Thursday Big 3

1. Iowa State continues to flip wins with losses this time to a surging West Virginia team.

2. Tennessee gets upset by a bad Vanderbilt team

3.  Alabama smacks Florida 97-69

Wednesday Big 3

1.  Connecticut is starting to get back into the groove by beating Marquette by 15

2. Indiana does NOT have a hangover and beats Rutgers

3. North Carolina and Kentucky continue to fall apart losing to Wake and Arkansas.  These teams are securely on the bubble

Tuesday Bracketology

1 seed vs 16 seed
Purdue (B1G) vs MD-Eastern(MEAC)/FDU(NEC)
Houston(AAC) vs NWSt(Sland)/Southern(SWAC)
Alabama(SSEC) vs MoreheadSt(OVC)
Arizona vs Radford(Bsouth)
2 seed vs 15 seed
Kansas vs Vermont(Aeast)
Tennessee vs E.Wash(Bsky)
UCLA(Pac12) vs Iona(MAAC)
Marquette(Beast) vs YoungSt(Hor)
3 seed vs 14 seed
Texas(B12) vs Furman(SoCon)
Virginia(ACC) vs Colgate(Pat)
Kansas St vs Bradley(Mvalley)
Gonzaga vs Princeton(Ivy)
4 seed vs 13 seed
Xavier vs Utah Valley(WAC)
Illinois vs UCSB(Bwest)
Indiana vs So.Miss(Sbelt)
St. Mary's(WCC) vs VCU(A10)
5 seed vs 12 seed
Iowa State vs Oral Roberts(Summit)
Baylor vs Akron(MAC)
TCU vs Liberty(Asun)
Miami vs Charleston(Col)
6 seed vs 11 seed
Rutgers vs Boise St/Clemson
Connecticut vs OkieSt/N'Western
Providence vs FAU(Cusa)
San Diego St(Mwest) vs Arkansas
7 seed vs 10 seed
Duke vs Michigan State
Creighton vs West Virginia
NC State vs Nevada
Iowa vs Kentucky
8 seed vs 9 seed
Maryland vs Memphis
New Mexico vs N.Carolina
Mizzouri vs Auburn
USC vs Pittsburgh
First Four Out
Utah State
Virginia Tech
Seton Hall
Texas A&M
Next Four Out
PennSt
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Miss St
Also Considered
Cincinnati
Florida
North Texas
Michigan
Wake Forest
Utah
Arizona St

The Most Disappointing 10

Since no one appears to be good, let’s take a look at the 10 most disappointing teams of 2023.

10. Oregon - How good was Oregon supposed to be this year is a fair question. Originally 29th to start the year in KenPom, the Ducks currently sit 54th after a good win at Arizona State yesterday. The LA teams come to Eugene next weekend, giving the Ducks a chance at life.

9. Ohio State - The Buckeyes are in the same spot they were at the start of the year, 32nd in KenPom. However, at 11-11, they need a lot to happen to make a dance appearance. They got up to 11 in KenPom and have proceeded to lose 8 of 9 before this afternoons game against Michigan.

8. Michigan - Speaking of Michigan, the Wolverines started the year at 26 on KenPom and are currently 57th. They’ve lost some close games but also been destroyed in games. Poor roster construction and a key injury are the culprits.

7. Arkansas - The Razorbacks are 27th in KenPom after starting the year 14th. A middling offense is to blame but this team has NBA players on it. They’re 5-5 in the SEC and have time to figure things out but they look like just another team.

6. Texas Tech - This is probably unfair to the Red Raiders but they started the year 21st in KenPom and are down to 69. Someone has to finish last in the Big XII and it looks like it’ll be Texas Tech. They got blown out at Baylor yesterday and are now 1-9 in conference.

5. Dayton - The Flyers started the year 24 in KenPom and are down to 72. Injuries are partially to blame but they’re still a non-factor in a so-so A-10.

4. Gonzaga - The Zags are still a Top-20 KenPom team, currently 18th but started the season 3 with visions of a title run. The defense has been bad all year and is worse in league play, not a good sign for March.

3. Villanova - The Wildcats have been losing a lot of close games but still losing. Questionable depth and missing Justin Moore for most of the season hasn’t helped. Get the feeling Jay Wright knew when to go. 72nd in KenPom after starting the year at 19.

2. North Carolina - They started the year 9 in KenPom. While good, the analytics weren’t as sold on the Tarheels as the media was. Brian has them on the 8/9 line, a far cry from a team most expected to be the class of the ACC.

1. Kentucky - To finish off the Blue Bloodbath, UK entered the year 1 in KenPom and are now 36th. They’ve been a messy, inconsistent team all year. Where and how they finish is anyone’s guess but I wouldn’t hold my breath that they’ll figure it out.

Friday Bracketology

1 seed vs 16 seed
Purdue (B1G) vs MD-Eastern(MEAC)/FDU(NEC)
Houston(AAC) vs SELA(Sland)/Southern(SWAC)
Alabama(SSEC) vs SEMizzouSt(OVC)
Kansas vs UNC-Ash(Bsouth)
2 seed vs 15 seed
Arizona vs Vermont(Aeast)
Texas(B12) vs E.Wash(Bsky)
Tennessee vs Siena(MAAC)
Virginia vs Milwaukee(Hor)
3 seed vs 14 seed
UCLA(Pac12) vs Furman(SoCon)
Marquette(Beast) vs Colgate(Pat)
Kansas St vs Bradley(Mvalley)
Gonzaga vs Cornell(Ivy)
4 seed vs 13 seed
Baylor vs Utah Valley(WAC)
TCU vs UCSB(Bwest)
Xavier vs So.Miss(Sbelt)
St. Mary's(WCC) vs VCU(A10)
5 seed vs 12 seed
Iowa State vs Oral Roberts(Summit)
Illinois vs Kent St(MAC)
Providence vs Liberty(Asun)
Indiana vs Charleston(Col)
6 seed vs 11 seed
Rutgers vs Memphis/Oklahoma St
Connecticut vs Nevada/Northwestern
Duke vs West Virginia
Miami vs Arkansas
7 seed vs 10 seed
Michigan State vs Kentucky
Mizzouri vs FAU(Cusa)
San Diego St(Mwest) vs USC
Creighton vs Pittsburgh
8 seed vs 9 seed
NC State vs Maryland
Clemson (ACC) vs Iowa
N.Carolina vs Boise St
Auburn vs New Mexico
First Four Out
Utah State
Wisconsin
Arizona St
Texas A&M
Next Four Out
PennSt
Oklahoma
Virginia Tech
Miss St
Also Considered
Cincinnati
Ohio State
North Texas
UNLV
Wake Forest
Utah
Florida
Michigan
Dayton
Seton Hall

Thursday Big 3

1. Purdue continues their dominance with a 20 point in over Penn state

2. Tennessee takes a tough loss against Florida

3. In a classic look-ahead spot North Carolina loses to Pittsburgh.

Wednesday Big 3

1. Kansas gets their revenge beating K-State by 12

2. ACC leader Clemson gets upset by Boston College

3. UConn right's the ship over DePaul

Bonus - Alabama beats Vanderbilt.......by 57!