15 Nov16 - "Say 'Hello', Graysie."

Volume XX, No. 2 - 15 Nov16 - [] Top 25 Ballot

"Say 'Hello', Graysie."

There were no true quality matchups on the first weekend of the season. No huge upsets, but a couple of hiccups turned heads here and there. The new 30-second shot clock seems to have raised scores early on. With more possessions per game, it may be more difficult for the 1BCs to pull off B-Major upsets, espcially on the road. Scores like Butler over The Citadel (@144-71), Gerogia Tech over Cornell (@116-81), Cincinnati over a good Iona team (@106-44) and Connecticut over Maine (@100-56) aren't necessarily indicators of how great those winning teams are but more that once a game gets away from one team it can become a complete collapse end result.
     Give full credit to Baylor for its @77-55 rout of veteran Stephen F. Austin. Both teams lost key players from tournament teams a year ago, but it was the SFA Lumberjacks who had seemed more poised to hit the ground running to start the season. Bad season starts are nothing new for UCLA, who fell at home @81-84(OT) to Monmourth. Veteran UAB was edged 74-@75 at Auburn. 1BC Montana edged veteran Boise State, @74-72. Milwaukee is the season's first Unwelcome Guest winner, taking the CABLE CAR CLASSIC at Santa Clara (including a 71-@65 win over the host Broncos).
     In specialty events, Gonzaga and Pittsburgh only played one half (35-37) at the ARMED FORCES CLASSIC at CAMP FOSTER in Okinawa, JAPAN when the high humidity indoors led to unsafe conditions as players were slipping on the court. Iowa State held off Colorado (68-62) in the SANFORD CHALLENGE at The PENTAGON in Sioux Falls, SD. At the VETERANS DAY CLASSIC, North Carolina dumped Temple (92-74, behind 25p11r from cKennedy Meeks) while Florida routed host Navy (59-@41). "Host" Washington beat Texas (@77-71) at the new PAC-12 CHINA GAME in Shnghai, CHINA.

In a moment that was reminiscent of Michigan freshman gSpike Albrecht in the 2013 National Championship, it was Duke freshman gGrayson Allen who scored 16p in last year's final to key the Blue Devils' victory (after gAllen had made no impression all season long). Whereas gAlbrecht has been nothing special the past two years, gAllen has started the season looking like a true superstar with 26p5r and 28p6a in Duke's first two games. Utah's 7-0 cJakob Poeltl started strong as well (26p11r) vs Southern Utah. None of the marquee GTs turned in superstar numbers the first weekend. Kentucky's Skai Labissiere (28p) was the only GC to post big numbers right away.

In this year's CHAMPIONS CLASSIC in Chicago (Tuesday), Kentucky faces Duke in a clash of reloaded GC teams while fortifed veteran Kansas meets retooling Michigan State -- (UK and KU should handle things). The new GAVITT TIP-OFF GAMES (honoring former Providence coach and BIG EAST-founder Dave Gavitt) is an 8-game conference challenge between the BIG EAST and BIG 10 (Tuesday through Friday) -- (look for a 5-3 BIG 10 win); it's given us the long-awaited matchup between natural rivals who never play when Maryland hosts Georgetown (Tuesday). In other Top 25 matchups, Utah hosts San Diego State (Monday) while and Oregon hosts Baylor (Monday) and then Valparaiso (Sunday). Look for Utah and high-scoring Butler to meet in the PUERTO RICO final (Sunday).
     Among the full tournaments, the best fields are: WOODEN LEGACY[ANAHEIM CLASSIC] (Arizona, Michigan State, Evansville, Boise State, Providence, UC-Irvine), BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS (Gonzaga, Connecticut, Texas A&M), MAUI INVITATIONAL (Kansas, Indiana, UCLA), A/ORLANDO (Wichita State, Dayton), DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC (Oklahoma, BYU) and PUERTO RICO TIP-OFF (Utah, Butler). Specialty event matchups of note: BIG 12/SEC (Kentucky at Kansas, Oklahoma at LSU, Iowa State at Texas A&M) and BIG 10/ACC (Maryland at North Carolina, Indiana at Duke). Elsewhere, it's only the expected features/finals that offer much high-profile meetings: CANCUN CHALLENGE (Maryland-Rhode Island), EMERALD COAST CLASSIC (Iowa State-UAB), LAS VEGAS-THANKSGIVING INVITATIONAL (California-San Diego State) and GS-A SHOOTOUT (Baylor at Oregon).

Here's a comprehensive list:

• ARMED FORCES CLASSIC 1Off Nov13 @ Okinawa JAPAN /CAMP FOSTER/: (Gonzaga-Pittsburgh)[x]
  
• VETERANS DAY CLASSIC DblHdr Nov13 @ Annapolis MD: (NCarolina-Temple, @Navy-Florida)
  
• CONNECTICUT SIX CLASSIC TrplHdr Nov13 @ New Britton CT: (@CConnecticutSt-Hartford[CT], Fairfield-Yale[CT], Quinnipiac-SacredHeart[CT])
  
• CABLE CAR CLASSIC RndRob3 Nov13-15 @ Santa Clara CA: (@SantaClara Milwaukee, Denver, Lipscomb)
  
• RAINBOW CLASSIC RndRob3 Nov13-16 @ Honolulu HI: (Nevada, @Hawaii, CoCarolina)
  
• HALL OF FAME-A SHOOTOUT RndRob4 Nov13-27 on-campus: (@Kentucky, SFlorida, Albany)
  
• GS-A SHOWCASE RndRob4 Nov13-27 on-campus: (Oregon, Baylor)
  
• MWC/MVC CHALLENGE Nov15-Dec20 on-campus: (@WichitaSt-UNLV, -(Fri: @SanDiegoSt-IllinoisSt, @BoiseSt-Bradley, @FresnoSt-Evansville, @NewMexico-LoyolaIL, @NoIowa-ColoradoSt, @IndianaSt-Wyoming, @MissouriSt-UtahSt, @SoIllinois-AirForce, @Nevada-Drake) ( San Jose State does not play. / )
  
• ROUNDBALL CLASSIC RndRob4 Nov16-29 on-campus: (SanFrancisco, FresnoSt, UCIrvine, Rice, Lamar, DelawareSt)
  
• SPARTAN SHOWCAWE RndRob4 Nov16-29 on-campus: (Navy, IPFW, @UNCGreensboro, Jacksonville)
  
• CHAMPIONS CLASSIC DblHdr Nov17 @ Chicago IL /UNITED/: (@Kentucky-@Duke, @Kansas-@MichiganSt)
  
• (new)GAVITT TIP-OFF GAMES - BIG 10/BIG EAST Nov17-20 on-campus: (@Indiana-Creighton, @Maryland-Georgetown[MD/DC], @Villanova-Nebraska, @Marquette-Iowa, @Providence-Illinois, @StJohns-Rutgers, @Michigan-Xavier, @PennSt-DePaul) (MichiganSt, Minnesota, Northwestern, OhioSt, Purdue and Wisconsin do not play. / Butler and Seton Hall do not play. )
  
• CHARLESTON CLASSIC Qtrs Nov19-22 @ Charelston SC: (Virginia-Bradley, Colorado-LongBeachSt, GeoMason-Mississippi, OklahomaSt)
  
• PUERTO RICO TIP-OFF Qtrs Nov19-22 @ San Juan PR: (Utah-TexasTech, MiamiFL-MississippiSt, Butler-MissouriSt, Minnesota-Temple)
  
• (new)PALMETTO STATE SHOOTOUT RndRob3 Nov19-29 @ Spartanburg SC: (TheCitadel, @SCUpstate, GeorgiaSo, {BobJones})
  
• 2KS CLASSIC 2x4; Semis Nov20,22 @ NewYork NY /MSG/: (Duke-VCU, WVirginia-Georgetown)
  
• MABC CLASSIC RndRob3 Nov20-22 @ Harrisonburg VA: (@JamesMadison, OralRoberts, FLInternational, TNMartin)
  
• PARADISE JAM Qtrs Nov20-23 @ St Thomas USVI: (Tulsa-LittleRock, IndianaSt, FloridaSt-Hofstra, SCarolina-DePaul)
  
• HALL OF FAME-B TIP-OFF 2x4; Semis Nov21-22 @ Uncasville CT /MOHEGAN/: (Purdue-OldDominion, StJosephs-Florida)
  
• CBE CLASSIC 2x4; Semis Nov23-24 @ Kansas City MO: (NCarolina-Northwestern, @KansasSt-Missouri)
  
• LEGENDS CLASSIC 2x4; Semis Nov23-24 @ Brooklyn NY /BARCLAYS/; Cons @ Kennesaw GA: (LSU-Marquette, NCState-ArizonaSt; Cons: Belmont-SAlabama, IUPUI-@KennesawSt)
  
• MAUI INVITATIONAL Qtrs Nov23-25 @ Lahaina HI: (Kansas, UCLA-UNLV, Indiana-WakeForest, Vanderbilt-StJohns)
  
• GULF COAST SHOWCASE Qtrs Nov 23-25 @ Estero FL: (CMichigan, Drake-WeKentucky, Pepperdine-Duquesne, Milwaukee-MurraySt)
  
• LAS VEGAS-MAIN EVENT 2x4; Semis Nov23,25 @ Las Vegas NV /MGM/: (Rutgers-Creighton, Massachusetts-Clemson)
  
• CANCUN CHALLENGE 2x4; Semis Nov24-25 @ Cancun MEXICO: (Maryland-IllinoisSt, RhodeIsland, TCU)
  
• BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS Qtrs Nov25-27 @ Paradise Island BAHAMAS: (Gonzaga-Washington[WA], TexasA&M-Texas[TX], Connecticut-Michigan, Syracuse-Charlotte)
  
• GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT Qtrs Nov25-28 @ Anchorage AK: (LoyolaIL-SanDiego, SanJoseST-Toledo, Drexel, MidTennessee)
  
• LAS VEGAS-THANKSGIVING INVITATIONAL 2x4; Semis Nov26-27 @ Las Vegas NV /ORLEANS/: (California-SanDiegoSt, Richmond-WVirginia)
  
• NIT SEASON TIP-OFF 2x4; Semis Nov26-27 @ Brooklyn NY /BARCLAYS/: (Villanova-Stanford, GeorgiaTech-Arkansas)
  
• A/ORLANDO INVITATIONAL Qtrs Nov26-29 @ Orlando FL: (WichitaSt-USC, Alabama-Xavier, Dayton-Iowa, NotreDanmeMonmouth)
  
• WOODEN LEGACY/ANAHEIM CLASSIC Qtrs Nov26-29 @ Fullteron CA/Anaheim CA: (Arizona-@SantaClara, Evansville-Providence, MichiganSt-BostonCol, BoiseSt-@UCIrvine)
  
• CHALLENGE IN MUSIC CITY RndRob2 Nov26-29 @ Nashville TN: (StephenFAustin, Tulane, WeMichigan, AppalachianSt)
  
• (new)AIR FORCE CLASSIC RndRob4 Nov26-29 on-campus Cons @ Cookeville TN: (AirForce, @TennesseeTech, RobertMorris, NewMexicoSt, MSValleySt)
  
• HALL OF FAME-C RndRob4 Feature Nov27 @ MiamiFL: (OhioSt-Memphis)
  
• BROOKLYN-THANKSGIVING-A CLASSIC 2x4; Semis Nov27-28 @ Brooklyn NY /BARCLAYS/: (Cincinnati-Nebraska, GeoWashington-Tennessee)
  
• CORPUS CHRISTI COASTAL CLASSIC 2x4; Semis Nov27-28 @ Corpus Christi TX: (Portland-ColoradoSt, SoIllinois-UTEP)
  
• EMERALD COAST CLASSIC 2x4; Semis Nov27-29 @ Niceville FL: (IowaSt-VirginiaTech, UAB-Illinois; Chattanooga)
  
• BROOKLYN-THANKSGIVING-B INVITATIONAL RndRob4 on-campus Feature Nov28 @ Brooklyn NY /BARCLAYS/: (StLouis-Louisville)
  
• BIG 10/ACC CHALLENGE Nov30-Dec2 on-campus: (@OhioSt-Virginia, @NCarolina-Maryland, @Duke-Indiana, @MichiganSt-Louisville, @Pittsburgh-Purdue, @Syracuse-Wisconsin, @Illinois-NotreDame, @Iowa-FloridaSt, @Nebraska--MiamiFL, @NCState-Michigan, @Minnesota-Clemson, @VirginiaTech-Northwestern, @BostonCol-PennSt, @Rtugers-WakeForest) ( / GeorgiaTech does not play. )
  
• THE HOLY WAR 1Off Dec1 on-campus: (@StJosephs-Villanova[PhiladelphiaPA])
  
• BATTLE OF THE BOULEVARD 1Off Dec1,7 on-campus: (@Belmont-Lipscomb[Nashville,TN]; @Lipscomb-Belmont[Nashville,TN])
  
• MAYOR'S CUP 1Off Dec5 on-campus: (@Tulsa-OralRoberts[Tulsa,OK])
  
• GARDEN STATE CLASSIC 1Off Dec5 on-campus: (@Rutgers-SetonHall[NJ])
  
• JIMMY V CLASSIC DblHdr Dec8 @ New York NY /MSG/: (Virginia-WVirginia, Maryland-Connecticut)
  
• CY-HAWK SERIES 1Off Dec10 on-campus: (@IowaSt-Iowa)
  
• CROSSTOWN SHOOTOUT 1Off Dec12 on-campus: (@Xavier-Cincinnati[CincinnatiOH])
  
• CAPITAL CLASSIC 1Off Dec17 @ Charleston WV: (@WVirginia-@Marshall[WV])
  
• SPORTS CLASSIC DblHdr Dec19 @ Brooklyn, NY /BARCLAYS/: (Kentucky-OhioSt[BG], NCarolina-UCLA)
  
• [IOWA] BIG FOUR CLASSIC DblHdr Dec19 @ Des Moines IA: (IowaSt-NoIowa[IA], @Drake-Iowa[IA])
  
• AI/NYC-CHRISTMAS CLASSIC 1Off Dec19 @ New York NY /MSG/: (@Duke-Utah)
  
• CROSSROADS CLASSIC DblHdr Dec19 @ Indianapolis IN /LUCAS/: (@Indiana-@NotreDame[IN], @Butler-@Purdue)
  
• ORANGE BOWL CLASSIC DblHdr Dec19 @ Sunrise FL: /@FloridaSt-@FLAtlantic[FL], OklahomaSt-@Florida)
  
• GOTHAM CLASSIC RndRob4 Feature Dec20 @ New York NY /MSG/: (Davidson-Pittsburgh)
  
• GS-B CLASSIC 2x4; Semis Dec21-22 @ Las Vegas NV /UNLV/: (Houston-{GrandCanyon}, Wyoming-Marshall)
  
• DON HASKINS/SUN BOWL CLASSIC Semis Dec21-22 @ El Paso TX: (UCIrvine-SamHoustonSt, @UTEP-NorfolkSt)
  
• GF/GS-C SHOWCASE RndRob3 Dec21-23 @ Logan UT: (UtahSt, NDState, TXRGValley, IdahoSt)
  
• LAS VEGAS-HOLIDAY CLASSIC RndRob2 Dec21-23 @ Las Vegas NV /S POINT/ (UCSantaBarbara, Akron, Iona)
  
• (new)BIG 10 SUPER SATURDAY 1Off Dec22 @ New York NY /MSG/: (Michigan-PennSt)
  
• (new)A-10/ACC CHALLENGE DblHdr Dec22 @ Brooklyn NY /BARCLAYS/: (StJosephs-VirginiaTech, @Fordham-BostonCol)
  
• HALL OF FAME-C SHOOTOUT DblHdr Dec22 @ Uncasville CT /MOHEGAN/: (SCarolina-StJohns, Brown-Marist)
  
• LAS VEGAS-CHRISTMAS CLASSIC 2x4; Semis Dec22-23 @ Las Vegas NV /ORLEANS/: (SMU-KentSt, PennSt-Colorad)
  
• DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC Qtrs Dec22-25 @ Honolulu HI: (Oklahoma-WashingtonSt, NoIowa-WHawaii, BYU-Harvaard, Auburn-NewMexico)
  
• BRAGGIN' RIGHTS 1Off Dec23 @ St Louis MO: (@Illinois-@Missouri)
  
• BLACK AND BLUE CLASSIC 1Off Jan16,Feb19: (@Richmond-VCU[Richmond,VA]; @VCU-Richmond[Richmond,VA])
  
• [PHILADELPHIA] BIG FIVE CLASSIC DblHdr Jan20 @ Philadelphia PA /PALESTRA/: (@LaSalle-@Temple, @StJosephs-@Penn)
  
• BIG 12/SEC CHALLENGE Jan30 on-campus: (Kentucky-@Kansas, Oklahoma-@LSU, IowaSt-@TexasA&M, Baylor-@Georgia, @Arkansas-TexasTech, @Florida-WVirginia, @KansasSt-Mississippi, @Texas-Vanderbilt, @Auburn-OklahomaSt, @TCI=Tennessee) ( / SCarolina and MississippiSt and do not play. )
  

ESPN's COLLEGE HOOPS TIP-OFF MARATHON begins MONDAY OVERNIGHT (7:30PM Monday, actually) and runs ALL-DAY TUESDAY (featuring Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, Oklahoma, Duke, Michigan State, LSU, Utah, Oregon, Dayton, San Diego State, Baylor, Valparaiso as well as BYU, Rhode Island and Stephen F. Austin). Enjoy. -- Ron

Key games this week:

Monday:

@GeoWashington-Virginia(DC/VA), @Utah-SanDiegoSt, @Oregon-Baylor, @LongBeachSt-BYU, @Towson-MorganSt(BaltimoreMD), @Yale-SacredHeart(CT)(CT6),
RAINBOW CLASSIC RndRob3 @ HonoluluHI/Hawaii/
-(Nevada, @Hawaii, MontanaSt, CoCarolina, @{HiHilo}),

Monday-Tuesday:

(TIP-OFF MARATHON)
• Monday
  
• (5.30Pet): @ {wOhio St} v {wConnecticut}
  
• (7.30Pet): @ Geo Washington v Virginia (DC/VA)
  
• (9Pet): @ LSU v Kennesaw St (LEGENDS CLASSIC)
  
• (9.30Pet): @ Utah v San Diego St
  
• (11.30Pet): @ Oregon v Baylor (GS-A SHOOTOUT)
  
• Tuesday
  
• (1.45Aet): @ Long Beach St v BYU
  
• (4Aet): @ Hawaii v Nevada (RAINBOW CLASSIC)
  
• (6Aet): @ E Tennessee St v Green Bay
  
• (8Aet): @ No Iowa v Stephen F Austin
  
• (10Aet): @ Rhode Island v Valparaiso
  
• (1Pet): @ Dayton v Alabama (A/ORLANDO INVITATIONAL)
  
• (3Pet): @ Auburn v Colorado
  
• (5Pet): @ Memphis v Oklahoma
  
• (7.30Pet): @Kentucky v @Duke (CHAMPIONS CLASSIC @ Chicago, IL /UNITED/)
  
• (9Pet): @ Maryland v Georgetown (MD/DC) (new)(GAVITT TIP-OFF GAMES)
  
• (10Pet): @Kansas v @Michigan St (CHAMPIONS CLASSIC @ Chicago, IL /UNITED/)
  

Monday-Tuesday week:

LEGENDS CLASSIC 2x4 RndRob2 on-campus; Cons 3rd/Semis @ KennesawGA/KennesawSt/; 3rd/Semis @ BrroklynNY/BARCLAYS/
-(A: LSU, Marquette, IUPUI, @KennesawSt;
   B: NCState, ArizonaSt, SAlabama, Belmont),
(new)BEAVER HARDWOOD SHOWCAWE WarmUp2 RndRob3 on-camppus
-(Valparaiso, @OregonSt, Iona, {IUKokomo}, {TrinityChristian}),

Monday-Wednesday week:

MAUI INVITATIONAL 8Bracket WarmUp1 on-campus; Cons 3rd/Semis @ GreeleyCO/NoColorado/; 2nd/Qtrs @ LahainaHI/{Chaminade}/
-(Main: Kansas-@{Chaminade}, UCLA-UNLV, Indiana-WakeForest, StJohns-Vanderbilt;
   Cons: CalPolySLO, AustinPeay, MDBaltimoreCo, @NoColorado),
LAS VEGAS-MAIN EVENT 2x4 RndRob2 on-campus; 3rd/Semis @ LasVegasNV/MGM/
-(A: Rutgers, Creighton, TexasSo, Howarrd;
   B: Massachusetts, Clemson, TXSanAntonio, CArkansas),

Monday-Thursday week:

2KS CLASSIC 2x4 RndRob2 on-campus; Cons 3rd/Semis @ SmithfieldRI/Bryant/; 3rd/Semis @ NewYorkNY/MSG/
-(A: Duke, VCU, Siena, Radford;
   B: Wisconsin, Georgetown, @Bryant, PrairieViewA&M),
HALL OF FAME-B TIP-OFF 2x4 RndRob2 on-campus; 3rd/Semis @ UncasvilleCT/MOHEGAN/
-(A: Purdue, OldDominion, Buffalo, NCA&T;
   B: Florida, StJosephs, Vermont, Niagara),

Monday-Friday week:

LAS VEGAS-THANKSGIVING INVITATIONAL 2x4 RndRob2 on-campus 3rd/Semis @ LasVegasNV/ORLEANS/
-(A: California, SanDiegoSt, ECarolina, LittleRock;
   B: WVirginia, Richmond, SamHoustonSt, Stetson, BethuneCookman),
GS-A SHOOTOUT RndRob4 on-campus
-(@Oregon, Baylor, ArkansasSt, SavannahSt, JacksonSt),

Monday-Saturday week:

EMERALD COAST CLASSIC 2x4 RndRob2 on-campus; 4rd/Semis @ DestinFL
-(A: IowaSt, VirginiaTech, JacksonvilleSt, ChicagoSt;
   B: UAB, Illinois, Chattanooga, AlabamaSt),
(new)AIR FORCE CLASSIC RndRob4 on-campus; Cons RndRob @ CookevilleTN/TennesseeTech/
-(@AirForce, @TennesseeTech, RobertMorris, MSValleySt, NewMexicoSt),

Monday-Sunday week:

A/ORLANDO CLASSIC 8Bracket WarmUp1 on-campus; 2nd/Qtrs @ OrlandoFL
-(WichitaSt-USC, Xavier-Alabama, Dayton-Iowa, NotreDame-Monmouth),
ROUNDBALL SHOWCASE RndRob4 on-campus
-(SanFrancisco, FresnoSt, UCRiverside, Rice, DelawareSt, Lamar),
BROOKLYN-THANKSGIVING-B INVITATIONAL RndRob4 on-campus; Cons RndRob2 @ WestHartfordCT/Hartford/; Feature @ BrooklynNY/BARCLAYS/
-(StLouis, Louisville, @Hartford, StFrancisNY, NFlorida),
SPARTAN SHOWCAWE WarmUp1 RndRob4 on-campus
-(@UNCGreensboro, IPFW, Jacksonville, Navy),

Tuesday:

WichitaSt-@Tulsa, @Maryland-Georgetown(MD/DC), Oklahoma-@Memphis, Valparaiso-@RhodeIsland,
CHAMPIONS CLASSIC DblHdr @ ChicagoIL/UNITED/
-(@Kentucky-@Duke, @Kansas-@MichiganSt),

Tuesday-Friday:

(new)GAVITT TIP-OFF GAMES - BIG EAST[0-0]/BIG 10[0-0] on-campus
[Butler and SetonHall do not play;
MichiganSt, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue and Wisconsin do not play.]
-(Tue: @Maryland-Georgetown[MD/DC], @Villanova-Nebraska, @PennSt-DePaul;
   Wed: @Providence-Illinois;
   Thu: @Indiana-Creighton; @Marquette-Iowa, @StJohns-Rutgers;
   Fri: @Michigan-Xavier),

Tuesday-Tue 1 Dec:

HALL OF FAME-C INVITATIONAL RndRob4 on-campus; Feature @ MiamiFL
-(OhioSt-Memphis, LouisianaTech, GramblingSt, TXArlington),

Tuesday-Wed 9 Dec:

WOODEN LEGACY/ANAHEIM CLASSIC 8Bracket WarmUp/CoolDown1 on-campus; 2nd/Qtrs @ FullertonSt/CalStFullerton, AnaheimCA
-(MichiganSt-BostonCol, BoiseSt-@UCIrvine, Arizona-@SantaClara, Evansville-Providence),

Wednesday:

@MDBaltimoreCo-LoyolaMD(Baltimore,MD), @RobertMorris-Bucknell(PA),

Wednesday-Friday week:

CBE CLAASIC 2x4 RndRob2 on-campus; 4rd/Semis @ KansasCityMO
-(A: NCarolina, Northwestern, Wofford. Fairfield;
   B: @KansasSt, Missouri, Columbia, MDEaShore),

Wednesday-Sun 20 Dec:

MWC[2-1;1]/MVC[1-2;1] CHALLENGE on-campus -- tied 1-1
[San Jose State does not play.]
-(Wed: @NewMexico-LoyolaIL;
   Tue week: @NoIowa-ColoradoSt;
   Wed 2 Dec: @MissouriSt-UtahSt;
   Wed 9 Dec: @WichitaSt-UNLV;
   Sat 12 Dec: @Nevada-Drake;
   Wed 16 Dec: @IndianaSt-Wyoming;
   Sun 20 Dec: @BoiseSt-Bradley, @FresnoSt-Evansville),

Thursday-Sunday:

CHARLESTON CLASSIC 8Bracket @ CharlestonSC
-(Virginia-Bradley, LongBeachSt-SetonHall, GeoMason-Mississippi, OklahomaSt-Towson),
PUERTO RICO TIP-OFF 8Bracket 1st/Qtrs @ SanJuanPR
-(Utah-TexasTech, MiamiFL-MississippiSt, Butler-MissouriSt, Minnesota-Temple),

Thursday-Friday week:

NIT SEASON TIP-OFF 2x4 RndRob2,4 on-campus; 3rd/Semis @ BrooklynNY/BARCLAYS/
-(A: Villanova, GreenBay, Akron, Stanford;
   B: ETennesseeSt, GeorgiaTech, Arkansas, CharlestonSo),

Thursday-Sunday week:

CANCUN CHALLENGE 2x4 WarmUp/CoolDown2 on-campus; 3rd/Semis @ CancunMEXICO
-(A: Maryland, ClevelandSt, IllinoisSt, Rider;
   B: RhodeIsland, TCU, SDState, HoustonBaptist),
(new)PALMETTO STATE SHOOTOUT RndRob3 @ SpantanburgSC
-(TheCitadel, @SCUpstate, GeorgiaSo, {BobJones}),

Friday-Monday week:

PARADISE JAM 8Bracket WarmUp1 on-campus; 2nd/Qtrs @ StThomasUSVI
-(Tulsa-LittleRock, IndianaSt-NorfolkSt, FloridaSt-Hofstra, SantaClara-DePaul),

Friday-Wednesday week:

MABC CLASSIC RndRob3 @ HarrisonburgVA/JamesMadison/
-(@JamesMadison, OralRoberts, FLInternational, TNMartin),

Saturday:

@Evansville-Belmont, @Fairfield-SacredHeart(CT)(CT6),

Saturday-Friday week:

BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS 8Bracket WarmUp1 on-campus; 2nd/Qtrs @ ParadiseIslandBAHAMAS
-(Gonzaga-Washington[WA], TexasA&M-Texas[TX], Connecticut-Michigan, Syracuse-Charlotte),

Sunday:

@Oregon-Valparaiso,

Sunday-Saturday week:

BROOKLYN-THANKSGIVING-A CLASSIC 2x4 RndRob2 on-campus; Cons RndRob2 @ WestPointNY/Army-WP/; 3rd/Semis @ BrooklynNY/BARCLAYS/
-(A: Cincinnati, Nebraska, ARPineBluff, SELouisiana;
   B: GeoWashington, Tennessee, GarnderWEbb, @ArmyWP),
CORPUS CHRISTI COASTAL CLASSIC 2x4 RndRob2 on-campus; 3rd/Semis @ CorpusChristiTX
-(A: Portland, ColoradoSt, Oakland, AlcornSt;
   B: SoIllinois, UTEP, FloridaA&M, {AbileneChristian}),

- - - - - -

Monday week-Wednesday week:

GULF COAST SHOWCASE 3Bracket 1st/Qtrs @ EsteroFL
-(CMichigan-WeberSt, Drake-WeKentucky, Pepperdine-Duquesne, Milwaukee-MurraySt),
MEAN GREEN SHOWCASE RndRob2 @ DentonTX/NTexas/
-(Samford, @NTexas, Idaho, Troy).

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Top 25 - 15 Nov16 - [] Column

1. Kentucky (2-0)
   
2. Wichita State (1-0)
   
3. Virginia (1-0)
   
4. Gonzaga
   
5. Kansas (1-0)
   
6. North Carolina (2-0)
   
7. Indiana (1-0)
   
8. Maryland (1-0)
   
9. Oklahoma
   
10. Iowa State (1-0)
    
11. Duke (2-0)
    
12. Arizona (1-0)
    
13. Connecticut (1-0)
    
14. Michigan State (1-0)
    
15. California (1-0)
    
16. LSU (1-0)
    
17. Utah (1-0)
    
18. Oregon (1-0)
    
19. SMU (1-0)
    
20. Villanova (1-0)
    
21. Dayton (1-0)
    
22. San Diego State (vMVC)
    
23. Baylor (1-0)
    
24. Valparaiso (2-0)
    
25. Davidson (1-0)
    

Honorable Mention:

Monmouth (1-0), Montana (1-0), Auburn (1-0), Milwaukee (3-0) [3@CABLE].