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Jim Feist - With the Super Bowl in the sports world's rear-view mirror, the next big event on the stage is college basketball's season-ending tournaments and the Big Dance in March.
 
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Michael Robinson - Sure, some of the sheen is off this contest with the Tar Heels in the throes of a freefall and likely headed to the NIT instead of the Big Dance this March.  But in some ways, North Carolina's slide makes this home game vs. Duke even bigger than in previous years when the two hated rivals were battling near the top of the conference. Will the Blue Devils be caught looking forward to Maryland this Saturday? 
 
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statfox.com - Rivalry Week tipped Monday with key games in the Big 12 and Big East.  Tuesday night finds three crucial matchups, including an SEC battle in Nashville between Vandy and the Vols.
 
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Bob Harvey - Texas has never beaten a No. 1 team on the hardwood, and tonight would be a good time to change that when the slumping Longhorns go up against the top-ranked Jayhawks.
 
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Chance Harper - Hopefully the Wildcats are quick healers.  Villanova had all of one day to lick its wounds following the loss at Georgetown on Saturday, the first Big East defeat for Jay Wright's crew that finds itself in Morgantown for a Monday match vs. the Mountaineers.  No. 2 in both polls last week, 'Nova will surely drop a few rungs when the new rankings come out later today while West Virginia, No. 6 last week, will surely rise a spot or two.
 
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Chance Harper -

With Villanova dropping its first Big East contest to Georgetown on Saturday, the Syracuse Orange can claim sole possession of first place with a win over Cincinnati.

 
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Willie Bee - Cornell is finally getting some recognition for a fine season with the coaches easing the Big Red into the Top 25 just in time for the Yale Bulldogs to arrive in Ithaca.
 
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Joe Freda - Cincinnati squeezed past Notre Dame when the two teams met earlier in Porkopolis.  Now the Fighting Irish have home court on their side in Thursday's rematch.
 
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Chance Harper - The only two ACC schools ranked in either poll meet tonight in Durham, and no, it's not a Blue Devils-Tar Heels matchup.  Gani Lawal and Georgia Tech reach Cameron ranked 19th in the coaches poll and looking for their first win in front of the Crazies since 2004.  Thanks to a 22-9 edge at the charity stripe, the Yellow Jackets popped the Blue Devils 71-67 in January and look for the season sweep as big dogs tonight.
 
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Joe Duffy - With conference tournaments about a month away, the term 'must-win' is going to get thrown around more and more.  Don't believe it and fall into the 'bubble-trouble trap.'
 
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Willie Bee - Slowly but surely the Mountaineers have been climbing out of the slump that greeted them with the new year.  Da'Sean Butler and West Virginia now look to add to Pittsburgh's recent hard times.
 
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Joe Freda - Ranked No. 2 and No. 3 respectively in the latest AP poll, Villanova and Syracuse will be heavy home favorites Tuesday night when they take on rivals from the Big East.
 
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Chance Harper - Billy Donovan's Gators are making friends among bettors with a recent 4-1 run at the window.  The question is can they continue to defy the spreads after fading late in the year each of the last two seasons.
 
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statfox.com - Both UConn and Louisville look to dig out of early Big East holes on Monday when the Cardinals host the Huskies at Freedom Hall with the ESPN cameras rolling.
 
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SBR Staff - SBR.tv’s Katy gives a roundup of the year to date ATS results in some of the major college basketball conferences. This video rounds up the Big East and Big Ten Conferences.
 
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SBR Staff - SBR.tv’s Katy gives a roundup of the year-to-date ATS results in some of the major conferences in college basketball. This video rounds up the ACC and Big 12 Conferences.
 
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Chance Harper - Tennessee is finally feeling the effects of suspending starting forward Tyler Smith and some other players a couple of weeks ago, as they have now lost two straight games after getting upset at home by Vanderbilt on Wednesday. The Volunteers should be motivated today, as they are playing to remain in the rankings as they host a Florida Gators team that has won four straight games since a loss to top ranked (for now) Kentucky.
 
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statfox.com - Wisconsin, second in the Big Ten standings, is out for a sweep of Purdue when Bo Ryan and the Badgers travel to Mackey Arena to pay the Boilermakers a visit.
 
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Joe Freda -

The Pac-10 is really struggling right now with not a single team in either poll, and it's just possible the conference will only get one invite to the Big Dance this year.

 
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Chance Harper - Jay Wright and the Wildcats are off to their best start in a long time. How long? Try almost 60 years.  Ranked No. 3 in the latest polls, Villanova remains unbeaten at 7-0 in the Big East with designs on a No. 1 seed in March.  The Wildcats host Notre Dame on Wednesday when they will face one of the conference's top players, Luke Harangody.  ESPN has the broadcast from Wachovia Center in Philadelphia at 7 p.m. (ET).
 
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Joe Freda - Two straight losses have dropped Clemson out of the latest AP poll and now the Tigers have to go to Chestnut Hill as threepoint favorites to face the Boston College Eagles.
 
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statfox.com - Finding a team you can trust when wagering is a difficult task, but with the college hoops season past the halfway point a few schools show they can be counted on.
 
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Joe Freda -

The Pitt Panthers come off their first loss in the Bog East with a match at Seton Hall while Cincinnati heads to Louisville to meet the Cardinals at Freedom Hall.

 
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Chance Harper - Well, this matchup sure has lost some of its earlier luster.  The Longhorns look to make up for their first loss when they travel to Storrs to take on struggling UConn.
 
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DonBest.com - Charleston is coming off a 92-80 win over Furman last night while Wofford was beating The Citadel, 44-42.  The two teams are right back at it on Friday night in SoCon action.
 
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Joe Freda - One loss is all that separates the leaders in the Pac-10 with the conference's cellar dwellers with four key contests on tap Thursday night out west.
 
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Chance Harper - The Hoyas face their second-straight tough contest on the Big East highway Wednesday when Georgetown travels to the Keystone State to meet Jamie Dixon's streaking Panthers.  Pitt has owned the Hoyas in recent times, winning nine of the last 13 played between the two schools, four of the last five at Petersen Events Center.  No.12 G'town looks to end the No. 9 Panthers' perfect start in the conference.
 
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Joe Freda - The Boilermakers are hoping that a trip to Assembly Hall in Champaign to face Illinois serves as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding from their three-game skid.
 
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statfox.com - ESPN's Big Monday is truly big today with a pair of key contests from the Big East and Big 12.  Tipping the night's action is Syracuse on the road at Notre Dame.
 
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Willie Bee - The No. 1 Texas Longhorns are on the hot seat this week starting Monday at Kansas State in a key Big 12 match before heading to face Connecticut on Saturday.
 
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Chance Harper - College basketball is just heating up and this weekend's action is the Big East alone is enough to remind us of that.  Top 10 schools collide in Morgantown on Saturday when Jim Boeheim and the Syracuse Orange hit the road to battle the West Virginia Mountaineers. Sunday's key contest finds Scottie Reynolds and the Villanova Wildcats looking to stay unbeaten in conference play against the visiting Hoyas.
 
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Willie Bee - Football, smootball!  The college hardwood is where the real action is this weekend with the North Carolina Tar Heels and Connecticut Huskies hoping to end their losing ways.
 
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Joe Freda - The race in the Pac-10 right now is tight with eight teams sporting 2-1 or 2-2 records at the top of the pack, with California, Oregon and Stanford on the floor tonight.
 
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Willie Bee - It's been a big week in Knoxville with the Volunteers upsetting the Kansas Jayhawks on the hardwood Sunday and Lane Kiffin bolting from the football program two days later. But life gets right back to normal for Tennessee and Bruce Pearl tonight with the start of SEC play.  First on the slate will be the Auburn Tigers at Thompson-Boling Arena.  ESPN2 has the broadcast of this one starting at 7:00 p.m. (ET).
 
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Chance Harper - Georgia Tech handed Duke its first ACC loss on Saturday leaving observers to wonder if that was the start of yet another late-season downturn for Mike Krzyzewski's bunch.  The defeat dropped the Blue Devils from fifth to eighth in the latest AP rankings and in the tough ACC, a second conference loss this early could be tough to overcome.  The good news is Duke will be hosting a weak Boston College team on Tuesday at Cameron.
 
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DonBest.com - The college basketball polls that come out later today are due for a shakeup after a week in which six of the top-11 in the AP poll took losses, including No. 1 Kansas on Sunday at Tennessee.
 
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statfox.com - Conference play is in full swing on the college courts now, and Monday's game between Villanova and Louisville tips a week that is packed with crucial Big East contests.
 
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DonBest.com - The suspension of four key Tennessee players will leave Bruce Pearl's Volunteers short this afternoon when they host Xavier Henry and the Kansas Jayhawks.
 
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Chance Harper - With the college football season finished, college basketball can take center stage on its way to March Madness.  Two of the nation's top teams will be on the road and up against tough foes, starting with West Virginia's trip to South Bend on Saturday to meet Luke Harangody and the Fighting Irish.  Sunday finds the top team in the land, Kansas, on the road as well with Bill Self's crew in Tennessee to take on the Vols.
 
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Joe Duffy - With the college football season winding down this week it's time to turn your attention to college basketball.  Get out your history, chemistry and philosophy books.
 
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Willie Bee - With much of the nation in a deep freeze this week, it's nice that college hoops are heating up with Tuesday's Big Ten match in West Lafayette a prime example.
 
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DonBest.com - Losses last week by Big East squads Syracuse and West Virginia will have an effect on this week's Top 10 when the new polls are released on Monday.
 
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Chance Harper - Yeah, yeah, we know.  The first day of every New Year is supposed to be devoted to the bowl games.  But after having college football shoved down our throats by the networks, isn't it nice to have some basketball to enjoy?  Friday's match in West Lafayette between Purdue and West Virginia will have a Final Four feel to it.  Sunday finds Kyle Singler and Duke hosting the Clemson Tigers in an ACC clash.
 
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Willie Bee - The 10-1 Red Raiders head to a tough venue in Albuquerque on Tuesday to take on the 12-1 Lobos of New Mexico.  But first, a brief Texas history lesson.
 
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DonBest.com - Anyone with a strong enough stomach to watch the video of Derrick Rollins' broken leg was likely reminded of how Joe Theismann's NFL career came to an end 24 years ago.
 
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LT Profits Sports Group - We are reaching the point of the season where the Pomeroy Ratings are becoming meaningful, and the early season data has unveiled some pleasant surprises.
 
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DonBest.com - One of eight unbeaten teams in Division I, New Mexico travels to Tulsa on Wednesday to face Oral Roberts at the Mabee Center.  Steve Alford's Lobos are ranked their highest since 1999 with New Mexico currently in the No. 12 slot of the latest AP poll.  Paced by the all-around play of Darington Hobson who tops the team in scoring, assists and rebounds, the Lobos can improve to 13-0 for the first time in 42 years.
 
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Willie Bee - Damion James and the Longhorns have had very little time to wallow in their dominating win over North Carolina on Saturday as they prepare for a quick turnaround game against another tough foe in Michigan State.  The No. 2 Longhorns will be facing their second straight Top 10 opponent in the No. 9 Spartans in what promises to be an electric atmosphere at the Erwin Center with an ESPN2 audience looking on.
 
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DonBest.com - Rupp Arena in Lexington is on the verge of history, assuming John Calipari's Wildcats don't fall apart against the Drexel Dragons. No. 3 Kentucky can become the first college to reach the 2,000 win plateau Monday night and in the process move to 12-0 to open a season for the first time since 1983-84.  Freshman John Wall has been on hand for 11 of the 1,999, and the question is how many more might he be part of?
 
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statfox.com - There is a solid ACC doubleheader Sunday, as underrated Florida State looks to upset 15th ranked Georgia Tech and NC State looks to prove they are no fluke at Wake Forest.
 
 

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