16 Nov14 - Inveterate Contenders

Volume XXI, No. 2 - 16 Nov14 - [] Top 25 Ballot

InVeterate Contenders

The first weekend of the College Basketball season was highlighted by a couple of Veterans Day-themed specialty events involving many of the "Usual Suspects" of the C-Hoops landscape. At the ARMED FORCES CLASSIC in Honolulu, Indiana edged Kansas, 103-99(OT) thanks to 15-for-31 on three-pointers as bJames Blackmon Jr(26p6r) dueled pFrank Mason III(30p9a7r). The Hoosiers' freshman Curtis Jones(15p) was solid while Jayhawk GC tJosh Jackson(9p6r) didn't impress in his debut. Meanwhile, Arizona's size neutralized young Michigan State's athleticism as the Wildcats edged the Spartans, 65-63, on gKadeem Allen's game-winner. Az's GC tRawle Alkins(3p) was no factor while MichSt's GC bMiles Bridges(21p7r) showed off his spectacular leaping ability.
     At the VETERANS CLASSIC at Annapolis, Marquette had no trouble with Vanderbilt (95-71) while Ohio State handled host Navy (78-@68).

VCU managed to lose an exhibition game (@73-75 to {Queens-NC}), but was none the worse for wear once the regular season got under way. In the ludicrous PAC-12 CHINA GAME in Shanghai, "host" Stanford handled Harvard (@80-70 behind 24p17r from cReid Travis). Connecticut got off to a dubious start with a home loss to NEC/Wagner, @58-67. Illinois State stumbled out of the blocks at OVC/Murray State, 70-@73. St. Mary's crushed Nevada (@81-63 as fJock Londale[33p9r;15/20fg] outshone gMarcus Marshall[25p4a]).
     OVC/Tennessee State scored the season's first Unwelcome Guest crown, winning the CABLE CAR CLASSIC (including a 69-@61 win over host Santa Clara). Individually, Idaho State's pEthan Telfair had a triple-double(25p10a12r) albeit in a losing effort at New Mexico (70-@81).

Out of the gates quickly: no surprise that B-Major's the ACC(6-0) and BIG 10(8-2) were off and running, but the 1BC OVC's 6-1 start (including a splash home win and an Unwelcome Guest crown already) was an eye-opener. Flop starts from 1BCs the MEAC(0-4), PATRIOT(0-4) and BIG SKY(0-5) aren't surprising but are disappointing nonetheless.

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Due to concern over the Zika virus, what used to be the PUERTO RICO TIP-OFF has been moved to ORLANDO (which now has two preseason 8-bracket tournaments): the original A/ORLANDO-B INVITATIONAL Nov 24-27 and what is now the TP/ORLANDO-A INVITATIONAL Nov 17-20. (NOTE:, the "-A" and "-B" designations on events in the same city [or under the same sponsor group] are meant to designate the relative ranking/rating of the highest team participating. [See tournament rating.])

In this year's CHAMPIONS CLASSIC in New York City (Tuesday), it's Duke vs Kansas and Kentucky vs Michigan State -- (look for both Kans and MichSt to be 0-2 to start the season). In the GAVITT TIP-OFF GAMES (Monday through Friday) -- forget last year's 4-4 tie; it could be as lopsided as 7-2 for the BIG 10 over the BIG EAST this year: host Purdue will have its hands full with visiting Villanova (Monday) as will Iowa hosting Seton Hall (Thursday), but Michigan should beat Marquette in New York City (unofficially GAVITT; officially 2K CLASSIC) (Thursday) and visitors Wisconsin (at Creighton, Tuesday) and Maryland (at arch-rival Georgetown, Tuesday) as well as host Ohio State (vs Providence, Thursday) could all well come through. In other Top-25 matchups, last year's darling Monmouth travels to last year's surprise Final Four member Syracuse (Friday). St. Mary's hosts Rhode Island (Saturday). Meanwhile, Duke figures to face Rhode Island (or solid Cincinnati at the least) in the finals of the HALL OF FAME-A TIP-OFF (Sunday in Uncasville, CT at the MOHEGAN SUN).
     Look for Villanova to roll through the CHARLESTON[SC] CLASSIC bracket (Thursday through Sunday). Likewise, no one in the PUERTO RICO CLASSIC, i.e., the TP/ORLANDO INVITATIONAL bracket (also Thursday through Sunday) should trouble Xavier. The PARADISE JAM crown (Friday through Monday week) would be a nice resume-stuffer come March for any of the six B-Majors/Mid-Majors in the draw.

Among the full tournaments in the preconference period, the best field by far belongs to the MAUI INVITATIONAL (Oregon, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Connecticut). Others stocked with quality teams include A/ORLANDO-B INVITATIONAL (Gonzaga, Seton Hall, Iowa State, Florida); HALL OF FAME-A TIP-OFF (Duke, Rhode Island, Cincinnati); BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS (Michigan State, VCU); CANCUN CHALLENGE (Purdue, Texas Tech); BROOKLYN-THANKSGIVING-A (Syracuse, Monmouth); CBE CLASSIC (Kansas, UAB); LEGENDS CLASSIC (Notre Dame, Texas), 2K CLASSIC (Michigan, Marquette); WOODEN LEGACY/ANAHEIM CLASSIC (Dayton, UCLA); LAS VEGAS-MAIN EVENT (Valparaiso, BYU) and DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC (San Diego State, Illinois State).

Here's a comprehensive list:

• ARMED FORCES CLASSIC DblHdr Nov11 @ Pearl Harbor HI: (Kansas-Indiana, Arizona-MichiganSt)
  
• VETERANS DAY CLASSIC DblHdr Nov11 @ Annapolis MD: (Marquette-Vanderbilt, @Navy-OhioSt))
  
• CABLE CAR CLASSIC RndRob3 Nov11-13 @ Santa Clara CA: (@SantaClara, UCDavis, TennesseeSt, NoArizona)
  
• RAINBOW CLASSIC RndRob3 Nov11-14 @ Honolulu HI: (@Hawaii, SIUEdwardsville, FLAtlantic, TexasSt)
  
• ORANGE EXPRESS[BEAVER] SHOWCASE RndRob4 Nov11-25 on-campus: (@OregonSt, FresnoSt, TXSanAntonio, Lamar, PrairieViewA&M)
  
• GS-B SHOOTOUT RndRob4 Nov11-25 on-campus: (@GeorgiaTech, SamHoustonSt, TennesseeTech, OhioU, Southern)
  
• CVC-NEO HORIZON/MAC CHALLENGE DblHdr Nov12 @ Youngstown OH: (@YoungstownSt-@Akron[OH][NEO], @ClevelandSt-@KentSt[OH][NEO])
  
• GS-C INVITATIONAL RndRob4 Nov12-26 on-campus: (@OhioSt, Marshall, WeCarolina, JacksonSt, NCCentral)
  
• BLUEGRASS SHOWCASE RndRob4 Nov13-27 on-campus: (@Kentucky, TNMartin, ClevelandSt, Canisius, Duquesne)
  
• BROOKLYN-THANKSGIVING-A INVITATIONAL RndRob4 Nov13-27 on-campus;@WorcesterMA/@BrooklynNY/BARCLAYS/: (@Syracuse, Monmouth, SCarolina, @HolyCross, SCState)
  
• SCARLET KNIGHT SHOWCASE RndRob4 Nov13-27 on-campus: (@Rutgers, Drexel, NTexas, Niagara, Hartford)
  
• HARDWOOD SHOWCASE RndRob4 Nov13-27 on-campus: (JamesMadison, Rice, Louisiana, TexasSo, MontanaSt, DelawareSt)
  
• GAVITT TIP-OFF GAMES - BIG EAST/BIG 10 Nov14-18 on-campus: (@Purdue-Villanova, @Creighton-Wisconsin, Michigan-Marquette, @Iowa-SetonHall, @Georgetown-Maryland, @OhioSt-Providence, @Butler-Northwestern, @DePaul-Rutgers, @Minnesota-StJohns) ( Xavier does not play. / MichiganSt, Indiana, PennSt, Nebraska, Illinois do not play. )
  
• SAN DIEGO CLASSIC RndRob4 Nov14-27 on-campus;@ Birmingham AL/Samford/: (@Samford, @SanDiego, Nicholls, NewMexicoSt, BethuneCookman)
  
• GOLDEN GOPHER SHOWCASE RndRob4 Nov14-28 on-campus: (TXArlington, @Minnesota, Arkansas, SoIllinois, MtStMarys)
  
• CHAMPIONS CLASSIC DblHdr Nov15 @ New York NY /MSG/: (@Duke-@Kansas, @Kentucky-@MichiganSt)
  
• INDIANA[HOOSIER] CLASSIC RndRob4 Nov16-29 on-campus: (@Indiana, FtWayne, {MALowell}, @Liberty, MSValleySt)
  
• [C]BEARS CLASSIC RndRob4 Nov16-Dec3 on-campus: (@California, ColoradoSt, LouisianaTech, SELouisiana, AlcornSt, EaShore)
  
• 2K CLASSIC 2x4; Semis Nov17-18 @ NewYork NY /MSG/: (Michigan-Marquette, Pittsburgh-SMU)
  
• CHARLESTON[SC] CLASSIC Qtrs Nov17-20 @ Charleston SC: (Villanova-WeMichigan, WakeForest-UTEP, @ColfofCharleston-BoiseSt, UCF-MississippiSt)
  
• PUERTO RICO TIP-OFF/(relocated)TP/ORLANDO-A Qtrs Nov17-20 @ Orlando FL: (Xavier-Missouri, Clemson-Davidson, ArizonaSt-NoIowa, Tulane-Oklahoma)
  
• (new)[F]RAM INVITATIONAL RndRob3 Nov18-20 @ New York NY: (@Fordham, FairleighDickinson, StPeters, Lipscomb)
  
• (new)T/SPORTS CLASSIC RndRob3 Nov18-20 @ Oxford OH: (AustinPeay, NoKentucky, Delaware, @MiamiOH)
  
• RD/ROUNDBALL CLASSIC RndRob3 Nov18-20 @ Mobile AL: (YoungstownSt, FLInternational, @SAlabama, Jacksonville)
  
• [HP]PANTHER CLASSIC RndRob3 Nov18-20 @ High Point NC /High Pt/: (NDState, UNCGreensboro, Navy, @HighPt)
  
• PARADISE JAM Qtrs Nov18-21 @ St Thomas USVI: (WashingtonSt-Creighton, NCState, LoyolaIL-StJosephs, Mississippi)
  
• (new)STEVE WRIGHT CLASSIC RndRob3 Nov18-21 @ Boston MA: (@Northeastern, LongIsland, Maine, @BostonU)
  
• HALL OF FAME-A TIP-OFF 2x4; Semis Nov19-20 @ Uncasville CT /MOHEGAN/: (Duke-PennSt, RhodeIsland-Cincinnati; {GrandCanyon})
  
• BILL FRACK TOURNAMENT RndRob3 Nov19-21 @ Bowling Green OH: (MurraySt, MOKansasCity, GreenBay, @BowlingGreen)
  
• (new)SACRAMENTO-NOV SHOWCASE DblHdr Nov21 @ Sacramento CA /GOLDEN 1/: (SanDiegoSt-@California[CA], @SacramentoSt-UCDavis[CA])
  
• CBE CLASSIC 2x4; Semis Nov21-22 @ Kansas City MO: (@Kansas-UAB, Georgia-GeoWashington)
  
• LEGENDS CLASSIC 2x4; Semis Nov21-22 @ Brooklyn NY /BARCLAYS/: (NotreDame-Colorado, Texas-Northwestern)
  
• MAUI INVITATIONAL Qtrs Nov21-23 @ Lahaina HI: (Oregon-Georgetown, Wisconsin-Tennessee, NCarolina, Connecticut-OklahomaSt)
  
• LAS VEGAS-MAIN EVENT 2x4; Semis Nov21,23 @ Las Vegas NV /MGM/: (Valparaiso-Alabama, BYU-StLouis)
  
• GULF COAST SHOWCASE Qtrs Nov21-23 @ Estero FL: (Bradley-Hofstra, Vermont-Wofford, Houston-GeoMason, SDakota-KentSt)
  
• (new)LONE STAR-B SHOWCASE RndRob3 Nov21-23 @ Cedar Park TX: (CMichigan, Pepperdine, LittleRock, StBonaventure)
  
• CANCUN CHALLENGE 2x4; Semis Nov22-23 @ Cancun MEXICO: (Purdue-UtahSt, TexasTech-Auburn; IdahoSt, GeorgiaSt)
  
• BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS Qtrs Nov23-25 @ Paradise Island BAHAMAS: (MichiganSt-StJohns, VCU-Baylor, WichitaSt-LSU, Louisville-OldDominion)
  
• GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT Qtrs Nov23-26 @ Anchorage AK: (Nevada-Oakland, Buffalo, UCDavis-WeberSt, Drake-Iona)
  
• [NI]HUSKIE SHOWCASE RndRob3 Nov23-26 @ Dekalb IL: (ILChicago, Elon, @NoIllinois, CalPolySLO)
  
• LAS VEGAS-THANKSGIVING INVITATIONAL 2x4; Semis Nov24-25 @ Las Vegas NV /ORLEANS/: (Arizona-SantaClara, Butler-Vanderbilt)
  
• NIT SEASON TIP-OFF 2x4; Semis Nov24-25 @ Brooklyn NY /BARCLAYS/: (Floridast-Temple, Illinois-WVirginia)
  
• A/ORLANDO-B INVITATIONAL Qtrs Nov24-27 @ Orlando FL: (Gonzaga-Quinnipiac, SetonHall-@Florida, IowaSt-IndianaSt, @MiamiFL-Stanford)
  
• WOODEN LEGACY/ANAHEIM CLASSIC Qtrs Nov24-27 @ Fullteron CA/Anaheim CA: (Dayton-Nebraska, @UCLA-Portland, VirginiaTech-NewMexico, @CalStFullerton-TexasA&M)
  
• EMERALD COAST CLASSIC 2x4; Semis Nov25-26 @ Destin FL: (Virginia-Iowa, Providence-Memphis)
  
• GS-A CLASSIC 2x4; Semis Nov25-26 @ Las Vegas NV: (Washington-WeKentucky, @UNLV-TCU)
  
• BROOKLYN-THANKSGIVING-B CLASSIC 2x4; Semis Nov25-26 @ Brooklyn NY /BARCLAYS/: (BostonCol-KansasSt, Maryland-Richmond)
  
• (new)SAVANNAH INVITATIONAL 2x4; Semis Nov25-26 @ Savannah GA: (AirForce-Akron, @Mercer-ECarolina)
  
• CHALLENGE IN MUSIC CITY RndRob3 Nov25-27 @ Nashville TN: (Evansville, Toledo, UNCWilmington, @MidTennessee)
  
• (new)MENvC CLASSIC RndRob3 Nov25-27 @ Dayton OH: (@WrightSt, CalStBakersfield, NDakota, NFlorida)
  
• (new)SANFORD-B SHOWCASE RndRob3 Nov25-27 @ Sioux Falls SD /PENTAGON/: (Milwaukee, SDState, UCIrvine, ETennesseeSt)
  
• [EW]EAGLES CLASSIC RndRob2 Nov26-27 @ Cheney WA: (SanFrancisco, Denver, @EaWashington, SacramentoSt)
  
• MAYOR'S CUP 1Off Nov28 on-campus: (@OralRoberts-Tulsa[Tulsa,OK])
  
• ACC/BIG 10 CHALLENGE Nov28-30 on-campus: (@Duke-MichiganSt, @Indiana-NCarolina, @Wisconsin-Syracuse, @NotreDame-Iowa, @Louisville-Purdue[BG], @Michigan-VirginiaTech, @Virginia-OhioSt, @MiamiFL-Rutgers, @Maryland-Pittsburgh, @Clemson-Nebraska, @FloridaSt-Minnesota, @PennSt-GeorgiaTech, @Illinois-NCState, @Northwestern-WakeForest) ( BostonCol does not play. / )
  
• BATTLE OF THE BOULEVARD 1Off Nov29,Dec6 on-campus: (@Belmont-Lipscomb[Nashville,TN]; @Lipscomb-Belmont[Nashville,TN])
  
• THE CITY GAME 1Off Dec2 @ Pittsburgh PA: (@Pittsburgh-@Duquesne[PittsburghPA])
  
• (new)HOLY CITY CLASSIC RndRob3 Dec2-4 @ Charleston SC: (@TheCitadel, Colgate, SCUpstate, Campbell)
  
• THE HOLY WAR 1Off Dec3 on-campus: (@Villanova-StJosephs[PhiladelphiaPA][BIG5])
  
• (new)HALL OF FAME-LA-B PAC-12/WCC CHALLENGE DblHdr Dec3 @ Los Angeles CA /STAPLES/: (Arizona-Gonzaga, USC-BYU)
  
• (new)HALL OF FAME-MIAMI-DEC-C INVITATIONAL DblHdr Dec3 @ Miami FL: (VCU-Illinois, @MiamiFL-Wofford)
  
• MWC/MVC CHALLENGE Dec3,19 on-campus: (@LoyolaIL-SanDiegoSt, @IllinoisSt-NewMexico, @Bradley-Nevada; @Evansville-BoiseSt, @UNLV-SoIllinois, @ColoradoSt-WichitaSt, @UtahSt-IndianaSt, @Wyoming-NoIowa, @Drake-FresnoSt, @AirForce-MissouriSt) ( San Jose State does not play. / )
  
• BB&T CLASSIC DblHdr Dec4 @ Washington DC: (@GeoWashington-FloridaSt, @Georgetown-Elon)
  
• JIMMY V CLASSIC DblHdr Dec6 @ New York NY /MSG/: (@Duke-Florida, Purdue-ArizonaSt)
  
• PEARL HARBOR INVITATIONAL RndRob2 Dec6-7 @ Honolulu HI: (California, SetonHall, @Hawaii, Princeton)
  
• CY-HAWK SERIES 1Off Dec8 on-campus: (@Iowa-IowaSt)
  
• GOTHAM CLASSIC RndRob4 Dec8-22 on-campus: (Massachusetts, Pacific, Rider, KennesawSt, NCA&T)
  
• LAS VEGAS-SHOWCASE 1Off Dec10 @ Las Vegas NV /T-MOBILE/: (Duke-@UNLV)
  
• (new)NEVER FORGET TRIBUTE CLASSIC DblHdr Dec10 @ Newark NJ: (Villanova-NotreDame, Pittsburgh-PennSt[PA])
  
• (new)HALL OF FAME-MIAMI-WINTER-E INVITATIONAL DblHdr Dec10 @ Miami FL: (Georgetown-LaSalle, DePaul-Temple)
  
• BROOKLYN-WINTER FESTIVAL DblHdr Dec11 @ Brooklyn NY /BARCLAYS/: (@Kentucky-@Hofstra, @StJohns-@LongIsland)
  
• (new)UA/NEW YORK-WINTER REUNION DblHdr Dec12 @ New York NY /MSG/: (SetonHall-SCarolina, BostonCol-Auburn)
  
• (new)DAM CITY CLASSIC RndRob2 Dec16,18 @ Portland OR: (OregonSt, SDState, LongBeachSt, @Portland)
  
• C/SPORTS CLASSIC DblHdr Dec17 @ Las Vegas NV /T-MOBILE/: (@NCarolina-@Kentucky, @UCLA-@OhioSt)
  
• CROSSROADS CLASSIC DblHdr Dec17 @ Indianapolis IN /LUCAS/: (@Indiana-@Butler[IN], @Purdue-@NotreDame[IN])
  
• (new)LONE STAR-A SHOOTOUT DblHdr Dec17 @ Houston TX: (Arizona-@TexasA&M, @Texas-Arkansas)
  
• [IOWA]BIG FOUR CLASSIC DblHdr Dec17 @ Des Moines IA: (@Drake-IowaSt[IA], NoIowa-Iowa[IA])
  
• ORANGE BOWL CLASSIC DblHdr Dec17 @ Sunrise FL: (@Florida-Charlotte, @FloridaSt-Manhattan)
  
• [NEW YORK]BIG FOUR CLASSIC DblHdr Dec17 @ Buffalo NY: (@Buffalo-@Canisius[BuffaloNY], @Niagara-@StBonaventure[NY])
  
• NEW YORK-HOLIDAY FESTIVAL DblHdr Dec18 @ New York NY /MSG/: (@StJohns-PennSt, @Fordham-Rutgers)
  
• (new)JACKSON SHOWCASE 1Off Dec19 @ Jackson MS: (@MississippiSt-@SoMississippi[MS])
  
• (new)HALL OF FAME-D BIRTHDAY DblHdr Dec21 @ Uncasville CT /MOHEGAN/: (BostonCol-@Fairfield, Auburn-Oklahoma)
  
• BRAGGIN' RIGHTS 1Off Dec21 @ St Louis MO: (@Illinois-@Missouri)
  
• LAS VEGAS-HOLIDAY CLASSIC RndRob2 Dec21-22 @ Las Vegas NV /S POINT/: (Nevada, Towson, UCSantaBarbara, Iona)
  
• DON HASKINS/SUN BOWL CLASSIC Semis Dec21-22 @ El Paso TX: (Akron, @UTEP, UCIrvine, EaShore)
  
• LAS VEGAS-CHRISTMAS CLASSIC 2x4; Semis Dec22-23 @ Las Vegas NV /ORLEANS/: (USC-MissouriSt, DePaul-Wyoming)
  
• DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC Qtrs Dec22-25 @ Honolulu HI: (SanDiegoSt-SoMississippi, Tulsa-StephenFAustin, @Hawaii-IllinoisSt, Utah-SanFrancisco)
  
• GARDEN STATE CLASSIC 1Off Dec23 on-campus: (@SetonHall-Rutgers[NJ])
  
• (new)BIG 10 PALESTRA SHOWCASE 1Off Jan7 @ Philadelphia PA /PALESTRA/: (MichiganSt-@PennSt)
  
• CROSSTOWN SHOOTOUT 1Off Jan26 on-campus: (@Cincinnati-Xavier[CincinnatiOH])
  
• BIG 10 SUPER SATURDAY 1Off Jan28 @ New York NY /MSG/: (Wisconsin-@Rutgers)
  
• BIG 12/SEC CHALLENGE Jan28 on-campus: (@Kentucky-Kansas, @TexasTech-LSU, @Vanderbilt-IowaSt, @Georgia-Texas, @Oklahoma-Florida, @WVirginia-TexasA&M, @Mississippi-Baylor, @OklahomaSt-Arkansas, @TCU-Auburn, @Tennessee-KansasSt) ( / SCarolina, Alabama, MississippiSt, Missouri do not play. )
  
• BLACK AND BLUE CLASSIC 1Off Feb1,17: (@VCU-Richmond[Richmond,VA]; @Richmond-VCU[Richmond,VA])
  

ESPN's COLLEGE HOOPS TIP-OFF MARATHON begins MONDAY OVERNIGHT (7PM Monday, actually) and runs ALL-DAY TUESDAY (featuring Oregon, Duke, Kentucky, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan State and Dayton as well as Cincinnati, San Diego State, BYU, Princeton and Winthrop). Enjoy. -- Ron

Key games this week:

Monday:

@Gonzaga-San Diego St, @BYU-Princeton,

Monday-Tuesday:

(TIP-OFF MARATHON)

• (Monday)
  
• (6Pet): @ {wFlorida St} v {wConnecticut}
  
• (7Pet): @ {Cincinnati} v {Albany} (HALL OF FAME-A TIP-OFF)
  
• (8Pet): @ {wStanford} v {wTexas}
  
• (9Pet): @ {Ohio St} v {NC Central} (GS-C INVITATIONAL)
  
• (10Pet): @ {BYU} v {Princeton}
  
• (12Met): @ {Gonzaga} v {San Diego St}
  
• (2Aet): @ Pacific v Green Bay
  
• (4.15Aet): @ {Hawaii} v {FL Atlantic} (RAINBOW CLASSIC)
  
• (Tuesday)
  
• (6.30Aet): @ Hartford v Niagara
  
• (8.45Aet): @ {Manhattan} v {Winthrop} (NIT SEASON TIP-OFF)
  
• (11Aet): @ Stephen F Austin v Longwood
  
• (1.15Pet): {Dayton} @ {Alabama}
  
• (3.30Pet): {Oregon} @ {Baylor}
  
• (7Pet): @{Kentucky} v @{Michigan St} (CHAMPIONS CLASSIC)
  
• (9.30Pet): @{Duke} v @{Kansas} (CHAMPIONS CLASSIC)
  

Monday-Friday:

GAVITT TIP-OFF GAMES - BIG EAST[0-0;1]/BIG 10[0-0;1] on-campus
[Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska and Penn State all do not play.;
  Xavier does not play.]
-(Mon: @Purdue-Villanova;
   Tue: @Creighton-Wisconsin, @Georgetown-Maryland[DC/MD];
   Wed: @Butler-Northwestern;
   Thu: Michigan-Marquette[@NewYorkNY/MSG/], @Iowa-SetonHall, @OhioSt-Providence, @DePaul-Rutgers;
   Fri: @Minnesota-StJohns),

Monday-Sunday:

HALL OF FAME-A TIP-OFF 2x4 RndRob2 on-campus; 3rd/Semis @ UncasvilleCT/MOHEGAN/
-(A: Duke, PennSt, {GrandCanyon}, Albany;
   B: RhodeIsland, Cincinnati, Brown, Marist),
(new)[F]RAM INVITATIONAL WarmUp1 RndRob3 @ NewYorkNY/Fordham/
-(@Fordham, FairleighDickinson, StPeters, Lipscomb),

Monday-Tuesday week:

2K CLASSIC 2x4 WarmUp2 on-campus; Cons 3rd/Semis @ IndianapolisIN/IUPUI/; 3rd/Semis @ NewYorkNY/MSG/
-(A: Michigan, Marquette; @IUPUI, Howard;
   B: Pittsburgh, SMU; EaMichigan, GardnerWebb),

Monday-Wednesday week:

MAUI INVITATIONAL 8Bracket WarmUp1 on-campus; Cons 3rd/Semis @ WestPointNY/ArmyWP/; 2nd/Qtrs @ LahainaHI/{Chaminade}/
-(Sat/Cons Semis: Chattanooga-CArkansas, ArkansasSt-@ArmyWP;
    Mon week/Main 2nd/Qtrs: Oregon-Georgetown, Wisconsin-Tennessee, NCarolina-@{Chaminade}, Connecticut-OklahomaSt),
LAS VEGAS-MAIN EVENT 2x4 RndRob2 on-campus; 3rd/Semis @ LasVegasNV/MGM/
-(A: Valparaiso, Alabama, BallSt, CoppinSt;
   B: BYU, StLouis, CoCarolina, SoUtah),

Monday-Friday week:

CBE CLASSIC 2x4 RndRob2,4 on-campus; 3rd/Semis @ KansasCityMO
-(A: @Kansas, UAB, Furman, ARPineBluff;
   B: Georgia, GeoWashington, Siena, UNCAsheville),
BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS 8Bracket WarmUp1 on-campus; Cons RndRob2 @ FtMyersFL/FLGulfCoast/; 2nd/Qtrs @ ParadiseIslandBAHAMAS
-(Main: MichiganSt-StJohns, VCU-Baylor, Louisville-OldDominion, LSU-WichitaSt;
   Cons: LongBeachSt, SUNYB, @FLGulfCoast),
LEGENDS CLASSIC 2x4 WarmUp2 on-campus; Cons 3rd/Semis @ CheneyWA/EaWashington/; 3rd/Semis @ BrooklynNY/BARCLAYS/
-(A: NotreDame, Colorado; LAMonroe, Seattle;
   B: Texas, Northwestern; @EaWashington, Bryant),
ORANGE EXPRESS[BEAVER] SHOWCASE RndRob4 on-campus
-(@OregonSt, FresnoSt, TXSanAntonio, Lamar, PrairieViewA&M),
GS-B SHOOTOUT RndRob4 on-campus
-(@GeorgiaTech, SamHoustonSt, TennesseeTech, OhioU, Southern),
(new)[HP]PANTHERS CLASSIC WarmUp1 RndRob3 @ HighPointNC/HighPt/
-(NDState, UNCGreensboro, Navy, @HighPt; {BelmontAbbey}, {WashingtonCol}, {Waldorf}),

Monday-Saturday week:

CANCUN CHALLENGE 2x4 WarmUp/CoolDown2 on-campus; 3rd/Semis @ CancunMEXICO
-(A: Purdue, UtahSt, GeorgiaSt, NJIT;
   B: TexasTech, Auburn, EaKentucky, IdahoSt),
EMERALD COAST CLASSIC 2x4 RndRob2 on-campus; 3rd/Semis @ DestinFL
-(A: Virginia, Iowa, TXRGValley, GramblingSt;
   B: Providence, Memphis, StFrancisNY, SavannahSt),
GS-A CLASSIC 2x4 RndRob2 on-campus; 3rd/Semis @ LasVegasNV/UNLV/
-(A: Washington, WeKentucky, JacksonvilleSt, CalStFullerton;
   B: @UNLV, TCU, NoArizona, AlabamaSt),
GS-C INVITATIONAL RndRob4 on-campus
-(@OhioSt, Marshall, WeCarolina, JacksonSt, NCCentral),

Monday-Sunday week:

NIT SEASON TIP-OFF 2x4 RndRob2,4 on-campus; 3rd/Semis @ BrooklynNY/BARCLAYS/
-(A: FloridaSt, Temple; Detroit, Winthrop;
   B: WVirginia, Illinois; Manhattan, NewHampshire),
HARDWOOD SHOWCASE RndRob4 on-campus
-(JamesMadison, Rice, Louisiana, TexasSo, MontanaSt, DelawareSt),
(new)SAN DIEGO CLASSIC RndRob4 on-campus; @ BirminghamAL/Sanford/
-(@Samford, SanDiego, Nicholls, NewMexicoSt, BethuneCookman),

Monday-Mon 28 Nov:

(new)GOLDEN GOPHER SHOWCASE WarmUp1 RndRob4 on-campus
-(TXArlington, @Minnesota, Arkansas, SoIllinois, MtStMarys; {MissouriSoSt}, {StFrancisIL}),

Tuesday:

Oregon-@Baylor, @NCarolina-LongBeachSt, Dayton-@Alabama, @MorganSt-Towson(BaltimoreMD), @Vanderbilt-Belmont(NashvilleTN),
CHAMPIONS CLASSIC DblHdr @ New YorkNY/MSG/
-(@Duke-@Kansas, @Kentucky-@Michigan St),

Tuesday-Wednesday week:

GULF COAST SHOWCASE 8Bracket WarmUp1 on-campus; 2nd/Qtrs @ EsteroFL
-(Mon week/Qtrs: Bradley-Hofstra, Vermont-Wofford, Houston-GeoMason, SDakota-KentSt),

Tuesday-Sunday week:

(new)BLUEGRASS SHOWCASE RndRob4 on-campus
-(@Kentucky, Duquesne, ClevelandSt, TNMartin, Canisius),
BROOKLYN-THANKSGIVING-A INVITATIONAL RndRob4 on-campus; Cons RndRob2 @ WorcesterMA/HolyCross/; Feature @ BrooklynNY/BARCLAYS/
-(Sat week/Feature: @Syracuse-SCarolina;
   Cons: Monmouth, @HolyCross, SCState),
(new)SCARLET KNIGHT SHOWCASE RndRob4 on-campus
-(@Rutgers, Drexel, NTexas, Niagara, Hartford),

Wednesday:

TXArlington-@FLGulfCoast, @IllinoisSt-FtWayne, @LongIsland-LoyolaMD(@BrooklynNY/BARCLAYS/),

Wednesday-Sunday week:

INDIANA[HOOSIER] CLASSIC RndRob4 on-campus; Cons RndRob2 @ LynchburgVA/Liberty/
-(Indiana, @FtWayne, {MALowell}, @Liberty, MSValleySt),

Wednesday-Mon 5 Dec:

(new)BEARS CLASSIC RndRob4 on-campus
-(@California, @ColoradoSt, LouisianaTech, SELouisiana, AlcornSt, EaShore; {FtLewis}, {BlueMtn}, {CPenn}),

Thursday:

@Oregon-Valparaiso,

Thursday-Sunday,Wednesday week:

CHARLESTON[SC] CLASSIC 8Bracket CoolDown1 @ CharlestonSC
-(Villanova-WeMichigan, WakeForest-UTEP, @ColofCharleston-BoiseSt, UCF-MississippiSt),

Thursday-Sunday,Saturday week:

PUERTO RICO TIP-OFF(relocated)TP/ORLANDO INVITATIONAL 8Bracket CoolDown1 @ OrlandoFL
-(Xavier-Missouri, Clemson-Davidson, ArizonaSt-NoIowa, Oklahoma-Tulane),

Thursday-Saturday,Wednesday week-Saturday week:

GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT WarmUp1 8Bracket @ AnchorageAK/{AKAnchorage}/
-(Nevada-Oakland, Buffalo-@{AKAnchorage}, Drake-Iona, UCDavis-WeberSt),

Friday-Monday week:

PARADISE JAM 8Bracket @ StThomasUSVI
-(WashingtonSt-Creighton, NCState-Montana, LoyolaIL-StJosephs, Mississippi-OralRoberts),
(new)STEVE WRIGHT CLASSIC RndRob3 @BostonMA/BostonU/
-(@Northeastern, LongIsland, Maine, @BostonU),

Friday-Tuesday week:

2K CLASSIC 2x4 WarmUp2 on-campus; Cons 3rd/Semis @ IndianapolisIN/IUPUI/; 3rd/Semis @ NewYorkNY/MSG/
-(A: Michigan, Marquette; @IUPUI, Howard;
   B: Pittsburgh, SMU; EaMichigan, GardnerWebb),

Saturday:

StMarys-@Dayton,

Sunday:

@UCLA-LongBeachSt(CA), @Lehigh-Princeton,

Sunday-Saturday week:

BROOKLYN-THANKSGIVING-B CLASSIC 2x4 RndRob2 on-campus; Con 3rd/Semis @ Towson MD; 3rd/Semis @ Brooklyn NY /BARCLAYS/
-(A: BostonCol, KansasSt; @Towson, StonyBrook;
   B: Maryland, Richmond; RobertMorris, Hampton),
(new)SAVANNAH INVITATIONAL 2x4 RndRob2 on-campus; Semis @ Savannah GA
-(A: AirForce, Akron, GeorgiaSo, FloridaA&M;
   B: @Mercer, ECarolina, Stetson, Radford),

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Monday week:

(new)SACRAMENTO-NOV SHOWCASE DblHdr @ Sacramento CA /GOLDEN 1/
-(@California-SanDiegoSt[CA], @SacramentoSt-UCDavis[CA]),

Monday week,Thursday week-Sunday week:

A/ORLANDO-B INVITATIONAL WarmUp1 8Bracket @ Orlando FL
-(Gonzaga-Quinnipiac, SetonHall-@Florida, IowaSt-IndianaSt, @MiamiFL-Stanford).

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Top 25 - 16 Nov14 - [] Column

1. Oregon (1-0)
   
2. Duke (2-0)
   
3. North Carolina (2-0)
   
4. Kentucky (2-0)
   
5. Villanova (1-0)
   
6. Xavier (1-0)
   
7. Wisconsin (1-0)
   
8. Indiana (1-0) (:A.FORCES)
   
9. Arizona (1-0) (:A.FORCES)
   
10. St. Mary's (1-0)
    
11. Gonzaga (1-0)
    
12. Kansas (0-1)
    
13. Michigan State (0-1)
    
14. VCU (1-0)
    
15. Notre Dame (1-0)
    
16. Purdue (1-0)
    
17. Michigan (2-0)
    
18. Seton Hall (2-0)
    
19. Texas-Arlington (1-0)
    
20. Virginia (1-0)
    
21. Syracuse (1-0)
    
22. Texas Tech (1-0)
    
23. Monmouth (1-0)
    
24. Dayton (1-0)
    
25. Rhode Island (1-0)
    

Honorable Mention:

Stanford (1-0) (:P12.CHINA), Marquette (1-0) (:VETERANS), Tennessee State (3-0) [3@CABLE].