Today is ESPN’s hoops kickoff 24 Hours of Hoops Marathon which extends across all of their many networks. Here is what is on tap for today/tonight:
- 8:00 am Drexel at Niagara [ESPN]
- 10:00 am Clemson at Liberty [ESPN]
- 12:00 pm Northeastern at Siena [ESPN]
- 2:00 pm Arkansas-Little Rock at Tulsa [ESPN]
- 4:00 pm Temple at Georgetown [ESPN]
- 5:30 pm Binghamton at Pittsburgh [ESPN2]
- 7:30 pm Arkansas at Louisville [ESPN2]
- 8:00 pm Gonzaga at Michigan State [ESPN]
- 9:00 pm Duquesne at Iowa [ESPNU]
- 10:00 pm Memphis at Kansas [ESPN]
After the jump, preseason Bracket Predictions from all the experts and the game of the year (thus far)…
Jeff Goodman >>>
Final Four: Texas, Kansas, Kentucky, Georgia Tech
Notes: Goodman has West Virginia getting the #1 seed in the East, meaning he has them dominating in the Big East.
Gary Parrish >>>
Notes: Parrish, just like Goodman, likes the Michigan State Spartans to grab a #1 seed out of the Big Ten.
Zach Hayes >>>
Final Four: Texas, Kansas, Kentuck, Purdue
Notes: Hayes has 8 Big East teams, 7 ACC, 7 SEC, 6 Big Ten teams getting in to the field of 64. That means a large step up from the SEC’s disappointing 3 teams last season.
Bracketology 101 >>>
Notes: They like a big season out of the Big Ten and predict 7 teams making the dance. The teams are as follows; Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois and Northwestern. That’s right Northwestern! This would be there first ever NCAA Tourney appearance.
College Hoops Net >>>
Final Four: North Carolina, Kansas, Villanova, Michigan St.
Joe Lunardi >>>
Notes: Lunardi has the most Big 12 teams of anyone with 7.
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There are actually some good match-ups during today’s slate on ESPN. Hopefully there will eb a gem or two. We had the game of the year thus far take place last night in Lexington.
It’s a bit early but that my game of the year thus far.
