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What teams will could surprise us during the Week? Which bubble teams will get popped? And who are going to be the #1 Seeds come this time next week?

Robert Morris, Kentucky rematch?

Yeah, they can go two ways with RMU, either pair them with Kentucky, or Villanova, who they pretty much had beat a few years back. Both would be fun rematches.

Andy Toole does a nice job with that program.

According to Sagarin, there are 351 division I college basketball teams, and 35 basketball conferences. RMU is ranked 196th, with a strength of schedule of 296. The NEC is ranked 29th as a conference.

surprising good win for penn state today

Penn State lost 10 conference games by single digits, many that there was no way they should have lost. Maybe they're finally finding out how to close out the game and win. Doubtful. Either way I hope they can get into the NIT.

By the same token, PSU WON 11 games by single digits. They beat Cornell by 1, USC and Duquesne by 2, VT Minnesota and Nebraska by 3, Marshall by 4, Drexel and Minnesota by 5, Akron by 6 and Bucknell by 8. Many that they easily could have lost. The door swings both ways in college basketball. Instead of feeling bad about all those close losses, they should thank their lucky stars that they WON the close ones against inferior opponents.

People hoped they would meet in a bowl, but maybe if Penn State beats Purdue today that will get them into the NIT and they could play Pitt!