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Will all 4 ranked BE teams be undefeated come the start of BE Play?

'Nova Yes
Xavier Yes
Cr8n Yes
Butler Yes

Local yokel newsfarts in Omaha have already begun salivating over a potential Jays v Villanova match on NYE with both teams undefeated and top 5.

I can say with some confidence that Butler likely won't be as they still have games against Cincinnati and IU, and even the Indiana State game will probably be challenging given how well they played against Iowa State and Stanford.

Creighton is pretty likely with really only the Nebraska game being under a 70% chance of victory.

Xavier is pretty unlikely with road games at Baylor and Colorado and home games against Utah and Wake Forest (they should win both of those)

Villanova is also pretty likely. Notre Dame will provide a challenge, but I think for a team to really have a good shot at beating Villanova they have to have a dominant big or two to throw at their front line, and Notre Dame doesn't have that.

As a Jays fan, I think it would be terrific for us to roll into that NYE game against Nova 13-0 (sorry SH), but I'm not betting on it. I think that with all the new pieces we have this season, there is at least one 'stinker' coming up--at Nebraska or at ASU would be my picks. We've struggled in the first half each of our last 4 games, but the shooting and rebounding picked up enough in the second half to make up for it. We definitely have the target on our backs now, and that's not something we're used to.

I'm not saying the Huskers or Sun Devils have enough punch to wipe us out, but it is possible if they get hot on their home floors in front of big home crowds playing against a Top 10 opponent.

sciencejay wrote:As a Jays fan, I think it would be terrific for us to roll into that NYE game against Nova 13-0 (sorry SH), but I'm not betting on it. I think that with all the new pieces we have this season, there is at least one 'stinker' coming up--at Nebraska or at ASU would be my picks. We've struggled in the first half each of our last 4 games, but the shooting and rebounding picked up enough in the second half to make up for it. We definitely have the target on our backs now, and that's not something we're used to.

I'm not saying the Huskers or Sun Devils have enough punch to wipe us out, but it is possible if they get hot on their home floors in front of big home crowds playing against a Top 10 opponent.

Yeah, I agree, we will probably lay an egg somewhere. @Nebraska and @ASU are the most obvious spots but Akron is also a sneaky good team.