Games of Interest -December 26, 2016 through January 2, 2017

[njhoya78]

Happy New Year, everyone! Conference play begins, finally, this week.

Not much movement in the Associated Press Top 25 this week. South Carolina dropped out of the rankings, and was replaced by Florida at #25. The Big East Conference continues to have four ranked teams; Villanova remained atop the poll at #1, Creighton dropped one slot to #10 (with Louisville four schools into the #6 slot after defeating Kentucky), Butler remained at #13, and Xavier remained at #17.

Coppin State has no games scheduled during this eight-day period.

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time.

Monday, December 26

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No games scheduled

Tuesday, December 27

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Illinois at Maryland, 5:00 pm (ESPN 2)
Cornell at Syracuse, 7:00 pm
Howard at Virginia Commonwealth, 7:00 pm
Rutgers at #14 Wisconsin, 7:00 pm (ESPN 2)

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No other games scheduled

Wednesday, December 28

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
DePaul at #1 Villanova, 6:30 pm (Fox Sports 1)
Providence at #17 Xavier, 7:00 pm
Seton Hall at #10 Creighton, 8:00 pm (Fox Sports 2)
Georgetown at Marquette, 8:30 pm (Fox Sports 1)

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Houston at Connecticut, 3:00 pm (ESPN 2)
North Carolina Greensboro at The Citadel, 7:00 pm (ESPN 3)
Central Pennsylvania College at Elon, 8:00 pm
#2 UCLA at #21 Oregon, 9:00 pm (ESPN 2)

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Wake Forest at #20 Florida State, 5:00 pm (ESPN 2)
Nebraska at #16 Indiana, 6:30 pm (Big Ten Network)
Monmouth at #9 North Carolina, 7:00 pm (ESPN-U)
Saint Peter’s at #24 Notre Dame, 7:00 pm
#12 Virginia at #6 Louisville, 7:00 pm (ESPN 2)
Iowa at #15 Purdue, 8:30 pm (Big Ten Network)
#23 Cincinnati at Temple, 9:00 pm (ESPN-U)
#2 UCLA at #21 Oregon, 9:00 pm (ESPN 2)
#22 Southern California at Oregon State, 11:00 pm (Pacific 12 Network)

Thursday, December 29

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
#13 Butler at St. John’s, 7:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#8 Kentucky at Mississippi, 8:00 pm (ESPN 2)
#25 Florida at Arkansas, 9:00 pn (SEC Network)
Pepperdine at #7 Gonzaga, 9:00 pm (ESPN 3)
#19 Saint Mary’s at Loyola Marymount, 11:00 pm (ESPN-U)

Friday, December 30

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Allen at South Carolina Upstate, 2:00 pm (ESPN 3)
#11 West Virginia at Oklahoma State, 4:00 pm (ESPN 2)
La Salle at Dayton, 6:00 pm (CBS Sports Network)
Howard at Harvard, 7:00 pm
#22 Southern California at #21 Oregon, 10:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#11 West Virginia at Oklahoma State, 4:00 pm (ESPN 2)
#4 Baylor at Oklahoma, 7:00 pm (ESPN 2)
#3 Kansas at Texas Christian, 9:00 pm (ESPN 2)
#18 Arizona at California, 11:00 pm (ESPN 2)
#2 UCLA at Oregon State, 11:00 pm (Pacific 12 Network)

Saturday, December 31

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
#17 Xavier at Georgetown, 11:00 am (Fox Sports 1)
#1 Villanova at #10 Creighton, 1:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Charleston at Elon, 2:00 pm
Connecticut at Tulsa, 2:00 pm (CBS Sports Network)
Samford at North Carolina Greensboro, 2:00 pm (ESPN 3)
Louisiana Lafayette at Arkansas State, 8:00 pm

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#5 Duke at Virginia Tech, 12:00 noon (ESPN 2)
#9 North Carolina at Georgia Institute of Technology, 12:00 noon
#6 Louisville vs. #16 Indiana at Indianapolis IN, 12:30 pm (CBS)
#20 Florida State at #12 Virginia, 2:00 pm (ESPN-U)
#24 Notre Dame at Pittsburgh, 2:00 pm
#7 Gonzaga at Pacific, 8:00 pm (ESPN 3)
San Diego at #19 Saint Mary’s, 9:00 pm

Sunday, January 1

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
St. John’s at DePaul, 2:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)
Providence at #13 Butler, 3:00 pm (CBS Sports Network)
Marquette at Seton Hall, 4:30 pm (Fox Sports 1)

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Nebraska at Maryland, 12:00 noon (Big Ten Network)
Syracuse at Boston College, 12:30 pm (ESPN-U)

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Minnesota at #15 Purdue, 4:30 pm (Big Ten Network)
Tulane at #23 Cincinnati, 7:00 pm (CBS Sports Network)
#18 Arizona at Stanford, 8:00 pm

Monday, January 2

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Chattanooga at North Carolina Greensboro, 7:00 pm
Elon at North Carolina Wilmington, 7:00 pm
South Carolina Upstate at Missouri Kansas City, 7:35 pm
Louisiana Monroe at Arkansas State, 8:00 pm

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No games scheduled

[hoyainspirit]

Villanova is losing in the 2nd half to DePaul.

[eagle54]

Dec 28, 2016 20:17:32 GMT -5 hoyainspirit said:

Villanova is losing in the 2nd half to DePaul.

That would really turn things upside down in the conference.  

[hoyainspirit]

Dec 28, 2016 20:21:36 GMT -5 eagle54 said:

Dec 28, 2016 20:17:32 GMT -5 hoyainspirit said:

Villanova is losing in the 2nd half to DePaul.

That would really turn things upside down in the conference.  

They are at home, too. I have zero confidence that DePaul will win, though.

[EtomicB]

Dec 28, 2016 20:21:36 GMT -5 eagle54 said:

Dec 28, 2016 20:17:32 GMT -5 hoyainspirit said:

Villanova is losing in the 2nd half to DePaul.

That would really turn things upside down in the conference.  

Not at all imo.. but it'd be nice to see DePaul get the win..

[Deleted]

UConn scored 12 points in the first half against Houston.

[hoyajinx]

That pass by Cain was incredible. I really hope we don't have trouble with DePaul.

[prhoya]

Dec 28, 2016 20:22:59 GMT -5 hoyainspirit said:

Dec 28, 2016 20:21:36 GMT -5 eagle54 said:

That would really turn things upside down in the conference.  

They are at home, too. I have zero confidence that DePaul will win, though.

Good call!

[seaweed]

chaos is eugene, will U of O hold on?

[eagle54]

Dec 28, 2016 23:14:19 GMT -5 seaweed said:

chaos is eugene, will U of O hold on?

Might help the NIT seeding if they do.  Fingers crossed.  

[seaweed]

Dec 28, 2016 23:18:53 GMT -5 eagle54 said:

Dec 28, 2016 23:14:19 GMT -5 seaweed said:

chaos is eugene, will U of O hold on?

Might help the NIT seeding if they do.  Fingers crossed.  

Edited off

[eagle54]

Dec 28, 2016 23:21:07 GMT -5 seaweed said:

Dec 28, 2016 23:18:53 GMT -5 eagle54 said:

Might help the NIT seeding if they do.  Fingers crossed.  

Edited off

Stay classy seaweed.  

[Deleted]

Oregon pulls the upset on a Brooks 3 late...

[seaweed]

Dec 28, 2016 23:26:10 GMT -5 eagle54 said:

Dec 28, 2016 23:21:07 GMT -5 seaweed said:

Edited off

Stay classy seaweed.  

classy isn't a word you are qualified to use dude. being a negative little bitch, name calling and whining aren't things that show your support of a team, they are juvenile expressions of your own insecurity. grow up

[EtomicB]

St. John's & Butler go to halftime tied at 38..

[Nevada Hoya]

Dec 29, 2016 19:53:13 GMT -5 EtomicB said:

St. John's & Butler go to halftime tied at 38..

Which again proves that there are no gimmes in the BE.

[EtomicB]

Dec 29, 2016 19:53:13 GMT -5 EtomicB said:

St. John's & Butler go to halftime tied at 38..

The Johnnies beat Butler 76-73..

Shamorie Ponds is a player..

[eagle54]

Dec 29, 2016 7:37:51 GMT -5 seaweed said:

Dec 28, 2016 23:26:10 GMT -5 eagle54 said:

Stay classy seaweed.  

classy isn't a word you are qualified to use dude. being a negative little bitch, name calling and whining aren't things that show your support of a team, they are juvenile expressions of your own insecurity. grow up

What are you doing right now dude?  Handle your own insecurities, I'm not interested.  

[Hoyaholic]

Dec 29, 2016 21:10:04 GMT -5 EtomicB said:

Dec 29, 2016 19:53:13 GMT -5 EtomicB said:

St. John's & Butler go to halftime tied at 38..

The Johnnies beat Butler 76-73..

Shamorie Ponds is a player..

That stinks, as it (rightfully) lowers Butler's profile to the detriment of everyone else in the conference. If a team stinks in non-conference play, it is best for the rest of the conference for them to continue stinking all year. Nobody will buy the argument that SJU is actually good, even if they win 7 or 8 BE games.

[EtomicB]

Dec 29, 2016 23:28:54 GMT -5 Hoyaholic said:

Dec 29, 2016 21:10:04 GMT -5 EtomicB said:

The Johnnies beat Butler 76-73..

Shamorie Ponds is a player..

That stinks, as it (rightfully) lowers Butler's profile to the detriment of everyone else in the conference. If a team stinks in non-conference play, it is best for the rest of the conference for them to continue stinking all year. Nobody will buy the argument that SJU is actually good, even if they win 7 or 8 BE games.

I hear you but this is why I'm not a big fan of the RPI, it ignores the eye test too much..

If St. John's were to win 7 or 8 BE games they will have beaten u pretty good teams along the way..

If they do that why wouldn't they be thought of as a good team that got off to a rough start?