Basketball Predictions - 25 Jan

Upset picks are in italics.

NCAA

Richmond at Rhode Island - Rams by 5.5

Alabama at Georgia - Crimson Tide by 11

Clemson at (9) Duke - Blue Devils by 13.5

(10) Michigan State at (24) Illinois - Illini by 7

DePaul at (14) Villanova - Wildcats by 18

Wright State at Northern Kentucky - Norse by 2.5

William & Mary at Charleston - Cougars by 17.5

Fordham at Dayton - Flyers by 12.5

Columbia at Yale - Bulldogs by 19.5

Siena at Iona - Gaels by 20.5

Cincinnati at Temple - Owls by 1

Missouri State at Indiana State - Bears by 4

Northern Illinois at Ohio - Bobcats by 16.5

Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green - Falcons by 8.5

Akron at Central Michigan - Zips by 5.5

Western Michigan at Kent State - Golden Flashes by 17

Buffalo at Toledo - Rockets by 10

Miami (OH) at Ball State - Cardinals by 1.5

Kansas State at (4) Baylor - Bears by 16

St. Thomas at North Dakota State - Bison by 7

Syracuse at Pittsburgh - Orange by 1.5

Southern Illinois at Loyola Chicago - Ramblers by 14.5

Maryland at Rutgers - Scarlet Knights by 5.5

(1) Auburn at Missouri - Auburn Tigers by 12.5

Georgetown at (20) UConn - Huskies by 21

Mississippi State at (12) Kentucky - Wildcats by 13

Texas at TCU - Horned Frogs by 3.5

Nevada at Colorado State - Rams by 14

Fresno State at New Mexico - Bulldogs by 1.5

Wyoming at Boise State - Broncos by 5.5

Colorado at Oregon - Ducks by 9

UC Santa Barbara at CSU Northridge - Gauchos by 2.5

Air Force at San Jose State - Spartans by 3.5

(3) Arizona at (7) UCLA - Wildcats by 0.5

NBA

Denver at Detroit - Nuggets by 7

Charlotte at Toronto - Raptors by 2.5

LA Clippers at Washington - Wizards by 1

New Orleans at Philadelphia - 76ers by 6.5

Sacramento at Boston - Celtics by 8

LA Lakers at Brooklyn - Nets by 5

San Antonio at Houston - Spurs by 4.5

Dallas at Golden State - Warriors by 5.5

Minnesota at Portland - Timberwolves by 1.5

Results

NCAA: 31-10 (.756) 2624-915 overall (.741)

Upsets: 3-1 (.750) 226-360 overall (.386)

NBA: 3-1 (.750) 418-283 overall (.596)

Upsets: 0-1 (.000) 44-92 overall (.324)

Basketball Predictions - 16 Feb

Upset picks are in italics.

NCAA

Northern Illinois at Akron - Zips by 20

Texas Southern at Jackson State - JSU Tigers by 1

Iowa State at Oklahoma State - Cowboys by 16

Providence at UConn - Huskies by 8

(20) Missouri at Georgia - Tigers by 2.5

Florida at (24) Arkansas - Razorbacks by 4.5

Wagner at Mount St. Mary's - Mountaineers by 5.5

Nebraska at Maryland - Terrapins by 11.5

Austin Peay at SE Missouri State - Governors by 2.5

St. Francis (BKN) at Fairleigh Dickinson - Knights by 7

Temple at Tulsa - Golden Hurricane by 6.5

Michigan State at Purdue - Boilermakers by 10

Dayton at Rhode Island - Rams by 6.5

Bowling Green at Ball State - Cardinals by 1.5

Miami (OH) at Toledo - Rockets by 14

Kent State at Western Michigan - Golden Flashes by 10

Xavier at St. John's - Red Storm by 2.5

Northwestern at (5) Illinois - Illini by 14.5

Loyola Marymount at Santa Clara - Broncos by 0.5

La Salle at Saint Louis - Billikens by 16

NBA

Denver at Boston - Nuggets by 2.5

New Orleans at Memphis - Grizzlies by 2

Toronto at Milwaukee - Bucks by 6.5

LA Lakers at Minnesota - Lakers by 12

Portland at Oklahoma City - Trail Blazers by 3

Brooklyn at Phoenix - Suns by 2

Results

NCAA: 8-1 (.889) 2311-871 overall (.726)

Upsets: 2-0 (1.000) 205-276 overall (.426)

NBA: 4-3 (.571) 226-177 overall (.561)

Upsets: 41-56 overall (.423)

Basketball Predictions - 2 Feb

Upset picks are in italics.

NCAA

UMBC at NJIT - Retrievers by 0.5

Butler at Marquette - Golden Eagles by 8

Wake Forest at Notre Dame - Irish by 9.5

Ohio at Central Michigan - Bobcats by 5

Eastern Illinois at SIU Edwardsville - Cougars by 10.5

Miami (OH) at Kent State - Golden Flashes by 13

Buffalo at Ball State - Cardinals by 0.5

(24) Purdue at Maryland - Terrapins by 2.5

(2) Baylor at (6) Texas - Bears by 2

Michigan State at (8) Iowa - Hawkeyes by 16.5

(11) Tennessee at Ole Miss - Volunteers by 2

(17) West Virginia at Iowa State - Mountaineers by 11.5

Spring Hill at Troy - Trojans by 20.5

Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State - Gamecocks by 2

South Carolina State at NC Central - Eagles by 24

North Carolina at Clemson - Tigers by 1

Georgia at Auburn - Tigers by 7.5

Akron at Toledo - Rockets by 10

Kansas State at (23) Kansas - Jayhawks by 21

Morgan State at Coppin State - Bears by 1.5

Penn State at (19) Wisconsin - Badgers by 5.5

(12) Illinois at Indiana - Hoosiers by 0.5

USC at Stanford - Cardinal by 1

BYU at San Diego - Cougars by 10.5

UNLV at Nevada - Wolf Pack by 8

Dayton at Duquesne - Dukes by 2.5

Mississippi State at Arkansas - Razorbacks by 10

NBA

Toronto at Orlando - Raptors by 6

LA Clippers at Brooklyn - Clippers by 3

Memphis at Indiana - Grizzlies by 1

Portland at Washington - Trail Blazers by 4

Detroit at Utah - Jazz by 11

Boston at Golden State - Celtics by 1.5

Results

NCAA: 18-2 (.900) 1942-707 overall (.733)

Upsets: 0-1 (.000) 169-234 overall (.419)

NBA: 6-3 (.667) 169-126 overall (.573)

Upsets: 2-1 (.667) 36-39 overall (.480)

NCAA Football Rankings - Final

Alabama finished off the college football season last night with another resounding blowout victory over Ohio State, leaving the Tide as the only undefeated team in the country, and by far the best team, more than 8 points better than any other team in the nation on a neutral field. Bowl season provided a lot of interconference games, something that was severely lacking this season and making ranking teams from different conferences very difficult, but the bowls helped show that the SEC, MAC, and Big 10 had been underrated, while the Sun Belt, Pac 12, ACC, and AAC had been overrated, and the Big 12, CUSA, and MWC were about right. Here are my full final rankings:

						Proj
Rank	LW	Team	Rating	W	L	W	L
1	2	Alabama	-28.57	13	0	13	0
2	5	Ohio State	-20.26	7	1	7	1
3	7	Oklahoma	-18.93	9	2	9	2
4	1	Clemson	-18.07	10	2	10	2
5	4	BYU	-17.37	11	1	11	1
6	14	Georgia	-16.42	8	2	8	2
7	10	Buffalo	-16.42	6	1	6	1
8	20	Ball State	-16.39	7	1	7	1
9	3	Cincinnati	-15.72	9	1	9	1
10	11	Iowa State	-14.36	9	3	9	3
11	19	Iowa	-14.35	6	2	6	2
12	18	Florida	-13.8	8	4	8	4
13	13	Texas	-13.79	7	3	7	3
14	29	Texas A&M	-13.25	9	1	9	1
15	6	Notre Dame	-12.33	10	2	10	2
16	8	Coastal Carolina	-12.14	11	1	11	1
17	28	Toledo	-11.85	4	2	4	2
18	22	Indiana	-11.25	6	2	6	2
19	35	Northwestern	-10.62	7	2	7	2
20	24	Oklahoma State	-10.37	8	3	8	3
21	47	Miami (OH)	-9.585	2	1	2	1
22	41	West Michigan	-9.09	4	2	4	2
23	9	UCF	-8.648	6	4	6	4
24	26	San Jose State	-8.597	7	1	7	1
25	21	Louisiana	-8.451	10	1	10	1
26	49	Wisconsin	-8.352	4	3	4	3
27	12	North Carolina	-8.341	8	4	8	4
28	48	Central Michigan	-8.055	3	3	3	3
29	31	TCU	-7.841	6	4	6	4
30	15	Miami	-7.39	8	3	8	3
31	17	Tulsa	-6.896	6	3	6	3
32	27	Appalachian St	-6.806	9	3	9	3
33	38	West Virginia	-6.173	6	4	6	4
34	57	Auburn	-6.137	6	5	6	5
35	45	Boise State	-6.111	5	2	5	2
36	16	Arizona State	-6.067	2	2	2	2
37	60	Kent State	-5.252	3	1	3	1
38	64	Eastern Michigan	-5.169	2	4	2	4
39	23	USC	-4.907	5	1	5	1
40	73	Ole Miss	-4.192	5	5	5	5
41	58	Ohio	-3.961	2	1	2	1
42	40	Marshall	-3.752	7	3	7	3
43	55	Air Force	-3.415	3	3	3	3
44	66	Penn State	-3.409	4	5	4	5
45	33	Pittsburgh	-2.932	6	5	6	5
46	42	UAB	-2.896	7	3	7	3
47	51	Liberty	-2.746	10	1	10	1
48	25	Oregon	-2.743	4	3	4	3
49	34	Virginia Tech	-2.672	5	6	5	6
50	62	San Diego State	-2.533	4	4	4	4
51	30	UCLA	-2.333	3	4	3	4
52	75	Nevada	-2.293	7	2	7	2
53	76	LSU	-2.235	5	5	5	5
54	77	Kentucky	-2.126	5	6	5	6
55	32	Wake Forest	-2.048	4	4	4	4
56	36	Tulane	-1.859	6	6	6	6
57	43	SMU	-1.554	7	3	7	3
58	79	Arkansas	-1.546	3	7	3	7
59	54	Army	-1.502	9	3	9	3
60	67	Kansas State	-1.093	4	6	4	6
61	61	Georgia State	-1.087	6	4	6	4
62	68	Baylor	-0.977	2	7	2	7
63	46	Louisville	-0.578	4	7	4	7
64	37	Utah	-0.532	3	2	3	2
65	44	Virginia	-0.504	5	5	5	5
66	50	NC State	-0.295	8	4	8	4
67	92	Mississippi St	-0.273	4	7	4	7
68	52	Boston College	0.016	6	5	6	5
69	65	Troy	0.367	5	6	5	6
70	39	Houston	0.406	3	5	3	5
71	81	Nebraska	0.487	3	5	3	5
72	80	Wyoming	0.573	2	4	2	4
73	71	Georgia Southern	0.786	8	5	8	5
74	84	Minnesota	1.038	3	4	3	4
75	63	Memphis	1.301	8	3	8	3
76	87	Purdue	1.473	2	4	2	4
77	85	Maryland	1.58	2	3	2	3
78	95	Missouri	1.824	5	5	5	5
79	94	Northern Illinois	1.947	0	6	0	6
80	53	Colorado	2.1	4	2	4	2
81	97	Tennessee	2.256	3	7	3	7
82	69	Rice	2.508	2	3	2	3
83	56	Washington	2.683	3	1	3	1
84	93	Michigan	2.839	2	4	2	4
85	82	Texas Tech	2.945	4	6	4	6
86	101	Hawaii	2.996	5	4	5	4
87	59	Stanford	3.235	4	2	4	2
88	96	Rutgers	4	3	6	3	6
89	70	East Carolina	4.173	3	6	3	6
90	78	UT San Antonio	4.194	7	5	7	5
91	106	Michigan St	5.844	2	5	2	5
92	108	Fresno State	6.32	3	3	3	3
93	89	Arkansas State	6.356	4	7	4	7
94	112	South Carolina	6.9	2	9	2	9
95	72	California	7.032	1	3	1	3
96	74	Oregon State	7.108	2	5	2	5
97	111	Illinois	7.754	2	6	2	6
98	91	Florida Atlantic	7.915	5	4	5	4
99	83	Georgia Tech	8.252	3	7	3	7
100	90	Louisiana Tech	8.519	5	5	5	5
101	100	Texas State	8.553	2	10	2	10
102	88	Florida State	8.56	3	6	3	6
103	99	South Alabama	8.629	4	7	4	7
104	113	New Mexico	9.432	2	5	2	5
105	86	Washington St	9.606	1	3	1	3
106	98	Navy	9.639	3	7	3	7
107	103	West Kentucky	10.04	5	7	5	7
108	116	Colorado State	10.48	1	3	1	3
109	102	Syracuse	11.31	1	10	1	10
110	104	South Florida	12.06	1	8	1	8
111	105	Duke	12.14	2	9	2	9
112	120	Akron	12.43	1	5	1	5
113	109	Charlotte	12.91	2	4	2	4
114	110	Southern Miss	12.98	3	7	3	7
115	115	UTEP	14.17	3	5	3	5
116	114	Mid Tennessee	14.25	3	6	3	6
117	119	Kansas	14.32	0	9	0	9
118	107	Arizona	14.34	0	5	0	5
119	117	North Texas	15.09	4	6	4	6
120	123	Vanderbilt	15.72	0	9	0	9
121	118	Temple	16.88	1	6	1	6
122	122	Utah State	17.7	1	5	1	5
123	124	UNLV	18.4	0	6	0	6
124	121	Florida Intl	19.62	0	5	0	5
125	126	Bowling Green	20.21	0	5	0	5
126	125	Louisiana Monroe	22.87	0	10	0	10
127	127	UMass	25.03	0	4	0	4