Who's Hot, Who's Not?
By Bruce Marshall
Conference tournament action is already underway, but the majority of leagues will be tipping off their season-ending extravaganzas this week. Following is a conference-by-conference look at "who’s hot" and "who’s not hot" against the point-spread, as well as any team "totals" trends worth noting, for loops beginning their tourney action this week.
All records are vs. the points, thru March 6...
ATLANTIC 10: Who’s hot...George Washington 6-1-1 last 8, 8-1-2 last 11; LaSalle 3-0 last 3; Richmond 4-1 last 5, 5-1 last 6; last 7 as dog; St. Joe’s 6-3 last 9; St. Bonaventure 8-2 last 10; Xavier 4-0 last 4, 7-1 last 8; Who’s not hot...Charlotte no covers last 4; Duquesne no covers last 5 or 7 of last 8; Fordham 4-14 last 18; Saint Louis 2-5 last 7; Temple 1-4 last 5; "TOTALS"...Dayton "under" 5-0 last 5; Duquesne "under" 6-2 last 8; Fordham "over" 7-1 last 8; Richmond "under" last 3 and 5 of last 6; Saint Louis "under" last 4; St. Joe’s "under" 8-3 last 11; St. Bonaventure "over" 5-1 last 6; Xavier "under" last 3 and 6 of last 8.
ACC: Who’s hot...Boston College 6-2 last 6, 10-5 last 15; North Carolina 10-3 last 13; Virginia 12-4 last 16; Who’s not hot...Duke no covers last 3; Maryland no covers last 3; Virginia Tech 1-4 last 5; "TOTALS"...Clemson "under" 7-2-1 last 10; Duke "under" last 6 and 9 of last 10; Georgia Tech "under" 5 of last 6 and 9 of last 12; Maryland "over" last 3 and 7 of last 8; Miami-Florida "under" 5-1 last 6; North Carolina "under" 6-2 last 8; Virginia under 5-2 last 7.
BIG XII: Who’s hot...Iowa State has covered last 3; Kansas State 5-1 last 6; Texas A&M 4-1 last 5; Texas Tech 9-3 last 12; Who’s not hot...Baylor 1-4 last 5, 4-11 last 15; Oklahoma State 2-10 last 12; "TOTALS"...Baylor "under" last 4 and 5 of last 6; Iowa State "over" 7-3-1 last 11; Kansas "under" last 2 but "over" 8-3 last 11; Missouri "under" 4-1 last 5; Nebraska "under" 5-2 last 7; Oklahoma State "under" 5-2 last 7; Texas "under" 14-5 last 19; Texas A&M "under" 4-0 last 4, 8-3-1 last 12.
BIG EAST: Who’s hot...Cincinnati 5-1 last 6; Louisville 5-0 last 5; Notre Dame 9-3 last 12; Seton Hall 5-2 last 7; St. John’s 7-1 last 8; Syracuse 3-0 last 3, 4-1 last 5; Who’s not hot...UConn 3-8 last 11; DePaul 0-3-1 last 4; Georgetown 0-5 last 5; Providence 1-6 last 7; Villanova no covers last 8 and just 1-11 last 12; "TOTALS"...Cincinnati "under" last 4 and 6 of last 7; UConn "under" 4-0-1 last 5, 10-3-1 last 14; DePaul "over" 10-4 last 14; Georgetown "under" last 4, 6-1 last 7, 9-2 last 11; Louisville "under" 5-1 last 6; Marquette "under" 4-1 last 5; Notre Dame "over" 6-1-2 last 9; Pitt "under" 7-0 last 7; Seton Hall "under" 6-3 last 9; South Florida "under" 8-3 last 11; Syracuse "under" 7-3 last 10; Villanova "under" 8-4 last 12; West Virginia "under" 4-1 last 5. Lots of "unders" lately in the Big East!
BIG TEN: Who’s hot...Illinois 3-0 last 3; Michigan 5-0 last 5, 10-1 last 11; Penn State has covered 5 of its last 6; Purdue has dropped its last two but is still 6-2 its last 8; Who’s not hot...Indiana no covers last 5, just 1-7 last 8; Minnesota no covers last 4, 1-8 last 9; Northwestern 2-6 last 8; "TOTALS"...Iowa "over" 4-1 last 5; Michigan "over" 6-2 last 8; Minnesota "under" 6-3 last 9; Ohio State "over" last 5 and 7 of last 8; Penn State "over" 6 of last 8; Wisconsin "over" 6-1 last 7.
BIG WEST: Who’s hot...Cal Poly 8-1-1 last 10; Long Beach State 6-2 last 8; UC Riverside 4-0 last 4; Who’s not hot... Pacific no covers last 5 or 7 of last 8; UC Santa Barbara 2-10-1 last 13; UC Davis 1-4 last 5; "TOTALS"...Cal Poly "under" 7-2 last 9; Cal State Fullerton "over" last 5; Cal State Northridge "under" last 7; Long Beach State "under" 5-1 last 6; Pacific "over" 8-3 last 11; UC Davis "over" 7-1 last 8; UC Riverside "under" 6-2 last 8.
CONFERENCE USA: Who’s hot...Marshall 5-2 last 7; SMU 9-2-1 last 12; Tulsa 5-2 last 7; UAB 3-0 last 3; UTEP 3-0 last 3; Who’s not hot...UCF 3-13-1 last 17; Houston 1-3-2 last 6; Memphis no covers last 3, just 1-4 last 5; Tulane 2-7-1 last 10; "TOTALS"...UCF "under" 8-2 last 10; Marshall "over" 4-1 last 5; Memphis "under" last 10 and 14 of last 16; Rice "under" last 2 but "over" 6-3 last 9; SMU "under" last 3 and 5 of last 7; Southern Miss "over" last 2 but still "under" 5-2 last 7; Tulane "under" 6-3-1 last 10; UAB "under" 6-2 last 8.
MID-AMERICAN: Who’s hot...Akron no covers last 2 but 7-0 last 9; Miami-Ohio 7-3 last 10; Northern Illinois 3-0 last 3; Ohio 6-1 last 7; Western Michigan 3-0 last 3; Who’s not hot...Bowling Green 1-8 last 9; Eastern Michigan 1-5 last 6; Toledo 1-5 last 6; "TOTALS"...Bowling Green "over" 10-2 last 12; Buffalo "over" 7-3 last 10 and 16-6 last 22; Central Michigan "over" 5-2 last 7; Kent State "over" 8-1 last 9; Northern Illinois "under" 5-1 last 6; Ohio "over" 7-3 last 10; Toledo "over" 5-2 last 7; Western Michigan "over" last 3 and 11-2 last 13.
MOUNTAIN WEST: Who’s hot...Air Force 7-0-1 its last 8 on MWC road, will be playing at Las Vegas for MWC Tourney this week; San Diego State 5-2 last 7; Who’s not hot... TCU 5-12 last 17; UNLV 0-7 last 7 at home, will be hosting MWC Tourney this week; Utah 0-3 last 3; "TOTALS"...Colorado State "under" 7-3 last 10; New Mexico "under" 5-1 last 6; Utah "under" last 3; Wyoming "over" last 3 and 5 of last 6.
PACIFIC 10: Who’s hot...Cal 4-0 last 4; Southern Cal 5-1 last 6; UCLA 4-0 last 4, 8-2 last 10; Who’s not hot...Arizona 0-5 last 5; Stanford 1-4 last 5; Washington 0-3 last 3; Washington State 2-5 last 7; "TOTALS"... Arizona State "under" 5-2 last 7; Cal "over" 7-1 last 8 and 14-3-1 last 18; Oregon State "over" 4-1 last 5; Southern Cal "under" 7-2 last 9; Stanford "over" 7-2 last 9; UCLA "under" last 4 and 8 of last 10; Washington "under" last 3; Washington State "over" 5-2 last 7.
SOUTHEASTERN: Who’s hot...Alabama 8-3 last 11; Auburn 4-0 last 4 and 10-3 last 13; Vanderbilt 5-2 last 7; Who’s not hot...Arkansas 0-3 last 3, 2-6 last 8; LSU 0-3 last 3, 2-5 last 7; Tennessee 2-6 last 8; "TOTALS"...Alabama "under" 4-1 last 5; Auburn "under" 4-1 last 5; Florida "over" last 5; Georgia "under" last 3 and 6 of last 8; Kentucky "under" last 2 but "over" 5-2 last 7; LSU also "under" last 2 but "over" 5-2 last 7; Ole Miss "over" 5-2 last 7; Tennessee "under" 11-4 last 15.
WAC: Who’s hot...Boise State 4-0 last 4; Fresno State 5-2-1 last 8; Hawaii 4-1 last 5, 9-3 last 12; Idaho 5-2 last 7, 15-6-2 last 23; Utah State 5-2-1 last 8; Who’s not hot...La Tech 0-4 last 4, 1-6-1 last 8; "TOTALS"...Boise State "under" last 3 and 6 of last 7; Hawaii "over" last 5 and 7 of last 8; San Jose State "under" 4-1 last 5 after "overs" in previous 6 outings; Utah State "under" 6-2 last 8.