Monday, December 16, 2013

College Basketball Rankings - 16 Dec

Oklahoma State hung on to the top spot for yet another week after defeating their only opponent of the past 7 days, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, alma mater of Karl Malone, who are one of the teams hovering just below the top 25. The Cowboys did not score during the first 4 minutes of the game, but were still down just 3-0, and they were able to take control by halftime. Here are my full rankings, including each team's projected final record:

Rank
LW
Team
Week
Record
Rating
PredRec
1
1
Oklahoma State
1
0
9
1
-27.96566
28
3
2
2
Iowa
1
1
10
2
-25.24715
25
6
3
4
Iowa State
1
0
8
0
-22.97944
24
4
4
3
Villanova
1
0
10
0
-22.63998
27
4
5
8
Arizona
2
0
11
0
-21.63098
27
4
6
12
Ohio State
2
0
10
0
-21.42066
25
5
7
7
Kansas
1
1
7
3
-20.07722
22
9
8
6
Louisville
1
0
9
1
-19.52784
26
5
9
15
Wisconsin
2
0
12
0
-19.3675
25
6
10
5
UCLA
1
0
9
1
-18.83778
25
6
11
11
Massachusetts
1
0
9
0
-18.74671
27
3
12
18
Kentucky
1
1
8
3
-18.39662
23
8
13
10
Michigan
0
1
6
4
-18.3602
19
11
14
16
Pittsburgh
1
0
10
0
-18.19584
26
5
15
9
Memphis
1
0
7
1
-17.7238
25
6
16
14
Utah
2
0
9
1
-17.56374
23
7
17
17
Saint Mary's
1
0
8
0
-17.46542
25
4
18
22
Gonzaga
2
0
10
1
-17.38742
25
6
19
25
Wichita State
1
0
10
0
-17.02521
28
3
20
48
Brigham Young
1
1
8
4
-16.89285
22
9
21
21
Arkansas
1
0
7
2
-16.78787
23
8
22
20
Creighton
0
0
7
2
-16.74481
22
8
23
13
Oregon
1
0
9
0
-16.65779
24
6
24
19
LSU
1
0
6
2
-16.63997
22
8
25
23
North Carolina
1
0
7
2
-16.28407
23
8
26
32
Duke
0
0
7
2
-15.83427
22
9
27
43
Florida
1
0
7
2
-15.83192
22
9
28
29
San Diego State
0
0
7
1
-15.67049
24
6
29
27
Michigan State
1
0
8
1
-15.28489
21
10
30
34
Harvard
0
0
9
1
-15.15562
25
5
31
35
Louisiana Tech
1
1
8
3
-15.13803
25
6
32
30
Clemson
1
0
8
2
-14.87724
21
9
33
38
Delaware
0
0
5
4
-14.31875
22
9
34
41
Virginia
0
0
7
3
-14.26262
20
11
35
54
Butler
2
0
8
2
-14.19825
20
10
36
33
Georgetown
0
0
6
2
-14.05937
19
11
37
47
Syracuse
1
0
10
0
-13.99029
23
8
38
46
Colorado
1
0
10
1
-13.92002
22
9
39
40
Florida State
0
0
6
3
-13.87929
19
11
40
31
West Virginia
1
1
7
4
-13.68134
18
13
41
26
New Mexico
0
1
7
2
-13.59626
22
8
42
28
Missouri
1
0
10
0
-13.38622
22
8
43
42
Boise State
0
2
8
2
-13.31684
21
8
44
59
Marquette
1
0
6
4
-13.19945
19
12
45
44
Arizona State
1
0
9
2
-13.0438
20
11
46
45
Saint Louis
1
0
9
2
-12.72348
23
8
47
55
Indiana
1
1
8
3
-12.67905
19
12
48
57
Drexel
1
0
7
2
-12.53219
22
7
49
53
Connecticut
0
0
9
0
-12.41144
23
8
50
39
Virginia Commonwealth
0
1
9
3
-12.36169
23
9
51
51
George Washington
1
0
9
1
-12.30259
23
7
52
37
Charleston Southern
0
1
3
5
-12.29564
21
8
53
52
Tennessee
0
1
6
3
-12.25452
20
11
54
24
Cincinnati
0
1
7
2
-12.12474
21
10
55
36
Drake
0
1
6
3
-11.91576
22
8
56
62
North Dakota State
1
1
7
4
-11.6586
21
8
57
58
Southern Methodist
0
0
8
2
-11.57943
21
10
58
78
UC Santa Barbara
1
0
5
3
-11.24086
21
8
59
76
Toledo
1
0
9
0
-11.22726
25
6
60
64
Xavier
2
0
8
3
-11.03058
18
13
61
50
Nebraska-Omaha
2
0
8
3
-10.93426
22
8
62
74
Princeton
2
0
8
1
-10.87838
21
7
63
49
North Carolina Central
0
0
6
2
-10.82947
26
5
64
68
Dayton
1
0
8
2
-10.81435
22
9
65
67
Minnesota
1
0
9
2
-10.76545
18
13
66
61
South Carolina
0
0
2
3
-10.67128
17
12
67
88
Texas
1
0
9
1
-10.6516
19
12
68
60
Baylor
0
0
8
1
-10.59593
20
11
69
87
Alabama
1
0
5
4
-10.43884
17
14
70
63
Illinois
1
1
9
2
-10.38196
17
14
71
70
Notre Dame
2
1
8
3
-10.35948
19
13
72
71
St. John's
0
1
6
3
-10.24641
18
13
73
73
Oklahoma
1
0
9
1
-9.781881
19
12
74
81
Bucknell
0
0
5
4
-9.718
20
9
75
77
New Mexico State
1
1
8
5
-9.591726
23
9
76
75
Penn State
1
1
8
4
-9.384001
16
15
77
92
Akron
1
0
3
2
-9.326627
20
9
78
89
Utah State
1
0
6
2
-8.862968
19
11
79
82
Maryland
2
0
7
4
-8.827709
17
14
80
93
California
2
0
8
3
-8.718764
17
14
81
105
Stanford
1
0
7
2
-8.638932
16
14
82
84
Southern Miss
1
0
9
1
-8.545578
23
7
83
94
Mercer
0
0
6
4
-8.43723
24
7
84
69
Belmont
0
1
8
3
-8.409292
22
8
85
83
Valparaiso
1
0
7
5
-8.406236
20
11
86
91
Ole Miss
1
0
7
2
-8.070891
18
13
87
80
Louisiana-Lafayette
1
0
7
3
-8.017743
23
8
88
66
Hawaii
1
0
7
2
-7.955223
20
8
89
121
Stephen F Austin
1
0
9
2
-7.791815
25
6
90
65
Louisiana-Monroe
1
1
3
2
-7.767909
17
9
91
56
Pacific
1
0
8
1
-7.706638
18
10
92
96
Providence
0
0
8
2
-7.640202
17
14
93
104
UC Irvine
1
0
6
5
-7.610389
20
12
94
90
Cal Poly
1
0
4
5
-7.600402
16
13
95
109
Richmond
1
0
8
3
-7.501868
19
12
96
129
Columbia
1
0
6
5
-7.461099
19
12
97
72
Brown
0
1
6
3
-7.267398
18
10
98
106
Cleveland State
0
0
4
5
-7.173566
18
13
99
85
Eastern Kentucky
0
1
7
4
-7.041666
21
9
100
124
St. Bonaventure
1
0
7
3
-7.014318
18
12
101
126
Manhattan
1
0
7
2
-6.936983
20
8
102
113
Ohio
1
0
7
2
-6.893216
21
11
103
101
Wake Forest
0
0
8
2
-6.756216
17
14
104
98
Sam Houston State
0
1
7
4
-6.73766
22
8
105
107
Nebraska
1
0
7
3
-6.659058
14
16
106
97
Colgate
1
1
5
4
-6.623104
18
11
107
102
Charlotte
0
0
7
2
-6.55723
20
9
108
120
Wyoming
0
1
7
3
-6.40076
18
13
109
147
Middle Tennessee
1
1
7
3
-6.319671
20
10
110
111
Temple
0
0
4
4
-6.241543
14
16
111
79
Southeast Missouri State
0
1
7
3
-6.21195
22
8
112
112
Green Bay
1
1
6
3
-6.200084
19
10
113
86
North Carolina State
1
0
7
2
-6.173419
16
15
114
95
Iona
0
1
5
3
-6.106001
19
10
115
125
Eastern Michigan
1
0
6
3
-6.003171
19
12
116
117
UNLV
1
0
4
4
-5.828982
15
15
117
130
Purdue
0
1
8
3
-5.74251
15
16
118
103
Virgnia Tech
0
0
7
3
-5.728961
16
14
119
110
Towson
1
0
7
4
-5.61798
18
13
120
131
South Alabama
0
1
5
5
-5.54176
18
13
121
108
San Diego
1
1
8
4
-5.532236
16
14
122
99
Morehead State
0
1
7
5
-5.487041
20
11
123
115
Holy Cross
0
0
5
4
-5.430599
18
12
124
138
Washington State
1
0
6
4
-5.278918
14
16
125
128
Northern Iowa
2
0
5
5
-5.067962
16
14
126
127
Santa Clara
1
0
4
5
-5.065093
14
16
127
116
Fresno State
0
1
6
5
-5.060635
16
15
128
122
Georgia Tech
0
0
7
3
-5.051742
15
16
129
114
Texas A&M
1
0
8
2
-4.988499
17
14
130
154
Dartmouth
1
1
4
4
-4.907857
16
12
131
165
Weber State
0
1
1
4
-4.789514
17
11
132
144
Vanderbilt
0
0
5
3
-4.710079
15
15
133
100
Bryant University
1
2
7
5
-4.705157
21
10
134
143
North Dakota
1
1
3
6
-4.534943
16
13
135
170
Quinnipiac
1
0
6
3
-4.443383
18
10
136
123
Milwaukee
0
1
9
3
-4.381771
18
12
137
139
UAB
1
0
8
2
-4.350248
20
10
138
137
American University
0
0
3
5
-4.329178
15
14
139
175
Bowling Green
2
0
5
5
-4.326407
17
14
140
142
South Florida
0
0
6
2
-4.317981
16
14
141
136
Indiana State
1
0
7
2
-4.299521
18
12
142
133
Youngstown State
0
1
7
5
-4.297794
17
14
143
156
Texas Tech
1
0
7
3
-4.291108
14
17
144
150
IPFW
2
0
9
4
-4.242633
20
11
145
151
Albany
1
1
5
5
-4.083878
18
11
146
132
Northwestern
0
0
5
5
-4.034295
12
19
147
169
Detroit
0
1
5
6
-3.832529
16
15
148
153
Saint Joseph's
0
0
4
4
-3.788933
15
15
149
118
Portland
0
1
6
4
-3.717205
14
16
150
155
Arkansas State
0
1
5
3
-3.701741
18
12
151
173
Oregon State
2
0
5
2
-3.668527
12
16
152
119
Colorado State
0
1
8
4
-3.655853
17
15
153
135
Oral Roberts
0
1
5
5
-3.36148
20
11
154
148
UTEP
0
0
5
4
-3.349602
19
12
155
192
Rider
1
0
5
4
-3.343653
17
12
156
145
Lafayette
0
0
3
5
-3.33724
14
14
157
157
Northern Colorado
1
0
5
2
-3.280092
19
10
158
177
Missouri State
1
0
8
1
-3.207001
19
11
159
134
Boston University
0
2
6
5
-3.191372
16
15
160
141
Northeastern
0
1
2
8
-3.148605
12
18
161
160
Kansas State
2
0
7
3
-3.003564
13
18
162
159
Marshall
0
1
4
6
-2.929227
16
15
163
149
Nevada
0
2
4
7
-2.819494
13
18
164
146
Eastern Washington
0
1
5
4
-2.744036
18
13
165
152
Radford
0
0
6
2
-2.711174
20
10
166
161
Kent State
0
0
8
2
-2.660949
19
12
167
180
Tulsa
1
1
3
7
-2.484811
14
16
168
140
Georgia
1
0
4
4
-2.482092
11
19
169
158
Oakland
0
2
2
9
-2.396957
12
19
170
162
Utah Valley
1
1
4
6
-2.313576
16
13
171
182
Cal State Bakersfield
0
2
5
6
-2.298939
17
13
172
197
La Salle
0
1
5
5
-2.232398
13
17
173
191
Elon
0
1
5
5
-2.113953
19
12
174
181
William & Mary
0
0
5
4
-2.009509
15
14
175
179
San Jose State
0
0
3
6
-1.96683
13
17
176
163
USC
1
0
7
3
-1.942668
13
18
177
193
Robert Morris
1
0
4
7
-1.804389
16
15
178
164
Seattle
1
0
7
3
-1.757709
17
12
179
194
Gardner-Webb
1
0
6
5
-1.709085
17
14
180
222
Stony Brook
1
0
7
4
-1.581299
20
10
181
176
Yale
0
0
5
4
-1.577371
13
15
182
203
Loyola Marymount
0
1
6
4
-1.549682
13
17
183
178
Idaho State
0
2
3
4
-1.544231
16
13
184
167
Miami (FL)
0
0
5
5
-1.539439
12
19
185
198
Western Michigan
0
1
5
4
-1.442726
15
14
186
189
Coastal Carolina
1
0
5
5
-1.330394
18
12
187
183
Seton Hall
1
1
7
4
-1.320747
12
19
188
190
George Mason
0
0
5
4
-1.204479
11
17
189
195
East Carolina
1
0
9
2
-1.145271
20
11
190
168
Wright State
0
1
5
7
-1.107461
14
17
191
216
James Madison
1
0
3
8
-1.078322
12
18
192
205
Western Kentucky
0
1
5
4
-1.06982
17
14
193
187
Northern Illinois
0
1
3
5
-1.031592
14
16
194
225
Southern University
1
0
4
6
-0.97796
17
12
195
185
DePaul
2
0
6
4
-0.896517
11
20
196
209
Texas-Arlington
1
0
4
6
-0.781279
14
16
197
174
St. Francis (NY)
1
1
6
5
-0.747568
18
13
198
196
Illinois State
0
0
5
4
-0.687525
14
16
199
220
Washington
1
0
5
4
-0.560751
12
19
200
228
Fordham
2
0
6
3
-0.551874
13
16
201
273
New Orleans
1
0
2
4
-0.546452
15
11
202
237
Houston
1
1
7
5
-0.478085
13
18
203
210
Northwestern State
1
1
4
5
-0.161816
16
13
204
206
Pennsylvania
0
0
2
6
-0.159306
11
17
205
204
Pepperdine
0
1
6
5
0.0894229
12
18
206
211
Tennessee Tech
1
0
6
6
0.2008432
16
15
207
202
Cal State Fullerton
1
0
4
7
0.2154978
13
17
208
186
Boston College
1
1
4
7
0.2553808
8
23
209
212
San Francisco
1
0
6
4
0.3201052
12
18
210
265
Denver
2
0
4
5
0.343845
13
16
211
188
Winthrop
1
0
6
2
0.387697
16
12
212
200
Western Illinois
0
0
4
4
0.4182058
13
16
213
201
UCF
1
0
5
3
0.4371181
12
17
214
239
Jackson State
1
0
3
7
0.5013545
16
13
215
246
Hampton
1
0
5
5
0.5068618
17
12
216
217
Evansville
0
2
6
5
0.5303075
14
17
217
166
USC Upstate
0
1
5
5
0.5777995
17
14
218
199
Bradley
0
1
5
5
0.7640549
13
18
219
171
Davidson
0
2
4
7
1.0451156
15
15
220
241
North Florida
0
0
5
6
1.0866691
16
15
221
213
Navy
0
1
5
4
1.1917774
14
15
222
227
Grand Canyon
0
1
5
4
1.2079511
11
12
223
277
Monmouth
2
0
5
6
1.2486916
16
15
224
214
Old Dominion
0
1
4
6
1.3009865
13
18
225
218
North Carolina-Wilmington
0
1
6
6
1.5116823
13
18
226
233
Lehigh
1
0
6
5
1.5225688
14
17
227
236
Georgia State
1
0
4
6
1.5977918
13
18
228
208
Duquesne
0
2
3
5
1.6727082
10
19
229
223
Liberty
0
1
4
6
1.7199314
15
16
230
215
Montana
2
0
3
4
1.7506804
14
15
231
229
TCU
1
0
6
3
1.7920793
11
19
232
224
Lipscomb
0
1
4
6
1.8942363
15
14
233
184
IUPUI
1
1
4
8
2.0055955
12
19
234
172
Chattanooga
1
1
4
7
2.0826591
16
14
235
226
Idaho
1
1
5
6
2.123432
15
16
236
235
Wofford
0
1
3
6
2.150634
15
14
237
261
South Dakota
0
2
3
7
2.3105242
11
18
238
247
Rutgers
1
1
5
7
2.4271598
10
21
239
238
Southern Illinois
0
0
2
7
2.659029
10
21
240
264
Florida Atlantic
0
2
3
8
2.7293178
12
19
241
240
Ball State
0
0
2
5
2.7880118
10
19
242
207
High Point
0
1
3
5
2.8209027
13
16
243
252
Mississippi State
1
0
6
2
2.8555037
12
17
244
234
Wagner
0
1
5
6
2.9535861
14
16
245
221
Georgia Southern
0
1
5
6
3.008993
17
14
246
282
South Dakota State
1
1
5
7
3.0947315
12
18
247
219
Sacred Heart
0
1
2
8
3.1361792
11
19
248
280
Arkansas-Little Rock
0
2
3
6
3.1441052
11
18
249
243
Florida International
0
0
8
4
3.2261531
15
16
250
257
Virginia Military
1
0
5
4
3.3066619
14
14
251
245
East Tennessee State
0
0
4
6
3.4045555
15
16
252
231
Vermont
0
1
3
7
3.5229051
14
16
253
260
Rhode Island
0
0
6
5
3.6871101
11
20
254
254
Rice
0
0
4
5
3.695991
11
18
255
262
Siena
0
0
3
8
3.7507033
12
18
256
301
UNC-Asheville
2
0
3
7
3.7668596
13
17
257
244
Northern Arizona
1
0
3
7
3.7778926
12
19
258
281
Montana State
1
0
4
5
3.8320871
14
17
259
278
Hartford
1
1
4
8
4.1407564
14
17
260
230
Southeastern Louisiana
0
1
3
6
4.1935731
15
14
261
249
Texas State
0
1
3
7
4.2142301
11
20
262
270
Coppin State
1
1
4
5
4.297138
13
15
263
268
Murray State
0
0
4
5
4.3157913
13
15
264
287
Canisius
1
1
6
4
4.3673826
14
17
265
296
St. Peter's
1
0
3
6
4.3829388
11
16
266
253
Central Michigan
0
1
6
4
4.3913785
13
17
267
276
Florida A&M
0
0
2
7
4.3946978
12
17
268
285
LIU Brooklyn
1
1
3
6
4.4262707
12
17
269
232
Charleston
1
1
4
6
4.5324316
11
20
270
272
Fairfield
1
0
2
8
4.5551255
10
20
271
267
Long Beach State
0
0
1
9
4.5597583
8
22
272
294
Norfolk State
1
0
8
3
4.5819422
16
14
273
266
Western Carolina
0
0
5
6
4.6638879
16
16
274
258
Auburn
0
0
4
3
4.7285412
9
20
275
275
Hofstra
1
0
3
6
4.8270877
10
21
276
292
Illinois-Chicago
1
0
4
6
4.9031292
10
20
277
263
Mount St. Mary's
0
0
3
7
4.9288416
11
18
278
256
Portland State
0
1
4
4
5.0941206
13
16
279
283
Central Connecticut State
1
1
3
7
5.1308222
12
17
280
250
Buffalo
0
1
4
3
5.4063128
11
18
281
279
Loyola (IL)
1
0
5
5
5.4680512
10
20
282
312
Air Force
2
0
6
4
5.5559593
10
19
283
259
NJIT
0
2
6
6
5.6695394
14
15
284
269
Delaware State
0
1
2
8
5.8267144
11
18
285
298
Texas Southern
0
1
3
7
5.8751055
12
15
286
242
North Texas
0
1
5
5
5.9713406
13
17
287
274
Tennessee State
1
0
1
10
6.0267676
8
22
288
303
Savannah State
0
2
2
9
6.0771336
10
21
289
295
Morgan State
0
0
2
7
6.1406747
10
18
290
291
Sacramento State
1
0
3
4
6.1421857
12
17
291
286
North Carolina A&T
0
1
3
7
6.2341705
12
19
292
251
New Hampshire
0
1
2
7
6.260634
11
18
293
304
Niagara
1
0
3
8
6.4009262
10
20
294
248
Troy
0
1
4
4
6.4944508
10
20
295
305
Florida Gulf Coast
1
0
5
4
6.6413045
13
17
296
300
Texas-Pan American
0
1
4
8
6.8889955
11
20
297
290
UC Riverside
0
1
3
5
7.0351292
10
20
298
255
Maryland-Eastern Shore
0
1
2
5
7.040357
12
17
299
284
Alabama State
0
0
3
3
7.1278675
16
13
300
308
Army
1
0
3
6
7.1560169
9
20
301
302
Jacksonville
0
0
3
5
7.2924049
12
17
302
313
Northern Kentucky
1
0
2
7
7.6819094
10
20
303
293
Loyola (MD)
0
0
5
3
7.734344
10
19
304
297
Kennesaw State
0
0
3
7
8.1550671
10
21
305
309
Austin Peay
1
0
5
5
8.3502599
13
17
306
320
Miami (OH)
1
0
2
5
8.392031
7
22
307
317
Chicago State
0
1
4
6
8.6811177
12
19
308
311
Cal State Northridge
0
0
5
5
8.8128818
11
21
309
299
UMBC
0
1
3
8
8.910139
10
19
310
318
Texas A&M-CC
0
0
3
8
9.0377877
12
19
311
319
St. Francis (PA)
0
0
2
7
9.0512485
9
20
312
315
Tulane
0
0
5
5
9.2381479
11
20
313
288
Massachusetts Lowell
0
1
1
9
9.3590302
8
20
314
307
Appalachian State
0
1
2
7
9.5258472
11
18
315
322
Longwood
1
0
4
7
9.5612411
10
21
316
325
Lamar
0
1
1
8
9.5642204
8
22
317
271
Campbell
0
2
4
6
9.8109316
11
20
318
310
Jacksonville State
1
1
4
8
9.8943815
9
21
319
316
UMKC
0
1
2
7
10.057576
7
22
320
324
Prairie View A&M
0
2
1
9
10.220599
8
19
321
314
Alabama A&M
0
1
3
5
10.285123
11
17
322
289
Alcorn State
0
2
3
6
10.292641
11
17
323
328
Eastern Illinois
0
0
3
6
10.292642
9
20
324
329
Incarnate Word
1
0
8
1
10.326653
16
9
325
323
UC Davis
0
1
3
8
10.383364
9
22
326
327
Houston Baptist
0
1
3
7
10.487432
11
20
327
335
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
0
1
2
7
10.488492
10
18
328
333
Tennessee-Martin
0
0
4
8
10.693293
10
21
329
306
UNC Greensboro
1
1
5
6
10.717283
11
20
330
330
Citadel
0
0
3
8
10.760492
10
21
331
331
SIU-Edwardsville
0
1
2
8
10.905708
9
21
332
326
Stetson
0
0
1
10
10.950417
7
23
333
340
Fairleigh Dickinson
0
1
3
9
11.136206
8
22
334
344
Marist
1
0
1
9
11.303549
6
24
335
321
Bethune-Cookman
0
2
3
10
11.361077
8
23
336
343
Howard
1
2
3
11
12.229357
7
24
337
332
Binghamton
0
1
2
8
12.556513
7
22
338
337
Abilene Christian
0
0
3
8
12.645632
12
18
339
336
Presbyterian
0
0
3
8
12.957328
8
23
340
341
Mississippi Valley State
0
0
2
6
12.980103
6
16
341
338
South Carolina State
0
0
2
7
13.557337
7
22
342
342
Central Arkansas
0
1
2
5
13.60901
8
21
343
334
Furman
0
2
4
6
14.235917
9
20
344
346
UTSA
0
0
3
6
14.285312
7
22
345
345
Maine
0
1
1
8
15.164715
5
22
346
339
Nicholls State
0
1
2
5
15.671707
7
20
347
348
McNeese State
0
1
2
7
15.879343
8
23
348
347
Samford
0
1
4
8
16.033372
8
23
349
349
Cornell
0
0
0
10
18.076231
1
27
350
350
Southern Utah
0
1
1
6
22.10244
2
27
351
351
Grambling State
0
1
0
4
24.9737
1
22

Undefeated Ohio State moved up into the top 10 this week, and it's been their home-heavy schedule holding them back so far. The Buckeyes have played just once away from home this season, an impressive win at Marquette, but a schedule full of cupcakes at home has made it tough to gauge just how good they are. As one of just 14 remaining unbeatens, and coming from one of the toughest conferences, Ohio State probably deserves to be up here.

Kentucky made a pretty big move this week, especially considering their 1-1 record for the week, but the quality of opponents was excellent. They won at home against Boise State, handing the Broncos their first loss of the season, then traveled to Tar Heel country, where they lost a close one against another of the nation's top teams. The Wildcats are 0-3 against teams ranked in the AP poll, but all three have been away from home and within 5 points.

BYU moved into the top 25 this week, and they currently have one of the worst records among that group at 8-4, but they have played a brutal schedule up to this point. Their opponents have included Iowa State, Wichita State, Utah, Massachusetts, Texas, Utah State, and Stanford, 3 of which they beat, and this week they don't slow down, traveling to Oregon to take on the #15 Ducks.

Predictions

Upset picks are in italics.

NFL

Baltimore at Detroit - Lions by 4

NBA

Detroit at Indiana - Pacers by 15
LA Lakers at Atlanta - Hawks by 5
Minnesota at Boston - Timberwolves by 2
Philadelphia at Brooklyn - Nets by 6
Utah at Miami - Heat by 14
Washington at New York - Knicks by 2
Orlando at Chicago - Bulls by 5
San Antonio at LA Clippers - Spurs by 2

College Basketball

Gardner Webb at (8) Duke - Blue Devils by 20
Tennessee-Martin at Presbyterian - Blue Hose by 3
Tusculum at East Tennessee State - Buccaneers by 27
Kennesaw State at Georgia Tech - Yellowjackets by 19
Alcorn State at Mercer - Bears by 24
Canisius at Holy Cross - Crusaders by 16
Illinois State at Oakland - Golden Grizzlies by 7
Oral Roberts at Akron - Zips by 12
Western Carolina at Cleveland State - Vikings by 18
Mississippi Valley State at Northwestern - Wildcats by 23
Delaware at North Dakota State - Bison by 3
Open Bible at Incarnate Word - Cardinals by 20
Western Illinois at Alabama State - Leathernecks by 1
SIU-Edwardsville at Chicago State - Cougars by 8
UC Riverside at Northern Colorado - Bears by 16
New Orleans at UTEP - Miners by 9
Radford at Santa Clara - Broncos by 8

Pick of the Day #39

Mercer

The Mercer Bears are my pick of the day tonight, because they are playing against Alcorn State, which still hasn't beaten a Division I team, just like when I picked against them a few weeks ago with Saint Mary's.

Prediction Results

NFL: 9-5 (.643) 137-84 overall (.620)
NBA: 5-1 (.833) 228-126 overall (.644)
College Basketball: 22-16 (.579) 1472-383 overall (.794)
Upsets: 3-5 (.375) 165-99 overall (.625)

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