Friday, January 25, 2008

Buster Update/Weekend Forecast 1/25-1/27

BracketBusters Standings have been updated through Thursday's (Jan 24) games.

Match ups might look something like this as of today:

ESPN2 (6)
Drake at Butler
Kent St at St. Mary's
Creighton at Ohio
George Mason at Ill St
VCU at Oral Roberts
Nevada at Akron

ESPN Classic (1)
Davidson at Utah St

ESPNU (5)
Marist at Cleveland St
Miami-OH at Valparaiso
Wright St at Winthrop
UC-Santa Barbara at SIU
Siena at Missouri State

ESPN360 (2)
GA Southern at CS-Northridge
Indiana St at Appalachian St

Tonight
--Northern Arizona at Weber State. The outright lead in the Big Sky is on the line!
Saturday
--Auburn at Alabama. In-state rivalry alert!
--Washington State at Arizona State. Devils need to right the ship, but that's a tall order vs Cougars.
--Oklahoma at Baylor. Two much improved Big XII teams.
--New Mexico at BYU. Two of the better Mt West clubs.
--Appalachian State at Chattanooga. BIG SoCon showdown for outright lead in the North.
--NC State at Florida State. Both need it desperately.
--UConn at Indiana. Hoosiers need to stack up as many quality wins as possible for seeding purposes. UConn is fighting to solidify their NCAA status.
--Gonzaga at Memphis. Slim as the chances may be, this is one of the few remaining games that could make Memphis sweat.
--Mississippi at Mississippi State. This one has not meant this much in awhile.
--Minnesota at Ohio State. Gophers need to score some quality wins.
--Southern Cal at Oregon. Both need it, but Ducks need it more as they have lost 3 straight.
--Wisconsin at Purdue. Badgers looked vulnerable last time out and Boilers are starting to roll a bit.
--Dayton at Richmond. Flyers must respond on the road after that pasting at Xavier.
--UNLV at San Diego St. Two of four MWC teams with just one conference loss.
--Creighton at SIU. Usually for Valley supremacy, but neither can afford to lose this one.
--Saint Joseph's at Temple. Big Five, baby! And both teams are playing well.
--Notre Dame at Villanova. Two of mass of viable Big East teams.
--Georgetown at West Virginia. Tough roadie for Hoyas.
Sunday
--Vanderbilt at Florida. Gators have just two wins vs RPI top 100: GA Southern and Temple.
--Duke at Maryland. Terps are at home and riding high after their win over UNC.
--Xavier at UMass. Muskies were a wrecking ball vs Dayton this week.
--Clemson at Miami-FL. Both got off to great starts, but both have faded a bit lately.
--Providence at Syracuse. Both look destined to be Bubble Boys.