Big Games of the Weekday

Here are this week's big games in college hoops....the rating is the most recent RPI rating....

Monday, February 25
#5 Texas (22-4) @ #38 Kansas State (17-8)
K-State got upset by Baylor...they cannot be looking ahead to their Saturday match-up at Kansas either...the Longhorns are on a 7 game win streak...

Tuesday, February 26
#54 Ohio State (17-10) @ #19 Indiana (23-4)
The Hoosiers were not impressive with their 3 point win over pitiful Northwestern....the players need to make up their mind - are they going to stew about Kelvin Sampson resigning or are they going to show the nation their resiliency and play to their potential?...

#1 Tennessee (24-2) @ #10 Vanderbilt (23-4)
The Volunteers have to be on extra special upset alert...72 hours after the biggest win in their program's history, Tennessee goes into another in-state hornet's nest at Vanderbilt...the Vols smoked Vandy by 20 in mid-January....watch out Bruce Pearl!!!...

Wednesday, February 27
#45 Ole Miss (18-8) @ #65 Kentucky (15-10)
A month ago, the Rebels looked like a lock for the tournament...but over the last 10 games they are sputtering at 3-7...suddenly Kentucky is working their way back into the tourney picture...Big Blue is 9-3 in the conference and are 8-1 over their last nine including a win over Tennessee...

#55 Texas Tech (15-11) @ #47 Texas A&M (20-7)
T2 has won three of its last four games...if they want to mount a charge for the Big Dance, it begins against A&M, a team they beat earlier this season...

#68 UAB (19-8) @ #83 UTEP (16-9)
UAB won the earlier meeting...a UTEP win will help Conference USA get possibly four teams to the Big Dance...

Thursday, February 28
#20 Notre Dame (21-5) @ #14 Louisville (22-6)
Right now, these may be the two best teams in the Big East...this should be a donnybrook...

#66 Maryland (17-11) @ #62 Wake Forest (16-9)
The Terps are coming off a loss at The U...this is a must win for Maryland...Wake is in better shape of making the tournament...

#15 Michigan State (22-5) @ #13 Wisconsin (22-4)
This is the only match-up of the season for these two Big 10 superpowers...