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College Basketball Picks for Saturday, January 2, 2027

Our pick and win probability for every game, from our own rankings, common opponents and efficiency.

Our picks, 2026–27
99–1884.6%
Last 7 days
99–1884.6%
When 70%+ sure
77–989.5%

All 144 games on January 2

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12:00 AM ETProj. 80–80
272Southern0–151%
278Texas Southern0–149%
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12:00 AM ETProj. 74–76
39Grambling1–048%
172Prairie View1–052%
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12:00 AM ETProj. 66–79
150SC State1–018%
215Howard0–182%
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12:00 AM ETProj. 71–74
238MD Eastern0–138%
139Morgan St1–062%
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12:00 AM ETProj. 76–74
191Bethune0–158%
210Florida A&M0–142%
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12:00 AM ETProj. 74–78
261Pepperdine0–135%
144Portland1–065%
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12:00 AM ETProj. 79–73
87Santa Clara1–072%
Pacific0–028%
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12:00 AM ETProj. 76–75
Hawai'i0–053%
86San José St1–047%
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12:00 PM ETProj. 69–68
98Texas Tech1–052%
14Cincinnati1–048%
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12:00 PM ETProj. 79–75
Kentucky0–062%
259Oklahoma0–138%
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12:00 PM ETProj. 76–85
Kansas St0–021%
6Baylor1–079%
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12:00 PM ETProj. 67–83
Rutgers0–07%
263Purdue0–193%
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12:00 PM ETProj. 72–77
258Ohio State0–132%
Iowa0–068%
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12:00 PM ETProj. 69–71
88Seton Hall1–043%
115Xavier1–057%
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12:00 PM ETProj. 72–80
Georgia Tech0–025%
94Syracuse1–075%
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12:00 PM ETProj. 71–72
281Towson0–146%
196Campbell0–154%
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1:00 PM ETProj. 78–73
203Colgate0–163%
226Lafayette0–137%
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1:00 PM ETProj. 61–65
239Mercyhurst0–137%
250New Haven0–163%
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1:00 PM ETProj. 72–76
15Clemson1–037%
62NC State1–063%
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1:00 PM ETProj. 67–77
248NJIT0–122%
286UMBC0–178%
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1:00 PM ETProj. 66–70
234Louisiana0–135%
214Georgia St0–165%
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1:00 PM ETProj. 71–81
285UL Monroe0–122%
202Coastal0–178%
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1:00 PM ETProj. 64–71
270South Alabama0–123%
2App State1–077%
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1:00 PM ETProj. 69–83
169VMI1–016%
297W Carolina0–184%
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1:00 PM ETProj. 76–70
200Chattanooga0–169%
279The Citadel0–131%
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1:00 PM ETProj. 77–79
36Georgia1–042%
75Ole Miss1–058%
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1:30 PM ETProj. 67–72
111West Virginia1–034%
46Kansas1–066%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 73–73
108Vanderbilt1–050%
Tennessee0–050%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 73–73
241Miami0–142%
79Pitt1–058%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 70–85
110Washington1–013%
58Michigan1–087%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 74–81
103USC1–029%
44Indiana1–071%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 67–81
290UTSA0–18%
95Temple1–092%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 76–76
7Boston U1–056%
228Lehigh0–144%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 60–74
179Evansville1–010%
Northern Iowa0–090%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 73–70
167UT Arlington1–059%
274Stetson0–141%
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2:00 PM ET
125E Kentucky1–0
Queensnon-D1
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2:00 PM ETProj. 74–77
76Oregon1–042%
78Penn State1–058%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 68–73
Holy Cross0–030%
186American0–170%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 66–73
194Bucknell0–129%
249Navy0–171%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 76–76
80Providence1–050%
23DePaul1–050%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 69–70
Wagner0–047%
156Stonehill1–053%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 70–79
227Le Moyne0–124%
233Long Island0–176%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 73–69
198C Connecticut0–160%
201Chicago St0–140%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 73–76
119Austin Peay1–039%
170West Florida1–061%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 76–77
296West Georgia0–144%
190Bellarmine0–156%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 70–75
65New Hampshire1–042%
165UMass Lowell1–058%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 73–66
292Vermont0–170%
192Binghamton0–130%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 68–69
47Louisiana Tech1–047%
74Old Dominion1–053%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 73–74
282Troy0–144%
222James Madison0–156%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 78–78
Wofford0–049%
UNC Greensboro0–051%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 75–79
72Ohio1–036%
8Bowling Green1–064%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 67–84
299W Michigan0–16%
1Akron1–094%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 71–82
27E Michigan1–020%
56Miami OH1–080%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 77–84
195Buffalo0–127%
224Kent State0–173%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 64–75
189Ball State0–114%
53UMass1–086%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 76–79
138MTSU1–040%
134Kennesaw St1–060%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 79–83
28Elon1–044%
178William & Mary1–056%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 67–67
Drexel0–049%
Hampton0–051%
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2:00 PM ETProj. 66–76
157Stony Brook1–021%
129Hofstra1–079%
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2:15 PM ETProj. 63–81
121California1–05%
24Duke1–095%
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2:30 PM ETProj. 69–69
22Dayton1–050%
21Davidson1–050%
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3:00 PM ETProj. 66–80
Miss Valley St0–010%
Alabama St0–090%
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3:00 PM ETProj. 70–72
152S Illinois1–036%
107Valparaiso1–064%
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3:00 PM ET
Spurgeonnon-D1
223Kansas City0–1
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St Olafnon-D1
92St Thomas1–0
No pick vs non-D1 teams
3:00 PM ETProj. 75–79
153Southern Miss1–032%
37GA Southern1–068%
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3:00 PM ETProj. 77–74
280Toledo0–153%
12C Michigan1–047%
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3:30 PM ET
Asburynon-D1
246Morehead St0–1
No pick vs non-D1 teams
3:30 PM ETProj. 76–79
Virginia Tech0–040%
109Wake Forest1–060%
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3:30 PM ETProj. 77–84
126FIU1–027%
Sam Houston0–073%
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3:30 PM ETProj. 73–79
South Carolina0–030%
LSU0–070%
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3:45 PM ETProj. 72–73
57Michigan St1–045%
63Nebraska1–055%
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4:00 PM ETProj. 77–85
Missouri0–022%
Arkansas0–078%
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4:00 PM ETProj. 75–81
25East Carolina1–038%
283UAB0–162%
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4:00 PM ETProj. 72–87
273St Bonaventure0–18%
83Saint Louis1–092%
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4:00 PM ETProj. 68–80
Saint Joseph's0–013%
34G Washington1–087%
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4:00 PM ETProj. 71–71
212Fordham0–150%
225La Salle0–150%
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4:00 PM ETProj. 74–78
AR-Pine Bluff0–037%
118Alabama A&M1–063%
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4:00 PM ETProj. 76–83
105Utah1–029%
100UCF1–071%
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4:00 PM ETProj. 71–73
221Jackson St0–143%
185Alcorn St0–157%
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4:00 PM ETProj. 75–69
68North Carolina1–072%
Boston College0–028%
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4:00 PM ETProj. 75–83
CSU Northridge0–023%
173Utah Valley1–077%
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4:00 PM ETProj. 73–74
Portland St0–049%
244Montana0–151%
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4:00 PM ETProj. 64–69
236Maine0–128%
9Bryant1–072%
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4:00 PM ETProj. 78–82
4Arkansas St1–036%
51Marshall1–064%
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4:00 PM ETProj. 71–81
276Tennessee Tech0–115%
32Furman1–085%
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4:00 PM ETProj. 71–75
Missouri St0–035%
New Mexico St0–065%
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4:00 PM ETProj. 72–81
NC A&T0–021%
122Charleston1–079%
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4:30 PM ETProj. 69–67
33George Mason1–058%
Rhode Island0–042%
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4:30 PM ETProj. 70–76
252NC Central0–131%
171Norfolk St1–069%
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4:30 PM ETProj. 75–74
LSU N Orleans0–051%
256N'Western St0–149%
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4:30 PM ETProj. 69–72
218Incarnate Word0–137%
Hou Christian0–063%
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4:30 PM ET
S Indiananon-D1
90SE Missouri1–0
No pick vs non-D1 teams
4:30 PM ETProj. 71–64
147SIUE1–073%
298W Illinois0–127%
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288UT Martin0–1
Lindenwoodnon-D1
No pick vs non-D1 teams
4:30 PM ETProj. 75–72
275Tennessee St0–158%
207E Illinois0–142%
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5:00 PM ET
Ozark Chrstnnon-D1
151South Dakota1–0
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5:00 PM ETProj. 68–69
124Delaware St1–044%
Coppin St0–056%
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5:00 PM ETProj. 65–80
135Lamar1–09%
54McNeese1–091%
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5:00 PM ETProj. 70–82
219Indiana St0–119%
217Illinois St0–181%
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5:00 PM ETProj. 76–84
North Florida0–022%
159Tarleton St1–078%
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5:00 PM ETProj. 73–77
188Army0–137%
235Loyola MD0–163%
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5:00 PM ETProj. 71–79
67North Alabama1–033%
230Lipscomb0–167%
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5:00 PM ETProj. 72–80
154Southern Utah1–025%
131Idaho1–075%
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5:00 PM ETProj. 73–81
291Utah Tech0–127%
208E Washington0–173%
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5:00 PM ETProj. 74–75
206ETSU0–145%
149Samford1–055%
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5:00 PM ETProj. 73–72
112Western KY1–060%
133Jax State1–040%
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5:30 PM ET
Dkta Wesleyannon-D1
S Dakota St0–0
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5:30 PM ETProj. 66–73
277Texas A&M-CC0–127%
168UT Rio Grande1–073%
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5:30 PM ETProj. 64–75
SE Louisiana0–015%
155SF Austin1–085%
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6:00 PM ETProj. 79–78
30Florida1–055%
96Texas1–045%
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6:00 PM ETProj. 73–80
82SMU1–026%
Virginia0–074%
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6:00 PM ETProj. 71–80
93Stanford1–023%
48Louisville1–077%
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6:00 PM ETProj. 92–83
Alabama0–078%
60Mississippi St1–022%
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6:00 PM ETProj. 77–72
101UCLA1–066%
52Maryland1–034%
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6:00 PM ETProj. 71–78
49Loyola Chicago1–028%
81Richmond1–072%
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6:00 PM ETProj. 71–73
140Nicholls1–036%
26East Texas A&M1–064%
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6:00 PM ETProj. 71–75
N Arizona0–035%
216Idaho St0–165%
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6:00 PM ETProj. 66–76
123Delaware1–025%
229Liberty0–175%
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6:30 PM ET
CSU Pueblonon-D1
17Colorado St1–0
No pick vs non-D1 teams
7:00 PM ETProj. 73–82
Duquesne0–022%
106VCU1–078%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 69–70
132Jacksonville1–050%
183Abilene Chrstn0–150%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 71–80
205Denver0–119%
85San Francisco1–081%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 76–74
UC Irvine0–058%
Fullerton0–042%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 71–83
254Northeastern0–117%
166UNC Wilmington1–083%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 84–73
43Illinois1–078%
113Wisconsin1–022%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 76–77
187Arizona0–147%
220Iowa State0–153%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 63–77
158TCU1–09%
42Houston1–091%
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8:00 PM ET
OK Panhandlenon-D1
260Oral Roberts0–1
No pick vs non-D1 teams
8:00 PM ETProj. 70–86
253North Dakota0–18%
UNLV0–092%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 81–83
16Colorado1–043%
73Oklahoma St1–057%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 77–75
211FGCU0–159%
231Little Rock0–141%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 76–73
163Santa Barbara1–058%
161UC Riverside1–042%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 74–82
176Cal Poly1–024%
CA Baptist0–076%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 76–79
143N Colorado1–043%
245Montana St0–157%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 81–67
66New Mexico1–091%
289UTEP0–19%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 80–73
40Grand Canyon1–077%
284UC Davis0–123%
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8:15 PM ETProj. 74–70
64Nevada1–065%
Wyoming0–035%
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8:30 PM ETProj. 81–83
Auburn0–044%
Texas A&M0–056%
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9:00 PM ETProj. 73–70
162UC San Diego1–061%
232Long Beach St0–139%
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10:00 PM ETProj. 83–78
5BYU1–064%
3Arizona St1–036%
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10:00 PM ETProj. 66–72
LMU0–032%
Seattle U0–068%
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10:00 PM ETProj. 67–85
175San Diego1–05%
84Saint Mary's1–095%
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10:00 PM ETProj. 76–81
Bakersfield0–031%
177Sacramento St1–069%
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Small numbers beside teams are our rankings, not the AP poll. R, C and E show whether our rankings, common opponents and efficiency agree with the pick.