Weekend College Hoops Slate: Jan 18th-19th
No College Football Playoff this weekend = more college hoops! PLUS: A team rankings update.
Saturday & Sunday Slate:
Several key conference showdowns this weekend as the push for building March Madness resumes heats up. Teams on the bubble look to shore up their case, while others look to better their seedings. Here are some of the most intriguing and likely most competitive matchups to keep an eye on.
Saturday:
(4) Alabama at (8) Kentucky (Alabama -1.9, 57% win probability)
(17) Purdue at (13) Oregon (Oregon -1.0, 54% win prob)
Clemson at Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh -0.2, 51% win prob)
Arizona at Texas Tech (Texas Tech -3.1, 61% win prob)
(21) Ole Miss a (15) Mississippi State (Miss State -2.2, 58% win prob)
Sunday
(19) Illinois at (12) Michigan State (Michigan State -3.4, 62% win prob)
Nebraska at Maryland (Maryland -4.4, 65% win prob)
BYU at Utah (BYU -0.8, 53% win prob)
*AP ranking in parentheses
Updated College Basketball Elo Ratings
A little bit of movement in just the four days since we last updated rankings. Notably, Alabama took a hit after losing to Ole Miss on Tuesday, while Baylor’s loss to Arizona put them on the brink of dropping from our top-25.
Biggest Risers*
Tulane (+21 spots)
Cal State Northridge (+20 spots)
Western Michigan (+20 spots)
Tarleton State (+17 spots)
Honorable mention:
Illinois (+5 - up to 18th)
Texas (+6 - up to 31st)
Biggest Fallers*
Hawaii (-27 spots)
Missouri State (-19 spots)
Rice (-18 spots)
Cal Baptist (-17 spots)
Honorable mention:
Gonzaga (-4 - down to 13th)
Texas A&M (-4 - down to 16th)
*Since the January 14th
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