RaceToTheTop

22.4 seconds left, Texas Tech 1 point lead and the ball. If Horned Frogs can't get the steal they'll foul and Tech will get a one and one as TCU isn't in the double bonus.

TCU/Texas Tech coming down to the wire -- TCU up 2 with 2:12 left.

Will Missouri win a conference game? Thirteen straight losses now -- all in conference. Hung tough against Tennessee tonight but same result as always.

Butler playing themselves out of the tournament. Third straight loss -- none are bad losses (to Marquette, Creighton, and at Villanova) but they are failing to rack up wins. 16-11 now but one of those was a D2 opponent, so 15-11 on team sheet. Last four regular season games are at Seton Hall, St. John's, at DePaul, Xavier. DePaul should be a gimmee -- would think they need two of the other three.

That, along with how they view the role on a team, is in the vast majority of player's minds. Heck, that's true at the NBA level as well. Guys request trades all the time and end up on worse teams because they aren't happy with the role on a winning team. Consider the number of 4 and 5 star players that transfer from their schools after their freshman season when their offensive role or playing time was limited previously. IU has one in Ke'lel Ware.

What part of Lake County? FWIW, I think IUN started playing basketball 15-20 years ago. Most of the players on their team come from the Chicago public leagues.

NCAA 2K football 25 is rumored to have a late July release.

ummm.....FAU's non-conference SOS last year was 251 and this year it is 40th. And I don't think anyone would argue against the fact that they overachieved last year. It's still not a team with a level of talent that should be 20-6.

Short of beating Iowa, I don't see IU hosting the first weekend.

Chloe McNeil-Moore not taking wide open shots is more of a concern than Bargessar passing up one.

Until Parrish is full strength, she's really the only option.

Yeah.....that's not a foul on Bargessar. That's a flop by the Illinois player. Doesn't matter, but still.

Don't have it today....at all.

Down 13.....don't know why you pull Holmes regardless of the fouls

Looked like a good block to me.

Please keep showing the 'congratulations Caitlyn Clark' commericals.....as if she is personally watching every game.

No one start a fire Coach Moren thread, please.

Depends on the McDonald's. Most I've been to have kiosk or person to person ordering. That said, what is with the 'automatic tip option' in some places? At Jimmy John's if you pay by card where I go, it has a default 15% tip option that you have to click off. Yesterday ordered pizza pick up and same thing, online had a 15% tip option that you have to click off if you don't want to tip. You're supposed to tip for service, not for just making my damn food.

What a horrible half...no offense and gave up layup after layup.

Mac has sat twice already….not sure I get that

If we had a top team that lost yearly to 13 and worse seeds, we’d be paranoid as well.

In terms of Tennessee wanting him but realized he wouldn't start.....remember that he committed to Tennessee initially on April 19th. I believe he decommitted shortly after Dalton Knecht committed to the Vols. So it was more than the Vols just wanting him -- that had him on their roster.

Pitino literally told everybody on last year's St. John's team except Joel Soriano to transfer elsewhere and then proceeded to recruit over the scholarship limit to the point of bringing a guy in to play without a scholarship. He.brought.in.thirteen.players and now complains that they are too slow? I believe it was Trilly Donovan who reported that Pitino who forced every player out of his program except for Soriano. Then take a look at what some of those players are doing elsewhere.... David Jones is averaging 21.6 points and 7.4 rebounds at Memphis and is shooting 40% from three. Posh Alexander is averaging 11.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 5.1 assists at Butler. Andre Curbelo finally was granted eligibility at Southern Miss. Has averaged 13.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 4.4 assists in 7 games. Dylan Addae-Wusu is averaging 8 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.2 assists at Seton Hall. A.J. Storr is averaging 16.5 points, 3.7 rebounds at Wisconsin. Rafael Pinzon is averaging 11.7 points at Bryant. O'Mar Stanley is averaging 12.9 points and 6.2 rebounds at Boise State. Kolby King is averaging 12.0 points and 4.2 rebounds and is shooting 40% from three at Tulane. He literally ran out of the town the roster that he wanted.

WAR multiple bid tournament conference (note that Florida Atlantic is the only tournament quality team I have rated for C USA, I am not listing them as a two bid league because the regular season conference title doesn't get you in. But if someone else won the conference tournament, I still have FAU in). Overall team WAR ranking in parenthesis. Big 12 (9): Houston (3), Kansas (6), Iowa State (11), Baylor (14), Texas Tech (24), TCU (36), BYU (37), Oklahoma (38), Texas (48) SEC (8): Tennessee (8), Alabama (9), South Carolina (15), Auburn (17), Mississippi (19), Florida (23), Kentucky (29), Mississippi St (41) Big 10 (6): Purdue (1), Illinois (13), Wisconsin (27), Michigan State (31), Northwestern (34), Nebraska (40). MWC (6): San Diego State (10), Utah State (18), Colorado State (20), New Mexico (30), Nevada (32), Boise State (45) Big East (5): U Conn (2), Marquette (5), Creighton (22), Seton Hall (47), Butler (50) ACC (4): UNC (7), Duke (16), Virginia (25), Clemson (28) Pac 12 (4): Arizona (4), Washington State (26), Oregon (46), Utah (49) MVC (2): Indiana State (33), Drake (39) Last four byes: Nebraska, Mississippi State, Boise State, Oregon Last four in: Seton Hall, Texas, Utah, Butler First four out: Gonzaga, Colorado, Providence, Cincinnati Next four out: Syracuse, Texas A&M, Memphis, Wake Forest

No games left on today's docket will change my top 25 WAR, so here is Monday morning's top 25 WAR (last week in parentheses): (1) Purdue 23-3, WAR +8.35 (2) U Conn 24-2, WAR +8.08 (3) Houston 22-3, WAR +7.03 (4) Arizona 20-5, WAR +6.33 (7) Marquette 19-6, WAR +5.41 (8) Kansas 19-6, WAR +5.12 (5) UNC 20-6, WAR +5.03 (9) Tennessee 19-6, WAR +4.90 (10) Alabama 18-7, WAR +4.81 (14) San Diego St 18-6, WAR +4.76 (17) owa State 20-5, WAR +4.70 (11) Dayton 21-4, WAR +4.64 (18) Illinois 19-6, WAR,+4.54 (15) Baylor 18-6, WAR +4.52 (6) South Carolina 21-5, WAR +4.20 (22) Duke 20-5, WAR +4.17 (13) Auburn 20-6, WAR +4.14 (UR) Utah State 19-5, WAR +3.67 (16) Mississippi 19-6, WAR +3.55 (20) Colorado State 18-6, WAR +3.51 (21) Grand Canyon, 23-2, WAR +3.50 (UR) Creighton 19-7, WAR +3.44 (UR) Florida 18-7, WAR +3.41 (UR) Texas Tech 18-7, WAR +3.38 (19) Virginia 20-6, WAR +3.31 Close: Washington State 20-6, WAR +3.15, Wisconsin 17-9, WAR +3.13, Clemson 17-8, WAR 2.83, Kentucky 18-7, WAR +2.76, New Mexico 19-6, WAR +2.70, Michigan State 17-9, WAR +2.70 Exited poll: Indiana State (12), Clemson (23), Oklahoma (24), Wisconsin (25)