baylor (8p, ESPN2)

 

[LETTERL]

Thu., Jan. 14


Virginia at #4 NC State (7p, ACCNX)

I would be very surprised if this game gets played. Virginia has been on COVID pause since mid-December and it wouldn't surprise me if they just end their season at this point. NC State has also paused because of COVID and this would be the 10th day of their shutdown.

I would like this game played because NC State will need to work out the rust after being off for so long ahead of Sunday's showdown at Louisville. I would HATE for our first game back to be against the Cardinals.

 

[Centerstream]

Isn't there a game Wednesday afternoon that might be of interest here on the BY? Or did I miss some bad news???

 

[Lorcan]

Isn't there a game Wednesday afternoon that might be of interest here on the BY? Or did I miss some bad news???

Who’s going to tell him that the Xavier game is postponed?

 

[Centerstream]

Who’s going to tell him that the Xavier game is postponed?

What happened to the home game against Seton Hall, 4:30PM on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 on SNY/Fox Sports app/channel?

 

[DefenseBB]

I think we all need to view this as a “collaborative effort” that @Plebe has done/is doing the lions share of the work and we can/should augment updates/corrections as each of us is aware in a fair, polite and considerate fashion.
We know this will change day by day and all of us are like “Oliver” in the sense “please sir, I want some more” so let’s all help each other and not appear ungrateful.
I don’t think anyone is per se’ but sometimes the tone is unclear.
Thank you Plebe and feel free to beat on me when upset, like kicking the dog when he brings the slippers...

 

[dragon]

ESPN has a game on Thursday at 7pm but does not show who will be playing yet.

 

[Centerstream]

If someone is referring to me as not being fair, polite or considerate in what I (playfully I thought) questioned, I was asking about the Huskies game...you know, the team that the vast majority of posters here are fans of, well, I apologize @Plebe

 

[Plebe]

If someone is referring to me as not being fair, polite or considerate in what I (playfully I thought) questioned, I was asking about the Huskies game...you know, the team that the vast majority of posters here are fans of, well, I apologize @Plebe

You're just fine. I took it as just that, playful, and I actually appreciate the vigilance

 

[nwhoopfan]

#7 Oregon at #11 Arizona (7p, ESPN)

That's a biggie. Loser will have 3 losses in conference and be well off the pace trying to chase Stanford.

 

[LETTERL]

The NC State women's basketball game against Virginia, which was scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 14, has been postponed. The postponement is a result of the Wolfpack and the Cavaliers both remaining in the Atlantic Coast Conference's outlined COVID-19 protocols.

As part of the Atlantic Coast Conference's announcement, the league office also announced a rescheduled game for the Pack. NC State will travel to Virginia Tech on Thursday, Jan. 28 (rescheduled from Jan. 7), with tip-off for that game set for 4 p.m.

ACC Announces Schedule Changes for Women’s Basketball - NC State University Athletics

 

[LETTERL]

According to ACC.com, NC State still slated to visit Louisville on Sunday.

 

[LETTERL]

From TheSabre.com

The Syracuse at Georgia Tech, Florida State at Miami, and Virginia at NC State games scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 14, and the Georgia Tech at Virginia game scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 17 have been postponed.

Florida State, NC State, Syracuse and Virginia remain in the COVID protocols, resulting in the postponement of the aforementioned games.

 

[Plebe]

In the only noncanceled D1 game of the day, the Hornets of Alabama State have swarmed all over the Devilettes of Mississippi Valley State in the first half.

MVSU's iconic play-by-play announcer is on the call, although their legendary color commentator seems to be MIA:

 

[Centerstream]

I guess the Providence at Villanova game on Wednesday has also been postponed for the same reason why our game against Seton Hall was???

Edit - there's a thread on the main WBB forum that Villanova has paused due to COVID-19.

 

[KY Card Fan]

NC State at Louisville postponed. FL State at Louisville on Sunday instead.

Darn it! I wanted to show Charlie Creme that his current bracket is misguided.

 

[LETTERL]

NC State at Louisville postponed. FL State at Louisville on Sunday instead.

Darn it! I wanted to show Charlie Creme that his current bracket is misguided.

Darn is right (I was using slightly stronger language when I found out, though). But I wanted to show Charlie Creme that his bracket was right on target! Fan bases from both schools were really looking forward to that showdown. A lot rides on the outcome.

 

[LETTERL]

Halftime in Thibodeaux. Nicholls leads winless Northwestern State, 26-17. The Lady Colonels are looking to go to 3-1 in the Southland and keep the pressure on league-leading Stephen F. Austin.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Central Michigan was off to a 5-0 start in the tough MAC, but getting thumped by Northern Illinois tonight. Down 25 heading into Q4. NIU is only 4-5 overall. Anyone see this coming?

 

[nwhoopfan]

Speaking of the MAC Dyasha Fair dropped 36 today. She's averaging just a shade under 25 ppg for the season.

edit--Hmm...I looked at her career stats. Rapidly approaching 1000 career points already in her soph year, but well under a 40% shooter. That makes me see her in a bit different light. Really gotta get that shooting % up.

 

[LETTERL]

WOW! Northern Illinois blowing out Central Michigan, 78-53, going to Q4.

 

[LETTERL]

Nicholls blows out Northwestern State, 68-38. After the first quarter, the Lady Colonels outscored Northwestern State 56-25.

 

[Sched234]

Central Michigan was off to a 5-0 start in the tough MAC, but getting thumped by Northern Illinois tonight. Down 25 heading into Q4. NIU is only 4-5 overall. Anyone see this coming?

I certainly didn’t. Can’t remember the last time a MAC team blew out Central. Where does this put the Chips in their at-large bid search? MAC tournament is always a gauntlet.

 

[maccca3232]

3pt% prior to this Game
Central Michigan Avg. 3PM 11.6 on 3PA 30.4 (38.0%)
Northern Illinois Avg. 3PM 10.2 on 3PA 27.9 (36.7%)

3pt% in this Game
Central Michigan was 10 of 36 (27.8%)
Northern Illinois was 15 of 28 (53.6%)

 

[DefenseBB]

Thu., Jan. 14
#12 Maryland at Minnesota (6p, BTN)
Virginia Tech at North Carolina (6p, ACCNX)
Georgia at Tennessee (6:30p, SECN)

#7 Oregon at #11 Arizona (7p, ESPN)
Virginia at #4 NC State (7p, ACCNX). Postponed.
#8 Texas A&M at LSU (7p, SECN+)
#23 Michigan State at Illinois (7p, BTN+). Postponed.
Mercer at UNC Greensboro (7p, ESPN+)
Missouri at Ole Miss (7p, SECN+)
Florida State at Miami (7p, ACCNX). Postponed.
St. Mary’s at BYU (7p, BYUtv)

Boston College at #2 Louisville (8p, ACCN)
#5 South Carolina at Vanderbilt (8p, SECN+)
Florida at #13 Arkansas (8p, SECN+)
#14 Michigan at Wisconsin (8p, BTN)
Alabama at #15 Mississippi State (8p, SECN+)
Kansas at #16 Texas (8p, LHN)
San José State at Colorado State (8p, live stream). Postponed.
Montana at Northern Arizona (8p, Pluto TV Channel 1058)
Idaho State at Sacramento State (8p, Pluto TV)
#10 Kentucky at Auburn (8:30p, SECN). Postponed.
#20 Gonzaga at Santa Clara (9p, WCC Network)

#1, I need this thread on the top of the board, hence my post
#2, I want to give my picks for the big night:
Maryland, VPI, Oregon, A&M, Mercer, Missouri, BYU, Louisville, SC, Arkansas, 'Bama, Texas, NAU, Gonzaga
I have no clue about Idaho or Sacremento....
I lost on the WF game and am winning the Indiana game...