| Six of the eight schools still winless in conference | | | | and 11 of their last 13. Kansas is favored by six |
| play were in action on Saturday but only | | | | points with a total of 135. Although not televised |
| Dartmouth (Ivy League) was able to win. The Big | | | | nationally, four other top-25 teams are in action |
| Green picked up its first conference win by | | | | on Sunday.No. 9 Pittsburgh is at No. 17 |
| winning at Columbia, 78-68.Ten Division 1 schools | | | | Georgetown at 12:00 ET, No. 10 George |
| remained unbeaten in conference play entering | | | | Washington hosts Richmond also at 12:00 ET and |
| Saturday's action and all but George Washington | | | | No. 18 North Carolina St hosts Maryland at 2:00 |
| (which plays today) were in action. Of the nine, | | | | ET. Georgetown (on a five-game winning streak) |
| SIX won and THREE lost. | | | | is favored by 3 1/2-points with a total of 128. Pitt, |
| The winners were Bucknell, Duke, Gonzaga, | | | | which won its first 15 games this year, is 2-2 |
| Memphis, Penn and West Va. The losers were | | | | over its last four, including an 80-76 loss at No. 1 |
| Delaware St, LSU and Northern Arizona.My free | | | | U Conn last Monday. While the Hoyas are favored, |
| play for Sunday is Seton Hall over Rutgers in | | | | they have lost five straight to the Panthers.No. 10 |
| college hoops at 12:00 ET. Coming off a 2-1 day in | | | | George Washington puts its perfect 7-0 |
| BKB, I've now gone 5-2 71.4% since a poor | | | | Atlantic-10 mark on the line today, as well as its |
| Wednesday. Sunday I'm featuring a lone CBB | | | | first top-10 ranking in a half-century (was ranked |
| game, one of my coveted 15* plays. My Super | | | | No. 7 back in 1956!), when the Colonials host an |
| Bowl XL selection carries a 22* rating, the highest | | | | 11-9 Richmond team. GW is favored by 16 points |
| star-rating I give. It represents my 22nd year in | | | | with a total of 127.No. 18 North Carolina St, 13-1 |
| the business. Be sure to check back at 10:00 ET, | | | | at home, will host Maryland, a team that lost its |
| as I may be adding a late BKB play.While three | | | | leading scorer (Chris McCray) to academic |
| conference unbeatens fell on Saturday, four more | | | | suspension three games ago. The Terps have lost |
| struggled to win. No. 2 Duke edged Florida State in | | | | two straight, as Maryland head coach Gary |
| OT (97-96) in a game that featured 26 ties and | | | | Williams remains tied at 348 career wins at his |
| 17 lead changes. No.3 Memphis won its 10th | | | | alma mater, with former Maryland coach Lefty |
| straight game, winning 84-79 at Rice. The 8-11 | | | | Driesell. The Wolfpack are favored by seven |
| Owls, gave the Tigers all they could handle. No. 11 | | | | points with a total of 152.Vince Carter recorded |
| West Va struggled early but finally put away | | | | his second career triple-double on Saturday |
| Cincinnati, 66-57 and Bucknell trailed by eight at | | | | (28-13-10), as the Nets won their 10th |
| the half, before winning 68-59 at Colgate. The | | | | consecutive home game, beating the Heat 105-92. |
| Bison shot 67 percent in the second half plus | | | | The Pistons hardly looked like the league's best |
| made 16-of-19 free throws.Three conference | | | | team last night at Indiana, as the Pacers beat |
| unbeatens lost on Saturday. LSU lost at Alabama | | | | them 93-85.Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks won |
| 67-62, Delaware St of the MEAC lost to a 7-13 | | | | their 11th straight game 110-91 over the Sonics, |
| South Carolina St team 63-51 and Northern | | | | matching the NBA's longest winning streak this |
| Arizona of the Big Sky lost 73-61 to a 10-12 | | | | season. The Mavs, not known as a defensive |
| Eastern Washington team.Illinois saw its 33-game | | | | team, have held all 11 opponents to under 100 |
| home winning streak ended last night, when Ron | | | | points during the streak, a franchise record.Super |
| McBride's potential game-winning shot at the | | | | Bowl Sunday features a light 3-game schedule in |
| buzzer was ruled to have been released after the | | | | the NBA. ABC has Houston at the New York |
| clock had gone to 0:00! Penn State, which had lost | | | | Knicks at 12:05 ET. The Rockets have both Ming |
| 18 straight games to ranked opponents, beat No. | | | | and McGrady back (11-6 with both in the lineup |
| 6 Illinois, 66-65, as a 19 1/2-point underdog! Earlier | | | | this year) but the Knicks are expected to be |
| this week, Southern Illinois had its 33-game home | | | | without Marbury. Jalen Rose makes his Knick |
| winning streak snapped by Creighton.However, it | | | | debut but there is no early line on the game.The |
| wasn't all bad news this week for the "33-club", as | | | | Kings get a quick rematch with the Jazz today, |
| last night Gonzaga had little trouble with Santa | | | | after Sacramento lost 89-79 Friday night in Utah. |
| Clara in Spokane. The Bulldogs led the Broncos by | | | | The amazing stat from that game was, |
| 25 points midway through the second half and | | | | Sacramento's 0-for-20 in FG attempts in the 4th |
| tied a school-record by winning its 34th straight | | | | quarter! Utah outscored Sacramento 34-12 in the |
| home game, 85-71. However, the win wasn't | | | | quarter. Today's game, a 12:30 ET start, has no |
| much consolation for Gonzaga bettors, as the | | | | early line as the ever-lovable Ron Artest is |
| Bulldogs were 18-point favorites.There are 11 | | | | questionable with a hip injury.Super Bowl XL is set |
| games scheduled in college hoops on Super Bowl | | | | to kickoff at 6:30 ET. The Steelers are favored |
| Sunday. CBS televises No. 19 Oklahoma at | | | | by four points with the total hovering around 47. |
| Kansas. Oklahoma has won five straight but has | | | | Good luck on the game. That is, if you have my |
| lost its last seven games in Lawrence. The | | | | side!Larry Ness is a documented member of the |
| Jayhawks are a young team but they seem to | | | | Professional Handicappers League. |
| be getting it together, having won four straight | | | | |