#8 Kansas Jayhawks (18-4) vs #4 Missouri Tigers (20-2)
The Kansas Jayhawks had a stumble last weekend losing at Iowa State.
The Kansas Jayhawks had a stumble last weekend losing at Iowa State.
Nobody wants to give Duke the Blue Devils any credit this year. This is certainly not a juggernaut Duke squad but the way they are playing, and the way the rest of the nation is too, they have the feel of being one of the last teams standing when all is said and done in March.
What a great matchup, although it would have been better if both teams were still undefeated.
Many thought the Kansas Jayhawks would have be in rebuilding mode this year, but Bill Self and Thomas Robinson had other ideas. The Jayhawks are coming off a blowout victory of Baylor earlier this week.
The North Carolina Tar Heel are looking to recover from one of the worst drubbings of a top team in recent memory.
It has been a while since Wake Forest was a team to be reckoned with in the ACC. They won their conference opener but have lost the last 2 including an embarrassing home loss to NC State by 36 points last time out.
The Michigan Wolverines swept the season series last year over Michigan State. Tom Izzo’s Spartans team was quite disappointing last year, but he seems to have the type of players he wants in his system this year.
Last year Temple visited Duke and was beaten 78-61. Now, it is the Blue Devils turn to travel to Philadelphia and take on the Owls.
Syracuse had lots of negative publicity early in the year, but the team hasn’t let it hurt their play on the court at all.
While the Louisville Cardinals began their Big East campaign with a shocking loss to the No. 12 Georgetown Hoyas, the Wildcats lit it up in Lexington as they destroyed Lamar for its 43rd straight home victory.
Wednesday’s college hoops slate is a pretty big one, but there isn’t a bigger matchup on the card than this one. Two top 15 teams will square off in Waco as Mississippi State takes on the Baylor Bears.
Bo Ryan’s Badgers are right around the top of the Big Ten every single year. Wisconsin’s solid fundamental play is a testament to their coach’s game plan. Nebraska is in its first year in the Big Ten.
How will the Pittsburgh Panthers respond to a shocking loss this past week? Pitt was rolling along in the top ten before falling at home to unranked Wagner. The Panthers must put the pieces together quickly as they travel to South Bend to take on Notre Dame Tuesday night.
Handicappers across the nation are getting their college football betting fix by preparing for bowl season. But what about this weekend? Aside from the Army-Navy game, there’s a void where all those Saturday games used to be.
No sweat. College basketball is up and running, and we’ve got the list of all the games involving Top 25 teams – there will be no shortage of action with these guys.
Selection Sunday looms, but before that can happen there is championship week.
While the power conferences have yet to get things going, Siena has taken the MAAC title, Gonzaga the WCC, Chattanooga the Southern, Morehead State the Ohio Valley, Northern Iowa the Missouri Valley, Virginia Commonwealth the Colonial Athletic, Radford the Big South and East Tennessee St. the Atlantic Sun.