Week 3 College Hoops Report

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It's ACC/Big Ten Challenge week, always a fun week. The official winner will be declared after Wednesday's results, but it should be noted the Big Ten is 3-0 vs. the ACC thus far this season (Illinois over Maryland, Minnesota over North Carolina, Wisconsin over Boston College).

My picks? I'll go with a 7-4 Big Ten victory, keyed by a 4-1 advantage in Tuesday's games.

Monday
Minnesota over Virginia

Tuesday
Clemson over Michigan
Illinois over North Carolina
Iowa over Wake Forest
Northwestern over Georgia Tech
Ohio State over Florida State

Wednesday
Boston College over Indiana
Duke over Michigan State
Penn State over Maryland
Virginia Tech over Purdue
Wisconsin over NC State

All RPI references are courtesy of CollegeRPI.com.

RPI Sweet 16
1. UConn (5-0)
2. Tennessee (5-0)
3. Pitt (7-0)
4. UNLV (6-0)
5. West Virginia (4-1)
6. Georgetown (6-0)
7. Kansas (6-0)
8. Sam Houston State (1-1)
9. Kentucky (4-1)
10. Minnesota (6-0)
11. Texas (5-1)
12. Syracuse (6-0)
13. Duke (6-0)
14. Appalachian State (1-2)
15. Penn State (5-1)
16. Kansas State (5-1)

Big Ten in the RPI
10. Minnesota (6-0)
15. Penn State (5-1)
18. Ohio State (5-0)
43. Illinois (6-1)
52. Indiana (6-0)
57. Michigan State (4-1)
68. Northwestern (4-0)
69. Wisconsin (4-2)
121. Purdue (5-1)
226. Michigan (3-2)
240. Iowa (3-3)

Week 3 Non-BCS Wins over BCS
BYU 77, South Florida 75
Cal State-Northridge 88, DePaul 66
Gonzaga 66, Marquette 63
Harvard 82, Colorado 66
Jacksonville 69, Auburn 55
LaSalle 84, Providence 73
Long Beach State 78, Iowa 72
Murray State 55, Stanford 52
Richmond 65, Purdue 54
Saint Joseph's 70, Rutgers 66
St. Mary's 86, Texas Tech 68
St. Peter's 50, Alabama 49
Temple 65, Georgia 58
Tulsa 65, Stanford 53
UAB 70, Arkansas 65
UNLV 71, Virginia Tech 59
UTEP 65, Michigan 56
VCU 89, UCLA 85
Wichita State 70, Virginia 58
Winthrop 83, Wake Forest 74

Non-BCS Wins over BCS by School (cumulative)
2 -- Memphis, St. Mary's, Temple, UNLV, VCU, Xavier

1 -- Bradley, BYU, Cal State-Northridge, Campbell, Central Florida, Davidson, Dayton, Gonzaga, Harvard, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, LaSalle, Long Beach State, Murray State, New Mexico, Nicholls State, North Carolina-Asheville, North Texas, Old Dominion, Princeton, Richmond, Rider, Saint Joseph's, St. Peter's, Samford, San Francisco, San Jose State, Seattle, South Dakota State, Southern Miss, Stetson, Texas Southern, Tulsa, UAB, UTEP, Western Carolina, Wichita State, Winthrop, Yale

Non-BCS Wins over BCS by Conference (cumulative)
8 -- Atlantic 10
7 -- Conference USA
4 -- Atlantic Sun, Mountain West, WCC
3 -- Colonial, Ivy, Southern
2 -- Big South, Big West, Metro Atlantic, Missouri Valley
1 -- Independents, Ohio Valley, Southland, SWAC, Summit, Sun Belt, WAC

Week 3 BCS vs. BCS Results
Boston College 68, Cal 46
Boston College 67, Texas A&M 65
Clemson 64, Seton Hall 58
Duke 82, Kansas State 68
Duke 82, Marquette 77
Duke 98, Oregon 71
Florida 55, Florida State 51
Kentucky 76, Oklahoma 64
Kentucky 74, Washington 67
Michigan State 76, Washington 71
Nebraska 60, USC 58
Notre Dame 57, Cal 44
Notre Dame 89, Georgia 83
Notre Dame 58, Wisconsin 51
Oklahoma State 60, DePaul 56
Ole Miss 84, Penn State 71
St. John's 67, Arizona State 58
South Florida 64, Texas Tech 61
Stanford 81, DePaul 74
Syracuse 80, Georgia Tech 76
Syracuse 53, Michigan 50
Tennessee 78, Villanova 68
UConn 84, Kentucky 67
UConn 70, Michigan State 67
Villanova 82, UCLA 70
Virginia 74, Oklahoma 56
Virginia Tech 56, Oklahoma State 51
Washington 106, Virginia 63
Wisconsin 65, Boston College 55

BCS Conferences Head-to-Head (47 games played)
1. Big East (16-6, 72.7%)
2. Big Ten (8-5, 61.5%)
3. SEC (8-7, 53.3%)
4. ACC (8-12, 40%)
5. Big 12 (4-9, 30.8%)
6. Pac 10 (3-8, 27.3%)

BCS Losses to Non-BCS by Conference (cumulative)
12- Big East
10 -- SEC
9 -- ACC, Pac 10
6 -- Big Ten
5 -- Big 12

Top-50 Wins by Big Ten Teams (3)
Minnesota (1) -- vs. West Virginia (5)
Ohio State (1) -- @ Florida (32)
Indiana (1) -- EVANSVILLE (38)

Gopher Nonconference Opponents in the RPI
5. West Virginia (4-1)
30. Akron (1-2)
54. North Carolina (4-2)
73. South Dakota State (4-0)
74. Wofford (2-5)
80. Siena (2-4)
117. Saint Joseph's (3-2)
159. North Dakota State (2-3)
170. Western Kentucky (3-3)
219. Virginia (3-3)
242. Cornell (2-4)
283. Eastern Kentucky (2-3)

Week 3 Team of the Week: UConn -- It's gotta' be the Kemba Walker-led Huskies after an impressive championship run at the Maui Invitational. Wins against Wichita State, Michigan State & Kentucky all should look good on the Huskies' resume at the end of the season.

Week 3 Team of the Weak: Texas Tech -- Losses to St. Mary's and South Florida at the South Padre Island Invitational certainly don't bode well for Red Raiders head coach Pat Knight. Granted, there's no shame in losing to St. Mary's, but this program clearly is going nowhere fast.
 

8. Sam Houston State (1-1)
14. Appalachian State (1-2)

I'm by no means an expert with figuring the RPI and don't feel like examining the numbers, but can someone explain to me how in the world these two teams are as high as they are? I know it's early and these early RPI ratings don't mean much of anything, but this seems absurd to me.

P.S. Is Wake Forest that bad to pick Iowa over them? (Not doubting you SS!) Ouch.
 

8. Sam Houston State (1-1)
14. Appalachian State (1-2)

I'm by no means an expert with figuring the RPI and don't feel like examining the numbers, but can someone explain to me how in the world these two teams are as high as they are? I know it's early and these early RPI ratings don't mean much of anything, but this seems absurd to me.

P.S. Is Wake Forest that bad to pick Iowa over them? (Not doubting you SS!) Ouch.

Wake Forest is that bad. They're 3-3 with double digit losses to Stetson and VCU (by 21), and a 9-point loss to Winthrop. Other than VCU, Iowa is the best team they have faced this year so far.
 

Wake Forest

I've seen Wake Forest twice. The Deacs look every bit as bad as Iowa, worse in my opinion. They've already lost at home to Stetson and Winthrop. Even without Cully Payne, I see no reason why the Hawkeyes can't go to Winston-Salem & grind out a win.
 

Love these threads...kind of a tough week for the top of the Big Ten though. UConn (aka Kemba Walker) is on fire
 


Walker

Walker was a man among boys in Maui, and that's saying something considering the competition he faced. It's amazing how much his shot has improved. If my memory hasn't failed me, he pretty much couldn't hit the broad side of a barn from the perimeter lasst season. Fun player to watch.
 

SS: Why PSU over Maryland? I grant you I have not seen PSU yet, but Maryland didn't look that bad when I've seen them. Is PSU that much better then expected?
 

PSU-Maryland

I think it's one of the several "either or" games in the Challenge. No reason Penn State shouldn't be able to knock off a solid ACC squad in Happy Valley.
 

It's ACC/Big Ten Challenge week, always a fun week. The official winner will be declared after Wednesday's results, but it should be noted the Big Ten is 3-0 vs. the ACC thus far this season (Illinois over Maryland, Minnesota over North Carolina, Wisconsin over Boston College).

My picks? I'll go with a 7-4 Big Ten victory, keyed by a 4-1 advantage in Tuesday's games.

Monday
Minnesota over Virginia

Tuesday
Clemson over Michigan
Illinois over North Carolina
Iowa over Wake Forest
Northwestern over Georgia Tech
Ohio State over Florida State

Wednesday
Boston College over Indiana
Duke over Michigan State
Penn State over Maryland
Virginia Tech over Purdue
Wisconsin over NC State


Monday
Minnesota over Virginia (agreed - UVA is TEAR-I-BULL Gophs by 23)

Tuesday
Clemson over Michigan (agreed but if the right Michigan shows up we could steal one)
Illinois over North Carolina (agreed - Illinois by 15+. UNC is not good, almost lost at home to College of Charleston)
Iowa over Wake Forest (agreed - WF is really bad but Iowa is worse)
Northwestern over Georgia Tech (agreed - NU might be undefeated prior to B10 play?)
Ohio State over Florida State (agreed - easy win for OSU as they sweep road games in the sunshine state)

Wednesday
Boston College over Indiana (I'm taking the Hoosiers because this is 1976 all over again :)
Duke over Michigan State (Duke easily by 15. Sparty doesn't click until March)
Penn State over Maryland (I'll take Maryland. PSU has zero home court advantage)
Virginia Tech over Purdue (agreed - VT by 10+ Purdon't is sliding fast)
Wisconsin over NC State (agreed - Becky should win at home)
 






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