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