2023-24 CBB follow-along thread (Part 1- November and December)

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/16 recap (Part 1- The Top 25)

Let's just get to it, as this took place yesterday in the Top 25:

(3)Purdue over (1)Arizona 92-84 (So thanks to a balanced effort from Purdue, we're gonna have ANOTHER new team at #1 next week.)
(2)Kansas over Indiana 71-67 (Kansas always seems to find themselves in close games in the month of December, do they? At least this one was a hard-fought win.)
(4)Houston over Texas A&M 70-66 (First win for Houston over A&M since 2003)
Michigan State upsets (6)Baylor 88-64 (Well! It's about time that Michigan State shows up for the 2023-24 season.)
(8)Creighton over Alabama 85-82
(12)Tennessee over NC State 79-70
Memphis over (13)Clemson 79-77 (This is now, what, the 3rd ranked team that Memphis has knocked off?)
(15)Florida Atlantic over St. Bonaventure 64-54
(19)Texas over LSU 96-85
(20)James Madison over Hampton 88-71 (First 10-0 start for the Dukes in program history!)
(22)Virginia over Northeastern 56-54
(24)Miami over La Salle 84-77
(25)Northwestern over DePaul 56-46

And finally, Ohio State won over UCLA and Kentucky holds off North Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic. Quite a day, eh?

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/16 recap (Part 2- Everybody else)

And now, here is a not-so-deep dive into the other things that happened yesterday:

Georgia Tech over Penn State 82-81 in OT
Indiana State over Ball State 83-72
Bryant over Towson 101-93 in 2-OT's
Santa Clara over Washington State 69-61
Western Kentucky over Austin Peay 65-64
Georgetown over Notre Dame 72-68 in OT
Tulsa over Missouri State 73-72
Utah State over San Francisco 54-53
Arkansas over Lipscomb 69-66
UMass over West Virginia 87-79
Saint Mary's over UNLV 69-67 in OT
Marshall upsets UNC-Greensboro 72-65
Dayton over Cincinnati 82-68
Ole Miss over California 88-78 (The Rebels are now 10-0)
Texas Tech over Vanderbilt 76-54
Saint Louis over Louisiana Tech 75-74
SMU over Florida State 68-57
TCU over Arizona State 79-59

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 17th and 18th

After giving out so many results, I'm expecting the offerings for Sunday and Monday to be very sparse. Let's take a look and see:

Today:
Colgate @ Illinois (1:00)
Game of the Day: Syracuse vs. Oregon {From Sioux Falls, SD} (1:00)
USC @ Auburn (1:00)
Nebraska @ Kansas State (3:00)
CS-Fullerton @ Boise State (4:00)
Seton Hall vs. Missouri {From St. Louis, MO} (5:00)
Washington @ Seattle (8:00)
Nevada @ Hawaii (10:00)

Tomorrow:
UL-Monroe @ Jacksonville (11:30 A.M.)
Oakland @ Michigan State (7:00)
Bradley vs. Duquesne {From Akron, OH} (7:00)
Game of the Day: Maine @ UCF (7:00)
Portland State @ Fresno State (10:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/17 recap (AKA: What happened while I found out that QVC wasn't doing any special Christmas programming for Christmas Day... much to my dismay)

Illinois over Colgate 74-57
Syracuse over Oregon 83-63 (Okay! Now we're cooking with gas over in Syracuse.)
Auburn over USC 91-75
Stony Brook over Army 78-74 in OT
Oregon State over UTSA 66-65
Nebraska over Kansas State 62-46
Northern Kentucky over Eastern Kentucky 85-75
Texas Southern over Howard 79-78 (First win for TSU this season!)
Seton Hall over Missouri 93-87
Washington over Seattle 100-99 in 2-OT's
Nevada over Hawaii 72-66

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/18 recap and 12/19 preview

Okay, did anything happen last night?

Charleston over Coastal Carolina 84-81
Duquesne over Bradley 69-67
UCF over Maine 74-51
Portland State over Fresno State 75-72 in OT

I guess that's a no. Oh well! Let's see the great action going on tonight!

Georgetown @ Butler (6:30) (Ooooo! Big East conference play is starting!)
Morehead State @ Indiana (7:00)
Virginia @ Memphis (7:00)
Troy @ Ole Miss (7:00)
UNC-Greensboro @ High Point (7:00)
Winthrop @ South Carolina (7:00)
Florida vs. Michigan [From Charlotte, NC] (7:00)
Game of the Day: Marquette @ Providence (8:30)
Western Kentucky @ California Baptist (10:00)
Cal State-Northridge @ UCLA (10:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/19 recap

So last night was Day 1 of Big East play, and already Providence has shot down #6 Marquette. Oh, and here's what else happened yesterday.

Memphis over Virginia 77-54
Indiana over Morehead State 69-68
Butler over Georgetown 74-64
Citadel over Notre Dame 65-45 (...Yeah, I'm guessing that Notre Dame won't make the NCAA's this season.)
High Point over UNC-Greensboro 74-63
South Carolina over Winthrop 72-62
Western Carolina over Vanderbilt 63-62 (I don't think Vandy is gonna make the NCAA's, either.)
Florida over Michigan 106-101 in 2-OT's
Montana State over Southern Utah 89-88 in OT
Maryland over Nicholls 73-67
Cal State-Northridge upsets UCLA 76-72 (Big "Whoopsie" for the Bruins)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Wednesday, December 20th

Say... That was the first time I've seen a "Whoopsie" loss in a little while. Could it happen again today? I mean, look at the awesome games we got!

Hall of Fame Series [From Phoenix, AZ]:
Northwestern vs. Arizona State (8:30)
Alabama vs. Arizona (Around 11:00)​

Longwood @ North Carolina Central (3:00)
Baylor @ Duke (7:00)
UConn @ Seton Hall (7:00)
Xavier @ St. John's (7:00)
Purdue-Fort Wayne @ Pittsburgh (7:00)
North Dakota @ Nebraska (7:30)
BIG Game of the Day: North Carolina vs. Oklahoma [From Charlotte, NC] (9:00)
Villanova @ Creighton (9:00)
UC-Irvine @ New Mexico (9:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/20 recap

Just know that UConn and Creighton let down the side in the Big East as well yesterday. Oh, and here's what else happened:

Hall of Fame Series:
Arizona over Alabama 87-74
Northwestern over Arizona State 65-46
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Other big games:
Duke over Baylor 78-70 (Oops. I forgot that this game took place in Madison Square Garden yesterday.)
North Carolina over Oklahoma 81-69 (Nice win for the Tar Heels!)
St. John's over Xavier 81-66
North Carolina Central over Longwood 79-70 (Only the 2nd loss of the year for Longwood.)
Rider over Delaware 88-85 in OT
Radford over West Virginia 66-65
Pittsburgh over Purdue-Fort Wayne 62-48
Seattle over Louisiana Tech 79-73 in OT

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Thursday, December 21st

Whoa. Another busy day of college basketball is upon us! Let's see what's up:

Diamond Head Classic [From Honolulu, HI]:
Nevada vs. Temple (3:00)
TCU vs. Old Dominion (30 minutes after above game)
Georgia Tech vs. UMass (9:00)
Portland vs. Hawaii (30 minutes after above game)​

Other big games:
UT-Arlington @ Texas Tech (2:00)
Game of the Day: Kentucky @ Louisville (6:00)
Jacksonville @ Purdue (6:30)
Tarleton State @ Tennessee (6:30)
Saint Joseph's @ Charleston (7:00)
Texas State @ Houston (8:00)
Ball State @ Minnesota (8:00)
Wichita State vs. Kansas State [From Kansas City] (8:30)
Stanford @ San Diego State (9:00)
Kent State @ Oregon (9:00)
Boise State @ Washington State (11:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/21 recap (AKA: What happened while USF was reliving their glory days last night in Boca Raton)

Diamond Head Classic:
Nevada over Temple 80-56
TCU over Old Dominion 111-87; will meet Nevada in semis
Georgia Tech over UMass 73-70
Hawaii over Portland 69-56; will meet Georgia Tech in semis
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Other big games:
Kentucky over Louisville 95-76
Texas Tech over UT-Arlington 77-66
Eastern Michigan over Hampton 72-69
Incarnate Word over UIC 67-66
Akron over Gardner-Webb 94-90 in OT
UNC-Asheville upsets Appalachian State 76-63
Charleston over Saint Joseph's 89-82
Minnesota over Ball State 80-63
Kansas State over Wichita State 69-60
San Diego State over Stanford 74-60
Washington State over Boise State 66-61

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Friday, December 22nd

Are we in for yet another busy day in the CBB ranks today? Let's find out:

Diamond Head Classic Semifinals [From Honolulu, HI]:
Nevada vs. TCU (5:00)
Georgia Tech vs. Hawaii (11:00)​

Drexel @ Bryant (11:00 A.M.)
James Madison @ Morgan State (1:00)
George Mason @ Tulane (2:00)
Drake @ UAB (3:00)
Georgetown @ Marquette (7:00)
Binghamton @ St. Bonaventure (7:00)
Yale @ Kansas (8:00)
Maryland @ UCLA (9:00)
Game of the Day: Missouri vs. Illinois [From St. Louis] (9:00)
Colorado State @ Loyola-Marymount (10:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/22 recap

...I don't know what @H2S is doing with those "clown" smilies. Anyway, here's what happened yesterday:

Diamond Head Classic Semis:
Nevada over TCU 88-75
Georgia Tech over Hawaii 73-68
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Other big games:
Marquette over Georgetown 81-51
Kansas over Yale 75-60
Illinois over Missouri 97-73
Colorado State over Loyola-Marymount 76-67
James Madison over Morgan State 89-75
Miami-Ohio over Vermont 90-89
George Mason over Tulane 69-66
Milwaukee over Chattanooga 85-83 in OT
UAB upsets Drake 79-78 in OT (This is only the 2nd loss of the season for Drake. Maybe they can make some real noise when they reenter conference play!)
Notre Dame over Marist 60-56
Maryland over UCLA 69-60

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 23rd and 24th

Huh. In terms of quantity, this Saturday is a little barren. But it TOTALLY delivers in terms of quality! See for yourself!

Butler @ Providence (12:00)
Mississippi State @ Rutgers (12:00)
Ole Miss @ Southern Miss (2:00)
Seton Hall @ Xavier (2:00)
BIG Game of the Day: Arizona vs. Florida Atlantic [From the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas] (3:00)
Vanderbilt @ Memphis (4:00)
St. John's @ UConn (8:00)

December 24th:

Diamond Head Classic [From Honolulu, HI]:
3rd Place Game: TCU vs. Hawaii (6:30)
Championship: Georgia Tech vs. Nevada (Around 9:00)
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And... I guess that'll be it for college basketball action until the 27th. I'll check back later.

 

[Justafan71]

December 23rd and 24th

Huh. In terms of quantity, this Saturday is a little barren. But it TOTALLY delivers in terms of quality! See for yourself!

Butler @ Providence (12:00)
Mississippi State @ Rutgers (12:00)
Ole Miss @ Southern Miss (2:00)
Seton Hall @ Xavier (2:00)
BIG Game of the Day: Arizona vs. Florida Atlantic [From the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas] (3:00)
Vanderbilt @ Memphis (4:00)
St. John's @ UConn (8:00)

December 24th:

Diamond Head Classic [From Honolulu, HI]:
3rd Place Game: TCU vs. Hawaii (6:30)
Championship: Georgia Tech vs. Nevada (Around 9:00)
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And... I guess that'll be it for college basketball action until the 27th. I'll check back later.

That FAU-Arizona game was incredible. The Owls look like a team very capable of another Final Four run.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/23 and 12/24 recap

Hey guys, I'm back from Christmas! Now there are only 2 games going on tomorrow, and neither of them are too big, so don't worry about them. Instead, let me just catch up on what happened last weekend:

December 23rd:
Florida Atlantic over Arizona 96-95 (And just like that, FAU is #7 in the country!)
UConn over St. John's 69-65
Memphis over Vanderbilt 77-75
Providence over Butler 85-75 in OT (With this win, the Friars are now in the rankings.)
Mississippi State over Rutgers 70-60
Penn over Rider 77-73 in OT
Xavier over Seton Hall 74-54
Missouri State over Saint Mary's 69-64

December 24th:

Diamond Head Classic:
3rd Place Game: TCU over Hawaii 65-51
Championship: Nevada over Georgia Tech 72-64
​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 28th and 29th

Yesterday, the CBB season resumed. But nothing big happened, so let's focus on the next 2 days of action:

Today:
Oakland @ Cleveland State (7:00)
Sam Houston @ Texas Tech (8:00)
Montana @ Weber State (9:00)
Game of the Day: USC @ Oregon (9:00)
Long Beach State @ Cal-State Fullerton (10:00)
UCLA @ Oregon State (10:00)

Tomorrow:
Wright State @ Green Bay (1:00)
Kennesaw State @ Indiana (6:00)
Illinois State @ Kentucky (7:00)
Radford @ Clemson (7:00)
Evansville @ Cincinnati (7:00)
Northern Kentucky @ Purdue-Fort Wayne (7:00)
McNeese State @ Michigan (7:00)
UNC-Greensboro @ Texas (8:00)
St. Thomas-Minnesota @ North Dakota (8:00)
Washington State @ Utah (8:30)
Game of the Day: San Diego State @ Gonzaga (9:00)
Washington @ Colorado (9:00)
Arizona @ California (10:30)

Look at all of those games on Friday! ...Uh oh. Is Part 1 of the season about to end?

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/28 recap (AKA: What happened while I found out that the stupid mascot for the "Pop-Tarts Bowl" really WAS edible)

Cleveland State over Oakland 75-67
Texas Tech over Sam Houston 96-60
Oregon over USC 82-74
Weber State over Montana 93-63
Idaho over Sacramento State 61-58
UCLA over Oregon State 69-62

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/29 recap
You know, folks, despite all of the games featuring Top 25 teams yesterday...

San Diego State 84-74 Gonzaga (Dec 29, 2023) Final Score - ESPN ...this was the only one that was remotely interesting. Oh well, let's see what else happened yesterday:

Indiana over Kennesaw State 100-87
Purdue-Fort Wayne over Northern Kentucky 73-60
Cincinnati over Evansville 76-58
McNeese State over Michigan 87-76 (It's McNeese's 1st-ever win over a Big 10 school! ...And another unfortunate setback for Michigan.)
South Dakota over North Dakota State 75-66
Utah over Washington State 80-58
Colorado over Washington 73-69
Southeast Missouri State over Southern Indiana 93-91 in OT

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, December 30th

I'm sorry to say this, folks, but this will be my last post on this thread. That's because we are now out of Part 1 of the CBB season... and are now entering Part 2: The part of the season where conference play starts up for everybody... and we wait and see which teams have it and which teams don't.

And this Saturday is full of good games; Wichita State vs. Kansas, and Creighton vs. Marquette amongst others. And here are the games outside of the rankings to watch today:

Legends of Basketball Showcase [From Cleveland, OH]:
Davidson vs. Ohio (1:30)
Akron vs. St. Bonaventure (Around 4:00)
Ohio State vs. West Virginia (7:00)​

Other big games:
Pittsburgh @ Syracuse (12:00)
Virginia @ Notre Dame (12:00)
Quinnipiac @ Florida (1:00)
Virginia Tech @ Wake Forest (2:00)
Indiana State @ Michigan State (2:00)
Princeton @ Delaware (2:00)
Alabama @ Liberty (2:00)
Longwood @ Dayton (2:00)
UCLA @ Oregon (4:00)
UNC-Wilmington @ Arkansas (5:00)
USC @ Oregon State (10:00)

 

[Xeliou66]

Are you going to start a thread for January college basketball? I start getting into watching college hoops at this time of the year - I watched Miami beat Clemson last night.