Bracket Busters Saturday

• burt07

  Couldn't find a thread so figured I'd start one, here is the slate of games, in order timewise:
  
  Hofstra (18-9) at Wright State (17-12): Wright State 82, Hofstra 56
  Miami (OH) (14-12) at James Madison (19-9): James Madison 70, Miami (OH) 69
  Austin Peay (17-11) at Fairfield (21-5): Fairfield 76, Austin Peay 69
  Morhead State (20-8) at Indiana State (15-12): Morehead State 71, Indiana State 65
  Canisius (13-13) at Boston U. (15-13): Boston U. 70, Canisius 62
  Central Michigan (8-17) at Niagara (7-21): Niagara 61, Central Michigan 55
  Northeastern (9-18) at UNC-Asheville (13-12): Northeastern 83, UNC-Asheville 82
  Manhattan (5-22) at Stony Brook (11-15): Manhattan 64, Stony Brook 63
  Illinois State (11-16) at Western Michigan (14-10): Western Michigan 68, Illinois State 65
  Eastern Kentucky (15-12) at Western Carolina (14-13): Western Carolina 81, Eastern Kentucky 74
  Iona (17-10) at Liberty (19-9): Iona 77, Liberty 57
  St. Peter's (16-11) at Loyola (IL) (15-12): St. Peter's 71, Loyola (IL) 67
  Bradley (9-18) at Tennessee-Martin (10-18): Bradley 81, Tennessee-Martin 75
  Green Bay (12-15) at Southern Illinois (11-16): Southern Illinois 61, Green Bay 60
  Georgia State (11-15) at Louisiana Tech (11-16): Louisiana Tech 51, Georgia State 45
  Seattle (9-16) at Northern Illinois (7-17): Seattle 60, Northern Illinois 48
  Delaware (12-14) at Rider (19-9): Rider 95, Delaware 86
  Delaware State (9-15) at Tennessee State (11-15): Tennessee State 78, Delaware State 63
  VMI (15-11) at Morgan State (12-10): Morgan State 67, VMI 62
  Jacksonville State (4-24) at Eastern Michigan (7-18): Eastern Michigan 63, Jacksonville State 60
  Vermont (22-5) at Charleston (20-7): Charleston 85, Vermont 70
  Hawaii (14-10) at UC Davis (9-16): Hawaii 83, UC Davis 69
  Missouri State (21-6) at Valparaiso (19-8): Valparaiso 80, Missouri State 67
  UC Irvine (11-16) at Nevada (10-15): Nevada 74, UC Irvine 63
  CS Fullerton (9-17) at Idaho State (8-17): Idaho State 84, CS Fullerton 79
  Loyola (Md) (13-13) at Towson (4-22): Loyola (Md) 75, Towson 57
  Charleston Southern (14-14) at UNC-Wilmington (13-14): Charleston Southern 63, UNC-Wilmington 58
  Creighton (17-11) at Akron (16-10): Akron 76, Creighton 67
  Milwaukee (16-11) at Buffalo (15-9): Buffalo 80, Milwaukee 65
  Appalachian State (12-14) at High Point (11-15): Appalachian State 82, High Point 81
  George Mason (22-5) at Northern Iowa (19-9): George Mason 77, Northern Iowa 71
  Maine (14-12) at Siena (10-16): Siena 71, Maine 60
  Eastern Illinois (8-18) at Toledo (4-22): Eastern Illinois 75, Toledo 58
  Radford (5-21) at William & Mary (7-20): William & Mary 84, Radford 52
  Ohio (13-13) at Winthrop (12-14): Ohio 77, Winthrop 74
  Ball State (15-10) at Wofford (15-12): Wofford 66, Ball State 61
  Loyola Marymount (10-17) at Portland State (11-14): Portland State 84, Loyola Marymount 75
  Bowling Green (12-14) at Youngstown State (8-18): Youngstown State 83, Bowling Green 76
  New Hampshire (12-14) at Marist (4-24): Marist 58, New Hampshire 49
  Davidson (14-13) at Presbyterian (12-16): Davidson 71, Presbyterian 65
  Evansville (14-12) at Murray State (20-7): Murray State 72, Evansville 47
  Pacific (15-10) at Oral Roberts (14-14): Oral Roberts 79, Pacific 63
  Detroit (15-14) at Drake (11-16): Drake 84, Detroit 76
  Northern Colorado (14-10) at New Mexico State (14-12): Northern Colorado 82, New Mexico State 80
  Sacramento State (7-17) at SE Missouri State (8-19): SE Missouri State 67, Sacramento State 52
  #24 Utah State (24-3) at #23 St. Mary's (22-5): Utah State 75, St. Mary's 65
  Gardner-Webb (9-18) at Tennessee Tech (15-11): Tennessee Tech 60, Gardner-Webb 58
  Idaho (14-11) at Montana State (11-15): Idaho 65, Montana State 50
  Northern Arizona (15-10) at Cal Poly (14-11): Northern Arizona 59, Cal Poly 56
  UC Riverside (9-15) at Fresno State (12-14): Fresno State 68, UC Riverside 49
  Boise State (14-11) at UC Santa Barbara (14-10)
  Montana (19-7) at Long Beach State (16-10)
• Azubuike24

  

  Great thread. Came here to start it but see a fellow CBB decided to do it prior.
  
  Virginia Commonwealth (20-8) at Wichita State (22-5)
  
  Didn't see this one here, but they play tonight to kick off the event.
  
  Vermont (22-5) at Charleston (20-7)
  
  Probably the game I'm most interested in. Two fun teams to watch.
  
  George Mason (22-5) at Northern Iowa (19-9)
  
  Northern Iowa has taken on water since losing O'Rear for the season and Mason should roll. Utah State has a lot to gain as they can pretty much seal an at-large bid if they get to 30 wins and add a win over SMC.
• burt07

  Yeah I forgot to add in the Friday and Sunday games when doing this, Kent State-Drexel play tonight as well, and Cleveland State-Old Dominion play Sunday in the game I'm probably most interested in. Overall, a big weekend for the CAA, to this point they've been the best of the mid-major leagues, would go a long way if they could get some big wins this weekend.
• ts1227

  

  Here are the televised ones:
  
  Fri. 2/18
  7 p.m. Virginia Commonwealth at Wichita State ESPN2
  9 p.m. Kent State at Drexel ESPNU
  
  
  Sat. 2/19
  11 a.m. Hofstra at Wright State ESPNU
  1 p.m. Austin Peay at Fairfield ESPNU
  3 p.m. Iona at Liberty ESPNU
  5 p.m. Missouri State at Valparaiso ESPN2
  5 p.m. Vermont at College of Charleston ESPNU
  7 p.m. George Mason at Northern Iowa ESPN2
  9 p.m. No. 21 Utah State at St. Mary’s (CA) ESPN2
  11 p.m. Montana at Long Beach State ESPN2
  
  
  Sun., 2/20
  1 p.m. Cleveland State at Old Dominion ESPN or ESPN2
• CinciX12

  

  Absolutely none of those games seem remotely interesting.
  
  Might DVR Utah St to see how they play though.
• dave

  Good game between VCU and Wichita St so far. Both these teams could win a game in the tourney if they get in.
• Tiger2003

  

  dave;683444 wrote:Good game between VCU and Wichita St so far. Both these teams could win a game in the tourney if they get in.

  
  Isn't VCU the team that beat Duke a couple years ago in the tourney?
• Mulva

  

  Well that lineup is proof that the term 'Bracket Buster' is totally meaningless. 9-17 CS Fullerton @ 8-17 Idaho State, huh?
  
  Azu nailed the 2 games I'm actually interested in, Vermont @ Charleston and George Mason @ Northern Iowa. I don't care about seeing Utah State. They're the same team every year. They'll win the WAC, and then get bounced in the first round.
• ts1227

  

  Mulva;683465 wrote:Well that lineup is proof that the term 'Bracket Buster' is totally meaningless. 9-17 CS Fullerton @ 8-17 Idaho State, huh?
  
  Azu nailed the 2 games I'm actually interested in, Vermont @ Charleston and George Mason @ Northern Iowa. I don't care about seeing Utah State. They're the same team every year. They'll win the WAC, and then get bounced in the first round.

  
  Well, only about 15 of the games have any actual "Bracket Busting" meaning (if that), but the full conferences agree to the event so there are 80 other flaming shitwrecks that are scheduled. There's a reason they only put 11 on TV.
• CinciX12

  

  Manhatten and Stony Brook will have national championship implications!
• Little Danny

  

  CinciX12;683497 wrote:Manhatten and Stony Brook will have national championship implications!

  
  The Jaspars have fallen on hard times. I remember when they were really good in the early to mid 90's when Fran Fraschilla was coaching there.
  
  Like my friend CinciX12, none of these games excite me. I know some of the teams from the smaller conferences have had great success (ie. Butler, Gonzago VCU, Davidson), it just does not seem the depth of quality teams is what it once was in these smaller conferences.
• FALLSGUY

  Big win for VCU.
• FALLSGUY

  95% of these games have nothing to do with busting any brackets.The only reason most teams agree to play them in the middle of their conference schedule is $$$$$$$. I know Akron doesn't need to play Creighton. And, the coach doesn't really like the game. Only way they get in is to win the MAC.
• FALLSGUY

  
• FALLSGUY

  Missouri State and Valpo. might be interesting.
• Bigdogg

  Wright State putting it to Hoftstra right now.
• ts1227

  

  FALLSGUY;683710 wrote:95% of these games have nothing to do with busting any brackets.The only reason most teams agree to play them in the middle of their conference schedule is $$$$$$$. I know Akron doesn't need to play Creighton. And, the coach doesn't really like the game. Only way they get in is to win the MAC.

  
  Dambrot is an enormous dick, he doesn't like much of anything.
• Azubuike24

  

  Big win for Morehead State. They are rolling in the Ohio Valley. Looks like Morehead vs Murray for the conference bid.
  
  James Madison moving up in the Colonial, that's going to be a fantastic conference tournament.
  
  Fairfield will win the MAAC and be the overwhelming favorite to take that bid, they took care of Austin Peay.
• burt07

  Well some of the matchups might not be the best but at least they've produced close games with 14 of the 18 games so far being decided by less than 10 points.
• burt07

  Valpo and Charleston with the big home wins. Bracket Busters has definitely not been too kind to the Missouri Valley thus far, as two of their top teams go down, along with some of their bottom feeders. They'll have to hope Northern Iowa can salvage something against George Mason.
• Tiger2003

  

  George Mason wins at Northern Iowa to extend their winning streak to 13. A bad day for the Missouri Valley.
• Mulva

  

  MVC probably sealed its fate as a 1 bid league.
• Azubuike24

  

  It certainly wasn't going to get any help from Northern Iowa.
• burt07

  Utah State with the big road win over St. Mary's, could be big for them come seeding time if they're able to take care of business from here on out.
• Mulva

  

  Azubuike24;684182 wrote:It certainly wasn't going to get any help from Northern Iowa.

  
  Yeah, Wichita State was probably the only team with a realistic shot, but now I think that's out the window entirely.
  
  Cleveland State - ODU tomorrow could be interesting. And Utah State will still go out in the 1st round.